[New Funding Information] Funding Opportunity Update: August 1 2016
Champagne, Ryan Keane
rkc12 at pitt.edu
Wed Aug 3 13:38:08 EDT 2016
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Sponsor
Title
Deadline
Keywords
Abstract
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)
Tectonics
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/4369%0a>
13 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Second Friday in January, Annually Thereafter
Note: All submissions are due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time.
Tectonics
Rock Mechanics
Geoscience
Geochemistry
Science Education
Geomorphology
Stratigraphy
Earth Sciences
Structural Geology
Geodesy
Sedimentology
Petrology
Paleontology
Geomagnetism
Geophysics
Geodynamics
The Tectonics Program supports a broad range of field, laboratory, computational, and theoretical investigations aimed at understanding the deformation of the terrestrial continental lithosphere (i.e. above the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary). The Program focuses on non-magmatic deformation processes and their tectonic drivers that operate at any depth within the continental lithosphere, on time-scales of decades/centuries (e.g. active tectonics) and longer, and at micro- to plate boundary/orogenic belt length-scales.
The Tectonics Program is part of the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR). EAR provides funding for the conduct of research concerning the solid Earth and its surface environment. EAR supports investigations of the Earth's structure, composition, evolution, and the interaction of the lithosphere with the Earth's biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. In addition, EAR provides support for instrumental and observational infrastructure, cyberinfrastructure, and innovative educational and outreach activities. Projects may employ any combination of field, laboratory, and computational studies with observational, theoretical, or experimental approaches. Support is available for research and research infrastructure through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements awarded in response to investigator-initiated proposals from U.S. universities and other eligible organizations. EAR will consider co-funding of projects with other agencies and supports international work and collaborations.
The Tectonics Program supports a broad range of field, laboratory, computational, and theoretical investigations aimed at understanding the deformation of the terrestrial continental lithosphere (i.e. above the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary). The Program focuses on non-magmatic deformation processes and their tectonic drivers that operate at any depth within the continental lithosphere, on time-scales of decades/centuries (e.g. active tectonics) and longer, and at micro- to plate boundary/orogenic belt length-scales. The Program also supports research on the structural expression of deformation processes at the surface or at depth, the geological record of continental lithosphere deformation, the rheological properties of continental lithosphere materials, and plate movements and continental reconstructions.
Because understanding continental deformation commonly requires a variety of expertise and methods, the Program supports investigations that engage a wide variety of disciplines. The program encourages the application of new methods from all fields to tectonic problems. Because of its integrative and commonly interdisciplinary nature, the science supported by the Program may bridge programmatic boundaries with other programs in the Earth Sciences Division and Geosciences Directorate, in which case such research projects may be considered for co-review with other those programs. For example, research proposals addressing deeper mantle processes (those operating below the lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary) that affect continental lithosphere deformation may be jointly considered by Tectonics and Geophysics Programs. Projects involving both the terrestrial and marine realms may be jointly considered by the Tectonics and the Marine Geology and Geophysics Programs. As per the NSF Grant Proposal Guide, proposals may be transferred to other programs within EAR or to other Divisions within the National Science Foundation when it is deemed appropriate by Program Officers from the respective programs or divisions. Principal Investigators are encouraged to contact the cognizant program officers regarding proposals that may cross disciplinary boundaries before submission.
The Tectonics Program is committed to supporting the most meritorious research in any relevant area in single- or multi-institution proposals, including interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research, as well as research involving international collaboration. The Program is especially interested in proposals in emerging fields. Proposals for community workshops that can guide the program on new research topics and grand challenge questions are encouraged. All proposals for the RAPID and EAGER mechanisms, as described in the Grant Proposal Guide, must be discussed with one of the Program Directors before submission via FastLane.
Two types of proposals will be considered by the Tectonics Program:
1. Single- or multi-institution proposals that address the goals of the Tectonics Program as described above.
2. Tectonic Collaboratories: The goal of Tectonic Collaboratories is to explore emerging frontier directions in tectonics research by supporting groups of investigators to communicate and coordinate their research activities across broad disciplinary boundaries in the earth sciences. Tectonic Collaboratories provide opportunities to foster new research collaborations, including international partnerships, but are not meant to support the activities of existing or well-established collaborations. Tectonic Collaboratories support activities that promote research coordination and networking such as workshops, field forums, summer institutes, virtual networks, and webinars, for example, and thus will not directly support costs related to primary research. Tectonics Collaboratories proposals should specify what activities will be undertaken, what new groups of investigators will be brought together, what products will be generated, who will coordinate the activities, and how information about the Collaboratory and opportunities to participate will be disseminated. The inclusion of new researchers, post-doctoral fellows, and graduate and undergraduate students is encouraged.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS)
Algebra and Number Theory
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/11606%0a>
14 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Full Proposal Target Date: October 14, 2016;
Second Friday of October;
Second Friday in October, Annually Thereafter
31 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor For conference proposals with budgets not exceeding $50,000, which in accordance with NSF policy can be reviewed internally at NSF, the following target dates are in effect: For an event that will take place at some time prior to October 1 during a given year, the proposal should be submitted in October of the previous year.
01 May 2017- Confirmed / sponsor For conference proposals with budgets not exceeding $50,000, which in accordance with NSF policy can be reviewed internally at NSF, the following target dates are in effect: For an event that will occur in the period October 1 through December 31 of a given year, the proposal should be submitted in May of that year.
Geometry
Algebra
Number Theory
Mathematics
This program supports research in algebra, algebraic and arithmetic geometry, number theory, and representation theory.
United States Department of Commerce (DOC)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries)
Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/17614%0a>
01 Jan 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
09 Dec 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Agricultural Marketing
Fish and Fisheries
Agricultural Conservation
Sustainable Agriculture
Agricultural Economics
Aquaculture or Hydroponics
Ecosystems
The objectives of the SK Grant Program, and, therefore, the funding priorities, have changed over the years since the program began in 1980. The program has evolved as Federal fishery management laws and policies and research needs have evolved in response to changing circumstances.
The Magnuson -Stevens Act requires us to undertake efforts to prevent overfishing, rebuild overfished fisheries, insure conservation, minimize bycatch, protect essential fish habitats, and realize the full potential of U.S. fishery resources. It further requires that we take into account the importance of fishery resources to fishing communities; provide for the sustained participation of such communities; and, to the extent possible, minimize the adverse economic impacts of conservation and management measures on such communities.
The objective of the SK Grant Program is to address the needs of fishing communities in optimizing economic benefits by building and maintaining sustainable fisheries and practices, dealing with the impacts of conservation and management measures, and increasing other opportunities to keep working waterfronts viable. NMFS seeks applications that demonstrate direct benefits to U.S. fishing industries and encourages proposals that involve fishing community participation. U .S. fisheries include any fishery, commercial or recreational, that is, or may be, engaged in by citizens or nationals of the United States.
Successful applications will be those aimed at helping fishing communities to resolve issues that affect their ability to fish; making full use of those species that are currently under Federal or state fishery management plans; and addressing the socioeconomic impacts of overfishing and overcapacity. The SK Program is open to applicants from a variety of sectors, including individuals, industry, academia, and state and local governments. We encourage applications that involve collaboration between industry and the other sectors listed.
National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Division of Research Programs
Collaborative Research Grants
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/20535%0a>
07 Dec 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Updated guidelines will be posted at least two months in advance of the deadline listed. The deadline is confirmed now to allow prospective applicants to start preparing their applications. When guidelines are posted the information in this record will be updated to reflect that.
Arts and Humanities
Social Science - Humanistic Emphasis
Science - Humanistic Emphasis
Archaeology
History of Medicine
General Humanities Topics
History of Science and Technology
Collaborative Research Grants support interpretive humanities research undertaken by two or more collaborating scholars, for full-time or part-time activities for periods of one to three years. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel; field work; applications of information technology; and technical support and services. All grantees are expected to disseminate the results of their work to the appropriate scholarly and public audiences.
Eligible projects include
- research that significantly adds to knowledge and understanding of the humanities;
- conferences on topics of major importance in the humanities that will benefit scholarly research; and
- archaeological projects that include the interpretation and dissemination of results.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS)
Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/20594%0a>
19 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Full Proposal Deadline Date: October 19, 2016. And Third Wednesday in October, Annually Thereafter
Statistics
Mathematics
The purpose of the MSPRF is to support future leaders in mathematics and statistics by facilitating their participation in postdoctoral research environments that will have maximal impact on their future scientific development. There are two options for awardees: Research Fellowship and Research Instructorship. Awards will support research in areas of mathematics and statistics, including applications to other disciplines.
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
National Leadership Grants for Libraries
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/38632%0a>
01 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
13 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor
02 Feb 2017- Anticipated / sponsor
01 Jun 2017- Anticipated / sponsor
Library Technical Services
Early Childhood or Preschool Education
Library Management
Library Technology
Digital Libraries
Museums
Mathematics Education
Science Education
Archival Program
Library Science
Curatorship
Archival Preservation
National Leadership Grants for Libraries (NLG) support projects that address challenges faced by the library and archive fields and that have the potential to advance practice in those fields. Successful proposals will generate results such as new tools, research findings, models, services, practices, or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend the benefits of federal investment.
The funding categories are: Project Grant, Research Grant, Planning Grant, or National Forum Grant. The application must designate one of these funding categories.
IMLS is interested in work that will support the national digital platform: the combination of software applications, social and technical infrastructure, and staff expertise used by libraries, museums, and archives to provide online content and services to all users in the United States. Libraries have made important advancements in this area over the past 20 years, but much of that work was experimental or isolated. IMLS wants to bridge gaps between disparate pieces of the existing digital library infrastructure, for increased efficiencies, cost-savings, access and services. The program cannot support the digitization of content, or pre-digitization activities like inventorying collections.
Issues to consider may include:
- increasing access to shared digital services for libraries and archives through existing platforms
- expanding the range, types and diversity of existing digital content available through shared infrastructure
- improving the discoverability and functionality of digital content;
- improving the interoperability, usability and community involvement of widely used open source digital library software applications;
- tackling problems facing libraries in providing digital access to users today at scale (digital stewardship, data curation, applications of linked data, and crowdsourcing); and
- addressing access to in-copyright and licensed content, including investigation of economic models.
IMLS is interested in work that builds institutional capacity, develops STEM learning, engages community and encourages partnerships to support all types of learning and inquiry, including participatory inquiry-based, and/or other forms of learning,in libraries. Competitive proposals in this category should focus on supporting and enhancing libraries' ability to make their own decisions and investments, rather than the development of learning spaces or programs in individual libraries and communities.
Applicants may submit as many applications as they wish; however, the same proposal may not be submitted to IMLS under more than one category.
National Gallery of Art (NGA)
Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA)
Senior Fellowship Program
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/43277%0a>
15 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Decorative Arts
Sculpture
Painting
Film or Cinema or Video
Printmaking
Visual Arts
Drawing
Museums
History and Appreciation of Art
Landscape Architecture or Design
Arts Criticism
Photography
These fellowships are for full-time research, and scholars are expected to reside in Washington and to participate in the activities of the Center throughout the fellowship period. Lectures, colloquia, and informal discussions complement the fellowship program. Fellows have access to the notable resources represented by the art collections, the library, and the image collections of the National Gallery of Art, as well as to the Library of Congress and other specialized research libraries and collections in the Washington area.
Fields of Study
The Paul Mellon and Ailsa Mellon Bruce Senior Fellowships are intended to support research in the history, theory, and criticism of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, prints and drawings, film, photography, decorative arts, industrial design, and other arts) of any geographical area and of any period.
The Samuel H. Kress Senior Fellowships are intended to support research on European art before the early 19th century.
The William C. Seitz Senior Fellowship is primarily intended to support research on modern and contemporary art.
Senior fellowship applications are also solicited from scholars in other disciplines whose work examines artifacts or has implications for the analysis and criticism of form.
Associate Appointments
The Center will consider appointment of associates who have obtained outside awards for full-time research and would like to be affiliated with the Center.
United States Department of Education (ED)
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/44833%0a>
24 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Interpreting Services
American Sign Language
Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act), as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) makes grants to public and private nonprofit agencies and organizations, including institutions of higher education, to establish interpreter training programs or to provide financial assistance for ongoing interpreter training programs to train a sufficient number of qualified interpreters throughout the country. The grants are designed to train interpreters to effectively interpret and transliterate using spoken, visual, and tactile modes of communication; ensure the maintenance of the interpreting skills of qualified interpreters; and provide opportunities for interpreters to improve their skills in order to meet both the highest standards approved by certifying associations and the communication needs of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and individuals who are deaf-blind.
his priority is from the notice of final priority for this program published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register (NFP). Absolute Priority: For FY 2016, this priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that meet this priority. This priority is: Experiential Learning Model Demonstration Center for Novice Interpreters and Baccalaureate Degree ASL-English Interpretation Programs.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)
Petrology and Geochemistry (CH)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/48847%0a>
09 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor This deadline is a target date, and will reoccur the second Monday in January, annually thereafter.
14 Jul 2017- Confirmed / sponsor This deadline is a target date, and will reoccur the second Friday in July, annually thereafter.
Note: The target dates will occur annually on the second Monday of January and the second Friday of July. Proposals are expected to be submitted by the target date. If a PI intends to submit after the target date, s/he must get approval in advance from one of the Cognizant Program Officers to ascertain if a late proposal can be reviewed in the upcoming competition.
Earth Sciences
Thermodynamics
Isotope Geochemistry
Geomatics
High Temperature Chemistry
Petrology
Geochemistry
Geomorphology
Geodynamics
Crystallography
Geology
Mineralogy
Volcanology
The Petrology and Geochemistry Program supports basic research on the formation of planet Earth, including its accretion, early differentiation, and subsequent petrologic and geochemical modification via igneous and metamorphic processes. Proposals in this program generally address the petrology and high-temperature geochemistry of igneous and metamorphic rocks (including mantle samples), mineral physics, economic geology, and volcanology. Proposals that are focused on the development of analytical tools, theoretical and computational models, and experimental techniques for applications by the igneous and metamorphic petrology, and high temperature geochemistry and geochronology communities are also invited.
Smithsonian Institution (SI)
National Zoological Park
Friends of the National Zoo - Communications/Smithsonian ZooGoer Editorial Internship
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/55989%0a>
15 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Deadline for the spring internship, which begins in January.
15 Feb 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Deadline for the summer internship, which begins in May.
15 Jun 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Deadline for the fall internship, which begins in September.
Writing or Composition Education
Zoological Park
Journalism
Editorial Projects
Communications
The Communications Office of Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ) invites applicants for editorial internships with go to "Smithsonian Zoogoer" magazine, a 40-page, four-color, bimonthly magazine that focuses on natural history and wildlife conservation. In addition, the office produces various other publications, conducts public relations for FONZ, and manages the Zoo/FONZ website.
Interns focus on the editorial aspects of "Smithsonian Zoogoer" magazine, but are expected to participate in all aspects of the office's work, including the following:
1. Writing magazine departments
2. Conducting text research and verifying accuracy of magazine copy,
3. Writing content for the website and maintaining Web pages
4. Assisting with public relations, correspondence, and general office tasks as they arise
United States Department of Commerce (DOC)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries)
John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (Prescott Grant Program) for Fiscal Year 2017
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/69705%0a>
05 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Conservation Biology
Marine Zoology
Animal Welfare
The Prescott Grant Program provides Federal assistance to eligible Stranding Network participants for: (1) basic needs of organizations for response, treatment, and data collection from living and dead stranded marine mammals; (2) scientific research objectives designed to answer questions about marine mammal strandings, health, or rehabilitation techniques utilizing data from living and dead stranded marine mammals; and (3) facility operations directly related to the recovery, treatment, and data collection from living and dead stranded marine mammals. A stranded marine mammal is a marine mammal in the wild that is (1) dead and on a beach, shore, or in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States or (2) is live and on a beach or shore of the United States and unable to return to the water, is in apparent need of medical attention, or is in waters under the jurisdiction of the United States but is unable to return to its natural habitat under its own power or without assistance.
The MMHSRP, through close coordination with Regional Stranding Networks, has the following objectives:
(1) improve the rescue, care and treatment of stranded marine mammals;
(2) reduce the health risk to animals, humans, and the ocean environment during response to, and rehabilitation and release of, stranded marine mammals;
(3) collect life history, biological, and biomedical data from live and dead stranded marine mammals;
(4) develop baseline reference data on the health of wild marine mammal populations, normal stranding rates, and causes of morbidity and mortality; improve the rapid detection of morbidity and mortality events;
(5) collect archival samples for future retrospective studies on causes of mortality or illness, including genetics and genomics, and for placement in the National Marine Mammal Tissue (and Serum) Bank and other properly curated, professionally accredited archival facilities; and
(6) refine and/or utilize comprehensive and consistent guidance for the rescue and rehabilitation of stranded marine mammals, collection of specimens, quality assurance, and analysis of tissue samples.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS)
Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/71250%0a>
15 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor October 15, Annually
Solar Phenomena
Atmospheric Sciences
Magnetospheric Phenomena
Atmospheric Physics
Atmospheric Models
Magnetohydrodynamics
GEM is a broad-based, community-initiated research program on the physics of the Earth's magnetosphere and the coupling of the magnetosphere to the atmosphere and to the solar wind. The purpose of the GEM program is to support basic research into the dynamical and structural properties of geospace, leading to the construction of a global Geospace General Circulation Model (GGCM) with predictive capability. The exact structure of a GGCM may be modular or may consist of a "spine" such as a global MDH model with links to special modules. The strategy for achieving GEM goals is to create a series of Focus Groups, each of which addresses a specific problem in understanding and modeling the magnetosphere.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
Division of Materials Research (DMR)
Electronic and Photonic Materials (EPM)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/72920%0a>
31 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Full Proposal Window: September 1 - October 31, Annually Thereafter, unless the deadline falls on a weekend.
Note: The submission window applies to unsolicited proposals submitted to DMR programs, except for the following which may be submitted at any time during the year: Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID), EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER), proposals for workshops or conferences, proposals to the DMR National Facilities Program, and supplements to existing grants. For proposals submitted in response to special announcements or solicitations, the deadline dates specified in the announcement or solicitation apply.
Electronic Materials
Photonics
Crystal Growth
Optical Materials
Thin Films
Nanostructured Materials
The goal of this program is to advance the field of electronics and photonics through basic, potentially transformative materials science research. The scope of the program encompasses the discovery and understanding of materials and material combinations with potential for major technological advantages. Program focus is on identification and understanding of fundamental atomic and molecular level mechanisms and phenomena associated with synthesis and processing of electronic and photonic materials. High risk, high payoff research is encouraged. For example, novel materials are sought that may offer new paradigms in critical computing and communications components, or enable low cost, highly efficient, and stable photovoltaics, solid state lighting, and displays. Research topics include, but are not limited to, nucleation and growth of thin films and nanostructures; self-assembly; nanostructure definition and etching processes; interface bonding and structure; crystal and interface defects; doping; bulk crystal growth; and interrelationships between synthesis/processing, structure, and properties.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
National Research Council (NRC) - USA
Policy and Global Affairs
Fellowship Programs Unit
Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/73647%0a>
13 Nov 2016- Anticipated / sponsor
08 Jan 2017- Anticipated / sponsor Supplementary materials submission deadline.
Note: The 2017 Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship competition will open in September 2016.
