Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
November 11, 2011
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Limited submission programs have
sponsor restrictions on the number of
proposals that may be submitted by a
single institution and will require institutional screening to determine which
applications will be submitted. Dr. Jim
Guikema, Associate Vice President for
Research, is the internal coordinator for
limited submission programs. Please
notify him at 785-532-6195, email:
guikema@ksu.edu, by the Internal due
date listed in the Funding Bulletin (FB
43-7) or by at least two months prior to
the sponsor deadline if you wish to submit to a limited submission program.
Currently posted Internal Deadlines:
http://www.k-state.edu/research/funding/bulletins/bul11/limits11/index.htm
Vol. 20, No. 43
URL: http://www.grants.nih.gov/grants/
guide/pa-files/PA-12-006.html
Deadline: 2/25/2012, 6/25/2012, 10/25/
2012
AGRICULTURE
43-2 KCIA Research Proposals
(KCIA)
The Kansas Crop Improvement Association Research Support Committee is
requesting funding proposals for research
projects. Funding grants typically are in
range of $2,500 to $10,000 per year. The
Committee will consider proposals for
multi-year projects. Currently funded,
multi-year projects receive first consideration. Priorities established by the KCIA
Research Support Committee are: 1)
Concern and opportunities with the
advent of biotech wheat; 2) Improved
management practices for improved seed
production and quality; 3) Factors that
influence seed selection and purchasing
decisions of farmers; 4) Varietal development; 5) Risks and benefits of certified
seeds in various identity-preserved grain
production systems; 6) Evaluation of
characteristics of specific varieties for
potential end-use value and marketing;
and 7) Other projects that may be of
interest to the association.
Phone: 785-532-6118
Deadline: 3/1/2012
ARTS & HUMANITIES
GENERAL
43-1 Academic Research Enhancement
Award (Parent R15) (AREA) (NIH)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is
continuing to make a special effort to stimulate research at educational institutions
that provide baccalaureate or advanced
degrees for a significant number of the
Nation’s research scientists, but that have
not been major recipients of NIH support.
AREA funds are intended to support new
and renewal biomedical and behavioral
research projects proposed by faculty
members of eligible colleges, universities,
schools, and components of domestic institutions.The AREA program will enable
qualified scientists to receive support for
small-scale research projects. It is anticipated that investigators supported under
the AREA program will benefit from the
opportunity to conduct independent
research; that the grantee institution will
benefit from a research environment
strengthened through AREA grants and
furthered by participation in the diverse
extramural programs of the NIH; and that
students at recipient institutions will benefit from exposure to and participation in
scientific research in the biomedical and
behavioral sciences. PA-12-006 (NIHG 11/
4/11)
43-3 America’s Media Makers
(NEH)
The Division of Public Programs offers
support for a wide range of public
humanities programs that engage citizens
in thoughtful reflection upon culture,
identity and history. Projects must be
well-grounded in scholarship and illuminate ideas and insights central to the
humanities. Grants for America’s Media
Makers support projects in a range of
formats, including interactive digital
media and radio and television programs
that engage the public in the humanities
that explore stories, ideas, and beliefs in
order to deepen our understanding of our
lives and our world. Projects should
encourage dialogue, discussion, and civic
engagement, and they should foster
learning among people of all ages.
20120111-TD (GG 10/27/11)
URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/
guidelines/AMM.htm
Deadline: 1/11/2012
43-4 Robert Penn Warren Center for
the Humanities- Andrew W Mellon
Visiting Fellowship (Vanderbilt)
The Robert Penn Warren Center for the
Humanities will host a year-long inter-
disciplinary Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar on the theme “The
Age of Emancipation: Black Freedom in
the Atlantic World” during the 2012/2013
academic year. The project will coincide
with the sesquicentennial of the U.S.
