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Nona C. Smith
Director of Sponsored Research
nsmith@brynmawr.edu
Tel: 610-526-5298
Morgan Wallhagen
Grants Associate
mwallhagen@brynmawr.edu
Tel: 610-526-7512
Fax: 610-526-5165
109 Taylor Hall
Bryn Mawr College
101 North Merion Ave
Bryn Mawr PA 19010-2899
Social Sciences Funding Opportunities
Phone: (703)528-1902 Fax: (703)528-3546
Web Site: http://www.aaanet.org/about/Prizes-Awards/Solon-Kimball-Award.cfm
DEADLINE: 06/01/2012
The American Anthropological Association Kimball Award offers an opportunity to honor exemplary anthropologists for outstanding recent achievements that have contributed to the development of anthropology as an applied science and have had important impacts on public policy. SUPPORT PROVIDED: The award is $1,000 and presented every other year at the annual meeting. APPLICANT INFORMATION: The Kimball Award can be given to individuals or to a team (including collaborators outside of anthropology) and is not restricted by nationality, anthropological specialization, or type of employment. The anthropological contribution may be theoretical or methodological. Where collaborative efforts provide the basis for a nomination, the collaboration must have been sustained over at least three years. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Nominees for the Kimball Award may be proposed by others, or may be self-nominated. Nomination packages must be submitted in time to be received by June 1, 2012.
Phone: (202)219-0326
Web Site: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2013_84305A.pdf
E-Forms: http://www.Grants.gov/
DEADLINES: 06/21/2012
09/20/2012
The Effective Teachers and Effective Teaching (Effective Teachers) topic supports research on effective strategies for improving the performance of classroom teachers in ways that increase student learning and school achievement in reading, writing, mathematics and the sciences for students from kindergarten through high school. The long term outcome of this research will be an array of programs (e.g., professional development programs), assessments, and strategies (e.g., recruitment and retention policies) that have been demonstrated to be effective for improving and assessing teacher quality in ways that are linked to increases in student achievement. Through the Effective Teachers topic, the Institute intends to improve the quality of teaching through research on teacher professional development, assessment of teachers, teacher preparation, and the recruitment, retention, and certification of teachers. This program focuses on teachers in kindergarten through Grade 12 in reading, writing, mathematics, and the sciences. For the Effective Teachers topic, applicants must submit under one of five goals in 2013: either Exploration or Development and Innovation or Efficacy and Replication or Effectiveness (formerly Scale-up Evaluation) or Measurement. Research supported under the Development and Innovation (Development/Innovation) goal develops innovative and education interventions and improves existing education interventions that are to Innovation produce beneficial impacts on student outcomes when implemented in authentic education delivery settings (e.g., classrooms, schools, districts). The Institute considers interventions to encompass curricula, instructional approaches, technology, education practices, programs, and policies. An iterative development process is expected to be used including a cycle of development, implementation, observation, and revision. The cycle is to continue until the interventions can be shown to be usable by the intended end users and feasible for use within the intended authentic delivery setting. A pilot study is done to determine if there is evidence of the promise of the intervention for achieving its intended student outcomes. The Institute expects that a finding of strong evidence of promise will lead to further research under the Efficacy and Replication goal. SUPPORT PROVIDED: The development and piloting of an intervention may vary in time due to the complexity of the intervention, the length of its implementation period, and the time expected for its implementation to result in changed student outcomes. Your proposed length of project should reflect these factors. Typical awards last 3 years. If you are proposing to develop a lengthy intervention (e.g., a yearlong curriculum) or an intervention that requires a long pilot study because it is expected to take additional time to affect students (e.g., a principal training program that is intended to improve instruction), you can request a 4-year award. Therefore, the maximum duration of a Development/Innovation project is 4 years. Development costs vary according to the type of intervention proposed. Your budget should reflect the scope of the work to be done. The maximum award is $1.5 million (total cost = direct costs + indirect costs). Under the Development/Innovation goal, no more than 30 percent of the total funds may be used for the pilot study that is to demonstrate the promise of the intervention for achieving the desired outcomes. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Applicants that have the ability and capacity to conduct scientifically valid research are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, nonprofit and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and institutions, such as colleges and universities. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Inquiries may be sent to Dr. Wai-Ying Chow above. The Institute asks all applicants to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) electronically using the instructions provided at https://iesreview.ed.gov/ by 4:30 p.m., Washington D.C. time, April 19, 2012, and July 19, 2012, prior to the application deadline of June 21, 2012, and September 20, 2012, respectively. The LOI is not binding and does not enter into the review of a subsequent application. Applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time. The June application package will be available on April 19, 2012, the September on July 19, 2012. (CFDA 84.305A)
Phone: (202)219-2154 (Stapleton) or (202)208-2174 (Ono)
Web Site: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2013_84305A.pdf
E-Forms: http://www.Grants.gov/
DEADLINES: 06/21/2012
09/20/2012
