Limited Submission Program Announcements

September 1, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

Only one application per institution will be accepted.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) invites applications for cooperative agreements to support the development of model programs for the training and education of workers engaged in activities related to hazardous materials and waste generation, removal, containment, transportation and emergency response.

The major objective of this solicitation is to prevent work-related harm by assisting in the training of workers in how best to protect themselves and their communities from exposure to hazardous materials encountered during hazardous waste operations, hazardous materials transportation, environmental restoration of contaminated facilities or chemical emergency response. A variety of sites, such as those involved with chemical waste clean up and remedial action and transportation-related chemical emergency response, may pose severe health and safety concerns to workers and the surrounding communities. These sites are often characterized by the multiplicity of substances present, the presence of unknown substances, and the general uncontrolled condition of the site. A major goal of this program is to provide assistance to organizations in developing their institutional competency to provide appropriate model training and education programs to hazardous materials and waste workers.

** Always consult the sponsor's announcement to confirm program applicability and individual eligibility.

No PI eligibility limitations indicated.

An applicant must request a project period of 5 years. The earliest anticipated starting date for the initial annual period will be August 1, 2010. Funds for these awards in FY 2010 are anticipated to be approximately $21 million for the HWWTP, $2.5 million for the HDPTP and $3.5 million for MWTP. Because the funding level of this Program may vary from year to year, actual award levels for approved and funded applications will be based on Program balance and the availability of funds, in addition to the scientific merit considerations of the review. A new applicant may request a budget for direct costs of up to $700,000 for the first year.

Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs are limited to 8 per cent of total direct costs excluding equipment, amounts in excess of the first $25,000 of each sub-contract each year, and tuition and related fees.

Cost sharing is not required.

September 1, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

Only one application per institution will be accepted.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) invites applications for cooperative agreements to support the development of model programs for the training and education of workers engaged in activities related to hazardous materials and waste generation, removal, containment, transportation and emergency response within the Department of Energy (DOE) Nuclear Weapons Complex.

The major objective of this solicitation is to prevent work related harm by assisting in the training and education of workers in the DOE nuclear weapons complex. Safety and health training will transmit skills and knowledge to workers in how best to protect themselves and their communities from exposure to hazardous materials encountered during hazardous waste operations, facility decommissioning and decontamination, hazardous materials transportation, environmental restoration of contaminated facilities or chemical emergency response. Currently, tens of thousands of DOE employees require safety and health training to help reduce the risk of their being exposed in the course of their work to hazardous materials and hazardous waste products. One effort to enhance training capabilities at these sites has been through the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Worker Education and Training Program (WETP).

A major goal of this program is to provide assistance to organizations in developing their institutional competency to provide appropriate model training and education programs to hazardous materials and waste workers in the DOE nuclear weapons complex. Both NIEHS and DOE recognize the importance of effectively managing training resources to maintain and improve federal and contractor workforce competencies. Proper use of resources will result in federal and contractor employees who are highly skilled and capable of carrying out our critical missions in a safe and reliable manner consistent with recognized standards of excellence. Continuing improvements will assist in planning and conduct of training programs to ensure that these programs are closely aligned with mission priorities and administered efficiently.

** Always consult the sponsor's announcement to confirm program applicability and individual eligibility.

No PI eligibility limitations indicated.

The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity must be 5 years. A new applicant may request a budget for direct costs of up to $700,000 dollars for the first year.

No indirect cost limitations indicated.

Cost sharing is not required.

September 4, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

An applicant institution may submit only one application in response to this FOA. Institutions may not hold more than one NICHD population infrastructure award at a time.

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the NICHD, National Institutes of Health, solicits grant applications that propose to provide infrastructure support in order to foster and enhance the research capabilities of established population research centers that are highly productive and influential in the areas of research within the mission of the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch (DBSB), Center for Population Research NICHD. The Population Infrastructure Program (PRIP) allows three types of research infrastructure support: Research Support Cores; Developmental Infrastructure Cores; and Public Infrastructure Cores. This FOA allows for two types of applications: (1) Standard PRIP Applications, which request funding for Research Support Cores and/or Developmental Infrastructure Cores, and may also request funding for Public Infrastructure Cores; and (2) Public Infrastructure Only Applications, which request funding only for Public Infrastructure Core(s).

Applicants may request funds to support infrastructure development and/or research designed to: (1) enhance the quality and quantity of population research conducted at an institution; and (2) develop new research capabilities to advance population research through innovative approaches.

** Always consult the sponsor's announcement to confirm program applicability and individual eligibility.

No PI eligibility limitations indicated.

Direct costs are limited to no more than $750,000 per year (plus applicable F&A costs).

Applicants should request a project period of five years and should request support appropriate to the size and impact of their scientific portfolio and to the goals of their infrastructure program.

As a general rule, NICHD expects direct cost budget requests for R24 applications to average approximately $17,000 direct costs for each active program researcher who can provide evidence of research activity directly relevant to the DBSB mission in two or more of the following categories: (1) externally funded research grants or contracts in the past three years; (2) publications in peer-reviewed journals during the past three years; and (3) papers in preparation and future plans for research. See Section III. Eligibility Information, 3. Other - Special Eligibility Criteria, below, for further information on these categories of research activity. Count only researchers holding permanent (tenured or non-tenured) appointments; do not count trainees, post-doctoral fellows, or visiting professors.

Applicants may request additional funds beyond the guideline of approximately $17,000 direct costs per active program research (1) to support programs with evidence of exceptionally high impact or productivity or special features; or (2) to support for Public Infrastructure Cores (see definition of Public Infrastructure Cores in Section I. Funding Opportunity Description, 1. Research Objectives, above.

The anticipated start date for these awards is July 1, 2010.

No indirect cost limitations indicated.

Cost sharing is not required.

September 8, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

There is a limit of one proposal per institution that may be submitted by a lead institution.

Proposals submitted to the Science Master's Program should describe a STEM based Master's graduate education curriculum broadened with education that provides additional skills, such as through specially tailored courses in business and management, that prepare students to work in business, industry, government agencies, or nonprofit organizations.  The fields and training activities should be in areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics where there is high or emerging (anticipated) need. Proposals must demonstrate that the proposed programs meet the needs of the intended workplace and that careful market research and collaboration have led to the proposed model.  The proposed Science Master's Program should involve a diverse group of faculty members and other investigators with appropriate expertise in research and teaching in STEM fields, and should include instructors who have expertise specific to the workforce preparation features of the program to provide additional practical skills training.  The coupling of STEM education with practical skills training provides a framework for meeting the needs of employers. Strong proposals will feature partnerships between academic institutions and potential employers to determine jointly what constitute high need areas as well as the kinds of training needed for careers in these areas.

Students should gain the breadth of skills, strengths, and understanding to succeed in business, industry, the nonprofit sector, or government work environments while being well grounded with depth of knowledge in a major scientific field. In order to ensure that students will gain an understanding of how knowledge is created through STEM research, each project must develop a hands-on research experience for each of its students.  These research experiences must be at the graduate level and should reflect the STEM interests of potential employers in industry, government, or the non-profit sector.

All projects will be three years in length. It is expected that awardees will enroll two cohorts of full-time students within the grant period.

** Always consult the sponsor's announcement to confirm program applicability and individual eligibility.

The PI must be on the STEM faculty of the submitting institution.

An investigator may serve as PI or Co-PI on only one proposal submitted in response to this solicitation.

The total must not exceed $700,000 for three years, including stipends and cost of education allowances and inclusive of indirect costs.

Partial reimbursement of indirect costs is provided not to exceed 8% of total direct costs, including participant support but excluding cost of education.

Cost sharing is not required.

