From lmason at osrhe.edu Tue Sep 2 14:53:35 2008 From: lmason at osrhe.edu (Mason, Linda) Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 14:53:35 -0500 Subject: [Okhigheredgrants] August News Source Message-ID: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A10B385@postman1.osrhe.edu> Below, please find News Source articles relevant to professionals involved in the fields of education, workforce development, welfare reforms, and faith-based and community initiatives: We use these categories to group articles most relevant to specific readers. The issue July-August 2008 of the Literature & Reports Update is also attached for your reading pleasure! Should you have any questions, please contact the One Source at info at nyswtwrn.com or 315.265.4099. Please feel free to share this information with your collegues. Please have them contact us if they would like to receive the newsletter, grant notice, or clearinghouse updates. ADULT LEARNING Data, Policies, and State Profiles on Adult Learning Information on achievement, participation, accessibility, affordability, and aspiration on state and national levels are available through two documents by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning, Adult Learning in Focus: National and State-by-State Data and State Policies to Bring Adult Learning into Focus. These two documents along with individual state profiles can be accessed at www.cael.org/adultlearninginfocus.htm . APPLICABLE TO MULTIPLE AUDIENCES New Prisoner Reentry and Prevention Resources Public Private Ventures offers the following documents: * Reaching Through the Cracks: Guide to Implementing the Youth Violence Reduction Partnership, www.ppv.org/ppv/youth/youth_major_projects.asp?section_id=9&initiative_i d=1; * Going to Work with a Criminal Record: Lessons from the Fathers at Work Initiative , www.ppv.org/ppv/labor_market/labor_market_publications.asp?section_id=5# pub238; * Mentoring Ex-Prisoners: A Guide for Prisoner Reentry Programs www.dol.gov/cfbci/20071101Mentoring.pdf ; and * Ready4Reentry Prisoner Reentry Toolkit, www.dol.gov/cfbci/PRItoolkit.pdf . Government Information Available Nonprofits and charities can access timely tax and other government information at www.irs.gov/charities/index.html. Small businesses and the self-employed can access the same information at www.irs.gov/businesses/small/index.html. Calendar of Events If you are looking for a local, state, and/or national event, check the calendar maintained by the One Source at www.nyswtwrn.com. The calendar includes events of interest to people working within the field of education, faith-based and community organizations, welfare programs (Temporary Assistance for Needy families), and workforce development. If you need help with your search, call the One Source at 315.265.4099 or email info at nyswtwrn.com. Grants The One Source has an online database of Federal and foundation grants that is available at no cost at www.nyswtwrn.com . If you need help with your search, call the One Source at 315.265.4099 or email info at nyswtwrn.com. FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES Summary of FBCOs Grants from the USDOL The U.S. Department of Labor recently published their report on the work of their Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives over the last seven years. Renewing Communities, Restoring Hope, Transforming Lives can be accessed at www.dol.gov/cfbci/renewing.pdf. USAID Newsletter The U.S. Aid for International Development, Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives has a newsletter that can be delivered to you electronically by going to www.usaid.gov/cgi-bin/listserv.cgi?listname=FAITHBASED. To access their web site go to www.usaid.gov/our_work/global_partnerships/fbci/. This month's newsletter included strategies for sustainability, success stories, and grant notices. White House Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives For more information on the conference to be held in Dallas, Texas on October 3, 2008, access www.dtiassociates.com/fbci/logisticsTX2.cfm?location=TX2. WELFARE/TANF INITIATIVES TANF Toolkit The Urban Partnerships Initiative Online Toolkit includes more than 60 cutting edge, innovative, and promising practices in service delivery to low-income and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) populations from around the country, and features programs representing each of the Administration for Children and Families' 10 Regional Offices. The suite of materials on topics such as intake, case management, Work Attachment, Work Retention, and Transitional Services can be used by TANF stakeholders to expand and improve service delivery. Locate the toolkit at http://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/upitoolkit. Allowable At-Home Computer TANF Activities The Texas Workforce Commission has established Business Access, an in-home computer-based self-sufficiency development program. Participants (recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)) complete online training modules, engage in an online community, and connect with resources as part of the self-sufficiency development process. TANF administrators can customize the Business Access online learning system to meet specific needs and objectives. "The Business Access system has the flexibility to provide both core and non-core activities to TANF participants. Participants gain ownership of the computer." For more information access www.peerta.acf.hhs.gov/upitoolkit/worka/readiness/businessaccess/overvie w.cfm#programTabs. The Center for Law and Social Policy authored the document, Distance Learning Can Help Low-Income Parents Attend School: TANF Agencies Should Adopt Supportive Policies which can be accessed at www.clasp.org/publications/distance_learning_final.pdf . This resource includes language from the USHHS approved work verification plans that other states can adopt in order to maximize access to distance learning and raise work participation rates. According to the resource a number of states that were worried about the monitoring of such activities (e.g., California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Montana, South Carolina, Oregon, Louisiana, and Florida) stated that they will monitor distance learning participation by giving providers the responsibility to keep track of participation hours and progress reports: USHHS accepted their work verification plans. TANF Plan The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families invites public comment on the State Plan for the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families. Access the announcement in the Federal Register http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-19220.pdf, page 49464. Comments are due by September 21, 2008. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Recruiting and Screening: Help Wanted According to Workforce Management, businesses do not have enough money to recruit new employees: "Recruiters are showing the strain. Early-stage recruiting tasks such as sourcing and screening chew up too much time and pull recruiters away from key later-stage tasks such as interviewing and onboarding." What a great opportunity for One-Stops and their partners to provide these businesses with a ready and screened workforce! Review the article, Survey Data Emboldens Cry for Recruiting Funds at www.workforce.com/section/06/feature/25/72/85/index.html . Higher Education Alignment with Regional Development What role does higher education play in regional innovation? Learn about the direct economic impact higher education has by reviewing, Cooperate: A Practioner's Guide for Effective Alignment of Regional Development and Higher Education. This resource is being offered as part of the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) initiative funded through the U.S. Department of Labor and is accessible at www.compete.org/images/uploads/File/PDF%20Files/Cooperate%20Final.pdf . For more information on WIRED, access www.doleta.gov/wired/ . New Competency Model Clearinghouse Resources The U.S. Department of Labor has added two tools to their Competency Model Clearinghouse, Build a Competency Model Tool, and Build a Career Ladder/Lattice Tool accessible at www.careeronestop.org/CompetencyModel/careerpathway/cpwoverview.aspx . This web site also includes emerging industry skill needs, curriculum development resources, information on career pathways, and skill based job descriptions. The home page can be accessed at www.careeronestop.org/CompetencyModel. White House Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, Pre Conference A special pre-conference, Transforming Lives Through Workforce Development, will be offered at the White House Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives in Dallas, Texas on October 2, 2008. To register for the pre-conference go to www.KRA.com/dol . For more information on the conference access www.dtiassociates.com/fbci/logisticsTX2.cfm?location=TX2. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okhigheredgrants/attachments/20080902/1de4f33c/attachment-0001.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: July2008CH.doc Type: application/octet-stream Size: 128512 bytes Desc: July2008CH.doc Url : http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okhigheredgrants/attachments/20080902/1de4f33c/attachment-0001.obj From lmason at osrhe.edu Tue Sep 2 15:57:46 2008 From: lmason at osrhe.edu (Mason, Linda) Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 15:57:46 -0500 Subject: [Okhigheredgrants] Oklahoma Higher Education Grant Opportunities Message-ID: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A10B38D@postman1.osrhe.edu> Grant Opportunities for Oklahoma Higher Education 9/2/08 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 WHAT'S HAPPENING? SRA INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING National Harbor, MD - Gaylord National Hotel - October 9-13, 2008 http://www.srainternational.org WHAT'S HAPPENING? STEM EQUITY WEBINAR - National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation Overview of the Five Step Process - The STEM Equity Pipeline project uses a five-step program improvement process to help guide state and local efforts to increase the participation and completion of women and girls in STEM related career cluster programs of study. September 5, 2008 2-3 pm ET1-2 pm CT, Noon-1 MT, 11-Noon am PT For registration: http://nape.webex.com/mw0305l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=nape 008, 2-3 pm ET1-2 pm CT, Noon-1 MT, 11-Noon a . WHAT'S HAPPENING? Career Technical Education Equity Council (CTEEC) Conference $175 for CTEEC members and $275 for non-members Marriott Southern Hills Hotel, Tulsa, OK September 11 and 12, 2008 CTEEC is an affiliate of the administration division of the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) The National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation's STEM Equity Pipeline project is partnering with CTEEC to sponsor a strand of workshops on gender equity in STEM at their annual conference. See www.cteec.org for more information and registration. TRAINING OPPORTUNITY Pre-Conference Training Workshop US Department of Labor's TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Thursday, October 2, 2008, 9:00am - 4:30pm The Westin Park Central Highway 635 and Coit Road, 12720 Merit Drive, Dallas, TX 75251 Register at WWW.KRA.COM/DOL TRAINING OPPORTUNITY GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP September 11-12, 2008 Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences and Grant Writing USA will present a two-day grant writing workshop in Tulsa, September 11-12, 2008. Beginning and experienced grant writers from city, county and state agencies as well as nonprofits, K-12, colleges and universities are encouraged to attend. Fee: $425 - Includes all materials: workbook and accompanying 220MB resource CD of tools and more than 200 sample grant proposals To register: http://grantwritingusa.com/events/write/tuok0908.html DID YOU KNOW? Since 2005 Congress requires all educational institutions receiving federal funding to celebrate Constitution Day on September 17. http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/other/2005-2/052405b.html - original mandate http://www.nasfaa.org/publications/2007/rconstitution083107.html - "...in order to remain eligible for Title IV funding" http://www.aacrao.org/transcript/index.cfm?fuseaction=show_view&doc_id=2 678 - US Dept of Ed has "no plans to monitor" WHAT'S HAPPENING? Oklahoma EPSCoR & i2E, Inc. Present Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? Bricktown Events Center - Oklahoma City, OK8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. * October 24, 2008 Pre-Registration Deadline: October 12, 2008 www.okepscor.org/Events/EntrepreneurWorkshop2008.html