Closed · 00-144 · CFDA 47.041;47.049;47.050;47.070;47.074;47.075;47.076;47.078 · Discretionary

Research in Undergraduate Institutions

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

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The verdict

Research in Undergraduate Institutions 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;47.049;47.050;47.070;47.074;47.075;47.076;47.078
CFDA program
1,338
other opportunities from U.S. National Science Foundation

Archived opportunity record

Research in Undergraduate Institutions 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.

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Cost Sharing

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Description

The Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) activity supports research by faculty members of predominantly undergraduate institutions through the funding of (1) individual and collaborative research projects, (2) the purchase of shared-use research instrumentation, and (3) Research Opportunity Awards for work with NSF-supported investigators at other institutions. All NSF directorates participate in the RUI activity. RUI proposals are evaluated and funded by the NSF programs in the disciplinary areas of the proposed research. Eligible

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 00-144

Grants.gov marks Research in Undergraduate Institutions with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. 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 (614 peers, 46% of 1,339).

Code 99
Unrestricted / see official listing

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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