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No. 25-545 · U.S. National Science Foundation

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NSF STEM K-12

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)
Dealbreakers No cost share required Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
Not specified
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
No deadline listed
Posted
Aug 22, 2025
Last verified
7 days ago

At a glance

AI summary

NSF STEM K-12 funds research and development on STEM teaching and learning, including computer science, AI pathways, STEM workforce skills, and related methods, tools, curricula, and learning environments. It is open to U.S. two- and four-year higher education institutions, U.S.-based nonprofit non-academic organizations, U.S. for-profit organizations, state and local governments, and federally recognized Tribal Nations. The program expects about 40 awards and lists $30,000,000 in anticipated funding, with most awards ranging from $25,000 to $750,000 and lasting one to three years; research and development proposals are suggested at $350,000 to $750,000 for two to three years, and conference proposals at $25,000 to $99,000 for up to two years. There are no stated cost-share requirements, and no general limits on who may serve as PI or on the number of proposals per organization or per PI/co-PI.

AI-generated summary — verify against the announcement

What it funds

  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
  • Research & Discovery
  • Researchers & Scholars
  • STEM Education & Research Training
Official description from grants.gov

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

  • Others
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 47.076 · STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources)

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (47.076), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 93 $743,868 $218,502 – $1,887,597
FY 2025 803 $475,000 $242,507 – $1,000,000
FY 2024 1,421 $398,874 $200,164 – $909,820
FY 2023 1,303 — —
FY 2022 1,344 — —
FY 2021 1,191 — —

Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 6,155 — award counts are complete.

Who wins it Higher education (5,466), Business (351), Tribal government (18) of 6,155 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states CA (93) · TX (67) · NY (65) · NC (49) · IL (37)
Largest recent awards
  1. GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP $8,990,942 · FY 2025
  2. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO $8,000,000 · FY 2025
  3. CAL POLY POMONA FOUNDATION INC $7,500,000 · FY 2025
  4. FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY $7,500,000 · FY 2025
  5. MONTANA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY $7,500,000 · FY 2025

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 5, 2026

Change history

Since we first indexed it
  1. Jul 25, 2026 Grant announcement document replaced