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Title: Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research: Workshop
Opportunities (EPS)
Date: 09/21/06
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research: Workshop
Opportunities (EPS)
Program Solicitation
06-613
[NSF Logo] National Science Foundation
Office of the Director
Office of Integrative Activities
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):
Proposals Accepted Anytime
REVISION NOTES
Please be advised that the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide
(PAPPG) includes revised guidelines to implement the mentoring provisions
of the America COMPETES Act (ACA) (Pub. L. No. 110-69, Aug. 9, 2007.) As
specified in the ACA, each proposal that requests funding to support
postdoctoral researchers must include a description of the mentoring
activities that will be provided for such individuals. Proposals that do
not comply with this requirement will be returned without review (see the
PAPP Guide Part I: Grant Proposal Guide Chapter II for further information
about the implementation of this new requirement).
As announced on May 21st, proposers must prepare and submit proposals to
the National Science Foundation (NSF) using the NSF FastLane system at
http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/. This approach is being taken to support
efficient Grants.gov operations during this busy workload period and in
response to OMB direction guidance issued March 9, 2009. NSF will continue
to post information about available funding opportunities to Grants.gov
FIND and will continue to collaborate with institutions who have invested
in system-to-system submission functionality as their preferred proposal
submission method. NSF remains committed to the long-standing goal of
streamlined grants processing and plans to provide a web services interface
for those institutions that want to use their existing grants management
systems to directly submit proposals to NSF.
SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
General Information
Program Title:
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research: Workshop
Opportunities (EPS)
Synopsis of Program:
The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
(EPSCoR) is a program designed to fulfill the National Science
Foundation's (NSF) mandate to promote scientific progress
nationwide. The EPSCoR program is directed at those jurisdictions
that have historically received lesser amounts of NSF Research
and Development (R&D) funding. Twenty-five states, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands
currently participate. Through this program, NSF establishes
partnerships with government, higher education and industry that
are designed to effect lasting improvements in a
region/jurisdiction's research infrastructure, R&D capacity and
hence, its national R&D competitiveness. In response to the
community's interest in implementing a more proactive outreach
program, the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive
Research (EPSCoR) will welcome unsolicited proposals from the
EPSCoR jurisdictions for community workshops. These workshops
will explore innovative ways to address multi-jurisdictional
efforts on themes of regional to national importance with
relevance to EPSCoR's goals/objectives and NSF's mission.
Cognizant Program Officer(s):
Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s):
* 47.041 --- Engineering
* 47.049 --- Mathematical and Physical Sciences
* 47.050 --- Geosciences
* 47.070 --- Computer and Information Science and Engineering
* 47.074 --- Biological Sciences
* 47.075 --- Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences
* 47.076 --- Education and Human Resources
* 47.078 --- Office of Polar Programs
* 47.079 --- Office of International Science and Engineering
* 47.080 --- Office of Cyberinfrastructure
* 47.081 --- Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive
Research
Award Information
Anticipated Type of Award: Standard Grant
Estimated Number of Awards: 5
Anticipated Funding Amount: $500,000
Eligibility Information
Organization Limit:
Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
* All jurisdictions that meet the current NSF EPSCoR 0.75%
eligibility criterion are eligible to submit these workshop
proposals. Non-EPSCoR institutions and individuals may
participate in the collaborative workshop activities, but
they cannot lead the workshop proposal effort.
PI Limit:
None Specified
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:
None Specified
Limit on Number of Proposals per PI:
None Specified
Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions
A. Proposal Preparation Instructions
* Letters of Intent: Not Applicable
* Preliminary Proposal Submission: Not Applicable
* Full Proposal Preparation Instructions: This solicitation contains
information that deviates from the standard NSF Proposal and Award
Policies and Procedures Guide, Part I: 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 under this
solicitation.
* Indirect Cost (F&A) Limitations: Not Applicable
* Other Budgetary Limitations: Other budgetary limitations apply. Please
see the full text of this solicitation for further information.
C. Due Dates
* Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):
Proposals Accepted Anytime
Proposal Review Information Criteria
Merit Review Criteria: National Science Board approved criteria apply.
Award Administration Information
Award Conditions: Additional award conditions apply. Please see the full
text of this solicitation for further information.
