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October 2006 www.spacegrant.org
Coordinators Meeting – October 2006New York, NY
National Space Grant Foundationhttp://www.spacegrant.org/
– Serve Space Grant Network– Determine What Services are Desired– Increase NSGF’s Value to SG Network– Share Programs/Systems Within Network– Provide Economies of Scale
• NSGF– System As Described– Assistance in Acquiring Initial Data– All NASA Requested Longitudinal Tracking Reports
(Budget Call, 20th Year Review, Others)– Data Security and Confidentiality– Summaries of Data– Complete Data Files Upon Request– Hard Copy Mail outs to Verified Addresses– Comparison Data to All Participating States– Keep the Customer Happy
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Longitudinal TrackingData
• 11 States Involved As of 30 September(AR, FL, MD, MN, MS, NC, OR, PA, TN, TX, WA)
• ~5,000 Former Participants• Employer Sampling
Boeing Aerospace National Center for Atmospheric Research Defense Information Systems Agency NOAAGE Aircraft Engines Northrop GrummanGulfstream Aerospace Oak Ridge National Lab Lockheed Martin Orbital Sciences CorporationNASA Ames RaytheonNASA Goddard Science Applications International CorpNASA JPL Scripps Institution of Oceanography NASA JSC SpaceWorks Engineering, Inc.NASA Langley United Space Alliance NASA Marshal
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Longitudinal TrackingAnecdotal Data
• “provided me with leadership opportunities that have helped me greatly during my education and now in my professional life.”
(1998 Scholar: currently working for the Naval Air Systems Command & pursuing a PhD)
• “The space grant helped capture my interest in research and kindled my passion for science.”
(2003 Scholar: currently in graduate school)
• “It gave me a good experience using new analytical software and opened my eyes to how different people specializing in different areas can all contribute to a scientific project.”
(1998 Scholar: currently working in industry)
• “The program was especially important because it was my first experience with an independent research project overseen by a faculty member. It helped prepare me for the work involved with my graduate studies in plant pathology.”
(2002 Scholar: currently in graduate school)
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Longitudinal TrackingResponse Rate
Participant Response Rate as a Function of Their Last Year of Involvement in Space Grant Programs
9%
0%
29%
45%
64%
34%
50%
38%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
1994-2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 1994-2005Total
5 Year Total
Last Year of Involvement In Space Grant Program
Res
pons
e R
ate
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Longitudinal TrackingFinancial Information
• Allowable Expense on Federal Grant• Contacting Mechanisms
– Standard Purchase– Purchase Order– Sole Source Purchase Order– Cost Reimbursable Subcontract– NSGF State Expendable Funds
• Costs Based Upon– Number of Participating States– Actual Costs– $5,500 First Year Maximum– $4,000 Out Year Maximum
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Service Program CMIS Forms
• Features– On-line CMIS Based Forms– Available Year Round– Available w/o Username/Password– Reports Formatted for Quick CMIS Entry– State CMIS Contact is Notified of Submission
• What it Does Not Do– Enter Data Into CMIS– Once Submitted Data Can Not be Edited
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CMIS FormsExample
Jean Page,
Fred DeJarnette has submitted a CMIS Higher Education form for "Advanced Design Challenge." You may view this form at http://localhost/cgi-bin/cmis/a.cgi
Your username is the email address to which this message was sent. If you do not know your password or wish to be reminded of your password please use the "Password Reminder" link on the login page.
Please note, this submission did NOT enter the data into CMIS but rather stored a copy of the form for your review and entry into CMIS.
If you have any questions about the information in this form please contact Fred DeJarnette at [email protected]. If you have any questions about this NSGF provide service please contact Mark Fischer <[email protected]>.
--------Mark Fischer <[email protected]>National Space Grant Foundation202-536-3030202-536-3089 (fax)http://www.spacegrant.org/