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Find similar grantsNSF Astronomical Sciences Technology and Instrumentation (ATI) is sponsored by NSF. Supports the development of new technologies and instrumentation for astronomical research, including lunar studies.
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Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation for the Astronomical Sciences (ATI) | NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation for the Astronomical Sciences (ATI) Archived funding opportunity This document has been archived. See NSF 26-522 for the latest version.
Important information for proposers and award recipients All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in the funding opportunity and in the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) and its supplements . All NSF grants and cooperative agreements are subject to the applicable set of NSF award terms and conditions . NSF has updated its research security policies for NSF funded projects.
Supports advanced technology development, concept feasibility studies, and specialized instrumentation to enable observations for ground-based astronomy that are difficult or impossible to obtain with existing means.
The Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation for the Astronomical Sciences (ATI) program provides individual investigator and collaborative research grants for the development of new technologies and instrumentation for use in ground-based astronomy and astrophysics. The program supports achieving the science objectives of the Division of Astronomical Sciences.
The development of innovative, potentially transformative, technologies and instruments are sought, even at high technical risk. Supported categories include (but are not limited to): advanced technology development, concept feasibility studies, and specialized instrumentation to enable new observations that are difficult or impossible to obtain with existing means.
Proposals may include hardware and/or software development and/or analysis to enable new types of astronomical observations. Access to the ATI supported technology and instrumentation development efforts by the US astronomical community is viewed as an important metric of success. An annual Principal Investigators meeting is planned to disseminate information between the funded research efforts.
October 10, 2025 - ATI PI Meeting October 9, 2025 - ATI PI Meeting October 7, 2025 - ATI PI Meeting October 6, 2025 - ATI PI Meeting Additional program resources Volunteer to be an AST reviewer Awards made through this program Browse projects funded by this program Map of recent awards made through this program Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) Facilitating Research at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E) Cyberinfrastructure Systems for Scientific Innovation (CSSI) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
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