Nationwide Science Basis
Workplace of Worldwide Science and Engineering
Workplace of Integrative Actions
Directorate for Organic Sciences
Directorate for Pc and Info Science and Engineering
Directorate for Engineering
Directorate for Geosciences
Directorate for Mathematical and Bodily Sciences
Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Financial Sciences
Directorate for STEM Schooling
Directorate for Expertise, Innovation and Partnerships
Nationwide Endowment for the Humanities
Pure Sciences and Engineering Analysis Council of Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Analysis Council of Canada
Innovation Funding Company Enterprise Finland
Analysis Council of Finland
Japan Science and Expertise Company
Nationwide Analysis Basis of Korea (NRF), Korea
Republic of Korea – Ministry of Science and ICT
United Kingdom Analysis and Innovation
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting group’s native time):
June 11, 2024
Necessary Info And Revision Notes
The World Facilities program is an NSF-led effort, carried out in partnership with different worldwide funding businesses, to encourage and assist large-scale collaborative use-inspired analysis to handle international challenges by means of the bioeconomy and should embrace analysis from any mixture of scientific disciplines supported by NSF. This system will anticipate proposals for holistic, multidisciplinary tasks that display integration of all worldwide groups in addition to the related scientific disciplines, together with instructional and social sciences needed to attain use-inspired outcomes.
The Workplace of Worldwide Science and Engineering (OISE) welcomes submission of proposals to this funding alternative that features participation of the total spectrum of various expertise in STEM (e.g., as PI, co-PI, senior/key personnel, postdoctoral students, graduate or undergraduate college students, or trainees). This contains traditionally under-represented or under-served populations, various establishments together with Minority Serving Establishments (MSIs), Primarily Undergraduate Establishments (PUIs), and two-year schools, in addition to main analysis establishments. Proposals from EPSCoR jurisdictions are particularly inspired.
The precise subtopics inside the solicitation are based mostly on NSF’s areas of power and distinctive contributions to the Bioeconomy Government Order and the Daring Objectives For U.S. Biotechnology And Biomanufacturing. Precedence daring targets for NSF embrace, however aren’t restricted to, Leveraging Biodiversity Throughout the Tree of Life to Energy the Bioeconomy, and Biofoundries (additionally known as the Design-Construct-Take a look at-Be taught course of). All proposals are anticipated to combine two crosscutting themes into their plans for a middle: public engagement and co-generation of analysis actions to strengthen the worldwide science and know-how enterprise, and workforce growth and schooling, together with clear statements concerning the impression on the communities that the analysis serves.
The use-inspired nature of the analysis, outlined right here as challenge outcomes resulting in foreseeable advantages to society, requires early involvement and integration of stakeholder teams. Bioeconomy analysis ensuing from funded proposals ought to produce actionable and/or policy-relevant outcomes that deal with a number of international challenges as recognized by the scientific neighborhood. Associate nations in 2024 World Facilities competitors are Canada, Finland, Japan, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom and the US. Associate funding organizations, hereafter known as funding companion businesses, are as follows:
PARTNER AGENCIES
United States
Nationwide Science Basis (NSF)
Nationwide Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Canada
Pure Sciences and Engineering Analysis Council (NSERC)
Social Sciences and Humanities Analysis Council (SSHRC)
Finland
Analysis Council of Finland
Innovation Funding Company Enterprise Finland
Japan
Japan Science and Expertise Company (JST)
Republic of Korea
Nationwide Analysis Basis of Korea (NRF), Korea
Republic of Korea – Ministry of Science and ICT
United Kingdom
UK Analysis and Innovation (UKRI)
NOTE: on this doc, until marked in any other case, reference to principal investigators (PIs) refers by default to U.S.-based researchers working in U.S. organizations (i.e., PIs of NSF proposals; see the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG), Chapter II Exhibit II-3.A, for the NSF definition of a Principal Investigator). The proposal preparation directions and eligibility standards sections largely apply to U.S. PIs and organizations. Please see Part II.D.2 for extra particular necessities from funding companion businesses for non-U.S.-based scientists, when relevant. Additionally, Science, Expertise, Engineering, and Arithmetic (STEM) right here refers to all disciplinary fields related to NSF, together with schooling and the social, behavioral and financial sciences that are essential to the World Facilities Program and are anticipated to be built-in into the framework of the World Facilities proposals.
NSF will coordinate and handle the evaluation of proposals in session with NEH and the taking part worldwide funding organizations listed on this solicitation, in response to the respective preparations with NSF (see Part II.D.2 beneath). Related details about proposals and opinions of proposals might be shared with the companion funding organizations as acceptable, in response to the respective preparations with NSF.
REVISION NOTES
Solicitation particular proposal preparation directions and evaluation standards have modified.
Design proposals won’t be accepted. Solely Implementation proposals might be accepted.
The quantity and identification of funding companion businesses have modified.
Within the framework of the World Facilities name, proposals that embrace off-campus or off-site analysis as a part of their challenge should submit, as supplementary documentation, a Secure and Inclusive Fieldwork (SAIF) Plan. For this solicitation, this doc replaces the required plan related to the certification in Chapter II.E.9 of the PAPPG. Directions for inclusion of the SAIF Plan will be discovered within the extra proposal preparation directions on this solicitation.
Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation needs to be submitted in accordance with the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG) that’s in impact for the related due date to which the proposal is being submitted. The NSF PAPPG is frequently revised and it’s the duty of the proposer to make sure that the proposal meets the necessities specified on this solicitation and the relevant model of the PAPPG. Submitting a proposal previous to a specified deadline doesn’t negate this requirement.
Abstract Of Program Necessities
Normal Info
Program Title:
World Facilities (GC)
Use-Impressed Analysis Addressing World Challenges by means of the Bioeconomy
Synopsis of Program:
This solicitation describes an bold program to fund worldwide, interdisciplinary collaborative analysis facilities that can apply greatest practices of broadening participation and neighborhood engagement to develop use-inspired bioeconomy analysis to handle a number of international challenges recognized by the scientific neighborhood. Right here, the “used-inspired” nature of the analysis refers to challenge outcomes resulting in foreseeable advantages to society. This program will prioritize analysis collaborations that foster workforce science and community-engaged analysis, use knowledge-to-action frameworks whose rationale, conceptualization, and analysis instructions are pushed by the potential use of the outcomes as illustrated by Pasteur’s Quadrant (see Stokes, Donald E. (1997), “Pasteur’s Quadrant – Fundamental Science and Technological Innovation,” Brooking Establishment Press, p.196. ISBN 9780815781776). Proposals must also point out how analysis might be co-generated with communities and stakeholders recognized within the proposal. The proposed analysis ought to maximize the advantages of worldwide, interdisciplinary collaborations, and describe the roles and tasks of every nationwide workforce in attaining the targets of the proposed World Middle. World Facilities tasks involving partnership between the U.S. and two or extra companion nations are strongly inspired. World challenges have to be addressed by means of worldwide collaboration and researchers are inspired to develop worldwide groups to handle analysis questions that may solely be addressed by means of multilateral efforts.
The subject for the 2024 competitors of the World Facilities program is Addressing World Challenges by means of the Bioeconomy and should embrace analysis from any mixture of analysis disciplines supported by NSF. The Bioeconomy is the share of the financial system based mostly on merchandise, companies, and processes derived from dwelling programs. Analysis investments to advance the bioeconomy serve to speed up scientific discovery and to allow the harnessing, engineering, and rational modulation of organic programs to create items and companies that contribute to the agriculture, well being, safety, manufacturing, vitality, and environmental sectors of the worldwide financial system; or that present entry to distinctive programs that assist us perceive the processes and points that we are able to use biotechnology to resolve. Bioeconomy is constructed on the inspiration of biotechnology and biomanufacturing, and along with organic science and engineering contains contributions from fields similar to chemistry, supplies science, geosciences, arithmetic, information sciences, humanities, and the social sciences.
The world is going through many severe challenges, together with, however not restricted to, adapting to or mitigating the impact of local weather change, growing clear vitality approaches, figuring out and advancing sustainable meals programs, addressing water insecurity, exploring options to rising infectious illnesses, creating useful resource effectivity, sustaining biodiversity, addressing inequalities in entry to biotechnologies, and growing a round bioeconomy. For instance, bio-based supplies provide heightened biodegradability and biosafety as in comparison with reusable plastic supplies that shed micro-plastics throughout use and washing and have an effect on water safety and human well being.
This World Facilities solicitation in Bioeconomy presents a singular alternative for interdisciplinary groups of scientists, educators, and practitioners to make use of data of the bioeconomy to co-develop and execute a analysis plan for a world middle that can deal with a world problem going through humanity. The World Facilities program is supposed to assist multidisciplinary analysis that may solely be achieved by means of worldwide partnerships uniting complementary areas of experience, and/or facilitating entry to distinctive experience or assets of the taking part nations. The proposal ought to clarify how the middle will maximize the advantages of worldwide collaborations and describe the distinctive contributions and the roles and tasks of every nationwide workforce in attaining the targets of the proposed World Middle. Profitable proposals will describe how the middle will deal with a world problem that may solely be addressed by means of the range of data, abilities, and assets united on this middle.
Addressing international challenges requires worldwide engagement and should transcend manufacturing of information to display how co-generation and co-production of analysis with stakeholder teams can maximize the possibilities of analysis outcomes being taken up by goal teams and utilized to handle the worldwide problem. As a result of change requires human involvement, this course of, described because the Information to Motion framework explicitly acknowledges the necessity to contain acceptable scientific consultants and practitioners who research and work with people in implementing the human motion side of the framework. Examples of human motion embrace (however aren’t restricted to) research in human and societal habits, in coverage, economics, psychology, anthropology, or schooling. Proposals are anticipated to explain a middle that totally integrates human motion parts with the data technology parts of the middle to provide a holistic, multi-disciplinary middle that’s better than the sum of its components. The middle ought to provide a plan of analysis by which disciplines are built-in and complement and assist one another to provide world class analysis, prepare the following technology of workforce, and use greatest practices to make sure that participant communities and stakeholder teams are concerned in all phases of the analysis course of in order that outcomes are aligned with their wants and readily adoptable.
Inside the basic theme of Bioeconomy, proposals submitted within the framework of this name have to be centered on both or each of the 2 subtopics: Subtopic 1: Leveraging Biodiversity Throughout the Tree of Life to Energy the Bioeconomy; and Subtopic 2: Biofoundries, utilizing the Design-Construct-Take a look at-Be taught course of in biology. All proposals should combine each of the 2 crosscutting themes into the proposed work: Crosscutting Theme A: Public engagement and co-generation of analysis actions to strengthen the worldwide science and know-how enterprise; and Crosscutting Theme B: Workforce Improvement and Schooling. See Part II, Program Description for particulars.
Cognizant Program Officer(s):
Please observe that the next data is present on the time of publishing. See program web site for any updates to the factors of contact.
Karen R. Lips, OISE, phone: (703) 292-5133, e-mail: [email protected]
Paul Raterron, OISE, phone: (703) 292-8565, e-mail: [email protected]
Wenda Bauchspies, OISE, phone: (703) 292-5034, e-mail: [email protected]
Hannah Perry, OISE, phone: (703) 292-7358, e-mail: [email protected]
Clifford Weil, BIO, phone: (703) 292-4668, e-mail: [email protected]
Sorin Draghici,CISE, phone: (703) 292-2232, e-mail: [email protected]
Elsa Gonzalez, EDU, phone: (703) 292-4690, e-mail: [email protected]
Crystal Leach, ENG, phone: (703) 292-2667, e-mail: [email protected]
Lina C. Patino, GEO, phone: (703) 292-5047, e-mail: [email protected]
Yulia Gel, MPS, phone: (703) 292-7888, e-mail: [email protected]
Jeremy Koster, SBE, phone: (703) 292-8740, e-mail: [email protected]
Michael Reksulak, TIP, phone: (703) 292-8329, e-mail: [email protected]
Relevant Catalog of Federal Home Help (CFDA) Quantity(s):
47.041 — Engineering
47.049 — Mathematical and Bodily Sciences
47.050 — Geosciences
47.070 — Pc and Info Science and Engineering
47.074 — Organic Sciences
47.075 — Social Behavioral and Financial Sciences
47.076 — STEM Schooling
47.079 — Workplace of Worldwide Science and Engineering
47.083 — Workplace of Integrative Actions (OIA)
47.084 — NSF Expertise, Innovation and Partnerships
Award Info
Anticipated Kind of Award: Normal Grant or Persevering with Grant
Estimated Variety of Awards: 5 to 7
Anticipated Funding Quantity: $25,000,000
The estimated variety of awards and anticipated funding degree are topic to the supply of funds.
Eligibility Info
Who Might Submit Proposals:
Proposals might solely be submitted by the next:
Establishments of Greater Schooling (IHEs) – Two- and four-year IHEs (together with neighborhood schools) accredited in, and having a campus positioned within the US, performing on behalf of their school members. Particular Directions for Worldwide Department Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal contains funding to be offered to a world department campus of a US establishment of upper schooling (together with by means of use of subawards and advisor preparations), the proposer should clarify the profit(s) to the challenge of efficiency on the worldwide department campus, and justify why the challenge actions can’t be carried out on the US campus.
Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Impartial museums, observatories, analysis laboratories, skilled societies and comparable organizations positioned within the U.S. which are instantly related to instructional or analysis actions.
Who Might Function PI:
There aren’t any restrictions or limits.
Restrict on Variety of Proposals per Group:
There aren’t any restrictions or limits.
Restrict on Variety of Proposals per PI or co-PI:
A person could also be listed as a PI or a co-PI on no a couple of proposal submitted in response to this solicitation. Proposals exceeding this restrict might be returned with out evaluation within the reverse order acquired.
Proposal Preparation and Submission Directions
A. Proposal Preparation Directions
Letters of Intent: Not required
Preliminary Proposal Submission: Not required
Full Proposals:
B. Budgetary Info
C. Due Dates
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting group’s native time):
June 11, 2024
Proposal Evaluation Info Standards
Advantage Evaluation Standards:
Nationwide Science Board authorised standards. Further advantage evaluation standards apply. Please see the total textual content of this solicitation for additional data.
Award Administration Info
Award Circumstances:
Normal NSF award circumstances apply.
Reporting Necessities:
Normal NSF reporting necessities apply.
Desk Of Contents
Abstract of Program Necessities
Introduction
Program Description
Award Info
Eligibility Info
Proposal Preparation and Submission Directions
Proposal Preparation Directions
Budgetary Info
Due Dates
Analysis.gov/Grants.gov Necessities
NSF Proposal Processing and Evaluation Procedures
Advantage Evaluation Rules and Standards
Evaluation and Choice Course of
Award Administration Info
Notification of the Award
Award Circumstances
Reporting Necessities
Company Contacts
Different Info
I. Introduction
Recognizing the important worth of worldwide partnerships to advance analysis that addresses international challenges, this competitors will assist cutting-edge, interdisciplinary, use-inspired analysis within the bioeconomy in collaboration with worldwide partnerships to foster breakthroughs and encourage data to motion to handle international challenges. Awards will promote the creation of outstanding, enduring, worldwide facilities of analysis excellence that advance data, empower communities, and co-generate discovery and revolutionary options on the regional and/or international scale.
