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Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)

National Science Foundation

Funder Type: Federal Government	Award Amount: varies
Deadlines: 04/09/07	Status: Active
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Award Description:
Estimated Total Program Funding: NA Award Ceiling: NA Award Floor: NA CFDA Number: 47.041 -- Engineering Grants CFDA Number: 47.076 -- Education and Human Resources Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligibility Description:
Proposals may only be submitted by the following: CREST, CREST proposals are invited from minority-serving institutions of higher education in the United States. This denotes institutions that have enrollments of 50% or more of members of minority groups underrepresented among those holding advanced degrees in science and engineering fields: Alaskan Natives, African Americans, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, and Native Pacific Islanders. Preference will be given to institutions with demonstrated strengths in NSF-supported fields, as evidenced by a developing capacity to offer doctoral degrees in one or more science, technology, engineering, or mathematics disciplines. Institutions must also demonstrate a willingness and capacity to se
Summary:
The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program makes resources available to enhance the research capabilities of minority-serving institutions through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research. CREST promotes the development of new knowledge, enhancements of the research productivity of individual faculty, and an expanded presence of students historically underrepresented in STEM disciplines. Awards are offered as new centers, supplements to existing centers, proposals for the CREST Historically Black Colleges and Universities Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering (HBCU-RISE) initiative, or supplements to CREST/HBCU-RISE-eligible awardees for diversity collaboration in projects co-funded with NSF's Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) programs, which are administered by NSF's Directorate for Engineering.

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Victor Santiago
National Science Foundation
Program Director, CREST

Telephone: (703) 292-4673
Fax: (703) 292-9018
E-Mail: vsantiag@nsf.gov
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07526/nsf07526.txt

Date Added: 11/21/06