Reporting Requirements: Standard NSF reporting requirements apply.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summary of Program Requirements
I. Introduction
II. Program Description
III. Award Information
IV. Eligibility Information
V. Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions
A. Proposal Preparation Instructions
B. Budgetary Information
C. Due Dates
D. FastLane Requirements
VI. NSF Proposal Processing and Review Procedures
A. NSF Merit Review Criteria
B. Review and Selection Process
VII. Award Administration Information
A. Notification of the Award
B. Award Conditions
C. Reporting Requirements
VIII.Agency Contacts
IX. Other Information
I. INTRODUCTION
Section 3(e) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Act of 1950, as
amended, states that: "...it shall be an objective of the Foundation to
strengthen research and education in the sciences and engineering,
including independent research by individuals, throughout the United
States, and to avoid undue concentration of such research and education."
Through its Congressional mandate, NSF promotes and advances scientific
progress nationwide. However, in 1978, public concern about undue
geographical concentration of federal funding of academic research and
development (R&D) led Congress to further authorize NSF to conduct the
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). These
Congressional instructions, which established the Experimental Program to
Stimulate Competitive Research, have been restated in subsequent
Congressional authorizations of the Foundation's budget. Eligibility for
EPSCoR participation is restricted to those jurisdictions that have
historically received lesser amounts of NSF R&D funding and have
demonstrated a commitment to develop their research bases and to improve
the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
research conducted at their universities and colleges. Twenty-seven
jurisdictions including twenty-five states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
and the U. S. Virgin Islands currently participate in one or more elements
of the NSF EPSCoR program. (See section I, paragraph C, for additional
EPSCoR eligibility information).
A. EPSCoR MISSION, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The mission of EPSCoR is to assist the National Science Foundation in its
statutory function "to strengthen research and education in science and
engineering throughout the United States and to avoid undue concentration
of such research and education." EPSCoR goals are: a) to provide strategic
programs and opportunities for EPSCoR participants that stimulate
sustainable improvements in their R&D capacity and competitiveness; and b)
to advance science and engineering capabilities in EPSCoR jurisdictions for
discovery, innovation and overall knowledge-based prosperity.
B. EPSCoR Objectives
* to catalyze key research themes and related activities within and
among EPSCoR jurisdictions that empower knowledge generation,
dissemination and application;
* to activate effective jurisdictional and regional collaborations among
academic, government and private sector stakeholders that advance
scientific research, promote innovation and provide multiple societal
benefits;
* to broaden participation in science and engineering by institutions,
organizations and people within and among EPSCoR jurisdictions;
* to use EPSCoR for development, implementation and evaluation of future
programmatic experiments that motivate positive change and
progression.
C. Criteria for Eligibility to Participate in NSF's Experimental Program to
Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Program
The eligibility criterion for EPSCoR participation is based on a
jurisdiction's most recent three-year history of research funds awarded by
NSF relative to the Foundation's total research budget for that same
period. Each year, the NSF EPSCoR Office compiles summary data for the
preceding three years of NSF research funding by jurisdiction. The data are
reported by the NSF Office of Budget, Finance and Award Management (BFA)
and listed on the NSF's Budget Internet Information System (BIIS). The NSF
EPSCoR website also lists these summary data and the eligibility criteria
for jurisdictions. Twenty-five states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and
the U. S. Virgin Islands currently participate in the NSF EPSCoR program.
Based on the above calculation, a jurisdiction is eligible to participate
in the EPSCoR program if the level of research support is equal to or less
than 0.75 percent. Adjustment is made in the rare instances where a single
large NSF-funded national or international facility skews the data.
II. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Workshop Program Description
The EPSCoR program welcomes unsolicited proposals from the EPSCoR
jurisdictions for certain types of timely community workshops. Below are
the general parameters that should be followed for preparation and
submission of the unsolicited workshop proposals, also refer to the NSF
Grant Proposal Guide, Part II, Section D.7.
* Workshops should address multi-jurisdictional efforts that need
collaboration for optimum success. Speakers from non-EPSCoR
institutions can be involved in the workshop through logistical
support for their participation, but funding cannot go to non-EPSCoR
institutions.
* Workshops should address major regional to national themes of
relevance to EPSCoR's goals/objectives and NSF's mission.
