February 06, 2015 edition
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DER Noontime Seminars Series
Come meet Sara Roccabianca (ME) & Lik Chuan Lee (ME) and learn about their areas of
research!
February 10, 2015| 12:00-1:00pm | 3540EB | Pizza and pop provided.
NSF Automated Proposal Compliance Checks for Full Proposals Effective January 26, 2015.
Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 15-1) - Automated
Compliance Checks: FastLane will begin to run an additional 24 automated compliance checks
on proposals to ensure they comply with (GPG).
Conflict of Interest Disclosures must be completed by February 28, 2015
Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) and the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)
announce the release of Activity Log
The Activity Log is a new web-based system tracking proposal and award activities handled
through OSP and Business-CONNECT, and it provides the following:
 Transparency for the campus community in viewing the status of a proposal or an
award negotiation.
 Better organization and tracking of activities resulting in enhanced cross-utilization
of staff and the ability to prioritize workflow in a consistent manner.
 More detailed, complete and consistent metrics for proposals and awards providing
tools to identify areas for increased efficiency and client support.
MSU Sponsored Projects’ Proposal Deadline Policy
College of Engineering’s Proposal Processing Timeline
The new policy requires that completed proposals must be provided to OSP at least three full
business days prior to the sponsor's deadline to be considered on time. On-time proposals will
take precedence over those considered late. Thank you for your continued cooperation and
commitment to improving the process of proposal review, approval and timely submission. See
the proposal submission deadline policy for a more detailed description.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
1) Electrical Prescriptions (ElectRx) DARPA-BAA-15-06
2) Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award (R01) RFA-ES-15-003
3) Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Education, Outreach and Workforce
Program 15-0002 FOA-15-0002
4) Chemical Security Improvement Grants (CSIGs)
5) Agnostic Compact Demilitarization of Chemical Agents (ACDC) DARPA-BAA-15-12
6) Engineering For You 2 Video Contest E4U2
7) Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP) NSF 15-522
8) Research Coordination Networks (RCN) NSF 15-527
9) US-Russia University Partnership Program (UPP) Partnership Funding
10) Fiscal Year 2015 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program (YIP) ONR-15FOA-0006
11) International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) PAR-13-072
12) Graduate Research Internship Program (GRIP) PD 14-084
13) NIH Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Enhancing Diversity in Biomedical Data Science
(R25) RFA-MD-15-005
14) Resilient Synchronized Planning and Assessment for the Contested Environment
(RSPACE) DARPA-BAA-15-08
15) FY2014 & FY 2015 Global Development Alliance (GDA) Annual Program Statement
(APS) APS-OAA-14-000001
1) Electrical Prescriptions (ElectRx) DARPA-BAA-15-06
The DARPA ElectRx program seeks innovative research proposals for creating closed-loop
neuromodulation systems that utilize innate neurophysiological circuits to achieve therapeutic
benefits. To achieve this goal, ElectRx will simultaneously drive biological understanding and
technology development. Specifically, ElectRx is looking to develop and leverage fundamental
understanding of the anatomy and physiology of neural circuits in the spinal cord or peripheral
nerves that mediate health status. This knowledge will be leveraged to design and
demonstrate feedback-controlled neuromodulation systems for the direct regulation of
immune system functions and CNS disorders. In parallel, technology development focused on
next-generation minimally-invasive neural interfaces and biosensors will enable interaction
with the neurophysiology of interest at unmatched spatiotemporal resolution, precision, and
specificity.
Deadline: February 25, 2015
2) Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award (R01) RFA-ES-15-003
An essential element of the mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS) is the support and career promotion of the next generation of exceptionally talented
and creative new scientists who will further the understanding of the impact of environmental
exposures on human health. The NIEHS supports a number of training and fellowship programs
for pre and postdoctoral training, and mentored career development awards for faculty in the
early stages of their career development. Along with these training and career development
programs, NIEHS initiated a program of research grants for Early Stage Investigators, The
Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award, that is designed to identify the best
new biomedical investigators across the spectrum of science supported by the NIEHS (i.e.,
including basic mechanistic, clinical and population based researchers) and facilitate their
establishing a vibrant, independent research program in the environmental health sciences.
Deadline: February 27, 2015
3) Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Education, Outreach and Workforce
Program 15-0002 FOA-15-0002
The ONR seeks proposals for developing innovative solutions that directly support the
development and maintenance of a robust STEM workforce. The goal of any proposed effort
should be to provide "game changing" solutions that will establish and maintain a diverse
pipeline of U.S. citizens who are interested in uniformed or civilian DoN (or Navy and Marine
Corps) STEM related workforce opportunities.
Deadline: white papers due February 28, 2015
4) Chemical Security Improvement Grants (CSIGs)
The U.S. Department of State’s Chemical Security Program (CSP) is pleased to offer grants to
improve the physical and procedural security of chemical laboratories and facilities. These
Chemical Security Improvement Grants (CSIG) contribute to the security of industrial and
academic chemical facilities, including their employees and their communities, and aim to
prevent the accidental or intentional misuse of chemicals.
Deadline: March 01, 2015
5) Agnostic Compact Demilitarization of Chemical Agents (ACDC) DARPA-BAA-15-12
DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals to develop prototype systems for agnostic
conversion of chemical warfare agents to inert material. Destroying bulk stores of Chemical
Warfare Agents (CWAs) and their organic precursors abroad is a significant challenge for the
international community.
Deadline: March 02, 2015
6) Engineering For You 2 Video Contest E4U2
The National Academy of Engineering has outlined 14 game-changing opportunities for the 21st
century called the Grand Challenges for Engineering. We want you to review NAE’s 14 Grand
Challenges for Engineering, then create and submit a 1 to 2 minute video that shows how
achieving one or more of the NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering will lead to a more
sustainable, healthy, secure, and/or joyous world!
Deadline: March 02, 2015
7) Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP) NSF 15-522
The Division of Materials Research (DMR) seeks to significantly accelerate advances in materials
research and engineering through the rapid discovery of new materials and phenomena by
developing a new midscale user facility program - Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP)
program. MIPs embrace the paradigm set forth by the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) which
strives to “discover, manufacture, and deploy advanced materials in half the time and at a
fraction of the cost.” Platforms respond to the increasing complexity of conducting materials
research that requires the close collaboration of multidisciplinary teams who have access to
cutting edge tools.
Deadline: March 02, 2015
8) Research Coordination Networks (RCN) NSF 15-527
The goal of the RCN program is to advance a field or create new directions in research or
education by supporting groups of investigators to communicate and coordinate their research,
training and educational activities across disciplinary, organizational, geographic and
international boundaries. RCN provides opportunities to foster new collaborations, including
international partnerships, and address interdisciplinary topics. Innovative ideas for
implementing novel networking strategies, collaborative technologies, and development of
community standards for data and meta-data are especially encouraged. RCN awards are not
meant to support existing networks; nor are they meant to support the activities of established
collaborations. RCN awards do not support primary research. RCN supports the means by which
investigators can share information and ideas, coordinate ongoing or planned research
activities, foster synthesis and new collaborations, develop community standards, and in other
ways advance science and education through communication and sharing of ideas.
Deadline: March 02, 2015
9) US-Russia University Partnership Program (UPP) Partnership Funding
To further its goal of promoting collaboration between higher education institutions in Russia
and US, the University Partnership Program (UPP) is conducting a two-stage partnership
funding competition for projects proposed jointly by Russian and US colleges and universities.
The competition consists of two independent stages: Contact project funding and Linkage
project funding. The Contact stage provides modest funding for partnering institutions to
design more substantial Linkage proposals. Pairs of institutions are welcome to apply for both
stages or to apply directly for Linkage project funding.
Deadline: March 02, 2015
10) Fiscal Year 2015 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program (YIP) ONR-15-
FOA-0006
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in receiving proposals for its Young
Investigator Program (YIP). ONR's Young Investigator Program (YIP) seeks to identify and
support academic scientists and engineers who are in their first or second full-time tenure-track
or tenure-track-equivalent academic appointment, have begun their first appointment on or
after 01 Nov 2009, and who show exceptional promise for doing creative research. The
objectives of this program are to attract outstanding faculty members of Institutions of Higher
Education (hereafter also called "universities") to the Department of the Navy's research
program, to support their research, and to encourage their teaching and research careers.
Deadline: March 04, 2015
11) International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) PAR-13-072
The objective of the International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01) is to
prepare qualified individuals for research careers that will have a significant impact on the
health-related research needs of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The IRSDA will
provide salary and research support for a sustained period of “protected time” (three to five
years) for intensive research career development, under the guidance of U.S.-based and LMICbased mentors, in the biomedical, epidemiological, clinical, biostatistical, social and behavioral
sciences leading to research independence. Awardees must spend a minimum of 50% of the
total grant period (and at least three months per year) physically in-country conducting
research at the LMIC institution or at research sites in the LMIC. The expectation is that through
this sustained period of research career development, awardees will launch independent global
health research careers, continue to collaborate with LMIC scientists on research that addresses
the health needs of their countries, and become competitive for new research project grant
(e.g., R01) funding.
Deadline: March 04, 2015
12) Graduate Research Internship Program (GRIP) PD 14-084
The Division of Graduate Education announces the Graduate Research Internship Program
(GRIP) to provide professional development to NSF Graduate Research Fellows through
internships developed in partnership with federal agencies (see the GRIP website for a current
list of partner agencies). Through this initiative, NSF Graduate Fellows will participate in
mission-related, collaborative research under the guidance of host research mentors at federal
facilities and national laboratories. The internship experiences will support Fellows with
developing expertise in critical STEM areas, enhancing professional skills, developing networks,
and preparing for a wide array of career options. The sponsor agencies will benefit by engaging
Fellows in mission-critical projects, helping to develop a highly skilled U.S. workforce in areas of
national need.
Deadline: March 06, 2015
13) NIH Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Enhancing Diversity in Biomedical Data Science
(R25) RFA-MD-15-005
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the
mission areas of the NIH. The over-arching goal of this Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) R25
program is to support educational activities that enhance the diversity of the biomedical,
behavioral, and clinical research workforce. To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this
FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on research experiences
and curriculum development.
Deadline: letter of intent due March 07, 2015
14) Resilient Synchronized Planning and Assessment for the Contested Environment
(RSPACE) DARPA-BAA-15-08
DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals to create a revolutionary distributed planning
capability to provide resilient command and control (C2) and manage complex military
operations when communications are limited and unreliable. Resilient Synchronized Planning
and Assessment for the Contested Environment (RSPACE) will develop human-centered
software decision aids that, based on commander’s intent, will assist operators throughout the
C2 enterprise with controlling daily operations in a complex battlespace composing mission
packages (coordinating across the network as needed), responding to emerging opportunities,
and assessing progress towards achieving commander’s intent. Proposed research should
investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances. Specifically excluded is
research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.
Deadline: March 11, 2015
15) FY2014 & FY 2015 Global Development Alliance (GDA) Annual Program Statement
(APS) APS-OAA-14-000001
The objective is to stimulate innovation in higher education through public-private alliances,
and to drive broader innovation supporting more inclusive, sustainable growth in Vietnam,
specifically in areas relevant to USAID’s 2014-2018 Country Development Strategy.
Deadline: November 18, 2015