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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request; Grantee
Reporting Requirements for the
Emerging Frontiers in Research and
Innovation Program
National Science Foundation.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to renew this collection. In accordance
with the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing
opportunity for public comment on this
action. After obtaining and considering
public comment, NSF will prepare the
submission requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
clearance of this collection for no longer
than 3 years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by May 5, 2023 to be
assured consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Send comments to address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
W18200, Alexandria, Virginia 22314;
telephone (703) 292–7556; or send email
to splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339, which is accessible 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year (including Federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting
Requirements for the Emerging Frontiers
in Research and Innovation Program.
OMB Number: 3145–0233.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30,
2023.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
SUMMARY:
Proposed Project
The Emerging Frontiers in Research
and Innovation (EFRI) program
recommends, prioritizes, and funds
interdisciplinary initiatives at the
emerging frontier of engineering
research and education. These
investments represent transformative
opportunities, potentially leading to:
new research areas for NSF, ENG, and
other agencies; new industries or
capabilities that result in a leadership
position for the country; and/or
significant progress on a recognized
national need or grand challenge.
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Established in 2007, EFRI supports
cutting-edge research that is difficult to
fund through other NSF programs, such
as single-investigator grants or large
research centers. EFRI seeks high-risk
opportunities with the potential for a
large payoff where researchers are
encouraged to stretch beyond their
ongoing activities. Based on input from
workshops, advisory committees,
technical meetings, professional
societies, research proposals, and
suggestions from the research
community, the EFRI program identifies
those emerging opportunities and
manages a formal process for funding
their research. The emerging ideas
tackled by EFRI are ‘‘frontier’’ because
they not only push the understood
limits of engineering but actually
overlap multiple fields. The EFRI
funding process inspires investigators
with different expertise to work together
on one emerging concept.
EFRI awards require multidisciplinary teams of at least one
Principal Investigator and two CoPrincipal Investigators. The anticipated
duration of all awards is 4-years. With
respect to the anticipated funding level,
each project team may receive support
of up to a total of $2,000,000 spread
over four years, pending the availability
of funds. In this respect, EFRI awards
are above the average single-investigator
award amounts.
EFRI-funded projects could include
research opportunities and mentoring
for educators, scholars, and university
students, as well as outreach programs
that help stir the imagination of K–12
students, often with a focus on groups
underrepresented in science and
engineering.
We are seeking to collect additional
information from the grantees about the
outcomes of their research that goes
above and beyond the standard
reporting requirements used by the NSF
and spans over a period of 5 years after
the award. This data collection effort
will enable program officers to
longitudinally monitor outputs and
outcomes given the unique goals and
purpose of the program. This is very
important to enable appropriate and
accurate evidence-based management of
the program and to determine whether
or not the specific goals of the program
are being met.
Grantees will be requested to submit
this information on an annual basis to
support performance review and the
management of EFRI grants by EFRI
officers. EFRI grantees will be requested
to submit these indicators to NSF via a
data collection website that will be
embedded in NSF’s IT infrastructure.
These indicators are both quantitative
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and descriptive and may include, for
example, the characteristics of project
personnel and students; sources of
complementary funding and in-kind
support to the EFRI project;
characteristics of industrial and/or other
sector participation; research activities;
education activities; knowledge transfer
activities; patents, licenses;
publications; descriptions of significant
advances and other outcomes of the
EFRI effort.
Each submission will address the
following major categories of activities:
(1) knowledge transfer across
disciplines, (2) innovation of ideas in
areas of great opportunity, (3) potential
for translational research, (4) project
results that advance the frontier/
creation of new fields of study, (5)
introduction to the classroom of
innovative research methods or
discoveries, (6) fostering participation of
underrepresented groups in science, and
(7) impacting student career trajectory.
For each of the categories, the report
will enumerate specific outputs and
outcomes.
Use of the Information: The data
collected will be used for NSF internal
reports, historical data, and performance
review by peer site visit teams, program
level studies and evaluations, and for
securing future funding for continued
EFRI program maintenance and growth.
Estimate of Burden: Approximately 7
hours per grant for approximately 100
grants per year for a total of 700 hours
per year.
Respondents: Principal Investigators
who lead the EFRI grants, and coPrincipal Investigators and trainees
involved in EFRI-funded research.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Report: One report collected for each of
the approximately 100 grantees every
year, including sub-reports from co-PIs
and trainee researchers.
Dated: March 1, 2023.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery
National Science Foundation.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans
to renew this collection. In accordance
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with the requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing
opportunity for public comment on this
action. After obtaining and considering
public comment, NSF will prepare the
submission requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
clearance of this collection for no longer
than 3 years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice
must be received by May 5, 2023 to be
assured consideration. Comments
received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable.
