Duke Funding Alert: May 16, 2005

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The National Endowment for the Arts seeks applications for a Folk Arts Coordinator Peer Session. The cooperative agreement resulting from this solicitation will facilitate the planning, organization, and implementation of a national peer session for folk arts coordinators in conjunction with the annual National Assembly of State Arts Agencies meeting to be held in September 2005 in Boise, Idaho. Deadline: Jun. 6.

The National Endowment for the Arts seeks applications for the Your Town: Citizens Institute for Rural Design program. The cooperative agreement resulting from this solicitation will support a multi-year leadership initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts that responds to the design needs of small towns and rural areas through a series of design workshops. This project will help rural Americans learn how to identify, protect, and enhance their main streets, built heritage, cultural landscapes, and open spaces. To achieve these goals, the Endowment seeks an organization with experience in a multidisciplinary approach to assist rural communities, in particular with design expertise in architecture and landscape issues as well as economic revitalization. Deadline: Jun. 6.

The National 4-H Council invites applications for Community Organizational Change in Youth in Governance Grants. The grant will fund pilots for three states to assess and address an aspect of organizational change related to youth in governance. Proposals must address some aspect of organizational change, but can be focused in any delivery mode or content area. For example, a state may focus on administrative processes (search committees, budget reviews, civil rights audits, etc.) and another may focus on program evaluation and the role of youth. Each selected program will receive $10,000.00 for implementation costs. Teams must include youth members; one adult must be the State 4-H Program Leader, or a 4-H staff person designated by the State Leader. Deadline: Jun. 10.

Administration for Children and Families Basic Center Grant Program

The Administration for Children and Families seeks applications for Basic Center grants. Basic Center programs provide an alternative to involving runaway and homeless youth in the law enforcement, child welfare, mental health, and juvenile justice systems. Each program must provide a safe and appropriate shelter and individual, family, and group counseling. Deadline: Jun. 20.

Grants to Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Migrant Programs for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Programs

The Administration for Children and Families seeks applications for Grants to Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Migrant Programs for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Programs. The purpose of this funding announcement is to provide financial support to selected tribes, tribal organizations, and migrant programs for child abuse prevention programs and activities. Deadline: Jul. 5.

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) invites applications for Discretionary Funds for Refugee Microenterprise Development Projects. The ORR supports the field of microenterprise development with discretionary grants to various State governments, community economic development agencies, community action and other human service agencies, local mutual assistance associations, and voluntary agencies. Organizations with successful programs have typically been those with a long-term commitment to microenterprise, particularly access to lending, and to its adaptation to the refugee experience. Deadline: Jul 5.

ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers

The National Science Foundation invites applications for ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Career. The program goal is to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce. Creative strategies to realize this goal are sought from men and women. Members of underrepresented minority groups and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Proposals that address the participation and advancement of women from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged.

WEB LINK. FedGrants, April 18, 2005.

NAFSA Collaborative Training Grants

The Association of International Educators (NAFSA) has announced a new US Department of State-funded grant program, the NAFSA Collaborative Training Grants (CTG). The program provides funds for the development and implementation of innovative international education training activities and products. The program is designed to represent the collaborative efforts of NAFSA, U.S. institutions of higher learning, and international education-related organizations interested in training international educators, faculty, staff, community members, and volunteers who work with international and/or U.S. study abroad students. The CTG Program seeks to fund projects that will help US institutions of higher education and international education-related nonprofit organizations provide training for international educators, faculty, staff, volunteers, and community members who work with international and/or US study abroad students. The program also seeks to enable participants to develop and sustain successful international education programs on their campuses/communities. Deadline: Jul. 15.

WEB LINK. COS, May 8, 2005.

NIGMS Predoctoral Research Training in Biostatistics

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) accepts applications to the Predoctoral Institutional Training Grant Program in Biostatistics. The program provides support for predoctoral training in biostatistical theory and evolving methodologies related to basic biomedical research, including, but not limited to, bioinformatics, genetics, molecular biology, cellular processes, and physiology, as well as epidemiological, clinical and behavioral studies. The goal is to ensure that a workforce of biostatisticians with a deep understanding of statistical theory and new methodologies is available to assume leadership roles related to the Nation's biomedical, clinical, and behavioral research needs. Implementation will depend on the integration of biostatistics and basic biological sciences to create effective interdisciplinary training grant programs. Deadline: Sep. 10.

