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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000">~~ Please disseminate this information with those researchers and research administrators in your department who may find it noteworthy
~~<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#20558A"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#20558A">NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program: Town Hall and Funding Opportunity</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C00000"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program provides the opportunity to submit a proposal to compete for funding to acquire or develop a single research
instrument with costing between $100,000* and $4 million. The MRI program (<a href="https://eew6n7abb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011buoAz9tff8Q5MMnKgnn1cOshy7JgB7517Oocp2273Qm88_VwsLELdb7dQATSYbb_g7106LV2sjHYsbU4C4Qm8quHOf9HCWwBFkBPFcNX8dkSIJz_YN41ArVV2MW738DaHDRI7qQJ48rh5R2LnJU5sFzR7hQGOcdFqvwct9BW4ZWfj486xnYzYyyGr0aRQSZnC7GxxH3T01D4SJPKSCUWqCs3j0txIfnmHwUMGdlHbI=&c=uh3CoDpPaYpzNKMqpmogryPF8WVK-wdQCA76SdkTSLQowt6x-EiRCA==&ch=M55toZQbvfFD_BxO2l8jKgZfIh9LvXyIupjmfJqdushPHWdSnN0IKA==" target="_blank"><b>solicitation
NSF 23-519</b></a>) will be holding a town hall webinar, with the choice of attending either Thursday, October 3, from 2:30-4 pm Eastern time or Friday, October 4, from 12:00-1:30 pm Eastern time. (Note that the content in each webinar will be identical, so
there is no need to attend both.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The FY 2025 competition closes on November 15, 2024. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the program from a group of NSF MRI Program Officers, who will be on hand to answer your questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*See the solicitation for exceptions to this lower limit.</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">MRI Town Hall Registration</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">When: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Oct 3, 2024, 2:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
<u>or</u> <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Oct 4, 2024, 12:00 PM Eastern Time<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Topic: Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Town Hall Meeting <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Register in advance for this webinar:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://eew6n7abb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0011buoAz9tff8Q5MMnKgnn1cOshy7JgB7517Oocp2273Qm88_VwsLELdb7dQATSYbbr2IasbpAC8Vx9bVtmVyNfT_7Bo_3WYRi-q9G_ubW9LyfydisvQUD-Lsa4Vm6RJOyTYGPh8JStqH1QFo-mohuoI3rKEjPM4q33dkMmWprdvMM5WJ0Casf1Hy4K89alfNod4R1R0GJUSf4W5IUsrAyMw==&c=uh3CoDpPaYpzNKMqpmogryPF8WVK-wdQCA76SdkTSLQowt6x-EiRCA==&ch=M55toZQbvfFD_BxO2l8jKgZfIh9LvXyIupjmfJqdushPHWdSnN0IKA==" target="_blank"><b>https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_CAHxlDfVQ5q0A5R9Vnhp-A</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Or an H.323/SIP room system:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> H.323: 161.199.138.10 (US West) or 161.199.136.10 (US East)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Meeting ID: 160 977 7219<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Passcode: 294704<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> SIP: <a href="mailto:1609777219@sip.zoomgov.com" target="_blank">
<b>1609777219@sip.zoomgov.com</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Passcode: 294704<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The U.S. National Science Foundation</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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