Solicitations that Limit the Number of Proposals an Organization Can Submit
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ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions | 19-552 | 05/15/2019 |
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Advanced Computing Systems & Services: Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research | 19-534 | 03/04/2019 | 1 |
An organization may submit only one proposal but may be a subawardee on other proposals responding to this solicitation. The restriction to no more than one submitted proposal as lead institution is to help ensure that there is appropriate institutional commitment necessary for responsible oversight, by the potential awardee institution, of a national resource. Collaborative projects may only be submitted as a single proposal in which a single award is being requested (PAPPG Chapter II.D.3.a). The involvement of partner organizations should be supported through subawards administered by the submitting organization. These eligibility constraints will be strictly enforced in order to treat everyone fairly and consistently. In the event that an organization exceeds this limit, the proposal received within the limit will be accepted based on the earliest date and time of proposal submission (i.e., the first proposal received will be accepted and the remainder will be returned without review). No exceptions will be made. |
Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections | 15-576 | 10/11/2019 | 1 |
Only one Thematic Collections Networks (TCN) proposal may be submitted by any one organization as the lead organization. Organizations may be involved in more than one collaborative effort as a non-lead proposal. |
Advancing Informal STEM Learning | 17-573 | 11/06/2019 | 3 |
An institution or organization may serve as lead on no more than three (3) proposals submitted to the November deadline. However, an institution or organization may partner as a subaward on other proposals submitted. |
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) and HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (RISE) | 18-509 | 12/06/2019 |
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Only one preliminary CREST Center proposal may be submitted per eligible institution. Full CREST Center proposals are to be submitted only when invited by NSF. An institution may have only one active CREST Center award, irrespective of focus area. Centers that have completed two prior, consecutive 5-year CREST Center awards may recompete in disciplinary areas that are significantly different from those of the previous award(s). Only three (3) individuals per active CREST Center may submit a CREST-PRF application per competition. Only one individual can be awarded a CREST-PRF at an active CREST Center per year. Only one HBCU-RISE proposal may be submitted per eligible institution. An institution may have only one active HBCU-RISE award. For each active SBIR/STTR Phase II grant, only one SBIR/STTR collaboration with a CREST Center may be submitted. For each CREST center, only one SBIR/STTR collaboration can be active at any given time. |
Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM | 18-532 | 02/24/2020 | 1 |
Only one proposal may be submitted by an eligible organization, as defined above, in which a member of their organization serves as the PI. Potential PIs are advised to contact their institutional office of research regarding processes used to select proposals for submission. Organizations submitting more than one proposal will be notified and given one week from notification to select one proposal for consideration. If one is not selected in that time period, all of those proposals will be returned without review. There is no limit on the number of proposals under which an organization may be included as a non-lead collaborator or sub-awardee. |
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Track 4: EPSCoR Research Fellows | 18-526 | 03/12/2019 | 3 |
Only three RII Track-4 proposals may be submitted in response to this solicitation by any single organization in a RII-eligible jurisdiction. If more than three proposals are received from any single institution for the RII Track-4 competition, all proposals from that institution are subject to Return Without Review. |
Faculty Development in the Space Sciences | 19-558 | 05/24/2019 | 1 | Institutions may submit only one proposal in response to this solicitation. |
Gen-4 Engineering Research Centers | 19-503 | 07/12/2019 |
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None Specified for Preliminary Proposals. Full Proposals may be submitted only by invitation and only by the lead university designated in the preliminary proposal. |
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program | 18-522 | 03/19/2019 |
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HBCU-UP Proposals:
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education | 19-546 | 05/09/2019 |
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Proposals must comprise a multi-institutional partnership, with a lead IHE and 2-4 additional IHE partners. Proposals that do not meet this requirement will be returned without review. A single IHE may partner on at most two submitted proposals.
