Funding-Limited Submission – NSF Climate Change Education Partnership Alliance Office (CCEPA Office) (13-513); November 15, 2012

Description: In FY 2012, NSF funded six Phase II Climate Change Education Partnership (CCEP-II) projects. The PIs, Co-PIs and significant partners of the six CCEP-II projects constitute the CCEP "network". The lead PIs for the six projects comprise the CCEP Alliance (CCEPA), which will convene on a regular basis in order to identify common needs and opportunities for collaboration across the CCEP network. Key to the success of this networked approach is the creation of a CCEP Alliance Office (CCEPA Office), which will: facilitate communication among the projects participating within the CCEP-II network; enable and nurture cross-project coordination and collaboration, such as assisting with data collection for a program-wide evaluation undertaken by NSF; and, support dissemination of resources developed by the CCEP-II network to the larger scientific community and the public. The CCEPA Office is also expected to foster coordination of CCEP-II activities with the larger climate change education community.

Program solicitation: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13513/nsf13513.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: 1. Collaborative Proposals submitted as separate submissions from multiple organizations are NOT allowed for this competition.

Internal Competition: Because NSF limits the number of proposals to one per institution, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process. Prospective applicants interested in responding to this program are asked to send a pre-proposal with the following information to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and to their Associate Dean for Research by Thursday, November 15, 2012:

1. Names and departments of the PI and project team
2. Project description overview (1 – 2 pages maximum) – responsibilities of PI and key personnel, their prior experience and qualifications in managing complex scientific research and/or science education projects, and examples of significant outcomes from those experiences; briefly summarize why the proposed project should be selected as UK’s applicant.

The Vice President for Research will appoint a committee to review the material and make recommendations as to the University’s applicant. Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663).

Deadlines:

Letter of Intent (required): December 6, 2012

Full Proposal: February 5, 2013