Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
July 20, 2012
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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 (FB
28-1, 28-2) 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.k-state.edu/research/
funding/bulletins/bul12/limits12/
index.htm
GENERAL
28-1 Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics Talent Expansion
Program (STEP) (NSF)
The Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) seeks to increase the number
of students (U.S. citizens or permanent
residents) receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging
fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Type 1
proposals are solicited that provide for full
implementation efforts at academic institutions. Type 2 proposals are solicited that
support educational research projects on
associate or baccalaureate degree attainment in STEM. An institution that awards
baccalaureate degrees is allowed to submit
only one Type 1 proposal, or to be part of
only one consortium submitting a Type 1
proposal. There are no restrictions on the
number of Type 2 proposals that an individual or organization may submit. NSF
11-550
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/
nsf11550/nsf11550.htm
Deadline: Internal 8/1/2012; Proposals
9/25/2012
Vol. 21, No. 28
28-2 Innovation Corps - Regional
Node Program (I-Corps Node) (NSF)
The National Science Foundation (NSF)
seeks to develop and nurture a national
innovation ecosystem that builds upon
fundamental research to guide the output
of scientific discoveries closer to the
development of technologies, products
and processes that benefit society. The
National Science Foundation plans to
build upon the I-Corps program and
establish a National Innovation Network
comprised of I-Corps Regional Nodes
that will support the needs for innovation
research and education. NSF is seeking
to build a network of regional nodes that
will work cooperatively to establish, utilize and sustain a national innovation
ecosystem that further enhances the
development of technologies, products
and processes that benefit society. The
interconnected nodes of this network
may be diverse in research areas,
resources, tools, programs, capabilities,
and in geographic locations—while the
network will have the flexibility to grow
or reconfigure as needs arise. I-Corps
Regional Nodes will foster understanding on how to: 1) identify, develop and
support promising ideas that can generate value, 2) create and implement tools
and resources that enhance our nation’s
innovation capacity, 3) gather, analyze,
evaluate and utilize the data and insight
resulting from the experiences of those
participating in the I-Corps program and
4) share and leverage effective innovation practices on a national scale—to
improve the quality of life for the U.S.
citizenry. The limit on number of proposals per PI is 1. The limit on the number of
proposals per organization is 1. NSF 12586
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12586/nsf12586.htm
Deadline: Internal 8/19/2012; Proposals 10/19/2012, 10/18/2013
28-3 Dear Colleague Letter:
Unsolicited Proposals at the Interface
of the Biological, Mathematical and
Physical Sciences, and Engineering
(NSF)
Divisions within the Directorate for
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
(MPS) have seen increasing numbers of
proposals in recent years that focus on
biological systems at all levels of biological organization, ranging from the subcellular level to the environment. Additionally, the Directorate of Engineering
(ENG) seeks to contribute to the understanding of biology using engineering
tools to exploit unique aspects of biological systems in applications that are useful
in industrial, environmental, and health
care arenas. At the same time, divisions
in the Directorate for Biological Sciences
(BIO) are receiving significantly more
proposals that incorporate approaches and
address questions that have traditionally
been the domain of the mathematical and
physical sciences and engineering. BIO,
ENG and MPS recognize that it is vital
for biological, mathematical, statistical
and physical scientists and engineers to
increase their collaborations, both in new
research efforts and in ongoing research
projects, to advance the frontiers of discovery and innovation. While many
strong, vibrant interactions currently exist
between the three directorates, this letter
is to remind our research communities
that BIO, MPS and ENG strongly encourage proposals from interdisciplinary
research teams that involve collaborations
among investigators from the biological,
mathematical, and physical sciences and
engineering to support new interactions
that span interfaces between BIO, ENG,
and MPS. Proposals that address the
interface between the biological, mathematical and physical sciences and engineering should include the label
BIOMAPS: at the beginning of the proposal title. Such proposals may be jointly
considered by appropriate program directors in BIO, ENG, and MPS. Principal
investigators should consult the NSF web
site for additional information about programs in the three Directorates. Proposals
must be submitted in accordance with the
deadlines and proposal submission windows specified for unsolicited proposals
for the respective programs. NSF 12-057
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12057/nsf12057.jsp
Deadline: Varies
EDUCATION
28-4 CyberCorps: Scholarship for
Service (SFS) (NSF)
The CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service
(SFS) program seeks proposals that
address cybersecurity education and
workforce development. The Scholarship
Track provides funding to award scholarships to students in cybersecurity. In
return for their scholarships, recipients
will work after graduation for a Federal,
State, Local, or Tribal Government organization in a position related to cybersecurity for a period equal to the length of
the scholarship. The Capacity Track seeks
innovative proposals leading to an
increase in the ability of the United States
higher education enterprise to produce
cybersecurity professionals. NSF 12-585
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12585/nsf12585.htm
Deadline: 10/12/2012
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
28-5 Algorithms for Threat Detection
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(NSF/DTRA)
The Division of Mathematical Sciences
(DMS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) has formed a partnership with
the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
(DTRA) and the National Geospatial
Intelligence Agency (NGA) to develop
the next generation of mathematical and
statistical algorithms for the detection of
chemical agents, biological threats, and
threats inferred from geospatial information.This program solicits proposals from
the mathematical sciences community in
two main thrust areas: mathematical and
statistical techniques for genomics, and
mathematical and statistical techniques
for the analysis of data from sensor systems. NSF 12-502 (GG 4/9/12)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 1/10/2013
28-6 ROSES 2012: Rapid Response
and Novel Research in Earth Science
(NASA)
This program element solicits proposals
that advance the goals and objectives of
NASA’s Earth Science Division by conducting unique research to investigate 1)
unforeseen or unpredictable Earth system
events and opportunities that require rapid
response, and 2) novel new ideas of
potential high merit and relevance for
ESD science that have not otherwise been
solicited by NASA in the past three years.
