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Use the Links at the Right to navigate amongst the various sections of this archived Funding Alert newsletter. Download Issue: Gantz-Zahler Grant for Jewish Non-Fiction Publishing The National Foundation for Jewish Culture has announced the Gantz-Zahler Grant for Jewish Non-Fiction Publishing. Writers and their publishers are invited to submit works of nonfiction that explore the Jewish experience, including history, philosophy, biography, and belles letters. Deadline: Apr. 21. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, March 4, 2005. MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Project The National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts and the Metlife Foundation have announced the launch of the MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Project, a national initiative to improve teaching and learning in the arts by advancing sustainable partnerships between community schools of the arts and public schools. A community school that is not a member of the National Guild should return a completed membership application form and the first-year's dues with its grant application. Deadline: Apr. 22. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, March 4, 2005. Also see these listings:
2005 AmeriCorps*National Direct Professional Corps The Corporation for National & Community Service invites applications for the 2005 AmeriCorps*National Direct Professional Corps. These grants will support multi-state AmeriCorps programs addressing critical community needs through the service of professionals, paraprofessionals, pre-professionals and entry-level professionals in communities with inadequate numbers of such professionals. AmeriCorps programs are designed by the applicant organization to address community needs through the assistance of individuals who commit to a term of service of 300 to 1700 hours per year. Deadline: May. 3. WEB LINK.FedGrants, March 3, 2005. The Nancy Susan Reynolds Awards The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation invites applications for The Nancy Susan Reynolds Awards. These awards recognize the uncommon leadership of North Carolinians whose vision, determination, resourcefulness and strength of character have caused them to succeed when other individuals might have failed. Up to three awards will be presented annually, in the following categories: advocacy, personal service, and race relations. Nominations may be submitted by anyone except the nominee. Deadline: Jun. 1. Asset Building and Community Development The Ford Foundation invites applications to its three Asset Building and Community Development program units. The Economic Development program unit focuses on helping poor people to build financial assets through work, access to credit, and home ownership. The Community and Resource Development program unit merges work on community development and the environment to give low-income communities greater ownership and control of key community institutions and resources. The Human Development and Reproductive Health program unit focuses on the social, economic, and gender relations that influence human development and human reproduction in al communities. Deadlines: Continuous. WEB LINK. COS Founding Opportunities, March 1, 2005. Also see these listings:
Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities--Research on Technology Effectiveness and Implementation for Children with Disabilities The Department of Education solicits research proposals on Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities--Research on Technology Effectiveness and Implementation for Children with Disabilities. The program is intended to:
Deadline: Apr 15. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 3, 2005. Cancer Education (R25E) Grants Program The Department of Health & Human Services solicits proposals for the Cancer Education (R25E) Grants Program. This funding supports: innovative educational programs:
Deadlines: Multiple Receipt Dates. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 8, 2005. Also see these listings:
National Wetland Program Development Grants The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting applications for National Wetland Program Development Grants. EPA seeks to build the capacity of all levels of government to develop and implement effective, comprehensive programs for wetland protection and management. Deadline: Apr. 20. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 3, 2005. Partnership to Promote Innovation in Environmental Practice The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites applications for the Partnership to Promote Innovation in Environmental Practice program. EPA's National Center for Environmental Innovation is seeking proposals to explore innovative environmental policies practices and to support mechanisms by which new approaches can be shared and discussed by federal and state environmental practitioners. Deadline: Apr. 21. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 7, 2005. U.S./Mexico Border Air Quality Management Activities Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 solicits proposals to conduct Air Quality Management Activities in the U.S./Mexico Border Area. This program supports air quality monitoring along the U.S./Mexico Border and projects to reduce air pollution in the area. Deadline: Apr. 25. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 8, 2005. Transition to Independent Positions The Department of Health and Human Services seeks proposals for the Transition to Independent Positions grant program. The program is designed to help scientists transition from postdoctoral to research intensive faculty positions. The program provides grant start-up funding to establish an independent research program at the institution where the postdoctoral fellow obtains the faculty position. The faculty position where the award is issued must be a different institution from the location of the postdoctoral appointment. Deadline: Jul. 11. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 4, 2005. The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites grant applications for the MARGINS Program, a process-oriented approach to understanding the entire system of continental margin evolution. MARGINS fosters the involvement of a broad cross-section of investigators in focused, multidisciplinary experiments at four focus sites, to achieve objectives that could not be accomplished otherwise. Deadline: Aug. 1. WEB LINK. My NSF News Service, March 2, 2005. FASEB MARC Visiting Scientists Program for Minority Institutions The FASEB MARC Visiting Scientists Program for Minority Institutions is funded by the Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Programs through the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. This activity continues Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)'s 19-year effort to arrange for visits by members of the federation's constituent societies to minority institutions. The program provides opportunities for education and research at minority colleges and universities by interaction with distinguished investigators in the biomedical sciences. FASEB-affiliated visiting scientists can provide guidance on curricula, advise students on career choices, discuss opportunities for biomedical research, and convey the excitement that can be derived from a career in the life sciences. Deadline: Continuous. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 7, 2005. Also see these listings:
Changes in Due Date for Academic Partners Public Health Training Grant The Center for Disease Control and Prevention announces a change in due date for CDC-RFA-05045, Academic Partners Public Health Training Grant. The original due date of Mar. 17 was changed to Apr. 1. WEB LINK. FedGrants, Mar. 7, 2005. NASA Preproposal Conference Announced The NASA Interdisciplinary Exploration Science Program will hold a preproposal conference on Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) - 2005 on April 19, 2005, at the Capital Holiday Inn, Washington, DC. The conference will provide an opportunity for potential proposers to discuss the objectives of the program. NASA personnel will be present to answer questions concerning proposal submission, evaluation, and the funding selection process. INQUIRIES: Dr. Paul Hertz, 202/358-0986 or Paul.Hertz@nasa.gov; Changes in Due Date for AIDS Education and Training Centers National Resource Center The Health Resources and Services Administration announces a change in due date for HRSA-05-056, AIDS Education and Training Centers National Resource Center. The original due date of Apr. 4 was changed to Apr. 25. WEB LINK. FedGrants, Mar. 9, 2005. NSPIRES Registration Required to Submit NASA Proposals Registration with the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) is required to submit a proposal to NASA. The web-based system supports the entire lifecycle of NASA research solicitation and awards, from the release of solicitation announcements through the peer review and selection process, to awards management and publication of research results Changes in Due Date for Emergency Medical Services for Children: Network Development Demonstration Project The Health Resources and Services Administration announces a change in due date for the Emergency Medical Services for Children: Network Development Demonstration Project. The original due date of Apr. 27 was changed to May 7. WEB LINK. FedGrants, Mar. 7, 2005. Probing Matter at High Magnetic Fields with X-Rays and Neutrons Workshop Argonne National Laboratory/Advanced Photon Source and Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Spallation Neutron Source will join the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in sponsoring a workshop on Probing Matter at High Magnetic Fields with X-Rays and Neutrons on May 10-12, 2005, in Tallahassee, Florida. The workshop will focus on identifying grand challenges in science at high magnetic fields that should be addressed using neutron and x-ray scattering techniques. The workshop will be used to define a roadmap for development of the next generation of instrumentation at major user facilities that will enable these challenges to be met. As part of the stage-setting for this workshop, overviews will be included of existing capabilities at x-ray and neutron facilities as applied to research in high magnetic fields. Both invited and contributed talks will address the new challenges at the forefront of materials research in high magnetic fields. The planned compilation and subsequent dissemination of the roadmap and stage-setting overviews will be valuable in providing an educational tool for the high magnetic field community and aid in maximizing the awareness and utilization of these strategic user facilities. NIDCD Research Training and Career Development Opportunities for Audiologists The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) strongly encourages doctoral-level audiologists who show promise as productive researchers to integrate clinical research and translational research into their career paths. To provide information on NIDCD research training and career development programs available to doctoral audiologists, NIDCD has released NOT-DC-05-002, a summary of applicable funding opportunities.
