National Science Foundation

The U.S. National Science Foundation is a federal agency awarding billions of dollars in grants each year for fundamental research. It runs targeted solicitations across fields including AI, open-source security, and emerging technology, spanning programs such as POSE (Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems) and SBIR, plus supplemental funding for AI education and large infrastructure awards for open AI ecosystems. Its programs are mature and continuously funded, with expanding AI priorities.^1,2,3