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New Funding Opportunity of Potential Interest to Public and NonProfit Members

  • 1.  New Funding Opportunity of Potential Interest to Public and NonProfit Members

    Posted 02-27-2007 11:15
    Please see forwarded message below

    Kirsten A. Grønbjerg
    Efroymson Chair in Philanthropy
    Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
     
    Professor of Public & Environmental Affairs
    SPEA, Room 419, Indiana University
    1315 E. 10th Street
    Bloomington, IN 47405
    (812) 855-5971; fax: (812)-855-7802
    kgronbj@indiana.edu
    http://www.spea.indiana.edu/gronbjerg/
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    From: Meszaros, Jacqueline R [mailto:jmeszaro@nsf.gov]
    Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:01 AM
    To: Gronbjerg, Kirsten A.
    Subject: New Funding Opportunity of Potential Interest to Public and NonProfit Members

    Dear Kirsten

    This just announced funding opportunity seems potentially interesting to some of your Public and Nonprofit members.  Can you help me get it posted for their attention?  Perhaps you could forward this to whomever approves your listserve postings?

    Thank you. 
    Best regards.

    Jack M.

    NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY:  THE SCIENCE OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION POLICY (SciSIP)
    http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501084&org=SBE&sel_org=SBE&from=fund
    Deadline:  22 May
    From the SciSIP announcement page:

    SciSIP will underwrite fundamental research that creates new explanatory models and analytic tools designed to inform the nation's public and private sectors about the processes through which investments in science and engineering (S&E) research are transformed into social and economic outcomes.  SciSIP's goals are to understand the contexts, structures and processes of S&E research, to evaluate reliably the tangible and intangible returns from investments in research and development (R&D), and to predict the likely returns from future R&D investments within tolerable margins of error and with attention to the full spectrum of potential consequences. Specifically, the research and community development components of SciSIP's activities will:  (1) develop usable knowledge and theories of creative processes and their transformation into social and economic outcomes (2) develop, improve and expand models and analytical tools that can be applied in the science policy decision making process; and (3) develop a community of experts across academic institutions focused on SciSIP.  Characterizing the dynamics of discovery and innovation is important for developing valid metrics, for predicting future returns on investments, for constructing fruitful policies, and for developing new forms of workforce education and training. 

    Potential applicants should read the "solicitation" on the web page above.  Note that SciSIP has two emphasis areas this year:  "Analytical Tools" and "Model Building".  Proposals will need to make clear how the proposed work pertains to either tools or models.

    For further information about SciSIP, Contact:

     Kaye Husbands-Fealing,
    (703) 292-7267
    khusband@nsf.gov

    Jacqueline Meszaros, Ph.D.
    Program Director
    Decision, Risk and Management Sciences Program
    Innovation and Organizational Change Program  National Science Foundation
    4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 995, Arlington, VA 22230
    phone:  703.292.7261
    fax:  703.292.9068
    jmeszaro@nsf.gov
    DRMS - http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5423
    IOC - http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5378