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Use the Links at the Right to navigate amongst the various sections of this archived Funding Alert newsletter. Download Issue: Cooperative Agreement to Develop and Host the 2006 and 2007 Web-Wise Conferences on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World The National Foundation on Arts and the Humanities, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is requesting proposals leading to one award of a Cooperative Agreement to Develop and Host the 2006 and 2007 Web-Wise Conferences on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World. The Web-Wise Conference highlights exemplary projects that have used federal funding to improve library and museum programs using technology, and brings together library and museum professionals and national technology experts to discuss issues of mutual concern. Organizations eligible for the award include public and not-for-profit institutions of higher education, all types of libraries, library consortia, all types of public and not-for-profit museums and museum consortia. Federally operated and for-profit museums and libraries are not eligible for IMLS funds. Professional associations serving the museum or library field are eligible. Deadline: Jul. 18. WEB LINK. Federal Register, May 17, 2005. Sullivan Foundation Awards for Gifted Singers The Sullivan Foundation seeks to identify talented young singers and help them develop professional careers through a unique program providing continuing financial support over a period of five years. The foundation provides a number of $7,500 cash awards to gifted singers in the early stages of professional careers to be used for any career-related purpose. Winners may also receive role-preparation assistance for a period of five years to help defray expenses incurred in musical, dramatic, vocal, and language coaching for specific professional engagements. Deadline: Sep. 15. American Antiquarian Society Fellowships for Creative and Performing Artists and Writers The American Antiquarian Society collects, preserves, and makes available for study the printed record of what is now the US from first European settlement through the year 1876. AAS requests applications for visiting Fellowships for historical research by creative and performing artists, writers, film makers, journalists, and other persons whose goals are to produce imaginative, non-formulaic works dealing with pre-twentieth-century American history. Fellowships will provide a period of uninterrupted research, reading, and collegial discussion at the society, located in Worcester, MA. At least three fellowships will be awarded for a residence of four weeks at the society at any time from January l through December 31, 2006. The stipend will be $1,200, plus an allowance for travel expenses. Deadline: Oct. 5. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, May 17, 2005. Also see these listings:
The Levi Strauss Foundation, the Tides Foundation, and the National AIDS Fund have announced the second round of grantmaking for the Syringe Access Fund, a multi-year initiative to prevent HIV/AIDS by increasing sterile syringe access. Through the initiative, the founders hope to reduce HIV infection rates in the United States and Puerto Rico by funding a combination of expanded access to clean syringes via syringe exchange programs and networking/capacity development among local syringe exchange programs; and coordinated, local/state-level education programs focusing on policies to expand access to sterile syringes, including the decriminalization of syringe exchange programs or the sale of syringes without a prescription. The total amount available in this round of funding is roughly $1.3 million. Grants of $50,000 per year, for a maximum of $100,000, will be allocated for policy work; grants of $25,000 per year, for a total of $50,000, will be allocated for program/direct services. Deadline: Jun.10 (letter of intent). Rural Cooperative Development Grants The Department of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative Service seeks applications for Rural Cooperative Development Grants. Approximately $5.952 million in grant funds are available for fiscal year 2005, with up to $1.488 million reserved for applications that focus on assistance to small, minority producers through their cooperative businesses. The maximum award per grant is $300,000 and matching funds are required. Deadline: Jul. 1. WEB LINK. Federal Register, May 13, 2005. American Legion Child Welfare Grants The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation is accepting proposals from nonprofit organizations that contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge about new and innovative organizations and/or their programs designed to benefit youth. The proposals may also contribute to the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual welfare of children through the dissemination of knowledge already possessed by well-established organizations, to the end that such information can be more adequately used by society. Yearly grants range from $1,500 to $70,000 and average about $22,000. Deadline: Jul. 1. Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Program The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks applications for the Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Program (CHLP). The program honors outstanding individuals who overcome daunting odds to expand access to health care and social services to underserved and isolated populations in communities across the US. Community-based health providers and advocates in mid-career who have created or significantly improved health programs in local communities where healthcare needs have been ignored and unmet are eligible to be nominated. Nominees must be a United States citizen or permanent resident of the United States, District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico and be currently working in their own local community (not on a national or international level), in affiliation with a nonprofit or government agency, on a three-quarter to full-time basis. The award is $120,000: $105,000 for the support of the leader's program and $15,000 as a personal stipend. Ten awards are made each year. Deadline: Sep. 22 (letter of intent). Bright Ideas Education Grant Program North Carolina's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives have dedicated at least $500,000 for classroom-based projects through funding of the Bright Ideas Education Grant Program for 2005-06. All North Carolina certified K-12 teachers are eligible for a Bright Ideas grant. The grants finance innovative and creative classroom projects that would otherwise go unfunded, including hands-on projects involving activities in music, art, history, language, reading, science, career-planning, and information technology. Grants of up to $2,000 are available. Deadlines: Aug. 18 (early bird incentive); Sep/Oct (deadlines vary by county and school). Also see these listings:
Afghanistan School Administrator Project The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
announces an open competition for the Afghanistan School Administrator
Project. The goal of the project is to enhance the educational and
professional skills of the participants, including their leadership potential.
