Nationwide Science Basis
Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Financial Sciences Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter’s native time):
July 30, 2024
January 30, 2025
January 30, Yearly Thereafter
Essential Info And Revision Notes
The Developmental Sciences solicitation supplies data and directions for the preparation of faculty-level analysis proposals submitted to the Developmental Sciences Program.
Be aware to Postdoctoral Researchers: Along with potential inclusion in Developmental Sciences analysis proposals, notice that there are separate postdoctoral fellowship applications at NSF.
New and clarified program and proposal necessities are described on this solicitation:
There’s a restrict of 1 submission from a PI/co-PI/Senior Personnel for a given submission deadline
If a researcher is not sure whether or not the Developmental Sciences program is suitable for a proposal subject, they’re inspired to electronic mail a one-page abstract of their mission to this system officer(s) earlier than proposal submission. The one-page abstract ought to individually talk about the Mental Advantage and Broader Impacts of the proposed analysis.
Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation ought to be submitted in accordance with the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG) that’s in impact for the related due date to which the proposal is being submitted. The NSF PAPPG is repeatedly revised and it’s the duty of the proposer to make sure that the proposal meets the necessities specified on this solicitation and the relevant model of the PAPPG. Submitting a proposal previous to a specified deadline doesn’t negate this requirement.
Abstract Of Program Necessities
Basic Info
Program Title:
Developmental Sciences (DS)
Synopsis of Program:
Developmental Sciences helps fundamental analysis that will increase our understanding of perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and organic processes associated to human growth throughout the lifespan. Analysis supported by this program will add to our information of the underlying developmental processes that assist social, cognitive, and behavioral functioning, thereby illuminating methods for people to dwell productive lives as members of society.
The Developmental Sciences program helps analysis that addresses developmental processes inside the domains of perceptual, cognitive, social, emotional, language, and motor growth throughout the lifespan by working with any applicable populations for the subjects of curiosity together with infants, kids, adolescents, adults (together with growing old populations), and non-human animals. This system additionally helps analysis investigating components that have an effect on developmental change, together with household, friends, college, group, tradition, media, bodily, genetic, and epigenetic influences. This system funds analysis that includes multidisciplinary, multi-method, and/or longitudinal approaches; develops new strategies, fashions, and theories for finding out growth; and integrates completely different processes (e.g., reminiscence, emotion, notion, cognition), ranges of study (e.g., behavioral, social, neural) and time scales. This system funds fundamental analysis that advances our understanding of developmental processes and mechanisms; this system doesn’t fund scientific trials and analysis targeted totally on well being outcomes.
The budgets and durations of supported initiatives range extensively and are significantly influenced by the character of the mission. Investigators ought to give attention to progressive, doubtlessly transformative analysis plans after which develop a funds to assist these actions, somewhat than beginning with a funds quantity and dealing as much as that worth.
Whereas there are not any particular guidelines about funds limitations, a typical mission funded by means of the Developmental Sciences program is roughly three years in length with a complete price funds, together with each direct and oblique prices, between $100,000 and $200,000 per yr. proposers are urged to discover the NSF awards database for the Developmental Sciences program to overview examples of awards which were made. Proposals that include budgets considerably past this vary could also be returned with out overview.
The Developmental Sciences program additionally considers proposals for workshops and small conferences on a case-by-case foundation. These sometimes have complete price budgets, together with direct and oblique prices, of roughly $35,000. Convention proposals could solely be submitted following an invite from the Program Administrators.
Along with consulting the NSF awards database, it’s typically helpful for proposers to submit (through electronic mail) a abstract of no a couple of web page so {that a} program director can advise the investigator on the match of the mission for DS earlier than the preparation of a full proposal. New investigators are inspired to solicit help within the preparation of their mission proposals through session with senior researchers of their space, pre-submission overview by colleagues, and attendance at symposia and occasions at skilled conferences geared in direction of educating investigators searching for federal funding.
The Developmental Sciences Program is all the time taken with figuring out new reviewers. Potential reviewers ought to have a Ph.D. in psychology or a associated area and have a demonstrated space of experience related to developmental science. People taken with reviewing for this system ought to full an expression of curiosity type.
SBE/BCS welcomes the submission of proposals to this funding alternative that embody the participation of the total spectrum of various expertise in STEM, e.g., as PI, co-PI, senior personnel, postdoctoral students, graduate or undergraduate college students, or trainees. This consists of traditionally under-represented or under-served populations, various establishments together with Minority Serving Establishments (MSIs), Primarily Undergraduate Establishments (PUIs), and two-year faculties, in addition to main analysis establishments. Proposals from EPSCoR jurisdictions are particularly inspired.
Cognizant Program Officer(s):
Please notice that the next data is present on the time of publishing. See program web site for any updates to the factors of contact.
Leher Singh, Program Director, SBE/BCS, phone: (703) 292-7257, electronic mail: [email protected]
Anna V. Fisher, Program Director, SBE/BCS, phone: (703) 292-8451, electronic mail: [email protected]
Tanika M. Malloy, Program Assist, SBE/BCS, phone: (703) 292-2484, electronic mail: [email protected]
Relevant Catalog of Federal Home Help (CFDA) Quantity(s):
47.075 — Social Behavioral and Financial Sciences
Award Info
Anticipated Sort of Award: Normal Grant or Persevering with Grant
Estimated Variety of Awards: 12
Anticipated Funding Quantity: $6,500,000
Estimated program funds, variety of awards and common award measurement/length are topic to the provision of funds.
Eligibility Info
Who Could Submit Proposals:
Proposals could solely be submitted by the next:
Establishments of Increased Training (IHEs) – Two- and four-year IHEs (together with group faculties) accredited in, and having a campus positioned within the US, appearing on behalf of their school members. Particular Directions for Worldwide Department Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal consists of funding to be supplied to a global department campus of a US establishment of upper training (together with by means of use of subawards and guide preparations), the proposer should clarify the profit(s) to the mission of efficiency on the worldwide department campus, and justify why the mission actions can’t be carried out on the US campus.
Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Impartial museums, observatories, analysis laboratories, skilled societies and related organizations positioned within the U.S. which can be straight related to instructional or analysis actions.
For-profit organizations: U.S.-based business organizations, together with small companies, with robust capabilities in scientific or engineering analysis or training and a ardour for innovation.
State and Native Governments: State instructional workplaces or organizations and native college districts.
Tribal Nations: An American Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or group that the Secretary of the Inside acknowledges as a federally acknowledged tribe pursuant to the Federally Acknowledged Indian Tribe Record Act of 1994, 25 U.S.C. §§ 5130-5131.
International organizations: For cooperative initiatives involving U.S. and overseas organizations, assist will solely be supplied for the U.S. portion.
Different Federal Companies and Federally Funded Analysis and Growth Facilities (FFRDCs): Contact the suitable program earlier than making ready a proposal for submission.
