Announcement of Opportunity
Organization of Projects on Environmental Research in the Arctic
National Science Foundation
Full Proposal Deadline: 11 December 2009
To view the full announcement, please search for 09-599 at:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/
For further information, please contact:
Neil Swanberg
Email: nswanber [at] nsf.gov
Phone: 703-292-8029
The NSF has issued an announcement of opportunity: Organization of
Projects on Environmental Research in the Arctic (OPERA). This
solicitation seeks proposals for activities to foster and sustain
collaboration among projects funded by NSF that contribute to the U.S.
arctic environmental change research effort. Many of these projects
began during the International Polar Year (IPY) and are currently
affiliated with the U.S. Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) and
the Arctic Observation Network (AON). Others are supported outside of
the auspices of SEARCH and IPY. The project or projects supported
through this solicitation will provide resources to the scientific
leadership that are needed to implement SEARCH's broad science agenda.
The scope covers SEARCH generally and its component parts, observing,
understanding, and responding. One key additional effort, which has
gained prominence during the IPY, is needed to tie all these together: a
robust and modern approach to managing and enabling discovery of arctic
scientific data.
Anticipated Funding Amount:
$10,000,000 to $15,000,000 is expected to be awarded over a three-year
period, pending availability of funds. However, awards up to five years
may be considered.
Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
- For-profit organizations: U.S. commercial organizations,
especially small businesses with strong capabilities in scientific
or engineering research or education.
- Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums,
observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar
organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research
activities.
- Universities and Colleges: Universities and two- and four-year
colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a
campus located in the U.S., acting on behalf of their faculty
members. Such organizations are also referred to as academic
institutions.
The full proposal deadline is: 11 December 2009.
To view the full announcement, please search for 09-599 at:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/.
For further information, please contact:
Neil Swanberg
Email: nswanber [at] nsf.gov
Phone: 703-292-8029