NSF Org:	CNS Division Of Computer and Network Systems
Recipient:	EDUCAUSE
Initial Amendment Date:	June 16, 1998
Latest Amendment Date:	September 14, 1999
Award Number:	9812797
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	Thomas J. Greene CNS  Division Of Computer and Network Systems CSE  Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Start Date:	July 1, 1998
End Date:	June 30, 2001 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$192,188.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$192,188.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 1998 = $93,750.00 FY 1999 = $98,438.00
History of Investigator:	Mark Luker (Principal Investigator) mluker@educause.edu Douglas Van Houweling (Co-Principal Investigator) R. Heterick (Former Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	Educause 4845 PEARL EAST CIR STE 118 BOULDER CO  US  80301-6112 (203)376-2552
Sponsor Congressional District:	02
Primary Place of Performance:	Educause 4845 PEARL EAST CIR STE 118 BOULDER CO  US  80301-6112
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	02
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	C916NEJ745D9
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE
Primary Program Source:	app-0198  app-0199
Program Reference Code(s):	9217, HPCC
Program Element Code(s):	409100
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.070

ABSTRACT

Advanced networking infrastructure initiatives, such as that represented by NSF's vBNS or the government's Next Generation Internet initiative, are typically accessible in their early stages only to a small number of leading research institutions of higher education. Though dissemination of results is an expected outcome of these initiatives, it can be extremely difficult for the rest of higher education, in very practical terms, to replicate the experiences of the early adopters and developers. Typically, those who follow require information, consultation, and other services of a rather intense and dedicated, case-by-case type. The intent of this proposal is to seed the establishment of such a service, through the formation of an outreach program, that would help to grow the involvement of more of higher education and related communities in the use and implementation of emerging high performance research and education networks.

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