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Page describes completed award rounds (May 2023 and April 2024) with 58 total awards distributed; no open solicitation found.
NSF Engines Development Awards is sponsored by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). These awards help organizations create connections and develop their local innovation ecosystem to prepare proposals for becoming future NSF Engines.
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NSF Engines Development Awards - Regional Innovation Engines | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Updates to NSF Research Security Policies On July 10, 2025, NSF issued an Important Notice providing updates to the agency's research security policies, including a research security training requirement, Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program annual certification requirement, prohibition on Confucius institutes and an updated FFDR reporting and submission timeline.
NSF Engines Development Awards NSF Engines Development Awards In May 2023, NSF awarded the first-ever NSF Engines Development Awards to 44 unique teams spanning 46 U.S. states and territories and run by businesses, nonprofits, universities, and other organizations.
In April 2024, NSF awarded another 14 NSF Engines development awards to a subset of the NSF Engines semifinalists and finalists, bringing the total number of NSF Engines Development Awards to 58. Through these up to $1 million planning awards, NSF is seeding the future for communities to grow their regional economies through research and partnerships.
These two-year awards will unleash ideas, talent, pathways and resources to create vibrant innovation ecosystems across the United States. Explore the NSF Engines dashboard Use this interactive map to learn more about each award. The map tool includes award details, including regional coverage, topic areas and key technology areas.
All data used to inform the development of this map were drawn from proposals submitted to NSF. The NSF Engines program supports projects across the key technology areas of artificial intelligence, high-performance computing or semiconductors, quantum information technology, robotics, technology for disaster prevention, communications technology, bioengineering, data storage, energy and materials.
The awardees span a broad range of states and regions, reaching geographic regions that have not fully benefited from the technology boom of the past decades. These NSF Engines Development Awards will help organizations create connections and develop their local innovation ecosystem within two years to prepare strong proposals for becoming future NSF Engines, where they will have the opportunity to receive up to $160 million.
NSF Engines represent regional coalitions that cross state and county borders and focus on advancing technologies to address pressing national and societal challenges and create economic opportunities across the U.S. The NSF Engines development awards represent coalitions that expand science, technology, engineering and mathematics opportunities to all Americans.
These awards include minority-serving institutions, tribal organizations and organizations new to NSF funding. "These NSF Engines development awards lay the foundation for emerging hubs of innovation and potential future NSF Engines," said Erwin Gianchandani, NSF assistant director of NSF Technology, Innovation and Partnerships.
"These awardees are part of the fabric of NSF's vision to create opportunities everywhere and enable innovation anywhere. They will build robust regional partnerships rooted in scientific and technological innovation in every part of our nation. Through these planning awards, NSF is seeding the future for in-place innovation in communities and to grow their regional economies through research and partnerships.
This will unleash ideas, talent, pathways and resources to create vibrant innovation ecosystems all across our nation."
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Businesses, nonprofits, universities, and other organizations that aim to grow regional economies through research and partnerships. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $1,000,000 for up to two years. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
NSF Engines Development Awards is funded by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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MGPV Travel Grant is sponsored by Geological Society of America (GSA), Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, Volcanology Division. MGPV Travel grants support student travel to the annual GSA meeting. Applications are restricted to active graduate or undergraduate students who are the presenting authors of an accepted abstract at the annual GSA meeting.
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) - 2025: A.4 Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science is sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD). This omnibus research funding opportunity includes various program elements, with rolling submissions for Earth Science research through August 2026. Proposers to Earth Science using the NASA Center for Climate Simulation high-end computing facility must include specific budget details.
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