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aaac:doe_cosmic_frontier [2014/11/07 06:15] priscaaaac:doe_cosmic_frontier [2015/06/26 09:54] (current) – [DOE Cosmic Frontier] prisca
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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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 Cosmic Frontier (CF) experimental research program support is provided for university (and other non-DOE-lab institutions) grants and also for lab research groups.   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__ +==== UNIVERSITY ==== 
-Universities apply through Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA).+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. 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. +=== Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) === 
- +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.  
-=== Funding Opportunity Announcements === +  * **1. Research Opportunities in HEP (“Comparative Review”)**
-  * **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 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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