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.

Mid-Career Advancement Participating Programs

Updated 8 October 2024 – Note it is always a good idea to contact a Program Officer in the directorate to which you plan to have your MCA proposal reviewed, and/or contact mca.info@nsf.gov for more info.

DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS (TIP) – TIP accepts and processes MCA proposals through the Partnerships for Innovation, or PFI, program. Contact a Program Officer to confirm in FY25.

 

DIRECTORATE FOR BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (BIO)* – all divisions are accepting MCA proposals. Submit MCA proposals to the division and cluster or program that you would normally submit a core research proposal. 

Division of Environmental Biology
  Ecosystem Sciences Cluster
  Evolutionary Processes Cluster
  Population and Community Ecology Cluster
  Systematics and Biodiversity Science Cluster  

Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences 
  Cellular Dynamics and Function
  Genetic Mechanisms
  Molecular Biophysics
  Systems and Synthetic Biology

Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Behavioral Systems 
  Developmental Systems
  Neural Systems
  Physiological and Structural Systems
  Plant Biotic Interactions
  Plant Genome Research Program

Division of Biological Infrastructure
  Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation): Bioinformatics
  Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation): Instrumentation
  Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation): Research Methods

 

DIRECTORATE FOR GEOSCIENCES (GEO)* – all divisions (including the Office of Polar Programs) are accepting MCA proposals to their core programs. Submit MCA proposals to the division and cluster or program that you would normally submit a core research proposal.

Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences   
 Atmosphere Section: 
  Climate and Large-Scale Dynamics
  Physical and Dynamic Meteorology

 Geospace Section:
  Division of Earth Sciences
  Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry
  Geomorphology and Land Use Dynamics
  Hydrologic Sciences
  Petrology and Geochemistry
  Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology
  Cooperatative Studies of the Earth’s Deep Interior
  EAR Earth and Human Resources
  Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities

Division of Ocean Sciences
  Biological Oceanography
  Marine Geology and Geophysics
  Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination

Office of Polar Programs
  Antarctic Research
  Arctic Research Opportunities
  Arctic Natural Sciences Program
  Observing Network
  Arctic Social Sciences Program
  Arctic System Science Program

 

DIRECTORATE FOR SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES (SBE) – parts of three divisions are currently accepting MCA proposals. Submit MCA proposals to the division and cluster or program that you would normally submit a core research proposal. 

Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
  The Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence Program
  Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards
  Biological Anthropology
  Developmental Sciences
**Human-Environmental and Geographical Sciences Program – not participating in FY25   

Division of Social and Economic Sciences 
  Accountable Institutions and Behavior
  Decision, Risk and Management Sciences
  Science and Technology Studies
  Science of Organizations
  Security and Preparedness
  Science of Science: Discovery, Communication, and Impact
  Sociology

Division of SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities
  Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2)

 

DIRECTORATE FOR STEM EDUCATION (EDU) – parts of all divisions are accepting MCA proposals. Submit MCA proposals to the division and cluster or program listed below as appropriate. 

Division of Graduate Education 
  EHR Core Research (ECR:CORE)

Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings 
  EHR Core Research (ECR:CORE)

Division of Undergraduate Education 
  EHR Core Research (ECR:CORE)
  Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: (IUSE:EDU)
  Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program)

Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM
  Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program)
  Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP)
  Tribal Colleges Undergraduate Program (TCUP)

*Directorate for Biological Sciences and Directorate for Geosciences are participating in the Pilot PUI Track in FY25 which extends eligibility to Full Professors at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions only. 

**SBE’s HEGS Program no longer participating in FY25

Contact mca.info@nsf.gov with questions.

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