September 23, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may submit 2 proposals with the College/Department of Engineering or College/Department of Engineering Technology as the lead.

The Directorate for Engineering (ENG), Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering program supports the active involvement of K-12 teachers and community college faculty in engineering research in order to bring knowledge of engineering and technological innovation into their classrooms. The goal is to help build long-term collaborative partnerships between K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teachers, community college faculty, and the NSF university research community by involving the teachers in engineering research and helping them translate their research experiences and new knowledge of engineering into classroom activities. Partnerships with inner city schools or other high need schools are especially encouraged, as is participation by underrepresented minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. This announcement features two mechanisms for support of in-service and pre-service K-12 teachers and/or community college faculty: RET supplements to ongoing ENG awards and new RET Site awards. RET supplements may be included in proposals for new or renewed NSF Directorate for Engineering (ENG) grants or as supplements to ongoing NSF ENG funded projects. RET Sites are based on independent proposals from engineering departments, schools or colleges to initiate and conduct research participation projects for a number of K-12 teachers and/or community college faculty.

** Always consult the sponsor's announcement to confirm program applicability and individual eligibility.

The principal investigator of an ENG RET Site proposal must have a faculty appointment within a College/Department of Engineering or a College/Department of Engineering Technology within the submitting U.S. academic institution.

$500,000 maximum total for a duration of up to three years for RET Site Awards subject to the availability of funds. RET supplements are limited to a maximum of $10,000 per teacher for a duration of one year subject to the availability of funds.

An administrative allowance, limited to 25 percent of the participant support stipend amount only, is allowed for RET Supplement and Site awards in lieu of indirect costs.

October 19, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may submit only one application.

An application should focus on only one African country but may include a consortium of universities within that country.

(Note: if appropriate, an African institution may participate in multiple applications submitted by different U.S. institutions.)

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity announcement (FOA) is to strengthen research capacity in HIV-associated malignancies in sub-Saharan Africa. This FOA solicits applications for strategic, collaborative cancer research training programs based on partnerships between United States (U.S.) and African researchers. These training programs are expected to build multidisciplinary research teams of African investigators, including physicians, other clinical scientists, basic research scientists, epidemiologists, pathologists, data managers and other required personnel. It is anticipated that the creation of these teams will strategically enhance the capacity for innovative research in HIV-associated malignancies at institutions in Africa. As a long-term goal (beyond the scope of this FOA), the NCI envisions that the training programs will allow African teams of scientists to become fully efficient and productive as partners with investigators from developed countries in future research endeavors oriented on HIV-associated malignancies in sub-Saharan Africa. In line with this goal, research training programs proposed in response to this FOA must be strongly oriented on facilitating future hypothesis driven studies in HIV-associated malignancies that could compete for support from other funding sources.

Only U.S. academic institutions and other research institutions with appropriate experience in providing pre-doctoral and/or postdoctoral level training may submit applications in response to this FOA. Eligible U.S. institutions must apply with a sub-Saharan African institution or institution consortium located in the same country, as collaborators under sub-contractual arrangements. An application should focus on only one African country but may include a consortium of institutions/universities within that country. Participating U.S. and African institutions must demonstrate a history of research collaborations in HIV/AIDS or oncology. Applicants need to demonstrate the strengths of the partnerships by documenting existing collaborations. Recipients of previous AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) cancer supplemental funding are encouraged to apply; others that meet the eligibility criteria are also encouraged. All applicants should explain their relevant research activities in the field of HIV/AIDS or HIV-associated malignancies.

** Always consult the sponsor's announcement to confirm program applicability and individual eligibility.

Each application must have a US PD/PI and one African investigator as a Senior Collaborator if the partnership involves a single African institution and no more than two if multiple African institutions are involved.

PD/PI must have a strong HIV and cancer research interest and research-training program experience as well as the requisite faculty and facilities to carry out the proposed research training activities.

A maximum of $500,000 in direct costs per year for a total period of three years.

The applicant institution may request an F&A cost allowance based on eight percent of the total allowable direct costs, exclusive of tuition and related fees and expenditures for equipment. The applicant organization’s administration must provide the necessary management for the transfer of funds and materials to the collaborator(s) and any sub-contracts (consortium). Subcontracts (consortiums) may only charge eight percent F&A costs of applicable direct costs.

October 14, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may submit only one application.

The Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program is a career development program that enables junior faculty members to carry out original research on policy and moral dilemmas at the intersection of ethics and the life sciences. To maximize Scholars' development, three years of support are provided, requiring a 50% time commitment (carefully monitored) in each of the three years.

Faculty Scholars will be selected on the basis of their achievements, the strength of their research project, their commitment to the field of bioethics, and support from their home institution. While the amount of an applicant's original work in bioethics will count favorably towards his/her application, outstanding candidates with less direct experience in bioethics will also be considered.

Each year the Scholars participate in a learner-centered educational program that includes required attendance at two workshops (spring and fall). Continued involvement in this activity, after each Scholar's support period is over, provides Scholar-alumni/ae with ongoing professional development and engages them in the training of successor cohorts.

Approximately 15 to 20 applicants will be invited to submit full proposals due in February 2010.

Approximately 6 to 8 applicants will be invited to interview with the Advisory Board in May 2010.

Three Greenwall Faculty Scholars will be selected to begin their awards in the summer of 2010.

** Always consult the sponsor's announcement to confirm program applicability and individual eligibility.

Applicants must be junior faculty members holding at least a 60% appointment at a university or non-profit research institute in the U.S.

Priority will be given to applicants who are below the rank of Associate Professor, who have not received a comparable career development award, and whose work will have an impact on public policy or clinical practice. Within this group, priority will be given to applicants whose research addresses innovative and emerging topics. Lower priority will be given to applicants who are working on institutional change, educational reform, or primarily theoretical research. Applicants who propose to carry out a conceptual or theoretical analysis should specify how such work will lead to changes in public policy or clinical practice.

Greenwall Faculty Scholars will receive 50% salary support up to NIH salary cap guidelines and benefits for 3 years, as well as funds to attend two required workshops (spring and fall).

Indirect costs are limited to 10%.

October 20, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

Interested investigators must notify limited.submissions@asu.edu by the internal deadline of their intent to submit. The statement must include a brief description of the project being proposed for submission to this program. Include a listing of key personnel and any partners.

There is no limit on the number of applications that each applicant may submit, however, only one application will be accepted from an organization for a project. If more than one application for the same project or essentially similar projects is received from an organization, the application that was received last by HUD before the deadline will be considered for funding.

The Healthy Homes Demonstration Program is part of HUD’s Healthy Homes Program initially launched in 1999. The program takes a comprehensive approach to addressing multiple childhood diseases and injuries in the home by focusing on housing-related hazards in a coordinated fashion, rather than addressing a single hazard at a time. The program builds upon HUD's successful Lead Hazard Control programs to expand HUD’s efforts to address a variety of high-priority environmental health and safety hazards including: mold, allergens, carbon monoxide, safety hazards, pest infestations, pesticide exposure, and radon.

The purpose of this program is to develop, demonstrate, and evaluate cost-effective, preventive measures to correct multiple residential safety and health hazards that produce diseases and injuries in children and other sensitive subgroups such as the elderly, with a particular focus on low income households. The Healthy Homes Demonstration Program is committed to supporting the Departmental Strategic Goal of strengthening communities by addressing housing conditions that threaten health.

** Always consult the sponsor's announcement to confirm program applicability and individual eligibility.

None indicated.

Approximately 7 to 10 awards are anticipated, ranging from approximately $625,000 to a maximum of $875,000 each for the entire period of performance.

No indirect cost limitations. A copy of the negotiated rate agreements for fringe benefits and indirect costs should be submitted as an attachment to the budget sheets.