Who Could Function PI:
PIs and co-PIs should be researchers who’ve a Ph.D. or equal training and expertise, enough to permit them to hold out impartial fundamental analysis. PIs are inspired to incorporate undergraduate and graduate college students of their analysis initiatives, however not as PI/co-PI or senior personnel.
Restrict on Variety of Proposals per Group:
There are not any restrictions or limits.
Restrict on Variety of Proposals per PI or co-PI: 1
For a given Developmental Sciences proposal submission deadline, a person could solely be listed as a PI, co-PI, school affiliate or subaward lead on one proposal. Researchers could also be listed in different capacities (e.g., collaborator, guide) on one further proposal. Exceeding the restrict of submissions per PI will lead to a proposal returned with out overview within the reverse order acquired. Based mostly on a necessity for portfolio variety, we encourage current recipients to discover different funding alternatives somewhat than search further funding from Developmental Sciences.
Given the timeline of the submission and overview course of for every overview cycle, proposals which were declined should be considerably revised to be thought-about. Exceptions to this coverage require prior approval by a cognizant program officer. A proposal that has not been considerably revised might be returned with out overview as per the PAPPG.
Proposal Preparation and Submission Directions
A. Proposal Preparation Directions
Letters of Intent: Not required
Preliminary Proposal Submission: Not required
Full Proposals:
B. Budgetary Info
C. Due Dates
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter’s native time):
July 30, 2024
January 30, 2025
January 30, Yearly Thereafter
Proposal Overview Info Standards
Advantage Overview Standards:
Nationwide Science Board accepted standards apply.
Award Administration Info
Award Circumstances:
Normal NSF award situations apply.
Reporting Necessities:
Extra reporting necessities apply. Please see the total textual content of this solicitation for additional data.
Desk Of Contents
Abstract of Program Necessities
Introduction
Program Description
Award Info
Eligibility Info
Proposal Preparation and Submission Directions
Proposal Preparation Directions
Budgetary Info
Due Dates
Analysis.gov/Grants.gov Necessities
NSF Proposal Processing and Overview Procedures
Advantage Overview Rules and Standards
Overview and Choice Course of
Award Administration Info
Notification of the Award
Award Circumstances
Reporting Necessities
Company Contacts
Different Info
I. Introduction
The Developmental Sciences program is housed within the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, a part of NSF’s Social, Behavioral, and Financial Sciences Directorate. This program helps fundamental analysis that advances our understanding of perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and organic processes associated to human growth throughout the lifespan. This solicitation supplies directions and particulars (supplementary to the PAPPG) for the preparation of proposals submitted to the Developmental Sciences Program.
II. Program Description
The Developmental Sciences program helps fundamental analysis that advances our understanding of perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and organic processes associated to human growth throughout the lifespan. Analysis supported by this program will broaden our information of the underlying developmental processes that assist social, cognitive, and behavioral functioning, thereby illuminating methods for people to dwell productive lives as members of society.
The Developmental Sciences program helps analysis that addresses developmental processes inside the domains of perceptual, cognitive, social, emotional, language, and motor growth throughout the lifespan by working with any applicable populations for the subjects of curiosity together with infants, kids, adolescents, adults (together with growing old populations), and non-human animals. This system additionally helps analysis investigating components that have an effect on developmental change, together with household, friends, college, group, tradition, media, bodily, genetic, and epigenetic influences. This system funds analysis that includes multidisciplinary, multi-method, and/or longitudinal approaches; develops new strategies, fashions, and theories for finding out growth; and integrates completely different processes (e.g., reminiscence, emotion, notion, cognition), ranges of study (e.g., behavioral, social, neural) and time scales. This system funds fundamental analysis that advances our understanding of developmental processes and mechanisms; this system doesn’t fund scientific trials and/or analysis targeted totally on well being outcomes.
This system seeks to assist analysis that (1) includes various methodologies and theoretical views; (2) consists of individuals from a variety of communities, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and cultures; and (3) helps diversify analysis mission management (PIs and co-PIs), concepts, and approaches through equity-centered collaborative fashions. Proposals that embody individuals from traditionally marginalized teams and/or teams underrepresented in developmental science analysis ought to exhibit cultural competence inside the analysis crew to conduct analysis with these communities. PIs ought to present clear proof of equity-centered collaborative practices with group members.
Multidisciplinary and/or multi-method initiatives typically name for the experience of a number of crew members. Proposals submitted to the Developmental Sciences program are inspired to explain how the analysis crew construction will guarantee equitable participation and engagement inside analysis groups with respect to the conceptualization of analysis, decision-making processes, and interpretation of analysis outcomes.
PIs ought to explicitly describe and encourage sampling decisions. This consists of pattern measurement and pattern composition. Pattern measurement justification ought to be supplied within the context of a variety of impartial and interacting components that drive pattern measurement estimates. The pattern composition must also be explicitly motivated. This consists of demographic descriptions of individuals utilizing id markers which can be related in context. PIs are inspired to think about demographic markers, as applicable, of their analytic plan. Representativeness of samples relative to the underlying inhabitants to which findings are anticipated to generalize ought to be explicitly addressed.
We additionally encourage PIs to deal with the boundary situations of anticipated results. As such, PIs are required to obviously and explicitly handle anticipated constraints on the generalizability of the proposed research. In doing so, PIs ought to align sampling, methodological, and analytic selections with the anticipated scale of inference (i.e., generalizability) of empirical findings. For steerage on writing constraints on generalizability statements, PIs ought to seek the advice of related assets obtainable to psychological researchers.
A listing of current awards made by this system demonstrates the vary of sub-fields, strategies, and subjects sometimes supported by this system. If a researcher is not sure whether or not the Developmental Sciences Program and NSF extra broadly are applicable for a proposal subject, they’re inspired to electronic mail a one-page abstract of their mission to this system officer(s) earlier than a proposal submission.
Extra Related Funding Alternatives
The NSF Developmental Sciences Program helps a number of varieties of proposals:
Normal Analysis Proposals
Convention/Workshop Proposals
Analysis Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Supplemental Funding Requests
Non-Tutorial Analysis Internships for Graduate College students (INTERN) Supplemental Funding Requests
College Early Profession Growth (CAREER) Program Proposals
Mid-career Development (MCA) program supplemental funding
Profession-life steadiness supplemental funding
Facilitating Analysis at Primarily Undergraduate Establishments: Analysis in Undergraduate Establishments (RUI) and Analysis Alternative Awards (ROA) Proposals and Supplemental Funding Requests
Analysis Coordination Community (RCN) Proposals
Speedy Response Analysis (RAPID) Proposals
Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Analysis (EAGER) Proposals
Analysis Superior by Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering (RAISE) Proposals.
This listing doesn’t exhaust the total vary of varieties of proposals described in Chapter II of the PAPPG. Quite, these are the categories that could be most related for proposals submitted to the Developmental Sciences Program. Researchers are all the time welcome to seek the advice of with program officers about which NSF mechanisms and applications would possibly finest serve their analysis wants. Any requests for supplemental funding ought to be mentioned with Program Officers earlier than submission.
