Focus on Recruiting Emerging Climate and Adaptation Scientists and Transformers

Nationwide Science Basis

Directorate for Geosciences
     Division of Analysis, Innovation, Synergies, and Training

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting group’s native time):

     January 29, 2025

Deadline for Observe 1 “Coordination Hub” proposals

     April 30, 2025

Deadline for Observe 2 and Planning Grant proposals

     April 29, 2026

Deadline for Observe 2 and Planning Grant proposals

     April 28, 2027

Deadline for Observe 2 proposals

Essential Data And Revision Notes

Abstract Of Program Necessities

Basic Data

Program Title:

Synopsis of Program:

Cognizant Program Officer(s):

Please notice that the next info is present on the time of publishing. See program web site for any updates to the factors of contact.

Relevant Catalog of Federal Home Help (CFDA) Quantity(s):

Award Data

Anticipated Sort of Award: Normal Grant or Persevering with Grant or Cooperative Settlement

Estimated Variety of Awards: 16

NSF expects to make as much as 16 awards per 12 months contingent upon availability of funds. One Observe 1 award for the coordination hub, as much as 5 Observe 2 awards for graduate pupil cohorts, and as much as 10 FORECAST planning grants at ERIs.

Anticipated Funding Quantity: $15,000,000

The typical whole award dimension is anticipated to be lower than $100K for FORECAST planning grants, $4M for Observe 2 awards, and $7.5M for the Observe 1 award. The length of FORECAST planning grant awards will likely be as much as 12 months. The length of the Observe 1 award will likely be a most of 60 months, and the length of the Observe 2 awards will likely be a most of 48 months. Anticipated funding quantity, variety of awards, and common award dimension and length are contingent upon the provision of funds.

Eligibility Data

Who Might Submit Proposals:

Proposals could solely be submitted by the next:

Observe 1:

Establishments of Larger 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 college members. Particular Directions for Worldwide Department Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal consists of funding to be offered to a global department campus of a US establishment of upper schooling (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: Unbiased museums, observatories, analysis labs, skilled societies and comparable organizations within the U.S. related to academic or analysis actions.

Observe 2 and FORECAST Planning Grants:

Grasp’s degree-granting Rising Analysis Establishments (outlined in 42 §USC 18901 as establishments of upper schooling with a longtime undergraduate or graduate program which have lower than $50,000,000 in Federal analysis expenditures) that award levels in STEM disciplines supported by NSF and which are accredited in, and have a campus positioned within the US. Data from NSF 24-308, the Larger Training Analysis and Growth (HERD) Survey (Desk 24. Federally financed greater schooling R&D expenditures, ranked by FY 2022 R&D expenditures: FYs 2010–22) will likely be used to find out institutional eligibility (https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf24308/).

Who Might Function PI:

There aren’t any restrictions or limits.

Restrict on Variety of Proposals per Group:

FORECAST doesn’t settle for individually submitted collaborative proposals. Any collaboration amongst organizations needs to be by means of a subaward.

An eligible group could submit solely two (2) proposals. Proposals that exceed the organizational eligibility restrict will likely be returned with out evaluation. Potential PIs are suggested to contact their institutional workplace of analysis concerning processes used to pick proposals for submission.

Organizations collaborating solely as evaluators or subawardees on initiatives are excluded from this limitation.

Restrict on Variety of Proposals per PI or co-PI:

A person could function Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI on just one (1) proposal submitted to this solicitation. Proposals that exceed the PI/co-PI eligibility restrict (past the primary submission primarily based on timestamp) will likely be returned with out evaluation whatever the particular person’s function (PI or co-PI) within the returned proposal(s).

Proposal Preparation and Submission Directions

A. Proposal Preparation Directions

Letters of Intent: Not required

Preliminary Proposal Submission: Not required

B. Budgetary Data

Different Budgetary Limitations:

Different budgetary limitations apply. Please see the total textual content of this solicitation for additional info.

C. Due Dates

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting group’s native time):

     January 29, 2025

Deadline for Observe 1 “Coordination Hub” proposals

     April 30, 2025

Deadline for Observe 2 and Planning Grant proposals

     April 29, 2026

Deadline for Observe 2 and Planning Grant proposals

     April 28, 2027

Deadline for Observe 2 proposals

Proposal Evaluate Data Standards

Advantage Evaluate Standards:

Nationwide Science Board accredited standards. Extra advantage evaluation standards apply. Please see the total textual content of this solicitation for additional info.

Award Administration Data

Award Situations:

Normal NSF award situations apply.

Reporting Necessities:

Extra reporting necessities apply. Please see the total textual content of this solicitation for additional info.

Desk Of Contents

Abstract of Program Necessities

Introduction
Program Description
Award Data
Eligibility Data
Proposal Preparation and Submission Directions

Proposal Preparation Directions
Budgetary Data
Due Dates
Analysis.gov/Grants.gov Necessities


NSF Proposal Processing and Evaluate Procedures

Advantage Evaluate Rules and Standards
Evaluate and Choice Course of


Award Administration Data

Notification of the Award
Award Situations
Reporting Necessities


Company Contacts
Different Data

I. Introduction

II. Program Description

III. Award Data

IV. Eligibility Data

Who Might Submit Proposals:

Proposals could solely be submitted by the next:

Observe 1:

Establishments of Larger 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 college members. Particular Directions for Worldwide Department Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal consists of funding to be offered to a global department campus of a US establishment of upper schooling (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: Unbiased museums, observatories, analysis labs, skilled societies and comparable organizations within the U.S. related to academic or analysis actions.

