Funding Opportunities Posted Week of 10/1/07 - 10/7/07

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AT&T
Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship Program

The AT&T Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowship Program is intended to stimulate interdisciplinary research and curriculum development that involve social issues, engineering, the sciences, economics, management, business, law, and public policy issues. Up to three (3) new awards of $25,000 each will be made in 2007. Applications will be solicited electronically.

The overarching objectives of the program are (1) to produce university faculty and students who can contribute to solving global and regional environmental problems, (2) to advance the theoretical basis for the field of industrial ecology and its application in service sectors, industrial activity, and regulatory arenas, and (3) provide guidance for the telecommunications industry.
Deadline: Oct. 30

NIH
Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Advanced Development Cooperative Agreements (U01)

The NIH invites applications for Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Advanced Development Cooperative Agreements (U01s).  The overall mission of the CounterACT Research Network is to develop new and improved medical countermeasures against chemical threats (see http://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/research/counterterrorism/index.htm). These include pulmonary agents such as chlorine, industrial chemicals such as cyanide, and nerve agents such as sarin.  Unlike the previous CounterACT Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs), sulfur mustard research will not be supported by this announcement, research on diagnostic technologies will not be supported, and the focus will be on therapies that can be used after exposure to a chemical threat as opposed to pre-exposure prophylactic treatments.  The expected outcome of each of these accelerated three-year projects is a lead compound or validated model for screening relevant therapeutics.
Deadline: Nov. 9 and full  Dec. 10

NIAID
NIAID Science Education Awards (R25)

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits applications from applicant organizations that propose creative and innovative research education programs that will 1) increase the public’s understanding of biomedical research, or 2) encourage K-12 students to enter areas in biomedical science in the mission area(s) of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).  The NIH Research Education (R25) grant mechanism is a flexible and specialized mechanism designed to foster the development of biomedical, behavioral, and clinical researchers through creative and innovative research education programs.
The overall goal(s) of the NIAID’s research education programs are (1) to ensure that highly trained scientists will be available in adequate numbers and in appropriate scientific areas to address the Nation’s biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs in the NIAID mission areas and (2) to provide public education and outreach on NIH-funded research to a variety of audiences. NIAID accepts R25 applications that provide training and curriculum development for K-12 teachers and students using innovative approaches and broad outreach at a national level. The applicant organization should determine the nature of the program, state the specific goals for the program, and define specific measurable objectives.  The NIH encourages all proposed programs to foster the participation of individuals from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research, individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, individuals with disabilities, and women.
Deadline: Nov. 26 and full Jan. 25

The Schomburg Center
Felllowships: Research in Black Culture

About the Scholars-in-Residence Program
The Schomburg Center Scholars-in-Residence Program assists those scholars and professionals whose research in the black experience can benefit from extended access to the Center's resources. Fellowships funded by the Center will allow recipients to spend six months or a year in residence with access to resources at the Schomburg Center and other centers of The New York Public Library. The program encourages research and writing on black history and culture, facilitates interaction among participating scholars, and provides wide-spread dissemination of findings through lectures, publications, and colloquia and seminars. It encompasses projects in African, Afro-American, and Afro-Caribbean history and culture.

Over the course of its 18-year history, the residency program has provided direct funding support for 77 fellows, and additional residency opportunities for 18 independently-funded humanities scholars. Funding support for the program has been provided by the Ford Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Aaron Diamond Foundation, the Irene Diamond Foundation, the Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Deadline: Dec. 1

Health Resources & Services Administration
Nurse Education, Practice and Retention

Grants are awarded to eligible institutions for projects to strengthen and enhance the capacity for nurse education, practice and retention to address the nursing shortage.  Applicants must select and focus on one of the nine purposes in the grant application.  The Education priority area includes Purpose E1) expanding enrollment in baccalaureate nursing programs; Purpose E2)developing and implementing internship and residency programs to encourage mentoring and the development of specialties; and, Purpose E3) providing education in new technologies, including distance learning methodologies.  The Practice priority area includes Purpose P1)estblishing or expanding nursing practice arrangements in non-institutional settings to demonstrate methods to improve access to primary health care in medically underserved communities; Purpose P2)providing care for underserved populations and other high-risk groups; Purpose P3)providing managed care, quality improvement, and other skills needed to practice in existing and emerging organized health care systems; and, Purpose P4)developing cultural competencies among nurses.  The Retention priority area includes Purpose R1)career ladder bridge programs which promote career advancement for registered nurses and nursing personnel; and, Purpose R2)enhancing patient care delivery systems through improving the retention of registered nurses and enhancing patient care.
Deadline: Due Dec. 6

Health Resources & Services Administration
Faculty Development: Integrated Technology into Nursing Education & Practice Initiative

The purpose of this initiative is to provide support to nursing collaboratives for faculty development in the use of information and other technologies in order to expand the capacity of collegiate schools of nursing to educate students for 21st century health care practice.  Nursing collaboratives will use healthcare information systems to enhance nursing education and practice, optimize patient safety, and drive improvements in health care quality.   

