Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
January 27, 2012
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one proposal may be submitted by a US
academic institution, College/Department of Engineering or College/Department of Engineering Technology as the
lead institution with the following exception: A US academic institution may submit a second proposal as the lead
institution, only if it is focused on the
societal, ethical, economic and/or environmental issues relevant to nanotechnology. NSF 12-534
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/
nsf12534/nsf12534.htm
Deadline: Internal 2/23/2012; Proposal
4/23/2012
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
4-2) 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
4-1 Research Opportunities in Space
and Earth Sciences 2012 (NASA)
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth
Sciences - 2012 (ROSES-2012), will be
available on or about February 14, 2012.
This NASA Research Announcement
(NRA) solicits proposals for supporting
basic and applied research and technology
across a broad range of Earth and space
science program elements relevant to one
or more of the following NASA Research
Programs: Earth Science, Heliophysics,
Planetary Science, and Astrophysics.
NNH12ZDA001N (GG 1/26/12)
URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/
Deadline: 1/25/2013
4-2 Nanotechnology Undergraduate
Education (NUE) in Engineering (NSF)
This solicitation aims at introducing
nanoscale science, engineering, and technology through a variety of interdisciplinary approaches into undergraduate
engineering education. The focus of the
FY 2012 competition is on nanoscale engineering education with relevance to
devices and systems and/or on the societal,
ethical, economic and/or environmental
issues relevant to nanotechnology. Only
AGRICULTURE
4-3 Higher Education Challenge
Grant (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-CGP-003668 (GG
1/25/12)
URL: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/
rfas/higher_education_challenge.html
Deadline: 03/30/2012
ARTS & HUMANITIES
4-4
Research Fellowships (FSL)
The Folger Shakespeare Library offers
residential research fellowships to
encourage access to its exceptional collections and to encourage ongoing crossdisciplinary dialogue among scholars of
the early modern period. Each year,
scholars may compete for a limited number of long term (six to nine months,
application deadline NOV 1) and shortterm (one to three months, applications
deadline MAR 1) fellowships. Longterm Fellows are selected by an external
committee which considers the following
criteria in making its selections: importance of the topic, originality and sophistication of the approach; feasibility of
research objectives, and the applicant’s
need for the Folger collections. (TGA 12/
11)
URL: http://www.folger.edu/Content/
Collection/Research-Fellowships/
Research-Fellowships.cfm
Deadline: 3/1/2012, 11/1/2012
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
4-5 Environmental Technology
Demonstrations (ESTCP)
The Department of Defense, through the
Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, supports the demonstration of technologies that address
priority DoD environmental requirements. The goal of ESTCP is to promote
the transfer of innovative environmental
technologies that address priority DoD
environmental requirements through
demonstrations that collect the data
needed for regulatory and DoD end-user
acceptance. Projects conduct formal demonstrations at DoD facilities and sites in
operational settings to document and validate improved performance and cost savings. Topics of interest are: Management
of Contaminated Groundwater; Characterization, Control, and Treatment of Testing and Training Range Contamination;
Military Munitions Detection, Classification, and Remediation; Watershed Management Models/Tools for DoD
Installation Applications; and Demonstration/Validation of Alternatives to Cadmium Plating in Manufacturing and
Maintenance of Weapons Systems.
URL: http://www.serdp-estcp.org/
Funding-Opportunities/ESTCPSolicitations
Deadline: 3/15/2012
4-6 Centers for Sustainable
Molecular Design (EPA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to
Achieve Results (STAR) program, is
seeking applications for an interdisciplinary center focusing on the sustainable
molecular design of chemicals. The aim
of the center will be to develop a set of
parameters and strategies that will establish design criteria regarding the properties of chemicals that will lead to the
development of intrinsically less hazardous substances when compared to those
currently used in society. These newly
acquired criteria and design principles
will direct researchers towards the generation of novel chemicals that will minimize, and preferably eliminate, associated
potential environmental and human health
impacts that may occur during the life
cycle of that chemical. The advent of
these novel chemicals and their respective
discovery of correlations between a
chemical’s inherent properties and their
adverse impacts require the development
of improved methods for the design of
next generation chemicals. EPA-G2012STAR-C1 (GG 1/3/12)
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2012/
2012_star_molecular_design.html
Deadline: 4/25/2012
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4-7 Centers for Material Life Cycle
Safety (EPA)
Deadline: 3/1/2012, 10/1/2012
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to
Achieve Results (STAR) program, is
seeking applications for an interdisciplinary center focused on the application of
a life cycle perspective towards the development of materials. The aim of the center will be to develop methodologies and
practices for materials design which
applies a holistic perspective. This holistic approach to design, which considers
all the stages of a material’s life cycle,
provides an opportunity to produce materials which minimize, and preferably
eliminate, any associated potential environmental and human health impacts that
may occur during the life cycle. The Center will focus on the design and development of materials that apply sustainability
principles for chemistry and engineering
across all stages of the material’s life
cycle. The term “materials” broadly refers
to any and all types of chemicals, including individual chemicals, compounds,
mixtures of compounds, or products.
