Fund Details
Archiving and Discovering of Data and Metadata Generated through Projects Funded by the NSF Arctic Sciences Section/ NSF 15-543
Program Number
NSF 15-543
Total Amount Available from Sponsor for All Awards
6,000,000.
Award Duration
Three to five years
Sponsor Name
National Science Foundation
Nominations Available to Institution
1
Sponsor Letter of Intent Deadline
4/17/2015
Sponsor Deadline
5/18/2015

Brief Description:

This solicitation invites the submission of proposals for the archival and access of data and metadata generated by projects funded by the NSF Arctic Sciences Section.
It is anticipated that the selected project will:
  • Provide services and tools to enable Principal Investigators to meet NSF requirements for publication of metadata, data,and documentation
  • Document datasets to ensure preservation and broad, interdisciplinary reuse
  • Archive datasets in accordance with international standards
  • Enable broad discovery of NSF Arctic data through diverse national and international portals
  • Provide support services and help-desk functions for data providers and users
  • Conduct outreach to scientific and public user communities, to promote usage of the data
  • Solicit and respond to user community input
Priority should be given to the cataloging of data for ongoing projects and for projects that expired within the past 5 years.

Harvard University, as one institution, may submit one proposal in response to this opportunity. A Letter of Intent is required by the NSF prior to the sponsor application deadline.

Description:

This solicitation invites the submission of proposals for the archival and access of data and metadata generated by projects funded by the NSF Arctic Sciences Section.
It is anticipated that the selected project will:
  • Provide services and tools to enable Principal Investigators to meet NSF requirements for publication of metadata, data,and documentation
  • Document datasets to ensure preservation and broad, interdisciplinary reuse
  • Archive datasets in accordance with international standards
  • Enable broad discovery of NSF Arctic data through diverse national and international portals
  • Provide support services and help-desk functions for data providers and users
  • Conduct outreach to scientific and public user communities, to promote usage of the data
  • Solicit and respond to user community input
Priority should be given to the cataloging of data for ongoing projects and for projects that expired within the past 5 years. Datasets generated from projects that expired more than 5 years ago will also be cataloged once the high priority data are ingested.

Harvard University, as one institution, may submit one proposal in response to this opportunity. A Letter of Intent is required by the NSF prior to the sponsor application deadline.

Application Information:

In response to this opportunity interested applicants are asked to submit the following:
A three page (max, 10 point font minimum)  narrative addressing
  • how the project requirements will be met
  •  how performance will be evaluated
  • how data will be managed, accessed and preserved

CV of PI(s)

Applicants will also be asked to indicate the duration of their proposal

Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:

To see the full announcement for NSF 15-543 please click here

Questions about preparing your pre-proposal, or other funding opportunities, should be directed to the Research Administration professional at the school where you hold your primary appointment. A list of contacts by name is available here

Questions/comments and/or problems with the Harvard Online Funding Portal should be directed to Autumn Bennett in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research.

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Autumn Bennett at autumn_bennett@harvard.edu

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