Grant funders
United States
389 open calls
U.S. National Science Foundation
Research council, Virginia
Also known as NSF, National Science Foundation, United States National Science Foundation
United States
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Open calls
389
Given in 2025
$4.1bn
Typical grant
$347k
Middle half $190k to $560k
New grantees in 2025
29%
first grant from this funder
Open calls
Engineering Research Initiation (ERI)
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Algebra and Number Theory
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Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (MFAI)
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Mathematical Biology
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Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)
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Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science
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NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships (AAPF)
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR)
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Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)
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Topology
Open
Geometric Analysis
Open
U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:
Open
SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Open
Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)
Open
NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation
Open
PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF)
Open
Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants
Open
Applied Mathematics
Open
Plasma Physics
Open
National Science Foundation Translation to Practice
Open
National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY)
Open
Archaeometry (AMTRY)
Open
Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards
Open
Computational Mathematics
Open
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)
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Giving by year
$5.3bn
2017
11,565
$6.0bn
2018
11,591
$5.8bn
2019
11,670
$6.4bn
2020
11,958
$6.9bn
2021
11,382
$6.3bn
2022
10,867
$6.1bn
2023
10,857
$5.9bn
2024
10,719
$4.1bn
2025
7,752
$3.4bn
2026
5,889
29% of 2025 grantees were new to this funder 56% of grantees are funded again within three years
Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.
Where it gives
California
27,646 grants · typical $300k
New York
16,958 grants · typical $289k
Massachusetts
14,451 grants · typical $308k
Texas
13,246 grants · typical $276k
Pennsylvania
11,391 grants · typical $299k
Illinois
9,424 grants · typical $300k
Michigan
7,644 grants · typical $299k
Florida
7,186 grants · typical $287k
All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.
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