Opportunity Information: Apply for 20 596
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Community Instruments and Facilities (CIF) grant opportunity is designed to broaden access to specialized atmospheric science instruments and facilities for researchers supported by NSF. Rather than funding a single research project, CIF focuses on strengthening shared community capabilities by supporting instrument and facility providers who can make unique equipment available for use by the wider atmospheric sciences community. The goal is to increase the range of high-value tools available for both field campaigns and laboratory-based investigations, which in turn helps advance research and education aligned with NSF Atmospheric Sciences programs.
Under CIF, proposals are expected from organizations or groups that already operate relevant instruments or facilities and are willing to offer them for community use through an NSF-defined request process. In practical terms, this means the funded provider acts as a resource for many potential users, enabling broader scientific impact than a single-lab purchase might achieve. NSF support can cover limited technician time needed to help operate, maintain, or support users; small or minor upgrades that keep the instrument effective and usable; and travel associated with outreach, which can include engaging the community, improving awareness of the capability, and supporting access and training.
The solicitation sits within NSF's atmospheric sciences portfolio (within the Directorate for Geosciences, Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences, Atmosphere Section), and it is intended to directly promote research and education in areas already supported by those Atmospheric Science programs. The program description emphasizes expanding the overall suite of community-accessible instruments and facilities, meaning proposals should clearly explain the uniqueness and value of the capability, how it will be made accessible, and how it will serve a broad set of NSF-funded users.
Key opportunity details include: the agency is the National Science Foundation; the funding instrument is a grant; the activity category is science and technology and other research and development; and the CFDA number listed is 47.050. The opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number 20-596, with a creation date of August 7, 2020, and an original closing date of December 10, 2020. NSF anticipated making about 15 awards, with an award ceiling of up to $1,250,000 per award. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with additional clarification referenced in the full solicitation under the eligibility section. For more context on the related research areas, the solicitation points applicants to NSF's descriptions of Atmospheric Science programs within the Atmosphere Section of AGS.Apply for 20 596
- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Community Instruments and Facilities" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.050.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 07, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 10, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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