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Data Infrastructure Building Blocks  (DIBBs)


CONTACTS
Name Email Phone Room
Amy  Walton DIBBsQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8970   
Robert  Chadduck DIBBsQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8970   
Anita  Nikolich DIBBsQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8970   
Peter  H. McCartney DIBBsQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8470   
Sylvia  Spengler DIBBsQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8930   
John  C. Cherniavsky DIBBsQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-5136   
Ronald  Joslin DIBBsQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-7030   
Joanne  D. Culbertson DIBBsQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-4602   
Eva  Zanzerkia DIBBsQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8556   
Lin  He DIBBsQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-4956   
Daryl  W. Hess DIBBsQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-4942   
Bogdan  Mihaila DIBBsQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8235   
Cheryl  L. Eavey DIBBsQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-7269   
Seta  Bogosyan DIBBsQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-4766   


PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation  17-500

Important Information for Proposers

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after October 4, 2021. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 22-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.


DUE DATES

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SYNOPSIS

The NSF vision for a Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21) considers an integrated, scalable, and sustainable cyberinfrastructure to be crucial for innovation in science and engineering (see www.nsf.gov/cif21). The Data Infrastructure Building Blocks (DIBBs) program is an integral part of CIF21. The DIBBs program encourages development of robust and shared data-centric cyberinfrastructure capabilities, to accelerate interdisciplinary and collaborative research in areas of inquiry stimulated by data.

DIBBs investments enable new data-focused services, capabilities, and resources to advance scientific discoveries, collaborations, and innovations. The investments are expected to build upon, integrate with, and contribute to existing community cyberinfrastructure, serving as evaluative resources while developments in national-scale access, policy, interoperability and sustainability continue to evolve.

Effective solutions will bring together cyberinfrastructure expertise and domain researchers, to ensure that the resulting cyberinfrastructure address researchers’ data needs. The activities should address the data challenges arising in a disciplinary or cross-disciplinary context. (Throughout this solicitation, ‘community’ refers to a group of researchers interested in solving one or more linked scientific questions, while ‘domains’ and ‘disciplines’ refer to areas of expertise or application.)  The projects should stimulate data-driven scientific discoveries and innovations, and address broad community needs, nationally and internationally.

 

This solicitation includes two classes of science data pilot awards:

  1. Early Implementations are large "at scale" evaluations, building upon cyberinfrastructure capabilities of existing research communities or recognized community data collections, and extending those data-focused cyberinfrastructure capabilities to additional research communities and domains with broad community engagement.
  2. Pilot Demonstrations address advanced cyberinfrastructure challenges across emerging research communities, building upon recognized community data collections and disciplinary research interests, to address specific challenges in science and engineering research.

Prospective PIs should be aware that DIBBs is a multi-directorate activity, and are encouraged to submit proposals that have broad, interdisciplinary interest. PIs are encouraged to refer to NSF core program descriptions, Dear Colleague Letters, and recently posted initiatives on directorate and divisional home pages to gain insight into the priorities for the relevant area(s) of science and engineering in which their proposals may be responsive. It is strongly recommended that a prospective PI contact a Cognizant Program Officer in the organization(s) closest to the major disciplinary impact of the proposed work to ascertain whether the the scientific focus and budget of the proposed work are appropriate for this solicitation.


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