Higher Education Grant List
Week of September 21, 2009
EDUCATION (pg. 2)
1.
Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture
in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants
CSREES
Deadline: January 15, 2010
2.
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Deadline: December 15, 2009
ENVIRONMENT (pg. 5)
1.
2010 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant
Forest Service
Deadline: December 15, 2009
HEALTH (pg. 6)
1.
Recovery Act 2009 Limited Competition: AHRQ Clinical and Health
Outcomes Initiative in Comparative Effectiveness (CHOICE) Grants (R01)
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
Deadline: December 16, 2009
2.
Functional Modeling of Pediatric Upper Airway Disorders (R01)
National Institutes of Health
Deadline: January 12, 2010
HOUSING (pg. 9)
1.
Healthy Homes Demonstration Program
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Deadline: November 24, 2009
SCIENCE (pg. 10)
1.
Plant Genome Research Program
National Science Foundation
Deadline: January 26, 2010
EDUCATION
1.
Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture
in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants
CSREES
Deadline: January 15, 2010
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-CSREES-SAECP-002584
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Sep 25, 2009
Creation Date: Sep 25, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 15, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 15, 2010
Archive Date: Feb 16, 2010
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Agriculture
Education
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
Award Ceiling: $50,000
Award Floor: $35,000
CFDA Number(s): 10.226 -- Secondary and Two-Year Postsecondary Agriculture
Education Challenge Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Applications may be submitted by eligible public secondary schools, public or private,
nonprofit junior or community colleges, and nonprofit organizations. IMPORTANT! See
RFA for specific eligibility requirements.
Agency Name
CSREES
Description
The Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K12 Classroom Challenge Grants (SPECA) program seeks to: (a) promote and strengthen
secondary education and two-year postsecondary education in agriscience and
agribusiness in order to help ensure the existence in the United States of a qualified
workforce to serve the food and agricultural sciences system; and (b) promote
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complementary and synergistic linkages among secondary, two-year postsecondary, and
higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences in order to advance
excellence in education and encourage more young Americans to pursue and complete a
baccalaureate or higher degree in the food and agricultural sciences.
Link to Full Announcement
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/sec_challenge.html
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Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Deadline: December 15, 2009
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: L21-FY10
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Sep 23, 2009
Creation Date: Sep 23, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Dec 15, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Dec 15, 2009
Archive Date: Jan 15, 2010
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Education
Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 50
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Award Floor: $50,000
CFDA Number(s): 45.313 -- Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
An eligible applicant must be: • either a unit of state or local government or a private
nonprofit organization that has taxexempt status under the Internal Revenue Code; •
located in one of the fifty states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
the Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic of Palau; and • one of the six types of
organizations listed below: 1. A library or a parent organization, such as a school district,
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a municipality, a state agency, or an academic institution, that is responsible for the
administration of a library. Eligible libraries include public libraries, elementary and
secondary school libraries, college and university libraries, research libraries and archives
that are not an integral part of an institution of higher education and that make publicly
available library services and materials that are suitable for scholarly research and not
otherwise available, and private or special libraries that have been deemed eligible to
participate in this program by the state in which the library is located. 2. An academic or
administrative unit, such as a graduate school of library and information science, that is
part of an institution of higher education through which it would make application. 3. A
digital library, if it makes library materials publicly available and provides library
services, including selection, organization, description, reference, and preservation, under
the supervision of at least one permanent professional staff librarian. 4. A library agency
that is an official agency of a state or other unit of government and is charged by the law
governing it with the extension and development of public library services within its
jurisdiction. 5. A library consortium that is a local, statewide, regional, interstate, or
international cooperative association of library entities that provides for the systematic
and effective coordination of the resources of eligible libraries, as defined above, and
information centers that work to improve the services delivered to the clientele of these
libraries. 6. A library association that exists on a permanent basis, serves libraries or
library professionals on a national, regional, state, or local level, and engages in activities
designed to advance the well-being of libraries and the library profession. IMLS
recognizes the potential for valuable contributions to the overall goals of the Laura Bush
21st Century Librarian Program by public, nonprofit, non-U.S., and for-profit entities that
do not meet the eligibility requirements above. Although such entities may not serve as
the official applicants, they are encouraged to participate in projects as partners. Federally
operated libraries and museums may not apply for the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian
Program grants, but they may serve as nonessential partners to applicants if they do not
receive IMLS grant funds as a result of the project. Contact IMLS before submitting a
proposal involving a federal agency or federal collection. Other nonfederal entities may
serve as partners and may receive IMLS grant funds as a result of the project. Consult
with IMLS about any eligibility questions before submitting an application.
