An overview of many of NSF's Centers and other large-scale programs is provided on this page. The programs are organized based on competition full-proposal deadlines. (Link to NSF-maintained program deadlines page.) Now listed in reverse chronological order.

Jan-Apr  |  May-Aug  |  Sep-Dec 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001

2006

September - December 2006

NSF Centers Program Abbrev Program Announcement Initial Deadline Final Deadline Link Note Collaborative Research in Chemistry CRC NSF 05-606 8/11/06 12/10/06 Initial deadline: required pre-proposal; final deadline: invited full proposal Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship IGERT NSF 06-525 3/27/06 9/29/06 Link Initial Deadline: required preliminary proposal; Final Deadline: invited full proposal

May - August 2006

NSF Centers Program Abbrev Program Announcement Initial Deadline Final Deadline Link Note

January - April 2006

NSF Centers Program Abbrev Program Announcement Initial Deadline Final Deadline Link Note Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology CREST NSF 06-510 2/3/06 4/3/06 Link Initial deadline: required letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal Carbon and Water in the Earth System NSF 06-514 3/15/06 Deadline: full proposal Collaborative Research in Chemistry CRC NSF 05-606 11/14/05 3/13/06 Initial deadline: required pre-proposal; final deadline: invited full proposal Cyber Trust Cyber Trust NSF 06-517 3/6/06 Deadline: full proposal Microbial Gene Sequencing NSF 06-513 3/2/06 Deadline: full proposal Networking Technology and Systems NeTS NSF 06-516 3/2/06 Deadline: full proposal Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Cyberinfrastructure and Research Facilities CRIF:CRF NSF 06-512 3/1/06 Deadline: full proposal Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research FIBR NSF 05-597 10/3/05 2/15/06 Link Initial deadline: required pre-proposal; final deadline: full proposal High Performance Computing System Acquisition: Towards a Petascale Computing Environment for Science and Engineering High Performance Computing System Acquisition NSF 05-625 2/10/06 Deadline: Full proposal (FY 06 competition); FY 07 competition deadline: 11/30/06 Emerging Models and Technologies for Computation EMT NSF 05-626 2/7/06 Deadline: Full proposal Cyberinfrastructure for Environmental Observatories: Prototype Systems to Address Cross-Cutting Needs CEO:P NSF 06-505 1/25/06 Deadline: Full proposal 2010 Project: Gene Functions in Arabidopsis thaliana 2010 Project NSF 05-624 1/23/06 Deadline: Full proposal Computer Systems Research CSR NSF 04-609 1/11/06 Link Deadlines: Annual after this date - second Friday in November

2005

September - December 2005

NSF Centers Program Abbrev Program Announcement Initial Deadline Final Deadline Link Note Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials PREM NSF 05-615 12/12/05 Deadline: Full proposal Active Nanostructures and Nanosystems: Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams ANN: NIRT NSF 05-610 11/29/05 Deadline: Full proposal Plant Genome Research Program PGRP NSF 05-603 11/1/05 Deadline: full proposal Enhancing the Mathematical Sciences Workforce in the 21st Century EMSW21 NSF 05-595 10/21/05 Deadline: full proposal Advanced Technological Education ATE NSF 05-530 04/26/05 10/18/05 Initial Deadline: optional preliminary proposal; Final Deadline: full proposal Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects IMR-MIP NSF 05-513 10/17/05 Deadlines: Annual after this date - third Monday in October

May - August 2005

NSF Centers Program Abbrev Program Announcement Initial Deadline Final Deadline Link Note CISE Computing Research Infrastructure CRI NSF 04-588 04/25/05 08/22/05 Link Initial Deadline: required letter of intent for large-scale projects; Final Deadline: full proposal Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship IGERT NSF 05-517 02/04/05 08/05/05 Link Initial Deadline: required preliminary proposal; Final Deadline: invited full proposal Biological Databases and Informatics large-scale awards BD&I NSF 05-577 7/11/05 Full proposal deadline; annual competition Science of Learning Centers SLCs NSF 05-509 2/24/05 6/29/05 Link Initial deadline: required preliminary proposal; final deadline: invited full proposal Engineering Research Centers ERC NSF 04-570 9/10/04 06/16/05 Link Deadlines: Required letter of intent (09/10/04); Required preliminary proposal (11/8/04); Invited full proposal (6/16/05) Joint DMS/BIO/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research in the Area of Mathematical Biology Math. Bio. NSF 04-572 6/15/05 Link Final deadline: full proposal Partnerships for Innovation PFI NSF 05-566 4/1/05 6/3/05 Link Initial deadline: optional letter of intent; Final deadline: full proposal Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Cyberinfrastructure and Research Facilities CRIF:CRF NSF 05-555 5/13/05 Deadline: full proposal