The Improving Education Systems: Policies, Organization, Management, and Leadership (Improving Education Systems) topic supports research to improve student learning through direct improvements in the organization and management of schools and education systems and through the establishment of policies intended to foster such improvements. The long-term outcome of this research will be an array of tools and processes (e.g., organizational strategies, professional development strategies, management practices, assessments, and policies to foster improvements in the latter) that have been documented to be effective for improving the ways in which schools and/or districts operate and, thereby, improving student outcomes. Through the Improving Education Systems topic, the Institute supports research to improve student learning and achievement through (a) the examination of education resources broadly defined including human capital (e.g., attributes of the administration, staff, and students), social assets (e.g., school climate, sense of trust among staff and students, sense of collective staff responsibility for student success), financial assets (e.g., funds available and how they are allocated), time assets (e.g., the school year and school day and how they are organized), and physical assets (e.g., building, facilities, equipment); (b) how these resources are drawn upon and structured to carry out the academic functions of the school or district; and (c) how these resources might be better developed, organized, managed, used, and maintained to improve student achievement. The Institute also supports research to improve the quality of leadership and administration at the school and district in order to enhance the teaching and learning environment for students and thereby improve student outcomes. Research must address the organization, leadership, and management (and related policies) of schools or districts that serve students at grade levels from kindergarten through high school. Through the Improving Education Systems program, applicants must submit under one of five goals in 2013: either Exploration or Development and Innovation or Efficacy and Replication or Effectiveness (formerly Scale-up Evaluation) or Measurement. Research supported under the Measurement goal supports (1) the development of new assessments or refinement of existing assessments and the validation of these assessments or (2) the validation of existing assessments for specific purposes, contexts, and populations. Under refinement, the Institute includes changing existing assessments or changing the delivery of existing assessments in order to increase efficiency, improve measurement, improve accessibility, or provide accommodation for test takers. Proposed assessments must meet the specific content and sample requirements detailed under the topic to which the application is submitted. Measurement projects include assessments intended to assess students (e.g., for screening, progress monitoring, formative assessment, outcome assessment), education professionals (e.g., credentialing or evaluation of teachers, principals, and related service providers), and/or education systems (e.g., accountability standards). All assessments developed and/or validated must be either directly or indirectly related to measures of student academic outcomes. SUPPORT PROVIDED: The maximum duration of a Measurement project is 4 years. Development and validation costs vary according to the type of assessment proposed. The maximum award for a Measurement project is $1.6 million (total cost = direct costs + indirect costs). APPLICANT INFORMATION: Applicants that have the ability and capacity to conduct scientifically valid research are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, nonprofit and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and institutions, such as colleges and universities. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Inquiries may be sent to Dr. Katina Stapleton or Dr. Hiromi Ono above. The Institute asks all applicants to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) electronically using the instructions provided at https://iesreview.ed.gov/ by 4:30 p.m., Washington D.C. time, April 19, 2012, and July 19, 2012, prior to the application deadline of June 21, 2012, and September 20, 2012, respectively. The LOI is not binding and does not enter into the review of a subsequent application. Applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time. The June application package will be available on April 19, 2012, the September on July 19, 2012. (CFDA 84.305A)
Phone: (202)208-2174 (Ono) or (202)219-2025 (Larson)
Web Site: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/pdf/2013_84305A.pdf
E-Forms: http://www.Grants.gov/
DEADLINES: 06/21/2012
09/20/2012
The Postsecondary and Adult Education topic supports research to improve the reading, writing, and numeracy skills of learners in adult education programs; to enhance targeted learning outcomes of postsecondary students; and to increase access to, persistence in, and completion of postsecondary education. The long-term outcome of this research will be an array of tools and strategies (e.g., practices, assessments, programs, policies) that have been documented to be effective for improving education outcomes of adult learners (i.e., students at least 16 years old and outside of the K-12 system) and postsecondary students at the college level. The Institute invites applications to develop and/or validate assessments of students' college-level reading, writing, mathematics, and critical thinking skills that are intended to provide feedback to institutions for the improvement of their general education curriculum or for accreditation and accountability purposes. Adult education is defined as adult basic education, adult secondary education, programs for adults who are learning English, and programs designed to help under-prepared students acquire the skills to succeed in college. A subset of these programs seeks to transition learners from adult basic or adult secondary classes to vocational training programs or college-level coursework. The Institute is interested in supporting evaluations of existing adult education programs both to identify those programs that benefit their students (or do not benefit them) and to contribute to the research base on how to best support adult learners. Research on adult education programs must focus on reading, writing, or mathematics skills of adult learners. Postsecondary education is defined as college education (i.e., grades 13 through 16). The Institute encourages research to improve postsecondary access and