POTENTIAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES REPORT
Compiled by ISTAR Staff – August 1, 2003
Army Research Office: ....................................................................................................... 2
Office of Naval Research: ................................................................................................... 2
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) .................................................. 2
Department of Commerce ................................................................................................... 3
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) ....................................................................................... 3
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ............................................................ 3
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ....................................................... 3
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) .................................................. 4
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ........................................................................... 5
National Institutes of Health (NIH) ................................................................................ 5
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ........................................................................... 7
Department of Energy ......................................................................................................... 7
Department of Labor ........................................................................................................... 8
U.S. Institute of Peace ......................................................................................................... 8
National Science Foundation (NSF) ................................................................................... 9
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) ..................................................................................... 11
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).............................................................. 12
Burroughs Wellcome Fund ............................................................................................... 12
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Army Research Office:
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http://www.aro.army.mil/ (select “Funding Opportunities”)
o See BAA DAAD19-03-R- 0009
o The help line is available at 919-549-4234
o Varies; in some instances up to or exceeding $500,000
o Research proposals are sought from educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and
commercial organizations for research in chemistry, electronics, environmental sciences, life
sciences, materials science, mathematical and computer sciences, mechanical sciences,
physics, computational and information sciences, sensors and electron devices,
survivability/lethality analysis, and weapons and materials research. Proposals shall be
evaluated only if they are for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing
the state of the art or increasing knowledge and understanding.
Office of Naval Research:
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http://www.onr.navy.mil/
(select “Science and Technology”)
Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)
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http://fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USN/ONR/HQ/BAA03-012/Grant.html
Deadlines:
o White Papers Due: August 14, 2003
o Proposals Due: November 19, 2003
Funding Level: Unspecified
The Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program supports basic science
and/or engineering research at institutions of higher education that is of critical importance to
national defense. The program is focused on multidisciplinary research efforts that intersect more
than one traditional science and engineering discipline.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Program Composition of Embedded Systems (PCES)
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http://www.darpa.mil/baa/baa02-25.htm
Deadline: Closing date: October 30, 2003
Objective: The objective of the Program Composition for Embedded Systems (PCES) is to create
new language and compiler technology for developing distributed real-time and embedded (DRE)
middleware and applications that reduces complexity by separating application functional
concerns (such as exploitation algorithms, rules of engagement processing, or weapons targeting)
from cross-cutting systemic concerns (such as synchronization of concurrent operations, processor
fault isolation, sensor input and actuator output timing constraints, distribution, and safe/efficient
cache, register, and memory management).
Cognitive Information Processing Technology
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http://www.darpa.mil/baa/baa02-21.htm
Deadlines: Closing Date: May 7, 2004
Funding Level: Unspecified.
Summary: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting proposals for
research in the area of cognitive information processing technology. DARPA's Information
Processing Technology Office (IPTO) seeks proposals to perform innovative research and
development on cognitive systems and technologies that offer significant advances in performance
and other relevant metrics above and beyond extrapolations of current approaches.
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Knowledge Aided Sensor Signal Processing Expert Reasoning (KASSPER)
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http://www.darpa.mil/baa/PRDA0107IFKPA.htm
Closing Date: September 30, 2005
Funding Level: Individual awards will normally range from 6 months to 36 months with dollar
amounts ranging from $25,000 to $250,000 per year.
Summary: The AFRL Sensors Directorate at the Rome Research Site, as DARPA/SPO's technical
and program execution agent, is soliciting white papers for innovative knowledge-aided sensor
signal processing approaches to improve the performance of current and future Ground Moving
Target Indication (GMTI) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) sensors. This is a four-year openended Program Research and Development Announcement (PRDA) to solicit research and
development white papers for the DARPA/AFRL Knowledge-Aided Sensor Signal Processing and
Expert Reasoning (KASSPER) program.
