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Fogarty International Collaborative Trauma and Injury Research Training Program (TRAUMA) (D43)
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National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Description
The Fogarty International Center (FIC), together with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC/NCIPC), and Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability Non-communicable Diseases and Mental Health World Health Organization, solicits new and renewal applications in the Fogarty International Collaborative Trauma and Injury Research Training Program (TRAUMA). The application must propose a collaborative research training program that will strengthen the capacity of institutions in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC), defined by the World Bank classification system, to conduct human trauma and injury research.
This is a reissue of PAR-04-083.
CFDA 93.989, 93.136, 93.853, 93.273
More Information
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-09-002.html
Submission Limits
Only one application for an award may be submitted from an institution. Only one award will be made to an institution at any given time.
Cost Sharing:
This program does not require cost sharing as defined in the current NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Deadlines
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Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP) |
NSF 10-552 |
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Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP)
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National Science Foundation (NSF)
Description
The Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP) Program supports the research and development of major instruments, and the design and construction of mid-scale instruments. Operation of the instruments built with these funds is to be provided from other sources (i.e., other programs within NSF or non-NSF funds). Staffing and operating the instrument will remain the responsibility of the proposing institution. Proposals from university-based facilities are particularly encouraged.
The IMR-MIP program will consider three types of proposals:
1. Research and development (R&D) proposals may request support for R&D associated with technical issues on the critical path of the engineering design, construction and utilization of next generation instruments for materials research, education and training. Such instruments include, but are not limited to, future coherent light sources (CLS), X-ray and neutron beamlines, high-count rate detectors and advanced focusing techniques for neutrons and synchrotrons, neutron beam spin control techniques etc.
2. Conceptual and Engineering Design (CED) proposals may request support to develop concepts for mid-scale instruments to a level of maturity sufficient to determine whether such an instrument is ready for construction. Construction projects for which detailed engineering designs are needed are those with subsequent construction costs greater than about $5 million. A successful CED proposal does not guarantee that the subsequent construction of the instrument will be funded.
3. Construction (CNST) proposals may request support for the construction of the instruments. In order to be considered for possible funding, CNST proposals must include a detailed engineering design, with a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to level 4 [see section V.A.c. below for definitions], together with a detailed cost estimate. This level of detail can be provided by a previous CED award or by a similar study funded through other sources (e.g., institutional support, private funding). The WBS must meet the approval of both the facility at which the instrument will be located and NSF's National Facilities (NAF) Program Directors.
The scientific team that constructs such an instrument will be limited to use up to 25% of the total time available on that instrument, while at least 75% will be available for the facility to allocate to other users through a rigorous peer review process. To make sure that the facility is willing to entertain such a project, the Principal Investigators (PIs) of a CED or CNST proposal must attach to the proposal a letter from the facility director stipulating that if the PIs were successful in obtaining subsequent construction funding, the facility will allow construction and will staff and operate the equipment at the completion of construction phase.
It is not necessary that a PI has received an R&D or CED award from NSF prior to submitting a CNST proposal, as long as the documents necessary for a detailed NSF review have been provided.
Increasing the participation of a diverse community, including underrepresented groups in science and engineering, by creating opportunities and enabling their contributions is essential to the health and vitality of science and engineering. Underrepresented groups include women, minorities, and persons with disabilities1. NSF is committed to this principle of broadening participation, and deems it central to the activities that it considers and supports. This solicitation requires an institutional, departmental or facility strategic plan for broadening participation, and a proposal-specific plan explaining how the project supports the broader institutional plan.
1Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering (NSF 09-305)
More Information
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10552/nsf10552.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Submission Limits
An institution may submit at most one IMR-MIP proposal in a given year, whether for Research and Development (R&D), Conceptual and Engineering Design (CED), or for Construction (CNST).
Cost Sharing:
Cost sharing is not required under this solicitation.
Deadlines
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Apr 9, 2010 |
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Apr 19, 2010 |
| Results of Internal Competition |
Apr 30, 2010 |
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Challenge grant funds, federal or nonfederal, may NOT be used for
* one-time or operating expenditures with minimal long-term impact;
* recovery of indirect costs;
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Challenge Grants
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National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities (NFAH)
Description
NEH challenge grants are capacity-building grants, intended to help institutions and organizations secure long-term improvements in and support for their humanities programs and resources. Grants may be used to establish or enhance endowments or spend-down funds (that is, funds that are invested, with both the income and the principal being expended over a defined period of years) that generate expendable earnings to support ongoing program activities. Funds may also be used for one-time capital expenditures (such as construction and renovation, purchase of equipment, and acquisitions) that bring long-term benefits to the institution and to the humanities more broadly.
