Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
April 20, 2012
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applications will be submitted. Dr. Jim
Guikema, Associate Vice President for
Research, is the internal coordinator for
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Vol. 21, No. 15
15-2 National Pork Board RFP
(NPB)
The National Pork Board is soliciting
research proposals dealing with: A-Environment, B-Swine Health, C-Animal
Welfare, D-Pork Safety - Pre Harvest, HPublic Health, and Q- Feed Cost Mitigation.
URL: http://www.pork.org
Deadline: 5/22/2012
15-3 Farm to School Grant Program
(USDA)
The Farm to School Grant Program is
part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids
Act, which authorized and funded USDA
to assist eligible entities, through grants
and technical assistance, in implementing farm to school programs that
improve access to local foods in eligible
schools. The new investments will assist
schools in procuring food from local producers. Farm to school initiatives can
also include agriculture and nutrition
education efforts such as school gardens,
field trips to local farms, and cooking
classes. Applicants are encouraged to
first submit a Letter of Intent and then
apply for either a Planning Grant or an
Implementation Grant. Only one application per eligible entity is permitted.
USDA-FNS-F2S-2012 (GG 4/16/12)
URL: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/F2S/
Deadline: Internal 5/10/2012; Letters
of Intent 5/18/2012; Proposals 6/15/
2012
GENERAL
15-1 Scholarship Program (Grant)
The Scholars Program supports the professional development of early-career
researchers in the social, behavioral, and
health sciences. The goal is to help Scholars tackle important questions that will
advance theory, policy, and practice for
youth and to do so with an expanded array
of expertise that includes different methods, disciplinary perspectives, and content
knowledge. Potential Scholars should have
a promising track record of conducting
high-quality research, but want to pursue a
qualitative shift in their trajectory as
researchers. The Foundation supports
research to understand and improve the
everyday settings of youth ages 8 to 25 in
the United States. Major divisions (e.g.,
College of Arts and Sciences, Medical
School) of an institution may nominate
only one applicant each year.
URL: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/
funding_opportunities/fellowships/
william_t__grant_scholars/
william_t_grant_scholars
Deadline: Internal 5/15/2012; Nominations 7/3/2012
AGRICULTURE
15-4 Common Bean Productivity
Research for Global Food Security
Competitive Grants Program (USDA)
The purpose of the Common Bean Productivity Research for Global Food
Security program for fiscal year (FY)
2012 is to develop approaches and/or
methods that can address challenges to
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production among small holder producers in
food insecure countries. These insecure
areas of the world including many Feed
the Future countries such as East and
Southern Africa. USDA-NIFA-CBPR003745 (GG 4/13/12)
URL: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/
rfas/bpr.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 5/8/2012;
Applications 6/27/2012
ARTS & HUMANITIES
15-5 Bridging Cultures Through
Film (NEH)
The Bridging Cultures through Film:
International Topics program supports
documentary films that examine international and transnational themes in the
humanities. These projects are meant to
spark Americans’ engagement with the
broader world by exploring one or more
countries and cultures outside of the
United States. Proposed documentaries
must be analytical and deeply grounded in
humanities scholarship. The Division of
Public Programs encourages the exploration of innovative nonfiction storytelling
that presents multiple points of view in
creative formats. The proposed film
should range in length from a standard
broadcast length of thirty minutes to a
feature-length documentary. 20120627TW (GG 4/10/12)
URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/
bridging-cultures-through-filminternational-topics
Deadline: 6/27/2012
EDUCATION
15-6 Research and Evaluation on
Education in Science and Engineering
(REESE) (NSF)
The Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE)
program seeks to advance research at the
frontiers of STEM learning and education, and to provide the foundational
knowledge necessary to improve STEM
learning and education in current and
emerging learning contexts, both formal
and informal, from childhood through
adulthood, for all groups, and from before
school through to graduate school and
beyond into the workforce. The goals of
the REESE program are: 1) to catalyze
discovery and innovation at the frontiers
of STEM learning and education; 2) to
stimulate the field to produce high quality
and robust research results through the
progress of theory, method, and human
resources; and 3) to coordinate and transform advances in education and learning
research. NSF 12-552
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12552/nsf12552.htm
Deadline: 7/17/2012
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
15-7 Technology Research,
Development, and Tools for Clean
Biomass Cookstoves (DOE)
The goal of this solicitation is to increase
the viability and deployment of renewable
energy technologies through research,
development, and tools that lead to clean
and efficient biomass cookstoves. This
solicitation seeks to develop cookstove
technologies that: Are low-cost and
affordable in regions that currently rely
predominantly on biomass fuels for
household energy; Are durable and safe,
address the conditions, use the biomass
fuels, and meet the needs of the people in
geographical areas in which the stoves
will be ultimately deployed; Aim to meet
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or exceed the highest level of stove performance for total and indoor emissions,
efficiency, and safety; and Achieve field
performance that is comparable to stove
performance in laboratory testing. DEFOA-0000709 (GG 4/13/12)
URL: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov
Deadline: 5/23/2012
must call the technology points of contacts (POCs) listed in Paragraph C of the
full text announcement to confirm funding is available for the technology area of
consideration before submitting a proposal. Proposals are reviewed and evaluated as they are received. BAA-RDK2012-0001 (GG 4/3/12)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 4/1/2017
15-8 Planetary Geology and
Geophysics (NASA)
The Planetary Geology and Geophysics
(PGG) program supports scientific investigation 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. NNH12ZDA001NPGG (GG 4/18/12)
URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com
Deadline: Notices of Intent 4/27/2012;
Proposals 6/1/2012
15-9 Theoretical Research in
Magnetic Fusion Energy Science
(DOE)
The Office of Fusion Energy Sciences
(FES) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), announces
its interest in receiving grant applications
for theoretical and computational research
relevant to the U.S. magnetic fusion
energy sciences program. All individuals
or research groups planning to submit
applications for new or renewal funding
in Fiscal Year 2013 should submit in
response to this Funding Opportunity
Announcement (FOA). The specific areas
of interest are: 1) Macroscopic Stability;
2) Confinement and Transport; 3) Boundary Physics; 4) Plasma Heating & Noninductive Current Drive; and 5) Energetic
Particles. Due to the limited availability
of funds, Principal Investigators with continuing theory grants may not submit a
new application in the same topical
area(s) as their existing grant(s). An
applicant may submit only one application in response to this FOA, but applications can target multiple topical areas.
