| Department of Health and Human Services |
| Title: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35) |
| Post Date: 08-01-2008 |
| Agency: Department of Health and Human Services |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-227.html |
| Funding Opportunity Description: -Purpose: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35) to eligible institutions to develop or enhance research training opportunities for individuals interested in careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical research. Many of the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) use this grant mechanism exclusively to support intensive, short-term research training experiences for students in health professional schools during the summer. In addition, the Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant may be used to support other types of predoctoral and postdoctoral training in focused, often emerging scientific areas relevant to the mission of the funding IC. The proposed training must be in either basic, behavioral or clinical research aspects of the health-related sciences. This program is intended to encourage graduate and/or health professional students to pursue research careers by exposure to and short-term involvement in the health- related sciences. The training should be of sufficient depth to enable the trainees, upon completion of the program, to have a thorough exposure to the principles underlying the conduct of research.-Mechanism of Support: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will utilize the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35).-Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: The number of applications funded will vary and depend upon the number of meritorious applications determined by the official review process. |
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| Title: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants (T32) |
| Post Date: 08-01-2008 |
| Agency: Department of Health and Human Services |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-226.html |
| Funding Opportunity Description: -Purpose: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants (T32) to eligible institutions as the primary means of supporting predoctoral and postdoctoral research training to help ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is available to assume leadership roles related to the Nation?s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research agenda.?The primary objective of the T32 program is to prepare qualified individuals for careers that have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation. This program supports predoctoral, postdoctoral and short term research training programs at domestic institutions of higher education with the T32 funding mechanism. Note that programs solely for short-term research training should not apply to this announcement, but rather the separate (T35) NRSA Short-Term Institutional program exclusively reserved for short-term programs?(see PA-08-227).-Mechanism of Support:?This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will utilize the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants (T32). -Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: Because the nature and scope of the proposed research training will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the number, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received |
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| Title: Using Systems Science Methodologies to Protect and Improve Population Health (R21) |
| Post Date: 08-01-2008 |
| Agency: Department of Health and Human Services |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-224.html |
| Funding Opportunity Description: Purpose. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is being issued by the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with participation from the following NIH components: FIC, NCI, NIA, NICHD, NCCAM, NHLBI, NIEHS, NIMH, NIAAA, NIDCR, NIDA, ODP, and ODS. This FOA solicits Exploratory/Developmental (R21) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to apply one or more specific system science methodologies (identified in Section I.1 ? ?Background?, of this announcement) to public health and health care systems problems and contribute knowledge that will enhance effective decision making around the development of and prioritization of policies, interventions, and programs to improve population health, especially where resources are limited and only a limited number of programs/policies/interventions can be implemented.?Applicants are encouraged to submit projects that tackle ?policy resistant? health problems (i.e., ones in which the effects of planned interventions, programs or policies tend to be delayed, diluted or defeated by responses of the system to the intervention itself) using a systems science methodology.? |
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| Title: Fogarty International Research Collaboration - Behavioral and Social Sciences (FIRCA-BSS) Research Award (R03) |
| Post Date: 07-31-2008 |
| Agency: Department of Health and Human Services |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-223.html |
| Funding Opportunity Description: -Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the ?Fogarty International Research Collaboration ? Behavioral and Social Sciences (FIRCA-BSS) Research Award? facilitates collaborative behavioral and social sciences research between scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and investigators in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).?For basic biomedical research, see the companion Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), ?Fogarty International Research Collaboration ? Basic Biomedical Sciences (FIRCA-BB) Research Award (PAR-08-222)?. Special consideration will be given to proposed research that addresses significant global health problems, particularly those of high relevance to an LMIC country or region. This FOA includes an additional review criterion of ?Research Capacity Building? (see Section V.2.?Application Review and Selection Process).?-Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Small Research grant (R03) mechanism with additional eligibility, project period and funding restrictions. The R03 is intended to support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources.-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.?The anticipated number of awards is 10 to 20 per year. |