WEB LINK. COS, May 8, 2005.

Environmental & Life Sciences

Conservation Technical Assistance Program

The Department of Agriculture seeks applications for the Conservation Technical Assistance Program. The voluntary conservation program promotes agricultural production and resource enhancement as compatible goals. Applicants will be responsible for providing landowners, and NRCS, with a variety of technical assistance necessary to plan and implement conservation practices dealing with natural resource issues. Funds available for the current fiscal year are approximately $75,000 for the Butte Valley and Tulelake sub-basins located in Eastern Siskiyou and Western Modoc Counties, California. Deadline: May 26.

WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 5, 2005.

Nutrient Criteria Development Awards

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeks applications for Nutrient Criteria Development Awards. This action announces the availability of Clean Water Act funds for conducting or promoting the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, surveys and studies relating to the cause, effects, extent, prevention and elimination of nutrient related pollution. This announcement pertains to all EPA Regions, except EPA Region IX, which will continue studies through contract mechanisms. Deadline: Jun. 11.

WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 10, 2005.

In-Home Environmental Asthma Education Request for Applications

Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 has issued an In-Home Environmental Asthma Education Request for Applications. The in-home asthma education projects ensure the direct education of children, their parents and/or primary care givers, and other people with asthma, about environmental triggers in their homes. Projects must be executed within Region 3 (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia). Deadline: Jun. 13.

WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 5, 2005.

Smart Growth Leadership Summit Request for Initial Proposals

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking applicants for the Smart Growth Leadership Summit Request for Initial Proposals. The successful organization will develop and convene a prominent annual summit for key public officials and civic or private sector leaders who are noted pioneers in implementing the principles of smart growth. The EPA expects to award one assistance agreement under this solicitation. The Agency expects to have approximately $20,000 available for first year funding, with a ceiling of $120,000 for the life of the agreement. Deadline: Jun. 13.

WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 3, 2005.

Flat Moon - Archaeological Inventory Survey

The Department of Agriculture seeks applications for the Flat Moon - Archaeological Inventory Survey. The work, to be performed in the State of Washington, consists of conducting a pedestrian survey with full recordation and evaluation of cultural resources. The purpose of the survey is to locate and record all cultural resource sites and isolated cultural materials (50 years of age or older) so that the agency may make an informed decision regarding effects to historic properties. Deadline: Jun. 20.

WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, May 4, 2005.

USEPA R5 School-Based Asthma/Indoor Air Quality Funding

The Environmental Protection Agency s is soliciting proposals for cooperative agreements to implement the USEPA R5 School-Based Asthma/Indoor Air Quality Funding program. The projects will be located in Region 5 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin). Deadline: Jun. 27.

WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 10, 2005.

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Notice of Extended Receipt Date, Conference Call and Additional Application Instructions for RFA-OH-05-006 - Centers for Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce (NOT-OH-05-002)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued NOT-OH-05-002 to extend the receipt date of RFA-OH-05-006, Centers for Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce. A conference call will take place on Jun. 30 to brief potential applicants on the purpose of this RFA and answer general questions. Conference call details and additional application instructions are contained in NOT-OH-05-002 (see web link below). Deadline: Aug. 14 (letter of intent), Sep 14 (proposal).

Meeting Announcement: Enhancing the Discipline of Clinical and Translational Research

The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) will host a meeting, Enhancing the Discipline of Clinical and Translational Research, on May 23, in Arlington, VA. The meeting will allow participants to learn about the new opportunities that are being considered by NIH, and solicit suggestions as to how NIH can foster the clinical and translational sciences into a new academic discipline; promote the training and career pathways of clinical and translational investigators; allow for the more comprehensive integration and expansion of resources for clinical and translational research; and also improve inter-institutional collaborations. The NCRR is working toward improving the clinical research enterprise by establishing an integrated infrastructure that will better serve the evolving field of scientific discovery. NCRR seeks participation of the clinical and translational research community in an effort to accelerate and strengthen the clinical and translational research process. Interested parties may submit written comments prior to the meeting to the NCRR Division for Clinical Research Resources or by e-mail to Robert.Star@nih.gov.

