Who funds Internet of Things research?

We count 150 funded Internet of Things projects, active between 2021 and 2032, from 4 funders. The most came from EU · MSCA (36 projects), EU · Digital, Industry and Space (35 projects) and EU · ERC (15 projects). The median award is $2.1M, across the 146 of 150 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

150

Funders

4

Median award

$2.1M

Open calls now

9

Top funders of Internet of Things research

Projects whose title or summary mentions Internet of Things. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open Internet of Things funding calls

9 open calls mention Internet of Things today.

• Cyber Resiliency for Fog and Edge Computing Devices
  U.S. Department of Defense – Air Force (STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: November 25, 2026 ·
• Edge Computing
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• Convergence with Internet of Things, Crowdsourcing and Crowdsensing
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• IoT Communications
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• IoT Integrated Systems
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• IoT Sensors and Actuators
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• Other IoT Technologies
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• Internet of Things
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• Secure Computing Continuum (IoT, Edge, Cloud, Data spaces)
  European Commission · Horizon Europe€3,000,000 – €4,000,000Deadline: September 15, 2027 ·

Funded Internet of Things projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• NSF AI Institute for Edge Computing and Systems (Athena)
  NSF · CISE · $15,000,000 · ends 2031
• CAREER: A Distributed Radio Telescope Powered by Global IoT Networks: Low-Cost, High-Performance, and Spectrum-Sharing
  NSF · ENG · $549,218 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Internet of Foundation Models (IoFM): Expanding the Frontiers of Distributed Learning in Heterogeneous Networks
  NSF · ENG · $550,000 · ends 2031
• Rural agricultural communities across the texas panhandle and neighboring states face a widening skills gap
  USDA · $715,000 · ends 2031
• The university of texas at san antonio (utsa) and southwest research institute (swri) at san antonio propose to offer undergraduate…
  USDA · $750,000 · ends 2031
• Embedded AI Systems and Applications (ANT)
  UKRI · Horizon Europe Guarantee · £267,922 · ends 2029
• Collaborative Research: VINES: Track 1: Toward Agentic AI-powered NextG Network with Integrated Sensing and Communication for IoT-based Healthcare
  NSF · CISE · $825,000 · ends 2029
• Collaborative Research: VINES: Track 1: FACTORY-AI: AI-Native Industrial IoT Networks for Smart Manufacturing
  NSF · CISE · $825,700 · ends 2029
• Collaborative Research: VINES: Track 2: O2-RAN: Orbital Open RAN for Non-Terrestrial Networks and Space-Based Edge Computing
  NSF · TIP · $3,098,987 · ends 2029
• Embedded AI Systems and Applications
  UKRI · Horizon Europe Guarantee · £267,922 · ends 2029

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “internet of things or iot or edge computing”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.