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Award Date:                                                    September 3, 2002
Award No.                                                      DUE-0202452      
Proposal No.                                                   DUE-0202452      
                                                                                
Mr. Marvin S. Enokawa                                                           
Director of Research Services                                                   
University of Hawaii                                                            
2530 Dole Street                                                                
Sakamaki D-200                                                                  
Honolulu, HI  96822-2225                                                        
                                                                                
Dear Mr. Enokawa:                                                               
                                                                                
The National Science Foundation hereby awards a grant of $986,631 to University 
of Hawaii for support of the project described in the proposal referenced above 
as modified by revised budget dated July 3, 2002, e-mail dated June 11, 2002.   
                               
                                                                                
This project, under the direction of   G. Robert Converse, Cynthia Childers, 
Stephen G. George, Thomas P. Murphy, Witold Sieradzan, is entitled:             
                     
                                                                                
"National Center of Excellence for High Performance Computing Technology."      
                            
                                                                                
This award is effective September 15, 2002 and expires August 31, 2003.         
                         
                                                                                
This is a continuing grant which has been approved on scientific / technical 
merit for approximately 3 years. Contingent on the availability of funds and 
the scientific progress of the project, NSF expects to continue support at 
approximately the following level:                                   
                                                                                
FY 2003                                                        $981,372         
FY 2004                                                        $1,017,090       
                                                                                
This grant is awarded pursuant to the authority of the National Science 
Foundation Act of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1861-75)  and is subject to 
Federal Demonstration Partnership General Terms and Conditions  (FDP-III, dated 
07/01/00) and the NSF Agency-Specific Requirements (dated 07/01/00) .           
                       
                                                                                
As a condition of this award, the grantee agrees to provide cost sharing in the 
total amount of $71,900.   No Federal funds may be used to meet the grantee's 
cost sharing obligation for this project.                                  
                                                                                
The Foundation authorizes the awardee to enter into the proposed subcontractual 
arrangements and to fund such arrangements with award funds up to the amount 
indicated in the approved budget.  Such subcontractual arrangements should 
contain appropriate provisions consistent with Articles 8.a.3 and 9 of the NSF 
Grant General Conditions (GC-1)(dated 07/02) or Section 5 the FDP III General 
Terms and Conditions (dated 07/01/00) and any special conditions included in 
this award.                                  
                                                                                
Reimbursement for consultant services under this award must be in accordance 
with the NSF Grant General Conditions (GC-1), Article 5., dated 07/02 or (FDP 
III Operating Procedures, Appendix B, dated 07/01/00).                          
        
                                                                                
Funds provided for participant support may not be diverted by the grantee to 
other categories of expense without the prior written approval of the cognizant 
NSF Program Officer.                                  
                                                                                
In accordance with sections 1869a and 1869b of title 42 of the United States 
Code, the awardee will do the following, as appropriate:                        
           
1.  Obtain from the school board or comparable authority responsible for the 
schools considering participation in the project, written approval prior to 
involvement of pre-college students in pre-college education research and 
development, pilot-testing, evaluation, and revision of experimental and 
innovative pre-college curriculum.                                  
2.  Include in every publication, testing, or distribution agreement involving 
instructional materials developed under this grant (including, but not limited 
to, teachers' manuals, textbooks, films, tapes, or other supplementary 
material) a requirement that such material be made available within the school 
district using it for inspection by parents or guardians of children engaged in 
educational programs or projects using such material of that school district.   
                               
                                                                                
All materials produced as part of this project, including electronic components 
such as World Wide Web pages, must include a clear indication of source(s) of 
support (both NSF and any other contributors.)                                  
                                                                                
The attached budget indicates the amounts, by categories, on which NSF has 
based its support.                                  
                                                                                
The cognizant NSF program official for this grant is  Duncan E. McBride (703) 
292-4630. The cognizant NSF grants official contact is Ramona M. Lauda (703) 
292-8218.                                  
                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                      
                                                                                
                                                                                
Paulette L. Green                                                               
Grants Officer                                                                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
CFDA No.  47.076                                                                
laul@hawaii.edu                                                                 
                                                                                
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SUMMARY PROPOSAL BUDGET
Award No. 0202452

                                                                                
                                                               Funds            
Person MOS                                                     granted          
                                              cal   acad  sumr By NSF           
A. (4.00) Total Senior personnel              11.00 0.00  1.20 $28,500          
                                                                                
B. Other Personnel                                                              
  1. (0.00) Post Doctoral associates          0.00  0.00  0.00 $0               
  2. (2.00) Other professionals               10.00 0.00  0.00 $31,000          
  3. (0.00) Graduate students                                  $0               
  4. (2.00) Secretarial-clerical                               $40,000          
  5. (3.00) Undergraduate students                             $38,400          
  6. (4.00) Other                                              $32,980          
Total salaries and wages (A+B)                                 $170,880         
                                                                                
C. Fringe benefits (if charged as direct cost)                 $26,496          
Total salaries wages and fringes (A+B+C)                       $197,376         
                                                                                
D. Total permanent equipment                                   $32,100          
E. Travel                                                                       
  1. Domestic                                                  $27,500          
  2. Foreign                                                   $0               
F. Total participant support costs                             $42,500          
G. Other direct costs                                                           
  1. Materials and supplies                                    $35,542          
  2. Publication costs/page charges                            $0               
  3. Consultant services                                       $6,650           
  4. Computer (ADPE) services                                  $6,000           
  5. Subcontracts                                              $446,683         
  6. Other                                                     $76,400          
Total other direct costs                                       $571,275         
H. Total direct costs (A through G)                            $870,751         
I. Total indirect costs                                        $115,880         
J. Total direct and indirect costs (H+I)                       $986,631         
K. Residual funds / Small business fee                                          
  1. Residual funds (if for further support of                                  
         current projects GPM 252 and 253)                     $0               
  2. Small business fee                                        $0               
L. Amount of this request  (J) or (J-K1+K2)                    $986,631         
M. Cost sharing                                                $49,140