October 20, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may submit only one application in response to this FOA.

The Community Networks Program (CNP) is designed to address the cancer burden in racial/ethnic minorities and other underserved populations by using Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR). This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits applications for CNP Centers that will utilize the CBPR approach to reduce specific cancer disparities through a combination of outreach, research and training. The goal of the CNP Centers is to increase knowledge of, access to and utilization of beneficial biomedical and behavioral procedures related to cancer in areas ranging from prevention to early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship. In this CNP issuance, a particular emphasis is on high quality intervention research involving controlled and rigorous studies. Applicant teams must be based on established partnerships between academic institution(s) and targeted community entities/ community-serving healthcare organizations. The partnering community components are expected to contribute substantially to the design of the Center programs proposed in the applications. The proposed Centers may involve a “Headquarters” site and additional locations in different geographic areas. A Center with Headquarters and at least 4 additional sites in defined geographic areas is referred to as a “National Center”. Other centers, referred to as “Regional Centers”, must be composed of a Headquarters and 2-3 additional sites in defined geographical areas.

CNP Centers proposed in response to this FOA must have a clear potential for a meaningful reduction in cancer disparities and other co-morbid conditions affecting defined racial/ethnic minorities and other underserved populations.

Applicants must directly address the main goals of the CNP Centers that involve using the CBPR approach to:

• Facilitate an increase in knowledge, access and use of beneficial biomedical and behavioral procedures in cancer disparities, which may include other co-morbid conditions (i.e. heart disease, diabetes, stroke, neuropathies, HIV/AIDS, depression, stress, trauma, cognitive function disorders and dementia);
• Develop and perform evidence-based intervention research to increase use of beneficial biomedical and behavioral procedures for cancer prevention, detection and treatment, which may include related co-morbid conditions; and
• Train and promote the development of a critical mass of competitive new researchers using CBPR to reduce health disparities.

** Always consult the sponsor's announcement to confirm program applicability and individual eligibility.

Optional LOI: November 15, 2009
Full Proposal: December 15, 2009

None indicated.

Regional Centers. Total cost requested in application for a Regional CNP Center (a Headquarters and 2-3 additional “sites” in defined geographical areas) may not exceed $900,000 in the first year. Funding may be requested for a 5-year period with a standard 3% cost of living increase allowed for years 2-5.

National Centers. Total cost requested in application for a National CNP Center (a Headquarters and at least four additional “sites” in defined geographical areas) may not exceed $1.5 million per year in the first year. Funding may be requested for a 5-year period with a standard 3% cost of living increase allowed for years 2-5.

No indirect cost limitations.

October 22, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may propose to host only one Institute listed under this competition.

Study of the United States Institutes are intensive academic programs whose purpose is to provide foreign university faculty, secondary educators, and other scholars the opportunity to deepen their understanding of American society, culture, and institutions. The ultimate goal is to strengthen curricula and to improve the quality of teaching about the United States in academic institutions abroad.

The Bureau is seeking detailed proposals for three different Study of the United States Institutes from U.S. colleges, universities, and other not-for-profit academic organizations that have an established reputation in a field or discipline
related to the specific program themes:

• The Study of the U.S. Institute on U.S. Culture and Society
• The Study of the U.S. Institute on Journalism and Media
• The Study of the U.S. Institute for Secondary Educators

Each program should be six weeks in length; participants will spend approximately four weeks at the host institution, and approximately two weeks on the educational study tour, including two to three days in Washington, DC, at the conclusion of the Institute. The educational travel component should directly complement the academic program, and should include visits to cities and other sites of interest in the region around the awardee institution, as well as to another geographic region of the country. The awardee institution also will be expected to provide participants with guidance and resources for further investigation and research on the topics and issues examined during the institute after they return home.

** Always consult the sponsor's announcement to confirm program applicability and individual eligibility.

None indicated.

Two awards of $290,000 for 18 participants each; one award of $360,000 for 30 participants (Secondary Educators). Pending successful implementation of this program and the availability of funds in subsequent fiscal years, it is ECA’s intent to renew this cooperative agreement for two additional fiscal years before openly competing it again.

No indirect cost limitations.

October 22, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

NOTE: Include a letter of nomination from the applicant's Department Chair with the internal application package.

ASU may nominate no more than one candidate.

An emphasis is placed on nominations from departments working on computing research areas and on areas that involve the innovative application of computing.

Microsoft Research seeks nominees who are advancing computing research in novel directions with the potential for high impact on the state of the art, and who demonstrate the likelihood of becoming thought leaders in the field. The future of computing in academe rests with its newest faculty. In these early-career professionals lie the seeds of tomorrow’s great innovations. However, while recognized faculty with well-established reputations are able to attract the financial support necessary for substantial research programs, new faculty often struggle to secure adequate support to allow them to realize their full potential.

Because new faculty are so vital to the future of academic computer science, the Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship Program identifies, recognizes, and supports exceptional new faculty members engaged in innovative computing research. The objective of this program is to stimulate and support creative research undertaken by promising researchers who have the potential to make a profound impact on the field of computing in their research disciplines.

The Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship Awards program provides recipients considerable freedom in planning the focus of their academic research. The funds can be applied to a wide variety of uses to pursue novel research. Examples of possible research areas include, but are not limited to: interdisciplinary research, scientific computing, bioinformatics, computational biology, software engineering, and other areas where computing transforms the discipline and advances the state of the art.

** Always consult the sponsor's announcement to confirm program applicability and individual eligibility.

In the United States and Canada, nominees must hold a tenure-track faculty position, and may be no more than six years from the completion of their most recent PhD, ScD, or MD.

Nominees must be new faculty members in the first, second, or third year of their first faculty appointment.

Each fellowship award includes an unrestricted cash gift of US$200,000. The Microsoft Research Faculty Fellows also have access to other Microsoft resources, such as software, invitations to conferences, and engagements with Microsoft Research. Microsoft awards seven Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship grants each year; awardees are selected in April.

No limitations indicated.

October 28, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may submit only one CNTC application.

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits applications for the development of: Cancer Nanotechnology Training Centers (CNTCs) as a component of the NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer (The Alliance) (http://nano.cancer.gov). In addition to the CNTCs, the Alliance will consist of the Centers for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNEs, as the core of the program infrastructure), platform projects (CNPPs), and a K99/00 career transition program. The CNTCs are designed to establish innovative research education programs supporting the development of a multi-disciplinary nanotechnology workforce capable of pursuing cancer research. The proposed CNTCs should target graduate student and post-doctoral researchers of broad background (in medicine, biology, and other health sciences as well as in the physical sciences, chemistry, and engineering). The program of multi-disciplinary research education in cancer nanotechnology should be primarily focused on mentored laboratory-based training through participation in dedicated training research projects. In addition to funds for the training projects, CNTC awards may be used to support participants’ salaries for up to two years. Courses, seminars, and other forms of research education may also be included in the CNTC program. This FOA is open to all qualified applicants regardless of whether or not they participated in the previous issuance of the Alliance program.

The main goal for CNTCs is to educate and train researchers from diverse fields in the use of nanotechnology-based approaches to advance understanding of cancer biology and/or create new methods/tools for the prevention, diagnosis and/or treatment of cancer.

The relevant research education/training program should include a combination of:

• Research education through mentored laboratory experience (participation in cancer nanotechnology research projects in laboratories affiliated with the Centers);
• Short ad hoc courses/workshops ; and
• A complementary outreach component.

