Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1

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U.S. National Science Foundation is accepting applications for this grant until Feb 8, 2027 (89 days left).

Individual awards range from $4,000,000 to $19,999,999, the agency expects to make 10 awards and estimated total program funding is $100,000,000.

Eligibility is described in the listing text (the "Others" category).

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

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• Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Proposals may only be submitted by organizations located in the United States, its territories, or possessions, as follows. <ol> <li>Institutions of higher education (Ph.D.-granting and non-Ph.D.-granting), acting on behalf of their faculty members, that are accredited in and have their main campus in the United States, its territories, or possessions. …

Excerpt from the official synopsis on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

NSF-supported science and engineering research increasingly relies on cutting-edge infrastructure. With its Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program and Major Multi-user Facilities ("Major Facilities") projects, NSF supports infrastructure projects at the lower and higher range of infrastructure project costs, Foundation-wide, across science and engineering research disciplines. The Foundation-wide Mid-scale Research Infrastructure opportunity is intended to provide NSF with an agile, Foundation-wide process to fund experimental research capabilities in the mid-scale range between MRI and Major Multi-user Facilities. NSF defines Research Infrastructure (RI) as any combination of facilities, equipment, instrumentation, or computational hardware or software, and the necessary human capital in support of the same. …

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