Sec. 505. NSF mid-scale project investments
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Congress finds the following: The Foundation funds major research facilities, infrastructure, and instrumentation that provide unique capabilities at the frontiers of science and engineering. Modern and effective research facilities, infrastructure, and instrumentation are critical to maintaining United States leadership in science and engineering. The costs of some proposed research instrumentation, equipment, and upgrades to major research facilities fall between programs currently funded by the Foundation, creating a gap between the established parameters of the Major Research Instrumentation and Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction programs, including projects that have been identified as cost-effective additions of high priority to the advancement of scientific understanding.
The National Science Board in a 2018 report to Congress, Bridging the Gap: Building a Sustained Approach to Mid-scale Research Infrastructure and Cyberinfrastructure at NSF recommended funding mid-scale projects in the $20,000,000 to $70,000,000 range through the major research equipment and facilities program. The Foundation may fund mid-scale projects through the major research equipment and facilities construction program. Section 110 of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1862s–2 ) is amended by striking (g)(2) and inserting the following:
The term major multi-user research facility project means a science and engineering construction or acquisition project that exceeds $100,000,000 in total project costs to the Foundation. . In this section, the term mid-scale projects means research instrumentation, equipment, and upgrades to major research facilities or other research infrastructure investments that exceed the maximum award funded by the major research instrumentation program and are below $100,000,000 total project cost.
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