Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
June 28, 2013
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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
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date listed in the Funding Bulletin 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.kstate.edu/research/funding/bulletins/
bul13/limits13/index.htm
GENERAL
24-1 The Berlin Prize (ACB)
The American Academy in Berlin welcomes emerging as well as established
scholars, writers, and professionals who
wish to engage in independent study in
Berlin. Around two dozen Berlin Prizes
are conferred annually. Past Berlin Prize
recipients have included historians, economists, poets, art historians, journalists,
legal scholars, anthropologists, musicologists, public policy experts, and writers,
among others.
URL: http://www.americanacademy.de/
home/fellows/applications
Deadline: 9/2/2013
24-2 Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to
Support Research at the Interface of the
Biological and Mathematical Sciences
(DMS/NIGMS) (NSF/NIH)
The Division of Mathematical Sciences in
the Directorate for Mathematical and
Physical Sciences at the National Science
Foundation and the National Institute of
General Medical Sciences at the National
Institutes of Health plan to support
research in mathematics and statistics on
questions in the biological and biomedical
sciences. Both agencies recognize the need
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and urgency for promoting research at
the interface between the mathematical
sciences and the life sciences. This competition is designed to encourage new
collaborations, as well as to support
existing ones.Examples of areas of
research that are appropriate under this
competition include the following: Evolutionary or ecological population
dynamics; Differentiation and developmental processes; Explanatory and predictive models of cellular behavior;
Molecular and cellular networks; Novel
and unique approaches to the prediction
of molecular structure; Simulations of
the human systemic responses to burn,
trauma and other injury; and New
approaches to understanding systemwide effects of pharmacological agents
and anesthetics, and their genetic and
environmental modifiers. These areas of
research are examples only. They are not
meant to be inclusive. NSF 13-570
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/
nsf13570/nsf13570.htm
Deadline: 9/23/2013, 9/15/2014, 9/15/
2015
ARTS & HUMANITIES
24-3 Project Grants for Mid-Career
Professionals in Preservation and
Related Fields (Fitch)
The James Marston Fitch Charitable
Foundation provides mid-career grants to
professionals working in the fields of
historic preservation, landscape architecture, urban design, environmental planning, decorative arts, architectural
design, and architectural history. Fitch
Mid-Career grants of up to $15,000 are
awarded annually to one or two midcareer professionals with at least ten
years of experience and an academic
background, professional experience,
and an established identity in one or
more of the eligible fields. The foundation will consider proposals for research
and/or execution of a preservationrelated project in any of the eligible
fields. Projects will be evaluated based
on a range of criteria, including the
potential for the project to make a meaningful contribution to the academic and/
or professional field of historic preservation in the United States and the innovativeness and creativity of the planned
project. Grants are awarded only to individuals. (PND 6/21/13)
URL: http://fitchfoundation.org/filter/
Grants/ApplicationFitch-Mid-CareerGrant
Deadline: 9/15/2013
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
24-4 University Research Awards
and Workforce Development for
Hydropower (DOE)
Since 2010, the Department of Energy has
supported research fellowships for the
hydropower industry. These fellowships
have proven to be very impactful to the
hydropower industry. Topic Area 1 University Research Awards for Hydropower:
The Department of Energy would like to
solicit for a partner to administer 10 to 20
additional research fellowships for the
hydropower industry. Topic Area 2 Workforce Development for Hydropower: The
Department of Energy would like to
solicit for an organization to complete an
analysis of the existing hydropower workforce, current and future workforce needs,
available training/educational programs,
and future training/educational needs of
the U.S. hydropower industry. DE-FOA0000832 (GG 6/25/13)
URL: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov
Deadline: Letters of Intent 7/16/2013;
Proposals 8/8/2013
24-5 Disaster Resilience of Buildings,
Infrastructure, and Communities;
Sustainable Construction and
Manufacturing; and Smart
Firefighting (NIST)
The U. S. Department of Commerce,
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites applications for
projects with substantial NIST participation that will support the following NIST
Engineering Laboratory programs: Disaster Resilience of Buildings, Infrastructure,
and Communities. NIST is seeking applications from eligible applicants to
develop, organize, and convene a workshop on disaster resilient buildings, infrastructure, and communities to prevent
and/or mitigate disasters resulting from
natural and man-made hazards. The recipient will work with NIST to identify and
engage key international and domestic
thought leaders to lead the workshop,
gathering experts from the following disciplines: structures and lifelines engineering, emergency response, codes and
standard development, fire science and
engineering, economics, government, and
academia. Sustainable Construction and
Manufacturing: Progress toward greater
sustainability in the built environment and
the manufacturing sector is a necessary
step to better enable resource efficiency
for our nation. NIST is seeking applications from eligible applicants to work
with NIST to develop, organize, and convene a workshop on sustainability that
will promote the adoption and use of sustainable construction and manufacturing
and guide NIST in developing a portfolio
of programs that are focused on providing
the enabling measurement science to key
industry stakeholders. Smart Firefighting. Firefighting in the U.S. can be significantly advanced by leveraging the
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massive quantities of available data (sensor and archival), computer power, communication technologies, and fire
dynamics knowledge to enable markedly
better situational awareness, predictive
models, deployment models, and tactical
decision-making on the fireground. The
vision for smart firefighting is to create,
store, exchange, analyze, and integrate
information from a wide range of databases and sensor networks, including fire
fighter equipment, fire fighter apparatus,
building systems, and community data in
