Innovation through Institutional Integration (I 3 )

1. National Science Foundation Directorate for Education and Human Resources Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3)

2. Innovation through Institutional Integration Challenges faculty, administrators, and others in institutions of higher education to think strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards towards a whole that exceeds the sum of its parts.

3. Keys to Innovation CreativityConnectivity IntegrationSynergy

4. Goals of I3 • Increase synergy and collaboration across NSF-funded projects and within/between institutions • Expand and deepen impact, and enhance sustainability • Broaden participation, attend to transitions across critical educational junctures, and/or provide for more globally engaged workforce • Promote innovative programming, policies and practices to encourage integration of STEM research and education • Encourage research on intra- or inter-institutional integration & broader impacts

5. Innovation through Institutional Integration Proposals are expected to incorporate a depth and quality of creative, coherent, and strategic actions that extend beyond commonplace approaches to normal institutional operations.

6. I3 Proposals • Proposed projects can have a focus that is: • Intra-institutional • Inter-institutional • Proposed projects may be: • Implementation only • Research only • A blend of the two

7. Cross-Divisional Effort In EHR For the current competition, proposals are solicited in nine programs: • Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) • Research on Gender in Science and Engineering (GSE) • Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP) • Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM: Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) • Math and Science Partnerships (MSP) • Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) • Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (NOYCE) • Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) • Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)

8. Eligibility And Limit On Number Of Proposals • I3 is limited to institutions of higher education (including two – and four- year colleges) accredited in, or having a campus located in the US, unless the proposal is exclusively for I3 STEM educational or related research. • If the proposal is exclusively for research, then all categories of proposers identified in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide are eligible. • Principal Investigator must be the University Provost or equivalent chief academic officer, unless the proposal is exclusively for I3 STEM educational or related research. • Only one proposal from an institution may be submitted for each deadline. All proposals, without regard to which program submitted, will be reviewed in competition with one another.

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10. Proposals For Implementation Expected To Articulate • Project’s vision, goals, and anticipated outcomes • Plan for achieving them, based on relevant literature • Results from prior, relevant NSF investments, especially those projects on which proposed institutional integration is based • Management/governance plan and timeline • Evaluation plan to assess progress and success in meeting project goals and objectives

11. Proposals For Research Expected To Provide • Brief review of literature that informs proposed research • Discussion of methodology and its alignment with strategic research questions • Clear articulation of logic among research question, method, analysis, inference, and evidence

12. Project Evaluation • Information about the project evaluation component of the proposal can be found in the solicitation: • Section V: PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS • A. Proposal Preparation Instructions

13. Special Review Criteria • Extent to which project addresses goals for institutional integration and adds value to existing awards • Demonstrated track record of success with existing NSF awards as base for project • Degree of innovation • Extent to which project addresses programming, policies, and practices that sustain institutional changes needed for ongoing synergy

14. Innovation through Institutional Integration Continuing grants of up to $250K per year for up to five years, for a total of $1,250,000 with funding for years 4 and 5 dependent on project progress and availability of funds.

15. Proposals Due:April 7, 2010 I3 proposals submitted to any of the nine participating EHR programs have a common due date and will be reviewed in competition with one another.

16. Cohort I, 2008 I3 Awards • 0833461            Louisiana State University • 0833364            U. Colorado at Boulder • 0833434            Georgia Institute of Technology • 0833439            U. of Florida • 0833338            U. of Washington • 0833482            U. Hawaii, Kapiolani Community College

17. Cohort II, 2009 I3 Awards • 0930018 Vanderbilt University • 0930067 Fort Belknap College • 0930109 Arizona State University • 0930134 Rutgers University, New Brunswick • 0930182 Michigan State University • 0930242 CUNY New York College of Technology • 0930257 Texas Tech University

18. Answer to FAQ You don’t need to have an existing CREST, GSE, HBCU-UP, ITEST, LSAMP, MSP, Noyce, RDE, or TCUP award on your campus in order to submit a proposal, although it is expected that your campus(es) will have one or more EHR awards and that these awards will collaborate around one or more of the I3 integrative themes, unless…

19. Answers to FAQs …the proposal is exclusively for research. Your campus does not necessarily need to have existing awards from EHR. • Proposals exclusively for research may be submitted by any eligible organization, as described in the NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide.

20. Answer to FAQ In addition to awards funded by EHR on a university campus(es), you may also include in your proposed project other awards/projects with a STEM educational focus, including other NSF-funded awards, as well as STEM educational projects funded by other governmental agencies, private organizations, and foundations.

21. FAQs Available At EHR Website: • Visit http://www.nsf.gov • Click on “Program Area” on left navigation bar and select “Education” • Find FAQs link in the “Special Announcements” section

22. Questions????

23. Contacts Any of the program directors below may be contacted: • Kathleen Bergin, kbergin@nsf.gov , 703-292-5171 • Sylvia James, sjames@nsf.gov, 703-292-5333 • Victor Santiago, vsantiag@nsf.gov , 703-292-4673