The NSF is offering the International Research Network Connections (IRNC) grant to support and enhance global collaboration for the U.S. research and education community. This grant is for establishing and improving network connections that link U.S. research networks with international peers, enabling access to remote instruments, data, and computational resources worldwide. The program aims to improve end-to-end networking quality, explore experimental networking, and stimulate the deployment of emerging technologies like IPv6 in an international context. Preference is given to solutions supporting broad communities and services, thereby assisting U.S. researchers with state-of-the-art international network services and increased access to collaboration and data services across production, experimental, and special project areas.
Opportunity ID: 47546
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 09-564 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | International Research Network Connections |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 47.079 — International Science and Engineering (OISE) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 22, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 21, 2009 Full Proposal Deadline(s): August 21, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 21, 2009 Full Proposal Deadline(s): August 21, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $32,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | *PI Limit: Single lead PI for each proposal. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | U.S. National Science Foundation |
| Description: | The United States research and education community communicates, cooperates, and collaborates with colleagues in the global community. Members of this community access remote instruments, data, and computational resources located throughout the world, often as part of international collaborations. Similarly, major NSF investments in large-scale science and engineering facilities located both inside and outside the United States are utilized by multi-national research and education collaborations. To support such activities, NSF solicits proposals for International Research Network Connections (IRNC).NSF expects to make a set of awards to: provide network connections linking U.S. research networks with peer networks in other parts of the world; leverage existing international network connectivity; improve the quality of end-to-end networking on international paths; explore experimental networking; stimulate the deployment and operational understanding of emerging technologies such as IPv6 in an international context. Links funded by this program are intended to support science and engineering research and education applications, and preference will be given to solutions which provide the best economy of scale and demonstrate the ability to support the largest communities of interest with the broadest services. Funded projects will assist the U.S. research and education community by enabling state-of-the-art international network services and access to increased collaboration and data services. Through extended international network connections, additional research and production network services will be enabled, complementing those currently offered or planned by domestic research networks.This program supports international research network connections across three areas: Production network environments (IRNC:ProNet); Experimental networking activities in support of cyber-science applications (IRNC:Exp); and special projects including advanced network development, deployment, security, monitoring, and other approaches (IRNC:SP). |
| Link to Additional Information: | NSF Publication 09-564 |
| 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 |
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