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Use the Links at the Right to navigate amongst the various sections of this archived Funding Alert newsletter. Download Issue: Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships The William & Eva Fox Foundation, with the cooperation of the Theatre Communications Group, invites applications for six Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships. The goals of the fellowships are to further the actor's artistic and professional development, deepen and enrich his/her relationship with a not-for-profit theater, and ensure his/her continued professional commitment to live theater. Actors in the Extraordinary Potential category will receive an award of $15,000, with up to an additional $10,000 available to relieve student loans; actors of Distinguished Achievement will receive an award of $25,000. Host theaters will receive grants of $5,000 to cover costs incurred in residency activities. Deadline: Jan. 31, 2006. WEB LINK. The Meet The Composers Commissioning Music/USA Program A joint project of Meet The Composer and the National Endowment for the Arts, the 2007 Commissioning Music/USA program supports not-for-profit performing and presenting organizations that wish to commission new concert works for small ensemble, orchestra, chorus, and soloist. Applications to the program are submitted by a presenter, ensemble, or exhibition space wishing to commission a new work by collaborating artists. Grants provide support for composer and librettist commissioning fees, copying costs, and a range of support services. A single organization wishing to commission a new work can apply for up to $15,000 toward the artists' commissioning fees. A group of organizations wishing to co-commission a new work can apply for up to $30,000 toward the artists' commissioning fees. Deadline: Jan. 27, 2006. WEB LINK. The NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is accepting nominations for NEA Jazz Masters Fellowships. NEA Fellowships are awarded to living individuals on the basis of nominations from the public, including the jazz community. The recipients must be citizens or permanent residents of the WEB LINK. The Also see this listing:
Rockefeller Family Fund Grants Program The Rockefeller Family Fund invites applications to the Grants Program. The Fund provides support for advocacy efforts that are action-oriented and likely to yield tangible public policy results. Funding is also given to organizations that seek to maintain or expand their financing in innovative ways or from non-foundation sources. Grants are usually in the range of $25,000 to $30,000, and are usually made for no more than two years at a time. The fund makes grants in five program areas:
Deadline: Continuous. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, November 20, 2005. Boating Safety Grant Program The Department of Homeland Security invites applications for the Boating Safety Grant Program. The Coast Guard will fund projects on various subjects promoting recreational boating safety at the national level: Develop and Conduct a National Annual Safe Boating Campaign; Develop and Conduct a National Recreational Boating Safety Outreach and Awareness Conference; Federal/State Cooperative Partnering Efforts; Develop and Conduct Boating Accident Investigation Seminars; National Estimate of Personal Flotation Devices Wear Rate; Develop New National Boating Survey Instrument and Methodology; Voluntary Standards Development Support. Deadline: Jan. 23, 2006. WEB LINK . FedGrants, November 22, 2005. Private Stewardship Grants Program The US Fish & Wildlife Service seeks applications for the Private Stewardship Grants Program. The program provides grants and other assistance on a competitive basis to individuals and groups engaged in private, voluntary conservation efforts that benefit species listed or proposed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, candidate species, or other at-risk species on private lands within the WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 22, 2005. 2006 Learn and Serve America School-Based Grant Program The Corporation for National & Community Service seeks applications for the 2006 Learn and Serve America School-Based Grant Program. The purpose of the program is to involve young people between the ages 5-17 in service-learning projects that simultaneously support student development and meet community needs in areas such as the environment, education, public safety, and other human needs. Deadlines: Feb. 2, 2006; Feb. 28, 2006; Mar. 7, 2006. WEB LINK. The Giant Step Award Program for School and Public Libraries Thomson Gale and School Library Journal (SLJ) accept applications for the Giant Step Award Program to recognize outstanding school and public libraries that are providing the type of excellent programs and services that greatly impact student learning and development, both in school and beyond. Thomson Gale will distribute $10,000 in cash prizes. In addition, the