American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Informational Briefing
Wolf von Maltzahn, Acting V.P. for Research
Overview
ARRA Highlights
General Observations
Specific Agencies
Action Steps
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ARRA - Summary
– $21.5 billion for R&D ($3.5 billion for facilities & equipment)
– NSF: $3 billion for basic research in science and
engineering.
– NASA: $1.0 billion, including $400 million for climate
change research.
– NIH: $10.4 billion, including $1.5 billion to renovate
university research facilities.
– DOE: $1.6 billion for research in climate science, biofuels,
high-energy physics, nuclear physics, and fusion energy
sciences.
– NIST: $580 million technology innovation and
manufacturing.
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General Comments about ARRA
• Preserve and create jobs; promote economic recovery.
• Assist those impacted by the recession.
• Increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in
science and health.
• Invest in transportation, environment, infrastructure (long term benefit).
• Stabilize state and local government budgets.
• ARRA requires unprecedented reporting and oversight.
• Distribution should be finalized by September 2009 and spent down by
September 2010.
• Funds must be obligated by prime recipient in relatively short time period.
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Observations
• CHALLENGE: spend ARRA funds quickly, but spend them well!
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Increased proposal submissions to be expected.
Unfunded mandate: universities need to track and monitor awards.
Additional and more frequent financial and programmatic reporting.
Detailed program and project instructions are under development.
Some program announcements are available.
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National Science Foundation
• $3.5 billion for research and related activities, including $300 million for
major research instrumentation and $200 million for modernization of
academic facilities.
• $400 million for major research equipment and facilities construction.
• $100 million of education and human resources.
NSF Priorities
• No supplemental funding, for now.
• Support 3,000 additional, highly-rated new proposals.
• Bring overall funding rate to 30% for FY09.
• Focus on funding Early Career and new PIs
• New RFP’s for Major Research Instrumentation and Academic Research
Infrastructure programs.
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National Institutes of Health
• $10.4 billion total ($8.2 billion for R&D, $1.3 billion for extramural facilities,
$500 million for intramural facilities)
• Supplemental funding will be permitted.
• Fund previously reviewed proposals.
• $800 million for 2-year short term competitive grants
• $300 million through NCRR competitive awards for instrumentation
• Carryover of funds and no cost extensions may be allowed
• New types of activities will be supported such as the Challenge Grant
program – designed to focus on health and science problems where
progress can be expected in two years
• NIH will choose among recently peer reviewed, highly meritorious R01’s
• NIH will fund new R01 applications that have a reasonable expectation of
making progress in two years
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Department of Energy
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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants ($3.2 billion)
DOE Office of Science $1.6 billion to fund research in such areas as
climate science, biofuels, high-energy physics, nuclear physics, and
fusion energy sciences. More details are expected to be announced in
the third week of March.
Advanced Energy Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) – authorized in the
America COMPETES Act of 2007, but never funded, receives $400
million
$4.3 billion for smart power grid R&D
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Department of Defense
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$300 million to the Department of Defense to assist with the
development of energy efficiency technology. Each of the Research,
Development, Test and Evaluation (RDTE) offices within the Army, Navy
and Air Force will receive $75 million, with another $75 million allotted
for the Defense-wide RDTE office. These funds will provide financial
support for pilot projects, demonstrations and energy efficient
manufacturing enhancements.
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Action Steps
• Monitor agency web sites for special RFP’s.
• Prepare proposals to all relevant RFP’s.
• Be opportunistic in proposal preparation (write
major parts and mold to fit RFP).
• Develop proposals in all areas of your expertise
and interest.
• Submit proposals early to overcome potential
bottlenecks in the grants.gov system.
• Begin working with RAF immediately.
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Websites
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Agency Recovery Sites
http://www.usinnovation.org
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NYSTAR Information
http://www.nystar.state.ny.us/stimulus.htm
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SSTI Weekly Digest
http://www.ssti.org/Digest/2009/021909.htm
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The Smart Grid
http://www.oe.energy.gov/DocumentsandMedia/DOE_SG_Book_Single_Pages(1).pdf
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National Biofuels Action Plan
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/pdfs/nbap.pdf
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OMB Initial Implementing Guidance for ARRA
http://www.recovery.gov/files/Initial%20Recovery%20Act%20Implementing%20Guidan
ce.pdf
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Websites
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Department of Energy
http://www.energy.gov/recovery
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National Science Foundation
http://nsf.gov/recovery/
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Department of Defense
http://www.defenselink.mil/recovery/
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National Institutes of Health Challenge grants
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/challenge_award/
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NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/recovery/
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
http://www.nist.gov/recovery/
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Websites
• Overview Information: Recovery Act Limited Competition: NIH
Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-003.html
• Recovery Act of 2009: NIH Review Criteria, Scoring System, and
Suspension of Appeals Process
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-054.html
• Federal Government Recovery Act
Overview http://www.recovery.gov/
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www.rpi.edu/research
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