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March 10, 2000 (Vol. 9, No. 10)
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GENERAL
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The Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program seeks
to improve the quality of Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technological
(SMET) education for all students and targets activities affecting learning
environments, course content, curricula, and educational practices. The
program has three tracks: 1) Educational Materials Development: Projects
are expected to produce innovative materials that incorporate effective
educational practices to improve student learning of science, mathematics,
engineering, and technology. Projects to develop textbooks, software, or
laboratory materials for commercial distribution are appropriate; 2) Adaption
and Implementation: Projects are expected to result in improved education
in science, mathematics, engineering and technology at academic institutions
through adaption and implementation of exemplary materials, laboratory
experiences, and/or educational practices that have been developed and
tested at other institutions. Proposals may request funds in any category
normally supported by NSF, or may request funds to purchase only instrumentation;
3) National Dissemination: Projects are expected to provide faculty with
professional development opportunities to enable them to introduce new
content into undergraduate courses and laboratories, and to explore effective
educational practices to improve their teaching effectiveness. Projects
should be designed to offer workshops, short courses, or similar activities
on a national scale in single or multiple disciplines. (NSF 00-63)
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Deadline: ND Track Preliminary 4/24/00, A&I Track 6/5/00,
EMD Track 6/6/00, ND Track 6/6/00
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AGRICULTURE
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The Agriculture Department will fund research projects that focus on potato
varietal development and testing. Projects must be regional in scope (i.e.,
having application beyond the immediate state in which the project is performed.)
(FR 03/03/2000)
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Deadline: 4/3/00
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The Agriculture Department is seeking proposals to develop, test and implement
pest management alternatives and mitigation strategies. For FY 2000 funding
is for projects that:1) Identify and develop replacement or mitigation
technologies for pesticides with uses that may change or be eliminated
through FQPA implementation or related regulatory action; 2) Demonstrate
promising alternative pest management strategies in the field in close
collaboration with interested growers and grower groups; and 3) Support
outreach activities that promote the implementation of pest management
alternatives through education and extension. (FR 03/03/2000)
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Deadline: 4/17/00
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The Agriculture Department will fund research on problems caused by citrus
tristeza virus and the brown citrus aphid, which cause major economic damage
to citrus crops. Research priority areas are: 1) characterization and detection
of CTV strains; 2) biology and control of the Brown Citrus Aphid; 3) host
plant resistance; 4) epidemiology and crop loss assessment; and 5) development
of cross-protecting CTV strains. (FR 03/03/2000)
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Deadline: 4/17/00
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The Agriculture Department is inviting applications for studies that will
provide information useful to regulators making science-based decisions
related to the safety of introducing genetically modified organisms into
the environment. Areas include assessing the effects of introducing genetically
engineered organisms into the environment; large-scale deployment of genetically
engineered organisms; the effects of transgene resistance to insects or
disease; and development of statistical methods and measures of risks associated
worth field testing genetically modified organisms. (FR 03/03/00)
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Deadline: 4/10/00
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The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service has announced
the availability of funds for the Initiative for Future Agriculture and
Food Systems Program (IFAFS) for FY 2000. Areas of research are: 1) Agricultural
genome; 2) Food safety, food technology and human nutrition; 3) New and
alternative uses and production of agricultural commodities and products;
4) Agricultural biotechnology; 5) Natural resource management, including
precision agriculture; and 6) Farm efficiency and profitability, including
the viability and competitiveness of small and medium sized diary, livestock,
crop, and other commodity operations. Priority will be given to projects
that are multistate, multi-institutional, or multidisciplinary or projects
that integrate agricultural research, extension and education. (FR 03/06/2000)
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Deadline: 5/8/00
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EDUCATION
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The Education Department is inviting applications for regional education
technology consortia to provide professional leadership development, technical
assistance, information and resources to states, districts, schools and
other education institutions to promote technology in K-12 teaching and
learning and in adult literacy programs. CFDA 84.302A (FR 02/29/00)
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Deadline: 4/14/00
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The Education Department is inviting applications to establish regional
consortia projects to provide technical assistance to classroom teachers
and other educations to advance science and mathematics education. CFDA
84.319A (FR 03/03/00)
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Deadline: 4/17/00
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The National Science Foundation, in partnership with the Department of
Education and the National Institutes of Health, is offering the Interagency
Education Research Initiative (IERI) with the goal of improving pre K-12
student learning and achievement in reading, mathematics, and science,
by supporting rigorous, interdisciplinary research on large-scale implementations
of promising educational practices and technologies in complex and varied
learning environments. An important feature of the Initiative is that all
IERI-supported projects will share common benchmarks that will facilitate
the accumulation of reliable and valid data to ensure that the lessons
learned can be generalized in an optimal fashion. IERI has two focus areas:
Early Learning of Foundational Skills; and Transition to Increasingly Complex
Science and Mathematics Learning. (NSF 00-74)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 4/19/00,10/2/00; Proposals 6/9/00;
2/2/01
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ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS & PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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The Combined Research - Curriculum Development (CRCD) Program, a joint
