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Volume 12, number 6: December 1, 2005

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES*

*Please note: Due to the transition to Grants.gov, links to federal opportunities in this issue that were originally posted in Fedgrants.gov may no longer be active. If you have trouble opening a link to a grant below, please try searching Grants.gov or contact us.

The most efficient way of identifying relevant funding opportunities is to conduct a search using keywords, award types, citizenship, geographic location, and other terms describing yourself and your research interests. For more information on setting up a customized funding search, contact the GrantSource Library at 962-3463 or gs@unc.edu.

Carolina Internal Funding Opportunities

Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders
Seed Grant Program
Deadlines: December 10, April 1 and August 1 annually

Odum Institute for Social Science Research
Social Science Seed Grant for Multidisciplinary Research (pdf)
Deadline: March 1, 2006

Office of Research Development
Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar in Aging Program
Deadline: December 15, 2005 (internal); March 2, 2006 (agency)

Office of Research Development
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminars
Deadlines: January 10, 2006 (internal); Febuary 13, 2006 (agency)

Want to find more internal funding opps? Try Carolina Internal Funding Database.

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National Science Foundation

Program Announcements & Information

Subscribe to MyNSF notification listserv.

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National Institutes of Health

Grants:

Week of December 2, 2005
Week of November 25, 2005

Subscribe to NIH Guide Table of Contents notification listserv.

Contracts:

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Gene Therapy Resource Program: Clinical Coordinating Center
Gene Therapy Resource Program: Pharmacology/Toxicology Core Laboratory
Gene Therapy Resource Program: Preclinical Vector Production Core Laboratory
Gene Therapy Resource Program: Adeno-Associated Virus Vector Production Core Laboratory
Gene Therapy Resource Program: Lentivirus Vector Production Core Laboratory
Deadline: January 31, 2006 (letter of intent); April 4, 2006 (proposal)

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Novel Technologies in Newborn Screening
Deadline: March 13, 2006

Subscribe to NIH Guide Table of Contents notification listserv.

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Multidisciplinary

Corporation for National and Community Service
Learn and Serve America Higher Education Grant Program
Deadline: February 28, 2006

Department of Education
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program: Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training
Deadline: January 17, 2006

International Research and Exchanges Board
Eurasian Undergraduate Exchange Program
Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program
Deadline: January 31, 2006

Microsoft
Track II: Tablet PC Technology, Curriculum, and Higher Education 2005
Deadline: December 19, 2005
Contact Corporate and Foundation Relations or your unit’s development office if you are developing a proposal for this foundation.

Want to find more funding opps? Try COS

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Social and Behavioral Sciences

Administration for Children and Families
Assets for Independence Demonstration Program
Deadlines: continuous with review dates on March 15, June 15 and November 1 annually

Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement
Research on Civic Education at the High School Level
Deadline: December 15, 2005 (letter of intent), February 17, 2006 (proposal)

Center for Retirement Research
Steven H. Sandell Grant Program for Junior Scholars in Retirement Research
Deadline: February 28, 2006

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Programs to Build the Capacity for Societal Institutions that Influence Youth Behavior
Deadline: January 9, 2006

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Evaluation of Community-Based Approaches to Increasing Seat Belt Use among Adolescent Drivers and Their Passengers
Deadlines: January 3, 2006 (letter of intent); February 1, 2006 (application)

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Office Wide Broad Agency Announcement (technologies focused on addressing present and emerging national challenges)
Deadline: November 15, 2006

Department of Education
Community Parent Resource Centers for Parents of Children With Disabilities
Deadline: January 3, 2006

Department of Education
Talent Search Program
Deadline: January 6, 2006

Department of Justice
Education and Technical Assistance Grants to End Violence against Women with Disabilities
Deadline: January 25, 2006

Department of Justice
Multi-jurisdictional Study of Reduced Caseload and Related Case Supervision Strategies in Managing Medium- and High-Risk Offenders
Deadline: February 9, 2006

Department of Justice
Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program
Crime and Justice Research
Deadline: January 24, 2006

Department of Justice
Grants to Reduce Violent Crimes against Women on Campus
Deadline: January 19, 2006

Department of Justice
Study of Administration of Justice in Indian Country
Deadline: January 18, 2005

Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Eurasia/South Asia Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program
Deadline: January 12, 2006

Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Leadership Grants for Libraries
Deadline: February 1, 2006

Want to find more funding opps? Try COS

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Health and Medical Sciences

American Diabetes Association
Young Investigator Innovation Award in Geriatric Endocrinology
Clinical Research Award
Henry Becton Innovation Award
Innovation Award
Research Award
Deadline: January 15, 2006; July 15, 2006

American Diabetes Association
Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award
Junior Faculty Awards
Mentor-Based Minority Postdoctoral Fellowships
Deadline: January 15, 2006

American Psychiatric Foundation
Grants (public education, information and outreach initiatives that promote the early recognition and treatment of mental illness)
Deadline: January 6, 2006

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Grants
Deadline: various

Ash Charitable Foundation, Mary Kay
Research in Cancers Affecting Women
Deadline: February 15, 2006
Contact Corporate and Foundation Relations or your unit’s development office if you are developing a proposal for this foundation.