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| Title: Fogarty International Research Collaboration - Basic Biomedical (FIRCA-BB) Research Award (R03) |
| Post Date: 07-31-2008 |
| Agency: Department of Health and Human Services |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-222.html |
| Funding Opportunity Description: -Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the ?Fogarty International Research Collaboration ? Basic Biomedical (FIRCA-BB) Research Award? program, facilitates collaborative basic biomedical research between scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and investigators in low- to middle-income countries (LMIC). All non-AIDS-related biomedical research topics that are supported by the NIH, including basic, clinical, and applied research that does not involve behavioral or social science topics and techniques, are eligible for inclusion under the FIRCA-BB program.?For behavioral and social science (BSS) research, see the companion Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the ?Fogarty International Research Collaboration ? Behavioral and Social Sciences (FIRCA-BSS) Research Award? program, (PAR-08-223).?Special consideration will be given to proposed research that addresses significant global health problems, particularly those of high relevance to an LMIC country or region. This FOA includes an additional review criterion of ?Research Capacity Building? (see Section V.2.?Application Review and Selection Process).?-Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Small Research grant (R03) mechanism, with additional eligibility, project period and funding restrictions.?The R03 is intended to support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. |
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| Title: Investigational Nutrigenetic Studies for Cancer Prevention (R01) |
| Post Date: 07-30-2008 |
| Agency: Department of Health and Human Services |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-220.html |
| Funding Opportunity Description: -Purpose. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), and the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), all of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), solicits applications for research projects that can combine information on individual genetic variations from the Human Genome and International HapMap Projects to stimulate small pilot dietary intervention studies. The overarching goal is to examine whether genetic variants can predict individual response to dietary components that alter cancer processes and modify individual susceptibly to cancer. These studies will allow for personalization of cancer preventive dietary strategies to reduce cancer risk in genetically susceptible individuals. Associational and non-interventional epidemiologic-focused studies will not be supported in conjunction with this FOA.?-Mechanism of Support. This FOA uses the NIH Research Project R01 Grant mechanism and runs in parallel with an FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-08-221, that solicits applications under the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) Grant 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. |
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| Title: Investigational Nutrigenetic Studies for Cancer Prevention (R21) |
| Post Date: 07-30-2008 |
| Agency: Department of Health and Human Services |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-221.html |
| Funding Opportunity Description: -Purpose. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), and the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), all of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), solicits applications for research projects that can combine information on individual genetic variations from the Human Genome and International HapMap Projects to stimulate small pilot dietary intervention studies. The overarching goal is to examine whether genetic variants can predict individual response to dietary components that alter cancer processes and modify individual susceptibly to cancer. These studies will allow for personalization of cancer preventive dietary strategies to reduce cancer risk in genetically susceptible individuals. Associational and non-interventional epidemiologic-focused studies will not be supported in conjunction with this FOA.?-Mechanism of Support. This FOA uses the NIH research project R21 grant mechanism and runs in parallel with an FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-08-220, that solicits applications under the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) 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; therefore, the anticipated number of awards is not known |
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| Title: Campus Suicide Prevention Grants |
| Post Date: 07-29-2008 |
| Agency: Department of Health and Human Services |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: Campus Suicide Prevention Grants |
