Cyberinfrastructure Technology Acceleration Pathway (CITAP) (nsf23597)

Nationwide Science Basis

Directorate for Pc and Data Science and Engineering
Workplace of Superior Cyberinfrastructure

Directorate for Know-how, Innovation and Partnerships
Translational Impacts

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter’s native time):

September 06, 2023

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND REVISION NOTES

Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation ought 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.

SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Basic Data

Program Title:

Cyberinfrastructure Know-how Acceleration Pathway (CITAP)

Synopsis of Program:

The nationwide cyberinfrastructure (CI) ecosystem is important to computational- and data-intensive analysis throughout all science and engineering (S&E) domains. The CI ecosystem is extremely dynamic, pushed by fast advances in a variety of applied sciences, rising volumes of extremely heterogeneous knowledge, and escalating calls for for CI assets and providers by the analysis group. Improvements in CI are consequently key catalysts for brand spanking new modes of discovery and play a vital position in guaranteeing U.S. management in science, engineering, financial competitiveness, and nationwide safety, according to NSF’s mission. It’s thus crucial that CI improvements turn into obtainable, in a coordinated and sustainable method, as a part of the NSF-funded superior CI ecosystem.

The Superior Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem of Help and Companies (ACCESS) program offers an array of national-scale CI providers to the S&E analysis group, together with built-in coordination of customers requests for computational and knowledge assets; integration of useful resource suppliers techniques; deployment of technical assist; monitoring of system utilization; person coaching; and communication and outreach to the CI and analysis communities. The ACCESS program is envisioned to incorporate a course of to allow breakthrough CI improvements of acknowledged worth to researchers to be translated into production-quality sustained providers which are deployed and made obtainable to the person group from relevant NSF-funded useful resource suppliers. Such a course of would additionally embody strategies to prioritize which improvements to translate to manufacturing providers and to establish when these providers ought to be taken out of service or changed.

This CITAP solicitation is targeted on the interpretation of modern analysis CI software program equivalent to system software program, libraries, software codes, and software program enabling knowledge providers. NSF seeks proposals that intention to design, check, and subsequently function a pathway service inside the ACCESS program that manages and accelerates the interpretation of promising analysis CI software program to production-quality providers throughout the NSF superior CI ecosystem in assist of the NSF S&E analysis group. CITAP proposals are anticipated to create a brand new workflow course of (represented notionally in Determine 1 under) inside the ACCESS program that: (1) identifies novel CI software program from various sources in a strongly community-informed means; (2) establishes an open and merit-based course of for choosing and prioritizing/sequencing which of the recognized improvements are of highest and most rapid worth to customers of the superior CI ecosystem and will be feasibly translated to manufacturing stage and made obtainable to be used by researchers utilizing ACCESS assets; and (3) establishes an operational course of that interprets improvements into manufacturing providers, together with creation of partnerships the place needed to deal with every of the technical challenges and mental property (IP) concerns confronted when integrating novel CI software program inside the superior CI ecosystem.

Examples of translation challenges embody (however will not be restricted to): consciousness by potential customers who may benefit from the know-how; techniques engineering and software program deployment; an preliminary launch interval of collaborative upkeep; anticipation of person assist that can be needed; engagement of individuals or probably organizations wanted to maintain and improve the software program/service in response to modifications in know-how and/or suggestions from customers and communities served; and dedication of when the relative use or worth of the software program has decreased to an extent that decommissioning is warranted. The pathway should even be designed to evolve because the forms of techniques and providers which are a part of the NSF-funded manufacturing superior CI ecosystem evolve and develop.

Determine 1. Stepwise translation of modern software program into manufacturing providers in NSFs superior CI ecosystem, adopted by optionally available collaborations for upgrades or spinoff enterprises.

CITAP proposals ought to assume the next three phases of growth actions throughout the award interval for the CITAP venture: course of design; pilot growth and testing utilizing CI translation use instances inside the ACCESS program; and preliminary operations at scale. Development by the venture to every subsequent section can be primarily based on profitable related milestone evaluations that can assess the satisfaction of efficiency standards outlined for every section that replicate the pursuits of key constituents, together with S&E customers, system directors, and CI builders. Through the preliminary operations section, product launches will embody a interval of collaborative upkeep by the CITAP awardee and builders. Longer-term upkeep must also be deliberate to maintain and improve the know-how.

Given the number of sources of CI analysis and potential growth companions, CITAP proposals are anticipated to advertise the sustainability of the manufacturing software program by way of collaboration with organizations or related NSF initiatives. Workplace of Superior Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) applications highlighted under are amongst those who foster growth of CI applied sciences which are candidates for accelerated translation to manufacturing. Packages in OAC and in NSFs new Directorate for Know-how, Improvements and Partnerships (TIP) assist communities which may be suited to maintain or improve the manufacturing CI applied sciences. CITAP proposals are welcome to additionally embody or suggest to recruit collaborative involvement of constituents past NSF applications, equivalent to tutorial establishments, non-government organizations, business, and different authorities companies.

Cognizant Program Officer(s):

Please be aware that the next info is present on the time of publishing. See program web site for any updates to the factors of contact.

Thomas Gulbransen, Program Director, CISE/OAC,

phone:
(703) 292-4211,

electronic mail: [email protected]

Relevant Catalog of Federal Home Help (CFDA) Quantity(s):

47.070
— Pc and Data Science and Engineering
47.084
— NSF Know-how, Innovation and Partnerships

Award Data

Anticipated Sort of Award:
Cooperative Settlement

Estimated Variety of Awards:
1

Anticipated Funding Quantity:
$10,000,000

A complete of $10,000,000 is obtainable for this solicitation for a interval of efficiency of as much as 5 years.

Estimated program finances dimension/length are topic to the supply of funds.

