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Division of Science Resources Statistics
Full Proposal Deadline(s):
September 18, 2002
Sept. 18 of every year (5:00 pm locally your
time, annually)
SUMMARY OF PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
General Information
Program Title:
Synopsis of Program:
Cognizant Program Officer(s):
- Derek Hill, Analyst, Directorate for Social,
Behavioral & Economic Sciences, Division of Science Resources Statistics,
965 S, telephone: (703) 292-8774, fax: (703) 292-9092, email: dhill@nsf.gov
- Eileen L. Collins, Senior Assessment Studies
Manager, Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences, Division
of Science Resources Statistics, 965 S, telephone: (703) 292-7768, fax:
(703) 292-9092, email: ecollins@nsf.gov
Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number(s):
- 47.075 --- Social, Behavioral and Economic
Sciences
Eligibility Information
- Organization Limit:
Proposals may be submitted by colleges, universities, and nonprofit
or commercial organizations, or combinations of such organizations.
Awards to individuals without organizational affiliation are rare but
not precluded. Individuals intending to submit a proposal are encouraged
to contact the appropriate program officer well before the proposal's
formal submission.
- PI Eligibility Limit: None
Specified.
- Limit on Number of Proposals:
None Specified.
Award Information
- Anticipated Type of Award: Standard
Grant
- Estimated Number of Awards: 4
- Anticipated Funding Amount: $425,000.00
subject
to the availability of funds.
Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions
A. Proposal Preparation Instructions
B. Budgetary Information
- Cost Sharing Requirements: Statutory Cost Sharing (1%) is
required.
- Indirect Cost (F&A;) Limitations: Not Applicable.
- Other Budgetary Limitations: Not Applicable.
C. Due Dates
- Full Proposal Deadline Date(s):
September 18, 2002
Sept. 18 of every year (5:00 pm locally your
time, annually)
D. FastLane Requirements
- FastLane Submission: Full proposal submission is required.
- FastLane Contact(s):
- Barbara B. Mitchell, Administrative
Officer, Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences,
Division of Science Resources Statistics, 965 S, telephone: (703)
292-7349, fax: (703) 292-9092, email: bmitchel@nsf.gov
- Deborah A. Collins, Survey Operations
Specialist, Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences,
Division of Science Resources Statistics, 965 S, telephone: (703)
292-7804, fax: (703) 292-9092, email: dcollins@nsf.gov
Proposal Review Information
- Merit Review Criteria: National Science Board approved criteria.
Additional merit review considerations apply. Please see the full funding
opportunity document for further information.
Award Administration Information
- Award Conditions: Standard NSF award conditions apply.
- Reporting Requirements: Standard NSF reporting requirements
apply.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summary of Program Requirements
- Introduction
- Program Description
- Eligibility Information
- Award Information
- Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions
- Proposal Preparation Instructions
- Budgetary Information
- Due Dates
- FastLane Requirements
- Proposal Review Information
- NSF Proposal Review Process
- Review Protocol and Associated Customer
Service Standard
- Award Administration Information
- Notification of the Award
- Award Conditions
- Reporting Requirements
- Contacts for Additional Information
- Other Programs of Interest
I. INTRODUCTION
II. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
SRS welcomes proposals for research, workshops and studies to advance
the development, understanding, and quality of S&T indicators and
data. Research could include improved approaches to indicator construction
and presentation, new S&T indicator development, strengthening of
methodologies to improve the surveys of S&T data, analytical or
theoretical work on S&T policy relevant issues, and better understanding
of the S&T enterprise in the United States and globally under its
Grants for the Analysis of Science and Technology Resources. SRS encourages
proposals that analyze SRS data or SRS data in conjunction with those
from other sources, but does not limit the work to the analysis of the
data it collects (This grants program supercedes the "Program for the
Analysis of Science and Technology Resources." There is no difference
between the programs except for the name change.)
AREAS OF INTEREST
Potential topics for consideration include but are not limited to:
Developing new and improved indicators and advances in the analysis,
understanding and interpretation of existing indicators of the inputs,
outputs, linkages and social or economic impacts of Science and Technology
(S&T) activities;
Conducting studies that examine improved methods of presenting complex
statistical analysis in an accessible, indicator format - either in
hardcopy or electronic form. This could include studies that examine
various reports in "indicator" formats and develop new approaches for
potential use in Science and Engineering Indicators reports, or historical
reviews of approaches to presenting indicators that build on previous
styles to develop suggestions for new generations of policy indicators;
Working towards theoretical and practical advances in the development
and presentation of quantitative and qualitative indicators in the social
and economic sciences, especially as they relate to science and technology
resources. This can include studies that examine the theoretical and
practical underpinnings of indicators to improve understanding of the
identification, selection and development of S&E indicators from
the vast array of available statistical information as well as the development
of entirely new quantitative data series and S&E indicators;
Improving analytical techniques to produce better indicators of issues
related to: (1) the education and retention of scientists and engineers
including minorities and women, (2) the demand and supply of Science
Technology (S/T) personnel such as Science, Engineering and Technology
(SE&T) personnel in information technologies, and (3) research and
development (R&D) expenditures in various sectors and fields and
countries including emerging fields, and (4) estimates of current and
near-term future S&T resources;
Developing data, analyses, and indicators of the globalization of science,
engineering and technology and analyses leading to a better understanding
of the emerging global economy. This could include, for example, international
comparisons of S&T capabilities and activities, including inputs,
outputs, and impacts and interactions; indicators of international education
and mobility of scientists and engineers; as well as foreign investment
in S&T activities;
Improving the methodologies to collect, analyze, and disseminate statistical
data through surveys, censuses, and use of administrative records. Such
studies could include research on survey design or quality of surveys
conducted by SRS or other organizations. Studies of survey design could
include the target population, sample frame, sample design, development
of new data collection techniques, or estimation techniques. Survey
quality could include studies on sampling error, coverage, non-response,
measurement error, or data consistency with earlier or related surveys.
Interest also relates to dissemination and analysis of the information
in a timely and user-friendly format;
Improving indicators and understanding of public attitudes toward science
and technology and public understanding of science, engineering and
technology;
Developing new indicators and analyses leading to a better understanding
of the emerging "knowledge-based economy" and its impact. This could
include, for example, a better understanding of developments in the
service sector, or changes in university roles, structure and mission;
and changes in the diffusion and impact of information technologies;
Improving indicators and understanding of innovation and the factors
underlying the innovation process, and examination and comparisons of
the innovation systems of various countries and regions and how they
interact;
Developing new and improved analyses and indicators of S&T networks,
linkages, partnerships and other collaborations or interactions between
various nations, sectors, disciplines, and technologies;
Enhancing modeling techniques to produce indicators that describe key
interactions among important components of the economic system as they
relate to science and technology.
III. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION
The categories of proposers identified in the Grant
Proposal Guide are eligible to submit proposals under this program
announcement/solicitation.
IV. AWARD INFORMATION
V. PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
A. Proposal Preparation Instructions
Full Proposal Instructions:
Proposals submitted in response to this program announcement/solicitation
should be prepared and submitted in accordance with the general guidelines
contained in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG). The complete text
of the GPG is available electronically on the NSF Web Site at: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?gpg.
Paper copies of the GPG may be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse,
telephone (301) 947-2722 or by e-mail from pubs@nsf.gov.
Proposers are reminded to identify the program announcement/solicitation
number (02-165) in the program announcement/solicitation
block on the NSF Cover Sheet For Proposal to the National Science Foundation.
Compliance with this requirement is critical to determining the relevant
proposal processing guidelines. Failure to submit this information may
delay processing.
B. Budgetary
Information
Cost Sharing:
In accordance with Congressional requirements (see GPM 330), NSF requires
that each awardee share in the cost of research projects resulting from
unsolicited proposals. For purposes of NSF, proposals submitted in response
to this announcement/solicitation are considered unsolicited. The awardee
may meet the statutory cost sharing requirement by choosing either of
two alternatives: (1) by cost sharing a minimum of one percent on the
project; or (2) by cost sharing a minimum of one percent on the aggregate
costs of all NSF-supported projects requiring cost sharing. The minimum
one percent statutory cost sharing requirement discussed above need NOT
be entered on Line M on the proposal budget.
C. Due Dates
Proposals must be submitted by the following date(s):
Full Proposal Deadline(s) :
September 18, 2002
Sept. 18 of every
year (5:00 pm locally your time, annually)
D. FastLane Requirements
Proposers are required to prepare and submit all proposals for this announcement/solicitation
through the FastLane system. Detailed instructions for proposal preparation
and submission via FastLane are available at: http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/a1/newstan.htm.
For FastLane user support, call the FastLane Help Desk at 1-800-673-6188
or e-mail fastlane@nsf.gov. The
FastLane Help Desk answers general technical questions related to the
use of the FastLane system. Specific questions related to this program
announcement/solicitation should be referred to the NSF program staff
contact(s) listed in Section VIII of this announcement/solicitation.
Submission of Electronically Signed Cover Sheets. The Authorized
Organizational Representative (AOR) must electronically sign the proposal
Cover Sheet to submit the required proposal certifications (see Chapter
II, Section C of the Grant Proposal Guide for a listing of the certifications).
