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Use the Links at the Right to navigate amongst the various sections of this archived Funding Alert newsletter. Download Issue: Anthony Radziwill Documentary Grants The Anthony Radziwill Documentary Fund, administered by IFP/New York, provides seed/development grants for independently produced documentary projects by US resident filmmakers. Five grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded in the spring 2005 cycle for documentary projects in development. Grants are for feature-length (over 50 minutes) non-fiction projects. Projects must be intended for wide distribution via theatrical, television, and festival markets. Deadline: Mar. 1. WEB: http://www.ifp.org/. Foundation Directory's RFP Bulletin, February 14, 2005. A program of the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, the Fund for Jewish Documentary Filmmaking supports the creation of original documentary films and videos that promote thoughtful consideration of Jewish history, culture, identity, and contemporary issues among diverse public audiences. No grant will exceed $50,000 or 50 percent of the total project budget, whichever is less. Most grant awards are expected to fall in the $20,000-$30,000 range. Deadline: Mar. 10. WEB: http://www.jewishculture.org/. Foundation Center's RFP Bulletin, February 14, 2005. Publication Subsidy Program for Publishers The Korea Foundation invites applications for the Publication Subsidy Program for Publishers. This program is funded to encourage the publication of Korea-related books in non-Korean languages and to expand opportunities for the publication of research results by Korean studies scholars and specialists. The foundation provides financial support for the publication of Korea-related books by major university presses and leading academic publishers worldwide. The program will provide support for books on or relating to Korea in the fields of the humanities, social sciences, or culture and the arts in languages other than Korean. Single-author works, edited volumes of collected essays, and translations of either single works or anthologies are eligible for consideration. Deadlines: Mar. 31 and Sep. 30. WEB: http://www.kf.or.kr/english/guideline/g2.html. COS Funding Opportunities, February 11, 2005. Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature Program The American Library Association Public Programs Office and Nextbook, a gateway to Jewish literature, culture, and ideas, are inviting libraries to apply for grants for the Let's Talk About It: Jewish Literature program. Libraries selected for the project are required to promote and present a five-part discussion series. Selected libraries will receive training for the library project director at a national training workshop, program and promotional materials, and a $1,500 grant to support workshop travel, program costs, and scholar honoraria. Deadline: Apr. 1. WEB: http://www.ala.org/ala/ppo/publicprograms.htm. Alternate WEB: http://www.nextbook.org/. Foundation Directory's RFP Bulletin, February 14, 2005.
Transitional Jobs Network - Technical Assistance Program A consortium of organizations that includes the National Transitional Jobs Network, the Center for Employment Opportunities, the Transitional Work Corporation, and the National League of Cities seeks proposals from entities operating within a city or other defined region with a population of 50,000 or more to receive expert assistance in designing local Transitional Jobs programs. Project recipients can expect ongoing support and technical assistance from national experts and opportunities for cross-site exchanges with other selected entities and well-established Transitional Jobs programs. Organizations can receive eighteen months of technical assistance to establish innovative jobs programs for residents with barriers to work. Transitional Jobs are time-limited, subsidized jobs that combine real work, skill development, and support services to help participants overcome substantial barriers to employment. Deadline: Mar. 15. WEB: http://www.transitionaljobs.net/ OR http://www.ceoworks.org/ OR http://www.transitionalwork.org/ OR http://www.nlc.org/home/. Foundation Center's RFP Bulletin, February 14, 2005. Ms. Foundation -- 2005 Safety Program The Ms. Foundation for Women is accepting applications for its Spring 2005 Safety Program. The program is focused on community-based, prevention-focused strategies to end gender-based violence within a broader framework of safety and justice for all women and communities. Specific areas of interest are:
While the foundation understands the critical need for direct services, this particular fund supports activist and community-building strategies. The Safety Program will be making one-year grants of $20,000 - $40,000. Deadline: Apr. 1. WEB: http://www.ms.foundation.org/. Foundation Center's RFP Bulletin, February 14, 2005. Also see these listings:
