From grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu Fri Nov 2 17:32:43 2007 From: grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu (grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu) Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 17:32:43 -0400 Subject: [Grants-dist] Research Opportunities Message-ID: <6FAABD1159263A4B84B126D9C2FCFD52AE1CB1@CUMAIL1.CAMPUS.CU.CLEMSON.EDU> Terry and I will be attending the National Council of University Research Administrator Annual Meeting in Washington, DC next week and will be out of the office from November the 5th thru November the 8th. Please plan accordingly. Proposals should be taken to Carolyn Douglass in 114 Riggs Hall during that time. Please find attached two recent requests for applications. One was sent previously. Please forward to appropriate staff in your institution. RESEARCH PROFESSORSHIP IN MELANOMA Letter of Intent - December 15, 2007 Application Date - April 1, 2008 (See attached file: Melanoma RFA.pdf) POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER Letter of Intent - January 16, 2008 Application Date - February 20, 2008 (See attached file: ACS RFA 2008 final.pdf) Both RFAs can also be found on our website. www.cancer.org Research Program Funding Opportunities Index of Grants ...Look under special initiatives. Don't hesitate to contact me with questions. Best Regards, Bill Phelps William C. Phelps, PhD Scientific Program Director Research Department American Cancer Society 250 Williams St. Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 929-6835 Phone (404) 321-4669 Fax william.phelps at cancer.org Professorship RFA: http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/MelanomaRFA.pdf Postdoctoral Fellowship RFA: http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/ACSRFA2008final.pdf * * * * * * * Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts November 02, 2007 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?WeekEnding=11-02-2007 NIH Requiring Mandatory Use of the Electronic Financial Status Report System in the eRA Commons Beginning October 1, 2007 * * * * * * * Commerce Business Daily for this week: http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-11-02-07.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-11-01-07.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-10-31-07.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-10-30-07.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-10-29-07.htm NSF, NIH and ACS deadlines have been updated in the Research Opportunities continuous list at the bottom of the page. To view the continuous list of Research Opportunities and items you may have missed please click on the following URL: http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/opportunities.htm * * * * * * * * To view The Grant Advisor http://www.grantadvisor.com/tgaplus/ * * * * * * * To see what's in the (State Science and Technology Institute) STTI Weekly Digest go to the bottom of this document. * * * * * * * * Current Fringe Rates, Indirect Rates, and Tuition Remission Rates are listed at the bottom. * * * * * * * * November 9, 2007 DOI Department of the Interior U. S. Geological Survey Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley CESU Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40001 November 29, 2007 DHS Department of Homeland Security Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division CELL-ALL Ubiquitious Biological and Chemical Sensing Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=39999 December 5, 2007 NSF National Science Foundation High Performance Computing System Acquisition: Towards a Petascale Computing Environment for Science and Engineering Modification 3 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=24 64 December 8, 2007 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health NHLBI Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows (F30) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 839 December 10, 2007 HHS Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Field Trials to Evaluate Efficacy of Natural Products for the Control of the Tick Vectors of Lyme Disease Spirochetes Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 797 HHS Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Evaluation of Reservoir-Targeted Vaccine Formulations to Prevent Enzootic Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme Borreliosis) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 798 December 14, 2007 EPA Environmental Protection Agency US-Mexico Border Environmental Education Program Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 838 January 11, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Office of Naval Research Fiscal Year 2008 ONR Young Investigator Program (YIP) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 803 January 17, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health 2008 NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program (DP1) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 848 January 22, 2008 USAID US Agency for International Development FY08 Title II Program Procedures and Proposal Guidelines Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=39972 January 25, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) in Human Cancer for the Year 2008 and 2009 (P50) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 809 February 1, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 795 February 5, 2008 Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Anemia of Inflammation and of Chronic Diseases (R01) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 808 February 15, 2008 DOT U.S. Department of Transportation DOT Federal Highway Administration FY 2008 Dwight David Eisenhower Fellowship Program Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40000 March 28, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Molecular Therapy Core Center (P30) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 804 * * * * * * * * New F&A Schedule (Pending Federal approval) These rates are expected to be approved and should be used starting immediately on proposals being developed. For projects starting on or after July 1, 2007, for the duration of the award the rates will be: Organized Research - 47.5% Instruction - 45.0% Other Sponsored Activities - 34.0% For projects starting on or after July 1, 2008, for the duration of the award the rates will be: Organized Research - 48.0% Instruction - 45.0% Other Sponsored Activities -34.0% For projects starting on or after July 1, 2009, for the duration of the award the rates will be: Organized Research - 48.5% Instruction - 45.0% Other Sponsored Activities -34.0% Example: If you proposal starts September 1, 2007, your rate will be 47.5% for the life of the proposed project. New Fringe Rates Faculty - 24.1% Staff & Post-Docs - 30.2% Students - 5.1% Part-time & Retired - 15.9% FY Per Semester Per Summer Session Total for Year 2008 2,691 1,035 7,452 2009 2,826 788 7,228 2010 2,967 827 7,588 2011 3,115 868 7,966 2012 3,271 911 8,364 SSTI Weekly Digest A Publication of the State Science and Technology Institute SSTI, 5015 Pine Creek Drive, Westerville, Ohio 43081 Phone: (614) 901-1690 http://www.ssti.org In the October 24, 2007 Issue: * SSTI Presents Awards of Excellence to Six Organizations Improving the Nation's Competitiveness * SSTI Selects Cleveland for 2008 Annual Conference: October 14-16, 2008 Copyright State Science & Technology Institute 2007. Redistribution to all others interested in tech-based economic development is strongly encouraged. Please cite the State Science & Technology Institute whenever portions are reproduced or redirected. ARCHIVED ISSUES (1996-present): Previous issues of the SSTI Weekly Digest are available and searchable on our website: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/digest.htm An index of all state and local stories may be found at: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Indices/indexstate.htm TO SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE: Subscriptions to the SSTI Weekly Digest are free. To subscribe, please visit: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/digform.htm To unsubscribe, please visit: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/digform_unsubscribe.htm ________________________________ SSTI Presents Awards of Excellence to Six Organizations Improving the Nation's Competitiveness As part of SSTI's 11th Annual Conference, recipients of the first annual SSTI Excellence in TBED Awards were honored for their participation in a national competition showcasing best practices in approaches to building tech-based economies. Designed to celebrate exceptional achievement in addressing the elements that have been found in successful technology-based economies, the awards program recognizes efforts to improve state and regional economies through science, technology and innovation. "Successful tech-based economies have strong research infrastructure, ability to commercialize research, access to capital, a skilled workforce, and an entrepreneurial culture," said SSTI President and CEO Dan Berglund. "They also encourage existing industries to become more competitive. These initiatives demonstrate the successful approaches that are being taken across the country." The 2007 Excellence in TBED Award winners include: * Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholars(r) - Expanding the Research Infrastructure Category. The purpose of the GRA Eminent Scholars program is to bring pre-eminent scientists to Georgia's research universities and provide them with the tools they need to lead R&D programs with the greatest potential for generating significant economic gains for Georgia. To date, the program has recruited 57 Eminent Scholars to GRA's university partners. These Eminent Scholars have attracted more than $350 million in federal, foundation and corporate research funding, fostered and led 20 centers of research excellence, and spun out more than 20 new technology start-up companies from their research and research centers. * Georgia Research Alliance VentureLab - Commercializing Research Category. Launched in 2002, VentureLab currently operates at five of Georgia Research Alliance's (GRA) partner universities, seeking out university-based research innovations, assessing their commercial potential and providing resources to form new ventures. Seed grants are awarded to universities and early-stage companies. GRA investment in VentureLab grants through 2006 totaled $6.5 million, with 73 discoveries/technologies funded and 52 companies formed. * Technology 2020 - Building Entrepreneurial Capacity Category. Founded in 1995, Technology 2020 is a public-private partnership whose mission is to grow new businesses and high quality jobs by capitalizing on the unique technology resources of the Technology Valley Corridor. Technology 2020 has established a comprehensive entrepreneurial support system which has provided assistance to more than 160 start-up companies in the region. These client companies now employ more than 1,800 people at salaries nearly double the regional average and account for $114 million in payroll annually in the Tennessee Valley Corridor. * Connecticut Innovations Eli Whitney Fund - Increasing Access to Capital Category. Connecticut Innovations, a quasi-public organization, created the Eli Whitney Fund to help Connecticut-based, entrepreneurial, technology-oriented companies grow by providing funding at the earliest stages in a company's life cycle - when it is most needed. Investments typically range from $250,000 to $1 million. Since 1995, Connecticut Innovations has invested over $100 million to support R&D and marketing efforts in more than 60 companies, leveraging more than $1 billion of additional investment into Connecticut from private investors. Additionally, Connecticut Innovations has generated more than $500 million in Gross State Product and more than 5,000 additional job-years in the state. * Virginia Council on Advanced Technology Skills - Enhancing the Science & Technology Workforce Category. A joint initiative of the Virginia Biotechnology Association and the Virginia Manufacturers Association, the Virginia Council on Advanced Technology Skills (VCATS) is an alliance of employers and economic development partners created to address the challenge of ensuring a quality workforce for Virginia's technology-based industries. The employer-led effort is a statewide competency-based program that works with a variety of partners to address a broad spectrum of related services, including activities to raise awareness for key manufacturing jobs, provide targeted screening and recruitment, and conduct employer-designed training. The effort also focuses on scale and replication with expansion to 10-20 sites across Virginia. * The Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program - Improving Competitiveness of Existing Industries Category. The MTECH Maryland Industrial Partnerships Program (MIPS), an initiative of the A. James Clark School of Engineering's Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute, brings university innovation to the commercial sector by supporting university-based research projects to help Maryland companies develop technology-based products. Since 1987, the MIPS Program has worked to promote the commercialization of new technologies and create partnerships between the University System of Maryland and Maryland businesses. Since its inception, MIPS has provided matching funds for more than 577 projects worth a total value of $152 million in R&D expenditures, resulting in sales of MIPS-related products of over $12 billion. "These six programs represent best practices and illustrate the essential role of science and technology in fostering a climate conducive to innovation," Berglund said. "The proven success stories from this year's selected winners should be viewed as role models for peer practitioners." Applicants were asked to provide a narrative outlining specific information about their initiative, including demonstrable results. SSTI received a number of high-quality proposals addressing the crucial needs of U.S. businesses to compete in a global economy. Winning initiatives were selected through a competitive process by committees of accomplished TBED practitioners and policymakers serving as judges. return to the top of the page ________________________________ SSTI Selects Cleveland for 2008 Annual Conference: October 14-16, 2008 On the heels of our successful 2007 annual conference, held last week in Baltimore, SSTI is pleased to announce that Cleveland will be the location for our 12th annual conference. The nation's premier event for sharing ideas on