Space is available for 280 participants at this meeting and registration will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Institutions are asked to send no more than two representatives to the meeting. To register, visit the web page for the meeting, http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/clinicaldiscipline.asp. A limited number of rooms are being held for the night of Sunday May 22 for participants who may need them. Applicants who cannot be accommodated in the meeting room will be able to watch a videocast (http://www.videocast.nih.gov) of the meeting and will be able to submit comments by e-mail (Robert.Star@nih.gov) before or during the webcast.

INQUIRIES: Robert Star, MD, Senior Advisor for Clinical and Translational Sciences, NCRR, Robert.Star@nih.gov, WEB.

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases invites applications for Clinical Nutrition Research Unit Core Centers. The objective of the Clinical Nutrition Research Units is to bring together basic science and clinical investigators from relevant disciplines to enhance and extend the effectiveness of research related to nutritional sciences, obesity, and related disorders, with clinical and/or translational applications in these areas. A total of $4,000,000 in FY 2006 will be committed to fund a total of three new and/or competing continuation grants in response to this RFA. Deadlines: Jun. 10 (letter of intent), Jul. 12 (full proposal).

FY 2005 NIJ Research and Evaluation on Abuse of Elderly Individuals, Older Women, and Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities

The Department of Justice seeks applications for the FY 2005 NIJ Research and Evaluation on Abuse of Elderly Individuals, Older Women, and Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities research program. The program welcomes proposals that address gaps in our system's ability to prevent, detect, and respond to abuse of the elderly, older women, and those residing in long-term care facilities. Deadline: Jun. 21.

Technical Assistance Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention

The Department of Health & Human Services solicits proposals for the Technical Assistance Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention program. The TA Center will support the federally funded Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS), Youth Violence Prevention (YVP), and Targeted Capacity Expansion: Prevention and Early Intervention (TCE) grant programs. The Safe Schools/Healthy Students, Youth Violence Prevention, and Targeted Capacity Expansion grant programs provide funds to various entities to plan, implement, evaluate, and sustain programs to foster resilience, promote mental health, and prevent youth violence and mental and behavioral disorders. Deadline: Jul. 1.

2005 Discretionary Grants for Family Violence Prevention and Services Program - Multi-Priority Areas

The Administration on Children, Youth and Families announces grant funds to support projects that convene researchers, activists, survivors of domestic violence, and practitioners who have been advocates of a more culturally appropriate and familial orientation to the elimination of domestic violence. The program seeks to support coordinated outreach efforts to underserved and diverse communities, of which each effort is staffed and/or supported by expert and multi-disciplined teams that are culturally responsive and competent in regard to the issue of domestic violence in their particular communities. Deadline: Jul. 5.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) solicits applications for Design and Analysis of Genome-wide Association Studies. The purpose of this Request for Applications is to develop and test innovative, informative, and cost-effective study designs and analytical strategies to perform genome-wide association studies on diseases such as those affecting the heart, lung, blood, and sleep. The NHLBI intends to commit total costs of $1,800,000 in Fiscal Year 2006 and $5.4 million over three years to fund 5-6 new grants. The NIEHS intends to commit total costs of $500,000 in Fiscal Year 2006 and $1.5 million over three years to fund 1-2 new grants. The NIGMS intends to commit total costs of $300,000 in Fiscal Year 2006 and $0.9 million over three years to fund one new grant. It is anticipated that there will be up to nine cooperative agreements. Deadline: Jul. 21.

