As part of its Roadmap Initiatives, the NIH Molecular Libraries program invites R01 grant applications to support the development of new methodologies for natural products chemistry. The long-term goal is to reinvigorate the investigation of nature as a prolific source of bioactive small molecules with the potential to probe the roles of a wide range of proteins in cellular processes, and/or be developed into new drugs. Optional letters of intent are due April 17, 2009; full proposals are due May 17, 2009.
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine invites U01 applications for cooperative agreements for the Partnerships in Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Clinical Translational Research initiative. The goal is to foster development of translational tools that will contribute to rigorous clinical CAM research. Optional letters of intent are due May 26, 2009; full proposals are due June 26, 2009.
The National Cooperative Highway Research Program has issued "Validating an Endurance Limit for HMA Pavements: Laboratory Experiment and Algorithm Development", a request for proposals to identify the mixture and pavement layer design features related to an endurance limit for bottom-initiated fatigue cracking of hot-mix asphalt and to develop an algorithm to incorporate this endurance limit into the mechanistic-empirical pavement design guide and other selected pavement design methods.
The Microsystems Technology Office's (MTO) mission is to exploit breakthroughs in materials, devices, circuits, and mathematics to develop beyond leading edge Microsystems components with revolutionary performance and functionality to enable new platform capability for the Department of Defense. To execute this mission, MTO supports revolutionary research in electronics, photonics, MEMS, algorithms, and combined Microsystems technology to deliver new capabilities to sense, communicate, energize, actuate, and process data and information for the war fighter.
DARPA invites proposals for R&D in the areas of physical sciences, engineering, and mathematics under the Young Faculty Award program. This program provides high-impact funding to rising stars early in their careers in order to develop their research ideas in the context of DoD needs. High-risk/high-payoff ideas are strongly encouraged. Eligibility is restricted to untenured Assistant or Associate Professors within six years of appointment to a tenure-track position at a U.S. institution of higher learning.
The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium has announced a request for preproposals for 2010-2011 research funding. The priority research areas, submission/review guidelines, and funding levels are available on the consortium's website (see link below). MASGC funds projects in the following focus areas: Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Safe and Sustainable Seafood Supply, Sustainable Coastal Development and Hazard Resilience in Coastal Communities.
The Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant college programs, the US EPA's Gulf of Mexico Program, the NOAA Northern Gulf Institute and the US Geological Survey are inviting preproposals for funding for one- or two-year projects dealing with natural hazard and climate change resilience. The goal of the funding initiative is to develop information, tools, technologies, products, policies or public decision processes that coastal communities can use to increase resilience to coastal natural hazards and sea level rise.
As the global financial crisis continues to affect every segment of society worldwide at unprecedented speed, there is no better time than now to re-emphasize the need for partnerships to engage in resolving these pressing issues of global concern. This RFP calls for proposals to create new networks amongst knowledgeable practitioners to openly discuss the broad spectrum of these critical global concerns.
The American Psychological Foundation’s Visionary and Weiss one-year grants are designed to seed innovation through supporting research, education, and intervention projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems. The programs emphasize the connection between mental and physical health to ensure well-being, reduce stigma and prejudice, prevent violence, and address the long-term psychological needs of individuals and communities in the aftermath of disaster. Additionally, a Raymond A. and Rosalee G.
Fellowships support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to scholars and general audiences in the humanities. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, and other scholarly tools.