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   * //Demographics Committee member: Prisca Cushman//   * //Demographics Committee member: Prisca Cushman//
-  * Contacts: Kathy Turner, John Boger +  * Contacts: Michael Cooke (main contact), Kathy Turner, John Boger  
 +===== Summary of Trends and Review Experiences ===== 
 +  * [[AAAC:doe cosmic frontier:Summary2014|Summary (Dec 2014)]] of the Aug2014 PI meeting talks (see resources) and my reviewer experience.
 ===== Funding Policies and Philosophy ===== ===== Funding Policies and Philosophy =====
 __DOE HEP program model__ __DOE HEP program model__
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   * For which the HEP community contributions or expertise is needed – instrumentation, collaborations, analysis techniques etc.    * For which the HEP community contributions or expertise is needed – instrumentation, collaborations, analysis techniques etc. 
  
-== HEP-style Collaborations, Support ==+__HEP-style Collaborations, Support__
   * HEP provides long-term support for our responsibilities in designing, building and operating projects to achieve significant advances in science.   * HEP provides long-term support for our responsibilities in designing, building and operating projects to achieve significant advances in science.
   * The HEP community’s model and the HEP program’s support is traditionally for teams of scientists to participate in all phases of an experiment as part of an HEP-style collaboration.     * The HEP community’s model and the HEP program’s support is traditionally for teams of scientists to participate in all phases of an experiment as part of an HEP-style collaboration.  
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   * For this model to work, it requires people to receive stable, long-term support; otherwise projects would not be able to count on them to deliver their responsibilities.   * For this model to work, it requires people to receive stable, long-term support; otherwise projects would not be able to count on them to deliver their responsibilities.
  
-== The HEP community’s research model and expectations described above is reflected in the proposal review process.==+**//The HEP community’s research model and expectations described above is reflected in the proposal review process.//**
  
-=== Research program priorities:===+__Research program priorities:__
   * Priority is to support efforts on projects/experiments in HEP program, i.e. where HEP has responsibilities.   * Priority is to support efforts on projects/experiments in HEP program, i.e. where HEP has responsibilities.
   * Support HEP-model science collaboration to carry out the experiment in all phases   * Support HEP-model science collaboration to carry out the experiment in all phases
   * Support research efforts directly in line with our project priorities and science goals (e.g. HEP supports dark energy studies on experiments with broader science goals).   * Support research efforts directly in line with our project priorities and science goals (e.g. HEP supports dark energy studies on experiments with broader science goals).
  
-== Need to make sure that our experiments are adequately supported before supporting or adding to research efforts for other programs.  However, some funding is available for development of ideas for new projects that are aligned with the science drivers.  Research efforts on projects that are aligned with HEP science drivers, but which don’t have HEP participation, will also be considered, taking into account the above and based on funding availability.+**//Need to make sure that our experiments are adequately supported before supporting or adding to research efforts for other programs.  However, some funding is available for development of ideas for new projects that are aligned with the science drivers.  Research efforts on projects that are aligned with HEP science drivers, but which don’t have HEP participation, will also be considered, taking into account the above and based on funding availability.//**
  
  
-=== Typical researcher’s program:===+__Typical researcher’s program:__
   * HEP “buys” full research time of the faculty member on their overall program by providing summer salary and group support.    * HEP “buys” full research time of the faculty member on their overall program by providing summer salary and group support. 
   * The typical researcher program may include service work on an experiment, participation in design, R&D, fabrication, operations on a project/experiment, science planning and analysis, and may include a plan of efforts on currently operating as well as planning for future projects.     * The typical researcher program may include service work on an experiment, participation in design, R&D, fabrication, operations on a project/experiment, science planning and analysis, and may include a plan of efforts on currently operating as well as planning for future projects.  
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-==== Anecdotal Trends ==== +===== Anecdotal Trends ===== 
-We are starting to see a few people that are submitting more than 1 proposal for 2 different efforts on the same experiment and is assumed to be a way to get around the page limit.  DOE CF will make it clear that this isn't helpful in the future for next year's FOA. If everybody starts doing this, it will mean lots more time spent writing proposals instead doing research.+HEP is starting to see a few people that are submitting more than 1 proposal for 2 different efforts on the same experiment and is assumed to be a way to get around the page limit. It will be made clear that this isn't helpful in the future for next year's FOA. If everybody starts doing this, it would mean lots more time spent writing proposals, multiple proposals, and a heavier load for review panels, instead of concentrating on research.
  
-==== RFP and Proposal structure and frequency ====+People working traditionally in the “astronomy” mode that want to get supported by HEP have been learning how to work in the HEP collaboration model over the past few years and some have gotten supported.
  
-Cosmic Frontier (CF) experimental research program support is provided for university (and other non-DOE-lab institutions) grants and also for lab research groups.   
  
-=== University ===+===== RFP and Proposal structure and frequency =====
  
-Universities apply through Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA). +Cosmic Frontier (CF) experimental research program support is provided for university (and other non-DOE-lab institutions) grants and also for lab research groups.  
-HEP has subprograms with research funding lines in Cosmic Frontier, Energy Frontier, Intensity Frontier, Theory, and Advanced Detector R&D. A successful proposal typically receives a 3-year grant.+
  
-Research efforts are supported in the first 2 FOA’s below; a small amount of research support may also be available in the 3rd one.+==== UNIVERSITY ==== 
 +Universities apply through __Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA)__. 
 +HEP has subprograms with research funding lines in Cosmic Frontier, Energy Frontier, Intensity Frontier, Theory, and Advanced Detector R&D. A successful proposal typically receives a 3-year grant.
  
