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NSF 24-130

September 16, 2024

Dear Colleagues:

With this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), the US National Science Foundation (NSF) encourages submission of interdisciplinary proposals that capitalize on opportunities for bringing fundamental plasma science and engineering investigations to bear on two focus areas of societal and technological need:

removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the environment; and novel and more efficient methods for fabrication of microelectronics.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of synthetic chemicals that have been used for decades in consumer products and manufacturing processes. Because of the strength of the carbon-fluorine bonds, PFAS do not degrade easily and are persistent in water and soil. These “forever chemicals” are now widely distributed in the environment. Growing evidence shows that environmental PFAS bioaccumulate in fish, wildlife,

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U.S. National Science Foundation

Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
     Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences

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

     January 15, 2025

     January 15, Annually Thereafter

     August 15, 2025

     August 15, Annually Thereafter

Important Information And Revision Notes This solicitation provides instructions for preparation of proposals submitted to the Cultural Anthropology Program (CA) for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIG). This revision replaces target dates with deadlines. This revision eliminates the requirement that if the proposal is a resubmission, the first paragraph of the project description must summarize how the proposal has responded to previous reviewer concerns. This revision does not alter the restriction that a DDRIG proposal may only be re-submitted once without a waiver for an additional submission. This revision reaffirms the explanation of NSF’s mission to support fundamental research,

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NSF 24-129

September 12, 2024

Dear Colleagues:

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the French National Research Agency (ANR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Research Cooperation. The MOU provides a framework to encourage collaboration between U.S. and French research communities and sets out the principles by which jointly supported activities might be developed. The MOU provides for an international collaboration arrangement whereby U.S. researchers may receive funding from NSF and French researchers may receive funding from ANR. Through a “Lead Agency Opportunity”, NSF and ANR will allow proposers from both countries to submit a collaborative proposal that will undergo a single review process at the Lead Agency. NSF will be the Lead Agency for the current fiscal year. ANR and NSF anticipate that the Lead Agency will alternate annually

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