Opportunity Information: Apply for 14 537
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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 "Geography and Spatial Sciences Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 13, 2015 and posted on Feb 19, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 3, 2015 Proposal submission deadline. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $6,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 40 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) Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS) Program is a discretionary grant opportunity that supports basic scientific research in geography and the spatial sciences, with an emphasis on work that advances theory and fundamental understanding while also speaking to major societal challenges. The program is grounded in a strategic plan that highlights four core aims: strengthening rigorous geographic and spatial science research, increasing the participation of geographers and spatial scientists in interdisciplinary projects, improving education and training for current and future researchers, and promoting the development and use of scientific methods and tools that move geographic research forward.
At its core, GSS funds studies focused on the geographic distributions, patterns, and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on Earth. The program encourages proposals that examine the nature, causes, and consequences of human activities and environmental processes across multiple spatial and temporal scales. A wide range of topics can be competitive as long as the project is positioned to contribute to scholarship by expanding geographic knowledge, concepts, theory, and methodology, and by demonstrating how these advances can be applied to real-world problems and public concerns. In practice, this means proposals often combine strong conceptual framing with careful empirical design, and they may leverage spatial analysis, fieldwork, modeling, remote sensing, GIScience, or other geographic tools, provided the work is clearly tied to broader scientific questions in geography and spatial sciences.
GSS uses several funding mechanisms to support different kinds of activities and career stages. These include regular research awards (the primary mechanism for standard research projects), Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI) awards (to enhance dissertation research, with separate guidance and deadlines), and Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards (submitted under NSF's separate CAREER solicitation). The program also supports community-oriented and coordination activities, including awards for conferences, workshops, group travel, and broader community development or community-serving activities. In addition, it funds Research Coordination Network (RCN) awards to build and sustain collaborative research communities, and RAPID awards to enable quick-turnaround research in response to urgent events or time-sensitive opportunities. In rare and unusual situations, GSS may consider EAGER proposals or other special NSF mechanisms intended for early-stage, high-potential exploratory ideas, with an emphasis on the longer-term significance of new research directions as part of the merit review.
The opportunity information notes that proposal instructions are split across different solicitations. One solicitation covers submissions for regular research awards, conference/workshop and related community activities, RCN proposals, and RAPID proposals. DDRI proposals are handled under a separate solicitation and may have different submission deadlines and specific eligibility requirements for doctoral student applicants. CAREER proposals are not submitted under the GSS solicitation itself; instead, applicants are directed to follow the NSF CAREER program solicitation and requirements.
From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number 14-537 and falls within the NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, with CFDA number 47.075. The program anticipated around 40 awards with an estimated total funding amount of about $6,000,000. Typical award sizes are indicated with a floor of $40,000 and a ceiling of $400,000, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications provided in the full solicitation text. The posting reflects an annual full proposal deadline pattern tied to the first Thursday in September (with a listed deadline of September 3, 2015 for that cycle), and the opportunity record indicates an archive date extending to October 2, 2027.
For access and submission issues, the listing directs applicants to NSF Grants.gov support (grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov) for technical problems obtaining the announcement or using the electronic systems. The full opportunity details are associated with NSF Publication 14-537, while DDRI and CAREER submissions require consulting their respective separate NSF solicitations.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): NSF Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS) Program
What is the NSF Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS) Program?
The NSF Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS) Program is a discretionary grant opportunity that supports basic scientific research in geography and the spatial sciences. It prioritizes work that advances theory and fundamental understanding while also connecting to major societal challenges.
What kinds of research does the GSS Program fund?
GSS funds studies focused on the geographic distributions, patterns, and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on Earth. It encourages research that examines the nature, causes, and consequences of human activities and environmental processes across multiple spatial and temporal scales.
What makes a proposal competitive for GSS?
A competitive proposal is positioned to contribute to scholarship by expanding geographic knowledge, concepts, theory, and methodology, and by showing how these advances can be applied to real-world problems and public concerns. In practice, proposals often pair strong conceptual framing with careful empirical design, and they use geographic tools in service of broader scientific questions in geography and spatial sciences.
