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Use the Links at the Right to navigate amongst the various sections of this archived Funding Alert newsletter. Download Issue: Fellowships and Faculty Research Awards The National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities fund Fellowships and Faculty Research Awards. These awards support individuals pursuing advanced research in the humanities that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the general public's understanding of the humanities. Recipients usually produce scholarly articles, monographs on specialized subjects, books on broad topics, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly tools. Fellowships support full-time work on a humanities project for a period of six to twelve months. Deadline: May 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities. Also see these listings:
The Starbucks Foundation's welcomes proposals for Opportunity Grants that support community literacy. Literacy efforts focus on promoting the critical pre-reading and pre-school experiences with language and literature that will enable a child to succeed in school, and encouraging individuals to make one-on-one commitments to needy children around reading and writing. This includes school and community based programs that integrate family and community resources to develop tutor and mentoring opportunities; and writing programs for older youth (12 - 21) that stimulate personal development and encourage social commitment. Deadlines: Apr. 1, Oct. 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities. HUD Community Development Programs The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides research and related funding through HUD Community Development Programs.
WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 22, 2005. Also see these listings:
The North Carolina Biotechnology Center invites applications for Educational Enhancement. The program is designed to assist in the development of the activities, programs, resources, and personnel necessary for biotechnology education and training in well-defined educational settings statewide. Emphasis is placed on initiatives at the community college, undergraduate, and master's levels that support industrial workforce education and training. Deadline: To be announced. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 18, 2005. The Spencer Foundation invites applications
for Major Research Grants. The foundation supports research that
promises to contribute new knowledge to the improvement of education,
broadly conceived, in the WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 18, 2005. The Spencer Foundation invites applications for Small Research Grants. The foundation's Small Research Grants Program offers a unique opportunity for scholars and practitioners in a broad range of institutions who are interested in educational research to obtain support for their work. The program is appropriate for modest-sized research projects, exploratory studies, specific phases of larger investigations, and projects that arise in response to unusual opportunities. Deadline: Continuous. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 18, 2005. Also see these listings:
The Christensen Fund invites applications for Christensen Fund Grants. The fund's new program strategy focuses grant making on the interface between natural environments and human cultures, primarily working with peoples and communities variously known as indigenous, tribal, and minority, and the landscapes with which their cultures, histories and artistic expression are so connected. Deadline: Jan. 15, Mar. 31. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 18, 2005. Conservation Innovation Grants - Pacific Basin Area State Component The Department of Agriculture seeks applications for Conservation Innovation Grants - Pacific Basin Area State Component. Up to $150,000 will be awarded to project proposals for improving conservation practices in the Pacific Basin Area State (American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands and Territory of Guam). Deadline: Apr. 11. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 21, 2005. Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) The Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) Office solicits proposals focusing on research and technologies applicable to designing an extensive environmental monitoring system at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune and surrounding environs in east central North Carolina. The monitoring system will address military impacts on the New River Estuary in eastern North Carolina. Deadline: Apr. 14. WEB LINK. Federal Business Opportunities, March 18, 2005. New Mexico Conservation Innovation Grants The Department of Agriculture in New Mexico will accept applications for single- or multi-year projects, not to exceed three years. The purpose of the Conservation Innovation Grants is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies while leveraging Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection, in conjunction with agricultural production. Deadline: Apr. 29. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 22, 2005. Environmental Education Training Program The Environmental Protection Agency seeks applications
for the Environmental Education Training Program. The program will
provide environmental education training and long-term support to education