January - April 2005

NSF Centers Program Abbrev Program Announcement Initial Deadline Final Deadline Link Note CLEANER: Project Office to Coordinate Network Activities CLEANER Project Office NSF 05-549 3/15/05 4/21/05 Link Initial deadline: optional letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal Chemical Bonding Centers, Phase I CBC NSF 04-612 12/15/04 4/15/05 Initial deadline: required pre-proposal; final deadline: invited full proposal Undergraduate Research Centers URC NSF 05-539 3/7/05 4/4/05 Initial deadline: required letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal Assembling the Tree of Life ATOL NSF 05-523 3/28/05 Link Deadline: full proposal; Next Competition Deadline: 3/27/06 Sensors and Sensor Networks Sensors NSF 05-526 3/3/04 Link Deadline: full proposal Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence COSEE NSF 05-503 11/4/04 3/2/05 Initial deadline: optional letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal. Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers NSEC NSF 04-043 11/10/04 3/1/05 Link Initial deadline: required pre-proposal; final deadline: invited full proposal. Two specific NSECs to be funded (see program solicitation): Center on Hierarchical Manufacturing (CHM); Center for Nanotechnology in Society (CNS). Maize Genome Sequencing Project Maize Genome Sequencing NSF 04-614 2/18/05 Deadline: Full proposal. An NSF/DOE/USDA joint program, under the auspices of the National Plant Genome Initiative (NPGI). Collaborative Research in Chemistry CRC NSF 04-601 10/14/04 2/16/05 Deadlines: pre-proposal: 10/14/04; full proposal: 2/16/05 Frontiers in Integrative Biology FIBR NSF 04-596 10/4/04 2/16/05 Deadlines: pre-proposal: 10/4/04; full proposal: 2/16/05 Biocomplexity in the Environment - Materials Use: Science, Engineering & Society BE: MUSES NSF 03-597 2/8/05 Link Cyber Trust Cyber Trust NSF 05-518 2/7/05 Link Deadlines: Annual after this date - first Monday in February Microbial Genome Sequencing Program Microbial Genome Sequencing NSF 05-512 2/4/05 Link Major Research Instrumentation MRI NSF 05-515 1/27/05 Link Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers MRSEC NSF 04-580 9/8/04 1/24/05 Link Deadlines: Required preliminary proposal (9/8/04); Invited full proposal (1/24/05) Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects IMR-MIP NSF 05-513 12/24/05 Deadline: Full proposal Networking Technology and Systems NeTS NSF 05-505 1/21/05 Deadline: Full proposal 2010 Project: Gene Functions in Arabidopsis thaliana 2010 Project NSF 04-617 1/21/05 Deadline: Full proposal Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology: Partnership Supplements CREST Supplements NSF 04-574 1/21/05 Link NSF: "CREST supplements support the establishment or strengthening of partnerships and collaborations between CREST centers and nationally recognized research centers in areas of mutual research interest and high priority for the CREST institution."

2004

September - December 2004

NSF Centers Program Abbrev Program Announcement Initial Deadline Final Deadline Link Note Biocomplexity in the Environment - Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems BE: CNH NSF 03-597 11/17/04 Link Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams NIRT NSF 04-043 11/12/04 Link Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship IGERT NSF 04-550 04/29/04 10/29/04 Link Initial Deadline: required preliminary proposal; Final Deadline: invited full proposal Enhancing the Mathematical Sciences Workforce in the 21st Century EMSW21 NSF 04-600 10/12/04 Deadline: full proposal Plant Genome Research - Virtual Center Awards VCA-PGR NSF 04-510 10/8/04 Link Deadline: full proposal; FY04 deadline: 1/23/04 Advanced Technological Education - ATE Centers ATE NSF 04-541 10/8/04 Deadline: full proposal; some components of ATE have required preliminary proposal

May - August 2004

NSF Centers Program Abbrev Program Announcement Initial Deadline Final Deadline Link Note CISE Computing Research Infrastructure CRI NSF 04-588 7/26/04 8/23/04 Initial deadline: required letter of intent for large proposals (>$800k); Final deadline: full proposal Alliances For Graduate Education And The Professoriate AGEP NSF 04-575 5/17/04 7/26/04 Link Initial deadline: required letter of intent; Final deadline: full proposal Joint DMS/BIO/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research in the Area of Mathematical Biology NSF 04-572 6/30/04 Link Final deadline: full proposal Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education GK-12 NSF 04-533 5/5/04 6/2/04 Link Initial deadline: required letter of intent; Final deadline: full proposal Partnerships for Innovation PFI NSF 04-556 3/10/04 5/17/04 Link Initial deadline: optional letter of intent; Final deadline: full proposal