Niemann-Pick Type C Disease Research Grants The Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation requests applications for Niemann-Pick Type C Disease Research Grants directed toward understanding the cause or developing a treatment for Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) disease, an autosomal recessive neurological storage disease. Targeted areas of emphasis include neurobiology of NPC disease, cell biology of the NPC1 and NPC2 proteins, and novel therapeutic approaches for NPC disease. Deadline: April 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 7, 2005. Enhancing Healthcare Provider's Ability to Prevent Sexual Violence The Department of Health & Human Services invites applications for Enhancing Healthcare Provider's Ability to Prevent Sexual Violence. This program supports creation of educational materials that address sexual violence prevention within an organization that regularly provides professional development opportunities to its constituents. The products will foster the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for licensed healthcare providers to address sexual violence prevention in their practices. Deadlines: Apr. 4 (letter of intent), May 3 (application). WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 4, 2005. Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program: Breast Cancer Center of Excellence Award The United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command solicits proposals for the Department of Defense FY05 Breast Cancer Center of Excellence Award. The program supports multidisciplinary, multi-institutional teams of gifted scientists, clinicians, and consumer advocates in making groundbreaking advances toward the eradication of breast cancer. The program encourages highly accomplished scientists renowned for their contributions to the proposed areas of research and promising young investigators who can provide fresh insight to work together to accelerate the solution of a central, overarching research problem in a way that could not be accomplished by a single investigator or group. The program also strongly endorses the integration of scientists from nontraditional disciplines such as computer science, mathematics, economics, physics, and other quantitative disciplines. The BCRP encourages Centers of Excellence to incorporate study components addressing ethical issues in breast cancer research. Breast cancer consumer/survivor groups must be active participants in all aspects of these awards. Pre-proposal deadline: Apr. 5, Invited full proposal deadline: Jul. 26. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 3, 2005. Department of Defense FY05 Breast Cancer Research Program: Clinical Translational Research Award The United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command invites applications for the Department of Defense FY05 Clinical Translational Research Award. Proposals are being sought only in the areas of chemoprevention and therapeutics. The award is designed to sponsor innovative research by new and established scientists that will result in substantial improvements over current approaches to breast cancer chemoprevention and therapy by accelerating the progression of recent, highly promising findings in preclinical breast cancer research from the laboratory to the clinic. Partnerships between academic institutions and biotechnology companies are encouraged. Pre-proposal deadline: Apr. 5, Invited full proposal deadline: July 26. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 3, 2005. Department of Defense FY05 Breast Cancer Research Program: Era of Hope Scholar Award The United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command invites applications for funding for the Department of Defense FY05 Breast Cancer Research Program Era of Hope Scholar Award. These awards will provide sufficient funding to allow emerging innovators to implement their vision and assume leadership roles in the breast cancer research community. Award recipients will be expected to successfully challenge the status quo through creative, high-risk research that may ultimately lead to the eradication of breast cancer. Applicants must be independent, non-mentored investigators within 6 years of their last training position. Please note that postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows (including residents and interns), and other mentored researchers are not eligible for these awards. Deadlines: Apr. 5 (nomination), Jul. 26 (invited full proposal). WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 3, 2005. Department of Defense FY05 Breast Cancer Research Program: HBCU/MI Partnership Training Award The United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command invites applications for the Department of Defense FY05 Breast Cancer Research Program Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Partnership Training Award. The award is designed to create collaborative partnerships between HBCU/MI faculty investigators and established breast cancer researchers at other research institutions. The award enables HBCU/MI faculty to obtain the training and experience necessary to establish successful, independent breast cancer research programs at their institutions. Pre-proposal deadline: Apr. 5, Invited full proposal deadline: Jul. 26. WEB LINK. FedGrants March 3, 2005. The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has invited Duke University to nominate two candidates for its Damon Runyon Scholar Award: one physician scientist (an MD or MD/PhD affiliated with a clinical department) and one basic scientist. Scholar Awards support the development of outstanding scientists as independent investigators in the cancer field by helping to foster their research productivity during the first few years of their first faculty positions. The award program provides an unrestricted grant of $100 K per year for three years. No other award expressly intended for career development may be held concurrently with a Damon Runyon Scholar Award. If you are interested, please contact Ken Macdonald, Duke ORS, 681-5988 or kwmac@duke.edu. Deadlines: Apr. 25 (Duke internal), July 1 (external). WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking proposals to develop advanced upper-extremity prosthesis. The vision of the Revolutionizing Prosthetics program is to create a neurally controlled artificial limb that will restore full motor and sensory capability to upper extremity amputee patients. This revolutionary prosthesis will be controlled, feel, look and perform like the native limb. Submissions must provide evidence of a highly integrated, multi-disciplinary team capable of fulfilling the vision, objectives and milestones of the program. Deadline: Apr. 29. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 3, 2005. Darroch Award for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research The Alan Guttmacher Institute sponsors the Darroch Award for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research to recognize an emerging leader in the field of sexual and reproductive health. The award also intends to call attention to the importance of evidence-based public policy and programs. The first award, which includes a $2,500 prize, will be made in October 2005. Deadline: Apr. 30. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, March 4, 2005 Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Centers The National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society announces its intent to support four regional Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Centers. These sites will become a collaborative network. The goals of the network are as follows:
Deadline: Apr. 30. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 7, 2005. Glenn/AFAR Breakthroughs in Gerontology Awards The Glenn Foundation, in collaboration with the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR), announces a new competitive grants program, the "Breakthroughs in Gerontology" (BIG) initiative. The goal of program is to provide timely support to a small number of pilot research programs that may be of relatively high risk but which offer significant promise of yielding transforming discoveries in the fundamental biology of aging. The hope is that the projects will lead to major new insights into the molecular factors that coordinate aging in multiple cells and tissues, and the ways in which the aging process is differentially timed in long-lived species. Deadline: May. 2. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP-Bulletin, March 4, 2005. Targeted Capacity Expansion (TCE): Meeting the Mental Health Services Needs of Older Adults The Department of Health & Human Services invites grant applications for Targeted Capacity Expansion (TCE): Meeting the Mental Health Services Needs of Older Adults. The program helps communities provide direct services and build the necessary infrastructure to support expanded services for meeting the diverse mental health needs of older persons (60 years and older). Deadline: May. 5. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 4, 2005. National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announces a new funding opportunity, the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. The initiative addresses child trauma issues by creating a national network of grantees that works collaboratively to develop and promote effective community practices for children and adolescents exposed to a wide array of traumatic events. Three categories of funding are available.
American Psychiatric Foundation Grants The American Psychiatric Foundation will fund educational, informational, and outreach initiatives that promote the early recognition and treatment of mental illness and work to advance public awareness of mental illnesses and the fact that they can be effectively treated. Deadlines: May. 15, Sep. 15. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP-BULLETIN, March 4, 2005. Innovative Technologies for Engineering Small Blood Vessels The Department of Health & Human Services invites applications for Innovative Technologies for Engineering Small Blood Vessels. The goal of this initiative is to apply recent advances in biomaterials, tissue engineering, and nanotechnology towards the development of small diameter (less than 5.0 mm inner diameter) functional blood vessels for clinical evaluation. The NHLBI invites applications from investigators interested in developing clinical products for vessel replacement therapy due to cardiovascular disease. This initiative will complement existing programs to apply innovative technologies, tissue engineering and nanofabrication methods, models, and novel biomaterials that overcome barriers toward the development of functional blood vessel substitutes. Deadline: May. 17. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 4, 2005. Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program: Idea Award The United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command invites applications for funding for the Department of Defense FY05 Breast Cancer Research Program Idea Award. The award supports innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate the eradication of breast cancer. Approximately $14M is available to fund an anticipated 27 Idea Award proposals. Deadline: May. 24. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 3, 2005. Pfizer International HDL Research Awards The mission of the Pfizer Public Health Group International HDL Research Awards Program is to support outstanding investigators in the field of HDL biology, including its relationship to atherosclerotic disease. This program will support basic and clinical research into the metabolism and biological activities of HDL particles, including their role in the atherothrombotic process. This program will support innovative initiatives in the pursuit to raise HDL levels. Deadline: May. 31. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 7, 2005. Research Grant (Sex Differences in Lung Cancer) The Women Against Lung Cancer invite proposals that promote understanding sex differences in the molecular, cellular, and environmental underpinnings of lung cancer. These awards are designed to provide seed money for promising novel research on sex differences in lung cancer for faculty members at any point in their careers. Deadline: May 31. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 7, 2005. Women Against Lung Cancer/Lung Cancer Online Foundation Career Development Award The Women Against Lung Cancer and The Lung Cancer Online Foundation fund Career Development projects of junior clinical and basic investigators involved in lung cancer etiology, prevention, and treatment Deadline: May 31. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 7, 2005. Basic Science and Clinical Research Proposals The Spinal Cord Research Foundation of the Paralyzed Veterans of America invites Basic Science and Clinical Research Proposals involving spinal cord injury or disease. Past funded projects range from laboratory research in the basic sciences related to spinal cord injury or disease, (available only to fellows and new faculty members), clinical and functional studies of the medical, psychosocial, and economic effects of spinal cord injury or disease, as well as interventions proposed to alleviate these effects, design and development of new and improved rehabilitative and assistive devices for individuals with spinal cord dysfunction, and fellowships for postdoctoral scientists, clinicians, or engineers designed to encourage the training and specialization of these individuals in the field of spinal cord dysfunction research Deadlines: September 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 7, 2005. The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute invites applications to participate in the Pediatric Heart Network, a cooperative network of pediatric cardiovascular clinical research centers. The goal of the Network is to promote the evaluation of novel treatments and management strategies for children and adults with congenital heart defects and for children with inflammatory heart disease, heart muscle disease, and arrhythmias. Deadline: Sep. 23. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 7, 2005. Correlative Studies with Specimens from Multi-Site Trials The Department of Health and Human Services requests applications for the Correlative Studies with Specimens from Multi-Site Trials program. Co-sponsored by the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP), the Cancer Diagnosis Program (CDP), and the Cancer Biomarkers Research Group (CBRG) from the National Cancer Institute, the funding opportunity is intended to support correlative studies by using tumor specimens collected during multi-institutional clinical trials. The program has the following objectives:
Deadline: Multiple
Receipt Dates. NIDDK Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) The purpose of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) is to provide "protected time" for junior research scientists to facilitate their transition from the mentored to the independent stages of their careers in biomedical research. The NIDDK invites K01 applications from advanced postdoctoral and/or newly independent research scientists (usually with a Ph.D. degree) in biomedical or behavioral sciences who are pursuing careers in research areas supported by the NIDDK. Deadlines: Multiple Receipt Dates. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 8, 2005. Planning Grant for Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems The National Library of Medicine provides Planning for Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS) grants to health-related institutions and organizations that seek assistance for projects to plan, deploy, evaluate and sustain a comprehensive information environment that supports organizational mission activities. This announcement is for IAIMS Planning grants, to support the development of a written plan for implementing an IAIMS information environment. Deadlines: Multiple Receipt Dates. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 8, 2005. Also see these listings:
International Collaborative Research Grants The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research solicits proposals for nternational Collaborative Research Grants. These grants are available to assist anthropological research projects undertaken jointly by two (or more) investigators from different countries. Priority is given to new collaborations, but an independent project within a larger, long-term collaboration can be considered. Deadlines: Jun. 1, Dec. 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 7, 2005.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Summer Medical and Dental Education Program The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation solicits proposals for the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program, a new $12 million grant program that will fund up to ten sites to develop and implement a six-week academic enrichment program for undergraduate college students from minority groups, from rural areas, and from economically disadvantaged backgrounds who are interested in pursuing careers in medicine or dentistry. Applicants will be assessed based on their capacity to develop a six-week intensive educational program for eighty students that include academic enrichment courses in the basic sciences and math, in writing, and in current topics in health, as well as their ability to match grant funds. A learning skills seminar, limited clinical exposure, and post-summer educational planning are also required. Deadline: Apr 1. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, March 4, 2005. Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) The National Science Foundation's Partnership for Innovation program seeks to stimulate and capitalize on innovation by catalyzing partnerships among colleges and universities, state and local governments, the private sector, and other relevant organizations. The goals of the program are to:
At a minimum, proposed partnerships must include academic
institutions and private sector organizations. Partnerships that include
state/local government entities are strongly encouraged. The lead organization
must be a To coordinate Duke's response to this program, the Office of Research Support asks that anyone interested in participating (in either a lead or non-lead partner role) contact Ken Macdonald (kwmac@duke.edu, 681-5988). Deadlines: Letter of intent to NSF (optional): Apr. 1, Duke internal proposal deadline: Apr. 13, NSF full proposal deadline: June 3. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 7, 2005. 2005 $20,000 Homeland Security Awards The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation is accepting nominations for the 2005 $20,000 Homeland Security Awards honoring cutting edge innovations. Four $5,000 Homeland Security Awards will be presented to individuals or companies that are making measurable and constructive contributions related to basic and/or advanced research in the following four fields: Biological, Radiological, Nuclear; Border/Transportation Security; Emergency Response; and Information Sharing. Deadline: Apr 29. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 3, 2005. 2005 $50,000 Frank Annunzio Awards The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
is accepting applications for the $50,000 Frank Annunzio Awards.
