Closed · 11-529 · CFDA 47.049 · Discretionary

University Radio Observatories Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. National Science Foundation, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$100K-$6M
Award range
Closed
Status
-
Close date
9
Expected awards

The verdict

University Radio Observatories Program is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. National Science Foundation that offered $100,000 -- $6,000,000 across 9 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,338 other opportunities from U.S. National Science Foundation.

$100K-$6M
award range
Closed
application status
9
expected awards
47.049
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

University Radio Observatories Program is closed. The parent program page for CFDA 47.049 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. U.S. National Science Foundation still indexes 1,338 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

This listing is no longer accepting applications

Posted Feb 25 Closed

Est. Total Funding

$10,000,000

Expected Awards

9

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The URO program provides support for operations, technical enhancements, scientific investigations, and student training at university-based radio facilities. A primary function of funded University Radio Observatories is to provide focused research environments that foster hands-on student involvement in state-of-the-art radio astronomy instrumentation. UROs also serve the general astronomical community by providing open access to a substantial fraction of available telescope time.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 11-529

Grants.gov marks University Radio Observatories Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. National Science Foundation book (722 peers, 54% of 1,339).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 47.049

Mathematical and Physical Sciences

National Science Foundation

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Agency Contact

NSF grants.gov support grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov

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What to do next

University Radio Observatories Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 47.049 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Mathematical and Physical Sciences indexes 210 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • U.S. National Science Foundation lists 1,338 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

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