Nationwide Science Basis
Directorate for STEM Schooling Division of Fairness for Excellence in STEM
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitting group’s native time):
June 24, 2024
BD-Grasp’s and NETWORKS Proposals ONLY
November 15, 2024
Third Friday in November, Yearly Thereafter
BD-Grasp’s and BD-Doctoral Proposals and All Alliance Proposals: ADG, B2B, SPIO and SPRA
Vital Info And Revision Notes
The next undertaking sorts are described totally on this solicitation underneath Part II and embrace:
Alliance Growth Grants (ADG) – New
Bridge-to-the-Baccalaureate Alliances (B2B)
STEM Pathways Implementation-Solely Alliances (SPIO)
STEM Pathways Analysis Alliances (SPRA)
Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities: (BD Grasp’s) – New
Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities: (BD-Doctoral)
STEM Networking Incentives and Engagement (NETWORKS) – New
Reference is made to LSAMP populations and people from teams underrepresented in STEM. These references seek advice from Blacks and African-Individuals, Hispanic and Latino Individuals, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
Modifications/Updates
Bridge-to-the-Baccalaureate Alliances (B2B) help will increase from a most of $1.5M over 3 years, to a most of $2.0M over 5 years.
STEM Pathways Implementation-Solely (SPIO) alliances are eligible for Bridge to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities: (BD Grasp’s) and Bridge to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Doctoral) funding alternatives following the primary 5 years of LSAMP help.
Venture description web page restrict designations for the analysis and institutionalization parts are specified for STEM Pathways Analysis Alliances (SPRA) alliance proposals.
Bridge to the Baccalaureate, STEM Pathways Implementation-Solely and STEM Pathways Analysis Alliance proposals might embrace help for partnerships with small companies, specific Small Enterprise Progressive Analysis (SBIR) initiatives to foster non-academic analysis experiences for matriculating LSAMP college students and analysis mentors.
New Venture Varieties:
Alliance Growth Grants (ADG) help the conceptualization and improvement for brand new B2B and new SPIO alliances.
Bridge to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Grasp’s) initiatives help cohorts of six college students from Grasp’s complete establishments in STEM nationwide precedence areas.
STEM Networking Incentives and Engagement (NETWORKS) initiatives incentivize the creation and participation of LSAMP populations in STEM networks.
Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation must be submitted in accordance with the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG) that’s in impact for the related due date to which the proposal is being submitted. The NSF PAPPG is frequently revised and it’s the duty of the proposer to make sure that the proposal meets the necessities specified on this solicitation and the relevant model of the PAPPG. Submitting a proposal previous to a specified deadline doesn’t negate this requirement.
Abstract Of Program Necessities
Basic Info
Program Title:
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
Synopsis of Program:
The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program invests within the Nation’s faculties and universities to help pupil success to create a brand new technology of STEM discoverers for the nationwide STEM enterprise. This system takes a complete strategy to the STEM Studying Ecosystem to impression STEM pupil improvement and retention.
LSAMP is an alliance-based program, whereby a gaggle of establishments of upper training (IHEs) work collectively to diversify the nation’s science, expertise, engineering, and arithmetic (STEM) workforce by rising the variety of STEM baccalaureate and graduate levels awarded to individuals from LSAMP populations. LSAMP populations are outlined as individuals from teams underrepresented within the STEM enterprise: Blacks and African-Individuals, Hispanic and Latino Individuals, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. The LSAMP program offers funding to alliances that implement complete, evidence-based, progressive, and sustained methods that finally consequence within the commencement of well-prepared, extremely aggressive college students from LSAMP populations who pursue graduate research or careers in STEM, whereas additionally supporting information technology, information utilization, evaluation of program impacts, dissemination actions and dissemination of scholarly analysis into the sphere.
Tasks supported by the LSAMP program embrace:
Alliance Growth Grants (ADG) help the conceptualization and improvement of latest B2B and new SPIO alliances. (New)
Bridge-to-the-Baccalaureate (B2B) alliances facilitate the profitable switch of scholars from LSAMP populations to four-year establishments in pursuit of STEM baccalaureate levels.
STEM Pathways Implementation-Solely (SPIO) alliances are designed for brand new and reconstituted alliances. These initiatives concentrate on constructing and strengthening methods and approaches to help Establishments of Greater Schooling (IHEs) improve STEM baccalaureate levels to LSAMP populations and facilitate entry into STEM graduate diploma applications.
STEM Pathways Analysis Alliances (SPRA) are designed for well-established alliances. These initiatives function fashions of excellence in STEM broadening participation by (1) steadily rising STEM baccalaureate levels to LSAMP populations and facilitating entry into STEM graduate diploma applications; (2) producing and disseminating new scholarly analysis on the broadening participation of LSAMP populations (or underrepresented and under-served populations in STEM disciplines and the nation’s STEM workforce) and, (3) holistically assess the state of institutionalization and sustainability of the alliance.
Bridge to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Grasp’s) initiatives help cohorts of six graduate college students pursuing a M. S. diploma in STEM nationwide precedence areas, offering monetary help (stipends and price of training) and help to assist develop and preserve educational and analysis abilities that allow contributors to efficiently persist in STEM graduate diploma applications at Grasp’s comprehensive-degree producing establishments solely. (New)
Bridge to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Doctoral) initiatives help cohorts of twelve graduate college students pursuing a Ph.D. diploma in STEM nationwide precedence areas, offering monetary help (stipends and price of training) and help to assist develop and preserve educational and analysis abilities that allow contributors to efficiently persist in STEM doctoral diploma applications.
STEM Networking Incentives and Engagement (NETWORKS) initiatives present help to incentivize the creation and participation of LSAMP populations in STEM networks. (New)
Cognizant Program Officer(s):
Please be aware that the next data is present on the time of publishing. See program web site for any updates to the factors of contact.
Martha James, Program Lead, phone: (703) 292-7772, electronic mail: [email protected]
LeRoy Jones II, Program Director, phone: (703) 292-4684, electronic mail: [email protected]
Sonja Montas-Hunter, Program Director, phone: (703) 292-7404, electronic mail: [email protected]
Joyce Y. Belcher, Program Director, phone: (703) 292-8221, electronic mail: [email protected]
Relevant Catalog of Federal Home Help (CFDA) Quantity(s):
47.076 — STEM Schooling
Award Info
Anticipated Sort of Award: Commonplace Grant or Persevering with Grant
Estimated Variety of Awards: 45 to 60
Anticipated Funding Quantity: $38,000,000
Estimated program finances, variety of awards and common award measurement/period are topic to the provision of funds.
Eligibility Info
Who Might Submit Proposals:
Proposals might solely be submitted by the next:
Alliance Growth Grants (ADG)
Establishments of Greater Schooling (IHEs) – Two-and-four-year IHEs (together with neighborhood faculties) accredited in and having a campus positioned within the US, appearing on behalf of their college members.
Alliances:
STEM Pathways Implementation-Solely (SPIO): Establishments of Greater Schooling (IHEs) – Two-and-four-year IHEs (together with neighborhood faculties) accredited in and having a campus positioned within the US, appearing on behalf of their college members.
STEM Pathways Analysis Alliance (SPRA): Establishments of Greater Schooling (IHEs) – Two-and-four-year IHEs (together with neighborhood faculties) accredited in and having a campus positioned within the US, appearing on behalf of their college members.
Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B): B2B Alliances are composed solely of two-year IHEs. The lead establishment should award associate-level levels in a STEM or STEM-related discipline. Affiliate-level degree-granting establishments that award four-year levels in workforce improvement areas could also be eligible to function the lead establishment of a B2B alliance. 4-year establishments that award STEM baccalaureate levels are ineligible to function lead establishments for B2B alliances however could also be included as companion establishments for articulation functions as a switch pathway to four-year STEM diploma applications. Funds usually are not budgeted for four-year establishments in B2B initiatives. Proposers ought to contact the LSAMP program workers for any questions on eligibility for B2B alliance help.
Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Grasp’s)
Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Doctoral)
4-year IHEs accredited in and having a campus positioned within the US, appearing on behalf of their college members.
STEM Networking Incentives and Engagement (NETWORKS)
Establishments of Greater Schooling (IHEs) – Two-and-four-year IHEs (together with neighborhood faculties) accredited in and having a campus positioned within the US, appearing on behalf of their college members.
Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Unbiased museums, observatories analysis laboratory skilled societies and comparable organizations positioned within the U. S. which can be immediately related to instructional or analysis actions.
For-profit organizations: U.S.-based industrial organizations, together with small companies, with robust capabilities in scientific or engineering analysis or training and a ardour for innovation.
NETWORKS initiatives are restricted to 4 collaborating organizations per proposal.
Who Might Function PI:
Alliance Growth Grant (ADG) Proposals
The PI for ADG proposals have to be an upper-level administrator/cabinet-level official from the chief management (i.e., Provost, Dean, VP of Tutorial Affairs, and so on.) of the establishment. A deviation from this requirement for PI designation requires a full justification. College could also be listed as Co-PIs.
Alliances: Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B), STEM Pathways Implementation-Solely (SPIO) and STEM Pathways Analysis Alliance (SPRA)
The PI for alliances (B2B, SPIO, and SPRA) must be a cabinet-level official from the chief management (i.e., Provost, Dean, VP of Tutorial Affairs, and so on.) of the establishment and a member of the alliance governing board. The alliance governing board is a physique of upper-level directors from every companion establishment that oversees the alliance. A deviation from this requirement for PI designation requires a full justification. People from companion establishments have to be designated as co-PIs on the proposal.
To make sure manufacturing of latest STEM training analysis information as a required aspect of the SPRA undertaking, a number of of the Co-PIs on an SPRA proposal have to be a social or knowledge scientist, disciplinary/interdisciplinary training researcher, or evaluator.
Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Grasp’s and BD-Doctoral) Proposals
The PI for the BD-Grasp’s and/or BD-Doctoral proposal must be a cabinet-level official from the chief management of the establishment and a member of the alliance governing board. The alliance governing board is a physique of upper-level directors from every companion establishment that oversees the alliance. Co-PIs could also be members of the establishment’s graduate management crew or STEM college. A deviation from this requirement for PI designation requires a full justification. One Co-PI have to be the alliance director if the chosen BD-Grasp’s or BD-Doctoral website is totally different from the lead establishment. See part V for extra data on the requirement to established a Governing Board.
STEM Networking Incentive and Engagement Proposals (NETWORKS)
The PI and Co-PIs for STEM Networking Incentive and Engagement proposals could also be college members.
Restrict on Variety of Proposals per Group:
Alliance Growth Grant (ADG) and Alliance Proposals (Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B, STEM Pathways Implementation-Solely (SPIO) and STEM Pathways Analysis Alliance (SPRA)
Just one ADG, B2B, SPIO, or SPRA proposal could also be submitted by an eligible (lead) establishment (IHE). Alliances (B2B, SPIO, SPRA) might maintain just one lively alliance award at a time. Establishments partnering in an alliance might not be a proper companion in a couple of alliance on the similar time. Formal companions are IHEs collaborating in an alliance that report enrollment and diploma knowledge to NSF. See Part VII on grantee reporting necessities.
Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Grasp’s) Proposals
As much as two BD-Grasp’s proposals could also be submitted from an alliance. New proposals for extra cohorts from present awardees could also be submitted solely after the present awards have expired. The ultimate annual report have to be submitted previous to the submission of a brand new proposal.
Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Doctoral) Proposals
As much as two BD-Doctoral proposals could also be submitted from an alliance. New proposals for extra cohorts from present awardees could also be submitted as soon as the present awards have expired. The ultimate annual report have to be submitted previous to the submission of a brand new proposal.
An “alliance” might submit proposals to Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities annual competitions. The next circumstances apply:
one proposal from every class (one BD-Grasp’s and one BD-Doctoral)
two BD-Grasp’s or two BD-Doctoral proposals in a contest.
Just one proposal from an “alliance establishment” is eligible for consideration per competitors inside stipulations offered for BD-Grasp’s and BD-Doctoral above.
STEM NETWORK INCENTIVE AND ENGAGEMENT PROPOSALS (NETWORKS)
No restrict.
Restrict on Variety of Proposals per PI or co-PI:
Alliance Growth Grants (ADG): Just one ADG proposal per PI or co-PI.
Alliances: Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B), STEM Pathways Implementation-Solely (SPIO) and STEM Pathways Analysis Alliance (SPRA) – One proposal per PI or co-PI.
Bridges to STEM Graduate Diploma in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Grasp’s): Most of two proposals per PI or co-PI.
Bridges to STEM Graduate Diploma in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Doctoral): Most of two proposals per PI or co-PI.
STEM Networking Incentive and Engagement Proposals (NETWORKS): No restrict.
Proposal Preparation and Submission Directions
A. Proposal Preparation Directions
Letters of Intent: Not required
Preliminary Proposal Submission: Not required
Full Proposals:
B. Budgetary Info
Value Sharing Necessities:
Inclusion of voluntary dedicated price sharing is prohibited.
Oblique Value (F&A) Limitations:
Not Relevant
Different Budgetary Limitations:
Different budgetary limitations apply. Please see the complete textual content of this solicitation for additional data.
C. Due Dates
Proposal Evaluate Info Standards
Advantage Evaluate Standards:
Nationwide Science Board permitted standards. Further benefit overview standards apply. Please see the complete textual content of this solicitation for additional data.
Award Administration Info
Award Situations:
Further award circumstances apply. Please see the complete textual content of this solicitation for additional data.
Reporting Necessities:
Further reporting necessities apply. Please see the complete textual content of this solicitation for additional data.
Desk Of Contents
Abstract of Program Necessities
Introduction
Program Description
Award Info
Eligibility Info
Proposal Preparation and Submission Directions
Proposal Preparation Directions
Budgetary Info
Due Dates
Analysis.gov/Grants.gov Necessities
NSF Proposal Processing and Evaluate Procedures
Advantage Evaluate Rules and Standards
Evaluate and Choice Course of
Award Administration Info
Notification of the Award
Award Situations
Reporting Necessities
Company Contacts
Different Info
I. Introduction
The Council on Competitiveness Fee, the Nationwide Science Board (NSB), and the Advisory Committee for the Nationwide Science Basis’s Directorate for STEM Schooling (EDU) have all issued coverage studies on the state of the nation’s must proceed to strengthen its international competitiveness in an age of a altering financial system. The 2020 Competing within the Subsequent Financial system report states that to arrange for the growth of adjusting employment and impacts of innovation, automation and convergence of disciplines, America should take a number of steps to adapt, equivalent to increasing the science, expertise, engineering and arithmetic (STEM)-educated workforce, establishing a larger alternative for experiential studying, rising entry to lifelong training, and re-establishing hands-on ability coaching in Ok-12 education1. The Nationwide Science Board (NSB) report challenges the nation to search out the “lacking hundreds of thousands” of the inhabitants which can be wanted to diversify the nation’s STEM workforce. Partnerships amongst public, non-public and non-profit sectors are mandatory to perform this mission in keeping with the NSB’s Imaginative and prescient 2030 report.2
LSAMP was licensed by Congress and established in 1991 to help the nation in diversifying its STEM workforce. LSAMP’s efforts to extend range in STEM are aligned with the targets of NSF’s Fiscal 2022-2026 strategic plan, “Main the World in Discovery and Innovation, STEM Expertise Growth and the Supply of Advantages from Analysis”. This system accomplishes this mission by funding establishments of upper training (IHEs) via a collective (alliance) plan of motion to enact a “STEM-based Studying Ecosystem” to implement evidence-based methods for recruitment and retention to the STEM baccalaureate or STEM graduate diploma for college kids from LSAMP populations. LSAMP populations are: Blacks and African-Individuals, Hispanic and Latino Individuals, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders.
The LSAMP mannequin consists of excessive impression practices and approaches centered on the mixing of the tutorial and social surroundings in addition to professionalization for participation within the STEM workforce. The Nationwide Academies 2016 report “Boundaries and Alternatives in Finishing 2-12 months STEM Levels” recommends utilization of evidence-based recruitment and retention methods to help the numerous pupil pathways for finishing STEM levels.3
1 Making Affect 2019-2020 Report: https://www.compete.org/studies/all/3414
2 Nationwide Science Board Imaginative and prescient 2030: https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/publications/2020/nsb202015.pdf
3 https://doi.org/10.17226/21739
II. Program Description
A. Program Overview
The LSAMP program invests within the nation’s faculties and universities to help pupil success, immediately or not directly, in any respect STEM pathways, thereby creating a brand new technology of STEM discoverers for the STEM enterprise nationally and internationally. With a concentrate on the participation of underrepresented teams, significantly these from named LSAMP populations, in nationwide precedence areas, particularly rising science and applied sciences, this system’s priorities are to:
improve particular person pupil engagement, retention, and completion of baccalaureate levels for LSAMP populations;
allow the profitable switch of LSAMP populations from two-year to four-year establishments in STEM diploma applications;
improve entry to evidence-based, top quality and extremely impactful practices in STEM recruitment and retention;
facilitate seamless transition of underrepresented teams into STEM graduate applications and subsequent graduate diploma completion;
stimulate new analysis and studying on broadening participation in STEM disciplines.
These priorities are meant to provide brief and long-term outcomes ensuing within the profitable manufacturing of extremely aggressive and numerous expertise for the STEM enterprise whereas concurrently contributing new information to the sphere in broadening participation.
Areas of emphasis that reply to nationwide priorities and preparation for rising sciences, embrace quantum data science, superior supplies and manufacturing, synthetic intelligence, knowledge science and analytics, local weather change, cybersecurity, robotics, plant genetics/agricultural applied sciences, clear vitality, and semiconductors/microelectronics.
All proposals for LSAMP help should show artistic and entrepreneurial considering, progressive methods, related pedagogies, and partnerships to maximise alternatives that put together undergraduate and graduate college students from LSAMP populations for twenty first century STEM careers.
B. Alliances
LSAMP, at its core, is an alliance-based program that gives pupil and mentor help starting on the undergraduate stage. Ok-12 actions must be leveraged via different assets.
An alliance is outlined as a gaggle of organizations working collectively for mutual profit and help of the targets and aims of the nationwide LSAMP program. B2B, SPIO and SPRA are alliance-type initiatives. At a minimal, an alliance should consist of 4 IHEs. These initiatives are funded to implement complete evidence-based methods that finally consequence within the commencement of extremely aggressive STEM college students from LSAMP populations who pursue graduate levels or careers in STEM fields, significantly in rising or trending fields of nationwide precedence. Different non-academic organizations might also take part in an alliance. Forming an alliance must be intentional and permit for constructing relationships amongst establishments.
Alliances must be based mostly on high quality, not amount, of companions and all collaborating establishments ought to have the ability to profit from this collective association. The variety of establishments in an alliance must be commensurate with the scope of the undertaking and the actions proposed must be practical and useful to all alliance members.
LSAMP alliances ought to immediately deal with recruitment, preparation and retention of LSAMP populations. Alliances are anticipated to considerably improve the numbers of STEM levels to college students under-represented in STEM fields. These college students might embrace those that switch from two-year establishments to four-year STEM applications to finish the STEM baccalaureate diploma. College students might also enter immediately into undergraduate STEM applications from secondary college to meet the STEM baccalaureate diploma.
Properly-established alliances should additionally produce and disseminate new scholarly analysis on broadening participation of LSAMP populations (or underrepresented and under-served populations in STEM disciplines and the nation’s STEM workforce) and holistically assess the state of institutionalization and sustainability of the alliance.
Alliances are extremely inspired to collaborate with establishments with lively analysis awards in NSF’s analysis directorates, the Workplace of Integrative Actions (OIA) which incorporates the Established Packages to Stimulate Aggressive Analysis (EPSCoR) and the Workplace of Worldwide Science and Engineering (OISE). Moreover, alliances ought to leverage lively initiatives within the Directorate for STEM Schooling (EDU), together with initiatives within the Division of Fairness for Excellence in STEM Schooling (EES). EES is the house for applications such because the Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES initiative, Hispanic-serving Establishments, Tribal Faculties and Universities Program, Traditionally Black Faculties and Universities-Undergraduate Program and others. For extra data on the EES program, please go to the division’s web site.
C. Rationale and Expectations for Every LSAMP Funding Alternative
1. Alliance Growth Grants (ADG)
The aim of an ADG undertaking is to help the conceptualization and improvement of latest B2B and new SPIO alliances and to finally improve the variety of alliances across the nation, particularly in areas the place LSAMP actions are non-existent. Establishments which have thought of forming an alliance, recognized companion establishments, begun compiling STEM enrollment and diploma knowledge to evaluate the feasibility of forming an alliance, and garnered help from directors and STEM college, are extremely inspired to hunt ADG funding.
ADG funding could also be used to conduct wants assessments, conduct organizational planning conferences, attend STEM broadening participation skilled improvement conferences or conferences. NSF expects {that a} full B2B or SPIO proposal (described beneath) might be submitted to the LSAMP program on the finish of the planning interval. ADG proposals shouldn’t embrace actions to fund direct pupil help or to start STEM recruitment and retention intervention actions.
2. Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B) Alliances
Neighborhood faculties are invaluable contributors to the range of the STEM workforce. The B2B alliances are partnerships of neighborhood faculties collaborating to implement methods that facilitate the profitable switch of scholars from LSAMP populations to four-year establishments in pursuit of STEM baccalaureate levels. B2B alliances ought to concentrate on progressive, evidence-based recruitment and retention methods on the neighborhood school stage, with specific emphasis on strengthening abilities for profitable switch to baccalaureate STEM diploma applications. For recruitment and outreach functions, proof of linkages to the Ok-12 neighborhood have to be demonstrated. A cohort mannequin for stipend help in the course of the matriculation interval on the neighborhood school could also be proposed.
Neighborhood school methods, parts, and interventions aimed toward strengthening the switch to four-year STEM diploma applications are supported via these alliances. Proposers of B2B help should current proof of robust articulation and switch agreements with four-year establishments within the undertaking description. All proposers should decide to a major improve in pupil switch into STEM fields at four-year establishments and justify the extent of improve they outline as vital. A transparent plan of motion to meaningfully improve the switch of scholars to four-year diploma applications in STEM from LSAMP populations that’s supported by knowledge and pupil outcomes monitoring is important for a extremely aggressive proposal.
