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Use the Links at the Right to navigate amongst the various sections of this archived Funding Alert newsletter. Download Issue: Benefits of Music Research Grants The NAMM Foundation (formerly the International Foundation for Music Research) seeks proposals from leading researchers and research teams in the fields of music, music education, neuroscience, psychology, education or health to explore the benefits of hands-on music making in various education, health-wellness or therapeutic settings. Short-term (less than one year) as well as longitudinal studies (up to three years) will be considered. Deadlines: Sep 8 (pre-proposal), Oct. 16 (invited proposal). WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June 18, 2006. Documenting Endangered Languages The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites applications for the Documenting Endangered Languages program. This multi-year funding partnership between the NSF and the National Endowment for the Humanities supports projects to develop and advance knowledge concerning endangered human languages. Funding will support fieldwork and other activities relevant to recording, documenting, and archiving endangered languages, including the preparation of lexicons, grammars, text samples, and databases. Funding will be available in the form of one- to three-year project grants as well as fellowships for up to twelve months. Deadline: Sep. 15. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June 18, 2006. Also see these listings:
RWJF Call for Proposals Released: Caring Across Communities The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) accepts proposals for the Caring across Communities initiative. The program addresses the mental health needs of underserved children and youth by supporting school-connected mental health services for students who require them. Special emphasis will be given to projects that help children of immigrant and refugee families overcome the cultural and language barriers to mental health services. Duke researchers should contact Beth Eastlick, Foundation Relations, at 681-0405 or beth.eastlick@duke.edu, before approaching this foundation. Deadline: July 28. Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation The Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation provides nonprofit organizations and public agencies Grants for projects that contribute to the preservation or the recapture of an authentic sense of place. Funds may be used for professional advice, conferences, workshops, and education programs. Deadline: Varies. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June 18, 2006. Also see this listing:
Efficacy of Interventions to Promote Research Careers The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) supports research that test assumptions regarding the Efficacy of Interventions to Promote Research Careers (R01) in biomedical research, with a particular interest in those interventions specifically designed to increase the number of underrepresented minority students entering careers in biomedical and behavioral research. Deadlines: Aug. 19 (letter of intent), Sep. 19 (application). WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June 18, 2006. Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Research Training Grants (T32) The National Institutes of Health will award Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants (T32) to eligible institutions as the primary means of supporting graduate and postdoctoral research training to meet national biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. Deadlines: Sep. 10, Jan. 10, May 10 (applications); Sep. 1, Jan. 2, May 1 (AIDS). WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 19, 2006. Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (K12) The National Institutes of Health's Minority Opportunities in Research Division re-announces the Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) Initiative, which seeks to combine mentored postdoctoral research at a research-intensive institution with an opportunity for candidates to develop teaching skills through mentored assignments at a Minority Serving Institution. Deadlines: Sep. 22, 2006, 2007, 2008. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 13, 2006. Office of Research Integrity Proposals The Office of Research Integrity (ORI) seeks Proposals from institutions that wish to collaborate with ORI in developing conferences, workshops, symposia, colloquiums, seminars, and annual meeting sessions that address the responsible conduct of research, research integrity, or research misconduct. ORI will provide up to $20,000. Deadline: Oct. 1. NSF Advanced Learning Technologies The National Science Foundation seeks applications for the Advanced Learning Technologies (ALT) program. Through the ALT program, the NSF supports research that 1) enables radical improvements in learning through innovative computer and information technologies, and 2) advances research in computer science, information technology, learning, and cognitive science through the unique challenges posed by learning environments and learning technology platforms. Integrative research approaches that build across disciplines and establish tight linkages among theory, experiment, and design are strongly encouraged. Educational foci for ALT projects must include an area of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM), or general cross-cutting skills directly relevant to STEM. The estimated number of awards is 6-10 standard or continuing grants. Deadlines: Apr. 25, 2007; Apr. 25, 2008. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June 18, 2006. Also see this listing:
