EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI): Biocomputing through EnGINeering Organoid Intelligence (BEGIN OI)
 ID: 24-508 • Type: Posted 
  
 
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      Overview
            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 11/16/23 National Science Foundation posted grant opportunity 24-508 for EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI): Biocomputing through EnGINeering Organoid Intelligence (BEGIN OI) with funding of $30.0 million.
        
        The grant will be issued under grant program 47.041 Engineering.
        
        
     
      
    Timing
             Posted Date
          
          
            Nov. 16, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EST
        
        
            Closing Date
          
          
            Dec. 12, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EST Past Due
          
        
            Last Updated
          
          
            March 1, 2024, 1:00 a.m. EST
          
        
            Version
          
          
            3
        
        
            Archive Date
          
          
            Jan. 11, 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 subawards 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.
*Who May Serve as PI:
For proposals submitted by Institutions of Higher Education, the lead Principal Investigator (PI) must be full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty. For proposals submitted by Non-Profit, Non-Academic Organizations, the lead PI must meet all of the following requirements: (1) the PI has a continuing appointment that is expected to last the four years of an EFRI grant; (2) the appointment has substantial research responsibilities; and (3) the proposed project relates to the PI’s job responsibilities as well as to the mission of the department or organization.
A minimum of one PI and two co-PIs must participate in each proposal. Either the PI or one of the co-PIs must have a full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty appointment within a College/Department of Engineering.
           
        Award Sizing
            Ceiling
          
          
              Not Listed     
          
        
            Floor
          
          
              Not Listed  
          
        
            Estimated Program Funding
          
          
             $30,000,000     
          
        
            Estimated Number of Grants
          
          
            Not Listed      
          
        Contacts
            Contact
          
          
            National Science Foundation      
          
        
            Contact Email
          
          
        
            Email Description
          
          
            If you have any problems linking to this funding announcement, please contact the email address above.      
          
        
            Contact Phone
          
          
            (703) 292-4261      
          
        
            Additional Information
          
          
            NSF Publication 24-508      
          
        
            Additional Information Site
          
          
        