GrantNet August 2007  

Sorted by Disciplines

AH - Arts & Humanities
ED - Education
GS - Graduate Student
HM- Health & Medicine
ID - Interdisciplinary
IN - International Programs
LIM - Limited Programs
OTH - Other
SB - Social and Behavioral
SEM - Science, Engineering & Math

AH - Arts & Humanities

AH-6603
European University Institute
Fernand-Braudel Senior Fellowships

The fellowship provides established fellows with an opportunity to carry out research in one of its four departments. The four departments are as follows: Department of Economics; Department of History and Civilization; Department of Law; and Department of Political and Social Sciences. Objectives The departments invite fellows to participate in the activities which they organize (seminars, workshops, colloquia). They also hope that fellows will make contact with researchers with the same academic interests as them, and they may be involved in the teaching and thesis supervision tasks of Institute’s professors. Fellows may be associated with one of the research projects under way at the Institute.
http://www.iue.it/Servac/Postdoctoral/SeniorFellowships/
Deadline:09/30/07

AH-6604
European University Institute
Max Weber Fellowships

The sponsor provides a fellowship to applicants who have recently received their doctorates in economics, social and political sciences, law or history and who wish to pursue a career nationally or internationally as academics. Fellowships are granted for 12 or 24 months with a view to preparing successful candidates for academic careers in a context of growing Europeanisation and internationalisation of university education. Objectives The Max Weber Programme activities are designed to further strengthen the international academic careers of the young postdoctoral Max Weber Fellows and most of the activities are open to all members of the EUI community. They are organized so as to help fellows in their training and their career ambitions, while leaving them ample time to pursue their individual research agendas.
http://www.iue.it/Servac/Postdoctoral/MaxWeberFellowships/ConditionsAward.shtml
Deadline:10/25/07

AH-6612
Institute of International Education
Fulbright Programs--Italy--Fulbright Teaching Assistantships

The Fulbright Teaching Assistantship (ETA) Program aims to strengthen English language instruction at Italian educational institutions by establishing a native-speaker presence to provide part-time assistance for between 12 and 16 teaching hours per week to permanent teaching staff. At the same time, U.S. participants will gain from intensive cross-cultural interaction and international educational and/or research opportunities at Italian institutions. Objectives In addition to their Teaching Assistant activities, grantees may enroll in academic courses each semester, if the regional assignment permits such activity, or engage in independent research related to their fields of study. These activities, combined with the Teaching Assistant responsibilities, will comprise a full-time program. Each host institution will tailor the assistantship to its language teaching needs and the grantee’s background, academic interests, and abilities. Teaching assistant activities may include: serving as resource persons in conversation groups; providing small group tutorials; serving as attendants in language laboratories; giving talks related to American studies in English classes or civic/school organizations. Teaching assistantships may include home-stays with Italian families.
http://us.fulbrightonline.org/program_country.html?id=54
Deadline:10/19/07

ED - Education

ED-6615
American Association of Anatomists
AAA Education Research Scholarship

The sponsor provides funding to support an AAA member who is a graduate student in a mentored project, or a postdoctoral fellow or junior faculty member (rank no higher than assistant professor) who wishes to develop a project that shows promise as a model for improving the quality of teaching and learning in anatomical education. Objectives Funding is provided to support an AAA member who is a graduate student in a mentored project, or a postdoctoral fellow or junior faculty member (rank no higher than assistant professor) who wishes to develop a project that shows promise as a model for improving the quality of teaching and learning in anatomical education. It is anticipated that the proposed project will help foster a learning environment for students that is characterized by creativity, originality and rigor.
http://www.anatomy.org/Awards-Grants/award_descriptions.htm
Deadline:10/15/07

GS - Graduate Students

GS-6611
Institute of International Education
Fulbright Programs--Netherlands--NAF Fellowships in Water Management

As part of its mission to initiate and support educational exchange programs between the United States and the Netherlands, the Netherlands-America Foundation (NAF) has established Water Management Fulbright Fellowships in response to the devastation of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. Given its unique geographic position (with roughly 50% of its territory below sea level), the Netherlands can provide significant insight into relevant water management issues, while also gaining benefit of United States viewpoints and expertise through the exchange.
Objectives -- Fellowship recipients will be placed at the Water Research Centre at Delft University of Technology, one of the most advanced centers for water management studies in the world. www.tudelft.nl . Candidates at all degree levels are considered. Applicants should already have attained their undergraduate core technical skills, but will want to complement these with a graduate multidisciplinary study of water management aspects, such as: --Assessment of flooding risks (e.g., determining acceptable flooding risks in relation to other natural disasters; distributing risks to minimize damage; effects of climate change; assessing economic, social, environmental, and/or cultural damages using studies conducted by insurance companies; insurability); --Spatial planning in flood-prone areas (e.g., the use of simulation hydraulic modeling tools applied to complicated interdependent resource management choices); --Mitigating flood impact (e.g., influencing land development of flood-prone areas through legislation; developing of evacuation plans and disaster management).
http://us.fulbrightonline.org/program_country.html?id=76
Deadline:10/19/07

