The National Science Foundation (NSF) is offering the Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) grant to significantly enhance the research capabilities of minority-serving institutions (MSIs). This grant is for the purpose of establishing centers that effectively integrate education and research, promote new knowledge, and enhance the research productivity of individual faculty. It also aims to expand the presence of students historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Specific components, like HBCU-RISE, target Historically Black Colleges and Universities to build research capacity and increase doctoral student production. Additionally, it supports partnerships and funds empirical research on how enhanced MSI capacity affects the success of underrepresented groups in STEM, and offers supplements for collaborations.
Opportunity ID: 139353
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 12-533 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology |
| 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: | 16 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.076 — Education and Human Resources |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 23, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 23, 2012 Multiple due dates, see full solicitation for details |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 23, 2012 Multiple due dates, see full solicitation for details |
| Archive Date: | Nov 23, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $6,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligibility restrictions exceed permitted field size. Please see full solicitation for details. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program makes resources available to enhance the research capabilities of minority-serving institutions through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research. CREST promotes the development of new knowledge, enhancements of the research productivity of individual faculty, and an expanded presence of students historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. HBCU-RISE awards specifically target HBCUs to support the expansion of institutional research capacity as well as an increase in the production of doctoral students, especially those from groups underrepresented in STEM, at those institutions. The CREST/HBCU-RISE Program intends to support the following types of projects:CREST Center awards provide multi-year support (typically 5-year, $5M) for eligible minority-serving institutions (MSI) that demonstrate a strong research and education base, a compelling vision for research infrastructure improvement, and a comprehensive plan with the necessary elements to achieve and sustain national competitiveness in a clearly defined and focused area of science or engineering research. These Centers will demonstrate a clear vision and synergy with the broad goals of the CREST Program and the Human Resource Division with respect to development of a diverse, advanced STEM workforce. CREST Centers are expected to provide leadership in the involvement of groups traditionally underrepresented in STEM at all levels (faculty, students, and postdoctoral researchers) within the Center. Centers use either proven or innovative mechanisms to address issues such as recruitment, retention and mentorship of participants from underrepresented groups. CREST Partnership Supplements support the establishment or strengthening of partnerships and collaborations between existing CREST centers and nationally or internationally recognized research centers in areas of mutual research interest and high priority for the CREST institution. HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (RISE) awards support the development of research capability at Historically Black Colleges and Universities that offer doctoral degrees in science and engineering disciplines. Supported projects must have a unifying research focus in one of the research areas supported by NSF, a direct connection to the long-term plans of the host department(s) and the institutional mission, and plans for expanding institutional research capacity as well as increasing the production of doctoral students, especially those underrepresented in STEM. CREST Broadening Participation Research awards (new track) will be investigator-initiated empirical research projects that seek to advance the understanding of how enhanced research capacity at MSIs affects the differential participation and success of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty from groups underrepresented in STEM. The relationship of these issues to the development of research capacity and to the conduct of a nationally competitive scholarly research enterprise will be at the core of these projects.SBIR/STTR Phase IIa Diversity Collaboration Supplements provide an opportunity for existing SBIR/STTR Phase IIa projects to initiate collaborations with minority-serving institutions that have existing CREST and HBCU-RISE awards. These supplemental proposals are administered by and co-funded with the NSF Directorate for Engineering, in the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (ENG/IIP). |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 12-533 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NSF grants.gov support
grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email:grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
Version History
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NSF grants.gov support grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov Email: grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.076 | PKG00094811 | Jan 23, 2012 | Apr 23, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
139353 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
139353 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
139353 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
139353 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
139353 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
139353 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
139353 NSF_CoverPage_1_3-1.3.pdf
Optional forms
139353 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
139353 NSF_DeviationAuthorization-1.1.pdf
139353 NSF_SuggestedReviewers-1.1.pdf
139353 NSF_Registration_1_3-1.3.pdf
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