Analysis Proposals
Most college-level proposals submitted to the Developmental Sciences Program are “customary” analysis proposals. A mission may be proposed to be carried out by a single researcher or a analysis crew comprising a principal investigator together with co-principal investigators, different senior personnel, postdoctoral researchers, or different personnel (together with specialists from different disciplines and different international locations) as wanted for the conduct of the analysis.
Particular pointers on proposal preparation are described within the PAPPG. Be aware that for collaborative initiatives throughout establishments, the Developmental Sciences program permits researchers to submit a single proposal with subawards or a collaborative proposal submitted as separate submissions from a number of organizations.
Typical award sizes for this system are included in descriptions of current awards. There is no such thing as a award ceiling, however please be suggested {that a} typical analysis award within the Developmental Science Program is within the vary of $200,000-$600,000 complete funds, inclusive of oblique prices. Most initiatives are scoped to a three-year length and associated bills. Requested prices should relate on to the goals of the analysis; the PAPPG describes allowable and unallowable prices. Proposals that include budgets considerably past this vary could also be returned with out overview.
Convention Proposals
The Developmental Sciences Program helps thematic conferences or workshops designed to spotlight broadly related disciplinary or interdisciplinary analysis gaps and desires, future analysis priorities, improvements, and grand challenges. This system doesn’t assist standing conferences hosted by skilled societies. This system doesn’t assist gatherings whose function is primarily to convey the outcomes of accomplished analysis. This system encourages hybrid or digital conferences when applicable, in addition to the inclusion of postdoctoral researchers, graduate college students, and members of teams underrepresented in developmental science and STEM as lively convention individuals. These sometimes have complete price budgets, together with direct and oblique prices, of roughly $35,000. Convention proposals could solely be submitted following an invite from the Program Administrators.
Convention proposals ought to typically be submitted at the least 1 yr upfront of the proposed occasion. Whereas convention proposals could also be submitted at any time, this system could elect to have them reviewed by overview panels together with analysis proposals submitted to the common proposal deadline. Please seek the advice of Chapter II.F of the PAPPG for details about making ready and submitting convention proposals, together with an inventory of required components and funds exclusions, whereas conserving in thoughts the Developmental Science Program’s particular pursuits and limitations.
Analysis Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Supplemental Funding Requests
An REU complement normally supplies assist for one or two undergraduate college students to take part in analysis as part of a brand new or ongoing NSF-funded analysis mission. For REU requests submitted to the Developmental Sciences Program, proposers are suggested that the PI ought to be a post-PhD developmental scientist who holds current NSF award(s).
REU requests typically ought to be submitted as a part of an ordinary analysis proposal; post-award supplemental funding is meant just for unanticipated alternatives that come up through the course of the mission. Researchers should contact the Developmental Sciences program officers previous to submitting a supplemental funding request. See the REU Websites and Dietary supplements pointers for extra particulars. Supplemental funding requests may be submitted at any time.
The Developmental Sciences Program will take into account REU funding requests for as much as $6000 per pupil and not more than two college students per yr, to assist the price of the scholar’s analysis coaching.
College Early Profession Growth (CAREER) Program Proposals
The NSF Developmental Sciences Program participates within the NSF-wide CAREER Program for junior school (untenured however tenure-track or equal). CAREER proposals have a most length of 5 years. Along with analysis prices, proposers could embody bills for specialised coaching to boost the analysis and their future skilled trajectory. CAREER proposals additionally should have an academic element.
Researchers who wish to submit CAREER proposals ought to seek the advice of the CAREER-specific pointers for eligibility data, allowable prices, submission deadlines (that are completely different than Developmental Sciences proposals), and different CAREER Program necessities. CAREER proposals which can be submitted to the Developmental Sciences Program might be reviewed through the fall overview cycle; a PI could not submit each a CAREER and an ordinary analysis proposal in the identical cycle.
In contrast to customary analysis proposals, the minimal CAREER award is $400,000. CAREER award sizes in Developmental Sciences sometimes vary from $400,000-$600,000.
Facilitating Analysis at Primarily Undergraduate Establishments: Analysis in Undergraduate Establishments (RUI) and Analysis Alternative Awards (ROA)
The Analysis in Undergraduate Establishments (RUI) and Analysis Alternative Awards (ROA) funding alternatives assist analysis by school members at predominantly undergraduate establishments (PUIs). RUI proposals assist PUI school in analysis that engages them of their skilled area(s), builds capability for analysis at their house establishment, and helps the mixing of analysis and undergraduate training. ROAs equally assist PUI school analysis, however these awards sometimes permit school to work as visiting scientists at research-intensive organizations the place they collaborate with different NSF-supported investigators. RUI proposals are reviewed alongside different customary proposals within the Developmental Sciences program and should be submitted by the deadline specified on this solicitation.
Speedy Response Analysis (RAPID) Proposals
RAPID awards are to assist pressing analysis. The urgency is that unanticipated analysis information could be misplaced if the researchers needed to await the completion of a traditional overview cycle. This is likely to be due to the unanticipated availability of entry to hardly ever obtainable phenomena, specialised gear, analysis websites, or specialised informants. RAPID assist is usually requested for quick-response analysis on pure or anthropogenic disasters and different unanticipated occasions. To achieve success in acquiring RAPID assist, investigators should convincingly argue that the actual scenario to be investigated will produce information which can be unlikely to be present in every other scenario and which can be important for recognized and necessary analysis questions. If the analysis is routine, failure to plan forward shouldn’t be a enough rationale for RAPID assist.
Proposals are accepted anytime nonetheless, researchers should have prior approval from a Developmental Sciences program officer to submit a RAPID proposal to this system. On this preliminary electronic mail, proposers ought to briefly clarify the info to be collected, why these information are scientifically necessary, an estimate of the wanted funds, and a timeline for the analysis. The Undertaking Description for RAPID proposals are restricted to five pages and solely inner NSF overview is required so funding may be made obtainable comparatively rapidly. Please seek the advice of Chapter II.F of the PAPPG for additional directions on the preparation and submission of RAPID proposals.
Early-Idea Grants for Exploratory Analysis (EAGER) Proposals
The Developmental Sciences Program helps EAGER proposals for funding analysis on untested however doubtlessly transformative analysis concepts and approaches.
Proposals are accepted at anytime, nonetheless researchers should have prior approval from a Developmental Sciences program officer to submit an EAGER proposal. The EAGER proposal kind shouldn’t be used for proposals that may very well be submitted to an everyday competitors, so the preliminary inquiry ought to clarify rigorously why the anticipated mission matches the EAGER standards. The Undertaking Description is proscribed to not more than 8 pages, and solely an inner NSF overview is required. Please seek the advice of Chapter II.F of the PAPPG for additional directions on the preparation and submission of EAGER proposals.
