Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs: No Deadline Pilot (CHE-DRP:NDP)

Supports individual or small team research projects within the Division of Chemistry's disciplinary research programs.

Synopsis

With this solicitation, the Division of Chemistry is piloting the removal of deadlines for the submission of proposals to the CLP, CSD and CTMC Programs.

The no-deadline pilot seeks to assess the benefits and challenges of removing deadlines in proposal submission for the chemistry research community: the removal of deadlines on proposal submission is intended to allow principal investigators (PIs) more flexibility and better facilitate interdisciplinary research. It may, however, have unanticipated consequences for PIs, reviewers, and institutions.

This solicitation applies only to the Chemistry of Life Processes (CLP), Chemical Structure and Dynamics (CSD), and Chemical Theory, Models and Computational Methods (CTMC) programs. Other than the following exceptions, all proposals submitted to the CLP, CSD, and CTMC programs must be submitted through this solicitation, otherwise they will be returned without review.

Exceptions:

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) proposals should be submitted through the CAREER solicitation (https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503214) by the CAREER deadline date specified.
Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) and Research Opportunity Awards (ROA) proposals should be submitted through the RUI/ROA solicitation (https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5518). In addition to the requirements of the RUI program, proposals should follow the guidance in this solicitation. Proposals submitted through the RUI/ROA solicitation to the CLP, CSD, and CTMC programs can be submitted at any time starting September 1, 2022.
Proposals for Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER), Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID), Research Advanced by Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (RAISE), and conferences can be submitted anytime after consultation with the cognizant NSF Program Officer.
Supplemental funding requests to existing grants can be submitted anytime after consultation with the cognizant NSF Program Officer.

Program contacts

Name	Email	Phone	Organization
For CSD: John M. Papanikolas	jpapanik@nsf.gov	(703) 292-8173	MPS/CHE
For CTMC: Richard Dawes	rdawes@nsf.gov	(703) 292-7486	MPS/CHE
For CLP: Christine Chow	cchow@nsf.gov	(703) 292-4555

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Upcoming due dates

Full proposal accepted anytime

Full proposals are accepted anytime starting September 1, 2022. This pilot will run for at least one year and its continuation will be evaluated annually.

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The No Deadline Pilot will accept full proposals anytime starting September 1, 2022 for CLP, CSD and CTMC.

Program guidelines

Award information

Approximately $45,000,000, pending availability of funds, for new and continuing awards. For specific information, PIs may consult the individual program or use the NSF award search engine to search for awards by program or Program Officer.

Estimated number of awards

105

Approximately 105 awards, subject to availability of funds.

Proposals may only be submitted by certain types of PIs. Please see solicitation for details.

Limit on number of proposals per PI or Co-PI

Through this solicitation, during a one-year period beginning September 1, 2022 (and annually thereafter), proposers may serve as PI, Co-PI, or senior/key personnel on at most two proposals across all nine (9) CHE Disciplinary Research Programs provided at least one of the two proposals is multi-investigator or a collaborative proposal. While both proposals may be multi-investigator or collaborative, proposers may serve on at most one proposal as the sole PI.

This restriction includes proposals under Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) and Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (RUI), as well as proposals submitted to the Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs (CHE-DRP) Solicitation (NSF 22-605).

Proposals for EAGER, RAPID, RAISE, and conferences, as well as supplemental funding requests to existing grants, are not subject to this limitation and may be submitted at any time after consultation with the cognizant NSF Program Officer.

Proposals submitted to other solicitations (e.g., Centers for Chemical Innovation, Major Research Instrumentation, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites, Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS), or CAREER) are also not subject to this restriction.

If a PI submits more proposals as PI/coPI/Senior Personnel than this solicitation allows, only the earliest compliant proposal(s) will be retained and any subsequent proposals will be returned without review.

A declined proposal to the CLP, CSD, or CTMC programs is eligible for resubmission only after either a minimum of four (4) months have passed since the declination or one year after the date of its initial submission, whichever comes first. This moratorium will allow PIs the time required to consider the merit review results and revise/restructure the declined proposal accordingly. A resubmitted proposal that has not clearly considered the major comments or concerns resulting from the prior NSF review may be returned without review, as outlined in the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG).

Proposers are encouraged to contact the cognizant NSF Program Officers listed in this solicitation if help is needed to resolve submission eligibility questions.

Review full program guidelines and learn how to submit a proposal in the latest solicitation. Read the solicitation NSF 22-606

Published:

June 17, 2022

Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs: No Deadline Pilot (CHE-DRP:NDP)

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Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs: No Deadline Pilot (CHE-DRP:NDP)

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

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