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Opportunity Summary:

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Software Development for Cyberinfrastructure (SDCI) program is a discretionary grant opportunity focused on building practical, reusable, and widely beneficial software that strengthens the nation s cyberinfrastructure for science and engineering. NSF frames cyberinfrastructure as the computing, data, networking, software, and security capabilities that modern research depends on, and the program is aimed at making that foundation more scalable, comprehensive, secure, and sustainable. The core idea is to move beyond early stage infrastructure research and deliver real, deployable infrastructure capabilities that researchers and educators can rely on in day to day work.

SDCI specifically supports software development across two major thrust areas: end to end high performance computer networking and cybersecurity. Projects are expected to produce software components and systems that can be reused and expanded, rather than narrowly tailored one off tools. NSF emphasizes the full lifecycle of technology maturation, so supported activities can include design and implementation, rigorous testing and validation, experimental deployment, and trial use in realistic environments. The intent is that the software be demonstrated in relevant settings, with clear evidence it can function reliably and at scale, and that it meaningfully enables research and education in any NSF supported field.

A key program priority is boosting scientific productivity and improving collaboration. The solicitation highlights software that makes it easier for research communities to share and work with data, instruments, and computing or storage resources, which often means tools for resource federation, workflow and data movement, authentication and authorization, monitoring, performance optimization, and secure access. Because the program sits at the intersection of networking and security, competitive projects would generally be expected to treat performance and protection as first class requirements, not afterthoughts, and to show how their approach helps a broad set of science and engineering applications.

The program requires that software produced under SDCI be developed as open source, reinforcing NSF s goal of broad adoption, transparency, and long term sustainability. Industry collaboration is explicitly encouraged, which signals NSF s interest in practical deployment pathways, interoperability with real world systems, and the potential for community uptake beyond a single academic group.

From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 11 504, NSF Publication 11 504) was posted on November 8, 2010, with a full proposal deadline of January 30, 2011. NSF anticipated making about 15 awards with an estimated total funding level of 8,800,000. Individual awards ranged from a floor of 50,000 up to a ceiling of 2,400,000. The opportunity falls under CFDA 47.080 through the NSF Office of Cyberinfrastructure, and it includes a cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted, meaning proposals could come from any type of entity as allowed by the solicitation details.

For applicants needing help accessing the announcement, NSF directs people to NSF grants.gov support at grantsgovsupport@nsf.gov, and provides a reference link to the additional information associated with NSF Publication 11 504.

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