Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF): Core Programs

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	Federal Grant Title:	Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF): Core Programs
	CFDA Number:	47.070
	CFDA Description:	Computer and Information Science and Engineering
	Federal Agency Name:	National Science Foundation
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	11-557
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jun 30, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jun 30, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 19, 2011 Submission Windows (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): MEDIUM Projects: September 15 - September 30, Annually LARGE Projects: November 1 - November 28, Annually SMALL Projects: December 1 - December 19, Annually
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 19, 2011 Submission Windows (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): MEDIUM Projects: September 15 - September 30, Annually LARGE Projects: November 1 - November 28, Annually SMALL Projects: December 1 - December 19, Annually
	Archive Date:	Information not provided
	Expected Number of Awards:	160
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	100,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	3,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	50,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: CISE’s Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in three core programs:The Algorithmic Foundations program;The Communications and Information Foundations program; andThe Software and Hardware Foundations program.Proposers are invited to submit proposals in three project classes, which are defined as follows:Small Projects - up to $500,000 total budget with durations up to three years;Medium Projects - $500,001 to $1,200,000 total budget with durations up to four years; andLarge Projects - $1,200,001 to $3,000,000 total budget with durations up to five years.A more complete description of the three project classes can be found in section II. Program Description of this document.CISE investments in Small, Medium and Large projects complement the directorate’s investments in the Expeditions in Computing program, http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503169&org=CISE&from=home. Expeditions projects are funded at levels of up to $10,000,000 total for durations up to 5 years.
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