American Studies
Cultural or Population Studies
Physics
Chemical Sciences
Astronomy
Communications
Performing Arts
Earth Sciences
Religious Studies
Psychology
Peace, Disarmament, or Amnesty
Computer and Information Sciences
History
Native American History
Linguistics or Philology
History and Appreciation of Art
Education
Native Americans
Philosophy
Geography
Musicology or Music Theory
Women's Studies
Economics
Life Sciences
Political Science
Mathematics
Ethnology
African-American Studies
Social Justice
Archaeology
Ethnic Studies
Area Studies
International Relations or Diplomacy
Anthropology
Sociology
Language or Literature
Engineering
Urban Planning or Policy
Native American Language or Literature
Dissertation fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Research Council (NRC) on behalf of the Ford Foundation. The awards will be made to individuals who, in the judgment of the review panels, have demonstrated superior academic achievement, are committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level, show promise of future achievement as scholars and teachers, and are well prepared to use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
Awards will be made for study in research-based Ph.D. or Sc.D. programs that include the following major disciplines and related interdisciplinary fields: American studies, anthropology, archaeology, art and theater history, astronomy, chemistry, communications, computer science, cultural studies, earth sciences, economics, education, engineering, ethnic studies, ethnomusicology, geography, history, international relations, language, life sciences, linguistics, literature, mathematics, performance study, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religious studies, sociology, urban planning, and women's studies. Also eligible are interdisciplinary ethnic studies programs, such as African American studies and Native American studies, and other interdisciplinary programs, such as area studies, peace studies, and social justice.
Fellowships are tenable at any fully accredited, non-proprietary (not for profit) U.S. institution of higher education offering a Ph.D. or Sc.D. degree in the eligible fields of study.
National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Division of Research Programs
Scholarly Editions and Translations Grants
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/85439%0a>
07 Dec 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Updated guidelines will be posted at least two months in advance of the deadline listed. The deadline is confirmed now to allow prospective applicants to start preparing their applications. When guidelines are posted the information in this record will be updated to reflect that.
Publishing
Editorial Projects
Scholarly Editions and Translations grants support the preparation of editions and translations of pre-existing texts of value to the humanities that are currently inaccessible or available in inadequate editions. Typically, the texts and documents are significant literary, philosophical, and historical materials; but other types of work, such as musical notation, are also eligible.
Projects must be undertaken by at least one editor or translator and one other collaborating scholar.
Applicants should demonstrate familiarity with the best practices recommended by the Association for Documentary Editing or the Modern Language Association Committee on Scholarly Editions. Translation projects should also explain the theory and method adopted for the particular work to be translated. Editions and translations produced with NEH support contain scholarly and critical apparatus appropriate to the subject matter and format of the edition. This usually means introductions and annotations that provide essential information about a text's form, transmission, and historical and intellectual context.
Proposals for editions of foreign language materials in the original language are eligible for funding, as well as proposals for editions of translated materials.
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/86831%0a>
01 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
13 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor
Library Science
The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (LB21) supports professional development, graduate education and continuing education to help libraries and archives develop the human capital capacity they need to meet the changing learning and information needs of the American public.
We are especially interested in supporting proposals to address the following agency priorities:
- National digital platform
- Learning in libraries
We conducted a series of IMLS Focus convenings in 2015 that identified issues in the National Digital Platform and Learning in Libraries areas, among other topics. The reports synthesizing key takeaways from this year's Focus convenings may help inform the development of projects.
In particular, we wish to support academic programs, professional development and continuing education programs that address the issues raised at these convenings. These include:
- Digital services (content curation, user services, and infrastructure design & management)
- Participatory or lifelong learning services (maker spaces, learning labs, digital media studios, etc.)
- Community engagement, especially engagement that leads to broadband adoption
- Applied research that fosters meaningful connections among researchers, practitioners, and constituencies
- Mentorship, service learning, and practical models for development
- Supporting STEM learning
- Supporting projects that build capacity to embrace open-ended design challenges and proactive service developments.
The mission of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is to inspire libraries and museums to advance innovation, lifelong learning, and cultural and civic engagement. We provide leadership through research, policy development, and grant making.
U.S. museums and libraries are at the forefront in the movement to create a nation of learners. As stewards of cultural and natural heritage with rich, authentic content, libraries and museums provide learning experiences for everyone. In FY2016, each award under this program will support one of the following three goals of the IMLS strategic plan for 2012-2016, Creating a Nation of Learners:
1. IMLS places the learner at the center and supports engaging experiences in libraries and museums that prepare people to be full participants in their local communities and our global society.
2. IMLS promotes museums and libraries as strong community anchors that enhance civic engagement, cultural opportunities, and economic vitality.
3. IMLS supports exemplary stewardship of museum and library collections and promotes the use of technology to facilitate discovery of knowledge and cultural heritage.
The goals focus on achieving positive public outcomes for communities and individuals; supporting the unique role of museums and libraries in preserving and providing access to collections and content; and promoting library, museum, and information service policies that ensure access to information for all Americans.
The four Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program funding categories are as follows:
1. Project Grants support fully developed projects for which needs assessments, collaboration development, feasibility analyses, prototyping, and other planning activities have been completed.
2. Planning Grants allow project teams to perform preliminary planning activities, such as analyzing needs and feasibility, solidifying collaboration, developing project work plans, or developing prototypes or proofs of concept. These activities should have the potential to lead to a full project, such as those described in Project Grants above.
3. National Forum Grants provide the opportunity to convene qualified groups of experts and key stakeholders to consider issues or challenges that are important to libraries or archives across the nation. Grant-supported meetings are expected to produce reports for wide dissemination with expert recommendations for action or research that address a key challenge identified in the proposal. The expert recommendations resulting from these meetings are intended to guide future applications to IMLS grant programs. National Forum Grant recipients are required at the end of the project to submit to us a brief whitepaper for public distribution summarizing those expert recommendations, which we will post online.
4. Research Grants support the investigation of key questions important to library or archival practice, including research to support the successful recruitment and education of the next generation of librarians. The term "research" includes systematic study directed toward fuller scientific knowledge or understanding of the subject studied. It.also includes activities involving the training of individuals in research techniques where such activities utilize the same facilities as other research and development activities and where such activities are not included in the instruction function.
Borchard Foundation Center on Law & Aging
Academic Research Grant Program
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/95659%0a>
15 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Applications must be submitted online. If any documents need to be mailed, they must be postmarked no later than the due date.
Quality of Life Program
Geriatrics
Gerontology
Public Policy
Senior Citizen Service Programs
The Foundation underwrites grants to further scholarship about new or improved public policies, laws and/or programs that will enhance the quality of life for the elderly. Each grant recipient is required to publish an article on the subject of their research in a top flight journal.
The Center recognizes the need for further research and scholarship about new or improved public policies, laws and/or programs that will enhance the quality of life for the elderly (including those who are poor or otherwise isolated by lack of education, language, culture, disability, or other barriers).
The Center expects grantees to meet the objectives of the grant program through individual or collaborative research projects that:
- Analyze and recommend changes in one or more important existing public policies, laws, and/or programs relating to the elderly; or
- Anticipate the need for and recommend new public policies, laws, and/or programs for the elderly necessitated by changes in the number and demographics of the country's and the world's elderly populations, by advances in science and technology, by changes in the health care system, or by other developments.
Scholars in the fields of health, law, medicine and sociology have been awarded grants.
United States Department of Commerce (DOC)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)
FY 2017 Climate Program Office
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/99848%0a>
24 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Letters of intent (LOIs) for all competitions (with the exception of the two MAPP Program competitions) should be received by email by 5:00 p.m. ET
26 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Letters of Intent for the two MAPP Program competitions should be received by email 5:00 p.m. ET.
24 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Full applications for all competitions (with the exception of the two MAPP Program competitions) must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET.
31 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Full applications for the two MAPP Program competitions must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET.
Note: A response to the LOI from the Competition Manager (e-mail or letter) will be sent to the investigator within four weeks after the LOI's due date encouraging or discouraging a full application based on its relevance to the targeted Competition.
Atmospheric Sciences
Climatology
Weather Prediction or Forecasting
Climate Change
Climate variability and change present society with significant economic, health, safety, and national security challenges. NOAA advances scientific and technical programs to help society cope with and adapt to today's variations in climate and to prepare for tomorrow's. Toward this end, the agency conducts and supports climate research, essential oceanic and atmospheric observations, modeling, information management, assessments, interdisciplinary decision-support research, outreach, education, and partnership development. These investments are key to NOAA's mission of "Science, Service, and Stewardship" and are guided by the agency's vision to create and sustain enhanced resilience in ecosystems, communities, and economies.
Within this context, CPO manages competitive research programs through which NOAA funds high-priority climate science, assessments, decision support research, outreach, education, and capacity-building activities designed to advance our understanding of the Earth's climate system, and to foster the application and use of this knowledge to improve the resilience of our Nation and its partners. CPO supports research that is conducted across the United States and internationally. CPO also provides strategic guidance for the agency's climate science and services programs and supports NOAA's contributions to the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and its National Climate Assessment, and similar international endeavors such as the Global Framework for Climate Services.
CPO's climate research portfolio is designed to achieve a fully integrated research and applications program. We meet this objective through a focus on climate intelligence and climate resilience, in support of NOAA's goals.
CPO supports competitive research through three major program areas: Climate Observations and Monitoring (COM); Earth System Research and Modeling (ESRM); and Climate and Societal Interactions (CSI). Through this Announcement, CPO's activities are seeking applications for seven individual competitions in FY 2017. Prior to submitting applications, investigators are highly encouraged to learn more about CPO and its Programs, as well as specific Program priorities for FY 2017.
The seven competitions covered by this Announcement are as follows:
1. COM - Ocean climate information and products
2. COM - Global change climate indicators and data products for assessment
3. AC4 - Synthesis Research: Urban Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector
4. CVP - Observing and Understanding Processes Affecting the Propagation of Intraseasonal Oscillations in the Maritime Continent Region
5. MAPP - Advancing drought understanding, monitoring and prediction
6. MAPP - Research to explore seasonal prediction of coastal high water levels and changing living marine resources
7. COCA - Supporting Resilient Coastal Communities in a Changing Climate
United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
NNSA Graduate Program (Nonproliferation Graduate Fellowship Program) (NGFP)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/113277%0a>
03 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
National Security
Nuclear Weapons Safety
Nuclear Explosion Detection
Nuclear Safety
Peace, Disarmament, or Amnesty
International Security
NGFP prepares and builds the next generation of leaders in nuclear security. Working directly in NNSA program and site offices across the country, Fellows work on a variety of missions, including:
Nonproliferation. Through the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, Fellows work closely with a wide range of international partners, key U.S. federal agencies, the U.S. national laboratories, and the private sector to detect, secure, and dispose of dangerous nuclear and radiological material, and related weapons of mass destruction technology and expertise.
Maintaining the Stockpile. Fellows work to ensure the Nation sustains a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent through the application of science, technology, engineering, and manufacturing. The central mission includes maintaining the active stockpile, Life Extension Programs (LEPs) and Weapons Dismantlement, and is referred to as the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Program.
Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation. NNSA provides Fellows with the expertise, practical tools, and technically informed policy experience required to advance U.S. nuclear counterterrorism and counterproliferation objectives. Fellows have the opportunity to build partnerships with U.S. government agencies and key foreign governments on these issues.
Oversight and Change. Fellows contribute to the secure production and laboratory infrastructure which meet immediate and long term needs. This work includes the people, systems, and processes that are needed to succeed in the acquisition of both mission capabilities as well as products and services.
Administered by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory(Offsite link) in Richland, Washington, this fellowship program provides participants with specialized training and practical experience on projects and initiatives that contribute to a safer world. The program gives highly motivated, graduate-level students a full year of:
- Hands-on experience to prepare for a career in nuclear security and nonproliferation.
- Opportunities to use their background and skills to make significant contributions to the nation.
- Additional career development and professional networking opportunities and opportunities for specialized training.
- Extensive interaction and collaboration with security professionals nationally and internationally, including those from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), as well as other government agencies, national laboratories, and non-governmental organizations.
United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (OS)
Early Career Research Program
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/119669%0a>
08 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
14 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Note: The Office of Science encourages applicants to register in all systems as soon as possible. Applicants are also encouraged to submit letters of intent, pre-applications, and applications well before the deadline.
Questions regarding the specific program areas/technical requirements can be directed to the program managers listed for each program within the FOA.
DOE is striving to make selections under this program within 6 months.
Radiation Effects (Medical)
Microbial Ecology
Biological Materials
Geoscience
Plasma Physics
Systems Biology
Plasma Fusion
Chemical Sciences
High Energy Physics
Biological Sciences
Molecular Epidemiology
Neutron Scattering
Microbiology
Computer and Information Sciences
Materials Sciences
Nuclear Fusion
Physical Biology
Nanotechnology
Applied Mathematics
Molecular Biology
Energy Sciences
Particle Detectors
Particle Accelerators
Radiation Effects on Materials
Molecular Chemistry
Nuclear Physics
Tropical Forestry
Environmental Sciences
Climate Change
Radiation Effects
Condensed Matter Physics
Biosynthesis
Fusion Technology
Electron Microscopy
Photochemistry
Molecular Biochemistry
Chemical Physics
Photosynthesis
Materials Chemistry
The Office of Science hereby invites grant applications for support under the Early Career Research Program in the following program areas: Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR); Biological and Environmental Research (BER); Basic Energy Sciences (BES), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); High Energy Physics (HEP), and Nuclear Physics (NP). The purpose of this program is to support the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and to stimulate research careers in the areas supported by the DOE Office of Science.
Program opportunities exist in the following research programs:
I. Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR)
To advance applied mathematics and computer science; deliver the most advanced computational scientific applications in partnership with disciplinary science; advance computing and networking capabilities; and develop future generations of computing hardware and tools for science, in partnership with the research community, including U.S. industry.
The strategy to accomplish this has two thrusts: developing and maintaining world-class computing and network facilities for science; and advancing research in applied mathematics, computer science, and advanced networking.
(a) Applied Mathematics
(b) Computer Science
(c) Next Generation Networking for Science
II. Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
To support fundamental research and scientific user facilities to achieve a predictive understanding of complex biological, climatic, and environmental systems for a secure and sustainable energy future.
(a) Systems biology-enabled research on the role of microbes and microbial communities in the plant-soil-environment interactions
(b) Improved Understanding of Tropical Forest Ecosystems to Climate Change
(c) Human Component of Earth System Models
III. Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
To support fundamental research to understand, predict, and ultimately control matter and energy at the electronic, atomic, and molecular levels in order to provide the foundations for new energy technologies and to support DOE missions in energy, environment, and national security.
(a) Materials Chemistry
(b) Biomolecular Materials
(c) Synthesis and Processing Science
(d) Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
(e) Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
(f) Physical Behavior of Materials
(g) Mechanical Behavior and Radiation Effects
(h) X-ray Scattering
(i) Neutron Scattering
(j) Electron and Scanning Probe Microscopies
(k) Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences (AMOS)
(l) Gas Phase Chemical Physics (GPCP)
(m) Computation and Theoretical Chemistry 2
(n) Condensed Phase and Interfacial Molecular Science (CPIMS)
(o) Catalysis Science
(p) Separations and Analysis
(q) Heavy Element Chemistry (HEC)
(r) Geosciences Research
(s) Solar Photochemistry
(t) Photosynthetic Systems
(u) Physical Biosciences
(v) Nanoscale Science Research Centers and Electron-Beam Microcharacterization Centers Research
(w) Accelerator and Detector Research
(x) X-ray Instrumentation and Technique Development
(y) Neutron Scattering Instrumentation and Technique Development
IV. Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
To expand the fundamental understanding of matter at very high temperatures and densities and to build the scientific foundation needed to develop a fusion energy source. This is accomplished through the study of plasma, the fourth state of matter, and how it interacts with its surroundings.
(a) Magnetic Fusion Energy Science Experimental Research
(b) Magnetic Fusion Energy Science Theory and Simulation
(c) High-Energy-Density Plasma Science
(d) General Plasma Science Experiment and Theory
(e) Fusion Nuclear Science, Materials Research and Enabling R&D Programs for Fusion
V. High Energy Physics (HEP)
To understand how the universe works at its most fundamental level by discovering the elementary constituents of matter and energy, probing the interactions between them, and exploring the basic nature of space and time.
(a) Experimental Research at the Energy Frontier in High Energy Physics
(b) Experimental Research at the Intensity Frontier in High Energy Physics
(c) Experimental Research at the Cosmic Frontier in High Energy Physics
(d) Theoretical Research in High Energy Physics
(e) Accelerator Science and Technology Research & Development in High Energy Physics
(f) Detector Research and Development in High Energy Physics
VI. Nuclear Physics (NP)
To discover, explore, and understand all forms of nuclear matter. Although the fundamental particles that compose nuclear matter - quarks and gluons - are themselves relatively well understood, exactly how they interact and combine to form the different types of matter observed in the universe today and during its evolution remains largely unknown.
(a) Medium Energy Nuclear Physics
(b) Heavy Ion Nuclear Physics
(c) Low Energy Nuclear Physics
(d) Nuclear Theory
(e) Nuclear Data and Nuclear Theory Computing
(f) Accelerator Research and Development for Current and Future Nuclear Physics Facilities
(g) Isotope Development and Production for Research and Applications
DOE will accept new applications under this FOA.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Selected Topics in Transfusion Medicine (R21)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/122169%0a>
16 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission and revision applications are due.
07 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
Note: The expiration date is January 8, 2017.
Blood or Blood Products or Transfusions
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), encourages research grant applications from investigators who propose to study research topics in blood banking and transfusion medicine aimed at improving the safety and availability of the blood supply and the practice of transfusion medicine. Specifically, research focused on improving blood donor health, the safety and availability of blood products, and improving the practice of transfusion medicine is critical to public health. Research designed to better understand the determinants of transfusion-associated adverse events and how best to minimize transfusion risks is also important. Research is also needed to maintain an adequate blood supply by minimizing the risks associated with the donation process and developing enhanced recruitment and retention programs.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) (K01)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/122568%0a>
02 Mar 2017- Confirmed / sponsor
02 Mar 2018- Confirmed / sponsor
Note: The expiration date is March 8, 2018.
Health or Nutrition Programs - Developing Countries
International Health
The purpose of the International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA) is to provide support and protected time (three to five years) to advanced postdoctoral U.S. research scientists and recently-appointed U.S. junior faculty (at least two years beyond conferral of doctoral degree) for an intensive, mentored research career development experience in a low- or middle-income country (LMIC) leading to an independently funded research career focused on global health. FIC invites applications from early-career investigators from any health related discipline who propose career development activities and a research project that is relevant to the health priorities of the LMIC.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Alcohol Use Disorders: Behavioral Treatment, Services and Recovery Research (R21)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/123823%0a>
07 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
16 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission and revision applications are due.
