Division of Engineering Research
THE E-FUNDING NEWS
Nov 6, 2009
Announcements:
- Engineering Noontime Session - Tuesday Nov 10– None Scheduled . Nov 17 – Dr. Reza Nassiri
“ Institute of International Health at MSU – Opportunities for Engineering Collaboration”
-Check out your listing in the Faculty Expertise Database. Changes can be made via the Update
button. http://www.egr.msu.edu/egr/research/resources/facultyexpertise.php
-If you’ve been away, archived E-Funding News are easily accessed at
http://www.egr.msu.edu/research/administration/funding
CONTENTS:
1. Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP)
2. Technologies for Image-Guided Interventions (R01) – NIH
3. Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) - NSF
4. Engineered Nanomaterials: Linking Physical and Chemical Properties to Biology (U19) – NIH
5. Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) - NSF
6. Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Exploratory/Developmental
Projects in Translational Research (R21) – NIH
7. Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) - NSF
8. Small Business Innovative Research Program - DHS Science & Technology Directorate
9. NIST Small Business Innovation Research Program, Fiscal Year 2010
10. DoD SBIR Program 2010.1
11. Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) – NSF
12. Development of Wind Turbine/Radar Modeling Tool for Assessing the Effect of Wind
Turbines on Radars – Dept Homeland Security
13. Federal Cyber Service - NSF
1. Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP)
Institutionally limited – internal proposal due to MSU by Dec 1, 2009
Program Solicitation: NSF 09-547 [new solicitation due out soon with Jan deadline to NSF]
The Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Project (IMR-MIP) program in the
Division of Materials Research provides support for the design and construction of major instruments
costing more than $4 million but less than $20 million. The program also supports the development of
detailed conceptual and engineering design for new tools for materials preparation or characterization
at major user facilities. Such instruments may include, for example, neutron beam lines, synchrotron
beam lines, and high field magnets, as well as development of detectors and preparation
environments necessary to support materials research. The program supports two types of awards:
Conceptual and Engineering Design (CED) awards and Construction (CNST) awards. A CED award
will enable the proposer to do the necessary engineering design of the instrument. A CNST proposal
may only be submitted after a satisfactory engineering design of the instrument has been completed
and has been approved by both the facility at which the instrument will be situated and by NSF. The
program does not provide operating funds for projects it supports through this solicitation. Operational
costs must be supported either by the facility or the institution at which the instrument is located or
through some other source. It is anticipated that up to $ 3.0 million may be available for the FY 2009
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competition. CED awards will be funded through continuing or standard grants for a total of up to
about $2 million per award; up to one CNST award will be funded through a five-year cooperative
agreement, for about $1 million to $4 million per year.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09547/nsf09547.htm
2. Technologies for Image-Guided Interventions (R01) - NIH
Request for Applications (RFA) Number: RFA-EB-09-002
Due: Jan 20, 2010
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits research project grant (R01) applications that
propose high-impact technologies for image-guided interventions. As defined here, image-guided
interventions (IGI), integrate images for navigation during a treatment or biopsy. The goal of the IGI
initiative is to produce technologies that will replace current treatments with minimally invasive, imageguided interventions. A disruptive technology is a new technological innovation that replaces the
existing dominant technology. Examples of disruptive technologies include image-guided procedures
that replace invasive surgery with faster, less invasive and/or lower-cost image-guided interventions. .
Preliminary data describing a prototype system that demonstrates the feasibility of the image-guided
intervention is required to apply to this solicitation. Multidisciplinary collaborations and/or partnerships
with industry are encouraged, but are not required. In addition, development of technology platforms
that might have applicability across a range of clinical conditions are suitable.
