Replaces Doc(s):NSF 20-598
Nationwide Science Basis
Workplace of Worldwide Science and Engineering
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter’s native time):
February 05, 2024
October 28, 2024
Fourth Monday in October, Yearly Thereafter
IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND REVISION NOTES
Impartial IRES tracks have been eradicated. Superior Research Institutes are welcome in the primary IRES program.
IRES invitations a greater variety of inventive approaches to have interaction college students in worldwide analysis experiences.
Most finances and length elevated to $150,000 per 12 months for initiatives as much as 5 years length, with applicable justification.
NSF’s Training & Coaching Utility (ETAP) is described and inspired as a method of managing scholar purposes and amassing scholar demographic info.
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 commonly revised and it’s the accountability 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
Common Info
Program Title:
Worldwide Analysis Experiences for College students (IRES)
Synopsis of Program:
The Worldwide Analysis Experiences for College students (IRES) program helps worldwide analysis and research-related actions for U.S. science and engineering college students. The IRES program contributes to growth of a various, globally engaged workforce with world-class expertise. IRES focuses on energetic analysis participation by undergraduate and/or graduate college students in prime quality worldwide analysis, schooling {and professional} growth experiences in NSF-funded analysis areas.
The overarching, long-term objectives of the IRES program are to reinforce U.S. management in science and engineering analysis and schooling and to strengthen financial competitiveness by means of coaching the subsequent era of science analysis leaders. IRES focuses on the event of a world-class U.S. STEM workforce by means of worldwide analysis experiences for cohorts of U.S. college students.
Pupil individuals supported by IRES funds have to be residents, nationals, or everlasting residents of the USA.
College students don’t apply on to NSF to take part in IRES actions. College students apply to NSF-funded investigators who obtain IRES awards. To determine applicable IRES initiatives, college students ought to seek the advice of the listing of energetic IRES awards.
All PIs, co-PIs and Senior Personnel on IRES proposals have to be from U.S. primarily based organizations. Personnel from worldwide companions needs to be listed as “non-NSF funded collaborators.” Steering on info to supply for “non-NSF funded collaborators” is present in Part V.A.
IRES initiatives interact a bunch of undergraduate and/or graduate college students in energetic high-quality collaborative analysis, in precept at a world web site with mentorship from worldwide researchers. IRES initiatives have to be organized round a coherent overarching mental theme which will contain a single self-discipline or a number of disciplines funded by NSF.
For all IRES proposals, PIs are strongly inspired to stipulate quite a lot of digital, hybrid or different different approaches to strengthen and keep worldwide collaboration along with journey. It’s anticipated that these approaches will prolong collaboration past the precise worldwide journey and strengthen IRES proposals general.
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.
Fahmida Chowdhury, Program Director, phone: (703) 292-4672, e-mail: [email protected]
Kristin Kuyuk, Program Director, phone: (703) 292-4904, e-mail: [email protected]
Maija Kukla, Program Director, phone: (703) 292-4940, e-mail: [email protected]
Cate Flanley, Program Director, e-mail: phone: (703) 292-2707, [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 — Laptop and Info Science and Engineering
47.074 — Organic Sciences
47.075 — Social Behavioral and Financial Sciences
47.076 — STEM Training
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: 20 to 25
Roughly 20-25 awards can be made in FY 2024, pending high quality of proposals and availability of funds.
Anticipated Funding Quantity: $12,000,000
Roughly $12,000,000 in FY 2024, pending availability of funds. As much as $150,000 per 12 months, for a most of 5 years, together with oblique prices. A typical IRES venture is for 3 years. Nonetheless, longer length initiatives as much as 5 years will even be thought of.
Eligibility Info
Who Might Submit Proposals:
Proposals could solely be submitted by the next:
Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Impartial museums, observatories, analysis laboratories, skilled societies and comparable organizations positioned within the U.S. which can be instantly related to instructional or analysis actions.
Establishments of Greater Training (IHEs) – Two- and four-year IHEs (together with neighborhood faculties) accredited in, and having a campus positioned within the US, performing on behalf of their school members.
Who Might Function PI:
All PIs, Co-PIs and Senior Personnel on IRES proposals have to be from U.S. primarily based organizations. International collaborators can’t be listed as PIs, Co-PIs or Senior Personnel.
Restrict on Variety of Proposals per Group:
There are not any restrictions or limits.
