[Grants-dist] Research Opportunities
grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu
grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu
Fri Apr 25 16:44:24 EDT 2008
Dear Colleagues,
This is a friendly reminder that the deadline for submission of PACD
applications is Wednesday, April 30th, 2008. Electronic or signed hard
copies of all required application materials must be sent via e-mail or
U.S. mail to Ms. Isabel Sanchez (sanchez at scra.org
<mailto:sanchez at scra.org> ) before 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday. Information
about the program, including a link to the application form, is
available at:
http://www.scepscoridea.org/Funding/PACD.html
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Please also note that the deadline for submission of a Letter of Intent
(LOI) for the FY2009 South Carolina DEPSCoR Call for Proposals is
Monday, April 28th, 2008. All LOIs must be submitted online at the SC
EPSCoR/IDeA website. Information about the program, including a link to
the LOI online form, is available at:
http://www.scepscoridea.org/EPSCoR/DEPSCoR.html
<http://www.scepscoridea.org/EPSCoR/DEPSCoR.html>
Sincerely,
Scott Little, PhD
State Manager, SC EPSCoR/IDeA
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A request for the following Transit Cooperative Research Program
Proposal is now available at:
http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=2358
TCRP Project B-38: Guidelines for Providing Access to Public
Transportation Stations
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Please note that the deadline for submission of a Letter of Intent (LOI)
for the FY2009 South Carolina DEPSCoR Call for Proposals is April 28th,
2008. All LOIs must be submitted online at the SC EPSCoR/IDeA website.
Information about the program, including a link to the LOI online form,
is available at:
http://www.scepscoridea.org/EPSCoR/DEPSCoR.html
<blocked::http://www.scepscoridea.org/EPSCoR/DEPSCoR.html> .
Also, SC EPSCoR/IDeA and the USC School of Medicine Instrumentation
Resource Facility are pleased to announce the 4th Annual Workshop on
Basic Confocal Microscopy. The hands-on workshop will target beginning
and intermediate users of confocal microscopes and will provide lectures
from experts in the field of confocal microscopy. Tuition for
participants from South Carolina colleges and universities will be
covered through the SC IDeA/INBRE programs. Preregistration is
required.
More details and registration information can be found in the brochure
on the IRF website at: http://dba.med.sc.edu/price/irf/irf.htm
<blocked::http://dba.med.sc.edu/price/irf/irf.htm> .
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A request for the following Transit Cooperative Research Program
Proposal is now available at:
http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=2356
TCRP Project A-32: Operation of Light Rail Transit through Ungated
Crossings at Speeds over 35 MPH
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Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
April 25, 2008
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?WeekEnding=04-25-2008
NIH Requiring Mandatory Use of the Electronic Financial Status Report
System in the eRA Commons Beginning October 1, 2007
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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
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Current Fringe Rates, Indirect Rates, and Tuition Remission Rates are
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May 22, 2008
ED
U.S. Department of Education
Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) CFDA
84.120A
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
541
May 23, 2008
USDOJ
United States Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
National Institute of Justice
NIJ FY08 Using DNA Technology to Identify the Missing
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
559
USDOJ
United States Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
National Institute of Justice
NIJ FY08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
560
DOE
US Department of Energy
Idaho Field Office
Deep Burn: Development of Transuranic Fuel for
High-Temperature Helium-Cooled Reactors
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
570
May 29, 2008
DOE
US Department of Energy
National Energy Technology Laboratory
TOPIC AREA 1 - SENSORS AND CONTROLS; Sub-Topic 1.1: NovelApproaches to
Monitoring the Integrity of Refractory used in Coal Gasifiers
Modification 1
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
516
DOE
US Department of Energy
National Energy Technology Laboratory
TOPIC AREA 1 - SENSORS AND CONTROLS; Sub-Topic 1.2: Novel Monitoring
Approaches to Enhance Plant and Component Reliability
Modification 1
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
517
DOE
US Department of Energy
National Energy Technology Laboratory
TOPIC AREA 2 - COMPUTATIONAL ENERGY SCIENCES; Sub-Topic
2.1: Multiphase Flow Research
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
518
DOE
US Department of Energy
National Energy Technology Laboratory
TOPIC AREA 2 - COMPUTATIONAL ENERGY SCIENCES; Sub-Topic
2.2: Process/Equipment Co-Simulation of Advanced Fossil Energy
Plants
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
519
June 12, 2008
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (K24)
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
507
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Academic Career Award (K07)
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
512
June 16, 2008
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Fragile X Pre-mutation and Ovarian Function (R03)
Modification 2
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=12
634
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Neuroscience Research on Drug Abuse(R03)
Modification 1
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=12
694
June 24, 2008
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Central Cancer Registry Standards and Certification Program
