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<h3 align="center">JSA Initiatives Fund Program - FY2019 Call for
Proposals</h3>
<p class="style1" align="center">Proposals Due July 16, 2018</p>
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href="http://www.jsallc.org/IF/CP19.html">http://www.jsallc.org/IF/CP19.html</a><br>
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<p><em><strong>Process</strong></em><br>
JSA is soliciting proposals for Initiatives Fund support for the
FY2019 program. An Initiatives Fund Evaluation Committee will
review eligible proposals that meet the criteria. The Committee
will include Programs Committee members, Lab representation, Users
Group representation, and external consultants as needed to ensure
a fair and objective process. In addition to evaluating new
proposals, the Committee will reassess the value of the programs
requesting renewed support to ensure their on-going relevance and
continuation. The Committee will make its recommendations for
award to the JSA owners, SURA and PAE Applied Technologies, which
provide the funds for the Initiatives Fund Program. The owners
have final approval of all awards from the Initiatives Fund.
Proposers will be notified of the status of proposals following
the owners' final decision.</p>
<p><em><strong>Who Can Submit Proposals </strong></em><br>
Members of the Jefferson Lab user community, Jefferson Lab
researchers and staff, other individuals or groups who can make
unique contributions to the Lab's research, development,
education, and technology transfer missions. See current and past
projects supported in the <a
href="http://www.jsallc.org/IF/IFProjects.html" target="_blank">Initiatives
Fund Program</a>.</p>
<p><em><strong>Evaluation Criteria</strong></em><br>
Request for funds for scientific projects or those of a technical
or R&D nature will generally not be considered. The Evaluation
Committee will not provide original scientific or technical review
of proposals. Evaluation of proposals will be based generally on
the following criteria.</p>
<ul>
<li>Intellectual and/or outreach merits and/or potential impact on
the Lab user community </li>
<li>Alignment with and significance to the goals and missions of
the Lab</li>
<li>Degree of leveraged support and/or matching resources from
other fund sources, including Lab funds
<ul>
<li class="style4">Proposals for support for meetings,
workshops, and conferences should align with the overall
interests and mission of the Lab and should be matched by
other source(s)</li>
<li class="style4">For scientific meeting support, proposers
should discuss availability of matching funds with the Lab
Deputy Director for Science (Robert McKeown, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bmck@jlab.org">bmck@jlab.org</a>)
prior to proposal submission.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Extent to which other means (federal, state, regional, local,
or private) to gain the proposed support were considered</li>
<li>Proposed evaluation plan to measure success</li>
</ul>
<p><em><strong>Instructions to Proposers</strong></em><br>
Submittals should be made on the <a
href="http://www.jsallc.org/IF/2019IFProposalForm.pdf"
target="_blank">2019 Proposal Form</a> (download form), and may
include letters of endorsement and other supporting information. A
maximum of 10 additional pages may be appended to the proposal
form.</p>
<ul>
<li>Proposals should identify a Principal Investigator (PI). The
PI is the responsible party with whom JSA will coordinate the
award and administration of funds for approved projects.</li>
<li>Proposals that include leveraged support and/or matching
resources should secure the authorization of the institutional
authority providing the leveraged support and/or matching
resources.</li>
<li>Proposals submitted by PI's who are Lab employees require the
acknowledgement of the appropriate Associate Director.</li>
<li>Proposals submitted by users who hold a joint appointment at
the Lab should identify the Lab division association.</li>
<li>Proposals from users that include equipment to be used at the
Lab should have the review and authorization of the appropriate
Lab Associate Director.</li>
<li>Proposals for renewals should include an assessment of prior
year performance and success of project.</li>
<li>Budget proposals should include a statement of justification
for the funds requested.
<ul>
<li class="body_text"> <span class="style4">The JSA
Initiatives Fund Program does not support salaries,
salary-related expenses, or indirect expenses.</span></li>
<li class="style4">Provide sufficient detail to determine the
categories of costs associated with the proposal.</li>
<li class="style4">Include information about the leveraged
support and/or matching resources. Identify the source, type
and amount of support from each institution. For in-kind
support, provide estimate of value.</li>
<li class="style4">The total on the budget proposal should
match the total funds requested on the proposal summary
sheet.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p><span class="body_text"><strong></strong></span><strong>Proposals
are due no later than midnight July 16, 2018</strong>, via
e-mail to the SURA Chief Governance Office (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:elawson@sura.org">elawson@sura.org</a>)</p>
<p><em><strong>Questions about Call for Proposals</strong></em><br>
Questions about this Call for Proposal may be submitted to
Elizabeth Lawson (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:elawson@sura.org">elawson@sura.org</a>) JSA will make responses to
general questions regarding this call for proposal available to
all proposers.</p>
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