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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Discussion of
Research Administrators' Issues [mailto:RAMTALK@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Sherry Esham<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, February 24, 2009
10:49 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> RAMTALK@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> COGR: NSF plans for
stimulus spending</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> COGR [mailto:cogr@usc.edu] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, February 20, 2009
9:08 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> cogr-list@usc.edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> COGR: NSF plans for
stimulus spending</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Earlier today the National Science Board made this general announcement
regarding the funding NSF will receive under the Stimulus Legislation:<br>
<br>
"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."<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
As provided in the Act, within Research and Related Activities, NSF<font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>’</span></font>s core research
account, $2.0 billion would go to research grants distributed through NSF<font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'>’</span></font>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.<br>
<br>
We will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.<br>
<br>
Tony DeCrappeo <TDeCrappo@cogr.edu> <br>
COGR<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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