-== Funding Opportunity Announcements == +=== Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) === 
-  * Research Opportunities in HEP (“Comparative Review”)+Research efforts are supported in the first 2 FOA’s below; a small amount of research support may also be available in the 3rd one.  
 +  * **1. Research Opportunities in HEP (“Comparative Review”)**
     * Annual solicitation that is the funding vehicle for HEP research support     * Annual solicitation that is the funding vehicle for HEP research support
     * Proposals due a specific date     * Proposals due a specific date
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     * Can submit a proposal from an individual or group of PI’s in one or more of our subprograms (Cosmic Frontier, Energy Frontier, Theory, etc)     * Can submit a proposal from an individual or group of PI’s in one or more of our subprograms (Cosmic Frontier, Energy Frontier, Theory, etc)
     * The research funding supports faculty PI’s, research scientists, postdoc, graduate student, & their expenses; also supports small technical, engineering, equipment, for their efforts in their lab     * The research funding supports faculty PI’s, research scientists, postdoc, graduate student, & their expenses; also supports small technical, engineering, equipment, for their efforts in their lab
-  * Office of Science Early Career Awards +  * **2. Office of Science Early Career Awards** 
     * Annual competition for young investigators     * Annual competition for young investigators
       * PI must be within 10 years of Ph.D., 3 tries       * PI must be within 10 years of Ph.D., 3 tries
       * $750k over a 5 year grant       * $750k over a 5 year grant
-  * Office of Science Continuing Solicitation (General FOA)+  * **3. Office of Science Continuing Solicitation (General FOA)**
     * No deadline; can apply anytime during the year.     * No deadline; can apply anytime during the year.
     * Types of grants/efforts supported - Project R&D, small experiments (fab, operations), conferences, and research (though not much funding is available for research).      * Types of grants/efforts supported - Project R&D, small experiments (fab, operations), conferences, and research (though not much funding is available for research). 
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 Any significant operations and/or project-related activities should be submitted to the general FOA.  This includes Engineering, Technicians, computer programming, other project/related personnel support, top-level project management, M&S, major items of equipment, consumables.  If a lab leads the project, then our funds would go there and the lab would subcontract as needed.   Any significant operations and/or project-related activities should be submitted to the general FOA.  This includes Engineering, Technicians, computer programming, other project/related personnel support, top-level project management, M&S, major items of equipment, consumables.  If a lab leads the project, then our funds would go there and the lab would subcontract as needed.  
  
-== Reviews ==+=== Reviews ===
 Peer reviews and program planning reflect the HEP community’s tradition of long term roles and responsibilities on an experiment/project as part of a collaboration. Peer reviews and program planning reflect the HEP community’s tradition of long term roles and responsibilities on an experiment/project as part of a collaboration.
  
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     * Note: Funding isn’t optimized by funding small fractions of lots of different people that aren’t making large or continuous contributions to the experiment, in addition to their own data analysis.     * Note: Funding isn’t optimized by funding small fractions of lots of different people that aren’t making large or continuous contributions to the experiment, in addition to their own data analysis.
  
-**=== Labs ===**+==== LABORATORY ====
  
   * Labs submit FWP’s (Field Work Proposals) annual for continuation of their program as well as at other times for supplemental/new efforts.  Lab researchers can also apply for an Early Career award.   * Labs submit FWP’s (Field Work Proposals) annual for continuation of their program as well as at other times for supplemental/new efforts.  Lab researchers can also apply for an Early Career award.
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-==== Selected Questions and Available Data ==== +===== Selected Questions and Available Data ===== 
-==General Data we need (over the last 10 years) ==+== General Data we need (over the last 10 years) ==
   * Who is writing the proposals?  Please let me know which of these data are available, without violating privacy rules.    * Who is writing the proposals?  Please let me know which of these data are available, without violating privacy rules. 
     * PI position:  (postdoc, professor, tenured, etc)     * PI position:  (postdoc, professor, tenured, etc)
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 == Where does the money go == == Where does the money go ==
-  * How much of the science support f comes through missions or other stable sources relative to competed 3-year proposals? +  * How much of the science support comes through missions or other stable sources relative to competed 3-year proposals? 
   * What fraction of the money for competed research is distributed to various types of institution (labs, universities, centers, industry)?    * What fraction of the money for competed research is distributed to various types of institution (labs, universities, centers, industry)? 
  
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 ==Career questions== ==Career questions==
  
-  * How many awards have gone to first-time PIs? (DOE) +  * How many awards have gone to first-time PIs? 
-  * How much of the typical award supports the PI? CoIs? Students? (DOE)+  * How much of the typical award supports the PI? CoIs? Students? 
   * What is the age (in career) distribution of PIs? Proposers?   * What is the age (in career) distribution of PIs? Proposers?
   * What is the age (in career) distribution of the relevant community?   * What is the age (in career) distribution of the relevant community?
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   * What fraction of the total program budget each year has gone to support competed grants?   * What fraction of the total program budget each year has gone to support competed grants?
  
-==== Links to Existing talks, trending graphs, relevant information ====+===== Links to Existing talks, trending graphs, relevant information =====
   * Click on **[[AAAC:doe cosmic frontier:resources|Resources]]  **    * Click on **[[AAAC:doe cosmic frontier:resources|Resources]]  ** 
 +  * [[AAAC:doe cosmic frontier:P5Criteria|P5 (2014) Criteria]] used in developing the program
 +  * [[AAAC:doe cosmic frontier:PASAGCriteria|PASAG (2009) Criteria]] used in developing the program
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