[GrantsAlert] CALS Grants Alert Issue No. 66 02-Jul-10
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1) Biomass Research and Development Initiative Competitive Grants Program (NIFA & DOE)
2) Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics (USDA)
3) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Sustainable Bioenergy (USDA)
4) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) (USDA)
5) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: NIFA Fellowships Grant Program (USDA)
6) Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (NSF)
7) Physics of Living Systems (PoLS) (NSF)
8) Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences (NSF & NIH)
9) Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences (NSF)
10) EarthScope (NSF)
11) Frontiers in Earth System Dynamics (NSF)
12) Pre-application for a Biomedical Technology Research Center (X02) (NIH)
13) Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Desert Southwest (USGS)
14) Office of Postsecondary Education: Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success CFDA Number 84.116G (DOE)
15) Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow (TCT): Programs for Master's Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or Critical Foreign Language Education CFDA Number 84.381B (DOE)
16) Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Into Higher Education (TPSID)--Model Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities CFDA Number 84.407A (DOE)
17) Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program (Dept of Housing & Urban Dev)
18) Natural Environments and Human Cultures (Christensen Fund)
19) Land Value Taxation (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy)
20) Guggenheim Fellowships (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation)
21) Historic Preservation (James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation)
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1) Biomass Research and Development Initiative Competitive Grants Program (NIFA & DOE)
NIFA and DOE Office of Biomass Programs competitively award Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) grants to eligible entities to research, develop, and demonstrate biomass projects. Proposed projects will integrate research, development, and demonstration across three main Technical Areas: (1) Feedstocks Development, (2) Biofuels & Biobased Products Development, and (3) Biofuels Development Analysis. The FY10 joint Funding Opportunity Announcement soliciting pre-applications has been released. DOE will conduct a merit review of pre-applications and selected pre-applications will be invited to submit full applications to NIFA. Due Date Pre-Applications -- July 13, 2010; Due Date
Invited Full Applications November 15, 2010
DEADLINE: July 13, 2010
For more information: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/fo/biomassresearchanddevelopmentinitiative.cfm
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2) Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics (USDA)
The RIDGE Center for Targeted Studies @ the SRDC (Southern Rural Development Center) is pleased to announce the launching of its new competitive grants program in partnership with the Economic Research Service, USDA. The RIDGE (Research Innovation and Development Grants in Economics) program is designed to invest in timely social science-based research that can advance our understanding of the myriad of food assistance and nutrition challenges impacting rural people and places in rural America. The maximum amount allowed for any proposal is $35,000.
DEADLINE: July 15, 2010
For more information: http://srdc.msstate.edu/ridge/files/ridge_10_grant_rfpt.pdf
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3) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Sustainable Bioenergy (USDA)
This AFRI Challenge Area focuses on the priority to secure America's energy future. It supports the development of regional systems for the sustainable production of bioenergy and biobased products that contribute significantly to reducing dependence on foreign oil, have net positive social, environmental, and rural economic impacts, and are compatible with existing agricultural systems.
DEADLINE: July 16, 2010
For more information: http://nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/10_afri_bioenergy.pdf
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4) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) (USDA)
Small businesses and small proprietorships that are in business for profit are eligible to submit applications to this program. Each organization submitting a proposal must qualify as a small business concern for research or research and development purposes.
DEADLINE: September 2, 2010
For more information: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/sbir/sbir.html
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5) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: NIFA Fellowships Grant Program (USDA)
The AFRI NIFA Fellowships Grant Program provides fellowships for predoctoral and postdoctoral students.
DEADLINE: October 5, 2010
For more information: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/10_afri_fellowships.pdf
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6) Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (NSF)
Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) promotes university-industry partnerships by making project funds or fellowships/traineeships available to support an eclectic mix of industry-university linkages. Special interest is focused on affording the opportunity for:
* Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and students to conduct research and gain experience in an industrial setting;
* Industrial scientists and engineers to bring industry's perspective and integrative skills to academe; and
* Interdisciplinary university-industry teams to conduct research projects.
This solicitation targets high-risk/high-gain research with a focus on fundamental research, new approaches to solving generic problems, development of innovative collaborative industry-university educational programs, and direct transfer of new knowledge between academe and industry. GOALI seeks to fund transformative research that lies beyond that which industry would normally fund.