professionals across the WEB LINK. Federal Register, March 18, 2005. Tribal Community: Reducing Toxic Air Pollutants Project The Environmental Protection Agency invites application for the Tribal Community: Reducing Toxic Air Pollutants Project. The project provides an opportunity for reducing risks from toxic air pollutants in Tribal communities by training and education in the application of pollution reduction tools. Deadline: May 4. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 18, 2005. Biological Research Collections The National Science Foundation invites applications for Biological Research Collections. The program provides support for biological collection enhancement, computerization of specimen-related data, research to develop better methods for specimen curation and collection management, and activities such as symposia and workshops to investigate support and management of biological collections. Biological collections supported include those housing natural history specimens and jointly curated collections such as frozen tissues and other physical samples, e.g. DNA libraries and digital images. To coordinate Duke's response to this program, the Office of Research Support asks that anyone interested in participating contact Ken Macdonald, Duke ORS, 681-5988 or kwmac@duke.edu. Deadlines: May 9 (Duke internal), July 15 (external). WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 21, 2005. Opportunity for a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) To Identify Small Molecule Inhibitors of Human Macrophage Cholesterol Accumulation for Therapy of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) seeks applications for an Opportunity for a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) To Identify Small Molecule Inhibitors of Human Macrophage Cholesterol Accumulation for Therapy of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases. The NHLBI seeks CRADA collaborators to work with investigators in its Experimental Atherosclerosis Section to identify inhibitors of the cholesterol uptake pathway. The collaborator will provide high throughput screening capabilities coupled with small molecule and/or siRNA libraries of test compounds, or other methodologies to identify potential inhibitors of this pathway. The goal of this collaboration will be to identify compounds that selectively inhibit macrophage macropinocytosis and consequently macrophage uptake of LDL and cholesterol accumulation. Deadline: May 22. WEB LINK. Federal Register, March 22, 2005. Biological Databases and Informatics (BD&I) The National Science Foundation invites applications for Biological Databases and Informatics (BD&I). The program seeks to encourage new approaches to the management, analysis, and dissemination of biological knowledge for the benefit of both the scientific community and the broader public. The BD&I program is especially interested in the development of informatics tools and resources that have the potential to advance all fields of biology under the purview of the Directorate for Biological Sciences at the National Science Foundation. Deadline: July 11. EarthScope: Science, Education, and Related Activities The National Science Foundation invites applications for EarthScope: Science, Education, and Related Activities. EarthScope is an Earth science program to explore the 4-dimensional structure of the North American continent. The nucleus of the Program is the EarthScope Facility, consisting of the Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO), the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD), and the USArray. EarthScope offers a centralized forum for Earth science education at all levels and an excellent opportunity to develop cyberinfrastructure to integrate, distribute, and analyze diverse data sets. The Facility is designed to continually incorporate technological advances in geophysics, seismology, geodesy, information technology, drilling technology, and downhole instrumentation. This Solicitation calls for single or collaborative proposals to conduct scientific research associated with the EarthScope Facility and support activities that further the scientific and educational goals of EarthScope. Deadline: July 16. Genomics of Transplantation Cooperative Research Program The National Institutes of Health requests applications for the Genomics of Transplantation Cooperative Research Program. Single institutions or consortia of institutions are invited to participate in a cooperative interdisciplinary research program for large-scale, broad-scope genomic studies in clinical transplantation, including solid organ, tissue, and cell transplantation. Deadline: Sep. 16. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 18, 2005. Research Projects The Ruffed Grouse Society invites applications for Research Projects. The Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) has limited funds, which it dedicates to the support of some types of wildlife research programs through the Forest Wildlife Foundation. Funded projects generally deal with ruffled grouse or woodcock, (but sometimes other forest wildlife) and are usually related to evaluation of habitat manipulation as a means of maintaining or increasing the abundance of these species. Deadline: Continuous. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 18, 2005. Also see these listings:
