RESEARCH

The Office of Sponsored Projects is pleased to announce that the second National Science Foundation Regional Grants Conference of fiscal year 2010 will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, and hosted by Case Western Reserve University on March 22-23, 2010. A description of the conference is available for review on the NSF Policy Website: http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/outreach.jsp

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has new Research funding available. AACR-Colorectal Cancer Coalition Fellows Grant, in memory of Lisa Dubow The AACR?Colorectal Cancer Coalition Fellows Grant, in memory of Lisa Dubow, is a one?year grant of $30,000 designed to support direct research expenses. Research projects are restricted to translational or clinical cancer research that has an ultimate goal of developing or improving therapeutic interventions for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. It is anticipated that one grant will be funded. Application Deadline: November 18, 2009, at 12:00 noon, Eastern Time. AACR-FNAB Fellows Grant for Translational Pancreatic Cancer Research AACR-FNAB Fellows Grant for Translational Pancreatic Cancer Research projects are restricted to translational pancreatic cancer research that includes the use of human tissue and has implications for therapeutic application and individualized medicine. Proposed research must have implications for individualized cancer treatment and must make use of human biopsies or samples, such as needle biopsies or circulating cancer cells. In vivo primary tumor explants meet these criteria, but xenografts from established cell lines do not. One 1-year grant of $35,000 will be awarded this cycle. Application Deadline: November 18, 2009, at 12:00 noon, Eastern Time.

The Directorate for Engineering (ENG) welcomes and encourages the submission of transformative, interdisciplinary research proposals to its Divisions. "Interdisciplinary Research (IDR) is a mode of research by teams or individuals that integrates information, data, techniques, tools, perspectives, concepts, and/or theories from two or more disciplines or bodies of specialized knowledge to advance fundamental understanding or to solve problems whose solutions are beyond the scope of a single discipline or area of research practice." The deadline for proposal submissions is not later than 5:00 PM local time on December 7, 2009.http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503439&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39

NEH invites applications for Challenge Grants in United States History and Culture. This grant opportunity is designed to help institutions and organizations strengthen their ability to explore significant themes and events in American history, so as to advance our understanding of how—since the nation’s founding—these events have shaped and been shaped by American identity and culture. NEH seeks to support a range of approaches to the American experience: for example, approaches might explore significant events in America’s history, its democratic institutions, the political principles on which the nation is founded, or the complicated mix of peoples and cultures that have formed America. Also welcome are proposals that seek support for the study of the history and culture of the United States in international contexts rather than in isolation—proposals that explore relationships with other nations and cultures that have profoundly affected the course of United States history. Closing Date for Applications: Feb 13, 2010
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000. URL http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=50080

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences invites applications that will (1) determine which physical or chemical characteristic of an engineered nanomaterial (ENM), or cluster of characteristics, is integral to ENM-molecular interactions in a cellular process or organ system and (2) relate these findings to potential health effects. Award Ceiling: $750,000. Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 22, 2010. URL http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-011.html

This year, research is limited to three broad areas: 1) AREA 1 - COMPUTATIONAL ENERGY SCIENCES: MULTIPHASE FLOW RESEARCH; 2) AREA 2 - MATERIAL SCIENCES: COMPUTER-AIDED DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL NEW MATERIALS FOR ENERGY CONVERSION FROM COAL; and 3) AREA 3 - SENSORS AND CONTROLS: NANO DERIVED MATERIALS FOR THE FORMATION OF MULTI DIMENSIONAL SENSING STRUCTURES FOR THE SELECTIVE DETECTION OF FOSSIL ENERGY GASES AT HIGH TEMPERATURES. Current Closing Date for Applications: Nov 24, 2009. http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=49877

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Request for Proposals: Democracy, Human Rights and Rule of Law for countries in Africa, Europe, South and Central Asia, the Near East, and the Western Hemisphere. SUMMARY The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces a Request for Proposals from organizations interested in submitting proposals for projects that promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law for countries in Africa (Cameroon, Zimbabwe and Regional), East Asia Pacific (Fiji, Laos, Timor Leste and Regional), Europe (Armenia, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, OSCE and Regional), the Near East (Jordan, Morocco, West Bank / Occupied Territories, Yemen and Regional), South and Central Asia (Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Regional), and the Western Hemisphere (Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico and Nicaragua). Current Closing Date for Applications: Nov 17, 2009. http://www.state.gov/g/drl/p/c12302.htm

Limit on Number of Proposals per PI: 2 An individual may participate as Principal Investigator, co-Principal Investigator or other Senior Personnel in at most two full proposals in each annual competition. Any individual whose biographical sketch is provided as part of the proposal will be considered Senior Personnel in the proposed activity, with or without financial support from the project. For this purpose, a multi-institution collaborative project is treated as one proposal that is considered submitted when the last component proposal is submitted. January 04, 2010 - February 04, 2010 Type I Full Proposal Submission Window
January 05, 2010 - February 05, 2010 Type II Full Proposal Submission Window. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10506/nsf10506.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity announcement (FOA) is to strengthen research capacity in HIV-associated malignancies in sub-Saharan Africa. This FOA solicits applications for strategic, collaborative cancer research training programs based on partnerships between United States (U.S.) and African researchers. These training programs are expected to build multidisciplinary research teams of African investigators, including physicians, other clinical scientists, basic research scientists, epidemiologists, pathologists, data managers and other required personnel.Closing Date for Applications: Dec 17, 2009 http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=49612

