Important information about NSF’s implementation of the revised 2 CFR

NSF Financial Assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements) made on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the applicable set of award conditions, dated October 1, 2024, available on the NSF website. These terms and conditions are consistent with the revised guidance specified in the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2024.

Important information for proposers

All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in this funding opportunity and in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. It is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets these requirements. Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.

A new way to submit proposals for atmosphere and geospace sciences

The U.S. National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (NSF AGS) has reorganized its structure into a new model that allows potential principal investigators to submit proposals to three thematic clusters rather than discipline-specific programs as of Oct. 1, 2024.  

The Atmosphere, Geospace and Infrastructure clusters support the same fundamental research as prior programs but provide bigger thematic buckets to simplify the application process.  

The change follows community feedback to better support emerging and interdisciplinary science and simplify funding opportunities. "Not only will the new structure provide more straightforward, broad themes for proposal submission, but it will also remove prior programmatic boundaries," said Anne Johansen, division director for NSF AGS.  

Division leadership shared the new model with the community in a recent webinar, which coveredhow to navigate the new structure.  

Atmosphere Cluster 

The Atmosphere Cluster supports fundamental studies of atmospheric processes from the Earth's surface to the stratosphere, from timescales of nanoseconds to millennia. Core research areas include the chemical, physical and dynamical processes in the atmosphere that impact clouds, weather, climate, air quality and the water cycle.  

For more information, visit the Atmosphere Cluster webpage.  

Geospace Cluster 

The Geospace Cluster supports fundamental and solutions-oriented research, technology development and education related to the Earth's near-space environment (including the mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphereand magnetosphere) and the inner heliosphere and solar atmosphere.  

For more information, visit the Geospace Cluster webpage.  

Infrastructure Cluster 

The Infrastructure Cluster (IC)is responsible for the oversight of facilities that enable research in the atmospheric and geospace sciences. The IC primarily oversees the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, but it also supports community-based instrumentation and facilities,as well asdata storage and provisioning.  

For more information, visit the Infrastructure Cluster webpage.  

AGS funding opportunities 

To see all AGS funding opportunities, visit the NSF Funding Search webpage.  

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