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NSF Academic Research Infrastructure Program: Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R2) NSF 09-562
Internal Competition Completed
Principal Investigators Selected:
- Robert Grossman, National Center for Data Mining
Program Summary
As a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, NSF will invest $200million in the Nation's research facilities and research training infrastructure. This investment will advance the science and engineering research enterprise at many institutions.
The purpose of this program is to enhance the Nation's existing research facilities so that they provide next-generation research infrastructure and facilitate the integration of researchers with shared resources such as remote instruments and research platforms, data repositories, and national computing facilities.
The program encompasses improvement(s) of research facilities, i.e., repair or renovation or, in exceptional cases, replacement of shared scientific and engineering research and research training space, and its underlying infrastructure. Underlying infrastructure may include:
- Routine sustaining infrastructure (e.g., laboratory electrical and plumbing systems, etc.);
- Supporting equipment, i.e., basic durable components of a research facility that are integral to its operation (e.g., clean rooms, retractable roofs, etc.); and
- Network connectivity among research facilities, including circuit access or fiber deployment and the associated hardware and software.
The term "research facilities" refers to existing shared space where sponsored and/or unsponsored research activities and research training take place, either in "bricks and mortar," mobile or virtual research space.
The intent of this program is to revitalize existing research facilities. Funding will be limited to facilities where research and research training activities focus on NSF-supported fields of science and engineering. ARI-R² provides support for improvement of physical space, the mechanical systems of buildings and fixed equipment that is built into and generic to the research facility, not free-standing equipment.
The program will not fund 1) new construction; 2) faculty or student offices, classrooms, seminar or conference rooms or other space facilities not devoted to scientific, engineering or educational research; or 3) basic building requirements such as elevators, loading/delivery areas or restrooms. Also, will not fund acquisition/development/installation of specific research instrumentation.
Award request range is from $250,000 to $10,000,000.
UIC is restricted to one application, either as lead or as a sub-awardee, but not both. Priority will be given to those applications in which UIC is the lead institution.
Additional Information
http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/ari/
Deadlines
| UIC Internal Letter of Intent (mandatory) | May 22, 2009 |
| UIC Internal Competition | June 5, 2009 UPDATED! (5/27/09) |
| Sponsor Letter of Intent (mandatory) | July 1, 2009 |
| ORS Deadline | August 17, 2009, 5pm |
| Sponsor Full Proposals | August 24, 2009 |
Letter of Intent Instructions
- By submitting this form, applicant attests that s/he has read and meets the sponsor's eligibility criteria for this program. The LOI can be emailed to RDS@uic.edu, Attn: Tony Halford.
LOI form: http://tigger.uic.edu/depts/ovcr/research/funding/forms/0600.doc
Depending upon the number of LOIs submitted, OVCR might be required to facilitate an internal peer review process to select UIC’s submission(s) to this program.
Special White Paper Instructions
Please contact Tony Halford at ahalford@uic.edu or 6-7036 with any questions.
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