Brain Tumor Society
Basic Science Brain Tumor Research Grants
Deadline: March 16, 2006

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
NIOSH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings
Deadlines: March 1, July 1, and November 1 annually (letter of intent);
April 15, August 15, and December 15 annually (application)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention Training Centers
Deadline: January 13, 2006

CHEST Foundation
Geriatric Development Research Award (pdf)
Deadline: March 31, 2006

CHEST Foundation and LUNGevity Foundation
Clinical Research Award in Lung Cancer (pdf)
Deadline: April 28, 2006

Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Michael J.
Drug Discovery and Development
Deadline: January 3, 2006 (letter of intent)

Health Resources and Services Administration
Public Health Training Centers
Deadline: January 17, 2006

Health Resources and Services Administration
Basic/Core Area Health Education Centers
Deadline: January 23, 2006

Health Resources and Services Administration
Child Health Information System Collaborative Cooperative Agreement
Regional Genetic and Newborn Screening
Deadline: January 13, 2006

Health Resources and Services Administration
Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships
Deadline: December 16, 2005

Health Resources and Services Administration
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
Deadline: December 29, 2005

Health Resources and Services Administration
Advanced Education Nursing Grants
Deadline: December 21, 2005

Health Resources and Services Administration
Nursing Workforce Diversity
Deadline: January 12, 2006

Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood
Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative
Deadline: January 13, 2006

New York Academy of Medicine
Ferdinand C. Valentine Fellowship for Research in Urology
Deadline: January 30, 2006

Paralyzed Veterans of America
Grants (patient, consumer, and community education, professional development and education, research utilization and dissemination, assistive technology, conferences and symposia)
Deadline: February 1, 2006

University of California, San Francisco
Collaborative HIV Prevention Research in Minority Communities
Deadline: January 13, 2006

Want to find more funding opps? Try COS

Want to find more contracts? Try FedBizOpps

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Life and Physical Sciences

Air Force Research Laboratory
Collaborative Research in Aeronautical Sciences
Deadline: January 20, 2006

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education, and Prevention
Deadlines: January 15, 2006 (letter of intent); February 15, 2006 (application)

Department of Defense
Biosynthesis of Energetic Compounds (pdf)
Deadline: January 5, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency
Cooperative Training in Environmental Sciences Research
Deadline: January 23, 2006

Environmental Protection Agency
Environmentally Benign Manufacturing and Processing
Deadline: January 31, 2006

Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
Core Solicitation (estuarine and coastal ecosystems)
Deadline: January 5, 2006 (preproposals)

Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
Seed Solicitation (estuarine and coastal ecosystems)
Deadline: March 16, 2006

United Nations
United Nations Environment Programme Sasakawa Prize
Deadline: March 15, 2006

US Air Force
Test and Evaluation Research Program (pdf)
Deadline: January 5, 2006

US Air Force
Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (aerospace and materials science; physics and electronics; chemistry and life sciences; mathematics and information sciences)
Deadline: open

US Army
Deployed War Fighter Protection Research Program (control of insects that carry diseases of military significance)
Deadline: December 16, 2005 (preproposal)

US Army
Pathogen and Toxin Concentration Systems for Water Monitoring
Deadline: February 15, 2006

US Army Corps of Engineers
Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
Deadline: March 16, 2006

Want to find more funding opps? Try COS

Want to find more contracts? Try FedBizOpps

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Arts and Humanities

American Music Center
Aaron Copland Fund for Music Recording
Deadline: January 17, 2006

Blakemore Foundation
Frances Blakemore Asian Art Grants
Deadline: May 15, 2006

Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
Research Grants (pdf)
Deadline: March 1, 2006

Chamber Music America
New Works: Creation and Presentation Program Grants
Deadline: February 28, 2006

Delmas Foundation, Gladys Krieble
Grants (humanities, performing arts, research libraries, Venetian research)
Deadline: continuous

Getty Trust, J. Paul
Archival Grants
Cataloguing of Museum Collections Grants
Conservation Survey Grants
Conservation Treatment Grants
Critical Reference Resources Grants
Deadline: continuous

Getty Trust, J. Paul
Campus Heritage Grants
Deadlines: continuous (required letter of interest); April 10, 2006 (application)

Houghton Library
Visiting Fellowships
Deadline: January 13, 2006

Meet the Composer
Commissioning Music USA (dance, installation, opera, performance art, and theater)
Deadline: January 27, 2006

Newberry Library
Fellowships in the Humanities
Deadline: various

Rockefeller Foundation
Humanities Fellowship at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Deadline: January 15, 2006 (letter of interest)

Temple University
George D. McDowell Fellowship in Urban Archives
Deadline: February 1, 2006

Theatre Communications Group
Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships (pdf)
Deadlines: January 17, 2006 (required letter of intent); February 16, 2006 (application)

USArtists
Grants (travel to international dance and music festivals)
Deadline: January 20, 2006

Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Andy
Grants
Deadline: March 1, 2006

Want to find more funding opps? Try COS

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