Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation

The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation is a civilian sub-agency within NSF that awards federal grants and contracts to support research and development in civil, mechanical, and manufacturing engineering disciplines. The division operates primarily as a grant-making entity funding academic research institutions and a small number of commercial contractors.

Contract activity at the division is minimal and sporadic. Since 2012, the division has executed 9 total federal contract awards worth $9.8 million in combined potential value, with $9.1 million obligated. Award cadence has been highly irregular: 3 awards in 2018, then single awards in 2020, 2022, and 2023, with 1 award most recently recorded on August 4, 2026. Among the 7 distinct prime contractors awarded over the last five years, Akytech Consulting, LLC leads with 2 awards totaling $1.1 million potential value, and Data Science Dojo LLC follows with 1 award valued at $248 thousand. The competitive landscape is highly fragmented, with the top two contractors accounting for only 14 percent of combined potential value across recent awards. The set-aside mix is mixed: 56 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, while 8(a) sole source (22 percent), economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business sole source (11 percent), and woman-owned small business sole source (11 percent) together account for the remainder.

Grant activity dominates the division's federal funding footprint. Since 2001, the division has awarded 3,939 total federal grants obligating $1.76 billion in federal dollars. Recent annual cadence was 428 awards in both 2023 and 2024, 423 in 2025, 262 year-to-date in 2026, and 18 awards recorded for 2027. Among the 321 distinct recipients awarded over the last five years, Regents Of The University Of Michigan leads significantly with 69 awards obligating $35.2 million in federal dollars, followed by Georgia TECH Research Corp with 51 awards and $21.3 million, and Purdue University and Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station tied at 47 awards each. The top five recipients by federal dollars account for only 7 percent of total federal obligated dollars, indicating highly fragmented recipient concentration across a broad base of research institutions. The assistance-type mix is heavily skewed toward Project Grants, which comprise 99 percent of awards, with Cooperative Agreements representing just 1 percent.

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are present in the source data. Prospective contractors and grant applicants should monitor the division's solicitation channels for upcoming opportunities.