GS-6616
Kauffman (Ewing Marion) Foundation
Dissertation Fellowship Program

The sponsor provides grants of $20,000 each to Ph.D., D.B.A. or other doctoral students for the support of dissertations in the area of entrepreneurship. Objectives -- Proposals submitted to the program must address research issues of theoretical and practical importance to the domain of entrepreneurship.
http://www.kauffman.org/dissertationfellowship/
Deadline:10/01/07

HM - Health and Medicine

HM-6592
DHHS-PHS-NIH
American Indians Into Medicine Program

The purpose of the Indians into Medicine program is to augment the number of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/ AN) health professionals serving AI/AN by encouraging them to enter the health professions and removing the multiple barriers to their entrance into IHS and private practice among AI/AN communities. For the purpose of maintaining and expanding the Indians into Medicine program two grants will be funded. One grant will be funded at $300,000 and a second grant will be funded at $60,000. Each grant will have different criteria which will be listed separately in this announcement.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/07-3310.htm
Deadline:08/16/07

HM-6600
The Medical Foundation
LRF Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards Program

The Lymphatic Research Foundation (LRF) is pleased to announce the 2008 cycle of the LRF Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards Program. The goal of the Program is to expand and strengthen the pool of outstanding junior investigators in the field of lymphatic research. The awards will support investigators who have recently received their doctorates, a critical point in career development when young scientists choose their lifelong research focus. LRF, a not-for-profit organization, is committed to promoting and supporting basic and translational research, and to fostering an interdisciplinary field of research that will result in improved understanding and/or advances in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of lymphatic diseases, lymphedema and related disorders. Projects in lymphoma or leukemia research are currently outside the scope of this program.
DEADLINE FOR LETTER OF INTENT: October 16, 2007 at 1:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) U.S. (GMT-4)
http://www.tmfnet.org/grantmake.html
Deadline: Vary by deadline

HM-6602
Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc.
The Patterson Trust Fellowship Program in Brain Circuitry

Research conducted by Patterson Trust Fellows will seek fundamental insights into the mechanisms by which neural circuits control behavior. Through these insights, it may become possible to clarify the root causes of diseases that affect millions, including schizophrenia, mood disorders, degenerative brain disorders, epilepsy, and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. Clinical research and trials are currently outside the scope of the Program.
http://www1.tmfnet.org/site/PageServer?pagename=grt_research_fund#patterson
Deadline:09/26/07

HM-6617
American Liver Foundation
Special Research Initiative: Biliary Atresia

The sponsor provides funding to support a faculty member at any level to initiate a project that addresses a novel and important research question related to biliart atresia.
Objectives -- Funding is provided to support a faculty member at any level to initiate a project that addresses a novel and important research question related to biliary atresia. The proposed investigations may involve basic or clinical research. Topics include, but are not limited to pathophysiological studies, clinical trials and applications or assessment of new diagnostic and/or therapeutic modalities.
Eligibility -- The applicant must be sponsored by a public or private non-profit institution accredited in the United States, Canada or Mexico engaged in health care and health-related research. Applicants can be a faculty member at any level.
Funding -- A sum of $100,000 will be provided for one year. It is anticipated that a second year of support at $100,000 will be awarded based upon the submission of a satisfactory progress report and fiscal report for the first year of work.
http://www.liverfoundation.org/downloads/alf_download_212.pdf
Deadline:10/16/07

HM-6618
American Liver Foundation
Liver Scholar Award: Cystic Fibrosis Cholestatic Liver Disease

The sponsor provides funding for the purpose of developing the potential of an outstanding young scientist and encouraging research in liver physiology and disease. Objectives The goal of this program is to support a young scientist whose research focuses on developing new therapies or leading to new other understandings of these diseases. The grant is designed to bridge the gap between completion of research training and attainment of status as an independent research scientist. The additional research experience provided by this award is intended to enable him/her to successfully compete for research grants from national sources, particularly the NIH. The sponsor hopes to attract well-trained investigators, who hold MD, PhD or MD/PhD degrees, to a career in liver disease research.
http://www.liverfoundation.org/downloads/alf_download_209.pdf
Deadline:10/16/07

ID - Inter-Disciplinary 

No new programs for this month.  Please see other categories of interest.

