January 16, 2015 edition
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
MSU Sponsored Projects’ Proposal Deadline Policy
College of Engineering’s Proposal Processing Timeline
All proposals due to the sponsor on or after December 1, 2014 must follow the
new OSP proposal deadline policy. 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.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures must be completed by February 28, 2015
VPRGS 2015 Research Workshops
 NIH Funding for Non-Medical Projects. Main Library- North Conference
Room, 4th Floor. February 19, 2015 from 3-5pm.
 Sciences and Engineering: Funding Your Graduate Experience. 3540EB.
February 20, 2015 from 3-4:30pm.
 Export Controls on Research. Presenter: Lori Hudson, Director, Research
Facilitation and Dissemination. Main Library- North Conference Room,
4th Floor. March 19, 2015 from 3-4pm.
 Data Management Plans, Data Preservation Issues. Main Library- North
Conference Room, 4th Floor. April 02, 2015 from 3-5pm.
 Taking Your Research Abroad. Main Library, North Conference Room,
4th Floor. April 16, 2015 from 3-4pm.
DER Noontime Seminars Series
Noontime Seminars will resume: January 27, 2015. Guest speaker: Lori Hudson,
Director Export Control and Trade Sanctions Office of Research Facilitation and
Dissemination.
RFI: Electronic Design Automation tools for Superconducting Electronics (EDA for
SCE) IARPA-RFI-15-02
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) seeks information
on the availability and development of electronic design automation (EDA) tools
for superconducting electronics (SCE). Deadline: February 13, 2015
New Grant Proposal Guide and Award & Administration Guide NSF 15-001
Effective for all new awards and funding increments to existing awards made on
or after December 26, 2014.
Simplifying the NIH Policy for Late Application Submission NOT-OD-15-039
This Notice provides information about a new simplified policy for late application
submission. Specifically, there is now a two week window of consideration after
the application due date, during which time NIH might consider accepting a late
application.
How Do I Address and Mark Changes in My Re-submission (A1) Application?
When submitting a resubmission application (“A1”), you should respond as
thoroughly as possible to all of the reviewers’ comments in the “Introduction”
attachment found on the PHS 398 Research Plan or equivalent. The Introduction
should include a summary of the substantial additions, deletions, and changes to
the application, as well as, a response to the major weaknesses raised in the
Summary Statement.
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.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
1) 2014-2014 Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP-P)
2) Spatial Uncertainty: Data, Modeling, and Communication (R01) PA-15010
3) Research and Development for Underwater Communications
Transceivers 16415RJQ86
4) Science of Learning: Collaborative Networks (SL-CN) NSF 15-532
5) Target Processing Center ONR-BAA-15-0004
6) Algorithms in the Field (AitF) NSF 15-515
7) Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) PD 09-7626
8) BRAIN Initiative: New Technologies and Novel Approaches for LargeScale Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (U01) RFA-NS-15003, RFA-NS-15-004, RFA-NS-15-005
9) Minerva Research Initiative
10) Transparent Computing (TC) DARPA-BAA-15-15
11) Neurosensory and Rehabilitation Research Award W81XWH-14-CRMRPNSRRA
12) World Bank Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program
13) Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination PD 98-1680
14) NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21)
PA-13-303
15) Biobehavioral and Technological Interventions to Attenuate Cognitive
Decline in Individuals with Cognitive Impairment or Dementia (R21) PA15-015
16) Fulbright Arctic Initiative
1)2014-2014 Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP-P)
The HARP Production program provides funds, when research is complete, to help
subsidize the costs of book publication, permissions to use copyrighted materials,
CD recording and production, the creation and mounting of exhibits, and other
expenses associated with producing the results of a completed creative or
research project. A contract from the publisher will be required if funds are being
requested to publish a book. Proposals requesting funds to complete text books
will not be considered.
Deadline: February 05, 2015
Spatial Uncertainty: Data, Modeling, and Communication (R01) PA-15-010
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support
innovative research that identifies sources of spatial uncertainty (i.e., inaccuracy
or instability of spatial or geographic information) in public health data,
incorporates the inaccuracy or instability into statistical methods, and develops
novel tools to visualize the nature and consequences of spatial uncertainty.
Deadline: February 05, 2015
2)
Research and Development for Underwater Communications Transceivers
16415RJQ86
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane has a requirement to award one or
more contracts for a Definite-Quantity, Research and Development, Cost Plus
Fixed Fee (CPFF) (Completion Type Effort) contract for the development of
underwater communications transceivers to communicate with high speed voice
and data underwater. The transceivers will consist of bi-directional/full-duplex
high bandwidth communications converting data into standard Ethernet
connection. This Research and Development requirement was previously posted
to FBO under special notice N00164-14-S-NB34 for Research and Development
Underwater Communication Sources Sought.
Deadline: February 06, 2015
3)
Science of Learning: Collaborative Networks (SL-CN) NSF 15-532
This solicitation launches the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) next phase of
research in the Science of Learning (SL). The new SL Program is designed to
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capitalize on the momentum created by the Science of Learning Centers (SLC)
Program to continue developing an integrated, interdisciplinary SL community.
The goals of the SL Program are to: advance fundamental knowledge about
learning through integrated research; connect the research to specific scientific,
technological, educational, and workforce challenges; and enable research
communities to capitalize on new opportunities and discoveries. The Program is
designed to support projects that – due to the activities supported and their
interdisciplinarity and integrative breadth – do not fit into existing NSF programs.
Deadline: LOI due February 06, 2015
Target Processing Center ONR-BAA-15-0004
The Office of Naval Research is interested in receiving white papers and full
proposals for Advanced Technology Development for a Future Naval Capability
(FNC) program called Target Processing Center (TPC) Sensor Correlation and
Fusion. The focus of this FNC is to (1) automate and improve geolocation of both
point of impact (POI) and point of origin (POO) of artillery, rocket, and mortar
(ARM) targets; (2) reduce ARM target false acquisitions; (3) improve timeliness
and appropriateness of decision-making and other responses; and (4) enhance
threat identification (ID) capability, all through the automation, correlation and
fusion of the sensor and intelligence data. This FNC will demonstrate that sensor
correlation and fusion can speed accurate firing decisions and provide timely
information into the intelligence cycle.
Deadline: February 06, 2015
5)
Algorithms in the Field (AitF) NSF 15-515
Algorithms in the Field encourages closer collaboration between two groups of
researchers: (i) theoretical computer science researchers, who focus on the
design and analysis of provably efficient and provably accurate algorithms for
various computational models; and (ii) applied researchers including a
combination of systems and domain experts (very broadly construed – including
but not limited to researchers in computer architecture, programming languages
and systems, computer networks, cyber-physical systems, cyber-human systems,
machine learning, database and data analytics, etc.) who focus on the particular
design constraints of applications and/or computing devices. Each proposal must
have at least one co-PI interested in theoretical computer science and one
interested in any of the other areas typically supported by CISE. Proposals are
expected to address the dissemination of the algorithmic contributions and
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resulting applications, tools, languages, compilers, libraries, architectures,
systems, data, etc.
Deadline: February 09, 2015
7)Science of Science and Innovation Policy (SciSIP) PD 09-7626
The Science of Science & Innovation Policy (SciSIP) program supports research
designed to advance the scientific basis of science and innovation policy. Research
funded by the program thus develops, improves and expands models, analytical
tools, data and metrics that can be applied in the science policy decision making
process. Proposals may also develop methodologies to analyze science and
technology data, and to convey the information to a variety of audiences.
Deadline: February 09, 2014
BRAIN Initiative: New Technologies and Novel Approaches for Large-Scale
Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (U01) RFA-NS-15-003,
RFA-NS-15-004, RFA-NS-15-005
These FOAs seek applications for proof-of-concept testing and development of
new technologies and novel approaches for large scale recording and
manipulation of neural activity, to enable transformative understanding of
dynamic signaling in the nervous system. In particular we seek exceptionally
creative approaches to address major challenges associated with recording and
manipulating neural activity, at or near cellular resolution, at multiple spatial
and/or temporal scales, in any region and throughout the entire depth of the
brain. It is expected that the proposed research may be high risk, but if successful
could profoundly change the course of neuroscience research.
Deadline: February 10, 2015
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Minerva Research Initiative
The program focuses on areas of strategic importance to U.S. national security
policy. It seeks to increase the Department's intellectual capital in the social
sciences and improve its ability to address future challenges and build bridges
between the Department and the social science community. Minerva brings
together universities, research institutions, and individual scholars and supports
multidisciplinary and cross-institutional projects addressing specific topic areas
determined by the Department of Defense. The Minerva Research Initiative aims
to promote research in specific areas of social science and to promote a candid
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and constructive relationship between DoD and the social science academic
community.
