Request for Proposal List

The purpose of the grant program is to provide funds for pilot projects that: (1) Address emerging forest and rangeland resource issues, (2) Have national or regional relevancy, or (3) Develop new and innovative projects that can be replicated at other institutions.

Purpose: Amendment 00001 is an administrative amendment issued to correct the submission due date within FedConnect. There are no changes to the FOA document. The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to stimulate innovative designs for large power transformer (LPT) that are more flexible and adaptable. Novel LPT designs should promote greater standardization (i.e., commoditization) to increase grid resilience (i.e., faster recovery through greater interchangeability) in the event of the loss of one or more LPTs. Research efforts will focus on developing lab-scale prototypes (> 100 kVA) that demonstrate proof-of-concept and allow performance evaluation. Additionally, integration of sensors and data analytics into LPTs ... » More ...

Purpose: The Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative: Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) for fiscal year(FY) 2018 provides national coordination of EDEN for outreach service to enhance biosecurity of the U.S. agriculture and food system. The anticipated amount available for this cooperative agreement is approximately $383,00 annually for four years. The funding will be renewed annually based on the availability of funding and progress reports.

Preapp is July 26, 2018; Proposal due Oct. 4, 2018

The intent of the FY18 ERP LRFA is to support a large-scale, prospective, longitudinal epidemiological research study that is relevant to the characterization of PTE.  The work must be related to the ERP’s mission (see Section II.A, Program Description).  Applications should describe how the association of TBI and subsequent PTE will be assessed or characterized.  This would include a description of the nature of the TBIs in the cohort.  Studies that evaluate the feasibility of using combinations of outcomes (e.g., neuropsychological assessments, imaging, and genomics) are encouraged.  Therefore, interdisciplinary research teams or consortia are also ... » More ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications from eligible organizations to support a National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), a program that provides the public with objective, science-based information on pesticide-related subjects through a web site, toll-free telephone service, and outreach. Trained experts respond to questions on the risks associated with pesticide use, restrictions on pesticide use, who to contact for regulatory enforcement, how to report information on a potential incident, and more. Secondarily, NPIC staff will collect information on suspected incidents that callers give voluntarily.

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Pre-Proposals Due: August 1st, 2018

Full Proposals Due: November 8th, 2018

Purpose: AFRL/RQVC is interested in providing assistance to create a partnership to collaborate on basic and applied research in the area of high fidelity computational aerodynamics to include as areas of interest: high speed aero-physics, fine-scale unsteadiness & flow control, nonlinear Fluid Structure Interaction and computational support.

Purpose: The objective of this project is to develop and integrate processing technologies and demonstrate the ability to manufacture a high strength aramid copolymer fiber that is inherently fire and ballistic resistant capable of being made into durable, lightweight, environmentally insensitive materials for personal protective systems against ballistic, blast and flame/thermal threats. The contractor must demonstrate the capability of producing up to one million pounds per year by the end of the program. Deliverables in support of demonstrations and validation of processing and performance metrics will include quantities of fiber, yarn, woven shootpacks and unidirectional layups, described in further detail in subsequent sections. In addition ... » More ...

Pre-app due: Aug. 6, 2018

Proposal due: Oct. 25, 2018

Pre-app due: Aug. 6, 2018

Proposal due: Oct. 25, 2018

Purpose: This NOFO is a companion to the existing CDC-WHO cooperative agreement NOFO#CK14-1402: “Addressing Emerging Infectious Diseases and the International Health Regulations.” This NOFO is adding funds and extending the project and budget period 13 months to specifically address the ongoing Ebola public health emergency and related needs internationally, including infrastructure and capacity building for highly infectious diseases in general.Due to the rapid evolution of the Ebola outbreak with ever-changing needs, potentially unknown future needs, unique situations in each affected country, and the need for rapid and flexible support, WHO may submit 1 or more separate applications for projects over the term of the 49-month ... » More ...

Purpose: This request for proposal addresses the NexGen UAS TD Phase II CDTA. The U.S. Army—subject to availability of funds—plans to subsequently conduct Phase III NexGen UAS TD activities (FY20 to FY23) to mature, build, and test capability-enabling air vehicle technologies and/or technology flight demonstrator(s).

Results of the Vertical Lift Consortium Phase I (FY18) Concept Study will inform refined requirements used as the basis of this CDTA effort.

