Duke Funding Alert: May 26, 2005

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Network of Cultural Centers of Color/National Performance Network Collaborative Subsidy Project

The Network of Cultural Centers of Color/National Performance Network Collaborative Subsidy Project supports the touring of work by artists of color across the US by subsidizing performance residencies and is intended to expand the pool of artists of color who are presented in the US. Subsidies are available to artists or presenters who are members of NCCC and/or NPN Partners. Up to $5,000 in subsidy support is available for artist fees only. Projects requesting support must involve the presentation of performing artist(s)/company featuring artists of color and the artists presented must live at least one hundred miles outside the community where the performance residency is taking place. Deadline: Aug. 1.

USArtists International, a program of the National Endowment for the Arts with additional support from the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, will provide Festival Participation Grants to US dance and music ensembles that have been invited to participate in international festivals in European Union countries. Eligible applicants must be a dance or music ensemble, including practitioners of folk and traditional forms, that works at a professional level; consist of members who are citizens or permanent residents of the US; and be designated by the IRS as a 501(c)3 organization. Grants will generally range from $1,000 to $10,000. Deadlines: Jun. 15, Jan. 20, 2006.

Youth Service America and Youth Venture are offering Youth Venture Funding to enable young people to engage in community service projects in conjunction with National Youth Service Day (NTSD). Funding is available to help turn NYSD 2005 projects into sustainable community service ventures or to create new sustainable projects for NYSD 2006, (April 21-23, 2006). Twenty awards of up to $1,000 in start-up funds are available to young people (ages 12-20) who want to create sustainable new, civic-minded organizations, clubs, or businesses ("Ventures"). These Ventures must be created by youth, youth-led, and designed to be a lasting asset to the community. YSA Youth Venturers are required to host a NYSD event. Deadline: Jun. 13.

The Department of Education invites applications for Foundations for Learning Grants. This program supports projects to help eligible children become ready for school. To be eligible for funding, a project must propose to: 1) Deliver services to eligible children and their families that foster eligible children's emotional, behavioral, and social development; 2) Coordinate and facilitate access by eligible children and their families to the services available through community resources, including mental health, physical health, substance abuse, educational, domestic violence prevention, child welfare, and social services; and 3) Develop or enhance early childhood community partnerships and build toward a community system of care that brings together child-serving agencies or organizations to provide individualized supports for eligible children and their families. Deadline: Jun. 20.

The Department of Health and Human Services, Family and Youth Services Bureau is accepting applications to provide support to public and private entities for the development and implementation of the Community-Based Abstinence Education Program for adolescents in communities across the country. Deadline: Jun. 20.

The United States Golf Association offers For the Good of the Game Grants to empower organizations that introduce the game of golf to people who would otherwise not have the opportunity, specifically kids from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and individuals with disabilities. Grant awards are directed to instructional programs, caddie or other work-based curriculums, and the construction of facilities that make the game both more affordable and accessible as well as teach individuals the life values inherent in the game. Deadline: Jul. 1.

The Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Aging (AoA) seeks applications for National Legal Assistance and Elder Rights Projects. These projects are aimed at building and strengthening the national system of legal assistance and improving the quality and accessibility of the legal assistance provided to older people. AoA plans to fund approximately five new grant projects through this competition. Each project will be funded at a federal share of approximately $150,000 per year for a project period of three years, contingent on the availability of federal funds. Applicants must be national nonprofit organizations experienced in providing support and technical assistance on a nationwide basis to states, area agencies on aging, legal assistance providers, ombudsmen, elder abuse prevention programs, and other organizations interested in the legal rights of older individuals. Deadline: Jul. 8.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that the 2006 Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant application process is now open. Under the program, the IRS awards matching grants up to $100,000/year to organizations to develop, expand or continue low income taxpayer clinics. The IRS provides grants to qualified organizations that represent low income taxpayers in controversies with the IRS and/or inform individuals for whom English is a second language of their tax rights and responsibilities. Deadline: July 25.

