Opportunity Information: Apply for 25 539
The Verticals-enabling Intelligent Network Systems (VINES) program, led by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in collaboration with federal, industry, and international partners, aims to advance next-generation (NextG) intelligent communications and computing networks. The program seeks to drive significant improvements in performance, resilience, and interoperability across all layers of networking and computing—from the user edge to the core and cloud.
VINES supports two main project tracks:
- Track 1: Use-inspired Fundamental Research — Focuses on early-stage, foundational research to develop innovative networking technologies. Projects in this track must be led by U.S.-based academic or nonprofit research organizations. These projects are funded, in part, by unrestricted donations from industry partners Ericsson, Intel, and Qualcomm. However, these companies may not directly participate in proposals to this track.
- Track 2: Verticals-driven Technology Development, Demonstration, and Translation — Focuses on applied research, prototyping, demonstration, and transition of technologies toward real-world deployment (high Technology Readiness Levels). Eligible applicants include U.S.-based academic, nonprofit, for-profit, and government organizations (including Tribal Nations and school districts). Industry partners can participate in this track but do not directly fund it.
Key goals of the program include promoting U.S. leadership in telecommunications, accelerating technology translation, training a next-gen skilled workforce, and fostering international cooperation grounded in the shared principles of secure, open, and resilient NextG systems.
International collaboration is encouraged, but proposals involving non-U.S. partners must be bilateral (i.e. U.S. applicants may partner with only one of the eligible international agencies from Finland, India, Japan, or Sweden per project). Non-U.S. partners must be funded by their respective agencies.
Only select types of organizations and individuals are permitted as applicants or participants, with specific eligibility rules varying by track. Collaborators from foreign institutions may contribute expertise but cannot receive NSF funds.
In essence, VINES is designed to bridge cutting-edge research and practical use, building global-ready technologies and fostering cooperation across sectors to shape the future of intelligent network systems.Apply for 25 539
- The U.S. National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Verticals-enabling Intelligent Network Systems" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.041, 47.049, 47.070, 47.084, 97.108.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-05-20.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-08-25. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $6,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 40 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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