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Use the Links at the Right to navigate amongst the various sections of this archived Funding Alert newsletter. Download Issue: Theatre Communications Group/International Theatre Institute Travel Grants The Theatre Communications Group, in collaboration with the International Theatre Institute, funds Travel Grants to support cultural exchange and artistic partnerships between theatre professionals in the US and their counterparts in Russia and Eastern and Central Europe. These grants award theatres and individual theatre professionals (artists, administrators or educators) $2,500 each, which may cover transportation and living expenses essential to the project including research materials, communication costs, theatre tickets and/or the services of an interpreter. Deadlines: Apr. 29, Oct. 28. Theatre Communications Group-New Generations Grants The Theatre Communications Group, in collaboration with the Mellon Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, accepts applications for New Generations grants to support mentoring opportunities and audience development projects in the theater field. All applicants must have 501(c) (3) status and be located within the US or its territories. Consortiums and educational institutions are not eligible to apply in the three funding areas.
Deadlines: Jun. 10 (letter of intent), Jul. 11 (preliminary proposal). WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, April 15, 2005. National Endowment for the Arts Grants for Arts Projects - Second Notice The deadlines for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grants for Arts programs in the first half of calendar 2005 were covered in a January 14 Funding Alert. Since no responses were received to that institutionally limited solicitation, an opportunity still exists for anyone interested in submitting an Access to Artistic Excellence proposal for the Aug. 15 deadline. (If you are intending to submit a proposal to NEA for one of the earlier deadlines or have already done so, please contact Ken Macdonald, Duke ORS, 681-5988 or kwmac@duke.edu.) The Access to Artistic Excellence awards are intended to foster and preserve excellence in the arts and provide access to the arts for all Americans. An organization may request a grant amount from $5,000 to $150,000. Most grant awards will range from $10,000 to $100,000. Few grants will be awarded below $10,000; grants of $100,000 or more will be made only in rare instances, and only for projects that the Arts Endowment determines demonstrate exceptional national or regional significance and impact. Applications to NEA programs are institutionally limited and quite complex. If you are interested in applying, please contact Ken Macdonald, Duke ORS, 681-5988 or kwmac@duke.edu. Deadlines: Jun. 15 (Duke Internal). National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has invited Duke University to nominate two faculty members for its Summer Stipends program. The $5,000 stipends are intended to support two months of full-time work on projects that will contribute to scholarly knowledge or to the general public's understanding of the humanities. At least one of the University's candidates should be of junior rank (assistant professor or instructor). Nominees must be US citizens, native residents of US jurisdictions, or legal (not necessarily permanent) residents of the U.S. or its jurisdictions for at least three years as of October 1, 2005. Individuals who have recently held a major fellowship or research grant (2002-2003 academic year or later) or received an NEH Summer Stipend in 2001 or later are not eligible. For a definition of "major fellowship or research grant" and additional information on the program, please refer to the program announcement. (Please note that this announcement has not yet been updated for this fall's Summer Stipends competition. The information in this memo is based on last year's announcement, with appropriate changes in dates. We have been advised by NEH that there will be no significant changes in the new guidelines, and that the materials on the website now provide good information for the upcoming competition.) This is an institutionally limited program, if you are interested; please contact Ken Macdonald, Duke ORS, at 681-5988 or kwmac@duke.edu. Deadline: Aug. 22 (Duke internal). Also see these listings:
2005 National 4-H Youth in Action/Community Tree Planting Grant The 2005 National 4-H Council offers a limited number of Youth in Action/Community Tree Planting Grants in the amount of $500 to $1,750 to 4 H/Extension groups in local communities, in counties, and at the state level. This program provides opportunities for young people and adults to take action with ongoing community tree planting and/or reforestation projects or to stimulate new and creative youth-led projects. Deadline: May 6. Wal-Mart and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation invite applications to their new Acres for America grant program. The program funds projects that conserve important habitat for fish, wildlife, and plants through acquisition of interest in real property. The program's goal is to offset the footprint of Wal-Mart's domestic facilities on at least an acre-by-acre basis through these acquisitions. More than $3 million will be made available annually for ten years for conservation investments through the program. Deadlines: May 13, Sep. 17. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, April 15, 2005. Head Start-Historically Black College and University Partnerships The Department of Health and Human Services is announcing the availability of funds and request for applications for professional development and training grants for Head Start-Historically Black College and University Partnerships. These partnerships are designed to improve the quality and long-term effectiveness of Head Start and Early Head Start grantees by developing academic training models to increase the number of Head Start/Early Head Start teachers with BA degrees in early childhood education. Up to $1,500,000 will be available annually for each of five years to support the partnerships. Deadlines: May 19 (letter of intent), Jun. 20 (application). WEB LINK. Federal Register, April 19, 2005. Community Land Security Anti-Terrorism Grants The Community Action Partnership, a national anti-poverty program, is offering seven $10,000 Community Land Security Anti-Terrorism Grants to help address the threat of terrorism to America's low-income communities, many of which are located near power plants, chemical factories, and transportation centers. The Community Action Partnership will help Community Action Agencies across the US implement and manage Community Land Security programs in their communities. Deadline: May 20. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, April 15, 2005. Tech-Prep Demonstration Program The Department of Education seeks applications for the Tech-Prep Demonstration Program. The program provides grants to enable consortia to carry out tech-prep education projects authorized that involve the location of a secondary school on the site of a community college, a business as a member of the consortium, and the voluntary participation of secondary school students. Deadline: May 24. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 14, 2005. Teaching American History Grant Program The Department of Education invites applications for the Teaching American History Grant Program. Grant awards assist local educational agencies, in partnership with entities that have extensive content expertise, to develop, document, evaluate, and disseminate innovative, cohesive models of professional development. By helping teachers to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of traditional American history as a separate subject within the core curriculum, these programs improve instruction and raise student achievement. Deadlines: Jun. 14. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 19, 2005. We the People: Request for Proposals for Developing a Model for a National History Competition The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) seeks applications for the We the People: Request for Proposals for Developing a Model for a National History Competition. NEH invites proposals to develop a model for a national competition in the area of U.S. history for elementary and middle school age students through the eighth grade. The project(s) will be expected to develop a strategy for creating and administering a comprehensive national competition and to test that strategy. Deadline: Jun. 15. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 14, 2005. NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Grants The NFL Youth Football Fund Grassroots Program provides Grants to nonprofit, neighborhood-based organizations to improve the quality, safety, and accessibility of local football fields. Projects must be sponsored by nonprofit, community-based IRS 501(c) (3) organizations or middle or high schools. Organizations applying for funds must also be located specifically and exclusively within NFL Target Markets (Carolina Panthers: Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Raleigh, Greensboro NC; Columbia, Spartanburg, SC) and serve low- to moderate-income areas within those markets. Deadline: August 20. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, April 15, 2005. MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Award The MetLife Foundation and Jobs for the Future invite community colleges to apply for the MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Award. The award celebrates and highlights the accomplishments of colleges that help less-advantaged youth and adults succeed and advance in college and careers. The two winning colleges each receive a $30,000 award. Deadline: August 31. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, April 15, 2005. Also see these listings:
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Bridge to the Doctorate The National Science Foundation seeks applications for the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Bridge to the Doctorate supplemental grants. The goal of these supplements is to fund the initial two years of graduate study at Phase III LSAMP Alliance institutions. This activity will broaden participation through the attraction of underrepresented minority students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Deadline: Apr. 29. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 18, 2005. National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Course and Program Grants The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance seek proposals for NCIIA Course and Program Grants for the purpose of strengthening existing curricular programs or building new programs in invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Successful proposals present creative pedagogical approaches that bring real-life applications into the classroom setting and beyond. Deadline: May 13. Islamic Life in the US International Exchange Project The Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for one grant to support an international exchange project, Islam: Scholarship and Practice in the United States. Public and private non-profit organizations or consortia may submit proposals to develop and implement a multi-phased exchange involving the travel of scholars and clerics from Egypt, Jordan, and one or more additional countries of the Middle East to the United States and of reciprocal visits to the Middle East by American scholars of religion, scholars of Islamic studies, and clerics. Deadline: May 23. WEB LINK. Federal Register, April 21, 2005. ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers The National Science Foundation invites applications for ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Career. The program goal is to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce. Creative strategies to realize this goal are sought from men and women. Members of underrepresented minority groups and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Proposals that address the participation and advancement of women from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged.
WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 18, 2005. Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research The National Institute for Health seeks applications for Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research (KO1). This is a 3-5 year award made to faculty members who are currently underrepresented on faculty at academic institutions in health-related research on a national or institutional basis, such as individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups and individuals with disabilities. Deadlines: June 21 (letter of intent), July 19 (application). WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 20, 2005. Also see these listings:
Tribal Community: Reducing Toxic Air Pollutants Project (RFA) The Environmental Protection Agency invites applications for the Tribal Community: Reducing Toxic Air Pollutants Project (RFA). The outputs of this project will include education, training, and outreach on the application of voluntary activities that effectively reduce the risk of exposure to indoor and outdoor toxic air pollutants. Deadline: May 4. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 14, 2005. Water Conservation Field Services Program, Yuma Area Office The Department of Interior seeks applications for Water Conservation Field Services Program, Yuma Area Office. The objective of this request for proposals is to invite eligible applicants to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on projects/activities that make more efficient use of existing water supplies through water conservation and efficiency. Deadline: May 5. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 15, 2005. 2006 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Set-Aside Program The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration invites applications for the 2006 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Set-Aside Program. For fishing year 2006 (January 1-December 31, 2006), NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announces that up to 3 percent of the total allowable landings in certain Mid-Atlantic fisheries may be dedicated to research endeavors under the RSA program. The setting of the actual RSA quotas will be the subject of future rulemaking. NMFS is soliciting proposals for research activities concerning the summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, Loligo squid, Illex squid, Atlantic mackerel, butterfish, bluefish, and tilefish fisheries. Deadline: May 18. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 19, 2005. US Fish and Wildlife Service Requests for Environmental Studies The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service requests proposals to perform environmental studies.
Deadlines: May 20. FedGrants, April 19, 2005. Cultural Resources Survey, Klamath County, Klamath Falls Resource Area, Lakeview District, Oregon The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management seeks applications for Cultural Resources Survey, Klamath County, Klamath Falls Resource Area, Lakeview District, Oregon. The work consists of providing all services necessary to conduct a cultural resources survey, to include site records, a final report, and map of findings. Project site is located in the Klamath County, Klamath Falls Resource Area, Lakeview District, Oregon. This solicitation is set aside for small business concerns. Deadline: May 26. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, April 11, 2005. Tribal Environmental Education Outreach and Support Program Through the Tribal Environmental Education Outreach and Support Program, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeks applications from eligible entities to provide outreach, education, and training support to tribes that will encourage tribal students to develop an interest, understanding, and abilities to pursue careers in environment environmental sciences, particularly in the field of air quality management. Deadline: May 27. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 19, 2005. Water Conservation Field Services Program The Bureau of Reclamation's Upper Colorado Region requests proposals for the Water Conservation Field Service Program. Financial assistance is available for demonstration programs and pilot projects to promote and implement improved water management and conservation within the 17 western States. Deadline: Jun. 30. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 11, 2005. North American Wetlands Conservation Act Standard Grants - Mexico The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is accepting proposals for North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants from Mexico. Proposals for these projects describe how partners will protect, restore, enhance and manage wetland habitats across North America. The North American Wetlands Conservation Council determines the amount of funding for each country each year. Deadline: Jul. 1. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 4, 2005. Long Term Research in Environmental Biology The National Science Foundation invites applications for Long Term Research in Environmental Biology. The Division of Environmental Biology encourages the submission of proposals aimed at generating long time series of biological and environmental data that address particular ecological and evolutionary processes. NSF will support competitively reviewed projects that continue critical and novel long-term data collection aimed at resolving important issues in environmental biology. Researchers must demonstrate at least six years of data collection to qualify for funding and the proposal must convey a rationale for at least ten additional years of data collection. As part of the requirements for funding, projects must show how collected data will be shared broadly with the scientific community and the interested public. Deadline: Jul. 18. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 13, 2005. Also see these listings:
US/Mexico Border Air Quality Management Activities - Request for Proposals (RFP) Due Date Change The Environmental Protection Agency announces a modification to the US/Mexico Border Air Quality Management Activities Request for Proposals. The response date is changed from Apr. 25 to May 9. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 18, 2005. NASA Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES)-2005: Clarification of Proposal Submission The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued a clarification on proposals submitted to NASA for ROSES 2005 program elements. All proposers to ROSES 2005 program elements with due dates prior to June 3, including the Mars Fundamental Research Program (MFRP), are reminded that these solicitations require proposals to be submitted in full hard copy only (15 copies plus signed original). Only the Proposal Cover Page - just like in previous years - is required to be submitted electronically via NSPIRES. After submission, this Proposal Cover Page must be printed and included in the hard copy submission. Please refer to Section 2.3 of the Guidebook for Proposers 2004 for a list of constituent parts of a proposal - this list is still correct for 2005 submissions. Only the Proposal Cover Page, including the Budget Summary, should be submitted electronically via NSPIRES. All other constituent parts of the proposal must be included in every full hard copy of the proposal submitted to NASA by the proposal due date. Any documents other than the Proposal Cover Page that have been uploaded into NSPIRES will be ignored, so please ensure that your proposals are complete in hard copy. Any proposals already received at NASA Peer Review Services and found not to be complete will be treated on a case by case basis. NASA Planetary Science Summer School Applications Available NASA is accepting applications for the 17th Annual Planetary Science Summer School, which will hold two sessions this summer, July 25-29 and August 1-5, at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. Science and engineering post-doctoral and graduate students with a strong interest in careers in planetary exploration are encouraged to apply. Partial financial support is available to a limited number of individuals to help defray the expense of travel and lodging only. Deadline: Jun. 3. INQUIRIES: Ms. Anita M. Sohus, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 818/354-6613; Anita.M.Sohus@jpl.nasa.gov, WEB.
Safe Labor Observational Study The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is soliciting proposals from qualified organizations to conduct a Safe Labor Observational Study to describe contemporary labor progression in the US population; and to determine the appropriate time to perform a Cesarean delivery for women with labor protraction and arrest. Deadline: May 3. WEB LINK. HIH Guide, April 12, 2005. National Health Education Enhancement Program Asthma Research Grant The Center for Disease Control and Prevention invites applications for the National Health Education Enhancement Program. The purpose of the program is to strengthen the nation's capacity to carry out public health activities in the area of asthma education. The objectives are to review and disseminate currently available asthma educational materials to reach community members on a community, local and national level; and modify existing, scientifically-proven-effective asthma educational materials to make them culturally and linguistically competent for targeted populations, and disseminate these materials on a national level to families impacted by asthma, particularly working with underserved and disparately impacted populations. Deadlines: May 4 (letter of intent), Jun. 20 (application). WEB LINK. Federal Register, April 20, 2005. Linkage of International Collaboration and Research Programs for Prevention and Control of Malaria The Center for Disease Control and Prevention requests applications for Linkage of International Collaboration and Research Programs for Prevention and Control of Malaria. The purpose of this program is to strengthen international collaborative efforts with leading European Institutions to expedite the identification, evaluation and implementation of malaria control strategies in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Deadline: May 23. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 20, 2005. Capacity Building Assistance to Improve the Delivery and Effectiveness of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Interventions for High-Risk Racial/Ethnic Minority Subpopulations The Center for Disease Control and Prevention requests applications for a new funding opportunity, Capacity Building Assistance to Improve the Delivery and Effectiveness of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Interventions for High-Risk Racial/Ethnic Minority Subpopulations. The purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to non-governmental HIV prevention organizations to provide capacity building assistance (CBA), including training and technical assistance (TA), to adapt, tailor and implement science-based, behavioral HIV prevention interventions specifically targeting high-risk racial/ethnic minority subpopulations as demonstrated by high-prevalence epidemiological evidence and other concrete quantitative and qualitative data. Approximately $2,876,000 will be available in fiscal year 2005 to fund approximately six awards. Deadline: May 27. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 12, 2005. Sjogren's Syndrome: A Model Complex Disease The National Institute of Health seeks applications for the Sjogren's Syndrome: A Model Complex Disease RFA. The focus of this RFA is to use an integrated approach to elucidate the mechanisms and processes underlying the complexity of Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease prevalent in women. Integrative, multidisciplinary research approaches are encouraged to address the gaps in scientific and clinical knowledge, provide more precise molecular understanding of the pathophysiology of Sjogren's syndrome and to develop preventive measures and therapies for Sjogren's syndrome. The NEI intends to commit approximately $ 500,000 in FY 2006 for this announcement to support 1-2 meritorious applications. Deadline: Sep. 21. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 13, 2005. Centers of Research Translation The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) invites applications for Centers of Research Translation (CORTs) (P50). It is expected that a CORT will be translational in nature, directed at elucidating the relevance of basic research to human disease in an area within the NIAMS mission. Two major features of the CORT program include the overarching aim of disease-specific research translation, and the inclusion of resources and an administrative structure to facilitate research translation. The funding of four new grants is anticipated. Up to $6 million in total costs (Direct costs plus Facilities and Administrative costs) may be awarded in support of this solicitation. Deadline: Sep. 26 (letter of intent), Oct. 25 (application). WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 15, 2005. Understanding and Treating Tuberous Sclerosis Complex The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and collaborators invite research grant applications aimed at Understanding or Treating Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC). The participating organizations intend to commit a total of approximately $2,000,000 to this PAS in addition to funds available for applications sent in response to this initiative that score within the paylines of the participating NIH Institutes. Deadlines: Multiple Receipt Dates. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 12, 2005. Stem Cells and Cancer Research Grants The National Institute of Health invites applications for Stem Cells and Cancer Research Grants. The purpose of this announcement is to encourage research on all aspects of stem cell biology The National Cancer Institute is particularly interested in stimulating research on all aspects of stem cell biology, including research into the molecular and biochemical regulation of embryonic and adult stem cell behavior. Deadlines: Multiple Receipt Dates. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 12, 2005. Nutrition and Diet in the Causation, Prevention, and Management of Heart Failure The Department of Health and Human Services encourages submission of investigator-initiated research applications on the role of Nutrition and Diet in the Causation, Prevention, and Management of Heart Failure. Basic, translational, and applied interdisciplinary research applications with rigorous hypothesis-testing designs for projects in animals or humans are of interest. The overall goal is to develop a satisfactory science base for preventive approaches in high-risk individuals and for rational nutritional management of patients in various stages of heart failure. Deadline: Multiple Receipt Dates. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 15, 2005. Also see these listings:
Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program The Council for International Exchange of Scholars seeks proposals for the Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program. Candidates should be senior scholars and have a significant publication and teaching record. Consult the website for a full listing of available awards. Deadline: May 1 (letter of interest). Also see these listings:
Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowships The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has invited Duke University to nominate two candidates for the New Directions Fellowships. The fellowships provide support for exceptional faculty members in the humanities and humanistic social sciences whose research would benefit from their acquiring systematic training outside their own disciplines. This is an institutionally limited program. Candidates should submit a five-page précis of their project and a complete vita electronically to Ms. Jennifer Phillips, jennifer.phillips@duke.edu), Staff Assistant for the Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies, 212 Allen Building. (For those who plan to be away for the summer, make sure to include all relevant summer contact information.) The two Duke nominees will be selected by a faculty committee based on merit of the proposal and competitiveness in terms of the explicit goals of the New Directions Fellowship. The nominees will receive feedback from the committee and will be expected to revise and polish their applications in time for nomination by the Mellon Foundation's deadline. Deadlines: May 18 (Duke internal). Centers for Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention invite applications to establish Centers for Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce. The purpose of the Centers is to establish trans-disciplinary research, education and translation programs to facilitate the integration of health protection and health promotion in the workplace by taking a collaborative and innovative approach. NIOSH intends to commit approximately two million dollars in total costs for this program and intends to fund one to three new awards in response to this RFA. Deadline: Jun. 15. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 14, 2005. North Carolina Biotechnology Center Grants The North Carolina Biotechnology Center invites Duke to submit proposals for its 2005-2006 research and education Grants programs.
Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers The National Science Foundation (NSF) funds the Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers program to develop long-term partnerships among industry, academe, and government. The centers are catalyzed by a small investment from NSF and are primarily supported by center members, with NSF taking a supporting role in their development and evolution. The I/UCRC Program five-year award period allows for the development of a strong partnership between the academic researchers and their industrial and government members. After five years, centers that continue to meet the I/UCRC Program requirements may apply for a second five-year award. These awards allow centers to continue to grow and diversify their industrial membership. After 10 years, the centers are expected to be fully supported by industrial, other federal agency, and state and local government partners. Deadlines (letter of intent): Jun. 30, Dec. 31. WEB LINK. COS, April 17, 2005. NICHD Administrative Supplements for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) announces the availability of administrative supplements to NICHD grantees to conduct research using human embryonic stem cell lines (hESCs) in accordance with NIH-wide policies. Principal Investigators of NICHD-funded R01, R37, P01 or U01 grants may request an administrative supplement not to exceed $75,000 direct costs (three modules) per year for each of two years. There must be at least two years of funding remaining on the parent grant at the time the supplement is awarded. Requests must be submitted by July 1, 2005 for funding in FY 2005 or by July 1, 2006 for funding in FY 2006. The work proposed must be within the scope of the parent grant. For example, investigators may apply concepts and technologies being used on nonhuman adult or embryonic cells in the funded project to the study of hESCs. The proposed research can utilize the full range of cell biological, genetic or molecular approaches. The NICHD intends to commit up to $300,000 direct costs per year for this initiative in FY 2005 and FY 2006. Deadline: Jul. 1. WEB LINK. NIH Guide, April 13, 2005. Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences The National Institute of Health invites applications to the Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences program. The goal of this program is to encourage research that will improve the quality and scientific power of data collected in the behavioral and social sciences, relevant to the missions of participating NIH Institutes and Centers. Deadlines: Multiple Receipt Dates. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 12, 2005. Also see these listings:
Physical Sciences & Engineering Navigation and Timekeeping Technology The Office of Naval Research (ONR) seeks applications for the Navigation and Timekeeping Technology program. Precision navigation and timekeeping are essential for many modern naval and maritime systems. There is a need for affordable approaches to make the Global Positioning System (GPS) more reliable/robust against interference and jamming, and affordable reliable precision navigation/timing alternatives to GPS. ONR has been conducting a series of Science and Technology Projects in GPS Anti-jam Technology, Tightly Coupled GPS/Inertial Navigation System (INS) devices, Atomic Clock Development and Non-GPS Navigation Devices. Deadline: May 27. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, April 11, 2005. Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Initiative The Air Force Research Laboratory invites applications for its Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Initiative. The goal of this initiative is the rational design of safe, yet high performance nanoscale materials, efficient and inexpensive manufacture of these materials and the incorporation of the nanoscale materials into microscale or larger devices. Deadline: Jun. 1. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 15, 2005. NSF-Navy Civilian Service Fellowship-Scholarship Program The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of the Navy announce an opportunity to apply for supplemental funding under the provisions of the jointly funded NSF-Navy Civilian Service (NNCS) Fellowship-Scholarship Program. This program supports students at the bachelors, masters, or doctoral levels in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) who agree to commit to spending a year as a civilian employee at a Naval Research and Development Center for each year of support received. This program invites university principal investigators who are currently supported by an NSF award from the NIRT, NSEC, ERC, STC, IGERT or large ITR programs to apply for support for their eligible students who are working in areas of interest to one of the Navy Research and Development Centers. The funding will be provided for up to two years of fellowship/scholarship support plus a cost of education allowance. At the completion of their degrees, the students will accept civilian employment at a Navy Research and Development Center for one year for each year of support received. Deadline: Jun. 3. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 13, 2005. Fuel Cell Coal-Based Systems Developmental Research The Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory is seeking to aid in the development of large (greater than 100 MWe) Fuel Cell Power Systems that will produce affordable, efficient and environmentally friendly electrical power from coal. Deadline: Jun. 7. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 14, 2005. Announcement of Opportunity, for the Discovery Program: Discovery Program 2005 and Missions of Opportunity The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is releasing a NASA Announcement of Opportunity (AO), for the Discovery Program 2005 and Missions of Opportunity. NASA intends to select a Discovery mission to launch by December 31, 2012. A Mission of Opportunity may also be selected. The Discovery Program AO solicits investigations that meet the goals of planetary system(s) exploration encompassing the scientific objectives of the NASA Solar System Division (excluding Mars) and the search for extrasolar planetary systems element of the NASA Universe Division. A Discovery Preproposal Conference will be held on May 19. See web site: http://discovery.larc.nasa.gov/discovery/. Deadlines: (notice of intent) Jun. 15, (full proposal) Aug. 1. INQUIRIES: Dr. Susan M. Niebur, Discovery Program Scientist, 202/358-0745, susan.m.niebur@nasa.gov, WEB. FedGrants, April 14, 2005. Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Research Engineering The Department of Energy seeks applications for Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Research Engineering. This is a Notice of Interest (that is in Attachment #1 below) for the Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Research Engineering (NEM R E) program. Proposers should not submit a proposal in response to this Notice of Interest, but may submit a proposal after release of the solicitation (DE-SC52-05AN26703), at a later date. Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Research Engineering - The DOE/NNSA, the Air Force Research Lab, and the Army Space Missile Defense Command will be jointly soliciting proposals for this program and awards are anticipated by all three; awards will either be a Cooperative Agreement (Financial Assistance) or a FAR Contract; to be determined by the three agencies noted above). Deadline: Jul. 26. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 14, 2005. Adaptive Cognition-Enhanced Radio Teams (ACERT) Program The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) is soliciting proposals to perform research, design, development and integration to support the Adaptive Cognition Enhanced Radio Teams (ACERT) Program. The ACERT program will develop fundamental techniques and technologies for software-defined radios. The program will also have an integrator tasked with fostering open source development support for ACERT-developed code. DARPA plans to hold a Proposer Day on May 2, 2005. Details can be found at http://www.schafertmd.com/acert. Deadline: Apr. 11, 2006. WEB LINK FedBizOpps, April 11, 2005. Notice of Intent to Release a Solicitation for a Mars Telecommunication Orbiter (MTO) Science Investigation The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) intends to release an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) no earlier than May 1, 2005, for a Mars Telecommunication Orbiter Science Investigation. This investigation must support the science theme of Mars Climate/Weather Monitoring identified by the MTO Science Definition Team. The MTO science investigation will require providing a science instrument to be launched with the MTO mission in late 2009. The launch services and spacecraft will be NASA-provided resources. Proposals in response to this AO will be due 90 days after its formal release. A Preproposal Conference will be scheduled approximately 3-6 weeks after the AO is released. Details for this conference will be provided in the AO. Deadline: TBA. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 14, 2005. Global Positioning System Denied Navigation and Mapping Program Pre-Solicitation Notice The Department of Defense's Defense Threat Reduction Agency is planning to release a solicitation for the Global Positioning System Denied Navigation and Mapping (GPSDNM) Program. Up to two contracts may be awarded. The objectives of the GPSDNM Program are to develop robust, man-portable navigation systems capable of precisely navigating and mapping over long distances for extended periods in areas where GPS signals are not accessible and with a minimal error rate over the total trajectory. Deadline: TBA. WEB LINK. COS, April 17, 2005. Mobile AD HOC Network and Tactical Data Link Communication Simulation Capabilities Pre-Solicitation Notice The Department of Navy, Naval Sea System Command seeks applications for Mobile AD HOC Network and Tactical Data Link Communication Simulation Capabilities. The Joint Single Integrated Air Picture (SIAP) System Engineering Organization (JSSEO), in conjunction with the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC), has a requirement for both a Mobile Ad Hoc Network and a Tactical Data Link Simulation Capability. Associated technical/engineering support services and development of an operator-training course will also be required. Inputs received in response to Request for Information (RFI) N00024-03-R-5147 and Draft Statement of Work N00024-04-R-5106 determined that these capabilities could be acquired via full and open competition. The anticipated release date for the Request for Proposals (RFP) N00024-05-R-5108 is late December 2004. Deadline: TBA. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, April 20, 2005. Also see these listings:
