[Air-l] NSF HPNC Announcement Released

[Monaco, Gregory E.]

> The latest High Performance Network Connection program from NSF has been
> announced.  The purpose of this program is to encourage additional U.S.
> institutions of higher education and institutions with significant
> research and education missions to establish high performance Internet
> connections (at or above 45mbits per second) where required to facilitate
> cutting edge science and engineering research. 
> 
> The announcement, itself, and instructions for proposal submission are
> located at 
> 
> http://www.interact.nsf.gov/cise/descriptions.nsf/pd/hpnc?openDocument
> 
> Some significant changes from previous announcements are that 
> *	In addition to universities and colleges, proposals may be submitted
> by non-profit, non-academic organizations, including independent museums,
> observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar
> organizations in the US that are directly associated with educational and
> research activities and are not currently connected to an advanced network
> (45mbps) ; 
> *	Proposals from groups of institutions, none of which has been
> previously funded by NSF for a high performance connection, are encouraged
> where the proposers can, in addition to meeting other criteria outlined in
> the Program Solicitation, demonstrate a clear cost savings by connecting
> together rather than separately ; 
> *	Scientists involved in the proposed research must be represented as
> co-PIs (principle investigators); 
> *	Proposals must include a plan to extend the reach of the proposed
> connection beyond the group of early adopters. 
> If you do not have a high performance/advanced network connection, let me
> encourage you to read the solicitation and consider applying.  
> If you already have a connection, please consider circulating this
> information so that other institutions have a similar chance to benefit
> from this program.
> If you are interested in attending proposal writing workshop aimed
> specifically at this announcement, please send me an email to that effect.
> 
> Do not hesitate to contact me for additional information.
> 
> Gregory E. Monaco, Ph.D.
> Program Director, Advanced Networking
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