RESEARCH

The NASA Office of Education, Integration Division, Minority University Research and Education Program (MUREP) has released a solicitation for proposals for the NASA Group 5 University Research Centers (URC), Announcement Number NNH09ZNE003C. This solicitation is in cooperation with NASA's four Mission Directorates - Aeronautics Research, Exploration Systems, Science, and Space Operations and NASA's ten Field Centers. Each University Research Center (URC) is expected to be a multi-disciplinary scientific, engineering and/or commercial research center designed to provide a broad-based, competitive NASA-related research capability among the Nation's Minority Institutions, foster new aerospace science and technology concepts, provide mechanisms for expanded participation by faculty and students of Minority Institutions in mainstream research, and increase the number of underrepresented and underserved U.S. students obtaining advanced degrees in NASA-related fields and entering the aerospace workforce. All institutions designated by the Department of Education as a Historically Black College or University, Hispanic-Serving Institution, or Minority-Serving Institution are eligible to apply for this cooperative agreement funding opportunity.

Notices of Intent are due May 22, 2009. The closing date for receipt of proposals is June 19, 2009. The solicitation is available on the NSPIRES website. Go to http://nspires.nasaprs.com/, click "Solicitations", and then "Open Solicitations". Additionally, any Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) that arise after the announcement is released will be posted on NSPIRES.

The Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology Program encourages integrative studies at the national and international levels that seek to link subdisciplines, such as geochronology, paleoclimatology, paleogeography, paleoenvironments and paleoecology. Full Proposal Deadline(s) August 07, 2009; January 16, 2010; January 16,2010, Annually Thereafter. For details go to http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09560/nsf09560.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation has reinstated the Senior Scientist Mentor Program for 2010. The program supports faculty who have attained emeritus status by January 2009, and who maintain active research programs in the chemical sciences. The purpose is to encourage emeritus faculty to take on undergraduates to do research under their guidance. The award is $10,000 for two years ($20,000 total) to be primarily used for undergraduate stipends. Application deadline is November 12, 2009. Application information at http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/senior_scientist_mentor.shtml

The aim of the research is to develop indicators that can be used for long-term tracking and surveillance of environmental public health, making better informed decisions, and assessing the actual impacts of environmental risk management decisions. Estimated Number of Awards: Approximately 5 regular awards, 2 early career awards. Anticipated Funding Amount: Approximately $3 million total for all awards Potential Funding per Award: For a regular award, up to a total of $500,000, including direct and indirect costs, with a maximum duration of 3 years. Early career awards are limited to a total of $250,000, including direct and indirect costs, with duration of 3 years. Solicitation Closing Date: August 5, 2009 For details go to EPA at: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2009/2009_star_ephi.html

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) are partnering to conduct biomedical experiments that astronauts could perform on the International Space Station (ISS). In a recent notice to scientists at universities, medical centers, and companies across the United States, the NIH announced its willingness to fund highly meritorious biomedical experiments that could utilize the unique environment in space and produce breakthroughs to improve human health on Earth. The NIH solicitation is the next step in a new partnership to apply the National Laboratory to research that complements NASA's space exploration efforts. For more information on the announcement, go to the NIH Announcement website - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-120.html

The GCIC is seeking proposals for cardiovascular technology commercialization projects to be conducted within the state of Ohio, and with the objective of establishing new jobs within the state. Proposals will be accepted from research institutions and companies currently located in Ohio or seeking to develop a presence in Ohio - Important Dates: Request For Proposals (RFP) Released - May 8, 2009. Proposals due by 2:00 PM EST - July 2, 2009. Details can be found on the GCIC website at http://www.clevelandclinic.org/gcic/

The Social-Computational Systems (SoCS) program seeks to reveal new understanding about the properties that systems of people and computers together possess, and to develop a practical understanding of the purposeful design of systems to facilitate socially intelligent computing. Full Proposal Deadline(s): September 21, 2009; August 31, 2010; Last Tuesday in August, Annually Thereafter. Program Solicitation NSF 09-559 located at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09559/nsf09559.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

The goal of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support meritorious research projects that involve secondary data analyses or statistical methodology using existing dental or craniofacial database resources. The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. The R03 is intended to support small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. Additional information at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-182.html

CDC’s Procurement and Grants Office has published a program announcement entitled, “Building Strategic Alliances for Healthy Housing.” Approximately $650,000 will be available to fund up to 6 awards. The purpose of the program is to reduce or eliminate housing-related health hazards and to promote housing that is safe, healthy, accessible and affordable. For complete program details, please see the full announcement on the CDC website at http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47188 The estimated funding date is August 31, 2009.