There’s the potential for a subsequent renewal award for operational providers for as much as 5 years commencing on the finish of the fifth 12 months of the unique award. A attainable renewal award targeted on full operations could be contingent upon the supply of funds, profitable analysis of CITAP providers carried out, and NSF advantage evaluation advice of award for the renewal proposal.

Eligibility Data

Who Could Submit Proposals:

The classes of proposers eligible to submit proposals to the Nationwide Science Basis are recognized within the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG), Chapter I.E. Unaffiliated people will not be eligible to submit proposals in response to this solicitation.

Who Could Function PI:

There are not any restrictions or limits.

Restrict on Variety of Proposals per Group:
1

Organizations are restricted to at least one CITAP proposal per competitors. Within the occasion that a corporation exceeds this restrict, proposals can be accepted primarily based on earliest date and time of proposal submission, i.e., the primary proposal can be accepted, and the rest can be returned with out evaluation. No exceptions can be made.

Restrict on Variety of Proposals per PI or co-PI:
1

A person might function PI or co-PI on just one proposal per competitors. Within the occasion that a person exceeds this restrict, proposals can be accepted primarily based on earliest date and time of proposal submission, i.e., the primary proposal can be accepted, and the rest can be returned with out evaluation. No exceptions can be made.

Proposal Preparation and Submission Directions

A. Proposal Preparation Directions

Letters of Intent: Not required

Preliminary Proposal Submission: Not required

B. Budgetary Data

C. Due Dates

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter’s native time):

September 06, 2023

Proposal Overview Data Standards

Benefit Overview Standards:

Nationwide Science Board accepted standards. Further advantage evaluation standards apply. Please see the total textual content of this solicitation for additional info.

Award Administration Data

Award Situations:

Further award circumstances apply. Please see the total textual content of this solicitation for additional info.

Reporting Necessities:

Customary NSF reporting necessities apply.

Abstract of Program Necessities

Introduction
Program Description
Award Data
Eligibility Data
Proposal Preparation and Submission Directions

Proposal Preparation Directions
Budgetary Data
Due Dates
Analysis.gov/Grants.gov Necessities

NSF Proposal Processing and Overview Procedures

Benefit Overview Ideas and Standards
Overview and Choice Course of

Award Administration Data

Notification of the Award
Award Situations
Reporting Necessities

Company Contacts
Different Data

I. INTRODUCTION

CITAP intends to develop and deploy a core service for translation of analysis software program CI to manufacturing high quality as a brand new dimension of the ACCESS program throughout the NSF-funded superior CI ecosystem, which has turn into important to computational- and data-intensive analysis throughout all of S&E. The ecosystem is a key catalyst for discovery and innovation, and performs a vital position in guaranteeing U.S. management in S&E, financial competitiveness, and nationwide safety, according to NSF’s mission. NSF, by means of OAC, has revealed a imaginative and prescient that requires the broad availability and modern use of an agile, built-in, sturdy, reliable, and sustainable CI ecosystem that may drive new considering and transformative discoveries in all areas of S&E analysis and schooling.

OAC’s blueprint for nationwide CI coordination providers entitled “Remodeling Science Via Cyberinfrastructure: Coordination Companies” was knowledgeable by group enter and nationwide initiatives such because the 2019 NSF-funded Nationwide Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Service Convention particularly targeted on the CI service ecosystem. NSF envisions a cloth of nationwide coordination CI providers that may successfully assist a broad and various set of necessities, customers, and utilization modes from all areas of S&E analysis and schooling. It’s also important that this material of providers is agile and might evolve and adapt to answer rising necessities and rising know-how landscapes.

The NSF-funded superior CI ecosystem depends on the contributions of CI builders from a various array of organizations, equivalent to tutorial establishments, authorities companies, business, non-profits, and non-governmental organizations. For the ecosystem to include and make obtainable analysis CI software program improvements sustainably, it’s crucial that environment friendly coordination permits every constituent to understand advantages aligned with their pursuits, equivalent to within the following examples:

S&E researchers are motivated to specify their necessities and to establish the best and environment friendly strategies to assist their analysis.
CI know-how builders are motivated to see their options adopted extensively and could also be keen to help in adapting the answer the place wanted.
CI useful resource suppliers are motivated to easily incorporate well-documented utilities or providers into their platform that add worth for his or her person group, offered they don’t disrupt or delay ongoing operations.
Open-source builders are motivated by broadened availability of the brand new know-how in order that further group members can have interaction in its enchancment or assist.
Business builders are additionally motivated by broadened availability of their model on a wide range of nationwide CI platforms.
Sponsors of analysis, e.g., NSF, different companies, and establishments, might have a wide range of motivations to see analysis applied sciences turn into operational providers that keep away from re-inventions, speed up time-to-science, and improve reproducibility.

OAC’s ACCESS program reaches throughout the NSF-funded superior CI ecosystem with three targets central to translating analysis CI software program improvements to manufacturing high quality:

Present key capabilities, together with the invention of and entry to obtainable assets, well timed knowledgeable technical steering and targeted instruction on efficient makes use of of those CI capabilities, and assist for developmental efforts to assist the evolving portfolio of NSF-funded S&E;
Make sure the efficient administration, dependable operation, monitoring and measurement, evolution, and general use of computing assets, and combine these assets right into a coherent, coordinated nationwide ecosystem; and
Improve person accessibility, allow collaborative partnerships, simplify using CI in dynamic system-of-systems eventualities, assist entry to related knowledge, and allow well timed entry to novel applied sciences and options.

