From grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu Fri Feb 1 16:29:30 2008 From: grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu (grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu) Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2008 16:29:30 -0500 Subject: [Grants-dist] Research Opportunities Message-ID: <6FAABD1159263A4B84B126D9C2FCFD5201007857@CUMAIL1.CAMPUS.CU.CLEMSON.EDU> NSF has issued a new Grant Proposal Guide which went into effect 01/01/08. It addresses some formatting issues which I have listed below. For further information please find the Guide at the following website: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf08_1/gpg_index.jsp 2. Proposal Margin and Spacing Requirements The proposal must be clear, readily legible, and conform to the following requirements: a. Use one of the following typefaces identified below: * Arial10 , Courier New, or Palatino Linotype at a font size of 10 points or larger * Times New Roman at a font size of 11 points or larger * Computer Modern family of fonts at a font size of 11 points or larger A font size of less than 10 points may be used for mathematical formulas or equations, figure, table or diagram captions and when using a Symbol font to insert Greek letters or special characters. PIs are cautioned, however, that the text must still be readable; b. No more than 6 lines of text within a vertical space of 1 inch; and c. Margins, in all directions, must be at least an inch. These requirements apply to all uploaded sections of a proposal, including supplementary documentation. * * * * * * * * It has come to my attention that a new research program, the National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship Competition has just been announced. Nominations are now open as of Jan 8th 2008 with the deadline Feb 21st 2008. More information on the program can be found at http://nsseff.ida.org * * * * * * * Attached is the FY 2008 Request for Synthesis Topics. Please contact Gwen Chisholm-Smith with any questions at gsmith at nas.edu. http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/SynthesisSolicitation.doc * * * * * * * Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts February 01, 2008 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?WeekEnding=02-01-2008 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-02-01-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-01-31-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-01-30-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-01-29-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-01-28-08.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. * * * * * * * * February 25, 2008 DOC Department of Commerce Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Boulder Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 628 DOC Department of Commerce FY 2008 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) - GAITHERSBURG Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 613 February 28, 2008 DOD Department of Defense National Geospatial Intelligence Agency FY 2008 NURI PROGRAM Modification 2 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 527 March 7, 2008 DOD Department of Defense National Geospatial Intelligence Agency FY 2008 IC POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM- ACADEMIC Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 594 March 17, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Technical Topic Area 3 - Hydrate Detection and Characterization via Remote SensingTools Modification 2 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 671 March 28, 2008 USDA United States Department of Agriculture Utilities Programs Assistance to High Energy Cost Rural Communities Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 640 March 31, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Program on Exposure-Dose Reconstruction and Computational Methods to Quantify Exposures to Hazardous Substances (U01) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 626 April 9, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy Chicago Service Center Systems Biology, Model Organism Development, and Enzyme Discovery for Biological Hydrogen Production Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 651 April 17, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy Chicago Service Center Radiochemistry and Instrumentation Research Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 678 April 24, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program Grant, Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 630 April, 30, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum and Infrastructure Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 682 May 1, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Technical Topic Area 1 - Gas Hydrate Resource Assessment and Field Testing on the Alaska North Slope Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 669 NSF National Science Foundation American Competitiveness in Chemistry-Fellowship Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 658 May 9, 2008 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES 2008 Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 641 May 17, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Technical Topic Area 2 - Hydrate Production Systems Research Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 670 DOE US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Technical Topic 3 - Hydrate Detection and Characterization via Remote SensingTools Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 671 May 30, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation University Radio Observatories Program Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 683 DOC Department of Commerce NCNR Sample Environment Equipment Financial Assistance Program Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 632 June 23, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multi-user Instrumentation Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 622 July 12, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Genes and Genome Systems Modification 3 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=76 80 NSF National Science Foundation Cellular Systems Cluster Modification 3 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=10 440 NSF National Science Foundation Biomolecular Systems Cluster Modification 3 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=10 441 * * * * * * * 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, 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, 2008, your rate will be 48% for the life of the proposed project. 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) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.clemson.edu/pipermail/grants-dist/attachments/20080201/c084628b/attachment.html From grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu Fri Feb 8 16:39:48 2008 From: grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu (grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu) Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 16:39:48 -0500 Subject: [Grants-dist] Research Opportunities Message-ID: <6FAABD1159263A4B84B126D9C2FCFD5201058F72@CUMAIL1.CAMPUS.CU.CLEMSON.EDU> NSF CISE invites its grantees to submit requests for REU supplemental funding to their active CISE grants. Interested grantees, who have not already submitted a request, should do so by Friday, March 28, 2008. * * * * * * * The Winter 2008 edition of diSCovering Research, the quarterly newsletter publication of the South Carolina EPSCoR/IDeA State Office is available in both PDF format and as a web page at: http://www.scepscoridea.org/news/index.html#Newsletter. Highlights include: * SC Launch! Introduces Phase I Matching Grant * Claflin Student Wins National HBCU-UP Award * Winthrop University Receives Major Instrumentation Award The address for the new SC EPSCoR/IDeA website is www.scepscoridea.org . This site will combine the scepscor.org and the scinbre.org websites. * * * * * * * ARMY-CDMRP 2008 Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) Funding Opportunities FY08 OCRP Program Announcements are expected to be released in February 2008. The announcements will describe opportunities for funding by the following award mechanisms: 1. Idea Development Award 2. Translational Research Partnership Award 3. Career Development Award 4. Clinical Consortium Development Award Brief descriptions of each of these mechanisms are being released in the News Release on the CDMRP website at http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/2008/08ocrppreann.htm Requests for e-mail notification when Program Announcements are released may be sent to help at cdmrp.org. * * * * * * * Take special note that JDRF is requesting new applications: 1) Role of the GI Tract and Mucosal Immunity in Type 1 Diabetes Pursue studies of mucosal immunity in type 1 diabetes (T1D). 2) Roles of Innate Immunity and Inflammation in Type 1 Diabetes Pursue studies of innate immunity with a specific focus on type 1 diabetes (T1D). JDRF is also accepting expressions of interest: 3) Biomarkers in Type 1 Diabetes and its Complications The discovery and validation of biomarkers in Type 1 diabetes and its complications. 4) Imaging of Functional Human Pancreatic Beta Cells The development of technologies for the functional imaging of pancreatic beta-cells. 5) JDRF High Priority, Short-Term Project Award JDRF is supporting investigators whose research is being curtailed or delayed by failure to receive funding by supplying investigators with short-term bridge funding. Please visit the Information for Applicants section of the JDRF website (www.jdrf.org ) for new updates on JDRF's Research Priority Areas in through June 2008. Be sure to visit the JDRF website periodically for application deadline/guideline updates. * * * * * * * Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts February 01, 2008 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?WeekEnding=02-01-2008 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-02-08-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-02-07-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-02-06-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-02-05-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-02-04-08.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 STTI (State Science and Technology Institute) Weekly Digest go to the bottom of this document. * * * * * * * * Current Fringe Rates, Indirect Rates, and Tuition Remission Rates are listed at the bottom. * * * * * * * * February 27, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Defense Threat Reduction Agency Chemical and Biological Defense Fund & Chemical/Biological Technologies Directorate, Physical Science and Technology Division New Initiatives, FY2008 - FY2010 Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 793 DOI Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation-Upper Colorado Region Monitoring of Salt Cedar Beetle and Estimate of ET and Water Salvage Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40621 March 17, 2008 EPA Environmental Protection Agency FY 2008 Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Pollution Prevention Information Network (PPIN) Grants Program Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 765 March 26, 2008 U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Department of Defense Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (letter of intent due Mar. 26, 2008; application due Apr. 9, 2008) http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/nfrp.htm U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Department of Defense Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) New Investigator Award (letter of intent due Mar. 26, 2008; application due Apr. 9, 2008) http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/nfrp.htm U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Department of Defense Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Exploration Hypothesis Development Award (letter of intent due Mar. 26, 2008; application due Apr. 9, 2008) http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/nfrp.htm March 28, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Office of Naval Research Naval Supply Systems Command National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship (NSSEFF) Program Modification 2 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 422 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROSES 2007: Astronomy and Physics Research and Analysis Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 812 April 9, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoD Neurofibromatosis Investigator-Initiated Research Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 780 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 781 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DOD Neurofibromatosis Exploration - Hypothesis Development Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 783 May 1, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Technical Topic Area 2 - Hydrate Production Systems Research Modification 2 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 670 May7, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DOD Breast Cancer Impact Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 811 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DOD Breast Cancer Idea Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 800 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DOD Breast Cancer Impact Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 801 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DOD Breast Cancer Synergistic Idea Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 802 May 22, 2008 U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Department of Defense Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Clinical Trial Award (letter of intent due May 22, 2008; application due June 12, 2008) http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/nfrp.htm June 12, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoD Neurofibromatosis Clinical Trial Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 779 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoD Prostate Cancer Idea Development Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 804 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoD Prostate Cancer New Investigator Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 805 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoD Prostate Cancer HBCU Student Summer Training Program Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 806 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoD Prostate Cancer Physician Research Training Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 807 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoD Prostate Cancer Training Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 809 June 19, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DOD Breast Cancer Innovator Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 808 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DOD Breast Cancer Era of Hope Scholar Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 794 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DOD Breast Cancer Era of Hope Postdoctoral Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 795 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DOD Breast Cancer HBCU/MI Partnership Training Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 797 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DOD Breast Cancer Clinical Translational Research Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 799 July 2, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DOD Ovarian Cancer Idea Development Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 813 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DOD Ovarian Cancer Translational Research Partnership Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 815 July 12, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Developmental Systems Modification 3 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=12 542 NSF National Science Foundation Behavioral Systems Modification 2 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=12 544 NSF National Science Foundation Neural Systems Modification 2 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=12 545 NSF National Science Foundation Physiological and Structural Systems Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=12 548 July 14, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Cognitive Neuroscience Modification 3 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=87 01 July 16, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry Modification 3 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=90 47 August 18, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS) Modification 3 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=10 636 * * * * * * * 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 February 5, 2008 Supplement: SSTI Funding Supplement Guidelines Federal Funding Opportunities * Department of Agriculture * 1890 Facilities Grant Program * Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program * Rural Business Opportunity Grant program * Department of Commerce * Postsecondary Internship Program * R&D services for NIST's Optical Technology Division * Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R Series ground segment * Department of Defense * Chemical and Biological Defense Program * Laser ISR Systems and Applications Program * Sources to design, integrate and test a primary Enhanced Polar System Gateway site in Alaska and a secondary EPS Gateway site in CONUS * Proposals to improve the manufacturing processes of Edge Defined Film-Fed Growth sapphire * Proposals for the risk reduction phase of the Objective Gateway Increment 2 acquisition * Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines Program * Proposals to examine sensor technologies of lightweight ground vehicles * Research, development, test and evaluation for various weapon systems * Applied research for the detection and neutralization of landmines, improvised explosive devices, and other military munitions in all environments * Combined development/production of the Space Heater Convective 120,000 BTU/hour * Research, development, test and evaluation of emerging navigation technologies, sensors and systems * Human, Social and Cultural Behavior Modeling program * Long- and short-term science and technology and R&D projects that offer potential for advancement and improvements of Naval machinery operations * Missile Defense Science, Technology and Research Program * Department of Education * Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program * Enhanced assessment instruments * Department of Energy * Pilot research project grants in radiochemistry and imaging instrumentation * Methane Hydrates program * Department of Health and Human Services * Applications to develop health education activities in the area of health professions education * Development of new medical countermeasures against the biological agents that are most likely to be used in a terror attack on civilian populations * Development and testing of new statistical models to address genetics-based research problems in addiction * Comprehensive Research Center of Excellence Grant Program * Applications to study the effect of racial and ethnic discrimination/bias on healthcare delivery * Department of Justice * Applications to evaluate technologies designed to prevent and reduce crime and improve the functioning of the criminal justice system * NASA * Force measurement support service * National Science Foundation * American Competitiveness in Chemistry-Fellowship program * University Radio Observatories Program * Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure program * Studies focusing on the structure, function, dynamics, interactions and interconversions of biological molecules * Studies focusing on the structure, function and regulation of plant, animal and microbial cells * Studies on genomes and genetic mechanisms in all organisms, whether prokaryote, eukaryote, phage or virus Foundation Funding Opportunity * Robert Wood Johnson Foundation * Initiative to advance the science of continuous quality improvement 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. ________________________________ 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. It has been brought to our attention that some of our members are not following the redistribution guidelines. Please read the guidelines below and, if needed, take the necessary steps to regain compliance. If your organization is not in compliance, SSTI will discontinue your Funding Supplement subscription. The following guidelines apply: * Under no circumstances should the Funding Supplement be placed on a website accessible to the general public. * If the Funding Supplement is redistributed, SSTI should be included in that distribution list. Please include skinner at ssti.org in the list. * Recipients of the Funding Supplement may only post back-issues on internal/password-protected sites - with prior permission from SSTI. 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 1890 Facilities Grant Program. This program provides awards for the acquisition and improvement of agricultural and food sciences facilities and equipment, including libraries, so that the 1890 land-grant institutions may participate fully in the production of human capital in the food and agricultural sciences. Approximately $16.6 million in FY 2008 funding is expected to be available for awards. Only the aforementioned institutions are eligible to submit applications, which are due March 28, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/1890_facilities.html The Rural Business-Cooperative Service invites applications for the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program. The primary objective of this program is to promote rural economic development and job creation projects. Assistance provided to rural areas, as defined under the program, may include business start-up costs, business expansion, business incubators, technical assistance feasibility studies, advanced telecommunications services and computer networks for projects involving medical, educational, and job training services and community facilities for economic development. For FY 2008, approximately $33.1 million is available for loans of up to $740,000. Loan recipients are required to provide supplemental funds of at least 20 percent of their loan. Any entity that is identified by USDA Rural Development as an eligible borrower under the Rural Electrification Act is eligible to apply for assistance; such entities should contact a Rural Development State Office for application materials. Applications may be submitted by either of two remaining deadlines in 2008, March 31 or June 30. For more information, visit: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo .gov/2007/E7-8682.htm The Rural Business-Cooperative Service also invites applications for the Rural Business Opportunity Grant program, which seeks to improve the economic conditions of rural areas by providing technical assistance for business development and economic development planning. Approximately $2.6 million in FY 2008 funding is available for 51 grants. To ensure that a broad range of communities have the opportunity to benefit from the program, no grant will exceed $50,000 unless it is a multi-state project, in which case funds may not exceed $150,000. These limits do not apply to specified funding for Native American, Empowerment Zones, Enterprise Communities, and Rural Economic Area Partnerships. Applications are due March 31, 2008. For more information, visit: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo .gov/2008/E8-2002.htm Department of Commerce (DOC) DOC invites applications for its Postsecondary Internship Program. This program is intended to aid and promote experiential training activities that foster future employment opportunities within DOC and the federal government in general. American citizens enrolled as students in postsecondary accredited educational institutions will participate in on-site work experiences in DOC bureaus and offices in order to integrate academic theory and workplace requirements, gain relevant skills and knowledge, explore federal career options, develop professional networks, and develop a greater awareness of the role of federal agencies. The program will be administered through a partnership between DOC and nonprofit and/or educational institutions of higher education and funded by cooperative agreements. Projections indicate that up to $1 million may be available to support 25-100 