Funding Opportunities Posted Week of 09/14/09 - 09/18/09
BAA ANNOUNCEMENT: Development of Technologies to Facilitate the use of, and Response to, Biodefense Vaccines
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AI-09-052.html
Due Nov. 18
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) supports research related to the basic understanding of microbiology and immunology leading to the development of vaccines, therapeutics, and medical diagnostics for the prevention, treatment, and diagnosis of infectious and immune-mediated diseases. The NIAID, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, has a requirement to advance the development of new medical countermeasures against the biological agents that are most likely to be used in a terror attack on civilian populations.
Next Generation Nuclear Plant Program-Gas Cooled Reactor Design and Demonstration Projects
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=2nHKKzQHkQXryyMF1JGQl0Pt5r3d9XQk0hGMcjQcwdvV248N1MpJ!1798842873?oppId=49590&mode=VIEW
Due November 16
File attached; $40 million/two awards.
Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Nuclear Energy is seeking applications for conceptual design activities for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) Project. The overall Project involves establishing a prototype high temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor (HTGR) and an associated energy delivery system. After studying a variety of options, DOE has determined that an HTGR facility with an outlet temperature of 750°C or greater would best meet the objectives of the Project.
Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration (EUREKA) (R01)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-10-009.html
Due Nov. 24
This FOA solicits Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations proposing exceptionally innovative research on novel hypotheses or difficult problems, solutions to which would have an extremely high impact on biomedical or biobehavioral research that is germane to the mission of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes. This FOA is for support of new projects, not continuation of projects that have already been initiated. It does not support pilot projects, i.e., projects of limited scope that are designed primarily to generate data that will enable the PI to seek other funding.
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. NIGMS ($6 million, 18-22 awards), NCI ($3 million, 9-11 awards), NIA ($1 million, 2-3 awards), NIAAA ($600,000, 2 awards), NIDCR ($800,000, 2-3 awards), NIDA ($1 million, 3-4 awards), NIMH ($3 million, 8-12 awards), NINDS ($2 million, 6 awards), and NLM ($985,000, 3 awards) are participating in this initiative. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
2010 Academic Year EPA Greater Research Opportunities Fellowships for Undergraduate Environmental Study
http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2010/2010_gro_undergrad.html
Due Dec. 10
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) program, is offering Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) undergraduate fellowships for bachelor level students in environmental fields of study. The deadline for receipt of paper applications is December 10, 2009 at 4:00 PM and December 10, 2009 at 11:59:59 PM ET for submittal of electronic applications to Grants.gov. Subject to availability of funding, the Agency plans to award approximately 30 new fellowships by July 30, 2010. Eligible students will receive support for their junior and senior years of undergraduate study and for an internship at an EPA facility during the summer between their junior and senior years. The fellowship provides up to $19,250 per year of academic support and up to $8,000 of internship support for a three-month summer period.
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (DDIG)
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08564/nsf08564.htm
Due Nov. 21
Directorate for Biological Sciences
Division of Environmental Biology
Division of Integrative Organismal Systems
A student must have advanced to candidacy for a Ph.D. degree before the submission deadline to be eligible to submit a proposal. A statement that the student has advanced to candidacy for a Ph.D., signed and dated by the department chairperson, graduate dean, or similar administrative official is required (see "Proposal Preparation and Submission Instructions"). The proposal must be submitted through regular organizational channels by the dissertation advisor(s) on behalf of a graduate student who is at the point of initiating or is already conducting dissertation research. The student must be enrolled at a U.S. institution, but need not be a U.S. citizen.Organizations should limit applications to outstanding dissertation proposals with unusual financial requirements that cannot be met otherwise. Preference may be given to projects that are underway and for which feasibility is demonstrated.
Computational Biology and Bioinformatic Methods to Enable a Systems Biology Knowledgebase http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=3WT0KnrpwvQhgnQgcF6RqZpQn12T3h6R5LRCTpBDVC2JfSycc8s3!-1795806398?oppId=49272&mode=VIEW
Due January 10
The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) advances world-class biological and environmental research and provides scientific facilities to support DOE missions in scientific discovery and innovation, energy security, and environmental responsibility. BER hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for potential funding of computational biology and bioinformatic methods and analytics to enable the planned Systems Biology Knowledgebase. The goal of systems biology is to understand living systems, a simple microbe or a complex ecosystem, so well that we can develop predictive, computational models of the systems that behave the same way as the living system. Such predictive models would enable scientists to accurately predict an organism's or a more complex system's behavior.
