Addenum to Grant Opportunities

From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)

In order to keep the ESIP membership up to date on grant solicitations of interest, I will be posting new opportunities that appear. If any new opportunities arise which I may have missed, please feel free to forward them to me at brian.rogan@earth science foundation.org


New Opportunities

Foundations of Data and Visual Analytics – NSF 09-525

Due Date for Applications: Apr 02, 2009 Full Proposal Deadline(s): April 02, 2009 January 20, 2010 Third Wednesday in January, Annually Thereafter

Expected Total Number of Awards: 5

Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,725,000 Award Ceiling: $500,000 Award Floor: $300,000 URL:http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf09525

Overview: Individuals working in areas as diverse as science, engineering, finance, medicine, and national security all face the challenge of synthesizing information and deriving insight from massive, dynamic, ambiguous and possibly conflicting digital data. The goal of collecting and examining these data sets is not to merely acquire information, but to derive increased understanding from them and to facilitate effective decision-making. To capitalize on the opportunities provided by these data sets, research in Data and Visual Analytics seeks to facilitate analytical reasoning through the use of interactive visual interfaces. To be successful, this research must extend beyond traditional scientific and information visualization to include statistics, mathematics, knowledge representation, management and discovery technologies, cognitive and perceptual sciences, decision sciences, and more.With this solicitation, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) invite research proposals whose outcomes will enable data stakeholders to detect the expected and discover the unexpected in massive data sets. Research outcomes will be applicable across broad application areas, establishing a solid scientific foundation for visual analytics systems of the future.Proposals should focus on creating fundamental research advances that will be widely applicable across scientific, engineering, commercial, and governmental domains that utilize visualization and analytics to gain insight and derive knowledge from massive, often streaming, dynamic, ambiguous and possibly conflicting, data sets. Research activities proposed should emphasize novel data transformations, while also demonstrating research relevance to visual analytics systems by including a research component in areas such as, but not limited to, visualization, human-computer interaction, and cognitive psychology.

Contacts: Lawrence Rosenblum (CS Contact), Program Director, Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering, CCF Division, 1115 N, telephone: (703) 292-8910, email: lrosenbl@nsf.gov

Tie Luo (Math Contact), Program Director, Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, DMS Division, 1025 N, telephone: (703)292-8448, email: tluo@nsf.gov

Sankar Basu, Program Director, Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering, CCF Division, 1115N, telephone: (703) 292-7843, email: sabasu@nsf.gov

Ephraim Glinert, Program Director, Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering, IIS Division, 1125 N, telephone: (703) 292-8930, email: eglinert@nsf.gov

Leland Jameson, Program Director, Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, DMS Division, 1025N, telephone: (703) 292-4883, email: ljameson@nsf.gov

Maria Zemankova, Program Director, Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering, IIS Division, 1125 N, telephone: (703) 292-8930, email: mzemanko@nsf.gov

Biological Oceanography NSF PD-98-1650

Due Date for Applications: Feb 15, 2009 Full Proposal Target Date : February 15, 2009 February 15, Annually Thereafter Full Proposal Target Date : August 15, 2009 August 15, Annually Thereafter

Expected Total Number of Awards: unknown Estimated Total Program Funding: unknown Award Ceiling: unknown Award Floor: unknown URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=11696

Overview: The Biological Oceanography Program supports research in marine ecology broadly defined: relationships among aquatic organisms and their interactions with the environments of the oceans or Great Lakes. Projects submitted to the program for consideration are often interdisciplinary efforts that may include participation by other OCE Programs.

Contacts: David L. Garrison dgarriso@nsf.gov (703) 292-8582 Cynthia Suchman csuchman@nsf.gov (703) 292-8143 Ajit Subramaniam asubrama@nsf.gov (703) 292-7592 Gayle Pugh gpugh@nsf.gov (703) 292-8582 Pamela Shaw pshaw@nsf.gov (703) 292-7598


Marine Geology and Geophysics NSF PD-98-1620

Due Date for Applications: feb 15, 2009 Full Proposal Target Date : February 15, 2009 February 15, Annually Thereafter Full Proposal Target Date : August 15, 2009 August 15, Annually Thereafter

Expected Total Number of Awards: unknown Estimated Total Program Funding: unknown Award Ceiling: unknown Award Floor:unknown

