NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 47.084
- Agency
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National Science Foundation
- Grant awards
- 4,586 $3,285,225,524 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance types
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Project Grant
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The National Science Foundation through its Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) is awarding grants under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to advance science and engineering research and innovation leading to breakthrough technologies addressing national and societal challenges, with the most recent award issued on March 15, 2027.
The program funds a broad portfolio spanning deep-tech commercialization across microelectronics, biotechnology, advanced materials, energy storage, quantum computing, autonomous systems, medical devices, and software platforms. Recent awards demonstrate concentration in early-stage technology translation including Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I projects at approximately $300 thousand to $305 thousand, NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) translation assessments at $50 thousand, and larger Translation to Practice (TTP) projects ranging from $1.2 million to $2 million. Representative awards include a $954 thousand NSF EPSCOR graduate fellowship program at Boise State University for microelectronics research talent development, a $303,998 STTR Phase I award for enzymatic DNA-synthesis technology for data storage, a $305 thousand SBIR Phase I for perovskite solar cells on metal foil substrates, and a $2 million TTP project on continuous manufacturing of softwood kraft lignin carbon fiber.
The portfolio comprised 4,586 awards totaling $3.29 billion in combined federal obligations since its inception in October 2013. Assistance types are predominantly Project Grants (79 percent, 3,619 awards) with a significant share of Cooperative Agreements (21 percent, 967 awards). Award volume peaked in 2023 with 1,039 awards and averaged approximately 975 annually from 2023 through 2025 before declining to 363 awards in 2026 and 2 awards through March 2027, indicating substantial recent activity but reduced award pace in the current year. The National Science Foundation is the sole funder across all awards.
Several grant opportunities remain open or recently posted. NSF TTP (Translation to Practice) solicitation 25-540 posted July 9, 2025 with due date November 17, 2026 funds research translation enabling a continuum from foundational research to practice through NSF TTP-E, NSF TTP-T, and NSF TTP-P tracks supporting technology maturation from early-stage research through scaled deployment. NSF SBIR/STTR Phase I and Phase II programs with scientific instrumentation emphasis (solicitation 26-511, posted May 22, 2026, due November 4, 2026) actively invite startups and small businesses developing next-generation scientific equipment and experimental platforms. NSF I-Corps Teams program (solicitation 25-549, posted September 26, 2025, due October 6, 2076) continues accepting proposals from NSF-funded researchers to assess commercial viability through experiential customer discovery. NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs (solicitation 26-513, posted August 6, 2026, due November 4, 2026) funds consortium coordination and workforce development connecting researchers to compute infrastructure for AI-enabled discovery. EFRI Wave-Based Computing solicitation 26-524 (posted August 17, 2026, due February 11, 2027) funds foundational research in computing approaches leveraging wave dynamics through two-year EAGER and four-year awards up to $2 million.
Objective and description
- Objective
The Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) seeks to (i) advance science and engineering research and innovation leading to breakthrough technologies as well as solutions to national, and societal, and geostrategic challenges,
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Grant awards
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Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State University | $47,973,282 | 1% |
| 2 | North Dakota State University | $43,494,884 | 1% |
| 3 | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $39,929,352 | 1% |
| 4 | National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance, Inc. | $39,731,031 | 1% |
| 5 | Activate Global Inc. | $38,978,985 | 1% |
| 6 | Louisiana State University | $38,827,523 | 1% |
| 7 | Georgia TECH Research Corp | $36,337,885 | 1% |
| 8 | Regents Of The University Of Michigan | $34,441,446 | 1% |
| 9 | The Industrial Commons | $31,976,680 | 1% |
| 10 | The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York | $31,102,237 | 1% |
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Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $590,557,697 |
| FY2025 | $611,238,418 |
| FY2024 | $659,486,690 |
| FY2023 | $599,077,360 |
| FY2022 | $223,944,858 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 47.084?
Assistance Listing 47.084 is NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, a federal grant program run by National Science Foundation. It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships?
Its CFDA number is 47.084: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 47.084 awarded?
4,586 grant awards under 47.084 have obligated $3,285,225,524 in federal funds to 2,256 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 47.084?
The recipients obligated the most under NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships are Arizona State University ($47,973,282), North Dakota State University ($43,494,884) and Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ($39,929,352).
How much did 47.084 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 47.084 obligated $611,238,418 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 47.084?
9 of the latest 50 opportunities under 47.084 are open or forecasted. The latest, Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI), was posted on October 9, 2026.
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