IN - International Programs 

No new programs for this month.  Please see other categories of interest.

LIM - Limited Programs 

LIM-6595
DHHS-PHS-NIH-NIA
Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies 2 (CJ-DATS 2) (U01)

***This program is limited in the number of applications that can be submitted by the university. If you are interested in applying to this program, please contact Dr. David Pramer of ORSP (pramer@orsp.rutgers.edu or 932-1050 x3027) or Mary Feldenkreiss (felden@orsp.rutgers.edu or 732-932-0150 x3015) with questions about the internal peer review process. See the ORSP website for internal deadlines - http://orsp.rutgers.edu/limited.php.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) invites cooperative agreement applications to participate as Research Centers in the second phase of the national Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS 2). Awardees will develop and participate in coordinated multisite studies to conduct rigorous scientific research with criminal justice agencies working with drug-involved offender populations across multiple settings including jails, prisons, and in the community. The goal of this cooperative research program is to develop and test systems-level models that integrate public health and public safety approaches for criminal justice-involved adults and adolescents with drug abuse and addictive disorders. Research undertaken in CJ-DATS 2 will provide useful knowledge about organizational processes, including processes leading to organizational change, that are involved in the successful integration of high-quality drug abuse treatment services in criminal justice settings.
LETTER OF INTENT RECEIPT DATE: September 26, 2007
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-08-002.html
Deadline:10/26/07

LIM-6596
DHHS-PHS-NIH-NICHD
Population Research Infrastructure Program (R24)

***This program is limited in the number of applications that can be submitted by the university. If you are interested in applying to this program, please contact Dr. David Pramer of ORSP (pramer@orsp.rutgers.edu or 932-1050 x3027) or Mary Feldenkreiss (felden@orsp.rutgers.edu or 732-932-0150 x3015) with questions about the internal peer review process. See the ORSP website for internal deadlines - http://orsp.rutgers.edu/limited.php.

The primary purposes of the Program for Population Research Infrastructure are to provide resources to support and advance research that will improve understanding of the antecedents and consequences of population structure and change, facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration among investigators conducting population-related research and in allied fields, and promote innovative approaches to population research questions. An additional goal is to facilitate interactions among scientists in locations throughout the United States that contribute to the integration and coordination of population research.
LETTER OF INTENT RECEIPT DATE: August 20, 2007
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-07-009.html
Deadline:09/19/07

LIM-6597
DHHS-PHS-NIH-NICHD
Population Research Infrastructure Program – Short-term Support for Rising Programs (R24)

***This program is limited in the number of applications that can be submitted by the university. If you are interested in applying to this program, please contact Dr. David Pramer of ORSP (pramer@orsp.rutgers.edu or 932-1050 x3027) or Mary Feldenkreiss (felden@orsp.rutgers.edu or 732-932-0150 x3015) with questions about the internal peer review process. See the ORSP website for internal deadlines - http://orsp.rutgers.edu/limited.php.

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA is )to provide short-term infrastructure support for established population centers and programs that are doing research in the areas within the mission of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch (DBSB). The centers to be supported by this program have a solid base in population research, are on a trajectory to become more productive and influential in population research, and, with the infrastructure support provided through this program, are likely to be competitive for a Population Research Infrastructure Program (R24) award within three to five years.
LETTERS ON INTENT RECEIPT DATES: August 20, 2007; August 25, 2008; August 24, 2007
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-401.html
Deadline:09/19/07

LIM-6601
National Science Foundation
Chemical Bonding Centers Phase II (CBC-II)

***This program is limited in the number of applications that can be submitted by the university. If you are interested in applying to this program, please contact Dr. David Pramer of ORSP (pramer@orsp.rutgers.edu or 932-1050 x3027) or Mary Feldenkreiss (felden@orsp.rutgers.edu or 732-932-0150 x3015) with questions about the internal peer review process. See the ORSP website for internal deadlines - http://orsp.rutgers.edu/limited.php.

