The National Science Foundation (NSF) Mid-scale Research Infrastructure (Mid-scale RI) Big Idea is intended to provide an agile, Foundation-wide process to fund experimental research capabilities in the mid-scale range ($6 million to $100 million), between the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) and Major Facilities thresholds. Recently, the solicitation (NSF 21-505) for the Mid-scale RI-1 program (total project cost of $6 million up to but not including $20 million), one of two funding opportunities that span the mid-scale range, was published with a deadline of January 7, 2021 for preliminary proposals.
On Wednesday, November 4, 2020 and Thursday, November 5, 2020, NSF will host outreach webinars with information about the Mid-Scale RI-1 funding opportunity. Each session will begin at 1:00 p.m. EST and have two parts: a general Mid-scale RI-1 information session (1:00 p.m. -1:40 p.m. EST) with Q&A followed by Directorate-specific breakouts (1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EST) where more technical questions will be addressed. Information on Day 1 will be repeated on Day 2.
To access the main webinars and follow-on directorate-specific breakouts:
Webinar 1
Event: Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure (Mid-scale RI-1): NSF 21-505 Q&A – Main meeting
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. Eastern Time
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https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1614702269?pwd=djl0Z2hnU3I3QXNiRHYraitMclhjZz09
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Meeting ID: 161 470 2269
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- You will enter through a waiting room and be let in by an NSF staff member.
- Questions: Please submit questions via Chat during the webinar. There will be no participant audio-enabled questions or screen sharing.
Directorate Breakouts: Wednesday, November 4, 2020 from 1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
- You will enter through a waiting room and be let in to the breakout by an NSF staff member.
- Please follow instructions provided during the breakouts for Q&A.
Mid-scale RI-1 BIO breakout
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Mid-scale RI-1: CISE breakoutJoin ZoomGov Meeting
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1612060097?pwd=YjEyRGFsKzRJK3FiM3NuZUdyTkNzZz09
Meeting ID: 161 206 0097
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Mid-scale RI-1: EHR breakoutJoin ZoomGov Meeting
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1603796946?pwd=R2hnQWFzZUE0bzZhV042ajl2d3VrZz09
Meeting ID: 160 379 6946
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Mid-scale RI-1 ENG breakoutJoin ZoomGov Meeting
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1612903336?pwd=eGtJdTZ1T0JJZGFtQWZqbnlhbHJuZz09
Meeting ID: 161 290 3336
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Meeting ID: 161 290 3336
Mid-scale RI-1 GEO breakoutJoin ZoomGov Meeting
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1618475292?pwd=UmNOSU5TL1J0REUxd3NiQkxmdUFJQT09
Meeting ID: 161 847 5292
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Meeting ID: 161 847 5292
Mid-scale RI-1 MPS breakoutJoin ZoomGov Meeting
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1605221356?pwd=WUxVVzEyeW9jYys5UytOV2NxQlFuZz09
Meeting ID: 160 522 1356
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Meeting ID: 160 522 1356
Mid-scale RI-1: SBE breakoutJoin ZoomGov Meeting
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1615969789?pwd=a0RTazNHS0pXd2QzNGlFMkgzODlwZz09
Meeting ID: 161 596 9789
Passcode: 4cq@ip
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Meeting ID: 161 596 9789
Webinar 2
Event: Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure (Mid-scale RI-1): NSF 21-505 Q&A – Main meeting
Date/Time: Thursday, November 5, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. Eastern Time
Join ZoomGov Meeting
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1614702269?pwd=djl0Z2hnU3I3QXNiRHYraitMclhjZz09
Meeting ID: 161 470 2269
Passcode: 5i8ELv
Join via phone:
(669)254-5252 US (San Jose) or (646)828-7666 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 161 470 2269
Captions: View real-time captions at: www.fedrcc.us/ by clicking “Join Now” and entering event ID 4614984
- You will enter through a waiting room and be let in by an NSF staff member.
- Questions: Please submit questions via Chat during the webinar. There will be no participant audio-enabled questions or screen sharing.
Directorate Breakouts: Thursday, November 5, 2020 from 1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
- You will enter through a waiting room and be let in to the breakout by an NSF staff member.
- Please follow instructions provided during the breakouts for Q&A.
Mid-scale RI-1 BIO breakout
Join ZoomGov Meeting
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1605815851?pwd=THJGL3JIYjRYdGVoQ3VzT08rQitOZz09
Meeting ID: 160 581 5851
Passcode: g&2Xz!
Join via phone:
(669)254-5252 US (San Jose) or (646)828-7666 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 160 581 5851Mid-scale RI-1: CISE breakout
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https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1612060097?pwd=YjEyRGFsKzRJK3FiM3NuZUdyTkNzZz09
Meeting ID: 161 206 0097
Passcode: Ze23gm
Join via phone:
(669)254-5252 US (San Jose) or (646)828-7666 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 161 206 0097
Mid-scale RI-1: EHR breakoutJoin ZoomGov Meeting
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1603796946?pwd=R2hnQWFzZUE0bzZhV042ajl2d3VrZz09
Meeting ID: 160 379 6946
Passcode: p.YKu9
Join via phone:
(669)254-5252 US (San Jose) or (646)828-7666 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 160 379 6946
Mid-scale RI-1 ENG breakout
Join ZoomGov Meeting
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1612903336?pwd=eGtJdTZ1T0JJZGFtQWZqbnlhbHJuZz09
Meeting ID: 161 290 3336
Passcode: T=2giY
Join via phone:
(669)254-5252 US (San Jose) or (646)828-7666 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 161 290 3336
Mid-scale RI-1 GEO breakoutJoin ZoomGov Meeting
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1618475292?pwd=UmNOSU5TL1J0REUxd3NiQkxmdUFJQT09
Meeting ID: 161 847 5292
Passcode: g&2Xz!
Join via phone:
(669)254-5252 US (San Jose) or (646)828-7666 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 161 847 5292
Mid-scale RI-1 MPS breakoutJoin ZoomGov Meeting
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1605221356?pwd=WUxVVzEyeW9jYys5UytOV2NxQlFuZz09
Meeting ID: 160 522 1356
Passcode: Ty9C78
Join via phone:
(669)254-5252 US (San Jose) or (646)828-7666 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 160 522 1356
Mid-scale RI-1: SBE breakoutJoin ZoomGov Meeting
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1615969789?pwd=a0RTazNHS0pXd2QzNGlFMkgzODlwZz09
Meeting ID: 161 596 9789
Passcode: 4cq@ip
Join via phone:
(669)254-5252 US (San Jose) or (646)828-7666 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 161 596 9789
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