Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (MS-FRG)

The summary for the Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (MS-FRG) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the U.S. National Science Foundation, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (MS-FRG): The purpose of the Focused Research Group activity is to support collaborative groups employing innovative methods to solve specific, major research challenges in the mathematical sciences. A major challenge is an outstanding problem of significant importance that requires the focused and synergistic efforts of a collaborative group to solve, and whose solution will have wide impacts in the mathematical sciences and potentially in other areas. Groups may include, in addition to statisticians and mathematicians, researchers from other science and engineering disciplines appropriate for the proposed research. Risky projects are welcome. Interdisciplinary projects are welcome. Projects should be timely, limited in duration to up to three years, and substantial in their scope and impact for the mathematical sciences. Funded projects that show substantial progress in their first two years may be recommended for a creativity extension for up to an additional two years.

Federal Grant Title:	Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (MS-FRG)
Federal Agency Name:	U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant Categories:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	23-621
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	47.049
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	October 1st, 2026
Original Application Deadline:	October 1st, 2026
Posted Date:	August 17th, 2026
Creation Date:	August 17th, 2026
Archive Date:	August 18th, 2026
Total Program Funding:	$12,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$1,500,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$450,000
Expected Number of Awards:	10
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	August 17th, 2026

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: *Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: NSF Publication 23-621
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