Bridges for Engineering Education (BEE)

NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR

NSF Financial Assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements) made on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the applicable set of award conditions, dated October 1, 2024, available on the NSF website. These terms and conditions are consistent with the revised guidance specified in the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2024.

Important information for proposers

All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in this funding opportunity and in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. It is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets these requirements. Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.

Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

On July 10, 2025, NSF issued an Important Notice providing updates to the agency's research security policies, including a research security training requirement, Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program annual certification requirement, prohibition on Confucius institutes and an updated FFDR reporting and submission timeline.

Planning Grants

Synopsis

The Bridges for Engineering Education (BEE) Planning Grants solicitation is a collaborative effort between the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR). This program provides an opportunity for institutions to compete for planning grants to develop proposals that improve:

The engineering content in K-12 education.
The pedagogy in undergraduate engineering.
Engineering technology degree programs.

Program contacts

Name	Email	Phone	Organization
Bruce M. Kramer Division Director	bkramer@nsf.gov	(703) 292-5348	ENG/CMMI
Susan C. Kemnitzer Deputy Division Director (Education)	skemnitz@nsf.gov	(703) 292-5347	ENG/CBET
Delcie R. Durham Program Director	ddurham@nsf.gov	(703) 292-7060
Cynthia J. Ekstein Program Director	cekstein@nsf.gov	(703) 292-7941
Richard J. Fragaszy Program Director	rfragasz@nsf.gov	(703) 292-8360	ENG/CMMI
Geoffrey A. Prentice Program Director	gprentic@nsf.gov	(703) 292-7031	ENG/CBET
Gerhard L. Salinger Program Director	gsalinge@nsf.gov	(703) 292-5116	EHR/DRL

Awards made through this program

Browse projects funded by this program

Map of recent awards made through this program

Program status: Archived

Program 03-561 was archived.

Program guidelines

Previous guidelines NSF 03-561

Published:

March 25, 2003

Bridges for Engineering Education (BEE)

Status: Archived

Archived funding opportunity

NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR

Important information for proposers

Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

Synopsis

Program contacts

Awards made through this program

Bridges for Engineering Education (BEE)

Status: Archived

Archived funding opportunity

NSF's implementation of the revised 2 CFR

Important information for proposers

Updates to NSF Research Security Policies

Synopsis

Program contacts

Awards made through this program

Organization(s)