# Presentation: 529373

## EPP Program at NSF

- M. Goldberg, J. Kotcher,
- M. Pripstein, J. Stone, R. Ruchti

## Topics

- Recent Items
- Americas Competitiveness Initiative
- FY07 Budget Rollout
- Themes from talks by Arden Bement and Michael Turner
- NSF/PHY Committee of Visitors
- NSF/EPP Background Information

## EPP Portfolio

- University Program
- Accelerator based physics
- Computational physics
- CESR
- LHC Construction and Operations
- Accelerator and Detector R&D (APPI)
- Coordination with other groups (PNA)
- Non-accelerator
- DUSEL
- Partnerships

## Underlying Themes

- Empowering University-Based Investigators
- Adding Value
- Broadening Participation
- Single Investigators
- RUIs
- Non-traditional/Underrepresented participants
- Education and Outreach Activities
- Partnerships
- Building Interdisciplinary Collaboration

## Slide 5

## NSF FY07 Priorities

- From Turner’s Feb 6 Talk on FY07 Rollout.
- Advancing the Frontier (grant support)
- Facility Stewardship, Instrumentation and CyberInfrastructure
- Broadening Participation
- Education and Workforce Development

## Advancing the Frontier

***Elementary Particle Physics (EPP), ***fundamental research across
- the energy frontier – the attempt to discover new fundamental particles and laws of physics by studying collisions at the highest energies achievable with current and future accelerators;
- the neutrino frontier – exploration of the properties of the neutrino, a particle now known to carry mass and believed to be fundamental to understanding the developing universe; and
- the cosmic frontier – the study of dark matter and dark energy.
***Physics of the universe (POU),*** a set of activities carried out in partnership with DOE and NASA for exploring
- the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy;
- the earliest phases in development of the universe;
- the fundamental nature of time, matter and space; and
- the role of gravitation.

## Advancing the Frontier

***Fundamental mathematical and statistical science,*** strengthening the core of the Mathematical Sciences Priority Area and enable effective partnering across NSF as well as with NIH and DARPA.
***Physical sciences at the nanoscale,*** the foundation for innovative nanoscale technologies in partnership with other NSF organizations and the government-wide National Nanotechnology Initiative.
***Cyberinfrastructure and the cyberscience it enables,*** connecting with NSF’s high priority activities in this area and the government-wide Networking and Information Technology R&D activities.
***Molecular basis of life processes,*** study of complex biological systems in areas such as self-assembly of disordered collections of molecules into the elements of living systems; protein folding; membranes; and emergence of physiological processes such as breathing and thinking out of complex, coupled arrays of individual reactions.
***Sustainability,*** areas that link the physical sciences with environmental sustainability, including green chemistry, water chemistry and energy.

## MPS by Division

## 10-Year Funding History

## EPP Funding History

## Partnerships

- Cyberscience
- Tier 2c – with OCI
- UltraLight – with OCI
- Trillium/OSG – with OCI and DOE
- Education with research
- QuarkNet – with OMA, EHR and DOE/HEP
- CHEPREO – with OMA, OCI, EHR, OISE
- I2U2 – with OMA, EHR, PHY
- Mariachi – OCI funded
- CyberBridges – OCI funded

## Programs of Interest

- MREFC
- MRI
- DDDAS
- CI-TEAM
- PIF
- GK12
- IPSE
- See NSF website
- _[www.nsf.gov](http://www.nsf.gov/)_
- New Themes

## Summary

- The signs from Washington are good.
- We take advice from the community seriously.
- We respond to proposals.

## Additional Slides

## MPS FY07 Budget Highlights

**+$65M (6%) Over FY06 Current Plan to $1.15B**
- Increased support for the grants programs (great discovery machine) across the Divisions (AST: 13%; PHY: 6.4%; CHE: 5.5%; DMR: 5%; and DMS:  3%)
- New investment in Elementary-particle Physics frontier activities ($5M in FY06 to $15M in FY07 and beyond)
- Increased support for Nanoscale Science ($14.9M) and Cyber activities ($4.3M), NB:  $50M in OCI toward a petascale capability
- Increased support for Physics of the Universe activities ($8.5M) in AST, PHY
- Increased support for Molecular Basis of Life Activities ($9.4M in CHE, DMR, PHY)
- Increased support for facility operations: LHC ($4.6M), Gemini ($1.7M), LIGO ($1.3M), CESR ($0.15M) and early operations for ALMA ($2M)
- Increased support for public/private partnership in optical/IR ($1.1M for AODP, $2M for TSIP)
- Increased support for Materials mid-scale instrumentation ($1M) and Astronomy ATI ($3.7M)
- Design and development funding for GSMT ($5M), continued funding for Energy Recovery Linac (ERL), DUSEL and LSST
- Increased support for Participation and Education/Workforce Activities ($8.5M)

## Examples of Award Types

- Standard Grant:  Variable time length.  Funds given in one shot.
- Continuing Grant:  Typically 3 years (can be 5 years).  Funding set for initial year and out years unless specified otherwise.
- Cooperative Agreement:  Required for large awards, particularly for Centers, Facilities, Projects.
- Supplement:  Can be attached to any active award, up to 20% of total award commitment (at discretion of PO).
- SGER:  Small grant given for topical or high potential pay-off activity.

## Other Awards

- MREFC:  Major Research Equipment awards -  for projects which exceed a minimum of $100M over the project life.  Involves the NSB directly. Timing depends upon NSF priority and NSB schedule.
- (examples: LHC, CLEO, RSVP)
- MRI:  Major Research Infrastructure awards – for developing university scientific infrastructure.   Proposal deadline is late January of a given year.
- (examples: Aspects of the DØ Upgrade, MICE electronics development.)  Award maxima for two types of awards ($800k, $2M)

## “Typical” NSF Fiscal Year for University Base Support

- September:  Target date for proposals for next FY
- October: Proposals sent for ad hoc review
- Fall:  Visits by Project Leaders
- December:  EPP Panel Review
- Winter:  Site visits as needed
- Winter/Spring:  Declinations sent out
- Spring:  Funding awards initiated
- Summer:  Hold for final awards and supplements
- July:  Deadline, Career Proposals for next FY

## Program Guidance

- HEPAP
- P5
- NUSAG, AARD
- DETF, CMB, DMSAG
- University SAG (upcoming)
- Other
- Laboratory PACs
- MUFAC
- FALC

## Effective Funding for EPP