Does GSS focus only on applied work, or only on basic science?
The program emphasizes basic scientific research that advances theory and fundamental understanding, while also speaking to major societal challenges. Projects can be relevant to real-world problems as long as they are clearly grounded in contributions to geographic and spatial science scholarship.
What methods and tools are appropriate under this program?
Proposals may leverage spatial analysis, fieldwork, modeling, remote sensing, GIScience, or other geographic tools, as long as the work is clearly tied to broader scientific questions in geography and spatial sciences.
What are the program's core aims?
The GSS strategic plan highlights four core aims: (1) strengthening rigorous geographic and spatial science research, (2) increasing the participation of geographers and spatial scientists in interdisciplinary projects, (3) improving education and training for current and future researchers, and (4) promoting the development and use of scientific methods and tools that move geographic research forward.
What funding mechanisms are available through GSS?
GSS supports multiple mechanisms, including regular research awards, conference/workshop and related community activities, Research Coordination Network (RCN) awards, and RAPID awards for time-sensitive research. The program also notes that, in rare and unusual situations, it may consider EAGER proposals or other special NSF mechanisms for early-stage, high-potential exploratory ideas.
What is a regular research award under GSS?
Regular research awards are the primary mechanism for standard research projects supported by the GSS Program.
Does GSS support doctoral dissertation research?
Yes. The program supports Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI) awards to enhance dissertation research. DDRI proposals are handled under a separate solicitation with separate guidance, and they may have different submission deadlines and specific eligibility requirements for doctoral student applicants.
Are CAREER proposals submitted through the GSS solicitation?
No. Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) proposals are not submitted under the GSS solicitation. Applicants are directed to follow the NSF CAREER program solicitation and requirements.
Does GSS fund conferences, workshops, and community activities?
Yes. The program supports community-oriented and coordination activities, including awards for conferences, workshops, group travel, and broader community development or community-serving activities.
What is an RCN award in the context of GSS?
Research Coordination Network (RCN) awards are supported to build and sustain collaborative research communities.
What is a RAPID award and when is it relevant?
RAPID awards are intended to enable quick-turnaround research in response to urgent events or time-sensitive opportunities.
What is an EAGER proposal and does GSS accept them?
In rare and unusual situations, GSS may consider EAGER proposals (or other special NSF mechanisms) intended for early-stage, high-potential exploratory ideas. The emphasis is on the longer-term significance of new research directions as part of merit review.
Which solicitation should applicants follow for proposal instructions?
Proposal instructions are split across different solicitations. One solicitation covers regular research awards, conference/workshop and related community activities, RCN proposals, and RAPID proposals. DDRI proposals have their own separate solicitation, and CAREER proposals must follow the separate NSF CAREER solicitation.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this program?
The opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number 14-537.
What NSF directorate administers this opportunity?
This opportunity falls within the NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The CFDA number listed for this opportunity is 47.075.
How many awards does NSF anticipate making under this opportunity?
The program anticipated around 40 awards.
What is the estimated total funding amount for this opportunity?
The estimated total funding amount is about $6,000,000.
What is the typical award size range?
Typical award sizes are indicated with a floor of $40,000 and a ceiling of $400,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The listing indicates there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any type of entity), subject to any additional eligibility clarifications provided in the full solicitation text.
When are proposals due?
The posting reflects an annual full proposal deadline pattern tied to the first Thursday in September. For the referenced cycle, a deadline of September 3, 2015 is listed.
How long is the opportunity listing expected to remain available?
The opportunity record indicates an archive date extending to October 2, 2027.
Where can applicants find the full opportunity details?
The full opportunity details are associated with NSF Publication 14-537. DDRI and CAREER submissions require consulting their respective separate NSF solicitations.
Who should applicants contact for technical issues accessing or submitting through Grants.gov?
For technical problems obtaining the announcement or using the electronic systems, applicants are directed to NSF Grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov.
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