| Funding Opportunity Description: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2009 for Campus Suicide Prevention Grants. The purpose of this program is to facilitate a comprehensive approach to preventing suicide in institutions of higher education. This program is designed to assist colleges and universities in their efforts to prevent suicide attempts and completions and to enhance services for students with mental and behavioral health problems, such as depression and substance abuse, which put them at risk for suicide and suicide attempts.The Campus Suicide Prevention Grant program is one of SAMHSA's infrastructure grant programs. SAMHSA's Infrastructure Grants support an array of activities to help the grantee build a solid foundation for delivering and sustaining effective mental health prevention and treatment services. SAMHSA recognizes that each applicant will start from a unique point in developing infrastructure and will serve populations/communities with specific needs. Awardees may pursue diverse strategies and methods to achieve their infrastructure development goals. Successful applicants will provide a coherent and detailed conceptual ?roadmap? of the process by which they have assessed or intend to assess suicide prevention needs and plan/implement infrastructure development strategies that meet those needs. The plan put forward in the grant application must show the linkages among needs, the proposed infrastructure development strategy, and increased system capacity that will enhance and sustain effective prevention programs and services.The Campus Suicide Prevention Grant program is authorized under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (Section 520E-2 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended). This announcement addresses Healthy People 2010 focus area 18 (Mental Health and Mental Disorders). |
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| Title: Drug Abuse Prevention Intervention Research (R21) |
| Post Date: 07-28-2008 |
| Agency: Department of Health and Human Services |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-218.html |
| Funding Opportunity Description: -Purpose. The purpose of this FOA is to encourage exploratory/developmental R21 research applications from institutions/organizations that propose to advance the science of drug abuse and drug-related HIV prevention through 1) the development of novel prevention approaches, 2) the testing of novel and adapted prevention intervention approaches 3) the elucidation of processes associated with the selection, adoption, adaptation, implementation, sustainability, and financing of empirically validated interventions, and 4) the development of new methodologies suitable for the design and analysis of prevention research studies.?Programs of research are intended to provide pathways toward the discovery of population-level approaches for the prevention of drug abuse and dependence, drug-related problems (such as interpersonal violence, criminal involvement, and productivity loss), and drug related illness (such as comorbid drug and mental health problems or comorbid infections including HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C).-Mechanism of Support. This FOA will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism and runs in parallel with FOAs of identical scientific scope, PA-08-217 and?PA-08-219, that solicit applications under the Research Project Grant (R01) and Small Research Grant (R03) award mechanisms, respectively.-Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the mechanism, numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. |
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| Title: Drug Abuse Prevention Intervention Research (R03) |
| Post Date: 07-28-2008 |
| Agency: Department of Health and Human Services |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-219.html |
| Funding Opportunity Description: -Purpose. The purpose of this FOA is to encourage pilot/feasibility R03 applications from institutions/organizations that propose to advance the science of drug abuse and drug-related HIV prevention through 1) the development of novel prevention approaches, 2) the testing of novel and adapted prevention intervention approaches 3) the elucidation of processes associated with the selection, adoption, adaptation, implementation, sustainability, and financing of empirically validated interventions, and 4) the development of new methodologies suitable for the design and analysis of prevention research studies.?Programs of research are intended to provide pathways toward the discovery of population-level approaches for the prevention of drug abuse and dependence, drug-related problems (such as interpersonal violence, criminal involvement, and productivity loss), and drug related illness (such as comorbid drug and mental health problems or comorbid infections including HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C).?-Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Small Research Grant (R03) award mechanism award mechanism and runs in parallel with FOAs of identical scientific scope, PA-08-217 and PA-08-218, that solicit applications under the Research Project Grant (R01) and the Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) award mechanisms, respectively. 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. The R03 is intended to support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. -Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the mechanism numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received.? |
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| Title: Drug Abuse Prevention Intervention Research (R01) |
| Post Date: 07-28-2008 |
| Agency: Department of Health and Human Services |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-217.html |
| Funding Opportunity Description: -Purpose. The purpose of this FOA is to encourage Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to advance the science of drug abuse and drug-related HIV prevention through 1) the development of novel prevention approaches, 2) the testing of novel and adapted prevention intervention approaches 3) the elucidation of processes associated with the selection, adoption, adaptation, implementation, sustainability, and financing of empirically validated interventions, and 4) the development of new methodologies suitable for the design and analysis of prevention research studies.?Programs of research are intended to provide pathways toward the discovery of population-level approaches for the prevention of drug abuse and dependence, drug-related problems (such as interpersonal violence, criminal involvement, and productivity loss), and drug related illness (such as comorbid drug and mental health problems or comorbid infections including HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C).?-Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism and runs in parallel with FOAs of identical scientific scope, PA-08-218 and?PA-08-219, that solicit applications under the Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) and Small Research Grant (R03) award mechanisms, respectively.-Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the mechanism numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. |