Interagency Education Research Initiative The Interagency Education Research Initiative (IERI) is a collaborative effort jointly sponsored by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Education and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. In FY 2005 the IERI grant competition will be managed separately by each agency. The National Science Foundation invites proposals for research projects that will investigate the effectiveness of interventions designed to improve student learning and achievement in preK-12 science and/or preK-12 mathematics with an emphasis on middle and high school. Technology should be a part of the intervention or used in an essential manner in the analysis of the intervention. Deadlines: Mar. 1 (letter of intent), Apr. 6 (proposal), annual. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences invites proposals for the Bridges to the Future Program incorporating Bridges to the Baccalaureate and Bridges to the Doctorate. Both "Bridges" are designed to facilitate specific transitions in the career paths of underrepresented minority group members: first, the transition from associate to baccalaureate degree granting programs; second, the transition from master's to doctoral degree granting institutions. Because of limits placed on the number of proposals allowed per institution, there is an internal review process for prospective submissions. Contact: Ken Macdonald (kwmac@duke.edu), 681-5988. Deadlines: Mar. 17 (Duke internal pre--application); May 14 (NIH application). WEB LINK (Bridges to the Baccalaureate); WEB LINK (Bridges to the Doctorate). Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training--Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling The Department of Education invites applications for Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training--Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling. The purpose of program is to provide financial assistance for the following:
Deadline: Mar. 24. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 14, 2005. NASD Investor Education Program The NASD Investor Education Foundation supports educational programs and research with the goal of providing investors with high-quality, easily accessible information and tools to better understand investing and the markets. The foundation invites eligible organizations to submit grant proposals for research projects and/or educational programs that empower young adults, ages 18-24, who are about to enter the workforce to better prepare for their initial investment decisions and investing goals, including retirement. Deadline: Apr. 13. WEB: http://www.nasdfoundation.org/. Foundation Directory's RFP Bulletin, February 14, 2005. Framework Programs for Global Health The Fogarty International Center invites applications for up to three years of support for the creation of new, multidisciplinary programs that will foster global health research and teaching within and between institutions, to be called Framework Programs for Global Health. The goals of these programs will be as follows:
Two core activities will be to create an administrative framework to bring multiple schools (engineering, business, chemistry, biology, communication, public health, medicine, environmental studies, and others) together on the topic of global health and to develop multidisciplinary global health curricula at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Deadline: Apr. 18. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 14, 2005.
The Ittleson Foundation, Inc. invites applications for the Environmental Grants. The Ittleson Foundation generally provides seed funds for the start-up of innovative programs that will improve the social welfare of US citizens. The foundation seeks pilot projects, test and demonstration projects, and applied research with the potential to inform public policy. Such projects should be national in scope, or of significance beyond the local area of implementation. Programs are expected to result in a product or outcome of consequence in the real world. The foundation has three program areas of current interest: mental health, AIDS, and the environment. Deadlines: Apr. 1, Sep. 1. WEB: http://www.ittlesonfoundation.org/enviro.html. COS Funding Opportunities, February 7, 2005. Development of Technologies for Coastal Observing Systems and the Study of Benthic Boundary Layer Processes The National Science Foundation invites applications for Development of Technologies for Coastal Observing Systems and the Study of Benthic Boundary Layer Processes. The goal of this solicitation is to advance interactive observing technologies and understanding of the coastal benthic boundary layer (BBL - defined here as the portion of the water column and surface sediments impacted by the presence of the sediment-water interface). This solicitation requires a particular focus on both the development of technologies and the conduct of research that will improve understanding of BBL processes. Deadline: May. 18. Also see these listings:
Resource Grant in Biomedical Informatics/BioInformatics -- Suspended The National Library of Medicine grant program, Resource Grant in Biomedical Informatics/BioInformatics, is suspended until further notice. FY 2005 funds available for this program are exhausted. No new or amended applications will be accepted after the Feb. 1, 2005 application deadline. Applications already in process will be considered for funding in the next fiscal year. INQUIRIES: Valerie Florence, Ph.D., 301/594-4882, floranv@mail.nih.gov; WEB LINK. NIH Guide, February 7, 2005. Research Opportunities in Space: Solar and Heliospheric Physics - Clarification of Due Date The National Aeronautics and Space Administration issued a clarification of the due date for the Solar and Heliospheric Physics program. The due date is Feb. 22. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 9, 2005. Rural Community Development Initiative -- Change in Due Date The Rural Housing Service has extended the due date for the Rural Community Development Initiative program. The original due date of Jan. 25, 2005 in extended to Feb. 25, 2005. WEB LINK. Federal Register, February 11, 2005. Child Health Practitioner Support Program -- Change in Due Date The Department of Health and Human Services announces a change in due date for the Child Health Practitioner Support program. The original due date of Feb. 1 is changed to Apr. 5. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 10, 2005.