The AOR must provide the required electronic certifications within five
working days following the electronic submission of the proposal. Proposers
are no longer required to provide a paper copy of the signed Proposal
Cover Sheet to NSF. Further instructions regarding this process are available
on the FastLane website at: http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov
VI. PROPOSAL REVIEW INFORMATION
A. NSF Proposal Review Process
Reviews of proposals submitted to NSF are solicited
from peers with expertise in the substantive area of the proposed research
or education project. These reviewers are selected by Program Officers
charged with the oversight of the review process. NSF invites the proposer
to suggest, at the time of submission, the names of appropriate or inappropriate
reviewers. Care is taken to ensure that reviewers have no conflicts with
the proposer. Special efforts are made to recruit reviewers from non-academic
institutions, minority-serving institutions, or adjacent disciplines to
that principally addressed in the proposal.
The two National Science Board approved merit review criteria are listed
below (see the Grant
Proposal Guide Chapter III.A for further information). The criteria
include considerations that help define them. These considerations are
suggestions and not all will apply to any given proposal. While proposers
must address both merit review criteria, reviewers will be asked to address
only those considerations that are relevant to the proposal being considered
and for which he/she is qualified to make judgements.
What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity?
How important is the proposed activity to advancing knowledge and understanding
within its own field or across different fields? How well qualified is
the proposer (individual or team) to conduct the project? (If appropriate,
the reviewer will comment on the quality of the prior work.) To what extent
does the proposed activity suggest and explore creative and original concepts?
How well conceived and organized is the proposed activity? Is there sufficient
access to resources?
What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?
How well does the activity advance discovery and understanding while promoting
teaching, training, and learning? How well does the proposed activity
broaden the participation of underrepresented groups (e.g., gender, ethnicity,
disability, geographic, etc.)? To what extent will it enhance the infrastructure
for research and education, such as facilities, instrumentation, networks,
and partnerships? Will the results be disseminated broadly to enhance
scientific and technological understanding? What may be the benefits of
the proposed activity to society?
NSF staff will give careful consideration to the following in making
funding decisions:
Integration of Research and Education
One of the principal strategies in support of NSF's goals is to foster
integration of research and education through the programs, projects,
and activities it supports at academic and research institutions. These
institutions provide abundant opportunities where individuals may concurrently
assume responsibilities as researchers, educators, and students and where
all can engage in joint efforts that infuse education with the excitement
of discovery and enrich research through the diversity of learning perspectives.
Integrating Diversity into NSF Programs, Projects, and Activities
Broadening opportunities and enabling the participation of all citizens
-- women and men, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities
-- is essential to the health and vitality of science and engineering.
NSF is committed to this principle of diversity and deems it central to
the programs, projects, and activities it considers and supports.
Additional
Review Criteria ADDITIONAL SRS REVIEW CRITERIA The relevance of the
proposal to program goals and the prospect of the project resulting in
the development of new indicators, new and/or improved survey methodology, analysis
and/or dissemination methods, or new indicator approaches will also be
criteria for review. Researchers should address these issues in their
proposal to provide reviewers and the NSF staff with the information necessary
in making funding decisions.
B. Review Protocol and Associated Customer
Service Standard
All proposals are carefully reviewed by at least three other persons
outside NSF who are experts in the particular field represented by the
proposal.
Proposals submitted in response to this announcement will be evaluated
by mail reviewers. A senior level SRS panel will determine overall ratings
on the basis of NSF criteria, reviewer ratings, the proposal's relevance
to SRS program goals, and the prospect of the project developing new indicators,
new indicator approaches, or new and/or improved survey methodology, analysis
and/or dissemination methods. On the basis of these criteria, the SRS
panel will make funding recommendations.
Reviewers will be asked to formulate a recommendation to either support
or decline each proposal. The Program Officer assigned to manage the proposal's
review will consider the advice of reviewers and will formulate a recommendation.
A summary rating and accompanying narrative will be completed and submitted
by each reviewer. In all cases, reviews are treated as confidential documents.
Verbatim copies of reviews, excluding the names of the reviewers, are
sent to the Principal Investigator/Project Director by the Program Director.
In addition, the proposer will receive an explanation of the decision
to award or decline funding.
NSF is striving to be able to tell applicants whether their proposals
have been declined or recommended for funding within six months for 70
percent of proposals. The time interval begins on the date of receipt.
The interval ends when the Division Director accepts the Program Officer's
recommendation.
In all cases, after programmatic approval has been obtained, the proposals
recommended for funding will be forwarded to the Division of Grants and
Agreements for review of business, financial, and policy implications
and the processing and issuance of a grant or other agreement. Proposers
are cautioned that only a Grants and Agreements Officer may make commitments,
obligations or awards on behalf of NSF or authorize the expenditure of
funds. No commitment on the part of NSF should be inferred from technical
or budgetary discussions with a NSF Program Officer. A Principal Investigator
or organization that makes financial or personnel commitments in the absence
of a grant or cooperative agreement signed by the NSF Grants and Agreements
Officer does so at its own risk.