All B2B proposals should describe plans for monitoring pupil progress over the course of funding and post-award in addition to monitoring of established cohorts. As a result of the LSAMP program is concentrated on baccalaureate diploma attainment, B2B initiatives should observe the variety of neighborhood school college students who efficiently switch into STEM applications at four-year establishments. Proof of non-funded formal partnerships with four-year establishments are strongly inspired. Letters of collaboration with companion IHEs or different entities have to be included as supplementary paperwork.
Neighborhood school companions have to be budgeted as subawardees if not the lead establishment for the B2B alliance. Twin enrolled highschool college students are ineligible for direct help from the undertaking.
Present B2B alliances ought to leverage their expertise and information in implementing an LSAMP program designed to help neighborhood school STEM college students and will function nationwide fashions of excellence for making ready a various STEM workforce by rising the switch charge of LSAMP populations into STEM baccalaureate diploma applications.
3. STEM Pathways Implementation-Solely Alliances (SPIO)
SPIO alliances are the primary implementation initiatives for brand new alliances or alliances which have reconstituted its alliance membership and have been funded by the LSAMP program for 10 years or much less. See steering for reconstituted alliances beneath.
SPIO alliances concentrate on constructing and strengthening methods and collaborative approaches to help IHEs in diversifying the nation’s science, expertise, engineering and arithmetic (STEM) workforce by rising the variety of STEM baccalaureate and graduate levels awarded to LSAMP populations.
These initiatives are anticipated to (a) deal with the manufacturing of extremely aggressive STEM college students on the undergraduate stage resulting in will increase in STEM baccalaureate levels from LSAMP populations and entry into graduate college, (b) embrace plans for constructing upon established methods and collaborative approaches which were efficient within the recruitment, retention and commencement of LSAMP populations and relative to the evolving state of STEM workforce improvement, and (c) point out previous institutional successes, (e.g., efforts at reworking the tutorial and/or analysis surroundings), in producing extremely aggressive college students from LSAMP populations in STEM disciplines. Actions should embrace implementation of evidence-based methods to help profitable recruitment, retention and commencement of LSAMP populations in STEM, or adaptation of beforehand profitable approaches for a brand new institutional context and/or STEM self-discipline. Though direct help for Ok-12 actions usually are not allowable, proof of linkages to the Ok-12 neighborhood is anticipated.
Reconstituted alliances: Reconstituted alliances are initiatives which have added or changed companion establishments from the unique undertaking. A reconstituted alliance with 50% or extra change in establishments is taken into account a brand new alliance and eligible for SPIO funding solely. Reconstituted alliances should show a change of scope for the newly reconstituted alliance and appoint a distinct lead establishment. As well as, dialogue of the rationale for the brand new alliance companions have to be addressed within the undertaking description. NOTE: Modifications in alliance membership should happen in the beginning of a brand new undertaking. Membership modifications in the course of the undertaking period is discouraged because it impacts enrollment and diploma annual knowledge reporting.
Present SPIO alliances ought to leverage their expertise and information in implementing an LSAMP undertaking that frequently serves as nationwide fashions of excellence in rising STEM B. S. diploma manufacturing and preparation of extremely aggressive college students from LSAMP populations for entry into STEM graduate applications or STEM careers nationwide.
4. STEM Pathways Analysis Alliances(SPRA)
SPRA alliances are profitable partnership fashions of excellence in recruitment and retention practices which have resulted in vital will increase in STEM levels to underrepresented populations in STEM. Whereas persevering with to considerably improve STEM levels to LSAMP populations and making ready college students for a 21stcentury workforce or in rising STEM disciplines and applied sciences, SPRA alliances are required to handle: (1) the persevering with manufacturing of extremely aggressive STEM college students on the undergraduate stage resulting in will increase in STEM baccalaureate levels from LSAMP populations and entry into graduate college, (2) the nationwide want for manufacturing and dissemination of latest scholarly analysis on broadening participation of racial/ethnic minorities in STEM disciplines and the nation’s STEM workforce and, (3) holistically assess the state of institutionalization and sustainability progress for the alliance.
SPRA alliance proposals are required to incorporate a sturdy broadening participation analysis element within the type of an progressive knowledge-generating analysis plan that rigorously investigates efficient practices or improvements in STEM training grounded in present theories of pupil success. The first function of the analysis element is to provide new information and to disseminate new studying to the nation.
The undertaking description should describe the complete methodology of the examine(ies), potential forms of articles, different merchandise/report sorts produced from the analysis and timeline for manufacturing and dissemination of BPR actions. The analysis could also be associated to the proposed alliance methods for recruiting, retaining, and graduating LSAMP populations in STEM, evaluation and research of sensible approaches and practices that the alliance or companions have applied that led to profitable outcomes for underrepresented or under-served populations in STEM or any subject of broadening participation in STEM.
Recommended analysis matters for SPRA initiatives might embrace, however shouldn’t be restricted to, analysis on STEM mentoring in several group sorts and contexts, together with casual science organizations, organizational research within the context of STEM success, comparative analyses, disciplinary research, together with institutional transformation, regional approaches, science of broadening participation, persistence in STEM, and others. Outcomes and suggestions from these actions have to be disseminated broadly. A extremely certified crew of specialists in social science analysis, STEM training analysis and/or analysis, appropriate for implementing the annual analysis plan, have to be articulated within the proposal.
Creativity in creating and implementing the dissemination plan is anticipated. Dissemination plans ought to embrace a variety of actions together with, peer-reviewed publications, casual studies, substantial convention shows at varied venues, together with at skilled organizations and different dissemination actions that might attain the broader STEM neighborhood. At a minimal, peer-reviewed publication(s) in undertaking years 3 and 5 are required and have to be reported within the annual progress report and the ultimate annual report.
SPRA Web page Part Necessities: SPRA proposals should commit 10 pages of the undertaking description to the required analysis element and three pages to a dialogue of institutionalization standing. See extra steering on the preparation of the institutionalization element beneath.
Evaluation of Institutionalization and Sustainability Part: Properly-established (SPRA) alliances which have obtained steady help from the NSF LSAMP program for 10 or extra consecutive years are required to incorporate a three-page (minimal) holistic overview describing progress in the direction of institutionalization because the inception of the alliance. A listing of institutionalized or sustained efforts with out evaluation or evaluation shouldn’t be acceptable. Hole or different evaluation on remaining areas of institutionalization and/or sustainability is required in the course of the undertaking interval and could also be addressed within the proposed analysis plan. If enterprise a spot evaluation or centered evaluation, funding for this exercise have to be included within the proposed finances. This part have to be included on the finish of the undertaking description solely. It ought to NOT be included within the supplementary documentation part of the proposal.
As much as 20 pages could also be used to develop the SPRA undertaking description. As much as 50 % of the cumulative finances could also be allotted to the broadening participation analysis and undertaking analysis parts. The finances justification ought to embrace a abstract price allocation for these two parts.
Present SPRA alliances ought to leverage their expertise and information in implementing an LSAMP undertaking that frequently serves as nationwide fashions of excellence within the manufacturing and dissemination of broadening participation analysis to extend the knowledge-base in diversifying the nation’s STEM workforce.
USEFUL RESOURCES FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
The Nationwide Science Basis and the Institute of Schooling Statistics within the U.S. Division of Schooling developed Frequent Pointers for Schooling Analysis and Growth. The Pointers describe six forms of analysis research that may generate proof about improve pupil studying. For every analysis sort, there’s a description of the aim and the anticipated and/or theoretical justifications, forms of undertaking outcomes, and high quality of proof. The Pointers and Continuously-Requested Questions (FAQs) may be discovered on the NSF web site with the numbers NSF 13-126 and NSF 13-127.
5. Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities: (BD-Grasp’s and BD-Doctoral) Exercise
BD-Grasp’s and BD-Doctoral initiatives present monetary help (stipends and price of training) to a vital mass of six or twelve STEM baccalaureate-degree recipients, respectively, who had been lively, licensed contributors in LSAMP applications as undergraduates. BD contributors are funded for the primary two years of their graduate research in STEM.
The aim of the BD-Grasp’s and BD-Doctoral Exercise is to arrange college students from LSAMP populations for completion of STEM graduate diploma applications, significantly the STEM doctoral diploma, at Grasp’s complete and doctoral-degree granting establishments. On the post-baccalaureate stage, BD-Grasp’s and BD-Doctoral websites present mandatory educational, analysis {and professional} improvement abilities that allow contributors to efficiently persist in STEM graduate diploma applications.
BD host websites are required to recruit a cohort of six (BD-Grasp’s) or twelve (BD-Doctoral) LSAMP alumni from LSAMP establishments. Recruitment of contributors is anticipated from all STEM disciplines. The recruitment plan should show nationwide efforts to acquire eligible contributors. Host websites are inspired to concentrate on recruitment in undertaking yr one of many three-year undertaking.
BD-Grasp’s and BD-Doctoral proposals should describe the evidence-based recruitment and retention methods in STEM graduate training that might be applied. These methods have to be based mostly on present analysis for attracting, retaining, educating, and graduating college students from LSAMP populations. Within the proposal, the recruitment plans and choice technique of BD-Grasp’s and/or BD-Doctoral contributors have to be clearly said in addition to the necessities for STEM diploma completion.
Whereas proposals for this help could also be submitted by the chosen establishment or individually from the alliance lead establishment, the submitted proposal should point out the decision-making course of for collection of the host website and embrace proof of alliance supported actions within the undertaking description. For BD-Doctoral proposals solely: The standing of all cohorts that beforehand obtained BD help throughout the alliance have to be included within the supplementary documentation part of BD proposals.
Proposals should embrace a bit on classes discovered and/or outcomes from formative assessments or evaluations undertaken that inform new interventions and show transformation within the establishment’s recruitment and retention practices for graduate college students from LSAMP populations. Proof-based practices have to be demonstrated within the actions proposed.
Aggressive proposals will embrace a one-page mentoring plan within the supplementary documentation part of the proposal for contributors that signifies how graduate college students might be paired with analysis mentors and describes any coaching that might be offered to the analysis mentors and BD-Grasp’s and/or BD-Doctoral contributors. Extremely aggressive proposals will present proof of linkages to progressive and cutting-edge nationwide and worldwide analysis priorities and put together contributors for interdisciplinary analysis.
The place relevant, proposers are required to supply documentation of previous efficiency of retaining and putting vital numbers of LSAMP graduates into STEM M. S. and/or STEM Ph.D. applications on the designated graduate institutional host website. A plan for formally connecting a major variety of newly matriculated LSAMP college students to STEM graduate diploma applications, significantly doctoral diploma applications, is anticipated. Each BD-Grasp’s and BD-Doctoral initiatives are anticipated to put emphasis on designing structured pupil help methods that allow contributors to develop aggressive purposes for Graduate Analysis Fellowships, together with the NSF Graduate Analysis Fellowship Program (GRFP), and admission into STEM doctoral applications nationwide.
BD proposals ought to embrace throughout the undertaking description an motion plan that describes the extent and kind of institutional dedication that might be accessible for supporting BD-Doctoral contributors after two years of NSF funding. The plan ought to embrace sources and greenback quantities of help in the direction of doctorate levels for persevering with college students in years three and past. LSAMP BD Exercise initiatives are inspired to companion with different NSF-funded applications, equivalent to Facilities of Analysis Excellence in Science and Expertise (CREST) or different NSF analysis facilities, the Alliances for Graduate Schooling and the Professoriate (AGEP) program or different intra- or extramural funding undertaking which might present help for STEM graduate college students. The method for monitoring BD undertaking contributors that enter STEM graduate applications have to be described within the proposal.
