Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
April 9, 2010
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single institution and will require institutional screening to determine which
applications will be submitted. Dr. Jim
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GENERAL
14-1 Transformative Science (BSF)
The U.S.--Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) is pleased to announce the
opening of the first round of applications
in its new program devoted to Transformative Science grants. The BSF definition of
Transformative Science has been adopted
from the NSF and is: ““Research driven by
ideas that have potential to radically
change our understanding of an important
scientific concept, or lead to the creation of
a new paradigm, or a new field of science.
Applications must be submitted jointly by
at least one Israeli and one American scientist, as required in all BSF programs.
URL: http://www.bsf.org.il
Deadline: Preproposals 5/11/2010
AGRICULTURE
14-2 Supplemental and Alternative
Crops Competitive Grants Programs
(USDA)
The Supplemental and Alternative Crops
Competitive Grants Programs (SACC)
supports the significant increase of canola
crop acreage by the development and testing of superior germplasm, methods of
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planting, cultivation, harvesting, processing, and transfer of such applied research
from experimental sites to on farm practice as soon as practicable. FY 1010
funding will support projects that focus
primarily on field production, including,
but not limited to, genetic improvement,
Biodiesel/bio-products, blackleg disease,
health and nutrition, input cost reduction,
pod shattering, and winter canola productions systems have been identified as
high priority research areas for FY 2010.
Priority will be given to applications that
provide evidence of multi-state cooperation with a minimum of three state cooperators and to applications that utilize
existing expertise and resources of the
Agricultural Research Service, and the
land-grant colleges and universities in
this field of research. USDA-NIFA-OP003098 (GG 4/1/10)
URL: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/
rfas/alt_crops.html
Deadline: 5/6/2010
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
14-3 Planetary Geology and
Geophysics (NASA)
The Planetary Geology and Geophysics
(PGG) program supports scientific investigations of planetary surfaces and interiors, satellites (including the Moon),
satellite and ring systems, and smaller
Solar System bodies such as asteroids
and comets. The goals of the PGG program are to foster the synthesis, analysis,
and comparative study of data that will
improve the understanding of the extent
and influence of planetary geological and
geophysical processes on the bodies of
the Solar System. Supported research
projects involve analysis and synthesis of
existing data to investigate geological
and geophysical processes and phenomena observed on natural objects within
the Solar System. NNH10ZDA001NPGG (GG 3/31/10)
URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com
Deadline: Notices of Intent 4/30/2010;
Applications 6/4/2010
14-4 Subsurface Biogeochemical
Research (DOE)
The Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces interest in receiving applications for research
grants for Subsurface Biogeochemical
Research (SBR), which is within the Climate and Environmental Sciences Division (CESD) in the Office of Biological
and Environmental Research (BER).
SBR seeks to advance fundamental science towards solutions to key DOE environmental challenges including carbon
sequestration, contamination from past
nuclear weapons production and a scien-
tific basis for the long term stewardship of
nuclear waste disposal. The activity supports an integrated portfolio of research
ranging from molecular to field scales
with emphasis on the use of advanced
computer models and multidisciplinary,
interactive, experimentation to understand and predict contaminant transport in
complex subsurface environments. DEFOA-0000311 (GG 3/24/10)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: Preapplications 4/27/2010;
Applications 7/15/2010
14-5 Research Opportunities in
Materials Science (NASA)
Proposals are solicited by the Exploration
Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD)
Advanced Capabilities Division for
hypothesis-driven materials science
research investigations in the following
areas: thermophysical data, microstructural development and morphological
evolution. This call is for ground-based
research that may eventually lead to
research on the International Space Station (ISS). Because some of the selections
may be considered for a future flight
experiment, the proposers must show a
clear path from the proposed groundbased research to an experiment that can
feasibly be conducted in the Low Gradient Furnace (LGF) or the Solidification
and Quenching Furnace (SQF) on the
ISS. Proposals submitted in response to
this NRA will use a two-step process.
Only PIs submitting Step-1 proposals
determined to be relevant to the solicited
research on this NRA will be invited to
submit full Step-2 proposals.
NNH10ZTT001N (GG 3/16/10)
URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com
Deadline: 4/30/2010
14-6 FY2010 Energy Efficient
Building Systems Regional Innovation
Cluster Initiative (DOE)
This joint FOA is the first pilot project of
the Interagency Regional Innovation
Clusters Taskforce (Taskforce). The Taskforce has been charged with developing a
replicable and sustainable model for coordinated federal and regional efforts that
foster and use regional innovation clusters
to develop and demonstrate sustainable
and efficient models for attaining national
strategic objectives; create and retain
Good Jobs; eliminate gaps between the
supply and demand for workers in specialized fields through training and education; increase regional gross domestic
product (GDP); promote innovation in
science and technology; and enhance the
economic, technological, and commercial competitiveness of the United States
on the global stage. The E-RIC must
operate within a defined geographic
region that includes a geographicallybounded, active network of similar, syner-
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gistic or complementary organizations
engaged in or with the energy efficient
building systems and design industry,
with active channels for business transactions, communications, and dialogue, that
share specialized infrastructure, labor
markets and services. ERIC2010 (GG 2/
12/10)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 5/6/2010
opportunity. The FY10 NFRP strongly
encourages collaborative research
between basic scientists and clinical
researchers, and between academic scientists and biotechnology/pharmaceutical
industry scientists. W81XWH-10-NFRPIIFRA (GG 2/23/10
URL: http://cdmrp.army.mil
Deadline: Preapplications 4/29/2010;
Applications 5/20/2010
14-7 Advanced Technological
Education (NSF)
14-10 DoD Breast Cancer Idea Award
(DOD)
With an emphasis on two-year colleges,
the Advanced Technological Education
(ATE) program focuses on the education
of technicians for the high-technology
fields that drive our nation’s economy.
