Program Title:
Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs (CHE-DRP)
Synopsis of Program:
This solicitation applies to six (of the nine) CHE Disciplinary Research Programs: Chemical Catalysis (CAT); Chemical Measurement and Imaging (CMI); Chemical Mechanism, Function and Properties (CMFP); Chemical Synthesis (SYN); Environmental Chemical Sciences (ECS); and Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry (MSN).
All proposals submitted to these six CHE Disciplinary Research Programs (other than the following exceptions) 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) during the window for the appropriate CHE Disciplinary Research Program. In addition to the requirements of the RUI program, proposals should follow the guidance in this solicitation.
- 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.
Award Information
Anticipated Type of Award: Standard Grant or Continuing Grant
Estimated Number of Awards: 245
Approximately 245 awards, subject to availability of funds.
Anticipated Funding Amount: $105,000,000
Approximately $105,000,000, 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.
Who May Submit Proposals:
Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
- Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) - Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of subawards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.
- Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities.
Who May Serve as PI:
There are no restrictions or limits.
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:
There are no restrictions or limits.
Limit on Number of Proposals per PI or co-PI: 2
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: No Deadline Pilot (CHE-DRP:NDP) Solicitation (NSF 22-606).
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.
Proposers are encouraged to contact the cognizant NSF Program Officers listed in this solicitation if help is needed to resolve submission eligibility questions.
Sponsor Institute/Organizations: U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
Sponsor Type: Government/Federal
Address: 2415 Eisenhower Ave Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 292-5111
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Sep 30, 2025
Sep 30, 2025
$105,000,000
245 awards available.
Affiliation: U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
Address: 2415 Eisenhower Ave Alexandria, VA 22314 (703) 292-5111
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