1. Getting a Piece of the Funding Action Alan R. Hevner Professor - University of South Florida ahevner@coba.usf.edu 12/24/20131SIGHEALTH Panel - AMCIS 2009

2. 12/24/2013SIGHEALTH Panel - AMCIS 20092 Presentation Outline My NSF Experiences NSF Programs and Solicitations Preparing a Proposal The Review Process Words of Wisdom Questions and Discussion

3. National Science Foundation Administrative Offices Directorate for Biological Sciences Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences Directorate for Education & Human Resources Directorate for Engineering Office of the Director National Science Board Office Cyberinfrastructure Office of Inspector General Office of International Science & Engineering Directorate for Geosciences Office of Polar Programs CISE 12/24/20133SIGHEALTH Panel - AMCIS 2009

4. CISE Organizational Chart CCF Computing and Communications Foundations Division Director Dr. Sampath Kannan CNS Computer and Network Systems Division Director Dr. Ty Znat Deputy DD Rajinder Khosla IIS Information and Intelligent Systems Division Director Dr. Haym Hirsh Deputy DD MaryLou Maher Office of the Assistant Director for CISE Assistant Director Dr. Jeannette Wing 12/24/20134SIGHEALTH Panel - AMCIS 2009

5. CISE Core Research Programs Core Programs Algorithmic Foundations Software and Hardware Foundations Robust Intelligence Information Integration and Informatics Human-Centered Computing Computer Systems Research Networking Technology and Systems ~ 70-75% of CISE Budget in these Core Programs CCF Computing and Communications Foundations CNS Computer and Network Systems IIS Information and Intelligent Systems Communications and Information Foundations 12/24/20135SIGHEALTH Panel - AMCIS 2009

6. CISE Core Programs Funding Opportunities at http://www.nsf.gov http://www.nsf.gov CCF: NSF 09-555 IIS: NSF09-556 CNS: NSF09-557 Project Types: Medium and Large team awards of larger funding levels and longer durations multi-investigator collaborative projects Small: one or two investigator projects CISE-wide Deadlines (Time Windows): August 1 – 30, 2009; Medium (same dates annually thereafter) Nov. 1 – 28, 2009: Large (same dates annually thereafter) Dec. 1 – 17, 2009: Small (same dates annually thereafter) 12/24/20136SIGHEALTH Panel - AMCIS 2009

7. CISE Cross-Cutting Programs: FY2010 Three focus areas Data-Intensive Computing Network Science and Engineering Trustworthy Computing Current solicitation: NSF09-558 Same proposal windows Areas that cut across the CISE divisions and that could benefit from intellectual contributions of researchers with expertise in a number of fields or sub-fields 12/24/20137SIGHEALTH Panel - AMCIS 2009

8. Additional CISE-wide Programs Expeditions in Computing Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) CreativeIT Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) CISE PATHways (CPATH) to Revitalized Education in Computing Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) Computer Research Infrastructure (CRI) 12/24/20138SIGHEALTH Panel - AMCIS 2009

9. EAGER and RAPID The Small Grants for Exploratory Research (SGER) program will be replaced by the following two programs: Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) – will support quick-response research on natural or anthropogenic disasters and similar unanticipated events Requests may be for up to $200K and of one year duration project descriptions are expected to be brief (two to five pages) and include clear statements as to why the proposed research is of an urgent nature EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) will support high-risk, exploratory and potentially transformative research. Requests may be for up to $300K and of up to two years duration. project description is expected to be brief (five to eight pages) and include clear statements as to why this project is appropriate for EAGER funding More details in Grant Proposal Guide (09-1) 12/24/20139SIGHEALTH Panel - AMCIS 2009

10. Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program NSF 08-557; CISE Deadline: July 22, 2009 Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) NSF 09-519; Deadline: Sept. 14, 2009 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU and REU Sites) NSF07-569; Deadlines: Supplements contact PO Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) NSF 00-144; Deadline: Proposals Accepted Anytime Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program (I/UCRC) NSF 09-565; Deadline: Sept. 25, 2009 (Refer to solicitation for deadline details and submission procedures) Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) NSF 09-516; (refer to solicitations for Deadlines; Supplement requests accepted anytime – contact cognizant PO) Office of International Science and Engineering Programs For Example: Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE); NSF 09-505; Deadlines – Sept. 18, 2009 NSF Cross-Foundation Programs 12/24/201310SIGHEALTH Panel - AMCIS 2009

11. NSF Experiences Invaluable insights into NSF processes Research vision and strategic planning Identifying and structuring programs Writing program solicitations Interacting with researchers Proposal review process (Gold Standard) Making awards Award follow on activities Annual Reports and Highlights 12/24/2013SIGHEALTH Panel - AMCIS 200911

12. Preparing an NSF Proposal Website: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/preparing/ http://www.nsf.gov/funding/preparing/ Study NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) Find previous awards in similar research areas http://www.research.gov Contact PIs in fields of interest Focus on Transformative Research Enhancing Support of Transformative Research at the NSF, May 2007, http://nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsb0732/nsb0732.pdf http://nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsb0732/nsb0732.pdf 12/24/2013SIGHEALTH Panel - AMCIS 200912

13. 12/24/2013SIGHEALTH Panel - AMCIS 200913 Keys for NSF Success Understand the Merit Review Process http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/meritreview/index.jsp Get to know the Program Managers in your areas of interest Call and/or visit Submit innovative proposals In response to existing Program Solicitations Organize planning workshops to identify research directions Talk to the cognizant program director(s) Help NSF in reviewing submitted proposals Contact the cognizant program director(s) to volunteer Agree to provide a review or serve on a review panel when asked

14. Special Emphasis Programs Subscribe to NSFs mailing list www.nsf.gov 12/24/201314SIGHEALTH Panel - AMCIS 2009

15. 12/24/2013SIGHEALTH Panel - AMCIS 200915 SIGHealth Research Funding Many Health IT Research Projects fall between the cracks of NIH and NSF NIH Research Solicitations http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm - Enter Health IT http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm NSF Research Solicitations http://nsf.gov/funding - Enter Health IT http://nsf.gov/funding

16. 12/24/2013SIGHEALTH Panel - AMCIS 200916 Questions and Discussion