NSF Campus Cyberinfrastructure Program Resources

The National Science Foundation (NSF) annually invests in coordinated campus-level networking and cyberinfrastructure (CI) improvements, innovation, integration, and engineering for science applications and distributed research projects through its Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) Program as well as other NSF CI funding sources. Projects that help overcome disparities in cyber-connectivity associated with geographic location, and thereby advance the geography of innovation and enable populations based in these locales to become more nationally competitive in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research and education are particularly encouraged. Science-driven requirements are the primary motivation for any proposed activity.

The following resources have been created and curated by The Quilt to encourage broad participation in the program by supporting Quilt member organizations and their communities of eligible institutions in NSF programs.

Current NSF CC* Solicitation: NSF 24-530
Deadlines: April 24, 2024 and October 15, 2024.  Due by 5pm submitting organization’s local time

CC* awards will be supported in five program areas and at two levels of funding in each area (Campus/Small or Region/Large) pursuant to the following budget and duration. See the description in each Area for differences between Campus/Small and Region/Large awards.

  • Area (1) Data Driven Networking Infrastructure for the Campus awards will be supported up to $700,000 for up to 2 years. Data Driven Networking Infrastructure for the Region awards will be supported up to $1,400,000 for up to 2 years.
  • Area (2) Computing and the Computing Continuum for the Campus awards will be supported at up to $700,000 total for up to 2 years. Computing and the Computing Continuum for the Region awards will be supported at up to $1,400,000 total for up to 2 years.
  • Area (3) Network Integration and Applied Innovation awards will be supported at up to $500,000 for Small proposals and up to $1,000,000 for Large proposals for up to 2 years.
  • Area (4) Data Storage and Digital Archives for the Campus awards will be supported at up to $700,000 total for up to 2 years. Data Storage and Digital Archives for the Region awards will be supported at up to $1,400,000 total for up to 2 years.
  • Area (5) Strategy for the Campus awards will be supported for up to $100,000 total for up to 1 year.  Strategy for the Region awards will be supported for up to $200,000 total for up to 2 years.

Current NSF CC* Solicitation Resources