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Applicant/Institution: Brookhaven National Laboratory

Street Address/City/State/Zip: Building 460, Upton, NY 11973

Postal Address: P.O. Box 5000, Upton, NY 11973

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Table of Contents

PROJECT NARRATIVE................................................................................................................11.0 Background/Introduction.....................................................................................................11.1 Short term and Long term Vision.....................................................................................12.0 Objectives/Aims..................................................................................................................13.0 Proposed Research and Methods:........................................................................................14.0 Project Management Plan....................................................................................................15.0 Timetable of Activities........................................................................................................1APPENDIX 1: Biographical Sketch................................................................................................2APPENDIX 2: Current and Pending Support..................................................................................3APPENDIX 3: Bibliography & References Cited...........................................................................4APPENDIX 4: Facilities & Other Resources..................................................................................5APPENDIX 5: Equipment...............................................................................................................6APPENDIX 6: Data Management Plan...........................................................................................7APPENDIX 7: Other Attachments..................................................................................................8

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PROJECT NARRATIVEWin Theme e.g., Thesis Statement

The project narrative must not exceed 25 pages of technical information, including charts, graphs, maps, photographs, and other pictorial presentations, when printed using standard 8.5” by 11” paper with 1 inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right).

1.0 Background/IntroductionExplanation of the importance and relevance of the proposed work as well as a review of the relevant literature.

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1.1 Short term and Long term VisionThe proposal should also describe a compelling, brief vision (500 words) for this effort for the first 0-3 years as well as a brief description of a longer-term 3-6 year vision.

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2.0 Objectives/Aims This section should provide a clear, concise statement of the specific objectives/aims of the proposed project.

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3.0 Proposed Research and Methods:Identify the hypotheses to be tested (if any) and details of the methods to be used including the integration of data, modeling, and analysis research including, for example, theoretical and computational research dimensions.Text

4.0 Project Management Plan This section should describe project management structure, including responsibilities of each institution and plans for communication, coordination, and integration among contributors and institutions, across disciplines (models and observations), and across scales.

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5.0 Timetable of Activities Include a Timeline for all major activities including milestones and deliverables. It should also include a timeline for the major activities of the proposed project, and should indicate which project personnel will be responsible for which activities. There should be no ambiguity about which personnel will perform particular parts of the project, and the time at which these activities will take place.

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APPENDIX 1: Biographical SketchProvide a biographical sketch for the project director/principal investigator (PD/PI) and each senior/key person as an appendix to your technical narrative. As part of the sketch, provide information that can be used by reviewers to evaluate the PI’s potential for leadership within the scientific community. Examples of information of interest are invited and/or public lectures, awards received, scientific program committees, conference or workshop organization, professional society activities, special international or industrial partnerships, reviewing or editorship activities, or other scientific leadership experiences. The biographical information (CV) must not exceed 3 pages when printed on 8.5” by 11” paper with 1 inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right) with font not smaller than 11 point and must include the following:Education and Training: Undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral training, provide institution, major/area, degree and year.

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Research and Professional Experience: Beginning with the current position list, in chronological order, professional/academic positions with a brief description.

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Publications: Provide a list of up to 10 publications most closely related to the proposed project. For each publication, identify the names of all authors (in the same sequence in which they appear in the publication), the article title, book or journal title, volume number, page numbers, year of publication, and website address if available electronically. Patents, copyrights and software systems developed may be provided in addition to or substituted for publications. An abbreviated style such as the Physical Review Letters (PRL) convention for citations (list only the first author) may be used for publications with more than 10 authors.

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Synergistic Activities: List professional and scholarly activities related to the effort proposed. Some examples might be invited and/or public lectures, awards received, scientific program committees, conference or workshop organization, professional society membership and/or activities, special international or industrial partnerships, reviewing or editorship activities, or other scientific leadership experiences.

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Collaborators and Co-editors: List in alphabetical order all persons, including their current organizational affiliation, who are, or who have been, collaborators or co-authors with you on a research project, book or book article, report, abstract, or paper during the 48 months preceding the submission of this application. For publications or collaborations with more than 10 authors or participants, only list those individuals in the core group with whom the Principal Investigator interacted on a regular basis while the research was being done. Also, list any individuals who are currently, or have been, co-editors with you on a special issue of a journal, compendium, or conference proceedings during the 24 months preceding the submission of this application. If there are no collaborators or co-editors to report, state “None.”

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Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors and Advisees: List the names and current organizational affiliations of your graduate advisor(s) and principal postdoctoral sponsor(s). Also, list the names and

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current organizational affiliations of your graduate students and postdoctoral associates during the past 5 years.