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
Office of Ocean Exploration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
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http://www.explore.noaa.gov/opportunity/04fedreg.html
Due date: September 3, 2003
NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration (OE) is seeking pre- proposals and full proposals for grants,
cooperative agreements, and other financial collaborations to implement OE's mission to expand
our knowledge of the ocean's physical, chemical, biological and archaeological characteristics,
processes, and resources. OE's mission objectives also include conveying the experience and
knowledge gained in all of OE's missions though a structured program of public education and
outreach. Many of OE's missions will be accomplished by projects, experiments, and expeditions
to unknown, or poorly known, ocean and Great Lakes regions. Consistent with OE's intent to
explore and discover, successful OE proposals will be relatively broad-based in terms of their
objectives and they may be relatively high-risk. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the
Ocean Explorer Web site: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov in order to familiarize themselves with
past and present OE activities.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Initiative to Integrate Clinical Laboratories in Public Health Laboratory Testing
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http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/0317305.htm
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Application Deadline: August 8, 2003
Cooperative agreement program regarding an Initiative to Integrate Clinical Laboratories in Public
Health Testing. This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus areas of Access to
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Quality Health Services, and Public Health Infrastructure. The purpose of the program is to
demonstrate the potential ways in which clinical laboratories may be better prepared to conduct
public health related testing and participate in the public health system
Emerging Infections Program
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http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/03188.htm
Application Deadline: August 14, 2003.
Summary: The purpose of these supplemental awards is to complement activities associated with
the established EIP. EIPs are population-based centers designed to assess the public health impact
of emerging infections and to evaluate methods for their prevention and control. This program will
assist local, state, and national efforts to conduct surveillance and applied epidemiologic and
laboratory research in emerging infectious diseases, and it will enhance bioterrorism preparedness.
Project A--Surveillance for SARS and Severe Pneumonia Syndrome Approximately $500,000600,000 is available in FY 2003 for four to five awards. Funding will begin on or about September
1, 2003 and be made for the remainder of the current EIP budget period that expires December 29,
2003. It is expected that individual awards will range from $100,000-200,000. Information about
subsequent funding, for the 12-month period beginning with the next EIP cycle on December 30,
2003, will be provided with EIP continuation funding guidance and will depend on availability of
funds.
Project B--Enhanced Surveillance for Viral Hepatitis
Approximately $300,000-400,000 is available in FY 2003 to fund two to three awards. Funding
will begin on or about September 1, 2003 and be made for the remainder of the current EIP budget
period that expires December 29, 2003. It is expected that individual awards will range from
$100,000-200,000. Information about subsequent funding, for the 12-month period beginning with
the next EIP cycle on December 30, 2003, will be provided with EIP continuation funding
guidance and will depend on availability of funds.
Enhancing Testing Practices in the Clinical Laboratory by Developing Specific
Training Activities for Medical Technologists, Medical Laboratory Technicians, and
Pathologists.
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http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/03119.htm
Application Deadline: August 8, 2003.
Funding Level: 1 Award. $150,000.
Summary: The purpose of the program is to enhance laboratory testing practices and the quality of
laboratory testing in the United States. These enhancements in testing practices and the quality of
laboratory testing will be related to areas of public health significance such as, antimicrobial
susceptibility testing, human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) rapid testing, testing for genetic
disorders, chemical terrorism events, other diseases of public health importance, and the
regulations, governing laboratory testing.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Building the Evidence to promote Bioterrorism and other Public Health Emergency
Preparedness in Health Care Systems
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http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-03-130.html
Application Receipt dates: January 14, 2004, January 14, 2005, and January 17, 2006
Funding Level: Up to $500,000+
Summary: AHRQ seeks bioterrorism and other public health emergency preparedness projects that
address these specific priority research areas: (1) Emergency preparedness of hospitals and health
care systems for bioterrorism and other public health emergencies; (2) Enhanced capacity needs of
ambulatory care, home and long term care, care of psycho-social consequences, and other related
services during and after a bioterrorist event and other public health emergencies; (3) Information
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technology linkages and emerging communication networks to improve the linkages between the
personal health care system, emergency response networks and public health agencies; (4) Novel
uses of health care system training strategies that can prepare community clinicians to recognize
and manage a bioterrorist event and other public health emergencies.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food Safety and Security Research—
Rapid Methods Development: Availability of Cooperative Agreements
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http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/0315964.htm
Submission Deadline: August 11, 2003
Funding Level: $100,000 - $600,000 for up to 3 years ($600,000 total budget limit)
Summary: The funds will be used to support collaborative research efforts between CFSAN and
scientists, and to complement and accelerate ongoing research in four project areas in order to
reduce the incidence of foodborne illness and to ensure the integrity of the nation's food supply
(including food additives and dietary supplements) and cosmetics.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Mechanisms of Physical Activity Behavior Change
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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-04-009.html
Letter of intent due: October 15, 2003
Funding Level: 6 to 9 Awards. Up to $400,000/yr. for up to 5 years.