Department of Education Grants To Support Education Research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 - National Center for Education Research Projects

Department of Education Grants To Support Education Research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 - Education Statistics Research

The Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences has announced 20 FY 2006 competitions for Grants to Support Education Research. The intent of these grants is to provide national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and understanding of education from early childhood education through postsecondary and adult education. The National Center for Education Statistics requests proposals for Secondary Analysis of Data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The Institute intends to contribute to improvement of student learning and achievement by identifying programs, policies, and practices that are potentially effective for improving academic outcomes, as well as mediators and moderators of the effects of these programs, policies, and practices; and developing tools or procedures to assist NAEP users in the analysis, interpretation, and reporting of state- and district-level NAEP results or to improve precision in the estimation and reporting of NAEP results. Estimated range of awards is $65,000 to $100,000. Deadlines: Jun 6 (letter of intent), Jul. 21 (application). WEB.

Department of Education Grants to Support Education Research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 - Special Education Research

Medical Countermeasures against Radiological Threats: Product Development Support Services

The Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation, National Institutes of Health (NIH) has a requirement for technical expertise and facilities to support NIAID in achieving its goal of providing product development of Medical Countermeasures against Radiological Threats. A variety of assays will be necessary to screen for and confirm compound activity, safety pharmacology, and toxicology. In addition, the use of animal models will be necessary in radiation injury, protection, therapy, or recovery to provide mechanistic, safety, and animal efficacy data to support FDA approval for human use when it is not ethical to perform human efficacy studies. Further human safety studies will be conducted. In addition another requirement will be to formulate and manufacture products under current Good Manufacturing Practices. Deadline: Jun. 10.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service is soliciting proposals for the Anadromous Fish Restoration Program (AFRP), an effort to double natural production of anadromous fish in California's Central Valley rivers and streams. Requests are available for several projects. Deadlines: Jun. 20.

Conference on Collective Efforts to Provide Health and Safety Information on HPV Chemicals

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), is requesting applications to plan and conduct a National Conference. EPA will work cooperatively with the selected organization to build a broader capacity for chemical data users to work towards conducting their own research and solving their own chemical-information related issues. A second activity associated with the cooperative agreement will involve the development of criteria, and solicitation of applications from stakeholders to effectively participate in the program. Under this new cooperative agreement, it is critical to have experience and/or expertise in developing national conference agendas related to discussions about environmental data. Expertise in planning and supporting a national conference and being able to offer an established network of contacts in state public health and environmental protection departments, universities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Experience in outlining criteria for the conduct of a competitive selection process and distribution plan for dissemination of allotments of resources is a critical component of this cooperative agreement. Deadline: Jul. 5.

The Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, has a requirement to provide Chemical Support Research Services. The successful offeror shall perform chemical analyses on samples that are composed of varying matrices such as test/control articles, feeds/diets, feed and dietary components, bedding, water and other substances (such biological fluids and tissues). The chemical analyses will be testing for specified parameters such as purity, homogeneity, stability, and concentration of various analytes. The contract requires methods validation performance by the contractor of the Government's recommended methods and/or approved methods for the analytes, and analysis of samples in a specified time period. Deadline: Jul. 6.

Aquatic Foodbase Research Activities--Identifying Pathways Linking Lower Trophic Levels with Native and Non-native Fish in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon

The US Geological Survey's Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) is soliciting proposals of assistance to conduct Aquatic Foodbase Research Activities on the Colorado River Ecosystem (CRE). The purpose of this solicitation is to initiate collaborative research with GCMRC scientists that will identify food web structure and trophic pathways that are of importance to both native and non-native fishes throughout the CRE. Initial funding will be for one year, and may or may not be renewable annually on the basis of available funding and adequate progress. Anticipated funding is ~$100-200k per year, with an additional ~$85,000 annually for logistical support (i.e., river trips, equipment, etc.).

The National Science Foundation's Directorate for Biological Sciences Funding Opportunities promote and advance scientific progress in biology.

