Grants for US/Georgia Scientists Cooperation

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PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT
Georgian Research and Development Foundation(GRDF)
And
U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation for the Independent States
of the Former Soviet Union
(CRDF)

Georgian-U.S. Bilateral Grants Program

I.     Introduction

Summary of Important Features of the Program

The Georgian Research and Development Foundation (GRDF) and the U.S.
Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) for the Independent States
of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) announce the first competition for its
Georgian-U.S. Bilateral Grants Program.  This merit-based competition allows
joint teams of Georgian and U.S. scientists and engineers to apply for
grants to support civilian research and development in all areas of basic
and applied sciences.  A full list of eligible disciplines is provided in
Appendix 2, on CRDF's website.

GRDF and CRDF will give the highest priority to proposals including former
defense scientists and young scientists, including undergraduate students at
Georgian universities having completed at least three years, graduate
students and those scientists who have received their Ph.D. or Kandidat
within the last 6 years.

* All awards will be for collaboration between researchers of the Republic
of Georgia and their colleagues in the United States.

* The Georgian Principal Investigator and all Georgian team members must be
Georgian citizens currently residing and working in Georgia.  The U.S.
Principal Investigator must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United
States, and must reside in the U.S. for the majority of the grant period.

* Assuming sufficient meritorious proposals, at least $500,000 USD will be
awarded.

* Applicants may request up to $35,000 for an 18-24 month period.  At least
80% of total project costs must be designated for the Georgian omponent of
the collaboration.

* Applicants must submit an original hardcopy and an electronic copy of the
proposal to GRDF and an electronic copy to CRDF through the CRDF website.

* For explanatory purposes or for the sake of clarification, this Program
Announcement may be translated into one or more languages other than
English.  In the event of the existence of such translations, the
English-language version shall serve as the definitive variant in
determining the interpretation of any provision of this Announcement.

The deadline for proposals to be submitted to the GRDF and CRDF is 6:00 pm
local time on July 1, 2002.

II. Background on GRDF

The Georgian Research and Development Foundation (GRDF) is a private,
non-profit (non-commercial) organization.  It neither engages in nor
supports entrepreneurial activity.  The GRDF is a voluntary,
non-governmental, humanitarian organization and performs its activity on the
basis of the Georgian Constitution, the Georgian Civil Code, other legal
acts, the GRDF Charter and international legislation.

The GRDF's goals are:

- to develop the Georgian scientific-engineering community's potential and
to promote research and development activity in priority fields;
- to provide financial and technological support for scientific research
projects and development.

III.  Background on the CRDF

The U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation for the Independent
States of the Former Soviet Union (CRDF) is a unique public-private
partnership to support cooperative research between U.S. scientists and
engineers and their counterparts in the former Soviet Union (FSU).  The
mission of the CRDF is to fund civilian basic and applied research conducted
in the countries of the FSU and to promote defense conversion and
development of market economies in the region.  Further information on the
CRDF may be found on-line at http://www.crdf.org/.

All activities funded by the CRDF must be oriented toward non-defense
objectives and must be carried ot in a civilian environment.

This competition is made possible through funds provided to the CRDF from
the U.S. Government for the promotion of Georgian science and technology
development.

IV.  Program Guidelines
A.      General.  The average anticipated grant size is $35,000 USD for an
18-24 month period.  At least 80% of the funds awarded to each project will
be used for project-related expenses of the Georgian component of the
research team, including institutional support.   No more than 20% may be
used for U.S. team expenses.  CRDF strongly encourages a member of the
Georgian team to visit the U.S. team's laboratory, and members of the U.S.
team are encouraged to visit the Georgian laboratory.  Proposals are due no
later than 6:00 pm local time on Friday, July 1, 2002.   All applicants must
submit their proposals in the following manner:

*        To GRDF * one original hardcopy and one electronic copy in English;

one original hardcopy and one electronic copy in Georgian.

*        To CRDF * one electronic copy in English, which must be submitted
through the CRDF website.  Details are provided on their website.

B.       Eligibility.
Each proposal submitted to the Georgian-U.S. BGP program must have one
Georgian Principal Investigator and one U.S. Principal Investigator, who
share overall responsibility for the project in their respective countries,
coordinating all participating personnel and institutions.  Each proposal
must meet each of the following eligibility criteria:

1.      Each Principal Investigator must satisfy three criteria:

a)      He/she must possess the degree of Ph.D., M.D., or the equivalent;

b)      He/she must have at least five scientific publications in the
peer-reviewed scientific literature (three publications if the applicant is
within six years of completion of the Ph.D., M.D., or the equivalent); and

c)      He/she must work full-time in a civilian research environment. [1]

2.      The Georgian Principal Investigator mut be a citizen of, and reside
permanently in, Georgia.

3.      The U.S. Principal Investigator must be a U.S. citizen or permanent
resident of the U.S. and must reside in the U.S. for the majority of the
grant period.

4.      All projects must be oriented toward non-defense objectives and must
be carried out in a civilian research environment. They may include both
basic and applied science and engineering activities.