Profitable proposals might be pushed by a daring imaginative and prescient for high-impact, use-inspired analysis facilities together with a transparent technique to leverage funding to combine various views from totally different disciplines, worldwide companions, and stakeholder teams into the analysis. The “used-inspired” nature of the analysis refers to challenge outcomes resulting in foreseeable advantages to society. They’re anticipated to display the potential to scale up and increase their analysis, whereas constructing a scientific and stakeholder neighborhood doubtlessly capable of perform the work past the middle funding interval.
Awards will allow analysis at the forefront of science and engineering by facilitating partnerships with others nationally and internationally, by educating and making ready a various, world-class analysis workforce, and by furthering worldwide collaboration. The partnerships must also foster participation of the total spectrum of various expertise in STEM in each analysis and schooling plans.
Awards ought to maximize the advantages of worldwide, interdisciplinary collaborations and point out how these multilateral groups are uniquely positioned to handle these international challenges even past what bilateral partnerships may accomplish. Proposals must also describe the roles and tasks of every nationwide workforce in uniquely contributing to the targets of the proposed World Middle.
II. Program Description
A. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Program Goals are to:
create bodily or digital worldwide analysis facilities that advance revolutionary, interdisciplinary, use-inspired analysis and schooling on the bioeconomy to handle societal challenges by means of worldwide collaboration and multi-stakeholder engagement;
promote worldwide collaboration for benefits of scope, scale, flexibility, experience, services, and/or entry to particular geographic areas, to allow advances that might not happen in any other case;
increase alternatives for college kids and early profession researchers to realize schooling and coaching in world class analysis whereas enhancing the participation of the total spectrum of various expertise in STEM. The place potential, present alternatives for workforce coaching in bioeconomy that doesn’t require superior levels however coaching of a aggressive workforce; and
combine stakeholders and neighborhood members into the planning of the analysis in order that facilities mirror a co-designed and co-developed work plan that leads to co-generation of outcomes prone to be taken up by related person teams to resolve pressing societal challenges at a regional or international scale to assist the communities that they serve.
B. PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS
The analysis facilities ought to contain a number of constituencies and establishments. Proposers needs to be tackling scientific challenges which are bigger in scale than will be completed by a single establishment, a single self-discipline, or a single nation.
A middle could also be centered on a geographic area however ought to clarify how that science is regionally or globally transferable. Proposed facilities might contain collaboration with different worldwide analysis companions past the preliminary bilateral or multilateral collaboration with companion funding businesses.
Facilities will assist use-inspired analysis directed by an bold analysis agenda to handle a societal problem of regional or international significance associated to the bioeconomy that requires worldwide collaboration, multi-stakeholder engagement, and full integration of a number of social science disciplines that guarantee outcomes might be of worth to constituents.
The proposed middle will need to have a clearly outlined analysis focus and display how worldwide collaboration will produce revolutionary use-inspired outcomes in analysis and schooling. The analysis needs to be elementary, and the proposal ought to point out how recipient stakeholders have been concerned in co-generation of the analysis plan and the way seemingly outcomes could be utilized by these teams.
Facilities should clarify how they are going to totally combine broadening participation actions into the scientific plan, recognizing that such actions not solely assist diversify the analysis workforce, however basically impression how the science is performed and who’s concerned and included within the growth of scientific concepts.
Proposed facilities should present significant worldwide analysis experiences for college kids from the U.S. and the worldwide companions. Facilities will need to have clear analysis and academic plans with recognized milestones, potential roadblocks, and methods to beat them, in addition to anticipated deliverables and outcomes with related timelines inside the funding interval timeframe.
The proposal ought to describe the anticipated outcomes which are related to challenge milestones and projected development of the middle based mostly on an specific implementation technique.
Groups proposing analysis to handle societal challenges that disproportionately impression particular teams within the U.S. and/or overseas are strongly inspired to have interaction these stakeholders as co-collaborators in designing their position analysis endeavor and as recipients impacted by the middle’s outcomes.
Every middle ought to establish related stakeholders and clearly clarify the way it will interact them in a fashion that can drive the fundamental science analysis priorities. Stakeholders could also be native communities, authorities (native, state and/or federal) businesses, nonprofit organizations, non-public sector companies, and different entities.
Facilities might exhibit various types of group, collaboration, and operation suited to assist their priorities, approaches, and apply.
Facilities will need to have plans in place for enabling analysis throughout disciplines and establishments and will establish and implement a construction that can allow interplay among the many varied establishments, stakeholders, and communities. The middle could also be fully digital, or it could have a bodily central location, though the GC program won’t fund the constructing of a brand new bodily infrastructure.
It’s anticipated that over the lifespan of the middle the analysis pursued and the actions it engages in might evolve. The proposal ought to clarify how its management, strategy, and construction can evolve to greatest serve all of the individuals and the evolving scientific focus. Nonetheless, throughout the funding interval, any change of scope must be justified and agreed upon by the funding businesses.
The proposed middle ought to have a imaginative and prescient and technique for potential development, scaling up, and constructing a related neighborhood capable of perform the work past the funding interval.
C. FUNDING TRACK
The World Facilities program will solely fund Middle Implementation awards this competitors, topic to availability of appropriated funds. No Design awards might be funded in fiscal yr 2024. Implementation proposals will embrace analysis Partnerships with Canada, Finland, Japan, Republic of Korea, and the UK. This observe will assist proposals to advance use-inspired analysis within the bioeconomy that contain U.S. groups supported by NSF, in collaboration with the U.S. Nationwide Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and with international groups supported by funding companion businesses based mostly within the FY2024-round companion nations, (i.e., Canada, Finland, Japan, Republic of Korea, and the UK). Proposals have to be aligned with subjects recognized by NSF and the worldwide funding companions. NSF anticipates making awards of as much as $5 million every, for as much as 4 or 5 years with worldwide funding businesses anticipated to assist in parallel roughly comparable effort by their very own researchers. Check with Part II.D.2 for particulars on the particular documentation that must be submitted to the companion businesses to evaluate award eligibility. For the FY2024 competitors, the funding companion businesses are NEH, NSERC, SSHRC, RCF, BF, JST, MSIT, NRF, and UKRI. Proposals should embrace a minimum of one establishment within the U.S. partnering with a minimum of one establishment or researcher eligible to obtain funding from one of many 5 companion nations (discuss with Part II.D.2) however might embrace as many as 5 of the companion nations. Proposals may contain partnership with stakeholders in different non-partner nations however researchers from these nations should safe their very own sources of funding. The official companion nations and variety of funding companion businesses concerned in future World Facilities competitions might change.
D. SUPPORTED RESEARCH THEMES AND COLLABORATIONS WITH INTERNATIONAL FUNDING PARTNER AGENCIES
Proposals are accepted in any area or mixture of fields of science, engineering, or schooling analysis supported by NSF, or convergent fields that lower throughout NSF-supported disciplines (also called transdisciplinary analysis; see the NSF definition of convergence). Proposals should concentrate on a transparent analysis space inside Bioeconomy, referring to both leveraging biodiversity throughout the tree of life to energy the bioeconomy and/or analysis associated to biofoundries (see Part “Synopsis of Program” and beneath). Proposals might embrace one or each of the Subtopics, however should embrace parts that fulfill each Crosscutting themes.
D.1 Supported Analysis Themes
Inside the basic theme of Bioeconomy, the 2 recognized subtopics, and the 2 crosscutting themes, proposals might deal with a variety of analysis tasks that will result in novel instructions, together with however not restricted to these talked about on this solicitation. These analysis subjects ought to stay broad sufficient in scope to permit for potential intersections with the priorities and pursuits of partnering funding businesses, and to maximise the potential for mutual pursuits to emerge.
Please see the “Further Solicitation Particular Evaluation Standards” (Part VI.A) for additional steering.
D.1.a Subtopic 1: Leveraging Biodiversity Throughout the Tree of Life to Energy the Bioeconomy
Unleashing the promise of the bioeconomy depends on utilizing the various capabilities present in dwelling organisms to provide new merchandise and processes with the potential to diagnose and deal with illness, develop resilient crops, create clear types of vitality, encourage novel supplies and extra. For instance, lots of the antibiotics and anticancer medication we use right now have been discovered by exploring the chemical compounds produced by totally different microbes and vegetation. Many enzymes present in laundry detergents got here from organisms that reside at excessive temperatures. We’re discovering methods to make sturdy glues and even stronger fibers by mimicking processes in barnacles and spiders. We’re figuring out organisms able to capturing greenhouse gases and leveraging the ability of biotechnology to develop bio-based processes for fossil gasoline replacements within the manufacture of textiles. These improvements and others like them have sprung out of data of solely a tiny fraction of the ways in which life on Earth has advanced. Think about what extra could possibly be revealed from the estimated hundreds of thousands of species of vegetation, animals, fungi, and doubtlessly one trillion species of microbes on the planet.
Tapping into this enormous reservoir of undiscovered and uncharacterized species will present data of recent genes and the way these genes create totally different bodily and physiological traits, a connection generally known as genotype-to-phenotype. Furthermore, analysis on all method of organisms and the way they work together — from microbes to vegetation to animals — and utility of comparative genomics to establish similarities and variations will be harnessed in novel biotechnologies and biomanufacturing processes. Attaining the daring targets of characterizing various species and studying the capabilities of their genes will depend on new instruments and strategies of understanding gene operate to speed up the method, whereas accounting for a broad vary of inherent uncertainties. Storing and analyzing enormous quantities of genome and phenotype information would require improvements in computing, together with synthetic intelligence (AI) and mathematical foundations behind these AI approaches. Utilizing these information to create new merchandise for the bioeconomy would require improvements in bioengineering and bio-design in addition to sustained assist for wanted infrastructure. Areas of specific curiosity embrace, however aren’t restricted to, the next:
Put biodiversity to make use of in new functions for the bioeconomy. Use biodiversity with the specific objective of discovering methods it may possibly advance bioeconomy analysis in reconstructing pathways, regulation, and scale-up. Create new and improved applied sciences to maneuver genes from one organism to a different. Use outcomes of useful discovery to increase the variety of organisms that can be utilized as hosts (chassis) in engineered organic programs. Mix improvements from chemistry and supplies science with outcomes of sequencing and useful analyses to increase the repository of “components” for so-called “plug-and-play” design-build capabilities that incorporate biotic-abiotic interfaces as management parts. Leverage biodiversity to develop holistic approaches utilizing clear know-how to mitigate pathogens and illnesses and supply extra built-in options to advertise better biodiversity. Leverage learnings from biodiversity research for bio-inspired design of recent supplies, gadgets, and merchandise for the bioeconomy utilizing novel mathematical and AI instruments. Tailoring of biomass to bio-refining pathways, growing catalytic, thermo-chemical, and biochemical conversion processes. Promote the usage of pure merchandise within the meals, biotechnology, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries.
Analysis to boost discovery of novel operate from various organisms throughout the tree of life. Speed up growth of computational and experimental instruments to boost comparative discovery of sequence and useful parts (e.g., regulatory networks, metabolic pathways, and traits) that outline genotype-to-phenotype relationships. Join genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics information gathering capabilities with new and current capability to speed up the transformation of information into data, in addition to cut back time and prices. Allow a strong ecosystem of secured information infrastructure for the bioeconomy. Collaborate to boost capability for information dealing with and evaluation, together with cyberinfrastructure and bioinformatics, to allow equitable, wide-spread entry to information from biodiversity research and to make sure reproducibility of the proposed analysis approaches. Candidates ought to align their efforts on this space with current open initiatives (e.g., Constructing the Prototype Open Information Community (Proto-OKN)) to make sure organic information (and organic components) are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR), and to make sure sustained assist for the information infrastructure. This alignment may also make sure that the proposed information infrastructure complies with present Information/AI ethics, requirements, and tips. Furthermore, it would assist synthesis actions by means of substantial center-scale investments, enabling community-driven utilization and evaluation of information, thereby catalyzing improvements in discovery throughout the tree of life. Proposals ought to stability the necessity for open information with respect for mental property rights to keep up innovation incentives and acceptable information safety and safety measures for delicate information and will comply with CARE ideas as described by the World Indigenous information alliance (https://www.gida-global.org/) when relevant. Proposals ought to deal with ethics of information infrastructure and administration as pertains to bioeconomy and biodiversity, notably referring to genomic information. Initiatives ought to maintain and improve dwelling and digitized collections to make sure they continue to be a useful resource for various downstream functions, and assist synthesis actions that allow community-driven use and evaluation of information.
Put together for the bioeconomy’s subsequent digital leap by which information gives added worth (e.g., as a part of companies or modeling instruments. Produce open information that respects the possession of information, based mostly on which new services will be designed based mostly on digital modeling. Develop digital platforms appropriate for bioeconomy cooperation networks to enhance effectivity. Strengthen the connection to growth applications and experiments within the digitalization of the round financial system. Construct an working technique for linking information on carbon footprint and different sustainability elements of meals merchandise and uncooked supplies, which have already got extremely clear monitoring. Want for digitalization of the bioeconomy at totally different ranges. Systematically combine bioinformatics with different information varieties, together with multi-modal and multi-resolution data sources, to enhance modeling. and predictive capabilities beneath uncertainties to extend robustness of the developed digital options with respect to threats, lacking/irregular information data and latent biases, and to extend productiveness within the agriculture and different sectors.
Socio-Financial Impression Evaluation, Indigenous Information, Historic and Cultural Ecology. Social scientists and humanities students can conduct analysis into the bioeconomy. For instance, social scientists can conduct research to evaluate the socio-economic impacts of leveraging biodiversity for the bioeconomy, and look at elements similar to job creation, financial inequalities, and neighborhood well-being to assist societal good thing about the analysis. Initiatives that collaborate with indigenous communities to doc and perceive conventional data associated to biodiversity will contribute to growing a bioeconomy that respects and incorporates native practices. When analysis analyzes the effectiveness of current insurance policies and governance frameworks, it would contribute to regulating the sustainable use of biodiversity within the bioeconomy. Social scientists can research the impression of fixing cultural attitudes towards biodiversity on modern bio-economic practices, informing sustainable approaches. Humanities students can, for instance, contribute by exploring historic and cultural views on the usage of biodiversity in financial actions, and offering context for modern practices. They’ll discover the cultural narratives and values related to biodiversity, contributing to a extra nuanced understanding of the connection between human societies and the various life kinds they make the most of. As well as, tasks that look at moral and cultural issues have a better probability to tell coverage choices associated to biodiversity for fostering a holistic and inclusive strategy to governance. These examples are non-exhaustive and display the broad vary of potentialities and alternatives of tasks to be submitted.