January - April 2004

NSF Centers Program Abbrev Program Announcement Initial Deadline Final Deadline Link Note National Ecological Observatory Network: Development of NEON Coordinating Consortium (NCC) and Project Office NEON: NCC NSF 04-549 03/08/04 4/26/04 Link Initial Deadline: required letter of intent; Deadline: full proposal Research in Networking Technology and Systems NeTS NSF 04-540 4/14/04 "Large group awards" - Deadline: full proposal Chemical Bonding Centers CBC NSF 03-606 12/15/03 4/9/04 Initial deadline: required preliminary proposal; final deadline: invited full proposal Cyber Trust (Center-Scale proposals) Cyber Trust NSF 04-524 1/23/03 3/31/04 Initial deadline: required letter of intent for Center-Scale proposals; final deadline: Center-Scale full proposals Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers I/UCRC NSF 01-116 12/31/03 3/31/04 Link Initial deadline: letter of intent; final deadline: planning grant; Center proposal 18 mos. after planning grant award Environmental Molecular Science Institutes EMSI NSF 04-509 1/26/04 3/8/04 Initial deadline: required letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal Assembling the Tree of Life ATOL NSF 04-526 3/5/04 Link Deadline: full proposal Cyber Trust (Team proposals) Cyber Trust NSF 04-524 3/3/04 Deadline: Team full proposal deadline Sensors and Sensor Networks Sensors NSF 04-522 2/26/04 Link Deadline: full proposal Information Technology Research for National Priorities ITR NSF 04-012 1/14/04 2/24/04 Link Deadlines: required letter of intent, full proposal Centers for Learning and Teaching in Nanoscale Science and Engineering NSEE: NCLT NSF 03-044 11/17/03 2/20/04 Link Initial deadline: required pre-proposal; final deadline: invited full proposal. Centers for Learning and Teaching CLTs NSF 04-501 12/2/03 2/20/04 Initial deadline: required preliminary proposal; final deadline: full proposal Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers NSECs NSF 03-043 10/22/03 2/17/04 Link Initial deadline: required pre-proposal; final deadline: invited full proposal. Frontiers in Integrative Biology FIBR NSF 03-581 10/20/03 2/17/04 Deadlines: pre-proposal (required for Full Research Proposal): 10/20/03; Planning Grant Proposal: 10/20/03; Full Research Proposal: 2/17/04 Biocomplexity in the Environment - Materials Use: Science, Engineering & Society BE: MUSES NSF 03-597 2/11/04 Link Science and Technology Centers STCs NSF 03-550 6/03/03 2/10/04 Link Initial deadline is required preliminary proposal; invitation required to submit full proposal Center for Synthesis in Biological Evolution CSBE NSF 03-570 9/17/03 2/1/04 Initial deadline is required preliminary proposal; invitation required to submit full proposal Plant Genome Research - Virtual Center Awards VCA-PGR NSF 04-510 1/23/04 Link Deadline: full proposal; FY05 deadline: 10/8/04 Major Research Instrumentation MRI NSF 04-511 1/22/04 Biocomplexity in the Environment - Coupled Biogeochemical Cycles BE: CBC NSF 03-597 1/22/04 Link George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Research NEES NSF 03-589 12/8/03 1/22/04 Initial deadline: optional letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology CRESTs NSF 03-579 11/14/03 1/21/04 Link Initial deadline: required letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal 2010 Project 2010 NSF 04-502 1/19/04 Link Deadline: full proposal Undergraduate Research Centers URC NSF 03-595 12/1/03 1/16/04 Initial deadline: required letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal Long-Term Ecological Research in Coastal Ocean Ecosystems LTER NSF 03-599 1/13/04 Link Collaborative Large-Scale Engineering Analysis Network for Environmental Research: An Engineering Cyberinfrastructure "Test Bed" CLEANER Planning Grants NSF 03-607 1/7/04 Link

