Cross-Cutting Activities At NSF

1. June 6, 2005 North Dakota State University Cross-Cutting Activities At NSF Chris Greer Division of Biological Infrastructure National Science Foundation

2. National Science Foundation Director Deputy Director National Science Board Inspector General Staff Offices Computer & Information Science & Engineering Mathematical & Physical Sciences Biological Sciences Engineering Geosciences Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences Budget, Finance & Award Management Information Resource Management Education & Human Resources

3. Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program (IGERT)

4. Features of IGERT Projects: • Interdisciplinary theme • Emerging research area • Innovative models for graduate training • Catalyze a cultural change in graduate education • For graduate students • For faculty • For institutions

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

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

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

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

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

10. CAREER Program Guidelines • Minimum award size is $400,000 (BIO minimum: $500,000) • 5 year duration for all awards • Departmental letter required

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

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

13. FY’06 CAREER Deadlines: • July 19, 2005 BIO, CISE, and EHR • July 20, 2005 ENG • July 21, 2005 GEO, MPS, SBE and OPP

14. National Science Foundation Director Deputy Director National Science Board Inspector General Staff Offices Computer & Information Science & Engineering Mathematical & Physical Sciences Biological Sciences Engineering Geosciences Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences Budget, Finance & Award Management Information Resource Management Education & Human Resources

15. Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Mary E. Clutter, Assistant Director Joann P. Roskoski, Executive Officer Sonya E. Mallinoff, Planning and Budget Officer Tel: (703) 292-8400 Fax: (703) 292-9154 Information and Automation Resources Unit (IAR) Joanne G. Rodewald, Information Management Officer Tel: (703) 292-8406 Fax: (703) 292-9155 Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Machi F. Dilworth, Division Director Muriel E. Poston, Acting Deputy Director Tel: (703) 292-8470 Fax: (703) 292-9063 Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Michael R. Willig, Division Director Penelope Firth, Acting Deputy Director Tel: (703) 292-8480 Fax: (703) 292-9064 Division of Integrative Organismal Biology (IOB) Thomas Brady, Division Director Judith Verbeke, Deputy Director Tel: (703) 292-8420 Fax: (703) 292-9153 Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) Maryanna Henkart, Division Director Jerry Cohen, Deputy Director Tel: (703) 292-8440 Fax: (703) 292-9061 Human Resources Ecological Biology Behavioral Systems Biomolecular Systems Research Resources Ecosystem Science Developmental Systems Cellular Systems Population and EvolutionaryProcesses Environmental and Structural Systems Genes and Genome Systems Plant Genome Research Program Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories Functional andRegulatory Systems Emerging Frontiers (EF) Effective October 2004

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

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

19. Areas of research represented among the FY2004/5 proposals: • Speciation • Molecular evolution • Signal transduction • Microbial ecology • Host/parasite interactions • Stress response • Neural plasticity • Sensory systems • Evolution of development • Multivariate functions • Atmospheric chemistry • Biostatistics • Carbon cycling • Marine microbiology • Transcription control • Behavioral genetics • Molecular phylogenetics • Ageing • Molecular motors • Ecosystems modeling • Population dynamics • Meiosis & recombination • Statistics • Thermodynamics • Urban ecology • Functional genomics • Proteomics • Marine geochemistry • Circadian control • Bioinformatics • Dynamic systems • Biomechanics • Developmental control

20. FIBR Funding Mechanisms: Full Research Grants (Pre-proposals required) Duration: Maximum of 5 years Budget: Maximum of $5,000,000

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22. Goal of the RCN Program: Encourage and foster interactions among scientists to create new research directions or advance a field

23. RCN Activities: • Meetings, workshops • Training, coursework • Laboratory exchanges • Web sites, databases • Community resources

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

25. Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Mary E. Clutter, Assistant Director Joann P. Roskoski, Executive Officer Sonya E. Mallinoff, Planning and Budget Officer Tel: (703) 292-8400 Fax: (703) 292-9154 Information and Automation Resources Unit (IAR) Joanne G. Rodewald, Information Management Officer Tel: (703) 292-8406 Fax: (703) 292-9155 Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Machi F. Dilworth, Division Director Muriel E. Poston, Acting Deputy Director Tel: (703) 292-8470 Fax: (703) 292-9063 Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Michael R. Willig, Division Director Penelope Firth, Acting Deputy Director Tel: (703) 292-8480 Fax: (703) 292-9064 Division of Integrative Organismal Biology (IOB) Thomas Brady, Division Director Judith Verbeke, Deputy Director Tel: (703) 292-8420 Fax: (703) 292-9153 Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) Maryanna Henkart, Division Director Jerry Cohen, Deputy Director Tel: (703) 292-8440 Fax: (703) 292-9061 Human Resources Ecological Biology Behavioral Systems Biomolecular Systems Research Resources Ecosystem Science Developmental Systems Cellular Systems Population and EvolutionaryProcesses Environmental and Structural Systems Genes and Genome Systems Plant Genome Research Program Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories Functional andRegulatory Systems Emerging Frontiers (EF) Effective October 2004

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

27. What Is Unusual About PGRP Projects? • Single investigator to multi-institution and multi-investigator • Small to large budgets • Genome-scale resource development to small focused projects • Industrial participants • International participants • Training/IP/informatics

28. Arabidopsis Barley Brassica Cotton Grape Lettuce Maize Rice Soybean Sorghum Tobacco Tomato Wheat Funded Plants • Medicago • Oat • Pepper • Pine • Poplar • Potato

29. The FY2006 Plant Genome Program Solicitation Will be accessible from: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5338&org=BIO Deadline will be in October 2005

30. Information and Contacts: WWW.NSF.GOV Chris Greer: cgreer@nsf.gov Susan Lolle: slolle@nsf.gov Jeanne Small: jsmall@nsf.gov