EPP Program at NSF M. Goldberg, J. Kotcher, M. Pripstein, J. Stone, R. Ruchti

R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting Topics Recent Items –Americas Competitiveness Initiative –FY07 Budget Rollout Themes from talks by Arden Bement and Michael Turner –NSF/PHY Committee of Visitors NSF/EPP Background Information

R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting EPP Portfolio University Program –Accelerator based physics –Computational physics CESR LHC Construction and Operations Accelerator and Detector R&D (APPI) Coordination with other groups (PNA) –Non-accelerator –DUSEL Partnerships

R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting Underlying Themes Empowering University-Based Investigators Adding Value –Broadening Participation Single Investigators RUIs Non-traditional/Underrepresented participants –Education and Outreach Activities –Partnerships Building Interdisciplinary Collaboration

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6 NSF FY07 Priorities From Turner’s Feb 6 Talk on FY07 Rollout. –Advancing the Frontier (grant support) –Facility Stewardship, Instrumentation and CyberInfrastructure –Broadening Participation –Education and Workforce Development

R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting Advancing the Frontier Elementary Particle Physics (EPP), fundamental research across –the energy frontier – the attempt to discover new fundamental particles and laws of physics by studying collisions at the highest energies achievable with current and future accelerators; –the neutrino frontier – exploration of the properties of the neutrino, a particle now known to carry mass and believed to be fundamental to understanding the developing universe; and –the cosmic frontier – the study of dark matter and dark energy. Physics of the universe (POU), a set of activities carried out in partnership with DOE and NASA for exploring –the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy; –the earliest phases in development of the universe; –the fundamental nature of time, matter and space; and –the role of gravitation.

R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting Advancing the Frontier Fundamental mathematical and statistical science, strengthening the core of the Mathematical Sciences Priority Area and enable effective partnering across NSF as well as with NIH and DARPA. Physical sciences at the nanoscale, the foundation for innovative nanoscale technologies in partnership with other NSF organizations and the government-wide National Nanotechnology Initiative. Cyberinfrastructure and the cyberscience it enables, connecting with NSF’s high priority activities in this area and the government- wide Networking and Information Technology R&D activities. Molecular basis of life processes, study of complex biological systems in areas such as self-assembly of disordered collections of molecules into the elements of living systems; protein folding; membranes; and emergence of physiological processes such as breathing and thinking out of complex, coupled arrays of individual reactions. Sustainability, areas that link the physical sciences with environmental sustainability, including green chemistry, water chemistry and energy.

R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting MPS by Division

R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting Year Funding History

R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting EPP Funding History

R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting Partnerships Cyberscience –Tier 2c – with OCI –UltraLight – with OCI –Trillium/OSG – with OCI and DOE Education with research –QuarkNet – with OMA, EHR and DOE/HEP –CHEPREO – with OMA, OCI, EHR, OISE –I2U2 – with OMA, EHR, PHY –Mariachi – OCI funded –CyberBridges – OCI funded

R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting Programs of Interest MREFC MRI DDDAS CI-TEAM PIF GK12 IPSE See NSF website – New Themes

R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting Summary The signs from Washington are good. We take advice from the community seriously. We respond to proposals.

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R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting MPS FY07 Budget Highlights +$65M (6%) Over FY06 Current Plan to $1.15B Increased support for the grants programs (great discovery machine) across the Divisions (AST: 13%; PHY: 6.4%; CHE: 5.5%; DMR: 5%; and DMS: 3%) New investment in Elementary-particle Physics frontier activities ($5M in FY06 to $15M in FY07 and beyond) Increased support for Nanoscale Science ($14.9M) and Cyber activities ($4.3M), NB: $50M in OCI toward a petascale capability Increased support for Physics of the Universe activities ($8.5M) in AST, PHY Increased support for Molecular Basis of Life Activities ($9.4M in CHE, DMR, PHY) Increased support for facility operations: LHC ($4.6M), Gemini ($1.7M), LIGO ($1.3M), CESR ($0.15M) and early operations for ALMA ($2M) Increased support for public/private partnership in optical/IR ($1.1M for AODP, $2M for TSIP) Increased support for Materials mid-scale instrumentation ($1M) and Astronomy ATI ($3.7M) Design and development funding for GSMT ($5M), continued funding for Energy Recovery Linac (ERL), DUSEL and LSST Increased support for Participation and Education/Workforce Activities ($8.5M)

R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting Examples of Award Types Standard Grant: Variable time length. Funds given in one shot. Continuing Grant: Typically 3 years (can be 5 years). Funding set for initial year and out years unless specified otherwise. Cooperative Agreement: Required for large awards, particularly for Centers, Facilities, Projects. Supplement: Can be attached to any active award, up to 20% of total award commitment (at discretion of PO). SGER: Small grant given for topical or high potential pay-off activity.

R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting Other Awards MREFC: Major Research Equipment awards - for projects which exceed a minimum of $100M over the project life. Involves the NSB directly. Timing depends upon NSF priority and NSB schedule. –(examples: LHC, CLEO, RSVP) MRI: Major Research Infrastructure awards – for developing university scientific infrastructure. Proposal deadline is late January of a given year. –(examples: Aspects of the DØ Upgrade, MICE electronics development.) Award maxima for two types of awards ($800k, $2M)

R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting “Typical” NSF Fiscal Year for University Base Support September: Target date for proposals for next FY October: Proposals sent for ad hoc review Fall: Visits by Project Leaders December: EPP Panel Review Winter: Site visits as needed Winter/Spring: Declinations sent out Spring: Funding awards initiated Summer: Hold for final awards and supplements July: Deadline, Career Proposals for next FY

R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting Program Guidance HEPAP –P5 –NUSAG, AARD –DETF, CMB, DMSAG –University SAG (upcoming) Other –Laboratory PACs –MUFAC –FALC

R. Ruchti, Aspen Winter Meeting Effective Funding for EPP