In this addendum we respond to the comments and written feedback provided by Dr. Mahaney and the referees after the NSF site visit of May 5, 1999. The main concerns expressed in the feedback were: (1) specification of deliverables and the use of selected MSI applications, (2) synergism among project teams, (3) system-building experience by some of the investigators, (4) Fisk University as an ef...