Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 92/100
Verified September 13, 2026
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The U.S. National Science Foundation is accepting proposals for State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs. Approximately $100 million is available, with about 10 cooperative agreements anticipated. Typical Hub proposals should request $4 million to $12 million over five years. Proposals are due November 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM in the submitting organization's local time.
Required next actionEligible institutions should coordinate a state or multi-state consortium, confirm the single-proposal institutional limit and one-award-per-state-or-region structure, document AI infrastructure resources and partner commitments, and prepare the full NSF proposal under NSF 26-513.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified September 29, 2026
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Active NSF SBIR/STTR opportunity for qualifying U.S. small businesses developing high-risk technologies. Next full-proposal deadline is November 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM submitting-organization local time. Strong N9+ direct-pursuit potential where a real technical R&D problem is being solved.
Required next actionDefine a genuine technical R&D risk and commercialization thesis, confirm SBIR/STTR small-business and PI eligibility, submit the required NSF Project Pitch early enough to receive an invitation, and prepare the full proposal in Research.gov for the November 4, 2026 deadline at 5:00 p.m. in the submitting organization's local time.
Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 86/100
Verified September 14, 2026
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The U.S. National Science Foundation FINDERS FOUNDRY program is accepting Development proposals through November 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM in the submitting organization's local time. Development awards are up to $300,000 for one year and are restricted to teams that received a FINDERS FOUNDRY Planning award.
Required next actionVerify that the lead team received a FINDERS FOUNDRY Planning award, confirm the required K-12 educator, technologist, researcher, and parent/guardian leadership structure, select the controlling challenge track, and prepare the Development proposal under NSF 26-507.
