Opportunity Information: Apply for 12 503
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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 "Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace" 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 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering 47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences 47.080 Office of Cyberinfrastructure.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 23, 2011 and posted on Oct 20, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 22, 2012 Submission Window Date(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposers local time) January 04, 2012 January 11, 2012 Small Projects January 12, 2012 January 25, 2012 Medium Projects February 08, 2012 February 22, 2012 Frontier Projects. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $50,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $10,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 64 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) Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program (Funding Opportunity Number 12-503) is a discretionary grant opportunity focused on advancing cybersecurity research and, importantly, helping move promising ideas into real-world use. The program is framed around the reality that cyber attacks affect corporations, government agencies, critical national infrastructure, and individual users, and that solving these problems takes more than purely technical work. NSF emphasizes multidisciplinary approaches that bring together expertise from computer and computational sciences alongside mathematics, statistics, and the human-centered fields needed to understand how people and organizations actually behave in security-relevant situations.
SaTC invites proposals that address cybersecurity from one or more of three major perspectives. The first is Trustworthy Computing Systems, which generally covers the technical foundations of building secure, reliable, and resilient hardware, software, and networked systems. The second is Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) perspectives, which focus on the human side of security: incentives, decision-making, policy and organizational factors, usability, user behavior, and the economic realities that often drive security outcomes. The third is Transition to Practice, which emphasizes taking research results beyond the lab so they can be adopted, tested, and used in operational settings. NSF also explicitly encourages proposals that combine multiple perspectives, reflecting the idea that strong cybersecurity outcomes often require technical solutions that align with human and institutional realities and that can be deployed at scale.
The solicitation offers three project classes with different budget and time horizons, allowing applicants to match the scope of their work to an appropriate funding level. Small projects can request up to $500,000 in total budget and last up to three years. Medium projects can request between $500,001 and $1,200,000 and run for up to four years. Frontier projects support larger, more ambitious efforts from $1,200,001 up to $10,000,000 with durations up to five years. Across these categories, NSF’s overall estimated total funding for the opportunity is $50,000,000, with an expected 64 awards and a per-award ceiling of $10,000,000. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed.
A notable feature is the optional “Transitions” phase available for projects grounded in Trustworthy Computing Systems and/or Social, Behavioral and Economic perspectives. If included, the Transitions phase must be described in a supplemental document of no more than five pages and should explain how successful research outputs will be further developed, matured, and experimentally deployed in real organizations or industries. NSF highlights deployment contexts that include networks and end systems used by members of the NSF science and engineering communities, signaling interest in practical validation and field testing rather than purely theoretical contributions. For small or medium projects that include this Transitions phase, NSF allows budgets to exceed the usual caps by up to $167,000 for small projects and up to $400,000 for medium projects, effectively creating room for the extra effort required to operationalize and pilot new security approaches.
Administratively, the opportunity is offered by NSF, with activity aligned to science and technology and other research and development. It references multiple CFDA numbers reflecting its interdisciplinary reach: 47.049 (Mathematical and Physical Sciences), 47.070 (Computer and Information Science and Engineering), 47.075 (Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences), and 47.080 (Office of Cyberinfrastructure). Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to applicant types, subject to any clarifications in the full announcement (NSF Publication 12-503). The original posting date is October 20, 2011, and the program used multiple submission windows by project class, all due by 5 p.m. local time: Small projects (January 4 to January 11, 2012), Medium projects (January 12 to January 25, 2012), and Frontier projects (February 8 to February 22, 2012). The current closing date for the final window is February 22, 2012, and the archive date is February 28, 2012. For access issues, the announcement points applicants to NSF grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): NSF Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) Program (FON 12-503)
What is this grant opportunity?
This is the National Science Foundation (NSF) Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program, Funding Opportunity Number 12-503. It is a discretionary grant opportunity focused on advancing cybersecurity research and helping transition promising results into real-world use.
What is the main purpose of the SaTC program?
The program supports research that improves cybersecurity in ways that matter to real stakeholders, including corporations, government agencies, critical national infrastructure, and individual users. NSF emphasizes that effective cybersecurity requires more than purely technical work, and encourages multidisciplinary approaches.
What kinds of research approaches does NSF emphasize for SaTC?
SaTC emphasizes multidisciplinary research that combines computer and computational sciences with fields such as mathematics and statistics, plus human-centered disciplines needed to understand how people and organizations behave in security-relevant situations.
What are the three major perspectives (research areas) supported by SaTC?
SaTC invites proposals that address cybersecurity from one or more of these perspectives:
- Trustworthy Computing Systems: Technical foundations for secure, reliable, and resilient hardware, software, and networked systems.
