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Use the Links at the Right to navigate amongst the various sections of this archived Funding Alert newsletter. Download Issue: 2006 Shubert Foundation Theater Grants The Shubert Foundation invites applications for general operating support grants from not-for-profit, professional resident theaters in the WEB LINK. The The Huntington Research Center accepts applications for Huntington Fellowships. The
Recipients of all fellowships are expected to be in continuous residence at the Lilly Theological Research Grants The Association of Theological Schools (ATS) invites application for the Lilly Theological Research Grants program. The program is designed 1) to provide support for the research efforts of junior and senior faculty in ATS schools; 2) to increase the number of faculty in ATS schools who are actively engaged in theological scholarship, particularly faculty in schools that do not offer research doctorates; 3) to increase knowledge of the current ATS faculty about grant-seeking and the craft of theological research; and 4) to nurture the habit of research as an ongoing part of scholarly life. Deadline: Jan. 5, 2006. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, November 18, 2005. Louisville Institute General Grant Program The Louisville Institute offers a modest General Grant Program that supports a limited number of individual and collaborative research and leadership education. Such grants might cover an individual scholar's research expenses, or the costs of convening a research team or group of religious leaders. Grant size is variable. Deadlines: Feb. 1, 2006, Jun. 1, 2006, Oct. 1, 2006. Also see this listing:
Youth Leaders for Literacy Program Grants for Student-Lead Projects Youth Leaders for Literacy, an initiative of the National Education Association and Youth Service America welcomes applications for Literacy Program Grants for Student-Lead Projects. Grant applications should highlight youth leadership in developing and implementing a literacy project to begin on NEA's Read Across America Day, March 2, 2006, and that concludes during YSA's National Youth Service Days, April 21-23, 2006. Each year the NEA awards twenty grants of $500 each to student-led initiatives. Applicants must be age 21 or younger, and can be either individuals or groups. Deadline: Nov. 21. WEB LINK. The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation Sabbatical Program The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation seeks applications from leaders working in nonprofit organizations in American Architectural Foundation Community Grants Program The American Architectural Foundation's Accent on Architecture Community Grants Program assists local nonprofit design and civic organizations in funding projects that are specifically targeted to teaching children in the K-12 age range about architecture and design. The requested grant amount must not exceed $3,000. Deadline: Dec. 15. WEB LINK. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Fit Together, a grant program of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation, will provide funding and technical assistance to rural WEB LINK. The The Federal Transit Administration solicits proposals from national non-profit organizations for a cooperative agreement to develop and implement a National Technical Assistance Center for Senior Transportation (NTACST). The major goal of the NTACST is to assist local communities and states in the expansion and provision of transportation services for older adults. This cooperative agreement is a five year award. The first year of the cooperative agreement is for two million dollars ($2,000,000). Subsequent funding is authorized at one million dollars ($1,000,000 per year. Deadline: Dec. 22. WEB LINK. Federal Register, November 7, 2005. Training and Information for Parents of Children with Disabilities--Community Parent Resource Centers The Department of Education requests applications for programs to fund Training and Information for Parents of Children with Disabilities--Community Parent Resource Centers. The purpose of this program is to ensure that parents of children with disabilities receive training and information to help improve results for their children. The estimated average award size is $100,000. Deadline: Jan. 3, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 8, 2005. Training and Information for Parents of Children with Disabilities-- Parent Training and The Department of Education requests applications for programs to fund Training and Information for Parents of Children with Disabilities-- Parent Training and Information Centers. The purpose of this program is to ensure that parents of children with disabilities receive training and information to help improve results for their children. The estimated average award size is $288,182. The department anticipates making 18 awards. Deadline: Jan. 12, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 8, 2005. MTV and Youth Venture - Hope Venture Grants for Programs to Aid Hurricane Victims MTV: Music Television and Youth Venture are offering Hope Venture Grants of up to $1,000 to support young people who want to launch a venture -- an organization, club, or business -- that will aid those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Hope Venture Grants will be offered every week for the next six months to groups of two or more young people (ages 13-20) with the most compelling venture ideas to assist the people and communities affected. Deadline: Mar. 17, 2006. WEB LINK. The Lemelson-MIT Program InvenTeams Initiative The Lemelson-MIT Program for Invention and Innovation created the InvenTeams program to foster inventiveness in high school students. InvenTeams are formed by high school students, their teachers, and industry mentors for the purpose of inventing something of value for their school or local communities. The program provides grant support to high school-age invention teams across the WEB LINK. The Also see this listing:
Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship The Health Resources and Services Administration seeks applications for Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships. Grants are awarded to eligible institutions to provide financial support through traineeships for registered nurses enrolled in advanced education nursing programs to prepare nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, nurse administrators, nurse educators, public health nurses and nurses in other specialties requiring advanced education. The traineeship program is a formula program so all approved applicants will receive funds. Deadline: Dec. 9. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 8, 2005. Also see these listings:
Biomass Research and Development Initiative The Department of Energy (DOE) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) jointly solicit applications for financial assistance addressing research, development, and demonstration of biomass based products, bioenergy, biofuels and related processes. This funding opportunity, herein referred to as the "solicitation," is intended to promote greater innovation and development related to biomass, and to support the Biomass Research Development Act of 2000, the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 and Federal policy calling for greater use of biomass-based products, feedstock production, and processing and conversion. Deadlines: Nov. 22 (letter of intent), Dec. 20 (pre-application), Apr. 3, 2006 (application). WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 7, 2005. Programs for the Prevention of Fire-Related Injuries The Center for Disease Control and Prevention seeks applications for Programs for the Prevention of Fire-Related Injuries. Approximately $2, 300,000 will be available in fiscal year 2006 to fund up to 16 awards. The purpose of the program is to reduce the number of residential fire-related injuries and fatalities in high risk communities. Deadlines: Nov. 25 (letter of intent), Jan. 3, 2006 (applications). WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 7, 2005. 2006 USDA National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program The Department of Agriculture solicits applications for the FY 2006 National Research Initiative (NRI) Competitive Grants Program. The purpose of the NRI Program is to support research, extension, and education grants that address key problems of national, regional, and multistate importance in sustaining all components of agriculture (farming, ranching, forestry including urban and agroforestry, aquaculture, rural communities, human nutrition, processing, etc.). Deadlines: Dec. 16 (letter of intent):
WEB LINK. FedGrants, October 19, 2005. Blue Crab Research Program The North Carolina Sea Grant invites proposals for the Blue Crab Research Program. The program seeks innovative research that will help enhance The Argo Project: Global Ocean Observations for Understanding and Prediction of Climate Variability The National Ocean Partnership Program (NOPP) accepts proposals for sustaining (e.g., deployment, data management, technology infusion) the BP Future Conservationist Awards The BP Conservation Program offers Future Conservationist Awards of up to $12,500 for high-potential teams that aim to develop their skills through the execution of practical conservation projects. Teams may only consist of members younger than 35 years of age who have no more than two years' professional experience, and must include a minimum of three people. Applications should address three key areas: 1) development of team capabilities and skills; 2) practical conservation projects combining research and action; and 3) demonstrable long-term conservation benefits contributing to sustainable development. Projects must take place outside countries that have ratified the Convention on the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development. Deadline: Dec. 16. WEB LINK. The International Sea Turtle Conservation Fund Issues -- Request for Proposals The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has announced the availability of limited matching grant funding for International Sea Turtle Conservation Projects in the WEB LINK. The Middle The Department of Interior accepts proposals for the Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Act Collaborative Program to fund projects for the benefit of the endangered WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 9, 2005. FY2006/2007 Open Rivers Initiative The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) seeks