Request for Proposals for Anticipated CFI Innovation Fund Competition

[Science Division]

August 2015

*To:                  Canadian TRIUMF Research Community*

*From:              R. Kruecken, Deputy Director, TRIUMF*

*Re:                   Request for Proposals for anticipated CFI 
Innovation Fund competition*

In the 2015 federal budget, the Canada Foundation for Innovation 
received $1.33B over six years, starting in 2017-18.One can anticipate 
an Innovation Fund competition sometime in 2017, with a proposal 
submission deadline in 2016.

In this context we would like to inform you that TRIUMF has changed its 
project management process (TSOP-15 
<https://documents.triumf.ca/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-22889/TSOP-15%20Project%20Management.pdf>).We 
now require that all major projects undergo a series of reviews *before 
submission of a CFI proposal*that relies on TRIUMF resources, expertise 
or facilities.

·Project Initiation:  The Gate 0 review evaluates if the project is 
scientifically sufficiently motivated and is consistent with TRIUMF’s 
mission and vision statements and the current five-year plan.

·Project Definition:  The Gate 1 review evaluates the project’s 
conceptual design as well as initial resource planning.  Passing 
releases resources for the more detailed design and planning required 
for Gate 2.

·Project Planning:  The Gate 2 review evaluates the initial technical 
design, resource loaded schedule and budget suitable for the CFI funding 
application.

This process will ensure that information on performance, design, budget 
and timelines is robust, reliable and consistent.It will strengthen CFI 
proposals in a substantial way. In order to allow for sufficient time to 
develop the initial technical design required for Gate 2, it is 
important that the process start early.

*TRIUMF therefore requests submission of Project Initiation Sheets using 
the available *template 
<https://documents.triumf.ca/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-119917/Project%20Initiation%20Sheet.doc>* by 
October 15, 2015. *

TRIUMF’s Policy and Planning Advisory Committee (PPAC) will meet in 
November 2015 to review, analyze, prioritize, and make recommendations 
to the TRIUMF director based on these submissions.

Please e-mail Project Initiation Sheets as well as any questions, and 
comments to reiner.kruecken at triumf.ca <mailto:reiner.kruecken at triumf.ca>

Sincerely,


Reiner Kruecken

Deputy Director

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