a manner that improves fire safety outcomes. 2013-NIST-ELCAP-01 (GG 6/24/
13)
URL: http://www.grants.gov/
Deadline: 7/25/2013
24-6 FY2014 Research Opportunities
in High Energy Physics (DOE)
The mission of the High Energy Physics
(HEP) program is to understand how the
universe works at its most fundamental
level, which is done by discovering the
elementary constituents of matter and
energy, probing the interactions between
them, and exploring the basic nature of
space and time. This Funding Opportunity Announcement invites applications
in six specific areas: 1) Experimental
Research at the Energy Frontier, 2)
Experimental Research at the Intensity
Frontier, 3) Experimental Research at the
Cosmic Frontier, 4.) Theoretical
Research, 5) Accelerator Science and
Technology Research and Development,
6) Particle Deterctor Research and Development. DE-FOA-0000948 (GG 6/24/13)
URL: https://www.fedconnect.net/
FedConnect/?doc=DE-FOA0000948&agency=DOE
Deadline: 9/9/2013
24-7 Postdoctoral Program in
Environmental Chemistry (Dreyfus)
Through its Postdoctoral Program in
Environmental Chemistry program, the
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation
seeks to further the development of scientific leadership in the field of environmental chemistry. The program is open to
all academic and other not-for-profit organizations in the states, districts, and territories of the United States. Applications
are accepted from principal investigators
with well-established research experience in environmental science or engineering. Funded activities need not be
located in traditional departments in the
chemical sciences, and collaboration
across departments and institutions is
encouraged. Applications most likely to
be of interest should describe innovative
fundamental research in the chemical sciences or engineering related to the environment. (PND 6/21/13)
URL: http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/
postdoctoral_program.shtml
Deadline: 8/14/2013
INTERNATIONAL
24-8 U.S. - Afghan University
Partnership with Herat University,
Department of Agriculture (USAID)
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the
U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan is
pleased to announce an open competition
for assistance awards through this
Request for Grant Proposals (RFGP).
PAS Kabul invites all eligible organizations to submit a proposal for a cooperative agreement to establish a university
partnership between a college or university in the United States and Herat University, Herat, Afghanistan in the field of
agriculture. The Department of Agriculture is the largest of 14 schools (faculties)
at Herat University, with 801 students,
150 of whom are women. The Herat University Department of Agriculture’s overarching objective is to develop technical
experts in the fields of agronomy, animal
husbandry, horticulture, plant protection
and agricultural extension. The Herat
University Chancellor, recognizing the
role that agriculture plays in Afghanistan’s economy and with an eye to the
future, has identified the agriculture faculty as a priority for further development
so that its graduates can better plan and
manage Afghanistan’s agricultural
resources and economy. Creating joint
research and training opportunities are
some of the Agriculture Faculty Dean’s
core objectives. SCAKAB-13-CA-028SCA-06202013 (GG 6/20/13)
URL: http://www.grants.gov/
Deadline: 7/21/2013
SMALL BUSINESS
24-9 Small Business Innovation
Research (EPA)
The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) invites small businesses to submit
research proposals under this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Solicitation. Proposals must directly pertain to
EPA’s mission of protecting human health
and the environment. EPA is interested in
advanced technologies that address priority environmental issues. In this year’s
solicitation, an attempt has been made to
focus and limit the topics in order to have
more impact in specific areas. This year
there are six general areas: Safe and Sustainable Water Resources (Topic A.
Water), Chemical Safety for Sustainability (Topic B. Innovation in Manufacturing), Sustainable and Healthy
Communities (Topic C. Waste), Air/Climate/Energy (Topic D. Air Quality), E.
Homeland Security, and F. People, Prosperity, and the Planet (P3) Special Funding Opportunity. SOL-NC-13-00012
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2014/
2014_sbir_phase1.html
Deadline: 8/13/2013
develop and deliver educational programs
to youth who are at risk for not meeting
basic human needs. CYFAR-PDTA partnering universities will build connections,
competency, and capacity to help communities develop and sustain holistic programs for at-risk children, youth, and
families who are under-served and underrepresented. CYFAR-PDTA will provide
professional development and technical
assistance to Sustainable Community
Projects (SCP) to ensure continued development and implementation of the
CYFAR Sustainable Community program. CYFAR-PDTA, collaboratively
through the Extension system, will provide the components of programming,
evaluation, technology, and technical
assistance. USDA-NIFA-SLBCD-004190
(GG 6/26/13)
URL: http://nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/
cyfar_pro_dev_tech_asst.html
Deadline: 7/31/2013
24-11 Pilot Studies of Services
Strategies for Adults with ASD (R34)
(NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) will support pilot studies to
develop and test service strategies that
optimize the independence and functioning of adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This FOA invites
preliminary studies to develop adult ASD
service strategies that address areas of
employment and training, social relationships, physical and mental health, and
independent functioning including community housing and safety, alone or in
combination. In targeting adults, this
FOA is focused on individuals who have
completed transition out of services delivered via the child and adolescent service
system and the primary education system.
RFA-MH-14-102
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
rfa-files/RFA-MH-14-102.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 9/22/2013;
Applications 10/22/2013
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, Namrita Berry, Rex
Goff, Tim McDaniel, Cecilia Scaler, Sharon
Zoeller
Funding Information Specialist & Editor
Beverly Page
Development Director
SOCIAL SCIENCES
24-10 CYFAR Professional
Development Technical Assistance
(USDA)
CYFAR marshals the resources of the
Land-Grant and the Cooperative Extension Systems so that, in collaboration
with other organizations, they can
Mary Lou Marino
Joel Anderson
Human Subjects, Animal Care & Use,
and Biosafety
Gerald P. Jaax, Associate Vice President,
Research Compliance
Heath Ritter, Compliance Monitor
Petra Jardine, Administrative Specialist
Congressional Relations
Sue Peterson, R.W. Trewyn
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