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
561
June 26, 2008
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Mouse Models Containing Human Alleles: Novel Tools to Study Brain
Function (R21/R33)
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
574
July 8, 2008
DOE
US Department of Energy
National Energy Technology Laboratory
Production Engineering and Commercialization of
Residential R-5 Highly Insulating Windows
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
544
July 9, 2008
NSF
National Science Foundation
Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis (OPUS)
Modification 5
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=96
71
July 10, 2008
NSF
National Science Foundation
Expeditions in Computing
Modification 1
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15
521
July 18, 2008
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA Headquarters
ROSES 2008: Mars Fundamental Research
Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId
=41375
July 21, 2008
DOE
US Department of Energy
Chicago Service Center
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program
Announcement
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
546
July 22, 2008
DOD
Department of Defense
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Fiscal Year 2009 Young Investigator Research Program
Modification 1
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId
=41144
July 31, 2008
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Limited Competition: The Studies to Treat or Prevent Pediatric Type 2
Diabetes (STOPP-T2D) (U01)
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
506
August 1, 2008
Fulbright Scholar Program
Fulbright traditional lecturing and research grants or for Fulbright
Distinguished chair awards worldwide
www.cies.org <http://www.cies.org/>
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence (U19)
Modification 1
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
454
August 16, 2008
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program Award (D43)
Grant (letter of intent due Aug. 16, 1008; application due Sept. 16,
2008)
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
513
August 25, 2008
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Multi-Drug Combinations to Promote Neurological Recovery in Traumatic
Brain Injury (R01)
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
572
September 30, 2008
DOD
Department of Defense
Office of Naval Research
Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corp
Science and Technology
Modification 1
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=15
440
October 1, 2008
DOE
US Department of Energy
Chicago Service Center
Energy Frontier Research Centers
Modification 2
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
381
October 17, 2008
HHS
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Functional Characterization of Genetic Variants and Interactions: The
Genes, Environment and Health Initiative (R21)
Grant
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
576
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
577
November 1, 2008
Fulbright Scholar Program
Summer German Studies seminar and spring/summer seminars in Korea and
Japan for academic and international education administrators
www.cies.org <http://www.cies.org/>
December 9, 2008
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
Broad Agency Announcement for Conferences, Workshops, and/or Meetings
Modification 1
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId
=41291
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId
=41292
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId
=41293
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId
=41294
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId
=41295
January 9, 2009
NSF
National Science Foundation
Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis
Modification 1
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17
492
February 1, 2009
Fulbright Scholar Program
U.S.-Germany International Education Administrators Program
www.cies.org <http://www.cies.org/>
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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 <http://www.ssti.org>
In the April 23, 2008 Supplement:
SSTI Funding Supplement Guidelines
Federal Funding Opportunities
* Department of Defense
* Reactive Material Structures program
* Architecture-Aware Compiler Environment Program
* Information for the Air Force's Epidemic Outbreak
Surveillance program
* Sources for a contract to support virtual integrated
electronic warfare simulations
* Third Generation Reusable Boost program
* Laser Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Systems
and Applications program
* Munitions Metal Parts Manufacturing program
* Information regarding technologies that may justify the
Navy selecting them as enabling capabilities prior to the issuance of
new broad agency announcements in these areas
* Proposals to develop a manipulator and end effector
technologies that may be implemented across a future family of Joint
Explosive Ordnance Disposal unmanned ground vehicles
* White papers proposing to develop components or systems
capable of improving targeting accuracy
* Department of Health and Human Services
* NIH Research Conference Grant Program
* Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program
* Immune Mechanisms of Virus Control program
* Modeling of Infectious Disease Agent Study research
projects
* Microbicide Innovation Program
* National Science Foundation
* Faculty Early Career Development Program
* International Materials Institutes
* Cluster Exploratory program
* Cluster Exploratory program
* Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through
Synthesis program
Foundation Funding Opportunities
* American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
* Studies that aim to increase understanding of the causes
of suicide and factors related to suicide risk (5 award areas)
* Bush Foundation
* Leadership Fellows Program
Copyright State Science & Technology Institute 2008.