the best ways to encourage technology-based economic development and foster regional prosperity in a global economy will be held at the InterContinental Hotel in Cleveland, Oct. 14-16, 2008. Cleveland was selected after a national competitive bid process. Key to winning the bid was the efforts of NorTech in demonstrating regional commitments to technology research, development, innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship to spur economic growth in Northeast Ohio. NorTech, Northeast Ohio's leading technology-based economic development organization, worked in partnership with the Ohio Department of Development, regional businesses, foundations, research institutions, and nonprofit community. "We are thrilled that SSTI has selected Cleveland to host its next annual conference," said Dorothy Baunach, president and chief executive officer of NorTech. "We look forward to sharing with attendees the practices that have made Northeast Ohio a model for sustainable technology-based economic development, as well as our public-private partnerships, which have contributed to the region's successful transformation from an industrial center to an entrepreneurial, innovation-based economy." The annual SSTI conference draws more than 350 technology-based economic development practitioners and practitioners from across the country to learn from the nation's leading thinkers and practitioners. Previous conference topics have addressed areas such as: university research commercialization; manufacturing excellence; angel and venture capital; university research parks and technology incubators; globalization's impact on local economies; math and science education; and public-private collaboration for science, technology and engineering. "Northeast Ohio provides an excellent backdrop for SSTI's 12th annual conference," said Dan Berglund, president and chief executive officer of SSTI. "The state, and especially the northeast region, has made science and technology a central focus for its economic development investments, so Cleveland is a perfect choice to showcase successful technology-based economic development practices and strategies before a national and international audience." Program topics at the 12th annual conference will draw on the experiences and needs of SSTI's 38 state sponsors, and more than 100 affiliates and supporters from across the country. The agenda for the event will be set in early summer 2008. In 2007, 48 states, the District of Columbia, and several Canadian provinces and foreign countries were represented at SSTI's conference. Previous SSTI annual conference locations have included Baltimore, Oklahoma City, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Seattle and Chicago. Dianne M. 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URL: https://mail.clemson.edu/pipermail/grants-dist/attachments/20071102/bf3d424d/attachment.html From grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu Fri Nov 16 17:00:09 2007 From: grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu (grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:00:09 -0500 Subject: [Grants-dist] Research Opportunities Message-ID: <6FAABD1159263A4B84B126D9C2FCFD52BBF706@CUMAIL1.CAMPUS.CU.CLEMSON.EDU> Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts November 16, 2007 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?WeekEnding=11-16-2007 NIH Requiring Mandatory Use of the Electronic Financial Status Report System in the eRA Commons Beginning October 1, 2007 * * * * * * * Commerce Business Daily for this week: http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-11-16-07.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-11-15-07.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-11-14-07.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-11-13-07.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-11-12-07.htm NSF, NIH and ACS deadlines have been updated in the Research Opportunities continuous list at the bottom of the page. To view the continuous list of Research Opportunities and items you may have missed please click on the following URL: http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/opportunities.htm * * * * * * * * To view The Grant Advisor http://www.grantadvisor.com/tgaplus/ * * * * * * * To see what's in the (State Science and Technology Institute) STTI Weekly Digest go to the bottom of this document. * * * * * * * * Current Fringe Rates, Indirect Rates, and Tuition Remission Rates are listed at the bottom. * * * * * * * * December 9, 2007 Medical Countermeasures to Enhance Platelet Regeneration and Increase Survival Following Radiation Exposure (RC1) (REVISED) (Letter of intent due Dec. 9, 2007, application due Jan. 9, 2008) (RFA-AI-07-036) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-07-036.html December 13, 2007 DOD Department of Defense Office of Naval Research NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND Coyote Population Study, MCB Quantico VA Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40054 Molecular Libraries Probe Production Centers Network (MLPCN) (U54) - Limited Competition (RFA-RM-08-005) (letter of intent due Dec. 13, 2007; application due Jan. 4, 2008) NIH Roadmap Initiatives Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-005.html December 20, 2007 DHS Department of Homeland Security Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division Rapid Technology Application Program (RTAP) - Communications & Maritime Safety Grant http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/OCPO/DHS-OCPO/BAA08%2D02/listing.html http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40059 DHS Department of Homeland Security Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division Rapid Technology Application Program (RTAP) - Explosives Detection Grant http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/OCPO/DHS-OCPO/BAA08%2D03/listing.html http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40060 January 10, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Molecular Libraries Probe Production Centers Network (MLPCN) (U54)  Limited Competition Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 918 January 16, 2008 Development and Application of Nanotechnology-based Tools to Understand Mechanisms of Bioremediation (R01) (letter of intent due Jan. 16, 2008; application due Feb. 15, 2008) (RFA-ES-07-007) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-07-007.html January 22, 2008 Centers of Excellence in Cancer Communication Research II (CECCR II) (P50) (RFA-CA-08-004) (letter of intent due Jan. 22, 2008; application due Feb. 22, 2008) National Cancer Institute Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-08-004.html March 31, 2008 2008 NIH Directorate(tm)s New Innovator Award Program (DP2) (RFA-RM-08-014) NIH Roadmap Initiatives Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-014.html February 17, 2009 DOC Department of Commerce Low-Power Digital-to-Analog Conversion Program Modification 1 http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40055 * * * * * * * * New F&A Schedule (Pending Federal approval) These rates are expected to be approved and should be used starting immediately on proposals being developed. For projects starting on or after July 1, 2007, for the duration of the award the rates will be: Organized Research - 47.5% Instruction - 45.0% Other Sponsored Activities - 34.0% For projects starting on or after July 1, 2008, for the duration of the award the rates will be: Organized Research - 48.0% Instruction - 45.0% Other Sponsored Activities -34.0% For projects starting on or after July 1, 2009, for the duration of the award the rates will be: Organized Research - 48.5% Instruction - 45.0% Other Sponsored Activities -34.0% Example: If you proposal starts September 1, 2007, your rate will be 47.5% for the life of the proposed project. New Fringe Rates Faculty - 24.1% Staff & Post-Docs - 30.2% Students - 5.1% Part-time & Retired - 15.9% FY Per Semester Per Summer Session Total for Year 2008 2,691 1,035 7,452 2009 2,826 788 7,228 2010 2,967 827 7,588 2011 3,115 868 7,966 2012 3,271 911 8,364 SSTI Weekly Digest A Publication of the State Science and Technology Institute SSTI, 5015 Pine Creek Drive, Westerville, Ohio 43081 Phone: (614) 901-1690 http://www.ssti.org In the November 14, 2007 Issue: * Toronto Regional Innovation Gauge Released along with Other Competitiveness Reports * Colorado Governor Unveils Climate Action Plan * Hawaii's Controversial Tax Credit Generates $821M in Investment * Broadband Programs Transform Rural Economies * Incubator RoundUp: New Incubators Help Grow Specialized High-Tech Companies * Useful Stats: 2005 Federal R&D Obligations Per Capita to Universities and Colleges * Next Digest 11/28 Copyright State Science & Technology Institute 2007. Redistribution to all others interested in tech-based economic development is strongly encouraged. Please cite the State Science & Technology Institute whenever portions are reproduced or redirected. ARCHIVED ISSUES (1996-present): Previous issues of the SSTI Weekly Digest are available and searchable on our website: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/digest.htm An index of all state and local stories may be found at: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Indices/indexstate.htm TO SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE: Subscriptions to the SSTI Weekly Digest are free. To subscribe, please visit: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/digform.htm To unsubscribe, please visit: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/digform_unsubscribe.htm ________________________________ Toronto Regional Innovation Gauge Released along with Other Competitiveness Reports A handful of competitiveness reports have been released in the past two weeks, each comparing various geographic locations and incorporating a range of innovation metrics. Perhaps the publication garnering the most international press has been The Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008 by the World Economic Forum. Produced since 1979, this year's version of the Report includes the Forum's Global Competitiveness Index, which incorporates 12 "pillars of competitiveness" consisting of roughly 120 variables to rank 131 countries. These pillars range from Infrastructure and Macroeconomic Stability to more advanced groupings such as Technological Readiness and Innovation. The U.S. and Canada are ranked first and 12th, respectively, in the report's Innovation subgroup. Each country's Innovation ranking was calculated using such variables as the quality of scientific research institutions, company spending on R&D, government procurement of advanced technology products, the availability of scientists and engineers, and intellectual property protection, among others. The top five countries in terms of the composite GCI score were the U.S., Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and Germany. The study ranked Canada 13th in the world, in terms of overall competitiveness. A second recently released report, Raising Productivity Growth: Key Messages from the European Competitiveness Report 2007, delves more into the drivers of competitiveness in the European Union, especially in terms of productivity. The report notes that the labor productivity gap between the E.U. and the U.S., after widening continuously since 2001, is beginning to diminish. While the difference in annual productivity growth was relatively small at 0.1 percent, productivity measured as gross domestic product (GDP) per employed person was 38.6 percent higher in the U.S. than the E.U. and, if measured as GDP per hour worked, was 25 percent higher in the U.S. The report contends the main reason for this gap is the productivity growth from factors such as technical progress and organizational innovation. Policies designed to foster the use of information technologies, increase investment in R&D, and induce competition with product market reform should lessen the gap by driving productivity. The first Annual Toronto Region Innovation Gauge, assembled by the Toronto Region Research Alliance, was also just released. The report benchmarks the greater Toronto region against 10 U.S. states with a relatively comparable population and economic size identified as leaders in technology -- California, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia. This region - with a population of 6.8 million - contains North America's second-largest financial services cluster, second-largest automotive cluster, third-largest ICT cluster and the continent's sixth-largest pharmaceutical cluster, the report observes. Modeled on the Massachusetts Innovation Economy Index produced by the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, the Innovation Gauge organizes indicators into three categories - innovation inputs, innovation processes and innovation outputs - in order to assess strengths and weaknesses. This 2007 version states three main findings: * The first is that the Toronto region is not achieving its potential in terms of economic impact, even though it contains the fundamental ingredients for success. For example, the region is ranked second in terms of the proportion of the population over 25 years of age with a postsecondary degree or diploma (44 percent) and second in terms of engineering degrees awarded per capita. However, compared to the 10 benchmark states, the median household income was ranked eighth, and in terms of patents issued per capita, the Toronto region was ranked 10th. * The perceived shortcomings of the first finding are perhaps connected to the second finding, which indicates that funding for R&D and new businesses is lacking compared to other competitor regions and countries. Out of the 11, Toronto was ranked seventh in private R&D expenditures per capita and ninth in venture capital investments. * The third finding describes how a lack of information on the Toronto region's innovation system postpones instituting the needed changes to improve performance. Already, work on the 2008 Innovation Gauge has begun, with the intention of adding more measurements to future editions. By further outlining the situation, the authors hope to continue the process of informing, engaging and building consensus among the region's stakeholders. Additional details about the Global Competitiveness Index, including the methodology used to calculate scores for each of the 12 pillars for all of the 131 countries, can be found at www.gcr.weforum.org/. The E.U. Competitiveness Reports for 2007, all the way back to 1999, can be accessed at: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/enterprise_policy/competitiveness/1_eucom