Title: Computing Community Consortium (CCC): Defining the Large-Scale
Infrastructure Needs of the Computing Research Community
Date: 03/10/06
Computing Community Consortium (CCC): Defining the Large-Scale
Infrastructure Needs of the Computing Research Community
Program Solicitation
NSF 06-551
[NSF Logo] National Science Foundation
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and
Engineering
Division of Computer & Network Systems
Division of Computing & Communication Foundations
Division of Information and Intelligent Systems
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):
June 10, 2006
SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
General Information
Program Title:
Computing Community Consortium (CCC): Defining the Large-Scale
Infrastructure Needs of the Computing Research Community
Synopsis of Program:
The availability of state-of-the-art research infrastructure is
essential to advances in all science and engineering fields. For
many years, NSF has supported the development and deployment of
research instrumentation and facilities. Shared-use facilities in
particular, including those funded through NSF's MREFC account,
have been instrumental in allowing science and engineering
communities to explore compelling research "grand challenges".
With emerging systems-level challenges and opportunities in
computer science and engineering, the time is right for the
computing research community to identify the large-scale research
infrastructure needs critical, not only to advances in the field,
but to US competitiveness in IT overall.
The Directorate for Computer and Information Science and
Engineering (CISE) is calling for the computing research
community to unite in the establishment of a Computing Community
Consortium (CCC). CISE will support the CCC as a community proxy
responsible for facilitating the conceptualization and design of
promising infrastructure-intensive projects identified by the
computing research community to address compelling scientific
“grand challenges” in computing. The CCC will ensure
broad community engagement in the identification of compelling
research agendas and in the subsequent identification and
refinement of related shared use infrastructure requirements.
One of the first responsibilities of the CCC will be guiding the
design of the Global Environment for Networking Innovations
(GENI). GENI is a facility concept already being explored by the
research community, including investigators from the disciplines
supported by CISE. GENI will complement ongoing CISE research
investments in networking, distributed systems and other areas.
The GENI facility is expected to increase the quality and
quantity of experimental research outcomes supported by CISE, and
to accelerate the transition of these outcomes into products and
services to enhance economic competitiveness and secure the
Nation's future.
Cognizant Program Officer(s):
* Cheryl F. Albus, Staff Associate, Directorate for Computer &
Information Science & Engineering, 1105 N, telephone: (703) 292-7051,
fax: (703) 292-9074, email: calbus@nsf.gov
Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s):
* 47.070 --- Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Eligibility Information
* Organization Limit: A CCC proposal must be submitted by an
organization that is a consortium or that represents a consortium,
with a stake in basic research and education in computing. Such an
organization may submit only one CCC proposal. The consortium is
expected to be broad-based, with members that are institutions of
higher education - many of whom will have a strong research track
record in computer science and engineering - as well as other private
and public sector organizations, including industry. The submitting
organization must be a legal entity eligible to receive federal
funding.
* PI Eligibility Limit: None Specified.
* Limit on Number of Proposals: An organization may submit only one CCC
proposal. An individual may appear as PI, co-PI, Senior Personnel or
Consultant on no more than one CCC proposal.
Award Information
* Anticipated Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement
* Estimated Number of Awards: 1
* Anticipated Funding Amount: $6,000,000 for 36 months, subject to
availability of funds
Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions
A. Proposal Preparation Instructions
* Full Proposal Preparation Instructions: This solicitation contains
information that deviates from the standard Grant Proposal Guide (GPG)
proposal preparation guidelines. Please see the full text of this
solicitation for further information.
B. Budgetary Information
* Cost Sharing Requirements: Cost Sharing is not required by NSF.
* Indirect Cost (F&A) Limitations: Not Applicable.
* Other Budgetary Limitations: Not Applicable.
C. Due Dates
* Full Proposal Deadline Date(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):
June 10, 2006
Proposal Review Information
* Merit Review Criteria: National Science Board approved criteria.
Additional merit review considerations apply. Please see the full text
of this solicitation for further information.
Award Administration Information
* Award Conditions: Standard NSF award conditions apply.
* Reporting Requirements: Additional reporting requirements apply.