completion by identifying programs, practices, and policies that are effective for improving access to or persistence in postsecondary education at the undergraduate level. Research on postsecondary education must focus on (a) improving access to, persistence in, or completion of postsecondary education; (b) improving academic achievement in gateway courses for science and mathematics degrees that are predictive of completion of undergraduate degrees in mathematics and the sciences; or (c) improving writing outcomes for college students in introductory English composition courses. For the Postsecondary and Adult Education Research program, applicants must submit under one of five goals in 2013: either Exploration or Development and Innovation or Efficacy and Replication or Effectiveness (formerly Scale-up Evaluation) or Measurement. Research supported under the Development and Innovation (Development/Innovation) goal develops innovative and education interventions and improves existing education interventions that are to Innovation produce beneficial impacts on student outcomes when implemented in authentic education delivery settings (e.g., classrooms, schools, districts). The Institute considers interventions to encompass curricula, instructional approaches, technology, education practices, programs, and policies. An iterative development process is expected to be used including a cycle of development, implementation, observation, and revision. The cycle is to continue until the interventions can be shown to be usable by the intended end users and feasible for use within the intended authentic delivery setting. A pilot study is done to determine if there is evidence of the promise of the intervention for achieving its intended student outcomes. The Institute expects that a finding of strong evidence of promise will lead to further research under the Efficacy and Replication goal. SUPPORT PROVIDED: The development and piloting of an intervention may vary in time due to the complexity of the intervention, the length of its implementation period, and the time expected for its implementation to result in changed student outcomes. Your proposed length of project should reflect these factors. Typical awards last 3 years. If you are proposing to develop a lengthy intervention (e.g., a yearlong curriculum) or an intervention that requires a long pilot study because it is expected to take additional time to affect students (e.g., a principal training program that is intended to improve instruction), you can request a 4-year award. Therefore, the maximum duration of a Development/Innovation project is 4 years. Development costs vary according to the type of intervention proposed. Your budget should reflect the scope of the work to be done. The maximum award is $1.5 million (total cost = direct costs + indirect costs). Under the Development/Innovation goal, no more than 30 percent of the total funds may be used for the pilot study that is to demonstrate the promise of the intervention for achieving the desired outcomes. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Applicants that have the ability and capacity to conduct scientifically valid research are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, nonprofit and for-profit organizations and public and private agencies and institutions, such as colleges and universities. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Inquiries may be sent to Dr. Hiromi Ono or Dr. Meredith Larson above. The Institute asks all applicants to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) electronically using the instructions provided at https://iesreview.ed.gov/ by 4:30 p.m., Washington D.C. time, April 19, 2012, and July 19, 2012, prior to the application deadline of June 21, 2012, and September 20, 2012, respectively. The LOI is not binding and does not enter into the review of a subsequent application. Applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time. The June application package will be available on April 19, 2012, the September on July 19, 2012. (CFDA 84.305A)
Phone: (301)427-1620
Web Site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-070.html
E-Forms: http://www.grants.gov/
DEADLINE: 06/05/2012
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits Large Research (R01) Projects, and expresses AHRQ portfolio priority areas of interest for ongoing extramural health services research, demonstration, dissemination, and evaluation grants. AHRQ seeks to support research to develop, disseminate, and translate rigorous evidence that can be used by public and private policymakers, by health system and community leaders, and by managers of healthcare organizations who want to reduce unnecessary healthcare costs (waste) while maintaining or improving healthcare quality, i.e., who want to increase value and efficiency in the organization, delivery, and financing of health care for all Americans. In addition to applications of systematic quantitative research methods, qualitative and mixed-methods research are also encouraged. SUPPORT PROVIDED: This FOA will utilize the Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism. The total costs awarded to a grant under this FOA will not exceed $500,000 annually for the entire project period. An application with a budget that exceeds $500,000 total costs per year will not be reviewed. Cost sharing is not required, but welcome. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Eligible institutions include public or non-profit private institution, such as a university, college, hospital, or a faith-based or community-based organization; units of local or State government; eligible agencies of the Federal government; Indian/Native American Tribal Government and Tribally Designated Organizations. For-profit organizations and foreign institutions may participate in projects as members of consortia or as subcontractors only. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Agency contacts are listed at http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/staffcon.htm. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the SF424 forms. For further assistance, contact GrantsInfo, (301)435-0714, GrantsInfo@nih.gov. March 9, 2009 is the first application due date, then the standard dates apply: February 5, June 5 and October 5. This is a reissue of PA-07-243. The expiration is January 8, 2012, unless reissued. (PA-09-070) NOTE: Per NOT-HS-12-001, the expiration date has been extended to January 8, 2013.