The National Institutes of Health solicits proposals for the Role of Neuronal/Glial Cell Interactions in Orofacial Pain Disorders research program. The objective of this RFA is to encourage new, multidisciplinary, basic research approaches to the study of pain disorders that encompass the interactions of neuronal and glial cells critical in initiating and maintaining chronic pain. These approaches will utilize new and existing experimental pain models to identify molecules, intracellular pathways, and intercellular networks in both neurons and glial cells that influence chronic pain states. Grants funded through this RFA also will delineate how activated glial cells influence neurons and reciprocally, how neurons influence glial cell function in chronic pain conditions. In addition key molecules in neurons and glial cells that are likely to be targets for new therapeutic approaches to chronic pain disorders will be identified. The total amount to be awarded is $2,000,000, 8-10 awards are anticipated. Deadline: Nov. 17.

The Department of Health & Human Services solicits proposals for a Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research. The NICHD, NCI and NCCAM invite applications from investigators willing to participate under a cooperative agreement in an ongoing multi-center international research network designed to perform randomized clinical trials, using common protocols, to reduce the major risk of maternal, neonatal, infant, and early childhood mortality and significant morbidity in resource-poor countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Deadline: Jan. 19, 2006.

The National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) will consider proposals for a pilot study to test the effect of exposure to an innovative program of camp and clinic-based behavioral interventions, on dietary glycemic index and glycemic control in early and middle adolescents with type 1 and 2 diabetes. NICHD anticipates making one award for a five year, incrementally funded completion-type contract for this procurement. RFP NICHD 2005 -02 will be available electronically on or about May 20, 2005. Responses to the RFP will be due on or about July 3, 2005. Deadline: TBA.

The National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and National Association for Autism Research, solicits proposals for the Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research Across the Lifespan program. This program will fund collaborative research projects, involving investigators in developed and developing countries, focusing on brain disorders throughout life relevant to developing nations. The collaborative research programs are expected to contribute to the long-term goal of building sustainable research capacity in developing countries to address neurological/ neurodevelopmental (including sensory, motor, cognitive and behavioral) function and impairment throughout life. Deadline: June 13 (letter of intent), July 13 (application).

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) seeks applications for the Inhalant Abuse: Supporting Broad-Based Research Approaches program. This program encourages research on all aspects of inhalant abuse (i.e., epidemiology; prevention, treatment and service delivery; antecedents, consequences and neurobiological mechanisms). Deadline: Multiple Receipt Dates.

The Department of Health & Human Services solicits proposals for Deep Sequencing and Haplotype Profiling of Mental Disorders. A special emphasis of this initiative is to support applications that implement large-scale studies and innovative analytical designs that will disaggregate a given mental disorder into components of finite risks. These developments may be evolutionary or may be fundamentally new and may lead to paradigm shifts in the field. Applications written in response to this PA may propose new technologies for cost effective whole genome analysis and in-depth sequencing and analysis of candidate genes and genomic regions in pedigrees or in a sample of unrelated cases with mental disorders. Proposals for large-scale haplotype analysis and the development of new analytical methods also are encouraged. Projects funded under this program will focus on phenotypically well-characterized samples from the NIMH Human Genetics Initiative (http://nimhgenetics.org/) but may also use existing sample collections not included in the repository and study one of seven mental disorders: anorexia nervosa, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism and related autism spectrum disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and schizophrenia. Deadline: Multiple Receipt Dates.

The Department of Health & Human Services solicits proposals for Treatment-Emergent Adverse Effects of Psychotropic Medication. This program announcement invites investigator-initiated research grant applications for studies examining the adverse effects of psychopharmacological medications across the lifespan (including pediatric, adult and geriatric populations). Applications responsive to this PA should focus on clinical models of the pathophysiology of psychotropic medication adverse effects; genomic, proteonomic or clinical-epidemiological approaches to the identification of high risk populations; the creation of theory-based psychosocial treatments to modify behavioral risk factors for adverse effects such as weight gain; and the development and testing of novel pharmacological approaches to the prevention or mitigation of treatment-emergent side effects. Deadline: Multiple Receipt Dates.

