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Business and Economics
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Administration for Children and Families; Office of
Community Services; Assets for Independence Demonstration Program: is seeking applications that
demonstrate and evaluate the effectiveness of asset-building projects that assist low-income people in
becoming economically self-sufficient by teaching them about economic and consumer issues and enabling
them to establish matched savings accounts. Applications are due May 25, 2012, January 25, 2013, March 25,
2013 and May 24, 2013. For more information, visit
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2011-ACF-OCS-EI-0137/1/html
Community Services
U.S. Department of Agriculture; National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Smith-Lever Special Needs
Competitive Grants Program: is seeking applications that will help enable families, communities, and
businesses to successfully prepare for, respond to and cope with disaster losses and critical incidents.
Applications are due June 1, 2012. For more information, visit
http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/smith_lever.html
Computers and Technology
NSF; Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences; Research on the Science and Technology
Enterprise: Statistics and Surveys: is seeking proposals to enhance its efforts to support analytic and
methodological research in support of its surveys, and to engage in the education and training of researchers
in the use of large-scale nationally representative datasets. NCSES welcomes efforts by the research
community to use NCSES data for research on the science and technology enterprise, to develop improved
survey methodologies for NCSES surveys, to create and improve indicators of S&T activities and resources,
and strengthen methodologies to analyze and disseminate S&T statistical data. Applications are due June 6,
2012, January 15, 2013 and January 15, annually thereafter. For more information, visit
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf12545
Education
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Administration for Children and Families; Administration
on Children, Youth and Families; Child Welfare - Education System Collaborations to Increase Educational
Stability: is seeking applications for collaborative initiatives among state, local, or tribal child welfare
agencies and education systems to improve educational stability and permanency outcomes for middle- to
high-school aged children in the child welfare system. Projects are encouraged to leverage linkages with
other major initiatives aimed at cross-agency systems change in child welfare, education, and related
systems, such as courts, juvenile justice, substance abuse, mental health, and domestic violence.
Applications are due May 29, 2012. For more information, visit
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2012-ACF-ACYF-CO-0270,-more
Environment
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; NIH; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences;
Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers: is seeking applications for a
trans-disciplinary program of basic and applied research to examine the effects of environmental factors on
children's health and wellbeing. Research conducted through the centers should include substantive areas of
science in children's health while incorporating innovative technologies and approaches and links to the
environment. Letters of intent and applications are due July 17, 2012. For more information, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-12-001.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; NIH; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences;
National Institute of Nursing Research; Research to Action: Assessing and Addressing Community
Exposures to Environmental Contaminants: is seeking applications that investigate the potential health risks
of environmental exposures of concern to the community and to implement an environmental public health
action plan based on research findings. The overall goal is to support changes to prevent or reduce exposure
to harmful environmental exposures and improve the health of a community. Applications are due February
5, June 5, and October 5 annually. For more information, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-153.html
Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; NIH; National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Health Services and Economic Research on the Prevention and
Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Abuse: is seeking applications for health services research leading
to improvements in the quality of drug, tobacco, and alcohol prevention, treatment, and recovery support
services. Health services research forms the link between research to develop behavioral and
pharmacological interventions and the adoption of these as evidence-based practice.
Health services research may focus on underlying processes and mechanisms that contribute to the efficacy,
effectiveness, and sustainability of interventions, and in domains such as accessibility, utilization,
effectiveness, appropriateness, and costs of services. How prevention, treatment, and recovery support
services are organized, managed, delivered, and financed also affects the type and quality of those services
and the outcomes they produce. R01 applications are due February 5, June 5, and October 5 annually. R21
and R03 applications are due February 16, June, 16, and October 16 annually. For more information, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-127.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; National Institutes of Health; National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute; Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research:
is seeking applications to promote diversity in undergraduate and health professional participant populations
by providing short-term research education support to stimulate career development in cardiovascular,
pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders research. Letters of intent are requested and due June 9, 2012.
Applications are due July 9, 2012, February 7, 2013, and February 7, 2014. For more information, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-13-020.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; National Institutes of Health; National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences; National Institute of Nursing Research; Research to Action: Assessing and
Addressing Community Exposures to Environmental Contaminants: is seeking applications that investigate
the potential health risks of environmental exposures of concern to the community and to implement an
environmental public health action plan based on research findings. The overall goal is to support changes to
prevent or reduce exposure to harmful environmental exposures and improve the health of a community.
Applications are due February 5, June 5, and October 5 annually. For more information, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-153.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; NIH; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences;
Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers: is seeking applications for a
trans-disciplinary program of basic and applied research to examine the effects of environmental factors on
children's health and wellbeing. Research conducted through the centers should include substantive areas of
science in children's health while incorporating innovative technologies and approaches and links to the
environment. Letters of intent and applications are due July 17, 2012. For more information, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-12-001.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; NIH; National Human Genome Research Institute;
Genomic Medicine Pilot Demonstration Projects Coordinating Center: is seeking applications to support a
Coordinating Center (CC) to serve as a centralized resource to facilitate and support a consortium of
collaborative genomic medicine pilot Demonstration Projects designed to demonstrate the feasibility of, and
develop methods for, incorporating an individual patient's genomic findings into his or her clinical care.
Letters of intent and applications are due June 19, 2012. For more information, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-12-007.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; NIH; National Human Genome Research Institute;
Genomic Medicine Pilot Demonstration Projects: is seeking applications to support a consortium of
collaborative genomic medicine pilot Demonstration Projects designed to demonstrate the feasibility of, and
develop methods for, incorporating an individual patient's genomic findings into his or her clinical care.