Formation of partnerships can allow collective efforts that serve many constituents. Partnerships may also help the ACCESS program to translate analysis CI software program improvements centered on S&E domains or geographic areas with frequent pursuits and might present synergistic relationships very important to the event and sustainable provisioning of recent applied sciences. CITAP proposals are anticipated to explain how such partnerships can be promoted and designed to persist past the award funding. Acceleration of know-how translation might incorporate collaboration with a wide range of NSF initiatives, tutorial establishments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and or business enterprises. Growth of the participation of girls and people from teams historically underserved in innovation, know-how translation, and entrepreneurship is particularly inspired. CITAP proposals will not be required to pursue or obtain commercialization outcomes.

The ACCESS program is predicted to be the inspiration of the CITAP processes. The awardee will leverage ACCESS providers, for instance, as one enter to understanding person necessities for CI software program. ACCESS has additionally established street maps useful to combine with HPC useful resource suppliers. As improvements attain manufacturing standing, they are going to be added to the ACCESS database of accessible providers.

Novel analysis CI software program deserving translation from R&D to manufacturing might originate from a variety of OAC applications, equivalent to (however not restricted to) Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI), OAC Core Analysis, Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI), Cyberinfrastructure for Rising Science and Engineering Analysis (CESER), and Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) applications, and their precursors. Applied sciences that efficiently traverse the CITAP course of are anticipated to be obtainable to the NSF-funded S&E group as manufacturing capabilities, for instance by means of integration into the CI ecosystem as a part of the Excessive Efficiency Computing (HPC) or Excessive Throughput Computing (HTC) assets/providers funded by OAC, together with Superior Computing Techniques & Companies (ACSS), the Partnership to Advance Throughput Computing (PATh) amenities, or the Main Analysis Instrumentation Program (MRI). Manufacturing capabilities may be distributable as downloadable packages.

Along with OAC applications that CITAP might use to establish candidate analysis CI software program warranting manufacturing standing, NSF’s TIP Directorate has a number of applications which may be sources of valued CI improvements as they domesticate organizations that speed up know-how translation by way of open science or commercialization. TIP’s Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) program helps researchers translate primary analysis into applied sciences and spurs college spinoff corporations. The PFI program presents researchers a know-how testbed to realize market insights, launch a business software, or facilitate business adoption. Classes realized from PFI’s funding in translational analysis or know-how growth partnerships that transition concepts from lab to market could also be informative to the design and implementation of CITAP operational processes. TIP’s Regional Innovation Engines program (“NSF Engines”) harness the nation’s science and know-how analysis and growth enterprise and regional-level assets to catalyze sturdy partnerships rooted in scientific and technological innovation to positively influence the financial system inside a geographic area, handle societal challenges, and advance nationwide competitiveness. Likewise, TIP’s Pathways to Allow Open-Supply Ecosystems (POSE) program harnesses the ability of open-source growth for the creation of recent organizations that advance know-how options to unravel issues of nationwide and societal significance. Translation of recent open-source applied sciences can profit considerably from organizational infrastructure to widen their adoption and domesticate self-sustaining upkeep and upgrades by means of a distributed group of builders and a broad base of customers throughout academia, business, and authorities.

CITAP proposals are invited to contemplate whether or not collaboration with TIP applications may improve sustainability of the novel analysis CI software program after the CITAP processes attain manufacturing operations.

II. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Over the past decade, OAC investments in CI analysis, CI useful resource provisioning, and group growth have created a portfolio of applications that produce modern options to advance S&E analysis and schooling throughout the nation. The NSF-funded superior CI ecosystem, coordinated by the ACCESS program, includes a wide range of superior computing high-performance and high-throughput computational techniques, networks, and knowledge assets that may profit from integration of further analysis CI improvements.

A clearer course of, or “pathway,” is required as a part of the ACCESS program to establish and translate analysis CI software program improvements into production-quality providers that can obtain OAC’s imaginative and prescient of an agile CI ecosystem of broadly obtainable, sturdy, and reliable know-how. CITAP proposals ought to handle all pertinent technical challenges to reaching production-quality readiness, in addition to the organizational challenges related to probably distributing, working and upgrading these providers in a sustainable method. After the interpretation course of turns into operational, the brand new pathway may align with TIP’s programmatic priorities in know-how growth partnerships, open science communities, and/or business enterprises.

The eventual CITAP venture can be anticipated to keep up well-defined interfaces with the CI analysis and developer group in addition to with HPC host techniques to maximise their potential influence on S&E, and to make sure nondisruptive translation of CI improvements to manufacturing. The CITAP awardee should work cooperatively with host techniques, equivalent to (however not restricted to) service suppliers funded by the NSF ACSS and ACCESS applications, as applicable, to keep up a efficiently coordinated ecosystem.

CITAP awardees ought to contemplate how the mixing of the modern CI initiatives into manufacturing will be conscious of alternatives for improved efficiencies and efficiency within the operations of the CI ecosystem. Such providers will function a bridge between the “push” from new improvements from the S&E analysis group and the “pull” from wants recognized by CI useful resource suppliers, NSF know-how growth companions equivalent to different companies and NGOs, and the S&E analysis group.

CITAP proposals are anticipated to show experience in course of design. Proposals ought to show functionality to comply with established knowledge, software program, and techniques engineering strategies. Proposals are invited to develop modern mechanisms, and to foster governance partnerships for the nondisruptive and sustained integration of software program providers into the NSF-funded superior computing (together with HPC/HTC) manufacturing techniques, or as downloadable packages.

NSF anticipates maturation and evolution of the pathway to establish and translate modern CI capabilities into manufacturing operations. CITAP proposals ought to embody a course of design section for 12 months 1, adopted by a pilot section for years 2 and three. Outcomes from the pilot section will inform a efficiency evaluation to find out the advantage and probability of success if deployed in an Preliminary Operations section for years 4 and 5, with excessive and broad availability to the S&E analysis group throughout the venture award interval. Contingent on a profitable evaluation of the 4th 12 months evaluation, the operational awardee could also be invited by NSF to submit a renewal proposal for operational providers for as much as 5 years commencing on the finish of the fifth 12 months of the unique award. A attainable renewal award targeted on full operations could be contingent upon the supply of funds, profitable analysis of CITAP providers carried out, and NSF advantage evaluation advice of award for the renewal proposal.

