Closed · 26-502 · CFDA 47.041 · Discretionary

NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award

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

Varies
Award range
Closed
Status
July 24, 2026
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. National Science Foundation that offered Varies by applicant. 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
47.041
CFDA program
1,338
other opportunities from U.S. National Science Foundation

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on July 24, 2026. Watch CFDA 47.041 (Engineering Grants) for the next funding cycle. Historical award band was Varies by applicant.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed July 24, 2026

Posted Dec 12 Closes Jul 24

Est. Total Funding

$15,000,000

Instrument

Grant

Description

The NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award (TRAILBLAZER) program supports individual investigators who propose novel research projects with the potential to innovatively and creatively address new areas of fundamental or applied research, catalyze development of new industries or capabilities that increase the leadership position for the country, and/or make significant progress towards addressing a national need or grand challenge, particularly in current priority areas including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence (AI), bioengineering, quantum engineering, robotics, and nuclear engineering. TRAILBLAZER will support engineers and scientists who leverage their distinctive track record of innovation and creativity to pursue new research directions that are distinct from their previous or current research areas. All funded TRAILBLAZER projects will form an NSF TRAILBLAZER cohort, and principal investigators will be expected to participate in an annual meeting. TRAILBLAZER investigators may also be invited to additional activities. INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR:The Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities (EFMA) Office will host an informational webinar in early calendar year 2026 to discuss the TRAILBLAZER program and answer questions about the FY 2026 TRAILBLAZER solicitation. Details on how to join this webinar will be posted on theDirectorate for Engineering and EFMA Websites.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 26-502

Grants.gov marks NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award 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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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 47.041

Engineering Grants

National Science Foundation

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 47.041 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Engineering Grants indexes 319 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • U.S. National Science Foundation lists 1,338 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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