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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
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GRANT/PROGRAM
Biological Sciences (CFDA No. 47.074) – Funds may be used
to increase scientific knowledge and enhance understanding
of major problems confronting the Nation. Most of the
research supported is basic in character. The program includes
support of research project grants in the following disciplines:
molecular and cellular biosciences, integrative organismal
biology; environmental biology; biological infrastructure; and
plant genome research.
CONTACT INFO/DEADLINE
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FEDERAL PROGRAMS
Computer and Information Science and Engineering
(CFDA No. 47.074) – Funds are available to support
investigator-initiated research in all areas of computer science
and engineering and related fields and contribute to the
education and training of future generations of computing
professionals, ensuring a supply of qualified technical personnel
commensurate with national needs.
Education and Human Resources (CFDA No. 47.076)
– Grants are available for projects that provide leadership
and ensure the vitality of the Nation’s science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) education enterprise.
The Education and Human Resources (EHR) component of the
National Science Foundation sponsors programs that support
the development of models and strategies for providing all
students with access to high-quality STEM education.
Engineering Grants (CFDA No. 47.041) – Funds may be
used for paying costs to conduct research, such as salaries and
wages, equipment and supplies, travel, publication costs, other
direct costs, and indirect costs. This program does not provide
support for inventions, product development, marketing, pilot
plant efforts, technical assistance, or research requiring security
classifications.
Geosciences (CFDA No. 47.050) – Grants are available for
projects that strengthen and enhance the national scientific
enterprise through the expansion of fundamental knowledge
and increased understanding of the integrated Earth system
through the support of basic research in the atmospheric, earth
and ocean sciences. Major objectives include the discovery of
new knowledge of the atmosphere from the sun to the Earth’s
surface over the entire spectrum of physical and chemical
phenomena; a better understanding of the physical, chemical,
and biological character of the Earth and the processes that
govern its evolution; and increased insight into the world’s
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