Web Site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-168.html
E-Forms: http://www.grants.gov/
DEADLINES: 06/16/2012
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages Small Research Grant (R03) applications, and expresses AHRQ portfolio priority areas of interest for ongoing small research projects. The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of health services research projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and, development of new research technology. SUPPORT PROVIDED: This FOA will use the AHRQ Small Research Grant (R03) mechanism. A total project period of up to two years and a budget of up to $100,000 in total costs may be requested in an application submitted in response to this FOA. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Eligible organizations are public or non-profit private institution, such as a university, college, or a faith-based or community-based organization; units of local or State government; eligible agencies of the Federal government; Indian/Native American tribal governments and designated organizations. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Only one PD/PI may be designated on the application. Applicants may submit more than one application, provided each application is scientifically distinct. Agency contacts are listed at http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/staffcon.htm. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the SF424 forms. For further assistance contact GrantsInfo, (301)435-0714, (301)451-5936 (TTY), GrantsInfo@nih.gov. The application deadlines are February 16, June 16 and October 16. This is a reissue of PAR-06-448. The expiration is March 17, 2014, unless reissued. (PA-10-168)
Phone: (301)402-1146 Fax: (301)402-1150
Web Site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-133.html
E-Forms: http://www.grants.gov/
DEADLINES: 06/05/2012
09/07/2012
The ultimate goal of this program announcement is to encourage empirical research on health literacy concepts, theory and interventions as these relate to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' public health priorities that are outlined in its Healthy People initiative. Health literacy is defined as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. SUPPORT PROVIDED: This PA will use the NIH R01 award mechanism. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed 5 years. Applicants for an R01 award are not limited in dollars but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Applications may be submitted by U.S. and non-U.S. organizations including higher education; non-profits; governments; and others. Note: Unlike NIH, AHRQ's authorizing legislation does not allow it to fund applications from for-profit organizations. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the SF424 forms. For further assistance contact Grants Info, (301)435-0714, GrantsInfo@nih.gov. A letter of intent is encouraged 30 days before the application due date. The R01 application due dates are February 5, June 5 and October 5. The AIDS or AIDS-related application due dates are January 7, May 7 and September 7. This is a reissue of PAR-07-020. The expiration is May 8, 2013, unless reissued. (PAR-10-133)
Phone: (301)496-1101 Fax: (301)496-0962
Web Site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-261.html
E-Forms: http://www.grants.gov/
DEADLINES: 06/16/2012
09/07/2012
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) funding opportunity supports the development of new research activities in categorical program areas. The R21 mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these projects. These studies may involve considerable risk but may lead to a breakthrough in a particular area, or to the development of novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or applications that could have a major impact on a field of biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is a participating organization. SUPPORT PROVIDED: The R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award activity code is used. The combined budget for direct costs for the two year project period may not exceed $275,000. No more than $200,000 may be requested in any single year. Applicants may request direct costs in $25,000 modules, up to the total direct costs limitation of $275,000 for the combined two-year award period. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Applications may be submitted by U.S. and non-U.S. organizations including higher education, non-profits, for-profits, governments, and others. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Participating ICs and their contacts are listed at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/contacts/parent_R21.html. Applications must be prepared using the SF424 forms via Grants.gov. For further assistance contact GrantsInfo, (301)435-0714, grantsinfo@nih.gov. The R21 application deadlines are February 16, June 16, and October 16. The AIDS-related deadlines are January 7, May 7, and September 7. This is a reissue of PA-10-069. The expiration is September 8, 2014. (PA-11-261)
Phone: (301)496-1101
Web Site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-260.html
E-Forms: http://www.grants.gov/
DEADLINES: 06/05/2012
09/07/2012
The Research Project Grant (R01) is an award made to an institution/organization to support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in areas representing the specific interests and competencies of the investigator(s). The R01 research plan proposed by the applicant institution/organization must be related to the stated program interests of one or more of the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) based on descriptions of their programs. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is a participating organization. SUPPORT PROVIDED: The R01 Research Project Grant activity code is used. Application budgets are not limited, but need to reflect actual needs of the proposed project. Scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum period is 5 years. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Applications may be submitted by U.S. and non-U.S. organizations including higher education; non-profits; for-profits; governments; and others. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Agency contacts are listed at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/contacts/parent_R01.html. Applications must be prepared using the SF424 forms via Grants.gov. For further assistance contact GrantsInfo, (301)435-0714, grantsinfo@nih.gov. The R01 application due dates are February 5, June 5 and October 5. The AIDS-related due dates are January 7, May 7 and September 7. This is a reissue of PA-10-067. The expiration date is September 8, 2014. (PA-11-260)
