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Overview of funding processes

In 2008 the Federal Department of Industry, Innovation, Science & Research (DIISR) entered into an initial agreement with Monash University that provided funding to establish the Australian National Data Service (ANDS) under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). Subsequently, in 2009 DIISR entered into an additional agreement with Monash University that provides access to funds from the Education Investment Fund (EIF). The amount provided was $48 million over two years. This funding has been provided to conduct a “project to create and develop an Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) infrastructure”. This funding stream is to be expended over two years ending 30 June 2011. In order to create the required ARDC infrastructure Monash University through ANDS will subcontract the necessary work to suitably qualified organizations that will develop and produce the required infrastructure.

Fast Start Activity

Funding allocated:

  • Fast Start projects: $6.815m
  • NeAT projects: $1.805m

Process:

  • June 2009: Projects suitable for funding were identified.
  • July 2009: Letters were sent confirming funding as a Fast Start project.

 More information:

Data Capture and Seeding the Commons

This includes two activities:

  • Seeding the Commons projects create infrastructure within institutions to collect and transform metadata about collections, then publish it to the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC).
  • Data Capture projects create infrastructure within institutions to collect and manage data, and to improve the way metadata about it is managed.

Funding allocated:

  • Data Capture: $11.6m
  • Seeding the Commons: $4.55m

Process:

Based on a measure of research output, Australian research institutions were invited to submit proposals for projects to contribute to the population of the ARDC. Funding was allocated to each institution on the basis of total research publications in 2007.

  • Letters inviting Expressions Of Interest (EOIs) sent: 30 October 2009
  • Closing date for EOIs: 30 November 2009
  • Responses to EOIs and beginning of project planning process: Late December 2009.
  • Project plans to be finalised: Late March 2010
  • Projects to be completed: March 2011

More information:

Public Data

This is the infrastructure needed to make available feeds of data collection descriptions from a range of public sector agencies. The technology will vary across agencies, however the key is to make existing public sector data resources more discoverable to the research community and work with government agencies to improve access to currently inaccessible data.

Process: The process for this round of funding will be advised in the second quarter of 2010.

Services and Applications

Towards the end of 2009, ANDS undertook a Needs Analysis survey. The results from this are informing the creation of a Services Roadmap. This Roadmap has been made available for public consultation.

Process: To be advised, second quarter of 2010, following public consultation.
 
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