Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
May 30, 2014
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GENERAL
20-1 Development of an Integrated
Mathematical Model for Comparative
Characterization of Complex Molecules
(U01) (NIH)
The goal of this project is to develop a
mathematical algorithm or model to integrate in vitro chemical and biological characterization data to determine the degree
of sufficiency of in vitro chemical and biological characterization assays, with
respect to demonstrating similarity or
sameness of the follow-on or generic version of macromolecules or complex drug
substances to their reference products. The
integrated mathematical and analytical
approach developed in this project may
help to determine the extent to which the
preclinical and/or clinical studies will be
needed for generic or follow-on version of
drug products containing these complex
molecules. RFA-FD-14-082 (NIHG 5/23/
14)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-FD-14-082.html
Deadline: 6/30/2014
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20-2 Air, Climate and Energy (ACE)
Centers: Science Supporting Solutions
(EPA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to
Achieve Results (STAR) program, is
seeking applications for Air, Climate and
Energy (ACE) Centers. EPA is interested
in supporting research on the development of sound science to systematically
inform policy makers at the state and
local levels regarding the development of
innovative approaches to enable effective
implementation of air pollution control
strategies to achieve the greatest public
health benefits by reducing exposure to
harmful air pollution. Priority research
areas include: 1) enhancing understanding of spatial and temporal differences in
individual pollutants and pollutant mixtures within and across different areas
(including urban areas, or between urban,
suburban, and rural areas) or geographic
regions; 2) identifying and improving the
characterization of the most important
factors contributing to regional or cityto-city differences or similarities in air
pollution and health effects beyond
topography and meteorology; 3) improving the ability to understand and project
how these contributing factors and differences may change over the next one to
several decades; and 4) advancing scientific knowledge and tools needed to
develop robust strategies for air pollution
control to improve public and environmental health under a variety of conditions, including consideration of
approaches for addressing climate
change preparedness. EPA-G2014STAR-J1 (GG 5/15/14)
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2014/
2014-star-ace.html
Deadline: 9/4/2014
20-3 Susan Harwood Training Grant,
FY 2014 (DOL)
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL),
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is soliciting applications from nonprofit organizations for
grants to provide training and educational programs for workers and/or
employers. Grants are awarded to provide training and education programs for
workers and employers on the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in the
workplace, and to inform workers of
their rights and employers of their
responsibilities under Secter 21 of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act
(OSH Act). SHTG-FY-14-01 (GG 5/19/
14)
URL: https://www.osha.gov/dte/
sharwood/index.html
Deadline: 6/30/2014
20-4 New Scholar Program (TEF)
The New Scholars Program from the
Elsevier Foundation supports projects to
help early- to mid-career women scientists balance family responsibilities with
demanding academic careers. New Scholars seeks to actively address the attrition
rate of talented women scientists caused
by work-life balance issues. The Foundation provides one, two and three year
grants to STEM institutions and organizations actively working towards a more
equitable academia by: Encouraging networking and collaborations among institutions and/or across STEM disciplines in
ways that support the challenges of faculty and staff with family responsibilities.
Developing and implement strategies for
advocacy and policy development to
advance knowledge, awareness, and
application of programs to retain, recruit
and develop women in science. Enabling
scientists to attend conferences, meetings,
workshops and symposia that are critical
to the development of a career in science
by helping them with child care and other
family responsibilities when attending
scientific gatherings.
URL: http://www.elsevierfoundation.org/
new-scholars/how-to-apply/
Deadline: Phase 1 6/17/2014
20-5 Sunflower Trails
The Sunflower Foundation: Heath Care
for Kansas is pleased to release the 2014
Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for its
Sunflower Trails program. Trail funding
is available for: RFP #14-101-106- Community-Based New Trails or Trail Expansions.; RFP #14-101-107- CommunityBased Existing Trail Enhancements; RFP
#14-101-108- Community-Based Trail
Connectors; and RFP #14-101-109School-Based New Trails. All interested
applicants should review the RFPs and
then contact program officer Elizabeth
Stewart at estewart@sunflowerfoundation.org or (785) 232-3000 or toll-free
(866) 232-3020. After the initial conversation, the applicant will either be given a
link to the online application, or provided
with further guidance and instructions to
increase application readiness.