All Oklahoma college level entrepreneurs, university students and faculty members eager to learn how to become high-tech entrepreneurs are invited to attend this interactive workshop. There is no cost to participants, but registration is required at www.okepscor.org/Events/EntrepreneurWorkshop2008.html. WHAT'S HAPPENING? OVERVIEW OF THE FIVE-STEP IMPROVEMENT PROCESS STEM EQUITY PIPELINE Friday, 9-5-08 - 1-2 CST Register for the Webinar: http://www.stemequitypipeline.org/ AGRICULTURE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE ARTS AND CULTURE CAMPUS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE LEARNING COMMUNITY COLLEGES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FORENSIC SCIENCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; BUSINESS Deadline Date - October 1, 2008 CDFI Certification, October 29, 2008 Technical Assistance Grant Resource - US Department of Treasury Category - Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI) Description - Through the CDFI Program, the Fund provides Financial Assistance awards to CDFIs that have Comprehensive Business Plans for creating demonstrable community development impact through the deployment of credit, capital, and financial services within their respective Target Markets or the expansion into new Investment Areas, Low-Income Targeted Populations, or Other Targeted Populations, and Technical Assistance grants to CDFIs and entities proposing to become CDFIs in order to build their capacity to better address the community development and capital access needs of their existing or proposed Target Markets and/or to become certified CDFIs. Size of Grant - Total of $54 million Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E8-18960.htm EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL CONSORTIA Deadline Date - September 26, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Education Category - Foreign Language Study Description - The Department of Education (ED) is taking proposals for its Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program, which supports overseas projects in foreign languages. These projects are short-term and include seminars, curriculum development, group research, or study for groups of teachers, students, and faculty. One of the priorities for this year's GPA program is to fund programs that focus on 78 foreign languages deemed "critical" by the federal government. Another priority is for projects involving short-term seminars that develop and improve foreign language studies at elementary and secondary schools. Size of Grant - 30 awards of $50,000-$90,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-3/081508a.h tml Deadline Date - September 27, 2008 Grant Resource - Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation Category - K-12 Classroom Description - The Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation (MGAEF) seeks to empower student learning through strong curricula based on scientific principles. The foundation wants to support the development, implementation, and field testing of curricula consistent with its mission. Size of Grant - $1,500 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.mgaef.org Deadline Date - October 12, 2008 Grant Resource - Best Buy Category - Teach Awards - K-12 Technology Programs Description - Through Best Buy Teach Awards we provide gift cards to schools so they can purchase technology for their students. The Best Buy Teach Award program recognizes creative uses of interactive technology in K-12 classrooms. Winning programs focus on kids using technology to learn standards-based curriculum, rather than on teaching students to use technology or educators using technology that children aren't able to use hands-on. The purpose of the Best Buy Teach Award program is to reward schools for the successful interactive programs they have launched using available technology. Please do not be discouraged from applying if your school does not have the most current equipment. Size of Grant - $5,000 - 15 awards of $10,000 for 9th grade programs Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.bestbuyinc.com/community_relations/teach_awards.htm Deadline Date - October 3, 2008 Grant Resource - Time Warner Cable Category - Cable TV Learning Activities Description - Time Warner Cable is accepting applications for the Teacher Showcase for Learning Grants program. Time Warner Cable will award grants to teachers to develop creative learning experiences using cable television resources (examples include: programming, websites, and streaming video). Grant winners will use that money to create a project for Time Warner Cable's National Teacher Awards (which take place next year). The grants also may be used to pay for technology projects, training, or services. This funding initiative is open to full-time, K-12 teachers and school library media specialists. Size of Grant - $500 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.timewarnercable.com/midohio/education/teachershowcase.html FELLOWSHIPS Deadline Date - October 1, 2008 Grant Resource - National Endowment for the Humanities Category - Faculty Development Fellowships Description - The National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting applications for Teaching Development Fellowships. This funding initiative is open to faculty members who carry full teaching loads at two-year or four-year colleges and universities. The fellowships support college and university teachers who are pursuing research that is aimed at deepening their core knowledge in the humanities to improve their undergraduate teaching. The Teaching Development Fellowships program aims to improve the depth and quality of humanities education in the United States, strengthen the link between research and teaching in the humanities, and foster excellence in undergraduate instruction. There is one key component of this fellowship program, and it is a requirement that must be met in order to qualify for the fellowships. Projects must improve an existing undergraduate course that has been taught in at least three terms and will continue to be taught by the applicant. Size of Grant - $21,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/TD_Fellowships.html GEOGRAPHY; CARTOGRAPHY Deadline Date - August 29, 2008 Letter of Intent, Grant Resource - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Category - Global Climate Change Education Grant Description - The goals of the GCCE project are to use NASA's unique contributions to climate and Earth system science to: improve the teaching and learning about global climate change in elementary and secondary schools and on college campuses; increase the number of students, particularly high school and undergraduate students, using NASA Earth observation data/NASA Earth system models to investigate and analyze global climate change issues; increase the number of undergraduate students prepared for employment and/or to enter graduate school in technical fields relevant to global climate change. Size of Grant - 20 Small Awards of $150,000 for 2 year projects; 4 Large Awards of $500,000 for 3 year projects Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/cmdocumentid= 152202/GCCE_Announce_FINAL_July15.pdf GERONTOLOGY; SENIOR ISSUES GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL STUDIES See EDUCATION, Grant Resource - US Department of Education, Foreign Languages. HEALTH FIELDS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION, OPTOMETRY Deadline Date - September 25, 2008, January 25, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Biomedical Technology Research Description - This FOA solicits grant applications for national Biomedical Technology Research Resources. These Resources conduct research and development on new technology and new/improved instruments driven by the needs of basic, translational, and clinical researchers. The Resources are charged to make their technologies available, to train members of the research community in the use of the technologies, and to disseminate these technologies and the Resources experimental results broadly. Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-259.html LABORATORIES; EQUIPMENT LIBRARIES Deadline Date - November 3, 2008 Grant Resource - American Library Association Category - Reading List Preparation Description - The American Library Association is accepting applications for the Carnegie-Whitney Awards, which were created to provide grants for the preparation and publication of popular or scholarly reading lists, indexes, and other guides to library resources that will be useful to individuals who use all types of libraries (public, school, college, etc.). Also, the Association notes that the grants may be used for print and electronic projects, and the projects may vary in length. The grant money covers preparation costs that are appropriate to the development of a useful product. This includes the cost of research and compilation. Size of Grant - $5,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://ala.org/ala/ourassociation/publishing/alapubawrds/carnegiewhitney .cfm Deadline Date - November 1, 2008 Grant Resource - Institute of Museum and Library Services Category - Museums for America Communities Description - Museums for America is the Institute's largest grant program for museums, supporting projects and ongoing activities that build museums' capacity to serve their communities. Museums for America grants strengthen a museum's ability to serve the public more effectively by supporting high-priority activities that advance the institution's mission and strategic goals. Museums for America grants are designed to be flexible: funds can be used for a wide variety of projects, including: ongoing museum work, research and other behind-the-scenes activities, planning, new programs, purchase of equipment or services, and activities that will support the efforts of museums to upgrade and integrate new technologies. Grants are awarded in the following categories: Engaging Communities (Education, Exhibitions, and Interpretation); Building Institutional Capacity (Management, Policy, and Training); and Collections Stewardship. Size of Grant - $150,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/forAmerica.shtm MATH; ENGINEERING See SCIENCE, Grant Resource - National Science Foundation. See SCIENCE, Grant Resource - NSF EPSCoR. MINORITY STUDENTS NANOSCIENCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY PUBLISHING RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY Deadline Date - September 10, 2008 Technical Assistance, October 14, 2008 Letter of Intent, December 2, 2008 Preliminary Proposal, April 30, 2009 Full Proposal Grant Resource - National Science Foundation Category - Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation 1) BioSensing & BioActuation: Interface of Living and Engineered Systems, 2) Hydrocarbons from Biomass (HyBi) Description - The Directorate for Engineering at the National Science Foundation has established the Office of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) to serve a critical role in focusing on important emerging areas in a timely manner. The EFRI Office is launching a new funding opportunity for interdisciplinary teams of researchers to embark on rapidly advancing frontiers of fundamental engineering research. For this solicitation, we will consider proposals that aim to investigate emerging frontiers in the following two specific research areas: 1) BioSensing & BioActuation: Interface of Living and Engineered Systems (BSBA), and (2) Hydrocarbons from Biomass (HyBi). EFRI seeks proposals with transformative ideas that represent an opportunity for a significant shift in fundamental engineering knowledge with a strong potential for long term impact on national needs or a grand challenge. The proposals must also meet the detailed requirements delineated in this solicitation. Size of Grant - 11 4-year awards totaling $29,000,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08599/nsf08599.txt?govDel=USNSF_25 Deadline Date - September 22, 2008 White Paper to Oklahoma EPSCoR, January 9, 2009 to NSF Grant Resource - NSF EPSCoR Category - NSF EPSCoR - Research Infrastructure Improvement Track-2 Award, 2009 Competition Description - Track-2 awards will provide funding to consortia of EPSCoR-jurisdictions to support innovation-enabling cyberinfrastructure of regional, thematic, or technological importance. A successful Track-2 proposal must describe a clear, comprehensive, and integrated cyberinfrastructure vision to drive discovery, and provide collective solutions to cyberinfrastructure challenges of regional and national importance. Size of Grant - $2 million/year for 3 year projects Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - Submit white paper to dscott at osrhe.edu; OK EPSCoR http://okepscor.org ; NSF EPSCoR http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08595/nsf08595.