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.
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Federal Funding Opportunities
Department of Defense
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting
innovative research proposals for the Reactive Material Structures
program. This program seeks to develop and demonstrate reactive material
structures that provide both (1) structural integrity and enthalpic
energy within the same material system and (2) the ability to rapidly
release that energy to produce a high intensity blast upon demand. The
program will be conducted in two phases consisting of research and
demonstration efforts totaling up to four years. Multiple awards are
anticipated. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals may be submitted at
any time until April 16, 2009; however, they are due June 3, 2008, for
the initial evaluation phase. For more information, visit:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=e8068d5029d0c7a9b98
97d029eca8187&tab=core&_cview=0
<https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=e8068d5029d0c7a9b9
897d029eca8187&tab=core&_cview=0> DARPA is soliciting proposals for the
Architecture-Aware Compiler Environment Program. The goal of this
program is to develop computationally efficient compilers that
incorporate learning and reasoning methods to drive compiler
optimizations for a broad spectrum of computing system configurations.
The program will be comprised of two types of teams - a development team
and a metrics and evaluation team - and will be conducted in three
phases. Multiple awards are anticipated. Eligibility is unrestricted.
Proposals may be submitted at any time until June 2, 2009; however, they
are due June 2, 2008, for the initial evaluation phase. For more
information, visit:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=323207c5f4893cab9b7
e32ad0cc35ae3&tab=core&_cview=0
<https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=323207c5f4893cab9b
7e32ad0cc35ae3&tab=core&_cview=0> The Department of the Air Force is
requesting information for its Epidemic Outbreak Surveillance program.
This program addresses the need for a comprehensive diagnostic and
informatics surveillance system that uses state-of-the-art technology to
identify both natural and hostile biological pathogens in near real-time
to provide critical decision support to a wide and relevant audience.
The information requested will be used by the Air Force Medical Service
to facilitate decision-making. No awards will be made for responses,
which are due April 30, 2008. For more information, visit:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=fda8311053ca65e763a
c4c3ec23b2df8&tab=core&_cview=0
<https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=fda8311053ca65e763
ac4c3ec23b2df8&tab=core&_cview=0> The Air Force is seeking sources for a
contract to support virtual integrated electronic warfare simulations.
The contract will consist of multiple services that are detailed in a
performance work statement, which includes software development. Any
qualified and interested companies responding to this announcement must
be able to support all areas. Responses are due May 17, 2008. For more
information, visit:
https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=9a319a009dd23ba
639331fd06824dad7&_cview=1
<https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=9a319a009dd23b
a639331fd06824dad7&_cview=1> The Air Force will be soliciting proposals
for its Third Generation Reusable Boost (3GRB) program. One of the goals
of this program is to develop a 3GRB vision engine that uses novel
technologies or cycles and traces to the Integrated High Payoff Rocket
Propulsion Technology program (IHPRT) goals. Specifically, the program
calls for a liquid rocket engine system that produces a percent
improvement over the IHPRPT hydrocarbon boost baseline engine.
Approximately $11.25 million is expected to be available for three
contract awards having a five-year ordering period. Each contract will
provide a minimum guaranteed amount of $200,000 of work to be
accomplished during its lifetime. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals
will be due 45 days after a full solicitation has been released.
Responses to the draft solicitation are due April 25, 2008. For more
information, visit:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=31100919014ea1cd320
c2e17a05de65e&tab=core&_cview=0
<https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=31100919014ea1cd32
0c2e17a05de65e&tab=core&_cview=0> The Air Force continues to solicit
proposals for the Laser Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR)
Systems and Applications program. This program is aimed at developing
emerging ISR technologies from the R&D military marketplace and
commercial marketplace and inserting them sustainably onto battlefields.
The most recent call for proposals focuses on imaging sensor systems,
broad area surveillance, and sensor fusion and is a small business
set-aside. Approximately $7.9 million is expected to be available for
awards having a two-year project period. Awards of at least $200,000 are
anticipated. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due May 19,
2008. The master solicitation is available at
https://www.fbo.gov/index?id=8b94924b749373a2dcc697c1cf7f9078&_cview=1
<https://www.fbo.gov/index?id=8b94924b749373a2dcc697c1cf7f9078&_cview=1>
. For the recent call for proposals, visit:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=852d3ae10536da8e95d
ccf6478295330&tab=core&_cview=1
<https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=852d3ae10536da8e95
dccf6478295330&tab=core&_cview=1> The Department of the Army is
soliciting proposals for its Munitions Metal Parts Manufacturing
program. This program is intended to support new materials, new and
novel manufacturing and processing technology, advancements in modeling
and simulation, advanced design methodologies, and new technologies for
sustainment, systems health monitoring, and supply chain management in
support of the ammunition and associated systems. Additionally, efforts
that internalize manufacturing science in an integrated data environment
to address any of the above areas of interest are strongly encouraged.
