This National Science Foundation (NSF) grant is for collaborative research and education in scalable nanomanufacturing, aiming to overcome key impediments hindering the low-cost, high-volume production of useful nanomaterials, devices, and systems at an industrially relevant scale. Proposals must demonstrate sufficient demand for the products, clearly identify research issues for scale-up, and provide a compelling research plan supported by preliminary results. Supported as Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT), projects should address themes such as novel continuous processes, directed self-assembly, fundamental research on scale-up impediments, principles for manufacturing machines, and the societal, environmental, and educational implications of large-scale nanomanufacturing.
Opportunity ID: 226073
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 13-545 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Scalable Nanomanufacturing |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.041 — Engineering Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 08, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 03, 2013 Full Proposal Deadline(s): June 03, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 03, 2013 Full Proposal Deadline(s): June 03, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 03, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1,000,000 |
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: -Universities and Colleges – Universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions. *PI Limit:Principal Investigators must be at the faculty level or equivalent. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces a third year of a program on collaborative research and education in the area of scalable nanomanufacturing, including the long-term societal implications of the large-scale implementation of nanomanufacturing innovations. This program is in response to and is a component of the National Nanotechnology Initiative Signature Initiative: Sustainable Nanomanufacturing – Creating the Industries of the Future (http://www.nano.gov/node/611). Although many nanofabrication techniques have demonstrated the ability to fabricate small quantities of nanomaterials and devices for characterization and evaluation purposes, the emphasis of this program is on research to overcome the key impediments that prevent the low cost production of useful nanomaterials, devices and systems at industrially relevant scale. Therefore, competitive proposals will incorporate three elements in their research plans:A persuasive argument that the nanomaterials, devices or systems to be produced have or are likely to have sufficient demand to justify eventual scale-up;A clearly identified and arguably complete set of research issues that must be addressed to enable the low cost production of high quality products; andA compelling research plan with clear objectives to overcome the identified research issues that is supported by preliminary results relevant to scale-up.The mode of support is Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT). Proposals submitted to this program must address at least one, and preferably more than one, of the following interconnected themes:Novel processes and techniques for continuous and scalable nanomanufacturing;Directed (e.g. physical/chemical/biological) self-assembly processes leading to heterogeneous nanostructures with the potential for high-rate production; Fundamental scientific research in well-defined areas that are compellingly justified as critical impediments to scale-up;Principles and design methods to produce machines and processes to manufacture nanoscale structures, devices and systems; and/orSocietal, environmental and educational implications of the large-scale production and use of nanomaterials, devices and systems, including the life-cycle analysis of such nanomaterials, devices and systems.Other research and education projects in nanoscale science and engineering will continue to be supported in the relevant programs and divisions.Please see requirements for submitting proposals for collaborations; a single proposal with subcontracts must be submitted for collaborations and the submission of separate proposals from multiple investigators for collaborative projects (‘collaborative proposals’) is not allowed. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 13-545 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NSF grants.gov support
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email:grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NSF grants.gov support grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email: grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.049 | PKG00170771 | Mar 08, 2013 | Jun 03, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
226073 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
226073 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
226073 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
226073 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
226073 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
226073 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
226073 NSF_CoverPage_1_3-1.3.pdf
Optional forms
226073 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
226073 NSF_DeviationAuthorization-1.1.pdf
226073 NSF_SuggestedReviewers-1.1.pdf
226073 NSF_Registration_1_3-1.3.pdf
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