The National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs (OPP) is offering this grant to solicit proposals for the continued support and comprehensive management of its ice coring and drilling activities. This grant is for groups capable of providing essential expertise and operational support for current and future polar research. The successful proponent will manage both the Ice Drilling Program Office (IDPO) and the Ice Drilling Development Office (IDDO) functions under a single entity. Responsibilities include coordinating long-term planning, supplying drilling support, designing new systems, and operating existing equipment. The awardee will be integral in planning and executing drilling activities across varying ice, rock, and sediment conditions, fostering innovation, and collaborating with the scientific community and international partners to advance polar science goals.
Opportunity ID: 204253
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 13-503 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Ice Coring and Drilling Program for the Office of Polar Programs |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.078 — Polar Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 17, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 22, 2013 Full Proposal Deadline(s): January 22, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 22, 2013 Full Proposal Deadline(s): January 22, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 22, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $3,750,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | $3,750,000 |
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: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) requests proposals from interested groups to support current and future ice drilling activities. Current NSF ice drilling programs include development of drill systems that can obtain ice cores, embed instruments in the ice, carry out various types of borehole logging, and provide access to the ice sheet bed.Specifically, proposals are requested for the continuation of the Ice Drilling Program Office (IDPO), which helps coordinate long-term and short-term planning for ice coring and drilling projects, in collaboration with the science community, and to be the principal supplier of ice drilling and coring support and expertise for NSF-funded research.???? The IDPO will work with an Ice Drilling Development Office (IDDO) (through a sub-contract arrangement unless a single awardee proposes to execute both IDPO and IDDO activities). IDDO will provide the engineering design support for new drilling systems as well as the operation and maintenance of existing systems. The IDPO is expected to play a proactive role in the community to encourage innovation in ice drilling technologies in response to community needs and will help guide the development of new drilling designs as requested by the research community and funded by NSF. Interested parties must propose to this solicitation with a plan to provide for both of the current functions (the IDPO and IDDO) under a single umbrella group with sub-awards as appropriate. These entities will be expected to work closely together and to partner, as appropriate, with scientists in the submission of research proposals.Through a close collaboration with NSF the successful proponent will be expected to successfully manage and carry out drilling activities in varying mixtures of ice, rock, and sediment. Requirements for drilling activities will be derived both from the long range science plan developed by the IDPO as well as research proposals funded by NSF.?? Collaborations with international partners and scientists funded by other sources are encouraged. The awardee from this solicitation will be integral to the planning and execution of all aspects of the drilling activities that OPP supports. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 13-503 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.078 | PKG00150532 | Oct 17, 2012 | Jan 22, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
204253 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
204253 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
204253 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
204253 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
204253 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
204253 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
204253 NSF_CoverPage_1_3-1.3.pdf
Optional forms
204253 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
204253 NSF_DeviationAuthorization-1.1.pdf
204253 NSF_SuggestedReviewers-1.1.pdf
204253 NSF_Registration_1_3-1.3.pdf
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