The National Science Foundation (NSF) Mid-scale Research Infrastructure (Mid-scale RI) Big Idea is intended to provide an agile, Foundation-wide process to fund experimental research capabilities in the mid-scale range ($6 million to $100 million), between the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) and Major Facilities thresholds.  Recently, Solicitation NSF 21-537 for the Mid-scale RI-2 program (total project cost of $20 million to under $100 million) was released. This is one of two NSF-wide funding opportunities that support NSF Mid-scale RI, the other being Solicitation NSF 21-505 for the Mid-scale RI-1 program.
NSF 21-537   https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21537/nsf21537.htm

Solicitation NSF 21-537 for Mid-scale RI-2 has the following deadlines:
Letters of Intent (required), February 03, 2021
Preliminary Proposals, March 05, 2021
Full Proposals (by invitation), September 20, 2021

NSF will host outreach webinars with information about the Mid-scale RI-2 funding opportunity on Wednesday, January 6 and Thursday, January 7, 2021. Information on Day 1 will be repeated on Day 2, using the same Zoom meeting information. 
Each session will begin at 1:00 p.m. (EST). A general Mid-scale RI-2 information session (1:00 p.m. -1:40 p.m. Eastern) with Q&A will be followed by Directorate-specific breakouts (1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Eastern) where more technical questions will be addressed.   

 

To access the main webinars and follow-on directorate-specific breakouts:

 Webinar 1 & 2
Event: Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure (Mid-scale RI-2): NSF 21-537 Q&A – Main meeting
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 6, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. Eastern Time and repeated
                     Thursday, January 7, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. Eastern Time
Join ZoomGov Meeting     https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1612976668?pwd=eG9mWjZUeVdCS2ZzWTFYZmt3OUIrQT09  
Webinar ID: 161 297 6668        Passcode: 2M3cLw  
Join via phone:  (669)254-5252 US (San Jose) or (646)828-7666 US (New York)    Webinar ID:  161 297 6668   You will enter through a waiting room and be let in by an NSF staff member.
Questions:  Please submit questions via Chat during the webinar. There will be no participant audio-enabled questions or screen sharing.

Directorate Breakouts: Wednesday, January 6, 2021 from 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time and Thursday, January 7, 2021 from 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 pm Eastern Time.

• You will enter through a waiting room and be let into the breakout by an NSF staff member.
• Please submit questions via Chat during the webinar. There will be no participant audio-enabled questions or screen sharing.

Mid-scale RI-2 BIO Breakout  
Join ZoomGov Meeting    https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1613376982?pwd=YXZCT2o1Z0lBQmRNY2dMVUxFM2RCUT09  
Meeting ID: 160 185 6173     Passcode: 6.myEg    
Join via phone:    (669)254-5252 US (San Jose) or (646)828-7666 US (New York)    Meeting ID: 160 185 6173

 Mid-scale RI-2: CISE Breakout  
Join ZoomGov Meeting   https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1608265562?pwd=MDN5c3liMm55U3FBZlBSRnJodXBWdz09
Meeting ID: 161 206 5490     Passcode: 6.myEg 
Join via phone:     (669)254-5252 US (San Jose) or (646)828-7666 US (New York)    Meeting ID: 161 206 5490

 Mid-scale RI-2: EHR & SBE Breakout  
Join ZoomGov Meeting     https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1612065490?pwd=LzlwSHMwd0twT1RTZkZ1SXNPcS8wQT09
Meeting ID: 160 826 5562       Passcode: 6.myEg 
Join via phone:       (669)254-5252 US (San Jose) or (646)828-7666 US (New York)         Meeting ID: 160 826 5562

 Mid-scale RI-2 ENG Breakout
Join ZoomGov Meeting        https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1601856173?pwd=RXZnaHlDMDROc0w1UXBuSEE2Zk9XUT09
Meeting ID: 161 337 6982          Passcode: 6.myEg   
Join via phone:     (669)254-5252 US (San Jose) or (646)828-7666 US (New York)           Meeting ID: 161 337 6982

 Mid-scale RI-2 GEO Breakout   
Join ZoomGov Meeting       https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1618581638?pwd=dkNUd1k4eWszSWpkTTIrMXFHVG9sdz09
Meeting ID: 161 901 7154        Passcode: 6.myEg
Join via phone:        (669)254-5252 US (San Jose) or (646)828-7666 US (New York)           Meeting ID: 161 901 7154

 Mid-scale RI-2 MPS Breakout
Join ZoomGov Meeting     https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1619017154?pwd=RG9LQ3dybFVPSzM5M1R0U2dPdm9Xdz09
Meeting ID: 161 858 1638          Passcode: 6.myEg
Join via phone:   (669)254-5252 US (San Jose) or (646)828-7666 US (New York)          Meeting ID: 161 858 1638