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=11726


Overview: The Marine Geology and Geophysics program supports research on all aspects of geology and geophysics of the ocean basins and margins, as well as the Great Lakes.The Program includes: * Structure, tectonic evolution and volcanic activity of the ocean basins, the continental margins, the mid-ocean ridges, and island arc systems * Processes controlling exchange of heat and chemical species between seawater and ocean rocks * Genesis, chemistry, and mineralogic evolution of marine sediments * Processes controlling deposition, erosion and transport of marine sediments * Past ocean circulation patterns and climates and * Interactions of continental and marine geologic processes

Contacts: Bilal U. Haq bhaq@nsf.gov (703) 292-8581 Barbara Ransom bransom@nsf.gov (703) 292-8581 Richard Carlson rcarlson@nsf.gov (703) 292-8581 Candace O. Major cmajor@nsf.gov (703) 292-8580 Michael Welin mwelin@nsf.gov (703) 292-8296


Ocean Drilling Progam NSF PD-05-5720

Due Date for Applications: Feb 15, 2009 Target dates: August 15 and February 15, annually

Expected Total Number of Awards: unknown Estimated Total Program Funding: unknown Award Ceiling: unknown Award Floor: unknown

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13524


Overview: United States Science SupportSupport for participation and drilling-related research performed by United States scientists is provided by NSF. This support focuses on the following: * Investigations of potential drilling regions, especially by means of regional geological and geophysical field studies. * The feasibility and initial development of downhole instruments and techniques. * Downhole geophysical and geochemical experiments. * Support for research proposals to meet the scientific objectives of specific drilling expeditions. Grants resulting from these Expedition Objective Research (EOR) proposals will be for significant support to address the research objectives of the drilling expedition and are intended to begin in the period between the co-chief approval of the expedition sampling plan and the end of the sample moratorium period. NSF ODP encourages potential submitters to submit EOR proposals in time for the existing OCE target dates of February 15 and August 15. For questions and/or additional information, please contact either Carolyn Ruppel or Rodey Batiza - 703-292-8581. In addition, NSF will consider proposals for studies leading to long-range definition of future drilling objectives.To be considered for support, proposed projects should be clearly relevant to the drilling plans of the international drilling community and focus on predrilling or drilling concurrent activities. Post-cruise studies should generally be submitted through other appropriate NSF programs such as Marine Geology and Geophysics, Earth Sciences, Polar Programs, etc.Additional support for United States scientists may be obtained via the JOI U.S. Science Support Program. This NSF-sponsored program consists of the following elements: * Planning activities, such as workshops, to define concepts and develop problem-related drilling programs, including United States participation in IODP Scientific Advisory Structure * Support for United States scientists participating on drilling expeditions and for necessary follow-up studies needed by all or most other participating scientists * Site surveys and data syntheses to develop the context for drilling * Educational programs * Development of instrumentation for downhole experimentation * Dissemination of ODP results * Support for a U.S. Science Advisory Committee (USSAC) to interact with the the U.S. scientific community and the NSF

Contacts: Deborah Smith dksmith@nsf.gov (703) 292-7478 James F. Allan jallan@nsf.gov (703) 292-8581 John F. Walter jwalter@nsf.gov (703) 292-8584 Kevin Mandernack kmandern@nsf.gov (703) 292-7575 Michelle Arsenault aarsenau@nsf.gov (703) 292-8581




Physical Oceanography NSF PD-98-1610

Due Date for Applications: Feb 15, 2009 Target dates: August 15 and February 15, annually

Expected Total Number of Awards: unknown Estimated Total Program Funding: unknown Award Ceiling: unknown Award Floor: unknown URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12729


Overview: The Physical Oceanography Program supports research on a wide range of topics associated with the structure and movement of the ocean, with the way in which it transports various quantities, with the way the ocean's physical structure interacts with the biological and chemical processes within it, and with interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, solid earth and ice that surround it.

