Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
March 18, 2011
Program Information
To receive program information, please
contact Beverly Page, Information Specialist, Research and Sponsored Programs, phone: (785)532-5045, e-mail:
bbpage@ksu.edu
NOTICE - The Funding Bulletin is
available via email. To be added to the
electronic mailing list, send an email
message to: listserv@listserv.ksu.edu
Leave the subject line blank. In the message area, type: sub fundingbulletin.
Limited Submissions
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 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.kstate.edu/research/funding/bulletins/
bul11/limits11/index.htm
GENERAL
10-1 Women and Minorities in Science,
Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS)
(USDA)
This grant program supports research and
extension projects that have robust collaborations to increase the participation of
women and underrepresented minorities
from rural areas in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics fields that
are relevant to USDA priorities identified
by the Secretary: i) Promotion of a safe,
sufficient, and nutritious food supply for
all Americans and for people around the
world; ii) Sustainable agricultural policies
that foster economic viability for small and
mid-sized farms and rural businesses, protect natural resources, and promote valueadded agriculture; iii) national leadership
in climate change mitigation and adaptation; iv) Building a modern workplace
with a modern workforce; and v) Support
for 21st century rural communities.
USDA-NIFA-WAMS-003415 (GG 3/10/
11)
URL: http://nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/
wams.html
Deadline: 5/10/2011
Vol. 20, No. 10
10-2 New Grand Challenges
Explorations Topics (Gates)
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is
now accepting grant proposals for Round
7 of Grand Challenges Explorations, an
initiative to encourage innovative and
unconventional global health solutions.
Applicants can be at any experience
level; in any discipline; and from any
organization. Grant proposals are being
accepted on the following topics:
Explore Nutrition for Health Growth of
Infants and Children; Apply Synthetic
Biology to Global Health Challenges;
The Poliovirus Endgame: Create Innovative Ways to Accelerate, Sustain, and
Monitor Eradication; Create the Next
Generation of Sanitation Technologies;
Design New Approaches to Cure HIV
Infection; and Create Low-Cost Cell
Phone-Based Solutions for Improved
Uptake and Coverage of Childhood Vaccinations.
URL: http://www.grandchallenges.org/
gce
Deadline: 5/19/2011
10-3 Transforming Undergraduate
Education in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (TUES)
(NSF)
The Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics (TUES) program seeks
to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) education for all undergraduate
students. This solicitation especially
encourages projects that have the potential to transform undergraduate STEM
education, for example, by bringing
about widespread adoption of classroom
practices that embody understanding of
how students learn most effectively.
Transferability and dissemination are
critical aspects for projects developing
instructional materials and methods and
should be considered throughout the
project’s lifetime. More advanced
projects should involve efforts to facilitate adaption at other sites. NSF 10-544
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/
nsf10544/nsf10544.htm
Deadline: Type 1 5/26/2010, Type 2 1/
13/2012
AGRICULTURE
10-4 Critical Issues: Emerging and
New Animal Pests and Diseases
Program (USDA)
The program is designed to provide onetime seed funding to help initiate work
requiring immediate attention until other
long-term resources can be secured to
address the issues. Priority will be given
to proposals which are staffed by collaborative teams who document their expe-
rience in making optimal use of existing
local, regional, and national capabilities
and capacities, and demonstrate their
experience in conducting time-critical
research. NIFA anticipates soliciting proposals several times this fiscal year to
address specific new or emerging issues.
Applicants are being solicited for the
development of new knowledge leading
to improved vaccine(s) and molecular
diagnostic methods for control and detection of infection with Brucella species,
especially in elk populations, in the
Greater Yellowstone Area. USDA-NIFAOP-003416 (GG 3/11/11)
URL: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/
rfas/critical_issues.html
Deadline: 4/25/2011
ARTS & HUMANITIES
10-5 Bridging Cultures Through Film
(NEH)
The Bridging Cultures Through Film:
International Topics program supports
projects that examine international and
transnational themes in the humanities
through documentary films. These
projects are meant to spark Americans'
engagement with the broader world by
exploring one or more countries and cultures outside of the United States. The
Division of Public Programs encourages
the exploration of innovative nonfiction
storytelling that presents multiple points
of view in creative formats. The proposed
film should range in length from a standard broadcast length of thirty minutes to
a feature-length documentary. The Bridging Cultures Through Film: International
Topics offers two levels of support for
documentary films: development and production. 20110629-TW (GG 3/15/11)
URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/
guidelines/BridgingCultures_Film.html
Deadline: 6/29/2011
10-6 Guest Artist Initiative (SDC)
The Stage Directors & Choreographers
Foundation, which seeks to foster, promote is accepting applications for its
Guest Artist Initiative Program. Through
the program, SDCF assists colleges and
universities in hiring guest directors and
choreographers and proving the schools
with funding and administrative support.
SDCF publicizes the guest artist position
to professional directors and choreographers nationwide, collects, and collates
applicants’ materials, and sends materials
to the schools for hiring decisions; SDCF
plays no role in hiring. To be eligible for
the program, the production must be produced by an American college or university by December 31, 2012. Only SDC
Members will be eligible for these positions.
URL: http://www.sdcweb.org/foundation/
A weekly publication of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.