petrep/eu_compet_reports.htm The 2007 Annual Toronto Region Innovation Gauge can be downloaded at: http://www.trra.ca/trratorontoregion return to the top of the page ________________________________ Colorado Governor Unveils Climate Action Plan In support of his New Energy Economy Initiative, Gov. Bill Ritter introduced last week a statewide action plan to expand renewable energy opportunities and reduce the impact of climate change. Two key components of the plan include R&D for coal, natural gas and renewable energy and fostering an educated workforce. Under the plan, the state will partner with research institutions and industry to expand R&D in these areas and develop clean-coal technologies. No additional funding is requested in the governor's fiscal year 2008-09 budget proposal for these initiatives; however, the key departments involved in the action plan have committed to using existing funds to implement the action items. The plan also calls for promoting the R&D of new energy resource technologies through the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory -- a partnership between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Colorado's three science research universities established in 2006. Gov. Ritter signed HB 1322 last year, allocating up to $2 million per year for three years to the partnership. The Governor's Jobs Cabinet, consisting of business leaders and representatives from higher education and K-12, was created last year to develop a well trained workforce for the New Energy Economy. The plan calls for partnering with higher education to train the workforce needed for the New Energy Economy and partnering with K-12 educators to develop and teach sustainability criteria. Gov. Ritter calls on the federal government to "step up its obligation and provide national leadership on this front." Recommendations for federal support include providing funding for the following: * Loan guarantees to research clean coal technologies that capture carbon dioxide and move from the pilot phase to full-scale commercial use; * R&D for biofuels, particularly cellulosic ethanol; and, * Expanded funding for the key federal scientific research institutions in Colorado, including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration that are working on cutting-edge climate change research. In his FY08-09 budget submitted to the legislature's Joint Budget Committee last week, Gov. Ritter recommends $2 million for rebate and incentive programs for the installation of solar panels and replacing existing state vehicles with E-85 and hybrid vehicles for a reduction of the budget by approximately $443,000. For geothermal research relating to the Colorado Geological Survey and for carbon sequestration, the governor recommends $72,000 per project. The Colorado Climate Action Plan is available from the governor's office at www.colorado.gov/governor/ . return to the top of the page ________________________________ Hawaii's Controversial Tax Credit Generates $821M in Investment Hawaii's research and investment tax credits for high-tech companies have been a issue of debate for nearly a decade. In a survey conducted earlier this year , 45 percent of a sample of high-tech business owners said these credits played a "major influence" in their decision to grow and expand in Hawaii. Opponents, however, claim that the program's generous tax breaks overstep their bounds by extending incentives to movie and television companies. A new report from the Hawaii Department of Taxation suggests that, despite these concerns, the two credits have been successful in generating greater technology investment. The department claims that participating businesses attracted more than $821 million in investment, paid out $506 million in salaries, and have been a major driver of technology business in Hawaii since the credits were introduced. Hawaii residents claimed $195.6 million in investment tax credits between 1999 and 2005. The tax department reports that qualifying businesses spent $1 billion on salaries and infrastructure and created more than 5,300 jobs in Hawaii. The most frequent applicants have been computer software firms, which have created 921 new jobs and attracted about $232 million in investment. Qualifying biotechnology firms created 217 jobs and spent about $80 million. Other firms participating in the program include companies in sensors and optics, ocean sciences and non-fossil fuels. The report, however, includes several caveats to those findings, particularly its figures on employment. More than half of the new jobs cited by the department were created within performing arts companies. This represents about 2,800 new jobs. Performing arts businesses, however, employed only 307 people in 2006. The report explains that many of these jobs existed only for a short time. The tax department admitted that the jobs figures were not reliable since they also included jobs created outside of the state and by company suppliers. Also, the report does not differentiate between part-time and full-time jobs. Though performing arts attracted an amount of investment on par with the more conventional high-tech industries and a large number of jobs, these jobs tended to pay much less than those industries. Between 2003 and 2006, the average salary paid to employees in the performing arts was only $17,412, compared to $32,191 in biotechnology and $31,935 in computer software. Both the research and investment credits have been reformulated several times over the years to keep pace with the business interest in the program and to respond to the objections of many in the state who believe that the program definition of qualified expenses remains too inclusive to be beneficial to the state economy. As interest in the credit grew, the state expanded the program in 2001. Act 221 increased the credit for qualified investments from 10 percent to 100 percent. The investment credit now provides a full return on cash investments over five years: 35 percent in the first year, then 25 percent, 20 percent, and 10 percent in the final two years. Up to $2 million in credits are available for each qualifying high-tech business per year. Businesses that qualified for the investment credit include computer software design, biotechnology, ocean sciences, sensor and optics technology and, over the objections of many in the state, the performing arts. This flexibility led to increased concern that the incentives, particularly the investment credit, were not being properly targeted to benefit the high-tech economy. In 2004, the state legislature amended the credits to tighten the restrictions qualifying businesses. Act 215 requires firms to first apply for status as qualifying high-tech businesses (QHTBs) in order to receive either credit. All applicants for the credit must now demonstrate that more than 50 percent of their total business activities are qualified research and that 75 percent of that research occurs in the state of Hawaii. Additionally, more than 75 percent of a firm's gross income from qualified research must be generated by sales, manufacturing or production within the state of Hawaii. While these restrictions did reduce the number of qualifying businesses, they did not eliminate the inclusion of performing arts firms as QHTBs. Opponents claim that these firms often provide only temporary employment while filming movies or television series and rarely contribute to the state's long-term high-tech growth. By providing an investment tax credit to these firms, the state merely creates a tax loophole for movie and television production companies. A frequent objection to the administration of the credit has been its lack of transparency. Throughout most of the program's history, Hawaii's Department of Taxation did not release the names of businesses and investors participating in the program. That changed this summer following a report from the Tax Review Commission that criticized the program's lack of appropriate metrics, according to the Honolulu Advisor. The department will now identify participants so that the program can be evaluated in the before the sunset of the program in 2010. Read the Hawaii Department of Taxation's report on the High Technology Business Investment Tax Credit at: http://www.hawaii.gov/tax/pubs/2007hitec_rpt07a.pdf return to the top of the page ________________________________ Broadband Programs Transform Rural Economies Despite pioneering the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web, the U.S. for years has lagged behind other industrialized countries in offering broadband services to its citizens. The U.S. ranks 16th in per capita broadband subscribers, and even when Americans do receive high-speed Internet services, they frequently pay more for lower speeds that their counterparts in Asia and Europe. A new report from the Alliance for Public Technology, the third in a series of reports on U.S. broadband, calls attention to the need for improved broadband services and provides some examples of states and regions that have stepped in to make sure that their economies benefit from the Internet revolution. The group offers several policy recommendations to frame a national broadband strategy that could help the U.S. bridge its substantial gaps in broadband adoption. These include establishing national goals for deployment, setting standards for reporting broadband data, fostering private investment and competition, requiring Universal Service Fund recipients to offer broadband, providing new incentives for providers, and creating a federal Office of Broadband. They also recommend that the federal government employ non-traditional, non-telecommunications-based strategies to increase adoption, as has been done in many states. The authors highlight regional programs across the country that are expanding and leveraging their broadband infrastructure to drive community development, disability access, education, health care, labor and economic growth and public safety. The report cites several state and regional programs that have helped to improve regional economies, including the Beyond Tobacco technology development program in Greene County, N.C., a heavily tobacco-dependent rural community. The initiative offers free computer and web classes, online agricultural resources and worker training to improve broadband adoption and demand. A county-wide wireless network has been paired with the initiative to modernize the community's economy. Download Broadband Initiatives: Enhancing Lives and Transforming Communities at: http://www.apt.org/publications/reports-studies/broadband_initiatives.pd f Kentucky's statewide broadband initiative, ConnectKentucky , launched in 2004 to extend the benefits of high-speed Internet to underserved communities. Though the key mission of ConnectKentucky is to achieve full broadband deployment by the end of 2007, it has also worked with local governments, private companies and universities to increase the use of Internet resources. During its three years of operation, the share of Kentucky citizens and businesses that are able to access high-speed connections has leaped from 60 percent to more than 90 percent. A recent article published by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis examines the effect that the increased availability of broadband has had on the state's county economies and finds that these efforts have had a significant positive impact on the levels and nature of employment In particular, the study finds that broadband deployment contributes to regional economic dynamism by reducing employment in stagnant, lower-paying sectors while creating new jobs in higher-paying ones. Mining, construction, information and administration sector jobs clearly grew as a result of new IT infrastructure, while real estate and arts and entertainment showed some signs of broadband-related growth. Deployment, however, appears to be linked to the disappearance of accommodation and food service jobs, which the authors believe may be related to the replacement of employees with IT equipment and services. By eliminating these lower paying jobs and increasing the demand for IT services and skilled workers in other areas, broadband availability helps fuel a healthier, growing economy. The contribution of broadband access appears to be greatest as a regional economy begins to fill in holes in its IT infrastructure. Counties that were just beginning to offer high-speed access and counties that were approaching universal access both benefited less from increased deployment. The authors suggest that in order to maximize the economic benefit of broadband programs, states would target their efforts to communities with average levels of availability and underserved communities that will soon be capable of reaping greater benefit from full deployment. Read The Economic Impact of Broadband Deployment in Kentucky at: http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/red/2007/02/Shideler.pdf return to the top of the page ________________________________ Incubator RoundUp: New Incubators Help Grow Specialized High-Tech Companies Over the past several months, universities, city and state governments, and private companies alike have announced the creation of high-tech incubators that will serve as springboards for developing specialized companies to help grow the regional economy. Following is a sampling of recent incubator news from across the nation. In September, U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) announced a $50,000 Rural Business Opportunity Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be used toward the creation of a high-technology incubator in Grant County. In partnership with Taylor University's Center for Research & Innovation, Grant County Economic Growth Council will receive the bulk of the money to develop the Grant County Innovators Network Center, providing space for one anchor tenant and up to 20 incubator clients. The Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corp. is in the development phase for its planned Emerging Venture Center of Innovation. The goal is for the center to become a satellite of Kentucky's Central Region Innovation and Commercialization Center. The second phase of the plan includes incubator and accelerator space with science laboratories for new companies. A technology incubator is set to open early next year in East Lansing as part of the Lansing Regional SmartZone . The 7,000-square-foot facility will work to develop Michigan State University spin-offs and support other local high-tech ventures. The city's Downtown Development Authority is providing $250,000 to build the space, according to the Lansing State Journal. Last month, Kettering University broke ground on a 12,000-square-foot multi-tenant facility called the Kettering University Science and Technology Incubator Building . The facility will support scientific and technologically-based start-up companies and will include 10 dedicated research laboratory suites, executive offices and shared equipment and support facilities. Funding for the $2.7 million facility came from the U.S. Department of Commerce and State of Michigan funds. As part of an overall effort to drive the development of the bioscience industry in Rochester, Minn., Rochester Area Economic Development Inc., the city's economic development arm, announced the creation of the Minnesota BioBusiness Center . The 150,000-square-foot facility will be located near to the Mayo Clinic and the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics and will provide office and lab space for companies that could benefit from Rochester's bioscience assets. A privately owned technology business incubator, called the Turbine Flats project , opened last month in Omaha, Neb. The owners converted an old manufacturing building into 27,000 sq. ft. of office space. The project also includes a community venture fund to provide small and preferably matching seed funds to start-up companies. The city of Akron, Ohio, recently held an open house to reveal its newly expanded incubator, renamed the Akron Global Business Accelerator . The city received a $1.7 million federal grant for renovations that allowed them to open several more floors for start-up businesses. The University of Akron Research Foundation also announced the creation of the Akron Innovation Campus geared toward university spin off technology companies. The city of Dayton recently invested $1.4 million to create the Dayton RFID Incubator Corp ., an economic development project to attract and develop radio frequency identification-related businesses. CityWide Development Corp. will develop and manage the incubator, which is expected to open sometime next year. The University of Toledo (UT) won a second $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration in September to establish a second high-tech incubator. UT will construct a 40,000-square-foot building next to the existing Clean and Alternative Energy Incubation Center that will house a broader spectrum of companies. A new bioscience incubator at the University of Texas-Austin will become the fourth incubator formed inside the Austin Technology Incubator . The city of Austin invested $125,000 in the new incubator that will focus on biotech and life sciences industries. return to the top of the page ________________________________ Useful Stats 2005 Federal R&D Obligations Per Capita to Universities and Colleges At $453.28, the District of Columbia led the nation in federal R&D obligations per capita to colleges and universities in 2005, according to recent National Science Foundation (NSF) report. For the U.S. as a whole, the per capita amount rose 25.8 percent from 2001 to 2005. The District of Columbia was followed by Maryland ($261.49), Massachusetts ($214.11), California ($136.62), and Hawaii ($133.94) in 2005, based on the NSF data. The national average in 2005 was $84.35 per person. At the other end of the rankings, Puerto Rico experienced the lowest average at $16.29 per capita. This ws followed by Maine ($23.06), West Virginia ($27.27), Oklahoma ($30.97), and Florida ($33.12). States experiencing the largest increase per capita from 2001 to 2005 were North Dakota at 107.2 percent, Idaho at 67.7 percent, Nevada at 66.5 percent, Hawaii at 61.7 percent, and Louisiana at 59.8 percent. SSTI has prepared a table illustrating the NSF data for every state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico for each of the five years from 2001 to 2005. Additionally, the percent change in obligations per capita over the five-year period has been calculated. "Obligations are the amounts for orders placed, contracts awarded, services received, and similar transactions during a given period, regardless of when the funds were appropriated and when future payment of money is required," the NSF report states. "Obligations differ from expenditures in that funds allocated by federal agencies during one fiscal year may be spent by the recipient institution either partially or entirely during one or more subsequent years." SSTI's table is available at: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Tables/111407t.htm Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions: Fiscal Year 2005 is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf07333/ return to the top of the page ________________________________ Next Digest 11/28 Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, no issue of the SSTI Weekly Digest will be published during the week of Nov. 19. Publication will resume with the Nov. 28 issue. Dianne M. Myers Grants Administrator College of Engineering and Science 113 Riggs Hall, Box 340901 Clemson, SC 29634-0901 864-656-5534 (p) 864-656-7244 (f) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.clemson.edu/pipermail/grants-dist/attachments/20071116/172649c8/attachment.html From grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu Wed Nov 21 11:20:04 2007 From: grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu (grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu) Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:20:04 -0500 Subject: [Grants-dist] Research Opportunities Message-ID: <6FAABD1159263A4B84B126D9C2FCFD52C13B9F@CUMAIL1.CAMPUS.CU.CLEMSON.EDU> DoD FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT The Department of Defense (DoD), through the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), is seeking to fund environmental research and development efforts to identify, develop, and transition the underlying science and environmental technologies that support the long-term sustainability of DoD's training and testing ranges as well as significantly reduce current and future environmental liabilities. Proposals responding to focused Statements of Need (SON) in the following areas are requested: * Environmental Restoration - innovative technologies for the detection, characterization, containment, and remediation of a wide range of contaminants in soil, sediments, and water. * Munitions Management - advanced geophysical sensor and signal processing technologies for the detection, discrimination, and remediation of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and technologies for range clearance and reduced generation of UXO. * Sustainable Infrastructure - natural resources (e.g., ecosystem-based management; threatened, endangered, and at-risk species; land management and watershed protection; and maritime sustainability), facilities (e.g., installation/regional sustainability, energy, noise, air and water quality, and facility waste), and cultural resources. * Weapons Systems and Platforms - advanced alternative environmentally benign technologies and materials that reduce, control, or eliminate the waste and emissions associated with the manufacturing, maintenance, and use of DoD weapons systems and platforms. Proposals responding to the FY2009 SONs will be selected through a competitive process. The Core Solicitation provides funding in varying amounts for multi-year projects. For the Core Solicitation, PRE-PROPOSALS FROM THE NON-FEDERAL SECTOR, ARE DUE BY TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2008. PROPOSALS FROM THE FEDERAL SECTOR ARE DUE BY THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008. The SONs and detailed instructions for federal and private sector proposers are available on the SERDP web site at http://www.serdp.org/funding. SERDP also will be funding environmental research and development through the SERDP Exploratory Development (SEED) program. The SEED program is designed to provide initial funding for high-risk, high-payoff projects. For FY2009, proposals are being requested that respond to one SEED SON in Munitions Management. All SEED proposals are due by Thursday, March 6, 2008. The SEED SON and detailed instructions for both federal and non-federal proposers are available on the SERDP web site at http://www.serdp.org.funding. * * * * * * * * Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP): * Breast Cancer Research Program $138 Million * Prostate Cancer Research Program $80 Million * Ovarian Cancer Research Program $10 Million * Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Research Program $10 Million * Neurofibromatosis Research Program $8 Million * Autism Research Program $6.4 Million * Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program $4 Million * Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program $50 Million Program Announcements are anticipated to be released in early 2008 with detailed descriptions of funding mechanisms, evaluation criteria, submission requirements, and deadlines. Each Program Announcement will be available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website (http://www.grants.gov) and the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil) upon its release. Requests for e-mail notification of the Program Announcement release may be sent to prequest at constellagroup.com. For more information about the CDMRP-sponsored programs, please visit the CDMRP website: (http://cdmrp.army.mil). As occurred in 2007, full proposals requesting funding from the CDMRP programs must be submitted through the Federal Government's single entry portal Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) in compliance with Public Law 106-107. Program Announcements and required forms can also be found on this website. Pre-Applications (such as a Letter of Intent or Pre-Proposal) will also be required, and these must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website, https://cdmrp.org. For more information about the CDMRP, previous awardees and Program Announcements, as well as other CDMRP-sponsored programs and events, please visit our web site: http://cdmrp.army.mil. 2) For those of you unfamiliar with the Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP), this refers to a program that often issues funding opportunities under military Broad Area Announcements. This is a somewhat different format and approach than our normal Program Announcements. One unusual feature is that a large number of topics for research projects are written into the Congressional language. Each year we get a lot of questions as to whether or not a particular topic is on the list. Here is the Congressional language from pages 356-357 of Public Law 106-107 listing the topics: "Peer Review Medical Research Program The conferees agree to provide $50,000,000 for the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program, and recommend the following projects as candidates for study: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; alcoholism research; blood cancer; drug abuse; epilepsy research; eye and vision research; integrated tissue hypoxia research; Interstitial Cystitis; inflammatory bowel diseases; leishmaniasis; Lupus; kidney cancer; mesothelioma; multiple sclerosis; nutrition and health promotion; Padget's [sic] disease; polycystic kidney disease; pulmonary hypertension; scleroderma; social work research; and tinnitus. The conferees reiterate the funds provided under the Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program shall be used only for the purposes listed above." If you have researchers particularly interested in military relevant research in these topics, please encourage them to sign up for PRMRP notification using prequest at constellagroup.com . * * * * * * * Proposal Submission for ACS PRF Grants Research Grants Find information about applying for Type AC, B, G and GB Grants Current Submission Deadlines Research proposals must be received by 5:00 p.m. on November 30, 2007 in order to be considered at the May 2008 PRF Advisory Board meeting. Scientific Education proposals must be received by 5:00 p.m. on December 14, 2007 in order to be considered at the January 2008 PRF Advisory Board meeting. * * * * * * * Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts November 23, 2007 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?WeekEnding=11-23-2007 NIH Requiring Mandatory Use of the Electronic Financial Status Report System in the eRA Commons Beginning October 1, 2007 * * * * * * * Commerce Business Daily for this week: http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-11-21-07.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-11-20-07.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-11-19-07.htm NSF, NIH and ACS deadlines have been updated in the Research Opportunities continuous list at the bottom of the page. To view the continuous list of Research Opportunities and items you may have missed please click on the following URL: http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/opportunities.htm * * * * * * * * To view The Grant Advisor http://www.grantadvisor.com/tgaplus/ * * * * * * * To see what's in the (State Science and Technology Institute) STTI Weekly Digest go to the bottom of this document. * * * * * * * * Current Fringe Rates, Indirect Rates, and Tuition Remission Rates are listed at the bottom. * * * * * * * * December 05, 2007 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Langley Research Center LANDING SENSOR ADVANCED COMPONENT TECHNOLOGIES Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 021 December 07, 2007 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE Modification 2 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 523 December 12, 2007 Pilot-Scale Libraries (PSL) for High-Throughput Screening (P41) (RFA-RM-08-003) (letter of intent due Dec. 12, 2007; application due Jan. 15, 2008) NIH Roadmap Initiatives Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-003.html December 21, 2007 DOE US Department of Energy Golden Field Office Request for Information and Notice of Pre-Solicitation Workshop: Planned Funding Opportunity Announcement for Research, Development, and Demonstration of Fuel Cell Technologies for Automotive, Stationary, Portable Power, and Early Market Applications Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 024 December 23, 2007 Development and Implementation of Innovative Ultrasound Therapy Technologies (R01) (RFA-EB-07-004) (letter of intent due Dec. 23, 2007; application due Jan. 23, 2008) National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Engineering Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EB-07-004.html New Methodologies for Natural Products Chemistry (R01) (RFA-RM-08-004) (letter of intent due Dec. 23, 2007; application due Jan. 23, 2008) NIH Roadmap Initiatives National Institute of General Medical Sciences Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-004.html January 3, 2008 EPA Environmental Protection Agency State Innovation Grant Program Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 983 January 14, 2008 Technology Development in Epigenetics (R01/R21) (RFA-RM-07-011) (letter of intent due Jan. 14, 2008; application due Feb. 14, 2008) NIH Roadmap Initiatives Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-07-011.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-07-012.html Discovery of Novel Epigenetic Marks in Mammalian Cells (R01) (RFA-RM-07-015) NIH Roadmap Initiatives National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-07-015.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-07-016.html January 18, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Research Advancement Award (SC1/S06) Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=10 383 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=10 382 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Pilot Project Award (SC2) Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=10 384 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Research Continuance Award (SC3) Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=10 385 January 29, 2008 Technology Development for Biomedical Applications (R21) (RFA-RR-08-001) National Center for Research Resources Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-08-001.html February 7, 2008 Reference Epigenome Mapping Centers (U01) (RFA-RM-07-013) (letter of intent due Feb. 7, 2008; application due Mar. 7, 2008) NIH Roadmap Initiatives National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-07-013.html Epigenomics Data Analysis and Coordination Center - EDACC (U01) (RFA-RM-07-014) (letter of intent due Feb. 7, 2008; application due Mar. 7, 2008) NIH Roadmap Initiatives National Institute on Drug Abuse Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-07-014.html February 19, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Microbial Genome Sequencing Program Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 999 February 21, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 000 March 03, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 001 March 07, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Quick-Trials for Novel Cancer Therapies and Prevention: Exploratory Grants (R21) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 003 * * * * * * * * New F&A Schedule (Pending Federal approval) These rates are expected to be approved and should be used starting immediately on proposals being developed. For projects starting on or after July 1, 2007, for the duration of the award the rates will be: Organized Research - 47.5% Instruction - 45.0% Other Sponsored Activities - 34.0% For projects starting on or after July 1, 2008, for the duration of the award the rates will be: Organized Research - 48.0% Instruction - 45.0% Other Sponsored Activities -34.0% For projects starting on or after July 1, 2009, for the duration of the award the rates will be: Organized Research - 48.5% Instruction - 45.0% Other Sponsored Activities -34.0% Example: If you proposal starts September 1, 2007, your rate will be 47.5% for the life of the proposed project. New Fringe Rates Faculty - 24.1% Staff & Post-Docs - 30.2% Students - 5.1% Part-time & Retired - 15.9% FY Per Semester Per Summer Session Total for Year 2008 2,691 1,035 7,452 2009 2,826 788 7,228 2010 2,967 827 7,588 2011 3,115 868 7,966 2012 3,271 911 8,364 SSTI Weekly Digest A Publication of the State Science and Technology Institute SSTI, 5015 Pine Creek Drive, Westerville, Ohio 43081 Phone: (614) 901-1690 http://www.ssti.org In the November 20, 2007 Supplement: SSTI Funding Supplement Guidelines Federal Funding Opportunities * Department of Agriculture * Secondary and Two-Year Postsecondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grants Program * Department of Defense * Fast Access Spacecraft Testbed program * Synthetic Aperture LADAR for Tactical Imaging program * Technologies that enable the affordable production of a surrogate for petroleum based military jet fuel from agricultural or aquacultural crops * Forging technology R&D program * Ordnance detection technology * Space Threat Assessment Testbed Program * Airbase science support and technology development * Technologies to support new hybrid Multiple Source Intelligence association algorithms * Development and refinement of state-of-the-art infectious disease analytic database, methodology and overall risk assessments * Information on current time-difference-of-arrival ground-based geolocation systems * Counter Drug Technology Assessment Center initiative * EPX program * NSRP Advanced Shipbuilding Enterprise Program * Research projects in a wide variety of scientific and engineering disciplines * Department of Energy * Strategies to advance clean energy technologies in Hawaii * Pilot program to develop robust entrepreneur-in-residence projects at three of DOE's national laboratories * Department of Health and Human Services * Applications proposing to generate pilot-scale chemical diversity libraries * New methodologies for natural products chemistry * Studies that address the ethical, legal and social implications of human microbiome research * 2008 NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program * Epigenetic technologies * Reference Epigenome Mapping Centers * Epigenomic Data Analysis and Coordinating Center * Establish and validate novel pathways of stable, differential silencing and activation of gene expression in mammalian cells * NASA * Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2007 program * Partners to conduct astronomical observations in the stratosphere using the largest airborne observatory in the world * Data systems implementation and operations * Science data systems implementation and operations * National Science Foundation * Protein Data Bank Management program * Human and Social Dynamics program * Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence program Foundation Funding Opportunities * Alex's Lemonade Stand * Foundation Grant Program * American Medical Association Foundation * Seed Grant Research Program * The CART Fund Inc. * Exploratory and developmental Alzheimer's disease research projects * Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation * Individual Grants Program * Doris Duke Charitable Foundation * Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award * HP * Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative * Microsoft Research * The A. Richard Newton Breakthrough Research Award * NARSAD * Staglin Family Music Festival NARSAD Schizophrenia Research Award Copyright State Science & Technology Institute 2007. NOTICE: All opportunities posted herein may be subject to change, modification, revision or cancellation at the discretion of the originating source. SSTI is not an originating or authoritative source for any of the announcements posted in the funding supplement. Readers are advised to address all questions and concerns about a particular opportunity to the appropriate point(s) of contact in the detailed solicitation or request for proposals. Readers also are strongly encouraged to monitor any new developments released by the originating sources. ________________________________ SSTI Funding Supplement Guidelines It has been over a year since the SSTI Weekly Funding Supplement became a members-only publication. We hope our membership finds great value in the publication for yourself and your constituents. 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If you have any questions, please contact Noelle Sheets, director of membership services, at sheets @ ssti.org. return to the top of the page ________________________________ Federal Funding Opportunities Department of Agriculture The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service invites applications for the Secondary and Two-Year Postsecondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grants Program. The purpose of this program is to promote and strengthen teaching programs in agriscience and agribusiness at secondary and two-year postsecondary institutions. The program accomplishes this by enhancing curricula, increasing faculty teaching competencies, promoting higher education to prepare students for scientific and professional careers, incorporating agriscience or agribusiness subject matter into other instructional programs, facilitating joint initiatives among other educational institutions, and by responding to identified state, regional, national or international educational needs. Approximately $1 million in FY 2008 funding is expected to be available for two grants having a cost-sharing requirement of 100 percent. Applicants may request up to $35,000 for regular projects, or up to $50,000 for joint projects, for a project period of 18-24 months. Only public secondary schools and public or private nonprofit junior and community colleges are eligible to submit applications, which are due Jan. 11, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=15580 Department of Defense The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting proposals for the Fast Access Spacecraft Testbed program. This program seeks to develop and demonstrate a high-power generation subsystem that, when combined with state-of-the-art electric propulsion systems, will form the technological basis for a lightweight, high-power, highly mobile spacecraft platform that generates as much as 50-80 kW for operational users but at high specific power levels. Phase I awards having a project period of 6-8 months are anticipated. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals may be submitted at any time until Nov. 20, 2008; however, they are due Jan. 18, 2008, for the initial evaluation phase. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA07%2D65/listing.html DARPA is soliciting proposals for its Synthetic Aperture LADAR for Tactical Imaging program. The objective of this program is to develop and demonstrate a Synthetic Aperture Laser RADAR (LADAR) sensor capable of long-range, high-resolution synthetic aperture imaging from a contractor-operated aircraft to demonstrate performance and validate readiness for transition to an operational customer. Awardees will be required to have a Top Secret facility and safeguarding clearances. Proposals may be submitted at any time until Nov. 13, 2008; however, they are due Feb. 1, 2008, for the initial evaluation phase. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA08%2D08/listing.html DARPA is soliciting proposals to develop technologies that enable the affordable production of a surrogate for petroleum based military jet fuel (JP-8) from agricultural or aquacultural crops that are non-competitive with food material. This solicitation expands the scope of the BioFuels program to focus on (1) processes for the affordable and efficient conversion of cellulosic materials to JP-8, and (2) processes for the affordable and efficient production of algal feedstock material for conversion to JP-8. Multiple awards may be made. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposal abstracts are strongly encouraged and are due Jan. 11, 2008; full proposals may be submitted at any time until Nov. 14, 2008, but they are due Feb. 25, 2008, for the initial evaluation phase. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA08%2D07/listing.html The Defense Logistics Agency is soliciting proposals for its forging technology R&D program. This program seeks to demonstrate readiness improvements by developing and applying innovative methods of designing, manufacturing and buying weapons systems spare parts and components through advanced forging technologies. Approximately $15 million over fiscal years 2008-12 is expected to be available for awards. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due Dec. 28, 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DLA/J3/DSCP-PB/BAA01%2D0008/listing.html The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is seeking sources capable of integrating selectable passive and non-passive ordnance detection technology into an ordnance detector/mine probe instrument that is either currently made or can be easily constructed. The instrument should be lightweight, man-portable, and able to detect and locate ferrous and non-ferrous materials and solid-state electronic components. No awards will be made for responses, which are due Dec. 3, 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DTRA/DTRA01/Reference%2DNumber%2DCSC080001115 /listing.html The Department of the Air Force will be soliciting proposals for the Space Threat Assessment Testbed Program. This program seeks to develop a component, subsystem and microsat scale test capability for developmental and operational testing of satellite hardware in realistic natural and threat environments. Key features of the system include complex natural space environments simulating low-earth orbit and geosynchronous orbits, simulators of key man-made threats, and a real-time connection capability that allows ground station hardware, software and operators to be involved in the test and evaluation process. One contract award is expected to result from the full solicitation, once released; however, no awards will be made for initial responses, which are due Dec. 7, 2007. Eligibility is unrestriced. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AEDC/FA9101%2D08%2DR%2D0002/listing.htm l The Air Force is seeking sources capable of providing scientific, engineering and manpower assistance in the area of airbase science support and technology development. This requirement is intended to support the RXQ enterprise, which provides science, technology and engineering to advanced fixed and deployed airbase capabilities in force protection, infrastructure and homeland security. One award having a project period of up to six years is anticipated. Potential contractors should be able to provide Ph.D. and advanced degreed research scientists and engineers. Personnel with considerable experience in firefighting, explosive ordinance disposal, security forces operations and civil engineering also are required. A full solicitation is expected to be released on or about March 31, 2008, with proposals due 45 days thereafter; however, initial responses are due within 20 days of this notice's publication date, which was Nov. 16, 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AETC/TynAFBCS/Reference%2DNumber%2DFA4819%2D 08%2DR%2D0003/listing.html The Air Force continues to solicit white papers for technologies to support new hybrid Multiple Source Intelligence association algorithms that will utilize a reasoning approach to account for large gap times, high-density environments and large sensor data inaccuracies. Approximately $4.9 million over fiscal years 2007-11 was expected to be available for awards when this solicitation was released in 2006. Awards ranging from $50,000 to $250,000 per year for up to three years may be made. Eligibility is unrestricted. White papers may be submitted at any time until Sept. 30, 2011; however, they are due Aug. 31, 2008, for FY 2009 funding. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLRRS/Reference%2DNumber%2DBAA%2D07%2 D03%2DIFKA/listing.html The Department of the Army will be soliciting proposals for services to support the development and refinement of state-of-the-art infectious disease analytic database, methodology and overall risk assessments. A contractor is sought, in part, to assist government analysis in the development of new methodologies to prioritize and asses the risk, geographic distribution and severity of foreign infectious diseases that can post a threat to the domestic U.S. Eligibility is unrestricted. A full solicitation is expected to be released on or about Dec. 4, 2007, with with proposals due Dec. 14, 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMRAA/DAMD17/W81XWH%2D08%2DT%2D0034/listing .html The Army is requesting information on current time-difference-of-arrival (TDOA) ground-based geolocation systems and how these systems can be leveraged for hosting a coherent TDOA-based geolocation algorithm. A system is sought that consists of highly coherent sensors for hosting an algorithm sensitive to timing errors and phase errors. The geolocation system should have the required hardware and processing power for hosting such algorithms and the ability to transfer data between nodes or to a single node, while preserving the timing and phase coherency of the signals received at the nodes. No awards are anticipated for responses, which are due Dec. 17, 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAB07/W15P7T%2D08%2DR%2DP003/listing.h tml The Department of the Navy is requesting information for a potential Office of National Drug Control Policy Counter Drug Technology Assessment Center initiative. A visualization tool is sought to provide information to personnel involved in drug policy, treatment and enforcement through readily understandable visualizations and analyses of diverse datasets to support effective decision-making regarding the supply-reduction and demand-reduction programs of multiple government agencies. The visualization tool objective is to maximize the use of (1) open source and (2) commercial data tools. No awards will be made for responses, which are due Dec. 11, 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/SPAWAR/SPAWARSYSCEN_San_Diego/SSC%2DSan%5FDie go%5FMKTSVY%5F5572E/listing.html The Navy is soliciting proposals for the EPX program. This program is intended to re-capitalize the EP-3 aircraft to provide tactical-, theater- and national-level intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and targeting (ISR&T) support to carrier strike groups and to theater, combatant and national commanders. The EPX will be a flexible, responsive, manned multi-mission, multi-intelligence, ISR&T aircraft capable of carrying expendables. Approximately $5 million is expected to be available for contract awards having a project period of five months. No contract will exceed $1.25 million. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due Dec. 12, 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVAIR/NAVAIRHQ/N00019%2D08%2DR%2D0016/listin g.html The Navy is soliciting proposals for the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) Advanced Shipbuilding Enterprise Program. This program seeks to reduce the cost of building and maintaining U.S. Navy warships. Research, development and implementation of best practices is sought in six major initiative areas: (1) shipyard production process technologies, (2) business process technologies, (3) product design and material technologies, (4) systems technologies, (5) facilities, tooling and risk management and (6) crosscut initiatives. Up to $8 million is expected to be available to support the first year of new awards having a project period of up to three years. Cost-sharing of at least 50 percent is required. Eligibility is unrestricted. Poposals are due Jan. 23, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/ATI/ATI/NSRP%2D0701/listing.html The Navy is soliciting white papers for research projects in a wide variety of scientific and engineering disciplines. The focus of this solicitation is chemical and biological warfare defense. New technologies, components and procedures are sought to lower the cost of providing collective protection to buildings, ships, vehicles and shelters. Research projects should involve those having a high level of technical expertise, primarily Ph.D.-level personnel. All universities and nonprofit organizations capable of satisfying the government's needs may submit white papers, which are due Sept. 30, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSEA/N00178/N0017808Q3004/listing.html return to the top of the page Department of Energy (DOE) DOE is requesting information regarding strategies to advance clean energy technologies in Hawaii. DOE and the State of Hawaii, in cooperation with partners and stakeholders, plan to establish an integrated strategic energy analysis, planning, and implementation function to effectively guide transformation of Hawaii's energy sector. Information on increasing the scale and rate of renewable energy and energy efficiency technology market adoption in Hawaii's residential, building, industrial, utility and transportation end-use sectors is sought. No awards will be made for responses, which are Dec. 11, 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 924 DOE also is seeking to partner with leading venture capital (VC) firms in a pilot program to develop robust entrepreneur-in-residence projects at three of DOE's national laboratories - the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The projects will identify and develop business cases to commercialize promising laboratory technology and give proven start-up entrepreneurs the opportunity to work directly with technical management and staff at a specified national laboratory to identify technologies that, when commercialized in start-up companies, will contribute to DOE's mission. Successful applicants will conduct technology assessments, identify market opportunities, formulate preliminary business cases, and propose business structures for start-up enterprises, as well as recommend policy and business practice modifications to the national laboratories to further refine their approaches to moving technology into the commercial sector. Approximately $300,000 is expected to be available for three cooperative agreement awards having a project period of up to one year. Cost-sharing of at least 50 percent is required. Only established VC firms are eligible to submit applications, which are due Dec. 21, 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 746 Department of Health and Human Services Note on deadlines and award terms: Application deadlines for the funding opportunities below adhere to the schedule of submission dates at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm, unless specified differently. The various funding mechanisms (e.g. R01, R03, R21) supported by these opportunities adhere to the descriptions and limitations described at http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/funding_program.htm. Some of the opportunities utilize the R01 (i.e. research project grant) funding mechanism, and these opportunities sometimes run in parallel with earlier announcements of identical scope that utilize different funding mechanisms. Links are provided within the solicitations to the related announcements in such cases. Specific funding information (e.g. anticipated funding amount, number of awards, project duration) will depend upon the quality, duration and costs of the applications received, unless specified otherwise. Note on eligibility: Unless otherwise noted in the description, eligibility for the opportunities below is defined as "open" by SSTI. Open eligibility is understood to include all of the following domestic or foreign entities: institutions of higher education; for-profit organizations, including small businesses; nonprofit organizations, including faith- or community-based organizations; eligible agencies of the federal government; state governments; tribal governments or organizations; minority-serving institutions; regional organizations; and U.S. territories or possessions. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) agencies invite P41 applications proposing to generate pilot-scale chemical diversity libraries. These libraries will be used for high-throughput biological screening by the Molecular Libraries Probe Production Centers Network. Up to $2.5 million is expected to be available annually to support six grants having a project period of up to three years. Applicants may request a budget for direct costs of up to $250,000 per year. Eligible are institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations; for-profit organizations, including small businesses; units of state and local governments; and eligible agencies of the federal government. Letters of intent are due Dec. 12, 2007; applications are due Jan. 15, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-003.html The NIH agencies invite R01 applications proposing to develop new methodologies for natural products chemistry. This initiative's long-term goal is to reinvigorate the investigation of nature as a prolific source of bioactive small molecules, with the potential to probe the roles of a wide range of proteins in cellular processes, and/or be developed into new drugs. Up to $2.5 million is expected to be available annually to support six grants having a project period of up to four years. Applicants may request a budget for direct costs of up to $250,000 per year. Eligible are institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations; for-profit organizations, including small businesses; units of state and local governments; and eligible agencies of the federal government. Letters of intent are due Dec. 23, 2007; applications are due Jan. 23, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-004.html The NIH agencies invite R01 applications for studies that address the ethical, legal and social implications of human microbiome research - the study and application of the metagenomic analysis of the human microbiota. Approximately $1 million is expected to be available annually to support four awards having a project period of up to three years. Applicants may request a budget for direct costs of up to $250,000 per year. Letters of intent are due Jan. 15, 2007; applications are due Feb. 15, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-006.html The NIH agencies invite DP2 applications for the 2008 NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program. This program is designed to support new investigators of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative new research approaches that have the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important problems in biomedical and behavioral research. Applicants must hold an independent research position at a U.S. institution as of Sept. 19, 2008, and must have received their most recent doctoral degree or completed their medical internship and residency no earlier than 1998 and no later than the receipt date for applications. Approximately $55 million in FY 2008 funding is expected to be available for up to 24 grants having a five-year project period. Awards of up to $1.5 million in total direct costs may be made. Eligibility is open to domestic organizations (see note on eligibility above). Applications are due March 31, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-014.html The NIH agencies invite R01 and R21 applications to stimulate the development of revolutionary epigenetic technologies, as part of the Roadmap Epigenomics Program. Transforming technologies are needed to enable researchers to discover and monitor epigenetic events, changes and alterations related to development and disease. In the long term, advances in these areas will enhance researchers' ability to investigate, diagnose and ameliorate human disease with a significant epigenetic component. Approximately $3.8 million in FY 2008 funding is expected to be available for 3-5 R01 awards having a project period of up to four years and 4-8 R21 awards having a project period of up to two years. Eligibility is open, except for faith- or community-based organizations on R21 proposals (see note on eligibility above). Letters of intent are due Jan. 14, 2008; applications are due Feb. 14, 2008. More information on R01 awards is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-07-011.html. For R21 awards, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-07-012.html. The NIH agencies invite U01 applications for Reference Epigenome Mapping Centers. The goal of these centers is to develop comprehensive reference epigenomes from human embryonic stem cells, human differentiating and differentiated cells, cell lines and tissues. Approximately $10 million is expected to be available annually to support 3-5 awards having a project period of up to five years. Applicants may request a budget for direct costs of up to $2.5 million per year and first-year equipment costs of up to $300,000. Eligibility is open to domestic organizations, except for eligible agencies of the federal government and faith- or community-based organizations (see note on eligibility above). Letters of intent are due Feb. 7, 2008; applications are due March 7, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-07-013.html The NIH agencies invite U01 applications for developing and implementing an Epigenomic Data Analysis and Coordinating Center, as part of the Roadmap Epigenomics Program. The center will provide data analysis and coordination for all of the Reference Epigenome Mapping Centers, as well as import all other data generated through the NIH Roadmap Epigenomics Program. In addition, the center will be responsible for transferring standardized data to the National Center for Biotechnology Information for banking and public utility. Approximately $1.5 million is expected to be available annually to support one cooperative agreement award having a project period of up to five years. Applicants may request a budget for direct costs ranging from $750,000 to $1.25 million per year. Eligibility is open to domestic organizations, except for eligible agencies of the federal government and faith- or community-based organizations (see note on eligibility above). Letters of intent are due Feb. 7, 2008; applications are due March 7, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-07-014.html The NIH agencies invite R01 applications proposing to establish and validate novel pathways of stable, differential silencing and activation of gene expression in mammalian cells. A companion announcement using the R21 mechanism is focused on discovery of potential epigenetic marks in mammalian or non-mammalian model systems. In the long term, advances in these areas will enhance researchers' ability to investigate, diagnose and ameliorate human disease with a significant epigenetic component. Approximately $3.5 million is expected to be available annually to support 4-6 R01 awards having a project period of up to three years and 5-8 R21 awards having a project period of up to two years. Eligibility is open, except for eligible agencies of the federal government and faith- or community-based organizations (see note on eligibility above). Letters of intent are due Jan. 14, 2008; applications are due Feb. 14, 2008. More information on R01 awards is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-07-015.html. For R21 awards, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-07-016.html. NASA NASA continues to solicit proposals for the Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2007 program. This program encourages basic and applied research and technology across a broad range of earth and space science program elements relevant to the NASA research programs in earth science, heliophysics, planetary science and astrophysics. Eligibility is unrestricted. Notices of intent to propose are requested for all program elements, with the next due date being Dec. 7, 2007. Proposal due dates continue through April 11, 2008. More information is available at: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15 917 NASA is seeking partners to conduct astronomical observations in the stratosphere using the largest airborne observatory in the world. The aircraft will have an initial operational capability (IOC) starting in 2009 with the full operational capability in 2014. During IOC, the observatory will have limited observation opportunities. Once fully operational, the aircraft will have the capability for approximately 1,000 observation hours per year over 20 years. The annual cost for a partner supporting the program is estimated to be $15 million per year. Interest is sought primarily from domestic and international universities, organizations, and research foundations. Responses are due within 30 days of the announcement's publication date, which was Nov. 1, 2007. For more information, visit: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=127650 The California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), operating under a prime contract with NASA, intends to re-compete its data systems implementation and operations as a cost-plus-fixed-fee level-of-effort subcontract. This notice is to let potential bidders know the full solicitation is available at the JPL website , which requires a username and password. To obtain a username and password, contact the subcontracts manager. Proposals are due Dec. 20, 2007. For more information, visit: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=127854 JPL also intends to re-compete its science data systems implementation and operations as a cost-plus-fixed-fee level-of-effort subcontract. This solicitation targets broad categories of efforts such as information systems engineering and top-level architecture design; engineering and science product generation software development; and operations system development. The subcontract would have a project period of up to 10 years. Proposals are due Dec. 21, 2007. For more information, visit: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=127199 National Science Foundation (NSF) NSF is soliciting proposals for the Protein Data Bank (PDB) Management program. The goal of this program is to ensure the continuing, highest possible quality of management for the central, U.S. component of the PDB. Approximately $31.5 million is expected to be available for one award having a project period of up to 10 years. Eligible are academic institutions located and accredited in the U.S., U.S. nonprofit research organizations that are directly associated with educational or research activities, and consortia of such organizations with appropriate research and educational facilities. Required letters of intent are due Jan. 16, 2008; proposals are due March 19, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08507 NSF is soliciting proposals for the Human and Social Dynamics program. This program is intended to foster breakthroughs in understanding the dynamics of human action and development, as well as knowledge about organizational, cultural, and societal adaptation and change. Approximately $30 million is expected to be available for 30-40 grants, including 4-6 Type 2 awards of up to $1.25 million and 25-30 Type 1 awards of up to $750,000. Eligible are colleges and universities located and accredited in the U.S. and nonprofit organizations in the U.S. Proposals are due Feb. 19, 2008, for Type 1 awards and Feb. 22, 2008, for Type 2 awards. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08508 NSF is soliciting proposals for the Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE) program. This program seeks to establish additional centers in a network of coordinated centers that facilitate collaborations and communications between ocean science researchers and educators. One central coordinating office funded at an average of $350,000 per year for up to five years and one national network evaluator funded at an average of $75,000 per year for up to five years are anticipated. In addition, five new collaborations with existing COSEE centers may be funded at a maximum of $50,000 per year for up to three years. The categories of proposers identified in the Grant Proposal Guide are eligible to submit proposals for the central coordinating office and national network evaluator. For new collaborations, eligible organizations include academic institutions of higher learning, located and accredited in the U.S., that award degrees in geoscience or environmental science; U.S. oceanographic research institutions; professional societies; nonprofit or not-for-profit consortia; informal science centers; museums; aquaria; and state and local education agencies. Proposals are due March 3, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08509 return to the top of the page ________________________________ Foundation Funding Opportunities Alex's Lemonade Stand Alex's Lemonade Stand invites applications for its Foundation Grant Program. This program is committed to eradicating childhood cancer through basic research, career development and helping to streamline translational clinical research. For the 2007 grant cycle, the foundation's Medical Advisory Board will review applications in the four categories described below. Funds will be granted to nonprofit institutions or organizations operating in the U.S. or Canada. Researchers need not be U.S. citizens. Applications are due Dec. 15, 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.alexslemonade.org/grant_req.php * Pediatric Oncology Program Infrastructure Awards. These are center-based grants designed to support the infrastructure necessary to administer Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials. Applicants may request a project period of up to two years and a budget for direct costs of up to $125,000. Applications should originate from outstanding pediatric cancer centers with a strong track record of participation in Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials. Infrastructure for supporting these trials must exist. Principal investigators should have experience in clinical research and a demonstrated record of achievement in translational pediatric cancer research. * Innovation Awards. These grants are designed as seed funding designed for mid-career investigators with a novel approach to pediatric cancer scientific investigation. Critical to these applications is innovation with potential for major scientific advancement. Up to $100,000 in direct costs will be awarded to applicants annually for a project period of up to years. Applicants may have an M.D. or Ph.D degree but should be at the late assistant, associate or full professor level. * Young Investigator Awards. These grants are designed as start-up funds for new physician-scientists at the end of their fellowship training or early in their post-fellowship career. Applicants may request a project period of up to two years and a budget for direct costs of up to $40,000. Applicants should be at the early stages of their research careers (i.e., in their first year post fellowship up to finishing their third year as an assistant professor at the start of the grant) and not currently hold an independent NIH grant. Applications from hematology/oncology or other post-doctoral fellows, such as Ph.D. basic science researchers, and junior faculty will be considered. * The Butterfly Foundation Cancer Epidemiology Awards. These grants are designed to support the research of investigators who have a specific focus on the epidemiology of childhood cancer, early detection of childhood cancer, or the prevention of childhood cancer. Proposals may request up to two years of funding, with a yearly budget not to exceed $50,000 in direct costs. Applicants may have an M.D. or Ph.D degree but should be at the late assistant, associate or full professor level. Applicants must have a history of formal training in disciplines that are relevant to the proposed research or a track record of conducting similar research. American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation The AMA Foundation invites applications for its Seed Grant Research Program. This program is designed to encourage medical students, physician residents and fellows to enter the research field. The program provides $2,500 grants to support small basic science, applied or clinical research projects in cardiovascular/pulmonary diseases, HIV/AIDS, leukemia, neoplastic diseases and secondhand smoke. These funds will round out new project budgets, rather than sustain current initiatives. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. who are associated with an accredited U.S. medical school or institution. Applications are due Dec. 3, 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/7785.html The CART Fund Inc. The Rotary CART Fund invites letters of intent for exploratory and developmental Alzheimer's disease research projects. This initiative is designed to provide support for the early and conceptual plans of those projects that may not yet be supported by extensive preliminary data but have the potential to substantially advance biomedical research. Applicants may request a project period of up to two years and a budget for total direct costs of up to $250,000. Eligible are domestic public and private institutions, such as colleges, universities, hospitals and laboratories. Letters of intent are due Dec. 1, 2007; invited applications will be due March 1, 2008. For more information, visit www.afar.org/CART.html. Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation (CDRF) CDRF invites applications for its Individual Grants Program. The goals of this program are to (1) encourage promising new investigators to undertake research on regeneration and recovery, particularly with respect to the spinal cord; (2) encourage researchers who are well-established in other areas to transfer their efforts to spinal cord research; and (3) enable researchers with novel ideas to test their ideas and develop pilot data for seeking larger awards from NIH and other funding sources. Two-year awards of up to $75,000 per year are available for senior scientists and young investigators. Postdoctoral fellowships of up to $60,000 per year also may be awarded. Grantees are required to attend a Grant Holders' meeting organized by CDRF and to allocate $1,000 from their total award budget toward this meeting. Applicants must have a Ph.D., M.D. or other equivalent professional degree and be employed at research institutions having clearly established lines of accountability and fiscal responsibility. Online applications are due Dec. 17, 2007; hard copies of applications must be mailed no later than Dec. 18, 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.christopherreeve.org/site/c.geIMLPOpGjF/b.1048711/k.6606/Indi vidual_Research_Grants.htm Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) DDCF invites nominations for its Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award. This award recognizes outstanding mid-career physician-scientists who are applying the latest scientific advances to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure of disease, and enables them to support and mentor the next generation of physician-scientists conducting clinical research. In 2008, up to five grants of $1.5 million each will be awarded to mid-career physician-scientists conducting translational clinical research in any disease area. Awards must be used over at least a five-year period. Nominees must (1) be physician-scientists with an established translational clinical research program in any disease area, (2) have received an M.D. or a foreign equivalent from an accredited institution, (3) be working in a U.S. degree-granting institution, (4) have a full-time university faculty appointment at least at the level of associate professor or its equivalent as of Jan. 1, 2008, and (5) have been appointed to their first full-time, faculty-level position no earlier than Jan. 1, 1993. Nominations must be made through the office of the dean of the degree-granting institution. Nominations are due Dec. 19, 2007; full proposals will be due Jan. 23, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.ddcf.org/page.asp?pageId=297 HP HP is soliciting proposals for its Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative. This initiative supports the innovative use of mobile technology in K-16 education and seeks to identify K-12 public schools and colleges and universities that HP might support with future grants. In 2008, HP will award approximately $7 million in cash and equipment to K-12 schools in the U.S. and Puerto Rico and to colleges and universities throughout North America. For the K-12 side of it, teams of five teachers from approximately 110 schools will be selected to receive the equipment and professional development support they need to effectively integrate technology into their instruction. The value of the grant award to these schools is approximately $40,000. For the higher ed component, approximately 44 campuses will receive a grant award valued at approximately $77,000 and including $20,000 in cash. Eligible are two- or four-year, public or private colleges or universities in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada. Preference will be given to projects that address mathematics, science, engineeing, and/or information systems or information technology. Proposals may be submitted between Jan. 8 and Feb. 14 of 2008. For more information, visit www.hp.com/go/hpteach. Microsoft Research Microsoft Research is soliciting proposals for the A. Richard Newton Breakthrough Research Award. This award is intended to support novel projects employing innovative computational approaches and which may integrate approaches from multiple disciplines to produce results of potentially great impact to the research community and society. Approximately $1 million is available for 10-12 awards of up to $100,000. Awards are made as unrestricted gifts to proposing institutions for the purpose of seed-funding larger initiatives, proofs of concept, or demonstrations of feasibility. Institutions must be either (1) accredited degree-granting colleges or universities with nonprofit status and awarding degrees at the baccalaureate level or above or (2) research institutions with nonprofit status. Proposals are due Dec. 3, 2007. For more information, visit: http://research.microsoft.com/ur/us/fundingopps/rfps/ARichardNewtonAward .aspx National Alliance For Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) NARSAD invites applications for the Staglin Family Music Festival NARSAD Schizophrenia Research Award. This award is made annually to a young investigator to help establish or maintain a program of research. The award is $250,000. Candidates should have an M.D. or Ph.D. degree or equivalent doctoral-level degree and postdoctoral training in a scientific field that can be applied to the study of schizophrenia. They also should be in the early stages of an independent scientific career, have an appointment at the assistant or associate professor level, and be no more than 45 years old at the time of application. Finally, candidates should be nominated by the dean, department chair or head of the university's scientific program in which they are employed. Applications are due Dec. 4, 2007. For more information, visit: http://www.narsad.org/research/apply/staglin/ Dianne M. Myers Grants Administrator College of Engineering and Science 113 Riggs Hall, Box 340901 Clemson, SC 29634-0901 864-656-5534 (p) 864-656-7244 (f) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.clemson.edu/pipermail/grants-dist/attachments/20071121/215f33b0/attachment.html From grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu Fri Nov 30 18:54:47 2007 From: grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu (grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu) Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:54:47 -0500 Subject: [Grants-dist] Research Opportunities Message-ID: <6FAABD1159263A4B84B126D9C2FCFD52C639F8@CUMAIL1.CAMPUS.CU.CLEMSON.EDU> The SC Space Grant Consortium (SCSCG) is pleased to announce the release of the SCSGC and SC NASA EPSCoR Research and Education Awards Program (REAP) for faculty. There are 5 subprograms from which faculty researchers may choose: THE RESEARCH GRANT AWARD SUBPROGRAM is intended to provide faculty members with funds to conduct a one-year research project (with the possibility of renewal for one additional year) in support of one of NASA's Mission Directorates in earth science, space science, aeronautics, and the human exploration and development of space. Up to five awards will be made ($30,000 maximum per award, not including matching funds) For a project to be truly competitive, a researcher should have a direct partnership with a NASA facility, lab or center. THE RESEARCH FACILITATION/INITIATION AWARD SUBPROGRAM is intended to provide faculty members with research support for aerospace-related activities, such as (but not limited to) initiating a research project, enhancing an existing research activity, supporting a graduate student to join a faculty member at a field center for part of a summer term, developing a new research project among scientists at several SCSGC campuses, or providing faculty summer support at facilities not covered by existing programs. ($8,000 maximum per award, not including matching funds). The EDUCATION RESEARCH AWARD is intended to provide faculty members with research support for science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM)-related activities, such as (but not limited to) initiating an education research project, enhancing an existing education research activity, supporting a graduate student to join a faculty member at a field center for part of a summer term to help with the education research project, developing a new education research project among scientists at several SCSGC campuses, or providing faculty summer support at facilities not covered by existing programs. ($8,000 maximum per award, not including matching funds). THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AWARD SUBPROGRAM will provide funds for faculty members to develop coursework or education materials related to the fields of science and engineering. ($4,000 maximum per award, not including matching funds). TRAVEL AWARD SUBPROGRAM will provide funds for faculty members and students to make short trips to visit federal facilities (especially NASA facilities), to meet with international groups or other Space Grant campuses and to a lesser extent to present results at professional meetings. Proposals that are submitted to this program must demonstrate the need for, and expected benefit to, the research/training of the applicant ($2,000 maximum per award, not including matching funds). Letters of intent (LOI) for the research grant subprogram are due in the SCSGC main office no later than November 1, 2007. Deadline for receipt of the original proposal (with all signatures) including two hard copies, as well as a FULL ELECTRONIC VERSION, to the main Space Grant office is December 14, 2007. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED! If you have any questions, please contact me at 843-953-5463 or by email at scozzarot at cofc.edu. Thanks, Tara -- Tara B. Scozzaro, MPA Program Manager SC Space Grant Consortium SC NASA EPSCoR http://www.cofc.edu/~scsgrant (843) 953-5463 (843) 953-5446 fax SC Space Grant/Geology College of Charleston 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424 Application: http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/REAPapp2008-09.doc * * * * * * * The South Carolina Space Grant Consortium is pleased to announce our 2008/09 student SC Space Grant Consortium student funding opportunities! We are offering five programs: the Undergraduate Research Award, the Kathy Sullivan Science and Engineering Fellowship Program, the NASA Center Stipend Program, the Pre-Service Teacher Scholarship and the Graduate Fellowship Award. Please note that the deadlines for our programs are before Christmas break, rather than in January or February as in the past. The Graduate Student Fellowship Research Program - SC Space Grant will award up to 3 graduate fellowships of $10,000 plus an institutional match of up to $10,000 each. Graduate students must submit a research proposal for a NASA-related project to be conducted over a 12 month period. These are due to me in my office on or before Friday, December 14, 2007. The Undergraduate Research Program - SC Space Grant will award up to 10 undergraduate awards for $5,000 for either summer or academic year NASA -related research project conducted over a 10 week period. Applications are due in my office on or before Friday, December 14, 2007. The Kathryn Sullivan Science and Engineering Fellowship program awards one $7,000 fellowship every year to one exceptional undergraduate student. Applications are due in my office on or before Friday, December 14, 2007. Pre-Service Teacher Award is a $3,000 scholarship available to graduate and undergraduate students interested in becoming a middle or high-school science, technology, engineering or mathematics teacher. Funds may be used for such expenses as: 1) reducing tuition burden; 2) covering travel and registration expenses for attending professional development workshops and training opportunities in STEM; 3) purchasing supplies for student teaching activities; or 4) other supportive activities that lead to the successful professional development and eventual graduation of the pre-service educator in SC. Applications are due in my office on or before Friday, December 14, 2007. The NASA Center Internship Program will assist students in attending a pre-existing NASA program (such as NASA Academy or USRP) or an internship created specifically for a student at a NASA Center. This program has no deadline and students may apply to us for funding for any program at the same time they apply for acceptance into their chosen program. You will have to complete the NASA program application as per their instructions. Please forward these to all interested parties. The applications are available to download from our webpage. http://www.cofc.edu/~scsgrant/scholar/overview.html Please contact me if you have any questions or if you need assistance with the application. Tara -- Tara B. Scozzaro, MPA Program Manager SC Space Grant Consortium SC NASA EPSCoR http://www.cofc.edu/~scsgrant (843) 953-5463 (843) 953-5446 fax SC Space Grant/Geology College of Charleston 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424 Undergraduate Application: http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/Undergradapp08-09.doc Student Internship: http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/studentinternshipapp08-09.doc Kathy Sullivan Application: http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/KathySullivanapp08-09.doc Graduate Application: http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/Graduateapp08-09.doc * * * * * * * Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts November 30, 2007 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?WeekEnding=11-30-2007 NIH Requiring Mandatory Use of the Electronic Financial Status Report System in the eRA Commons Beginning October 1, 2007 * * * * * * * Commerce Business Daily for this week: http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-11-30-07.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-11-29-07.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-11-28-07.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-11-27-07.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-11-26-07.htm NSF, NIH and ACS deadlines have been updated in the Research Opportunities continuous list at the bottom of the page. To view the continuous list of Research Opportunities and items you may have missed please click on the following URL: http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/opportunities.htm * * * * * * * * To view The Grant Advisor http://www.grantadvisor.com/tgaplus/ * * * * * * * To see what's in the (State Science and Technology Institute) STTI Weekly Digest go to the bottom of this document. * * * * * * * * Current Fringe Rates, Indirect Rates, and Tuition Remission Rates are listed at the bottom. * * * * * * * * December 28, 2007 DOT U.S. Department of Transportation DOT/Federal Transit Administration Pilot Program To Demonstrate The Benefits Of Vehicle Assist And Automation (VAA) Applications For Full-Size Public Transit Buses Modification 2 http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40098 January 11, 2008 EPA Environmental Protection Agency National Smart Growth Conference Request for Proposals Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 057 January 18, 2008 DHS Department of Homeland Security Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division International Research in Homeland Security Science & Technology Mission Areas Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40095 February 12, 2008 DOS Department of State Office to Monitor/Combat Trafficking in Persons International Programs to Combat Trafficking Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 039 February 26, 2008 Continuation and Expansion of the Drug Induced Liver Injury Network (DILIN)[U01] (RFA-DK-07-012) (letter of intent due Feb. 26, 2008; application due March 20, 2008) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Grant http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-07-012.html February 27, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention (GAPP): Translation Research (U18) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 029 May 22, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Construction of a Reference Sequence Data Set for the Human Microbiome Project (U54) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 028 July 10, 2008 NSF (letter of intent due July 10, 2008; application due Aug. 12, 2008) National Science Foundation NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Modification 2 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=11 543 August 14, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Strategic Technologies for Cyberinfrastructure Program (STCI) Modification 2 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=11299 * * * * * * * * New F&A Schedule (Pending Federal approval) These rates are expected to be approved and should be used starting immediately on proposals being developed. For projects starting on or after July 1, 2007, for the duration of the award the rates will be: Organized Research - 47.5% Instruction - 45.0% Other Sponsored Activities - 34.0% For projects starting on or after July 1, 2008, for the duration of the award the rates will be: Organized Research - 48.0% Instruction - 45.0% Other Sponsored Activities -34.0% For projects starting on or after July 1, 2009, for the duration of the award the rates will be: Organized Research - 48.5% Instruction - 45.0% Other Sponsored Activities -34.0% Example: If you proposal starts September 1, 2007, your rate will be 47.5% for the life of the proposed project. New Fringe Rates Faculty - 24.1% Staff & Post-Docs - 30.2% Students - 5.1% Part-time & Retired - 15.9% FY Per Semester Per Summer Session Total for Year 2008 2,691 1,035 7,452 2009 2,826 788 7,228 2010 2,967 827 7,588 2011 3,115 868 7,966 2012 3,271 911 8,364 Dianne M. 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