Applicable Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s):
* 47.041 --- Engineering
* 47.049 --- Mathematical and Physical Sciences
* 47.050 --- Geosciences
* 47.070 --- Computer and Information Science and Engineering
* 47.074 --- Biological Sciences
* 47.075 --- Social Behavioral and Economic Sciences
* 47.076 --- Education and Human Resources
* 47.078 --- Office of Polar Programs
* 47.079 --- Office of International Science and Engineering
* 47.080 --- Office of Cyberinfrastructure
* 47.081 --- Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
DEADLINE: Due Dates Vary by Program
For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10580/nsf10580.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
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7) Physics of Living Systems (PoLS) (NSF)
The program
Physics of Living Systems
(PoLS) at the National Science Foundation evolved from the successful Biological Physics program, which supported projects that applied analytical and experimental tools of physics to the study of biological problems at the molecular level. PoLS is replacing the Biological Physics program and will target theoretical and experimental research exploring the most fundamental biological processes that living systems utilize to perform their functions in dynamic and diverse environments. PoLS will stimulate those investigations that have the potential to transform the study of living systems.
PoLS will encourage research that will emphasize the physical principles of organization and function of living systems, including the exploration of artificial life forms. While the problems under study must be important to advancing our understanding of the living world in a quantitative way, particular emphasis will be placed on those projects in which lessons learned from the biological application also expand the intellectual range of physics. Awards will cover a broad spectrum of physics approaches in biology, ranging from the physical principles and mechanisms at the single cell level such as cellular organization (e.g. cytoskeleton), energy metabolism, gene regulation and intracellular and intercellular communication, to collective behavior and evolution of complexity in life forms and living populations of organisms. This systems approach in physics has been very successful in understanding inanimate systems, and has the potential to bring deep understanding of the world of animated, replicating systems, through falsifiable phenomenological theories. In vitro systems, if necessary for understanding of the physical principles in a living organism, will be supported as well. The program funds individual investigators, although collaborative proposals between physicists and biological researchers are welcome.
DEADLINE: July 31, 2010
For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6673&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39
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8) Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences (NSF & NIH)
The extraordinary growth of data-rich biology has created revolutionary opportunities for mathematically-driven advances in biological research. In this initiative, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and the National Science Foundation's Division of Mathematical Sciences (NSF/DMS) join together to promote research at the interface of the biological and mathematical sciences. The expertise of the DMS in the mathematical sciences, and of the complementary expertise of NIGMS in biological and biomedical research are expected to create new opportunities in quantitative biological research. This competition is designed to support research using sophisticated mathematical techniques and involving significant mathematical challenges to answer biological questions in areas supported by NSF/DMS and NIH/NIGMS. A direct relationship between a biological application and the mathematical work is expected. Research teams that include scientists from both the life sciences community and the mathematical sciences community are encouraged. Both new and existing collaborations will be supported. Proposals from individual investigators will need to make the case that the individual has expertise in both fields. Successful proposals will either identify innovative mathematics or statistics needed to solve an important biological problem or involve the formulation and analysis of new mathematical models whose analysis poses significant mathematical challenges. Research that would apply standard mathematical or statistical techniques to solve biological problems is not appropriate for this competition and should be submitted directly to NIH. Similarly, proposals with research in mathematics or statistics that is not tied to a specific biological problem should be submitted to the appropriate DMS program at NSF. Proposals designed to create new software tools based on existing models and methods will not be accepted in this competition. Estimated Number of Awards: 15 to 20 awards from this competition, which may be made by either NSF or NIGMS, at the option of the agencies, not the grantee.
Anticipated Funding Amount: $5,000,000 per year ($2,000,000 from NSF, $3,000,000 from NIGMS), subject to availability of funds. Award sizes are expected to range from $100,000 to $400,000 per year with durations of 3-5 years.
DEADLINE: October 1, 2010
For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10579/nsf10579.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
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9) Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences (NSF)
The Division of Mathematical Sciences in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health plan to support research in mathematics and statistics on questions in the biological and biomedical sciences. Both agencies recognize the need and urgency for promoting research at the interface between the mathematical sciences and the life sciences. This competition is designed to encourage new collaborations, as well as to support existing ones.
DEADLINE: October 1, 2010
For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf10579
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10) EarthScope (NSF)
This solicitation calls for proposals to establish a community-based EarthScope National Office. The Office will foster and support integrated science, education, outreach, and related activities for the EarthScope program; facilitate and coordinate EarthScope scientific planning and education and outreach activities; facilitate collaborative research; and when necessary, form scientific responses to "events" in EarthScope topics and/or regions of interest.
