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Use the Links at the Right to navigate amongst the various sections of this archived Funding Alert newsletter. Download Issue: International Healing Arts Competition The Society for the Arts in Healthcare invites applications for the Blair L. Sadler International Healing Arts Competition, which recognizes and encourages artists and art educators to focus on the importance of integrating the arts into healthcare. The goals of this competition are to recognize artists (professional and students) and exemplary visual, performing, and multidisciplinary art projects having a measurable impact on the quality of the healthcare experience for patients, visitors, and staff; emphasize the importance of research-informed project design and help to close the gap between the arts and healthcare; and encourage artists, art educators, and health providers to understand the important role the arts play in creating quality healthcare experiences. Deadline: Feb. 10. WEB LINK. The The National Endowment for the Humanities invites proposals for its Challenge Grants program. NEH offers Challenge Grants to help institutions and organizations secure long-term support for, and improvements in, their humanities programs and resources. Challenge Grants should not merely replace funds already being expended on the humanities, but instead should reflect careful strategic planning to improve and strengthen the institution's activities in and commitment to the humanities. While the program guidelines are currently under revision, we have been advised by NEH that that existing program announcement, from last year, may still be used for reference (but not for preparing proposals). Those interested in submitting NEH Challenge Grant proposals are encouraged to speak with Zachary Robbins (681-0473, zack.robbins@duke.edu) in the Office of Corporate & Foundation Relations regarding the possibility of pursuing corporate matching funds. Because of limits placed on the number of proposals allowed per institution, anyone considering an NEH Challenge Grant application should first email the following materials to Ken Macdonald in the Office of Research Support (kwmac@duke.edu, 681-5988) by the Feb. 27, 2006, internal deadline:
Deadlines: Feb. 27 (Duke letter of intent), May 2 (NEH final proposals - Tentative).
YouthACtionNet Community Service Grants YouthACtionNet accepts applications for Community Service Grants to youth leaders and their emerging projects that promote social change and connect youth with local communities. These youth-led projects should have clearly defined goals and have potential for growth or further replication. Final selections are made following a peer review process in which previous award winners select the next round of awardees. Award recipients will receive US$500 and are eligible to participate in an international capacity-building workshop. This program is open to young people aged 18-29 years. Deadline: Apr. 15. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, January 13, 2006. Hewlett-Packard K-12 HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative Hewlett-Packard invites applications for the K-12 HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative. The initiative is designed to support the innovative use of mobile technology in K-16 education, and to help identify K-12 public schools and two- and four-year colleges and universities that HP might support with future grants. HP will grant awards up to $30,000 to K-12 public schools that use a collaborative, team-based approach to implement technology-integration projects. HP will select teams of five teachers from approximately 100 schools to receive the equipment, professional development, and support they need to effectively integrate technology into their instruction. Preference will be given to projects that address mathematics and/or science, as well as to schools that serve a high proportion of low-income students relative to their district or state's free and reduced-price lunch percentages. Note: As a past HP grant receipient, Duke University is ineligible for the 2006 HP US Higher Education Technology for Teaching grant component. Deadline: Feb. 15. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, January 13, 2006. Fiskars Orange Thumb Grant Program for Community Garden Groups Fiskars Garden & Outdoor Living accepts applications for its 2006 Project WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, January 13, 2006. Also see these listings:
MPS Internships in Public Science Education In order to promote the involvement of the research community in public educational activities, the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) invites applications for the MPS Internships in Public Science Education (IPSE) program. The IPSE activity will provide support for undergraduate and graduate students and K-12 teachers to work in conjunction with MPS research scientists, and with professionals at science centers and museums, on projects in public science education. Proposals must show evidence of partnerships between academic institutions and science centers or museums. Deadline: Feb. 13. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, January 13, 2006.
