Higher Education Grant List
Week of October 12, 2009
ENERGY (pg. 2)
1.
Support of Advanced Coal Research at U.S. Colleges and Universities
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Deadline: November 24, 2009
HUMANITIES (pg. 3)
1.
America's Media Makers Production Grants
National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: January 13, 2010
2.
America's Media Makers Development Grants
National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: January 13, 2010
3.
Interpreting America's Historic Places Planning Grants
National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: January 13, 2010
SCIENCE (pg. 8)
1.
Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum and Infrastructure
National Science Foundation
Deadline: January 20, 2010
2.
Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG)(R01)
National Institutes of Health
Deadline: January 7, 2013
ENERGY
1.
Support of Advanced Coal Research at U.S. Colleges and Universities
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Deadline: November 24, 2009
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0000146
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Oct 15, 2009
Creation Date: Oct 15, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Nov 24, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Nov 24, 2009
Archive Date: Feb 14, 2010
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Energy
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 7
Estimated Total Program Funding: $2,041,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s): 81.057 -- University Coal Research
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
In accordance with 10 CFR 600.6(b), eligibility for award is restricted to U.S. colleges,
universities, and university-affiliated research institutions.
Agency Name
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Description
The Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
seeks applications for the UCR Program. Since its inception in FY1979, the primary
objective of the UCR Program has been threefold: (1) to improve our understanding of
the chemical and physical processes involved in the conversion and utilization of coal in
an environmentally acceptable manner; (2) to maintain and upgrade the coal research
capabilities and facilities of U.S. colleges and universities; and (3) to support the
education of students in the area of coal science. To develop and sustain a national
program of university research that advances the previous stated objectives, the DOE is
interested in innovative and fundamental research pertinent to coal conversion and
utilization. This year, research is limited to three broad areas: 1) AREA 1 -
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COMPUTATIONAL ENERGY SCIENCES: MULTIPHASE FLOW RESEARCH; 2)
AREA 2 - MATERIAL SCIENCES: COMPUTER-AIDED DEVELOPMENT OF
NOVEL NEW MATERIALS FOR ENERGY CONVERSION FROM COAL; and 3)
AREA 3 - SENSORS AND CONTROLS: NANO DERIVED MATERIALS FOR THE
FORMATION OF MULTI DIMENSIONAL SENSING STRUCTURES FOR THE
SELECTIVE DETECTION OF FOSSIL ENERGY GASES AT HIGH
TEMPERATURES.
Link to Full Announcement
https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/
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1.
America's Media Makers Production Grants
National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: January 13, 2010
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 20100113-TR
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Oct 15, 2009
Creation Date: Oct 15, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 13, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 13, 2010
Archive Date: Feb 12, 2010
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 45.164 -- Promotion of the Humanities_Public Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
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Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher
education
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
National Endowment for the Humanities
Description
Grants for America’s Media Makers support projects in the humanities that explore
stories, ideas, and beliefs that deepen our understanding of our lives and our world. The
Division of Public Programs supports the development of humanities content and
interactivity that excite, inform, and stir thoughtful reflection upon culture, identity, and
history in creative and new ways. Grants for America’s Media Makers should encourage
dialogue, discussion, and civic engagement, and they should foster learning among
people of all ages. To that end, the Division of Public Programs urges applicants to
consider more than one format for presenting humanities ideas to the public. NEH offers
two categories of grants for media projects, Development Grants and Production Grants.
Development grants enable media producers to collaborate with scholars to develop
humanities content and format and to prepare programs for production. Development
grants should culminate in the refinement of a project’s humanities ideas, a script, or a
design document for (or a prototype of) digital media components or projects, or a
prototype for a digital media project together with a detailed plan for outreach and public
engagement in collaboration with partner organizations. Production grants support the
preparation of a program for distribution. Applicants must submit a script for a radio or
television program, or a prototype or storyboard for a digital media project, that
demonstrates a solid command of the humanities ideas and scholarship related to a
subject. The script for a radio or television program, or prototype or storyboard for a
digital media project, must also show how the narrative elements, visual approach, and
interactive design combine to present the project’s humanities ideas. Applicants must
have consulted with appropriate scholars about the project and obtained their
commitment as advisers. Finally, applicants must have recruited the media team,
including at a minimum the producer, director, writer, and, for a digital media project, the
interactive designer. Applications may be submitted for any phase of a project.