Emancipation Proclamation (January 1,
1863). The Center invites applications for
the Visiting Postdoctoral Fellowships
from scholars in all disciplines whose
lively presence will help to focus its work
and stimulate discussionss. (TGA 10/11)
URL: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/
rpw_center/visitingfellowship.php
Deadline: 1/16/2012
43-5 Residencies for Writers,
Composers, and Artists (MacDowell)
The MacDowell Colony provides time,
space, and an inspiring environment to
artists of exceptional talent. A MacDowell Fellowship, or residency, consists of
exclusive use of a studio, accommodations, and three prepared meals a day for
up to eight weeks. MacDowell Fellows
are selected by its admissions panels,
which are comprised of a revolving group
of distinguished professionals in each
artistic discipline who serve anonymously
for three years. The Colony accepts applications from artists working in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video
arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature,
music composition, theatre, and visual
arts. The sole criterion for acceptance is
artistic excellence which the Colony
defines in a pluralistic and inclusive way.
(TGA 10/11)
URL: http://www.macdowellcolony.org/
Deadline: 1/15/2012, 4/15/2012
EDUCATION
43-6 Promoting Research and
Innovation in Methodologies for
Evaluation (PRIME) (NSF)
The Promoting Research and Innovation
in Methodologies for Evaluation
(PRIME) program seeks to support
research on evaluation with special
emphasis on exploring innovative
approaches for determining the impacts
and usefulness of STEM education
projects and programs; building on and
expanding the theoretical foundations for
evaluating STEM education and workforce development initiatives, including
translating and adapting approaches from
other fields; and growing the capacity and
infrastructure of the evaluation field. Two
types of proposals will be supported by
the program: Exploratory Projects that
include proof-of-concept and feasibility
studies, and more extensive Full-Scale
Projects. NSF 12-508
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12508/nsf12508.htm
Deadline: 1/25/2012
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ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
43-7 Partnerships for Innovation
(PFI) (NSF)
The NSF Partnerships for Innovation
(PFI) program is an umbrella for two
complementary subprograms, one of
which involves Building Innovation
Capacity (BIC), and the other involves
Accelerating Innovation Research (AIR),
a later stage that focuses on the acceleration of innovative research. The former
emphasizes the transformation of knowledge to market-accepted innovations created by the research and education
enterprise, while the latter emphasizes the
translation of research to commercialization by NSF-funded research alliances. A
research alliance is defined as a research
partnership formed for mutual benefit,
and funded by NSF, between/amongst
universities and other entities. In the final
analysis, both programs, while focusing
on different stages are concerned with the
movement of academic research into the
marketplace. BIC proposals may only be
submitted by the following: U.S. universities and two - and four - year colleges
(including community and technical colleges) located in the U.S., acting on
behalf of their faculty members. At least
two or more existing small business concerns must participate in the proposal.
Lead academic institutions are limited to
participation in only one proposal. AIR
proposals may only be submitted by U.S.
universities and four-year colleges. The
lead (submitting) organization must be an
academic institution. Only one institution
within a research alliance can be the lead/
applicant institution and proposals may
only include the PI and one Co-PI. Limit
on Number of Proposals per PI is one.
NSF 12-511
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12511/nsf12511.htm
Deadline: Internal 12/4/2011; Letters of
Intent 1/4/2012; Proposals 3/1/2012
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
43-8 Improving Adherence in Preteens, Adolescents and Young Adults
with Type 1 Diabetes (DP3) (NIH)
This FOA issued by the National Institute
of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of
Health, encourages Research Project
Grant (DP3) applications from institutions/organizations proposing to develop,
refine, and pilot test innovative strategies
to improve adherence to medications and
medical regimens, including self-management, in pre-teens, adolescents, and
young adults with type 1 diabetes. At the
end of the funding period, there should be
a well-developed and well-characterized
intervention that has been demonstrated
to be safe, feasible to implement, acceptable in the target population, and, if promising, ready to be tested in a larger
efficacy trial. RFA-DK-11-029 (NIHG
11/4/11)
URL: http://www.grants.nih.gov/grants/
guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-11-029.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 2/2/2012;
Applications 3/2/2012
INTERNATIONAL/MULTICULTURAL
43-9 Early-Grade Reading
Improvement Interventions (USAID)
The purpose of this Annual Program
Statement (APS) is to solicit concepts for
promising interventions to improve reading achievement in the early grades in the
Latin America and Caribbean region.
