GrantNet October 2007  

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***Deadlines: 10/5/2007, 1/7/2008, 2/5/2008, 5/7/2008, 6/5/2008, 9/7/2008, 10/5/2008,
1/7/2009,2/5/2009,5/7/2009,6/5/2009,9/7/2009,10/5/2009,
1/7/2010,2/5/2010,5/7/2010,6/5/2010,9/7/2010,10/5/2010,1/7/2011

Sponsor:  National Human Genome Research Institute/NIH/DHHS
Title:        Technology and Methods Development for Genomics, Population Genomics and ELSI (R01)
Full Program:  http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-458.html

Deadline Note:  Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after September 30, 2007. The deadlines for receipt of standard R01 applications under this announcement are: February 5, June 5, and October 5 annually. The deadlines for receipt of AIDS-related applications are: January 7, May 7, and September 7 annually. This program will expire on .

SYNOPSIS:  The sponsors provide support for  research related to genomics, including analysis of genome structure and function, genetic variation, population genomics, and ELSI (ethical, legal, and social implications).  NHGRI places a high priority on research projects that address technology and methods development in all relevant areas, new approaches to bioinformatics that facilitate data management and data dissemination, new computational biology approaches to data analysis, new strategies to apply genomics to clinical problems, new approaches that combine genomics and population studies, and studies of the ethical, legal and social implications of genomics research including the exploration of new policy approaches to address social issues raised by new capabilities in genomics. This program will use the NIH Research Project (R01) award mechanism.

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***Deadlines:     1/14/2008,2/14/2008

Sponsor:      National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine/NIH/DHHS
Title:            RFA-AT-08-001--Tools & Technologies for Assessing Manual Therapies (SBIR [R43])
Full Program:   http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AT-08-001.html

Deadline Note:  Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after January 14, 2008. The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent is January 14, 2008. The deadline for receipt of full applications is February 14, 2008.

SYNOPSIS:  The sponsor provides support for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) that propose to develop new technology, research tools, instrumentations, devices, or to apply new or innovative uses of existing technology to illuminate the mechanisms of action of the biological effects of manual therapies, or to develop new and innovative approaches to diagnosis, monitor, manage, treat and/or prevent a wide-variety of neuro-musculoskeletal conditions that are treated by manual therapies. This RFA will use the  SBIR (R43) grant mechanism for Phase I applications. 

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***Deadlines:     12/9/2007,1/9/2008

Sponsor:      National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
Title:            RFA-AI-07-036--Medical Countermeasures to Enhance Platelet Regeneration and Increase Survival Following Radiation Exposure (RC1)
Full Program:  http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-07-036.html

Deadline Note:  The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent is December 9, 2007. The deadline for receipt of full applications is January 9, 2008.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides support for to accelerate the development of safe and effective medical products to mitigate and treat thrombocytopenia and to enhance platelet regeneration after radiation exposure from radiological and nuclear terrorist attacks. Specifically, this new initiative will support research and development of promising new approaches and medical products to enhance platelet regeneration and yield improved survival. This RFA will use the NIH Challenge Grant (RC1) award mechanism.   

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***Deadlines:     12/21/2007,1/24/2008

Sponsor:      National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS
Title:            RFA-AI-07-038--Radiation Combined Injury:  Radiation Exposure in Combination with Burn, Wound, Trauma or Infection (Phased Innovation Award [R21/R33])
Full Program:          http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-07-038.html

Deadline Note:  Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after December 21, 2007. The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent is December 21, 2007. The deadline for receipt of full applications is January 24, 2007.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides support for applications from institutions/ organizations that propose to study mechanisms, animal models and/or the development of medical countermeasures for radiation exposure combined with other types of injury.  The R21/R33 phased innovation award will support the innovative exploratory and developmental research initiated through a milestone-driven process under the R21 phase to establish the feasibility of possible mechanisms, animal model development and novel countermeasures for radiation combined injury, and through the R33 phase provide the support required to translate the innovation discoveries into the preclinical/clinical development pipeline.  For the R21 portion of the grant application, preliminary data are not required, although they may be included when available. This RFA will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental Phased Innovation Grant (R21/R33) award mechanisms.   

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***Deadlines:     10/16/2007,1/7/2008,2/16/2008,5/7/2008,6/16/2008,9/7/2008,10/16/2008,
1/7/2009,2/16/2009,5/7/2009,6/16/2009,9/7/2009,10/16/2009,
1/7/2010,2/16/2010,5/7/2010,6/16/2010,9/7/2010,10/16/2010,1/7/2011

Sponsor:      National Human Genome Research Institute/NIH/DHHS
Title:            Feasibility Studies to Develop Technology and Methods for Genomics, Population Genomics and ELSI (R21)
Full Program:          http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-459.html

Deadline Note:  Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after September 30, 2007. The deadlines for receipt of standard applications under this announcement are: January 25, May 25, and September 25 annually. The deadlines for receipt of AIDS-related applications are: January 7, May 7, and September 7 annually. This program will expire on January 8, 2011.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsors provide support for innovative high risk/high payoff research related to genomics, including analysis of genome structure and function, genetic variation, population genomics, and ELSI (ethical, legal, and social implications). NHGRI places a high priority on research projects that address technology and methods development in all relevant areas, new approaches to bioinformatics that facilitate data management and data dissemination, new computational biology approaches to data analysis, new strategies to apply genomics to clinical problems, new approaches that combine genomics and population studies, and studies of the ethical, legal and social implications of genomics research including the exploration of new policy approaches to address social issues raised by new capabilities in genomics. This program will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism.   

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***Deadlines:     1/25/2008,5/25/2008,9/25/2008,
1/25/2009,5/25/2009,9/25/2009,1/25/2010,5/25/2010,9/25/2010

Sponsor:      National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS
Title:            NINDS Diversity Research Education Grants in Neuroscience (R25)
Full Program:  http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-456.html

Deadline Note:  Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after December 25, 2007.  This program will expire on September 26, 2010.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides support for diversity education grants whose goals are to support the development and/or implementation of programs as it relates to (i) increasing the number of Ph.D.-level diversity research scientists (ii) advancing diversity trainees to the next step in their education; and (iii) the value-added of scientific enrichment within the NINDS mission.  This program will use the NIH Research Education (R25) grant mechanism.   

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***Deadlines:     11/2/2007,11/28/2007

Sponsor:      Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality/DHHS
Title:            RFA-HS-08-003--Optimizing Prevention and Healthcare Management for the Complex Patient (R21)
Full Program:  http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-08-003.html

Deadline Note:  Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after October 28, 2007. The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent is November 2, 2007. The deadline for receipt of full applications is November 28, 2007.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides support for grant applications from applicant organizations that propose to expand the understanding of how to optimize decisions about preventive care and management of chronic diseases in complex patients especially in primary care.  Exploratory research studies will contribute evidence to help guide the appropriate integration (i.e., prioritization, timing, provision and coordination) of therapeutic and preventive services in individuals with multiple chronic conditions. This work should improve our understanding of which interventions provide the greatest benefit to patients with multiple conditions, how the safety and effectiveness of specific interventions may be affected by co-morbid conditions, and how interventions may need to be modified for specific patient populations with multiple conditions.  This information should help clinicians better integrate care provided to such individuals, help patients make informed decisions about health care choices, and help policy makers identify better ways to measure and promote quality care for complex patients. This program will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism. 