General Programmatic Terms and Conditions for Proposal Submission Guidelines for the Integrative Programs Section (IPS) - For Ship Operations Awards

The NSF Ship Operations Program funds the operation and maintenance of research vessels used by NSF-funded scientists. This includes crew and marine staff salaries; maintenance, overhaul, and repair; direct operating costs such as fuel, food, and supplies; shore facility costs directly related to ship operations; and indirect costs. This program directly provides funds to those academic institutions that have research vessels in the U.S. Academic Fleet and whose ships support NSF-funded research programs. Support for individual ships is directly proportional to the number of days at sea in support of NSF funded awards. Deadline: Aug. 15.

The National Endowment for the Arts announces a change in due date for the Summer Schools in the Arts. The original due date of May 23 has been extended to May 31.

Deadline Extended for Secretary of Labor's New Freedom Initiative Award Nominations

The Department of Labor's New Freedom Initiative Award recognizes non-profits, small businesses, corporations and individuals that have demonstrated exemplary and innovative efforts in advancing the employment and workplace environment of people with disabilities. It also recognizes organizations that develop comprehensive strategies to enhance the ability of Americans with disabilities to enter and advance within the workforce of the 21st Century. The deadline for nominations has been extended from May. 22 to Jun. 6.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has extended the due date for the Healthy Homes Technical Studies Program. The original due date of Jun. 8 has been extended to Jun. 13.

NASA Releases Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES)Appendix A:21: Final version of Living With a Star Targeted Research and Technology

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has released the final version of ROSES Appendix A.21: Living with a Star Targeted Research and Technology. The due dates remain unchanged. The goal of NASA's Living with a Star (LWS) program is to develop the scientific understanding needed for the US to effectively address those aspects of the connected Sun Solar System that may affect life and society. The LWS Targeted Research and Technology (TR&T) program element solicits proposals leading to a physics-based understanding of the integral system linking the Sun to the Solar System both directly and via the heliosphere, planetary magnetospheres, and ionospheres. The TR&T program's objectives can be achieved by data analysis, theory, and modeling, and the development of tools and methods (e.g., software for data handling). LWS is a crosscutting initiative whose goals relate to man. Deadlines: Jul. 8 (notice of intent), Sep. 9 (proposals).

Centers for Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce -- Change in Due Dates

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released a notice of extended receipt date, NOT-OH-05-006, for the Centers for Excellence to Promote a Healthier Workforce program. The notice also announces that a conference call will take place on Jun. 30 to brief potential applicants on the RFA purpose and answer general questions (conference call time: 1:00 pm, leader: Bridgette Garrett, 877/918-5756 (toll free), pass code: 15365). For security reasons, the pass code and the leader's name will be required to join the call. In addition, supplementary application instructions are available on the RFA web page. Current deadlines: Aug. 14 (letter of intent), Sep. 14 (application).

