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Use the Links at the Right to navigate amongst the various sections of this archived Funding Alert newsletter. Download Issue: NEH Grants for Television Projects The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports television documentary programs or historical dramatizations that address significant figures, events, or developments in the humanities and draw their content from humanities scholarship. The NEH offers grant opportunities for television projects at various stages of development. Deadline: Nov. 3. WEB LINK. FedGrants, August 15, 2005. Blakemore Foundation Asian Art and Language Grants The Blakemore Foundation was established to encourage the advanced study of Asian languages and to improve the understanding of Asian fine arts in the US. Grants are restricted to professors who are teaching in an Asian field at a university or college in the U.S. and postdoctoral professionals whose degree is in an Asian field. For the purposes of the program, Asia is limited to the countries of China, Japan, Korea, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Mongolia, and Tibet. The term "fine arts" refers to paintings, graphic arts, ceramics, sculpture, and textiles. Deadline: Dec. 30. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, August 5, 2005. Kurt Weill Foundation for Music The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, a nonprofit corporation that promotes public understanding and appreciation of the musical works of Kurt Weill, solicits proposals from individuals and nonprofit organizations for funding of projects related to the perpetuation of Weill's artistic legacy. Deadline: Nov. 1. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, August 5, 2005. NEA Creative Writing Fellowships The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) welcomes applications for Creative Writing Fellowships. Fellowships in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) or poetry are available to published creative writers of exceptional talent. Fellowships enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Fellowships for Creative Writers are for $20,000. This program operates on a two-year cycle with fellowships in prose available in FY 2006 and fellowships in poetry available in FY 2007. Individuals may apply only once each year. Deadline: Mar. 1, 2006. Also see these listings:
CF Industries National Watershed Award The CF Industries National Watershed Award honors three communities and one corporation for innovative local partnerships that seek to improve water quality by balancing a watershed's environmental and economic needs and emphasizing economic incentives, voluntary initiatives and education. Award winners will receive an unrestricted award of $10,000 to assist them in their watershed projects. Deadline: Sep. 2. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, August 5, 2005. The Department of Education (ED) seeks applications for the Striving Readers program. The purpose of the program is to raise the reading achievement levels of middle and high school-aged students in Title I-eligible schools with significant numbers of students reading below grade level. The program supports new comprehensive reading initiatives or expansion of existing initiatives that improve the quality of literacy instruction across the curriculum, provide intensive literacy interventions to struggling adolescent readers, and help to build a strong, scientific research base for identifying and replicating strategies that improve adolescent literacy skills. Deadlines: Sep. 14 (notice of intent), Nov. 14 (application). WEB LINK. FedGrants, August 15, 2005. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEH), in partnership with the State Department and Europalia International, will present an international arts festival: europalia.USA 2007. The NEH will provide grants to organizations to showcase the excellence, diversity, and vitality of the arts in the US through a series of performances, exhibitions, lectures, and symposia. Seventeen US dance and music ensembles will receive a total of $99,000 to perform at festivals in 11 European countries. Centered in Belgium, the festival will take place from Oct. 2007 through Jan. 2008. Deadlines: Sep. 30 (statement of intent), Dec. 15 (invited application). WEB LINK. FedGrants, August 15, 2005. Funding for New Voices Community News Ventures New Voices, a program administered by J-Lab (the Institute for Interactive Journalism at the University of Maryland) and supported by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, invites nonprofit groups and education organizations to apply for funding to launch new Community News Ventures. J-Lab will select ten micro-local news projects to receive support. New Voices will help fund the start-up of each project with a $12,000 grant; support them with an educational Web site; and help foster their sustainability through a $5,000 second-year matching grant. Deadline: Feb. 8, 2006. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, August 5, 2005. Also see these listings:
NIMH Research Education Grants (R25) The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) seeks applications for NIMH Research Education Grants. The goal of the program is to foster the development of mental health researchers via creative and innovative research educational programs including regional and national programs as well as programs involving a single institution. The program encourages educational experiences that will attract, train, and advance the career development of clinician scientists committed to research careers. NIMH also encourages educational programs that will help prepare researchers for interdisciplinary research careers, including translational research careers. Deadlines: 30 days prior to application date (letters of intent), Oct. 1 (application); Jan. 2, 2006 (AIDS related applications). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, August 11, 2005. Short Courses on Application of Genomics and Proteomics to Complex Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Disorders The National Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Institute invites applications for education projects to develop, conduct, evaluate, and disseminate short-term courses on application of genomics and proteomics to heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders. The courses should provide hands-on training to investigators interested in leveraging genomic and proteomic technologies and resources to advance the understanding of disease mechanisms of interest to the institute. The NHLBI intends to fund 1-2 new grants using the Continuing Education Training Program (T15) mechanism. Deadlines: Dec. 19 (letter of intent), Jan. 17 (application). WEB LINK. FedGrants, August 10, 2005.