DE-FOA-0000707 (GG 3/27/12)
URL: https://www.fedconnect.net/
FedConnect/?doc=DE-FOA0000707&agency=DOE
Deadline: 5/31/2012
15-10 University Small Grants Broad
Agency Announcement (AFRL)
This BAA is a university grant vehicle
that can provide small grants of $100k or
less to students/professors in a timely
manner for the purpose of engaging U.S./
U.S. territories’ colleges and universities
in directed energy-related basic, applied,
and advanced research projects that are of
interest to the Department of Defense.
Proposals may be submitted at any time.
However, prospective offerors/applicants
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
environment at the forefront of science
and engineering. The IRES program supports active research participation by students enrolled as undergraduates or
graduate students in any of the areas of
research funded by the National Science
Foundation. IRES projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing
research programs or in research projects
specifically designed for the IRES program. NSF-12-551 (GG 4/9/12)
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12551/nsf12551.htm
Deadline: 8/21/2012
15-11 Peer Reviewed Medical Research
Program (DOD)
Applications for the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) are
being solicited by the Assistant Secretary
of Defense for Health Affairs, Defense
Health Program. All applications for
PRMRP funding must specifically
address at least one of the topic areas as
directed by Congress, and must be
directly relevant to the health care needs
of the military service members, veterans,
and/or beneficiaries. The FY12 PRMRP
topic areas are: Arthritis, Composite Tissue Transplantation, Drug Abuse, Dystonia, Epilepsy, Food Allergies, Fragile X
Syndrome, Hereditary Angioedema,
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Interstitial
Cystitis, Listeria Vaccine for Infectious
Disease, Lupus, Malaria, Nanomedicine
for Drug Delivery Science, Neuroblastoma, Osteoporosis and Related Bone
Disease, Paget’s Disease, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis, Scleroderma, Tinnitus, and
Tuberculosis. W81XWH-12-PRMRP-DA
(GG 3/27/12)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: Preapplications 5/9/2012;
Applications 5/24/2012
15-12 DOD FY12 Neurofibromatosis
Exploration-Hypothesis Development
Award
(DOD)
The Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award supports the initial exploration of innovative, high-risk, high-gain,
and potentially groundbreaking concepts
in the NF research field. The proposed
work should provide initial principles of
an innovative question/concept, and
results of studies conducted through this
award may provide the scientific rationale
upon which a new hypothesis can be
based. This award is designed to provide
investigators with the opportunity to pursue serendipitous observations.
W8XWH-12-NFRP-EHDA (GG 3/22/12)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 5/31/2012
SOCIAL SCIENCES
15-14 Field-Initiated Research and
Evaluation Program (DOJ)
OJJDP’s Enforcing Underage Drinking
Laws (EUDL) Field-Initiated Research
and Evaluation (FIRE) Program will support methodologically rigorous research
and evaluation studies that inform policy
and practice consistent with the Department of Justice’s mission. OJJDP will
fund field-initiated studies to understand
the factors that influence the prevention
of underage drinking, the enforcement of
underage drinking laws, and individuals’
and communities’ attitudes and behaviors
about underage drinking. OJJDP-20123299 (GG 4/18/12)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 6/4/2012
15-15 W.E.B. DuBois Fellowship for
Research in Race, Gender, Culture and
Crime FY 2012 (DOJ)
NIJ seeks proposals for funding under the
W.E.B. Du Bois Fellowship for Research
in Race, Gender, Culture, and Crime FY
2012. The Du Bois Fellowship Program
seeks to advance knowledge regarding the
confluence of crime, justice, and culture
in various societal contexts. NIJ-20123086 (GG 2/2/12)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 5/2/2012
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, Katie Small, Rex Goff, Susan
Klein, Sharon Zoeller
Funding Information Specialist & Editor
Beverly Page
Development Director
INTERNATIONAL
15-13 International Research
Experiences for Students (IRES) NSF)
The International Research Experiences
for Students (IRES) program supports
development of globally-engaged U.S.
science and engineering students capable
of performing in an international research
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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