National Robotics Initiative 2.0: Ubiquitous Collaborative Robots (NRI-2.0)

National Robotics Initiative 2.0: Ubiquitous Collaborative Robots (NRI-2.0)

PROGRAM SOLICITATION
NSF 20-522

REPLACES DOCUMENT(S):
NSF 19-536

National Science Foundation

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering

Division of Information and Intelligent Systems

Directorate for Engineering

Directorate for Education and Human Resources

Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Submission Window Date(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):

February 12, 2020 - February 26, 2020

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND REVISION NOTES

This solicitation is a revision of NSF 19-536, the solicitation for the National Robotics Initiative (NRI-2.0).

The significant changes in the FY 2020 NRI-2.0 solicitation are as follows:

  • The deadline has been revised.
  • The definition of co-robot has been updated.
  • The definitions of the themes have been updated.
  • The lower funding bound of INT projects has changed.
  • NASA will only consider projects that are within its stated cost limits.
  • USDA/NIFA will only consider projects that are within its stated cost limits.
  • The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has been added as a partner organization.
  • The Department of Energy and the Department of Defense have been removed as partner organizations.

Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation should be submitted in accordance with the revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 19-1), which is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after February 25, 2019.

  • Call for Proposals