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NSF 23-035 Dear Colleague Letter: REU and RET Supplemental Funding in Computer and Information Science and Engineering

NSF 23-035

Dear Colleague Letter: Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Supplemental Funding in Computer and Information Science and Engineering

December 23, 2022

https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23035/nsf23035.jsp

Dear Colleagues:

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) invites grantees with active CISE awards to submit requests for Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Supplements, following the guidelines in the REU Sites and Supplements solicitation. CISE also invites grantees with active CISE awards to submit requests for Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Supplements, following the guidelines in the RET in Engineering and Computer Science: Sites and Supplements solicitation. Requests will be considered as they are received. CISE strongly encourages the submission of requests before March 31st, each year; as the potential for funding requests after this date may be limited.

The participation of students and teachers from groups underrepresented in CISE fields – including women, persons with disabilities, Blacks and African Americans, Hispanics and Latinos, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders– is strongly encouraged.

REU SUPPLEMENTS

REU supplements help undergraduate students engage in meaningful research experiences in pursuit of their educational and career goals. To be eligible for this opportunity, a student must be a US citizen, US national or permanent resident of the US. CISE encourages submission of REU supplemental funding requests that specifically afford US veterans an opportunity to engage in meaningful research experiences.

RET SUPPLEMENTS

RET supplements help K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers engage in meaningful research experiences and translate the knowledge gained into their teaching practices. The focus of their research should be in CISE disciplines rather than on education or curriculum development. Teachers who receive funding from an RET supplement must be currently teaching a STEM subject at their schools. CISE is particularly interested in RET supplements that target K-12 computer science teachers. Since a major goal of a RET activity is to create a bond between the K-12 schools and the host college or university, recruitment of RET teachers should focus on schools or school districts reasonably close to the host institutions.

NATURE OF SUPPORT

For single-investigator projects, CISE REU and RET supplemental funding requests should be for no more than two students or two teachers, respectively, for one year. Research teams funded through multi-investigator projects may request support for a larger number of students or teachers, commensurate with the size and nature of their projects.

CISE provides up to $8,000 per student per year through an REU supplement. This amount usually covers the student's stipend, but a small portion of the funds can be used for other related purposes, e.g., student travel to a conference. As described in the REU program solicitation, indirect costs (F&A) are not allowed on participant support costs in REU Site or Supplement budgets.

CISE provides up to $10,000 per K-12 STEM teacher per year through a RET supplement. RET teachers normally spend 6-7 weeks in the summer conducting research activities in the lab of the host PI. As part of these activities, a RET teacher should develop one or more related classroom modules to share the research with his/her K-12 classroom. The budget includes a weekly summer stipend for the teacher (normally around $1,000 per week); up to $2,000 for materials, equipment, and other supplies for the teacher to develop and implement related modules in the K-12 classroom; and possible funding to attend a related disciplinary conference. These costs are listed as participant support costs, and indirect costs (F&A) are not allowed on participant support costs in RET Site or Supplement budgets.

CISE REU and RET supplemental funding requests must describe results of any previous such support, such as students and teachers supported, papers published, K-12 classroom modules developed, and student placements. Other factors influencing supplemental funding decisions include the number of REU and RET supplement requests received by CISE programs, and in the case of multiple submissions by a single PI, the ability to provide adequate mentoring.

Existing REU/RET supplemental funding for an award must be exhausted before additional funding can be requested as a supplement on that award. Please note that REU supplemental funding can be used to support students anytime during the academic year as well as summer, while RET supplements should be used only for summer programs. Annual and final project reports for an award that receives an REU or RET supplement should provide brief descriptions of activities, impacts, and outcomes (including the number of support-months for each student or teacher) associated with the REU or RET supplemental support.

HOW TO APPLY

PIs are encouraged to refer to the REU program solicitation and the RET program solicitation for detailed information concerning submission requirements. As described above and in those solicitations, each REU or RET supplemental funding request must include the following information:

A description of the research to be performed by the student or K-12 teacher, and how the student or teacher will benefit from the overall REU or RET experience;
The PI's prior experience, if any, supervising REU students or working with K-12 teachers, including papers published and student placements, along with the status of prior REU or RET supplements received on the corresponding award;
A description of the mentoring that the student or teacher will receive as part of the REU or RET experience. In addition, proposers should note how the student/teacher would be mentored should virtual REU/RET experience be required;
The relationship of the REU or RET supplemental funding request to the original award;
A description of the process for recruiting the students and/or teachers (including those from groups underrepresented in CISE fields) and the criteria for selecting the students and/or teachers; or if a student or teacher has been pre-selected, a brief bio-sketch of the student or teacher;
A statement acknowledging that all students to be funded will be US citizens or permanent residents; and
Specifics about the REU or RET request -- duration, stipend rates, period of REU or RET experience, and travel justification (if any).

Proposers are requested to present the above information in numbered sections that address items 1 through 6 in the Summary of Proposed Work and item 7 in the Budget Justification.

CISE encourages PIs to participate in the CISE REU Program evaluation conducted by the Computing Research Association’s Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline, https://cra.org/cerp/cerp-reu-evaluation/.

PIs should include descriptions of REU-related activities and their impact on broadening participation in their annual project reports.

Since a supplemental funding request is handled by the cognizant NSF program officer who oversees the active award for which the request is submitted, grantees should contact the cognizant NSF program officers of their awards if they have questions or need additional information.

Sincerely,

Margaret Martonosi
Assistant Director
Computer and Information Science and Engineering

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CISE

Call for Proposals

Submitted by Jason Gigax on June 14th, 2023

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Solicitation: NSF Cyber-Physical Systems [Solicitation NSF 21-551]

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)

PROGRAM SOLICITATION
NSF 21-551

REPLACES DOCUMENT(S):
NSF 20-563

National Science Foundation

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
     Division of Computer and Network Systems
     Division of Computing and Communication Foundations
     Division of Information and Intelligent Systems
     Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure

Directorate for Engineering
     Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation
     Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems

Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration

National Institutes of Health
    National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
    National Cancer Institute
    National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
    Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research

U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Submission Window Date(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):

Proposals Accepted Anytime
SMALL and MEDIUM Proposals

June 01, 2023 - June 15, 2023
FRONTIER proposals

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND REVISION NOTES

The Cyber Physical Systems program solicitation has been revised and prospective Principal Investigators (PIs) are encouraged to read the solicitation carefully. Among the changes are the following:
There is no deadline for SMALL and MEDIUM CPS proposals — they will be accepted at anytime. Although proposal submissions to the Small and Medium project classes are "Accepted Anytime", Research.gov requires a "due date" and displays one for you to select. You can choose any of the listed deadlines in Research.gov from the Due Date drop down window to submit to the Small or Medium project class.
There remains an annual deadline for FRONTIER proposals

Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation should be submitted in accordance with the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. The NSF PAPPG is regularly revised and it is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets the requirements specified in this solicitation and the applicable version of the PAPPG. Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.

SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

General Information

Program Title: Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)

Synopsis of Program:

Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are engineered systems that are built from, and depend upon, the seamless integration of computation and physical components. Advances in CPS will enable capability, adaptability, scalability, resiliency, safety, security, and usability that will expand the horizons of these critical systems. CPS technologies are transforming the way people interact with engineered systems, just as the Internet has transformed the way people interact with information. New, smart CPS drive innovation and competition in a range of application domains including agriculture, aeronautics, building design, civil infrastructure, energy, environmental quality, healthcare and personalized medicine, manufacturing, and transportation. CPS are becoming data-rich enabling new and higher degrees of automation and autonomy. Traditional ideas in CPS research are being challenged by new concepts emerging from artificial intelligence and machine learning. The integration of artificial intelligence with CPS especially for real-time operation creates new research opportunities with major societal implications.

While tremendous progress has been made in advancing CPS technologies, the demand for innovation across application domains is driving the need to accelerate fundamental research to keep pace. At the same time, the CPS program seeks to open new vistas for the research community to think beyond the usual cyber-physical paradigms and structures and propose creative ideas to address the myriad challenges of today's systems as well as those of the future that have not yet been designed or fielded.

The CPS program aims to develop the core research needed to engineer these complex CPS, some of which may also require dependable, high-confidence, or provable behaviors. Core research areas of the program include control, data analytics, and machine learning including real-time learning for control, autonomy, design, Internet of Things (IoT), mixed initiatives including human-in- or human-on-the-loop, networking, privacy, real-time systems, safety, security, and verification. By abstracting from the particulars of specific systems and application domains, the CPS program seeks to reveal cross-cutting, fundamental scientific and engineering principles that underpin the integration of cyber and physical elements across all application domains. The program additionally supports the development of methods, tools, and hardware and software components based upon these cross-cutting principles, along with validation of the principles via prototypes and testbeds. This program also fosters a research community that is committed to advancing education and outreach in CPS and accelerating the transition of CPS research into the real world.