Agency for Health Care Research and Quality -- Health Services Dissertation Research Program. Deadlines: Feb. 17, June 15 and Oct. 15. WEB.
American Association of University Women Educational Foundation--American Fellowships. Deadline: Nov. 15. WEB.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities -- Internship Program for Graduate Students. Deadlines: Feb. 15 (summer), July 15 (fall), Nov. 6 (spring). WEB.
Feminist Review Trust -- Writing-Up Scholarship. Deadline: May 31. WEB.
Ford Foundation - International Fellowships. Deadline: varies. WEB.
German Historical Institute -- Dissertation. Deadline: May 20 and Oct. 15. WEB.
Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation -- Graphic Arts Grants. Deadline: May 30. WEB.
Greenshields (Elizabeth) Foundation -- Young Artists Awards. Deadline: continuous. WEB.
Hagley Museum and Library -- Grant-in-Aid for Travel. Deadlines: Mar. 31, June 30, and Oct. 31. WEB.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund - Graduate Scholarships. Deadlines: vary. WEB.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Foundation -- Richard E. Merwin Student Scholarship. Deadline: May 31. WEB.
Maurice A. Biot Fund of the Archives of the California Institute of Technology -- Grants-in-Aid. Deadlines: Jan. 1, Apr. 1, Jul. 1, and Oct. 1. WEB
National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council-- Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship. Deadlines: Mar. 1, June 1, Nov. 1. WEB.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- Predoctoral Research Training in Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Deadlines: Apr. 5, Aug. 5, and Dec. 5. WEB.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences -- National Research Service Award. Deadlines: Apr. 5, Aug. 5, and Dec. 5. WEB.
National Institute of Mental Health -- Minority Dissertation Research in Mental Health. Deadline: Apr. 22, Aug. 22, and Dec. 22. WEB.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke -- Individual and Medical Student Dual-Degree Fellowships. Deadlines: Apr. 5, Aug. 5, and Dec. 5. WEB.
National Institutes of Health -- Biomedical Informatics Fellowships. Deadlines: Apr. 5, Aug. 5, and Dec. 5. WEB.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders -- Individual Predoctoral National Research Service Award Fellowships. Deadlines: Apr. 5, Aug. 5, and Dec. 5. WEB.
National Institute on Drug Abuse --Drug Abuse Dissertation Research Grants. Deadlines: Feb. 1, June 1, Oct. 1. WEB.
National Science Foundation -- Cognitive Neuroscience Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants. Deadline: July 15. WEB.
National Science Foundation -- Science and Society Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants. Deadline: Aug. 23. WEB.
North Carolina Biotechnology Center--Collaborative Funding Grant. Deadline: Aug. 5, Feb. 10, 2006. WEB.
National Science Foundation -- NSF Cultural Anthropology Dissertation Improvement Grants. Deadlines: Jan. 1, Aug. 1, 2005. WEB.
Soros Foundation - Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2005. WEB.
Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research -- Dissertation Fieldwork Deadline: May 1, Nov. 1, 2005. WEB.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announce the availability of funds in fiscal year (FY) 2005 for 3-5 cooperative agreements to implement Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Programs designed to increase population-based CRC screening among persons 50 years and older in a geographically defined area, with screening efforts focused on persons with low incomes and inadequate or no health insurance coverage for CRC screening. Deadlines: Jun.8 (letter of intent), Jul. 8 (application).

BOREAS Research Program: Histories from the North - Environments, Movements, Narratives

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funds Canadian researchers who participate in a European Science Foundation (ESF) program, the BOREAS program, a humanities-led research initiative that funds multinational, multidisciplinary teams to broaden and deepen the scope of humanities and social science research in and on the circumpolar North. The program's participating national agencies fund their own researchers, while the ESF funds networking, dissemination of research results, and related activities. The areas of study envisioned include, but are not limited to, human ecology, governance and sovereignty, cultural resilience, language and identity, and cross-cultural philosophical understanding. The National Science Foundation (NSF) welcomes BOREAS proposals from principal investigators affiliated with US-based institutions through the NSF Arctic Social Sciences Program (ASSP). ASSP supports social science research, including but not limited to anthropology; archaeology; economics; geography; linguistics; political science; psychology; science and technology studies; sociology; traditional knowledge; and related subjects. Deadline: Jun. 27 (outline), Nov. 11 (proposal).

INQUIRIES: Anna Kerttula de Echave, Arctic Social Sciences Program Director, akerttul@nsf.gov; WEB.

The National Science Foundation invites applications for the Science and Society (S&S) program. S&S considers proposals that examine questions that arise in the interactions of engineering, science, technology, and society. There are four components: Ethics and Values in Science, Engineering and Technology (EVS); History and Philosophy of Science, Engineering and Technology (HPS); Social Studies of Science, Engineering and Technology (SSS); and Studies of Policy, Science, Engineering and Technology (SPS). The components overlap, but are distinguished by the different scientific and scholarly orientations they take to the subject matter, as well as by different focuses within the subject area. The S&S solicitation combines the former Societal Dimensions of Engineering program and the former Science and Technology Studies program. The solicitation covers the following modes of support:

The Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), is seeking to aid in the development of large (> 100 MWe) Fuel Cell Power Systems that will produce affordable, efficient and environmentally-friendly electrical power from coal. This system must achieve at least fifty percent (50%) overall efficiency from coal (higher heating value -HHV) to AC power, including integrated coal gasification and CO2 separation processes. The system may contain any combination of existing or "near term" power generation technologies. One of these components must be a fuel cell which will provide the majority of the gross electrical power output of the system. A cooperative agreement will fund this research. Deadline: Jun. 7.