CITAP proposals should embody the next three phases. Plans for extra actions related to CITAP targets are additionally welcome.

Design Part

Design of the CI know-how acceleration pathway ought to outline, at a minimal, a workflow to establish, brazenly prioritize, and deal with the breadth of potential analysis CI software program applied sciences, the pathway constituents who will affect its design, applications and companions (together with host techniques and attainable industrial companions), relevant phases of know-how translation from analysis to manufacturing standing, the organizational mannequin of governance, indicators of progress/success, choice of use instances consultant of S&E researchers’ wants, integration and distribution targets, and processes to guage the know-how acceleration pathway. Pathway design ought to handle custodial possession, and IP concerns if raised by constituents, for every given answer candidate as soon as it graduates into manufacturing, together with how lengthy the candidate can be sustained and processes to retire them, engagement mechanisms with each the answer builders, companions, and CI useful resource supplier hosts, and ongoing metrics to gauge usefulness to S&E analysis and schooling communities. The pathway design ought to describe relevant indicators of progress towards sustainability of the analysis CI innovation.

Pilot Growth & Testing Part

Through the Pilot Growth and Testing section, proposers ought to develop, doc, and start executing know-how acceleration pathway processes for consultant use instances that decide (in an open method utilizing established standards and metrics, and with group inputs) which modern applied sciences to maneuver alongside towards manufacturing, which techniques or platforms are appropriate for his or her deployment, and affordable timeframes to be built-in sustainably into the manufacturing techniques. When relevant, mitigation plans and various approaches ought to be proposed. Governance agreements ought to be established and evaluated amongst contributing companions the place relevant, together with industrial companions, non-governmental organizations, or others the place relevant. The proposed strategies ought to fastidiously contemplate the time spent in know-how cultivation, growth, customers’ necessities, operations and upkeep (O&M), and integration compatibility evaluation. For instance, applied sciences meant for deployment on superior computing assets coordinated by the ACCESS program ought to handle the requisite circumstances needed to meet the
Integration Roadmaps of the focused assets. Every aspect of the know-how acceleration pathway ought to be examined, refined, and documented. Because the know-how acceleration pathway pilot anticipates efficiency evaluations towards commencement to the preliminary operational section, it ought to anticipate economy-of-scale features to permit for much less time and finances needed for every modern know-how to be accelerated. Proposals ought to describe the pathway’s anticipated capability to concurrently translate new applied sciences and supply collaborative upkeep throughout its launch intervals.

Preliminary Operational Part

The Preliminary Operational section will, for a interval of at the least 2 years, implement the proposed governance construction, deploy processes for know-how choice, translate analysis CI software program improvements to production-ready standing, combine them into host techniques and or make them obtainable as downloadable packages, collaboratively keep them throughout launch intervals, promote longer-term partnerships to maintain and improve the place relevant, and or retire applied sciences not in demand, throughout the superior CI ecosystem at NSF-funded applications and CI useful resource suppliers. Through the Preliminary Operations section, the awardee will report on the progress of every CI innovation being addressed primarily based on its respective know-how readiness stage. Preliminary Operations will embody monitoring key efficiency indicators that replicate suggestions from all concerned constituent varieties, e.g., S&E researchers, builders, and HPC host system directors.

CITAP PIs can be anticipated to leverage collaborative interactions with those that govern the applications or techniques the place applied sciences can be deployed. Service to the ACCESS program will embody participation on the Govt Council for governance. Constituent interactions will be facilitated by way of ACCESS’ Useful resource Supplier Discussion board, Exterior Advisory Board, Researcher Advisory Committee, and or engagement with ACCESS constituent communications.

III. AWARD INFORMATION

Anticipated Sort of Award: Cooperative Settlement

Estimated Variety of Awards: 1

Anticipated Funding Quantity: $10,000,000

A complete of $10,000,000 is obtainable for this solicitation for a interval of efficiency of as much as 5 years.

Estimated program finances dimension/length are topic to the supply of funds.

IV. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION

Who Could Submit Proposals:

The classes of proposers eligible to submit proposals to the Nationwide Science Basis are recognized within the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG), Chapter I.E. Unaffiliated people will not be eligible to submit proposals in response to this solicitation.

Who Could Function PI:

There are not any restrictions or limits.

Restrict on Variety of Proposals per Group:
1

Organizations are restricted to at least one CITAP proposal per competitors. Within the occasion that a corporation exceeds this restrict, proposals can be accepted primarily based on earliest date and time of proposal submission, i.e., the primary proposal can be accepted, and the rest can be returned with out evaluation. No exceptions can be made.

Restrict on Variety of Proposals per PI or co-PI:
1

A person might function PI or co-PI on just one proposal per competitors. Within the occasion that a person exceeds this restrict, proposals can be accepted primarily based on earliest date and time of proposal submission, i.e., the primary proposal can be accepted, and the rest can be returned with out evaluation. No exceptions can be made.

Further Eligibility Information:

These eligibility constraints can be strictly enforced to be able to deal with everybody pretty and constantly. Within the occasion that a person exceeds this restrict, proposals acquired inside the restrict can be accepted primarily based on the earliest date and time of proposal submission (i.e., the primary proposal acquired can be accepted and the rest can be returned with out evaluation). No exceptions can be made.

V. PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

A. Proposal Preparation Directions

Full Proposal Preparation Directions: Proposers might decide to submit proposals in response to this Program Solicitation by way of Analysis.gov or Grants.gov.

