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NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory - Quantum Testbeds (NQVL)
Award Info:
This solicitation pertains to the Design and Implementation development phases of the QSTD projects part of the NQVL program. QSTD:Design awards may be funded at a level up to $2,000,000 per year for up to two years. QSTD:Implementation awards may be funded at a level up to $10,000,000 per year for…
Description:
While this solicitation lays out the vision for the entire NQVL program that includes Quantum Science and Technology Demonstration (QSTD) projects, support for enabling technologies through Transformative Advances in Quantum Systems (TAQS), as well as a central coordination hub, only proposals for…
2026 Catalyst Grants
Award Info:
Budgets can include equipment (up to $500,000 total), faculty salary & benefits (up to $200,000 annually), scientific personnel expenses, supplies, travel, and publication costs.
Description:
Catalyst for Discovery Program Grants are intended to support fundamental chemical research at institutions in Texas aimed at solving significant problems for the benefit of humankind. The level of support is calibrated to reduce barriers to discovery and provide flexibility in the manner of experimentation…
2026 Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE)
Award Info:
Each award will be for 24 months. The budget for Year 1 should be up to a maximum of $500,000 and the budget for Year 2 should be up to a maximum of $1,000,000, for a total budget of up to $1,500,000 per award.
Description:
The goal of the Safe-OSE program is to catalyze meaningful improvements in the safety, security, and privacy of the targeted OSE that the OSE does not currently have the resources to undertake. Funds from this program should be directed toward efforts to enhance the safety, security, and privacy characteristics…
Energy Frontier Research Centers
Award Info:
$3,000,000 to $4,500,000 per award per year ($12,000,000 to $18,000,000 per award for a 4-year period). Average award size is expected to be $4,000,000 per award per year after the first year of operations.
Description:
The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) announces a re-competition of the Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) program and encourages both new and renewal applications. Applications from multi-disciplinary teams will be required to propose discovery science and use-inspired basic research…
Scientific Infrastructure Support for Consolidated Innovative Nuclear Research - 2026
Award Info:
Topic Area 1: University Research Reactor Upgrades (RU) Infrastructure Support • Approximate total available funding: $2,500,000 in FY 2026. • Approximate number of awards: 3 to 5. • Approximate dollar amount of individual awards: $0 - $1,500,000. • Minimum cost share required: Cost Sharing is not…
Description:
The goals of this NOFO include: (1) Supporting, maintaining, or enhancing an institution’s capacities to attract and teach high quality students interested in nuclear energy-related studies; (2) building an institution’s research or education capabilities; and (3) enhancing an institution’s…
FY2026 Research Opportunities in Accelerator Stewardship and Accelerator Development
Award Info:
Please see the funding opportunity for more details, including eligibility and application information. Total funding is $15,000,000, with $7,500,000 in FY 2026 funding and $7,500,000 in outyear funding contingent on congressional appropriations.
Description:
Applications are sought to conduct (1) cross-cutting use-inspired basic R&D to advance the state-of-the-art in accelerator science and technology; (2) collaborative R&D that strengthens domestic suppliers of accelerator technology. The research funded through this opportunity is expected…
The Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI
Award Info:
Expected dollar amount of individual awards
Phase I: $500,000 to $750,000 Phase II: Envisioned as 3 to 5 times the Phase I award.
Expected award project period
Phase I: 9 months; Phase II: 3 years.
Key Facts
Description:
interdisciplinary teams addressing the Genesis Mission National Science and Technology Challenges to accelerate scientific discovery and research and development (R&D) workflows using novel artificial intelligence (AI) models and frameworks. By achieving AI advantage, these teams will advance…
Pathway to Stop Diabetes® (2026):
Award Info:
For Accelerator awards, applicants may request up to five (5) years of funding support. The proposed project budget should not exceed $325,000 USD per year (including 30% indirect costs) for a maximum total budget up to $1,625,000 USD over five (5) years.
Initiator awards will provide two…
Description:
The Pathway to Stop Diabetes® Accelerator award is intended to provide flexible, long-term salary and research support to early career researchers who are proposing innovative and ambitious diabetes-related research programs, and who have distinguished themselves as exceptionally talented and…
Integrated Data Systems & Services 2026
Award Info:
Estimated Number of Awards: 3 to 9
The estimated number of awards in each Category is as follows: 1 to 2 (Category I), 1 to 2 (Category II), 1 to 5 (Category III).
The type of award in each category is as follows: Cooperative Agreement (Category I and II), Standard Grant (Category…
Description:
The primary goal of the IDSS program is to support national-scale foundational data cyberinfrastructure that broadly enables data- and artificial intelligence-driven research for many communities. The IDSS program supports foundational transdisciplinary and demonstrably multi-disciplinary projects…
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program-2026
Award Info:
IGE Awards (6 to 10 anticipated in FY 2021) are expected to be up to three (3) years in duration with a total budget between $300,000 and $500,000.
Description:
The Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new, and potentially transformative approaches to STEM graduate education training. The program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master's…