Build and Broaden: Enhancing Social, Behavioral and Economic Science Research and Capacity at Minority-Serving Institutions
ID: 25-505 • Type: Posted
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Category of Funding
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 6/6/25 National Science Foundation posted grant opportunity 25-505 for Build and Broaden: Enhancing Social, Behavioral and Economic Science Research and Capacity at Minority-Serving Institutions with funding of $8.0 million.
The grant will be issued under grant program 47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.
It is expected that 30 total grants will be made.
Timing
Posted Date
June 6, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date Explanation
Opportunity is Archived
Last Updated
June 6, 2025, 8:37 p.m. EDT
Version
1
Archive Date
June 7, 2025
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
-Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities.
-Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.
-Tribal Nations: An American Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges as a federally recognized tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994, 25 U.S.C. §§ 5130-5131.
*Who May Serve as PI:
The Principal Investigator for a Build and Broaden project must either be:
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<li>A full-time scientist, educator or researcher at an accredited MSI. (For more information, consult the <a title="Dept of" href="https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/grants-higher-education/eligibility-designations-higher-education-programs#tips" target="_blank">eligibility matrix</a> from the U.S. Department of Education and contact a Build and Broaden program officer with any questions).</li>
<li>A full-time scientist, educator, or researcher at any eligible non-MSI institution or organization who includes one or more MSI scholar(s) as senior/key personnel, co-PI or subawardee PI on the proposal. In this case, the PI must clearly demonstrate how they will foster research partnerships or capacity-building at the MSI as a primary goal of the proposed work. Proposals from principal investigators not based at MSIs must clearly demonstrate genuine collaboration and enrichment of the research capacity of the MSI scholar(s). For these proposals, more than 50 percent of the overall project’s direct costs must go to the MSI(s).</li>
</ul>
Award Sizing
Ceiling
Not Listed
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$8,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
30
Contacts
Contact
U.S. National Science Foundation
Contact Email
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Contact Phone
(703) 292-4203
Additional Information
NSF Publication 25-505
Additional Information Site