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The Agricultural Technologies (AG) topic within NSF's SBIR/STTR programme, branded America's Seed Fund, provides non-dilutive funding to US small businesses commercialising deep-technology innovations in agriculture, including AI and machine learning applied to farming and food systems. NSF advertises up to 2 million dollars in total seed funding across Phase I and Phase II.
The topic is organised into ten subtopics: Agroforestry, Expanding Access to Farming, Food Waste Mitigation, Harvesting Complex Systems, Improved Resilience through Interspecies Interchange, Nature-based Solutions, Polyculture Systems, Precision Agriculture, Resilient Supply and Distribution, and Other Agricultural Technologies.
Precision Agriculture is the subtopic where most AI-driven proposals land, covering computer vision for crop health assessment, variable-rate application, automated scouting and yield prediction, though AI approaches are equally applicable under food waste mitigation and resilient supply and distribution.
The application process is staged and unusual among federal programmes: companies first complete a project assessment tool, then submit a short project pitch, and only invited companies submit a full proposal. That pitch gate is a genuine advantage, because it costs a few hours rather than weeks to find out whether NSF considers the work in scope.
This AG topic is distinct from the separately listed NSF SBIR/STTR Robotics topic, and a company working on agricultural robotics should read both topic descriptions and choose the better fit rather than submitting to each.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Applicants must be US-based small businesses with fewer than 500 employees. At least 50 percent of the company's equity must be owned by US citizens or permanent residents, and all work funded by the award must occur in the United States. The Principal Investigator must be employed by the small business for at least 20 hours per week, with a minimum commitment of 173 hours per six-month project period, which effectively rules out a purely academic PI; academic collaborators participate as subawardees or, under the STTR track, through a partnering research institution. Phase II eligibility is restricted to companies that have successfully completed a Phase I award. The path to submission runs through a project assessment tool and then a project pitch; NSF reviews the pitch and issues an invitation to submit a full proposal, so applicants cannot submit a full proposal unsolicited. Proposals must fall within one of the ten AG subtopics and must present a technical risk that, if retired, unlocks a commercial opportunity: NSF funds unproven technology with commercial potential, not incremental product development or deployment of existing tools. Project pitches are accepted on a rolling basis with full proposal windows several times per year, so applicants should check seedfund.nsf.gov for the current submission window rather than assuming a single annual deadline. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows NSF advertises up to 2 million US dollars in total seed funding across Phase I and Phase II for a single company, so amount_max is 2,000,000. Phase I awards are the entry point and run to roughly 305,000 dollars for a six to twelve month feasibility project, which is the figure used for amount_min; Phase II awards of up to 1 million dollars follow for companies that complete Phase I successfully, with supplemental funding and matching programmes taking the cumulative total toward the 2 million dollar figure NSF quotes. The practical consequence is that a first-time applicant should plan against the roughly 305,000 dollar Phase I number and treat the 2 million as the ceiling on a multi-year relationship, not as an amount available at first application. NSF funds deep-technology risk rather than deployment, and the six-month minimum commitment of 173 hours per project period signals that the Principal Investigator must be genuinely embedded in the company rather than an academic collaborator lending a name. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
NSF SBIR/STTR Agricultural Technologies (AG) Topic for AI-Enabled Precision Agriculture and Resilient Food Systems is funded by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), America's Seed Fund. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering: Future Computing Research (Future CoRe) program (NSF 25-543) supports foundational computing research and education with a strong emphasis on AI and machine learning. The program funds research that advances the foundations of computing including AI/ML theory, algorithms, systems, and applications. Future CoRe supports small to medium-sized research projects that can have significant impact on computing foundations. The program has target dates of February 5, 2026 and September 10, 2026 for proposal submissions (note: these are target dates, not deadlines, meaning proposals may be submitted at any time but will be reviewed in batches around these dates). Investigators may not serve as PI, co-PI, or Senior/Key Personnel on more than two proposals submitted within any consecutive 12-month period across all Future CoRe programs. This is one of NSF's primary mechanisms for funding fundamental AI and machine learning research at U.S. academic institutions, covering areas such as machine learning theory, natural language processing, computer vision, robotics foundations, and human-AI interaction.
The ONR Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (N00014-25-S-B001) is the Office of Naval Research's primary mechanism for soliciting research proposals across all naval science and technology priority areas. The BAA accepts proposals on a rolling basis through September 30, 2026 and covers ONR's full spectrum of research interests with particular emphasis on AI-related topics including autonomous maritime systems, human-machine teaming, machine learning for sensor fusion, cooperative autonomous swarm technology, undersea autonomy, and AI-enabled decision superiority. Proposals can be funded through multiple mechanisms including individual investigator grants, the Young Investigator Program (~$510K over 3 years for early-career faculty), and Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) awards ($1.5M/year for 3-5 years for research teams). ONR recommends contacting relevant program officers before submitting to discuss alignment with current research priorities. The BAA supports basic research (6.1), applied research (6.2), and advanced technology development (6.3) across the full range of naval-relevant science and engineering disciplines.
DE-FOA-0003600 is the DOE Office of Science's FY 2026 open, rolling solicitation for financial assistance, providing roughly $500 million across seven program areas: Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, and Isotope R&D and Production. AI and machine learning research is supported directly through Advanced Scientific Computing Research, while Biological and Environmental Research funds atmospheric process research, environmental systems process research, and earth-energy systems modeling — making this a major channel for AI-enhanced climate and earth system modeling work. DOE anticipates 200 to 350 new awards ranging from $5,000 to $5 million each, with project periods from six months to five years. The FOA opened September 30, 2025 and accepts applications on a rolling basis through the end of FY 2026.
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