Title: Dear Colleague Letter: Information for the research community 
        in advance of release of the FY10 solicitation for Cyber-enabled 
       Discovery and Innovation (CDI)
Date: 09/04/09




NSF 09-067

Dear Colleague Letter: Information for the research community in
advance of release of the FY10 solicitation for Cyber-enabled
Discovery and Innovation (CDI)

Dear Colleague:

It is anticipated that an official solicitation for the FY 2010 CDI
competition will be posted in the coming weeks.  For the information
of the research community, the following statements highlight
important items and expected changes from the previous FY 2009
solicitation.  This is subject to change until the FY 2010
solicitation is officially approved and posted.

   * No Type III:  As in FY 2009, there will be no Type III
     competition in FY 2010.
   * No pre-proposals:  Preliminary proposals will be eliminated
     - PIs will be asked to submit full proposals only.
   * Deadlines:  Type I and Type II will continue to be independent
     competitions in FY 2010.  The new deadlines will be February 4,
     2010, for Type I full proposals and February 5, 2010, for Type
     II full proposals.
   * The paragraphs on societal impact of CDI, in the synopsis and
     description sections, will be expanded to address national
     grand challenges and presidential initiatives (e.g., see
     http://www.ostp.gov/galleries/press_release_files/Final%20Signed
     %20OMB-OSTP%20Memo%20-%20ST%20Priorities.pdf).
   * The section on virtual organizations will be revised to more
     strongly emphasize research, in contrast to only building
     infrastructure.

Thank you for your attention.

NSF CDI
cdi@nsf.gov
(703) 292 8080