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Proposals will be evaluated by panels of experts. Supplementary mail reviews will be solicited as feasible and necessary to achieve a fair and accurate review of all proposals. Some potentially successful submissions may receive site visits if the panel deems this desirable in order to properly evaluate the proposals. Selection of awards will be made jointly by the sponsoring agencies from the group of proposals receiving the highest ratings from the panel of experts.
Evaluation criteria which are applied to all NSF proposals are those listed in Grants for Research and Education in Science and Engineering, NSF 92-89, October, 1992. Additional criteria for this announcement are:
- Inter-institutional aspects which would provide a positive stimulus to the design, development and commercialization of digital libraries;
- A commitment to and plan for operating an experimental testbed platform (see Proposal Preparation, 3 );
- The extent to which the proposed research is likely to produce results generalizable to other digital libraries.
- Cost sharing of at least 25% will be a specific evaluation criterion.
Organizations interested in submitting proposals should send an electronic mail message with the following statement:
I am interested in submitting a proposal to the Digital Libraries Initiative in Areas ___(1,2,3)
Name
Title
Organization
Mailing address
email address
Address the email to: gbarber@nsf.gov cc: lrosenbe@nsf.gov
If email on the internet is not available to you, then send a postcard with the same information to:
Up to October 25, 1993
Gwendolyn Barber
Room 310
National Science Foundation
Washington, D.C. 20550
As of October 25, 1993
Gwendolyn Barber
National Science Foundation,
4201 Wilson
Boulevard,
Arlington, VA 22230
This information will be used to notify you of special regional briefings that will be held for this announcement. These briefings will be designed to answer your questions and to help you find potential partners for research consortia under this announcement. It is anticipated that these briefings will occur during November/December, 1993.
IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY NSF NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 4, 1994
SUCCESSFUL PROPOSERS WILL RECEIVE NOTIFICATION IN JUNE/JULY, 1994.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) provides awards for research in the sciences and engineering. The awardee is wholly responsible for the conduct of such research and preparation of the results for publication. The Foundation, therefore, does not assume responsibility for such findings or their interpretation.
The Foundation welcomes proposals on behalf of all qualified scientists and engineers, and strongly encourages women, minorities, and persons with disabilities to compete fully in any of the research and research related programs described in this document.
In accordance with Federal statutes and regulations and NSF policies, no person on grounds of race, color, age, sex, national origin, or disability shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving financial assistance from the National Science Foundation.
Facilitation Awards for Scientists and Engineers with Disabilities provides funding for special assistance or equipment to enable persons with disabilities (investigators and other staff, including student research assistants) to work on an NSF project. Contact the program coordinator in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources. The telephone number is (202)357-7562 prior to September 24, 1993. Thereafter, the number is (703) 306-1636.
The Foundation has TDD (Telephonic Device for the Deaf) capability, which enables individuals with hearing impairment to communicate with the NSF Information Center about NSF programs, employment, or general information. The telephone number is (202) 357-7492 prior to October 1, 1993. Thereafter the number is (703) 306-0090.
This program is described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance category 47.070
Copies of NSF publication, Grants for Research and Education in Science and Engineering (GRESE: NSF 92-89) are available at no cost from:
National Science Foundation
Forms and Publications
420 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
Telephone number: (703) 306-1130 or Fax number (703) 644-4278.
Publications may also be ordered electronically using the Science and Technology Information System (STIS). The full text can be searched on-line, and copied from the system. Instructions for the use of the system are in NSF 91-10 STIS Flyer. The printed copy is available from the Forms and Publications Unit. An electronic copy may be requested by sending a message to stis@nsf (bitnet) or stis@nsf.gov (internet).
Technical questions about this announcement may be addressed via e- mail to: lrosenbe@nsf.gov(internet).
By mail: Laurence C. Rosenberg
Deputy Division Director
Information, Robotics & Intelligent Systems
Prior to October 25, 1993:
National Science Foundation
Washington, D.C. 20550
After October 25, 1993:
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22230
By telephone:
Prior to October 25, 1993: (202) 357-9592
After October 25, 1993:
(703) 306-1927
By Fax: Prior to October 25, 1993: (202) 357-0320
After October 25, 1993: (703) 306-0577
The information requested on the application materials is solicited under the authority of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended. It will be used in connection with the selection of qualified proposals and may be used and disclosed to qualified reviewers and staff assistants as part of the review process and to other government agencies. See System of Records, NSF-50, Principal Investigator/Principal File and Associated Records and NSF-51, Reviewer/Proposals File and Associated Records, 56 Federal Register 54907 (October 23, 1991). Submission of the information is voluntary. Failure to provide full and complete information, however, may reduce the possibility of your receiving an award. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 120 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to:
Privacy Act and Public Burden Statements
Herman G. Fleming
Reports Clearance Officer
Division of Contracts Policy and Oversight
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22230
and to:
Office of Management and Budget
Paperwork Reduction Project (3145-0058)
Washington, D.C. 20503
NSF 93-141 (new)
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