Backstop Grants - American Mathematical Society
AMS Backstop Grants support math organizations facing lost or reduced federal funding to sustain critical research and community activities.
Funder: American Mathematical Society
Due Dates: Rolling (requests accepted any time)
Funding Amounts: No fixed amount; awards aim to maximize impact across organizations and are not intended to fund individual positions.
Summary: Supports mathematics organizations facing gaps from lost or altered federal funding, with a focus on sustaining mathematical research and community activities.
Key Information: Only organizations (not individuals) are eligible; grants are not intended to fund single positions but to broadly support the mathematics community.
Description
The AMS Backstop Grants are designed to provide financial support to mathematics organizations experiencing funding gaps due to canceled or altered federal awards. The program aims to sustain mathematical research and community activities by assisting organizations that would otherwise be unable to continue their work. Funding is distributed to maximize the impact across multiple organizations and mathematicians, with a strong emphasis on filling gaps where there is a history of federal support or in exceptional cases of financial strain.
