Below is a continually updated list of OCB-relevant federal agency funding opportunities.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)
NSF Convergence Accelerator Networked Blue Economy (Track E) (LOIs due May 5, full proposals due June 14)
NSF Convergence Accelerator Broad Agency Announcement
NSF enables groundbreaking science with $125 million in mid-scale infrastructure investment
For decades, the U.S. National Science Foundation has funded infrastructure that allows scientists to push the frontiers of science and engineering. Agency-wide programs have supported construction of large facilities and small instruments, but until recently, NSF had no such program dedicated to mid-scale projects that fall between those categories. Mid-scale infrastructure projects enable breakthroughs that can only be achieved by this scale of investment. NSF has identified the need to fill this nationwide gap in mid-scale infrastructure and is awarding $125 million to support three new projects that address critical challenges. For decades, the U.S. National Science Foundation has funded infrastructure that allows scientists to push the frontiers of science and engineering. Agency-wide programs have supported construction of large facilities and small instruments, but until recently, NSF had no such program dedicated to mid-scale projects that fall between those categories. Mid-scale infrastructure projects enable breakthroughs that can only be achieved by this scale of investment. NSF has identified the need to fill this nationwide gap in mid-scale infrastructure and is awarding $125 million to support three new projects that address critical challenges.
The three new facilities are:
High Magnetic Field Beamline
Global Ocean Biogeochemistry (GO-BGC) Array
Grid-Connected Testing Infrastructure for Networked Control of Distributed Energy Resources
Crosscutting
COVID-19 response and guidance update from NSF/OCE
Dear Colleague Letter: Career-Life Balance (CLB) Supplemental Funding Requests (nsf21021) *this includes grad students
With this DCL, NSF draws attention to the opportunity for supplemental funding to help researchers, who are confronted with a short-term increase in dependent care responsibilities, ensure that the research activities supported by an NSF award can continue. See historical information here.
Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet) Deadline(s) (by 5 p.m. submitter's local time): FY 2021 Competition: October 11, 2021 (Second Monday in October, Annually Thereafter)
NSF Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) program with participation across five directorates: BIO, GEO, ENG, EHR, SBE. Solicitation NSF 21-516 with target date of 1 Feb 2021
NSF enables groundbreaking science with $125 million in mid-scale infrastructure investment
The three new facilities are: High Magnetic Field Beamline; Global Ocean Biogeochemistry (GO-BGC) Array; Grid-Connected Testing Infrastructure for Networked Control of Distributed Energy Resources
Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
NSFGRFP Solicitation Update: Please use the updated version when preparing for the 2021 GRFP Competition
Apply for Summer 2021 Opportunities: NSF INCLUDES Engineering Research Center (ERC) Summer Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities
NSF 21-037 Dear Colleague Letter: Pilot Projects for Cyberinfrastructure Centers of Excellence
Center for Advancement and Synthesis of Open Environmental Data and Sciences - Solicitation 21-549
NSF seeks to establish a Center fueled by open and freely available biological and other environmental data to catalyze novel scientific questions in environmental biology through the use of data-intensive approaches, team science and research networks, and training in the accession, management, analysis, visualization, and synthesis of large data sets. More detail in Solicitation 21-549
NSF Ocean Sciences Postdoc program
Apply for Summer 2021 Opportunities: NSF INCLUDES Engineering Research Center (ERC) Summer Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities
Networked Blue Economy: Letters of intent (non-binding) due May 5, full proposals on June 14
NSF Convergence Accelerator Broad Agency Announcement
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Division of Ocean Sciences
Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change (P2C2)
Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (OCE-PRF)
Growing Convergence Research (GCR)
Coastlines and People Hubs for Research and Broadening Participation (CoPe)
NEW NSF Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) program with participation across five directorates: BIO, GEO, ENG, EHR, SBE. Solicitation NSF 21-516 with target date of 1 Feb 2021
Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet)
Available Formats: HTML l PDF Document Number: nsf21511
Long Term Ecological Research (LTER)
LTER synthesis working groups Request for Proposals - Proposals due October 14, 5pm PDT
Office of Polar Programs
Antarctic Organisms and Ecosystems
Antarctic Integrated System Science
Antarctic Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
NSF Office of Polar Programs new solicitation for Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in the Arctic and the Antarctic. First deadline is June 18
Interdisciplinary and Cross-Directorate Opportunities
Coastlines and People Hubs for Research and Broadening Participation (CoPe)
NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
NSFGRFP Solicitation Update: use the updated version when preparing for the 2021 GRFP Competition
Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability (SEES)
- Arctic SEES (ArcSEES)
- Coastal SEES
- Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems
- Research Coordination Networks (RCN)
- SEES fellowship program
DARPA RFI to request ideas for living sensors
Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) Program
Growing Convergence Research (GCR)
Navigating the New Arctic (NNA)
EarthCube: Developing a Community-Driven Data and Knowledge Environment for the Geosciences
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)
E.10 Post-COVID recovery final due date for this call is March 5. Please, if you plan to propose to E.10, bear in mind that this solicitation has very specific, and strict, guidelines. Make sure you read the Scope and Eligibility sections very carefully prior to submitting a proposal. As always, if you have any questions, please ask (POCs for this solicitation can be found in the Summary Table of Information in the document).
NASA EPSCoR R3 solicitation see Appendix C: SMD Earth Sciences Division (This falls under the EPSCoR jurisdiction, so please make sure you read the ‘eligibility’ section before doing anything; proposals will only be accepted from the resident institution of the NASA EPSCoR Director in each of the 28 eligible jurisdictions (see page 10 of the RFP) (Proposals due September 27)
NASA's New (Early Career) Investigator Program in Earth Science
NASA Earth released the Earth Venture Mission-3 (EVM-3) Announcement of Opportunity (AO). Proposals due March 4, 2021 11:59 pm EST.
NASA SMD Seeks Volunteer Reviewers for Research Proposals
NASA's Science Mission Directorate is seeking subject matter experts to serve as external (email) and/or virtual panel reviewers of proposals to the "ROSES" research solicitation. All of the reviewer volunteer forms may be accessed on the main landing page at https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/volunteer-review-panels
NASA Fellowship Activity 2021 proposals due May 24
NATIONAL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA)
NOAA Ocean Acidification Program
Funding Opportunity: Addressing the impacts of multiple stressors on shellfish aquaculture through research/industry partnerships LOI due December 15
OAA has released its latest Notice of Federal Opportunity (NOFO) under the Small Business Innovation Research Program. Grants provided under this program benefit small businesses in the execution of NOAA's mission
NOAA has released its latest Notice of Federal Opportunity (NOFO) under the Small Business Innovation Research Program. Grants provided under this program benefit small businesses in the execution of NOAA's mission.
DOE/NOAA announce DEVELOP Competition: Powering the Blue Economy Ocean Observing Prize - seeks to develop new technologies that can help fill the data gaps making it difficult to realize the full potential of the Blue Economy
US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
Carbon Capture Research And Development (R&D): Engineering Scale Testing From Coal- And Natural Gas-Based Flue Gas And Initial Engineering Design For Industrial Sources
US Department of Energy Announces $131 Million for CCUS Technologies
DOE/NOAA announce DEVELOP Competition: Powering the Blue Economy Ocean Observing Prize - seeks to develop new technologies that can help fill the data gaps making it difficult to realize the full potential of the Blue Economy
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)
Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowship applications due May 5
