This department is offering research grants in particle and nuclear astrophysics to support various university research projects. Grants cover a wide range of topics including ultra high energy cosmic-ray studies, gamma-ray bursts, solar neutrino physics, Dark Matter detection, and accelerator-based nuclear astrophysics. Funding is available for experiments, research, and design projects related to underground facilities. Proposals exceeding $1,000,000/year may undergo additional scrutiny before being reviewed by the PNA panel. Applicants can explore opportunities to study processes related to cosmology, the early universe, and stellar nucleosynthesis through this grant program.
Opportunity ID: 101114
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | PD-11-1643 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Particle and Nuclear Astrophysics |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 60 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 47.049 — Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date:: | Jun 23, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date:: | May 16, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Oct 26, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | |
| Archive Date:: | May 16, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 15,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | National Science Foundation |
| Description:: | The particle and nuclear astrophysics program supports university research in many areas of particle astrophysics and nuclear astrophysics, including the study of ultra high energy particles reaching Earth from beyond our atmosphere and experiments or research and design projects for underground facilities.Currently supported activities are: ultra high energy cosmic-ray, gamma-ray and neutrino studies, the study of gamma-ray bursts, solar, underground and reactor neutrino physics, searches for the direct detection of Dark Matter and searches for neutrino-less double beta decay.Funding is also provided for accelerator-based nuclear astrophysics studies of stellar processes, nucleosynthesis, and processes related to cosmology and the early universe.It should be noted that proposals that are submitted to the PNA program and are requesting in excess of $1,000,000/year may, at the discretion of the Program Officer, be subjected to an additional level of scrutiny in the form of a cost review that would take place before the annual PNA panel that meets to discuss all of the submitted proposals. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 3 | May 16, 2012 | |
| Synopsis 2 | ||
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1