Purdue Libraries News

Funding not yet allocated.
Proposal deadline (Type I): February 4, 2010
Proposal deadline (Type II): February 5, 2010
Last year’s CFP: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=503163&ods_key=nsf08604

It is anticipated that an official solicitation for the FY 2010 CDI competition will be posted in the coming weeks. For the information of the research community, the following statements highlight important items and expected changes from the previous FY 2009 solicitation. This is subject to change until the FY 2010 solicitation is officially approved and posted.

* No Type III: As in FY 2009, there will be no Type III competition in FY 2010.
* No pre-proposals: Preliminary proposals will be eliminated – PIs will be asked to submit full proposals only.
* Deadlines: Type I and Type II will continue to be independent competitions in FY 2010. The new deadlines will be February 4, 2010, for Type I full proposals and February 5, 2010, for Type II full proposals.
* The paragraphs on societal impact of CDI, in the synopsis and description sections, will be expanded to address national grand challenges and presidential initiatives (e.g., see http://www.ostp.gov/galleries/press_release_files/Final%20Signed%20OMB-OSTP%20Memo%20-%20ST%20Priorities.pdf).
* The section on virtual organizations will be revised to more strongly emphasize research, in contrast to only building infrastructure.

Full proposal due: January 15, 2010
CFP: http://www.in.gov/library/files/2010_Technology_Grant_Guidelines.pdf

A library may submit only one application for a technology sub-grant.
The maximum amount of funding is $10,000 per sub-grant.
A local cash match equal to at least 10% of the requested amount of LSTA funds is required.
$225,000 in LSTA funds will be available for these grants.

The Indiana State Library will offer LSTA sub-grants to help Indiana libraries provide their users with the new and improved technology necessary to meet their residents’ ever-changing needs for library services and access to information. Libraries may use these sub-grants to better meet the technological needs of their community.

Prospectus due: November 15, 2009
Full proposal due: January 15, 2010
CFP: http://www.in.gov/library/files/2010_Digitization_Grant_Guidelines.pdf

The maximum amount of funding is $20,000 per application.

A local cash match equal to 10% of the requested amount of LSTA funds is required.

$150,000 of LSTA funds will be available for these grants.

The 2010 theme is Indiana and the Civil War: The Home Front.

The Indiana State Library will offer LSTA sub-grants to libraries in Indiana for the purpose of digitizing Indiana’s historical records. The primary goal is to develop content for Indiana Memory, a digital library for Indiana residents (www.IndianaMemory.in.gov). Libraries should use these funds to digitize artifacts important to Indiana history and relevant to researchers today. Libraries should also be looking to establish partnerships with cultural institutions that house unique and important collections of Indiana history. The lead project director in these partnerships must be a library, and the library will be responsible for managing the project and acting as fiscal agent and grant administrator.

In recognition of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, 2011-2015, the theme for the 2010 LSTA Digitization sub-grant program is Indiana and the Civil War: The Home Front. We are looking for projects that document life in Indiana during this period. We are interested in how the war affected people’s lives, including any race and gender issues that arose. We would like to document slavery issues before, during and after the war. We are also interested in Indiana politics at the time, particularly any disloyalty or conspiracies. Types of materials may include but are not limited to contemporary publications, letters, diaries, images, and artifacts.

Deadline: 10/15/2009

Notification: 11/15/2009

Amount: $150,000 to 3-5 projects

Description: The Purdue Energy Fund has been established with a gift from Purdue alumnus Fred Fehsenfeld Sr. and members of his family. The purpose of the fund is to support the development of Indiana and U.S. energy solutions with innovative research in Purdue’s energy laboratories. This announcement is an initial request for proposals from Purdue University tenure track and research faculty members for seed funds from the Purdue Energy Fund. Proposals should focus on research that is practical and likely to have economic significance in the near term.

Request: This first solicitation is aimed at learning about Purdue faculty interest and capacity as they relate to the goals of the Purdue Energy Fund. The intent of the first solicitation is to award approximately $150K to three to five project proposals. These inaugural awards will emphasize new ideas, fresh thinking, and a potential for commercialization of applications that can be realized and have an impact within the State of Indiana in the next five years. Proposals are requested in the broad area of energy. Particular interest is in coal, including processes such as underground coal gasification.

Proposals: Proposals (two pages, single spaced, minimum Times New Roman 11 font size, with minimum ½ inch margin on all sides, and bold paragraph headings for subsections) are requested to clearly establish: (I) novelty of the idea over current practices and technology; (II) potential for impact within five years in the State of Indiana, (III) relevance and promise for reducing the net emissions and buildup of CO2, (IV) a specific work statement with milestones and timeline delineated at least on a quarterly basis for a preferred performance period of one year and a maximum performance period of two years, and (V) additional funding opportunities for leveraging the early successes of the seed funds.

