Geotechnical Engineering and Materials

Funding Opportunity ID: 291593 Opportunity Number: PD-16-1636 Opportunity Title: Geotechnical Engineering and MaterialsOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 47.041Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Additional Information on Eligibility: Agency Code: NSFAgency Name: National Science FoundationPosted Date: Feb 03, 2017Close Date: Proposals accepted anytimeLast Updated Date: Feb 03, 2017Award Ceiling: Award Floor: Estimated Total Program Funding: Expected Number of Awards: Description: The Geotechnical Engineering and Materials Program (GEM) supports fundamental research in soil and rock mechanics and dynamics in support of physical civil infrastructure systems. Also supported is research on improvement of the engineering properties of geologic materials for infrastructure use by mechanical, biological, thermal, chemical, and electrical processes. The Program supports the traditional areas of foundation engineering, earth structures, underground construction, tunneling, geoenvironmental engineering, and site characterization, as well as the emerging area of bio-geo engineering, for civil engineering applications, with emphasis on sustai...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding