Office of Integrative Activities

ABOUT OIA

The Office of Integrative Activities (OIA) supports the efforts and policy of the Director and the Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation to promote unity and alignment in support of the Foundation's mission. In this capacity, OIA:

• works across organizational boundaries to promote understanding of, and support, for the Foundation's traditional mission as well as new directions stemming from strategic planning undertaken by the NSF leadership;
• works in partnership with Directorates, major offices, and other parties to develop and promote a performance-based approach to NSF's management of its investment portfolio;
• supports the Office of the Director via policy analysis and implementation of special projects that span organizational boundaries and Foundation priorities with policy implications;
• provides operational and program policy support for the Senior Management Advisory Roundtable (SMaRT);
• provides support for NSF involvement in the National Science and Technology Council, COSEPUP (Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy), GUIRR (Government- University-Industry Research Roundtable), and other activities relating to science policy;
• and analyzes external reports to identify and assess issues of importance to NSF.

W. Lance Haworth is the Director of the Office of Integrative Activities.

The 2008 Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships program announcement has been modified, with revised eligibility information and deadline date!

Archived information about old programs can be found on the OIA Archives page.

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