[U.S. National Science Foundation](https://www.nsf.gov)

No current due dates (program archived)

Varies by project; previously supported standard NSF grant budgets and durations

Supports fundamental research on the design, operation, and management of civil infrastructure systems to enable smart, sustainable, and resilient communities.

Program is archived; new proposals are not being accepted.

--- ## Description The Civil Infrastructure Systems (CIS) program supported innovative, fundamental research focused on the design, operation, and management of civil infrastructure as interconnected systems. The program aimed to advance knowledge for creating smart, sustainable, and resilient communities at local, national, and international scales. Projects of interest spanned transportation, power, water, pipelines, and other critical civil infrastructure systems, with emphasis on disruptive ideas, system integration, big data analytics, and the socio-technological-infrastructure nexus. The CIS program welcomed contributions from diverse theoretical, scientific, mathematical, or computational backgrounds but did **not** fund research primarily focused on individual infrastructure components (e.g., materials, sensor technology, extreme event analysis, human factors, climate modeling, or traditional engineering subfields). --- ## Due Dates - No active or upcoming due dates. - The program has been archived as of May 2025; proposals are not currently being accepted. --- ## Funding Amount - Award amounts and durations varied by project and were consistent with standard NSF grant practices. - No specific funding limits were stated for this program; typical NSF awards support multi-year research projects with budgets aligned to project scope. --- ## Eligibility - Eligibility was unrestricted; open to universities, colleges, nonprofits, for-profit organizations, and other entities as permitted under NSF guidelines. - Principal Investigators and proposing organizations were required to comply with NSF's [Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide](https://www.nsf.gov/policies/pappg/24-1). --- ## Application Process - The program is currently archived; no new applications are being accepted. - When active, proposals were submitted via [NSF FastLane](https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/), [Research.gov](https://www.research.gov/), or [Grants.gov](https://www.grants.gov/). - Proposals were required to follow the NSF PAPPG and address the CIS program’s focus on systems-level research. --- ## Additional Information - The CIS program was managed by the Directorate for Engineering (ENG), Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI). - For future opportunities in similar areas, researchers should monitor NSF’s [Engineering Directorate](https://www.nsf.gov/eng) and [CMMI Division](https://www.nsf.gov/eng/cmmi) pages. - The program was officially archived in May 2025; see [NSF CIS program page](https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/cis-civil-infrastructure-systems/13352/pd19-1631) for updates and related programs. --- ## External Links - [NSF CIS Program Description](http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13352) - [NSF CIS Program Opportunity Page](https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/cis-civil-infrastructure-systems/13352/pd19-1631) - [NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)](https://www.nsf.gov/policies/pappg/24-1) - [Browse NSF Awards in CIS](https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/advancedSearchResult?ProgEleCode=163100&BooleanElement=Any&BooleanRef=Any&ActiveAwards=true#results) --- ## Contact Information | Name | Email | Phone | Organization | |--------------|-----------------------------|---------------|--------------| | Siqian Shen | [siqshen@nsf.gov](mailto:siqshen@nsf.gov) | (703) 292-7048 | NSF | | NSF Grants.gov Support | [grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov](mailto:grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov) | — | NSF | ---

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