[GrantsAlert] CALS Grants Alert Issue No. 27 06-Mar-09
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1) Udall Center Fellowships for 2009-2010 (UA)
2) Water Sustainability Program Student Fellowships (UA)
3) Undergraduate Grants (UA Parents and Family Association)
4) Critical Issues: Emerging and New Plant and Animal Pests and Diseases (CSREES)
5) Special Research Grants Program - Pest Management Alternatives (USDA)
6) Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (CSREES)
7) Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grant Program: National Integrated Food Safety Initiative (USDA)
8) Enhancing Ecosystem Services from Agricultural Lands: Management, Quantification, and Developing Decision Support Tools (USDA & EPA)
9) Geomorphology and Land Use Dynamics (NSF)
10) Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (NSF)
11) Environment, Society, and the Economy (NSF)
12) Cross-Directorate Activitites (NSF)
13) Virtual Organizations as Sociotechnical Systems (NSF)
14) Hydrologic Sciences (NSF)
15) Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (NSF)
16) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program (NSF)
17) Biological Research Collections (NSF)
18) Science, Technology, and Society (NSF)
19) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (NSF)
20) Developing Global Scientists and Engineers (NSF)
21) Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences (NSF)
22) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (NSF)
23) Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change (NSF)
24) CISE Cross-Cutting Programs (NSF)
25) Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (NSF)
26) Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (NSF)
27) Ecology of Infectious Diseases (NSF)
28) Partnerships for Innovation (NSF)
29) Research Initiation Grants to Broaden Participation in Biology (NSF)
30) Planetary Biodiversity Inventories (NSF)
31) Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes Program (NSF/DOE)
32) Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences (NSF)
33) Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-related Research (NIH)
34) Alcohol, Decision-Making, and Adolescent Brain Development (NIH)
35) Dissertation Grants for Health Services Research (NIH)
36) Child Development and Behavior (NIH)
37) Global Research Initiative Program, Basic/Biomedical Sciences (NIH)
38) Tools to Mitigate and Understand the Mental Health Effects of National Disasters: SBIR (NIH)
39) Region 9 Wetland Program Development Grants (EPA)
40) Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act Partnership Grants (EPA)
41) Partnership to Promote Innovation in Environmental Practice (EPA)
42) Free Technical Assistance for Smart Growth Implementation Assistance (EPA)
43) Understanding the Role of Nonchemical Stressors and Developing Analytic Methods for Cumulative Risk Assessments (EPA)
44) Conservation Innovation Grants (NRCS)
45) Conservation Activities for Sensitive Aquatic Species (Bureau of Reclamation - Upper Colorado Region)
46) Public Notice - Future Competitive Procurement for Tibet Program (Thailand USAID-Bangkok)
47) Global Food Security Response: Africa Action Plan (USAID)
48) Natural Environments and Human Cultures (Christensen Fund)
49) Neuroscience of Brain Disorders (McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience)
50) Youth Programs (ESA Foundation)
51) Studies on Use of Research Evidence in Public Policy (William T. Grant Foundation)
52) Healthy Sprouts Awards Program (National Gardening Association)
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1) Udall Center Fellowships for 2009-2010 (UA)
The Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy invites proposals for its Fellows Program for 2009-2010. Fellows will be affiliated with the Center and will study an aspect of public policy. The projects of previous Fellows tend to cluster in several thematic areas: environment and natural resources; women and minorities; Indigenous peoples; health and human development; the theory of democracy and institutions; conflict resolution and decision making; economic development; and science, technology, and society. Fellowships are for one semester only. The SBS Dean's Office will fund up to two fellowships. The UA Institute for the Study of Planet Earth (ISPE) will fund at least one fellowship on the public-policy aspects of global environmental change. ISPE applicants are encouraged to consider projects related to: human dimensions of environmental variability and change or the use and value of environmental knowledge and information in policy and decision making.
DEADLINE: March 23, 2009
For more information: http://udallcenter.arizona.edu/2009-10_fellows.html
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2) Water Sustainability Program Student Fellowships (UA)
The UA Water Sustainability Program is accepting nominations for WSP Student Fellowship awards for FY2010 to encourage and support outstanding UA students studying in any area related to water resources. Up to four awards of approximately $18,000 each for graduate students and up to four awards of $2,750 each for undergraduate students are being offered. Department heads may submit two undergraduate fellowship nominations and two graduate fellowship nominations from a degree granting unit.
DEADLINE: April 1, 2009
For more information: http://www.uawater.arizona.edu/grants/fellowship%26studentsupport.html
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3) Undergraduate Grants (UA Parents and Family Association)
The UA Parents & Family Association announced its annual call for grant proposals/applications. The Parents & Family Association will review all grant proposals and applications and make award decisions at its May 15, 2009 Board meeting. The Parents & Family Association grant awarding philosophy is to provide support on a one-time basis to programs and services that will benefit as many current undergraduate students as possible and fill real and immediate needs. In order to be considered for a grant, applications must indicate how specific projects for which funding is being requested meet this primary criteria. Previously successful grants can be viewed on our website at www.uafamily.arizona.edu (select Parents & Family Association and then Association Committees, PDFs of grants are at the bottom of the page). For more information: contact Kathy Adams Riester, Assistant Dean of Students, at 621-0884 or at kriester at u.arizona.edu.