For the purposes of this FOA, applicants are encouraged to use the definition of nanotechnology as specified by the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI); http://nano.gov/html/facts/whatIsNano.html as a guideline. Specifically, to be responsive to this FOA, the proposed research education/training programs must focus on materials/technologies/devices that meet the following criteria:

1) Devices or base materials must be smaller than 1000 nm in size although the assembly, synthesis, and/or fabrication of components of final structures at dimensions less than 300 nm should be demonstrated.

2) Devices/materials used and/or proposed to be developed must be either (a) synthetic materials or (b) biomaterials engineered to provide novel properties or modified functions based on nanoscale size (i.e., nanomaterials).

Non-responsive: Research educational topics focused solely on naturally-occurring materials (e.g., carbohydrates, proteins, viruses) that are not specifically engineered or modified for a biomedical application are not responsive to this FOA.

** Always consult the sponsor's announcement to confirm program applicability and individual eligibility.

The PD/PI should be an established investigator in the area of nanotechnology and capable of providing both administrative and scientific leadership to the development and implementation of the proposed research education program.

To build the multidisciplinary teams needed to support the goals of this FOA, applicants are encouraged to take advantage of the multiple Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs) option with one PD/PI representing oncology or biology and another PD/PI representing fields of chemistry, physics, or engineering.

Budget requested may not exceed $400,000 (direct costs) per year over a 5-year period. Approximately 3-5 awards are expected in connection with this FOA.

F&A costs for the applicant organization and consortium participants will be reimbursed at 8 percent of modified total direct costs (exclusive of tuition, fees, and equipment).

Cost sharing is not required.

The sponsoring institution must assure support for the proposed research education program. Appropriate institutional commitment to the program includes the provision of adequate staff, facilities, and educational resources that can contribute to the planned research education program. The application must have a strong research program in the area(s) cancer-relevant nanotechnology proposed for research education activities.

October 27, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

NOTE: Include a letter of nomination from the applicant's Department Chair with the internal application package.

Only one investigator at ASU can apply per funding cycle.

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) recognizes that future improvements in the treatment and prevention of kidney disease will rest largely on the accomplishments of individuals now commencing their investigative work. Young investigators are often hampered in their progress by difficulty in obtaining suitable financial support for their research during the formative period of their careers. The National Kidney Foundation has established a Young Investigator Grant Program to help alleviate this problem. The purpose of the Young Investigator Grant Program is to support research in the fields of nephrology, urology and related disciplines by individuals who have completed fellowship training and who hold junior faculty positions at university-affiliated medical centers in the United States.

Since the NKF research support program is an integral part of the Foundation’s overall scientific mission, it is expected that candidates for support pursuant to this funding mechanism participate as dues-paying professional members of the National Kidney Foundation, Inc. A portion of each professional member’s dues payment is contributed to the NKF Research Endowment.

Applications will be considered from individuals who will have completed research training in nephrology, urology or closely related fields prior to the start of the grant award and who intend to pursue research directly related to these areas. At the time funding begins (July 1, 2010), the applicant must hold a full-time appointment to a faculty position at a university or an equivalent position as a scientist on the staff of a research oriented institution, e.g., National Institutes of Health (NIH) or other research organization, in the United States. Customarily, the appropriate faculty rank is that of Assistant Professor. (In some institutions a title other than Assistant Professor, e.g. Instructor, is used to designate junior faculty status; individuals at that rank in such institutions are eligible to apply for a Young Investigator Grant.) Qualifications should be documented in the biosketch (limit: four pages).

Young Investigator Grants will be awarded to individuals no later than four years after initial appointment to a faculty (or equivalent) position or after appointment to a staff scientist (or equivalent) position in a research organization. Because of this policy, candidates who received a faculty appointment before July 1, 2006 would not be eligible for this award in this funding cycle. It is the responsibility of the applicant to demonstrate that he/she satisfies the eligibility requirements for a Young Investigator Grant. Eligibility rules will be strictly enforced. Anyone who may not be certain as to his/her eligibility should request an advisory opinion from the NKF research department before submitting an application.

Young Investigator Grants are primarily intended to support research by individuals holding M.D. or Ph.D. degrees who are commencing careers on the faculty of medical schools or research institutions. In all cases the applicant's research and career goals must be directed to the study of normal or abnormal kidney function or of diseases of the kidney and urinary tract.

Initial support for awards commencing July 1, 2010 will be provided for one year in a total amount not to exceed $50,000. Although funding for a second year of support is not guaranteed, the investigator may request an additional year's funding at $50,000 per annum in the initial application. Funds provided by a Young Investigator Grant will be administered by the appropriate fiscal department of the investigator's institution. Funds may be used only for salaries, equipment, supplies, animals, clinical research costs or other expenses directly related to the conduct of the proposed research. Up to $15,000 of the grant may be expended for salary and fringe benefits of the principal investigator per year provided that such expenditures are justified in the application. A maximum of $30,000 in salary support will be provided to the recipient of NKF Young Investigator Grants during the term of the award, including extensions, if applicable. No more than $500 per year may be used for travel by the investigator to national or international meetings, excluding travel in connection with invited presentations at the NKF Clinical Meetings. Funds for a Young Investigator Grant may not be used for any of the following:

1. Indirect costs or overhead
2. Costs of patient care
3. Constructing or renovating facilities
4. Furniture or office equipment
5. Secretarial services
6. Honoraria or membership dues
7. Textbooks or periodicals
8. Repair or service contract costs on institutional equipment
9. Entertainment

** Always consult the sponsor's announcement to confirm program applicability and individual eligibility.

Young Investigator Grants award funds may not be used toward indirect costs or overhead.

October 29, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

Non-tribal applicants may submit up to three (3) proposals to the same EPA regional office as long as each proposal is for a separate and distinct project and each proposal is submitted separately. If an applicant submits more than three (3) proposals to any one EPA regional office, the applicant will be contacted prior to EPA review of any of the proposals to determine which proposals the applicant will withdraw from the competition. A single proposal may target multiple fleets, fleet types and/or diesel emission reduction solutions.

EPA’s National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program is soliciting proposals nationwide for projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of tons of pollution produced and diesel emissions exposure, particularly from fleets operating in areas designated by the Administrator as poor air quality areas.
Eligible diesel emission reduction solutions include verified emission control technologies such as retrofit devices, cleaner fuels, and engine upgrades, verified idle reduction technologies, verified aerodynamic technologies and low rolling resistance tires, certified engine repowers, and/or vehicle or equipment replacement.
Eligible diesel vehicles, engines and equipment may include buses, medium-duty or heavy-duty trucks, marine engines, locomotives and non-road engines, equipment or vehicles used in construction, handling of cargo (including at a port or airport), agriculture, mining or energy production (including stationary generators and pumps).

• Non-tribal proposals for projects in Regions 9 or 10 will be evaluated based on the quality and extent to which the proposed project:
• Achieves greenhouse gas reductions and diesel criteria pollutant reductions (particulate matter and/or nitrogen oxide reductions);
  Reduces emissions along interstate and international goods movement corridors;
• Works with communities and/or tribes in project development and implementation.

** Always consult the sponsor's announcement to confirm program applicability and individual eligibility.

None indicated.

Only non-tribal proposals requesting EPA funding between $300,000 and $3,000,000 will be accepted. It is anticipated that 4-8 Region 9 assistance agreements will be made from this announcement.

Please see the full announcement for complete information on eligible use of funds.

No indirect cost limitations.

November 4, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may submit no more than one application in a given year.

This grant program, named after Ernest J. Ring, MD, the founder of the SIR Foundation, is designed to provide support to junior Interventional Radiology faculty members early in their academic careers to allow time for the conduct of research. The goal of this program is to have the grant recipient subsequently obtain additional funding from other sources, e.g., National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants.

