Foundational Research in Robotics

Per-recipient award not stated for business, individual, nonprofit, other legal entity, public agency, tribal government, unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), closing Not stated.

In one sentence

Foundational Research in Robotics does not state a per-recipient award amount, open to business, individual, nonprofit, other legal entity, public agency, tribal government, unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above).

Record fields
Program pool (total)
Not confirmed
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project)
Not confirmed
No funding amounts are stated on this page
Award floor
Not confirmed
Typical award
Not confirmed
Deadline
Not stated
Deadline type
unknown
Opens
Feb 12, 2020
Status
Open
Eligible entities
Business · Individual · Nonprofit · Other Legal Entity · Public Agency · Tribal Government · Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above)
Geography
Not stated
Matching funds
No
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Application effort
Not confirmed
Currency
USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
Not stated
Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
Not stated

Source wording: “No funding amounts are stated on this page

Who can apply?

entity

Business, Individual, Nonprofit, Other Legal Entity, Public Agency, Tribal Government, Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above)

Source field: entity types
use

Foundational research in robotics, Research on intelligence, computation, and embodiment in robots, Research on robotic systems with computational capability and physical complexity

Source field: use of funds
size limit

Not stated

Source field: applicant size limit
clause text

Applicants are unrestricted subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility". Non-compliant proposals may be returned without review. Proposals must articulate: (1) focus on a robot or class of robots; (2) goal to endow robots with new/enhanced capabilities; (3) intellectual contribution addresses fundamental gaps in robotics.

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Not statedunknown deadline

No deadline is stated on this page

What can the money be used for?

Foundational research in roboticsResearch on robotic systems with computational capability and physical complexityResearch on intelligence, computation, and embodiment in robots

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

Application effort
Not confirmed
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Matching funds
No
Cost sharing is not required (cost sharing: false)

Who has received this funding?

No award records yet

We hold no prior awards for this programme. That is a gap in what we have connected, not a finding that the programme has never funded anyone — check the official page, which may list past recipients.

Common questions

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Who is eligible to apply?
Business, Individual, Nonprofit, Other Legal Entity, Public Agency, Tribal Government, Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above).
What can the funding be used for?
Foundational research in robotics, Research on robotic systems with computational capability and physical complexity, Research on intelligence, computation, and embodiment in robots, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?
No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Cost sharing is not required (cost sharing: false)
Provenance
Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-08-31
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-08-31

The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.