Competitive Program for Science Museums and Planetariums (CP4SMP)

The summary for the Competitive Program for Science Museums and Planetariums (CP4SMP) 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 NASA Headquarters, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Competitive Program for Science Museums and Planetariums (CP4SMP): NASA's Office of Education, Integration Division, Informal Education Program, in cooperation with NASA's Office of Communication Planning, four Mission Directorates - Aeronautics Research, Exploration Systems, Science, and Space Operations--solicits proposals led by science museums and planetariums for uniquely NASA informal education and exhibit projects that feature eligible NASA missions, science, engineering, explorations, or technologies. This solicitation seeks projects featuring NASA-themed content in space exploration, aeronautics, space science, Earth science, or microgravity, or a combination of these Congressionally-directed topics to support NASA education outcomes. Leadership of the proposed projects must reside at institutions of informal education; partnership relationships are highly encouraged. Proposals should address substantiated national, regional or local educational needs or challenges and offer solutions with potential for significant impact. Total award sizes will range between $250,000 and $2,000,000, with a period of performance not to exceed five years. Award numbers will depend on how many larger versus smaller awards are selected for funding by the NASA selecting official. The anticipated maximum number of larger awards is two (2) and maximum number of smaller awards is twenty (20). It is anticipated that an approximate total of $6,000,000 will be available to award as grants or cooperative agreements under this solicitation. The CP4SMP NASA Research Announcement is available on the NASA Headquarters solicitations website: http://www.nspires.nasaprs.com.

Federal Grant Title:	Competitive Program for Science Museums and Planetariums (CP4SMP)
Federal Agency Name:	NASA Headquarters
Grant Categories:	Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	NNH08ZNE006N
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
CFDA Numbers:	00.000
CFDA Descriptions:	Not Elsewhere Classified
Current Application Deadline:	Oct 17, 2008
Original Application Deadline:	Oct 17, 2008
Posted Date:	Jul 23, 2008
Creation Date:	Jul 23, 2008
Archive Date:	Nov 16, 2008
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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: Proposers must be affiliated with an institution at nspires.nasaprs.com/ and, in general, NASA provides funding only to US institutions. Organizations outside the U.S. that propose on the basis of a policy of no-exchange-of-funds; consult Appendix B Section (l) of the guidebook for proposers (http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/nraguidebook/) for specific details. Some NRAs may be issued jointly with a non-U.S. organization, e.g., those concerning guest observing programs for jointly sponsored space science programs, that will contain additional special guidelines for non-U.S. participants. Also ref. Sections 2.3.10(c)(vii) of the guidebook for proposers for special instructions for proposals from non-U.S. organizations that involve U.S. personnel for whom NASA support is requested.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: CP4SMP Manager Anita M. Sohus

General questions about this NRA may be submitted to the Project Manager [[email protected]]
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