The National Institutes of Health have entered into a public-private partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Health Research Board, Ireland, Cure Autism Now, the National Alliance for Autism Research, Autism Speaks, and the FRAXA Research Foundation to jointly sponsor this program announcement. The announcement is aimed at characterizing, understanding and treating etiological and pathophysiological mechanisms common to both Fragile X syndrome and autism. Deadline: Multiple Receipt Dates.

The Department of Health & Human Services solicits proposals for Science Education Drug Abuse Partnership Award (SEDAPA). The purpose of the SEDAPA program is to fund the development and evaluation of innovative model programs and materials for enhancing knowledge and understanding of neuroscience and the biology of drug abuse and addiction among K-12 students, the general public, health care practitioners, and other groups. The award provides support for the formation of partnerships between scientists and educators, media experts, community leaders, and other interested organizations for the development and evaluation of programs and materials that will enhance knowledge and understanding of science related to drug abuse. Deadline: Multiple Receipt Dates.

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for grants to support exchanges and training programs promoting Africa Workforce Development. The program will fund proposals to develop and implement exchanges and training programs involving participants from Sub-Saharan Africa, including training conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa. The US organizations should provide evidence of a current expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa, or experience working in Sub-Saharan Africa, and work in conjunction with Sub-Saharan African NGO partners. Three grants, not exceeding $133,333 each, are anticipated, although more awards could be accommodated if they are at smaller amounts. Deadline: Jun. 6.

The Social Science Research Council and the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership offer the Abe Fellowship to encourage international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The objectives of the program are to foster high-quality research in the social sciences and the humanities; to build new collaborative networks of researchers around three thematic foci (global issues, problems common to industrial and industrializing societies, and issues that pertain to US-Japan relations); to bring new data and data resources to the attention of those researchers; and to obtain from them a commitment to a comparative or transnational line of inquiry. The program provides three to twelve months of full-time support over a 24-month period. Fellowship tenure may begin between April 1 and December 31 of a given year and need not be continuous, although it must be concluded within 24 months of initial activation of the fellowship. Projects whose sole aim is travel, cultural exchange, and/or language training will not be considered. However, funds for language tutoring or refresher courses in the service of research goals will be included in the award if the proposal includes explicit justification for such activities. Deadline: Sep. 1.

The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) invites US colleges and universities to apply for funding to host a Visiting Lecturer from Norway or Sweden. The awards are for appointments of one semester, and should fall within the 2006-2007 academic year. This award is appropriate not just for Scandinavian studies departments, but for any department or interdisciplinary program with an interest in incorporating a Scandinavian focuses into its course offerings. Lectureships should be in the areas of public policy, conflict resolution, health care, environmental studies, or multiculturalism. Deadline: Oct. 1.

CDC Centers of Excellence in Health Marketing and Health Communication Grants

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announce the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2005 funds for Centers of Excellence in Health Marketing and Health Communication grants. The goal of the initiative is to develop interdisciplinary approaches to motivate the public and health professional to access, use and act upon new knowledge to improve health. This RFA encourages innovative research and demonstration programs linking recent advances in evidence-based medicine, public health intervention, business theory, marketing research, health communication research, health education, informatics, information theory, mathematics, and social sciences, including economics, psychology and sociology, to develop a new, rigorously evaluated paradigm for providing health information and marketing that influences action to improve and promote public health. Deadlines: Jun. 3 (letter of intent), Jun. 17 (application).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2005 funds for the support of grant applications for Centers of Excellence in Public Health Informatics. This initiative aims to develop interdisciplinary approaches to electronic health record support of public health functions; use of health care, population and other public health data in supporting public health systems and analyses; basic capabilities that support public health practice such as statistical and health surveillance; and public health decision support. This RFA encourages innovative research and programs linking recent advances in evidence-based public health intervention, informatics, systems development, information processes, and computer science to develop informatics capabilities to advance the Public Health Information Network (http://www.cdc.gov/phin/) and improve the public's health. Deadlines: Jun. 3 (letter of intent), Jun. 17 (application).

