Closed · 12-604 · CFDA 47.041;47.049;47.050;47.070;47.074;47.075;47.076;47.078;47.079;47.080;47.081 · Discretionary

Innovation Corps Sites Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. National Science Foundation, cataloged on Grants.gov.

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
-
Close date
15
Expected awards

The verdict

Innovation Corps Sites Program is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. National Science Foundation that offered Varies by applicant across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,338 other opportunities from U.S. National Science Foundation.

Varies
award range
Closed
application status
15
expected awards
47.041;47.049;47.050;47.070;47.074;47.075;47.076;47.078;47.079;47.080;47.081
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Innovation Corps Sites Program is closed. Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. National Science Foundation still indexes 1,338 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

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Posted Aug 30 Closed

Est. Total Funding

$1,500,000

Expected Awards

15

Instrument

Grant

Description

The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to develop and nurture a national innovation ecosystem that builds upon research to guide the output of scientific discoveries closer to the development of technologies, products and processes that benefit society.In order to contribute to a national innovation ecosystem, NSF is establishing the NSF Innovation Corps Sites Program (NSF I-Corps Sites). Sites are funded at academic institutions, having already existing innovation or entrepreneurial units, to enable them to:Nurture students and/or faculty who are engaged in projects having the potential to be transitioned into the marketplace. I-Corps Sites will provide infrastructure, advice, resources, networking opportunities, training and modest funding to enable groups to transition their work into the marketplace or into becoming I-Corps Team applicants (see NSF Innovation Corps Program, NSF 11-560).Develop formal, active, local innovation ecosystems that contribute to a larger, national network of mentors, researchers, entrepreneurs and investors.The purpose of an I-Corps Site is to nurture and support multiple, local teams to transition their ideas, devices, processes or other intellectual activities into the marketplace.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 12-604

Grants.gov marks Innovation Corps Sites Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. National Science Foundation book (722 peers, 54% of 1,339).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

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