* The goal of the workshops should be the development of high quality
collaborations that are capable of competing for major funding from
non-EPSCoR programs.
* Workshops should address multi/interdisciplinary perspectives now
common to major initiatives in science and engineering.
* Workshops should have appropriate representation by underrepresented
groups.
Here are guidelines for what these workshops should NOT be used for:
* Workshops are not intended solely for within-jurisdiction or single
institution planning activities. Normal Research Infrastructure
Improvement (RII) planning efforts by EPSCoR jurisdictional committees
accomplish these types of internal needs.
* Workshops are not to be used for new RII proposal development by a
single jurisdiction. However, in those cases where multiple
jurisdictions have similar thematic plans and there is value in
collaborating among jurisdictions on a common theme for joint efforts,
then a workshop might be appropriate. Jurisdictions considering such
collaborative projects should contact the NSF EPSCoR Office to outline
their plan and to obtain advice on the suitability of a potential
workshop proposal.
III. AWARD INFORMATION
Anticipated Type of Award: Standard
Duration: Award duration of up to 12 months
Anticipated Funding Amount: Not to exceed $500,000 in FY07 (pending
availability of funds)
Limitation of Awards:
* Proposal budgets for such workshops should request up to $100,000 for
a project period not to exceed one year.
* Estimated program budget, number of awards and average award
size/duration are subject to the availability of funds.
IV. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
Organization Limit:
Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
* All jurisdictions that meet the current NSF EPSCoR 0.75%
eligibility criterion are eligible to submit these workshop
proposals. Non-EPSCoR institutions and individuals may
participate in the collaborative workshop activities, but
they cannot lead the workshop proposal effort.
PI Limit:
None Specified
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:
None Specified
Limit on Number of Proposals per PI:
None Specified
Additional Eligibility Info:
V. PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
A. Proposal Preparation Instructions
Full Proposal Instructions: Proposals submitted in response to this program
solicitation should be prepared and submitted in accordance with the
guidelines specified 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-PUBS (7827) or by e-mail from mailto:pubs@nsf.gov.
Proposers are reminded to identify the program solicitation number
(Populated with NSF Number at Clearance) in the program solicitation block
on the NSF Cover Sheet For Proposal to the National Science Foundation.
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 under this solicitation.
Other Budgetary Limitations:
Proposal budgets for such workshops should request up to $100,000 for a
project period not to exceed one year.
C. Due Dates
* Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time):
Proposals Accepted Anytime
D. FastLane Requirements
Proposers are required to prepare and submit all proposals for this program
solicitation through use of the NSF FastLane system. Detailed instructions
regarding the technical aspects of proposal preparation and submission via
FastLane are available at: http://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 solicitation should be referred to the NSF program
staff contact(s) listed in Section VIII of this funding opportunity.
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. Further
instructions regarding this process are available on the FastLane Website
at: https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/fastlane.jsp.
VI. NSF PROPOSAL PROCESSING AND REVIEW PROCEDURES
Proposals received by NSF are assigned to the appropriate NSF program where
they will be reviewed if they meet NSF proposal preparation requirements.
All proposals are carefully reviewed by a scientist, engineer, or educator
serving as an NSF Program Officer, and usually by three to ten other
persons outside NSF who are experts in the particular fields represented by
the proposal. These reviewers are selected by Program Officers charged with
the oversight of the review process. Proposers are invited to suggest names
of persons they believe are especially well qualified to review the
proposal and/or persons they would prefer not review the proposal. These
suggestions may serve as one source in the reviewer selection process at
the Program Officer's discretion. Submission of such names, however, is
optional. Care is taken to ensure that reviewers have no conflicts of
interest with the proposal.
A. NSF Merit Review Criteria
All NSF proposals are evaluated through use of the two National Science
Board (NSB)-approved merit review criteria: intellectual merit and the
broader impacts of the proposed effort. In some instances, however, NSF
will employ additional criteria as required to highlight the specific
objectives of certain programs and activities.
The two NSB-approved merit review criteria are listed below. 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 the reviewer is qualified to make judgements.
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,
original, or potentially transformative 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?
Examples illustrating activities likely to demonstrate broader impacts are
available electronically on the NSF website at:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/gpg/broaderimpacts.pdf.