The program involves partnerships
between academic institutions and
employers to promote improvement in the
education of science and engineering
technicians at the undergraduate and secondary school levels. The ATE program
supports curriculum development; professional development of college faculty and
secondary school teachers; career pathways to two-year colleges from secondary
schools and from two-year colleges to
four-year institutions; and other activities.
NSF 10-539 (GG 2/12/10)
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/
nsf10539/nsf10539.htm
Deadline: Preproposals 4/22/2010, 4/21/
2011; Proposals 10/21/2010, 10/20/2011
The Idea Award is designed to promote
new ideas that are still in the early stages
of development and have the potential to
yield highly impactful data and new avenues of investigation. Research projects
should include a well-formulated, testable
hypothesis based on strong scientific
rationale. The BCRP seeks applications
from all areas of basic, translational, clinical, behavioral, and epidemiological
research. Innovation and Impact are the
most important aspects of the Idea Award.
W81XWH-10-BCRP-IDEA (GG1/29/10)
URL: http://cdmrp.army.mil
Deadline: Preapplications 4/21/2010;
Applications 5/5/2010
14-8 American Competitiveness in
Chemistry-Fellowship (ACC-F) (NSF)
The American Competitiveness in Chemistry-Fellowship program is a program to
support postdoctoral associates in chemistry. It seeks to 1) build ties between academic and industrial, and/or national
laboratory, and/or Chemistry Divisionfunded center researchers (partners) and
2) involve beginning scientists in efforts
to broaden participation in chemistry. Fellows will pursue research with industrial,
and/or national laboratory, and/or Chemistry Division-funded center partners that
will enrich their in-house research program. NSF 10-535
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/
nsf10535/nsf10535.htm
Deadline: 5/6/2010, 4/4/2011
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
14-9 DoD Neurofibromatosis
Investigator-Initiated Focused
Research Award (DOD)
The NFRP Investigator-Initiated Focused
Research Award (IIFRA) mechanism is
being offered for the first time in FY2010.
Proposals for this mechanism must
address one or more of the following
areas related to NF and/or Schwannomatosis: Pain, Wound Repair, nerve regeneration, Stress and inflammation, Cognitive
dysfunction, Health-related quality of life,
and Neurofibromin protein. Research
involving participation of human subject
use is permitted; however, clinical trials
are NOT ALLOWED under this funding
14-11 Exploring New Air Pollution -Health Effects Links in Existing
Datasets (EPA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to
Achieve Results (STAR) program, is
seeking applications proposing to use
existing datasets from health studies to
analyze health outcomes for which the
link to air pollution is not well established, or to evaluate underlying heterogeneity in health responses among
subgroups defined by susceptibility or
extent and/or composition of exposure.
EPA-G2010-STAR-B1
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2010/
2010_star_air_poll.html
Deadline: 4/27/2010
14-13 Scientific Meetings for Creating
Interdisciplinary Research Teams
(R13) (NIH)
This FOA encourages Research Conference Grant (R13) applications from institutions and organizations that propose to
develop interdisciplinary research teams.
Teams must include investigators from
the social and/or behavioral sciences, and
may include the life and/or physical sciences. The goal is to broaden the scope of
investigation into scientific problems,
yield fresh and possibly unexpected
insights, and increase the sophistication
of theoretical, methodological, and analytical approaches by integrating the analytical strengths of two or more disparate
scientific disciplines while addressing
gaps in terminology, approach, and methodology. PA-10-106
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PA-10-106.html
Deadline: 8/12/2010, 12/12/2010, 4/12/
2011
14-14 Fellowships for Advanced Social
Science Research on Japan (NEH)
The Fellowship Program for Advanced
Social Science Research on Japan is a
joint activity of the Japan-U.S. Friendship
Commission (JUSFC) and the National
Endowment for the Humanities. Awards
support research on modern Japanese
society and political economy, Japan’s
international relations, and U.S.--Japan
relations. Appropriate disciplines for the
research include anthropology, economics, geography, history, international relations, linguistics, political science,
psychology, public administration, and
sociology. 20100504-FO (GG 1/19/10)
URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/
guidelines/fellowships-japan.html
Deadline: 5/4/2010
SOCIAL SCIENCES
R.W. Trewyn, Vice President for Research
14-12 Research and Evaluation of
Sexual Violence, Stalking, and Teen
Dating Violence (DOJ)
NIJ is seeking applications for funding
related to research and evaluation on violence against women—specifically
projects on sexual violence, stalking, and
teen dating violence. Proposed research
should help increase women’s safety and
improve the justice system and related
responses to sexual violence, stalking,
and teen dating violence. Research is
sought on the criminal justice system’s
response to sexual violence and stalking;
the extent of the problem of teen dating
and characteristics of abusive teen relationships; and evaluation of the impact
and effectiveness of teen dating violence
programs, policies, and legislation in
addressing teen dating violence. NIJ2010-2433 (GG 3/31/10)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 6/1/2010
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,
Danielle Brunner, Rex Goff, Adassa Roe,
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
Adrian Self, Administrative Specialist
Congressional Relations
Sue Peterson, R.W. Trewyn
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