Opportunity Information: Apply for 10 528
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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 "Future Internet Architectures" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 25, 2010 and posted on Jan 25, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 22, 2010 Full Proposal Deadline(s) April 22, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $30,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) and its Network Science and Engineering (NetSE) research area, offered the "Future Internet Architectures" grant opportunity (NSF Publication 10-528) to support ambitious, high-impact research aimed at rethinking how the Internet could be built in the future. The program’s central goal was to fund projects that do more than make incremental improvements to today’s network, instead encouraging research teams to conceive, design, and evaluate new Internet architectures that are explicitly trustworthy. In practical terms, the solicitation signaled interest in fundamental architectural ideas that could improve security, reliability, resilience, and overall trustworthiness as first-class design principles rather than afterthoughts bolted onto existing systems.
A key feature of the opportunity was its emphasis on collaborative, multi-perspective research. NSF encouraged proposing teams to bring together researchers with complementary expertise across relevant disciplines and methods, spanning theoretical foundations, systems and experimental work, and application-driven perspectives. That framing implies the program sought architectures that could be analyzed rigorously, validated through prototypes or experimentation, and connected to real-world needs and constraints, including how applications, users, and operators might adopt or interact with new network designs.
Administratively, this was a discretionary grant funding opportunity in the science and technology research and development category, with an estimated total program funding level of $30,000,000 and an expectation of about four awards. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any clarifications in the full solicitation text. The funding opportunity number was 10-528, and the CFDA number associated with it was 47.070 (Computer and Information Science and Engineering). The opportunity was posted and created on January 25, 2010, with a full proposal deadline (and closing date) of April 22, 2010.
For access issues, the announcement directed applicants to NSF’s Grants.gov support (grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov) if they had difficulty obtaining the full announcement electronically, and it also noted contacting NSF for problems linking to the funding notice. Overall, the opportunity was positioned as a targeted investment in foundational, forward-looking Internet redesign work, prioritizing trustworthiness and encouraging research teams capable of addressing the problem from multiple angles, from theory to deployment-relevant experimentation.
Future Internet Architectures (NSF 10-528) - FAQs
What is the name of this NSF funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Future Internet Architectures" and is identified as NSF Publication/Funding Opportunity Number 10-528.
Which NSF directorate and research area offered this program?
It was offered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), within the Network Science and Engineering (NetSE) research area.
What is the main purpose of the Future Internet Architectures program?
The central purpose was to support ambitious, high-impact research that rethinks how the Internet could be built in the future, rather than making incremental improvements to today's network.
What kind of research approach did NSF emphasize (incremental vs. clean-slate)?
The solicitation explicitly encouraged projects that go beyond incremental enhancements, instead asking teams to conceive, design, and evaluate new Internet architectures.
What does "explicitly trustworthy" mean in the context of this solicitation?
Based on the description provided, "explicitly trustworthy" means treating security, reliability, resilience, and overall trustworthiness as first-class architectural design principles, not features added later as afterthoughts.
What technical goals or qualities were highlighted as priorities?
The program highlighted fundamental architectural ideas that could improve security, reliability, resilience, and overall trustworthiness of future Internet designs.
Did NSF encourage collaboration or team-based proposals?
Yes. A key feature of the opportunity was its emphasis on collaborative, multi-perspective research involving researchers with complementary expertise.
What kinds of expertise or perspectives were encouraged on proposing teams?
The solicitation encouraged teams spanning theoretical foundations, systems and experimental work, and application-driven perspectives.
How should proposed architectures be evaluated according to the framing provided?
The framing implied architectures should be analyzed rigorously, validated through prototypes or experimentation, and tied to real-world needs and constraints, including adoption and interaction by applications, users, and operators.
What type of funding mechanism was this?
It was described as a discretionary grant funding opportunity in the science and technology research and development category.
How much total funding was estimated for the program?
The estimated total program funding level was $30,000,000.
About how many awards did NSF expect to make?
The opportunity indicated an expectation of about four awards.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was listed as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any clarifications in the full solicitation text.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed was 47.070, associated with Computer and Information Science and Engineering.
When was the opportunity posted and created?
It was posted and created on January 25, 2010.
What was the full proposal deadline (closing date)?
The full proposal deadline and closing date was April 22, 2010.
Where should applicants go if they have trouble accessing the full announcement electronically?
The announcement directed applicants to NSF's Grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov if they had difficulty obtaining the full announcement electronically.
What if there are technical problems linking to the funding notice?
The announcement noted that applicants could contact NSF for problems linking to the funding notice.
What kinds of real-world considerations did the solicitation imply proposals should address?
It implied proposals should consider real-world needs and constraints, including how applications, users, and operators might adopt or interact with new network designs.
What is a concise way to describe the program's overall intent?
Overall, it was positioned as a targeted investment in foundational, forward-looking Internet redesign work, prioritizing trustworthiness and encouraging multi-angle research from theory to deployment-relevant experimentation.
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