Letter of Intent: Aug. 11, 2018

Proposal Due: Sept. 11, 2018

Purpose: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits Phase I (R43) Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) to develop and/or adapt novel technologies to enable the characterization of human exposures to engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) and to monitor or assess ENMs in diverse media ranging from biological samples to air and water.

Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2018 State Opioid Response Grants (Short Title: SOR). The program aims to address the opioid crisis by increasing access to medication-assisted treatment using the three FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder, reducing unmet treatment need, and reducing opioid overdose related deaths through the provision of prevention, treatment and recovery activities for opioid use disorder (OUD) (including prescription opioids, heroin and illicit fentanyl and fentanyl analogs). These grants will be awarded to states and territories via formula. The program also includes a 15 percent set-aside for ... » More ...

Purpose: This is a special BAA in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) University Center of Excellence for High Critical Electric Field Strength Materials. A University Center of Excellence (COE) is defined as a joint effort among Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), Air Force Research Laboratory Technology Directorates (AFRL TDs), and an outstanding university or team of universities to perform high priority collaborative research. This center is a joint project between the AFRL’s Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/RX), and Sensors Directorate (AFRL/RY).

Purpose: SERVIR Amazonia has the following three objectives.

Establish a strong consortium to collaborate on geospatial information services (in four thematic areas) to promote sustainable development across the Amazon region;
Build long term networks and capacity in the Amazon region to design and develop geospatial information services that inform decision making; and
Support improved decision-making across the Amazon region by government and civil society through dissemination and use of geospatial services and tools tailored to users’ needs.

Purpose: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages grant applications to strengthen the developmental biology research environment at educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees, but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. In addition, this FOA attempts to foster the development of novel or underutilized experimental model systems, and to motivate students through exposure to and participation in research projects designed to study fundamental processes underlying normal development.

Pre app due 30 days before Proposal due on Sept. 18, 2018

Purpose: Financial assistance is available to secure candidate and other at-risk species information or undertake restoration actions that will help avert federal listing of species. The purpose is to provide a means by which the ecosystems upon which candidate and at-risk species depend may be conserved, to provide a program for the conservation of these species.

Preapp due Aug. 29, 2018

Applications due: December 5, 2018

Purpose: The DMDRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) supports translational research that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas in Duchenne research into clinical applications. Translational research may be defined as an integration of basic science and clinical observations with the specific goal of developing new therapies. The ultimate goal of translational research is to move a concept or observation forward into clinical application. However, Principal Investigators (PIs) should not view translational research as a one-way continuum from bench to bedside. The research plan should involve a reciprocal flow of ideas and information between basic and ... » More ...

Request for proposals: Researchers or educators involved with urban pest management problems which occur in the Pacific Northwest are invited to apply. Research may be conducted outside the Northwest if it involves pests that also occur in the Northwest, like bed bugs.

Ehmann RFP 2018

Purpose: This solicitation applies to nine CHE Disciplinary Chemistry Research Programs: Chemical Catalysis (CAT); Chemical Measurement and Imaging (CMI); Chemical Structure, Dynamics and Mechanisms-A (CSDM-A); Chemical Structure Dynamics and Mechanisms-B (CSDM-B); Chemical Synthesis( SYN); Chemical Theory, Models and Computational Methods (CTMC); Chemistry of Life Processes (CLP); Environmental Chemical Sciences (ECS); and Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry (MSN). All proposals submitted to these nine CHE Disciplinary Research Programs (other than the following exceptions) must be submitted through this solicitation, otherwise they will be returned without review. Exceptions:

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) proposals should be submitted through the CAREER solicitation (NSF 17-537) by the CAREER deadline ... » More ...

Pre-app due Sept. 5, 2018

Proposal due: Sept. 26, 2018

Purpose: The FY18 KCRP Translational Research Partnership Award mechanism supports partnerships between clinicians and research scientists that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas in kidney cancer toward clinical applications. This award supports the development of translational research collaborations between two independent, faculty-level (or equivalent) investigators to address a central problem or question in kidney cancer in a manner that would be less readily achievable through separate efforts. One partner in the collaboration must be a research scientist and the other must be a clinician. It should be clear that both have had equal intellectual ... » More ...

Purpose: This solicitation seeks proposals to support the diverse network-dependent research and operational requirements of vessels in the U.S. Academic Research Fleet (ARF) and associated platforms by providing satellite communication system(s) that can be used as one of multiple options for at-sea access to the Internet.

