1. Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID)
The RAPID funding mechanism is used for proposals having a severe urgency with regard to availability of, or access to data, facilities or specialized equipment, including quick-response research on natural or anthropogenic disasters and similar unanticipated events. PI(s) must contact the NSF program officer(s) whose expertise is most germane to the proposal topic before submitting a RAPID proposal. This will facilitate determining whether the proposed work is appropriate for RAPID funding.
· The Project Description is expected to be brief and include clear statements as to why the proposed research is of an urgent nature and why a RAPID award would be the most appropriate mechanism for supporting the proposed work. Note this proposal preparation instruction deviates from the standard proposal preparation instructions contained in this Guide; RAPID proposals must otherwise be compliant with the GPG.
· The box for “RAPID” must be checked on the Cover Sheet.
· Only internal merit review is required for RAPID proposals. Under rare circumstances, program officers may elect to obtain external reviews to inform their decision. If external review is to be obtained, then the PI will be so informed in the interest of maintaining the transparency of the review and recommendation process. The two standard NSB-approved merit review criteria will apply.
· Requests may be for up to $ XXXX and of one year duration. The award size, however, will be consistent with the project scope and of a size comparable to grants in similar areas.
· No-cost extensions, and requests for supplemental funding, will be processed in accordance with standard NSF policies and procedures.
· Renewed funding of RAPID awards may be requested only through submission of a proposal that will be subject to full external merit review. Such proposals would be designated as “RAPID renewals.”
2. EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER)
The EAGER funding mechanism may be used to support exploratory work in its early stages on untested, but potentially transformative, research ideas or approaches. This work may be considered especially "high risk-high payoff" in the sense that it, for example, involves radically different approaches, applies new expertise, or engages novel disciplinary or interdisciplinary perspectives. These exploratory proposals may also be submitted directly to an NSF program, but the EAGER mechanism should not be used for projects that are appropriate for submission as “regular” (i.e., non-EAGER) NSF proposals. PI(s) must contact the NSF program officer(s) whose expertise is most germane to the proposal topic prior to submission of an EAGER proposal. This will aid in determining the appropriateness of the work for consideration under the EAGER mechanism; this suitability must be assessed early in the process.
- The Project Description is expected to be brief (five to eight pages) and include clear statements as to why this project is appropriate for EAGER funding, including why it does not “fit” into existing programs and why it is a “good fit” for EAGER. Note this proposal preparation instruction deviates from the standard proposal preparation instructions contained in this Guide; EAGER proposals must otherwise be compliant with the GPG.
- The box for “EAGER” must be checked on the Cover Sheet.
- Only internal merit review is required for EAGER proposals. Under rare circumstances, program officers may elect to obtain external reviews to inform their decision. If external review is to be obtained, then the PI will be so informed in the interest of maintaining the transparency of the review and recommendation process. The two standard NSB-approved merit review criteria will apply.
- Requests may be for up to $ XXXX and of up to two years duration. The award size, however, will be consistent with the project scope and of a size comparable to grants in similar areas.
- No-cost extensions, and requests for supplemental funding, will be processed in accordance with standard NSF policies and procedures.
· Renewed funding of EAGER awards may be requested only through submission of a proposal that will be subject to full external merit review. Such proposals would be designated as “EAGER renewals.”
1. 快速反应研究资助（RAPID）
RAPID筹资机制适用于数据、设施或专业设备的可得性或可及性具有急迫性的计划书，包括对于自然或人为灾害以及类似突发事件的快速反应研究。首席研究员（PI）在提交RAPID计划书之前，须联络其专长与计划书主题关系最为密切的国家科学基金会（NSF）项目官员。这将有助于确定拟议工作是否适于RAPID筹资。
- “项目描述”应简明扼要，并包括关于拟议研究为何具有急迫性以及RAPID赠款为何将是资助拟议工作的最适宜机制的明确说明。需要指出的是，本计划书编制说明与本《指南》中包含的标准计划书编制说明并不一致；但RAPID计划书在其他方面必须与《资助计划书指南（GPG）》相符。
- 材料索引中的“RAPID”框须核对无误。
- RAPID计划书仅要求内部考绩评价。在极少情况下，项目官员可选择获取外部评价，以通报他们的决定。若要获取外部评价，为保持评价和建议过程的透明性，首席研究员将会得到通报。两个标准的、经国家科学理事会（NSB）批准的考绩评价规范将适用。
- 申请额度可高达XXXX万美元，期限为一年。然而，赠款规模将与项目范围相一致，大小与类似领域内的资助相当。
- 无费用延期，以及补充筹资申请，将依据标准的国家科学基金会政策和流程予以处理。
- RAPID赠款的续期筹资仅可通过提交将接受全面外部考绩评价的计划书进行申请。上述计划书将称之为“RAPID续期。”
2. 早期概念的探索性研究资助（EAGER）
EAGER筹资机制可用于资助对于未经检验但具有潜在变革性的研究思路或方法，处于其早期阶段的探索性研究。从它涉及完全不同的方法、适用新的专门技术，或融合新的学科或跨学科观点等方面的意义而言，该工作可被认为特别地“高风险－高回报”。这些探索性计划书亦可直接提交给一个国家科学基金会项目，但EAGER机制不得用于适合作为“常规”（即，非EAGER）国家科学基金会计划书提交的项目。首席研究员在提交EAGER计划书之前，须联络其专长与计划书主题关系最为密切的国家科学基金会项目官员。这将有助于确定出于EAGER机制的考虑，该工作的适当性；这一适当性在过程早期必须做出评估。
- “项目描述”应简明扼要，并包括关于该项目为何适于EAGER筹资的明确说明，包括它为何不“适合”现有计划以及它为何“非常适合”EAGER。需要指出的是，本计划书编制说明与本《指南》中包含的标准计划书编制说明并不一致；但EAGER计划书在其他方面必须与《资助计划书指南》相符。
- 材料索引中的“EAGER”框须核对无误。
- EAGER计划书仅要求内部考绩评价。在极少情况下，项目官员可选择获取外部评价，以通报他们的决定。若要获取外部评价，为保持评价和建议过程的透明性，首席研究员将会得到通报。两个标准的、经国家科学理事会（NSB）批准的考绩评价规范将适用。
- 申请额度可高达XXXX万美元，期限为两年。然而，赠款规模将与项目范围相一致，大小与类似领域内的资助相当。
- 无费用延期，以及补充筹资申请，将依据标准的国家科学基金会政策和流程予以处理。
· EAGER赠款的续期筹资仅可通过提交将接受全面外部考绩评价的计划书进行申请。上述计划书将称之为“EAGER续期。”
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