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Opportunity Summary:

Catalyzing New International Collaborations (Funding Opportunity Number 12-573) was a National Science Foundation (NSF) discretionary grant program designed to help U.S. researchers and students take part in targeted activities that spark brand-new international research partnerships. The central idea behind the opportunity was not to fund long, mature collaborations, but to provide modest, focused support for early-stage engagement that can lead to sustained, competitive international projects later on. In practice, this kind of support is typically used for activities like initiating contact with overseas counterparts, organizing or participating in small coordination meetings or workshops, planning joint research agendas, and enabling exploratory visits that help teams define shared goals, roles, and future proposal plans.

The opportunity fell under the broad category of Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and it was offered as a grant. NSF anticipated making about 40 awards, supported by an estimated total funding amount of $2,000,000. Individual award sizes were relatively small by NSF standards, with a minimum (award floor) of $10,000 and a maximum (award ceiling) of $100,000. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to provide non-federal funds to receive an award, which can be a meaningful advantage for teams trying to launch new relationships quickly without assembling complex co-funding arrangements.

Eligibility was listed as "unrestricted," indicating that a wide range of entity types could apply, subject to any clarifications that might have been included in the full solicitation text. The program was cross-cutting across many NSF directorates and offices, as shown by the multiple CFDA numbers associated with it, including Engineering; Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Geosciences; Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Biological Sciences; Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; Education and Human Resources; Polar Programs; the Office of International Science and Engineering; the Office of Cyberinfrastructure; and EPSCoR. This spread signals that the program was intended to be broadly accessible across disciplines and that NSF viewed international partnership-building as valuable across the full research and education ecosystem, not just within one scientific area.

Timing-wise, the announcement was originally posted on July 12, 2012, and proposals were accepted on an open basis rather than tied to a single fixed deadline, with submission due by 5 p.m. local time. Applicants were advised to submit proposals at least nine months before the planned start date of the activity, which reflects the practical lead time often needed for review, award processing, and the logistics of international coordination. The solicitation later became archived (with an archive date of September 19, 2013) and was replaced by NSF 13-605, meaning this specific opportunity number is no longer active even though a successor program or updated solicitation continued the concept.

For practical next steps and official details, the announcement pointed to NSF Publication 12-573 as the additional information link. The provided support contact for access issues was the NSF Grants.gov support email at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov, which would be relevant for applicants who had trouble retrieving the full announcement or navigating the application portal.

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