Closed · 25-535 · CFDA 47.049 · Discretionary
Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS)
Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. National Science Foundation, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$250K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- -
- Close date
- 75
- Expected awards
The verdict
Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS) is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. National Science Foundation that offered $100,000 -- $250,000 across 75 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $100K-$250K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 75
- expected awards
- 47.049
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS) - is cataloged under number 25-535 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 47.049, posted by U.S. National Science Foundation. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on January 18, 2025 and last updated on December 12, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $100,000 -- $250,000. The agency has projected $18.8 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 75 awards. If the agency funds the expected 75 awards from the $18.8 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $250,000. 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
$100,000 -- $250,000
Close Date
Not specified
Opportunity is Archived
Posted
January 18, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$18,750,000
Expected Awards
75
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Launching of Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS) supports the launch of the careers of pre-tenure faculty whose research is in Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) fields at institutions that do not traditionally receive significant amounts of MPS funding, such as Carnegie Research 2 (R2) universities, minority-serving institutions (MSIs), predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUIs). The LEAPS awards enable PIs from these institutions to initiate productive research programs and generate results useful for preparing subsequent competitive proposals to “traditional” NSF funding opportunities, such as a core program or a CAREER solicitation. A critical goal of the LEAPS-MPS Program is to develop the 21st-century STEM workforce representative of society’s full spectrum of talent by increasing the participation in STEM research of members of communities underrepresented and/or underserved in STEM and the number of members of these communities who can serve as role models. Awards are for 24 months with budgets of up to $250,000 total costs (direct plus indirect). Proposals in response to this solicitation must be submitted for consideration tothe appropriate program in one of the five MPS Divisions.
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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
National Science Foundation
Agency Contact
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