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| Department of the Interior |
| Title: State Wildlife Grants Competitive Program FY2008 |
| Post Date: 08-14-2008 |
| Agency: Department of the Interior |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: Not Available |
| Funding Opportunity Description: The State Wildlife Grant Competitive Program will award grants to the highest ranking cooperative conservation projects that implement strategies and actions contained in approved State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation plans (also known as State Wildlife Action plans). This competitive program was included in the FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (P.L. 110-161). |
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| Title: Lake California Fish Screen |
| Post Date: 08-01-2008 |
| Agency: Department of the Interior |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: Not Available |
| Funding Opportunity Description: The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Mid-Pacific Region, intends to issue a grant agreement to the California Department of Fish and Game. The objective will be to ensure the continuation of promoting the recovery of at-risk species, in particular spring-run and winter-run chinook salmon, and to ultimately protect fish species while delivering water to the water rights holder. Installation of a new positive barrier fish screen that meets Federal and State mandates will protect the habitat of the target species in the Sacramento River by reducing the incidental take of protected fish species. (See Notice of Intent to Award for additional information) |
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| Title: Fish Screen Feasibility Study |
| Post Date: 08-01-2008 |
| Agency: Department of the Interior |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: Not Available |
| Funding Opportunity Description: The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Mid-Pacific Region, intends to issue a grant agreement to the West Stanislaus Irrigation District. The objective will be to develop a fish screen feasibility study to determine if the diversion from the San Joaquin River can be screened. The existing intake is located on the west bank of the San Joaquin River below the mouth of the Merced River and in the vicinity of where the Tuolumne River flows into the San Joaquin River. See Notice of Intent to Award for additional information) |
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| Title: Barred Owl Lethal Control Case Study |
| Post Date: 07-31-2008 |
| Agency: Department of the Interior |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: Not Available |
| Funding Opportunity Description: Funding is available through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Red Bluff Fish and Wildlife Office, Endangered Species Program. The funding will be used to evaluate the environmental effects of a proposal to implement one or more case studies that will experimentally remove barred owls that have colonized northern and California spotted owl habitats in California in study areas that have adequate baseline information so that we can assess spotted owl response. In areas of barred owl removal, monitoring will occur for at least 5 years to assess changes in spotted owl site occupancy and reproduction. The information learned from these case studies will contribute to the knowledge base of competitive interactions between spotted owls and barred owls and be used to recommend management actions that reduce the negative effects on spotted owls and promote recovery of northern spotted owl across its range as well as the conservation of California spotted owl. |
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| Title: Hydrological Modeling Support Related to Dam Removal and Water Allocation on the Klamath River |
| Post Date: 07-29-2008 |
| Agency: Department of the Interior |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: Not Available |
| Funding Opportunity Description: This project is to provide hydrologic modeling support and review related to confidential settlement negotiations related to dam removal and water allocation on the Klamath River. The services are to provide technical support, and will not provide advocacy for any particular party or parties to the settlement. Specifically, the cooperator has expertise in the specific model being developed to predict future flows under any number of future scenarios, including those embodied in draft and/or final settlement agreements.The goal of the current contract is to allow the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and its partners in Settlement Negotiations on matters related to the Klamath River, to simulate water management scenarios in a computer model of the hydrology of the upper Klamath Basin in order to conduct due diligence and understand the implications of potential settlement terms. This computer model, which is build on the Water Resources Integrated Modeling System (WRIMS) platform developed by the California Department of Water Resources, simulates the operation of the Upper Klamath Lake, the Klamath River, the Klamath Irrigation Project, tributaries above Upper Klamath Lake, as well as Clear Lake and Gerber Reservoir on the Lost River for the historic period of reservoir inflow data in response to different assumptions about water allocation between: (1) water needed to satisfy ecosystem protection objectives in Klamath River below Keno, Oregon; (2) water deliveries to the Klamath Irrigation Project; and (3) water held to meet ecosystem objectives in Upper Klamath Lake, as well as other factors.The USFWS and other settlement parties would like to use this model to evaluate settlement strategies that consider: (1) possible changes in inflow to Upper Klamath Lake associated with the acquisition of certain water rights and their conversion to in stream flows; (2) physical alternation of the upper Klamath Lake which would increase its capacity and change its bathometric properties; (3) volumetric limitations of the water made available to farmers in the Klamath Irrigation Project on an annual basis; and (4) tradeoffs between the allocation of water between Upper Klamath Lake and Lower Klamath River objectives in times of shortage.Under this contract the Cooperator will manipulate the Klamath WRIMS model so that it can accommodate these sorts of scenarios. |
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| Title: French Creek Outdoor School |
| Post Date: 07-29-2008 |
| Agency: Department of the Interior |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: Not Available |
| Funding Opportunity Description: French Creek Outdoor School is operated by the Siskiyou County Office of Education as a low-cost, three day program. It is an integral component of many northern California and southern Oregon schools/ environmental science programs. The staff is highly trained and experienced in working with children in an outdoor setting. French Creek Outdoor School is located at the JH Guest Ranch in Scott Valley, California. Activities including field studies where students learned to identify trees specific to the area, find the age of a tree, identify insects and vegetation around creek areas, and identify rocks of the area and how the area mountains/volcanoes were formed, and many other natural resource activities. |
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| National Science Foundation |
| Title: Social and Behavioral Dimensions of National Security, Conflict, and Cooperation |
| Post Date: 07-31-2008 |
| Agency: National Science Foundation |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: NSF Publication 08-594 |
| Funding Opportunity Description: The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Defense (DoD) are initiating a university-based social and behavioral science research activity, as part of The Minerva Initiative launched by the Secretary of Defense, that focuses on areas of strategic importance to U.S. national security policy. NSF and DoD intend: 1) to develop the DoD’s social and human science intellectual capital in order to enhance its ability to address future challenges; 2) to enhance the DoD’s engagement with the social science community; and 3) to deepen the understanding of the social and behavioral dimensions of national security issues. In pursuit of these objectives, NSF and DoD will bring together universities, research institutions, and individual scholars and will support disciplinary, interdisciplinary and collaborative projects addressing areas of strategic importance to national security policy. Proposals are to be submitted directly to NSF as described in the solicitation. |
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| Title: Graduate Research Fellowship Program |
| Post Date: 07-29-2008 |
| Agency: National Science Foundation |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: NSF Publication 08-593 |
| Funding Opportunity Description: The National Science Foundation aims to ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and to reinforce its diversity by offering approximately 900-1,600 graduate fellowships in this competition pending availability of funds. The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees and is intended for students who are in the early stages of their graduate study. The Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) invests in graduate education for a cadre of diverse individuals who demonstrate their potential to successfully complete graduate degree programs in disciplines relevant to the mission of the National Science Foundation. |
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| Title: Developmental and Learning Sciences |
| Post Date: 07-28-2008 |
| Agency: National Science Foundation |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: NSF Program Desccription 08-1698 |
| Funding Opportunity Description: DLS supports fundamental research that increases our understanding of cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to children's and adolescents' development and learning. Research supported by this program will add to our basic knowledge of how people learn and the underlying developmental processes that support learning, with the objective of leading to better educated children and adolescents who grow up to take productive roles as workers and as citizens.Among the many research topics supported by DLS are: developmental cognitive neuroscience; development of higher-order cognitive processes; transfer of knowledge from one domain or situation to another; use of molecular genetics to study continuities and discontinuities in development; development of peer relations and family interactions; multiple influences on development, including the impact of family, school, community, social institutions, and the media; adolescents’ preparation for entry into the workforce; cross-cultural research on development and learning; and the role of cultural influences and demographic characteristics on development. Additional priorities include research that: incorporates multidisciplinary, multi-method, microgenetic, and longitudinal approaches; develops new methods, models, and theories for studying learning and development; and integrates different processes (e.g., learning, memory, emotion), levels of analysis (e.g., behavioral, social, neural), and time scales (e.g. infancy, middle childhood, adolescence). This program supports Integrative Research Activities for Developmental Science (IRADS). The program currently is at its capacity for supporting such large-scale awards, and is therefore not considering new IRADS proposals at this point in time. The program is accepting proposals for individual investigator projects (average total budget of approximately $100,000 per year) and workshops/ small conferences (average total one-time budget of approximately $15,000). |
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| Title: ACCELERATING DISCOVERY IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING THROUGH PETASCALE SIMULATIONS AND ANALYSIS |
| Post Date: 07-28-2008 |
| Agency: National Science Foundation |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: NSF Publication 08-592 |
| Funding Opportunity Description: This solicitation seeks proposals to develop the future simulation and analysis tools that can use petascale computing to advance the frontiers of scientific and engineering research. Proposals are sought from researchers aiming to capitalize on emerging petascale computing architectures, catalyzing potentially transformative research. NSF's emphasis is on implementation and exploitation of forefront techniques. Proposers must be prepared to demonstrate that they have a research problem that requires and can exploit petascale computing capabilities. Proposals from or including junior researchers are encouraged as one of the goals of this solicitation is to build a community capable of using petascale computing. |
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| US Agency for International Development |
| Title: International Observation of Sudan National Elections |
| Post Date: 07-29-2008 |
| Agency: US Agency for International Development |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: Not Available |
| Funding Opportunity Description: USAID/Sudan seeks observation applications covering the entirety of the electoral process, from establishment of the National Election Commission through resolution of post-polling disputes. |
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| US Department of Energy |
| Title: Save Energy Now: State, Regional and LocalDelivery |
| Post Date: 07-30-2008 |
| Agency: US Department of Energy |
| Obtain Funding Opportunity Text: Click here to view the Opportunity |
| Funding Opportunity Description: A link to the full Funding Opportunity Announcementis found by scrolling tothe bottom of this page.This is a restricted eligibility. Eligibility will be restricted to the 50State Energy Offices, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, theNorthern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.Applicationsmust be submitted by the State Energy Office or other agency responsibleforadministering the State Energy Program pursuant to 10 CFR part 420,althoughStates may work in collaboration with non-State partners. NOTE: While allawards will be made to single State Energy Offices, it is acceptable formultiple states to partner in the conduct of regional activities.The Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) isseekingapplications for the development and delivery of Industrial EnergyEfficiencyprograms implemented at the local, state and/or regional level. TheselocalizedIndustrial Energy Efficiency programs may be modeled after the current ITPSaveEnergy Now (SEN) efforts while identifying innovative and creative means toimplement these programs. ITP?s ultimate goal is to transitionresponsibilityfor these efforts from the federal/public level to the local/private level;applications should include a discussion of the Applicant?s ability to takeresponsibility for these activities. Successful applications will need todemonstrate a significant contribution to the target of a 2.5 percentannualreduction in industrial energy intensity as outlined in EPACT, Section 106.Applications for this Funding Opportunity Announcement must be accessed,completed, and submitted through Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov to beconsidered for award. Questions regarding the content of the announcementshould be submitted through the ?Submit Question? feature of the DOEIndustryInteractive Procurement System (IIPS) at http://e-center.doe.gov.VERY IMPORTANT: To complete and submit applications through Grants.gov,thereare several actions you must complete (e.g., obtain a Dun and BradstreetDataUniversal Numbering System (DUNS) number, register with the CentralContractRegistry (CCR), install the PureEdge Viewer, register with the credentialprovider, and register with Grants.gov). Applicants are highly encouragedtoregister as soon as possible and should allow at least 21 days to completetheregistration process. When done, call the Grants.gov Helpdesk at1-800-518-4726 to verify successful registration. RegistrationInstructionsare found on the Grants.gov web site at http://www.grants.gov and in theFunding Opportunity Announcement.Microsoft Vista and Office 2007 Compatibility: Grants.gov is currentlyincompatible with both the new Microsoft (MS) Vista Operating System andthenew Microsoft (MS) Office 2007 versions of Word, Excel, and Power Point.Inorder to create and submit your application to Grants.gov, you must find acomputer with a previous version Microsoft Operating System, such asWindowsXP.If you attach a file created using MS Office 2007, you will not get anerrormessage when you submit the application, HOWEVER, your entire applicationwill not be able to be processed or accepted at Grants.gov and will notreachDOE. Grants.gov can accept applications with attachments created in MSOffice2007 if the attachments are saved in the prior format. See thehttp://www.grants.gov/assets/Vista_and_office_07_Compatibility.pdf fordetailedinstructions on how to do this. A file created in MS Office 2007 can beidentified by the x at the end of the file extension, for example sample.docx for a Word file.Help Mode: It is important to complete all the required fields inaccordancewith the pop-up instructions on the Application forms. To activate theinstructions, turn on the ?Help Mode? (Icon with the pointer and questionmarkat the top of the form).Should you have questions regarding the operation of Grants.gov, pleasecontactthe Grants.gov Contact Center at support@grants.gov or 1-800-518-4726.ContactCenter hours of operation are Monday - Friday from 7:00am to 9:00pm EasternStandard Time. |
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