Disaster Resilience for Rural Communities

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	Federal Grant Title:	Disaster Resilience for Rural Communities
	CFDA Number:	47.041
	CFDA Description:	Engineering Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	National Science Foundation
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	11-510
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Dec 03, 2010
	Creation Date:	Dec 03, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 04, 2011 Full Proposal Deadline(s): March 04, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 04, 2011 Full Proposal Deadline(s): March 04, 2011
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	6
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$400,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

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: - For NSF, the categories of proposers eligible to submit proposals to the National Science Foundation are identified in the Grant Proposal Guide, Chapter I, Section E. Eligible applicants for USDA-NIFA awards under this solicitation include: (1) State Agricultural Experiment Stations; (2) colleges and universities (including junior colleges offering associate degrees or higher); (3) university research foundations; (4) other research institutions and organizations; (5) Federal agencies, (6) national laboratories; (7) private organizations or corporations; (8) individuals who are U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents; and (9) any group consisting of 2 or more entities identified in (1) through (8). Eligible institutions do not include foreign and international organizations. *PI Limit: Eligible research proposals must have at least one investigator from the social/behavioral/economic sciences or engineering. Proposals that do not meet this requirement will be returned without review.
Grant Description: In a joint announcement, the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and NSF call for proposals to advance basic research in engineering and the social, behavioral, and economic sciences on enhancing disaster resilience in rural communities.
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