NSF Org:	EPS EPSCoR
Recipient:	BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Initial Amendment Date:	March 9, 1998
Latest Amendment Date:	February 1, 2001
Award Number:	9720643
Award Instrument:	Cooperative Agreement
Program Manager:	Karen L. Sandberg EPS  EPSCoR O/D  Office Of The Director
Start Date:	February 1, 1998
End Date:	January 31, 2002 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$3,000,000.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$3,075,000.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 1998 = $1,000,000.00 FY 1999 = $1,000,000.00 FY 2000 = $2,000,000.00 FY 2001 = $75,000.00
History of Investigator:	Royce Ballinger (Principal Investigator) rballinger1@unl.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2200 VINE ST # 830861 LINCOLN NE  US  68503-2427 (402)472-3171
Sponsor Congressional District:	01
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2200 VINE ST # 830861 LINCOLN NE  US  68503-2427
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	01
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	HTQ6K6NJFHA6
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	EPSCoR Co-Funding
Primary Program Source:	app-0400  app-0401  app-0498  app-0499
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, OTHR
Program Element Code(s):	915000
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.083

ABSTRACT

9720643 Ballinger The Nebraska EPSCoR program will focus new infrastructure developments in three targeted research areas as well as maintain existing efforts supporting the statewide office to promote research competitiveness through S&T planning, outreach and education, technology transfer, and faculty development. The targeted areas include development of computational capacity and computer networking for scientists and engineers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and enhancement of research in peptide-based bioorganic chemistry at Creighton University (CU). Infrastructure enhancement in these areas builds on strengths of the participating research universities, is consistent with on-going program development and strategic plans, and seeks to improve the state's R&D competitiveness in specifically identified areas. Infrastructure developments in the three targeted areas will involve up-grading computational facilities and computer networking environments at UNL and UNO and obtaining state-of-the-art laboratory equipment at CU. Mechanisms, including training and maintenance, to assist faculty and student researchers in the use of these improvements will enhance research competitiveness in a broad range of disciplines that require computational and analytical capabilities. The infrastructure improvements will greatly enhance the range and depth of research projects that are not presently possible with the existing infrastructure. Nebraska EPSCoR will continue to provide opportunities for planning and development of the state's science and engineering research capacity as well as assist the Nebraska Technology Development Corporation in enhancing private sector interactions and development of SBIR/STTR grant proposals.

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