The NSF National I-Corps Teams program helps NSF-funded researchers turn scientific discoveries into marketable technologies by providing entrepreneurial training, mentoring, and funding support.
NSF X-Labs Initiative supports interdisciplinary research teams developing breakthrough science and transformative platform technologies to unlock new sectors and strengthen U.S. science and technology leadership.
This NSF grant funds innovative projects at two-year colleges to improve student success and faculty capacity in STEM education, offering up to $600,000 for eligible institutions over up to four years.
NSF’s SBIR/STTR pilot funds up to $2M for startups and small businesses developing next-generation scientific instruments and technologies to advance scientific discovery and innovation in the U.S.
FY27 Innovation: Ideation to Commercialization (IIC) supports teams exploring cybersecurity technologies’ commercial viability and forming startups to strengthen Southwest Virginia’s innovation ecosystem.
The NSF Translation to Practice program funds research teams to move scientific discoveries toward real-world impact through technology development, partnerships, and workforce training in STEM, offering support across three translational tracks.