No. This is a fully key-less public API.

How often does it refresh?

The pipeline polls for new records every few minutes.

Yes — free, no download, in your browser.

Is the dollar figure the full amount of the grant?

Not always. Multi-year awards are often funded in instalments and can be amended later, so the amount shown may be less than the eventual total.

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, an NSF programme aimed at building research capacity in states that have historically received less federal research funding.

Does NSF fund medical research?

Generally not. NSF’s basic research support covers fundamental science and engineering fields except the medical sciences.

NSF Grant Awards Screensaver

The NSF Grant Awards screensaver streams real US National Science Foundation grant awards as they're reported. It is free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.

How the NSF Grant Awards screensaver works

The background pipeline polls the National Science Foundation's own Awards API — the US federal agency funding basic research — every few minutes for new records.

Each new item eases up into its slot at the bottom of the list as it arrives.

A header shows a live/connecting indicator and the last update time.

No key is required for this key-less public endpoint.

What an NSF award record says

The National Science Foundation is an independent US federal agency, established by Congress in 1950, that funds basic research in all fields of fundamental science and engineering except the medical sciences, along with education and training. Its main tool is the competitive grant, awarded to universities, non-profits, companies and other institutions, and it also supports shared infrastructure such as telescopes and supercomputers.

Each entry shows an award title, the organisation that holds it, a dollar amount and a date. Titles often reveal the programme behind them, such as EPSCoR, the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, which aims to build research capacity in states that have historically received less federal research funding, or education and training schemes alongside lab research. For multi-year projects the amount shown can be well below the eventual total, since awards may be funded in instalments and amended later.

The date is when the award was recorded, not when work starts or ends. A single big number does not tell you how many people it supports, and a small award can come from a short, exploratory programme. Read the figure as a record of money committed to a project, not as a verdict on its value.

A worked example

A real recent item scrolls into view with its details, then eases upward as newer ones arrive behind it.

Settings & tips

Each award shows a real title, institution and obligated funding amount.
Accent recolours the header and highlights.
NSF is the primary US federal funder of basic science.

Frequently asked questions

Is this real data?: Yes — it's read live from the National Science Foundation's own Awards API, the US federal agency funding basic research.
Is a key needed?: No. This is a fully key-less public API.
How often does it refresh?: The pipeline polls for new records every few minutes.
Is it free?: Yes — free, no download, in your browser.
Is the dollar figure the full amount of the grant?: Not always. Multi-year awards are often funded in instalments and can be amended later, so the amount shown may be less than the eventual total.
What is EPSCoR?: The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, an NSF programme aimed at building research capacity in states that have historically received less federal research funding.
Does NSF fund medical research?: Generally not. NSF’s basic research support covers fundamental science and engineering fields except the medical sciences.

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