NSF Pgm Announcements

Amplifying STEM Education Investments in and with Rural and Remote Areas and Communities

Published: 10 February 2025
Categories: NSF Pgm Announcements

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Dear Colleague:

The Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) seeks new proposal submissions to continue its support for science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and computer science education innovations, research, capacity, and workforce development in and with rural and remote communities. Through this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), EDU acknowledges the multidimensionality of rural America and welcomes proposals that meet the specific needs and that leverage the wide-ranging assets and opportunities of rural and remote communities, such as the Delta Region, Appalachia, and Tribal and EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) jurisdictions.

The recent Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE) 2024 report to Congress, Making Visible the Invisible: STEM Talent of Rural America, highlights the immense value of rural education to ensure workforce participation, national security, and social mobility and economic growth through innovation. This highlight aligns with NSF’s core values and policies, where geographic representation

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Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)

Published: 10 February 2025
Categories: NSF Pgm Announcements

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U.S. National Science Foundation

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
     Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting organization’s local time):

     April 02, 2025

     January 21, 2026

     Third Wednesday in January, Annually Thereafter

Important Information And Revision Notes

The CICI program continues to support work that enables scientists and scientific discovery by improving the security, robustness, and trustworthiness of cyberinfrastructure. The current solicitation:

Clarifies the requirement to target and benefit scientific cyberinfrastructure, users, and applications, and identify unique security requirements of the cyberinfrastructure or science application that motivates the approach; and Adds a requirement that any curated datasets are required to be shared publicly and made available through established community platforms and adhere to the Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reuse of digital assets (https://www.go-fair.org/fair-principles/) Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship. Adds a fourth

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Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG)

Published: 10 February 2025
Categories: NSF Pgm Announcements

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U.S. National Science Foundation

Directorate for Geosciences
     Division of Research, Innovation, Synergies, and Education

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
     Division of Information and Intelligent Systems
     Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure

Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
     Division of Mathematical Sciences

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting organization’s local time):

     April 02, 2025

     February 04, 2026

Table Of Contents

Summary of Program Requirements

Introduction Program Description Award Information Eligibility Information Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions Proposal Preparation Instructions Budgetary Information Due Dates Research.gov/Grants.gov Requirements NSF Proposal Processing and Review Procedures Merit Review Principles

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