Please see the full text of this solicitation for further information.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summary of Program Requirements
I. Introduction
II. Program Description
III. Eligibility Information
IV. Award Information
V. Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions
A. Proposal Preparation Instructions
B. Budgetary Information
C. Due Dates
D. FastLane Requirements
VI. Proposal Review Information
A. NSF Proposal Review Process
B. Review Protocol and Associated Customer Service Standard
VII. Award Administration Information
A. Notification of the Award
B. Award Conditions
C. Reporting Requirements
VIII.Contacts for Additional Information
IX. Other Programs of Interest
I. INTRODUCTION
The availability of state-of-the-art research infrastructure is essential
to advances in all science and engineering fields. For many years, NSF has
supported the development and deployment of research instrumentation and
facilities. Shared-use facilities in particular, including those funded
through NSF's MREFC account, have been instrumental in allowing science and
engineering communities to explore compelling research "grand challenges."
With emerging systems-level challenges and opportunities in computer
science and engineering, the time is right for the computing research
community to identify the large-scale research infrastructure needs
critical, not only to advances in the field, but to US competitiveness in
IT overall.
II. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE)
is calling for the computing research community to unite in the
establishment of a Computing Community Consortium (CCC). CISE will support
the CCC as a community proxy responsible for facilitating the
conceptualization and design of promising infrastructure-intensive projects
identified by the computing research community to address compelling
scientific “grand challenges” in computing. The CCC will ensure
broad community engagement in the identification of compelling research
agendas and in the subsequent identification and refinement of related
shared use infrastructure requirements.
One of the first responsibilities of the CCC will be guiding the design of
the Global Environment for Networking Innovations (GENI). As such, the
process to be followed in maturing the GENI design might serve as a
prototype for the identification and development of other
infrastructure-intensive projects yet to be defined by the computing
community. In fact, the CCC must play a broader role, serving a community
proxy function that facilitates the conceptualization of other promising
infrastructure-intensive projects designed to meet the computing
community’s broad research needs.
About GENI. GENI is a facility concept being explored by the research
community, including investigators from the disciplines supported by CISE.
GENI is expected to complement ongoing CISE research investments in
networking, distributed systems and other areas. It promises to increase
the quality and quantity of experimental research outcomes supported by
CISE, and to accelerate the transition of these outcomes into products and
services to enhance economic competitiveness and secure the Nation's
future.
With CISE support, the computing community is already engaged in the
conceptual design of the facility. A number of workshops have taken place
and, under the leadership of a planning group, an initial strawman design
has been completed. This design is being shared broadly for comment and is
available for review at www.geni.net. CISE will support a number of town
hall meetings in the spring of 2006 to gather community input that further
informs and refines the facility design. Assuming the concept proves to be
as promising as currently anticipated, GENI construction may be considered
for funding from NSF's MREFC account.
When funded, the CCC will assume responsibility for guiding evolution of
the GENI design on behalf of the research community, ensuring broad
community participation in the GENI design process and identifying
necessary pre-construction development activities. It is anticipated that
the GENI design will be finalized during 2007.
Through a complementary competition to be initiated during calendar year
2006, CISE anticipates establishing a GENI Project Office to prepare for
and support GENI construction and subsequent operations.
Supporting NSF’s MREFC Process. The design and development stages of
large facility projects like GENI are described in NSF's Guidelines for
Planning and Managing the Major Research Equipment and Facilities
Construction Account. The CCC role in this process for GENI is summarized
below.
Preliminary Design and Readiness Stage: The CCC will be responsible for
defining the scientific grand challenges to be addressed with GENI and for
identifying the necessary infrastructure requirements. The CCC will define
the GENI research agenda, and provide scientific leadership and guidance to
the GENI Project Office (to be established this year) to ensure that the
GENI design is fully compatible with this agenda. The GENI Project Office,
with input from the CCC, will then: refine the Project Execution Plan;
prepare a Project Development Plan that addresses major risks anticipated
in the completion of project design and development activities and in the
undertaking of construction; and develop a robust bottom-up budget estimate
that can be transmitted with confidence to the NSF Director, the National
Science Board, the Office of Management and Budget and the Congress for
inclusion in a future NSF budget request. A detailed description of the
activities to be undertaken during the Preliminary Design/Readiness stage
of GENI in preparation for a full Preliminary Design Review by an
independent panel of experts is provided in the Guidelines for Planning and
Managing the Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction Account.
With the successful review of the Preliminary Design and NSF management
approval, the project will progress to the next stage - the Final Design
Stage.
Final Design Stage: During the Final Design Stage, the CCC will provide
scientific leadership to the GENI Project Office in order to assist with
the development and finalization of the scientific and technical
requirements for GENI construction. Requirements include: delivery of
designs, specifications and work scopes that will be competitively bid;
refined bottom-up cost estimates and contingency estimates; development and
delivery to NSF of a Project Management Control System for project
technical and financial status reporting; successful prototyping of key
technologies necessary for construction; finalization of commitments with
academic, industry, interagency and international partners; and, submission
of a complete Project Execution Plan for construction. The Final Design for
GENI will be reviewed using NSF's merit review procedures. Following merit
review and approval by the National Science Board, the CCC and the GENI
Project Management Office will together produce a Final Design as defined
in the document, Guidelines for Planning and Managing the Major Research
Equipment and Facilities Construction Account.
III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
Organization Limit:A CCC proposal must be submitted by an organization that
is a consortium or that represents a consortium, with a stake in basic
research and education in computing. Such an organization may submit only
one CCC proposal. The consortium is expected to be broad-based, with
members that are institutions of higher education - many of whom will have
a strong research track record in computer science and engineering - as
well as other private and public sector organizations, including industry.
The submitting organization must be a legal entity eligible to receive
federal funding.
PI Eligibility Limit: None
Limit on Number of Proposals: An organization may submit only one CCC
proposal. An individual may appear as PI, co-PI, Senior Personnel or
Consultant in no more than one CCC proposal.
IV. AWARD INFORMATION
One cooperative agreement not to exceed $6,000,000 for 36 months, subject
to availability of funds.
V. PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
A. Proposal Preparation Instructions
Full Proposal Instructions:
Proposals submitted in response to this program announcement/solicitation
should be prepared and submitted in accordance with the general guidelines
contained in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG). The complete text of the
GPG is available electronically on the NSF Website at:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg. Paper copies of
the GPG may be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, telephone
(703) 292-7827 or by e-mail from pubs@nsf.gov.
For this solicitation, the following supplementary guidance is provided.
Proposers are encouraged to engage the broadest range of stakeholders,
including members representing academic, industry and other types of
organizations. With respect to GENI, proposers should consider previous
workshop reports and planning activities that provide community
perspectives on GENI (http://www.nsf.gov/cise/geni/) and the GENI
conceptual design developed by the planning group and available at
www.geni.net.
Project Summary
Provide a brief 1-page description of the project activities and separate
statements describing the intellectual merit and broader impacts of the
proposed project. Please note that if a Project Summary does not explicitly
address both the intellectual merit and the broader impacts of the proposed
activities, the proposal will be returned without review. Detailed
explanation can be found at
http://www/nsf/gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?iin127.
Project Description
The Project Description section must not exceed 15 pages and must contain
the following sections:
CCC Management Plan: Provide a detailed CCC management plan, including
schedule and milestones, to
1. Establish the CCC as an effective community proxy for the computing
research community. Describe the activities the CCC will undertake to
identify promising CISE-related infrastructure-intensive projects
developed to enable large-scale, systems-level fundamental research in
computing. Provide plans for education and outreach activities.
2. Develop and finalize a community consensus for the GENI design,
including the development of a compelling GENI research agenda.
Provide a functional project budget in tabular form showing how
resources will be allocated to meet the goals and milestones
described. Provide a critical self-assessment plan that includes
measurable metrics and discuss how the results of the
self-assessment will be used for project improvement.
Organizational Structure and Project Staffing. Describe the broad-based
membership of the consortium, developed to ensure that the broad research
interests of the computing community, including academe, government and
industry, are represented. Discuss the administrative and organizational
structure of the CCC, including any necessary advisory, administrative and
scientific support structures, and the CCC's relationship to the proposing
organization. Describe how the CCC will be organized to provide scientific
leadership to the GENI Project Office and any other facility project
offices that might be supported in the future. Describe the experience of
the submitting institution in managing projects of this nature. Describe
the relevant qualifications of the PI, Co-PI, and other senior personnel.
Describe the roles of subawardees (if any) and consultants (if any).
Provide a table that describes the following for each member of the
management team, including all subawardees and consultants: name,
administrative position/project title, level of effort (monthly and
annually), activities assigned, and responsibilities for achievement of key
milestones and outcomes.
GENI Risk Assessment and Mitigation. Describe how the CCC will provide
scientific leadership to the GENI Project Office to identify and assess
risks and to develop effective mitigation strategies.
Office Facilities. Describe office and meeting facilities that will be
available to support the work of the CCC, including office equipment,
teleconference, communications capabilities, and institutional meeting
space necessary to conduct project business.