Applicants are not required to obtain a development grant before applying for a
production grant. Applicants may not, however, submit multiple applications for the same
project at the same deadline. An applicant must choose whether to apply for development
or production of a particular project. If an application for a project is already under
review, another application for the same project cannot be accepted.
Link to Full Announcement
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/AmMediaMakers_production.html
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2.
America's Media Makers Development Grants
National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: January 13, 2010
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 20100113-TD
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Oct 15, 2009
Creation Date: Oct 15, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 13, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 13, 2010
Archive Date: Feb 12, 2010
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $75,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 45.164 -- Promotion of the Humanities_Public Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher
education
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
National Endowment for the Humanities
Description
Grants for America’s Media Makers support projects in the humanities that explore
stories, ideas, and beliefs that deepen our understanding of our lives and our world. The
Division of Public Programs supports the development of humanities content and
interactivity that excite, inform, and stir thoughtful reflection upon culture, identity, and
history in creative and new ways. Grants for America’s Media Makers should encourage
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dialogue, discussion, and civic engagement, and they should foster learning among
people of all ages. To that end, the Division of Public Programs urges applicants to
consider more than one format for presenting humanities ideas to the public.NEH offers
two categories of grants for media projects: Development Grants and Production Grants.
Development grants enable media producers to collaborate with scholars to develop
humanities content and format and to prepare programs for production. These grants
cover a wide range of activities that include, but are not limited to, meetings and
individual consultations with scholars, research, preliminary interviews, preparation of
program scripts, designs for interactivity and digital distribution, and the creation of
partnerships for outreach activities and public engagement with the humanities.
Development grants should culminate in the refinement of a project’s humanities ideas, a
script, or a design document for (or a prototype of) digital media components or projects.
Before applying, applicants must have a solid command of the major humanities
scholarship on their subject, have clarified the ideas that the project will consider, and
have consulted with a team of scholarly advisers to work out the intellectual issues that
the program will explore. Applicants must also have made preliminary decisions about
the format and storyline and located essential materials for the program(s). Finally, they
must have recruited the appropriate media professionals, especially the producer, writer,
or interactive designer. Production grants support the preparation of a program for
distribution. Applicants must submit a script for a radio or television program, or a
prototype or storyboard for a digital media project, that demonstrates a solid command of
the humanities ideas and scholarship related to a subject. NEH also supports Chairman’s
Special Award projects. These projects are more complex and would be of compelling
interest to the general public; they have the capacity to examine important humanities
ideas in new ways and promise to reach large audiences. These goals can often be
accomplished through combining a variety of program formats, forming creative
collaborations among diverse institutions, and expanding the scope and reach of a project.
The Chairman’s Special Award projects. These projects are more complex and would be
of compelling interest to the general public; they have the capacity to examine important
humanities ideas in new ways and promise to reach large audiences. These goals can
often be accomplished through combining a variety of program formats, forming creative
collaborations among diverse institutions, and expanding the scope and reach of a project.
The Chairman’s Special Award is offered at the production stage, but not at the
development stage. Applications may be submitted for any phase of a project. Applicants
are not required to obtain a development grant before applying for a production grant.
Applicants may not, however, submit multiple applications for the same project at the
same deadline. An applicant must choose whether to apply for development or
production of a particular project. If an application for a project is already under review,
another application for the same project cannot be accepted.
Link to Full Announcement
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/AmMediaMakers_development.html
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3.
Interpreting America's Historic Places Planning Grants
National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: January 13, 2010
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 20100113-BP
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Oct 14, 2009
Creation Date: Oct 14, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 13, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 13, 2010
Archive Date: Feb 12, 2010
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Humanities (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $75,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number(s): 45.164 -- Promotion of the Humanities_Public Programs
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher
education
Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
National Endowment for the Humanities
Description
Interpreting America’s Historic Places grants support public humanities projects that
exploit the evocative power of historic places to explore stories, ideas, and beliefs that
deepen our understanding of our lives and our world. The Division of Public Programs
supports the development of humanities content and interactivity that excite, inform, and
stir thoughtful reflection upon culture, identity, and history in creative and new ways.