Full Proposals submitted by way of Analysis.gov: Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation ought 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 by way of Grants.gov: Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation by way of Grants.gov ought to be ready and submitted in accordance with the NSF Grants.gov Software Information: A Information for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Functions by way of Grants.gov. The entire textual content of the NSF Grants.gov Software 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 Software Information and Software Kinds Bundle, click on on the Apply tab on the Grants.gov web site, then click on on the Apply Step 1: Obtain a Grant Software Bundle and Software 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 Software Information additionally could also be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, phone (703) 292-8134 or by e-mail from [email protected].

In figuring out which methodology to make the most of within the digital preparation and submission of the proposal, please be aware the next:

Collaborative Proposals. All collaborative proposals submitted as separate submissions from a number of organizations should be submitted by way of Analysis.gov. PAPPG Chapter II.E.3 offers further info on collaborative proposals.

See PAPPG Chapter II.D.2 for steering on the required sections of a full analysis proposal submitted to NSF. Please be aware that the proposal preparation directions offered on this program solicitation might deviate from the PAPPG directions.

Potential principal investigators (PIs) are strongly inspired to contact the Cognizant Program Officers in CISE/OAC to establish whether or not the main focus and finances of their proposed actions are applicable for this solicitation. Such consultations ought to be accomplished at the least one month upfront of the submission deadline. PIs ought to embody the names of the Cognizant Program Officers consulted in a Single Copy Doc within the proposal.

Proposal Titles: The proposal title ought to start with the acronym CITAP, adopted by a colon, then the title.

Mission Abstract: (1-page restrict): The Mission Abstract consists of an outline, an announcement on the mental advantage of the proposed exercise, and an announcement on the broader impacts of the proposed exercise. The overview features a abstract description of the venture, together with the necessity for the exercise and its short- and long-term targets for translating software program improvements into production-quality providers inside the NSF-funded superior cyberinfrastructure ecosystem. The overview must also embody 6-7 key phrases, e.g. cyberinfrastructure, know-how translation, techniques engineering. The Mission Abstract ought to be written in a way that can be comprehensible to a scientifically literate lay reader.

Mission Description: (15-page restrict): The venture description ought to explicitly handle the phases outlined within the Program Description part and the next further gadgets with emphasis appropriate to the proposed work and purpose(s) of the solicitation (be aware that this info may even be employed as further solicitation-specific evaluation standards; see Part VI.A. for particulars):

Engagement of applicable constituents together with ACCESS program awardees, S&E analysis communities, know-how growth companions, and host techniques. Please be aware that Letters of Collaboration from ACCESS program awardees will not be needed and shouldn’t be requested.
Understanding of the goals and duties/actions with particular milestones that can have to be fulfilled to shut the data gaps and technical limitations in order that the proof-of-concept, prototype, or novel know-how will be effectively translated right into a production-quality answer.
Means to incorporate the participation of the total spectrum of various expertise in STEM and broaden the geographic extent of participation within the CI ecosystem.
Effectiveness of evaluation strategies and metrics to show development, or corrective actions, for every know-how alongside the acceleration pathway.
Means for the pathway to deal with long-term sustainability of the know-how.
Demonstration of the pathway’s scalability.
Expertise with know-how growth partnerships.

Please be aware that, per steering within the PAPPG, the Mission Description should comprise a separate part labeled “Broader Impacts.”

Supplementary Paperwork:

Within the Supplementary Paperwork Part, add the next:

An inventory of Mission Personnel and Companion Organizations (Be aware: In collaborative proposals, the lead group ought to present this info for all contributors): Present present, correct info for all personnel and organizations concerned within the venture. NSF workers will use this info within the advantage evaluation course of to handle conflicts of curiosity. The checklist ought to embody all PIs, Co-PIs, Senior Personnel, paid/unpaid Consultants or Collaborators, Subawardees, Postdocs, and project-level advisory committee members. This checklist ought to be numbered and embody (on this order) Full title, Group(s), and Function within the venture, with every merchandise separated by a semi-colon. Every individual listed ought to begin a brand new numbered line. For instance:

Mei Lin; XYZ College; PI
Jak Jabes; College of PQR; Senior Personnel
Jane Brown; XYZ College; Postdoctoral Researcher
Rakel Ademas; ABC Inc.; Paid Guide
Maria Wan; Welldone Establishment; Unpaid Collaborator
Rimon Greene; ZZZ College; Subawardee