All proposals must include the following as part of the Project Description:

A Research Description that describes the technical rationale and technical approach of the CPS research, including the challenges that drive the research problem and how the research integrates cyber and physical components. This section must also describe how the research outcomes are translational to other application domains. Specifically, it must include:
A subsection titled "CPS Research Focus" which describes the cyber-physical system attributes of the challenge problem and clearly identifies the core CPS research areas addressed in which the novel and foundational research contributions are being made;
An Evaluation/Experimentation Plan that describes how proposed concepts will be validated and outlines the metrics for success;
A Project Management and Collaboration Plan that summarizes how the project team is ideally suited to realize the project goals and how the team will ensure effective collaboration; and
A Broader Impacts section that describes how the research will be disseminated to a broad and diverse audience. This should go beyond traditional academic publications and includes education and outreach from the research team spanning multiple levels of engagement. Broader Impacts encompasses Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) and Engineering (BPE).

NSF is working closely with multiple agencies across the federal government, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T); the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); several National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes and centers including the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Cancer Institute (NCI), Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), and National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS); and the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA, hereafter referred to as NIFA).

Proposals for three classes of research and education projects — differing in scope and goals — are supported through the CPS program:

Small projects may request a total budget of up to $500,000 for a period of up to 3 years. They are well suited to emerging new and innovative ideas that may have high impact on the field of CPS. There is no deadline for Small projects.
Medium projects may request a total budget ranging from $500,001 to $1,200,000 for a period of up to 3 years. They are well suited to multi-disciplinary projects that accomplish clear goals requiring integrated perspectives spanning the disciplines. There is no deadline for Medium Projects.
Frontier projects must address clearly identified critical CPS challenges that cannot be achieved by a set of smaller projects. Furthermore, Frontier projects should also look to push the boundaries of CPS well beyond today's systems and capabilities. Funding may be requested for a total of $1,200,001 to $7,000,000 for a period of 4 to 5 years. Note that the Frontier projects have a specific deadline.

Cognizant Program Officer(s):

Please note that the following information is current at the time of publishing. See program website for any updates to the points of contact.

David Corman, Program Director, CISE/CNS, telephone: (703) 292-8754, email: dcorman@nsf.gov
Linda Bushnell, Program Director, CISE/CNS, telephone: (703) 292-8950, email: lbushnel@nsf.gov
Sandip Roy, Program Director CISE/CNS, telephone: (703) 292-8950, email: saroy@nsf.gov
Ralph Wachter, Program Director, CISE/CNS, telephone: (703) 292-8950, email: rwachter@nsf.gov
Michal Ziv-El, Associate Program Director, CISE/CNS, telephone: (703) 292-8950, email: mzivel@nsf.gov
Nina Amla, Program Director CISE/CNS, telephone: (703) 292-7991, email: namla@nsf.gov
Sankar Basu, Program Director CISE/CCF, telephone: (703) 292-7843, email: sabasu@nsf.gov
Phillip A. Regalia, Program Director, CISE/CCF, telephone: (703) 292-2981, email: pregalia@nsf.gov
Sylvia Spengler, Program Director, CISE/IIS, telephone: (703) 292-8930, email: sspengle@nsf.gov
Wendy Nilsen, Program Director, CISE/IIS, telephone: (703) 292-2568, email: wnilsen@nsf.gov
Aranya Chakrabortty, Program Director, ENG/ECCS, telephone: (703) 292-8113, email: achakrab@nsf.gov
Jordan Berg, Program Director, ENG/CMMI, telephone: (703) 292-5365, email: jberg@nsf.gov
Yueyue Fan, Program Director ENG/CMMI, telephone: (703) 292-4453, email: yfan@nsf.gov
Bruce Kramer, Program Director, ENG/CMMI, telephone: (703) 292-5348, email: bkramer@nsf.gov
Robert Landers, Program Director, ENG/CMMI, telephone: (703) 292-2652, email: rlanders@nsf.gov
Steven Thomson, National Program Leader, USDA/NIFA, telephone: (202) 603-1053, email: Steven.J.Thomson@usda.gov
David Kuehn, Program Manager, DOT/FHWA, telephone: (202) 493-3414, email: david.kuehn@dot.gov
Benjamin Salazar, Cyber Security Subject Matter Expert, DHS S&T, telephone: (202) 254-5734, email: benjamin.salazar@hq.dhs.gov
Christopher Hartshorn, Program Director, NCI/DCTD/CIP/NSDB, telephone: (240) 781-3315, email: hartshorncm@mail.nih.gov
Tiffani Lash, Program Director NIH/NBIB, telephone: (301) 451-4778, email: tiffani.lash@nih.gov
Danilo Tagle, Associate Director for Special Initiatives, NIH/NCATS, telephone: (301) 594-8064, email: danilo.tagle@nih.gov
Dana Wolff-Hughes, Health Scientist Administrator, NIH/OBSSR, telephone: (301) 496-0979, email: dana.wolff@nih.gov

Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s):

10.310 --- USDA-NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
20.200 --- Highway Research and Development Program
47.041 --- Engineering
47.070 --- Computer and Information Science and Engineering
93.286 --- National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
93.350 --- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
93.396 --- National Cancer Institute
97.108 --- Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate

Award Information

Anticipated Type of Award: Standard Grant or Continuing Grant or Cooperative Agreement

Estimated Number of Awards: 20 to 30

Approximately 15 Small projects, 15 Medium projects, and 1 Frontier project subject to receipt of sufficient meritorious proposals and pending availability of funds.

Anticipated Funding Amount: $32,400,000 in FY 2021, subject to receipt of sufficient meritorious proposals and pending availability of funds.

Eligibility Information

Who May Submit Proposals:

Proposals may only be submitted by the following:

Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) - Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of subawards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.
Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities.

Who May Serve as PI:

There are no restrictions or limits.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:

There are no restrictions or limits.

Limit on Number of Proposals per PI or co-PI: 2

For the CPS program, during any contiguous 12-month period, an individual may not participate as PI, co-PI, or Senior Personnel in more than two proposals across all size classes. This limit will be applied beginning with this solicitation and continue to apply to future versions of this solicitation, unless noted otherwise.
These eligibility constraints will be strictly enforced in order to treat everyone fairly and consistently. Any proposal that exceeds this limit at the time of submission for any PI, co-PI, or Senior Personnel will be returned without review. No exceptions will be made. Proposals that are withdrawn prior to commencement of merit review, or those that are returned without review by NSF, will not count against this proposal limit. Proposers are strongly encouraged to verify the dates of prior submissions to the CPS program for all personnel on their teams to avoid their proposals being deemed non-compliant.
Additionally, proposals submitted in response to this solicitation may not duplicate or be substantially similar to other proposals concurrently under consideration by other NSF, DHS, DOT, NIH, or NIFA programs. Duplicate or substantially similar proposals will be returned without review, including those substantially similar to previously declined proposals.

For more information, please see https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21551/nsf21551.htm

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CPS

Call for Proposals

Submitted by Jason Gigax on June 14th, 2023

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National Robotics Initiative 3.0: Innovations in Integration of Robotics (NRI-3.0)

National Robotics Initiative 3.0: Innovations in Integration of Robotics (NRI-3.0)

PROGRAM SOLICITATION
NSF 21-559

REPLACES DOCUMENT(S):
NSF 20-522

National Science Foundation

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering

Division of Information and Intelligent Systems

Directorate for Engineering

Directorate for Education and Human Resources

Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

National Institute on Aging

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

National Eye Institute

National Institute of Nursing Research

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Submission Window Date(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):

April 19, 2021 - May 03, 2021

February 08, 2022 - February 22, 2022

February 8 - February 22, Annually Thereafter

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND REVISION NOTES

This solicitation is a revision of NSF 20-522, the solicitation for the National Robotics Initiative.

The significant changes in the FY 2021 NRI-3.0 solicitation are as follows:

The deadlines have been revised;
A single class of projects exists for all proposals for NRI 3.0. The NRI program now focuses on research in the innovative integration of robotic technologies.
The NRI program has expanded to include robotic research that does not necessarily emphasize collaboration.
The NRI 2.0 theme requirements have been largely eliminated.
All proposals must have a collaboration plan as described in V.A.3.
Additional solicitation-specific sections are required in the project description, as detailed in Section V.A.
NASA will only consider projects that are within its stated cost limits.
NIFA will only consider projects that are within its stated cost limits.
NIOSH will only consider projects that are within its stated cost limits.
DOT and NIH have been added as partner organizations.

Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation should be submitted in accordance with the revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1), which is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after June 1, 2020.

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Submitted by Regan Williams on February 9th, 2021

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NSF 21-044 Dear Colleague Letter: Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships

NSF 21-044

Dear Colleague Letter: Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships (CSGrad4US)

February 2, 2021

https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21044/nsf21044.jsp

Dear Colleagues:

The computer and information science and engineering fields are experiencing booming undergraduate enrollments. Many of these undergraduate degree recipients have outstanding job opportunities in industry and at other organizations, and only a small fraction of these individuals considers pursuing related doctoral degree-granting programs. In order to increase the number of diverse, domestic graduate students in these areas and thereby bolster the U.S. population in the Nation's computer and information science and engineering research and innovation workforce, the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) announces its intention to support CISE Graduate Fellowships (CSGrad4US) as a pilot effort. In particular, CSGrad4US is intended for individuals who have some practical experience following their bachelor's degree and are now interested in pursuing a research-based doctoral degree.

The goals of the CSGrad4US Fellowships are to: 1) select, recognize, and financially support early-career individuals with the demonstrated potential to be high-achieving CISE researchers and innovators; and 2) to broaden participation among groups underrepresented in CISE disciplines, including women, African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Native Pacific Islanders, and persons with disabilities. CSGrad4US Fellowships are a part of an overall strategy by NSF's CISE directorate to develop the national workforce necessary to ensure the Nation's leadership in advancing CISE research and innovation.

As detailed below, the CSGrad4US Fellowship utilizes a two-phased process, comprising (i) part-time mentored preparation, followed by (ii) the fellowship itself, which constitutes three years of support for graduate study that leads to a research-based doctoral degree in a CISE discipline. This DCL invites applications which will result in decisions for the first phase in time for selected individuals to apply to doctoral degree-granting programs in CISE disciplines for matriculation in Fall 2022 or Fall 2023.

Individuals selected for CSGrad4US Fellowships who successfully enroll in a doctoral degree-granting program in a CISE discipline by no later than Fall 2023 will separately be provided guidance about the fellowship funding. The fellowship funding will be provided to CSGrad4US Fellows' institutions of higher education.

I. DESCRIPTION

A. Overview

The CSGrad4US Fellowships support graduate study leading to research-based doctoral degrees in CISE disciplines. They support individuals proposing plans for graduate education that take individual experiences, interests and competencies into consideration. A CSGrad4US Fellowship applicant's plan describes the academic and industrial achievements, attributes, and experiences that illustrate their demonstrated potential for significant research achievements. A CSGrad4US Fellowship applicant must provide a profile of their relevant education and experience and a reference letter that demonstrates this potential.

CSGrad4US Fellowship applicants are advised that, to eventually receive a fellowship, they must pursue graduate study in a doctoral degree-granting program in a CISE discipline at an accredited, non-profit institution of higher education having a campus located in the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Selection of recipients of the CSGrad4US Fellowship is a two-phased process:

Phase 1 is a part-time, mentored preparation program beginning in Fall 2021 and continuing through the graduate school application process. The mentored preparation program will support individuals selected for CSGrad4US Fellowships as they develop their research statements and applications for graduate schools. In particular, individuals selected for CSGrad4US Fellowships will receive guidance from academic faculty who have keen insights on graduate school admissions throughout the application process toward successful admission, school selection, and eventual matriculation into a doctoral degree-granting program. The part-time mentored preparation will be designed to accommodate individuals who are working full-time and may be personalized to each individual, as appropriate. While NSF will not provide any funding to the individuals selected for CSGrad4US Fellowships during Phase 1, the individuals will receive the benefits of academic CISE faculty mentors who will follow a structured process to leverage individuals’ backgrounds and experiences in preparing their graduate school application materials and preparing themselves for the transition to graduate school.
Phase 2 constitutes three years of support, in the form of a stipend and cost-of-education allowance to be provided through a grant to an institution of higher education, for a research-based doctoral program. For selected individuals to receive CSGrad4US Fellowships, they must be enrolled in a doctoral degree-granting program in a CISE discipline by no later than Fall 2023. Further, from the initial enrollment in a doctoral degree-granting program through completion or termination of the CSGrad4US Fellowship, individuals accepting the Phase 2 funded CSGrad4US fellowship award (CSGrad4US Fellows) must be enrolled in an accredited doctoral degree-granting institution of higher education having a campus located in the United States, its territories or possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. During receipt of the fellowship support, the CSGrad4US Fellow’s institution is required to exempt the Fellow from paying tuition and fees normally charged to students of similar academic standing, unless such charges are optional or are refundable (i.e., the institution is responsible for tuition and required fees in excess of the cost-of-education allowance).

NSF expects to select 70 individuals pursuant to this DCL. Upon enrollment in a doctoral degree-granting program in a CISE discipline by no later than Fall 2023, these individuals will become CSGrad4US Fellows. Each Phase 2 CSGrad4US Fellowship will be in the amount of $138,000, for three years of support during a five-year fellowship period. For each of the three years of support, NSF will provide a $34,000 stipend and $12,000 cost-of-education allowance to the graduate degree-granting institution of higher education for each Fellow who will use the support in a fellowship year. More details about how to receive the fellowship funding will be provided to successful CSGrad4US Fellowship applicants when they notify NSF that they have been accepted into a doctoral degree-granting program.

This DCL seeks applications that will result in decisions for the first phase of a CSGrad4US Fellowship, i.e., a part-time mentored preparation for graduate school enrollment. While this phase does not provide any funding, it assists individuals selected for CSGrad4US Fellowships in enhancing their prospects for doctoral degree-granting program enrollment, a prerequisite to receive the fellowship funding in Phase 2. NSF will provide CSGrad4US Fellows together with the institutions of higher education hosting them with guidance on submitting full proposals to obtain Phase 2 funding.

B. Detailed Eligibility Requirements:

Described in detail below are the eligibility requirements for the CSGrad4US Fellowship: (1) citizenship, (2) degree requirements, and (3) field of study / degree programs for proposed research. CSGrad4US Fellowship applicants are strongly advised to read the entire DCL carefully to ensure that they understand all the requirements. CSGrad4US Fellowship applicants must self-certify that they intend to pursue a research-based doctoral degree in an eligible field of study and that they meet all eligibility criteria.

Citizenship
CSGrad4US Fellowship applicants must be United States citizens, United States nationals, or permanent residents of the United States by the application deadline.

The term "national" designates a native resident of a commonwealth or territory of the United States, such as American Samoa. It does not refer to a citizen of another country who has applied for United States citizenship and who has not received U.S. citizenship by the application deadline.
Degree Requirements
CSGrad4US Fellowship applicants are eligible to apply as bachelor's degree holders who (i) graduated with a bachelor’s degree in a CISE discipline between July 1, 2016, and June 31, 2019; (ii) have never enrolled in a master’s or doctoral degree-granting program, other than a professional master’s degree program, in a CISE discipline; and (iii) will be prepared to attend graduate school by Fall 2023.
Field of study, degree programs that they plan to attend.
The CISE disciplines are computer science, computer engineering, and information science. CSGrad4US Fellowship applicants must indicate which area(s) within these CISE disciplines they intend to study.

Individuals are not eligible to apply if they propose to enroll in a discipline outside of CISE.

Individuals who are enrolled, or will enroll, in a graduate degree program while on a leave of absence from a professional degree program or professional degree-graduate degree program are ineligible for a CSGrad4US Fellowship.

II. HOW TO APPLY

A. Application Preparation Instructions

Each CSGrad4US Fellowship applicant must first register on Research.gov to obtain a nine-digit NSF ID. Subsequently, CSGrad4US Fellowship applicant applications must be submitted via email to csgrad4us-app@nsf.gov. Detailed instructions for obtaining a NSF ID and completing the application can be found at https://www.nsf.gov/cise/CSGrad4US.

Except for the Reference Letters described below, applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. local time on April 13, 2021, as determined by the CSGrad4US Fellowship applicant's mailing address provided in the application. Applications received after the deadline will be deemed ineligible.

As noted below, Reference Letters must be separately emailed to csgrad4us-ref@nsf.gov by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 4, 2021.

