The National Science Foundation (NSF) is the independent agency that funds basic research outside medicine (NIH covers medicine). Through competitive grants it supports university research across physics, math, computer science, engineering, and the social sciences.
It also funds frontier areas such as AI, quantum, semiconductors, and materials; this site's NSF grant data comes from it. By supporting research infrastructure (supercomputers, observatories) and talent, it underpins U.S. scientific capacity.
What the data shows
- We have collected 19 Federal Register documents (rules and notices) for this agency.
- It awarded $5,389,275 in federal contracts (2 awards) in our collection; the top recipient is DELTA BRAVO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INC ($3,989,275, ~74%).
- Spending is concentrated in a single top recipient.
Federal Register (rules & notices)
By type： Notice 18Rule 1
- Notice Sep 16, 2026 Advisory Committee for Integrative Activities; Committee Reestablishment ↗
- Notice Sep 9, 2026 Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request ↗
- Notice Aug 28, 2026 Notice of Intent To Reinstate Information Collection ↗
- Notice Aug 26, 2026 Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comment Regarding Common D... ↗
- Notice Aug 26, 2026 Agency Information Collection Activities: National Science Foundation (NSF) Dire... ↗
- Notice Aug 26, 2026 Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; Qualitative Feedback... ↗
- Notice Aug 20, 2026 Information Collection; Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Sectio... ↗
- Notice Aug 18, 2026 Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting ↗
Federal contracts (awarded · USAspending)
What this shows：In the collected data, the largest single recipient is DELTA BRAVO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGE... (about 74% of the total), across 2 recipients — showing how concentrated awards are at the top.
| Amount | Recipient | Scope (original) |
|---|---|---|
| ≈$4M | DELTA BRAVO ARTIFICIAL INTELLI... ／National Science Foundation | CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR FUTURE WATER SYSTEMS ↗ |
| ≈$1.4M | INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ／National Science Foundation | ASSESSING THE US CAPACITY AND NEED FOR AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE... ↗ |
Where the money goes (by company)
The main companies this agency funds and cumulative amounts, from this site's collected contract data. Click a company for details.
Federal contract awards over time (past 9 fiscal years)
Federal contract awards by National Science Foundation has risen about 54% from FY2017 to FY2025 (≈$462M to ≈$711M).
| Fiscal year | Awarded |
|---|---|
| FY2025 | ≈$711M |
| FY2024 | ≈$775.7M |
| FY2023 | ≈$631.1M |
| FY2022 | ≈$577.5M |
| FY2021 | ≈$498.1M |
| FY2020 | ≈$503.3M |
| FY2019 | ≈$506.2M |
| FY2018 | ≈$466.2M |
| FY2017 | ≈$462M |
Total federal contracts (award types A–D) awarded by this agency per fiscal year (starting October). Source: USAspending. May be revised.
NSF research grants (awarded)
- Mar 15, 2027 EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP): Building a Next-Generation Rhode... ↗ — Brown University
- Jan 1, 2027 About $1.31M to the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa — 155 days from award d... Explained — University of Alabama Tuscaloo...
- Jan 1, 2027 A $2M scholarship award for low-income students in AI, robotics, quantum and... Explained — University of Colorado at Boul...
- Jan 1, 2027 Layering coarse-but-frequent over fine-but-rare satellite views to track wil... Explained — University of Wisconsin-Madiso...
- Jan 1, 2027 What young people learn when AI writes the code — treating the agent as some... Explained — University of California-Irvin...
- Nov 1, 2026 $3.00M to the University of California San Diego — phase two of the TILOS AI... Explained — University of California-San D...
- Nov 1, 2026 A $3M award for Athena, the national AI institute pursuing big AI for small... Explained — Duke University
- Oct 15, 2026 About $3.00M to build AI into the curriculum at the University of the Virgin... Explained — University of The Virgin Islan...
Timeline
Events tied to this entity, newest first, from the data this site tracks.
Based on real dates within this site's collected set (contracts = start date / filings = filing date / rules = publication date). Not exhaustive.
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