Summary: The purpose of this RFA is to increase the knowledge base necessary to develop
effective physical activity interventions in children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
Specifically, this RFA seeks to elucidate the psychosocial, environmental, and physiological
factors involved in the mechanisms of physical activity behavior change to better understand the
factors involved in the causal pathways that lead to physical activity behavior change.
Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology Initiatives
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http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-044.html
Due: several dates through March 1, 2006
There exists an expanding need to speed the progress of biomedical research through the power of
computing to manage and analyze data and to model biological processes. The NIH is interested
in promoting research and developments in computational science and technology that will
support rapid progress in areas of scientific opportunity in biomedical research. As defined here,
biomedical computing or biomedical information science and technology includes database
design, graphical interfaces, querying approaches, data retrieval, data visualization and
manipulation, data integration through the development of integrated analytical tools, and tools for
electronic collaboration, as well as computational and mathematical research including the
development of structural, functional, integrative, and analytical models and simulations.
Informatics Training for Global Health (ITGH)
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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-03-008.html
Letter of intent due: September 26, 2003
Funding Level: Up to 6 Awards. $250,000/yr. limit for up to 5 years.
Summary: Applicants are expected to develop innovative training programs for developing
country biomedical and behavioral scientists and engineers, clinicians, librarians, and other health
professionals that increase their capacity to access, manage, analyze, interpret, manipulate, model,
display, and share biomedical information electronically. Programs that include training in data
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management, biostatistics, biological imaging, disease surveillance, epidemiology, computer
modeling, and bioinformatics are particularly encouraged.
Building Translational Research in Behavioral Science
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http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-02-062.html
Expiration Date: February 10, 2005
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the National Institute on Drub Abuse
(NIDA) seek to encourage the development of collaborative partnerships between scientists who
study basic behavioral processes and those who study the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and
prevention of mental and behavioral disorders (including drug abuse and addiction) and the
delivery of services to those suffering from those disorders.
NIGMS Exploratory Studies for High Impact/High Risk Research
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http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-03-100.html
Expiration Date: July 30, 2006
Funding Level: You may request a project period of up to two years with a combined budget for
direct costs of up $275,000 for the two-year period.
Summary: The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) seeks to encourage
fundamental research projects that fall into the following classes: projects to test novel and
significant hypotheses for which there is scant precedent or preliminary data and which, if
confirmed, would have a substantial impact on current thinking; projects to explore a new
experimental organism or system in order to address particularly difficult basic biomedical
questions for which the new system would be particularly advantageous; projects to develop
innovative techniques or methodologies with wide applicability to the study of basic biomedical
problems.
Planning Grant for Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems
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http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-02-079.html
Deadline: Applications must be received by or mailed on or before the receipt dates described for
new grants at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm
The National Library of Medicine provides IAIMS grants to health-related institutions and
organizations that seek assistance for projects to plan, design, test and deploy systems and
techniques for integrating data, information and knowledge resources into a comprehensive
networked information management system that serves the organization's clinical, research,
educational and administrative needs.
Research on Ethical Issues in Human Studies
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http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-02-103.html
Expiration Date: April 2005
Funding Level: Varies. Up to $500,000+
Summary: The purpose of this program announcement is to solicit research addressing the ethical
challenges of involving human participants in research in order to inform and optimize protections
for human participation in research.
Mental Health Research Education Grants
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http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-02-087.html
Expiration Date: November 30, 2004
Funding Level: $250,000 limit.
Summary: Of particular interest are educational experiences that will attract, train and further the
career development of physician scientists, underrepresented minority scientists, and pediatric and
geriatric researchers interested in pursuing research relevant to the mission of the NIMH. In
addition, programs that focus on preparing researchers in cross-disciplinary integration and/or
translational research of social, basic behavioral, neuroscience, clinical and services research, and
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programs that will prepare investigators to address issues related to health disparities are
encouraged.
Technology Development for Biomedical Research Applications
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http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-03-075.html
Application Receipt Dates: June 1, and October 1
Funding Level: Varies. Up to $500,000+.
Summary: The purpose of this program announcement (PA) is to invite innovative applications for
(1) the development of new and improved instruments or devices, (2) the development of new
methodologies using existing instruments, or (3) the development of software related to
instrumentation. Any of these projects should propose tools, methodologies, or software that can
be used by a wide range of biomedical or clinical researchers; projects that focus on specific
organs or diseases are not responsive to this announcement. Awards made for applications
received in response to this announcement will employ the R21 and the R21/R33 mechanisms that
are designed to support high-risk applications for which few if any preliminary findings are
available.