While in the US, the participants will gain knowledge about the United
States through daily interactions with Americans as well as improve their
skills in school administration. The project will bring three different
groups of 10-12 participants to the WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 13, 2005. English
as a Foreign Language (EFL) Institute for Teachers from The Fulbright Teacher Exchange Branch of the
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition
for an assistance award program to support the development of a regional
teacher-training institute for South Asia. Accredited, post-secondary
educational institutions meeting the provisions described in Internal
Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to develop
a joint English-as-a-Foreign Language Institute for middle school teachers
from Bangladesh and Eastern India. The Institute will provide an intensive
six-week WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 13, 2005. Strengthening Programs through Technology The Department of Education's Office of Vocational and Adult Education proposes to award a contract to support the development of a three-year national technology initiative, Strengthening Programs through Technology, that would expand the capability of adult education programs to individualize learning, equip teachers with new instructional tools, expand access to resources, and engage learners in new ways. Project goals include providing adult learners with increased opportunities (access) for learning via technology, supporting states in using distance learning as a service delivery system and inform the development of national policy to support the use of distance learning in adult education, and improving teachers' abilities to successfully integrate technology into classroom learning and to use technology to extend learning beyond the classroom. Deadline: Jun. 30. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, May 17, 2005. Educational Advising and Regional Educational Advising Coordinator Services in the East Asia/Pacific Region The Office of Global Educational Programs announces an open competition for Educational Advising Centers and Regional Educational Advising Coordinator (REAC) Services in the East Asia/Pacific Region. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to operate advising centers in Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, provide China Country Coordinator services, based in Beijing, for advising in China, and provide REAC services, based in Bangkok, for the East Asia/Pacific region. Deadline: Jul. 8. WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 13, 2005. Mexico City Educational Advising for U.S. Study and Administration of the Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean Regional Educational Advising Coordinator Program The Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for educational advising for U.S. Study in Mexico City and for Regional Educational Advising Coordinator Services for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals. The Mexico City educational advising center would be part of the worldwide network of over 450 Department of State-affiliated EducationUSA centers that provide comprehensive and unbiased information to interested students, scholars, and other members of the public and conduct outreach about accredited study opportunities in the U.S. Deadline: Jul. 8. WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 13, 2005. Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities The National Science Foundation seeks proposals for the Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities (IF) program. The IF program supports acquisition or upgrade of research equipment that will advance laboratory and field investigations, and student training opportunities in the earth sciences; development of new instrumentation, analytical techniques or software that will extend current research and research training capabilities in the earth sciences; support of national or regional multi-user facilities that will make complex and expensive instruments or systems of instruments broadly available to the earth sciences research and student communities; support of research technicians who will provide for optimal and efficient operation of advanced instrumentation, analytical protocol development, and user training for earth science research instrumentation and; development of cyberinfrastructure for the earth sciences (geoinformatics) that will enable transformative advances in earth science research and education through novel application, development or adaptation of information technologies. Deadlines: Aug. 8 (Acquisition or Upgrade of Research Equipment; Development of New Instrumentation, Analytical Techniques or Software; Support of National or Regional Multi-User Facilities; and Support of Research Technicians), and Feb. 8 (Support of National or Regional Multi-User Facilities; Support of Research Technicians; and Development of Cyberinfrastructure