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Government agencies as well as private foundations and corporate sponsors sometimes choose to limit the number of submissions per institution for specific awards. When this is the case, limited submission competitions at Oklahoma State University are conducted internally by the Office of University Research Services. Below is a listing of several major recurring awards for which we have held internal limited submission competitions in the past, including synopses of the awards, URLs for more information, and both the internal and agency deadlines. Please consult the internal deadlines listed below for specific dates by which intent to submit is due to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

 

The internal deadlines posted below for intent to submit are typically two months prior to the agency deadlines. An intent to submit is an informal notification by e-mail and should simply state that the PI intends to submit a proposal for the particular award. After the internal deadline has passed, it is clear whether an internal competition is needed based on the amount of internal interest, and the PI will be notified accordingly. Specific instructions concerning the internal competition will be communicated at that point. Applicants are typically asked to provide a two-page project summary, CV, and budget by e-mail, which are then reviewed and ranked by a committee.

 

Since the below list is not comprehensive, PIs should contact their college research offices when applying for an award not listed on this page that limits submissions per institution. College research offices will be able to advise you concerning specific steps necessary to proceed in applying for the award in question.

 

NOTE: For the purposes of internal competitions, the OSU branch campuses (Center for Health Sciences, Oklahoma City, and Okmulgee) are considered separate units unless otherwise indicated by the granting agency. OSU Tulsa, because of the relationship its faculty has to the Stillwater campus, will not be considered a a separate unit.

 

 

Program name

E-mail Intent to Submit Due Date

Sponsor Due Date

ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards

 

December 9, 2011
January 13, 2012

NSF Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) - NSF 12-504

 

November 18, 2011 January 17, 2012

NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program - NSF 11-503

 

October 21, 2011

January 26, 2012

Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation February Proposal Deadline

 

December 2, 2011 February 1, 2012

Oklahoma Arts Council Major Grant Support

 

December 20, 2011

February 1, 2012

NSF Sustainable Energy Pathways (SEP) - NSF 11-590

 

November 18, 2011 February 1, 2012

Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program

 

December 12, 2011 February 16, 2012

DHS Center for the Study of Terrorism and Behavior (CSTAB) - Partner

 

December 22, 2010 February 15, 2011

The NSF-Census Research Network (NCRN) - NSF 10-621

 

December 22, 2010 February 16, 2011

ORAU Travel Grants Program

 

January 3, 2010 Rolling

NSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science – NSF 11-509

 

January 21, 2011
February 28, 2011
October 3, 2011

NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) - NSF 12-511*

November 28, 2011

 

 

March 1, 2012

Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) - NSF 11-514

 

December 17, 2012

 

 

March 1, 2013

NSF High Performance Computing System Acquisition - NSF 11-511

 

December 22, 2010

 

March 7, 2011

Grants for Arts (Multiple Programs)

 

January 24, 2011

March 10, 2011
May 26, 2011
August 11, 2011

NSF Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement, and Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce (CI-TEAM)

 

January 28, 2011 March 16, 2011

USAID Higher Education Solutions Network

 

March 5, 2012 March 22, 2012

NSF Planning a Partnership Model for a Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope

 

February 20, 2012 April 16, 2012

Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) Program - NSF 12-534

 

February 23, 2012 April 23, 2012

Fiscal Year 2011 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant

 

March 19, 2012 April 27, 2012

NSF IGERT - NSF 11-533

 

March 1, 2012 May 1, 2012

Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation May Proposal Deadline

 

March 1, 2012 May 1, 2012

NIFA Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program

 

April 23, 2012 May 15, 2012

USDA, APHIS National Clean Plant Network (NCPN)

 

April 20, 2012 May 25, 2012

NSF Science and Technology Centers:  Integrative Partnerships (STC) - NSF 11-522

 

March 21, 2011 May 30, 2011

NSF IGERT-CIF21 - NSF 12-555

 

May 14, 2012 June 4, 2012

NSF Scalable Nanomanufacturing (SNM) - NSF 12-544

 

April 16, 2012 June 12, 2012

NSF Math and Science Partnerships (MSP) *

 

May 1, 2010* July 8, 2010*
October 14, 2010*

Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics  (S-STEM) - NSF 09-567

 

June 3, 2011 July 13, 2011 (LOI deadline)

NSF Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP Centers) - NSF 10-569 *

 

July 1, 2010* August 4, 2010*

NSF Physics Frontiers Centers - NSF 10-560 *

 

May 28, 2010* August 11, 2010*

International Research Network Connections (IRNC) - NSF 09-564*

 

June 22, 2009* August 21, 2009*

Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program

 

June 24, 2011 August 25, 2011

NSF Materials Research Centers and Teams - NSF 10-568*

 

July 1, 2010* September 1, 2010*
September 3, 2010*

NSF Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) - NSF 08-569 *

 

July 21, 2010* September 28, 2010*

NEH Summer Stipends

 

June 30, 2011 September 29, 2011

ORAU/ORNL High Performance Computing (HPC) Grant Program*

 

July 16, 2010* September 30, 2010*

Geoscience Edcuation (GeoEd) - NSF 10-512

 

August, 3, 2011 October 12, 2011

NSF Collections in Support of Biological Research - NSF 11-558

 

August 5, 2011 October 16, 2011

NSP Partnerships for International Research and Education - NSF 11-564

 

August 10, 2011 October 19, 2011

NIH Hazardous Materials Worker Health and Safety Training (U45)

 

September 1, 2009* November 23, 2009*

NSF ADVANCE IT and IT-Catalyst

 

September 30, 2009* November 12, 2009*

NSF Sustainability Research Networks Competition (SRN) - NSF 11-574

 

September 12, 2011 December 1, 2011

Advancing Digitization of Biological Collections  (ADBC) - NSF 10-603

 

Setember 15, 2010 December 10, 2010

 

 

*New deadlines not yet released.

 

**Projected deadlines from the agency. New deadlines not yet released.

 


ORAU Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards

The Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards provide seed money for research by junior faculty at Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) member institutions. These awards are intended to enrich the research and professional growth of young faculty and result in new funding opportunities.

 

This award can include funds for faculty summer salary, graduate student salary, travel, equipment, or other assistance relevant to the faculty member’s research. ORAU does not allow overhead charges or indirect costs on the award from ORAU or the university match.


The research project must be in one of the following five disciplines:

 

  • Engineering and Applied Science
  • Life Sciences
  • Mathematics/Computer Sciences
  • Physical Sciences
  • Policy, Management, or Education

 

Eligibility: Full-time assistant professors at ORAU member institutions within two years of their initial tenure track appointment at the time of application are eligible. If there is a question on eligibility, the ORAU Councilor makes the final decision.

 

URL for More Information: http://www.orau.org/university-partnerships/faculty-student-programs/powe/default.aspx

Limit on Submissions: Each ORAU member councilor may submit up to two applications each year.

 

Internal Deadline: Please respond by e-mail with intents to submit to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by December 9, 2011.

 

Agency Deadline: January 13, 2012

 


 

Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) - NSF 12-504

NSF's NCN award expires in September 2012. Through this solicitation, NSF provides an opportunity for the broader community to compete to reconfigure the NCN. The configuration of the new Network for Computational Nanotechnology will be restructured as a stand alone Cyber Platform awardee, which will provide computation, simulation and educational services to the nanoscience and engineering communities, including the current nanoHUB tools and educational materials. This platform will be funded by one award to a single university. Linked to that platform will be three new Nodes that will develop new tools and content that will be delivered to Cyber Platform for worldwide dissemination. NSF will fund the Cyber Platform and these new Nodes through four separate awards, which will be joined through their respective cooperative agreements to constitute the new reconfigured NCN.

 

The goals of the reconfigured NCN will continue to be those of the original NCN to: 1) engage an ever-larger and more diverse cyber community sharing novel, high-quality nanoscale computation and simulation research and educational resources; 2) accelerate the transformation of nanoscience to nanotechnology through the integration of simulation with experimentation; 3) develop open-source software to stimulate data sharing; and 4) inspire and educate the next generation workforce.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: 4, One cyber platform proposal and up to three Node proposals may be submitted. A university may submit only one Cyber Platform proposal. A university may submit only one proposal per Node request in this solicitation. Therefore, one university might submit one Cyber Platform proposal and up to three separate Node proposals, but only one to each Node.

 

URL for More Information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12504/nsf12504.htm

 

Internal Deadline: Brief statement of intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by November 18, 2011.  (Please note late notices of intent to submit will not be accepted.)

 

Agency Deadline: January 17, 2012*

 

*Required LOIs due December 16, 2011.

 


NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program

The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education, museums, science centers, and not-for-profit organizations. This program especially seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, by providing shared instrumentation that fosters the integration of research and education in research-intensive learning environments. Development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use are encouraged, as are development efforts that leverage the strengths of private sector partners to build instrument development capacity at academic institutions.

To accomplish these goals, the MRI program assists with the acquisition or development of shared research instrumentation that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs. Instruments are expected to be operational for regular research use by the end of the award period. For the purposes of the MRI program, proposals must be for either acquisition or development of a single instrument or for equipment that, when combined, serves as an integrated research instrument (physical or virtual).  The MRI program does not support the acquisition or development of a suite of instruments to outfit research laboratories/facilities or to conduct independent research activities simultaneously.  Further guidance on appropriate requests can be found in the MRI Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) at http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/mri.

Instrument acquisition or development proposals that request funds from NSF in the range $100,000-$4 million will be accepted from all eligible organizations. Proposals that request funds from NSF less than $100,000 will also be accepted from all eligible organizations for the disciplines of mathematics or social, behavioral and economic sciences and from non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education for all NSF-supported disciplines.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: Three (3) as described below.

 

If three proposals are submitted, at least one of the proposals must be for instrument development (i.e., no more than two proposals may be for instrument acquisition).

 

Cost-Sharing Requirements:

Cost-sharing at the level of 30% of the total project cost is required for Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education and for non-degree-granting organizations.  Non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education are exempt from the cost-sharing requirement.


URL for More Information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11503/nsf11503.htm


Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by October 26, 2011


Agency Deadline: January 26, 2012

 

 


 

Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation February Proposal Deadline

The basic aim of the Foundation is to dispense that amount of yearly income required by law for the purpose of advancing knowledge in the various fields of medical and health research.  It is further the general aim to confine contributions to those worthy projects that are in need of initial start-up funding to move the projects forward to the point of other independent support or to support highly promising young investigators at the time when start-up funds are limited and initial progress is dependent on additional funding.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: A maximum of two proposals will be accepted from each institution per each deadline.

 

URL for More Information: Not available.  See attached PDF for complete information.

 

Internal Deadline: Brief statement of intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by December 2, 2011.  (Please note late notices of intent to submit will not be accepted.)

 

Agency Deadline: February 1, 2012

 


Oklahoma Arts Council Major Grant Support
The Oklahoma Arts Council awards grants for Major Grant Support to maintain or strengthen arts programs provided to the public including outreach to underserved populations. The Major Grant Support category provides matching funds for an organization's arts related projects for the year. First time applicants are ineligible to apply in this category and should contact the Oklahoma Arts Council's Grants Office at (405) 521-2931 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Only applicants that have an established (within the last two fiscal years) funding history with the Oklahoma Arts Council are eligible. Each grant application may include up to five separate projects. Requested amount per project cannot exceed 50% of the total cost of the project and must have at least 1:1 cash match. The total requested amounts for all projects cannot exceed 50% of the current year’s operating budget. Applicants are ineligible to apply in any other grant category. This is a single application submitted annually, which may include up to 5 separate projects that must take place between July 1 – June 30.

 

URL: http://www.arts.ok.gov/Grants.html

 

Limited on Submissions: Each applicant is eligible to apply for one Major Grant Support Grant per year. Each grant application may include up to 5 separate projects.

 

Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by December 20, 2011

 

Agency Deadline: February 1, 2012

 

 


 

Sustainable Energy Pathways (SEP) - NSF 11-590

Sustainable Energy Pathways is part of the NSF-wide initiative on Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES). The Sustainable Energy Pathways solicitation calls for innovative, interdisciplinary basic research in science, engineering, and education by teams of researchers for developing systems approaches to sustainable energy pathways based on a comprehensive understanding of the scientific, technical, environmental, economic, and societal issues.

 

The SEP solicitation considers scalable approaches for sustainable energy conversion to useful forms, as well as its storage, transmission, distribution, and use. The following Topic Areas illustrate the broad scope of sustainable energy interest areas of this solicitation: Energy Harvesting & Conversion from Renewable Resources; Sustainable Energy Storage Solutions; Critical Elements & Materials for Sustainable Energy; Nature-Inspired Processes for Sustainable Energy Solutions; Reducing Carbon Intensity from Energy Conversion & Use; Sustainable Energy Transmission & Distribution; Energy Efficiency & Management.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: Eligible institutions may submit no more than three (3) proposals as the lead organization in response to this solicitation for FY 2012.

 

URL for More Information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11590/nsf11590.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click

 

Internal Deadline: Brief statement of intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by November 18, 2011.  (Please note late notices of intent to submit will not be accepted.)

 

Agency Deadline: February 1, 2012

 


Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award

The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences.  Based on institutional nominations, the program provides discretionary funding to faculty at an early stage in their careers.  Criteria for selection include an independent body of scholarship attained within the first five years of their appointment as independent researchers, and a demonstrated commitment to education, signaling the promise of continuing outstanding contributions to both research and teaching.  The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program provides an unrestricted research grant of $75,000.

The Foundation seeks Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars who demonstrate leadership in research and education. Nominations must provide compelling evidence of the advance of important knowledge in the chemical sciences by the nominee. Further, the nomination should describe dedication and contributions to education in the chemical sciences, particularly with respect to undergraduates.

 

Recommendations for awards are based primarily on the nominee's scholarly research achievements as an independent faculty member, as assessed by the Foundation's reviewers and the judgment of the nominee's peers exemplified by letters of recommendation. Other considered factors are: awards and honors, publication of research achievements in leading journals, and success in attracting funding of research. Nominations are reviewed by distinguished faculty in the chemical sciences

 

URL: http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/camille_dreyfus_teacher_award.shtml

 

Limit on Submissions: Institutions may make only one nomination annually for the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program. All nomination materials and letters of support must be received at the Foundation office by February 16, 2012.

 

Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by December 12, 2011

 

Agency Deadline: February 16, 2012

 


Dept. of Homeland Security Center for the Study of Terrorism and  Behavior (CSTAB) – Partner

This funding opportunity announcement is associated with the separately posted FOA number DHS-11-061-001A, “Center for the Study of Terrorism and Behavior (CSTAB) – Center Lead.”  Through this FOA, DHS requests applications for single project grants focusing on research in the study of terrorism and behavior for possible inclusion as partners with the CSTAB Center for Excellence (COE).  As appropriate to meet its needs, DHS may add partner institutions to the successful COE Lead institution from applications received for the Center Lead FOA or from this Partner FOA, provided the applicant’s proposal successfully pass merit and DHS relevancy reviews.



Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: CHS is allowing institutions to separately propose projects as a CSTAB Partner and is limiting the number of projects to one application per institution. (p21)

 

More Information: See http://www.grants.gov

 

Internal Deadline: Statement of intent to submit is due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by December 22, 2010

 

Agency Deadline: February 15, 2011

 


 

The NSF-Census Research Network (NCRN) - NSF 10-621

The NSF-Census Research Network will provide support for a set of research nodes, each of which will be staffed by a team of scientists conducting interdisciplinary research and educational activities on methodological questions of interest and significance to the broader research community and to the Federal Statistical System, particularly the U.S. Census Bureau.  The activities will be expected to advance both fundamental and applied knowledge as well as further the training of current and future generations of researchers in research skills of relevance to the measurement of economic units, households, and persons.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization:

There is a limit of two (2) proposals that may be submitted by an institution either as a single institution or as a lead institution in a multi-institutional proposal.  A multi-institutional proposal is defined as one that has a subaward to one or more different institutions than the lead institution.  For purposes of this solicitation, separate institutions are defined as those with separate Sponsored Projects Offices (SPO), even if those institutions are different campuses of the same multi-campus university. For example, if PIs at two different campuses of an academic institution each submit a proposal through the same SPO, then both proposals are counted toward the maximum for that institution.

 

More Information: See http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10621/nsf10621.htm

 

Internal Deadline: Statement of intent to submit is due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by December 22, 2010

 

Agency Deadline: February 16, 2011

 

 


ORAU Travel Grants Program

Up to $800 can be requested to facilitate travel by a faculty member from an ORAU Sponsoring or Associate Institution or Branch Campus.  Visits can be to collaborate with researchers at ORNL, Y-12, ORAU laboratories or work sites, or another ORAU institution. The request must comply with federal travel expenditure guidelines.

 

· Criteria for decisions to award travel grants include:

· Potential engagement of others, especially students

· Probability of a long-term collaboration

· New collaboration (proposed partners have no strong current ties)

· Well-defined outcome(s), such as a proposal to an identified opportunity, a white paper in anticipation of future funding, or a publication as a result of data collected during the visit

 

This program is not intended to support travel to work with current collaborations or to interact with potential collaborators at locations other than their laboratories, such as conferences.

 

The grants may only be used to cover either travel expenses (train, plane, bus or other) or accommodation expenses. Other travel-related expenses, such as food, will not be reimbursed. Applications must be submitted BEFORE the travel takes place (no grants will be awarded after the fact).

 

Limit on Submissions: Each ORAU Institution is limited to two requests in FY 2011.

 

Internal Deadline: Please respond by e-mail with intents to submit to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by January 3, 2010.  Please also inform us of the approximate date of your proposed trip.

 

Agency Deadline: This program has a rolling deadline during FY 2011.

 


NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) - PAR-06-553
The Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) Program was created in response to a legislative mandate to “increase the numbers of underrepresented minority faculty, investigators and students engaged in biomedical and behavioral research, and to broaden the opportunities for underrepresented minority faculty and students for participation in biomedical and behavioral research.” To accomplish this goal, the Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD) program provides, at research institutions, institutional grants for students from groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral research with well integrated developmental activities that will increase their preparation and skills as they advance academically in the pursuit and successful completion of the Ph.D. degree.
URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-553.html


Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by January 15, 2009*


Agency Deadline: February 23, 2009*

 


Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science – NSF 11-509
The Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science program supports the active involvement of K-12 science, technology, engineering, computer and information science, and mathematics (STEM) teachers and community college faculty in engineering and computer science research in order to bring knowledge of engineering, computer science, and technological innovation into their classrooms. The goal is to help build long-term collaborative partnerships between K-12 STEM teachers, community college faculty, and the NSF university research community by involving the teachers and community college faculty in engineering and computer science research and helping them translate their research experiences and new knowledge into classroom activities. Partnerships with inner city schools or other high needs schools are especially encouraged, as is participation by underrepresented minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. This announcement features two mechanisms for support of in-service and pre-service K-12 STEM teachers and community college faculty: RET supplements to ongoing ENG or CISE awards and new RET Site awards. RET supplements may be included in proposals for new or renewed NSF Directorate for Engineering (ENG) or CISE grants or as supplements to ongoing NSF ENG or CISE funded projects. RET in Engineering and Computer Science Sites are based on independent proposals from engineering or computer and information science departments, schools or colleges to initiate and conduct research participation projects for a number of K-12 STEM teachers and/or community college faculty.

URL for More Information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11509/nsf11509.htm

Limit on Submission: Three site proposals may be submitted per competition by a U.S. academic institution, College/Department of Engineering, Engineering Technology, or Computer and Information Science as the lead institution.

Internal Deadline: Brief statement of intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )  by January 21 , 2011

Agency Deadline: February 28, 2011 and October 3, 2011

 

 


 

NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) - NSF 12-511

The NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) program is an umbrella for two complementary subprograms: one of which involves an earlier stage that focuses on building innovation capacity (Building Innovation Capacity (BIC) – based on NSF 10-581) and the other involves a later stage that focuses on the acceleration of innovative research (Accelerating Innovative Research (AIR) – based on NSF 10-608). The former emphasizes the transformation of knowledge into market-accepted innovations created by the research and education enterprise; while the latter emphasizes the translation of research to commercialization by NSF-funded research alliances. A research alliance is defined as a research partnership formed for mutual benefit, and funded by NSF, between/amongst universities and other entities. In the final analysis, both programs, while focusing on different stages, are concerned with the movement of academic research into the marketplace.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals Per Organization: Lead academic institutions are limited to participation in only one BIC proposal. There is no limit to the number of AIR proposals an organization may submit.

 

URL for More Information: http://nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12511/nsf12511.htm

 

Internal Deadline: Brief statement of intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) November 28, 2011.  Please indicate whether you are interested in the BIC or AIR program in your e-mail.  PLEASE NOTE:  Notices of Intent to Submit submitted AFTER the deadline will NOT be accepted.

 

Agency Deadline: March 1, 2012*

 

*Mandatory Letter of Intent Due by January 4, 2012

 

 


 

Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) - NSF 11-514

The Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) program funds research and educational projects that improve ethics education in all fields of science and engineering that NSF supports, with priority consideration given to interdisciplinary, inter-institutional, and international contexts. Although the primary focus is on improving ethics education for graduate students in NSF-funded fields, the proposed programs may benefit advanced undergraduates as well.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: An eligible organization, as defined above, may submit only one proposal as the lead organization. Organizations submitting more than one proposal as the lead organization will be notified and given one week from notification to select one proposal for consideration. If one is not selected in that time period, all of those proposals will be returned without review. There is no limit on the number of proposals under which an organization may be included as a non-lead collaborator or sub-awardee.


URL: http://nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11514/nsf11514.htm


Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by December 17, 2012


Agency Deadline: March 1, 2013

 


NSF High Performance Computing System Acquisition:  Enhancing the Petascale Computing Environment for Science and Engineering - NSF 11-511

 

The NSF's vision for Cyberinfrastructure in the 21st Century includes enabling sustained petascale computational and data-driven science and engineering through the deployment and support of a world-class High Performance Computing (HPC) environment.   For the past decade the NSF has provided the open science and engineering community with state of the art HPC assets ranging from loosely coupled clusters, to large scale instruments with many thousands of computing cores communicating via fast interconnects.  Previous solicitations, as exemplified by the multi-pronged Track Two acquisitions, have provided more than two petaflops (1015 floating point operations per second) of compute power on real applications, that consume large amounts of memory, and work with very large data sets.  These resources have been made available through the TeraGrid, the world's largest, most powerful and comprehensive distributed cyberinfrastructure for open science.  In addition to the Track Two acquisitions, the ongoing Track One program promises to deliver a petaflop of sustained power capable of tackling some of the most challenging scientific problems across multiple science and engineering domains.

 

HPC Resource Providers - those organizations willing to acquire, deploy and operate HPC resources in service to the science and engineering research and education community - play a key role in the provision and support of a national Cyberinfrasructure. With this solicitation, the NSF requests proposals from organizations willing to serve as HPC Resource Providers within Extreme Digital (XD), the successor to TeraGrid, and who propose to acquire and deploy new, innovative petascale HPC systems and services.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: An organization may submit only one proposal but may be a sub-awardee on other proposals responding to this solicitation. Collaborative projects may only be submitted as a single proposal in which a single award is being requested. The involvement of partner organizations should be supported through sub-awards administered by the submitting organization.

 

URL for More Information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11511/nsf11511.htm


Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by December 22, 2010


Agency Deadline: March 7, 2011

 

 


Grants for Arts Projects

Grants for Arts Proposals may be submitted in either of the following categories:

 

  • Art Works: To support the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts. Within these areas, innovative projects are strongly encouraged. An organization may request a grant amount from $10,000 to $100,000. (Deadlines: March 10 and August 11, 2011).  For more information, see http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP12/ArtsEdAW.html.
  • Challenge America Fast-Track: To support projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations. Grants are for $10,000. (Deadline: May 26, 2011)  For more information, see http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/GAP12/Challenge.html.

URL: http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/index.html

Eligibility: An organization may submit only one application through the following FY 2012 Grants for Arts Projects category (see "Application Limits" for the few exceptions to this rule).

Internal Deadlines for submission to any program component: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by February 24, 2011

Agency Deadlines:

Art Works - March 10, 2011 and August 11, 2011

Challenge America Fast-Track Review Grants - May 26, 2011



Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement, and Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce (CI-TEAM) - NSF 11-515
New information, communication, and computational technologies have had profound impacts on the practice of science (in this solicitation, the term science includes the natural, mathematical, computing, and social sciences), engineering, and education. This includes the means by which citizens of all ages use science and engineering to enhance professional and private lives. The systems, tools, and services emerging from these new technologies are linked to create a comprehensive cyberinfrastructure that is enabling individuals, groups, and organizations to advance research and education in ways that revolutionize who can participate, what they can do, and how they do it. Sustaining this revolution across all areas of science, engineering, and education requires the formation of a citizenry and workforce with the knowledge and skills needed to design and deploy as well as adopt and apply these cyber-based systems, tools and services over the long-term. The opportunity for such preparation should be available at all stages of formal and informal education (K-16 and lifelong), training and professional development, and must be extended to all individuals and communities.

The CI-TEAM program supports projects that integrate science and engineering research and education activities that range from local activities to global-scale efforts, as appropriate, to promote, leverage and utilize cyberinfrastructure systems, tools and services.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: An organization may submit a maximum of two CI-TEAM proposals as the lead organization in response to this solicitation. There is no limit to the number of proposals on which an organization may appear as a subawardee or as a non-lead organization.

URL: http://nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11515/nsf11515.htm

Internal Deadline: Brief statement of intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by January 28, 2011

Agency Deadline: March 16, 2011

 

 


 

USAID Higher Education Solutions Network

Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) of 1961, as amended, the United States Government (USG) as represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning (PPL), Office of Science & Technology (S&T) is seeking applications from organizations interested in implementing a five-year USAID Higher Education Solutions Network program, as fully described in [the] Request for Applications (RFA). Eligible organizations (see Section III of [the] RFA) interested in receiving funding for innovative programs are encouraged to carefully read [the] RFA in its entirety.

 

The primary goal of this program is to establish institutional partnerships that will create and leverage a virtual network of leading experts who will help USAID solve distinct global development challenges. This network will help USAID identify new solutions and by working together, save money and improve results over time.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: Three per institution (one as the lead of a consortium and two as an individual center)

 

URL for RFA and More Information: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=142993

 

Internal Deadline: Five-page concept note papers due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by March 5, 2012.  A decision on the internal nominee(s) will be made by March 9th, so that adequate time is still available for refinement of the concept note paper.  (Please note late submissions will not be accepted.)

 

Agency Deadline: March 22, 2012

 

 


 

 

Planning a Partnership Model for a Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope

Two major survey reports carried out by the National Academy of Sciences have identified the need for a Giant Segmented Mirror Telescope (GSMT) to address frontier astrophysical research questions in a wide array of subfields. This solicitation invites proposals to establish an initial framework for a U.S. community partnership in a proposed GSMT deriving from past, current, or potential future NSF support for design work, construction, instrumentation, and/or operations. Based on a detailed competitive review of the resulting proposals, an award will be made for further development of a public/private/international partnership model under a cooperative agreement between a GSMT project and NSF. During the award period, GSMT project management and representatives from NSF and the U.S. astronomical community are expected to refine the roles of NSF and the community in project development, engage in planning science and engineering operations, prepare for potential future Federal funding opportunities after the start of the next decade. Selection as an awardee in this process does not imply that a GSMT will be approved for further funding.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: 1

 

URL for More Information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12526/nsf12526.htm

 

Internal Deadline: Brief statement of intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by February 20, 2012.  (Please note late notices of intent to submit will not be accepted.)

 

Agency Deadline: April 16, 2012

 


Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) Program - NSF 12-534

This solicitation aims at introducing nanoscale science, engineering, and technology through a variety of interdisciplinary approaches into undergraduate engineering education. The focus of this year's competition is on nanoscale engineering education with relevance to devices and systems and/or on the societal, ethical, economic and/or environmental issues relevant to nanotechnology.

Related funding opportunities are posted on http://www.nsf.gov/nano. Research and education projects in nanoscale science and engineering will continue to be supported in the relevant NSF programs and divisions.

 

Eligibility: Only one proposal may be submitted by a PI.  The lead PI must hold a faculty appointment within  a College/Department of Engineering or College/Department of Engineering Technology within the submitting U.S. academic institution.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: Only one (1) proposal may be submitted by a U.S. academic institution, College/Department of Engineering or College/Department of Engineering Technology as the lead institution with the following exception: A U.S. academic institution may submit a second proposal as the lead institution, only if it is focused on the societal, ethical, economic and/or environmental issues relevant to nanotechnology.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: Only one (1) proposal may be submitted by a U.S. academic institution, College/Department of Engineering or College/Department of Engineering Technology as the lead institution with the following exception: A U.S. academic institution may submit a second proposal as the lead institution, only if it is focused on the societal, ethical, economic and/or environmental issues relevant to nanotechnology.

 

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12534/nsf12534.htm

 

Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by February 23, 2012

 

Agency Deadline: April 23, 2012

 

 


NSF Climate Change Education (CCE): Climate Change Education Partnership (CCEP) Program, Phase I  (CCEP-I) - NSF 10-542
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).

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: 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.

Supplemental funding requests in FY 2011 may only be submitted by CCEP-I awardees.  CCEP-I awardees are eligible to submit more than 1 supplemental funding request.

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10542/nsf10542.htm


Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by March 12, 2010*

Agency Deadline: April 23, 2010* **

**Mandatory Letter of Intent Due Date

 

 


 

Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation May Proposal Deadline

The basic aim of the Foundation is to dispense that amount of yearly income required by law for the purpose of advancing knowledge in the various fields of medical and health research.  It is further the general aim to confine contributions to those worthy projects that are in need of initial start-up funding to move the projects forward to the point of other independent support or to support highly promising young investigators at the time when start-up funds are limited and initial progress is dependent on additional funding.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: A maximum of two proposals will be accepted from each institution per each deadline.

 

URL for More Information: Not available.  See attached PDF for complete information.

 

Internal Deadline: Brief statement of intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by March 1, 2012.  (Please note late notices of intent to submit will not be accepted.)

 

Agency Deadline: May 1, 2012

 

 


 

 

Fiscal Year 2011 Fire Prevention and Safety Grants

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate is responsible for the implementation and administration of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The purpose of the AFG Program is to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. The Grant Programs Directorate administers the Fire Prevention and Safety (FP&S) grants as part of the AFG Program. FP&S grants are offered to support projects in two activities: 1. Activities designed to reach high-risk target groups and mitigate the incidence of death and injuries caused by fire and fire-related hazards (“Fire Prevention and Safety Activity”) 2. Projects aimed at improving firefighter safety, health and wellness through research and development that reduces firefighter fatalities and injuries (“Firefighter Safety Research and Development Activity”).

 

URL for More Information: http://www.fema.gov/firegrants/docs/pdf/2011FPSguidance_Section_I.pdf

 

Limit on Submissions: Applicants may submit only one FP&S grant application per FP&S application period. However, an applicant may request financial assistance for as many as three projects. The following examples are two approaches for organizing one application.

 

Internal Deadline: Please respond by e-mail with intents to submit to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by March 19, 2012.

 

Agency Deadline: April 27, 2012

 


Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT) - NSF 11-533
The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers with interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills. The program is intended to establish new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to facilitate diversity in student participation and preparation, and to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive, and globally engaged science and engineering workforce.


Building upon the IGERT platform, the purpose of this IGERT solicitation is to support new models in graduate education in which students are engaged in an environment that supports innovation to learn through hands-on experience how their own research may contribute in new ways to benefit society and to learn the processes for the successful implementation of such contributions.


Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: There is a limit of one (1) proposal that may be submitted by an institution either as a single institution or as a lead institution in a multi-institution proposal.  A multi-institutional proposal is defined as one that has at least one co-PI at a different academic institution than that of the PI, a subaward to a different academic institution than that of the PI, or both.

Limited on Number of Proposals per PI: Any given individual may participate as PI or co-PI in only one proposal submission. That restriction applies to preliminary proposals as well as full proposals. A PI or co-PI on one proposal may serve as a faculty participant on other proposals.

URL for More Information: http://nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11533/nsf11533.htm

Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by March 1, 2012

Agency Deadline: May 1, 2012*

*Deadline for submission of required letter of intent.  Full proposals due July 2, 2012.

 

 


 

 

NIFA Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program

NIFA announces the availability of funding and requests applications for the Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program for fiscal year (FY) 2012 to meet national goals for addressing nutrition and health promotion activities as well as address the needs of rural Americans. The amount available for support of this program in FY 2012 is approximately $1.4 million.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: The Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Program in FY2012 will not be considered for funding: (1) Multiple applications from the same institution; (2) Multiple applications from a team proposing to conduct the same project in different locations.

 

URL for More Information: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/12_rural_health.pdf


Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by April 23, 2012


Agency Deadline: May 15, 2012

 

 


 

USDA APHIS National Clean Plant Network (NCPN)

The National Clean Plant Network (NCPN) provides high quality asexually propagated plant material free of targeted plant pathogens and pests that cause economic loss to protect the environment and ensure the global competitiveness of specialty crop producers.

 

Priorities for this program include: 1) establishing and supporting clean plant network governance and related administrative and support systems; 2) providing for operations needed for the rapid and safe introduction, diagnosis, treatment, foundation block establishment and release of clean plant materials for planting from foreign and domestic sources for commercial development; 3) conducting methods development to accurately test, develop therapies, and support the establishment of guidelines and standards for different crop species for certification maintenance; 4) developing partnerships with land-grant and other university-based extension and state departments of agriculture and outreach services to interact with commercial nurseries, industry associations and producers; and 5) developing and implementing audit and quality controls.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: An Applicant may submit only one application and/or be a third party in an application submitted by another entity. If an Applicant is a member of or covered by more than one NCPN specialty crop governing body (specialty crop clean plant network) and applying for support for activities on specialty crops covered by more than one network, a single application should be submitted to cover the expense of all clean plant activity.

 

URL for More Information: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mrpbs/fmd/announcements.shtml


Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by April 20 , 2012


Agency Deadline: May 25, 2012


 

The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships - NSF 11-522

The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships program supports innovative, potentially transformative, complex research and education projects that require large-scale, long-term awards. STCs conduct world-class research through partnerships among academic institutions, national laboratories, industrial organizations, and/or other public/private entities, and via international collaborations, as appropriate. They provide a means to undertake significant investigations at the interfaces of disciplines and/or fresh approaches within disciplines. STCs may involve any areas of science and engineering that NSF supports. STC investments support the NSF vision of advancing discovery, innovation and education beyond the frontiers of current knowledge, and empowering future generations in science and engineering.

 

Centers provide a rich environment for encouraging future scientists, engineers, and educators to take risks in pursuing discoveries and new knowledge. STCs foster excellence in education by integrating education and research, and by creating bonds between learning and inquiry so that discovery and creativity fully support the learning process.

 

NSF expects STCs to demonstrate leadership in the involvement of groups traditionally underrepresented in science and engineering at all levels (faculty, students, and postdoctoral researchers) within the Center.  Centers use either proven or innovative mechanisms to address issues such as recruitment, retention and mentorship of participants from underrepresented groups.

 

Centers must undertake activities that facilitate knowledge transfer, i.e., the exchange of scientific and technical information with the objective of disseminating and utilizing knowledge broadly in multiple sectors.  Examples of knowledge transfer include technology transfer with the intention of supporting innovation, providing key information to public policy makers, or dissemination of knowledge from one field of science to another.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: A single organization may submit a maximum of three preliminary proposals as the lead institution. Full proposals are to be submitted only when invited by NSF. There is no limit to participation as a partner institution.  The STC program will not provide support for more than one proposed Center from any one lead institution in this competition.

 

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11522/nsf11522.htm

 

Internal Deadline: Brief statement of intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) due by March 21, 2011

Agency Deadline: May 30, 2011*

 

*Deadline for submission of mandatory Preliminary Proposal.

 

 


 

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program-CIF21 Track (IGERT-CIF21)

The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers with interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills. The program is intended to establish new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to facilitate diversity in student participation and preparation, and to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive, and globally engaged science and engineering workforce.

 

Building upon the IGERT platform, the purpose of this IGERT solicitation is to support new models in graduate education in which students are engaged in an environment that supports innovation to learn through hands-on experience how their own research may contribute in new ways to benefit society and to learn the processes for the successful implementation of such contributions.

