Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
April 1, 2011
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Limited submission programs have
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single institution and will require institutional screening to determine which
applications will be submitted. Dr. Jim
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Research, is the internal coordinator for
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tutes/Centers. The Office of Behavioral
and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
joins this FOA as part of its efforts to
promote research on the behavioral and
social aspects of health and illness. However, only participating ICs will provide
direct grant support under this FOA.
Companion FOAS are PA-11-181, R03
Small Grant; and PA-11-182, R21
Exploratory/Developmental Grant. PA11-180 (NIHG 3/25/11)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PA-11-180.html
Deadline: 6/5/2011, 10/5/2011, 2/5/2012
12-3 Program Project on AlcoholRelated Research (P01)(NIH)
The NIAAA Program Project initiative
supports interdisciplinary research on a
wide variety of areas including, but not
limited to: the nature, causes, consequences, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of alcohol abuse and alcoholism;
and in addition the development of new
approaches and methodologies to pursue
this research. PAR-11-174 (NIHG 3/25/
11)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PAR-11-174.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 4/25/2011,
4/25/2012; Applications 5/25/2011, 5/
25/2012
12-4 Pollution Prevention
Information Network (PPIN) Grants
Program (EPA)
GENERAL
12-1 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
in Biology and Medicine (R01) (NIH)
This initiative, issued by the National
Institutes of Health, encourages applications from institutions/organizations that
apply nanoscience and nanotechnology
approaches to address problems in biology
and medicine. The purpose of this FOA is
to provide support for cutting-edge nanoscience and nanotechnology research that
can lead to biomedical breakthroughs and
new investigations into the diagnosis,
treatment, and management of an array of
diseases and traumatic injuries. PA-11-148
(NIHG 3/18/11)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PA-11-148.html
Deadline: 6/5/2011, 10/5/2011, 2/5/2012
The Pollution Prevention Information
Network (PPIN) grant program funds
regional centers that serve both unique
regional pollution prevention (P2) information needs and national audience
needs for quality information on source
reduction and related P2 practices. The
grantees provide assistance to businesses whose lack of information may be
an impediment to implementing source
reduction, preventing pollution or adopting sustainable practices. Proposals
should describe activities that serve
regional and national P2 needs, strategic
P2 priorities, and promote national network communications. EPA-HQ-OPPT2011-02 (GG 3/25/11)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 5/9/2011
AGRICULTURE
12-2 Research on Ethical Issues in
Biomedical, Social and Behavioral
Research (R01) (NIH)
The purpose of this FOA is to support
investigator-initiated Research Project
Grant (R01) applications that propose to
study high priority bioethical challenges
and issues associated with the types of biomedical, social, and behavioral research
supported by the participating NIH Insti-
12-5 Food and Agricultural Sciences
National Needs Graduate Fellowship
Grants (USDA)
The fellowships supported through the
Food and Agricultural Sciences National
Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship Grants Program (NINF) are
intended to encourage outstanding and
committed students to pursue and com-
plete graduate degrees in critical areas of
national needs, through graduate programs at eligible institutions. The support
provided through this NNF program is a
student stipend for the Fellow and a costof-education allowance to the institution.
The typical period of performance for an
award is five years, although a few programs may specify shorter (maximum of
five years) periods. For the FY 2011
award cycle, NIFA intends to support
graduate Fellowship training grants for
both Master’s and doctoral levels of
study. Also, Special International Study
or Thesis/Dissertation Research Travel
Allowances (IRTA) awards will provide
support for eligible USDA Fellows to
conduct thesis/dissertation research or to
undertake studies at sites outside of the
United States. USDA-NIFA-HEP-003435
(GG 3/29/11)
URL: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/
rfas/national_needs.html
Deadline: 6/1/2011
EDUCATION
12-6 Transition to Teaching Grant
Program (ED)
The Transition to Teaching program
encourages 1) the development and
expansion of alternative routes to full
State teacher certification, as well as 2)
the recruitment and retention of highly
qualified mid-career professionals, recent
college graduates, and highly qualified
paraprofessionals as teachers in high-need
schools operated by high-need local education agencies (LEAs), including charter schools that operate as high-need
LEAs. CFDA 84.350A, 84350B, 84.350C
(FR 3/30/11)
URL: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister
Deadline: Notices of Intent 4/29/2011;
Applications 5/31/2011
12-7 Fostering Interdiscplinary
Research on Education (FIRE) (NSF)
FIRE is a strand of the Research and
Evaluation on Education in Science and
Engineering (REESE) program (NSF 10586) and it is anticipated that FIRE will
eventually be incorporated into the
REESE solicitation. The FIRE program
seeks to facilitate the process by which
scholars can cross disciplinary boundaries
to acquire the skills and knowledge that
would improve their ability to conduct
rigorous research on STEM learning and
education. The primary goal of the strand
is to facilitate the development of innovative theoretical, methodological, and analytic approaches to understanding
complex STEM education issues of
national importance and, by doing so,
make progress toward solving them. A
secondary goal of the strand is to broaden
and deepen the pool of investigators
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engaged in STEM educational research.
