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Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request to Congress

The President’s FY 2025 budget request to Congress includes $10.183 billion for NSF, an increase of 3.1% over the FY 2023 total budget.
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Critical minerals: The elements of innovation

Using the criteria established by the "Energy Act of 2020," the U.S. Geological Survey identified 60 critical mineral ...
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NSF-supported researchers honored with 2026 Nobel Prizes

From controlling brain cells with light to detecting "ghost particles" from distant galaxies and understanding economic ...
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Podcast: Can America's most powerful laser unlock the universe?

U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researcher Louise Willingale discusses the most powerful laser in the United ...
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Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs : A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation.

All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the funding opportunity and in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and its supplements. All NSF ...
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Policy Notice: Implementation of Policy Changes to Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) 24-1, Supplement 1

The information set out in this notice takes precedence over existing policies and procedures in PAPPG 24-1. It applies for all financial assistance awarded on or after Dec. 8, 2025. The release of ...
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Astronomy and Space

We operate some of the finest astronomical research facilities in the world, with observatories on nearly every continent — even Antarctica. Whether it's capturing the first historic images of black ...
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BioFoundries to Enable Access to Infrastructure and Resources for Advancing Modern Biology and Biotechnology (BioFoundries)

All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the funding opportunity and in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and its supplements. All NSF ...
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National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY)

All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the funding opportunity and in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and its supplements. All NSF ...
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Policy Notice: Implementation of Policy Changes to Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) 24-1, Supplement 2

The information set out in this notice takes precedence over existing policies and procedures in PAPPG 24-1. It applies for all financial assistance awarded on or after Jan. 22, 2026. This notice ...
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NSF Futures Engine in the Southwest

The NSF Futures Engine in the Southwest, led by Arizona State University, is advancing technologies to safeguard the region's deep-tech economy, addressing critical challenges related to water and ...
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Facilities and Infrastructure

We support cutting-edge research facilities and infrastructure that span the globe, from mountaintop observatories and ocean vessels to powerful electromagnets and supercomputers. Every day, ...