Grant Funding - July 2009

Integrated Organic and Water Quality Program, ICGP
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/iowqp.html
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/09_iowqp.pdf
This program is a joint effort between the National Integrated Water Quality Program (NIWQP) and the Organic Transition Program (ORG). The goal of the NIWQP is to contribute to the improvement of the quality of our Nation’s surface water and groundwater resources through research, education, and extension activities. Projects funded through this program will work to solve water resource problems by advancing and disseminating the knowledge base available to agricultural, rural, and urbanizing communities. Funded projects should lead to science-based decision making and management practices that improve the quality of the Nation’s surface water and groundwater resources in agricultural, rural, and urbanizing watersheds. The goal of the ORG Program is to support the development and implementation of research, extension and higher education programs to improve the competitiveness of organic livestock and crop producers, as well as those who are adopting organic practices. Projects should plan to deliver applied production information to producers and students. Fieldwork must be done on certified organic land or on land in transition to organic certification, as appropriate to project goals and objectives. Refer to the USDA National Organic Program (http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop) for organic production standards.   Colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of NARETPA) (7 U.S.C. 3103) are eligible to submit applications for the IOWP.

July 24

Improvements to Biological Research Collections (BRC)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09548/nsf09548.htm?org=NSF
Proposals are accepted from U.S. organizations, including colleges and universities that maintain research collections, natural history museums including herbaria, and other collections administered by independent organizations or by state, county, or local governments; non-federal and non-profit research organizations that maintain collections; and field stations, marine laboratories, botanical gardens, zoological parks, and aquaria that maintain research collections that document biological diversity. The size of an organization is not a factor in determining eligibility. In any single round of the BRC competition, only one proposal may be submitted from any individual collection within an organization. Organizations that house multiple collections, submitting proposals from more than one collection, should engage in internal planning activities in order to prioritize the needs of the several collections such that the organization does not submit a multiplicity of proposals to any one BRC competition.

July 24

Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering Fellowship Program
http://www.nist.gov/recovery/measurement_fellow_ffo.html
Dates: All applications, paper and electronic, must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time on Monday, July 27, 2009. Late applications will neither be reviewed nor considered.
The primary program objectives of the NIST Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering Fellowship Program are:   To provide opportunities for scientists and engineers in training to perform research in broad areas of measurement science at NIST through research fellowships called Research Training Fellowships. Research Training Fellowships will be offered to qualified undergraduate students and graduate students at U.S. universities and colleges, and to postdoctoral researchers, in fields of science and engineering that contribute to NIST’s measurement science programs; To provide opportunities for practicing scientists and engineers in the public and private sectors to perform research in broad areas of measurement science at NIST through research fellowships called Senior Research Fellowships. Senior Research Fellowships will be offered to qualified scientists and engineers working at U.S. private firms, U.S. non-profit organizations, U.S. universities and colleges, and other organizations in fields of science and engineering that contribute to NIST’s measurement science programs.

July 27

Air Force Fiscal Year 2010 Young Investigator Research Program
http://www.grants.gov/search/announce.do;jsessionid=3pkMJWXGTyYqpGhNVK4C9pXpD8ZNpTBrysLyQpmN16YcVR0Xd0My!-802466050
The AFOSR’s Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) is to support scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees in the last five years (on or after 1 May 2004) and who show exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. The objective of this program is to foster creative basic research in science and engineering, enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators, and increase opportunities for the young investigators to recognize Air Force mission and the related challenges in science and engineering.  Proposals addressing the research areas of interest for the Air Force Research Laboratory will be considered. The basic research areas of current interest are available on-line at the AFOSR web site: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/AFRL/afosr/  Select “Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR-BAA-2009-1) For detailed information regarding technical goals, potential applicants are advised to refer to the announcement cited above and may contact AFOSR program managers listed therein to explore mutual interests before submitting proposals.  The individual award will be made to a U.S. institution of higher education, industrial laboratory, or non-profit research organization where the principal investigator is employed on a full-time basis and holds a regular position. Researchers working at the Federally Funded Research and Development Centers and Government Laboratories will not be considered for the YIP competition. The principal investigator must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident who has received a Ph.D. or equivalent degrees in the last five years as indicated in the BAA.

July 28

Multicultural Scholars Grants Program
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/multicultural_selg.html
 
