NSF

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National Science Foundation National Science Foundation 20052005

NSF IN A NUTSHELL

Independent Agency Supports basic

research & education

Uses grant mechanism

Low overhead; highly automated

Discipline-based structure

Cross-disciplinary mechanisms

Use of Rotators/IPAs

National Science Board

Inspector General

National Science Board

Staff Offices

Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences

Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences

Budget, Finance & Award

Management

Budget, Finance & Award

Management

Information Resource

Management

Information Resource

Management

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Director Deputy Director

Engineering Geosciences Mathematical & Physical

Sciences

Education & Human Resources

Biological Sciences

Computer, Information

Science& Engineering

OTHER NSF OFFICES

EPSCoR Equal

Opportunity General Council Integrative

Affairs International S&E

Legislative & Public Affairs

Multidisciplinary Activities

Overseas (Paris/Tokyo)

Polar Programs SBIR/STTR

NSF’s ORIGIN, MISSION & GOAL

Established in 1950 by NSF Act Only Agency Authorized to

Provide Funding for Research Across All S&E Disciplines

“To Promote Progress of Science” and “Advance National Health, Prosperity & Welfare by Supporting Research & Education in S&E”

NSF STRATEGIC INVESTMENT GOALS

People - Developing “a diverse, internationally competitive and globally engaged workforce of scientists, engineers, and well-prepared citizens.”

Ideas - Enabling “discoveries across the frontier of science and engineering, connected to learning, innovation, and service to society.”

Tools - Providing “broadly accessible, state-of-the-art shared research and education tools.”

Organizational Excellence – Operating an agile, innovative organization with leadership and sound business practices

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Fiscal 2006 Appropriations Status

FY 04 FY 05 FY 06(000) Enacted Request

Research and Related Activities 4,251,360 4,220,055 4,333,400MREFC 154,982 173,650 250,010Education and Human Resources 938,990 841,420 737,000Salaries and Expenses 218,705 269,000 269,000National Science Board 3,977 3,970 4,000Inspector General 9,941 1,003 1,105

NSF Total: 5,578,323 5,472,820 5,605,000

NSF PROJECT FUNDING PROFILE

Administration & Management

5%

Education & Training

18%

Research Projects52%

Research Facilities19%

Research Centers6%

NSF RESEARCHGRANT PROFILE (FY 2004)

Competitive awards reviewed: 43,851

Competitive awards funded: 10,380

Average annual award: $139,522

Average duration: 2.96 years

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NSF FY 2005 BUDGET REQUEST PRIORITY AREAS(Dollars in Millions)

FY 2005Request

Biocomplexity in the Environment 99.83Human and Social Dynamics 23.25Mathematical Sciences 89.11Nanoscale Science and Engineering 305.06Workforce for the 21st Century 20.00Total, Priority Areas $537.25

Biological Sciences Home Page

To support the vitality of the biological sciences at US colleges and universities, especially in those areas where NSF has major responsibilities.

BIO MissionBIO Mission

Major BIO Responsibilities

Long-Term Ecological Research Systematic Biology (Biodiversity) Evolutionary Biology Environmental Biology Plant Biology Bioinformatics Non-medical Microbial Biology

People and training

Instrumentation

Collaborations

Advanced computing and networking

Databases and knowledge management

Analytical methods (modeling and simulation)

CyberinfrastructureCyberinfrastructure

Research on the structure and content of microbial genomes and exploration of the vast microbial world using genome-enabled and other emerging technologies

Microbial Genome Sequencing

Ecology of Infectious Diseases

Microbial Observatories and Microbial Interactions and Processes

Microbial BiologyMicrobial Biology

Plant Genome Research Program: Research to understand the structure, organization and function of genomes of economically important plants

2010 Project: Research to determine the function of all genes in the model plantArabidopsis thaliana by the year 2010

Plant BiologyPlant Biology

Current Issues and Challenges

Implement 21st Century Biology

Multidimensional Multidisciplinary Data driven Educationally oriented Internationally engaged

Current Issues and Challenges

Development of the next generation of scientists

Broadening Participation Infrastructure Enhance Federal Investment Internationalization of science

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BIO Areas of EmphasisFY2006 Budget Request

NSF-wide Priority Areas

Nanoscale Science and Engineering

Mathematical Sciences

Human and Social Dynamics

Biocomplexity in the Environment

BIO Emphasis Areas 21st Century Biology Plant genomics Arabidopsis 2010 Project Microbial biology Broadening participation

Major Research Equipment and Facilities

National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)

Population & Evolutionary Processes

Population & Evolutionary Processes

Directorate for Biological Sciences(BIO)

Mary Clutter, Assistant DirectorJoann Roskoski, Executive Officer

Directorate for Biological Sciences(BIO)