MRI-Internal

f you are not already aware, ORAP has opened the internal competition for the 2019 National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program. We want to make sure that the word gets out to all faculty who may be interested. The MRI program was previously divided into acquisition and development tracks. As of last year, the tracks are now distinguished by the final budget: Track 1 is now for proposals ­­> $100,000 to < $1M and Track 2 is for proposals with budgets > $1M to =$4M. Proposals may still be for either acquisition or development, but the institutional limit remains 2 proposals ... » More ...

Letter of Intent due Aug. 19, 2018

Pre-app due Sept. 20, 2018

Proposal due Oct. 4, 2018

Purpose: The intent of the FY18 PRARP RPA is to create an avenue for collaborative research partnerships between investigators to address a research problem or question in a manner that would be unachievable through separate efforts as related to the PRARP’s mission (see Section II.A, Program Description). In addition to supporting basic research, FY18 PRARP RPA applications proposing preclinical research are acceptable. The research impact for the FY18 PRARP RPA is expected to benefit the military, Veteran, and civilian communities.

Pre-app due Sept. 20, 2018

Proposal due: Oct. 4, 2018

Purpose: The intent of the FY18 ERP IDA is to solicit research to understand the magnitude and underlying mechanisms of PTE related to the ERP’s mission (see Section II.A, Program Description). The FY18 ERP IDA offers two levels of funding.  Funding Level I is intended to support high-risk or high-gain applications with Principal Investigators (PIs) at or above the level of a postdoctoral fellow (or equivalent), but below the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent).  Note that organizations submitting Funding Level I applications will be required to verify their eligibility for this award.  Funding Level ... » More ...

Pre-app due Sept. 20, 2018

Proposal due: Oct. 4, 2018

Pre-app Sept. 20, 2018

Proposal due: Oct. 4, 2018

Sep 30, 2019  DATES FOR LETTERS OF INTENT AND APPLICATIONS: The Program Area Descriptions section in Part I, C., identifies the applicability of a Letter of Intent (LOI) and, if applicable, the deadline date for its submission (a LOI is not required for conference grants). In these instances, it must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline date. Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the deadline date indicated in the Program Area Descriptions section in Part I, C. Applications received after this deadline will normally not be considered for funding (see Part IV, C).

Purpose: CISE’s Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS) supports research and education projects that take a system-oriented approach to the development of novel computing and networking technologies, or to the enhancement of existing systems in any of several dimensions, or that explore new ways to make use of existing technologies. Proposers are invited to submit proposals in three project classes, which are defined as follows:

Small Projects – up to $500,000 total budget with durations up to three years;

Medium Projects – $500,001 to $1,200,000 total budget with durations up to four years; and

Large Projects – $1,200,001 to $3,000,000 total budget with durations ... » More ...

Purpose: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage applications from the scientific community to support outstanding research related to the role of the gut microbiome in regulating metabolism and reproduction, and its impact on the fertility status. The overarching goal is to gain fundamental insight into the possible role of the gut microbiome in regulating reproduction through HPG, HPA, and HPT axes in the brain. The results of the study could lead to development of diagnostic markers (signature microbiomes) for reproductive and metabolic failure. The project is pertinent to multiple portfolios in the Fertility and Infertility Branch, e.g., basic ovarian biology, ... » More ...

Pre-app Oct. 10, 2018

Proposal due: Nov. 7, 2018

The LRP Impact Award encourages applications that support the full spectrum of research projects or ideas that specifically focus on scientific and clinical lupus issues, which, if successfully addressed, have the potential to make a major impact in lupus research. Applications should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale that is established through inferential reasoning and/or critical review and analysis of the literature. Inclusion of preliminary data is encouraged.

The following are important aspects of the Impact Award:

Impact: The proposed research should impact an area of paramount importance in lupus ... » More ...

Letter of Intent due: June 27, 2018
The amount available for new grants in this FY 2018 SAS RFA is $80 million, for awards of up to $10-million each.
This RFA solicits Coordinated Agricultural Project Grants, and Strengthening Coordinated Agricultural Project Grants (Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE)), whereas project type solicited in this RFA is Integrated project. See Part I, C (Program Area Description) for grant and project types solicited, and Part II, C, for a description of each individual grant type and project type.
Applications to the FY 2018 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Sustainable Agricultural Systems (SAS) Request ... » More ...

