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Regional Innovation Engines | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines Regional Innovation Engines Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) NSF selects 15 finalists to advance to the next round of its second Regional Innovation Engines competition NSF advances 29 semifinalists in the second NSF Regional Innovation Engines competition Read the new NSF Engines funding opportunity A unique program to grow and sustain regional innovation Over the coming decade, the NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) program — led by the NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) — envisions supporting multiple flourishing regional innovation ecosystems across the U.S., spurring economic growth in regions that have not fully participated in the technology boom of the past few decades.
The program seeks to catalyze and foster innovation ecosystems across the United States to: Advance critical technologies like semiconductors, artificial intelligence, advanced wireless and biotechnology. Address pressing national and societal challenges. Cultivate partnerships across industry, academia, government, nonprofits, civil society and communities of practice.
Promote and stimulate economic growth and job creation. Spur regional innovation and talent. Learn more about the program On January 29, 2024, t he U.S. National Science Foundation announced the first-ever NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) awards to 10 teams spanning universities, nonprofits, businesses and other organizations across the United States.
Each awardee team will receive an initial $15 million over the next two years with the potential to receive up to $160 million each over the next decade. With a potential NSF investment of nearly $1.
6 billion over the next decade, NSF Engines represent one of the single largest broad investments in place-based research and development in the nation's history – uniquely placing science and technology leadership as the central driver for regional economic competitiveness. Deep collaborations across a wide range of partners, including industry, academia, government, nonprofits, civil society and communities of practice.
Strong, CEO-led organization with accountability to a governance board, regional stakeholders and NSF. Co-design and co-creation of research and development (R&D) and translation activities with direct impact on the end users in the Engine's region of service. A nimble organization that engages in use-inspired R&D that adapts to changing societal and economic needs.
Opportunities for All Americans Open opportunities to regions and Americans to engage in R&D and workforce development activities. Comprehensive workforce development Workforce development initiatives to train and educate technicians, researchers, practitioners, and entrepreneurs to meet regional workforce needs.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Partnerships including industry, academia, government, nonprofits, and communities. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $160 million over 10 years. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Regional Innovation Engines is funded by National Science Foundation (NSF). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The UKRI Policy Fellowships 2025, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, offer 18-month placements for academics to co-design research with UK government and What Works Network host organizations. Awards range from £180,000 to £280,000 and support three fellowship tracks: core policy fellows, Natural Hazards and Resilience policy fellows, and What Works Innovation fellows. Applicants must hold a PhD or equivalent research experience, be based at a UKRI-eligible UK organization, and possess relevant subject matter or methodological expertise. Government-hosted positions target early to mid-career academics, while What Works fellowships welcome all career stages. Fellows work directly with policymakers to bridge academic research and policy development on pressing national and global challenges. The application deadline is July 15, 2025.
The Smart Data Research UK Fellowships provide up to £200,000 per project for researchers using smart data to address real-world challenges across the United Kingdom. Funded by UKRI through Smart Data Research UK, this program supports up to ten projects lasting 18 months, with start dates by February 2026. Applicants must be based at eligible UK organizations and demonstrate strong data skills with a compelling research question aligned to one of four SDR UK themes: productivity and prosperity, health and wellbeing, sustainability, or communities and places. Researchers at all career stages may apply, with early career researchers particularly encouraged. Projects may use smart datasets from SDR UK's six national data services or combine smart data with administrative and survey data sources.
NSF's Growing Convergence Research program (NSF 24-527) offers up to $1.2 million in a two-year Phase I and up to $2.4 million more in a three-year Phase II — $3.6 million across five years — with a $16 million pool funding just 6 to 10 projects and a February 8, 2027 deadline. But GCR is not a bigger version of an interdisciplinary grant. It funds a specific team architecture, and the proposals that lose are usually the ones that mistake multidisciplinary collaboration for convergence. Here is what NSF actually means by convergence, how the two-phase gate works, and how to build a team that survives the Phase I review.
Read articleNSF's NAIRR Operations Center solicitation (NSF 25-546) will make a single award of up to $35 million over five years to the organization that will run the National AI Research Resource — the shared computing, data, and model infrastructure that has already connected over 400 U.S. research teams. This is a rare winner-take-all federal competition where the prize is not funding for your own research but the mandate to operate national infrastructure. Here is what the NAIRR is, why its transition from pilot to permanent program matters, and what kind of organization can credibly win it.
Read articleOn July 14, 2026, NSF named 12 new Regional Innovation Engines across 20 states, each starting with $15 million over two years and eligible for up to $160 million across a decade. But the Engines program is not a research grant — it is a bet on a regional coalition's ability to convert federal seed money into private matching capital. The first cohort turned $135 million into over $2 billion in commitments. Here is how the milestone-gated structure actually works, who wins these awards, and what a region needs in place long before the next competition opens.
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