All CSGrad4US Fellowship applicants must submit the following documents as attachments (a total of four attachments only, each as a PDF) to a single email to csgrad4us-app@nsf.gov with the applicant's full name and NSF ID as the subject of the message (the message body may be left blank):

Application Form: This form is a fillable PDF named csgrad4us-form-[your 9-digit NSF ID].pdf that can be found at https://www.nsf.gov/cise/CSGrad4US. The fillable PDF includes personal information, including professional experience, education history, and contact information for at least one letter of reference writer.
Two (2) Personal Statements: The following two personal statements can together be no more than five (5) pages and should be in a single PDF named statements-[your 9-digit NSF ID].pdf.
1. Personal Statement, including Relevant Background Experience: Describe your professional career and accomplishments since your college graduation and why you are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. degree in a CISE discipline at this stage in your professional development.
2. Addressing Underrepresentation in CISE Disciplines: Describe ways you plan to contribute in the future to addressing the longstanding underrepresentation of various populations â€” including women, African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Native Pacific Islanders, and persons with disabilities â€” in the CISE disciplines.
Transcript PDF(s). In the application form template, CSGrad4US Fellowship applicants must list their baccalaureate institution and must provide a PDF transcript(s) from the institution(s). Any other education institutions attended with a start date prior to the application deadline must also be specified, and corresponding transcripts are required. Transcripts are required for all degree-granting programs listed. Transcripts may be included for all other institutions listed in the Education section of the Application Form Template. If the CSGrad4US Fellowship applicant started a professional master’s degree program in the fall of the application year and the master’s institution does not provide unofficial or official transcripts prior to the application deadline, the applicant may submit a class schedule/enrollment verification form in place of a transcript. At least one transcript must be attached to the applicant’s application for the application to be accepted. Applicants should redact personally-identifiable information (date of birth, individual Social Security Numbers, personal financial information, home addresses, home telephone numbers and personal email addresses) from the transcripts before uploading. NSF does not accept encrypted or password-protected transcripts. Should an applicant need to submit multiple transcripts, these should be packaged together in a single PDF named transcript-[your 9-digit NSF ID].pdf.
Resume. A two-page resume with work, leadership, service, and research experience as well as education history must be included as an attachment named resume-[your 9-digit NSF ID].pdf.

Only the information required in the application will be reviewed. No additional items or information will be accepted or reviewed. For the attachments, please use the file names specified above. Do not provide links to web pages within the application. Images, if included, must be within the page limits. Review of the application and reference letter is based solely on the materials received by the application and reference letter deadlines. All materials, except the reference letter, must be submitted in one email.

Failure to comply fully with the above requirements will result in the application being deemed ineligible.

Applications that are incomplete due to missing the required transcripts by the application due date and/or reference letter by the reference letter deadline will be deemed ineligible. CSGrad4US Fellowship applicants are advised to submit applications early to avoid unanticipated delays on the deadline dates.

B. Guidance for Personal Statements

The two statements must together total no more than five (5) pages. By applying to CSGrad4US, applicants are certifying that the two statements in the application are their own original work. The statements must be written using the following guidelines:

standard 8.5" x 11" page size;
Times New Roman font for all text, Cambria Math font for equations, Symbol font for non-alphabetic characters (it is recommended that equations and symbols be inserted as images), no smaller than 11-point, except text that is part of an image;
1" margins on all sides, no text within the 1" margins (no header, footer, name, or page number); and
No less than single-spacing (approximately 6 lines per inch). Do not use line spacing options such as "exactly 11 point," that are less than single spaced.

Compliance with these guidelines will be checked. Applications that are not compliant with these format requirements will be returned without review.

C. Guidance for Reference Letter

CSGrad4US Fellowship applicants are required to have exactly one Letter of Reference, to be submitted separately by the reference letter writer. While only one letter is required, CSGrad4US Fellowship applicants may specify the names of three reference letter writers and contact those individuals, in the event that one or two fail to provide letters.

CSGrad4US Fellowship applicants must list at least one and up to three names, organizational affiliations, and e-mail addresses of non-related individuals who will separately submit Letters of Reference on their behalf. The names should be prioritized from 1 to 3 (1 being the highest priority). In the event of a missing letter, the letters from the optional second and/or third references will be used, in the ranked order. Only one letter will be reviewed for each eligible application. This ranking is for application management purposes only and is not disclosed to reference letter writers and reviewers.

Reference letter writers must include their positions and titles in the reference letters.

Your application must have at least one reference letter received at NSF by the reference letter deadline of 5 p.m. Eastern Time on May 4, 2021. The reference letter must be sent to csgrad4us-ref@nsf.gov and must include your full name and NSF ID in the subject line. The reference letter is limited to a two- (2-) page PDF.

Guidance to Reference Letter Writers:

Reference letter requirements include:

Institutional or professional letterhead, if available;
Two- (2-) page limit;
12-point Times New Roman in the body of the letter;
Name and title of reference writer;
Department and institution or organization; and
The reference letter should include details explaining the nature of the relationship to the CSGrad4US Fellowship applicant (including research or industry advisor role), comments on the applicant's potential for contributing to a United States science and engineering workforce, statements about the applicant's academic potential and prior research and work experiences, and any other information that would aid review panels in evaluating the applicant's application.

Reference letters must be sent to csgrad4us-ref@nsf.gov and must include the CSGrad4US Fellowship applicant's full name and NSF ID in the subject line.

At least one reference letter must be received at NSF by the reference letter deadline of 5 p.m. Eastern Time on May 4, 2021, for the application to be considered. If at least one reference letter is not received by the deadline of 5 p.m. Eastern Time on May 4, 2021, then the application will be returned without review.

D. Withdrawal of an Application

To withdraw a submitted application, the CSGrad4US Fellowship applicants must send a request to withdraw their application with the subject "Withdraw" to csgrad4us-app@nsf.gov.

III. REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS

Applications submitted in response to this DCL will be reviewed by disciplinary and interdisciplinary scientists and engineers and other professional graduate education experts. Reviewers will be selected by the cognizant NSF program directors for CSGrad4US Fellowships who are charged with oversight of the review process. Care will be taken to ensure that reviewers have no conflicts of interest with the applicants.

Applications will be reviewed in broad areas of the CISE disciplines based on the areas within these disciplines that CSGrad4US Fellowship applicants specify that they intend to study.

Each application will be reviewed independently in accordance with the NSF Merit Review Criteria using all available information in the completed application. In considering applications, reviewers are instructed to address the two Merit Review Criteria as approved by the National Science Board, Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts. More information about the Merit Review Criteria is provided in Chapter III of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG).

Reviewers will be instructed to review CSGrad4US Fellowship applications holistically, applying the Merit Review Criteria above and noting CSGrad4US's emphasis on potential for significant research achievements in a CISE discipline. In particular, reviewers will be instructed to comment about the application form, two personal statements, transcript(s), resume, and reference letter in the context of the Merit Review criteria, along with the applicant's demonstrated potential for significant research achievements in a CISE discipline.

From these recommendations, NSF will select CSGrad4US Fellowship applicants for Phase 1 CSGrad4US Fellowships, in line with NSF's mission and the goals of CSGrad4US.

IV. CONTACTS

General inquiries regarding CSGrad4US Fellowships should be made to:

NSF CSGrad4US Fellowships, telephone: (703) 292-8950, email: csgrad4us@nsf.gov.

Sincerely,

Margaret Martonosi
Assistant Director, CISE
NSF

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Submitted by Regan Williams on February 4th, 2021

Announcement

Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) Program Solicitation NSF 21-535

Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC)

PROGRAM SOLICITATION

NSF 21-535

Replaces Document(s):
NSF 19-564

National Science Foundation

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
     Division of Computer and Network Systems
     Division of Information and Intelligent Systems
     Division of Computing and Communication Foundations

Directorate for Education and Human Resources
     Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings

Directorate for Engineering
     Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation
     Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems

Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
     Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
     Division of Social and Economic Sciences

Japan Science and Technology Agency

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time): February 24, 2021

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND REVISION NOTES

The Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) program solicitation has been revised for the FY 2021 competition, and prospective Principal Investigators (PIs) are encouraged to read the solicitation carefully. Among the changes are the following:

The Track 1 budget for the Integrative Research Grants (SCC-IRG) category has been revised to include budgets ranging between $1,500,001 and $2,500,000.

A joint research collaboration has been added with the Japan Science and Technology (JST) Agency to support joint US-Japan IRG Track 2 proposals (SCC-IRG JST) that address topics related to recovery from the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and future resilience planning related to pandemics and disasters.

Proposals are being requested to form and lead a S&CC Virtual Organization.