for the Earth Sciences). American Chemical Society Type H Summer School Grants The American Chemical Society, in collaboration with the Petroleum Research Fund, is accepting applications for Type H Grants. ACS PRF Type H grants support summer schools in topics on the cutting edge of science. These grants of up to $125,000 are given for the creation and implementation of new summer schools with "ACS PRF" in the title. An eligible summer school will be a high-level educational activity where instructors of international standing systematically present a carefully defined, cutting-edge subject in depth. As with all programs obtaining support from ACS PRF, the activity must advance scientific education and fundamental research related to the petroleum field, as broadly defined. Deadline: Aug. 31. Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)/ Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invites grant applications for Education and Research Centers (ERC) that are focused on occupational safety and health. NIOSH is mandated to provide an adequate supply of qualified personnel to carry out the purposes of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the ERCs are one of the principal means for meeting this mandate. ERCs are academic institutions that provide interdisciplinary graduate training and continuing education in the core occupational safety and health areas of industrial hygiene (IH), occupational health nursing (OHN), occupational medicine residency (OMR), occupational safety (OS), as well as other closely related occupational safety and health (OSH) fields. Research and research training are integral components of ERCs, thus ERC scientists conduct peer reviewed, investigator initiated research on issues related to the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). The ERCs also serve as regional resource centers for industry, labor, government, and the public. Deadline: Sep. 16. WEB LINK. NIH Guide, May 13, 2005.
Integrated Water Management Research in Pakistan The Department of Agriculture, Office of International Research Programs is seeking sources for two projects that require Technical Assistance for Integrated Water Management Research in Pakistan. Deadline: May 25.
FedBizOpps, May 16, 2005. Anacostia Waterfront Corporation Grants The Anacostia Waterfront Corporation (AWC) has announced a grant opportunity to fund community events and projects that reconnect residents and neighborhoods to the Anacostia River. The AWC is a government-sponsored enterprise of the District of Columbia established in 2004 to lead the revitalization of lands along the Anacostia River and coordinate environmental and programming initiatives that promote river clean up, public awareness, and enjoyment of the river. The AWC is seeking organizations that have a demonstrated capacity to complete projects effectively within a specific time frame while maintaining desired budget goals. Deadline: Jun. 10. Proposals to Implement Priorities in the National Management Plan for the Genus Eriocheir (Mitten Crabs) The Stockton Fish and Wildlife Office's Aquatic Nuisance Species Program is soliciting Proposals To Implement Priorities in the National Management Plan for the Genus Eriocheir (Mitten Crabs). Total funding available may be as much as $50,000 for 1-3 projects. Successful awards will be made through grants or cooperative agreements. Deadline: Jun. 17. WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 18, 2005. Quantitative Guidance on Design and Analysis of Salmon Survival Studies The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks applications for Quantitative Guidance on Design and Analysis of Salmon Survival Studies. The purpose of the program is to provide quantitative guidance on design and analysis of Chinook salmon and steelhead survival studies for the National Marine Fisheries Service/Northwest Fisheries Science Center. Purpose of proposed contract is to develop statistical models using radio tracking and pit tag data, analyze associated data, and prepare manuscripts for publication. Deadline: Jun 28. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, May 18, 2005. Desalination and Water Purification Research and Development The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation is currently requesting full proposals for Research and Laboratory Studies, Pilot Scale Systems and Demonstration Projects. Through this program, Reclamation is forming partnerships with private industry, universities, local communities, and others to address a broad range of desalting and water purification needs. Deadline: Jun. 24. WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 12, 2005. Bottlenose Dolphin Research--Sarasota Dolphin Research Program The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has a requirement from the National Marine Fisheries Service to contract for Bottlenose Dolphin Research. A qualified research organization will study and document the biology, population structure, population dynamics, ecological relationships, and the behavior and health status of bottlenose dolphin populations in Sarasota, Florida Bay and vicinity. Deadline: Jun. 27. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, May 13, 2005. Isolation and Identification of Special Pathogens from Food The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) of the Food and Drug Administration has a requirement for services to provide proven methods for detecting specific Biosafety Level 2 and Biosafety Level 3 microbial contaminants in particular high priority foods, also intended to provide CFSAN with data on the stability of biothreat agents in foods, and the affects of environmental parameters on the survival of these pathogens in food. Deadline: Jun. 28. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, May 12, 2005. Total Maximum Daily Load Funding, Region 5 Grants The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeks applications for Total Maximum Daily Load Funding, Region 5 Grants. This program will provide funding for unique and innovative projects that address the requirements of the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program, specifically, TMDL development. This program falls under Goal 2 (Clean and Safe Water), Objective 2 (Protect Water Quality), Subobjective 1 (Improve water quality on a watershed basis), of the strategy that EPA is using to meet the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act. Special emphasis will be on projects that enhance the ability of the regulated community to deal with non-traditional pollution problems in priority watersheds. Deadline: Jun. 29. WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 12, 2005. Develop and Implement Conservation Programs The Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Natural Resource Conservation Partnering seeks applications for the Develop and Implement Conservation Programs. During FY 2005, the NRCS is requesting proposals of services from qualified individuals and organizations to contribute to the conservation and wise development of natural resources in Ohio. The USDA NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to individuals, groups, and units of government throughout Ohio to help conserve and protect natural resources. Deadline: Jun. 30. WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 18, 2005. Request to Evaluate Juvenile Oncorhynchus Mykiss Migration using Steam with Passive Integrated Transponder Technology in Mormon Slough and Calaveras Ricer, California The US Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 1 seeks applications for their Request to Evaluate Juvenile Oncorhynchus Mykiss Migration using Steam with Passive Integrated Transponder Technology in Mormon Slough and Calaveras Ricer, California. Several impediments to salmon and steelhead migration exist in the Calaveras River and Mormon Slough (San Joaquin County, California) including road crossings and flashboard dams. The project will evaluate existing passage impediments (road crossings and flashboard dams) by designing, constructing and operating a streamwidth passive integrated transponder (PIT) technology network to assess the response of juvenile steelhead to varying environmental conditions. The applicant's team should have expertise in passive integrated transponder half-duplex technology and salmonid fishery biology as well as familiarity with Calaveras River fish passage issues. The project will be funded and implemented in phases: Phase 1 consisting of planning, coordination and permitting; Phase 2 consisting of construction, monitoring and analysis. Deadline: Jun. 30. WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 18, 2005. Instream Construction of Salmonid Spawning Riffles in the Stanislaus River, California The US Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 1 seeks applications for Instream Construction of Salmonid Spawning Riffles in the Stanislaus River, California. The project would restore in-channel salmon and steelhead habitats that have been degraded by gravel mining, between Knights Ferry and Oakdale on the Stanislaus River (Stanislaus County), California. The project would develop construction plans with input from landowners and the Stanislaus River Fish Group, obtain all necessary environmental permits, and construct the project. The applicant's team should have expertise in fluvial geomorphology, engineering, and fishery biology. The proposal will also describe the development of a project monitoring plan. The project may be funded and implemented in phases. Deadline: Jun. 30. WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 18, 2005. Fish Passage Improvement Projects on Mormon Slough and the Calaveras River, California The US Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 1 seeks applications for Fish Passage Improvement Projects on Mormon Slough and the Calaveras River, California. The project will involve designing and constructing up to ten fish ladders and/or rock weirs to reduce impediments to salmon