The Developmental Sciences Program hardly ever helps EAGER budgets over $200,000, which is lower than the utmost allowed by the PAPPG. The utmost length is 24 months.
Extra Program Concerns
Broader Impression Actions
This system helps a variety of broader affect actions, and profitable initiatives will embody inventive, well-integrated, efficient, evidence-based broader affect actions developed inside the context of the mission, targets, and assets of the organizations and folks concerned. The experience of collaborators, the proposal funds, and the funds justification ought to mirror this integration. Instance actions embody however are usually not restricted to those who create efficient strategies of science outreach and engagement with native communities or the general public at massive; translate analysis to learn broader societal wants; contain early profession researchers and college students who’re veterans, individuals with disabilities, or from different teams which can be underrepresented in science, know-how, engineering and arithmetic (STEM); or foster new partnerships, together with if targeted on capability constructing (e.g., with Minority Serving Establishments, two-year faculties or internationally). Extra steerage for broader impacts could also be discovered within the PAPPG and the Pricey Colleague Letter: A Broader Impacts Framework for Proposals Submitted to NSF’s Social, Behavioral, and Financial Sciences Directorate.
Neighborhood Engagement in Analysis
Neighborhood engagement refers to substantive interplay with group accomplice organizations and anchor establishments comparable to governments; federal, state, and native companies; colleges, libraries, well being, and social service suppliers; tribes and Indigenous-serving organizations; nonprofits; cultural organizations; and companies. Co-production of data consists of the mixing of various information methods and methodologies to systematically perceive the phenomena, methods, and processes being studied in a analysis mission. A co-produced method consists of analysis by which native companions and organizations totally interact within the full analysis course of cycle from the event of analysis inquiries to the gathering, use, and stewardship of information and the interpretation, utility, and dissemination of outcomes.
Proposals that embody group engagement, partnerships with communities and worldwide collaboration ought to both (1) have already established agreed-upon partnerships, documented with the suitable letters of collaboration and funds allocations, or (2) present a transparent plan for group engagement and partnership-building as a part of the primary yr of the grant. Each choices should comply with finest practices in group partnerships, particularly if partnerships are to be established with underrepresented communities. Profitable proposals could have the suitable experience on the PI’s crew to conduct community-based analysis, participatory analysis, or place-based analysis. Ample funding ought to be allotted within the funds to assist mutually helpful and respectful interactions that not solely produce significant analysis and training or outreach outcomes but in addition give attention to the considerations of partnering communities, together with questions of information sovereignty, co-authorship, or co-review of mission outcomes.
Tasks Involving Collaboration with International Organizations or Work in International International locations
As said within the PAPPG, NSF hardly ever supplies direct funding to assist overseas organizations and solely supplies assist for the U.S. portion of collaborative initiatives. If overseas group involvement is crucial to the mission, subawards or guide preparations could also be thought-about if the overseas group contributes distinctive assets not in any other case obtainable, or vital training, coaching, and/or analysis alternatives to the U.S. Such data should be supplied within the mission description part of the proposal. For research in international locations apart from the USA, the mission description ought to talk about, the place applicable, collaborations with scientists and college students from the host nation, and the way these people might be concerned within the mission.
Collaborations ought to be properly justified, in that they signify true mental collaboration and use the experience and specialised expertise, amenities, and assets of the overseas collaborator. The construction of the collaboration ought to be truthful and equitable with proof of native participation and co-leadership throughout testing websites. Letters of collaboration should be included within the different supplementary paperwork part of the proposal. The place related, preparations to allocate samples and information between host nation organizations or establishments and U.S. organizations or establishments ought to be mentioned within the proposal. Investigators are inspired to incorporate any such permits (together with legally required gathering, import, and export permits for samples, instrumentation, and information), authorizations, and agreements, within the different supplementary paperwork part of the proposal.
Knowledge Administration
As said within the PAPPG, principal investigators (PIs) are anticipated to share with different researchers, at not more than incremental price and inside an inexpensive time, the info, samples, bodily collections, and different supporting supplies created or gathered in the midst of work beneath NSF grants. The Developmental Sciences Program is dedicated to the institution, upkeep, validation, description, and distribution of high-quality information units generated by program-funded initiatives. Proposals ought to generate information merchandise which can be findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR). The Developmental Sciences information ought to be shared (barring moral limitations on sharing) upon publication in accordance with necessities said within the PAPPG.
Plans for the dissemination and sharing of analysis outcomes ought to be traceable from the start to the tip of a mission (proposal, overview, and annual/remaining report). PIs are required to supply updates on the standing of metadata and information archiving in annual and remaining mission experiences.
Permits, Permissions, and Collaborations
PIs are accountable for acquiring the required authorizations from federal, state, or native authorities for any gathering or different actions and for advising NSF that they’ve been obtained or requested. The proposal ought to briefly listing the permits which can be required and the timeline for approvals within the supplementary figures and tables doc. For proposals that require assist from centrally supported amenities, investigators should get hold of letters of collaboration from the managing group that comply with the usual textual content really helpful in Chapter II.D.2 of the PAPPG, and people letters ought to be included as a supplementary doc.
Human Topics Analysis
Tasks involving human topics should point out this on the duvet sheet, together with the standing of IRB approval and federal-wide assurance, and might want to present Institutional Overview Board approval earlier than any award is processed (see Chapter II.E.5. of the PAPPG). Although IRB approval shouldn’t be required on the time of proposal submission, this system encourages PIs to briefly handle the standing of approval or the plan for IRB approval within the mission description and supply any further moral issues associated to human topics analysis within the ethics assertion supplementary doc.
Vertebrate Animal Analysis
Tasks involving vertebrate animals should point out this on the duvet sheet, together with the standing of IACUC approval and PHS Assurance, and should present IACUC approval and present PHS Assurance data earlier than any award is processed (see Chapter II.E.4 of the PAPPG). Although IACUC approval and PHS Assurance are usually not required on the time of proposal submission, this system encourages PIs to briefly handle the standing of approval or plan for vertebrate animals approvals within the mission description and talk about any further moral issues associated to vertebrate animal analysis within the ethics assertion supplementary doc. For proposals with plans for main information evaluation in captive or laboratory animals, PIs are inspired to debate within the mission description or ethics assertion: 1) the Important 10 objects within the ARRIVE Tips 2.0 (Animal Analysis: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments) and a pair of) the 3R ideas of Alternative, Discount and Refinement and the way the proposed examine can speed up progress towards assembly these targets.
III. Award Info
Anticipated Sort of Award: Normal Grant or Persevering with Grant
Estimated Variety of Awards: 12
Anticipated Funding Quantity: $6,500,000
Estimated program funds, variety of awards and common award measurement/length are topic to the provision of funds.
