Funding Opportunities

Below is information sent out by the OSU Office of Funding and Research Development about the newly released program solicitation for NSF's MRI program. An email should be coming from that office soon with details of updated steps for the internal limited submission process.

The new NSF announcement is out: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08503/nsf08503.htm

There have been a number of clarifications and updates, including the following:

• The upper limit on the budget for instrument acquisition proposals has been raised to $4 million. Requests over $2 million must be for the acquisition of single instruments only. Proposal preparation requirements and review criteria for such proposals have been modified accordingly.
• Letters of intent are required for all requests above $2 million.
• Adherence to proposal margin, spacing and font size limitations, consistent with the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg) is strictly required and enforced.
• Title VII of the America COMPETES Act of 2007 directs NSF to require cost-sharing in the MRI Program. Therefore, effective FY 2008, NSF will require cost-sharing on all MRI proposals, both acquisition and development, from PhD and non-degree granting institutions. Cost sharing will not be required on proposals from non-PhD granting institutions.
• Operation and maintenance are eligible expenses on acquisition proposals.

  COS Funding Opportunities ID: 25494
  Title:    Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program - Instrument Development and Acquisition - NSF 08-503
  Sponsor:  National Science Foundation (NSF)

  •     Office of the Director (OD)
  •     Office of Integrative Activities (OIA)

  Deadline Notes:    

  • Full proposals are due the fourth Thursday of January, annually.
  • A letter of intent (due December 21, 2007) is required only for acquisition requests between $2 million and $4 million.
  • Internal coordination required. An organization may submit or be included as a partner or subawardee in no more than three proposals. If an organization submits or is included as a partner or subawardee in three proposals, at least one of the three proposals must be for instrument development.
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