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Proposals and Awards

Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide

	Introduction
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		Grant Proposal Guide
		Grants.gov Application Guide
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		Award and Administration Guide

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Additional OCE Resources

GEO Advisory Cmte Report on Ocean Drilling, 2012

Clarifications on NSF OCE Facilities Costs and Coordination (May 2012)

Frequently Asked Questions by Ocean Sciences PIs for the CAREER Competition

Integrative Programs Section: Additional Information

OCE Data and Sample Policy

Wilkes Land Expedition, February 2010 (video link)

Policy on Seismic Reflection Equipment Per Foreign Waters

Seismic PEIS Scoping Posters

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Ocean Sciences (OCE)

Special Announcements

Solicitation for Design and Construction of Regional Class Research Vessels Released, Due Date is September 7, 2012
OCE Newsletter, Making Waves, Summer 2012
FY 11 Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide, effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 18, 2011. See GPG Summary of Significant changes.

Programs and Funding Opportunities

Key: Crosscutting | NSF-wide


Ocean Section
	Biological Oceanography
	Chemical Oceanography
	Physical Oceanography

Marine Geosciences Section
	Marine Geology and Geophysics
	Ocean Drilling Program (OD)

Integrative Programs Section
	OCE Education
	Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
	Oceanographic Centers, Facilities and Equipment

OCE Ongoing Special Funding Opportunities
	GeoPrisms Program
	Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML)
	Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change (P2C2)

Awarded Special Programs
	Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)
	U.S. GLOBEC - Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics, Northeast Pacific (NEP) Program Phase IIIa. Synthesis for the California Current System

Special Programs In Geosciences Education
	Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG)

Climate Process and Modeling Teams (CPT)

Construction of Regional Class Research Vessels (RCRV)

Dimensions of Biodiversity FY2012

Frontiers in Earth System Dynamics

National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Facility (NOSAMS)

OBSIP Management Office

Ocean Acidification (OA)

Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (OCE-PRF)

Ocean Sciences Research Initiation Grants (OCE-RIG)

Proposal Submission Guidelines for the Integrative Programs Section (IPS)

U.S. GLOBEC - Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics: Pan-Regional Synthesis

Featured NSF-wide Programs

Carbon and Water in the Earth System

Major Research Instrumentation Program:

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NSF Educational Opportunities by Audience

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Upcoming Due Dates

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Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program
(NSF 12-516) Full Proposal: September 28, 2012

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program Track-1:
(NSF 12-563) Full Proposal: October 3, 2012

ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers
(NSF 12-584) Letter of Intent: October 5, 2012, Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation and Dissemination (PAID)

Oceanographic Centers, Facilities and Equipment
(PD 98-5410) Full Proposal: October 15, 2012, Oceanographic Instrumentation

Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change
(NSF 10-574) Full Proposal: October 18, 2012

News

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		Precautions for Tick-Borne Disease Extend "Beyond Lyme" Released September 7, 2012 Press Release
		Weapon-wielding Marine Microbes May Protect Populations From Foes Released September 6, 2012 News From the Field
		URI Oceanographers Find There Is One-third Less Life on Earth Released August 29, 2012 News From the Field
		Less Is More for Reef-building Corals Released August 29, 2012 News From the Field
		Male Snails Babysit for Other Dads Released August 28, 2012 News From the Field

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