https://challenge.gov/a/buzz/challenge/86/ideas/top

ABOUT THE COMPETITION

NSF has a hypothesis.

Technology is changing the way we do our work, and the work itself.  To keep up, the National Science Foundation (NSF) plans to invest in its most critical resource – the workforce.  And it’s not just NSF.  The need for an adaptable and ready workforce extends to other Federal agencies and beyond.  No industry will be immune to the way advances in technology change the nature of work.  As a pressing example, we are facing critical gaps in matching people with data science and cybersecurity skills with the right mission needs.  NSF believes that, along with other agencies and organizations, the best way to maintain a workforce ready to carry out its mission is to encourage a culture of continuous learning, and to empower each person to refresh and modernize their skills toward future work.  We want to spark the thinking of the best and brightest to co-create a solution that can enable individual skill-matching and tailored training for the Workforce for the 21st Century.

COMPETITION OVERVIEW

The different types of roles and opportunities the Government offers the Federal workforce are more diverse than they have ever been, and the way federal staff work is changing.  Federal employees no longer stay on a linear career path in the same field for most of their careers.  Instead, many employees are branching out by making lateral moves into different fields.  In addition, the pace of changes to the types of work that employees do, largely because of the ever-changing pace of technology, has increased dramatically over the past few years.  It is difficult for agencies to identify and provide training for the workforce at the same rate of those changes.  And it’s likely that the Federal Government is not alone. The winning solution will:

• Describe the proposed solution, explain how it works, and clearly identify how it will solve the problems articulated in the challenge description
• Address individuals as the end user for the solution, starting with NSF employees
• Explain the competitive advantage of the approach
• Include a comprehensive workflow for the proposed solution
• Provide an example use case (“Part 1”) or working prototype (“Part 2”)
• Include a visual representation of the solution, such as a drawing, architecture diagram, or framework

Part 1 (November 9, 2018 – December 31, 2018)

In Part 1 of this challenge, solvers are asked to submit a concept white paper that describe a solution to the challenge of continuous workforce reskilling and the desire for increased mobility within and between NSF and other Federal agencies (and perhaps even the private sector), as an example.  Solvers are asked to think creatively about methods that go beyond the traditional “career path” thinking and “strategic workforce planning” methodology when exposing future skill needs or opportunities for an individual’s consideration when choosing a development path.  Solvers are also asked to consider relevant research on adult cognition and reskilling, particularly for those that must “work” and “learn” simultaneously.  A panel of judges will evaluate the concept paper submissions, and up to five may be selected as Part 1 prize winners.  The winning concepts will then be made available for solvers interested in participating in Part 2 of this challenge.

Based on the quality of submissions received, between one and five white papers will be selected to win the award purse for “Part 1”.  Each winner or winning team will receive a one-time prize of $5,000.00 to be issued in the form of an electronic direct deposit payment.  Winners will be responsible for providing the NSF Division of Financial Management with banking information (must be a U.S. bank account) in order to facilitate the electronic payment (i.e. direct deposit).

For a participant’s concept submission to be eligible to win “Part 1” prize monies, the submitter must agree to have their winning concept materials posted on Challenge.gov and for the “Part 2” solver community to be able to leverage the concept materials for prototype development.

Part 2 (February 25, 2019 – June 28, 2019)

In Part 2, solvers are encouraged to leverage and build upon winning concepts to develop a working prototype for Government testing and evaluation.  Solvers will have approximately one month to register to participate in Part 2 of the challenge, either as individuals or as teams.  NSF will host an entrance conference with Part 2 registered solvers to:

1. Understand the solver community’s ideal needs for data, NSF staff subject matter expertise, etc.
2. Set a cadence for regular interaction with the Part 2 solver community for the duration of the Part 2 competition timeframe.
3. Answer questions the Part 2 solver community may have related to winning concept papers.

The intent of the Government is to hold webinars and/or teleconferences with all Part 2 potential solvers simultaneously, to the extent that the solvers are interested in participating.  All engagement between the Government and the Part 2 solver community will be open to all registered solvers who wish to participate, and any information shared during these times will be made available to all Part 2 registered solvers.

Based on the quality of submissions received, up to one successful prototype will be selected to win the award purse for “Part 2”.  The winner or winning team will receive a one-time prize of $75,000.00 to be issued in the form of an electronic direct deposit payment.  Winners will be responsible for providing the NSF Division of Financial Management with banking information (must be a U.S. bank account) in order to facilitate the electronic payment (i.e. direct deposit).

For a participant’s prototype submission to be eligible to win “Part 2” prize money, the submitter must make the prototype available for live testing and evaluation by the Federal government.

