Funding Opportunities Posted Week of 4/14/08 - 4/20/08

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DOE
2008 Advanced Fuel Cycle Research and Development

The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking applicants from industry, universities, and national laboratories to conduct research and development (R D) in support of the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative/Global Nuclear Energy Partnership advanced fuel cycle objectives. Applications are sought in the following program elements: 1. Used Fuel Separations Technology 2. Advanced Nuclear Fuel Development 3. Fast Burner Reactors and Advanced Transmutation Systems 4. Advanced Fuel Cycle Systems Analysis 5. Advanced Computing and Simulation 6. Safeguards 7. Advanced Waste Forms
Deadline: pre-application due May 5 and full June 10

NASA
ENDEAVOR SCIENCE TEACHER CERTIFICATE PROGRAM (ESTCP)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Education is releasing Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) No. NNH08ZNE003C, entitled " Endeavor Science Teachers Certificate Program (ESTCP)." This CAN will be available on or about April 16, 2008, by opening the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/  and then linking through the menu listings "Solicitations" to "Open Solicitations." This NASA Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) solicits proposals to develop, pilot, and administer the Endeavor Science Teachers Certificate Program (ESTCP). Organizations interested in collaborating with NASA to develop, pilot, and administer a competitive, high-quality, national program for pre/in-service teachers are invited to submit proposals. The NASA Office of Education will provide the technical coordination of this solicitation. The Endeavor Science Teachers Certificate Program will provide one (1) year fellowships, and unique education and technical experiences leading to teacher certification centered on NASA unique science and mathematics content. Funding authorization for the ESTCP is provided through the NASA Endeavor Teacher Fellowship Trust Fund, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 2467a. NASA expects to award one (1) Cooperative Agreement under this CAN pursuant to the authority of 1260.12(d) of the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook. The estimated annual value of the award to a higher education institution or a non-profit organization serving higher education students is approximately $500,000 per year, not to exceed a 5-year period of performance. Electronically submitted Notices of Intent to propose are requested by May 9, 2008. Proposal due date is June 17, 2008. Hard copies of proposals will not be accepted. Proposals must be submitted electronically via the NASA proposal data system NSPIRES or via Grants.gov. Every organization that intends to submit a proposal in response to this CAN must be registered with NSPIRES. This applies to proposals submitted via Grants.gov, as well as for proposals submitted via NSPIRES. Every organization that intends to submit a proposal through Grants.gov must register under that system as well as under NSPIRES. Proposers are discouraged from submitting the same proposal to both electronic submission systems. Registration for either proposal data system must be performed by an institution’s electronic business point-of-contact (EBPOC) in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). This is a CAN pursuant to the authority of Space Act, 42 United States Code Section 2473(c)(5).
Deadline: NOI due May 9 and full June 17

NEH
Fellowships for Research on Italian Cultural Heritage

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR, the National Research Council) of the Government of Italy are cooperating in the support of scholarly research. NEH invites applications for humanities research focusing on Italy's cultural heritage in relation to that of the United States. Recipients will be awarded fellowships. The CNR will award fellowships to Italian scholars for research on similar topics in the United States. NEH and CNR each anticipate awarding up to three fellowships. Fellowships support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, and other scholarly tools.
Deadline: May 15

DHS
DHS HOMELAND SECURITY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGNEERING, AND MATHEMATICS CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) invites applications from colleges and universities with established homeland security-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM) curricula in the research areas listed below to establish scientific career development awards to students in priority HS-STEM programs of study. DHS intends to establish an HS-STEM Career Development grants (CDG) program to enable colleges and universities to award scholarships and fellowships to qualified undergraduate and graduate students in HS-STEM disciplines who intend to pursue homeland security professional and scientific careers. Recipients of the scholarships and fellowships must major in a STEM discipline or either minor in an HS-STEM research area, receive a certificate in an HS-STEM research area or declare their concentration in an HS-STEM research area from their home institution. Research areas eligible for support include: 1. Explosives Detection, Mitigation and Response; 2. Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; 3. Risk and Decision Sciences; 4. Human Factors Aspects of Technology; 5. Chemical Threats and Countermeasures; 6. Biological Threats and Countermeasures; 7. Food and Agriculture Security; 8. Transportation Security; 9. Border Security; 10. Immigration Studies; 11. Maritime and Port Security; 12. Infrastructure Protection; 13. Natural Disasters and Related Geophysical Studies; 14. Emergency Preparedness and Response; 15. Communications and Interoperability; 16. Advanced Data Analysis and Visualization.
Deadline: May 16

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Cooperative Research Partnerships for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (U01)

