Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
February 8, 2013
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Limited submission programs have
sponsor restrictions on the number of
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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
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international teams from at least two of
the participating countries. Winning
teams will receive grants from two or
more of the funding agencies and, two
years later, will be invited to show off
their work at a special conference sponsored by the ten funders.
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/news/
news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=126813&org=
SBE&from=home
Deadline: 5/15/2013
5-2 Dimensions of Biodiversity
(NSF)
The goal of the Dimensions of Biodiversity campaign is to transform, by 2020,
how we describe and understand the
scope and role of life on Earth. The campaign promotes novel, integrated
approaches to identify and understand
the evolutionary and ecological significance of biodiversity amidst the changing environment of the present day and
in the geologic past. Dimensions of
Biodiversity FY2013 again includes a
partnership with NASA. The partnership
will support the use of satellite remote
sensing as a tool to address research
questions that integrate the genetic, taxonomic/phylogenetic, and functional
dimensions of biodiversity. The partnerships with NSF-China and São Paulo
Research Foundation (FAPESP) of Brazil will also continue in FY2013. NSF
13-536 (GG 2/4/13)
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/
nsf13536/nsf13536.htm
Deadline: 5/6/2013
GENERAL
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
5-4 University Turbine Systems
Research (DOE)
The National Energy Technology Laboratory University Turbine Systems
Research (NETL-UTSR) program manages a portfolio of gas turbine-focused
university projects. This NETL-UTSR
program announcement supports the
Office of Fossil Energy’s Advanced Turbines program goals and the Department
of Energy (DOE) strategic goals and program mission needs. The goal of this
FOA is to solicit and competitively award
cost-shared applications from U.S. universities, colleges, and university-affiliated research institutions that address
specific technical challenges and barriers
needed to enable the development of
advanced gas turbines and gas turbinebased systems that will operate reliably,
cleanly, efficiently, and cost effectively
when fueled with coal derived hydrogen,
synthesis gas and natural gas fuels. Applications are solicited that address the technology needs for turbines operating with
coal derived hydrogen, synthesis gas and
natural gas fuels. This FOA targets fundamental and/or bench-scale R&D in the
following topic areas: 1) Research and
Development in Combustion; 2) Hot Gas
Path Research and Development. DEFOA-0000795
URL: http://www.fedconnect.net
Deadline: 3/27/2013
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
5-1 Digging Into Data Challenge
(NSF)
Ten international research funders
announced today their joint participation
in round three of the Digging into Data
Challenge (DiD), a grant competition
designed to spur computationally intensive
research in the social sciences and humanities.This third round of the challenge aims
to address how Big Data changes the
research landscape for the humanities and
social sciences by asking what Big Data
means for researchers in these disciplines.
Science now faces new research opportunities made possible by the unprecedented
terabytes and petabytes of digitized data
created by virtue of everyday technology
or collected through conversion of analog
data from the past. Data mining has arrived
for the humanities and social sciences,
yielding myriad opportunities to ask
research questions about human history,
society and social phenomena that could
never have been realistically entertained
before—and research funders want scholars and applicants to ask those questions
with an emphasis on new, computationally-based research methods that would be
used to address them. Applicants will form
5-3 Systems Biology Enabled
Research on the Role of Microbial
Communities in Carbon Cycling
(DOE)
The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) of the Office of
Science (SC), U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) announces its interest in
receiving applications for research that
supports the Genomic Science research
program. In this Funding Opportunity
Announcement (FOA), applications are
solicited for: i) systems biology studies
on regulatory and metabolic networks of
microbes, microbial consortia, and
microbe-plant interactions involved in
biogeochemical cycling of carbon, ii)
development of omics approaches to
investigate microbial community functional processes involved in carbon
cycling in terrestrial ecosystems, and iii)
development of omics enabled methods
and technologies for imaging and analysis of microbially-mediated carbon
cycling processes in terrestrial ecosystems. DE-FOA-0000866 (GG 2/1/13)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov/
Deadline: 4/19/2013
5-5 Sunflower Trails Requests for
Proposals (RFPs) (Sunflower)
The Sunflower Foundation invites proposals for its Sunflower Trails program, a
longstanding foundation program
designed to help communities and schools
promote healthy living for Kansans of all
ages. The Sunflower Trails program provides grants for construction, expansion
and enhancement of community- and
school-based trails as a way of supporting
the concept of a built environment; that is,
a living space where the healthy choice is
the easy choice. The goal of the Sunflower Trails program is to help communities and schools create safe and
accessible places for people to connect to
physical activity, a healthier lifestyle, the
great outdoors and each other.