Mary Clutter, Assistant DirectorJoann Roskoski, Executive Officer

Information and Automation Resources Unit

(IAR)

Information and Automation Resources Unit

(IAR)

Division of Environmental

Biology(DEB)

Mike Willig, Division DirectorPenny Firth, Deputy Director

Division of Environmental

Biology(DEB)

Mike Willig, Division DirectorPenny Firth, Deputy Director

Ecological BiologyEcological Biology

EcosystemScience

EcosystemScience

Division of Integrative

Organismal Biology(IOB)

Tom Brady, Division DirectorJudy Verbeke, Deputy Director

Division of Integrative

Organismal Biology(IOB)

Tom Brady, Division DirectorJudy Verbeke, Deputy Director

BehavioralSystems

BehavioralSystems

Developmental Systems

Developmental Systems

Environmental &Structural Systems

Environmental &Structural Systems

ResearchResources

ResearchResources

HumanResources

HumanResources

Division ofBiological

Infrastructure(DBI)

Machi Dilworth, Division DirectorMuriel Poston, Deputy Director

Division ofBiological

Infrastructure(DBI)

Machi Dilworth, Division DirectorMuriel Poston, Deputy Director

Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences

(MCB)

Maryanna Henkart, Division DirectorJerry Cohen, Deputy Director

Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences

(MCB)

Maryanna Henkart, Division DirectorJerry Cohen, Deputy Director

BiomolecularSystems

BiomolecularSystems

Cellular SystemsCellular Systems

Genes and GenomeSystems

Genes and GenomeSystems

Emerging Frontiers (EF)

Plant GenomeResearch Program

Plant GenomeResearch Program

Systematic Biology &Biodiversity Inventories

Systematic Biology &Biodiversity Inventories

Functional & Regulatory Systems

Functional & Regulatory Systems

Emerging Frontiers Virtual Division

An incubator for 21st century biology Multidisciplinary research and networking activities Synergy between disciplines New initiatives for later integration into core

programsCurrently includes: All NSF-wide Priority Areas Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research Tree of Life Microbial Genome Sequencing Project Ecology of Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration Networks

Deadline: 2nd Friday in February, annuallyContact Sam Scheiner (BIO/DEB) for details.

sscheine@nsf.govMycoplasmal Conjunctivitis

Chronic Wasting Disease

Bovine Tuberculosis

Ecology of Infectious Diseases (EID)

a joint NIH and NSF initiative to understand the underlying

ecological and biological mechanisms that govern relationships between human-induced environmental changes and the emergence and transmission of infectious diseases

program continuing through 2006

Research Coordination Networks in Biological Sciences

Foster communication and promote collaboration among scientists with common interests from broad backgrounds and across geographically, disciplinary, and organizational boundaries

Create new research directions

Program Announcement: NSF-05-569

Deadline: June 26, 2006

Funding Opportunities for Plant Research

Funding Opportunities for Plant Researcho Core programs in the BIO Directorate

DBI DEB IBN MCB

o Cross-cutting programs The 2010 Project Assembling the Tree of Life (AToL) Research Coordination Networks (RCN) Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research (FIBR)

o Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP)

Plant Genome Research Program

Overall Program Goals Support research on the structure, organization and

function of plant genomes, elucidate fundamental biological processes

Accelerate the acquisition and utilization of new knowledge and innovative technologies

Focus is on plants of economic importance and plant processes of potential economic value.

FY’05-’06 Program (NSF 05-603) Virtual Center Awards in Plant Genome Research Individual and Small Group Awards in Plant Genome

Research

Plant Genome Research ProgramThree kinds of activities will be

supported in FY2006:

Research to tackle unanswered questions in plant biology on a genome-wide scale

Translational research to move findings from model systems into plants of economic importance

Tools and resource building

Funded PlantsFunded Plants

o Arabidopsiso Barleyo Brassicao Cottono Grapeo Lettuceo Maize

o Rice

o Soybean

o Sorghum

o Tobacco

o Tomato

o Wheat

o Medicago

o Oat

o Pepper

o Pine

o Poplar

o Potato

Plant Genome Educational Resources

Plant Genome Educational Resources

o All NSF PGRP projects have training and outreach components

o Many other projects have developed educational resources

o A collection of these resources can be accessed at the Plant Genome Research Outreach Portal (PGROP):

http://www.plantgdb.org/pgrop/pgrop.php

Division of Biological Infrastructure

Examples of Research Areas Supported Under DBI

Postdoctoral Fellowships Program Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sites Undergraduate Mentorship in Environmental Biology Collaborative Research at Undergraduate Institutions Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories Instrument Development for Biological Research Multi-user Biological Equipment and Instrumentation Biological Databases and Informatics Living Stock Collections Biological Research Collections

Major Research Instrumentation Program

NSF wide program, BIO managed review

Designed to improve the condition of scientific and engineering equipment and facilities for research and research training

Awards for instrumentation will range from $100,000 to $2 million.