Proposals are sought from educational institutions, nonprofit
organizations and commercial organizations. White papers are due May 8,
2008; full proposals are due June 26, 2008. For more information, visit:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=6e0239c6061f3ab38b5
8475fd4d76837&tab=core&_cview=1
<https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=6e0239c6061f3ab38b
58475fd4d76837&tab=core&_cview=1> The Department of the Navy is seeking
to identify trends in the advancement of certain technologies that may
justify the Navy selecting them as enabling capabilities prior to the
issuance of new broad agency announcements in these areas, beginning in
fiscal year 2011. Of particular interest would be (1) those specific
areas in which industry leaders are expending their own R&D funds in the
expectation of technological advancement and (2) recent breakthroughs or
significant improvements in Code 35's areas of responsibility, of which
the Navy may not already be cognizant. Responses should offer insights
into the current and near-term future industry achievements in aircraft
platforms and the other Code 35 areas identified in the announcement.
Responses are due May 9, 2008. For more information, visit:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=8a8df5fc0668994c94f
efc7230921e52&tab=core&_cview=0
<https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=8a8df5fc0668994c94
fefc7230921e52&tab=core&_cview=0> The Navy will be soliciting proposals
to develop a manipulator and end effector technologies that may be
implemented across a future family of Joint Explosive Ordnance Disposal
(EOD) unmanned ground vehicles (UGV). The manipulator and end effectors
should be modular in nature and capable of being scaled larger or
smaller in order to achieve commonality across different weight classes
of future Joint EOD UGVs. The effort will culminate with the delivery of
a prototype that is expected to have a technological maturity of at
least Technology Readiness Level 6. Approximately $750,000 is expected
to be available for one or more awards having a project period of up to
18 months. White papers are due May 15, 2008. For more information,
visit:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=558cd89dce39ced058b
f7f60213357d2&tab=core&_cview=0
<https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=558cd89dce39ced058
bf7f60213357d2&tab=core&_cview=0> The Navy is soliciting white papers
for components or systems capable of improving targeting accuracy.
Current weapon systems are capable of engaging targets with an accuracy
that exceeds the limits of the targeting equipment. This solicitation
lists four areas of interest for development: (1) azimuth sensing
system, (2) lightweight modular designator, (3) laser designator
research and (4) power solutions for distributed operations. Multiple
awards are anticipated. When appropriate, research grants will be the
preferred award method. All responsible sources from industry and
academia may submit white papers at any time until April 14, 2009. For
more information, visit:
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=eb367546495f6ba62fb
8091b2c55c18c&tab=core&_cview=0
<https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=eb367546495f6ba62f
b8091b2c55c18c&tab=core&_cview=0>
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
<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
<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 R13/U13
applications for the NIH Research Conference Grant Program. This program
is designed to support high quality conferences/scientific meetings that
are relevant to the scientific mission of the NIH and to the public
health. A conference/scientific meeting is defined as a gathering,
symposium, seminar, scientific meeting, workshop or any other organized,
formal meeting where persons assemble to coordinate, exchange and
disseminate information or to explore or clarify a defined subject,
problem or area of knowledge. Eligibility is open to domestic
organizations (see note on eligibility above). For more information,
visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-149.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-149.html>
The John E. Fogarty International Center invites D43 applications for
the Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program. This funding
opportunity seeks to train or expand the capabilities of scientists and
health professionals from developing countries to engage in infectious
diseases (excluding HIV/AIDS) research. Proposals are requested for
innovative, collaborative research training programs that would
contribute to the long-term goal of building sustainable research
capacity in endemic infectious diseases at developing-country
institutions. Approximately $1 million is expected to be available
annually to fund a combination of 4-6 new and competitive renewal
awards, 1-2 planning grants and 1-2 supplemental awards each year.