Right Whale Aerial Surveys: Presolicitation Notice The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to acquire services to provide information on the seasonal and spatial distribution of right whales off Northern Georgia and South Carolina and to reduce the possibility of collisions between right whales and vessels off Northern Georgia and South Carolina by locating right whales in this area and providing the information to mariners. Deadline: July 6. Montana Arctic Grayling Recovery The Bureau of Land Management requests proposals for Montana Arctic Grayling Recovery. The Bureau requests assistance with efforts to reintroduce fluvial Arctic grayling into streams in the historic range in Montana. Deadline: Jul. 13. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 13, 2006. Eastern Montana Coal Lands Ground Water Evaluation The Bureau of Land Management requests proposals for Eastern Montana Coal Lands Ground Water Evaluation. The Bureau requests a study of the impacts to hydrogeologic systems and recovery of those systems near existing and reclaimed surface coal mines in southeastern Montana. Deadline: Jul. 13. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 13, 2006. Wetland Health Assessments in Montana The Bureau of Land Management requests proposals for Wetland Health Assessments in Montana. The Bureau requests an assessment of wetland and riparian health at a watershed scale. The objective is to produce a watershed scale, ecologically based, understanding of wetland and riparian functions, threats, and rehabilitative opportunities. . Deadline: Jul. 13. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 13, 2006. Right Whale Data Collection - Mid-Atlantic: Presolicitation Notice The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) intends to acquire services to collect data on the occurrence of right whales in nearshore continental shelf waters of the US Mid-Atlantic coast. The primary goal of Right Whale Data Collection - Mid- Atlantic is identify migratory habitats and potential wintering ground for the right whale. Deadline: July 19. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, June 19, 2006. Geography and Regional Science The National Science Foundation accepts applications for the Geography and Regional Science program. The program sponsors research on the geographic distributions and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on the Earth's surface. Investigations are encouraged into the nature, causes, and consequences of human activity and natural environmental processes across a range of scales. Support also is provided for projects that explicitly integrate undergraduate and graduate education into the overall research agenda. Deadlines: Aug. 15; Jan. 25, 2007 (full proposal); Oct. 15; Feb. 15, 2007 (Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement proposals). NOAA Omnibus Notice of Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2007 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published an Omnibus Notice to Announce the Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2007.
WEB LINK. Federal Register, June 12, 2006. NOAA Fellowship, Scholarship and Internship Programs The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced the availability of NOAA Fellowship, Scholarship and Internship Programs grant funds for Fiscal Year 2007.
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Nominations Sought for AACR Cancer Prevention Research Award The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation invites nominations for the fifth annual AACR-Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation Award for Excellence in Cancer Prevention Research. The award will be given to a scientist residing in any country in the world for seminal contributions in basic, translational, clinical, epidemiological, or behavioral science investigations in cancer prevention research that have had a major impact on the field and stimulated new directions in this important area. The award recipient will present a major lecture during the International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, the premier annual international meeting on cancer prevention research. Deadline: Jun. 30. Two OLAW Sponsored Meetings in September in Ithaca, New York The National Institutes of Health's Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) will sponsor back-to-back meetings at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, on September 12, providing interested attendees the opportunity to attend a SCAW IACUC Advanced workshop and a conference on practical approaches to managing occupational health programs, in the same location. WEB LINK. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, June 16, 2006.
Soros Fellowships for New Americans The Soros Foundation accepts applications for the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans competition to identify "people who will make a success of their lives and who will contribute something to this country, in whatever area of endeavor they choose." Fellowships are grants for up to two years of US graduate study in any professional field or scholarly discipline in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Eligible candidates are no older than 30 years of age. Award includes a maintenance grant of $20,000 and tuition grant of one-half the tuition cost of the US graduate program attended by the Fellow. Citizenship: New Americans, i.e. resident aliens, naturalized citizens, or child of naturalized citizens. Deadline: Nov. 1. Peace Scholar Dissertation Fellowships The US Institute of Peace invites applications for Peace Scholar awards offered by the Jennings Randolph program. These fellowships are intended to support the research and writing of doctoral dissertations addressing the sources and nature of international conflict and ways of preventing or ending conflict and sustaining peace. Deadline: Jan. 10, 2007. Also see these listings:
Request for Applications for the Targeting Obesity in Young Women to Prevent the Development of Type II Diabetes The Office of Women's Health has issued a Request for Applications for the Targeting Obesity in Young Women to Prevent the Development of Type II Diabetes. This cooperative grant announcement focuses on the development and demonstration of creative and innovative approaches that are effective in reducing the prevalence of overweight/obesity in young women, ages 16-24, by increasing the number of women who adopt positive, healthy, lifestyles. Organizations will be provided with funding that will aid in the development, expansion, or sustainment of effective obesity-related programs in order to effect lifestyle changes that will prevent the development of type II diabetes in the targeted population. Deadlines: Jun. 29 (letter of intent), Jul. 20 (application). WEB LINK. Federal Register, June 20, 2006. Establishing Comprehensive NCMHD (National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities) Research Centers of Excellence (P60) The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) invites applications for Establishing Comprehensive NCMHD Research Centers (P60). These NCMHD research centers of excellence will focus primarily on minority health and health disparities research and secondarily on research training and community engagement and outreach. The centers are expected to explore biological, environmental, behavioral and social factors acting independently or dependently, across multiple social contexts, and across multiple social levels. Research directed toward eliminating health disparities the following disorders is sought: cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, infant mortality, mental health, and obesity. Research associated with lung and liver diseases, psoriasis, sclerodema, and glomerular injury is also encouraged when significant disparities for racial and ethnic populations and medically underserved populations are known to exist. Research cutting across two or more of the above diseases or conditions and that includes interventional studies, or trials or that leads to novel interventions is also of interest. Since Duke University may submit only one proposal in response to this solicitation, anyone interested in submitting a proposal is asked to forward the requested materials to Ken Macdonald in the Office of Research Support (kwmac@duke.edu, 681-5988) by July 5.
Deadlines: Jul. 5 (Duke internal); Jul. 10 (optional letter of intent); Aug. 10 (external application). WEB LINK. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, June 9, 2006. NINDS Clinical Trial Planning Grants (R34) The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) provides Clinical Trial Planning Grants (R34) for the organization of activities critical for the successful implementation of high-risk, complex, or large-scale clinical trials. The expected product of the planning grant is a detailed clinical trial research plan including a complete manual of operations and procedures. Included in the planning grant application must be a completed study protocol and projected direct costs for the future phase III trial. Deadlines: Jul. 18; Nov. 18; Mar. 18, 2007 (letter of intent), Aug. 18; Dec. 18; April 18, 2007 (application). WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June 18, 2006. Rural Research to Diverse Audiences The Health Resources & Services Administration will accept applications for Rural Research to Diverse Audiences. Successful applicants will conduct research to design and implement multiple approaches for targeting rural research to diverse audiences of decision-makers at national, state, and community levels. The estimated amount of this competition is $98,000. Deadline: Jul. 19. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 15, 2006. Alliance of Glycobiologists for Detection of Cancer and Cancer Risk The National Cancer Institute (NCI) solicits applications for an Alliance of Glycobiologists for Detection of Cancer and Cancer Risk (U01). The program will support a number of Tumor Glycome Laboratories to conduct innovative translational research in the field of complex carbohydrates with the overall goal to uncover and develop new classes of molecular markers for early detection of cancer. The NCI intends to devote approximately $3 million in FY 2007 to fund 5-6 grant awards. The NCI will hold a pre-application meeting on Friday, July 14, 2006 at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD (see NOT-CA-06-030). Deadlines: Jul. 23 (letter of intent); Aug. 23 (application). WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 16, 2006. Development of Advanced Genomic Characterization Technologies The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) solicit applications for research projects proposing the Development of Advanced Genomic Characterization Technologies (R21) for the characterization of cancer biospecimens and control tissue. Significant improvement of current whole-genome, low-throughput, and low-sensitivity technologies will be also considered under this program. The program uses the R21 grant mechanism which provides $275,000 direct costs over a two-year period. Deadlines: Jul. 24 (letter of intent); Aug. 24 (application). WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June 18, 2006. Establishment of Quality Metrics for Friction Ridge Impression Examinations The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) solicits proposals for research and development of Quality Metrics for Friction Ridge Impression Examinations. The FBI Laboratory performs latent print examinations and renders opinions as to the individualization of subjects for law enforcement purposes. The FBI anticipates the award of a cost plus fixed fee contract. Deadline: July 27. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, June 13, 2006. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - 2007 Career Development Program The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society seeks nominations for its 2007 Career Development Program. The program supports fundamental research in genetics, molecular and cell biology, molecular pharmacology, molecular virology and immunology. The program also encompasses translational research directly relevant to the improved treatment or diagnosis of leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and, where applicable, to prevention. The Society's Career Development Program provides awards intended to meet the specific needs of investigators at different states in their research careers. The awards - Scholar, Scholar in Clinical Research, Special Fellow, Special Fellow in Clinical Research and Fellow - provide stipends to investigators, allowing them to devote themselves to research bearing on leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. An institution may nominate only one candidate in each of the five award categories. Because of this limitation, there is an internal review process for prospective nominees in advance of the sponsor's preliminary application deadline. To participate in this review, please email the following materials to Ken Macdonald in the Office of Research Support (kwmac@duke.edu, 681-5988) by the August 1st internal deadline:
Deadlines: Aug. 1 (Duke internal), Sep. 15 (preliminary application), Oct. 2 (application). Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health The NIH Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) and its cosponsors invite institutional career development award applications for Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) Career Development Programs. BIRCWH will support mentored research career development of junior faculty members, known as BIRCWH Scholars, who have recently completed clinical training or postdoctoral fellowships, and who will be engaged in interdisciplinary basic, translational, behavioral, clinical, and/or health services research relevant to women's health or sex/gender factors. Funding of up to 10 new and competing continuation awards is anticipated. Since Duke University may submit only one proposal in response to this solicitation, anyone interested in submitting a proposal is asked to forward the requested materials to Ken Macdonald in the Office of Research Support (kwmac@duke.edu, 681-5988) by July 31.
Deadlines: Jul. 31 (Duke internal); Aug. 14 (letter of intent); Sep. 14 (application). Longitudinal Surveys of the Elderly: SBIR Initiative (R43/R44) The National Institute of Health (NIH) requests applications for the Longitudinal Surveys of the Elderly: SBIR Initiative. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has supported longitudinal survey data collection efforts and behavioral interventions in areas such as cognition, genetics, long term care, retirement and economic status, caregiving, behavioral medicine, and the dynamics of health and functional change at older ages. This funding opportunity will use the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR [R43/R44] grant mechanisms. Deadlines Aug. 1, Dec. 1, Apr. 1. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 14, 2006. Bioengineering Research Partnerships The National Institutes of Health invites applications for R01 awards to support Bioengineering Research Partnerships (R01) for basic, applied, and translational multi-disciplinary research that addresses important biological or medical research problems. In the context of this program, a partnership is a multi-disciplinary research team that applies an integrative, systems approach to develop knowledge and/or methods to prevent, detect, diagnose, or treat disease or to understand health and behavior. The partnership must include appropriate bioengineering or allied quantitative sciences in combination with biomedical and/or clinical components. Deadlines: Aug. 20; Dec. 20 (letter of intent); Sep. 20; Jan. 27, 2007 (application). WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June 18, 2006. Small Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control The National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites behavioral research applications in cancer control from new investigators or established scientists refocusing their research interests to Behavioral Research in Cancer. Small grants are short-term awards to provide support for pilot projects, development and testing of new methodologies, secondary data analyses, and/or innovative studies that provide a basis for more extended research. Preliminary data is not required in these applications. Deadlines: Aug. 21; Dec. 22; Apr. 20, 2007; Aug. 22, 2007; Dec. 20, 2007; Apr. 20, 2008; Aug. 21, 2008; Dec. 22, 2008. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 12, 2006. Comparative Biology Elucidation of Environmental Pathways and Susceptibility (R01) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) solicit applications that promote the understanding of biological processes (pathways and/or networks) that, when perturbed by environmental factors, stressors, or alcohol, alter the susceptibility to complex human diseases. The anticipated number of awards is 10-16 from a total award amount of ~$5.1 M. Deadlines: Aug. 23 (letter of intent); Sep. 18 (application). WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 15, 2006. Genetic Factors in Birth Defects The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) conducts research on identifying Genetic Factors in Birth Defects. The NICHD intends to contract with an institution to acquire from a large population in a defined geographical area (e.g. births within a given state): 1) already collected samples containing DNA from a large number of children who have major birth defects and medical documentation sufficient to describe the birth defects; 2) already collected samples containing DNA from normal control children; 3) any and all existing data currently in the possession of the resultant Contractor on factors that may influence pregnancy outcome and birth defects. Additionally, as a contract option the NICHD is looking to obtain for the children who have major birth defects and for the normal control children: 1) maternal serum, plasma, amniotic fluid or other biological samples obtained during the pregnancy that produced the affected or normal control child; 2) samples containing DNA from the mothers; 3) samples containing DNA from the fathers, where maternal samples containing DNA are present. Deadline: Sep. 15. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June 18, 2006. Joint Degeneration: Mouse Models (R21) The National Institutes of Health solicit proposals of research employing genetically defined and genetically modified mouse models to explore the biological mechanisms underlying non-inflammatory Joint Degeneration, or osteoarthritis. R21 applications may request up to $275,000 direct costs for two years. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, June 1. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 8, 2006. Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health The National Institute of Health invites applications for Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health. The purpose of this Program Announcement is to stimulate research in the behavioral and social sciences on the consequences of natural and man-made disasters for the health of children, the elderly, and vulnerable groups, with an ultimate goal of preventing or mitigating harmful consequences. Examples of disasters include severe weather-related events, earthquakes, large-scale attacks on civilian populations, technological catastrophes or perceived catastrophes, and influenza pandemics. Three NIH Institutes are sponsoring this program announcement. The National Institute on Aging is interested in research on the elderly in disasters, especially elderly residents of institutions and frail elderly in the community. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is interested in research on children and other vulnerable populations in disasters. The National Institute of Nursing Research is interested in research that will develop interventions that will improve outcomes for persons affected by natural and man-made disasters. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, June 1 (applications), Sep. 1, Jan. 2, May 1 (AIDS). WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 9, 2006. The Role of Nuclear Receptors in Tissue and Organismal Aging (R01) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) solicit applications that explore the Role of Nuclear Receptors in Tissue and Organismal Aging (R01). The goal of this funding opportunity is to stimulate research into underlying biologic mechanisms involving nuclear receptors, their co-regulators and intracellular signaling systems in the process of aging and the connections of the aging process with pathophysiology in middle- and old-age. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, Jun. 1 (application); Sep. 1, Jan. 2, May 1 (AIDS). WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 15, 2006. Translational Research for the Prevention and Control of Diabetes and Obesity (R18) The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the National Institute of Nursing Research and the Office of Behavior and Social Sciences Research seek proposals for the Translational Research for the Prevention and Control of Diabetes and Obesity. Research should be based on interventions already proven efficacious in clinical trials to prevent and reverse obesity and type 2 diabetes, to improve care of type 1 and type 2 diabetes and to prevent or delay its complications. Deadlines: Oct. 1, Feb. 1, June 1. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 9, 2006. NIAID International Research in Infectious Diseases Program (R01) The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) solicits Research Grant (R01) applications from organizations/institutions in eligible foreign countries that propose research related to infectious diseases that are of interest to that country. Collaborative projects involving investigators and institutions from international sites and the US are particularly encouraged. NIAID intends to commit approximately $800,000 annually to fund up to 10 new four-year grants. Deadlines: Oct. 27 (letter of intent); Nov. 27 (application). WEB LINK. Grants.gov, June 15, 2006. American Health Assistance Foundation/National Heart Foundation Standard Awards The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) awards Grants for basic research on the causes of or treatments for age-related and degenerative diseases. The National Heart Foundation (NHF), a program of AHAF, provides grants to assist young investigators who are beginning independent research careers at the assistant professor level. NHF sponsors research on the causes and potential treatments of stroke or cardiovascular disease. Deadline: Nov. 1. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June 18, 2006. Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology The National Institute of Health and the National Cancer Institute invite applications for the Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology. The goal of the Paul Calabresi Award for Clinical Oncology (PCACO) is to ensure a cadre of medical doctors and basic science researchers who can collaborate with each other to design and implement hypothesis-based translational therapeutic research. The purpose of the PCACO is to increase the number of medical doctors (M.D.'s, D.O.'s), and doctorally-degreed nurses (Ph.D.'s or equivalents) and basic research scientists (Ph.D.'s, D.V.M.'s, or equivalents) who are highly-motivated and trained to: 1) primarily perform clinical oncology therapeutic research that develops and tests scientific hypotheses based on fundamental and clinical research findings; 2) design and test hypothesis-based, clinical therapeutic protocols and adjunct biological analyses and for clinician candidates to administer all phases (i.e., pilot/Phase I, Phase II, and Phase III) of cancer therapeutic clinical trials, and 3) conduct cancer therapeutic research in team research settings in which basic research and clinical scientists collaborate and interact to expedite the translation of basic science research discoveries into patient-oriented therapeutic cancer research. The PCACO is not intended to train laboratory-based scientists whose research will emphasize the use of animal or other model systems. Up to $75,000 per annum is provided for a candidate's salary; and up to $30,000 per annum is provided for a candidate's research and development support. Deadline: May 1, 2007, May 1, 2008 (letter of intent), June 1, 2007, June 1, 2008 (application). Allergen and T Cell Reagent Resources for the Study of Allergic Diseases: Presolicitation Notice The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) seeks to establish and support several multi-disciplinary teams of biochemists and immunologists focused on the discovery of novel allergens and/or T cell epitopes that are recognized by different T cell subsets. This BAA will be available electronically on/about June 27, 2006, and may be accessed through the NIAID website at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/contract/default.htm. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, June 12, 2006. Systems Approach to Immunity and Inflammation: Presolicitation Notice As part of its biodefense research mission, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) invites applications for the Systems Approach to Immunity and Inflammation, a program to support a systems biology analysis of innate and/or adaptive immune responses to infection, vaccination, or immunotherapy, with a focus on NIAID Category A, B, and C priority pathogens (listed at http://www2.niaid.nih.gov/biodefense/bandc_priority.htm). The systems biology analysis shall include: 1) High-throughput screens of mouse models for identification of key regulatory immune response genes. 2) Human correlation studies for analysis of a subset of immune regulatory genes, identified in the mouse studies, in human cell or tissue samples. While human cell lines may be used in initial screens, results shall be validated in primary human cell lines or tissues. This RFP will be available electronically on/about June 30, 2006, and may be accessed through the NIAID website. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, June 9, 2006. Also see these listings:
NATO Programme for Security through Science The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) offers Security through Science Programme Grants to scientists in NATO, Partner and Mediterranean Dialogue countries to collaborate on priority research topics. Grants are also offered to assist the academic community in Partner countries to set up basic computer networking infrastructure. Deadlines: Jul. 1; Nov. 1; Mar. 1. WEB LINK. IRIS Alert, June 19, 2006. Humboldt Research in Germany Fellowship The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation requests 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 Germany. The fellowships provide for a stay of 6-12 months in Germany for research. Applicants design their own research projects and select hosts at German institutions. Deadline: Continuous. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June 18, 2006. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization (WHO), offers an Expertise Transfer Fellowship to enable an established investigator to spend 6-12 months in an appropriate host institute in a low-/medium-resource country in order to transfer knowledge and expertise in a research area relevant for the host country and related to the IARC's programmes: epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental chemical carcinogenesis, cancer etiology and prevention, infection and cancer, molecular cell biology, molecular genetics, molecular pathology and mechanisms of carcinogenesis. Deadline: Nov. 30. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June 18, 2006.
NSF Science and Society Grant Program 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 solicitation covers the following modes of support.
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Physical Sciences & Engineering Request for Information: Production Incentives for Cellulosic Biofuels The Department of Energy seeks information from industry, academia, and producers of cellulosic biofuels regarding Production Incentives for Cellulosic Biofuels. The purpose of this Request for Information is solely for consideration in determining the most beneficial and efficient way to implement Section 942 of EPAct which authorizes a reverse auction to incentivize the production of cellulosic biofuels. Deadline: Jul. 14. WEB LINK. Grants.gov, Jun 15, 2006. Millimeter-wave Solid-State Power Amplifier Technologies for Space Communication Applications The Air Force Research Laboratory, Sensors Directorate (AFRL/SN) has issued Call 25 for BAA-04-03-SNK, Sensor Technology Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Open-Ended Broad Agency Announcement (STROEB). Call 25 solicits proposals for Millimeter-wave Solid-State Power Amplifier Technologies for Space Communication Applications. This effort focuses on solid-state power amplifiers as possible alternate microwave power sources for present-day millimeter-wave high-power, high-efficiency traveling wave tube amplifiers operating at 60 GHz and above. Deadline: Aug. 7. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, June 19, 2006. Radar Common Data Link The Air Force Research Laboratory, Sensors Directorate (AFRL/PKSE) solicits research proposals to the Radar Common Data Link program. This research and development effort shall determine the technical feasibility of transmitting Non-Traditional Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance products, such as Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data over a Common Data Link (CDL) waveform in near-real-time utilizing the radar aperture as the transmit and receive element. The capability shall be developed then demonstrated in the laboratory using hardware in-the-loop systems (transmit and receive data link terminal capability). Deadline: July 31. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, June 15, 2006. BAA for Basic Research in Advanced Imaging and Non-Imaging Sciences that Support Space Situational Awareness: Presolicitation Notice The Air Force Office of Scientific Research plans to post a BAA for Basic Research in Advanced Imaging and Non-Imaging Sciences that Support Space Situational Awareness in the summer of 2006. SSA denotes imaging and characterizing man-made space objects. The four BAA topic areas include novel ways to collect and analyze SSA-related optical data; image and signal processing; enabling mathematics; and high-performance computing. The winner will be expected to establish close ties with and emphasize technology transition to the Air Force Maui Optics and Supercomputing site in Maui, HI. The anticipated award amount will be on the order of $500K/year for five years. WEB LINK. FedBizOpps, June 20, 2006. Also see these listings:
Basic Biomedical Sciences The Helen Hay Whitney Foundation invites applications for the Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to encourage postdoctoral research training in all basic biomedical sciences and to help further the careers of young men and women engaged in biological or medical research. Stipends will range from $41,000 to $44,000 per year for up to three years, as well as funds for travel and an annual research allowance of $2,500 for the fellow's laboratory. Deadline: Jul. 17. INQUIRIES: 845/639-6799; EMAIL: hhwf@earthlink.net; WEB. National Academies Research Associateships The National Academies administers Postdoctoral and Senior Research Awards through its Research Associateship Programs, part of the Policy and Global Affairs Division. The Research Associateship Programs are sponsored by federal laboratories and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Research Centers at over 100 locations in the United States and overseas. Research associateship awards are given for the purpose of conducting research at a specific laboratory chosen by the applicant. Deadlines: Aug. 1, Nov. 1, Feb. 1, 2007. Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows (F32) The National Institutes of Health (NIH) offer the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows in biomedical, behavioral and clinical research. NRSA opportunities are sponsored by all of the NIH Centers and Institutes; follow the weblink below for specific details and contact information. Deadlines: Aug. 5, Dec. 5, Apr. 5. Postdoctoral Environmental Management Participation at the U.S. Army Environmental Center The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) provides opportunities for Postdoctoral Environmental Management Participation at the U.S. Army Environmental Center (Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD) and other approved locations. This award provides opportunities to participate in environmental projects involving cultural and natural resources, restoration, compliance, conservation, pollution prevention, validation, demonstration, technology transfer, quality assurance and quality control, training, information management and reporting, and related issues. Deadline: Continuous. USDA Postdoctoral Fellowships The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) accepts proposals for Postdoctoral Fellowships in the following program areas: natural resources and the environment; nutrition, food safety, and health; animals; biology and management of pests and beneficial organisms; plants; markets, trade, and rural development; enhancing value and use of agricultural and forest products; and agricultural systems research. Deadline: Varies. Also see these listings:
Senior Fellowships The US Institute of Peace invites applications for Senior Fellowships in its Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace. These fellowships support practitioners and scholars working on research projects concerning the sources and nature of international conflict and ways of preventing, managing, or resolving conflict. Deadline: Sep. 15 (application). US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Proposal Request The US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences solicits Proposals for its FY 2005 contract program of fundamental research in behavioral science. The subjects of research to be supported are training, leader development, and soldier/personnel issues. Deadline: Sep. 30. WEB LINK. COS Funding Alert, June 18, 2006. National Technical Assistance Program The Economic Development Administration (EDA) requests applications for FY 2006 National Technical Assistance Program (NTA Program) funding. EDA funds research and technical assistance projects to promote competitiveness and innovation in urban and rural regions throughout the US and its territories. Deadline: Aug. 1. WEB LINK. Federal Register, June 16, 2006. Also see these listings:
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