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***Deadlines:     11/19/2007

Sponsor:      Department of Health & Human Services
Title:            RFP--Synthesis and Distribution of Drugs of Abuse and Related Compounds
Website:      ftp://ftp.fbo.gov/FBOFeed20070918

SYNOPSIS:

A -- SYTHESIS AND DISTRIBUTION OF DRUGS OF ABUSE AND RELATED COMPOUNDS

The National Institute on Drug Abuse is soliciting proposals from qualified organizations having the capability to acquire and synthesize labeled and unlabeled drugs of abuse and other chemical compounds including opioid and related neuropeptides. Qualified organizations must also be able to check the stability and purity of the compounds, maintain and store the compound inventory under secure conditions, and distribute the compounds to research investigators as directed by the NIDA Project Officer. Qualified organizations must have the proper facilities, equipment and experience to complete the above-described tasks. As some of the compounds may be scheduled under the Controlled Substances Act, demonstration of proper DEA registration and adequate security is mandatory. In order to handle substances under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, it is mandatory that offerors possess a DEA Research Registration for Schedules II to V and demonstrate the capability to obtain a DEA registration for Schedule I controlled substances. It is anticipated that one cost reimbursement, completion type contract will be awarded for a period of five years with additional annual option quantities. Release of this solicitation is anticipated on or about October 4, 2007 with a closing date of approximately November 19, 2007. Award of this contract is anticipated on or about March 13, 2008.

CITE: ftp://ftp.fbo.gov/FBOFeed20070918

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***Deadlines:     12/17/2007,1/9/2008

Sponsor:      National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
Title:            RFA-DK-07-003--Multi-disciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network (U01)
Full Program:  http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-07-003.html

Deadline Note:
The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent is December 17, 2007. The deadline for receipt of full applications is January 9, 2008.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsors provide support for  multi-center cooperative research network to advance our understanding of urologic chronic pelvic pain syndromes (UCPPS) (this terminology is used solely for the purposes of this funding initiative) associated with the bladder (i.e. interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome, IC/PBS) and the prostate gland (i.e. chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, CP/CPPS). This program will be named the Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network.

The overall purpose of the MAPP Network is to conduct multi-disciplinary, collaborative, multi-site basic, translational, and clinical research addressing UCPPS.  It is anticipated that these studies will increase our understanding of the pathophysiology, biologic and behavioral risk factors, natural history, and genetics of UCPPS. An important focus of the MAPP Network will be investigation of the biologic and behavioral relationships between IC/PBS and CP/CPPS and other frequently related symptom-based conditions. Related chronic pain syndromes of primary interest of this Network are fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and chronic fatigue syndrome which have sufficient scientific evidence.  Epidemiologic evidence is less compelling for vulvodynia and migraine headache, but these may be studied if adequate scientific justification is provided.  The ultimate aim is to provide findings useful for development of future prevention or treatment strategies. This RFA will use the NIH Cooperative Agreement (U01) mechanism.   

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***Deadlines:     11/28/2007,12/28/2007

Sponsor:      National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS
Title:            RFA-DA-08-005--International Research Collaborations to Study HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse  (R21)
Full Program: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-08-005.html

Deadline Note:  Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after November 28, 2007. The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent is November 28, 2007. The deadline for receipt of full applications is December 28, 2007.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides support for collaborative international research on drug abuse and HIV/AIDS. This program will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism.

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***Deadlines:     12/20/2007

Sponsor:      National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS
Title:            RFA-CA-08-003--Multidisciplinary Fellowships in Cancer Nanotechnology Research (F32 and F33)
Full Program: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-08-003.html

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides support for the multidisciplinary training of individuals with background in the basic, biomedical, clinical, and information sciences and/or engineering who are pursuing research that applies the development and application of nanotechnology to the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and/or treatment of cancer. This FOA will use Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (Kirschstein-NRSAs) to support individual postdoctoral fellowships (F32) and senior fellowships (F33).

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***Deadlines:     12/14/2007,1/14/2008

Sponsor:      National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH/DHHS
Title:            RFA-GM-08-009--Development of High Resolution Probes for Cellular Imaging (R01)
Full Program: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-08-009.html

Deadline Note:  Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after December 14, 2007. The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent is December 14, 2007. The deadline for receipt of full applications is January 14, 2008.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsors provide support for multi-investigator teams to develop new technologies to enable high sensitivity molecular detection in living cells. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to encourage and facilitate novel, high-risk strategies to create fundamentally new probes with enhanced spectral characteristics with the goal of improving detection schemes by a factor of 10 to 100. Parallel improvements in probe targeting, cellular delivery, and signal detection are also encouraged. The ultimate goal will be to develop probes and delivery strategies that can be used routinely to achieve single molecule sensitivity for imaging dynamic processes within living cells. This program will use the NIH Research Project (R01) award mechanism.

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***Deadlines:     11/1/2007,11/26/2007,11/1/2008,11/26/2008

Sponsor:      National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research/NIH/DHHS
Title:            Translational Application of Gene Silencing Strategies to Oral and Craniofacial Disorders (R21)
Full Program: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DE-08-005.html

Deadline Note:  Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after October 26, 2007. The deadlines for receipt of optional letters of intent are: November 1, 2007; and November 1, 2008. The deadlines for receipt of full applications (both standard and AIDs-related) are: November 26, 2007; and November 26, 2008.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides support for applications from applicant organizations that propose to apply simple genetic interventions (RNA interference or other oligonucleotide-based methods for modifying gene expression) to research projects focused on the prevention and treatment of oral and craniofacial disorders and diseases.  This program will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism.

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***Deadlines:     11/8/2007,12/8/2007,11/8/2008,12/8/2008,11/8/2009,12/8/2009

Sponsor:      National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
Title:            Americas Fellowship in Reproductive Sciences (F05)
Full Program: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-453.html

Deadline Note:  The deadlines for receipt of optional letters of intent are: November 8,m 2007; November 8, 2008; and November 8, 2009. The deadlines for receipt of full applications are: December 8, 2007; December 8, 2008; and December 8, 2009. This program will expire on December 9, 2009.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides support for qualified Latin American reproductive scientists, at junior or mid-career level, to receive up to three years of research training in the United States (U.S.) or Canada. This program will use the NIH international research fellowship (F05) award mechanism. 

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***Deadlines:     11/13/2007,12/10/2007

Sponsor:     National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/NIH/DHHS
Title:            RFA-ES-07-005--RFA-ES-07-005
Full Program: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-07-005.html

Deadline Note:  Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after November 10, 2007. The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent is November 13, 2007. The deadline for receipt of full applications is December 10, 2007.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides support for The Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award, which is intended to identify outstanding scientists who are in the early, formative stages of their careers and who intend to make a long term career commitment to research in the mission areas of the NIEHS and assist them in launching an innovative research program focusing on problems of environmental exposures and human biology, human pathophysiology and human disease.  This program will use the NIH Research Project (R01) award mechanism.

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***Deadlines:     10/9/2007,11/9/2007

Sponsor:      National Human Genome Research Institute/NIH/DHHS
Title:            RFA-HG-07-023--Revolutionary Genome Sequencing Technologies – The $1000 Genome (STTR [R41/R42])
Full Program:  http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-07-023.html

Deadline Note:  Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after October 9, 2007. The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent is October 9, 2007. The deadline for receipt of full applications is November 9, 2007.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor solicits Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) that propose to develop novel technologies that will enable extremely low-cost DNA sequencing. Current technologies are able to produce the sequence of a mammalian-sized genome of the desired data quality for $5 to $10 million; the goal of this initiative is to reduce costs by at least four orders of magnitude, so that a mammalian-sized genome could be sequenced for approximately $1000. Substantial fundamental research is needed to develop the scientific and technological knowledge underpinning such a major advance. Therefore, it is anticipated that the long-term goals of this FOA may be achieved in about ten years.  Applicants may propose to develop full-scale sequencing systems, or to investigate key components of such systems. Such independent proposals are an important path for pursuing novel, high risk/high pay-off ideas.  This RFA will use the STTR (R41/R42) grant mechanisms for Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track applications.