Because of the matching requirement, these NEH grants also strengthen the humanities by encouraging nonfederal sources of support. NEH particularly welcomes proposals for programming at America's historic places (historic sites, neighborhoods, communities, or larger geographical regions). Activities supported Challenge grant funds (both federal and nonfederal together) must provide long-term benefits to the humanities. Challenge grant funds should not replace funds already being expended on the humanities, but instead should reflect careful strategic planning to strengthen the institution's activities in and commitment to the advancement of knowledge and understanding of the humanities.
Institutions may use challenge grant funds to meet both ongoing and one-time humanities-related costs, provided that the long-term benefit of the expenditure can be demonstrated. Federal challenge grant funds, as well as funds raised for matching, might be used for purposes such as the following:
1. Faculty and staff salaries and benefits
2. Acquisitions for collections
3. Faculty, teacher, and staff development
4. Research fellowships
5. Lecture or exhibition series
6. Visiting scholars or consultants
7. Publishing subventions
8. Preservation and conservation programs
More Information
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/challenge.html
Submission Limits
nstitutions may apply for only one NEH challenge grant at a time and may have only one application pending in any NEH challenge grant competition at a time.
Deadlines
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| Notification of Internal Competition |
Apr 2, 2010 |
| Internal Pre-proposal |
Apr 9, 2010 |
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Solicitation by the Army Sustainment Command for operation and maintenance of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant
Agencies
United States Department of Defense (DOD)
Description
The U.S. Army has a requirement for the continued operation and maintenance of Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP). Radford Army Ammunition Plant is a Government-owned contractor-operated (GOCO) energetic (propellant) manufacturing plant located in Southwestern Virginia, 40 miles west of Roanoke. Radford Army Ammunition Plant produces a variety of solvent and solvent less propellants and nitrocellulose (NC), the key ingredient of the majority of propellants required by the Department of Defense (DOD). For the purposes of this solicitation, both Radford Army Ammunition Plant and Dublin Storage Facility are collectively referred to as Radford AAP. This competition is full and open. The Government seeks to award a contract to the offeror who best meets the terms and scope of the Request For Proposal (RFP) utilizing a best value rating system. All offerors are cautioned to pay specific attention to Section L, "Instructions for Proposal Preparation" and Section M "Evaluation Factors for Award". This acquisition will be awarded based on evaluation criteria located in Section M. Offerors should also take special notice of the provision at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-1, Instruction to Offerors - Competitive Acquisition. The Government intends to make a contract award without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a). The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary by the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO). Initial proposals shall contain the offeror's best terms.
In order to provide offerors with a clear understanding of the RFP and its requirements, this solicitation has been structured into three main areas; facilities operations and maintenance, manufacture of propellant, and a Modernization/Direct Funded Services Basic Ordering Agreement.
More Information
http://www.aschq.army.mil/ac/aaisdus/Radford.aspx
Submission Limits
Major contractors with experience in the management of large DOD facilities will target this opportunity, and will serve as the lead organization for this proposal. Because of the proximity of Virginia Tech to Radford Arsenal it is possible that Virginia Tech will be approached by such contractors/contractor teams to join with them in the proposal. So that Virginia Tech can present a coherent front to industry, any possible teaming arrangements under consideration will be vetted by the limited submission process. The timeline below reflects the timeline that any bidder would have to meet in order to respond to the government announcement. For more information, please call Beth Tranter at etranter@vt.edu.
Deadlines
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Nuclear Energy University Programs (NEUP) General Scientific Infrastructure Support - DE-FOA-0000321
Agencies
United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Description
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is seeking proposals for equipment and instrumentation infrastructure to support nuclear energy-related engineering and science teaching and research laboratories.
Additional Contact:
Layne A. Isom
Phone +1 (208) 526-5633
Fax +1 (208) 526-5548
isomla@id.doe.gov
More Information
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=53170
Submission Limits
Each university is allowed to submit one financial assistance grant application to this FOA in accordance with the requirements set forth in this announcement. The single response may include multiple pieces of equipment that are needed to support the university's nuclear energy related capabilities. DOE-NE reserves the right to limit the number of awards based on the availability of funds or to partially fund a request.
Deadlines
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Nuclear Energy University Programs (NEUP) - Reactor Upgrades |
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Nuclear Energy University Programs (NEUP) - Reactor Upgrades
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United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Description
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is seeking proposals from U.S. universities and colleges with operating research reactors. The purpose of the program is to upgrade and improve the U.S. university nuclear research and training reactors and to contribute to strengthening the academic community's nuclear engineering infrastructure. The university grant may fund only one area: either minor or major reactor-specific infrastructure. The university may apply for both but will only be selected for, at most, one grant.
