There are no opportunities at this time.

Recovery Act 2009: Innovative Adaptation and Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Research Products (iADAPT) (R18)

Total Estimated Funding: $29,500,000

Due Date for Applications: December 16, 2009

This AHRQ Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), invites Research Demonstration and Dissemination grant (R18) applications from organizations to extend the reach and impact of Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Reviews and associated products, particularly Comparative Effectiveness Research Summary Guides (CERSGs) prepared by the John M. Eisenberg Center for Clinical Decisions and Communications Science part of the AHRQ Effective Health Care Program.

Applicants are invited to apply or develop new or innovative mechanisms for adaptation of CER Review Products, including CERSGs, through research, demonstration, and evaluation methods, particularly those that have been previously demonstrated to be well-suited to their defined audience(s), stakeholder(s), system(s), or setting(s).

FOA: RFA-HS-10-004

Full Announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-10-004.html

Recovery Act 2009: AHRQ Clinical and Health Outcomes Initiative in Comparative Effectiveness (CHOICE) Grants (R01)

Total Estimated Funding: $100,000,000

Due Date for Applications: December 16, 2009

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) seeks research grant applications for projects in the area of comparative effectiveness research to respond to the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Specifically, the goal of this FOA is to request applications for large projects in comparative effectiveness aimed at generating new knowledge to help inform decision making in priority areas of clinical care. The impact of these studies should have a high likelihood of creating major advancements in clinical care. Emphasis will be placed on applications that define important research gaps and design a study to provide actionable results. Applications that include study aims to address the outcomes and effectiveness of assessments across population subgroups often underrepresented in medical research are expected.

FOA: RFA-HS-10-003

Full Announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-10-003.html

Building Sustainable Community-Linked Infrastructure to Enable Health Science Research (RC4)

Total Estimated Funding: $30,000,000

Due Date for Applications: December 11, 2009

The NIH has established a new program entitled Building Sustainable Community-Linked Infrastructure to Enable Health Science Research, hereafter called the ÒCommunity InfrastructureÓ grants program.

The Community Infrastructure grants program will support the development, expansion, or reconfiguration of bi-directional relationships between academic health centers and community entities in the pursuit of improved public health through research. T

hese transformative collaborative arrangements may influence the next generation of health science research. They should engage and empower communities in designing and conducting research projects and the dissemination of research findings in locally-relevant, practical ways. The intended partnerships and infrastructures sought through this initiative differ from traditional practice in that the fundamental purpose is to facilitate bi-directional communication, decision-making and participation in research to improve public health.

FOA: RFA-OD-09-010

Full Announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-010.html#EligInstitutions

Cooperative Agreement:
Surprise Native Plant Development

Total Estimated Funding: $ $20,000

Due Date for Applications: November 24, 2009

The objective of this project is to provide an opportunity for a locals to partner with BLM on efforts to collect seeds from the local flora, propagate native plants and collaborate on the planting efforts of these species. The recipient must be able to provide an educational opportunity to the local high school in Cedarville, CA.

Additionally, the recipient must work with local growers in developing protocols for propagation of local species and planting of native species during restoration efforts. Throughout the year at the appropriate times the applicant will make multiple seed collecting trips, working with the local high school in Cedarville and local growers in Modoc County, CA and Washoe County, NV. The applicant, in collaboration with the participating school and local growers will collect seeds throughout 2009 and 2010.

FOA: BLM-CA-RFA-10-2003

Cooperative Agreement:
Redding Native Plant Development

Total Estimated Funding: $ $20,000

Due Date for Applications: November 23, 2009

The objective of this project is to bring together a diverse group of partners to engage in cooperative land and resource management on public lands in Northern Tehama and Southern Shasta County. This project will establish a partnership that could ultimately persist and expand to benefit a variety of cooperators who have an interest in promoting native plant materials development which would more effectively manage lands and resources on a landscape scale.

This project will stimulate landowner, local resident, and general public interest, and increase their knowledge to encourage involvement in the ecological, economic, and social aspects of managing the biological and physical systems in a manner that safeguards long-term ecological integrity and provides for sustainable economic opportunity in Northern California.

FOA: BLM-CA-RFA-10-2002

Cooperative Agreement:
Arcata Native Plant Development

Due Date for Applications: November 23, 2009

The objective of this project is to provide an opportunity for a local non-profit or federally recognized tribe to partner with BLM on a prairie restoration project in the Lacks Creek Management Area. This project will require the recipient to work with the BLM in surveying prairies in the Lacks Creek Management Area to identify native perennial bunchgrass species and populations.

The recipient will be required to record the seed collection sites and associated metadata in a Global Information System (GIS) database and provide to BLM at the conclusion of the project. The recipient will germinate seed in the fall of 2010 and propagate and store plants in cells or treebands that are appropriate to the root systems of the grass species selected.

