RESEARCH

The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09598/nsf09598.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

The goal of this three year (FY09-FY11) program initiative is to enhance plasma research and education in this broad, multidisciplinary field by coordinating efforts and combining resources of the two agencies. The initiative will address fundamental issues in plasma science and engineering that can have impact in other areas or disciplines in which improved basic understanding of the plasma state is needed. Details at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09596/nsf09596.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

This FOA issued by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) invites applications for cooperative agreements to support the development of model programs for the training and education of workers engaged in activities related to hazardous materials and waste generation, removal, containment, transportation and emergency response. The major objective of this solicitation is to prevent work-related harm by assisting in the training of workers in how best to protect themselves and their communities from exposure to hazardous materials encountered during hazardous waste operations, hazardous materials transportation, environmental restoration of contaminated facilities or chemical emergency response. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-004.html

The Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) Defense Appropriations Act provides $35 million to the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP). This program is administered by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command through the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). Each Program Announcement is available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website http://www.grants.gov the CDMRP website http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/scirp.htm and the CDMRP eReceipt Website (https://cdmrp.org). Submission Deadlines: Translational Research Partnership Award Pre-Application Pre-proposal: August 27, 2009 Proposal: December 10, 2009 Advanced Technology/Therapeutic Development Award Pre-Application Pre-proposal: August 27, 2009 Proposal: December 10, 2009 Investigator-Initiated Research Award Pre-Application Pre-proposal: August 27, 2009 Proposal: December 10, 2009 Clinical Trial Award-Rehabilitation Pre-Application Pre-proposal: August 27, 2009 Proposal: December 10, 2009 Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award Pre-Application Letter of Intent: October 30, 2009 Proposal: November 20, 2009

DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of U.S. institutions of higher education (hereafter referred to as “universities”) to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment. This announcement seeks proposals to purchase instrumentation in support of research areas of interest to the DoD, including areas of research supported by the administering agencies. Additional details: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=48438

Purpose of Program: 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.http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=48401

The CreativeIT Program solicits proposals for projects that explore synergistic cross disciplinary research in creativity and computer science and information technology. The study of creativity and computing as a way to advance computer science and information technology, cognitive science, engineering, education, or science can lead to new models of creativity and creative computational processes, innovative approaches to education that encourage creativity, innovative modes of research that include creative professionals, and new technology to support human creativity. Details at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf09572

The particle and nuclear astrophysics program supports university research in many areas of particle astrophysics and nuclear astrophysics, including the study of ultra high energy particles reaching Earth from beyond our atmosphere and experiments or research and design projects for underground facilities.Currently supported activities are: ultra high energy cosmic-ray, gamma-ray and neutrino studies, the study of gamma-ray bursts, solar, underground and reactor neutrino physics, searches for the direct detection of Dark Matter and searches for neutrino-less double beta decay.Funding is also provided for accelerator-based nuclear astrophysics studies of stellar processes, nucleosynthesis, and processes related to cosmology and the early universe. Details at: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=48425

The purpose of the Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant (DDRG) program is to enable doctoral candidates enrolled at institutions of higher education accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to complete their dissertations on policy-relevant housing and urban development issues. Details at: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=48364

The Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) and JumpStart TechLift Advisors are offering two workshops in September to discuss federal funding opportunities available for small businesses. These sessions, held on September 9th and 11th, will teach you how to access this funding as a business development tool, how to draft a winning proposal, and how to engage with JumpStart TechLift Advisors and OAI, among other topics. Register and learn more about the September 9th SBIR workshop in Canton and the September 11th SBIR workshop in Cleveland at the following:

http://www.jumpstartinc.org/Resources/Events/Details.html?EventID=572
http://www.jumpstartinc.org/Resources/Events/Details.html?EventID=573

A total of $2.5 million is available to fund 200 to 300 awards under this program. Due to the variation in research techniques and needs across the social, behavioral, and economic sciences, individual programs vary widely in award sizes. Details at: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13453

This FOA solicits applications to establish Centers for Membrane Protein Structure Determination that will become a vital component in fulfilling the expanded goals of the NIGMS PSI:Biology network for high-throughput-enabled structural biology. Awardee principal investigators will become part of the PSI:Biology Network Steering Committee and will work jointly with other investigators and NIH staff to manage the overall PSI:Biology initiative. Mechanism of Support. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences expects to award $8-15 million through this announcement; and anticipates making 4-10 awards. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-10-006.html

The FY09 Ovarian Cancer Research Program has released the Program Announcement/Funding Opportunity for the Ovarian Cancer Academy Dean Award. The Ovarian Cancer Research Program encourages the nomination (or self-nomination) of visionary individuals who are established ovarian cancer researchers with a strong record of mentoring and a commitment to leadership to apply for the Ovarian Cancer Academy Dean Award. In addition to leading the Ovarian Cancer Academy, the Academy Dean will be recognized with the lifelong title of DOD Ovarian Cancer Research Professorship. Complete details about the mechanism may be found on the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs website at <http://cdmrp.army.mil/> and on Grants.gov at

The NASA Office of Education has released a Cooperative Agreement Notice for proposals for NASA K-12 Cooperative Agreements Notice (K-12 CAN). The K-12 CAN effort seeks proposals that incorporate innovative approaches for development and delivery of instructional materials, creates experiences that capture the interest of learners, and actively involves participants in relevant, NASA science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM, content applications. The K-12 CAN is available electronically through the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) http://nspires.nasaprs.com. Proposals should be submitted electronically via the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) (http://nspires.nasaprs.com). Proposal due date is September 25, 2009, at 11:59 p.m. EST. The electronic submission of each proposal's Cover Page/Proposal Summary/Budget Summary is required by the due date for proposal submission.

Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) congressional appropriations have provided $20 million to the Department of Defense (DOD) Peer Reviewed Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP). The program will support innovative and competitive research focused on the development of integrated components to identify, treat, and manage early curable lung cancer, and the establishment of a tissue bank. The LCRP is interested in research proposals that address one or more of the seven Areas of Emphasis listed in the program announcements/funding opportunities. Submission Deadlines: Concept Award Pre-Application Letter of Intent: August 20, 2009 Application: September 3, 2009 Collaborative Translational Research Award Pre-Application Letter of Intent: November 19, 2009 Application: December 3, 2009 Clinical Fellow Research Award Pre-Application Letter of Intent: November 19, 2009 Application: December 3, 2009 Lung Cancer Promising Clinician Research Award Pre-Application Letter of Intent: November 19, 2009 Application: December 3, 2009

The Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) Department of Defense (DOD) Bone Marrow Failure Research Program (BMFRP) is pleased to announce the release of the Idea and Synergistic Idea Awards. The Program Announcements/Funding Opportunities, including the intent of each award mechanism, eligibility, and submission deadlines; and Application Instructions and General Information is available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website (), the CDMRP website (<http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/bmfrp.htm and the CDMRP eReceipt Website (https://cdmrp.org). Submission Deadlines: Idea Award Pre-Application Preproposal: September 22, 2009 Invited Application: January 14, 2009 Synergistic Idea Award Pre-Application Preproposal: September 22, 2009 Invited Application: January 14, 2009

NASA and The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) are pleased to announce the Multi-Cycle Treasury Programs Call for Proposals for Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Observations. Participation in this program is open to all categories of organizations, both domestic and foreign, including educational institutions, profit and nonprofit organizations, NASA Centers, and other Government agencies. This solicitation for proposals will be open through November 18, 2009, 5:00 pm EST. The Astronomer's Proposal Tools (APT) version 17.4.3, which is required for Phase I Proposal Submission, has been released. Results of the selection will be announced in late January 2010, 6-7 weeks before the Cycle 18 Phase I Deadline. All programmatic and technical information, as well as specific guidelines for proposal preparation, are available electronically from the STScI at http://www.stsci.edu/institute/org/spd/mctp.html/

Purpose. The purpose of this FOA is to provide infrastructure support in specific emerging interdisciplinary areas of behavioral and social research in aging using the NIH Resource-Related Research Project (R24) mechanism. The infrastructure support will facilitate research networks through meetings, conferences, small scale pilots, training, and dissemination to encourage growth and development in specified emerging areas and resources. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-233.html

Purpose. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), announces its continued interest in supporting conferences through its Large or Recurring Grant Program for Conference Support. AHRQ seeks to support conferences that help to further its mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=49150

The Science Master's Program prepares graduate students for careers in business, industry, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies by providing them not only with a strong foundation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, but also with research experiences, internship experiences, and the skills to succeed in those careers. http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf09607

Collaborative Research Grants support original research undertaken by a team of two or more scholars or research coordinated by an individual scholar that, because of its scope or complexity, requires additional staff and resources beyond the individual’s salary. Eligible projects include: research that significantly adds to knowledge and understanding in the humanities; conferences on topics of major importance in the humanities that will benefit ongoing research; archaeological projects that include the interpretation and communication of results (projects may encompass excavation, materials analysis, laboratory work, field reports, and preparation of interpretive monographs); and research that uses the knowledge, methods, and perspectives of the humanities to enhance understanding of science, technology, medicine, and the social sciences. These grants support full-time or part-time activities for periods of one to three years. http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=49017

and Translations grants support the preparation of editions and translations of pre-existing texts and documents that are currently inaccessible or available in inadequate editions. Projects must be undertaken by a team of at least one editor or translator and one other staff member. Grants typically support editions and translations of significant literary, philosophical, and historical materials, but other types of work, such as musical notation, are also eligible. http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=49018

Purpose. This Funding Opportunity (FOA) encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications from qualified investigators to conduct ancillary studies to major ongoing clinical research studies, including clinical trials, epidemiological studies and disease databases supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Major studies include multi-center investigations, national databases and Phase 3 clinical trials. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-247.html

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) mission is to reduce the number and severity of crashes on our Nation’s Highways. The objective of the On-board Monitoring System (OBMS) is to determine whether on-board monitoring devices will reduce at-risk behavior among commercial drivers and improve driver safety performance. The project will determine if the driver’s behavior will be enhanced by recording and reporting the safety critical events, followed by safety managers coaching drivers using the safety events as critical events as feedback. http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=49039

A total of $2.5 million is available to fund 200 to 300 awards under this program. Due to the variation in research techniques and needs across the social, behavioral, and economic sciences, individual programs vary widely in award sizes. Requirements: Graduate Student Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional. http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13453