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Past Funding Opportunities

March 2020

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006772 FAS Program: 3. Food safety, nutrition, and health; 3c. Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases

Deadline:

3c. Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases A1344

  • Up to $1 million for up to five years
  • Integrated Projects only
  • Standard, Conference

Applicants must address at least one of the following:

FFAR Fellowship Program: Stipend + Professional Development

Deadline:
  • Degree requirements: Student must have a MS degree or one year in a PhD program by June 2020 with three years remaining; or acceptance in a PhD program by May 1, 2020
  • Two fellowship categories:
  • Stipend and Professional Development Fellowship
    • $65,000/year for three years; $32,500/year from industry or analogous sponsor + equal match from FFAR
  • Professional Development Fellowship
    • $10,000/ year for three years; $5,000/year from industry or analogous sponsor + equal match from FFAR
  • Application portal opens December 1.

NIH RFA-ES-20-004 Optimizing Natural Systems for Remediation: Utilizing Innovative Materials Science Approaches to Enhance Bioremediation (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline:
  • Total budget - $200,000 direct costs per year for up to five years
  • Total program funding $2.5 million

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) invites qualified investigators from domestic institutions of higher education to submit an application for Superfund Research Program (SRP) R01 Individual Research Project grant program. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) focuses on research that will advance effectiveness of bioremediation through incorporation of advanced, novel materials science approaches. Bioremediation refers to the use of biota (bacteria, algae, fungi, plants, etc.) to reduce or detoxify hazardous substances in the environment.

February 2020

Johnson & Johnson Innovation Invisible Shield QuickFire Challenge

Deadline:
  • Up to $200,000 for up to two innovators
  • Awardees will receive mentoring from BARDA and experts within the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, as well as access to the Johnson & Johnson Innovation - JLABS ecosystem.

The vision of Johnson & Johnson Innovation is for every person to use their unique experiences and backgrounds to spark solutions that create a better, healthier world.

NIH U01 RFA-RM-20-003 Real Time Chromatin Dynamics and Function (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline:
  • Up to $800,000 direct costs per year for up to  five years per team
  • Total program funding ~ $7 million; 4-7 awards anticipated
  • Awards funded are anticipated to pursue research activities conducted by multidisciplinary teams of investigators

The 4D Nucleome (4DN) NIH Common Fund Program was launched in 2015 with the goal of developing the tools and resources that would enable the characterization of the three-dimensional structure and dynamics of human and mouse genomes and provide deeper mechanistic insights into how the nucleus is functionally organized.

NIH PAR-20-049 NINDS Postdoctoral Mentored Career Development Award (K01 - No Independent Clinical Trial Allowed)

Deadline:
  • Total project may not exceed 48 months
  • Maximum salary for applicant in Year 1 is applicant base postdoctoral salary plus 5%, with subsequent years salary % increase follows NRSA postdoctoral fellows at same level. NIH covers up to $95,000/year for salary
  • Research development costs of up to $30,000 allowed
  • F&A costs are 8% MTDC

The purpose of this award is to support the ability of outstanding, mentored postdoctoral researchers to develop a potentially impactful research project with a comprehensive career development plan that will enable them to launch an independent research program.

NSF PD 19-125Y Science of Science: Discovery, Communication, and Impact (SoS:DCI)

Deadline:

The Science of Science: Discovery, Communication, and Impact (SoS:DCI) program is designed to increase the public value of scientific activity. The program pursues this goal by supporting basic research in three fundamental areas:  

  • How to increase the rate of socially beneficial discovery;
  • How to improve science communication outcomes; and
  • How to expand the societal benefits of scientific activity. 

The SoS:DCI program, which builds upon the former Science of Science & Innovation Policy (SciSIP) program, funds research that builds theoretical and empirical understandings of these three areas. With this goal in mind, proposals should: 

The International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture (ICASA) - Technologies Working Group Letter of Intent

Deadline:
  • Up to $250,000 cash and/or access to commercial livestock production facilities for up to three years

ICASA is seeking novel and potentially high-impact projects related to antibiotic stewardship and animal health, that can be conducted in collaboration with commercial livestock producers and processors. There is strong interest in early-stage technologies that may yield new types of data beyond what is currently available via existing technologies, as well as technologies closer to market that would benefit from research in commercial livestock production settings. Specifically, the Technologies Working Group seeks LOIs that seek to develop, improve and/or validate:

The New York Stem Cell Foundation Neuroscience Investigator Awards

Deadline:
  • Up to $1.5 million over five years
  • Early Career faculty with PhD/MD/DPhil and
    • Within 5 years of starting faculty professorship or comparable) position on June 1 2020
    • Demonstrated ability to independently supervise staff and research
    • Publication record containing innovative, high impact articles

The mission of the New York Stem Cell Foundation is to accelerate cures for major disease through stem cell research. To that end, the foundation welcomes applications for its Neuroscience Investigator Awards.

