{"identifier":"/us/usc/t42/s1862o\u20138","title":42,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1862o\u20138.","heading":"Pilot program of grants for new investigators","text":"\u00a7\u202f1862o\u20138.\nPilot program of grants for new investigators\n(a)\nIn general\nThe Director shall carry out a pilot program to award 1-year grants to individuals to assist them in improving research proposals that were previously submitted to the Foundation but not selected for funding.\n(b)\nEligibility\nTo be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an individual\u2014\n(1) may not have previously received funding as the principal investigator of a research grant from the Foundation; and\n(2) shall have submitted a proposal to the Foundation, which may include a proposal submitted to the Research in Undergraduate Institutions program, that was rated excellent under the Foundation\u2019s competitive merit review process.\n(c)\nSelection process\nThe Director shall make awards under this section based on the advice of the program officers of the Foundation.\n(d)\nUse of funds\nGrants awarded under this section shall be used to enable an individual to resubmit an updated research proposal for review by the Foundation through the agency\u2019s competitive merit review process. Uses of funds made available under this section may include the generation of new data and the performance of additional analysis.\n(e)\nProgram administration\nThe Director shall carry out this section through the Small Grants for Exploratory Research program.\n(f)\nNational Science Board review\nThe Board shall conduct a review and assessment of the pilot program under this section, including the number of new investigators funded, the distribution of awards by type of institution of higher education, and the success rate upon resubmittal of proposals by new investigators funded through such pilot program. Not later than 3 years after\nAugust 9, 2007","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t42/s1862o\u20138.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1862o\u20138","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1862o\u20138."},{"t":"heading","text":"Pilot program of grants for new investigators"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1862o\u20138/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"In general"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Director shall carry out a pilot program to award 1-year grants to individuals to assist them in improving research proposals that were previously submitted to the Foundation but not selected for funding.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1862o\u20138/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Eligibility"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an individual\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1862o\u20138/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" may not have previously received funding as the principal investigator of a research grant from the Foundation; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1862o\u20138/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" shall have submitted a proposal to the Foundation, which may include a proposal submitted to the Research in Undergraduate Institutions program, that was rated excellent under the Foundation\u2019s competitive merit review process.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1862o\u20138/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Selection process"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Director shall make awards under this section based on the advice of the program officers of the Foundation.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1862o\u20138/d","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(d)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Use of funds"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"Grants awarded under this section shall be used to enable an individual to resubmit an updated research proposal for review by the Foundation through the agency\u2019s competitive merit review process. Uses of funds made available under this section may include the generation of new data and the performance of additional analysis.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1862o\u20138/e","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(e)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Program administration"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Director shall carry out this section through the Small Grants for Exploratory Research program.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t42/s1862o\u20138/f","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(f)"},{"t":"heading","text":"National Science Board review"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"The Board shall conduct a review and assessment of the pilot program under this section, including the number of new investigators funded, the distribution of awards by type of institution of higher education, and the success rate upon resubmittal of proposals by new investigators funded through such pilot program. Not later than 3 years after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"August 9, 2007","tail":", the Board shall summarize its findings and any recommendations regarding changes to, the termination of, or the continuation of the pilot program in a report to the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}