Planning: Enhancing the U.S. Research Enterprise through Knowledge Management System Creation

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Abstract

By improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the nation’s research support infrastructure, the National Science Foundation's GRANTED program is working to promote the progress of science, for the benefit of society. While the numerous funded GRANTED projects around the United States are making progress towards this program goal, no coordinated mechanism has yet been created to share outputs across projects and with broad audiences. Many solutions to administrative challenges in the U.S. research enterprise are being explored; these results need to be organized and shared to ensure wide and sustained impact. This two-year GRANTED planning grant works to explore how to address this need. The project will 1) build a team that will plan strategy for long-term knowledge management for GRANTED project outputs, 2) work with the GRANTED community to ensure the project execution meets community needs, 3) work with an external contractor to create a pilot knowledge management system where project outputs will be shared, and 4) develop a plan for a subsequent GRANTED proposal to support the full-scale development of a long-term, virtual knowledge management system for project outputs and related resources. This project is expected to pave the way for a system that will enable a wider audience to have access to the results of the GRANTED project community, broadening the impact of these projects across the nation. The field of research administration in the U.S. is still young.

Key facts

NSF award ID
2542735
Awardee
Michigan Technological University (MI)
SAM.gov UEI
GKMSN3DA6P91
PI
Peter A Larsen
Primary program
01002526DB NSF RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVIT
All programs
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Estimated total
$199,896
Funds obligated
$199,896
Transaction type
Standard Grant
Period
10/01/2025 → 09/30/2027