DEADLINE: October 1, 2010
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=55460
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11) Frontiers in Earth System Dynamics (NSF)
The Earth is often characterized as "dynamic" because its systems are variable over space and time, and they can respond rapidly to multiple perturbations. The goals of the Frontiers in Earth-System Dynamics (FESD) program are to: (1) foster an inter-disciplinary and multi-scale understanding of the interplay among and within the various sub-systems of the Earth, (2) catalyze research in areas poised for a major advance, (3) improve data resolution and modeling capabilities to more realistically simulate complex processes and forecast disruptive or threshold events, and (4) improve knowledge of the resilience of the Earth and its subsystems. Preliminary proposal due: Oct 1, 2010; Full proposal due: Mar 15, 2011.
DEADLINE: October 1, 2010
For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10577/nsf10577.pdf
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12) Pre-application for a Biomedical Technology Research Center (X02) (NIH)
The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) uses the P41 mechanism to support Biomedical Technology Research Centers (BTRCs) in a variety of areas of biomedical science. BTRCs create critical, often unique, technologies and methods at the forefront of their respective fields, and apply them to a broad range of basic, translational, and clinical research. They also promote the broadest possible use of those technologies through training and dissemination activities. Details concerning current BTRCs can be found at http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/biomedical_technology/biomedical_technology_research_centers/ .
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (http://www.nibib.nih.gov, NIBIB) has a similar program that supports Biomedical Technology Resource Centers. Details about that program can be found at http://www.nibib.nih.gov/Research/ResourceCenters. Applicants who are interested in submitting an application to the NIBIB program need to use their application procedures rather than those in this announcement.
BTRC applications are complex, typically requiring significant investment of time to prepare and review and this pre-application process is meant to minimize the burden on both the applicant and reviewer communities. Subsequent notification of the opportunity to submit a P41 application is based on both the critiques of the peer reviewers of the potential BTRC as well as programmatic considerations such as the number of BTRCs working in similar areas. Applicants should contact members of program staff (http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/biomedical_technology/contacts.asp ) with questions about either the X02 or P41 funding opportunity announcements.
BTRCs may be developed in a specific, narrow technological area, or they may integrate multiple technologies and methods in order to create transformative approaches to a broad class of research problems. Ideally, these Centers identify opportunities for transformative technological advances that open new lines of biomedical inquiry. They also should be uniquely positioned to appreciate which biomedical research problems the Resource can solve by the creation of new tools. This intense synergy between technology development and biomedical problem-solving defines the Centers as fundamentally different in character from laboratories engaged in investigator-initiated research or other center-related projects that may have more narrowly defined goals.
A BTRC also has three other critical components that set it apart from other NIH research centers. A BTRC must provide service and training to outside investigators and must disseminate the technology and methods it has developed. These efforts require the commitment of far greater financial and personnel resources to activities outside of their primary focus than is expected for other types of research efforts. Providing other investigators with ready access to Center tools and expertise has a substantial impact on administration and daily operation of the laboratory. Efforts to train the broader scientific community and disseminate technology require a fundamentally outward-looking philosophy that may, on the surface, appear at odds with the competitive nature of modern science. The goal of these efforts is, so far as is possible, to export the technology and expertise of the Center into the community, achieving a broader impact on biomedical research than would be possible through the projects in which the Center can participate directly. Industrial partnerships are not required, but they are welcome when appropriate. Ultimately, this process should aim for the widespread and routine application of the technologies being actively disseminated.
The pre-application submitted in response to this announcement will not result in an award using any of the traditional NIH mechanisms. For tracking purposes, each pre-application will be assigned a number that will use the X02 mechanism.
Those applicants whose pre-applications are identified as being highly meritorious will be notified of the opportunity to submit full applications under PAR-10-222
Opening Date: November 14, 2010 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
Application Due Date(s): December 14, 2010; May 11, 2011; December 13, 2011; May 11, 2012; December 13, 2012
DEADLINE: December 14, 2010
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-224.html
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13) Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Desert Southwest (USGS)
The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research into advancing land-use science by analyzing and interpretation of the National Land Cover Trends database. Information on the rates, driving forces, and consequences of land use and land cover change is important in studies addressing issues ranging from the health of aquatic resources to climate change. The challenge facing policy-makers and scientists is that there is generally a lack of comprehensive data on the types and rates of land use and land cover changes, and even less systematic evidence on the cause and consequences of these changes. Lack of local and regional data of sufficient reliability and temporal and geographic detail frustrates attempts at fine-tuned assessment of the implications of such changes. Developing an understanding in these area will lead to improved ability to predict changes and, consequently, to improve policies for regional management of environmental resources. Multi-temporal land change data and field work results will provide a unique opportunity to develop and understanding about the causes of land change, and to develop new methods of finding driving forces that are associated with land cover change. The results of this research will enhance the understanding of recent U.S. land changes. The objectives of this work is to analysis and interpret the record of land use dynamics that includes land use and land cover change to enhance understanding of the physical and social drivers of land surface change.