National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative Community Treatment and Services Center Grants (Category III) The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has reissued a grant announcement, National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative Community Treatment and Services Center Grants (Category III). The due date is May 6. WEB LINK. FedGrant, March 23, 2005. FY 2005 NIJ Research on Trafficking in Human Beings -- Change in Due Date The Department of Justice announces a change in full application due date for FY 2005 NIJ Research on Trafficking in Human Beings. The original due date of Mar. 24 is extended to Mar. 31. WEB LINK. FedGrant, March 22, 2005. Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2005 -- Change in Due Date The NASA Interdisciplinary Exploration Science Program announces that the due date for the Notices of Intent to propose (NOIs) to the Interdisciplinary Exploration Science Program described in Appendix D.2 is changed from Apr. 15 to Apr. 26. This change was made to allow potential proposers to attend the Preproposal Conference and Workshop for Interdisciplinary Exploration Science on Apr.19 in Washington, DC prior to the due date for the NOIs. The Preproposal Conference and Workshop for Interdisciplinary Exploration Science will also be webcast. INQUIRIES: Dr. Paul Hertz, 202/358-0986 or Paul.Hertz@nasa.gov. WEB LINK. NASA NSPIRES, March 18, 2005. Biomass Research and Development Initiative -- Change in Due Date The US Department of Agriculture announces a change in full application due date for the Biomass Research and Development Initiative. The original due date of Apr. 15 is changed to May 2. WEB LINK. FedGrant, March 21, 2005. Symposium on Neutrons at the Frontier of Earth Sciences and Environment A symposium on Neutrons at the Frontier of Earth Sciences and Environment
(NESE) will take place on April 25-26 in Vienna, Knowledge Acquisition Technology and Applications - Modification to Previous Notice The Air Force Research Lab has increased total funding for BAA-04-06-IFKA to $21.0M. As a result, funding profiles for FYs 05 through 08 are as follows: FY05: $5.0M; FY06: $5.0M, FY 07: $5.0M, and FY 08: $5.0M. All other information remains the same. Deadline: May 1, 2005 (FY 05); open until Apr. 8, 2008. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, March 18, 2005.
Micronutrient Leadership & Support & Child Blindness Activity The US Agency for International Development proposes to enter into a Leader with Associates Cooperative Agreement for implementation of a Micronutrient Leadership and Support and Child Blindness activity. USAID seeks applications from an organization with access to high-caliber technical staff, organizational skills and a proven track record in implementing similar programs. Deadline: Apr. 4. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 18, 2005. Freedom to Discover Award for Distinguished Achievement in Infectious Diseases Research The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation invites applications for the Freedom to Discover Award for Distinguished Achievement in Infectious Diseases Research. The award is presented annually to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to progress in infectious diseases research. Deadline: Apr. 4 WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 16, 2005. National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative Community Treatment and Services Center Grants (Category III) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has reissued a funding opportunity, National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative Community Treatment and Services Center Grants (Category III). The program will fund Community Treatment and Services Centers for children, adolescents, and their families who have experienced trauma. These grants promote the local use of best practices by community organizations or programs that provide treatment and services for children and adolescents who have experienced trauma. Deadline: May 6. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 23, 2005. Distinguished Investigator Award The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression invites applications for the Distinguished Investigator Award. The award is offered to established scientists to encourage the pursuit of innovative projects in diverse areas of schizophrenia, affective disorders, or other serious mental illnesses. Deadline: May 16. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 15, 2005. Domain Specific Tasks of Executive Function in Neurological Disorders The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) has a requirement for an innovative approach to Executive Function (EF) measurement that will be responsive to the needs of researchers in a variety of neurological disorders and settings with a particular emphasis on measuring outcomes in clinical trials. Executive Function (EF) refers to a constellation of cognitive abilities that include the ability to plan, organize, and sequence tasks and manage multiple tasks simultaneously. The proposed contract will be structured in two phases. Phase I will encompass qualitative research focusing on the identification of content area and the development of EF domain specific tasks. Phase II addresses the formal testing and refining of the final battery of EF tests. Deadline: May 31. WEB LINK. Federal Business Opportunities, March 18, 2005. Department of Defense (DOD) Fiscal Year 2005 (FY05) Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Research Program (CMLRP) Exploration Hypothesis Development Award (EHD). The United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command invites funding applications for the FY05 Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Research Program (CMLRP) Exploration Hypothesis Development Award (EHD).The intent of the award is to support initial exploration of innovative, untested, potentially groundbreaking concepts in chronic myelogenous leukemia. Deadline: June 7. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 18, 2005. Large-Scale Genotyping of NHLBI Cohorts The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) requires a Large-Scale Genotyping Center to expand the utilization of NHLBI's well-phenotyped observational cohorts and intervention studies for genetic association studies, through the application of large-scale genotyping and widespread data dissemination for genotype-phenotype correlation. The NHLBI is planning to issue a Request for Proposal to solicit proposals for a Large-Scale Genotyping Center to perform high-throughput genotyping for candidate gene association studies on up to 50,000 participants in HLBS studies; and a genome-wide association study on roughly 500 disease cases and 1,000 controls. Deadline: July 6. WEB LINK. Federal Business Opportunities, March 18, 2005. The National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression invites applications for the Young Investigator Award. The program provides support for the most promising young scientists conducting neurobiological research. Deadline: July 25. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 15, 2005. Health Professional Investigator Award The American College of Rheumatology invites applications for the Health Professional Investigator Award. The award provides support to health professionals performing rheumatic disease research. Deadline: Aug. 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 17, 2005. Innovative Grants on Immune Tolerance The National Institutes of Health invites applications for Innovative Grants on Immune Tolerance. This RFA invites R21 applications for Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grants. The primary goal of the initiative is to support pilot projects to introduce new research ideas into the bench-to-bedside pipeline. Applications submitted under this award mechanism should be exploratory and novel, and must focus on mechanisms of immune tolerance in the fetal, neonatal, and early childhood stages of development up to and including adolescence (through age 19 in humans). These studies should break new ground or extend previous discoveries toward new directions or applications, and have the potential to change clinical treatment of allergic diseases, autoimmune disorders, or graft rejection in solid organ, tissue and cell transplantation. Clinical trials, studies on HIV/AIDS, and behavioral research will not be supported under this RFA. However, research involving human tissues or samples is encouraged. Deadlines: July 18 (letter of intent), Aug. 18 (application). WEB LINK. NIH Guide March 10, 2005. Cooperative Research Partnerships for Biodefense The National Institutes of Health invites applications for Cooperative Research Partnerships for Biodefense. The purpose of this program is to support discovery, design and development of vaccines, therapeutics, adjuvants and diagnostics for NIAID Category A, B and C priority pathogens and toxins. Deadlines: Sep. 12 (letter of intent), Oct. 12 (application). WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 15, 2005. Mechanisms of Alcohol-Induced Tissue Injury The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism requests submission of investigator-initiated research grant applications to support research on the Mechanisms of Alcohol Induced Tissue Injury in diverse groups and across the life span. Deadline: Multiple Receipt Dates; http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 22, 2005. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society seeks applications for its Pilot Research Grant. The society funds limited short-term support of research in areas where preliminary data are scant or nonexistent. This program is designed to support unique or novel ideas with the potential to open significant new areas of research on multiple sclerosis. Deadline: Continuous. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 17, 2005. Also see these listings:
International Research Collaboration Basic Biomedical (FIRCA-BB) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites applications for International Research Collaboration Basic Biomedical awards. The Fogarty International Research Collaboration- Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Award facilitates collaborative basic biomedical research between scientists supported by the NIH and investigators in developing countries. Deadlines: May 21, Sep. 21, Jan. 21, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 18, 2005. International Research Collaboration Behavioral, Social Sciences (FIRCA-BSS) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks applications for International Research Collaboration Behavioral, Social Sciences awards. The Fogarty International Research Collaboration - Behavioral, Social Sciences Research Award (FIRCA-BSS) facilitates collaborative behavioral and social science research between scientists supported by the NIH and investigators in developing countries. Deadline: Sep. 21, 2005. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 22, 2005. Also see this listing:
