Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
October 28, 2011
Program Information
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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/
bul11/limits11/index.htm
GENERAL
41-1 Long Range BAA for Navy and
Marine Corps Science and Technology
(Navy)
This BAA is intended for proposals related
to basic research, applied research, or
advanced technology development.
ONRBAA12-001 (GG 9/28/11)
URL: http://www.onr.navy.mil/ContractsGrants/Funding-Opportunities
Deadline: 9/30/2012
AGRICULTURE
41-2 Agrarian Studies Postdoctoral
Fellowships (Yale)
The Agrarian Studies Program appoints
fellows annually who are in residence for
the year, present a paper, and attend the
colloquia. This year the Program has four
Fellows whose diversity reflects the
breadth of the program, and a Research
Affiliate who has already made an important contribution to agrarian studies.
Applications are encouraged from knowledgeable “activists” and “public intellectuals” whose work on rural life transcends
the academy. The broad theme for the colloquium series of the Program in Agrarian
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Studies, will be “Hinterlands, Frontiers,
Cities, and States: Transactions and Identities.” The Program will offer a limited
number of fellowships, normally for one
academic year. Younger scholars as well
as established scholars are encouraged to
apply. (TGA 10/11)
URL: http://www.yale.edu/
agrarianstudies/real/fellprog.html
Deadline: 1/4/2012
ARTS & HUMANITIES
41-3 Digital Humanities
Implementation Grants (NEH)
This program is designed to fund the
implementation of innovative digitalhumanities projects that have successfully completed a start-up phase and
demonstrated their value to the field.
Such projects might enhance our understanding of central problems in the
humanities, raise new questions in the
humanities, or develop new digital applications and approaches for use in the
humanities. The program can support
innovative digital-humanities projects
that address multiple audiences, including scholars, teachers, librarians, and the
public. Unlike NEH’s start-up grant program, which emphasizes basic research,
prototyping, experimentation, and potential impact, the Digital Humanities
Implementation grants program seeks to
identify projects that have successfully
completed their start-up phase and are
well positioned to have a major impact.
20120124-HK (GG 8/1/11)
URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/
guidelines/
digitalhumanitiesimplementation.html
Deadline: 1/24/2012
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
41-4 Fiscal Year 2012 Basic Research
Initiative (BRI) (AFOSR)
AFOSR announces a competition for the
Fiscal Year 2012 Basic Research Initiative (BRI) program. AFOSR is seeking
unclassified, white papers and proposals
that do not contain proprietary information. They expect the research to be fundamental. Funding Opportunities
include: a) Reliance Optimization for
Autonomous Systems; b)Origami Design
for the Integration of Self-assembling
Systems for Engineering Innovation
(ODISSEI); c) Microresonator-Based
Optical Frequency Combs; d) Active,
Functional Nanoscale Oxides; e) Ultracold and Strongly Coupled Plasmas; f)
New Optimization and Computational
Paradigms for Design under Uncertainty
of Complex Engineering Systems; and g)
Bio-Nanocombinatorics. BAA-AFOSR2012-02 (GG 10/24/11)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 11/23/2012
41-5 Dear Colleague Letter:
Designing Materials to Revolutionize
and Engineer our Future (DMREF)
(NSF)
The National Science Foundation (NSF)
through the Mathematical and Physical
Sciences (MPS) and Engineering (ENG)
Directorates, is excited to bring to your
attention a new national materials initiative entitled Materials Genome Initiative
for Global Competitiveness which integrates all components in the materials
continuum, including materials discovery,
development, property optimization, systems design and optimization, certification, manufacturing and deployment, with
each employing the toolset developed
within the materials innovation infrastructure. The toolset integrates synergistically
advanced computational methods with
data-enabled scientific discovery and
innovative experimental techniques in
such a manner as to revolutionize our
approach to materials research and engineering. NSF will support this initiative
through well-coordinated activities spearheaded jointly by the Divisions of Materials Research (DMR) in MPS and Civil,
Mechanical, Manufacturing Innovation
(CMMI) and Chemical, Bioengineering,
Environmental and Transport Systems
(CBET) in ENG. DMREF is not a standalone program. DMREF proposals must
be submitted to DMR, CMMI or CBET.
NSF 11-089
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/
nsf11089/nsf11089.jsp
Deadline: 2/15/2012
41-6 2013 Solar Decathlon and
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy Showcase Event (DOE)
Through this Funding Opportunity
Announcement (FOA), DOE intends to
partner with one recipient who will host
the 2013 Solar Decathlon to promote the
Mission and Goals of the DOE’s Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy. Through this event, the recipient
will promote the outreach, education and
economic benefits of energy security,
renewable energy and energy efficiency
by demonstrating EERE Technology that
can effectively be deployed in the community. By showcasing these technologies, this event should help launch
additional workforce development and
renewable energy activities in the local
area that hosts the Decathlon. In addition
to the benefits of increased public awareness, this event should stimulate the local
economy by bringing in tourism dollars
from those attending the event. This
Funding Opportunity seeks to select a
recipient that will form a partnership that
includes a city, state or local government
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that will work together to host the 2013
Solar Decathlon. (GG 10/19/11) DEFOA-0000521
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 12/5/2011
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
41-7 Research Opportunities in Space
Biology (NASA)
This NASA Research Announcement
(NRA) solicits hypothesis-driven research
proposals for both ground-based experiments and flight experiments in Space
Biology. All proposals must describe
hypothesis-driven experiments that will
answer basic questions about how cells,
plants and animals respond to changes in
gravity. Proposals for ground-based
experiments must demonstrate and
describe a clear path to hypothesis testing
in space flight experiments on the ISS or
other appropriate space flight platforms.