Restrict on Variety of Proposals per PI or co-PI:
A person could function Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI on just one proposal submitted to the IRES program per annual competitors.
Proposal Preparation and Submission Directions
A. Proposal Preparation Directions
Letters of Intent: Not required
Preliminary Proposal Submission: Not required
Full Proposals:
B. Budgetary Info
Price Sharing Necessities:
Inclusion of voluntary dedicated value sharing is prohibited.
Oblique Price (F&A) Limitations:
Not Relevant
Different Budgetary Limitations:
Different budgetary limitations apply. Please see the total textual content of this solicitation for additional info.
C. Due Dates
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter’s native time):
February 05, 2024
October 28, 2024
Fourth Monday in October, Yearly Thereafter
Proposal Evaluation Info Standards
Benefit Evaluation Standards:
Nationwide Science Board permitted standards. Further benefit evaluation standards apply. Please see the total textual content of this solicitation for additional info.
Award Administration Info
Award Situations:
Further award situations apply. Please see the total textual content of this solicitation for additional info.
Reporting Necessities:
Normal NSF reporting necessities apply.
TABLE 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
Benefit Evaluation Rules and Standards
Evaluation and Choice Course of
Award Administration Info
Notification of the Award
Award Situations
Reporting Necessities
Company Contacts
Different Info
I. INTRODUCTION
Science and engineering analysis more and more requires worldwide groups to resolve essentially the most complicated challenges. Accordingly, main scientific and engineering services, assets, and experience are distributed across the globe. To stay on the forefront of science, know-how, engineering, and arithmetic (STEM), the USA should practice and nurture a cadre of worldwide engaged STEM college students who will thrive within the quickly altering worldwide panorama. To advance this goal and improve U.S. management in science analysis, schooling, and innovation, the Worldwide Analysis Experiences for College students (IRES) program supplies mechanisms to assist U.S. college students to conduct cutting-edge scientific analysis and have interaction in high-quality research-related skilled growth actions overseas, in collaboration with international investigators.
IRES initiatives contribute to the event of a globally aggressive and numerous scientific workforce to extend U.S. financial competitiveness. IRES experiences expose U.S. college students to the worldwide analysis neighborhood at a crucial stage of their careers and serve to ascertain worldwide networks to bolster their skilled growth. IRES helps actions designed in partnerships with researchers exterior the U.S. and carried out at worldwide websites, leveraging U.S. and worldwide assets for mutual profit.
The IRES program accepts proposals in any disciplinary area that NSF helps. Matters in multi-disciplinary and convergent areas of science analysis, coaching {and professional} growth are inspired. The IRES program strengthens the pipeline from undergraduate to graduate ranges and past. As well as, Ok-12 academics could participate in IRES Websites initiatives by means of the NSF Analysis Expertise for Lecturers (RET) program. IRES initiatives are organized and proposed by U.S. organizations and U.S.-based Principal Investigators who select the matters and international web site placements, prepare applicable international mentorship and obligatory assets, and recruit and put together U.S. college students to take part within the experiences.
NSF encourages participation from the total spectrum of numerous expertise that society has to supply. This features a give attention to recruiting underrepresented minorities, girls, first-generation/low-income college students, college students from establishments with restricted publicity to analysis alternatives, individuals with disabilities, and veterans is strongly inspired. Proposals from non-R1 establishments and minority serving establishments are additionally strongly inspired. There’s a rising physique of literature on methods to recruit a various set of scholars and design efficient packages for worldwide STEM engagement on the undergraduate and graduate stage. PIs are inspired to discover related literature and make the most of these assets of their proposals.
II. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
IRES initiatives could contain collaboration inside an already-established partnership between a U.S.-based analysis group and a international analysis group (e.g., an current lab-to-lab association, U.S. and international skilled societies, and many others.). Alternatively, IRES initiatives could suggest to provoke new worldwide collaborations, or create new worldwide analysis groups/networks.
Though two-way exchanges of U.S. and international college students are strongly inspired, the IRES program supplies assist just for the U.S. workforce. The IRES program doesn’t present wage assist for the international analysis mentors, though it helps analysis and associated logistical and different bills for the U.S. workforce whereas in a world location. IRES PIs are welcome to arrange change visits by international college students and collaborators, however these bills can’t be a part of the IRES finances.
PIs are liable for arranging required visas and different journey paperwork for international journey and acquiring analysis permits and import/export paperwork, the place obligatory.
In all instances, the IRES college students/individuals can be recruited and educated by the U.S. PI(s). College students/individuals will journey to the international web site to conduct scientific analysis, take part in coaching {and professional} growth actions beneath direct supervision of the international analysis mentor(s). It’s anticipated {that a} totally different group of scholars will take part within the IRES program annually. Energetic collaboration with the worldwide companion in implementing the venture is crucial. PIs ought to contemplate methods to increase collaboration past the worldwide journey, to incorporate on-going engagement of scholars/individuals in planning and synthesis of analysis and academic actions earlier than and after journey to the international web site.
Three years is the standard length of IRES awards; nevertheless, a length of as much as 5 years could also be supported in some instances if well-justified.
IRES proposals will need to have a unifying scientific analysis theme that allows a cohort expertise for collaborating undergraduate and/or graduate college students to collaborate with worldwide companions. The cohort idea requires that inside an IRES venture, every collaborating scholar will need to have a person analysis venture for which they’re accountable. Particular person scholar initiatives have to be coordinated to deal with the unifying analysis theme. To supply the very best cohort expertise and to simplify logistical burdens, it’s recommended that every one college students supported by a given IRES venture journey to the international location(s) on the similar time. Nonetheless, well-justified different approaches can be thought of. If college students are to be hosted at a couple of location, it’s anticipated that their initiatives will tackle a typical scientific theme throughout areas. The proposal ought to embrace a plan for all individuals to be reunited at one international location a minimum of as soon as through the abroad journey.
IRES proposals ought to assist separate cohorts of scholars annually and provides as many college students as possible, inside budgetary constraints, the chance for a significant scientific analysis expertise overseas. Proposals that embrace fewer than 5 U.S. college students per 12 months, or whose annual length of analysis carried out overseas is lower than 4 weeks, needs to be justified by distinctive situations or circumstances. Longer length and/or extra college students are usually preferable to shorter length proposals with fewer college students.
OISE realizes that the IRES program’s objectives might be achieved in many alternative methods, Therefore, along with the IRES Websites mannequin of faculty-led scholar cohorts performing scientific analysis beneath the mentorship of a international researcher, the IRES program welcomes proposals with inventive, modern, and bold concepts and ideas to deal with the IRES objectives and targets. These could embrace however usually are not restricted to essentially new methods to arrange and practice a globally-engaged STEM analysis workforce; related workshops; superior research institutes for graduate college students and/or science academics; authentic ideas and mechanisms to maximise impression of the worldwide collaborations; concepts, platforms, or applied sciences resulting in resilient enduring collaborative groups or networks; digital/hybrid research-relevant occasions; prolonged pre-and post-trip actions utilizing digital collaboration platforms; inventive methods to include graduate college students into this system even when they can’t journey for the complete length of the venture; or different well-designed actions developed by the PI workforce. PIs taken with submitting such proposals ought to contact the cognizant IRES Program Administrators with a 2-page white paper to debate appropriateness of the proposed actions and feasibility of the required finances earlier than growing the total proposal.
Substantial analysis mentorship have to be offered by international mentors. The U.S. PI is liable for recruiting and making ready U.S. scholar individuals, making certain the standard of the analysis expertise, and the appropriateness of the international analysis mentorship. It might be obligatory for U.S. PIs to spend a brief time frame with the U.S. college students to assist with the transition to the international web site and mentors. U.S. PIs usually are not required to stay on-site with the U.S. college students all through the interval overseas however are inspired to make use of distant means to co-mentor.
In all instances, proposals should clearly describe the plan for recruiting a full spectrum of scholar expertise in STEM, together with how the deliberate actions will broaden participation in STEM. Recruitment of the U.S. scholar individuals could happen regionally, or could contain wider regional or nationwide recruitment plans, as applicable for the particular venture. The plan also needs to tackle the method for choosing and making ready the scholars who will take part. The IRES program can solely assist college students who’re U.S. residents, nationals, or everlasting residents. The intent of this system is to broaden the worldwide expertise of U.S. college students. Preparation of the scholars to allow most profit through the interval spent overseas is especially vital, and needs to be each scientific and location-specific, together with sensible and socio-cultural info. The IRES program finances doesn’t assist coursework or growth of tutorial /educating supplies.