Challenge Newsletter Grant Competition The Department of Education seeks applications for the Challenge Newsletter Grant Competition. The competition will fund one cooperative agreement for the development and dissemination of The Challenge newsletter to provide information about effective strategies to prevent drug use and violent behavior among youth. Deadline: May 20. WEB LINK. Federal Register, April 20, 2005. FY 2005 OVC Violence Against Older Women Education Project The Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime invites applications for funding to develop a series of educational videotapes and discussion guides on domestic violence and/or sexual assault against older women for distribution to a wide range of professionals who work with or encounter victims of these crimes. Deadline: May 31. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 20, 2005. Grant Proposal for Study of the U.S. Institute for Bolivian Indigenous Student Leaders The State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for public and private non-profit organizations to develop and implement a four-week Study of the United States Institute for Bolivian Indigenous Student Leaders to take place in January or January-February 2006. This program is designed to provide a group of 12 to 15 highly motivated undergraduate student leaders representing the Bolivian indigenous population with a four-week academic seminar and educational travel program that will give them a deeper understanding of US society, culture, values and institutions.The Bureau anticipates providing one assistance award to support this program. The program will be conducted in Spanish as the primary language of instruction. Deadline: Jun. 1. WEB LINK. Federal Register, April 14, 2005. Grant Proposal for Study of the U.S. Institute on US National Security: U.S. National Security Policymaking in a Post 9/11 World The State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for public and private non-profit organizations to develop and implement the Study of the United States Institute on U.S. National Security: U.S. National Security Policymaking in a Post 9/11 World. This institute, for a multinational group of 18 experienced foreign university educators and other professionals, is intended to provide participants with a deeper understanding of U.S. approaches to national security policymaking, past and present, in order to strengthen curricula and to improve the quality of teaching about the United States at universities and other institutions abroad. Deadline: Jun. 6. WEB LINK. Federal Register, April 14, 2005. FY 2005 OJJDP Evaluation of Safe Start: Promising Approaches for Children Exposed to Violence The Department of Justice requests proposals for the design of the national evaluation of the Safe Start: Promising Approaches for Children Exposed to Violence program. The program to be evaluated helps communities implement collaborative, cross-agency strategies to deliver services to reduce the impact of children's exposure to violence. The purpose of the evaluation is to assess which program strategies yield the best outcomes for children. Deadline: Jun. 7. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 20, 2005. W.E. Upjohn Institute Grant for Employment Issues The W.E. Upjohn Institute supports policy-relevant research on issues related to employment and unemployment through its Grant for Employment Issues. Grants made under this program are expected to result in research of a rigorous nature that is accessible and of interest to practitioners and policymakers. During the same funding cycles as the Research Grants, the Institute will consider Mini-Grant proposals for funds to conduct research and write scholarly papers on innovative research topics. The purpose of this grant program, which is particularly targeted on untenured junior faculty within six years of their highest degree, is to provide flexibility to meet special funding needs that, without support, would prevent researchers from pursuing the project. Funds up to $5,000 could be used as summer compensation or to acquire special data sets, meet unusual computer processing or programming needs, or to cover travel to collect primary data. Special consideration will be given to those who use data from the Institute's Employment Research Data Center. Deadline: Aug. 2. Secondary Analysis of Existing Alcohol Epidemiology Data The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism invites applications to support the Secondary Analysis of Existing Alcohol Epidemiology Data with the goal of enhancing our understanding of the patterns of alcohol consumption and the epidemiology of alcohol-related problems. Deadlines: Multiple Receipt Dates. WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 14, 2005. Also see these listings:
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