OVERVIEW OF CMMI AND UPCOMING FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

GeorgeA.HazelriggDeputyDivisionDirector

DivisionofCivil,MechanicalandManufacturingInnova>on

Na>onalScienceFounda>on

November14,2016

IMPORTANT NOTICE

ForFiscalYear2017,theCMMIwinterproposalsubmissionwindowwillbeDecember30,2016,

throughJanuary13,2017.Theproposalsubmissiondeadlinewillbe5:00PMsubmiHer’slocalJme.

ProposalswillnotbeacceptedaKer4:59:59.PleasesubmitviaFastlaneasitoffersautomaJccompliancecheckingformostcompliancerequirements.Submit

earlytoassureJmetocorrectinstancesofnon-compliancepriortothesubmissiondeadline.

Engineering Directorate (ENG) Budgets

ENG IniCaCves and PrioriCes 2017

•  Innova>onsattheNexusofFood,Energy,andWaterSystems(INFEWS)

•  RiskandResilience•  CleanEnergyTechnology•  Cyber-EnabledMaterials,Manufacturing,andSmartSystems•  AdvancedManufacturing

•  SmartandConnectedCommuni>es

•  Na>onalNanotechnologyIni>a>ve

•  UnderstandingtheBrain•  BRAINIni>a>ve

•  BroadeningPar>cipa>on•  NSFINCLUDES:InclusionacrosstheNa>onofCommuni>esofLearnersthathavebeenUnderrepresentedforDiversityinEngineeringandScience

•  Na>onalStrategicCompu>ngIni>a>ve

•  Innova>onCorps

CMMI OrganizaCon

MechanicsandEngineeringMaterialsCluster

1630:MechanicsofMaterialsandStructuresKaraPetersSiddiqQidwai

7479:Biomechanics&MechanobiologyDavidFyhrie

8086:DesignofEngineering

MaterialSystemsMaryToney,KaraPeters

RichardMalak

ResilientandSustainableInfrastructuresCluster

1631:CivilInfrastructureSystems

YanfengOuyang(expert)

014Y:EngineeringforNaturalHazardsJoyPauschke

1636:GeotechnicalEngineeringandMaterials

RichardFragaszy

1637:StructuralandArchitecturalEngineeringand

MaterialsGraceHsuan

1638:InfrastructureMgmt.andExtremeEventsDavidMendonca

027Y/16-519:CriJcalResilientInterdependentInfrastructure

SystemsandProcesses(Feb.8,2017)

DavidMendonca

013Y/15-598:NaturalHazardsEngineering

ResearchInfrastructure(Nov4,2015)JoyPauschke

7569:Dynamics,ControlAndSystemDiagnosJcsJordanBerg,AtulKelkar,

1464:Engineering&SystemsDesignRichardMalak

006YService,ManufacturingandOperaJonsResearch

Georgia-AnnKlutke

OperaJons,DesignandDynamicSystemsCluster

8085:SystemScienceRichardMalak

16-517:NaJonalRoboJcsIniJaJve(Jan.12,2017)JordanBerg

13-543:SmartandConnectedHealth(Dec8,2016)

1788:NanoManufacturingKhershedCooper

8092:MaterialsEngineeringandProcessing

AlexisLewis,MaryToney,ThomasKuech

AdvancedManufacturingCluster

1468:ManufacturingMachinesandEquipment

SteveSchmid

025Y/16-513:ScalableNanoManufacturing

(Jan.13,2017)KhershedCooper

15-608:DesigningMaterialsToRevoluJonizeandEngineerOurFuture(Jan17,2017)

AlexisLewis

16-549:Cyber-PhysicalSystems(Feb15,2017)

BruceKramer

15-508:USIGNITE(DueDatePending)

BruceKramer018Y:CyberManufacturing

BruceKramer

12-8084:ComputaJonalandData-EnabledScienceAndEngineering(Sept.15)

JoCulbertson

15-504:MajorResearchInstrumenta7on(Jan26)

JoCulbertson

16-532:SoKwareInfrastructurefor

SustainedInnovaJon(Sep.19)JoCulbertson

16-530:DataInfrastructureBuildingBlocks(Dec.14)

JoCulbertson

CMMIDivisionDirectorDeborahGoodings

CMMIDeputyDivisionDirector

GeorgeHazelrigg

SeniorAdvisorInterdisciplinaryandCross-

DivisionalAcJviJesBruceKramer

ProgramSupportManagerTomMoynihanProgramManager

IntegraJveAcJviJesJoCulbertson

ProgramAnalystKevinWebster

ENG/ScienceAnalyst

DanaDenick

OperaJonsSpecialistVeronicaCalvo

ENG/ScienceAnalyst

StevenZehnder

AssociateProgram

Director(ODDS)IrinaDolinskaya

FY16 CMMI Research Community

CMMI Notes

• FY2016:3,772compe>>veproposals/624compe>>veawards(17%),223supplements• Larger-scaleproposals—$1.5M/5yrs,collabora>veawards(h`ps://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=108057&org=CMMI)• CMMIREUsnow$8k/student(applica>ons:Oct1toMarch31)• Rotatorposi>ons(IPAandVSEE)openingduringFY2017•  IMEE•  DeputyDivisionDirector

Upcoming SolicitaCons

• Na>onalRobo>csIni>a>ve(NRI-2.0)NSF16-517(Berg)–Jan.12,2017•  SmartandConnectedCommuni>es(S&CC)NSF16-610(Mendonça)–Feb.16,2017• Cri>calResilientInterdependentInfrastructureSystemsandProcesses(CRISP)NSF16-618(Fragaszy)–Feb.8,2017• DesigningMaterialstoRevolu>onizeandEngineerourFuture(DMREF)NSF16-613(Lewis)–Jan.17,2017•  ScalableNanomanufacturingforIntegratedSystems(SNM-IS)NSF16-604(Cooper)–Jan.13,2017

Upcoming SolicitaCons

•  IUSE/ProfessionalForma>onofEngineersRevolu>onizingengineeringandcomputerscienceDepartments(IUSE/PFERED)NSF17-501–Jan.18,2017•  Training-BasedWorkforceDevelopmentforAdvancedCyberinfrastructure(CyberTraining)NSF17-507(Culbertson)–January18,2017• MajorResearchInstrumenta>on(MRI)NSF15-504(Culbertson)–Jan.11,2017•  Innova>onsattheNexusofFood,Energy,andWaterSystems(INFEWS)FundingOpportunityonNitrogen,Phosphorus,andWater,NSF17-013,DCL,postedOctober7

Upcoming Workshops

•  Mendonça/Lewis–PublicAccessDataforCMMIResearch,NSF,May17,2017•  Malak–FutureDirec>onsinEngineeringDesignandSystemsEngineering,GeorgiaTech,January20-22,2017•  Berg–NRIPIMee>ng2016,CrystalCity,VA,November29-30,2016•  Fragaszy–Connec>ngWomeninGeotechnicalEngineering,NSF,April10-11,2017•  CISEWorkshopLargeGrants:mayhelptoframewhatCMMIislookingforinlargegrants•  Pauschke/Hsuan/Schmid–3DPrin>ngWorkshop,NSF,March16-17,2017

Upcoming Workshops

•  Pauschke/Hsuan/Fragaszy–FutureBuildings,2017•  Pauschke/Fragaszy/Hsuan/Mendonça–FutureCi>es,2017•  Mendonça–InterdisciplinaryMethodsforHazardsResearch,NSF,Spring2017•  Hsuan–BuildingSustainability,NSFJune17,2017•  Pauschke–StructuralEngineeringRAPIDReconnaissance,2017•  Hazelrigg–CAREERProposalWri>ngWorkshop,Portland,OR,April2-4,2017•  Addi>onalworkshopsareintheplanningstage

Ethical Conduct of Research

• PersonssubmimngproposalstotheFederalgovernmentareheldtohighstandardsofconduct• Misbehaviorcanbedealtwithquiteseverely•  PImaybebarredfromsubmissiontoNSFfor1-5years•  Maybebarredfromproposalreview•  Atleasttwocasesofjail>me•  Maximum$250,000fine,5yearsinprison

Major Forms of Misconduct

• Plagiarism—uncitedreproduc>onoftheworkofothers•  Falsifica>on—inten>onalmisrepresenta>onofdataorresults(progressreports)•  Fabrica>on—makingupdata• Doublecharges—billingthegovernmenttwiceforthesamework,e.g.,accep>ngfundingfromtwodifferentFederalagenciesforthesamework

Plagiarism

THISISAPOTENTIALFELONY!!!