** Always consult the sponsor's announcement to confirm program applicability and individual eligibility.

Grant funding will be made to junior full-time faculty members, with a MD, DO, PhD, or equivalent degree in educational institutions in the United States and Canada. Applications from non-Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) members will be considered, but such applications are required to have significant input and involvement by an SIR member. Applicants should be individuals who have not yet been recognized as independent investigators or recipients of major grant support (i.e., current grants exceeding $50,000). Those in residencies or fellowships or those generally considered advanced students in training rather than full-time faculty are not eligible for this grant. Applicants must be within the first five years of their initial faculty appointment after having completed all formal training. Only applicants holding a position up to and including the assistant professor level at the time of application are eligible. Applications will be accepted from citizens of the United States or Canada or those who have permanent resident status therein. Permanent residents must
submit documentation of their status. If an applicant is at an institution in the US or Canada and is on a visa, a letter from the department chair guaranteeing completion of the project will be required.

This grant provides $50,000 a year for two years. The second year of funding is contingent on satisfactory review of a first year progress report. The grant may be applied towards the applicant’s salary and it is expected that the applicant will have a minimum of 30% dedicated research time. Budget expenses can be used for the applicant’s salary, salaries for research assistants/technicians working on the proposed project, materials and supplies, equipment, service function charges (e.g., pathology costs, animal per diem charges, reasonable imaging machine time, etc.), and travel expenses for attendance at related conferences. If the project involves the use of human subjects, animals, radioisotopes, or biohazards, documentation of approval from the appropriate institutional review board(s) (IRB) must be provided before an award can be funded.

Institutional indirect costs, construction expenses, and secretarial or office expenses will not be funded.

November 12, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may submit one application per deadline.

MetLife Creative Connections provides support for American composers to participate in public activities related to specific performances of their original music. By supporting the composer’s interaction with audiences, performers, arts organizations, and local communities, Metlife Creative Connections aims to increase public awareness and enhance the creative artist’s role in society.

** Always consult the sponsor's announcement to confirm program applicability and individual eligibility.

None indicated.

Support will range from $250 to $5,000. Grants are primarily awarded in support of the composer’s participation fee for outreach activities. If the composer is also participating as a performer for his/her music, the composer's performance fee may be partially supported to the extent that funding is available. If the composer must travel in relation to the event, up to $250 may be allocated towards his/her travel costs. The maximum award amount of $5,000 is inclusive of the composer’s Performance Fee and Travel allocation.

Indirect costs are not supported by this grant. Please see the full guidelines for details of what this grant will and will not fund.

November 18, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

NOTE: Include a letter of nomination from the applicant's Chair with the internal application.

ASU may nominate up to 2 candidates each year.

Tenured academic scientists and engineers from U.S. institutions of higher learning are eligible for selection to be Jefferson Science Fellows. Each Fellow will spend one year at the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for an on-site assignment in Washington, D.C. that may also involve extended stays at U.S. foreign embassies and/or missions. All JSF assignments will be designed in consultation with regional and/or functional bureaus within the U.S. Department of State/USAID. While in general JSF assignments will involve providing up-to-date expertise in the rapidly advancing STE arenas that routinely impact the policy decisions encountered by the U.S. Department of State/USAID, each Fellow will also be expected to become conversant with the functional operation of the U.S. Department of State/USAID. In doing so, the JSF program complements and enhances the existing efforts by both the continuing employees within the U.S. Department of State/USAID and other temporary fellows supported by non-governmental organizations who address STE issues. Following the fellowship year, the Jefferson Science Fellow will return to his/her academic career, but will remain available to the U.S. Department of State/USAID for short-term projects over the following five years.

Nominees and Applicants will be evaluated using the following criteria:

• Ability to articulate science and technology issues to the non-specialist/general public,
• Ability to rapidly and accurately understand scientific advancements outside their discipline area and to effectively integrate this knowledge into U.S. Department of State policy discussions,
• Open-mindedness and receptive attitudes toward public policy discussions at the U.S. Department of State/USAID, and
• Stature, recognition and experience in the national and international scientific or engineering communities.

Receiving a Jefferson Science Fellowship is considered a significant honor, both for the individual, and for their academic institution. The JSF award is structured as a partnership between the U.S. STE academic community and the U.S. Department of State designed to meet the challenges of science and technology in foreign policy.

Requirements for Nominees/Applicants

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must be a scientist, technologist, or engineer holding a tenured faculty position at a U.S. college or university
• If awarded, candidate must successfully complete and maintain security clearances at the U.S. Department of State/USAID
• Applicant's academic institution must sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Department of State in order to be considered as a finalist. (ASU has signed a MOU.)

• The Jefferson Science Fellow will be paid a per diem of up to $50,000 by the U.S. Department of State to cover local living expenses for a full year.
• It is expected that each Fellow will travel as part of their assignment with the U.S. Department of State/USAID. $10,000 will be made available to the Fellow for travel associated with their assignment(s). Travel support may also be provided by the Fellow’s office or bureau.

Indirect costs are not included.

During their one-year assignment at the U.S. Department of State, the salary and benefits of the Fellow will be paid by the academic institution at which the tenured appointment is held.

November 9, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU can submit a single application for a single conference for a two year project period.

The purpose of the program is to provide partial support for specific non-Federal conferences in the areas of health promotion, disease prevention, and educational programs.

The application is to be submitted under only one topic area of programmatic interest:

NCBDDD-300.1 Birth Defects: Issues related to surveillance, epidemiology, and prevention of major structural birth defects.
NCBDDD-300.2 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/ Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
NCBDDD-300.3 Disabilities: Issues related to people with disabilities; health promotion and intervention for persons with disabilities; secondary conditions; and aging and disability
NCBDDD-300.4 Developmental Screening
NCBDDD-300.5 Hearing Loss: Newborn screening, early interventions, genetic causes
NCBDDD-300.6 Intellectual Disability
NCBDDD-300.7 Child Development
NCBDDD-300.8 Autism Spectrum Disorders and Other Developmental Disabilities
NCBDDD-300.9 Blood Disorders
NCBDDD-300.10 Folic Acid and Neural Tube Defects
NCBDDD-300.11 Pediatric Genetic Conditions
NCBDDD-300.12 Cerebral Palsy
NCBDDD-300.13 Newborn Bloodspot Screening: metabolic, genetic
NCBDDD-300.14 Congential Heart Disease

This announcement is only for non-research NCBDDD activities supported by CDC.

This announcement is only for domestic conferences planned to occur within the date range of June 15, 2010 through June 14, 2011.

None indicated.

Funds may not be used for indirect costs.

Cost sharing or matching funds are not required for this program.

November 16, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may submit only one application for the Scholarship Program and one application for the Fellowship Program.

Funding under this $15 million program includes support for nuclear science, engineering, and related disciplines to develop a workforce capable of supporting the design, construction, operation, and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear materials.

As a condition for scholarships or fellowships, recipients must demonstrate satisfactory academic progress in their fields of study, as determined by criteria contained in this announcement and as established by the NRC. The nuclear development supported by this funding is intended to benefit the nuclear sector broadly. Consequently, NRC requires scholarship and fellowship recipients to serve six (6) months in nuclear-related employment for each full or partial year of academic support. The employment may be with NRC, other Federal agencies, State agencies, Department of Energy laboratories, nuclear-related industry, or academia in the recipients sponsored fields of study.

None indicated.

Grantees will receive F&A costs at 8 percent of modified total direct costs.

Cost sharing is not required. However, institutions are encouraged to leverage NRC funding (non-Federal funds) to enhance the benefits of the NRC grant. Those demonstrating such leveraging in response to this solicitation (a written agreement or letter is required at the time the application is submitted) to further its goals will receive additional consideration in the peer review process.

November 17, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may submit only one application for a Faculty Development Grant.