DEADLINE: April 3, 2009
For more information: http://www.uafamily.arizona.edu
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4) Critical Issues: Emerging and New Plant and Animal Pests and Diseases (CSREES)
The program is designed to provide one-time seed funding to help initiate work requiring immediate attention until other longer-term resources can be secured to address the issue. CSREES will be soliciting proposals on an as-needed basis during the year to address specific new or emerging issues. For this particular solicitation, CSREES is requesting proposals that address specific aspects of the following issues: (a) Redbay ambrosia beetle and Laurel Wilt in avocados; (b) 1000 cankers disease of walnut; (c) Uganda (Ug99) Strain of Wheat Stem Rust.
DEADLINE: April 3, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45718
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5) Special Research Grants Program - Pest Management Alternatives (USDA)
The purpose of Pest Management Alternatives Program (PMAP) is to provide support for and encourage the development and implementation of integrated pest management (IPM) practices, tactics, and systems for specific pest problems while reducing human and environmental risks. This purpose addresses the broader "National Roadmap for Integrated Pest Management," (http://www.ipmcenters.org/Docs/IPMRoadMap.pdf). The successful management of pest problems in commercial production is facing severe challenges due to regulatory changes, emergence of new pest problems, and the development of pest resistance to present management technologies. The greatest impact on current management technologies is in the production of specialty crops; however, other crops, including grain, forage and fiber, as well as animal health, are also being impacted by these changes.
DEADLINE: April 7, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45525
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6) Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (CSREES)
The purpose of this program is to promote and strengthen the ability of Insular Area Institutions to carry out teaching and education programs within a broadly defined arena of food and agricultural sciences-related disciplines. By strengthening institutional educational capacities in instruction and curriculum, and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning, CSREES intends that this program will help Insular Area Institutions meet their unique needs. This program also will assist Insular Area Institutions to make more efficient use of existing educational funds by providing resources for partnerships between faculties at Insular Area and mainland institutions.
DEADLINE: April 10, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45402
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7) Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grant Program: National Integrated Food Safety Initiative (USDA)
The purpose of the National Integrated Food Safety Initiative is to support food safety projects that demonstrate an integrated approach to solving problems in applied food safety research, education, or extension. Various models for integration of applied research, education, and extension will be considered for funding. Applications describing multi-state, multi-institutional, multidisciplinary, and multifunctional activities (and combinations thereof) are encouraged. Applicants are strongly encouraged to address at least two of the three functional areas of research, education, and extension (i.e., research and extension, research and education, or extension and education).
DEADLINE: April 15, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45585
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8) Enhancing Ecosystem Services from Agricultural Lands: Management, Quantification, and Developing Decision Support Tools (USDA & EPA)
Please note that the research requested in this RFA may involve the use of geospatial information. The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), as part of its Agricultural and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, are seeking applications proposing research on the ecosystem services provided by agricultural lands. Ecosystem services are the goods and services derived from natural and managed ecosystems upon which human welfare depends. Because of the global intensification of land use, these services are in decline, especially in agricultural ecosystems. Ecosystem services are essential in maintaining both human welfare as well as ecological integrity, yet these services can be affected by natural changes and management actions. In addition, agricultural lands are experiencing significant land use changes as demonstrated by the rapid conversion of these lands from traditional farming use, to alternate farming practices, to urban development, and to non-agricultural use.
DEADLINE: May 26, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45523
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9) Geomorphology and Land Use Dynamics (NSF)
Geomorphology and Land-Use Dynamics supports innovative research into processes that shape and modify landscapes over a variety of length and time scales. The program encourages research that investigates quantitatively the coupling and feedback among such processes, their rates, and their relative roles, especially in the contexts of variation in climatic and tectonic influences and in light of changes due to human impact. Deadlines: July 16, 2009; January 16, 2010.
DEADLINE: Varies
For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09537/nsf09537.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
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10) Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (NSF)
The CCLI program aims to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all undergraduate students. The program supports efforts to create new learning materials and teaching strategies, develop faculty expertise, implement educational innovations, assess learning and evaluate innovations, and conduct research on STEM teaching and learning. The program supports three types of projects reflecting a combination of the scale, scope, and stage of the proposed work. Results from Type 1 projects (up to $200,000) are expected to be significant enough to contribute to understanding undergraduate STEM education. Type 2 projects (up to $600,000 for 2-4 years) will typically address more than one program component, or, if they focus on a single component, will address it at a scale that goes well beyond a single institution. Type 3 projects (not to exceed $5 million over 5 years) are intended to support large scale efforts. Deadlines: May 21, 2009 for Type 1 proposals; January 13, 2010 for Type 2 and 3 proposals.