DEADLINE: July 8, 2010
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/synopsis.do;jsessionid=v6J9Mq3hKJm1ZPf7trrTPQnfvLJnGDpyZHYk2Gcb1hbW5XRn8szv!1528547852
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14) Office of Postsecondary Education: Centers of Excellence for Veteran Student Success CFDA Number 84.116G (DOE)
The purpose of this program is to encourage institutions of higher education (IHEs) to develop model programs to support veteran student success in postsecondary education by coordinating services to address the academic, financial, physical, and social needs of veteran students. Establishing a Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success on the campus of the institution to provide a single point of contact to coordinate comprehensive support services for veteran students; establishing a veteran student support team, including representatives from the offices of the institution responsible for admissions, registration, financial aid, veterans benefits, academic advising, student health, personal or mental health counseling, career advising, disabilities services, and any other office of the institution that provides support to veteran students on campus; providing a coordinator whose primary responsibility is to coordinate the model program; monitoring the rates of veteran student enrollment, persistence, and completion; and developing a plan to sustain the Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success after the grant period.
DEADLINE: July 30, 2010
For more information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-15919.pdf
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15) Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow (TCT): Programs for Master's Degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or Critical Foreign Language Education CFDA Number 84.381B (DOE)
The purpose of the TCT program is to enable partnerships served by eligible recipients to develop and implement 2-or 3-year part-time master's degree programs in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or critical foreign language education for teachers in order to enhance the teachers' content knowledge and pedagogical skills; or to develop and implement programs for professionals in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or critical foreign language education that lead to a master's degree in teaching that results in teacher certification.
DEADLINE: July 30, 2010
For more information: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-15922.pdf
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16) Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Into Higher Education (TPSID)--Model Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students With Intellectual Disabilities CFDA Number 84.407A (DOE)
The purpose of this program is to support model demonstration programs that promote the successful transition of students with intellectual disabilities into higher education and to enable institutions of higher education (IHEs) (or consortia of institutions of higher education), to create or expand high quality inclusive model comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities.
DEADLINE: July 30, 2010
For more information: http:///edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-15927.pdf
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17) Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program (Dept of Housing & Urban Dev)
The Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program (Program) will support metropolitan and multijurisdictional planning efforts that integrate housing, land use, economic and workforce development, transportation, and infrastructure investments in a manner that empowers jurisdictions to consider the interdependent challenges of: (1) economic competitiveness and revitalization; (2) social equity, inclusion, and access to opportunity; (3) energy use and climate change; and (4) public health and environmental impact. The Program will place a priority on investing in partnerships, including nontraditional partnerships (e.g., arts and culture, recreation, etc.) that translate the Livability Principles (See Section I. B.) into strategies that direct long-term development and reinvestment, demonstrate a commitment to addressing issues of regional significance, utilize data to set and monitor progress toward performance goals, and engage stakeholders and citizens in meaningful decision-making roles. In this program, an eligible applicant is a multijurisdictional and multisector partnership consisting of a consortium of government entities and non-profit partners.
DEADLINE: August 23, 2010
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=55456
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18) 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), Northern Australia, and Melanesia.
DEADLINE: August 31, 2010
For more information: http://www.christensenfund.org/frame_grants.html
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19) Land Value Taxation (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy)
The David C. Lincoln Fellowships in Land Value Taxation provide $20,000 to $30,000 per year, renewable for up to 3 years, to encourage scholars to undertake new work in the basic theory of land value taxation or its application to specific issues, domestic or international. The research may deal with land value taxation from the perspective of economic analysis, legal theory and practice, political science, administrative feasibility, valuation techniques, or other approaches to achieve a better understanding of land value taxation as a component of fiscal systems.
DEADLINE: September 1, 2010
For more information: http://www.lincolninst.edu/education/dcl_fellowships.asp
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20) Guggenheim Fellowships (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation)
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation offers fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields (natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, creative arts).
DEADLINE: September 15, 2010
For more information: http://www.gf.org/applicants
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21) Historic Preservation (James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation)
The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation offers $15,000 grants for research or a project to mid-career professionals who have an academic background, professional experience, and an established identity in historic preservation, architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, environmental planning, archaeology, architectural history, or the decorative arts.
DEADLINE: September 15, 2010
For more information: http://fitchfoundation.org/Grants_Qualifications_Fitch.php
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