Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (47.084)
Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (Assistance Listing 47.084) is run by the National Science Foundation. It awarded $2.2 billion in 3,853 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $582,437 per award on average. 20 funding opportunities are open or forecast now.
The typical award was $275,000. Half of the 3,853 awards fell between $50,000 and $574,632, and they ranged from $1,427 to $24.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$2.2 billion
- Grant awards3,853
- Typical award$275,000
- Awarded in FY 2025$632 million
- Size rank146 of 1824
- Type of assistanceGrant
Key findings
- It is the 146th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 21% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 55 states and territories.
What the program funds
To engage all Americans in accelerating critical and emerging technologies to advance U.S. competitiveness.
Open opportunities
- NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation
- Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)
- U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:
- National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)
- National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY)
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC)
- Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1
- EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC)
- Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)
- NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL)
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows
- Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)
- EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP)
- 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)
- Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities
- Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science
Rules from the program listing
What the money can and cannot pay for
Specific Restrictions Determined at NOFO Level
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: $16,974 Range High: $29,187,701 Average: $263,110
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (47.084) awarded$2.2 billion across 3,853 grant awards, an average of $582,437 per award.
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 53% of the money, small businesses 39% and businesses 2.8%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 2,122 | $1.2 billion | 53% |
| Small businesses | 1,554 | $876 million | 39% |
| Other | 85 | $126 million | 5.6% |
| Businesses | 90 | $63.2 million | 2.8% |
| Individuals | 2 | $531,000 | less than 0.1% |
By state
52 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 567 | $340 million |
| New York | 312 | $188 million |
| Massachusetts | 266 | $179 million |
| Texas | 270 | $98.5 million |
| Illinois | 104 | $93.1 million |
| North Carolina | 120 | $88.7 million |
| Pennsylvania | 166 | $85.1 million |
| Florida | 120 | $79.6 million |
| Colorado | 115 | $70.6 million |
| Arizona | 79 | $69.1 million |
| Michigan | 130 | $68.5 million |
| Maryland | 123 | $65.0 million |
| Virginia | 99 | $58.7 million |
| Washington | 83 | $53.0 million |
| New Jersey | 107 | $52.4 million |
| District of Columbia | 51 | $46.1 million |
| Georgia | 85 | $45.3 million |
| Indiana | 87 | $42.5 million |
| Tennessee | 66 | $40.9 million |
| Missouri | 51 | $39.0 million |
| Ohio | 101 | $35.6 million |
| Louisiana | 38 | $33.3 million |
| Minnesota | 63 | $32.5 million |
| North Dakota | 5 | $30.1 million |
| Oregon | 49 | $25.1 million |
| Alabama | 45 | $24.5 million |
| Wisconsin | 62 | $22.7 million |
| Arkansas | 42 | $18.8 million |
| Utah | 40 | $18.6 million |
| Iowa | 47 | $16.8 million |
| Delaware | 25 | $15.9 million |
| Idaho | 10 | $15.2 million |
| South Carolina | 26 | $14.1 million |
| Connecticut | 33 | $12.7 million |
| Kansas | 25 | $12.3 million |
| Montana | 9 | $10.7 million |
| New Mexico | 21 | $10.4 million |
| Mississippi | 18 | $8.7 million |
| New Hampshire | 15 | $8.2 million |
| Maine | 13 | $8.1 million |
| Wyoming | 5 | $7.8 million |
| Oklahoma | 29 | $7.5 million |
| Kentucky | 26 | $6.5 million |
| West Virginia | 15 | $6.4 million |
| Puerto Rico | 11 | $6.2 million |
| Nevada | 12 | $6.2 million |
| Hawaii | 13 | $6.0 million |
| Vermont | 14 | $5.9 million |
| Rhode Island | 10 | $5.0 million |
| Nebraska | 9 | $3.8 million |
| Alaska | 9 | $2.2 million |
| South Dakota | 9 | $1.9 million |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | $399,999 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 | $350,000 |
| Guam | 1 | $246,858 |