08/02/2024 Edition 136

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National NASA EPSCoR Basic Research Opportunity NOFO. LOI Due to NV EPSCoR: 08/12/2024, 5:00pm PT. Pre-proposal due to NV EPSCoR: 08/26/2024, 5:00pm PT.

Informational Webinar will be held 08/05/2024, 11:00am PT. Microsoft Teams link to attend.

The National NASA EPSCoR Program will be releasing the 2025 Basic Research Opportunity (formerly Research Collaboration) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in October 2024. NV NASA EPSCoR will be permitted to submit a single full proposal, which will likely be due in mid-January 2025. To allow sufficient time to select and develop a single strong full proposal from Nevada, letters of intent and pre-proposals are being solicited in advance of the Federal NOFO release. The LOIs are required to submit a pre-proposal and will be used to select review panel members for the pre-proposal competitive external review. The results of the external review will result in the selection of one pre-proposal that will advance to full proposal development. Note: The National NASA EPSCoR NOFO will only permit one full proposal submission per EPSCoR state. An amendment to this solicitation will be released if we learn of any significant changes from past federal NOFOs.

NASA EPSCoR Research NOFO pre-proposals must include three or more statewide collaborations among NSHE institutions and a NASA Center or NASA Contractor Collaborator. 

Eligibility: Faculty at NSHE institutions, particularly junior faculty, women, and members of other underrepresented populations are encouraged to apply. Faculty who have a current National NASA EPSCoR Research CAN/ NOFO project are not eligible to apply while their project is on-going. Pre-proposals must include Co-PIs from at least two other NSHE institutions.



Funding: It is anticipated that the NASA EPSCoR Basic Research Opportunity NOFO will provide an award of $750,000 in Federal funds along with $375,000 in cost share (state provided and institutional match) total for a three-year period. State matching funds are contingent on matching fund availability. Note: an attempt must be made to distribute Federal and state matching funds to each participating institution. If institutional match is required, that match must be met at the respective institution, i.e., if there are insufficient state matching funds, institutions receiving Federal funding must provide the 2:1 match from their institution and not through another NSHE institution’s budget.

DOE NNSA Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program IV, DE-FOA-NA0003284. CFDA #81.124. $2,500,000 to $5,000,000. Application Deadline: 09/30/2024.

The NNSA Academic Programs and Community Support, Office of Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASC) and Institutional Research and Development Programs (NA-114), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), are initiating the next phase of its academic program, called Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program IV (PSAAP IV). PSAAP IV will add an additional focus, on the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies to improve quantified predictive capabilities.

Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program IV (PSAAP IV) will support leading U.S. institutions of higher education, with doctoral programs, engaging in five major focus areas:

1. Discipline-focused research to further predictive science and enabled by effective exascale computing and data science technologies;
2. Mathematics and computer science (CS) technologies and methodologies to support effective exascale computing in the context of science/engineering applications (development and demonstration);
3. State-of-the-art machine learning (ML) and data science technologies for predictive science and engineering (utilization and advancement);
4. Predictive science based on verification, validation, and uncertainty quantification (VVUQ) for large-scale simulations; and
5. Workforce development of the next-generation computational scientists.

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). Up to $55,000. Application Due: 10/15/2024.

Established in 2003 by the Secretary of State, the Jefferson Science Fellowships serve as an innovative model for engaging the American science, engineering, and medical communities in the U.S. foreign policy and international development process through a one-year immersive experience at the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Jefferson Science Fellowships are a mutually beneficial partnership between government and participating U.S. academic institutions. These fellowships are open to tenured, or similarly ranked, faculty from U.S. institutions of higher learning who are U.S. citizens. After successfully obtaining a security clearance, Fellows are embedded in an office at the U.S. Department of State or USAID where they can expect to learn the foreign policy and international development process while contributing their technical expertise to policy formulation and implementation.

Fellows can expect to become conversant in the operations and processes of the U.S. Department of State or USAID and will complement existing staff while being provided the opportunity to contribute their expertise on teams managing rapidly evolving foreign policy and international development issues. Fellow placements vary each year and are designed in consultation with host offices within the U.S. Department of State or USAID.

After completing the fellowship, faculty return to an academic career with a deeper understanding of the impact of science and technology in foreign policy, diplomacy, and international development to augment their research and teaching. Upon mutual agreement, Fellows may remain consultants for their host office, further strengthening the partnership between government and the U.S. academic community.

Recruiting Fellows who reflect the diversity of the American people is a high priority. America’s diversity is a source of strength that few countries can match. The more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible the diplomatic and international development communities, the stronger, smarter, and more creative the response will be to the challenges of the 21st Century.

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