The National Science Foundation invites applications for the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program, which offers NSF's most prestigious awards for new faculty. The CAREER program recognizes and supports the early career development activities of those faculty members who are most likely to become the academic leaders of the 21st century. The intent of the program is to provide stable support at a sufficient level and duration to enable awardees to develop careers as outstanding teacher-scholars in the context of the mission of their organizations. Each year NSF selects nominees for Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from among the most meritorious new CAREER awardees. The PECASE program recognizes outstanding scientists and engineers who, early in their careers, show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of knowledge. This Presidential Award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers. In order to better manage FastLane submission, please notify Susan Lasley, Duke ORS, slasley@duke.edu of your intent to apply by the internal deadline. Deadlines: Jul. 1 (Duke internal); Jul. 19 (BIO, CISE, EHR); Jul. 20 (ENG); Jul. 21 (GEO, MPS, SBE, OPP).

The Department of Education seeks applications for the Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects Program. The purpose of the program is to plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities that help to maximize the full inclusion and integration of individuals with disabilities into society and to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, (Act) as amended. The current program priorities are International Exchange of Information and Experts on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, and Innovative Knowledge Dissemination for Disability and Professional Organizations and Stakeholders. Deadline: Jul. 5.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces opportunities to participate in Energy and Water-Cycle Study research and development. The overarching long-term NASA Energy and Water Cycle Study grand challenge can be summarized as documenting and enabling improved, observationally-based, predictions of water and energy cycle consequences of Earth system variability and change. This challenge requires documenting and predicting trends in the rate of the Earth's water and energy cycling that corresponds to climate change and changes in the frequency and intensity of naturally occurring related meteorological and hydrologic events, which may vary as climate may vary in the future. Deadlines: Aug. 18 (notice of intent), Oct. 5 (proposal).

The Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) intends to initiate the Food Biological Agent Detection Sensor (FBADS) Program. The FBADS program seeks to develop, test, and transition cost-effective detection methods for use on the food system, with a focus on liquid substrates. Specifically, HSARPA is looking for portable or laboratory-based detection methods that can be used at food manufacturing facilities, or before the food enters a processing or production facility. Deadline: Jun. 3.

The Naval Research Laboratory has a requirement for contractor support for the Development of Materials and Devices for Naval Weapons and Weapon Platforms for Navy and Marine Corps applications. Major task areas include 1) the development, testing, and evaluation of advanced materials, 2) development, testing and evaluation of sensors and actuators, and 3) applications engineering and systems development. The effort will also include associated program integration, logistics support, and reporting requirements. Deadline: Jun. 7.

TIER 2 Exploratory Projects: Its Technologies to Reduce Pedestrian Injuries and Fatalities

The Department of Transportation seeks applications for TIER 2 Exploratory Projects: Its Technologies to Reduce Pedestrian Injuries and Fatalities. The purpose of this RFI is to request ideas containing concepts, as well as associated proof of concept information, for pedestrian crash prevention through the use and incorporation of ITS, particularly at locations where pedestrian crashes frequently occur. This RFI is only a request for information and is not a request for application or proposal (no funding will be issued to this RFI). Deadline: Jun. 21.

The Department of the Air Force seeks applications for Enterprise Service and Applications. It is intended that programs under the BAA include research and technology base development in the areas of net-centric architectures and enterprise or CoI integrated infrastructure. The R&D conducted under this BAA should explore unique and innovative approaches to Enterprise Infrastructure components and integration into service-oriented architectures which are needed to transform Air Force operations towards net-centric capabilities. Technology projects may include empirical research, prototypes, test beds, and proof of concept demonstrations. Projects should provide insight to personnel to optimize the Air Force Enterprise Services and NESI, as well as to move forward development of Enterprise Services and service-oriented architecture for Air Force and broader community use. Deadline: Dec. 31, 2008.

