Funding Bulletin
Funding Opportunities for Research, Instruction, Service, Creative Activities
Fellowships and International Programs
February 9, 2009 Vol. 18, No. 5
Program Information Deadline: 4/2/2009 Engineering Technology as the lead insti-
tution with the following exception: A US
To receive program information, please academic institution may submit a second
contact Beverly Page, Information Spe- AGRICULTURE proposal as the lead institution, only if it
cialist, Research and Sponsored Pro- is focused on the societal, ethical, eco-
grams, phone: (785)532-5045, e-mail: 5-2 Biomass Research and nomic and/or environmental issues rele-
bbpage@ksu.edu Development Initiative (DOE/USDA) vant to nanotechnology. NSF 09-533
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/
The objectives of this Initiative are to
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develop: technologies and processes nec-
available via email. To be added to the Deadline: Internal 2/28/2009; Proposal
essary for abundant commercial produc-
electronic mailing list, send an email 4/29/2009
tion of biofuels at prices competitive
message to: listserv@listserv.ksu.edu with fossil fuels; high-value biobased
Leave the subject line blank. In the mes- products to enhance the economic viabil-
sage area, type: sub fundingbulletin. 5-5 Domestic Nuclear Detection
ity of biofuels and power; to serve as Office-National Science Foundation
substitutes for petroleum-based feed- Academic Research Initiative (ARI)
Limited Submissions stocks and products; and to enhance the (NSF)
value of coproducts produced using the
Limited submission programs have technologies and processes; and a diver- In FY 2009, the Domestic Nuclear Detec-
sponsor restrictions on the number of sity of economically and environmen- tion Office (DNDO) within the Depart-
proposals that may be submitted by a tally sustainable domestic sources of ment of Homeland Security (DHS) will
single institution and will require insti- renewable biomass for conversion of invest, in partnership with the National
tutional screening to determine which biofuels, bioenergy and biobased prod- Science Foundation (NSF), in frontier
applications will be submitted. Dr. Jim ucts. (GG 1/30/09) research at academic institutions. This
Guikema, Associate Vice Provost for URL: http://www07.grants.gov transformational research effort will be
Research, is the internal coordinator for Deadline: Preapplications 3/6/2009; focused on detection systems, individual
limited submission programs. Please Applications 6/11/2009 sensors or other research that is poten-
notify him at 785-532-6195, email: tially relevant to the detection of nuclear
guikema@ksu.edu, by the Internal due weapons, special nuclear material, radia-
date listed in the Funding Bulletin (FB ARTS & HUMANITIES tion dispersal devices and related threats.
5-4) or by at least two months prior to The joint DNDO-NSF effort, in coordina-
the sponsor deadline if you wish to sub- 5-3 Landmarks of American tion with the efforts of other agencies,
mit to a limited submission program. History and Culture: Workshops for seeks to advance fundamental knowledge
Currently posted Internal Deadlines: Community College Faculty and in new technologies for the detection of
http://www.k-state.edu/research/fund- School Teachers (NEH) nuclear threats and to develop intellectual
ing/bulletins/bul09/limits09/index.htm capacity in fields relevant to long-term
As part of NEH’s We the People pro- advances in nuclear detection capability.
gram, the Landmarks of American His- An individual researcher may not be
tory and Culture program supports a named as a participant on more than one
series of one-week residence-based proposal submitted to this solicitation.