Observe 2 and FORECAST Planning Grants:

Grasp’s degree-granting Rising Analysis Establishments (outlined in 42 §USC 18901 as establishments of upper schooling with a longtime undergraduate or graduate program which have lower than $50,000,000 in Federal analysis expenditures) that award levels in STEM disciplines supported by NSF and which are accredited in, and have a campus positioned within the US. Data from NSF 24-308, the Larger Training Analysis and Growth (HERD) Survey (Desk 24. Federally financed greater schooling R&D expenditures, ranked by FY 2022 R&D expenditures: FYs 2010–22) will likely be used to find out institutional eligibility (https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf24308/).

Who Might Function PI:

There aren’t any restrictions or limits.

Restrict on Variety of Proposals per Group:

FORECAST doesn’t settle for individually submitted collaborative proposals. Any collaboration amongst organizations needs to be by means of a subaward.

An eligible group could submit solely two (2) proposals. Proposals that exceed the organizational eligibility restrict will likely be returned with out evaluation. Potential PIs are suggested to contact their institutional workplace of analysis concerning processes used to pick proposals for submission.

Organizations collaborating solely as evaluators or subawardees on initiatives are excluded from this limitation.

Restrict on Variety of Proposals per PI or co-PI:

A person could function Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI on just one (1) proposal submitted to this solicitation. Proposals that exceed the PI/co-PI eligibility restrict (past the primary submission primarily based on timestamp) will likely be returned with out evaluation whatever the particular person’s function (PI or co-PI) within the returned proposal(s).

Extra Eligibility Information:

The FORECAST program encourages proposals from ERIs designated as Minority Serving Establishments.

V. Proposal Preparation And Submission Directions

A. Proposal Preparation Directions

Full Proposal Preparation Directions: Proposers could choose to submit proposals in response to this Program Solicitation by way of Analysis.gov or Grants.gov.

Full Proposals submitted by way of Analysis.gov: Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation needs to be ready and submitted in accordance with the final tips contained within the NSF Proposal and Award Insurance policies and Procedures Information (PAPPG). The entire textual content of the PAPPG is on the market 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 by way of Grants.gov: Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation by way of Grants.gov needs to be ready and submitted in accordance with the NSF Grants.gov Software Information: A Information for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Purposes by way of Grants.gov. The entire textual content of the NSF Grants.gov Software Information is on the market 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 Software Information and Software Types Package deal, click on on the Apply tab on the Grants.gov web site, then click on on the Apply Step 1: Obtain a Grant Software Package deal and Software Directions hyperlink and enter the funding alternative quantity, (this system solicitation quantity with out the NSF prefix) and press the Obtain Package deal button. Paper copies of the Grants.gov Software Information additionally could also be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, phone (703) 292-8134 or by e-mail from [email protected].

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 offered on this program solicitation could deviate from the PAPPG directions.

Please notice that the FORECAST Planning Grant proposals described on this solicitation are a solicitation-specific mission class and are separate and distinct from the kind of proposal described in Chapter II.F.1 of the PAPPG. When getting ready a Planning proposal in response to this solicitation, the “Analysis” kind of proposal needs to be chosen within the proposal preparation module in Analysis.gov or Grants.gov.

The next directions complement or deviate from the steerage contained within the PAPPG:

Title: Present a brief informative title that begins with the suitable prefix. The proposal title ought to clearly point out which proposal kind is being supported by the proposed mission, utilizing the related format right here:

For Observe 1 initiatives, the title ought to learn as “FORECAST Observe 1: [Rest of Project Title…]”
For Observe 2 initiatives, the title ought to learn as “FORECAST Observe 2: [Rest of Project Title….]”
For planning grant initiatives, the title ought to learn as “FORECAST Planning Grant: [Rest of Project Title…]”

Cowl Sheet: If worldwide actions are proposed, whether or not or not they are going to be funded by way of the FORECAST award, the worldwide cooperative actions field needs to be checked, and the person international locations listed.

Challenge Description: The mission description ought to present a transparent assertion of the work to be undertaken and should embrace the goals for the interval of the proposed work and the anticipated significance. Along with the steerage contained within the PAPPG, together with the requirement for a separate part labeled “Broader Impacts”, the Challenge Description ought to embrace the next:

Observe 1: Coordination Hub (most 20 pages)

Overview. Present a quick description of the targets and goals of the proposed mission, the mental focus, organizational construction.

Organizational/Institutional Profile(s). Present a quick description of the submitting group and every other organizational companions within the mission. Proposals ought to describe present pupil coaching alternatives and packages that embrace various views. If a couple of group is concerned within the mission, the proposal ought to describe the targets of the collaboration and the anticipated outcomes of the collaboration.

Challenge Design. Describe the targets and implementation plan for the skilled growth of the scholars. Describe the traits of the coed participant cohort that will be engaged on this mission. Describe how the group plans to work together with recipients of Observe 2 awards. Embody a mission timetable.