For this initiative, use of information and other technologies in nursing education and practice, includes, but is not limited to, informatics, telehealth, mannequin-based and patient simulators, computer-based instructions, virtual simulation, interactive simulated case studies, advanced 3D graphics, e-Learning technology, and other simulated or virtual methods to enhance nursing education and practice. 
Deadline: Dec. 10

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Minority Faculty Fellowship Program

Minority Faculty Fellowship Program grants increase the number of under represented minority individuals who are members of the faculty in a health profession school.  The grants enable schools to provide a stipend and a training allowance to the faculty fellow.

Grantees must: (1) Identify, recruit and select individuals who are underrepresented racial minorities in the health professions for teaching, administration, or research positions at a health professions institution; (2)Provide such individuals with the skills necessary for tenured faculty positions, which may include training in pedagogy, program administration, design and conduct of research, grant writing, and the preparation of articles suitable for publication in peer review journals;(3)Assist individuals in preparation for an academic career by providing services such as counseling;and (4) Provide health services to rural or medically underserved populations.
Deadline: Dec. 14

The Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the Office of Science
Abrupt Climate Change Modeling: Climate Change Prediction Program

The Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy, hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research grants on the topic of predictive modeling of abrupt climate change in the Climate Change Prediction Program. Applications should describe research projects supporting the development and application of climate and earth system models for abrupt climate change modeling. Applications should clearly describe how that research will contribute to a measurably improved ability to use climate and earth system models for studying abrupt climate change.
Deadline: Dec. 17

The Office of High Energy Physics (HEP)
Discovering the Nature of Dark Energy

The Office of High Energy Physics (HEP), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for projects relevant to the development and design of experimental approaches that can discover the nature of the “Dark Energy” that permeates the universe. Subject to appropriations, funds are anticipated to be available within the non-accelerator-based research program within HEP to support this research.
Deadline: Dec. 18

Health Resources & Services Administration
Leadership Training in Nursing

The purpose of this program is to provide graduate training of nurses for leadership roles in maternal and child health,including womens health and the care of pregnant women,infants, children, and adolescents in community public health programs. This is to be accomplished by advancing the knowledge and skills of nursing health professionals and enhancing their effectiveness in community public health programs providing maternal and child health services, academia and or clinical settings. 
Deadline: Dec. 21

Enhancing Developmental Biology Research at Undergraduate Institutions (R15)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is intended to stimulate research in fundamental aspects of developmental biology at educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees, but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. In order to ensure that the field of developmental biology will attract the best and brightest minds, potential students need to be exposed to the excitement of the research enterprise at an early stage in their training.

These AREA grants are intended to support small-scale developmental biology research projects proposed by faculty members of eligible, domestic institutions including many small primarily undergraduate and historically minority institutions. The intention is to create research opportunities for developmental biologists who otherwise would be unlikely to participate in NIH-funded research. Goals of this FOA are to strengthen the developmental biology research environment at the grantee institutions, foster the development of novel or underutilized experimental model systems, and to motivate students through exposure and participation in research related to NICHD’s goal of understanding the etiology of structural birth defects.
Deadline: Jan. 15 and full Feb. 15

National Endowment for the Humanities
Request for Proposals: Digital Humanities Workshops

The National Endowment for the Humanities invites proposals for workshops that offer academically rigorous professional development programs for K-12 educators seeking to use digital resources to strengthen the teaching of the humanities. Workshops must have a cohesive course of study, address well-defined topics, and foster deeper and more informed engagement with the content-rich resources of the Internet, particularly the materials and lesson plans available through NEH's EDSITEment, a nationally recognized gateway to the best humanities materials on the World Wide Web.
Deadline: Jan. 17

ARCE
Fellowships in Egypt

ARCE administers fellowships for study in Egypt by students enrolled in doctoral programs at North American universities and by post-doctoral scholars and professionals affiliated with North American universities and research institutions. Depending on the source of funding, fellowships are granted for periods of betweeen 3 and 12 months.
Deadline: Jan. 18

NIH
Environmental Health Sciences Core Center Grants (P30)

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) invites applications from qualified institutions for support of Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers. These Centers are designed to establish innovative programs of excellence in the field of environmental health sciences by providing scientific and programmatic support for promising investigators and areas of research. A Core Center Grant is an institutional award to support centralized scientific resources and facilities shared by investigators with existing research projects. By providing a Center structure and Core resources this support is intended to enhance the ability of scientists working the field of environmental health sciences to identify and capitalize on current and emerging opportunities that will lead to outstanding research advances to improve our understanding of the relationship between environmental exposures and both human biology and human disease.  Deadline: Jan. 21 and full Feb. 21

Department of Energy
Annual Notice Submission of Renewal and Supplemental Applications

The Office of Science (SC) of the Department of Energy (DOE) hereby announces its continuing interest in receiving renewal and supplemental grant and cooperative agreement applications for support of work in the following program areas: Basic Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, and Planning and Analysis.