D.1.b Subtopic 2: Biofoundries, utilizing the Design-Construct-Take a look at-Be taught course of in biology
Biofoundries play a vital position in advancing biomanufacturing processes by selling and enabling the helpful use of automation and high-throughput tools. This contains course of scale-up, computer-aided design software program, strategies of optimum experimental design, and different revolutionary workflows and instruments. Working inside the ‘design-build-test-learn’ cycle, biofoundries facilitate iterative organic engineering, permitting researchers to check large-scale genetic designs and incorporate the state-of-the-art approaches on the interface of synthetic intelligence/machine studying, and statistical sciences to boost the design course of. Acknowledged as a important rising know-how, artificial biology is driving innovation in biomanufacturing. The bio-foundry ecosystem includes translating engineered organic programs from conceptualization to actuality, setting up programs from components, and testing their efficiency. The problem lies within the substantial bottleneck in testing, given the fast tempo of designing and constructing new programs. Addressing this bottleneck requires integrating advances from varied fields to develop platforms for manipulating and assembling novel programs, guaranteeing each designed capabilities and environment friendly efficiency testing. Examples embrace expediting the speed of constructing and testing and creating engineered organisms like artificial plant chassis for varied functions in meals, feedstock, chemical compounds, or pharmaceutical manufacturing. Areas of specific curiosity embrace, however aren’t restricted to, the next:
Increase capabilities for constructing novel kinds and capabilities. Develop superior applied sciences for exactly manipulating genomes, transcriptomes, proteomes, and metabolomes of organisms — from microbes to animals and vegetation — to allow extremely predictable, spatial, and temporal management of advanced phenotypes. This space may additionally embrace increasing biomaterial design by growing and deploying multi-faceted capabilities, together with non-natural biopolymers and their constructing blocks, chemical performance throughout the periodic desk, dwelling supplies (e.g., mixed biotic-abiotic programs) that may sense and reply to the surroundings, and bio-compatible supplies for biomedical elements. Construct platforms for exact high-throughput chemical modification of biomolecules and cells by leveraging data of various regulatory pathways and on-off controllers. Develop novel modalities for exact meeting of cells into organs, organisms, or ecosystems that incorporate abiotic elements as key management or sensing parts.
Increase capabilities for measuring, sensing, actuating, and controlling organic programs. Develop organic and non-biological sensors and transducers that don’t intrude with mobile operate and that reap the benefits of quantum, optical, magnetic, chemical and different sensing modalities which might obtain exogenous indicators and interface with organic programs. Develop platform applied sciences to learn the expressed genome, proteome, and metabolome totally and quickly, enabling high-throughput precision phenotyping of any organism. Develop platforms and instruments for fast, multimodal measurement of advanced indicators from mobile and multicellular programs within the context of their interconnected pure and in silico environments. Develop sensor/transducer programs which might each measure and transmit indicators that actuate a calculated response, thus enabling open or closed loop management of organic programs. Develop new sensors for feedstock characterization, bio-process monitoring and management, utilizing AI, machine studying and mathematical approaches to combine characterization and course of information into adaptive management methods. Examples embrace conversion of undifferentiated cells into mature, useful cells or organoids; meeting of synthetic or natural communities of cells for environmental remediation; and engineering of entire organisms to sign and management a change in nutrient circumstances at a number of scales.
Moral Issues, Governance, and Social Impression. Social scientists and humanities students can discover the moral, cultural, and philosophical impacts of Biofoundries. For instance, social scientists and humanities students can research the moral implications of utilizing Biofoundries, such because the potential for unintended penalties, environmental impression, and societal issues. They’ll research the event of insurance policies and governance frameworks surrounding Biofoundries, assessing their effectiveness and addressing potential gaps. The dynamics of interdisciplinary collaboration inside Biofoundries will also be studied, exploring how groups with various experience can successfully work collectively. Humanities students can examine the cultural and philosophical elements of artificial biology, inspecting how perceptions of nature, life, and design affect public attitudes. They’ll additionally contribute by analyzing how narratives, storytelling, and media illustration form public understanding and attitudes towards artificial biology. Lastly, they’ll contribute by exploring the historic and philosophical foundations of bioengineering laws, shedding mild on the cultural and societal dimensions of coverage choices. These examples are non-exhaustive.
D.1.c Crosscutting Theme A: Public engagement and co-generation of analysis actions to strengthen the worldwide science and know-how enterprise
New discoveries from throughout the tree of life and developments all through the design-build-test-learn cycle, will present a wealth of foundational, technical, and sensible know-how for advancing biotechnology and biomanufacturing. The promise of those advances to impression the bioeconomy positively will rely on public willingness to undertake and use these new improvements. Analysis means that many individuals and nations doubt the security of genetically modified meals. To assist make sure that biotechnology advances that emerge from this program might be embraced and can attain under-served communities we should interact stakeholders and finish customers early and sometimes because the know-how is designed, carried out, and deployed. To interact the general public within the Bioeconomy from the start would require adopting evidence-based, collaborative approaches and revolutionary engagement strategies. Adjustments throughout the product lifecycle — from discovery, by means of design, to make use of and disposal — will have to be based mostly on the science of workforce science, social and behavioral analysis, and economics. This integration can then inform greatest practices, guaranteeing the moral, protected, and equitable translation of biotechnology merchandise. Areas of specific curiosity embrace (however aren’t restricted to):
Develop social, behavioral and financial drivers of a robust, sustainable and inclusive bioeconomy sector. Perceive and deal with drivers of biodiversity decline by means of insights from psychology, anthropology, and behavioral economics. Make the most of data to increase protected areas, incorporating conventional and Indigenous data. Discover multi-directional human-ecology interactions, talk the significance of biodiversity, and mainstream sustainable practices to assist ecosystems. Improve public consciousness and engagement on points like invasion of alien species by means of initiatives similar to citizen science and round financial system innovation. Interconnect biodiversity analysis with insurance policies supporting the bioeconomy, contemplating transition administration and societally pushed transitions. Enhance territorial governance, discover tailor-made coverage responses to place-based wants, and deal with financial, environmental, and social dangers. Consider the financial impacts and monetary fashions of ecosystem companies. Develop biodiversity-friendly practices in agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture, integrating environmental, financial, and social outcomes. Promote social innovation for eco-friendly client merchandise; improve industrial sustainability, competitiveness, and useful resource independence. Develop revolutionary and sustainable value-chains within the bio-based sectors. Develop biotechnology foci inside the social sciences. Develop new analysis inside the social sciences with a concentrate on biotechnology and biomanufacturing. Advance the science of public engagement and public participation, as utilized to biotechnology and biomanufacturing, to develop an evidentiary foundation for significant public involvement in issues of biotechnology. Put money into applications and efforts that incorporate social scientists inside analysis groups working in fields associated to biotechnology and biomanufacturing. Conduct analysis on moral points associated to biotechnology and biomanufacturing to develop new understanding of how moral issues can inform public insurance policies round biotechnology and biomanufacturing. Develop new strategies and processes to include moral, societal, behavioral, decision-making, and financial analysis into choices in any respect phases of biotechnology growth.
Improve the evidentiary foundation of guaranteeing the security of merchandise and processes of the bioeconomy. Develop new capabilities, together with novel danger analytics instruments, to evaluate the well being and environmental dangers of merchandise and processes of the bioeconomy. Increase investments in analysis to allow science-based regulation of merchandise and processes.
D.1.d Crosscutting Theme B: Workforce Improvement and Schooling
The Bioeconomy represents an infinite sector of alternative for well-paid employment. Will probably be essential to develop a talented workforce to assist the scale-up of biomanufacturing processes. World Facilities ought to present coaching for this workforce, each for these requiring formal schooling and people needing specialised coaching. Profitable World Middle proposals will embrace a well-developed analysis and schooling plan to construct a various and inclusive workforce, enhance capability to carry out STEM analysis and growth, improve innovation, and create new applied sciences that profit a aggressive society. Areas of curiosity embrace (however aren’t restricted to):
Broaden participation in analysis and interact stakeholders in revolutionary and significant ways in which profit people, communities, society, and STEM disciplines by fostering participation of the total spectrum of various expertise in STEM. Profitable proposals will embrace each broadening participation and stakeholder engagement as key values which are built-in into the design of the facilities and the selection of science priorities to discover. Broadening participation, on this context, contains rethinking how one identifies, approaches, and prioritizes scientific inquiries to contain a variety of people within the scientific enterprise. Diversifying the analysis workforce by means of a wide range of approaches that assist sustainable inclusion and retention within the office is a vital part of broadening participation. It acknowledges that variety is essential to unleashing creativity and constructing a totally joined up system the place issues can quickly discover options and options can quickly discover markets and informs the objective of advancing workforce science.
Improve variety and fairness inside biotechnology and biomanufacturing R&D. Conduct analysis to advance equitable outcomes domestically and globally. Develop instructional and coaching pathways to leverage the total spectrum of various skills that society has to supply and embrace the participation of teams underrepresented in STEM to make sure that various views are included in future biotechnology and biomanufacturing R&D. Analysis accessibility to allow all people to take part within the bioeconomy and profit from biotechnology and the bioeconomy no matter incapacity. Stakeholder engagement by means of citizen science, partnerships, neighborhood engagement and lots of extra forms of actions that assist drive analysis priorities may also assist and facilitate broadening participation in STEM.
Growing instructional and coaching supplies and curricula. Growing a spread of coaching methodologies and strategies to develop acceptable bioeconomy schooling and coaching applications to assist a transition in direction of a round bioeconomy. Investigating efficient strategies of speaking advanced organic ideas to various audiences, together with policymakers, college students, and the general public.
D.2. Funding Associate-Company Necessities and Specificities
FY2024 counterpart worldwide funding organizations – Canada (Pure Sciences and Engineering Analysis Council (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities Analysis Council (SSHRC)); Finland (Analysis Council of Finland (RCF), Enterprise Finland (BF)); Japan (Japan Science and Expertise Company (JST)); Republic of Korea (Ministry of Science and Info and Communication Expertise (MSIT), Nationwide Analysis Basis (NRF)); United Kingdom Analysis and Innovation (UKRI)) – are partnering with NSF and NEH to boost alternatives for collaborative actions between U.S.-based investigators and their collaborators overseas. NSF will coordinate and handle the evaluation of proposals in session with NEH and the taking part worldwide funding organizations, in response to the respective preparations with NSF. Related details about proposals and unattributed opinions of proposals could also be shared between the taking part organizations as acceptable, in response to the respective preparations with NSF (see Funding partner-agency specificities beneath).
For proposals which are reviewed as extremely meritorious and ranked excessive among the many proposals submitted to this funding alternative, NSF will coordinate and handle the ultimate choice of awards in session with the taking part funding companion organizations, in response to the respective preparations with NSF.
NSF is dedicated to safeguarding the analysis enterprise whereas sustaining a analysis surroundings that’s as open as potential and operates with the very best requirements of integrity. To realize these targets, proposals submitted to NSF in response to this solicitation are reviewed, other than the advantage evaluation course of, for potential analysis safety issues. If analysis safety issues are recognized, companion businesses will work with the submitting group to handle them. World Facilities might require particular measures be taken (e.g., extra coaching for the principal and co-principal investigators, a challenge analysis safety level of contact) to make sure the analysis is satisfactorily protected.
For extra data as to what’s required of the worldwide collaborators to qualify and apply for funding from their respective funding company to assist their participation within the middle, discuss with Part II.D.2.a to e beneath. U.S. PIs have to be in shut communication with their worldwide collaborators and make sure that all needed eligibility necessities are happy. Previous to remaining NSF suggestions, PIs whose proposals are thought of for World Facilities awards could also be requested to submit extra data to NSF; their international collaborators could also be requested to submit extra data to their respective funding companion organizations. You will need to observe that, as a result of this program is designed as being really collaborative between NSF and the funding companion businesses listed above, NSF will seek the advice of with the related companion businesses in response to their respective preparations with NSF earlier than making remaining award or decline choices.
D.2.a Partnership with Canada
IMPORTANT NOTE: This part applies to proposals, awards, and necessities for Canada establishments and researchers solely.
Collaborations with researchers in Canada might be supported by the Pure Sciences Engineering Analysis Council of Canada (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Analysis Council of Canada (SSHRC). NSERC is allocating as much as CAD$7.5M over 5 years whereas SSHRC is allocating as much as CAD$2.5M over 5 years to assist the actions of eligible researchers throughout supported tasks. The Canadian workforce might apply for funding from NSERC and/or SSHRC to assist their actions on a proposal for 4 to five years. Please discuss with the NSERC/SSHRC program literature for funding limits.
Canada is a world chief in lots of elements of the bioeconomy, together with the entry to and use of biomass for superior bio-products and revolutionary options; forestry and agriculture; meals and cultural sovereignty; sustainable useful resource administration, and a talented workforce. Canada additionally represents 6.5 % of the world’s theoretical bioenergy potential. Shifting towards a bioeconomy will leverage these distinctive benefits together with the cross-sectoral and cross-disciplinary nature of the bioeconomy; assist the expansion of associated analysis and trade inside the nation; and assist Canada meet its greenhouse gasoline emission discount targets beneath the Paris Settlement. Analysis within the pure sciences, engineering, social and behavioural sciences and humanities, in collaboration with worldwide experience, will assist Canada leverage these assets and develop these benefits.
NSERC and SSHRC encourage the total vary of disciplinary, multi-disciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches that deal with analysis wants beneath the Bioeconomy themes, in addition to the submission of multilateral proposals involving a couple of companion funding company. Partnerships might contain researchers who’re in any area of the social sciences, humanities, pure sciences, or engineering.
NSERC and SSHRC encourages the involvement of Indigenous Peoples and their uniquely useful connection to Canada’s ecology in addition to incorporation of conventional Indigenous data in analysis. Candidates proposing analysis in cooperation with Indigenous teams are inspired to seek the advice of tri-agency tips on working with Indigenous Peoples, out there right here: https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/society-societe/community-communite/indigenous_research-recherche_autochtone/index-eng.aspx.
Canadian researchers concerned within the NSF proposal searching for assist from NSERC and/or SSHRC should submit a separate utility bundle to NSERC. The Canadian Applicant on the World Middle proposal is liable for submitting the appliance bundle and associated data on behalf of the Canadian workforce (co- candidates and collaborators) to NSERC.
Directions and extra data on thematics and necessities for Canadian researchers can be found right here: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Innovate-Innover/Joint_Calls-Appels_Collaborative_eng.asp.