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***Deadlines:     10/9/2007,11/9/2007

Sponsor:     National Human Genome Research Institute/NIH/DHHS
Title:            RFA-HG-07-022--Revolutionary Genome Sequencing Technologies – The $1000 Genome (SBIR [R43/R44])
Full Program: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-07-022.html

Deadline Note:  Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after October 9, 2007. The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent is October 9, 2007. The deadline for receipt of full applications is November 9, 2007.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor solicits Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) that propose to develop novel technologies that will enable extremely low-cost DNA sequencing. Current technologies are able to produce the sequence of a mammalian-sized genome of the desired data quality for $5 to $10 million; the goal of this initiative is to reduce costs by at least four orders of magnitude, so that a mammalian-sized genome could be sequenced for approximately $1000. Substantial fundamental research is needed to develop the scientific and technological knowledge underpinning such a major advance. Therefore, it is anticipated that the long-term goals of this FOA may be achieved in about ten years.  Applicants may propose to develop full-scale sequencing systems, or to investigate key components of such systems. Such independent proposals are an important path for pursuing novel, high risk/high pay-off ideas.  This RFA will use the SBIR (R43/R44) grant mechanisms for Phase I, Phase II, and Fast-Track applications.

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***Deadlines:     10/9/2007,11/9/2007

Sponsor:      National Human Genome Research Institute/NIH/DHHS
Title:            RFA-HG-07-021--Revolutionary Genome Sequencing Technologies – The $1000 Genome (R21)
Full Program:  http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-07-021.html

Deadline Note:  Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after October 9, 2007. The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent is October 9, 2007. The deadline for receipt of full applications is November 9, 2007.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides support for applications to develop novel technologies that will enable extremely low-cost DNA sequencing. Current technologies are able to produce the sequence of a mammalian-sized genome of the desired data quality for $5 to $10 million; the goal of this initiative is to reduce costs by at least four orders of magnitude, so that a mammalian-sized genome could be sequenced for approximately $1000. Substantial fundamental research is needed to develop the scientific and technological knowledge underpinning such a major advance. Therefore, it is anticipated that the long-term goals of this FOA may be achieved in about ten years. Applicants may propose to develop full-scale sequencing systems, or to investigate key components of such systems. Such independent proposals are an important path for pursuing novel, high risk/high pay-off ideas. This program will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism.  <S2S>

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***Deadlines:     11/1/2007

Sponsor:      Maternal and Child Health Bureau/HRSA/DHHS
Title:            National Blood Lead Proficiency Testing Program
Full Program: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15604&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides funding to improve, nationwide, the performance of laboratories which provide blood lead determinations for childhood lead poisoning prevention programs, and on request provide technical assistance and consultation to health care programs and providers responsible for the treatment and management of children and adults with elevated blood lead levels.

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***Deadlines:     11/18/2007,12/18/2007

Sponsor:     National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS
Title:            RFA-AG-08-006--Paul B. Beeson Career Development Awards in Aging (K08 & K23)
Full Program: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-08-006.html

Deadline Note:  The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent is November 18, 2007. The deadline for receipt of full applications is December 18, 2007.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsors provide support for  three to five years of mentored career development support to clinically-trained faculty members in strong research environments to enable them to gain skills and experience in aging research, under the guidance of a mentor or mentors, and to establish an independent program of research in this field. This RFA will use the NIH K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award and K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research career Development Award. 

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***Deadlines:     10/21/2007,11/21/2007

Sponsor:     National Center for Research Resources/NIH/DHHS
Title:            RFA-RR-07-004--Research on Research Integrity (R03)
Full Program:  http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-07-004.html

Deadline Note:

Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after October 20, 2007. The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent is October 21, 2007. The deadline for receipt of full applications is November 21, 2007.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsors provide support for exploratory research on research integrity. Applications must address at least one of the following areas of particular interest to the ORI and NIH: the clarification of community norms and standards, the effectiveness of self-regulation, the societal, organizational, group, or individual factors that affect integrity in research, both positively and negatively, or the impacts of non-adherence to accepted codes of conduct. The proposed project must challenge existing paradigms, be developed around an innovative hypothesis or address critical barriers to progress in understanding the multiple factors that underlie deviation from research integrity.  Proposals must have clear relevance to biomedical, behavioral health sciences, or health services research. Applicants are encouraged take into consideration problems or issues that have relevance to the specific interests of ORI or NIH Institutes and Centers. This program will use the NIH Small Research Grant (R03) award mechanism.

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***Deadlines:     10/20/2007,11/20/2007

Sponsor:      National Center for Research Resources/NIH/DHHS
Title:            RFA-RR-07-003--Research on Research Integrity (R21)
Full Program: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-07-003.html

Deadline Note:  Applications may be submitted to Grants.gov in response to this announcement on or after October 20, 2007. The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent is October 20, 2007. The deadline for receipt of full applications is November 20, 2007.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsors provide support for exploratory research on research integrity. Applications must address at least one of the following areas of particular interest to the ORI and NIH: the clarification of community norms and standards, the effectiveness of self-regulation, the societal, organizational, group, or individual factors that affect integrity in research, both positively and negatively, or the impacts of non-adherence to accepted codes of conduct. The proposed project must challenge existing paradigms, be developed around an innovative hypothesis or address critical barriers to progress in understanding the multiple factors that underlie deviation from research integrity.  Proposals must have clear relevance to biomedical, behavioral health sciences, or health services research. Applicants are encouraged take into consideration problems or issues that have relevance to the specific interests of ORI or NIH Institutes and Centers. This program will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism.

NSF - National Science Foundation

***Deadlines:     1/7/2008

Sponsor:      Directorate for Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering/NSF
Title:            Sustainable Digital Data Preservation and Access Network Partners (DataNet)
Website:      http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07601/nsf07601.htm
Full Program: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15599&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

Deadline Note:  Required Preliminary Proposals are due January 7, 2008.  Full Proposals are targeted for March 21, 2008.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides funding to catalyze the development of a system of science and engineering data collections that is open, extensible and evolvable.

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***Deadlines:     1/11/2008

Sponsor:      Directorate for Geosciences/NSF
Title:            Atmospheric Sciences Mid-Size Infrastructure Opportunity (MSI)
Website:      http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07602/nsf07602.htm
Full Program: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15601&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

Deadline Note:  Preliminary proposals are due January 11, 2008.  If invited, full proposals are due June 2, 2008.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides funding for new experimental infrastructure that directly enables areas of research traditionally supported by the Division.  One to four awards will be made, ranging from $4 to $25 million.

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***Deadlines:     1/17/2008

Sponsor:      Directorate for Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering/NSF
Title:            Software for Real-World Systems (SRS)
Website:      http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07599/nsf07599.htm
Full Program: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15594&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides funding for researchers to discover, define, and apply new scientific principles, engineering processes and methods, and educational pedagogy to the design, development and use of software for real-world systems.

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***Deadlines:     12/24/2007

Sponsor:      Directorate for Biological Sciences/NSF
Title:            Center for Research at the Interface of the Mathematical and Biological Sciences (CIMBS)Website:      http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07597/nsf07597.htm
Full Program: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15583&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

Deadline Note:  Preliminary proposals are due December 24, 2007.  If invited, full proposals are targeted for April 2, 2008.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor is requesting proposals to establish a Center to stimulate research and education at the interface of the mathematical and biological sciences.  The Center will serve the biological and mathematical communities by providing mechanisms to foster synthetic, collaborative, cross-disciplinary studies.  It will play a pivotal role by improving understanding and modeling of biological problems that can be gained only by using approaches of mathematical, statistical and computational biology.  The Center also will play a critical role in addressing national needs, including the area of plant and animal infectious disease modeling, and provide knowledge that will be useful to policy makers, government agencies, and society.

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***Deadlines:     1/8/2008,7/28/2008

Sponsor:      Directorate for Geosciences/NSF
Title:            NSF Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships  (EAR-PF)
Website:      http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07596/nsf07596.htm
Full Program: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15579&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor awards fellowships to highly qualified investigators within three years of obtaining their PhD to carry out an integrated program of independent research and education.  The research and education plans of each fellowship must address scientific questions within the scope of EAR disciplines.

