From grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu Mon Jun 2 09:00:06 2008 From: grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu (grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu) Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 09:00:06 -0400 Subject: [Grants-dist] Research Opportunities Message-ID: <6FAABD1159263A4B84B126D9C2FCFD52017EA1BD@CUMAIL1.CAMPUS.CU.CLEMSON.EDU> The Spring 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/Spring2008Newsletter.html. * * * * * * * Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts May 30, 2008 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?WeekEnding=05-30-2008 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-05-30-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-05-29-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-05-28-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-05-26-08.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. * * * * * * * * June 2, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy Golden Field Office University Research in Biomass Technologies: Applied Research in Conversion of Biomass to Advance Fuels Modification 4 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 345 June 4, 2008 USDOJ United States Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice NIJ FY08 Forensic DNA Unit Efficiency Improvement Modification 2 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 560 June 5, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Office of Naval Research Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare Applied Research and Advanced Technology Development Modification 1 http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =40997 June 19, 2008 USDOJ United States Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance BJA FY 08 Electronic and Cyber Crime Training and Technical Assistance Program Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41798 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Construction of a Reference Sequence Data Set for the Human Microbiome Project (U54) Modification 2 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 028 July 10, 2008 EPA Environmental Protection Agency "BROWNFIELDS 2009-2013 ANNUAL CONFERENCE" Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41795 August 13, 2008 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROSES 2008: Decision Support through Earth Science Research Results Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41784 August 15, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health NHLBI Progenitor Cell Biology Consortium Planning Awards (R03) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 772 August 27, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy Golden Field Office Research, Development, and Demonstration of Fuel Cell Technologies for Automotive, Stationary, and Portable Power Applications Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 781 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROSES 2008: Earth Science Applications Feasibility Studies Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41783 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROSES 2008: Applied Information Systems Research Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41806 November 16, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Health Care Research and Quality AHRQ Small Research Grant Program (R03) Modification 3 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=98 55 January 13, 2009 NSF National Science Foundation Mathematical Biology Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 755 February 27, 2009 NSF National Science Foundation Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 779 May 21, 2009 DOD Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA - MTO - BAA0718 NanoThermal Interfaces (NTI) Modification 1 http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41766 May 22, 2009 DOD Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA - Information Processing Technology Office IPTO Office Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 788 * * * * * * * * New F&A Schedule (Pending Federal approval) Effective April 1, 2008, all newly submitted proposals must include the correct F&A rate(s) for the appropriate year(s), including multi-year proposals. The Clemson F&A agreement, effective March 5, 2007, includes an increase of one-half percent each year for the next two years for On-campus Organized Research. The negotiated rate for FY 07/08 is 47.5%, FY 08/09 is 48%, and FY 09/10 is 48.5%. The 48.5% rate should be used for fiscal years after FY10 until we have a new rate agreement. New Fringe Rates Faculty - 27.9% Staff & Post-Docs - 32.8% Students - 6.2% Part-time & Retired - 20.8% FY Per Semester Per Summer Session Total for Year 2008 2,691 1,035 7,452 2009 2,826 788 7,228 2010 2,967 827 7,588 2011 3,115 868 7,966 2012 3,271 911 8,364 Dianne M. Myers Grants Administrator College of Engineering and Science 113 Riggs Hall, Box 340901 Clemson, SC 29634-0901 864-656-5534 (p) 864-656-7244 (f) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.clemson.edu/pipermail/grants-dist/attachments/20080602/ba9e4c4c/attachment.html From grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu Fri Jun 6 16:58:06 2008 From: grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu (grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu) Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 16:58:06 -0400 Subject: [Grants-dist] Research Opportunities Message-ID: <6FAABD1159263A4B84B126D9C2FCFD52018817CF@CUMAIL1.CAMPUS.CU.CLEMSON.EDU> The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is hosting the 2008 Naval Science & Technology Partnership Conference at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC, 12-14 August. The theme for this eighth annual conference is 'Sustaining the Edge: Serving the Next Generation Warfighter, Now.' The primary objectives for this conference are to broaden our Science and Technology partnership base, deepen existing relations and explore new ideas with small business, industry and academia by providing unprecedented access to ONR's program managers. I urge you to attend this important conference so you can partner with ONR as we meet the challenges of an ever-changing warfare environment and equip tomorrow's warfighter today. As a team, we will develop revolutionary technologies that will produce relevant results for our warfighters and get the access you need to do research or business with ONR. Click on this link to learn more and register, now! http://www.onr.navy.mil/ * * * * * * * Request for the following Transit Cooperative Research Program Proposal is now available at: http://www.trb.org/TRBNet/ProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=2362 TCRP Project F-15: A Practical Guide for Recruiting Minorities for Chief Executive Officers at Public Transportation Agencies * * * * * * * The Spring 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/Spring2008Newsletter.html. * * * * * * * Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts June 6, 2008 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?WeekEnding=06-06-2008 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-06-06-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-06-05-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-06-04-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-06-03-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-06-02-08.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. * * * * * * * * June 12, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoD Prostate Cancer HBCU Student Summer Training Program Award Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 806 June 17, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy NNSA National Laser Users apos; Facility Program (NLUF) Modification 2 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 723 June 27, 2008 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters NASA LUNAR SCIENCE INSTITUTE Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41881 June 30, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA - MTO - BAA0718 Carbon Electronics for RF Applications (CERA) Modification 3 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14 611 DOD Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA - MTO - BAA0718 Micro Inertial Navigation Technology (MINT) Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14 612 DOD Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA - MTO - BAA0718 The Parametric Optical Processes and Systems (POPS) Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14 613 July 2, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DOD Prostate Cancer Health Disparity Research Award Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 883 July 7, 2008 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN FLUID PHYSICS Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41832 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUNDAMENTAL SPACE BIOLOGY INVESTIGATIONS IN MICROBIAL PLANT AND CELL BIOLOGY Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41833 July 14, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA - MTO - BAA0718 Silicon-based Photonic Analog Signal Processing Engines with Reconfigurability (Si-PhASER) Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41855 July 15, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA - MTO - BAA0718 Integrated Photonic Delay (iPhoD) Modification 3 http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41343 EPA Environmental Protection Agency OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES TO CHARACTERIZE THE DETERMINANTS OF EXPOSURE TO CHEMICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT FOR EARLY-LIFESTAGE AGE GROUPS Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41838 July 25, 2008 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROSES 2008: Solar Dynamics Observatory Science Center Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41892 August 1, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Office of Naval Research Electronics Discovery and Invention (D&I) Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 742 August 15, 2008 NHLBI Progenitor Cell Biology Consortium Planning Awards (R03) (RFA-HL-08-012) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-08-012.html August 15, 2008 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROSES 2008: Planetary Instrument Definition and Development Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41890 August 19, 2008 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROSES08: NASA Energy and Water Cycle Study - Water Quality Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41828 September 3, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Innovation and Organizational Change Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14 938 September 5, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Instrument Development for Biological Research Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 816 February 10, 2009 NSF National Science Foundation Expeditions in Computing Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 830 May 7, 2011 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Academic Career Award (K07) Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 512 * * * * * * * * 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 June 4, 2008 Supplement: SSTI Funding Supplement Guidelines Federal Funding Opportunities * Department of Agriculture * National Focus Fund Projects * Department of Defense * Innovative R&D proposals in the area of silicon-based photonic analog signal processing engines with reconfigurability. * Mobile Ad hoc Interoperability Network Gateway program * Systems engineering and technical assistance support * FY 2009-2011 Basic Research for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction Broad Agency Announcement * Sensor Technology Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Open-Ended Broad Agency Announcement * Precision Guided Submunition Technology Program * FY 2009 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program * Sources for the upgrade and enhancement of Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar-class systems * Sources to develop an intelligent power management and distribution system * Concept papers in support of the Army's Applied Sensors Guidance and Electronics Directorate * Design, development, integration and testing of the JCREW System of Systems * Satellite, avionics and communications systems support * Innovative Experiments Initiative * Department of Education * Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program * Department of Energy * Research that will lead to the development of cost-competitive and durable automotive, stationary, and portable fuel cell power systems * Department of Health and Human Services * NHLBI Progenitor Cell Biology Consortium planning awards * Department of Transportation * Advanced crash analyses to improve highway and vehicle safety and infrastructure security * NASA * Lunar Science Institute * Ground-based investigations in multi-phase flow and heat transfer * Ground-based research in the fundamental space biology areas of microbial, plant and cell biology * National Science Foundation * Instrument Development for Biological Research Program * Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes 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. ________________________________ Federal Funding Opportunities Department of Agriculture The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service invites applications for FY 2008 funding to support National Focus Fund Projects under the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978. This Act provides for an expanded and comprehensive extension program for forest and rangeland renewable resources through the support of projects that (1) develop and implement eXtension Communities of Practice, (2) have national or regional relevancy or (3) develop new and innovative projects that can be replicated at other institutions. Successful applications will, in part, demonstrate the ability to develop new technologies and innovations that improve extension services related to forest and rangeland ecosystems. Approximately $297,000 is available to support up to four awards having a project period of up to two years. The majority of the appropriated funds are distributed to eligible institutions (i.e., 1862 and 1890 land-grant institutions) based on a formula that considers the geographic extent, ecosystem productivity, economic contribution, and population for each state. Applications are due July 28, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/rrea_nff.html Department of Defense The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative R&D proposals in the area of silicon-based photonic analog signal processing engines with reconfigurability. The overall goal of this funding opportunity is to create novel silicon photonic integrated circuit elements and associated programmable filter array concepts that can be fabricated in a CMOS-compatible process and that enable high-throughput, low-power signal processors which overcome the limits of conventional electronic digital signal processing technology. Multiple awards are anticipated; eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals may be submitted at any time until May 29, 2009; however, they are due July 14, 2008, for the initial evaluation phase. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=5570c0a10e9c66e3d18 0b7418e032c07&tab=core&_cview=0 DARPA is soliciting proposals for its Mobile Ad hoc Interoperability Network Gateway program. This program seeks to develop the next-generation Network Centric Radio System, with additional capabilities and an assured affordable unit price to the user. DARPA envisions two critical technologies for achieving program goals: (1) a backbone radio architecture that enables a versatile IP network and (2) a radio gateway that enables legacy analog and digital communications systems to be internetworked. One award is anticipated; eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals may be submitted at any time until May 29, 2009; however, they are due July 14, 2008, for the initial evaluation phase. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=87ad6e9e47a79339f44 92c846a983300&tab=core&_cview=0 The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is seeking sources capable of providing systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA) support. This solicitation is limited to SETA services involved in higher-level, qualified and unbiased Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosives technical assistance and analysis. The services are sought for a wide range of missions and organizations, both internally and externally to DTRA, for a project period of up to 10 years. No awards will be made for responses, which are due June 16, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=f27e7e47e3c897a9e39 0ebed515a5f81&tab=core&_cview=0 DTRA is soliciting white papers for its FY 2009-2011 Basic Research for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Broad Agency Announcement. This solicitation is designed to support basic research projects to safeguard America and its allies from WMD by providing capabilities to reduce, eliminate and counter the threat and mitigate its effects. The solicitation highlights five broad strategic thrust areas for research: (1) science of WMD sensing and recognition, (2) cognitive and information science, (3) science for protection, (4) science to defeat WMD and (5) science to secure WMD. Grant awards averaging $150,000 to $500,000 per year for a project period of up to five years are anticipated. Accredited degree-granting colleges and universities and industrial/commercial/nonprofit Basic Research Centers, including small businesses with a portfolio predominantly in basic research offering a significant contribution by one or more universities, are eligible to submit proposals. Other entities may be eligible to act as subcontractors. White papers may be submitted by either of two deadlines in 2008, July 14 or Nov. 24; invited full proposals will be due Sept. 29, 2008, and Feb. 16, 2009, respectively. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=3bc5f8a8676270f dd269de9ee0c7d5b1&_cview=0 The Department of the Air Force continues to solicit proposals for its Sensor Technology Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Open-Ended Broad Agency Announcement. The most recent call for proposals focuses on R&D projects in the area of radio frequency systems and analysis. Applications may involve the integration of developmental hardware and software on various aircraft, unmanned air vehicles, or spacecraft. Approximately $24.05 million over fiscal years 2008-13 is expected to be available for one contract award having a five-year ordering period. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due June 30, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=ce0273da495ea689d3d 8e9640fe45bc6&tab=core&_cview=1 The Air Force is soliciting white papers for its Precision Guided Submunition Technology Program. This program seeks to develop a system concept for a small, affordable precision-guided submunition capable of defeating a broad and sophisticated set of selected ground fixed and mobile, relocatable targets. The system concept should emphasize miniaturization and multi-functional integration of airframe, guidance, seeker, warhead, fuzing, safe and arm, power and other components, as required. Approximately $900,000 is expected to be available for three contract awards having a seven-month project period. All applicants are potentially eligible, with the exception of certain foreign or foreign-owned offerors. White papers are due July 14, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=f94f62d2de3c6fd10ce 6141dfa78bfb2&tab=core&_cview=0 The Air Force is soliciting proposals for the FY 2009 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program. This program is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment. Approximately $40 million is expected to be available for grants ranging from $50,000 to $1 million for a one-year project period. Awards of more than $1 million may be made under two conditions identified in the solicitation. Only accredited U.S. institutions of higher education with degree-granting programs in science, mathematics or engineering may submit proposals, which are due Aug. 26, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=67f120ee08a54e5dd4c affb2f9150530&tab=core&_cview=0 The Department of the Army is seeking sources for the upgrade and enhancement of Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR)-class systems, to support base protection operations to be completed no later than March 2009. This will include, but not be limited to, enhanced detection and tracking of mortar, artillery and rockets; greater precision of point-of-launch and point-of-impact; improved sense-and-warn capability; improved sense-and-avoid capability; extended range to detect and track unmanned air vehicles; and integration of internal navigation systems. No awards will be made for responses, which are due June 12, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=9320c36fa205b55f29c dbb09c03c2509&tab=core&_cview=1 The Army is seeking sources capable of developing an intelligent power management and distribution system. This system is sought to assist the Army in transmitting electrical power between military power-generating sources and power-consuming equipment. The system must, at a minimum, distribute power from a central power source(s) and be man-portable. In addition, the system must operate in climatic conditions of 40 degrees to 140 degrees Fahrenheit, rain, humidity, salt spray, sand and dust, and fungus. Responses are due July 14, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=ebe2d9bd69562bb8a71 4c335106a0f16&tab=core&_cview=0 The Army continues to solicit concept papers in support of the Army's Applied Sensors Guidance and Electronics Directorate. Innovative technologies are sought in a number of areas, including sensors; target acquisition; laser radar; anti-tamper; controls; computers; electronics; nanotechnology for aviation, missile and space applications; weapon and missile launchers; missile components; close combat weapons-sensor networking; and modeling and simulation for all of these areas. No awards are expected to result from concept papers; however, contract awards ranging from $100,000 to $75 million for a project period of up to five years may be made in response to formal proposals. Eligibility is unrestricted. This solicitation will remain open until June 17, 2009. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=7bb00da1c94a68f869d a669b13e95515&tab=core&_cview=1 The Department of the Navy will be soliciting proposals for various services to support the design, development, integration and testing of the JCREW System of Systems (SoS). The JCREW SoS approach includes three distinct capabilities that will utilize common component, software and hardware solutions for an open, flexible and compatible system design approach that is modular, interoperable and affordable to upgrade. The three capabilities are mobile dismounted operations, mobile ground and waterborne transport and combat systems, and semi-permanent geographical area devices. One or more contract awards are expected to result from a full solicitation, which is anticipated for release in the third quarter of FY 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=e868c50becd62d234c6 91f702747c567&tab=core&_cview=0 The Navy will be soliciting proposals for a follow-on contract to provide satellite, avionics and communications systems support. The scope of this effort encompasses the design, development, implementation and maintenance of satellite, avionics and communications systems and their associated test systems, hardware and software. The contract award is expected to have a project period of up to five years; the current contract has an approximate value of $25 million. This is a 100 percent small business set-aside. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=a65512236e87d83c9c9 c07edafce67e0&tab=core&_cview=1 The National Reconnaissance Office is soliciting proposals for the Innovative Experiments Initiative. This initiative is designed to foster new concepts and technologies for extremely small satellites. Approximately $150,000 is expected to be available for awards having a project period of up to 12 months. Eligible are U.S. private industry and educational institutions. Proposals are due July 1, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=347d4e6703daa05b1b3 2f9fbf07c5764&tab=core&_cview=0 Department of Education (ED) ED invites applications for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program. This program seeks, in part, to develop methods, procedures and rehabilitation technologies that advance a wide range of independent living and employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities. For the purposes of this announcement, the program has one priority, which is to support a Center on Knowledge Translation for Technology Transfer. Approximately $1 million is expected to be available for one grant to support the center for a project period of up to five years. Cost-sharing is required and will be negotiated at the time of award. Eligible are states; public or private agencies/organizations, including for-profit agencies/organizations; institutions of higher education; and Indian tribes or tribal organizations. Applications are due July 29, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-2/053008b.h tml Department of Energy (DOE) DOE invites applications for research that will lead to the development of cost-competitive and durable automotive, stationary, and portable fuel cell power systems. This funding opportunity is focused on achieving technical performance and cost targets for fuel cells. Additionally, the funding opportunity supports demonstrations of stationary polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells and solid oxide fuel cells operating under real-world conditions. Approximately $130.5 million is expected to be available for 54 awards having a project period of 2-4 years and a cost-sharing requirement of at least 20 percent. Eligible are domestic nonprofit and for-profit private entities, institutions of higher education, state and local governments, and - under a separate announcement - national laboratories, which are exempt from cost-sharing. Applications are due Aug. 27, 2008. For all entities except national labs, visit http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 781. The announcement pertaining to national labs is available at: https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/3b3cff0a4a1f243485256ec100490e1 a/7236fdc0ca7789588525745600830b90?OpenDocument Department of Health and Human Services The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) invites R03 applications for the NHLBI Progenitor Cell Biology Consortium planning awards. The goal of this consortium is to identify and characterize progenitor cell lineages, to direct the differentiation of stem and progenitor cells to desired cell fates, and to develop new strategies to address the unique challenges presented by the transplantation of these cells. The consortium will assemble multiple independent research projects, each with a multidisciplinary team of principal investigators, core research support facilities, and career development components to establish synergistic virtual hubs focused on progenitor cell biology. Approximately $500,000 in FY 2009 funding is expected to be available for 15-20 awards having a project period of up to six months. Direct costs are limited to $25,000. Eligibility appears to be unrestricted; however, investigators at foreign sites are only permitted to participate in applications originating from U.S. institutions. Applications are due Aug. 15, 2008; applications are due Oct. 27, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-08-012.html Department of Transportation The Federal Highway Administration will be soliciting proposals for R&D efforts to develop and further promote knowledge and technologies for advanced crash analyses to improve highway and vehicle safety and infrastructure security. This includes support for finite element modeling and crash simulations, reverse engineering of vehicles, assessing vehicle safety, advancing crash analysis methods and technologies (including high-performance computing), and other activities. One contract award having a project period of up to five years is anticipated. Eligibility is unrestricted. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=b49e1cd46cdf3328b3e 73a1736dab282&tab=core&_cview=0 NASA NASA is soliciting proposals for its Lunar Science Institute. Proposals may address science of the moon, on the moon, and from the moon, including objectives that meet NASA's future lunar exploration needs. Up to $10 million is expected to be available annually to support 5-7 awards having a four-year project period. Eligibility is unrestricted. Notices of intent are due June 27, 2008; proposals are due Aug. 29, 2008. For more information, visit: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=130359 NASA is soliciting proposals for ground-based investigations in multi-phase flow and heat transfer, including phase change in microgravity and reduced-gravity environments. These studies may eventually lead to research on the International Space Station. Eligibility is unrestricted. Notices of intent are due July 7, 2008; proposals are due Sept. 8, 2008. For more information, visit: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=130242 NASA is soliciting proposals for ground-based research in the fundamental space biology areas of microbial, plant and cell biology. Fundamental space biology addresses basic questions of how life responds to gravity and space environments. The force of gravity plays a major role in shaping life into its myriad forms. Eligibility is unrestricted. Notices of intent are due July 7, 2008; proposals are due Sept. 8, 2008. For more information, visit: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=130243 National Science Foundation (NSF) NSF is soliciting proposals for the Instrument Development for Biological Research Program. This program supports the development of novel instrumentation or instrumentation that has been improved by an order of magnitude or more in some aspects. Examples of such instrumentation include analytical instruments, sensors, microscopes of various types, and related devices for detection or measurement of biological molecules, structures or phenomena at any level, from individual molecules to whole ecosystems. Supported instruments should have a significant impact on the study of biological systems at any level. Approximately $4 million is expected to be available for 15 grants having a project period of up to four years. Eligible are U.S. academic institutions; U.S. nonprofit research organizations, including museums, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities; and consortia of these organizations. Proposals are due Sept. 5, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08566 NSF is soliciting proposals for the Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes program. Through the support of research institutes in the mathematical sciences, this program enables large-scale group efforts involving broad segments of the scientific community. Goals of the program include advancing research in the mathematical sciences, increasing the impact of the mathematical sciences in other disciplines, enabling the mathematical sciences to respond to national needs, and expanding the talent base engaged in mathematical research in the U.S. Up to $20 million in FY 2010 funding is expected to be available for 4-6 continuing grants having a project period of up to five years, with the possibility of a five-year renewal. Awards ranging from $3 million to $5 million per year may be made. Eligible are U.S. colleges and universities acting on behalf of their faculty members and nonprofit, nonacademic organizations, including independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities. Proposals are due Feb. 27, 2009. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08565 * * * * * * * * New F&A Schedule (Pending Federal approval) Effective April 1, 2008, all newly submitted proposals must include the correct F&A rate(s) for the appropriate year(s), including multi-year proposals. The Clemson F&A agreement, effective March 5, 2007, includes an increase of one-half percent each year for the next two years for On-campus Organized Research. The negotiated rate for FY 07/08 is 47.5%, FY 08/09 is 48%, and FY 09/10 is 48.5%. The 48.5% rate should be used for fiscal years after FY10 until we have a new rate agreement. New Fringe Rates Faculty - 27.9% Staff & Post-Docs - 32.8% Students - 6.2% Part-time & Retired - 20.8% FY Per Semester Per Summer Session Total for Year 2008 2,691 1,035 7,452 2009 2,826 788 7,228 2010 2,967 827 7,588 2011 3,115 868 7,966 2012 3,271 911 8,364 Dianne M. Myers Grants Administrator College of Engineering and Science 113 Riggs Hall, Box 340901 Clemson, SC 29634-0901 864-656-5534 (p) 864-656-7244 (f) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.clemson.edu/pipermail/grants-dist/attachments/20080606/90b42efe/attachment.html From grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu Mon Jun 16 16:57:25 2008 From: grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu (grants-dist at ces.clemson.edu) Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:57:25 -0400 Subject: [Grants-dist] Research Opportunities Message-ID: <6FAABD1159263A4B84B126D9C2FCFD52018CAE33@CUMAIL1.CAMPUS.CU.CLEMSON.EDU> Dear Colleague: We are pleased to announce that the 5th International Congress of Nano-Bio & Clean Tech will be held on October 27-30 at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel. The event will feature more than 100 distinguished speakers from 25 countries discussing the latest scientific advancement, state-of-the art product development and business opportunities in nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology, and clean tech. More information about the event will be available in the coming weeks on our web site at http://www.ianano.org . If you are interested in a speaking opportunity or presenting a poster at the Congress please complete an online speaker form: http://www.nanotechcongress.com/speaking.htm Topics: * Nanomaterials * Nanoparticles * Nanodevices * Nanoelectronics * Nanofabrication * MEMS & NEMS * Nanobiotechnology * Nano scale characterization * Standards & Nomenclature * Nano Tools * Molecular Engineering * Nano Manufacturing * Nanoparticles Toxicology * Heath Safety Implications * Renewable Energy * Biofuels * Photovoltaic * Electric Car * Sustainable Energy Public Policy * Nanostructured Solar Cell Manufacturing * Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer * Venture capital investment & Investment Opportunities * Education & Workforce Training * Societal & Environmental Impacts and other related topics * * * * * * * EXTENSION ANNOUNCEMENT - Susan G. Komen for the Cure is extending the pre-application and full application deadline for the newly released disparities research RFA's to provide increased opportunity for application submission of this exciting new award. Deadlines at a Glance! Career Catalyst in Disparities Research & Post-Baccalaureate Training in Disparities Research Grants Pre-Application now due - July 3, 2008, 8 pm, est. Full Application now due - August 22, 2008, 8 pm est. We would also like to announce the release of the 2008-2009 Investigator-Initiated and Career Catalyst Research Grants. Requests for Applications (RFA) are now available at www.komen.org/grants or www.komengrantsaccess.org . Investigator-Initiated and Career Catalyst Research Grants Pre-Application due - July 1, 2008, 8 pm, est. Full-Application due - September 4, 2008, 8 pm, est. Investigator-Initiated Research (IIR) - IIR Grants provide up to $600,000 over three year's to stimulate exploration of new ideas and novel approaches in breast cancer research and clinical practice that will lead to reductions in breast cancer incidence and mortality within the next decade. Special emphasis will be given to studies seeking to understand the basis for difference in breast cancer outcomes and translating research discoveries into clinical and public health practice to eliminate breast cancer disparities. Pre-applications are required prior to starting a full application. Pre-applications are due no later than July 1, 2008 8:00pm eastern time and full applications are due September 4, 2008 8:00pm eastern time. Career Catalyst Research (CCR) Grants - CCR Grants provide unique opportunities for scientists in the early stages of their career to achieve research independence with an independent award of up to $450,000 over three years. CCR investigators lead a research project addressing an important question in breast cancer research and complete a self-defined career development plan with support from a mentor committee. Pre-applications are required prior to starting a full application. Pre-applications are due no later than July 1, 2008 8:00pm eastern time and full applications are due September 4, 2008 8:00pm eastern time. Komen's Research Grants Program and details about funding opportunities are available from Susan G. Komen for the Cure at: http://www.komen.org . * * * * * * * Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts June 13, 2008 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?WeekEnding=06-13-2008 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-06-13-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-06-12-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-06-11-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-06-10-08.htm http://people.clemson.edu/~wahba/CBDs/CBD-06-09-08.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. * * * * * * * * June 24, 2008 USAID US Agency for International Development Population Health Environment Technical Leadership Cooperative Agreement Modification 1 http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41734 July 11, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Characterizing Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia (ACD) in Well-Defined Populations to Increase Awareness among Health Care Providers Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 846 July 15, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA - MTO - BAA0718 Integrated Photonic Delay (iPhoD) Modification 3 http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41343 July 21, 2008 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROA 2008: C.2 NextGen-Airspace Project (AS) Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41985 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROA 2008: C.3 NextGen-Airportal Project (AP) Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41987 July 22, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Air Force -- Research Lab Integrated Vehicle Energy Technology Development Program (INVENT) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 835 August 11, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA - Defense Sciences Office Computer Science Study Group Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41979 HHS Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration for improving and promoting standardized cancer staging using the collaborative staging system Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 873 HHS Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cancer Prevention and Control Activities Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 874 August 15, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium (U01) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 844 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity/Re-Entry in Biomedical Research (K01) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 877 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research (R25) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 883 August 26, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command Fiscal Year 2009 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)-For Proposal Submission to the Army Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41975 August 27, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Limited Competition for Continuation of NLM Biomedical Informatics/Bioinformatics Resource Grant (P41) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 856 September 5, 2008 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROSES 2008: Planetary Protection Research Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41974 September 30, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 879 October 1, 2008 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROSES 2008: Land Cover/Land Use Change Modification 3 http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41984 October 3, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Office of Naval Research Naval Supply Systems Command NATIONAL SECURITY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY FELLOWSHIP (NSSEFF) PROGRAM Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41961 June 15, 2009 DOD Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Terahertz Electronics Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =42023 August 5, 2009 NSF National Science Foundation CISE Computing Research Infrastructure Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 882 October 22, 2009 NSF National Science Foundation Plasma Physics Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 891 * * * * * * * * 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 June 11, 2008 Supplement: SSTI Funding Supplement Guidelines Federal Funding Opportunities * Department of Agriculture * Contractor to develop a sensitive, specific assay capable of detecting all Avian Influenza viruses in a mixed sample * Department of Defense * Proposals to develop fracture putty * Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Demonstration program * Emergent R&D Requirements Broad Agency Announcement * Facility technologies to support various capabilities for worldwide applications * Integrated Vehicle and Energy Technology Development Program * Army Research Office Broad Agency Announcement for Basic and Applied Scientific Research * Joint Contaminated Surface Detector * Proposals for an engineering study to support the redesign of the Time Domain Measurement Range Bounded Wave Simulator * Navy Identification Systems Division support services * Research, development and demonstration of next-generation nonlethal weapons and capabilities * National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship Program * Department of Education * Programs to provide integrated courses of study that lead to a baccalaureate degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) * Two- or three-year part-time master's degree programs in STEM * Department of Energy * Advanced water power technologies * Research and engineering services for the National Energy Technology Laboratory * Innovative state programs designed to foster energy efficiency and renewable energy policies, practices, technologies and programs * Department of Homeland Security * FY 2008 SBIR Program * Department of Housing and Urban Development * FY 2008 SuperNOFA (2 program areas) * NASA * Advanced Component Technologies program * Information regarding cryogenically cooled dome structures * National Science Foundation * Innovation and Organizational Sciences program * Arctic System Science 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. ________________________________ Federal Funding Opportunities Department of Agriculture The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking a contractor to develop a sensitive, specific assay capable of detecting all Avian Influenza viruses in a mixed sample, including known and unknown strains (i.e., virus drift that would be flagged for follow-up). Once a technology is established for detecting Avian Influenza, other viruses will be added. All companies are encouraged to submit responses, which will assist in determining the type of competition for this acquisition. Responses are due June 18, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=eb3b22bcc639626d79b 4d684f155796d&tab=core&_cview=0 Department of Defense The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is soliciting proposals to develop fracture putty. When packed in or around a compound bone fracture, this dynamic putty provides full load-bearing capabilities within hours, creates an osteoconductive bone-like internal structure, and degrades over time to harmless resorbable byproducts as normal bone regenerates. Multiple awards are anticipated; eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals may be submitted at any time until June 4, 2009; however, they are due July 29, 2008, for the initial evaluation phase. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=c90870ac014acda533c ee7419f81d4c6&tab=core&_cview=0 DARPA is soliciting proposals for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Demonstration program. This program seeks to rapidly develop and demonstrate a ship launched standoff anti-ship strike weapon capable of achieving mission kill against selective surface targets at significant standoff ranges. The program will develop technologies that enable U.S. surface platforms to engage other surface units from well outside direct counter-fire ranges, with inherent capability to ensure weapon survivability against advanced defensive systems. Awards having a project period of up to three years are anticipated. Due to security requirements, only U.S. contractors who are capable of receiving, storing and processing export controlled and classified information associated with this effort are eligible. Foreign participants and/or individuals may only participate as subcontractors or consultants. Proposals may be submitted at any time until June 6, 2009; however, they are due Aug. 6, 2008, for the initial evaluation phase. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=ff3c82d39121e21e9e1 5b8b7731b1997&tab=core&_cview=0 The Defense Logistics Agency is soliciting white papers for its Emergent R&D Requirements Broad Agency Announcement. This solicitation is intended to support R&D for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state of the art or increasing knowledge or understanding in defense logistics. Eligibility is unrestricted. The solicitation will remain open for approximately one year from the solicitation's publication date, which was June 4, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=acb063ae6e233ea5c36 27695be0c6d08&tab=core&_cview=0 The Department of the Air Force is soliciting white papers for facility technologies to support various capabilities for worldwide applications. This includes providing (1) protection for equipment and personnel from potential threats commonly found in a stateside and an overseas environment; (2) protection from severe weather conditions; (3) the ability to accommodate personnel and their office space; and (4) the ability to provide shelter for a range of military equipment. Approximately $300,000 is expected to be available for one contract award. Eligibility is unrestricted. White papers are due July 18, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=cf018de92b6f47bad74 6a1b110aa8595&tab=core&_cview=0 The Air Force is soliciting proposals Integrated Vehicle and Energy Technology (INVENT) Development Program. This program aims to design, develop and ground test an integrated suite of energy, power and thermal advanced technologies based on the INVENT consensus architecture. It is anticipated that the program will be performed by two platform teams working either together or in competition in Phase I. Each team would be led by an airframer and supported by multiple utility subsystem, vehicle system and engine suppliers together in an integrated product and process development setting. Approximately $9.4 million is expected to be available for up to two Phase I awards having an 18-month project period. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due July 22, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=ffc0f9027922074407d 04f57d1a5d151&tab=core&_cview=0 The Department of the Army is soliciting proposals for Army Research Office Broad Agency Announcement for Basic and Applied Scientific Research for fiscal years 2007 through 2011. This funding opportunity supports research in mechanical sciences, environmental sciences, mathematical and computer sciences, electronics, computational and information sciences, physics, chemistry, life sciences, and materials science. Awards having a project period of up to three years may be made. Eligible are degree-granting universities, nonprofit organizations or industrial concerns. Proposals may be submitted at any time until Sept. 30, 2011. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=4 1952 The Army is requesting information and seeking sources for a Joint Contaminated Surface Detector (JCSD) to enter a System Development and Demonstration phase with potential for production options. The JCSD will detect and identify ground deposition of liquid and solid chemical warfare agents, non-traditional agents, and toxic industrial chemicals while on the move. It also will be integrated into Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) Reconnaissance Platforms, specifically the Stryker NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle and the Joint NBC Reconnaissance System Light Armored Vehicle. Responses are due July 8, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=d3268fb49c5469eb5ee 37338d5cdf3ec&tab=core&_cview=0 The Department of the Navy invites small businesses to submit proposals for an engineering study to support the redesign of the Time Domain Measurement Range Bounded Wave Simulator (BWS). The study will include the technical characterization of the current BWS structure, R&D of new BWS designs, identification of all hardware requirements with cost estimates, and a recommendation of a BWS design based on comparison. All details of the engineering study will be included in a final report. One award of approximately $60,000 is anticipated. Proposals are due June 26, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=bd10034f01171ef9ed1 20cf2bea5309a&tab=core&_cview=0 The Navy is seeking sources for a follow-on contract to provide Navy Identification Systems Division support services. This includes the design, development, integration, test and evaluation, installation, fielding, certification, maintenance, and logistic support of Cooperative Identification; Non-Cooperative Target Recognition; Air Traffic Control equipment, systems and subsystems; and advanced technologies. The contract will have a project period that runs from March 1, 2009, to Feb. 29, 2014, with four one-year options. No awards will be made for responses to this notice, which are due June 26, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=5fbe084f4dafccbcb33 a1e4954bc63ac&tab=core&_cview=0 The Navy is soliciting proposals for research, development and demonstration of next-generation nonlethal weapons (NLW) and capabilities. This solicitation seeks to stimulate applied research, development and rapid-prototyping of NLW technologies in an attempt to address known NLW capability gaps. The solicitation also is intended to support research, development, integration and demonstration of new payloads that would fulfill the nonlethal requirements of the unattended, autonomous intelligent munitions system. Approximately $1.6 million is available for awards having a project period of 1-3 years. Eligibility is unrestricted. This solicitation will remain open until Jan. 31, 2009; however, proposals are due July 31, 2008, for FY 2009 funding. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=e791a79b3cc7c0c5eab 2ee3561f92932&tab=core&_cview=1 The Navy is soliciting proposals for the National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship Program. This program is designed to provide faculty and staff scientists and engineers from U.S. accredited, degree-granting academic institutions with a career-enhancing opportunity through their association with the Department of Defense (DoD), while they are conducting unclassified basic research in critical areas of interest. Outstanding researchers selected for award and granted Secret security clearances will participate in all program activities to enhance their understanding of critical research needs and interact with DoD senior leaders. To be eligible, researchers must have earned their Ph.D. or equivalent degree after Dec. 31, 1982. Approximately $30 million is expected to be available for 10 grants having a five-year duration. The amount of each award will be up to $600,000 per year. Required letters of intent are due June 25, 2008; invited full proposals will be due Oct. 3, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=4 1961 Department of Education (ED) ED invites applications proposing to develop and implement programs to provide integrated courses of study that lead to a baccalaureate degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) or a critical foreign language with concurrent teacher certification. Programs should, in part, offer research-based teacher preparation programs suited to the particular needs of STEM students. Approximately $900,000 is expected to be available for four grants having a project period of up to five years and a cost-sharing requirement of 50 percent. Awards of up to $250,000 per year may be made. Eligible are institutions of higher education acting on behalf of a department in STEM or a critical foreign language or on behalf of a department or school with a competency-based degree program (in STEM or a critical foreign language) that includes teacher certification. Applicants are required to enter into partnerships that include at least one high-need local educational agency and a public school or a consortium of public schools served by the agency. Applications are due July 21, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-2/060408a.h tml ED invites applications proposing to develop and implement two- or three-year part-time master's degree programs in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) or critical foreign language education for teachers. The goal is to enhance the teachers' content knowledge and pedagogical skills and to develop programs for professionals in STEM or critical foreign language that lead to a master's degree in teaching that results in teacher certification. Projects must focus on placing participants in high-need local educational agencies (LEAs). Approximately $900,000 is expected to be available for four grants having a project period of up to five years and a cost-sharing requirement of 50 percent. Awards of up to $250,000 per year may be made. Eligible are institutions of higher education acting on behalf of a department in STEM or a critical foreign language or on behalf of a department or school with a competency-based degree program (in STEM or a critical foreign language) that includes teacher certification. Applicants are required to enter into partnerships that include at least one high-need LEA and a public school or a consortium of public schools served by the agency. Applications are due July 21, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-2/060408b.h tml Department of Energy (DOE) DOE invites applications proposing to develop advanced water power technologies. These technologies are defined as those demonstrating a capability of using one or more of four water resource categories for electricity generation: (1) ocean waves, (2) tides or ocean currents, (3) free-flowing water in rivers, lakes, streams or man-made channels, or (4) other water-based resources, including an improvement in the efficiency and/or environmental performance of conventional hydropower and electricity generation from differentials in ocean temperature. Approximately $7.5 million in initial funding is expected to be available for up to 31 awards having a project period of up to two years. Cost-sharing of at least 50 percent is required for most projects. 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. Applications are due June 16, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 475 DOE is seeking sources capable of providing research and engineering services for the National Energy Technology Laboratory. This support will take the form of collaborative, interdisciplinary scientific and engineering research projects, targeted toward the generation of fundamental and basic science information. Focus areas include computational and basic sciences; energy system dynamics; geological and environmental systems; materials science; hydrates; and ultra deep and unconventional gas and oil. The magnitude of this effort is expected to be $55 million or more per year. No awards will be made for responses, which are due July 10, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=95a93a692505202099a 3534b9c223489&tab=core&_cview=0 DOE invites applications for innovative state programs designed to foster energy efficiency and renewable energy policies, practices, technologies and programs. This funding opportunity seeks to stimulate activities and investments that fundamentally and permanently transform markets across all sectors of the economy. Areas of interest include (1) advanced building energy codes and (2) utility-scale clean energy capacity. Approximately $7.5 million is expected to be available for 10-14 grants having a project period of up to three years and ranging from $500,000 to $660,000 for the total project period. Cost-sharing of at least 25 percent is required for the first area of interest described above. Eligible are state energy offices or other agencies responsible for administering the State Energy Program in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. States may work in collaboration with non-state entities. Non-State entities interested in collaborating with their respective State Energy Office must contact their respective State Energy Office. Applications are due July 10, 2008. For more information, visit: https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/3b3cff0a4a1f243485256ec100490e1 a/54252297f1796cdd8525745e006423c3?OpenDocument Department of Homeland Security (DHS) DHS invites small business firms to submit proposals for its FY 2008 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Topic areas include (1) signal processing algorithms to nominate potential targets and eliminate false positives in the nonintrustive inspection of cargo conveyances; (2) fast, solid-state, prompt neutron detectors capable of operating in noninvasive interrogation environments; (3) analytical techniques and instrumentation used in determining the origin and transit route of nuclear materials; and (4) non-radioactive alternatives or techniques to replace radioactive sources in commercial applications. Phase I awards of up to $150,000 for a project period of up to six months may be made. Proposers must qualify as small businesses for research or R&D purposes; joint ventures and limited partnerships are permitted. Proposals are due July 16, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=a240f547a5d3680d84e ce7ea7e70390d&tab=core&_cview=1 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HUD recently published its FY 2008 SuperNOFA, making available approximately $1.02 billion in federal financial assistance through 36 programs. In addition to the Rural Housing and Economic Development program already synopsized in the May 7 issue of the SSTI Funding Supplement, two programs of possible interest are highlighted below. Applications are due July 2, 2008, for both programs. The full announcement is available at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-8863.htm * Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Program. This program seeks to enable HBCUs to expand their role and effectiveness in addressing community development needs in their localities, including neighborhood revitalization, housing, and economic development, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income. Approximately $9 million is expected to be available for grants having a project period of up to three years. Awards of up to $700,000 may be made. Eligible are colleges and universities that meet the definition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, as determined by the Department of Education. * Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) Program. This program seeks to enable TCUs to build, expand, renovate and equip their own facilities, and to expand the role of the TCUs into the community, through the provision of needed services such as health programs, job training and economic development activities. Approximately $5 million is expected to be available for grants having a project period of up to three years. Awards of up to $750,000 may be made. Eligible are Tribal Colleges and Universities that meet the definition of a TCU established in Title III of the 1998 Amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965. NASA NASA is seeking partners to participate in developing a proposal addressing the goals and objectives of its Advanced Component Technologies program. The goals of this program are to research, develop and demonstrate component- and subsystem-level technology developments that (1) reduce the risk, cost, size, volume, mass, and development time of Earth observing instrument and platforms and (2) enable new Earth observation measurements. Eligibility is unrestricted. Responses are due June 19, 2008. For more information, visit: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=130428 NASA is requesting information regarding cryogenically cooled dome structures. The domes will be used as propellant tank surface simulators in two Thermal Development tests planned for the closed compartments in the Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle Upper Stage. It is expected that the propellant tank surface simulators will be predominantly constructed of aluminum plate, tubing and seamless pipe. Specific information about suppliers' ability to hold tolerances as related to surface geometry are of interest. No awards will be made for responses, which are due July 3, 2008. For more information, visit: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=130434 National Science Foundation (NSF) NSF is soliciting proposals for the Innovation and Organizational Sciences program. This program supports scientific research directed at advancing understanding of innovation and organizational phenomena. Levels of analysis may include, but are not limited to, individuals, groups and/or institutional arrangements. Disciplinary perspectives may include, but are not limited to, organization theory, organizational behavior, organizational sociology, social and industrial psychology, public administration, computer and information sciences, complexity sciences, decision and management sciences. The categories of proposers identified in the Grant Proposal Guide are eligible to submit proposals, which are due Sept. 3, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5378 NSF is soliciting proposals for the Arctic System Science Program. This program supports research aimed at understanding changing seasonality in the arctic system. Interdisciplinary proposals are sought that employ field studies, retrospective investigation, modeling, or synthesis to explore how changes in succession affect the linkages between, and feedbacks among, components and processes of the arctic system, thus altering the characteristics and functioning of the system as a whole. Up to $10 million is expected to be available for 10-20 grants. Eligible are U.S. colleges and universities; nonprofit, non-academic organizations, including independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities; and other federal agencies and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers. For cooperative projects involving U.S. and foreign organizations, support will only be provided for the U.S. portion. Proposals are due Oct. 10, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08567 * * * * * * * * New F&A Schedule (Pending Federal approval) Effective April 1, 2008, all newly submitted proposals must include the correct F&A rate(s) for the appropriate year(s), including multi-year proposals. The Clemson F&A agreement, effective March 5, 2007, includes an increase of one-half percent each year for the next two years for On-campus Organized Research. The negotiated rate for FY 07/08 is 47.5%, FY 08/09 is 48%, and FY 09/10 is 48.5%. The 48.5% rate should be used for fiscal years after FY10 until we have a new rate