winning library or libraries will be honored at a gala celebration at the American Library Association Annual Conference and will receive a cover story in the June issue of School Library Journal. SLJ will also highlight other entrants deemed to be high achievers. Deadline: Feb. 15, 2006. WEB LINK. The US Conference of Mayors -- HIV/AIDS Prevention Grants Program The US Conference of Mayors, in cooperation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has issued a Request for Proposals for its HIV/AIDS Prevention Grants Program. Proposals will be accepted for two tracks: Implementation of HIV/AIDS Prevention Services Targeting Native Americans; and Implementation of HIV/AIDS Prevention Services Targeting African American or Hispanic Women at High Risk of HIV Infection. USCM plans to award grants totaling approximately $740,000 to local health departments, nonprofit community-based organizations, and Native American tribes/nations for implementation of HIV/AIDS prevention projects for these target populations. Approximately $180,000 will be allocated to three grants of $60,000 each for Native Americans; approximately $560,000 will be allocated to eight grants of $70,000 each for high-risk women. Deadline: Feb. 27, 2006. WEB LINK. The
2006 Learn and Serve America Higher Education Grant Program The Corporation for National & Community Service seeks applications for 2006 Learn and Serve WEB LINK. The Also see these listings:
2006 Long Island Sound Research Grant Program Request for Proposals The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, in cooperation with the Long Island Sound Study, provides approximately $1 million to local communities in their efforts to restore and steward critical wild- life habitat and improve water quality within Long Island Sound and its watersheds. Through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund, grants of up to $75,000 will be awarded for projects to protect and restore Long Island Sound. This year's Sound Futures Fund has also been expanded to include the availability of small grants of $5,000 and less to support projects that focus on public education and citizen engagement in Long Island Sound protection and restoration efforts. Deadline: Jan. 13, 2006. WEB LINK. The Also see these listings:
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has changed the due date for the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program from Nov. 23, 2005 to Dec. 19, 2005. WEB LINK. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, November 25, 2005. Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) announces its intent to join other participating NIH institutes in program announcement PA-05-090, Methodology and Measurement in the Behavioral and Social Sciences. The goal of this program announcement 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 the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. Deadlines: Feb. 1, Jun. 1, Oct. 1. WEB LINK. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, November 25, 2005.
US Golf Association -- Fellowship in Leadership and Service The US Golf Association (USGA) is accepting applications for its Fellowship in Leadership and Service. The fellowship, a two-year, post-graduate professional commitment, is aimed at developing recent college graduates' professional skills (e.g., leadership and organizational efficiency), educating them in the role of philanthropy and the nonprofit sector, and offering them experience in the golf world, specifically, with the USGA, the governing body of golf.. Deadline: Jan. 5, 2006. WEB LINK. The
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Bioengineering Approaches to Energy Balance and Obesity (SBIR/STTR) The National Institutes of Health request applications for the Bioengineering Approaches to Energy Balance and Obesity program. The program seeks to develop and validate new and innovative bioengineering technology to address clinical problems related to energy balance, intake, and expenditure. Deadlines: Dec. 1, Apr. 1, Aug. 1. WEB LINK (SBIR). NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, November 25, 2005. Health System 20/20 Project: Request for Comment The Agency for International Development requests comments and feedback on the Draft Program Description for the planned FY 2006 Request for Applications (RFA) for the Health Systems 20/20 Project. This is not a Request for Applications (RFA) and is not to be construed as a commitment by the USAID/GH/HIDN to issue any solicitation or ultimately to award a cooperative agreement on the basis of this announcement or otherwise to pay for any information submitted as a result of this announcement. Deadline: Dec. 9. INQUIRIES: Karen Cavanaugh; healthsystemsteam@usaid.gov; WEB. FedGrants, November 21, 2005. National Blood Foundation -- Scientific Research Grant Program The National Blood Foundation (NBF), a program of the American Association of Blood Banks, welcomes applications for funding Scientific Research Grant Program research projects related to transfusion medicine. Priority is given to new investigators and innovative new projects with the potential to have a practical impact on patients and donors in transfusion medicine. Grant terms may be for one or two years, with a maximum total award per grant limited to $65,000, to be used exclusively for research. Deadline: Dec. 13. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, November 20, 2005. Development of Recombinase-Expressing ('Driver') Mouse Lines for Studying the Nervous System The National Institute of Health seeks applications for the Development of Recombinase-Expressing ('Driver') Mouse Lines for Studying the Nervous System (U01), an initiative of the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research. This RFA supports the design, creation, and characterization of recombinase-expressing C57BL/6 mouse lines to aid in studies of nervous system development and/or function. These so-called "driver lines" should specify expression in distinct cell types and/or other useful temporospatial expression patterns in the nervous system. Applicants should be able to generate and characterize at least 10 distinct/novel lines. Approximately 1-4 awards are anticipated. Deadlines: Dec. 17 (letter of intent), Jan. 19, 2006 (application). WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 18, 2005. Small Grant Program for Conference Support (R13) The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announces its continued interest in supporting conferences through its Small Grant Program for Conference Support. AHRQ seeks to support conferences that help to further its mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. AHRQ small conference grants are those with direct costs of $50,000 or less over the project period. Deadlines: Dec. 20, Feb. 20, Apr. 20, Jun. 20 Aug. 20, Oct. 20, annually (beginning Dec. 20, 2005 and ending Oct. 20, 2008). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, November 18, 2005. Advanced Education Nursing Grants The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) seeks applications for Advanced Education Nursing Grants. Advanced education nurses means individuals trained in advanced degree programs including individuals in combined RN to Master's degree programs, post-nursing Master's certificate programs, or in the case of nurse-midwives, in certificate programs in existence on November 12, 1998, to serve as nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, nurse educators, nurse administrators or public health nurses. HRSA anticipates awarding 23 grants, with an estimated average award size of $250,000. Deadline: Dec. 21. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 18, 2005. Request for Information: Tools and Resources for Neurodegeneration Research (Neuroscience Blueprint) The NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research was launched in 2004 with 15 participating National Institutes of Health Institutes and Centers to create a framework for research and development of resources broadly useful for advancing neuroscience research. As part of the initial planning process for Fiscal Year 2007, the NIH Institutes and Centers participating in the Blueprint for Neuroscience Research request responses to the following questions:
Deadline: Dec. 23. INQUIRIES: Michael F. Huerta, Ph.D. (National Institute of Mental Health) 301/443-3563, blueprint-neurodegen@mail.nih.gov; WEB. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, November 25, 2005. Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03) The National Institutes of Health seeks applications for the Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03). This program announcement encourages investigators to submit research grant applications that will identify, develop, and refine effective and efficient methods, structures, and strategies that test models to disseminate and implement research-tested health behavior change interventions and evidence-based prevention, early detection, diagnostic, treatment, and quality of life improvement services into public health and clinical practice settings. Deadlines: Dec. 26, 2005, Aug. 22, 2006, Apr. 24, 2007, Dec. 26, 2008, Aug. 25, 2008, Apr. 22, 2009 (letter of intent), Jan. 24, 2006, Sep. 22, 2006, May 24, 2007, Jan. 24, 2008, Sep. 24, 2008, May 22, 2009 (applications). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, November 14, 2005. Michael J. Fox Foundation -- Drug Discovery and Development Initiative The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has announced its PD Drug Discovery and Development Initiative. Applications may focus on developing strategies to alter a biological target or pathway relevant to PD, testing the beneficial effects of active compounds or approaches in relevant PD model systems. Applicants may request a project period of up to two years, with an annual budget of up to $100,000 for all direct costs related to the work proposed, in addition to indirect costs of up to 25%of direct costs. Deadlines: Jan. 3, 2006 (letters of intent). WEB LINK. The The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) seeks applications for the Nursing Workforce Diversity program. Grants are awarded to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial and ethnic minorities underrpresented among registered nurses) by providing student scholarships or stipends, pre-entry preparation, and retention activities. HRSA expects to fund 39 awards from an estimated total program funding of $10,621,000. Deadline: Jan. 12, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 28, 2005. Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invites applications for the Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative (INQRI). The initiative will generate, disseminate, and translate research to improve the quality of care provided in hospitals. It will support interdisciplinary teams of nurse scholars and scholars from other disciplines to address gaps in knowledge about the relationship between nursing and health care quality. Up to seven two-year grants of up to $300,000 will be awarded through this first round of funding in 2006. Deadline: Jan. 13, 2006. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, November 20, 2005. Microbicide Innovation Program The National Institutes of Health seeks applications for the Microbicide Innovation (R21/R33) Program. The program funds proposals advancing; discovery and exploration of microbicides (singly or in combinations) directed against HIV or STIs linked to HIV acquisition, emerging technologies or models that contribute to the development of new and/or more efficient ways of assessing microbicide safety, efficacy and acceptability, and exploration of complex prevention strategies that incorporate vaginal, rectal, and/or penile applied microbicides in the context of mucosal active vaccines. Individual awards for the R21 phase may not exceed $275,000 in direct costs over the two year grant period. The R33 phase of the R21/R33 application will usually be limited to $300,000 direct costs per year. Deadline: Jan. 26, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 22, 2005. Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks applications for the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program. The fellowships, which provide $35,000 over three years, are open to senior-level nurses who hold executive positions in health services organizations, public health organizations and systems, and nursing education. Applicants must be US citizens or have permanent residency status. Feb. 1, 2006. WEB LINK. The Gene /Environment Interaction in Neurodegenerative Disease The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) announces that effective March 2, 2006, applications will no longer be accepted by NIEHS in response to Program Announcement PAS-03-160, Gene /Environment Interaction in Neurodegenerative Disease. The objective of this three-year Program Announcement is to stimulate research on the relative roles of environmental, endogenous neurochemical and genetic factors in the causation of neurodegenerative diseases. Deadlines: Feb. 1, 2006 (final new applications). WEB LINK. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, November 25, 2005. Protein Interactions Governing Membrane Transport in Pulmonary Health and Disease The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) accepts applications for Protein Interactions Governing Membrane Transport in Pulmonary Health and Disease (R01). Completion of the Human Genome Project and technological advances now make it possible to probe the molecular pathology of rare and common pulmonary diseases associated with disorders in membrane trafficking pathways. The NHLBI invites research grant applications to delineate the protein interactions and pathways governing membrane trafficking pathways operative in pulmonary health and disease and develop novel therapeutic interventions. Deadlines: Feb. 1, Jun. 1, Oct. 1. WEB LINK. NIH Guide, November 18, 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: Feb. 1, Jun. 1, Oct. 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, November 20, 2005. Research on Clinical Decision Making in Life-Threatening Illness The National Institutes of Health seeks applications for Research on Clinical Decision Making in Life-Threatening Illness (R01). This funding announcement seeks to stimulate research on the decision-making processes made by persons faced with life-threatening illness. These illnesses are ones that almost always lead to death in a fairly short period of time if left untreated, but may be chronic or even cured if dealt with early in the disease process. Deadlines: Feb. 1, 2006, Jun. 1, 2006, Oct. 1, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 21, 2005. Sandler Program for Asthma Research Awards The Sandler Program for Asthma Research seeks to develop important new pathways of investigation in basic research regarding asthma through two levels of awards.