Funding under this opportunity includes support for nuclear science, engineering, and related disciplines to develop a workforce capable of the design, construction, operation, and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear materials.

The Faculty Development Grants Program recognizes the need to attract, recruit or retain highly-qualified individuals in academic teaching careers. Funding under this announcement is intended to support faculty and their research in the nuclear-related fields of Nuclear Engineering, Health Physics, Radiochemistry and related disciplines as determined by the NRC. The grants specifically target probationary, tenure-track faculty in these academic areas during the first 6 years of their career.

Grants may include support for developing applications for research and amounts for initiating or continuing research projects in their areas of expertise. Other areas might include course development, equipment stipends, participation in professional society meetings, preparation of papers, travel, and support for graduate assistants, and associated expenses as related to research projects or an institution’s faculty development plan. Awards may be increased to the extent that a portion of the award is matched by the institution. The program intends to provide support to enable new faculty to enhance their careers as professors and researchers in the University department where employed.

For purposes of this funding opportunity, eligible recipients are probationary, tenure-track faculty in the first six (6) years of their career, who have been determined by the grantee institution to be committed to an academic career in Nuclear Engineering, Health Physics, Radiochemistry and other related disciplines. Candidates must be United States citizens or noncitizen nationals of the United States, or have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence (i.e., in possession of a currently valid Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551, or other legal verification of such status). Noncitizen nationals are persons born in outlying possessions of the United States (i.e., American Samoa and Swain’s Island).

No indirect cost limitations.

Cost sharing is not required for applications requesting up to $100,000 total costs (i.e., direct costs plus facilities and administrative costs) per year. However, institutions are encouraged to leverage NRC funding to enhance the educational benefits of the NRC grant. Applications demonstrating such leveraging in response to this announcement to further the goals of this announcement will receive additional consideration in the peer review process.

November 23, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may submit only one application.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences invites applications that will (1) determine which physical or chemical characteristic of an engineered nanomaterial (ENM), or cluster of characteristics, is integral to ENM-molecular interactions in a cellular process or organ system and (2) relate these findings to potential health effects. NIEHS recognizes that three types of activities need to converge to accomplish this research agenda. The first activity should focus on a detailed understanding of how physical and chemical characteristics of ENMs influence their molecular interactions at the cellular level, while the second activity should determine how the physical and chemical characteristics critical to that interaction are associated with any observed physiological or pathobiological events. The third activity will capitalize on these multidisciplinary efforts through integration of biochemical, molecular, and physiological mechanisms to expand traditional hazard identification and health risk assessment. An extraordinary level of synergy, integration, and potential for advancement of ENM hazard identification and risk assessment is expected.

In order to be considered eligible for this FOA, the U19 Centers must have exactly three research projects, must include an Administrative Core, a scientific core (see below), and a Milestones section (see below). Each application should require a scientific core with capabilities to generate, characterize ENMs. The lead for the core should demonstrate expertise in ENMs synthesis, chemistry and physical and chemical characterization. If the application contains fewer than the required three research projects or does not have substantial and significant merit, the application will not be recommended for further consideration.

An institution may submit only one application; however, applications may include investigators from more than one institution if such arrangements enhance the scientific strength of the proposed research program. In addition, a PD/PI on one application may also serve as a Project Leader and/or Scientific Core Leader on another multi-project application if there is no scientific overlap between the applications.

No indirect cost limitations.

No cost sharing requirement.

November 12, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

Interested investigators must notify limited.submissions@asu.edu by the internal deadline of their intent to submit. The statement must include a brief description of the project being proposed for submission to this program and indicated the population to be served.

ASU may submit multiple applications if each separate application describes a project that will serve a different population.

Any applicant who submits more than one application must submit a justification as to why the different population of participants cannot be served by the project in the applicant’s other application(s).

The purpose of the SSS Program is to increase the number of disadvantaged low-income college students, first generation college students, and college students with disabilities in the United States who successfully complete a program of study at the postsecondary level. The support services provided should increase the retention and graduation rates for these students and facilitate their transfer from two-year to four-year colleges and universities. The support services provided should also foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of students who are limited English proficient, students from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education, students with disabilities, students who are homeless children and youths, students who are in foster care or are aging out of the foster care system, and other disconnected students. Student Support Services should also improve the financial and economic literacy of students.

Estimated Range of Awards: $220,000–$360,000.

Any application that proposes a budget exceeding the maximum amount listed for a single budget period of 12 months will be rejected. The project period is up to 60 months.

None indicated.

Section 402D(d)(4) of the HEA requires that all successful applicants that use SSS Program funds to provide grant aid to students pursuant to Section 402D(d)(1) of the HEA must provide matching funds, in cash, from non-Federal funds, in an amount that is not less than 33 percent of the total amount of the SSS Program funds used for this aid. This matching requirement does not apply to a grant recipient that is an institution of higher education eligible to receive funds under Part A or Part B of Title III or under Title V of the HEA.

November 23, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may only submit one application in response to this FOA.

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to develop and test infrastructure to conduct mental health services and effectiveness research across large integrated health care systems, leading to the creation of a Mental Health Research Network across integrated health care delivery systems (MHRN). The MHRN would be capable of identifying thousands of suitable case and control subjects for basic and applied investigations of mental illness in practice settings. This initiative will allow for the initial development of a collaborative mental health effectiveness research platform among health care provider organizations that link primary, specialty, ambulatory and other care settings; have access to large, stable, and diverse patient populations; are able to take advantage of existing integrated databases; and can conduct efficient large-scale effectiveness studies testing treatment, preventive and services interventions to improve the mental health of large patient populations. This initiative will also facilitate increased research collaboration between health care provider organizations and researchers affiliated with other academic institutions, as well as federal and state agencies. For the purposes of this announcement, “integrated health care systems” and “health care provider organizations” refer to large health care delivery systems that can provide both general medical and mental health care services to tens of thousands of covered lives.

The ultimate purpose of the research funded by NIMH is to improve the impact of research on the public mental health of the US population. Therefore, it is appropriate that studies funded by this FOA focus on mental disorders of significant burden of disease across large populations. However, because of the potential to access millions of subjects, the MHRN may also be well suited for conducting research on less common disorders.

(1) capability to lead a strong scientific research team, including those with mental health research, bioinformatics, and data management expertise; (2) scientific leadership experience and a strong academic and scientific background, as exemplified by scientific publication and a record of peer-reviewed scientific support; (3) knowledge of NIH grant and research policies including those concerning data management and data privacy; and (4) knowledge of integrated data systems in health care organizations.

Budgets for total costs of up to $3,000,000 per year and a total project period of up to three years may be requested for a maximum of $9,000,000 total costs over a three-year project period.

Cost sharing is not required.

November 24, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may apply to implement only one of the two Institutes. If more
than one proposal is received from an applicant, all of its proposals will be disqualified.

Please clearly identify the Institute for which you are applying and outline the specific reasons why the application institution is qualified to work with participants from the selected region (Europe/Eurasia or Central/South Asia).

The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for two grants for summer institutes for youth. Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3), including accredited, post-secondary U.S. educational institutions, may submit proposals to provide a three- to four week U.S.-based institute for one of the two institute options in the summer of 2010 for up to 45 teenagers aged 16-18. One institute – the Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellows Summer Institute – is for participants from Europe, the European countries of Eurasia, and the United States. The other institute – the Benjamin Franklin Summer Institute with Asia – is for participants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and the United States. U.S. Embassies in all the participating countries will select the foreign participants, and the U.S. grant recipients will select the American participants. Both institutes will focus on leadership development, critical thinking, diplomacy, community activism, and the media as ways that young adults can unite around their common goals. Support for individual or small group follow-on projects in the home communities of the exchange alumni will complete the program.