07 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
16 Feb 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Mar 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission and revision applications are due.
07 May 2017- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
16 Jun 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Jul 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission and revision applications are due.
Note: Optional LOIs are due 30 days before application submission due dates.
The open date (earliest submission date) is September 16, 2015. The expiration date is September 8, 2018.
Pharmacotherapy
Alcohol or Alcoholism
Alcoholism Treatment
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to support research on behavioral treatment for alcohol use disorders; organizational, financial, and management factors that facilitate or inhibit the delivery of services for alcohol use disorders; and phenomenon of recovery from alcohol use disorders.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R21)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/125904%0a>
07 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
Note: The expiration date is September 8, 2016.
Men's Health
Minority Health
This initiative seeks applications from applicants that propose to stimulate and expand research in the health of minority men. Specifically, this initiative is intended to: 1) enhance our understanding of the numerous factors (e.g., sociodemographic, community, societal, personal) influencing the health promoting behaviors of racial and ethnic minority males and their subpopulations across the life cycle, and 2) encourage applications focusing on the development and testing of culturally and linguistically appropriate health-promoting interventions designed to reduce health disparities among racially and ethnically diverse males and their subpopulations age 21 and older.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Early Career Award in Chemistry of Drug Abuse and Addiction (ECHEM) (R21/R33)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/126332%0a>
07 May 2017- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
Note: The expiration date is September 8, 2016.
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Lipid Metabolism
Genomics
Substance Abuse
Lipoproteins
Metabolic Biology
Proteomics
Neuroimaging
Pain
Chemical Sciences
Drug Abuse Treatment
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks to facilitate the entry of new-to-NIH investigators into basic chemistry research applied to drug abuse and addiction. It is intended to encourage early career chemists (or chemists new to NIH) to develop probes that aid basic research investigations on drug abuse and/or identify new or better templates as lead compounds with potential for conducting structure activity relationship (SAR)-function studies. Importantly, this includes the identification of new chemical entities (NCEs) with therapeutic potential for drug abuse and addiction. Applicants responding to this FOA should explain their rationale for the proposed work, the inclusion of pharmacologic assessments, and the relationship of the research proposed in the context of a broader medications development pipeline (e.g., Target Identification > Probe/ligand screening > Synthesis of ligands > Assay development > Proof of concept > Lead optimization, etc.).
Appropriate theoretical justification and sound hypotheses should be provided to engender confidence that the project is well thought out and feasible. Researchers interested in seeking funding for developmental research projects within the later stages of medications development, especially those not new to NIH who may already have preliminary data, are referred to other announcements such as PAR-13-270 entitled, "Grand Opportunities in Medications Development".
There are four research areas of particular interest for this FOA as follows:
1. Development of new and innovative molecular probes/ligands for receptors, transporters, ion channels, enzymes or other justifiable neurobiological targets associated with drug addiction and pain.
2. The development of novel ligands for use in neuroimaging studies of addiction issought. New PD/PIs are needed who have the potential to develop novel radioligands for positron emission tomography (PET) and/or single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging in human brain. These radiotracers can be tested initially in preclinical models, but ideally would be used for clinical neuroimaging as potential biomarkers (e.g., PET ligands for receptors, ion channels, enzymes, transporters, etc.).
3. The application of newer areas of research, and their associated technologies. This would include areas such as genomics, transcriptomics (e.g., microarrays), proteomics, metabolomics, or lipidomics in the discovery and identification of new endogenous ligands that play a role in the underlying mechanisms of substance use disorders (SUDs). Data from these projects could be used for the identification and/or development of a diagnostic biomarker associated with drug dependence, or, perhaps, could include the development of a pharmacodynamic biomarker associated with (or ideally predictive of) a potential treatment outcome (good or bad) for drug dependence.
4. Research projects aimed at isolating, identifying, purifying and characterizing new lipid ligands, receptors, transporters, enzymes, etc. for the cannabinoid, vanilloid or other lipid-based targets, would also be supported.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Grand Opportunity in Medications Development for Substance-Use Disorders (U01)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/128375%0a>
07 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
Note: Optional LOIs are due 30 days before the application due date.
The expiration date is September 8, 2016.
Pharmacotherapy
Pharmacology
Substance Abuse
Pharmaceuticals
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to accelerate the development of medication for the treatment of Substance-Use Disorders (SUDs) by encouraging research applications to support a diverse array of preclinical and/or clinical research projects. The goal is to fund medication studies that will have high impact and quickly yield the necessary results to advance medications closer to FDA approval. It is expected that these U01s will be short-term (funded for up to 3 years) and large (up to $5 million per year) cooperative agreements with close monitoring and significant scientific involvement of NIDA staff. This funding opportunity will enable critical medications development studies that would not be feasible using the traditional R01 activity code.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Translational Research in Pediatric and Obstetric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R21)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/131099%0a>
16 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Note: Optional LOIs are due 30 days prior to the applicable receipt date.
The expiration date is August 17, 2016.
Therapy Evaluation
Obstetrics or Gynecology
Child or Maternal Health
Drug Design
Safety
Clinical Research or Studies
Pharmacotherapy
Pharmacology
Pharmaceuticals
Pediatrics
Fetus
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to encourage applications for translational and clinical research as well as clinical trials that will advance our knowledge about the underlying mechanisms of drug action, response, and safety in children at various developmental stages, and in pregnant women and the developing fetus. The overall goals of the FOA are to improve the safety and effectiveness of current drugs for pediatric or obstetric patients, and to enhance the development of new drugs or a safer usage of the existing drugs for tailored therapies to meet emerging clinical needs for these special populations.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Translational Research in Pediatric and Obstetric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R01)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/131101%0a>
16 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Note: Optional LOIs are due 30 days prior to the applicable receipt date.
The expiration date is August 17, 2016.
Therapy Evaluation
Obstetrics or Gynecology
Child or Maternal Health
Drug Design
Safety
Clinical Research or Studies
Pharmacotherapy
Pharmacology
Pharmaceuticals
Pediatrics
Fetus
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to encourage applications for translational and clinical research as well as clinical trials that will advance our knowledge about the underlying mechanisms of drug action, response, and safety in children at various developmental stages, and in pregnant women and the developing fetus. The overall goals of the FOA are to improve the safety and effectiveness of current drugs for pediatric or obstetric patients, and to enhance the development of new drugs or a safer usage of the existing drugs for tailored therapies to meet emerging clinical needs for these special populations.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Translational Research in Pediatric and Obstetric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R03)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/131102%0a>
16 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Note: Optional LOIs are due 30 days prior to the applicable receipt dates.
The expiration date is August 17, 2016.
Therapy Evaluation
Obstetrics or Gynecology
Child or Maternal Health
Drug Design
Safety
Clinical Research or Studies
Pharmacotherapy
Pharmacology
Pharmaceuticals
Pediatrics
The purpose of this FOA is to encourage applications for translational and clinical research as well as clinical trials that will advance our knowledge about the underlying mechanisms of drug action, response, and safety in children at various developmental stages, and/or in pregnant women and the developing fetus. The overall goals of the FOA are to improve the safety and effectiveness of current drugs for pediatric or obstetric patients, and to enhance the development of new drugs or a safer usage of the existing drugs for tailored therapies to meet emerging clinical needs for these special populations.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomic Research Exploratory/Developmental Research Program (R21)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/131169%0a>
16 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission and revision applications are due.
16 Feb 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Mar 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission and revision applications are due.
16 Jun 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Jul 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission and revision applications are due.
16 Jul 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission and revision applications are due.
Note: The expiration date is September 8, 2017.
Genomics
Medical Ethics
Human Genome
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites Exploratory/Developmental Research Program Grant (R21) applications that propose to study the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genome research. Applications should propose exploratory or developmental studies that break new ground or extend previous discoveries in new directions. Of particular interest are studies that explore the implications of new or emerging genomic technologies or novel uses of genomic information.
Components of Participating Organizations:
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID))
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Pregnancy in Women With Disabilities (R21)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/131197%0a>
16 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor All types of new non-AIDS applications are due.
16 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor All types of resubmission and revision non-AIDS applications are due.
Note: Optional LOIs are due 30 days before the application due dates.
The expiration date is January 8, 2017.
Deafness
Pregnancy
Women's Health
Developmental Disabilities
Disabled Assistive Technology
Child or Maternal Health
Blindness
Disabled Social or Recreation Services
Prenatal Care
Parent Education
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages exploratory/developmental research grant (R21) applications to investigate the incidence, course, and outcomes of pregnancy among women with disabilities. Areas of interest also include studies to inform preconceptional and antenatal counseling and strategies for addressing barriers to prenatal care, and management of pregnancy, the puerperium, and the transition to parenthood in order to optimize outcomes for women with physical, intellectual and developmental, and/or sensory disabilities and their families. Applicants are encouraged to include women with disabilities and members of the community in the design and conduct of their research.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Systems Developmental Biology for Understanding Embryonic Development and the Ontogeny of Structural Birth Defects (R01)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/131200%0a>
10 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Note: Optional LOIs are due 30 days before the application due dates.
The expiration date is November 11, 2016.
Biological Sciences
Embryology
Systems Biology
Embryonic Structures
Embryogenesis
Developmental Biology
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to promote systems developmental biology. In the context of this FOA, systems developmental biology is defined as research focused on understanding how biological components work together to produce the complex biological phenomena encompassing embryonic development.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
T2 Translational Research: Research Leading to New Health Care Practices, Community Programs and Policies Affecting Older Persons (R21)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/131260%0a>
07 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
16 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission applications are due.
07 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
16 Feb 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Mar 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission applications are due.
07 May 2017- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
16 Jun 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Jul 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission applications are due.
Note: This PAS expires September 8, 2018.
Health Care
Pharmacology
Geriatrics
Patient Care Management
Gerontology
Patient Care and Education
Elderly Patients
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages exploratory/developmental research projects on translational research (T2) directed towards development of health care practices, community programs and policies, including monitoring and quality improvement for pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches for preventing and treating key health issues affecting the elderly. For the purposes of this FOA, T2 translational research on aging is defined as research to gather information needed to develop or evaluate methods of translating results from clinical studies into everyday clinical practice and health decision making (e.g., adapting an efficacious intervention for application in clinical practice and evaluating its effectiveness in different clinical settings). Methods for T2 translational research include but are not limited to intervention studies, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, outcomes research and implementation research.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
T1 Translational Research: Novel Interventions for Prevention and Treatment of Age-related Conditions (R21)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/131262%0a>
07 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
16 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission applications are due.
07 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
16 Feb 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Mar 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission applications are due.
07 May 2017- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
16 Jun 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Jul 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission applications are due.
Note: This PAS expires September 8, 2018.
Pharmacology
Geriatrics
Gerontology
Elderly Patients
Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary)
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages exploratory/developmental research projects to accelerate the pace of development of novel therapeutics involving biologics, pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches for preventing and treating key health issues affecting the elderly. For the purposes of this FOA, T1 translational research on aging is defined as the application of basic and clinical biomedical findings towards the development of new strategies for prevention and treatment of age-related pathologies.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Research Advancement Award (SC1)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/131324%0a>
07 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
Note: The expiration date is September 8, 2016.
Biomedical Engineering
Behavioral or Social Studies
Health and Medicine
Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary)
The SCORE Program is a developmental program designed to increase the research competitiveness of faculty and research base of institutions with a historical mission or demonstrated commitment to training students from backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research. In addition, eligible institutions must award science degrees to undergraduate (B.S. or B.A.) and/or graduate students (M.S. or Ph.D.) and have received on average less than 6 million dollars (total cost) per year of NIH R01 support in the last 2 fiscal years.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Research Continuance Award (SC3)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/131326%0a>
07 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
Note: The expiration date is September 8, 2016.
Biomedical Engineering
Behavioral or Social Studies
Health and Medicine
Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary)
The SCORE Program is a developmental program designed to increase the research competitiveness of faculty and research base of institutions with a historical mission and/or demonstrated track record of training and graduating students from backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research. In addition, eligible institutions must award science degrees to undergraduate (B.S. or B.A.) and/or graduate students (M.S. or Ph.D.) and have received on average less than 6 million dollars per year of NIH R01 support (total cost) in the last 2 fiscal years.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Molecular and Cellular Substrates of Complex Brain Disorders (R21)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/131629%0a>
07 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor All types of AIDS and AIDS-related applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS new applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS resubmission and revision applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
07 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of AIDS and AIDS-related applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Feb 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS new applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Mar 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS resubmission and revision applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
07 May 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of AIDS and AIDS-related applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Jun 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS new applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Jul 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS resubmission and revision applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
Note: The expiration date is September 8, 2017.
Membrane Structure or Function
Neurotransmitters
Neurological Disorders
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Brain Disorders
Synaptic Transmission
Proteins and Macromolecules
Neurology
Inflammation
Membranes
Bioenergetics
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) uses the R21 mechanism to encourage new research activities directed toward the discovery of the impact of alterations associated with complex brain disorders on the fundamental cellular and molecular substrates of neuronal function. The R21 activity code is intended to encourage exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these projects.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Development of Appropriate Pediatric Formulations and Drug Delivery Systems (R03)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/131676%0a>
07 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
Note: Optional LOIs are due 30 days prior to the application due date(s).
The expiration date is September 8, 2016.
Drug Delivery Systems
Pharmacology
Drug Design
Pharmaceuticals
Pediatrics
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to address different and complementary research needs for the development and acceptability of pediatric drug formulations in different age groups. This FOA also encourages the development of novel drug delivery systems in the pediatric population. Investigators are encouraged to explore approaches and concepts new to the area of pediatric formulation development, testing and use of newly developed techniques superior to the ones currently used in the field.
Specific areas of research interest under this FOA include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Development of innovative technologies and platforms for oral pediatric formulations for poorly soluble drugs, unpalatable drugs, and for drugs requiring reconstitutable dosage forms. These technologies include taste masking and the use of novel excipients.
- Use of a materials science approach to overcome solubility limitations of pediatric drugs, increase bioavailability, decrease excipient exposure, and provide effective taste masking.
- Use of modeling and computational analysis of drug molecules and application of chemometric analysis to determine correlations with experimentally determined values of solubility, stability and taste and to establish the predictive value of computer simulations of new pediatric formulations.
- Development of animal models for taste assessment with comparison to electronic tongue, as well as more traditional sensory analysis in current use.
- Evaluation of methods in current use for taste testing in children including their validity and reliability.
- Development of standardized methods for testing drug formulations in pediatric and adult panels.
- Studies to evaluate the value of electronic tongue to quantify bitterness and taste masking efficiency in the development of pediatric formulations.
- Study of effect of different textures, granularity and smell of dosage forms in the acceptability of pediatric formulations.
- Application of theranostics in pediatrics.
- Determination of the reliability of the Biopharmaceutical Classification System in newborns and young infants.
- Study of the effect in infancy of the functional ontogeny of the gastrointestinal tract and of feedings on the dissolution, solubilization and absorption of different types of pediatric dosage forms.
- Development of methods to study efficacy of bitter blockers/maskers in reducing bitter taste and increasing acceptance.
- Performance of studies on cross-cultural flavor preferences and bitter taste sensitivity in children.
- Performance of psychophysical research on the chemical senses to determine what types of adult sensory panels and methods are most appropriate for predicting acceptance/compliance in the pediatric population.
- Performance of studies on excipients used in pediatric formulations, assessing interaction of excipients with drugs and with other excipients in different pediatric formulations.
- Development of non-invasive devices for evaluating adherence to chronic therapy in life- threatening conditions (e.g., HIV, diabetes, asthma, solid organ transplant patients).
- Development of novel approaches for oral mucosal, transdermal, nasal , ocular and pulmonary drug delivery systems and device technologies.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA Scientific Conference Grant Program (R13)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/132382%0a>
12 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Prior approval (advance permission to apply) in the form of a Letter of Intent is required before submission of an application for conference support.
12 Apr 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Prior approval (advance permission to apply) in the form of a Letter of Intent is required before submission of an application for conference support.
12 Oct 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Prior approval (advance permission to apply) in the form of a Letter of Intent is required before submission of an application for conference support.
12 Apr 2018- Confirmed / sponsor Prior approval (advance permission to apply) in the form of a Letter of Intent is required before submission of an application for conference support.
12 Oct 2018- Confirmed / sponsor Prior approval (advance permission to apply) in the form of a Letter of Intent is required before submission of an application for conference support.
12 Apr 2019- Confirmed / sponsor Prior approval (advance permission to apply) in the form of a Letter of Intent is required before submission of an application for conference support.
11 Oct 2019- Confirmed / sponsor Prior approval (advance permission to apply) in the form of a Letter of Intent is required before submission of an application for conference support.
Varies- Confirmed / sponsor Prior approval (advance permission to apply) in the form of a Letter of Intent is required before submission of an application for conference support. Advance permission to submit an application must be requested early in the process and must be submitted no later than 8 weeks before the selected application due date. Letter(s) of Intent received after 8 weeks prior to the application submission date will not be accepted.
Note: The expiration date is October 12, 2019.
Pharmacotherapy
Public Health
Pharmacy
Food Sciences
Pharmacology
Food Safety
Pharmaceuticals
The purpose of the FDA (R13) Scientific Conference Grant Program is to facilitate the provision of federal financial assistance in support of small conferences and scientific meetings clearly aligned with the FDA mission. The FDA recognizes the value of supporting high quality, small conferences and scientific meetings relevant to its mission and to the public health. A small conference or scientific meeting is defined as a symposium, seminar, workshop, or any formal meeting, whether conducted face-to-face or virtually to exchange information and explore a defined subject, issue, or area of concern impacting the public's health within the scope of the FDA's mission. Permission to submit a conference grant application does not assure funding or funding at the level requested. FDA will not issue a conference grant award unless it can be issued before the conference start date.
Components of Participating Organizations:
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER)
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH)
Center for Tobacco Products (CTP)
Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM)
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)
National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR)
Office of the Commissioner (OC)
Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA)
Library of Congress (LOC)
John W. Kluge Center
Jay I. Kislak Fellowship for the Study of the History and Cultures of the Early Americas (Kislak Fellowship)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/133815%0a>
15 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
American Studies
Sociology
Ethnography
Culture
History
Linguistics or Philology
Cartography
Bibliographic Project
Archaeology
Ethnohistory
The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress offers two short-term fellowships annually for independent scholars, students, and college and university faculty to conduct research based on items from the Kislak Collection. The Kislak Collection is a major collection of rare books, manuscripts, historic documents, maps and art of the Americas donated to the Library of Congress by the Jay I. Kislak Foundation of Miami Lakes, Fla. The collection contains some of the earliest records of indigenous peoples in North America and superb objects from the discovery, contact, and colonial periods, especially for Florida, the Caribbean, and Mesoamerica.