Letter of Intent Due Date:                                              30 days prior to application due date

Purpose: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage applications from the scientific community to support outstanding research related to the role of the gut microbiome in regulating metabolism and reproduction, and its impact on the fertility status. The overarching goal is to gain fundamental insight into the possible role of the gut microbiome in regulating reproduction through HPG, HPA, and HPT axes in the brain. The results of the study could lead to development of diagnostic markers (signature microbiomes) for reproductive and metabolic failure. The project is pertinent to ... » More ...

Purpose: The Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plan to support fundamental research in mathematics and statistics necessary to answer questions in the biological and biomedical sciences. Both agencies recognize the need to promote research at the interface between mathematical and life sciences. This program is designed to encourage new collaborations, as well as to support innovative activities by existing teams.

The Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plan to support fundamental research in mathematics and statistics necessary to answer questions in the biological and biomedical sciences. Both agencies recognize the need to promote research at the interface between mathematical and life sciences. This program is designed to encourage new collaborations, as well as to support innovative activities by existing teams.

The Environmental Engineering program is part of the Environmental Engineering and Sustainability cluster together with 1) the Biological and Environmental Interactions of Nanoscale Materials program and 2) the Environmental Sustainability program. Environmental engineering is an interdisciplinary field that applies chemical, biological, and physical scientific principles to protect human and ecological health. The goal of the Environmental Engineering program is to support potentially transformative fundamental research that applies scientific and engineering principles to 1) prevent or minimize solid, liquid, and gaseous discharges of pollution to soil, water, and air; 2) mitigate the ecological and human-health impacts of such releases by smart/adaptive/reactive amendments or manipulation of the ... » More ...

Pre-app due Nov. 14, 2018

Full proposal due: Dec. 5, 2018

Purpose: The DMDRP Career Development Award mechanism supports early-career investigators in conducting impactful Duchenne research under the mentorship of an experienced muscular dystrophy researcher as an opportunity to obtain the funding, mentoring, and experience necessary for productive, independent careers at the forefront of Duchenne research. Applicants should also demonstrate that the proposed research has high potential to lead to or make breakthroughs in Duchenne

Purpose: The Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) supports translational research and education activities in all aspects of advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) that lead to deployable, scalable, and sustainable systems capable of transforming science and engineering research. Advanced CI includes the spectrum of computational, data, software, networking, and security resources, tools, and services, along with the computational and data skills and expertise, that individually and collectively can transform science and engineering. OAC supports advanced CI research to address new CI frontiers for discovery leading to major innovations, and supports the development and deployment processes, as well as expert services, necessary for realizing the research CI that is ... » More ...

Letter of Intent Due Date:                                              30 days prior to application due date

Purpose: The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to invite applications for a broad range of research efforts in computational genomics, data science, statistics, and bioinformatics relevant to one or both of basic or clinical genomic science, and broadly applicable to human health and disease. This FOA supports fundamental genomics research developing innovative analytical methodologies and approaches, early stage development of tools and software, and refinement or hardening of software and tools of high value to the biomedical genomics community. Work supported under this FOA should be enabling for genomics and ... » More ...

Letter of Intent Due Date:                                              30 days prior to application due date

Purpose: The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to invite applications for a broad range of research efforts in computational genomics, data science, statistics, and bioinformatics relevant to one or both of basic or clinical genomic science, and broadly applicable to human health and disease. This FOA supports fundamental genomics research developing innovative analytical methodologies and approaches, early stage development of tools and software, and refinement or hardening of software and tools of high value to the biomedical genomics community. Work supported under this FOA should be enabling for genomics and ... » More ...

Purpose: The Division of Physics (PHY)supports physics research and the preparation of future scientists in the nation’s colleges and universities across a broad range of physics disciplines that span scales of space and time from the largest to the smallest and the oldest to the youngest. The Division is comprised of disciplinary programs covering experimental and theoretical research in the following major subfields of physics: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics; Computational Physics; Elementary Particle Physics; Gravitational Physics; Integrative Activities in Physics; Nuclear Physics; Particle Astrophysics; Physics of Living Systems; Plasma Physics (supported under a separate solicitation); and Quantum Information Science. Additional Information The Physics Division ... » More ...

The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential applicants that the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is participating, effective immediately, in PAR-17-482 (link is external)“Comparative Genomics Research Program”. NIFA invites application for research developing comparative approaches that can be used to understand genome structure and function and the relationship between genomic features and phenotypes. NIFA will support studies that enable the use of a diverse array of species to advance our ability to improve genome annotations that complements Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes (FANNG) efforts or ... » More ...