NSF Sustainable Energy Pathways Grant

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering the Sustainable Energy Pathways Grant as part of the Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES) initiative. This grant aims to support interdisciplinary basic research in science, engineering, and education to develop sustainable energy pathways. Researchers are invited to propose innovative solutions for energy harvesting and conversion, storage, transmission, distribution, and efficiency. The grant seeks to address environmental, economic, and societal challenges in creating sustainable energy systems for future generations. The deadline for application submission is approaching.

Opportunity ID: 124453

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	11-590
Funding Opportunity Title::	Sustainable Energy Pathways
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::	20
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	47.041 — Engineering Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 2
Posted Date::	Sep 22, 2011
Last Updated Date::	Jan 10, 2014
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Feb 01, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::
Archive Date::	Jan 10, 2014
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 34,000,000
Award Ceiling::	$2,000,000
Award Floor::	$500,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility::

*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
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Proposals may be submitted by U.S. academic institutions that have research and degree-granting education programs in any area of research supported by NSF.U.S. academic institutions include universities as well as two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the U.S., acting on behalf of their faculty members. Proposals may also be submitted by non-profit, non-academic organizations, including independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities.

*PI Limit:
A minimum of three investigators is required, the Principal Investigator (PI) and two or more co-PIs from the lead or participating institutions who are eligible to serve as PI or co-PI on NSF proposals submitted through their respective institutions. These investigators should represent more than one scientific discipline in order to ensure an interdisciplinary approach to sustainable energy.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	National Science Foundation
Description::	A sustainable world is one in which human needs are met equitably without harm to the environment, and without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Growing evidence for the role of energy use in global change and awareness of limitations in our energy choices are motivating a search for pathways that are technologically innovative as well as environmentally and economically sustainable at all scales of energy usage. This is a grand challenge to the scientific community that cuts across disciplinary boundaries. The creation of a secure and prosperous future for humanity depends on the contributions that science, engineering, and education will make towards building sustainable pathways to meet the energy needs of future generations. The dual roles of NSF – to support basic research and education – are ideally suited to stimulate vibrant science and engineering discovery and innovation efforts that will be needed to meet the challenge of building a sustainable energy future. Sustainable Energy Pathways is part of the NSF-wide initiative on Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES). The Sustainable Energy Pathways solicitation calls for innovative, interdisciplinary basic research in science, engineering, and education by teams of researchers for developing systems approaches to sustainable energy pathways based on a comprehensive understanding of the scientific, technical, environmental, economic, and societal issues. The SEP solicitation considers scalable approaches for sustainable energy conversion to useful forms, as well as its storage, transmission, distribution, and use. The following Topic Areas illustrate the broad scope of sustainable energy interest areas of this solicitation: Energy Harvesting & Conversion from Renewable Resources; Sustainable Energy Storage Solutions; Critical Elements & Materials for Sustainable Energy; Nature-Inspired Processes for Sustainable Energy Solutions; Reducing Carbon Intensity from Energy Conversion & Use; Sustainable Energy Transmission & Distribution; Energy Efficiency & Management.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 2	Opportunity NSF 11-590 has been archived on PIMS.	Jan 10, 2014
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	47.050
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00081770
Opening Date:	Sep 22, 2011
Closing Date:	Feb 01, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	Suk-Wah Tam-Chang
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	SF424 (R & R) [V1.2] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Research And Related Other Project Information [V1.3] Research And Related Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) [V1.2] Research & Related Personal Data [V1.2] Research & Related Budget [V1.1] NSF Cover Page [V1.3]
optional_forms	R & R Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form [V1.2] NSF Deviation Authorization [V1.1] NSF Suggested Reviewers [V1.1] NSF FastLane System Registration [V1.3]