and steelhead migration (road crossings and flashboard dams) in the Calaveras River and Mormon Slough (San Joaquin County, California) including a three year post project monitoring. The project may be funded and implemented in phases. The applicant's team should have experience and expertise in fish passage improvement project design and construction and familiarity with the Calaveras River. Deadline: Jun. 30. WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 18, 2005. The National Science Foundation invites applications for the Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) program. GEM is a broad-based, community-initiated research program on the physics of the Earth's magnetosphere and the coupling of the magnetosphere to the atmosphere and to the solar wind. The purpose of the GEM program is to support basic research into the dynamical and structural properties of geospace, leading to the construction of a global Geospace General Circulation Model (GGCM) with predictive capability. This GGCM model will be modularized and will complement parallel developments of magnetohydrodynamic models. The strategy for achieving GEM goals is to undertake a series of campaigns, in both theory and observational modes, each focusing on particular aspects of the geospace environment. Deadline: Oct. 15 (annually). Also see these listings:
Call for proposals to Oak Ridge National Laboratory's New Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences Oak Ridge National Laboratory's new Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) is now soliciting user research proposals requesting access to facilities and staff expertise in the new CNMS building that will open on October 1, 2005. This nanoscience research program provides users with no-cost access to a broad range of CNMS capabilities for synthesis, characterization, theory/modeling/simulation, and design in order to understand nanoscale phenomena and develop functional nanomaterials systems. Deadline: Jul. 22. Analysis of the Hydrology of Coso Hot Springs, China Lake, CA -- Change in Response Date The Naval Facilities Engineering Command announces a change in response date for the presolicitation notice, Analysis of the Hydrology of Coso Hot Springs, China Lake, CA. The original due date of Apr. 18 is changed to Jun. 6. WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 14, 2005. Healthy Communities Access Program -- Change in Due Date The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces a change in due date for the Healthy Communities Access Program. The original due date of Mar. 2 is changed to Jun. 14. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, May 18, 2005. Domain Specific Tasks of Executive Function in Neurological Disorders -- Change in Due Date The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke announces a change in response date for the Domain Specific Tasks of Executive Function in Neurological Disorders presolicitation notice. The original response date of May 31 is changed to Jun. 1. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, May 16, 2005. Restoration of Hand and Arm Function by Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation -- Change in Due Date The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke announces a change in due date for the Restoration of Hand and Arm Function by Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation presolicitation notice. The original due date of May 31 is changed to Jun. 1. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, May 16, 2005. Flat Moon - Archaeological Inventory Survey -- Change in Due Date The Department of Agriculture announces a change in due date for the Flat Moon - Archaeological Inventory Survey. The original due date of Jun. 20 is changed to Jun. 3. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, May 16, 2005. Advanced Development Program for Nerve Agent Prophylactic, Second Increment -- Change in Response Date The US Army Space and Missile Defense Command announces a change in response date for the sources sought notice W9113M-05-S0004, Advanced Development Program for Nerve Agent Prophylactic, Second Increment. The original response date of Jul. 5 is changed to May 19. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, May 17, 2005. White Paper Requested for Modeling & Simulation of Ultimately Scaled Nanoelectronic Materials & Devices The Semiconductor Research Corporation is soliciting white papers in the area of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) of Nanoelectronic Materials and Devices. The principal goal of this discovery-driven program will be to apply M&S techniques to understand and overcome fundamental scientific barriers to extending CMOS and related technologies to the limits of ultimate scaling. This goal will be accomplished by linking the proposed theoretical modeling and simulation program with on-going experimental studies of nanoelectronic materials and devices, with a focus on ultimately scaled CMOS. Deadline: Jun. 10.