The purpose of this competitive undergraduate scholarship grant program is to increase the multicultural diversity of the food and agricultural scientific and professional workforce, and advance the educational achievement of all Americans by providing competitive grants to colleges and universities. This program solicits applications to train students in the Emphasis Areas of (1)Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degree in Veterinary Medicine); (2) Agricultural Sciences and Engineering for Bioenergy; (3) Natural Resources Sciences Training; (4) Human Sciences Training; (5) Food Science and Human Nutrition Training; and (6) Agrosecurity Science Training. Applications are sought for student training that: (i) will prepare graduates to meet the demand for highly qualified personnel entering the workforce in the food and agricultural sciences domain; (ii) will pipeline more undergraduates into graduate education in the food and agricultural sciences; (iii) will address the substantial gap between White, Latino and African American populations entering graduate schools to enable the American system of higher education to remain competitive with the rest of the world; (iv) will promote students’ success in food and agricultural science disciplines at the undergraduate/DVM level; and (v) will focus on student learning, e.g., academic preparation, social support structure (tutoring, mentoring, experiential opportunities in research and study abroad), and professional mentoring to ensure matriculation and entry into food and agricultural sciences areas of graduate education or the workforce. Also, Special Experiential Learning (SEL) opportunities to support eligible USDA Multicultural Scholars to conduct research or to undertake studies at sites within or outside of the United States. SEL awards for eligible USDA Multicultural Scholars will only be available as provided for within this announcement. Applications may be submitted by: (1) land-grant institutions, (2) colleges and universities having significant minority enrollments and a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences, and (3) other colleges and universities having a demonstrable capacity to carry out the teaching of food and agricultural sciences.

July 28

Wind Energy Consortia between Institutions of Higher Learning and Industry
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=yCnvKl0ThYl6cTlQrF1jBxlbYvmCvsTJypGyyBp6vpnZKfHDTjRH!334430183?oppId=47732&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/
Eligibility is restricted to consortia led by an institution of higher learning. The consortia must include at least one four-year institution of higher learning that has at least one engineering program that is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).   This is a restricted eligibility. Eligibility is restricted to consortia led by an institution of higher learning. The consortia must include at least one four-year institution of higher learning that has at least one engineering program that is accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).    In order to be considered for award, you MUST follow the instructions contained in the Announcement. This action will fund consortia between institutions of higher learning and industry that will perform focused research on critical wind energy challenges. These funds will be provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to preserve and create jobs, promote economic recovery, and provide investments needed to increase wind energy R D.   The funding will be focused on two complementary areas, but not separate topics:
    Topic Area 1: Partnerships for Wind Research and Turbine Reliability: Universities in regions of the country in a Power Class 3 at 50 meters or greater wind region with consistent wind resources throughout the year are encouraged to team with industry partners to establish facilities/equipment and a research agenda necessary to study major challenges facing today¿s wind industry. Proposals must address one or more challenges described in the ¿20 Percent Wind Energy by 2030¿ report and shall include descriptions of how the wind hardware and software will be acquired. DOE highly encourages research in ¿turbine reliability¿ as a topic in any consortia proposal.   Topic Area 2: Wind Energy Research Development: University R D to advance material design, performance measurements, analytical models, and leveraging partnerships with industry to improve power systems operations, maintenance or repair operations, wind turbine and/or component manufacturing, and interdisciplinary system integration. Fellowships, internships, etc. may be used to support the research agenda. Universities are encouraged to partner with the wind industry in defining their R D agenda, developing their curriculum, and intern partnerships.

July 29

DOD Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Concept Award
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=yv5RK6JGGW64XjWxfGjnLyPVVNDn8hG8VSc1v8ThFy7VmFhGS31B!772105606?oppId=48016&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
The PRCRP Concept Award supports the exploration of a highly innovative new concept or untested theory. The Concept Award is not intended to support a logical progression of an already established research project but, instead, supports high-risk studies that have the potential to reveal entirely new avenues for investigation. Research completed through a Concept Award may provide sufficient preliminary data to enable the Principal Investigator (PI) to prepare a proposal for future research. Presentation of preliminary data is not allowed. However, a rationale for the work must be provided. For FY09, the Concept Award is being offered in two congressionally directed topic areas: (1) Noninvasive cancer ablation research including selective targeting with nano-particles, and (2) genetic cancer research and its relation to exposure to the various environments that are unique to a military lifestyle.

July 30

August

Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Research Grant
www.hfg.org/rg/guidelines.htm
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation (HFG) welcomes proposals from any of the natural and social sciences and the humanities that promise to increase understanding of the causes, manifestations, and control of violence, aggression, and dominance. Highest priority is given to research that can increase understanding and amelioration of urgent problems of violence, aggression, and dominance in the modern world. Priority will be given to areas and methodologies not receiving adequate attention and support from other funding sources.  HFG ordinarily makes awards in the range of $15,000 to $30,000 a year for periods of one or two years. Applications for larger amounts and longer durations must be very strongly justified.  Dissertation awards are also available: Ten or more fellowships ($15,000 each) are awarded each year to individuals who will complete the writing of the dissertation within the award year.

August 1

Special Focus Competition: Graduate Programs at Institutions of Higher Education Serving Hispanic Americans
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=48013
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-14349.pdf
Under this priority we are particularly interested in projects that propose innovative efforts to expand graduate level academic offerings at colleges that enroll a significant number of Hispanic American students. Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html . Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) supports innovative grants and cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education. It supports reforms, innovations, and significant improvements of postsecondary education that respond to problems of national significance and serve as national models. Under the FIPSE Program, the Secretary may make grants for special projects concerning areas of national need. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.116V. Applications for grants under this FIPSE Special Focus Competition--CFDA number 84.116V must be submitted electronically using e-Application, accessible through the Department's e-Grants portal page at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. While completing your electronic application, you will be entering data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.