Language has been added to the Program Description to encourage submission of proposals that advance disruptive technologies and concepts that may involve high-risk, high-reward approaches or significantly advance theoretical foundations of S&CC sociotechnical research.

Within the Project Description for SCC-IRG proposals, the description of the “Scope and Scale” section has been revised to more clearly articulate the intent of this section.

Proposal deadlines have been revised.

The requirement to submit a Letter of Intent has been removed.

SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

General Information

Program Title:

Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC)

Synopsis of Program:

Communities in the United States (US) and around the world are entering a new era of transformation in which residents and their surrounding environments are increasingly connected through rapidly-changing intelligent technologies. This transformation offers great promise for improved wellbeing and prosperity but poses significant challenges at the complex intersection of technology and society. The goal of the NSF Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) program solicitation is to accelerate the creation of the scientific and engineering foundations that will enable smart and connected communities to bring about new levels of economic opportunity and growth, safety and security, health and wellness, accessibility and inclusivity, and overall quality of life.

For the purposes of this solicitation, communities are defined as having geographically-delineated boundaries—such as towns, cities, counties, neighborhoods, community districts, rural areas, and tribal regions—consisting of various populations, with the structure and ability to engage in meaningful ways with proposed research activities. A “smart and connected community” is, in turn, defined as a community that synergistically integrates intelligent technologies with the natural and built environments, including infrastructure, to improve the social, economic, and environmental well-being of those who live, work, learn, or travel within it.

The S&CC program encourages researchers to work with community stakeholders to identify and define challenges they are facing, enabling those challenges to motivate use-inspired research questions. For this solicitation, community stakeholders may include some or all of the following: residents, neighborhood or community groups, nonprofit or philanthropic organizations, businesses, as well as municipal organizations such as libraries, museums, educational institutions, public works departments, and health and social services agencies. The S&CC program supports integrative research that addresses fundamental technological and social science dimensions of smart and connected communities and pilots solutions together with communities. Importantly, the program is interested in projects that consider the sustainability of the research outcomes beyond the life of the project, including the scalability and transferability of the proposed solutions.

This S&CC solicitation will support research projects in the following categories:

S&CC Integrative Research Grants (SCC-IRG) Tracks 1 and 2. Awards in this category will support fundamental integrative research that addresses technological and social science dimensions of smart and connected communities and pilots solutions together with communities. Track 1 proposals may request budgets ranging between $1,500,001 and $2,500,000, with durations of up to four years. Track 2 proposals may request budgets up to $1,500,000, with durations of up to three years. Note that NSF is working with the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) to support joint US-Japan IRG Track 2 proposals (SCC-IRG JST) that address topics related to recovery from COVID-19 and future resilience planning related to pandemics and disasters, including how the proposed research will enable community adjustment to life in the new normal of a post-COVID-19 society.

S&CC Planning Grants (SCC-PG). Awards in this category are for capacity building to prepare project teams to propose future well-developed SCC-IRG proposals. Each of these awards will provide support for a period of one year and may be requested at a level not to exceed $150,000 for the total budget.

S&CC Virtual Organization (SCC-VO). Proposals are being sought to establish a Virtual Organization that will: (i) facilitate and foster interaction and exchanges among S&CC PIs and their teams, including community partners; (ii) enable sharing of artifacts and knowledge generated by S&CC projects with the broader scientific and non-academic communities (e.g., local community stakeholders as described in this solicitation); and (iii) facilitate and foster collaboration and information exchange between S&CC researchers, community stakeholders, and others. No more than one S&CC-VO proposal will be funded. Funding of up to $250,000 per year for up to three years may be requested.

S&CC is a cross-directorate program supported by NSF’s Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Education and Human Resources (EHR), Engineering (ENG), and Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE).

Cognizant Program Officer(s):

Please note that the following information is current at the time of publishing. See program website for any updates to the points of contact.

David Corman, Program Director, CISE/CNS, telephone: (703) 292-8754, email: dcorman@nsf.gov
Linda Bushnell, Program Director, CISE/CNS, telephone: (703) 292-8950, email: lbushnel@nsf.gov
Sandip Roy, Program Director, CISE/CNS, telephone: (703) 292-8950, email: saroy@nsf.gov
Michal Ziv-El, Associate Program Director, CISE/CNS, telephone: (703) 292-4926, email: mzivel@nsf.gov
Wendy Nilsen, Program Director, CISE/IIS, telephone: (703) 292-2568, email: wnilsen@nsf.gov
Sylvia Spengler, Program Director, CISE/IIS, telephone: (703) 292-8930, email: sspengle@nsf.gov
Sara Kiesler, Program Director, SBE/SES, telephone: (703) 292-8643, email: skiesler@nsf.gov
Ellen L. McCallie, Program Director, EHR/DRL, telephone: (703) 292-5115, email: emccalli@nsf.gov
Yueyue Fan, Program Director, ENG/CMMI, telephone: (703) 292-4453, email: yfan@nsf.gov
Walter G. Peacock, Program Director, ENG/CMMI, telephone: (703) 292-2634, email: wpeacock@nsf.gov
Radhakishan Baheti, Program Director, ENG/ECCS, telephone: (703) 292-8339, email: rbaheti@nsf.gov
Anthony Kuh, Program Director, ENG/ECCS, telephone: (703) 292-2210, email: akuh@nsf.gov
Aranya Chakrabortty, Program Director, ENG/ECCS, telephone: (703)292-8360, email: achakrab@nsf.gov

Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s):

47.041 --- Engineering
47.070 --- Computer and Information Science and Engineering
47.075 --- Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences
47.076 --- Education and Human Resources

Award Information

Anticipated Type of Award: Standard Grant or Continuing Grant or Cooperative Agreement

Estimated Number of Awards: 20 to 30

The number of awards is dependent upon the proposals received and the degree to which proposals meet the solicitation goals, NSF merit review criteria, and solicitation-specific review criteria.

Proposers are strongly encouraged to consider the scope, scale, and budget of previous S&CC IRG awards: https://www.nsf.gov/cise/scc.

Anticipated Funding Amount: $23,500,000

Subject to the quality of proposals received and availability of funds.

Eligibility Information

Who May Submit Proposals:

The categories of proposers eligible to submit proposals to the National Science Foundation are identified in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), Chapter I.E. Unaffiliated individuals are not eligible to submit proposals in response to this solicitation.

Who May Serve as PI:

There are no restrictions or limits.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:

There are no restrictions or limits.

Limit on Number of Proposals per PI or Co-PI: 2

An individual may appear as PI, co-PI, Senior Personnel, or Consultant on no more than two proposals submitted in response to this solicitation.

In the event that an individual exceeds this limit, proposals received within the limit will be accepted based on earliest date and time of proposal submission (i.e., the first two proposals received prior to the deadline will be accepted and the remainder will be returned without review). This limitation includes proposals submitted by a lead organization and any subawards included as part of a collaborative proposal involving multiple institutions. No exceptions will be made.

Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions

A. Proposal Preparation Instructions

Letters of Intent: Not required

Preliminary Proposal Submission: Not required

Full Proposals:

Full Proposals submitted via FastLane: NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) guidelines apply. The complete text of the PAPPG is available electronically on the NSF website at: https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg.

Full Proposals submitted via Research.gov: NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) guidelines apply. The complete text of the PAPPG is available electronically on the NSF website at: https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=pappg.

Full Proposals submitted via Grants.gov: NSF Grants.gov Application Guide: A Guide for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Applications via Grants.gov guidelines apply (Note: The NSF Grants.gov Application Guide is available on the Grants.gov website and on the NSF website at: https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=grantsgovguide).

B. Budgetary Information

Cost Sharing Requirements: Inclusion of voluntary committed cost sharing is prohibited.

Indirect Cost (F&A) Limitations: Not Applicable

Other Budgetary Limitations: Not Applicable

C. Due Dates

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):

February 24, 2021

Proposal Review Information Criteria

Merit Review Criteria:

National Science Board approved criteria. Additional merit review criteria apply. Please see the full text of this solicitation for further information.

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.

