In fiscal year 1993, NSF invested a total of $112 million in instrumentation through disciplinary instrumentation programs and the Academic Research Infrastructure Instrumentation Program. Proposers are encouraged to consult the relevant NSF publications for each program as well as the NSF-wide Grant Proposal Guide (NSF 94-2). Participation in the Research at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) activity is encouraged in all programs.
DIRECTORATE INSTRUMENTATION PROGRAM NAME PUB. # DEADLINE TELEPHONE RANGE COST SHARINGNote: 1 Proposal range numbers are expressed in thousands.
Biological Sciences Instrument Development for Biological Research 92-126 June 15 703-306-1472 None specified None Multi-User Biological Equipment & Instrumentation Resources 92-126 June 15 703-306-1472 $20 - $400 30% - 50% Bio/Geosciences Biological Field Stations and Marine Labs 91-8 Mar. 1 703-306-1480 $15 - $500 20% - 50% Computer Information Science & Engineering CISE Instrumentation Grants for Research in Computer 94-56 1st Mon. in Aug. 703-306-1980 $30 - $200 33% minimum and Information Sciences and Engineering CISE Institutional Infrastructure-Research Infrastructure 93-107 3rd Mon. in Oct. 703-306-1980 $800 - $2,000/5 yrs. 25% minimum Education & Human Resources Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement 93-164 Nov. 14 703-306-1667 $10 - $200 50% Engineering Research Equipment Grant Program 93-155 Oct. 1 703-306-1384 $20 - $200 33% minimum Geosciences Shipboard Scientific Support Equipment 93-163 Sept. 1 703-306-1578 $10 - $500 None required Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination Program 93-163 Nov. 1 & May 1 703-306-1584 $20 - $450 None required Ocean Drilling 93-163 Nov. 1 & May 1 703-306-1581 None specified Negotiated Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities 93-66 None 703-306-1558 $10 - $2,000 Negotiated Mathematical & Physical Sciences Astronomy: Advanced Technology and Instrumentation None None 703-306-1828 $20 - $1,000 Negotiated Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities 93-94 None 703-306-1849 $200 - $400+ 33% - 50% Instrumentation for Materials Research Program Pending Nov. 1 703-306-1817 $50 minimum Required Grants for Scientific Computing Research Environments 92-95 1st Mon. in Dec. 703-306-1880 $20 minimum 33% minimum for the Mathematical Sciences Foundation-Wide Academic Research Infrastructure Program: 93-172 Mar. 15 703-306-1040 $200 - $4,000 30% - 50% Instrumentation Development and Acquisition
