NSF Grant for Coastal Sustainability Research

This NSF grant aims to support interdisciplinary research and education focused on the sustainability of coastal systems through the Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES) program. Coastal systems play a crucial role in supporting regional and national economies, hosting infrastructure, and providing ecosystem services. With over half of the world’s population living in coastal areas and this number predicted to increase, understanding the complex interactions between natural and human-driven processes in coastal environments is vital. The grant seeks to address the challenges of managing these systems sustainably by integrating natural, social, economic, and behavioral sciences to inform decision-making for the benefit of both humans and the environment. Application deadline: Jan 17, 2013.

Opportunity ID: 191033

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	12-594
Funding Opportunity Title::	Coastal SEES
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::	15
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	47.041 — Engineering Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Aug 09, 2012
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Jan 17, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Jan 17, 2013
Archive Date::	Feb 17, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 15,000,000
Award Ceiling::	$
Award Floor::	$750,000

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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Coastal SEES proposals may only 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 four-year 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.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	National Science Foundation
Description::	A sustainable world is one in which human needs are met equitably and without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Meeting this formidable challenge requires a substantial increase in our understanding of the integrated system of society, the natural world, and the alterations humans bring to Earth. NSF’s Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES) activities aim to address this need through support for interdisciplinary research and education. Coastal SEES is focused on the sustainability of coastal systems. For this solicitation we define coastal systems as the swath of land closely connected to the sea, including barrier islands, wetlands, mudflats, beaches, estuaries, cities, towns, recreational areas, and maritime facilities; the continental seas and shelves; and the overlying atmosphere. These systems are subject to complex and dynamic interactions among natural and human-driven processes. Coastal systems are crucial to regional and national economies, hosting valued human-built infrastructure and providing ecosystem services that sustain human well-being. More than half of the world’s human population lived in coastal areas in 2000, and this proportion is predicted to increase to 75 percent by 2025. Humans benefit from their use of coastal environments for enjoyment, dwelling, food, industry, and commerce, altering them physically, chemically, and ecologically. These alterations influence and interact with natural variability, extreme events, and long-term change to affect the system as a whole, including human benefits. A major challenge is to understand the dynamics of this coupled human-natural system in order to inform societal decisions about the uses of coastal systems, including for economic, aesthetic, recreational, research, and conservation purposes. Such understanding requires integration of natural, social, economic and behavioral sciences. It includes, for example, an understanding of reciprocal feedbacks between humans and the natural environment; how people and organizations interpret, assess, and act upon scientific and other evidence; and how they weigh these interpretations against other interests to influence governance and decision-making. Thus, coastal sustainability relies on broad and intimately interconnected areas of scholarship about natural and human processes.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
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:	PKG00142250
Opening Date:	Aug 09, 2012
Closing Date:	Jan 17, 2013
Agency Contact Information::	Richard J. Fragaszy
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]

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