Deadline: February 10, 2015
Transparent Computing (TC) DARPA-BAA-15-15
DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of understanding
complex distributed computing environments towards exposing and stopping
advanced cyber adversaries (also referred to as Advanced Persistent Threats, or
APTs). The Transparent Computing (TC) program aims to make currently opaque
computing systems transparent by providing high-fidelity visibility into
component interactions during system operation across all layers of software
abstraction, while imposing minimal performance overhead.
Deadline: February 10, 2015
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Neurosensory and Rehabilitation Research Award W81XWH-14-CRMRPNSRRA
The goal of the Defense Medical Research and Development Program (DMRDP) is
to advance the state of medical science in those areas of most pressing need and
relevance to today’s battlefield experience. The Clinical and Rehabilitative
Medicine Research Program (CRMRP) is one of six major program areas within the
DMRDP The CRMRP mission is to focus on definitive and rehabilitative care
innovations required to reset our wounded warriors, both in terms of duty
performance and quality of life. The Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury
Research Program (PH/TBIRP) mission is to establish, fund, and integrate both
individual and multiagency research efforts that will lead to improved prevention,
detection, and treatment of PH/TBI. The vision of the PH/TBIRP is to prevent,
mitigate, and treat the effects of traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury on
function, wellness, and overall quality of life for Service Members as well as their
caregivers and families. The FY14/15 CRMRP Neurosensory and Rehabilitation
Research Award (NSRRA) is intended to support both applied (preclinical)
research and clinical trials addressing TBI within specific Focus Areas of pain
management, hearing loss/dysfunction, balance disorders, tinnitus, vision, or
physical rehabilitation. It is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator (PI) to
select the appropriate research modality, applied or clinical trial, for their project.
Deadline: February 11, 2015
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World Bank Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program
Every year the Program provides grants to PhD candidates from developing
countries to conduct innovative, development-related, PhD research under the
supervision of a research advisor at a host institution abroad.
Deadline: February 11, 2015
Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination PD 98-1680
The Oceanographic Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination (OTIC) Program
supports a broad range of research and technology development activities.
Unsolicited proposals are accepted for instrumentation development that has
broad applicability to ocean science research projects and that enhance
observational, experimental or analytical capabilities of the ocean science
research community.
Deadline: February 15, 2015
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NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21)
PA-13-303
The evolution and vitality of the biomedical sciences require a constant infusion
of new ideas, techniques, and points of view. These may differ substantially from
current thinking or practice and may not yet be supported by substantial
preliminary data. By using the R21 activity code, the NIH seeks to foster the
introduction of novel scientific ideas, model systems, tools, agents, targets, and
technologies that have the potential to substantially advance biomedical
research.
Deadline: February 16, 2015
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Biobehavioral and Technological Interventions to Attenuate Cognitive
Decline in Individuals with Cognitive Impairment or Dementia (R21) PA15-015
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to stimulate
clinical research focused on biobehavioral or technological interventions to
attenuate cognitive decline in individuals with dementia (such as Alzheimer’s
disease, Lewy body dementia, vascular dementia), mild cognitive impairment
(MCI), or disease- or age-related cognitive decline. Research to inform the
development of such interventions is also of interest, as well as research
examining underlying mechanisms and biomarkers associated with response to
interventions.
February 16, 2015
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Fulbright Arctic Initiative
At its core, the Fulbright Arctic Initiative will create a network to stimulate
international scientific collaboration on Arctic issues while increasing mutual
understanding between people of the United States and the people of other
countries. Using a collaborative model to translate theory into practice, program
participants will address public-policy research questions relevant to Arctic
nations’ shared challenges. Selected scholars will participate in an individual
Fulbright exchange of a minimum of six weeks up to three months, as well as inperson seminars and ongoing virtual communication, all supporting the scholars’
collaborative research projects. Scholars will focus on collaborative work in
multidisciplinary and multinational research teams, and will propose and carry
out an individual exchange element.
Deadline: February 16, 2014
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All deadlines listed in this announcement indicate the agency’s due date. Please
adjust your PPF submission to account for the new deadline policies.
DER Proposal Processing Form (PPF)