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Call for Proposal

Submitted by Anonymous on December 8th, 2020

Announcement

Solicitation: NSF Secure and Trustworthy CyberSpace (SaTC) [Solicitation 21-500]

Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC)

PROGRAM SOLICITATION
NSF 21-500

REPLACES DOCUMENT(S):
NSF 19-603

National Science Foundation

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering
Division of Computer and Network Systems
Division of Computing and Communication Foundations
Division of Information and Intelligent Systems
Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure

Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
Division of Social and Economic Sciences
Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences

Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Division of Mathematical Sciences

Directorate for Engineering
Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems

Directorate for Education and Human Resources
Division of Graduate Education

Submission Window Date(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):

January 21, 2021 - January 29, 2021

LARGE proposals
Proposals Accepted Anytime

SMALL, MEDIUM, and EDU projects

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND REVISION NOTES

The description of the Education (EDU) designation is updated.
Proposals that are Returned Without Review (RWR) will not be counted against the limit of proposals submitted by a PI.
The requirements for the Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) plan have been revised.
Large proposals (with a Project Description of up to 20 pages), in addition to Small and Medium, are accepted for the CORE designation.
Small, Medium, and EDU proposals continue to have no deadlines; Large proposals have a deadline.
Potential opportunities for co-funding of awards from other agencies or industry under this solicitation are described.
Descriptions of some topic areas within the CORE are refined, along with the corresponding keywords.

SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

General Information

Program Title: Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC)

Synopsis of Program:

In today's increasingly networked, distributed, and asynchronous world, cybersecurity involves hardware, software, networks, data, people, and integration with the physical world. Society's overwhelming reliance on this complex cyberspace, however, has exposed its fragility and vulnerabilities that defy existing cyber-defense measures; corporations, agencies, national infrastructure and individuals continue to suffer cyber-attacks. Achieving a truly secure cyberspace requires addressing both challenging scientific and engineering problems involving many components of a system, and vulnerabilities that stem from human behaviors and choices. Examining the fundamentals of security and privacy as a multidisciplinary subject can lead to fundamentally new ways to design, build and operate cyber systems, protect existing infrastructure, and motivate and educate individuals about cybersecurity.

The goals of the SaTC program are aligned with the National Science and Technology Council's (NSTC) Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Strategic Plan (RDSP) and National Privacy Research Strategy (NPRS) to protect and preserve the growing social and economic benefits of cyber systems while ensuring security and privacy. The RDSP identified six areas critical to successful cybersecurity research and development: (1) scientific foundations; (2) risk management; (3) human aspects; (4) transitioning successful research into practice; (5) workforce development; and (6) enhancing the research infrastructure. The NPRS, which complements the RDSP, identifies a framework for privacy research, anchored in characterizing privacy expectations, understanding privacy violations, engineering privacy-protecting systems, and recovering from privacy violations. In alignment with the objectives in both strategic plans, the SaTC program takes an interdisciplinary, comprehensive and holistic approach to cybersecurity research, development, and education, and encourages the transition of promising research ideas into practice.

The SaTC program welcomes proposals that address cybersecurity and privacy, and draw on expertise in one or more of these areas: computing, communication and information sciences; engineering; education; mathematics; statistics; and social, behavioral, and economic sciences. Proposals that advance the field of cybersecurity and privacy within a single discipline or interdisciplinary efforts that span multiple disciplines are both welcome.

Proposals must be submitted pursuant to one of the following designations, each of which may have additional restrictions and administrative obligations as specified in this program solicitation.

CORE: This designation is the main focus of the SaTC research program, spanning the interests of NSF's Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Engineering (ENG), Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE).
EDU: The Education (EDU) designation will be used to label proposals focusing entirely on cybersecurity education.
TTP: The Transition to Practice (TTP) designation will be used to label proposals that are focused exclusively on transitioning existing research results to practice.

CORE and TTP proposals may be submitted in one of the following project size classes:

Small projects: up to $500,000 in total budget, with durations of up to three years;
Medium projects: $500,001 to $1,200,000 in total budget, with durations of up to four years;

EDU proposals are limited to $400,000 in total budget, with durations of up to three years. Proposals that demonstrate a collaboration, reflected in the PI, co-PI, and/or Senior Personnel composition, between a cybersecurity subject matter expert (researcher or practitioner) and an education researcher may request up to $500,000 for three years.

Cognizant Program Officer(s):

Please note that the following information is current at the time of publishing. See program website for any updates to the points of contact.

Jeremy J. Epstein, Program Director, CISE/CNS, telephone: (703) 292-8338, email: jepstein@nsf.gov
Mohammod Ali, Program Director, ENG/ECCS, telephone: (703) 292-4632, email: moali@nsf.gov
Nina Amla, Program Director, CISE/CCF, telephone: (703) 292-7991, email: namla@nsf.gov
Robert Beverly, Program Director, CISE/OAC, telephone: (703) 292-7068, email: rbeverly@nsf.gov
Sol Greenspan, Program Director, CISE/CCF, telephone: (703) 292-8910, email: sgreensp@nsf.gov
James Joshi, Program Director, CISE/CNS, telephone: (703) 292 8950, email: jjoshi@nsf.gov
Sara Kiesler, Program Director, SBE/SES, telephone: (703) 292-8643, email: skiesler@nsf.gov
Wei-Shinn Ku, Program Director, CISE/IIS, telephone: (703) 292-8318, email: weiku@nsf.gov
Sandip Kundu, Program Director, CISE/CNS, telephone: (703) 292-8950, email: skundu@nsf.gov
Victor P. Piotrowski, Program Director, EHR/DGE, telephone: (703) 292-5141, email: vpiotrow@nsf.gov
Andrew D. Pollington, Program Director, MPS/DMS, telephone: (703) 292-4878, email: adpollin@nsf.gov
Balakrishnan Prabhakaran, Program Director, CISE/IIS, telephone: (703) 292-4847, email: bprabhak@nsf.gov
Indrajit Ray, Program Director, CISE/CNS, telephone: (703) 292-8950, email: iray@nsf.gov
Phillip A. Regalia, Program Director, CISE/CCF, telephone: (703) 292-2981, email: pregalia@nsf.gov
Alexander Sprintson, Program Director, CISE/CNS, telephone: (703) 292-8950, email: asprints@nsf.gov
Nigamanth Sridhar, Program Director, EHR/DGE, telephone: (703) 292-7294, email: nsridhar@nsf.gov
Kevin Thompson, Program Director, CISE/OAC, telephone: (703) 292-4220, email: kthompso@nsf.gov
Li Yang, Program Director, EHR/DGE, telephone: (703) 292-2677, email: liyang@nsf.gov

Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s):

47.041 --- Engineering
47.049 --- Mathematical and Physical Sciences
47.070 --- Computer and Information Science and Engineering
47.075 --- Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences
47.076 --- Education and Human Resources

Award Information

Anticipated Type of Award: Standard Grant or Continuing Grant

Estimated Number of Awards: 78

NSF anticipates approximately 15 EDU awards, 35 Small awards, 25 Medium awards, and 3 Large awards.

Anticipated Funding Amount: $69,000,000 per year, dependent on the availability of funds.

Eligibility Information

Who May Submit Proposals:

Proposals may only be submitted by the following:

Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) - Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of subawards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus.
Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities.

Who May Serve as PI:

By the submission deadline, any PI, co-PI, or other senior project personnel must hold either:

a tenured or tenure-track position, or
a primary, full-time, paid appointment in a research or teaching position

at a US-based campus of an organization eligible to submit to this solicitation (see above), with exceptions granted for family or medical leave, as determined by the submitting organization. Individuals with primary appointments at for-profit non-academic organizations or at overseas branch campuses of U.S. institutions of higher education are not eligible.

Proposals from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) are particularly encouraged.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:

There are no restrictions or limits.

Limit on Number of Proposals per PI or Co-PI: 4

An individual can participate as a PI, co-PI or senior personnel on no more than four SaTC proposals. There is a limit of:

two proposals designated as CORE (across Small, Medium, and Large);
one proposal designated as TTP (across Small and Medium); and
one proposal designated as EDU.

These limits apply for the period from October 1st to September 30th of the following year to all proposals in response to this solicitation and are unrelated to any limits imposed in other NSF solicitations. Note that Large proposals have a specific time window for submission; the other project size classes may be submitted any time.

To treat everyone fairly and consistently, these eligibility constraints will be strictly enforced. If an individual exceeds these limits, only proposals received within the limits will be accepted, based on earliest date and time of proposal submission. No exceptions will be made.

Proposals that are withdrawn or returned without review will not count against this proposal limit.

For more information, please see https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21500/nsf21500.htm

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SaTC

Call for Proposals

Submitted by Regan Williams on October 15th, 2020

Announcement

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) Program Solicitation 20-563

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
PROGRAM SOLICITATION
NSF 20-563
REPLACES DOCUMENT(S):
NSF 19-553

National Science Foundation

Directorate for Engineering
Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation
Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems

Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration

National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
National Cancer Institute

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time): December 02, 2020
First Wednesday in December, Annually Thereafter

Frontier proposals

Submission Window Date(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time): June 08, 2020 - June 22, 2020

Medium Proposals

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND REVISION NOTES

Small proposals are not invited in FY 2020. For FY 2021 (beginning Oct. 1, 2020) and beyond, the CPS program anticipates going to a "no-deadline" submission for Small and Medium proposals.

SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
General Information
Program Title:

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)

Synopsis of Program:

The CPS program aims to develop the core research needed to engineer these complex CPS, some of which may also require dependable, high-confidence, or provable behaviors. Core research areas of the program include control, data analytics, and machine learning—including real-time learning for control, autonomy, design, Internet of Things (IoT), mixed initiatives including human-in- or human-on-the-loop, networking, privacy, real-time systems, safety, security, and verification. By abstracting from the particulars of specific systems and application domains, the CPS program seeks to reveal cross-cutting, fundamental scientific and engineering principles that underpin the integration of cyber and physical elements across all application domains. The program additionally supports the development of methods, tools, and hardware and software components based upon these cross-cutting principles, along with validation of the principles via prototypes and testbeds. This program also fosters a research community that is committed to advancing education and outreach in CPS and accelerating the transition of CPS research into the real world.

All proposals must include the following as part of the Project Description:

A Research Description that describes the technical rationale and technical approach of the CPS research, including the challenges that drive the research problem and how the research integrates cyber and physical components. This section must also describe how the research outcomes are translational to other application domains. Specifically, it must include:
- A subsection titled "CPS Research Focus" which describes the cyber-physical system attributes of the challenge problem and clearly identifies the core CPS research areas addressed in which the novel and foundational research contributions are being made;
An Evaluation/Experimentation Plan that describes how proposed concepts will be validated and outlines the metrics for success;
A Project Management and Collaboration Plan that summarizes how the project team is ideally suited to realize the project goals and how the team will ensure effective collaboration; and
A Broader Impacts section that describes how the research will be disseminated to a broad and diverse audience. This should go beyond traditional academic publications and includes education and outreach from the research team spanning multiple levels of engagement. Broader Impacts encompasses Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) and Engineering (BPE).

In FY 2020, NSF is working closely with multiple agencies across the federal government, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T); the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); several National Institutes of Health (NIH) institutes and centers including the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), National Cancer Institute (NCI), and National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS); and the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA, hereafter referred to as NIFA).

Proposals for three classes of research and education projects—differing in scope and goals—are supported through the CPS program:

Small projects may request a total budget of up to $500,000 for a period of up to 3 years. They are well suited to emerging new and innovative ideas that may have high impact on the field of CPS. Note that Small projects are not accepted under this solicitation.
Medium projects may request a total budget ranging from $500,001 to $1,200,000 for a period of up to 3 years. They are well suited to multi-disciplinary projects that accomplish clear goals requiring integrated perspectives spanning the disciplines.
Frontier projects must address clearly identified critical CPS challenges that cannot be achieved by a set of smaller projects. Furthermore, Frontier projects should also look to push the boundaries of CPS well beyond today's systems and capabilities. Funding may be requested for a total of $1,200,001 to $7,000,000 for a period of 4 to 5 years. Note that the Frontier project deadline is different than that for Medium projects.

Please note, this solicitation includes windows for Medium and Frontier proposals. Small proposals are not invited in FY 2020. For FY 2021 (beginning Oct. 1, 2020) and beyond, the CPS program anticipates going to a "no-deadline" submission for Small and Medium proposals. Specific annual deadlines for Frontier proposals are anticipated to continue as noted in this solicitation.

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NSF 20-064 Dear Colleague Letter: United States-Ireland-Northern Ireland R&D Partnership

NSF 20-064

Dear Colleague Letter: United States-Ireland-Northern Ireland R&D Partnership

March 26, 2020

https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20064/nsf20064.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click

Dear Colleagues:

The United States (U.S.), Northern Ireland (NI), and the Republic of Ireland (RoI) have come together to form a unique partnership as a way of increasing the level of collaborative R&D among researchers across the three jurisdictions that will generate innovation and lead to improvements in society. The objective of U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership is to encourage trilateral, collaborative research projects that address significant research challenges, particularly in the areas of nanoscale science and engineering, sensors and sensor networks, telecommunications, energy and sustainability, and cybersecurity. These thematic areas have been identified as representing a unique opportunity for collaborative research and are internationally recognized as potentially pivotal fields in the 21st century.

PARTICIPATING ENTITIES

National Science Foundation - United States

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE)
Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR)
Office of International Science & Engineering (OISE)

Science Foundation Ireland - Republic of Ireland

Science for Society Directorate
Strategy and Transformation Directorate
Science for the Economy Directorate

For more information on the Science Foundation Ireland participation, see https://www.sfi.ie/funding/funding-calls/us-ireland-rd-partnership/.

Department for the Economy - Northern Ireland

Higher Education Policy and Finance Division

For more information on the Department for the Economy participation, see https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/articles/higher-education-international-research-0.

OVERVIEW OF SUBMISSION PROCESS

Under this U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership opportunity, Principal Investigators (PI) from the U.S., NI, and RoI collaborate to generate a single, joint trilateral proposal that goes through a single review at the National Science Foundation (NSF). This single proposal, single review approach eliminates uncertainty that can arise from multiple review processes at multiple funding agencies. The U.S. PI is responsible for submitting the single, collaborative proposal to the relevant NSF program in accordance with that program's guidelines. There must be at least one PI from each jurisdiction on the single proposal. For successful proposals, NSF supports the U.S. component, Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) supports the RoI component, and the Department for the Economy in Northern Ireland (DfE) supports the NI component. NSF support for research and education in the thematic areas highlighted above will be through competitive awards via existing programs. The participating entities also plan to collaborate to support Center-to-Center collaborations in these fields. No specific funding is set aside for this partnership.

STEP-BY-STEP SUBMISSION PROCESS

U.S., RoI, and NI PIs identify an opportunity to collaborate on a topic within the scope of NSF, SFI, and DfE.
The U.S. PI, with the RoI and NI PIs, discusses the idea with the cognizant NSF program manager for the NSF program or funding opportunity to which the proposal will be submitted to ensure suitability.
RoI and NI PIs notify SFI and DfE, respectively, of their intention to prepare and submit a proposal via an Intention to Submit form.
1. In order to participate in a U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership proposal to NSF, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland PIs are expected to send an 'Intention to Submit' form to the relevant funding agency, that is SFI or DfE, respectively.
2. For NSF programs with a fixed deadline, this form should be submitted by Research Institutions on behalf of Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland PIs, respectively, at least 10 weeks in advance of the NSF full proposal submission deadline.
3. For NSF programs without a fixed deadline, SFI and DfE will assess Intention to Submit forms triannually. Intention to Submit forms should be submitted by Research Institutions on behalf of Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland PIs by one of the following deadlines: 1st of February, 1st of June, or 1st of October.
RoI and NI PIs submit a "close-to-final" proposal to SFI and DfE, respectively, in advance of the U.S. PI submitting the final proposal to NSF. RoI and DfE use the "close-to-final" proposals to check the budget and the broad approach (the detailed merit review of the final proposal is conducted later at NSF).
1. For NSF programs with a fixed deadline, proposers should simultaneously submit identical copies of close-to-final proposal to SFI and DfE no later than 6 weeks in advance of the NSF submission deadline.
2. For NSF programs without a fixed deadline, SFI and DfE will assess close-to-final proposals triannually. RoI and NI proposers should simultaneously submit identical copies of close-to-final proposals to SFI and DfE no later than 4 weeks after submitting an Intention to Submit Form to one of the deadlines specified above.
Should SFI and DfE approve of the "close-to-final" proposal, each will prepare a Funding Commitment Letter (FCL). This letter is an upfront guarantee that SFI and DfE will fund the RoI and NI components of the project, respectively, should the final proposal be recommended for award through NSF. The U.S. PI submits these letters with the final proposal to NSF (see special proposal preparation requirements below for further instructions). Proposers should not make major changes to proposals after SFI and DfE have issued the FCLs.
The U.S. PI submits the final proposal to NSF for merit review.
1. The U.S. PI should submit the tri-jurisdictional, integrated proposal to the appropriate NSF program funding research and education in the areas of nanoscale science and engineering (Attachment A), sensors and sensor networks (Attachment B), telecommunications (Attachment C), energy and sustainability (Attachment D), international research experience for students through the Office of International Science and Engineering (Attachment E), and cybersecurity (Attachment F).
2. Deadlines and other specifications vary by program. U.S. PIs should refer to the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide for information on submitting a proposal to NSF. Additional instructions, including deadlines, may be given in announcements for individual programs or funding opportunities to which proposals are submitted. PIs must follow these additional specific instructions. All proposals should be submitted to NSF via the NSF FastLane System, Research.gov or Grants.gov.
NSF communicates the outcome of the merit review to the U.S. PI. The U.S. PI communicates the result to the RoI and NI PIs, who inform SFI and DfE, respectively.