WEB LINK. The Mary Kay Ash Foundation -- Grants for Research in Cancers Affecting Women The Mary Kay Ash Charitable Foundation is currently accepting applications for innovative Grants for Research in Cancers Affecting Women. The foundation funds translational research in ovarian, uterine, breast, or cervical cancer, and will offer at least eight grants of up to $100,000 each (combined direct and indirect costs). The grant period is for two years. Deadline: Feb. 15, 2006. WEB LINK. The Prescription Opioid Use and Abuse in the Treatment of Pain The National Institute of Health (NIH) seeks applications for Prescription Opioid Use and Abuse in the Treatment of Pain (R01, R03, R21, R25). This Request for Applications solicits new applications that examine risk and protective factors regarding the onset of opioid abuse and addiction in the context of pain, develop pain treatment protocols that are tailored to reduce the probability of these negative health consequences, and develop ways to ameliorate these problems when they occur. Deadline: Feb. 23, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 18, 2005. NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are engaged in a series of initiatives, collectively known as NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, which promote clinical and translational investigation and aim to improve health and prevent disease. The NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program, a High-Risk Research initiative of Research Teams of the Future, is meant to complement NIH's traditional, investigator-initiated grant programs by supporting individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering approaches to major contemporary challenges in biomedical research. NIH anticipates funding 5-10 awards. The awards will be for $500,000 in direct costs each year for five years. Deadline: Feb. 27, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 18,, 2005. Novel Technologies in Newborn Screening The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) plans to award a contract for the development of multiplexed screening assays that can be automated and utilized in a high throughput environment for newborn screening. The intended goal of the contract is to develop a screening technology platform of components based on a range of technologies that include, but are not limited to: chip technologies, microbead technologies, nanotechnologies, microfluidics, DNA assays, biophysical assays, and technologies based on RNA or proteomics. Deadline: Mar. 13, 2006. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 22, 2005. NHLBI Gene Therapy Resource Program -- Adeno-Associated Virus Vector Production Core Laboratory: Presolicitation Notice The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute anticipates that Request for Proposals (RFP) NHLBI-HV-07-04 will be available on or about December 9, 2005. The objective of the RFP is to establish an Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV) Vector Production Core Laboratory (AAVCL) for a new five-year study, NHLBI Gene Therapy Resource Program (GTRP). The purpose of the Program is to facilitate the translation of basic research in gene therapy to clinical application in the areas of heart, lung, and blood diseases. Deadline: Apr. 14, 2006. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 18, 2005. NHLBI Gene Therapy Resource Program -- Lentivirus Vector Production Core Laboratory The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute anticipates that Request for Proposals (RFP) NHLBI-HV-07-05 will be available on or about December 9, 2005. The objective of the RFP is to establish a Lentivirus Vector Production Core Laboratory (LCL) for a new five-year study, NHLBI Gene Therapy Resource Program (GTRP). The purpose of the program is to facilitate the translation of basic research in gene therapy to clinical application in the areas of heart, lung, and blood diseases. Deadline: Apr. 14, 2006. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 18, 2005. NHLBI Gene Therapy Resource Program -- Preclinical Vector Production Core Laboratory The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute anticipates that Request for Proposals (RFP) NHLBI-HV-07-03 will be available on or about December 9, 2005. The objective of the RFP is to establish a Preclinical Vector Production Core Laboratory (PCL) for a new five-year study, NHLBI Gene Therapy Resource Program (GTRP). The purpose of the program is to facilitate the translation of basic research in gene therapy to clinical application in the areas of heart, lung, and blood diseases. Deadline: Apr. 14, 2006. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 18, 2005. NHLBI Gene Therapy Resource Program -- Pharmacology/Toxicology Core Laboratory The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute anticipates that Request for Proposals (RFP) NHLBI-HV-07-02 will be available on or about December 9, 2005. The objective of the RFP is to establish a Pharmacology/Toxicology Core Laboratory (PTCL) for a new five-year study, NHLBI Gene Therapy Resource Program (GTRP). The purpose of the program is to facilitate the translation of basic research in gene therapy to clinical application in the areas of heart, lung, and blood diseases. Deadline: Apr. 14, 2006. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 22, 2005. NHLBI Gene Therapy Resource Program -- Clinical Coordinating Center The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute anticipates that Request for Proposals (RFP) NHLBI-HV-07-01 will be available on or about December 9, 2005. The objective of the RFP is to establish a Clinical Coordinating Center (CCC) for a new five-year study, NHLBI Gene Therapy Resource Program (GTRP). The purpose of the Program is to facilitate the translation of basic research in gene therapy to clinical application in the areas of heart, lung, and blood diseases. Deadline: Apr. 14, 2006. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 22, 2005. 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International Clinical, Operational and Health Services Research Training Award The National Institute of Health seeks applications for the International Clinical, Operational and Health Services Research Training Award (ICOHRTA) [D43]. The award will support advanced training in collaborative, multidisciplinary, international clinical, operational, health services and prevention science research on non-communicable disorders and diseases for health researchers from low- and middle-income countries. Approximately 8-12 institutional awards of up to $200,000 in direct costs for competing renewal applications and $150,000 in direct costs for new applications are anticipated for a total of about $2.5 million per year for up to five years. Eligible organizations are non-profit public or private research institutions in the WEB LINK. NIH Guide, November 15, 2005. Summer Language Institute for American Youth The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has announced an open competition for projects to provide Arabic or Chinese language instruction overseas for American high school students in Summer 2006. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to implement six- to eight-week summer institutes in an Arabic-speaking country and/or a Chinese-speaking country (hereafter referred to as China and understood to include mainland China and Taiwan as training sites) for US students aged 15 to 18 to have both formal and informal Arabic or Chinese language instruction through a comprehensive exchange experience. ECA plans to award one or two grants for either an Arabic Institute or a Chinese Institute, or both. Applicants may apply to implement institutes in one or both languages. Two awards of $150,000 are anticipated. Deadline: Jan. 18, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 18, 2005.
Collaboration in Mathematical Geosciences The National Science Foundation seeks applicants for Collaboration in Mathematical Geosciences. The purposes of the activity are to enable collaborative research at the intersection of mathematical sciences and geosciences, and to encourage cross-disciplinary education through summer graduate training activities and opportunities for interdisciplinary post-doctoral research. Research topics should fall within one of three broad themes: mathematical and statistical modeling of large, complex geosystems representing uncertainty in geosystems, or analyzing large geoscience data sets. Research projects supported under this activity must be essentially collaborative in nature and must include at least one mathematical scientist and at least one geoscientist. Deadlines: Feb.1, 2006; Feb. 1, 2007. WEB LINK. IRIS Funding Alert, November 21, 2005. NSF Science and Society Grant Program The National Science Foundation invites applications for the Science and Society (S&S) program. S&S considers proposals that examine questions that arise in the interactions of engineering, science, technology, and society. There are four program components: Ethics and Values in Science, Engineering and Technology (EVS); History and Philosophy of Science, Engineering and Technology (HPS); Social Studies of Science, Engineering and Technology (SSS); and Studies of Policy, Science, Engineering and Technology (SPS). The components overlap, but are distinguished by the different scientific and scholarly orientations they take to the subject matter, as well as by different focuses within the subject area. The S&S solicitation combines the former Societal Dimensions of Engineering program and the former Science and Technology Studies program. The solicitation covers the following modes of support:
Deadlines: Feb. 1, 2006, Aug. 1, 2006 (Proposals for the Small Grants for Training and Research (SGTR) mode of support may only be submitted by the August target date for consideration in the fall of each year) (Feb. 1 and Aug. 1 annually in future years). WEB LINK. IRIS Funding Alert, November 21, 2005. Exploratory Grants for NIBIB Quantum Projects The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) seeks applications for Exploratory Grants (P20) for NIBIB Quantum Projects. This announcement is for the support of exploratory research and feasibility studies that employ collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to address a targeted health problem using innovative biomedical technologies. Investigators who receive a grant award in this exploratory phase will be invited to submit an application for the second phase of a project. NIBIB anticipates that 5-7 awards will be made with award ceilings of $700,000. Deadlines: Jan. 20, 2006 (letter of intent); Feb. 21, 2006 (application). WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 21, 2005. NHLBI Exploratory Program in Systems Biology The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) invites applications for collaborative research projects to initiate high-risk, high impact research by multidisciplinary teams of investigators. These projects will combine computational modeling and simulation approaches with experimental validation of model predictions to advance understanding the normal physiology and perturbations associated with heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders. Deadline: Feb. 8, 2006 (letter of intent); Mar. 10, 2006 (application). WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 22, 2005. Department of Defense -- Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program As one of the Department of Defense's (DoD) environmental technology programs, the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) invites Duke researchers to submit proposals in response to Fiscal Year 2007 funding solicitations in the following four thrust areas:
INQUIRIES: Ms. Misa Jensen (Department of Defense) 703/696-2126; WEB.