Proposers are reminded to identify the program announcement/solicitation
number (06-551) in the program announcement/solicitation block on the
proposal Cover Sheet. Compliance with this requirement is critical to
determining the relevant proposal processing guidelines. Failure to submit
this information may delay processing.
B. Budgetary Information
Cost Sharing:
Cost sharing is not required by NSF in proposals submitted under this
Program Solicitation.
C. Due Dates
Proposals must be submitted by the following date(s):
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):
June 10, 2006
D. FastLane Requirements
Proposers are required to prepare and submit all proposals for this
announcement/solicitation through the FastLane system. Detailed
instructions for proposal preparation and submission via FastLane are
available at: https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/a1/newstan.htm. For FastLane
user support, call the FastLane Help Desk at 1-800-673-6188 or e-mail
fastlane@nsf.gov. The FastLane Help Desk answers general technical
questions related to the use of the FastLane system. Specific questions
related to this program announcement/solicitation should be referred to the
NSF program staff contact(s) listed in Section VIII of this
announcement/solicitation.
Submission of Electronically Signed Cover Sheets. The Authorized
Organizational Representative (AOR) must electronically sign the proposal
Cover Sheet to submit the required proposal certifications (see Chapter II,
Section C of the Grant Proposal Guide for a listing of the certifications).
The AOR must provide the required electronic certifications within five
working days following the electronic submission of the proposal. Proposers
are no longer required to provide a paper copy of the signed Proposal Cover
Sheet to NSF. Further instructions regarding this process are available on
the FastLane Website at: http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov
VI. PROPOSAL REVIEW INFORMATION
A. NSF Proposal Review Process
Reviews of proposals submitted to NSF are solicited from peers with
expertise in the substantive area of the proposed research or education
project. These reviewers are selected by Program Officers charged with the
oversight of the review process. NSF invites the proposer to suggest, at
the time of submission, the names of appropriate or inappropriate
reviewers. Care is taken to ensure that reviewers have no conflicts with
the proposer. Special efforts are made to recruit reviewers from
non-academic institutions, minority-serving institutions, or adjacent
disciplines to that principally addressed in the proposal.
The National Science Board approved revised criteria for evaluating
proposals at its meeting on March 28, 1997 (NSB 97-72). All NSF proposals
are evaluated through use of the two merit review criteria. In some
instances, however, NSF will employ additional criteria as required to
highlight the specific objectives of certain programs and activities.
On July 8, 2002, the NSF Director issued Important Notice 127,
Implementation of new Grant Proposal Guide Requirements Related to the
Broader Impacts Criterion. This Important Notice reinforces the importance
of addressing both criteria in the preparation and review of all proposals
submitted to NSF. NSF continues to strengthen its internal processes to
ensure that both of the merit review criteria are addressed when making
funding decisions.
In an effort to increase compliance with these requirements, the January
2002 issuance of the GPG incorporated revised proposal preparation
guidelines relating to the development of the Project Summary and Project
Description. Chapter II of the GPG specifies that Principal Investigators
(PIs) must address both merit review criteria in separate statements within
the one-page Project Summary. This chapter also reiterates that broader
impacts resulting from the proposed project must be addressed in the
Project Description and described as an integral part of the narrative.
Effective October 1, 2002, NSF will return without review proposals that do
not separately address both merit review criteria within the Project
Summary. It is believed that these changes to NSF proposal preparation and
processing guidelines will more clearly articulate the importance of
broader impacts to NSF-funded projects.
The two National Science Board approved merit review criteria are listed
below (see the Grant Proposal Guide Chapter III.A for further information).
The criteria include considerations that help define them. These
considerations are suggestions and not all will apply to any given
proposal. While proposers must address both merit review criteria,
reviewers will be asked to address only those considerations that are
relevant to the proposal being considered and for which he/she is qualified
to make judgments.
What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity?
How important is the proposed activity to advancing knowledge and
understanding within its own field or across different fields? How
well qualified is the proposer (individual or team) to conduct the
project? (If appropriate, the reviewer will comment on the quality of
the prior work.) To what extent does the proposed activity suggest and
explore creative and original concepts? How well conceived and
organized is the proposed activity? Is there sufficient access to
resources?
What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?
How well does the activity advance discovery and understanding while
promoting teaching, training, and learning? How well does the proposed
activity broaden the participation of underrepresented groups (e.g.,
gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic, etc.)? To what extent will
it enhance the infrastructure for research and education, such as
facilities, instrumentation, networks, and partnerships? Will the
results be disseminated broadly to enhance scientific and
technological understanding? What may be the benefits of the proposed
activity to society?