2003

September - December 2003

NSF Centers Program Abbrev Program Announcement Initial Deadline Final Deadline Link Note Biocomplexity in the Environment - Genome-Enabled Environmental Science and Engineering BE: GEN-EN NSF 03-597 12/17/03 Link Math and Science Partnerships MSP NSF 03-605 11/17/03 12/16/03 Link Initial deadline: optional letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal. Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects IMR-MIP NSF 03-604 12/15/03 Biocomplexity in the Environment - Instrumentation Development for Environmental Activities BE: IDEA NSF 03-597 12/3/03 Link Biocomplexity in the Environment - Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems BE: CNH NSF 03-597 12/3/03 Link International Materials Institutes IMI NSF 03-593 12/1/03 Deadline: full proposal Collaborative Research in Chemistry CRC NSF 03-583 9/22/03 10/27/03 Initial deadline: required letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal Ocean Observatories Initiative: Project Office to Coordinate Ocean Observing Activities OOI NSF 03-576 9/29/03 10/27/03 Initial deadline: required letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams NIRTs NSF 03-043 10/22/03 Link Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers I/UCRCs NSF 01-116 6/30/03 9/30/03 Link Initial deadline: letter of intent; final deadline: planning grant; Center proposal 18 mos. after planning grant award Science of Learning Centers SLCs NSF 03-573 8/05/03 9/17/03 Link Initial deadline: letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal Enhancing the Mathematical Sciences Workforce in the 21st Century EMSW21 NSF 03-575 9/16/03 Deadline: full proposal NIH/NSF Tools for Collaboration That Involve Data Sharing NIH PAR-03-134 8/15/03 9/15/03 NSF Link First deadline: letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal

May - August 2003

NSF Centers Program Abbrev Program Announcement Initial Deadline Final Deadline Link Note Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials PREM NSF 03-564 8/15/03 Human and Social Dynamics: Decision Making Under Uncertainty for Climate Change Centers HSD: DMUU NSF 03-552 7/15/03 Link Deadline: full proposal Biological Databases and Informatics large-scale awards BDI NSF 02-058 7/14/03 No required letter of intent or pre-proposal Terascale Extensions ETF NSF 03-553 6/9/03 Link National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network NNIN NSF 03-519 4/7/03 5/16/03 Link Initial deadline: required letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal. Assembling the Tree of Life ATOL NSF 03-536 5/6/03 Link

January - April 2003

NSF Centers Program Abbrev Program Announcement Initial Deadline Final Deadline Link Note Centers for Learning and Teaching CLTs NSF 03-522 2/28/03 4/24/03 Link Initial deadline: optional preliminary proposal Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program IGERT NSF 02-145 10/2/02 4/18/03 Link Initial deadline: required pre-proposal; final deadline: invited full proposal Partnerships for Innovation PFI NSF 03-521 2/27/03 4/9/03 Link Initial deadline: optional letter of intent Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers I/UCRCs NSF 01-116 12/31/02 3/31/03 Link Initial deadline: letter of intent; final deadline: planning grant; Center proposal 18 mos. after planning grant award Information Technology Research: Large Projects ITR Large NSF 02-168 11/18/02 3/24/03 Link Deadlines: pre-proposal (required): 11/18/02 (feedback to PIs by week of 1/27/03); (invited) full proposal: 3/24/03 Biocomplexity in the Environment large-scale competitions - Materials Use: Science, Engineering, & Society BE Large - MUSES NSF 02-167 3/4/03 Link Frontiers in Integrative Biology FIBR NSF 02-154 11/1/02 2/28/03 Deadlines: pre-proposal (required for Full Research Proposal): 11/1/02; Planning Grant Proposal: 11/12/02; Full Research Proposal: 2/28/03 Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers NSECs NSF 02-148 10/24/02 2/14/03 Link Initial deadline: required pre-proposal; final deadline: invited full proposal. Theme: Manufacturing processes at the nanoscale. Information Technology Research: Medium Projects ITR Medium NSF 02-168 2/12/03 Link Deadlines: full proposal: 2/12/03 Biocomplexity in the Environment large-scale competitions - Coupled Biogeochemical Cycles BE Large - CBC NSF 02-167 1/28/03 Link Plant Genome Research - Virtual Center Awards VCA-PGR NSF 02-187 11/15/02 1/24/03 Initial deadline: optional letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology CRESTs NSF 02-180 11/29/02 1/14/03 Link Initial deadline: strongly encouraged letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal Biological Databases and Informatics large-scale awards BDI NSF 02-058 1/13/02 No required letter of intent or pre-proposal Math and Science Partnerships program MSP NSF 02-190 12/2/02 1/7/03 Link Initial deadline: (strongly encouraged) MSP project data registration; final deadline: full proposal.

