Funding Opportunities — Limited Submission

ORAU/ORNL High Performance Computing (HPC) Grant Program

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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

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

The goal is to expand the existing research initiatives of university faculty from ORAU member institutions or to create new research areas. Proposals for cross-cutting research projects from faculty are welcomed. Opportunities exist for both faculty and students

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:

Only 1 submission allowed per institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Letter of Intent due:

Not Applicable)

Pre-Proposal due:

September 30, 2009

Full proposal due: 
November 30, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

September 14, 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state

ORAU/ORNL High Performance Computing (HPC) Grant Program

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

PAR-09-011
Diversity-Promoting Institutions Drug Abuse Research Program (DIDARP) (R24)
National Institutes of Health

The purpose of this program is to increase the drug abuse and addiction research capacity of institutions that historically and/or currently serve students from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds. Grants will be provided to foster the research career development of a highly diverse cadre of students, faculty and staff who are underrepresented in drug abuse research. All capacity development and research activities must address scientific areas related to the mission and priorities of the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Participation in sponsored biomedical and behavioral research is low among some racial and ethnic groups and the academic institutions that serve them predominantly.  Reasons for this underrepresentation in research include the following: (1) the primary, historic mission of many institutions with predominantly minority student bodies has been to provide excellent teaching in order to prepare its students for work and/or advanced studies at other institutions; (2) community service has been an important, time-consuming expectation of faculty and staff members; (3) many of these institutions have not had graduate research programs; and (4) support for research (e.g., facilities, equipment, release time, library resources, personnel) has been either unavailable or inadequate.

Diversity-promoting institutions, however, are redefining and expanding their mission to include a strong emphasis on research and have made strides in recent years to broaden and strengthen their research infrastructure and endeavors. In addition, these institutions have increased their interest and involvement in drug prevention and treatment programs and are particularly poised to expand these endeavors into the research arena. For example, many are engaged in various drug and HIV/AIDS education, prevention, and training activities; some have current but limited drug abuse research; some have strong ties to community-based organizations, agencies, and schools that are addressing drug abuse problems; and many have indicated interest in developing competency in drug abuse research. This program is intended to provide support to institutions that demonstrate a commitment to developing a supportive environment for fostering research and research careers in drug abuse and addiction.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 1 submission allowed per lead institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Letters of Intent due:

November 17 , 2009

Full proposal due: 

December 15, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

October 16,2009 (for 11/17/2009 LOI due date)

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
PAR-09-011 - DIDARP

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

RFA-CA-09-014
Cancer Nanotechnology Training Centers (CNTCs)(R25)
National Institutes of Health

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits applications for the development of: Cancer Nanotechnology Training Centers (CNTCs) as a component of the NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer (The Alliance) (http://nano.cancer.gov). In addition to the CNTCs, the Alliance will consist of the Centers for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNEs, as the core of the program infrastructure), platform projects (CNPPs), and a K99/00 career transition program. The CNTCs are designed to establish innovative research education programs supporting the development of a multi-disciplinary nanotechnology workforce capable of pursuing cancer research. The proposed CNTCs should target graduate student and post-doctoral researchers of broad background (in medicine, biology, and other health sciences as well as in the physical sciences, chemistry, and engineering). The program of multi-disciplinary research education in cancer nanotechnology should be primarily focused on mentored laboratory-based training through participation in dedicated training research projects. In addition to funds for the training projects, CNTC awards may be used to support participants’ salaries for up to two years. Courses, seminars, and other forms of research education may also be included in the CNTC program. This FOA is open to all qualified applicants regardless of whether or not they participated in the previous issuance of the Alliance program.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 1 submission allowed per institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Letters of Intent due:

November 17 , 2009

Full proposal due: 

December 17, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

October 30, 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
RFA-CA-09-014 (CNTCs)

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

PAR-07-411

Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (R25)

National Institutes of Health

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits Research Education (R25) grant applications to facilitate the transfer and graduation of students of diverse backgrounds from associate to baccalaureate degree-granting institutions. The program promotes inter-institutional partnerships to improve the quality and quantity of students from underrepresented groups and or health disparities populations being trained as the next generation of biomedical and behavioral research scientists.

• Purpose. 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.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
An applicant institution may not submit, or have pending, more than one Bridges to the Baccalaureate application. An institution may only hold one Bridges to the Baccalaureate award.

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Letter of Intent due:

Not Applicable)

Full proposal due: 
September 18, 2009

January 20, 2010

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

July 31, 2009 (for the September 18, 2009 submission)

or

November 15, 2009 (for the January 20, 2010 submissions)

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
PAR-07-411

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

Continuation of Studies on Early Environmental Exposures and Human Puberty (U01) RFA-ES-09-008
National Institutes of Health

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), is a limited competition soliciting cooperative agreement (U01) applications from investigators supported under Project 2 (“epidemiology project”) of an existing Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center (BCERC) Grant (RFA-ES-03-001). The purpose of this FOA is to continue support of the Centers’ ongoing longitudinal studies examining how environmental, genetic, biologic, lifestyle, and socioeconomic factors influence female pubertal development and subsequent breast cancer risk, with a continued emphasis on the essential role of collaboration between researchers and breast cancer advocates in attaining research goals. Continued follow-up of girls enrolled in the BCERC epidemiological studies will maximize the investment made in establishing these unique cohorts and increase power to draw significant conclusions regarding the impact of early environmental determinants on puberty. Studies will continue to use similar methods to collect data on pubertal endpoints, genetic variation, and environmental stressors of importance to future breast cancer risk and participate in pooled analyses across all three study sites. Researchers will collaborate with a local Community Outreach and Translation Core (COTC) that will assist with participant retention, build and promote partnerships among researchers, community members, and other stakeholders, ensure representation of the concerns of breast cancer advocates in formulating research questions, and develop and implement tools and materials to communicate study findings to the public and policy makers.  

