Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

On July 10, 2025, NSF issued an Important Notice providing updates to the agency's research security policies, including a research security training requirement, Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program annual certification requirement, prohibition on Confucius institutes and an updated FFDR reporting and submission timeline.

NSF Engines in the News

Read about recent technological and workforce advancements, partnerships and other achievements emerging from the U.S. National Science Foundation Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) program. The stories featured below represent a selection of news coverage received by NSF Engines in the NSF portfolio.
 

Powering Ideas That Feed the World

June 10, 2025
NSF AgTech Engine in North Dakota
 

NSF ASCEND Engine Announces an Additional $2 Million in Grants to Seven Teams Across Colorado and Wyoming

May 13, 2025
NSF ASCEND Engine in Colorado and Wyoming
 

Newlab Expands to Louisiana with New Energy-Focused Innovation Hub

May 12, 2025
NSF FUEL Engine in Louisiana
 

Walmart Foundation awards $350,000 grant to NC Textile Engine

May 9, 2025
NSF Textile Innovation Engine in North Carolina
 

mHUB and Current Join Forces to Accelerate Water Technology Solutions

May 2, 2025
NSF Water Innovation Engine in the Great Lakes
 

Osceola County and NSF Celebrate Launch of Florida Semiconductor Engine, Ushering In a New Era of Innovation at NeoCity

April 23, 2025
NSF Florida Semiconductor Engine
 

PTRME Founders’ Journey focuses on entrepreneurs in ‘fireside chat’

April 22, 2025
NSF Regenerative Medicine Engine in North Carolina
 

AirJoule Technologies Announces Collaboration with Arizona State University to Advance Atmospheric Water Harvesting in Low Humidity Environments

April 8, 2025
NSF Futures Engine in the Southwest
 

SUNY Broome Awarded Grant for the Energy Workforce Development Network

April 3, 2025
NSF Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York
 

Louisiana Tech researchers awarded $275,000 to further clean energy advancements

March 18, 2025
NSF FUEL Engine in Louisiana
 

Mapping the way to harvesting water from air

March 17, 2025
NSF Futures Engine in the Southwest
 

The Fabric of Our Economy w/ Anne Wiper

February 25, 2025
NSF Textile Innovation Engine in North Carolina
 

University of Florida's Semiconductor Institute Anchors in NeoCity to Boost Chip Manufacturing Innovation

February 19, 2025
NSF Florida Semiconductor Engine
 

A look inside Battery-NY, a first-of-its-kind prototyping facility

February 17, 2025
NSF Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York
 

FARMS and Wozu form strategic partnership to advance regenerative agriculture and innovation 

February 6, 2025
NSF AgTech Engine in North Dakota
 

The Future of Life Sciences in Winston-Salem: Interview with Dr. Tim Bertram | Locked In

February 6, 2025
NSF Regenerative Medicine Engine in North Carolina
 

This sponge soaks up pollutants but saves valuable minerals

February 5, 2025
NSF Water Innovation Engine in the Great Lakes
 

Colorado-Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine announces 2025 inaugural digital twins accelerator cohort companies

February 2025
NSF ASCEND Engine in Colorado and Wyoming