A--NOTICE OF INTENT TO RELEASE A RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (RA) FOR PROPOSALS ON PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH

The new NASA/USRA Center for Program/Project Management Research has been established to support NASA's APPL Program by providing access to the research capabilities of the broader academic community to address the critical management challenges in today's aeronautics and space programs, while also supporting academia's mission in workforce development, conducting cutting edge research, and in the management of university based projects and programs. In order to identify, define, and prioritize the most critical research topics for inclusion in the first research announcement, CPMR organized a workshop held on December 9 - 10, 2003, in Columbia, Maryland. Participants included representatives from universities, industry, NASA, and other government agencies that were either practitioners or researchers in relevant fields. More information on CPMR, APPL, and the workshop is available at: http://cpmr.usra.edu/ The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) intends to issue a Research Announcement (RA), on or about January 30, 2004, to solicit Phase 1 proposals in program and project management research, which will be competitively awarded through a peer review process. Subsequently, CPMR intends to fund multi-year awards following competitive selection of Phase 2 proposals from successful Phase 1 principal investigators (PIs). Selected PIs will become CPMR Fellows, and invited to participate in the full range of Institute activities, thus becoming a repository of knowledge and expertise to assist NASA with its challenging issues in program and project management. Given the objectives of the CPMR, eligibility is open to university-led proposals; however, where appropriate, we encourage participation from other types of organizations through teaming arrangements with the PIs. Although optional, USRA would like to receive notices of intent to propose by January 23, 2004. The proposal due date is March 15, 2004. Please send a message to the contact e-mail address including your name, affiliation, contact information, and a very brief description of your tentative research area or topic.