The Chemical Bonding Centers (CBC) Program is designed to support the formation of centers that can address major, long-term basic chemical research problems that have a high probability of producing both transformative research and will lead to innovation. Appropriate research problems are high-risk but potentially high-impact and will attract broad scientific and public interest. Centers are expected to be agile structures that can respond rapidly to emerging opportunities and make full use of cyberinfrastructure to enhance collaborations. Center teams may include researchers from disciplines other than Chemistry and from academia, industry, government laboratories and international organizations. CBCs are expected to integrate research, education, and outreach and to include a plan to broaden participation to under-represented groups. Proposals should contain a compelling strategy for achieving demonstrable impact in all of these areas. The CBC program is a two-phase program. In the first phase, Columbia University, California Institute of Technology and University of California-Irvine were lead institutions funded by NSF in FY 2005 to explore the development of CBCs. The second phase is to provide funding for implementation of full-scale centers in FY 2008. Only these development teams are eligible to participate in Phase II of the competition by submitting a proposal for the establishment of a full CBC.
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07575/nsf07575.htm
Deadline:10/16/07

LIM-6619
DHHS-PHS-NIH-FIC
International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award (R25)

***This program is limited in the number of applications that can be submitted by the university. If you are interested in applying to this program, please contact Dr. David Pramer of ORSP (pramer@orsp.rutgers.edu or 932-1050 x3027) or Mary Feldenkreiss (felden@orsp.rutgers.edu or 732-932-0150 x3015) with questions about the internal peer review process. See the ORSP website for internal deadlines - http://orsp.rutgers.edu/limited.php.

Few developing country institutions provide formal education in research ethics, and few developed country programs for advanced research ethics education/training focus in depth on the internationally relevant aspects of research ethics. Therefore, few developing country scientists and health professionals conducting clinical or public health research have received extensive education and training in the principles of research ethics, international codes and legal aspects of ethical research, informed consent, elements of study design that affect the ethical conduct of research and the ethical framework for provision of care and risk/benefit analysis for study participants. To address this need, the Fogarty International Center (FIC) invites applications for International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Program Awards to develop masters level curricula and provide educational opportunities for developing country academics, researchers and health professionals in international ethics, related to performing research involving human subjects in international resource poor settings. Alternatively, developing country applicants may submit proposals to support program planning activities in preparation to apply for comprehensive program support in the future. The goal of this initiative is to increase the cadre of developing country scientists, health professionals and relevant academics with in-depth knowledge of the ethical considerations, concepts and applications in clinical and public health research. It is expected that such advanced education/training will enhance the career development of individuals from developing countries, as well as strengthen expertise to support ethical clinical and public health research at their home institutions.
LETTER OF INTENT RECEIPT DATE: November 14, 2007
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-08-002.html
Deadline:12/14/07

LIM-6620
DHHS-PHS-NIH-NIGMS
Bridges to the Doctorate Program (R25)

***This program is limited in the number of applications that can be submitted by the university. If you are interested in applying to this program, please contact Dr. David Pramer of ORSP (pramer@orsp.rutgers.edu or 932-1050 x3027) or Mary Feldenkreiss (felden@orsp.rutgers.edu or 732-932-0150 x3015) with questions about the internal peer review process. See the ORSP website for internal deadlines - http://orsp.rutgers.edu/limited.php.

The Bridges to the Future Program (Bridges to Baccalaureate and Bridges to Doctorate) was created in response to Public Law 106-525 which recognized a national need for increasing the number of well-trained minority scientists in the fields of biomedical, clinical, behavioral and health services research. This statute also recognized that the inclusion of underrepresented minorities and women in the scientific, technological and engineering workforce will enable the nation to better improve the health of the people of the United States and eliminate health disparities in the nation. To accomplish these goals, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) (http://www.nigms.nih.gov/) and the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) (http://www.ncmhd.nih.gov/) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) jointly provides funding opportunities under the Bridges to the Future Program to: a) increase the transfer rates of students from targeted groups/populations from associate to baccalaureate degree-granting institutions and from master’s to doctoral degree-granting institutions; and b) increase the graduation rates of these transfer students with baccalaureate and Ph.D. degrees, respectively, in biomedical and behavioral sciences. The Bridges to the Future Program anticipates that an increase in transfer and graduation rates of students from targeted groups/populations will strengthen the supply of biomedical and behavioral science graduates at key points of the educational pathway, a necessary first step in increasing diversity in professional personnel investigating health disparities.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-410.html
Deadline:09/18/07

LIM-6621
DHHS-PHS-NIH-NIGMS
Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (R25)

***This program is limited in the number of applications that can be submitted by the university. If you are interested in applying to this program, please contact Dr. David Pramer of ORSP (pramer@orsp.rutgers.edu or 932-1050 x3027) or Mary Feldenkreiss (felden@orsp.rutgers.edu or 732-932-0150 x3015) with questions about the internal peer review process. See the ORSP website for internal deadlines - http://orsp.rutgers.edu/limited.php.

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to increase the number of students from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral research enterprise of the nation and/or populations disproportionately affected by health disparities (hereafter referred to as targeted groups/populations) who successfully complete the baccalaureate degree in biomedical and behavioral sciences. This initiative promotes inter-institutional partnerships between community colleges or other two-year post-secondary educational institutions granting the associate degree and colleges or universities that offer the baccalaureate degree with the goal of developing well-integrated developmental activities that will increase students preparation and skills as they advance academically in the pursuit of the baccalaureate and subsequently more advanced degrees in biomedical and behavioral sciences.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-411.html
Deadline:09/18/07

OTH - Other

OTH-6591
US Department of Education
General Supervision Enhancement Grants

Under section 616(i)(2) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended (IDEA), the Department may make awards to provide technical assistance to improve the capacity of States to meet data collection requirements.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-13227.htm
Deadline:08/23/07

OTH-6606
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
Improving Traffic Safety Culture in the United States

The sponsor seeks brief concept papers recommending specific areas of research, or specific projects for funding in 2008 and beyond.
Objectives -- Two general types of projects are: Basic research, focused on defining and measuring safety culture; and Applied research, focused on developing and evaluating programs, campaigns, or other strategies to motivate safe behaviors, increase public acceptance of or demand for evidence-based countermeasures, etc. Concept papers should clearly describe the research area or the specific project that is being recommended and justify why it is being recommended as an appropriate project or line of research for the AAA Foundation to consider in its safety culture research agenda.
http://www.aaafoundation.org/resources/index.cfm?button=SafetyCultureRFP
Deadline:10/01/07

OTH-6607
Searle Freedom Trust
New Media Grants

The sponsor provides funding for new media grants to foster research and encourage public policies that promote individual freedom and economic liberty. Objectives -- The sponsor aims to foster research and encourage public policies that promote individual freedom and economic liberty. The sponsor supports research and education on a wide range of U.S. domestic policy issues, including tax and budget policy, entitlement reform, regulation, environmental policy, the tort system, social welfare reform and K-12 and higher education. Proposals that may hold particular interest include fellowships for bloggers who focus on government spending, tort reform, or problems in higher edcation; projects that encourage emerging filmmakers and video producers and help them develop their talent; and podcasting. Eligibility Applicant must have a non-profit affiliation. Grants will not be made to individuals. Funding Grants up to $250,000 will be made.
http://www.searlefreedomtrust.org/newmediarfp.html
Deadline:10/01/07

OTH-6609
Transportation Research Board
Various Research Programs

ACRP - The Airport Cooperative Research Program
CTBSSP - The Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) is a new cooperative research program sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and administered by the Transportation Research Board.
HMCRP- The Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program
IDEA - The Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis programs encourage investigation of innovative concepts with potential for technological breakthroughs in transportation.
Legal - The Legal Research Program currently consists of projects sponsored by the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP).
LTPP - The goal of the Long Term Pavement Performance studies is to discover, through a series of rigorous long-term field experiments employing in-service highways, the causes of physical deterioration of highway pavements
NCFRP - The National Cooperative Freight Research Program was created in . . .
NCHRP - The National Cooperative Highway Research Program was created in 1962 as a means to conduct research in acute problem areas that affect highway planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance nationwide.
Policy Studies  - Since 1982, TRB has conducted more than 70 Policy Studies in response to requests by Congress, executive branch agencies, and the states on a wide array of complex, often controversial, transportation topics.
SHRP II - The Strategic Highway Research Program II is a short-term program focused on reducing crashes, accelerating highway renewal, providing reliable travel times, and increasing capacity.
Syntheses - Under the sponsorship of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP), and the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), TRB prepares Syntheses of current practice in the highway, transit, and airport fields.
TCRP - The Transit Cooperative Research Program serves as one of the principal means by which the transit industry can develop innovative near-term solutions to meet demands placed on public transit systems.
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7917
Deadline: Deadlines vary by program.

