Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
April 19, 2013
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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
15-2, 15-3, 15-6) 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/bul13/
limits13/index.htm
GENERAL
15-1 Transformation Initiative:
Sustainable Communities Research
Grant program (HUD)
The purpose of the FY13 Sustainable
Communities Research Grant Program
(SCRGP) is to fill key data and information gaps, and to begin to develop and
evaluate policy alternatives that communities can adopt to facilitate decision making
about various community investments in
sustainability initiatives. For this round of
sustainability research grants, HUD is primarily interested in sponsoring cutting
edge research in quality, equitable affordable housing development and preservation; transportation and infrastructure
planning; and green, energy-efficient practices. Priority is given to applications that
advance evidence-based research on the
effectiveness of Federal programs in these
areas, which includes HUD programs,
such as HOME Investment Partnerships,
Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG), Public Housing, and Choice
Neighborhoods Grant programs, and the
range of HUD programs that address
issues related to sustainability. FR-5700N-05 (GG 4/16/13)
URL: http://www.grants.gov
Deadline: 5/29/2013
Vol. 22, No. 15
15-2 Online Resource Center for
Ethics Education in Science and
Engineering (ORCEESE) (NSF)
The program will fund one five-year
award (2014-2018) to collect and curate
multi-media materials (including
research findings, pedagogical materials,
and promising practices) for an online,
state-of-the-art resource center that will
support efforts by scientists and engineers to incorporate ethical issues and
reasoning into their pedagogy and
research. The online resource center
should be creative, comprehensive,
accessible, and evolving. The team will
incorporate strategies and techniques to
keep the Ethics Online Resource Center
relevant and up to date. Only one proposal per institutions allowed. NSF 13558
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/
nsf13558/nsf13558.htm
Deadline: Internal 6/17/2013; Proposals 8/7/2013
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
15-3 Materials Research Science and
Engineering Centers (NSF)
Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) provide sustained support of interdisciplinary
materials research and education of the
highest quality while addressing fundamental problems in science and engineering. MRSECs address research of a
scope and complexity requiring the scale,
synergy, and interdisciplinary provided
by a campus-based research center. They
support materials research infrastructure
in the United States, promote active collaboration between universities and other
sectors, including industry and international institutions, and contribute to the
development of a national network of
university-based centers in materials
research, education, and facilities. A
MRSEC may be located at a single institution, or may involve multiple institutions in partnership.Only one MRSEC
preliminary proposal may be submitted
by any one organization as the lead organization in this competition. An organization proposing research in several
groups should submit a single MRSEC
proposal with multiple Interdisciplinary
Research Groups (IRGs). A MRSEC
proposal must contain a minimum of 2
IRGs and a maximum of 5 IRGs. NSF
13-556
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/
nsf13556/nsf13556.htm
Deadline: Internal 6/26/2013; Preliminary Proposals 8/26/2013; Proposals 1/
10/2014
15-4 ROSES 2013: Terrestrial
Hydrology (NASA)
The NASA Terrestrial Hydrology program (THP) has the scientific objective to
use remote sensing to develop a predictive understanding of the role of water in
land-atmosphere interactions and to further the scientific basis of water resources
management. THP uses NASA’s unique
view from space to study hydrologic processes associated with runoff production,
hydrologic fluxes at the land-air interface,
and terrestrial water stores. THP fosters
the development of hydrologic remote
sensing theory, new hydrologic satellite
missions, hydrologic remote sensing field
experiments, and the interface of hydrology with other disciplines, such as ecology or modeling. Particular emphasis is
placed on the application of satellite
based remotely sensed data for characterizing, understanding, and predicting the
terrestrially linked components of the
hydrologic cycle and the dynamics of
large-scale river basins. Current activities
and programs are seeking to better define
the known aspects of the United States
water resources, others for the global
environment, though for some geographic
areas these are supported by few in situ
observations and/or great uncertainty of
modeling capability. NNH13ZDA001NTHP (GG 4/12/13)
URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
Deadline: Notices of Intent 5/15/2013;
Proposals 7/15/2013
15-5 Domestic Nuclear Detection
Office-National Science Foundation
Academic Research Initiative (ARI)
(NSF)
The ARI is a joint Domestic Nuclear
Detection Office (DNDO) and National
Science Foundation (NSF) program seeking novel cross-cutting research that will
enhance the nation’s ability to detect and
interdict nuclear or radiological material
outside of regulatory control, and otherwise help prevent nuclear or radiological
attacks. This year’s solicitation topics will
encompass a range of subjects, with an
emphasis on unconventional, multidisciplinary approaches to threat detection. A
number of small to medium awards are
intended in the areas of novel approaches
to extremely low-cost threat detection,
orthogonal and informatics approaches to
threat detection, deterrence analytics, and
advanced forensics techniques. A single
large award is intended for an integrated,
multidisciplinary approach to shielded
special nuclear material detection. Primary objectives of the ARI include
advancing fundamental knowledge in the
above areas and developing intellectual
capacity in scientific fields relevant to
long-term advances in these areas.
Research proposals specific to detection
of biological, chemical, and conventional
weapons are excluded from the scope of
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this solicitation, however approaches that
consider explosives detection and nuclear
or radiological materials detection are of
interest. NSF 13-554
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/
nsf13554/nsf13554.htm
Deadline: 7/10/2013
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
15-6 Collections in Support of
Biological Research (CSBR) (NSF)
The Collections in Support of Biological
Research (CSBR) Program provides
funds: 1) for improvements to secure,
improve, and organize collections that are
significant to the NSF BIO-funded
research community; 2) to secure collections-related data for sustained, accurate,
and efficient accessibility of the collection to the biological research community; and 3) to transfer collection
ownership responsibilities. The CSBR
program provides for enhancements that
secure and improve existing collections,
result in accessible digitized specimenrelated data, and develop better methods
for specimen curation and collection management. Requests should demonstrate a
clear and urgent need to secure the collection, and the proposed activities should
address that need. Biological collections
supported include established living
stock/culture collections, vouchered nonliving natural history collections, and
jointly-curated ancillary collections such
as preserved tissues and DNA libraries.
