From lmason at osrhe.edu Fri Apr 11 10:54:43 2008 From: lmason at osrhe.edu (Mason, Linda) Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:54:43 -0500 Subject: [Okhigheredgrants] Region V Spring Meeting Message-ID: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A10A856@postman1.osrhe.edu> NCURA REGION V SPRING MEETING (National Council on University Research Administration) Weathering the Storm May 4-7, 2008 Renaissance-Bricktown Hotel in Oklahoma City You can register for a single workshop or day, or the whole conference. The link to register is: http://www.ncuraregionv.com/spring-meeting08.htm. The program is stunning! See http://www.ncuraregionv.com/docs/NCURA.Program.FINAL.pdf. Questions? Contact: Kay Ellis Associate Director, Export Controls Officer The Office of Sponsored Projects The University of Texas at Austin 101 E. 27th St., Suite 4.316, MC A9000 Austin, TX 78713-7726 Phone: 512-475-7963 Fax: 512-471-6564 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okhigheredgrants/attachments/20080411/e05a2427/attachment.html From lmason at osrhe.edu Fri Apr 11 13:35:12 2008 From: lmason at osrhe.edu (Mason, Linda) Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:35:12 -0500 Subject: [Okhigheredgrants] Grant Opportunities for Oklahoma Higher Education 4-11-08 Message-ID: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A10A862@postman1.osrhe.edu> Grant Opportunities for Oklahoma Higher Education 4/3/08 This announcement is a provided by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Grant Writing and External Funding Assistance once or twice weekly. Grant opportunities are screened for higher education eligibility, listed by deadline date and grouped alphabetically by topic. Add your email address to the listserve at http://lists.onenet.net/mailman/listinfo/okhigheredgrants if you wish to be added to the direct mailing list. Check out the Grant Opportunities for Oklahoma Colleges and Universities web site at http://www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/. Thank you! Linda Mason, Ed.D. Coordinator for Grants and External Funding Assistance Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 405-225-9486 800-858-1840 405-225-9230 Fax lmason at osrhe.edu TRAINING OPPORTUNITY Grant-Seeking Basics for Nonprofits Tuesday, May 13, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Central Library, Computer Training Room Preregistration is required by emailing jgreb at tulsalibrary.org or calling 918.596.7940. TRAINING OPPORTUNITY NSF GRANTS WORKSHOP Friday, May 16, 2008 - Wes Watkins Center - Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK Improve your grant writing skills at this annual workshop for university faculty, students, research administrators and grant writers. This workshop is designed introduce participants to the nuts and bolts of grant writing. Participants will also meet with program officers from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and learn about the proposal process and funding opportunities at NSF. For more information and registration, please visit the Oklahoma EPSCoR website at www.okepscor.org/events.asp or contact Shelley Wear at 405.225.9287 or swear at osrhe.edu. TRAINING OPPORTUNITY BEGINNING GRANT WRITING - 9 am -12 noon SEARCH AND SELECT - 1 - 4 pm June 10, 2008 Oklahoma State Regents - 655 Research Parkway, Regents Conference Room Oklahoma City These workshops are designed for faculty members who have never written a grant proposal before and have few skills in searching for grant opportunities. Bring your laptop computer to search on. You may attend both or either. There is no fee, but you must register. You may elect to receive the workshops by videoconference with prior arrangements. Email lmason at osrhe.edu. WHAT'S HAPPENING? FUNDERS FORUM Sponsored by the Oklahoma Center for NonProfits Location: The Oklahoman Fee: $40 members, $60 non-members https://www.oklahomacenterfornonprofits.org/register.asp?id=854 Learn from the people making the funding decisions: A panel discussion with corporate, foundation, and state employees to hear their tips and expertise on funding. Have a chance to mingle and connect with funders. Panelists include AT&T - Mark Williams, Chesapeake Energy Corporation - Teresa Rose, Devon Energy Corporation - Wendi Schuur, The Kerr Foundation - Lou Kerr, Love's Travel Stops & Country Store - Jennifer Love Meyer, MidFirst Bank - Adam Rumsey, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation - Donna Windel, Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation - Jeanne Gillert. WHAT'S HAPPENING? FUNDERS FORUM Sponsored by the Oklahoma Center for NonProfits Location: OSU-Tulsa Fee: $40 members, $60 non-members https://www.oklahomacenterfornonprofits.org/event_detail.asp?id=855 Learn from the people making the funding decisions: A panel discussion with corporate, foundation, and state employees to hear their tips and expertise on funding. Have a chance to mingle and connect with funders. Panelists include Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, SemGroup, L.P., The Chapman Trusts, The William Cos., Tulsa Area United Way WHAT'S HAPPENING? National Science Foundation Funds Oklahoma STEM Equity Pipeline Project The National