The US Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg, MS) solicits proposals through a Broad Agency Announcement for its H&H GIS/Database Development (CHL-9) program. The Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory announces opportunities for research addressing the following areas: electronic navigation charting; integration of GIS/database and H&H models; watershed management for erosion control; larger river system management for flood control navigation; and visualization techniques. The BAA is listed on the Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting Office (VCCO) website. Deadline: Continuous. INQUIRIES: Mr. Ronald Heath (Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting Office, ATTN: CEMVK-CT-T, 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS) 601/634-3952; WEB.COS Funding Alert, January 13, 2006. General Coastal Engineering, Coastal Geology, and Dredging Investigations The US Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg, MS) solicits proposals through a Broad Agency Announcement for its General Coastal Engineering, Coastal Geology, and Dredging Investigations (CHL-15) program. The Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory announces opportunities for research in general coastal engineering, coastal geology, and dredging investigations. Research is focused on sand bypassing systems and equipment; beachfill design; coastal geology and geomorphology; functional design and evaluation of coastal works and coastal structures; littoral transport; coastal and offshore dredging studies; agitation dredging systems and equipment; physical monitoring of dredged material; physical processes in coastal wetlands; application of geographic information systems; design of nearshore and offshore dredged material placement; evaluation of dredged material disposal sites; and analysis of dredging operations management. The BAA is listed on the Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting Office (VCCO) website. Deadline: Continuous. INQUIRIES: Edmond Russo (Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting Office, ATTN: CEMVK-CT-T, 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS) 601/634- 2067; WEB. COS Funding Alert, January 13, 2006. Coastal Inlets, Navigation Channels The US Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg, MS) solicits proposals through a Broad Agency Announcement for its Coastal Inlets, Navigation Channels (CHL-11) program. The Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory announces opportunities for coastal inlets and navigation channels research. Research is conducted on: shoaling in inlets; stability of inlet channels; scour at structures; sediment transport modeling; numerical modeling of coastal regions; shoreline evolution modeling; storm erosion of beaches; wind and wave generated sediment transport; sediment budget analysis; wave forces or loads on gates (tainter, miter, etc.); and PC, workstation, and mainframe-based automated coastal engineering software (including relational and GIS data bases). The BAA is listed on the Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting Office (VCCO) website. Deadline: Continuous. INQUIRIES: Dr. Nicholas Kraus (Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting Office, ATTN: CEMVK-CT-T, 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS) 601/634- 2016; WEB. COS Funding Alert, January 13, 2006. Hydrology The US Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg, MS) solicits proposals through a Broad Agency Announcement for its Hydrology (CHL-8) program. The Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory announces opportunities for research primarily addressing military applications related to mobility, counter mobility and water supply. Specific research involves the following areas: remote sensing and quantification of precipitation; development of spatially varying precipitation hydrology models; visualization of results for hydrology and dam break models; rapid procedures for flood forecasting; GIS interfacing with existing and new hydrology models; groundwater surface water interaction processes; and interfacing watershed models with water quality and other environmental models. The BAA is listed on the Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting Office (VCCO) website. Deadline: Continuous. INQUIRIES: Mr. Earl Edris (Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting Office, ATTN: CEMVK-CT-T, 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS) 601/634- 3378; WEB. COS Funding Alert, January 13, 2006. NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences Funding Opportunities -- Molecular and Cellular Biosciences The National Science Foundation's Directorate for Biological Sciences Funding Opportunities promotes and advances scientific progress in Molecular and Cellular Biosciences.
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NIH Introduces Extramural Newsletter The National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research (OER) has introduced the NIH Extramural Nexus, an online newsletter on NIH extramural issues. Through the newsletter, the OER will provide the external scientific community with updates on NIH policies and activities as well as an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the operation of extramural programs. OER encourages members of the research community to subscribe to the new NIH Extramural Nexus newsletter.
Duke Graduate School Awards The Graduate School requests departmental or program nominations for the following Awards:
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NARSAD Independent Investigator Award NARSAD, the Mental Health Research Association (previously known as the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression), welcomes applications for the Independent Investigator Award program to support investigators during the critical period between the initiation of research and the receipt of sustained funding.. A two-year award up to $50,000 per year (maximum of $100,000 for two years) is provided to scientists at the associate-professor level or equivalent who are clearly independent and have won national competitive support as a principal investigator. Basic and/or clinical investigators are supported, but research must be relevant to schizophrenia, major affective disorders, or other serious mental illnesses. Deadline: Mar. 6. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, January 13, 2006. Lance Armstrong Foundation Survivorship Fellows Program The Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) welcomes applications for the Lance Armstrong Foundation Survivorship Fellows Program. Fellows gain experience working in the cancer community, learn about the issues at the forefront of cancer survivorship, and work in the survivorship department to help improve current initiatives and develop new initiatives in four programmatic areas: advocacy, education, public health, and research. The program will fund one Graduate Survivorship Fellows and one Undergraduate Survivorship Fellows. Deadline: Mar. 15. WEB LINK. The Foundation Center RFP Bulletin, January 13, 2006. Also see these listings:
The Tinker Foundation, Inc. invites applications for Institutional Grants. The purpose of the program is to promote the interchange and exchange of information within the community of those concerned with the affairs of Spain, Portugal, Ibero-America, and Antarctica. The foundation funds projects addressing environmental policy, economic policy, or governance issues. Projects should have a strong public policy component, offer innovative solutions to problems facing these regions, and incorporate new mechanisms for addressing these programmatic areas. Deadline: Mar. 1, Sep. 1.