First time host websites should describe, throughout the rationale for funding, the establishment’s efficiency or present efforts in diversifying the STEM graduate tradition on the establishment. The undertaking description should embrace a abstract of graduate STEM enrollment and STEM diploma manufacturing knowledge over a five-year interval and evaluation.
Proposals should embrace a rigorous undertaking or program analysis plan and strong dissemination of undertaking outcomes and findings.
Profitable proposers in a BD competitors might not submit consecutive proposals to a contest. Subsequent proposals for BD help could also be submitted as soon as the present award has expired. The ultimate annual report for the present undertaking have to be submitted previous to submission of a brand new proposal.
Standards for BD-Grasp’s Host Websites (Terminal M. S. Diploma-Seekers Solely)
Proposals for BD-Grasp’s host websites have to be submitted from Grasp’s-Complete establishments as outlined by Carnegie Classification https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/.
Contributors have to be enrolled in a research-focused grasp’s diploma program with a thesis requirement.
Skilled Grasp’s Diploma Packages are excluded from this funding alternative.
Finances Pointers (6 College students): The utmost request per eligible alliance for BD-Grasp’s help is $597,000 for 36 months. Funds for stipends to help BD-Grasp’s contributors and Value of Schooling Allowances have to be listed as “Participant Assist,” within the NSF proposal finances.
Graduate pupil stipends are required to be proven within the quantity of $34,000 per yr for as much as three years for every of the six college students.
For every of the six college students, NSF will present a cost-of-education allowance of as much as $14,000 per yr for as much as three years to the establishment for tuition, medical health insurance, and different regular charges paid on behalf of the BD contributors, in accordance with established insurance policies and procedures.
Further funds, as much as $21,000 complete, could also be requested in different price classes (e.g., analysis, journey, supplies and provides, and relevant oblique prices) that contribute to the effectiveness of the BD Exercise; any such prices have to be listed underneath the suitable NSF finances classes and have to be defined within the Finances Justification.
Wage help for personnel shouldn’t be allowable underneath this undertaking sort.
Finances Pointers (12 College students): The utmost request per eligible alliance for BD-Doctoral help is $1,173,000 for 36 months. Funds for stipends to help BD-Doctoral contributors and Value of Schooling Allowances have to be listed as “Participant Assist,” within the proposal finances.
Graduate pupil stipends are required to be proven within the quantity of $34,000 per yr for as much as three years for every of the twelve college students.
For every of the twelve college students, NSF will present a cost-of-education allowance of as much as $14,000 per yr for as much as three years to the establishment for tuition, medical health insurance, and different regular charges paid on behalf of the BD contributors, in accordance with established insurance policies and procedures.
Further funds, as much as $21,000 complete, could also be requested in different price classes (e.g., analysis, journey, supplies and provides, and relevant oblique prices) that contribute to the effectiveness of the BD Exercise; any such prices have to be listed underneath the suitable NSF finances classes and have to be defined within the Finances Justification.
Wage help for personnel shouldn’t be allowable underneath this undertaking sort.
6. STEM Networking Incentive and Engagement Tasks (NETWORKS):
LSAMP community initiatives intention to strengthen STEM analysis and training actions in disciplines of nationwide precedence and rising applied sciences to broaden participation in these fields. The aim is to extend the participation {and professional} id and improvement of STEM college students and college from LSAMP populations in new industries and rising fields of science and expertise. This chance shouldn’t be designed to maintain present networks or analysis actions.
This help provides alternatives to catalyze participation from LSAMP populations in analysis networks by supporting the creation of latest networks and/or rising participation in present disciplinary networks regionally, nationally and internationally. Networks are collaborative and are restricted to a most of 4 organizations. Non-LSAMP establishments might submit proposals however should companion with at the least one LSAMP alliance establishment. Non-LSAMP establishments serving as lead of community initiatives should present proof of significant linkages to LSAMP alliances and/or LSAMP establishments. Proposals from social scientists that deal with broadening participation matters and minority-serving establishments (MSIs) are inspired to submit proposals for this funding alternative.
Tasks might embrace undergraduate (together with neighborhood school) and post-baccalaureate actions for college kids. Alternatives for entrepreneurship coaching for future leaders in progressive and self-discipline particular coaching in rising sciences are extremely inspired.
Funding might be offered for IHEs and non-academic STEM organizations to create or hyperlink to nationwide analysis networks, equivalent to Analysis Coordination Networks (RCNs) within the biosciences, or to kind new networks in rising STEM fields. STEM training and social science networks could also be thematic to incorporate recruitment networks, STEM training or broadening participation analysis networks. These networks are meant to create new instructions in analysis and training by supporting teams of researchers and investigators to speak and coordinate analysis, coaching and academic actions throughout disciplinary, organizational, geographical and worldwide boundaries.
Partnerships: STEM Networking Incentive and Engagement initiatives ought to leverage alternatives in different businesses or STEM organizations in addition to NSF funding alternatives equivalent to Partnership for Innovation https://new.nsf.gov/funding/alternatives/partnerships-innovation-pfi-0.
Required Community Convenings: Inclusion of a convening or convention in the course of the undertaking interval is a requirement of STEM Networking Incentive and Engagement initiatives. Please seek advice from the PAPPG, for steering in creating this element of the undertaking. Convenings and conferences have to be disciplinary however might embrace broadening participation matters equivalent to idea-generation to draw LSAMP populations to rising applied sciences, creating new instructions in STEM instructional analysis and analysis, convergence and use-inspired analysis, analysis on profitable practices in crew science or different STEM networking matters.
III. Award Info
ANTICIPATED AWARDS AND FUNDING LEVELS by PROJECT TYPE
Venture Sort: Alliance Growth Grant (ADG) Tasks
Most Finances: $125,000
Period: 18 months
Variety of Awards Anticipated per Fiscal 12 months: As much as 10 Awards
Award Instrument: Commonplace Grant
Venture Sort: Bridge-to-the-Baccalaureate (B2B) Tasks
Most Finances: As much as $2,000,000
Period: 60 months
Variety of Awards Anticipated per Fiscal 12 months: As much as 5 Awards
Award Instrument: Persevering with Grant
Venture Sort: STEM Pathways Implementation-Solely Tasks
Most Finances: as much as $5,000,000
Period: 60 months
Variety of Awards Anticipated per Fiscal 12 months: As much as 10 Awards
Award Instrument: Persevering with Grant
Venture Sort: STEM Pathways Analysis Alliance Tasks
Most Finances: $4,000,000
Period: 60 months
Variety of Awards Anticipated per Fiscal 12 months: As much as 6 Awards
Award Instrument: Persevering with Grant
Venture Sort: Bridge to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Grasp’s) Tasks
Most Finances: $597,000
Period: As much as 36 months
Variety of Awards Anticipated per Fiscal 12 months: As much as 8 Awards
Award Instrument: Commonplace Grant
Venture Sort: Bridge to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Doctoral) Tasks
Most Finances: $1,173,000
Period: As much as 36 months
Variety of Awards Anticipated per Fiscal 12 months: As much as 8 Awards
Award Instrument: Commonplace Grant
Venture Sort: STEM Networking Incentive and Engagement (NETWORKS) Tasks
Most Finances: As much as $600,000
Period: 36 months
Variety of Awards Anticipated: As much as 10 Awards
Award Instrument: Commonplace Grant
Estimated program finances, variety of awards and common award measurement/period are topic to the provision of funds.
IV. Eligibility Info
Who Might Submit Proposals:
Proposals might solely be submitted by the next:
Alliance Growth Grants (ADG)
Establishments of Greater Schooling (IHEs) – Two-and-four-year IHEs (together with neighborhood faculties) accredited in and having a campus positioned within the US, appearing on behalf of their college members.
Alliances:
STEM Pathways Implementation-Solely (SPIO): Establishments of Greater Schooling (IHEs) – Two-and-four-year IHEs (together with neighborhood faculties) accredited in and having a campus positioned within the US, appearing on behalf of their college members.
STEM Pathways Analysis Alliance (SPRA): Establishments of Greater Schooling (IHEs) – Two-and-four-year IHEs (together with neighborhood faculties) accredited in and having a campus positioned within the US, appearing on behalf of their college members.
Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B): B2B Alliances are composed solely of two-year IHEs. The lead establishment should award associate-level levels in a STEM or STEM-related discipline. Affiliate-level degree-granting establishments that award four-year levels in workforce improvement areas could also be eligible to function the lead establishment of a B2B alliance. 4-year establishments that award STEM baccalaureate levels are ineligible to function lead establishments for B2B alliances however could also be included as companion establishments for articulation functions as a switch pathway to four-year STEM diploma applications. Funds usually are not budgeted for four-year establishments in B2B initiatives. Proposers ought to contact the LSAMP program workers for any questions on eligibility for B2B alliance help.
Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Grasp’s)
Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Doctoral)
4-year IHEs accredited in and having a campus positioned within the US, appearing on behalf of their college members.
STEM Networking Incentives and Engagement (NETWORKS)
Establishments of Greater Schooling (IHEs) – Two-and-four-year IHEs (together with neighborhood faculties) accredited in and having a campus positioned within the US, appearing on behalf of their college members.
Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Unbiased museums, observatories analysis laboratory skilled societies and comparable organizations positioned within the U. S. which can be immediately related to instructional or analysis actions.
For-profit organizations: U.S.-based industrial organizations, together with small companies, with robust capabilities in scientific or engineering analysis or training and a ardour for innovation.
NETWORKS initiatives are restricted to 4 collaborating organizations per proposal.
Who Might Function PI:
Alliance Growth Grant (ADG) Proposals
The PI for ADG proposals have to be an upper-level administrator/cabinet-level official from the chief management (i.e., Provost, Dean, VP of Tutorial Affairs, and so on.) of the establishment. A deviation from this requirement for PI designation requires a full justification. College could also be listed as Co-PIs.
Alliances: Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B), STEM Pathways Implementation-Solely (SPIO) and STEM Pathways Analysis Alliance (SPRA)
The PI for alliances (B2B, SPIO, and SPRA) must be a cabinet-level official from the chief management (i.e., Provost, Dean, VP of Tutorial Affairs, and so on.) of the establishment and a member of the alliance governing board. The alliance governing board is a physique of upper-level directors from every companion establishment that oversees the alliance. A deviation from this requirement for PI designation requires a full justification. People from companion establishments have to be designated as co-PIs on the proposal.
To make sure manufacturing of latest STEM training analysis information as a required aspect of the SPRA undertaking, a number of of the Co-PIs on an SPRA proposal have to be a social or knowledge scientist, disciplinary/interdisciplinary training researcher, or evaluator.
Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Grasp’s and BD-Doctoral) Proposals
The PI for the BD-Grasp’s and/or BD-Doctoral proposal must be a cabinet-level official from the chief management of the establishment and a member of the alliance governing board. The alliance governing board is a physique of upper-level directors from every companion establishment that oversees the alliance. Co-PIs could also be members of the establishment’s graduate management crew or STEM college. A deviation from this requirement for PI designation requires a full justification. One Co-PI have to be the alliance director if the chosen BD-Grasp’s or BD-Doctoral website is totally different from the lead establishment. See part V for extra data on the requirement to established a Governing Board.
