Science & Research · Active
Computer and Information Science and Engineer… · NSF · High-volume · mid band
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) - federal assistance administered by National Science Foundation (NSF), catalogued in the SAM.gov Assistance Listings.
- $100K–$3M
- Typical award range
- 150
- Indexed opportunities
- 3
- Open now
- NSF
- Administering agency
The verdict
According to indexed Grants.gov opportunity volume among active SAM.gov programs on PlainGrants, Computer and Information Science and Engineering ranks #15 of 504, #13 of 21 within NSF, and #23 of 44 among Science & Research programs by listed funding ceiling. Across 504 active programs, 47.041 leads by opportunity count (319, funding-ceiling rank #249) ≠ 66.054 leads by funding ceiling ($7.0 billion, opportunity rank #326). CFDA 47.070 is an active Science & Research program with 150 indexed Grants.gov opportunities. Of the 20 most recent listings shown here, 3 are open for application.
- $100K–$3M
- typical award range (SAM.gov)
- January 20
- next application deadline
- $30.0 million
- largest award ceiling indexed
- 9%
- of the catalog is Science & Research
Computer and Information Science and Engineer… · midpack ceiling on a busy book (#293/502)
Computer and Information Science and Engineer… lands midpack on published ceilings (42nd percentile; rank #293 of 502). The printed high is a catalog cap, not a guaranteed outlay.
Computer and Information Science and Engineer… vs programs with listed funding ceilings
Where this CFDA's SAM.gov award ceiling sits among active Assistance Listings with a reported ceiling
$3,000,000 Top 58% higher than 42% of 502 programs
Programs, banded by listed funding ceiling
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Source SAM.gov Assistance Listings · 2026-08-06
SAM.gov Assistance Listing plate
CFDA 47.070 · NSF VOL-BUSY · #15/504
VOL-BUSY · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · NOFO-OPEN · CEIL-MILLION · ELIG-EDU · BOOK-FULL · LISTING-LIVE
- VOL-BUSY 150 indexed
- TOP-DECILE #15/504
- PHOTO-FINISH Alcohol Research Cent… · 93.273
- NOFO-OPEN 3 open of 20 listed
- CEIL-MILLION $100K–$3M
- ELIG-EDU Educational institution
- BOOK-FULL 20 listed / 150 indexed
- LISTING-LIVE Active SAM.gov listing
Nearest Grants.gov-volume peer outside Science & Research: Alcohol Research Center Grants (CFDA 93.273) (±4 indexed rows)
Opportunity-volume neighbourhood · CFDA 47.070
VOL-BUSY · #15/504: quiet/busy corpus poles and ±4 row peers, not a SAM.gov catalog reprint.
Engineering Grants · busiestMental Health Resea… · nearDrug Abuse Research… · nearComputer and Inform… · this listingAlcohol Research Ce… · nearResearch on Healthc… · nearPlant and Animal Di… · quiet pole
Funding posture
High-traffic mid-ceiling grant corridor
Mid-band funding ($100,000 to $3.0 million) with a hot opportunity book (150 indexed rows) under CFDA 47.070. Computer and Information Science and Engineer… is one of the busier mid-scale corridors in the indexed set; open rate on the recent slice is 15%.
Assistance Listing text · NSF
Grants for research in computing, information, and communications systems and applications.
Campus applicant desk · Science & Research
Educational institutions are the sole printed applicant type for CFDA 47.070. Computer and Information Science and Engineer… reads as a campus Assistance Listing, not a civic or commercial open desk.
Predominantly grants (G) · CFDA 47.070
93% of the 56 indexed listings under CFDA 47.070 are grants (G), the SAM.gov-coded mechanism Computer and Information Science and Engineer… typically uses to move money. 2% of the indexed listings require applicant cost-sharing.
- Estimated funding, indexed listings with a reported figure
- $3.6 billion across 55 listings (avg $64.7 million)
- Expected awards, indexed listings with a reported count
- 6,111 across 52 listings
Figures are computed from the full indexed Grants.gov book for CFDA 47.070, not the 10 listings shown below; a listing missing a field is excluded from that field's total, not counted as zero.
Mostly archived listings · CFDA 47.070
Only 3 of 56 indexed listings under CFDA 47.070 are open (5%); the book is mostly archived. Reported award ceilings swing from $80,000 to $30.0 million (375×); treat any single listing's ceiling as a local bound, not the program's typical award. 100% of listings carry the Science and Technology / R&D (ST) funding-activity code.
- Open vs archived (indexed book)
- 3 open · 53 archived
- Median reported award ceiling
- $3.0 million (37 listings with a ceiling)
- Dominant Grants.gov funding-activity code
- Science and Technology / R&D (ST)
Open counts use the same posted+close_date rule as the rest of PlainGrants; funding-activity codes are the Grants.gov category_of_funding field (first code when several are joined). Ceiling median is over positive reported ceilings only.
NSF · administering agency
National Science Foundation
STEM research, science education, and innovation grants for universities and researchers.
Grants.gov opportunities · CFDA 47.070 3 Open
Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS)
Expeditions in Computing
Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research
Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Expansion Program
Community Infrastructure for Research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Formal Methods in the Field
Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Expansion Program
CISE Computing Research Infrastructure
Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS): Core Programs
Showing 10 of the 20 most recent listings (150 indexed).
What to do next
CFDA 47.070: 150 indexed opportunities · 3 open on the recent slice.
- Start with the open listing 26-509 (closes January 20, 2027) before you compare distant categories. Open listing
- National Science Foundation (NSF) administers 21 Assistance Listings in this extract. Agency catalog
- Nearest peer by listed ceiling: Noyce Scholarship Program (47.076). Compare program
SAM.gov ceilings are catalog maximums, not guaranteed awards; verify every deadline on Grants.gov before submitting.
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