Title: Dear Colleague Letter: Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Date: 12/24/09 NSF10016 Dear Colleague Letter: Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Dear Colleagues: This letter provides important information to potential proposers to the Alliances for Broadening Participation (ABP) in STEM program ( NSF 10-522 ) in the Division of Human Resource Development (HRD) of the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR). In Fiscal Year 2010, the Foundation will not accept letters of intent or new proposals under the Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) program component of ABP (please refer to the Revision Notes on the first page of the ABP solicitation). Funding for existing AGEP projects will continue in Fiscal Year 2010 as currently scheduled. Details concerning changes in the AGEP portion of the solicitation will be announced in a timely fashion. Current AGEP grantees may submit Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) proposals. Complete information concerning Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) can be found on the website of NSF's EHR directorate (http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10007/nsf10007.pdf?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25 ). Sincerely, James H. Wyche Director Division of Human Resource Development Directorate for Education and Human Resources National Science Foundation Wanda E. Ward Acting Assistant Director Directorate for Education and Human Resources National Science Foundation