3CPG Infrastructure Grants - Next Deadline will be announced in February 2012 (Deadline later in the winter or early spring).
The Cornell Center for Comparative and Population Genomics is accepting applications for funding to address critical infrastructural needs within the comparative and population genomics research community at Cornell. Proposals must address needs related to the core mission of advancing comparative and population genomics at Cornell. In addition, proposed projects are expected to serve multiple members of the 3CPG community, and ideally, will leverage existing infrastructural resources on campus. Examples include shared disk storage for large databases or data sets of interest to multiple investigators; shared workstations or servers to support next- generation sequence analysis by multiple groups; access to computer clusters or other high-performance computing resources; improved tools or resources for DNA sequencing or genotyping; or shared infrastructure for sample collection or storage. There are no absolute restrictions on the amount of the request, but we anticipate most awards to be in the $5,000 - $10,000 range. Preference will be given to proposals with the potential to have the greatest impact across the 3CPG community per dollar spent. The infrastructure grant applications will be reviewed by a committee of 3CPG faculty members who will rank applications with these criteria in mind.
Projects must have a single PI, but it is expected that many will have co-PIs. Additional investigators who have a direct interest in the resource may be listed as participating faculty. Letters from participating faculty documenting the utility of the proposed resource will be critical in gauging impact to the community. Investigators are strongly encouraged to partner with representatives of the Center for Advanced Computing (CAC), the Life Sciences Core Laboratories Center (LSCLC; particularly the Computational Biology Service Unit), and related groups to leverage existing resources and reach as broad a community as possible.
Infrastructure Grant Application Procedure
Eligibility
* The PI for the proposal must be an active faculty member of the 3CPG. Co-PIs and participating faculty do not have to be members of 3CPG. Individuals who are not members of 3CPG may respond to this call by securing a collaborative arrangement with 3CPG members.
Evaluation Criteria
Applications will be reviewed by the Infrastructure Grant committee. Selections will be made based on the following criteria:
* Relevance to population and comparative genomics
* Likely impact across the 3CPG community
* Qualifications of team and likelihood of success
* Quality of proposal
* Extent to which project enhances and leverages existing infrastructure or services, including integration with the Computational Biology Service Unit Core Facility.
Application Package (as a single PDF file, single spaced in 11 or 12 point font, and one-inch margins)
* Cover page which should include:
* Project title
* PI name
* Co-PI names, if applicable
* Participating faculty, if applicable
* Total Requested Budget
* Project Summary (limited to 5 pages) to include:
* Infrastructural need to be addressed
* Background and rationale, including why current facilities or resources are inadequate, the community that is impacted, and how their research is affected
* Detailed plan for addressing this need
* Strategy for ongoing maintenance, if applicable
* Integration/coordination with current infrastructural resources and groups on campus
* Proposed Budget and Budget Justification
* PI Biosketches or CVs (4 page maximum)
* Current and pending support for all PIs
* Supplemental Material which may include:
* Letters of support from participating faculty and collaborators
* Information on similar resources provided at peer institutions
* Description of relevant experience of team in infrastructure development or maintenance
A single pdf file containing the complete application should be emailed to Emily Sampson (ems329@cornell.edu; 130 Biotech).
Next Deadline will be announced in early January 2012 (Deadline later in the winter or early spring). Successful applicants will be requested to make a six-month progress report on their project.