Low Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Alternative CO2 Control Technology Research

NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Proposal for Low Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Alternative CO2 Control Technology Research. The purpose of this task is to research Low TRL, alternative CO2 removal technologies, specifically for reducing on back weight and resupply penalties for a Mars mission. Some examples are laser CO2 decomposition, zirconia cell CO2 recycling, and cryogenic freeze out with a liquid oxygen-based system. Design concepts shall be generated based on an assessment of competing technology options, and feasibility or proof-of-concept experimentation will be conducted. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFP is on or about June 15, 2005 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about July 13, 2005. Deadline: Jun. 7 (notice of intent).

INQUIRIES: Tiffany Meadows, Contract Specialist, 281/483-8228, tiffany.meadows-1@nasa.gov, WEB. FedGrants, May 23, 2005.

The US Air Force is seeking information on Material Technology Program Support II contractors capable of providing advisory and assistance services support and capable of handling Top Secret data in support of programmatic functions. Interested firms should have expertise in and be able to direct efforts toward the performance of requirements in various research and development areas. Deadline: Jun. 10.

GPS III Operational Control Segment (OCX) Program Research & Development Announcement

The Department of Air Force, Air Force Space Command, HQ Space and Missile System Center (SMC) is interested in receiving proposals on a research and development effort for the Global Positioning System (GPS) Joint Program Office (JPO). The contract(s) awarded as a result of this announcement are intended to increase the U.S. Air Force's understanding of current technology innovations and capabilities in the area of satellite control segment software and hardware architecture. An additional objective for this acquisition is to have industry investigate and develop innovative OCX architectures that meet the OCX performance requirements. Total funding for this effort is approximately $5M. The Government intends to award multiple contracts and reserves the right to limit the funds allocated to any one contractor to facilitate maximum industry participation. Deadline: Jun. 20.

Broad Agency Announcement for Persistent Unmanned Maritime Airborne Surveillance Capability

Naval Air Systems Command's Program Executive Office for Weapons and Unmanned Air Vehicles is releasing a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to seek proposals for research support in developing innovative solutions for the Maritime and Littoral Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission. Concepts developed under this BAA may be considered in the development of future unmanned ISR systems and system improvements. The desired outcome of this study is a capability based definition and overarching systems architecture that will support the development of the unmanned portion of the Navy's Family of Systems for maritime ISR. Deadline: Jun. 20.

Sources Sought: Pressure Space Suits to Protect Crews from Hostile Environments throughout All Mission Phases to Support the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) solicits responses from knowledgeable parties in academia and industry. Pressure suits will be necessary to protect the crews from hostile environments throughout all mission phases of the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE). The Government is currently conducting a trade study to determine the quantity and type of pressure suits that may be required to meet the requirements of the VSE. Parties are asked to provide information detailing the technical feasibility, challenges of, and potential evolutionary pathway for meeting all of the VSE requirements with a single suit approach. Please submit input in the form of a technical white paper. Submittals should be mailed to: NASA, Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX. This RFI is for planning and information purposes only. Deadline: Jun. 22.

The Office of Naval Research seeks applications for Command and Control and Combat Systems Applied Research. The program seeks to develop hardware and software technologies that identify and integrate informational content from multiple information sources; integrate the massive amounts of information; and provide automatic correlation, fusion, and insight to support user-cognitive processes. Particular emphasis will be placed on automating the association of objects and events in the battle space and automatically transforming this information into actionable knowledge (e.g., indications and warnings of intent).Expected number of awards: 8. Estimated total program founding: $3,200,000. Deadlines: Jun. 24 (white papers). Sep. 2 (full proposal).

FY 2006 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the Fiscal Year 2006 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP), a part of the University Research Initiative (URI). DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment. Deadline: Aug. 25.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) requests proposals for the Statistics program. The program supports research for developing and improving statistical theory and methods, including research in statistical methods that involve applications to any area of science and engineering. These methods are used for the collection, exploration, analysis, and interpretation of data, to enable discovery and advancement in such diverse areas as bioinformatics, biology, geosciences, astronomy, ecology, and social science. Supported areas include frequentist and Bayesian inference in parametric, semi-parametric, and nonparametric methods, time series analysis, robust methods, experimental design, spatial statistics, resampling methods, and the analysis of massive data sets. Deadline: Nov. 1.

