DEPSCoR FOA Overview Slides from Webinar on 21 JULY 2020.pdf

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FY20 Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) Webinar

1:00 – 3:30PM EDT

Basic Research Office (BRO)

Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering (OUSD(R&E))

Webinar | July 21, 2020

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Agenda & Webinar Etiquette

1:00 p.m. Welcome and Introductions

1:15 p.m. DEPSCoR FOA Overview

1:45 p.m. DEPSCoR FOA Q&A

2:00 p.m. How to engage Tri-Service Program Officers

2:30 p.m. AFOSR Funding Opportunities

2:45 p.m. ARO Funding Opportunities

3:00 p.m. ONR Funding Opportunities

3:15 p.m. Q&A

Note: This slide deck and a transcript of this webinar will be uploaded to www.grants.gov on a later date.

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Defense Established Program to Stimulate

Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) Team

Dr. Bindu Nair

Director for the Basic Research Office (BRO)

Dr. Jennifer Becker

BRO | Army Research Office (ARO)

Ms. Elaina Barker

Grants Officer for Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)

Drs. Michael Finnin and Allison King

Scientific Advisors

Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA)

Dr. Rushyannah Killens-Cade

BRO | AAAS Science and

Technology Policy Fellow

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Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate

Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) was created by

Congress in FY91 DoD appropriation, and legislatively authorized in 1994

Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive

Research (DEPSCoR) was reauthorized in 2017

Appropriations ($12M): FY20 Defense Appropriations

Congressional supplement to the Basic Research

Initiatives program line dedicated to DEPSCoR

Program Overview

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Program Goals

DEPSCoR Objectives as mandated by Congress:

1. Enhance the capabilities of institutions of higher education (IHE) in eligible State/Territories to develop, plan, and execute science and engineering (S&E) research that is relevant to the mission of the DoD and competitive under the peer-review systems used for awarding Federal research assistance

2. Increase the number of university researchers in eligible States/ Territories capable of performing S&E research responsive to the needs of the DoD

3. Increase the probability of long-term growth in the competitively awarded financial assistance that IHE in eligible States/Territories receive from the Federal Government for S&E research

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FY20 Program Eligibility

Congressionally-directed eligibility criteria: “States or territories that received less than 60% of 1/50th of the total DoD S&E research obligations to U.S. IHE are eligible if a commitment to developing S&E research is demonstrated.”

*Eligible territories include Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands

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1. Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA):

www.grants.gov (FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2020-0004)

2. White Paper Registration and Submission:

https://acqupass.noblis.org/ApplyDEPSCoR

3. Proposal Registration and Submission (by invite only):

www.grants.gov

FY20 DEPSCoR

Program Announcement http://www.grants.gov/ https://acqupass.noblis.org/ApplyDEPSCoR http://www.grants.gov/

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Collaborative research grants

Tenured and tenured-track faculty members at IHE in

DEPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions are eligible to apply.

One white paper submission per Applicant/Principal

Investigator

Strongly encouraged to flesh out proposal idea with a tri-

Service Program Officer listed in the FOA

Security clearance is not required to receive award.

U.S. citizenship is not required.

Approximately 12 proposals will be selected for funding.

Solicitation Information

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Collaborative DEPSCoR Competition

Both Applicant and Collaborator must be tenured or tenure-track faculty members with appointments at an IHE in a DEPSCoR eligible jurisdiction

Applicant/Principal Investigator (PI) must be a full-time faculty member who has never served as a PI on a prior DoD-funded award

Collaborator/co-Principal

Investigator (co-PI) will provide mentorship to the Applicant and has served as a PI on a DoD-funded research award actively between 1 October 2013 and 30 September 2020.

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Topics in FY20 FOA

Topic

Number

SERVICE TOPIC AREA PROGRAM OFFICER

1 AFOSR

Cognitive and Computational

Neurosciences Dr. Hal Greenwald

2 AFOSR Space Science Dr. Julie Moses

3 AFOSR

Agile Science of Test and

Evaluation Dr. Brett Pokines

4 AFOSR Materials with Extreme Properties Dr. Ali Sayir

5 ARO Propulsion and Energetics Dr. Ralph Anthenien

6 ARO

Computational Architectures and

Visualization Dr. Michael Coyle

7 ARO Optoelectronics Dr. Michal Gerhold

8 ARO Probability and Statistics Dr. Michael Lavine

9 ARO

Molecular Structure and

Dynamics Dr. James Parker

10 ARO Social and Behavioral Science Dr. Lisa Troyer

11 ARO Biotronics Dr. Albena Ivanisevic

12 ONR

Aerospace Structures and

Materials Dr. Anisur Rahman

13 ONR Ocean Acoustics Dr. Kyle Becker

14 ONR

Machine Learning, Reasoning, and Intelligence Dr. Behzad Kamgar-Parsi

15 ONR

Power Electronics &

Electromagnetism, Adaptive &

Machinery Controls and Advanced

Machinery Systems

Mr. Lynn Petersen

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Important Dates for FY20 Competition

Schedule of Events

Event Date Eastern

Standard Time

AcquTrak website open for registration and submission

(https://acqupass.noblis.org/ApplyDEPSCoR)

15 June 2020 NLT 11:59PM

Questions Regarding White Paper and Supporting

Documentation (submitted by) 29 June 2020 NLT 11:59PM

AcquTrak Registration (required by) 14 September 2020 NLT 11:59PM

White Paper and Supporting Documentation submission on AcquTrak website

(https://acqupass.noblis.org/ApplyDEPSCoR)

(required by)

21 September 2020 NLT 11:59PM

Notification of White Paper Selection 20 November 2020 NLT 11:59PM

Request for written feedback on your white paper submission (required by)

(Email request to: DEPSCoR-feedback@noblis.org)

27 November 2020 NLT 11:59PM

Full Proposal Submission (by invitation only) electronically on Grants.gov website (submitted by) 15 February 2021 NLT 11:59PM

Notification of Selection for Award 12 April 2021 NLT 11:59PM https://acqupass.noblis.org/ApplyDEPSCoR https://acqupass.noblis.org/ApplyDEPSCoR mailto:DEPSCoR-feedback@noblis.org https://www.grants.gov/

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Regional Outreach Meetings

*Eligible territories include Guam, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands

University of Arizona

Early 2021

University of South Dakota - TBD

Oklahoma - TBD

Spring/Summer 2021

Location - TBD

Aug 2021

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In Summary

DEPSCoR is about… Challenge

Collaboration You

Capacity Building