OTH-6610
Department of Labor
National Technical Assistance and Research Center To Promote Leadership for Employment and Economic Independence for Adults With Disabilities

ODEP will award one cooperative agreement to establish a national technical assistance and research center for increasing employment and economic independence for adults with disabilities. The overall purpose of this effort is to build leadership and partnership across workforce development, economic development, and relevant partner agencies and systems, including generic and disability-specific agencies and systems, so that they work together strategically and effectively to increase employment outcomes and economic self-sufficiency for adults with disabilities. The Center will: Conduct research to identify, validate, document, and otherwise promote effective practices and policies in targeted goal areas; develop and disseminate information; provide technical assistance; encourage collaboration and partnership across State and local generic and disability-specific systems and programs, both public and private; and work with States and localities on multiple strategies in targeted goal areas for improving employment outcomes and economic self-sufficiency for adults with disabilities. Activities of the Center must be based on the assumptions that: people with disabilities have the ability to make and implement decisions (with support as appropriate) about their own work life, and that they have the ability to mobilize and develop resources (with support as necessary) to move from poverty and dependency to independence and productivity through employment. They must also be based on the assumption that there is a need for multiple generic and disability- specific systems and services to effectively partner across traditional boundaries. In accomplishing these goals, the Center will provide transformational leadership for translating innovation and emerging successful solutions from isolated demonstrations to systemic practices, and will act as a voice for elevating the discussion about employment and disability nationally.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-14074.htm
Deadline:08/20/07

OTH-6614
Department of Labor
Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants

Responding to several coal mine disasters last year, Congress enacted the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (MINER Act). Section 14 of the MINER Act requires the Secretary to establish a discretionary competitive grant program called the Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants (Brookwood-Sago grants). This program provides funding to educate and train miners to better identify, avoid, and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines. This program will use grant funds to establish and implement education and training programs or to create training materials and programs. The MINER Act requires the Secretary to give priority to mine safety demonstrations and pilot projects with broad applicability. It also mandates that the Secretary shall emphasize programs and materials that target workers in smaller mines, to include training on new MSHA standards, high-risk activities, and other identified health and safety priorities.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-14365.htm
Deadline:08/24/07

SB - Social and Behavioral Studies 

SB-6605
Independence Foundation
Public Interest Law Fellowship Program

The sponsor provides up to three one-year Fellowship for law school graduates, outgoing judicial law clerks and attorneys who are currently employed and who want to work in the public interest for a legal services organization that qualifies as a 501(c)(3) organization and provides legal services to individuals who are disadvantaged, including the elderly, the disabled, the homeless or those deprived of their civil or human rights. Objectives The sponsor provides the compensation and cost of employment benefits for accomplished young lawyers who have decided to employ their considerable talents in public interest service. Thus the Foundation enables some of the best and brightest law school graduates to come to the Philadelphia area and obtain employment with an organization based in this region that provides free legal services to poor and disadvantaged people. People served include the elderly, the disabled, the homeless, and others deprived of their human or civil rights. The Foundation requires that the focus of all Fellowship work be on the direct representation of disadvantaged clients.
http://www.independencefoundation.org/fellow_law.html
Deadline:10/10/07

SB-6608
Paso del Norte Health Foundation
Two Should Know Request for Proposal

The sponsor provides funding to effect long term improvements in public health by improving sexual health through education and other prevention strategies among regional residents. Objectives The purpose of the initiative is to effect long term improvements in public health by improving sexual health through education and other prevention strategies among regional residents. The initiative helps grantees create/locate and implement effective programs emphasizing sexual health for the reduction of poor health outcomes, such as STDs, unintended pregnancies and sexual violence/abuse as well as for the promotion of good emotional and social health outcomes. The initiative attempts to foster a sexually healthy society with current accurate scientific information, an integrated view of sexuality across the lifespan, community dialogue, responsible programming for individual and systemic change, positive public image, and valuing the sanctity of sex.
http://www.pdnhf.org/documents/558TwoshouldknowRFP2007-08newcoversheet.pdf
Deadline:08/31/07

SB-6613
US Department of Education
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program

The purpose of the FI Projects program is to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self- sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities. Another purpose of the FI program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-14180.htm
Deadline:09/21/07

SEM - Science, Engineering & Math

SEM-6588
Department of Commerce
NOAA Project Competitions

The mission of the agency is to understand and predict changes in the Earth's environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our Nation's economic, social, and environmental needs. Below is a listing of the program solicitations that generally fall under one or more areas of NOAA's strategic plan, i.e., mission goals. It is imperative that potential applicants tie their proposals to one of the mission goals. Program solicitations are provided from each of the five operating units within NOAA.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071400/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-12653.htm
Deadlines: Vary with individual programs

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