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Category I: CloudBank 2: Accelerating Science and Engineering Research in the Commercial Cloud
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About This Grant
CloudBank 2 is a service-based resource that brokers access to commercial cloud resources and builds upon the infrastructure developed by CloudBank. Its flexible multi-cloud infrastructure has been in operation since August 2020, supporting Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, IBM Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. CloudBank 2 empowers researchers to explore and access a wealth of these rapidly evolving commercial cloud resources. Commercial clouds play an important role in AI research, development, and education, as well as supporting high-performance computing, networking research, edge computing, quantum computing, and a wide variety of other scientific, engineering, medical, and business applications. Through its Education Hub and outreach activities, CloudBank 2 aims to provide access to advanced computing resources and contribute to the continuing U.S. national leadership in "Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics" (STEM) education, training, and preparation of the U.S. workforce. This mission is fully consistent with U.S. national goals towards "increasing the economic competitiveness of the United States," "advancing the health and welfare of the American public," "supporting the national defense of the United States," and "developing an American STEM workforce that is globally competitive," pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1862. CloudBank 2 builds upon and enhances CloudBank's three core research and education services: a CloudBank Portal that makes it easy for researchers to access and manage their cloud accounts, share access with collaborators, and monitor their spending; Financial Operations that pay monthly cloud vendor bills and relieve users of the burden to manage financial accounts or use their own credit cards; and an Education Hub based on an open-source stack for teaching on the commercial cloud, which has facilitated interactive computing for students and educators by offering an easy on-ramp for data science education. In addition, CloudBank 2: 1) supports projects that require access to regulated data; 2) supports AI educators with an enhanced Education Hub; 3) provides portal tools to support communities and science gateways; 4) facilitates data transfer and interoperability with other ACCESS resources; 5) integrates new commercial cloud vendors to provide innovative capabilities and potential additional cost savings to the science and engineering community; and 6) facilitates cost and security compliance management of commercial cloud resources. A team of experts assists researchers in harnessing the full potential of commercial cloud services to advance multiple research domains through the business hour help desk, cloud clinics, training, user documentation, curated research workflows, and application support. This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.
Grant Summary
Category I: CloudBank 2: Accelerating Science and Engineering Research in the Commercial Cloud is a NSF grant providing up to $37.0M for university, nonprofit, small business. Applications are due 2030-07-31 (open). Check eligibility and apply with FindGrants.
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Eligibility
How to Apply
Up to $37.0M
2030-07-31
- 1Confirm your organization is eligible for Category I: CloudBank 2: Accelerating Science and Engineering Research in the Commercial Cloud from NSF, checking organization type, location, and any population or project requirements.
- 2Gather the required documents and information, including your organization details, project plan, and budget figures.
- 3Draft your application narrative and budget addressing the funder's priorities and review criteria. FindGrants can draft each section for you to review and edit.
- 4Review every section against the requirements checklist, then export a submission-ready application pack and submit it to NSF before the deadline.
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Category I: CloudBank 2: Accelerating Science and Engineering Research in the Commercial Cloud: Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for the Category I: CloudBank 2: Accelerating Science and Engineering Research in the Commercial Cloud?
Category I: CloudBank 2: Accelerating Science and Engineering Research in the Commercial Cloud is offered by NSF and is generally open to university, nonprofit, small business. It is open to organizations nationwide unless the funder specifies otherwise. Review the specific eligibility terms before applying, since funders set their own requirements around organization type, location, and the population or project being served.
How much funding does the Category I: CloudBank 2: Accelerating Science and Engineering Research in the Commercial Cloud provide?
Category I: CloudBank 2: Accelerating Science and Engineering Research in the Commercial Cloud provides up to $37.0M per award from NSF. Actual award sizes depend on the scope of your project, available program funds, and the number of applicants, so build a budget that reflects realistic, allowable costs rather than the maximum figure.
When is the Category I: CloudBank 2: Accelerating Science and Engineering Research in the Commercial Cloud deadline?
Applications for Category I: CloudBank 2: Accelerating Science and Engineering Research in the Commercial Cloud are due 2030-07-31 (open). Because deadlines can change, verify the date with the funder, NSF, and give yourself enough time to prepare a complete, competitive application before the close date.
How do you apply for the Category I: CloudBank 2: Accelerating Science and Engineering Research in the Commercial Cloud?
To apply for Category I: CloudBank 2: Accelerating Science and Engineering Research in the Commercial Cloud, confirm your eligibility, gather the required documents, and prepare a narrative and budget that address the funder's priorities. FindGrants guides you step by step and can draft each section, then exports a submission-ready application pack for this grant from NSF.