applications for FY2006/2007 Open Rivers Initiative. The initiative provides funding to catalyze the implementation of locally driven barrier removal projects to remove dams and other barriers, in order to benefit living marine resources, particularly diadromous fish. Funding of up to $6,000,000 is expected to be available for ORI Project Grants in FY 2007. The NOAA anticipates that typical awards will range from $50,000 to $250,000. Deadline: Jan. 13, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 8, 2005. Centers for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education, and Prevention The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) seeks applications for Centers for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education, and Prevention (U50). The purposes of the Agriculture Centers are to conduct research, education, and prevention-intervention programs that address agricultural safety and health problems in the geographic region served (multi-state), as well as nationally. NIOSH is interested in receiving applications that address the etiology and prevention of injuries resulting from production agriculture/forestry/fishing. The total amount to be awarded for this program is approximately $7.5 million annually, and NIOSH anticipates making 7 to 9 awards. It is anticipated that the duration of each award will be five years. Maximum allowable direct costs will be $1.2 million per year. Deadlines: Jan. 15, 2006 (letter of intent), Feb. 15, 2006 (applications). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, November 3, 2005. Also see these listings:
Student Conference on Conservation Science Announced by On March 15-17, 2006, the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at
NSF Releases Benchmarking Information Referenced in NSF 05-625 High Performance Computing System Acquisition: Towards a Petascale Computing Environment for Science and Engineering In National Science Foundation (NSF) solicitation 05-625, High Performance Computing System Acquisition: Towards a Petascale Computing Environment for Science and Engineering, the NSF asks proposers to provide a detailed analysis of the performance of the proposed system on a benchmark suite representative of science and engineering applications. The benchmarks are posted on the NSF web site. Deadline: Feb. 10, 2006. Extension of Request for Information: Comments on the Identification of Mendelian Disorders by Genomic Sequencing The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is considering a program that would apply NHGRI's established large-scale sequencing capacity to problems of significant and direct medical interest. The Institute is trying to determine the extent to which investigators who are working on projects to identify genetic variations that cause human Mendelian disorders have encountered a barrier to completing their projects, which could be overcome by the acquisition of genomic sequence data. The NHGRI is particularly interested in cases in which a major roadblock to completing those projects could be overcome by large-scale sequencing, and where the amount of sequencing required would be prohibitive to the individual investigator. Investigators who are not currently in such circumstances, but who work in this area, are also invited to comment. The NHGRI has extended an invitation to investigators who are working to identify genetic variations causing human Mendelian disorders to provide the NIH with information about the status of their projects. Deadline: Dec. 9. WEB LINK. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, November 4, 2005. NSF Regional Grants Conference announced for March 2006 The National Science Foundation (NSF) has scheduled the second National Science Foundation Regional Grants Conference of 2006 in Highlights include:
For additional information regarding program content, contact the Policy Office in the Division of Institution & Award Support at (703) 292-8243, or via e-mail at policy@nsf.gov. For logistical information (including conference registration, lodging, etc.) please visit the conference website at the
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Scholars Program in the Biology of Developmental Disabilities in Children The John Merck Fund has again invited Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer's Care The Alzheimer's Association (AA) is seeking proposals on personalized diagnostics, preventive tools and interventions for adults coping with the spectrum of cognitive aging and neurodegenerative disease, particularly Alzheimer's disease. The AA is interested in groundbreaking studies on emerging technologies as well as their clinical and social implications. Mobile computing, high bandwidth sensing, robotics, imaging, face recognition, natural language processing, statistical modeling and a host of other technology advances allow unprecedented opportunities to study disease progression and therapeutic strategies in the contexts of everyday life. Deadlines: Dec. 1 (letter of intent), Jan. 6, 2006 (application) Developing Methodologies to Determine the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Early Childhood and Young Adult Populations The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks applications for Developing Methodologies to Determine the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Early Childhood and Young Adult Populations. The CDC will provide $600,000 to fund four awards to design or enhance methodologies for identification of early childhood and young adult populations with Autism Spectrum Disorders as a prototype for other developmental disabilities. Deadlines: Dec. 4 (letter of intent), Jan. 5, 2006 (applications). WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 7, 2005. Translating Proven Interventions for Underserved and Emergent High Risk Populations The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invites applications for Translating Proven Interventions for Underserved and Emergent High-Risk Populations. The CDC will provide $440,000 fund two awards to translate effective HIV prevention interventions, and create curricula and guidance materials for HIV prevention providers who want to adopt interventions that have already been effectively implemented. Deadline: Dec. 5. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 8, 2005. Evaluation of the Relative Effectiveness of Four Public Health Strategies for Providing HIV Testing to High-Risk African American Women with Undiagnosed HIV Infection The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks applications for Evaluation of the Relative Effectiveness of Four Public Health Strategies for Providing HIV Testing to High-Risk African American Women with Undiagnosed HIV Infection. The CDC will provide $800,000 to fund four awards to evaluate multiple strategies for reaching and providing HIV counseling, testing, and referral services to African American women at high risk for HIV. Deadline: Dec. 5. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 7, 2005. Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) seeks applications for the Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program to train and educate individuals in providing geriatric care for the elderly. Grants may be used to provide training to individuals who will provide geriatric care for the elderly; develop and disseminate curricula relating to the treatment of the health problems of elderly individuals; train faculty members in geriatrics; or provide continuing education to individuals who provide geriatric care. Deadline: Dec. 6. Assay Development for High Throughput Molecular Screening The National Institute for Health (NIH) invites applications for Assay Development for High Throughput Molecular Screening (R03/R21). The purpose of this RFA is to facilitate the discovery of new molecular probes for investigating biological function by funding the development and adaptation of biological assays for automated high throughput molecular screening. This is one component of the NIH Molecular Libraries and Imaging Roadmap Initiative. The NIH anticipates making approximately 40-50 awards. Grant mechanisms for funding will be the R21 (up to $125,000, limited to 1 year) and the R03 (up to $50,000, limited to 1 year). Deadlines: Dec. 29 (letter of intent), Jan. 12, 2006 (applications). WEB LINK. NIH Guide, November 2, 2005. Research Grants to Prevent Unintentional Injuries The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks applications for Research Grants to Prevent Unintentional Injuries. Approximately $750,000 will be available in fiscal year 2006 to fund 2-3 awards. The purpose of this program is to expand and advance understanding of what works to prevent unintentional injuries, and how what works can be translated for maximum impact in public health. Deadlines: Jan. 3, 2006 (letter of intent), Feb. 3, 2006 (applications). WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 7, 2005. Research Grants for the Care of the Acutely Injured The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invites applications for Research Grants for the Care of the Acutely Injured. Approximately $1,800,000 will be available in fiscal year 2006 to fund approximately 3-5 awards. The purpose of this grant is to expand and advance understanding of the care of the acutely injured. Deadlines: Jan. 3, 2006 (letter of intent), Feb. 3, 2006 (applications). WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 7, 2005. Research Grants to Describe Traumatic Brain Injury Consequences The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks applications for Research Grants to Describe Traumatic Brain Injury Consequences. Approximately $650,000 will be available in fiscal year 2006 to fund one award. The purpose of the research is to help expand and advance understanding of traumatic brain injury. Deadlines: Jan. 3, 2006 (letter of intent), Feb. 1, 2006 (applications). WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 7, 2005. The Health Resources and Services Administration seeks applications for Centers of Excellence (COE). The goal of the Centers of Excellence is to assist eligible schools in supporting programs of excellence in health professions education for underrepresented minority individuals. The grantee is required to use the funds awarded: 1) to establish, strengthen, or expand programs to enhance the academic performance of the underrepresented minority students attending the school; 2) to improve the capacity of such schools to train, recruit, and retain underrepresented minority faculty including the payment of stipends