Duke Graduate School Fellowships for Latin American Studies The Graduate School is offering up to three competitive four-year fellowships to applicants to the Ph.D. at Duke who are interested in Latin American Studies. The competition is administered by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. The fellowships provide tuition for the first three years, fees for the first four years, and an academic year fellowship stipend of $15,500 for students in humanities and social sciences or $17,000 for students in natural sciences for the first year. Nominations should be made by Directors of Graduate Studies. Applications should be submitted to Natalie Hartman at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Deadline: Feb. 25. INQUIRIES: Natalie Hartman, 681-3980, njh@duke.edu; WEB: http://www.duke.edu/web/las/.
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Animal Models of NIDDK-Relevant Diseases The Department of Health & Human Services invites applications for Animal Models of NIDDK-Relevant Diseases. The purpose of this program is to provide support for the development and validation of new animal models of NIDDK-relevant diseases where animal models are either inadequate or lacking. New and/or improved animal models should be designed to facilitate preclinical testing of diagnostic, preventive or therapeutic interventions. Deadlines: Multiple Receipt Dates (LINK). WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 10, 2005. Protein Biomarkers of Infection-Associated Cancers The National Cancer Institute's, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research invites applications for Protein Biomarkers of Infection-Associated Cancers. The purpose of the program is to fund new research focused on identifying protein biomarkers for cancers where etiology of the disease is attributed to infectious agents. Deadlines: Multiple Receipt Dates (LINK). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, February 10, 2005. Mentored Clinical Investigator Career Development Awards in Muscle Disease Research The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, and the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements are interested in supporting additional career development and mentoring opportunities in muscle disease research. Diseases for this program announcement include, but are not limited to the following:
Deadlines: Multiple Receipt Dates (LINK). WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 11, 2005. Functional Links between the Immune System, Brain Function and Behavior The National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, and the National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke request research grant applications to study neuroimmune molecules and mechanisms involved in regulating normal and pathological central nervous system function. Deadlines: Multiple Receipt Dates (LINK). WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 11, 2005. NCMHD Community Participation in Health Disparities Intervention Research The National Institutes of Health invites applications for NCMHD Community Participation in Health Disparities Intervention Research. The goal of this program is to support community-based participatory research in planning, implementing, evaluating and disseminating effective interventions for a disease or condition to reduce and eventually eliminate health disparities through partnerships between minority health populations, subpopulations, and other heath disparity populations and researchers. Deadlines: Mar. 14 (letter of intent), Apr. 14 (applications). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, February 9, 2005. International Research Grants Programs The Parkinson's Disease Foundation invites applications for the International Research Grants Program. The Program is designed to support projects of the highest scientific caliber from around the world that:
Basic, clinical, and translational research proposals are eligible for support. Deadline: Mar. 15. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, February 8, 2005. Strategic Program for Innovative Research on Drug Addiction Pharmacotherapy The National Institute on Drug Abuse invites applications to support innovative, integrated preclinical and clinical research to validate novel pharmacotherapeutic approaches and to identify potential compounds that are safe and effective, short-term (to reduce and stop drug use) and long-term (to prolong abstinence) pharmacotherapies for cocaine, methamphetamine and cannabinoid addiction. Deadline: Apr. 18. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 9, 2005. NHLBI Competitive Supplements for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research The Department of Health and Human Services invites applications for NHLBI Competitive Supplements for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research. The purpose of these supplements is to enable NHLBI grantees with little or no prior experience working with human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines to conduct research with these cell lines that is directly related to the aims of an existing, funded NHLBI grant. Deadline: May 12. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 9, 2005. International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS The National Institutes of Health invites applications for International Epidemiologic Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IEDEA). Applications are being sought for the:
Deadlines: Jun. 27 (letter of intent), Jul. 26 (application). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, February 15, 2005. The Lupus Research Institute's 2005 novel grant program seeks projects that deal with less investigated aspects of lupus erythematosus as well as applications from investigators who may not have previously worked in lupus. Grants are made to support novel research projects that evidence high promise for advancing the understanding of lupus erythematosus. Research applications will be judged principally on the following:
Creativity will be rewarded. Rationale for the hypothesis to be tested rather than preliminary data will be emphasized. Therefore, continuations of long-term research projects are not appropriate for this submission. Projects that focus on aspects of the disease that have been less extensively studied and applications from investigators who may not have previously worked in lupus (e.g., cardiology, nephrology, dermatology, neurology) are especially encouraged. Deadline: Jun. 30. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, February 9, 2005. Also see these listings:
Target of Opportunity Fellowships The Crane-Rogers Foundation Institute of Current World Affairs invites applications for Target of Opportunity Fellowships. The primary purpose of the institute is to provide talented individuals an opportunity to develop a deep understanding of an issue, country, or region outside the United States and to share that understanding with interested segments of the English-speaking public. Target of Opportunity Fellowships are offered for the study of issues or areas of the candidate's own choice, or for study in areas of interest expressed by members of the institute. Some topics of interest include Korea, Japan, the former East Germany, China, Cuba, Poland, the seas, fresh water, Burma, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Deadlines: Feb. 28, Aug. 1 (initial letters). WEB: http://www.icwa.org/. COS Funding Opportunities, February 7, 2005. The Tinker Foundation, Inc. invites applications for the International Grant. Tinker Foundation's institutional grants are awarded to organizations and institutions that promote the interchange and exchange of information within the community of those concerned with the affairs of Spain, Portugal, Ibero-America, and Antarctica. (For the foundation's purposes, Ibero-America is defined as the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries of the Western Hemisphere.) Programmatically, the foundation funds projects addressing environmental policy, economic policy, or governance issues. Projects should have a strong public policy component, offer innovative solutions to problems facing these regions, and incorporate new mechanisms for addressing these programmatic areas. Activities may include, but are not limited to, research projects and conferences related to the foundation's areas of interest. The foundation encourages collaboration between organizations in the US and Iberia or Latin America and among institutions in those regions. Deadlines: Mar. 1 and Sep. 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, February 7, 2005.
Research on Sleep and Sleep Disorders The National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, and co-sponsoring member Institutes and Centers of the Trans-NIH Sleep Research Coordinating Committee invite submission of grant applications proposing research:
Deadline: Multiple Receipt Dates (LINK). WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 9, 2005. Alternatives to Animal Testing The mission of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) grant program is to promote and support research in the development of in vitro and other alternative techniques; serve as a forum to foster discussion among diverse groups leading to creative approaches to facilitate acceptance and implementation of alternatives; and provide reliable information on the science, philosophy, and public policy of alternatives to academia, government, industry and the general public. In addition, a mission of the grant program is to educate and train in the application of alternatives. CAAT is soliciting projects in the following areas:
Deadline: Mar. 31. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, February 11, 2005. Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invites applications for the Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research. The program requests proposals to interpret, develop, or substantially advance ideas or knowledge that can improve health or health care policy in the US. The program challenges investigators to think creatively about the most important problems affecting the health and health care of Americans that have implications for future health policy. It is hoped that the work produced under this program can be used to advance society's understanding of these problems and will be of direct benefit to policymakers and health leaders. Ideally, the research conducted under this program should support development of creative solutions to critical health issues or make an enduring intellectual contribution. Examples of research supported by the program include the following:
Deadline: Apr. 1. WEB: http://www.ihhcpar.rutgers.edu/rwjf/. COS Funding Opportunities, February 7, 2005. Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions The National Science Foundation invites applications for the Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) program. CEDAR is a broad-based, community-initiated, upper atmospheric research program. The goal is to understand the behavior of atmospheric regions from the middle atmosphere upward through the thermosphere and ionosphere into the exosphere in terms of coupling, energetics, chemistry, and dynamics on regional and global scales. These processes are related to the sources of perturbations that propagate upward from the lower atmosphere as well as to solar radiation and particle inputs from above. The activities within this program combine observations, theory and modeling. Deadline: May. 10. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 9, 2005. Also see these listings:
