EarthScope National Office  (ENO)

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation  06-600

Please be advised that the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) includes revised guidelines to implement the mentoring provisions of the America COMPETES Act (ACA) (Pub. L. No. 110-69, Aug. 9, 2007.) As specified in the ACA, each proposal that requests funding to support postdoctoral researchers must include a description of the mentoring activities that will be provided for such individuals. Proposals that do not comply with this requirement will be returned without review (see the PAPP Guide Part I: Grant Proposal Guide Chapter II for further information about the implementation of this new requirement).

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SYNOPSIS

This solicitation calls for proposals to establish an EarthScope community-based office to foster and support integrated science, education, outreach, and related activities for the EarthScope program. The office will facilitate and coordinate EarthScope scientific planning and Education and Outreach activities. The office will facilitate collaborative research and when necessary, form scientific responses to “events” in EarthScope topics and/or regions of interest.

REVISIONS AND UPDATES

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In response to this program solicitation, proposers may opt to submit proposals via Grants.gov or via the NSF FastLane system.

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