The U.S. National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency that supports science and engineering in all 50 states and U.S. territories. NSF was established in 1950 by Congress to promote the progress of science, advance the national health, prosperity and welfare, and secure the national defense.
The Combustion and Fire Systems program aims to advance energy conversion efficiency, improve energy security, enable cleaner environments, and enhance public safety by creating fundamental scientific knowledge necessary for combustion applications and mitigating the effects of fire. It seeks to understand the basic principles controlling combustion and fire systems to develop predictive capabilities for designing and optimizing practical devices. The program supports research in areas including basic combustion science, combustion science related to clean energy, fire prevention, and turbulent-chemistry interactions. It values proposals that showcase novelty or potentially transformational nature, impact on society and/or industry, and integrates fundamental research with translational results. The program encourages Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) proposals, and considers Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID), Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER), and Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) when appropriate.