Incidence, Natural History, and Quality of Life of Diabetes in Youth The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institutes of Health seeks applications for Incidence, Natural History, and Quality of Life of Diabetes in Youth. This RFA has two components:
The participating organizations plan on contributing $4.4 million in FY 2005 to fund up to six new cooperative agreement awards for Component A and one cooperative agreement award for Component B. Deadlines: May 25 (letter of intent), Jun. 24 (application). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, May 11, 2005. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers: Special Interest Project Competitive Supplements The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks applications for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers: Special Interest Project Competitive Supplements. This RFA will provide supplemental funding to Prevention Research Centers, to design, test, and disseminate effective prevention research strategies in the areas of epilepsy, cancer, cardiovascular health, and nutrition and physical activity. The purpose of the Prevention Research Centers program's Special Interest Projects (SIPs) is to support supplemental projects in health promotion and disease prevention research that: focus on the major causes of death and disability, improve public health practice within communities, and cultivate effective state and local public health programs. The total amount to be awarded: $4,325,000 in FY05. The anticipated number of awards: 18 Special Interest Projects. Deadlines: May 26 (letter of intent), Jun. 15 (application). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, May 13, 2005. Breast and Prostate Cancer Data Quality and Patterns of Care Study The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks applications for Breast and Prostate Cancer Data Quality and Patterns of Care Study. This RFA will support up to six registries to conduct enhanced surveillance and operations research utilizing population-based data from the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR). The research will focus on improving the completeness, timeliness, quality, and use of first course of treatment and stage data, and on describing patterns of care for female breast cancer and prostate cancer. A long term goal is to strengthen the capacity of NPCR funded state cancer registries to use their data to improve aspects of cancer care. It is estimated that approximately $2 million will be available each year to fund up to six registries. A total of approximately $6 million will be available for the entire three year project period. Deadlines: May 27 (letter of intent), Jun. 28 (application). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, May 11, 2005. NIH Cross-Disciplinary Translational Research Grants The National Institute on Drug Abuse invites applications for Cross-Disciplinary Translational Research at NIH. NIDA facilitates the translation of basic or clinical research discoveries in the field of drug abuse research into new clinical and research tools, medications, and behavioral therapies. The purpose of this PA is to foster research that will have a practical impact on the treatment and prevention of drug abuse through the development of new research technologies that are based on existing basic and/or clinical research knowledge, and technology transfer knowledge. Deadlines: Jun. 1, Oct. 1, and Feb. 1, 2006. WEB LINK. COS, May 8, 2005. Cooperative Study Group for Autoimmune Disease Prevention .The National Institutes of Health (NIH), The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International seeks applications for Cooperative Study Group for Autoimmune Disease Prevention. Single institutions or consortia of institutions are invited to participate in a cooperative research group focusing on prevention of human autoimmune diseases, with an emphasis on type 1 diabetes. In FY 2006, the co-sponsoring NIH Institutes and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRFI) anticipate awarding a total of $4.5 million to fund four to six awards, using the single-project (U01) and multi-project (U19) cooperative agreement award mechanisms. Additional discretionary funds of approximately $2.5 million will be allocated to the Study Group to fund innovative collaborative, discovery-based, and/or pilot and feasibility projects consistent with the overall goal of autoimmune disease prevention. Deadlines: Sep. 12 (letter of intent), Oct. 12 (application). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, May 12, 2005. Centers for Innovative Wound Healing Research The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) invites applications for P20 Exploratory Center grants that will support innovative research on wound healing by multidisciplinary teams of investigators. The objectives of this research program are to enable basic and clinical scientists to assemble research teams in order to initiate high-risk, high impact research in wound healing. It is anticipated that these projects will address problems that could lead to significant improvements in interventions that increase the quality and speed of wound healing and provide a greater understanding of the pathophysiology and systems biology of wound healing. The NIGMS intends to award up to $2.5 million in FY 2006 to fund three to four new grants in response to this RFA. An applicant may request a project period of up to four years and a budget for direct costs of up to $500,000 in each year. Deadlines: Sep. 20 (letter of intent), Oct. 20 (application). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, May 13, 2005. NEI Translational Research Program on Therapy for Visual Disorders The National Eye Institute (NEI) supports multidisciplinary research focusing on the development of novel biological therapies for visual diseases and disorders. The translation of research findings into clinical application often requires a comprehensive and integrated team approach. NEI is making resources available to scientists from several disciplines to form research teams to tackle therapeutic problems that may be beyond the capabilities of any one research group. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. Applicants may request up to $2 million per year direct costs for a total project period of five years. Deadline: Multiple Receipt Dates. WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 18, 2005. Also see these listings:
