Overview
- Funding agency
- U.S. National Science Foundation
- Source
- Grants.gov
- Opportunity #
- 26-522
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Notice type
- Grant
- Actionability
- Open for response
- Lifecycle
- Open
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OIP / Government Intelligence / Opportunity detail
Source: Stored live-derived Government dataU.S. National Science Foundation
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Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
2 warning(s) require review.
Objective score, derived by OIP · How it works
Publication decision: Publish with warning
MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro) -- a Grant (Grant) issued by U.S. National Science Foundation.
Objective Government score 65 for grants-gov-363620, computed from source evidence and Government scoring configuration.
potential_value (not_applicable): potential_value is structurally not applicable for this Government category. difficulty (insufficient_evidence): difficulty could not be scored: no application-complexity, preparation-burden, or applicant-cost evidence is available for this opportunity beyond generic boilerplate. time_required (insufficient_evidence): time_required could not be scored: no application-complexity, preparation-burden, or applicant-cost evidence is available for this opportunity beyond generic boilerplate. capital_required (insufficient_evidence): capital_required could not be scored: no application-complexity, preparation-burden, or applicant-cost evidence is available for this opportunity beyond generic boilerplate. novelty (insufficient_evidence): novelty could not be scored: no current Government source provides a reliable per-record signal for whether an opportunity is genuinely novel versus long-standing.
10 evidence record(s) support this pipeline result.
Next action: Review the official Grants.gov opportunity and follow the listed application package instructions.
86/100 · Ok
evidence_quality reflects a federal-source baseline plus completeness of deadline, funding value, eligibility, and official-source fields on this specific record.
75/100 · Ok
confidence reflects OIP's confidence in its own interpretation of this record's lifecycle and funding-value status, not confidence that any applicant will qualify.
No numeric value · Not Applicable
potential_value is structurally not applicable for this Government category.
48/100 · Ok
urgency reflects the number of days remaining until the disclosed application deadline.
No numeric value · Insufficient Evidence
difficulty could not be scored: no application-complexity, preparation-burden, or applicant-cost evidence is available for this opportunity beyond generic boilerplate.
No numeric value · Insufficient Evidence
time_required could not be scored: no application-complexity, preparation-burden, or applicant-cost evidence is available for this opportunity beyond generic boilerplate.
No numeric value · Insufficient Evidence
capital_required could not be scored: no application-complexity, preparation-burden, or applicant-cost evidence is available for this opportunity beyond generic boilerplate.
MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)
$.detail.opportunityTitle · Field Mapping · 98/100 confidence
363620 / 26-522
$.detail.id · Field Mapping · 99/100 confidence
U.S. National Science Foundation
$.detail.synopsis.agencyName · Field Mapping · 97/100 confidence
Grant
$.detail.synopsis.fundingInstruments · Field Mapping · 96/100 confidence
The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports multiple research programs in the astronomical sciences. NSF MPS funds foundational astronomical sciences research and instrumentation focused on exploring space and advancing fundamental understanding of the universe. The programs covered by this funding opportunity are: Astronomical Sciences Core Research Astronomical Sciences Technology & Instrumentation Astronomical Sciences Innovations Research supported by these programs is essential for ongoing discovery in a range of fields. The programs provide a strong scientific foundation for America's capabilities in multiple areas: predicting solar storms, discovering potentially habitable planets in other solar systems, understanding the physical workings of extreme astrophysical objects like black holes, and more. NSF MPS is particularly interested in intellectually ambitious and potentially transformative foundational research. Proposals need not promise a near-term product, deployment, or commercial outcome, nor need they address later-stage development to be competitive.
$.detail.synopsis.synopsisDesc · Field Mapping · 94/100 confidence
2026-08-17T04:00:00.000Z
$.detail.synopsis.postingDate · Field Mapping · 96/100 confidence
2076-10-07T00:00:00.000Z
$.searchHit.closeDate · Field Mapping · 92/100 confidence
Applicant types: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
$.detail.synopsis.applicantTypes · Field Mapping · 94/100 confidence
value_not_disclosed
Official source materials control eligibility, deadlines, amendments, attachments, and funding terms.
Open official source50/100 · Ok
risk reflects the number of material evidence gaps on this record (undisclosed value, missing deadline, unlisted eligibility, or a stale source date), not ordinary competitive uncertainty.
No numeric value · Insufficient Evidence
novelty could not be scored: no current Government source provides a reliable per-record signal for whether an opportunity is genuinely novel versus long-standing.
$.detail.synopsis · Field Mapping · 84/100 confidence
2026-10-07T19:27:37.000Z
$.detail.synopsis.lastUpdatedDate · Field Mapping · 88/100 confidence