Jessica Robin PhD Office of International Science amp Engineering May 20 2016 USG agencies in development partnerships with USAID Data Current as of 2014 Data Current as of 2014 MOU NSF ID: 699745
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National Science Foundation
Jessica Robin, PhD Office of International Science & EngineeringMay 20, 2016
USG agencies in development partnerships with USAID Slide2
Data Current as of 2014Slide3
Data Current as of 2014Slide4
MOU
NSFUSAIDNSF and USAID: Different Mandates But Mutual Areas of Interest Congressional mandate is scientific research
Primary client is the US
science community
Funding is allocated to
US institutions
Merit review
for research proposals is fundamental
Congressional mandate is
foreign assistance
Primary clients are
developing countries
Funding flows to
implementing partner,
often a
US institution
Highly decentralized - strategy and funding decisions are made in the USAID MissionsSlide5
NSF
USAID-NSF MOU(2008)Office of International Science & EngineeringHigher Education for DevelopmentConsultative Group on International Agricultural ResearchUSAIDSlide6
Initial focal points Slide7
Activities under initial MOUSlide8
NSF
& USAID PERU & NEPAL WORKSHOPS (2009 & 2010)Photo Credit: High Mountain Adaptation PartnershipAdapting to a World without GlaciersSlide9
Photo Credit: Bryan Mark
NSF: Hydrologic Transformation and Human Resilience to Climate Change in the Peruvian Andes USAIDSlide10
NSF-USAID PARTNERSHIPSSlide11
Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER)USAID-funded competitive grants program to support research & capacity building for developing country scientistsResearchers must have USG-funded collaborator
Program began in 2011 as USAID-NSF partnership and has expanded to include NIH, NASA, USGS, USDA, NOAA, SmithsonianProposals reviewed by panel of science experts with development experienceUSAID contributes 6 to 7 million annually to this programNational Academies of Science administers PEERThere are ~ 150 PEER awards that involve NSF-funded researchersSlide12
Unique access to facilities and sitesStrengthens collaborations between U.S. and international researchers
Workforce development HOW PEER BENEFITS U.S. SCIENCEU.S. Graduate Student Meghan Miller in KenyaAbandoned South African Gold Mine (Photo courtesy of Dr. Tutu)Photo courtesy Dr. Najib Slide13
PEER & PIREPEER: Demonstrating the integration of ground-based monitoring and satellite remote sensing for forecasting landslides and flooding hazards in volcanic terrainsPEER PI: Dr. José
Fredy Cruz, University of El SalvadorNSF Partner: Dr. John Gierke, Michigan Tech UniversityPIRE: Remote Sensing for Hazard Mitigation and Resource Protection in Pacific Latin America