Through this APS, the United States
Agency for International Development
(USAID) will implement in select countries of the region several promising interventions designed to improve reading
outcomes for target populations. The
interventions will form a key part of the
overall Regional Education Project of
USAID’s Bureau for Latin America and
the Caribbean (LAC). In order to rigorously assess the cost-effectiveness,
impact, and scalability of the interventions, implementation will be designed
and coordinated in close collaboration
with a separate, independent evaluation
unit. The evaluation unit will be procured
and implemented through a separate
mechanism. M-OAA-GRO-LMA-1201028 (GG 10/28/11)
URL: ttp://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: Concept Papers 12/9/2011
SOCIAL SCIENCES
43-10 Research Projects Addressing
Youth Social Settings (Grant)
The William T. Grant Foundation, which
supports research to understand and
improve the everyday settings of youth
between the ages of 8 and 25 in the
United States, is accepting Letters of
Inquiry for its Investigator Initiated
Grants program. The program is designed
to support high-quality research projects
that address the foundation’s current
research interests—enhancing the understanding of how youth social settings
work, how they affect youth development, and how they can be improved; and
when, how, and under what conditions
research evidence is used in policy and
practice that affect youth, and how its use
can be improved. (PND 11/4/11)
URL: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/
funding_opportunities
Deadline: Letters of Inquiry 1/5/2012
43-11 Law & Social Sciences (LSS)
(NSF)
The Law & Social Sciences Program considers proposals that address social scientific studies of law and law-like systems
of rules. The program is inherently interdisciplinary and multi-methodological.
Successful proposals describe research
that advances scientific theory and understanding of the connections between law
or legal processes and human behavior.
Social scientific studies of law often
approach law as dynamic, made in multiple arenas, with the participation of multi-
ple actors. Fields of study include many
disciplines, and often address problems
including though not limited to: 1) Crime,
Violence and Punishment, 2) Economic
Issues, 3) Governance, 4) Legal Decisionmaking, 5) Legal Mobilization and Conceptions of Justice, and 6) Litigation and
the Legal Profession. NSF 12-507
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12507/nsf12507.htm
Deadline: 1/24/2012, 7/1/2012
43-12 Methodology, Measurement, and
Statistics (MMS) (NSF)
The Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) Program is an interdisciplinary program in the Social, Behavioral,
and Economic Sciences that supports the
development of innovative analytical and
statistical methods and models for those
sciences. MMS seeks proposals that are
methodologically innovative, grounded in
theory, and have potential utility for multiple fields within the social and behavioral sciences. As part of its larger
portfolio, the MMS Program partners
with a consortium of federal statistical
agencies to support research proposals
that further the development of new and
innovative approaches to surveys and to
the analysis of survey data.The MMS
Program supports a variety of different
types of awards, including: 1)Regular
Research Awards, 2) Mid-Career
Research Fellowships, 3) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants,
and 4)Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Supplement. NSF 12510
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12510/nsf12510.htm
Deadline: 1/30/2012, 8/16/2012
R.W. Trewyn, Vice President for Research
Jim Guikema, Associate Vice President for
Research
Caron Boyce, Administrative Specialist
Preaward Section
Paul Lowe, Director
Anita Fahrny, Assistant Director
Kathy Tilley, Rich Doan, Carmen Garcia,
Adassa Roe, Katie Small, Diana MacElwain,
Rex Goff, Susan Klein, Sharon Zoeller
Funding Information Specialist & Editor
Beverly Page
Development Director
Mary Lou Marino
Human Subjects, Animal Care & Use,
and Biosafety
Gerald P. Jaax, Associate Vice President,
Research Compliance
Heath Ritter, Compliance Monitor
Adrian Self, Administrative Specialist
Congressional Relations
Sue Peterson, R.W. Trewyn
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