The Air Force Materiel Command seeks applications for Intelligence Fusion for Targets-Under-Trees. The Air Force Research Laboratory at the Rome Research Site is seeking firms to conduct applied research and development for innovative concepts and techniques to Find, Fix, Track, Target, Engage and Assess (F2T2EA) stationary and moving surface targets. The solicitation republishes the portion of the original announcement still being acquired and extends the project end date. Offerors are required to submit an unclassified original plus (3) copies of their White Papers for the Multi-Intelligence Fusion for TCTs portion of this PRDA to AFRL/IFEA, ATTN: Robert Macior, Ref. PRDA 02-02-IFKA, 525 Brooks Road, Rome, NY 13441-4505. Deadline: Sep. 30, 2006.

The William T. Grant Foundation is again soliciting nominations from institutions for its Scholars Program. This program annually provides four to six awards of $300,000 each ($60,000 per year for five years) to early career investigators from diverse disciplines conducting research related to youth. This research should deepen and broaden the knowledge base in areas that contribute to creating a society that values young people (ages 8-25) and helps them live up to their potential. Priority research areas are: youth development; improving programs, policies, and institutions affecting young people; and adults' use of evidece and their views of youth. Because of limits placed on the number of proposals allowed per institution, there is an internal review process for prospective submissions; if you are interested in applying, please contact Ken Macdonald, Duke ORS, 681-5988 or kwmac@duke.edu. Deadlines: May 16 (Duke internal); July 1 (WT Grant).

The NASD Investor Education Foundation invites eligible organizations to submit competitive General Grant proposals for research projects that comprehensively examine what constitutes effective and meaningful disclosure to investors. There is no set minimum or maximum grant amount. Through this RFP, the foundation anticipates that most grants will be at or above $100,000. Deadlines: Deadline: Jun. 3.

Effects of Shift Work Schedules on Police Officer Health, Safety, Performance and Quality of Life

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) solicits proposals for innovative social and behavioral science research to examine the influence of the Effects of Shift Work Schedules on Police Officer Health, Safety, Performance and Quality of Life. NIJ anticipates that up to $1 million will be available for one to three awards depending on funds available and number of high-quality applications. Deadline: Jun. 7.

The U.S. Agency for International Development is seeking applications for a three-year cooperative agreement with an organization for funding a program on making Mongolian Political Institutions and Processes more competitive, effective and transparent. The areas to be addressed are elections that reflect the will of the people, Parliament made more effective, responsive and accountable, and capacity of civil society to fight corruption increased. Deadline: Jun. 13.

The Smith Richardson Foundation's International Security and Foreign Policy Program is pleased to announce its annual Public Policy Research Fellowship Program grant competition. The program supports junior faculty research on American foreign policy, international relations, international security, military policy, and diplomatic and military history. The foundation supports tenure-track junior faculty engaged in the research and writing of a scholarly book on an issue or topic of interest to the policy community. These grants are intended to buy-out up to one year of teaching time and to underwrite research costs (including research assistance and travel). Projects in military and diplomatic history are especially encouraged. Deadline: Jul. 1.

The Mazda Foundation awards Community Grants to programs promoting education and literacy, environmental conservation, cross-cultural understanding, social welfare, and scientific research. Deadline: Jul.1.

Specialized Outreach Demonstration Projects for Services to Underserved and Diverse Populations

The Administration on Children and Families announces grant funds to support Specialized Outreach Demonstration Projects for Services to Underserved and Diverse Populations. These demonstration projects should convene researchers, activists, survivors of domestic violence, and practitioners who have been advocates of a more culturally appropriate and familial orientation to the elimination of domestic violence. The program seeks to support coordinated outreach efforts to underserved and diverse communities, of which each effort is staffed or supported by expert and multidisciplined teams that are culturally responsive and competent in regard to the issue of domestic violence in their particular communities. Deadline: Jul. 5.

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development welcomes applications for the Religious Organizations and HIV Grants program. This program announcement calls for studies to examine the extent and nature of religious organizations' involvement in HIV-related activities, the factors that influence such involvement and its effectiveness. The focus is on religious organizations or congregations such as churches, synagogues or mosques. Faith-based organizations -- i.e., those supported by or tied to religious organizations, but not directly providing religious services -- may be involved in the research, but are not the focus of the research. Deadline: Sep. 1.


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