Contacts: Eric C. Itsweire eitsweir@nsf.gov (703) 292-8582 Quanan Zheng qzheng@nsf.gov (703) 292-7583 Baris M. Uz bmuz@nsf.gov (703) 292-4557 Cheryl Fossani cfossani@nsf.gov (703) 292-8811


Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination NSF PD-98-1680

Due Date for Applications: Feb 15, 2009 Target dates: August 15 and February 15, annually

Expected Total Number of Awards: unknown Estimated Total Program Funding: unknown Award Ceiling: unknown Award Floor: unknown

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12724


Overview: The Oceanographic Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination (OTIC) Program supports a broad range of research and technology development activities. Unsolicited proposals are accepted for instrumentation development that has broad applicability to ocean science research projects and that enhance observational, experimental or analytical capabilities of the ocean science research community. Specific announcements for funding opportunities are made for additional projects involving Coastal Ocean Processes, FSML: Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories and the National Ocean Partnership Program.

Contacts: Kandace S. Binkley kbinkley@nsf.gov (703) 292-7577





Strategic Technologies for Cyberinfrastructure Program (STCI) NSF PD-06-7231

Due Date for Applications: Feb 12, 2009 Full Proposal Target Date: February 12, 2009 Full Proposal Target Date: August 13, 2009

Expected Total Number of Awards: unknown Estimated Total Program Funding: unknown Award Ceiling: unknown Award Floor: unknown

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500066


Overview: The primary purpose of the Strategic Technologies for Cyberinfrastructure Program (STCI) is to support work leading to the development and/or demonstration of innovative cyberinfrastructure services for science and engineering research and education that fill gaps left by more targeted funding opportunities. In addition, it will consider highly innovative cyberinfrastructure education, outreach and training proposals that lie outside the scope of targeted solicitations.The National Science Foundation provides a number of targeted funding opportunities for the development of cyberinfrastructure, for the provision of cyberinfrastructure services, and for related education, outreach and training. However, cyberinfrastructure technology and training are broad continua. It is anticipated that, at any given time, there will be ideas that do not map neatly onto the extant portfolio of cyberinfrastructure solicitations yet have a high potential impact on research and education. Accordingly, the Strategic Technologies for Cyberinfrastructure program will accept proposals for cyberinfrastructure development, demonstration, education, outreach and training activities that are not aligned with the specific goals of other existing cyberinfrastructure funding opportunities and which have the potential to transform multiple areas of research or education.Projects appropriate for this program should: * Be activities that include a demonstration of the potential impact on science or engineering research or education; * Generate outcomes not currently under development elsewhere; * Meet a clearly described cyberinfrastructure need not met elsewhere; * Generate outcomes that will be of interest to a range of science and engineering communities.Investigators interested in submitting proposals with large budgets (roughly $500,000 per year or larger) are encouraged to develop strong support from within the science and engineering community prior to submitting a proposal and to document this support within the proposal; for example, in the form of references to workshop reports, reports from the National Academies of Science or Engineering, or other reports based on broad community input, on the topic proposed.Proposals should include a clear and compelling description of why the proposed work has the potential to significantly advance research or education capabilities in multiple areas of science and engineering. Proposals should also provide a convincing explanation of why the project is not suitable for other NSF programs or solicitations.Before developing a proposal intended for this Program, investigators are encouraged to discuss their ideas with program officers associated with the Program to check that there is no targeted solicitation in development for which the project would be a better fit.Proposals for workshops, symposia and Small Grants for Exploratory Research clearly related to the scope of the Program described above, may be submitted. For general information about how to submit such proposals, please see the Grant Proposal Guide.

Contacts: Abani Patra apatra@nsf.gov (703) 292-8970 Lucy Nowell lnowell@nsf.gov (703) 292-8970 Jennifer Schopf jschopf@nsf.gov (703) 292-4770 Steve Meacham smeacham@nsf.gov (703) 292-8970

RIDGE 2000 – NSF 09-527 UPDATED

Due Date for Applications: Apr 07, 2009 Full Proposal Deadline(s): April 07, 2009 April 7, Annually Thereafter active from 2009 to 2012

Expected Total Number of Awards: 20

Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,300,000 Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 Award Floor: $100,000 URL: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf09527

