Computer and Information Science and Engineering (47.070)
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (Assistance Listing 47.070) is run by the National Science Foundation. It awarded $5.3 billion in 10,918 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $481,712 per award on average. 16 funding opportunities are open or forecast now.
The typical award was $300,000. Half of the 10,918 awards fell between $119,990 and $509,555, and they ranged from $1 to $175 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$5.3 billion
- Grant awards10,918
- Typical award$300,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$1.1 billion
- Size rank91 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding was roughly flat, $1.1 billion in fiscal 2021 and $1.1 billion in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 91st largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 44% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 51 states and territories.
What the program funds
To support investigator-initiated research and education in all areas of computing, communications, and information science and engineering.
Open opportunities
- National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC)
- Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI)
- Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1
- NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL)
- Expeditions in Computing
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows
- Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)
- Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR)
- National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program
- Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI)
- Foundational Research in Robotics
- Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities
- Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science
Past notices
Of 76 notices posted under this program since 2021, most went up in June (41), September (5) and January (4).
- NSF 25-546: Foundations for Operating the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource: the NAIRR Operations Center (NAIRR-OC)
- NSF 24-594: Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships
- NSF 24-560: Data Science Corps (DSC)
- NSF 26-508: TechAccess: AI-Ready America
- NSF 25-544: Integrated Data Systems & Services
- NSF 22-526: Ethical and Responsible Research
- NSF 22-529: Smart and Connected Communities
- NSF 15-567: Documenting Endangered Languages
- NSF 23-561: Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Core Programs
- NSF 22-517: Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace
- NSF 22-631: Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Core Programs
- NSF 16-576: Documenting Endangered Languages
- NSF 15-527: Research Coordination Networks (RCN)
- NSF PD-07-7278: Science of Learning
- NSF PD-20-8069: Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
Rules from the program listing
What the money can and cannot pay for
Grant funds may be used to pay costs of conducting research, and obtaining access to advanced computing and networking capabilities, salaries and wages, equipment and supplies, travel, publication costs, other direct costs, and indirect costs. Primary responsibility for general supervision of all grant activities rests with the grantee institution; the principal investigator is responsible for the scientific work. Funds may not be used for purposes other than those specified in the proposal.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Range Low: $1,575 Range High: $35,890,585 Average: $232,112
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Computer and Information Science and Engineering (47.070) awarded $5.3 billion across 10,918 grant awards, an average of $481,712 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin | Texas | 168 | $379 million |
| University of California, San Diego | California | 201 | $222 million |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | 208 | $208 million |
| Carnegie-Mellon University | Pennsylvania | 296 | $153 million |
| Georgia Tech Research Corp | Georgia | 211 | $142 million |
| Purdue University | Indiana | 189 | $107 million |
| Northeastern University | Massachusetts | 182 | $106 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | 200 | $105 million |
| The Ohio State University | Ohio | 107 | $88.6 million |
| University of Southern California | California | 161 | $87.2 million |
| Computing Research Association Inc | District of Columbia | 20 | $86.0 million |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Massachusetts | 150 | $82.6 million |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | 195 | $76.3 million |
| Cornell University | New York | 157 | $75.0 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | 126 | $67.1 million |
| University of Utah | Utah | 104 | $64.5 million |
| The University of Chicago | Illinois | 102 | $64.5 million |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Maryland | 128 | $62.2 million |
| Arizona State University | Arizona | 159 | $60.4 million |
| New York University | New York | 140 | $58.9 million |
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 95% of the money, small businesses 2.1% and businesses 1.2%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 10,551 | $5.0 billion | 95% |
| Small businesses | 40 | $111 million | 2.1% |
| Other | 179 | $88.6 million | 1.7% |
| Businesses | 144 | $65.0 million | 1.2% |
| State and local governments | 4 | $2.5 million | less than 0.1% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1,329 | $719 million |
| Texas | 724 | $579 million |
| Illinois | 607 | $396 million |
| New York | 856 | $365 million |
| Massachusetts | 765 | $342 million |
| Pennsylvania | 678 | $291 million |
| Georgia | 346 | $185 million |
| Indiana | 352 | $176 million |
| District of Columbia | 134 | $161 million |
| Virginia | 474 | $159 million |
| North Carolina | 347 | $158 million |
| New Jersey | 345 | $143 million |
| Washington | 263 | $136 million |
| Ohio | 219 | $133 million |
| Michigan | 372 | $127 million |
| Maryland | 266 | $125 million |
| Florida | 351 | $107 million |
| Colorado | 203 | $105 million |
| Arizona | 242 | $88.1 million |
| Wisconsin | 154 | $82.5 million |
| Utah | 132 | $70.9 million |
| Tennessee | 163 | $66.9 million |
| Oregon | 113 | $47.9 million |
| Connecticut | 120 | $41.4 million |
| Minnesota | 107 | $41.3 million |
| Missouri | 119 | $39.8 million |
| Iowa | 113 | $35.5 million |
| South Carolina | 123 | $34.8 million |
| Kentucky | 55 | $33.3 million |
| Rhode Island | 73 | $29.9 million |
| Alabama | 94 | $25.3 million |
| Oklahoma | 68 | $24.1 million |
| Nebraska | 65 | $22.0 million |
| Delaware | 53 | $20.1 million |
| Hawaii | 37 | $19.2 million |
| New Mexico | 58 | $16.6 million |
| Louisiana | 58 | $16.0 million |
| New Hampshire | 38 | $15.6 million |
| Nevada | 31 | $14.2 million |
| Mississippi | 45 | $11.3 million |
| Kansas | 48 | $9.9 million |
| Arkansas | 29 | $8.8 million |
| Idaho | 40 | $8.3 million |
| West Virginia | 23 | $7.5 million |
| Wyoming | 14 | $4.7 million |
| Maine | 15 | $4.5 million |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | $3.5 million |
| Alaska | 10 | $2.7 million |
| North Dakota | 12 | $1.9 million |
| Montana | 8 | $1.8 million |
| Vermont | 9 | $1.5 million |