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 1 submission allowed per institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Letter of Intent

November 23, 2009

Full proposal due: 

December 23, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before: November 16, 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
RFA-ES-09-008

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)
NSF 09-502
National Science Foundation

The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education, museums and science centers, and non-profit organizations. This program especially seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, by providing shared instrumentation that fosters the integration of research and education in research-intensive learning environments.  Development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organization use is encouraged, as are development efforts that leverage the strengths of private sector partners as appropriate for the goals of the MRI Program. 

To accomplish these goals, the MRI program assists with the acquisition or development of shared research instrumentation that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs.  For the purposes of the MRI Program, proposals must be for either acquisition or development.  Instruments are expected to be operational for regular research use by the end of the award period. A key recommendation of a 2006 National Academies report on “Advanced Research Instrumentation and Facilities” (ARIF) was that the NSF should expand the MRI program so that it includes “mid-scale” instrumentation whose capital costs are greater than $2 million, but with costs that are not appropriate for NSF’s Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account.  The MRI program now accepts proposals requesting over $2 million in NSF support (to the maximum request of $4 million) for the acquisition of a single instrument.  For proposals requesting $2 million or less, investigators may seek support for instrument development or for acquisition of a single instrument, a large system of instruments, or multiple instruments that share a common or specific research focus.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 1 submission allowed per institute for instrument development

Only 2 submissions allowed per institute for instrument

acquisition

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Full proposal due: 

January 28, 2010

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

December 16 , 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 09-502

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

Internation Science and Education Grants Program
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

The International Science and Education Competitive Grants Program (ISE) supports research, extension, and teaching activities that will enhance the capabilities of American colleges and universities to conduct international collaborative research, extension and teaching. ISE projects are expected to enhance the international content of curricula; ensure that faculty work beyond the U.S. and bring lessons learned back home; promote international research partnerships; enhance the use and application of foreign technologies in the U.S.; and strengthen the role that colleges and universities play in maintaining U.S. competitiveness.

Proposals should demonstrate how the proposed work responds to the specific needs and strengths of the university or college in addressing one or both of the following areas:

1. Strengthening the Global Competence of Students, Faculty, and Staff in Agriculture and Related Areas
Students, faculty, and staff should clearly understand international factors that affect U.S. food and agriculture, and faculty and staff should convey an understanding of the international dimensions of agricultural and related sciences to students. Areas of emphasis may include but are not limited to: (a) planning, implementing and evaluating initiatives that enhance the international content of the curricula in colleges and universities so as to ensure that United States students acquire an understanding of the international dimensions and trade implication of their studies; (b) ensuring that U.S. scientists, extension agents, and educators convey the implications of their international findings to students, peers and other users in the United States; or (c) enhancing the capabilities of colleges and universities to conduct collaborative research with other countries, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, on issues relevant to U.S. agricultural performance.
2. Enhancing Business Performance in International Agriculture and Related Sectors
Through extension, research and/or teaching programs, enhance the ability of American agricultural producers, marketers and others in the agricultural community to operate effectively in the global arena. Supportable activities include but are not limited to: (a) enhancing the capabilities of U.S. colleges and universities to provide cooperative extension education that promotes the application of new technology developed in foreign countries to U.S. agriculture; or (b) enhancing the capability of U.S. colleges and universities, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, to provide leadership and education programs in market identification, international trade policies, new or existing markets, and production efficiencies. Such programs should strengthen the ability of American natural resources and food production, processing, and distribution businesses and industries to compete internationally.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 2 submission allowed per institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:

Full proposal due: 

January 28, 2010

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before: December 16, 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
USDA-NIFA-SERDIP-002675

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

ORAU RALPH E. POWE JUNIOR FACULTY ENHANCMENT AWARDS
OAKRIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES

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

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 2 submission allowed per institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Full proposal due: 

February 5, 2010

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before: January 4, 2010

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
ORAU POWE JUNIOR FACULTY ENHANCEMENT

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

07-557
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering   Supplements and Sites
National Science Foundation

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

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 2 submission allowed per institute; Only 1 submission allowed per PI

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Full proposal due: 

November 16, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

October 20, 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF07-557

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

ORNL - Graduate Student Awards to Attend 60th Meeting of Nobel Laureates

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Since 1951, Nobel Laureates in chemistry, physics, and physiology/medicine convene annually in Lindau, Germany, to have open and informal meetings with students and young researchers.  The Laureates lecture on the topic of their choice in the mornings and participate in less formal, small-group discussions with the students in the afternoons and some evenings.   In addition to this valuable interaction, the participants enjoy the picturesque island city of Lindau. This medieval city—rich in central European culture—is located at the eastern end of Lake Constance, just north of the Swiss Alps, at the common border of Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.   Students and young researchers are nominated and selected by several sponsoring agencies and organizations. 

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 1 submission allowed per lead institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Letters of Intent due:

N/A

Full proposal due: 

October 30, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before:

September 30, 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
ARNL GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

Searle Scholars Program

The Searle Scholars Program makes grants to selected academic institutions to support the independent research of outstanding young scientists who have recently joined the tenure-track faculty. The current grant level is $300,000 for a three-year period. Normally, the program makes 15 new grants each year.

Applications to the program must be submitted through invited institutions only, and not by individual candidates. The list of invited institutions can be found on the Participating Institutions page. Individuals from an invited institution who are considering submitting applications should consult with their Provost, Graduate Dean, or similarly situated academic officer to determine how many applications their institution has been allowed to submit as well as how selections will be made within their institutions.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 1 submission allowed per institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Full proposal due: 

September 25, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES: EXTENDED

Project abstract, CV and Chairs endorsement

July 31, 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
Searle Scholar Program

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

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

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

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

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:

An Institution may submit one proposal from each constituent school or college that awards degrees in an eligible field. See Section IV.A. for details.