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Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions | 19-540 | 03/06/2019 |
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Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) | 18-529 | 04/02/2019 |
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An organization may serve as the lead institution on only one Alliance proposal. Organizations that serve as the lead institution on an Alliance proposal may still participate in other Alliance proposals as a collaborating institution. In the event that an organization exceeds the limit of one proposal as lead, proposals received within the limit will be accepted based on earliest date and time of proposal submission. No exceptions will be made. |
Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program | 17-516 | 04/17/2019 |
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There is no limit to the number of proposals an eligible Institution may submit to this program, as long as each proposed Site belongs to a different IUCRC. |
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program | 17-585 | 09/27/2019 | 2 |
An eligible organization may participate in two Innovations in Graduate Education proposals per competition. Participation includes serving as a lead organization on a non-collaborative proposal or as a lead organization, non-lead organization, or subawardee on a collaborative proposal. Organizations participating solely as evaluators on projects are excluded from this limitation. Proposals that exceed the institutional eligibility limit (beyond the first two submissions based on timestamp) will be returned without review regardless of the institution's role (lead, non-lead, subawardee) in the returned proposal. |
Long Term Ecological Research | 19-544 | 03/19/2019 |
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One proposal per organization. |
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation | 17-579 | 11/01/2019 |
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Alliances: Only one proposal may be submitted by an eligible (lead) institution. Alliances may hold only one active alliance award at a time. Institutions partnering in an alliance may not be a formal partner in more than one alliance at the same time. This eligibility applies to proposals for STEM Pathways Implementation-Only Alliances, Bridge to the Baccalaureate Alliances and Louis Stokes STEM Pathways and Research Alliances. Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Activity: One proposal for BD support may be submitted annually by an eligible alliance institution. Beginning in FY2018, an institution may have only one active BD award. New proposals for additional cohorts may be submitted in the competition closest to the active BD award's expiration date. Louis Stokes Regional Centers of Excellence in Broadening Participation (LSRCE): One proposal may be submitted by eligible lead institutions/organizations annually. Organizations may have only one active center award. All active alliances are eligible to submit LSRCE proposals as lead organizations. Pre-Alliance Planning: Only one proposal may be submitted by an eligible institution.
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Major Research Instrumentation Program: | 18-513 | 01/01/2020 |
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Three (3) as described below. Potential PIs are advised to contact their institutional office of research regarding processes used to select proposals for submission. The MRI program requires that an MRI-eligible organization may, as a performing organization, submit or be included as a significantly funded[3] subawardee in no more than three MRI proposals. Beginning with this competition, each performing organization is now limited to a maximum of three proposals in revised “Tracks” as defined below, with no more than two submissions in Track 1 and no more than one submission in Track 2. Any MRI proposal may request support for either the acquisition or development of a research instrument. Within their submission limit, NSF strongly encourages organizations to submit proposals for innovative development projects. Any MRI proposal may request support for either the acquisition or development of a research instrument.
Note: The 30% cost-sharing requirement applies to only the portion of the total project cost budgeted to non-exempt organizations, including those participating through subawards. When required, cost-sharing must be precisely 30%. Cost sharing is required for Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education and for non-degree-granting organizations. Non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education are exempt from cost-sharing and cannot provide it. National Science Board policy is that voluntary committed cost sharing is prohibited. See section V.B. for specific information on cost-sharing calculations and the solicitation text for definitions of organizational types used for the MRI program. [3]An unfunded collaboration does not count against the submission limit. Inclusion as a funded subawardee on a development proposal at a level in excess of 20% of the total budget requested from NSF, or as a funded subawardee, when allowed, on any acquisition proposal, will be counted against an organization's proposal submission limit. Separately submitted linked collaborative proposals count against the submission limit of each of the submitting organizations. However, if a subaward to an organization in a development proposal is 20% or less of the proposal's total budget request from NSF, the subawardee's submission limit will not be affected. For subawards within a linked collaborative proposal, the 20% threshold applies to the budget request from NSF in the proposal containing the subaward(s), not to the combined budget request from NSF for the collaborative project.
