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New NSF awards in Massachusetts

Organizations in Massachusetts received 356 new NSF awards worth $391.3 million so far in 2026 — NSF Award Search, by organization and county since 2015.

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How much do organizations in Massachusetts receive in new NSF awards?
Organizations in Massachusetts received 356 new NSF awards worth $391.3 million so far in 2026 — NSF Award Search, by organization and county since 2015.
How did new NSF awards to organizations in Massachusetts change in 2025?
Organizations in Massachusetts received new NSF awards worth $340.5 million in 2025 (494 awards), down 37.8 percent from $547.3 million in 2024 (NSF Award Search, estimated total value of each award over its duration).
Which organization in Massachusetts received the most in new NSF awards so far in 2026?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) received the most in Massachusetts so far in 2026: 57 new awards worth $112.4 million (NSF Award Search).
Which county in Massachusetts received the most in new NSF awards so far in 2026?
Middlesex County led Massachusetts with 164 new awards worth $258.6 million so far in 2026 (NSF Award Search).
Which NSF directorate made the most new awards to organizations in Massachusetts so far in 2026?
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) accounted for the most: $136.9 million of the $391.3 million in new NSF awards to organizations in Massachusetts so far in 2026 (NSF Award Search).

How much did organizations in Massachusetts receive in new NSF awards each year since 2015?

YearNew NSF awardsChangeAwardsOrganizations
2015$357.3 million–856116
2016$390.8 million+9.4%812104
2017$415.9 million+6.4%80496
2018$775.0 million+86.3%83697
2019$443.4 million-42.8%871118
2020$489.2 million+10.3%847135
2021$512.7 million+4.8%794126
2022$435.8 million-15.0%719100
2023$696.8 million+59.9%726109
2024$547.3 million-21.5%737113
2025$340.5 million-37.8%49486
2026 (to date)$391.3 million–35654

Which organizations in Massachusetts received the most in new NSF awards so far in 2026?

OrganizationNew NSF awards 2026Awards
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA ·
$112.4 million57
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA ·
$109.8 million44
Northeastern University
Boston, MA ·
$41.8 million50
Trustees of Boston University
Boston, MA ·
$37.0 million32
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA ·
$13.1 million32
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA ·
$10.1 million20
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA ·
$8.9 million12
Tufts University
Medford, MA ·
$8.5 million20
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, MA ·
$5.9 million9
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA ·
$4.4 million10
TERC Inc
Cambridge, MA ·
$2.7 million2
Education Development Center
Waltham, MA ·
$2.4 million3
Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, MA ·
$2.2 million2
Concord Consortium
Concord, MA ·
$2.1 million2
Western New England University
Springfield, MA ·
$2.0 million1
Amherst College
Amherst, MA ·
$1.7 million4
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA ·
$1.6 million5
Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge, MA ·
$1.4 million3
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, MA ·
$1.3 million2
VOLTA ENERGY INC
Worcester, MA ·
$1.2 million1
MELLICELL, INC.
Watertown, MA ·
$1.2 million1
SEIA BIO INC
Cambridge, MA ·
$1.2 million1
MATERIALIZE BIO, INC.
Somerville, MA ·
$1.2 million1
Z-POLYMERS, LLC
North Andover, MA ·
$1.2 million1
PATHFLOW INC.
Lexington, MA ·
$1.2 million1
FOURIER LLC
Burlington, MA ·
$1.2 million1
University of Massachusetts Boston
Dorchester, MA ·
$1.2 million4
BETAFELD LLC
Cambridge, MA ·
$1.2 million1
NEUROBIONICS INC
Somerville, MA ·
$1.2 million1
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA ·
$1.1 million3
Merrimack College
North Andover, MA ·
$943,9411
Smith College
Northampton, MA ·
$912,6892
Williams College
Williamstown, MA ·
$692,3633
INSTITUTE FOR FUTURE INTELLIGENCE, INC.
Natick, MA ·
$685,1972
SET THERAPEUTICS INC
Somerville, MA ·
$610,0002
Spectral Sciences Inc
Burlington, MA ·
$530,9731
NOARA THERAPEUTICS CORP.
Watertown, MA ·
$305,0001
DOTTIR LABS, INC
Brookline, MA ·
$305,0001
Teradio Inc.
Newburyport, MA ·
$305,0001
DEEPCHARGE, INC.
Boston, MA ·
$305,0001
SYNLIBRIS, INC.
Cambridge, MA ·
$304,9571
ORION WAVE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Arlington, MA ·
$304,9431
RAYLIFE INC.
Boston, MA ·
$304,8981
Boston Medical Center Corporation
Boston, MA ·
$299,9621
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA ·
$298,6621
Simmons University
Boston, MA ·
$278,9961
SageFox Consulting Group, LLC
West Roxbury, MA ·
$261,4791
American Association for Aerosol Research
Wakefield, MA ·
$100,0002
Wentworth Institute of Tech
Boston, MA ·
$80,9611
BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY
Bridgewater, MA ·
$51,8871

NSF Award Search: new awards by the date NSF made them (calendar year), valued at the estimated total amount of the award over its duration — not the amount paid out in that year. Awardees in the 50 states, DC and territories. County from the awardee's ZIP code (Census ZCTA-county relationship 2020). No investigator names are stored. Source record.

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