Physical Sciences & Engineering AFRL/IFE Intelligence In the Fed Biz Ops dated 14 Jul 2005, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) published an advance notice requesting sources to provide AFRL/IFE Intelligence Mission Applications Engineering and Development. The AFRL has cancelled this effort in its entirety. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 22, 2005. Advance Research for Warfighter Interface Technologies: Request for White Papers The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has republished its solicitation for Advance Research for Warfighter Interface Technologies. The objective of BAA-04-06-HE is to address highly unique and innovative research & development concept areas in Warfighter Interface Technologies. The technology research will be focused in five areas: Battlespace Visualization; System Control Interfaces; Cognitive Systems; Collaborative Interfaces; and Battlespace Acoustics. Deadline: Open. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 22, 2005. Advances in Biotechnology and the Biosciences for Warfighter Performance and Protection The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Human Effectiveness Directorate, solicits white papers for innovative technologies and scientific and programmatic services to support advanced biosciences research. The objective of this BAA is to address highly unique and innovative Science and Technology areas in Biosciences and Protection. The technology research will focus on five research and technology areas: 1) Applied Biotechnology, 2) Fatigue Countermeasures, 3) Aircrew Performance and Protection, 4) Biomechanics, and 5) Counterproliferation. Deadline: Open. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 17, 2005. Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) welcomes proposals that envision cooperation among two or more partners from academia, industry, and Air Force organizations. AFOSR's technical experts' foster support and fund research within the Air Force Research Laboratory, universities, and industry laboratories to ensure the transition of research results to support US Air Force needs. Non-industry proposers should spell out in their proposals their interactions with industry and Air Force organizations, including specific points of contact. AFOSR-BAA-2006-1 has been published on the FedBizOpps web site. Deadline: Open. INQUIRIES: Kathy Wetherell, Contracting Officer, 703/696-9738, kathy.wetherell@afosr.af.mil; WEB. FedBizOpps, November 23, 2005. Tangram: A Fully Automated, Continuously Operating, Intelligence Analysis Support System The Air Force Research Laboratory seeks research efforts that advance the state-of-the-art for the Tangram: A Fully Automated, Continuously Operating, Intelligence Analysis Support System. The Tangram BAA will fund proposals in the following areas: System Research, Component Research, and Gap Filling Research, and System Evaluation Architecture. Additional details regarding these areas can be found at on the web site. Deadlines: Dec. 15, 2005 (white paper); Oct. 1, 2006; Oct. 1, 2007; Oct. 1, 2008; Sep. 30, 2009. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 23, 2005. Commander's Predictive Environment-Understand the Battlespace: Presolicitation Notice The Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome Research Site (AFRL RRS) is soliciting white papers for developing innovative and critical technologies necessary to make the Commander's Predictive Environment capability viable. The vision of this research is a "PMESII Model Framework and Development Environment" that is analogous to an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for software development. Solutions to basic research and engineering using innovative approaches, as well as applied research capabilities, will be sought. Individual awards will not normally exceed 12 months with dollar amounts ranging between $50,000 and $300,000 per year. Deadlines: Dec. 19, 2005; Jun. 1, 2006; Jun. 1, 2007. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 22, 2005. NRL Wide Broad Agency Announcement Topic Revision The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has amended the NRL Wide Broad Agency Announcement. The Nov. 25 announcement revises topic BAA 57-05-02, Advanced Wearable Computing Technologies. The announcement also adds three additional areas of interest:
The complete BAA including proposal preparation instructions, technical points of contact for each topic, and evaluation criteria is available at http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/baa.htm. Deadline: Dec. 31, 2006. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 25, 2005. Fiscal Year 2006 Test and Evaluation (T&E) Research Program The Air Force Office of Scientific Research seeks applications for the Fiscal Year 2006 Test and Evaluation (T&E) Research Program. AFOSR BAA 2006 will fund proposals that represent basic research needs identified by the Air Force Test and Evaluation Community. Each project selected will be funded at approximately $100 K per year for a maximum of three years. Deadline: Jan. 5, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 22, 2005. Autonomous Mine Detection Sensors Technology Broad Agency Announcement The US Army is soliciting full proposals for Autonomous Mine Detection Sensors (AMDS) Technology. The Night Vision Electronic Sensors Directorate (NVESD) Countermine Division is searching for technology approaches capable of detecting anti-personnel (AP) and anti-tank (AT) mines at a minimum distance of 10m (measured horizontally) in front of the detection sensor. The goals for size and weight are 10 pounds and 10 watts. The objective of this BAA is to evaluate and demonstrate approaches for autonomous mine detection of anti-personnel (AP) and anti-tank (AT) mines from a small robotic platform. Deadline: Jan. 12, 2006. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 28, 2005. The Department of Energy (DOE) solicits applications for applied research in the Solid-State Lighting Product Development Program. The funding opportunity announcement contains four areas of interest:
Deadline: Jan. 17, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 22, 2005. Collaborative Research in Aeronautical Sciences The Air Force Research Laboratory's WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 28, 2005. NIST Precision Measurements Grants Program The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks applications for the Precision Measurements Grants Program. The purpose of the program is to promote significant research in the field of fundamental measurement or the determination of fundamental constants. NIST sponsors these grants and cooperative agreements primarily to encourage basic, measurement-related research in universities and colleges and other research laboratories and to foster contacts between NIST scientists and those faculty members of academic institutions and other researchers who are actively engaged in such work. Deadlines: Feb. 3, 2006 (abbreviated proposals); May 6, 2006 (full proposals, if funding permits). WEB LINK. IRIS Funding Alert, November 21, 2005. Large Area Coverage Optical Search-while-Track and Engage (LACOSTE) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Special Projects Office is accepting proposals for the Large Area Coverage Optical Search-while-Track and Engage (LACOSTE) program. The LACOSTE program is seeking to develop extremely-wide field-of-view coded aperture imaging technology to support single sensor day/night persistent tactical surveillance of all moving vehicles in a large urban battlefield. Deadline: Feb. 6, 2006. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 21, 2005. BAA06-13 - Underwater Express Program The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Advanced Technology Office is soliciting proposals for the Underwater Express Program to demonstrate stable and controllable high-speed underwater transport through supercavitation. DARPA is interested in proposals that will advance the understanding and use of supercavitation technology through research and development, small-scale experimentation, and a final at-sea demonstration. DARPA will host a Proposers Day in support of the program on 16 December, 2005 at the WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 28, 2005. Also see these listings:
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NIJ FY06 Study of Administration of Justice in Indian Country The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks proposals for a two-year study of Administration of Justice in Indian Country. The purpose is to understand the factors that affect conditions of confinement in Indian Country by comprehensively describing the operation of the criminal justice system (both juvenile and adult) within the unique context of Indian Country, how it varies from one jurisdiction to another, and how different criminal justice structures and systems affect the administration of justice. Deadline: Jan. 18, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 21, 2005. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) seeks applications to implement activities in support of the Enterprise Development Implementation Grant Program: Linking Economic Growth to Poor Households. The major program objectives include several goals:
Deadline: Feb. 6, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 22, 2005. Residential Fellowships The Johns Hopkins University Department of Anthropology invites applications for Residential Fellows for the research project, Child on the Wing: Children Negotiating the Everyday in the Geography of Violence. The project focuses on the mobile trajectories of children's lives under conditions of ongoing political violence and economic uncertainty. Applicants should be at least three years beyond receipt of the PhD or have three years of experience with NGOs or policy making. The fellowship includes support for travel and accommodation. Deadline: Feb. 15, 2006. WEB LINK. The Also see these listings:
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