Pharmaceutical Research Career Development Awards The PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America) Foundation welcomes applications for Career Development Awards. Pharmacology/toxicology awards are to support career-development activities of scientists prepared to engage in research that integrates information on molecular or cellular mechanisms of action with information on the effects of an agent observed in an intact organism, either in experimental animal or clinical studies. Awards are available for pre doctoral fellowships, post doctoral fellowships, sabbatical fellowships, and research starter grants. Deadline: Sep. 1. Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award (ONES) The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences seeks applications for the Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award (ONES). The award is intended to identify outstanding scientists who are in the early, formative stages of their careers and who intend to make a long term career commitment to research in the mission areas of the NIEHS and assist them in launching an innovative research program focusing on problems of environmental exposures and human biology, human pathophysiology and human disease. NIEHS intends to commit $3.6 million in total costs in FY2006 to fund approximately 6 new awards. Deadlines: Nov. 20 (letter of intent), Dec. 21 (application). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, August 12, 2005. Also see these listings:
NIH to Publish Four Requests for Applications for Knockout Mouse Project The National Institutes of Health have announced an intention to issue three Requests for Applications (RFAs) in the late summer of 2005 for the Knockout Mouse Project (KOMP) to solicit grant applications that will form a KOMP research network with the goal of making maximum progress toward creating mutant mice for each and every gene using gene targeting, trapping or transposon mediated mutagenesis in the C57BL/6 mouse strain. A fourth RFA, for repositories for the resources generated by the other RFAs, will be published in the Fall 2005. This is a trans NIH initiative being supported by a number of NIH Institutes and Centers. WEB LINK. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, August 12, 2005. NIA Request for Information on Testosterone Formulations, Doses and Availability The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is interested in obtaining information from the academic and industrial community as to the availability of different testosterone formulations and matching placebo preparations. These would be used in a double blinded, placebo controlled testosterone efficacy study on up to 2000 volunteer subjects for up to 12 months of treatment. The entire study would take up to 6 years to complete. WEB LINK. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, August 12, 2005. NIH Loan Repayment Programs for Clinical Researchers The National Institutes of Health (NIH) invite qualified health professionals who contractually agree to engage in specific types of research for at least two years, and who agree to engage in such research for at least 50 percent of their work schedule (not less than 20 hours per week based on a 40-hour work week), to apply for participation in the NIH Loan Repayment Programs. Deadline: Dec. 1.
WEB LINK. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, August 12, 2005. NIH Publishes Intention to Re-issue NIH Roadmap RFA -- Training for a New Interdisciplinary Research Workforce The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has published notice NOT-RM-05-012 to inform potential applicants about the intention to re-issue the NIH Roadmap RFA, Training for a New Interdisciplinary Research Workforce, originally issued December 16, 2003 as RFA-RM-04-015. The goal of this program was to train a cadre of investigators who will use novel interdisciplinary approaches to address complex biomedical problems. The anticipated release date for the RFA is September, 2005 with applications due in February or March, 2006. The announcement will be published in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts in the usual manner. WEB LINK. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, August 12, 2005. Extension of AHRQ Small Research Grant Program The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, (AHRQ) has announced that PAR-01-040, the AHRQ Small Research Grant Program, is being extended through November 25, 2006, pending Agency revision. AHRQ will maintain the same application receipt dates (Mar. 24, Jul. 24, Nov. 23 annually). The AHRQ grants are designed to provide support for new investigators or researchers new to health care services issues and encourage preliminary, exploratory, or innovative research in new or previously unexamined areas. WEB LINK. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, August 12, 2005. Availability of NINDS Administrative Supplements for Development of Stroke Preclinical Trials Consortia The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) plans to publish a RFA, Stroke Preclinical Trials Consortia. The RFA is expected to be published in May 2006 with applications to be submitted and considered for funding in fiscal year 2007. NINDS announces the availability of one-year administrative supplements for NINDS grantees to submit a planning proposal aimed at facilitating the development of interdisciplinary teams to address translational research barriers in stroke and conduct multi-institutional pre-clinical trials. The supplemental plan would evaluate why translation for stroke has not been successful, propose a multi-institutional strategy to address these issues and identify the research resources needed for conducting milestone-driven pre-clinical trials. A stroke consortium could address translational barriers through organizing by a scientific theme such as immunomodulation, neuroprotection, vasoprotection, plasticity, neurovascular unit, blood-brain barrier or by technology like genomics, imaging or pharmacology could be explored. The initiative encourages alliances among academic institutions, industry and/or government with convergent perspectives on solving the translational challenges in stroke research. Applicants may request up to $50,000 in direct costs for one-year administrative supplements to Research Project (R01), Javits (R37), Research Centers (P50), Program Project (P01), and Cooperative Agreement (U01) awards. Awards must have at least one year remaining in the project period on December 30, 2005. Awards that are in a no-cost extension will not be considered for support under this supplement program. Only one supplement may be requested for any individual award. Applicants are eligible to apply to the RFA in 2006 irregardless of receiving a supplemental award. WEB LINK. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, August 12, 2005.
