UConn American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Announcements

DOE: Federal Stimulus Funding for Graduate Fellowships in Science, Math, Engineering

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC) has established the DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE SCGF) program to provide support for outstanding students to pursue graduate training in basic research in areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computational sciences, and environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science and to encourage the development of the next generation scientific and technical talent in the U.S.

Fellows will receive a $35,000 yearly stipend for living expenses, $10, 500 per year for tuition and fees and a $5,000 research stipend supplement for research materials and travel expenses. Fellows will be required to participate in the annual DOE SCGF Research Conference to be held each summer at a DOE national laboratory. Travel expenses and accommodations to the Conference will be provided by the DOE SCGF program.

Application Deadline: November 30, 2009

[Program Guidelines]

Recovery Act Limited Competition: Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications for the Health Care Sector and Other High Growth and Emerging Industries

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST

The Department of Labor announces the availability of approximately $220 million in grant funds authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for projects that provide training and placement services to help workers pursue careers within the industries described in the SGA. The purpose of the high growth and emerging industries grants funded through this SGA is to teach workers the necessary skills for, and help them pursue careers in, health care and other high growth and applicants include public entities and private nonprofit organizations. Employment and Training Administration intends to fund 45–65 grants ranging from approximately $2 to $5 million. [Full Announcement]

This is a limited submission announcement. An internal competition may be necessary. If you are considering submitting an application for this program, please contact Larisa.Hull@uconn.edu by July 31, 2009.

DOE/Office of Science announces Early Career Awards

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST

Eligible to qualified untenured, tenure-track Assistant Professors. Proposed research must align with DOE priorities. LOI due Aug 1; full proposals due Sept 1. Full press release follows.

DOE-ARRA Early Career Research Program

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST

Letter of Intents are due August 3 (optional). Proposals are due September 1.
[Full Announcement]

Habitat restoration opportunities under U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has announced a number of opportunities.

NIST Seeks Proposals for $20 Million Recovery Act Program

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:00 EST

[Full Announcement] (PDF)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Announces Recovery Act Programs

Tue, 19 May 2009 12:00:00 EST

NIST has released plans for upcoming Recovery Act funding programs, key dates and further information pending. Program components as follows:

NIST-ARRA-MSE-Research-01 Technology Infrastructure for National Priorities
NIST-ARRA-MSE-Fellowship-01 Recovery Act Measurement Science & Engineering Fellowship Program
NIST-ARRA-MSE-Research-01 NIST Measurement Science & Engineering Research Grants Program

NSF Announces Recovery and Reinvestment Major Research Instrumentation (MRI-R²) Program

Thu, 14 May 2009 12:00:00 EST

$200M will be available for this program. The deadline is August 10, 2009. Institutional submissions will be limited to three (3), requesting from $100k-6M. An additional submission as a consortia partner is possible. Matching resources will be required, with additional qualifications. See full announcement link, below, for further details.

[UConn Limited Submission Program Announcement]
[Full Announcement]

NSF Announces Academic Research Infrastructure Program (ARI-R²)

Thu, 14 May 2009 12:00:00 EST

$200M will be available for this program. Letter of Intent deadline is July 1, 2009. The deadline for full proposals is August 24, 2009.

This program funds infrastructure investment. Examples include a variety of shared resources, e.g., remote instruments, research platforms, data repositories, and shared computing facilities.

This is also a limited submission opportunity. The internal application process will be announced soon.

[UConn Limited Submission Program Announcement]
[Full Announcement]

Department of Energy-Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Initial solicitation for concept papers, due June 2, 2009. Funding minimum $500,000.

Fri, 01 May 2009 12:00:00 EST

ARPA-E is a new organization within the Department of Energy (DOE), created specifically to foster research and development (R &D) of transformational energy-related technologies. Transformational technologies are by definition technologies that disrupt the status quo, rather than provide incremental improvements to current technologies. DOE will respond to concept papers, indicating whether prospective applicants may proceed with a full application. [Full Announcement]

Recovery Act Limited Competition: Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15)

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EST

NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) R15. Applications due September 24, 2009. Estimated 50 awards planned at $300K each. No institutional limit; each proposal must be scientifically distinct. [Program Link]

NIH Releases Multiple FOAs Covering Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders (R01, R21, R34)

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EST

NIH announces a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for the following topic areas relevant to research on the heterogeneity of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD):

Measurement development, Biomarkers/biological signatures, Immune and central nervous systems interactions, Genetics/genomics, Environmental Risk Factors, Model development, Treatment and intervention, and Services research.

NSF has provided additional clarification with regard to its overall spending plan under the ARRA

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST

This information takes the form of a set of FAQs and a FACT Sheet. Please see the corresponding links below.

NIH has released two new announcements related to Recovery Act funding

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST

The first, the Recovery Act "Grand Opportunities" Grants program (nicknamed "GO" grants), will support high-impact ideas that lend themselves to short-term, non-renewable funding and may lay the foundation for new areas of investigation. Due May 27.

The second, the Recovery Act program for Biomedical Research Core Centers to Enhance Research Resources, is intended to help institutions hire tenure-track faculty. The formal name relates to the P30 mechanism that is used. NIGMS will consider applications from institutions to hire, and help support start-up packages for, faculty who are newly independent investigators doing research related to the NIGMS mission. LOI due April 18; applications due May 18.

Energy Secretary Chu Announces $1.2 Billion in Recovery Act Funding for Science

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST

The Department of Energy plans to allocate the majority of the funds for infrastructure and equipment acquisitions at national laboratories.

Two (2) programs will be available for university funding; $277M for Energy Frontier Research Centers, and $90M for other core research. Details are to be announced.

Important Notice to Presidents of Universities and Colleges and Heads of Other National Science Foundation Awardee Organizations

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST

NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators (NOT-OD-09-056, Deadline: Multiple Dates)

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:39:59 EST

NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications (NOT-OD-09-058, Deadline: 4/21/2009)

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST

Addition of Recovery Funds to the Shared Instrumentation Grant Program

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:23:56 EST

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Pub. L. No. 111-5, appropriates $300M to NCRR for shared instrumentation and other capital research equipment, as well as $1B for grants or contracts under section 481A of the Public Health Service Act to construct, repair or renovate existing non-Federal research facilities. Four related FOAs have been released in response to the Recovery Act, two for instrumentation and two for construction, renovations and repairs to extramural facilities. [Full Notice]

NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research (RC1) – April 27, 2009

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:15:37 EST

NIH has received new funds for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2009 and 2010 as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). NIH has designated at least $200 million for a new initiative called the NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research. This new program will support research on topic areas which address specific scientific and health research challenges in biomedical and behavioral research that would benefit from significant 2-year jumpstart funds. NIH Institute and Centers have selected specific Challenge Topics within each of the Challenge Areas. The research in these Challenge Areas should have a high impact in biomedical or behavioral science and/or public health.