NN12ZDA001N-RRNE (GG 3/2/12)
URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
Deadline: 3/31/2013
28-7 Engineering Research (DOD)
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and
Development Center (ERDC) has issued a
Broad Agency Announcement for various
research and development topic areas.
The ERDC consists of the Coastal and
Hydraulics Lab, the Geotechnical and
Structures Lab, the Environmental Lab
and the Information Technology Lab in
Vicksburg, Mississippi; the Cold Regions
Research and Engineering Lab in
Hanover, New Hampshire; the Construction Engineering Research Lab in Champaign, Illinois; and the Topographic
Engineering Center in Alexandria, Virginia. The ERDC is responsible for conducting research in the broad fields of
hydraulics, dredging, coastal engineering, instrumentation, oceanography,
remote sensing, geotechnical engineering,
earthquake engineering, soil effects, vehicle mobility, self-contained munitions,
military engineering, geophysics, pavements, protective structures, aquatic
plants, water quality, dredged material,
treatment of hazardous waste, wetlands,
physical/mechanical/chemical properties
of snow and other frozen precipitation,
infrastructure and environmental issues
for installations, computer science, telecommunications management, energy,
facilities maintenance, materials and
structures, engineering process, environmental process, land and heritage conservation, and ecological processes.
W912HZ12BAA01 (GG 1/24/12)
URL: http://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/
pls/erdcpub/
Deadline: 1/31/2013
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
28-8 Physical activity and weight
control interventions among cancer
survivors: Effects on biomarkers of
prognosis and survival (R01) (NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) encourages transdisciplinary and
translational research that will identify
specific biological or biobehavioral pathways through which physical activity and/
or weight control (either weight loss or
avoidance of weight gain) may affect cancer prognosis and survival. Research
applications must test the effects of physical activity or weight control or both
interventions on biomarkers of cancer
prognosis among cancer survivors identified by previous animal or observational
research, which may include but are not
limited to intervention-induced changes
in sex hormones, insulin or insulin-like
growth factors or their binding proteins,
insulin resistance, glucose metabolism,
leptin and other adipokines, immunologic or inflammatory factors, oxidative
stress and DNA damage or repair capacity, angiogenesis, or prostaglandins. This
research will require transdisciplinary
approaches that bring together behavioral
intervention expertise, cancer biology,
and other basic and clinical science disciplines relevant to the pathways being
studied. PAR-12-228 (NIHG 7/13/12)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PAR-12-228.html
Deadline: 10/5/2012, 2/5/2013, 6/5/2013
28-9 Alzheimer’s Disease Research
(AHAF)
The American Health Assistance Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to
finding cures for age-related degenerative
diseases by funding research worldwide,
is accepting applications for its Alzheimer’s Disease Research program. The
program gives preference to exciting, cutting-edge type projects that would not, at
their present stage, be competitive for
large government or industry awards.
ADR awards are typically made to junior
investigators, or to more established
investigators who are proposing particularly innovative research. The program
offers three types of awards. The ADR
Standard Award; The ADR Pilot Award;
The ADR Postdoctoral Fellowship
Award. (PND 7/13/12)
URL: http://www.ahaf.org/research/
apply/openawards.html
Deadline: 10/19/2012
28-10 Fatigability, Activity
Limitations, and Bioenergetics in
Aging (R01) (NIH)
Fatigability is defined as fatigue in the
context of activity level. This FOA invites
applications proposing to 1) investigate
the role of specific bioenergetic factors in
increased fatigability, reduced activity,
and diminished sense of well-being in
older persons; 2) test the effects of interventions targeted at such factors on performance capabilities, functional status,
and other outcomes that relate to quality
of life; or 3) develop and evaluate measures of fatigability applicable for observational and/or interventional studies. PA12-227 (NIHG 7/13/12)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PA-12-227.html
Deadline: 10/5/2012, 2/5/2013, 6/5/2013
SOCIAL SCIENCES
28-11 Addressing Needs of Informal
Caregivers of Individuals with
Alzheimer’s Disease in the Context of
Sociodemographic Factors (R01) (NIH)
The National Institute of Nursing
Research seeks research to address the
needs of informal caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease and other
dementias in the context of different
sociodemographic factors. Research has
demonstrated that sociodemographic factors (such as geography, socioeconomic
status, education, culture, race, ethnicity,
gender, and age) play a role in informal
caregivers’ experiences in providing care
for their loved one as well as in managing
their own health and well-being. The purpose of this funding opportunity
announcement is to 1) develop interventions that address the needs of these caregivers in the context of different
sociodemographic factors, and 2) inform
the search for such interventions by better
understanding or describing the unique
experiences, perceptions, knowledge, and
caregiver outcomes based on different
sociodemographic factors. RFA-NR-13001 (NIHG 7/13/12)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-NR-13-001.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 8/14/2012;
Applications 9/14/2012
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, 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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