NSF staff will give careful consideration to the following in making
funding decisions:
Integration of Research and Education
One of the principal strategies in support of NSF's goals is to foster
integration of research and education through the programs, projects,
and activities it supports at academic and research institutions.
These institutions provide abundant opportunities where individuals
may concurrently assume responsibilities as researchers, educators,
and students and where all can engage in joint efforts that infuse
education with the excitement of discovery and enrich research through
the diversity of learning perspectives.
Integrating Diversity into NSF Programs, Projects, and Activities
Broadening opportunities and enabling the participation of all
citizens -- women and men, underrepresented minorities, and persons
with disabilities -- is essential to the health and vitality of
science and engineering. NSF is committed to this principle of
diversity and deems it central to the programs, projects, and
activities it considers and supports.
Additional Review Criteria:
Reviewers will be asked to comment explicitly on the issues discussed
below, in the context of each proposal's Intellectual Merit and
Broader Impacts.
* How well does the submitting organization represent the broad
computing research community, particularly the academic and
industrial communities including the communities supported by the
CISE Directorate? Is the CCC sufficiently broad to play a
community proxy role for CISE-related large-scale, systems-level
infrastructure projects, including GENI?
* Is the organization and management structure sufficient to meet
the project goals? Does the submitting organization have
experience with similar types of projects? How qualified are the
PI(s) and other named personnel to meet the project goals? Are
the milestones and associated activities appropriate?
* Comment upon the quality and appropriateness of the proposed
plans to provide scientific leadership guiding the evolution of
the GENI design. Does the proposal present a comprehensive and
timely approach to complete GENI design? Are the milestones and
associated activities appropriate?
* How well does the proposing team understand the research and
education priorities associated with GENI? Does the plan for
development of the GENI final design include sufficient
mechanisms for obtaining input from and consulting with the
community?
B. Review Protocol and Associated Customer Service Standard
All proposals are carefully reviewed by at least three other persons
outside NSF who are experts in the particular field represented by the
proposal. Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation will be
reviewed using a combination of ad hoc, review panel, and/or site visits .
Reviewers will be asked to formulate a recommendation to either support or
decline each proposal. The Program Officer assigned to manage the
proposal's review will consider the advice of reviewers and will formulate
a recommendation.
A summary rating and accompanying narrative will be completed and submitted
by each reviewer. In all cases, reviews are treated as confidential
documents. Verbatim copies of reviews, excluding the names of the
reviewers, are sent to the Principal Investigator/Project Director by the
Program Director. In addition, the proposer will receive an explanation of
the decision to award or decline funding.
NSF is striving to be able to tell proposers whether their proposals have
been declined or recommended for funding within six months. The time
interval begins on the closing date of an announcement/solicitation, or the
date of proposal receipt, whichever is later. The interval ends when the
Division Director accepts the Program Officer's recommendation.
In all cases, after programmatic approval has been obtained, the proposals
recommended for funding will be forwarded to the Division of Grants and
Agreements for review of business, financial, and policy implications and
the processing and issuance of a grant or other agreement. Proposers are
cautioned that only a Grants and Agreements Officer may make commitments,
obligations or awards on behalf of NSF or authorize the expenditure of
funds. No commitment on the part of NSF should be inferred from technical
or budgetary discussions with a NSF Program Officer. A Principal
Investigator or organization that makes financial or personnel commitments
in the absence of a grant or cooperative agreement signed by the NSF Grants
and Agreements Officer does so at their own risk.
VII. AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION
A. Notification of the Award
Notification of the award is made to the submitting organization by a
Grants Officer in the Division of Grants and Agreements. Organizations
whose proposals are declined will be advised as promptly as possible by the
cognizant NSF Program Division administering the program. Verbatim copies
of reviews, not including the identity of the reviewer, will be provided
automatically to the Principal Investigator. (See section VI.A. for
additional information on the review process.)
B. Award Conditions
An NSF award consists of: (1) the award letter, which includes any special
provisions applicable to the award and any numbered amendments thereto; (2)
the budget, which indicates the amounts, by categories of expense, on which
NSF has based its support (or otherwise communicates any specific approvals
or disapprovals of proposed expenditures); (3) the proposal referenced in
the award letter; (4) the applicable award conditions, such as Grant
General Conditions (NSF-GC-1); * or Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP)
Terms and Conditions * and (5) any announcement or other NSF issuance that
may be incorporated by reference in the award letter. Cooperative agreement
awards are administered in accordance with NSF Cooperative Agreement
Financial and Administrative Terms and Conditions (CA-FATC). Electronic
mail notification is the preferred way to transmit NSF awards to
organizations that have electronic mail capabilities and have requested
such notification from the Division of Grants and Agreements.
