This page is for planning for grant applications related to projects on this site. I'd like to organize each section as a discussion about a particular grant program (or any set of similar programs to which applications can be bundled), with discussion of ways in which the program could be used to fund work on our projects. Hopefully each section will converge on a nice list of objectives which fit within the scope of the grant program and get as much done as possible on our projects.
(Note: More programs to come soon. If anyone else sees anything that fits in with the scope of this site, please add them! We are open to pretty much anything.)
Ideas for specific programs that would be nice to get funding for can go here.
Comment on both of the above: These both look very attractive. The kind of things we do could probably fit well under either one, because we are doing both software and services (in fact software as service, or service qua software.). One of most encouraging points is how NSF specifically is reaching out to projects and initiatives that didn't fit well in any of the existing programs having a more targetted/disciplinary character (they say so on the above pages). I found this to create a mismatch in the past. The NSF cyberinfrastructure programs seem to eliminate this mismatch. --akrowne Nov 13 2006
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Result: No submission.
Original comments: A lot of this looks relevant; especially human-centered, info integration, information, and intelligence. Things like the autolinker and HDM may be especially pertinent.
Deadline: due Oct 19 - Dec 6 2006 (depending on request size)
Result: Submitted.
An NSF program to improve learning in STEM fields by way of innovative computing (including collaborative environments). Can we get more work funded on PM and related projects, positioning them as learning and teaching tools? Can we extend their impact from specialists to lay learners?
Result: No submission.
The 2005 round of funding for the National Science Digital Library (an NSF program). The emphasis has shifted from building collections and infrastructure (in past years) to sustainability and impact. In fact, this makes PlanetMath an especially good candidate, since the community actually started off being more sustainable than a typical digital library. Now it would be nice to extend the impact of PlanetMath and Noosphere within the NSDL and beyond.
This item actually groups together a bunch of grant programs of private (mostly telecom) foundations which would be appropriate for a collaboration between PlanetMath and Quadrock, Inc. In sum, Quadrock seeks to foster the creation of materials usable within its commercial "edutainment" system, while PlanetMath has the compatible goal of creating high-quality educational materials (for mathematics) and fostering systems that allow this to be done collaboratively in a sustainable fashion.