and fellowships; 3) to carry out activities to improve the information resources, clinical education, curricula, and cultural competence of the graduates of the schools as it relates to minority health issues; 4) to facilitate faculty and student research on health issues, particularly affecting underrepresented minority groups; including research on issues relating to the delivery of health care; 5) to carry out a program to train students of the school in providing health services to a significant number of underrepresented minority individuals through training provided to such students at community based health facilities that provide such health services and are located at a site remote from the main site of the teaching facilities of the school; 6) to provide stipends as appropriate; and (7) to develop a large competitive applicant pool through linkages with institutions of higher education, local school districts, and other community based entities and establish an educational pipeline for health professions careers. Deadline: Jan. 26, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 8, 2005. Innovative Therapies and Clinical Studies for Screenable Disorders The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) invite applications for research relevant to the basic understanding and development of therapeutic interventions for currently screened conditions and "high priority" genetic conditions for which screening could be possible in the near future. In this PAR, a "high priority" condition is a condition for which the development of an efficacious therapy would make the condition amenable to newborn screening. NIH will fund the program through R01, R03, R21 research grants. Deadline: Feb. 1, June 1, Oct. 1. WEB LINK (R01)WEB LINK (R03) WEB LINK (R21) American Legacy Foundation -- Small Innovative Grants Program Established as part of a settlement agreement between forty-six state attorneys general and a group of tobacco companies, the American Legacy Foundation (Legacy) accepts applications for its Small Innovative Grants Program to reduce WEB LINK. The 2006 Senior Scholar Awards in Aging The Ellison Medical Foundation announces the Senior Scholar Awards in Aging to support established investigators, working at institutions in the Developing Centers for Innovation in Services and Intervention Research The National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks proposals for Developing Centers for Innovation in Services and Intervention Research. The goal of this program is to establish support for groups of researchers to develop intervention and services research studies that will directly address the missions of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and to prepare these research groups to develop advanced centers. The intervention and services research requires the creation and adoption of novel methodological and organizational approaches, the use of behavioral, social, economic, and/or political theories to transport interventions into community settings, the creation of sustainable community partnerships, and the creation of sustainable multidisciplinary research teams that can work cooperatively and creatively to find new ways to provide appropriate mental health care Deadlines: May 1, 2006 (letter of intent), June 1, 2006 (application). Also see these listings:
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation announces its interest in receiving applications for the Humboldt Research Fellowship Program. This program supports highly qualified scientists and scholars of all nationalities and disciplines so that they may carry out long-term research projects in The National Science Foundation (NSF) will accept applications for the East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) Program. The primary goals of EAPSI are to introduce students to US Civilian Research and Development Foundation - Cooperative Grants Program The US Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) seeks proposals for the Cooperative Grants Program (CGP). The CRDF is a nonprofit charitable organization created by the US Government in 1995 to promote international scientific and technical cooperation. The Cooperative Grants Program provides up to two years of support for joint US and Eurasian research teams in all areas of basic and applied research in the natural sciences. Cooperative research grants average $60,000 and are awarded on a competitive basis. Grants to Eurasian teams include individual financial support; equipment, supplies and travel support; and institutional support to the grantee institution; WEB LINK. IRIS Alert, November 4, 2005. Transatlantic Policy Research Program The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) announces a call for proposals for the Transatlantic Policy Research Program. The aim of this new program is to support research-driven conferences of scholars and policymakers working on transatlantic policy issues that will be selected and change on a yearly basis. GMF will award a total of six grants of up to $25,000 each for transatlantic policy conferences in the 2006-07 academic year. American and European university-based scholars from any discipline may apply. Conference proposals should include scholars from the WEB LINK. IRIS Alert, November 4, 2005.