August 3

Recovery Act Limited Competition: Biomedical Research, Development, and Growth to Spur the Acceleration of New Technologies (BRDG-SPAN) Pilot Program (RC3)
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-008.html
Letters of Intent Due Date: August 3, 2009
Application Due Date(s):  September 1, 2009
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), supported by funds provided to the NIH under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Recovery Act” or “ARRA”), Public Law 111-5, solicits grant applications for a new initiative called Biomedical Research, Development, and Growth to Spur the Acceleration of New Technologies (BRDG-SPAN) Pilot Program (RC3). The purpose of this pilot program is to address the funding gap between promising research and development (R&D) and transitioning to the market -- often called the “Valley of Death -- by contributing to the critical funding needed by applicants to pursue the next appropriate milestone(s) toward ultimate commercialization; i.e., to carry out later stage research activities necessary to that end. This program aims to accelerate the transition of research innovations and technologies toward the development of products or services that will improve human health, help advance the mission of NIH and its Institutes and Centers (ICs), and create significant value and economic stimulus. This program also aims to foster partnerships among a variety of research and development (R&D) collaborators working toward these aims.

LOI August 3

Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09566/nsf09566.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
The Program's focus is on novel, transformative research at the proof-of-concept stage rather than its application or development. Especially encouraged are original proposals that address major constraints to the productivity of crops important to smallholder farmers, or on the development of novel and efficient production practices. Although the Program places an initial emphasis on crop improvement, it will also consider innovative research proposals from scientists in all fields of research and engineering as long as the proposed research is consistent with the Program objectives. Proposals are also expected to address project outcomes in the context of broader societal impacts, and as appropriate to the research proposed, engage international partners in scientific collaborations.

LOI August 5; full Sept. 9

Exploring Linkages Between Health Outcomes and Environmental Hazards, Exposures, and Interventions for Public Health Tracking and Risk Management
http://epa.gov:80/ncer/rfa/2009/2009_star_ephi.html
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications to develop new or improved environmental public health indicators (EPHIs) to build linkages between environmental hazards, human exposures, and public health outcomes. The aim of the research is to develop indicators that can be used for long-term tracking and surveillance of environmental public health, making better informed decisions, and assessing the actual impacts of environmental risk management decisions. Proposed projects should capitalize on existing knowledge bases, data sources, or cohorts to develop EPHIs that reflect a better understanding of the relationships between environmental conditions, human exposure, and/or public health outcomes. Novel application of statistical methods or models may be needed to establish probable relationships between existing datasets or investigate the consequences of environmental actions and policy changes.

August 5

ARRA - Facility Investment Program
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=D
Funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA or Recovery Act) will support health center efforts to expand their capacity to provide primary and preventive health services to medically underserved populations nationwide as well as create employment opportunities in underserved communities over the next 2 years.  The Recovery Act provides $1.5 billion in grants to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including major construction and renovation. This funding opportunity will award approximately $525 million, through competitive grants, for a one-time facility improvement opportunity to support existing section 330 funded health centers.     This announcement details the funding opportunity available for existing Health Center Program grantees under the Facility Investment Program (FIP) initiative to address significant and pressing capital improvement needs in health centers, including construction and renovation.The proposed projects for Federal support under the FIP grant must be reasonable and appropriate based on existing need and on the information provided in this announcement. There are no matching requirements.     Health center grantees requesting FIP grants must demonstrate how their proposal will lead to improvements in access to health services for underserved populations and create health center and construction-related jobs. FIP grants are one-time awards, and there will be no ongoing support of FIP grant activities after the end of the 2-year project/budget period. Health center applicants must comply with applicable requirements of section 330 of the PHS Act, implementing regulations, and guidelines, including the Health Center Program Requirements available at http://bphc.hrsa.gov/about/requirements.htm .

August 6

Design And Usage Of Massively Multiplayer Online Games And Persistent Immersive Synthetic Environments
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47782
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)Goddard Space Flight Center's Learning Technologies Project Office (LTPO) is releasing a Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) to conduct research and evaluation on the design and usage of Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG) and Persistent Immersive Synthetic Environments (Virtual Worlds) for NASA Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education and Training. The LTPO MMOG Research and Evaluation CAN will consider proposals that communicate the required approach and skills to: Contribute to NASA, other Federal Agencies, private industry and academia’s research initiatives to improve STEM content and delivery approaches that promote the development of our Nation’s future workforce, workforce applications and missions. Provide experiences and activities that are grounded in education research or utilize evidence-supported approaches, techniques, and tools; and Stimulate linkages and connections to and from secondary education and higher education and informal education communities using NASA content within a gaming context.

August 10

Agriculture Risk Management Education Competitive Grants Program
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/ag_risk_mgt.html
The Risk Management Education Program provides U.S. agricultural producers with the knowledge, skills and tools needed to make informed risk management decisions for their operations, with the goal of enhancing farm profitability. To that end, the program will fund four Regional RME Centers, one each in the four geographical regions of the U.S. (See RFA for definitions of the four regions). The program will also fund a risk management education electronic support center to provide existing risk management tools and the formation of networks that are focused on agricultural producers; further development of agricultural risk management curricula and materials; the delivery of agricultural RME to producers using one or more of the wide range of delivery methods; and the verification of program impacts. FY '09 RFA includes special emphasis per Section 12026 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, (FCEA)(Pub. L. 110-246), which amends Section 524(a) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act, 7 U.S.C. 1524(a).