Participant Recruitment and Choice. Describe outreach, recruitment, and choice plan for senior pupil contributors that will accomplish the group’s desired cohort traits. FORECAST contributors should be US residents or everlasting residents. Describe variety of FORECAST college students per cohort with a minimal of two cohorts of at the least 25 college students per cohort. The coordination hub will likely be anticipated to make use of the Training and Coaching Software Portal (ETAP) to solicit and evaluation participant purposes.
Senior Undergraduate/Affiliate Assist. Describe the mechanism that will likely be put in place to help cohort contributors, together with alternatives to attach with the broader group that’s demographically and/or geographically various. Describe plans for managing pupil funding help throughout Part 1 (senior undergraduate contributors) and Part 2 (when contributors transfer to graduate college). 
FORECAST Neighborhood Networking Plan. Proposals should describe deliberate efforts to attach and foster the broader FORECAST group. Describe plans to attach Observe 1 and Observe 2 contributors with entrepreneurial choices by way of skilled growth alternatives. Present an in depth plan addressing hub efforts to coach senior undergraduate contributors in working respectfully and equitably with group companions.

Challenge Personnel. This subsection ought to describe any related expertise and the file of involvement with analysis, coaching, schooling of, and/or fairness and inclusion efforts for the goal inhabitants, by the PI, and different professionals who could function mentors for the proposed actions. As well as, this part ought to describe any related expertise and the file of involvement with transdisciplinary analysis and STEM innovation. The outline ought to embrace info on the file of the mission workforce in offering skilled growth alternatives, work in bettering office tradition by means of range, fairness, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) efforts, or experience in working in equitable partnerships with native communities. This part also needs to talk about the collective range of the workers concerned, together with mentors, and the preparation of that workers to handle the actions; methods for recruiting and choosing further mentors if wanted; any coaching, mentoring, or monitoring that workers and mentors have acquired or will obtain to assist them help the mission.

Challenge Analysis. The mission workforce ought to be certain that the mission advantages from an unbiased and exterior perspective in mission evaluation/analysis actions. Challenge evaluator(s) could be from an inner or exterior evaluation unit or consulting entity. If a mission chooses to contain a person or workforce from the lead or collaborating establishment(s) within the analysis, then the mission should present justification and clarify how lack of bias is ensured. This part also needs to describe mission analysis sustainability plans together with the efforts that will likely be made in order that the evaluation/analysis instruments which are developed/applied throughout the mission interval can be found to the educational group on the collaborating establishment/s past the award interval. The lead evaluator should be listed as senior personnel. This requirement doesn’t influence institutional eligibility, as organizations collaborating solely as mission evaluators are excluded from the eligibility restrict (see Part IV).

Observe 2: FORECAST Cohorts at Rising Analysis Establishments (ERIs) (most 15 pages)

Overview. Present a quick description of the targets and goals of the proposed mission, the mental focus, organizational construction, and any collaborating organizations’ dedication to the exercise.

Institutional Profile(s). Present a quick description of the submitting establishment and every other organizational companions within the mission. Proposals ought to describe the present standing of graduate or associated geoscience schooling, analysis, and/or coaching alternatives, together with the various views of the school, workers, and the profile of current graduate packages by which college students within the cohort might probably have their tutorial house, this consists of variety of college students within the packages, present demographics, and scientific self-discipline. If a couple of group is concerned within the mission, the proposal ought to describe the targets of the collaboration and the anticipated outcomes for anybody who will take part within the collaboration.

Challenge Design. Describe the overarching analysis theme, imaginative and prescient, and targets of the proposed FORECAST mission with a deal with implementing new approaches to coaching STEM graduate college students within the focused transdisciplinary analysis space. Establish the potential of the FORECAST mission to supply added worth to the present diploma packages and strategies of graduate coaching on the establishment(s), together with the skilled growth wanted for college who could be concerned within the mission. Emphasize the graduate coaching wants within the mission’s thematic analysis subject, each on the host establishment(s) and nationally. As well as, describe the necessity for professionals with grasp’s levels within the mission’s thematic analysis space. Articulate how the proposed FORECAST mission will foster transdisciplinary synergisms rising from ongoing analysis actions and/or by way of FORECAST-funded initiatives. Describe how the proposed FORECAST mission enhances and builds on different ongoing or prior institutional efforts to enhance STEM graduate schooling. Proposers ought to describe how the outcomes of the FORECAST program will likely be communicated broadly past the establishment. Tackle implications of the proposed FORECAST mission for broadening participation in STEM packages and STEM careers. Describe plans to institutionalize improvements in coaching various cohorts of transdisciplinary STEM professionals for a spread of analysis and research-related careers inside the present and future workforce. Embody a mission timetable. Describe plans to combine FORECAST contributors into the broader nationwide FORECAST group by way of interactions with the managing hub.

Cohort Recruitment and Choice. Describe outreach, recruitment, and choice plan for the cohort of associates. Describe variety of FORECAST Associates per cohort with a minimal of two cohorts of at the least 6 college students per cohort. Describe skilled growth actions, together with transdisciplinary collaborations inside the establishment, with the college group, and with the broader geographic or demographic group.  FORECAST contributors should be US residents or everlasting residents.

FORECAST Affiliate Skilled Growth. Describe skilled growth plan. Describe evidence-based plans to equitably help FORECAST cohort graduate college students.

Neighborhood Partnership Plan. Proposals that embrace partnerships with native communities want to supply an in depth plan on how the partnership will likely be established in an equitable and respectful method. The plan ought to element what commitments have been made by all concerned events and the way influence and outcomes will likely be assessed and shared throughout all companions.