A $25,000 award will be presented to an individual for making a beneficial
impact on society in science and technology. A new $25,000 Alternative
Energy Sources award will be also presented. The purpose of the new award
is to strengthen WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 3, 2005. The Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation provides Lindbergh Grants to men and women whose individual initiative and work in a wide spectrum of disciplines furthers the Lindberghs' vision of a balance between the advance of technology and the preservation of the natural/human environment. These grants provide seed money for pilot projects. Deadline: June 9. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 7, 2005. Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing The Department of Health & Human Services invites applications for Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing. This PAR is projects from individual-investigators or small groups to collaborate with the recently formed 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. Deadlines: Multiple Receipt Dates. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 4, 2005. Also see these listings:
Physical Sciences & Engineering NIST, Center for Neutron Research Financial Assistance Program The National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks proposals for the National Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) Financial Assistance Program. The program objectives are to develop new areas of neutron instrumentation with emphasis on cold neutrons; to explore and develop new areas of neutron scattering science, with emphasis on macromolecular science, condensed matter physics, and chemistry; to assist and train facility users in their research; and to conduct others outreach and educational activities that advance the use of neutrons by U. S. university and industrial scientists. This will entail stationing scientific staff at the NCNR who, in collaboration with NIST and visiting scientists, advances these objectives. Deadline: Apr. 1. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 1, 2005. Cyberinfrastructure TEAM (CI-TEAM): Demonstration Projects The National Science Foundation invites applications for a new program: Cyberinfrastructure TEAM (CI-TEAM). The creation of the CI-TEAM program signals NSF's commitment to join with the national science and engineering community in the support of projects designed to prepare current and future generations of scientists and engineers to create, advance and exploit cyberinfrastructure. This first CI-TEAM solicitation seeks promising demonstration project proposals from partnerships of organizations committed to the preparation of a diverse cyberinfrastructure-savvy science and engineering workforce. Following merit review of the proposals received, NSF will select 10-20 projects for support that together address a rich mix of cyberinfrastructure-related workforce dimensions, and that promise to serve as pathfinders to effective larger-scale implementation activities in the future. Because organizations may submit only one CI-TEAM proposal as lead institution, there is an internal review process for prospective submissions. The Office of Research Support (ORS) asks that anyone interested in submitting a proposal contact Ken Macdonald (kwmac@duke.edu, 681-5988). Deadlines: Duke internal proposal deadline: Apr. 11, NSF full proposal deadline: May 27. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 1, 2005. Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2005 The NASA Science Mission Directorate announces Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2005 (solicitation NNH05ZDA001N).
WEB LINK. FedGrants, January 31, 2005. Also see these listings:
Harris School of Public Policy Food Assistance Research Development Grants The Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago has announced a Research Development Grants program for social science scholars interested in food assistance research. The program is designed to encourage experienced researchers in other areas to start projects in the area of food assistance research using innovative approaches and research methods; smaller, start-up projects with the potential to make a significant contribution to food assistance research; and younger and junior scholars to develop research agendas in the area of food assistance. Deadline: May. 1. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, March 4, 2005. Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Individual Research Grants are available for basic research in all branches of anthropology. Post-Ph.D. Grants are made to seed innovative approaches and ideas, to cover specific expenses or phases of a project, or to encourage aid from other funding agencies. The foundation particularly invites projects employing comparative perspectives or integrating two or more subfields of anthropology. Deadlines: May. 1, Nov. 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 7, 2005. The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Conference Program grants are available to organizers of anthropology research conferences and workshops. Priority is given to public conferences sponsored by international scholarly organizations (for example, the IUAES and EASA) that serve as their annual or periodic meetings and to working conferences that address broad research issues in anthropology and provide for intensive interaction among participants. Deadlines: Jun. 1, Dec. 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 7, 2005. Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom Grants The Ford Foundation's Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom Grants program works globally to advance achievement in the arts, education and scholarship as well as a positive understanding of sexuality. It also seeks to promote the media and religion as forces for democracy in a range of cultural contexts. Deadline: Continuous. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 7, 2005. Peace and Social Justice Grants The Ford Foundation accepts funding requests
for its two Peace and Social Justice Program units. The Human Rights
and International Cooperation program unit addresses international human
rights as well as the rights of women, migrants and refugees, and racial
and ethnic minorities. This unit also focuses on efforts to promote peace
and security, improve civil-military relations, and strengthen support
for WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 7, 2005. The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research provides grants through its Historical Archives Program to encourage preservation of unpublished records and valuable research on the history of anthropology. Deadline: Continuous. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 7, 2005. Also see these listings:
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