Cross-Cutting Activities

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• Cross-Cutting Activities
• At NSF

June 6, 2005 North Dakota State University
Chris Greer Division of Biological
Infrastructure National Science Foundation
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National Science Foundation
Director Deputy Director
National Science Board
Inspector General
Staff Offices
Computer Information Science Engineering
Mathematical Physical Sciences
Biological Sciences
Engineering
Geosciences
Social, Behavioral Economic Sciences
Budget, Finance Award Management
Information Resource Management
Education Human Resources
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• Integrative Graduate Education and Research
  Traineeship program
• (IGERT)

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Features of IGERT Projects

• Interdisciplinary theme
• Emerging research area
• Innovative models for graduate training
• Catalyze a cultural change in graduate education
• For graduate students
• For faculty
• For institutions

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Characteristics of IGERT Awards

• 5-year duration
• 3 M total funding
• 12 trainees/year/award
• For each IGERT doctoral student
• 30,000/year stipend
• 10,500 cost of education
• Travel and expenses may be budgeted

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IGERT Award Process

• Two-stage process
• Preliminary proposal (Feb., 2005)
• Panel review
• Invited full proposal (Aug., 2005)
• Panel review
• Awards
• 30 new and renewal awards

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Faculty Early Career Development Program
(CAREER)http//www.nsf.gov/career
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CAREER Program Goals

• Provide stable support for the early
  career-development activities of outstanding
  teacher-scholars
• Build a firm foundation for integrated research
  and education activities

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CAREER Program Goals

• Increase participation of those traditionally
  underrepresented in science and engineering
• NSF's most prestigious award for young faculty

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CAREER Program Guidelines

• Minimum award size is 400,000 (BIO
  minimum 500,000)
• 5 year duration for all awards
• Departmental letter required

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CAREER Eligibility Criteria

• PIs may compete in the CAREER program a total of
  three times
• At the time of proposal submission in July, the
  PI must hold a doctoral degree in a field of
  science or engineering supported by NSF, be
  untenured, and have not previously received an
  NSF PECASE or CAREER award

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CAREER Eligibility Criteria

• By October 1st following the CAREER deadline in
  July, the PI must be employed as a tenure-track
  assistant professor (or equivalent) at an
  eligible institution

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FY06 CAREER Deadlines

• July 19, 2005 BIO, CISE, and EHR
• July 20, 2005 ENG
• July 21, 2005 GEO, MPS, SBE and OPP

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National Science Foundation
Director Deputy Director
National Science Board
Inspector General
Staff Offices
Computer Information Science Engineering
Mathematical Physical Sciences
Biological Sciences
Engineering
Geosciences
Social, Behavioral Economic Sciences
Budget, Finance Award Management
Information Resource Management
Education Human Resources
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Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Mary
E. Clutter, Assistant Director Joann P. Roskoski,
Executive Officer Sonya E. Mallinoff, Planning
and Budget Officer Tel [phone] Fax
[phone]
Information and Automation Resources
Unit (IAR) Joanne G. Rodewald, Information
Management Officer Tel [phone] Fax
[phone]
Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Michael
R. Willig, Division Director Penelope Firth,
Acting Deputy Director Tel [phone] Fax
[phone]
Division of Integrative Organismal
Biology (IOB) Thomas Brady, Division
Director Judith Verbeke, Deputy Director Tel
[phone] Fax [phone]
Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Machi
F. Dilworth, Division Director Muriel E. Poston,
Acting Deputy Director Tel [phone] Fax
[phone]
Division of Molecular and Cellular
Biosciences (MCB) Maryanna Henkart, Division
Director Jerry Cohen, Deputy Director Tel
[phone] Fax [phone]
Ecological Biology
Human Resources
Biomolecular Systems
Behavioral Systems
Ecosystem Science
Research Resources
Cellular Systems
Developmental Systems
Genes and Genome Systems
Population and EvolutionaryProcesses
Environmental and Structural Systems
Plant Genome Research Program
Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories
Functional andRegulatory Systems
Emerging Frontiers (EF)
Effective October 2004
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Emerging Frontiers Division

• Supports multidisciplinary research and
  networking activities that arise from advances in
  disciplinary research
• Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research
• Research Coordination Networks
• NSF Priority Areas
• Biocomplexity in the Environment
• Human and Social Dynamics
• Nanoscale Science and Engineering
• Mathematical Sciences