Info on utility and award processes for Canadians:
The Canadian workforce partnering on a World Facilities proposal should appoint a Canadian researcher who works in a area supported by NSERC or SSHRC and is eligible to obtain funds from both NSERC or SSHRC to behave because the Canadian principal investigator (the Applicant) on the Canadian portion of the grant. NSERC eligibility tips apply. Be aware that Canadian principal investigators can solely be the Applicant on one proposal on this competitors.
Further Canadian researchers who work in fields supported by NSERC or SSHRC and meet NSERC eligibility necessities could also be listed as Co-Candidates.
Different individuals might be a part of as collaborators or companions as acceptable. Collaborators and companions won’t have entry to the grant funds, and they’re anticipated to carry their very own assets to the analysis challenge.
NSF principal investigators and Canadian researchers are strongly inspired to evaluation the eligibility necessities for every company and deal with the particular extra necessities requested by NSERC and/or SSHRC for Canadian researchers: NSERC – Innovate – Joint analysis calls (https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/).
Upon receipt of the Canadian utility bundle at NSERC, NSERC and SSHRC will conduct an administrative and eligibility evaluation of all proposals involving Canadian groups earlier than the NSF advantage evaluation.
Proposals that don’t meet eligibility necessities might be rejected.
NSERC and SSHRC will evaluation proposals really useful for funding that contain Canada-based researchers and allocate Canadian funding based mostly on the NSF advantage evaluation. The place relevant, NSERC’s funding choice will take into account the potential dangers for Canada’s nationwide safety pursuant to the Nationwide Safety Tips for Analysis Partnerships.
The Canadian utility bundle is due at NSERC similtaneously the NSF utility. For grants awarded by NSERC and/or SSHRC, commonplace NSERC and SSHRC phrases and circumstances of award, insurance policies, and funding tips will apply the Tri-Company Information on Monetary Administration. Recipients of grants awarded by NSERC and/or SSHRC may also have to report back to NSERC and/or SSHRC. Recipients should report frequently on how they use the funds from the grant, the actions they perform and the outcomes of this challenge. Award letters will embrace data on reporting necessities.
D.2.b Partnership with Finland
IMPORTANT NOTE: This part applies to proposals, awards, and necessities for Finnish establishments and researchers solely.
Collaborations with researchers and firms in Finland might be supported by the Analysis Council Finland (RCF) for analysis organizations and universities, along with Innovation Funding Company Enterprise Finland (BF). BF is ready to fund corporations and analysis organizations with challenge varieties offered in BF part (see beneath). BF is allocating as much as 7 M€ of funding over a interval of 5 years for collaboration in subtopics 1 and a pair of. RCF is allocating as much as 3 M€ in a single or divided to a couple of subtopic along with BF. Within the strategy of Nationwide funding choices to consortium companions RCF and BF will function individually.
1. Info particular to the Analysis Council of Finland (RCF)
These necessities relate solely to candidates making use of for funding from the RCF.
The Analysis Council of Finland (RCF) is allocating €3.0M EUR over 5 years to assist the actions of eligible researchers throughout supported tasks. It’s anticipated {that a} single award might be issued for a consortium of investigators. Therefore, the entire funding utilized from the RCF is to not exceed EUR 3.0 million. The potential Finland candidates should adjust to all of RCF’s commonplace circumstances, together with eligible organisations, individuals, and allowable prices, as detailed right here: https://www.aka.fi/en/research-funding/apply-for-funding/how-to-use-funding/.
The World Facilities imaginative and prescient is well-aligned with Finland’s Bioeconomy Technique 2022-2035 – Sustainability in direction of greater worth added, which goals to double the worth added of bioeconomy in an ecologically, socially and economically sustainable method and to make Finland local weather impartial by 2035. The RCF is open to and encourages the total vary of multi-disciplinary approaches that deal with analysis wants beneath subjects and themes of this multilateral analysis funding alternative in bioeconomy.
On this multilateral joint name, the appliance process differs from a typical RCF name. Candidates from Finland can take part on this funding alternative through proposals submitted to the Nationwide Science Basis (NSF) earlier than the deadline of functions (see the Name Solicitation). Intention to submit have to be submitted to the RCF a minimum of 4 weeks earlier than the proposal is deliberate to be submitted to the NSF. RCF funding might be granted just for proposals that obtain a “Affirmation of Eligibility for Funding’ letter from the RCF and are chosen for funding by the World Facilities Program.
The Nationwide Science Basis and the RCF collaborate on this name through a Lead Company Alternative, by which the NSF acts because the Lead Company. On this strategy, proposers from the taking part nations will collaborate to write down a single proposal. It’s the duty of the US proposer to submit the proposal to the suitable NSF programme for evaluation. Researchers from Finland taking part within the joint analysis challenge will apply for funding individually from the RCF in accordance with the RCF’s tips and procedures.
The steps within the utility process for researchers from Finland are as follows:
Intention to Submit is emailed as early as potential to the RCF at [email protected] This submission ought to embrace: (A) Contact particulars of the PIs, (B) Proposal submission date and funding interval, (C) Proposed subject, key phrases, collaborations, (D) Description of how the proposed challenge contributes to the subjects and targets of the RCF Flagship programme, € Prices to be requested from the RCF and indicative complete price range determine to be requested.
RCF assesses the eligibility of the challenge.
If assessed eligible, the RCF points “Affirmation of Eligibility for Funding’ letter to the applicant.
US proposer submits the proposal together with the “Affirmation of Eligibility for Funding’ letter to the NSF.
The proposal is reviewed in accordance with the usual NSF evaluation standards.
RCF will evaluation proposals really useful for funding that contain Finland-based researchers and allocate RCF funding based mostly on the NSF advantage evaluation.
Earlier than Finnish researchers begin making ready to use for the funding, they need to rigorously learn the decision textual content and the funding phrases and circumstances. If the decision textual content and the funding phrases and circumstances battle, the phrases and circumstances ought to all the time be thought of main. This name textual content is revealed solely in English.
2. Info particular to the Innovation Funding Company Enterprise Finland
Innovation Funding Company Enterprise Finland is allocating as much as 7 M€ of funding over a interval of 5 years in Subtopic 1 and Subtopic 2.
Funding for Analysis and Improvement is funding of a single firm or group of corporations on bold industrial analysis, which most often would come with analysis subcontracting from universities and/or analysis organizations and usually additionally subcontracting from corporations similar to analysis spin-off corporations, deep-tech corporations or AIR-companies. https://www.businessfinland.fi/en/for-finnish-customers/companies/funding/research-and-development.
Co-Innovation Funding for corporations´ and analysis organizations´ joint actions that allow elevated enterprise competitiveness and important new worldwide enterprise. Co-Innovation funding requires minimal three Finnish corporations and one or a number of analysis organizations making use of funding. The businesses will be giant enterprises, SME-companies or start-ups with credible competence and enough assets. https://www.businessfinland.fi/en/for-finnish-customers/companies/funding/cooperation-between-companies-and-research-organizations/co-innovation.
Co-Analysis Funding tasks promote the constructing of great new experience for enterprise wants. Co-Analysis funding of 1 or a number of analysis organizations with required firm co-funding of minimal 10 %, firm participation in steering and sometimes additionally related in-kind contribution. Co-Analysis is especially appropriate for conditions by which Finnish or worldwide analysis has revealed important new enterprise potential, however corporations nonetheless lack the capability or imaginative and prescient to instantly apply this information to their product growth or enterprise. Co-Analysis tasks could also be used to construct bridges between primary analysis and firms’ industrial analysis and to focus analysis on subjects which are related to Finnish export companies. The funding is aimed toward disruptive and strategic tasks and tasks growing strategic competence. The outcomes of the analysis tasks will function a foundation for the businesses’ personal growth tasks and potential Co-Innovation tasks. https://www.businessfinland.fi/en/for-finnish-customers/companies/funding/cooperation-between-companies-and-research-organizations/co-research.
Enterprise Finland funding standards and nationwide legal guidelines are utilized for funding. Enterprise Finland can finance Finnish individuals in challenge consortia taking part within the World Facilities utility.
The Finnish candidates have to file their funding functions utilizing the Enterprise Finland On-line Service. To allow a clean processing of the functions, all Finnish candidates have to contact Enterprise Finland as early as potential.
D.2.c Partnership with Japan
IMPORTANT NOTE: This part applies to proposals, awards, and necessities for Japanese establishments and researchers solely.
JST is allocating as much as JPY 500 million (together with 30% overhead bills) over 5 years per challenge to assist actions of eligible researchers throughout supported tasks. The utmost variety of tasks that may be supported is 3. For additional particulars and eligibility please discuss with the JST ASPIRE web site.
JST’s program ASPIRE (Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for Modern Analysis Ecosystem) will assist analysis actions on the Japan-side of the adopted challenge. ASPIRE is an initiative to develop and strengthen worldwide joint analysis in scientific and technological fields of strategic precedence with like-minded nations. By means of this program in cooperation with companion nationwide and regional funding businesses from these nations, JST goals to foster promising early profession researchers who often is the future leaders of their fields by connecting prime researchers and selling researcher mobility.
Though any challenge with themes described within the Challenge Description is eligible for assist, JST will prioritize tasks that target actions that can promote worldwide researcher mobility and fosters early profession researchers to align with the goals of ASPIRE.
Eligibility
Necessities for Japan-side analysis workforce: Researchers or analysis groups which are conducting analysis at a analysis establishment (universities, unbiased administrative establishments, public experimental analysis establishments, public-interest firms, and firms) in Japan are eligible to use.
Researchers and analysis establishments making use of should register with the “Cross-Ministerial Analysis and Improvement Administration System (e-Rad)” previous to utility.
Group of the Japan-side Crew
The analysis workforce on the Japan-side might be comprised of the next members:
Principal Investigator (PI)
The PI is a researcher who might be instantly supported by JST and is the consultant of the analysis workforce(s) in Japan. They’re liable for directing and overseeing the entire challenge. The PI have to be affiliated with a analysis establishment in Japan.
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) (if wanted)
The Co-PI is a researcher who might be instantly supported by JST and collaborates with the PI in conducting the analysis challenge. The Co-PI have to be affiliated with a analysis establishment in Japan. Together with one or a number of Co-PIs is elective.
Analysis individuals
Analysis individuals are researchers, technicians, analysis assistants, college students and others who’re a part of the analysis challenge beneath the course of the PI or Co-PIs however aren’t instantly supported by JST.
Outgoing researcher(s)
In precept, the researcher(s) going overseas ought to fall beneath both (i) or (ii) to be eligible. The outgoing researcher(s) will conduct analysis actions within the counterpart nations for about one yr. There isn’t a restrict to the variety of researchers who might go overseas, and they are often the PI, Co-PI or analysis individuals of the challenge.
(i) College students enrolled in a complicated diploma course (i.e., grasp’s or doctoral course). College students who’re enrolled in a grasp’s course, doctoral course or transitioned to a postdoctoral researcher place upon completion of their doctoral course are required to acquire prior approval from the challenge PI or Co-PI and the analysis establishment to which they belong to with a purpose to use ASPIRE funds.
(ii) Researchers who’ve obtained their remaining diploma lower than 15 years in the past and are conducting analysis actions at universities, public analysis establishments, and so forth.
Expenditure/prices eligible for funding
Direct Prices
Direct prices embody expenditures which are instantly important for the completion of analysis, as outlined beneath:
Journey Bills
Journey bills, lodging, and analysis bills for researchers going overseas and for analysis individuals described within the analysis plan.
Personnel prices
Personnel bills for analysis individuals described within the analysis plan (PI and Co-PI personnel bills and educating buyout coverage might apply). Personnel bills for administrative employees essential to coordinate the researchers’ journey and their personnel-related procedures.
Amenities, Gear and Consumables
Prices of analysis tools, buy of books, reagents, supplies and consumables, and so forth.
Miscellaneous
Essential prices for the analysis and growth (price for organizing and internet hosting occasions for analysis dissemination, tools leasing prices, transportation prices for tools used for the analysis challenge).
Oblique Prices
Oblique prices discuss with funds which go on to the analysis establishment for administrative overhead prices.
Factors of Warning
70% of the entire direct price have to be utilized to the next actions: (1) constructing and increasing worldwide analysis networks that foster cutting-edge analysis and growth (2) laying the inspiration for long-lasting relationships and continued involvement within the worldwide analysis neighborhood by selling worldwide mobility of expertise and offering analysis alternatives to early profession researchers.
The above-mentioned analysis bills reserved for selling worldwide networking and fostering future generations of researchers might cowl bills associated however not restricted to:
holding workshops to develop and strengthen relationships amongst researchers
journey bills for the researchers going overseas to the companion nation and bills incurred throughout the keep
personnel bills for administrative employees to coordinate the journey of outgoing researchers and their personnel-related procedures.
Please observe that employment, procurement of apparatus, and so forth. purely for the aim of conducting analysis won’t be counted as part of the 70%.
D.2.d Partnership with Republic of Korea
IMPORTANT NOTE: This part applies to proposals, awards, and necessities for Korean establishments and researchers solely.
The Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea plans to offer as much as 5 billion KRW (together with overhead bills) for five years per challenge to assist the actions of eligible researchers as a part of the Bio and Medical Expertise Improvement Program. The utmost variety of tasks that may be supported is 5. The quantity of assist per challenge and the variety of tasks might range relying on the out there price range dimension and the outcomes of the proposal analysis.
Detailed details about assist eligibility and funding is obtainable on the Nationwide Analysis Basis of Korea (NRF) webpage (Hyperlink to be decided).
Info of utility for Korea-based researchers
Korea-based researchers who might be conducting joint analysis with researchers from the US, UK, Canada, Finland, or Japan should examine whether or not they’re eligible to obtain funding from MSIT of the Republic of Korea. Amongst Korea-based researchers, the principal Korea investigators (Korea PIs) are liable for analysis grants supported by MSIT by means of NRF. Moreover, researchers from Korea-based establishments might be a part of as co-researchers. Korean researchers are inspired to evaluation and deal with any particular extra necessities requested by the NRF.
Partnerships might embrace researchers within the pure sciences, engineering and bodily sciences, biology and life sciences. Regardless of the composition of the analysis workforce, Korea researchers should submit just one Korean challenge proposal to NRF.
The Korea PI should submit a replica of the challenge proposal in Korean to NRF in accordance with Korean home laws. The Korean utility bundle is due at NRF similtaneously the NSF utility. Directions for this are offered on the NRF webpage (TBD).
Upon receipt of the Korean utility bundle, NRF will conduct an administrative and eligibility evaluation of all proposals involving Korean groups earlier than the NSF advantage evaluation. Proposals that don’t meet eligibility necessities might be rejected.
NRF will evaluation proposals really useful for funding that contain Korean-based researchers and allocate Korean funding based mostly on the NSF advantage evaluation.