Confirmation of support from authorized personnel in the offices of the Head of the School or Department and the Dean of the College is required. Proposals must include a preliminary budget highlighting broad expenditure categories and any leveraging support available from other sources.

Proposals must be submitted by close of business on 15th October 2009 to Jill Wable at jwable@purdue.edu.

Selection Process: All proposals submitted prior to the deadline will be reviewed by The Purdue Energy Fund Committee (defined below). Proposals will be selected for inaugural funding based on committee’s evaluation of novelty, potential, relevance, specific work statement, and additional opportunities summarized in the proposal. The decisions will also be informed by advice from The Purdue Energy Fund Advisory Board (defined below). The Purdue Energy Fund Committee will communicate the funding decision to the proposing parties by 15th November 2009. The work should begin immediately following a communication from the Purdue Energy Fund Committee.

Execution and Oversight: Those receiving support from the Purdue Energy Fund will: (I) submit a brief quarterly report starting with the first quarter of 2010 (1st April 2010) and continuing for the duration of the project; (II) acknowledge support of the Purdue Energy Fund in all publications resulting from the award within the next five years; and (III) participate in a mini-symposium planned for the autumn or spring of 2011 to present the work accomplished to the Board and the broader energy community. Only the most successful of projects with a clear and compelling case for additional support will be considered for follow-up funding by the Purdue Energy Fund.

The Purdue Energy Fund Committee: Members of the Energy Fund Committee are Melba Crawford (College of Agriculture and College of Engineering), Jay Gore (College of Engineering and Discovery Park Energy Center), and Jon Harbor (College of Science).

The Purdue Energy Fund Advisory Board: Members of the Advisory Board are Fred Fehsenfeld Sr. (Heritage Group), Frank Incropera (Notre Dame), Leah Jamieson (Purdue, Chair), Martin Jischke (President Emeritus, Purdue), Amy Schumacher (Heritage Group), and Jim Schumacher (Heritage Group).

Contact Information (email contact preferred):
Jill Wable, Energy Center, 765 494 1610

Amount: $5,000

Deadline: 10/1/2009

The Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) is now accepting proposals for its 2010 Research Grant Program Competition. An award of one or more grants totaling $5,000 may be made to support research broadly related to education for library and information science. The Research Grant Award cannot be used to support a doctoral dissertation. At least one applicant in a group submitting a proposal must be a personal member of ALISE as of the deadline date.

Proposals may not exceed 20 double-spaced pages, excluding CVs. If
necessary, supporting information may be included in an appendix. Proposals must include the following information to be considered in the competition:

* Abstract of the project (not longer than 200 words).
* Problem statement and literature review (including justification and need for the research).
* Project objectives.
* Project description.
* Research design, methodology, and analysis techniques (including schedule for completion).
* Detailed budget (including institutional or departmental contributions, if any).
* Expected benefits and impact of the research.
* Vita(e) of project investigator(s) may be appended.

Staff training, general operating or overhead expenses, and other indirect
costs are not funded.

The proposals will be judged by the ALISE Research Committee with the
assistance of additional ALISE members in those cases where the methodology warrants. The proposals will be judged on:

1. Appropriateness of the proposed project to issues in library and information science education in its broadest context.
2. Significance of the problem.
3. Design of the study.
4. The investigator’s qualifications: how likely she/he is to be successful, based on previous work and/or possession of the requisite skills.
5. The appropriateness of the schedule and the likelihood that the work will be accomplished on time.
6. Completeness of the application.

Submissions will be disqualified if they exhibit one or more of the following:

* Lack of adherence to submission requirements
* Submission of paper for the wrong award
* Poor quality in the writing
* Poor organization of material
* Lack of specificity on required elements
* Lack of appropriate instrument samples
* Lack of appropriate theoretical framework

The committee reserves the right to select no winning proposal if in its judgment none of the proposals are considered satisfactory.

