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.

New NSF/Paul G. Allen Family Foundation Program seeks to advance research and applied conservation efforts

July 11, 2022

Unprecedented changes in climate and biodiversity threaten nature, human life and society. To address these intertwined challenges, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation have announced the new Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice (PACSP) program. Designed to generate collaborations between academic researchers and conservation practitioners, PACSP will support transdisciplinary, goal-directed research focused on conservation science. NSF will administer this program, with awards jointly funded by the two organizations.

Successful proposals will move forward conservation science via insights from organismal biology, ecology and/or evolution, and contribute to on-the-ground biodiversity conservation efforts. Close collaboration between the partners will be essential to build a project plan that is science-based as well as practical, and an assessment plan that informs the science as well as the conservation efficacy. Proposals are expected to set specific conservation outcomes founded on conservation research and placed in the context of broader societal impacts.

The effort builds on each organization's history of supporting biodiversity and climate-focused work. NSF has been investing in the fundamental understanding of the environmental response to climate change and environmental biology for years through a portfolio of programs. The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation supports a global portfolio of partners working to preserve ocean health, protect wildlife, combat climate change, and strengthen communities. It invests in grantees to leverage technology, fill data and science gaps, and support public policy to enable lasting change. For this program, NSF will fund the proposed research scope, and the foundation will fund the proposed conservation action component of the project.

For full details on the program, deadlines, proposal preparation and a list of relevant NSF program officers, please visit the PACSP program page.