Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation - PowerPoint Presentation

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Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Program UpdatesLouis Stokes Midwest Center of Excellence Annual ConferenceOctober 6, 2017Indianapolis, IndianaSlide2

TopicsNews New NSF Location StaffingProgram Changes, Directorate Priorities and RequirementsSolicitationDemonstration of Program ImpactDissemination Activities (New Directory and Video)

Other

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New NSF Headquarters

2415 Eisenhower Avenue

Alexandria, VA 22314Slide4

LSAMP Program Team

A. James Hicks

ahicks@nsf.gov

Program Director and Co-Lead

Martha James

mjames@nsf.gov

Program Director and Co-Lead

LeRoy Jones IIljones@nsf.govProgram Director

Chantel Fuqua

cfuqua@nsf.gov

AAAS Fellow

Cynthia Douglascdouglas@nsf.govProgram SpecialistAl Wilsonawilson@nsf.govProgram Analyst

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Changes to SolicitationSTEM Pathways Implementation-Only Alliance Projects are 5-year implementation projects available to new alliances, reconstituted alliances and existing LSAMP alliances with less than 10 years of support for evidence-based interventions that contribute to increases in STEM baccalaureate-degree production to historically underrepresented minority students. Cumulative project funding amounts based on STEM B.S. degree production

STEM Pathways and Research Alliance Projects

are 5-year implementation and research projects available to existing LSAMP alliances with 10 or more consecutive years of LSAMP funding support. These alliances are required to incorporate a research component fully dedicated to the production of scholarly research in broadening participation. Cumulative project funding amounts based on STEM B.S. degree production

Bridges to the Baccalaureate Proposals

must be submitted by institutions awarding Associate-level (AA) degrees only in a STEM or STEM-related field. Four-year baccalaureate institutions that also award STEM AA or AS degrees are ineligible to serve as lead institutions for B2B proposals

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Changes to Solicitation (continued)Louis Stokes Regional Center of Excellence in Broadening Participation are 3- or 5-Year Centers that serve as regional outreach and knowledge-diffusion centers of excellence for alliance and non-alliance organizations with a focus on increasing the knowledge base on BP topics through research, evaluation and synthesis activities

Pre-Alliance Planning proposals’

project description is under "Other Types of Proposals or Projects" and provides additional guidance on baseline information required in the proposalBeginning in FY18, new proposals may include funding for annual National Science Foundation-Department of Energy (NSF-DoE) Cooperative Academic/Summer Research Laboratory Experiences in anticipation of DoE approved individual students or faculty/student teams

Any proposal submitted in response to this solicitation should be submitted in accordance with the

revised NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 17-1),

which is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 30, 2017

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LSAMP Alliance Project TypesSTEM Pathways Implementation-Only Alliances (SPIO)5-Year implementation projects may focus on a particular STEM pathway and/or on activities dedicated to diversifying a particular STEM disciplineAvailable to new alliances, reconstituted alliances and existing LSAMP alliances with less than 10 years of supportBridge to the Baccalaureate Alliances (B2B)3-Year projects focused on activities that provide effective educational preparation of community college students from underrepresented minority populations for successful transfer to four-year institutions in STEM degree programs

Partnerships between primarily

associate degree producing institutions for which the lead institution must be a community college

STEM Pathways and Research Alliances (SPRA)

5-Year implementation and research projects that focus on the full STEM pathway but also serve as a hub for the production of scholarly STEM research and evaluation to increase the knowledge-base and utilization in broadening participation

Available to existing LSAMP alliances with 10 or more consecutive years of LSAMP funding support

Bridge to the Doctorate Activity (BD)

2-Year projects focused on providing post-baccalaureate fellowship support to a cohort of 12 LSAMP students for the first two years of their STEM graduate studies and providing the necessary academic and research skills that will enable them to successfully earn STEM doctoral degrees and transition into the STEM workforce

Eligible only to existing alliances funded more than 10 consecutive years to host a BD activity at one of its alliance institutions