Recipients of the award must:

* Present a preliminary report at the 2010 ALISE Annual Conference
* Submit written quarterly reports to the Executive Director of ALISE, who will pay the grant in periodic installments as the research progresses
* May submit the results of the funded study to the Association’s Journal of Education for Library and Information Science (JELIS) for possible publication prior to submission to other publications.
* Acknowledge the support of ALISE in any publicity or presentation based on the funded study
* Inform the Executive Director of ALISE if research funding from other sources is obtained, in addition to the provided by ALISE

The research proposal must be received no later than October 1, 2009. It should be submitted via email as an attachment in Word format to:

Rong Tang Simmons College
rong.tang@simmons.edu

Chair, ALISE Research Grant Competition Committee

CFP: http://imls.gov/applicants/grants/21centuryLibrarian.shtm

Deadline: 12/15/2009

Award amounts: $50,000 – $1,000,000

Project duration: up to 3 years

Cost-share: 50% except research projects

This program supports projects to develop faculty and library leaders, to recruit and educate the next generation of librarians, to conduct research on the library profession, and to support early career research on any area of library and information science by tenure-track, untenured faculty in graduate schools of library and information science. It also supports projects to attract high school and college students to consider careers in libraries, to build institutional capacity in graduate schools of library and information science, and to assist in the professional development of librarians and library staff.

Call for proposals: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/collaborative.html

Deadline: 10/29/2009

Awards: $25,000-$100,000 per year for 1-3 years

Application process: grants.gov

Eligible projects include:

• research that significantly adds to knowledge and understanding in the humanities;
• conferences on topics of major importance in the humanities that will benefit ongoing research;
• archaeological projects that include the interpretation and communication of results (projects may encompass excavation, materials analysis, laboratory work, field reports, and preparation of interpretive monographs); and
• research that uses the knowledge, methods, and perspectives of the humanities to enhance understanding of science, technology, medicine, and the social sciences.

Deadline:  September 15, 2009

Call For Proposals

Bank of America is partnering with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to provide American Heritage Preservation grants to small museums, libraries, and archives. The grants will raise awareness and fund preservation of treasures held in small museums, libraries and archives. Priority will be given to smaller institutions, but all libraries, archives, and museums that meet IMLS institutional eligibility criteria are eligible to apply. Grants will help to preserve specific items, including works of art, artifacts and historical documents that are in need of conservation. Applicants will build on completed conservation assessments of their collections, to ensure that the Bank of America/IMLS grants are used in accordance with best practices in the field, and underscore the importance of assessment planning. Grant amounts are available up to $3,000.

Deadline:  September 14, 2009

Call For Proposals

Awards: $650,000 total funding with maximum award of $65,000 per project

The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy is pleased to announce our 2010 National Grant competition.  The Foundation’s grant-making program seeks to develop or expand projects designed to support the development of literacy skills for adult primary care givers and their children.  A total of approximately $650,000 will be awarded; no grant request should exceed $65,000.

In order to be considered eligible for a grant, an organization must meet the following criteria:

• The organization must have current nonprofit or public status and have been in existence for two or more years as of the date of the application
• The organization must have maintained fiscal accountability
• The organization must operate an instructional literacy program that has been in existence for at least 2 years and includes one or more of the following components:

a) literacy for adults;
b) parent education;
c) pre-literacy or literacy instruction for children pre-k to grade 3;
d) intergenerational literacy activities (Parent and Child Together Time [(PACT]).

Number: NSF 09-559
Deadline: September 21, 2009
Awards: 20-35 projects from $15,000,000, $250,000 max annual budget for 3 years
CFP: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09559/nsf09559.htm

The Social-Computational Systems (SoCS) program seeks to reveal new understanding about the properties that systems of people and computers together possess, and to develop a practical understanding of the purposeful design of systems to facilitate socially intelligent computing. By better characterizing, understanding, and eventually designing for desired behaviors arising from computationally mediated groups of people at all scales, new forms of knowledge creation, new models of computation, new forms of culture, and new types of interaction will result. Further, the investigation of such systems and their emergent behaviors and desired properties will inform the design of future systems.

The SoCS program will support research in socially intelligent computing arising from human-computer partnerships that range in scale from a single person and computer to an Internet-scale array of machines and people. The program seeks to create new knowledge about the capabilities these partnerships can demonstrate – new affordances and new emergent behaviors, as well as unanticipated consequences and fundamental limits. The program also seeks to foster new ideas that support even greater capabilities for socially intelligent computing, such as the design and development of systems reflecting explicit knowledge about people’s cognitive and social abilities, new models of collective, social, and participatory computing, and new algorithms that leverage the specific abilities of massive numbers of human participants.

The SoCS program seeks to capitalize upon the collaborative knowledge and research methods of investigators in the computational and human sciences, recognizing that researchers in computer science and related disciplines often focus on the limits and capabilities of computation in isolation from the people that use computation, while researchers in the social sciences often focus on the use of technology or the capabilities of people with limited impact on how such knowledge can influence the design of new technologies. Proposals that reflect collaborative efforts spanning computational and human centered approaches and perspectives are specifically encouraged.