IV. Eligibility Info
Who Could Submit Proposals:
Proposals could solely be submitted by the next:
Establishments of Increased Training (IHEs) – Two- and four-year IHEs (together with group faculties) accredited in, and having a campus positioned within the US, appearing on behalf of their school members. Particular Directions for Worldwide Department Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal consists of funding to be supplied to a global department campus of a US establishment of upper training (together with by means of use of subawards and guide preparations), the proposer should clarify the profit(s) to the mission of efficiency on the worldwide department campus, and justify why the mission actions can’t be carried out on the US campus.
Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Impartial museums, observatories, analysis laboratories, skilled societies and related organizations positioned within the U.S. which can be straight related to instructional or analysis actions.
For-profit organizations: U.S.-based business organizations, together with small companies, with robust capabilities in scientific or engineering analysis or training and a ardour for innovation.
State and Native Governments: State instructional workplaces or organizations and native college districts.
Tribal Nations: An American Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or group that the Secretary of the Inside acknowledges as a federally acknowledged tribe pursuant to the Federally Acknowledged Indian Tribe Record Act of 1994, 25 U.S.C. §§ 5130-5131.
International organizations: For cooperative initiatives involving U.S. and overseas organizations, assist will solely be supplied for the U.S. portion.
Different Federal Companies and Federally Funded Analysis and Growth Facilities (FFRDCs): Contact the suitable program earlier than making ready a proposal for submission.
Who Could Function PI:
PIs and co-PIs should be researchers who’ve a Ph.D. or equal training and expertise, enough to permit them to hold out impartial fundamental analysis. PIs are inspired to incorporate undergraduate and graduate college students of their analysis initiatives, however not as PI/co-PI or senior personnel.
Restrict on Variety of Proposals per Group:
There are not any restrictions or limits.
Restrict on Variety of Proposals per PI or co-PI: 1
For a given Developmental Sciences proposal submission deadline, a person could solely be listed as a PI, co-PI, school affiliate or subaward lead on one proposal. Researchers could also be listed in different capacities (e.g., collaborator, guide) on one further proposal. Exceeding the restrict of submissions per PI will lead to a proposal returned with out overview within the reverse order acquired. Based mostly on a necessity for portfolio variety, we encourage current recipients to discover different funding alternatives somewhat than search further funding from Developmental Sciences.
Given the timeline of the submission and overview course of for every overview cycle, proposals which were declined should be considerably revised to be thought-about. Exceptions to this coverage require prior approval by a cognizant program officer. A proposal that has not been considerably revised might be returned with out overview as per the PAPPG.
V. Proposal Preparation And Submission Directions
A. Proposal Preparation Directions
Full Proposal Preparation Directions: Proposers could decide to submit proposals in response to this Program Solicitation through Analysis.gov or Grants.gov.
Full Proposals submitted through Analysis.gov: Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation ought to be ready and submitted in accordance with the overall pointers contained within the NSF Proposal and Award Insurance policies and Procedures Information (PAPPG). The entire textual content of the PAPPG is out there electronically on the NSF web site at: https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg. Paper copies of the PAPPG could also be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, phone (703) 292-8134 or by e-mail from [email protected]. The Put together New Proposal setup will immediate you for this system solicitation quantity.
Full proposals submitted through Grants.gov: Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation through Grants.gov ought to be ready and submitted in accordance with the NSF Grants.gov Utility Information: A Information for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Functions through Grants.gov. The entire textual content of the NSF Grants.gov Utility Information is out there on the Grants.gov web site and on the NSF web site at: (https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=grantsgovguide). To acquire copies of the Utility Information and Utility Types Bundle, click on on the Apply tab on the Grants.gov web site, then click on on the Apply Step 1: Obtain a Grant Utility Bundle and Utility Directions hyperlink and enter the funding alternative quantity, (this system solicitation quantity with out the NSF prefix) and press the Obtain Bundle button. Paper copies of the Grants.gov Utility Information additionally could also be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, phone (703) 292-8134 or by e-mail from [email protected].
In figuring out which methodology to make the most of within the digital preparation and submission of the proposal, please notice the next:
Collaborative Proposals. All collaborative proposals submitted as separate submissions from a number of organizations should be submitted through Analysis.gov. PAPPG Chapter II.E.3 supplies further data on collaborative proposals.
See PAPPG Chapter II.D.2 for steerage on the required sections of a full analysis proposal submitted to NSF. Please notice that the proposal preparation directions supplied on this program solicitation could deviate from the PAPPG directions.
B. Budgetary Info
Price Sharing:
Inclusion of voluntary dedicated price sharing is prohibited.
C. Due Dates
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter’s native time):
July 30, 2024
January 30, 2025
January 30, Yearly Thereafter
D. Analysis.gov/Grants.gov Necessities
For Proposals Submitted By way of Analysis.gov:
To organize and submit a proposal through Analysis.gov, see detailed technical directions obtainable at: https://www.analysis.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Service/Desktop/ProposalPreparationandSubmission.html. For Analysis.gov consumer assist, name the Analysis.gov Assist Desk at 1-800-381-1532 or e-mail [email protected]. The Analysis.gov Assist Desk solutions normal technical questions associated to using the Analysis.gov system. Particular questions associated to this program solicitation ought to be referred to the NSF program workers contact(s) listed in Part VIII of this funding alternative.
For Proposals Submitted By way of Grants.gov:
Earlier than utilizing Grants.gov for the primary time, every group should register to create an institutional profile. As soon as registered, the applicant’s group can then apply for any federal grant on the Grants.gov web site. Complete details about utilizing Grants.gov is out there on the Grants.gov Applicant Assets webpage: https://www.grants.gov/internet/grants/candidates.html. As well as, the NSF Grants.gov Utility Information (see hyperlink in Part V.A) supplies directions concerning the technical preparation of proposals through Grants.gov. For Grants.gov consumer assist, contact the Grants.gov Contact Middle at 1-800-518-4726 or by electronic mail: [email protected]. The Grants.gov Contact Middle solutions normal technical questions associated to using Grants.gov. Particular questions associated to this program solicitation ought to be referred to the NSF program workers contact(s) listed in Part VIII of this solicitation.
Submitting the Proposal: As soon as all paperwork have been accomplished, the Approved Organizational Consultant (AOR) should submit the appliance to Grants.gov and confirm the specified funding alternative and company to which the appliance is submitted. The AOR should then signal and submit the appliance to Grants.gov. The finished utility might be transferred to Analysis.gov for additional processing.
The NSF Grants.gov Proposal Processing in Analysis.gov informational web page supplies submission steerage to candidates and hyperlinks to useful assets together with the NSF Grants.gov Utility Information, Grants.gov Proposal Processing in Analysis.gov how-to information, and Grants.gov Submitted Proposals Often Requested Questions. Grants.gov proposals should cross all NSF pre-check and post-check validations with a view to be accepted by Analysis.gov at NSF.
When submitting through Grants.gov, NSF strongly recommends candidates provoke proposal submission at the least 5 enterprise days upfront of a deadline to permit satisfactory time to deal with NSF compliance errors and resubmissions by 5:00 p.m. submitting group’s native time on the deadline. Please notice that some errors can’t be corrected in Grants.gov. As soon as a proposal passes pre-checks however fails any post-check, an applicant can solely appropriate and submit the in-progress proposal in Analysis.gov.