Analysis funds supported by NRF are topic to related legal guidelines and laws, such because the Korean authorities’s Nationwide Analysis, Improvement, and Innovation Act, the MSIT laws, and the 2024 Bio and Medical Expertise Improvement Challenge Implementation Plan.
Initiatives funded by NRF should submit annual, interim (after 3 years), and remaining reviews to NRF. Korean researchers should report frequently in response to the steering and necessities of the NRF.
D.2.e Partnership with the UK
Collaborations with companions in the UK might be by means of UK Analysis and Innovation.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This part applies to UKRI proposals and awards solely. Candidates ought to examine the UKRI web site for full particulars of funding assist out there for this name which might be up to date periodically to mirror affirmation of UKRI’s price range for this exercise.
The World Facilities name presents UK researchers a singular alternative to take part in worldwide multilateral tasks. Working collaboratively to handle essential challenges not potential besides by means of multidisciplinary worldwide partnerships, tasks ought to develop revolutionary options to speed up the transition to make use of of sustainable bio-based options within the inexperienced financial system by bringing collectively distinctive and synergistic groups, assets, applied sciences and experience.
UKRI-Biotechnology and Organic Sciences Analysis Council is allocating as much as GBP £8.5M to assist actions of eligible researchers throughout supported tasks. The UKRI-supported parts of World Facilities awards are anticipated to be as much as 5 years in period. The variety of profitable awards is topic to the supply of funds and candidates ought to seek the advice of the UKRI web site for particular particulars close to prices and funding out there for this exercise. Particulars can be found right here.
For particulars of UKRI eligibility guidelines please see the UKRI web site. Inclusion of different challenge companions (e.g., inside trade) is strongly really useful to speed up the interpretation and uptake of analysis outcomes inside the UK bioeconomy.
Multidisciplinary functions involving bioscience researchers and likewise incorporating different disciplines are inspired. UK elements of the World Centres have to be centered primarily within the remits of the UKRI Councils taking part on this name and deal with the necessities within the nationwide annex, in addition to responding to the general scope of the NSF solicitation.
This name is aligned with UKRI’s “Nationwide Engineering Biology Programme”, aiming to:
Ship a step change in discovery and application-inspired engineering biology transformational analysis and innovation
Harness the transformative potential of engineering biology by supporting data trade and translation for financial and public profit
Promote collaboration throughout disciplines and sectors
Leverage and improve the UK’s nationwide capabilities
Handle abilities wants and develop expertise
The decision can be aligned with UKRI’s Strategic Theme “Construct a Inexperienced Future’, an effort to:
Speed up the inexperienced financial system
Assist analysis and innovation that unlock options important to handle the transition to a low-carbon financial system.
UK contributions to the World Centres are anticipated to instantly contribute to delivering bold targets related to both or each of following areas:
Biodiversity
We’ll assist analysis and know-how growth actions in biodiversity that can be utilized for the needs of innovation and translation inside bioeconomy. This can be by means of delivering:
Vital advances within the discovery of novel capabilities throughout various organisms within the tree of life, accelerating genomic identification, phenotyping and high-throughput useful characterization, and (re)engineering, notably the place this may also assist extra fast and dependable translation and scale-up inside bio-based manufacturing.
Novel approaches that leverage the range of innovation inside nature by supporting the prediction and (re)design of regulatory, metabolic, signaling, and mobile manufacturing programs; for instance, utilizing bioinformatics, AI and engineering biology approaches to develop revolutionary programs that mix capabilities from various organic pathways or programs for manufacturing of sustainable chemical compounds, supplies and different bio-based merchandise.
Functions that display the approaches developed may cut back greenhouse gasoline emissions contributing to realizing future Web Zero or present bio-based alternate options that might assist deal with different environmental elements contributing to biodiversity decline. Moreover, how moral and sustainability standards will be constructed into the information constructions used to harness biodiversity genetic and genomic assets.
Biofoundries
We’ll assist analysis and know-how growth actions related to engineering biology and different biotechnological approaches in direction of innovation in biomanufacturing, underpinning the long run processes of bio-based manufacturing and remediation within the bioeconomy. Initiatives ought to allow and mix automation, high-throughput tools together with course of scale-up, computer-aided design, workflows and instruments in an iterative design-test-build-learn cycle for the event of engineered organic programs for the bioeconomy. Areas of curiosity embrace:
Functions throughout a spread of bioeconomy sectors, together with meals, well being (animals/vegetation/people), chemical compounds and prescription drugs, in addition to different allied areas masking remediation and waste remedy, novel supplies and development the place, for instance, contributing to bio-refineries will assist diversify how the bioeconomy can cut back our dependence on fossil-based feed-stocks.
New or improved bio-based processes that may contribute to a round financial system by means of reuse and regeneration of supplies or merchandise, similar to these concerned within the restoration of know-how related metals and minerals and the processing of textiles.
Growing superior applied sciences and platforms for exact engineering of various organisms, harnessing developments in applied sciences similar to AI, measurement, and automation to enhance and increase capabilities in organic design-test-build-learn cycles to progress from conceptualization to real-world utility.
Additional particulars on the actions which UKRI are eager to assist by means of this exercise will be discovered on the UKRI webpage which accommodates all related data in relation to this exercise. Full particulars can be found right here.
Info of utility for UK-based researchers
NSF PIs partnering with UK-based researchers should appoint a UK-based researcher who’s eligible to obtain funds from UKRI to behave because the UK challenge lead on the UK portion of the grant. Further UK researchers might be a part of as challenge co-lead. NSF PIs and UK researchers are strongly inspired to evaluation and deal with the particular extra necessities requested by UKRI from their challenge leads, which can embrace eligibility standards: https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/how-to-apply/.
Proposals with UKRI as an company companion should moreover submit an utility bundle to UKRI. The UK challenge lead is liable for submitting this data on behalf of the UK challenge co-leads. Directions for doing so are offered right here. The UK portion of the appliance bundle is due similtaneously the NSF bundle.
However the composition of the analysis workforce, the UK members of the workforce should submit just one bundle to UKRI. UKRI will evaluation all proposals and assign UKRI funding to meritorious tasks as acceptable.
Please observe that extra data additional to the joint utility kind might be requested through UKRI’s Funding Service. Further questions will embrace request for an in depth UK price range breakdown and Moral Issues on Use of Animals in Analysis, Managing Dangers of Analysis Misuse and Trusted Analysis. Please make sure you fill out the requested data on UKRI’s Funding Service in parallel with finishing the joint utility kind.
UKRI will evaluation proposals really useful for funding that contain UK-based researchers and can allocate UK funding based mostly on the NSF advantage evaluation and, the place relevant, contemplating the potential dangers for the UK’s nationwide safety.
For grants awarded by UKRI, commonplace UKRI award circumstances and funding tips (https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/how-to-apply/) apply.
Grants funded by UKRI may also have to report back to UKRI. Recipients should report frequently in response to the reporting necessities, which might be outlined in profitable award letters.
D.2.f Multilateral Partnership with two or extra Companions Nations
World Facilities tasks involving partnership between the U.S. and two or extra companion nations are strongly inspired. Funding companions acknowledge that international challenges have to be addressed by means of worldwide collaboration and encourage researchers to deal with large questions that may solely be addressed by means of multilateral efforts. Please discuss with the above sections concerning country-specific pursuits and subjects and any potential restrictions concerned in any bilateral collaboration, as these stay true in any proposed multilateral collaboration.
E. NSF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
The Principal Investigator (PI) would be the director of the challenge. The PI is anticipated to offer mental management and to be a vital participant in analysis and associated instructional actions. The PI may have general duty for the administration of the award, for the administration of the challenge, and for serving as the principle level of contact with NSF.
F. VISAS AND PERMITS
PIs are liable for acquiring any required visas for international journey and for offering documentation by means of the U.S. analysis establishment in assist of U.S. visas for international counterpart investigators. PIs are additionally liable for acquiring analysis permits and import/export paperwork the place needed.
III. Award Info
IMPORTANT NOTE: This part applies to NSF awards to U.S. organizations solely. Please see Part II.D.2 for worldwide funding companion company award data and necessities.
Anticipated Kind of Awards: Normal and Persevering with Grants
Estimated Variety of Awards: 5 to 7 pending the supply of funds.
Anticipated Funding Quantity: $25,000,000
Award dimension is anticipated to be as much as $5 million in complete over 4 or 5 years.
The estimated variety of awards and anticipated funding degree are topic to the supply of funds.
IV. Eligibility Info
Who Might Submit Proposals:
Proposals might solely be submitted by the next:
Establishments of Greater Schooling (IHEs) – Two- and four-year IHEs (together with neighborhood schools) accredited in, and having a campus positioned within the US, performing on behalf of their school members. Particular Directions for Worldwide Department Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal contains funding to be offered to a world department campus of a US establishment of upper schooling (together with by means of use of subawards and advisor preparations), the proposer should clarify the profit(s) to the challenge of efficiency on the worldwide department campus, and justify why the challenge actions can’t be carried out on the US campus.
Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Impartial museums, observatories, analysis laboratories, skilled societies and comparable organizations positioned within the U.S. which are instantly related to instructional or analysis actions.
Who Might Function PI:
There aren’t any restrictions or limits.
Restrict on Variety of Proposals per Group:
There aren’t any restrictions or limits.
Restrict on Variety of Proposals per PI or co-PI:
A person could also be listed as a PI or a co-PI on no a couple of proposal submitted in response to this solicitation. Proposals exceeding this restrict might be returned with out evaluation within the reverse order acquired.
Further Eligibility Data:
For all proposals the eligibility standards of all companion businesses concerned in a given proposal have to be met for the proposal to be compliant. Please discuss with the nation particular partnership directions (part II.D.2) for extra country-specific eligibility standards.
V. Proposal Preparation And Submission Directions
A. Proposal Preparation Directions
Full Proposal Preparation Directions: Proposers might decide to submit proposals in response to this Program Solicitation through Analysis.gov or Grants.gov.
Full Proposals submitted through Analysis.gov: Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation needs to be ready and submitted in accordance with the final tips contained within the NSF Proposal and Award Insurance policies and Procedures Information (PAPPG). The entire textual content of the PAPPG is obtainable electronically on the NSF web site at: https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg. Paper copies of the PAPPG could also be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, phone (703) 292-8134 or by e-mail from [email protected]. The Put together New Proposal setup will immediate you for this system solicitation quantity.
Full proposals submitted through Grants.gov: Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation through Grants.gov needs to be ready and submitted in accordance with the NSF Grants.gov Utility Information: A Information for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Functions through Grants.gov. The entire textual content of the NSF Grants.gov Utility Information is obtainable on the Grants.gov web site and on the NSF web site at: (https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=grantsgovguide). To acquire copies of the Utility Information and Utility Types Bundle, click on on the Apply tab on the Grants.gov web site, then click on on the Apply Step 1: Obtain a Grant Utility Bundle and Utility Directions hyperlink and enter the funding alternative quantity, (this system solicitation quantity with out the NSF prefix) and press the Obtain Bundle button. Paper copies of the Grants.gov Utility Information additionally could also be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, phone (703) 292-8134 or by e-mail from [email protected].
See PAPPG Chapter II.D.2 for steering on the required sections of a full analysis proposal submitted to NSF. Please observe that the proposal preparation directions offered on this program solicitation might deviate from the PAPPG directions.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This part applies to NSF awards to U.S. organizations solely. Please see part II.D.2 for partner-agency award data and necessities.
Proposals ought to embrace the elements described beneath. Contemplate these essential notes. Proposals that exceed the required web page limitations given beneath might be returned with out evaluation. No extra data could also be offered by hyperlinks to internet pages within the Challenge Description.
The proposal have to be submitted as a single built-in proposal by the lead U.S. group, with proposed sub-awards to the opposite concerned U.S. organizations. Individually submitted collaborative proposals from U.S.-based organizations aren’t allowed on this competitors.
U.S. Principal Investigators that embrace international collaborators NOT supported by one of many companion nations listed on this solicitation are required to have their international collaborators safe their very own funding, seek the advice of their funding businesses to find out whether or not they’re eligible to submit a proposal, and account for the company submission necessities. NSF coverage on funding international organizations will be discovered within the PAPPG, Chapter I.E. See extra data in part II.D.1.e of this solicitation detailing particular necessities from companion funding businesses.
If the challenge includes human topics, the Institutional Evaluation Board (IRB) of the submitting group should certify that the proposed challenge is in compliance with the Federal Authorities’s Frequent Rule for the safety of human topics. IRB data might be required earlier than an award will be made. For extra data concerning the safety of human topics, seek the advice of https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/coverage/hsfaqs.jsp and PAPPG Chapter II.E.5.
If the challenge includes the usage of reside vertebrate animals, the challenge have to be authorised by the submitting group’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) earlier than an award will be made. For extra element, see PAPPG Chapter II.E.4.
PIs proposing work within the Arctic or Antarctic Polar Areas ought to contact the Workplace of Polar Applications program officer related to this system most carefully aligned with the proposed analysis for steering on submission (https://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=OPP).
PIs proposing analysis that requires entry to analysis vessels are inspired to examine basic data at https://www.nsf.gov/information/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=191729&org=OCE.
1. COVER SHEET
The title of the proposal have to be preceded by the phrases “World Facilities:”.
Determine the proposed Challenge Director because the Principal Investigator (PI).
PIs are restricted to the people listed on the duvet web page, and all have to be U.S.-based individuals affiliated with U.S. organizations.
Examine the worldwide cooperative actions field and choose the first nations concerned within the middle from the pull-down record.
2. PROJECT SUMMARY (1 web page most)
The Challenge Abstract should encompass an outline, an announcement on the mental advantage of the proposed exercise, and an announcement on the broader impacts of the proposed exercise (for extra directions, see the PAPPG).
Present a transparent and concise description of the challenge, together with the analysis imaginative and prescient and targets.
The abstract ought to point out the international nations concerned and describe the distinctive alternatives the worldwide companions carry to the challenge.
The abstract needs to be written in a mode that’s informative to these working in the identical or associated fields and be comprehensible to a scientifically or technically literate lay reader.
3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION (20 pages most)
Along with the necessities contained within the PAPPG, the rules beneath have to be adopted. Be aware that the 20-page most contains the PAPPG required part labeled “Broader Impacts”, “Outcomes of Prior NSF Assist,” and all tables, figures, and different graphical information. Program Goals (part II.A. above) needs to be thought of in gadgets a) by means of e) beneath.
Analysis imaginative and prescient, targets, and approaches
Describe the imaginative and prescient and targets for the proposed middle, the scientific and technical approaches, and the anticipated outcomes and milestones. Illustrate how the proposed use-inspired analysis represents essential advances achievable solely by means of multidisciplinary and worldwide collaboration. Clarify how the proposed middle will foster participation of the total spectrum of various expertise in STEM and promote foreseeable societal advantages.