Pending the availability of funds, the grants will begin on or about April 15, 2010. Applicants should propose a three- to four-week U.S. institute that will take place between late June and late August 2010. The grant period will be approximately 12 months in duration, as appropriate to the program design. Pending successful implementation of this program and the availability of funds in subsequent fiscal years, it is ECA's intent to renew these grants for two additional fiscal years, before openly competing it again.

Approximate Average Award: $212,000.

An organization with an audited indirect cost rate negotiated with a cognizant federal government agency other than U.S. Department of State should include a copy of the cost-rate agreement as an addendum to the budget.

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs generally does not pay indirect costs against participant expenses.

There is no minimum or maximum percentage required for this competition. However, the Bureau encourages applicants to provide maximum levels of cost sharing and funding in support of its programs.

December 2, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may submit, or have pending, only one application to this program. An institution may only hold one Bridges to the Baccalaureate award.

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to increase the number of students from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral research enterprise of the nation and/or populations disproportionately affected by health disparities (hereafter referred to as targeted groups/populations) who successfully complete the baccalaureate degree in biomedical and behavioral sciences. This initiative promotes inter-institutional partnerships between community colleges or other two-year post-secondary educational institutions granting the associate degree and colleges or universities that offer the baccalaureate degree with the goal of developing well-integrated developmental activities that will increase students preparation and skills as they advance academically in the pursuit of the baccalaureate and subsequently more advanced degrees in biomedical and behavioral sciences.

The total project period for an application may not exceed five years. Direct costs will vary with the scope of the research education program proposed.

Facilities & Administrative costs for the applicant organization and consortium participants will be reimbursed at 8 percent of modified total direct costs.

Cost sharing is not required.

December 2, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may submit, or have pending, only one application to this program. An institution may only hold one Bridges to the Doctorate award.

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to increase the number of students from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral research enterprise of the nation and/or populations disproportionately affected by health disparities (hereafter referred to as targeted groups/populations) who successfully complete the Ph.D. degree in biomedical and behavioral sciences. This initiative promotes inter-institutional partnerships between institutions granting a terminal master’s degree and institutions that offer Ph.D. degrees to develop well-integrated developmental activities that will increase students’ preparation and skills as they advance academically in the pursuit and successful completion of the Ph.D. degree in biomedical and behavioral sciences.
Each proposed Bridges to the Doctorate program must consist of a partnership/consortium composed of no more than three institutions, including the applicant institution. One must be an institution that offers the master’s degree as the only graduate degree in the biomedical/behavioral sciences within the participating departments. Another institution must be a college or university offering the Ph.D. degree in biomedical/behavioral sciences. An applicant/partner institution may participate in only one Bridges to the Doctorate partnership.

The total project period for an application may not exceed 5 years. The size of award will vary with the scope of the research education program proposed.

Facilities & Administrative costs for the applicant organization and consortium participants will be reimbursed at 8 percent of modified total direct costs.

Cost sharing is not required.

December 3, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may not submit more than one application at any time. Eligible institutions may only receive one IMSD award. Research education programs may not be transferred from one institution to another.

The Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Program was created in response to a legislative mandate of increasing the numbers of underrepresented (UR) faculty, investigators and students engaged in biomedical and behavioral research, and to broaden the opportunities for their participation in biomedical and behavioral research. To accomplish this goal, the Initiative for Maximizing Student Development (IMSD) program provides institutional grants to establish research training programs at institutions with research intensive environments that will increase the preparation and skills of UR students in the biomedical and behavioral sciences as they academically advance in the pursuit of the Ph.D. degree in these fields.

The MORE Division recognizes the heterogeneity in institutional settings and institutional missions. Based on this, the expectations of the MBRS IMSD program at the national level are that: (a) the IMSD program will increase the overall number of UR students that complete a Ph.D. and continue biomedical research careers; (b) at least 60% of the undergraduate students participating in the IMSD program will, upon graduation, directly enter into a Ph.D. program; (c) at least 90% of the Ph.D. students participating in the IMSD program will complete the degree; and (d) the program will contribute to ongoing student and faculty efforts to reduce the gap in the completion of Ph.D. degrees between UR and non-UR students in the biomedical and behavioral science departments of those institutions. To accomplish these objectives, the design of the proposed institutional programs should be derived from an institutional self assessment of the (a) research environment; (b) student and faculty demographics; (c) number of UR and non-UR students that complete the Ph.D. degree, continue competitive postdoctoral training, and engage in productive research careers; and (d) challenges/impediments that the students encounter in completing the Ph.D. degree. As a result of the self-assessment each applicant institution must establish the program’s goals and specific measurable objectives, which should be consonant with the MBRS IMSD program expectations. These goals and specific measurable objectives should help design an institutional program that will have a significant institutional impact and a greater contribution to the overall IMSD goals.

There are no specific budget limitations; however, the requested direct costs must be reasonable, well documented, fully justified and commensurate with the scope of the proposed program. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed five years.

F&A costs for the applicant organization and consortium participants will be reimbursed at 8 percent of modified total direct costs (exclusive of tuition, fees, and equipment).

Cost sharing is not required.

December 4, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

NINDS will not consider more than one application simultaneously from an applicant organization.

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) invites applications for Center Core Grants to support neuroscience research. The purpose of this program is to advance the NINDS mission to promote understanding and treatment of neurological disorders by providing core research facilities that are not otherwise available. This support, by providing more accessible resources, is expected to assure a greater productivity than would be possible from the separate projects. An applicant organization is eligible for a maximum of one NINDS Center Core Grant.

NINDS Center Core Grants will support centralized resources and facilities shared by investigators with existing NINDS-funded research projects. Each Center will be composed of one or more research cores, each of which will enrich the effectiveness of ongoing research, and promote new research directions. A Center Core Grant will support individual neuroscience research projects by providing necessary resources and performing required services that would be difficult or impractical to provide in individual labs. Center Core Grants will foster a cooperative and interactive research environment through which multidisciplinary approaches to neuroscience problems and joint research efforts will be stimulated. The applicant organization is encouraged to consider a plan to co-fund the Center, in order to maximize its utility and effectiveness.

The NINDS Center Core Grants program is intended to support research infrastructure cores. The cores will support the generation of research results for Center users, but will not include independent research project or technology development components. The program will not provide support for cores that support clinical trials, provide patients services, or conduct pilot projects.

Applicants may request up to $500,000 per year in direct costs. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this FOA may not exceed 5 years.

No indirect cost limitations.

December 4, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

For research education and training initiatives linked to specific NHGRI research grants, applicants may submit only one application per parent grant application. If an institution has more than one NHGRI research grant in which a research education and training initiative is required, such as a training grant and a CEGS, only one application may be submitted to cover NHGRI’s support of the research education and training initiative at that institution.

For courses, applicants may submit more than one course application, provided each application is scientifically distinct.

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) invites R25 applications in response to two important initiatives: (1) short, advanced level courses that are intended to disseminate new laboratory techniques, methods, analyses related to the mission of the NHGRI and (2) research education and training initiatives that are linked to specific NHGRI research initiatives, such as Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science and large-scale sequencing and database grants.

Courses. This initiative of the announcement is not limited. For more information, follow the link to the sponsor's website above.