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 See GEOGRAPHY, Grant Resource - National Aeronautics and Space Administration. SOCIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY TEACHER PREPARATION; FACULTY DEVELOPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIA Deadline Date - February 17, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Commerce Category - Low Power Analog to Digital Conversion Description - A program for an eligible low-power television station to receive compensation toward the cost of the purchase of a digital-to-analog conversion device that enables it to convert the incoming digital signal of its corresponding full-power television station to analog format for transmission on the low-power television station's analog channel. Size of Grant - 3,500 awards of $1,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.ntia.doc.gov/lptv/ Deadline Date - September 30, 2008 Letter of Intent, November 4, 2008 Preliminary Proposal, January 27, 2009 Invited Full Proposal Grant Resource - National Science Foundation Category - Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation Description - Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation is NSF's bold five-year initiative to create revolutionary science and engineering research outcomes made possible by innovations and advances in computational thinking. Computational thinking is defined comprehensively to encompass computational concepts, methods, models, algorithms, and tools. Applied in challenging science and engineering research and education contexts, computational thinking promises a profound impact on the Nation's ability to generate and apply new knowledge. Collectively, CDI research outcomes are expected to produce paradigm shifts in our understanding of a wide range of science and engineering phenomena and socio-technical innovations that create new wealth and enhance the national quality of life. CDI seeks ambitious, transformative, multidisciplinary research proposals within or across the following three thematic areas: From Data to Knowledge, Understanding Complexity in Natural, Built, and Social Systems, and Building Virtual Organizations. Size of Grant - 30 awards totaling $26,000,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07603/nsf07603.htm TERRORISM; BIOTERRORISM TRANSPORTATION UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION Deadline Date - September 15, 2008 Online Application, November 1, 2008 Full Application Grant Resource - Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation, Inc. Category - Advocacy for Adults with Disabilities Description - The ELA Foundation is accepting applications from organizations that have tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status and that have been in existence for at least two years for a grant program that helps adults with disabilities. The grant money that is provided by the foundation will fund established programs in the areas or arts and advocacy to support adults with disabilities who are 22 years of age or older. Cutting-edge programs that impact the lives of people living with disabilities and change the face of disability in a community are encouraged. Size of Grant - $5,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.ela.org/grants/grants.html 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/20080902/227cbfa7/attachment-0001.html From lmason at osrhe.edu Mon Sep 15 14:50:12 2008 From: lmason at osrhe.edu (Mason, Linda) Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:50:12 -0500 Subject: [Okhigheredgrants] Grant Opps 9-15-08 Message-ID: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A169437@postman1.osrhe.edu> Grant Opportunities for Oklahoma Higher Education 9/15/08 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 - OKC 73104 405-225-9486 or 800-858-1840 405-225-9230 Fax lmason at osrhe.edu TRAINING OPPORTUNITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT INITIATIVES Sponsored by Senator Tom Coburn A regionally located workshop with grant resource presentations plus a grant writing workshop 8:30 am to 3:00 pm - No registration fee For more information, dates of workshops, locations of workshops and to register, contact Cheryl Adams at (405) 231-4941 or cheryl_adams at coburn.senate.gov WHAT'S HAPPENING? US Department of Education Temporarily Withdraws SSS Application for Grants From Approval Process On August 27, 2008, Kevin Neyland of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a statement that the Application for Grants for Student Support Services has been withdrawn from the ongoing approval process until changes can be made that reflect the Higher Education Opportunity Act signed by President Bush on August 14, 2008. The Council for Opportunity in Education assumes these changes will be made as quickly as possible but this delay in approval may affect the TENTATIVE due date of October, 2008. For more information on Higher Education Opportunity Act, please see http://www.coenet.us/ under Government Relations-Bulletin Board. WHAT'S HAPPENING? NSF CONSIDERING A MANDATORY COST SHARING POLICY Read a Cost Sharing Dear Colleague letter at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08067/nsf08067.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25 WHAT'S HAPPENING? OKLAHOMA DISTANCE LEARNING ASSOCIATION FALL 2008 MEMBERSHIP MEETING/CONFERENCE November 13-14, 2008 - Oklahoma National Guard Regional Training Institute, Oklahoma City To register or find more information, see http://www.odla.org/ . DID YOU KNOW? Tool-kit for Sustainability The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released an effective tool-kit for sustainability ideas and practices for faith-based and community organizations. This kit is very practical and will help organizations aggressively plan for the long-term to keep doing great work in their communities. It covers topics like financial planning, fund development and raising, evaluations and marketing strategies. Also in the kit are templates to help with planning your organization's future. This is a resource worth reviewing by all. Organizations that may want a brief review or wish to seek out potentially undiscovered strategies could benefit from this tool-kit. PDF versions are available at the SAMHSA website http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/prevline/pdfs/SMA08-4340.pdf. SAMHSA is an agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services, created by an act of Congress in 1992. It serves to improve the lives of those with mental and substance abuse disorders. WHAT'S HAPPENING? OKLAHOMA RESERCH DAY - 10th Annual Undergraduate Research NSU Broken Arrow Campus - November 14, 2008 October 8 - Deadline for Abstracts Sponsored by Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma-EPSCoR, NSF, INBRE-NIH, and OCAST See http://researchday.nsuok.edu/Instructions/tabid/67Default.aspx for registration and submission of abstracts. AGRICULTURE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE Deadline Date - September 25, 2008; January 25, 2009; May 25, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Science Education Drug Abuse Partnership Award Description - This funding opportunity announcement solicits Research Education grant applications to fund the development and evaluation of innovative model programs and materials for enhancing knowledge and understanding of neuroscience and the biology of drug abuse and addiction among K-12 students, the general public, health care practitioners, and other groups. The award provides support for the formation of partnerships between scientists and educators, media experts, community leaders, and other interested organizations for the development and evaluation of programs and materials that will enhance knowledge and understanding of science related to drug abuse. The intended focus is on topics not well addressed in existing efforts by educational, community, or media activities. Size of Grant - $250,000 for 4 year projects Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-518.html#SectionVII Deadline Date - October 1, 2008; February 1, 2009; June 1, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Prescriptive Drug Abuse Description - NIDA continues to encourage research aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse while supporting appropriate medical use of therapeutic agents with abuse liability. To promote the nation's health, research is needed to understand the factors contributing to prescription drug abuse, to characterize the adverse medical and social consequences associated with this abuse, and to develop effective prevention and service delivery approaches and behavioral and pharmacological treatments. Applications to address this issue are encouraged across a broad range of experimental approaches including basic, clinical, and epidemiological studies. Size of Grant - $100,000 to $275,000 over 2 year period Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-339.html Deadline Date - October 1, 2008; February 1, 2009, June 1, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Health Services Research on the Prevention and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Description - This Funding Opportunity Announcement solicits health services research on the prevention and treatment of drug and alcohol abuse. Proposed research might emphasize any of the following subjects: (1) Factors that affect the delivery of drug and alcohol abuse intervention and related services, such as social factors, personal behaviors and attributes, financing, organization, management, and health technologies; (2) Dimensions of drug and alcohol abuse intervention and related services, such as accessibility, utilization, quality, effectiveness, and costs; (3) Processes of blending science-based practices into community-based provision of drug and alcohol abuse prevention services; and (4) Research tools to facilitate higher quality health services research on drug and alcohol abuse. Size of Grant - $275,000 for 2 year project Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-307.html Deadline Date - October 1, 2008; February 1, 2009; June 1, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services - National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Category - Alcohol Use Disorders: Treatment, Services Research, and Recovery Description - The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism invites applications to support research on pharmacologic and behavioral treatments for alcohol use disorders; the organizational, financial, and management factors that facilitate or inhibit the delivery of evidence-based services for alcohol use disorders, and recovery from alcohol use disorders. Research objectives of this program announcement include, but are not limited to: (1) research on medications for the treatment of alcohol use disorders; (2) research on behavioral interventions for alcohol use disorders; (3) health services research on organization and management of alcohol services; (4) research on recovery. This program announcement seeks applications that address the aforementioned objectives for the population as a whole and in specific subpopulations. In addition, elucidating disparities among racial/ethnic groups with respect to alcohol treatment, service delivery, and recovery is encouraged. Size of Grant - $100,000 to $275,000 for 2 year projects Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-258.htm Deadline Date - October 1, 2008; February 1, 2009; June 1, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Epidemiology of Drug Abuse Description - This Funding Opportunity Announcement issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, is intended to support exploratory/ developmental research projects that address 1) drug use patterns and trends within and across populations; (2) interplay of social interactions, social environment, structural context with individual behavioral characteristics and genetic vulnerability; (3) the phenotypic heterogeneity of drug abuse; (4) causal mechanisms leading to onset, maintenance, and remittance of drug abuse, as well as protective mechanisms that reduce the risk of drug abuse; and (5) drug abuse over the life course, including developmental processes that influence drug use trajectories and behavioral, health, and social consequences of drug abuse. In addition, research is encouraged to develop methodologies to improve the accuracy, efficiency, scope, timeliness, and analytic yield of drug abuse epidemiologic data. Size of Grant - $275,000 over 2 years Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-329.html Deadline Date - October 1, 2008; February 1, 