Proposers that submitted through Analysis.gov could use Analysis.gov to confirm the standing of their submission to NSF. For proposers that submitted through Grants.gov, till an utility has been acquired and validated by NSF, the Approved Organizational Consultant could examine the standing of an utility on Grants.gov. After proposers have acquired an e-mail notification from NSF, Analysis.gov ought to be used to examine the standing of an utility.
VI. NSF Proposal Processing And Overview Procedures
Proposals acquired by NSF are assigned to the suitable NSF program for acknowledgement and, in the event that they meet NSF necessities, for overview. All proposals are rigorously reviewed by a scientist, engineer, or educator serving as an NSF Program Officer, and normally by three to 10 different individuals outdoors NSF both as advert hoc reviewers, panelists, or each, who’re specialists within the explicit fields represented by the proposal. These reviewers are chosen by Program Officers charged with oversight of the overview course of. Proposers are invited to counsel names of individuals they imagine are particularly properly certified to overview the proposal and/or individuals they would like not overview the proposal. These ideas could function one supply within the reviewer choice course of on the Program Officer’s discretion. Submission of such names, nonetheless, is non-obligatory. Care is taken to make sure that reviewers haven’t any conflicts of curiosity with the proposal. As well as, Program Officers could get hold of feedback from web site visits earlier than recommending remaining motion on proposals. Senior NSF workers additional overview suggestions for awards. A flowchart that depicts your complete NSF proposal and award course of (and related timeline) is included in PAPPG Exhibit III-1.
A complete description of the Basis’s benefit overview course of is out there on the NSF web site at: https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/coverage/merit_review/.
Proposers must also concentrate on core methods which can be important to the success of NSF’s mission, as articulated in Main the World in Discovery and Innovation, STEM Expertise Growth and the Supply of Advantages from Analysis – NSF Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 2022 – 2026. These methods are built-in in this system planning and implementation course of, of which proposal overview is one half. NSF’s mission is especially well-implemented by means of the mixing of analysis and training and broadening participation in NSF applications, initiatives, and actions.
One of many strategic targets in assist of NSF’s mission is to foster integration of analysis and training by means of the applications, initiatives, and actions it helps at educational and analysis establishments. These establishments should recruit, practice, and put together a various STEM workforce to advance the frontiers of science and take part within the U.S. technology-based financial system. NSF’s contribution to the nationwide innovation ecosystem is to supply cutting-edge analysis beneath the steerage of the Nation’s most inventive scientists and engineers. NSF additionally helps growth of a robust science, know-how, engineering, and arithmetic (STEM) workforce by investing in constructing the information that informs enhancements in STEM instructing and studying.
NSF’s mission requires the broadening of alternatives and increasing participation of teams, establishments, and geographic areas which can be underrepresented in STEM disciplines, which is crucial to the well being and vitality of science and engineering. NSF is dedicated to this precept of variety and deems it central to the applications, initiatives, and actions it considers and helps.
A. Advantage Overview Rules and Standards
The Nationwide Science Basis strives to spend money on a strong and various portfolio of initiatives that creates new information and permits breakthroughs in understanding throughout all areas of science and engineering analysis and training. To establish which initiatives to assist, NSF depends on a benefit overview course of that includes consideration of each the technical facets of a proposed mission and its potential to contribute extra broadly to advancing NSF’s mission “to advertise the progress of science; to advance the nationwide well being, prosperity, and welfare; to safe the nationwide protection; and for different functions.” NSF makes each effort to conduct a good, aggressive, clear benefit overview course of for the number of initiatives.
1. Advantage Overview Rules
These ideas are to be given due diligence by PIs and organizations when making ready proposals and managing initiatives, by reviewers when studying and evaluating proposals, and by NSF program workers when figuring out whether or not or to not suggest proposals for funding and whereas overseeing awards. On condition that NSF is the first federal company charged with nurturing and supporting excellence in fundamental analysis and training, the next three ideas apply:
All NSF initiatives ought to be of the very best high quality and have the potential to advance, if not remodel, the frontiers of data.
NSF initiatives, within the mixture, ought to contribute extra broadly to attaining societal targets. These “Broader Impacts” could also be completed by means of the analysis itself, by means of actions which can be straight associated to particular analysis initiatives, or by means of actions which can be supported by, however are complementary to, the mission. The mission actions could also be primarily based on beforehand established and/or progressive strategies and approaches, however in both case should be properly justified.
Significant evaluation and analysis of NSF funded initiatives ought to be primarily based on applicable metrics, conserving in thoughts the doubtless correlation between the impact of broader impacts and the assets supplied to implement initiatives. If the scale of the exercise is proscribed, analysis of that exercise in isolation shouldn’t be more likely to be significant. Thus, assessing the effectiveness of those actions could finest be performed at the next, extra aggregated, degree than the person mission.
With respect to the third precept, even when evaluation of Broader Impacts outcomes for explicit initiatives is completed at an aggregated degree, PIs are anticipated to be accountable for finishing up the actions described within the funded mission. Thus, particular person initiatives ought to embody clearly said targets, particular descriptions of the actions that the PI intends to do, and a plan in place to doc the outputs of these actions.
These three benefit overview ideas present the premise for the benefit overview standards, in addition to a context inside which the customers of the standards can higher perceive their intent.
2. Advantage Overview Standards
All NSF proposals are evaluated by means of use of the 2 Nationwide Science Board accepted benefit overview standards. In some cases, nonetheless, NSF will make use of further standards as required to spotlight the particular targets of sure applications and actions.
The 2 benefit overview standards are listed under. Each standards are to be given full consideration through the overview and decision-making processes; every criterion is critical however neither, by itself, is enough. Subsequently, proposers should totally handle each standards. (PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.d(i). comprises further data to be used by proposers in growth of the Undertaking Description part of the proposal). Reviewers are strongly inspired to overview the standards, together with PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.d(i), previous to the overview of a proposal.
When evaluating NSF proposals, reviewers might be requested to think about what the proposers wish to do, why they wish to do it, how they plan to do it, how they are going to know in the event that they succeed, and what advantages might accrue if the mission is profitable. These points apply each to the technical facets of the proposal and the way in which by which the mission could make broader contributions. To that finish, reviewers might be requested to guage all proposals towards two standards:
Mental Advantage: The Mental Advantage criterion encompasses the potential to advance information; and
Broader Impacts: The Broader Impacts criterion encompasses the potential to learn society and contribute to the achievement of particular, desired societal outcomes.
The next components ought to be thought-about within the overview for each standards:
What’s the potential for the proposed exercise to
Advance information and understanding inside its personal area or throughout completely different fields (Mental Advantage); and
Profit society or advance desired societal outcomes (Broader Impacts)?