2002

September - December 2002

NSF Centers Program Abbrev Program Announcement Initial Deadline Final Deadline Link Note Biocomplexity in the Environment large-scale competitions - Genome-Enabled Environmental Science & Engineering BE Large - GEN-EN NSF 02-167 12/17/02 Link Engineering Research Centers ERCs NSF 02-24 3/15/02 12/3/02 Link Deadlines: req. letter of intent (3/15/02), req. prelim. proposal (5/15/02), full proposal (12/3/02); next competition in 2004 Biocomplexity in the Environment large-scale competitions - Instrumentation Development for Environmental Activities BE Large - IDEA NSF 02-167 11/19/02 Link Biocomplexity in the Environment large-scale competitions - Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems BE Large - CNH NSF 02-167 11/19/02 Link Collaborative Research in Chemistry CRC NSF 02-157 9/20/02 10/28/02 Initial deadline: required letter of intent; final deadline: full proposal Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams NIRTs NSF 02-148 10/24/02 Link Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers I/UCRCs NSF 01-116 6/30/02 9/30/02 Link Initial deadline: letter of intent; final deadline: planning grant; Center proposal 18 mos. after planning grant award ADVANCE: Institutional Transformation ADVANCE NSF 02-121 9/25/02 Link Next program solicitation expected Dec 2003. Focused Research Groups in Mathematical Sciences FRG-Math NSF 02-129 8/20/02 9/20/02 Initial deadline: required letter of intent

May - August 2002

NSF Centers Program Abbrev Program Announcement Initial Deadline Final Deadline Link Note Biological Databases and Informatics large-scale awards BDI NSF 02-058 7/8/02 No required letter of intent or pre-proposal; next competition deadline: 1/13/03 Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities - Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation CRIF NSF 00-81 7/8/02 Link Annual competition International Materials Institutes IMI NSF 02-096 6/6/02 Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities - Chemistry Research Facilities CRIF NSF 00-81 12/3/01 6/3/02 Link Initial deadline: required pre-proposal; annual competition University Radio Observatories Program AST-URO NSF 02-076 5/23/02 Assembling the Tree of Life ATOL NSF 02-074 3/29/02 5/17/02 Initial deadline: optional letter of intent Partnerships for Innovation PFI NSF 02-060 3/14/02 5/7/02 Link Initial deadline: optional letter of intent Centers for Learning and Teaching CLTs NSF 02-038 3/15/02 5/3/02 Link Initial deadline: required preliminary proposal

January - April 2002

NSF Centers Program Abbrev Program Announcement Initial Deadline Final Deadline Link Note Math and Science Partnerships program MSP NSF 02-061 3/15/02 4/30/02 Link Initial deadline: optional letter of intent; next full proposal deadline: October 15 annually beginning in 2002 Information Technology Research "Large Projects" competition ITR NSF 01-149 11/9/01 4/4/02 Link "Large" defined as $1-3m /year; Initial deadline: require pre-proposal Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers I/UCRCs NSF 01-116 12/31/01 3/31/02 Link Initial deadline: letter of intent; final deadline: planning grant; Center proposal 18 mos. after planning grant award Biocomplexity in the Environment large-scale competitions - MUSES BE NSF 02-010 3/14/02 Link Environmental Molecular Science Institutes EMSI NSF 02-015 12/14/01 2/21/02 Initial deadline: optional letter of intent Biocomplexity in the Environment large-scale competitions - CBC & GEN-EN BE NSF 02-010 2/20/02 Link Integrated Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program IGERT NSF 00-78 6/28/01 2/18/02 Link Next competition likely Sept/Oct 2002 pre-proposal, spring 2003 full proposal Joint NSF/NIH Initiative to Support Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience CRCNS NSF 02-018 12/14/01 2/4/02 Children's Research Initiative Centers CRI NSF 02-008 2/1/02 Physics Frontiers Centers PFCs NSF 01-112 8/20/01 1/25/02 Link Major Research Instrumentation program MRI NSF 01-171 1/24/02 Link Biocomplexity in the Environment large-scale competitions - CNH & IDEA BE NSF 02-010 1/24/02 Link Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence COSEE NSF 01-173 1/18/02 Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities - Instrumentation Development CRIF NSF 00-81 1/14/02 Link Annual competition Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers MRSECs NSF 01-109 9/10/01 1/14/02 Link 1 2 Next competition planned for September 2004 Plant Genome Research program large-scale competitions PGR NSF 01-158 1/8/02 Link