NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award
ID: 26-502 • Type: Posted
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Overview
Category of Funding
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 12/12/25 National Science Foundation posted grant opportunity 26-502 for NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award with funding of $15.0 million.
The grant will be issued under grant program 47.041 Engineering.
Timing
Posted Date
Dec. 12, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
July 24, 2026, 12:00 a.m. EDT Due in 157 Days
Last Updated
Dec. 12, 2025, 11:00 p.m. EST
Version
1
Archive Date
Aug. 23, 2026
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
-Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities.
-Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.
*Who May Serve as PI:
The PI must hold a tenured or tenure-eligible faculty appointment at the Associate or Full Professor rank or equivalent at an organization that is eligible to submit as described under "Who May Submit Proposals." Additionally, the PI must have an appointment in an Engineering School or College and/or have earned an Engineering Doctorate degree. If the proposal is submitted by a non-profit, non-academic organization, the PI must meet the following requirements: (1) the PI has a continuing appointment that is expected to last the 3 years of a TRAILBLAZER award; and (2) the appointment has substantial research responsibilities.
Prior or concurrent funding support for other projects that overlap with the proposed TRAILBLAZER project will preclude eligibility for a TRAILBLAZER award.
Only single PI TRAILBLAZER proposals will be accepted in response to this solicitation.Collaborative proposals,as described in PAPPG ChapterII.E.3.a.andII.E.3.b,are not allowed.Any proposal submittedwith subawards,or as separate submissions from multiple organizations,will be returned without review.
Award Sizing
Ceiling
Not Listed
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$15,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
Not Listed
Contacts
Contact
U.S. National Science Foundation
Contact Email
Email Description
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Contact Phone
(703) 292-4203
Additional Information
NSF Publication 26-502
Additional Information Site