At a glance
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics is a federal competitive grant from U.S. National Science Foundation for the science & technology sector. Funding: 3760000. Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). *Who May Serve as PI: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards: DDRI proposals must be submitted with a principal inve. The application deadline is August 27, 2026. Apply via the official listing at www.grants.gov.
- Amount
- $3.8M total
- Deadline
- Aug 27, 2026
- Type
- Competitive
- Status
- Closing soon
About this program
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 economicsciences. 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. 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 informationabout this activity.
Who can apply
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification). *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.
How to apply
Apply through Grants.gov using funding opportunity number 19-575. Register your organization (SAM.gov + Grants.gov) before the deadline, then submit the application package listed in the official notice.
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