August 10

Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI-R²)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09561/nsf09561.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
The parameters of this Major Research Instrumentation-Recovery and Reinvestment (MRI-R2) competition differ from those for the regular MRI competition.  For this MRI-R2 competition only: Eligible organizations1 may submit a maximum of three (3) proposals, independent of the number of proposals that may have been submitted under the NSF 09-502 MRI competition. However, proposals that wholly or substantially duplicate those that were accepted for review under
NSF 09-502 will not be accepted for this competition.  A maximum of two submissions can be for instrument acquisition.  If three proposals are submitted, at least one submission must be for instrument development.

August 10

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09567/nsf09567.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students, enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of an associate; baccalaureate; or graduate-level degree in science and engineering disciplines. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the institution.  Proposals may only be submitted by the following: Institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 (a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965) in the United States and its territories that grant associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degrees in the disciplines listed in section IV.C. are invited to submit proposals.

LOI August 11; full Sept. 10

Adapting Livestock Systems to Climate Change (ALSCC) Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP)
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47877
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) seeks applications from eligible universities or colleges to serve as the Management Entity (ME) for a Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) entitled: Adapting Livestock Systems to Climate Change (ALS-CC) Collaborative Research Support Program (ALS-CC CRSP) The authority for this RFA is found in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. This CRSP activity will be a Leader with Associates (LWA) assistance award. The successful applicant will be awarded a five-year Cooperative Agreement Leader Award with responsibility for managing a worldwide program of research and outreach activities intended to provide results in multiple countries and/or regions. A five-year extension may be provided, subject to the following three criteria: (1) a record of good performance during the first five-year period; (2) availability of Agency funding; and (3) continued relevance of the CRSP to the overall Agency portfolio and development priorities. The applicant is required to submit a technical and cost application as detailed in Section A. The Recipient will be responsible for ensuring achievement of the program objectives of this CRSP. Please refer to the Program Description (Section 1) for a complete statement of goals and expected results. Additional related activities may be awarded by USAID missions or other USAID offices as Associate Awards. These Associate Awards are not competed, but rather are awarded under the Leader agreement and are subject to the provisions of the Leader award. Associate Awards may be either cooperative agreements or grants.

August 11

NHLBI Systems Biology Collaborations (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-214.html
This FOA issued by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health, encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations that propose collaborative systems biology research projects by multi-disciplinary teams to advance our understanding of normal physiology and perturbations associated with heart, lung, blood, and sleep (HLBS) diseases and disorders. Multi-disciplinary expertise across experimental and computational domains is required and the multi-PI mechanism is allowed, as integration across these domains is a critical element of the proposed research plan.

LOI August 14; full Sept. 14

Biotechnology, Biochemical, and Biomass Engineering
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501024
The Biotechnology, Biochemical, and Biomass Engineering (BBBE) program deals with fundamental problems involved in the processing and manufacturing of products of economic importance by effectively utilizing renewable resources of biological origin and bioinformatics originating from genomic and proteomic information.  The BBBE program emphasizes basic engineering and biological research that advances the fundamental knowledge base that contributes to a better understanding of cellular and biomolecular processes (in vivo, in vitro, and/or ex vivo) and eventually to the development of generic enabling technology and practical application.  Quantitative assessments of bioprocesses and their rates at the levels of gene regulation and expression, signal transduction pathways, posttranslational protein processing, enzymes in reaction systems, metabolic pathways, cells and tissues in cultivation, and biological systems including animal, plant, microbial and insect cells, etc. are considered vital to the successful research projects in the BBBE program.

Full Proposal Window: August 15- September 15

US-China Clean Energy and Climate Partnership
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=48143
USAID/RDMA intends to support a new US-China environmental partnership program focusing on clean energy solutions that promote real and sustainable reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Public or private U.S. educational institutions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are eligible to submit applications to this Request for Applications (RFA). One award for $6 million.

August 17

Advancing Public Health Protection through Water Infrastructure Sustainability
Advancing Public Health Protection through Water Infrastructure Sustainability: EPA-G2009-STAR-F1
Early Career Projects: Advancing Public Health Protection through Water Infrastructure Sustainability: EPA-G2009-STAR-F2
http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2009/2009_star_water_infrastructure.html
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking new and innovative research applications that link opportunities to advance public health protection with improvements in the condition and function of the water infrastructure. For purposes of this RFA, the water infrastructure includes centralized and decentralized systems that convey, store, and distribute potable and non-potable water and collect and manage municipal and industrial wastewater, stormwater, and on-site rainwater. Innovation can take the form of wholly new applications or applications that build on existing knowledge and approaches for new uses. The focus of the solicitation is on improving the effectiveness of the water infrastructure for protecting public health. Projects should clearly demonstrate an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach that leads to advances in design, operation, and management of the water infrastructure and should directly tie those advances to public health protection in conjunction with improving water efficiency and reducing energy requirements.

