National Science Foundation (NSF)

Total Recovery Act funding

$3 billion for NSF funding, including

• $2,500 billion for Research and Related Activities
• $300 million for Major Research Instrumentation
• $200 million for Academic Research Facilities Modernization
• $100 million for Education and Human Resources
• $60 million for the Robert Noyce Scholarship Program
• $25 million for the Math and Science Partnerships
• $15 million for Professional Science Master's Program;
• $400 million for Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction
• $2 million for the Office of the Inspector General

Funding opportunities

• Close Date: Not available
  Opportunity Title: Grants for Rapid Response Research to Study the Impact of the Economic Stimulus Package and to Advance the Scientific Understanding of Science Policy
  Agency: NSF - Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
  Funding Number: NSF 09-034
  Description: More information (pdf)

Latest news and information

• NSF to Host Informational Webcast on ARRA MRI and ARI Solicitations. More information can be found online at Academic Research Infrastructure Program: Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R²) under upcoming events - May 2009
• NSF Announces $200 Million Funding for Research Instrumentation - May 11, 2009
• NSF To Help Improve Academic Research Facilities - May 11, 2009
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) Frequently Asked Questions - March 27, 2009
• Fact Sheet: American Recovery & Reinvestment Act - March 26, 2009
• Important Notice 131, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Important Notice To Presidents of Universities And Colleges And Heads Of Other NSF Awardee Organizations - March 18, 2009) Highlight: “NSF is planning to use the majority of the $2 billion available in Research and Related Activities for proposals that are already in house and will be reviewed and/or awarded prior to Sept. 30, 2009.”
• Statement by Arden L. Bement, Jr., Director, National Science Foundation, on the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Feb. 24, 2009
• National Science Board to Discuss Spending and Oversight of NSF's $3 Billion Stimulus to Invest in America's Scientific Enterprise - Feb. 20, 2009
• Smithsonian Institution (SI)
  Total Recovery Act funding
  The Recovery Act provided the Smithsonian Institution $25 million for the repair and revitalization of existing facilities. Additional information can be found on the Smithsonian Institution American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 website.