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From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1993 11:11:28 -0500
From: hammond () info census gov (Bob Hammond (CASIC) Subject: nfs program Please distribute the following advance notice. During the October 14-15 meeting, the National Science Board of the NSF approved the following Memo. Please note that a solicitation with final award dates and review criteria will be forthcoming. NEW NSF Program on Networking Infrastructure for Education Background The Directorates for Education and Human Resources (EHR) and for Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering (CISE) recommend the initiation of a joint Networking Infrastructure for Education (NIE) Program. The program responds to the national need to accelerate the adoption of advanced technologies in support of science and mathematics education to: better prepare all citizens for participation in our society; attract groups currently underrepresented in science and technology fields and careers; and better prepare future scientists, engineers and technologists. NIE is part of the National Research and Education Network (NREN) component of the national initiative on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC). NSF's Role Two evolving national activities in which the Foundation plays a critical leadership role are science and mathematics education reform, and networking development and infrastructure. The NIE program will build synergy between both activities to explore and extend the needs of the educational component of national research network activities. The Program strategy is to bring together the constituencies of CISE and EHR to hasten the development of a widespread high performance infrastructure that will be instrumental in the wide scale dissemination, integration and application of technologies to speed the pace of educational innovation and reform. NIE thus builds upon the unique strengths of CISE and EHR. Program Description Specifically, the NIE Program will: establish testbeds, implementation models and prototypes that explore the role of electronic networks in support of reformed education; support the R&D needed for large-scale, cost-effective implementation of educational networking, including infrastructure, organization, tools, materials, and mechanisms for technology transfer; strengthen collaborations between groups that are developing services and technical assistance for network users, and large education stakeholders, such as states and school districts; and, supplement existing CISE and EHR infrastructure and/or systemic educational reform awards that are consistent with NIE's cross- directorate goals. NIE plans to fund 3-5 awards yearly for each of the following categories: Policy Studies $25,000-$100,000 per year Research and Development $250,000-$750,000 per year, 1-3 years Demonstration and Model Sites $250,000-$750,000 per year, 1-3 years Infrastructure and Testbeds $500,000-$1,500,000 per year, 1-3 years NIE will promote the development of new alliances and partnerships including two- and four-year degree-granting academic institutions, school districts, professional societies, state agencies, and others concerned with educational reform. Business and industry participation, with cost-sharing consistent with their role, will be required for demonstration and model sites, and for infrastructure and testbeds, and strongly encouraged for policy studies and R&D projects. During the program's first year only, NIE plans to award up to $4,000,000 in supplements and awards to existing CISE and EHR infrastructure and/or systemic educational reform projects. Supplements will range from $100,000 to $750,000 each. Review process Program announcement, guidelines, and a 'Dear Colleague' letter will be issued upon establishment of the Program. NIE will require preliminary proposals, which will be due February 15. Consortia planning grants will be accepted, with the same due date. Preliminary proposals and planning grants will be reviewed internally by the Program's working group, with ad-hoc mail reviews as appropriate. Target date for formal proposals will be April 15. Review of formal proposals will be by a standing panel of experts. Site visits and ad-hoc mail reviews will be used as appropriate. Target date for proposals requesting NIE supplements to existing grants is Dec. 15, 1993. For further information, please contact either Nora Sabelli (nsabelli () nsf gov) or Art St.George (astgeorg () nsf gov); Phone: (703) 306-1651; Fax: (703) 306-0434.
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