August 17

Panoptic Analysis of Chemical Traces (PACT)
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=Ls1TnmvtBLGbLtGmy32GnNRkLP2nGKfvVTnThx1JznvyYLKKjhd6!-294918046?oppId=42664&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office (STO) is soliciting proposals under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Panoptic Analysis of Chemical Traces (PACT) program. The PACT program will develop technology capable of analyzing complex gas mixtures without reliance on preconceived libraries of anticipated analytes. PACT will provide automated, high-throughput analysis of atmospheric sampling efforts aimed at producing exhaustive chemical maps of urban and military environments.

Open to August 20

Cutting-Edge Basic Research Awards (CEBRA) (R21)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-222.html
August 21, 2009, December 21, 2009
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Cutting-Edge Basic Research Award (CEBRA) is designed to foster highly innovative or conceptually creative research related to drug abuse and addiction and how to prevent and treat them. It supports research that is high-risk and potentially high-impact that is underrepresented or not included in NIDA's current portfolio. The proposed research should: (1) test a highly novel and significant hypothesis for which there is scant precedent or preliminary data and which, if confirmed, would have a substantial impact on current thinking; and/or (2) develop or adapt innovative techniques or methods for addiction research, or that have promising applicability to drug abuse research.
August 21

International Research Network Connections (IRNC)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09564/nsf09564.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
The United States research and education community communicates, cooperates, and collaborates with colleagues in the global community.  Members of this community access remote instruments, data, and computational resources located throughout the world, often as part of international collaborations. Similarly, major NSF investments in large-scale science and engineering facilities located both inside and outside the United States are utilized by multi-national research and education collaborations. To support such activities, NSF solicits proposals for International Research Network Connections (IRNC).   NSF expects to make a set of awards to: provide network connections linking U.S. research networks with peer networks in other parts of the world; leverage existing international network connectivity; improve the quality of end-to-end networking on international paths; explore experimental networking; stimulate the deployment and operational understanding of emerging technologies such as IPv6 in an international context. Links funded by this program are intended to support science and engineering research and education applications, and preference will be given to solutions which provide the best economy of scale and demonstrate the ability to support the largest communities of interest with the broadest services. Funded projects will assist the U.S. research and education community by enabling state-of-the-art international network services and access to increased collaboration and data services. Through extended international network connections, additional research and production network services will be enabled, complementing those currently offered or planned by domestic research networks. This program supports international research network connections across three areas: Production network environments (IRNC:ProNet); Experimental networking activities in support of cyber-science applications (IRNC:Exp); and special projects including advanced network development, deployment, security, monitoring, and other approaches (IRNC:SP).

August 21

Partnerships for Biodefense Food- and Water-borne Diseases (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-09-027.html
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites research applications for projects that support development of therapeutics, immunotherapeutics, medical diagnostics and broad-spectrum vaccines for NIAID Category B food- and water-borne priority pathogens and toxins (http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/BiodefenseRelated/Biodefense/research/CatA.htm ).

LOI August 24; full Sept. 23

Partnerships for Biodefense Viral Pathogens (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-09-028.html
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites research applications for projects that support development of new therapeutics, immunotherapeutics or medical diagnostics for NIAID Category A, B, or C viral pathogens.

LOI August 24; full Sept. 23

Cognitive Neuroscience
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09563/nsf09563.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
The Cognitive Neuroscience program seeks highly innovative proposals aimed at advancing a rigorous understanding of how the human brain supports thought, perception, affect, action, social processes, and other aspects of cognition and behavior. Topics may bear on core functions such as sensory, learning, language, reasoning, emotion, and executive processes, or more specialized processes such as empathy, creativity, representation of self and other, or intentionality, among many other possibilities. Topics may also include how such processes develop and change in the brain.  The program is particularly interested in supporting the development of new techniques and technologies for recording, analyzing, and modeling complex brain activity. Such projects should include a plan for sharing new software and other technologies with the research community at large. Studies of disease states (e.g., brain damaged patients) may be components of projects supported by this program. However, the emphasis in such projects must be to advance basic scientific understanding of neural mechanisms, and not on disease etiology, diagnosis, or treatment. The program also intends to foster projects that integrate perspectives across disciplines, e.g., from the cognitive sciences, developmental sciences, biology, computer science, engineering, education, anthropology, physics, mathematics and statistics. For example, projects that involve collaborations among individuals with expertise in one of the cognitive sciences, neuroimaging, neural microcircuitry, and modeling complex systems are strongly encouraged. Other interdisciplinary emphases are also of keen interest.

August 27

September and Later

Social-Computational Systems (SoCS)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09559/nsf09559.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
The Social-Computational Systems (SoCS) program seeks to reveal new understanding about the properties that systems of people and computers together possess, and to develop a practical understanding of the purposeful design of systems to facilitate socially intelligent computing.  By better characterizing, understanding, and eventually designing for desired behaviors arising from computationally mediated groups of people at all scales, new forms of knowledge creation, new models of computation, new forms of culture, and new types of interaction will result.  Further, the investigation of such systems and their emergent behaviors and desired properties will inform the design of future systems.