agreement. New Fringe Rates Faculty - 27.9% Staff & Post-Docs - 32.8% Students - 6.2% Part-time & Retired - 20.8% FY Per Semester Per Summer Session Total for Year 2008 2,691 1,035 7,452 2009 2,826 788 7,228 2010 2,967 827 7,588 2011 3,115 868 7,966 2012 3,271 911 8,364 Dianne M. Myers Grants Administrator College of Engineering and Science 113 Riggs Hall, Box 340901 Clemson, SC 29634-0901 864-656-5534 (p) 864-656-7244 (f) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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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. * * * * * * * * June 25, 2008 DOI Department of the Interior U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mid-Klamath River Fall Chinook Spawner Survey Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =42068 June 27, 2008 DOI Department of the Interior U. S. Geological Survey Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =42061 July 15, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services Food & Drug Administration HHS FDA - Special Food Protection Task Force Conference Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 932 July 21, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Air Force -- Research Lab Call 0014 for Space Components Technology 5 Yr Broad Agency Announcement Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 934 August 12, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy Golden Field Office Enhanced Geothermal Systems Research, Development, and Demonstration Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 927 August 15, 2008 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROSES 2008: Planetary Mission Data Analysis Modification 1 http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41645 August 18, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Modification 2 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=14 439 August 22, 2008 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROSES 2008: Mars Data Analysis Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =42062 August 26, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Air Force Office of Scientific Research FISCAL YEAR 2009 DEFENSE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION PROGRAM (DURIP) Modification 1 http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41854 August 29, 2008 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROSES 2008: Advanced Information Systems Technology Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =42066 September 19, 2008 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROSES 2008: Astrobiology: Exobiology and Evolutionary Biology Modification 1 http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =42067 October 1, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy Chicago Service Center Energy Frontier Research Centers Modification 4 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 381 NSF National Science Foundation Control Systems Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 933 NSF National Science Foundation Dynamical Systems Modification 8 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=76 33 NSF National Science Foundation Materials Processing and Manufacturing Modification 6 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=76 40 NSF National Science Foundation NanoManufacturing Modification 7 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=76 41 NSF National Science Foundation Infrastructure Materials Applications and Structural Mechanics Modification 9 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=76 61 NSF National Science Foundation Material Design and Surface Engineering Modification 6 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=76 62 NSF National Science Foundation Information Technology and Infrastructure Systems Modification 7 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=76 64 NSF National Science Foundation Infrastructure Management and Hazard Response Modification 7 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=76 65 NSF National Science Foundation Structural Systems and Hazards Mitigation of Structures Modification 7 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=76 66 NSF National Science Foundation GeoEnvironmental Engineering and GeoHazards Mitigation Modification 7 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=76 67 NSF National Science Foundation Mechanics and Structures of Materials Modification 5 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=10 647 NSF National Science Foundation Nano and Bio Mechanics Modification 6 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=10 649 NSF National Science Foundation Service Enterprise Engineering Modification 5 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=10 770 NSF National Science Foundation Manufacturing Enterprise Systems Modification 5 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=10 771 NSF National Science Foundation Manufacturing Machines and Equipment Modification 5 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=10 772 NSF National Science Foundation Operations Research Modification 5 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=10 775 NSF National Science Foundation Mechanics of Materials Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 901 NSF National Science Foundation Nano and Bio Mechanics Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 902 NSF National Science Foundation Materials and Surface Engineering Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 903 NSF National Science Foundation Geotechnical Engineering Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 904 NSF National Science Foundation Hazard Mitigation and Structural Engineering Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 905 NSF National Science Foundation Infrastructure Management and Extreme Events Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 906 NSF National Science Foundation Civil Infrastructure Systems Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 907 NSF National Science Foundation Engineering Design and Innovation Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 908 NSF National Science Foundation Manufacturing Enterprise Systems Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 909 NSF National Science Foundation Service Enterprise Systems Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 910 NSF National Science Foundation Manufacturing and Construction Machines and Equipment Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 911 NSF National Science Foundation Dynamical Systems Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 912 NSF National Science Foundation Operations Research Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 913 NSF National Science Foundation Structural Materials and Mechanics Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 914 NSF National Science Foundation Materials Processing and Manufacturing Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 915 NSF National Science Foundation NanoManufacturing Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 916 October 24, 2008 NIH NIGMS National Centers for Systems Biology (P50) (RFA-GM-09-009) National Institute of General Medical Sciences http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-09-009.html October 31, 2008 NIH Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award (ONES) (R01) (RFA-ES-08-003) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-08-003.html NSF National Science Foundation Sensors and Sensing Systems Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 900 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award (ONES) (R01) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 918 December 4, 2008 USAID US Agency for International Development Thailand USAID-Bangkok Program to provide technical support in Strengthening Services for the Disabled in Danang and Surrounding Areas Modification 1 http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =41932 January 12, 2009 NSF National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Modification 2 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=16 900 January 7, 2012 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Integrative Systems Biology Approaches to Auditory Hair Cell Regeneration (R21) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 922 * * * * * * * * 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 June 18, 2008 Supplement: SSTI Funding Supplement Guidelines Federal Funding Opportunities * Department of Defense * Computer Science Study Group * Innovative research proposals in terahertz electronics * Biobehavioral performance and biomechanics R&D * R&D that results in better tools and procedures to support exploitation operations * Proposals to further develop an automated aerial refueling capability * Innovative research efforts to advance weather exploitation within computer-augmented decision-making processes * FY 2009 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program * Systems and Software Test Track program * National Intelligence Community Enterprise Cyber Assurance Program * Measurement and signatures intelligence technology development * Advanced Component Technology for Sensor Systems program * Metamaterial Materials Development for RF and Optical Applications Program * Research projects in a wide variety of scientific and engineering disciplines * Department of Education * Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects program * Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers program * Department of Health and Human Services * Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium * Supplemental funding for the development of science education programs for grades K through 12 * Supplemental funding for innovative health disparities research in telehealth/telemedicine * Exploratory NCMHD Center of Excellence that contributes to the improvement of minority health and/or the elimination of health disparities (P20 awards) * Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training awards * Exploratory NCMHD Center of Excellence that contributes to the improvement of minority health and/or the elimination of health disparities (P60 awards) * Mentored Career Award for Faculty at Minority Institutions * Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity/Re-Entry in Biomedical Research * Applications proposing to increase understanding of HIV transmission and disease pathogenesis in women * National Science Foundation * Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program * CISE Computing Research Infrastructure program * Materials Processing and Manufacturing program Foundation Funding Opportunities * Prevent Cancer Foundation * Cancer research and education * Talecris Biotherapeutics * Talecris New Trials Support 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. ________________________________ Federal Funding Opportunities Department of Defense (DoD) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting proposals for participation in the Computer Science Study Group (CSSG). The objective of the CSSG is to rapidly identify ideas in the field of computer science that will provide revolutionary advances, rather than incremental benefit, to DoD. The program's first phase consists of both a series of briefings and visits to a variety of military sites and facilities over the course of a 12-month period, as well as individual research programs. For successful participants, host institutions will receive grants or other assistance instruments totaling up to $100,000 to support participant travel expenses for Phase I meetings and research that is consistent and synergistic with the activities and discussions. Participants must be junior faculty members at a U.S. institution of higher learning and be eligible to receive a U.S. SECRET security clearance. They also should be no more than seven years beyond their doctoral degree, with demonstrated exceptional potential for world-class contributions to the field of computer science. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the government's needs are eligible to submit proposals, which are due Aug. 11, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=4 1979 DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in terahertz (THz) electronics. This solicitation seeks to develop the critical device and integration technologies necessary to realize compact, high-performance electronic circuits that operate at center frequencies exceeding 1.0 THz. Multiple awards are anticipated; eligibility is unrestricted. Proposal abstracts are due July 14, 2008; full proposals are due Aug. 29, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=9078dc01af1dc24b8e5 d69617b799516&tab=core&_cview=0 The Department of the Air Force is soliciting proposals for biobehavioral performance and biomechanics R&D. Research conducted under this solicitation is intended to (1) ensure physical and cognitive performance by leveraging human physical, biological and psychological attributes and (2) optimize human-equipment interfaces and processes through integration with the aforementioned attributes. Approximately $12.7 million over fiscal years 2008-14 is expected to be available for one award having a six-year project period. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due July 28, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=81b290f3d9532ad84fd a5eaf7d400a98&tab=core&_cview=0 The Air Force continues to solicit white papers proposing R&D that results in better tools and procedures to support exploitation operations in deriving more accurate and timely information from motion imagery and conventional imagery sources. Approximately $10 million over fiscal years 2006-10 was expected to be available for awards when this solicitation was released in 2005. Awards ranging from $300,000 to $500,000 for a project period of up to 30 months may be made. Eligibility is unrestricted. White papers may be submitted at any time until Jan. 31, 2010; however, they are due Aug. 1, 2008, for FY 2009 funding. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=5d2a3d0fb0c26bce5b3 a1c6aaa58acd9&tab=core&_cview=1 The Air Force is soliciting proposals to further develop an automated aerial refueling (AAR) capability within the Air Force Research Laboratory as a risk reduction measure to enable future unmanned air vehicle weapon system development programs. This program will build upon previous AAR Phase I technical efforts that developed and demonstrated a proof-of-concept AAR capability employing a single-channel relative navigation system based on Precision GPS. Approximately $49 million over fiscal years 2008-12 is expected to be available for one or more awards having a four-year project period. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due Aug. 6, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=40ba6e7376828ff6d04 b45a67894e2ff&tab=core&_cview=0 The Air Force continues to solicit white papers for innovative research efforts to advance weather exploitation within computer-augmented decision-making processes. The Air Force requires capabilities that afford Command and Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance applications the ability to "visualize-to-utilize" Natural Battlespace Environment influences directly within their applications to manage operational risk. Approximately $5.5 million over fiscal years 2008-09 was expected to be available for awards when this solicitation was released in 2007. Awards ranging from $100,000 to $1.2 million for a project period of up to two years may be made. Eligibility is unrestricted. White papers may be submitted at any time until Sept. 30, 2010; however, they are due Aug. 15, 2008, for FY 2009 funding. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=92b7e40b5a799d6ac94 f3a5c6da99cad&tab=core&_cview=1 The Air Force is soliciting proposals for the FY 2009 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program. This program is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment. Approximately $40 million is expected to be available for grants ranging from $50,000 to $1 million. These awards are typically one year in length. Only accredited U.S. institutions of higher education with degree-granting programs in science, mathematics or engineering may submit proposals, which are due Aug. 26, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 872 The Air Force continues to solicit white papers for the Systems and Software Test Track program. This program is intended to support an open collaborative R&D environment to demonstrate, evaluate and document the ability of novel tools, methods, techniques and technologies to yield affordable and more predictable production of software intensive systems. Approximately $18 million over fiscal years 2006-10 was expected to be available for awards when this solicitation was released in 2006. Phase I awards of up to $400,000 for a project period of up to six months may be made. Eligibility is unrestricted. White papers may be submitted at any time until March 30, 2010; however, they are due Dec. 31, 2008, for FY 2009 funding. The solicitation is available in two parts, respectively, at: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=805afda923 caad46ad6ddb68db347276&_cview=0; and, https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=086c4a42e7 da5da43758099f978b701c&_cview=0 The Air Force continues to solicit white papers for the National Intelligence Community Enterprise Cyber Assurance Program (NICECAP). This program seeks to develop a more trustworthy, more usable and more flexible NIC cyber infrastructure. The program has two research thrusts: (1) technologies to improve accountability in NIC systems, leading to more accountable information flow, and (2) technologies to improve defenses of large-scale systems against attacks. Approximately $40 million over fiscal years 2007-10 was expected to be available for awards when this solicitation was released in 2006. Awards ranging from $400,000 to $1.5 million for a project period of up to 18 months may be made. Eligibility is unrestricted. White papers may be submitted at any time until Sept. 30, 2010; however, they are due Jan. 23, 2009, for FY 2009 funding. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=6ee4c007f4d1473f5ff 7c652f76cdcce&tab=core&_cview=1 The Air Force continues to solicit white papers for research in measurement and signatures intelligence technology development. This funding opportunity is intended to support significant advances in collection, processing, exploitation, dissemination and information fusion across six technology areas: (1) electro-optical, (2) radar, (3) nuclear, (4) materials, (5) radio frequency and (6) geophysical. Approximately $49.9 million over fiscal years 2005-10 was expected to be available for awards when this solicitation was released in 2005. Awards ranging from $100,000 to $5 million per year for up to three years may be made. Eligibility is unrestricted. White papers may be submitted at any time until Oct. 30, 2010; however, they are due May 1, 2009, for FY 2010 funding. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=9317b39d6c9f29b31df 1ea2553398ff5&tab=core&_cview=1&cck=1&au=&ck= The Air Force continues to solicit white papers for its Advanced Component Technology for Sensor Systems program. This program seeks to address highly unique and innovative science and technology areas in RF, microelectronic, EO, and photonic devices, components, and subsystems to satisfy requirements in air, space, C3, ISR and munitions applications. Approximately $24.9 million over fiscal years 2007-09 was expected to be available for awards when this solicitation was released in 2007. Awards ranging from $50,000 to $3 million for a project period of 6-24 months may be made. Eligibility is unrestricted. White papers may be submitted at any time until Sept. 30, 2009. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=7c7e2df6e94e1bad6a9 cc51ab8f6e91a&tab=core&_cview=1 The Air Force is soliciting proposals for the Metamaterial Materials Development for RF and Optical Applications Program. This program's first call for proposals seeks to demonstrate materials that would impact a variety of antenna parameters, including beam shaping and steering or lobe control; enhanced center frequency tuning range; enhanced bandwidth; reduction in antenna size/weight/thickness; and enablers for conformal, flexible antenna designs. One or more contract awards having a 29-month project period may be made. Up to $6.8 million would be available for multiple awards; up to $2.5 million would be available for one award. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due Aug. 4, 2008, for the first call described above. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=191f7fa1e0bdc82a293 be03f917a5cc4&tab=core&_cview=1 The Department of the Navy continues to solicit white papers for research projects in a wide variety of scientific and engineering disciplines. The focus of this solicitation is chemical and biological warfare defense. New technologies, components and procedures are sought to lower the cost of providing collective protection to buildings, ships, vehicles and shelters. Research projects should involve those having a high level of technical expertise, primarily Ph.D.-level personnel. All universities and nonprofit organizations capable of satisfying the government's needs may submit white papers, which are due Sept. 30, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=80682382f262ce6bea7 95363a3b8fdc0&tab=core&_cview=1 Department of Education The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) invites applications for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects program. This program seeks to develop methods, procedures and rehabilitation technologies that advance a wide range of independent living and employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. For the purposes of this announcement, the program has one priority, which is technology access in resource-limited environments. Approximately $950,000 is expected to be available for one award having a project period of up to five years. Cost-sharing is required 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 or tribal organizations. Applications are due Aug. 1, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-2/061208d.h tml NIDRR also invites applications for the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers program. This program supports engineering R&D on innovative technologies that are designed to solve particular rehabilitation problems, or remove environmental barriers. For the purposes of this announcement, the program has one priority, which is universal interface and information technology access. Approximately $950,000 is expected to be available for one award having a project period of up to five years. Eligible are states; public or private entities, including for-profit agencies or organizations; institutions of higher education; and Indian tribes or tribal organizations. Applications are due Aug. 1, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-2/061208e.h tml return to the top of the page Department of Health and Human Services Note on award terms: 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. 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 Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke invite U01 applications to support a Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to stimulate the translation of innovative therapies suitable for children with brain tumors from the laboratory to early-phase clinical testing. Up to $2.2 million in FY 2009 funding is expected to be available to support the first year of one award having a project period of up to five years. 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 July 15, 2008; applications are due Aug. 15, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-08-026.html The National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) invites applications for funds to supplement active, eligible NCMHD-funded grants (P20, P60, R24, S21 and S22) to support the development of science education programs for grades K through 12. This initiative seeks to stimulate and encourage participation of individuals from underrepresented populations in biomedical, biobehavior and biosocial science fields. Two administrative supplement awards of up to $300,000 in direct costs per year for a project period of up to two years may be made. Existing grants must have at least two years remaining at the time that the supplements are awarded. Applications are due July 1, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-MD-08-004.html NCMHD invites applications for funds to supplement active, eligible NCMHD-funded grants (P20, P60 and R24) to support innovative health disparities research in telehealth/telemedicine. Within the 2001 Report to Congress on Telemedicine , there are definitions of telehealth and telemedicine that should provide some direction on the type of research project that this solicitation would support. Three administrative supplement awards of up to $300,000 in direct costs per year for a project period of up to two years may be made. Existing grants must have at least two years remaining at the time that the supplements are awarded. Applications are due July 1, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-MD-08-005.html NCMHD invites P20 applications proposing to establish an Exploratory NCMHD Center of Excellence that contributes to the improvement of minority health and/or the elimination of health disparities. This center will support research, research training/education, and community engagement/outreach activities exploring the multiple and complex factors contributing to minority health and health disparities. Approximately $5 million in FY 2009 funding is expected to be available for four awards having a project period of up to five years. Applicants may request a budget for direct costs of up to $950,000 per year. Eligible are domestic institutions of higher education and minority-serving institutions. Applicant institutions must have existing federal research support and/or research infrastructure as reflected in a level of NIH institutional funding of less than $80 million for the year 2007. Letters of intent are due July 1, 2008; applications are due July 31, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-08-004.html NCMHD and the John E. Fogarty International Center invite T37 applications for the Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training awards. These awards will support programs that offer international research training opportunities to qualified undergraduate, graduate and health professions students who are from health disparities populations and/or are underrepresented in basic science, biomedical, clinical or behavioral health research career fields. Approximately $5 million in FY 2009 funding is expected to be available for 22-24 awards having a project period of up to five years. Applicants may request a budget for direct costs of up to $225,000 per year. Eligible are domestic institutions of higher education and minority-serving institutions. Letters of intent are due July 20, 2008; pplications are due Aug. 19, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-08-006.html NCMHD invites P60 applications proposing to establish an Exploratory NCMHD Center of Excellence that contributes to the improvement of minority health and/or the elimination of health disparities. This center will support research, research training/education, and community engagement/outreach activities exploring the multiple and complex factors contributing to minority health and health disparities. Approximately $6 million in FY 2009 funding is expected to be available for five awards having a project period of up to five years. Applicants may request a budget for direct costs of up to $950,000 per year. Eligible are domestic institutions of higher education and minority-serving institutions. Applicant institutions must have existing federal research support and/or research infrastructure as reflected in a level of NIH institutional funding of less than $80 million for the year 2007. Letters of intent are due July 30, 2008; applications are due Aug. 29, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-08-005.html The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) invites K01 applications for the Mentored Career Award for Faculty at Minority Institutions. This three- to five-year nonrenewable career development award is designed to enable faculty members at minority institutions holding doctoral degrees (e.g., Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.V.M., or an equivalent degree) to undertake special study and supervised research under a mentor who is an accomplished investigator in the research area proposed and has experience in developing independent investigators. Candidates must have research experience (length of time may vary) and be committed to developing into independent biomedical investigators in research areas relevant to the mission of the NHLBI (i.e., cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, or sleep disorders research). Approximately $300,000 is expected to be available annually to support 2-3 awards per year. Eligible are domestic institutions of higher education and minority-serving institutions. Letters of intent are due July 15, 2008; applications are due Aug. 15, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-08-014.html NHLBI invites K01 applications for the Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty Diversity/Re-Entry in Biomedical Research. This three- to five-year award seeks to increase the number of highly trained investigators from diverse backgrounds, or who have experienced an interruption in their research careers, whose basic and clinical research interests are grounded in the advanced methods and experimental approaches needed to solve problems related to cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders in the general and health disparities populations. The award is made to faculty members who are currently underrepresented on faculty at academic institutions in health-related research on a national or institutional basis, such as individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups, individuals with disabilities, individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds or individuals who have experienced an interruption in their research careers. Approximately $1.2 million is expected to be available to support the first year of 8-10 awards. Eligibility is open to domestic institutions, except for small businesses, tribal governments or organizations, and minority-serving institutions (see note on eligibility above). Letters of intent are due July 15, 2008; applications are due Aug. 15, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-08-015.html The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases invites P01 applications proposing to increase understanding of HIV transmission and disease pathogenesis in women. This funding opportunity encourages multidisciplinary, interactive and synergistic program projects to address HIV infection in women through basic science and epidemiological investigations of female-specific biologic mechanisms that impact HIV transmission and HIV disease acquisition, manifestations and progression. Applicants may request a project period of up to five years and a budget for direct costs of up to $1.5 million per year. Eligibility is open (see note on eligibility above). Letters of intent are due July 15, 2008; applications are due Aug. 15, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-170.html National Science Foundation (NSF) NSF is soliciting proposals for the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Talent Expansion Program. This program seeks to increase the number of students (i.e., U.S. citizens or permanent residents) receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within STEM. Type 1 proposals provide for full implementation efforts at academic institutions, and Type 2 proposals support educational research projects on associate or baccalaureate degree attainment in STEM. Approximately $26 million is expected to be available annually over fiscal years 2009-11 to support 15-20 Type 1 awards and 1-3 Type 2 awards. Eligible for Type 1 awards are academic institutions in the U.S. and its territories - and consortia of such institutions - and nonprofit organizations that have established consortia among eligible