Closed · 17-566 · CFDA 47.075 · Discretionary
Geography and Spatial Sciences Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. National Science Foundation, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $40K-$400K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- -
- Close date
- 40
- Expected awards
The verdict
Geography and Spatial Sciences Program is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. National Science Foundation that offered $40,000 -- $400,000 across 40 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $40K-$400K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 40
- expected awards
- 47.075
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Geography and Spatial Sciences Program - is cataloged under number 17-566 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 47.075, posted by U.S. National Science Foundation. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 6, 2025. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $40,000 -- $400,000. The agency has projected $6.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 40 awards. If the agency funds the expected 40 awards from the $6.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $150,000. 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
$40,000 -- $400,000
Close Date
Not specified
Opportunity is Archived
Posted
June 6, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$6,000,000
Expected Awards
40
Instrument
Grant
Description
As specified in the Geography and Spatial Sciences Program strategic plan, the mission of the NSF Geography and Spatial Sciences (GSS) Program is to promote: Basic scientific research in geography and spatial science that advances theory, fundamental understanding, and scientific approaches and addresses the challenges facing society. The education and training of geographers and spatial scientists in order to enhance the capabilities of current and future generations of researchers. The involvement of geographers and spatial scientists ininterdisciplinary research. The Geography and Spatial Sciences Program supports basic research about the geographic distributions and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on Earth. Investigators are encouraged to propose plans for research about the nature, causes, and consequences of human activity and natural environmental processes across a range of scales. Projects about a broad range of topics may be appropriate for support if they offer promise of enhancing fundamental geographical knowledge, concepts, theories, methods, and their application to societal problems and concerns.GSS provides support through a number of different funding mechanisms: Regular research awards Doctoral dissertation research improvement (DDRI) awards Faculty early-career development (CAREER) awards Awards for conferences, group travel, and community-development activities Research coordination network (RCN) awards Rapid-response research (RAPID) awards. In rare and unusual cases, GSS may support early-concept grants for exploratory research (EAGER), research advanced by interdisciplinary science and engineering (RAISE) awards, and other special kinds of award mechanisms established by NSF. Investigators must discuss the rationale for submitting any of these kinds of proposals with GSS program directors prior to the submission of a proposal. These types of proposals are permitted by GSS only in rare and unusual cases because GSS strives to be open to ideas and approaches in early stages of development, and GSS emphasizes the potential longer-term significance of new lines of inquiry as part of its merit evaluation of all types of proposals, including regular research proposals. There are two different solicitations that provide information about proposals to be submitted for consideration by GSS:This solicitation provides instructions for submission of proposals for regular research awards; proposals for awards for conferences, group travel, and community-development activities; proposals for research coordination network (RCN) awards; and proposals for rapid-response research (RAPID) awards. A different solicitation provides instructions for proposals for doctoral dissertation research improvement (DDRI) awards. That solicitation is accessible at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503621. Proposals for faculty early-career development (CAREER) awards should beprepared in accordance with the CAREER solicitation, although investigators submitting CAREER proposals to GSS should also consult this solicitation for more information about GSS and to be aware of the GSS special review criteria, which are used for the evaluation of CAREER proposals. More information about CAREER awards and a link to the CAREER solicitation is accessible at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503214.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 99. 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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Parent Grant Program
Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
National Science Foundation
Agency Contact
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