http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EB-09-002.html
3. Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) - NSF
Institutionally Limited – MSU internal proposal due Dec 15, 2009
Program Solicitation: NSF 09-506
Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required) : January 19, 2010 ITEST
Full Proposal Deadline: February 12, 2010
ITEST
The ITEST program responds to current concerns and projections about the growing demand for
professionals and information technology workers in the U.S. and seeks solutions to help ensure the
breadth and depth of the STEM workforce. ITEST supports research studies to address questions
about how to find solutions. It also supports the development, implementation, testing, and scale-up of
implementation models. A large variety of possible approaches to improving the STEM workforce and
to building students’ capacity to participate in it may be implemented and studied. ITEST projects may
include students or teachers, kindergarten through high school age, and any area of the STEM
workforce. Projects that explore cyberlearning, specifically learning with cyberinfrastructure tools
such as networked computing and communications technologies in K-12 settings, are of special
interest. http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09506/nsf09506.htm
4. Engineered Nanomaterials: Linking Physical and Chemical Properties to Biology (U19) – NIH
Institutionally Limited – internal MSU proposals due early December
Request For Applications (RFA) Number: RFA-ES-09-011
Letters of Intent Receipt Date: December 22, 2009
Application Receipt Date: January 22, 2010
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences invites applications that will (1) determine
which physical or chemical characteristic of an engineered nanomaterial (ENM), or cluster of
characteristics, is integral to ENM-molecular interactions in a cellular process or organ system and (2)
relate these findings to potential health effects. NIEHS recognizes that three types of activities need to
converge to accomplish this research agenda. The first activity should focus on a detailed
understanding of how physical and chemical characteristics of ENMs influence their molecular
interactions at the cellular level, while the second activity should determine how the physical and
chemical characteristics critical to that interaction are associated with any observed physiological or
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pathobiological events. The third activity will capitalize on these multidisciplinary efforts through
integration of biochemical, molecular, and physiological mechanisms to expand traditional hazard
identification and health risk assessment. An extraordinary level of synergy, integration, and potential
for advancement of ENM hazard identification and risk assessment is expected.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-011.html
5. Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) - NSF
Institutionally limited – internal MSU proposals due 1-15-2010
Program Solicitation: NSF 08-530
Due: March 01, 2010
The Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) program accepts proposals for research
and educational projects to improve ethics education in all of the fields of science and engineering
that NSF supports, especially in interdisciplinary or inter-institutional contexts. Proposals must focus
on improving ethics education for graduate students in those fields, although the proposed programs
may benefit advanced undergraduates in addition to graduate students.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08530/nsf08530.htm
6. Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Exploratory/Developmental
Projects in Translational Research (R21) - NIH
Program Announcement (PA) Number: PAR-10-019
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): January 4, 2010, 2011, 2012
Application Due Date(s): February 1, 2010, 2011, 2012
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) requests applications for exploratory/developmental
translational research on therapeutics for reducing mortality and morbidity caused by acute exposures
to chemical threat agents. Chemical threats include traditional chemical warfare nerve agents such as
sarin and VX, toxic industrial chemicals such as cyanide and chlorine, and toxic agricultural chemicals
such as parathion and sodium fluoroacetate. Projects supported by this FOA are expected to
generate preliminary data that would enable the development of competitive applications for more
extensive support from the NIH CounterACT program (see www.ninds.nih.gov/counteract for a
description) and other related research and development programs.
http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-019.html
7. Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) - NSF
Solicitation: 10-505
Full Proposal Deadline Date: February 2, 2010
The Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program seeks to increase the number of
qualified students entering the fields of information assurance and computer security and to increase
the capacity of the United States higher education enterprise to continue to produce professionals in
these fields to meet the needs of our increasingly technological society. The SFS program is
composed of two tracks:
* The Scholarship Track provides funding to colleges and universities to award scholarships to
students in the information assurance and computer security fields. Scholarship recipients shall
pursue academic programs in information assurance for the final two years of undergraduate study, or
for two years of master's-level study, or for the final two years of Ph.D.-level study
* The Capacity Building Track provides funds to colleges and universities to improve the quality and
increase the production of information assurance and computer security professionals. Professional
development of information assurance faculty and development of academic programs can be funded
under this track.
