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- The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Centers for Chemical Innovation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 21, 2010 and posted on Jul 12, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 28, 2011 Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposers local time) October 12, 2010 Phase I, required preliminary proposal Full Proposal Deadline(s) October 11, 2010 Phase II March 28, 2011 Phase I, by invitation only. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $12,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Organization Limit Proposals may only be submitted by the following Non profit, non academic organizations Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities. Universities and Colleges Universities and two and four year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions. PI Limit While these proposals will reflect the research of many investigators, only the name of the PI should appear on the cover sheet. All other investigators are considered senior personnel. An investigator may participate (as PI or senior personnel) in only oneCCI proposal submitted to this competition. The PI must be affiliated with an eligible submitting organization.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) Program is a discretionary grant opportunity designed to fund research centers that tackle major, long-term, fundamental challenges in chemical science. The core idea is to support ambitious, high-impact center-scale efforts where the research questions are big enough, complex enough, and forward-looking enough that they benefit from a coordinated, multi-investigator structure rather than a single-lab project. NSF emphasizes that successful CCIs should produce transformative fundamental research, create clear pathways to innovation, and generate broad interest both within the scientific community and among the public.
A defining feature of a CCI is agility. These centers are expected to be organized in a way that allows them to respond quickly to emerging research opportunities and to pivot as new discoveries, tools, or scientific needs arise. The solicitation also highlights the expectation that CCIs will make strong use of cyberinfrastructure, meaning advanced computational tools, data resources, collaborative platforms, and networking capabilities that help geographically distributed teams work together effectively. In practice, this points to centers that intentionally build collaboration across institutions and disciplines, rather than operating as a loose collection of independent projects.
Partnerships are encouraged and can extend beyond academia. NSF notes that CCIs may partner with researchers from industry, government laboratories, and international organizations. That framing signals a center model where fundamental research remains the anchor, but where connections to applied perspectives, specialized facilities, and broader innovation ecosystems can strengthen the work and increase its reach. At the same time, CCIs are expected to integrate research with innovation, education, and public outreach. In other words, the program is not just funding experiments and theory; it is funding an integrated enterprise that also trains students and researchers, communicates results, and builds public-facing activities that help explain why the science matters.
The solicitation also requires attention to broadening participation. Each center is expected to include a plan to broaden participation of underrepresented groups. This is presented as a standard, integral component of the center, not an add-on. It implies that recruitment, mentoring, training opportunities, and inclusive practices should be built into the center’s structure, with intentional strategies for widening access and participation in chemical sciences.
This competition is structured as a two-phase program. Phase I provides significant resources to establish and develop both the scientific agenda and the “integrative elements” of the center (the parts involving collaboration mechanisms, education and outreach, cyberinfrastructure use, and broadening participation). Phase I is essentially a development stage that positions a center to compete for a larger Phase II award later. The timeline in the announcement states that Phase I proposals funded in FY2011 would be expected to seek Phase II funding in FY2014. Separately, the document notes a special eligibility condition for Phase II proposals in FY2011: only organizations that received Phase I awards in FY2008 are eligible to request Phase II funding in FY2011. This makes Phase II in that year a continuation opportunity limited to a prior cohort, while Phase I remains open to new competitors under this solicitation’s rules.
Key administrative details from the source data include the Funding Opportunity Number 10-585 and the title “Centers for Chemical Innovation.” The opportunity category is discretionary, and the instrument is a grant. The activity category is Science and Technology and other Research and Development. NSF anticipated making about 6 awards under this competition, with an estimated total funding level of $12,000,000. The CFDA number listed is 47.049 (Mathematical and Physical Sciences). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which means applicants are not required to provide non-federal matching funds as a condition of award.
The submission process includes a required preliminary proposal for Phase I. The preliminary proposal due date is October 12, 2010 (by 5 p.m. local time for the proposer). Full proposals for Phase I are due March 28, 2011, and they are “by invitation only,” meaning NSF uses the preliminary proposal stage to decide which teams are invited to submit a full Phase I proposal. The timeline also lists a Phase II full proposal deadline of October 11, 2010, reflecting the separate track for Phase II submissions in FY2011 that is restricted to the earlier Phase I awardees (FY2008).
Eligibility is broad across U.S.-based academic and certain non-academic nonprofit institutions. Eligible submitting organizations include U.S. universities and colleges (two-year and four-year, including community colleges) that are accredited and have a U.S. campus, submitting on behalf of their faculty. Also eligible are non-profit, non-academic organizations such as independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies, and similar U.S. organizations associated with educational or research activities. The solicitation includes proposal participation limits: although a CCI proposal typically involves many investigators, only one individual is listed as the PI on the cover sheet, while the rest are treated as senior personnel. Importantly, an investigator may participate as PI or senior personnel on only one CCI proposal in this competition, which is intended to prevent overlapping commitments and to keep teams distinct. The PI must be affiliated with an eligible submitting organization.
The sponsoring agency is the National Science Foundation. The formal solicitation is identified as NSF Publication 10-585, and the listing includes references to NSF’s support contacts for issues accessing the announcement through Grants.gov. Overall, this opportunity is aimed at building highly collaborative, center-based chemical research programs that combine deep fundamental science with strong integration across collaboration infrastructure, education and outreach, and inclusive participation, using a staged Phase I-to-Phase II pathway to grow the most promising center concepts into larger, sustained research engines.
