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No. 25-516 · U.S. National Science Foundation

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Chemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and Volcanology

grants.gov listing Full announcement (NOFO)
Dealbreakers No cost share required Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
Not specified
Expected awards
~60
Application deadline
No deadline listed
Posted
Dec 10, 2024
Last verified
8 days ago

At a glance

AI summary

The CESEV program funds research on the chemical evolution of the solid Earth, including the core, mantle, crust, volcanology, geochronology, ore deposits, and related high-temperature geologic processes. It also supports community workshops and broader impacts activities, and it accepts some related proposal types such as CAREER, RCN, EMBRACE, MCA, RAPID, EAGER, Planning, Conference, and supplemental requests when allowed. Eligible applicants are U.S.-based two- and four-year institutions of higher education and certain U.S.-based nonprofit, non-academic organizations such as museums, observatories, research laboratories, and professional societies; there are no limits on PI status or proposal counts. The program expects about 40 to 60 awards and has an estimated funding amount of $18,000,000. No cost-share requirement is stated, and proposals from declined submissions are not eligible for resubmission for one year unless substantially revised.

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What it funds

  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
  • Research & Discovery
  • Researchers & Scholars
  • Engineering, Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Official description from grants.gov

The Chemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and Volcanology (CESEV) program aims to advance fundamental knowledge about the origin and evolution of our home planet including its core, mantle, and continental crust. The program encourages a wide range of laboratory, field, experimental, theoretical, and/or computational studies that explore the continuous high-temperature igneous and metamorphic geochemical and petrologic processes that shape the Earth. Volcanology and magmatic processes, ore deposits and economic geology, and geochronology are all in the purview of this program. Research in these areas can help improve our understanding of volcanic and other natural hazards, and the distribution of mineral and other natural resources.

Who can apply

  • Others
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 47.050 · Geosciences

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (47.050), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 286 $384,889 $140,548 – $582,302
FY 2025 920 $382,104 $189,831 – $608,490
FY 2024 1,251 — —
FY 2023 1,285 — —
FY 2022 1,314 — —
FY 2021 1,504 — —

Dollar figures are based on the 1,000 most recent awards we store, not all 6,560 — award counts are complete.

Who wins it Higher education (5,801), Business (430), Individuals (137) of 6,560 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states CA (124) · MA (88) · NY (70) · TX (62) · CO (36)
Largest recent awards
  1. EARTHSCOPE CONSORTIUM INC. $55,190,331 · FY 2025
  2. TEXAS A & M RESEARCH FOUNDATION $17,635,793 · FY 2025
  3. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN $6,000,000 · FY 2025
  4. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK $5,406,902 · FY 2025
  5. PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE $4,893,936 · FY 2025

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Aug 5, 2026

Change history

Since we first indexed it
  1. Jul 25, 2026 Grant announcement document replaced