The purpose of this Notice is to announce a change in RFA number AI 08-001 entitled “Cooperative Research Partnerships for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (U01)” http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-08-001.html  with regard to the application receipt date.  This date has been changed to June 19, 2008 (was previously May 12, 2008).   Please note that the Letters of Intent Receipt Date has been changed accordingly and is now May 19, 2008.
Deadline: LOI May 19; Full June 19

The Office of Academic Exchange Programs/European Programs Branch of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Junior Faculty Development Program

Executive Summary: The Office of Academic Exchange Programs/European Programs Branch of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/A/E) announces an open competition for the Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP). Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501 (c) (3) may submit proposals to place visiting faculty in the early stages of their careers from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan at U.S. universities for a one academic semester (five months) program.  Throughout their stay in the United States, JFDP Fellows will audit courses, attend conferences and seminars, and teach a course or give lectures whenever possible. The major goal of the program is to provide opportunities for academics from the participating countries to exchange ideas with U.S. academics in their respective fields of teaching, and to increase collaboration and cooperation between universities in the United States and the participating countries.
Deadline: May 30

EPA
EPA Broad Agency Announcement for Conferences, Workshops, and/or Meetings

• EPA-C2008-BAA-C1: Human Health (HH)

• EPA-C2008-BAA-C2: Ecosystems, Water and Security (EWS)

• EPA-C2008-BAA-C3: Economics and Sustainability (ES)

• EPA-C2008-BAA-C4: Air Quality and Global Climate Change (AGC)

• EPA-C2008-BAA-C5: Technology (T)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) soliciting applications from eligible applicants for the planning, arranging, administering and/or conducting of conferences, workshops, and/or meetings (hereinafter referred to as “conferences”) that focus on research to protect human health and safeguard the environment. Specifically, EPA is interested in supporting scientific and technical research conferences that address the following research program areas: (1) human health; (2) ecosystems; water and security; (3) economics and sustainability; (4) air and global climate change; and (5) technology. This BAA is open from December 10, 2007 through December 9, 2008. Applications must be received by June 5, 2008; and December 9, 2008 depending upon the cycle (as identified in Section II of this BAA) for which the applicant is requesting funding.
Deadlines: Cycle 2 due June 5 and Cycle 3 Dec. 9

The Office of English Language Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
English Language Fellow Program for Academic Year (AY) 2009-2010

The Office of English Language Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces an open competition for proposals to advance the Bureau's objectives through support of academic exchanges that will result in the improvement of English teaching capacity around the world and the enhancement of mutual understanding between the people of the United States and those of other countries through exchanges of U.S. English language educators to all regions of the world. The English Language Fellow (EL Fellow) Program sends U.S. educators in the field of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) on ten-month fellowships to overseas academic institutions. The Program also will bring Exchange EFL (English as a Foreign Language) Educators to the U.S. for a three-week workshop/institute including participation in the annual TESLO Convention. Pending the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 funds, the Bureau anticipates the placement of approximately 88 English Language Fellows (EL Fellows) overseas in AY 2009-2010. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code, Section 26 U.S.C 501 (c) (3) may submit proposals to administer and manage the EL Fellow Program for AY 2009-2010.
Deadline: June 13

DOE
Advanced Water Power Projects

The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 authorized $50 million for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a robust program of research, development, demonstration and commercial application activities to expand marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy production. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) specifically addresses these EISA provisions. However, this FOA does not fully fund EISA-authorized activities because only $10 million was appropriated to the Water Power budget in FY 2008. This FOA provides $7.5 million in funding and DOE reserves the right to make one award, multiple awards, or no awards in any given topic area.  For the purposes of this FOA, Advanced Water Power Technologies are defined as those technologies that demonstrate a capability of utilizing one or more of the following water resource categories for electricity generation:

• Ocean waves;

• Tides or ocean currents;

• Free flowing water in rivers, lakes, streams or man-made channels;

• Other water-based resources, including an improvement in the efficiency and/or environmental performance of conventional hydropower and electricity generation from differentials in ocean temperature.

Deadline: June 16

NSF
International Materials Institutes

The objective of the International Materials Institutes is to advance materials research by coordinating international projects involving condensed matter and materials physics; solid state and materials chemistry; and the design, synthesis, and characterization of materials to meet global and regional needs. A critically important aspect of an IMI is its potential impact on advancing materials research on an international scale and developing an internationally competitive generation of materials researchers, and this distinguishes an IMI from other materials research centers that NSF supports.The Institutes must be university-based (single or multi-campus), and provide a research environment that will attract leading scientists and engineers. Various models may be considered for these institutes, including, but not limited to, broad-based institutes focusing on the advancement of materials research and education on a global scale; institutes focusing on the advancement of an area of materials research for which international collaborations are essential, either on a global or regional scale; and institutes based on consortia of universities, centers, and national facilities that enhance their international impact.
Deadline: July 15

