Office of Research and Project Administration

NSF STIMULUS FUNDING INFORMATION

The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides $3 billion for the National Science Foundation for basic research in fundamental science and engineering – which spurs discovery and innovation.

$2.5 billion for research and related activities (across all disciplines);
$300 million for Major Research Instrumentation;
$200 for Academic Research Infrastructure program for competitively awarded laboratory construction grants;
$100 million for Education and Human Resources;
$60 million for Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Pro;
$25 million for Math and Science Partnerships;
$15 million for Professional Science Master’s Programs; and
$400 million for Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction

NSF ARRA terms and conditions , NSF ARRA Individual Fellowship terms and conditions

Check the NSF ARRA Site for more information

Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI-R²) Recovery and Reinvestment (5/11/09)

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09561/nsf09561.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 Document Number: nsf09561

Academic Research Infrastructure Program: Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R²) (5/11/09)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09562/nsf09562.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 Document Number: nsf09562
Dear Colleague Letter: Graduate Research Supplements (GRS) to Current ENG Awards to Broaden Participation (4/08/09)

Available Formats:
HTML: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09045/nsf09045.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25
PDF: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09045/nsf09045.pdf?govDel=USNSF_25
TXT: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09045/nsf09045.txt?govDel=USNSF_25

Document Number: nsf09045

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) Frequently Asked Questions (3/27/09)

Available Formats:
HTML: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09038/nsf09038.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25
PDF: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09038/nsf09038.pdf?govDel=USNSF_25
TXT: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09038/nsf09038.txt?govDel=USNSF_25

Document Number: nsf09038

Important Notice 131, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (3/18/09)

Highlights of Notice 131 include:

NSF currently has many highly rated proposals that it has not been able to fund. For this reason, NSF is planning to use the majority of the $2 billion available in Research and Related Activities for proposals that are already in house and will be reviewed and/or awarded prior to September 30, 2009.

All grants issued with Recovery Act funds will be standard grants with durations of up to 5 years.
Funding of new Principal Investigators and high-risk, high-return research will be top priorities.

With the exception of the MRI, ARI and Science Masters programs, the majority of proposals eligible for Recovery Act funding include those that are already in house at NSF and will be reviewed and/or awarded prior to September 30, 2009.

NSF also will consider proposals declined on or after October 1, 2008. The reversal of the decision to decline must be based on both the high quality of the reviews received on the initial submission and the lack of available funding at the time the original decision was made. The cognizant program officer will contact the institution when a reversal is being considered by NSF.

NSF will post a solicitation this spring for the Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI). The Foundation currently anticipates that no other solicitations will be posted that are solely in response to the Recovery Act.

Awardees will be informed that they are expected to expend funds in a timely manner on allowable award costs and that NSF will be monitoring awards for expenditures. If, after 12 months, no allowable expenditures have taken place, NSF may consider reducing or terminating the award and reallocating the funds