FACA Committee Purpose & Justification The information in this plan was imported from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) database and transformed into StratML Part 1, Strategic Plan, format. Fiscal Year:2011 Committee Type: Grant Review Proposal Review Panel for Ocean Sciences NSF 0a1e033b-5563-44c7-aaa8-abced7fe8f88 [ Location : (http://stratml.fido.gov/dick/NSFFACA10752.xml) ] [ Federated Name : (urn:nsf.gov:agency:53:committee:10752:) ] [ Agency Name : (National Science Foundation) ] [ Agency Acronym : (NSF) ] [ Agency Domain : (nsf.gov) ] [ Agency Web Site : (http://nsf.gov ) ] [ Committee Name : (Proposal Review Panel for Ocean Sciences) ] [ Committee Type : (Grant Review) ] [ Committee Web Site : () ] [ Goal? : (yes) ] [ Vision? : (yes) ] [ Mission? : (yes) ] National Science Foundation http://nsf.gov Members are selected to be representative of the scientific areas encompassed by OCE activities. Every effort is made to achieve a diverse membership with representation including individuals from underrepresented groups and different geographic regions. The scope and objectives are to advise the National Science Foundation (NSF) on the merit of proposals requesting financial support of research and research-related activities. The panel will review proposals submitted to NSF under the purview of the Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE).The duties and responsibilities are to review and evaluate proposals, which may include site visits, and provide written recommendations on proposals as part of the selection process for awards. 78d4c946-cfc5-4b4f-b238-3d1061ea24f8 The NSF mission is set out in the NSF Act of 1950 authorizes and directs the Agency to initiate and support: basic scientific research and research fundamental to the engineering process; and science and engineering education programs at all levels and in all fields of science and engineering. The involvement of knowledgeable peers from outside the Foundation in the review of proposals is the keystone of NSF's proposal review system. Their judgments of the extent to which proposals address the merit review criteria are vital for informing NSF staff and influencing funding recommendations. e03f8581-f210-404a-9dfb-f65a80c555e3 This committee is essential because the broad scientific base represented by the division transcends the ability of NSF staff to evaluate proposals thoroughly so that outside advice from practicing scientists is essential both for fair peer evaluation of proposals and for effective scientific long-range planning. The essence of the peer review system is that those scientists most knowledgeable about a field be the judge of the worthiness and importance of a proposal in the field. This requires the division to consult with many members of the scientific community to insure fair and reasonable evaluation of a proposal. e3102b97-0297-4551-bb9c-b9919bee5c3b 43e72a74-837d-4f4e-adc4-ee1d15ceea64 42e274b8-285d-4f13-b684-423a77380273 2010-10-01 2011-09-30 2013-07-09 http://explore.data.gov/resource/datasets/c5i3-bb9j Gannon (J.) Dick gannon_dick@yahoo.com