Integrated Data Systems & Services
This grant funds national-scale data systems and services that advance open, AI-driven research and education across disciplines, supporting new development, scaling, and planning projects.
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Dates: July 28, 2026 (Category II) | July 27, 2027 (Category I & III; annual, fourth Tuesday in July)
Funding Amounts: Up to $30M over 5 years (Category I) | Up to $9M over 3 years (Category II) | Up to $500K over 2 years (Category III); estimated total program funding: $60M; 3–9 awards expected.
Summary: Supports national-scale cyberinfrastructure systems and services to advance open, data-intensive, and AI-driven science and engineering research.
Key Information: Projects must be transdisciplinary and broadly impactful; single-discipline or single-project efforts are not supported.
Description
The U.S. National Science Foundation's Integrated Data Systems and Services (IDSS) program funds the development, deployment, and operation of national-scale cyberinfrastructure systems and services that broadly facilitate open, data-intensive, and artificial intelligence-driven research, innovation, and education. The program is designed to enable transdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary scientific communities to access, integrate, and utilize research data and connect with other scientific resources. It supports three project categories:
- Category I: Novel national-scale data systems/services (development, deployment, operation)
- Category II: Transition of successful smaller-scale or prototype data systems to national-scale operations, or enhancement/expansion of existing national-scale systems
- Category III: Planning grants for future potential development or transition projects
Projects must be broadly impactful across science and engineering communities; proposals focused on a single discipline, project, or application are not eligible.
