Closed · 13-520 · CFDA 47.041;47.049;47.050;47.074;47.075;47.076;47.078;47.079;47.080 · Discretionary
Research Coordination Networks (RCN)
Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. National Science Foundation, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $50K-$750K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- -
- Close date
- 25
- Expected awards
The verdict
Research Coordination Networks (RCN) is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. National Science Foundation that offered $50,000 -- $750,000 across 25 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $50K-$750K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 25
- expected awards
- 47.041;47.049;47.050;47.074;47.075;47.076;47.078;47.079;47.080
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Research Coordination Networks (RCN) - is cataloged under number 13-520 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 47.041;47.049;47.050;47.074;47.075;47.076;47.078;47.079;47.080, posted by U.S. National Science Foundation. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on December 3, 2012 and last updated on December 19, 2014. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $50,000 -- $750,000. The agency has projected $17.5 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 25 awards. If the agency funds the expected 25 awards from the $17.5 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $700,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity is closed. Monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements in the next funding cycle. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$50,000 -- $750,000
Close Date
Not specified
This opportunity has been archived.
Posted
December 3, 2012
Est. Total Funding
$17,500,000
Expected Awards
25
Instrument
Grant
Description
The goal of the RCN program is to advance a field or create new directions in research or education by supporting groups of investigators to communicate and coordinate their research, training and educational activities across disciplinary, organizational, geographic and international boundaries. RCN provides opportunities to foster new collaborations, including international partnerships, and address interdisciplinary topics. Innovative ideas for implementing novel networking strategies, collaborative technologies, and development of community standards for data and meta-data are especially encouraged. RCN awards are not meant to support existing networks; nor are they meant to support the activities of established collaborations. RCN awards do not support primary research. RCN supports the means by which investigators can share information and ideas, coordinate ongoing or planned research activities, foster synthesis and new collaborations, develop community standards, and in other ways advance science and education through communication and sharing of ideas.Proposed networking activities directed to the RCN program should focus on a theme to give coherence to the collaboration, such as a broad research question or particular technologies or approaches. Participating core programs in the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO), Geosciences (GEO), Engineering (ENG) and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE), and Offices of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI) and Polar Programs (OPP) will accept General (non-targeted) RCN proposals. Submission deadlines for the General RCN proposals vary by program; consult program websites. These directorates and offices are joined by the Directorates for Education and Human Resources (EHR) and Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS), and the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) in participating in the targeted Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability (RCN-SEES) track described below. Only BIO and EHR participate in the Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE) track described below. Additional targeted tracks within the RCN programs are intended to foster linkages across directorates.RCN-SEES: The Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability track focuses on interdisciplinary topics that will advance sustainability science, engineering and education as an integrative approach to the challenges of adapting to environmental, social and cultural changes associated with growth and development of human populations, and attaining a sustainable energy future. RCN-UBE: The Undergraduate Biology Education track focuses on any topic likely to lead to improved participation, learning, or assessment in undergraduate biology curricula. Several other NSF solicitations accept RCN proposals, or support research networking activities if appropriate to the solicitation. Please see section IX. Other Information of this solicitation for a listing.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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