Opportunity Listing - Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)

Agency: U.S. National Science Foundation

Assistance Listings: 47.075 -- Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences

Last Updated: October 1, 2026

Description

The Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) Program is an interdisciplinary program in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences that supports the development of innovative analytical and statistical methods and models for those sciences. MMS seeks proposals that are methodologically innovative, grounded in theory, and have potential utility for multiple fields within the social, behavioral, and economic sciences. As part of its larger portfolio, the MMS Program partners with a consortium of federal statistical agencies to support research proposals that further the production and use of official statistics.

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The MMS Program provides support through a number of different funding mechanisms. The following mechanisms are addressed in this solicitation:

Regular Research Awards
Awards for conferences and community-development activities
Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI) Grants
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Supplements

MMS also supports Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards. Please see the CAREER Program Web Site for more information about this activity.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

*Who May Serve as PI: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards: DDRI proposals must be submitted with a principal investigator (PI) and a co-principal investigator (co-PI). The PI must be the advisor of the doctoral student or another faculty member at the U.S. institution where the doctoral student is enrolled. The co-PI must be the doctoral student whose dissertation research will be supported. For all other types of awards, there are no restrictions or limits.

Grantor contact information

Description

NSF grants.gov support grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov

Email

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Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

NSF Publication 19-575

Closing: January 28, 2027

Application process

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Award

$3,760,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

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Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

19-575

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Science technology and other research and development

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History

Version:

Posted date:

April 10, 2019

Archive date:

September 25, 2027