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Letters of Intent due:

August 11, 2009

Full proposal due: 

September 14, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before:

July 10, 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 09-567 S-STEM

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

NSF 09-507
Math and Science Partnership (MSP)-Targetted Partnerships & Innovation Through Institutional Integration
National Science Foundation

The Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program is a major research and development effort that supports innovative partnerships to improve K-12 student achievement in mathematics and science. MSP projects are expected to raise the achievement levels of all students and significantly reduce achievement gaps in the mathematics and science performance of diverse student populations. In order to improve the mathematics and science achievement of the Nation's students, MSP projects contribute to what is known in mathematics and science education and serve as models that have a sufficiently strong evidence/research base to improve the mathematics and science education outcomes for all students. NSF's MSP program coordinates its effort with the Mathematics and Science Partnerships program of the U.S. Department of Education in the expectation that effective innovations in mathematics and science education will be disseminated into wider practice. The two programs are significant components of the America COMPETES Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-69).

Through this solicitation, NSF seeks to support five types of MSP awards plus EHR-wide projects:

1. Targeted Partnerships focus on studying and solving teaching and learning issues within a specific grade range or at a critical juncture in education, and/or within a specific disciplinary focus in mathematics or the sciences;

2. Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) projects enable faculty, administrators, and others in institutions to think and act strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards, with particular emphasis on awards managed through programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), but not limited to those awards.  For Fiscal Year 2009, proposals are being solicited in nine EHR programs that advance I3 goals:  CREST, GSE, HBCU-UP, ITEST, LSAMP, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:

For Fiscal Year 2009, proposals are being solicited in nine EHR programs that advance the goals of Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3):  CREST, GSE, HBCU-UP, ITEST, LSAMP, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP.  Given the focus on institutional integration, an institution may submit only one proposal to the I3 competition for each deadline.     

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

August 20, 2009 (for Targetted Partnerships)

August 25, 2009 (for Innovation through Institutional Integration )

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

July 16, 2009 ( Targetted Partnerships)

July 20, 2009 ( Innovation through Institutional Integration)

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 09-507 MSP

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

NSF 09-508
Research in Disabilities Education (RDE)
National Science Foundation

The Research in Disabilities Education (RDE) program seeks to broaden the participation and achievement of people with disabilities in all fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and associated professional careers. The RDE program has been funding this objective since 1994 under the prior name "Program for Persons with Disabilities." Particular emphasis is placed on contributing to the knowledge base by addressing disability related differences in secondary and post-secondary STEM learning and in the educational, social and pre-professional  experiences that influence student interest, academic performance, retention in STEM degree programs, STEM degree completion, and career choices.  Projects also investigate effective practices for transitioning students with disabilities across critical academic junctures, retaining students in undergraduate and graduate STEM degree programs, and graduating students with STEM associate, baccalaureate and graduate degrees.  Research project results inform the delivery of innovative, transformative and successful practices employed by the Alliances for Students with Disabilities in STEM to increase the number of students with disabilities completing associate, undergraduate and graduate degrees in STEM and to increase the number of students with disabilities entering our nation's science and engineering workforce.  RDE projects contribute to closing the gaps occurring for people with disabilities in STEM fields by successfully disseminating findings, project evaluation results, and proven good practices and products to the public.

Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) projects enable faculty, administrators and others in institutions to think and act strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards, with particular emphasis on awards managed through programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), but not limited to those awards.  For Fiscal Year 2009, proposals are being solicited in nine EHR programs that advance I3 goals:  CREST,  GSE, HBCU-UP, ITEST, LSAMP, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP. 

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:

For Fiscal Year 2009, proposals are being solicited in nine EHR programs that advance the goals of Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3 ):  CREST, GSE, HBCU-UP, ITEST, LSAMP, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP.  Given the focus on institutional integration, an institution may submit only one proposal to the I3 competition for each deadline.     

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

August 25, 2009 (for Innovation through Institutional Integration )

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

July 21, 2009 ( Innovation through Institutional Integration )

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 09-508 RDE

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

NSF 09-515
Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM (ABP)
National Science Foundation

A track for Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) is included.   I3 challenges faculty, administrators, and others in institutions to think strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards and is itself an integrative, cross-cutting effort within the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR).  For Fiscal Year 2009, proposals are being solicited in nine EHR programs that advance I3 goals: 

Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)
Research on Gender in Science and Engineering (GSE)
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Program (HBCU-UP)
Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)
Alliances for Broadening Participation in STEM:  Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
Math and Science Partnership (MSP)
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
Research in Disabilities Education (RDE)
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP

Projects enable faculty, administrators, and others in institutions to think and act strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards, with particular emphasis on awards managed through programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), but not limited to those awards.  For Fiscal Year 2009, proposals are being solicited in nine EHR programs that advance I3 goals:  CREST,  GSE, HBCU-UP, ITEST, LSAMP, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP.    

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:

For Fiscal Year 2009, proposals are being solicited in nine EHR programs that advance the goals of Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3):  CREST, GSE, HBCU-UP, ITEST, LSAMP, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP.  Given the focus on institutional integration, an institution may submit only one proposal to the I3 competition for each deadline.     