URL: http://SunflowerFoundation.org
Deadline: 7/9/2014
EDUCATION
20-6 Teacher Quality Partnership
Grant Program (ED)
The Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP)
Grant Program aims to increase student
achievement by improving the quality of
new prospective teachers by enhancing
the preparation of prospective teachers
and the professional development activities for current teachers; holding teacher
preparation programs at institutions of
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higher education (IHEs) accountable for
preparing highly qualified teachers; and
recruiting effective individuals, including
minorities and individuals from other
occupations, into the teaching force. The
TQP Grant Program supports partnerships
among IHEs, high-need local educational
agencies, and high-need schools served
by such LEAs or high-need early childhood education (ECE) programs. These
partnerships must implement a) teacher
preparation programs at the pre-baccalaureate or “fifth-year” level that include
specific reforms in IHEs’ existing teacher
preparation programs; b) teacher residency programs for individuals with
strong academic or professional backgrounds but without teaching experience;
or c) both. In this competition, we are
especially interested in supporting partnership programs that prepare teachers to
teach subjects in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
ED-GRANTS-052814-001 (GG 5/28/14)
URL: http://www2.ed.gov/programs/
tqpartnership/applicant.html
Deadline: 7/14/2014
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
20-7 Breast Cancer Research Funding
Opportunities are for: 1) Career Catalyst
Research (CCR) Grants: open to junior
faculty members working at academic
institutions who have no more than six
years of experience within their faculty
appointment. CCR grants provide support
for hypothesis-driven research projects
that have significant potential to advance
our understanding of breast cancer, lead
to reductions in breast cancer incidence
and/or mortality, and move us toward the
goal of a world without breast cancer. 2)
Postdoctoral Fellowships (PDF): Applications are open to postdoctoral fellows
who have completed their doctoral degree
and are at academic institutions, no more
than 3 years after the date of their degree
confirmation, or 5 years after completion
of their residency (for physicians).
URL: http://www.komen.org/RFA
Deadline: Preapplications 7/17/2014
20-8 Nutrition Obesity Research
Centers (NORCs) (P30) (NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) invites applications from institutions/organizations that propose to establish core centers that are part of an
integrated and existing program of nutrition and/or obesity research. The Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORC)
program is designed to support and
enhance the national research effort in
nutrition and obesity. NORCs support
three primary research-related activities:
Research Core services, a Pilot and Feasibility (P and F) program, and an Enrichment program. Only one application per
institution is allowed. RFA-DK-14-002
(NIHG 5/23/14)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-DK-14-002.html
Deadline: Internal 8/25/2014; Letters of
Intent 10/25/2014; Applications 11/25/
2014
20-9 Canine Cancer Research
(NCCF)
The National Canine Cancer Foundation
is inviting Letters of Intent from eligible
investigators for original research on
canine cancer. The grant program is
designed to accelerate discovery of new,
effective strategies for cancer prevention,
detection, prognosis, and treatment in
canines. Grants will be awarded in support of projects that have the potential to
transform our understanding and
approach to canine cancer. Priority will be
given to high risk/high reward applications from new and established investigators who are unlikely to receive support
from other agencies. (PND 5/23/14)
URL: http://www.wearethecure.org/
grant-information
Deadline: Letters of Intent 6/30/2014
20-10 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. In
a single round of the CSBR competition,
only one proposal may be submitted from
any individual collection within an organization. One organization may not submit more than three proposals to any one
CSBR competition. NSF 14-564
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/
nsf14564/nsf14564.htm
Deadline: Internal 6/11/2014; Proposals
8/11/2014, 7/13/2015
INTERNATIONAL
20-11 International Research
Collaboration Award (IRCA) (SU)
The University of Sydney International
Research Collaboration Awards are
offered to researchers of high standing at
any stage of their career to share and disseminate new and original ideas and/or
techniques, initiate and undertake collaborative research and facilitate interaction
and training of University staff and students. Awards are for short term research
visits from 3 to 8 weeks to any Faculty,
School or Department. Awardees are
expected to make a substantial contribu-
tion to the academic life of the University
and proposals that have a particular benefit for early career researchers will be
especially favoured. Applicants and their
University of Sydney host researcher
must have an outstanding track record relative to opportunity. Successful applicants
will be based full-time at the University
for the duration of the Award. Applications from returning expatriates are especially encouraged.
URL: http://sydney.edu.au/
research_support/funding/sydney/
international_collaboration.shtml
Deadline: Applications 6/20/2014
SOCIAL SCIENCES
20-12 Secondary Analyses of
Strengthening Families Datasets (ACF)
The Office of Planning Research and
Evaluation (OPRE) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
in the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) plans to solicit applications for Secondary Analysis of Strengthening Families Data grants. The
cooperative agreements will fund
research to conduct secondary data analysis of the Building Strong Families (BSF),
Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM), and
Community Healthy Marriage Initiative
(CHMI) datasets. Successful applicants
will demonstrate a familiarity with the
proposed data for their analysis and an
adequate understanding of the variables,
sampling, methodology, etc. used to construct the dataset necessary for completion of the work proposed in the
application. Proposed research should
address topics relevant to strengthening
families to improve the lives of children
and parents and promote economic stability. HHS_2014_ACF-OPRE-PD-0802
(GG 51514)
URL: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/
open/foa/view/HHS-2014-ACF-OPREPD-0802
Deadline: 7/16/2014
R.W. Trewyn, Vice President for Research
Jim Guikema, Associate Vice President for
Research
Caron Berges, Administrative Specialist
Preaward Section
Paul Lowe, Director
Anita Fahrny, Assistant Director
Kathy Tilley, Rich Doan, Carmen Garcia,
Adassa Roe, Katie Small, Namrita Berry, Rex
Goff, Tim McDaniel, Cecilia Scaler, Sharon
Zoeller
Funding Information Specialist & Editor
Beverly Page
Development Director
Mary Lou Marino
Joel Anderson
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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