STEM Networking Incentive and Engagement Proposals (NETWORKS)
The PI and Co-PIs for STEM Networking Incentive and Engagement proposals could also be college members.
Restrict on Variety of Proposals per Group:
Alliance Growth Grant (ADG) and Alliance Proposals (Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B, STEM Pathways Implementation-Solely (SPIO) and STEM Pathways Analysis Alliance (SPRA)
Just one ADG, B2B, SPIO, or SPRA proposal could also be submitted by an eligible (lead) establishment (IHE). Alliances (B2B, SPIO, SPRA) might maintain just one lively alliance award at a time. Establishments partnering in an alliance might not be a proper companion in a couple of alliance on the similar time. Formal companions are IHEs collaborating in an alliance that report enrollment and diploma knowledge to NSF. See Part VII on grantee reporting necessities.
Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Grasp’s) Proposals
As much as two BD-Grasp’s proposals could also be submitted from an alliance. New proposals for extra cohorts from present awardees could also be submitted solely after the present awards have expired. The ultimate annual report have to be submitted previous to the submission of a brand new proposal.
Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Doctoral) Proposals
As much as two BD-Doctoral proposals could also be submitted from an alliance. New proposals for extra cohorts from present awardees could also be submitted as soon as the present awards have expired. The ultimate annual report have to be submitted previous to the submission of a brand new proposal.
An “alliance” might submit proposals to Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities annual competitions. The next circumstances apply:
one proposal from every class (one BD-Grasp’s and one BD-Doctoral)
two BD-Grasp’s or two BD-Doctoral proposals in a contest.
Just one proposal from an “alliance establishment” is eligible for consideration per competitors inside stipulations offered for BD-Grasp’s and BD-Doctoral above.
STEM NETWORK INCENTIVE AND ENGAGEMENT PROPOSALS (NETWORKS)
No restrict.
Restrict on Variety of Proposals per PI or co-PI:
Alliance Growth Grants (ADG): Just one ADG proposal per PI or co-PI.
Alliances: Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B), STEM Pathways Implementation-Solely (SPIO) and STEM Pathways Analysis Alliance (SPRA) – One proposal per PI or co-PI.
Bridges to STEM Graduate Diploma in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Grasp’s): Most of two proposals per PI or co-PI.
Bridges to STEM Graduate Diploma in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Doctoral): Most of two proposals per PI or co-PI.
STEM Networking Incentive and Engagement Proposals (NETWORKS): No restrict.
Further Eligibility Data:
Definition of Formal Associate:
Formal companions in an alliance are outlined as IHEs that report STEM enrollment and STEM diploma knowledge for the undertaking.
Collaborative Proposals:
Individually submitted collaborative proposals usually are not permitted for the next undertaking sorts: ADG, B2B, SPIO, SPRA, BD-Grasp’s and BD-Doctoral. These undertaking sort proposals have to be submitted by a lead group with collaborating organizations supported by subawards.
Collaborative STEM Networking and Engagement (NETWORKS) proposals are permitted and could also be submitted as a single proposal with subawards or as individually submitted collaborative proposals from a number of organizations.
See PAPPG Chapter II.E.3 for extra data on collaborative proposal submissions.
V. Proposal Preparation And Submission Directions
A. Proposal Preparation Directions
Full Proposal Preparation Directions: Proposers might decide to submit proposals in response to this Program Solicitation by way of Analysis.gov or Grants.gov.
Full Proposals submitted by way of Analysis.gov: Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation must be ready and submitted in accordance with the overall pointers contained within the NSF Proposal and Award Insurance policies and Procedures Information(PAPPG). The entire textual content of the PAPPG is accessible 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 must 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 accessible 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 Types Package deal, click on on the Apply tab on the Grants.gov website, then click on on the Apply Step 1: Obtain a Grant Software Package deal and Software Directions hyperlink and enter the funding alternative quantity, (this system solicitation quantity with out the NSF prefix) and press the Obtain Package deal 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 have to be submitted by way of Analysis.gov. PAPPG Chapter II.E.3 offers extra data 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.
Individually submitted collaborative proposals usually are not permitted for the next undertaking sorts: ADG, B2B, SPIO, SPRA, BD-Grasp’s and BD-Doctoral. These undertaking sort proposals have to be submitted by a lead group with collaborating organizations supported by subawards.
Collaborative STEM Networking and Engagement (NETWORKS) proposals are permitted and could also be submitted as a single proposal with subawards or as individually submitted collaborative proposals from a number of organizations.
See PAPPG Chapter II.E.3 for extra data on collaborative proposal submissions.
The next directions complement pointers within the PAPPG and NSF Grants.gov Software Information, and embrace:
Proposal title directions for all LSAMP proposal sorts
Web page size of Venture Description
Steering on paperwork and overarching content material for all proposal sorts (ADG, B2B, SPIO, SPRA, BD-Grasp’s, BD-Doctoral, NETWORKS)
Steering on content material for all LSAMP alliance proposal sorts (B2B, SPIO, SPRA)
Further steering pertinent to every particular LSAMP undertaking sort
For Alliance Growth Grants (ADG) proposals
For Bridge-to-the-Baccalaureate (B2B) Alliance proposals
For STEM Pathways Implementation-Solely (SPIO) Alliance proposals
For STEM Pathways Analysis Alliance (SPRA) proposals
For Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Grasp’s and BD-Doctoral) proposals
For STEM Networking Incentive and Engagement (NETWORKS) proposals
Proposal title directions for all LSAMP undertaking sorts:
For Alliance Growth Grant (ADG) proposals
Start the undertaking title with “LSAMP ADG: Identify of Proposed Alliance”
For Bridge-to-the-Baccalaureate (B2B) proposals
Start the undertaking title with “LSAMP B2B: Identify of latest or present alliance”
For STEM Pathways Implementation-Solely (SPIO) proposals
Start the undertaking with “LSAMP SPIO: Identify of latest or present alliance”
For STEM Pathways Analysis Alliances (SPRA) proposals
Start the undertaking with “LSAMP SPRA: Identify of latest or present alliance”
For Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Grasp’s) proposals
Start the undertaking title with “BD-Grasp’s: Identify of Alliance adopted by host establishment”
For Bridges to STEM Graduate Levels in Nationwide Priorities (BD-Doctoral) proposals
Start the undertaking title with “BD-Doctoral: Identify of Alliance adopted by host establishment”
For STEM Networking Incentive and Engagement (NETWORKS) proposals
Start the undertaking title with “LSAMP NETWORK: Identify of community (embrace self-discipline, analysis or STEM training/Social Science subject)”
Venture Description web page size: SPRA alliance proposals are permitted as much as 20 pages for the Venture Description part. The Venture Description for all different undertaking sorts is restricted to fifteen pages.
GUIDANCE ON DOCUMENTS AND GENERAL CONTENT FOR ALL LSAMP PROJECT TYPES (ADG, B2B, SPIO, SPRA, BD-Grasp’s, BD Doctoral, NETWORKS)
Observe all PAPPG pointers in addition to the extra pointers given beneath for the finances and finances justification, supplementary documentation (knowledge administration and sharing plan, mentoring plan, undertaking personnel, letters of collaboration and knowledge tables.
Finances and Finances Justification
All LSAMP undertaking budgets must be in NSF format and embrace as much as 5 pages of finances justification. The finances justification must be in narrative format and embrace detailed explanations for every line merchandise with finances assets listed. Details about what might or might not be included within the finances or finances justification is printed within the PAPPG or NSF Grants.gov Software Information. For proposals with subawards, every subaward should embrace a separate finances and finances justification of not more than 5 pages.
The place possible, subawards must be included for all companion establishments and organizations.
Budgets should embrace journey allowances for PI and PD journey to the annual LSAMP PI/PD conferences in Washington, DC metropolitan space or different location. Funds could also be budgeted for companion campus coordinators’ attendance and participation in these conferences.
Supplementary Documentation
Information Administration and Sharing Plan: All knowledge collected for LSAMP initiatives have to be in accordance with the revised EDU Information Administration Steering, which can be discovered right here: https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/coverage/dmpdocs/ehr.pdf. Proposals should embrace a Supplementary Doc of not more than two pages labeled “Information Administration and Sharing Plan.” This supplementary doc ought to describe how the proposal will conform to NSF coverage on the dissemination and sharing of undertaking outcomes. See Chapter II.D.2 of the PAPPG for full coverage implementation. For extra data on the Dissemination and Sharing of Outcomes, see https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/coverage/dmp.jsp. Information Administration and Sharing Plans might be reviewed by panelists and program administrators and must be written with ample readability and element to help proposal processing and the benefit overview course of. Generic Information Administration and Sharing Plans must be prevented. Every Information Administration and Sharing Plan ought to describe the info, metadata, samples, software program, curricula, documentation, publications, and different supplies generated in the course of the proposal undertaking. Information Administration and Sharing Plans ought to mirror the very best practices and requirements for the proposed analysis and forms of knowledge being generated, whether or not experimental, computational, text-based, media or bodily supplies. LSAMP expects its awardees to explain how knowledge and associated supplies are generated to permit others to breed the analysis examine. Additional the Information Administration and Sharing Plan ought to help the sharing of knowledge, merchandise, and strategies in such a method that others can perceive validate, and replicate findings.
Venture Personnel: Along with steering offered within the PAPPG on required Particular Info and Supplementary Paperwork, please present a listing of all undertaking personnel within the Supplementary Doc part of the proposal. Present present, correct data for all personnel and organizations concerned within the undertaking. NSF workers will use this data within the benefit overview course of to handle reviewer choice. The listing should embrace all PIs, co-PIs, Senior Personnel, funded/unfunded Consultants or Collaborators, subawardees, postdocs, project-level advisory committee members, and writers of letters of help and collaboration. This listing must be numbered and embrace (on this order) full title, group (s), and position within the undertaking, with every merchandise separated by a semi-colon. Every individual listed ought to begin a brand new numbered line. For instance:
John Smith; XYZ College; PI
Jane Garcia; Welldone Analysis Group; Subawardee
Monica Brown; ABC, Integrated; Funded Advisor (Evaluator)
Asa Youngblood; DEF Nationwide Laboratory; Exterior Advisory Committee and Funded Advisor
Letters of Collaboration: Letters of collaboration from the management of all companion establishments for alliance and BD-type proposals indicating excessive stage help and dedication to the initiatives have to be included within the supplementary documentation part of the proposal.
Letters of Assist and collaboration: For all LSAMP initiatives, the proposal ought to present proof of dedication which can embrace letters of help and collaboration from upper-level organizational directors. Letters from institutional directors (Presidents, Provosts, Deans, and so on.) ought to define concrete mechanisms for institutionalization and sustainability of the undertaking actions on the STEM undergraduate or STEM graduate ranges. As much as a most of 5 Letters of Assist and Collaboration of two pages or much less from non-academic collaborators could also be included to doc the dedication of assets that might be relied upon in the course of the partnership. These paperwork must be uploaded within the supplementary documentation part of the proposal.
Information Tables: Required knowledge tables as described in Part II of the solicitation for alliance and BD-type proposals have to be included within the supplementary documentation part of the proposal. Extraneous knowledge tables leading to supplementary documentation pages submitted in extra of 100 pages might be returned with out overview. Information must be summarized in clear and comprehensible format to help STEM productiveness addressed within the undertaking description.
Appendix: Appendices or references to appendices usually are not permitted.
GUIDANCE ON CONTENT FOR ALL LSAMP ALLIANCE PROPOSALS (B2B, SPIO, SPRA)
Alliance proposals should talk about the rationale for the proposed alliance, and the way, collectively, it can kind a cohesive construction to satisfy targets and aims of the undertaking. Particularly, the proposal ought to describe how the alliance will leverage the strengths of every institutional companion and the distinctive contributions of every companion to the undertaking.
All alliance proposals should decide to a major improve in baccalaureate manufacturing in STEM fields throughout the award interval of the undertaking and justify the extent of improve outlined as vital from baseline. Information have to be expressed and proven in numbers (precise rely) and percentages throughout the undertaking description with analyses and supported by abstract knowledge tables within the supplementary documentation part of the proposal.
Alliance proposals should embrace abstract baseline knowledge on the alliance stage and for every companion establishment for every STEM self-discipline. Baseline knowledge contains STEM enrollment, switch, commencement charges, matriculation into and completion of STEM graduate levels for every STEM self-discipline by LSAMP inhabitants. Inclusion of extra demographics, aside from personally identifiable data (PII), could also be included in baseline knowledge.
Proof of articulation with four-year establishments throughout the alliance or exterior to the alliance for neighborhood school switch have to be included within the proposal as supplementary documentation. Proposals needn’t embrace copies of articulation agreements.
Venture funds are offered to establishments and organizations solely and never on to college students. Contributors receiving direct pupil stipend help have to be U.S. residents, U.S nationals or everlasting residents of the US.
The LSAMP program shouldn’t be a monetary assist scholarship program. Funds shouldn’t be used for this function. This system permits grantees to supply performance-based stipend help to contributors solely.
Direct help for pre-college actions is unallowable. Summer time bridge applications for accepted/enrolled college students at neighborhood faculties or four-year STEM diploma applications are allowable actions.
College students designated as twin enrollees whereas matriculating at the highschool stage might not obtain direct monetary help from LSAMP initiatives. Twin enrollees might, nonetheless, take part in LSAMP actions at IHEs.
Alliance funds might not be used for college improvement actions. College launch time is unallowable.
Establishments partnering in an alliance might not be a proper companion in a couple of alliance. A proper companion is an IHE collaborating in an alliance that studies STEM enrollment and STEM diploma knowledge.
Institutional companions (together with neighborhood faculties and B2B alliance companions) have to be budgeted as subawardees if not the lead establishment of an alliance. Individually submitted collaborative proposals are ineligible for consideration and might be returned with out overview.
All alliance proposals should embrace a undertaking analysis plan that describes how the undertaking will assess progress, doc outcomes, and consider success in attaining the undertaking’s said targets. The undertaking analysis plan must be designed to function a invaluable supply of knowledge on how the undertaking is being applied, particularly, what works and what must be modified. The analysis plan must be based mostly on benchmarks, indicators, or anticipated outcomes associated to the undertaking targets and actions. Analysis plans ought to embrace a logic mannequin or different instrument that connects the undertaking targets to the precise actions, and outputs, in addition to the outcomes. Analysis plans must be applicable based mostly on the analysis questions of curiosity together with a proposed timeline for the actions, together with reporting and dissemination actions.
Letters of collaboration from the management of all companion establishments for alliance proposals indicating excessive stage help and dedication to the initiatives have to be included within the supplementary documentation part of the proposal.
ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE PERTINENT TO SPECIFIC LSAMP PROJECT TYPES
Alliance Growth Grants
ADG funding could also be used to conduct wants assessments, together with STEM diploma and demographic knowledge analyses, conduct organizational planning conferences, attend broadening participation skilled improvement actions (conferences and conferences). Vital progress ought to have been made previous to submitting an ADG proposal. This contains identification of alliance companions, management commitments and preliminary undertaking personnel. The event proposal should show, at a minimal, the above efforts. NSF expects {that a} full alliance proposal might be submitted to the LSAMP program on the finish of the planning interval.
Funds for recruitment and retention implementation actions are unallowable.
Establishments contemplating forming an alliance and are concerned with ADG help ought to contact the LSAMP crew of program officers to debate ADG proposal submission.
Bridge to the Baccalaureate (B2B) Tasks
Proposers for B2B help should current proof of robust articulation and switch agreements with four-year establishments within the undertaking description.
All proposers should decide to a major improve in pupil switch into STEM fields at four-year establishments and justify the extent of improve outlined as vital.
A transparent plan of motion to meaningfully improve the switch of scholars in STEM from LSAMP populations that’s supported by knowledge and pupil outcomes monitoring is important for a extremely aggressive proposal.
Subsequent help might be contingent on proof of success in areas of particular person pupil recruitment, retention, and development to four-year STEM diploma applications.
A cohort mannequin for stipend help in the course of the matriculation interval on the neighborhood school could also be proposed.
All B2B proposal requests for funding should describe plans for monitoring pupil progress over the course of funding and post-award in addition to monitoring of established cohorts.
As a result of the LSAMP program is concentrated on baccalaureate diploma attainment, B2B initiatives should observe the variety of neighborhood school college students who efficiently switch into STEM applications at four-year establishments.
Non-funded formal partnerships with four-year establishments are strongly inspired.
Letters of collaboration with companion IHEs or different entities have to be included within the supplementary documentation part of the proposal.
Neighborhood school companions have to be budgeted as subawardees if not the lead establishment for the B2B alliance.
Twin enrolled highschool college students are ineligible for direct monetary help.
STEM PATHWAYS IMPLEMENTATION-ONLY ALLIANCES (SPIO) PROPOSALS
SPIO initiatives are anticipated to:
deal with the manufacturing of extremely aggressive STEM college students on the undergraduate stage resulting in will increase in STEM baccalaureate levels from LSAMP populations and entry into graduate STEM applications,
embrace plans for constructing upon established methods and collaborative approaches which were efficient within the recruitment, retention and commencement of LSAMP populations and relative to the evolving state of STEM workforce improvement, and
point out previous institutional successes (e.g., efforts at reworking the tutorial and/or analysis surroundings), in producing extremely aggressive college students from LSAMP populations in STEM disciplines.
A extremely aggressive proposal will deal with successes in making ready college students for a twenty first century workforce or in rising STEM disciplines and applied sciences.
STEM PATHWAYS RESEARCH ALLIANCES
SPRA proposals are anticipated to incorporate:
an outline of (1) the persevering with manufacturing of extremely aggressive STEM college students on the undergraduate stage resulting in will increase in STEM baccalaureate levels from LSAMP populations and entry into graduate college, (2) the nationwide want for manufacturing and dissemination of latest scholarly analysis on broadening participation of underrepresented and under-served populations in STEM disciplines and the nation’s STEM workforce, and (3) holistically assess the state of institutionalization and sustainability progress for the alliance.
description of an progressive, knowledge-generating broadening participation analysis element that rigorously investigates efficient practices or improvements in STEM training grounded in present theories of pupil success. The analysis could also be associated to the proposed alliance methods for recruiting, retaining, and graduating LSAMP populations in STEM, evaluation and research of sensible approaches and practices that the alliance or companions have applied which have led to or probably will result in profitable outcomes for underrepresented or under-served populations in STEM. There’s huge latitude for the analysis examine to handle any side of STEM broadening participation for underrepresented or under-served populations, together with organizational research and intersectionality. The undertaking description should describe the complete methodology, article, product/report sorts and timeline for manufacturing and dissemination of BPR parts. At a minimal, peer-reviewed publications have to be produced and disseminated in undertaking years three and 5.
an outline of the state of alliance institutionalization. SPRAs are required to supply a holistic overview of institutionalization progress because the inception of the alliance. A listing of institutionalized or sustained efforts with out evaluation or evaluation shouldn’t be acceptable. Hole or different evaluation on remaining areas of institutionalization and/or sustainability could also be addressed.
Three pages of the undertaking description should deal with this required element. The institutionalization element have to be positioned on the finish of the undertaking description (pages 18-20) and shouldn’t be included within the supplementary paperwork part of the proposal. SPRA alliances, significantly new SPRA alliances, might decide to include a spot evaluation to evaluate institutionalization. The analysis plan and finances should accommodate plans for conducting the hole evaluation in the course of the undertaking interval.
As much as 20 pages could also be used to develop the undertaking description. Of the 20 pages, 10 pages should describe the broadening participation analysis element and three pages should deal with the required institutionalization element of the undertaking.
As much as 50% of the cumulative finances could also be allotted to the broadening participation analysis and undertaking analysis parts.
A extremely aggressive proposal will deal with successes in making ready college students for a twenty first century workforce or in rising STEM disciplines and applied sciences.
BRIDGE TO STEM GRADUATE DEGREES IN NATIONAL PRIORITIES: (BD-MASTER’S) AND BRIDGE TO STEM GRADUATE DEGREES IN NATIONAL PRIORITIES: (BD-DOCTORAL) PROPOSALS
This undertaking sort is open to alliances which have accomplished one LSAMP undertaking (SPIO). It offers monetary help (stipends and price of training) to a vital mass of six (BD-Grasp’s) or twelve (BD-Doctoral) to licensed LSAMP baccalaureate-degree recipients pursuing STEM graduate levels.
BD contributors are funded for the primary two years of STEM graduate examine. Contributors have to be U.S. residents, U.S. nationals or everlasting residents.
Solely Grasp’s Complete establishments, as outlined by Carnegie Classification, might submit proposals to BD-Grasp’s competitions. Contributors have to be enrolled in a research-focused grasp’s diploma program with a thesis requirement. College students enrolled in Skilled Grasp’s Diploma Packages are ineligible for help.
Recruitment is inspired in 12 months one of many undertaking. The recruitment plan should show nationwide efforts to acquire eligible contributors from all STEM disciplines.
First-time host websites should describe, throughout the rationale for help, the establishment’s efficiency or present efforts in diversifying the STEM graduate tradition on the establishment.
Proposals should describe the evidence-based recruitment and retention methods in STEM graduate training that might be applied. These methods have to be based mostly on present analysis for attracting, retaining, educating, and graduating college students from LSAMP populations. Each recruitment and choice processes have to be clearly said in addition to the necessities for STEM diploma completion.
Proposals ought to present an motion plan that describes the extent and kind of institutional dedication that might be accessible for supporting BD-Doctoral contributors after BD help. Tasks are inspired to companion with different NSF-funded initiatives such because the Facilities of Analysis Excellence in Science and Expertise (CREST), NSF analysis facilities, Alliances for Graduate Schooling and the Professoriate (AGEP) or different intra- or extramural initiatives or actions which might help for graduate college students.
For alliances with earlier BD initiatives: Proposals should deal with classes discovered from earlier implementations and evaluations and the way these changes are included into the proposed undertaking.
Proposals should embrace each rigorous analysis and dissemination plans.
Residual funds from customary grants might NOT be reallocated to different cohorts. No participant help funding might be permitted for reallocation to help administration of the BD-Grasp’s or BD-Doctoral Actions.
Supplementary Documentation
Letters of collaboration from the management of all companion establishments indicating excessive stage help and dedication to the initiatives.
One-page required mentoring plan that describes how undergraduates and graduate college students might be paired with analysis mentors, college mentor coaching or different mentoring actions. This solicitation particular required plan is separate and distinct from the mentoring plan required by the PAPPG for proposals that request funding to help postdoctoral students or graduate college students.
For alliances with earlier BD initiatives: The standing, together with STEM diploma program and undergraduate origin, of all NSF-funded contributors from all cohorts. Personally-identifiable data should not be included.
STEM Networking Incentive and Engagement Tasks (NETWORKS)
The aim of NETWORKS is to create or hyperlink to nationwide analysis networks, equivalent to Analysis Coordination Networks (RCNs) within the biosciences, or to kind new networks in rising STEM fields or industries of the long run. STEM training networks could also be thematic to incorporate recruitment networks, STEM training or broadening participation analysis networks. These networks are meant to create new instructions in analysis and training by supporting teams of researchers and investigators to speak and coordinate analysis, coaching and academic actions throughout disciplinary, organizational, geographical and worldwide boundaries.
Tasks are restricted to 4 collaborating organizations per proposal.
Non-LSAMP IHEs and non-academic organizations are eligible to submit proposals. Consortium/partnership should include LSAMP establishments when led by a non-LSAMP establishment.
Inclusion of a convention or convening is required in the course of the undertaking interval. Conferences and convenings have to be disciplinary however might embrace broadening participation matters equivalent to idea-generation to draw LSAMP populations to rising applied sciences, creating new instructions in STEM instructional analysis and analysis, convergence and use-inspired analysis, analysis on profitable practices in crew science or different STEM networking subject. Please seek advice from the PAPPG, for steering in creating this element of the proposal.
Funding alternative shouldn’t be designed to maintain present networks or analysis actions.
B. Budgetary Info
Value Sharing:
Inclusion of voluntary dedicated price sharing is prohibited.
Different Budgetary Limitations:
Please see the complete textual content of this solicitation for additional data.
C. Due Dates
D. Analysis.gov/Grants.gov Necessities
For Proposals Submitted Through Analysis.gov:
To arrange and submit a proposal by way of Analysis.gov, see detailed technical directions accessible 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 consumer help, name the Analysis.gov Assist Desk at 1-800-381-1532 or electronic mail [email protected]. The Analysis.gov Assist Desk solutions normal technical questions associated to using the Analysis.gov system. Particular questions associated to this program solicitation must 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 accessible on the Grants.gov Applicant Assets webpage: https://www.grants.gov/internet/grants/candidates.html. As well as, the NSF Grants.gov Software Information (see hyperlink in Part V.A) offers directions concerning the technical preparation of proposals by way of Grants.gov. For Grants.gov consumer help, contact the Grants.gov Contact Middle at 1-800-518-4726 or by electronic mail: [email protected]. The Grants.gov Contact Middle solutions normal technical questions associated to using Grants.gov. Particular questions associated to this program solicitation must 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 Licensed 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 software might be transferred to Analysis.gov for additional processing.
The NSF Grants.gov Proposal Processing in Analysis.gov informational web page offers submission steering to candidates and hyperlinks to useful assets together with the NSF Grants.gov Software Information, Grants.gov Proposal Processing in Analysis.gov how-to information, and Grants.gov Submitted Proposals Continuously Requested Questions. Grants.gov proposals should go 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 at the least 5 enterprise days prematurely of a deadline to permit satisfactory time to handle 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 right and submit the in-progress proposal in Analysis.gov.
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 obtained and validated by NSF, the Licensed Organizational Consultant might examine the standing of an software on Grants.gov. After proposers have obtained an e-mail notification from NSF, Analysis.gov must be used to examine the standing of an software.
VI. NSF Proposal Processing And Evaluate Procedures
Proposals obtained by NSF are assigned to the suitable NSF program for acknowledgement and, in the event that they meet NSF necessities, for overview. 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 specific fields represented by the proposal. These reviewers are chosen by Program Officers charged with oversight of the overview course of. Proposers are invited to recommend names of individuals they consider are particularly properly certified to overview the proposal and/or individuals they would favor not overview the proposal. These recommendations might function one supply within the reviewer choice course of on the Program Officer’s discretion. Submission of such names, nonetheless, is non-compulsory. 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 website visits earlier than recommending ultimate motion on proposals. Senior NSF workers additional overview suggestions for awards. A flowchart that depicts all the NSF proposal and award course of (and related timeline) is included in PAPPG Exhibit III-1.
A complete description of the Basis’s benefit overview course of is accessible 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 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 overview is one half. NSF’s mission is especially well-implemented via the mixing of analysis and training and broadening participation in NSF applications, initiatives, and actions.
One of many strategic aims in help of NSF’s mission is to foster integration of analysis and training via the applications, initiatives, and actions it helps at educational 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 underneath the steering of the Nation’s most artistic scientists and engineers. NSF additionally helps improvement of a robust science, expertise, 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 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. Advantage Evaluate Rules and Standards
The Nationwide Science Basis strives to put money into a sturdy and numerous portfolio of initiatives that creates new information and permits breakthroughs in understanding throughout all areas of science and engineering analysis and training. To establish which initiatives to help, NSF depends on a benefit overview course of that comes with consideration of each the technical features of a proposed undertaking 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 overview course of for the collection of initiatives.
1. Advantage Evaluate Rules
These rules 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 workers when figuring out whether or not or to not advocate proposals for funding and whereas overseeing awards. Provided that NSF is the first federal company charged with nurturing and supporting excellence in fundamental analysis and training, the next three rules apply:
All NSF initiatives must be of the very best high quality and have the potential to advance, if not remodel, the frontiers of data.
NSF initiatives, within the mixture, ought to contribute extra broadly to attaining societal targets. These “Broader Impacts” could also be completed via the analysis itself, via actions which can be immediately associated to particular analysis initiatives, or via actions which can be supported by, however are complementary to, the undertaking. The undertaking actions could also be based mostly on beforehand established and/or progressive strategies and approaches, however in both case have to be properly justified.
Significant evaluation and analysis of NSF funded initiatives must be based mostly on applicable metrics, maintaining in thoughts the probably 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 might finest be finished at a better, extra aggregated, stage than the person undertaking.
With respect to the third precept, even when evaluation of Broader Impacts outcomes for specific initiatives is finished at an aggregated stage, PIs are anticipated to be accountable for finishing up the actions described within the funded undertaking. Thus, particular person initiatives ought to embrace clearly said targets, particular descriptions of the actions that the PI intends to do, and a plan in place to doc the outputs of these actions.
These three benefit overview rules present the premise for the benefit overview standards, in addition to a context inside which the customers of the factors can higher perceive their intent.
2. Advantage Evaluate Standards
All NSF proposals are evaluated via use of the 2 Nationwide Science Board permitted benefit overview standards. In some cases, nonetheless, NSF will make use of extra standards as required to focus on the precise aims of sure applications and actions.
The 2 benefit overview standards are listed beneath. Each standards are to be given full consideration in the course of the overview and decision-making processes; every criterion is important however neither, by itself, is ample. Subsequently, proposers should totally deal with each standards. (PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.d(i). incorporates extra data to be used by proposers in improvement of the Venture Description part of the proposal). Reviewers are strongly inspired to overview the factors, together with PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.d(i), previous to the overview of a proposal.
When evaluating NSF proposals, reviewers might 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 might accrue if the undertaking is profitable. These points apply each to the technical features of the proposal and the way in which through which the undertaking might make broader contributions. To that finish, reviewers might be requested to guage all proposals in opposition to two standards:
Mental Advantage: The Mental Advantage 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 parts must be thought of within the overview for each standards:
What’s the potential for the proposed exercise to
Advance information and understanding inside its personal discipline or throughout totally different fields (Mental Advantage); and
Profit society or advance desired societal outcomes (Broader Impacts)?
To what extent do the proposed actions recommend and discover artistic, unique, or probably transformative ideas?
Is the plan for finishing up the proposed actions well-reasoned, well-organized, and based mostly on a sound rationale? Does the plan incorporate a mechanism to evaluate success?
How properly certified is the person, crew, or group to conduct the proposed actions?
Are there satisfactory assets accessible to the PI (both on the dwelling group or via collaborations) to hold out the proposed actions?
Broader impacts could also be completed via the analysis itself, via the actions which can be immediately associated to particular analysis initiatives, or via actions which can be supported by, however are complementary to, the undertaking. 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 girls, individuals with disabilities, and different underrepresented teams in science, expertise, engineering, and arithmetic (STEM); improved STEM training and educator improvement at any stage; elevated public scientific literacy and public engagement with science and expertise; improved well-being of people in society; improvement of a various, globally aggressive STEM workforce; elevated partnerships between academia, trade, and others; improved nationwide safety; elevated financial competitiveness of the US; and enhanced infrastructure for analysis and training.
Proposers are reminded that reviewers may also be requested to overview the Information Administration and Sharing Plan and the Mentoring Plan, as applicable.
Further Solicitation Particular Evaluate Standards
Along with the 2 NSF overview standards of demonstrating mental benefit and broader impacts of the undertaking, reviewers might be requested to guage with cautious consideration the factors said beneath:
All Alliance Proposals (B2B, SPIO, SPRA): Rationale for and coherence of alliance construction, together with stage of help accessible for institutional contributors; description of evidence-based undertaking actions; inclusion of plan to arrange college students for present and rising S&T priorities; high quality of the administration plan; proof of help from institutional management and STEM college; rigor of the undertaking analysis plan; proof of institutionalization and sustainability; outcomes of prior NSF LSAMP or different STEM training help; potential to rework undergraduate STEM training; proof of strong dissemination; potential for including to the physique of data on recruitment and retention of LSAMP populations in STEM disciplines.
STEM Pathways and Analysis Alliance (SPRA) Proposals: Uniqueness and innovativeness of the analysis subject; constancy and {qualifications} of the analysis crew; relevance and usefulness of the analysis examine; rigor of the analysis design and methodology; strong dissemination plan that features potential for the findings and/or suggestions to supply educators with sensible and efficient methods for broader integration inside instructional methods (departments, establishments, alliances) in addition to educating the general public and different stakeholders on up to date matters in STEM broadening participation. Proposals might be evaluated on progress up to now in institutionalization and sustainability efforts as described within the required three-page part of the proposal and assessed on this element of the analysis plan.
BD-Grasp’s and BD-Doctoral Exercise Proposals: Proof of an alliance-supported exercise and proof of success in producing levels on the graduate-level in STEM disciplines; Proof-based help of proposed interventions; coherent technique and outline of program actions; high quality of recruitment plan and choice course of; success and progress of earlier cohorts via the STEM doctoral completion; proof of formal connections and significant partnerships between STEM intramural and/or extramural graduate applications; rigor of analysis plan. For BD-Doctoral Proposals Solely: proof of institutional help for STEM doctoral diploma contributors after NSF help.
STEM Networking Incentive and Engagement Proposals (NETWORKS): Proof of connections to nationwide and/or worldwide public, non-public and/or non-profit organizations and contributors in rising fields of science and expertise.
B. Evaluate and Choice Course of
Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation might be reviewed by Advert hoc Evaluate and/or Panel Evaluate, Inside NSF Evaluate, Web site Go to Evaluate, or Reverse Web site Evaluate.
This system employs a spread of benefit overview strategies along with exterior peer overview.
Reviewers might be requested to guage proposals utilizing two Nationwide Science Board permitted benefit overview standards and, if relevant, extra program particular standards. A abstract ranking and accompanying narrative will typically be accomplished and submitted by every reviewer and/or panel. The Program Officer assigned to handle the proposal’s overview will contemplate the recommendation of reviewers and can formulate a suggestion.
After scientific, technical and programmatic overview and consideration of applicable elements, the NSF Program Officer recommends to the cognizant Division Director whether or not the proposal must be declined or beneficial for award. NSF strives to have the ability to inform proposers whether or not their proposals have been declined or beneficial for funding inside six months. Giant or significantly complicated proposals or proposals from new recipients might require extra overview 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 beneficial for funding might be forwarded to the Division of Grants and Agreements or the Division of Acquisition and Cooperative Assist for overview of enterprise, monetary, and coverage implications. After an administrative overview 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 must 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 threat.
As soon as an award or declination determination has been made, Principal Investigators are offered suggestions about their proposals. In all instances, critiques are handled as confidential paperwork. Verbatim copies of critiques, excluding the names of the reviewers or any reviewer-identifying data, are despatched to the Principal Investigator/Venture Director by the Program Officer. As well as, the proposer will obtain an evidence of the choice to award or decline funding.
VII. Award Administration Info
A. Notification of the Award
Notification of the award is made to the submitting group by an NSF Grants and Agreements Officer. Organizations whose proposals are declined might be suggested as promptly as doable by the cognizant NSF Program administering this system. Verbatim copies of critiques, not together with the id of the reviewer, might be offered routinely to the Principal Investigator. (See Part VI.B. for extra data on the overview 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 based mostly its help (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 that could be included 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 data on NSF Award Situations and different essential data on the administration of NSF awards is contained within the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG) Chapter VII, accessible 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, Making certain the Future is Made in All of America by All of America’s Staff (86 FR 7475), it’s the coverage of the chief department to make use of phrases and circumstances of Federal monetary help awards to maximise, according to legislation, using items, merchandise, and supplies produced in, and providers provided in, the US.
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 accessible via this funding alternative could also be obligated for an award until all iron, metal, manufactured merchandise, and building supplies used within the undertaking are produced in the US. For extra data, go to NSF’s Construct America, Purchase America webpage.
Particular Award Situations:
Along with normal phrases and circumstances, particular award circumstances could also be included within the award discover(s) as follows:
The recipient shall set up a Governing Board comprised of Presidents and/or Provosts/Vice Presidents of Tutorial Affairs, Chief Variety Officers from all companion establishments to supervise normal undertaking operations and to make sure that the alliance’s targets and aims are achieved. The aim of the Board is to supply international views, path, and help in broadening the bottom of help for the implementation and sustainability of LSAMP actions. The undertaking director ought to report on to the Governing Board on alliance points and considerations. Additionally, see necessities for annual and ultimate annual reporting.
All LSAMP-funded initiatives are required to cooperate with NSF analysis and evaluation actions. NSF, an NSF contractor, or a grantee on behalf of NSF, might from time-to-time conduct program evaluations of LSAMP outcomes and impression. These evaluations might happen at any time in the course of the grant interval and typically after the grant interval has ended. Affordable cooperation with these efforts is required by the granteee.
Within the occasion NSF phases-out or terminates help of the Alliance, procedures for reorganization and/or establishing a brand new alliance have to be adopted in session with the NSF LSAMP Workplace. The NSF LSAMP Workplace should even be consulted to find out eligibility to submit proposals to any NSF-announced LSAMP competitors throughout a phase-out course of.
All alliance establishments should take part in NSF’s Schooling and Coaching Software System (ETAP) for its actions.
C. Reporting Necessities
For all multi-year grants (together with each customary and persevering with grants), the Principal Investigator should submit an annual undertaking report back to the cognizant Program Officer no later than 90 days previous to the tip of the present finances interval. (Some applications or awards require submission of extra frequent undertaking studies). No later than 120 days following expiration of a grant, the PI is also required to submit a ultimate annual undertaking report, and a undertaking outcomes report for most people.
Failure to supply the required annual or ultimate annual undertaking studies, or the undertaking outcomes report, will delay NSF overview and processing of any future funding increments in addition to any pending proposals for all recognized PIs and co-PIs on a given award. PIs ought to look at the codecs of the required studies prematurely to guarantee availability of required knowledge.
PIs are required to make use of NSF’s digital project-reporting system, accessible via Analysis.gov, for preparation and submission of annual and ultimate annual undertaking studies. Such studies present data on accomplishments, undertaking contributors (particular person and organizational), publications, and different particular merchandise and impacts of the undertaking. 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 undertaking 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 undertaking. This report might be posted on the NSF web site precisely as it’s submitted by the PI.
Extra complete data on NSF Reporting Necessities and different essential data on the administration of NSF awards is contained within the NSF Proposal & Award Insurance policies & Procedures Information (PAPPG) Chapter VII, accessible electronically on the NSF Web site at https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg.
Along with normal reporting necessities, particular reporting necessities for LSAMP awards are as follows:
Annual and ultimate annual studies for all LSAMP initiatives should deal with progress towards institutionalization and sustainability of profitable recruitment and retention applications on account of NSF funding. Leveraging from different non-public, public, non-profit {and professional} society sources to extend the standard of analysis experiences for STEM college students have to be addressed within the annual and ultimate annual studies.
Annual and ultimate annual studies should embrace an outline of the progress/outcomes of the knowledge-generating analysis examine. Particularly, modifications that will have been made to the analysis questions/hypotheses or strategies of research have to be addressed. Annual and ultimate annual studies should deal with progress and actions, together with timelines, for publishing of scholarly analysis from the STEM Pathways Analysis Alliance (SPRA) analysis element of the undertaking.
The recipient will submit all certifications, advert hoc and common progress studies with content material, format and submission timelines designated by NSF and the cognizant NSF Program Officer. The recipient will submit all NSF studies and certifications by way of Analysis.gov utilizing the suitable reporting class. Along with annual and ultimate NSF reporting, the recipient is required to report enrollment, diploma knowledge, and different knowledge yearly by way of the Annual LSAMP Survey (WebAMP) and LSAMP-BD reporting methods. Correspondence about WebAMP and LSAMP-BD might be despatched by the designated NSF contractor.
Annual reporting, WebAMP, LSAMP-BD knowledge, and website go to studies might be used to find out the extent of continuous help for the recipient. These studies shall function the first supply of knowledge used to find out whether or not NSF will proceed to help the Alliance or will phase-out NSF help.
The recipient is required to conduct a rigorous analysis of the undertaking and submit a replica of the analysis report of their undertaking and alliance responses to suggestions with annual report submissions and/or with undertaking yr three annual reporting. Ultimate analysis studies have to be submitted. Analysis studies should embrace progress articulated by proposed aim, goal, or exercise. As well as, analysis studies ought to embrace any highlights that seize fascinating accomplishments or options of the initiatives.
VIII. Company Contacts
Please be aware that this system contact data is present on the time of publishing. See program web site for any updates to the factors of contact.
Basic inquiries concerning this program must be made to:
Martha James, Program Lead, phone: (703) 292-7772, electronic mail: [email protected]
LeRoy Jones II, Program Director, phone: (703) 292-4684, electronic mail: [email protected]
Sonja Montas-Hunter, Program Director, phone: (703) 292-7404, electronic mail: [email protected]
Joyce Y. Belcher, Program Director, phone: (703) 292-8221, electronic mail: [email protected]
For questions associated to using NSF methods contact:
NSF Assist Desk: 1-800-381-1532
Analysis.gov Assist Desk e-mail: [email protected]
Cynthia R. Douglas, Program Specialist, phone: (703) 292-5175, electronic mail: [email protected]
For questions regarding Grants.gov contact:
Grants.gov Contact Middle: If the Licensed Organizational Representatives (AOR) has not obtained 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. Different Info
The NSF web site offers essentially the most complete supply of knowledge on NSF Directorates (together with contact data), applications and funding alternatives. Use of this web site by potential proposers is strongly inspired. As well as, “NSF Replace” is an information-delivery system designed to maintain potential proposers and different events apprised of latest NSF funding alternatives and publications, essential modifications in proposal and award insurance policies and procedures, and upcoming NSF Grants Conferences. Subscribers are knowledgeable via e-mail or the consumer’s Net browser every time new publications are issued that match their recognized pursuits. “NSF Replace” additionally is accessible 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 data on Grants.gov could also be obtained at https://www.grants.gov.
About The Nationwide Science Basis
The Nationwide Science Basis (NSF) is an unbiased Federal company created by the Nationwide Science Basis Act of 1950, as amended (42 USC 1861-75). The Act states the aim of the NSF is “to advertise the progress of science; [and] to advance the nationwide well being, prosperity, and welfare by supporting analysis and training in all fields of science and engineering.”
NSF funds analysis and training in most fields of science and engineering. It does this via grants and cooperative agreements to greater than 2,000 faculties, universities, Ok-12 college methods, companies, casual science organizations and different analysis organizations all through the US. The Basis accounts for about one-fourth of Federal help to educational establishments for fundamental analysis.
NSF receives roughly 55,000 proposals annually for analysis, training 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 help Nationwide Analysis Facilities, consumer amenities, sure oceanographic vessels and Arctic and Antarctic analysis stations. The Basis additionally helps cooperative analysis between universities and trade, US participation in worldwide scientific and engineering efforts, and academic actions at each educational 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 concerning preparation of these kind of proposals.
The Nationwide Science Basis has Telephonic System for the Deaf (TDD) and Federal Info Relay Service (FIRS) capabilities that allow people with listening to impairments to speak with the Basis about NSF applications, employment or normal data. TDD could also be accessed at (703) 292-5090 and (800) 281-8749, FIRS at (800) 877-8339.
The Nationwide Science Basis Info Middle could also be reached at (703) 292-5111.
The Nationwide Science Basis promotes and advances scientific progress in the US by competitively awarding grants and cooperative agreements for analysis and training 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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Privateness Act And Public Burden Statements
The data requested on proposal varieties and undertaking studies is solicited underneath the authority of the Nationwide Science Basis Act of 1950, as amended. The data on proposal varieties might be utilized in reference to the collection of certified proposals; and undertaking studies submitted by proposers might be used for program analysis and reporting throughout 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 overview course of; to proposer establishments/grantees to supply or acquire knowledge concerning the proposal overview course of, award choices, or the administration of awards; to authorities contractors, specialists, volunteers and researchers and educators as mandatory to finish assigned work; to different authorities businesses or different entities needing data concerning proposers or nominees as a part of a joint software overview course of, or as a way to coordinate applications or coverage; and to a different Federal company, courtroom, or get together 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 Document 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 supply full and full data, nonetheless, might scale back the opportunity of receiving an award.
An company might not conduct or sponsor, and an individual shouldn’t be required to reply to, an data assortment until it shows a sound 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 concerning the burden estimate and some other side of this assortment of knowledge, together with recommendations for decreasing this burden, to:
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