Grants Database

The Foundation awards approximately 200 grants per year (excluding the Sloan Research Fellowships), totaling roughly $80 million dollars in annual commitments in support of research and education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics. This database contains grants for currently operating programs going back to 2008. For grants from prior years and for now-completed programs, see the annual reports section of this website.

Grants Database

Grantee
Amount
City
Year
  • grantee: Gordon Research Conferences
    amount: $15,000
    city: East Greenwich, RI
    year: 2026

    To support the 2026 Cytoskeletal Motors Gordon Research Conference

    • Program Research
    • Sub-program Matter-to-Life
    • Investigator Richard J. McKenney

    To support the 2026 Cytoskeletal Motors Gordon Research Conference

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  • grantee: Boston University
    amount: $399,297
    city: Boston, MA
    year: 2026

    To continue development of and community engagement with an open source framework and resources to streamline the process of building and deploying generative AI applications in academic settings

    • Program Technology
    • Initiative AI in Science
    • Sub-program Exploratory Grantmaking in Technology
    • Investigator Ioannis Paschalidis

    To continue development of and community engagement with an open source framework and resources to streamline the process of building and deploying generative AI applications in academic settings

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  • grantee: TechNYC Foundation
    amount: $50,000
    city: New York, NY
    year: 2026

    To partially support a cohort-based training program for NYC philanthropy professionals

    • Program New York City Program
    • Investigator Jenni Warren

    To partially support a cohort-based training program for NYC philanthropy professionals

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  • grantee: Carnegie Mellon University
    amount: $1,079,997
    city: Pittsburgh, PA
    year: 2026

    To analyze the economics and engineering of supply chains through practical case studies of bottlenecks and resilience in hi-tech manufacturing

    • Program Research
    • Sub-program Economics
    • Investigator Kate Whitefoot

    To analyze the economics and engineering of supply chains through practical case studies of bottlenecks and resilience in hi-tech manufacturing

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  • grantee: Myriad USA
    amount: $250,000
    city: New York, NY
    year: 2026

    To support a virtual reality experience and a feature-length documentary about the science, engineering, and collaborative innovation behind the creation of the Statue of Liberty

    • Program Public Understanding
    • Sub-program New Media
    • Investigator Stephane Milliere

    To support a virtual reality experience and a feature-length documentary about the science, engineering, and collaborative innovation behind the creation of the Statue of Liberty

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  • grantee: National Public Radio, Inc.
    amount: $975,000
    city: Washington, DC
    year: 2026

    To support NPR’s coverage of economics via two podcasts, Planet Money and The Indicator; online short videos; a weekly newsletter; and educational outreach

    • Program Public Understanding
    • Sub-program Radio
    • Investigator Tanya Blue

    To support NPR’s coverage of economics via two podcasts, Planet Money and The Indicator; online short videos; a weekly newsletter; and educational outreach

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  • grantee: Research Corporation for Science Advancement
    amount: $660,000
    city: Tucson, AZ
    year: 2026

    To administer awards from the 2026 Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials (SM3) collaboration

    • Program Research
    • Sub-program Energy and Environment
    • Investigator Andrew Feig

    To administer awards from the 2026 Scialog: Sustainable Minerals, Metals, and Materials (SM3) collaboration

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  • grantee: Institute of International Education
    amount: $750,000
    city: New York, NY
    year: 2026

    To provide at least 19 life-saving fellowships and academic placements for persecuted scholars from around the world over three years

    • Program Public Understanding
    • Sub-program Special Initiatives
    • Investigator James Robin King

    To provide at least 19 life-saving fellowships and academic placements for persecuted scholars from around the world over three years

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  • grantee: University of California, Santa Cruz
    amount: $50,000
    city: Santa Cruz, CA
    year: 2026

    To validate and propagate interaction patterns to support scientific sensemaking in multi-user VR

    • Program Technology
    • Sub-program Scientific Collaboration
    • Investigator Katherine Isbister

    To validate and propagate interaction patterns to support scientific sensemaking in multi-user VR

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  • grantee: Northeastern University
    amount: $1,080,867
    city: Boston, MA
    year: 2026

    To develop, test, and benchmark techniques for efficiently studying societal trends by fusing digital trace data together with nonprobability survey data

    • Program Research
    • Sub-program Economics
    • Investigator David Lazer

    To develop, test, and benchmark techniques for efficiently studying societal trends by fusing digital trace data together with nonprobability survey data

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