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***Deadlines:     11/5/2007,12/30/2007

Sponsor:      Directorate for Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering/NSF
Title:            Expeditions in Computing
Website:      http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07592/nsf07592.htm
Full Program: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15521&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

Deadline Note:  Required Letters of Intent and Preliminary Proposals are due November 5, 2007 and December 30, 2007, respectively.  If invited, full proposals are due April 1, 2008.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor awards funding to provide the CISE research and education community with the opportunity to pursue ambitious, fundamental research agendas that promise to define the future of computing and information.

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***Deadlines:     12/10/2007

Sponsor:      Directorate for Biological Sciences/NSF
Title:            Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology
Website:      http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07590/nsf07590.htm
Full Program: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15501&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW

Deadline Note:  Preliminary Proposals are due December 10, 2007.  If invited, full proposals are due March 17, 2008.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides funding to create a national Center to conduct fundamental research and education on the implications of nanotechnology for the environment and living systems at all scales.

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***Deadlines:     2/8/2008

Sponsor:      Directorate for Engineering/NSF
Title:            Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering (BRIGE)
Full Program:  http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07589/nsf07589.htm

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides funding to increase the diversity of researchers who apply for and receive ENG funding to initiate research programs early in their careers, including those from under-represented groups, engineers at minority serving institutions and persons with disabilities.

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***Deadlines:     4/15/2008

Sponsor:      Directorate for Engineering/NSF
Title:            Supplemental Opportunity for SBIR/STTR Memberships in I/UCRCs
Full Program: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07018/nsf07018.jsp

Deadline Note:  Proposals may be submitted for consideration to this opportunity from January 1 to April 15.

SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides supplemental funding to accelerate the innovation process by partnering industry-relevant academic research with commercialization focused small business research.  It is designed to open the doors for small businesses to the benefits from the collaborative research performed at Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRCs) by inviting supplemental requests from Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) grantees to join an I/UCRC.  These centers conduct research directed to the needs of specific industries.

DOD - Department of Defense

***Deadlines:     12/15/2007

Sponsor:  Department of the Army
Title:        RFP--Synopsis for Biological Evaluation Fish Studies for the Walla Walla District
Full Program: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USA/COE/DACA68/W912EF%2D07%2DR%2D0002/listing.html

SYNOPSIS:

B -- SYNOPSIS FOR BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION FISH STUDIES FOR THE WALLA WALLA DISTRICT
SOL W912EF-07-R-0002 DUE 121507 POC Clarence Miller, 509-527-7215 POP  US Army Engineer District, Walla Walla 201 N. Third Avenue, Walla Walla WA 99362-1876 US NAICS: 541710

This synopsis is a follow up to the sources sought issued under W912EF-07-R-SS05. That document referenced the incorrect solicitation number that will be used. The RFP will be W912EF-07-R-0002 instead of W912EF-07-R-0023 for the Walla Walla District Corps of Engineers. This proposed procurement is unrestricted and under full and open competition. NAICS code 541710 applies with a size standard of 500 employees. The Government intends to make multiple awards of indefinite-quantity, indefinite-delivery contracts under a single solicitation to two or more (up to maximum of 5) sources. The contract term is expected to be one base year and four optional years with a multiple contract capacity of $45 million over the five year period. The maximum dollar capacity will be divided evenly among all awarded contracts. Awardees will be provided fair opportunity to be considered for orders issued under multiple task order contracts in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 16.505.
Work includes conducting biological evaluations, continuing ongoing studies, and responding to the most recent Biological Opinion from the National Marine Fisheries Service. Most of this work is focused on the passage of adult and juvenile salmonids at hydroelectric projects, although future work may occur anywhere in the Columbia Basin, including near-shore Ocean and tributaries of the Snake and Columbia rivers. Specific studies will be set forth in individual task orders. Proposals will be evaluated on criteria specified in the soli citation. The specific occupational disciplines that will be required include, but are not limited to: Program Manager, Senior Biologists, Senior Scientist, Biologist, Research Scientist, Senior Research Scientist, Biometrician, Senior Biometrician, Engineer, Engineer 2, and Senior Engineer.

CITE: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USA/COE/DACA68/W912EF%2D07%2DR%2D0002/listing.html  

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***Deadlines:     11/13/2007

Sponsor:  Department of the Air Force
Title:        RFP--Technology For Sustained Supersonic Combustion
Website:  http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLWRS/BAA%2D07%2D03%2DPRK/listing.html

 SYNOPSIS:

A -- TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINED SUPERSONIC COMBUSTION
SOL BAA-07-03-PRK DUE 111307 POC Pamela Bickel, Contract Negotiator, Phone 937-255-0340, Fax 937-255-4434, - Bruce Miller, Contracting Officer, Phone Phone (937) 255-0406 E-MAIL: Pamela.Bickel@wpafb.af.mil , Bruce.Miller@wpafb.af.mil  NAICS : 541710
Propulsion Directorate, Aerospace Propulsion Division (AFRL/PRA ) solicits research proposals that will advance the state-of-the-art in supersonic combustion ramjet (scramjet) technologies and explore promising new technologies to enable hypersonic military applications for the DOD The effort will focus on the full spectrum of aerothermal, structural, and chemical kinetic technology challenges to be overcome in developing hypersonic, air-breathing propulsion systems. Interested offerors may view and/or download the full BAA solicitation by accessing the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) homepage at http://www.fbo.gov/ . Direct questions to the Contracting point of contact identified in the announcement.

CITE: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLWRS/BAA%2D07%2D03%2DPRK/listing.html

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***Deadlines:     10/29/2007

Sponsor:  Department of the Army
Title:        RFP--Systems, Technology and Research Support Information Operations (STARS-IO)
Full Program: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USA/SMDC/DASG60/W9113M07R0005A/listing.html

SYNOPSIS: A -- SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGY, AND RESEARCH SUPPORT INFORMATION OPERATIONS (STARS-IO)
SOL W9113M07R0005A DUE 102907 POC Dianne Trimble, 256-955-4056 POPUS Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Deputy Commander ATTN SMDC-RDCM-SN, P.O. Box 1500 Huntsville AL 35807-3801 US NAICS: 541710

This is notification that the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command intends to post the Final Request for Proposal (RFP) W9113M-07-R-0005 on September 27, 2007. The RFP and all attachments will be posted on the U. S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command website at www.smdc.army.mil/Contracts/Contracts.html . Select STARS-IO to access the file. Paper copies of the RFP will not be provided. The Scope of Work (SOW) and the Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification (DD 254) for this effort are For Official Use Only and will not be posted on the website. Copies of the SOW and DD 254 have been mailed ONLY to those parties who responded to the previous synopsis, posted September12, 2007, with the requested information. The STARS-IO effort requires the contractor to review all previous information assurance (IA) related work, determine the status of each Program/Project Manager (PM) system within the appropriate IA accreditation process, and develop a detailed IA Program Plan to support the timely accreditation of each P M system. The contractor may be required to develop a Program Protection Plan for each PM managed system. Each Program Protection Plan may include anti-tamper and System Security Management Plan (SSMP) annexes. This effort is a Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industrial Classification Systems (NAICS) code is 541710 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. This effort is not open to foreign nationals. The government contemplates awarding an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a planned period of performance of twenty-four (24) months with three (3), one (1) year options for a total period of performance of sixty (60) months or five (5) years. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

CITE: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USA/SMDC/DASG60/W9113M07R0005A/listing.html

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***Deadlines:     11/6/2007

Sponsor: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Title:       RFP--Hyperadsorptive Atmospheric Sampling Technology

