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ARLINGTON, VA -- The latest the HPNC program from NSF has been announced. The purpose of this program is to encourage additional U.S. institutions of higher education and institutions with significant research and education missions to establish high performance Internet connections (at or above 45mbits per second) where required to facilitate cutting edge science and engineering research. Significant Changes from Previous Announcements In addition to universities and colleges, proposals may be submitted by non-profit, non-academic organizations, including independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations in the US that are directly associated with educational and research activities and are not currently connected to an advanced network (45mbps) ; Proposals from groups of institutions, none of which has been previously funded by NSF for a high performance connection, are encouraged where the proposers can, in addition to meeting other criteria outlined in the Program Solicitation, demonstrate a clear cost savings by connecting together rather than separately ; Scientists involved in the proposed research must be represented as co-PIs (principle investigators); Proposals must include a plan to extend the reach of the proposed connection beyond the group of early adopters. Proposal Preparation In preparing a proposal, investigators are encouraged to pay particular attention to proposal requirments listed in the Program Description and Additional Review Criteria sections of the Program Solicitation. Proposal Submission Information Deadline Dates 05/22/2002 Full Proposals Program Announcement All proposals are due by 5:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) on the deadline date. All proposals are to be submitted via FastLane. For more information visit www.interact.nsf.gov/cise/descriptions.nsf/pd/hpnc?openDocument