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NSF Security and Preparedness (SAP) Program Grant Opportunity

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting proposals for its Security and Preparedness (SAP) Program, focused on advancing basic scientific research related to global and national security. - Government Buyer: - U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) - Products/Services Requested: - Basic research projects in security and preparedness - Research experiences for undergraduate students - Infrastructural activities, including methodological innovations - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are mentioned - Notable Requirements: - Research must be theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, methodologically rigorous, and empirically oriented - Applied research is not funded - Encourages review of related NSF programs (Accountable Institutions and Behavior, Law and Science, Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences) - Funding Instrument: - Grant - Opportunity is open to a broad range of applicants with no restrictions specified

Description

The Security and Preparedness (SAP) Program supports basic scientific research that advances knowledge and understanding of issues broadly related to global and national security. Research proposals are evaluated on intellectual merit and broader impacts, and projects are expected to be theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, methodologically rigorous, and empirically oriented. The program supports research experiences for undergraduate students and infrastructural activities, including methodological innovations, but does not fund applied research. Applicants are encouraged to examine related NSF programs such as Accountable Institutions and Behavior, Law and Science, and Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences.

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