To what extent do the proposed actions counsel and discover inventive, authentic, or doubtlessly transformative ideas?
Is the plan for finishing up the proposed actions well-reasoned, well-organized, and primarily based on a sound rationale? Does the plan incorporate a mechanism to evaluate success?
How properly certified is the person, crew, or group to conduct the proposed actions?
Are there satisfactory assets obtainable to the PI (both on the house group or by means of collaborations) to hold out the proposed actions?
Broader impacts could also be completed by means of the analysis itself, by means of the actions which can be straight associated to particular analysis initiatives, or by means of actions which can be supported by, however are complementary to, the mission. NSF values the development of scientific information and actions that contribute to achievement of societally related outcomes. Such outcomes embody, however are usually not restricted to: full participation of ladies, individuals with disabilities, and different underrepresented teams in science, know-how, engineering, and arithmetic (STEM); improved STEM training and educator growth at any degree; elevated public scientific literacy and public engagement with science and know-how; improved well-being of people in society; growth of a various, globally aggressive STEM workforce; elevated partnerships between academia, business, and others; improved nationwide safety; elevated financial competitiveness of the USA; and enhanced infrastructure for analysis and training.
Proposers are reminded that reviewers may even be requested to overview the Knowledge Administration Plan and the Postdoctoral Researcher Mentoring Plan, as applicable.
B. Overview and Choice Course of
Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation might be reviewed by Advert hoc Overview and/or Panel Overview.
Reviewers might be requested to guage proposals utilizing two Nationwide Science Board accepted benefit overview standards and, if relevant, further program particular standards. A abstract score and accompanying narrative will typically be accomplished and submitted by every reviewer and/or panel. The Program Officer assigned to handle the proposal’s overview will take into account the recommendation of reviewers and can formulate a advice.
After scientific, technical and programmatic overview and consideration of applicable components, the NSF Program Officer recommends to the cognizant Division Director whether or not the proposal ought to be declined or really helpful for award. NSF strives to have the ability to inform proposers whether or not their proposals have been declined or really helpful for funding inside six months. Massive or significantly advanced proposals or proposals from new recipients could require further overview and processing time. The time interval begins on the deadline or goal date, or receipt date, whichever is later. The interval ends when the Division Director acts upon the Program Officer’s advice.
After programmatic approval has been obtained, the proposals really helpful for funding might be forwarded to the Division of Grants and Agreements or the Division of Acquisition and Cooperative Assist for overview of enterprise, monetary, and coverage implications. After an administrative overview has occurred, Grants and Agreements Officers carry out the processing and issuance of a grant or different settlement. Proposers are cautioned that solely a Grants and Agreements Officer could make commitments, obligations or awards on behalf of NSF or authorize the expenditure of funds. No dedication on the a part of NSF ought to be inferred from technical or budgetary discussions with a NSF Program Officer. A Principal Investigator or group that makes monetary or personnel commitments within the absence of a grant or cooperative settlement signed by the NSF Grants and Agreements Officer does so at their very own danger.
As soon as an award or declination resolution has been made, Principal Investigators are supplied suggestions about their proposals. In all circumstances, evaluations are handled as confidential paperwork. Verbatim copies of evaluations, excluding the names of the reviewers or any reviewer-identifying data, are despatched to the Principal Investigator/Undertaking Director by the Program Officer. As well as, the proposer will obtain a proof of the choice to award or decline funding.
VII. Award Administration Info
A. Notification of the Award
Notification of the award is made to the submitting group by an NSF Grants and Agreements Officer. Organizations whose proposals are declined might be suggested as promptly as doable by the cognizant NSF Program administering this system. Verbatim copies of evaluations, not together with the id of the reviewer, might be supplied mechanically to the Principal Investigator. (See Part VI.B. for extra data on the overview course of.)
B. Award Circumstances
An NSF award consists of: (1) the award discover, which incorporates any particular provisions relevant to the award and any numbered amendments thereto; (2) the funds, which signifies the quantities, by classes of expense, on which NSF has primarily based its assist (or in any other case communicates any particular approvals or disapprovals of proposed expenditures); (3) the proposal referenced within the award discover; (4) the relevant award situations, comparable to Grant Basic Circumstances (GC-1)*; or Analysis Phrases and Circumstances* and (5) any announcement or different NSF issuance that could be integrated by reference within the award discover. Cooperative agreements are also administered in accordance with NSF Cooperative Settlement Monetary and Administrative Phrases and Circumstances (CA-FATC) and the relevant Programmatic Phrases and Circumstances. NSF awards are electronically signed by an NSF Grants and Agreements Officer and transmitted electronically to the group through e-mail.
*These paperwork could also be accessed electronically on NSF’s Web site at https://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/award_conditions.jsp?org=NSF. Paper copies could also be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, phone (703) 292-8134 or by e-mail from [email protected].
Extra complete data on NSF Award Circumstances and different necessary data on the administration of NSF awards is contained within the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG) Chapter VII, obtainable electronically on the NSF Web site at https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg.
Administrative and Nationwide Coverage Necessities
Construct America, Purchase America
As expressed in Govt Order 14005, Making certain the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Staff (86 FR 7475), it’s the coverage of the manager department to make use of phrases and situations of Federal monetary help awards to maximise, per legislation, using items, merchandise, and supplies produced in, and providers provided in, the USA.
In keeping with the necessities of the Construct America, Purchase America Act (Pub. L. 117-58, Division G, Title IX, Subtitle A, November 15, 2021), no funding made obtainable by means of this funding alternative could also be obligated for an award except all iron, metal, manufactured merchandise, and development supplies used within the mission are produced in the USA. For extra data, go to NSF’s Construct America, Purchase America webpage.
C. Reporting Necessities
For all multi-year grants (together with each customary and persevering with grants), the Principal Investigator should submit an annual mission report back to the cognizant Program Officer no later than 90 days previous to the tip of the present funds interval. (Some applications or awards require submission of extra frequent mission experiences). No later than 120 days following expiration of a grant, the PI is also required to submit a remaining mission report, and a mission outcomes report for most people.
Failure to supply the required annual or remaining mission experiences, or the mission outcomes report, will delay NSF overview and processing of any future funding increments in addition to any pending proposals for all recognized PIs and co-PIs on a given award. PIs ought to look at the codecs of the required experiences upfront to guarantee availability of required information.
PIs are required to make use of NSF’s digital project-reporting system, obtainable by means of Analysis.gov, for preparation and submission of annual and remaining mission experiences. Such experiences present data on accomplishments, mission individuals (particular person and organizational), publications, and different particular merchandise and impacts of the mission. Submission of the report through Analysis.gov constitutes certification by the PI that the contents of the report are correct and full. The mission outcomes report additionally should be ready and submitted utilizing Analysis.gov. This report serves as a quick abstract, ready particularly for the general public, of the character and outcomes of the mission. This report might be posted on the NSF web site precisely as it’s submitted by the PI.