Worldwide collaborators and different companions
Clarify how worldwide collaboration and multi-sector partnerships might be built-in into the general analysis plan. In your description, clearly clarify:
Why is worldwide partnership required? What are companions’ contributions and roles within the challenge?
Who’re the worldwide collaborators and why are they concerned within the challenge? Spotlight particular and distinctive contributions (e.g., experience, services, websites, information, approaches/strategies, alternatives, and so forth.) of every worldwide companion. Clarify how worldwide researchers, college students and their organizations are built-in within the challenge and emphasize the anticipated advantages for the US and worldwide companions.
What totally different stakeholder companions are included in your proposal (together with however not restricted to academia, non-public sector, public sector, neighborhood teams, philanthropies, and so forth.) and what are their roles within the challenge?
Determine who the companions from totally different sectors are and clarify why they’re included. How will their involvement make it easier to develop your analysis and remodel it into a bigger effort?
Academic Actions
Be aware that PIs should present a Scholar Mentoring Plan for the U.S. undergraduate and graduate college students concerned within the challenge (see Part V.A.8 Supplementary Documentation).
What coaching and/or instructional actions are required to handle the recognized scientific problem(s) and prepare the following technology of a globally engaged workforce? How will the worldwide partnership enrich the coed coaching expertise? Be aware that broadening participation of members of under-represented teams in STEM and empowering under-served communities is particularly inspired.
See Part II.D.2. for extra necessities from companion funding businesses. Be aware that UKRI doesn’t fund pupil wage.
Different Issues
As they’re growing their proposals PIs ought to
Determine a central theme that can advance the understanding of the bioeconomy, interact stakeholders, and broaden participation in worldwide STEM analysis in an built-in style.
Join the middle theme to overarching primary scientific questions in bioeconomy analysis in a world context.
Current clear goals and outcomes for the proposed middle. These needs to be associated to the fundamental science questions and be formulated in order that progress and success will be assessed.
Articulate a standard agenda for the proposed middle that displays a collective understanding of analysis challenges, challenges to broadening participation, and challenges of integrating analysis and broadening participation of the total spectrum of various expertise in STEM, which needs to be built-in in a analysis and schooling plan.
Develop an general framework of the proposed middle construction essential to conduct the proposed analysis and actions, together with technical infrastructure, which facilitates collaborative actions and the implementation and accomplishment of specified actions and focused outcomes.
Clarify the distinctive alternative that a world, interdisciplinary, and built-in middle will present, in addition to describe what might be achieved within the middle mode that might not be achieved with group or particular person assist.
Describe the potential legacy and worldwide impression of the proposed middle and its service to the neighborhood.
Integration and Partnerships: Which organizations are proposed companions inside the proposed middle? What distinctive experience, perspective, and expertise does every companion carry to the middle essential to conduct the proposed science? What proof is there that partnerships will be capable to efficiently work collectively in direction of the imaginative and prescient of the proposed middle? How will actions be built-in throughout the companions?
Describe the educational companions that can take part within the proposed middle, articulating the distinctive contribution they create, in addition to how the theme of the middle aligns with institutional priorities and strengths.
Describe the non-academic companions that can take part within the proposed middle. Articulate the extent of any current relationships with non-academic companions. Present a plan for the way non-academic partnerships, particularly with neighborhood teams and stakeholders, might be strengthened by middle analysis and actions. For partnerships with federal businesses, articulate how analysis performed by the middle might be helpful to the federal companions, however stay elementary analysis in alignment with NSF’s mission.
Describe any partnerships that construct on current NSF investments like main services, facilities and center-like actions, or different Federal investments. Articulate how these earlier/ongoing investments might be leveraged in new methods.
Describe partnerships that broaden participation. Articulate how any current broadening participation efforts of companions might be leveraged and amplified by hub actions.
Articulate how the partnerships within the proposed middle might be nurtured to construct lengthy lasting relationships, whose impression and built-in actions would possibly proceed past the award funding interval.
Metrics of Success and Analysis: What is going to represent success for the proposed middle? How will the a number of and integrative actions of a middle be evaluated? How will the broadening participation efforts be assessed? What elements of the proposed middle will promote constructing a neighborhood doubtlessly capable of proceed the hassle past the middle funding interval?
Describe how progress might be measured and reported. Be aware that the price of hiring exterior evaluators will be included within the requested price range. Element an analysis plan which can embrace benchmarks, indicators, logic fashions, street maps, or different evaluative strategies to doc progress in direction of goals and outcomes.
Define a course of to develop acceptable methods to gather and analyze metrics information throughout the various and evolving actions of a middle.
Current present demographic information associated to broadening participation (when out there). These information needs to be particular to the group(s) the middle will work with to broaden participation and in a format that can be utilized for benchmarking and measuring progress on broadening participation.
PIs ought to price range inside journey for no less than 2 PI/Co-PIs to journey to NSF 3 instances over the award interval for a PI assembly and/or to report back to NSF on middle progress.
Outcomes from Prior NSF Assist (3 pages most): PI and co-PIs who’ve acquired prior NSF funding should present data on the prior award(s), and a abstract of the outcomes of the finished work, together with accomplishments. The outcomes have to be individually described beneath two distinct headings, Mental Advantage and Broader Impacts. People who’ve acquired a couple of prior award (excluding amendments) should report on the award most carefully associated to this proposal. Required data is described within the PAPPG, and failure to incorporate this part might end result within the proposal being Returned with out Evaluation.
4. REFERENCES CITED: Cite references related to each the analysis and academic plans, utilizing the usual NSF format as per the NSF PAPPG.
5. SENIOR/KEY PERSONNEL DOCUMENTS: On this part, embrace the next paperwork, in accordance with the steering specified within the PAPPG, for all U.S.-based PIs, co-PIs, and different Senior/Key Personnel.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: Biosketches for International Collaborators have to be included, however as supplementary documentation (see beneath in part V.A.8). Biosketches for International Collaborators ought to present data concerning the strengths, {qualifications}, and particular impression the person would carry to the proposed middle.
CURRENT AND PENDING (Different) SUPPORT
COLLABORATORS & OTHER AFFILIATIONS INFORMATION
SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
6. FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT and OTHER RESOURCES: Describe services and main devices out there within the U.S. and overseas in enough element to permit evaluation of the adequacy of assets out there to carry out the hassle proposed.
7. SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENTATION: Proposals that don’t embrace the required supplementary paperwork, or that embrace non-required paperwork, might be returned with out evaluation.
Letters of Collaboration (2 pages most): These paperwork are required for all collaborators concerned in proposed work, aside from international collaborators requesting funding from funding companion businesses listed on this solicitation (for these collaborators, see part V.A.8.e beneath). Embody solely official letters with particular commitments of assets from taking part establishments, or organizations anticipated to obtain subawards, or from unfunded collaborators or organizations that can present assets to the challenge whether or not within the U.S. or overseas. Letters will be as much as two pages lengthy and should point out 1) what roles the collaborators or establishments will play within the challenge; 2) what infrastructure, assets, experience, and so forth., might be made out there to the participant; 3) how collaborators and/or their organizations will profit from participation within the challenge. This solicitation requires these descriptive letters of collaboration in lieu of the usual PAPPG language. Letters are restricted to 2 pages every.
Information Administration and Sharing Plan (2 web page most): Describe how information and data, together with proprietary data or mental property, ensuing from the proposed challenge might be managed, with particulars on how information might be shared amongst partnering researchers and establishments. World Middle proposals should additionally embrace within the Information Administration and Sharing Plan an outline of how information might be shared with challenge companions and associates, how entry to the information might be managed, and the way the sensitivity of varied information units might be assessed. See particulars beneath concerning NSF Information coverage and specificity within the framework of the World Facilities program.
The World Facilities program is dedicated to the institution, upkeep, validation, description, and distribution of high-quality information units. Per the NSF coverage on Dissemination and Sharing of Analysis Outcomes, as said within the Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG), Principal Investigators (PIs) are anticipated to share with different researchers, at not more than incremental price and inside an inexpensive time, the information, samples, bodily collections, and different supporting supplies created or gathered in the middle of work beneath NSF grants.
The definition of “information” is expansive and contains (however will not be restricted to) the next: full information units, derived information merchandise (e.g., mannequin outcomes, output, and workflows), software program, and bodily collections. The proposal Information Administration and Sharing Plan ought to clearly describe what information might be collected, what analyses might be carried out, when information assortment is taken into account “remaining,” and the way and when the challenge will present open and well timed entry to information throughout and after the challenge. PIs are strongly inspired to establish long-lived disciplinary repositories most acceptable for the information varieties to be collected. PIs are required to offer updates on the standing of information sharing and archiving in challenge reviews. Moreover, to the extent potential information needs to be made compliant with the FAIR Rules (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) and CARE Rules (Collective Profit, Authority to Management, Accountability, Ethics) for Indigenous Information Governance. Last Experiences for all awards ought to embrace an announcement describing how the information coverage necessities have been met.
Mentoring Plan (1 web page most): In accordance with the necessities contained within the PAPPG, if the challenge requests funding to assist postdoctoral students or graduate college students, the proposal should embrace an outline of mentoring actions that might be offered for such people.
Undergraduate Scholar Mentoring Plan (2 pages most): Proposals that request funding to assist undergraduate college students at any taking part U.S. establishment should add as Supplementary Documentation a mentoring plan that describes any recruitment, coaching and/or different actions to be offered to the scholars and the mentors.
Clearly establish what coaching and/or instructional approaches or methodologies are required for the challenge. Spotlight revolutionary instructional approaches, instruments, or applied sciences. How will these approaches be appropriate for coaching the following technology of a globally engaged workforce? How will the challenge and the worldwide collaboration provide alternatives for enriched coaching experiences that can permit analysis trainees to develop related technical abilities, in addition to skilled abilities similar to management, communication, collaboration and entrepreneurship?
Broadening participation of members of teams under-represented in STEM, empowering under-served communities, and collaborating with organizations in EPSCoR jurisdictions, primarily undergraduate establishments (PUI), minority serving establishments (MSI), and non-research-intensive schools and universities, is particularly inspired. Touch upon how you’ll measure your success in educating/studying and the way the challenge will foster participation of the total spectrum of various expertise in STEM.
Funded International Collaborator, Group, and Funding Info: Proposals should present as supplementary documentation the biographical sketches of all taking part investigators affiliated with a international group which, if the proposal is profitable, will obtain funding from the companions funding businesses listed on this solicitation. The biographical sketches should conform to the NSF format as laid out in NSF PAPPG.
Proposals should present an in depth price range for the funds requested by their international collaborators to companion funding businesses in companion nations as listed in part II.C. Proposals not offering the detailed budgets requested to funding companion businesses might be returned with out evaluation. These budgets could also be offered within the related foreign currency echange.
For proposals involving Canada-based researchers, the detailed price range for the funding requested from NSERC and/or SSHRC ought to solely embrace NSERC or SSHRC eligible direct prices of analysis and needs to be expressed in Canadian {dollars} (if relevant, conversion fee is that on the time of utility). All expenditures are topic to the ideas and directives governing the suitable use of grant funds outlined within the Tri-Company Information on Monetary Administration. There needs to be no duplication in funding between gadgets on budgets submitted to NSERC/SSHRC and budgets submitted to different funding companions.
When relevant and out there to the PI(s), proposals ought to present data on the assist already out there for international collaborators to hold out the proposed work, together with the title of the counterpart company or businesses.
Challenge Administration Plan (PMP; 4 pages most): The PMP is a vital a part of the proposal and a compulsory doc to offer as supplementary documentation. Proposals failing to offer the PMP might be returned with out evaluation. This doc should describe the administration plan for coordinating actions and description the personnel and assets concerned throughout the home and worldwide community of researchers and organizations which collectively kind the proposed middle. This description ought to embrace a governance mannequin, plans for inner communication, and particular coordination mechanisms that can allow cross-network integration. You might embrace an organizational chart. For all organizations concerned, outline the particular roles and tasks of the PIs, co-PIs, different Senior/Key Personnel, and paid consultants, and unfunded collaborators who’ve roles within the management, coordination, coaching, dissemination, and evaluation actions.
Particularly, the PMP ought to describe the general construction of the partnership, together with: (1) record the companions and stakeholders (lead people and establishments), (2) clarify the organizational relationships and reporting construction associated to the particular targets and goals of the middle, (3) describe the processes used to prioritize middle actions, and (4) articulate the mechanisms in place to permit the middle to evolve as science priorities evolves. The PMP ought to embrace a timeline that specifies milestones and anticipated completion dates with an anticipated mid-project evaluation by NSF to evaluate progress towards the middle’s said targets and goals.
The PMP must also present data on the communication plans; coordination of information and data move; allocation of funds and personnel; and different particular points related to the administration of the proposed actions. Efficient integration of all companions into the challenge effort is taken into account integral to success and in the end to scalability of the challenge. The PMP ought to clearly reply the next questions:
What’s the technique to permit for efficient administration of the analysis and academic elements of the challenge, together with integration of all companions and stakeholders right into a well-functioning workforce; related collaborative governance and administration; procedures to section analysis elements out and in when wanted?
What’s the imaginative and prescient and technique for potential development, scaling up, bringing in new companions, scaling the analysis up, and constructing a related neighborhood doubtlessly capable of perform the work past the middle funding interval?
Secure and Inclusive Fieldwork (SAIF) Plan (2 pages most): All proposals submitted to this solicitation that embrace analysis that might be performed off-campus or off-site should submit a plan for protected and inclusive fieldwork as a supplemental doc that might be thought of beneath the broader impacts evaluation criterion. This supplemental doc is in lieu of the required plan related to the certification known as for in Chapter II.E.9 of the PAPPG. Extra data concerning evaluation of the plan is offered beneath Solicitation Particular Evaluation Standards.
It’s NSF coverage to foster protected and harassment-free environments wherever science is performed. Work performed off-campus or off-site needs to be an enriching expertise for everybody and assist draw researchers to STEM analysis. By requiring superior planning and a spotlight to sustaining an inclusive surroundings, NSF is working to make sure that off-campus or off-site analysis is protected and inclusive for all individuals.
Off-campus or off-site analysis is outlined as information/data/samples being collected off-campus or off-site, similar to fieldwork and analysis actions on vessels and plane. The plan have to be not than two pages.
The SAIF Plan should embrace:
a quick description of the sector setting and distinctive challenges for the workforce;
the steps the proposing group will take to nurture an inclusive off-campus or off-site working surroundings, together with processes to ascertain shared workforce definitions of roles, tasks, and tradition, e.g., codes of conduct, trainings, mentor/mentee mechanisms and area assist which may embrace common check-ins, and/or developmental occasions;
communication processes inside the off-site workforce and to the group(s) that reduce singular factors inside the communication pathway (e.g., there shouldn’t be a single particular person overseeing entry to a single satellite tv for pc cellphone); and
the organizational mechanisms that might be used for reporting, responding to, and resolving problems with harassment in the event that they come up.