Science Foundation has funded an innovative program by the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Education involving the five states of Oklahoma, California, Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin to increase the number of female students in science, technology, engineering and math fields. The program, The Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Equity Pipeline Project, provides consulting and professional development training for community colleges and school districts through a team of educational professionals and community-based organizations. Teams in the five states will analyze data and examine barriers for women who might want to pursue careers in technology and science. Training will include seminars and webcasts where local educators can share effective teaching practices and tutorials. To see a short project description, see http://www.stemequitypipeline.org/. Contact jmason at okstatechamber.com . TRAINING OPPORTUNITY July 21-25, 2008 - 2008 EPSCoR/OSRHE Summer Grant Writing Institute Application deadline is May 30. Location: Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, 655 Research Parkway, Oklahoma City Fee: $250 (includes lodging, all meals and breaks, supplies, and all presentations and mentoring) This institute is for faculty and administrators and teams from public and private universities and colleges. Participants will complete a grant proposal with a mentor. The Institute will feature two tracks: Track 1 - individual or collaborative scientific research projects Track 2 - department or collaborative program development projects. There are 20 openings in each track. For more information, see http://www.okhighered.org/grant-opps and select TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES or contact Dr. Linda Mason, 405.225.9486 or lmason at osrhe.edu. WHAT'S HAPPENING? NCURA Region V Conference May 4-7, 2008 - Weathering the Storm Location: Renaissance-Bricktown Hotel, Oklahoma City You can register for a single workshop or day or the full conference. See: http://www.ncuraregionv.com/spring-meeting08.htm WHAT'S HAPPENING? Oklahoma Distance Learning Association Meeting April 28 MetroTech Springlake Campus Economic Development Center 1700 Springlake Dr, Oklahoma City, OK http://www.odla.org/ ARTS AND CULTURE Deadline Date - July 1, 2008 Grant Resource - National Endowment for the Humanities Category - Preservation and Access Education and Training Description - These grants support national or regional (multi-state) education and training programs on the care and management of, and the creation of intellectual access to, library, archival, and material culture collections. Eligible projects include: the development and presentation of courses or programs on the care and management of collections for staff in cultural organizations who are responsible for the day-to-day care of collections; the development and presentation of courses or programs that focus on the skills and knowledge required to provide or enhance intellectual access to humanities collections; graduate programs in preservation and conservation; and preservation field services that serve a multi-state region and provide surveys, consultations, workshops, reference services, and informational materials to the staff of institutions responsible for the care of humanities collections. Size of Grant - Regional preservation field service organizations $250,000/yr; $125,000/yr for others Cost Sharing or Match - 20% Web - http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pet.html CAMPUS SAFETY AND SECURITY Date - May 23, 2008 Resource - US Department of Labor Category - Workplace Safety Description - The Susan Harwood Training Grant Program provides funds for programs to train employees and employers to recognize, avoid, and prevent safety and health hazards in their workplaces. The program emphasizes four areas: 1) Educating employees and employers in small businesses. For purposes of this grant program, a small business is one with 250 or fewer employees; 2) Training employees and employers about new OSHA standards; 3) Training at-risk employee and employer populations; and 4) Training employees and employers about high risk activities or hazards identified by OSHA through the Department of Labor's Strategic Plan, or as part of an OSHA special emphasis program. Under this solicitation for grant applications, OSHA will accept applications for the Targeted Topic training grant category. Organizations funded for Targeted Topic training category grants are expected to develop and provide occupational safety and health training and/or educational programs addressing one of the topics selected by OSHA, recruit employees and employers for the training, and conduct and evaluate the training. Grantees are also expected to conduct follow-up evaluations with individuals trained by their program to determine what, if any, changes were made to reduce hazards in their workplaces as a result of the training. If your organization plans to train employees or employers in any of the 26 states operating OSHA-approved State Plans, State OSHA requirements for that state must be included in the training. Eighteen different training