Extra complete data on NSF Reporting Necessities and different necessary data on the administration of NSF awards is contained within the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG) Chapter VII, obtainable electronically on the NSF Web site at https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg.
Developmental Sciences Program Annual and Last Stories
Annual and remaining experiences ought to present a succinct define of the particular goals, broader impacts and information administration plan as the primary entry of the accomplishments part (“What are the main targets of the mission?”).
PIs are anticipated to particularly handle progress on actions associated to proposed broader impacts in annual and remaining experiences. Info ought to be supplied within the accomplishments part beneath questions on alternatives for coaching {and professional} growth and dissemination of outcomes to communities of curiosity. The impacts of those actions ought to be described within the impacts part, beneath impacts on society past science and know-how.
Compliance with the mission information administration plan should be documented in annual and remaining experiences. Identifiers for archived metadata and information, comparable to Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) or persistent URLs, should be included in these experiences within the part entitled “Merchandise-Web sites.” The place the ultimate report is due earlier than the required date of pattern or information submission, the PI should report plans for remaining information or pattern submission within the impacts/data assets part. The PI ought to notify this system director by e-mail after remaining information and/or pattern submission has occurred, even when that is after the tip date of the award.
VIII. Company Contacts
Please notice that this system contact data is present on the time of publishing. See program web site for any updates to the factors of contact.
Basic inquiries concerning this program ought to be made to:
Leher Singh, Program Director, SBE/BCS, phone: (703) 292-7257, electronic mail: [email protected]
Anna V. Fisher, Program Director, SBE/BCS, phone: (703) 292-8451, electronic mail: [email protected]
Tanika M. Malloy, Program Assist, SBE/BCS, phone: (703) 292-2484, electronic mail: [email protected]
For questions associated to using NSF methods contact:
NSF Assist Desk: 1-800-381-1532
Analysis.gov Assist Desk e-mail: [email protected]
For questions regarding Grants.gov contact:
Grants.gov Contact Middle: If the Approved Organizational Representatives (AOR) has not acquired a affirmation message from Grants.gov inside 48 hours of submission of utility, please contact through phone: 1-800-518-4726; e-mail:[email protected].
IX. Different Info
The NSF web site supplies probably the most complete supply of knowledge on NSF Directorates (together with contact data), applications and funding alternatives. Use of this web site by potential proposers is strongly inspired. As well as, “NSF Replace” is an information-delivery system designed to maintain potential proposers and different events apprised of recent NSF funding alternatives and publications, necessary modifications in proposal and award insurance policies and procedures, and upcoming NSF Grants Conferences. Subscribers are knowledgeable by means of e-mail or the consumer’s Internet browser every time new publications are issued that match their recognized pursuits. “NSF Replace” additionally is out there on NSF’s web site.
Grants.gov supplies an extra digital functionality to seek for Federal government-wide grant alternatives. NSF funding alternatives could also be accessed through this mechanism. Additional data on Grants.gov could also be obtained at https://www.grants.gov.
About The Nationwide Science Basis
The Nationwide Science Basis (NSF) is an impartial Federal company created by the Nationwide Science Basis Act of 1950, as amended (42 USC 1861-75). The Act states the aim of the NSF is “to advertise the progress of science; [and] to advance the nationwide well being, prosperity, and welfare by supporting analysis and training in all fields of science and engineering.”
NSF funds analysis and training in most fields of science and engineering. It does this by means of grants and cooperative agreements to greater than 2,000 faculties, universities, Okay-12 college methods, companies, casual science organizations and different analysis organizations all through the US. The Basis accounts for about one-fourth of Federal assist to educational establishments for fundamental analysis.
NSF receives roughly 55,000 proposals every year for analysis, training and coaching initiatives, of which roughly 11,000 are funded. As well as, the Basis receives a number of thousand functions for graduate and postdoctoral fellowships. The company operates no laboratories itself however does assist Nationwide Analysis Facilities, consumer amenities, sure oceanographic vessels and Arctic and Antarctic analysis stations. The Basis additionally helps cooperative analysis between universities and business, US participation in worldwide scientific and engineering efforts, and academic actions at each educational degree.
Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (FASED) present funding for particular help or gear to allow individuals with disabilities to work on NSF-supported initiatives. See the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information Chapter II.F.7 for directions concerning preparation of some of these proposals.
The Nationwide Science Basis has Telephonic System for the Deaf (TDD) and Federal Info Relay Service (FIRS) capabilities that allow people with listening to impairments to speak with the Basis about NSF applications, employment or normal data. TDD could also be accessed at (703) 292-5090 and (800) 281-8749, FIRS at (800) 877-8339.
The Nationwide Science Basis Info Middle could also be reached at (703) 292-5111.
The Nationwide Science Basis promotes and advances scientific progress in the USA by competitively awarding grants and cooperative agreements for analysis and training within the sciences, arithmetic, and engineering.
To get the most recent details about program deadlines, to obtain copies of NSF publications, and to entry abstracts of awards, go to the NSF Web site at https://www.nsf.gov
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For Basic Info(NSF Info Middle):
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Privateness Act And Public Burden Statements
The knowledge requested on proposal kinds and mission experiences is solicited beneath the authority of the Nationwide Science Basis Act of 1950, as amended. The knowledge on proposal kinds might be utilized in reference to the number of certified proposals; and mission experiences submitted by proposers might be used for program analysis and reporting inside the Govt Department and to Congress. The knowledge requested could also be disclosed to certified reviewers and workers assistants as a part of the proposal overview course of; to proposer establishments/grantees to supply or get hold of information concerning the proposal overview course of, award selections, or the administration of awards; to authorities contractors, specialists, volunteers and researchers and educators as obligatory to finish assigned work; to different authorities companies or different entities needing data concerning proposers or nominees as a part of a joint utility overview course of, or with a view to coordinate applications or coverage; and to a different Federal company, courtroom, or get together in a courtroom or Federal administrative continuing if the federal government is a celebration. Details about Principal Investigators could also be added to the Reviewer file and used to pick potential candidates to function peer reviewers or advisory committee members. See System of File Notices, NSF-50, “Principal Investigator/Proposal File and Related Information,” and NSF-51, “Reviewer/Proposal File and Related Information.” Submission of the data is voluntary. Failure to supply full and full data, nonetheless, could scale back the opportunity of receiving an award.
An company could not conduct or sponsor, and an individual shouldn’t be required to answer, an data assortment except it shows a legitimate Workplace of Administration and Price range (OMB) management quantity. The OMB management quantity for this assortment is 3145-0058. Public reporting burden for this assortment of knowledge is estimated to common 120 hours per response, together with the time for reviewing directions. Ship feedback concerning the burden estimate and every other side of this assortment of knowledge, together with ideas for decreasing this burden, to:
Suzanne H. Plimpton
Stories Clearance Officer
Coverage Workplace, Division of Establishment and Award Assist
Workplace of Price range, Finance, and Award Administration
Nationwide Science Basis
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