5.      No individual may appear as a Principal Investigator in more than
one proposal submitted to this program.

6.      A proposal cannot be part of another proposal that is being
submitted to the CRDF for this program.

7.      Persons who are administrative superiors of a Principal Investigator
may not be included in the proposal.

The GRDF and CRDF strongly encourage the full-time inclusion of Georgian
scientists and engineers formerly engaged in defense research, including
work on weapons of mass destruction, in the civilian research projects
funded through this program.  The GRDF and CRDF will give special
consideration to proposals under this program that include full-time
participation of former Georgian defense scientists or engineers in civilian
research environments.

Individuals who are representatives of for-profit companies should consult
the CRDF Next Steps to the Market program announcement before applying to
the Georgian-U.S. Bilateral Grants Program.  The Next Steps to the Market
program provides support for cooperative R&D projects that are explicitly
designed to facilitate and expedite the commercial utilization of research
results.   Proposals that involve such technology commercialization
activities are more appropriate for the Next Steps to the Market program and
will not be considered by CRDF or the GRDF for the Georgian-U.S. Bilateral
Grants Program.  For more information about the Next Steps to the Market
program, please access CRDF's website (http://www.crdf.org/) or contact CRDF
staff at [email protected].

Proposals that involve strictly RD activities and include the participation
of a U.S. for-profit company are eligible to apply to the Georgian-U.S.
Bilateral Grants Program, but the U.S. for-profit company must agree to
cost-share on this project.  This cost-sharing must include two components:
1) U.S. for-profit company coverage of all U.S. team expenses; and 2) a
contribution by the U.S. for-profit company to some of the expenses of the
Georgian team.   The required contribution to the Georgian team expenses is
a function of the company's size:

Number of Employees
 Required Contribution to Georgian Team Expenses

1 - 10
 10% of Total Amount Requested from CRDF

11 - 50
 25% of Total Amount Requested from CRDF

51 - 100
 50% of Total Amount Requested from CRDF

100 - 500
 75% of Total Amount Requested from CRDF

Over 500
 100% of Total Amount Requested from CRDF


      Both components of the cost-share must be described in the Budget
Narrative of the proposal (see below).  U.S. for-profit companies are
encouraged to contact CRDF for more information about cost-sharing prior to
submitting a proposal.

C.      Proposal Submission. Each proposal must contain all of the elements
in Section G, below, including a Cover Sheet (Form A) with basic information
about the proposal, Georgian Principal Investigator, Georgian Institute
Director, U.S. Principal Investigator, and U.S. Institutional
Representative.

The U.S. and Georgian Principal Investigators should simultaneously submit
one original completed application to GRDF no later than 6:00 pm local time
and one electronic application to CRDF through the CRDF website no later
than 6:00 pm U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) July 1, 2002.

Specifically, applications to GRDF should be sent to:
Georgian Research and Development Foundation (GRDF)
12, Chanturia Str.
Tbilisi 380004
Republic of Georgia
Tel: (995-32) 98 85 13, 98 70 08
Fax: (995-32) 98 84 97, 98 85 13
E-mail: [email protected]

GRDF will not accept fax submissions.  For applications submtted to GRDF
(English copy), the cover sheet must include the faxed or original
signatures of both the U.S. and Georgian Principal Investigators.

Electronic applications to CRDF should be sent through the CRDF website:

http://www.crdf.org

Proposals may be submitted through this site anytime after May 1, 2002 and
before the July 1, 2002 deadline.  Proposals should be submitted only ONE
time and by only ONE Principal Investigator on the project.  The Georgian
and U.S. Principal Investigators should jointly develop the proposal and
obtain the concurrence of the Georgian Institute Director and an authorized
representative of the U.S. institution.  Once the final version of the
proposal has been produced, they should select one Principal Investigator to
submit the proposal electronically through the CRDF website.  Please note
that the electronic proposal must be submitted in its entirety at one time.
Further instructions on electronic proposal submission are available at the
CRDF website.  A hardcopy of the proposal is not required to be submitted to
CRDF at any time.

All proposals must be complete when submitted to the GRDF and CRDF.  Any
proposal not containing all required forms or sections as indicated on the
following checklist and as described in Section G, below, will be ruled
ineligible and GRDF and CRDF will notify the applicants accordingly.

*CONTACT INFORMATION*
For all the details on this program, please go to the CRDF's website at:
www.crdf.org

For questions about the proposal submission process, or for further
information about this program, please contact the CRDF or GRDF offices
below.  Inquiries by e-mail are strongly encouraged and will result in
prompt response.

U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF)
Georgian-U.S. Bilateral Grants Program
1800 North Kent Street, Suite 1106
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Telephone:  703-526-9720
Fax:  703-526-9721
E-mail:  [email protected]
Program Assistant:  Lauren Bowers

Georgian Research and Development Foundaion (GRDF)
12, Chanturia Str.
 Tbilisi 380004
Republic of Georgia
Tel: (995-32) 98 85 13, 98 70 08
Fax: (995-32) 98 84 97, 98 85 13
E-mail: [email protected]
Program Manager: George Khokhobashvili







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