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

August 25, 2009 (for Innovation through Institutional Integration )

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

July 21, 2009 ( Innovation through Institutional Integration )

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 09-515 STEM

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

NSF 09-561

Major Research Instrumentation Program   (MRI-R²)

National Science Foundation

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

To accomplish these goals, the MRI program assists with the acquisition or development of shared research instrumentation that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs. For the purposes of the MRI Program, proposals must be for either acquisition or development (see Section II.A.2). Instruments are expected to be operational for regular research use by the end of the award period. A key recommendation of a 2006 National Academies report on “Advanced Research Instrumentation and Facilities” (ARIF) was that the NSF should expand the MRI program so that it includes “mid-scale” instrumentation whose capital costs are greater than $2 million, but with costs that are not appropriate for NSF’s Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction account. As a result of the enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, NSF is holding a competition that is separate from the regular MRI competition. For this MRI-R2 competition only, proposals will be accepted for instrument development or for acquisition of a single instrument or a system of related instruments that share a common or specific research focus in the range $100,000-$6 million from Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education and non-degree-granting organizations; up to $6 million (there is no minimum request) from non-Ph.D.-granting institutions of higher education or the disciplines of mathematical sciences or social, behavioral, and economic sciences at any eligible organization.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:

Eligible organizations1 may submit a maximum of three (3) proposals, independent of the number of proposals that may have been submitted under the NSF 09-502 MRI competition. However, proposals that wholly or substantially duplicate those that were accepted for review under
NSF 09-502 will not be accepted for this competition.  A maximum of two submissions can be for instrument acquisition.  If three proposals are submitted, at least one submission must be for instrument development

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

August 10, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

June 19, 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 09-561 MRI-R²

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

NSF 09-504
ADVANCE:  Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Woment in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE)
National Science Foundation

To sustain competitiveness and facilitate continued innovation across all fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in the United States, we must utilize all talent the nation has to offer. Although women, minorities, and persons withdisabilities are an increasing percentage of the overall U.S. workforce, they remain underrepresented in STEM professions. Inparticular, despite significant advances made in the proportion of women choosing to pursue STEM doctoral degrees, women continue to be significantly underrepresented in almost all STEM academic positions.

Women have earned an increasing percentage of Ph.D.s in STEM disciplines in the U.S., rising from 17% in 1976 to 40% in 2006,yet their representation in academic STEM faculty and administrative positions has not wholly reflected these gains. The representation of women in academic faculty and administrative positions varies by a number of factors including discipline, rank,type of institution, and type of appointment (i.e., tenure vs. non-tenure track and part time vs. full time), as well as by race anddisability status.  Characteristics such as department and institutional climate, structure, organization, salary equity, and culturealso impact the representation of women in academic STEM positions.4 It is clear that many factors affect women’s participationand advancement in academic STEM positions that are external to their ability, interest, and technical skills.

Research on factors that may account for the lower proportion of women in the various ranks of STEM faculties includes the effectsof implicit and explicit bias; differential effects on women of conflicts between work and family demands; unequal access toresources such as space, salary, and supporting facilities; and underrepresentation of women in academic leadership and decision-making positions. The cumulative effect of such diverse factors has been to create formidable barriers to the participation andadvancement of women in academic STEM careers. Overcoming and eliminating these barriers and challenges, as well asaddressing emerging challenges such as the increasing emphasis on a globally engaged STEM academic workforce and theincreasing interdisciplinarity of STEM research and education, is critical to support the full participation of women in academic STEM careers.

The full participation of women in academic STEM careers is also important given the pivotal role that faculty members andadministrative leadership have as intellectual, professional, personal, and organizational role models that shape the expectations ofmany prospective scientists and engineers. Persistent underrepresentation of women faculty, especially in leadership positions, mayaffect all students' critically important relationships with mentors, participation as members of research and education teams, andself-identification as potential researchers.

The ADVANCE program provides support to address these and other identified challenges to increase the participation andadvancement of women in academic faculty and leadership positions. ADVANCE is particularly interested in projects that include afocus on underrepresented minority women and women with disabilities, as these populations are even more severelyunderrepresented in STEM academic careers and different strategies may be required to address their low representation. TheADVANCE Program welcomes creative uses of cyberinfrastructure, as well as creative and innovative international collaborations,for enabling and enhancing projects.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 1 submission allowed per lead institute for either Institutional Transformation (IT) OR IT-Catalyst

There is no limit on the number of PAID proposals

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Letter of Intent due:

January 20, 2009 (for PAID)

August 4, 2009 (for IT and IT-Catalyst)

Full proposal due: 
February 24, 2009 (for PAID)

November 12, 2009 (for IT-Catalyst)

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

July 13, 2009 (for IT and IT-Catalyst)

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 09-504 - ADVANCE

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NSF 09-547
Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP)

National Science Foundation

The Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Project (IMR-MIP) program in the Division of Materials Research provides support for the design and construction of major instruments costing more than $4 million but less than $20 million. The program also supports the development of detailed conceptual and engineering design for new tools for materials preparation or characterization at major user facilities.  Such instruments may include, for example,  neutron beam lines, synchrotron beam lines, and high field magnets, as well as development of detectors and preparation environments necessary to support materials research.  The program supports two types of awards: Conceptual and Engineering Design (CED) awards and Construction (CNST) awards.  A CED award will enable the proposer to do the necessary engineering design of the instrument.  A CNST proposal may only be submitted after a satisfactory engineering design of the instrument has been completed and has been approved by both the facility at which the instrument will be situated and by NSF.  The program does not provide operating funds for projects it supports through this solicitation.  Operational costs must be supported either by the facility or the institution at which the instrument is located or through some other source. It is anticipated that up to $ 3.0 million may be available for the FY 2009 competition. CED awards will be funded through continuing or standard grants for a total of up to about $2 million per award; up to one CNST award will be funded through a five-year cooperative agreement, for about $1 million to $4 million per year.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
An institution may submit at most one IMR-MIP proposal in a given year, whether for Conceptual and Engineering Design (CED) or for Construction (CNST).