FOA: BLM-CA-RFA-10-2001

The National Map: Imagery and Elevation Maps under ARRA

Total Estimated Funding: $5,850,000

Due Date for Applications: December 1, 2009

The USGS seeks to support cooperative projects that will result in the collection and processing of high resolution (1 point per square meter (ppsm)) lidar or 1-ft ground sample distance (gsd) orthoimagery and meet objectives of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

The orthoimagery and DEM data generated from the lidar will be added to The National Map, a set of national geospatial datasets available to the public at no cost.

USGS will emphasize the selection of large area projects with partners identifying ARRA projects that will (1) yield significant amounts of new data that revise current elevation and orthoimagery holdings in the national databases and (2) stimulate local economies through the creation or retention of jobs.

FOA: 10HQPA0014

Recovery Act ÐLand Management and Conservation Program Internship

Total Estimated Funding: $$92,500

Due Date for Applications: November 20, 2009

The objective of this project is to provide opportunities for recent college graduates to gain hands-on experience in natural resource management, specifically in the areas of conservation biology, endangered species protection and management, conservation of sensitive species, and the management of public lands.

The overall objective is to further the conservation of sensitive BLM resources, especially threatened, endangered, and sensitive plant and animal species (including fish), by enhancing the capability of professional staffs.

This would be achieved by establishing a mentoring program whereby recent college graduates work directly with conservation and land management program projects while receiving professional development opportunities and experience with a federal land management agency.

FOA:BLM-CA-RFA-10-0001

See Department of Health and Human Services (above).

Basic Research in Science & Engineering
Estimated Total Funding: $3B

:: $2.5B for research grants via regular peer-review process, mainly to previously reviewed applications (from October 1, 2008) judged to be of high quality that were not funded.

:: Of the above mentioned $2.5B, $300M for the Major Research Instrumentation program:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5260
Institutions are expected to have another opportunity to submit proposals to this program in the near future for research instrumentation costing up to $6M. Funds are expected to be obligated by the end of FY09.

:: Also out of the above mentioned $2.5B, $200M for the Academic Research Infrastructure program:
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/stis1992/nsf91140/nsf91140.txt?org=NSF
The above solicitation will likely be updated and reissued soon.

:: $100 million for Education Human Resources, again mainly for previously reviewed, highly ranked applications. Of the $100M total: $60 M for the Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, $25M for the Math and Science Partnership Program, and $15M for  a new Professional Masters Science Program.

:: $400 million for Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction, with the intention of accelerating the construction of facilities with unique, cutting-edge capabilities.

Recovery Act: Workforce Training for the Electric Power Sector

Total Estimated Funding: $100,000,000

Due Date for Applications: November 30, 2009

The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to facilitate the development of a well-trained, highly skilled electric power sector workforce which is vital to implementing a national clean-energy smart grid.

This FOA covers two broad topics. Topic A is Developing and Enhancing Workforce Training Programs for the Electric Power Sector. Topic B is Smart Grid Workforce Training. This FOA supports the development and deployment of Training Program(s), as well as the actual training of personnel. However, Federal funds shall NOT be used to support construction of training facilities (e.g. building infrastructure).

FOA: DE-FOA-0000152

Full Announcement: https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect

Energy Efficiency & Renewables

Estimated Total Funding: $2.5B

Includes:
:: $800 million for biomass
:: $400 million for geothermal
:: Remaining funds not have not been allocated to any specific program; opportunities include R&D demonstrations for renewable energy technologies (incl. hydropower and solar energy) and energy efficiency demonstrations

Fossil Energy

Estimated Total Funding: $3.4B

Includes:
:: $1 billion for fossil energy R&D
:: $1.52 billion for a range of industrial carbon capture and energy efficiency improvement projects
:: $50 million for site characterization activities in geologic formations

There are no current opportunities at this time.

Estimated Total Funding: $610M

:: $220 million for NIST laboratory research, measurements, and other services supporting economic growth and U.S. innovation through funding of such items as competitive grants; research fellowships; and advanced measurement equipment and supplies;

:: $360 million to address NISTÕs backlog of maintenance and renovation projects and for construction of new facilities and laboratories, including $180 million for a competitive construction grant program for funding research science buildings outside of NIST;

:: $20 million in funds transferred from the Department of Health and Human Services for standards-related research that supports the security and interoperability of electronic medical records to reduce health care costs and improve the quality of care; and

:: $10 million in funds transferred from the Department of Energy to help develop a comprehensive framework for a nationwide, fully interoperable smart grid for the U.S. electric power system.

Variety of funding categories

:: $3 billion: Title I school improvement programs.

:: $12 billion: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

:: $5 billion: Incentive grants to be distributed on a competitive basis to states that most aggressively pursue higher standards, quality assessments, robust data systems and teacher quality initiatives.

:: $5 billion: Early Childhood, including Head Start, early Head Start, child care block grants, and programs for infants with disabilities.

:: $2 billion: Other education investments, including pay for performance, data systems, teacher quality investments, technology grants, vocational rehab, work study, and Impact Aid.