USDA NIFA, Resident Instruction Grants Program for Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas (RIIA) & Agriculture and Food Sciences Facilities and Equipment (AGFEI)

Deadline:
  • $1.2 million available, awards between $30,000 - $150,000

These programs promote and strengthen the ability of eligible institutions in the Insular Areas to carry out education within the FANH sciences.

  • RIIA projects strengthen institutional educational capacities, including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention, in order to respond to education needs in the food and agricultural sciences.
  • AGFEI projects support activities to acquire or renovate facilities and relevant equipment necessary for conducting agricultural research to support tropical and subtropical agricultural research, including pest and disease research.

USDA-NIFA, Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants - Organic Transitions

Deadline:
  • $5.8 million available, awards up to $500,000 for 1-3 yr projects.

The overall goal of the Organic Transitions Program (ORG) is to support the development and implementation of research, extension and higher education programs to improve the competitiveness of organic livestock and crop producers, as well as those who are adopting organic practices. NIFA administers the ORG program by determining priorities in U.S. agriculture through Agency stakeholder input processes in consultation with the NAREEEAB.

Danone North America Gut Microbiome, Yogurt and Probiotic Fellowship Grant

Deadline:
  • $25,000 per award, two awards expected

This program supports graduate student researchers interested in exploring the gut microbiome, probiotics, and yogurt and how they help support and maintain human health and wellness. Topics may include the role that probiotics or yogurt play on brain function, growth and development, digestive health, weight management or heart health; and factors such as foods or nutrients that influence the gut microbiome. The grant is not designed for the investigation of disease treatment or clinical management and should focus on health and wellness, long-term health and longevity, growth and development, and/or performance. 

DE-FOA-0002250 Systems for Monitoring and Analytics for Renewable Transportation Fuels from Ag Resources and Management (SMARTFARM)

Deadline:
  • Total program funding $20 million, number of awards to be determined
  • Awards expected between $250,000 - $10 million
  • If submitted by ISU and/or educational institutions, domestic non-profits, or FFRDCs, no cost share is required (exempt

The objective of this program is to bridge the data gap in the biofuel supply chain by funding the development of technologies that can replace national averages and emissions factors for feedstock-related emissions with field-level estimates. The value of such technologies will be evaluated by their ability to reliably, accurately (i.e. low uncertainty), and cost-effectively quantify feedstock production lifecycle emissions (in g CO2e/acre) at the field level (i.e. scalable to >80 acres).

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-00677 Foundational and Applied Science Program 7a: Agricultural Innovation through Gene Editing

Deadline:
  • Up to $300,000 for up to two years
  • Research Projects only
  • Standard

Applications must address one or more of the following:

DoD HQ0034-20-S-FO01 National Defense Education Program (NDEP) for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach, and Workforce Initiative Programs, Fiscal Year 2020

Deadline:
  • Up to $3 Million for up to three years; applications for larger amounts may be considered on case-by-case basis

The Department of Defense (DoD) seeks innovative applications on mechanisms to implement Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, outreach, and/or workforce initiative programs, here onto will be referred as STEM activities. The Department intends to award multiple grants, subject to the availability of funds. This solicitation seeks innovative approaches to support DoD STEM education, outreach, and workforce development that aligns with DoD and Federal STEM Strategic Plans.

EPA-G2020-ORD-B1 National Priorities: Research on PFAS Impacts in Rural Communities and Agricultural Operations

Deadline:
  • 3 awards anticipated, grants or cooperative agreements
  • Up to $1,610,752 total for up to three years per award
  • Cost share required for a minimum of 25% of total federal funds awarded or 20% total project costs (equal to $402,688 assuming full EPA amount is requested)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking applications to better understand the potential impacts of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on water quality and availability in rural communities and agricultural operations across the United States.

Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Seeding Solutions 2020 Preproposals

Deadline:
  • Funding range for proposals: $300,000 - $1 million; 1:1 match required
  • Invite to full by April 20

FFAR’s Seeding Solutions Grants are an open call for applicants to submit innovative and transformative research proposals that furthers any of our Challenge Areas, and foster unique partnerships. Every year, FFAR funds at least one proposal in each of our Challenge Areas. This year, FFAR is prioritizing projects that demonstrate unique partnerships and the potential for significant agricultural advancements. To be considered, proposals must address and provide solutions to an intractable problem, accelerate innovation within FFAR's Challenge Areas and foster the development of unique public- private partnerships.