Space Warfare Center Innovation Mission Broad Agency Announcement Modification Issued

Air Force Space Command has issued a modification to Space Warfare Center (SWC) Broad Agency Announcement 04-01. Offerors are hereby notified that SWC BAA 04-03 includes additional/revised focus areas for the Air Force Space Battlelab. All other focus areas remain unchanged from SWC BAA 04-02. A complete description of SWC BAA 04-03 is identified on the funding web site. The intent of the BAA is to investigate and develop concepts and technologies that will enable the SWC to meet current and future Air Force warfighter space needs. White papers and subsequent proposals can cover either development of new capabilities for potential 3600 R&D acquisitions or leverage off existing capabilities. Deadline: May 22, 2006.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Advanced Technology Office (ATO) is soliciting proposals under BAA 05-13 for the performance of research, development, design, and testing that directly supports the Advanced Technology Office (ATO). This includes Robust Networking and Communications, Intelligence Preparation of the Battlesphere, Information Operations, Information Assurance, Computer Network Operations, Maritime, Special Operations and technologies that provide unconventional advantages over adversaries or potential adversaries. Deadline: Dec. 31, 2006.

Hagley Museum and Library -- Henry Belin du Pont Fellowship and Grants-in-Aid. Deadlines: Mar. 31, Jun. 30, and Oct. 31. WEB.
Leakey Foundation -- General Research Grants. Deadlines: Aug. 15, Jan. 5. WEB.
Library of Congress -- Kluge Center Fellowships. Deadlines: Aug. 15. WEB.
National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council -- Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Internship Program. Deadlines: Mar. 1, Jun. 1, and Nov. 1. WEB.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine -- National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships. Deadlines: Apr. 5, Aug. 5, and Dec. 5. WEB.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke -- National Research Service Award Fellowships. Deadlines: Jun. 1, Oct. 1, and Feb. 1. WEB.
National Institutes of Health -- Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award. Deadlines: Feb. 1, Jun. 1 and Oct. 1.WEB.
National Institutes of Health -- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award. Deadlines: Apr. 5, Aug. 5, and Dec. 5. WEB.
National Research Council -- Postdoctoral Research Associateships. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, and Jun. 1. WEB.
National Science Foundation -- Science and Society Postdoctoral Fellowships. Deadline: Aug. 23. WEB.
North Carolina Biotechnology Center--Collaborative Funding Grant. Deadline: Aug. 5, Feb. 10, 2006. WEB.
Wenner-Gren Foundation -- Richard Carley Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowships for Anthropological Research. Deadlines: May 1 and Nov. 1. WEB.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces the availability of Exploratory/Developmental awards (R21) to initiate the systematic scientific study of Elder Mistreatment. This RFA will address initial scientific stages for understanding Elder Mistreatment in community and institutional settings. Research priority areas include: innovative methods for estimating incidence, standardization of definitions and measurement; elaboration of risk factors; methods of clinical and psychosocial identification of Elder Mistreatment; and identification of Elder Mistreatment in institutional settings. Because of the paucity of research in this area, NIA is intent upon expanding the research infrastructure for Elder Mistreatment and therefore solicits applications from scientists with expertise in related areas (e.g., child abuse; sexual behaviors; other illicit behaviors) as well as those with expertise in Elder Mistreatment. NIA expects to award approximately $1,700,000 annually. Six to eight awards are anticipated. Deadline: Jun. 23.

The Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy requests proposals from interested researchers to conduct Pilot Studies on Measuring the Use and Effects of the Daubert Decision. The studies should assess the feasibility of research that empirically examines the use and/or the effects of the Supreme Court's decisions in the Daubert trilogy or develops databases capable of supporting such research. The Daubert Trilogy of decisions includes Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; General Electric v. Joiner; and Kumho Tire Company v. Carmichael. The project will fund up to four pilot studies at an average of $25,000 each (including indirect costs, which are not to exceed 10%). Deadline: Jul. 15.


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