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APPENDIX 2: Current and Pending SupportProvide a list of all current and pending support (both Federal and non-Federal) for the lead principal investigator and each principal investigator, including sub-awardees, for ongoing projects and pending proposals. For each organization providing support, show the total award amount for the entire award period (including indirect costs) and the number of person-months per year to be devoted to the project by the PI. Include the award number, title of the funded research project, and the name of the PI for the project. Briefly describe the research being performed and explicitly identify any overlaps with the proposed research.Example Provided Below.

Current and Pending SupportSupport: Funded Pending Award or other identifying number:Title of the award or funded research project:Name of PI for the Project:Total award amount for the entire award period (including indirect costs):Number of person-months of effort per year being dedicated to the award or activity by the PI: Briefly describe the research being performed and explicitly identify any overlaps with the proposed research:

Repeat Table for each Current or Pending Support.

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APPENDIX 3: Bibliography & References CitedProvide a bibliography of any references cited in the Project Narrative. Each reference must include the names of all authors (in the same sequence in which they appear in the publication), the article and journal title, book title, volume number, page numbers, and year of publication.

For research areas where there are routinely more than ten coauthors of archival publications, you may use an abbreviated style such as the Physical Review Letters (PRL) convention for citations (listing only the first author). Include only bibliographic citations. Provide the Bibliography and References Cited information as an appendix to your project narrative. Text

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APPENDIX 4: Facilities & Other ResourcesThis information is used to assess the capability of the organizational resources, including subawardee resources, available to perform the effort proposed. Identify the facilities to be used (Laboratory, Animal, Computer, Office, Clinical and Other). If appropriate, indicate their capacities, pertinent capabilities, relative proximity, and extent of availability to the project. Describe only those resources that are directly applicable to the proposed work. Describe other resources available to the project (e.g., machine shop, electronic shop) and the extent to which they would be available to the project. For proposed investigations requiring access to experimental user facilities maintained by institutions other than the applicant, please provide a document from the facility manager confirming that the researchers will have access to the facility.

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APPENDIX 5: EquipmentList equipment already available for this project and, if appropriate, identify location and pertinent capabilities. Provide the Equipment information as an appendix to your project narrative.

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APPENDIX 6: Data Management Plan Provide a Data Management Plan (DMP) that addresses the following requirements:

1. DMPs should describe whether and how data generated in the course of the proposed research will be shared and preserved. If the plan is not to share and/or preserve certain data, then the plan must explain the basis of the decision (for example, cost/benefit considerations, other parameters of feasibility, scientific appropriateness, or limitations discussed in #4). At a minimum, DMPs must describe how data sharing and preservation will enable validation of results, or how results could be validated if data are not shared or preserved.

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2. DMPs should provide a plan for making all research data displayed in publications resulting from the proposed research open, machine-readable, and digitally accessible to the public at the time of publication. This includes data that are displayed in charts, figures, images, etc. In addition, the underlying digital research data used to generate the displayed data should be made as accessible as possible to the public in accordance with the principles stated in the Office of Science Statement on Digital Data Management (http://science.energy.gov/funding-opportunities/digital-data-management/). This requirement could be met by including the data as supplementary information to the published article, or through other means. The published article should indicate how these data can be accessed.

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3. DMPs should consult and reference available information about data management resources to be used in the course of the proposed research. In particular, DMPs that explicitly or implicitly commit data management resources at a facility beyond what is conventionally made available to approved users should be accompanied by written approval from that facility. In determining the resources available for data management at Office of Science User Facilities, researchers should consult the published description of data management resources and practices at that facility and reference it in the DMP. Information about other Office of Science facilities can be found in the additional guidance from the sponsoring program.

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4. DMPs must protect confidentiality, personal privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, and U.S. national, homeland, and economic security; recognize proprietary interests, business confidential information, and intellectual property rights; avoid significant negative impact on innovation, and U.S. competitiveness; and otherwise be consistent with all applicable laws, and regulations. There is no requirement to share proprietary data.

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DMPs will be reviewed as part of the overall research proposal merit review process.

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APPENDIX 7: Other AttachmentsLetters of collaboration from unfunded collaborators should also be included, if applicable, and should be placed in Appendix 7 (Other Attachments). These letters should state the intention to participate in the proposed research, with a brief description of the activities to be undertaken by the collaborator. Success of the project, and all deliverables, must be independent of these unfunded collaborators. Do not submit general letters of support as these are not used in making funding decisions and can interfere with the selection of peer reviewers.

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