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. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel; field work; applications of information technology; and technical support and services. Deadline October 29,2009 http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/collaborative.html

The two-year fellowship is open to all professionals in the field of aging. Applications are sought from a broad range of related disciplines, including the medical, biological, and basic sciences; nursing; social sciences; and the arts and humanities. The award is a two-year grant paid to the candidate's sponsoring institution in support of the candidate's research project. A grant award of up to $125,000 each year is intended to cover 75 percent of the fellow's time, base salary, and fringe benefits. Deadline for Application Submission: Thursday, November 5, 2009 http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/Leadership/Fellows/fellows.html

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundationis now accepting grant proposals for the Grand Challenges Explorations, a $100 million initiative to encourage bold and unconventional global health solutions. Proposals are currently being accepted online until November 2, 2009 on the following topics: 1)Create New Ways to Protect Against Infectious Disease   2)Create Low-Cost Diagnostics for Priority Global Health Conditions   3)Create New Ways to Induce and Measure Mucosal Immunity   4)Create New Technologies for Contraception
Initial grants will be $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to $1 million. Full descriptions of topics and application instructions are available at: http://www.grandchallenges.org/explorations

STS considers proposals that examine historical, philosophical, and sociological questions that arise in connection with science, engineering, and technology, and their respective interactions with society. STS has four components: 1. Ethics and Values in Science, Engineering, and Technology (EVS)  2. History and Philosophy of Science, Engineering, and Technology (HPS)  3. Social Studies of Science, Engineering, and Technology (SSS)  4. Studies of Policy, Science, Engineering, and Technology   Deadline Feb 01, 2010 Aug 01, 2010
Deadline Note The full proposal target dates are August 1 and February 1. SGTR proposals may be submitted only by the August target date for consideration in the fall of each year. http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08553/nsf08553.htm

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is issuing this request for applications (RFA) for applied research on innovative or improved methods to predict whether or not a pesticide protein is a food allergen. Research to characterize the key factors that influence human immune responses to dietary proteins is needed in order to better assess potential food allergy from genetically engineered plants. Proposals are requested on the role of dose, route of sensitization, and/or the physicochemical properties of ingested proteins and their influence on the development of immune sensitization, oral tolerance, or the elicitation of allergic symptoms. Also of interest is how the food matrix and gastrointestinal environment in which proteins are ingested may affect these immune responses. The overall aim of the research program is to improve safety assessment for genetically engineered plants by enhancing the ability to estimate the potency of unknown proteins relative to known allergenic and non-allergenic proteins.
Est Total Program Funding: $1,700,000   Award Ceiling: $425,000   Closing Date for Applications: Jan 07, 2010   http://www.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2010/2010_star_biotech.html

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), Mechanisms, Models, Measurement, and Management in Pain Research issued by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), in conjunction with members of the NIH Pain Consortium as listed above, is to inform the scientific community of the pain research interests of the various Institutes and Centers (ICs) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and to stimulate and foster a wide range of basic, clinical, and translational studies on pain as they relate to the missions of these ICs. New advances are needed in every area of pain research, from the micro perspective of molecular sciences to the macro perspective of behavioral and social sciences. Although great strides have been made in some areas, such as the identification of neural pathways of pain, the experience of pain and the challenge of treatment have remained uniquely individual and unsolved. Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 07, 2013    http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-006.html">

The Division of Public Programs supports the development of humanities content and interactivity that excite, inform, and stir thoughtful reflection upon culture, identity, and history in creative and new ways. Grants for America’s Media Makers should encourage dialogue, discussion, and civic engagement, and they should foster learning among people of all ages. To that end, the Division of Public Programs urges applicants to consider more than one format for presenting humanities ideas to the public. NEH offers two categories of grants for media projects, Development Grants and Production Grants. Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 13, 2010. http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/AmMediaMakers_production.html

This FOA issued under the NIH Common Fund solicits grant applications that propose to continue the NIH National Centers for Biomedical Computing (NCBC) program. These Centers, in conjunction with individual investigator awards, are creating a networked effort to build the computational infrastructure for biomedical computing in the nation. The NCBC program is devoted to all facets of biomedical computing, from basic research in computational science to providing the tools and resources that biomedical and behavioral researchers need to do their work. In addition to carrying out fundamental research, it is expected that the NCBC will play a major role in educating and training researchers to engage in biomedical computing. Mechanism of Support. Letters of Intent Receipt Date: December 9, 2009. Application Receipt Date: January 8, 2010. http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=50168

Improve our knowledge of the effects residential green construction has on both indoor environmental quality and occupant health, with a particular focus on children and other sensitive populations. The goals are to improve our knowledge of the benefits of residential green building methods on 1) indoor environmental quality, and 2) occupant health. It is expected that benefits would be most likely observed for respiratory health outcomes and reductions in irritation-related symptoms. http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=49611