SYNOPSIS:  A -- HYPERADSORPTIVE ATMOSPHERIC SAMPLING TECHNOLOGY (HAST)
SOL BAA07-64 DUE 110607 POC Peter Haaland, Program Manager, STO, Phone 703-248-1517, Fax703-807-4971, WEB: Link to FedBizOpps document. http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA07-64/listing.html  E-MAIL: BAA07-64@darpa.mil NAICS: 541710

The Hyperadsorptive Atmospheric Sampling Technology (HAST) program will develop systems that permit exhaustive, accurate, and economical collection of atmospheric trace constituents to support chemical mapping of urban and military environments. The system, which integrates three technical components, will demonstrate materials, packaging, and extraction technologies that sample atmospheric impurities whose concentration ranges from 10 parts per trillion to 100 parts per million by volume from 100 liter-atmospheres of gas in less than five minutes. In the second phase, a complete system that weighs less than one kilogram including power, indexing for one hundred samples, and GPS geolocation will be demonstrated. DARPA seeks innovative proposals in the following

Areas of Interest:

Technical Area One: Hyperadsorptive materials A central objective of the program is the quantitative, efficient and exhaustive collection of trace gases from the atmosphere. Media such as nanophase powders, aerogels, dendrimers, aerosils, zeolites, and porous solids may bind species whose atmospheric concentration is as low as ten parts per trillion or as high as one percent while failing to bind the primary constituents whose concentration exceeds one percent. Quantitative collection means that the atmospheric concentration of a gas can be inferred from the amount of material that is collected by hyperadsorbent media and subsequently analyzed in a laboratory. Efficient materials will accomplish this sampling using minimal masses and volumes of adsorbent and atmospheric gas, and will reject binding of the primary atmospheric constituents nitrogen, oxygen, and water vapor. Exhaustive collection implies that diverse atmospheric traces including organic, acid, halogen,noble, and organometallic vapors will be collected.

Technical Area Two: Packaging Systems that automatically sample atmospheric species for subsequent analysis must be packaged so that media are kept free of contamination except when they are deliberately exposed to sample the atmosphere. Packaging must also ensure that media remain fresh before exposure to air and stable subsequent to sample collection without cross-contamination.

Technical Area Three: Analyte Extraction New approaches to sample extraction from adsorbent media are sought to mitigate the impacts of chemical reaction during extraction that are inherent to the existing technologies based on thermal desorption or organic solvent extraction.

CITE: ftp://ftp.fbo.gov/FBOFeed20070919  

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***Deadlines:     11/30/2007

Sponsor: Department of Defense
Title:       RFP--AMENDMENT--Department of Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment Program
Website: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSUP/200/DHAPPBAA07001/listing.html
Full Program: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=39763&flag2006=false&mode=VIEW

SYNOPSIS:  B -- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HIV/AIDS PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT PROGRAM
(PRESOL) SOL DHAPPBAA07001 DUE 113007

6.1 Background
The US Government has a long history and extensive network of international collaboration and partnerships in the fight against HIV/AIDS, providing funding, technical assistance, and program support. These collaborations increase the fundamental understanding of HIV transmission and provide an evaluative basis for prevention and intervention success. The current HIV/AIDS epidemic is devastating. Militaries, in particular, have been identified as a high-risk population. In order to target this population, the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC), San Diego, California, under the oversight of the Navy Surgeon General, has been tasked to serve as the US Department of Defense (DoD) Executive Agent for the DoD HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (DHAPP.) DHAPP has successfully engaged over70 countries in efforts to combat HIV/AIDS among their respective military services. Most recently, DHAPP is a partner USG organization collaborating with the US Department of State, Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Agency for International Development (USAID) in the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). DoD representatives participate in PEPFAR country teams, core teams and technical working groups to help formulate the Country Operational Plans (COP) in the assault against HIV. Working closely with US Department of Defense, US Unified Combatant Commanders, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, university collaborators, and other nongovernmental organizations, DHAPP assists countries in establishing HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment programs and/or strengthening their capabilities to combat HIV. DHAPP's goal is to maximize program impact by focusing on helping countries/militaries implement a program that identifies technical areas in which resources and attention are concentrated, by support of DHAPP resources. DHAPP works with a country and its military based on the following process: ? Meet with key partners in country to determine provisional major program areas and other technical assistance needs. ? Adapt DHAPP support to a countries need for prevention, care, and treatment of their HIV/AIDS situation based on existing plans and assessments. ? Strengthen the military capacity for ownership and behavioral changes over the long term. ? Possibly design a program with other country partners who have had successful prevention efforts. ? Focus on prevention impact through developing country implementation plans. ? Implement and monitor program to ensure accountability and sustainability. Countries and their militaries need strong programs with courses of action that demonstrate: ? Visible support from the military sector ? Development of plans of action and policies ? Alignment with PEPFAR strategies and priorities ? Increasing HIV/AIDS awareness within the military sector ? Country ownership of the activities ? Prevention plans focusing on prevention of sexual transmission through voluntary counseling and testing, sexually transmitted infection (STI) management, behavioral interventions, prevention and care of other opportunistic infections, and prevention campaigns ? Reduction of mother-to-child transmission, blood and injection drug use (The primary focus of these interventions is on behavior change to reduce the risks of sexual transmission and to reduce stigma associated with HIV infection.) ? Surveillance and infrastructure development through programs focusing on HIV/STI/tuberculosis surveillance, laboratory support, monitoring and evaluation, training and information management. ? Increasing HIV and HIV/TB care and treatment programs More information about countries DHAPP currently operates in and its existing programs can be found on the DHAPP website, http://www.nhrc.navy.mil/programs/dhapp/index.html  .

6.2  Program Purpose and Plan
DHAPP continues to rely upon the vital support of various partners, such as non-governmental organizations, in implementing HIV/AIDS programs across the globe. Each country has a customized plan to help the country/military bring its HIV/AIDS programs to sufficient scale to help reduce the spread of the epidemic and mitigate its impact. DHAPP's current priority activities include the following: - training of master trainers and peer educators - ?Troop Level? HIV/AIDS prevention education and behavior change communication - Providing infrastructure and equipment for HIV testing - Increasing testing of all military personnel - Developing HIV laboratory diagnostic capability - Increasing clinical capability for health care of those infected with HIV - Effective implementation of monitoring and evaluation procedures This BAA is intended to solicit existing partners and establish new ones in order to expand the DHAPP/PEPFAR program. Interested sources should submit proposals identifying their plans and capabilities per information in Section IV, Application and Submission information. Proposals should focus on rapidly extending HIV/AIDS services to additional clients. Respondents are encouraged to target specific needs with a practical, pragmatic business plan, using small grass-roots organizations to provide community based services as a way to enhance organic capabilities and sustainability. 

CITE: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/DON/NAVSUP/200/DHAPPBAA07001/listing.html

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***Deadlines:     11/14/2007

Sponsor:  Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Title:        RFP--Micro Space Propulsion
Website:  http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA07%2D39/listing.html

SYNOPSIS:  A -- MICRO SPACE PROPULSION (MSP) SOL BAA07-39 DUE 111407 NAICS: 541710
DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of Micro Space Propulsion (MSP). Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems that enable demonstration of a prototype that meets program goals. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice, or research that primarily results in theoretical data or devices suitable only to laboratory usage. DARPA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) No. 07-39, entitled Micro Space Propulsion (MSP), is provided as an attachment to this solicitation notice and includes information on the specific areas of interest; the submission process; abstract and proposal formats; evaluation and selection/funding processes; as well as all other pertinent administrative and contractual information.