Economic Evaluation in HIV and Mental Disorders Prevention
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http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/99001.htm
Funding Level: Up to $500,000+.
Summary: The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) and the National Institute
of Mental Health (NIMH) are encouraging applications for the support of research on the
economic evaluation of either planned or completed studies of preventive interventions aimed at
HIV/STDs, Mental Disorders or Dual Diagnoses. Included are studies to prevent the spread of
HIV/STDs (human immunodeficiency virus/sexually transmitted diseases), help people cope with
disease, or obtain health care or treatment of HIV/STD-related problems. The purpose of this
Program Announcement (PA) is to encourage investigator-initiated research on cost-benefit, costeffectiveness, and cost-utility analyses of both primary and secondary preventive interventions that
are universal (targeted to the general public), selective (targeted to a subgroup whose risk is higher
than average), or indicative (targeted to those who already have signs or symptoms [e.g., STDs]).
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING
GRANT PROGRAM
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http://www.epa.gov/Compliance/resources/publications/ej/grants/rfa-cps-grant-052903.pdf
May 30, 2003 - September 30, 2003
The purpose of the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS) Grant Program is
for EPA to provide financial assistance to community-based organizations to utilize this model to
address one or more environmental and/or public health issues in their communities. An
underlying purpose of the Environmental Justice CPS Grant Program is to replicate lessons
learned so that the Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Model can be utilized by
other, similarly situated communities seeking to address local environmental and/or public health
issues.
Department of Energy
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Arms Control and Non-proliferations Policy Analysis
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http://www.cfda.gov/static/81120.htm
No close date
Funding Level: $25,000 to $300,000 per year
Summary: To conduct arms control, nonproliferation, regional security, and export control policy
analysis and development.
Department of Labor
H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants
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http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/0315922.htm
Application Deadline: September 22, 2003
Funding Level: Funding Level: Up to $100,000+
Summary: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor
(DOL), announces the availability of approximately $50 million in grant funds for technical skills
training programs. Technical skills training grants were authorized under the American
Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (ACWIA), as amended. Fees paid by
employers who bring foreign workers into the United States to work in high skill or specialty
occupations on a temporary basis under H-1B nonimmigrant visas finance these grants. Twentyfive percent of the grants are to be awarded to business partnerships and seventy-five percent are
to be awarded to local workforce investment boards established under the Workforce Investment
Act (WIA).
U.S. Institute of Peace
http://www.usip.org/grants/
Responding to Terrorism
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http://www.usip.org/grants/solicited.html
Deadline: October 1
Summary: Terrorism is a centuries-old problem that, with the al Qaeda attacks on the United
States, has assumed new prominence. But while terrorism has become a major preoccupation in
the West, it has long been a serious problem around the world and continues to be a significant
source of instability and conflict.
New Approaches to the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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http://www.usip.org/grants/solicited.html
Deadlines: October 1
Summary: One of the most enduring violent conflicts of the 20th century, the Arab-Israeli conflict
appeared to be on its way toward resolution in the early 1990s. By the end of 2000, however,
negotiations had collapsed. Few in the region or elsewhere have been able to envision a clear path
back to the negotiating table, while, more broadly, in the context of the terrorist bombings on
September 11, 2001, many Muslims view U.S. approaches to the Arab-Israeli conflict as a test of
American intentions toward Muslim societies everywhere. The Institute seeks to advance both the
understanding and peaceful resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict and invites projects undertaken
by scholars and practitioners that pursue those goals.
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National Science Foundation (NSF)
Cooperative Activities in Environmental Research between the National Science
Foundation and the European Commission: Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful
Algae
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Deadline: October 16, 2003
Funding Level: $2,000,000 per year in FY 2004 through FY 2007, pending availability of funds.
Anticipated award size $100,000 to $500,000 per year for up to 4 years.
This program supports collaborative environmental research between U.S. scientists and engineers
and their counterparts in the member countries of the European Union through an implementing
arrangement between the National Science Foundation and the European Commission (EC).
Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research (FIBR)
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http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03581/nsf03581.htm
Deadline: October 20, 2003
Funding Level: $15,000,000 total (approximately) will be available for new FIBR awards in FY
2004, pending availability of funds to fund 15 awards (approx.).
The Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research (FIBR) Program supports integrative research
that addresses major questions in the biological sciences. FIBR encourages investigators to
identify major under-studied or unanswered questions in biology and to use innovative approaches
to address them by integrating the scientific concepts and research tools from across disciplines
including biology, math and the physical sciences, engineering, social sciences and the
information sciences. Proposers are encouraged to focus on the biological significance of the
question, to describe the integrative approaches, and to develop a research plan that is not limited
by conceptual, disciplinary, or organizational boundaries. Particularly encouraged are the
inclusion of young scientists trained in an interdisciplinary environment or in non-biological
disciplines, and partnerships with underrepresented minority serving and primarily undergraduate
institutions and community colleges.
Collaborative Research in Chemistry (CRC)
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http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03583/nsf03583.htm
Deadline: September 22, 2003
Funding Amount: $3,000,000 (approx.) in FY 2004, depending on availability of funds.
The CRC Program is designed to promote interdisciplinary collaborative research in a coherent,
defined project at the forefront of the chemical sciences. CRC proposals will involve three or more
investigators with complementary expertise. Co-investigators may include researchers with
backgrounds in diverse areas of chemistry and other science and engineering disciplines
appropriate to the proposed research. The use of cyber-infrastructure to enable and enhance
collaborations is encouraged. Projects should be scientifically focused in areas supported by the
NSF Division of Chemistry, limited in duration, and substantial in their scope and impact.
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)
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http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03579/nsf03579.htm
Letter of intent due: August 31, 2003
Funding Amount: $5,000,000 for CREST renewals and new awards; and $5,000,000 for HBCURISE awards
The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program
makes resources available to significantly enhance the research capabilities of minority-serving
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institutions through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research.
CREST promotes the development of new knowledge, enhancements of the research productivity
of individual faculty, and an expanded diverse student presence in STEM disciplines.
Perception, Action & Cognition
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http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/pd037252/pd037252.html
Deadline: January 15, yearly
Supports research on perception, action and cognition including the development of these
capacities. Emphasis is on research strongly grounded in theory. Research topics include vision,
audition, haptics, attention, memory, reasoning, written and spoken discourse, motor control, and
developmental issues in all topic areas. The program encompasses a wide range of theoretical
perspectives, such as symbolic computation, connectionism, ecological, nonlinear dynamics, and
complex systems, and a variety of methodologies including both experimental studies and
modeling. Research involving acquired or developmental deficits is appropriate if the results speak
to basic issues of perception, action, and cognition.
Tools for Collaborations That Involve Data Sharing
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Joint NIH/NSF submission
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-03-134.html
Deadlines: August 15 2003, and June 15, 2004
Funding Level: Varies…Up to $500,000+
The purpose of this program announcement (PA) is to invite proposals to develop tools and
techniques to harness the unprecedented volume of data generated by collaborations among
researchers. Proposals dealing with data from either research laboratories or from the clinical
laboratories are welcome. Using these new tools and techniques, it is expected that two or more
laboratories will be able to productively collaborate in ways that are not currently possible.
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
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http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03577/nsf03577.htm
Deadlines: Vary by program
The National Science Foundation announces continuation of the Research Experiences for
Undergraduates (REU) program, a Foundation-wide program for support of active research
participation by undergraduate students. The REU program seeks to expand student participation
in all kinds of research -- whether disciplinary, interdisciplinary, or educational in focus -encompassing efforts by individual investigators, groups, centers, national facilities and others.
This solicitation features two mechanisms for support of student research: REU Supplements and
REU Sites.
Center for Synthesis in Biological Evolution (CSBE)
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http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03570/nsf03570.htm
Deadlines: September 17, 2003
Award $3.0M per year for 5 years, with a potential for renewal.
This solicitation requests proposals to establish a Center for Synthesis in Biological
Evolution. This Center will serve the needs of the evolutionary biology community by providing
mechanisms to foster synthetic, collaborative, cross-disciplinary studies. It will play a pivotal role
in the further unification of the biological sciences as it draws together knowledge from disparate
biological fields to increase our general understanding of biological design and function. Finally,
the Center will play a critical role in organizing and synthesizing evolutionary knowledge that
will be useful to policy makers, government agencies, educators and society.
Science of Learning Centers (SLC)
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http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03573/nsf03573.htm
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Letter of intent due August 15, 2003
Anticipated Funding Amount: $20,000,000 for new awards made under this solicitation during the
two-year period FY 2003 - FY 2004, pending availability of funds
The Science of Learning Centers program (SLC) offers awards for large-scale, long-term Centers
that will extend the frontiers of knowledge on learning and create the intellectual, organizational,
and physical infrastructure needed for the long-term advancement of learning research.