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LSAMP Alliance Project Types (continued)Louis Stokes Regional Center of Excellence in Broadening Participation (LSRCE)3- or 5-Year Centers that serve as regional outreach and knowledge-diffusion centers of excellence for alliance and non-alliance organizations with a focus on increasing the knowledge base on BP topics through research, evaluation and synthesis activitiesAvailable to universities/colleges, and non-academic, non- and for-profit organizationsNSF-DOE Cooperative Activity

Funding for NSF-DoE faculty/student research experiences in anticipation of approved individual students or faculty/student teams

The NSF provides participant costs (e.g., stipends, travel, housing for both students and faculty) including fringe and IDCs following approval from the labs for supplemental support to existing alliance awards

Pre-Alliance Planning Grants

Up to 18-month projects that undertake planning activities to form new alliances

If awarded pre-alliance support, NSF expects that a full alliance proposal will be submitted to the LSAMP program at the end of the planning period

Conference Proposals

To bring together experts in STEM education and BP research to discuss emerging trends/practices and how they could be used to address current issues and needs

May be submitted at any time during the year by STEM-related professional societies, non-profit organizations, or institutions in well-established alliances

Budgets should be commensurate with the duration of the event and the number of participants, but the cost should not exceed total of $150,000 per event

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NSF-DOE Cooperative ActivityInstitutions are responsible for documentation related to faculty/student acceptances and funding for audit purposesProposal budgets must specifically identify costs for the NSF-DoE Cooperative Activity in the annual and cumulative budget justificationsFor supplemental funding, faculty costs

for stipends, housing and travel may only be shown in "direct cost" categories in the budget with the appropriate indirect cost (IDC) calculation

Alliances may also request reallocation of funds in active awards to support NSF/DoE summer research experiences

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Other Funding Opportunities Conference ProposalsMay be submitted at any time after speaking with a LSAMP Program DirectorShould include: rationale for organizing, draft agenda, list of invitees, expected outcomes

Max of $150,000

EArly-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) Proposals

Potentially transformative research ideas or approaches to address the LSAMP program's interest in building knowledge around broadening participation in STEMIdeas for EAGER submissions should be

discussed with a NSF program officer

prior to submission These proposals may be submitted at any time

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Budget Information for FY2018Alliances (different institutional types): 5 estimated SPIO/5 estimated SPRA

B2B alliances:

5

estimatedBD grants: 15 estimated

LSRCE:

3

estimated

Pre-Alliance planning grants:

5 estimated

Alliances (different institutional types): up to

$900,000* per year for 5 years

*Cumulative project funding amounts based on STEM B.S. degree production

B2B alliances: up to $500,000 per year for 3 yearsBD grants: up to

$1,075,000 total for 2 yearsLSRCE: up to

$1,500,000 total for 3 years

or up to

$2,500,000 total for 5 years

Pre-Alliance planning grants: up to

$125,000 for 18 months

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Useful Resources12

NSF:

www.nsf.gov

NSF Grant Proposal Guide (GPG):

NSF 15-1

FastLane:

www.fastlane.nsf.gov

EHR Divisional Programs:

http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=EHR

Funding Opportunities:

www.nsf.gov/funding/browse_all_funding.jsp

Award Information:

www.nsf.gov/awardsearch

Broader Impacts:

www.nsf.gov/pubs/gpg/broaderimpacts.pdf

Data Management Plan:

www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/dmp.jspSlide13

Address inquiries to: LSAMP_national@nsf.govLSAMP Program Page:

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13646Slide14

IMPORTANT DATES/DEADLINES (due by 5 pm proposer’s local time)Bridge to the Doctorate ActivityNovember 3, 2017First Friday in November, Annually Thereafter

New and Renewal LSAMP Pre-Alliance Planning, Bridge to the Baccalaureate, STEM Pathways Implementation-Only Projects

November 17, 2017

Third Friday in November, Annually Thereafter

Louis Stokes Regional Centers of Excellence in Broadening Participation

January 26, 2018

Last Friday in January, Annually Thereafter

STEM Pathways and Research Alliances

January 26, 2018November 16, 2018

Third Friday in November, Annually Thereafter14Slide15

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