This page describes the Fiscal Year 2018 Community for Data Integration (CDI) Request for Proposals (RFP). Through the annual CDI proposal process, funds have been awarded for projects focusing on data integration for interdisciplinary research, innovative data management, and demonstrations of practical use of new technologies.
FY18 Request for Proposals Information Session
January 16, 2018, Tuesday, 1:00-2:00pm Eastern
Summary: In this session we will review important information about the Community for Data Integration FY18 Request for Proposals process, including new requirements and considerations this year.
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Guidance Document
Download the FY18 CDI Request for Proposals Guidance
Email cdi@usgs.gov with any questions.
The CDI FY18 Proposals Process
The CDI has a unique proposals process where everyone in the community has a voice for commenting and voting on the initial statements of interest in Phase 1.
The highest-ranked ideas by the community move on to Phase 2, where a formal review panel evaluates the full proposals.
You can learn more about the process by checking out the following info:
- Blog posts on the FY16 project presentations: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
- FY2017 successful statements of interest
- FY2016 successful statements of interest
- All past funded projects
- WHY do we have a community voting process?
New in FY18
This section is copied from the guidance document. Please pay attention to these important changes this year!
- The FY18 CDI RFP has a topical emphasis and encourages submissions that support the USGS Integrated Predictive Science Capacity in the specific focus area of risk assessment and hazard-exposure. A portion of the funds will be dedicated to this topic. However, all submissions that follow the CDI Guiding Principles will be considered. See more information in the "FY18 Topical emphasis" in the guidance document.
- The Statement of Interest narrative is a maximum of 1 page. (In FY17 it could be up to 1.5 pages.)
- In Phase 1 of the RFP, after the deadline for submission of Statements of Interest, an online session for 1-minute lightning talks will be held to help the CDI community to learn about the proposed ideas in preparation for commenting and voting. This session is scheduled for February 6, 2018.
- This year, the CDI will distribute funds to the lead USGS Science Center only, and the lead Science Center will be in charge of further distributions.
- A new, streamlined Data Management Plan form is provided for the Full Proposal stage.
Information Session
An information session was held on January 16, 2018, Tuesday, 1:00-2:00pm Eastern.
Summary: In this session we reviewed important information about the Community for Data Integration FY18 Request for Proposals process, including new requirements and considerations this year.
Slides: PDF | PPTX with notes (recommend to right-click to save-as, not preview in browser)
Estimated Schedule
December 18, 2017 | RFP Announcement |
January 16, 2018 @ 1pm ET | RFP Information Session |
February 1, 2018 @ 5pm ET | Statements of Interest (SOI) Due |
February 6, 2018 | SOI Presentation Session and Voting Opens |
| February 15, 2018 | Comment and Voting Period Closes |
February 26, 2018 | Invite Full Proposal Submissions |
March 22, 2018 | Full Proposals Due |
April 16, 2018 | Awarded Projects Announced |
| September 30, 2018 | Awarded Funds must be spent |
We realize this is a compressed schedule and we thank you for understanding.
Related Documents and Forms
- Dept of Interior Risk Assessment Project: Hazard-exposure application and geospatial tools to support the DOI Risk Assessment project
- RFP Forms for Phase 2 (Budget template and Data Management Planning template). The Data Management Planning template is new this year
Collaboration Forum
One of the ways to improve your CDI Statement of Interest and final proposal is to have cross-Mission Area and cross-Center collaboration. If you have an idea for a CDI proposal but are looking for collaborators in other disciplines or centers to join you, post your idea and contact information on the collaboration forum. By posting your idea there, CDI Coordinators can help facilitate connections.