Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
March 29, 2013
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architecture or financial incentives
informed by techniques of behavioral
economics to reduce the use of these services. The program is particularly interested in funding proposals in which
academic teams collaborate with an outside organization, corporation, or partner
whose constituents and/or infrastructure
are suitable for the testing of promising
behavioral economic approaches. (PND
3/22/13)
URL: http://pweb1.rwjf.org/
applications/solicited/cfplist.jsp
Deadline: Preproposals 4/17/2013;
Proposals 7/17/2013
cast hour to a feature-length documentary.
We invite a wide range of approaches to
international and transnational topics and
themes, such as an examination of a critical issue in ethics, religion, or history,
viewed through an international lens; a
biography of a foreign leader, writer, artist, or historical figure; or an exploration
of the history and culture(s) of a specific
region, country, or community outside of
the United States. 20130612-TW (GG 3/
22/13)
URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/
guidelines/BridgingCultures_Film.html
Deadline: 6/12/2013
AGRICULTURE
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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/
bul13/limits13/index.htm
GENERAL
12-1 Proposals that Apply Behavioral
Economics Principles to Healthcare
Problems (RWJF)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is
accepting proposals that apply the principles and frameworks of behavioral economics to persistent and perplexing health
and healthcare problems. Proposals are
encouraged from a range of disciplines,
including but not limited to behavioral
economics, decision theory, economics,
public health, sociology, psychology, marketing, nursing, and medicine. Through its
Pioneer Portfolio program, RWJF expects
to make approximately five awards of up
to $200,000 each for two-year projects that
test innovative solutions to the challenge
of reducing the use of low-value services
in health care—those that provide more
harm than benefit or which provide only
marginal health benefits. Projects that
could fall under this category include
experiments that vary the frame or structure of information or messaging to
patients or providers in a way that might
reduce the use of clinical services of low
or questionable value; experiments that
reflect or modify social connections or
norms that might reduce the use of these
services; or experiments that use choice
12-2 Women and Minorities in
Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS)
(NIFA)
This 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 value-added 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. USDANIFA-WAMS-004209 (GG 3/26/13)
URL: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/
funding/rfas/wams.html
Deadline: 4/29/2013
ARTS & HUMANITIES
12-3 Bridging Cultures through
Film: International Topics (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. Proposed documentaries must be analytical
and deeply grounded in humanities
scholarship. The Division of Public Programs encourages the exploration of
innovative nonfiction storytelling that
presents multiple points of view in creative formats. The proposed film must
range in length from a stand-alone broad-
12-4 Dear Colleague Letter - CISE
Encourages Research Experiences For
Veterans Through REU Supplements
(NSF)
The NSF Directorate for Computer and
Information Science and Engineering
(CISE) invites its grantees to submit
requests for supplemental funding for
research experiences for veterans. Active
CISE grantees interested in pursuing this
opportunity are encouraged to submit
their supplemental funding requests by
April 30, 2013. Proposed CISE supplements responsive to this DCL will specifically afford U.S. veterans an opportunity
to engage in meaningful research experiences, as recommended by the report of
an NSF-funded workshop on Veterans’
Education for Engineering and Science
published in April 2009: “NSF and other
federal science and engineering agencies
should create an education/career development program focused on getting veterans into science and technology careers.”
In particular, such CISE supplements will
provide students and teachers who are
veterans with opportunities to participate
with active CISE grantees to conduct relevant research in order to gain a deeper
understanding of computing. For full or
part-time undergraduate students at U.S.
universities/colleges or community colleges who are veterans, or for K-12
STEM teachers who are veterans, CISE
will follow the guidelines of the current
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(REU) supplemental funding program.
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/
nsf13080/nsf13080.jsp
Deadline: 4/30/2013
12-5 Measurement Science for
Advanced Manufacturing (MSAM)
Cooperative Agreement Program
(CAP) (DOC)
NIST is soliciting proposals for financial
assistance for fiscal year (FY) 2013 from
eligible applicants to advance innovation
in measurement science for additive man-
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ufacturing. Proposals should address
development of measurement science to
support high-priority metrology and standards required to advance U.S. technical
programs, technology transition, and
commercial activities in additive manufacturing technology. Eligible applicants
are U.S. non-profit organizations incorporated and located within the United States.
An eligible organization may work individually or include proposed subawardees, contractors or other collaborators in a
project proposal, effectively forming a
team or consortium. In a team or consortium, eligible subawardees are U.S. nonprofit organizations, accredited institutions of higher education, and state, tribal,
and local governments. 2013-NISTMSAM-01 (GG 3/22/13)
URL: http://www.manufacturing.gov/
docs/msam_ffo.pdf
Deadline: Letters of Intent 4/12/2013;
Proposals 5/7/2013
12-6 NSF Earth Science Postdoctoral
Fellowships (EAR-PF) (NSF)
The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)
awards Postdoctoral Fellowships to recent
recipients of doctoral degrees for research
and training in topics relevant to Earth
sciences. The fellows must develop and
implement 1) research projects that seek
to address scientific questions within the
purview of EAR programs and 2) plans to
broaden participation in Earth sciences.
