Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (MS-FRG)
- Posted
- August 17, 2026
- Closed
- See announcement
- Award ceiling
- $1,500,000
- Award floor
- $450,000
- Program funding
- $12,000,000
- Expected awards
- 10
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 47.049
- Archives
- August 18, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 47.049 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $1.6B
- FY2025 obligated
- $1.7B
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $1.2B
- Awards in window
- 9,597
Top recipients: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., Associated Universities Inc, California Institute of Technology, Florida State University, Cornell University
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The purpose of the Focused Research Group activity is to support collaborative groups employing innovative methods to solve specific, major research challenges in the mathematical sciences. A major challenge is an outstanding problem of significant importance that requires the focused and synergistic efforts of a collaborative group to solve, and whose solution will have wide impacts in the mathematical sciences and potentially in other areas. Groups may include, in addition to statisticians and mathematicians, researchers from other science and engineering disciplines appropriate for the proposed research. Risky projects are welcome. Interdisciplinary projects are welcome. Projects should be timely, limited in duration to up to three years, and substantial in their scope and impact for the mathematical sciences. Funded projects that show substantial progress in their first two years may be recommended for a creativity extension for up to an additional two years.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.
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