Mechanism for Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities The National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks applications for Mechanism for Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities. This program announcement (PA) is intended to support public mental health and/or substance abuse services research in rapidly evolving areas (e.g., changes in service systems, health care financing, policy, etc) where opportunities for empirical study are, by their very natures, only available through expedited award of support. Deadlines: 4 weeks prior to planned submission (letter of intent); Day 9 of month (application). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, August 5, 2005. Nutrition and the Development, Treatment, and Prevention of HIV Disease in Women, Infants, and Children The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development invites new and experienced basic scientists, epidemiologists, and clinical investigators to submit research grant applications to further understanding of the relationship between Nutrition and HIV. Applications are encouraged that address preclinical or clinical, biomedical and/or behavioral research that concentrates on studies of: nutritional factors and HIV transmission; nutritional requirements for optimal growth, development, and maintenance of health; impact of HIV infection on breastfeeding; interactions between antiretroviral therapies, diet, nutrition and health; nutritional assessment methodologies; and specific functional biomarkers of outcome related to the nutrition/HIV relationship. Deadlines: Sep. 1, Jan. 2, May 1. Strengthening HIV Programs in the Republic of Haiti as Part of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published several new funding opportunities to Strengthen HIV Programs in the Republic of Haiti. Deadlines: Sep. 12.
FedGrants, August 15, 2005. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society -- Career Development Program The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society invites proposals for the Career Development Program. The program supports individuals pursuing careers in basic, clinical or translational research in leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease or myeloma through the following awards: Scholar Awards ($100,000/year for five years); Scholar in Clinical Research Award ($100,000/year for five years); Fellow Awards ($40,000/year for three years); Special Fellow Awards ($50,000/year for three years). The Career Development Program supports fundamental research in genetics, molecular and cell biology, molecular pharmacology, molecular virology and immunology. Deadlines: Sep. 15 (preliminary application) and Oct. 1 (full application). WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, August 5, 2005. Age-Related Changes in Tissue Function: Underlying Biological Mechanisms The NIH solicit applications on Age-Related Changes in Tissue Function: Underlying Biological Mechanisms. Projects are encouraged that significantly advance basic biology research to understand how and why changes take place in tissues with age and how those changes relate to altered tissue and organ function. Projects that focus on molecular aspects, as well as cellular aspects of tissue aging, are encouraged. Projects that emphasize molecular and cellular changes that are common among tissues with aging are also encouraged, as are projects that compare mechanisms of aging change in different tissues. Projects must have a clear relevance to aging to be considered under this PA. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Aging Musculoskeletal and Skin Extracellular Matrix The NIH seek proposals for the Aging Musculoskeletal and Skin Extracellular Matrix program. The purpose of this PA is to solicit grant applications for basic research projects to investigate how changes in the extracellular matrix with age affect the function of the tissues of the musculoskeletal system and skin. Projects are encouraged that determine how cellular aging processes lead to altered matrix production and maintenance, and how aging-related altered matrix composition and organization affect the function of these tissues. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Basic and Translational Research in Emotion The NIH invite research grant applications to expand Basic and Translational Research in Emotion. For example, research is needed that will provide a more detailed understanding of the interplay between emotion and cognition that can inform conceptualizations of disorders in which impairments of both emotion and cognition are apparent (e.g., schizophrenia, depression, alcohol and drug dependence, Alzheimer's Disease, autism), as well as provide data important for promoting good cognitive functioning and emotional self-regulation. The PA also encourages research on emotional reactions in the context of the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. These investigations may use human or other animals. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. The NIH accept applications for the Biobehavioral Pain Research program. Proposals are encouraged to study individual differences in pain responses that may be due to factors such as genetic differences, endocrine activity, neural activity, immune function, psychological state, developmental stage, cognitive capacity, disability state, age, gender, social context and cultural background. The pain experience needs to be examined at all levels of research including the gene, molecule, cell, organ, and individual with the goal of developing biobehavioral interventions to manage or prevent pain. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Circulating Cells in Cancer Detection The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks applications for Circulating Cells in Cancer Detection. The purpose of this PA is to develop novel technologies for capturing, enriching, and preserving exfoliated abnormal cells and macromolecules in body fluids or effusions and to develop methods for concentrating the enriched cells for biomarker studies. This PA extends the definition of exfoliation to include subcellular materials such as DNA and proteins. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. WEB LINK. FedGrants, August 12, 2005. Clinical Cancer Therapy and Prevention Research The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks applications for Clinical Cancer Therapy and Prevention Research. The NCI is seeking R01 applications to conduct translational, clinical, therapeutic, and preventive studies/trials of neoplastic diseases in humans and encourages clinical researchers to collaborate with basic scientists to translate insights in cancer biology and the development of new anti-cancer agents into innovative cancer intervention studies/trials. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. WEB LINK. FedGrants, August 12, 2005. Erythroid Lineage Molecular Toolbox The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases announces a new program designed to create a Erythroid Lineage Molecular Toolbox. The aim of the program is to contribute to a complete description of expressed erythroid molecular biological components and to create reagents useful for study of the erythroid cell lineages. Components include genes that are expressed in erythroid cells and the proteins that are translated in erythroid cells. A long range goal of this program is to unify genetics and the study of function by facilitating characterization of the structure-function relationships between the expressed genes in the erythroid lineages and cell morphology, physiology, and disease phenotypes. Development of new technologies to facilitate applications of this genomic information is also encouraged. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (R01 and R21) The NIH are interested in receiving grant applications that address the etiology and etiologic mechanisms of hepatocellular carcinoma and development of animal models, novel approaches to prevent this malignancy, and therapeutic or diagnostic studies aimed at establishing reliable prognostic indicators for disease progression and/or minimizing morbidity and mortality associated with this malignancy. The main thrust of this PA is the basic biology, prevention, and treatment of liver cancer. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. WEB LINK. NIH Guide, August 12, 2005. Exploratory and Development Research Grants for Investigation in Rare Diseases The NIH seeks proposals for Exploratory and Development Research Grants for Investigation in Rare Diseases. The purpose of this announcement is to define the scope of exploratory and developmental grant applications to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for support of investigators with novel approaches to understanding, treating, and preventing rare diseases in the areas of heart, lung, and blood disease as well as sleep disorders. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Exploratory Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control The National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites behavioral research applications in cancer control from investigators from a wide range of behavioral and social science disciplines who wish to focus their research on the behavioral aspects of the cancer control continuum from prevention to end of life care. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. WEB LINK. FedGrants, August 12, 2005. Exploratory Grant Program in Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) invites applications for Exploratory Grant Program in Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism (R21). The intent of this initiative is to encourage researchers to apply novel technologies, develop new tools, biomarkers and model systems, and test innovative concepts of potential diagnostic and therapeutic relevance to diabetes and its complications, obesity, endocrine disorders including osteoporosis, cystic fibrosis and inborn errors of metabolism. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. WEB LINK. NIH Guide, August 6, 2004. Gene-Environment Interactions Influencing Alcohol-Related Phenotypes and Diseases The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is seeking research grant applications on the role of Gene-Environment Interactions Influencing Alcohol-Related Phenotypes and Diseases. This solicitation specifically encourages multidisciplinary approaches to study how environmental conditions, such as chemical, infectious, physical, nutritional, and social behavioral factors, impact genetic predisposition to alcohol-related diseases. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. The National Institute on Aging solicits novel research integrating Genetics, Behavior and Aging. Human and non-human studies are needed to advance our understanding of the genetic and environmental influences and processes affecting variability in behavior and its functional sequelae with age. This PA is framed around two broad categories of questions: 1) gene-to-behavior questions concerning the nature and role of genetic influences on behaviors at older ages, and how these genetic effects vary with age; and 2) questions about dynamic processes including gene-environment interactions, gene-environment covariation, age-related genetic effects, and how behaviors interact with and affect genetic expression. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Genetics and Pathobiology of Vascular Cognitive Impairment The NIH invites proposals for the Genetics and Pathobiology of Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI) program. The goal of this PAS is to obtain a better understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms causing vascular, neural, and glial dysfunction in human VCI and animal models of VCI. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Insulin Signaling and Receptor Cross-Talk The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Institute on Aging invite investigator-initiated research grant applications that will investigate crosstalk in insulin responses at molecular, cellular, and physiological levels. The purpose of this initiative is to stimulate novel and innovative research into the fundamental mechanism(s) of action of the insulin receptor in target tissues in the context of other cellular receptors and signaling pathways, and to broaden our understanding of how insulin signals act to regulate coordinated responses between and among insulin responsive tissues. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. In Vivo Cancer Imaging Exploratory/Developmental Grants The National Cancer Institute (NCI) solicits exploratory/ developmental (R21) applications that articulate Exploratory/ Developmental Research Focused on in Vivo Cancer Imaging. Topics considered responsive to this PA will cover the entire spectrum of in vivo cancer imaging research, from basic discovery of new cancer imaging agents and technologies, through pre-clinical testing and validation, to the early feasibility testing of those novel agents and technologies in small clinical trials. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. WEB LINK. FedGrants, August 12, 2005. Intestinal Failure, Short Gut Syndrome and Small Bowel Transplantation The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) seeks grant applications to study the pathogenesis, natural history, treatment and complications of intestinal failure and its therapies, including parenteral nutrition and small bowel transplantation. The overall objective of this PA is to encourage basic and clinical research into intestinal failure, short gut syndrome and intestinal transplantation. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. WEB LINK. NIH Guide, September 9, 2002. Molecular Genetics of Drug Addiction Vulnerability The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) invites applications to the Molecular Genetics of Drug Addiction Vulnerability program. This program seeks investigator-initiated applications for research projects that identify chromosomal loci and genetic variation in genes and haplotypes that are associated with increased vulnerability to addiction or dependence on drugs of abuse in human beings. NIDA is also interested in applications that will examine intermediate phenotypes to better assess the molecular genetics of drug addiction and drug addiction vulnerability. Applications examining the genetics of addiction vulnerability to both illicit and legal drugs of abuse are relevant to this PA. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. NEI Small Research Grants for Data Analysis The National Eye Institute will accept applications for the NEI Small Research Grants for Data Analysis program. The purpose of this mechanism is to provide limited support, up to $150,000 annual direct costs for two years, for meritorious research projects that involve secondary data analyses using existing database resources. This mechanism may be used to support secondary analyses of data derived from NEI-funded studies or of data derived from other sources. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Neurobiology and Persistent Pain Mediated by the Trigeminal Nerve The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research invite applications to advance understanding of the Neurobiology of Persistent Pain Mediated by the Trigeminal Nerve and to develop effective therapeutic strategies to alleviate pain associated with disorders of myofascial, nervous, or skeletal tissues of the head and face, which are innervated by this nerve. The purpose of this initiative is to foster research that addresses the mechanisms of pain onset, chronic pain conditions, and responsiveness to pain therapy through novel basic and clinical research. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Neuroprotective CNS Barriers in Neurological Diseases The NIH seek applications for studying the Neuroprotective CNS Barriers in Neurological Diseases. This program encourages studies focused on neurobiological and cerebrovascular mechanisms through which the neuroprotective blood-brain and blood-csf barriers function in the healthy and diseased adult, aged and pediatric brain. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. NINR Career Transition Award The National Institute of Nursing Research welcomes proposals for the Career Transition Program from recently graduated doctorally prepared nurse scientists. The overall goals of this program are to support outstanding individuals to obtain a research training experience at the NIH in the intramural research laboratories and to facilitate their successful transition to an extramural environment as independent researchers. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Novel Approaches to Enhance Animal Stem Cell Research The NIH encourage the submission of applications for research in Novel Approaches to Enhance Animal Stem Cell Research. The PA encourages innovative approaches to isolate, characterize and identify embryonic and other multipotent stem cells from nonhuman biomedical research animal models, as well as to generate reagents and techniques to characterize and separate those stem cells from other cell types is encouraged. Studies involving human subjects are not allowed under this PA. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Pathogenesis and Treatment of Dyskinesias in Parkinson's Disease The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) invites research grant applications (R01) that address the development and treatment of dopamine-induced dyskinesias, a major complication of current pharmacotherapy of Parkinson's disease. The purpose of this initiative is to 1) support the study of the pathophysiologic basis of dopamine-induced dyskinesias; and 2) support the study of non-dopaminergic pharmacologic agents for the treatment of dopamine-induced dyskinesias. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. WEB LINK. NIH Guide, July 18, 2002. Pilot and Feasibility Program in Hematologic Diseases The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) invites investigator initiated applications to the Pilot and Feasibility Program in Hematologic Diseases. The primary intent of this initiative is to encourage new, exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early stages of their development. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Pilot and Feasibility Program in Urology The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Cancer Institute invite exploratory/developmental (R21) grant applications to the Pilot and Feasibility Program in Urology from investigators with research interests in urology. R21 applications for this PA may request up to $275,000 over a two-year period. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Precursor Cells in Skeletal Muscle Repair and Hypertrophy The NIH encourage investigator-initiated research grant applications to isolate, characterize and identify Precursor Cells in Skeletal Muscle Repair and Hypertrophy. Goals include determining factors responsible for migration, proliferation, and differentiation of precursor cells following muscle injury or increased exercise. Researchers are encouraged to develop strategies using muscle satellite and stem cells in therapies for human disease and enhanced repair of muscle injury and as cellular vectors of genes. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. WEB LINK. NIH Guide, July 25, 2002. Preliminary Investigations Leading to Optimal Trials in Neurology The NIH seek applications for the Preliminary Investigations Leading to Optimal Trials in Neurology program. The purpose of this program is to obtain preliminary data and conduct studies to support the rationale for a subsequent definitive clinical trial of an intervention to treat or prevent neurological disease. The proposed study must address questions that will optimize the design of the eventual definitive clinical trial rather than simply address the clinical question with lower power. The research proposal should directly address how the preliminary study will advance the design of a subsequent definitive clinical trial for efficacy. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Proteomics in Auditory Developmental and Disease Processes The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders seeks research application for Proteomics in Auditory Developmental and Disease Processes. The program seeks to promote the use of proteomic technologies to investigate the molecular and cellular mechanisms of normal/abnormal auditory development, and maintenance, as well as specific disease states of hearing tissues and sensory organs. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Proteomics in Diabetes and Other Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Cancer Institute invite proposals for the Proteomics in Diabetes and Other Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases program. This program announcement is part of a larger NIDDK and NCI proteome initiative and seeks to promote the use of proteomic technologies for studying diabetes and its complications, and other endocrine and metabolic diseases. The development and improvement of innovative proteomic technologies is also encouraged through their application to relevant biological questions related to diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic diseases. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Race/Ethnic Disparities in the Incidence of Diabetes Complications The NIH seek research to understand Race/Ethnic Disparities in the Incidence of Diabetes Complications. Approaches may include metabolic, genetic and/or epidemiologic studies in representative populations. Advantage might be taken of extant cohort studies that have been established for investigation of diabetes or other diseases. Collaboration among investigators of these established cohorts would be desirable, so that these studies might jointly develop protocols and evaluate findings. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. WEB LINK. NIH Guide, September 10, 2002. Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Etiology of Type 2 Diabetes in the US The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) seeks research applications to enhance our understanding of the underlying metabolic and physiologic mechanisms that contribute to the Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Incidence and Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes in the US. The objective of this PA is to determine the metabolic and physiologic reasons for disparities in the incidence of type 2 diabetes in minority race-ethnic populations. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. WEB LINK. NIH Guide, June 25, 2002. Reducing Disparities in the Treatment of Epilepsy The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke invites applications to support research on Reducing Disparities in the Treatment of Epilepsy among minority populations. For this program, minority population is defined by race/ethnicity, and includes African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. The purpose of the proposed grant program is to foster empirical research that will identify effective interventions to overcome the key barriers to, and mediators of, treatment for epilepsy experienced by minority groups and, thereby, improve the patterns of epilepsy care among these populations. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Reducing Stroke Disparities through Risk Factor Self-Management The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke invites applications to support research on Reducing Disparities in Stroke through Risk Factor Self-Management. The purpose of the program is to foster empirical research regarding interventions relating to the self-management of risk factors for first and recurrent stroke among members of minority populations. For this program, minority group is defined by race/ethnicity, and includes African American, Hispanic American, Native American and Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Research on the Reduction and Prevention of Suicidality The NIH invite grant applications for Research on the Reduction and Prevention of Suicidality. For this PA, mental disorders, along with alcohol use disorders and substance use disorders and their respective trajectories, are of particular interest as they pertain to risk and protective factors and treatment efficacy and effectiveness for suicidality. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. WEB LINK. NIH Guide, August 7, 2003. School--Based Interventions to Prevent Obesity The NIH invites applications for the School-Based Interventions to Prevent Obesity program. This program encourages the formation of partnerships between academic institutions and school systems in order to develop and implement controlled, school-based intervention strategies designed to reduce the prevalence of obesity in childhood. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Sleep Disturbance in Parkinson's Disease and Parkinson-Like Conditions The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) seek proposals for Sleep Disturbance in Parkinson's Disease (PD) and Parkinson-Like Conditions. The PA is designed to stimulate and support research on sleep disorders in PD. Responsive applications could deal with the following areas: natural history of symptoms studies, mechanistic studies of the sleep disturbances in PD, associated sleep disorders such as Restless Legs Syndrome and sleep-disordered breathing, and studies of the sleep-related effects of pharmacotherapies for PD. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Studies of Energy Balance and Cancer in Humans The National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites investigator-initiated research applications on Energy Balance in Humans. These studies will focus on research to define factors affecting energy balance and to define mechanisms influencing cancer risk, prognosis, and quality of life. These studies may range from new analyses of existing datasets to additional collection of data and biological specimens in ongoing investigations. Eligible applicants must have previously collected measures from human subjects on two or more of the following exposures: diet, physical activity, body composition, and/or related biomarkers (such as blood, urine, exfoliated cells, and/or tissue samples). Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. WEB LINK. FedGrants, August 16, 2005. Testing Tobacco Products Promoted to Reduce Harm The NIH seeks applications for Testing Tobacco Products Promoted to Reduce Harm. The purpose of this PA is to stimulate multidisciplinary research on potential reduced-exposure tobacco products, both smoked and smokeless, through the interplay of basic, biological, and behavioral research, surveillance, and epidemiology. The tobacco industry is currently promoting some new products with claims that they are less harmful or less addictive to the user compared with conventional products. The key research question of this PA is: Do potential reduced-exposure tobacco products provide a truly, less-harmful alternative to conventional tobacco products, both on the individual and population level? Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. WEB LINK. FedGrants, August 16, 2005. Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Semen The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) invite investigators to submit research grant applications which will increase the basic and clinical knowledge of the Biology of HIV in Semen. This announcement focuses on studies that will elucidate the factors that determine HIV shedding in the male genital tract. The intent of this PA is to encourage investigator-initiated research, to attract new investigators to the field, and to increase interdisciplinary research to enhance the scope and effectiveness of research in this area. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. WEB LINK. NIH Guide, May 1, 2003. Ubiquitin and Ubiqutin-Like Modifications Regulating Disease Processes The NIH invite investigator-initiated projects focused on explaining the roles of Ubiquitin and Ubiquitin-like Modifications Regulating Disease Processes in cells, organs, and tissues. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases supports research pertaining to diabetes, endocrine and metabolic diseases; nutritional disorders, obesity and digestive diseases; and kidney, urologic and hematologic diseases. The National Institutes of Aging supports research pertaining to the basic biology of aging and age-associated diseases in various models including, but not limited to, tissue culture models and other cell-based paradigms, and tissues such as heart, muscle, brain and prostate. The National Cancer Institute supports basic research projects covering a broad spectrum of topics directed at understanding the biological basis of cancer. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Women's Mental Health and Sex/Gender Differences Research The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) invites research grant applications on Women's Mental Health and Sex/Gender Differences. This program identifies three major areas for research emphasis: basic and clinical neuroscience; epidemiology and risk factors; and intervention and services research. NIMH seeks to increase the understanding of the significance of sex/gender differences in mental health outcomes and to assess their significance for mental health prevention, treatment and services. The overall prevalence of mental disorders does not differ between the sexes, but females and males differ in the prevalence and clinical course of disorders such as autism, attention deficit disorder, eating disorders, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Women's Mental Health in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period The NIH solicit proposals for the Women's Mental Health in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period program. This PA encourages research on perinatal mood and other mental disorders in four areas: 1) clinical course, epidemiology and risk factors; 2) basic and clinical neuroscience; 3) interventions; and 4) services. Research is encouraged both on perinatal non-psychotic mood disorders and on psychotic disorders. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) accepts applications for SAMHSA Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grants. The purpose of the Conference Grant program is to disseminate knowledge about practices within the mental health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment fields and to integrate that knowledge into real-world practice as effectively and efficiently as possible. Deadlines: Oct. 31, Jan. 31. WEB LINK. FedGrants, August 12, 2005. Anemia in the Elderly The NIH seeks applications for Anemia in the Elderly. This RFA supports new applications for investigator-initiated research grants to explore the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical aspects (diagnosis, treatment, and prevention) of Anemia in the Elderly. The total amount to be awarded is $2.5 million through 4-8 awards. Deadlines: Dec. 30 (letter of intent), Jan. 20, 2006 (application). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, July 13, 2005. Also see these listings:
Developing Country Collaborations in Plant Genome Research The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites applications for the Developing Country Collaborations in Plant Genome Research (DCC-PGR) program. The intent of DCC-PGR awards is to support collaborative research linking US researchers with partners from developing countries to solve problems of mutual interest in agriculture, energy and the environment, while placing US and international researchers at the center of a global network of scientific excellence. A request for supplemental funding should be made under an existing Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) award. Support can also be requested within a proposal for a new or renewal PGRP award. Deadlines: open (supplements), Nov. 1 (new or renewal PGRP Proposals). Also see this listing:
Design, Measurement and Statistics in Community Mental Health Research The National Institutes of Health (NIH) requests applications for the Design, Measurement and Statistics in Community Mental Health Research program. The program encourages work on the design, measurement, and statistical challenges inherent in conducting mental health services research in community settings. The PA is designed to encourage methodologists from diverse academic backgrounds, including mathematical and educational statistics, biostatistics, software engineering, behavioral and social science, and business, to focus on the challenges inherent in this type of research. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Integrative and Collaborative Approaches to Research The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) or the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) seek applications for the Integrative and Collaborative Approaches to Research program. The purpose of this PA is to encourage multidisciplinary collaborative and integrative approaches to important biological problems. The initiative provides additional support for collaborative and integrative activities to groups of currently funded investigators working on a common problem of fundamental interest to the NIGMS or the NIDDK. The new support, using the R24 consortium grant mechanism, should allow the participating investigators to attract and coordinate expertise in different disciplines and approaches and facilitate access to specialized resources and equipment. This mechanism must introduce new collaborative activities that will further the shared research goals of the consortium members' individual funded grants. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award The NIH redefined the Exploratory / Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) mechanism, and extended its use as an investigator-initiated mechanism to the participating Institutes and Centers (ICs). The R21 is intended to encourage exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of projects. Investigators should be aware that not all ICs accept investigator-initiated R21 applications. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Collaborative Research in Chemistry The NSF invites applications for the Collaborative Research in Chemistry (CRC) program. The program promotes interdisciplinary collaborative research in a coherent, defined project at the forefront of the chemical sciences. CRC proposals will involve three or more investigators with complementary expertise. Co-investigators may include researchers with backgrounds in diverse areas of chemistry and other science and engineering disciplines appropriate to the proposed research. The use of cyber-infrastructure to enable and enhance collaborations is encouraged. Deadlines: Nov. 14, Aug. 11, 2006 (preliminary); Mar. 13, 2006, Dec. 10, 2007 (full proposal - by invitation only). Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing The NIH invite applications for Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing. This PAR funds projects from individual-investigators or small groups to collaborate with the National Centers for Biomedical Computing (NCBCs). The intention of the collaborating projects is to engage researchers across the nation in building an excellent biomedical computing environment, using the computational tools and biological and behavioral application drivers of the funded NCBCs as foundation stones. This PAR has been designated as a NIH Roadmap related activity. Deadlines: Dec. 19, Apr. 19, 2006, Dec. 19, 2006, Apr. 19, 2007, Dec. 19, 2007, Apr. 19, 2008, Dec. 19, 2008 (letter of intent); Jan. 17, 2006, May 17, 2006, Jan. 17, 2007, May 17, 2007, Jan. 17, 2008 (proposal). Also see these listings:
Physical Sciences & Engineering Semiconductor Device Compact Modeling for Circuit Design The Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) is soliciting grant applications in Cross-Disciplinary Semiconductor Research. The role of this program is to stimulate non-traditional thinking about the issues facing the semiconductor industry. It is intended to seed new research and programs for the SRC and MARCO (Microelectronics Advanced Research Corporation, a separately-managed SRC subsidiary). Consistent with the incubator role of the initiative, these awards will be 1 year, unrestricted, non-overhead bearing gifts with a funding level of $40K. Awardees are encouraged to develop a proposal for follow-on funding for expanded programs by the SRC, MARCO or other agencies. The scope of this solicitation is 1) Non-charge-based logic/memory devices and 2) Extremely scaled interconnect technologies/Interconnects for charge-based and alternative devices. Deadline: Sep. 23. Research and Development to Generate Automated Tools for Software Test Generation The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for Research and Development to Generate Automated Tools for Software Test Generation with the following objectives:
Deadline: Aug. 24. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, August 1, 2005. Request for Information -- Technologies in Avionics The US Army Materiel Command seeks information on potential technologies and approaches for collaborative development and demonstration for updating its avionics-electronics research and development project plans for manned and unmanned rotorcraft. These technologies and applications include but are not limited to communication, navigation, IFF (identify friend/foe), displays (including but not limited to heads up or helmet mounted), mission processing and associated architectures, high bandwidth data links, data buses, digital maps, air traffic management, networked systems, antennas and antenna technologies, embedded systems, on-board wireless communications, photonics and other technologies applicable to rotorcraft applications. Deadline: Sep. 7. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, August 15, 2005. Microsoft Research External Research Grants Microsoft Research currently solicits basic research and curriculum innovation applications through three External Research Grants RFPs.
WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, August 5, 2005. Request for White Papers -- Instrumentation and Measurement Techniques to Measure the Physical Parameters Involved during the Inflation and Descent Phases of Round Parachutes and Ram-Air Inflated Parafoils The US Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command has issued a Request for Information for white papers on instrumentation and measurement techniques to measure the physical parameters involved during the inflation and descent phases of round parachutes and ram-air inflated parafoils. The objectives of the measurements are to monitor the aerodynamics and structural dynamics of parachutes (full-scale and small-scale parachutes) and to provide a database for the verification and validation of the mathematical/computer models currently being developed by NSC to predict the performance of parachutes. Deadline: Oct. 31. WEB LINK. FedGrants, August 15, 2005. Presolicitation Notice -- Institute for Space Robotics (ISR) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) plans to issue a Cooperative Agreement for the Institute for Space Robotics (ISR). This Cooperative Agreement is to create a center of excellence for dexterous robotics technology between GSFC and the recipient to perform: research in dexterous manipulators; dissemination of research results; and public outreach. The recipient will establish university and industry partnerships as necessary to provide best-in-class key technologies that are needed to satisfy ISR objectives. The estimated value of this agreement is approximately $45M not to exceed 5 years. The notice is expected to be issued late August 2005. WEB LINK. FedGrants, August 16, 2005. Also see these listings:
Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males The National Institutes of Health invite applications for the Health Promotion among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males program. The initiative is intended to enhance the understanding of the numerous factors (e.g., sociodemographic, community, societal, personal) influencing the health promoting behaviors of racial and ethnic minority males across the life cycle, and solicit applications focusing on the development and testing of culturally and linguistically appropriate health-promoting interventions designed to reduce health disparities among racially and ethnically diverse males, age 21 and older. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Understanding Mechanisms of Health Risk Behavior Change in Children and Adolescents The National Institutes of Health (NIH) solicits research grant applications for Understanding Mechanisms of Health Risk Behavior Change in Children and Adolescents, a program that will enhance understanding of the factors and mechanisms that determine changes in health risk behaviors during childhood and adolescence. The concept of health risk behavior change is used in this program announcement to encompass the evolution of specific health impairing behaviors. Of particular interest are factors and processes that influence the initiation, continuation, and/or cessation of one or more of the following health risk behaviors: 1) substance abuse, 2) inadequate exercise and poor dietary practices as they relate to being overweight or obese, and 3) intentional and unintentional injuries. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1. Foundation for Managed Derivatives Research Board Grants The Foundation for Managed Derivatives Research Board invites applications for grants up to $25,000 for programs in areas related to managed derivatives. Managed derivatives research is the field of economic, business and financial research that examines on a scholarly basis the use of derivative instruments as an investment vehicle. The foundation is particularly interested in funding activities and projects that enrich the body of knowledge in the field of managed futures and that will have far-reaching application or impact on managed futures. Deadline: Continuous. Also see these listings:
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