NSF
Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis (OPUS)

Three clusters within the Division of Environmental Biology (the Ecological Biology, Ecosystem Science, and the Population and Evolutionary Processes clusters) encourage the submission of proposals aimed at synthesizing a body of related research projects conducted by a single individual or group of investigators over an extended period. OPUS proposals will often be appropriately submitted in mid-to-late career, but will also be appropriate early enough in a career to produce unique, integrated insight useful both to the scientific community and to the development of the investigator's future work. In cases where multiple scientists have worked collaboratively, an OPUS award will provide support for collaboration on a synthesis. OPUS awards will facilitate critical synthesis, and do so in a way that will acknowledge the prestige of this important component of scientific scholarship.
Deadline: July 16

NSF
Cluster Exploratory (CluE)

In the last five years, the private sector has launched a number of highly effective internet-scale applications powered by massively scaled, highly distributed computing resources.  Academic researchers have expressed a need for access to similar computing resources that will allow them to engage and explore this emerging and pervasive model of computing. Through the Cluster Exploratory (CluE) program, NSF-funded researchers will use software and services running on a Google-IBM cluster to explore innovative research ideas in data-intensive computing.  Proposals funded are expected to cover a range of activities that first lead to advances in computing research, but that also explore the potential of this computing paradigm to contribute to science and engineering research and to applications that promise benefit to society as a whole.
Deadline: July 17

The Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR)
Software Development Tools for Improved Ease-of-Use of Petascale Systems

The Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research grants in software development tools for improved ease-of-use of petascale systems. Petascale computing systems soon will be available to the DOE science community. Such systems will exhibit increased architectural complexity and tens to hundreds of thousands of processor cores. Increased architectural complexity includes multicore/heterogeneous CPUs, novel memory systems and intelligent interconnects. Applications are also becoming more complex with a variety of languages, libraries, programming models, data structures, and algorithms in a single application. Taken together, these trends generate a critical need for tools that can help application teams address severe complexity and scalability challenges.  Software development tools serve as a key interface between application teams and target HPC architectures. Broadly speaking, tool functionality can be decomposed into three categories: correctness tools which support the rapid debugging of complex code, performance tools for identifying and removing performance bottlenecks, and development environments which enable the efficient generation and test of complex codes and code frameworks. Both correctness and performance tools must be fully scalable in order to address subtle problems that may be manifested only at large scale, and they must rely on scalable infrastructures that support tool communication, data management, binary manipulation of application executables, and a variety of other capabilities.
Deadline: July 17

NIH
NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13/U13)

The purpose of the NIH Research Conference Grant Program (R13 and U13) is to support high quality conferences/scientific meetings that are relevant to the scientific mission of the NIH and to the public health.  A conference/scientific meeting is defined as a gathering, symposium, seminar, scientific meeting, workshop or any other organized, formal meeting where persons assemble to coordinate, exchange, and disseminate information or to explore or clarify a defined subject, problem, or area of knowledge.  Each NIH Institute and Center (IC) has a scientific purview and different program goals and initiatives that evolve over time.  Prior to preparing an application, it is critical that all applicants consult the appropriate IC representative listed in the R13/U13 Website (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/r13/) to obtain current information about IC specific program priorities and policies. This action is of utmost importance because applications with marginal or no relevance to the participating Institutes will not be accepted for review or possible funding.
Deadlines: August 12 & Dec. 12

NEH
NEH Fellowships at Digital Humanities Centers

NEH Fellowships at Digital Humanities Centers (FDHC) support collaboration between digital centers and individual scholars. An award provides funding for both a stipend for the fellow while in residence at the center and a portion of the center's costs for hosting a fellow. Awards are for periods of six to twelve months. The intellectual cooperation between the visiting scholar and the center may take many different forms and may involve humanities scholars of any level of digital expertise. Fellows may work exclusively on their own projects in consultation with center staff, collaborate on projects with other scholars affiliated with the center, function as “apprentices” on existing digital center projects, or any combination of these. The results of the collaboration may range from “proof of concept” to finished product.
The aims of the program are to 1) support innovative collaboration on outstanding digital research projects; 2) expand digital literacy and expertise; 3) promote the work of digital humanities centers; and 4) encourage broad and open access to the humanities. FDHC grants are made to digital humanities centers and, therefore, a staff member of the digital humanities center must serve as the project director. Prospective fellows must apply through a digital center. Centers may submit one application per deadline; individual scholars may apply in collaboration with only one digital center per deadline. Awards support the scholar's fellowship in residence as well as a portion of the center’s direct and indirect costs of hosting such fellowships. The scholar in residence may not be employed by, or associated with, the institution that houses the center.
Deadline: Sept. 15