Initiatives requiring entry to restricted websites or assets: Initiatives that require entry to areas which have regulated or restricted entry, or require restricted information or samples, should embrace a letter of collaboration from the authority that controls entry, samples, or information. Additionally, the remedy of such information and samples have to be mentioned within the information administration plan.
Initiatives involving work on sovereign Native/Tribal/Indigenous lands: Proposals that embrace analysis in U.S. Native/Tribal communities and/or on Tribal lands should connect a letter or e-mail that confirms neighborhood collaboration, or at a minimal neighborhood consciousness, and permission to work on related lands from the related neighborhood organizations or tribal management (see U.S. Division of Housing and City Improvement Tribal Listing Evaluation instrument or Nationwide Congress of American Indians tribal listing) as a Supplementary Doc. Collaborations needs to be properly justified, in that they characterize true mental collaboration and make the most of the experience and specialised abilities, services, and/or assets of the neighborhood.
Challenge requiring different permissions: Prior to creating a funding choice, extra steps could also be required as a part of NSF’s compliance with relevant federal environmental authorities such because the Nationwide Environmental Coverage Act (NEPA), the Nationwide Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). To assist NSF’s federal environmental evaluation and compliance obligations, extra data could also be requested from the PI. Extra data will be discovered within the PAPPG, and the Guidelines (referenced in PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.i.v) could also be useful in evaluating impacts. The place related, preparations to allocate and share samples and information with the related communities needs to be mentioned within the proposal or within the Information Administration plan.
B. Budgetary Info
Value Sharing:
Inclusion of voluntary dedicated price sharing is prohibited.
Price range Preparation Directions:
Price range Justification:
A Price range Justification needs to be offered. A cautious and reasonable price range that’s per the proposed actions will add to the general power of a proposal.
Required Prices: Embody prices of journey for no less than 2 PI/Co-PIs to journey to NSF 3 instances over the award interval for a PI assembly and/or to report back to NSF on middle progress. Embody prices of journey for challenge individuals for one journey to the Washington, D.C. space to take part in a one-day orientation assembly at first of the challenge and a 1.5-day Awardee assembly in yr 2 of the award.
Allowable Prices for NSF Price range:
Salaries, wages, and fringe advantages for postdoctoral students, different professionals, graduate college students, secretarial-clerical, or administrative employees who will carry out devoted work on the GC challenge. A good portion of direct prices ought to fund U.S. college students conducting collaborative worldwide research-related actions.
Participant Assist Prices: Stipends, journey, subsistence, and different prices of participation for any undergraduate analysis participant or Ok-12 instructor included in challenge actions needs to be included beneath Participant Assist Prices. Stipends for undergraduate college students needs to be budgeted at charges akin to these within the Analysis Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program (https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5517) along with any journey and subsistence prices incurred whereas overseas. Journey, subsistence and different prices of participation in GC challenge conferences and workshops for school, researchers and college students from non-grantee establishments (who aren’t included in subawards) must also be included beneath Participant Assist Prices.
Journey: Analysis-related journey assist (i.e., airfare, lodging, meals, and incidental bills). For dwelling bills overseas, candidates are inspired to work with worldwide counterparts to develop reasonable price range requests. For instance, entry to college visitor housing or comparable services needs to be explored. Value-effective preparations needs to be made for people residing on the worldwide web site for prolonged intervals and for tasks involving on-going exchanges of short-term guests.
Bills associated to challenge evaluation: Ought to embrace charges for inner or exterior evaluators. Prices needs to be restricted to not more than 10% of complete direct prices.
Different Direct Prices: Might embrace GC-specific gadgets, for instance, analysis and schooling communication linkages between establishments, language coaching, non-travel prices related to coordination conferences, and preparation/orientation of scholars for dwelling overseas.
Gear: This program will not be meant to assist the acquisition, operation, or upkeep of average to giant tools. Solely restricted tools prices will be included.
NSF awards usually assist the U.S. portion of the collaboration. Normal NSF guidelines apply. Seek the advice of the PAPPG for particulars.
C. Due Dates
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting group’s native time):
June 11, 2024
D. Analysis.gov/Grants.gov Necessities
For Proposals Submitted Through Analysis.gov:
To arrange and submit a proposal through Analysis.gov, see detailed technical directions out there at: https://www.analysis.gov/research-portal/appmanager/base/desktop?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=research_node_display&_nodePath=/researchGov/Service/Desktop/ProposalPreparationandSubmission.html. For Analysis.gov person assist, name the Analysis.gov Assist Desk at 1-800-381-1532 or e-mail [email protected]. The Analysis.gov Assist Desk solutions basic technical questions associated to the usage of the Analysis.gov system. Particular questions associated to this program solicitation needs to be referred to the NSF program employees contact(s) listed in Part VIII of this funding alternative.
For Proposals Submitted Through Grants.gov:
Earlier than utilizing Grants.gov for the primary time, every group should register to create an institutional profile. As soon as registered, the applicant’s group can then apply for any federal grant on the Grants.gov web site. Complete details about utilizing Grants.gov is obtainable on the Grants.gov Applicant Sources webpage: https://www.grants.gov/internet/grants/candidates.html. As well as, the NSF Grants.gov Utility Information (see hyperlink in Part V.A) gives directions concerning the technical preparation of proposals through Grants.gov. For Grants.gov person assist, contact the Grants.gov Contact Middle at 1-800-518-4726 or by e-mail: [email protected]. The Grants.gov Contact Middle solutions basic technical questions associated to the usage of Grants.gov. Particular questions associated to this program solicitation needs to be referred to the NSF program employees contact(s) listed in Part VIII of this solicitation.
Submitting the Proposal: As soon as all paperwork have been accomplished, the Approved Organizational Consultant (AOR) should submit the appliance to Grants.gov and confirm the specified funding alternative and company to which the appliance is submitted. The AOR should then signal and submit the appliance to Grants.gov. The finished utility might be transferred to Analysis.gov for additional processing.
The NSF Grants.gov Proposal Processing in Analysis.gov informational web page gives submission steering to candidates and hyperlinks to useful assets together with the NSF Grants.gov Utility Information, Grants.gov Proposal Processing in Analysis.gov how-to information, and Grants.gov Submitted Proposals Incessantly Requested Questions. Grants.gov proposals should go all NSF pre-check and post-check validations with a purpose to be accepted by Analysis.gov at NSF.
When submitting through Grants.gov, NSF strongly recommends candidates provoke proposal submission a minimum of 5 enterprise days upfront of a deadline to permit ample time to handle NSF compliance errors and resubmissions by 5:00 p.m. submitting group’s native time on the deadline. Please observe that some errors can’t be corrected in Grants.gov. As soon as a proposal passes pre-checks however fails any post-check, an applicant can solely right and submit the in-progress proposal in Analysis.gov.
Proposers that submitted through Analysis.gov might use Analysis.gov to confirm the standing of their submission to NSF. For proposers that submitted through Grants.gov, till an utility has been acquired and validated by NSF, the Approved Organizational Consultant might examine the standing of an utility on Grants.gov. After proposers have acquired an e-mail notification from NSF, Analysis.gov needs to be used to examine the standing of an utility.
VI. NSF Proposal Processing And Evaluation Procedures
Proposals acquired by NSF are assigned to the suitable NSF program for acknowledgement and, in the event that they meet NSF necessities, for evaluation. All proposals are rigorously reviewed by a scientist, engineer, or educator serving as an NSF Program Officer, and normally by three to 10 different individuals outdoors NSF both as advert hoc reviewers, panelists, or each, who’re consultants within the specific fields represented by the proposal. These reviewers are chosen by Program Officers charged with oversight of the evaluation course of. Proposers are invited to counsel names of individuals they imagine are particularly properly certified to evaluation the proposal and/or individuals they would like not evaluation the proposal. These options might function one supply within the reviewer choice course of on the Program Officer’s discretion. Submission of such names, nevertheless, is elective. Care is taken to make sure that reviewers haven’t any conflicts of curiosity with the proposal. As well as, Program Officers might receive feedback from web site visits earlier than recommending remaining motion on proposals. Senior NSF employees additional evaluation suggestions for awards. A flowchart that depicts all the NSF proposal and award course of (and related timeline) is included in PAPPG Exhibit III-1.
A complete description of the Basis’s advantage evaluation course of is obtainable on the NSF web site at: https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/coverage/merit_review/.
Proposers must also concentrate on core methods which are important to the achievement of NSF’s mission, as articulated in Main the World in Discovery and Innovation, STEM Expertise Improvement and the Supply of Advantages from Analysis – NSF Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 2022 – 2026. These methods are built-in in this system planning and implementation course of, of which proposal evaluation is one half. NSF’s mission is especially well-implemented by means of the mixing of analysis and schooling and broadening participation in NSF applications, tasks, and actions.
One of many strategic goals in assist of NSF’s mission is to foster integration of analysis and schooling by means of the applications, tasks, and actions it helps at educational and analysis establishments. These establishments should recruit, prepare, and put together a various STEM workforce to advance the frontiers of science and take part within the U.S. technology-based financial system. NSF’s contribution to the nationwide innovation ecosystem is to offer cutting-edge analysis beneath the steering of the Nation’s most artistic scientists and engineers. NSF additionally helps growth of a robust science, know-how, engineering, and arithmetic (STEM) workforce by investing in constructing the data that informs enhancements in STEM educating and studying.
NSF’s mission requires the broadening of alternatives and increasing participation of teams, establishments, and geographic areas which are underrepresented in STEM disciplines, which is important to the well being and vitality of science and engineering. NSF is dedicated to this precept of variety and deems it central to the applications, tasks, and actions it considers and helps.
A. Advantage Evaluation Rules and Standards
The Nationwide Science Basis strives to put money into a strong and various portfolio of tasks that creates new data and permits breakthroughs in understanding throughout all areas of science and engineering analysis and schooling. To establish which tasks to assist, NSF depends on a advantage evaluation course of that comes with consideration of each the technical elements of a proposed challenge and its potential to contribute extra broadly to advancing NSF’s mission “to advertise the progress of science; to advance the nationwide well being, prosperity, and welfare; to safe the nationwide protection; and for different functions.” NSF makes each effort to conduct a good, aggressive, clear advantage evaluation course of for the collection of tasks.
1. Advantage Evaluation Rules
These ideas are to be given due diligence by PIs and organizations when making ready proposals and managing tasks, by reviewers when studying and evaluating proposals, and by NSF program employees when figuring out whether or not or to not advocate proposals for funding and whereas overseeing awards. Provided that NSF is the first federal company charged with nurturing and supporting excellence in primary analysis and schooling, the next three ideas apply:
All NSF tasks needs to be of the very best high quality and have the potential to advance, if not remodel, the frontiers of data.
NSF tasks, within the combination, ought to contribute extra broadly to attaining societal targets. These “Broader Impacts” could also be completed by means of the analysis itself, by means of actions which are instantly associated to particular analysis tasks, or by means of actions which are supported by, however are complementary to, the challenge. The challenge actions could also be based mostly on beforehand established and/or revolutionary strategies and approaches, however in both case have to be properly justified.
Significant evaluation and analysis of NSF funded tasks needs to be based mostly on acceptable metrics, maintaining in thoughts the seemingly correlation between the impact of broader impacts and the assets offered to implement tasks. If the dimensions of the exercise is restricted, analysis of that exercise in isolation will not be prone to be significant. Thus, assessing the effectiveness of those actions might greatest be carried out at the next, extra aggregated, degree than the person challenge.
With respect to the third precept, even when evaluation of Broader Impacts outcomes for specific tasks is finished at an aggregated degree, PIs are anticipated to be accountable for finishing up the actions described within the funded challenge. Thus, particular person tasks ought to embrace clearly said targets, particular descriptions of the actions that the PI intends to do, and a plan in place to doc the outputs of these actions.
These three advantage evaluation ideas present the premise for the advantage evaluation standards, in addition to a context inside which the customers of the standards can higher perceive their intent.
2. Advantage Evaluation Standards
All NSF proposals are evaluated by means of use of the 2 Nationwide Science Board authorised advantage evaluation standards. In some situations, nevertheless, NSF will make use of extra standards as required to spotlight the particular goals of sure applications and actions.
The 2 advantage evaluation standards are listed beneath. Each standards are to be given full consideration throughout the evaluation and decision-making processes; every criterion is important however neither, by itself, is enough. Due to this fact, proposers should totally deal with each standards. (PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.d(i). accommodates extra data to be used by proposers in growth of the Challenge Description part of the proposal). Reviewers are strongly inspired to evaluation the standards, together with PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.d(i), previous to the evaluation of a proposal.
When evaluating NSF proposals, reviewers might be requested to think about what the proposers wish to do, why they wish to do it, how they plan to do it, how they are going to know in the event that they succeed, and what advantages may accrue if the challenge is profitable. These points apply each to the technical elements of the proposal and the best way by which the challenge might make broader contributions. To that finish, reviewers might be requested to guage all proposals towards two standards:
Mental Advantage: The Mental Advantage criterion encompasses the potential to advance data; and
Broader Impacts: The Broader Impacts criterion encompasses the potential to profit society and contribute to the achievement of particular, desired societal outcomes.
The next parts needs to be thought of within the evaluation for each standards:
What’s the potential for the proposed exercise to
Advance data and understanding inside its personal area or throughout totally different fields (Mental Advantage); and
Profit society or advance desired societal outcomes (Broader Impacts)?
To what extent do the proposed actions counsel and discover artistic, unique, or doubtlessly transformative ideas?
Is the plan for finishing up the proposed actions well-reasoned, well-organized, and based mostly on a sound rationale? Does the plan incorporate a mechanism to evaluate success?
How properly certified is the person, workforce, or group to conduct the proposed actions?
Are there ample assets out there to the PI (both on the house group or by means of collaborations) to hold out the proposed actions?
Broader impacts could also be completed by means of the analysis itself, by means of the actions which are instantly associated to particular analysis tasks, or by means of actions which are supported by, however are complementary to, the challenge. NSF values the development of scientific data and actions that contribute to achievement of societally related outcomes. Such outcomes embrace, however aren’t restricted to: full participation of ladies, individuals with disabilities, and different underrepresented teams in science, know-how, engineering, and arithmetic (STEM); improved STEM schooling and educator growth at any degree; elevated public scientific literacy and public engagement with science and know-how; improved well-being of people in society; growth of a various, globally aggressive STEM workforce; elevated partnerships between academia, trade, and others; improved nationwide safety; elevated financial competitiveness of the US; and enhanced infrastructure for analysis and schooling.