This NRA also requests proposals for
rapid turn-around flight research using
plants or Petri dish-based biological systems that will utilize either the Advanced
Biological Research Systems (ABRS)
hardware residing on the International
Space Station (ISS) or the Biological
Research in Canisters - Petri Dish Fixation Unit (BRIC-PDFU) hardware on any
of several potential flight platforms
(based on science requirements and availability). NNH11ZTT002N
URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com
Deadline: Notices of Intent 10/31/2011;
Proposals 1/6/2012
41-8 Improvements in Facilities,
Communications, and Equipment at
Biological Field Stations and Marine
Laboratories (FSML) (NSF)
Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSMLs) are off-campus facilities for research and education conducted
in the natural habitats of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems. FSMLs
support environmental and basic biological research and education by preserving
access to study areas and organisms, by
providing facilities and equipment in
close proximity to those study areas, and
by fostering an atmosphere of mutual scientific interest and collaboration in
research and education. To fulfill these
roles, FSMLs must offer modern research
and educational facilities, equipment,
communications and data management
systems for a broad array of users. In recognition of the importance of FSMLs in
modern biology, NSF invites proposals
that address these general goals of FSML
improvement. Only one proposal per
facility is allowed. NSF 12-505
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12505/nsf12505.htm
Deadline: 1/17/2012
41-9 Function of Type 1 Diabetes
Genes (DP3) (NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) issued by the National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Dis-
eases (NIDDK), National Institutes of
Health, encourages Research Project
Grant (DP3) applications from institutions/organizations for projects to determine the function of human leukocyte
antigen (HLA) and non-HLA genes. In
addition there are many human T1D
regions for which there is no compelling
functional candidate gene and thus additional work to identify causal genes and
potential causal variants and elucidate the
mechanisms whereby changes in the
function or regulation of these genes are
likely to provide crucial new insights into
disease pathogenesis are also encouraged.
RFA-DK-11-019 (NIHG 10/7/11)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-DK-11-019.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 2/1/2012;
Applications 2/29/2012
41-12 Supporting Universities to
Partner Across the Pacific (USAID)
The purpose of this APS is to support
partnership between institutions of higher
education in Indonesia and the United
States. Component I of the APS is
directed toward partnerships which support fields of applied science underlying
USAID Indonesia’s strategic objectives in
health, economic growth and the environment; Component II is to support university partnerships, supporting science,
technology and math education at the secondary level, by creating model secondary science and technology schools. APS497-11-000001 (GG 8/2/11)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 3/16/2012
SOCIAL SCIENCES
41-10 Grants-In-Aid (AHA)
The objective of the GIA program is to
encourage and adequately fund the most
innovative and meritorious research
projects from independent investigators.
Science Focus areas are: Research
broadly related to cardiovascular function
and disease and stroke, or to related clinical, basic science, bioengineering or biotechnology, and public health problems,
including multidisciplinary efforts. Proposals are encouraged from all basic disciplines as well as epidemiological,
behavioral, community and clinical investigators that bear on cardiovascular and
stroke problems.
URL: http://my.americanheart.org/
professional/Research/
Research_UCM_316889_SubHomePage.
jsp
Deadline: 1/27/2012
41-13 Congressional Fellowship
Program (ASA)
The purpose of this fellowship is to provide psychologists with an invaluable
public policy learning experience, to contribute to the more effective use of psychological knowledge in government and
to broaden awareness about the value of
psychology-government interaction
among psychologists and within the federal government. Fellows spend one year
working on the staff of a member of Congress or congressional committee. Activities may involve drafting legislation,
conducting oversight work, assisting with
congressional hearings and events, and
preparing briefs and speeches. (TGA 10/
11)
URL: http://www.apa.org/about/awards/
congress-fellow.aspx
Deadline: 1/6/2012
INTERNATIONAL/MULTICULTURAL
41-11 Partnerships for Enhanced
Engagement in Research (PEER)
(NSF)
The Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) program was
established under a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between NSF and
the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). PEER is a
USAID-funded competitive grants program that provides an opportunity to support scientists in developing countries
who work with NSF-funded scientists at
U.S. institutions. PEER is intended to
build scientific capacity and empower
researchers in developing countries to use
science and technology to address local
and global development challenges. The
National Academies, which has been
selected to administer the PEER program,
will receive and review PEER proposals
that have been prepared and submitted by
developing country scientists and will
make awards directly to institutions in
host countries. Proposals are not accepted
from U.S. researchers.
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/
pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504726
Deadline: N/A
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, Katie Small, Rex Goff, Susan
Klein, 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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