National Science Foundation
                                 Directorate for Engineering
                                      Division of Design,
                            Manufacture and Industrial Innovation
                              4201 Wilson Boulevard Suite 550
                                  Arlington, Virginia 22230

DATE: 18 May 2004

SUBJECT: DMII UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL SUBMISSION WINDOWS

Dear Colleagues:

To ensure both the timely handling of proposals and fairness in comparing
competing requests for funding, the Division of Design, Manufacture and
Industrial Innovation (DMII ) has established two proposal submission
windows for all investigator initiated/unsolicited proposals submitted to
DMII's disciplinary programs. The submission windows are the month of
September, closing on October 1, and the month of January, closing on
February 1 (5:00 PM local time). If October 1 or February 1 falls on a
weekend or a Federal holiday, the closing date will be the first Federal
business day thereafter. Federal holidays can be found at
http://www.opm.gov/fedhol/index.htm. Only proposals submitted during these
proposal submission windows will be considered for review; proposals
submitted outside these windows will be returned without review.

These Proposal Submission Windows do not apply to proposals submitted in
response to Foundation-wide solicitations with their own deadlines .

The following types of requests are NOT subject to the proposal submission
windows and may be submitted at any time during the year:

   * Small Grants for Exploratory Research (SGER) or workshops , but only
     after contacting the  the cognizant program director first ).
   * Supplements to existing grants such as Research Experiences for
     Undergraduates (REU) or Research Experiences for Teachers (RET).

DMII requires that all proposals be submitted via FastLane. NSF requires
that all proposals must adhere to the guidelines described in the most
recent issue of the Grant Proposal Guide. Proposals not adhering to the
guidelines and not explicitly addressing the review criteria (intellectual
merit and broader impacts) will be returned without review.

Warren R. DeVries
Director, Division of Design, Manufacture and Industrial Innovation
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 550
Arlington, VA 22230


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