2009; June 1, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Inhalant Abuse: Supporting Broad-Based Research Approaches Description - The NHS indicates that lifetime use of inhalants is greater than lifetime use of crack cocaine or heroin. Given the paucity of research on all aspects of inhalant abuse, this announcement is designed to encourage broad-based research that has the potential for informing prevention and treatment interventions for inhalant abuse, particularly for children and adolescents. Basic epidemiological, behavioral, cognitive and neurobiological research is needed across children and adolescent populations, as are animal models of preadolescents and adolescents, to determine the antecedent variables (e.g., impaired decision-making processes, impulsivity), consequences (e.g., neurological and physiological disorders, accidents, dropping out of school, impairments resulting from prenatal exposure, and cognitive deficits), and the underlying mechanisms associated with, or resulting from inhalant exposure. Size of Grant - $275,000 over 2 years Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-327.html Deadline Date - October 1, 2008; February 1, 2009; June 1, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Drug Abuse as a Cause, Correlate, or Consequence of Criminal Justice Related Health Disparities among African Americans Description - The purpose of this Program Announcement is to encourage epidemiologic, prevention, treatment, and services research on criminal justice related health disparities among African Americans as it relates to drug abuse and addiction. Health disparities among African Americans are a major public health concern in the United States. In particular, while African Americans represent about 12 percent of the general population, they are over-represented in the criminal justice system. This announcement is aimed at fostering new drug abuse and addiction research on criminal justice related health and disease outcomes among African Americans. Specifically, it seeks to understand risk factors and pathways between drug abuse and criminal justice involvement, and to determine the extent to which criminal justice involvement and HIV/AIDS risk are interlinked or compounded by drug abuse and addiction. Size of Grant - 10 awards of $350,000/yr Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-068.html Deadline Date - October 1, 2008, February 1, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Cutting-Edge Basic Research Awards (CEBRA) Description - The NIDA Cutting-Edge Basic Research Award (CEBRA) is designed to foster highly innovative or conceptually creative research related to drug abuse and addiction and how to prevent and treat them, and to support research that is high-risk and potentially high-impact that is underrepresented or not included in NIDA's current portfolio. The proposed research should: (1) test a highly novel and significant hypothesis, for which there is scant precedent or preliminary data and which, if confirmed, would have a substantial impact on current thinking; and/or (2) develop or adapt innovative techniques or methods for addiction research. Size of Grant - 10 awards of $100,000 for 2 year projects Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-209.html Deadline Date - October 1, 2008; February 1, 2008; June 1, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Drug Abuse Prevention Intervention Research Description - The goals of this program announcement are to encourage investigations of cognitive, behavioral, and social processes as they relate to: 1) the development of novel drug abuse prevention approaches; 2) the efficacy and effectiveness of newly developed and/or modified prevention programs; 3) the processes associated with the selection, adoption, adaptation, implementation, sustainability, and financing of empirically validated interventions; and 4) methodologies appropriate for studying complex aspects of prevention science. Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05-118.html Deadline Date - October 1, 2008; February 1, 2009; June 1, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Inhalant Abuse: Supporting Broad-Based Research Approaches Description - Given the paucity of research on all aspects of inhalant abuse, this announcement is designed to encourage broad-based research that has the potential for informing prevention and treatment interventions for inhalant abuse, particularly for children and adolescents. Basic epidemiological, behavioral, cognitive and neurobiological research is needed across children and adolescent populations, as are animal models of preadolescents and adolescents, to determine the antecedent variables (e.g., impaired decision-making processes, impulsivity), consequences (e.g., neurological and physiological disorders, accidents, dropping out of school, impairments resulting from prenatal exposure, and cognitive deficits), and the underlying mechanisms associated with, or resulting from inhalant exposure. Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05-099.html Deadline Date - October 1, 2008; February 1, 2009; June 1, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Collaborative Multi-site Research in Addiction (COMRAD) Description - The National Institute on Drug Abuse seeks to increase the collaboration of investigators at two or more sites in order to address critical issues in the epidemiology, services, and prevention of substance abuse and related disorders that require sample sizes greater than a single site can reasonably attain. The expectation for the collaborative effort is that there will be implementation of common clinical or community-based trials and/or measures across different sites in order to study participant/client outcomes and effectiveness, services characteristics (e.g., accessibility, utilization, quality, cost), etiologic risk/protective factors and trajectories, participant/client factors (including patient response, burden, and adherence), implementer factors (including clinical decision making), setting characteristics (including financing, organization, management, technology, and physical and/or environment/context), interactions of these, or other effects where pooled samples are appropriate and necessary for the hypotheses under study. Size of Grant - $500,000/yr Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05-067.html Deadline Date - October 5, 2008; February 5, 2009; June 5, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Economics of Treatment and Prevention Services for Drug and Alcohol Abuse Description - This Funding Opportunity Announcement issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism encourages Research Project Grant applications on the economics of prevention and treatment services for drug and alcohol abuse. Such research projects might emphasize any of the following subjects: (1) financing and purchasing of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention services, including studies of health insurance and payment mechanisms; (2) economic incentives used to improve the quality and economic efficiency of treatment and prevention services (3) alternative delivery systems and managed care; (4) cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, or cost-utility analyses; (5) service costs, production, and economic efficiency; and (6) research to develop or improve methods to be used in the economic study of drug and alcohol services. Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-172.html Deadline Date - October 5, 2008; February 5, 2008; June 5, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Screening and Brief Alcohol Interventions in Underage and Young Adult Populations Description - The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement issued by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, is to encourage research grant applications on screening and brief interventions to prevent and/or reduce alcohol use and its adverse consequences. Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-406.html Deadline Date - November 1, 2008; March 1, 2009; July 1, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Drug Abuse and Addiction Research in Education Description - The National Institute on Drug Abuse Research Education grant is a flexible and specialized mechanism designed to foster the development of drug addiction researchers through creative and innovative educational programs. Programs that focus on preparing researchers in cross-disciplinary integration and/or translational research of neuroscience, basic behavioral, prevention, clinical, treatment, and services research are particularly encouraged. Of particular interest are educational experiences that will attract, train, and further the career development of physician scientists and other clinical professionals, underrepresented minority scientists, and adolescent, pediatric and geriatric researchers interested in pursuing research relevant to the mission of NIDA. NIDA invites grant applications to support innovative educational programs that focus on preparing researchers in clinical research careers relevant to drug abuse and addiction. Size of Grant - $350,000/yr Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-550.html Deadline Date - November 16, 2008; March 16, 2009; July 16, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Drug Abuse Prevention Intervention Research Description - The goals of this Funding Opportunity Announcement are to encourage exploratory/developmental research projects of cognitive, behavioral, and social processes as they relate to: 1) the development of novel drug abuse prevention approaches; 2) the efficacy and effectiveness of newly developed and/or modified prevention programs; 3) the processes associated with the selection, adoption, adaptation, implementation, sustainability, and financing of empirically validated interventions; and 4) methodologies appropriate for studying complex aspects of prevention science. Size of Grant - 2 year projects of $200,000/yr Cost Sharing or Match - Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-218.html Deadline Date - November 16, 2008; March 16, 2009; July 16, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Research on Alcohol-Related Public Policies such as Those Detailed in the Alcohol Policy Information System Description - This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), solicits grant applications from institutions/organizations to conduct research on the effects of alcohol-related public policies on health-related behaviors and outcomes, evaluations and analyses of the effectiveness of public policy measures in improving public health and reducing the burden of alcohol-related illness and mortality, and research to advance methods and measurement used in studying relationships between alcohol-related public policies and health-related behaviors and outcomes. Size of Grant - $50,000/yr for 2 year project Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-429.html ARTS AND CULTURE See GLOBALIZATION, Grant Resource - National Endowment for the Humanities. CAMPUS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE LEARNING COMMUNITY COLLEGES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Deadline Date - November 4, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Labor Category - Re-entry of Prisoners into the Community Description - The President's Prisoner Re-entry Initiative (PRI) seeks to strengthen urban communities characterized by large numbers of returning prisoners through an employment-centered program that incorporates mentoring, job training, and other comprehensive transitional services. This program is a joint effort of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Labor (DOL) designed to reduce recidivism by helping inmates find work when they return to their communities. Components include employment, vocational training and educational services, mentoring, and referral to support services. Tulsa County, OK is one of the targeted areas. Size of Grant - 19 awards of $300,000 for first year with 2 years additional available Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-20570.pdf Deadline Date - Open Grant Resource - US Department of Justice Category - Crime Victims Assistance Description - The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is soliciting applications for Project Helping Outreach Programs to Expand. The objective of the project is to provide resources to grass roots community-based organizations to improve outreach and services to crime victims. Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/fund/expandingoutreach/welcome.html CONFERENCES Deadline Date - October 31, 2008; January 31, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Knowledge Dissemination Conference - Drug and Alcohol Abuse Description - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Mental Health Services, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment are accepting applications for SAMHSA Knowledge Dissemination Conference Grants (also referred to as SAMHSA Conference Grants). The purpose of the Conference Grant program is to disseminate knowledge about practices within the mental health services and substance abuse prevention and treatment fields and to integrate that knowledge into real-world practice as effectively and efficiently as possible. Size of Grant - $50,000 for 1 year Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/conference/PA_06_001_Conference.aspx CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FORENSIC SCIENCE Deadline Date - Open Grant Resource - The Open Society Institute and Soros Foundations Category - The Gideon Project - To Increase Fairness in the Criminal Justice System Description - The mission of the Gideon Project is to improve the fair administration of criminal justice in the United States. The project awards grants in three areas affecting youth and adults in the criminal justice system: 1) Improving Public Defense Services, 2) Death Penalty Reform, 3) Racial Profiling. Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus_areas/gideon/guidelines ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; BUSINESS EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL CONSORTIA Deadline Date - October 12, 2008 Grant Resource - Best Buy Category - Teach Awards - K-12 Technology Programs Description - Through Best Buy Teach Awards we provide gift cards to schools so they can purchase technology for their students. The Best Buy Teach Award program recognizes creative uses of interactive technology in K-12 classrooms. Winning programs focus on kids using technology to learn standards-based curriculum, rather than on teaching students to use technology or educators using technology that children aren't able to use hands-on. The purpose of the Best Buy Teach Award program is to reward schools for the successful interactive programs they have launched using available technology. Please do not be discouraged from applying if your school does not have the most current equipment. Size of Grant - $5,000 - 15 awards of $10,000 for 9th grade programs Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.bestbuyinc.com/community_relations/teach_awards.htm See ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE, Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services, Science Education Partnership. FELLOWSHIPS Deadline Date - October 3, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Defense Category - National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellowship Program Description - The National Defense Education Program (NDEP) supports both basic science and/or engineering research within academia as well as education initiatives that seek to create and develop the next generation of scientists and engineers for the defense and national security workforce. The focus of the current competition is to provide faculty and staff scientists and engineers from U.S. accredited, degree-granting academic institutions with a career enhancing opportunity through their association with DoD while at the same time they are conducting unclassified basic research in critical areas of interest. Outstanding researchers selected for award and granted Secret security clearances will participate in all NSSEFF activities that are designed to enhance their understanding of critical research needs and interact with DoD senior leaders. Awardees may be exposed to classified information necessary to enhance the objectives, approach and conduct of their basic research. The amount and duration of an award is expected to be sufficient to produce quantifiable results. Size of Grant - 10 awards of $30,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.nps.edu/Research/WorkingWithNPS.html Deadline Date - November 21, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Justice Category - Graduate Research Fellowship for Dissertation Research Description - The National Institute of Justice is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and a component of the Office of Justice Programs. NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. NIJ solicits applications to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy and practice. NIJ's Graduate Research Fellowship Program is an annual program that provides assistance to universities for dissertation research support to outstanding doctoral students undertaking independent research on issues related to crime and justice. Students from any academic discipline may propose original research that has direct implications for criminal justice in the United States. NIJ encourages a variety of approaches and perspectives in its research programs. NIJ awards these fellowships in an effort to encourage promising doctoral students in the application of critical and innovative thinking to pressing criminal justice problems. Size of Grant - 10 awards of $20,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000836.pdf GEOGRAPHY; CARTOGRAPHY Deadline Date - November 21, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Justice Category - Graduate Research Fellowship for Dissertation Research Description - The National Institute of Justice is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and a component of the Office of Justice Programs. NIJ provides objective, independent, evidence-based knowledge and tools to enhance the administration of justice and public safety. NIJ solicits applications to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy and practice. NIJ's Graduate Research Fellowship Program is an annual program that provides assistance to universities for dissertation research support to outstanding doctoral students undertaking independent research on issues related to crime and justice. Students from any academic discipline may propose original research that has direct implications for criminal justice in the United States. NIJ encourages a variety of approaches and perspectives in its research programs. NIJ awards these fellowships in an effort to encourage promising doctoral students in the application of critical and innovative thinking to pressing criminal justice problems. Size of Grant - Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId= 42124 GERONTOLOGY; SENIOR ISSUES GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Deadline Date - September 26, 2008 Grant Resource - Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Category - Study Abroad Description - The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program supports overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for groups of teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects are short-term and include seminars, curriculum development, or group research or study. Size of Grant - 30 awards of $90,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2008-3/081508a.h tml Deadline Date - October 1, 2008; February 1, 2009; June 1, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - International Research Collaboration on Drug Addiction Description - Activities sponsored and coordinated by the International Program include: -Support of international collaborations to conduct research that allow U.S. scientists to take advantage of unique research opportunities. -Development of bilateral and multilateral interchanges with other countries and international organizations to share research knowledge for mutual benefit. -Administration of fellowships and professional development activities for U.S. and non-U.S. addiction researchers. -Co-sponsorship of meetings and symposia with other countries or international organizations. -Dissemination of NIDA research and International Program activities to a broad international audience. Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-050.html Deadline Date - November 2, 2008 Grant Resource - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Category - World Health Description - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it is now accepting grant proposals for Round 2 of Grand Challenges Explorations, a five-year US$100 million initiative to encourage bold and unconventional research on new global health solutions. Proposals for six topics will be accepted. Round 2 follows on the heels of the initiative's first funding round, which closed in May of this year, and generated nearly 4,000 applications from scientists in more than 100 countries. Two new topics are being introduced in Round 2 along with the initial four topics from Round 1. One of the primary objectives of Grand Challenges Explorations is to involve scientists around the world who do not typically work in global health. This includes those with innovative ideas in Africa, Asia, and other parts of the developing world; people working in the private sector; and young investigators. The initiative uses an agile, accelerated grant making process. Applications are two pages, and preliminary data about the proposed research are not required. 1) Create new vaccines for diarrhea, HIV, malaria, pneumonia, and TB. 2) Create new tools to accelerate the eradication of malaria. 3) Create new ways to protect against infectious diseases, including alternatives to traditional vaccination. 4) Create new drugs and delivery systems to limit the emergence of resistance in the disease-causing agent. 5) Create new ways to prevent or cure HIV infection that fall outside current research on vaccines and other biomedical and behavior-change strategies. 6) Explore the basis for latency in TB, with the goal of discovering new ways to identify and eliminate latent infection. Size of Grant - $100,000 each with possibility of another $1 million Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.gcgh.org/explorations Deadline Date - November 4, 2008 Preliminary Proposal; January 30, 2009 Full Proposal Grant Resource - National Science Foundation Category - International Collaboration in Chemistry between US Investigators and their Counterparts Abroad Description - The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to enhance opportunities for collaborative activities between U.S. and foreign investigators. To realize this goal the Chemistry Division at NSF has partnered with the German Research Foundation, the Austrian Science Fund of Austria, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council of the United Kingdom, the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the National Research Agency of France. NSF Chemistry will accept collaborative research proposals in chemistry, written in English, that establish new bilateral collaborations between U.S. investigators and investigators from Germany, Austria, United Kingdom, China or France. It is envisioned that the program will be expanded to include additional partnering foreign agencies in the coming years. The program seeks new and highly innovative 3-year collaborative projects that break new ground and demonstrate high level of synergy between the collaborating investigators. Size of Grant - 10-30 awards totaling $10,000,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08602/nsf08602.txt?govDel=USNSF_25 Deadline Date - November 4, 2008 Grant Resource - National Endowment for the Humanities Category - Digital Humanities Projects between US and Germany Description - The National Endowment for the Humanities in the United States and the German Research Foundation in Germany are working together to offer support for digital humanities projects. These grants provide funding for up to two bilateral symposia or workshops in the area of digital humanities. Collaboration between U.S. and German partners is a key requirement for this grant category. The goal of this request for proposals is to promote stronger bilateral cooperation and increased competencies in the digital humanities communities in the two countries by initiating or intensifying contact between distinguished scholars, junior researchers, scientists, librarians, information professionals, and others working on humanities projects. Size of Grant - $100,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/DFG_BSW.html See HEALTH FIELDS, Grant Resource - National Science Foundation. HEALTH FIELDS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION, OPTOMETRY Deadline Date - October 1, 2008; February 1, 2009; June 1, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Cross-Disciplinary Translational Research Description - The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to foster research that furthers the translation of existing knowledge into treatment and treatment practice, or research that, in and of itself, will readily translate to clinical research or practice. This FOA is intended to encourage projects that provide tools and resources that serve as platforms for the development of effective prevention and treatment strategies. Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-321.html Deadline Date - October 1, 2008; February 1, 2009; June 1, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - MDMA Abuse Research Description - The purpose of this FOA is to provide an optimally comprehensive, strategic, and balanced MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) research program, given the upsurge in MDMA abuse worldwide, including its abuse outside the rave scene. Although researchers have made great strides in characterizing MDMA's neural mechanisms and neurotoxicity, it is necessary now to focus on specific areas of MDMA research, across all research disciplines, urgently needing our attention. Size of Grant - $100,000 for 2 year projects Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-524.html#SectionVII Deadline Date - November 25, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services - SAMSA Category - Campus Suicide Prevention Description - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2009 for Campus Suicide Prevention Grants. The purpose of this program is to facilitate a comprehensive approach to preventing suicide in institutions of higher education. This program is designed to assist colleges and universities in their efforts to prevent suicide attempts and completions and to enhance services for students with mental and behavioral health problems, such as depression and substance abuse, which put them at risk for suicide and suicide attempts. Size of Grant - 21 awards for $100,000 Cost Sharing or Match - $1 to $1 Web - http://www.samhsa.gov/Grants/2009/sm_09_001.aspx Deadline Date - December 10, 2008 Grant Resource - National Science Foundation Category - Ecology of Infectious Diseases Description - The Ecology of Infectious Diseases program solicitation supports the development of predictive models and the discovery of principles governing the transmission dynamics of infectious disease agents. To that end, research proposals should focus on understanding the ecological and socio-ecological determinants of transmission by vectors or abiotic agents, the population dynamics of reservoir species, the transmission to humans or other hosts, or the cultural, social, behavioral, and economic dimensions of disease communication. Research may be on zoonotic, vector-borne or enteric diseases of either terrestrial, freshwater, or marine systems and organisms, including diseases of non-human animals and plants, at any scale from specific pathogens to inclusive environmental systems. Proposals for research on disease systems of public health concern to developing countries are strongly encouraged. Investigators are encouraged to include links to the public health research community, including for example, participation of epidemiologists, physicians, veterinarians, medical social scientists, medical entomologists, virologists, or parasitologists. Size of Grant - 7 awards totaling $8.5 million Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08601/nsf08601.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 See ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE, Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services, Research on Health Disparity Among Minorities. See GLOBALIZATION, Grant Resource - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. LABORATORIES; EQUIPMENT LIBRARIES MATH; ENGINEERING See FELLOWSHIPS, Grant Resource - US Department of Defense. MINORITY STUDENTS See ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE, Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services, Research on Health Disparity Among Minorities. NANOSCIENCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY PUBLISHING RURAL DEVELOPMENT SCIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY Deadline Date - December 2, 2008 Grant Resource - National Aeronautic and Space Administration Category - ROSES - Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences Description - This research announcement covers all aspects of basic and applied supporting research and technology in space and Earth sciences, including, but not limited to: theory, modeling, and analysis of SMD science data; aircraft, stratospheric balloon, and suborbital rocket investigations; development of experiment techniques suitable for future SMD space missions; development of concepts for future SMD space missions; development of advanced technologies relevant to SMD missions; development of techniques for and the laboratory analysis of both extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft, as well as terrestrial samples that support or otherwise help verify observations from SMD Earth system science missions; determination of atomic and composition parameters needed to analyze space data, as well as returned samples from the Earth or space; Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support SMD science missions; development of integrated Earth system models; development of systems for applying Earth science research data to societal needs; and development of applied information systems applicable to SMD objectives and data. Size of Grant - $100,000 to $1 million Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init &solId={7A237BC8-9809-BB78-9C86-BB33ACF962C9}&path=open Deadline Date - January 9, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Defense - Office of Naval Research Category - Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative Description - The MURI program supports basic science and/or engineering research at U.S. institutions of higher education that is of critical importance to national defense. The program is focused on multidisciplinary research efforts that intersect more than one traditional science and engineering discipline to address issues of critical concern to the DoD. The FY 2009 MURI competition is for the 32 topics listed in Section VIII entitled, "Specific MURI Topics", of the full Broad Area Announcement. The detailed descriptions are intended to provide the proposer a frame of reference and are not meant to be restrictive to the possible approaches to achieving the goals of the topic and the program. Innovative ideas addressing these research topics are highly encouraged. Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - https://www.onr.navy.mil/02/baa/ See ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE, Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services, Science Education Partnership. See FELLOWSHIPS, Grant Resource - US Department of Defense. See GLOBALIZATION, Grant Resource - National Science Foundation, Chemistry Research with Counterparts Abroad. See HEALTH FIELDS, Grant Resource - National Science Foundation, Ecology of Infectious Diseases. SOCIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY TEACHER PREPARATION; FACULTY DEVELOPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIA Deadline Date - December 2, 2008 Grant Resource - National Science Foundation Category - Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service Description - The Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS) program seeks to increase the number of qualified students entering the fields of information assurance and computer security and to increase the capacity of the United States higher education enterprise to continue to produce professionals in these fields to meet the needs of our increasingly technological society. The SFS program is composed of two tracks: The Scholarship Track and he Capacity Building Track. The Scholarship Track provides funding for scholarships to students in the information assurance and computer security fields. The Capacity Building Track provides funds to improve the quality and increase the production of information assurance and computer security professionals through professional development of information assurance faculty and development of academic programs Size of Grant - 17 awards of 8 Scholarship Track awards and 9 Capacity Building Track awards totaling $10,300,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08600/nsf08600.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 TERRORISM; BIOTERRORISM Deadline Date - Open Grant Resource - US Department of Justice, Office of Victims of Crime Category - Anti-Terrorism Assistance - Victim Assistance in Terrorism Description - The Office for Victims of Crime is pleased to provide this application for the Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program. OVC developed this application to assist applicants seeking financial assistance, training, and technical assistance. This application may be used to apply for funds for only two situations: to compensate and assist victims of terrorism and mass violence that occur within the United States and to assist victims of terrorism and mass violence that occur outside the United States. The funds available through this application may supplement other resources and services available to jurisdictions responding to acts of terrorism or mass violence. Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/fund/pdftxt/antiterrorapplication.pdf TRANSPORTATION UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Deadline Date - December 11, 2008 pre-application Grant Resource - Environmental Protection Administration Category - Undergraduate Student Research Fellowships Description - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) undergraduate fellowships for bachelor level students in environmental fields of study. Eligible students will receive support for their junior and senior years of undergraduate study and for an internship at an EPA facility during the summer between their junior and senior years. Size of Grant - 20 awards $19,250/yr for 2 years plus $8,000/summer for 2 summers Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2009/2009_gro_undergrad.html VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okhigheredgrants/attachments/20080915/cc8ad23d/attachment-0001.html From lmason at osrhe.edu Tue Sep 16 09:39:08 2008 From: lmason at osrhe.edu (Mason, Linda) Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:39:08 -0500 Subject: [Okhigheredgrants] Oklahoma Grant Administrators Meeting Message-ID: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A16944C@postman1.osrhe.edu> For four years, the Regents have sponsored an Oklahoma Higher Education Grant Administrators Meeting, where all the grant officers meet, share concepts, resources, and issues, and make plans for collaborative activities. Statewide information about the status of Oklahoma higher education grantsmanship is provided, and we have a discussion focused on grantsmanship at the community college tier and at the university tier. This meeting has traditionally occurred in the summer. However, this year we did not host the meeting. Dr. Vivian Whitney proposed that we meet in conjunction with Oklahoma Research Day in order to leverage transportation costs. So I am proposing that we meet from 9 to 11 am at Northeastern Oklahoma State University - Broken Arrow, on the Oklahoma Research Day, November 14. That will give you time to browse the posters before and after the meeting. We will have an abbreviated meeting, but still provide opportunity to share on issues and gather statewide status data. Please RSVP to me at lmason at osrhe.edu by November 7 if you intend to attend. Those who traditionally attend are Directors/Coordinators of Sponsored Programs offices, directors or administrators of grant programs, or administrators responsible for grantsmanship at their institution. The agenda is: State Grant Administrators Meeting 9:00 Introductions 9:15 State of Grantsmanship in Oklahoma and the Nation - Linda Mason 10:00 Tier Discussions of Issues - Community College Facilitator: Penny Coggins; University Facilitator: Gerry Cherry 10:30 Report on Undergraduate Research Programs and Funding - Linda Mason 11:00 Adjourn Please plan to join us. The room will be announced soon and posted at the Oklahoma Research Day. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.onenet.net/pipermail/okhigheredgrants/attachments/20080916/e5ed37fc/attachment.html From lmason at osrhe.edu Tue Sep 30 13:49:35 2008 From: lmason at osrhe.edu (Mason, Linda) Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:49:35 -0500 Subject: [Okhigheredgrants] Grant Opps 9-30-08 Message-ID: <8775EA78FE232744BC67431D563D6B4A1695A4@postman1.osrhe.edu> Grant Opportunities for Oklahoma Higher Education 9/29/08 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 Tuesday October 28, 2008 SEARCH AND SELECT WORKSHOP - 9 am to 12 noon BEGINNING GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP - 1 to 4 pm Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education - Regents Conference Room No registration fee, but please register by sending an email to lmason at osrhe.edu by October 24. Videoconferencing is available with arrangements made by October 24. DID YOU KNOW? OSU AND ARIZONA - 2+2 VET DEGREES The OSU/A&M Board of Regents has approved a partnership between Oklahoma State University and the University of Arizona for a 2+2 program for a doctor of veterinary medicine degree. Under the program, the first two years of the veterinary curriculum will be taught at the University of Arizona and then the third and fourth years will be completed at OSU College of Veterinary Medicine. WHAT'S HAPPENING? GROW, Oklahoma Biofuels Conference The GROW, Oklahoma Biofuels Conference will be held Nov. 12 and 13 at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City. The cost to attend the conference is $60 a person, though students with valid identification can register in advance for free. To register to attend, go to the conference Web site, www.growOK.com, or phone 800-203-5494. DID YOU KNOW? Status and Trends in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives: 2008 The National Center for Education Statistics has released the report "Status and Trends in the Education of American Indians and Alaska Natives: 2008." This report examines both the educational progress of American Indian/Alaska Native children and adults and challenges in their education. It shows that over time more American Indian/Alaska Native students have gone on to college and that their attainment expectations have increased. But progress has been uneven, and differences persist between American Indian/Alaska Native students and students of other racial/ethnic groups on educational performance. Please see http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008084. AGRICULTURE Deadline Date - December 15, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Agriculture Category - Secondary Education, Two-Yr Postsecondary, and Ag in K-12 Classroom Challenge Grant Description - The purpose of the Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge (SPECA) Grants Program is to: enhance curricula in agricultural education; increase faculty teaching competencies; interest young people in pursuing higher education in order to prepare for scientific and professional careers in the food and agricultural sciences; promote the incorporation of agriscience and agribusiness subject matter into other instructional programs, particularly classes in science, business, and consumer education; facilitate joint initiatives by the grant recipient with other secondary schools, institutions of higher education that award an associate's degree, institutions of higher education that award a bachelor's degree, and nonprofit organizations supporting agriscience and agribusiness education, to maximize the development and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve agriscience and agribusiness education; support other initiatives designed to meet local, State, regional, or national needs related to promoting excellence in agriscience and agribusiness education; and support current Agriculture in the Classroom programs for grades K-12. Size of Grant - Single $35,000; Collaborative $50,000 Cost Sharing or Match - $1 to $1 Web - http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/sec_challenge.html ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE ARTS AND CULTURE Deadline Date - November 4, 2008 Grant Resource - National Endowment for the Humanities Category - Digital Newspaper Program Description - The National Endowment for the Humanities is accepting applications for the National Digital Newspaper Program, which is open to any U.S. nonprofit organization with IRS 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status as well as state and local governmental agencies and tribal governments. The National Digital Newspaper Program will create a national, digital resource of historically significant newspapers from all states and U.S. territories that were published between 1836 and 1922. Size of Grant - $40,000 for 2 year cooperative projects Cost Sharing or Match - Not required but encouraged Web - http://neh.gov/grants/guidelines/ndnp.html CAMPUS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE LEARNING COMMUNITY COLLEGES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Deadline Date - November 24, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Ending Sexual Violence Description - CDC's Procurement and Grants Office has published a funding opportunity announcement entitled, "EMPOWER II (Enhancing and Making Programs and Outcomes Work to End Rape)" The purposes of this announcement are to (1) build states' individual and sexual violence prevention system capacity to evaluate and sustain sexual violence primary prevention strategies using an empowerment evaluation approach, (2) develop and implement a process evaluation, outcome evaluation, continuous quality improvement (CQI) and sustainability state plans using an empowerment evaluation approach, (3) build local and state capacity to collect and utilize evaluation data using an empowerment evaluation approach, (4) have EMPOWER II grantees provide support to non-EMPOWER II RPE grantees by sharing processes, tools, and lessons learned via CDC sponsored web conferences, listservs and RPE Grantee Meetings. Size of Grant - 6 awards of $100,000/yr Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/CE09-902.htm CONFERENCES CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FORENSIC SCIENCE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; BUSINESS See RURAL DEVELOPMENT, Grant Resource - US Department of Agriculture. EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL CONSORTIA Deadline Date - October 12, 2008 Grant Resource - Best Buy Category - Teach Awards - K-12 Technology Programs Description - Through Best Buy Teach Awards we provide gift cards to schools so they can purchase technology for their students. The Best Buy Teach Award program recognizes creative uses of interactive technology in K-12 classrooms. Winning programs focus on kids using technology to learn standards-based curriculum, rather than on teaching students to use technology or educators using technology that children aren't able to use hands-on. The purpose of the Best Buy Teach Award program is to reward schools for the successful interactive programs they have launched using available technology. Please do not be discouraged from applying if your school does not have the most current equipment. Size of Grant - $5,000 - 15 awards of $10,000 for 9th grade programs Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.bestbuyinc.com/community_relations/teach_awards.htm FELLOWSHIPS Deadline Date - October 15, 2008 Grant Resource - Woodrow Wilson Center Category - Woodrow Wilson Center Fellowships Description - The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars supports research in the social sciences and humanities. Men and women from a wide variety of backgrounds, including government, the non-profit sector, the corporate world, and the professions, as well as academia, are eligible for appointment. Through an international competition, it offers 9-month residential fellowships to academics, public officials, journalists, and business professionals. Fellows conduct research and write in their areas of interest, while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson Center staff. Size of Grant - 22 awards of $85,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=sf.welcome See GLOBALIZATION, Grant Resource - Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Research Abroad. GEOGRAPHY; CARTOGRAPHY GERONTOLOGY; SENIOR ISSUES Deadline Date - November 21, 2008 Grant Resource - Environmental Protection Agency Category - Building Healthy Communities for Active Aging Description - This RFP will provide training and expand our knowledge, available tools, community support, and capacity. Proposals must address one of two areas (1) Train older adults, retirees and semi-retirees, to be environmental stewards in their community and educate young adults and/or children about the built environment and how land use decisions can impact the health and well-being of the environment and public health; (2) Demonstrate how changes to the built environment through implementation of model policies and designs that encourage and/or require incorporating greenways and sustainable streets in a community's landscape can improve walkability, overall environmental quality, and ultimately the quality of life for persons of all ages. Size of Grant - 2 awards of $100,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.epa.gov/aging/grants/grant-list/2008_11_21_rfp-epa-ao-ochp-08 -01-fnl-rev-9-24.pdf GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Deadline Date - November 2, 2008 Grant Resource - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Category - World Health Description - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today that it is now accepting grant proposals for Round 2 of Grand Challenges Explorations, a five-year US$100 million initiative to encourage bold and unconventional research on new global health solutions. Proposals for six topics will be accepted. Round 2 follows on the heels of the initiative's first funding round, which closed in May of this year, and generated nearly 4,000 applications from scientists in more than 100 countries. Two new topics are being introduced in Round 2 along with the initial four topics from Round 1. One of the primary objectives of Grand Challenges Explorations is to involve scientists around the world who do not typically work in global health. This includes those with innovative ideas in Africa, Asia, and other parts of the developing world; people working in the private sector; and young investigators. The initiative uses an agile, accelerated grantmaking process. Applications are two pages, and preliminary data about the proposed research are not required. 1) Create new vaccines for diarrhea, HIV, malaria, pneumonia, and TB. 2) Create new tools to accelerate the eradication of malaria. 3) Create new ways to protect against infectious diseases, including alternatives to traditional vaccination. 4) Create new drugs and delivery systems to limit the emergence of resistance in the disease-causing agent. 5) Create new ways to prevent or cure HIV infection that fall outside current research on vaccines and other biomedical and behavior-change strategies. 6) Explore the basis for latency in TB, with the goal of discovering new ways to identify and eliminate latent infection. Size of Grant - $100,000 each with possibility of another $1 million Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.gcgh.org/explorations Deadline Date - November 13, 2008 Grant Resource - Fulbright-Hays Category - Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Description - The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States. Size of Grant - 127 Awards of $15,000-$60,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/pdf/E8-22421.pdf HEALTH FIELDS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION, OPTOMETRY Deadline Date - October 27, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Advanced Nursing Training Description - Grants are awarded to eligible institutions to provide financial support through traineeships for registered nurses enrolled in advanced education nursing programs to prepare nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse- midwives, nurse anesthetists, nurse administrators, nurse educators, public health nurses and nurses in other specialties requiring advanced education. The traineeship program is a formula program so all approved applicants will receive funds. Eligible applicants are collegiate schools of nursing, academic health centers, and other private or public nonprofit entities accredited by a recognized body or bodies or State agency, approved for the purpose of nursing education by the Secretary of Education. Size of Grant - 375 awards Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=5228B8B5-956B-4CF8-99C2-C B852A8CB004 Deadline Date - March 3, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Patient Network Description - The National Institutes of Health invite applications to establish the PROMIS Network Center (PNC) as part of the PROMIS Network. The PROMIS Network is intended to be a resource for the clinical research community. The PNC will provide overall coordination, management, infrastructure and leadership for the PROMIS Network, planning and implementation of the transition from the first to the second funding phase. The PNC will support and report to the PROMIS Steering Committee, which