NSF’s Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) is offering this George E. Brown, Jr. NEESR Planning Grant. This grant is for ensuring research continuity in earthquake engineering during the transition to the second-generation NEES2 infrastructure, operational from October 2014. CMMI seeks proposals for preliminary studies, including testing and numerical analyses, to prepare researchers for advanced experiments utilizing NEES2 facilities. The grant aims for researchers to complete foundational work, becoming “NEES2-ready” to submit follow-on proposals directly leveraging NEES2 capabilities. All experimental data generated must be archived in the NEES2 data repository.
Opportunity ID: 229496
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 13-544 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Research (NEESR) Planning Grants |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 20 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.041 — Engineering Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 05, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 03, 2013 Full Proposal Deadline(s): June 03, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 03, 2013 Full Proposal Deadline(s): June 03, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 03, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $8,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $450,000 |
| Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Universities and Colleges – Universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | National Science Foundation (NSF) support for operations of the current George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) ends on September 30, 2014, when the five-year NSF cooperative agreement with Purdue University for NEES operations expires. Under the separate program solicitation NSF 13-537, entitled "George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Operations FY 2015-FY2019 (NEES2 Ops)," NSF is soliciting proposals to configure and operate the "second generation" of NEES infrastructure, hereinafter referred to in this solicitation as "NEES2." The competed infrastructure includes the management office, experimental facilities, cyberinfrastructure, and education and community outreach. As the outcome of that competition, the intent is to award one cooperative agreement to a lead institution for NEES2 operations with an award start date of October 1, 2014, and a duration of up to five years.To provide continuity in earthquake engineering research during the NEES2 competition period, NSF’s Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) in the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) solicits proposals through this program solicitation for planning grants for research that could eventually require the advanced experimental capabilities of NEES2 facilities for follow-on research. Information about the NEES2 infrastructure will not be available until NSF issues the award for NEES2 operations. As the design of experiments in the follow-on research would be dependent on the specific NEES2 experimental facility to be used, NSF’s expectation is that all preliminary testing at other than NEES2 facilities and preliminary numerical studies for proof-of-concept would have been completed under the planning grant, and researchers thus would be "NEES2-ready" to submit proposals in early FY 2015 to design experiments to directly utilize NEES2. Planning grant awardees are required to archive all experimental data generated during the research in the NEES2 operations awardee’s data repository. |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 13-544 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
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Packages
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| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.041 | PKG00175231 | Apr 05, 2013 | Jun 03, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
229496 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
229496 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
229496 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
229496 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
229496 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
229496 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
229496 NSF_CoverPage_1_3-1.3.pdf
Optional forms
229496 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
229496 NSF_DeviationAuthorization-1.1.pdf
229496 NSF_SuggestedReviewers-1.1.pdf
229496 NSF_Registration_1_3-1.3.pdf
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