Consistent with the requirements of OMB Circular A-16, Coordination of
Geographic Information and Related Spatial Data Activities, Fand the
Federal Geographic Data Committee, all NSF awards that result in relevant
geospatial data must be submitted to Geospatial One-Stop in accordance with
the guidelines provided at: www.geodata.gov.
More comprehensive information on NSF Award Conditions is contained in the
NSF Grant Policy Manual (GPM) Chapter II, available electronically on the
NSF Website at http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpm.
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*These documents may be accessed electronically on NSF's Website at
http://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/. Paper copies of these documents may be
obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, telephone (703) 292-7827
or by e-mail from pubs@nsf.gov.
C. Reporting Requirements
For all multi-year grants (including both standard and continuing grants),
the PI must submit an annual project report to the cognizant Program
Officer at least 90 days before the end of the current budget period.
The activities of the awardee will be monitored through brief monthly
reports of financial and technical status by monthly teleconferences and
quarterly progress reports. Reports should account for the activities of
sub-awardees and major sub-contractors as well. In lieu of a fourth quarter
report, an annual report on progress and plans will be submitted by the
awardee to the cognizant Program Officer. NSF will provide the format for
these reports within one month of the award date. Both quarterly and annual
reports must address progress of the CCC regarding the duties outlined in
the Solicitation.
Within 90 days after the expiration of an award, the PI also is required to
submit a final project report. Failure to provide final technical reports
delays NSF review and processing of pending proposals for the PI and all
Co-PIs. PIs should examine the formats of the required reports in advance
to assure availability of required data.
PIs are required to use NSF's electronic project reporting system,
available through FastLane, for preparation and submission of annual and
final project reports. This system permits electronic submission and
updating of project reports, including information on project participants
(individual and organizational), activities and findings, publications, and
other specific products and contributions. PIs will not be required to
re-enter information previously provided, either with a proposal or in
earlier updates using the electronic system.
VIII. CONTACTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
General inquiries regarding this program should be made to:
* Cheryl F. Albus, Staff Associate, Directorate for Computer &
Information Science & Engineering, 1105 N, telephone: (703) 292-7051,
fax: (703) 292-9074, email: calbus@nsf.gov
For questions related to the use of FastLane, contact:
* Joan Goetzinger, Staff Assistant for Integrative Activities,
Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering, Division
of Computer and Network Systems, 1175 N, telephone: (703) 292-8188,
fax: (703) 292-9030, email: jgoetzin@nsf.gov
IX. OTHER PROGRAMS OF INTEREST
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PRIVACY ACT AND PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENTS
The information requested on proposal forms and project reports is
solicited under the authority of the National Science Foundation Act of
1950, as amended. The information on proposal forms will be used in
connection with the selection of qualified proposals; project reports
submitted by awardees will be used for program evaluation and reporting
within the Executive Branch and to Congress. The information requested may
be disclosed to qualified reviewers and staff assistants as part of the
proposal review process; to applicant institutions/grantees to provide or
obtain data regarding the proposal review process, award decisions, or the
administration of awards; to government contractors, experts, volunteers
and researchers and educators as necessary to complete assigned work; to
other government agencies needing information as part of the review process
or in order to coordinate programs; and to another Federal agency, court or
party in a court or Federal administrative proceeding if the government is
a party. Information about Principal Investigators may be added to the
Reviewer file and used to select potential candidates to serve as peer
reviewers or advisory committee members. See Systems of Records, NSF-50,
"Principal Investigator/Proposal File and Associated Records," 63 Federal
Register 267 (January 5, 1998), and NSF-51, "Reviewer/Proposal File and
Associated Records," 63 Federal Register 268 (January 5, 1998). Submission
of the information is voluntary. Failure to provide full and complete
information, however, may reduce the possibility of receiving an award.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to an information collection unless it displays a valid OMB control
number. The OMB control number for this collection is 3145-0058. Public
reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average
120 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions. Send
comments regarding this burden estimate and any other aspect of this
collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden,
to: Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, Division of Administrative
Services, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA 22230.
OMB control number: 3145-0058.
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