Artificial Intelligence - NSF Seed Fund
National Science Foundation
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- Posted
- Dec 17, 2025
- Amount
- $2,000,000
- Closes
- Rolling intake; check eligibility
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
Amount
$2,000,000
Who can apply
Businesses of many sizes can apply here. Check the eligibility details below to see if your organization fits.
Primary applicants must be qualifying U.S. small business concerns that meet SBA size and ownership rules, including affiliates. Funded work, including contractor work, must take place in the U.S. The principal investigator must have primary employment with the company (at least 51%), legal U.S. work authorization and the required project effort. STTR requires a research institution partner. Start with a Project Pitch; a Phase I full proposal requires an NSF invitation and must meet a published deadline. Phase II requires a prior NSF Phase I award; other phase-specific conditions apply. See the governing solicitation and application instructions.
About this opportunity
The NSF Seed Fund Artificial Intelligence topic covers deep-learning AI systems and AI hardware, including safety, reliability, fairness, adversarial robustness, privacy, compute, energy and data efficiency, sustainable hardware, edge devices and AI for hardware.