DEADLINE: Varies
For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09529/nsf09529.html
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11) Environment, Society, and the Economy (NSF)
The Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE) and the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) seek to increase collaboration between the geosciences and the social and behavioral sciences. GEO and SBE will consider proposals that describe new research efforts relating to the integrated study of environment, society, and economics. Interdisciplinary teams of researchers are strongly encouraged. Projects are expected to involve researchers in the geosciences and social and behavioral sciences, but they may also include other disciplines. Relevant proposals must be submitted to an existing SBE or GEO program according to the program's regular target or deadline dates. This is not a special competition or new program. Target and deadline dates for applicable programs may be found at http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=geo and http://www.nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=sbe. Investigators are strongly encouraged to contact an SBE or GEO Program Officer to determine if their proposed ideas respond to this activity's goals, discuss relevant topics of interest, and gain advice on how best to prepare a proposal for this activity.
DEADLINE: Varies
For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09031/nsf09031.jsp?org=NSF
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12) Cross-Directorate Activitites (NSF)
This program encompasses a collection of Foundation-wide activities that provide support for human resource development and infrastructure improvement. The Office of Cross-Directorate Activities (CDA) houses and provides information about various cross-directorate programs in which the Division of Social and Economic Sciences and the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences participate. CDA administers some programs directly and coordinates other programs aimed at Foundation-wide goals of increasing the participation of women, minorities, and the disabled in science and engineering; encouraging and rewarding promising new faculty; support of undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral activities; and improving the infrastructure of the social and behavioral sciences. The CDA Program also supports special studies, analyses, and workshops on issues affecting social and behavioral science disciplines, including issues that span organizational boundaries and division priorities. The program supports activities that address needs in education, human resources, and the creation of a diverse personnel pool. Investigators should discuss their ideas with the program directors. Proposals may be submitted at any time.
DEADLINE: Varies
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45593
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13) Virtual Organizations as Sociotechnical Systems (NSF)
The VOSS program supports scientific research directed at advancing the understanding of what constitutes an effective virtual organization and under what conditions virtual organizations can enable and enhance scientific, engineering, and education production and innovation. Levels of analysis may include individuals, groups, organizations, and institutional arrangements. Disciplinary perspectives may include anthropology, complexity sciences, computer and information sciences, decision and management sciences, economics, engineering, organization theory, organizational behavior, social and industrial psychology, public administration, and sociology. Research methods may span a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods, including ethnographies, surveys, simulation studies, experiments, comparative case studies, and network analyses.
DEADLINE: May 26, 2009
For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09540/nsf09540.htm
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14) Hydrologic Sciences (NSF)
Hydrologic Sciences focuses on the flow of water and transport processes within streams, soils, and aquifers. Particular attention is given to spatial and temporal heterogeneity of fluxes and storages of water, particles, and chemicals coupling across interfaces with the landscape, microbial communities, and coastal environments, to upscaling and downscaling given these heterogeneities and interfaces and how these processes are altered by climate and land use changes. Studies may address aqueous geochemistry as well as physical, chemical, and biological processes within water bodies. These studies commonly involve expertise from many basic sciences and mathematics, and proposals often require joint review with related programs.
DEADLINE: June 1, 2009
For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09538/nsf09538.htm?govDel=USNSF_25
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15) Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (NSF)
Through the LTREB program, the Division of Environmental Biology encourages the submission of proposals aimed at generating extended time series of biological and environmental data that address ecological and evolutionary processes aimed at resolving important issues in environmental biology. Researchers must have collected at least six years of previous data to qualify for funding. The proposal also must present a cohesive conceptual rationale or framework for ten years of research. Questions or hypotheses outlined in this conceptual framework must guide an initial 5-year proposal as well as a subsequent, abbreviated renewal. Together, these will constitute a decadal research plan appropriate to begin to address critical and novel long-term questions in environmental biology. As part of the requirements for funding, projects must show how collected data will be shared broadly with the scientific community and the interested public.
DEADLINE: July 9, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45699
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16) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program (NSF)
The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. NSF encourages submission of CAREER proposals from junior faculty members at all CAREER-eligible organizations and especially encourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities to apply. PECASE: Each year NSF selects nominees for the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) from among the most meritorious new CAREER awardees. Selection for this award is based on two important criteria: 1) innovative research at the frontiers of science and technology that is relevant to the mission of the sponsoring organization or agency, and 2) community service demonstrated through scientific leadership, education or community outreach. Individuals cannot apply for PECASE. These awards are initiated by the participating federal agencies. At NSF, up to twenty nominees for this award are selected each year from among the PECASE-eligible CAREER awardees who are most likely to become the leaders of academic research and education in the twenty-first century. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy makes the final selection and announcement of the awardees.