From: NSF ERA Forum <nsferaforum@nsf.gov>
Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2018 10:47 AM
To: NSF ERA Forum <nsferaforum@nsf.gov>
Subject: Help the National Science Foundation Shape the Future Workforce!

Dear Colleagues,

The ERA Forum Team wanted to share this exciting opportunity with you. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has just launched a cash prize competition, totaling $100,000, called the NSF Career Compass Challenge. Entries are being accepted now at https://challenge.gov/a/buzz/challenge/86/ideas/top

NSF is looking to spark the thinking of the best and brightest to co-create a tool that can be tested on a small scale, for NSF, but is intended to be useful to a broad range of employers in both the public and private sectors. Join this opportunity for the general public, research communities, private sector and other interested stakeholders to assist with creating a solution that will invest in the future of the U.S. workforce!

For questions regarding the challenge please contact the NSF Career Compass Challenge team: CareerCompassChallenge@nsf.gov

Best,

NSF ERA Forum Team

National Science Foundation

nsferaforum@nsf.gov

The revised NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS, rev. 10/01/2018) represents an update to the October 2017 version and is applicable to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements beginning on or after October 1, 2018. While the update does not introduce any new material for the first time, it incorporates new and modified requirements, clarifies certain policies, and implements changes in statutes, regulations, and policies that have been implemented through appropriate legal and/or policy processes since the previous version of the NIHGPS dated October 2017. The 10/01/2018 revision supersedes, in its entirety, the NIH Grants Policy Statement (October 2017) as a standard term and condition of the award.

Notable Policy Changes: Implements new policies and clarification of existing policies announced in the NIH Guide since October 2017, and listed at Grants Policy & Guidance.

1. Part 1: NIH Grants – General Information:
   1. Chapter 1 – Glossary: Micro-purchase Threshold definition – updated micro-purchase threshold to $10,000
2. Part II: Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards
   1. Chapter 4 – Public Policy Requirements, Objectives and Other Appropriation Mandates
      1. Section 4.1.15.11, NIH Policy on the Use of a Single Institutional Review Board for Multi-Site Research, added. (per NOT-OD-18-003)
      2. Section 4.1.15.7 Inclusion of Individuals Across the Lifespan as participants in Research Involving Human Subjects. Policy has been updated to state that individuals of all ages, including children (i.e. individuals under the age of 18) and older adults, must be included in all human subjects research, conducted or supported by the NIH, unless there are scientific or ethical reasons not to include them. (per NOT-OD-18-116)
      3. 4.1.15.8 Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research and Reporting Sex/Gender, Racial and Ethnic Participation. Updated to include a requirement that recipients conducting applicable NIH-defined Phase III clinical trials ensure results of valid analyses by sex/gender, race, and/or ethnicity are submitted to Clinicaltrials.gov.
      4. 4.1.34 Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), and 4.1.35 Mandatory Disclosures. Updated to more clearly state the requirements of 45 CFR 75.113 for disclosing data to the HHS Office of Inspector General

4. Chapter 7 – Cost Consideration
   1. 7.4 Reimbursement of Facilities and Administrative Costs. Updated to more clearly state the existing requirement that if a consortium is with a for-profit entity, such as a small business, the organization must have an established F&A cost rate before they can charge F&A costs.
5. Chapter 8 – Administrative Requirements
   1. 8.1.2.11 Provide Subawards Based on Fixed Price Amounts. Updated to note the distinction between dixed amount Subawards and fixed rate agreements.
   2. 8.2.4 Inventions and Patents. Updates language to implement the new regulatory requirements (changes to 37 CFR 401, per NOT-OD-18-233)
   3. 8.3.4.2 Approval Requirements. Update Simplified Acquisition Threshold to $250,000. (per NOT-OD-18-219)
   4. 8.4.1.1 Non-Competition Continuation Progress Reports. Updated previous references to the Inclusion Management System to reflect use of new Human Subjects System (HSS), effective June 9, 2018 (per NOT-OD-18-179)
   5. 8.6.4 Submission of Closeout Documents. Updated to online current requirements for electronic submission
6. Chapter 11 – Ruth L. Kirschstein National Service Awards
   1. 11.3.3.4 Recruitment Plan to Enhance Diversity. Updated to reflect updated Diversity Statement
   2. 11.3.6.2 Trainees. Updated to state the request for part-time training must be signed by the trainee, the AOR and the training grant PD/PI. The request for part-time training must provide a justification of the need for a reduced level of effort and the expected duration of the period of part-time training.