The Kislak Fellows Program supports scholarly research that contributes significantly to a greater understanding of the history and cultures of the Americas. It provides an opportunity for a period of 3 months of concentrated use of materials from the Kislak Collection and other collections of the Library of Congress, through full-time residency at the Library. The program supports research projects in the disciplines of archaeology, history, cartography, epigraphy, linguistics, ethno-history, ethnography, bibliography and sociology, with particular emphasis on Florida, the circum-Caribbean region and Mesoamerica. We encourage interdisciplinary projects that combine disciplines in novel and productive ways.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Center of Excellence for Research on Complementary and Integrative Health (P01)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/136543%0a>
07 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
25 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New, renewal, resubmission, and revision applications are due.
07 May 2017- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
25 May 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New, renewal, resubmission, and revision applications are due.
07 Sep 2017- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
25 Sep 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New, renewal, resubmission, and revision applications are due.
Note: Optional Letter of Intent Due Date(s): 30 days prior to the application due date
The open date (earliest submission date) is December 25, 2016. The expiration date is January 8, 2020.
Holistic Medicine
Alternative Medicine
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages the submission of applications that requires multi-project, synergistic collaboration between outstanding scientists that blends multiple research approaches by multi-disciplinary research teams. This Center of Excellence for Research on Complementary and Integrative Health (CERCIH) program is designed to support three or more highly meritorious projects that can offer significant scientific advantages and "synergy" that could not be achieved by supporting the same projects as individual research grants. Each CERCIH must be focused on questions of high relevance to the mission of NCCIH.
United States Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (USAF)
United States Air Force Academy (USAFA)
Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (PASCC)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/136822%0a>
09 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Continuous- Confirmed / sponsor This announcement remains open until superseded. White papers and proposals are reviewed and evaluated as they are received and may be submitted at any time; however, there is an initial preference for white papers over full applications/proposals. The white paper submission process is discussed in section IV of this BAA. Proposals will be due according to specific instructions contained in a separate RFP notice resulting from favorable white paper evaluations or calls issued against this BAA. Calls may be placed against this BAA and specific information related to due dates will be provided in each call.
Varies- Confirmed / sponsor The due date for proposals will be 30 days after a formal request for proposal has been sent to the submitter of the selected white paper(s).
Countermeasures
Biological Sciences
Economics
Defense Planning Policy
Public Policy
Political Science
National Security
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Chemical Sciences
The United States Air Force's Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) in partnership with the PASCC is announcing to business and academia the intent to solicit research white papers and proposals for Department of Defense (DoD) research efforts through this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). This strategy provides USAFA an acquisition tool to support the USAFA/PASCC efforts with the flexibility to solicit proposals and make awards supporting research technologies to meet present and future DoD research needs as technology issues are identified. USAFA invites white papers and proposals for research in many broad areas.
This BAA's primary objective is to attract outstanding researchers and scholars who will investigate topics of interest to the security studies community. Investigations and research will focus on expanding knowledge related to countering weapons of mass destruction and weapons of mass effect (WMD/WME). The program solicits innovative proposals for research on WMD/WME counterproliferation, nonproliferation, and strategy to be conducted during the 2016-2021 timeframe.
In this BAA, the phrase "security studies research" refers to investigations in all disciplines, fields, and domains that (1) are involved in expanding knowledge for national defense, and (2) could potentially improve policy and international relations for combating WMD/WME. Disciplines include, but are not limited to: political science, sociology, history, biology, chemistry, physics, economics, homeland defense, and public policy.
In addition, specific research and dialogues of particular interest are:
i. Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and weapons of mass effect (WME)
ii. Future technologies of mass effect
iii. WMD/WME employment methodologies and delivery systems within the fundamental realm
iv. Management, prevention, and response mechanisms/regimes
v. Multi-domain threats to strategic stability.
United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (OS)
Office of High Energy Physics (OHEP)
Research Opportunities in High Energy Physics
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/138407%0a>
23 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
20 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Theoretical Physics
Particle Physics
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Particle Detectors
Astronomy
High Energy Physics
Particle Accelerators
The mission of the High Energy Physics (HEP) program is to understand how the universe works at its most fundamental level, which is done by discovering the elementary constituents of matter and energy, probing the interactions between them, and exploring the basic nature of space and time.
The HEP program focuses on three scientific frontiers:
- The Energy Frontier, where powerful accelerators are used to create new particles, reveal their interactions, and investigate fundamental forces;
- The Intensity Frontier, where intense particle beams and highly sensitive detectors are used to pursue alternate pathways to investigate fundamental forces and particle interactions by studying events that occur rarely in nature, and to provide precision measurements of these phenomena; and
- The Cosmic Frontier, where non-accelerator-based experiments observe the cosmos and detect cosmic particles, making measurements of natural phenomena that can provide information about the nature of dark matter, dark energy, and other fundamental properties of the Universe that impact our understanding of matter and energy.
Together, these three interrelated and complementary discovery frontiers offer the opportunity to answer some of the most basic questions about the world around us. Also integral to the mission of HEP are three cross-cutting research areas that enable new scientific opportunities by developing the necessary tools and methods for discoveries:
- Theoretical Particle Physics, where the vision and mathematical framework for understanding and extending the knowledge of particles, forces, space-time, and the universe are developed;
- Accelerator Science and Technology Research and Development, where the technologies and basic science needed to design, build, and operate the accelerator facilities essential for making new discoveries are developed; and
- Particle Detector Research and Development, where the technologies and basic science needed to design, build, and operate the detector facilities essential for making new discoveries are developed.
All grant applications should address specific research goals in one or more of these six research subprograms.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects for Prevention and Management of Healthcare-Associated Infections (R18)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/138963%0a>
25 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Note: This PA expires September 26, 2016.
Disease Control
Health Services Delivery
Health Facilities Studies
Health Care Administration
Health Care
Infectious Diseases or Agents
Disease Prevention
This FOA issued by AHRQ solicits grant applications for funding to conduct Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects (R18) that propose to address strategies and approaches for prevention, reduction, and effective management of HAIs. The following are broad areas of HAI research:
1. Development, demonstration, implementation, and evaluation of strategies and approaches for prevention and management of HAIs.
2. Research regarding adoption and implementation (including sustainment and spread/scale-up) of evidence-based approaches for prevention of HAIs.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE)
Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Biological Anthropology Program - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (BA-DDRIG)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/139824%0a>
09 Mar 2017- Confirmed / sponsor
09 Nov 2017- Confirmed / sponsor
11 Jul 2018- Confirmed / sponsor
14 Mar 2019- Confirmed / sponsor
14 Nov 2019- Confirmed / sponsor
09 Jul 2020- Confirmed / sponsor
Note: All deadline area at 5 p.m. proposer's local time.
Evolution
Primatology
Evolutionary Biology
Paleontology
Anatomy
Archaeology
Human Genome
Physical Anthropology
Genetics
Ecology
The Biological Anthropology Program supports multifaceted research which advances scientific knowledge of human biology and ecology, including understanding of our evolutionary history and mechanisms which have shaped human and nonhuman primate biological diversity. Supported research focuses on living and fossil forms of both human and nonhuman primates, addressing time scales ranging from the short-term to evolutionary, encompassing multiple levels of organization and analysis (molecular and organismal, to the population and ecosystem scales), and conducted in field, laboratory, and captive research environments. Areas of inquiry which promote understanding of the evolution, biology, and adaptability of our diverse species include, but are not limited to, human genetic and epigenetic variation and relationships to phenotype; human and nonhuman primate ecology, socioecology, functional anatomy and skeletal biology; human and nonhuman primate paleontology; and the anthropological science of forensics. Multidisciplinary research which fully integrates biological anthropology with other anthropological fields, such as bioarchaeological or biocultural research, also receives support through the Program.
The Program contributes to the integration of education and basic research through support of dissertation projects conducted by doctoral students enrolled in U.S. universities. This solicitation specifically addresses the preparation and evaluation of proposals for such Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI) Grants. Dissertation research projects in all of the subareas of biological anthropology, whether conducted in specialized facilities or field settings, are eligible for support through these grants. These awards are intended to enhance and improve the conduct of dissertation research by doctoral students who are pursuing research in biological anthropology that enhances basic scientific knowledge.
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS)
Graduate Student Fellowships
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/140039%0a>
15 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Agriculture and Food Sciences
Life Sciences
Social Sciences
Law
Arts and Humanities
Engineering
Science and Society
Natural and Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Technology
Physical Sciences
Energy Sciences
Area Studies
The NDIAS is dedicated to fostering and supporting integrative scholarship addressing ultimate questions at the intersection of the arts, engineering, humanities, law, and formal, natural, and social sciences, especially those that transcend disciplinary boundaries.
The NDIAS encourages graduate student applicants to include questions of values in their analyses, to integrate diverse disciplines, and to ask how their findings advance civilization. The Institute offers its fellows the opportunity to engage not only in analysis but also in evaluating what should be done, to analyze the world in substantive and collaborative ways, and to think through the implications of present behavior for the future of the world.
As a collaborative academic community, the Institute cultivates the contemplative ideal that is an essential factor in the Catholic intellectual tradition and vital for the progression of scholarship. The greatest advances do not occur in solitude, but in the company of others who share a passion for advancement and are open to dialogue and collaboration.
The NDIAS encourages graduate students to address ultimate questions and questions of value while a member of the Institute's academic community.
The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study is a residential institute that values collegial interaction and a vibrant intellectual exchange on major issues and questions of value. The greatest advances do not occur in solitude, but in the company of others who share a passion for advancement and are open to dialogue and collaboration.
Fellows are expected to be free of their regular commitments and to have their primary office at the Institute so they may devote themselves full time to the work outlined in their proposal and participate fully in the engaging and cooperative community of scholars at the Institute.
All NDIAS Fellows are expected to reside in the South Bend area and to remain in residence at the University of Notre Dame during the period of their fellowship (except for vacation periods, holidays, and University breaks). To facilitate their creativity and productivity, Fellows attend twice-weekly seminars and other events hosted by the Institute, present their research twice each semester at the Institute's weekly seminars, and engage the University community intellectually in a distinctive and appropriate manner.
While in residence, NDIAS Fellows are invited to actively participate in the intellectual and cultural community at Notre Dame. Additionally, there are many opportunities to engage with colleagues and scholars from the University of Notre Dame, from universities in Chicago and nearby, and with guest speakers through the Institute's additional events.
Fellows are asked to continue the tradition of participating in NDIAS sponsored events including colloquia, conferences and symposia.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Utilizing the PLCO Biospecimens Resource to Bridge Gaps in Cancer Etiology and Early Detection Research (U01)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/141050%0a>
16 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
15 Feb 2017- Confirmed / sponsor
15 Aug 2017- Confirmed / sponsor
15 Feb 2018- Confirmed / sponsor
15 Aug 2018- Confirmed / sponsor
Note: Optional LOIs are due 30 days before the application due date.
The open date (earliest submission date) is January 17, 2016. The expiration date is August 16, 2018.
Prostate Cancer
Biomarkers
Cancer or Carcinogenesis
Colorectal Cancer
Ovarian Cancer
Lung Cancer
Biomedical Research Resources
Etiology
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), encourages the submission of grant applications that propose to advance research in cancer etiology and early detection biomarkers, utilizing the advantages of the unique biorepository resources of the NCI-sponsored Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer (PLCO) Screening Trial. The PLCO Biorepository offers high-quality, prospectively collected, serial pre-diagnostic blood samples from the PLCO-screened arm participants, and a onetime collection of buccal cells from the control arm participants. Available data associated with the biospecimens includes demographic, diet, lifestyle, smoking, screening results, and clinical data. This FOA supports a wide range of cancer research including, but not limited to, biochemical and genetic analyses of cancer risk, as well as discovery and validation of early detection biomarkers. The proposed research project must involve use of PLCO biospecimens; additionally, it should also take advantage of the unique characteristics of the PLCO biospecimens. Research projects that do not involve the use of PLCO biospecimens will not be supported under this FOA.
United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
ARPA-E Fellowships
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/143070%0a>
01 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
15 Apr 2017- Anticipated / sponsor
Note: ARPA-E anticipates that hiring for the Fellows position will occur on a bi-annual basis, in the spring and late-fall.
ARPA-E will contact candidates of interest for an initial phone interview.
Operations Research
Physics
Mathematics
Civil Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Energy Technology
Chemical Sciences
Geology
Biological Sciences
Earth Sciences
Computer and Information Sciences
Nuclear Engineering
Bioengineering
Atmospheric Sciences
Architectural Engineering
Energy Sciences
Systems Engineering
Computer Engineering
Environmental Engineering
ARPA-E is looking for the next generation of scientific leaders to help solve the most pressing and exciting challenges in energy. The Fellows assist the agency in identifying possible breakthrough energy technologies through technical and economic analyses. During their two-year tenure, ARPA-E Fellows undergo a full-immersion experience in energy technology development, engaging with world-class researchers in academia and industry, entrepreneurs, and government officials.
Responsibilities:
Independent energy technology development
- Perform primary technical and economic analyses to identify high-impact technologies and white spaces for the agency.
- Learn from and brainstorm with experts in a variety of fields.
- Publish original research papers and reviews.
- Attend and present at conferences.
Program Director support
- Help develop future programs through technical analysis, discussions, debate, and workshops.
- Support existing programs through technical and economic analyses and on-site visits to current project teams.
Organizational support
- Develop technical content for the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit.
-Contribute to the strategic direction and vision of the agency.
- Review proposals for funding opportunities.
ARPA-E Fellows do not perform laboratory research or directly engage in policymaking.
Duty station is ARPA-E headquarters, in Washington, DC.
Smithsonian Institution (SI)
National Zoological Park
Veterinary Preceptorship
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/143968%0a>
17 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Zoology
Zoological Park
Medical Education
Veterinary Medicine
Students will attend rounds and participate in the diagnosis and treatment of species in a zoological setting. A mentored project (research, teaching module, case presentation, etc) is to be completed during the externship. Research opportunities exist and may be available pending student interests, time constraints, and funding availability.
Students will participate in all facets of the medical program at the National Zoo's facility. Students are expected to review medical records in preparation for procedures, complete reading as assigned by clinicians, perform physical examinations on a variety of zoological species, and participate in procedures on a supervised basis dependent on the medical situation as well as preceptor knowledge and competency. Students will be involved in developing anesthetic protocols as well as monitoring and recording anesthetic procedures. Students will also gain exposure to the Daniject remote delivery system.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES/DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This is an opportunity wherein the preceptor will support the Department of Wildlife Health Sciences. Through this Preceptorship, preceptors will:
- Gain experience by participating in all facets of the medical program at the National Zoo's facility.
- Learn to review medical records in preparation for procedures, complete reading as assigned by clinicians, and perform physical examinations on a variety of zoological species.
- Gain experience in procedures on a supervised basis dependent on the medical situation as well as preceptor knowledge and competency
- Learn in developing anesthetic protocols as well as monitoring and recording anesthetic procedures.
- Gain exposure to the Daniject remote delivery system
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Implications of New Digital Media Use for Underage Drinking, Drinking-Related Behaviors, and Prevention Research (R21)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/145171%0a>
07 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
Note: The expiration date is September 8, 2016.
Mass Media
Adolescent Health
Alcoholism Prevention
Behavioral Medicine
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages R21 research grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to investigate whether, and how, heavy involvement in new digital media usage, particularly social media and social networking sites, may influence adolescent alcohol use and drinking patterns, as well as drinking-related problems. This FOA also encourages applications proposing to explore the ways in which new digital media may be utilized as platforms for preventive interventions aimed at underage drinking and related problems.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R21)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/145903%0a>
07 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
Note: The expiration date is September 8, 2016.
Rural Health
Public Health
Behavioral or Social Studies
Public Policy
Health Behavior
Health Care
Minority Health
Disease Prevention
Health of Underserved Populations
The purpose of this FOA is to encourage behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U.S. population. Health disparities between, on the one hand, racial/ethnic populations, lower socioeconomic classes, and rural residents and, on the other hand, the overall U.S. population are major public health concerns. Emphasis is placed on research in and among three broad areas of action: 1) public policy, 2) health care, and 3) disease/disability prevention. Particular attention is given to reducing "health gaps" among groups. Applications that utilize an interdisciplinary approach, investigate multiple levels of analysis, incorporate a life-course perspective, and/or employ innovative methods such as systems science or community-based participatory research are particularly encouraged.
Components of Participating Organizations:
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Eye Institute (NEI)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Mechanisms of Alcohol and Stimulant Co-Addiction (R21)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/146499%0a>
07 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
16 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission and revision applications are due.
07 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
Note: The expiration date is January 8, 2017.
Alcohol or Alcoholism
Substance Abuse
Neurobiology
Behavioral or Social Studies
Behavioral Medicine
Addictions
Genetics
This FOA encourages R21 applications from institutions/organizations that propose to study the neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms that might explain how alcohol and stimulants interact at genetic, epigenetic, cellular, neurocircuitry and behavioral levels to promote co-addiction.
Areas of research interest include but are not limited to:
- Identifying genetic and epigenetic factors that underlie the joint vulnerability to alcohol and stimulant addiction.
- Determining whether the reinforcement induced by the combination of alcohol and stimulants is additive or synergistic.
- Determining whether the combined use of alcohol and stimulants diminishes negative effects associated with either substance.
- Identifying the common or distinct molecular pathways, circuitry and neurotransmitter systems that mediate alcohol and stimulant co-use and addiction.
- Determination of the functional roles of glutamate, opioid, and cannabinoid receptor systems in concurrent alcohol and stimulant use and addiction.
- Examining the role of cross-tolerance as a common mechanisms underlying alcohol and stimulant (specifically, amphetamine, methamphetamine, and caffeine) co-addiction
- Examining the role of conditioned cues and their interactions in concurrent alcohol and stimulant use and addiction.
- Examination of discriminative stimuli for alcohol and stimulants and determining whether these stimuli interact to promote alcohol and stimulant use and relapse.
- Determining how neuroimmune factors regulate the neurotransmitter and neuropeptide systems involved in alcohol and stimulant co-addiction and how alcohol and stimulant co-use can influence neuroimmune factors or associated transductions pathways in targeted brain areas.
- Identifying neuroadaptations that occur in the presence of alcohol and stimulant co-use and addiction.
Components of Participating Organizations:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Smithsonian Institution (SI)
National Zoological Park
Asia Trail Keeper Internship
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/147119%0a>
Continuous- Confirmed / sponsor Beginning in 2016, the Asia Trail Animal Keeper Internship will run on a rolling schedule and interns will be accepted as positions become available throughout the year, with no specific application deadline.
Animal Nutrition
Zoological Park
Environmental Education
Animal Husbandry
Animal Welfare
Wildlife
Smithsonian's National Zoological Park provides the opportunity for interns to gain experience in the zoo keeping field by participating in daily animal keeper activities including animal husbandry, nutrition, enrichment and training, and visitor education. Asia Trail, which features a variety of Asian carnivores, is seeking applicants for consideration to serve as interns for 2016 spring, summer, and fall sessions.
Through this internship, interns will:
- Learn alongside professional animal care staff basic animal husbandry including cleaning exhibits, preparing food and enrichment activities, and assisting with environmental enhancements.