Reminder - Information to assist you in completing grant application cover sheets and budgets can be found on the "Case Info" link at http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/ospa/Caseinfo_2-16-09.pdf

Grants for Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions (FPIRI) support fellowships at institutions devoted to advanced study and research in the humanities. NEH fellowships provide scholars with research time and access to resources that might not be available at their home institutions. Fellowship programs may be administered by independent centers for advanced study, libraries, and museums in the United States; American overseas research centers; and organizations that have expertise in promoting research on foreign cultures. Individual scholars must apply directly to the institutions themselves.
Grant details at http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47195

The funding amount and number of awards depend on the number of submissions. The purpose of the program is to help ensure the availability of adequate numbers of highly trained scientists to address occupational health and safety and to provide new occupational health and safety scientists with appropriate mentoring. The estimated funding dates vary. Additional information at http://www07.grants.gov/search/announce.do;jsessionid=jdddKC1bSb1FvjwNg5NWXVTPMh4kTNssKZySMRmHqrBy7xhSRh1S!-1521724462

Grants@Heart, our online web-based system for applicants, Grants Officers, Fiscal Officers and awardees, is now available to applicants for the July 2009 AHA deadline. When working in Grants@Heart, PC users MUST use Internet Explorer 5 or higher and Mac users MUST use Safari. Do not use other browsers or you will be unsuccessful. In this new system, the Grants Officer (identified by an applicant on his/her application) has the final responsibility of submitting each application to the American Heart Association by 11:59 p.m. Central Time on the appropriate application deadline date. It is highly recommended that you set an internal deadline to allow for review, approval and submission of the applications to the AHA.

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits new (type 1) and competitive renewal (type 2) applications for the support of Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Centers (MDCRCs). Successful applicants will join a network of existing Centers to foster the translation of new scientific findings and technological developments into novel treatments for the muscular dystrophies.Applicants should propose multi-disciplinary and collaborative studies that address one or more gaps in the therapeutic development pipeline for muscular dystrophy. Research problems should require substantial collaborative efforts to solve, and thus are best carried out in a center setting. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the U54 Specialized Centers Cooperative Agreement grant mechanism. Letters of Intent Receipt Date: October 13, 2009 Additional details at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-09-027.html

Proposals are restricted to experiments that propose to use plants, insects, nematodes or microbial model specimens. The specific model organisms targeted for use are Arabidopsis thaliana, Brassica rapa, Drosophila melanogaster, Caenorhabditis elegans, bacteria and fungi. NASA will support a limited number of innovative-competitive and multidisciplinary studies selected through this solicitation process. Proposals for purely ground-based research will not be accepted or considered for this NRA. Flight proposals should be supported by a foundation of ground-based data or previous flight data. Notices of Intent (NOIs) are due on June 15, 2009, and full proposals are due on September 14, 2009 For details go to NSPIRES at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/

Did you miss Robert Porter's Proposal Writing workshops that were offered March 26th and 27th??

We have extra packets of the handouts available! Stop by the Sears Library Building, Room 656, and pick up a copy. First come, first served - get them before they are gone! Copies of both Writing Successful Grants and Building the NIH Grant Proposal are available.

Questions? Call 368-6131.

Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) is seeking to support development of biomarkers of Parkinson’s disease (PD) that can inform potential clinical trials of promising therapeutic strategies. Additional details at http://www.michaeljfox.org/research_openFundingPrograms_program.cfm?ID=30

The Cognitive Neuroscience Program seeks highly innovative and interdisciplinary proposals aimed at advancing a rigorous understanding of how the human brain supports thought, perception, affect, action, social processes, and other aspects of cognition and behavior, including how such processes develop and change in the brain and through time.Program Announcement NSF 09-563. Replaces Document(s): NSF 06-557. Change of target dates to August 27th and January 24th to allow for more efficient review cycle, better synchronized with academic calendars. Additional details at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09563/nsf09563.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

Purpose. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) invites applications for linked awards using the NIH U54 funding mechanism to assist researchers and faculty at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) establish collaborative partnerships with researchers and faculty of existing NIAAA Alcohol Research Centers or other institutions with extensive research efforts focused on alcohol (non-MSI research intensive institutions). Letters of Intent Receipt Date: September 21, 2009 Application Receipt Date: October 21, 2009. Additional details at NIH http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-10-001.html

Purpose. The aim of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), is to stimulate the discovery of an effective prophylactic HIV-1 vaccine by soliciting Research Project Grant (R01) applications for hypothesis-driven basic research in HIV/AIDS, and general virology and immunology focused on that aim.

These awards may involve the collection of “Geospatial Information.” The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking new and innovative research applications that link opportunities to advance public health protection with improvements in the condition and function of the water infrastructure. For purposes of this RFA, the water infrastructure includes centralized and decentralized systems that convey, store, and distribute potable and non-potable water and collect and manage municipal and industrial wastewater, stormwater, and on-site rainwater. Solicitation Opening Date: May 18, 2009 Solicitation Closing Date: August 17, 2009. See EPA page at http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2009/2009_star_water_infrastructure.html

Due to an expected increase in Grants.gov submissions relating to the processing of Recovery Act proposals, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has authorized agencies to use alternative methods for proposal submission and acceptance. As you know, NSF is able to accept directly its full complement of proposals, both regular submissions and those additional proposals anticipated under the Recovery Act, using our long-established FastLane capabilities for proposal submission and acceptance. Therefore, in order to assist Grants.gov in the effort to alleviate system strain and increase system capacity, proposers will now be required to prepare and submit proposals to NSF through use of the NSF FastLane system.

Effective immediately, new funding opportunities issued by NSF will exclusively require the use of FastLane to prepare and submit proposals. In addition, NSF plans to revise existing funding opportunity documents to reflect this change and to remove all active application packages from Grants.gov APPLY. NSF will continue to post information about available funding opportunities to Grants.gov FIND.

Detailed instructions regarding the technical aspects of proposal preparation and submission via FastLane are available at: http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/.