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Interpreting America’s Historic Places projects may interpret a single historic site or
house, a series of sites, an entire neighborhood, a town or community, or a larger
geographical region. Grants for Interpreting America’s Historic Places should encourage
dialogue, discussion, and civic engagement, and they should foster learning among
people of all ages. To that end, the Division of Public Programs urges applicants to
consider more than one format for presenting humanities ideas to the public. NEH offers
two categories of grants for Interpreting America’s Historic Places: Planning and
Implementation Grants. Planning grants are available for those projects that may need
further development before applying for implementation. This planning can include the
identification and refinement of the project’s main humanities ideas and questions,
consultation with scholars in order to strengthen the humanities content, preliminary
audience evaluation, preliminary design of the proposed interpretive formats, beta testing
of digital formats, development of complementary programming, research at archives or
sites whose resources might be used, or the drafting of interpretive materials.
Implementation grants support the final preparation of a project for presentation to the
public. Applicants must submit a full walkthrough for an exhibition, or a prototype or
storyboard for a digital project, that demonstrates a solid command of the humanities
ideas and scholarship that relate to the subject. Applicants for implementation grants
should have already done most of the planning for their projects, including the
identification of the key humanities themes, relevant scholarship, and program formats.
For exhibitions, implementation grants can support the final stages of design
development, but these grants are primarily intended for installation. Applicants are not
required to obtain a planning grant before applying for an implementation grant.
Applicants may not, however, submit multiple applications for the same project at the
same deadline. If an application for a project is already under review, another application
for the same project cannot be accepted.
Link to Full Announcement
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/IAHP_Planning.html
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1.
Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum and Infrastructure
National Science Foundation
Deadline: January 20, 2010
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 10-502
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Oct 15, 2009
Creation Date: Oct 15, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 20, 2010 January 20, 2010 Deadline for
Area 1 projects March 31, 2010 Deadline for Area 2 and Area 3 projects
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 20, 2010 January 20, 2010 Deadline for
Area 1 projects March 31, 2010 Deadline for Area 2 and Area 3 projects
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Archive Date:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and
Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 40
Estimated Total Program Funding: $400,000
Award Ceiling: $400,000
Award Floor: $150,000
CFDA Number(s): 47.041 -- Engineering Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligible Applicants
Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text
field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
National Science Foundation
Description
The Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure (IEECI)
program supports research which addresses three aspects of engineering education: (1)
how students best learn the ideas, principles, and practices to become creative and
innovative engineers, and how this learning is measured (2) how to more effectively
translate successes in engineering education research into widespread practice with
consideration of curriculum, student learning, innovation models, and cyber-learning
technology, and (3) implementation of programs for students supported by the GI Bill.
Link to Full Announcement
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf10502
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Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG)(R01)
National Institutes of Health
Deadline: January 7, 2013
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: PA-10-009
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Oct 14, 2009
Creation Date: Oct 14, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 07, 2013
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Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 07, 2013
Archive Date: Feb 07, 2013
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Education
Environment
Health
Income Security and Social Services
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s): 93.113 -- Environmental Health
93.121 -- Oral Diseases and Disorders Research
93.172 -- Human Genome Research
93.173 -- Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders
93.242 -- Mental Health Research Grants
93.273 -- Alcohol Research Programs
93.279 -- Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs
93.286 -- Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve
Human Health
93.393 -- Cancer Cause and Prevention Research
93.394 -- Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research
93.395 -- Cancer Treatment Research
93.396 -- Cancer Biology Research
93.399 -- Cancer Control
93.837 -- Heart and Vascular Diseases Research
93.838 -- Lung Diseases Research
93.839 -- Blood Diseases and Resources Research
93.846 -- Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research
93.853 -- Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological
Disorders
93.859 -- Biomedical Research and Research Training
93.865 -- Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research
93.866 -- Aging Research
93.867 -- Vision Research
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligible Applicants
State governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal
governments)
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Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher
education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of
higher education
Private institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian
Serving Institutions; Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Hispanic-serving
Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native
American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (nonU.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled
Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.
Agency Name
National Institutes of Health
Description
Purpose. Participating Institutes and Centers of the NIH invite applications for R01
awards to support Bioengineering Research Grants (BRGs) for basic and applied multidisciplinary research that addresses important biological, bioengineering or medical
research problems. The BRGs support multi-disciplinary research performed in a single
laboratory or by a small number of investigators that applies an integrative, systems
approach to develop knowledge and/or methods to prevent, detect, diagnose, or treat
disease or to understand health and behavior. A BRG application may propose
hypothesis-driven, discovery-driven, developmental, or design-directed research.
Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Research Project Grant (R01)
grant mechanism and runs in parallel with a FOA of similar scientific scope,
Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants, PA-10-010, that
encourages applications under the R21 mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated
Number of Awards. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability
of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
Link to Full Announcement
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-009.html
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