Opportunities / NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
NSF X-Labs Initiative – AI for Physical Systems Topic Announcement
| Notice type | Solicitation |
|---|---|
| Solicitation # | NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI |
| Department | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION |
| Sub-tier / office | NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION / DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS (TIP) |
| NAICS | 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) |
| PSC | AJ12 |
| Set-aside | No set-aside |
| Posted | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Jan 7, 2027 (2027-01-07T17:00:00-05:00) |
| Place of performance | Alexandria, VA, 22314 |
| Primary contact | X-Labs · XLabs@nsf.gov |
Description (excerpt)
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.