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NSF & KTEC RII Awards

RII-Track 1:

EPSCoR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM: (RII)

The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is a program designed to fulfill the National Science Foundation's (NSF) mandate to promote scientific progress nationwide. The EPSCoR program is directed at those jurisdictions that have historically received lesser amounts of NSF Research and Development (R&D) funding. Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Grants are awards of up to 60 months and up to a total of
$4 million annually to support infrastructure improvements in research areas selected by the jurisdiction's EPSCoR governing committee as having the best potential to improve future R&D competitiveness.

(Source: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08500/nsf08500.htm?org=NSF)

RII-Track 2:

RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM: (RII Track-2)

Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 (RII Track-2) awards provide up to
$2 million per year for up to 3 years to consortia of EPSCoR jurisdictions to support innovation-enabling cyberinfrastructure of regional, thematic, or technological importance. A successful
RII Track-2 proposal must describe a clear, comprehensive, and integrated cyberinfrastructure vision to drive discovery, and provide collective solutions to cyberinfrastructure challenges of regional and national importance. The proposal must also describe how robust, reliable environments, capabilities, and capacities will be provided to deliver long term value across science and engineering disciplines. These awards will enhance discovery, learning, and economic development through the use of cyberinfrastructure.

(Source: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09571/nsf09571.htm?org=NSF)

RII-C2:

RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM: Inter-Campus and Intra-Campus Cyber Connectivity (RII-C2)

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will enable NSF to invest $20 million in the Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Inter-Campus and Intra-Campus Cyber Connectivity (RII C2). Awards made under this program will provide up to $1 million for up to
2 years to support the enhancement of inter-campus and intra-campus cyber connectivity within an EPSCoR jurisdiction. These awards are intended to enhance broadband access for academic research and the utilization of cyberinfrastructure consistent with the jurisdiction's Science and Technology (S&T) plan. The inter-campus and intra-campus connectivity targeted by these awards is expected to broaden individual and institutional participation in STEM research and education activities within and among jurisdictions and to facilitate synergy among NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement activities.

(Source: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09569/nsf09569.pdf)