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Letters of Intent due:

N/A

Full proposal due: 

June 29, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

May 29 , 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 09-547

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RFA-CA-09-001
NIH-Supported Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD) (P50)
National Institutes of Health

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), sponsored jointly by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) of the National Institutes of Health, solicits grant applications for Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities (CPHHD) Program.  The CPHHD Program is designed to promote transdisciplinary research in the area of health inequities with the purpose of contributing directly to improved health outcomes and quality of life for populations with a higher disease burden. This FOA is an open competition for all eligible applicants.  The focus is on both understanding the pathways that result in disparate health outcomes and developing comprehensive models of how various social, economic, cultural, environmental, biological, behavioral, physiological, and genetic factors affect individual health outcomes and their distribution in populations.  Under this FOA, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will support centers focused on health disparities related to    the differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of cancer and related adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States (U.S.). Centers proposed for funding by the NHLBI must target disparities in cardiovascular diseases and must have the development of interventions to reduce these health disparities as the primary objective of the proposed research. Applicants proposing Centers focused on cancer-related disparities are must include intervention development/testing as one of required projects.  Ultimately, for both areas, the results of the proposed research should aid the development of effective strategies for multilevel interventions to that seek to promote health and/or lessen the burden of disease.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 1 submission allowed per lead institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Letters of Intent due:

April 29, 2009

Full proposal due: 
May 29, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

March 16, 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
RFA-CA-09-001 - CPHHD

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W911NF-09-R-0003

Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR)

Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command

The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the fiscal year 2009 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). ARO, ONR, and AFOSR will award research grants based on this announcement. 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.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Each Eligible University may submit a maximum of three proposals

AGENCY DEADLINES:

Letter of Intent due:

(Not Applicable)

Full proposal due: 
May 4, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:

March 27, 2009
Preprosal Instructions

Announcements

Preprosal Form

Submitted by email, to EPSCoRDE@dbi.udel.edu

Subject line should state
DE DEPSCOR

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NSF 09-533
Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering  

One nanometer (one billionth of a meter) is a magical point on the dimensional scale. Nanostructures are at the confluence of the smallest of human-made devices and the largest molecules of living systems known today. Nanoscale science and engineering here refer to the fundamental understanding and resulting technological advances arising from the exploitation of new physical, chemical, and biological properties of systems that are intermediate in size, between isolated atoms and molecules and bulk materials, where the transitional properties between the two limits can be controlled. During the last few years, novel structures, phenomena, and processes have been observed at the nanoscale (from a fraction of a nanometer to about 100 nm) and new experimental, theoretical, and simulation tools have been developed for investigating them. These advances provide exciting opportunities for scientific and technological developments in nanoparticles, nanostructure materials, nanodevices, and systems.

Nanotechnology is the creation and utilization of functional materials, devices, and systems with novel properties and functions that are achieved through the control and restructuring of matter at the atomic, molecular and macromolecular levels. A revolution has begun in science, engineering, and technology based on the ability to organize, characterize, and manipulate matter systematically at the nanoscale. Far-reaching outcomes for the 21st century are envisioned in both scientific knowledge and a wide range of technologies in most industries, healthcare, conservation of materials and energy, biology, environment, and education. Fundamental research in nanoscale science and engineering (NSE) underpins innovation in critical areas ranging from manufacturing to medicine.

NSE has technological, economic, environmental, social, and ethical dimensions that may change the world in which we live. Increased understanding and appreciation of the potential for nanoscale science and engineering will be needed to create an informed citizenry and a competitive workforce.

The Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering program aims to integrate nanoscale science, engineering, and technology into the undergraduate engineering curricula. The NUE program provides funding for projects that will address the educational challenges of these emerging fields and generate practical ways of introducing nanotechnology into undergraduate engineering education with a focus on devices and systems and/or on social, economic, and ethical issues relevant to nanotechnology. Given the worldwide expansion of research and education in nanoscale science and engineering, international collaborations that advance underlying nanoscale science and engineering education goals and strengthen U.S. activities are encouraged.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 1 submission allowed per lead institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Full proposal due: 
April 29, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

March 16, 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 09-533

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RFA-ES-08-005
Superfund Basic Research and Training Program (P42)
National Institutes of Health

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) invites qualified investigators from domestic institutions of higher education to submit an application for a Superfund Basic Research and Training Program (SBRP) multi-project program grant.  With the assignment of the SBRP to NIEHS, the goal of the Program is to improve public health by supporting integrative research that is multidisciplinary in nature and includes the ability to identify, assess, and evaluate the potential health effects of exposure to hazardous substances and to develop innovative chemical, physical and biological technologies for reducing potential exposure to hazardous substances.

Applicants responding to this FOA are expected to develop an over-arching conceptual theme to guide the scientific direction of the Program’s interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary research team.  It is expected that the overall theme will foster collaboration, whereby projects are integrated and specific emphasis is placed on interactions between the biomedical and non-biomedical research projects. 

• The research team should focus on environmental exposures encountered at hazardous waste sites currently or emerging contaminants of concern.
• A conceptual theme should be developed that encompasses a holistic approach to protecting human health by incorporating the principles of environmental health sciences and the engineering, geochemical and ecological sciences within the framework of a basic research program.
• The scientific approaches to be undertaken should focus on improving our understanding of the multiple aspects of environmental health sciences and environmental sciences research. 
• A proactive approach should be developed through a required Research Translation Core for translating the scientific accomplishments emanating from the Program to its many stakeholders whether to the public through information dissemination, to industry via technology transfer, or to government through partnerships. 