NSF Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) Program (NSF 10-585) - FAQs
1) What is the NSF Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) Program?
The NSF Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) Program is a discretionary NSF grant opportunity that funds research centers focused on major, long-term, fundamental challenges in chemical science. It is designed for ambitious, high-impact efforts where the research questions are large and complex enough to require a coordinated, multi-investigator center structure rather than a single-lab project.
2) What kinds of research does the CCI Program support?
The program supports transformative fundamental research in chemical science. CCIs are expected to pursue forward-looking scientific agendas, generate broad interest within the scientific community and among the public, and create clear pathways to innovation while keeping fundamental research as the anchor.
3) Why does NSF fund centers instead of individual projects for this program?
The CCI model is intended for problems that benefit from a coordinated, multi-investigator approach. NSF is looking for center-scale efforts that intentionally build collaboration across institutions and disciplines, rather than operating as a loose collection of independent projects.
4) What does NSF mean by CCI "agility"?
Agility is described as a defining feature of a CCI. Centers are expected to be organized so they can respond quickly to emerging research opportunities and pivot as new discoveries, tools, or scientific needs arise.
5) How important is cyberinfrastructure in a CCI proposal?
Cyberinfrastructure is emphasized as a strong expectation. This includes advanced computational tools, data resources, collaborative platforms, and networking capabilities that help geographically distributed teams work together effectively.
6) Are partnerships outside academia allowed or encouraged?
Yes. NSF notes that CCIs may partner with researchers from industry, government laboratories, and international organizations. These partnerships can strengthen the work by adding applied perspectives, specialized facilities, and broader innovation ecosystem connections, while fundamental research remains central.
7) Beyond research, what else must a CCI integrate into its activities?
CCIs are expected to integrate research with innovation, education, and public outreach. The program is meant to support an integrated enterprise that also trains students and researchers, communicates results, and develops public-facing activities that explain why the science matters.
8) Is broadening participation required?
Yes. Each center is expected to include a plan to broaden participation of underrepresented groups. This is presented as an integral component of the center, implying that recruitment, mentoring, training opportunities, and inclusive practices should be built into the center structure.
9) How is the competition structured (Phase I vs Phase II)?
This is a two-phase program. Phase I provides significant resources to establish and develop the scientific agenda and the center's integrative elements (collaboration mechanisms, education and outreach, cyberinfrastructure use, and broadening participation). Phase I is a development stage intended to position a center to compete for a larger Phase II award later.
10) What is the expected timeline from Phase I to Phase II?
Based on the timeline described, Phase I proposals funded in FY2011 would be expected to seek Phase II funding in FY2014.
11) Is Phase II funding in FY2011 open to all applicants?
No. A special eligibility condition is noted for Phase II proposals in FY2011: only organizations that received Phase I awards in FY2008 are eligible to request Phase II funding in FY2011. This makes that year's Phase II track a continuation opportunity limited to a prior cohort.
12) What is the Funding Opportunity Number and solicitation title?
The Funding Opportunity Number is 10-585, and the title is "Centers for Chemical Innovation." The solicitation is also identified as NSF Publication 10-585.
13) What type of funding instrument is used?
The funding instrument is a grant, and the opportunity category is discretionary.
14) What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The activity category is listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development.
15) How many awards does NSF expect to make and what is the estimated funding level?
NSF anticipated making about 6 awards under this competition, with an estimated total funding level of $12,000,000.
16) What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 47.049 (Mathematical and Physical Sciences).
17) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants are not required to provide non-federal matching funds as a condition of award.
18) Is a preliminary proposal required for Phase I?
Yes. The submission process includes a required preliminary proposal for Phase I.
19) When is the Phase I preliminary proposal due?
The Phase I preliminary proposal due date is October 12, 2010, by 5 p.m. local time for the proposer.
20) When are Phase I full proposals due, and who can submit them?
Phase I full proposals are due March 28, 2011, and they are by invitation only. NSF uses the preliminary proposal stage to decide which teams are invited to submit a full Phase I proposal.
21) What is the Phase II full proposal deadline listed for FY2011?
The timeline lists a Phase II full proposal deadline of October 11, 2010, reflecting the separate Phase II submission track in FY2011 that is restricted to certain prior Phase I awardees.
22) Who is eligible to submit proposals?
Eligibility is broad across U.S.-based academic and certain non-academic nonprofit institutions. Eligible submitting organizations include U.S. universities and colleges (two-year and four-year, including community colleges) that are accredited and have a U.S. campus, submitting on behalf of their faculty. Also eligible are non-profit, non-academic organizations such as independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies, and similar U.S. organizations associated with educational or research activities.
23) Are there limits on how investigators can participate?
Yes. Although a CCI proposal typically involves many investigators, only one individual is listed as the PI on the cover sheet, while the rest are treated as senior personnel. An investigator may participate as PI or senior personnel on only one CCI proposal in this competition.
24) Does the PI need to be affiliated with a specific type of organization?
Yes. The PI must be affiliated with an eligible submitting organization.
25) Who is the sponsoring agency?
The sponsoring agency is the National Science Foundation (NSF).
26) What if there are issues accessing the announcement through Grants.gov?
The listing references NSF support contacts for issues accessing the announcement through Grants.gov.
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