SPECIAL PROPOSAL PREPARATION REQUIREMENTS

Proposals submitted under the U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership should address the value added of the U.S.-RoI-NI collaboration, why such collaboration is beneficial versus a single-nation project, and contributions of the three jurisdictions.
The title of the proposal to NSF should indicate "U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership".
Proposals should include the full project description for all three jurisdictions. The project descriptions for the RoI and NI jurisdictions should be included in the Supplementary Documents section of the proposal together with the Funding Commitment Letters from SFI and DfE.
The proposal to NSF should only include the U.S. funds requested from NSF on the NSF Budget form. A detailed breakdown of funding requested from SFI and DfE should be included as a Supplementary Document. The Budget Justification should address the full project budget (U.S., RoI, and NI funding items).
The RoI and NI PIs should be included as Senior Personnel (non-funded).
A biographical sketch for the RoI and NI PIs should be provided in the "Biographical Sketches" section of the proposal with a format that conforms to the NSF PAPPG guidelines. Additional information about NSF-approved formats for the biographical sketch is available at https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/biosketch.jsp.
"Current and Pending Support" information does not have to be provided for RoI and NI PIs. Since this is a required section of an NSF proposal, however, please use the NSF fillable PDF form to indicate for each RoI and NI investigator designated as Senior Personnel (non-funded) that Current and Pending Support information is not required. Additional information about NSF-approved formats for current and pending support is available at: https://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/cps.jsp.
A "Results of Prior Support" Section is NOT required for the RoI and NI personnel.
Include Collaborators and Other Affiliation (COA) Information for the RoI and NI PIs. This information allows for an easier review. Listing the RoI and NI PIs as Senior Personnel (non-funded) will prompt inclusion of their COA information.
A post-doctoral mentoring plan is not needed if funding for postdocs is requested only from SFI and/or DfE. Including one, however, may be helpful to reviewers.

CENTER-TO-CENTER-SPECIFIC SUBMISSIONS

Under the U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership, in addition to individual investigator-driven collaborations, NSF, SFI, and DfE support Research Center-based collaborations between three jurisdictions. The Center-to-Center (C2C) mechanism is open to existing SFI-funded Research Centers, NSF-funded Engineering Research Centers (ERC), and researchers in centers in Northern Ireland.
The mechanism is a three-step process. First, Centers are required to submit a two-page white paper/Expression of Interest that is reviewed by NSF, SFI, and DfE. If successful, the proposers will be invited to submit a nearly final full proposal no later than 6 weeks in advance of the NSF submission deadline. Finally, if SFI and DfE feel the proposal is worthy of support, proposers will then submit the final C2C full proposal, together with the annual report of the NSF ERC, for review at the ERC's annual site visit. This specific NSF deadline is 5 weeks in advance of the ERC's annual site visit.

Contact Sandra Cruz-Pol, Program Director, Division of Engineering Education and Centers, Directorate for Engineering, for more information (scruzpol@nsf.gov; 703-292-2928).

REVIEW PROCESS

Proposals submitted under the U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership are reviewed along with other proposals submitted to the same program or funding opportunity in accordance with the standard NSF merit review criteria of intellectual merit and broader impacts of the proposed effort and additional review criteria where specified in the relevant program or funding opportunity. In addition, reviewers will be asked to assess the international collaboration in terms of:

mutual benefit(s);
true intellectual collaboration among all participating partners;
benefits to be realized from the expertise/specialized skills, facilities, sites and/or resources of the international counterparts; and
active research engagement of students and early-career researchers, where such individuals are engaged in the project.

The review will also adhere to the NSF merit review process for conflict of interests and confidentiality policies. NSF plans to share reviews and any panel summaries (without reviewer identities) with SFI and DfE for the purpose of coordinating funding of research.

FUNDING DECISIONS

The outcome of the full NSF merit review process determines whether the trilateral, collaborative proposal will be funded.

POST-AWARD PROCESS

PIs are expected to adhere to the reporting requirements of their own funding agency in terms of reporting templates and submission deadlines. Progress on the collaborative research activity should be shared with all three funding agencies.

CONTACT

For more information on the U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership, contact Roxanne Nikolaus, Program Director, Office of International Science and Engineering. Phone: (703) 292-7578. Email: rnikolau@nsf.gov.

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Future Manufacturing Program Solicitation (NSF 20-552) Webinar

The National Science Foundation supports basic research into new, potentially transformative, manufacturing capabilities, in accordance with the Strategy for American Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing. This solicitation encourages fundamental research and education of a future workforce that will enable Future Manufacturing: manufacturing that either does not exist today or exists only at such small scales that it is not viable.

For Fiscal Year 2020, the NSF seeks proposals from multidisciplinary groups of researchers to address challenges in three thrust areas: Cyber Manufacturing, Eco Manufacturing, and Biomanufacturing. The NSF anticipates $40M funding this year for three types of awards:

Research Grant: 5 years, $500k-$2M/yr. Fundamental, multidisciplinary, and integrative research & education
Seed Grant: 2 years, $250k/yr. Teambuilding, concept development, and research initiation, leading to future proposals
Future Manufacturing Networks: 5 years, $500k total. Form communities of researchers, educators and stakeholders

Letters of intent are due April 10, and full proposals are due June 5, 2020.

Interested researchers can find a description of the opportunity and a link to the details on the solicitation's web page, and the full details, requirements, and review criteria can be found in the solicitation itself.

An informational webinar will be held on March 26, 2020 at 1:00 PM EDT to answer questions about the Future Manufacturing solicitation. The webinar may be accessed from this link, and copies of the webcast, captions, and presentation will be posted for public review after the event on the Future Manufacturing webpage. Pre-registration for the webinar is not required. Detailed connection information is below.

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1609696845?pwd=NjRwMWxYa2VONnFPYlcwcDRqTlZ1QT09
Password: 361128
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Or mobile telephone one-tap:
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Or Telephone manual dialing:
US: +1 669 254 5252 (Western US) or +1 646 828 7666 (Eastern US) or +1 833 568 8864 (Toll Free)
Webinar ID: 160 969 6845
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Or an H.323/SIP room system:
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Meeting ID: 160 969 6845
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Submitted by Regan Williams on March 24th, 2020

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Future Manufacturing (FM)

Future Manufacturing (FM)

PROGRAM SOLICITATION
NSF 20-552

National Science Foundation

Directorate for Engineering

Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering

Directorate for Biological Sciences

Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Directorate for Education and Human Resources

Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences

Office of International Science and Engineering

Office of Integrative Activities

Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):

April 10, 2020

Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):

June 05, 2020

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND REVISION NOTES

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 20-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after June 1, 2020. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 20-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this solicitation.

SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

General Information

Program Title:

Future Manufacturing (FM)

Synopsis of Program:

As stated in the Strategy for American Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing, worldwide competition in manufacturing has been dominated in recent decades by the maturation, commoditization, and widespread application of computation in production equipment and logistics, effectively leveling the global technological playing field and putting a premium on low wages and incremental technical improvements.[1] The next generation of technological competition in manufacturing will be dictated by inventions of new materials, chemicals, devices, systems, processes, machines, design and work methods, social structures and business practices. Fundamental research will be required in robotics, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, materials science, sustainability, education and public policy, and workforce development to take the lead in this global competition. The research supported under this solicitation will enhance U.S. leadership in manufacturing far into the future by providing new capabilities for established companies and entrepreneurs, improving our health and quality of life, and reducing the impact of manufacturing industries on the environment.

The goal of this solicitation is to support fundamental research and education of a future workforce that will enable Future Manufacturing: manufacturing that either does not exist today or exists only at such small scales that it is not viable. Future Manufacturing will require the design and deployment of diverse new technologies for synthesis and sensing, and new algorithms for manufacturing new materials, chemicals, devices, components and systems. It will require new advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning, new cyber infrastructure, new approaches for mathematical and computational modeling, new dynamics and control methodologies, new ways to integrate systems biology, synthetic biology and bioprocessing, and new ways to influence the economy, workforce, human behavior, and society.

Among this array of technologies and potential research subjects, three thrust areas have been identified for support in FY 2020 under this solicitation:

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