Neuroscience Blueprint Interdisciplinary Center Core Grants The National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks applications for Neuroscience Blueprint Interdisciplinary Center Core Grants. This RFA is an initiative of the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research (http://neuroscienceblueprint.nih.gov), a trans-NIH partnership to accelerate neuroscience research. Since only one application will be reviewed from an applicant organization, an internal review process is necessary to make sure this limit is not exceeded. Anyone interested in submitting an application from Duke in response to this RFA must first email the following materials to Ken Macdonald in the Office of Research Support (kwmac@duke.edu, 681-5988):
WEB LINK. NIH Guide, September 29, 2005. ASA/NSF Federal Statistics Research Program The ASA/NSF/Federal Statistics Fellowship program is jointly supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Bureau of the Census (Census), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The program fosters collaborative and interdisciplinary research efforts that stimulate the development and advancement of methodology and social science research relevant to issues on which Federal statistical agencies seek to provide information. The program brings academic researchers to work with statisticians and social scientists for up to one year.
Deadline: Dec. 10. The Smithsonian Institute offers Senior, Postdoctoral, and Predoctoral Fellowships for research and study in the following fields:
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2006. The Department of Energy invites you to nominate candidates for the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, among the oldest and most prestigious science and technology awards given by the US Government. The award honors US scientists and engineers who have made exceptional and relatively recent achievements in the development, use, or control of energy; broadly defined to include the science and technology of nuclear, atomic, molecular, and particle interactions and efforts; and environmental conservation and efficiency. The award consists of a citation signed by the Secretary of Energy, a gold medal, and a $50,000 honorarium. An award is given in each of the following fields: Chemistry, Environmental Science and Technology, Life Sciences (including Medicine), Materials Research, National Security, Nuclear Technology, and Physics. Nominees should be US citizens in their mid-careers and show promise for continued exceptional achievements. Deadline: Jan. 31, 2006. Interdisciplinary Developmental Science Centers for Mental Health: Mature Centers The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) invites applications for Interdisciplinary Developmental Science Centers for Mental Health (IDSC): Mature Centers. The purpose of these Centers is to support integrative research environments conducting innovative cross-disciplinary investigations of neurobehavioral developmental mechanisms responsible for psychopathology in childhood and adolescence. This announcement utilizes the NIH P50 award mechanism to support "mature" centers, with direct cost limits of $1.5 million per year. Depending on the availability of funds and the number and quality of applications received, NIMH may support up to 1 or 2 new Centers per year. Deadlines: Mar. 28, 2006, Mar. 14, 2007, Mar.14, 2008. WEB LINK. NIH Guide, November 2, 2005. Interdisciplinary Developmental Science Centers for Mental Health: Formative Centers The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) invites applications for Interdisciplinary Developmental Science Centers for Mental Health: Formative Centers (P20). The purpose of these Centers is to support integrative research environments conducting innovative cross-disciplinary investigations of neurobehavioral developmental mechanisms responsible for psychopathology in childhood and adolescence. Deadlines: Mar. 28, 2006, Mar. 14, 2007, Mar.14, 2008. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 7, 2005. Also see these listings:
Physical Sciences & Engineering Teaming The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking other government agencies, industry, academia, nonprofit organizations, and Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) partners for the Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development and Mission Concept Studies (ASTID). The ASTID program element requests proposals to develop instrumentation capabilities that will help meet Astrobiology science requirements on future space flight missions, as well as unique Astrobiology science objectives on Earth. Selected activities are expected to advance the development of scientific instruments or instrument components to the point where the instruments could be credibly proposed in response to future flight opportunity announcements, although proposals to build flight-qualified hardware are not a part of this program element. In addition, the development of laboratory instruments designed to open a new area of study for Astrobiology will also be considered. In addition, this program element also solicits proposals for Astrobiology mission concepts that may help increase the pool of ideas that may be considered for mission planning, as well as take advantage of mission opportunities such as offered by NASA's Discovery, Explorer, and New Frontiers Programs. Awards are expected to range from $30K to $300K per year, for a maximum of three years. For mission concept studies, approximately 5-7 studies may be selected for funding, each at the level of $100K - $150K. Deadline: Nov. 16. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 7, 2005. Electromagnetic Effects Research and Development The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Directed Energy Directorate, is seeking cost effective, innovative solutions for determining the susceptibility/vulnerability of US and foreign systems to high power electromagnetic environments with the Electromagnetic Effects Research and Development (EMERD) program. The EMERD effort intends to develop new solutions and to enhance present capabilities as well as search for new opportunities in all aspects of high power EM lethality. The estimated total program ceiling for these efforts is approximately $24M over five years. Deadline: Dec. 9. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 9, 2005. Electronic Optical and Electro Optical Materials Research The Air Force Research Laboratory solicits research proposals to develop materials for Air Force electronic and optical applications. Advances made in the program are expected to lead to improved materials and devices for digital, microwave, infrared detector, opto-electronic, nonlinear optical and power generation applications. The range of materials to be investigated in this program includes bulk compound semiconductor materials, epitaxially engineered semiconductor materials, optical materials, and high-temperature superconducting materials. Research tasks shall be accomplished primarily on-site in a complementary/ collaborative mode with other ongoing government supported in-house research projects. In certain cases research may be performed off-site when it clearly represents the most advantageous method for accomplishing the research task. Deadline: Dec. 5. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 4, 2005. Department of Homeland Security Institute for Discrete Sciences University Affiliate Centers The Office of Naval Research and the Department of Homeland Security are soliciting proposals for research areas in the discrete sciences, to include areas of information management and knowledge discovery, discrete simulation, and discrete mathematical foundations. Deadlines: Dec. 9 (white papers), Feb. 24, 2006 (full proposal). WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 7, 2005. The Department of Energy (DOE) solicits applications for Industrial Assessment Centers (IACs). The IAC program is a university based educational program to promote the training of young engineers in the understanding of the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy practices in basic manufacturing process systems and operations. The IAC program enables small and medium sized manufacturers (those with energy costs between $100,000 and $2.5 million per year) to have comprehensive assessments performed at no cost to the manufacturer. The goals of the IAC program are to: provide engineering students with practical experience and training in energy engineering; help small and medium sized manufacturers identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency, minimize waste, and improve productivity. Deadline: Jan. 24, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 7, 2005. Rapid Processing of Intelligence Data The Department of the Air Force seeks applications for Rapid Processing of Intelligence Data. The purpose of this modification is to republish the original. This BAA seeks research efforts that advance the state-of-the-art in the following areas: 1) High Speed Text Survey and Selection Capabilities; and 2) Revolutionary Techniques for Large-scale Database Processing. Deadlines: Oct. 1, 2006, Oct. 1, 2007, Oct. 1, 2008. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 7, 2005. National Scholar Award for Workplace Innovation & Design NRL Wide Broad Agency Announcement Topic Revision: High Performance Computing on Massively Parallel Architectures The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has amended the NRL Wide Broad Agency Announcement by revising topic BAA 64-05-01, High Performance Computing on Massively Parallel Architectures. The revised topic is available in its entirety. The complete BAA including proposal preparation instructions, technical points of contact for each topic, and evaluation criteria is available at http://heron.nrl.navy.mil/contracts/baa.htm. NRL is accepting initial proposals. Deadline: Dec. 31, 2006. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, October 19, 2005. NRL Wide Broad Agency Announcement Topic Revision: Spacecraft Technology The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has amended the NRL Wide Broad Agency Announcement by revising topic BAA 82-05-01, Spacecraft Technology. The topic now includes a request for proposals for technologies to support the Spacecraft for the Universal Modification of Orbits (SUMO) Program. The SUMO program consists of a front end that combines detailed relative pose estimation with a multi degree of freedom robotic manipulator system to autonomously grapple tumbling space objects without custom interfaces. SUMO offers the potential for spacecraft salvage, repair, rescue, reposition, and debris removal. NRL is accepting initial proposals. Deadline: Dec. 31, 2006. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 9, 2005. Commercial Imagery Archive & Information Dissemination Research and Development The Information Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is seeking firms to conduct applied research and advanced development in Commercial Imagery Archive & Information Dissemination. Research and Development efforts shall be directed to provide advancements in the Commercial Imagery based technology areas to support Air Force and DOD operational missions. These areas include improved digital geospatial dissemination capabilities, permitting rapid dissemination of large data sets through electronic means; spectral technology, including the integration and fusion of spectral imagery and geospatial data in relationship to intelligence exploitation and support to military operations; and improved speed and accuracy methods for generating and performing digital geographic and geolocation mensuration. Awards will normally range from 12 to 24 months with dollar amounts typically ranging from $500,000 to $2,000,000 for advanced technology development and integration efforts, per award. Deadline: Sep. 30, 2009 (white papers). WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, November 1, 2005. Also see these listings:
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NIJ FY06 Research on Sexual Violence and Violent Behavior in Corrections The Office of Justice Programs seeks applications for NIJ FY06 Research on Sexual Violence and Violent Behavior in Corrections. The Institute is seeking proposals that examine sexual violence as it pertains to other acts of violent behavior in correctional settings. Successful applicants must demonstrate how the proposed research will advance knowledge, practice, and policy in addressing the topic of sexual violence in the corrections field. Deadline: Jan. 13, 2006. WEB LINK. FedGrants, November 8, 2005. NSF Sociology Program Grants The National Science Foundation (NSF) welcomes applications for Sociology program grants. The program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization -- societies, institutions, groups and demography -- and processes of individual and institutional change. The Program encourages research on organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender roles, and the sociology of science and technology. The Program supports both original data collections and secondary data analysis that use the full range of quantitative and qualitative methodological tools. The Sociology Program also funds doctoral dissertation research to defray direct costs associated with conducting research, for example, dataset acquisition, additional statistical or methodological training, meeting with scholars associated with original datasets, and fieldwork away from the student's home campus. Deadlines: Jan. 15, 2006 (proposal), Feb. 15, 2006 (dissertation), Aug. 15, 2006 (proposal), Oct. 15, 2006 (dissertation). Research on Mind-Body Interactions and Health The National Institutes of Health (NIH) invite applications in support of Research on Mind-Body Interactions and Health. "Mind-body interactions and health" refers to the relationships among cognitions, emotions, personality, social relationships, and health. Applicant institutions may request funds to conduct regular research projects (R01). A central goal of this program is to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation towards understanding the processes underlying mind-body interactions and health as well as towards the application of such basic knowledge into interventions and clinical practice in the promotion of health and the prevention or treatment of disease and disabilities. Deadlines: Feb. 1, June 1, Oct. 1. Social and Cultural Dimensions of Health The National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites applications for the Social and Cultural Dimensions of Health program. The purpose of the program is to encourage the development of health research that integrates knowledge from the biomedical and social sciences. The research focuses on five areas:
Deadlines: Feb. 1, June 1, Oct. 1. Spring 2006 US Institute of Peace -- Unsolicited Grant Program The United States Institute of Peace seeks proposals for the Spring 2006 Unsolicited Grant Program. The purpose of the program is to offer support for research, education and training, and the dissemination of information on international peace and conflict resolution. The Unsolicited competition is open to any project that falls within the Institute's broad mandate of international conflict resolution. Most unsolicited grants are one to two years in duration and fall in the range of $25,000 to $45,000, although larger grants are also awarded. Deadline: Mar. 1, 2006. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, November 6, 2005. Spring 2006 US Institute of Peace - Solicited Grant Programs The United States Institute of Peace seeks proposals for the Spring 2006 Solicited Grant Programs. The purpose of the program is to offer support for research, education and training, and the dissemination of information on international peace and conflict resolution. Most awards fall in the range of $25,000 to $45,000, although somewhat larger grants are also awarded.
WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, November 6, 2005. Also see these listings:
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