Ultimately, decisions needed to protect human health must be based on mechanistic knowledge gained from the integration of available data from all relevant research disciplines such as toxicology, molecular biology, epidemiology, geology, ecology and engineering.  It is expected that the development of integrated and inter-disciplinary research programs will result in an extraordinary level of synergy and technology-transfer opportunities, the outcomes of which have the potential to: (1) improve our understanding of the relationship between exposure and disease; (2) accelerate the development of public health prevention/intervention strategies to improve human health, as well as reduce the risk of exposure to toxic substances found at hazardous waste sites; (3) translate basic non-biomedical research into efficient and cost-effective cleanup strategies; and (4) improve the decision-making process at sites by reducing the uncertainty in human and ecological risk assessments.  All are important goals of the SBRP.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 1 submission allowed per lead institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Letter of Intent due:

March 16, 2009

Full proposal due: 
Apirl 15, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

February 15, 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
RFA-ES-08-005 - P42

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NSF 09-519
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT)
National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation continues the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program into its eleventh annual competition. Proposals for new and renewal IGERT projects will be accepted. The IGERT program has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in research and education with the interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills to become, in their own careers, leaders and creative agents for change. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive, and globally engaged science and engineering workforce.

IGERT is an NSF-wide endeavor involving the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO), Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Education and Human Resources (EHR), Engineering (ENG), Geosciences (GEO), Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE), the Office of Polar Programs (OPP), the Office of Integrative Activities (OIA), the Office of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI), and the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE). The IGERT program is managed by the Division of Graduate Education in EHR.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 4 submissions allowed per lead institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Letters of Intent due:

March 13, 2009

Full proposal due: 

September 14. 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

February 10 , 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 09-519 - IGERT

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NSF 08-530
Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE)
National Science Foundation

The 21st Century finds science and engineering facing increasingly complex and encompassing ethical and social issues. Science and engineering practices are also increasingly interdisciplinary and operate in many organizational and societal contexts. Many professional associations are involved in developing codes of ethics, hosting conferences on ethical problems in research practice, or exploring relationships among science, engineering, and society. This diversity of interests creates a need for connections among the range of fields, disciplines, organizations, and situations in which these ethical concerns arise.

Prior research and educational activities related to ethics, supported through the National Science Foundation and other Federal and private agencies and organizations, provide a background from which to develop relevant theory and methods to improve ethics education in science and engineering and to provide better resources for organizations concerned with ethics in these fields. Building on the Foundation's prior support for ethics-related research and program development, the NSF Directorates for:  Biological Sciences; Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Education and Human Resources; Engineering; Geosciences; Mathematical and Physical Sciences; and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences have joined together to continue the Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (EESE) program.

Results of the EESE program will contribute to resources that institutions may utilize in complying with Sec 7009 of the America COMPETES Act (H.R. 2272), which requires institutions to "provide appropriate training oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of research."

PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 1 submission allowed per lead institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Full proposal due: 
March 2, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

January 15 , 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 08-530 - EESE

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NSF 09-505
Partnerships for International Research and Education
National Science Foundation

Scientific and engineering discovery and learning are worldwide phenomena. Increasingly, centers of research excellence areemerging across the globe and new ideas and research are resulting from the intellectual interactions of people with diversebackgrounds. Consequently, U.S. scientists and engineers must be globally engaged and able to operate effectively in teams andnetworks comprised of partners from different nations and cultural backgrounds. International partnerships are, and will be,increasingly indispensable in addressing many critical science and engineering problems. Successful PIRE proposals will describeexcellent science and engineering research projects integrated with innovative educational programs. They will address questionsthat cannot be addressed without synergistic interactions with international collaborators. They will have substantive intellectualcontributions from international collaborators who bring unique capabilities to the research and education activity. They will undertakea research and education effort of a different nature and scope than typical NSF-funded projects, enabling U.S. researchers andtheir students to collaborate with the best scientists and engineers around the world in developed and developing countries. ThePIRE program will thereby enable transformative breakthroughs on cutting-edge science and engineering issues, including sharedglobal challenges. As such, proposals may involve one or more disciplines, U.S. institutions, foreign institutions, and countries. Theywill also facilitate greater student preparation for and participation in international research collaboration, and contribute to training adiverse, globally-engaged, U.S. science and engineering workforce.

PIRE awards enable long-term, collaborative research and education projects with international partners, including diverse networksand consortia that bring together the best expertise from within the United States and from abroad. PIRE is intended to catalyzechange in U.S. institutions by strengthening the capacity for international engagement. Successful proposals will describe how theresearch and education partnerships leverage institutional strengths and commitments to enhance the capacity for internationalengagement at a level above that of an individual research group. In addition, successful proposals will explain how thecomplementary strengths of the units within collaborating institutions will be used to enable and sustain a long-term program.Proposals for new and renewal projects are invited.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 3 submissions allowed per lead institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Letter of intent due:

February 26, 2009

Full proposal due: 
August 4, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

January 15 , 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 09-505 - PIRE

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RFA-HD-08-021
Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics Research Consortium (PPTRC) (U54)
National Institutes of Health

This FOA issued by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), solicits grant applications from institutions/organizations for the creation of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics Research Consortium (PPTRC) Nodal Centers to conduct comprehensive translational/basic and clinical research in pediatric therapeutics.  A major goal of the PPTRC Nodal Centers will be to conduct research that will fill gaps in knowledge that may be responsible for failed efficacy trials or that may prevent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) labeling of drugs in pediatrics. In addition, the Consortium will be expected to adopt a new paradigm of promoting personalized pediatric therapeutics and promote a greater understanding of the interrelationship among disease processes, and therapy across the developmental spectrum. Testing of new molecular entities, pediatric formulations, novel therapeutic approaches, new types of delivery systems and development and testing of biomarkers will be priorities for the consortium. The Consortium will also be a locus of training future leaders and researchers in pediatric clinical and developmental pharmacology.

This FOA is the result of the need to restructure the pediatric pharmacology research program to address knowledge gaps that may be responsible for failed efficacy trials and to accommodate the research needs of the future, while at the same time profiting from the experience and contributions made by the PPRU Network from 1994 through 2008.  A new consortium will be developed according to functional cores rather than a group of units that are similar in structure and function. A major realignment will be the expansion of translational research with linkage to basic research and the continued development of multidisciplinary teams.

Although this FOA stems from the previous initiative, the Pediatric Pharmacology Research Unit Network (RFA HD-03-001), the program structure and goals of the current FOA differ substantially from those of the original FOA. Consequently, all responses to this FOA will be considered new applications. Investigators who are or were members of the previous Network have developed strong collaborations over the years in the therapeutic areas addressed in this FOA and have made substantial contributions to development of pediatric pharmacology using a multi-investigator approach. Current and/or past members of the Pediatric Pharmacology Network and other experts in pediatric pharmacology are strongly encouraged to apply as PPRTC Nodal Centers.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 1 submission allowed per lead institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Letters of Intent due:

February 28, 2009

Full proposal due: 
March 31, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

January 15 , 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
RFA-HD-08-021 - PPTRCI

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NSF 09-507
Math and Science Partnership (MSP)
National Science Foundation

The Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program is a major research and development effort designed to improve K-12 student achievement in mathematics and science. NSF's MSP program coordinates its effort with the Mathematics and Science Partnerships program of the U.S. Department of Education in the expectation that effective innovations in mathematics and science education will be disseminated into wider practice. The two programs are significant components of the America COMPETES Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-69).

Through this solicitation, NSF seeks to support five types of MSP projects plus EHR-wide projects:

1. Targeted Partnerships focus on studying and solving teaching and learning issues within a specific grade range or at a critical juncture in education, and/or within a specific disciplinary focus in mathematics or the sciences;

1. Institute Partnerships – Teacher Institutes for the 21st Century focus on meeting national needs for teacher leaders/master teachers who have deep knowledge of disciplinary content for teaching and are fully prepared to be school- or district-based intellectual leaders in mathematics or the sciences;

2. MSP-Start Partnerships are for awardees new to the MSP program, especially from minority-serving institutions, community colleges and primarily undergraduate institutions, to support the necessary data analysis, project design, evaluation and team building activities needed to develop a full MSP Targeted or Institute Partnership;

3. Phase II Partnerships for prior MSP Partnership awardees focus on specific innovative areas of their work where evidence of the potential for significant positive impact is clearly documented. The intent is that focused efforts carry out the necessary research to advance knowledge and understanding in the specific area(s).

4. Research, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (RETA) projects directly support the work of the Partnerships by conducting methodologically rigorous studies of the impacts of MSP activities on student or teacher learning. Longitudinal and cross-site studies are particularly encouraged as are those that test innovative methodologies; and

5. Proposals submitted to the Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) track would request support for projects that enable faculty, administrators, and others in institutions to think and act strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards, with particular emphasis on awards managed through programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), but not limited to those awards.  For Fiscal Year 2009, proposals are being solicited in nine EHR programs that advance I3 goals:   CREST, GSE, HBCU-UP, ITEST, LSAMP, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 1 submission allowed per lead institute per Partnership category (Targeted, Institute, MSP-Start, and Phase II)

Only 1 submission allowed per lead institute for RETA proposals

Only 1 submission allowed per lead institute for the I3 competition for each of the I3 deadlines

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Full proposal due: 
Institute Partnerships, MSP-Start Partnerships, Phase II Partnerships, RETA Projects

February 17, 2009

Innovation through Instituational Integration (I3)

February 24, 2009

Targeted Partnerships

August 20, 2009

Innovation through Instituational Integration (I3)

August 25, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

January 6 , 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 09-507 - MSP

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NSF 09-513
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
National Science Foundation

The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program seeks to encourage talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors and professionals to become K-12 mathematics and science teachers. The program provides funds to institutions of higher education to support scholarships, stipends, and academic programs for undergraduate STEM majors and post-baccalaureate students holding STEM degrees who commit to teaching in high-need K-12 school districts.   A new component of the program supports STEM professionals who enroll as NSF Teaching Fellows in master's degree programs leading to teacher certification by providing academic courses, professional development, and salary supplements while they are fulfilling a four-year teaching commitment in a high need school district.  This new component also supports the development of NSF Master Teaching Fellows by providing professional development and salary supplements for exemplary math and science teachers to become Master Teachers in high need school districts.

Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3) projects enable faculty, administrators, and others in institutions to think and act strategically about the creative integration of NSF-funded awards, with particular emphasis on awards managed through programs in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), but not limited to those awards.  For Fiscal Year 2009, proposals are being solicited in nine EHR programs that advance I3 goals:  CREST, GSE, HBCU-UP, ITEST, LSAMP, MSP, Noyce, RDE, and TCUP.    

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 1 submission allowed per lead institute for each track:  (1) Noyce Teacher Scholoarship Track; (2) Teaching Fellows/Master Teaching Fellows Track

Only 1 submission allowed per lead institute for Innovation through Institutionsl Integration (I3) for each I3 deadline

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Letter of intent due:

For Noyce Scholarship and Teaching Fellowship/Master Teaching Fellowship February 10, 2009

Full proposal due: 
For Noyce Scholarship and Teaching Fellowship/Master Teaching Fellowship

March 10, 2009

For Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3)

February 24, 2009 and

August 25, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

January 6 , 2009

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 09-513 - Robert Noyce

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PAR-07-432
NIGMS’ Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) (R25)
National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of General Medical Sciences

In order to effectively promote a strong and diverse 21st century scientific workforce, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) actively supports programs that would increase the number of scientists who are members of groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, hereafter referred to as “targeted groups.” The Division of Minority Opportunities in Research (MORE) oversees several programs that promote the educational transition of these targeted groups from one level to the next. In 2006, a Working Group of the National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council urged the MORE Division to find ways to increase the number of researchers from the targeted groups who attain the Ph.D. degree by 10% per year. In response to this call, the MORE Division has revised the Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP), to provide institutions with demonstrated experience in training Ph.D. candidates in the biomedical sciences an opportunity to target talented and promising underrepresented baccalaureate graduates who did not enter Ph.D. programs but plan to pursue this degree.