Proposals ought to describe the scientific analysis focus of the proposed exercise; the mental collaboration with and mutual profit for the international workforce; the plan for enhancement of scholar coaching {and professional} growth; particulars of the mentoring plan; recruitment and broadening participation plans; choice course of; the pre-departure preparation of scholars and observe up actions; preparations for housing, stipends, medical insurance, and different logistics; plans for leveraging U.S. and international assets to strengthen the venture; the plan to evaluate the impression of the IRES venture; and techniques for disseminating venture outcomes. PIs are inspired to explain how they may use digital, hybrid or different approaches to enhance scholar preparation and follow-up and to facilitate continued worldwide collaboration within the occasion journey plans are interrupted.
Analysis Experiences for Lecturers (RET)
NSF encourages analysis experiences for Ok-12 academics of science, know-how, engineering, and arithmetic and the coordination of those experiences with IRES initiatives. Lecturers could also be included in IRES initiatives as a part of the cohort. Proposers who want to embrace an RET in an IRES proposal ought to contact the cognizant IRES program officer for steerage.
III. AWARD INFORMATION
Estimated program finances, variety of awards and common award dimension/length are topic to the standard of proposals and availability of funds. It’s anticipated that NSF will assist roughly 20-25 awards in FY 2024.
IV. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
Who Might Submit Proposals:
Proposals could solely be submitted by the next:
Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Impartial museums, observatories, analysis laboratories, skilled societies and comparable organizations positioned within the U.S. which can be instantly related to instructional or analysis actions.
Establishments of Greater Training (IHEs) – Two- and four-year IHEs (together with neighborhood faculties) accredited in, and having a campus positioned within the US, performing on behalf of their school members.
Who Might Function PI:
All PIs, Co-PIs and Senior Personnel on IRES proposals have to be from U.S. primarily based organizations. International collaborators can’t be listed as PIs, Co-PIs or Senior Personnel.
Restrict on Variety of Proposals per Group:
There are not any restrictions or limits.
Restrict on Variety of Proposals per PI or co-PI:
A person could function Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI on just one proposal submitted to the IRES program per annual competitors.
Further Eligibility Data:
Subawards to international establishments or worldwide department campuses of U.S. establishments of upper schooling usually are not allowed.
V. PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
A. Proposal Preparation Directions
Full Proposal Preparation Directions: Proposers could 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 needs to be ready and submitted in accordance with the overall pointers contained within the NSF Proposal and Award Insurance policies and Procedures Information (PAPPG). The whole 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 needs to be ready and submitted in accordance with the NSF Grants.gov Utility Information: A Information for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Purposes by way of Grants.gov. The whole 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].
In figuring out which technique 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 have to be submitted by way of Analysis.gov. PAPPG Chapter II.E.3 supplies extra info on collaborative proposals.
See PAPPG Chapter II.D.2 for steerage 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 could deviate from the PAPPG directions.
The knowledge under dietary supplements the usual PAPPG and NSF Grants.gov Utility Information proposal preparation pointers. Please use this info whereas making ready a proposal for the IRES program:
Proposal Title. The proposal title ought to start with “IRES:” adopted by a descriptive title of the proposed actions. For collaborative proposals organized as separate submissions from a number of organizations, the venture title should start with the phrases “Collaborative Analysis:” adopted by the “IRES:” prefix.
Cowl Sheet. Test the field for “Worldwide Cooperative Actions Nation Identify” that seems beneath the Different Info when the “the rest of canopy sheet” is clicked, then choose the international locations concerned.
Undertaking Abstract (one web page most). Within the overview, the PI should clearly current the next info: (I) international international locations concerned; (ii) a lot of undergraduate and/or graduate scholar individuals per 12 months; (iii) whole length of the venture; (iv) an estimated variety of days or even weeks per 12 months that the scholars will take part in IRES actions on the worldwide location. Embrace the names and institutional affiliations of key U.S. and international collaborators and briefly be aware their roles within the proposed actions. International collaborators needs to be recognized as “non-NSF funded collaborators”. Summarize the analysis matter(s) and spotlight the collaborative elements of the exercise.