Applicants for new awards may request a project period of up to five
years and a budget for direct costs of up to $138,000 per year. Eligible
organizations include nonprofit, public or private research institutions
in the U.S. or developing countries. Letters of intent are due Aug. 14,
2008; applications are due Sept. 16, 2008. For more information, visit:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-154.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-154.html>
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases invites
U01/U19 applications for the Immune Mechanisms of Virus Control program.
The goals of this program are to (1) establish a network of synergistic
research teams focused on basic immunological parameters of virus
infection, mechanisms of virus-induced inflammation, and protective
vaccination and (2) discover and define novel basic immune mechanisms
for controlling virus infections that will lead to new potential targets
for developing future vaccines and therapeutics. Approximately $14
million in FY 2009 funding is expected to be available for 7-15 awards.
An additional $1 million will be available in a discretionary Fund to
support exploratory pilot research projects that propose projects that
capitalize on emerging opportunities. Direct costs are expected to range
from $250,000 to $500,000 per year for U01 grants and $750,000 to $1.5
million per year for U19 grants. Letters of intent are due July 18,
2008; applications are due Aug. 18, 2008. For more information, visit:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-08-013.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-08-013.html>
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences invites U01
applications for Modeling of Infectious Disease Agent Study research
projects. These projects are intended to provide the U.S. scientific and
public health communities better resources, knowledge and tools to
improve their ability to identify and prevent the spread of diseases
resulting from the emergence or intentional release of pathogens and
their products. Research projects will become part of the Models of
Infectious Disease Agent Study Network. Approximately $3 million in FY
2009 funding is expected to be available for four awards having a
project period of up to five years. Applicants may request a budget for
direct costs of up to $500,000 per year. Eligibility is open, except for
for-profit organizations other than small businesses and faith- or
community-based organizations (see note on eligibility above). Letters
of intent are due June 2, 2008; applications are due July 1, 2008. For
more information, visit:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-09-001.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-09-001.html>
NIAID, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the Office of
Research on Women's Health invite R21/R33 applications for the
Microbicide Innovation Program. This program is designed to support
novel, high-risk and under-explored strategies in the field of topical
microbicides, ultimately to facilitate the design and development of
technology or methodology that can advance the field as a whole.
Approximately $2 million in FY 2009 funding is expected to be available
for 10-15 grants having a project period of up to five years. Support
for the R21 feasibility phase cannot exceed two years and is limited to
$275,000 direct costs over the two-year award period. Budgetary support
for the R33 phase is limited to $300,000 per annum in direct costs and
cannot exceed three years. Letters of intent are due June 25, 2008;
applications are due July 25, 2008. For more information, visit:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-08-016.html
<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-08-016.html>
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF is soliciting proposals for the Faculty Early Career Development
Program. This program offers the agency's most prestigious awards in
support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars
through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of
education and research within the context of the mission of their
organizations. Such activities should build a firm foundation for a
lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. Women,
members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with
disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Approximately $80
million is expected to be available annually to support 425 awards per
year. Awards of up to $400,000 for a five-year project period will be
made; however, proposers to the Biological Sciences Directorate must
submit budget requests for at least $500,000 for the five-year duration.
Eligible are academic institutions in the U.S., its territories or
possessions, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, that award degrees in
a field supported by NSF. Nonprofit, non-degree-granting organizations
such as museums, observatories or research labs also may be eligible to
submit proposals, if the eligibility requirements of the principal
investigator's position are satisfied. Proposal deadlines for 2008
projects range from July 22 to July 24 of 2008. For more information,
visit: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08557
<http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08557> NSF
invites U.S. colleges and universities to submit proposals for FY 2009
funding to support International Materials Institutes. These institutes
advance fundamental materials research by coordinating international
research and education projects involving condensed matter and materials
physics; solid state and materials chemistry; and the design, synthesis,
characterization and processing of materials to meet global and regional
needs. The goal is to enhance international collaboration between U.S.
researchers and educators and their counterparts worldwide. Institutes
must be university-based and provide a research environment that will
attract leading scientists and engineers. Up to $5 million is expected
to be available for 4-8 continuing grants ranging from $600,000 to $1.2
million per year. Awards will be made for an initial period of up to
five years. Funding for the fifth year will be contingent upon the
outcome of a comprehensive review during the fourth year. Proposals are
due July 15, 2008. For more information, visit:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08558
<http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08558> NSF is
soliciting proposals for the Cluster Exploratory program. Through this
program, NSF-funded researchers will use software and services running
on a Google-IBM cluster to explore innovative research ideas in
data-intensive computing. Proposals funded are expected to cover a range
of activities that first lead to advances in computing research, but
that also explore the potential of this computing paradigm to contribute
to science and engineering research and to applications that promise
benefit to society as a whole. Approximately $5 million is expected to
be available for 10-15 grants having a project period of up to two
years. Projects funded will have cumulative budgets of up to $500,000.
