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PROJECT DIRECTORS PROJECT ADMINISTRATORS MEETING

AGENDA TOPICS FOR PD/PA MEETING . Welcome

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PROJECT DIRECTORS PROJECT ADMINISTRATORS MEETING

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    1. PROJECT DIRECTORS & PROJECT ADMINISTRATORS MEETING Dr. Sherry O. Farwell Head of NSF EPSCoR Office

    2. AGENDA TOPICS FOR PD/PA MEETING Welcome & Introductions (4:00 pm) Budget Summary NSF Strategic Plan & EPSCoR’s Fidelity EPSCoR 2020 Report Options and Advice RSV Overview Workshop Opportunities

    3. AGENDA (continued) Evaluation & Co-Funding Reports EPSCoR-Relevant News CI Presentation (4:50 pm) X. PD Session (5:10 pm) XI. Discussion & Wrap-Up (5:45 pm) XII. Adjourn (6:00 pm)

    4. DC Budget Spin

    5. ALLOCATION OF FY-06 NSF EPSCoR BUDGET ($97.8M)

    6. FY-07 Budget Status President signed CR that provides NSF with $738M to cover Oct. 1-Nov. 17 Under CR, no new program announcements, no funding of any program not operational in FY-06 EPSCoR Office received ~13% of FY-06 budget Funding can be used to process new awards, CGIs, and other normal business actions. Additional CRs are likely through CY-06 (& beyond?) New Congress & Fate of National Competitive Bills?

    8. EPSCoR's ENHANCED VISIBILITY & RESPECT AT NSF

    9. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF EPSCoR PROGRAM AND SUMMARIES OF NEW RII PROJECTS IN WV & HI (Page 9)

    10. NSF VISION, MISSION, & "OUTCOME" GOALS (Page 5)

    11. NSF DEFINITION: “Transformative” Research Essential to Agency Mission Has Capacity To: Revolutionize Existing S&E Fields Create New S&E Subfields Yield New Knowledge, Discoveries & Technologies Drive National Innovation Process

    12. EVIDENCE FOR NSF's EMPHASIS ON TRANSFORMATIONAL IDEAS “If We At NSF Stop Short In Our Pursuit Of High-risk Endeavors, It Seems To Me That We Leave An Absolute Vacuum In A Science And Technology-based World.  To Divert Our Focus From The Frontier Is To Put The Nation At Peril.” Dr. Arden Bement

    13. KEY NSF INVESTMENT PRIORITIES (FY 06-11 BUDGET DRIVERS)

    14. EBRC DESIGN CONCEPT EBRC EMPHASIZES “CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT” Complementary To RII (Capacity-Building) 2. Utilizes Entire Gamut of Jurisdiction’s Talent 3. Catalyze Formation Of Quality Research Collaborations & Collaboratories 4. Develop Competitiveness In Selected Theme That Addresses Scientific Challenge Of Regional Relevance & National Importance

    15. EXAMPLES OF OTHER POTENTIAL PROGRAM ELEMENTS Stragetic Investment Initiative (SII) Regional Innovation Collaboratives (RIC) EPSCoR Broadening Participation Projects (EBPP) ETC. 

    17. The Priority Process

    40. Gulf Coast Post-Katrina Forum NSF workshop – Tri-jurisdictional Award Louisiana Mississippi Alabama

    44. Dr. Doug MacTaggart Co-Funding Update Status Report on Design of EPSCoR Evaluation Program

    45. FY06 NSF EPSCoR CO-FUNDING

    46. FY07 MAXIMUM EPSCoR CO-FUNDING

    47. FY07 EPSCOR CO-FUNDING PROGRAM

    48. EPSCoR Evaluation Program

    49. THREE-STAGE PROCESS FOR EVALUATION PROGRAM

    51. A PERCEPTIVE QUOTE

    52. THE NSF DILEMMA

    53. Success Rates for NSF R/RA & Research Directorates

    54. EPSCoR PERCENTAGES OF MRI & IGERT AWARDS: FY 2003-2005

    55. COMING EPSCoR EVENTS SMaRT & EPSCoR NEXT PD/PA MEETING RSV SESSION II (HI, KS, KY, ME, MS, RI, SD, VI, WV) JURISDICTION MEETINGS & COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS   20th NAT'L EPSCoR CONFERENCE IN HAWAII

    56. OFFICE STAFF CHANGES

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