Opportunity Information: Apply for 12 512
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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 "Smart Health and Wellbeing" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.041 Engineering Grants 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering 47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 23, 2011 and posted on Nov 10, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 21, 2012 Full Proposal Deadline(s) February 06, 2012 Type I Exploratory Projects (EXP) February 21, 2012 Type II Integrative Projects (INT). (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $15,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 18 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Organization Limit Proposals may only be submitted by the following Non profit, non academic organizations Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities. Universities and Colleges Universities and two and four year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions. PI Limit Proposals may only be submitted by the above as lead institutions. However, collaborators and subawardees, particularly those in the health professions, may be employees of for profit institutions which are U.S. commercial organizations.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Science Foundation's Smart Health and Wellbeing (SHB) Program is a research grant opportunity focused on pushing healthcare toward a more preventive, proactive, evidence-based, and person-centered model. Instead of treating health as something addressed mainly after people get sick and end up in a hospital, this program targets the scientific and engineering breakthroughs needed to support wellbeing over the long term, especially in everyday life. The emphasis is on foundational research that can enable practical, technology-driven improvements in health and independence, particularly for people managing chronic illness and for older adults.
The program is explicitly multidisciplinary and is built around the idea that real progress in smart health requires more than a single technical advance. NSF is looking for work that tackles core technical and scientific challenges across areas such as sensor technology, networking, information systems, machine learning and data analytics, modeling of cognitive processes, system and process modeling, and the social and economic dimensions of healthcare and wellbeing. The opportunity highlights that effective solutions must operate under real-world constraints, including clinical requirements, social dynamics that shape health behaviors, cognitive limitations that affect how people interpret and act on information, and barriers that make behavior change difficult. It also calls out common technical obstacles such as heterogeneous data sources, semantic mismatch (different systems using different meanings and formats for similar concepts), and limitations in current cyber-physical systems that connect devices, software, and the physical world.
A central theme in SHB is quality of life: how to help individuals live more independently, manage conditions outside traditional clinical settings, and engage more effectively in choices about their own care. The program also encourages fundamental work aimed at understanding why people often struggle to adopt health-promoting lifestyles, including consistent diet and exercise, and how technology might reduce those impediments without ignoring the human and social factors involved.
NSF structured this opportunity around two project classes. Type I Exploratory Projects (EXP) are smaller, earlier-stage efforts intended to test ideas and build initial evidence, with total budgets ranging from $200,000 to $600,000 and project durations of two to three years. Type II Integrative Projects (INT) are larger efforts meant to integrate multiple components, disciplines, or systems into a more complete approach, with total budgets from $600,001 to $2,000,000 and durations of four to five years. In this competition, the award ceiling is $2,000,000 and the award floor is $200,000, with an estimated total program funding level of $15,000,000 and an expectation of about 18 awards.
The funding instrument is a discretionary grant under NSF research and development activity categories, with CFDA listings tied to Engineering (47.041), Computer and Information Science and Engineering (47.070), and Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (47.075). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated for applicants, which means proposals are not expected to include committed cost share to be eligible.
Eligibility is oriented toward U.S.-based research and education organizations. Proposals can be submitted by accredited U.S. universities and colleges (including two-year and four-year institutions such as community colleges) acting on behalf of faculty, as well as certain U.S. non-profit, non-academic organizations such as independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, and professional societies associated with educational or research activities. While the lead institution must meet those eligibility categories, collaborators and subawardees can include individuals in health professions and may be employees of for-profit U.S. commercial organizations, which allows projects to bring in clinical and industry expertise without making a company the primary applicant.
Administratively, the opportunity is identified as NSF Publication/Funding Opportunity Number 12-512, titled "Smart Health and Wellbeing." It was posted on November 10, 2011, with deadlines in February 2012: February 6, 2012 for Type I Exploratory Projects and February 21, 2012 for Type II Integrative Projects, with the solicitation archived March 21, 2012. For access or technical issues related to the announcement, NSF directed applicants to Grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov.
Smart Health and Wellbeing (SHB) Program (NSF 12-512) - FAQs
What is the NSF Smart Health and Wellbeing (SHB) Program?
The National Science Foundation's Smart Health and Wellbeing (SHB) Program is a research grant opportunity focused on foundational scientific and engineering advances that can move healthcare toward a more preventive, proactive, evidence-based, and person-centered model. It emphasizes long-term wellbeing in everyday life, not only treatment after someone becomes seriously ill or is hospitalized.
What kinds of outcomes is SHB trying to enable?