Send comments to address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation,
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
W18200, Alexandria, Virginia 22314;
telephone (703) 292–7556; or send email
to splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339, which is accessible 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a
year (including Federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 3145–0215.
Expiration Date of Approval: August
31, 2023.
Type of Request: Revision to and
extension of approval of an information
collection.
Abstract: The proposed information
collection activity provides a means for
the National Science Foundation (NSF)
to garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Agency’s commitment to improving
service delivery.
By qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences, and expectations; provide
an early warning of issues with service;
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training, or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. This collection
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: Timeliness,
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request;
Grantee Reporting Requirements for the Emerging Frontiers in Research
and Innovation Program
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to
renew this collection. In accordance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing opportunity for
public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public
comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of this collection for no longer
than 3 years.
DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by May 5, 2023
to be assured consideration. Comments received after that date will be
considered to the extent practicable. Send comments to address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance
Officer, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite
W18200, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone (703) 292-7556; or send
email to [email protected]. Individuals who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339, which is accessible 24 hours a day, 7
days a week, 365 days a year (including Federal holidays).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting Requirements for the
Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation Program.
OMB Number: 3145-0233.
Expiration Date of Approval: June 30, 2023.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Proposed Project
The Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program
recommends, prioritizes, and funds interdisciplinary initiatives at the
emerging frontier of engineering research and education. These
investments represent transformative opportunities, potentially leading
to: new research areas for NSF, ENG, and other agencies; new industries
or capabilities that result in a leadership position for the country;
and/or significant progress on a recognized national need or grand
challenge.
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Established in 2007, EFRI supports cutting-edge research that is
difficult to fund through other NSF programs, such as single-
investigator grants or large research centers. EFRI seeks high-risk
opportunities with the potential for a large payoff where researchers
are encouraged to stretch beyond their ongoing activities. Based on
input from workshops, advisory committees, technical meetings,
professional societies, research proposals, and suggestions from the
research community, the EFRI program identifies those emerging
opportunities and manages a formal process for funding their research.
The emerging ideas tackled by EFRI are ``frontier'' because they not
only push the understood limits of engineering but actually overlap
multiple fields. The EFRI funding process inspires investigators with
different expertise to work together on one emerging concept.
EFRI awards require multi-disciplinary teams of at least one
Principal Investigator and two Co-Principal Investigators. The
anticipated duration of all awards is 4-years. With respect to the
anticipated funding level, each project team may receive support of up
to a total of $2,000,000 spread over four years, pending the
availability of funds. In this respect, EFRI awards are above the
average single-investigator award amounts.
EFRI-funded projects could include research opportunities and
mentoring for educators, scholars, and university students, as well as
outreach programs that help stir the imagination of K-12 students,
often with a focus on groups underrepresented in science and
engineering.
We are seeking to collect additional information from the grantees
about the outcomes of their research that goes above and beyond the
standard reporting requirements used by the NSF and spans over a period
of 5 years after the award. This data collection effort will enable
program officers to longitudinally monitor outputs and outcomes given
the unique goals and purpose of the program. This is very important to
enable appropriate and accurate evidence-based management of the
program and to determine whether or not the specific goals of the
program are being met.
Grantees will be requested to submit this information on an annual
basis to support performance review and the management of EFRI grants
by EFRI officers. EFRI grantees will be requested to submit these
indicators to NSF via a data collection website that will be embedded
in NSF's IT infrastructure. These indicators are both quantitative and
descriptive and may include, for example, the characteristics of
project personnel and students; sources of complementary funding and
in-kind support to the EFRI project; characteristics of industrial and/
or other sector participation; research activities; education
activities; knowledge transfer activities; patents, licenses;
publications; descriptions of significant advances and other outcomes
of the EFRI effort.
Each submission will address the following major categories of
activities: (1) knowledge transfer across disciplines, (2) innovation
of ideas in areas of great opportunity, (3) potential for translational
research, (4) project results that advance the frontier/creation of new
fields of study, (5) introduction to the classroom of innovative
research methods or discoveries, (6) fostering participation of
underrepresented groups in science, and (7) impacting student career
trajectory. For each of the categories, the report will enumerate
specific outputs and outcomes.
Use of the Information: The data collected will be used for NSF
internal reports, historical data, and performance review by peer site
visit teams, program level studies and evaluations, and for securing
future funding for continued EFRI program maintenance and growth.
Estimate of Burden: Approximately 7 hours per grant for
approximately 100 grants per year for a total of 700 hours per year.
Respondents: Principal Investigators who lead the EFRI grants, and
co-Principal Investigators and trainees involved in EFRI-funded
research.
Estimated Number of Responses per Report: One report collected for
each of the approximately 100 grantees every year, including sub-
reports from co-PIs and trainee researchers.
Dated: March 1, 2023.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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