will be responsible for overseeing the scientific and administrative activities of the network consistent with the terms and conditions of the PROMIS awards and applicable regulations. Successful applicants will join a network of existing and new centers and sites to foster the advancement, development, and application of new technologies for the use of Patient Reported Outcomes in clinical research by working collaboratively to achieve the goals of the NIH PROMIS initiative. Size of Grant - 1 award of $600,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-022.html Deadline Date - March 3, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - PROMIS Research Sites Description - The National Institutes of Health invites research applications to develop, test and evaluate new domains as per PROMIS item bank development procedures and/or validate new or existing PROMIS item banks in various clinical populations as part of the PROMIS Network. Size of Grant - 10 awards of $350,000/yr up to $1 million per research site Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-023.html Deadline Date - March 3, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - PROMIS Technology Center Description - The National Institutes of Health invite applications to establish the PROMIS Technology Center (PTC) as part of the PROMIS Network. Size of Grant - 1 award of $600,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-024.html Deadline Date - March 3, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - PROMIS Statistics Center Description - The National Institutes of Health invite applications to establish the PROMIS Statistical Center (PSC) as part of the PROMIS Network. The PROMIS Network is intended to be a resource for the clinical research community. The PSC will conduct collaborative research on statistical and psychometric aspects of Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) and will coordinate the data collection from the PROMIS Research Sites (PRS), manage data quality, assist in general population sampling for new item bank testing, provide psychometric and statistical support for the PROMIS Network as well as develop PROMIS-approved translations of new and extant domains. Successful applicants will join a network of existing and new centers to foster the advancement, development, and application of new technologies for the use of PROs in clinical research by working collaboratively to achieve the goals of the NIH PROMIS initiative Size of Grant - 1 award of $600,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-025.html LABORATORIES; EQUIPMENT LIBRARIES Deadline Date - January 25, 2009; May 25, 2009 Grant Resource - US Department of Health and Human Services Category - Medical Library Assistance Description - Integrated advanced information systems (IAIMS) are comprehensive trans-organizational information management structures. The fundamental area of interest is context-appropriate information. This announcement is for IAIMS Planning grants, to support the development of a written plan for implementing an IAIMS information environment. Size of Grant - 5 awards of $150,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-238.html MATH; ENGINEERING Deadline Date - June 10, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Defense Category - Computer Science Grants Description - DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of DARPA Mathematical Challenges, with the goal of dramatically revolutionizing mathematics and thereby strengthening the scientific and technological capabilities of DoD. Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.darpa.mil/baa/RA08-52mod1.html See SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, Grant Resource - Environmental Protection Agency Student Competition. MINORITY STUDENTS Deadline Date - January 15, 2009 Grant Resource - American Association of University Women Educational Foundation Category - Innovative Programs for Girls' and Women's Equity Description - The American Association of University Women Educational Foundation is accepting applications for its Community Action Grants funding program. The grants are available to individuals as well as American Association of University Women branches and state organizations. Local, community-based nonprofits also may apply. The funding is provided for innovative programs or non-degree research projects that promote education and equity for women and girls. Size of Grant - $7,000 for 1 yr; $10,000 for 2 yr Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=226600022 NANOSCIENCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY PUBLISHING RURAL DEVELOPMENT Deadline Date - December 12, 2008 Grant Resource - US Department of Agriculture Category - Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Description - The Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grants Program (OASDFR) provides funds to organizations to conduct outreach and technical assistance to encourage and assist socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to own and operate farms and ranches and to participate in agricultural programs. The OASDFR will support a wide range of outreach and assistance activities in farm management, financial management, marketing, application and bidding procedures, and other areas. The primary purpose of the OASDFR is to deliver outreach and technical assistance, to assure opportunities for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to successfully acquire, own, operate, and retain farms and ranches; and assure equitable participation in the full range of USDA programs. Size of Grant - $300,000 for 3 year projects Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/outreach.html SCIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY Deadline Date - December 23, 2008 Grant Resource - Environmental Protection Agency Category - A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet Description - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking applications proposing to research, develop, and design solutions to real world challenges involving the overall sustainability of human society. The P3 competition highlights the use of scientific principles in creating innovative projects focused on sustainability. The P3 Awards program was developed to foster progress toward sustainability by achieving the mutual goals of economic prosperity, protection of the planet, and improved quality of life for its people-- people, prosperity, and the planet - the three pillars of sustainability. The EPA offers the P3 competition in order to respond to the technical needs of the world while moving towards the goal of sustainability. EPA-G2009-P3-Q1 - Agriculture; EPA-G2009-P3-Q2 - Materials and Chemicals; EPA-G2009-P3-Q3 - Energy; EPA-G2009-P3-Q4 - Information Technology; EPA-G2009-P3-Q5 - Water; EPA-G2009-P3-Q6 - Built Environment Size of Grant - 50 awards of $10,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://www.epa.gov/P3; http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2009/2009_p3.html Deadline Date - December 13, 2008 Grant Resource - National Aeronautic and Space Administration Category - Research Opportunities for Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) Description - This NASA Research Announcement (NRA) solicits proposals for supporting basic and applied research and technology across a broad range of Earth and space science program elements relevant to one or more of the following NASA Research Programs: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Planetary Science, and Astrophysics. This ROSES NRA covers all aspects of basic and applied supporting research and technology in space and Earth sciences, including, but not limited to: theory, modeling, and analysis of SMD science data; aircraft, stratospheric balloon, and suborbital rocket investigations; development of experiment techniques suitable for future SMD space missions; development of concepts for future SMD space missions; development of advanced technologies relevant to SMD missions; development of techniques for and the laboratory analysis of both extraterrestrial samples returned by spacecraft, as well as terrestrial samples that support or otherwise help verify observations from SMD Earth system science missions; determination of atomic and composition parameters needed to analyze space data, as well as returned samples from the Earth or space; Earth surface observations and field campaigns that support SMD science missions; development of integrated Earth system models; development of systems for applying Earth science research data to societal needs; and development of applied information systems applicable to SMD objectives and data. Size of Grant - $100,000 to $3,000,000 Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init &solId={7A237BC8-9809-BB78-9C86-BB33ACF962C9}&path=open SOCIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY TEACHER PREPARATION; FACULTY DEVELOPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIA TERRORISM; BIOTERRORISM TRANSPORTATION UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Deadline Date - Maybe February 2009 Grant Resource - INBRE (Idea Network for Biomedical Research Excellence) Category - Summer Undergraduate Student Research Description - The Graduate College at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) hosts a cadre of summer programs aimed at encouraging undergraduate students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. Four programs are currently housed on the OUHSC campus which are designed to offer outstanding undergraduate students intensive, hands-on research opportunities in the laboratories of a select group of faculty mentors. When these faculty members are located in the Oklahoma City area, the INBRE students they mentor participate with the other three summer programs on the OUHSC campus. In a number of cases, faculty mentors are located on other campuses which geographically prohibit summer students from participating in OUHSC events. The four programs hosted by OUHSC are: the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Program (SURE), the IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) Summer Research Program, the Langston University Undergraduate Biomedical Education Program (UBEP), and the Native American Resea4rch Center for Health (NARCH) Student Development Program. The INBRE selection committee makes every attempt to pair the student with a mentor that shares a common area of research interest. Mentors, graduate students, and laboratory technicians work very closely with the student, teaching methods and techniques, while allowing the student to assume responsibility for the project. The students will receive training at the home institution tailored to their research project in the spring, and then carry out the project at the mentor institution during the following summer term. There are two programs available, one for students at primarily undergraduate institutions, and one for students at community colleges . Because the INBRE program is funded by the National Institutes of Health, research projects submitted by mentors are biomedical in nature. This includes the following disciplines, among others: biochemistry, bioinformatics, cell biology, developmental biology, genetics, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, neuroscience, pathology, pharmacology, physiology. Faculty mentors may be located at any of the following universities: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, Oklahoma State University, University of Tulsa, University of Central Oklahoma, Northeastern Oklahoma State University, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Langston University, Cameron University, East Central University, Rogers State University, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, and Oklahoma Panhandle State University. Community College students may be placed in industry. Size of Grant - 20 university student awards and 15 community college student awards of $4,000 + $1,500 for laboratory materials Cost Sharing or Match - No Web - http://okinbre.org/Student%20Funding.htm#Summer%20Undergraduate%20Progra m#Summer%20Undergraduate%20Program; http://okinbre.org/Student%20Funding.htm#Research%20Internships#Research %20Internships Please contact Frank Waxman, INBRE Director, at fwaxman at osrhe.edu or at 405-225-9459 if you have any questions. See FELLOWSHIPS, Grant Resource - Woodrow Wilson Center. See MINORITY STUDENTS, Grant Resource - American Association of University Women Education Foundation. See SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, Grant Resource - Environmental Protection Agency Student Competition. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION Linda Mason, Ed.D. 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