Solicitation
NSF X-Labs Initiative - From Sequence to Function
NSF-Topic4-FY26-XLabsSequence-to-Function
National Science Foundation, Tip - Core Programs. Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology).
Offers due
February 8, 2027 at 5:00 PM EST
100 days from now. Posted October 14, 2026, first published October 14, 2026.
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Description
As published on SAM.gov.
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.
Attachments
Files listed on SAM.gov. The ones we hold a copy of download from here; the rest open SAM's download, which needs no account.
- NSF-XLabsOTASO-September16Amendment.pdf191 KB, October 14, 2026
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
October 14, 2026
Solicitation
Due February 8, 2027 at 5:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 4da70f039bbc4e2fbddce36bc55ab394
2 revisions on SAM
- October 14, 2026: publish, solicitation
- October 14, 2026: publish, solicitation
October 14, 2026
Solicitation
Due February 8, 2027 at 5:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice e995137da67647dca05d62b60de441d6
2 revisions on SAM
- October 14, 2026: publish, solicitation
- October 14, 2026: publish, solicitation
Points of contact
- X-Labsxlabs@nsf.gov