U.S. National Science Foundation
Archaeometry (AMTRY)
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Dec 1, 2026 · 55 days left
- Award size
- Not stated: see the official notice
- Total available
- $700K
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Set by the official notice: see Who can apply below
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 41
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Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/7be8c36d-5f71-4ae7-8201-8dca6b6f5fe1 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/9ca1e167-41fa-4816-b10e-3da61e0f0611
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About this grant
The Archaeology Program administers an annual Archaeometry competition with a target date of December 1. The goal is to fund projects in two main categories:
• To develop or refine anthropologically relevant archaeometric techniques. Examples include the development of methods to identify specific types of organic residues on ceramics or development of field applicable analytic techniques.
• To support laboratories which provide relevant services. This includes support of service laboratories which, for example, may provide dating trace element, isotopic and dendrochronological analyses. It also includes support for data archives, which function to strengthen basic archaeological infrastructure.
Projects which apply standard archaeometic techniques with the goal to answer specific archaeological questions should be submitted to the Archaeology Senior Research Awards competition. Proposals are evaluated by both ad hoc reviewers and a panel composed of individuals who combine both archaeological and archaeometric expertise.
Who can apply, from the official notice
*Who May Serve as PI:
PIs and co-PIs must be researchers who have a Ph.D. or equivalent education and experience, sufficient to allow them to carry out independent basic research. PIs are encouraged to include undergraduate and graduate students in their research projects, but not as PI/co-PI or senior personnel.
Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Oct7
Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov - Nov10
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Nov24
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Nov29
Submit
Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog - Dec1
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Who in Tennessee has won this program
24 awards to Tennessee groups in 3 counties since 2019. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2.8M | 2022 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2M | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $925K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $673K | 2021 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $627K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $557K | 2019 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $508K | 2021 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $475K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $450K | 2022 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | $450K | 2021 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $446K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $415K | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 17 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Arizona State University | $638K | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Florida | $396K | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Regents of the University of Michigan | $274K | 2025 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Arizona State University | $238K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Trustees of Dartmouth College | $155K | 2024 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | $77K | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Iowa State University of Science and Technology | $55K | 2023 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, Washington County | University of Tennessee | $50K | 2023 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | $47K | 2024 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | $44K | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. | $39K | 2023 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | University of Alabama | $38K | 2024 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
About the federal program
Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, also called “(SBE)”
Program number 47.075 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · National Science Foundation · Project grant
Match
None required (federal program listing).