Eligible are U.S. colleges and universities and nonprofit, nonacademic
organizations, such as independent museums, observatories, research
labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S.
associated with educational or research activities. Proposals are due
July 17, 2008. For more information, visit:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08560
<http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08560> NSF is
soliciting proposals for the Opportunities for Promoting Understanding
through Synthesis program. This program encourages proposals aimed at
synthesizing a body of related research projects conducted by a single
individual or group of investigators over an extended period. Up to $1.2
million is expected to be available annually to support 6-8 grants per
year. Awards ranging from $125,000 to $150,000 may be made; these funds
may be expended over a total of two years. The categories of proposers
identified in the Grant Proposal Guide
<http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg> are eligible
to submit proposals, which are due Jan. 9 and July 9, annually. For more
information, visit:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf06568
<http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf06568>
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Foundation Funding Opportunities
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
AFSP invites applications for funding to support studies that aim to
increase understanding of the causes of suicide and factors related to
suicide risk, or to test treatments and other interventions designed to
prevent suicide. AFSP awards research grants and fellowships (see below)
to individuals affiliated with nonprofit institutions or organizations
in the U.S. and abroad. Investigators from all academic disciplines are
eligible to apply, and both basic science and applied research projects
will be considered, provided they have an essential focus on suicide or
suicide prevention. Applications are due June 15 and Dec. 15, annually.
For more information, visit http://www.afsp.org/ <http://www.afsp.org/>
.
* Distinguished Investigator Grants. These grants provide up to
$100,000 over two years to investigators at the level of associate
professor or higher with an established record of research and
publication on suicide.
* Standard Research Grants. These grants provide up to $75,000
over two years to individual investigators at any level.
* Young Investigator Grants. These grants provide up to $85,000
over two years to investigators at the level of assistant professor or
lower. The grants provide an additional $10,000 for an established
suicide researcher who will mentor the young investigator.
* Pilot Grants. These grants provide up to $30,000 over 1-2 years
to investigators at any level. These grants provide seed money for new
projects that have the potential to lead to subsequent larger
investigations.
* Postdoctoral Research Fellowships. These fellowships provide up
to $100,000 over two years to investigators who have received a Ph.D.,
M.D., or other doctoral degree within the preceding three years and have
not had more than three years of fellowship support. Fellows receive a
progressive stipend of $42,000 in the first year and $46,000 in the
second, with an institutional allowance of $6,000 per year.
Bush Foundation
The Bush Foundation invites applications for its Leadership Fellows
Program. This program provides support for full-time study in academic
or self-designed educational programs in such fields as education,
government, health, business, engineering and science. Fellows receive a
$4,000 monthly stipend to cover living expenses and, depending upon the
program they propose, up to $24,000 in travel reimbursement and
instructional expense payments. The duration of fellowships ranges from
2-18 months. To be eligible, individuals who are 28 years or older must
be U.S. citizens or permanent residents and have lived or worked at
least one continuous year immediately prior to the application deadline
in Minnesota, North Dakota or South Dakota. Applicants also must be
employed full-time and have at least five years of experience in any
field, with strong evidence of competence and leadership abilities.
Applications will be available online after May 31, 2008, and are due
Oct. 13, 2008. For more information, visit:
http://www.bushfoundation.org/Fellowships/leadership_overview.asp
<http://www.bushfoundation.org/Fellowships/leadership_overview.asp> * *
* * * * * *
New F&A Schedule (Pending Federal approval)
Effective April 1, 2008, all newly submitted proposals must include the
correct F&A rate(s) for the appropriate year(s), including multi-year
proposals. The Clemson F&A agreement, effective March 5, 2007, includes
an increase of one-half percent each year for the next two years for
On-campus Organized Research. The negotiated rate for FY 07/08 is 47.5%,
FY 08/09 is 48%, and FY 09/10 is 48.5%. The 48.5% rate should be used
for fiscal years after FY10 until we have a new rate agreement.
New Fringe Rates
Faculty - 27.9%
Staff & Post-Docs - 32.8%
Students - 6.2%
Part-time & Retired - 20.8%
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. 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)
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