Challenge Personnel. This subsection ought to describe any related expertise and the file of involvement with analysis, coaching, schooling of, and/or fairness and inclusion efforts for the goal inhabitants, by the PI, the school or different professionals who could function mentors for the proposed actions. As well as, this part ought to describe any related expertise and the file of involvement with transdisciplinary analysis and STEM innovation. The outline ought to embrace info on the file of PIs in offering skilled growth alternatives, work in bettering office tradition by means of DEIA efforts, or experience in working in equitable partnerships with native communities. This part also needs to talk about the collective range of the workers concerned, together with mentors, and the preparation of that workers to handle the actions; methods for recruiting and choosing further mentors if wanted; any coaching, mentoring, or monitoring that workers and mentors have acquired or will obtain to assist them help the mission.

Challenge Analysis. Initiatives ought to embrace plans to judge the success of the mission actions. Specifically, the proposal ought to determine particular competencies and outcomes together with efficiency measures and an analysis timetable. Though the main target needs to be on the FORECAST Associates, the analysis plan also needs to assess how the FORECAST mission impacts college instructing and analysis, tutorial packages, and institutional insurance policies concerning transdisciplinary collaboration in STEM graduate schooling. The evaluation plan ought to describe how and when evaluation outcomes could be shared with the mission contributors, together with FORECAST Associates and institutional administration. Describe mechanisms for normal suggestions from the evaluator(s) and the associates and school personnel to the management workforce and the way that suggestions will inform the mission implementation practices. Proposals ought to embrace plans for speaking evaluation outcomes each inside the FORECAST group and extra broadly by means of publications {and professional} conferences. Awardees needs to be ready to contribute to FORECAST program analysis, together with participation in systematic information assortment by way of NSF monitoring programs, contributions at NSF-sponsored PI conferences, and periodic cross-award, joint video conferences to share insights, efficient practices, and analysis findings.

FORECAST Planning Grants (most 8 pages)

Overview. Present a quick description of the targets and goals of the proposed mission, the mental focus, organizational construction, timetable, and any collaborating organizations’ dedication to the exercise.

Institutional Profile(s). Present a quick description of the submitting establishment and every other organizational companions within the mission. If a couple of group is concerned within the mission, the proposal ought to describe the targets of the collaboration and the anticipated outcomes for anybody who will take part within the collaboration.

Challenge Design. Proposals ought to describe the precise actions that will likely be undertaken to attain the targets outlined on this solicitation, and the way the actions are applicable for a FORECAST planning grant. Embody the plan for participant and group engagement. For FORECAST planning grants that intention to determine new graduate packages, a plan for these actions needs to be introduced.

Challenge Personnel. This subsection ought to describe any related expertise and the file of involvement of PIs and concerned workers with analysis, schooling of, fairness and inclusion, and/or innovation efforts. This part also needs to embrace trainings the PIs and concerned workers will undertake as a part of their very own skilled growth to organize for a Observe 2 proposal.

Analysis. Present a succinct plan for summative analysis of the proposed actions. PIs should interact specialists in analysis (from their group or one other one) in planning and implementing the mission analysis. Analysis experience needs to be from exterior the PI and Co-PI workforce.

Supplementary Paperwork: Along with the steerage contained within the PAPPG, all FORECAST proposal varieties ought to embrace the next Supplementary Paperwork, if relevant:

Record of Challenge Personnel: A listing of mission personnel and companion organizations as described under is required. This info offers NSF and reviewers with a complete record of personnel and organizations concerned within the mission.

Record all mission personnel who’ve a task within the administration, analysis, schooling, broadening participation, and data switch parts of the FORECAST mission. Use the next format: final identify, first identify, establishment/group.
Record of all establishments and organizations with which mission personnel are affiliated. Designate for every an applicable class: Establishment of Larger Training, Nationwide Laboratory, Federal Authorities, Business, Non-Governmental Group, State/Native Authorities, or Worldwide group.

Secure and Inclusive Fieldwork (SAIF) Plan: All proposals submitted to this solicitation that embrace analysis that will likely be carried out off-campus or off-site should submit a plan for secure and inclusive fieldwork as a supplemental doc that will likely be thought-about below the broader impacts evaluation criterion. This supplemental doc is in lieu of the required plan related to the certification referred to as for in Chapter II.E.9 of the PAPPG. Extra info concerning evaluation of the plan is offered below Solicitation Particular Evaluate Standards.

It’s NSF coverage to foster secure and harassment-free environments wherever science is carried out. Work carried out off-campus or off-site needs to be an enriching expertise for everybody and assist draw researchers to geosciences analysis. By requiring superior planning and a focus to sustaining an inclusive setting, NSF is working to make sure that off-campus or off-site analysis is secure and inclusive for all contributors.

Off-campus or off-site analysis is outlined as information/info/samples being collected off-campus or off-site, comparable to fieldwork and analysis actions on vessels and plane. The plan should be not than two pages.

The SAIF Plan should embrace:

a quick description of the sphere setting and distinctive challenges for the workforce;
the steps the proposing group will take to nurture an inclusive off-campus or off-site working setting, together with processes to determine shared workforce definitions of roles, obligations, and tradition, e.g., codes of conduct, trainings, mentor/mentee mechanisms and subject help which may embrace common check-ins, and/or developmental occasions;
communication processes inside the off-site workforce and to the group(s) that reduce singular factors inside the communication pathway (e.g., there shouldn’t be a single particular person overseeing entry to a single satellite tv for pc cellphone);
and the organizational mechanisms that will likely be used for reporting, responding to, and resolving problems with harassment in the event that they come up.

B. Budgetary Data

Value Sharing:

Inclusion of voluntary dedicated price sharing is prohibited.