DEADLINE: July 21, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45715
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17) Biological Research Collections (NSF)
The Biological Research Collections Program provides support for biological collection enhancement, computerization of specimen-related data, research to develop better methods for specimen curation and collection management, and activities such as symposia and workshops to investigate support and management of biological collections. Biological collections supported include those housing natural history specimens and jointly curated collections such as frozen tissues and other physical samples, e.g. DNA libraries and digital images. Such collections provide the materials necessary for research in a broad area of biological sciences.
DEADLINE: July 24, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45692
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18) Science, Technology, and Society (NSF)
STS considers proposals that examine historical, philosophical, and sociological questions that arise in connection with science, engineering, and technology, and their respective interactions with society. STS has four components: Ethics and Values in Science, Engineering and Technology (EVS), History and Philosophy of Science, Engineering and Technology (HPS), Social Studies of Science, Engineering and Technology (SSS), Studies of Policy, Science, Engineering and Technology (SPS). The components overlap, but are distinguished by the different scientific and scholarly orientations they take to the subject matter, as well as by different focuses within the subject area. STS encourages the submission of hybrid proposals that strive to integrate research involving two or more of these core areas. STS provides the following modes of support: Scholars Awards, Standard Research Grants and Grants for Collaborative Research, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Professional Development Fellowships, Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants, Small Grants for Training and Research, Conference and Workshop Awards, Other Funding Opportunities.
DEADLINE: August 1, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45710
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19) Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (NSF)
The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program seeks to encourage talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors and professionals to become K-12 mathematics and science teachers. The program provides funds to institutions of higher education to support scholarships, stipends, and academic programs for undergraduate STEM majors and post-baccalaureate students holding STEM degrees who commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts. A new component of the program supports STEM professionals who enroll as NSF Teaching Fellows in master's degree programs leading to teacher certification by providing academic courses, professional development, and salary supplements while they are fulfilling a four-year teaching commitment in a high need school district. This new component also supports the development of NSF Master Teaching Fellows by providing professional development and salary supplements for exemplary math and science teachers to become Master Teachers in high need school districts.
DEADLINE: August 25, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45654
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20) Developing Global Scientists and Engineers (NSF)
The Developing Global Scientists and Engineers program provides highest quality international research experiences for U.S. students. Whereas the International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) component of the program supports groups of U.S. undergraduate or graduate students conducting research abroad in collaboration with foreign investigators, the Doctoral Dissertation Enhancement Projects (DDEP) component supports the dissertation research abroad of one doctoral student in collaboration with a foreign investigator. In addition to the activities described in this solicitation, the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) supports other targeted international research and education experiences for early-career scientists and engineers via the Research Experience for Undergraduates program, the East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students, the Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes (for advanced graduate students and post-doctoral fellows), and the International Research Fellowship Program (for post-doctoral fellows or new faculty).
DEADLINE: September 15, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45686
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21) Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences (NSF)
The goal of the Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences (URM) program is to increase the number and diversity of individuals pursuing graduate studies in all areas of biological research supported by the NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences. Support will be provided to academic institutions to establish innovative programs to engage undergraduates in a year-round research and mentoring activity. Particular emphasis will be placed on broadening participation of members of groups historically underrepresented in science and engineering: African Americans, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, Native Pacific Islanders, and persons with disabilities.
DEADLINE: September 15, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45696
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22) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (NSF)
The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) seeks to increase the number of students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Type 1 proposals are solicited that provide for full implementation efforts at academic institutions. Type 2 proposals are solicited that support educational research projects on associate or baccalaureate degree attainment in STEM.
DEADLINE: September 29, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45720
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23) Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change (NSF)
The goal of research funded under the interdisciplinary P2C2 solicitation is to utilize key geological, chemical, and biological records of climate system variability to provide insights into the mechanisms and rate of change that characterized Earth's past climate variability, the sensitivity of Earth's climate system to changes in forcing, and the response of key components of the Earth system to these changes. Important scientific objectives of P2C2 are to: 1) provide comprehensive paleoclimate data sets that can serve as model test data sets analogous to instrumental observations; and 2) enable transformative syntheses of paleoclimate data and modeling outcomes to understand the response of the longer-term and higher magnitude variability of the climate system that is observed in the geological record.
DEADLINE: October 15, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45704
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24) CISE Cross-Cutting Programs (NSF)
This solicitation seeks proposals in cross-cutting areas that are scientifically timely, and that benefit from the intellectual contributions of researchers with expertise in a number of computing fields and/or sub-fields. The cross-cutting programs for FY 2009 and 2010 are: Data-intensive Computing; Network Science and Engineering; and Trustworthy Computing. The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of this solicitation. CISE expects that over time, these cross-cutting programs will evolve or be absorbed into the core programs, and that new cross-cutting programs will be introduced. The directorate anticipates receiving proposals in the Data-intensive Computing, Network Science and Engineering, and Trustworthy Computing programs at least through the FY 2010 competition (i.e. receiving proposals through December 2009). Proposers are invited to submit proposals in three project classes, which are defined as follows: Small Projects - up to $500,000 total budget with durations up to three years; Medium Projects - $500,001 to $1,200,000 total budget with durations up to four years; and Large Projects - $1,200,001 to $3,000,000 total budget with durations up to five years.
DEADLINE: October 30, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45724
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25) Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (NSF)
The Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) of NSF supports basic and applied research and evaluation that enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning and teaching. The Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) program aims at advancing research at the frontiers of STEM learning, education, and evaluation, and at providing the foundational knowledge necessary to improve STEM teaching and learning at all educational levels and in all settings. This solicitation calls for three types of proposals--Knowledge Diffusion, Empirical Research, and Large Empirical Research. The goals of the REESE program are: (1) to catalyze discovery and innovation at the frontiers of STEM learning, education, and evaluation; (2) to stimulate the field to produce high quality and robust research results through the progress of theory, method, and human resources; and (3) to help coordinate and transform advances in education, learning research, and evaluation. REESE places particular importance upon the involvement of young investigators in the projects, at doctoral, postdoctoral, and early career stages, as well as the involvement of STEM disciplinary experts. In addition, research questions related to educational research methodology and evaluation are central to the REESE activity.
DEADLINE: November 12, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45726
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26) Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (NSF)
The National Science Foundation awards Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in selected areas of the biological sciences. These grants provide partial support of doctoral dissertation research to improve the overall quality of research. Allowed are costs for doctoral candidates to participate in scientific meetings, to conduct research in specialized facilities or field settings, and to expand an existing body of dissertation research.
DEADLINE: November 20, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45716
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27) Ecology of Infectious Diseases (NSF)
The Ecology of Infectious Diseases program solicitation supports the development of predictive models and the discovery of principles governing the transmission dynamics of infectious disease agents. To that end, research proposals should focus on understanding the ecological and socio-ecological determinants of transmission by vectors or abiotic agents, the population dynamics of reservoir species, the transmission to humans or other hosts, or the cultural, social, behavioral, and economic dimensions of disease communication. Research may be on zoonotic, vector-borne or enteric diseases of either terrestrial, freshwater, or marine systems and organisms, including diseases of non-human animals and plants, at any scale from specific pathogens to inclusive environmental systems. Proposals for research on disease systems of public health concern to developing countries are strongly encouraged. Investigators are encouraged to include links to the public health research community, including for example, participation of epidemiologists, physicians, veterinarians, medical social scientists, medical entomologists, virologists, or parasitologists.
DEADLINE: December 9, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45730
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28) Partnerships for Innovation (NSF)
The goals of the Partnerships for Innovation Program are to: 1) stimulate the transformation of knowledge created by the research and education enterprise into innovations that create new wealth; build strong local, regional and national economies; and improve the national well-being; 2) broaden the participation of all types of academic institutions and all citizens in activities to meet the diverse workforce needs of the national innovation enterprise; and 3) catalyze or enhance enabling infrastructure that is necessary to foster and sustain innovation in the long-term. To develop a set of ideas for pursuing these goals, this competition will support 12-15 promising partnerships among academe, the private sector, and state/local/federal government that will explore new approaches to support and sustain innovation.
DEADLINE: December 31, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45727
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29) Research Initiation Grants to Broaden Participation in Biology (NSF)
With the goal of broadening participation to all biologists including members from groups under-represented in biology, the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) at NSF continues to offer Research Initiation Grants (RIG). Currently, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders are under-represented in biology. These grants are intended to increase the diversity of researchers who apply for and receive BIO funding to initiate research programs early in their careers. By providing these funding opportunities, BIO intends to further broaden participation of biological researchers who share NSF's commitment to diversity in the following ways: Expand the population of role models who will interact with an increasingly diverse student population; Increase the number of scientists at minority serving institutions actively and competitively engaged in research as independent investigators, thereby creating new research opportunities for students from under-represented groups; Fund biological research projects that use innovative ways to attract and retain members of under-represented groups to careers in biology. Awards are for 24 months and are limited to $175,000 total costs (direct plus indirect) with up to an additional $25,000 for equipment (maximum total award amount of $200,000).
DEADLINE: January 11, 2010
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45732
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30) Planetary Biodiversity Inventories (NSF)
To accelerate the discovery and study of the world's biodiversity, proposals are invited from teams of investigators to conduct a worldwide, species-level systematic inventory of a major group of organisms. Each project should conduct fieldwork necessary to fill gaps in existing collections, produce descriptions, taxonomic revisions, web-searchable databases, and interactive keys (or other automated identification tools) for all new and known species in the targeted group, analyze their phylogenetic relationships, and establish predictive classifications for the group. Proposals may target any particular group of organisms, from terrestrial, fresh-water, or marine habitats, at any feasible level in the taxonomic hierarchy, but must be global in scope.
DEADLINE: January 14, 2010
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45690
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31) Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes Program (NSF/DOE)
The Pan American Advanced Study Institutes (PASI) Program, is a jointly supported initiative between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). Pan American Advanced Studies Institutes are short courses ranging in length from ten days to one month duration, involving lectures, demonstrations, research seminars and discussions at the advanced graduate and post-doctoral level. PASIs aim to disseminate advanced scientific and engineering knowledge and stimulate training and cooperation among researchers of the Americas in the mathematical, physical, and biological sciences, and in engineering fields. Whenever feasible, an interdisciplinary approach is recommended.
DEADLINE: January 15, 2010
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45683
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32) Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences (NSF)
The goal of the Undergraduate Biology and Mathematics (UBM) activity is to enhance undergraduate education and training at the intersection of the biological and mathematical sciences and to better prepare undergraduate biology or mathematics students to pursue graduate study and careers in fields that integrate the mathematical and biological sciences. The core of the activity is jointly-conducted long-term research experiences for interdisciplinary balanced teams of at least two undergraduates from departments in the biological and mathematical sciences. Projects should focus on research at the intersection of the mathematical and biological sciences. Projects should provide students exposure to contemporary mathematics and biology, addressed with modern research tools and methods. It is expected that projects will strengthen the research and education capacity, infrastructure, and culture of the participating institutions. To this end, projects should create models for education in the mathematical and biological sciences and influence the direction of academic programs for a broad range of students. It is expected that project leadership will come from faculty in both the mathematical and biological sciences.
DEADLINE: February 11, 2010
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45705
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33) Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-related Research (NIH)
The Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research provide up to 5 years support for research training leading to the Ph.D. in biomedical, behavioral, health services, or clinical sciences to individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups; individuals with disabilities; and individuals from socially, culturally, economically, or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. The goal of this program is to increase the number of scientists from diverse population groups who are prepared to pursue careers in biomedical, behavioral, social, clinical, or health services research in the U.S. Deadlines: April 13, August 13, and December 13, 2009.
DEADLINE: Varies
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-106.html
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34) Alcohol, Decision-Making, and Adolescent Brain Development (NIH)
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism encourages research proposals to study decision-making processes in adolescents as they relate to drinking behavior, and the role of neural circuitry development in adolescent decision-making and alcohol abuse and dependence. Deadlines: June 5 and October 5, 2009 for R01s; June 16 and October 16, 2009 for R21s.
DEADLINE: Varies per program
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-096.html
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35) Dissertation Grants for Health Services Research (NIH)
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers health services dissertation research grants up to $35,000 for research that addresses one of the AHRQ strategic research goals: 1) Safety/quality reduce the risk of harm from health care services by promoting the delivery of appropriate care that achieves the best quality outcomes; 2) Efficiency - achieve wider access to effective health care services and reduce health care costs; and 3) Effectiveness assure that providers and consumers/patients use beneficial and timely health care information to make informed decision choices. Applicants are further encouraged to address health services research issues critical to AHRQ priority populations, including: individuals living in inner city and rural (including frontier) areas; low-income and minority groups; women, children, the elderly; and individuals with special health care needs, including those with disabilities and those who need chronic or end-of-life health care. Deadlines: June 16 and October 16, 2009; February 16, 2010.
DEADLINE: Varies
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-118.html
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36) Child Development and Behavior (NIH)
This Science and Ecology of Early Development (SEED) initiative, jointly issued by the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch and the Child Development and Behavior Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, invites research on the mechanisms through which social, economic, cultural, and community-level factors, and their interactions, impact the early cognitive, neurobiological, socio-emotional, and physical development of children. Areas of particular relevance within public policy include childcare, early childhood education, welfare reform, tax, social services, and family/work policies, as all of these shape the life experiences of children in poverty. Deadlines: June 5 and October 5 for R01s; June 16 and October 16, 2009 for R03s.
DEADLINE: Varies per program
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-069.html
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37) Global Research Initiative Program, Basic/Biomedical Sciences (NIH)
The purpose of this initiative is to provide funding opportunities for the increasing pool of foreign basic and biomedical scientists, clinical investigators, nurses and other health professionals with state-of-the-art knowledge of research methods to advance critical issues in global health upon their return to their home low- or middle-income countries through basic and biomedical sciences research and technology development. This FOA will utilize the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism. The total amount to be awarded is $300,000 and the anticipated number of awards is six. 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 may also vary; however, individual awards are limited to a maximum of $50,000 direct costs per year.
DEADLINE: December 18, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45445
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38) Tools to Mitigate and Understand the Mental Health Effects of National Disasters: SBIR (NIH)
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) for support of research and development of novel, or the enhancement of existing, commercializable products to mitigate (e.g., tools to be used in assessment, preventive or treatment interventions, and information dissemination) or understand (e.g., research tools) the mental health effects brought on or exacerbated by the aftermath of national disasters, such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, including victims and those who responded to their needs. These tools might be used by researchers, mental health professionals, other health care providers, as well as by those in the broader community, including educators, day care providers, family members of victims, etc. These tools must take into account the cultural context of the target population to assure their effectiveness and validity. This FOA will utilize the SBIR (R43/R44) award mechanisms for Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track applications.
