SolicitationPosted Oct 14, 2026·Responses due Feb 8, 2027

NSF X-Labs Initiative - From Sequence to Function

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION · TIP - CORE PROGRAMS

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
541714
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
NSF-Topic4-FY26-XLabsSequence-to-Function
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
AJ12
Place
Alexandria, VA, USA
Contact
X-Labs (xlabs@nsf.gov)
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  • Oct 14, 2026
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) announces its intent to solicit Written Proposals for NSF X-Labs teams in the technical domain of bioengineering. This NSF X-Labs announcement is issued under the Other Transactions Agreement Solutions Offering (OTASO), NSF-OTASO-FY26-XLabsInitiative.

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