Administration and Coordination Plan (2 pages): Every proposal should comprise a clearly-labeled Administration and Coordination Plan that features: 1) the particular roles of the PI, co-PIs, different Senior Personnel and paid consultants in any respect organizations concerned; 2) how the venture can be managed throughout organizations and disciplines; 3) identification of the particular coordination mechanisms; and 4) tips that could the finances line gadgets that assist these administration and coordination mechanisms.
Knowledge Administration Plan (required): Proposals should embody a supplementary doc of not more than two pages labeled “Knowledge Administration Plan.” This supplementary doc ought to describe how the proposal will conform to NSF coverage on the dissemination and sharing of analysis outcomes. See Chapter II.D.2.i of the PAPPG for full coverage implementation. For extra info on the Dissemination and Sharing of Analysis Outcomes, see: https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/coverage/dmp.jsp. For particular steering for Knowledge Administration Plans submitted to the Directorate for Pc and Data Science and Engineering (CISE) see: https://www.nsf.gov/cise/cise_dmp.jsp.
CI Skilled Mentoring and/or Skilled Growth Plan (1 web page, if relevant): Any proposal that requests funding to assist a CI skilled should add a supplementary doc titled “CI Skilled Mentoring and/or Skilled Growth Plan.” CI Professionals are the skilled workers who develop, deploy, handle, and assist efficient use of CI (e.g., analysis software program engineers, programmers, IT professionals, knowledge scientists, system directors, CI facilitators, and so forth.) The doc should describe the mentoring {and professional} growth actions that can be offered for such people. In no a couple of web page, the deliberate actions should be described which are focused particularly for CI professionals supported by the venture, no matter whether or not they reside on the submitting group, any sub-recipient group, or at any group taking part in a concurrently submitted collaborative proposal. Proposers are suggested that the skilled growth and mentoring plan should not be used to bypass the Mission Description limitation. The skilled growth and mentoring actions offered to CI professionals supported on the venture can be evaluated underneath the Broader Impacts evaluation criterion. Examples {of professional} growth and mentoring actions embody, however will not be restricted to: profession counseling; coaching in preparation of and alternatives to arrange grant proposals, publications and shows; steering on discovering alternatives for skilled coaching and profession development: steering on successfully collaborating with researchers and different professionals from various backgrounds and throughout a number of S&E disciplines; and offering info on and coaching in accountable skilled practices.
Letters of Collaboration for Cooperative Analysis Settlement: Collaborators are people or entities that work with the PI and her/his crew to offer further worth to the venture and could also be paid or unpaid. Whether or not or not the collaborator is included within the finances, a letter of collaboration from every named taking part entity ought to be offered on the time of submission of the proposal. All letters submitted should seem on the entity’s letterhead and be signed by the suitable consultant of the entity/group. Letters of collaboration shouldn’t comprise endorsements or analysis of the proposed initiatives. The proposal Mission Description part ought to element the character of the providers or assets to be offered pursuant to every Letter of Collaboration.

It’s the duty of the submitting group to debate the suitable mental property insurance policies, together with patent disclosures and filings, with analysis companions. Pertinent info will be offered within the knowledge administration plan. NSF just isn’t liable for the kind of settlement reached between grantees and industrial/analysis companions. If relevant, embody an announcement that an executed cooperative analysis settlement (CRA) can be offered as a situation for advice of the proposal for award.

B. Budgetary Data

Price Sharing:

Inclusion of voluntary dedicated value sharing is prohibited.

C. Due Dates

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter’s native time):

September 06, 2023

D. Analysis.gov/Grants.gov Necessities

For Proposals Submitted Through Analysis.gov:

To organize and submit a proposal by way of Analysis.gov, see detailed technical directions obtainable 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 1-800-673-6188 or e-mail [email protected]. The Analysis.gov Assist Desk solutions basic technical questions associated to using the Analysis.gov system. Particular questions associated to this program solicitation ought to be referred to the NSF program workers 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 Assets webpage: https://www.grants.gov/net/grants/candidates.html. As well as, the NSF Grants.gov Software Information (see hyperlink in Part V.A) offers directions relating to the technical preparation of proposals by way of Grants.gov. For Grants.gov person assist, contact the Grants.gov Contact Heart at 1-800-518-4726 or by electronic mail: [email protected]. The Grants.gov Contact Heart solutions basic technical questions associated to using Grants.gov. Particular questions associated to this program solicitation ought to be referred to the NSF program workers 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 software can be transferred to Analysis.gov for additional processing.

Proposers that submitted by way of Analysis.gov might use Analysis.gov to confirm the standing of their submission to NSF. For proposers that submitted by way of Grants.gov, till an software has been acquired and validated by NSF, the Approved Organizational Consultant might test the standing of an software on Grants.gov. After proposers have acquired an e-mail notification from NSF, Analysis.gov ought to be used to test the standing of an software.

VI. NSF PROPOSAL PROCESSING AND REVIEW 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 fastidiously reviewed by a scientist, engineer, or educator serving as an NSF Program Officer, and often by three to 10 different individuals exterior NSF both as advert hoc reviewers, panelists, or each, who’re specialists within the explicit fields represented by the proposal. These reviewers are chosen by Program Officers charged with oversight of the evaluation course of. Proposers are invited to recommend names of individuals they imagine are particularly nicely certified to evaluation the proposal and/or individuals they would like not evaluation the proposal. These strategies might function one supply within the reviewer choice course of on the Program Officer’s discretion. Submission of such names, nonetheless, is optionally available. Care is taken to make sure that reviewers haven’t any conflicts of curiosity with the proposal. As well as, Program Officers might acquire feedback from web site visits earlier than recommending last motion on proposals. Senior NSF workers additional evaluation suggestions for awards. A flowchart that depicts the complete 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 success of NSF’s mission, as articulated in Main the World in Discovery and Innovation, STEM Expertise Growth 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, initiatives, 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, initiatives, and actions it helps at tutorial 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 underneath 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 instructing 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 range and deems it central to the applications, initiatives, and actions it considers and helps.

A. Benefit Overview Ideas and Standards

The Nationwide Science Basis strives to put money into a sturdy and various portfolio of initiatives that creates new data and permits breakthroughs in understanding throughout all areas of science and engineering analysis and schooling. To establish which initiatives to assist, NSF depends on a advantage evaluation course of that includes consideration of each the technical features of a proposed venture 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 choice of initiatives.

