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Introduction & NSF Overview
NSF Workshop for Sponsored Project Administrators NSF Workshop for Sponsored Project Administrators at Hispanic Serving Institutionsat Hispanic Serving Institutions
April 13, 2007April 13, 2007 - Miami, FL- Miami, FL
April 20, 2007 – Albuquerque, NMApril 20, 2007 – Albuquerque, NM
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Ask Early, Ask Often!
Name Title Contact
Jarvis Moyers Assistant Director (Acting),Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
jmoyers@nsf.gov (703) 292-8500
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Main Topics
• About NSF
• Current Federal Budget Context
• Proposal Funding Trends
• Programmatic Opportunities
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Origins of NSF
• “The Government should accept new responsibilities for promoting the flow of scientific knowledge and the development of scientific talent in our youth.”– Science, The Endless
Frontier, 1945
• 1950: Bill Approved & Signed by Truman
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NSF Act of 1950
• “To promote the progress of science…”
• NSB (24) and 1 Director, appointed by the President
• Encourage & develop a national policy for the promotion of basic research and education in the math, physical, medical,biological, engineering and other sciences
• Initiate & support basic scientific research in the sciences
• Evaluate the science research programs undertaken by agencies of the Federal government
• Provide information for S&E policy formation
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NSF Vision
Advancing discovery, innovation and education beyond the frontiers of
current knowledge, and empowering future generations in science and
engineering
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Mathematical& PhysicalSciences
(MPS)
Geosciences(GEO)
Engineering(ENG)
Computer &Information Science &
Engineering(CISE)
BiologicalSciences
(BIO)
Office of theInspector General
(OIG)
DirectorDeputy Director
National Science Board(NSB)
Office of Cyberinfrastructure
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Programs
Office of the General Counsel
Office of Integrative Activities
Office of International Science & Engineering
Office of Legislative &Public Affairs
Office of Polar Programs
Social, Behavioral
& EconomicSciences
(SBE)
Education & Human
Resources(EHR)
Budget, Finance & Award
Management(BFA)
Information& Resource Management
(IRM)
NSF Organization
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NSF in a Nutshell
• Independent Agency
• National Science Board
• Supports basic research & education
• Uses grant mechanism
• Use of Rotators/IPAs
• Highly automated
• Discipline-based structure
• Cross-disciplinary opportunities
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Current Federal Budget Context
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Percentage Composition of Federal Government Outlays
National Defense
Net Interest
All Other
Payments to Individuals
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98 00 02 04 06
2008
National Defense Net Interest All Other Payments to Individuals
1940 1971 2008 Current $ $9.5B $210.2B $2,901.9B
$607B
$261B
$361B
$1,760B
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Federal Spending - FY 2008
Non-Defense Discretionary
Defense Discretionary
Social Security
Entitlements
Net Interest
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
$ in Billions
Total = $2.9 Trillion
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Total Federal Civilian Discretionary Non-R&D
Budget Authority$385B
Total Federal Civilian R&D Budget Authority
$52B12%
88%
Federal Civilian R&D as a Percent of Total Civilian Discretionary Budget Authority -- FY 2008
Total = $438B
NSF FY 2008 Budget Request: $6.43B
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Proposal Funding Trends
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Distribution of Average Reviewer RatingsFY 2005
1 46
3,060
590
8,522
1,323 1,798
3,564
5,141
1,124
15,415
1,174
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
No Score Poor to Fair Fair to Good Good to VeryGood
Very Good toExcellent
Excellent
Nu
mb
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of
Pro
po
sa
ls
Awards Declines
Number of Proposals: 31,966 Declines, 9,792 Awards
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Cumulative Requested Amounts for Declined Proposalsby Average Reviewer Score for FY 2005
$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
$10,000
$12,000
$14,000
$16,000
$18,000
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Avg. Award Score
5 = Excellent 4 = Very Good 3 = Good 2 = Fair 1 = Poor
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NSF Funding Rate for Competitive Awards -
Competitive Research Grants
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
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30,000
35,000
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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Competitive Proposal Actions Competitive Awards Funding Rate
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Research Grant Proposals by PI Type
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
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umbe
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10%