The objective of the PREP is to encourage individuals from underrepresented groups, who have recently obtained their baccalaureate degrees, to complete Ph.D. degrees in biomedically relevant sciences through extensive academic enhancements and research experience. For the purposes of this program announcement, recent baccalaureate graduates are those who have graduated from an accredited U.S. college or university no more than 36 months prior to applying to a PREP and are not currently enrolled in a degree program. It is anticipated that this program would lead to a steady supply of exceptional Ph.D.-bound students from underrepresented groups. An added benefit of the PREP is that some of the participants might eventually become the scientists who conduct research on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, respiratory diseases, HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases, substance abuse, and other areas that address reducing health disparities. In order to increase their acceptance into highly selective graduate programs, PREP participants will receive extensive research training and academic preparation through a one-year apprenticeship, to further develop their scholarly potential and improve their research skills.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 1 submission allowed per lead institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Full proposal due: 
January 22, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

November 15 , 2008

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
PAR-07-432 - PREP

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NSF 09-502
Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)
National Science Foundation

The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) is designed to increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training in our Nation's organizations of higher education, research museums, and non-profit research organizations. This program seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, and to foster the integration of research and education by providing instrumentation for research-intensive learning environments. The MRI program encourages the development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use and in concert with private sector partners.

The MRI program assists in the acquisition or development of major research instrumentation that is, in general, too costly for support through other NSF programs. For proposals over $2 million, requests must be for the acquisition of a single instrument. For proposals requesting $2 million or less, investigators may seek support for instrument development or for acquisition of a single instrument, a large system of instruments, or multiple instruments that share a common or specific research focus.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 3 submission allowed per lead institute as a partner or subawardee

At least 1 of the 3 proposals must be for instrument development

AGENCY DEADLINES:
Proposal Due Date(s): 

Full proposal due: 
January 22, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

October 17 , 2008

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 09-502 - MRI

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

NSF 08-571

TeraGrid Phase III:  eXtreame Digital Resources for
Science and Engineering (XD)

National Science Foundation

The goal of this solicitation is to encourage innovation in the design and implementation of an effective, efficient, increasingly virtualized approach to the provision of high-end digital services – extreme digital services - while ensuring that the infrastructure continues to deliver high-quality access for the many researchers and educators that use it in their work.  The integration of extreme-scale digital resources and services into a common framework that makes it easy for researchers to take advantage of multiple resources and services remains a challenge.  Especially challenging is the desire of many researchers to be able to move between using local resources and national resources within a single, well integrated environment.  New ideas and technologies have emerged that make it timely to revisit the architecture of the TeraGrid and to plan to address these challenges in the coming years.  In preparation for the next operational phase of the TeraGrid (Phase III), to begin in 2010, NSF is encouraging proposals from any interested group capable of contributing to the design and execution of (a) the architecture and key integrating services that provide the common framework within which extreme digital services can be provided to researchers and educators, or (b) the provision of an advanced visualization and data analysis service within such a framework.  Collaborative proposals are welcome.

See program announcement for further information.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 1 submission allowed for each program per institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:

Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s):

November 4, 2008 (for integrating services)

Proposal Due Date(s): 

November 4, 2008 (for high-performance remote visualization)

June 5, 2009 (for integrating services)

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

September 15, 2008

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 08-571 - XD

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."

NSF 08-580

Science and Technology Centers:  Integrative Partnerships
National Science Foundation

The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships program supports innovative research and education projects that require large-scale, long-term investments. STCs conduct world-class research through partnerships among academic institutions, national laboratories, industrial organizations, and/or other public/private entities, and via international collaborations, as appropriate. Their partnerships build intellectual and physical infrastructure within or between disciplines and facilitate the creation, integration, and transfer of new knowledge.

The STC program supports important investigations at the interfaces of disciplines or fresh approaches within disciplines. STCs exploit opportunities in science, engineering and technology where the complexity of the research agenda requires the duration, scope, scale, flexibility, and facilities that Center support can provide. They help enable U.S. leadership in research areas in a world in which discovery, learning and innovation enterprises are increasingly interconnected, and increasingly global. Centers offer the science and engineering community a venue for interaction and an effective mechanism to undertake long-term, integrated scientific and technological research and education activities; to explore better and more effective ways to educate students; to broaden participation of underrepresented groups; and to develop approaches to ensure the timely transfer of research and education advances made in service to society. STC partner institutions work together with the lead institution as an integrated whole to achieve the shared research, education, diversity, and knowledge-transfer goals of the Center.

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PROPOSAL LIMITS:
Only 3 submissions allowed per institute

AGENCY DEADLINES:

Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s):

September 30, 2008

Proposal Due Date(s): 

April 30, 2009

Research Office DEADLINES:
2 page white paper on or before

August 15 , 2008

Submitted by email, to Limited-submission@ udel.edu

Subject line should state
NSF 08-580 - STC

The department administrator will need to enter this limited submission into the Peoplesoft Grants system using the instructions that are found in the 8.9 Grants manual under "limited submission."