Geography and Spatial Sciences Program

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Geography and Spatial Sciences Program: As specified in the Geography and Spatial Sciences Program <a title="GSS Strategic Plan, 2017-2021" href="https://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/grs/GSS_StrategicPlan_2017.pdf">strategic plan</a>, the mission of the NSF Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS) Program is to promote: <ul> <li>Basic scientific research in geography and spatial science that advances theory, fundamental understanding, and scientific approaches and addresses the challenges facing society.</li> <li>The education and training of geographers and spatial scientists in order to enhance the capabilities of current and future generations of researchers.</li> <li>The involvement of geographers and spatial scientists ininterdisciplinary research.</li> </ul> The Geography and Spatial Sciences Program supports basic research about the geographic distributions and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on Earth. Investigators are encouraged to propose plans for research about the nature, causes, and consequences of human activity and natural environmental processes across a range of scales. Projects about a broad range of topics may be appropriate for support if they offer promise of enhancing fundamental geographical knowledge, concepts, theories, methods, and their application to societal problems and concerns.<br /><br />GSS provides support through a number of different funding mechanisms: <ul> <li>Regular research awards</li> <li>Doctoral dissertation research improvement (DDRI) awards</li> <li>Faculty early-career development (CAREER) awards</li> <li>Awards for conferences, group travel, and community-development activities</li> <li>Research coordination network (RCN) awards</li> <li>Rapid-response research (RAPID) awards.</li> </ul> In rare and unusual cases, GSS may support early-concept grants for exploratory research (EAGER), research advanced by interdisciplinary science and engineering (RAISE) awards, and other special kinds of award mechanisms established by NSF. Investigators must discuss the rationale for submitting any of these kinds of proposals with GSS program directors prior to the submission of a proposal. These types of proposals are permitted by GSS only in rare and unusual cases because GSS strives to be open to ideas and approaches in early stages of development, and GSS emphasizes the potential longer-term significance of new lines of inquiry as part of its merit evaluation of all types of proposals, including regular research proposals. There are two different solicitations that provide information about proposals to be submitted for consideration by GSS:<br /><br />This solicitation provides instructions for submission of proposals for regular research awards; proposals for awards for conferences, group travel, and community-development activities; proposals for research coordination network (RCN) awards; and proposals for rapid-response research (RAPID) awards. A different solicitation provides instructions for proposals for doctoral dissertation research improvement (DDRI) awards. That solicitation is accessible at <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503621">https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503621</a>. Proposals for faculty early-career development (CAREER) awards should beprepared in accordance with the CAREER solicitation, although investigators submitting CAREER proposals to GSS should also consult this solicitation for more information about GSS and to be aware of the GSS special review criteria, which are used for the evaluation of CAREER proposals. More information about CAREER awards and a link to the CAREER solicitation is accessible at <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503214">https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503214</a>.
Federal Grant Title: Geography and Spatial Sciences Program
Federal Agency Name: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant Categories: Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: 17-566
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 47.075
CFDA Descriptions: Information not provided
Current Application Deadline: September 7th, 2017
Original Application Deadline: September 7th, 2017
Posted Date: June 8th, 2017
Creation Date: June 8th, 2017
Archive Date: October 4th, 2031
Total Program Funding: $6,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $400,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $40,000
Expected Number of Awards: 40
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Last Updated: June 9th, 2017
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity below), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
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