DEADLINE: January 7, 2012
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45586
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39) Region 9 Wetland Program Development Grants (EPA)
Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) provide eligible applicants an opportunity to conduct projects that promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. While WPDGs can continue to be used by recipients to build and refine any element of a comprehensive wetland program, proposals that address one or more of the three national priorities (Wetland Program Planning Based on the Four Core Elements, Regulation-Enhancing Wetland Protection and/or Monitoring and Assessment) or regional priorities may increase their chances of being selected for award.
DEADLINE: March 30, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45459
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40) Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act Partnership Grants (EPA)
EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is soliciting initial proposals to advance partnerships that focus on pesticide risk management issues with a special focus on integrated pest management (IPM) approaches. Awards are intended to support a diverse set of project types, including, but not limited to demonstrations, transfer of innovative IPM technologies, outreach, and education.
DEADLINE: April 15, 2009
For more information: http://www.epa.gov/pesp/PRIA2_Announcement_FY09.pdf
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41) Partnership to Promote Innovation in Environmental Practice (EPA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Center for Environmental Innovation (NCEI) is soliciting proposals from institutions that are interested in organizing two symposia over four years to promote sharing and transfer of innovative environmental protection approaches among States, EPA, and other primarily governmental representatives. EPA anticipates awarding one cooperative agreement under this solicitation subject to availability of funds and the quality of proposals received. The goal is to increase understanding of new approaches, to facilitate use of proven concepts, and to encourage more innovation in environmental programs.
DEADLINE: April 22, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45673
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42) Free Technical Assistance for Smart Growth Implementation Assistance (EPA)
The Development, Community and Environment Division of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking applicants for the Smart Growth Implementation Assistance (SGIA) program. The program provides technical assistance to qualified states, regions, and communities that want to develop in ways that reflect the principles of smart growth to meet environmental and other community goals. EPA has identified some key areas in which communities are likely to benefit from this assistance: climate change (both mitigation of and adaptation to); green job development; corridor redevelopment; green building development; suburban retrofitting; and disaster resiliency. Other topics for assistance are welcome, provided they demonstrate cutting-edge challenges and the possibility of replicable solutions. EPA plans to assist three to five communities over a period of twelve months by providing a multi-day visit from a team of experts organized by EPA and other national partners.
DEADLINE: April 23, 2009
For more information: http://epa.gov/smartgrowth/2009_sgia_rfa.htm
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43) Understanding the Role of Nonchemical Stressors and Developing Analytic Methods for Cumulative Risk Assessments (EPA)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications from interdisciplinary teams to address research needs that currently limit the ability to conduct cumulative risk assessments. Exposure to different combinations of environmental stressors can contribute to increased risk for negative health consequences. It has become clear that cumulative risk assessments should include both chemical and nonchemical stressors, exposures from multiple routes, and factors that differentially affect exposure or toxicity to communities. This RFA is focusing on two challenges that exist in conducting cumulative risk assessments: (a) STAR-E1: The development of statistical and other analytical techniques that will enable the analysis of disparate types of data, and (b) STAR-E2: The evaluation of the combined effects of nonchemical and chemical stressors.
DEADLINE: June 17, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45352
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44) Conservation Innovation Grants (NRCS)
The purpose of CIG is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies while leveraging the Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection, in conjunction with agricultural production. CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches (such as market-based systems) into NRCS technical manuals, guides, and references or to the private sector. CIG does not fund research projects. It is a vehicle to stimulate the development and adoption of conservation approaches or technologies that have been studied sufficiently to indicate a likelihood of success, and to be candidates for eventual technology transfer or institutionalization. CIG funds projects targeting innovative on-the-ground conservation, including pilot projects and field demonstrations. NRCS will accept applications for single or multi-year projects, not to exceed 3 years.
DEADLINE: March 20, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=44803
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45) Conservation Activities for Sensitive Aquatic Species (Bureau of Reclamation - Upper Colorado Region)
The Bureau of Reclamation is requesting proposals for projects in support of conservation activities for sensitive aquatic species affected by Reclamation projects and other water development in the Upper Colorado Region. The goal of this program is to reduce the vulnerability and prevent further decline of sensitive aquatic species through management and research activities, thereby reducing the potential for listing under the Endangered Species Act. Pursuing this goal will allow Reclamation to accomplish its core mission of water and power delivery in an environmentally sustainable manner. Focus of the program will be primarily on habitat improvement and/or protection and, secondarily, research and monitoring as identified in respective management plans. Priority species include those not currently listed under the Endangered Species Act but are recognized by state and/or federal agencies as sensitive or species of concern. Primary examples include roundtail chub, bluehead sucker, flannelmouth sucker, leatherside chub, and least chub. Two high-priority areas of the program are sensitive species habitat improvement/protection and reducing negative impacts of non-native species on sensitive native species. Proposals for research and monitoring as identified in respective management plans will also be considered.