Such examples of materials include a discreet molecule, a polymer, a nanomaterial
or a biochemical. EPA-G2012-STAR-B1
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2012/
2012_star_lifecycle.html
Deadline: 4/25/2012
4-10 Mechanisms Mediating
Osteoarthritis in Aging (RO1) (NIA)
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
4-8 Pilot/Feasibility Grant
Announcement (GPCAH)
The Great Plains Center for Agricultural
Health (GPCAH) is pleased to announce a
small grant program for fiscal year 2013.
We invite proposals for two types of
projects: basic and applied research
projects addressing agricultural safety and
health priority issues, needs, or gaps, and
community partnering proposals from
community-based organizations and entities with special ability to engage in outreach, education, and translation of
evidence-based methods for preventing
agricultural injury and illness among agricultural workers.
URL: http://www.publichealth.uiowa.edu/gpcah
Deadline: 3/19/2012
The National Institute on Aging and the
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases invite applications that are intended to encourage and
accelerate the characterization of new or
underutilized models and the testing of
hypotheses that will lead to an improved
understanding of the mechanisms mediating osteoarthritic progression. PA-12-019
(NIHG 11/18/11)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PA-12-019.html
Deadline: 2/5/2012, 6/5/2012, 10/5/2012
INTERNATIONAL
4-11 Science and Mathematics Model
Schools Program (USAID)
The Science and Mathematics Model
schools program will introduce advanced
science and mathematics education to
Egyptian students by creating three to five
science- and math-focused public secondary (high) schools in targeted governorates. These schools will: prepare a cohort
of students and teachers with specialized
skills; reinforce collaboration with U.S.
STEM schools and universities; expand
utilization of appropriate networks
between Egypt and the U.S.; and raise
awareness of specialized science and
mathematics education among the public.
As centers of excellence, these schools
will contribute to workforce development
by focusing on specific science and mathematics fields, allowing a diverse group
of gifted students to progress into higher
education and preparing them to be proficient workers, capable of dealing with the
demands of a science-based workforce
and continue the research and development that is central to the economic
growth of the country. RFA-263-12000020 (GG 1/23/12)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: 3/5/2012
The Johnson Cancer Research Center
supports cancer research and training at
K-State. Faculty members conducting
cancer-relevant research are invited to
affiliate with the center and apply for various awards. Innovative Research Awards
provide seed money to gather preliminary
data crucial for future major grant proposals. Faculty Equipment Awards provide
funds for new equipment. Travel Awards
are provided in modest amounts for travel
to learn new scientific techniques or visit
collaborators at other institutions. Awards
for graduate student travel and summer
stipends are also available.
URL: http://cancer.k-state.edu/awardprograms/
4-13 Congressional Research Awards
(Dirksen)
The Dirksen Congressional Center invites
applications for grants to fund research on
congressional leadership and the U.S.
Congress. The Center, named for the late
Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, is a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit
research and educational organization
devoted to the study of Congress and its
leaders. Political scientists, historians,
biographers, scholars of public administration or American studies, and journalists are among those eligible. (TGA 12/
11)
URL: http://www.dirksencenter.org/
print_grants_CRAs.htm
Deadline: 3/1/2012
R.W. Trewyn, Vice President for Research
SOCIAL SCIENCES
4-12 Workplace Violence in the
Military (DOD)
4-9 Awards for Cancer-Relevant
Research and Training (KSU)
Announcement is behavioral-based predictors of potential targeted acts of violence in the workplace. Targeted violence
refers to deliberate and planned violent
acts toward a specific target or set of targets. Such acts may also include threatening or intimidating behavior as precursors
to the intended violent activity. Targeted
violent behavior is not to be confused
with random or impulsive violent acts.
The intent of this Program Announcement
is not to focus on targeted acts of violence
that have previously been extensively
studied (e.g., acts of terrorism, sexual
assault, child abuse). The primary environment for both studies is the occupational setting. Domestic violence and
child abuse are not a primary focus; however, they may constitute a component of
workplace violence if the individual is in
uniform as they are considered on duty
24/7, and/or if the physical assault occurs
in garrison. W81XWH-12-PHTBI-WVM
(GG 1/24/12)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov
Deadline: Preapplications 2/27/2012
Applications for the Psychological Health
and Traumatic Brain Injury (PH/TBI)
Research Program Announcement (PA)
for Workplace Violence in the Military
are being solicited by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs,
Defense Health Program (DHP). The PH/
TBI Research Program was established in
FY07 for the purpose of complementing
ongoing Department of Defense (DoD)
efforts towards promoting optimal care
for PH (including workplace violence
across the DoD service areas) and TBI in
the areas of prevention, detection and
intervention. This includes research to
benefit service members, their family
members, veterans and other beneficiaries
of the Military Health System (MHS).
The primary focus of this Program
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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