Undertaking Description and Outcomes from Prior NSF Help. Per the steerage within the PAPPG, the Undertaking Description should embrace a separate part labeled “Broader Impacts”. As well as, embrace the next IRES components:
Overview. Current the general analysis objectives and anticipated achievements. Present a short description of the overarching theme and analysis focus of the proposed exercise, together with particular science or engineering challenges to be addressed, rationale for conducting the venture internationally, and examples of analysis initiatives that particular person college students will conduct throughout their time overseas. Additionally, current digital, hybrid or different different approaches to worldwide collaboration within the occasion journey shouldn’t be undertaken, and/or along with journey.
Nature of Actions. Proposals ought to tackle the mental/skilled collaboration with the international workforce and mentors. Present detailed descriptions of the envisioned analysis and pattern analysis initiatives college students will pursue.
Pupil Recruitment and Choice. The general high quality of the coed recruitment and choice processes and standards can be an vital component within the analysis of the proposal. The recruitment plan needs to be described with as a lot specificity as attainable together with an in depth description of the efforts that can be made to broadening participation to incorporate the total spectrum of scholars in science and engineering. Point out how the purposes can be obtained. Please be aware that NSF affords the NSF Training & Coaching Utility (ETAP) as one strategy, as described in Part VII.C. (Reporting Necessities).
NSF doesn’t tolerate sexual harassment, or every other type of harassment, the place NSF-funded actions happen. Proposers are required to have a coverage or code of conduct that addresses sexual harassment, different types of harassment, and sexual assault. Proposers should present an orientation for all individuals within the IRES web site (REU college students, school, college students, analysis mentors, and many others.) to cowl expectations of habits to make sure a protected and respectful atmosphere for all individuals, and to evaluation the group’s coverage or code of conduct addressing sexual harassment, different types of harassment, and sexual assault, together with reporting and criticism procedures. For added info, see the NSF insurance policies at https://new.nsf.gov/stopping-harassment.
When submitting the IRES proposal, the AOR should full a certification that the group has a plan in place to make sure a protected and inclusive working atmosphere as described in PAPPG Chapter II.E.9.
The Analysis Atmosphere, Collaborators and Mentors. Clarify why worldwide collaboration is required for the envisioned analysis venture. Describe the distinctive experience, services, information, and/or different assets that can be out there to IRES college students. Describe why the actual collaborator(s) and international web site(s) are fascinating for the proposed venture from a scientific and/or skilled growth standpoint, in addition to why the actual web site(s) is/are appropriate for internet hosting and mentoring U.S. college students. Talk about plans for leveraging U.S. or international assets to strengthen the venture, akin to, profiting from current services, analysis infrastructure, tutorial facilities, area websites, language instruction, worldwide programming, or cultural actions.
Pupil Preparation. The proposal ought to describe plans for pre-departure preparation of U.S. scholar individuals, in addition to preparations for housing, medical insurance and different logistics. PIs are inspired to explain how they may use digital, hybrid or different approaches to enhance scholar preparation and to facilitate continued worldwide collaboration along with the international journey, or within the occasion journey plans are interrupted.
Skilled Improvement. Describe plans for enhancing the skilled growth of scholar individuals, together with post-trip follow-up plans for interactions akin to student-faculty, student-mentor, and student-student cooperation.
Undertaking Analysis, Dissemination and Reporting. Talk about plans to a) measure qualitatively and quantitatively the IRES venture by way of venture objectives and achievements in addition to scholar analysis {and professional} growth experiences, b) assess impacts over time, c) disseminate outcomes of the analysis throughout the applicable scientific disciplinary neighborhood, and d) publicize the IRES venture scholar experiences in methods that can share the advantages throughout a wider physique of U.S. STEM college students and encourage different college students to have interaction internationally.
Supplementary Documentation:
Biographical sketches for principal international collaborators are required and have to be clearly recognized as “non-NSF funded collaborators”. Biosketches have to be in English and should adhere to the format given within the PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.h.
Letters of Collaboration from international researchers/collaborators who will function mentor(s) for the IRES college students or in any other case take part within the IRES program are required. These letters should clearly and concisely state 1) what infrastructure, assets, experience and many others. can be out there to IRES individuals on the worldwide web site, 2) what explicit roles the international mentors or collaborators will play within the IRES venture, and three) how international collaborators and/or their organizations will profit from participation within the IRES venture. This solicitation requires these descriptive letters of collaboration in lieu of the usual PAPPG language.
B. Budgetary Info
Price Sharing:
Inclusion of voluntary dedicated value sharing is prohibited.
Different Budgetary Limitations:
IRES budgets assist the U.S. portion of worldwide collaborations.