Multiple Sclerosis Patient Management, Care, and Rehabilitation Program The National Multiple Sclerosis Society invites applications for the Patient Management, Care, and Rehabilitation Program. This program supports research projects dealing with psychosocial issues, management of symptoms, care and rehabilitation, bioengineering, and other topics related to improving the quality of life for people with multiple sclerosis. The emphasis in these areas should be the development of new techniques or principles rather than minor improvements of existing techniques. To be competitive, an application must address a significant problem related to the clinical care and management of people with multiple sclerosis, propose a testable hypothesis, have a defined protocol and appropriate methodology, and include appropriate controls and statistical analysis. Deadlines: Feb. 1, Aug. 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, January 13, 2006. Pilot Project Program of Duke's Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations Duke's Center for Comparative Biology of Vulnerable Populations (CCBVP) was funded in May 2004 by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to support research aimed at understanding how biological, physiological, and social aspects of vulnerability alter the effect of the environment on human health. The theme of the Center is broadly-based and interdisciplinary by design, and addresses the complex etiology and pathogenesis of diseases caused by environmental factors. The Center includes three research cores (Neurobiology and Neurodevelopmental Disease, Pulmonary Biology and Disease, and Environmental Health Policy) and four facility cores (DNA Microarray, Proteomics, Inhalational Toxicology, and Advanced Computational Technologies). The CCBVP now invites a third round of Pilot Project applications to support research on human health and vulnerability to environmental influences; in particular, the effect of various aspects of vulnerability (age, geographic factors, co-morbid diseases, nutritional status, race, economic status, or genetics) on the relationship between environmental factors and health. Successful applications will focus on neurodevelopmental disorders, environmental lung disease, and/or environmental health policy. Proposals that are collaborative across the interest areas of the CCBVP are especially encouraged. New investigators in environmental health research are encouraged to apply and will be given special consideration. Deadlines: Feb. 15 (letter of intent), Feb. 22 (application). NSF/FDA Scholar-in-Residence at FDA The National Science Foundation (NSF), through the Directorate for Engineering's Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Systems (BES), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), through its Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) are establishing the NSF/FDA Scholar-in-Residence at FDA program. This program comprises an interagency partnership for the investigation of scientific and engineering issues concerning emerging trends in medical device technology. This partnership is designed to enable investigators in science, engineering, and mathematics to develop research collaborations within the intramural research environment at the FDA. This solicitation features four flexible mechanisms for support of research at the FDA: Faculty at FDA; Graduate Student Fellowships; Postdoctoral Fellowships; and Undergraduate Student Research Experiences. Deadline: Mar. 15. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, January 13, 2006. Also see this listing:
Physical Sciences & Engineering The US Army Corps of Engineers (Vicksburg, MS) solicits proposals through a Broad Agency Announcement for its Engineering Geology program. The Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory conducts a broad range of research in the field of engineering geology in support of federal or other government technical missions. Specific areas of interest within this field include application of remote sensing to geologic and geomorphic assessments; geo-archeological investigations; applied and numerical geomorphic analysis; computer applications in geotechnical engineering; 3-D visualization systems; uses of geographic information systems; geohydrology in military and civil applications; geologic mapping; geologic applications of mathematical techniques and geostatistics; groundwater monitoring, including well installation and design; geologic application of groundwater models; integration of geological and geophysical subsurface exploration techniques; land-loss studies; remedial measures at groundwater contamination sites; seismic hazard characterization and evaluation; subsurface exploration methods (drilling and sampling techniques); test site selection; and conceptual and geologic and hydrogeologic models. The BAA is listed on the Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting Office (VCCO) website. Deadline: Continuous. INQUIRIES: Dr. Lillian Wakeley (Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting Office, ATTN: CEMVK-CT-T, 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS) 601/634-3215; WEB. COS Funding Alert, January 13, 2006. NSF Design and Manufacturing Innovation (DMI) The National Science Foundation's Division of Design and Manufacturing Innovation supports fundamental research in design, manufacturing and service, in addition to managing cross-cutting programs supporting small business and organizational innovation, and fostering academic collaboration with industry, that encompass all parts of NSF.
NSF Civil & Mechanical Systems Funding Opportunities The National Science Foundation Civil and Mechanical Systems Division funds research in the areas of infrastructure construction and management, geotechnology, structures, dynamics and control, mechanics, and materials, sensing for civil and mechanical systems as well as the reduction of risks induced by earthquakes and other natural and technological hazards.
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Human Origins - Moving in New Directions The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites applications for the Human Origins - Moving in New Directions (HOMINID) program. The HOMINID competition is directed toward enhancing knowledge of the complex biological, physical, and behavioral interrelationships that led to the development of our species, and which are responsible for both the shared and variable features that characterize living human populations. Researchers are encouraged to apply a broad range of approaches and techniques to tightly defined and clearly justified questions of human origins. The Human Origins competition will support large-scale, long-term, integrative research and infrastructure projects through awards of up to $500,000 per year for up to five years. Deadline: Feb. 6. Also see these listings:
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