Only three submissions per organization
are allowed. NSF 13-557
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/
nsf13557/nsf13557.htm
Deadline: Internal 5/16/2013; Proposals 7/16/2013
15-7 Modeling of Infectious Disease
Agent Study Research Projects (U01)
(NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA), solicits Cooperative Agreement
(U01) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to provide the U.S.
scientific and public health communities
better resources, knowledge, and tools to
improve their ability to prepare for, identify and prevent the spread of infectious
diseases. Research projects will become
part of the Models of Infectious Disease
Agent Study (MIDAS) network. This
FOA is a reissuance of a prior FOA
(RFA-GM-11-002). The MIDAS network consists of a centralized Information
Technology Resource (announced separately), a Centers of Excellence component (announced separately) and, with
this announcement, the continuation of a
network of multidisciplinary scientists
conducting computational and mathematical research to improve the ability to prepare for, detect, control, and prevent
emerging infectious diseases caused by
naturally occurring or intentionally
released pathogens, including those relevant to biodefense. RFA-GM-14-007
(NIHG 4/12/13)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-GM-14-007.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 6/18/2013;
Applications 7/18/2013
15-8 Collaborative Research in
Integrative Cancer Biology (U01)
(NIH)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity
Announcement (FOA) is to encourage
new research into integrative cancer biology by fostering collaborations between
investigators currently supported through
the Integrative Cancer Biology Program
(ICBP) and those currently unaffiliated
with the ICBP. These collaborative
projects should leverage the existing
expertise and resources from within the
ICBP research community and combine
those with new approaches, technologies
or methods to address compelling cancer
questions. Therefore, the proposed
research projects must involve partnerships between investigators currently supported by ICBP and investigators
currently unaffiliated with the program.
Applications that focus on projects which
neither involve integrative cancer biology
research, nor expand individual ICBP
investigators’ research by adding additional expertise, resources, or approaches,
or without affiliation to existing ICBP
personnel, are not appropriate to this
FOA. PAR-13-184 (NIHG 4/12/13)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PAR-13-184.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 5/18/2013,
10/13/2013; Applications 6/18/2013, 11/
13/2013
15-9 Imaging and Biomarkers for
Early Cancer Detection (R01) (NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) invites research project (R01)
applications that combine imaging and
biomarkers. The overall objective of this
FOA is to facilitate collaborative imaging
and biomarker research to improve cancer
screening, early cancer detection and
diagnosis by integrating multi modality
imaging strategies and multiplexed biomarker methodologies. PAR-13-189 (NIHG
4/12/13)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PAR-13-189.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 6/10/2013,
11/11/2013; Applications 7/10/2013, 12/
11/2013
development in the area of plant biology
for educators; professional development
related to education and outreach for plant
biologists and plant biologists in training;
educational exhibits or displays in science
museums, science centers, libraries, and
other public venues; multimedia educational resources; and education and outreach collaborations between plant
biologists and educators. To be eligible,
the project’s manager must be a current
member of ASPB. (PND 4/12/13)
URL: http://efg.aspb.org/
index.cfm?page=instructions
Deadline: 6/16/2013
INTERNATIONAL/MULTICULTURAL
15-11 Fulbright-Hays Group Projects
Abroad Program: Short-Term Projects
(ED)
The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects
Abroad (Fulbright-Hays GPA) Program
supports overseas projects in training,
research, and curriculum development in
modern foreign languages and area studies for groups of teachers, students, and
faculty engaged in a common endeavor.
Short-term projects may include seminars, curriculum development, or group
research or study. Competitive Preference
Priority I is Training and Focus on Priority Languages. Applications should propose short-term projects abroad that
provide substantive training and thematic
focus on any of the 78 priority languages
selected from the U.S. Department of
Education’s list of Less Commonly
Taught Languages (LCTLs). Competitive
Preference Priority II is Inclusion of K-12
Educators. Applications should propose
short-term projects abroad that develop
and improve foreign language studies,
area studies, or both at elementary and
secondary schools by including K-12
teachers or K-12 administrators as at least
50 percent of the project participants. EDGRANTS-041713-003 (GG 4/17/13)
URL: http://www.grants.gov/
Deadline: 6/13/2013
R.W. Trewyn, Vice President for Research
Jim Guikema, Associate Vice President for
Research
Caron Boyce, Administrative Specialist
Preaward Section
15-10 Plant Biology Education and
Outreach Initiatives (ASPB)
The ASPB Education Foundation is
accepting proposals from members of the
American Society of Plant Biologists to
support education and outreach activities
designed to advance knowledge and
appreciation of plant biology. Grants will
be awarded to support education and outreach projects targeting youth, students,
and the general public, including but not
limited to the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative instructional materials or strategies in K-12 or
undergraduate settings, science centers,
and museums, and afterschool science
clubs; projects that promote professional
Paul Lowe, Director
Anita Fahrny, Assistant Director
Kathy Tilley, Rich Doan, Carmen Garcia,
Adassa Roe, Diana McElwain, Katie Small,
Rex Goff, Namrita Berry, Cecilia Scaler,
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
Petra Jardine, Administrative Specialist
Congressional Relations
Sue Peterson, R.W. Trewyn
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