1. Reactor specific infrastructure - major reactor upgrades: Applications should be directed to the major upgrade of the reactor, or purchase / maintenance of major pieces of equipment and instrumentation or activities (1) related to the performance, control, or operational capability of the reactor and/or associated facility, (2) for radiation detection and measurement in laboratories directly related to the reactor facility, (3) for security enhancements or licensing renewal support at the reactor facility required by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the state, or other appropriate agency for that particular item. Applications for equipment and instrumentation that significantly improves or expands the research, instruction and training capabilities of the reactor facility will be highly considered. This program is not intended to pay for operation of the university's reactor and associated personnel costs.
2. Reactor specific infrastructure - minor reactor equipment: Applications should be directed to purchase equipment and instrumentation (1) related to the performance, control, or operational capability of the reactor and/or associated facility; (2) for radiation detection and measurement in laboratories directly related to the reactor facility; (3) for security enhancements or licensing renewal support at the reactor facility required by NRC, the state, or other appropriate agency for that particular item. Applications for equipment and instrumentation that improves or expands the research, instruction, and training capabilities of the reactor facility will be highly considered. This program is not intended to pay for operation of the university's reactor and associated personnel costs.
Additional Contact:
Layne A. Isom
Phone +1 (208) 526-5633
Fax +1 (208) 526-5548
isomla@id.doe.gov
More Information
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=53167
Submission Limits
Eligibility for award is limited to U.S. colleges and universities with research reactors.
Each university is permitted to submit a single, separate proposal to each of the following two areas: (1) reactor specific infrastructure - major reactor upgrades; (2) reactor specific infrastructure - minor reactor equipment. The proposals may include multiple pieces of infrastructure equipment that are needed to support the university's NS&E capabilities.
Deadlines
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Jointly Sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences (T32)
Agencies
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Description
The Jointly Sponsored NIH Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences supports broad and fundamental, early-stage graduate research training in the neurosciences via institutional NRSA research training grants (T32) at domestic institutions of higher education. Trainees are supported during years one and two of their graduate research training when they are typically not committed to a dissertation laboratory. The primary objective is to prepare qualified individuals for careers in neuroscience that have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the nation.
Contact information can be found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/contacts/PAR-10-116_contacts.html.
This is a reissue of PAR-08-101.
More Information
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-116.html
Submission Limits
Applicant institutions may submit only a single application and may only have a single training program supported by this funding opportunity.
Cost Sharing:
Cost sharing is not required.
Deadlines
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Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25) |
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Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25)
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National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Description
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and the Eunice K. Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), encourages applications from institutions that propose to establish new or to enhance existing team-based design courses in undergraduate Biomedical Engineering departments or programs. This FOA targets undergraduate students at the senior level but may also include junior undergraduates and first-year graduate students. Courses that address innovative and/or ground-breaking development, multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary training, and diversity recruitment are especially encouraged.
More Information
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-140.html
Submission Limits
Applicant institutions may submit only one application per receipt date to this FOA.
Cost Sharing:
This program does not require cost sharing as defined in the current NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Deadlines
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Required Letters of Intent are due by 5:00 P.M. proposer's local time on April 23, 2010. Full proposal deadlines (due by 5:00 P.M. proposer's local time) are May 24, 2010, for Phase I Partnership Proposals and March 15, 2011, for Phase I Supplement Proposals.
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Climate Change Education (CCE): Climate Change Education Partnership (CCEP) Program, Phase I (CCEP-I)
Agencies
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Description
The Climate Change Education Partnership (CCEP) program seeks to establish a coordinated national network of regionally or thematically based partnerships devoted to increasing the adoption of effective, high-quality educational programs and resources related to the science of climate change and its impacts. Each CCEP is required to be of a large enough scale that they will have catalytic or transformative impact that cannot be achieved through other core NSF program awards. The CCEP program is one facet of a larger NSF collection of awards related to Climate Change Education (CCE) that has two goals: (1) preparing a new generation of climate scientists, engineers, and technicians equipped to provide innovative and creative approaches to understanding global climate change and to mitigate its impact; and, (2) preparing today's U.S. citizens to understand global climate change and its implications in ways that can lead to informed, evidence-based responses and solutions. Each CCEP must include representation from at least each of the following communities: climate scientists, experts in the learning sciences, and practitioners from within formal or informal education venues. This combined expertise will insure that educational programs and resources developed through the activities of each CCEP reflects current understanding about climate science, the best theoretical approaches for teaching such a complex topic, and the practical means necessary to reach the intended learner audience(s). Each CCEP should be organized around either geographic regions that share similar climate change impacts, or major climate impact themes (e.g., sea-level rise).
The CCEP program is a two-phase program. This solicitation seeks proposals for development of Phase I Partnerships (CCEP-I). CCEP-I grantees will receive up to two years of funding to support synthesis, network-building, and strategic planning activities leading toward potential Phase II Partnerships (CCEP-II). Each CCEP-I awardee is expected to: (1) conduct an inventory of existing climate change education resources and identify educational needs and opportunities relevant to their particular region or theme; (2) identify key players from relevant stakeholder communities and initiate network development; (3) convene community workshops and other community-building activities that lead toward development of a comprehensive climate change education strategic plan for that Partnership; and, (4) begin to serve as a test-bed for development, customization and scaling up of standards-based instructional materials, professional development and training models, and other appropriate activities tailored to the Partnership's goals. External evaluation activities (formative and summative) are required during Phase I efforts (and will be required during Phase II). In FY 2011, CCEP-I awardees will be able to request supplemental funding in order to support: (1) early implementation of meritorious programs or activities identified during the planning effort; and/or (2) expansion of the initial Partnership through addition of other investigators seeking to collaborate with a specific CCEP-I awardee. A future program solicitation will invite proposals for Phase II Partnerships, which are expected to receive five years of support for full-scale implementation of mature strategic plans serving the goals of the CCE program. Eligible institutions for the CCEP-II competition will include the CCEP-I awardees and equivalent partnerships established through other funding mechanisms that have met the CCEP-I strategic planning criteria and objectives described in this solicitation. Phase II of the CCEP program is expected to begin in FY 2012, depending on the availability of funding.
Additional Contact:
Jill L. Karsten
GEO/OAD
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
Phone +1 (703) 292-8500
jkarsten@nsf.gov
More Information
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10542/nsf10542.htm
Submission Limits
Collaborative proposals submitted as separate submissions from multiple organizations are not allowed for this competition. Instead, any proposal to the CCEP program should be a single submission that includes sub-award support for all other partner organizations that are requesting funding from NSF. An institution may submit only one CCEP-I proposal as Lead institution. Institutions may be a non-Lead partner on more than one proposal. A central organization that acts as fiscal agent for multiple institutions in a university system is not considered to be the same as the individual colleges and universities that are part of the system, and may act as fiscal agent for one or more proposals submitted in response to this solicitation.
Cost Sharing:
Cost Sharing is not required under this solicitation.
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The Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) (R24)
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National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Description
This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), supported by funds provided to the NIH and HRSA under the "Tom Lantos and Henry Hyde United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008," Public Law 110-293 (more commonly known as the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief [PEPFAR]), invites proposals from foreign institutions in Sub-Saharan African countries which receive PEPFAR support and their partners to develop or expand and enhance models of medical education in Sub-Saharan Africa. These models are intended to support PEPFAR's goal of increasing the number of new health care workers by 140,000, strengthen medical education systems in the countries in which they exist, and build clinical and research capacity in Africa as part of a retention strategy for faculty of medical schools and clinical professors.
The strategy of this initiative is to build human capacity for health in Africa by strengthening the medical education system in an environment that values and nurtures research and which will contribute to the sustainability and quality of the overall effort. These models will also contribute to the sustainability of the PEPFAR investments through the provision of excellence in clinical training and the capacity of medical students and faculty to participate in and carry out multidisciplinary locally driven research (e.g., implementation science and/or clinical, health services, and operations research) that responds to the health needs of their communities and country and improves health outcomes for men, women, and children. In addition to PEPFAR support for strengthening medical education in African institutions, funds are also being provided from the Office of AIDS Research (OAR), located within the NIH Office of the Director, in support of the research capacity-building component of this initiative and building on OAR's long-term support for NIH efforts to build sustainable research and training partnerships between U.S. and African educational and research institutions.
Linked awards that focus on diseases and priority health areas related to and/or beyond HIV/AIDS will also be available through the NIH Common Fund initiative (http://commonfund.nih.gov/), managed by the Office of Strategic Coordination (OSC), located within the NIH Office of the Director. These awards are part of the NIH Director's decision to make global health one of the NIH's highest priorities.
More Information
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-10-008.html
Submission Limits
Only one application per institution is allowed for either the Coordinating Center or Programmatic awards, although applicant institutions may also participate as members of consortia on applications submitted through other institutions. To be eligible for the Linked awards, an African institution must have submitted an application for a Programmatic award; up to two Linked award applications may be submitted per applicant institution in differing focus areas.
Cost Sharing:
This program does not require cost sharing as defined in the current NIH Grants Policy Statement. In the case of Linked awards who partner with NIH intramural programs this does not apply, as the Scientific Director of the collaborating institute or center must commit resources from the NIH institute or center.
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| Notification of Internal Competition |
Mar 26, 2010 |
| Internal Pre-proposal |
Mar 5, 2010 |
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