For further information, call 785-532-5045
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
guest-artist-initiative
Deadline: 5/16/2011
EDUCATION
10-7 Cognition and Student Learning
(ED)
The purpose of the Cognition and Student
Learning research program is to improve
student learning by applying recent
advances in cognitive science to education practice. The long-term outcome of
this program will be an array of tools and
strategies (e.g., instructional approaches,
computer tutors) that are based on principles of learning and information processing gained from cognitive science and
that have been documented to be efficacious for improving learning in education
diversity settings from prekindergarten
through high school and for vocational or
adult basic education or development
(remedial)/bridge programs for underrepresented college students. CFDA 84.305A
URL: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/
ncer_rfas/casl.asp
Deadline: Letters of Intent 4/21/2011, 7/
21/2011; Applications 6/23/2011, 9/22/
2011
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCE
10-8 Applications for Nuclear Science
and Technology Initiative (DOE)
The Office of Nuclear Physics (NP), U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), announces
its interest in receiving applications for
initiatives in Applications of Nuclear Science and Technology, aimed at nuclear
science research and development being
conducted to achieve Nuclear Physics
mission goals and that are also relevant to
applications important to the Nation. The
knowledge, data, techniques, and methods of nuclear science are utilized in a
broad portfolio of applications, including
energy, nuclear medicine, commerce,
medical physics, space exploration,
finance, geology, environmental sciences, and national security. DE-FOA0000450 (GG 3/10/11)
URL: https://www.fedconnect.net
Deadline: 4/25/2011
10-9 ROSES 2011: Planetary Geology
and Geophysics (NASA)
The Planetary Geology and Geophysics
(PGG) program supports scientific investigations of planetary surfaces and interiors, satellites (including the Moon),
satellite and ring systems, and smaller
Solar System bodies, such as asteroids
and comets. The goals of the PGG program are to foster the synthesis, analysis,
and comparative study of data that will
improve the understanding of the extent
and influence of planetary geological and
geophysical processes on the bodies of
the Solar System. NNH11ZDA001NPGG (GG 3/11/11)
URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com
Deadline: Notices of Intent 4/29/2011;
Proposals 6/3/2011
10-10 Partnerships for Biodefenses
(R01) (NIH)
The FOA issued by the National Institute
of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(NIAID), National Institutes of Health
(NIH), invites research applications for
projects that support preclinical development of lead candidate vaccines, therapeutics, adjuvants or diagnostics against
NIAID Category A, B, or C priority
agents. Applications must include a Product Development Strategy attachment and
demonstrate substantive investment by at
least one industrial participant. RFA-AI11-014 (NIHG 3/11/11)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-AI-11-014.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 4/27/2011;
Applications 5/27/2011
INTERNATIONAL/MULTICULTURAL
10-11 Establishment of a Partnership
in English with Kabul Education
University, Afghanistan (State)
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S.
Embassy in Kabul announces an open
competition for a cooperative agreement
to establish a Partnership between a U.S.
four year college or university, or a U.S.
non-profit organization in partnership
with a U.S. four-year college or university, and Kabul Education University in
the field of teaching the English language.
This partnership will focus on creating a
Masters degree in English as a Foreign/
Second Language in keeping with the
Afghanistan Ministry of Higher Education’s Strategic Plan for Higher Education. SCAPPD-11-CA-111-SCA-022511
(GG 2/25/11)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 4/29/2011
10-12 Project Leading to Design and
Development of Sustainable, Scalable
Farmer or Community Seed Storage
Models for Vulnerable Populations
(USAID)
Under this APS, OFDA is specifically
looking for innovative methods or
research programs, preferably building
upon traditional seed storage methods that
are culturally acceptable and do not
require long-term input from an outside
source. While proposals that focus on
community-level storage methods will be
considered, preference will be given to
systems that are functional and sustainable at the household level. Proposals for
conventional seed banks will generally
not be considered. APS-OFDA-11000005 (GG 3/15/11)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 5/16/2011
SOCIAL SCIENCES
10-13 Economics of Retirement (R01)
(NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) encourages research on the economic and health-related factors that
influence older persons’ choices on labor
force participation as they near typical
retirement age and throughout the later
stages of life. PA-11-138 (NIHG 3/11/11)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PA-11-138.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 5/5/2011;
Applications 6/5/2011, 10/5/2011, 2/5/
2012
10-14 Child Protection Research
Program (DOJ)
OJJDP supports programs to further the
understanding of, and improve the
response to, technology-facilitated crimes
against children. OJJDP will support a
program of research on technology-facilitated crimes against children to inform
policy and to support the development of
effective responses to children at risk for
exploitation and other adverse outcomes.
OJJDP-2011-2963 (GG 3/10/11)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 5/10/2011
STUDENTS
10-15 Collegiate Inventors
Competition (Invent)
The Collegiate Inventors Competition has
recognized, rewarded, and encouraged
hundreds of students to share their inventive ideas with the world. Entries are
judged on the originality and inventiveness of the new idea, process, or technology. The entry must be complete,
workable, and well articulated. Entries are
also judged on their potential value to
society (socially, environmentally, and
economically), and on the scope of use.
URL: http://www.invent.org/collegiate
Deadline: 6/24/2011
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, 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
A weekly publication of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs.
For further information, call 785-532-5045
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY