[GrantsAlert] CALS Grants Alert Issue No. 94 03-Aug-11
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1) Collaborative Research & Tech Transfer (UA BIO5)
2) NOTICE: Systems Science Grantsmanship Workshop (NIFA)
3) People's Garden Grant Program (NIFA)
4) Critical Agricultural Materials Program (USDA)
5) Economics (NSF)
6) Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (NSF)
7) Innovation Corps Program (NSF)
8) Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE NSF)
9) Advancing Digitization of Biological Collections (NSF)
10) Systems Developmental Biology for Understanding Embryonic Development and the Ontogeny of Structural Birth Defects (R01) (NIH)
11) Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (R25) (NIH)
12) Sleep and Social Environment: Basic Biopsychosocial Processes (R21) (NIH)
13) Ethical Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomic Research Regular Research Program (R01) (NIH)
14) Health Promotion for Children With Physical Disabilities Through Physical Activity and Diet: Developing An Evidence Base (R01) (NIH)
15) Health Promotion for Children With Physical Disabilities Through Physical Activity and Diet: Developing An Evidence Base (R21) (NIH)
16) Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomic Research Small Research Grant Program (R03) (NIH)
17) Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomic Research Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) (NIH)
18) Diabetes Research Centers (P30) (NIH)
19) National University Clean Energy Business Challenge (DOE)
20) Curriculum Development for Women Offenders: Developing an Agency-wide Approach (NIC)
21) New State Emergency Management Director Outreach and Education Program (Homeland Security)
22) ROSES 2011: Earth Science Applications: Water Resources (NASA)
23) Minerva Research Initiative (DOD)
24) Wildlife and Habitat Conservation (SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Conservation Fund)
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1) Collaborative Research & Tech Transfer (UA BIO5)
The BIO5 Institute plans to confer several awards ranging from $25,000-$75,000 for "Innovation Seed Grants" and for "Pilot Projects that Span Fields Relevant to Biological Sciences." Please click on the following link to review the RFP's.
http://www.bio5.org/memos.
Both award categories require BIO5 membership by at least one investigator, and application for membership may accompany the award proposal.
The deadline for application is September 16, 2011.
*Fernando D. Martinez, MD
Regents' Professor
Director, BIO5 Institute
Director, Arizona Respiratory Center
Swift-McNear Professor of Pediatrics
*C. A. Barnes, Ph.D.
Regents' Professor, Psychology and Neurology
Evelyn F. McKnight Chair for Learning and Memory in Aging
Director, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute
Director, ARL Division of Neural Systems, Memory and Aging
Associate Director, BIO5 Institute
*Jennifer Kehlet Barton, Ph.D.
Professor and Head, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Chair, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Interdisciplinary Program
Assistant Director, BIO5 Institute
DEADLINE: September 16, 2011
For more information: http://www.bio5.org/memos
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2) NOTICE: Systems Science Grantsmanship Workshop (NIFA)
On Tuesday, August 9, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm EDT, the NIFA National Program Leaders, in partnership with The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, are offering the third in a series of one-day national Trans-disciplinary Grant Writing Workshops covering the preparation and management of competitively awarded, systems-based grant applications. The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program, the Specialty Crop Research Initiative, the Organic Research and Extension Initiative, and the Organic Transitions Program all solicit applications that use a systems approach and trans-disciplinary teams to meet challenges faced by producers and consumers. The program will be hosted live on The University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville; however, participants have the option of viewing a live webcast, or accessing an archived version for post-workshop viewing. Registration is free, but advance sign-up is strongly encouraged to aid planning.
For more information: http://agresearch.tennessee.edu/nifa/?utm_source=Constant%2BContact&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=workshop&utm_campaign=NIFA%2BWorkshop
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3) People's Garden Grant Program (NIFA)
The People's Garden Grant Program (PPGP) is designed to facilitate the creation of produce, recreation, and/or wildlife gardens in urban and rural areas, which will provide opportunities for science-based informal education. This program is a joint initiative supported by USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Food and Nutrition Service, Forest Service, and Natural Resources Conservation Service, in addition to NIFA. Successful applicants will provide micro-subgrant support to smaller local projects.
To answer questions about this RFA and the pending project, NIFA will host a teleconference on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). For those unable to participate in the call, NIFA will post a summary of the questions and the information provided to
http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/peoples_garden/peoples_garden.html.
To participate in the teleconference, please call toll-free (888) 858-2144; the access code is 1059897.
Estimated Total Program Funding $725,000.00
Range of Awards $0.00 to $150,000.00
DEADLINE: August 26, 2011
For more information: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/fo/peoplesgardengrantprogram.cfm
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4) Critical Agricultural Materials Program (USDA)
The Critical Agricultural Materials Competitive Grants Program supports product development, demonstration and validation of product performance under operational field conditions, specifically for paints, coatings, adhesives for composites, and aerial delivery systems or components which are manufactured from domestically produced agricultural materials and are of strategic and industrial importance to benefit the economy, defense and general well-being of the Nation. Many such products replace petroleum-based products, and offer opportunities to create new businesses and new markets for agricultural materials.
Expected Number of Awards: 2
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
DEADLINE: September 2, 2011
For more information: http://nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/cam.html
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5) Economics (NSF)
The Economics program supports research designed to improve the understanding of the processes and institutions of the U.S. economy and of the world system of which it is a part. This program also strengthens both empirical and theoretical economic analysis as well as the methods for rigorous research on economic behavior. It supports research in almost every area of economics, including econometrics, economic history, environmental economics, finance, industrial organization, international economics, labor economics, macroeconomics, mathematical economics, and public finance.
The Economics program welcomes proposals for individual or multi-investigator research projects, doctoral dissertation improvement awards, conferences, workshops, symposia, experimental research, data collection and dissemination, computer equipment and other instrumentation, and research experience for undergraduates. The program places a high priority on interdisciplinary research. Investigators are encouraged to submit proposals of joint interest to the Economics Program and other NSF programs and NSF initiative areas. The program places a high priority on broadening participation and encourages proposals from junior faculty, women, other underrepresented minorities, Research Undergraduate Institutions, and EPSCoR states.
The program also funds conferences and interdisciplinary research that strengthens links among economics and the other social and behavioral sciences as well as mathematics and statistics.
Full Proposal Target Date: August 18, 2011; Full Proposal Target Date: January 18, 2012
DEADLINE: August 18, 2011
For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5437&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click
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6) Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (NSF)
The Decision, Risk and Management Sciences program supports scientific research directed at increasing the understanding and effectiveness of decision making by individuals, groups, organizations, and society. Disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, doctoral dissertation research, and workshops are funded in the areas of judgment and decision making; decision analysis and decision aids; risk analysis, perception, and communication; societal and public policy decision making; management science and organizational design. The program also supports small grants that are time-critical (Rapid Response Research - RAPID)and small grants that are high-risk and of a potentially transformative nature (EArly-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research - EAGER)
Full Proposal Target Date: August 18, 2011; Full Proposal Target Date: January 18, 2012
DEADLINE: August 18, 2011
For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5423&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click
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7) Innovation Corps Program (NSF)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to develop and nurture a national innovation ecosystem that builds upon fundamental research to guide the output of scientific discoveries closer to the development of technologies, products and processes that benefit society.In order to jumpstart a national innovation ecosystem, NSF is establishing the NSF Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps). The NSF I-Corps' purpose is to identify NSF-funded researchers who will receive additional support - in the form of mentoring and funding - to accelerate innovation that can attract subsequent third-party funding. The purpose of the NSF I-Corps grant is to give the project team access to resources to help determine the readiness to transition technology developed by previously-funded or currently-funded NSF projects. The outcome of the I-Corps projects will be threefold: 1) a clear go/no go decision regarding viability of products and services, 2) should the decision be to move the effort forward, a transition plan to do so, and 3) a technology demonstration for potential partners. WEBINAR: A webinar will be held on the first Tuesday of every month, beginning in August 2011 to answer questions about this program. Details will be posted on the I-Corps website as they become available.
Expected Number of Awards: 25
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,250,000
Award Ceiling: $50,000
DEADLINE: September 9, 2011
For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504672
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8) Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE NSF)
Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) is an NSF-wide program that supports international activities across all NSF supported disciplines. The primary goal of PIRE is to support high quality projects in which advances in research and education could not occur without international collaboration. PIRE seeks to catalyze a higher level of international engagement in the U.S. science and engineering community. International partnerships are essential to addressing critical science and engineering problems. In the global context, U.S. researchers and educators must be able to operate effectively in teams with partners from different nations and cultural backgrounds. PIRE promotes excellence in science and engineering through international collaboration and facilitates development of a diverse, globally-engaged, U.S. science and engineering workforce. This PIRE competition will focus exclusively on the NSF-wide investment area of Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES). The SEES effort focuses on interdisciplinary topics that will advance sustainability science, engineering and education as an integrative approach to the challenges of adapting to environmental, social and cultural changes associated with growth and development of human populations, and attaining a sustainable energy future. Additional details are provided in the Summary of Program Requirements below.
Expected Number of Awards: 15
Estimated Total Program Funding: $15,000,000
Current Closing Date for Applications: Oct 19, 2011 Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): October 19, 2011 Full Proposal Deadline(s): May 15, 2012
DEADLINE: October 19, 2011
For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf11564
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9) Advancing Digitization of Biological Collections (NSF)
This program seeks to enhance and expand the national resource of digital data documenting existing vouchered biological and paleontological collections and to advance scientific knowledge by improving access to digitized information (including images) residing in vouchered scientific collections across the United States. The information associated with various collections of organisms, such as geographic, paleogeographic and stratigraphic distribution, environmental habitat data, phenology, information about associated organisms, collector field notes, and tissues and molecular data extracted from the specimens, is a rich resource providing the baseline from which to further biodiversity research and provide critical information about existing gaps in our knowledge of life on earth. The national resource is structured at three levels: a central coordinating organization, a series of thematic networks based on an important research theme, and the physical collections. The national resource builds upon a sizable existing national investment in curation of the physical objects in scientific collections and contributes vitally to scientific research and technology interests in the United States. It will become an invaluable tool in understanding contemporary biological issues and challenges.
Expected Number of Awards: 12
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Award Ceiling: $10,000,000
Award Floor: $3,000,000
CFDA Number(s): 47.050 -- Geosciences; 47.074 -- Biological Sciences
DEADLINE: October 31, 2011
For more information: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf11567
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10) Systems Developmental Biology for Understanding Embryonic Development and the Ontogeny of Structural Birth Defects (R01) (NIH)
The purpose of this FOA is to promote systems developmental biology. Systems developmental biology is an emergent field utilizing the approaches of systems biology to integrate the expanding molecular-level knowledge of genes, proteins, biochemical, biophysical and cellular processes into networks of interacting components that result in embryonic development. Systems developmental biology offers the potential to complement the reductionist focus of modern developmental biology and provide a more comprehensive understanding of the causal relationships leading to normal and abnormal embryogenesis.
Over the past several decades the approaches used by developmental biologists to study embryogenesis have resulted in a wealth of detailed molecular-level descriptions of developmental phenomena. The successes of hypothesis-driven reductionist approaches have taught us that development is exceptionally complex and that simple intuitive models of developmental processes are insufficient for comprehending this enormous complexity. Ultimately, a more profound understanding of development requires the assimilation of many levels of genomic, biochemical, and biophysical information into models that are quantitative, predictive, and experimentally verifiable.
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date) September 4, 2011
Letter of Intent Due Date September 4, 2011, September 4, 2012, September 4, 2013
Application Due Date(s) October 4, 2011, October 4, 2012, October 4, 2013, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-257.html
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11) Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (R25) (NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), encourages Research Education Grant (R25) applications from institutions that propose research education programs to increase the pool of community college students from underrepresented backgrounds who go on to research careers in the biomedical and behavioral sciences and will be available to participate in NIH-funded research. This initiative promotes partnerships/consortia between community colleges or other two-year post-secondary educational institutions granting the associate degree with colleges or universities that offer the baccalaureate degree. The program expects that the joint efforts of baccalaureate degree-granting and associate degree-granting institutions will foster the development of a well-integrated institutional program that will provide students from underrepresented groups with the necessary academic preparation and skills to enable their transition and successful completion of the baccalaureate and subsequently more advanced degrees in biomedical and behavioral sciences.
DEADLINE: September 25, 2011
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-285.html
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12) Sleep and Social Environment: Basic Biopsychosocial Processes (R21) (NIH)
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) issued by the Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Opportunity Network (OppNet), National Institutes of Health (NIH), solicits Research Project Grant (R21) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to investigate the reciprocal interactions of the processes of sleep and circadian regulation and function with behavioral and social environment processes. Sleep is a complex biological phenomenon that is essential to normal behavioral and social functioning, as well as optimal health. In spite of its vital nature, the mechanisms by which social environment factors affect sleep behavior patterns have not been studied systematically, especially within the context of individual vulnerabilities and resilience. There is a need for greater understanding of the dynamic relationships between behavioral and social environment factors on the one hand and the basic mechanisms of sleep-wake and circadian regulation and function on the other. This FOA is not intended to support research on or development of treatments or interventions for disorders of sleep or circadian rhythms.
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HD-12-204
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
Award Ceiling: $200,000
DEADLINE: September 30, 2011
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-12-204.html
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13) Ethical Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomic Research Regular Research Program (R01) (NIH)
The rapid evolution of genomic technologies and the increasing availability and use of genomic information has the potential to transform how research and medicine are practiced and how a wide range of social practices and norms are understood and shaped. This FOA is intended to encourage multi-disciplinary research applications that identify, examine and address the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of advances in genomic research and technology for individuals, families, communities and society more broadly.
On February 10, 2011, Nature magazine published NHGRIs strategic plan for the future of human genome research, called "Charting a Course for Genomic Medicine from Base Pairs to Bedside." This plan includes a section on Genomics and Society that outlines four areas that will need to be addressed as genomic science and medicine move forward. Based on these areas, the NHGRI has identified the following broad research priorities.
Genomic Research. Projects in this area may examine and address the issues that arise in the design and conduct of genomic research, particularly as it increasingly involves the production, analysis and broad sharing of individual genomic information that is frequently coupled with detailed health information.
Genomic Health Care. Projects in this area may explore how rapid advances in genomic technologies and the availability of increasing amounts of genomic information influence how health care is provided and how it affects the health of individuals, families and communities.
Broader Societal Issues. Projects in this area may examine the normative underpinnings of beliefs, practices and policies regarding genomic information and technologies, as well as the implications of genomics for how we conceptualize and understand such issues as health, disease, and individual responsibility.
Legal, Regulatory and Public Policy Issues. Projects in this area may explore the effects of existing genomic research, health and public policies and regulations and provide data to inform the development of new policies and regulatory approaches.
Funding Opportunity Number: PA-11-250
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date) September 5, 2011
DEADLINE: February 5, 2012
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-250.html
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14) Health Promotion for Children With Physical Disabilities Through Physical Activity and Diet: Developing An Evidence Base (R01) (NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications that will improve our understanding of how patterns of physical activity and dietary choice affect the health and fitness of children with physical disabilities.
Proposed research should account for the functional limitations of children with disabilities and their nutritional needs, as well as the physiological, psychosocial, and environmental factors that play a role in determining the health of this population.
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date)-- September 5, 2011
DEADLINE: February 5, 2012
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-288.html
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15) Health Promotion for Children With Physical Disabilities Through Physical Activity and Diet: Developing An Evidence Base (R21) (NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21) applications that will improve our understanding of how patterns of physical activity and dietary choice affect the health and fitness of children with physical disabilities. Proposed research should account for the functional limitations of children with disabilities and their nutritional needs, as well as the physiological, psychosocial, and environmental factors that play a role in determining the health of this population.
Award Ceiling: $200,000
DEADLINE: February 16, 2012
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-284.html
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16) Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomic Research Small Research Grant Program (R03) (NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages Small Research Grant (R03) applications to study the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genome research. These applications should be for small, self-contained research projects. Of particular interest are projects that propose focused legal, economic, philosophical or historical analyses of new or emerging issues.
Award Ceiling: $50,000 Open Date (Earliest Submission Date): September 16, 2011
DEADLINE: February 16, 2012
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-249.html
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17) Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomic Research Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) (NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages Exploratory/Developmental Research Program Grant (R21) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to study the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genome research. These applications should propose exploratory or novel studies that break new ground or extend previous discoveries toward new directions or applications. Of particular interest are studies that explore the implications of new or emerging genomic technologies or novel uses of genomic information.
Funding Opportunity Number: PA-11-251
Award Ceiling: $200,000
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date) September 16, 2011
DEADLINE: February 16, 2012
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-251.html
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18) Diabetes Research Centers (P30) (NIH)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for Diabetes Research Centers, formerly named Diabetes Endocrinology Research Centers (DERCs) and Diabetes Research and Training Centers (DRTCs). Diabetes Research Centers are designed to support and enhance the national research effort in diabetes and related endocrine and metabolic diseases. Diabetes Research Centers support three primary research-related activities: Research Core services, a Pilot and Feasibility (P&F) program, and an Enrichment program. All activities pursued by Diabetes Research Centers are designed to enhance the efficiency, productivity, effectiveness and multidisciplinary nature of research in Diabetes Research Center topic areas. The NIDDK Diabetes Centers program in 2011 consists of 16 Centers each located at outstanding research institutions with documented programs of research excellence in diabetes, endocrine and metabolic diseases. Information about the NIDDK Diabetes Research Centers may be found at the following URL: http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/Research/Centers/CenterPrograms/.