interns. Accredited universities, colleges and nonprofit organizations are eligible to submit applications, which are due March 3, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 680 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking sources capable of providing R&D services for NIST's Optical Technology Division. This includes providing optical ray tracing and diffraction modeling to accomplish tasks for NIST, NASA and DoD in the area of optical calibration. Specifically, research will be targeting optical characterization of materials and radiometric calibration. Responses are due Feb. 12, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/Reference%2DNumber%2DNB841000%2D8% 2D00001rs/listing.html The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will be soliciting proposals for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R Series (GOES-R) ground segment. The GOES-R acquisition is jointly being procured by NOAA and NASA in support of the GOES-R satellite. While NASA awards the spacecraft and instrument contracts and acquires the launch vehicle, NOAA will retain overall program management responsibility, acquire the ground system, operate the system following satellite launch, and be responsible for algorithm development. Competition for this effort will be full and open. One contract award having a 10-year project period is expected to result from a full solicitation, which is slated for release in mid-April 2008. Responses to the draft solicitation are due March 7, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NOAA/AGAMD/DG133E%2D08%2DRP%2D0068/listing.ht ml Department of Defense (DoD) The Defense Threat Reduction Agency is soliciting proposals for the Chemical and Biological Defense Program. This funding opportunity is intended to support (1) new and innovative chemical and biological science and technology projects across a wide range of military operations and (2) new and innovative ideas for experimental and theoretical development of technologies, with the goal of selecting science and technology projects that can be transitioned to joint acquisition programs. The solicitation lists 30 topics of interest across nine broad capability areas. Awards ranging from $175,000 to $3 million for a project period of 1-3 years may be made. Eligible are industrial/commercial concerns, including small businesses; accredited degree-granting colleges and universities; nonprofit organizations; and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers sponsored by DoD or the Department of Energy. White papers are due Feb. 21, 2008; invited full proposals will be due March 20, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DTRA/DTRA01/HDTRA1%2D08%2DCBDIF%2DCBT%2DBAA/l isting.html The Department of the Air Force is seeking small businesses for the Laser Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Applications Program. This program is aimed at developing emerging ISR technologies (e.g., short-wave infrared and laser sensors, continuous wave laser sources, integrated signal processing, and advanced optics) from the R&D military marketplace and commercial marketplace and inserting them sustainably onto battlefields. Four contract awards totaling approximately $49.9 million are expected to result from a full solicitation, once released. Responses to the sources sought notice are due Feb. 15, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLPLDED/FA9451%2D08%2DR%2D0002/listin g.html The Air Force is seeking sources to support the design, integration and test of a primary Enhanced Polar System (EPS) Gateway site in Alaska and a secondary EPS Gateway site in CONUS. EPS is the next-generation SATCOM system that will replace the Interim Polar System. The EPS Gateway will provide the interface between Polar users and mid-latitude users via the Defense Information System Network Global Information Grid Point of Presence. A minimum DoD security clearance of Secret is required for all personnel supporting this effort. The government will not recognize any costs associated with responses, which are due March 3, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFSC/SMCSMSC/Reference%2DNumber%2DMCSW%2DEPS %2D08%2D002/listing.html The Air Force is soliciting proposals to improve the manufacturing processes of Edge Defined Film-Fed Growth sapphire in order to achieve the domestic capability of producing larger window sizes with increased affordability. Windows of at least 32 inches square, with one inch in thickness, are sought. Such windows would be extremely useful for multiple airborne and ground-based platforms with large sensor suites that need to be protected from harsh operating environments over many years of service. Approximately $1.8 million is expected to be available for one contract award having a project period of 19 months. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due March 17, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLWRS/BAA%2D08%2D02%2DPKM/listing.htm l The Air Force will be soliciting proposals for the risk reduction phase of its Objective Gateway (OG) Increment 2 acquisition. This includes delivering and testing an open OG core reference system architecture; addressing technology risk and readiness through analysis, modeling and simulation, and prototyping; and developing and prototyping OG core system modules for the OG system. Contract awards having a project period of six months are anticipated. A full solicitation is expected to be released on or about Feb. 27, 2008, with proposals due 30 days thereafter. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/ESC/FA872608R0007/listing.html The Air Force will be soliciting proposals for the Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engines Program. This program seeks to develop revolutionary and innovative technologies by the 2017 timeframe that will provide a 10-times increase in turbo-propulsion affordable capability when compared to a year 2000 state-of-the-art baseline engine. The program is a joint initiative with the Department of Energy, NASA and industry. Multiple awards are expected to result from individual calls for proposals. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLWRS/BAA%2D08%2D02%2DPKP/listing.htm l The Department of the Army is soliciting proposals to examine sensor technologies of lightweight ground vehicles. The goal of this solicitation is to demonstrate technologies for real-time, on-the-move capacity for detection and identification of anomalies and pre-defined targets, including improvised explosive devices, humans, or other targets of interest that may be concealed, camouflaged, practicing spoofing/deception or otherwise hidden. Contract awards having a project period of up to two years may be made. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due March 18, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAB15/W909MY%2D08%2DR%2D0010/listing.h tml The Army will be soliciting proposals for a contract award to support research, development, test and evaluation for a variety of weapon systems. The contractor will be required to have substantial experience in all of the following technologies: (1) magneto-inductance as it applies to remote activation of weapons and electronic equipment, plus voice and data communications; (2) acoustic and shock wave technology as it applies to ground and vehicle weapon detection systems, plus sympathetic detonation of weapons; and (3) radio frequency technology as it applies to remote activation of weapons and electronic equipment. Responses are due March 20, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAD17/W71B7J%2D7338%2DH242/listing.htm l The Army is soliciting proposals for applied research for the detection and neutralization of landmines, improvised explosive devices, and other military munitions in all environments. The overall goal of this solicitation is to foster new development in countermine science and technology, which may ultimately lead to future operational capabilities as stated and outlined by current acquisition Army Technology Objective programs and requirements. Awards having a project period of up to two years may be made. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals may be submitted at any time until Sept. 30, 2010. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAB15/W909MY08R0011/listing.html The Army will be soliciting proposals for the combined development/production of the Space Heater Convective 120,000 BTU/hour (SHC 120K). This solicitation's SHC 120K requirement is for a self-powered, thermoelectric heater that will provide soldiers operating in basic, cold and extreme cold environments with a safe, portable, lightweight, multi-fueled, forced-air heater in the 120,000 BTU/hour range. One contract award having a project period of up to five years is anticipated. Eligibility is unrestricted. A full solicitation is expected to be available on or about Feb. 28, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAD16/W911QYAAAABBBB/listing.html The Department of the Navy is seeking small businesses that can provide research, development, test and evaluation of emerging navigation technologies, sensors and systems with potential for applicability in the areas of, air, ground and shipboard Command, Control, Communication, Computers and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance system technologies and position, navigation, and timing systems. One contract award having a project period of up to five years is expected to result from a full solicitation. Responses to the sources sought notice are due Feb. 15, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/SPAWAR/SPAWARSYSCEN_San_Diego/SSC%2DSan%5FDie go%5FMKTSVY%5F57FC6/listing.html The Navy is soliciting proposals for the Human, Social and Cultural Behavior Modeling program. The overall goals of this program are to create models that will operate in a plug-and-play environment; to perform research in support of model development; and to develop analytical, planning and training applications that use human, social and cultural behavior models. Resulting technologies and applications resulting will be used by military users who are experts in their jobs, but who are not experts in the underlying software code of the models. Contract awards having a project period of 6-24 months may be made. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due March 5, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NELO/NELO/N41756%2D08%2DQ%2D3028/listing.html The Navy is soliciting white papers for long- and short-term science and technology and R&D projects that offer potential for advancement and improvements of Naval machinery operations and the scientific knowledge necessary to create such advancements. Areas of interest include mechanical and electrical power and propulsion systems; auxiliary machinery systems; hull, deck and habitability machinery systems; machinery automation, controls, sensors, and network systems; and machinery integrated logistics systems and procedures. All responsible sources from academia and industry may submit white papers at any time until Jan. 30, 2009. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSEA/N00167/N0016708BAA02/listing.html The Missile Defense Agency is soliciting proposals for the Missile Defense Science, Technology and Research Program. This university research program is designed to identify and develop new and innovative concepts, stimulate technology innovation, and exploit breakthroughs in science to offer robust technology improvements to all elements of the Ballistic Missile Defense System. Specific research areas encompass the entire engagement sequence, including surveillance, acquisition and tracking, discrimination, communications, engagement planning, threat engagement, evolving threats and countermeasures, and kill assessment. Awards ranging from $150,000 to $200,000 per year for 1-3 years may be made. Only accredited U.S. academic institutions may submit proposals, which are due March 31, 2008. Principal investigators must be U.S. citizens. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/MDA/WASHDC1/HQ0006%2D08%2DMSTAR%2DBAA/listing .html return to the top of the page Department of Education The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) invites applications for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs) and Centers Program. The purpose of this program is to develop methods, procedures and rehabilitation technologies that advance a wide range of independent living and employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. Approximately $23.2 million is expected to be available to support nine DRRPs, six Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERCs) and four Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs) having a project period of up to five years. The maximum award for DRRPs varies; RERCs and RRTCs would receive up to $950,000 and $850,000, respectively. Cost-sharing is required for DRRP awards and will be negotiated at the time of the grant award. Eligible are states; public or private entities, including for-profit agencies or organizations; institutions of higher education; and Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Applications are due April 1, 2008. More information on DRRPs is available at http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-1/020108e.h tml . For more information on RERCs, visit http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-1/020108f.h tml . For more information on RRTCs, visit http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-1/020108g.h tml . The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education invites applications for FY 2007 funding to support enhanced assessment instruments. This program seeks to enhance the quality of assessment instruments and systems used by states for measuring the achievement of all students. One of the program's priorities supports the development of performance- and technology-based academic assessments. Approximately $7.5 million is expected to be available for five awards having a project period of up to 18 months. Awards ranging from $500,000 to $2 million may be made. Only state educational agencies and consortia of these agencies may submit applications, which are due April 4, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-1/020408d.h tml Department of Energy (DOE) DOE invites applications for pilot research project grants in radiochemistry and imaging instrumentation. Responses to this announcement should address the development and use of highly innovative radiotracer chemistry or instrumentation technologies for quantitative in vivo measurement of site-specific (in situ) chemical reactions, their metabolic perturbations, and ensuing biological processes with a high degree of specificity. Up to $10 million in expected to be available for awards ranging from $250,000 to $400,000 per year for up to two years. All types of domestic entities are eligible to apply, except other federal agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Center contractors, and nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after Dec. 31, 1995. Preapplications are strongly encouraged and are due Feb. 25, 2008; full applications are due April 17, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 678 DOE invites applications for the Methane Hydrates program. This program is designed to assess methane hydrate exploration/production systems, technologies and methodologies and to develop tools or technologies for remote detection and characterization of deep marine hydrates. The program has three areas of interest: (1) resource assessment and field testing on the Alaska North Slope, (2) hydrate production systems research, and (3) hydrate sampling and monitoring tool development. The estimated total award funding for new awards is expected to be up to $14.5 million if a selection under the first area of interest above is made. Otherwise, up to $5 million is expected to be available for 2-4 new awards having a project period of 18-60 months and a cost-sharing requirement of at least 20 percent. All types of entities are eligible to apply, except other federal agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Center contractors, and nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after Dec. 31, 1995. Application deadlines vary for the three areas of interest, beginning with March 17, 2008. For more information, visit: https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/3b3cff0a4a1f243485256ec100490e1 a/01a485e7bf89b427852573e0005421db?OpenDocument 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 Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism invites R25 applications proposing to develop health education activities in the area of health professions education. This area of activity includes projects designed to support the science of dissemination of new knowledge acquired through alcohol research to a wide array of health professionals, both individuals currently practicing their professions and those in training for health professions. Applicants may request a project period of up to two years and a budget for direct costs of up to $250,000 per year. Eligibility is open to domestic organizations (see note on eligibility above). For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-082.html The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), together with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), will be soliciting proposals to advance the development of new medical countermeasures against the biological agents that are most likely to be used in a terror attack on civilian populations. Through this solicitation, NIAID and BARDA seek to support development and evaluation of innovative technologies and platforms for the development of therapeutics with either single-pathogen or broad spectrum activity against select NIAID Category A, B and C biothreat pathogens and toxins. Contract awards having a five-year project period are anticipated. Eligibility is unrestricted. A full solicitation is expected to be available on or about Feb. 15, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NIAID/BAA%2DDMID%2DNIAID%2DBARDA%2DNIHAI2 0080022/listing.html The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) invites R25 applications focused on research education for the development and testing of new statistical models to address genetics-based research problems in addiction. Applicants are expected to propose a well integrated research education and training program in statistical models or computational methods in genetics for undergraduate, graduate and/or postdoctoral level students. Approximately $600,000 in FY 2008 funding is expected to be available for awards having a project period of up to five years. Eligible are domestic institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) IRS status, nonprofit organizations, small businesses, state governments, and eligible agencies of the federal government. Applications are due March 18, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-081.html NIDA invites P60 applications for its Comprehensive Research Center of Excellence Grant Program. These centers are intended to foster an innovative, synergistic and thematically coherent approach to drug abuse and addiction research and to enable studies that would not occur without the climate, facilities and research resources that such centers can uniquely provide. NIDA encourages the application of multiple scientific perspectives and approaches to the problem of addiction. Because of the role of the centers as national resources, foreign applicants are not eligible as center directors but can serve as project or core directors and otherwise participate in center programs. Applications are due March 26, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-086.html NIDA, the National Cancer Institute, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the National Institute of Mental Health invite R01, R03 and R21 applications proposing to study the effect of racial and ethnic discrimination/bias on healthcare delivery. This initiative, in part, seeks to improve the measurement of racial/ethnic discrimination in healthcare delivery systems through improved instrumentation, data collection and statistical/analytical techniques. Letters of intent are due Feb. 28, 2008; applications are due March 26, 2008. More information on R01 awards is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-083.html . For R03 awards, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-085.html.For R21 awards, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-084.html . return to the top of the page Department of Justice The National Institute of Justice invites applications proposing to evaluate technologies designed to prevent and reduce crime and improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. Of particular interest are evaluations that determine if the application of existing or newly developed technologies works to improve outcomes. Evaluations should focus on technologies that are fully functional and readily applicable in operational settings. Additionally, outcome evaluations must have well defined, measurable indicators of success; applications focusing on the measurable impact of technologies on reduction in crime will be given priority. Up to $2 million is expected to be available for 2-8 awards. Eligible are states, including territories; local governments; nonprofit organizations, including faith- or community-based organizations; for-profit organizations; institutions of higher education; Indian tribal organizations; and qualified individuals. Applications are due April 4, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 768 NASA NASA is seeking sources capable of providing force measurement support service. The goal of this solicitation is to provide high quality force measurement and strain gage instrumentation for NASA programs and projects by providing services to produce, calibrate, repair and utilize these instruments in a wide range of environments (e.g., from cryogenic to high temperature ranges). No awards will be made for responses, which are due Feb. 11, 2008. For more information, visit: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=128544 National Science Foundation (NSF) NSF is soliciting proposals for the American Competitiveness in Chemistry-Fellowship program. This program seeks to (1) build ties between academic and industrial, and/or national laboratory, and/or Chemistry Division-funded center researchers and (2) involve beginning scientists in efforts to broaden participation in chemistry. Approximately $1 million in FY 2008 funding is expected to be available for five grants of $200,000 to support fellows for two years of postgraduate study. Fellows receive $75,000 for a 12-month period, including fringe benefits, and are allowed an additional $15,000 per year for research expenses. The grantee institution receives $10,000 per year in lieu of indirect costs. Eligible are U.S. colleges, universities or nonprofit, nonacademic organizations with prospective fellows as the principal investigators and individuals who either are unaffiliated or affiliated with for-profit organizations, state or local governments or federal agencies. Proposals are due May 1, annually. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08541 NSF is soliciting proposals for the University Radio Observatories Program. This program provides support for operations, technical enhancements, scientific investigations and student training at university-based radio facilities. A primary function of funded University Radio Observatories is to provide focused research environments that foster hands-on student access to state-of-the-art radio astronomy instrumentation. Approximately $10 million in FY 2009 funding is expected to be available for 5-9 grants. Awards are made for three-year intervals and are renewable. Only U.S. colleges and universities may submit proposals, which are due May 30, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08543 Note: The categories of proposers identified in the Grant Proposal Guide are eligible to submit proposals for all of the following funding opportunities. NSF is soliciting proposals for the Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure program. This program supports research that addresses three basic issues related to engineering education, one of which includes helping the community understand how to better attract a more talented and diverse student body, particularly U.S. citizens and permanent residents, to all levels of engineering study. Approximately $9 million in FY 2008 funding is expected to be available for 40-50 awards, including 32-40 exploratory project grants of up to $100,000 for a one-year project period and 8-10 expansion project grants of up to $500,000 for a two- to three-year project period. Grants of up to $150,000 also may be made for exploratory projects involving multiple universities. Proposals are due April 30, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08542 NSF is soliciting proposals for studies focusing on the structure, function, dynamics, interactions and interconversions of biological molecules. The context for such studies can range from investigations of individual macromolecules to the large-scale integration of metabolic and energetic processes. Proposals are due July 12, 2008, and Jan. 12, 2009. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12771 NSF is soliciting proposals for studies focusing on the structure, function and regulation of plant, animal and microbial cells, including their interactions with the environment and with one another. A few areas of interest are the structure, function and assembly of cellular elements, such as the cytoskeleton, membranes, organelles, intracellular compartments, intranuclear structures, and extracellular matrix, including eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell walls and envelopes. Proposals are due July 12, 2008, and Jan. 12, 2009. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12772 NSF is soliciting proposals for studies on genomes and genetic mechanisms in all organisms, whether prokaryote, eukaryote, phage or virus. A few areas of interest include genome organization, molecular and cellular evolution, replication, recombination, repair, and vertical and lateral transmission of heritable information. Proposals are due July 12, 2008, and Jan. 12, 2009. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12780 return to the top of the page ________________________________ Foundation Funding Opportunity Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) RWJF invites applications for an initiative to advance the science of continuous quality improvement (CQI). This initiative seeks, in part, to develop methods, tools and standards for the design, conduct and reporting of CQI research and evaluations, including standardized typologies, definitions and measures of key concepts and consensus statements. Approximately $1 million is expected to be available for awards having a project period of up to three years. Applicants may request a budget for total costs of up to $300,000. Projects costing less over a shorter period (e.g., $50,000 over one year) will have a higher likelihood of being funded than larger projects. Applicant organizations must be based in the U.S. or its territories. Brief proposals are due March 14, 2008; invited full proposals will be due June 6, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20161 return to the top of the page * * * * * * * 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, 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, 2008, your rate will be 48% for the life of the proposed project. 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) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.clemson.edu/pipermail/grants-dist/attachments/20080208/297f017f/attachment.html From grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu Fri Feb 15 16:49:47 2008 From: grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu (grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu) Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:49:47 -0500 Subject: [Grants-dist] Research Opportunities Message-ID: <6FAABD1159263A4B84B126D9C2FCFD52010EE711@CUMAIL1.CAMPUS.CU.CLEMSON.EDU> The Fiscal Year 2008 (FY08) Defense Appropriations Act provides $10 million to the Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) to support high-impact, innovative research to eliminate Ovarian Cancer. This program is administered by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). A summary of OCRP funding opportunities is provided below. Detailed descriptions of each of the funding mechanisms, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the FY08 OCRP Program Announcements. Each Program Announcement is available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website ( >), the CDMRP website () and the CDMRP eReceipt Website (https://cdmrp.org ). Submission Deadlines: Idea Development Award Pre-Application/Pre-proposal: March 26, 2008 Full Proposal: July 2, 2008 Translational Research Partnership Award Pre-Application/Pre-proposal: March 26, 2008 Proposal: July 2, 2008 Program Announcements for the following additional OCRP funding opportunities are expected to be released by the end of February: Career Development Award Consortium Development Award * * * * * * * Please visit http://cdmrp.army.mil for more information. As of 2007, proposals requesting funding from the CDMRP have been submitted through the Federal Government's single entry portal, Grants.gov, in compliance with Public Law 106-107. Individual program announcements and required forms can be found on the Grants.gov website. Pre-applications are required and must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website, >, prior to proposal submission to Grants.gov. New for 2008 - In order to clarify the CDMRP Program Announcements and proposal submission process, CDMRP has divided these documents into the following: 1) Program Announcement - contains all program information, scientific proposal components, and peer review criteria. 2) Application Instructions - contains instructions and detailed information on all pre-application and proposal requirements, including directions for Grants.gov submissions. This document also contains Regulatory Requirements and Award Administration information. Each Application Instruction document will only apply to the specific award mechanism listed; however this document is intended to be utilized in conjunction with the PA. * * * * * * * Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts February 15, 2008 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?WeekEnding=02-15-2008 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-02-15-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-02-14-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-02-13-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-02-12-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-02-11-08.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. * * * * * * * * March 20, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Area of Interest 1 - MEMBRANES Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 859 DOE US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Area of Interest 2 - SOLVENTS Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 860 DOE US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Area of Interest 3 - SOLID SORBENTS Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 861 DOE US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Area of Interest 4 - OXY-COMBUSTION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 862 DOE US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Area of Interest 5 - FLUE GAS PURIFICATION Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 863 DOE US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Area of Interest 6 - OXY-COMBUSTION BOILER DEVELOPMENT Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 864 DOE US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Area of Interest 7 - CHEMICAL LOOPING COMBUSTION Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 865 March 24, 2008 DOC Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2009 Mid-Atlantic Research Set-Aside Program Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 824 DOC Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF) 2008 Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 825 April 11, 2008 EPA Environmental Protection Agency Green Technology Demonstration Project to Reduce Groundwater Discharge within the Tully Valley (Central New York) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 852 April 14, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy Chicago Service Center Basic Research and Modeling to Support Integrated Assessment of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 871 May 8, 2008 EPA Environmental Protection Agency Consequences of Global Change for Water Quality Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 848 EPA Environmental Protection Agency Early Career Projects: Consequences of Global Change for Water Quality Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 849 May 14, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 870 June 16, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Novel Approaches To Study Polymicrobial Diseases (R21) Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=83 19 August 15, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Geography and Regional Science Modification 12 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=29 96 August 20, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Rare Diseases Clinical Research Consortia (RDCRC) for the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network (U54) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 831 February 12, 2009 DOD Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA - Strategic Technology Office Strategic Technologies Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 858 February 13, 2009 DOD Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA - MTO - BAA0718 Microsystems Technology Office-Wide BAA Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 872 * * * * * * * 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, 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, 2008, your rate will be 48% for the life of the proposed project. 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) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.clemson.edu/pipermail/grants-dist/attachments/20080215/f54ee9ad/attachment.html From grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu Fri Feb 29 16:56:14 2008 From: grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu (grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu) Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:56:14 -0500 Subject: [Grants-dist] Research Opportunities Message-ID: <6FAABD1159263A4B84B126D9C2FCFD520123936A@CUMAIL1.CAMPUS.CU.CLEMSON.EDU> The Fiscal Year 2008 (FY08) Defense Appropriations Act provides $10 million to the Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) to support innovative research to eradicate Ovarian Cancer. This program is administered by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). A summary of OCRP funding opportunities is provided below. Detailed descriptions of each of the funding mechanisms, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the FY08 OCRP Program Announcements. Each Program Announcement is available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website at http://www.grants.gov/ , the CDMRP website at http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/ocrp.htm and the CDMRP eReceipt Website at https://cdmrp.org/ . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submission Deadlines: Career Development Award - Postdoctoral Fellow - or - Early Career Investigator Pre-Application/Pre-proposal: March 26, 2008 Full Proposal: July 2, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Program Announcements for the following additional OCRP funding opportunities are expected to be released in mid-March: Consortium Development Award -------------------------------------------------------------------- Other OCRP Mechanisms currently posted are as follows: Idea Development Award Translational Research Partnership Award --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit http://cdmrp.army.mil/ for more information. As of 2007, proposals requesting funding from the CDMRP have been submitted through the Federal Government's single entry portal, Grants.gov, in compliance with Public Law 106-107. Individual program announcements and required forms can be found on the Grants.gov website. Pre-applications are required and must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website at https://cdmrp.org/ prior to proposal submission to Grants.gov. New for 2008 - In order to clarify the CDMRP Program Announcements and proposal submission process, CDMRP has divided these documents into the following: 1) Program Announcement - contains all program information, scientific proposal components, and peer review criteria. 