MulCple Proposal Submissions

•  Itispermissibletosubmitmul>pleproposalstodothesamethingtodifferentFederalagencies•  Butitisnotpermissibletosubmitthesameproposaltomul>pleNSFunits

•  Itisnotacceptabletoacceptmorethanoneaward•  Ifyousubmitmul>pleproposalsforthesameorsimilarwork,becarefultodis>nguishtheuniquenessofeachand,ifappropriate,acceptfundingonlyonce

Charging Twice for the Same Work

•  Chemical & Engineering News, Feb. 13, 2012—Federal prosecutors have charged a leading materials scientist with wire fraud, making false statements, and money laundering. The researcher, Craig A. Grimes, formerly an electrical engineering professor at Pennsylvania State University, defrauded federal agencies of some $3 million in research grants, the prosecutors say… Prosecutors also say Grimes applied for and accepted an ARPA-E grant for his solar work, while failing to disclose that the National Science Foundation had already funded the same research. Both agencies prohibit such grant duplication.

• Grimeswassentencedto41monthsinFederalprison

Inappropriate Use of Grant Funds

•  Paddingtravel•  Comminglingfunds

•  Don’tmixbusinessandpleasureexpenses•  Don’tmixgrantfundsandpersonalbusinessexpenses

•  Chargingfor>menotspentonagrant•  Billingitemstoyourgrantthatshouldn’tbebilledtothegrant•  Billingalcoholorentertainmenttoagrant•  Charginggiveawaystoagrant

Inappropriate Use of Funds States News Service, August 29, 2014 MorganStateUniversityProfessorSentencedTo3YearsInPrisonInSchemeToDefraudTheNaJonalScienceFoundaJonAndForObtainingKickbacksFromStudentSJpendsFraudulentlyObtained$200,000andAXemptedtoObtainAnother$500,000throughaNa[onalScienceFounda[onSmallBusinessProgramFORIMMEDIATERELEASEAugust29,2014Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Manoj Kumar Jha, age 47, of Severn, Maryland, today to three years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud, mail fraud, falsification of records, and theft of government property in connection with a scheme to fraudulently obtain research grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and kickbacks from students’ stipends. Judge Hollander also entered an order requiring Jha to pay $105,726 in restitution.

Train and Verify

•  Facultyandstudentsshouldbetrained—consequencesshouldbemadeexplicit•  Ins>tu>onsneedtoperformoversight•  Ins>tu>onsthemselvesneedtooperateinacultureofcompliance

FalsificaCon and FabricaCon

FalsifiedorfabricatedannualreportsmayconsJtuteafelony

Remember,AlCaponewenttojailforlying,notformurder

Need to Spend Monies Awarded

• NSFfundsexpirein6years• Don’tleaveunspentmoneyonthetable• NSFmoneymustbespentonNSFresearch• No-costextensionsmustberequestedbeforetheexpira>ondateoftheaward• Cannotobtainano-costextensioninordertogetasupplement• Mustkeepannual/finalreportsuptodate• Don’tallowPIsto“bank”NSFfunds

Winning Proposals

• Manyproposalslackthenecessaryqualityforanaward• PIsneedtoberewardedforwinningawards,notforsubmimnglotsofproposals• Mentoringandproposal-wri>ngtrainingareimportant,especiallyforyoungfaculty• Urgeyourfacultytotakeadvantageofthemanyproposal-wri>ngeventsCMMIconductseachyear

Contents of Winning Proposals

• Winningproposalsinclude:•  Aclearlywri`enresearch(notdevelopmental)objec>ve•  Awell-designedplantoaccomplishthestatedobjec>ve•  Andalso—

•  Astatementaboutwhatmo>vatestheproposedresearch•  AnargumentthatthePIcancompetentlycarryouttheproposedresearchplan

•  Astatementregardingtheintellectualmeritoftheproposedresearch—thecontribu>ontothefieldofscience/engineering

•  Astatementregardingthebroaderimpactoftheproposedresearch—thevaluetosocietyoftheproposedresearch(doesnotequatetooutreach)

•  Areasonableandappropriatebudget

OpportuniCes to Learn

•  IMECE—Tuesday,3:00-5:30• CMMICAREERProposalWri>ngWorkshop•  Portland,OR,April2-4,2017

•  ServeonNSFreviewpanels• Checkrecentlyfundedawards• ContactPDre:proposedresearchareas• ContactPDaueradeclinedproposal