topics were selected for this grant announcement. OSHA may award grants for some or all of the listed Targeted Topic training topics. Applicants wishing to address more than one of the announced grant topics must submit a separate grant application for each topic. See full announcement for details. Match - No Web - http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/ote/sharwood.html COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Date - June 20, 2008 Resource - US Department of Housing Category - Hope VI Revitalization of Public Housing Description - Improve the living environment for public housing residents of severely distressed public housing projects through demolition and rehabilitation. Size of Grant - 5 awards of $20,000,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=41130 Deadline Date - July 18, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Housing and Urban Development Category - Low Income Family Housing Capacity Building for Small Communities Description - The purpose of the Section 4 capacity building program is to enhance the capacity and ability of community development corporations and community housing development organizations to carry out community development and affordable housing activities that benefit low-income families. Size of Grant - 4 awards Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.grants.gov/search/announce.do;jsessionid=H1SpW3tzW8h4JrpgCtbj TBdz2FpvQkT59ntQ1LpKDpcdnrh1hy52!350818862 Deadline Date - September 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Homeland Security Category - Firefighters Resources Description - Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) provides financial assistance directly to fire departments and nonaffiliated EMS organizations to enhance their capabilities with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. Our primary goal is to help fire departments and nonaffiliated EMS organizations meet their firefighting and emergency response needs. AFG seeks to support organizations that lack the tools and resources necessary to more effectively protect the health and safety of the public and their emergency response personnel with respect to fire and all other hazards. Projects or initiatives that are eligible for funding under this announcement are: a. Firefighter Operations and Safety (including personal protective equipment, firefighting equipment, training, wellness/fitness, and modifications to fire facilities) b. Firefighter Vehicle Acquisition c. EMS Operations and Safety (including personal protective equipment, firefighting equipment, training, wellness/fitness, and modifications to EMS facilities) d. EMS Vehicle Acquisition e. Regional Projects to Achieve Interoperability The FY 2008 AFG application is NOT accessible through Grants.gov. The 2008 AFG application and program guidance is accessible from the AFG website at (www.firegrantsupport.com) and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) website (www.usfa.fema.gov). Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.firegrantsupport.com/; the Department of Oklahoma Homeland Security is the officially designated office to use for applications to federal Homeland Security grants - http://www.ok.gov/homeland/index.html CONFERENCES Deadline Date - June 16, 2008 Grant Resource - Staples Foundation for Learning, Inc. Category - Job Training for Disadvantaged Youth Description - Staples Foundation for Learning Offers Support for Education and Job Skills Programs The mission of the Staples Foundation for Learning, Inc. is "to teach, train, and inspire." The foundation contributes funds to national and local charities that provide educational opportunities and job skills for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth. To be eligible for consideration, the applicant organizations must have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and align with the Staples Foundation for Learning's mission and focus on job skills and education. Size of Grant - $25,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.staplesfoundation.org/ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; BUSINESS Deadline Date - May 12, 2008 Grant Resource - Small Business Association Category - Small Business Development Centers Description - This funding to Lead Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) is for the specific purpose of providing programs and services for small businesses in communities suffering economic hardship attributable to the downsizing or closing of businesses or government facilities. The SBDC program is the SBA's largest matching grant-funded service delivery network providing high quality business and economic development assistance to small businesses and nascent entrepreneurs in order to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity and management improvement. The SBDCs, in partnership with SBA's Office of Small Business Development Centers and SBA District Offices, develop programs and provide business management and other services that enhance the economic development goals and objectives of SBA and their other respective state and local funding partners. Size of Grant - 10 awards of $100,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/sba_program_office/sbdc_p ortable_assist_project08.pdf EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL CONSORTIA Deadline Date - April 30, 2008 Grant Resource - ING Category - Unsung Heroes Description - ING Unsung Heroes began as a way for ING to demonstrate its commitment to the education community. The awards are given to K-12 educators pioneering new teaching methods and techniques that improve learning. Each year, educators submit applications for an ING Unsung Heroes award by describing projects they have initiated or would like to pursue. Each project is judged on its: 1) Innovative method; 2) Creativity; 3) Ability to positively influence the students. All K-12 education professionals, whether or not they are clients of ING, are eligible. Specifically, these individuals must be employed by an accredited K-12; public or private school located in the United States; full-time educators, teachers, principals, paraprofessionals, or classified staff with effective projects that improve student learning. Size of Grant - $25,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.ing-usa.com/us/about/connect/education/unsung_heroes.html Deadline Date - May 2, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Education Category - School Leadership Description - The School Leadership program is designed to support high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) in the development, enhancement, or expansion of innovative programs to recruit, train, and retain principals (including assistant principals) through such activities as: providing financial incentives to aspiring new principals, providing stipends to principals who mentor new principals, carrying out professional development programs in instructional leadership and management, and providing incentives that are appropriate for teachers or individuals from other fields who want to become principals and that are effective in retaining new principals. Size of Grant - $500,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20081800/edocket.access.gpo .gov/2008/E8-4044.htm Deadline Date - May 9, 2008 Grant Resource - Toyota International Category - Teachers' Trip to Galapagos Islands Description - All expenses will be paid for thirty middle and high school American teachers and librarians to study in the Galapagos Islands and work with teachers there to develop interdisciplinary environmental lessons. The 2008 Toyota International Teacher Program to the Galapagos Islands will take place November 22 - December 6, 2008. This includes travel time, two night pre-departure orientation, and 12 nights in Ecuador. Size of Grant - All expenses Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.iie.org/programs/toyota/galapagos/galapagos_main_w_links.html Deadline Date - January 1, 2009 Grant Resource - US Library of Congress Category - Teaching with Primary Sources Description - The mission of the Teaching with Primary Sources program is to build a consortium that fosters collaborations between the Library of Congress and the educational community to increase instructional use of Library of Congress digital primary sources within K-12 classrooms. The Eastern Regional Teaching with Primary Sources Program is currently accepting proposals for the integration of primary sources in K-12 education, existing pre-service and graduate-level education curriculum, and teacher professional development programs. Additionally, cultural institutions and other community organizations may be partners within these programs. The Eastern Regional TPS Program serves twelve states, from Maine southward to Maryland and West Virginia and the District of Columbia. Size of Grant - $15,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://tps.waynesburg.edu/eregion/introduction.html See SCIENCE, Grant Resource - Lemelson-MIT Program. See SCIENCE, Grant Resource - National Science Foundation Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12. FELLOWSHIPS Deadline Date - April 24, 2008 Preliminary Proposal, October 20, 2008 Full Proposal Grant Resource - National Science Foundation Category - Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT) Description - The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship program is for Ph.D. scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in research and education, with the interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills to become, in their own careers, leaders and creative agents for change. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative 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. Size of Grant - 20 new and renewal IGERT traineeship awards. For new projects, the first year award $400,000 and $600,000 for each of the next four years. For renewals, $600,000 per year for five years. Additional funds of $200,000 in Year 1 for shared research equipment, special-purpose research materials, software, and databases, and faculty release time for development of new curricula. $200,000 PER AWARD may also be provided for IGERT projects that include strongly integrated international training activities in Years 2 through 5. 