The Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science (CI PAOS) program within the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) is designed to foster innovative socio-technical partnerships that support research data infrastructure ecosystems across various domains. The program aims to enhance accessibility, discoverability, reliability, reproducibility, sustainability, and utility of data products. It encourages collaboration among cyberinfrastructure researchers, scientists, research computing experts, data management experts, research labs, university libraries, and other communities of practice. CI PAOS aligns with the NSF Public Access Initiative and national goals for public access and open science. Eligible activities include competency building, capability building, and community building, focusing on creating robust, synergistic collaborative teams with skills spanning science/engineering, research data science, and information science disciplines. Proposals are accepted year-round, and international collaborations are encouraged.

Pre-Application Requirement: Proposers must discuss their project with a cognizant CI PAOS Program Officer and relevant NSF disciplinary research program officer(s) before submitting a proposal.