Agency Name
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Description
This program supports projects to develop faculty and library leaders, to recruit and
educate the next generation of librarians, to conduct research on the library profession,
and to support early career research on any area of library and information science by
tenure-track, untenured faculty in graduate schools of library and information science. It
also supports projects to attract high school and college students to consider careers in
libraries, to build institutional capacity in graduate schools of library and information
science, and to assist in the professional development of librarians and library staff.
Link to Full Announcement
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/21centuryLibrarian.shtm
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ENVIRONMENT
1.
2010 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant
Forest Service
Deadline: December 15, 2009
Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-FS-UCF-01-2010
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Sep 21, 2009
Creation Date: Sep 21, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Dec 15, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Dec 15, 2009
Archive Date: Jan 14, 2010
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Natural Resources
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Estimated Total Program Funding: $900,000
Award Ceiling: $0
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 10.675 -- Urban and Community Forestry Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal
governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher
education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
Forest Service
Description
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The Secretary of Agriculture has a congressionally designated advisory Council that
assists the U.S. Forest Service in establishing the grant categories and recommending the
final proposals for the Forest Service to consider. This is the National Urban and
Community Forestry Advisory Council (Council). The Council serves to advise the
Secretary of Agriculture on the status of the nation’s urban and community forests and
related natural resources. The Council seeks to establish sustainable urban and
community forests, by encouraging communities of all sizes to manage and protect their
natural resources, which can, if well managed, improve the public’s health, well being,
and economic vitality, and create resilient ecosystems for present and future generations.
Urban and Community Forestry Program RequirementsThrough the U.S. Forest Service’s
competitive Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost-Share Grant Program, the
Council only supports urban and community forestry projects that have national or
widespread application and impact. All proposals must apply to Urban and Community
Forestry program authorities as designated by Congress in the Cooperative Forestry
Assistance Act (Section 9) [Section 9 Urban and Community Forestry only (PDF, pp. 1924)] and the annual criteria set forth by the Council. A listing of the previously funded
projects can be viewed at www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.Definition of Urban and Community
Forestry: The art, science, and technology of managing trees, forests, and natural systems
in and around cities, suburbs, and towns for the health and well-being of all people.
Link to Full Announcement
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Nancy Stremple
Urban Forestry Program Splst
Phone 202-205-7829
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1.
Recovery Act 2009 Limited Competition: AHRQ Clinical and Health
Outcomes Initiative in Comparative Effectiveness (CHOICE) Grants (R01)
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
Deadline: December 16, 2009
Document Type: Modification to Previous Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HS-10-003
Opportunity Category: Other
Posted Date: Sep 25, 2009
Creation Date: Sep 25, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Dec 16, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Dec 16, 2009
Archive Date: Jan 16, 2010
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Health
Recovery Act
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Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 10
Estimated Total Program Funding: $100,000,000
Award Ceiling: $10,000,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s): 93.715 -- Recovery Act-Comparative Effectiveness Research AHRQ
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal
governments)
Private institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Faith-based or Community-based
Organizations; Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally
Recognized).
Agency Name
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
Description
Purpose. This AHRQ Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), supported by funds
provided to AHRQ under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Recovery Act or ARRA), Public Law 111-5, invites Research Project Grant (R01)
applications for large projects in comparative effectiveness aimed at generating new
knowledge to help inform decision making in priority areas of clinical care. The impact
of these studies should have a high likelihood of creating major advancements in clinical
care.
Link to Full Announcement
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-10-003.html
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Functional Modeling of Pediatric Upper Airway Disorders (R01)
National Institutes of Health
Deadline: January 12, 2010
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HL-10-017
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Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Sep 24, 2009
Creation Date: Sep 24, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 12, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 12, 2010
Archive Date: Feb 12, 2010
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Health
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
Award Ceiling: $650,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s): 93.838 -- Lung Diseases Research
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal
governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher
education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of
higher education
Private institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian
Serving Institutions; Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or
Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other
than Federally Recognized); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and
Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.
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Agency Name
National Institutes of Health
Description
Purpose. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) solicits grant
applications from institutions/organizations to participate in a new NHLBI program on
Functional Modeling of Pediatric Upper Airway Disorders. The objective is to identify
the biological and structural components limiting airflow in congenital or acquired
disorders of the pediatric upper airway (infant to adolescent). The ultimate goal is to
develop novel approaches that will identify targets for intervention to correct obstruction
of airflow through the upper airway. This program will require collaborations among
experts in computational modeling (mathematicians/bioengineers) with clinician
scientists (e.g. pulmonologists, otolaryngologists, craniofacial surgeons, and/or
radiologists). Use of the multiple PI mechanism is encouraged. Only human studies will
be supported. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the R01 grant mechanism.
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NHLBI intends to commit
approximately $5,000,000 total costs for FY2010. The total amount to be awarded for
Functional Modeling of the Upper Airway Program will be a maximum of $20,000,000
total costs for the 4-year project period. It is anticipated that NHLBI will fund up to 5
research awards.
