NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award
Federal funding opportunity 26-502 from U.S. National Science Foundation.
Apply on Grants.gov →Application closes July 24, 2026
- Posted
- December 12, 2025
- Closes
- July 24, 2026
- Program funding
- $15,000,000
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 47.041
- Archives
- August 23, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 47.041 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $757M
- FY2025 obligated
- $744.2M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $151.7M
- Awards in window
- 6,130
Top recipients: Regents of the University of Michigan, Purdue University, Georgia Tech Research Corp, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, the, Ohio State University, the
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed July 2026
Synopsis
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: -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. -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. *Who May Serve as PI: The PI must hold a tenured or tenure-eligible faculty appointment at the Associate or Full Professor rank or equivalent at an organization that is eligible to submit as described under "Who May Submit Proposals." Additionally, the PI must have an appointment in an Engineering School or College and/or have earned an Engineering Doctorate degree. If the proposal is submitted by a non-profit, non-academic organization, the PI must meet the following requirements: (1) the PI has a continuing appointment that is expected to last the 3 years of a TRAILBLAZER award; and (2) the appointment has substantial research responsibilities. Prior or concurrent funding support for other projects that overlap with the proposed TRAILBLAZER project will preclude eligibility for a TRAILBLAZER award. Only single PI TRAILBLAZER proposals will be accepted in response to this solicitation.Collaborative proposals,as described in PAPPG ChapterII.E.3.a.andII.E.3.b,are not allowed.Any proposal submittedwith subawards,or as separate…
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