September 1

Coordinating Council for Women in History Fellowships
http://theccwh.org/awards.htm#Berks
The CCWH/Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Graduate Student Fellowship is a $1000 award to a woman graduate student completing a dissertation in a history department.  The CCWH Ida B. Wells Graduate Student Fellowship is a $1000 award to an A.B.D. woman graduate student working on a historical dissertation, not necessarily in a history department. Applicants working on issues of race are particularly welcome.

September 1

Science of Science and Innovation Policy  (SciSIP)
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501084&govDel=USNSF_25
The Science of Science & Innovation Policy (SciSIP) program supports research designed to advance the scientific basis of science and innovation policy. Research funded by the program thus develops, improves and expands models, analytical tools, data and metrics that can be applied in the science policy decision making process. For example, research proposals may develop behavioral and analytical conceptualizations, frameworks or models that have applications across a broad array of SciSIP challenges, including the relationship between broader participation and innovation or creativity.  Proposals may also develop methodologies to analyze science and technology data, and to convey the information to a variety of audiences. Researchers are also encouraged to create or improve science and engineering data, metrics and indicators reflecting current discovery, particularly proposals that demonstrate the viability of collecting and analyzing data on knowledge generation and innovation in organizations.

September 9

Fellowships at Digital Humanities Centers
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=48020
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 and a portion of the center’s costs for hosting a fellow. Awards are for periods of six to twelve months of continuous full-time research. The intellectual cooperation between the fellow 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. Awards support projects at any stage of development. 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. Scholars are eligible, regardless of their institutional affiliation. Current staff members of the applicant center may not, however, be proposed as fellows. Providing Access to Grant Products As a taxpayer-supported federal agency, NEH endeavors to make the products of its grants available to the broadest possible audience. Our goal is for scholars, educators, students, and the American public to have ready and easy access to the wide range of NEH grant products. All other considerations being equal, NEH gives preference to projects that provide free access to the public.

September 15

Cooperating Technical Partner Program
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=gGDWJntDvJNyJJDsqMXfZhGnGbLdqbTGpNkJG2G24vm1n8r0tktb!1216815379?oppId=44687&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
The purpose of the CTP Program is to provide, through a cooperative agreement, funds to ensure that CTP partners can perform program management and mapping-related activities, which are defined in the program guidance each fiscal year. Recipients must be a partner in the CTP program, either be or represent a National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) community in good-standing, have the capability to perform funded activities, and have existing non-Federally funded processes and/or systems in place to support activities that contribute to flood hazard identification. Projects or initiatives that are eligible for funding under this announcement may or may not involve geospatial issues.  FEMA is seeking qualified Partners to collaborate in maintaining up-to-date flood hazard maps and other flood hazard information. For more information about the CTP Program, including a tool for determining whether the CTP Program is right for your community or agency, as well as information on who to contact to discuss participation, please visit one of the referenced links on the right-hand side of this page.

September 15

Biosensing
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503353&govDel=USNSF_25Full
Proposal Window:  August 15, 2009 - September 17, 2009
The Biosensing Program supports innovative, transformative, and insightful investigations of fundamental problems with broad long term impact and applications that require novel use of bio-inspired engineering principles and sophisticated devices to meet the engineering and technology needs of the nation.  The program is targeting research in the area of the monitoring, identification, and/or quantification of biological phenomena and will support potential technological breakthroughs that exist at the intersection of engineering, life science, and information technology. Projects submitted to the Program must advance both engineering and life sciences. Projects in the program may range from single investigator to multi-investigator collaborative research efforts.  The development of these novel principles and devices will require highly collaborative interactions between engineers, life scientists, and experts in nanotechnology, biomaterials, bioinformatics, and the chemical and physical sciences.  The program recognizes the important role of education and workforce development specifically relevant to the multidisciplinary nature of the area of biosensing.  Interdisciplinary teams are essential and must be fostered from discovery to application.
Sept. 17

Recovery Act Limited Competition: Core Facility Renovation, Repair, and Improvement
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-007.html
This FOA issued by the National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, solicits applications from institutions that propose to renovate, repair, or improve core facilities.  For the purpose of this FOA, a core facility is defined as a centralized shared resource that provides access to instruments or technologies or services, as well as expert consultation to investigators supported by the core.  The major objective of this FOA is to upgrade core facilities to support the conduct of PHS supported biomedical and/or behavioral research.  Support can be requested to alter and renovate (A&R) the core facility as well as to improve the general equipment in the core facility or to purchase general equipment for specialized groups of researchers. Specialized equipment over $100,000 in cost cannot be requested as part of this FOA.  In situations when similar core facilities exist in different departments at an institution, funding can be requested in support of centralizing these core facilities.

