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The link for this program now points to a previous cycle.
Historical funding: $300,000 (pilot grant)
Prior eligibility: Engineering and computer science students from universities and colleges in the region (UC San Diego was the initial recipient).
Semiconductor Workforce Advancement Nexus (SWAN) Pilot Initiative is sponsored by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). This pilot initiative addresses the shortage of skilled U. S. workers in the domestic semiconductor industry.
TCUP lists eight funding tracks and roughly $10.3M a year, but the October 14, 2026 deadline applies to only three of them — CHAI, Pre-TI, and TCUP Partnerships — and each carries a restriction that disqualifies most applicants. Here is the track-by-track math.
Read articleNSF 26-513 makes roughly $100 million available for up to 10 State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs at $4M to $12M each over five years. One award per state or multi-state region. One proposal per organization. And NSF is not buying you GPUs — it funds the coordination, the workforce and the faculty training, while the compute has to come from partners you have to already have.
Read articleAs of September 12, NSF had obligated $6.3 billion across 6,200 grants versus $8.1 billion and 8,600 last year. AHRQ has made 61 awards. Judge Allison Burroughs ordered the government to report by September 28 on whether IES will obligate $180 million before it expires. Here is what actually happens to the money on October 1 — and what it means for your FY2027 application.
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