initiative of the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and the Directorate
for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), supports multidisciplinary
projects that integrate new, state-of-the-art research advances in emerging
technology areas into upper level undergraduate and introductory graduate
engineering and computer and information science curricula. Projects address
a need for innovative curricula, courses, textbooks, instructional modules
and instructional laboratories by integrating the research and education
interests of faculty through involvement in curriculum change. The CRCD
program seeks to closely engage faculty researchers, with support of academic
administration and industry, in curriculum innovation in the context that
education and research are of equal value and complementary parts of an
integrative engineering and science education enterprise. Only three proposals
may be submitted from an institution. Please notify John Murray, Interim
Associate Vice Provost for Research, 532-6195, by March 24 if you are interested
in submitting a proposal. (NSF 00-66)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 3/31/00, Proposals 6/2/00
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NASA Research Announcement (NRA): The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) is interested in receiving proposals for basic experimental and
theoretical research using microgravity and space environments to advance
scientific knowledge and technology in fundamental physics. In addition,
proposals are sought to provide a fundamental understanding of physical
and chemical processes in extraterrestrial environments, such as: Laser
Cooling and Atomic Physics (LCAP), Low Temperature and Condensed Matter
Physics (LCTMP), Gravitational and Relatavistic Physics and Biological
Physics. NRA-00-HEDS-02
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Deadline: 5/15/00
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HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES
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The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) invites
applications for Exploratory/Developmental Grants (R21) in research areas
that are relevant to the research goals described in the National Occupational
Research Agenda (NORA). The overall purpose of NORA is to provide a framework
for research programs that provide the critical knowledge that can be used
in preventing occupational diseases and injuries and foster our understanding
of their underlying pathophysiology. For this RFA, research projects must
address one of the following areas: Allergic and Irritant Dermatitis, Social
and Economic Consequences of Workplace Illness and Injury, Health Services
Research, and Fertility and Pregnancy Abnormalities. OH-00-006 (NIHG 02/28/00)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 4/14/00, Applications 5/15/00
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), invites applications for a collaborative
investigation that will contribute information concerning the adverse pulmonary
effects of mixed dusts (such as, welding fume, boiler ash, diesel exhaust
particles, etc.) The overall goal of this program is to foster multidisciplinary
studies which integrate molecular, cellular, animal and human approaches
to determine the role of workplace exposure to mixed dusts on the initiation
of obstructive lung disease and the enhancement of susceptibility to pulmonary
infection. OH-00-009 (NIHG 02/28/00)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 3/28/00, Applications 4/24/00
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability
of fiscal year (FY) 2000 funds for grant applications for research to strengthen
occupational safety and health surveillance. Projects are sought that 1)
strengthen surveillance of high-risk industries and occupations, such as
mining, and of populations at higher risk; 2) promote a better understanding
of the magnitude and scope of childhood agriculture agricultural injuries
and illnesses; 3) develop methods of effective occupational safety and
health surveillance conducted by employers, unions, and other non-governmental
organizations; and 4) increase research methods development to improve
occupational surveillance. A common issue for such projects is the critical
need to include in the study design consideration of under-recognition
and under-reporting of workplace illness and injury. OH-00-005 (NIHG 02/28/00)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 3/24/00, Applications 4/28/00
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SOCIAL SCIENCES
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center
for Mental Health Services is inviting applications to support adoption
and implemention of exemplary practices related to the delivery and organizations
of mental health services for children with serious emotional disturbance
or adults with serious mental illness, including individuals with co-occurring
disorders. Phase I grants fund consensus building and decision support;
phase II grants fund implementation support. PA00-003 (FR 03/02/00)
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Deadline: Phase I 5/10/00, 9/10/00, Phase II 4/19/00, 9/10/00
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The Health and Human Services Department's Administration for Children,
Youth and Families has announced a grant competition to expand Early Head
Start programs for low-income families with children under three and pregnant
women. The program aims to enhance children's physical, social, emotional
and intellectual development and support parents' efforts to move toward
self-sufficiency. (FGCW 03/06/00)
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Deadline: 5/1/00
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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) invites research grant applications
to examine the implementation of prevention strategies in real world settings
for disruptive behavior disorders in children and adolescents. The purpose
of this initiative is to foster studies of implementation approaches, barriers
to and facilitators of implementation, and cost-effectiveness of tested
preventive programs or strategies, with a focus on elucidating those elements
of implementation that are necessary for sustaining preventive approaches
within diverse real-world settings. MH-00-011 (NIHG 01/18/00)
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Deadline: Letters of Intent 5/15/00, Applications 6/13/00
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R. W. Trewyn, Vice Provost for Research &
Dean of the Graduate School
John P. Murray, Interim Associate Vice Provost
for Research
Ruth Bennett, Secretary
Preaward Section
Paul Lowe, Director, PreAward Services
Anita Fahrny, Assistant Director
Kathy Tilley, Lisa Duer, Carole Lovin, Rex Goff,
Dawn Caldwell, Cheryl Brooks
Information Specialist & Editor
Beverly Page
Human Subjects, Animal Care & Use, and Biosafety
Gerald P. Jaax, University Veterinarian and Research Compliance Officer
Carrie VonLeonrod, Secretary
Congressional Relations
Sue Peterson, R. W. Trewyn
Last Modified: 11:14am , February 25, 2000
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