September 17

Climate Process and Modeling Teams (CPT)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09568/nsf09568.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
The aim of the Climate Process Modeling Teams (CPTs) is to speed development of global coupled climate models by bringing together theoreticians, observationalists, process modelers and the large modeling centers to concentrate on the leading problems facing models. Demand is growing for climate models to provide more accurate simulations of the present and past climates and more credible and reliable predictions and projections of future climates. Meeting this demand requires that progress in model development accelerate, a goal that will be met most effectively by bringing field experimentalists and remote sensing experts, process modelers and global-scale modelers together to tackle the most persistent and vexing problems in how global models represent key processes.   Each CPT will comprise a number of PIs and institutions proposing as a collaborative group (see Section II.D).  Each team must include at least one, and preferably more, of the modeling centers identified in Section II.C, as collaborating institutions.  It is the objective of the CPTs to bridge the gaps among the field and remote sensing observation programs, process models, and global modelers by building new communities, in which those with observational expertise and data, those with highly detailed process models, and those building global models work together to address systematically the critical issues that limit progress in improving global climate models. The CPT is envisioned to support collaborations that will accelerate progress in climate model development. Such support should include visiting scientist programs, post-doctoral programs that give incentives for modelers and field scientists to interact, workshops for the teams to interact regularly, and computational resources to test and assess new parameterizations.
Sept. 24

Recovery Act Limited Competition: Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-007.html
This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is supported by funds provided to the NIH under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Recovery Act” or “ARRA”), Public Law 111-5. The purpose of the Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) program is to stimulate research in educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees for a significant number of the Nation's research scientists, but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. These AREA grants create opportunities for scientists and institutions otherwise unlikely to participate extensively in NIH programs, to contribute to the Nation's biomedical and behavioral research effort. AREA grants are intended to support small-scale health-related research projects proposed by faculty members of eligible, domestic institutions.

September 24

Searle Scholars Program
http://www.searlescholars.net/go.php?id=1
The Searle Scholars Program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding individuals who are in the first or second year of their appointment at the assistant professor level, and whose current appointment is a tenure-track position. Today, 142 institutions are invited to participate in the Program.

September 25

DARPA Mathematical Challenges
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=LdNpFGz2xBps1X2dmQvlyv8cf2yXscj15QGSHpKQLV7JYmQpmfch!-2083667940?oppId=42914&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of DARPA Mathematical Challenges, with the goal of dramatically revolutionizing mathematics and thereby strengthening DoD’s scientific and technological capabilities. To do so, the agency has identified twenty-three mathematical challenges, listed below, which were announced at DARPA Tech 2007.  This RPA seeks innovative proposals addressing these Mathematical Challenges. Proposals should offer high potential for major mathematical breakthroughs associated to one or more of these challenges. Responses to multiple challenges should be addressed in separate proposals. Submissions that merely promise incremental improvements over the existing state of practice will be deemed unresponsive.

Open to September 25

The Early Detection Research Network: Biomarker Developmental Laboratories (U01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-09-017.html
Letters of Intent Receipt Date: September 29 2009
Application Receipt Date: October 29, 2009
The NCI anticipates holding a pre-application meeting on September 29, 2009 at 9:00 AM - noon EDT to which all interested prospective applicants are invited.  In this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP), National Cancer Institute (NCI), solicits new and competing renewal applications for Biomarker Developmental Laboratories (BDLs) awards. BDLs are responsible for the development and characterization of new or the refinement of existing biomarkers and biomarker assays. BDLs are one of the four components of the national Early Detection Research Network (EDRN or “Network”, http://edrn.nci.nih.gov/). The mission of EDRN is the development, evaluation, and validation of biomarkers for early cancer detection, risk assessment and the molecular diagnosis and prognosis of early cancer. Each of the four scientific components of EDRN is covered by a parallel FOA.
LOI Sept. 29

USA Medical Research and Materiel Command Broad Agency Announcement
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=LjGcG21P4yxK7jFY2KF5b7lGG20J060LVVtjp1bypLbVSWHSgT8V!-227388786?oppId=42947&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW

Open to September 29

International Research in Homeland Security Science & Technology Mission Areas
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=JHrdQWhTZZ2GRbH69WylMzhcjNYhNcMpbk10S1XwHNN7HdNMl21V!-1513911680?oppId=43220&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate is soliciting applications for international research projects aligned with the mission and requirements of DHS S&T.  These projects should be designed to augment and complement, through international research and collaboration, the depth and breadth of homeland security science and technology research.   This funding opportunity is restricted to accredited institutions of higher education.

Open to September 29

USAID Philippines Conservation of Biodiversity and Management of Natural Resources, APS FY09
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=0p4fJLhWcLrmb5pmL3C8Clz1NdDz5DR7RHCPmvC19rgyL0mq1y6p!1691723039?oppId=45135&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
This USAID/Philippines Annual Program Statement solicits applications from prospective partners to implement activities to improve the conservation and management of priority biodiversity through the reduction of the most pressing threats to these critical ecosystems. USAID will support programs and activities that contribute to “Conservation of Biodiversity and Management of Natural Resources” in the Philippines.  Programs eligible for funding are those that contribute to the objectives, as described under “Background” below, of the Assistance Agreement between the Republic of the Philippines and United States of America for Environment and Energy Programs.