VII. AWARD ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION
A. Notification of the Award
Notification of the award is made to the submitting organization
by a Grants Officer in the Division of Grants and Agreements. Organizations
whose proposals are declined will be advised as promptly as possible by
the cognizant NSF Program Division administering the program. Verbatim
copies of reviews, not including the identity of the reviewer, will be
provided automatically to the Principal Investigator. (See section VI.A.
for additional information on the review process.)
B. Award Conditions
An NSF award consists of: (1) the award letter, which includes any special
provisions applicable to the award and any numbered amendments thereto;
(2) the budget, which indicates the amounts, by categories of expense,
on which NSF has based its support (or otherwise communicates any specific
approvals or disapprovals of proposed expenditures); (3) the proposal
referenced in the award letter; (4) the applicable award conditions, such
as Grant General Conditions (NSF-GC-1); * or Federal Demonstration Partnership
(FDP) Terms and Conditions * and (5) any announcement or other NSF issuance
that may be incorporated by reference in the award letter. Cooperative
agreement awards also are administered in accordance with NSF Cooperative
Agreement Terms and Conditions (CA-1). Electronic mail notification is
the preferred way to transmit NSF awards to organizations that have electronic
mail capabilities and have requested such notification from the Division
of Grants and Agreements.
*These documents may be accessed electronically on NSF's Web site at
http://www.nsf.gov/home/grants/grants_gac.htm.
Paper copies may be obtained from the NSF Publications Clearinghouse,
telephone (301) 947-2722 or by e-mail from pubs@nsf.gov.
More comprehensive information on NSF Award Conditions is contained
in the NSF Grant Policy Manual (GPM) Chapter II, available electronically
on the NSF Web site at http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?gpm.
The GPM is also for sale through the Superintendent of Documents, Government
Printing Office (GPO), Washington, DC 20402. The telephone number at GPO
for subscription information is (202) 512-1800. The GPM may be ordered
through the GPO Web site at http://www.gpo.gov.
C. Reporting
Requirements
For all multi-year grants (including both standard and continuing grants),
the PI must submit an annual project report to the cognizant Program Officer
at least 90 days before the end of the current budget period.
Within 90 days after the expiration
of an award, the PI also is required to submit a final project report.
Approximately 30 days before expiration, NSF will send a notice to remind
the PI of the requirement to file the final project report. Failure to
provide final technical reports delays NSF review and processing of pending
proposals for that PI. PIs should examine the formats of the required
reports in advance to assure availability of required data.
NSF has implemented an electronic project reporting system, available
through FastLane. This system permits electronic submission and updating
of project reports, including information on project participants (individual
and organizational), activities and findings, publications, and other
specific products and contributions. PIs will not be required to re-enter
information previously provided, either with a proposal or in earlier
updates using the electronic system.
VIII. CONTACTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
General inquiries regarding this program should be made to:
- Derek Hill, Analyst, Directorate for Social,
Behavioral & Economic Sciences, Division of Science Resources Statistics,
965 S, telephone: (703) 292-8774, fax: (703) 292-9092, email: dhill@nsf.gov
- Eileen L. Collins, Senior Assessment Studies
Manager, Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences, Division
of Science Resources Statistics, 965 S, telephone: (703) 292-7768, fax:
(703) 292-9092, email: ecollins@nsf.gov
For questions related to the use of FastLane,
contact:
- Barbara B. Mitchell, Administrative Officer,
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences, Division of
Science Resources Statistics, 965 S, telephone: (703) 292-7349, fax:
(703) 292-9092, email: bmitchel@nsf.gov
- Deborah A. Collins, Survey Operations Specialist,
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences, Division of
Science Resources Statistics, 965 S, telephone: (703) 292-7804, fax:
(703) 292-9092, email: dcollins@nsf.gov
IX. OTHER PROGRAMS OF INTEREST
The NSF Guide to Programs is a compilation of funding for research
and education in science, mathematics, and engineering. The NSF Guide
to Programs is available electronically at http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?gp.
General descriptions of NSF programs, research areas, and eligibility
information for proposal submission are provided in each chapter.
Many NSF programs offer announcements or solicitations concerning specific
proposal requirements. To obtain additional information about these requirements,
contact the appropriate NSF program offices. Any changes in NSF's fiscal
year programs occurring after press time for the Guide to Programs
will be announced in the NSF E-Bulletin, which is updated daily
on the NSF web site at http://www.nsf.gov/home/ebulletin,
and in individual program announcements/solicitations. Subscribers can
also sign up for NSF's Custom News Service (http://www.nsf.gov/home/cns/start.htm)
to be notified of new funding opportunities that become available.
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