1 award for a Resource Center for $600,000/yr for 5 years Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf08540 Deadline Date - July 22-24, 2008 Grant Resource - National Science Foundation Category - Early Career Fellowships Description - The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. Selection for this award is based on two important criteria: 1) innovative research at the frontiers of science and technology that is relevant to the mission of the sponsoring organization or agency, and 2) community service demonstrated through scientific leadership, education or community outreach. Associate Professors, with or without tenure, are not eligible for the CAREER program Size of Grant - 425 awards of $400,000 for the 5-year duration with the following exception: proposers to the Biological Sciences Directorate (BIO) must submit budget requests for a minimum of $500,000 for the 5-year duration. Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08557/nsf08557.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 GERONTOLOGY; SENIOR ISSUES Deadline Date - June 20, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Elder Care Initiative Long-Term Care Description - The Indian Health Service announces funds for competitive grants through the Elder Care Initiative Long Term Care Grant Program to support planning and implementation of sustainable long-term care services for American Indians and Alaska Native elders. The prevalence of chronic disease in this population continues to increase, contributing to a frail elder population with increasing long-term care (LTC) needs. LTC is best understood as an array of social and health care services that support an individual who has needs for assistance in activities of daily living over a prolonged period. LTC supports elders and their families with medical, personal, and social services delivered in a variety of settings to support quality of life, maximum function, and dignity Size of Grant - 10 awards for $50,000 per year for Category 1- Assessment and Planning Awards. $75,000 per year for Category 2 - Implementation Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/gogp/index.cfm?module=HHS-2008-IHS -LTC-0001 GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Date - April 11, 2008 Resource - US Department of Education Category - Foreign Language Assistance Program Description - The Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) provides grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) for innovative model programs providing for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of foreign language study for elementary and secondary school students. Under this competition, as required by the fiscal year 2008 Appropriations Act, 5-year grants will be awarded to LEAs to work in partnership with one or more institutions of higher education (IHEs) to establish or expand articulated programs of study in languages critical to United States national security in order to enable successful students to achieve a superior level of proficiency in those languages as they advance from elementary school through high school and college. In addition, an LEA that receives a grant under this program must use the funds to support programs that show the promise of being continued beyond the grant period and demonstrate approaches that can be disseminated to and duplicated in other LEAs. Projects supported under this program may also include a professional development component. Size of Grant - 12 awards of $300,000 Match - No Web - http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-1/032708a.h tml Date - April 24, 2008 Resource - US Department of State Category - A - Academic Programs between America and Other Countries, B - Cultural and Professional Exchanges Description - Of this program, half will be dedicated to this competition for Academic Programs. A separate RFGP has been announced in the "Federal Register" for the remaining funding dedicated to Professional and Cultural Programs. The Office of Academic Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announces a competition for grants to support exchanges and build relationships between America and people of other countries. These projects are designed to engage non-traditional participants and underserved groups, including the economically disadvantaged in the U.S. and overseas. The concepts involve community college students, undergraduates, teachers and junior faculty. Size of Grant - 19 awards for $250,000 to $2,500,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - A - http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=41125; B - http://exchanges.state.gov/education/rfgps/april24Brfgp.htm Deadline Date - May 15, 2008 Grant Resource - US Embassy to Turkey Category - Film Making in Turkey Description - The goal of this program is to promote greater understanding and awareness among young people in Turkey of issues related to democracy, human rights, tolerance and diversity, women's issues, and economic empowerment through youth-created films and videos. The grantee will work with young people in cities and regions throughout Turkey to make short films or videos - fiction or documentary - that address one or more of these five areas. Applicants are encouraged to seek co-funding from non-U.S. Government sources. Proposals must include partnerships between Turkish and American entities. Size of Grant - $525,000 for 18 month project Cost Sharing or Match - Yes Web - http://turkey.usembassy.gov/ HEALTH FIELDS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION, OPTOMETRY Deadline Date - April 16, 2008 Building Healthy Teen Relationships, May 14, 2008 Active Living Research, July 8, 2008 RWJF Local Funding Partnerships, Open Changes in Health Care Financing and Organization Grant Resource - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Category - Health and Health Care Issues Description - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. The Foundation works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful and timely change. Our major current initiatives target Childhood Obesity , Health Insurance Coverage , Public Health and Quality/Equality . Vulnerable Populations supports ideas to help overcome longstanding health challenges for people in society who bear an excess of the burden of disease. Size of Grant - 8 awards of $250,000/yr for 4 year projects for Healthy Teens; 16 awards between $50 and $400,000 for Childhood Obesity; 4 awards for $25,000 for dissertation research in Childhood Obesity; 14 matching grants of up to $500,000 for local partnerships Cost Sharing or Match - Some Web - http://www.rwjf.org/ Date - September 11, 2008 Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Minority Research Support Description - The Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Branch of the Minority Opportunities in Research (MORE) Division was established to significantly increase the number and competitiveness of underrepresented minorities engaged in biomedical research. To facilitate the training and development of students, faculty, and/or researchers from groups underrepresented in the biomedical research enterprise of this nation, the MARC Branch will provide program-related support in three key areas: a) scientific conferences, b) scientific short courses, or c) other well-defined ancillary training activities that further the MARC mission. Programs may include: Biomedical research symposia for students, faculty, and/or biomedical researchers with broad, national impact; Workshops in conjunction with annual meetings of scientific societies on research techniques (for students or faculty ) or teaching/pedagogical techniques (for faculty); including travel awards to targeted participants who are not currently supported by any federally funded programs; Workshops on graduate school survival skills; Meetings to facilitate communication between MORE program directors and NIGMS staff; Workshops to provide technical assistance in areas identified as critical by MORE program directors and NIGMS program staff; Meetings for MORE program directors on strategies and methods to evaluate their programs, etc.; Short courses: Short courses on various scientific topics (e.g., using quantitative sciences such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, and/or engineering to study biological phenomena; bioinformatics; biotechnology; biostatistics; etc.); and Other Ancillary Training: To meet the MARC mission, other creative and well-defined ancillary training activities may be proposed (e.g., partnerships between minority serving institutions and research intensive institutions designed to strengthen the underrepresented minority biomedical Ph.D. pipeline), as long as such activities are not circumventing training supported by other mechanisms. Cost Sharing or Match - No Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-118.html LIBRARIES Date - May 27, 2008 Letter of Intent, June 27, 2008 Application Resource - National Science Foundation Category - National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Digital Library Description - This program aims to establish a national network of learning environments and resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at all levels. The program has four tracks: Pathways projects are expected to provide stewardship for the content and services needed by major communities of learners. Services projects are expected to develop services that support users and resource collection providers that enhance the impact, efficiency, and value of the NSDL network. Targeted Research projects are expected to explore specific topics that have immediate applicability to collections, services, and other aspects of the development of the NSDL network. The NSDL Resource Center will provide collaboration assistance across all projects; undertake strategic partnership development on behalf of projects particularly with respect to non-academic entities; coordinate and, in some cases, perform thematic research and evaluation studies related to the program; synthesize findings across the portfolio; and disseminate findings of the accomplishments of the NSDL program. In FY2008, within the first three tracks the program will accept proposals for large grants in 1) the Pathways track, 2) a new sub-track: Pathways - Stage II, and 3) specific sub-tracks of Services - including a single Technical network services project to provide technical infrastructure support across the NSDL network. In all tracks, except for the NSDL Resource Center, the program will also accept proposals for small grants that extend or enhance results from existing services, collections, or targeted research activity so as to enlarge the user audience for the NSDL network or improve capabilities for the user. Size of Grant - 31 - 4 Pathways; 4 Pathways - Stage II; 6 Services; 15 Small grants; 1 Technical network services; 1 Resource Center - totaling $12,250,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08554/nsf08554.