OpportunityTitle: Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: *Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:    -  CREST - CREST proposals are invited from minority-serving institutions of higher education in the United States. This denotes institutions that have enrollments of 50% or more of members of minority groups underrepresented among those holding advanced degrees in science and engineering fields: Alaskan Natives, African Americans, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, and Native Pacific Islanders. Preference will be given to institutions with demonstrated strengths in NSF-supported fields, as evidenced by a developing capacity to offer doctoral degrees in one or more science, technology, engineering, or mathematics disciplines. Institutions must also demonstrate a willingness and capacity to serve as a resource center in one or more research areas, as well as possess a demonstrated commitment and track record in enrolling and graduating minority scientists and engineers, and strong collaborations in the proposed field of research. Priority consideration will be given to science and engineering disciplines or research areas where minorities are significantly underrepresented.    HBCU-RISE - HBCU-RISE proposals are invited from Historically Black Colleges and Universities that offer doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines.    SBIR /STTR - SBIR/STTR diversity collaborative supplement proposals are invited from current SBIR/STTR grantees and their CREST or HBCU-RISE institution partners.    I&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; - Eligibility for Innovation through Institutional Integration (I&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;) is limited to institutions of higher education (including two- and four-year colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US. If the proposal is exclusively for I&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; STEM educational or related research, then all categories of proposers identified in the NSF Grant Proposal Guide are eligible to submit.      *PI Limit:Principal investigators for CREST, HBCU-RISE, and SBIR/STTR awards must be United States citizens or nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States. PIs must also be employed by a CREST, HBCU-RISE or SBIR/STTR-eligible institution.          The Principal Investigator for an Innovation through Institutional Integration (I&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;) proposal must be the university provost or equivalent chief academic officer, unless the proposal is exclusively for I&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; STEM educational or related research.
Description: The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program makes resources available to enhance the research capabilities of minority-serving institutions through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research. CREST promotes the development of new knowledge, enhancements of the research productivity of individual faculty, and an expanded presence of students historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines.This solicitation requests proposals for: (1) CREST centers; (2) supplements for partnerships applied to existing CREST awards; (3) HBCU Research Infrastructure for Science &amp; Engineering (HBCU-RISE) proposals; (4) supplements for diversity collaboration for projects co-funded with NSF&apos;s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs, which are administered by NSF&apos;s Directorate for Engineering; and (5) new projects in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources track: Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3).Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) projects enable faculty, administrators and others in institutions to think and act strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards, with particular emphasis on awards managed through programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), but not limited to those awards. For Fiscal Year 2010, proposals are being solicited in nine EHR programs that advance I3 goals: CREST, GSE, HBCU-UP, ITEST, LSAMP, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP.
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CloseDateExplanation: 01/21/2010 req Letters of Intent CREST Centers, HBCU-RISE  03/22/2010 Full Proposals CREST Centers, CREST Partnership Supp,  HBCU-RISE  04/07/2010 Innov through Institutional Integration  03/13/2010 SBIR/STTR Diversity Collaborative Supp Spring Request