REVISED OCTOBER 2018. This document applies to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements for budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2018

PDF version available at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps/nihgps.pdf

Summary of Significant Changes to the NIH GPS for October 2018 Version (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps/Significant_Changes_NIHGPS_Oct2018.pdf)

Significant Changes and Clarifications to the PAPPG:

Significant Changes-

• Chapter I.A, NSF Proposal Preparation and Submission, has been updated to provide information about the modernization of the proposal preparation functionality in Research.gov. The new coverage specifies that the on-screen instructions in Research.gov may differ from what is stated in the PAPPG and that the on-screen instructions must be followed.

• Chapter I.C.4, Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs), has been revised to address an expanded use of the DCL. They also may now be used to announce NSF’s interest in receiving proposals in specified topical areas via the following types of proposals described in Chapter II.E.: Rapid Response Research (RAPID); Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER); Research Advanced by Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (RAISE); and Conference.

• Chapter I.D.3, Full Proposals, incorporates reminders regarding the importance of strict adherence to the rules of proper scholarship and attribution throughout the entire proposal and award lifecycle, including: proposing or performing research funded by NSF; reviewing research proposals submitted to NSF; or reporting research results funded by NSF. Serious failure to adhere to such standards can result in findings of research misconduct.

• Chapter I.E.5, Unaffiliated Individuals, has been revised to state that unless specifically authorized in an NSF solicitation, unaffiliated individuals are ineligible to receive direct funding support from NSF.

• Chapter II.C.2.g(vi)(e), Subawards, has been updated to clarify that the description of the work to be performed by the subaward must be included in the project description.

• Chapter II.E, Types of Proposals, specifies that “RAPID”, “EAGER” and “RAISE” must be included in the proposal project title. The language has been updated to indicate that these proposal types are not eligible for reconsideration.

• Chapter II.E.7, Conferences, has been supplemented with new language that requires conference proposers to have a policy or code-of-conduct that addresses sexual harassment, other forms of harassment, or sexual assault, and that includes clear and accessible means of reporting violations of the policy or code-of-conduct. This policy or code-of-conduct must be disseminated to conference participants prior to attendance at the conference as well as made available at the conference itself. This section also has been updated to specify that conference proposals in excess of $50,000 must include the Collaborators & Other Affiliations Information in the proposal submission. Guidance in the Participant Support Costs section of conference proposals has been updated to clarify that speakers and trainers are not considered participants and should not be included in this section of the budget. If the primary purpose of the individual’s attendance at the conference is learning and receiving training as a participant, however, then the costs may be included under participant support. If the primary purpose is to speak or assist with management of the conference, then such costs should be budgeted in appropriate categories other than participant support.

• Chapter II.E.8, Equipment Proposals, has been updated to specify that equipment proposals must include the Collaborators & Other Affiliations Information in the proposal submission.

• Chapter IV.E, Resubmission, has been revised to establish that NSF programs that accept proposals at any time may have guidelines in which a declined proposal is ineligible for resubmission for a specified period of time.

• Chapter VII.A.2, Grantee Notifications to NSF, has been updated to include two new grantee notifications to NSF to implement the Foundation’s term and condition entitled, “Notification Requirements Regarding Sexual Harassment, Other Forms of Harassment, and Sexual Assault.” These notifications must be submitted through use of NSF’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion harassment website.

• Chapter VII.B.3, Changes in PI/PD, co-PI/co-PD or Person-Months Devoted to the Project at the Initiation of NSF, is an entirely new section that describes the process that will be used by NSF upon receipt of notification identified Chapter VII.A.2.f. or g.

• Chapter IX.B, Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), has been supplemented with language encouraging the training of faculty in the responsible and ethical conduct of research.

• Chapter XI.A.1.g, NSF Policy on Sexual Harassment and Other Forms of Harassment, or Sexual Assault, has been supplemented with new NSF coverage regarding harassment that implements NSF Important Notice No. 144. This policy articulates that the Foundation will not tolerate sexual harassment, other forms of harassment, or sexual assault within the agency, at awardee organizations, or anywhere NSF-funded science and education are conducted. See also Chapter II.E.7, VII.A.2 and VII.B.3.

• Chapter XI.D, Intellectual Property, incorporates into the PAPPG, existing patent policy that was previously implemented by regulation at 45 CFR 650.

Clarifications and Other Changes

• Chapter I.E.1, Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), has been updated to specify that proposals that include funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a U.S. IHE, must include in the project description, justification for why the project activities cannot be performed at the U.S. campus. The box for “Funding of an International Branch Campus of a U.S. IHE, including through use of a subaward or consultant arrangement” must be checked on the Cover Sheet.

