Title: Dear Colleague Letter: Rapid Response Research Grants Available 
for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Research
Date: May 27, 2010

NSF 10-060
Rapid Response Research Grants Available for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill 
Research

May 27, 2010

   In light of the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, we would like
   to remind you that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has in place
   a mechanism to receive and review proposals having a severe urgency
   with regard to availability of, or access to data, facilities or
   specialized equipment, as well as quick-response research on natural
   or anthropogenic disasters and similar unanticipated events.

   This Rapid Response Research (RAPID) mechanism has been regularly used
   to enable research on unanticipated events such as earthquakes,
   volcanic eruptions, or any other event where a timely presence is
   required to enable the research.  A number of RAPID awards were made
   to support research on the earthquakes earlier this year in Haiti and
   Chile, and awards are being made related to the oil spill.

   RAPID is a special grant mechanism developed specifically to respond
   to unusual circumstances where a timely response is essential to
   achieving research results.  To help determine whether the proposed
   research is appropriate for NSF's RAPID funding, potential
   investigators must contact the NSF program officer(s) most germane to
   the proposal topic before submitting a RAPID proposal.

   Complete guidance on submitting a RAPID proposal is located on NSF's
   web site at:
   [15]http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf10_1/gpg_2.jsp#IID
   1.
   Sincerely,          


   Arden L. Bement, Jr.    Cora B. Marrett
   Director                Acting Deputy Director
   

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