NSF Org:	OAC Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC)
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ADVANCED INTERNET DEVELOPMENT
Initial Amendment Date:	August 18, 2022
Latest Amendment Date:	March 20, 2025
Award Number:	2234326
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Kevin Thompson kthompso@nsf.gov  (703)292-4220 OAC  Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) CSE  Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Start Date:	October 1, 2022
End Date:	September 30, 2027 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$14,999,916.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$17,499,794.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2022 = $12,499,916.00 FY 2023 = $4,999,878.00
History of Investigator:	Ana Hunsinger (Principal Investigator) ana@internet2.edu Alfred Anderson (Co-Principal Investigator) James Brenn (Co-Principal Investigator) Deborah Dent (Co-Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	INTERNET2 1150 18TH ST NW STE 750 WASHINGTON DC  US  20036-3880 (734)913-4264
Sponsor Congressional District:	00
Primary Place of Performance:	INTERNET2 1150 18TH ST NW WASHINGTON DC  US  20036-3846
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	00
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	DZEBKFRD1ZN6
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	Special Projects, CISE Research Resources, CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE
Primary Program Source:	01002425DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01002324DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT 01AB2324DB R&RA DRSA DEFC AAB 01002223DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
Program Reference Code(s):	7231, 9102
Program Element Code(s):	226Y00, 289000, 723100
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.070, 47.084

ABSTRACT

This project expands access to the cyberinfrastructure necessary for research relevant to Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), first targeting several Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and a Tribal College. In collaboration with Internet2, through a Cyberinfrastructure Center of Excellence Demonstration Pilot award, the Minority Serving-Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (MS-CC) supports HBCUs, Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), and other MSIs by providing cyberinfrastructure-focused professional development opportunities, advocacy, and community engagement. This project further accelerates cyberinfrastructure-centric research capacity at MS-CC campuses, taking an approach that can become a repeatable model that drives transformational change in research cyberinfrastructure on a wide range of MSI campuses.

Through Proof-of-Concept Grants (PoCGs) and three shared Tiger Teams, Cyberinfrastructure, Stakeholder Alignment, and Research and Education, the MS-CC is taking the necessary steps to address challenges faced by many MSIs. The PoCGs support the funding of key cyberinfrastructure technology investments (e.g., network services, data storage) as well as local capacity for facilitating researchers and educators in their identification and pursuit of local and external cyberinfrastructure resources for research and STEM education activities. The Tiger Teams provide facilitation and capability building support for these investments, conducting campus-specific cyberinfrastructure assessments, as well as the expertise to drive implementation of cyberinfrastructure plans and engagement with the greater research and education community.

The MS-CC is a prism and change agent that advances strategies and programs to directly engage and support the 21st century digital STEM workforce by advancing the important research and education work of HBCUs, TCUs, Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and other MSIs.

This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

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