The program seeks breakthroughs that support quality of life, independence, and improved ability to manage health outside traditional clinical settings. A major emphasis is helping people manage chronic illness and supporting older adults in living more independently through practical, technology-enabled approaches grounded in foundational research.
Is SHB focused on basic research or applied implementation?
SHB emphasizes foundational research intended to enable practical, technology-driven improvements in health and independence. The focus is on core scientific and engineering challenges that can underpin real-world solutions, rather than only deploying existing tools.
Why does the SHB solicitation emphasize multidisciplinary work?
NSF explicitly frames SHB as multidisciplinary because meaningful progress in smart health typically requires more than a single technical advance. The program expects proposals to address key challenges across technical, human, and system dimensions, including clinical realities and social and cognitive factors that influence health behavior.
What research areas and technical domains are highlighted in the opportunity?
The opportunity highlights research across areas such as sensor technology, networking, information systems, machine learning and data analytics, modeling of cognitive processes, system and process modeling, and social and economic dimensions of healthcare and wellbeing.
What real-world constraints are proposals expected to consider?
The solicitation notes that effective smart health solutions must operate under real-world constraints, including clinical requirements, social dynamics that shape health behaviors, cognitive limitations affecting how people interpret and act on information, and barriers that make behavior change difficult.
What technical obstacles does the SHB program call out?
SHB specifically calls out obstacles such as heterogeneous data sources, semantic mismatch (different systems using different meanings and formats for similar concepts), and limitations in existing cyber-physical systems that connect devices, software, and the physical world.
Does SHB include research related to behavior change and healthy lifestyles?
Yes. The program encourages fundamental work aimed at understanding why people struggle to adopt health-promoting lifestyles (such as consistent diet and exercise) and how technology might reduce those impediments while still accounting for human and social factors.
What are the two SHB project classes?
NSF structured this opportunity around two project classes: Type I Exploratory Projects (EXP) and Type II Integrative Projects (INT). EXP projects are smaller, earlier-stage efforts, while INT projects are larger efforts intended to integrate multiple components, disciplines, or systems into a more complete approach.
What is the budget range and duration for Type I Exploratory Projects (EXP)?
Type I Exploratory Projects (EXP) have total budgets ranging from $200,000 to $600,000, with project durations of two to three years.
What is the budget range and duration for Type II Integrative Projects (INT)?
Type II Integrative Projects (INT) have total budgets ranging from $600,001 to $2,000,000, with project durations of four to five years.
What are the minimum and maximum award amounts for this competition?
In this competition, the award floor is $200,000 and the award ceiling is $2,000,000.
How much total funding is expected, and how many awards are anticipated?
The solicitation estimates a total program funding level of $15,000,000, with an expectation of about 18 awards.
What type of funding instrument is used?
The funding instrument is a discretionary grant under NSF research and development activity categories.
Which CFDA listings are associated with this opportunity?
CFDA listings tied to this opportunity include Engineering (47.041), Computer and Information Science and Engineering (47.070), and Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (47.075).
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is stated for applicants. Proposals are not expected to include committed cost share to be eligible.
Who is eligible to apply as the lead institution?
Eligibility is oriented toward U.S.-based research and education organizations. Proposals may be submitted by accredited U.S. universities and colleges (including two-year and four-year institutions such as community colleges) on behalf of faculty, as well as certain U.S. non-profit, non-academic organizations such as independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, and professional societies associated with educational or research activities.
Can for-profit companies participate in SHB projects?
Yes, companies can participate as collaborators or subawardees. The solicitation notes that collaborators and subawardees can include individuals in health professions and may be employees of for-profit U.S. commercial organizations, allowing projects to include clinical and industry expertise without making a company the primary applicant.
Can health professionals be part of an SHB proposal team?
Yes. The opportunity explicitly allows collaborators and subawardees to include individuals in health professions, supporting the inclusion of clinical expertise within a project team.
What is the solicitation number and title?
The opportunity is identified as NSF Publication/Funding Opportunity Number 12-512, titled "Smart Health and Wellbeing."
When was the solicitation posted and when were proposals due?
The solicitation was posted on November 10, 2011. Deadlines in February 2012 were February 6, 2012 for Type I Exploratory Projects (EXP) and February 21, 2012 for Type II Integrative Projects (INT).
Is this solicitation still active?
No. The solicitation is described as archived on March 21, 2012.
Where were applicants directed for technical help accessing the announcement?
For access or technical issues related to the announcement, NSF directed applicants to Grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov.
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