NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
- Posted
- Sep 18, 2026
- Due
- May 14, 2028, 3:00 PM EDT
- Place of performance
- Alexandria, VA
- NAICS
- 541715
- Set-aside
- No Set Aside
SolicitationActive
NSF X-Labs Initiative – AI for Physical Systems Topic Announcement
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION · DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS (TIP)
Contract Details
- Solicitation number
- NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI
- Notice ID
- NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI
- Opportunity Type
- Solicitation
- Sub-Agency
- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
- Office
- DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS (TIP)
- Posted Date
- Friday, September 18, 2026
- Response Deadline
- Jan 7, 2027, 5:00 PM EST
- PSC Code
- AJ12
- Set-Aside
- No Set Aside
- Place of Performance
- Alexandria, VA, 22314, USA
- Status
- Active
Description
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP), is soliciting Written Proposals under the NSF X-Labs Initiative for the AI for Physical Systems Topic. NSF seeks innovative, early stage platform technologies that advance intelligent, adaptive, and scalable AI systems operating in or interfacing with the physical world, including robotics, embodied systems, human robot interfaces, advanced sensing, and cyber physical systems. NSF anticipates making one or more Other Transaction (OT) awards under 42 U.S.C. § 19116.
Documents and contact
Check the official notice for attachments and access requirements ↗
- Contact
- X-Labs
- XLabs@nsf.gov
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