Letters of intent and applications are due July 19, 2012. For more information, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-12-006.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; NIH; National Cancer Institute; NCI Small Grants Program
for Cancer Research: is seeking applications for small research projects on cancer that can be carried out in a
short period of time with limited resources. The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects
including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research
projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. Applications
are due June 16, October 16, and February 16 annually through 2015. For more information, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-144.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; NIH; National Cancer Institute; NCI
Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program: is seeking applications for the development of new
research activities in all areas of cancer research. The R21 mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory
and developmental research projects by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these
projects. Applications are due June 16, October 16, and February 16 annually through 2015. For more
information, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-145.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; NIH; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases; National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; Office of Dietary Supplements;
Secondary Analyses in Obesity, Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: is seeking applications to
conduct secondary analysis of existing data sets relevant to diabetes and endocrine and metabolic diseases;
digestive diseases and nutrition, including obesity and eating disorders; and kidney, urologic, and
hematologic diseases. The goal of this program is to facilitate research that explores innovative hypotheses
through the use of existing data sets. Applications are due February 16, June 16, and October 16 annually. For
more information, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-125.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health; National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute; NHLBI Systems Biology Collaborations: is seeking applications from institutions that propose
collaborative systems biology research projects by multi-disciplinary teams to advance understanding of
normal physiology and perturbations associated with heart, lung, blood, and sleep diseases and disorders.
Letters of intent are requested by August 14, 2012. Applications are due by September 14, 2012, and January
14, 2013. For more information, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-138.html
Multi and Cross Disciplinary
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health; National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute; NHLBI Systems Biology Collaborations: is seeking applications from institutions that propose
collaborative systems biology research projects by multi-disciplinary teams to advance understanding of
normal physiology and perturbations associated with heart, lung, blood, and sleep diseases and disorders.
Letters of intent are requested by August 14, 2012. Applications are due by September 14, 2012, and January
14, 2013. For more information, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-138.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; NIH; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences;
Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers: is seeking applications for a
trans-disciplinary program of basic and applied research to examine the effects of environmental factors on
children's health and wellbeing. Research conducted through the centers should include substantive areas of
science in children's health while incorporating innovative technologies and approaches and links to the
environment. Letters of intent and applications are due July 17, 2012. For more information, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-12-001.html
Physical Sciences and Math
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health; National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute; NHLBI Systems Biology Collaborations: is seeking applications from institutions that propose
collaborative systems biology research projects by multi-disciplinary teams to advance understanding of
normal physiology and perturbations associated with heart, lung, blood, and sleep diseases and disorders.
Letters of intent are requested by August 14, 2012. Applications are due by September 14, 2012, and January
14, 2013. For more information, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-138.html
NSF; Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences; Research on the Science and Technology
Enterprise: Statistics and Surveys: is seeking proposals to enhance its efforts to support analytic and
methodological research in support of its surveys, and to engage in the education and training of researchers
in the use of large-scale nationally representative datasets. NCSES welcomes efforts by the research
community to use NCSES data for research on the science and technology enterprise, to develop improved
survey methodologies for NCSES surveys, to create and improve indicators of S&T activities and resources,
and strengthen methodologies to analyze and disseminate S&T statistical data. Applications are due June 6,
2012, January 15, 2013 and January 15, annually thereafter. For more information, visit
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf12545
Social Sciences
NSF; Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences; Research on the Science and Technology
Enterprise: Statistics and Surveys: is seeking proposals to enhance its efforts to support analytic and
methodological research in support of its surveys, and to engage in the education and training of researchers
in the use of large-scale nationally representative datasets. NCSES welcomes efforts by the research
community to use NCSES data for research on the science and technology enterprise, to develop improved
survey methodologies for NCSES surveys, to create and improve indicators of S&T activities and resources,
and strengthen methodologies to analyze and disseminate S&T statistical data. Applications are due June 6,
2012, January 15, 2013 and January 15, annually thereafter. For more information, visit
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf12545
U.S. Department of Justice; National Institute of Justice; Violent Victimization Among Racial and Ethnic
Minorities: is seeking applications for research on the violent victimization experiences of racial and ethnic
minorities. Research should consider multiple risk factors that contribute to racial/ethnic minorities'
victimization, including individual, situational, family, school, peer, and community factors. Applications are
due May 29, 2012. For more information, visit
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl001013.pdf
U.S. Department of Justice; Office of Justice Programs; National Institute of Justice; Research and
Evaluation on Metropolitan Crime: is seeking applications that conduct criminal justice research that
leverages municipal operation datasets both within and across jurisdictions in urban and suburban
environments. Applications are due May 31, 2012. For more information, visit
http://www.nij.gov/funding/current.htm,
U.S. Department of Justice; Office of Justice Programs; National Institute of Justice; Evaluation of the
Implementation of the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale: is seeking applications for
evaluation of the implementation of the Sex Offender Treatment Intervention and Progress Scale (SOTIPS), a
risk assessment measure developed by the state of Vermont that combines static and dynamic factors to
predict sexual recidivism. Applications are due May 31, 2012. For more information, visit
https://ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl001012.pdf
Student Development
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; National Institutes of Health; National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute; Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research:
is seeking applications to promote diversity in undergraduate and health professional participant populations
by providing short-term research education support to stimulate career development in cardiovascular,
pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders research. Letters of intent are requested and due June 9, 2012.
Applications are due July 9, 2012, February 7, 2013, and February 7, 2014. For more information, visit
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-13-020.html
Women and Minorities
U.S. Department of Justice; National Institute of Justice; Violent Victimization Among Racial and Ethnic
Minorities: is seeking applications for research on the violent victimization experiences of racial and ethnic
minorities. Research should consider multiple risk factors that contribute to racial/ethnic minorities'
victimization, including individual, situational, family, school, peer, and community factors. Applications are
due May 29, 2012. For more information, visit
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl001013.pdf
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