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Opportunity Summary:

The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), created the Expeditions in Computing program to back large, bold, long-horizon research efforts that aim to shape what computing and information science will look like in the future. The central idea is to give research teams enough time, scale, and flexibility to pursue fundamental, high-risk, high-reward agendas that could lead to disruptive breakthroughs rather than incremental progress. Expeditions are positioned as one of CISE's flagship investments, alongside CISE-supported Science and Technology Centers, and are meant to complement (not replace) NSF programs that fund more narrowly defined topics within computing and information disciplines.

A defining feature of this opportunity is its emphasis on ambitious, transformative research that often requires coordinated advances across multiple areas or subfields at the same time. The program encourages investigators to organize sizable teams that may span departments and institutions, combining expertise to tackle complex problems where meaningful progress depends on integrating ideas from different parts of computing and information science and engineering. In practice, that means proposals are expected to present a compelling, unified research vision, explain why the work is fundamentally important, and show how a team-based approach will accelerate outcomes that would be difficult to achieve through smaller, individual projects.

Funding levels are intentionally large to support these multi-year team efforts. Awards were funded at up to $2,000,000 per year for five years, implying a maximum project scale of around $10,000,000 per award, and the listed award floor is $10,000,000, consistent with the program's design as a major investment. The estimated total funding for the competition was $30,000,000, with an expected four awards. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which typically means NSF does not require the proposing organization to commit additional mandatory funds as a condition of the award.

The opportunity falls under the grant funding instrument type and is categorized as science and technology and other research and development. The CFDA listing is 47.070 (Computer and Information Science and Engineering), which is the standard federal assistance identifier associated with NSF CISE support.

Eligibility is focused on U.S. academic capacity in computing and information fields. Proposals could be submitted by U.S. academic institutions that are accredited, have a campus located in the United States, and offer undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs in computer and information science and engineering fields, either as a single lead institution or through collaborative submissions. The solicitation also allows subaward participation by two- and four-year colleges and by certain U.S. nonprofit, non-academic organizations directly tied to research or education in computing and information areas (for example, independent museums, institutes, observatories, professional societies, and similar entities). Other entities such as national laboratories, for-profit organizations, and non-U.S. organizations could participate in the proposed activities, but NSF would not provide them funding; they would need their own independent support.

The timeline in the source information reflects that this is an archived opportunity. It was originally posted on May 20, 2010, with an original closing date of April 10, 2011. The process included required preliminary proposals with several historical due dates listed (September 10, 2010; February 10, 2012; September 10, 2013) and full proposals with due dates that followed (April 10, 2011; October 10, 2012; April 10, 2014). The record indicates the opportunity was archived on September 19, 2013 and replaced by NSF 13-563, meaning applicants would need to consult the newer solicitation for current requirements and deadlines.

For reference and supporting materials, the additional information link is NSF Publication 10-564, associated with Funding Opportunity Number 10-564, titled Expeditions in Computing. Contact guidance in the listing points users to NSF grants.gov support (grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov) for access issues with the full announcement.

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