Deadline: 3rd Thursday in January, annuallyProgram Announcement: NSF-05-515

Multi-User Biological Equipment

and Instrumentation Resources (MUE)

provides support for the purchase of major items

requests can be from $40,000 to $400,000.

single items of biological equipment or several pieces of equipment with a related purpose

must be shared by 3 to 7 investigators with actively-funded NSF research projects.

Program Announcement: NSF 05-534 Deadline: 1st Wednesday in July, annually

SUSPENDED

SUSPENDED

Field Stations & Marine Labs Program

Successful projects have: Demonstrated infrastructure need High potential biological impact Broad user base Educational outreach

Read the Program Announcement for more information.

Program Announcement: NSF 05-550

Target date: April 26, 2005

Biological Research Collections

Collection Enhancement

Computerization of specimen-related data

Curation and Collection Management research

Program solicitation NSF: 05-0575

Target date: July, 15, 2005

Biological Databases and Informatics

To encourage support of new approaches to the management of biological knowledge that render the collection, maintenance, dissemination and query of the data and information therein of greater utility to the scientific community.

Program Solicitation: NSF 05-577

Target date: July 18, 2005

C-RUI: Cross-disciplinary Research at Undergraduate Institutions

Supports research efforts involving faculty from different fields

Targeted at cross-disciplinary research projects that require contribution of from more than one disciplinary area

Focused on undergraduate students from predominantly undergraduate institutions

Anticipated funding for program - $2 million; up to 8 awardsRead the Program Announcement for more information.

Program Announcement: NSF 04-536

Research Experiences for Undergraduates

effective for attracting and retaining undergraduates in careers in mathematics,

science and engineering

incorporates active research experience

REU sites: NSF 05-592

REU supplements to PIs with existing awards

Sites Deadline: Sept. 7, 2005

Supplement Deadline: Contact your Program Officer for details.

Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology

institutional awards to give students research experience in environmental biology - broadly defined

proposals should emphasize factors that enable underrepresented groups to enter and remain in environmental biology

major emphasis on direct student participation in research during the academic year and summer, with students remaining in program for > 1 year

Program Announcement: NSF 05-558Preliminary proposal target date: May 18th 2005

Full proposal target date: October 17th 2005

Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs

Awards for research and training

Applicants choose sponsoring scientist and provide research/training plan

Two year awards Minority Postdoctoral Fellowships

Program announcement NSF 00-139; Deadline: First Monday in December

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Interdisciplinary Informatics Program Announcement NSF 04-539 Deadline: April 11th, 2005

How are ecological systems affected by changes in land use and climate across a range of spatiotemporal scales?

How do changes in the availability and distribution of the Nation’s water affect ecological systems?

How do the patterns and movement of genes and organisms across the continent affect biodiversity and the spread of infectious diseases and invasive species?

A continental research platform to provide the capacity to forecast future states of ecological systems for the advancement of science and the benefit of society

Citizen Science Gateway

EDUCATION

National NEON Education Center

•What are the nature and major patterns of variations in people's understandings of large-scale ecological systems and long-term ecological forecasts?

•How do people's understandings of ecology change as they mature and in response to educational interventions?

•What is the relation between people’s knowledge and habits of mind and their decisions and actions related to NEON's capacity to forecast?

Access point for communications and cyberinfrastructure; test site for gaming, scenario, and learning tools; media & communications center; “smart” meeting and classroom facilities for interactive distance learning

Research at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)

Eligibility: must be predominantly undergraduate institution 2-yr and 4-yr colleges Master’s level and small doctoral colleges that

have undergraduate enrollment larger than graduate and award no more than 10/yr Ph.D. degrees in all science fields (avg. 2-5 yrs)

RUI supports faculty from PUI Research project funding to individual or

collaborative group Purchase of shared instrumentation

Research at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)

Impact Statement (maximum length 5 pages)

Impact of the proposed research activity: The research environment of the institution The career(s) of the faculty participants The ability of the involved department(s) to

prepare students for entry into advanced-degree programs and/or careers in science and engineering

Research Initiation Grants and Career Advancement Awards to Broaden

Participation in the Biological SciencesIncrease the number and competitiveness of underrepresented

groups in biology as well as scientists at minority-serving institutions.

For faculty at any college or university.

Proposed activities must facilitate broadening participation by underrepresented groups in biology.

RIG - beginning investigators - for activities, (e.g. preliminary data or developing collaborations) in order to formulate competitive grant applications.

CAA – established scientists – to enhance career development and competitiveness (e.g., acquiring new tools, skills).

