Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
April 12, 2013
Program Information
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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 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
EDUCATION
14-1 Widening Implementation &
Demonstration of Evidence-Based
Reforms (WIDER) (NSF)
The chief goal of WIDER is to transform
institutions of higher education into supportive environments for STEM faculty
members to substantially increase their use
of evidence-based teaching and learning
practices. The first recommendation in the
Report of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST),
Engage to Excel, is to increase widespread
implementation of evidence-based practices in order to increase persistence in
STEM and contribute to the goal of producing 1 million additional STEM graduates. Through this process, WIDER seeks
to substantially increase the scale of application of highly effective methods of
STEM teaching and learning in institutions
of higher education, by employing instructional materials and methods that have a
convincing evidentiary basis of effectiveness. In particular WIDER seeks this transformation for high enrollment, lower
division courses required for many STEM
majors and taken by many other students
to fulfill general education distribution
requirements. Applicants may apply for
WIDER grants to begin institutional plan-
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ning efforts, to support implementation
efforts for evidence-based teaching and
learning practices, and for research on
how to increase the importance placed on
evidence-based practices in institutional
strategic planning and faculty rewards.
NSF 13-552
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/
nsf13552/nsf13552.htm
Deadline: 7/3/2013
14-2 Research on K-8 Classroom
Instruction (Spencer)
The Spencer Foundation is accepting
applications for research projects that
explore how student performance data
informs classroom instruction. Through
its Evidence in the Classroom initiative,
the foundation will award grants ranging
from $50,000 to $300,000 for research
projects that investigate how K-8 teachers use student performance data for
instructional decisions and how organizational and individual factors affect that
use. Past projects have covered a range
of topics, from data use patterns through
an online data management system to the
effectiveness of capacity-building interventions. To be eligible, principal investigators must have earned a doctorate in
an academic discipline or professional
field, or appropriate experience in an
education research-related profession.
PIs also must be affiliated with a college,
university, research facility, school district, or cultural institution that is willing
to serve as fiscal agent if a grant is
awarded. (PND 3/29/13)
URL: http://www.spencer.org/
Deadline: Preproposals 6/11/2013
ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
& PHYSICAL SCIENCES
14-3 Projects That Advance
Chemical Sciences (Dreyfus)
The New York City-based Camille &
Henry Dreyfus Foundation is accepting
Letters of Inquiry from nonprofit organizations for innovative projects consistent with the foundation’s broad
objective to advance the chemical sciences. Through its Special Grant Program in the Chemical Sciences, the
foundation awards grants for projects
with the potential to significantly
advance the chemical sciences. Examples of areas of interest include projects
that increase public awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the chemical sciences; innovative approaches to
chemistry education at all levels (K-12,
undergraduate, and graduate); and efforts
to make chemistry careers more attractive. Research proposals will not be considered. (PND 4/5/13)
URL: http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/
special_grant_program_chemical.shtml
Deadline: Letters of Inquiry 6/5/2013
14-4 NSF-CBMS Regional Research
Conferences in the Mathematical
Sciences (NSF)
The NSF-CBMS Regional Research Conferences in the Mathematical Sciences are
a series of five-day conferences each of
which features a distinguished lecturer
delivering ten lectures on a topic of
important current research in one sharply
focused area of the mathematical sciences. CBMS refers to the Conference
Board of the Mathematical Sciences
which publicizes the conferences and
administers the resulting publications.
Support is provided for about 30 participants at each conference. Proposals
should address the unique characteristics
of the NSF-CBMS conferences, outlined
in the Program Description. NSF 13-550
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/
nsf13550/nsf13550.htm
Deadline: 7/2/2013, 4/25/2014
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
14-5 Pharmacology-Focused
Research Projects (ACVIM)
The American College of Veterinary
Internal Medicine Foundation, in partnership with the Veterinary Pharmacology
Research Foundation, is accepting proposals for pharmacologic-focused veterinary research projects. Grants of up to
$18,000 will be awarded for research
projects that evaluate the safety and effectiveness of therapies for veterinary species, explore new drug therapies for
animals, develop and validate models of
animal diseases or conditions, or ensure
that a safe food supply is not compromised by drug therapy. Any clinician or
scientist with an interest in veterinary
pharmacology is eligible to serve as the
principal investigator for a project. Proposals may request up to the total amount,
and multiyear projects up to three years
will be considered. (PND 4/5/13)
URL: http://www.aavpt.org/
displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenb
r=62
Deadline: 5/31/2013
14-6 The Role of Microbial
Metabolites in Cancer Prevention and
Etiology (U01) (NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) encourages preclinical and clinical
research that will describe the effect of
microbially generated metabolites in cancer prevention/ progression and the
molecular mechanisms underlying these
effects: proliferative/apoptotic responses,
cytokine production, inflammatory and
immunomodulatory effects locally and/or
distant. This FOA encourages pre-clinical
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and clinical studies that will describe the
variability in the bacterial metabolites
production and their contribution to cancer prevention/promotion among various