1. Benefit Overview Ideas

These rules are to be given due diligence by PIs and organizations when getting ready proposals and managing initiatives, by reviewers when studying and evaluating proposals, and by NSF program workers when figuring out whether or not or to not suggest proposals for funding and whereas overseeing awards. On condition that NSF is the first federal company charged with nurturing and supporting excellence in primary analysis and schooling, the next three rules apply:

All NSF initiatives ought to be of the best high quality and have the potential to advance, if not remodel, the frontiers of data.
NSF initiatives, within the combination, ought to contribute extra broadly to reaching societal targets. These “Broader Impacts” could also be achieved by means of the analysis itself, by means of actions which are instantly associated to particular analysis initiatives, or by means of actions which are supported by, however are complementary to, the venture. The venture actions could also be primarily based on beforehand established and/or modern strategies and approaches, however in both case should be nicely justified.
Significant evaluation and analysis of NSF funded initiatives ought to be primarily based on applicable metrics, maintaining in thoughts the seemingly correlation between the impact of broader impacts and the assets offered to implement initiatives. If the scale of the exercise is proscribed, analysis of that exercise in isolation just isn’t prone to be significant. Thus, assessing the effectiveness of those actions might finest be carried out at a better, extra aggregated, stage than the person venture.

With respect to the third precept, even when evaluation of Broader Impacts outcomes for explicit initiatives is finished at an aggregated stage, PIs are anticipated to be accountable for finishing up the actions described within the funded venture. Thus, particular person initiatives ought to embody 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 rules present the idea for the advantage evaluation standards, in addition to a context inside which the customers of the factors can higher perceive their intent.

2. Benefit Overview Standards

All NSF proposals are evaluated by means of use of the 2 Nationwide Science Board accepted advantage evaluation standards. In some situations, nonetheless, NSF will make use of further standards as required to spotlight the particular goals of sure applications and actions.

The 2 advantage evaluation standards are listed under. Each standards are to be given full consideration throughout the evaluation and decision-making processes; every criterion is critical however neither, by itself, is ample. Due to this fact, proposers should absolutely handle each standards. (PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.d(i). comprises further info to be used by proposers in growth of the Mission Description part of the proposal). Reviewers are strongly inspired to evaluation the factors, together with PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.d(i), previous to the evaluation of a proposal.

When evaluating NSF proposals, reviewers can be requested to contemplate what the proposers wish to do, why they wish to do it, how they plan to do it, how they may know in the event that they succeed, and what advantages may accrue if the venture is profitable. These points apply each to the technical features of the proposal and the way in which wherein the venture might make broader contributions. To that finish, reviewers can be requested to guage all proposals towards two standards:

Mental Benefit: The Mental Benefit 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 ought to be thought-about 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 Benefit); and
Profit society or advance desired societal outcomes (Broader Impacts)?

To what extent do the proposed actions recommend and discover artistic, authentic, or probably transformative ideas?
Is the plan for finishing up the proposed actions well-reasoned, well-organized, and primarily based on a sound rationale? Does the plan incorporate a mechanism to evaluate success?
How nicely certified is the person, crew, or group to conduct the proposed actions?
Are there ample assets obtainable to the PI (both on the house group or by means of collaborations) to hold out the proposed actions?

Broader impacts could also be achieved by means of the analysis itself, by means of the actions which are instantly associated to particular analysis initiatives, or by means of actions which are supported by, however are complementary to, the venture. NSF values the development of scientific data and actions that contribute to achievement of societally related outcomes. Such outcomes embody, however will not be restricted to: full participation of girls, individuals with disabilities, and different underrepresented teams in science, know-how, engineering, and arithmetic (STEM); improved STEM schooling and educator growth at any stage; 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, business, and others; improved nationwide safety; elevated financial competitiveness of the US; and enhanced infrastructure for analysis and schooling.

Proposers are reminded that reviewers may even be requested to evaluation the Knowledge Administration Plan and the Postdoctoral Researcher Mentoring Plan, as applicable.

Further Solicitation Particular Overview Standards

Reviewers of CITAP proposals will comply with NSF’s full advantage evaluation course of as described within the PAPPG. Moreover, they are going to be requested to contemplate the next standards particular to the CITAP solicitation.

B. Overview and Choice Course of

Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation can be reviewed by
Panel Overview.

Reviewers can be requested to guage proposals utilizing two Nationwide Science Board accepted advantage evaluation standards and, if relevant, further 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 contemplate the recommendation of reviewers and can formulate a advice.

After scientific, technical and programmatic evaluation and consideration of applicable elements, the NSF Program Officer recommends to the cognizant Division Director whether or not the proposal ought to be declined or beneficial for award. NSF strives to have the ability to inform candidates whether or not their proposals have been declined or beneficial for funding inside six months. Giant or significantly complicated proposals or proposals from new awardees might require further 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 advice.

After programmatic approval has been obtained, the proposals beneficial for funding can be forwarded to the Division of Grants and Agreements or the Division of Acquisition and Cooperative Help 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 ought 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 determination has been made, Principal Investigators are offered suggestions about their proposals. In all instances, evaluations are handled as confidential paperwork. Verbatim copies of evaluations, excluding the names of the reviewers or any reviewer-identifying info, are despatched to the Principal Investigator/Mission 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 INFORMATION

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 can be suggested as promptly as attainable by the cognizant NSF Program administering this system. Verbatim copies of evaluations, not together with the id of the reviewer, can be offered mechanically to the Principal Investigator. (See Part VI.B. for extra info on the evaluation course of.)

B. Award Situations

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 finances, which signifies the quantities, by classes of expense, on which NSF has primarily based 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, equivalent to Grant Basic Situations (GC-1)*; or Analysis Phrases and Situations* and (5) any announcement or different NSF issuance which may be integrated by reference within the award discover. Cooperative agreements are also administered in accordance with NSF Cooperative Settlement Monetary and Administrative Phrases and Situations (CA-FATC) and the relevant Programmatic Phrases and Situations. NSF awards are electronically signed by an NSF Grants and Agreements Officer and transmitted electronically to the group by way of 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 info on NSF Award Situations and different essential info on the administration of NSF awards is contained within the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG) Chapter VII, obtainable 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 Govt Order 14005, Guaranteeing the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Staff (86 FR 7475), it’s the coverage of the manager department to make use of phrases and circumstances of Federal monetary help awards to maximise, according to legislation, using items, merchandise, and supplies produced in, and providers 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 obtainable 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 venture are produced in the US. For extra info, go to NSF’s Construct America, Purchase America webpage.