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 MATH; ENGINEERING See LIBRARIES, Grant Resource - National Science Foundation: Digital Library. See TECHNOLOGY, Grant Resource - National Science Foundation, Advanced Learning Technology. NANOSCIENCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY See LIBRARIES, Grant Resource - National Science Foundation: Digital Library. See TECHNOLOGY, Grant Resource - National Science Foundation, Advanced Learning Technology. SCIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY Deadline Date - May 15, 2008 Letter of Intent, May 30, 2008 Application Grant Resource - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Category - Global Health Research Description - Grand Challenges Explorations will foster innovation in global health research and expand the pipeline of ideas that merit further exploration. The initiative will use an agile, accelerated grant-making process with short two-page applications and no preliminary data required. Initial grants will be awarded multiple times per year. Size of Grant - $100,000 for creative project; followed by $1,000,000 for promising projects Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.gcgh.org/explorations/Pages/Introduction.aspx Deadline Date - June 30, 2008 Grant Resource - Environmental Protection Agency Category - Environmental Health Issues in Communities Description - The EPA's Office of Environmental Justice established the Environmental Justice Small Grants Program in fiscal year 1994. The purpose of this grant program is to support and empower communities that are working on local solutions to local environmental and/or public health issues. The EJSG Program is designed to assist recipients in building collaborative partnerships that will help them understand and address the environmental and/or public health issues in their communities. Successful collaborative partnerships with other stakeholders involve well-designed strategic plans to build, maintain and sustain the partnerships, and to work towards addressing the local environmental and/or public health issues. Size of Grant - 40 awards of $20,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/grants/ej-smgrants.ht ml See FELLOWSHIPS, Grant Resource - National Science Foundation. See HEALTH FIELDS, Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services, Minority Research Grants. See LIBRARY, Grant Resource - National Science Foundation Digital Library. See SOCIOLOGY, Grant Resource - National Science Foundation: Science, Technology and Society. See TECHNOLOGY, Grant Resource - National Science Foundation, Advanced Learning Technology. SOCIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY Date - August 1, 2008 Resource - National Science Foundation Category - Science, Technology and Society Description - STS considers proposals that examine historical, philosophical, and sociological questions that arise in connection with science, engineering, and technology, and their respective interactions with society. STS has four components: Ethics and Values in Science, Engineering and Technology (EVS), History and Philosophy of Science, Engineering and Technology (HPS), Social Studies of Science, Engineering and Technology (SSS), and Studies of Policy, Science, Engineering and Technology (SPS). STS provides the following modes of support: Scholars Awards, Standard Research Grants and Grants for Collaborative Research, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Professional Development Fellowships, Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants, Small Grants for Training and Research, Conference and Workshop Awards, and Other Funding Opportunities. Size of Grant - 40 awards Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08553/nsf08553.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 Deadline Date - April 25, 2008 Grant Resource - Lemelson-MIT Program Category - Problem Solving by High School Students Description - InvenTeams composed of high school students, teachers, and mentors are asked to collaboratively identify a problem that they want to solve, research the problem, and then develop a prototype invention as an in-class or extracurricular project. Size of Grant - 23 awards of $10,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/apply.html Deadline Date - May 16, 2008 Letter of Intent, July 3, 2008 Application Grant Resource - National Science Foundation Category - NSF GRADUATE TEACHING FELLOWS IN K-12 EDUCATION (GK-12) Description - This program provides funding for graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines to acquire additional skills that will broadly prepare them for professional and scientific careers in the 21st century. Through