Different Budgetary Limitations:

Finances: The proposed finances for Observe 1 proposals could be as much as $7.5 million (most). The proposed finances for Observe 2 proposals could be as much as $4 million (most). Proposal budgets for each tracks needs to be according to the prices to develop, provide, administer, and consider this system parts and the variety of proposed FORECAST Associates. Direct prices for express affiliate help and programmatic parts should be commensurate with the targets specified within the proposal. For additional info on allowable prices see Chapter IIC.2.g. of the PAPPG. The proposed finances for FORECAST planning grants could be as much as $100K (most).

Finances Preparation Directions:

Along with the steerage contained within the PAPPG, Observe 1 and Observe 2 FORECAST proposals ought to tackle the next gadgets, as relevant:

Observe 1: Coordination Hub: Present an annual finances for as much as 5 years.

Pupil Participant and FORECAST Affiliate Assist Embody all pupil participant help (e.g., stipend, journey) as Participant Assist Prices within the finances. Pupil Contributors (Part 1 and Part 2) should be full-time college students enrolled at an accredited U.S. establishment and maintain United States citizenship or nationwide or everlasting resident standing. Undergraduate contributors (Part 1) will obtain a stipend in keeping with the quantity for a GS-5 Step 1. In 12 months 1 of the mission, the stipend needs to be equal to the FY24 annual quantity of $33,578 (see https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2024/general-schedule), together with the suitable locality pay for the coed’s establishment. Stipend and locality pay needs to be escalated by 3% every subsequent 12 months. The anticipated time dedication for undergraduates in Part 1 is roughly 40 hours/semester, equal to 2 weekend-long coaching classes or a week-long short-course. Nevertheless, the skilled growth supplied to college students could also be structured in numerous methods and the format will not be prescribed. Undergraduate pupil contributors who develop into graduate pupil FORECAST Associates (Part 2) will obtain an academic allowance of $40,000 per 12 months for as much as two years, offered they’re enrolled in an accredited graduate program and make passable progress in the direction of diploma completion. 

Senior Personnel Salaries: Wage help should be according to contributions to the help and administration of undergraduate participant and FORECAST Affiliate skilled growth. Assist for postdoctoral fellows will not be allowed until they explicitly have an educational or different coaching function.

Different Finances Objects: Different finances requests (e.g., non-FORECAST Affiliate journey, tools, and analysis help) should mirror the coaching focus of this system. Initiatives ought to finances for a FORECAST Challenge Coordinator (50%-100% appointment) and an evaluator. The finances ought to embrace funds for one PI to attend a two-day PI assembly in Washington, DC throughout the first 12 months of the mission.

Observe 2: FORECAST Cohorts at Rising Analysis Establishments (ERIs): Present an annual finances for as much as 4 years.

FORECAST Affiliate Assist: Embody all help for FORECAST Associates (e.g., stipend, prices of schooling, journey) as Participant Assist Prices within the finances. FORECAST stipend and schooling prices are supposed for these associates (grasp’s college students) whose graduate analysis is aligned with the mission’s analysis theme. Associates should be full-time college students and maintain United States citizenship or nationwide or everlasting resident standing. For 12 months 1 of the mission, the NSF minimal contribution to FORECAST stipends is on the GS-7 Step 1 ($41,966 in FY24) plus relevant locality pay (see https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/2024/general-schedule) per 12 months per affiliate. Stipend and locality pay needs to be escalated by 3% every subsequent 12 months. Associates are anticipated to minimally obtain two years of stipend help over their Grasp’s diploma tenure. FORECAST Associates can’t be charged tuition or every other required prices of schooling whereas they’re receiving a FORECAST stipend. Thus, the finances ought to embrace customary prices of schooling (i.e., tuition, required charges, vital computing sources) for FORECAST Associates of at the least $20,000 per 12 months. Extra prices for all Associates to take part in programmatic and coaching parts needs to be designated as Journey, Subsistence, or Different Participant Assist Prices within the finances.

College/Senior Personnel Salaries: Wage help should be according to contributions to the cohort of FORECAST Associates. Assist for postdoctoral fellows will not be allowed until they explicitly have an educational or different coaching function.

Different Finances Objects: Different finances requests (e.g., non-FORECAST Affiliate journey, tools, and analysis help) should mirror the coaching focus of this system. Initiatives ought to finances for a FORECAST Challenge Coordinator (50%-100% appointment) and an evaluator. The finances ought to embrace funds for one PI to attend a two-day PI assembly Washington, DC throughout the first 12 months of the mission.

FORECAST Planning Grants: FORECAST Cohorts at Rising Analysis Establishments (ERIs): Present an annual finances for as much as 12 months.

College/Senior Personnel Salaries: Wage help should be according to contributions to the event of a FORECAST Observe 2 mission. Assist for postdoctoral fellows will not be allowed until they explicitly have an educational or different coaching function.

Different Finances Objects: The finances ought to embrace funds for one PI to attend a two-day PI assembly Washington, DC throughout the first 12 months of the mission. As well as, funds to help the analysis of the planning grant needs to be included.

Finances Justification: The Finances Justification should clearly clarify how funds will likely be utilized in direct help of contributors and program. For proposals with any subawards, every subaward should embrace a separate finances justification. See PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.g.

