The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) to accept planning proposals of future submissions to the E-RISE RII or E-CORE RII programs. The purpose of the planning grants is to allow planning teams with the time and resources needed for submission of a meritorious project to these programs. Planning proposals are not intended to provide seed funding for research activities.
E-RISE RII focuses on the development and sustainability of an EPSCoR-eligible jurisdiction’s research capacity and competitiveness in a scientific topic area by supporting the incubation of research teams and products in a scientific topical area. E-CORE RII supports jurisdictions in building capacity in one or more targeted research infrastructure cores that underlie the jurisdiction’s research ecosystem.
Amount
Up to $100,000
Duration
Up to one (1) year
Due Date
Rolling due date. Before preparing and submitting a planning proposal, the PI must contact an NSF EPSCoR RII Program Director to provide a one-page concept outline of the project and to discuss the types of activities for which funding would be requested in the proposal.
For more information, see the DCL: Planning Proposals for the NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE) and Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems (E-CORE) Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Programs.