GENERAL workshops for a national audience of NSF 09-532
community college educators and a URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/
5-1 Foundations of Data and Visual series for school teachers. The work-
Analytics (FODAVA) (NSF) nsf09532/nsf09532.html
shops use historic sites to address central Deadline: 4/27/2009
With this solicitation, the National Science themes and issues in American history,
Foundation (NSF) and the Department of government, literature, art history, and
Homeland Security (DHS) invite research other related subjects in the humanities. 5-6 Collaboration in Mathematical
proposals whose outcomes will enable URL: http://www.neh.gov Geosciences (CMG) (NSF)
data stakeholders to detect the expected Deadline: 3/17/2009
and discover the unexpected in massive The purpose of the Collaboration in
data sets. Proposals should focus on creat- Mathematical Geosciences (CMG) activ-
ing fundamental research advances that ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS ity is to enable collaborative research at
will be widely applicable across scientific, & PHYSICAL SCIENCE the intersection of mathematical sciences
engineering, commercial, and governmen- and geosciences, and to encourage cross-
tal domains that utilize visualization and disciplinary education. Projects should
5-4 Nanotechnology Undergraduate
analytics to gain insight and derive knowl- fall within one of three broad themes: 1)
Education (NUE) in Engineering
edge from massive, often streaming, mathematical and statistical modeling of
(NSF)
dynamic, ambiguous and possibly conflict- complex geosystems, 2) understanding
ing, data sets. Research activities proposed This Solicitation aims at introducing and quantifying uncertainty in geosys-
should emphasize novel data transforma- nanoscale science, engineering, and tech- tems, or 3) analyzing large/complex geo-
tions, while also demonstrating research nology through a variety of interdiscipli- science data sets. Research groups must
relevance to visual analytics systems by nary approaches into undergraduate include at least one mathematical/statisti-
including a research component in areas engineering education. The focus of this cal scientist and at least one geoscientist.
such as, but not limited to, visualization, year’s competition is on nanoscale engi- Proposals that address problems with rel-
human-computer interaction, and cogni- neering education with relevance to evance to global change and sustainability
tive psychology. An individual may appear devices and systems and/or on the soci- are especially encouraged. NSF 09-520
as PI, co-PI, Senior Personnel, or Consult- etal, ethical, economic and/or environ- URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/
ant on no more than two FODAVA-Partner mental issues relevant to nsf09520/nsf09520.htm
proposals submitted to any annual nanotechnology. Only one proposal may Deadline: 3/10/2009, 2/22/2010
FODAVA competition. (NSF 09-525) be submitted by a US academic institu-
URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/ tion, College/Department of Engineer-
nsf09525/nsf09525.htm ing or College/Department of HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCE
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5-7 DOD Peer Reviewed Medical from a separate R03 application funded institutions/organizations that propose to
Research (DOD) through RFA-HL-08-012. Applicants study research integrity as it relates to col-
must submit only one application as PI/ laborative interactions and/or activities.
The FY09 Peer Reviewed Medical
PD; participation in additional applica- The R21 exploratory/developmental
Research Program (PRMRP) is soliciting
tions as co-investigator is permitted pro- mechanism will be used to foster research
research applications across the following
vided they are scientifically distinct. Only where there are few published data and
19 congressionally-directed topic areas:
one Lead PI/PD application, and only two where problem areas that would benefit
alcoholism research; autoimmune dis-
U01 applications in total, may be derived from further investigation could be identi-
eases; blood cancer; childhood asthma;
from any R03 application. RFA-HL-09- fied. Applications must address the influ-
drug abuse; epilepsy; kidney cancer; liste-
004 (NIHG 1/30/09) ence of collaborative interactions and/or
ria vaccine for infectious diseases and
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/ activities on research integrity in at least
cancer; lupus; mesothelioma; molecular
rfa-files/RFA-HL-09-004.html one of the following areas: the clarifica-
signatures in tumors; neuroblastoma;
osteoporosis and related bone disease; Deadline: Letters of Intent 4/1/2009; tion of community norms and standards,
Paget’s disease; pediatric cancer; polycys- Applications 5/1/2009 the effectiveness of self-regulation, the
tic kidney disease; social work research; societal, organizational, group, or individ-
tinnitus; and West Nile virus vaccine. ual factors that affect integrity in research,
INTERNATIONAL/ MULTICUL- both positively and negatively, or the
Applications submitted to the FY09
PRMRP must address one of these topic TURAL impacts of non-adherence to accepted
areas. codes of conduct. RFA-RR-09-004
URL: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/ 5-10 European Union-United States (NIHG 10/31/08)
prmrp.htm Atlantis Program (ED) URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
Deadline: Preapplications 3/19/2009; rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-004.html
The purpose of the program is to provide Deadline: Letters of Intent 2/17/2009;
Applications 4/16/2009 grants to or enter into cooperative agree- Applications 3/17/2009
ments with eligible applicants to improve
postsecondary education. This invita-
5-8 DOD Autism Research Program tional priority is designed to support the
(DOD) 5-13 Collaborative Study of
formation of educational consortia of Suicidality and Mental Health in the
The Fiscal Year 2009 Department of American and European institutions to U.S. Army (U01) (NIH)
Defense Autism Research Program support cooperation in the coordination of
(ARP) funds research to improve the lives curricula, the exchange of students, and The high rates of mental health and
of individuals with autism spectrum dis- the opening of educational opportunities behavioral adjustment problems among
orders. The FY09 ARP encourages pro- between the United States and the Euro- recent U.S. military combat veterans, and
posals that specifically address critical pean Union (EU). This priority relates to the increasing rates of suicide among
needs of the Autism Spectrum Disorders the purpose of the European Union- Army soldiers, are of growing concern.
