(FOA) Limited Submission – NSF – Big Data Regional Innovation Hubs (BD Hubs) – NSF 18-598; December 18, 2018

 

Purpose: The National Science Foundation (NSF) Big Data Regional Innovation Hubs (BD Hubs) program develops and maintains a community of stakeholders in a region through communication and outreach and through accelerating academic, industry, and community stakeholder engagement in big data and data science. Established in FY2015, this program will continue the operation of a national network of BD Hubs. It builds on demonstrated strengths of the program, which has grown to include a set of BD Spokes affiliated with the BD Hubs, and is responsive to the recent developments in data science. For instance, the recently released report on Data Science for Undergraduates: Opportunities and Options from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine exemplifies the urgency of multi-faceted education and training in data science. The BD Hubs will continue to nucleate regional collaborations and multi-sector projects, while fostering innovation in data science. Awards will be made as cooperative agreements with NSF.

 

Eligibility: At least one PI or co-PI of a proposal submitted in response to this solicitation must be a PI, co-PI, or Senior Personnel on one of the four currently funded BD Hubs projects. The PI may be affiliated with only one proposal in this competition, and may not serve as PI, co-PI, or senior personnel on any other proposal in this competition. 

 

Funding Amount/ Project Period: $4,000,000 total for 4 years

 

Link to Funding Opportunity Announcement

 

Institutional Limit:  1

 

Internal Competition: To participate in the university’s selection process,please upload the following,assembled into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research via this portal with a copy to your Associate Dean for Research by October 16, 2018:

 

A committee will be convened to review the material and make a recommendation.

 

For questions or issues with submission through the portal, email the limited submission mailbox (limitedsubmissions@uky.edu), or call 257-2861.

 

Agency Deadline:  December 18, 2018