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5228&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund
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8. Small Business Innovative Research Program - DHS Science & Technology Directorate
SOL: DHSSBIR-2010-1
DUE: 01-04-10
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/OCPO/DHS-OCPO/DHSSBIR-2010-1/listing.html
9. NIST Small Business Innovation Research Program, Fiscal Year 2010
SOL: NIST-10-SBIR
https://www.fbo.gov/index?tab=documents&s=opportunity&mode=form&id=9e934db29e0287d8fcf443
1f5fc40b36&tabmode=list
10. DoD SBIR Program 2010.1
SOL: DoDSBIR2010-1
DUE: 01-13-10
The solicitation lists all the R&D topics under which DoD is seeking proposals, and also contains
detailed information on the parameters of the SBIR program and how to submit a proposal. Small
firms apply first for a six-month phase I award of $70,000 to $100,000 (unless otherwise specified in
the component instructions) to test the scientific, technical, and commercial merit of a particular
concept. If phase I proves successful, the firm may be invited to apply for a two-year phase II award of
$500,000 to $750,000 to further develop the concept. https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLPK/DoDSBIR2010-1/listing.html
11. Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) - NSF
Solicitation: SF 10-506
January 04, 2010 - February 04, 2010 - Type I Full Proposal Submission Window
January 05, 2010 - February 05, 2010 -Type II Full Proposal Submission Window
Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) is NSF’s bold five-year initiative to create
revolutionary science and engineering research outcomes made possible by innovations and
advances in computational thinking. Computational thinking is defined comprehensively to
encompass computational concepts, methods, models, algorithms, and tools. Applied in challenging
science and engineering research and education contexts, computational thinking promises a
profound impact on the Nation’s ability to generate and apply new knowledge. Collectively, CDI
research outcomes are expected to produce paradigm shifts in our understanding of a wide range of
science and engineering phenomena and socio-technical innovations that create new wealth and
enhance the national quality of life.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10506/nsf10506.htm
12. Development of Wind Turbine/Radar Modeling Tool for Assessing the Effect of Wind
Turbines on Radars – Dept Homeland Security
SOL: BAA10-03
DUE: 01-05-10
The mission needs of DHS, Department of Defense (DoD), and National Oceanographic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) dictate that the nation's radar systems remain uninhibited, to the
maximum extent possible, by man-made obstructions. DHS and DoD have been charged with
securing and defending the nation and part of that undertaking is accomplished through the ability to
monitor non-cooperative aircraft within the nation's airspace. NOAA is charged with, keeping citizens
informed of the changing environment to include weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, and
climate monitoring. All agencies rely heavily on surveillance and weather radars to accomplish their
respective missions. Unfortunately, studies conducted both within the United States and within the
United Kingdom reveal that wind turbines do indeed have an adverse effect on our radars.
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The stakeholders' intent is not to impede the propagation of wind turbines but to discover a means to
co-exist. To that end, it is imperative that the necessary tools are developed to accurately portray the
impact that the turbines will have on the nation's radar systems. The current process, although
somewhat effective, lacks the capability to allow a determination of the actual extent and degree of
the impact on radars, thus lending itself to a great deal of subjectivity. The overall goal with this effort
is to develop a sound, unimpeachable impact assessment methodology that eliminates the
subjectivity inherent in current procedures.
https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/OCPO/DHS-OCPO/BAA10-03/listing.html
13. Federal Cyber Service - NSF
Solicitation: NSF 10-505
Due: Feb 2, 1010
The Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program seeks to increase the number of
qualified students entering the fields of information assurance and computer security and to increase
the capacity of the United States higher education enterprise to continue to produce professionals in
these fields to meet the needs of our increasingly technological society. The SFS program is
composed of two tracks: The Scholarship Track and the Capacity Building Track
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5228&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund
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Other Funding Opportunities:
This and earlier notices are archived at
http://www.egr.msu.edu/egr/research/resources/fundingopps/enews-archive-list.php
Environmental RFPS posted by MSU (Tom Dietz):
http://www.environment.msu.edu/news/funding.html
-SBIR/STTR - info for many agencies: http://www.zyn.com/sbir/scomp.htm
-Grants.Gov – search individually by key word, agency, etc.
http://www.grants.gov/applicants/find_grant_opportunities.jsp
-Army Research Office: http://www.aro.army.mil/research/index.htm
-Institutionally limited proposals for MSU –
http://resfacil.msu.edu/groups/ILP/wiki/087cd/Institutionally_Limited_Application_Procedure.html
-NIH - Bioimaging/Bioengineering opportunities –
http://www.nibib.nih.gov/publicPage.cfm?pageID=1879
-Office of Naval Research: http://www.onr.navy.mil/02/business_opp.asp
-Michigan Biotechnology - www.michbio.org
-For more Funding Opportunity information, Search Engines, etc. see the DER Funding web site:
http://www.egr.msu.edu/egr/research/resources/fundingopps/index.php
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