 

Within the Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21) and IGERT, NSF recognizes the need to educate and support a next generation of researchers able to address fundamental challenges in 1) core techniques and technologies for advancing big data science and engineering; 2) analyzing and dealing with challenging computational and data enabled science and engineering (CDS&E) problems, and 3) researching, providing, and using the cyberinfrastructure that makes cutting-edge CDS&E research possible in any and all disciplines.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: Institutions are allowed to submit at most one proposal in response to this IGERT-CIF21 track solicitation, which can be in addition to one regular IGERT proposal submitted in response to NSF 11-533.

 

Limit on the Number of Proposals per PI: Any given individual may participate as a PI or co-PI in only one IGERT proposal submission (either the regular IGERT in response to NSF 11-533 or this solicitation, the IGERT-CIF21 track). However, a PI or co-PI on one IGERT proposal may serve as a faculty participant on the other.

 

URL for More Information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12555/nsf12555.htm


Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by May 14, 2012


Agency Deadline: June 4, 2012*

 

*Deadline for required LOI. Full proposals due August 6, 2012.

 

 


 

Scalable Nanomanufacturing (SNM) – NSF 12-544

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces a second year of a program on collaborative research and education in the area of scalable nanomanufacturing, including the long-term societal implications of the large-scale implementation of nanomanufacturing innovations. This program is in response to and is a component of the National Nanotechnology Initiative Signature Initiative: Sustainable Nanomanufacturing - Creating the Industries of the Future (http://www.nano.gov/node/611).

 

Although many nanofabrication techniques have demonstrated the ability to produce relatively small quantities of nanomaterials and devices, the emphasis of this program is research that supports the identification and demonstration of nanomanufacturing processes with high potential to scale to economically and industrially relevant production levels. The mode of support is Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT).  Proposals submitted to this program must address at least one, and preferably more than one, of the following interconnected themes:

 

  • Novel processes and techniques for continuous and scalable nanomanufacturing;
  • Directed (e.g. physical/chemical/biological) self-assembly processes leading to heterogeneous nanostructures with the potential for high-rate production;
  • Fundamental scientific research in well-defined areas that are compellingly justified as critical roadblocks to scale-up;
  • Principles and design methods to produce machines and processes to manufacture nanoscale structures, devices and systems; and/or
  • Long-term societal and educational implications of the large-scale production and use of nanomaterials, devices and systems, including the life-cycle analysis of such nanomaterials, devices and systems.

 

Other research and education projects in nanoscale science and engineering will continue to be supported in the relevant programs and divisions.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: An academic institution – a university, or a campus in a multi-campus university -- may submit no more than one (1) proposal on which it is the lead organization in response to this solicitation. The same organization may be a collaborative partner in any number of other multi-organization group proposals in which it is not the lead. A proposal involving more than one organization must be submitted as a single proposal in which a single award is requested, with the managing principal investigator from the lead organization and subawards administered by the lead organization to any other participating organizations.

 

URL for More Information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12544/nsf12544.htm


Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by April 16 , 2012


Agency Deadline: June 4, 2012

 

 


 

Math and Science Partnership (MSP) - NSF 10-556

The Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program is a major research and development effort that supports innovative partnerships to improve K-12 student achievement in mathematics and science. MSP projects are expected to raise the achievement levels of all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps in the mathematics and science performance of diverse student populations. In order to improve the mathematics and science achievement of the Nation's students, MSP projects contribute to what is known in mathematics and science education and serve as models that have a sufficiently strong evidence/research base to improve the mathematics and science education outcomes for all students. NSF's MSP program coordinates its effort with programs of the U.S. Department of Education in the expectation that effective innovations in mathematics and science education will be disseminated into wider practice.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: An institution of higher education, non-profit organization or consortia of such institutions or organizations may be the LEAD partner in only one proposal per Partnership category - Targeted, Institute, MSP-Start or Phase II.

URL for More Information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10556/nsf10556.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click

Internal Deadline: Brief statement of intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text36481 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //--> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by May 1, 2010*

Agency Deadline: July 8, 2010 and October 14, 2010*

 


NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics  (S-STEM) - NSF 09-567
This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented, financially needy students, enabling them to enter the workforce following completion of an associate; baccalaureate; or graduate-level degree in science and engineering disciplines. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the institution.

The program does not make scholarship awards directly to students; students should contact their institution’s Office of Financial Aid for this and other scholarship opportunities.

Limited on Number of Proposals per Organization: An Institution may submit one proposal from each constituent school or college that awards degrees in an eligible field.

PI Limit: The Principal Investigator must be a faculty member currently teaching in one of the S-STEM disciplines who can provide the leadership required to ensure the success of the project. Projects involving more than one department within an institution are eligible, but a single Principal Investigator must accept overall management responsibility. Other members of the S-STEM project management team may be listed as Co-Principal Investigators.

URL: http://nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09567/nsf09567.htm

Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by June 3, 2011

Agency Deadline: July 13, 2011*

**Optional Letter of Intent due date.  Full proposals due by August 11, 2011

 


NSF Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP Centers) - NSF 10-569
The STEP Centers competition allows a group of faculty representing a cross section of institutions of higher education to identify a national challenge or opportunity in undergraduate education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and to propose a comprehensive and coordinated set of activities that will be carried out to address that challenge or opportunity within a national context.  In the current competition, efforts must be related to the biological sciences, engineering, or the geological sciences.

Limit on Number of Proposals: An institution that awards associate or baccalaureate degrees is allowed to be the lead institution on only one proposal to the EHR-BIO STEP Center competition, only one proposal to the EHR-ENG STEP Centers competition, and only one proposal to the EHR-GEO STEP Centers competition.  Thus, a given institution may be the lead institution on up to three proposal submissions in total.  An institution may be a partner institution on any number of submissions.

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10569/nsf10569.htm

Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by July 1, 2010*

Agency Deadline:
August 4, 2010*

 


NSF Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC)- NSF 10-560

The Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) program supports university-based centers and institutes where the collective efforts of a larger group of individuals can enable transformational advances in the most promising research areas. The program is designed to foster major breakthroughs at the intellectual frontiers of physics by providing needed resources such as combinations of talents, skills, disciplines, and/or specialized infrastructure, not usually available to individual investigators or small groups, in an environment in which the collective efforts of the larger group can be shown to be seminal to promoting significant progress in the science and the education of students.   Activities supported through the program are in all sub-fields of physics within the purview of the Division of Physics: atomic, molecular, optical, plasma, elementary particle, nuclear, astro-, gravitational, and biological physics.  Interdisciplinary projects at the interface between these physics areas and other disciplines and physics sub-fields, e.g. biology, quantum information science, mathematical physics, condensed matter physics, and emerging areas of physics are also included.  The successful PFC activity will demonstrate: (1) the potential for a profound advance in physics; (2) creative, substantive activities aimed at enhancing education, diversity, and public outreach; (3) potential for broader impacts, e.g., impacts on other field(s) and benefits to society; (4) a synergy or value-added rationale that justifies a center- or institute-like approach.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: No more than two preliminary proposals may be submitted by any one institution.  The same limitation applies to full proposals.

URL for More Information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10560/nsf10560.htm

Internal Deadline: Brief statement of intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text60947 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //--> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by May 28, 2010*

Agency Deadline: August 11, 2010* **

**Mandatory Pre-proposal deadline

 


NSF International Research Network Connections (IRNC) - NSF 09-564
The United States research and education community communicates, cooperates, and collaborates with colleagues in the global community.  Members of this community access remote instruments, data, and computational resources located throughout the world, often as part of international collaborations. Similarly, major NSF investments in large-scale science and engineering facilities located both inside and outside the United States are utilized by multi-national research and education collaborations. To support such activities, NSF solicits proposals for International Research Network Connections (IRNC).

NSF expects to make a set of awards to: provide network connections linking U.S. research networks with peer networks in other parts of the world; leverage existing international network connectivity; improve the quality of end-to-end networking on international paths; explore experimental networking; stimulate the deployment and operational understanding of emerging technologies such as IPv6 in an international context. Links funded by this program are intended to support science and engineering research and education applications, and preference will be given to solutions which provide the best economy of scale and demonstrate the ability to support the largest communities of interest with the broadest services. Funded projects will assist the U.S. research and education community by enabling state-of-the-art international network services and access to increased collaboration and data services. Through extended international network connections, additional research and production network services will be enabled, complementing those currently offered or planned by domestic research networks.

This program supports international research network connections across three areas: Production network environments (IRNC:ProNet); Experimental networking activities in support of cyber-science applications (IRNC:Exp); and special projects including advanced network development, deployment, security, monitoring, and other approaches (IRNC:SP).

Limit on Number of Proposals: Organizational limit of 3 applies to IRNC:ProNet only. There is no organizational limit for IRNC:Exp or IRNC:SP.

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09564/nsf09564.htm


Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by June 22, 2009*


Agency Deadline: August 21, 2009*

 


Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program
The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences. Based on institutional nominations, the program provides discretionary funding to faculty at an early stage in their careers. The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program is based on accomplishment in scholarly research with undergraduates, as well as a compelling commitment to teaching. The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program provides an unrestricted research grant of $60,000.

URL: http://www.dreyfus.org/awards/henry_dryfus_teacher_award.shtml


Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by June 24, 2011


Agency Deadline: August 25, 2011

 


NSF Materials Research Centers and Teams - NSF 10-568
Centers of Excellence for Materials Research and Innovation (CEMRIs) provide sustained support of interdisciplinary materials research and education of the highest quality while addressing fundamental problems in science and engineering. CEMRIs address research of a scope and complexity requiring the advantages of scale and interdisciplinarity provided by a campus-based research center. They support materials research infrastructure in the United States, promote active collaboration between universities and other sectors, including industry and international institutions, and contribute to the development of a national network of university-based centers in materials research, education, and facilities. A CEMRI may be located at a single institution, or may involve multiple institutions in partnership.

Materials Interdisciplinary Research Teams (MIRTs) represent a new award mechanism. These teams share with CEMRIs the same emphasis on the support of world class interdisciplinary materials research and the integration of research with education. Each MIRT addresses a major materials research problem requiring an interdisciplinary team of researchers. In addition, experimental and computational instrumentation needed for the proposed research activities is also supported. A MIRT may be located at a single institution, or may involve multiple institutions.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: Only one CEMRI or MIRT preliminary proposal may be submitted by any one organization as the lead organization in this competition. An organization considering to propose research in several groups should submit a single CEMRI proposal of multiple IRGs. A CEMRI proposal must contain a minimum of 2 IRGs and a maximum of 5 IRGs. The IRGs in a center may be topically related, or they may address different topical aspects of materials research. A single center at an organization allows efficient usage of resources, including common infrastructure, and better coordination of education and other activities of the center.

Institutions that were awarded a MRSEC in the FY2008 competition as the lead institutions are not eligible to submit a CEMRI or MIRT proposal as a lead institution in this competition. Existing MRSECs should have the ability to re-prioritize resources and add new participants through, for example, their seed program.

Full CEMRI and MIRT proposals may be submitted by invitation only. A full CEMRI proposal is limited to a minimum of 2 IRGs and a maximum of 5 IRGs.

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10568/nsf10568.htm


Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by July 1, 2010*

Agency Deadline: September 1, 2010 and September 3, 2010* **

**Mandatory Preliminary Proposal Due Date

 


NSF Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) - NSF 08-569
The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) seeks to increase the number of students (U.S. citizens or permanent residents) receiving associate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging fields within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Type 1 proposals are solicited that provide for full implementation efforts at academic institutions. Type 2 proposals are solicited that support educational research projects on associate or baccalaureate degree attainment in STEM.

Limit on Number of Proposals: An institution that awards baccalaureate degrees is allowed to submit only one Type 1 proposal, or to be part of only one consortium submitting a Type 1 proposal.  An institution that awards associate degrees, and does not award baccalaureate degrees, is allowed to be the lead institution on only one Type 1 proposal, and, in addition, may be a partner on one or more Type 1 proposals.  There are no restrictions on the number of Type 2 proposals that an individual or organization may submit.

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08569/nsf08569.htm


Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by July 21, 2010*


Agency Deadline: September 28, 2010*

 


NEH Summer Stipends

Summer Stipends support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, and other scholarly resources. Summer Stipends support full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two months. Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development. Summer Stipends are awarded to individual scholars. Organizations are not eligible to apply.

 

Eligibility:

Only individual applicants are eligible to apply for Summer Stipends. Faculty or staff members of colleges or universities or of primary or secondary schools, or independent scholars or writers may apply for a Summer Stipend. All applicants must have completed their formal education by the application deadline. While applicants need not have advanced degrees, individuals currently enrolled in a degree-granting program are ineligible to apply.

 

Individuals who have held or been awarded a major fellowship or research grant or its equivalent within the three academic years prior to the deadline are ineligible. A “major fellowship or research grant” is a postdoctoral research award that provides a stipend of at least $15,000. Sabbaticals and grants from an individual’s own institution and stipends and grants from other sources supporting study and research during the summer are not considered major fellowships.
Faculty members teaching full-time at colleges and universities must be nominated by their institutions to apply for a Summer Stipend. Once faculty members are nominated by their institutions, they may apply online. Each college and university in the United States and its jurisdictions may nominate two faculty members. Each can be either a junior or a senior faculty member. NEH defines junior nominees as academic applicants at the rank of assistant professor or instructor or who are at comparably early stages of their careers. Those holding the rank of associate professor or professor will be considered senior nominees.

 

Each institution must announce its nominating procedures to all prospective applicants. Prospective applicants should become familiar with their institution's nomination procedures before the September 29 application deadline. Each institution should designate a nominating official, usually an academic vice president or dean. Nominating officials will receive an e-mail soon after the application deadline asking them to confirm the status of all individuals who require nomination.

 

URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stipends.html

 

Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by June 30, 2011

 

Agency Deadline: September 29, 2011

 


 

ORAU/ORNL High Performance Computing (HPC) Grant Program
In recent years, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's (ORNL) commitment to providing the world's most powerful open resource for scientific computing has resulted in an impressive computational capability in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) has partnered with the laboratory to provide opportunities for meaningful faculty and student engagement with ORNL's leadership-class computing capabilities through the ORAU/ORNL High Performance Computing Grant Program.

The grant totals $75,000 ($25,000 per year for up to three years), and two grants will be awarded per year. This program not only provides a monetary award, but more importantly, provides valuable access to ORNL's computing resources and staff.

Eligibility:
A pre-proposal MUST be submitted PRIOR to the submission of a full proposal. Upon acceptance of a qualified pre-proposal, researchers will be invited to submit a full proposal. Any full proposals submitted without the prior submission of a pre-proposal will be ineligible for consideration. One pre-proposal per institution, per year will be considered.

URL: http://www.orau.org/university-partnerships/faculty-student-programs/hpc/default.aspx


Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by July 16, 2010*


Agency Deadline: September 30, 2010 * **

**Deadline for submission of mandatory pre-proposal

 

 


Geoscience Education (GeoEd) - NSF 10-512

The Geoscience Education (GeoEd) Program is part of a portfolio of programs within the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) that seeks to increase public understanding of Earth system science and foster recruitment, training and retention of a diverse and skilled geoscience workforce for the future.  The program achieves these goals by supporting innovative or transformative projects that improve the quality and effectiveness of formal and informal geoscience education at all educational levels, increase the number of students pursuing geoscience education and career paths, broaden participation of traditionally underrepresented groups in the geosciences, and promote public engagement in Earth system science.

 

The GeoEd Program accepts proposals for pilot or proof-of-concept projects (Track 1) and integrative collaborations (Track 2) , as well as for conferences or workshops related to the mission of the program.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: An organization (e.g., a university or museum) may be the lead organization on only one Track 2 proposal submitted per competition.

 

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10512/nsf10512.htm


Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by August 3, 2011


Agency Deadline: October 12, 2011

 


Collections in Support of Biological Research (CSBR)- NSF 11-558

The Collections in Support of Biological Research (CSBR) Program provides funds for improvements to secure, improve, and organize collections that are significant to the NSF/BIO-funded research community. Support is also provided to secure collections-related data for sustained, accurate, and efficient accessibility of the collection to the biological research community. Supplemental funding is also available to transfer collection ownership responsibilities or consolidate or combine existing collections.

 

The CSBR program provides for enhancements that secure and improve existing collections, result in accessible digitized specimen-related data, and develop better methods for specimen curation and collection management. Requests should demonstrate a clear and urgent need to secure the collection, and the proposed activities should address that need. Biological collections supported include established living stocks/culture collections, vouchered non-living natural history collections, and jointly-curated ancillary collections such as preserved tissues and DNA libraries.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: 3

 

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11558/nsf11558.htm


Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by August 5, 2011


Agency Deadline: October 16, 2011

 

 


Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) - NSF 11-564

 

Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) is an NSF-wide program that supports international activities across all NSF supported disciplines. The primary goal of PIRE is to support high quality projects in which advances in research and education could not occur without international collaboration. PIRE seeks to catalyze a higher level of international engagement in the U.S. science and engineering community.

 

International partnerships are essential to addressing critical science and engineering problems. In the global context, U.S. researchers and educators must be able to operate effectively in teams with partners from different nations and cultural backgrounds. PIRE promotes excellence in science and engineering through international collaboration and facilitates development of a diverse, globally-engaged, U.S. science and engineering workforce.

 

This PIRE competition will focus exclusively on the NSF-wide investment area of Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES). The SEES effort focuses on interdisciplinary topics that will advance sustainability science, engineering and education as an integrative approach to the challenges of adapting to environmental, social and cultural changes associated with growth and development of human populations, and attaining a sustainable energy future. Additional details are provided in the Summary of Program Requirements.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: A single organization may submit one preliminary proposal as the lead institution. Full proposals will be accepted by invitation only. There is no limit on the number of proposals on which an institution can participate as a partner.

 

URL for More Information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11564/nsf11564.htm

 

Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by August 10, 2011

 

Agency Deadline: October 19, 2011

 

*mandatory pre-proposal deadline

 

 


NIH Hazardous Materials Worker Health and Safety Training (U45)
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.  A variety of sites, such as those involved with chemical waste clean up and remedial action and transportation-related chemical emergency response may pose severe health and safety concerns to workers and the surrounding communities.  These sites contain a multiplicity of hazardous substances, sometimes unknown substances, and often the site is uncontrolled. A major goal of the Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) is to provide assistance to organizations in developing their institutional competency to provide appropriate model training and education programs. The Applicant Information Meeting is Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at NIEHS where more information about this FOA and the WETP will be shared.


Limit on Number of Proposals: Only one application per institution/organization will be accepted.

URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-004.html

Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) September 1, 2009*


Agency Deadline: November 23 , 2009* **

**LOIs due October 23, 2009

 


ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE) - NSF 09-504
The goal of the ADVANCE program is to develop systemic approaches to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce. Creative strategies to realize this goal are sought from women and men. Members of underrepresented minority groups and individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Proposals that address the participation and advancement of women with disabilities and women from underrepresented minority groups are particularly encouraged.
Institutional Transformation (IT): Institutional Transformation awards are expected to include innovative systemic organizational approaches to transform institutions of higher education in ways that will increase the participation and advancement of women in STEM academic careers.  These awards support comprehensive programs for institution-wide change.  IT projects must include a research component designed to study the effectiveness of the proposed innovations in order to contribute to the knowledge base informing academic institutional transformation (see additional ADVANCE merit review criteria).
Institutional Transformation Catalyst (IT-Catalyst): IT-Catalyst awards are designed to support institutional self-assessment activities, such as basic data collection and analysis and policy review, in order to identify specific issues in the recruitment, retention and promotion of women faculty in STEM academics within their institution of higher education.   This type of work is fundamental for institutions that plan to undertake institutional transformation.  The institution's need for external resources to undertake institutional self assessment and policy review will specifically be evaluated using an additional ADVANCE merit review criterion.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: Proposers may submit only one Institutional Transformation proposal or one IT-Catalyst proposal.

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09504/nsf09504.htm/nsf09504/nsf09504.htm

Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by September 30, 2009*

Agency Deadline: November 12, 2009*

 


Sustainability Research Networks Competition (SRN) - NSF 11-574
Sustainability Research Networks will engage and explore fundamental theoretical issues and empirical questions in sustainability science, engineering, and education that will increase our understanding of the ultimate sustainability challenge - maintaining and improving the quality of life for the nation within a healthy Earth system. The goal of the Sustainability Research Networks (SRN) competition is to support the development and coalescence of entities to advance collaborative research that addresses questions and challenges in sustainability science, engineering, and education. SRNs will link scientists, engineers, and educators, at existing institutions, centers, networks, and also develop new research efforts and collaborations.

 

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: A single organization may submit a maximum of three preliminary proposals as the lead institution. Full proposals are to be submitted only when invited by NSF. There is no limit to participation as a partner institution. It is not likely that the SRN program will provide support for more than one SRN from any one lead institution in this competition.

 

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11574/nsf11574.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click

 

Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by September 12, 2011


Agency Deadline: December 1, 2011*

 

*Deadline for required preliminary proposal.  Full proposals due by April 1, 2012.

 


Advancing Digitization of Biological Collections (ADBC) - NSF 10-603
This program seeks to create a national resource of digital data documenting existing biological collections and to advance scientific knowledge by improving access to digitized information (including images) residing in vouchered scientific collections across the United States. The information associated with various collections of organisms, such as geographic distribution, environmental habitat data, phenology, information about associated organisms, collector field notes, tissues and molecular data extracted from the specimens, etc. is a rich resource for providing the baseline from which to further biodiversity research and provide critical information about existing gaps in our knowledge of life on earth.  The national resource will be structured at three levels: a national hub, thematic networks based on collaborative groups of collections, and the physical collections. This resource will build upon a sizable existing national investment in curation of the physical objects in scientific collections and contribute vitally to scientific research and technology interests in the United States.  It will be an invaluable tool in understanding the biodiversity and societal consequences of climate change, species invasions, natural disasters, the spread of disease vectors and agricultural pests, and other biological issues.

Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: Only one proposal may be submitted by any one organization as the lead organization in this competition for the HUB or for a TCN.

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10603/nsf10603.htm

Internal Deadline: Intent to submit due by e-mail to Cindy Schaefer ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by September 15, 2010*

Agency Deadline: December 10, 2010*