- Learn formal and informal interpretive educational programs for visitors.
- Learn how to develop and implement animal enrichment programs.
- Learn and follow animal/keeper safety guidelines, operations, and polices.
- Learn USDA and AZA guidelines, NZP directives, procedures and protocols and other related literature.
- Develop or select a project to complete during the internship.
- At the end of the internship, present a short summary of your project to Asia Trail staff
Strong preference will be given to those with a sincere desire in becoming an animal keeper.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Establishing Outcome Measures for Clinical Studies of Oral and Craniofacial Diseases and Conditions (R21)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/147602%0a>
07 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
16 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission applications are due.
07 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
16 Feb 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Mar 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission applications are due.
07 May 2017- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
16 Jun 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Jul 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission applications are due.
Note: Optional LOIs are due 30 days before the application due dates.
The expiration date is September 8, 2018.
Oral Diseases
Dentistry
Craniofacial Disorders
Behavioral or Social Studies
Epidemiology
Behavioral Medicine
Biostatistics
Clinical Research or Studies
Preventive Dentistry
Outcomes Research (Medical)
The goal of this funding opportunity announcement is to support the development of well-founded outcome measures, including establishing their reliability and validity, for clinical studies of oral and craniofacial diseases and conditions. Acceptable methodologies for developing or validating measures may include observational or natural history studies designed to collect essential data for future studies, such as establishing the frequency of treatment complications in a population, as long as the study proposed in the application also develops or validates companion outcome measures. These could include patient-centered outcomes or clinical measures. It is expected that multi-disciplinary teams with the necessary expertise (such as experts in oral health, behavioral sciences, epidemiology, biostatistics and/or clinical studies design) will be needed to design and conduct successful studies. Any treatments would be standard of care provided by regular caregivers and observed. Applications can include assessments of multiple measures. This announcement does not allow for interventional research or longitudinal studies proposing to validate biomarkers of disease progression.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Exploratory Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions for NCCAM High Priority Research Topics (R34)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/151383%0a>
10 Jun 2016- Confirmed / sponsor New and resubmission applications are due.
07 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
09 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor New and resubmission applications are due.
11 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor New and resubmission applications are due.
07 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
10 Feb 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New and resubmission applications are due.
10 Feb 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New and resubmission applications are due.
07 May 2017- Confirmed / sponsor AIDS and AIDS-related applications are due.
10 Jun 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New and resubmission applications are due.
10 Jun 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New and resubmission applications are due.
Note: The expiration date is September 8, 2017.
Clinical Trial
Alternative Medicine
The goal of this funding opportunity is to support early phase clinical trials of mind and body approaches for conditions that have been identified by NCCAM as high priority research topics. This funding opportunity is intended to support exploratory clinical trials, which will provide data that are critical for the planning and design of a subsequent controlled cohort study, clinical efficacy or effectiveness study, or a pragmatic trial. The data collected should be used to fill gaps in scientific knowledge necessary to develop a competitive full-scale clinical trial. This FOA is not appropriate for support of randomized clinical trials to test or determine efficacy or effectiveness. Applications that propose solely to write a protocol or manual of operations or to develop infrastructure for a clinical trial are not appropriate for this announcement. The subsequent larger trial should have the potential to make a significant impact on public health.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Workers' Compensation Surveillance
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/152188%0a>
29 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Note: The expiration date is August 30, 2016.
Occupational Health and Safety
Surveys and Survey Research
The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to compile, analyze, and disseminate workers' compensation (WC) data to promote the prevention of occupational injuries, illnesses, fatalities, and exposures to hazards within the states and throughout the nation. The WC Surveillance Cooperative Agreements are intended to provide state health and state WC agencies and other eligible organizations and businesses the resources to initiate or expand state-based WC surveillance and intervention activities.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
State Occupational Health and Safety Surveillance Program (U60)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/153715%0a>
15 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
15 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Note: The expiration date is September 16, 2016.
Occupational Health and Safety
Injury Prevention
Injury
Safety
Environment (Health or Safety or Medical)
Occupational health and safety (OH) surveillance is the ascertainment and tracking of work-related injuries, illnesses, hazards, or exposures. OH surveillance includes population/group- and case-based approaches and activities. Occupational surveillance data are used to identify state priorities and guide efforts to improve and protect worker safety and health; monitor statistical and other trends and progress over time; and to develop prevention intervention recommendations.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Patient Safety in the Context of Perinatal, Neonatal, and Pediatric Care (R21)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/154472%0a>
07 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor All types of AIDS and AIDS-related applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS new applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS resubmission and revision applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
07 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of AIDS and AIDS-related applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Feb 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS new applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Mar 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS resubmission and revision applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
07 May 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of AIDS and AIDS-related applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Jun 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS new applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Jul 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS resubmission and revision applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
Note: Optional LOIs are due 30 days before application due dates.
The expiration date is September 8, 2017.
Perinatology
Patient Care Management
Neonatal Disorders
Safety
Neonatology
Perinatal Disorders
Perinatal Health
Pediatrics
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages a wide range of collaborative research projects related to patient safety in the context of perinatal, neonatal and pediatric care both in routine hospital settings and in the intensive care units. The FOA welcomes applications related to (but not limited to): the epidemiology of various domains of medical errors and consequent patient harm; assessing the factors at various levels that contribute to such errors; and intervention strategies at individual, systems, and institutional levels to help reduce and eliminate medical errors. It is anticipated that knowledge gained from these projects will help develop strategies to deliver highest quality of healthcare to all newborn infants and children with utmost safety and effectiveness.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Patient Safety in the Context of Perinatal, Neonatal, and Pediatric Care (R03)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/154520%0a>
07 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor All types of AIDS and AIDS-related applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS new applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS resubmission and revision applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
07 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of AIDS and AIDS-related applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Feb 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS new applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Mar 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS resubmission and revision applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
07 May 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of AIDS and AIDS-related applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Jun 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS new applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
16 Jul 2017- Confirmed / sponsor All types of non-AIDS resubmission and revision applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due.
Note: Optional LOIs are due 30 days before application due dates.
The expiration date is September 8, 2017.
Perinatology
Pediatric Surgery
Patient Care Management
Neonatal Disorders
Safety
Neonatology
Patient Care and Education
Perinatal Disorders
Perinatal Health
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages a wide range of collaborative research projects related to patient safety in the context of perinatal, neonatal and pediatric care both in routine hospital settings and in the intensive care units. The FOA welcomes applications related to (but not limited to): the epidemiology of various domains of medical errors and consequent patient harm; assessing the factors at various levels that contribute to such errors; and intervention strategies at individual, systems, and institutional levels to help reduce and eliminate medical errors. It is anticipated that knowledge gained from these projects will help develop strategies to deliver highest quality of healthcare to all newborn infants and children with utmost safety and effectiveness.
Novo Nordisk Fonden / Novo Nordisk Foundation
Exploratory Pre-Seed Grants
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/154909%0a>
05 Apr 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
13 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Note: Application system opens September 1, 2016
Medical Treatment
Medical Diagnosis
Life Sciences
Disease Prevention
Medical Devices
Biotechnology
Biomedical Research (Multidisciplinary)
The exploratory pre-seed program is a stimulus fund established to accelerate commercialization of biomedical research findings and development of novel technologies within the life sciences. The goal of an exploratory pre-seed grant is to stimulate entrepreneurship and to explore the potential of research findings at a very early stage (pre-seed), and to prepare the project for a full pre-seed grant at a later stage.
The program seeks to support application-oriented research and to test new ideas that may lead to the development of new medical treatments, disease prevention, devices and diagnostic methods as well as new industrial biotechnology in the life science area.
Projects receiving exploratory pre-seed grants will at a later stage be eligible for NNF pre-seed grants (administered by Novo Seeds).
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Pilot Services Research Grants Not Involving Interventions (R34)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/160803%0a>
16 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission and revision applications are due.
16 Feb 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Mar 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission and revision applications are due.
16 Jun 2017- Confirmed / sponsor New applications are due.
16 Jul 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Resubmission and revision applications are due.
Note: Optional LOIs are due 30 days prior to application due date.
Expiration Date: September 8, 2018
Mental Health Services
Medical Informatics
Outcomes Research (Medical)
Mental Health
Medical Methodologies or Procedures
Program Evaluation (health sciences)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage pilot research consistent with NIMH priorities for services research studies that are not immediate precursors to the development and testing of services interventions. While NIMH has moved to supporting all interventions research under FOAs that require use of an experimental therapeutics model, there is recognition that some important areas of mental health services research fall outside of that domain and have the potential to make significant contributions to advancing NIMH priorities and objectives. These areas include: 1) studies to identify mutable factors that impact access, utilization, quality, financing, outcomes including disparities in outcomes, or scalability of mental health services, which may serve as targets in future intervention development; 2) development and testing of new research tools, measures, or methods; or 3) testing the feasibility of integrating existing data sets to understand factors affecting access, quality or outcomes of care.
Studies focused on the development and preliminary testing of services interventions (e.g., pilot testing of patient-, provider-, organizational-, or systems- level services interventions to improve care quality, coordination, outcomes, delivery, or scalability) should be submitted under RFA-MH-16-410.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Research Centers for Cancer Systems Biology Consortium (U54)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/161101%0a>
09 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
09 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
20 Mar 2017- Confirmed / sponsor
20 Apr 2017- Confirmed / sponsor
Note: The open dates (earliest submission dates) are August 9, 2016; and March 20, 2017. The expiration date is April 21, 2017.
Oncology
Cancer or Carcinogenesis
Cancer Biology
Metastasis
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) will fund a new Cancer Systems Biology Consortium (CSBC) that includes U54 CSBC Research Centers, a Coordinating Center (to be supported under companion U24 RFA-CA-15-015) and other related research projects supported through the U01 mechanism. The CSBC initiative aims to address challenges of complexity in basic and translational cancer research through the use of experimental biology combined with in silico modeling, multi-dimensional data analysis, and systems engineering.
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites U54 cooperative agreement applications for Research Centers that utilize systems biology approaches to build predictive models of cancer initiation, progression and metastasis. CSBC Research Centers will consist of interdisciplinary teams of scientists (e.g., engineers, chemists, computer scientists, mathematicians, physicists) and cancer researchers (e.g., cancer biologists, oncologists, pathologists) who collaborate to advance our understanding of cancer biology and oncology. CSBC Research Centers proposed in response to this FOA must demonstrate explicit integration of experimental biology and computational modeling to test and validate novel hypotheses or ideas of high importance in cancer research. In addition to the major research components, the Research Center will be required to develop an outreach effort in cancer systems biology aligned with the goals of the Research Center and the CSBC.
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE)
Building Performance Awards
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/161214%0a>
15 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Energy Efficiency
Construction Engineering
Engineering Education
Lighting System Design
Civil Engineering
Building Performance Awards are presented in the following categories:
- Building Performance Champion
The Building Performance Champion is chosen from the category winners and will be presented to the team, project or product that, in the opinion of the Judges, has made the most outstanding contribution and commitment to achieving improved building performance.
- Building Performance Consultancy
Divided into three categories, for the first time, upto 100 employees, 101-1000 employees and over 1000 employees, this award recognises the consultancy which has demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the design or refurbishment of buildings to meet client expectations of performance, including occupant satisfaction, comfort and energy performance, throughout the operating life.
- Building Performance Training Programme
This Award will be presented to the organisation that can demonstrate how a training initiative, innovation or programme has had a significant effect upon staff skills and development, resulting in a positive impact on the performance of buildings through design, construction, commissioning or operation.
- Collaborative Working Partnership
This Award recognises examples of collaborative working that have delivered outstanding outcomes on one or more new build or refurbishment projects. It rewards integrated processes such as BIM that deliver comfortable, sustainable, low carbon, energy efficient buildings that satisfy the needs of the organisations and people who use them.
- Energy Management Initiative
This will be awarded to the building owner or occupier who demonstrates the most effective initiative or strategy for managing energy use to achieve outstanding building performance in their building or building portfolio. This will include delivering substantially reduced energy consumption and carbon emissions without compromising overall user satisfaction.
- Facilities Management Team
This Award recognises the achievements of the facilities management (FM) team, whether in-house or out-sourced, who delivers outstanding building performance from an individual building, a site with several buildings or a portfolio of assets. This will include delivering the comfort levels and working conditions required by users, whilst demonstrating substantially reduced carbon emissions, energy and water consumption, and effective waste management.
- Lighting for Building Performance
This Award recognises the lighting system or innovative lighting design that delivers the required illumination levels, outstanding lighting quality and working conditions for building users or occupants, and most effectively demonstrates energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions.
- Products and Innovations
These Awards recognises outstanding new products or innovations that will make significant contributions to improving building performance.
- Project of the Year - Commercial/ Industrial
This Award recognises the new build or refurbishment of a Commercial or Industrial building that most effectively demonstrates high levels of user satisfaction and comfort whilst delivers outstanding measured building performance, energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions. Examples of buildings suitable for this category include, but are not limited to, office buildings, warehouses and data centres.
- Project of the Year - Leisure
This Award recognises the new build or refurbishment of a building within the Leisure sector that most effectively demonstrates high levels of user satisfaction and comfort; and delivers outstanding measured building performance, energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions. Examples of buildings that would be suitable for this category include, but are not limited to, entertainment and sporting facilities, restaurants, bars and hotels.
- Project of the Year - Public Use
This Award recognises the new build or refurbishment of a public use building that most effectively demonstrates high levels of user satisfaction and comfort; and delivers outstanding measured building performance, energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions. Examples of buildings that would be suitable for this category include, but are not limited to, education, healthcare, and other government and local authority buildings.
- Project of the Year - Residential
This Award recognises the new build or refurbishment of a building within the Residential sector that most effectively demonstrates high levels of user satisfaction and comfort and delivers outstanding measured building performance, energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions. Examples of buildings that would be suitable for this category include, but are not limited to, residential developments and refurbishment projects.
- Project of the Year - Retail
This Award recognises the new build or refurbishment project within the Retail sector that most effectively demonstrates high levels of user satisfaction and comfort and delivers outstanding measured building performance, energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions. Examples of buildings that would be suitable for this category include, but are not limited to, supermarkets, department stores and other retail buildings.
- Project of the Year - International
This Award recognises the project (new or refurbished) from outside the UK, that most effectively demonstrates high levels of user satisfaction and comfort and outstanding measured building performance, energy efficiency and reduced carbon emissions.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
International Future Energy Challenge
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/161348%0a>
14 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Energy Efficiency
Energy Technology
Electrical Engineering or Electronics
Energy Engineering
Electric Power Conversion
IFEC is an international student competition for innovation, conservation, and effective use of electrical energy. Proposals regarding "High Power Density AC-DC Converter" are now being accepted for consideration for the 2016 Competition.
Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
Grants
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/161704%0a>
31 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor
American History
Public Policy
Penology
Urban Studies
Social Sciences
Arts and Humanities
Natural and Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Technology
International Affairs
International Relations or Diplomacy
Mass Communication
Popular Culture
History
Social Welfare
Ethics
Engineering
Food Sciences
Criminal Justice
Health and Medicine
Energy Sciences
The foundation targets projects with a social policy application on either a global or local level.
The foundation's Aim and Mission are
- to support emerging scholars through small grants
- to promote scholarship with a social policy application
- to encourage projects that address contemporary issues in the social sciences
Applications are evaluated based on the Trustees' assessment of criteria such as: feasibility, applicability, originality, methodology, theoretically informed or empirically rich research and letters of recommendation. No specific weight is given to any one area. Proposals are evaluated based on overall merit of all aspects of the application.
<i>Special Awards</i>
Each year, the Trustees issue special monetary awards for outstanding projects in certain areas. These awards cannot be applied for directly, and are only granted at the discretion of the Trustees.
Special Awards are offered for research in the following areas and currently recipients receive an additional $1,500 unless otherwise noted:
- Donald R. Cressey Award: For the most outstanding project in Criminal Justice and Penology practices.
- Eli Ginzberg Award: For the most outstanding project in Health and Welfare, particularly in urban settings.
- Harold D. Lasswell Award: For the most outstanding project in International Relations and Foreign Affairs.
- Irving Louis Horowitz Award: The overall most outstanding project submitted for the award year. This Award carries with it an additional $5,000.
- John L. Stanley Award: For the most outstanding project in History and Ethics.
- Joshua Feigenbaum Award: For the most outstanding project in Arts, Popular Culture and Mass Communication.
- Martinus Nijhoff Award: For the most outstanding project in Science, Technology and Medicine.
- Robert K. Merton Award: For the most outstanding project addressing the relationship between Social Theory and Public Policy that draws upon the specific history of American social science.
United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
Rhizosphere Observations Optimizing Terrestrial Sequestration (ROOTS)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/165819%0a>
08 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor ARPA-E will encourage a subset of Applicants to submit Full Applications.
26 May 2017- Anticipated / sponsor
Crop Science
Plant Sciences
Soil Chemistry
Plant Breeding
Agricultural intensification has resulted in a ten-fold increase in crop yield over the past hundred years, but these advances have not occurred without costs: soils have eroded and soil quality has decreased, incurring a soil carbon debt equivalent to 65 ppm of atmospheric CO2. Increased fertilizer use causes the majority of the emissions of the greenhouse gas N2O, and drought stress increasingly threatens yields. Given the scale of domestic (and global) agriculture resources, there is great potential to reverse these trends by focusing plant breeding toward new cultivars with enhanced root systems to improve soil quality and improve biogeochemical cycling. Development of new root-focused cultivars could dramatically and economically reduce atmospheric CO2 concentrations without decreasing agricultural yields.
To this end, the ARPA-E program, Rhizosphere Observations Optimizing Terrestrial Sequestration (ROOTS), is pursuing technologies that increase the precision and throughput of crop breeding for improved root-soil biogeochemical function. ROOTS seeks to develop novel, non-destructive, field deployable technologies to:(1) measure root functional properties; (2) measure soil functional properties; and (3) advance predictive and extensible models that accelerate cultivar selection and development. These technologies--especially integrated systems--could greatly increase the speed and efficacy of discovery, field translation, and deployment of improved crops and production systems that significantly improve soil carbon accumulation and storage, decrease N2O emissions, and improve water efficiency. The aspiration of the ROOTS program is to develop crops that enable a 50% increase in carbon deposition depth and accumulation, a 50% decrease in fertilizer N2O emissions, and a 25% increase in water productivity. Taken over the 160 million hectares of actively managed U.S. cropland, such advances could mitigate ~10% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) annually over a multi-decade period, while also improving the climate resiliency of U.S. agricultural production.
United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
Renewable Energy to Fuels Through Utilization of Energy-Dense Liquids (REFUEL)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/166275%0a>
08 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor In order to submit a Full Application, a compliant and responsive Concept Paper must have been submitted.