C. Due Dates

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting group’s native time):

     January 29, 2025

Deadline for Observe 1 “Coordination Hub” proposals

     April 30, 2025

Deadline for Observe 2 and Planning Grant proposals

     April 29, 2026

Deadline for Observe 2 and Planning Grant proposals

     April 28, 2027

Deadline for Observe 2 proposals

D. Analysis.gov/Grants.gov Necessities

For Proposals Submitted By way of Analysis.gov:

To organize and submit a proposal by way of Analysis.gov, see detailed technical directions out there 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 help, name the Analysis.gov Assist Desk at 1-800-381-1532 or e-mail [email protected]. The Analysis.gov Assist Desk solutions basic technical questions associated to using the Analysis.gov system. Particular questions associated to this program solicitation needs 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 on the market on the Grants.gov Applicant Assets webpage: https://www.grants.gov/internet/grants/candidates.html. As well as, the NSF Grants.gov Software Information (see hyperlink in Part V.A) offers directions concerning the technical preparation of proposals by way of Grants.gov. For Grants.gov consumer help, contact the Grants.gov Contact Middle at 1-800-518-4726 or by e-mail: [email protected]. The Grants.gov Contact Middle solutions basic technical questions associated to using Grants.gov. Particular questions associated to this program solicitation needs 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 applying to Grants.gov and confirm the specified funding alternative and company to which the applying is submitted. The AOR should then signal and submit the applying to Grants.gov. The finished software will likely be transferred to Analysis.gov for additional processing.

The NSF Grants.gov Proposal Processing in Analysis.gov informational web page offers submission steerage to candidates and hyperlinks to useful sources together with the NSF Grants.gov Software Information, Grants.gov Proposal Processing in Analysis.gov how-to information, and Grants.gov Submitted Proposals Ceaselessly Requested Questions. Grants.gov proposals should move all NSF pre-check and post-check validations so as to be accepted by Analysis.gov at NSF.

When submitting by way of Grants.gov, NSF strongly recommends candidates provoke proposal submission at the least 5 enterprise days upfront of a deadline to permit sufficient 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 right and submit the in-progress proposal in Analysis.gov.

Proposers that submitted by way of Analysis.gov could use Analysis.gov to confirm the standing of their submission to NSF. For proposers that submitted by way of Grants.gov, till an software has been acquired and validated by NSF, the Approved Organizational Consultant could test the standing of an software on Grants.gov. After proposers have acquired an e-mail notification from NSF, Analysis.gov needs to be used to test the standing of an software.

VI. NSF Proposal Processing And Evaluate Procedures

Proposals acquired by NSF are assigned to the suitable NSF program for acknowledgement and, in the event that they meet NSF necessities, for evaluation. 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 exterior 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 evaluation course of. Proposers are invited to counsel names of individuals they consider are particularly properly certified to evaluation the proposal and/or individuals they would like not evaluation the proposal. These options could function one supply within the reviewer choice course of on the Program Officer’s discretion. Submission of such names, nevertheless, is non-compulsory. Care is taken to make sure that reviewers don’t have any conflicts of curiosity with the proposal. As well as, Program Officers could receive feedback from web site visits earlier than recommending ultimate motion on proposals. Senior NSF workers additional evaluation suggestions for awards. A flowchart that depicts your entire NSF proposal and award course of (and related timeline) is included in PAPPG Exhibit III-1.

A complete description of the Basis’s advantage evaluation course of is on the market on the NSF web site at: https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/coverage/merit_review/.

Proposers also needs to pay attention to core methods which are important to the achievement 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 evaluation is one half. NSF’s mission is especially well-implemented by means of the combination of analysis and schooling and broadening participation in NSF packages, initiatives, and actions.

One of many strategic goals in help of NSF’s mission is to foster integration of analysis and schooling by means of the packages, initiatives, and actions it helps at tutorial 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 below the steerage of the Nation’s most artistic scientists and engineers. NSF additionally helps growth of a robust science, expertise, engineering, and arithmetic (STEM) workforce by investing in constructing the data 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 are underrepresented in STEM disciplines, which is crucial to the well being and vitality of science and engineering. NSF is dedicated to this precept of range and deems it central to the packages, initiatives, and actions it considers and helps.

A. Advantage Evaluate Rules and Standards

The Nationwide Science Basis strives to put money into a strong and various portfolio of initiatives that creates new data and allows breakthroughs in understanding throughout all areas of science and engineering analysis and schooling. To determine which initiatives to help, NSF depends on a advantage evaluation course of that comes with consideration of each the technical elements 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 advantage evaluation course of for the choice of initiatives.

1. Advantage Evaluate Rules

These rules are to be given due diligence by PIs and organizations when getting 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. Provided that NSF is the first federal company charged with nurturing and supporting excellence in primary analysis and schooling, the next three rules apply:

All NSF initiatives needs to be of the best high quality and have the potential to advance, if not rework, the frontiers of information.
NSF initiatives, within the mixture, ought to contribute extra broadly to reaching societal targets. These “Broader Impacts” could also be completed by means of the analysis itself, by means of actions which are instantly associated to particular analysis initiatives, or by means of actions which are 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 needs to be primarily based on applicable metrics, maintaining in thoughts the seemingly correlation between the impact of broader impacts and the sources offered to implement initiatives. If the dimensions of the exercise is restricted, analysis of that exercise in isolation will not be prone to be significant. Thus, assessing the effectiveness of those actions could finest be completed at a better, extra aggregated, stage than the person mission.

With respect to the third precept, even when evaluation of Broader Impacts outcomes for explicit initiatives is finished at an aggregated stage, PIs are anticipated to be accountable for finishing up the actions described within the funded mission. Thus, particular person initiatives ought to embrace 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 advantage evaluation rules present the premise for the advantage evaluation standards, in addition to a context inside which the customers of the standards can higher perceive their intent.