Most whole finances is $150,000 per 12 months. Typical IRES proposals are as much as 3 years, however in particular instances as much as 5-year length can be thought of with applicable justification.
Taking part college students have to be given a stipend within the vary of $600 – $700 per week during the IRES venture. The identical hourly fee of stipend needs to be used to compensate college students concerned in hybrid fashions or part-time analysis.
Graduate college students might be a part of the IRES cohort and obtain a stipend for his or her contribution within the IRES venture, however full-time graduate analysis assistant assist or their tuition charges usually are not allowed.
International collaborators can’t be listed as PIs, co-PIs or Senior Personnel.
Subawards to international establishments or worldwide department campuses of U. S. establishments of upper schooling usually are not allowed.
IRES budgets are anticipated to principally assist college students and their analysis and training-related bills.
As much as one month of PI wage per venture 12 months is allowed; if there are co-PIs, the one month needs to be distributed between them.
IRES funds can’t be used to pay international mentors and college students on the host location. Nonetheless, if a venture includes workshops or superior research institutes, cheap honoraria and journey bills could also be requested.
The finances can embrace funds for analysis and associated logistical/different bills for the U.S. workforce whereas in a world location.
C. Due Dates
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter’s native time):
February 05, 2024
October 28, 2024
Fourth Monday in October, Yearly Thereafter
D. Analysis.gov/Grants.gov Necessities
For Proposals Submitted By way of Analysis.gov:
To arrange and submit a proposal by way of 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 normal 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 By way of 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) supplies directions relating to the technical preparation of proposals by way of 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 normal 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 applying to Grants.gov and confirm the specified funding alternative and company to which the applying is submitted. The AOR should then signal and submit the applying to Grants.gov. The finished utility can be transferred to Analysis.gov for additional processing.
The NSF Grants.gov Proposal Processing in Analysis.gov informational web page supplies submission steerage 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 Continuously Requested Questions. Grants.gov proposals should move all NSF pre-check and post-check validations as a way to be accepted by Analysis.gov at NSF.
When submitting by way of Grants.gov, NSF strongly recommends candidates provoke proposal submission a minimum of 5 enterprise days prematurely of a deadline to permit satisfactory time to deal with NSF compliance errors and resubmissions by 5:00 p.m. submitting group’s native time on the deadline. Please be aware 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 appropriate and submit the in-progress proposal in Analysis.gov.
Proposers that submitted by way of Analysis.gov could use Analysis.gov to confirm the standing of their submission to NSF. For proposers that submitted by way of Grants.gov, till an utility has been obtained and validated by NSF, the Approved Organizational Consultant could test the standing of an utility on Grants.gov. After proposers have obtained an e-mail notification from NSF, Analysis.gov needs to be used to test the standing of an utility.
VI. NSF PROPOSAL PROCESSING AND REVIEW PROCEDURES
Proposals obtained 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 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 ideas could function one supply within the reviewer choice course of on the Program Officer’s discretion. Submission of such names, nevertheless, is non-obligatory. Care is taken to make sure that reviewers don’t have any conflicts of curiosity with the proposal. As well as, Program Officers could receive feedback from web site visits earlier than recommending ultimate motion on proposals. Senior NSF employees 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 benefit evaluation course of is obtainable on the NSF web site at: https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/coverage/merit_review/.
Proposers also needs to pay attention to core methods which can be 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 combination of analysis and schooling and broadening participation in NSF packages, initiatives, and actions.
One of many strategic targets in assist of NSF’s mission is to foster integration of analysis and schooling by means of the packages, initiatives, and actions it helps at tutorial and analysis establishments. These establishments should recruit, practice, 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 supply cutting-edge analysis beneath the steerage of the Nation’s most inventive scientists and engineers. NSF additionally helps growth of a robust science, know-how, engineering, and arithmetic (STEM) workforce by investing in constructing the information 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 can be underrepresented in STEM disciplines, which is crucial to the well being and vitality of science and engineering. NSF is dedicated to this precept of range and deems it central to the packages, initiatives, and actions it considers and helps.
A. Benefit Evaluation Rules and Standards
The Nationwide Science Basis strives to put money into a sturdy and numerous portfolio of initiatives that creates new information and allows breakthroughs in understanding throughout all areas of science and engineering analysis and schooling. To determine which initiatives to assist, NSF depends on a benefit evaluation course of that comes with consideration of each the technical elements 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 benefit evaluation course of for the number of initiatives.
1. Benefit Evaluation Rules
These ideas are to be given due diligence by PIs and organizations when making ready proposals and managing initiatives, by reviewers when studying and evaluating proposals, and by NSF program employees when figuring out whether or not or to not suggest proposals for funding and whereas overseeing awards. Provided that NSF is the first federal company charged with nurturing and supporting excellence in fundamental analysis and schooling, the next three ideas apply:
All NSF initiatives needs to be of the best high quality and have the potential to advance, if not rework, the frontiers of information.
NSF initiatives, within the combination, ought to contribute extra broadly to reaching societal objectives. These “Broader Impacts” could also be achieved by means of the analysis itself, by means of actions which can be instantly associated to particular analysis initiatives, or by means of actions which can be 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 have to be nicely justified.
Significant evaluation and analysis of NSF funded initiatives needs to be primarily based on applicable metrics, retaining in thoughts the possible correlation between the impact of broader impacts and the assets offered to implement initiatives. If the dimensions of the exercise is restricted, analysis of that exercise in isolation shouldn’t be prone to be significant. Thus, assessing the effectiveness of those actions could greatest be accomplished 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 completed 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 embrace clearly acknowledged objectives, 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 benefit evaluation ideas present the idea for the benefit evaluation standards, in addition to a context inside which the customers of the factors can higher perceive their intent.
2. Benefit Evaluation Standards
All NSF proposals are evaluated by means of use of the 2 Nationwide Science Board permitted benefit evaluation standards. In some situations, nevertheless, NSF will make use of extra standards as required to focus on the particular targets of sure packages and actions.
The 2 benefit evaluation standards are listed under. Each standards are to be given full consideration through the evaluation and decision-making processes; every criterion is important however neither, by itself, is ample. Subsequently, proposers should totally tackle each standards. (PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.d(i). incorporates extra info to be used by proposers in growth of the Undertaking 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 elements of the proposal and the way in which wherein the venture could make broader contributions. To that finish, reviewers can be requested to guage all proposals in opposition to two standards:
Mental Benefit: The Mental Benefit criterion encompasses the potential to advance information; 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 components needs to be thought of within the evaluation for each standards:
What’s the potential for the proposed exercise to
Advance information 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 inventive, 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, workforce, or group to conduct the proposed actions?
Are there satisfactory assets out there to the PI (both on the dwelling 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 can be instantly associated to particular analysis initiatives, or by means of actions which can be supported by, however are complementary to, the venture. NSF values the development of scientific information and actions that contribute to achievement of societally related outcomes. Such outcomes embrace, however usually are not 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 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 USA; and enhanced infrastructure for analysis and schooling.
Proposers are reminded that reviewers will even be requested to evaluation the Information Administration Plan and the Postdoctoral Researcher Mentoring Plan, as applicable.
Further Solicitation Particular Evaluation Standards
Along with the overall NSF evaluation standards described above, the next standards can be utilized in evaluating proposals submitted in response to this solicitation:
Pupil Recruitment: Appropriateness of the coed recruitment and choice plans, together with these for involving college students from the total spectrum of numerous expertise in STEM and from IHEs with restricted analysis alternatives.
Collaborators and Mentors: The appropriateness of the number of researchers/mentors and host establishment or location preparations, together with the chance for US college students to profit from the experience, services, and many others., of the international location.
Pupil Preparation: High quality of plans for scholar preparation, together with each tutorial/analysis and cultural/sensible preparation particular to the subject of the analysis and the positioning of the worldwide placement. The suitability of the analysis mentoring plan and venture for the educational stage of the supposed scholar individuals, the size of this system, the services out there, and many others.
Skilled Improvement: Plans to reinforce the venture’s effectiveness and impression on scholar skilled growth, in addition to plans for post-trip observe up after the abroad expertise is accomplished.
Analysis and Dissemination: High quality of the proposed analysis and dissemination plans.
B. Evaluation and Choice Course of
Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation can be reviewed by Advert hoc Evaluation and/or Panel Evaluation.
Reviewers can be requested to guage proposals utilizing two Nationwide Science Board permitted benefit evaluation standards and, if relevant, extra program particular standards. A abstract score 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 suggestion.
After scientific, technical and programmatic evaluation and consideration of applicable components, the NSF Program Officer recommends to the cognizant Division Director whether or not the proposal needs to be declined or really helpful for award. NSF strives to have the ability to inform proposers whether or not their proposals have been declined or really helpful for funding inside six months. Giant or notably complicated proposals or proposals from new recipients could 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 helpful 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 could 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 resolution 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/Undertaking 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 routinely to the Principal Investigator. (See Part VI.B. for added 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 situations, akin to Grant Common Situations (GC-1)*; or Analysis Phrases and Situations* and (5) any announcement or different NSF issuance that could 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 vital info 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 Employees (86 FR 7475), it’s the coverage of the manager department to make use of phrases and situations of Federal monetary help awards to maximise, in step with regulation, the usage of items, merchandise, and supplies produced in, and companies supplied in, the USA.
In step 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 except all iron, metal, manufactured merchandise, and development supplies used within the venture are produced in the USA. For added info, go to NSF’s Construct America, Purchase America webpage.
Particular Award Situations:
Recipients can be required to take part in program-level analysis by NSF. NSF, an NSF contractor, or a grantee on behalf of NSF, could periodically conduct program evaluations or particular initiatives that necessitate entry to venture stage employees and information. This exercise could happen at any time through the grant interval and will happen after the grant has ended. Undertaking-level participation contains responding to inquiries, interviews, and different strategies of widespread information assortment and/or aggregation throughout particular person grants.
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 packages or awards require submission of extra frequent venture reviews). No later than 120 days following expiration of a grant, the PI is also required to submit a ultimate venture report, and a venture outcomes report for most of the people.
Failure to supply the required annual or ultimate venture reviews, 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 reviews prematurely 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 ultimate venture reviews. Such reviews present info on accomplishments, venture individuals (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 have to 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 vital info 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. 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.
Common inquiries relating to this program needs to be made to:
Fahmida Chowdhury, Program Director, phone: (703) 292-4672, e-mail: [email protected]
Kristin Kuyuk, Program Director, phone: (703) 292-4904, e-mail: [email protected]
Maija Kukla, Program Director, phone: (703) 292-4940, e-mail: [email protected]
Cate Flanley, Program Director, e-mail: phone: (703) 292-2707, [email protected]
For questions associated to the usage of NSF methods contact:
NSF Assist Desk: 1-800-381-1532
Analysis.gov Assist Desk e-mail: [email protected]
For questions referring to Grants.gov contact:
Grants.gov Contact Middle: If the Approved Organizational Representatives (AOR) has not obtained a affirmation message from Grants.gov inside 48 hours of submission of utility, please contact by way of phone: 1-800-518-4726; e-mail: [email protected].
IX. OTHER INFORMATION
The NSF web site supplies essentially the most complete supply of data on NSF Directorates (together with contact info), packages 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 latest NSF funding alternatives and publications, vital 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 supplies an extra 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 faculties, universities, Ok-12 faculty methods, 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 fundamental 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 purposes 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 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 these kinds of proposals.
The Nationwide Science Basis has Telephonic Gadget 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 packages, employment or normal info. 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 USA by competitively awarding grants and cooperative agreements for analysis and schooling within the sciences, arithmetic, and engineering.
To get the most recent 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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PRIVACY ACT AND PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENTS
The knowledge requested on proposal kinds and venture reviews is solicited beneath the authority of the Nationwide Science Basis Act of 1950, as amended. The knowledge on proposal kinds can be utilized in reference to the number of certified proposals; and venture reviews submitted by proposers can be used for program analysis and reporting throughout 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 supply or receive information relating to the proposal evaluation course of, award selections, or the administration of awards; to authorities contractors, specialists, volunteers and researchers and educators as obligatory to finish assigned work; to different authorities businesses or different entities needing info relating to proposers or nominees as a part of a joint utility evaluation course of, or as a way to coordinate packages or coverage; and to a different Federal company, courtroom, or social gathering in a courtroom 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 potential candidates to function peer reviewers or advisory committee members. See System of File 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 supply full and full info, nevertheless, could scale back the potential for receiving an award.
An company could not conduct or sponsor, and an individual shouldn’t be required to reply to, an info assortment except it shows a legitimate 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 data is estimated to common 120 hours per response, together with the time for reviewing directions. Ship feedback relating to the burden estimate and every other facet of this assortment of data, together with ideas for lowering this burden, to:
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