CITE: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA07%2D39/listing.html

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***Deadlines:     10/31/2007

Sponsor:  Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Title:        RFP--AMENDMENT--Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Science and Technology Fundamentals (SERS S&T Fundamentals)
Full Program:  http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA07%2D61/listing.html

SYNOPSIS:  A -- SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS (SERS S&T FUNDAMENTALS) SOL BAA07-61 DUE 103107 NAICS: 541710
DARPA is soliciting innovative research and development (R&D) proposals in the area of Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Science and Technology Fundamentals (SERS S&T Fundamentals). The goal of this program is to understand the physical origin of SERS enhancement factor and to prepare functionalized nanoparticles and other substrates optimized for future chemical and biochemical nanosensor technologies. The ability to reproducibly achieve a large SERS enhancement factor on metal surfaces represents an extremely powerful technique for the sensitive and selective detection of low-concentration analytes as commonly encountered in the detection of toxic industrial chemicals, chemical warfare agents, biochemicals, and in other sensing applications. The detailed understanding of the physical origins of SERS associated with nanoparticles and nanostructured surfaces and associated reproducibility is the fundamental research topic of this BAA. DARPA is therefore interested in both theoretical and experimental approaches aimed at understanding SERS phenomena. In particular, research directed toward the fundamental understanding of both electromagnetic enhancement (EM) and chemical enhancement (CE) mechanisms commonly cited in the literature are sought through this BAA. Understanding of the electromagnetic mechanism where illumination intensity is enhanced due to sharp metal surfaces, plasmonic effects, or near-field coupling between metal particles in nanoantenna-like structures is of interest. In particular, understanding the EM phenomena often described by plasmonic excitation leading to hot spots around nanometer-sized metal particles is desired. Similarly, research directed toward understanding the nature of chemical enhancement associated with the charge transfer excitation between molecules and metal particles is also of interest. DARPA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) No. 07-61, entitled " Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Science and Technology Fundamentals (SERS S&T Fundamentals)," is provided as an attachment to this solicitation notice and includes information on the specific areas of interest; the submission process; abstract and proposal formats; evaluation and selection/funding processes; as well as all other pertinent administrative and contractual information.

CITE: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA07%2D61/listing.html

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***Deadlines:     3/14/2008

Sponsor: Department of the Air Force
Title:       RFP--Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Space Situation Awareness Technology
Full Program: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFSC/SMCSMSC/Reference%2DNumber%2D07%2D54/listing.html

SYNOPSIS:  A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) FOR SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS TECHNOLOGY
SOL Reference-Number-07-54 DUE 031408 NAICS: 541710
Description:
The Space Superiority Systems Wing (SMC SYSW), Space Control Technologies Division (SYSW/ENT) Los Angeles AFB, is soliciting white papers to advance the state-of-the-art and scientific knowledge in Space Situation Awareness in Satellite Attitude Estimation from Optical Imagery. The purpose of this BAA is the acquisition of basic and applied research and that part of development not related to the development of a specific system or hardware procurement. This BAA will be used by SYSW to fulfill their requirements for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing knowledge or understanding rather than focusing on a specific system or hardware solution. Submittals that focus on a specific system such as RAIDRS or SBSS will not be considered eligible for award. For more information regarding BAAs see FAR Part 35.016.
The objective of this research is to demonstrate technologies enabling automatic attitude determination of satellites from imagery using limited data, such as telescope location and look angle and target satellite ephemeris, to determine where a principal axis such as the satellite line of sight intersects the earth. The algorithm or technique should be capable of operating on imagery obtained in daylight from ground-based telescopes, possibly with some degree of post-processing. Near-real-time techniques are desirable, but non-real-time techniques are also of interest, particularly if they offer additional capability (such as determination of antenna or solar array orientation). Strong preference will be given to concepts that modify existing algorithms or techniques over those offering to develop new algorithms or techniques. Papers should address three key areas: 1) Adaptation of algorithms to the task of estimating satellite attitude; 2) Development of a toolset allowing the demonstration of the algorithms on available imagery; 3) Laboratory demonstration/validation of algorithm and toolset performance. The white papers will be evaluated utilizing a peer or scientific review process and shall be evaluated based on the following criteria: (1) Suitability of the basic estimation approach to satellite attitude estimation;(2) Demonstrated maturity of the basic estimation approach (may be demonstrated for problems unrelated to satellite attitude estimation) (3) Affordability (price, in the context of affordability of white papers versus availability of funds, will be a substantial consideration in selecting white papers for awards, but will be secondary to technical considerations); (4) Additional capabilities and computational requirements. Basic suitability is the most important factor. Demonstrated maturity and affordability are of equal importance. Factor 4 will be a substantial consideration but is the least important factor. Price will be evaluated and white papers may be negotiated or selected for award. No further evaluation criteria will be used. White papers submitted will be evaluated as they are received. Individual proposal evaluations will be based on acceptability or unacceptability without regard to other white papers submitted under this BAA. The white paper shall include the following items. (a) Executive Summary: Describe the proposed program, objectives, and approach. A description of the innovation and benefits of the proposed approach and relationship to previous efforts should be discussed. b) Description: Describe the techniques, methods, materials, or ideas that will be addressed in this white paper, their innovation, and to what degree they advance the state-of-the-art. (c) Program Plan: Describe in detail the planned technical approach, how the approach will be executed, and anticipated period of performance in months. (d) Rough Order of Magnitude Cost Estimate (ROM). Please be advised that The Aerospace Corporation, MITRE, SAIC, and Scitor will be assisting the Government in the evaluation of white papers. If you believe that a potential conflict of interest exists, or you have other concerns, contract the Contracting Officer, Ann Birbeck at (310) 535-2634, as soon as possible, but no later than the time of your white paper submission.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES A SOLICITATION FOR A WHITE PAPER. DO NOT SEND A PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME.

CITE: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFSC/SMCSMSC/Reference%2DNumber%2D07%2D54/listing.html

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***Deadlines:     3/14/2008

Sponsor: Department of the Air Force
Title:       RFP--Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Data Fusion in Space Control Technology
Full Program: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFSC/SMCSMSC/Reference%2DNumber%2D07%2D55/listing.html

SYNOPSIS:  A -- BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) FOR DATA FUSION IN SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY SOL Reference-Number-07-55 DUE 031408 NAICS: 541710

Description:
The Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Space Superiority Systems Wing (SYSW), Space Control Technologies Division (SYSW/ENT) Los Angeles AFB, is soliciting white papers to advance the state-of-the-art and scientific knowledge in Intelligence Data Fusion and Decision Support Tools to support the Defensive Counterspace (DCS) Mission area. The purpose of this BAA is the acquisition of basic and applied research consistent with advancing the knowledge of data fusion and decision support tools. This BAA will be used by SYSW to fulfill their requirements for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art and increasing knowledge in the areas of data fusion and decision support analysis. Submittals that focus on a specific existing system or program, such as SBSS or RAIDRS, or planned system will not be considered eligible for award. For more information regarding BAAs see FAR Part 35.016. This BAA seeks a white paper on offerors? concepts for Intelligence Data Fusion and Decision Support Capabilities focused on space control applications including Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and DCS. It is desired that, at a minimum, Joint Directors of Laboratories (JDL) Fusion Levels 1-3 and potentially 0, 4 and 5 shall be addressed in the BAA concepts. The goal of this basic and applied research is to develop and demonstrate the capability to bring together a large number of data sources with differing formats and data types to enable predictive battlespace awareness and characterization to support a quick decision process. Several obstacles to obtaining access to the data sources are security classification, restricted data access, or lack of a network interface. SYSW/ENT desires to have predictive capability to identify a threatening situation which may be developing. The goal of studying the fusing of various data sources and decision support analysis is to enable an operator to easily identify what is occurring and what the required defensive action might be. Offerer's white paper should recommend data fusion and/or decision support approaches for the space control mission area that provide the best method to make quick decisions and address how they will mitigate any problems to accessing the various data sources. Offerors shall additionally demonstrate their concept to the Government by modeling and simulation demonstrations. Below are specific areas to consider: A. Data Fusion 1. Intelligence Data Fusion (primary focus) a. Multiple intelligence sources integration b. Key entity extraction from unstructured text 2. Sensor Fusion (secondaryfocus) a. Multiple hypothesis tracking ? both quantitative (e.g. position) & qualitative (e.g. electronic identification) b. Tools to fuse different types of sensor data B. Decision Support 1. Threat Level Indication a. Ability to adapt to new threats scenarios b. Quickly identify new trends without long training sequences 2. Data Visualization ? clearly and concisely present event data to operator 3. Data Correlation ? correlate events (objects with attributes) C. Data Mining 1. Unsupervised ? multivariate statistics methods & clustering 2. Supervised ? classification engines including decision trees, neural networks, and Bayesian networks D. Data Handling 1. Handle different data source formats 2. Database schema translation 3. Generate/update/manage data schema, meta data content & data dictionaries 4. Data validation methods (e.g. watermarking) E. Information Management and Exploitation 1. Database and management functions - support agile exchange between producers and consumers in dynamic environments 2. Collaborative tools and processes - ensure rapid, effective decision-making in dynamic environments F. Automated Capabilities 1. Immediate threat action required warnings 2. Conjunction predictions 3. Proximity awareness 4. Maneuver detection.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES A SOLICITATION FOR A WHITE PAPER. DO NOT SEND A PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME.

CITE: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFSC/SMCSMSC/Reference%2DNumber%2D07%2D55/listing.html

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***Deadlines:     9/1/2010

Sponsor: Special Operations Command
Title:       RFP--Intelligence and Information Systems Programs Science and Technology
Website: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/USSOCOM/SOAL%2DKB/H92222%2D07%2DBAA%2DSOAL%2DII/listing.html

SYNOPSIS:  A -- INTELLIGENCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROGRAMS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(MOD) SOL H92222-07-BAA-SOAL-II DUE 090110

This publication constitutes a broad agency announcement (BAA) as contemplated in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) part 6.102(d)(2) and 35.016. Proposals submitted in response to this BAA and selected for award are considered to be the result of full and open competition and in full compliance with the provision of Public Law 98-369, The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984. Awards made under this BAA will be considered for research and development efforts that include experiments and tests, feasibility studies, technology and productibility evaluations, integrated technology evaluations, prototypes, operability, modeling, computational analysis, engineering and manufacturing development, and simulations. This includes evaluation of innovative or unique configurations or uses of commercial items and processes or concepts that are offered for further investigation for DOD applications. This BAA will remain open through FY 2010 unless superseded, amended or cancelled. Proposals may be submitted anytime during this period subject to the proposal submission process described in this BAA.
READ THIS ATTACHMENT THOROUGHLY AND FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.  NON-CONFORMING OFFERS WILL BE REJECTED WITHOUT CONSIDERATION. NOTE: ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF COMPUTER CONFIGURATION YOU HAVE YOU MAY HAVE TO VIEW THE CHARTS IN THE BAA ON THE WORD VIEW MENU AND CLICK ON WEB LAYOUT. THIS OPTION WILL BRING THE DATA UP.

CITE: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/USSOCOM/SOAL%2DKB/H92222%2D07%2DBAA%2DSOAL%2DII/listing.html

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***Deadlines:     9/8/2008

Sponsor: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Title:       RFP--DARPA Mathematical Challenges
Website: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA07%2D68/listing.html

SYNOPSIS:  A -- DARPA MATHEMATICAL CHALLENGES
SOL BAA07-68 DUE 090808 NAICS: 541710
DARPA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) No. 07-68, entitled "DARPA Mathematical Challenges", is provided as an attachment to this solicitation notice and includes information on the specific areas of interest; the submission process; proposal formats; evaluation and selection/funding processes; as well as all other pertinent administrative and contractual information. Any questions on this BAA should be sent to BAA07-68@darpa.mil . Proposals not meeting the format or following the submission instructions described in the BAA may not be reviewed.

CITE: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/BAA07%2D68/listing.html

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***Deadlines:     10/31/2007

Sponsor:  Department of the Army
Title:        RFP--Position and Navigation Technology Research, Development and Demonstration for Command and Control Directorate
Website:  http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAB07/W15P7T%2D07%2DR%2DP037/listing.html

SYNOPSIS:  A -- POSITION AND NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION FOR COMMAND AND CONTROL DIRECTORATE
SOL W15P7T-07-R-P037 DUE 103107

The US Army CECOM Life Cycle Management Command announces the issuance of Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) W15P7T-07-R-P037, entitled Position and Navigation technology Research, Development and Demonstration for Command and Control Directorate. This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is sponsored by the US Army Communications-Electronics Command Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC), The Command and Control Directorate (C2D), and is valid through 30 September 2010, unless terminated sooner. This BAA is issued under provisions of paragraph 6.102(d)(2) and paragraph 35.016 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which provides for a competitive selection of research and development proposals submitted in response to this announcement. Accordingly, proposals selected for award are considered to be the result of full and open competition and fully compliant with PL 98-369, The Competition in Contracting Act of 1984. Prospective offerors should note that this BAA is an expression of interest only and does not commit the Government to make an award or pay proposal preparation costs generated in response to this announcement. The cost of proposal preparation for response to a BAA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resultant contract or any other contract. No contract award will be made unless appropriated funds are available for payment for the effort being acquired. Potential offerors are reminded that only a duly warranted contracting officer may obligate the Government to an agreement involving the expenditure of Government funds. Any resultant contract award would include all clauses required by Federal Acquisition Regulations and appropriate supplements. Specific information on program goals and proposed submission is provided on the IBOP. This BAA will be being evaluated using a two step process. Prospective offerors will first submit a white paper for evaluation. Submission of White Papers is mandatory prior to submission of a full proposal. The selection of one or more proposals for award will be based on a peer and scientific evaluation of each offerors response (to include both technical and cost aspects) to determine the overall merit of the proposal in response to this announcement. The U.S. Army CECOM LCMC has established the IBOP website as part of the Armys Single Face to Industry, to allow electronic posting of Solicitations for Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Quotations (RFQ) and Invitations for Bids (IFB) and Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) from the C-E LCMC to Industry. All parties who are interested in doing business with C-E LCMC are invited to access, operate, send, and receive information from the IBOP at https://abop.monmouth.a rmy.mil . The Broad Agency Announcement for this procurement will be posted on or around September 10, 2007. Points of Contact: Contract Specialists Erica Balesterri 732-427-1329, erica.balesterri@us.army.mil  and Harry Lutz 732-532-8370, harry.lutz@us.army.mil . Technical Point of Contact: Dr. Stanley Sokolowski 732-427-2704, Stanley.sokolowski@us.army.mil.

CITE: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAB07/W15P7T%2D07%2DR%2DP037/listing.html

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***Deadlines:     10/17/2007

Sponsor: Department of the Air Force
Title:       RFP--Amendment--SBSA--Air Force Education Services
Full Program:  http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFDW/AFDW11CONS/FA7012%2D07%2DR0019/listing.html

SYNOPSIS:  U -- AIR FORCE EDUCATION SERVICES
SOL FA7012-07-R0019 DUE 102207 POP 112 Brookley Avenue, Bolling AFB, Washington DC 20032 UNITED STATES NAICS: 611710
The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, transportation, and other services necessary to support the Air Force Education Services at Bolling AFB, Washington, DC, and the Pentagon, Arlington, VA. Contractor is to perform as Assistant Education Advisor Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT), Air Force Institute For Advance Distributed Learning (AFIADL) and Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) Test Administrator; Assistant Education Advisor, Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) Program Manager; Assistant Education Advisor/Centralized Tuition Assistance Program Manager; Air Force Institute Technology (AFIT) Air Force Institute of Technology Training Network (ATN) Distance Learning/Tech Center Administrator; Assistant Education Advisor/Learning Center Program Manager; Assistant Education Advisor/Professional Military Education (PME) Program Manager; Assistant Education Advisor/Outreach Program Manager; Assistant Education Advisor/Distance Learning Program Manager; Assistant Education Advisor/General Education Program Manager; and the Assistant Education Advisor Assistant-AFIT ATN, Administrator-Learning Center Test Proctor Services. Testing programs shall include all computer based DLPT 5, DANTES sponsored exams including CLEP, DANTES DSST, SAT, GRE, GMAT, PRAXIS and ASE. In addition, test programs will include the ACT, Excelsior and other designated academic Distance Learning (DL) testing from institutions, Colleges and Universities. All positions require completion of AFAEMS (Version 2.50) Training and Technical Certification. The above services will be on an AS CALL BASIS. The contractor shall perform to the standards in the contract as well as all local, state, and federal regulations. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 611710 at $6.5 Million Size Standard. The proposed acquisition requirement is 100% unrestricted. Period of performance is eleven months (1 November 2007 through 30 September 2008) with four (4) option years. The solicitation will be distributed solely on the World Wide Web at the following address beginning on or about 21 September 2007, http://www.fbo.gov .