Announcement: NSF 05-581Target date: Jan. 12, 2006

1-year supplement to current NSF Awards

help build long term collaborative relationships between K-12 teachers of science and mathematics and the NSF research community

encourages researchers to form partnerships with teachers at inner city schools and less well- endowed school districts

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR TEACHERS

Consult with the Program Director of your particular NSF award.Dear Colleague Letter: NSF 05-524

Research Opportunity Award

Supplementary funding through ongoing NSF research grants to allow faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions or secondary schools to participate in research activities under the aegis of NSF-supported investigators

details located within the RUI program announcement

Consult with the Program Director of your particular NSF award.Dear Colleague Letter: NSF 05-548

Research Assistantships for Minority High School Students (RAMHSS)

involves high school minority students in research

provides funding supplements to PIs supported by NSF

occurs throughout the academic year and summer

Contact the Program Officer in the appropriate program for details.

Contact: Sam Scheiner, sscheine@nsf.gov NSF 04-572, 04-546, 00-149

Mathematical Biology Research

Joint DMS/BIO/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research in the Area of Mathematical Biology NSF 04-572 - Deadline June 15, 2005

Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences NSF 04-546 - Deadline March 30, 2005

New Mathematical And Statistical Tools For Understanding Complex Systems In The Environment NSF 04-538 Deadline: November 15, 2004

Quantitative Environmental and Integrative Biology (QEIB) NSF 00-149 – Deadlines: Contact Program

My NSF My NSF http://www.nsf.gov/mynsf/http://www.nsf.gov/mynsf/

Sources of Information on NSF Funding Opportunities

Web: www.nsf.gov Grant Proposal Guide:

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/gpg/nsf04_23/ NSF – Awards:

http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/ Program Officer Colleagues

GEO Education Division of Atmospheric Sciences

Contact: Robert Kerr rkerr@nsf.gov

Division of Earth SciencesContact: Mike Mayhew mmayhew@nsf.gov

Division of Ocean Sciencesincluding Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE)Contact: Lisa Rom erom@nsf.gov

GEO has a Directorate-wide program to fund formal (K-

16) and informal geoscience education activities. Contact: Jackie Huntoon jhuntoon@nsf.gov

Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK12)

Graduate programs in STEM disciplines partner with K-12 schools to provide fellowships and associated training Improved communication and teaching

skills for graduate students Professional development for K-12 teachers Enriched learning for K-12 students

Program solicitation: NSF 05-553Deadline: June 2, 2005

IGERTIntegrative Graduate Education and Research

Traineeship Program

Innovative research based graduate education Organized around an interdisciplinary research theme Provide a framework for integrating research and

education and promoting collaborations across departments and institutions

Involve a diverse group of faculty members Students gain a breadth of skills and understanding

to work in interdisciplinary environments while being grounded with knowledge of disciplinary field

Program Announcement: NSF 04-546

Full Proposal: Mar. 29, 2006

Directorate for Education and Human Resources

Math and SciencePartnership (MSP)

Division of Elementary,Secondary and Informal

Education (ESIE)

Division of UndergraduateEducation (DUE)

Division of GraduateEducation (DGE)

Division of HumanResource Development

(HRD)

Division of Research,Evaluation and

Communication (REC)

Experimental Program toStimulate CompetitiveResearch (EPSCoR)

New CCLI EmphasesRevised CCLI program emphasizes:

Building on prior work and contributing to the STEM education knowledge base

Building a community of STEM education scholars

Identifying and using a set of measurable outcomes Program Solicitation: NSF-05-559

Deadline: Jan. 24, 2006

  Build on Prior Work and Contribute to the Knowledge Base

Build on prior work. Nothing is created in a vacuum. Put the work in the context of educational and scientific

advances within the field and STEM in general Research and acknowledge work by others and yourself

that relate to the project and Cite the relevant literature and people you consulted

Contribute to the knowledge base. Leave a legacy for others.

Indicate how and with whom you will disseminate the results of the project.

If appropriate indicate the potential of the proposed work to serve as the basis for future research in science education.

CCLI Phase 1 Reality and Anticipation

REALITYNumber of proposals: 845

Research & assessment: 55 Methods, implementation & faculty development:

790

Amount requested: $118 millionANTICIPATION

Anticipated Budget: $13 million Anticipated Funding Rate: @12-15%

Teacher Professional Continuum

Projects should address issues related to recruitment, preparation, induction, professional development, retention of K-12 STEM teachers, and promote: Research that supports teacher

effectiveness and classroom instruction Development of resources for teacher’s

professional learning Dissemination of knowledge about STEM

teaching and learning to all stakeholders

Program Solicitation: NSF-05-580

Deadline: Sept. 16, 2006

Informal Science Education (ISE)

Promotes the public interest, understanding, and engagement in STEM informal opportunities. Television, films, and radio shows Exhibits and educational programs at museums,

science and technology centers, etc. Educational activities through community and youth-

based programs One-year to five-year projects $50,000 to $3 M