• Chapter I.E.6, Foreign Organizations, has been updated to specify that in cases where the involvement of a foreign organization is considered to be essential by the proposer, in addition to providing justification in the project description, the box for “Funding of a Foreign Organization, including through use of a subaward or consultant arrangement” must be check on the Cover Sheet.

• Chapter II.B.2, Proposal Font, Spacing and Margin Requirements, has been updated to specify that fonts not listed in the PAPPG may be used for mathematical formulas, equations, or when inserting Greek letters or special characters.

• Chapter II.C.1.e, Collaborators & Other Affiliations Information, has been updated to reflect changes made to the template required for all proposals since the template was originally released for use in 2017.

• Chapter II.C.1.f, Submission of Proposals by Former NSF Staff, has been updated to specify that a substitute negotiator must be from the same organization as the PI or co-PI for whom the negotiator is required.

• Chapter II.C.2.f, Biographical Sketch(es), has been updated to specify that the biographical sketch must be uploaded in FastLane as a single PDF file, or other NSF-approved template.

• Chapter II.C.2.f(i)(d), Synergistic Activities, has been revised to specify that a list should include up to five distinct examples that demonstrate the broader impact of the individual’s professional and scholarly activities that focuses on the integration and transfer of knowledge as well as its creation.

• Chapter II.C.2.g(v), Participant Support, has been updated to clarify when an individual should be classified as a participant or a speaker at a conference. This section also has been updated to clarify that participant support costs may not be budgeted to cover room rental fees, catering costs, supplies, etc., related to an NSF-sponsored conference. Human subject payments should be included on line G6 of the NSF budget under “Other Direct Costs”, and any applicable indirect costs should be calculated on the payments in accordance with the organization’s federally negotiated indirect cost rate.

• Chapter II.C.2.g(vi)(e), Subawards, has been updated to clarify that, except for the purpose of obtaining goods and services for the proposer’s own use which creates a procurement relationship with a contractor, no portion of the proposed activity may be subawarded or transferred to another organization without prior written NSF authorization.

• Chapter II.C.2.h, Current and Pending Support, has been updated to specify that Current and Pending Support must be uploaded in FastLane as a single PDF file, or other NSF-approved template.

• Chapter II.D.3.b, Submission of a collaborative proposal from multiple organizations, has been revised to clarify that only the organization that is proposing funding to an International Branch Campus of a U.S. IHE or to a foreign organization (including through use of a subaward or consultant arrangement), must check the appropriate box on the proposal cover sheet.

• Chapter IV.D.2.b(7), Reconsideration, has been updated to indicate that Phase I proposals submitted under the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program are ineligible for reconsideration.

• Chapter VII.B.2., Changes in PI/PD, co-PI/co-PD or Person-Months Devoted to the Project at the Initiation of the Grantee Organization, has been updated to clarify that the procedures contained in this section are to be used for changes initiated by the organization.

• Chapter VII.D, Technical Reporting Requirements, has been updated to include language stating that the submission of the Final Project Report and Project Outcomes Report for the General Public (POR) indicates that the research on the project is completed.

• Chapter VIII.B. Definitions, has been updated to include a new definition of “unexpended balance” and a revised definition of “unobligated balance.”

• Chapter IX.B, Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR), has been supplemented with new coverage to state NSF’s responsibility regarding allegations of research misconduct. NSF will not tolerate research misconduct in proposing or performing research funded by NSF, in reviewing research proposals submitted to NSF, or in reporting research results funded by NSF. Upon findings of research misconduct, NSF will take appropriate action against individuals or organizations.

Chapter IX.E, Procurement Standards, has been updated in accordance with Section 806 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2018, as implemented by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-18-18, dated June 20, 2018.

NSF 19-1

Full document available here:

https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappg19_1/index.jsp

WINDOWS ON THE UNIVERSE: THE ERA OF MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS (WoU-MMA)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 4, 2018
Nuclear Physics – Theory and Experiment; Particle Astrophysics – Experiment

Program Guidelines: PD 18-5115

The universe is the ultimate laboratory, and we can now probe it as never before through several powerful and diverse windows – electromagnetic waves, high-energy particles, and gravitational waves.  Each of these windows provides a different view.  Together they reveal a detailed picture of the Universe that will allow us to study matter, energy, and the cosmos in fundamentally new ways.

