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NSF STEM K-12

Federal funding opportunity 25-545 from U.S. National Science Foundation.

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Posted
August 22, 2025
Closes
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Program funding
$30,000,000
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
47.076
Category
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 47.076 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$1.3B
FY2025 obligated
$1.4B
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$60.1M
Awards in window
5,099

Top recipients: The Leland Stanford Junior University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Regents of the University of California, the, North Carolina State University, William Marsh Rice University

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026

Synopsis

The NSF STEM K-12 program in the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) in the Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) supports fundamental, applied, and translational research that advances STEM teaching and learning and improves understanding of education across the human lifespan and a range of formal and informal settings.

Who can apply

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -For-profit organizations: U.S.-based commercial organizations, including small businesses, with strong capabilities in scientific or engineering research or education and a passion for innovation. -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities. -State and Local Governments -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. -Tribal Nations: An American Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges as a federally recognized tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994, 25 U.S.C. §§ 5130-5131.

How to apply

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Agency contact: U.S. National Science Foundation · grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov · 703-292-4203

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