January

45-2 Superfund Basic Research and Training Program (P42) (NIH)

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is announcing the continuation of the Superfund Hazardous Substances Basic Research and Training Program [referred to as the Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP)]. SBRP grants will support coordinated, multi-projects, interdisciplinary research programs to address the mandates legislated under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. These mandates include the development of 1) methods and technologies to detect hazardous substances in the environment; 2) advanced techniques for the detection, assessment, and evaluation of the effect on human health of hazardous substances; 3) methods to assess the risks to human health presented by hazardous substances; and 4) basic biological, chemical, and physical methods to reduce the amount and toxicity of hazardous substances. The objective for the SBRP is to develop a holistic research agenda for the protection of human health. Only one application per accredited institution of higher education will be accepted. RFA-ES-08-005 (NIHG 10/3/08)

• URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-08-005.html

Deadline: Internal: 1/16/2009; Letters of Intent: 3/16/2009; Applications: 4/15/2009

2-4 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (NSF)

The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program seeks to encourage talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors and professionals to become K-12 mathematics and science teachers. The program provides funds to institutions of higher education to support scholarships, stipends, and academic programs for undergraduate STEM majors and post-baccalaureate students holding STEM degrees who commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts. A new component of the program supports STEM professionals who enroll as NSF Teaching Fellows in master's degree programs leading to teacher certification by providing academic courses, professional development, and salary supplements while they are fulfilling a four-year teaching commitment in a high need school district. This new component also supports the development of NSF Master Teaching Fellows by providing professional development and salary supplements for exemplary math and science teachers to become Master Teachers in high need school districts. A track for Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) is included. An institution may submit no more than one proposal per track. NSF 09-513

• URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09513/nsf09513.htm

Deadline: Internal 1/23/2009; Letters of Intent 2/10/2009, Proposals 3/10/2009

February

NOTICE

3-1 Partnerships for International Research and Education ((PIRE) (NSF)

This NSF program, announced in the November 21, 2008 Funding Bulletin, did not include an internal deadline. An institution may submit only three preproposals for the February 26 deadline. The Internal deadline for notifying Dr. Jim Guikema, guikema@ksu.edu, of your interest in applying for this program is February 1, 2009.

• URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09505/nsf09505.htm

Deadline: Internal 2/1/2009, Preproposals 2/26/2009

1-1 Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT) (NSF)

The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in research and education, with the interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills to become, in their own careers, leaders and creative agents for change. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to facilitate diversity in student participation and preparation, and to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive, and globally engaged science and engineering workforce. There is a limit of four (4) preliminary proposals that may be submitted by an institution either as a single institution or as a lead institution in a multi-institution preliminary proposal. Any given individual may participate as PI or co-PI in only one proposals submission. NSF 09-519 (GG 12/8/08)

• URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09519/nsf09519.htm

Deadline: Internal 2/2/2009; Preproposal 3/13/2009

6-13 Academic-Community Partnership Conference Series (U13) (NIH)

This announcement solicits NICHD Cooperative Agreement Conference (U13) applications to conduct health disparities-related meetings, workshops, and symposia. The objectives of these meetings will be to establish academic-community partnerships, identify community-research priorities, and develop long-term collaborative agendas. Areas of focus for these partnerships may include one or more of the following community-health issues: violence prevention; techniques for outreach and information dissemination; childhood, adolescent, and/or adult obesity; health literacy; uterine fibroid tumors; and pediatric and maternal HIV/AIDS prevention. Each institution may submit only one application in response to this solicitation. PAR-09-092 (NIHG 1/30/09)

• URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-092.html

Deadline: Internal 2/25/2009; Letters of Intent 3/1/2009; Applications 3/31/2009

5-4 Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering (NSF)

This Solicitation aims at introducing nanoscale science, engineering, and technology through a variety of interdisciplinary approaches into undergraduate engineering education. The focus of this year's competition is on nanoscale engineering education with relevance to devices and systems and/or on the societal, ethical, economic and/or environmental issues relevant to nanotechnology. Only one proposal may be submitted by a US academic institution, College/Department of Engineering or College/Department of Engineering Technology as the lead institution with the following exception: A US academic institution may submit a second proposal as the lead institution, only if it is focused on the societal, ethical, economic and/or environmental issues relevant to nanotechnology. NSF 09-533

• URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09533/nsf09533.html

Deadline: Internal 2/28/2009; Proposal 4/29/2009

March

7-9 NCMHD Health Disparities Research on Minority and Underserved Populations (R01) (NIH)

The overall objective of this FOA is to support all investigators whose current research focuses on disease/conditions that disproportionately affect ethnic racial minorities, underserved populations, and rural and low-income populations. The research may include, but is not limited to, chronic diseases such as: cardiovascular, cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, infant mortality, asthma, obesity and kidney disease. Specific targeted areas of research also may include studies that influence health disparities such as biological (e.g., genetics, cellular, organ systems) lifestyle factors, environmental (physical and family) social (peer influences), economic, institutional and cultural and family influences. Applicants may not submit more than one application in response to this FOA. RFA-MD-09-004 (NIHG 2/13/09)

• URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-09-004.html

Deadline: Internal 3/1/2009; Letters of Intent 3/17/2009; Applications 4/17/2009

7-5 Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering (NSF)

Only one proposal may be submitted by a U.S. academic institution, College/Department of Engineering or College/Department of Engineering Technology as the lead institution with the following exception: A U.S. academic institution may submit a second proposal as the lead institution, only if it is focused on the societal, ethical, economic and/or environmental issues relevant to nanotechnology. NSF 08-544 (GG 2/14/08)

• URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08544/nsf08544.htm

Deadline: Internal 3/14/2008; Proposals 5/14/2008

9-9 Nuclear Education Program Faculty Development Grants (NRC)

An institution may submit only one proposal. HR-FN208-NED02 (GG 2/15/08)

• URL: http://www.grants.gov

Deadline: Internal 3/14/2008; Proposals 4/1/2008

6-9 Transdisciplinary Cancer Genomics Research: Post-Genome Wide Association (Post-GWA) Initiative (U19) (NIH)

The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), is to promote thorough and efficient identification of genomic regions associated with cancer susceptibility. The FOA specifically solicits applications proposing transdisciplinary research projects designed to: a) take advantage of the existing Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) of cancer by exploiting previously generated initial scan GWAS data; and b) accelerate and coordinate integrative post-GWAS discovery research. Each application should consist of two to three component sub-projects closely pertinent to a single unifying research theme. Applicants may submit only one U19 application per institute in response to this FOA. RFA-CA-09-002 (NIHG 1/16/09)

• URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-09-002.html

Deadline: Internal 3/29/2009; Letters of Intent 4/29/2009; Applications 5/29/2009

April

13-10 Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multi-user Instrumentation (NSF)

The Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program (CRIF) is structured to enable the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemistry to respond to a variety of needs for infrastructure that promotes research and education in areas traditionally supported by the Division. The Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation component of CRIF (CRIF:MU) provides funds to universities, colleges, and consortia thereof for the purchase of multi-user instruments. Up to an additional $100,000, including indirect cost, may be requested for personnel who are needed to support cyber-enhanced projects if the instrument is cyber-enabled. The principal investigator must be the chemistry department chairperson or equivalent. The limit on the number of proposals per organization is one. NSF 09-546 (GG 3/19/09)

• URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09546/nsf09546.htm

Deadline: Internal 4/23/2009; Proposals 6/23/2009