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Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI)

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NSF 22-632

Important information about NSF’s implementation of the revised 2 CFR

NSF Financial Assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements) made on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the applicable set of award conditions, dated October 1, 2024, available on the NSF website. These terms and conditions are consistent with the revised guidance specified in the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2024.

Important information for proposers

All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in this funding opportunity and in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. It is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets these requirements. Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.

Synopsis

The Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) program seeks to enable funding opportunities that are flexible and responsive to the evolving and emerging needs in cyberinfrastructure (CI). The program continues to emphasize integrated CI services, quantitative metrics with targets for delivery and usage of these services, and community creation.

The CSSI program anticipates three classes of awards:

  • Elements: These awards target small groups that will create and deploy robust services for which there is a demonstrated need, and that will advance one or more significant areas of science and engineering.
  • Framework Implementations: These awards target larger, interdisciplinary teams organized around the development and application of services aimed at solving common research problems faced by NSF researchers in one or more areas of science and engineering, and resulting in a sustainable community framework providing CI services to a diverse community or communities.
  • Transition to Sustainability: These awards target groups who would like to execute a well-defined sustainability plan for existing CI with demonstrated impact in one or more areas of science and engineering supported by NSF. The sustainability plan should enable new avenues of support for the long-term sustained impact of the CI.

NSF support for projects funded via CSSI Elements and Frameworks awards, or its predecessor programs, is intended to be of finite duration, limited to no more than 10 years. If appropriate for transition to sustainability, teams may request further one-time support through the “Transition to Sustainability” class of awards.

Prospective Principal Investigators (PIs) should be aware that this is a multi-directorate activity and that they are encouraged to submit proposals with broad, interdisciplinary interests. Further, not all divisions are participating at the same level, and division-specific priorities differ. Prospective PIs should also refer to the directorate/division-specific descriptions contained in Section II of this solicitation.

Finally, it is strongly recommended that prospective PIs contact program officer(s) from the list of Cognizant Program Officers in the division(s) that typically support the scientists and engineers who would make use of the proposed work, to gain insight into the priorities for the relevant areas of science and engineering to which their proposals should be responsive. As part of contacting Cognizant Program Officers, prospective PIs are also encouraged to ascertain that the focus and budget of their proposed work are appropriate for this solicitation.

Program contacts

General questions on the solicitation should be sent to CSSIQueries@nsf.gov, or to the following Program Officers:

  • Varun Chandola, Program Director, CISE/OAC, telephone: (703) 292-2656
  • Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen, Program Director, CISE/OAC, telephone: (703) 292-8104
  • Marlon Pierce, Program Director, CISE/OAC, telephone: (703) 292-7743
  • Sheikh Ghafoor, Program Director, CISE/OAC, telephone: (703) 292-7116
  • Wen-Wen Tung, Program Director, CISE/OAC, telephone: (703) 292-8386
  • Purushotham Bangalore, Program Director, CISE/OAC, telephone: (703) 292-2656
Varun Chandola
Program Director, CISE/OAC
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-2656 CISE/OAC
Amy W. Apon
Program Director, CISE/OAC
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-5184 CISE/OAC
SHARMISTHA BAGCHI-SEN
Program Director, CISE/OAC
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8104 CISE/OAC
Sheikh Ghafoor
Program Director, CISE/OAC
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-7116 CISE/OAC
Marlon Pierce
Program Director, CISE/OAC
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-7743 CISE/OAC
Wen-Wen Tung
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8386 CISE/OAC
Purushotham V. Bangalore
Program Director
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-2656 CISE/OAC
Reed S. Beaman
Program Director, BIO/DBI
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-7163 BIO/DBI
Jennifer W. Weller
Program Director, BIO/DBI
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-2224 BIO/DBI
Almadena Y. Chtchelkanova
Program Director
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8910 CISE/CCF
Sol Greenspan
Program Director
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8910 CISE/CCF
Sylvia Spengler
Program Director
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8930 CISE/IIS
ChunSheng Xin
Program Director, EDU/DGE
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-7353 EDU/DGE
Ronald Joslin
Program Director
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-7030 ENG/CBET
Shahab Shojaei-Zadeh
Program Director
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8045 ENG/CBET
Reha M. Uzsoy
Program Director, ENG/CMMI
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-2681 ENG/CMMI
Linkan Bian
Program Director
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8136 ENG/CMMI
Rosa Lukaszew
Program Director, ENG/ECCS
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8103 ENG/ECCS
Eric DeWeaver
Program Director
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8527 GEO/AGS
Sean C. Kennan
Program Director
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-7575 GEO/OCE
Andreas A. Berlind
Program Director, MPS/AST
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-5387 MPS/AST
Richard Dawes
Program Director
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-7486 MPS/CHE
Daryl W. Hess
Program Director
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-4942 MPS/DMR
Yong Zeng
Program Director, MPS/DMS
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-7299 MPS/DMS
Ludmil T. Zikatanov
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-2175 MPS/DMS
Pedro Marronetti
Program Director
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-7372 MPS/PHY
Bogdan Mihaila
Program Director
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-8235 MPS/PHY
Cheryl L. Eavey
Program Director
CSSIQueries@nsf.gov (703) 292-7269 SBE/SES

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