interactions with teachers and students in K-12 schools and with other graduate fellows and faculty from STEM disciplines, graduate students can improve communication, teaching, collaboration, and team building skills while enriching STEM learning and instruction in K-12 schools. Through this experience, graduate students can gain a deeper understanding of their own STEM research. In addition, the GK-12 program provides institutions of higher education with an opportunity to make a permanent change in their graduate programs by incorporating GK-12 like activities in the training of their STEM graduate students. Expected outcomes include improved communication, teaching, collaboration, and team building skills for the fellows; professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers; enriched learning for K-12 students; and strengthened and sustained partnerships in STEM between institutions of higher education and local school districts. Size of Grant - 21 awards of $600,000/yr for 5 year projects Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08556/nsf08556.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIA Deadline Date - Grant Resource - National Science Foundation Category - Advanced Learning Technologies Description - Through the Advanced Learning Technologies (ALT) program, the CISE and EHR Directorates of NSF support research that (1) enables radical improvements in learning through innovative computer and information technologies, and (2) advances research in computer science, information technology, learning, and cognitive science through the unique challenges posed by learning environments and learning technology platforms. Integrative research approaches that build across disciplines and establish tight linkages among theory, experiment, and design are strongly encouraged. Technology goals may include systems for tutoring or assessment, modeling and sensing of cognitive or emotional states, context awareness, natural language interfaces, collaboration, knowledge management, and non-traditional goals that redefine the roles of technology in learning. Educational foci for ALT projects must include an area of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM), or general cross-cutting skills directly relevant to STEM. Size of Grant - 10 awards of $200,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06535/nsf06535.htm#pgm_desc_txt Linda Mason, Ed.D. Coordinator for Grant Writing and External Funding Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 405-225-9486 lmason at osrhe.edu IP: 164.58.250.178 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okhigheredgrants/attachments/20080411/ec1cb853/attachment-0001.html From lmason at osrhe.edu Thu Apr 17 13:52:11 2008 From: lmason at osrhe.edu (Mason, Linda) Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:52:11 -0500 Subject: [Okhigheredgrants] OK EPSCoR NSF Grants Workshop - May 16, 2008 - Wes Watkins Center, Stillwater, OK Message-ID: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A10A894@postman1.osrhe.edu> NSF Grants Workshop 2008 Wes Watkins Center * Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK Friday, May 16, 2008 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. INVITATION TO ATTEND: Faculty and student researchers, postdoctoral associates, research administrators and grant writers from all Oklahoma research and education institutions are invited to attend this annual workshop designed to help participants improve their grant writing skills with a focus on proposal submissions to the National Science Foundation (NSF). Participants will learn the nuts and bolts of grant writing and will meet with NSF program officers to learn about the proposal process and funding opportunities at the National Science Foundation. COST & REGISTRATION: There is no cost to participants, but registration is required. Please register online at: www.okepscor.org/events.asp. Deadline for registration is May 8, 2008. LODGING: The designated hotel is The Atherton Hotel at OSU. If lodging is desired, please contact the hotel directly to make reservations at 405.744.6835 or visit their website online at http://www.athertonhotelatosu.com/. Please mention "OK EPSCoR NSF Grants Workshop" or Group Code "EPGW" to get the negotiated room rate of $92.95 plus applicable taxes. Please make your room reservations by May 1, 2008. FOR MORE INFORMATION: The agenda and online registration are available on the Oklahoma EPSCoR events website at http://okepscor.org/events.asp or contact Ms. Shelley D. 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Hays State University, Kansas Christie Patterson Brungardt, MS, Instructor of Leadership Studies, Ft. Hays State University Robert Reeg, BS, Chief Technology Officer at MasterCard International Duane Pierson, Ph.D., Senior Microbiologist for NASA Contact Kay Decker at 580-327-8521 or kldecker at nwosu.edu for registration and more information. Linda Mason, Ed.D. Coordinator for Grant Writing and External Funding Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 405-225-9486 lmason at osrhe.edu IP: 164.58.250.178 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okhigheredgrants/attachments/20080418/b5d6cc5d/attachment.html