Proposers are reminded that reviewers may also be requested to evaluation the Information Administration and Sharing Plan and the Mentoring Plan, as acceptable.
Further Solicitation Particular Evaluation Standards
Along with NSF Advantage Evaluation standards, proposals should deal with the next standards particular to the World Facilities name.
Worldwide collaboration: Why can this international problem solely be addressed by means of the complementary data, abilities, and assets of this group of worldwide companions? What are the roles and tasks of the international collaborators within the proposed middle?
Interdisciplinarity: Why can this international problem solely be addressed by means of the complementary data, abilities, and assets of this multi-disciplinary workforce?
Use-inspired: How will the proposed middle make the most of the Information to Motion Framework to provide outcomes prone to contribute to addressing a societal problem associated to the Bioeconomy? What stakeholder teams might be concerned in co-design and co-generation of the analysis to make sure that outcomes are related and supportive of workforce growth? Middle proposals ought to deal with the moral, authorized and social elements of the work.
Fostering participation: How will the challenge foster the participation of the total spectrum of various expertise in STEM (e.g., as PI, co-PI, senior/key personnel, postdoctoral students, graduate or undergraduate college students, or trainees). This contains traditionally under-represented or under-served populations, various establishments together with Minority Serving Establishments (MSIs), Primarily Undergraduate Establishments (PUIs), and two-year schools, in addition to main analysis establishments, together with in EPSCoR jurisdictions.
NSF may also assess to what extent the proposed actions align with partner-agency precedence subjects and missions as described in Part II.D.1.c.
Reviewers might be instructed to guage the Secure and Inclusive Fieldwork (SAIF) Plan inside the Broader Impacts evaluation criterion, particularly:
Is there a compelling plan (together with the procedures, trainings, and communication processes) to ascertain, nurture, and keep inclusive off-campus or off-site working surroundings(s)?
Does the proposed plan establish and adequately deal with the distinctive challenges for the workforce and the particular off-campus or off-site setting(s)?
Are the organizational mechanisms for use for reporting, responding to, and resolving problems with harassment, ought to they happen, clearly outlined?
B. Evaluation and Choice Course of
Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation might be reviewed by Advert hoc Evaluation and/or Panel Evaluation.
Reviewers might be requested to guage proposals utilizing two Nationwide Science Board authorised advantage evaluation standards and, if relevant, extra program particular standards. A abstract ranking and accompanying narrative will usually be accomplished and submitted by every reviewer and/or panel. The Program Officer assigned to handle the proposal’s evaluation will take into account the recommendation of reviewers and can formulate a suggestion.
Associate funding businesses in Canada, Finland, Japan, Republic of Korea, and the UK, will companion with NSF all through World Facilities, together with the advantage evaluation course of. Associate businesses might be invited to appoint representatives to watch the evaluation course of.
Proposals and related details about proposals involving collaboration with Canada, United Kingdom, Finland, and Korea might be shared with their respective in response to the respective preparations with NSF. For these proposals, NSF may also invite options for related reviewers from these businesses. Last choices on reviewers might be made by NSF.
After scientific, technical and programmatic evaluation and consideration of acceptable elements, the NSF Program Officer recommends to the cognizant Division Director whether or not the proposal needs to be declined or really useful for award. NSF strives to have the ability to inform proposers whether or not their proposals have been declined or really useful for funding inside six months. Giant or notably advanced proposals or proposals from new recipients might require extra evaluation and processing time. The time interval begins on the deadline or goal date, or receipt date, whichever is later. The interval ends when the Division Director acts upon the Program Officer’s suggestion.
After programmatic approval has been obtained, the proposals really useful for funding might be forwarded to the Division of Grants and Agreements or the Division of Acquisition and Cooperative Assist for evaluation of enterprise, monetary, and coverage implications. After an administrative evaluation has occurred, Grants and Agreements Officers carry out the processing and issuance of a grant or different settlement. Proposers are cautioned that solely a Grants and Agreements Officer might make commitments, obligations or awards on behalf of NSF or authorize the expenditure of funds. No dedication on the a part of NSF needs to be inferred from technical or budgetary discussions with a NSF Program Officer. A Principal Investigator or group that makes monetary or personnel commitments within the absence of a grant or cooperative settlement signed by the NSF Grants and Agreements Officer does so at their very own danger.
As soon as an award or declination choice has been made, Principal Investigators are offered suggestions about their proposals. In all instances, opinions are handled as confidential paperwork. Verbatim copies of opinions, excluding the names of the reviewers or any reviewer-identifying data, are despatched to the Principal Investigator/Challenge Director by the Program Officer. As well as, the proposer will obtain a proof of the choice to award or decline funding.
VII. Award Administration Info
A. Notification of the Award
Notification of the award is made to the submitting group by an NSF Grants and Agreements Officer. Organizations whose proposals are declined might be suggested as promptly as potential by the cognizant NSF Program administering this system. Verbatim copies of opinions, not together with the identification of the reviewer, might be offered routinely to the Principal Investigator. (See Part VI.B. for extra data on the evaluation course of.)
B. Award Circumstances
An NSF award consists of: (1) the award discover, which incorporates any particular provisions relevant to the award and any numbered amendments thereto; (2) the price range, which signifies the quantities, by classes of expense, on which NSF has based mostly its assist (or in any other case communicates any particular approvals or disapprovals of proposed expenditures); (3) the proposal referenced within the award discover; (4) the relevant award circumstances, similar to Grant Normal Circumstances (GC-1)*; or Analysis Phrases and Circumstances* and (5) any announcement or different NSF issuance which may be included by reference within the award discover. Cooperative agreements are also administered in accordance with NSF Cooperative Settlement Monetary and Administrative Phrases and Circumstances (CA-FATC) and the relevant Programmatic Phrases and Circumstances. NSF awards are electronically signed by an NSF Grants and Agreements Officer and transmitted electronically to the group through e-mail.
*These paperwork could also be accessed electronically on NSF’s Web site at https://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/award_conditions.jsp?org=NSF. Paper copies could also be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, phone (703) 292-8134 or by e-mail from [email protected].
Extra complete data on NSF Award Circumstances and different essential data on the administration of NSF awards is contained within the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG) Chapter VII, out there electronically on the NSF Web site at https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg.
Administrative and Nationwide Coverage Necessities
Construct America, Purchase America
As expressed in Government Order 14005, Making certain the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Staff (86 FR 7475), it’s the coverage of the chief department to make use of phrases and circumstances of Federal monetary help awards to maximise, per legislation, the usage of items, merchandise, and supplies produced in, and companies provided in, the US.
In keeping with the necessities of the Construct America, Purchase America Act (Pub. L. 117-58, Division G, Title IX, Subtitle A, November 15, 2021), no funding made out there by means of this funding alternative could also be obligated for an award until all iron, metal, manufactured merchandise, and development supplies used within the challenge are produced in the US. For added data, go to NSF’s Construct America, Purchase America webpage.
C. Reporting Necessities
For all multi-year grants (together with each commonplace and persevering with grants), the Principal Investigator should submit an annual challenge report back to the cognizant Program Officer no later than 90 days previous to the tip of the present price range interval. (Some applications or awards require submission of extra frequent challenge reviews). No later than 120 days following expiration of a grant, the PI is also required to submit a remaining annual challenge report, and a challenge outcomes report for most people.
Failure to offer the required annual or remaining annual challenge reviews, or the challenge outcomes report, will delay NSF evaluation and processing of any future funding increments in addition to any pending proposals for all recognized PIs and co-PIs on a given award. PIs ought to look at the codecs of the required reviews upfront to guarantee availability of required information.
PIs are required to make use of NSF’s digital project-reporting system, out there by means of Analysis.gov, for preparation and submission of annual and remaining annual challenge reviews. Such reviews present data on accomplishments, challenge individuals (particular person and organizational), publications, and different particular merchandise and impacts of the challenge. Submission of the report through Analysis.gov constitutes certification by the PI that the contents of the report are correct and full. The challenge outcomes report additionally have to be ready and submitted utilizing Analysis.gov. This report serves as a quick abstract, ready particularly for the general public, of the character and outcomes of the challenge. This report might be posted on the NSF web site precisely as it’s submitted by the PI.
Extra complete data on NSF Reporting Necessities and different essential data on the administration of NSF awards is contained within the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG) Chapter VII, out there electronically on the NSF Web site at https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg.
VIII. Company Contacts
Please observe that this system contact data is present on the time of publishing. See program web site for any updates to the factors of contact.
Normal inquiries concerning this program needs to be made to:
Karen R. Lips, OISE, phone: (703) 292-5133, e-mail: [email protected]
Paul Raterron, OISE, phone: (703) 292-8565, e-mail: [email protected]
Wenda Bauchspies, OISE, phone: (703) 292-5034, e-mail: [email protected]
Hannah Perry, OISE, phone: (703) 292-7358, e-mail: [email protected]
Clifford Weil, BIO, phone: (703) 292-4668, e-mail: [email protected]
Sorin Draghici,CISE, phone: (703) 292-2232, e-mail: [email protected]
Elsa Gonzalez, EDU, phone: (703) 292-4690, e-mail: [email protected]
Crystal Leach, ENG, phone: (703) 292-2667, e-mail: [email protected]
Lina C. Patino, GEO, phone: (703) 292-5047, e-mail: [email protected]
Yulia Gel, MPS, phone: (703) 292-7888, e-mail: [email protected]
Jeremy Koster, SBE, phone: (703) 292-8740, e-mail: [email protected]
Michael Reksulak, TIP, phone: (703) 292-8329, e-mail: [email protected]
For questions associated to the usage of NSF programs contact:
For questions referring to Grants.gov contact:
Grants.gov Contact Middle: If the Approved Organizational Representatives (AOR) has not acquired a affirmation message from Grants.gov inside 48 hours of submission of utility, please contact through phone: 1-800-518-4726; e-mail: [email protected].
For inquiries concerning Canadian involvement on this program, contact: [email protected].
For questions associated to Finland (RCF) involvement on this program, contact: [email protected].
For enquiries associated to UK involvement on this program, contact: [email protected].
IX. Different Info
The NSF web site gives essentially the most complete supply of knowledge on NSF Directorates (together with contact data), applications and funding alternatives. Use of this web site by potential proposers is strongly inspired. As well as, “NSF Replace” is an information-delivery system designed to maintain potential proposers and different events apprised of recent NSF funding alternatives and publications, essential adjustments in proposal and award insurance policies and procedures, and upcoming NSF Grants Conferences. Subscribers are knowledgeable by means of e-mail or the person’s Net browser every time new publications are issued that match their recognized pursuits. “NSF Replace” additionally is obtainable on NSF’s web site.
Grants.gov gives an extra digital functionality to seek for Federal government-wide grant alternatives. NSF funding alternatives could also be accessed through this mechanism. Additional data on Grants.gov could also be obtained at https://www.grants.gov.
Associated Applications: Investigators may want to view the Applications and Funding Alternatives part of the OISE house web page https://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=OISE to view the lists of OISE Managed Alternatives and different NSF Alternatives that Spotlight Worldwide Collaboration.
About The Nationwide Science Basis
The Nationwide Science Basis (NSF) is an unbiased Federal company created by the Nationwide Science Basis Act of 1950, as amended (42 USC 1861-75). The Act states the aim of the NSF is “to advertise the progress of science; [and] to advance the nationwide well being, prosperity, and welfare by supporting analysis and schooling in all fields of science and engineering.”
NSF funds analysis and schooling in most fields of science and engineering. It does this by means of grants and cooperative agreements to greater than 2,000 schools, universities, Ok-12 faculty programs, companies, casual science organizations and different analysis organizations all through the US. The Basis accounts for about one-fourth of Federal assist to educational establishments for primary analysis.
NSF receives roughly 55,000 proposals every year for analysis, schooling and coaching tasks, of which roughly 11,000 are funded. As well as, the Basis receives a number of thousand functions for graduate and postdoctoral fellowships. The company operates no laboratories itself however does assist Nationwide Analysis Facilities, person services, sure oceanographic vessels and Arctic and Antarctic analysis stations. The Basis additionally helps cooperative analysis between universities and trade, US participation in worldwide scientific and engineering efforts, and academic actions at each educational degree.
Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (FASED) present funding for particular help or tools to allow individuals with disabilities to work on NSF-supported tasks. See the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information Chapter II.F.7 for directions concerning preparation of most of these proposals.
The Nationwide Science Basis has Telephonic System for the Deaf (TDD) and Federal Info Relay Service (FIRS) capabilities that allow people with listening to impairments to speak with the Basis about NSF applications, employment or basic data. TDD could also be accessed at (703) 292-5090 and (800) 281-8749, FIRS at (800) 877-8339.
The Nationwide Science Basis Info Middle could also be reached at (703) 292-5111.
The Nationwide Science Basis promotes and advances scientific progress in the US by competitively awarding grants and cooperative agreements for analysis and schooling within the sciences, arithmetic, and engineering.
To get the newest details about program deadlines, to obtain copies of NSF publications, and to entry abstracts of awards, go to the NSF Web site at https://www.nsf.gov
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Privateness Act And Public Burden Statements
The knowledge requested on proposal kinds and challenge reviews is solicited beneath the authority of the Nationwide Science Basis Act of 1950, as amended. The knowledge on proposal kinds might be utilized in reference to the collection of certified proposals; and challenge reviews submitted by proposers might be used for program analysis and reporting inside the Government Department and to Congress. The knowledge requested could also be disclosed to certified reviewers and employees assistants as a part of the proposal evaluation course of; to proposer establishments/grantees to offer or receive information concerning the proposal evaluation course of, award choices, or the administration of awards; to authorities contractors, consultants, volunteers and researchers and educators as needed to finish assigned work; to different authorities businesses or different entities needing data concerning proposers or nominees as a part of a joint utility evaluation course of, or with a purpose to coordinate applications or coverage; and to a different Federal company, court docket, or celebration in a court docket or Federal administrative continuing if the federal government is a celebration. Details about Principal Investigators could also be added to the Reviewer file and used to pick out potential candidates to function peer reviewers or advisory committee members. See System of Report Notices, NSF-50, “Principal Investigator/Proposal File and Related Information,” and NSF-51, “Reviewer/Proposal File and Related Information.” Submission of the data is voluntary. Failure to offer full and full data, nevertheless, might cut back the potential for receiving an award.
An company might not conduct or sponsor, and an individual will not be required to answer, an data assortment until it shows a sound Workplace of Administration and Price range (OMB) management quantity. The OMB management quantity for this assortment is 3145-0058. Public reporting burden for this assortment of knowledge is estimated to common 120 hours per response, together with the time for reviewing directions. Ship feedback concerning the burden estimate and every other side of this assortment of knowledge, together with options for decreasing this burden, to:
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