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Opportunity Summary:

The EarthScope grant opportunity (NSF Funding Opportunity Number 10-576) was a National Science Foundation solicitation in the Geosciences program area (CFDA 47.050) aimed at creating a community-based EarthScope National Office. The core idea was to fund a single, centralized office that would serve as a coordinating hub for the broader EarthScope program, helping the research community work more effectively together while also strengthening education and public engagement tied to EarthScope science. Rather than funding a typical research project with a narrow set of objectives, this opportunity focused on building program-level infrastructure and leadership capacity that could support many researchers, educators, and partners across the country.

The proposed EarthScope National Office was expected to foster and support integrated efforts across science, education, and outreach. In practical terms, the office would be responsible for facilitating and coordinating scientific planning for EarthScope, which includes helping set priorities, enabling communication among stakeholders, and ensuring community input is gathered and reflected in program direction. Alongside scientific coordination, the office would also play a major role in organizing and supporting education and outreach activities, with an emphasis on connecting EarthScope discoveries and data resources to educators, students, and the public in ways that increase understanding of Earth processes and hazards.

A notable expectation in the solicitation was the office's role in facilitating collaborative research and, when needed, helping organize scientific responses to "events" relevant to EarthScope topics or regions of interest. In this context, "events" generally refers to significant geoscience occurrences that create urgent scientific opportunities, such as major earthquakes, volcanic activity, or other time-sensitive Earth system phenomena. The office would help the community mobilize quickly, coordinate communication and planning, and potentially support the formation of rapid-response science efforts so that critical data and perishable observations could be captured and shared efficiently.

Administratively, the opportunity was offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning NSF anticipated substantial involvement with the awardee in managing or shaping the funded activity compared with a standard grant. NSF expected to make one award, with an estimated total funding level of $600,000. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement listed, which typically lowers barriers for applicants and makes the proposal more about demonstrating capability, community trust, and a strong operational plan than about securing non-federal financial commitments.

Eligibility was limited to US-based academic institutions: accredited US universities and colleges, including two-year and four-year institutions and community colleges, with a campus located in the United States, applying on behalf of their faculty. This structure indicates NSF was looking for an institution capable of hosting a national office function, including administrative capacity, convening power, and the ability to support a broad community rather than a single lab or department.

Key dates show the solicitation was posted June 24, 2010, with a full proposal deadline of October 1, 2010. The record notes the opportunity is now archived (archive date March 12, 2014), meaning it is no longer open for submission. For historical reference and full details, the solicitation is identified as NSF Publication 10-576, and the listing included a grants.gov support contact for access issues.

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