Transport Phenomena Research at the International Space Station to Benefit Life on Earth (NSF-ISS)

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.

Synopsis

The Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) in the Engineering Directorate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) is partnering with The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS) to solicit research projects in the general field of fluid dynamics, particulate and multiphase processes, combustion and fire systems, thermal transport processes, and nanoscale interactions that can utilize the International Space Station (ISS) National Lab to conduct research that will benefit life on Earth. Only entities that qualify as "U.S. Persons" under 22 U.S. Code §6010, including academic investigators, non-profit independent research laboratories and academic-commercial teams are eligible to apply.

Program contacts

Name	Email	Phone	Organization
Ronald D. Joslin	rjoslin@nsf.gov	(703) 292-7030	ENG/CBET
Shahab Shojaei-Zadeh	sshojaei@nsf.gov	(703) 292-8045	ENG/CBET
Sumanta Acharya	sacharya@nsf.gov	(703) 292-4509	ENG/CBET
Harsha Chelliah	hchellia@nsf.gov	(703) 292-7281	ENG/CBET
Nora F. Savage	nosavage@nsf.gov	(703) 292-7949	ENG/CBET
Phillip Irace	pirace@issnationallab.org	(321) 751-5152

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Program status: Archived

Program 24-501 was archived.

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Published:

October 25, 2023

Transport Phenomena Research at the International Space Station to Benefit Life on Earth (NSF-ISS)

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

Program events

Awards made through this program

Transport Phenomena Research at the International Space Station to Benefit Life on Earth (NSF-ISS)

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

Program events

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Awards made through this program

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