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The goal of the FIBR Program is to support
research that

• Identifies a major, unanswered or understudied
  question in biology
• Engages integrative researchers utilizing an
  effective range of concepts and tools from all
  areas of science and engineering
• Is not limited by conceptual, disciplinary or
  organizational boundaries
• Integrates education and research, providing
  young scientists with training in a strong,
  interdisciplinary environment
• Involves effective partnering with minority
  serving and primarily undergraduate institutions

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Areas of research represented among the FY2004/5
proposals

• Speciation
• Molecular evolution
• Signal transduction
• Microbial ecology
• Host/parasite interactions
• Stress response
• Neural plasticity
• Sensory systems
• Evolution of development
• Multivariate functions
• Atmospheric chemistry

• Biostatistics
• Carbon cycling
• Marine microbiology
• Transcription control
• Behavioral genetics
• Molecular phylogenetics
• Ageing
• Molecular motors
• Ecosystems modeling
• Population dynamics
• Meiosis recombination

• Statistics
• Thermodynamics
• Urban ecology
• Functional genomics
• Proteomics
• Marine geochemistry
• Circadian control
• Bioinformatics
• Dynamic systems
• Biomechanics
• Developmental control

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FIBR Funding Mechanisms
Full Research Grants (Pre-proposals
required) Duration Maximum of 5 years
Budget Maximum of 5,000,000
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Goal of the RCN Program
Encourage and foster interactions among
scientists to create new research directions or
advance a field

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RCN Activities

• Meetings, workshops
• Training, coursework
• Laboratory exchanges
• Web sites, databases
• Community resources

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RCN Program Features
Submission Annually, last Monday in
June Awards 50,000 to 100,000 per
year Duration Up to 5 years

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Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Mary
E. Clutter, Assistant Director Joann P. Roskoski,
Executive Officer Sonya E. Mallinoff, Planning
and Budget Officer Tel [phone] Fax
[phone]
Information and Automation Resources
Unit (IAR) Joanne G. Rodewald, Information
Management Officer Tel [phone] Fax
[phone]
Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Michael
R. Willig, Division Director Penelope Firth,
Acting Deputy Director Tel [phone] Fax
[phone]
Division of Integrative Organismal
Biology (IOB) Thomas Brady, Division
Director Judith Verbeke, Deputy Director Tel
[phone] Fax [phone]
Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Machi
F. Dilworth, Division Director Muriel E. Poston,
Acting Deputy Director Tel [phone] Fax
[phone]
Division of Molecular and Cellular
Biosciences (MCB) Maryanna Henkart, Division
Director Jerry Cohen, Deputy Director Tel
[phone] Fax [phone]
Ecological Biology
Human Resources
Biomolecular Systems
Behavioral Systems
Ecosystem Science
Research Resources
Cellular Systems
Developmental Systems
Genes and Genome Systems
Population and EvolutionaryProcesses
Environmental and Structural Systems
Plant Genome Research Program
Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories
Functional andRegulatory Systems
Emerging Frontiers (EF)
Effective October 2004
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The NSF Plant Genome Research Program

• Started in FY 1998
• Part of the National Plant Genome Initiative
  (with USDA, DOE, NIH)
• The goal is to understand the structure,
  organization and function of plant genomes
  important to agriculture, the environment, energy
  and health

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What Is Unusual About PGRP Projects?

• Single investigator to multi-institution and
  multi-investigator
• Small to large budgets
• Genome-scale resource development to small
  focused projects
• Industrial participants
• International participants
• Training/IP/informatics

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Funded Plants

• Arabidopsis
• Barley
• Brassica
• Cotton
• Grape
• Lettuce
• Maize

• Rice
• Soybean
• Sorghum
• Tobacco
• Tomato
• Wheat

• Medicago
• Oat
• Pepper
• Pine
• Poplar
• Potato

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The FY2006 Plant Genome Program Solicitation

• Will be accessible from
• http//www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id53
  38orgBIO
• Deadline will be in October 2005

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Information and Contacts
WWW.NSF.GOV
Chris Greer cgreer_at_nsf.gov
Susan Lolle slolle_at_nsf.gov
Jeanne Small jsmall_at_nsf.gov