The NSF’s Big Idea “Windows on the Universe” is implemented through …
More at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505593&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click

Division of Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects (PHY)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 4, 2018
Nuclear Physics – Theory and Experiment; Elementary Particle Physics – Experiment; Particle Astrophysics – Experiment [Computational Physics: starting December 2019]

Program Guidelines: NSF 18-564

The Division of Physics (PHY) supports physics research and the preparation of future scientists in the nation’s colleges and universities across a broad range of physics disciplines that span scales of space and time from the largest to the smallest and the oldest to the youngest.  The Division is comprised of disciplinary programs covering experimental and theoretical research in the following major subfields of physics: Atomic, Molecular and Optical …
More at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505058&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click

Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I (SBIR)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 4, 2018
Full Proposal Deadline

Program Guidelines: NSF 18-593

Introduction to the Program:

The NSF SBIR program focuses on transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial potential and/or societal benefit. Unlike fundamental research, the NSF SBIR program supports startups and small businesses in the creation of innovative, disruptive technologies, getting discoveries out of the lab and into the market.

The NSF SBIR Program …
More at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505233&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click

Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase I (STTR)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 4, 2018
Full Proposal Deadline

Program Guidelines: NSF 18-592

Introduction to the Program:

The NSF STTR program focuses on transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial potential and/or societal benefit. Unlike fundamental research, the NSF STTR program supports startups and small businesses in the creation of innovative, disruptive technologies, getting discoveries out of the lab and into the market.

The NSF STTR Program …
More at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505362&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click

Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 6, 2018
All proposals to the Division of Physics

Program Guidelines: PD 12-8084

Advanced computational infrastructure and the ability to perform large-scale simulations and accumulate massive amounts of data have revolutionized scientific and engineering disciplines.  The goal of the CDS&E program is to identify and capitalize on opportunities for major scientific and engineering breakthroughs through new computational and data analysis approaches.  The intellectual drivers may be in an individual discipline or they may cut across more than one discipline …
More at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504813&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click

National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program

Letter of Intent Window: December 6, 2018

Program Guidelines: NSF 18-507

The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new, and potentially transformative models for STEM graduate education training. The NRT program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers.

The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students …
More at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505015&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click

Quantum Information Science

Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 6, 2018
Quantum Information Science

Program Guidelines: NSF 16-566

Quantum Information Science (QIS) supports theoretical and experimental proposals that explore quantum applications to new computing paradigms or that foster interactions between physicists, mathematicians, and computer scientists that push the frontiers of quantum-based information, transmission, and manipulation.

The quantum information science program is focused on investigations relevant to disciplines supported by the Physics Division, while encouraging broader impacts on other …
More at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505207&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click

Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (RISE)

Letter of Intent Deadline Date: December 7, 2018
HBCU-RISE

Program Guidelines: NSF 18-509

The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program provides support to enhance the research capabilities of minority-serving institutions (MSI) through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research. MSIs of higher education denote institutions that have undergraduate enrollments of 50% or more (based on total student enrollment) of members of minority groups underrepresented among those holding advanced degrees in science …
More at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6668&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click

Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (RISE)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 7, 2018
CREST Centers

Program Guidelines: NSF 18-509

The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program provides support to enhance the research capabilities of minority-serving institutions (MSI) through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research. MSIs of higher education denote institutions that have undergraduate enrollments of 50% or more (based on total student enrollment) of members of minority groups underrepresented among those holding advanced degrees in science …
More at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6668&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click

Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (RISE)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 7, 2018
CREST Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Program Guidelines: NSF 18-509

The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program provides support to enhance the research capabilities of minority-serving institutions (MSI) through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research. MSIs of higher education denote institutions that have undergraduate enrollments of 50% or more (based on total student enrollment) of members of minority groups underrepresented among those holding advanced degrees in science …
More at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6668&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click

Integrative Strategies for Understanding Neural and Cognitive Systems (NCS)

Letter of Intent Deadline Date: December 7, 2018
FRONTIERS, FY2019 competition

Program Guidelines: NSF 18-533

The complexities of brain and behavior pose fundamental questions in many areas of science and engineering, drawing intense interest across a broad spectrum of disciplinary perspectives while eluding explanation by any one of them. Rapid advances within and across disciplines are leading to an increasingly interwoven fabric of theories, models, empirical methods and findings, and educational approaches, opening new opportunities to understand complex aspects of neural and cognitive systems …
More at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505132&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click

Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)

Full Proposal Deadline Date: December 10, 2018
Small Grants for Research (SGR)

Program Guidelines: NSF 18-546

The Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) provides awards to Tribal Colleges and Universities, Alaska Native-serving institutions, and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions to promote high quality science (including sociology, psychology, anthropology, economics, statistics, and other social and behavioral sciences as well as natural sciences), technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, research, and outreach. Support is available to TCUP-eligible institutions (see …
More at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5483&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click

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