Overview: Ridge 2000 is a science initiative focused on integrated geological, biological, and geochemical studies of the Earth-encircling mid-ocean ridge system. Central to the Ridge 2000 program is the recognition that the origin and evolution of life in deep-sea hydrothermal ecosystems are inextricably linked to, and perhaps an inevitable consequence of, the flow of energy and material from Earth's deep mantle to the seafloor and ocean via magmatic and hydrothermal systems. To sharpen our knowledge of mid-ocean ridge systems, the first phase of the Ridge 2000 program involved integrated field, laboratory, and modeling studies of three representative, but geographically limited study sites. Research activities spanned a broad range of disciplines: from geophysics to geochemistry and from geology to biology to hydrothermal vent fluid dynamics.With this solicitation, Ridge 2000 moves into its integration and synthesis phase where results from previous and on-going interdisciplinary field expeditions and laboratory studies are to be brought to bear on advancing our conceptual and quantitative understanding of mid-ocean ridge systems and the processes that link geological, geophysical, geochemical, hydrothermal, and biological processes. As such, the program now shifts its focus from field data acquisition to integration and synthesis to help the program achieve its science goals.

Contacts: David Garrison, telephone: (703) 292-7588, email: dgarrison@nsf.gov Richard Carlson, telephone: (703) 292-7978, email: rcarlson@nsf.gov Barbara Ransom, telephone: (703) 292-7792, email: bransom@nsf.gov


ROSES 2009 is now out, the complete opportunity will be available on Feb. 13, 2009. The URL is [1] Description follows:

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES (ROSES) 2009

NNH09ZDA001N, entitled "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2009 (ROSES-2009)," will be available on or about February 13, 2009, by opening the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and then linking through the menu listings "Solicitations" to "Open Solicitations." This NASA Research Announcement (NRA) solicits proposals for supporting basic and applied research and technology across a broad range of Earth and space science program elements relevant to one or more of the following NASA Research Programs: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics.

This ROSES NRA covers all aspects of basic and applied supporting research and technology in space and Earth sciences, including, but not limited to: theory, modeling, and analysis of SMD science data; aircraft, stratospheric balloon, and suborbital rocket investigations; development of experiment techniques suitable for future SMD space missions; development of concepts for future SMD space missions; development of advanced technologies relevant to SMD missions; development of techniques for and the laboratory analysis of both extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft, as well as terrestrial samples that support or otherwise help verify observations from SMD Earth system science missions; determination of atomic and composition parameters needed to analyze space data, as well as returned samples from the Earth or space; Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support SMD science missions; development of integrated Earth system models; development of systems for applying Earth science research data to societal needs; and development of applied information systems applicable to SMD objectives and data.

Awards range from under $100K per year for focused, limited efforts (e.g., data analysis) to more than $1M per year for extensive activities (e.g., development of science experiment hardware). The funds available for awards in each program element offered in this NRA range from less than one to several million dollars, which allow selection from a few to as many as several dozen proposals depending on the program objectives and the submission of proposals of merit. Awards will be made as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers depending on the nature of the proposing organization and/or program requirements. The typical period of performance for an award is four years, although a few programs may specify shorter or longer (maximum of five years) periods. Organizations of every type, domestic and foreign, Government and private, for profit and not-for-profit, may submit proposals without restriction on number or teaming arrangements. Note that it is NASA policy that all investigations involving non-U.S. organizations will be conducted on the basis of no exchange of funds.

Proposal due dates are scheduled starting on May 1, 2009, and continue through April 30, 2010. Electronically submitted Notices of Intent to propose are requested for most program elements, with the first such due date being March 13, 2009. Electronic submission of proposals is required by the respective due dates for each program element and must be submitted by an authorized official of the proposing organization. Electronic proposals may be submitted via the NASA proposal data system NSPIRES or via Grants.gov. Every organization that intends to submit a proposal in response to this NRA must be registered with NSPIRES; organizations that intend to submit proposals via Grants.gov must be registered with Grants.gov in addition to being registered with NSPIRES. Such registration must identify the authorized organizational representative(s) who will submit the electronic proposal. All principal investigators and other participants (e.g. co-investigators) must be registered in NSPIRES regardless of submission system. Potential proposers and proposing organizations are urged to access the system(s) well in advance of the proposal due date(s) of interest to familiarize themselves with its structure and enter the requested information.

Further information about specific program elements may be obtained from the individual Program Officers listed in the Summary of Key Information for each program element in this NRA, while questions concerning general NRA policies and procedures may be directed to Dr. Max Bernstein, Lead for Research, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546-0001; E-mail: sara@nasa.gov; Telephone: 202-358-0879.