Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
October 5, 2012
Program Information
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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 (FB
37-1) 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:
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GENERAL
37-1 Major Research Instrumentation
Program: Instrument Aquistion or
Development (NSF)
The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) program assists with the
acquisition or development of shared
research instrumentation that is, in general,
too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs. Instruments are expected to be operational for
regular research use by the end of the
award period. For the purposes of the MRI
program, proposals must be for either
acquisition or development of a single
instrument or for equipment that, when
combined, serves as an integrated research
instrument (physical or virtual). The limit
on the number of proposals per organization is 3. If three proposals are submitted,
at least one of the proposals must be for
instrument development (i.e., no more than
two proposals may be for instrument
acquisition). NSF 11-503
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/
nsf11503/nsf11503.htm
Deadline: Internal 11/2/2012; Proposals
1/24/2013
37-2 Kansas NSF Experimental
Vol. 21, No. 37
Program to Stimulate Competitive
Research (EPSCoR) (KU/EPSCoR)
Kansas NSF EPSCoR is announcing a
funding opportunity for Major Initiatives to be included in its next Research
Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track
1 proposal to be submitted to the NSF
next year. This proposal, if funded, will
constitute Phase VII of KNE’s infrastructure development efforts to take the
research enterprise to the next level.
Major Initiatives are intended to add significant capacity to the academic
research infrastructure in research related
to Sustainability, particularly as related
to environmental, economic, and social
systems. These multidisciplinary projects
should address science and technology
challenges in areas that directly relate to
the mission of the National Science
Foundation by crossing disciplines, institutions, and sectors in order to develop
integrated scientific research programs.
Major initiatives are expected to lead to
significant, non-EPSCoR extramural
funding for the proposed research after
the award to enable continuation and
leveraging of EPSCoR funding.
URL: http://www.nsfepscor.ku.edu
Deadline: Letters of Intent 11/16/2012;
Proposals 3/1/2013
37-3 Research Opportunities in
Space Biology (NASA)
This NASA Research Announcement
(NRA) solicits hypothesis-driven
research proposals for 1) Ground-Based
Research Designed to lead to Space
Flight, 2) Rapid Turn-Around Space
Flight Experiments, 3) ISS Flight Experiments and 4) New Space Biology investigations. NASA Space Biology
experiments have one or more of the following primary goals:1) to effectively
use microgravity and the other characteristics of the space environment to
enhance our understanding of basic biological processes; 2) to develop the scientific and technological foundations for
a safe, productive human presence in
space for extended periods and in preparation for exploration; and 3) to apply
this knowledge and technology to
improve our nation’s competitiveness,
education, and the quality of life on
Earth. NNH12ZTT001N
URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com
Deadline: Step 1 10/31/2012; Step 2 12/
19/2012
37-4 Centers for Water Research on
National Priorities Related to a System
View of Nutrient Management (EPA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) as part of its Science to
Achieve Results (STAR) program is
seeking applications to establish Centers
to conduct water research and demon-
stration projects that are innovative and
sustainable using a systems approach for
nutrient management in the Nation’s
waters. A systems view of nutrient management considers every potential link in
the breadth of possibilities that may influence water quality. These involve societal
and technological considerations and may
include, but are not limited to: local
resources, prevailing land uses, watershed
health, manure management, energy
costs, municipal wastewater treatment, inbuilding water reuse, or nutrient resource
recovery. A systems view would also consider valuation of monetized and nonmonitized possible co-benefits and consequences (e.g., decreased sediment runoff,
improved recreational value) which may
be part of a nutrient management program. Proposed research areas should
include: Science to achieve sustainable
and cost effective health and environmental outcomes as part of water management. Demonstration projects to support
efficacy of water management systems
with and beyond current technology and
information at appropriate scales. Community involvement in the design, acceptance and implementation of nutrient
management systems. EPA-G2012STAR-H1
URL: http://epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2012/
2012_star_water_research.html#Synopsis
Deadline: 1/15/2013
37-5 Performance and Effectiveness
of Green Infrastructure Stormwater
Management Approaches in the Urban
Context: A Philadelphia Case Study
(EPA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to
Achieve Results (STAR) program, is
seeking applications proposing to conduct
research on and demonstration of the performance and effectiveness of green
infrastructure (GI) practices at the urban
watershed - level. For this Request for
Applications (RFA), the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, specifically the
40,500 acre Philadelphia Combined
Sewer Overflow (CSO) area, will serve as
the geographic study area. Successful
projects should leverage resources and
utilize strategic partnerships to address
the complexities of urban communities
and contribute to a more holistic understanding of the potential of green infrastructure in the urban water cycle. EPAG2012-STAR-G1
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2012/
2012_star_philly-stormwater.html
Deadline: 1/18/2013
37-6 Innovation Corps Sites Program
(I-Corps Sites) (NSF)
The National Science Foundation (NSF)
seeks to develop and nurture a national
innovation ecosystem that builds upon
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research to guide the output of scientific
discoveries closer to the development of
technologies, products and processes that
benefit society. In order to contribute to a
national innovation ecosystem, NSF is
establishing the NSF Innovation Corps
Sites Program (NSF I-Corps Sites). Sites
are funded at academic institutions, having already existing innovation or entrepreneurial units, to enable them to: 1)
Nurture students and/or faculty who are
engaged in projects having the potential
to be transitioned into the marketplace. ICorps Sites will provide infrastructure,
advice, resources, networking opportunities, training and modest funding to
enable groups to transition their work into
the marketplace or into becoming I-Corps
Team applicants (see NSF Innovation
Corps Program, NSF 11-560). 2) Develop
formal, active, local innovation ecosystems that contribute to a larger, national
network of mentors, researchers, entrepreneurs and investors. NSF 12-604
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12604/nsf12604.htm
Deadline: 1/7/2013, 7/1/2013
37-7 Innovation Corps Teams
Program (I-Corps Teams) (NSF)
In order to jumpstart a national innovation
ecosystem, NSF has established the NSF
Innovation Corps Teams Program (NSF ICorps Teams) to identify NSF-funded
researchers who will receive additional
support—in the form of mentoring and
funding—to accelerate innovation that
can attract subsequent third-party funding. The purpose of the NSF I-Corps
Teams grant is to give the project team
access to resources to help determine the
readiness to transition technology developed by previously-funded or currentlyfunded NSF projects. The outcomes of ICorps Teams projects will be threefold: 1)
a clear go or no go decision regarding viability of products and services, 2) should
the decision be to move the effort forward, a transition plan for those projects
to move forward, and 3) a technology
demonstration for potential partners. NSF
12-602
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12602/nsf12602.htm
Deadline: 12/17/2012, 3/15/2013, 6/17/
2013, 9/16/13
AGRICULTURE
37-8 Bioenergy and Biomass
Conversion (CPBR)
Preproposals are invited for research that:
1) is related to plant biotechnology and 2)
addresses industrial problems and opportunities related to bioenergy and biomass
conversion. Funding for CPBR research
for 2014 may come from the U.S. Department of Energy and/or other sources.
