Strategic Technologies for CyberInfrastructure

The summary for the Strategic Technologies for CyberInfrastructure grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Science Foundation, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Strategic Technologies for CyberInfrastructure: The primary goal of the Strategic Technologies for Cyberinfrastructure (STCI) Program is to support activities that lead to innovative cyberinfrastructure but are not currently funded by other programs or solicitations. Eligible projects include development, deployment, research, and education necessary to create cyberinfrastructure, or creation of cyberinfrastructure that will enable innovative science and education. Proposals submitted to STCI should demonstrate a significant potential to transform multiple areas of science and/or education that depend on the development and deployment of CI.Review criteria for this program, in addition to intellectual merit and broader impacts, include:A clearly identified and described cyberinfrastructure need that is not addressed elsewhere.A potential for significant impact on science or engineering research, research training, or education across multiple disciplines.A potential for generating outcomes that will be of interest to a broad range of science and engineering communities.A list of tangible metrics to be used to measure the success of the project.A convincing explanation of why the project is not suitable for other NSF programs or solicitations.A demonstration of strong support from within the science and engineering community. References to workshop reports, reports from the National Academies of Science or Engineering, or other reports based on broad community input on the topic proposed are examples of such a demonstration of support, as are funded collaborations. Proposers are reminded that letters of support should not be submitted as they are not a standard component of an NSF proposal, and if included, a reviewer is under no obligation to review these materials.Proposals that do not address these points will not be competitive in this program.Before developing a proposal intended for this Program, investigators are strongly encouraged to discuss their ideas with program officers associated with the Program to make sure that there is no targeted solicitation in development for which the proposal would be a better fit.Where appropriate, proposals should explicitly address end user involvement, issues of sustainability, self-management, and energy efficiency, data management, and open source licensing. Proposals related to software or facilities (broadly construed) should address production development, deployment, and continuing support by including a project management plan and testing approach. Proposals for workshops, symposia, and EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) clearly related to the scope of the Program described above may be submitted after discussion with relevant program officers. For general information about how to submit such proposals, please see the Grant Proposal Guide.A group with a proposal that has been declined may not resubmit a new proposal on the same topic without substantial revision. Proposals violating this restriction will be returned to the PI without review.