ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE)

This opportunity is designed to expand on prior ADVANCE work and to diversify the STEM workforce. The NSF wants to provide grants to professionals that can provide solutions to systemic injustice and create a better and more equitable world.

MAXIMUM AWARD AMOUNT

TBD

OPEN TO

IHE’s, and for more information, visit the FAQ.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

TBD

APPLICATION DUE

Letter of Intent: August 1st, 2022, First Monday in August Annually Thereafter
Preliminary Proposal: April 28th, 2022, Fourth Thursday in April Annually Thereafter
Full Proposal: Specific to proposal type, view website for more details.

EXPECTED NOTIFICATION DATE

TBD

PROJECT START DATE

TBD

For more information, visit the grant page.

GERMINATION: Germination of Research Questions for Addressing Critical Societal Challenges

The National Science Foundation has introduced another program for engineers and scientists. The program encourages those eligible to become part of impactful research to address societal challenges that continue to afflict our populations, such as providing food, shelter, energy, clean air, clean water, and sanitation for people worldwide.

Maximum Award Amount

$3,000,000

OPEN TO

Institutions of Higher Education and non-profit, non-academic organizations

Period Of Performance

1-2 years

APPLICATION DUE

Letter of Intent: 5 p.m. local time, August 27th, 2021
Submission: 5 p.m. local time, October 29th, 2021

EXPECTED NOTIFICATION DATE

TBD

PROJECT START DATE

TBD

For more information, visit the grant page.

NSF Revised Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

The National Science Foundation has updated and revised their Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding current and pending support.

The FAQs have been revised alongside the newly developed table, NSF Pre-award and Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support.

Contact the Policy Office in the Division of Institution and Award Support at policy@nsf.gov with any questions.

National Science Foundation: Leading Engineering for America’s Prosperity, Health, and Infrastructure (LEAP HI)

The National Science Foundation invites engineers to submit proposals to the LEAP HI program that address complex issues that deal with the creating a better, healthier future.

  • “LEAP HI supports fundamental research projects involving collaborating investigators, of duration up to five years, with total budget between $1 million and $2 million.
  • LEAP HI proposals must articulate a fundamental research problem with compelling intellectual challenge and significant societal impact, particularly on economic competitiveness, quality of life, public health, or essential infrastructure. One or more CMMI core topics must lie at the heart of the proposal, and integration of disciplinary expertise not typically engaged in CMMI-funded projects is encouraged.
  • LEAP HI proposals must highlight engineering research in a leadership role.
  • LEAP HI proposals must demonstrate the need for a sustained research effort by an integrated, interdisciplinary team, and should include a research integration plan and timeline for research activities, with convincing mechanisms for frequent and effective communication.”

Maximum award amount

$7,500,000

Open to

Institutions of Higher Education and non-profit, non-academic organizations

Period of Performance

Up to 5 years

application Due

Letter of Intent: 5 p.m. local time, July 15th, Annually
Submission: 5 p.m. local time, September 1st – September 15th, Annually

Expected Notification Date

TBD

Project Start Date

TBD

Revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures

The University of Akron’s Office of Research Administration has been informed by the Head of the Policy Office at the National Science Foundation, Jean Feldman, of the following changes:

“We are pleased to announce that a revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1) has been issued.

The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted or due on or after October 4, 2021. Significant changes include:

  • A new section covering requests for reasonable and accessibility accommodations regarding the proposal process or requests for accessibility accommodations to access NSF’s electronic systems, websites and other digital content;
  • A table entitled, NSF Pre-award and Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support. This table identifies where pre- and post-award current and pending support disclosure information must be provided. Proposers and awardees may begin using this table immediately;
  • Increasing the page limit for the biographical sketch from two to three pages;
  • Updates to the current and pending support section of NSF proposals to require that information on objectives and overlap with other projects is provided to help NSF and reviewers assess overlap/duplication;
  • Adding planning proposals and Career-Life Balance supplemental funding requests as new proposal types;
  • Updates to travel proposals will require that AORs certify that prior to the proposer’s participation in the meeting for which NSF travel support is being requested, the proposer will assure that the meeting organizer has a written policy or code-of-conduct addressing harassment.

You are encouraged to review the by-chapter summary of changes provided in the Introduction section of the PAPPG.

NSF plans to conduct a webinar covering these changes. Visit the NSF policy outreach website to sign up for notifications about this and other outreach events.

While this version of the PAPPG becomes effective on October 4, 2021, in the interim, the guidelines contained in the current PAPPG (NSF 20-1) continue to apply. 

If you have any questions regarding these changes, please contact the DIAS/Policy Office at policy@nsf.gov.”