ClosedResearch announcementOpportunity 11-576

Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering

At a glance

Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering is a closed federal grant opportunity from U.S. National Science Foundation. The application deadline was January 20, 2012. Individual awards are listed as $50K – $175K, with about 30 awards expected and $5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 47.041 (Engineering).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Aug 25, 2011Posted
Jan 20, 2012Application deadline

Posted: Aug 25, 2011
Close date: Jan 20, 2012
Award floor: $50,000
Award ceiling: $175,000
Est. total funding: $5,000,000
Expected awards: 30
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Universities and Colleges - Universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions. *PI Limit: Only one investigator per proposal is allowed; co-principal investigators and senior personnel are not permitted. Principal investigators (PIs) must hold a primary position in an engineering department. Support for graduate students and undergraduate students, especially underrepresented students,is highly encouraged. Collaborations with other scientists and/or researchers in other universities, industry, and national laboratories are encouraged butcannot receive funding. See Additional Eligibility Info section for further information.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

Public colleges & universities
Private colleges & universities

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

To address the need to enhance diversity in its programs, the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) at the National Science Foundation is offering research initiation grants under the Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering program, BRIGE. ENG offers this BRIGE funding opportunity to all beginning engineers with the intent of increasing the diversity of researchers in the engineering disciplines. The goal of the BRIGE solicitation is to increase the number of proposals to the Directorate for Engineering from individuals who can serve as role models and mentors for an increasingly diverse engineering student population who will become the workforce of the future. BRIGE aims to support innovative research and diversity plans that contribute to recruiting and retaining a broad representation of engineering researchers especially those from groups that are underrepresented in the engineering population. Throughout this solicitation, the term underrepresented groups will refer to and include the following: women, persons with disabilities, and ethnic/racial groups which are in the minority in engineering such as African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Pacific Islanders.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

47.041EngineeringProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 47.041

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$752M

FY25

$728M

FY26

$182M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 47.041. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 47.041

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 6,895 grant awards had funding actions under Engineering, with 1,418 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP$48.2M
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$47.5M
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY$46.5M
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE$45.4M
PURDUE UNIVERSITY$43.2M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

National Science Foundation
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov
703-292-4223

Places named in the notice

Alaska

Derived from the notice text. A place being named does not by itself restrict eligibility.

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $50k – $175k, total estimated program funding is $5,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 30 awards.

How do I apply for “Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity 11-576), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

Closes todayResearchALN 47.041