Link to Full Announcement
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-10-017.html
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1.
Healthy Homes Demonstration Program
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Deadline: November 24, 2009
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FR-5300-N-17
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Sep 21, 2009
Creation Date: Sep 21, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Nov 24, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Nov 24, 2009
Archive Date: Nov 25, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Housing
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 7
Estimated Total Program Funding: $6,000,000
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Award Ceiling: $875,000
Award Floor: $625,000
CFDA Number(s): 14.901 -- Healthy Homes Demonstration Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Not-for-profit institutions and for-profit firms, state and local governments, housing
authorities, federally-recognized Indian Tribes, and colleges and universities located in
the United States. For-profit firms are not allowed to make a profit from the project.
Individuals are not eligible to apply.
Agency Name
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Description
The overall goals are to: mobilize public and private resources to develop the most
promising, cost-effective methods for identifying and controlling key housing-related
environmental health and safety hazards; build local capacity to operate sustainable
programs that will prevent and control housing-related environmental health and safety
hazards in low- and very low-income residences when HUD funding is exhausted; and
affirmatively further fair housing and environmental justice.
Link to Full Announcement
http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm
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1.
Plant Genome Research Program
National Science Foundation
Deadline: January 26, 2010
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 09-611
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Sep 22, 2009
Creation Date: Sep 22, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 26, 2010 Full Proposal Target Date(s):
January 26, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 26, 2010 Full Proposal Target Date(s):
January 26, 2010
Archive Date:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
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Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and
Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 25
Estimated Total Program Funding: $20,000,000
Award Ceiling: $10,000,000
Award Floor: $100,000
CFDA Number(s): 47.074 -- Biological Sciences
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Proposals may
only be submitted by U.S. academic institutions, U.S. non-profit research organizations
including museums, research laboratories, professional societies and similar
organizations in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research
activities, and consortia of only the eligible organizations listed here. When a consortium
of eligible organizations submits a proposal, it must be submitted as a single proposal
with one organization serving as the lead and all other organizations as subawardees.
Separately submitted collaborative proposals will not be accepted and will be returned
without review. Organizations ineligible to submit to this program solicitation may not
receive subawards.
Agency Name
National Science Foundation
Description
This program is a continuation of the Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) that
began in FY 1998 as part of the National Plant Genome Initiative (NPGI). A new fiveyear plan for the NPGI was published in January 2009
(http://www.nsf.gov/bio/pubs/reports/npgi_five_year_plan_2009_2013.pdf). The goal of
the NPGI is to develop a basic knowledge of the structures and functions of plant
genomes and translate this knowledge to a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of
economically important plants and plant processes of potential economic value. By
bridging basic research and plant performance in the field, the NPGI will accelerate basic
discovery and innovation in economically important plants and enable enhanced
management of agriculture, natural resources, and the environment to meet societal
needs. In the past twelve years of the PGRP, there has been a tremendous increase in the
tools available for genomics in key crop plants and their models, including but not
limited to, collections of expressed sequence resources, genome survey sequences,
mutant collections, expression profiling resources, and tools for studying gene expression
in situ. High quality whole genome sequences and downstream tools are available for a
number of key crops as well as widely-used model systems. This wealth of genomic
resources makes it possible for researchers to begin to address some of the major
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unanswered questions in plant biology that have been intractable using traditional
approaches as well as transfer findings from model systems into plants of economic
importance. At the same time, there is a continued need for novel and creative tools to
allow development of new experimental approaches or new ways of analyzing genomic
data. Proposals that present conceptually new and different ideas are encouraged,
especially from investigators and institutions that have not participated in the PGRP
before. In addition, proposals that provide strong and novel training opportunities integral
to the research plan, and particularly across disciplines are especially encouraged.Four
kinds of activity will be supported in FY 2010: (1) Genome-Enabled Plant Research
(GEPR) awards to tackle major unanswered questions in plant biology on a genome-wide
scale; (2) Transferring Research from Model Systems (TRMS) awards to apply basic
biological findings made using model systems to studying the basic biology of plants of
economic importance; (3) Tools and Resources for Plant Genome Research (TRPGR)
awards to support development of novel technologies and analysis tools to enable
discovery in plant genomics; and (4) Comparative Plant Genome Sequencing (CPGS)
awards to support development of sequence resources to enable research in economically
important crop plants and plant processes of potential economic value. Proposals
addressing these opportunities are welcomed at all scales, from single-investigator
projects through multi-investigator, multi-institution projects, commensurate with the
scope of the work proposed.The PGRP encourages proposals from early career
investigators and also considers proposals submitted to the CAREER program
(http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503214&org=BIO). Early
career investigators are strongly encouraged to contact a PGRP Program Director for
further guidance.
Link to Full Announcement
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf09611
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