Letter of Intent Due Date - January 31, 2012
Application Due Date - February 29, 2012
DEADLINE: February 29, 2012
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-11-015.html
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19) National University Clean Energy Business Challenge (DOE)
As part of the Obama Administration's effort to support and empower the next generation of American clean energy entrepreneurs, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced $2 million in available funding for the National University Clean Energy Business Challenge. This nationwide initiative will create a network of regional student-focused clean energy business creation competitions whose winners will compete for a National Grand Prize at a completion held at the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. in early summer 2012.
The funding will support up to six regional competitions that will inspire, mentor, and train students from across the country to develop successful business plans to create a new generation of American clean energy companies. These regional competitions will take place before May 1, 2012.
This national initiative will enable student participants to gain the skills required to build new businesses and transform promising innovative energy technologies from U.S. universities and National Laboratories into innovative new energy products that will to solve our nation's energy challenges, spur business creation, create American jobs, and boost American competitiveness.
Fostering innovation at America's universities and producing our nation's next generation of clean energy entrepreneurs is vital to ensuring our nation's competiveness in the clean energy economy of tomorrow,
said Secretary Chu.
This investment will train a new generation of scientific and technical leaders and support the Administration's continued effort to ensure that America has the workforce we need to secure our energy future, create jobs here at home, and win the future."
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will consider applications that propose annual U.S. university-based business creation competitions for student entrepreneurs with business ideas in energy efficiency and renewable energy. Student teams that participate in the competitions will work with experienced mentors from the energy industry and start up community, along with university and national lab-based researchers, to develop creative business plans for transforming ground-breaking energy technologies into high impact market solutions. The FOA has been posted to FedConnect and is available under the reference number
DE-FOA-0000570.
Applications are due on August 22, 2011. Selections are expected to be made before the end of September 2011.
This initiative, facilitated by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ( https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/PublicSearch/Public_Opportunities.aspx -- search for Reference Number DE-FOA-0000570 ), aims to increase the number and quality of start-up businesses created with university-based energy technologies and to promote a new generation of energy entrepreneurs. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy invests in clean energy technologies that strengthen the economy, protect the environment, and reduce dependence on foreign oil.
DEADLINE: August 22, 2011
For more information: http://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/PublicSearch/Public_Opportunities.aspx
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20) Curriculum Development for Women Offenders: Developing an Agency-wide Approach (NIC)
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC)is seeking applications from organizations, groups or individuals to enter into a cooperative agreement for an 18-month period for the development and piloting of a curriculum specific to working with justice involved women. NIC has developed and delivered a number of training programs specific to management of women offenders. Each such program targets varied audiences and objectives, all with the common goal of improving justice system and individual outcomes for women offenders in the criminal justice system. Since the original "Women Offenders: Developing an Agency-wide Approach" was delivered, significant findings specific to women have emerged, increasing our understanding of the risk, needs, and strengths of this population. This solicitation is for the development of a blended-learning curriculum that can be used to guide correctional leadership teams representing jails, prisons, and/or community corrections in planning an agency-wide process for the effective management of justice involved women. The curriculum will incorporate research-based information and will reflect adult learning theory using blended learning and web-based technology.
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Award Ceiling: $135,000
DEADLINE: August 22, 2011
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=109653
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21) New State Emergency Management Director Outreach and Education Program (Homeland Security)
Thirty-nine states held gubernatorial elections in 2010 and the emergency management director is appointed by the governor in 32 states. The significant turnover in these positions could potentially impact state emergency management programs as well as Federal/state relations in that new relationships will need to be established between FEMA Headquarters, Regional Offices and the states. It is critical that NEMA and FEMA work collaboratively to conduct outreach and training for newly appointed state emergency management directors. Through NEMA, the nation's most experienced emergency managers serve as instructors and mentors to newly appointed state directors. Because its members are the state emergency management directors, NEMA has keen insight into current and emerging issues and has the ability to facilitate information-sharing between states, between levels of government, and between stakeholders to address those issues. Through this award, NEMA will provide training, professional development, and resources for newly appointed and current state directors. Education and training are offered in conjunction with NEMA national conferences, webinars, stand-alone workshops and joint FEMA/NEMA regional meetings.
