A National Repository for Geological Cores Collected in the Polar Regions

The summary for the A National Repository for Geological Cores Collected in the Polar Regions grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Science Foundation, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

A National Repository for Geological Cores Collected in the Polar Regions: The Antarctic Earth Science Program in the Antarctic Sciences Section of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Polar Programs provides support for the curation and long-term storage of core material collected on the Antarctic continent and its margins. Currently, the Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility (AMGRF) at Florida State University is fulfilling this role. The AMGRF was established in 1963 and is housed in a single-story, 10,000 sq. ft. building on the Florida State University campus. The AMGRF houses approximately 21,000 meters of deep-sea sediment cores collected from over 90 United States Antarctic Program (USAP) research cruises. In addition, the AMGRF is also a repository for nearly 3,000 meters of core collected during NSF supported drilling programs in the Antarctic. These projects include: the Dry Valleys Drilling Project, Cape Roberts Project, SHALDRIL 1 and 2, and ANDRILL 1 and 2. In accordance with NSF policy that all facility awards must be re-competed after an appropriate period of operation (NSB-08-12 and NSB-08-16), this solicitation seeks the services of a qualified organization to provide a core curation facility and services for geological cores collected in the polar regions. The award will be administered as a Cooperative Agreement and will cover a five-year operating period beginning June 1, 2014. A programmatic review will be held prior to the completion of the initial period of support and the results will guide the decision whether to renew the Cooperative Agreement for another five-year period.

Federal Grant Title:	A National Repository for Geological Cores Collected in the Polar Regions
Federal Agency Name:	National Science Foundation
Grant Categories:	Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	13-532
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	47.078
CFDA Descriptions:	Polar Programs
Current Application Deadline:	Apr 16, 2013
Original Application Deadline:	Apr 16, 2013
Posted Date:	Jan 23, 2013
Creation Date:	Jan 23, 2013
Archive Date:	No date given
Total Program Funding:	$350,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$350,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$275,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -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 US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions.
Grant Announcement Contact: NSF grants.gov [email protected]
If you have any problems linking to this funding announcement, please contact [[email protected]]
Similar Government Grants: • Antarctic Artists and Writers Program; • Antarctic Research; • Ice Coring and Drilling Program for the Office of Polar Programs; • Arctic Research Opportunities; • Southern Ocean GLOBEC Synthesis and Modeling; • Synthesis of Arctic System Science
More Grants from the National Science Foundation: • National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Institutional Partnership Pilot (NRT-IPP...; • NSF Regional Innovation Engines; • Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science; • IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments; • Probability