Phone: (301)496-1101
Web Site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-262.html
E-Forms: http://www.grants.gov/
DEADLINES: 06/16/2012
09/07/2012
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Investigator-Initiated Small Research Grant (R03) funding opportunity supports small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is a participating organization. SUPPORT PROVIDED: The R03 Small Grant Program activity code is used. The combined budget for direct costs for the two year project period may not exceed $100,000. No more than $50,000 in direct costs may be requested in any single year. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Eligible U.S. and non-U.S. organizations include higher education, nonprofits, for-profits, governments, and others. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Participating ICs and their contacts are listed at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/contacts/parent_R03.html. Applications must be prepared using the SF424 forms via Grants.gov. For further assistance contact GrantsInfo, (301)435-0714, grantsinfo@nih.gov. The R03 application deadlines are February 16, June 16, and October 16. The AIDS-related deadlines are January 7, May 7, and September 7. This is a reissue of PA-10-064. The expiration is September 8, 2014. (PA-11-262)
Phone: (301)496-1101
Web Site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-006.html
E-Forms: http://www.grants.gov/
DEADLINES: 06/25/2012
09/07/2012
The purpose of the Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) program is to stimulate research in educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees for a significant number of the Nation's research scientists, but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. AREA grants create opportunities for scientists and institutions, otherwise unlikely to participate extensively in NIH research programs, to contribute to the Nation's biomedical and behavioral research effort. AREA grants are intended to support small-scale research projects proposed by faculty members of eligible, domestic institutions, to expose students to meritorious research projects, and to strengthen the research environment of the applicant institution. See also http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area.htm. Research objectives are at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area_grant_objectives.htm. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is a participating organization. SUPPORT PROVIDED: This funding opportunity will use the R15 mechanism. Applicants may request up to $300,000 direct costs plus applicable Facilities and Administrative/indirect costs for the entire project period of up to three years. Note when a consortium is involved, the $300,000 direct cost limit is exclusive of consortium F&A costs. These can be requested in addition to the $300,000 direct costs limit. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Eligible organizations include all public/state controlled or private higher education institutions. The applicant organization must offer baccalaureate or advanced degrees in the sciences related to biomedical and behavioral and meet the requirement of receiving research grants and/or cooperative agreements from the NIH totaling not more than $6 million per year (in both direct and F&A/indirect costs) in each of four or more of the last seven years. Additional criteria apply. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Contacts are at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/contacts/parent_R15.html. Applications must be prepared using the SF424 forms via Grants.gov. For further assistance contact GrantsInfo, (301)435-0714, grantsinfo@nih.gov. The R15 application deadlines are February 25, June 25, and October 25. The AIDS-related deadlines are January 7, May 7, and September 7. This is a reissue of PA-10-070. The expiration is January 8, 2015, unless reissued. (PA-12-006)
Web Site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-261.html
E-Forms: http://www.grants.gov/
DEADLINES: 06/16/2012
09/07/2012
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) funding opportunity supports the development of new research activities in categorical program areas. The R21 mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these projects. These studies may involve considerable risk but may lead to a breakthrough in a particular area, or to the development of novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or applications that could have a major impact on a field of biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is a participating organization. SUPPORT PROVIDED: The R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award activity code is used. The combined budget for direct costs for the two year project period may not exceed $275,000. No more than $200,000 may be requested in any single year. Applicants may request direct costs in $25,000 modules, up to the total direct costs limitation of $275,000 for the combined two-year award period. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Applications may be submitted by U.S. and non-U.S. organizations including higher education, non-profits, for-profits, governments, and others. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Participating ICs and their contacts are listed at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/contacts/parent_R21.html. Applications must be prepared using the SF424 forms via Grants.gov. For further assistance contact GrantsInfo, (301)435-0714, grantsinfo@nih.gov. The R21 application deadlines are February 16, June 16, and October 16. The AIDS-related deadlines are January 7, May 7, and September 7. This is a reissue of PA-10-069. The expiration is September 8, 2014. (PA-11-261)
Phone: (301)443-4513 Fax: (301)443-4279
Web Site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-260.html
E-Forms: http://www.grants.gov/