Email: cpittman@cpbr.org
Deadline: Notices of Intent 11/16/2012;
Preproposals 12/14/2012
37-9 Global Hunger and Food
Security Research Strategy: Climate
Resilience, Nutrition, and Policy
(USAID)
Agricultural research investments figure
prominently in the Feed the Future initiative, and these investments link agricultural productivity, climate change,
nutrition, enabling policies, economic
growth, poverty reduction and sustainable
natural resources management. This RFA
focuses on climate resilience, nutrition,
and policy objectives under the Research
Strategy, and welcomes applications in
the following specific Program Areas:
Area 1 High-Yielding, Climate-Resilient
Legumes (two distinct opportunities: soy
and other legumes); 2 High-Yielding, Climate-Resilient Cereals; 3 Increased Livestock Productivity through Climate
Resilience and Disease Resistance (two
distinct opportunities: vaccine development and breeding/genomics
approaches); 4 Small-Scale Irrigation
Technologies and Agricultural Water
Management Practices; 5 Reduced PostHarvest Losses and Food Waste; 6 Food
Security Policy. (GG 9/27/12) RFAOAA-12-000036
URL: http://www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/
organization/bureaus/bureau-foodsecurity
Deadline: 12/21/2012
37-10 Higher Education Challenge
Grants Program (USDA)
Projects supported by the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program will: 1)
address a State, regional, national, or
international educational need; 2) involve
a creative or non-traditional approach
toward addressing that need that can serve
as a model to others; 3) encourage and
facilitate better working relationships in
the university science and education community, as well as between universities
and the private sector, to enhance program quality and supplement available
resources; and 4) result in benefits that
will likely transcend the project duration
and USDA support. USDA-NIFA-CGP003954 (GG 9/27/12)
URL: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/fo/
educationchallengehigheredhep.cfm
Deadline: 2/8/2013
incoming water piping, outgoing sewer
piping or electric or gas utility services.
These modules must intake all outputs of
the services population – ultimately at
single – residence scales (smaller- scale
individual family toilet solutions) or
group of households (larger-scale neighborhood fecal sludge processor solutions)- with minimal module footprints
and assured biosafety.
URL: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/
Pages/home.aspx
Deadline: Letters of Inquiry 11/8/2012
SOCIAL SCIENCES
37-12 Interdisciplinary Behavioral and
Social Science Research (IBSS) (NSF)
The Interdisciplinary Behavioral and
Social Science Research (IBSS) competition promotes the conduct of interdisciplinary research by teams of investigators in
the social and behavioral sciences. There
are two types of projects that may be supported by IBSS: IBSS Large Interdisciplinary Research Projects (with maximum
award sizes of $1,000,000) and IBSS
Interdisciplinary Team Exploratory
Projects (with maximum award sizes of
$250,000). All proposals submitted for
the IBSS competition must include three
or more senior personnel from at least two
different SBE disciplinary fields. Emphasis is placed on support for research that
involves researchers from multiple disciplinary fields, that integrates scientific
theoretical approaches and methodologies
from multiple disciplinary fields, and that
is likely to yield generalizable insights
and information that will advance basic
knowledge and capabilities across multiple disciplinary fields. NSF 12-614
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12614/nsf12614.htm
Deadline: 1/23/2013, 12/3/2013
R.W. Trewyn, Vice President for Research
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
37-11 Reinvent The Toilet Challenge,
Round 3 (Gates)
The Water, Sanitation, & Hygiene Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting innovators to send letters
of inquiry for the following opportunity:
Reinvent The Toilet Challenge – RTTC
(round 3). Grants will be awarded to
exceptional research groups interested in
contributing to major advances in human
sanitation in the developing world. Successful applicants will participate in the
next phase to the Reinvent the Toilet
Challenge by designing, prototyping and
testing entirely stand-alone, self-contained, practical sanitation modules which
intake bodily wastes or fecal sludge collected from pit latrines and septic tanks
and swiftly dispose of them without any
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, Diana McElwain, Katie Small,
Rex Goff, Namrita Berry, Cecilia Scaler,
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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