- Social, Behavioral, and Economic (SBE) perspectives: The human side of security, including incentives, decision-making, policy and organizational factors, usability, user behavior, and economic drivers.
- Transition to Practice: Moving research results beyond the lab so they can be adopted, tested, and used in operational settings.
Can a proposal combine multiple SaTC perspectives?
Yes. NSF explicitly encourages proposals that combine multiple perspectives, reflecting the idea that strong cybersecurity outcomes often require technical solutions that align with human and institutional realities and can be deployed at scale.
What project classes are available under this solicitation?
The solicitation offers three project classes that differ by budget size and duration: Small, Medium, and Frontier projects.
What is the budget and duration limit for Small projects?
Small projects may request up to $500,000 in total budget and may last up to three years.
What is the budget and duration range for Medium projects?
Medium projects may request between $500,001 and $1,200,000 and may run for up to four years.
What is the budget and duration range for Frontier projects?
Frontier projects may request between $1,200,001 and $10,000,000 and may last up to five years.
How much total funding does NSF expect to award through this opportunity?
NSF’s overall estimated total funding for this opportunity is $50,000,000.
How many awards does NSF expect to make?
NSF expects to make approximately 64 awards under this opportunity.
What is the maximum award size under this solicitation?
The per-award ceiling listed is $10,000,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states that there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed.
What is the optional "Transitions" phase?
The solicitation describes an optional "Transitions" phase for projects grounded in Trustworthy Computing Systems and/or Social, Behavioral and Economic (SBE) perspectives. This phase is intended to further develop, mature, and experimentally deploy successful research outputs in real organizations or industries.
Is the "Transitions" phase available for all three perspectives?
The optional "Transitions" phase is described as available for projects grounded in Trustworthy Computing Systems and/or Social, Behavioral and Economic (SBE) perspectives.
How should the "Transitions" phase be included in the proposal?
If included, the Transitions phase must be described in a supplemental document that is no more than five pages. It should explain how successful research outputs will be further developed, matured, and experimentally deployed in real organizations or industries.
What kinds of deployment contexts are highlighted for the "Transitions" phase?
NSF highlights deployment contexts that include networks and end systems used by members of the NSF science and engineering communities, signaling interest in practical validation and field testing rather than purely theoretical contributions.
Can the budget exceed the normal cap if the proposal includes a "Transitions" phase?
Yes, for Small and Medium projects that include the Transitions phase, NSF allows budgets to exceed the usual caps to support the additional operationalization work.
How much additional budget is allowed for Small projects with a "Transitions" phase?
Small projects may exceed the usual cap by up to $167,000 if the proposal includes the optional Transitions phase.
How much additional budget is allowed for Medium projects with a "Transitions" phase?
Medium projects may exceed the usual cap by up to $400,000 if the proposal includes the optional Transitions phase.
Who is the sponsoring agency and what is the activity area?
The sponsoring agency is the National Science Foundation (NSF). The activity is aligned to science and technology and other research and development.
What CFDA numbers are referenced for this opportunity?
The solicitation references multiple CFDA numbers reflecting its interdisciplinary scope: 47.049 (Mathematical and Physical Sciences), 47.070 (Computer and Information Science and Engineering), 47.075 (Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences), and 47.080 (Office of Cyberinfrastructure).
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning it is broadly open to applicant types, subject to any clarifications in the full announcement (NSF Publication 12-503).
What are the key dates for this solicitation?
The original posting date is October 20, 2011. The program uses multiple submission windows by project class, all due by 5 p.m. local time.
When are Small project proposals due?
Small project proposals are due during the window January 4 to January 11, 2012 (by 5 p.m. local time).
When are Medium project proposals due?
Medium project proposals are due during the window January 12 to January 25, 2012 (by 5 p.m. local time).
When are Frontier project proposals due?
Frontier project proposals are due during the window February 8 to February 22, 2012 (by 5 p.m. local time).
What is the final closing date listed for this opportunity?
The current closing date for the final window is February 22, 2012.
What is the archive date?
The archive date listed is February 28, 2012.
What should applicants do if they have access issues related to Grants.gov?
For access issues, the announcement points applicants to NSF Grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov.
Where is the full announcement referenced?
The information references the full announcement as NSF Publication 12-503.
What is distinctive about SaTC compared to purely technical cybersecurity solicitations?
SaTC is framed around the idea that cybersecurity problems affect many sectors and cannot be solved with purely technical work alone. It encourages multidisciplinary work that includes human-centered, organizational, and economic considerations, and it highlights getting results into operational settings through Transition to Practice and the optional Transitions phase.
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