OpportunityTitle: Centers for Chemical Innovation Phase I
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:    -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities.    -Universities and Colleges - Universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions.    *PI Limit:An investigator may participate (as a PI or senior personnel) in only one CCI-I proposal and associated pre-proposal submitted to this competition. It is the responsibility of the PI to insure that all senior personnel do not appear on more than one CCI-I proposal or more than one pre-proposal. Should any of these individuals appear on more than one CCI-I proposal or pre-proposal, all such proposals will be returned without review. The PI must be affiliated with a U.S. academic institution or non-profit research organization. Other investigators may be affiliated with U.S. academic institutions, non-profit research organizations, industry, government laboratoriesand international organizations. Unaffiliated scientists may also be eligible for support under a proposal submitted by an eligible organization. CCI award funds may not go to industry, government laboratoriesor international organizations.
Description: The CCI Program is designed to support the formation of centers that can address major, long-term basic chemical research problems that have a high probability of both producing transformative research and leading to innovation. Appropriate research problems are high-risk but potentially high-impact and will attract broad scientific and public interest. Centers are expected to be agile structures that can respond rapidly to emerging opportunities and make full use of cyberinfrastructure to enhance collaborations. Center teams may include researchers from disciplines other than Chemistry and from academia, industry, government laboratories and international organizations. CCIs are expected to integrate research, education, and outreach and to include a plan to broaden participation to under-represented groups. Proposals should contain a compelling strategy for achieving demonstrable impact in all of these areas.The CCI program is a two-phase program. The Phase I review process consists of a preliminary proposal that will be peer reviewed, followed by an invited full proposal to explore development of a Phase I CCI. Phase I CCI&apos;s receive significant resources to develop the scientific, educational, innovation and management aspects of a CCI before requesting Phase II funding. Phase I proposals funded in FY 2009 will seek Phase II funding in FY 2012.
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CloseDateExplanation: Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer&apos;s local time):  February 02, 2009  Full Proposal Deadline(s):  June 03, 2009 full proposals by invitation only