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NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships

Program Information

Popular name

NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP)

Program Number

47.084

Sub-agency

N/A

Program objective

The Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) seeks to (i) advance science and engineering research and innovation leading to breakthrough technologies as well as solutions to national, and societal, and geostrategic challenges, sustaining and enhancing U.S. competitiveness on a global stage; (ii) accelerate the translation of fundamental discoveries from lab to market, advancing the U.S. economy; and (iii) create education pathways for every American to pursue new, high-wage, good-quality jobs, supporting a diverse workforce of researchers, practitioners, and entrepreneurs. TIP will specifically cultivate new innovation ecosystems at the scale of individual communities and regions throughout the U.S., advancing use-inspired, solutions-oriented research and innovation in a range of technology areas as well as in a diverse set of national-challenge areas of priority to the Administration and Congress. TIP also serves as a central resource to catalyze and scale public and private partnerships NSF-wide.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2021

    In Fiscal Year 2021, 4,266 proposals were received, and 856 awards were made.

  2. 2022

    In Fiscal Year 2022, 3,344 proposals were received, and 807 awards were made.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

NSF Website: www.nsf.gov; 48 CFR Chapter 25; 45 CFR Chapter VI; Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub summ.jsp?ods key=pappg).

  1. National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.