DEADLINES: 06/05/2012
09/07/2012
The Research Project Grant (R01) is an award made to an institution/organization to support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in areas representing the specific interests and competencies of the investigator(s). The R01 research plan proposed by the applicant institution/organization must be related to the stated program interests of one or more of the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) based on descriptions of their programs. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is a participating organization. SUPPORT PROVIDED: The R01 Research Project Grant activity code is used. Application budgets are not limited, but need to reflect actual needs of the proposed project. Scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum period is 5 years. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Applications may be submitted by U.S. and non-U.S. organizations including higher education; non-profits; for-profits; governments; and others. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Agency contacts are listed at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/contacts/parent_R01.html. Applications must be prepared using the SF424 forms via Grants.gov. For further assistance contact GrantsInfo, (301)435-0714, grantsinfo@nih.gov. The R01 application due dates are February 5, June 5 and October 5. The AIDS-related due dates are January 7, May 7 and September 7. This is a reissue of PA-10-067. The expiration date is September 8, 2014. (PA-11-260)
Web Site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-262.html
E-Forms: http://www.grants.gov/
DEADLINES: 06/16/2012
09/07/2012
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Investigator-Initiated Small Research Grant (R03) funding opportunity supports small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is a participating organization. SUPPORT PROVIDED: The R03 Small Grant Program activity code is used. The combined budget for direct costs for the two year project period may not exceed $100,000. No more than $50,000 in direct costs may be requested in any single year. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Eligible U.S. and non-U.S. organizations include higher education, nonprofits, for-profits, governments, and others. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Participating ICs and their contacts are listed at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/contacts/parent_R03.html. Applications must be prepared using the SF424 forms via Grants.gov. For further assistance contact GrantsInfo, (301)435-0714, grantsinfo@nih.gov. The R03 application deadlines are February 16, June 16, and October 16. The AIDS-related deadlines are January 7, May 7, and September 7. This is a reissue of PA-10-064. The expiration is September 8, 2014. (PA-11-262)
Phone: (301)443-3367
Web Site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-006.html
E-Forms: http://www.grants.gov/
DEADLINES: 06/25/2012
09/07/2012
The purpose of the Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) program is to stimulate research in educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees for a significant number of the Nation's research scientists, but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. AREA grants create opportunities for scientists and institutions, otherwise unlikely to participate extensively in NIH research programs, to contribute to the Nation's biomedical and behavioral research effort. AREA grants are intended to support small-scale research projects proposed by faculty members of eligible, domestic institutions, to expose students to meritorious research projects, and to strengthen the research environment of the applicant institution. See also http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area.htm. Research objectives are at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area_grant_objectives.htm. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is a participating organization. SUPPORT PROVIDED: This funding opportunity will use the R15 mechanism. Applicants may request up to $300,000 direct costs plus applicable Facilities and Administrative/indirect costs for the entire project period of up to three years. Note when a consortium is involved, the $300,000 direct cost limit is exclusive of consortium F&A costs. These can be requested in addition to the $300,000 direct costs limit. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Eligible organizations include all public/state controlled or private higher education institutions. The applicant organization must offer baccalaureate or advanced degrees in the sciences related to biomedical and behavioral and meet the requirement of receiving research grants and/or cooperative agreements from the NIH totaling not more than $6 million per year (in both direct and F&A/indirect costs) in each of four or more of the last seven years. Additional criteria apply. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Contacts are at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/contacts/parent_R15.html. Applications must be prepared using the SF424 forms via Grants.gov. For further assistance contact GrantsInfo, (301)435-0714, grantsinfo@nih.gov. The R15 application deadlines are February 25, June 25, and October 25. The AIDS-related deadlines are January 7, May 7, and September 7. This is a reissue of PA-10-070. The expiration is January 8, 2015, unless reissued. (PA-12-006)
Phone: (301)496-3136
Web Site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-128.html
E-Forms: http://www.grants.gov/
DEADLINES: 06/05/2012
09/07/2012
The National Institute on Aging invites researchers to submit innovative R01 research grant applications on aging and the family. The objective of this research program is to expand understanding of the role of families and interpersonal relationships in the health and wellbeing of older people. This will be accomplished through increasing scientific knowledge on the effects of family and interpersonal relationships on behavioral and social processes of relevance to aging; and on how these processes change over the life course and across cohorts. A broad range of methods and approaches are encouraged. SUPPORT PROVIDED: The R01 Research Project Grant activity code is used. Application budgets are not limited, but need to reflect actual needs of the proposed project. The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed 5 years. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Eligible U.S. and non-U.S. organizations include higher education; non-profits; for-profits; governments; and other. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the SF424 forms. The R01 application deadlines are February 5, June 5 and October 5. The AIDS or AIDS-related application deadlines are January 7, May 7 and September 7. This is a new announcement. This is a new announcement. The expiration is May 8, 2014. (PA-11-128)