In order to address this goal, investigators
must pair with a mentoring scholar in a
to-be-learned field of interest. Proposals
therefore have both a research and a professional development component. Investigators may receive a FIRE award at any
point in their post-graduate careers. NSF
11-526
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/
nsf11526/nsf11526.htm
Deadline: 4/29/2011
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
12-8 Dynamic Air Quality
Management (EPA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to
Achieve Results (STAR) program, is
seeking applications proposing research
to lay the scientific foundation for
improving the air quality management
system. Applications may address
increasing the rate at which new information is incorporated into regional and
local air quality management or improving management of short-term air pollution episodes. In addition to regular
awards, this solicitation includes the
opportunity for early career projects. The
purpose of the early career award is to
fund research projects smaller in scope
and budget by early career PIs. EPAG2011-STAR-C1
URL: http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2011/
2011_star_dynamicair.html
Deadline: 4/28/2011
12-9 Research and Development for
Hydrogen Storage (DOE)
The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fuel
Cell Technologies (FCT) Program within
the Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy (EERE) is requesting
applications to support applied research
and development (R&D) activities to
enable the widespread commercialization
of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.
The core of the FCT Program consists of
activities in applied research as well as
technology development and demonstration. These activities will: maintain the
rapid pace of progress in fuel cells,
expand the markets in which they can
compete; enable the use of lower-cost
hydrogen from diverse and environmentally beneficial sources; enable highly
efficient, centralized production of hydrogen; reduce the cost of delivery; expand
the markets for hydrogen-powered fuel
cells in several applications, and improve
hydrogen storage technologies. DE-FOA0000421 (GG 3/17/11)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 4/29/2011
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
12-10 Chronicle of Lineage Indicative
of Origins (CLIO) (DOD)
DARPA is seeking innovative research
proposals that will reduce biosecurity
restriction on genetic engineering and
synthetic biology research by ensuring
biosafety and biosecurity at the level of
the pathogen (rather than a research facility). DARPA-BAA-11-42 (GG 3/16/10)
URL: http://www.darpa.mil/
Opportunities/Solicitations/
DARPA_Solicitations.aspx
Deadline: 5/25/2011
INTERNATIONAL/MULTICULTURAL
12-11 United States-Brazil Higher
Eduction Consortia Program (ED)
The purpose of this program is to provide
grants or enter into cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education opportunities by focusing on problem
areas in postsecondary education or
approaches to improve postsecondary
education. The priority is: Support of the
formation of educational consortia of U.S.
and Brazilian institutions. To meet this
priority, the applicant must propose a
project that supports cooperation in the
coordination of curricula; the exchange of
students, if pertinent to grant activities;
and the opening of educational opportunities between the U.S. and Brazil. CFDA
84.116M (FR 3/29/11)
URL: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister
Deadline: 5/13/2011
12-12 Program for North American
Mobility in Higher Education (ED)
The purpose of this program is to provide
grants for or to enter into cooperative
agreements to improve postsecondary
education opportunities by focusing on
problem areas or improvement
approaches in postsecondary education.
This program supports the formation of
educational consortia of United States
(U.S.), Canadian, and Mexican institutions. To meet this priority, the applicant
must propose a project that supports
cooperation in the coordination of curricula; the exchange of students, if pertinent
to grant activities; and the opening of education opportunities among the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. In order to be eligible
for an award under this priority, the applicant in the U.S. must be a U.S. institution,
the applicant in Mexico must be a Mexican institution, and the applicant in Canada must be a Canadian institution.
CFDA 84.116N. (FR 3/25/11)
URL: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister
Deadline: 5/17/2011
SOCIAL SCIENCES
12-13 The Effect of Racial and Ethnic
Discrimination/Bias on Health Care
Delivery (R01) (NIH)
This FOA encourages the submission of
research project grant applications from
institutions/organizations that propose to:
1) improve the measurement of racial/
ethic discrimination in health care delivery systems through improved instrumentation, data collection, and statistical/
analytical techniques; 2) to enhance
understanding of the influence of racial/
ethnic discrimination in health care delivery and its association with disparities in
disease incidence, treatment, and outcomes among disadvantaged racial/ethnic minority groups; and 3) to reduce the
prevalence of racial/ethnic health disparities through the development of interventions to reduce the influence of racial/
ethnic discrimination on health care delivery systems in the United States. PA-11162 (NIHG 3/18/11)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PA-11-162.html
Deadline: 6/5/2011, 10/5/2011, 2/5/2012
STUDENTS
12-14 Early Care and Education
Research Scholars: Head State
Graduate Student Research Grants
(ACF)
The Office of Planning, Research and
Evaluation (OPRE) of the Administration
for Children and Families (ACF) plans to
provide funds for Graduate Student
Research Grants to support dissertation
research by advanced graduate students
who are working in partnership with Head
Start programs and with faculty mentors.
Competitive applicants will 1) demonstrate a collaborative partnership with
their program partners and 2) pursue
research questions that directly inform
local, state or federal policy relevant to
multiple early care and education contexts. Applicants should consider pursuing data collection across contexts,
including child care, pre-k, home-visiting
program, Head Starts and/or others. HHS2011-ACF-OPRE-YR-0150 (GG 3/29/11)
URL: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/
open/foa/view/HHS-2011-ACF-OPREYR-0150
Deadline: 6/1/2011
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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