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Estimated Total Program Funding: $56,300
CFDA Number(s): 97.007 -- Homeland Security Preparedness Technical Assistance Program
DEADLINE: August 28, 2011
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=109913
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22) ROSES 2011: Earth Science Applications: Water Resources (NASA)
The NASA Earth Science Division, Applied Sciences Program solicits proposals that develop and demonstrate innovative and practical applications of Earth science observations, models, and research to support water resource decisions with an emphasis on drought prediction, assessment, adaptation, and mitigation.
This solicitation is specifically focused on the ability of organizations (public and private) to leverage NASA capabilities in order to advance their skill to monitor, identify, assess, predict, and respond to water resource deficits. Furthermore, this solicitation will seek the development of sustainable solutions that incorporate solid business/organization models that strive to incorporate performance metrics, fiscal realism of sustained operations, and the vision to meet the drought challenges of both today and in the future. This solicitation will initially support one-year Feasibility studies of potential applications.
This solicitation seeks proposals that use NASA Earth science products and information to affect water resource management and policy decisions aligned with one or more of the following topics:
" Drought prediction, assessment, adaptation, and mitigation in support of food security/efficiency;
" Drought prediction, assessment, adaptation, and mitigation in support of energy security/efficiency;
" Drought prediction, assessment, adaptation, and mitigation in support of natural resource conservation;
" Drought prediction, assessment, adaptation, and mitigation in support of household, municipal, industrial, and in-stream demands for water (both quantity and quality); and
" Access and availability of actionable drought information.
This solicitation is strategically interested in proposals that utilize, among other capabilities, observations from the thermal bands of the electromagnetic spectrum for water resource decision making.
The Program expects to support projects across a range of risks and a range of expected returns and rewards.
Funding Opportunity Number: NNH11ZDA001N-WATER
DEADLINE: September 30, 2011
For more information: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/cmdocumentid=257055/A 34 Water Amend 10.pdf
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23) Minerva Research Initiative (DOD)
Minerva brings together universities, research institutions, and individual scholars and supports multidisciplinary and cross-institutional projects addressing specific topic areas determined by the Department of Defense. The MRI aims to promote research in specific areas of social science and to promote a candid and constructive relationship between DoD and the social science academic community.
The Minerva Research Initiative competition is for research related to the seven (7) topics listed below. Detailed descriptions of the topics can be found in Section VIII,
Specific Minerva Research Initiative Topics.
The detailed descriptions are intended to provide the proposer a frame of reference and are not meant to be restrictive. Innovative proposals related to these research topics are highly encouraged. White papers and full proposals are solicited which address the following topics:
(1) Strategic Impact of Religious and Cultural Changes
(2) Terrorism and Terrorist Ideologies
(3) Science, Technology and Military Transformations in China and Developing
States
(4) National Security Implications of Energy and Environmental Stress
(5) New Theories of Cross-Domain Deterrence
(6) Regime and Social Dynamics in Failed, Failing, and Fragile Authoritarian States
(7) New Approaches to Understanding Dimensions of National Security, Conflict,
and Cooperation
Estimated Total Program Funding: $35,000,000
Award Ceiling: $2,000,000
Award Floor: $2,000,000
Broad Agency Announcement W911NF-11-R-0011
Response Due Dates
White Papers: Thursday, 1 September 2011, 4:00 PM Local North Carolina Time
Full Proposals: Monday, 7 November 2011, 4:00 PM Local North Carolina Time
DEADLINE: November 7, 2011
For more information: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=106054
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24) Wildlife and Habitat Conservation (SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Conservation Fund)
The SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund works with hundreds of organizations, both big and small, around the world. All of these groups share a common goal - protecting animals, people and places. Aiming to achieve long-term conservation success, we support projects that are: *Science-based; *Solution-driven; *Community-oriented
in 4 key categories: *Species Research; *Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation; *Habitat Protection; *Conservation Education
Special Grants & Awards -- Each year, eight winning groups are selected to win $10,000 each and one outstanding environmental educator/leader receives $5,000 -- in 3 categories, *Animal Crisis Grants; *National Geographic Society Co-Grants; *Environmental Excellence Awards. For more information on this program, award criteria and submission deadlines, visit: www.seaworld.org/conservation-matters/eea.
DEADLINE: December 1, 2011
For more information: http://www.swbg-conservationfund.org/grantInfo.htm
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