CFP

CISE Computing Research Infrastructure (CRI)
Program Solicitation
NSF 04-588
URL : http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf04588
Type : Program Announcements & Information
Subtype : Computer/Information Sciences

Deadlines:
Letter of Intent (only required for large proposals, over $800,000): July 26, 2004

Full Proposals (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): August 23, 2004

Synopsis of Program: The Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Computing Research Infrastructure program supports the acquisition, development, enhancement, and operation of research infrastructure that enables discovery, learning, and innovation in all computing fields supported by CISE. Supported infrastructure includes instrumentation needed by a few research or research and education projects, major experimental facilities for an entire department or for multi-institutional projects, and testbeds or data archives for an entire subfield of CISE researchers.

One goal of the CISE Computing Research Infrastructure (CRI) program is to provide infrastructure that enables high-quality computing research and education. A second goal is to extend the set of individuals and departments that are able to conduct such activities. The CRI program is committed to maintaining a broad portfolio that supports research and education across a diverse population and lessens the digital divide. The program encourages proposals that are from or that include minority-serving institutions.

The CRI program will support a variety of infrastructure needs, such as general or specialized research equipment, technical support, and/or software. CRI will also support the development of infrastructure that can be used by others, such as data archives or libraries of software tools. The primary criteria are that the infrastructure facilitates the conduct of high-quality research and related education, and that it cannot be acquired or developed without funding resources beyond those available from individual research and education grants and the host institution.

Cognizant Program Officer(s):

• Darleen L. Fisher, Deputy Division Director (Acting), Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering, Division of Computer and Network Systems, 1160N, telephone: (703) 292-8950, fax: (703) 292-9010, email: dlfisher@nsf.gov

• Rita V. Rodriguez, Program Manager, Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering, Division of Computer and Network Systems, 255 N, telephone: (703) 292-8950, fax: (703) 292-9010, email: rrodrigu@nsf.gov

The CRI program is a great opportunity for the IDM community for both obtaining and developing information infrastructure. Over the years I've heard many requests for funds of various repositories, data mining datasets, testbeds, software libraries, experimental heterogeneous environments, etc., etc. I hope you will cease the opportunity of the broadened CRI program and will be successful in obtaining funding that will help in your personal research and will also build useful tools for the IDM community and beyond.

Please direct any questions to the CRI cognizant program directors (see above).

Go for it!!!

Best wishes,

Maria

Maria Zemankova, Ph.D.
Program Director, Information and Data Management (IDM)
Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS)
National Science Foundation
URL: http://www.cise.nsf.gov/iis/