Physical Sciences & Engineering Low Vapor Pressure Chemicals Detection System (LVPCDS) Program The Department of Homeland Security invites applications for the Low Vapor Pressure Chemicals Detection System (LVPCDS) Program. The objective of the program is to improve upon the current capabilities and enable development of revolutionary chemical detection system in order to determine whether a Toxic Industrial Chemical (TIC) release has occurred. Low vapor pressure compounds of interest include, but are not limited to: carbamates, organophosphonates, and chlorinated cyclodienes. Deadlines: Feb. 21 (white paper website registration due), Mar. 11 (white paper submission due), Apr. 15 (proposal website registration due), May. 6 (proposal due). WEB: http://www.hsarpabaa.com/. The NEC Foundation of America invites applications for NEC Foundations Grants. NEC Foundation of America makes cash grants to nonprofit organizations and programs with national reach and impact in one or both of the following arenas:
Deadlines: Mar. 1, Sep. 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, February 7, 2005. Technology Excellence in Aviation, Missile and Space The Department of the Army invites applications for the Technology Excellence in Aviation, Missile and Space program. The technology proposal categories are:
Deadline: Mar. 9. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 11, 2005. Infospace Concept Exploration and Development The Information Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Rome Research Site, is soliciting white papers for innovative technologies to support the development and operation of information management technology in accordance with AFRL Information Management technology goals. Proposals should focus on the development of best practices, concepts for implementation, recommended architectures and common COI representations. Initial concept demonstrations are preferred with limited prototype software development. This solicitation is divided into two technical areas with the following topics common across both areas: Information engineering, information management, policy management, operational performance, security, and Quality of Service. Technical areas are as follows:
Deadlines: Mar. 31, 2005, Nov. 1, 2005, Nov. 1, 2006, Nov.1, 2007 (white papers). WEB LINK. FedBizzOpps, February 11, 2005. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology invites applications for the Amgen Award. The award is presented to a new investigator for significant achievements in the application of biochemistry and molecular biology to the understanding of disease. Implications for human disease should be evident. Deadline: Apr. 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, February 7, 2005. Theoretical Research in Plasma and Fusion Science The US Department of Energy's Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, announces its interest in receiving grant applications for theoretical research relevant to the US program in magnetic fusion energy sciences. The specific areas of interest are:
Deadline: Apr. 5. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 10, 2005. Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities The Division of Chemistry of the National Science Foundation, under the umbrella of the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program (CRIF), has provided support to research institutions and consortia for the establishment of regional or national instrumentation facilities, the purchase of departmental research instrumentation, and the development of state-of-the-art equipment. With this solicitation, the instrumentation facilities component of the CRIF Program is expanded to address the growing importance of cyber-enabled chemistry in the research endeavor. The Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Cyberinfrastructure and Research Facilities (CRIF:CRF) Program provides funding to build a foundation for cyber-enabled chemical research and education; and to establish and support multi-user instrumentation research facilities with unique capabilities in the chemical sciences. This is structured to enable NSF, through its Division of Chemistry, to respond to a variety of needs for infrastructure to support basic research and education in chemistry. NSF programs that support cyberinfrastructure, instrumentation, and facilities for other fields of research are listed in the solicitation. Deadline: May. 13. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 10, 2005. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Advanced Technology Office is soliciting proposals for the performance of research, development, design, and testing that directly supports the Integrated Battle Command (IBC) program. The IBC program will develop transformational decision-aid technologies to enhance the capability of commanders and staffs to plan and conduct joint effects-based operations in future campaigns. The decision aids will apply over the full continuum of near-simultaneous missions required in a campaign, to include major combat operations as well as various security, stability and reconstruction operations. The objectives of the program are as follows:
The program will be conducted sequentially as follows:
Deadline: Feb 7, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 9, 2005. Also see these listings:
Human Rights and Democratization Initiatives in Countries with Significant Muslim Populations The Department of State invites applications for the Human Rights and Democratization Initiatives in Countries with Significant Muslim Populations. Organizations may submit grant proposals that focus on promotion of human rights, political participation, media freedom, rule of law, women's rights and civil society in countries with significant Muslim populations. The Bureau is particularly interested in proposals that focus on these issues in Eurasia, South Asia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and North or Sub-Saharan Africa. This RFP will not address proposals for Iraq, except when included in regional projects, but will consider proposals for projects in other countries/regions with significant Muslim populations. The program will also consider proposals that combine activities in more than one of the regions listed above. Deadline: Mar. 23. WEB LINK. FedGrants, February 9, 2005. Also see these listings:
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