Research Education and Training. The National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research and the National Human Genome Research Institute want to ensure that the next generation of genome scientists will have adequate representation from populations that are currently underrepresented in genomic science as researchers. Moreover, specific initiatives have been identified as preferred incubators for research education and training in genomics (http://www.genome.gov/10001707). Initiatives targeted to those at the undergraduate level and/or beyond, including the faculty level, are encouraged and will be given the highest priority. The main focus should be on ensuring that individuals: (a) successfully transition to the next career level; (b) remain in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) field; (c) pursue doctoral degrees or advanced training in fields relevant to genomics; and (d) pursue careers in genomics. Examples of how these objectives can be accomplished include, but are not limited to, academic enhancement programs, appropriate laboratory experience; mentoring adequate for the career level; career development activities; enhancements in writing scientific papers and fellowship/grant applications; and developing scientific presentation and interviewing skills. The duration of the research education and training program must coincide with that of the parent grant application.

For research education and training initiatives that are linked to parent grant applications, the project duration must coincide with the initiation and termination dates of the parent grant, but in no case can exceed 5 years. Although the size of the award may vary with the scope of the research education and training program, it is expected that applications will stay within the budgetary guidelines of annual direct costs of $300,000.

F&A costs for the applicant organization and consortium participants will be reimbursed at 8 percent of modified total direct costs (exclusive of tuition, fees, and equipment).

December 7, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may submit no more than two proposals as the lead institution.

No institution acting as the principal or lead institution will receive more than one grant during the current competition.

The purpose of ISE is to support the internationalization of food, agriculture and related programs at U.S. universities and colleges. It is intended that ISE will improve the ability of American students, business people, and community members to compete more effectively in the global world of agriculture. ISE projects are to strengthen the global competence and competitiveness of American colleges, universities and businesses in the food, agriculture, and related sectors. In addition, ISE projects must be directed to agricultural research, extension, and/or teaching activities that enhance the capabilities of American colleges and universities to conduct international collaborative research, extension and teaching.

Our success in the global arena will increasingly require U.S. colleges and universities to produce graduates who can operate competently in domestic and international settings. Through their outreach efforts, universities and colleges also play a critical role in helping U.S. producers successfully operate in foreign markets.

In response to these national needs, ISE is designed to foster innovative campus-based programs. Examples of issue areas that could be addressed include but are not limited to sustainable energy, global food security and hunger, childhood nutrition, climate change, food safety, and sustainable rural economies.

Proposals should demonstrate how the proposed work responds to the specific needs and strengths of the university or college in addressing one or both of the following areas:

1. Strengthening the Global Competence of Students, Faculty, and Staff in Agriculture and Related Areas

2. Enhancing Business Performance in International Agriculture and Related Sectors

Multi-year proposals, up to a maximum of four years, may be submitted. The maximum amount under this program is $150,000 per award,

Applicants should limit their requests for recovery of indirect costs to the lesser of their institution’s official negotiated indirect cost rate or the equivalent of 22 percent of total Federal funds awarded.

December 3, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may submit only one application for this FOA.

Applicants with interest and expertise as a Primary Research Site (PRS) are encouraged also to submit an application to the companion PRS FOA (HL-10-020).  Applications for the RCU and PRS can be submitted from the same institution, but must have different PD/PIs.

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) solicits four-year cooperative agreement (U01) grant applications from institutions/organizations to serve as the Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) for the ”Effectiveness Research on Smoking Cessation in Hospitalized Patients” Primary Research Sites (PRSs). This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) runs parallel with a separate FOA that solicits the applications for the Primary Research Sites (PRSs; see RFA-HL-10-020). The PRSs will conduct research that (a) determines how to translate efficacious smoking cessation programs into effective programs for hospitalized smokers that can be widely implemented in routine clinical practice, and (b) assesses the cost-effectiveness of these interventions. The PRS projects are independent, and are responsible for planning, directing, and executing their own studies and conducting their own data management and statistical analyses. However, development of common measures, methods, and data management procedures across sites, whenever feasible, will provide the opportunity for data aggregation and multisite analyses. The RCU solicited by this FOA (RFA HL-10-025) will facilitate communication and coordination of research activities of the PRSs awarded under the parallel FOA. The RCU will be responsible for planning, arranging, and supporting meetings of the Steering Committee and its subcommittee to facilitate the use of common measures, methods, and data management procedures of the PRSs. The RCU will also support and coordinate the meetings of the DSMB appointed by NHLBI. The RCU will provide the infrastructure for aggregating data across sites, facilitating data sharing, and contributing to collaborative manuscripts, but the PRSs will retain primary responsibility for statistical analyses of the aggregated data.

The NHLBI expects to award $600,000 in total costs over four years to support one RCU. Budgets for direct costs up to $100,000 each year may be requested for a maximum of $400,000 direct costs over the four-year period.

No indirect cost limitations.

December 7, 2009 (due by 11:59 p.m.)

How to apply

ASU may submit no more than one application under this competition for Option A or Option B.

The Branch for the Study of the United States, Office of Academic Exchange Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, invites proposal submissions for the design and implementation of approximately fifteen (15) Study of the United States Institutes for Student Leaders under five different themes. Taking place over the course of five weeks, the Institutes will be scheduled throughout a one year period, starting in April, 2010 and ending in March, 2011. The scheduling of each Institute should coincide with the academic calendar of the participants’ home country(ies) . The Institutes should take place at U.S. academic institutions and provide groups of highly motivated undergraduate students from the countries and regions noted below with in-depth seminars on the topics detailed in the following section. Each Institute should include four weeks of academic residency followed by a one-week integrated educational travel tour that will expose participants to a different region of the United States. The one-week educational study tour should conclude with a two or three day session in Washington, D.C. Each Institute will host up to 20 participants, for a total of approximately 300 students. ECA plans to provide several awards for the administration of the 15 Study of the U.S. Institutes and welcomes applications from accredited postsecondary education institutions in the United States and public and private non-profit organizations or consortia of organizations.

Institute Themes
a.) The Study of the U.S. Institute on Global Environmental Issues
b.) The Study of the U.S. Institute on New Media
c.) The Study of the U.S. Institute on Religious Pluralism in the United States
d.) The Study of the U.S. Institute on Social Entrepreneurship
e.) The Study of the U.S. Institute on Women’s Leadership

It is ECA’s intent to fund a total of fifteen (15) thematic institutes, three under each theme, as a result of this solicitation.

Organizations that propose to administer multiple Institutes under sub-grantee agreements should designate a project director to oversee all of the Institutes, coordinate logistical and administrative arrangements, ensure an appropriate level of continuity between the various host institution programs, and serve as the principal liaison between ECA and all the host institutions and thus, be ECA’s primary point of contact.

Each host institution should designate an administrative director to oversee all student support services, including supervision of the program participants and budgetary, logistical, and other administrative arrangements.

Each organization also should designate an academic director who will be present throughout the program to ensure the continuity, coherence, and integration of all aspects of the academic program, including the related educational study tour.

It is important that the applicant organization also retain qualified “cultural ambassadors” or “graduate mentors” (or another appropriate name) at each host institution who exhibit cultural sensitivity, an understanding of the program’s objectives, and a willingness to accompany the students throughout the program.

Option A: Total available funding up to $240,000 (one institute) or up to $480,000 (two institutes). Under Option A, applicant organizations (colleges, universities, or NGOs) are invited to submit one application to host no more than two Institutes under any of the themes. It is anticipated that between 1 and 5 awards will be made under Option A.

Option B: Total available funding up to $1,680,000. Under Option B, other public and private non-profit organizations or consortia of organizations must propose to administer seven (7) Institutes in one application. Organizations, using sub-grantee agreements, must propose to administer at least one Institute under each of the five (5) themes listed above, and two additional Institutes in the theme(s) of their choice. It is anticipated that up to two awards may be made under Option B.

An organization with an audited indirect cost rate negotiated with a cognizant federal government agency other than U.S. Department of State should include a copy of the cost-rate agreement as an addendum to the budget. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs generally does not pay indirect costs against participant expenses.