25 May 2017- Anticipated / sponsor ARPA-E encouraged a subset of Applicants to submit Full Applications. Other Applicants were discouraged from submitting a Full Application in order to save them the time and expense of preparing application submission that is unlikely to be selected for award negotiations. By discouraging the submission of a Full Application, ARPA-E intended to convey its lack of programmatic interest in the proposed project. Such assessments do not necessarily reflect judgments on the merits of the proposed project. Unsuccessful Applicants should continue to submit innovative ideas and concepts to future FOAs.
Agriculture and Food Sciences
Renewable Energy
Energy Chemical Sciences
Energy Sciences
Renewable Energy Conversion Systems
Hydrogen and Synthetic Fuels
Alternative Fuels
The purpose of the Renewable Energy to Fuels through Utilization of Energy-dense Liquids (REFUEL) program is to develop scalable technologies for conversion of electrical or thermal energy from renewable sources into chemical energy contained in energy dense Carbon-Neutral Liquid Fuels (CNLF) that can be stored, transported, and later converted into hydrogen or electricity to provide power for transportation and distributed energy generation. Because CNLFs can be stored for extended periods of time and then transported to consumers using existing and inexpensive technology for liquid fuel delivery and distribution, they offer a unique opportunity to reduce both the need for energy imports and carbon emissions from the transportation sector. In meeting that need, they also have the potential to enable increased penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources.
The success of this program depends on developing technologies in two categories: (1) the synthesis of CNLFs using intermittent renewable energy sources and water and air (N2 and CO2) as the only chemical input streams and (2) the conversion of CNLFs delivered to the end point to another form of energy (e.g. hydrogen or electricity).
United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
Renewable Energy to Fuels Through Utilization of Energy-Dense Liquids (REFUEL) (SBIR/STTR)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/166276%0a>
08 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
25 May 2017- Anticipated / sponsor ARPA-E encouraged a subset of Applicants to submit Full Applications. Other Applicants were be discouraged from submitting a Full Application in order to save them the time and expense of preparing an application submission that is unlikely to be selected for award negotiations. By discouraging the submission of a Full Application, ARPA-E intends to convey its lack of programmatic interest in the proposed project. Such assessments do not necessarily reflect judgments on the merits of the proposed project. Unsuccessful Applicants should continue to submit innovative ideas and concepts to future FOAs.
Renewable Energy
Energy Chemical Sciences
Energy Sciences
Renewable Energy Conversion Systems
Hydrogen and Synthetic Fuels
Alternative Fuels
The purpose of the Renewable Energy to Fuels through Utilization of Energy-dense Liquids (REFUEL) program is to develop scalable technologies for conversion of electrical or thermal energy from renewable sources into chemical energy contained in energy dense Carbon-Neutral Liquid Fuels (CNLF) that can be stored, transported, and later converted into hydrogen or electricity to provide power for transportation and distributed energy generation. Because CNLFs can be stored for extended periods of time and then transported to consumers using existing and inexpensive technology for liquid fuel delivery and distribution, they offer a unique opportunity to reduce both the need for energy imports and carbon emissions from the transportation sector. In meeting that need, they also have the potential to enable increased penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources. The success of this program depends on developing technologies in two categories: (1) the synthesis of CNLFs using intermittent renewable energy sources and water and air (N2 and CO2) as the only chemical input streams and (2) the conversion of CNLFs delivered to the end point to another form of energy (e.g. hydrogen or electricity).
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are Government-wide programs authorized under Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638). The objectives of the SBIR program are to
(1) stimulate technological innovation in the private sector,
(2) strengthen the role of Small Business Concerns in meeting Federal R&D needs,
(3) increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from Federal R&D activities,
(4) foster and encourage participation by socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned Small Business Concerns, and
(5) improve the return on investment from Federally funded research and economic benefits to the Nation.
The objective of the STTR program is to stimulate cooperative partnerships of ideas and technologies between Small Business Concerns and partnering Research Institutions through Federally funded R&D activities.
ARPA-E administers a joint SBIR/STTR program in accordance with the Small Business Act and the SBIR and STTR Policy Directives issued by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).3 ARPA-E provides SBIR/STTR funding in three phases (Phase I, Phase II, and Phase IIS).
United States Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army
U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC)
Proof of Concept Commercialization Pilot Program
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/166551%0a>
15 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Military Sciences and Technology
Technology
Commercialization
Entrepreneurship
Technology Transfer
University - Industrial Partnerships
Natural and Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Technology
Defense Technology
Business Education
The Department of Defense (DoD) is soliciting applications from current/recent grant awardees to receive mentoring and funding to accelerate the innovation of the funded research. The I Corps @ DoD program is designed to support the acceleration of innovation by providing Principle Investigators (PIs) with training, mentorship and funding. The purpose of funding under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is to accelerate the commercialization of basic research innovations from qualifying institutions. The goals of this program are to spur the transition of fundamental research, to encourage collaboration between academia and industry, and to train students to understand innovation and entrepreneurship. The purpose of the I Corps @ DoD program is to identify DoD-funded researchers who will receive additional support - in the form of mentoring and funding - to accelerate the transition of knowledge derived from fundamental research into emerging products and services that can attract subsequent third-party funding.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Science Mission Directorate (SMD)
ROSES 2016: Weather and Atmospheric Dynamics
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168312%0a>
15 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Weather
Tropical Cyclone Motion
Meteorology
Atmospheric Sciences
Tropical Zone
Natural and Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Technology
Weather Prediction or Forecasting
Atmospheric Structure and Dynamics
This solicitation is aimed at enabling improved predictive capability for certain weather and extreme weather events in four specific areas:
1. Hurricane Science Research: This relates to the use of past NASA airborne data from a long series of field experiments, and in conjunction with satellite data and numerical models, to better understand tropical cyclone genesis and intensity changes.
2. Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS): This is focused on utilizing the soon to be launched CYclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) satellite mission for the study of the Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) and tropical cyclones.
3. Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS): This offers research opportunities related to the upcoming availability of a Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) on the International Space Station (ISS).
4. A Field Experiment to study Convective Processes (CPEX) in the tropics: This describes an opportunity related to the conduct of a field experiment in 2017.
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)
Social Innovation Fund Pay for Success Administrative Data Pilot
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168344%0a>
01 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
23 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Community Health
Youth Employment Opportunity Programs
Community Development or Revitalization
Education
Minorities and Disadvantaged
Employment Opportunity Program
Juvenile Delinquency
Youth Development or Leadership
Citizenship
The mission of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is to improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering. Through AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and the Volunteer Generation Fund, CNCS has helped to engage millions of citizens in meeting community and national challenges through service and volunteer action. Through the Social Innovation Fund (SIF), CNCS has augmented its traditional activities with an enhanced focus on identifying and growing innovative, evidence-based approaches to our nation's challenges.
The purpose of the SIF is to grow the impact of innovative community-based solutions that have compelling evidence of improving the lives of people in low-income communities throughout the United States. The SIF directs resources toward increasing the evidence-base, capacity, and scale of the organizations it funds in order to improve the lives of people served by those organizations. The SIF also generates broader impact by leveraging the grant program in various ways to improve how philanthropies, federal government departments and agencies, state and local government, and community-based organizations deploy funds to address social challenges. Additionally, it enhances the ability of the nonprofit sector to support the growth of innovative, high-impact organizations.
Pay for Success (PFS) is an innovative model that ties funding for an intervention to its impact in the community. PFS offers a way to catalyze philanthropic and private sector investments to deliver better outcomes, enabling government or other Payors (for example, school districts or Page 2 of 30 hospitals) to pay only for outcomes achieved - that is, to pay only for what works. PFS increases investments in effective social interventions by changing the way government allocates and invests its resources.
The SIF PFS Administrative Data Pilot will only award funds to applicants targeting assistance to PFS projects that focus on one or more of the areas listed below. Applications that do not specifically identify one or more focus areas will not be considered for funding. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 SIF focus areas, which are applicable to this SIF PFS Administrative Data Pilot, are:
- Youth Development - Preparing America's youth for success in school, active citizenship, productive work, and healthy and safe lives, including crime reduction initiatives focused on juvenile delinquency and victimization prevention and response
- Economic Opportunity - Increasing economic opportunities for economically disadvantaged individuals
- Healthy Futures - Promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing the risk factors that can lead to illness Recipients must also identify the geographical areas that the Service Recipient is likely to serve in addressing the issue area.
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Office of Presidential Libraries
Harry S. Truman Library Institute for National and International Affairs
Research Grants and John K. Hulston Scholarship
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168404%0a>
01 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Fall Deadline for Research Grants.
01 Apr 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Spring Deadline for Research Grants.
01 Apr 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Spring deadline for John K. Hulston Scholarship.
Twentieth Century History
International Affairs
Public Policy
International Relations or Diplomacy
Research Grants are awarded to offset the cost of conducting research at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. The John K. Hulston Scholarship is awarded to a researcher who wishes to visit multiple research facilities - including the Truman Library - for their topic.
Applicants should indicate their interest in the Hulston Scholarship when submitting their Research Grant applications and include a detailed project budget outlining additional repositories to be consulted and how materials at those repositories fit into the larger project.
Competitive proposals will evidence a clear understanding of the existing research in the field and how the proposed work adds significantly to that body of literature. Applicants are expected to demonstrate both an analytical and descriptive grasp of the project and its centrality to the Truman era.
Preference will be given to projects that have application to enduring public policy and foreign policy issues and that have a high probability of being published or publicly disseminated in some other way. The potential contribution of a project to an applicant's development as a scholar will also be considered.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Democratic Republic of the Congo USAID-Kinshasa
Integrated HIV/AIDS Program (IHAP)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168446%0a>
01 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Health Services Delivery
HIV
Health or Nutrition Programs - Developing Countries
Health and Medicine
AIDS
Health of Underserved Populations
The U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Mission (USAID/DRC) seeks applications for funding that will assist one or more recipients to carry out the five-year Integrated HIV/AIDS Program (IHAP), which intends to work with the Government of the DRC (GDRC) to strengthen the continuum of care for quality HIV/AIDS services in select health zones to achieve epidemic control. This will be one of the main implementing mechanisms for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in the DRC.
Under IHAP, USAID expects to award two cooperative agreements-one assisting a recipient to carry out its program that improves service delivery and provides technical assistance to health zones in Kinshasa and central-level government institutions (referred to as IHAP-Kinshasa award) and a second award assisting a recipient to carry out its program improving service delivery and providing technical assistance to health zones in Haut-Katanga and Lualaba provinces (referred to as IHAP-Katanga award). USAID is committed to fund two agreements, up to $70 million combined, over the five-year period (subject to availability of funds) to cover activities in the applicant's Program Description. The total funding amount will be contingent on number of health zones covered, burden of need, existing infrastructure, and activities required to achieve scale-up. USAID intends that both agreements should include interventions at the provincial, health zone, facility, and community levels. The majority of funding will be from the USAID/DRC Health Program's HIV/AIDS funds provided through PEPFAR.
USAID intends that the recipient's activities align with the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 90-90-90, an ambitious treatment target to help end the AIDS epidemic by ensuring that by 2020, 90 percent of all people living with HIV know their HIV status, 90 percent of all people with diagnosed HIV infection receive sustained antiretroviral therapy (ART), and 90 percent of people receiving ART have viral suppression. As a result, USAID will finance the recipient's activities that scale up HIV/AIDS services in focus health zones, including prevention; HIV testing services (HTS) in high yield entry points; enrollment in care and support services for HIV-positive clients; treatment of HIV-positive clients who are eligible; and retention of clients on treatment. USAID seeks to finance activities that also strengthen HIV/Tuberculosis (TB) integration and family planning (FP) activities.
In order to ensure "sustained" epidemic control and align with USAID/DRC's Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS), the recipient's program should build capacity in the GDRC and increase the efficiency of its HIV/AIDS response. Strengthening the GDRC's ability to plan, implement, and monitor HIV/AIDS services while supporting the adoption of appropriate policies and guidelines is critical to achieving sustained epidemic control. In order to achieve this, USAID intends to provide financial assistance to one or more recipient's program that has the following goal and objectives. Goal: Improved HIV/AIDS response to ensure sustained epidemic control in targeted health zones.
This program goal will be accomplished through the achievement of the following three objectives:
Objective 1: Continuum of care for HIV/AIDS services ensured.
Objective 2: Utilization of integrated HIV/AIDS services increased at both facility- and community-based levels. Objective 3: Health systems strengthened to improve access to services and health outcomes of persons living with HIV/AIDS.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Revolutionizing Innovative, Visionary Environmental Health Research (RIVER) (R35)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168468%0a>
24 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
24 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Environmental Health
Environmental Medicine
Health and Medicine
The NIEHS Revolutionizing Innovative, Visionary Environmental health Research (RIVER) program seeks to provide support for the majority of the independent research program for outstanding investigators in the Environmental Health Sciences, giving them intellectual and administrative freedom, as well as sustained support to pursue their research in novel directions in order to achieve greater impacts. The program seeks to identify individuals, regardless of career stage, with a track record of innovative and impactful research and combine their existing investigator-initiated research into a single seven year award with direct costs of up to $750,000 based on current NIEHS funding.
United States Department of Education (ED)
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
Office of Special Education Programs (OSERS/OSEP)
National Technical Assistance Center to Increase the Participation and Improve the Performance of Students with Disabilities on State and Districtwide Assessments
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168475%0a>
22 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Special Education
Precollegiate Education - Special Education
Education
Disabled Education
Academic Achievement
The purpose of the Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities program is to promote academic achievement and to improve results for children with disabilities by providing technical assistance (TA), supporting model demonstration projects, disseminating useful information, and implementing activities that are supported by scientifically based research. The purpose of the Technical Assistance on State Data Collection program is to improve the capacity of States to meet the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) data collection and reporting requirements.
United States Department of State (DOS)
U.S. Mission to India
Viral Videos on Climate Change
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168476%0a>
22 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Science and Society
Fossil Energy
Science Communication
Climate Change
The U.S. Consulate General Public Affairs Section in Hyderabad seeks proposals for a project entitled "Viral Videos on Climate Change." The proposed project will consist of a grantee working in collaboration with a local film director to create a series of short videos on various aspects of environment and climate change. The objective of these 2-3 minute videos is to create and spread awareness on key climate change issues and inspire the viewers to take action to curb climate change.
Climate Change is a top policy priority for Mission India. While concerns about air pollution are widespread in India, the connection to climate change and the burning of fossil fuels and wood (as opposed to moving towards clean energy that reduces air pollution) is less understood. Understanding that visual mediums tend to create a strong impression, Consulate Hyderabad proposes funding a series of short videos to promote awareness on climate change.
United States Department of State (DOS)
U.S. Mission to India
Workshop On Trafficking in Persons: Amplifying Lessons from Swaraksha Caravan
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168477%0a>
22 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Human Trafficking
The U.S. Consulate General Public Affairs Section (PAS) in Hyderabad seeks proposals for a project entitled "Workshop on Trafficking in Persons: Amplifying Lessons from Swaraksha Caravan." In 2016, PAS Hyderabad implemented a grant in partnership with the non-governmental organization Prajwala to create awareness of trafficking in persons, particularly among young girls, women, and their families, who are especially vulnerable to traffickers. This anti-trafficking caravan, aptly titled Swaraksha, traveled across the mostly rural 53 districts of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha over five months, to reach villages and towns where people are most at risk of being trafficked, and where information on countering trafficking in person is limited.
Prajwala, along with local partners, screened documentaries and organized training workshops on countering trafficking of young girls and women. These activities involved women, girls, school teachers, and local village leaders. Rescued and rehabilitated TIP victims traveled with the caravan, and shared their stories.
United States Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Air Force (USAF)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Air Force Defense Research Sciences Conference and Workshop Support
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168496%0a>
01 Aug 2017- Confirmed / sponsor Proposals must be submitted at least six (6) months prior to the conference or workshop start date to be considered. This announcement remains open until superseded or closed. We review and evaluate proposals as they are received. You may submit proposals at any time.
Military Sciences and Technology
Defense Technology
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research manages the basic research investment for the U.S. Air Force. Conferences and workshops constitute key forums for research and technology interchange. We provide partial support for conferences and workshops as defined in the DoD Joint Travel Regulations in special areas of science that bring experts together to discuss recent research or educational findings, or to expose other researchers or advanced graduate students to new research and educational techniques in our areas of research interest.
Our support for a workshop or conference is not an endorsement of any organization. Our financial support through grants for conferences and workshops is dependent on the availability of funds, Program Officer's discretion, and certain other restrictions as described in the full announcement.
United States Department of State (DOS)
Effective Communication Strategies to Prevent and Counter Violence Against Women
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168500%0a>
22 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Public Affairs
Mass Communication
Violence
Gender Issues
Sociology of Sex and Gender
The U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section in New Delhi is soliciting proposals for a grant/cooperative agreement that meets the specifications stated in Section II from legally-recognized non-profit, non-governmental organizations that meet U.S. and Indian technical and legal requirements to develop and implement public diplomacy programs.
Rationale for project:
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a large-scale problem throughout India. In order to strengthen the efforts of policy makers, civil society actors and youth leaders in preventing and countering violence against women, the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section proposes to fund a series of workshops to identify and share the latest innovative communication strategies in addressing GBV. The program would bring together American and Indian gender specialists to share best practices in creating awareness and preventing GBV, and how those communication strategies can be tailored to meet the needs of the local environment.
United States Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army
Army Contracting Command
Collaborative Research for Enhanced Academic-TTCP Engagement (CREATE)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168513%0a>
15 Sep 2016- / sponsor a. Applications must be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, September 15, 2016.
Military Sciences and Technology
Military Tactics or Combat
The CREATE Program aims to develop a coherent fundamental research program across the five TTCP nations (USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand) that demonstrates enhanced mutual reliance (EMR) by leveraging unique research capabilities in the five international partner nations through collaboration. As such the other four other international partner nations and the US Air Force are issuing parallel calls for research at commensurate funding levels.
Information has always yielded tactical advantage on the battlefield. In the recent past this has largely been derived from `physics-based' sensors (e.g. radar, electro-optic cameras). Additionally, significant battlefield advantage has been derived from the exploitation of information from `human-based' sources (e.g. HUMINT and SIGINT). Human-based sources are typically less precise, more categorical and have richer content than physics-based sensors and therefore are typically analyzed separately from physics based sensors. Established human-based sources are being augmented with new human-based sources of data (e.g. social media, free text, and webpages) and the proliferation of these lead to a large amount of additional information that could potentially be fused with that from physics based sensors. This drives a requirement for automated fusion methods, which can also mitigate the enormous volume of unstructured data which could otherwise overload human analysts.
The fusion of human-based and physics-based sources will enhance situation awareness for various tasks, including the following:
- Finding targets
- Discriminating targets
- Reacquiring targets
- Prosecuting targets which are actively trying to deceive or manipulate
- Surveillance of patterns
- Understanding interactions between entities
Examples of physics-based and human-based sources are given in Table 1.
Few mature methods for the fusion of human-based and physics-based sources currently exist. Practical methods of fusing data from disparate sources to enable better situation awareness are crucial.
Proposals are sought for research into novel fusion methods to improve situation awareness. These methods must be able to fuse data sourced from physics-based sensors with human-based sources of information.