academic institutions. Type 2 proposals are invited from any individual or organization eligible to submit proposals to the NSF. Letters of intent are due Aug. 19, 2008; full proposals are due Sept. 30, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08569 NSF is soliciting proposals for the CISE Computing Research Infrastructure program. This program is intended to drive discovery and learning in the computing disciplines through support for the creation, enhancement and operation of world-class computing research infrastructure. Further, the program seeks to ensure that individuals from a diverse range of academic institutions, including minority-serving and predominantly undergraduate institutions, have access to such infrastructure. Approximately $18 million is expected to be available annually to support 30-54 awards, including up to 50 institutional infrastructure awards ranging from $200,000 to $1.5 million and up to four community infrastructure awards. Eligible are nonprofit, nonacademic organizations, including independent museums, observatories, research labs, professional societies and similar organizations in the U.S. associated with educational or research activities, and U.S. colleges and universities acting on behalf of their faculty members. Proposals are due Sept. 22, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08570 NSF continues to solicit proposals for the Materials Processing and Manufacturing program. This program supports fundamental research on the interrelationship of materials processing, structure, performance and process control. Research leading to the development of novel processes and novel hybrid processing techniques to achieve net shape products and complex multi-scale, multi-functional products with superior quality and performance is also supported. The categories of proposers identified in the Grant Proposal Guide are eligible to submit proposals, which are due between Sept. 1 and Oct. 1 of 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13344 ________________________________ Foundation Funding Opportunities Prevent Cancer Foundation The Prevent Cancer Foundation invites researchers at nonprofit organizations to apply for funding to support cancer research and education. This program will consider proposals in four categories: (1) basic, clinical, translational, and population-based research projects; (2) education programs in cancer prevention; (3) early detection projects; and (4) behavioral intervention projects. Examples of acceptable proposals include research projects that, if successful, may lead directly to reducing the incidence of cancer; primary and secondary prevention research on all types of cancers; and creative or innovative approaches to cancer prevention research. Grants or fellowships will be awarded for two years at $40,000 per year, for a total of $80,000. Researchers must be at the instructor or assistant professor level, or be in need of seed funding to test an innovative hypothesis. Applications are due Sept. 14, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.preventcancer.org/research2c.aspx?id=32&ekmensel=15074e5e_28_ 30_32_1 Talecris Biotherapeutics Talecris invites applications for the Talecris New Trials Support Program. This program is intended to support investigator-initiated trials conceived by researchers and clinicians with an interest in using intravenous immunoglobin (IGIV) in areas such as immunology, hematology and neurology. The program has three key aims: (1) furthering the understanding of the efficacy and mechanisms of action of IGIV in current clinical indications, (2) exploring new clinical uses of IGIV and (3) supporting the intellectual endeavors of the IGIV research community. Grants totaling up to $1 million per year are awarded on an annual basis and are usually for a one- or two-year period. The maximum funding available per research project is $300,000. Eligible are individuals with an M.D., Ph.D., D.O. or Pharm.D. degree who are affiliated with a facility that utilizes IGIV in a basic or clinical science research setting or to treat patients. Such facilities may include, but are not limited to, universities, hospitals, clinics, blood centers and laboratories. Letters of intent are due Aug. 1, 2008. For more information, visit http://www.talecristalents.com/. * * * * * * * * New F&A Schedule (Pending Federal approval) Effective April 1, 2008, all newly submitted proposals must include the correct F&A rate(s) for the appropriate year(s), including multi-year proposals. The Clemson F&A agreement, effective March 5, 2007, includes an increase of one-half percent each year for the next two years for On-campus Organized Research. The negotiated rate for FY 07/08 is 47.5%, FY 08/09 is 48%, and FY 09/10 is 48.5%. The 48.5% rate should be used for fiscal years after FY10 until we have a new rate agreement. New Fringe Rates Faculty - 27.9% Staff & Post-Docs - 32.8% Students - 6.2% Part-time & Retired - 20.8% FY Per Semester Per Summer Session Total for Year 2008 2,691 1,035 7,452 2009 2,826 788 7,228 2010 2,967 827 7,588 2011 3,115 868 7,966 2012 3,271 911 8,364 Dianne M. 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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. * * * * * * * * July 14, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy Golden Field Office Advanced Heat Transfer Fluids and Novel Thermal Storage Concepts for Concentrating Solar Power Generation Modification 2 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 598 July 21, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Office of Naval Research Office of Naval Research (ONR) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Payload Implosion and Platform Damage Prediction and Validation Modification 7 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=13 822 July 18, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Area of Interest 2: Training, Technical Assistance, and Information Dissemination Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 978 July 29, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Air Force -- Research Lab Integrated Vehicle Energy Technology Development Program (INVENT) Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 835 August 6, 2008 EPA Environmental Protection Agency COST-EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS THROUGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY, CLEAN ENERGY, AND CORPORATE GREENHOUSE GAS MANAGEMENT Grant http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId =42115 August 11, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Air Force -- Research Lab Non-Metallic Materials Research Thrust (NMMRT), Call 11 Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 984 September 4, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Air Force -- Research Lab Integrated Vehicle and Energy Technology Subsystem Development and Demonstation Program (INVENT-SDD) Program Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 964 September 9, 2008 DOD Department of Defense Office of Naval Research Sub-10nm Nanoelectronic Fabrication Techniques Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 973 September 11, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy Chicago Service Center Joint Solicitation for The OFES-NNSA Joint Program in High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 969 September 26, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation CreativeIT Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 961 October 1, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Sensors and Sensing Systems Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 900 October 8, 2008 DOE US Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory Fossil Energy Research and Development Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 976 October 31, 2008 HHS Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources & Services Administration Health Workforce Assistance Center Modification 4 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 945 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Harnessing Inflammation for Reconstruction of Oral and Craniofacial Tissues (R01) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 971 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Harnessing Inflammation for Reconstruction of Oral and Craniofacial Tissues (R21) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 972 November 4, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation TeraGrid Phase III: eXtreme Digital Resources for Science and Engineering Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 948 November 7, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Statistics Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 965 November 28, 2008 NSF National Science Foundation Leadership-Class System Acquisition - Creating a Petascale Computing Environment for Science and Engineering Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 968 February 13, 2009 NSF National Science Foundation George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Operations FY 2010 - FY 2014 Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 982 April 17, 2009 DOD Department of Defense Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA - Information Processing Technology Office Architecture-Aware Compiler Environment Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 787 September 7, 2011 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Exploratory/Developmental Grant for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Studies using Cells, Tissues, and Animal Models of Disease (R21) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 979 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Medications Development for Polydrug Addiction Treatment (R01) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 980 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Medications Development for Polydrug Addiction Treatment (R21) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 981 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Exploratory Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing (R21) Modification 1 http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 962 HHS Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing (R01) Grant http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 963 * * * * * * * * 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 June 25, 2008 Supplement: SSTI Funding Supplement Guidelines Federal Funding Opportunities * Department of Defense * Space Components Technology program * Integrated Vehicle and Energy Technology Subsystem Development and Demonstration Program * Basic and applied research in various areas to assist in the rapid improvement of warfighting capability for battlefield airmen * Information regarding a Foreign Media Monitoring Systems capability * Counterintelligence/human intelligence systems development, integration and deployment * Research services to investigate fundamental and innovative changes to the structure of tungsten grains and their surrounding matrix material * Technical support for the development of advanced manufacturing technology for powder processing, handling and formulating * Minerva Research Initiative * Warfighter Modeling, Simulation, Analysis and Integration Support effort * Sources capable of providing an automated system for access control * Proposals to develop enhanced capabilities for tactical-level communications and networking for U.S. Marine Corps and Navy networks * Projects offering potential for advancement and improvement of Navy operations * Satellite, communication, and comprehensive maritime awareness R&D efforts and associated services * Systems that can warn aircrew of hostile fire from small arms, anti-aircraft artillery, and rocket-propelled grenades * Information regarding concepts and sources for a radar slewing unit that provides the capability to move the radar field-of-view while tracking threat missiles * Department of Energy * Enhanced geothermal systems research, development and demonstration * R&D work for the fabrication of inertial confinement fusion and high-energy-density targets, components, component technology, and associated scientific and engineering technical expertise * Department of Health and Human Services * Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research * Minority Institutional Research Training Program * Department of Labor * Technology-Based Learning Initiative * NASA * Space flight systems development and operations contract * National Science Foundation * CreativeIT Program * Proposals to develop a new infrastructure that will deliver the next generation of high-end digital services Foundation Funding Opportunity * Social Science Research Council * Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship 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. ________________________________ Federal Funding Opportunities Department of Defense (DoD) The Department of the Air Force has released a call for proposals under its Space Components Technology program. This five-year, open-ended program seeks to develop innovative technologies in advanced space power, integrated space structures, spacecraft dynamics and controls, and ballistic missile technologies. The most recent call for proposals focuses on fundamental research to investigate the potential uses of Structural Health Monitoring technologies in space applications. Approximately $500,000 over fiscal years 2008-12 is expected to be available for one award having a project period of up to four years. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due July 21, 2008. More information on this call for proposals is available at http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 934. For the master program announcement, visit http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=11534. The Air Force is soliciting proposals for the Integrated Vehicle and Energy Technology Subsystem Development and Demonstration (INVENT-SDD) Program. This program seeks to design, develop and ground test subsystems that can be integrated as a suite of energy, power and thermal advanced technologies based on the INVENT consensus architecture. Approximately $4.05 million is expected to be available for up to six Phase I contract awards having a one-year project period. Eligibility is unrestricted. Proposals are due Aug. 5, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=acf384f13c51c160d8e 696c29e7d8de3&tab=core&_cview=1 The Air Force continues to solicit proposals for basic and applied research in various areas to assist in the rapid improvement of warfighting capability for battlefield airmen. Areas include wireless networks, ground mobile gateways, remote sensing, tactical electrical energy, micro-tagging, small unmanned air systems and testbed facility, and equipment. Proposals should describe scientific study and experimentation to increase knowledge and understanding in these areas. The Air Force intends to contract with private industry, nonprofit organizations and educational institutions. Most awards with nonprofit organizations and universities are expected to be grants. This solicitation will remain open until superceded; proposals may be submitted at any time. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=fcbb9f3e68a37ec5322 faa1337177cb4&tab=core&_cview=1 The Department of the Army is requesting information regarding a Foreign Media Monitoring Systems capability. This capability is sought to enable warfighters to understand the local indigenous media. Interested parties should have a proven and demonstrated capability of developing, integrating, and prototyping diversified emerging natural language processing and Automated Foreign Language Translation System technologies. No awards will be made for responses, which are due June 26, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=0890acdb5a0c31eaf17 4e7135d06e22b&tab=core&_cview=1 The Army is seeking sources capable of performing counterintelligence/human intelligence systems development, integration and deployment. Sources should possess an in-depth understanding of a number of areas, including general knowledge and experience in systems engineering and systems integration; knowledge and experience with engineering design, testing and fabrication/production of C4ISR computing systems; and experience with minor and major system software and hardware procurement activities. No awards will be made for responses, which are due June 26, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=0c2609f4e7cfae6c525 ff4bdc40bc041&tab=core&_cview=0 The Army is seeking sources for research services to investigate fundamental and innovative changes to the structure of tungsten grains and their surrounding matrix material. The goal is to foster improved ballistic performance of tungsten heavy alloys in munitions applications. Potential offerors must possess a number of capabilities, including the ability to manufacture fully integrated tungsten heavy alloy. Responses are due July 2, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=5c6490e275048fa5b99 2d69550d456bb&tab=core&_cview=0 The Army is seeking sources to provide technical support for the development of advanced manufacturing technology for powder processing, handling and formulating, in support of its Armaments, Munitions and Energetic production base. Technologies being sought include the development of placebos suitable for technique development prior to work in explosion-proof environments and techniques and sensors for real-time control of particle size and morphology. No awards will be made for responses, which are due July 14, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=cdd8a2660f06772d35e fd30f8fe2f0bf&tab=core&_cview=0 The Army is soliciting proposals for the Minerva Research Initiative. This initiative aims to promote research in specific areas of social science and to promote a candid relationship between DoD and the social science academic community. Areas of interest include Chinese military and technology research and archive programs; studies of the strategic impact of religious and cultural changes within the Islamic world; an Iraqi perspectives project; studies of terrorist organization and ideologies; and new approaches to understanding dimensions of national security, conflict and cooperation. Approximately $50 million is expected to be available for grants ranging from $500,000 to $3 million per year. Awards will be made for a base period of five years, with the possibility of one five-year renewal. Eligibility is open to institutions of higher education with degree-granting programs in social sciences, including DoD institutions of higher education and foreign universities. White papers are due July 25, 2008; proposals are due Oct. 3, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=f498795828d76fd945ecf22c 449a8053&tab=core&_cview=1 The Army is seeking sources for the Warfighter Modeling, Simulation, Analysis and Integration Support effort. This effort will be multifaceted, providing the Army, other services and DoD an advanced capability for modeling, simulation, analysis and integration of space and missile defense issues and other advanced defense technologies. Multiple contract awards may result from a full solicitation; however, no awards will be made for responses to this notice, which are due July 21, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=4cfef22e3395c8a6260 f74e02db7e3e3&tab=core&_cview=0 The Department of the Navy is seeking sources capable of providing an automated system for access control. The system should be able to independently verify that workers have satisfied the criteria for entry into a high radiation area (HRA) and grant them access to the HRA based on satisfactory verification of those criteria. No awards will be made for responses, which are due July 11, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=1acdff39622ef52e23739be6 0dc61b02&tab=core&_cview=1 The Navy is soliciting proposals to develop enhanced capabilities for tactical-level communications and networking for U.S. Marine Corps and Navy networks. Technologies and products are sought to address tactical-level communications and networking challenges that require less operator intervention and provide greater and more seamless capabilities than exist in current networks. Approximately $13 million over fiscal years 2009-11 is expected to be available for 3-6 grants or contract awards having a project period of up to three years. All responsible sources from academia and industry are eligible to submit proposals, which are due July 25, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=3af517dda37fd27a735 7437d53cd0eb5&tab=core&_cview=0 The Navy is soliciting white papers for projects that offer potential for advancement and improvement of Navy operations. The goal of this solicitation is to declare the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command's role in competitive funding of meritorious research across a spectrum of disciplines. Eligibility is unrestricted. The solicitation will remain open until one year after its publication date, which was June 9; white papers may be submitted at any time during this period. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=7599d81538c9c4ee838 e70149660da01&tab=core&_cview=0 The Navy will be soliciting proposals for satellite, communication, and comprehensive maritime awareness R&D efforts and associated services. The scope of the R&D efforts encompasses requirements definition and system definition; system, electrical and mechanical integration; technical assessment; studies and reports; design, fabrication and assembly; technical and engineering support; on-site and field experiment support; and contract management. One contract award having a project period of up to five years may be made. This is a 100 percent small business set-aside. A full solicitation is expected to be available 15 days following the presolication's publication date, which was June 17. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=0e7ae28b8e6a236343a 13e71cfc955df&tab=core&_cview=1 The Navy will be soliciting proposals for systems that can warn aircrew of hostile fire from small arms, anti-aircraft artillery, and rocket-propelled grenades directed at Navy/Marine Corps rotary wing aircraft. The systems tested will be limited to those that provide real-time warning of man-portable surface-to-air and air-to-air threats and that are capable of displaying MWIR imagery to the aircrew for enhanced situational awareness in visually degraded conditions. Contract awards having a six-month project period may be made. Eligibility is unrestricted. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=ae7a198b02e4c2f9c67 a6af35bfd834d&tab=core&_cview=0 The Missile Defense Agency is requesting information regarding concepts and sources for a radar slewing unit (RSU) that provides the capability to move the radar field-of-view (FOV) while tracking threat missiles. The function of the RSU is to mechanically turn the radar antenna in such a way as to train the FOV during radar tracking operation and to increase the time in track of missile threats. Responses are due July 11, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=73a419304c59dde3d2e 1c29bdadb2974&tab=core&_cview=0 return to the top of the page Department of Energy (DOE) DOE invites applications for funding to support enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) research, development and demonstration. This funding opportunity seeks to (1) develop new sensors, down-hole tools, and mapping capabilities in order to operate at greater depths and higher reservoir temperatures and (2) partner with geothermal stakeholders to increase the knowledge and understanding necessary for EGS to advance to a state of commercial readiness. Approximately $89.5 million over fiscal years 2008-10 is expected to be available for awards. Eligibility is unrestricted. Applications are due Aug. 12, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=true&oppId=17 927 DOE is seeking sources for R&D work for the fabrication of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and high-energy-density targets, components, component technology, and associated scientific and engineering technical expertise at the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA's) ICF laser science facilities. This work is a key component of NNSA's Stockpile Stewardship Program dedicated to allowing the U.S. to observe a nuclear weapons test ban while still maintaining confidence in its nuclear deterrence arsenal. Approximately $140 million is expected to be available to support the first five years of one contract award having a project period of up to 10 years. Responses are due July 3, 2008. For more information, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=5d219d29db2e3afbd6d 0f4824225b1b4&tab=core&_cview=1 Department of Health and Human Services Note on deadlines and award terms: 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. 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 Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) invites R25 applications for its Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research. As its name suggests, this program is designed to promote diversity in undergraduate and health professional student populations by providing short-term research education support to stimulate career development in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders research. Students must (1) have successfully completed at least one undergraduate year at an accredited school or university, including baccalaureate schools of nursing, or (2) be attending community or junior colleges provided they are enrolled in at least three courses per academic term. Students also must be citizens or non-citizen nationals of the U.S. or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Approximately $850,000 in first-year funding is expected to be available for up to eight awards having a project period of up to five years. Eligibility is open to domestic organizations, except for tribal governments or organizations and minority-serving institutions (see note on eligibility above). Letters of intent are due July 15, 2008; applications are due Aug. 15, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-08-016.html NHLBI invites T32 applications for its Minority Institutional Research Training Program. This program is intended to support training of predoctoral and health professional students and individuals in postdoctoral training at minority schools having the potential to develop meritorious training programs in cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, and sleep disorders. Trainees must be citizens or non-citizen nationals of the U.S. or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Approximately $250,000 in first-year funding is expected to be available for two awards having a project period of up to five years. Awards provide a stipend to help defray living expenses during the research training experience and funds to help offset the cost of tuition and fees, travel and other expenses. Eligibility is open to domestic institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations and minority-serving institutions (see note on eligibility above). Letters of intent are due July 15, 2008; applications are due Aug. 15, 2008. For more information, visit: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-08-017.html Department of Labor The Employment and Training Administration invites applications for its Technology-Based Learning Initiative. The purpose of this initiative is to expand access to training, resulting in an increased number of workers trained - particularly in high-growth, high-demand occupations - and to meet the needs of industry for skilled employees. Approximately 20 grants ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 for a project period of up to three years may be made. Funds will be awarded to public, private for-profit, and private nonprofit organizations, including educational institutions and registered apprenticeship sponsors. Partnership with the publicly funded workforce investment system is required. Applications are due Aug. 19, 2008. For more information, visit: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-13967.htm NASA NASA will be soliciting proposals for a space flight systems development and operations contract. This contract is intended to support the definition, design, fabrication, assembly, integration, test and operation of a broad array of space flight projects that interface with a wide range of carriers. The contract is expected to range from $7 million to $94 million for a project period of up to five years. Eligibility is unrestricted. A full solicitation is expected to be released on or about July 18, 2008, with proposals due Aug. 18, 2008. For more information, visit: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/synopsis.cgi?acqid=130190 National Science Foundation (NSF) NSF is soliciting proposals for its CreativeIT Program. This program is intended to support projects that explore synergistic cross-disciplinary research in creativity and computer science and information technology. Approximately $6.5 million is expected to be available for 15-20 grants. The categories of proposers identified in the Grant Proposal Guide are eligible to submit proposals, which are due Sept. 26, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08572 NSF is soliciting proposals to develop a new infrastructure that will deliver the next generation of high-end digital services, as national resources, to provide researchers and educators with the capability to work with extremely large amounts of digitally represented information. Approximately $32 million is expected to be available for 3-6 cooperative agreement awards having a five-year project period. The categories of proposers identified in the Grant Proposal Guide are eligible to submit proposals. Required preliminary proposals for integrating services are due Nov. 4, 2008; full proposals for high-performance remote visualization and data analysis services are due June 15, 2009. For more information, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08571 return to the top of the page ________________________________ Foundation Funding Opportunity Social Science Research Council (SSRC) SSRC invites faculty applications for its Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship Program. This program is designed to help graduate students in the humanities and social sciences formulate doctoral dissertation proposals that are intellectually pointed, amenable to completion in a reasonable time frame, and competitive in fellowship competitions. The program is organized around distinct research fields - subdisciplinary and interdisciplinary domains with common intellectual questions and styles of research. Each year, an SSRC Field Selection Committee selects five fields proposed by pairs of research directors who are tenured professors at different doctoral degree-granting programs at U.S. universities. The research directors must be trained in different disciplines and should be experienced supervisors of dissertation research. In addition, they are required to participate in two workshops. Research directors receive a stipend of $10,000. Applications are due Oct. 1, 2008. For more information, visit: http://programs.ssrc.org/dpdf/facultyapp/ * * * * * * * * New F&A Schedule (Pending Federal approval) Effective April 1, 2008, all newly submitted proposals must include the correct F&A rate(s) for the appropriate year(s), including multi-year proposals. The Clemson F&A agreement, effective March 5, 2007, includes an increase of one-half percent each year for the next two years for On-campus Organized Research. The negotiated rate for FY 07/08 is 47.5%, FY 08/09 is 48%, and FY 09/10 is 48.5%. The 48.5% rate should be used for fiscal years after FY10 until we have a new rate agreement. New Fringe Rates Faculty - 27.9% Staff & Post-Docs - 32.8% Students - 6.2% Part-time & Retired - 20.8% FY Per Semester Per Summer Session Total for Year 2008 2,691 1,035 7,452 2009 2,826 788 7,228 2010 2,967 827 7,588 2011 3,115 868 7,966 2012 3,271 911 8,364 Dianne M. Myers Grants Administrator College of Engineering and Science 113 Riggs Hall, Box 340901 Clemson, SC 29634-0901 864-656-5534 (p) 864-656-7244 (f) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://mail.clemson.edu/pipermail/grants-dist/attachments/20080627/63604f84/attachment.html