NINDS Institutional Center Core Grants to Support Neuroscience Research The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) invites applications for Institutional Center Core Grants to Support Neuroscience Research (PAR-05-070). The purpose of this program is to advance the NINDS mission to promote understanding and treatment of neurological disorders by providing core research facilities that are not otherwise available. Each grant will support shared resources and facilities used by investigators with research projects funded by NINDS. This support, by providing more accessible resources, is expected to assure a greater productivity than would be possible from the separate projects. These awards will support basic, translational, and clinical research, but will not be used to support clinical trials or to provide patient services. To coordinate Duke's response to this program, the Office of Research Support asks that anyone interested in participating contact Ken Macdonald, Duke ORS, 681-5988 or kwmac@duke.edu. Deadlines: Apr. 21 (Duke internal), June 1 (external). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, March 16, 2005. Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis The National Science Foundation invites applications for Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis. Three clusters within the Division of Environmental Biology (the Ecological Biology, Ecosystem Science, and the Population and Evolutionary Processes clusters) encourage the submission of proposals aimed at synthesizing a body of related research projects conducted by a single individual or group of investigators over an extended period. Deadline: July 9. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 21, 2005. Multi-Disciplinary Research Grants Program The North Carolina Biotechnology Center invites applications for its Multi-Disciplinary Research Grants Program. The program supports large-scale, multi-disciplinary, multi-investigator research projects involving three or more investigators and/or research disciplines in novel, biotechnology-related research areas. Projects that represent collaborations between academic and industrial scientists are especially encouraged. Deadlines: Sep. 2. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 18, 2005. Institutional Development Grants The North Carolina Biotechnology Center invites applications for its Institutional Development Grants. The program provides research equipment or core facilities that serve at least six biotechnology related investigators at a North Carolina institution. Deadline: Sep. 30. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 18, 2005. Biotechnology Event Sponsorship The North Carolina Biotechnology Center invites applications for the Biotechnology Event Sponsorship program. This program promotes and supports events that advance the understanding or application of biotechnology to the benefit of North Carolina. Events must promote information sharing and personal interaction focused on biotechnology research, education, or business. Deadlines: Continuous. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 18, 2005. Also see these listings:
Physical Sciences & Engineering Foundations of Computing Processes and Artifacts At the National Science Foundation, the Foundations of Computing Processes and Artifacts cluster supports research and education projects to advance formalisms and methodologies pertaining to the artifacts and processes for building computing and communication systems. Computational artifacts range from formalisms, models, theories and languages to hardware/software architectures, technology components and a variety of physical manifestations of implementations. Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation will address the nature of such artifacts and the computational processes they perform, as well as the artifacts and processes involved in specifying, designing, building and using them. Deadline: June 20. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 21, 2005. Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education The National Academy of Engineering welcomes applications for the Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education. The prize recognizes new modalities and experiments in education that develop effective engineering leaders. The focus is on innovations such as curricular design, teaching methods, and technology-enabled learning that strengthen students' capabilities and desire to grow into leadership roles. Deadline: Apr. 8. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 14, 2005. Charles Stark Draper Prize The National Academy of Engineering seeks applications for the Charles Stark Draper Prize. Recognized as one of the world's preeminent awards for engineering achievement, the Charles Stark Draper Prize honors an engineer whose accomplishment has significantly impacted society by improving the quality of life, providing the ability to live freely and comfortably, and permitting the access to information. Deadline: Apr. 8. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 14, 2005. Lead Technical Studies Program The Department of Housing and Urban Development seeks applications for the Lead Technical Studies Program. The purpose of the Lead Technical Studies program is to improve methods for detecting and controlling residential lead-based paint hazards. Deadline: Jun. 8. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 22, 2005. Scalable Millimeter-Wave Architectures for Reconfigurable Transceivers (SMART) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is soliciting research proposals in the area of integrated, surface-emitting panel architectures for millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver arrays. Deadline: Jun. 28. WEB LINK. Federal Business Opportunities, March 18, 2005. Supplemental Funding Request for the I/UCRC Program The National Science Foundation invites applications for a Supplemental Funding Request for the I/UCRC Program. The Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRCs) program will fund fundamental research projects that have a potential to be of future interest to industry. Each I/UCRC that currently has an active award may submit one research proposal for up to $150,000 for up to a three-year period subject to the availability of funds. The program intends to fund approximately 7 awards. Deadline: Continuous. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 21, 2005. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency invites applications for the Transfer Learning program. The goal of the Transfer Learning Program is to develop, implement, demonstrate and evaluate theories, architectures, algorithms, methods, and techniques that enable computers to apply knowledge learned for a particular, original set of tasks to achieve superior performance on new, previously unseen tasks. This goal reflects the observation that key cognitive abilities of humans include the abilities to generalize, abstract, reuse, reorganize and apply knowledge learned in previous life experiences to novel situations. Deadline: Mar. 14, 2006. WEB LINK. Federal Business Opportunities, March 18, 2005. Global Autonomous Language Exploitation (GALE) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency seeks strong, responsive proposals from well-qualified sources for a new research and development program called Global Autonomous Language Exploitation with the goal of eliminating the need for linguists and analysts and automatically providing relevant, distilled actionable information to military command and personnel in a timely fashion. The goal of the GALE program is to develop and apply computer software technologies to absorb, analyze and interpret huge volumes of speech and text in multiple languages. Automatic processing engines will convert and distill the data, delivering pertinent, consolidated information in easy-to-understand forms to military personnel and monolingual English-speaking analysts in response to direct or implicit requests. Deadline: Mar. 16, 2006. WEB LINK. Federal Business Opportunities, March 18, 2005. Submarine Security Program The Office of Naval Research invites applications for the Submarine Security Program. The Office of Naval Research and the N775 Science and Technology Branch are interested in receiving white papers for research and exploratory development in the areas of identifying and countering threats to the submarine force, as well as any other areas of interest that may improve the overall submarine force security and survivability. Deadline: Mar. 21, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 21, 2005. Also see these listings:
Democracy Fellows Program The US Agency for International Development (US AID) invites applications to implement and administer the Democracy Fellows Program. The program will support twenty 20 fellows per year with the stated program goal "to build a cadre of field-experienced technical experts committed to careers in democracy and governance." Deadline: Mar. 30. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 18, 2005. Spiritual Capital Research Program The Matanexus Institute invites applications for the Spiritual Capital Research Program, an initiative supported with funding from the John Templeton Foundation. The aim is to catalyze the emergence of a productive, vital and interdisciplinary research field of spiritual capital in the social sciences, with particular attention to building connections to economics. Deadline: Apr. 15 (letter of intent). WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 18, 2005. FY 2005 BJA Community-Based Problem-Solving Criminal Justice Initiative's Technical Assistance Program The Department of Justice solicits applications for the FY 2005 BJA Community-Based Problem-Solving Criminal Justice Initiative's Technical Assistance Program. The mission of the initiative is to improve outcomes for defendants and reduce recidivism through the collaboration between courts, law enforcement, human service organizations and community-based organizations. The program goals are to:
Deadline: Apr. 28. WEB LINK. FedGrants, March 21, 2005. The National Science Foundation requests applications for the Archaeology and Archaeometry program. The Archaeology Program provides support for anthropologically relevant archaeological research. It also funds anthropologically significant archaeometric research. High-risk exploratory research proposals are accepted for consideration. Deadlines: July 1, Dec. 1 (archaeology), and Oct. 31 (archaeometry). International Security and Foreign Policy Program The Smith Richardson Foundation invites applications for its International
Security and Foreign Policy Program. The program supports research
and policy projects on issues central to the strategic interests of the
WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 16, 2005. The Millipore Foundation invites applications for Grants. Through its grant program, the Millipore Foundation provides valuable support in the following areas: Education and Research; Social Services; Culture; Health Care; and Public Policy. Deadlines: Continuous. WEB LINK. COS Funding Opportunities, March 17, 2005. Also see these listings:
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