Centers will be built around a unifying research focus and will incorporate a diverse,
multidisciplinary environment involving appropriate partnerships with academia, industry, all
levels of education, and other public and private entities.
Catalyst awards will also be made during the initial years of the program. Catalyst awards are
designed to enable partnership-building and research activities leading to the creation of new
Centers.
Societal Dimensions of Engineering, Science, and Technology (SDEST)
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http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2001/nsf01152/nsf01152.html
Full Proposal Target Date(s): February 1 of each year, August 1 of each year
Anticipated Funding Amount: The SDEST program budget is about $2.75 million a year, pending
availability of funds.
SDEST considers proposals that examine questions that arise in the interactions of engineering,
science, technology, and society. The Ethics and Values Studies (EVS) component supports
examinations of the ethical and value dimensions in those interactions. The Research on
Knowledge, Science and Technology (RST) component supports research on social and strategic
choices that influence knowledge production and innovation and their effects.
Ecology of Infectious Diseases (EID)
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http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03507/nsf03507.html
Deadlines: Applications due the second Friday in February, annually.
Funding Level: up to $500,000 w/o prior approval. More if approved.
The Ecology of Infectious Diseases special competition supports the development of predictive
models and discovery of principles for relationships between anthropogenic environmental change
and transmission of infectious agents. To that end, research should focus on understanding the
ecological determinants of transmission by vectors or abiotic agents, the population dynamics of
reservoir species, and transmission to humans or other hosts. Proposals may focus on either
terrestrial, freshwater, or marine systems and organisms.
Nanoscale Science and Engineering (NSE)
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http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2003/nsf03043/nsf03043.htm
Full proposal due October 22, 2003
The goal of this program is to support fundamental research and catalyze synergistic science and
engineering research and education in emerging areas of nanoscale science and technology,
including: biosystems at the nanoscale; nanoscale structures, novel phenomena, and quantum
control; nanoscale devices and system architecture; nanoscale processes in the environment; multiscale, multi-phenomena theory, modeling and simulation at the nanoscale; manufacturing
processes at the nanoscale; and studies on the societal and educational implications of scientific
and technological advances on the nanoscale.
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Graduate Research Fellowship 2003 Program
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http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles1/nij/sl000579.txt
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Application deadline: September 15, 2003
Funding level: $20,000 stipend, up to 10 awards.
The National Institute of Justice's Graduate Research Fellowship Program provides dissertation
research support to outstanding doctoral students undertaking independent research on issues in
crime and justice. Students from any academic discipline are encouraged to apply. NIJ encourages
diversity in approaches and perspectives in its research programs. NIJ awards these fellowships in
an effort to encourage doctoral students to contribute critical and innovative thinking to pressing
justice problems.
Data Resources Program 2003 Solicitation: Funding for the Analysis of Existing
Data
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http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles1/nij/sl000595.txt
Deadlines: October 24, 2003
Funding level: $35,000 for one year
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) requests proposals to conduct original research using data
from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD). Of particular interest are projects
that will utilize archived data sets resulting from projects supported by NIJ, the Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS), the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), and by other
Office of Justice Programs (OJP) offices and agencies.
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Collaborative Research Grants
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http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/collaborative.html#program
Deadlines: October 24, 2003
Funding: 1-3 years, $25,000 to $100,000 per year. The use of federal matching funds is
encouraged. Federal matching funds are released on a 1:1 basis when a grantee secures gift funds
from eligible third parties.
Eligible projects include:
o research that significantly adds to knowledge and understanding in the humanities;
o archaeology projects that interpret and communicate the results of archaeological
fieldwork. Projects may encompass excavation, materials analysis, laboratory work, field
reports, and preparation of interpretive monographs;
o translations into English of works that provide insight into the history, literature,
philosophy, and artistic achievements of other cultures;
o research that uses the knowledge, methods, and perspectives of the humanities to enhance
understanding of science, technology, and medicine; and
o conferences on topics of major importance in the humanities that will benefit ongoing
research.
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Offers Career Awards for Biomedical Researchers
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http://www.bwfund.org/programs/biomedical_sciences/career_awards_main.html
Deadlines: October 1, 2003
Funding Level: $500,000
The Career Awards in the Biomedical Sciences are intended to foster the development and
productivity of U.S. and Canadian biomedical researchers early in their careers and to help them
make the critical transition to becoming independent investigators. This highly competitive awards
program provides $500,000 over five years to bridge advanced postdoctoral training and the early
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years of faculty service. Researchers who are interested in applying may be working in any of the
basic biomedical sciences.
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