Trust for Mutual Understanding Grants The Trust for Mutual Understanding was established in 1984 by an anonymous American Philanthropist as a private, grant-making organization dedicated to promoting improved communication, closer cooperation, and greater respect between the people of the United States, the Soviet Union, and other countries in Eastern and Central Europe. The Trust makes grants to American nonprofit organizations to support the international travel component of cultural and environmental exchanges conducted in partnership with institutions and individuals in Russia and Eastern and Central Europe. Deadlines: Aug. 1, Feb. 1. Also see these listings:
2001 Mars Odyssey Participating Scientists Program The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released a new proposal opportunity, the Mars Odyssey Participating Scientists Program, as Amendment 13 to ROSES-2005, "Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences" (NNH05ZDA001N). Principal investigators of selected proposals for this opportunity will become Odyssey Participating Scientists during the Odyssey extended mission and will join the appropriate Odyssey science investigation depending on the nature of their proposals. Deadlines: Jul. 1 (notice of intent), Sep. 1 (proposal). Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Grants The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation returns to two regular grant cycles in 2005 with deadlines of February 1 and August 1. The Foundation currently gives special attention to five focus areas: community building and economic development; the environment; governance, public policy, and civic engagement; pre-collegiate education, and social justice and equity. Deadline: Aug. 1. Also see these listings:
Physical Sciences & Engineering Analysis & Evaluation of the Impact of the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) on Maritime Radio Navigation Users The John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe Center), an agency of the US Department of Transportation (DOT), supports the modal administrations of the DOT through the conduct of engineering studies and research and development activities necessary to evaluate and improve transportation safety and performance. The Volpe Center requires the services of a Contractor to perform data analysis and provide documentation related to its analysis and evaluation of the impact of WAAS on marine radio-navigation users. The objective of this requirement is to determine whether the WAAS augmentation system satisfies the performance requirements for maritime navigation and positioning g applications. The evaluation shall be conducted using processes similar to those used to determine whether Differential Global Positioning Systems (DGPS) meet these requirements and shall be supported by data collection efforts conducted in dynamic (navigation) as well as static (positioning) operations. The Contractor shall perform data analysis and provide documentation related to its analysis and evaluation of the impact of WAAS on marine radio-navigation users. Deadline: May. 24. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, May 6, 2005. AFRL/HEDR Research Support - Broad Agency Announcement 05-08-HE Posted The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate (AFRL/HEDR) has released Broad Agency Announcement 05-08-HE for AFRL/HEDR Research Support. The mission of AFRL/HEDR is to determine the health and safety of Air Force personnel exposed to radio frequency radiation, to conduct bioeffects research to determine the effects of emerging directed energy weapons, and to assist in the transitioning of directed energy technologies to the user. The scope of the proposed contract will cover conducting bioeffects research on directed energy and kinetic energy systems to assist in transitioning DoD technologies. Deadline: Jun. 22. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, May 12, 2005. Science and Technology Initiative The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is interested in receiving proposals for Science & Technology (S&T) Initiatives, which offer potential for advancement and improvement of USSOCOM's intelligence and information operations capability including psychological operations. USSOCOM's is interested in funding research across a spectrum of science and engineering disciplines which have applicability to the production, distribution, and dissemination of information to mass markets including those over long distances. Specifically, USSOCOM is interested in, but not limited to, the following technical areas Embedded Metadata; Enhanced Archive Storage/Retrieval, Enhanced Editing Technology; Blue Light Storage; Laser Technology For Enhanced Higher- Volume Storage Over Current Media; Standardized Formats Eliminate File Conversion; Data Compression Capability Technology ? Improved Bandwidth Usage; Virtual Studio Technology; 3D Graphics & Virtual Set Software Tools; Automated Data Archive Technology; Standardization Of Deployable Production & Electronic News Gathering Capability Technology; Video & Audio Studio Modernization Technologies; Video & Audio Processing Enhancement Technologies, Enhanced/Improved Efficiency for Broadcast Transmitters, and Enhanced/Improved Efficiency for Broadcast Antennas. The technology will be characterized, vetted in experiments and demonstrations, and in user exercises. Residual operational prototypes are then made available for future employment consideration. The objective of this BAA is to provide USSOCOM a capability to produce, distribute and disseminate information. It is not the intent of this solicitation to establish new facilities, rather, to identify institutions that have demonstrated integration and development capabilities and have the necessary facilities to meet the objectives described. Deadline: Jun. 30. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, May 13, 2005. Expendable Communications Buoy The Naval Sea System Command seeks applications for an Expendable Communications Buoy. This project is to provide submarine communications while at depth via a satellite constellation. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT) seeks technology needed to enable satisfaction of the functional and performance requirements established for the ECB. Proposals shall describe basic design and construction of an ECB and interface unit that will meet and operate in a typical submarine operating environment as describe below. Include performance and test objectives described herein. The proposal anticipates that this will include (6) prototype buoys for communications performance and launch test evaluation and an additional (2) ECBs for ship board in-water testing that can be completed no later than ten (10) months after contract award. Deadline: Jul. 1. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, May 13, 2005. National Scholar Award for Workplace Innovation & Design NISH, a national nonprofit agency that supports employment of people with disabilities, funds the National Scholar Award for Workplace Innovation & Design to create technological solutions to barriers that prevent people with severe disabilities from entering or advancing in the workplace. The competition is open to any student or team of students at the graduate or undergraduate level. Both hardware and software designs are accepted for the $10,000, $5,000 or $3,000 awards. Deadline: Jan. 30, 2006. American Chemical Society Type G Starter Grants The American Chemical Society, in collaboration with the Petroleum Research Fund, is accepting applications for ACS PRF Type G Starter Grants. Research is supported in chemistry, the earth sciences, chemical engineering, and in related fields such as polymers and materials science. These grants are intended for new faculty within the first three years of a regular appointment as an assistant professor or the equivalent. Deadline: Continuous. WEB LINK. COS, May 8, 2005. Network And Information Sciences International Technology Alliance - Questions and Answers Available The Department of the Army and the UK Ministry of Defense have been exploring mechanisms of improved research collaboration that would create a critical mass of government, private sector, and academia scientist, engineers, and facilities/equipment focused on solving the military technology challenges in network centric warfare for coalition operations. A list of the public questions and answers is now available for interested parties. (http://www.usukita.com/QA/program_question_list.aspx). A Final Program Bulletin is expected to be available by the end of May 2005. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, May 12, 2005. Also see these listings:
FY 2005 NIJ Evaluation of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Demonstration Programs The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks proposals to conduct formative evaluations of two pilot programs supported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) that address the problem of commercial sexual exploitation of children. The two programs, in New York City and Atlanta/Fulton County, were chosen for their promising strategies to improve the community response to the commercial sexual exploitation of children. NIJ's evaluation will require collaboration among the evaluator, OJJDP, NIJ, and the two sites to establish data collection and performance monitoring systems and to build the sites' capacity to assess program performance. Ultimately, this evaluation will identify a set of model strategies and practices to address the commercial sexual exploitation of children in other communities. Deadline: Jun. 21. WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 12, 2005. FY 2005 NIJ Evaluation of the Office for Victims of Crime Tribal Victim Assistance Programs The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks participatory outcome evaluations of the Lummi Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribal Victim Assistance (TVA) programs, an Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) discretionary grant program initiative. Evaluations of these programs will inform and enhance knowledge in the development and implementation of victim services in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Deadline: Jun. 22. WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 16, 2005. Economics of Prevention and Treatment Services for Drug and Alcohol Abuse The Department of Health & Human Services seeks applications for Economics of Prevention and Treatment Services for Drug and Alcohol Abuse. This program announcement solicits research projects on the economics of prevention and treatment services for drug and alcohol abuse. Such research projects might emphasize any of the following subjects: financing, including health insurance and/or payment mechanisms; alternative delivery systems and managed care; cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, or cost-utility analyses; service costs and production; and methodological research. Deadline: Multiple Receipt Dates. WEB LINK. FedGrants, May 18, 2005. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Substance Abuse Policy Research Program The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is accepting proposals the Substance Abuse Policy Research Program-Round X. This program is designed to encourage experts in public health, law, political science, medicine, sociology, criminal justice, economics, psychology and other behavioral and policy sciences to address issues related to substance abuse. This is a Special Solicitation focusing on research topics considered important and timely for public policy decision-making, but which are not typically addressed to substance abuse research. Projects supported are expected to increase understanding of public and private policy interventions to prevent, treat and reduce the harm caused by the use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs-including the advantages, disadvantages and potential impact of these policies. . Deadline: Aug. 23. Also see these listings:
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