racial and ethnic groups. Due to inconsistent responses to dietary interventions,
this research is necessary to identify who
might benefit from specific dietary recommendations and who might be placed
at risk. It is important to identify the factors that contribute to differences in
response to foods and food components
and to identify early markers that will
identify those who will receive maximum
benefits from dietary change. As these are
complex questions this program will
facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations
among scientists engaged in research in
cancer prevention and microbiology,
nutrition, cancer cell biology, and cancer
disparities. To achieve this goal all applications are encouraged to include multiple Program Director(s)/Principal
Investigator(s) with expertise in cancer
biology, microbiology, nutrition, analytical chemistry or genetics. PAR-13-159
(NIHG 4/5/13)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PAR-13-159.html
Deadline: Letters of Intent 10/14/2013;
Applications 11/14/2013, 11/14/2014
SMALL BUSINESS
14-7 PHS 2013-02 Omnibus
Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, FDA and
ACF for Small Business Innovation
Research Grant Applications (Parent
SBIR [R43/R44]) (NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) issued by the National Institutes of
Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) and the
Administration for Children and Families
(ACF) invites eligible United States small
business concerns (SBCs) to submit
Small Business Innovation Research
(SBIR) grant applications. United States
SBCs that have the research capabilities
and technological expertise to contribute
to the R&D mission(s) of the NIH, CDC,
FDA or ACF awarding components identified in this FOA are encouraged to submit SBIR grant applications in response
to identified topics (see PHS 2013-2
SBIR/STTR Program Descriptions and
Research Topics for NIH, CDC, FDA and
ACF. A companion funding opportunity
is PA-13-089, STTR R41/R42- Phase,
Phase II, and Fast Track. PA-13-088
(NIHG 1/25/13)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
pa-files/PA-13-088.html
Deadline: 8/5/2013, 12/5/2013, 4/5/2014
14-8 Small Business Innovation
Research Program Phase I Solicitation
FY-2014 (SBIR) (NSF)
The SBIR program solicits proposals
from the small business sector consistent
with NSF’s mission. A main purpose of
the legislation is to stimulate technological innovation and increase private sector
commercialization. The NSF SBIR program is therefore in a unique position to
meet both the goals of NSF and the purpose of the SBIR legislation by transforming scientific discovery into both
social and economic benefit, and by
emphasizing private sector commercialization. Accordingly, NSF has formulated
broad solicitation topics for SBIR that
conform to the high-technology investment sector’s interests. The topics are:
Biological and Chemical Technologies
(BC); Education Applications (EA); Electronics, Information and Communication
Technologies (EI); and Nanotechnology,
Advanced Materials, and Manufacturing
(NM). NSF 13-546 (GG 3/7/13)
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/
nsf13546/nsf13546.htm
Deadline: 6/11/2013
SOCIAL SCIENCES
14-9 Research and Evaluation on
Radicalization to Violent Extremism in
the United States (DOJ)
With this solicitation, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) seeks applications for
research on radicalization to violent
extremism as it occurs in the United
States, and for evaluation of promising
practices to prevent or mitigate radicalization in U.S. communities. This research
will supplement work that NIJ funded in
FY12, and projects now underway at
other Federal agencies. The goal of this
research is to aid State, local, and tribal
criminal justice agencies and their attendant communities in implementing programs that prevent or counter
radicalization to violent extremism. This
solicitation focuses on all forms of radicalization that lead to violent extremism
in the United States. Proposals should
develop and analyze information and data
that have clear implications for criminal
justice in the following focus areas: 1)
comparative analysis at the individual
(micro-) level; 2) online radicalization to
violent extremism; and 3) evaluations of
promising practices to prevent or mitigate
radicalization. NIJ-2013-3489 (GG 3/28/
13)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov/
Deadline: 6/5/2013
14-10 Research and Evaluation on
White Collar Crime (DOJ)
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
seeks proposals for research and evaluation on a wide range of topics related to
white collar crime (WCC). The following
list of WCC-related topics is by no means
exhaustive and is offered only as a set of
examples. Much more research remains
to be done in these and many other areas.
• Improving the research base regarding
different types of white collar crimes and
criminals, in particular demonstrating
how certain research strategies and methodologies are particularly useful for
studying the area of WCC. • Enhancing
knowledge of the incidence, prevalence,
and characteristics of white collar crimes
and criminals. • Developing and validating standardized definitions, models, or
measurements for various types of WCC.
• Developing and/or evaluating new or
existing strategies for effective WCC prevention and intervention. • Developing
and demonstrating/evaluating programs
to reduce the monetary and other social
costs of WCC. NIJ-2013-3453 (GG 3/27/
13)
URL: http://www07.grants.gov/
Deadline: 6/19/2013
STUDENTS
14-11 Early Care and Education
Research Scholars: Child Care
Research Scholars (ACF)
The Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Policy, Research and
Evaluation is announcing its plan to
solicit applications for Child Care
Research Scholars grants to support dissertation research on child care policy
issues. These grants are meant to build
capacity in the field to focus research on
questions that inform the decision making
of policy for child care and to foster mentoring relationships between faculty
members and high quality doctoral students. HHS-2013-ACF-OPRE-YE-0577
(GG 3/22/13)
URL: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/
open/foa/view/HHS-2013-ACF-OPREYE-0577
Deadline: 5/21/13
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
Petra Jardine, Administrative Specialist
Congressional Relations
Sue Peterson, R.W. Trewyn
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