Phone: (301)402-4997 Fax: (301)402-1950
Web Site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-250.html
E-Forms: http://www.grants.gov/
DEADLINE: 06/05/2012
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA, encourages Research Program Grant (R01) applications that propose to study the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genome research. SUPPORT PROVIDED: The R01 Research Project Grant activity code is used. Application budgets are not limited, but need to reflect actual needs of the proposed project. The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum period is 5 years, but given how quickly the field is evolving, in order to ensure that the research is addressing the most current issues, the majority of projects that are funded will be no more than 3 years in duration. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Applications may be submitted by U.S. and non-U.S. organizations including higher education; non-profit; for-profits; governments; and others. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the SF424 forms. For assistance contact Grants Info, (301)435-0714, e-mail: GrantsInfo@nih.gov. The R01 application deadlines are February 5, June 5 and October 5. This is a reissue of PA-08-012. The expiration date is extended to September 8, 2014, unless reissued. (PA-11-250)
Phone: (301)443-6504
Web Site: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-127.html
E-Forms: http://www.grants.gov/
DEADLINES: 06/05/2012
09/07/2012
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications on health services and economic research to improve the quality of prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for drug, alcohol and tobacco abuse. Such research projects might emphasize any of the following subjects: (1) clinical quality improvement; (2) organization and delivery of services; (3) implementation research; (4) economic and cost studies; or (5) development or improvement of research methodology, analytic approaches, and measurement instrumentation used in the study of drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention, treatment, and recovery services. SUPPORT PROVIDED: The R01 Research Project Grant activity code is used. Application budgets are not limited, but need to reflect actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum period is 5 years. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Eligible U.S. and non-U.S. organizations include: higher education, nonprofits, for-profits, governments, and others. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the SF424 forms. Applications will be accepted at the standard R01 application deadlines of February 5, June 5 and October 5. The AIDS and AIDS-related standard deadlines are now January 7, May 7 and September 7. This is a reissue of PA-08-263. The expiration date is May 8, 2015. (PA-12-127)
Phone: (202)822-7840 Fax: (202)822-7779
Web Site: http://www.neafoundation.org/
E-Forms: http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/grant-programs/grant-application/learning-and-leadership/
DEADLINE: 06/01/2012
The mission of The NEA Foundation is to ensure that all students succeed. Learning & Leadership grants support public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education for one of the following two purposes: (1) grants to individuals fund participation in high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer institutes or action research, and (2) grants to groups fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson study, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff new to an assignment. All professional development must improve practice, curriculum, and student achievement. "One-shot" professional growth experiences, such as attending a national conference or engaging a professional speaker, are discouraged. Decisions regarding the content of the professional growth activities must be based upon an assessment of student work undertaken with colleagues, and must be integrated into the institutional planning process. Recipients are required to exercise professional leadership by sharing their new learning with their colleagues. SUPPORT PROVIDED: The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study. All $5,000 group grant applicants must include partner information. Grant funds may be used for fees, travel expenses, books, or other materials that enable applicants to learn subject matter, instructional approaches, and skills. Grant funds may not be used to: pursue degrees; pay indirect costs, grant administration fees, or salaries; or support travel costs or conference fees for more than one person. With the exception of study groups, applicants may not use grant funds to pay themselves stipends. Funds may not be used for lobbying or religious purposes. Identical applications will not be considered. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Applicants must be practicing U.S. public school teachers in grades PreK-12, public school education support professionals, or faculty and staff at public higher education institutions. Preference will be given to members of the National Education Association. The NEA Foundation encourages grant applications from teachers with less than seven years of experience in the profession and education support professionals. Administrators may not apply for Learning & Leadership grants. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Applications must be submitted online at the above e-forms address. Applications may be submitted at any time and are reviewed three times per year, every year. However, submitters of applications received by February 1 will be notified by April 15; June 1 by September 15; and October 15 by January 15.
Phone: (415)668-2244 Fax: (415)668-2214
Web Site: http://ploughshares.org/what-we-do/funding-priorities
E-Forms: http://ploughshares.org/what-we-do/apply-grant
DEADLINE: 07/15/2012
Ploughshares Fund partners with the most promising efforts to realize the ultimate elimination of nuclear weapons. The Ploughshares Fund makes grants that: (1) Promote the elimination of nuclear weapons; (2) Prevent the emergence of new nuclear states: The Fund focuses on the two most significant threats to the global nonproliferation regime--Iran and North Korea; and (3) Build regional peace and security: South Asia represents perhaps the most dangerous region on earth given the long-standing conflict between India and Pakistan and the fact that both nations possess substantial nuclear arsenals. Fund investments support fact-finding missions, on-the-ground analysis, high-level dialogue, confidence-building measures, policy advocacy and media outreach to advance the transformation of conflicts in South and Southwest Asia. The Ploughshares Fund can make grants for direct lobbying programs. There are no geographical limitations on grants. The Ploughshares Fund does not fund the production of films, videos, books, or the research and writing of academic dissertations. SUPPORT PROVIDED: Ploughshares receives hundreds of proposals every year, only a fraction of which can be funded. In 2010-2011 the Ploughshares Fund awarded grants to organizations and individuals ranging from $1,055 to $375,000. APPLICANT INFORMATION: The Ploughshares Fund supports organizations and individuals working to build a safe, secure, nuclear weapons-free world. The Fund places very few restrictions on its grantmaking. There are no geographical limitations on its grants. APPLICATION INFORMATION: All proposals must be submitted only by email to: proposals@ploughshares.org. For more information, please check the instructions available on the website above. The Ploughshares Fund Board of Directors meets three times each year to award grants. Ploughshares Fund staff may also consider requests for emergency funding on a discretionary basis. PLEASE NOTE: Board meeting dates and proposal deadlines may change from year to year. Check the e-forms website periodically for specific deadlines. The next deadline for proposals will be July 15, 2012, COB.
Phone: (202)280-2720
Web Site: http://www.wrei.org/
E-Forms: http://www.wrei.org/Fellows.htm
DEADLINE: 06/15/2012
The Women's Research and Education Institute (WREI) awards annual fellowships to a select number of graduate students with a proven commitment to equity for women. WREI Fellows gain practical policymaking experience and graduate credit as they work from January to August as Congressional legislative aides in Washington, D.C. The program is designed to: (1) encourage more effective participation by women in the formulation of policy options; (2) promote activities that encourage the translation of research into policy; (3) raise awareness that national and international issues concerning women are interdependent; (4) foster better understanding of how policies affect women and men differently; and (5) gain greater appreciation of the fact that issues often defined as "women's issues" are really of equal importance to men. WREI Fellows work a minimum of 40 hours per week from January through August as legislative aides on public policy issues. SUPPORT PROVIDED: WREI fellows receive a stipend of approximately $1,450 per month. An additional sum of $500 is provided for the purchase of health insurance. WREI will also reimburse fellows up to a maximum of $1,500 ($750 per semester) for the cost tuition at their home institutions. Please note that WREI will not cover nondegree courses in Washington, DC, student fees, books, or nontuition expenses. WREI is not responsible for funding transportation to and from Washington or for finding lodgings for students. It is up to the Fellow to make all arrangements for satisfying her institution's academic requirements. WREI expects to award at least five Fellowships for 2013 depending on funding. APPLICANT INFORMATION: Only students who are currently enrolled in a master's, doctoral, or professional degree program at an accredited institution in the United States or who have completed such a program within the past 18 months are eligible. WREI strongly recommends that applicants have completed at least nine hours of graduate course work before applying and have a demonstrated interest in research or political activity related to women's social and political status. Competition often includes lawyers, doctors, MBAs, and PhD candidates with extensive professional and volunteer experience. WREI seeks diversity in its fellowship program and welcomes qualified applicants of any age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, experience, and academic field. APPLICATION INFORMATION: Applications must be received at WREI no later than June 15, 2012 via regular mail or by email to wrei@wrei.org. Application forms and instructions can be downloaded in PDF format at the above e-forms address. Faxed or late applications will not be considered.