URL: http:www.sunflowerfoundation.org
Deadline: 5/1/2013
5-6 NIH Summer Research
Experience (R25) (NIH)
The purpose of the NIH Summer
Research Experience Program is to provide a high quality research experience
for high school and college students and
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for science teachers during the summer
academic break. The NIH expects that
such programs will: help attract young
students to careers in science; provide
opportunities for college students to gain
valuable research experience to help prepare them for graduate school; and
enhance the skills of science teachers and
enable them to more effectively communicate the nature of the scientific process
to their students. The programs would
also contribute to enhancing overall science literacy. Summer Research Programs
that expand and complement existing
summer educational and training programs are encouraged. Note: Not all participating Institutes and Centers (ICs)
support all aspects of this program. PAR13-104 (NIHG 2/1/13)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PAR-13-104.html
Deadline: 4/2/2013, 4/2/2014
5-7 Canine Athlete Special Emphasis
Request for Proposals AKC
The mission of the AKC Canine Health
Foundation is to support research that will
prevent, treat and cure canine disease. In
line with this mission, the Canine Athlete
Initiative was founded to advance highquality basic, translational, and clinical
biomedical research to support the health,
well-being, and performance of all canine
athletes.The intent of the Research Program associated with the Canine Athlete
Initiative is to support both basic and clinical research that pertains to the specific
needs of canine athletes and working
dogs. Basic research can involve a wide
variety of scientific disciplines, including
immunology, genetics, molecular biology,
structural biology, metabolism, infectious
disease and pharmacology as they pertain
to the canine athlete; however, basic science applications must have a fully
defined translational endpoint in order to
be considered responsive to this RFP.
URL: http://www.akcchf.org/research/
application-process/program-area-rfps/
cai-rfp.html
Deadline: 5/31/2013
SOCIAL SCIENCES
5-8 United States Army Research
Institute for the Behavioral and Social
Sciences Broad Agency Announcement
for Basic, Applied, and Advanced
Scientific Research (DoD)
The US Army Research Institute for the
Behavioral and Social Sciences is the
Army’s lead agency for the conduct of
research, development, and analyses for
the improvement of Army readiness and
performance via research advances and
applications of the behavioral and social
sciences that address personnel, organization, training, and leader development
issues. Programs funded under this BAA
include basic research, applied research,
and advanced technology development
that can improve human performance and
Army readiness. The funding opportunity
is divided into two sections- 1) Basic
Research and 2) Applied Research and
Advanced Technology Development. The
four major topic areas of research interest
include the following: 1) Training; 2)
Leader Development; 3) Team and InterOrganizational Performance in Complex
Environments; and 4) Solider/Personnel
Issues. The recommended three-step
sequence is (1) telephone call to the ARI
Technical Point of Contact or responsible
ARI Manager, (2) white paper submission, (3) full proposal submission.
Awards may be made in the form of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements.
W911NF-13-R-0001 (GG 2/6/13)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov/
Deadline: 2/5/2018
5-9 Violence, Sexual Violence, and
Intimate Partner Violence - FY 2013
(DOJ)
NIJ seeks proposals for research and evaluation related to violence against women
in the areas of teen dating violence, sexual violence, and intimate partner violence. Research proposed may be focused
at the Federal, State, local, tribal, juvenile
policy and/or practice level. NIJ-20133445 (GG 2/5/13)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov/
Deadline: 4/22/2013
5-10 Research and Evaluation on the
Impact of Social Media on Policing
(NIJ)
NIJ seeks proposals for research that will
explore the impact of the current state of
social media technology on police practices and outcomes. Although social
media technology is now ubiquitous in
our society and particularly within law
enforcement agencies, it is unclear how
this technology is being used by departments, both officially and unofficially,
and how this use has translated into public
safety outcomes. NIJ-2013-3446 (GG 1/
30/13)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov/
Deadline: 4/26/2013
5-11 Research and Evaluation on
Justice Systems: Investigator-Initiated
(NIJ)
NIJ seeks proposals for social and behavioral science research on, and evaluations
related to, justice systems topics relevant
to State, local, tribal, or Federal criminal
and juvenile justice policy and practice.
Application titles should clearly indicate
the justice systems focus area selected.
Most justice systems topics, including but
not limited to general policing, corrections (institutional, community, and
offender reentry), and courts (prosecution, defense including indigent, adjudication, and sentencing) that are relevant to
policymakers and practitioners are eligible for consideration. NIJ-2013-3450
(GG 1/30/13)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 4/26/2013
5-12 Human Heredity and Health in
Africa (H3Africa): Ethical, Legal, and
Societal Issues (ELSI) Research
Program (U01) (NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) encourages applications to study
the ethical, legal and societal issues
(ELSI) of human genome research in
African populations. Of particular interest
are projects that propose focused bioethical, legal, and social science analyses of
new or emerging issues. These applications should be for small, self-contained
research projects. RFA-RM-13-005
(NIHG 1/25/13)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-RM-13-005.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 3/7/2013,
12/19/2013; Applications 6/19/2013, 3/
19/2014
STUDENTS
5-13 Awards for Graduate Students
and Post-Doctoral Fellows for CancerRelevant Research and Travel (KState)
The Johnson Cancer Research Center at
K-State supports students and post-doctoral fellows of center-affiliated faculty
researchers. Graduate students and postdocs are eligible for Summer Stipends
and Travel Awards to present at professional meetings. Applications must be
submitted by faculty mentors. Applications for the undergraduate student Cancer Research Award mentoring program
are accepted during the fall semester only.
URL: http://cancer.k-state.edu/awardprograms/
Deadline: 3/1/2013, 10/1/2013
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
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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