[Plsfaculty] FW: COGR: NSF plans for stimulus spending

[Donna-Rae Marquez]

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From: Discussion of Research Administrators' Issues
[mailto:RAMTALK at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] On Behalf Of Sherry Esham
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Subject: COGR: NSF plans for stimulus spending

 

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From: COGR [mailto:cogr at usc.edu] 
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 9:08 PM
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Subject: COGR: NSF plans for stimulus spending

 

Earlier today the National Science Board made this general announcement
regarding the funding NSF will receive under the Stimulus Legislation:

"The National Science Board (NSB) will hold its first meeting of the new
year related to national science and engineering policy issues and oversight
of the National Science Foundation (NSF) on Monday, Feb. 23 through Tuesday,
Feb. 24, 2009. High on the meeting's agenda will be deliberations about
spending and oversight of the portion of the American Reinvestment and
Recovery Act directed to NSF, $3 billion, to enable U.S. investment in
America's scientific enterprise."

At the COGR meeting yesterday (February 19) NSF officlais peovided some
general details regarding the stimulus funds. According to the NSF officials
they do not intend to provide supplemental fnding to existing awards.

As provided in the Act, within Research and Related Activities, NSF's core
research account, $2.0 billion would go to research grants distributed
through NSF's regular peer review process, and this will largely be to award
grant applications already peer-reviewed and deemed of high quality but that
could not be due to lack of funds. The bill would also provide $300 million
to the Major Research Instrumentation program of competitively awarded
instrumentation grants for university researchers, and $200 million to
restart the Academic Research Infrastructure program, for competitively
awarded laboratory construction grants, primarily for universities. The $100
million education and human resources appropriation would provide $60
million to the Noyce Teacher Scholarship Pro, $25 million to the Math and
Science Partnerships program, and $15 million to a new Professional Masters
Science Program authorized in the America COMPETES Act. Major Research
Equipment and Facilities Construction spending of $400 million would
accelerate the construction of major research facilities with unique
capabilities at the cutting edge of science.

We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.

Tony DeCrappeo <TDeCrappo at cogr.edu> 
COGR

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