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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Forwarding on behalf of Sangita Pawar: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">CALS deadline for this Solicitation is close of business 5PM on Tuesday, Sept 15, 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> UA Research Development Services [<a href="mailto:ResDev=email.arizona.edu@mail9.atl71.mcdlv.net">mailto:ResDev=email.arizona.edu@mail9.atl71.mcdlv.net</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>UA Research Development Services<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 13, 2015 4:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Pawar, Sangita C - (sangita) <<a href="mailto:sangita@email.arizona.edu">sangita@email.arizona.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Limited Solicitation - NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#076873;text-decoration:none">Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program (15-504)</span></a> serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments that support research and research training. Proposals may request NSF
support for either the <em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">acquisition</span></em> (Track 1) or
<em><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">development</span></em> (Track 2) of a single, well-integrated research instrument in the range of $100k to $4M, with cost sharing required at 30% of the total project cost. UA may submit up to three MRI
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Important dates: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">How the proposal fits with the strategic emphasis of the respective College/Institute and UA;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#606060;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo6;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The competitive advantage of the proposal, regionally and nationally; and,<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#606060;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo6;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The expertise and resources that the principal investigator and investigator team bring to the effort.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">A list of anticipated users and their active funding.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#606060;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:125%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%">
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Cost sharing plan, including contributions confirmed from college, department, or other source, and request, if planned, for cost share from ORD.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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