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                                                       Volume 17, Number 23
                                                            October 2, 2007
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NSF: Cyber-enabled Discovery and Innovation
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From: Kile Baker <kbaker at nsf.gov>

NSF has begun a new, multi-disciplinary initiative referred to as Cyber-
enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) 
(http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07603).  This 
program is expected to start at $26M for this fiscal year and increase 
significantly in future years.  Proposals submitted to CDI must be multi-
disciplinary in nature.  A good rule of thumb is to ask whether or not the 
project you are thinking of proposing would result in journal publications 
in multiple disciplines.  If the answer is 'no' the project would not be 
appropriate for the CDI initiative.
 
The CDI program is organized around three major themes:
1) From Data to Knowledge: enhancing human cognition and generating new 
knowledge from a wealth of heterogeneous digital data;
2) Understanding Complexity in Natural, Built, and Social Systems: deriving 
fundamental insights on systems comprising multiple interacting elements;
3) Building Virtual Organizations: enhancing discovery and innovation by 
bringing people and resources together across institutional, geographical 
and cultural boundaries.
 
In the first year of this initiative we will be accepting proposals in two 
major categories:
A)  Type 1 projects will require efforts up to a level roughly comparable to: 
summer support for two investigators with complementary expertise; two 
graduate students; and their collective research needs (materials, supplies, 
travel, etc) for three (3) years.
B) Type 2 projects will require larger efforts up to a level roughly 
comparable to: summer support for three investigators; three graduate 
students; one or two senior personnel (including post-doctoral researchers 
and staff); and their collective research needs for four (4) years. 
 
In future years NSF expects an additional Type 3 class of proposals that are 
larger and more multi-disciplinary than either types 1 and 2.
 
Because we expect to receive a large number of proposals the proposal 
submission and review process will take place in three stages:
1) Letters of Intent are required.  Letters of intent must be submitted via 
FastLane no later than November 30, 2007.
2) Preliminary Proposals are required and must be submitted no later than 
January 8, 2008.  Preliminary proposals must include a 1-page project 
summary, a 1-page list of participants, and a maximum of 5 pages describing 
the scope of the project.
3) Full proposals may be submitted BY INVITATION ONLY (based on the review 
of the preliminary proposal) and must be submitted by April 29, 2008.
 
IMPORTANT: No one listed in the Senior Personnel in the budget page or the 
cover page may be on more than two (2) proposals. 
 
The following web page provides further information about the CDI initiative.  
In addition to a brief overview of the initiative it provides links to 
frequently asked questions (FAQ), a calendar of CDI related events, examples 
of projects that would be appropriate for the initiative, and references and 
resources.
 
http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/cdi/index.jsp
 
The full program solicitation can be found at:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf07603
 
If you have questions about CDI, we have a special email address: 
cdi@nsf.gov
 
For questions specific to the role of atmospheric and space sciences in the 
CDI solicitation you can contact Dr. Kile B. Baker (kbaker@nsf.gov).


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