LIGO Research Support
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- Opportunity number
- PD-13-1252
- Agency
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National Science Foundation
- Applications due
- Not on record
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Unrestricted
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- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking proposals for the LIGO Research Support program, which oversees the commissioning and operation of the Laser Interferometer Gravity Wave Observatory (LIGO) and provides support for LIGO users and other experimental investigations in gravitational physics and related areas. The program supports a range of activities, including instrument science, data analysis, detector characterization, source population calculations, and the connection between gravitational waves and electromagnetic/neutrino signatures of astrophysical events. Additionally, the program supports infrastructure activities such as visitor programs, workshops, and research centers. Proposals must be submitted through the Division of Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects solicitation, which has specific requirements related to multiple sources of support and instrumentation development. The solicitation has deadlines instead of target dates.
The typical award range for this program is $110,000 to $605,057, with project durations commonly spanning 2-5 years. The program is open to a variety of applicant types, primarily academic and research institutions, and the associated Federal Grant Opportunities reflect the program's broad research scope, seeking proposals that address national research priorities, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and develop innovative scientific approaches.
Synopsis
The Gravitational Physics program supports research at the frontiers of science aimed towards answering questions about the nature of space and time, the gravitational attraction at atomically small and cosmological large distances and the use of gravitational waves to explore the universe. The LIGO Research Support program oversees the commissioning and operation of the Laser Interferometer Gravity Wave Observatory (LIGO), and provides support for LIGO users and other experimental investigations in gravitational physics and related areas. This includes tasks that range from instrument science, data analysis and detector characterization to source population calculations and the connection between the gravitational waves and the electromagnetic and neutrino signatures of astrophysical events. In addition, the program supports infrastructure activities such as short- and long-term visitor programs, workshops, and research centers involving the participation of external scientists from universities, national laboratories, and industry, as well as graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. ------ Proposals to the Physics Division must be submitted through the Division of Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projectssolicitation. The solicitation follows most of the requirements in the Grant Proposal Guide, but has additional requirements that relate primarily to proposers who anticipate having multiple sources of support, and proposals involving significant instrumentation development. The solicitation also has deadlines instead of target dates. All proposals submitted to the Physics Division that are not governed by another solicitation (such as CAREER) should be submitted to this solicitation; otherwise they will be returned without review.
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