The program supports researchers for a
period of up to 2 years with fellowships
that can be taken to the institution of their
choice (including facilities abroad).
Because the fellowships are offered only
to postdoctoral scientists early in their
career, doctoral advisors are encouraged
to discuss the availability of EAR postdoctoral fellowships with their graduate
students early in their doctoral programs.
Fellowships are awards to individuals, not
institutions, and are administered by the
Fellows. NSF 13-548
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/
nsf13548/nsf13548.htm
Deadline: 7/18/2013
12-7 ROSES 2013: Advancing
Collaborative Connections for Earth
System Science (NASA)
NASA’s Earth Science Division actively
promotes a distributed and heterogeneous
data and information system architecture
to support the growing demands and
needs of a diverse and increasingly ITsophisticated Earth science user community. Future missions being developed
will add significantly to the need for
robust tools capable of being repurposed
and extended to meet new requirements.
While some of these new missions will
not be in operation for sometime, NASA’s
data systems development in this
ACCESS program will continue to be
future-looking so that new missions, once
deployed, are supported by robust data
systems tools. Pursuant to these ACCESS
program goals, the following areas of
interest are being solicited in this 2013
announcement: Tools and Technologies
That Improve Users’ Ability to Effi-
ciently Discover, Find, Access, and
Readily Use Multimission, Multiinstrument Earth Science Data; Tools That
Improve and Expand the Accessibility
and Usability of NASA’s Earth Science
Observational Data for the Modeling and
Model Analysis Communities; Innovative
Technologies and Tools That Improve
Access to NASA’s Earth Science Data
Systems and Data Usability for Mobile
Device Users; Tools That Enable Discovery, Search, and Access Across Both
NASA and Non-NASA Data Systems;
Other Tools and Technologies That
Enhance Earth Data Accessibility and
Usability. NNH13ZDA001N-ACCESS
(GG 3/22/13)
URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
Deadline: Notices of Intent 4/3/2013;
Proposals 6/3/2013
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
12-8 Development and
Characterization of Animal Models for
Aging Research (R01) (NIH)
The purpose of this announcement is to
promote research that develops, characterizes, refines and enhances model systems for aging research. Studies of the
biology of aging require biological models systems such as rodents and cell lines.
No human studies are involved. Studies
using inbred and hybrid strains of rats and
mice have made significant contributions
to the foundation of biology of aging.
However, to maximize the return for
aging research, a broader array of model
systems needs to be explored, in order to
identify and understand the diverse
sources of functional decline with age.
PA-13-155 (NIHG 3/22/13)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PA-13-155.html
Deadline: 6/5/2013, 10/5/2013, 2/5/2014
12-9 Development of Animal Models
and Related Biological Materials for
Research (R21) (NIH)
This funding opportunity announcement
(FOA) issued by ORIP, National Institutes of Health, encourages research grant
applications from institutions/organizations that propose to develop, characterize
or improve animal models for human disease or to improve diagnosis and control
of diseases that might interfere with animal use for biomedical research purposes.
PA-13-145 (NIHG 3/22/13)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PA-13-145.html
Deadline: 6/16/2013, 10/16/2013, 2/16/
2014
months in the host country over a period
of two to three years. The total proposed
visits should equal approximately one
semester of exchanges. In addition to
their primary research or teaching activities, flex award scholars will be asked to
give public talks, mentor students, and
otherwise engage with the host-country
academic community. Some programs
may offer opportunities for multi-country
research, but these should be discussed
with the appropriate CIES staff.
URL: http://www.cies.org/us_scholars/
us_awards/catalog/2014-2015/FLEX/
Deadline: 8/1/2013
SOCIAL SCIENCES
12-11 Home and Family Based
Approaches for the Prevention or
Management of Overweight or Obesity
in Early Childhood (R01) (NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) invites Research Project Grant
(R01) applications from institutions/organizations that propose randomized clinical trials testing novel home- or familybased interventions for the prevention or
management of overweight in infancy and
early childhood. Tested interventions can
use behavioral (including dietary and
physical activity), environmental, or other
relevant approaches. Applications should
focus on infants and young children (to
age 6 years) and emphasize the role of
home environment and the influence of
family/extended family members and parents (including guardians/ substantial care
providers) within the child’s home environment. The direct goal of this initiative
is to fund research that will advance
knowledge for innovative approaches to
the prevention or management of overweight in children less than 6 years of
age, with potential for future translation
to applications either in the home or
linked to a community setting. PA-13-153
(NIHG 3/22/13)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PA-13-153.html
Deadline: 6/5/2013, 10/5/2013, 2/5/2014
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, Diana McElwain, Katie Small,
Rex Goff, Namrita Berry, Cecilia Scaler,
Sharon Zoeller
Funding Information Specialist & Editor
Beverly Page
INTERNATIONAL/MULTICULTURAL
12-10 Program Innovations Spotlight:
Flex Grants (CIES)
In order to engage U.S. scholars currently
unable to spend extended periods of time
abroad, the Fulbright Scholar Program
welcomes applications from scholars who
propose multiple stays of one to three
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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