2. Advantage Evaluate Standards

All NSF proposals are evaluated by means of use of the 2 Nationwide Science Board accredited advantage evaluation standards. In some cases, nevertheless, NSF will make use of further standards as required to spotlight the precise goals of sure packages and actions.

The 2 advantage evaluation standards are listed under. Each standards are to be given full consideration throughout the evaluation and decision-making processes; every criterion is critical however neither, by itself, is adequate. Due to this fact, proposers should absolutely tackle each standards. (PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.d(i). comprises further info to be used by proposers in growth of the Challenge Description part of the proposal). Reviewers are strongly inspired to evaluation the standards, together with PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.d(i), previous to the evaluation of a proposal.

When evaluating NSF proposals, reviewers will likely be requested to think about what the proposers need to do, why they need 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 elements of the proposal and the best way by which the mission could make broader contributions. To that finish, reviewers will likely be requested to judge all proposals towards two standards:

Mental Advantage: The Mental Advantage criterion encompasses the potential to advance data; 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 parts needs to be thought-about within the evaluation for each standards:

What’s the potential for the proposed exercise to

Advance data and understanding inside its personal subject 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 artistic, authentic, or probably 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, workforce, or group to conduct the proposed actions?
Are there sufficient sources out there 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 are instantly associated to particular analysis initiatives, or by means of actions which are supported by, however are complementary to, the mission. NSF values the development of scientific data and actions that contribute to achievement of societally related outcomes. Such outcomes embrace, however should not restricted to: full participation of girls, individuals with disabilities, and different underrepresented teams in science, expertise, engineering, and arithmetic (STEM); improved STEM schooling and educator growth at any stage; elevated public scientific literacy and public engagement with science and expertise; 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 US; and enhanced infrastructure for analysis and schooling.

Proposers are reminded that reviewers may also be requested to evaluation the Knowledge Administration and Sharing Plan and the Mentoring Plan, as applicable.

Extra Solicitation Particular Evaluate Standards

Extra advantage evaluation standards apply. Please see the total textual content of this solicitation for additional info.

For Observe 1, Observe 2, and FORECAST Planning Grant Proposals:

Integration of Range, Fairness, Inclusion, and Accessibility into NSF Packages, Initiatives, and Actions: What’s the high quality of the recruiting and retention plans to broaden participation? Is there proof of adequate engagement of key personnel? Are collaborations and/or current packages appropriately engaged?

Analysis: Does the analysis plan embrace outcomes, efficiency measures, benchmarks, and an analysis timetable, in addition to an outline of how formative analysis will enhance follow? Are analysis and academic actions addressed? Is there a plan to share insights, practices, and findings broadly? Will the analysis and monitoring plan present adequate documentation that mission targets and outcomes have been realized?

Reviewers will likely be instructed to judge the Secure and Inclusive Fieldwork Plan inside the Broader Impacts evaluation criterion, particularly:

Is there a compelling plan (together with the procedures, trainings, and communication processes) to determine, nurture, and keep inclusive off-campus or off-site working setting(s)?
Does the proposed plan determine and adequately tackle the distinctive challenges for the workforce and the precise off-campus or off-site setting(s)?
Are the organizational mechanisms for use for reporting, responding to, and resolving problems with harassment, ought to they happen, clearly outlined?

Additional standards for Observe 2 proposals:

Neighborhood Partnerships: Does the proposed mission have current genuine group partnerships or a transparent plan on how these will likely be established in an equitable and respectful method?

Sustainability: Does the proposed mission have a possible plan for program actions to persist past the length of the award?

B. Evaluate and Choice Course of

Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation will likely be reviewed by Advert hoc Evaluate and/or Panel Evaluate.

Reviewers will likely be requested to judge proposals utilizing two Nationwide Science Board accredited advantage evaluation standards and, if relevant, further program particular standards. A abstract score and accompanying narrative will usually be accomplished and submitted by every reviewer and/or panel. The Program Officer assigned to handle the proposal’s evaluation will contemplate the recommendation of reviewers and can formulate a suggestion.

After scientific, technical and programmatic evaluation and consideration of applicable components, the NSF Program Officer recommends to the cognizant Division Director whether or not the proposal needs 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 complicated proposals or proposals from new recipients could require further evaluation 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 suggestion.

After programmatic approval has been obtained, the proposals really helpful for funding will likely be forwarded to the Division of Grants and Agreements or the Division of Acquisition and Cooperative Assist for evaluation of enterprise, monetary, and coverage implications. After an administrative evaluation 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 needs 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 offered suggestions about their proposals. In all instances, critiques are handled as confidential paperwork. Verbatim copies of critiques, excluding the names of the reviewers or any reviewer-identifying info, are despatched to the Principal Investigator/Challenge Director by the Program Officer. As well as, the proposer will obtain an evidence of the choice to award or decline funding.

VII. Award Administration Data

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 will likely be suggested as promptly as potential by the cognizant NSF Program administering this system. Verbatim copies of critiques, not together with the id of the reviewer, will likely be offered mechanically to the Principal Investigator. (See Part VI.B. for extra info on the evaluation course of.)

B. Award Situations

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 finances, which signifies the quantities, by classes of expense, on which NSF has primarily based its help (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 Situations (GC-1)*; or Analysis Phrases and Situations* and (5) any announcement or different NSF issuance that could be included by reference within the award discover. Cooperative agreements are also administered in accordance with NSF Cooperative Settlement Monetary and Administrative Phrases and Situations (CA-FATC) and the relevant Programmatic Phrases and Situations. NSF awards are electronically signed by an NSF Grants and Agreements Officer and transmitted electronically to the group by way of 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 info on NSF Award Situations and different necessary info on the administration of NSF awards is contained within the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG) Chapter VII, out there 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 Government Order 14005, Guaranteeing 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, according to regulation, using items, merchandise, and supplies produced in, and providers supplied in, the US.

According to 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 out there by means of this funding alternative could also be obligated for an award until all iron, metal, manufactured merchandise, and building supplies used within the mission are produced in the US. For extra info, go to NSF’s Construct America, Purchase America webpage.

TBD – Programmatic Phrases and Situations:

Programmatic Phrases and Situations for cooperative agreements will likely be developed throughout the award course of.

C. Reporting Necessities

For all multi-year grants (together with each commonplace 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 finances interval. (Some packages or awards require submission of extra frequent mission studies). No later than 120 days following expiration of a grant, the PI is also required to submit a ultimate annual mission report, and a mission outcomes report for most of the people.

Failure to supply the required annual or ultimate annual mission studies, or the mission outcomes report, will delay NSF evaluation 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 studies upfront to guarantee availability of required information.

PIs are required to make use of NSF’s digital project-reporting system, out there by means of Analysis.gov, for preparation and submission of annual and ultimate annual mission studies. Such studies present info on accomplishments, mission contributors (particular person and organizational), publications, and different particular merchandise and impacts of the mission. Submission of the report by way of 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 will likely be posted on the NSF web site precisely as it’s submitted by the PI.

Extra complete info on NSF Reporting Necessities and different necessary info on the administration of NSF awards is contained within the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG) Chapter VII, out there electronically on the NSF Web site at https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg.

FORECAST initiatives are required to contribute to NSF evaluations of the FORECAST program, together with sharing information with analysis contractors for the aim of efficiency monitoring and/or analysis. These information seize the knowledge required to display progress in the direction of reaching the targets of the FORECAST program.

VIII. Company Contacts

Please notice that this system contact info is present on the time of publishing. See program web site for any updates to the factors of contact.

Basic inquiries concerning this program needs to be made to:

For questions associated to using NSF programs contact, contact:

NSF Assist Desk: 1-800-673-6188
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 software, please contact by way of phone: 1-800-518-4726; e-mail: [email protected].

IX. Different Data

The NSF web site offers probably the most complete supply of knowledge on NSF Directorates (together with contact info), packages 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 latest NSF funding alternatives and publications, necessary adjustments 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 Net browser every time new publications are issued that match their recognized pursuits. “NSF Replace” additionally is on the market on NSF’s web site.

Grants.gov offers a further digital functionality to seek for Federal government-wide grant alternatives. NSF funding alternatives could also be accessed by way of this mechanism. Additional info 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 schooling in all fields of science and engineering.”

NSF funds analysis and schooling in most fields of science and engineering. It does this by means of grants and cooperative agreements to greater than 2,000 faculties, universities, Ok-12 college programs, companies, casual science organizations and different analysis organizations all through the US. The Basis accounts for about one-fourth of Federal help to tutorial establishments for primary analysis.

NSF receives roughly 55,000 proposals every year for analysis, schooling and coaching initiatives, of which roughly 11,000 are funded. As well as, the Basis receives a number of thousand purposes for graduate and postdoctoral fellowships. The company operates no laboratories itself however does help 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 tutorial stage.

Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (FASED) present funding for particular help or tools 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 all these proposals.

The Nationwide Science Basis has Telephonic System for the Deaf (TDD) and Federal Data Relay Service (FIRS) capabilities that allow people with listening to impairments to speak with the Basis about NSF packages, employment or basic info. TDD could also be accessed at (703) 292-5090 and (800) 281-8749, FIRS at (800) 877-8339.

The Nationwide Science Basis Data Middle could also be reached at (703) 292-5111.

The Nationwide Science Basis promotes and advances scientific progress in the US by competitively awarding grants and cooperative agreements for analysis and schooling 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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Ship an e-mail to:

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Privateness Act And Public Burden Statements

The knowledge requested on proposal kinds and mission studies is solicited below the authority of the Nationwide Science Basis Act of 1950, as amended. The knowledge on proposal kinds will likely be utilized in reference to the choice of certified proposals; and mission studies submitted by proposers will likely be used for program analysis and reporting inside the Government Department and to Congress. The knowledge requested could also be disclosed to certified reviewers and workers assistants as a part of the proposal evaluation course of; to proposer establishments/grantees to supply or receive information concerning the proposal evaluation course of, award selections, or the administration of awards; to authorities contractors, specialists, volunteers and researchers and educators as vital to finish assigned work; to different authorities businesses or different entities needing info concerning proposers or nominees as a part of a joint software evaluation course of, or so as to coordinate packages or coverage; and to a different Federal company, courtroom, or social gathering 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 Report Notices, NSF-50, “Principal Investigator/Proposal File and Related Information,” and NSF-51, “Reviewer/Proposal File and Related Information.” Submission of the knowledge is voluntary. Failure to supply full and full info, nevertheless, could scale back the potential of receiving an award.

An company could not conduct or sponsor, and an individual will not be required to reply to, an info assortment until it shows a legitimate Workplace of Administration and Finances (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 options for lowering this burden, to:

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