1. LSC/Virgo Meeting HannoverOctober 22, 2007 1 The View from NSF Tom Carruthers LIGO Program Officer tcarruth@nsf.gov +1 (703) 292-7373 Tom Carruthers LIGO Program Officer tcarruth@nsf.gov +1 (703) 292-7373 LSC/Virgo Meeting HannoverOctober 22, 2007 1

2. LSC/Virgo Meeting HannoverOctober 22, 2007 2 Gravitational Physics at NSF Beverly Berger, Program Officer bberger@nsf.gov +1 (703) 292-7372 Beverly Berger, Program Officer bberger@nsf.gov +1 (703) 292-7372 LSC/Virgo Meeting HannoverOctober 22, 2007 2

3. LSC/Virgo Meeting HannoverOctober 22, 2007 3 It’s exciting to be in Hannover… It’s rewarding to visit GEO and AEI, the source of a large part of the technology that LIGO is using and will incorporate into Advanced LIGO.It’s rewarding to visit GEO and AEI, the source of a large part of the technology that LIGO is using and will incorporate into Advanced LIGO. NSF is gratified to see the new collaboration between LIGO and Virgo working so well.NSF is gratified to see the new collaboration between LIGO and Virgo working so well. It’s rewarding to visit GEO and AEI, the source of a large part of the technology that LIGO is using and will incorporate into Advanced LIGO.It’s rewarding to visit GEO and AEI, the source of a large part of the technology that LIGO is using and will incorporate into Advanced LIGO. NSF is gratified to see the new collaboration between LIGO and Virgo working so well.NSF is gratified to see the new collaboration between LIGO and Virgo working so well. LSC/Virgo Meeting HannoverOctober 22, 2007 3

4. LSC/Virgo Meeting HannoverOctober 22, 2007 4 …for the successful completion of its mission- defining run, featuring –a sensitivity in excess of its design goal –the collection of one year’s data coincident among all detectors We’re (almost) ready for the next phase! …for the successful completion of its mission- defining run, featuring –a sensitivity in excess of its design goal –the collection of one year’s data coincident among all detectors We’re (almost) ready for the next phase! CONGRATULATIONS TO LIGO… LSC/Virgo Meeting HannoverOctober 20-26, 2007 4

5. LSC/Virgo Meeting HannoverOctober 22, 2007 5 Advanced LIGO actions Baseline reviews in June 2006 and 2007 Information item on readiness of Advanced LIGO presented to NSB in October 2007 Final readiness review scheduled for November 2007 Congressional appropriation — ? Return to NSB to release funds for project Baseline reviews in June 2006 and 2007 Information item on readiness of Advanced LIGO presented to NSB in October 2007 Final readiness review scheduled for November 2007 Congressional appropriation — ? Return to NSB to release funds for project

6. LSC/Virgo Meeting HannoverOctober 22, 2007 6 Major LIGO review Nov 6–8, 2007 Operations Proposal Review Annual Review Advanced LIGO Final Readiness Review Operations Proposal Review Annual Review Advanced LIGO Final Readiness Review

7. LSC/Virgo Meeting HannoverOctober 22, 2007 7 President’s Request FY 2008 (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)  NSFMPSPHYLIGO Adv LIGO FY 2006 ACTUAL 56461087234.131.68 FY 2007 ACTUAL 59171150248.533.00 FY 2008 REQUEST 64291253269.1≥28.2032.75 CHANGE 07–08 +8.6%+9.0%+8.3%

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10. LSC/Virgo Meeting HannoverOctober 22, 2007 10 NSF’s Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=OISE TitleSolicitation # Due Date International Research and Education: Planning Visits and Workshops - OISE 04-0352/20/08 Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) 07-510— ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers 07-582 12/06/07 EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Grant Program 08-5001/4/08 Communicating Research to Public Audiences - OISE03-509 open Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research: Workshop Opportunities (EPS) 06-613— PARTNERSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (PIRE) —(2009) Check NSF’s funding pages! LSC/Virgo Meeting HannoverOctober 22, 2007 10

11. LSC/Virgo Meeting HannoverOctober 22, 2007 11 Other open funding opportunities TitleSolicitation # Due Date International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) and Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects (DDEP) - OISE 04-036 DDEP anytime; IRES 2/15 & 9/15/08 International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) (Early Career) - OISE Dear Colleague Letter International Research Fellowship Program (IRFP) - OISE 06-582— NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) (K-12 exposure for scientists) 07-555— Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) 07-57611/1/07 Student/Early Career http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=NSF&ord=rcnt Check NSF’s funding pages!

12. LSC/Virgo Meeting HannoverOctober 22, 2007 12 Other open funding opportunities TitleSolicitation # Due Date Informal Science Education (ISE)06-52012/13/07 Software Development for Cyberinfrastructure (SDCI) 07-503— CISE Computing Research Infrastructure (CRI) 06-597— Math and Science Partnership (MSP) 06-539— Science and Society (S&S) 05-5082/1 & 8/1/08 Control Systems Program —2/15/08 Applied Mathematics —11/15/07 GRAVITATIONAL PHYSICS —9/24/08 http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_list.jsp?org=NSF&ord=rcnt Check NSF’s funding pages!

13. LSC/Virgo Meeting HannoverOctober 22, 2007 13 NSF open funding opportunity Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/cdi/ Letter of Intent Window: October 30, 2007 - November 30, 2007 CDI seeks ambitious, transformative, multidisciplinary research proposals within or across the following three thematic areas: From Data to Knowledge: enhancing human cognition and generating new knowledge from a wealth of heterogeneous digital data; Understanding Complexity in Natural, Built, and Social Systems: deriving fundamental insights on systems comprising multiple interacting elements; and Building Virtual Organizations: enhancing discovery and innovation by bringing people and resources together across institutional, geographical and cultural boundaries.  This is a major, large-budget investment of NSF and is well worth considering! Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/cdi/ Letter of Intent Window: October 30, 2007 - November 30, 2007 CDI seeks ambitious, transformative, multidisciplinary research proposals within or across the following three thematic areas: From Data to Knowledge: enhancing human cognition and generating new knowledge from a wealth of heterogeneous digital data; Understanding Complexity in Natural, Built, and Social Systems: deriving fundamental insights on systems comprising multiple interacting elements; and Building Virtual Organizations: enhancing discovery and innovation by bringing people and resources together across institutional, geographical and cultural boundaries.  This is a major, large-budget investment of NSF and is well worth considering! Check NSF’s funding pages!