CITE: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFDW/AFDW11CONS/FA7012%2D07%2DR0019/listing.html

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***Deadlines:     10/26/2007

Sponsor:  Department of the Army
Title:        RFP--Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DESPCoR)
Full Program:  http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAD19/W911NF%2D07%2DR%2D0011/listing.html  

SYNOPSIS:  A -- FISCAL YEAR 2008 DEFENSE EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DESPCOR)
SOL W911NF-07-R-0011 DUE 102607
The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the fiscal year 2008 Department of Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR). The program is executed under the policy guidance of the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Laboratories and Basic Sciences [ODUSD (LABS)] and administered through the Army Research Office (ARO), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) with the cooperation of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) State Committees. The program statute for DEPSCoR (section 257 of Public Law 103-337, as amended) states that DEPSCoR's objectives are to: (1) enhance the capabilities of institutions of higher education (universities) in eligible States to develop, plan, and execute science and engineering research that is competitive under the peer- review systems used for awarding Federal research assistance; and (2) increase the probability of long-term growth in the competitively awarded financial assistance that universities in eligible States receive from the Federal Government for science and engineering research. The Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) provides agency websites which identify specific research areas of interest for the ARO, ONR, and AFOSR. Only universities in EPSCoR States and Territories with degree granting programs in science, mathematics, and/or engineering are eligible to submit proposals under this BAA. Proposals must first be reviewed and approved by the respective EPSCoR State Committee. The BAA contains additional eligibility information and instructions for proposal preparation and submission. Proposals must be submitted through the Grants.gov electronic submission system or in hard copy. Proposals must be received by 4:00 PM Eastern Time on October 26, 2007.

CITE: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/USA/USAMC/DAAD19/W911NF%2D07%2DR%2D0011/listing.html  

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***Deadlines:     9/30/2008

Sponsor: Office of Naval Research
Title:       RFP--Long Range Broad Agency Announcement for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology
Full Program:  http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/DON/ONR/ONR/BAA08%2D001/listing.html

SYNOPSIS:  A -- LONG RANGE BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SOL BAA08-001 DUE 093008 NAICS: 541710
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in receiving proposals for Long-Range Science and Technology (S&T) Projects which offer potential for advancement and improvement of Navy and Marine Corps operations. Readers should note that this is an announcement to declare ONR's broad role in competitive funding of meritorious research across a spectrum of science and engineering disciplines. Prior to preparing proposals, potential offerors are strongly encouraged to contact the ONR point of contact (POC) whose program best matches the offeror's field of interest. For information on POCs, refer to the ONR Science and Technology Departments as listed in the Science and Technology section of the ONR Home Page accessible through the World Wide Web at http://www.onr.navy.mil/ and for ONR's International Agent located on the ONR Global Homepage at http://www.onrglobal.navy.mil/  .

CITE: http://www2.fbo.gov/spg/DON/ONR/ONR/BAA08%2D001/listing.html
 

***The following programs are limited in the number of applications that can be submitted by the university. If you are interested in applying to any of the 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.  

LIM-6652
DHHS-PHS-NIH-NIEHS
Outstanding New Environment Scientist Award (ONES)

Purpose. The Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award is intended to identify outstanding scientists who are in the early, formative stages of their careers and who intend to make a long term career commitment to research in the mission areas of the NIEHS and assist them in launching an innovative research program focusing on problems of environmental exposures and human biology, human pathophysiology and human disease. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Applicants may request up to five years and up to $400,000 in direct costs in the first two years and up to $275,000 in years 3-5. See Section IV.6., “ Other Submission Requirements”. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. Number of Applications. Only one application per school or college within a university will be accepted. See Section III.1A, “Eligible Institutions”.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-07-005.html
Deadline:12/10/07

LIM-6653
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Beckman Young Investigators Program

Statement of Research Grant Policy & Procedures The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation makes grants to non-profit research institutions to promote research in chemistry and the life sciences, broadly interpreted, and particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science. The Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Program is intended to provide research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of academic careers in the chemical and life sciences.
GUIDELINES
The following general guidelines apply: The BYI program is open to persons with tenure-track appointments in academic and non-profit institutions that conduct fundamental research in the chemical and life sciences. No more than two (2) candidates may apply from any one institution. If the foundation receives more than two applications from any one institution, only the first two received shall be considered for review. Institutions that submit 'bulk' of two (2) or more applications will be rejected in their entirety.
http://www.beckman-foundation.com/byi_guides.html
Deadline:09/28/07

LIM-6654
National Science Foundation
Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (CEIN)

DUE DATES Preliminary Proposal Deadline Date: December 10, 2007
Full Proposal Deadline(s) (due by 5 p.m. proposer's local time): March 17, 2008
Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: 1 Only one Preliminary Proposal may be submitted by any one organization as the lead organization.
Full proposals may be submitted by invitation only.

This solicitation requests proposals to create a national Center to conduct fundamental research and education on the implications of nanotechnology for the environment and living systems at all scales. The Center will address interactions of naturally derived, incidental and engineered nanoparticles and nanostructured materials, devices and systems (herein called “nanomaterials”) with the living world. Essential elements of this Center will include understanding the interactions of nanomaterials with organisms, cellular constituents, metabolic networks and living tissues; understanding environmental exposure and bioaccumulation and their effects on living systems; and determining the biological impacts of nanomaterials dispersed in the environment. Additional elements of the Center may include the development of methods and instrumentation for the detection and characterization of nanomaterials. For the purpose of this solicitation, nanomaterials have at least one dimension with a length of approximately 1 to 100 nm. A multidisciplinary research approach involving the biological, chemical, physical, computational, mathematical, social and behavioral sciences will be needed to understand the fundamental processes associated with the interaction of nanomaterials with the environment and living systems. This Center is expected to interact with other Nanotechnology Science and Engineering Centers as appropriate.
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503124
Deadline:12/10/07

LIM-6657
DHHS-PHS-NIH-FIC
International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups (ICBG)

The National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Energy invite applications for the establishment or continuation of "International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups" (ICBG) to address the interdependence of biodiversity exploration for potential applications in health, agriculture and energy, with investments in research capacity that support sustainable use of these resources, the knowledge to conserve them, and equitable partnership frameworks among research and development organizations in the U.S. and low and middle income countries. The Government is budgeting $3 – 4 million in FY 08 for the initial awards. An applicant may request a project period of up to five years and a budget for direct costs up to $600,000 per year. We anticipate making four to five new and/or competing continuation grants. All NIH awards will be cooperative agreements using the U01 mechanism. Associated awards from the DOE or the USDA/CSREES will use their grant mechanisms and may involve resubmitting a component of a successful ICBG application to one of those agencies for a separate but linked award. The NIH will review only one application from any one institution. Therefore, you are encouraged to consult within your institution about other individuals who may be considering applying before developing one yourself.
Letters of Intent Receipt Date: November 6, 2007
Application Receipt Date: December 4, 2007
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-08-003.html
Deadline:11/06/07