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Office of Integrative Activities
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ABOUT OIA
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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;
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analyzes external reports to identify and assess issues of importance to NSF.
W. Lance Haworth is the Director of the Office of Integrative Ativities.![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090115200415im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif)
The 2009 Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) program announcement is available.
Deadline for preliminary proposals for the Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships competition was October 14 2008. Full proposals are due 30 April 2009 by invitation only.
Archived information about old programs can be found on the OIA Archives page.
CONTACT
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 1270
Arlington, Virginia 22230 |
Phone: 703-292-8040
Fax: 703-292-9040 |
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