(ASD) community in the following areas: United States Atlantis Program to develop This Funding Opportunity Announcement
Co-morbidity: (e.g., manifestations such and implement undergraduate joint or (FOA), issued by the National Institute of
as disorders [gastrointestinal, sleep, dual degree programs, or short-term Mental Health (NIMH), in collaboration
behavioral, speech/language], psychiatric, exchange programs. ED-GRANTS- with the U.S. Army, solicits cooperative
seizures, immune dysfunction, motor and 122208-001 (GG 12/22/08) research project grant (U01) applications
sensory deficits, metabolic dysfunction, URL: http://www.ed.gov/news/ aimed at conducting an epidemiologic
and effects of ASD on intellectual abil- fedregister study of mental health, psychological
ity); Predictors for Treatment Outcomes: Deadline: 3/23/2009 resilience, suicide risk, suicide-related
Identification of biomarkers, clinical behaviors, and suicide deaths in the U.S.
characteristics, or other phenotypic mark- Army. The U.S. Army and NIMH will
ers that predict outcomes of a treatment, SOCIAL SCIENCES fund one application submitted in
or populations that will or will not response to this FOA. RFA-MH-09-140
respond to a treatment (traditional or 5-11 Grants to Reduce Domestic (NIHG 1/9/09)
complementary and alternative). (GG 2/1/ Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
09) Assault, and Stalking on Campus rfa-files/RFA-MH-09-140.html
URL: http://cdmrp.army.mil (DOJ) Deadline: Letters of Intent 3/3/2009;
Deadline: Preapplications 3/17/2009; Applications 4/3/2009
The United States Department of Justice,
Applications 7/22/2009 Office on Violence Against Women
(OVW) is pleased to announce that it is R.W. Trewyn, Vice President for Research
seeking applications for the Grants to
5-9 NHLBI Progenitor Cell Biology
Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Vio- Jim Guikema, Associate Vice President for
Consortium Research Hubs (NIH) Research
lence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Campus Program (Campus Program). Caron Boyce, Administrative Specialist
Institute (NHLBI) invites applications to The Campus Program is designed to
Preaward Section
participate in the NHLBI Progenitor Cell encourage institutions of higher education Paul Lowe, Director
Biology Consortium. The goal of the to adopt comprehensive, coordinated Anita Fahrny, Assistant Director
Consortium is to identify and characterize responses to domestic violence, dating Kathy Tilley, Rich Doan, Carmen Garcia,
progenitor cell lineages, to direct the dif- violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The Danielle Brunner, Rex Goff, Adassa Roe,
Sharon Zoeller
ferentiation of stem and progenitor cells OVW Campus Program strengthens on-
to desired cell fates, and to develop new campus victim services, security, and Funding Information Specialist & Editor
strategies to address the unique chal- investigative strategies to prevent and Beverly Page
lenges presented by the transplantation of prosecute violent crimes against women
these cells. The Consortium will assemble on campuses. OVW-2009-2061 (GG 2/2/ Development Director
clusters of synergistic research projects, 09) Mary Lou Marino
each with a multi-disciplinary team of http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/open-solicita-
Principal Investigators, to establish vir- tions.htm Human Subjects, Animal Care & Use,
tual Research Hubs focused on progenitor and Biosafety
Deadline: 3/11/2009 Gerald P. Jaax, Associate Vice President,
cell biology. The Consortium will also Research Compliance
contain core research support facilities Heath Ritter, Compliance Monitor
and skills development components. 5-12 Research on Integrity in Adrian Self, Administrative Specialist
Research Hub applications must consist Collaborative Research (R21) (NIH)
of a cluster of two to four synergistic Congressional Relations
This FOA issued by NCRR (NIH) and Sue Peterson, R.W. Trewyn
applications, each of which must derive ORI encourages grant applications from
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