Mentoring activities provided to postdoctoral researchers supported on the
project, as described in a one-page supplementary document, will be
evaluated under the Broader Impacts criterion.
NSF staff also 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.
B. Review and Selection Process
Proposals submitted in response to this program solicitation will be
reviewed by a combination of external and internal reviewers.
In addition to the regular NSF review criteria of intellectual merit and
broader impacts, the EPSCoR workshop proposals will be evaluated on likely
regional and national outcomes, logic for the proposed collaborative
activity, and strategic relevance to capability enhancement for the EPSCoR
participants. At the conclusion of each workshop award period, a
comprehensive report on the workshop and its products, including specific
implementation plans for the next steps, must be submitted to the NSF
EPSCoR Office and published on the relevant jurisdictions' web sites.
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.
After scientific, technical and programmatic review and consideration of
appropriate factors, the NSF Program Officer recommends to the cognizant
Division Director whether the proposal should be declined or recommended
for award. NSF is striving to be able to tell applicants whether their
proposals have been declined or recommended for funding within six months.
The time interval begins on the deadline or target date, or receipt date,
whichever is later. The interval ends when the Division Director accepts
the Program Officer's 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 Officer. In addition, the proposer will receive an explanation of
the decision to award or decline funding.
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 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.B. 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 (GC-1); * or Research Terms and Conditions * and (5) any
announcement or other NSF issuance that may be incorporated by reference in
the award letter. Cooperative agreements also are administered in
accordance with NSF Cooperative Agreement Financial and Administrative
Terms and Conditions (CA-FATC) and the applicable Programmatic Terms and
Conditions. NSF awards are electronically signed by an NSF Grants and
Agreements Officer and transmitted electronically to the organization via
e-mail.
*These documents may be accessed electronically on NSF's Website at
http://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/award_conditions.jsp?org=NSF. Paper
copies may be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse, telephone
(703) 292-7827 or by e-mail from nsfpubs@nsf.gov.
More comprehensive information on NSF Award Conditions and other important
information on the administration of NSF awards is contained in the NSF
Award & Administration Guide (AAG) Chapter II, available electronically on
the NSF Website at
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=aag.
Special Award Conditions: The final report must include identification of
numbers of women and members of other underrepresented groups in faculty
and staff positions and as participants in the activities funded by the
award.
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 the final
project report. 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.
C. Reporting Requirements
For all multi-year grants (including both standard and continuing grants),
the Principal Investigator must submit an annual project report to the
cognizant Program Officer at least 90 days before the end of the current
budget period. (Some programs or awards require more frequent project
reports). Within 90 days after expiration of a grant, the PI also is
required to submit a final project report.
Failure to provide the required annual or final project reports will delay
NSF review and processing of any future funding increments as well as any
pending proposals for that PI. 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. Such reports provide information on activities and
findings, project participants (individual and organizational)
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. Submission of
the report via FastLane constitutes certification by the PI that the
contents of the report are accurate and complete.
VIII. AGENCY CONTACTS
General inquiries regarding this program should be made to:
For questions related to the use of FastLane, contact:
* FastLane Help Desk, telephone: 1-800-673-6188; e-mail:
fastlane@nsf.gov.
* Patricia A Ferguson, Senior Program Assistant, 1122 S, telephone:
(703) 292-8683, fax: (703) 292-9047, email: pferguso@nsf.gov
IX. OTHER INFORMATION
The NSF Website provides the most comprehensive source of information on
NSF Directorates (including contact information), programs and funding
opportunities. Use of this Website by potential proposers is strongly
encouraged. In addition, National Science Foundation Update is a free
e-mail subscription service designed to keep potential proposers and other
interested parties apprised of new NSF funding opportunities and
publications, important changes in proposal and award policies and
procedures, and upcoming NSF Regional Grants Conferences. Subscribers are
informed through e-mail when new publications are issued that match their
identified interests. Users can subscribe to this service by clicking the
"Get NSF Updates by Email" link on the NSF web site.
Grants.gov provides an additional electronic capability to search for
Federal government-wide grant opportunities. NSF funding opportunities may
be accessed via this new mechanism. Further information on Grants.gov may
be obtained at http://www.grants.gov.
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NSF receives approximately 40,000 proposals each year for research,
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