Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)
- Posted
- August 21, 2026
- Closes
- See announcement
- Program funding
- $110,000,000
- Expected awards
- 350
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 47.050
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 47.050 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $1B
- FY2025 obligated
- $1B
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $658.6M
- Awards in window
- 5,096
Top recipients: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, University of California San Diego, Earthscope Consortium Inc., The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The NSF Geosciences Research solicitation supports foundational research projects that advance the frontiers of knowledge across all areas of the geosciences. This solicitation calls for proposals in three programs:
These programs support projects that expand the frontiers of knowledge in science and technology. The programs encourage projects that advance research on Earth’s atmosphere and the near-Earth space environment; solid Earth sciences and Earth surface processes; and all fields of ocean science. Projects may focus on foundational research in a specific domain or cover multiple disciplines. NSF is particularly interested in intellectually ambitious and potentially transformative foundational research. Proposals need not promise a near-term product, deployment, or commercial outcome, nor need they address later-stage development to be competitive.
Who can apply
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
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