[Isp] [Fwd: NSF MRI (Major Research Instrument) - Limited Solicitation - Due Aug 10th]

[Terri Cantrell]

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Subject: 	NSF MRI (Major Research Instrument) - Limited Solicitation - 
Due Aug 10th
Date: 	Fri, 29 May 2009 13:41:51 -0600
From: 	Valerie Koch <valeriek at ucar.edu>
To: 	adminprop at ucar.edu, "bp-admin at ucar.edu" <bp-admin at ucar.edu>
CC: 	ingrid moore <imoore at ucar.edu>



Good Afternoon,

NSF has released a solicitation for the Major Research Instrumentation 
(MRI) Program that is separate from the standard Jan submission 
deadline. Funding under this solicitation will be awarded under the 
American Recover and Reinvestment Act and will have special award 
conditions.

Please refer to the attached link for complete details pertaining to 
this solicitation.

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09561/nsf09561.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

Similar to previous MRI solicitations, there are several limitations:
   an eligibility restriction for FFRDCs
   a limit on the number of proposals that may be submitted per institution
   a mandatory 30% cost share component

Refer to the specifics below.

_*Eligibility*_
"The MRI program will accept proposals for instrumentation to be located 
at a FFRDC facility, BUT ONLY through a submission-eligible organization 
as a consortium proposal that includes the FFRDC as a non-lead partner.  
Such instruments must make unique contributions to the needs of 
researchers elsewhere or establish access to new multi-user facilities."  
My interpretation of this guidance is that NCAR may only participate as 
a non-lead partner with a university or other non-profit organization as 
the lead.

_*Limit on # of Proposals*_
Eligible organizations may submit a maximum of three proposals.  A 
maximum of two submissions can be for instrument acquisition.  If three 
proposals are submitted, at least one submission must be for instrument 
development.
An organization (NCAR) may be included as a funded subawardee in another 
organization's development proposal at a level of 20% or less of that 
proposal's budget without affecting the subawardees submission limit.  
If the subawardee budget level is more than 20%, or in any acquisition 
proposal, it must be counted against the limits.

_*Cost Sharing*_
Non-degree granting (this is the category NCAR falls under) institutions 
are required to provide 30 percent cost sharing of total project costs.  
Cost sharing must be provided from non-federal funding sources, such as 
STORM funds; or contributions from our university partners from 
non-federal sources. Please refer to UCAR's Cost Share Policy for 
acceptable forms of  cost sharing 
(http://www.fin.ucar.edu/guide/cost_share.html)

Please forward this email to your PIs that may have an interest in 
proposing. 

I am requesting that notification of any interest be provided back to 
our office by *Friday, June 19th *(send email to ncarprop). 

We have one interested party in UCP at this point.  If there are more 
than three parties interested, then we will follow our internal 
procedures for determining which proposals will go forth.
If you have any questions about the solicitation, please let me know.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Valerie

-- 
Valerie N. Koch
Budget Analyst III
Proposal Coordinator
NCAR Budget and Planning
valeriek at ucar.edu
303-497-1113




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Terri A. Cantrell
303-497-8281

http://www.tiimes.ucar.edu
Acting Administrator


NCAR
The Institute for Integrative & Multidisciplinary Earth Studies (TIIMES)
P.O. Box 3000
FL1-2024
Boulder, CO 80307-3000

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