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70%
80%
90%
100%
Per
cent
age
Proposals - Prior PI 11,203 11,635 12,026 11,693 12,172 12,885 14,013 14,965 16,944 18,700
Proposals - New PI 7,446 8,013 7,910 7,526 7,951 8,561 9,084 10,286 11,752 12,941
Funding Rate - Prior PI 36% 34% 36% 36% 36% 36% 32% 32% 29% 25%
Funding Rate - New PI 19% 17% 20% 21% 20% 22% 19% 19% 16% 14%
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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PI vs Proposal Funding Rate - Research Grants Based on 3 Year Intervals
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
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50%
Per
cent
age
0.0
0.5
1.0
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2.0
2.5
Num
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PIs Funded % Prop Funded % Average Number of Props to Get 1 Award
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NSF Competitive Award Size and Duration - Research Grants
$0
$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
$140,000
$160,000
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Do
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0.0
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1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
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4.0
Yea
rs
Ann Mean Current $ Ann Mean Constant $ Mean Duration
*Based on estimated 2003-2004 Deflators
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Opportunitiesfor Funding
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FY 2008 Budget Request
$6.43 billionIncrease over FY 2007 Request:
$409 million, 6.8%
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FY 2008 Budget Priorities
• Discovery Research for Innovation
• Preparing the Workforce for the 21st Century
• Transformational Facilities and Infrastructure
• International Polar Year Leadership
• Stewardship
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FY 2008 Budget Request byAppropriations Account (millions)
Appropriations Account FY 2008 Request
Change fromFY 2007 Request
Research & Related Activities $5,131.69 $365.74 (7.7%)
Education & Human Resources1
$750.60 $34.38 (4.8%)
Major Research Equipment & Facilities Construction
$244.74 $4.29 (1.8%)
Agency Operations &Award Management
$285.59 $3.77 (1.3%)
National Science Board $4.03 $0.12 (3.1%)
Inspector General $12.35 $0.49 (4.1%)
TOTAL, NSF $6,429.00
$408.79 (6.8%)
Totals may not add due to rounding.1 Funding for EPSCoR is moved to R&RA in FY 2008.
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FY2006 FY2007 ChangeAccount Actual C.R.
Research & Related Activities 4,449 4766 366Education & Human Resources 700 700 0Major Research Equipment & Facilities Construction
234 234 0
Salaries & Expenses 247 248 1National Science Board 4 4 0Office of the Inspector General 11 11 0
Total, NSF 5,645 5963 367
NSF Funding by Account(Dollars in Millions)
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Programmatic Opportunities
• Many, many programmatic opportunities
• Ask early, ask often
• Participate in merit review process
• Get to know your NSF Program Directors
• Consider serving as IPAs, VSEEEs
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Key Documents
• FY 2007 NSF Budget Request– http://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2007
• FY 2008 NSF Budget Request– http://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2008/index.jsp
• Grant Proposal Guide (NSF 04-23)– http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=GPG
• Science and Engineering Indicators– http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind06/
• When in doubt: – http://www.nsf.gov/
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NSF Websites
National Science Board http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/
Director/Deputy Director http://www.nsf.gov/od/
Inspector General http://www.nsf.gov/oig/
Office of Cyberinfrastructure http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=OCI
Office of International Science and Engineering http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=OISE
Office of Equal Opportunity Programs http://www.nsf.gov/od/oeo/index.jsp
Office of Legislative and Public Affairs http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/index.jsp
Office of the General Counsel http://www.nsf.gov/od/ogc/index.jsp
Office of Polar Programs http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=opp
Office of Integrative Activities http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/index.jsp
Biological Sciences http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?dir=BIO
Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?dir=SBE
Computer & Information Science & Engineering http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?dir=CISE
Education & Human Resources http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?dir=EHR
Engineering http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?dir=ENG
Budget, Finance & Award Management http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/
Geosciences http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?dir=GEO
Information Resource Management http://www.nsf.gov/oirm/
Mathematical & Physical Sciences http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?dir=MPS
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