DEADLINE: April 6, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45471
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46) Public Notice - Future Competitive Procurement for Tibet Program (Thailand USAID-Bangkok)
Public Notice - Future Competitive Procurement for Tibet Program in FY2009 with a Requirement for a MoU with the Government of China. Praveena ViraSingh, Procurement Specialist, Phone 622-263-7454.
DEADLINE: July 30, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45424
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47) Global Food Security Response: Africa Action Plan (USAID)
The purpose of this Annual Program Statement (APS) is to publish information about the intention of USAID's Bureau for Africa to fund proposals to contribute to the objectives of the Global Food Security Response through forming public-private and/or private-private alliances to support the development of effective staple food value-chains in West Africa. This APS provides prospective recipients with an opportunity to develop and submit applications for U.S. Agency of International Development (USAID) funding in the area of Economic Growth focused on increasing food security. This APS describes the strategy, the APS application process, the criteria for evaluating applications, and information on administration of awards and point of contract.
DEADLINE: October 31, 2009
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45299
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48) Natural Environments and Human Cultures (Christensen Fund)
The Christensen Fund grantmaking focuses on the interface between natural environments and human cultures, primarily of indigenous and minority peoples and communities, and the landscapes with which their cultures, histories and artistic expression are connected. Grants range from $50,000 to $300,000 over 2 years for work in four geographic regions: the greater American Southwest, including the Sonoran Desert and the Sierra Tarahumara; Central Asia and Turkey; the African Rift Valley (Ethiopia), and Northern Australia. Deadlines: Submit preproposals by March 31 for the remaining calendar year; August 31, 2009 for the following calendar year.
DEADLINE: Varies
For more information: http://www.christensenfund.org/frame_grants.html
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49) Neuroscience of Brain Disorders (McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience)
The McKnight Neuroscience of Brain Disorders Awards support innovative efforts to solve the problems of neurological and psychiatric diseases by encouraging research aimed at translating laboratory discoveries about the brain and nervous system into diagnoses and therapies to improve human health. Awards provide $100,000 per year for 3 years. Deadlines: April 1 for letters of intent; September 10, 2009 for invited proposals.
DEADLINE: April 1, 2009
For more information: http://www.mcknight.org/neuroscience/news/news_detail.aspx?itemID=3728&catID=85&typeID=2
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50) Youth Programs (ESA Foundation)
The ESA (Entertainment Software Association) Foundation is dedicated to supporting positive programs and opportunities that make a difference in the quality of life, health, and welfare of America's youth. The foundation seeks to harness the collective power of the interactive entertainment industry to create positive social impact in our communities. The foundation supports geographically diverse projects and programs that benefit American youth of all races and denominations and both genders. Applicant organizations must be seeking funding for a specific project or program that is or will be conducted in two or more states in the United States and serves youths between the ages of 7 and 18. Applicant organizations must provide youth programs in one or more of the following areas: skills and personal development, general health and welfare, risk behavior prevention, education, or multimedia arts/technology.
DEADLINE: April 15, 2009
For more information: http://www.theesa.com/foundation/application.asp
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51) Studies on Use of Research Evidence in Public Policy (William T. Grant Foundation)
The William T. Grant Foundation, which focuses its work on improving the lives of youth between the ages of 8 and 25 in the United States, has announced a new Request for Proposals on Understanding the Acquisition, Interpretation, and Use of Research Evidence in Policy and Practice. Through this RFP, the foundation will support research on the factors that affect policy makers' and practitioners' acquisition, interpretation, and use of research evidence. The Grant Foundation believes studies of this topic will increase the understanding of how to improve the production and subsequent use of research for and in public policy and practice. For the next several years, the foundation anticipates providing award amounts ranging from $100,000 to $600,000 for direct and indirect costs for two to three years of work. The total estimated budget for these projects is $1.5 million per year. The foundation encourages interdisciplinary projects and welcomes applications from researchers in various fields and disciplines, including anthropology, communication studies, economics, education, family studies, human development, organizational studies, political science, prevention research, psychology, public administration, public policy, public health, social work, and sociology.
DEADLINE: May 12, 2009
For more information: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/newsletter3039/newsletter_show.htm?doc_id=778632
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52) Healthy Sprouts Awards Program (National Gardening Association)
The National Gardening Association encourages the growth of health-focused youth garden programs through the Healthy Sprouts Awards sponsored by Gardener's Supply Company. The awards support school and youth garden programs that teach about nutrition and the issue of hunger in the United States. To be eligible for the 2009 Healthy Sprouts Awards, a school or organization must plan to garden in 2010 with at least fifteen children between the ages of 3 and 18. The selection of winners is based on the demonstrated relationship between the garden program and nutrition and hunger issues in the United States. In 2009, the program will present awards to twenty schools or organizations. Each recipient program will receive gardening supplies and resources, including gift certificates toward the purchase of gardening materials from Gardener's Supply. The top five programs will each receive a certificate valued at $500; fifteen more programs will each receive a $200 gift certificate.
DEADLINE: October 17, 2009
For more information: http://www.kidsgardening.com/healthysprouts.asp
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