Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI)
CSSI is an NSF program that supports the development of innovative, sustainable software and data cyberinfrastructure. It focuses on enabling advanced research through frameworks, libraries, and services that integrate with computational and data resources. CSSI projects often address broad scientific communities across domains
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The NSF Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) program supports the development of robust, reusable cyberinfrastructure services, frameworks, and community platforms that enable long-term, data- and compute-intensive research. CSSI awards span elements, framework implementations, planning grants, and community cyberinfrastructure implementations, targeting interdisciplinary teams that serve broad scientific communities.
CSSI represents a pathway to lead or join projects that build shared software, data platforms, and CI services while strengthening collaborations with larger research institutions and national facilities. Participation can help institutions influence CI design, gain access to sustainable tools, and build the expertise and partnerships necessary to support advanced research programs.
NSF CSSI Program Webinar
This session provides an overview of the three classes of awards — Elements, Framework Implementations, and Transition to Sustainability — and offers guidance for prospective principal investigators (PIs) on preparing proposals and engaging with cognizant program officers.