Proposals can be made to address one or at most two of the challenges listed in this call. Comprehensive coverage of all challenges is not expected.
This call is being released simultaneously in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and USA (the International Partners). The assessment and award process will run in parallel in each nation. Proposals should be from a single entity or a consortium wholly based in one of the nations of the International Partners. Cross-national collaborations will not be funded in this call. However it is expected that there will be significant collaboration between successful performers from different nations after award.
The level of effort and commensurate funding is expected to equate to one person year at the Post-doctoral Research Associate level plus an appropriate level of Principal Investigator oversight per funded project.
This call is intended to procure fundamental research at the lowest Technology Readiness Levels (TRL 1-3). Expected outputs will be of the form of peer-reviewed conference or archival journal papers plus a short summary report. Products, integrated demonstrations and mature technology are outside the scope of this call. Physics-based and human-based sources of data may be available from international partners in order to assist in the demonstration of developed fusion techniques.
In the defense context, algorithm outputs are required in a timely fashion at sufficient accuracy to provide analysts with the information they need to enable effective decisions. Timescales may range from seconds to several hours depending on the time validity of the fusion product. Therefore, it is important that the solutions to the challenges take into account computational cost, convergence rate and robustness. The trade-offs between these measures may depend upon the application, including, but not limited to, detection, tracking, classification, prediction, pattern of life or finding multi-entity relationships.
We expect proposals to address one or two of the following challenges in depth. Multiple proposals addressing a variety of challenges are welcome.
Challenge 1: General Method for Fusing Data from any Source
Performing inference on physics-based numerical data has to date used methodologies that are different from those required for performing inference on human-based symbolic data. A general method for fusing data from any source would enable reasoning (for example, abduction, deduction and induction) regarding the augmented state of the set of entities/situations.
The challenge is to formulate a new general theorem for fusing data from any sources to improve reasoning about the entities, and prove rigorously that this works for any data types.
Challenge 2: Intersection between the data spaces of physics based sensors and human-based sources
Each information source can be thought of as operating in a multidimensional hypercube that contains the state space of possible information that source can provide. For example some radars may operate in a state space of range/bearing/Doppler/time/target cross section. One of the challenges of fusing physics-based sources with human-based sources is understanding the intersections between the state spaces of the hypercubes of each information source. For example it is clear that there is some intersection between the state space of the radar described above and geo/time-tagged photographs of moving vehicles, but the intersection may be low and/or difficult to fully characterize without additional knowledge about the vehicle. The challenge is to develop techniques that allow mapping of one information source's state space to another while coping with the uncertainty present in each.
Challenge 3: Data and information space dimensional mismatch
In this context of fusion of physics-based and human-based sources, the multi-dimensional data space is large. The inherent information space, however, is often much smaller. The mapping from the high dimension data space to the smaller dimension information space is currently very much an art form, with no simple, best, and unique solution. Additionally, this is replete with a plethora of ill-posed inverse problems, demanding regularization. The challenge is to develop methods for determining an appropriate augmented state for the inherent information space.
Challenge 4: How to assign uncertainty / probability
Information going into a target knowledge base can come from a wide range of disparate sources. Usually human analysts will read reports and add entities, attributes and links directly into the knowledge base using a data entry interface. But the source information can be inaccurate, uncertain, incomplete, biased, conflicting or ambiguous.
The challenge is to determine how observations with different types of associated uncertainty can be combined:
- So that uncertainty is suitably assigned numerically to evidence and/or prior information
- So that the level of trust in or reliance on a given data source or piece of data is adequately represented
Challenge 5: Incorporating the augmented state into current fusion schemes
While there is maturity in fusion schemes for physics-based sources, they do not accommodate human-based sources, or accommodate them only in a limited fashion. Methods for estimating and predicting the relationships between the states of individual objects are required given inputs from both physics-based and human-based sources. The developed methods would allow the incorporation of these new data into extant fusion schemes and so enable state prediction, update, data association, filtering and smoothing. The challenge is to develop methods of estimating and predicting the augmented state of an entity and the relationship between entities, which allow for the incorporation of human-based observations from novel and underexploited data sources.
Challenge 6: Fusion level trade space
Fusion from physics-based sources can take place at various levels (for example, the data, feature, object or decision levels) resulting in a trade-off between accuracies and efficiencies. Incorporating human-based sources adds to the complexity of the trade-off. The challenge is to characterize the trade space for the augmented state for fusion at varying levels. This would lead to methods for identifying an appropriate fusion level given a set of physics-based and human-based sources and a desired accuracy or efficiency requirement.
Challenge 7: Context
`Context' covers the setting in which the data are collected and the purpose for which the data are exploited. Knowledge of the context in which data is being collected and processed can enhance the tasks of data association, data fusion, the verification of data sources, and the scheduling of resources. Challenges are:
1. To represent contextual information and use it to perform these tasks for physics-based and human-based sources.
2. To understand a changing context and develop fusion algorithms that are robust to it.
Challenge 8: Unmatched data rates and latencies
Many physics based sensors operate on relatively short timelines (e.g. seconds to minutes). Many human-based sources build over longer timeframes, are asynchronous, and can refer to the past or future. These unmatched timelines cause problems for traditional fusion approaches. The challenge is to develop methods to accommodate unmatched data rates and latencies which derive from physics-based and human-based sources.
Challenge 9: Pattern of life
Analysts are required to produce intelligence products from increasingly large and disparate data sets. As these sources increase and diversify, the job of making sense of them is becoming beyond the abilities of single individuals. Methods of pattern recognition and classification are required that enable a representation of normality (a pattern of life) to be developed from both physics-based and human-based sources of data. These patterns should enable an analyst to readily address specific intelligence questions. It is anticipated that data sets will be very large, diverse and dynamic. Developed methods are required to cope with these aspects and so deliver timely, interpretable results. Classification of behavior, and detection of anomalies, should emerge as a natural consequence of this pattern recognition activity. Because of the size of the data and operator constraints, unsupervised or very lightly-supervised methods are required. The challenge is to form a pattern of life and detect anomalies using data from both physics-based and human-based sources.
Challenge 10: Sensor/information-source management and control
The term sensor management is widely understood to involve on-line optimization of future observations of sensors to minimize uncertainty / maximize information gain in a resource constrained scenario. Processing of human-based sources is resource constrained in terms of the processing resources required to make sense of the data collected. Therefore similar sensor management principles could apply within these resource constraints to improve the augmented state estimate. This could apply equally in centralized or distributed architectures. The challenges are:
1. To develop universal sensor management principles that could equally apply to physics-based and human-based sources and show how these could be used for optimization of control, cueing and decision support.
2. To develop techniques for control in a distributed network of sources for the purpose of estimating the augmented state.
Challenge 11: Distributed Fusion
The soldier at the tactical edge needs situational awareness to conduct his/her mission. They also act as human-based information sources; their observations contribute to overall situation awareness. Furthermore, many physics-based sensors are operating at the tactical edge. These soldiers and sensors have access to limited computational resources and battery supplies, and are connected to information networks via spurious, latent and low bandwidth links. In addition, not all nodes on the network have equal computational and network resources. For example, there may be nodes with high computational capabilities. Distributed fusion methods provide robustness compared with centralized fusion, but present challenges associated with data reuse, statistical independence and convergence. The challenge is to develop novel distributed fusion methods to operate over such asymmetric computing and networking resources that accommodate physics-based and human-based sources.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Consortium (ACTC) (U24)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168521%0a>
02 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor
02 Feb 2017- Confirmed / sponsor
Medical Treatment
Disease Symptoms
Pharmacotherapy
Dementia
Clinical Trial
Neuropsychopharmacology
Alzheimer's Disease
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications to establish an Alzheimer's disease Clinical Trials Consortium (ACTC) that will run trials focused on interventions that may prevent, delay, or treat the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other age related dementias. The ACTC will include multiple clinical trials sites and trial coordination and management infrastructure. A separate FOA will solicit applications for clinical trials to be managed and supported by the ACTC.
The ACTC will conduct clinical trials (Phase I to III) of promising pharmacological and non- pharmacological interventions for cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms in individuals with AD and other age related dementias across the spectrum from pre-symptomatic to more severe stages of disease. The ACTC will provide a state-of-the-art clinical trial infrastructure to facilitate rapid development and implementation of protocols. The ACTC will also provide leadership to the field in innovative trial design methods, outcomes and analyses as well as recruitment strategies, particularly in diverse populations.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Limited Competition: Clinical Research Investigator Supplement (CRIS) for the Maternal Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network and the Neonatal Research Network (NRN) (Admin Supp)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168522%0a>
10 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Clinical Research or Studies
Obstetrics or Gynecology
Child or Maternal Health
Neonatology
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to provide supplements to the Neonatal Research Network (NRN) and the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network (UG1) awardees to support outstanding clinical research scientists. This mechanism provides a specialized project for individuals with a health professional doctoral degree committed to a career in laboratory or clinical based research. Clinical Research Investigators must demonstrate the potential to develop into independent investigators. The award supports a two to three year project period that may integrate didactic studies with laboratory or clinically based patient related research. The proposed research must have intrinsic research importance as well as serving as a suitable vehicle for accelerating research.
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Access to Historical Records - Archival Projects
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168527%0a>
06 Dec 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Archival Program
Library Science
Archival Preservation
Historic Preservation
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks projects that ensure online public discovery and use of historical records collections. All types of historical records are eligible, including documents, photographs, born-digital records, and analog audio and moving images. Projects may preserve and process historical records to:
* Create new online Finding Aids to collections
* Digitize historical records collections and make them freely available online
The NHPRC encourages organizations to actively engage the public in the work of the project.
United States Department of Commerce (DOC)
Administrative Data and Data Linkages Research Program
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168528%0a>
31 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
National Planning or Policy
Economic Development
Population Sciences
Program Evaluation (social sciences)
Database Management
Computer Security
Computer and Information Sciences
Information or Data Centers
Public Policy
Applied Statistics
Data Systems
Urban Planning or Policy
Public Policy Systems Analysis
This announcement is a mechanism to engage with the research community to encourage and promote statistical, research, and methodology activities within projects that seek to support and enhance knowledge on the use of administrative data sources, improving data documentation and linkage techniques, and leveraging and extending existing systems for governance, privacy protection, and secure access to these data.
Measuring outcomes of federally-sponsored programs is challenging in that data are not often available and accessible to federal evaluators and policy analysts. Long-term follow-up requires costly travel, accurate canvassing and timely coordination that has proven difficult. In an attempt to change this, the Census Bureau (BOC) seeks to promote innovation and creativity in the use of administrative data sources. Specifically, BOC wishes to promote the development of improvements to existing methods of data documentation and linkage techniques, systems of governance for data access, privacy protection for the individuals and businesses in the administrative data, and secure access to these data to produce statistics for the public. The resulting data resources will improve U.S. policymaking, urban planning, economic development and program administration by providing quality, unbiased data to support reasoned, disciplined decisions.
The BOC is interested in the following priority areas to improve evidence that informs the public; policymakers at the federal, state, and local level; urban planners; and economic development and program administration officials. Applicants should clearly identify the program priori(ties) within the application and provide a demonstrable link between the identified priority and proposed methodologies and outcome goals in how they can support innovation and the development of improvements to existing methods and statistical products.
1. Improvements to existing methods for data discovery, specifically the production, storage, and dissemination of metadata for administrative data, including but not limited to: methods to automate metadata production for federal and state administrative files upon ingest, tagging existing metadata to improve data discovery, and harmonizing key fields across administrative data (e.g., sex, race), and developing foundational files to support linkages of historical
Federal Funding Opportunity population data.
2. Improvements to data capture and linkage methods using administrative data, including but not limited to: methods to digitize, standardize, and integrate entities across files and over time; robust, privacy-preserving linkages are sought for person matching, innovative methods for spatial linkages (e.g., comparing spatial linkages between communities in urban areas, enhancing survey data by linking it to geospatial data to estimating energy usage patterns within a building); and enabling and improving linkages of historical population data.
3. Improvements to existing methods for evidence building, including but not limited to innovative new information products; identifying new data sources; building evidence with new sources (e.g. producing population-level data on group or community attributes, and individual level measures of socio-economic status).
4. Improvements to existing methods of data governance for researchers and evaluators, promoting innovations and creative solutions that accommodate a large and unknown volume of proposals and proposals with a wide range of subject matter and methods.
5. Improvements to existing methods that protect privacy, avoiding the release of any information that would identify an individual or business in public statistics.
United States Department of State (DOS)
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL)
Online Censorship Measurement to Support Internet Freedom
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168530%0a>
22 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Censorship
Precision or Measurement Science
Internet or World Wide Web (WWW)
Civil or Human Rights
DRL announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for collaborative research efforts to provide real-time measurement of online censorship globally. In support of the U.S. International Strategy for Cyberspace, DRLs goal is to promote fundamental freedoms, human rights, and the free flow of information online by supporting civil society to research online censorship and Internet freedom.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168532%0a>
25 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Communications Technology
Information Technology
Public Health
Computer Security
Health Care
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) announces a cooperative agreement funding opportunity for an information sharing and analysis organization (ISAO) for the Health Care and Public Health (HPH) Sector. The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to build the capacity of an information sharing and analysis organization (ISAO) to share information bi-directionally with the HPH Sector and HHS about cyber threats and provide outreach and education that improves cyber security awareness and equips HPH Sector stakeholders to take action in response to cyber threat information shared by the ISAO. Under this FOA, the awardee will receive Federal grant funds to expand upon existing infrastructure and sector-specific expertise needed to function as a health care specific ISAO. This initiative is designed to leverage existing financial and technical resources from Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). This project will also include collaboration with Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA) (including the Office of the Chief Information Officer's (OCIO) Office of Information Security (OIS) and the Office of Security and Strategic Information's (OSSI) Cyber Threat Intelligence Program (CTIP).
ASPR anticipates providing funds over a five year period (subject to availability of appropriations and satisfactory performance of the recipient during the previous budget period) to develop a health care specific ISAO, after which the awardee is expected to be self-sufficient. Funding under this award will not be sufficient to, and is not intended to, fund the awardee's entire operation. Rather, ASPR and ONC intend that the successful awardee(s) will use the funding to expand the awardee's scope of bi-directional information sharing and outreach to include HHS and the entire HPH Sector, where the awardee has demonstrated that they are currently functioning as a cybersecurity threat sharing organization.
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
Access to Historical Records - Major Initiatives
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168536%0a>
19 Jan 2017- Confirmed / sponsor
12 Jul 2017- Confirmed / sponsor
American History
Archival Program
History
Historical Documents
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks projects that will significantly improve public discovery and use of major historical records collections. All types of historical records are eligible, including documents, photographs, born-digital records, and analog audio and moving images. Projects may:
- Digitize historical records collections, or related collections, held by a single institution and make them freely available online
- Provide access to born-digital records
- Create new freely-available virtual collections drawn from historical records held by multiple institutions
- Create new tools and methods for users to access records
The NHPRC welcomes collaborative projects, particularly for bringing together related records from multiple institutions. Projects that address significant needs in the field and result in replicable and scalable approaches will be more competitive. Organizations are encouraged to actively engage the public in the work of the project.
Applicants should also consult Access to Historical Records: Archival Projects program, which has different requirements and award amounts.
United States Department of Commerce (DOC)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Disaster Resilience (DR) Research Grants Program
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168551%0a>
23 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Architectural Design
Structural Engineering
Construction Engineering
Building Infrastructure
Earthquake Engineering
Architectural Engineering
Precision or Measurement Science
The Disaster Resilience (DR) Research Grants Program seeks applications from eligible applicants to conduct research aimed at advancing the principles of resilience in building design and building codes and standards. Research proposals must support the overall effort of developing science-based building codes by evaluating potential technologies and architectural design criteria to improve disaster resilience in the built environment.
Research projects must be aligned with existing NIST Engineering Laboratory (EL) Disaster Resilience programs, as described below.:
a. National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program and Structural Performance under Multi-Hazard Program. These two programs support research to improve the understanding of windstorms (hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, and others) and coastal flooding events (storm surge and tsunamis), their impacts, and impact mitigation, including: (1) the quantification of these hazards and associated loads, including by computational fluid dynamics techniques; (2) the quantification of the impacts of windstorms, including identification of causes and trends in loss of life from windstorms; and (3) the design, construction, and retrofit of buildings, structures, and lifelines to resist these hazards.
b. Disaster and Failure Studies Program. This program's research is in the areas of disaster and failure studies, and includes the development of innovative measurement methods and technologies to collect or to characterize the measurement uncertainty of data from field studies.
c. Wildland Urban Interface Fire Program. This program develops, advances, and deploys measurement science to quantify the generation of vegetative and structural firebrands, investigate the ignition of fuels by firebrands within communities, and better characterize the exposure of structures to firebrand flux in order to reduce the risk of fire spread in wildland-urban interface (WUI) communities.
d. National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. The program conducts research in the areas of earthquake impact reduction (including engineering for existing buildings and physical infrastructure/lifelines). Specific areas of research include (1) developing improved analytical models and simulation capabilities to evaluate existing building vulnerabilities and collapse risk under strong earthquake shaking through analytical and/or experimental studies, including study of older non-ductile masonry, structural steel or reinforced concrete buildings or building elements; (2) developing potential cost effective solutions to mitigate earthquake vulnerabilities in existing buildings through the use of new materials, innovative practices or other means; (3) developing improved techniques, tools, and guidelines to assess civil lifelines (e.g., underground water pipes) at both the individual component and system scales to improve resilience; and (4) developing improved techniques, tools, and guidelines for modeling and evaluating soil liquefaction effects on buildings and civil lifeline systems to mitigate their impact.
United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Golden Field Office (GFO)
HydroNEXT: Innovative Technologies to Advance Non-Powered Dam and Pumped-Storage Hydropower Development
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168553%0a>
25 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
07 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Hydropower
Electric Power Generation
Dams and Earth Structures
Through its HydroNEXT initiative, the Water Power Technologies Office (the Office) invests in the development of innovative technologies that lower cost, improve performance, and promote environmental stewardship of hydropower development across three resource classes: existing nonâ€powered dams (NPD), pumped storage hydropower (PSH), and undeveloped streams. In 2015, the Office made federal funding available to seven projects to research and develop low impact hydropower at undeveloped streams. This year, by means of this FOA, the Office seeks to overcome challenges associated with NPD and PSH technologies, increase their viability and accelerate deployment.
The overall objective of this FOA is to further the development of non-powered dams (NPD) and pumped storage hydropower (PSH) resources by reducing capital costs and deployment timelines. These objectives will be achieved by funding projects in two topic areas.
Projects awarded under Topic Area 1 will develop low-head, modular, and standard turbine/generation technologies for NPD applications that can reduce civil works activities and can operate over a range of flows.
Under Topic Area 2, recipients will prove the concept feasibility of innovative closed-loop PSH systems than can reduce development costs and timelines by applying concepts of modularity and creatively producing head differentials (e.g. pressurizing water using compressed air or weights).
