Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG)
	CFDA Number:	47.050
	CFDA Description:	Geosciences
	Federal Agency Name:	National Science Foundation
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	10-599
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Aug 13, 2010
	Creation Date:	Nov 29, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 10, 2010 Letter of Intent due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time 10/01/2010, 09/03/2012 Required for Track 1 and Track 2 Proposals 11/10/2010, 10/10/2012 Track 1 and Track 2 Proposals Only 10/05/2011 Planning Grant Proposals Only (Letter of Intent Not Required)
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 05, 2011 Full Proposal Deadline Date: October 5, 2011 Planning Grant Proposals Only (Letter of Intent Not Required) Additional opportunities to submit OEDG Planning Grants and Track 1/Track 2 proposals are described in the solicitation.
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	61
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$7,200,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$2,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$40,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) supports research and education in the Earth, Ocean, Atmospheric, and Geospace Sciences. The Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG) Program is designed to address the fact that certain groups are underrepresented in the geosciences relative to their proportions in the general population. The primary goal of the OEDG Program is to increase participation in the geosciences by African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans (American Indians and Alaskan Natives), Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesians or Micronesians), and persons with disabilities. A secondary goal of the program is to increase the perceived relevance of the geosciences among broad and diverse segments of the population. The OEDG Program supports activities that will increase the number of members of underrepresented groups who:Are involved in formal pre-college geoscience education programs;Pursue and earn associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the geosciences;Enter geoscience careers; andParticipate in informal geoscience education programs.The OEDG Program offers three funding Tracks: OEDG Planning Grants; Track 1: Proof-of-Concept Projects; and Track 2: Full-Scale Projects.OEDG Planning Grants - This Track supports planning workshops, conferences, symposia and related short-term activities that facilitate either: 1) development of new strategic plans to implement systemic, community-wide programs to broaden participation in the geosciences; or, 2) development of new partnerships or collaborations between multiple institutions seeking to establish sustainable projects that address the goals of the OEDG program.Track 1: Proof-of-Concept Projects - This Track supports short-term activities. Track 1 projects include activities that will occur only one time, as well as those that are intended as the testing phase of an anticipated long-term Full-Scale Project.Track 2: Full-Scale Projects - This Track supports longer-term activities that will identify and promote pathways to geoscience careers among members of underrepresented groups. It is expected that Track 2 proposals will establish programs that are sustainable without additional OEDG funding. Prior Track 1 OEDG funding is not a pre-requisite for submitting a Track 2 proposal.
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