September 30

Personnel Security Thesis, Dissertation and Institutional Research Awards Program
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=TnYrJn3Jy0TMTVlLkvvMvjnHcLks7Qkxfr82QvClndxZ6HcG922W!1216815379?oppId=44676&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW
The Department of Defense Polygraph Institute DoDPI began in 1999 an effort to broaden its presence in the scientific and academic communities in response to the need for more advanced technical expertise to fulfill DoDPIs research mission. The Personnel Security Thesis, Dissertation, and Institutional Research Awards Program seeks to give the DoDPI a research workforce that is competitive with the best minds from the complex cerebral worlds of academia, and the emerging technologies.

BAA Open to September 30, 2010

Beckman Young Investigators Program
http://www.beckman-foundation.com/byi_guides.html
Statement of Research Grant Policy & Procedures
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation makes grants to non-profit research institutions to promote research in chemistry and the life sciences, broadly interpreted, and particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science. The Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Program is intended to provide research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of academic careers in the chemical and life sciences and who have little or no external funding.

October 1

National Humanities Center Fellowships 2010-2011
http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/fellowships/appltoc.htm
The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities during the academic year, September 2010 through May 2011. Applicants must hold doctorate or equivalent scholarly credentials. Young scholars as well as senior scholars are encouraged to apply, but they must have a record of publication, and new Ph.D.s should be aware that the Center does not support the revision of a doctoral dissertation. In addition to scholars from all fields of the humanities, the Center accepts individuals from the natural and social sciences, the arts, the professions, and public life who are engaged in humanistic projects. The Center is also international and gladly accepts applications from scholars outside the United States.  Areas of Special Interest:  Most of the Center's fellowships are unrestricted. Several, however, are designated for particular areas of research. These include environmental studies and history; English literature; art history; French history, literature, or culture; Asian Studies; and theology.

October 15

Stanford Humanities Center External Faculty Fellowships
http://shc.stanford.edu/fellowships/external_fac.htm#ApplicationProcess
Online Application System: Applications may be submitted entirely online via our online application system.  Access to the online application system will open on our website in August.  Applications must be received at the Center by October 15th, 2009. Applicants must have a PhD and will normally be at least three years beyond receipt of the degree at the start of the fellowship year (i.e., will have received the PhD in or before September 2007 for the 2010-2011 fellowship). Junior fellowships are for scholars who will be at least three and no more than ten years beyond receipt of the Ph.D. by the start of their prospective fellowship year. Senior fellowships are for established scholars who are more than ten years beyond receipt of the PhD. External fellowships are intended primarily for individuals currently teaching or affiliated with an academic institution, but independent scholars may apply. Faculty fellowships are awarded across the spectrum of academic ranks (assistant, associate, and full professor). Scholars who are members of traditionally under-represented groups are encouraged to apply. The humanities include, but are not limited to, the following fields: history, philosophy, languages, literature, linguistics, archeology, jurisprudence, history and criticism of the arts, ethics, comparative religion, and those aspects of the social sciences employing historical or philosophical approaches. This last category includes social and cultural anthropology, sociology, political theory, international relations, and other subjects concerned with questions of value.  Fellows are awarded stipends of up to $60,000 and a housing and moving allowance of up to $15,000, dependent upon need. Applicants who require additional support are expected to seek supplementary funding in the form of external grants or sabbatical or other contributions from home institutions.
October 15

American Research in the Humanities in China
http://www.acls.org/grants/Default.aspx?id=524
This program is open to scholars in the humanities and humanities-related social sciences who have received a Ph.D. or its equivalent by the time of application. Applicants must submit a carefully formulated research proposal that reflects an understanding of the present Chinese academic and research environment. The proposal should include a persuasive statement of the need to conduct the research in China. Those submitting a joint proposal must apply individually. Support is offered to specialists in all fields of the humanities and humanities-related social sciences, and is not limited to China scholars.  Fellowship tenure is from four months to one year of continuous research in China. The fellowship period must fall between July 1, 2009 and December 31, 2010.  However, awardees planning to begin using fellowships as early as July 2009 must be prepared to delay entry into China if it is not possible to secure placement before September.

November 12

AAUW American Fellowships
http://www.aauw.org/education/fga/fellowships_grants/american.cfm

November 15

Clean Air Research Centers
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2009/2009_star_clean_air.html
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications for Clean Air Research Centers. EPA is interested in supporting research on the health effects of exposure to particulate matter (PM), ozone, and other air pollutants, both singly and in multipollutant atmospheres.  Priority research areas include: explaining regional and temporal differences in air pollution risk; determining the origins and transformations of multipollutant atmospheres and their constituents; defining exposure/concentration-response relationships; assessing susceptibility; understanding PM effects in a multi-pollutant context; and developing greater understanding of PM and ozone health effects.  EPA is seeking proposals for integrated, multidisciplinary research centers that will advance understanding air pollution and human health effects.
November 16