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Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth

Federal funding opportunity 25-518 from U.S. National Science Foundation.

This record was posted December 7, 2024 and last updated June 30, 2025. It still shows as open with no close date, and an announcement this old is very likely no longer available. Verify it on the official listing at Grants.gov before relying on it.

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Posted
December 7, 2024
Closes
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Program funding
$22,000,000
Expected awards
75
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
47.050
Category
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 47.050 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$1B
FY2025 obligated
$1B
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$373.8M
Awards in window
4,687

Top recipients: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Earthscope Consortium Inc., University of California San Diego, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026

Synopsis

The Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth Program (SPSE) aims to advance fundamental knowledge about the ongoing dynamical processes over the age of the Earth that evolve the structure of planet Earth and underpin geohazards. SPSE supports research at all temporal and spatial scales, from the Earth's core to its crust. Through laboratory, field, theoretical, and computational studies, the program encompasses a wide range of disciplines including structural geology, tectonics, and geophysics. Research in these areas can help improve our understanding of natural hazards including earthquakes and mass flows, as well as Earth’s formation and its magnetic field.

Who can apply

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities. -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.

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Agency contact: U.S. National Science Foundation · [email protected] · 703-292-4203

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