United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science (OS)
Measurement Innovations for Magnetic Fusion Systems
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168554%0a>
26 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
20 Oct 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Diagnostic Monitoring Systems
Magnetic Fusion Computation
Energy Sciences
Plasma Fusion
Precision or Measurement Science
Applications are sought for the development of diagnostic techniques to measure plasma parameters not previously accessible, or at a level of detail greater than previously possible, or at a substantially reduced cost, size, or complexity. Development involving substantial extension of existing diagnostics concepts for measurements in new, unexplored, or unfamiliar plasma regimes or scenarios is also sought. Proposals addressing future diagnostic needs of research on 2 long-pulse facilities are also encouraged. Development of new, innovative technologies (e.g. additive manufacturing, MEMS, etc.), materials, and detectors of all kinds of radiations and particles from present and future magnetic fusion experiments, which will enable any of the above advancements in diagnostics, are also sought. While the testing of novel diagnostics on major fusion facilities is not excluded from this solicitation, requests seeking funding for the application of proven diagnostic techniques to such facilities will not be considered under this Announcement; such diagnostic applications are typically funded via separate solicitations as part of experimental facilities, based on their own research program priorities.
United States Department of Education (ED)
OCTAE: Providing High-Quality Career and Technical Education Programs for Underserved, High-Need Youth Through a Pay for Success Model CFDA Number 84.051
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168555%0a>
25 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Vocational or Technical Education
Career Education and Planning
Minorities and Disadvantaged
Children or Youth
The purpose of this program is to support the development of a financing model, High-Quality Pay for Success (PFS), to implement new or scale up existing high-quality career and technical education (CTE) projects for Underserved, High-Need Youth (CTE PFS Project). To this end, the Department will award a grant to an Intermediary to provide technical assistance for the first two of three phases of a PFS financing model. In phase one, the Intermediary will complete Feasibility Studies in four Local CTE Sites. In phase two, the Intermediary will provide or support transaction structuring, based on the limited funding level, for up to three out of the previously identified four local sites to the extent that the local site's CTE PFS project is determined to be feasible.
While it is our intent that all of the selected local CTE PFS projects will result in a fully-structured PFS project ready to launch, each program may have different challenges that might result in not all projects completing these first two phases by the end of the grant period. The ultimate aim of the CTE PFS TA Program is to improve outcomes for Underserved, High-Need Youth through fully-structured High-Quality PFS Projects ready to be implemented in the Local CTE Sites using High-Quality CTE programs.
United States Department of State (DOS)
Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)
Tunisia Women's Police Association
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168559%0a>
25 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Equal Opportunity
Professional Development
Public Relations
Community or Outreach Programs
Women or Minorities Labor Markets
Employment Opportunity Program
Prior to 2011, Tunisian criminal justice institutions existed to protect the Ben Ali regime, shield it from scrutiny, and allow it to profit from corruption and criminal activity. Police and prisons officials relied on intimidation and coercion to enforce order, while prosecutors and judges followed instructions from the ruling party. Reform of criminal justice institutions and related laws is needed to reorient mandates, cultures, and methods of operation.
Compared with its neighboring countries, Tunisia has been reasonably successful in encouraging women's socioeconomic freedoms. This trend has extended to hiring women as police officers and placing them in specialized units or command level positions, and reportedly women have the same career development opportunities as men. However, this seems to have changed for the negative in recent years in that the U.S. government has noticed a trend where women are often passed over for training opportunities, are becoming unrepresented in the police force, and lack the same promotion potential as male officers. Until recently, women have made up ten percent of each new recruiting class but the latest recruiting efforts have called for only male applicants, eliminating the chance for interested females to apply. As of 2013 (the last year for which statistics are available), the National Guard had around 800 women officers among its total workforce of 26,000.
In order to solidify the presence of women in the Tunisian police forces, to ensure that women have the opportunity to prosper in police careers, and to provide Tunisian citizens with a law enforcement apparatus that is more gender-balanced, INL wishes to assist in capacity building efforts for the Tunisian League of Women Police (TLWP).
The overall objective of the project is to build the capacity of Tunisia's first ever women's police association to deliver targeted training and professional development opportunities to its members. The audience for this project will be women police officers from the National Police and National Guard.
This project aims to support recent reforms of the Ministry of Interior to develop an accountable and trustworthy police force responsive to citizen needs by supporting an additional mechanism to enhance the recruitment, capacity, and outreach of female police officers. Specifically, this project will build the capacity of the first professional association for women police in Tunisia, an association who will help enhance recruitment and professionalization of women police.
United States Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of the Army
U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC)
Robots in Manufacturing Environments Manufacturing Innovation Institute (RIME-MII)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168569%0a>
01 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor The deadline for receipt of Concept Papers is no later than 3:00 PM local Durham, NC time on Thursday, 1 September 2016. Applicants with the most highly rated concept papers should expect to receive an invitation in mid-late September 2016 to submit a Proposal.
Software Engineering
Robotics
Industrial Robotics
Artificial Intelligence or Cybernetics
Manufacturing (Mechanical Engineering)
Materials Sciences
Manufacturing Engineering
This FOA solicits proposals to initiate and sustain the RIME-MII as part of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) program. The DOD to-date has awarded six institutes:
(1) "America Makes - The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute" in 2012;
(2) Lightweight and Modern Metals Manufacturing, now referred to as Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT), and
(3) Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation, both established in February 2014;
(4) Integrated Photonics MII, now referred to as AIM Photonics, established in July 2015;
(5) Flexible Hybrid Electronics, now referred to as NextFlex, established in August 2015, and
(6) Revolutionary Fibers and Textiles, now referred to as Advanced Functional Fabrics Of America (AFFOA), established in April 2016.
This FOA is for one of two planned DoD-led Institutes planned for award in FY17. The anticipated seventh DoD-led Institute, focused on Advanced Tissue Biofabrication, is under solicitation. The RIME-MII will be the eighth DoD-led Manufacturing Innovation Institute.
These Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MII) bring together industry, institutions of higher education (four-and two-year universities, community colleges, technical institutes, etc.), and federal and state agencies to accelerate innovation by investing in industrially relevant manufacturing technologies with broad applications. These MIIs help bridge the gap between basic/early research and product development by developing and scaling critical technologies in the manufacturing readiness level 4 to 7 ranges. In addition to facilitating robust applied manufacturing research and development (R&D), these MIIs provide shared assets to help companies - particularly small manufacturers - access cutting-edge capabilities and equipment. They also can create an unparalleled environment to educate and train students and workers in advanced manufacturing skills. Each Institute is to have a specific technical and market focus, serving as a regional hub of manufacturing excellence, providing the critically important infrastructure necessary to create a dynamic, highly collaborative environment spurring manufacturing technology innovations and technology transfer leading to domestic production scale-up and commercialization. Each established MII represents a public-private partnership and a key part of the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) network of institutes.
The objective of this FOA is to select an award recipient to establish a Robots in Manufacturing Environments Manufacturing Innovation Institute (RIME-MII). This RIME-MII will accelerate research, development and demonstration in the application of collaborative robotic technologies in the manufacturing environment.
The use of robotics is becoming widespread in manufacturing environments but the robots are typically expensive, singularly purposed, challenging to reprogram, and require isolation from humans for safety. Robotics are increasingly necessary to achieve the level of precision necessary for defense and other industrial manufacturing requirements which limits the participation of mid-size to small manufacturers due to capital cost and complexity of use. What is needed are smart, perceptive, collaborative robots which can perform multiple tasks efficiently and with great precision and be quickly repurposed. They also need to be available at a cost which makes them accessible for small to medium sized businesses. Different elements of the desired robotic capabilities are under development in the private sector but there is limited coordination to bring these disparate elements together within a larger community with common standards to promote integration. Progress is also hampered by the fragmented nature of the current robotic technology base, proprietary intellectual property, and a lack of resources for applied research and development.
The RIME-MII should enable the rapid scale-up and affordable manufacture of technologies that could enable and expand the market for robot platforms themselves. Currently, both the recurring and non-recurring cost of many robot platforms remain high due to the: complexity of research and development needed to enable unique robotic technology, a lack of innovation, small economies of scale, and a lack of market pressure to rapidly reduce production costs over time. These platforms lack price elasticity due to customized designs.
The RIME-MII will integrate the diverse collection of industry practices and institutional knowledge across many disciplines (sensor technologies, the development of end-effector technologies, software development and artificial intelligence, materials science, human and machine behavior modeling, and quality assurance) to realize the promises of a robust manufacturing innovation ecosystem.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Education for Deaf and Blind Children in Mali
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168585%0a>
29 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Note: Organizations may submit more than one concept paper, but not more than three. Each paper may respond to one or a number of the project objectives.
Equal Educational Opportunity
Deaf Education
Reading Education
Women's Education
Education
Disabled Education
STEM Education
The purpose of the program is to improve the quality and accessibility of education for deaf and blind children (DBC) through the promotion of inclusive education practices. The program has three objectives: (1) Increasing the number of deaf and blind children attending primary school; (2) Enhancing early grade reading outcomes for deaf and blind learners; and (3) Improving inclusive education delivery systems. Conflict-sensitivity, gender equality and women's empowerment, science, technology and innovation are cross-cutting themes and should be applied throughout all these objectives. Areas for programming could include, but are not limited to:
- accessibility;
- inclusive quality education;
- parents and community engagement;
- DBC in conflict-affected environment and deaf and blind girls' access to quality education; policy development and implementation;
- national and local systems strengthening;
- capacity building of disabled people's organizations (DPOs), Association des parents d' eleves (APEs), Association des meres deleves (AMEs), and Comite de gestion scolaires (CGSs);
- gender equality and women's empowerment; science, technology and innovation; and
- public private partnerships among others.
This program aims to advance one or more of the following objectives: increasing the number of DBC attending primary school; enhancing early grade reading outcomes for deaf and blind learners; and improving inclusive education delivery systems.
This APS seeks to increase the number of DBC attending primary school and to enhance early grade reading outcomes for deaf and blind learners. It also aims to improve inclusive education delivery systems. By achieving these objectives, this activity will improve the quality and accessibility of education for DBC through the promotion of inclusive education practices.
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
Modeling of Climate Change Mitigation, Impacts and Adaptation
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168589%0a>
12 Sep 2016- Confirmed / sponsor Due 4:00 PM ET
Economic Policy
Microeconomics
Environmental Planning or Policy
Air Pollution
Environmental Restoration or Remediation
International Economics
Environmental Effects (Fossil Energy)
Economics
Global Change
Climate Change
Greenhouse Gases
Economic Analysis
Computer Simulation or Modeling
Energy Sciences
Environmental Effects
EPA seeks proposals from eligible entities to advance the state of computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling of the U.S. economy and integrated assessment modeling of global climate change. A focus of this work is to enhance understanding of climate change impacts and their economic implications to assist decision makers and the public in effectively responding to the economic challenges and opportunities posed by climate change. Another focus is on adaptation to climate change. This funding is intended improve the economy-wide modeling of climate at a disaggregated regional level within the United States, and for many different household types. EPA seeks proposals from entities with the in-house capability to use both an established integrated assessment model (IAM) and an established, disaggregated CGE model of the U.S. The proposal should demonstrate how the capability to run both IAM and CGE models will aid in the goal of representing climate change impacts within the CGE model. EPA is interested in proposals to improve the capabilities of existing CGE models. Applicant's proposals must demonstrate understanding and expertise in the field of computable general equilibrium modeling and in linking climate impact models, sector mitigation models, and electricity sector dispatch models with CGE models. The proposal must detail the applicant's plans for model development of and improvement to an existing CGE model.
The applicant must demonstrate the extent to which their existing CGE has the following capabilities and detail how their proposal will enhance the following features:
1. Comprehensive economy-wide modeling capability, with emissions and mitigation of the six major greenhouse gases (i.e., carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)) linked to specific production sectors, such as the electric power sector, transportation sector, service sectors, etc.
2. Highly disaggregated regionally, capable of representing the economics of climate mitigation and climate impacts in many sub-national regions of the United States.
3. Capability of representing the impacts of international climate policies on the economy of the United States through the modeling of international trade.
4. Highly disaggregated household sector, capable of representing the economics of climate mitigation and climate impacts on many types of households.
5. Capability of linking the economy-wide model to detailed sector models of the electric power sector to represent mitigation opportunities and climate impacts on that sector as well as feedbacks to the rest of the economy.
Additionally, applicants should describe their capability to use comprehensive, integrated modeling and assessment of multiple greenhouse gases (GHGs) and air pollutants, and to also enhance understanding of climate change impacts and their economic implications to assist decision makers and the public to effectively respond to the challenges and opportunities posed by climate change. Applicants' proposals must demonstrate enhanced understanding of Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs), climate change impacts, and economic valuation techniques. This RFP is intended to support the improvement of existing IAMs. Proposals must utilize an existing IAM that combines both the socio-economic and earth system (atmosphere, land, and ocean) components of climate change at the global and national levels.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Data, Modeling, and Coordination Center for the NHLBI's Precision Interventions for Severe and/or Exacerbation-Prone Asthma (PrecISE) Network (U24)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168607%0a>
20 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
20 Dec 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Data Management or Analysis (Medical)
Biomarkers
Clinical Trial
Asthma
Phenotype
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications to participate in the NHLBI Precision Interventions for Severe and Exacerbation Prone Asthma (PrecISE) Network. This clinical trial network will conduct sequential, adaptive, phase II/proof of concept clinical trials with precision interventions in stratified patient populations. The Network will utilize patient phenotypes and/or endotypes, predictive, and monitoring biomarkers/profiles in sequential adaptive trials to evaluate the most effective precision intervention strategies for this hard to treat patient population. PrecISE will include multiple clinical centers and a single Data, Modeling, and Coordination Center (DMCC). This FOA invites applications for the Data, Modeling, and Coordination Center (DMCC), and runs in parallel with a companion FOA (RFA-HL-17-009) that invites applications for the Cinical Centers (CC).
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Clinical Centers for the NHLBI's Precision Interventions for Severe and/or Exacerbation Prone Asthma (PrecISE) Network (UG1)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168608%0a>
20 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
20 Dec 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Clinical Research or Studies
Biomarkers
Clinical Trial
Asthma
Phenotype
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications to participate in the NHLBI Precision Interventions for Severe and Exacerbation Prone Asthma (PrecISE) Network. This clinical trial network will conduct sequential, adaptive, phase II/proof of concept clinical trials with precision interventions in stratified patient populations. The Network will utilize patient phenotypes and/or endotypes, predictive, and monitoring biomarkers/profiles in sequential adaptive trials to evaluate the most effective precision intervention strategies for this hard to treat patient population. PrecISE will include multiple clinical centers and a single Data, Modeling, and Coordination Center (DMCC). This FOA invites applications for the Clinical Centers (CC) and runs in parallel with a companion FOA that invites applications for the DMCC.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Mechanisms of Immune Activation and Inflammation: HIV Infection, ART, and Drugs of Abuse (R01)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168609%0a>
18 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Note: Optional Letter of Intent Due Date(s): 30 days prior to the application due date
Comorbidity
Pharmacokinetics
Virology
HIV
Infectious Diseases or Agents
Immune System Disorders
AIDS (Substance Abuse)
Immune System
Autoimmunity
Antivirals
Retrovirus
Inflammation
The purpose of this FOA is to promote research to investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms of HIV infection-induced immune activation and inflammation in the presence of antiretroviral therapy (ART) agents and drugs of abuse. The ultimate goal is to obtain information for developing therapeutic interventions for attenuating chronic inflammation-associated comorbidities as well as for restoring or improving ART efficacy in HIV-infected drug-abusing populations.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Limited Competition: Continuation of the Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness (GRADE) Study (U01)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168610%0a>
07 Nov 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
07 Dec 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Diabetes
Pharmaceuticals
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to continue treatment and follow-up of the participants recruited into the Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness (GRADE) Study. GRADE is a pragmatic, unmasked clinical trial to compare commonly used diabetes medications, when combined with metformin, on long-term glucose-lowering effectiveness, with the main goal of providing guidance to clinicians about the most appropriate medications to treat type 2 diabetes.
United States Department of State (DOS)
U.S. Mission to Mexico
Request for Implementing Partner - Model UN Simulation
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168616%0a>
29 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
Multicultural Education
Refugees
High School Education
Government Studies
International Affairs
Education or Instructional Programs
Civil or Human Rights
This solicitation seeks an Implementing Partner with the capacity to organize a Model UN Summit simulation in Mexico. This Model UN simulation will focus on refugee issues around the world. Around 100 high school and university students will be invited to participate in a two-day conference that would be led by U.S. specialists, providing participants a better understanding of global refugee themes, the value and role of international organizations, how to live in a multi-cultural environment, and how to promote human rights.
United States Department of State (DOS)
Public Affairs Section Small Grants Program 2016
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168627%0a>
31 Aug 2016- Confirmed / sponsor
American Studies
Government Studies
Terrorism
Biodiversity
Entrepreneurship
Women Social or Economic Services
English as a Second Language
Leadership
Foreign Language Education
Arts and Culture
Civil or Human Rights
Food Security
Environmental Studies
Environmental Conservation
Public Affairs
Violence
Gender Issues
Government Accountability
The U.S. Embassy in Cotonou, Benin is pleased to announce an open competition for assistance awards through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Cotonou invites all eligible organizations and individuals to submit a proposal. PAS seeks to promote and shares U.S. values and culture with a variety of Beninese audiences, especially the youth, women and people from rural areas. Domains of interests include but are not limited to the English language, Press Freedom, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Women's Empowerment, Good Governance, Civil Society, Environment, Biodiversity, Food Security, Human Rights and Arts and Culture, Prevention of Violent extremism.
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Fundamental Mechanisms of Affective and Decisional Processes in Cancer Control (R01)
<http://pivot.cos.com/funding_opps/168651%0a>
11 Apr 2017- Confirmed / sponsor
10 Oct 2017- Confirmed / sponsor
11 Apr 2018- Confirmed / sponsor
10 Oct 2018- Confirmed / sponsor
11 Apr 2019- Confirmed / sponsor
11 Oct 2019- Confirmed / sponsor
Note: Optional Letter of Intent Due Date(s): 30 days prior to the application due date
Chemotherapy
Consumer Behavior
Cancer Prevention
Cancer or Carcinogenesis
Decision Sciences
Neuroscience
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage projects to generate fundamental knowledge of affective processes. Basic affective science projects should have key consequences for single (e.g., cancer screening) and multiple (e.g., adherence to oral chemotherapy regimen) event decisions and behaviors across the cancer prevention and control continuum. The FOA is expected to encourage collaboration among cancer control researchers and those from scientific disciplines not traditionally connected to cancer control applications (e.g., affective and cognitive neuroscience, decision science, consumer science) to elucidate perplexing and understudied problems in affective and decision sciences with downstream implications for cancer prevention and control.
Ryan K. Champagne
Grants Development Coordinator
University of Pittsburgh
Office of Research
B21 University Club
123 University Place
412.624.7410
rkc12 at pitt.edu<mailto:rkc12 at pitt.edu>
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