2) Application Instructions - contains instructions and detailed information on all pre-application and proposal requirements, including directions for Grants.gov submissions. This document also contains Regulatory Requirements and Award Administration information. Each Application Instruction document will only apply to the specific award mechanism listed; however this document is intended to be utilized in conjunction with the PA. * * * * * * * The following Transit Cooperative Research Program project statement is now available at: http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=2417 TCRP Project J-03 - International Transit Studies Program * * * * * * * Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts February 22, 2008 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?WeekEnding=02-22-2008 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-02-29-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-02-28-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-02-27-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-02-26-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-02-25-08.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. * * * * * * * * March 31, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command ARO Young Investigator Program (YIP) Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40859 April 1, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Electronics, Photonics and Device Technologies (EPDT) Modification 7 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=76 34 April 4, 2008 EPA Environmental Protection Agency Indoor Air Quality Projects in EPA Region 10 (2008) Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40784 April 5, 2008 Molecular Phenotypes for Lung Diseases (R01) (RFA-HL-08-006) (letter of intent due April 5, 2008; application due May 5, 2008) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-08-006.html April 11, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA - MTO - BAA0718 Spin Torque Transfer-Random Access Memory (STT-RAM) Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40833 April 12, 2008 Comparative Systems Genetics of Cancer (R01) (RFA-CA-08-017) (letter of intent due April 12, 2008; application due May 14, 2008 National Cancer Institute National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-08-017.html Tumor Stem Cells in Cancer Biology, Prevention, and Therapy (R01) (RFA-CA-08-019) (letter of intent due April 12, 2008; application due May 12, 2008) National Cancer Institute http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-08-019.html May 1, 2008 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters Research Opportunities in Aeronautics - 2008 Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40783 May 9, 2008 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2008 Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40781 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROSES 2008: Heliophysics Guest Investigators Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40842 May 12, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Tumor Stem Cells in Cancer Biology, Prevention, and Therapy (R01) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 923 May 28, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation CubeSat-based Science Missions for Space Weather and Atmospheric Research Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 999 May 30, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Office of Naval Research Compact Power Conversion Technologies Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=40857 June 4, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy Golden Field Office Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 974 July 2, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DOD Ovarian Cancer Career Development Award Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 943 September 22, 2008 Small Grants for Lung Tissue Research (R03) (RFA-HL-08-008) (letter of intent due Sept. 22, 2008; application due Oct. 17, 2008) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-08-008.html November 10, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy Chicago Service Center Research Opportunities at Rare Isotope BeamFacilities Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 868 February 2, 2009 NSF National Science Foundation CEDAR, GEM, and SHINE Postdoctoral Research Modification 2 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=10 284 May 25, 2010 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Centers of Excellence in Genomics Science (CEGS) (P50) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 922 * * * * * * * * 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 February 26, 2008 Supplement: SSTI Funding Supplement Guidelines Federal Funding Opportunities * Department of Agriculture * Potato research * Department of Commerce * Atlantic Sea Scallop Research Set-Aside Program * Department of Defense * R&D in spin-torque transfer random access memory technologies * Concepts and technologies that will enable the Space Innovation and Development Center to meet warfighter space needs * Information regarding a full-scale, aero-structural technology demonstrator of an advanced, long-range transport concept * Ovarian Cancer Research Program * Proposals to design and develop the Excalibur 155mm Precision Engagement Projectile * Proposals to develop ultra-compact, stackable, high-power, solid-state radio frequency transmitters/sources * Proposals for a nondevelopmental ground-engaging milling/tilling/grinding system * R&D in interceptor technologies and defense infrastructure technologies * M2C2 Advanced Prototype program * Information regarding technologies or systems relating to the design, production, and repair/overhaul of single-reduction right-angle-drive gearboxes * Proposals to develop and produce optical techniques * R&D projects for the Navy's Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office * Department of Energy * Research addressing multiscale mathematics and optimization for complex natural and engineered systems * Sources to provide an integrated graphite characterization system * Department of Health and Human Services * Proposals to develop therapies for hematopoietic syndrome, bone marrow stromal cell loss, and vascular injuries * Development of new vaccines, adjuvants, therapeutics, immunotherapeutics or medical diagnostics focused on NIAID Category A, B or C priority pathogens and toxins * Tumor Stem Cells in Cancer Biology, Prevention, and Therapy program * Development and application of comparative (cross-species) systems genetics approaches to address key cancer-relevant problems * Research that will define or subcategorize human lung diseases at a molecular level * Tissue-based research on interstitial fibrotic lung disease and/or COPD * Centers of Excellence in Genomic Sciences program * Microbial Genome Sequencing Centers program * Methods for Prevention Packages program * Silvio O. Conte Digestive Diseases Research Core Centers * Funding to support a national center of excellence focused on preventing agricultural-related injuries to children * Department of Labor * Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Opportunities in the Workforce System Initiative * Department of Transportation * Field test sites and deployment-ready intelligent transportation systems applications and technologies * Environmental Protection Agency * FY 2009 SBIR Program * NASA * Research Opportunities in Aeronautics - 2007 program * Research study of a lunar surface thermal control system * National Science Foundation * Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program * Informal Science Education 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. ________________________________ 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. It has been brought to our attention that some of our members are not following the redistribution guidelines. Please read the guidelines below and, if needed, take the necessary steps to regain compliance. If your organization is not in compliance, SSTI will discontinue your Funding Supplement subscription. The following guidelines apply: * Under no circumstances should the Funding Supplement be placed on a website accessible to the general public. * If the Funding Supplement is redistributed, SSTI should be included in that distribution list. Please include skinner at ssti.org in the list. * Recipients of the Funding Supplement may only post back-issues on internal/password-protected sites - with prior permission from SSTI. 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 FY 2008 funding to support potato research that focuses on varietal development or testing and whose output will be or include potato varieties. The solicitation describes varietal development or testing as research that uses traditional and biotechnological genetics to develop improved potato variety. Aspects of evaluation, screening and testing must support or complement the development of improved varieties. Approximately $1.1 million is expected to be available for 4-5 awards having a one-year project period. Applications may be submitted by state agricultural experiment stations; land-grant colleges and universities, or research foundations established by such; colleges and universities receiving funds under the Act of Oct. 10, 1962, as amended; and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine. Applications are due March 24, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/potato.html Department of Commerce The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is soliciting proposals for its Atlantic Sea Scallop Research Set-Aside Program. This program provides a mechanism to fund research through the sale of fish harvested under a research set-aside quota. The set-asides are to be used for sea scallop research endeavors. For fishing year 2008, the total value of the set-asides is approximately $6.3 million. Eligible are institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofits, commercial organizations, individuals, and state, local and Native American tribal governments. Proposals are due March 21, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 903 Department of Defense The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is soliciting proposals for R&D in spin-torque transfer random access memory technologies. This program is aimed at developing the core technology for exploiting spin-torque transfer and related phenomena for producing large-scale memories. Multiple awards are anticipated. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals may be submitted at any time until Feb. 25, 2009; however, they are due April 11, 2008, for the initial evaluation phase. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA08%2D16/listing.html The Department of the Air Force continues to solicit white papers proposing to develop concepts and technologies that will enable the Space Innovation and Development Center to meet warfighter space needs. Technologies are sought to provide the best possible space capabilities for warfighters, when and where needed, in the most cost-effective manner. The solicitation highlights eight areas of interest. Contract awards having a project period of up to two years are anticipated. Educational institutions, nonprofit and not-for-profit organizations (excluding Federally Funded Research and Development Centers) and private industry organizations owned and based in the U.S. may submit white papers at any time until Feb. 18, 2009. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFSC/50CS/SWCBAA0401/listing.html The Air Force is requesting information from U.S. industry regarding project plans and overall feasibility of designing, fabricating and flying a full-scale, aero-structural technology demonstrator of an advanced, long-range transport concept in approximately three years. The purpose of this notice is to identify potential flight demonstrator options and feasible program plans that will rapidly accelerate technology readiness level growth of advanced transport system concepts and/or critical component technologies without being constrained by a formal acquisition program or requirement. No awards will be made for responses, which are due March 28, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLWRS/Reference%2DNumber%2DPKV%2D08%2 D03/listing.html The Department of the Army continues to solicit proposals for the Ovarian Cancer Research Program. This solicitation specifically announces support for the program's Career Development Award, which is intended to support research training opportunities for investigators wishing to pursue an independent career in ovarian cancer research. Principal investigators may be research- or physician-scientists at either the postdoctoral or early-career level. A designated mentor is required. Approximately $3.3 million of the program's $10 million FY 2008 appropriation is expected to be available for six career development awards having a project period of up to three years. Applicants may request up to $300,000 in direct costs, plus indirect costs as appropriate, for postdoctoral fellow proposals or up to $375,000 for early-career investigator proposals. Independent investigators from academia, research institutions, industry, government agencies, and private foundations are eligible to submit proposals. Preapplications are due March 26, 2008; invited full proposals will be due July 2, 2008. More information on career development awards is available at http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAD05/W91CRB08T0045/listing.html. For other program awards, visit http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/ocrp.htm. The Army will be soliciting proposals to design and develop the Excalibur 155mm Precision Engagement Projectile. This program consists of two phases that, together, may have a project period of up to three years. Phase I contract awards of up to $21 million for a six-month project period are anticipated. Proposals from all responsible sources will be considered. A full solicitation is expected to be released on or about March 7, 2008, with proposals due 60 days thereafter. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAE30/W15QKN%2D08%2DR%2D0345/listing.h tml The Army will be soliciting proposals to develop ultra-compact, stackable, high-power, solid-state radio frequency (RF) transmitters/sources. Such transmitters/sources must be capable of (1) delivering a minimum peak output power of 20kW in the UHF frequency range and (2) providing a tunable pulsed RF output and matched to 50 Ohms. One contract award having a seven-month project period is anticipated. Eligibility is unrestriced. A full solicitation is expected to be available in early March, with proposals due April 9, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAE30/W15QKN%2D08%2DR%2D0237/listing.h tml The Army will be soliciting proposals for a nondevelopmental ground-engaging milling/tilling/grinding system. This system should be able to neutralize both antitank and antipersonnel landmines via physical destruction and/or detonation. One contract award having a project period of up to three years is anticipated; the contractor will be required to build, test, document and deliver the system. Eligibility is unrestricted. A full solicitation is expected to be released on or about March 25, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAB15/W909MY%2D08%2DR%2D0013/listing.h tml The Army continues to seek sources for R&D in interceptor technologies and defense infrastructure technologies. This solicitation highlights 18 areas of interest. The Army contracts with educational institutions, nonprofit organizations and private industry for research in such areas. Awards ranging from $100,000 to $30 million for a base period of up to three years may result from full proposals. In addition, four options may be exercised for a total contract value of up to $75 million over five years. For the purposes of this notice, only concept papers are sought. No awards will be made for responses, which may be submitted at any time until March 8, 2009. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAH01/W31P4Q%2D06%2DR%2D0159/listing.h tml The Department of the Navy is soliciting proposals for its M2C2 (Mobile Modular Command and Control) Advanced Prototype program. The goal of this program is to explore innovative concepts based on new and existing technologies that can be adapted and integrated into an advanced M2C2 prototype to deliver leading-edge capabilities, helping the Marine Corps further define its emerging C2 On-The-Move concept. Up to $5 million is expected to be available for one prototype integration, technology insertion and demonstration contract award having a two-year project period. Two enabling technology development contract awards of up to $500,000 each for a project period of up 12-15 months also may be made. All responsible sources from academia and industry may submit proposals, which are due April 7, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/ONR/ONR/ONRBAA08%2D010/listing.html The Navy is requesting information regarding technologies or systems relating to the design, production, and repair/overhaul of single-reduction right-angle-drive gearboxes that may be integrated into the Landing Craft, Air Cushion transmission system. The gearboxes are sought, in part, to reduce the engine output shaft speed by a factor of 2.76, such that the maximum gearbox output drive shaft speed does not exceed 5,833 RPM. No awards will be made for responses, which are due April 30, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSEA/N00167/N6554008RTBD/listing.html The Navy will be soliciting proposals to develop and produce optical techniques that are the subject of certain key research projects at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C. The work involved in these projects will, in part, include development of detection algorithms and analysis of sensor characteristics/performance. The work also will provide for the design and construction of electronic circuitry for control of optical systems. One contract award having a project period of up to five years is expected to result from a full solicitation, once released. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/ONR/N00173/N00173%2D08%2DR%2DJR03/listing.htm l The Navy also will be soliciting proposals for R&D projects for the Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office. The office's mission areas include blast effects and mitigation; improvised explosive device defeat; irregular warfare support; training technology development; physical security; tactical operations support; personnel/VIP protection; and explosive ordnance disposal/low intensity conflict. Eligibility is unrestricted. A full solicitation is expected to be available on or about March 5, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NELO/NELO/N41756%2D08%2DQ%2D3033/listing.html Department of Energy (DOE) DOE invites applications for research addressing multiscale mathematics and optimization for complex natural and engineered systems. This funding opportunity seeks to develop (1) mathematical tools for modeling, analysis and simulation of multiscale phenomena, including those associated with complex multiphysics systems or hybrid discrete-continuum models, and (2) techniques for formulating, analyzing and solving challenging optimization problems arising in complex natural and engineered systems. Up to $5 million in FY 2008 funding is expected to be available for awards having a project period of up to three years. All types of domestic entities are eligible to apply, except other federal agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Center contractors, and nonprofit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that engaged in lobbying activities after Dec. 31, 1995. Required letters of intent are due March 3, 2008; invited applications will be due April 28, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 901 DOE also is seeking sources capable of providing an integrated graphite characterization system to analyze the thermal diffusivity, thermal expansion and specific heat to compute thermal conductivity of anisotropic graphite. The system must meet a number of requirements, which are identified in the sources sought notice. Responses are due March 3, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOE/INEEL/ID/Reference%2DNumber%2DPROC041/listing .html return to the top of the page 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 Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority will be soliciting proposals to develop therapies for hematopoietic syndrome, bone marrow stromal cell loss, and vascular injuries. This initiative is designed to encourage R&D aimed at medical countermeasures specifically addressing the hematopoietic and vascular syndromes resulting from acute radiation exposure from potential terrorist acts with radioactive materials or nuclear weapons, or public health emergencies. Contract awards having a project period of up to three years are anticipated. Eligibility is unrestricted. A full solicitation is expected to be released on or about March 6, 2008, with proposals due on or about April 17, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/OOS/OASPHEP/BAA%2DBARDA%2D08%2D08/listing.htm l The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases invites U01 applications for research projects that will lead to the development of new vaccines, adjuvants, therapeutics, immunotherapeutics or medical diagnostics focused on NIAID Category A, B or C priority pathogens and toxins. A key component of this initiative is the formation of collaborative partnerships between academic researchers from different disciplines or with industry. Approximately $26 million in FY 2009 funding is expected to be available for 15-20 grants having a project period of up to five years. The annual direct costs that can be requested are not limited but must be justified by the proposed research. Applicants may request up to $300,000 in first-year costs for major equipment to ensure that research aims can be met and biohazards be contained. Letters of intent are due May 19, 2008; applications are due June 19, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-08-001.html The National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites R01 applications for its Tumor Stem Cells in Cancer Biology, Prevention, and Therapy program. This program is intended to support multidisciplinary integrative and collaborative research on all aspects of tumor stem cell biology, with a strong emphasis on translational research. The goal is the translation of basic research findings into clinical practice in the context of both hematological and solid tumor malignancies. Therefore, applications must involve appropriate and substantive collaborative arrangements between basic and translational researchers providing, respectively, expertise in the biology of tumor stem cells and in translation of basic research findings into clinical practice. Approximately $2.7 million is expected to be available annually to support 5-6 awards having a project period of up to five years. Applicants may request a budget for direct costs of up to $400,000 per year. Eligible are institutions of higher education; for-profit organizations, including small businesses; nonprofit organizations; eligible agencies of the federal government; state governments; and U.S. territories or possessions. Letters of intent are due April 12, 2008; applications are due May 12, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-08-019.html NCI and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences invite R01 applications for research projects focused on the development and application of comparative (cross-species) systems genetics approaches to address key cancer-relevant problems. These projects are sought to increase understanding of the mechanisms that underlie human cancer susceptibility and heterogeneity of human tumors. Approximately $3 million is expected to be available annually to support 4-6 awards having a project period of up to five years. Applicants may request a budget for direct costs of up to $375,000 per year. Eligible are institutions of higher education; for-profit organizations, including small businesses; nonprofit organizations; eligible agencies of the federal government; state governments; and U.S. territories or possessions. Letters of intent are due April 14, 2008; applications are due May 14, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-08-017.html The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) invites R01 applications for research that will define or subcategorize human lung diseases at a molecular level to enable early diagnosis, prognosis and personalized treatment of these diseases. Approximately $16 million over four years expected to be available to support up to six awards having a four-year project period. Applicants may request a budget for direct costs of up to $500,000 per year. Letters of intent are due April 5, 2008; applications are due May 5, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-08-006.html NHLBI invites R03 applications from organizations proposing to conduct tissue-based research on interstitial fibrotic lung disease and/or COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). This includes studies to establish proof-of-concept in humans for novel mechanisms of pathogenesis. Supported projects will be required to utilize lung biospecimens and data collected by the Lung Tissue Research Consortium. Approximately $2 million over fiscal years 2008-09 is expected to be available to support 24 new grants having a project period of up to two years. Applicants may request a budget for direct costs of up to $50,000 per year. Letters of intent and applications, respectively, may be submitted by either of two windows in 2008, April 9/May 9 or Sept. 22/Oct. 17. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-08-008.html The National Human Genome Research Institute and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) invite P50 applications for the Centers of Excellence in Genomic Sciences program. This program establishes academic centers for advanced genome research. Each program grant supports a multi-investigator, interdisciplinary team to develop innovative genomic approaches to address a particular biological problem. Up to four awards having a project period of up to five years are expected to be made annually. Applicants may request a budget for direct costs of up to $2 million per year, plus funds for specialized equipment of up to $500,000 over the life of the grant if well justified. In addition, applicants may request up to $300,000 per year for the program's Minority Action Plan component. Eligible are domestic institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations and eligible agencies of the federal government. Subcontracts to foreign institutions and for-profit organizations will be considered. Letters of intent are due April 25, 2008; applications are due May 25, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-094.html The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will be soliciting proposals for the Microbial Genome Sequencing Centers program. This program seeks to establish up to two large-scale Genomic Sequencing Centers for Infectious Diseases to support a diverse set of genome sequencing activities, including high throughput sequencing, comparative genomic sequencing and genotyping. Contract awards having a five-year project period are anticipated. Eligibility is unrestricted. A full solicitation is expected to be released on or about March 5, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/NIH/NIAID/RFP%2DNIH%2DNIAID%2DDMID%2DAI2008%2 D010/listing.html NIAID and NIMH invite R01 applications for the Methods for Prevention Packages program. This program is intended to encourage collaborations between behavioral and biomedical clinical scientists, epidemiologists, mathematical modelers, and clinical trial design specialists to develop new research strategies and methodologies that will facilitate the design and testing of combination HIV prevention interventions. Up to $4.5 million in FY 2009 funding is expected to be available for 4-6 awards having a project period of up to four years. Applicants may request a budget for direct costs of up to $600,000 per year. Letters of intent are due June 16, 2008; applications are due July 15, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-08-019.html The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases invites P30 applications for funding to support Silvio O. Conte Digestive Diseases Research Core Centers. These centers are designed to bring together, on a cooperative basis, basic science and clinical investigators to enhance the effectiveness of their research related to digestive and/or liver diseases and their complications. An existing program of excellence in biomedical research in the area of digestive and/or liver diseases is a prerequisite for applying. Approximately $8.4 million over fiscal years 2009-10 is expected to be available for seven new or competing continuation grants having a project period of up to five years. Applicants may request a budget for direct costs of up to $750,000 per year. Eligible are institutions of higher education; for-profit organizations, other than small businesses; nonprofit organizations; eligible agencies of the federal government; state governments; and minority-serving institutions. Letters of intent and applications, respectively, may be submitted by either of two windows in 2008, May 30/June 27 or Oct. 30/Nov. 28. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-08-002.html The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health invites U54 applications for funding to support a national center of excellence focused on preventing agricultural-related injuries to children. Up to $850,000 is expected to be available annually to support the direct costs of one award having a project period of up to five years. Total costs are capped at $1.2 million per year. Eligible are domestic organizations (see note on eligibility above). Applications are due April 10, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OH-08-006.html Department of Labor The Employment and Training Administration is soliciting preliminary proposals for the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Opportunities in the Workforce System Initiative. This initiative seeks to expand and align current and new STEM workforce education and training strategies, activities and resources in One Stop Career Centers to promote, attract and prepare disadvantaged youth and dislocated workers for STEM careers, while enhancing the competitive position of local and regional employers. Approximately 5-7 grants ranging from $1.5 million to $2 million for a project period of up to three years may be made. The grants will be awarded to individual workforce investment boards (WIBs) representing a regional consortium of WIBs. A WIB must submit an application on behalf of a specific, defined multi-county economic region comprised of various workforce investment areas that make up the consortium. Joint applications for regions that cross state lines will be accepted. Preliminary proposals are due March 11, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 506 Department of Transportation (DOT) DOT will be soliciting proposals for field test sites and deployment-ready intelligent transportation systems applications and technologies, as part of SafeTrip-21. This solicitation is designed to further national transportation goals for reducing motor vehicle crashes, alleviating traffic congestion, enhancing transit use and ride sharing, promoting motor freight efficiency and safety, enabling convenient electronic payment options, moderating environmental impacts, and reducing unnecessary motor fuel consumption in both urban and rural settings. A full solicitation is expected to be released on or about Feb. 28, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOT/RITA/VNTSC/DTRT57%2D08%2DR%2D20021/listing.ht ml Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA will be soliciting proposals for its FY 2009 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The presolicitation for this program highlights nine areas for R&D by small business concerns, including innovation in manufacturing; nanotechnology; green buildings; drinking water and water monitoring; water infrastructure rehabilitation; monitoring and control of air pollution; biofuels and vehicle emissions reduction; waste management and monitoring; and homeland security. Approximately 25 Phase I contract awards of up to $70,000 for a six-month project period may be made. A full solicitation is expected to be released on or about March 12, 2008, with proposals due May 14, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/EPA/OAM/CMD/PR%2DNC%2D08%2D10259/listing.html NASA NASA continues to solicit proposals for its Research Opportunities in Aeronautics - 2007 program. This program is designed to address air traffic management research needs, safety challenges of new and legacy vehicles, aeronautics test facilities, and other areas of interest. The agency recently amended the program solicitation to allow for Subsonic Rotary Wing project proposals, specifically. The goal of the Subsonic Rotary Wing project is to develop validated physics-based multidisciplinary design and analysis tools for rotorcraft, integrated with technology development, to enable rotorcraft with advanced capabilities to fly as designed for any mission. Approximately $1.5 million is expected to be available for the first year of five awards having a project period of up to three years. Eligibility is open to all categories of organizations, except for other government agencies, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, and NASA centers. Proposals are due March 31, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 907 NASA will be soliciting proposals for a research study of a lunar surface thermal control system. The purpose of this study is to investigate candidate propellant storage/thermal control systems for a Lunar Lander ascent module that would minimize the mass of boiloff loss and the overall mass of the hardware required to implement the system. At least three systems will be traded in order to determine the most promising candidate. Eligibility is unrestricted. A full solicitation is expected to be released on or about March 5, 2008, with proposals due April 4, 2008. For more information, visit: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=128491 National Science Foundation (NSF) NSF is soliciting proposals for the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Program. This program seeks to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education for undergraduate students. The program supports efforts to create new learning materials and teaching strategies, develop faculty expertise, implement educational innovations, assess learning and evaluate innovations, and conduct research on STEM teaching and learning. Approximately $35.8 million in FY 2009 funding is expected to be available for 90-100 Phase I grants having a project period of 1-3 years. Awards of up to $200,000 may be made. No eligibility limits are specified. Proposals are due May 20, 2008, for organizations located in states or territories beginning with A through M, and May 21, 2008, for all others. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08546 NSF is soliciting proposals for the Informal Science Education program. This program invests in projects that develop and implement informal learning experiences designed to increase interest, engagement and understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), as well as projects that advance knowledge and practice of informal science education. Projects may target either public audiences or professionals whose work directly affects informal STEM learning. Approximately $25 million in FY 2009 funding is expected to be available for 50 grants. Project grants may range from $100,000 to $3 million for a project period of 1-5 years. Planning grants of up to $75,000 may be made for a project period of up two years. Conference, symposia and workshop grants and grant supplements also may be made. Only U.S. organizations may apply. The categories of proposers identified in the Grant Proposal Guide are eligible to submit proposals. Required letters of intent and full proposals, respectively, may be submitted by either of two windows in 2008, March 20/June 19 or Sept. 18/Dec. 18. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08547 return to the top of the page * * * * * * 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, 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, 2008, your rate will be 48% for the life of the proposed project. 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) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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