Particular Award Situations:

TBD – Programmatic Phrases and Situations

TBD – Monetary and Administrative Phrases and Situations

C. Reporting Necessities

For all multi-year grants (together with each customary and persevering with grants), the Principal Investigator should submit an annual venture report back to the cognizant Program Officer no later than 90 days previous to the top of the present finances interval. (Some applications or awards require submission of extra frequent venture studies). No later than 120 days following expiration of a grant, the PI is also required to submit a last venture report, and a venture outcomes report for most people.

Failure to offer the required annual or last venture studies, or the venture 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 study the codecs of the required studies upfront to guarantee availability of required knowledge.

PIs are required to make use of NSF’s digital project-reporting system, obtainable by means of Analysis.gov, for preparation and submission of annual and last venture studies. Such studies present info on accomplishments, venture contributors (particular person and organizational), publications, and different particular merchandise and impacts of the venture. Submission of the report by way of Analysis.gov constitutes certification by the PI that the contents of the report are correct and full. The venture outcomes report additionally should be ready and submitted utilizing Analysis.gov. This report serves as a short abstract, ready particularly for the general public, of the character and outcomes of the venture. This report can be posted on the NSF web site precisely as it’s submitted by the PI.

Extra complete info on NSF Reporting Necessities and different essential info on the administration of NSF awards is contained within the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG) Chapter VII, obtainable electronically on the NSF Web site at https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg.

VIII. AGENCY CONTACTS

Please be aware that this system contact info is present on the time of publishing. See program web site for any updates to the factors of contact.

Basic inquiries relating to this program ought to be made to:

Thomas Gulbransen,
Program Director, CISE/OAC,

phone:
(703) 292-4211,

electronic mail: [email protected]

For questions associated to using NSF techniques contact:

NSF Assist Desk: 1-800-673-6188

Analysis.gov Assist Desk e-mail: [email protected]

For questions regarding Grants.gov contact:

Grants.gov Contact Heart: If the Approved Organizational Representatives (AOR) has not acquired a affirmation message from Grants.gov inside 48 hours of submission of software, please contact by way of phone: 1-800-518-4726; e-mail: [email protected].

IX. OTHER INFORMATION

The NSF web site offers probably the most complete supply of knowledge on NSF Directorates (together with contact info), 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 modifications 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 Internet browser every time new publications are issued that match their recognized pursuits. “NSF Replace” additionally is obtainable on NSF’s web site.

Grants.gov offers a further digital functionality to seek for Federal government-wide grant alternatives. NSF funding alternatives could also be accessed by way of this mechanism. Additional info on Grants.gov could also be obtained at https://www.grants.gov.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

The Nationwide Science Basis (NSF) is an impartial 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, Okay-12 college techniques, companies, casual science organizations and different analysis organizations all through the US. The Basis accounts for about one-fourth of Federal assist to tutorial establishments for primary analysis.

NSF receives roughly 55,000 proposals annually for analysis, schooling and coaching initiatives, 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 amenities, sure oceanographic vessels and Arctic and Antarctic analysis stations. The Basis additionally helps cooperative analysis between universities and business, US participation in worldwide scientific and engineering efforts, and academic actions at each tutorial stage.

Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities (FASED) present funding for particular help or gear to allow individuals with disabilities to work on NSF-supported initiatives. See the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information Chapter II.F.7 for directions relating to preparation of some of these proposals.

The Nationwide Science Basis has Telephonic System for the Deaf (TDD) and Federal Data Relay Service (FIRS) capabilities that allow people with listening to impairments to speak with the Basis about NSF applications, employment or basic info. TDD could also be accessed at (703) 292-5090 and (800) 281-8749, FIRS at (800) 877-8339.

The Nationwide Science Basis Data Heart 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

2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314

For Basic Data
(NSF Data Heart):

(703) 292-5111

TDD (for the hearing-impaired):

(703) 292-5090

To Order Publications or Kinds:

Ship an e-mail to:

[email protected]

or phone:

(703) 292-8134

(703) 292-5111

PRIVACY ACT AND PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENTS

The data requested on proposal types and venture studies is solicited underneath the authority of the Nationwide Science Basis Act of 1950, as amended. The data on proposal types can be utilized in reference to the choice of certified proposals; and venture studies submitted by awardees can be used for program analysis and reporting inside the Govt Department and to Congress. The data requested could also be disclosed to certified reviewers and workers assistants as a part of the proposal evaluation course of; to proposer establishments/grantees to offer or acquire knowledge relating to the proposal evaluation course of, award choices, or the administration of awards; to authorities contractors, specialists, volunteers and researchers and educators as needed to finish assigned work; to different authorities companies or different entities needing info relating to candidates or nominees as a part of a joint software evaluation course of, or to be able to coordinate applications or coverage; and to a different Federal company, court docket, or get together 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 File Notices, NSF-50, “Principal Investigator/Proposal File and Related Data,” and NSF-51, “Reviewer/Proposal File and Related Data.” Submission of the knowledge is voluntary. Failure to offer full and full info, nonetheless, might cut back the opportunity of receiving an award.

An company might not conduct or sponsor, and an individual just isn’t required to answer, an info assortment until it shows a legitimate Workplace of Administration and Finances (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 relating to the burden estimate and some other side of this assortment of knowledge, together with strategies for lowering this burden, to:

Suzanne H. Plimpton
Experiences Clearance Officer
Coverage Workplace, Division of Establishment and Award Help
Workplace of Finances, Finance, and Award Administration
Nationwide Science Basis
Alexandria, VA 22314

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