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)
Funding Amounts: $500,000–$30,000,000 per award; up to 5 years (Category I), up to 3 years (Category II), up to 2 years (Category III); total program funding: $60 million
Summary: Supports the development, scaling, and operation of national cyberinfrastructure systems and services for open, data-intensive, and AI-driven research and education across scientific disciplines.
Key Information: Projects must benefit broad, multi-disciplinary communities; single-discipline projects are not eligible.
Description
The Integrated Data Systems and Services (IDSS) program from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) funds operations-level, national-scale cyberinfrastructure systems and services that broadly enable and advance open, data-intensive, and artificial intelligence-driven science and engineering research, innovation, and education. The program supports three categories of projects:
- Category I: Development, deployment, and operation of novel national-scale integrated data systems and services.
- Category II: Transition of established smaller-scale, regional, pilot, or prototype data-focused systems and services to national-scale, production/operational quality.
- Category III: Planning grants for future potential development/deployment or transition/enhancement IDSS projects.
The program aims to build foundational, transdisciplinary, and multi-disciplinary data cyberinfrastructure that supports diverse research and education communities. Proposals that primarily benefit a single discipline or project are not eligible. Projects are expected to interface with or leverage existing capabilities, systems, and services as appropriate.