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Materials Innovation Platforms | 19-526 | 04/26/2019 | 1 |
One (1) per organization as lead institution. Potential PIs are advised to contact their Sponsored Projects Office regarding processes used to select proposals for submission. The institutions that were awarded a MIP in the 2015 competition as the lead institution are not eligible to submit a MIP proposal as a lead institution in the 2019 competition. |
Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) | 19-517 | 06/24/2019 | 1 |
Only one MRSEC preliminary proposal may be submitted by any one organization as the lead institution in this competition. An institution proposing research in several groups should submit a single MRSEC proposal with multiple Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs). A MRSEC proposal must contain a minimum of 2 IRGs and a maximum of 3 IRGs. The IRGs in a center may be thematically related, or they may address different aspects of materials science typically supported by DMR. A single center at an organization allows efficient usage of resources, including common infrastructure, and better coordination of education and other activities of the center. Institutions that were awarded a MRSEC in the FY 2017 competition as the lead institution are not eligible to submit a MRSEC proposal as a lead institution in this competition. MRSEC full proposals may be submitted by invitation only. |
Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 | 19-537 | 05/20/2019 |
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For this Mid-scale RI-1 competition, there are no limits to the number of preliminary proposals submitted as the lead organization. Full proposals are to be submitted only if/when invited by NSF. There is no limit to participation as a partner organization or subawardee. Although more than one organization may participate in a proposal, a single organization must accept overall management responsibility for the project. The proposal must be submitted by one organization, with funding provided to any other organization through subawards. The use of the separately-submitted collaborative proposal method is not permitted. |
Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-2 | 19-542 | 03/11/2019 |
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There is no limit on the number of proposals an organization may submit. Simultaneously submitted collaborative proposals are not allowed; funding to partner institutions must be through subawards. |
National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program | 19-522 | 11/25/2019 | 2 |
An eligible organization may participate in two proposals per competition. Participation includes serving as a lead organization, non-lead organization, or subawardee on any proposal. Organizations participating solely as evaluators on projects are excluded from this limitation. Proposals that exceed the organizational eligibility limit (beyond the first two submissions based on timestamp) will be returned without review regardless of the organization’s role (lead organization, non-lead collaborative, or subawardee) in the returned proposal. Only US IHEs are eligible to submit as a lead or non-lead organization. |
NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships | 18-565 | 09/11/2019 |
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Only individuals may submit proposals. There is no limit on the number of fellows that an institution may host. |
NSF Quantum Computing & Information Science Faculty Fellows | 19-507 | 07/01/2019 | 2 | |
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics | 17-527 | 03/27/2019 |
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An Institution may submit one proposal (either as a single institution or as subawardee or a member of a Collaborative Research project) from each constituent school or college that awards degrees in an eligible field. See Additional Eligibility Information below for more details. |
Partnerships for Innovation | 19-506 | 07/10/2019 |
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There is no limit on the number of PFI-TT proposals an organization may submit to a deadline of this solicitation. However, an organization may not submit more than one (1) new or resubmitted PFI-RP proposal to a deadline of this solicitation. This eligibility constraint will be strictly enforced. If an organization exceeds this limit, the first PFI-RP proposal received will be accepted, and the remainder will be returned without review. An organization may not receive more than two (2) awards from a submission deadline of this solicitation. |
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science | 17-575 | 09/18/2019 | 3 |
Three Site proposals may be submitted per competition by a U.S. academic institution, including a College/Department of Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Computer and/or Information Science as the lead institution. No more than two of the three proposals may have an engineering focus and only one of the three proposals may have a computer and/or information science focus. Potential PIs are advised to contact their institutional office of research regarding processes used to select proposals for submission. |
Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I | 19-554 | 03/04/2019 | 1 |
An organization may submit no more than ONE SBIR Phase I proposal per full proposal submission window. Submission of an invited SBIR Phase I full proposal to a given submission window precludes the same applicant to the concurrent STTR Phase I solicitation. This eligibility constraint will be strictly enforced. In the event that an organization exceeds this limit, the first proposal received will be accepted, and the remainder will be returned without review. |
Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase I | 19-555 | 03/04/2019 | 1 |
An organization may submit no more than ONE STTR Phase I proposal per full proposal submission window. Submission of an invited STTR Phase I full proposal to a given submission window precludes the same applicant to the concurrent SBIR Phase I solicitation. This eligibility constraint will be strictly enforced. In the event that an organization exceeds this limit, the first proposal received will be accepted and the remainder will be returned without review. |
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program | 16-531 | 04/15/2019 |
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Eligible institutions may receive consecutive, but not concurrent, Instructional Capacity Excellence in TCUP Institutions awards. Eligible institutions may participate in only one SEA-PHAGES in TCUs awards concurrently. Eligible institutions may participate in only one PArtnerships for Geoscience Education award concurrently, but participation is not prevented by the institution's having other TCUP awards. Eligible institutions may participate in only one Partnerships for Documentary Linguistics Education award concurrently, but participation is not prevented by the institution's having other TCUP awards. There is no limit on the number of Targeted STEM Infusion Projects or Small Grants for Research projects per TCUP-eligible institution. Institutions may receive only one Preparing for TCUP Implementation award. |
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program | 18-546 | 03/07/2019 |
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Eligible institutions may receive consecutive, but not concurrent, Instructional Capacity Excellence in TCUP Institutions awards. Eligible institutions may participate in only one SEA-PHAGES in TCUs awards concurrently. Eligible institutions may participate in only one Partnerships for Geoscience Education award concurrently, but participation is not prevented by the institution having other TCUP awards. Eligible institutions may submit only one TEA Center proposal per year. There is no limit on the number of Targeted STEM Infusion Projects or Small Grants for Research projects per TCUP-eligible institution. Institutions may receive only one Preparing for TCUP Implementation award. |