ISGC Iowa Space Grant Consortium Higher Education Collaborative Program

Deadline:
  • Up to $25,000
  • 1:1.25%  match requirement
  • Prospective applicants should discuss their ideas with Jay Staker (jstaker@iastate.edu), to see if their ideas fall within opportunity scope. The proposer may then be invited to submit a full proposal.

ISGC will provide funds through the ISGC Collaborations Program to implement innovative approaches to improve Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning and instruction. The intent is to create cooperative efforts that will target one or more of these three focus areas: precollege, informal education, or higher education. The ISGC encourages proposals involving females, members of underrepresented minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities.

NSF 20-517 Environmental Convergence Opportunities in Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems

Deadline:
  • $8.5 million available, 5-7 awards expected

The Environmental Convergence Opportunities in Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (ECO-CBET) solicitation will support activities that confront vexing environmental engineering and sustainability problems by uncovering and incorporating fundamental knowledge to design new processes, materials, and devices from a systems-level perspective. Projects should be compelling and reflect sustained, coordinated efforts from interdisciplinary research teams. A key objective of the solicitation is to encourage conversations and robust collaborations amongst the chemical process, transport phenomena, bioengineering, and environmental and sustainability research communities such that unanticipated solutions may arise.

NIH PAR-20-070 Research Infrastructure Development for Interdisciplinary Aging Studies (R21/R33 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Deadline:
  • Cycle II due Jun 16, and Cycle III due Oct. 16
  • R21 phase for initial developmental activities)
    • Total two year direct costs up to $275,000
  • R33 Phase for support for expanded activities
    • Total direct costs  up to $500,000/year for three years

This NIH Phased Innovation Award FOA invites applications that propose to develop novel research infrastructure that will advance the science of aging in specific areas requiring interdisciplinary partnerships or collaborations.  Through this award, investigators will develop a sustainable research infrastructure to support projects that address key interdisciplinary aging research questions.

NSF 19-608 Human Networks and Data Science - Infrastructure (HNDS-I)

Deadline:
  • Total funding $4.5 million per year with 3-4 awards expected per year

Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS) is a two-track program. It supports research and infrastructure that uses data science to advance understanding of a full range of human networks. HNDS research will identify ways in which dynamic, distributed, and heterogeneous data can provide novel answers to fundamental questions about individual and group behavior. HNDS is especially interested in proposals that leverage data-rich insights about human networks to support improved health, prosperity, and security.

HNDS has two components:

National Multiple Sclerosis Society Research Grants

Deadline:
  • Research grants of one to five years are supported – extra justification required for grant periods longer than 3 years
  • PI must hold an MD, PhD, or equivalent at the time of submission; need not be an US citizen
  • Selected applicants will be invited to submit a proposal by Feb 12

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is inviting applications for its Research Grants.

Klingenstein Fund and Simons Foundation Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience

Deadline:
  • $225,000 over three years
  • Must have PhD/MD degree and a tenure track or equivalent appointment
  • Must be within 4 years of completing Post Doc training and start of appointment

The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund and the Simons Foundation are inviting applications for the Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience, among the nation's oldest and most illustrious fellowships for young investigators in neuroscience research.  Fellowships will be awarded to young investigators in support of basic or clinical research that leads to a better understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Areas of particular interest within the neurosciences include:

NSF 20-518, Semiconductor Synthetic Biology for Information Storage and Retrieval

Deadline:
  • $12 million available for an estimated 8-10 awards of up to $1.5 million for 3 years

The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Divisions of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS), Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF), Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB), and Materials Research (DMR) announces a follow-up solicitation on the Semiconductor Synthetic Biology for Information Storage and Retrieval Program (SemiSynBio-II). Future ultra-low energy storage-based computing systems can be built on principles derived from organic systems that are at the intersection of physics, chemistry, biology, computer science and engineering.

Wellmark Foundation Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) Grant

Deadline:
  • Large MATCH grants: Up to $100,000 for up to two years.
  • Small MATCH grants: Up to $25,000 for up to one year.  Small grants due Jun 5.
  • 1:1 match required; at least half must be cash

The Wellmark Foundation is offering two competitive MATCH grant opportunities in 2020. The MATCH grants are designed to support larger projects that build upon the assets unique to a community. The term “matching grant” means an organization is required to raise money to match the grant amount.

Examples of sustainable projects include:

NASA NNH20ZHA001N: NASA OSE Fellowship Activity 2020

Deadline:
  • MS Fellows – budget up to $50,000/year for two years with optional third year
  • PhD Fellows – budget up to $55,000/year for three years with optional fourth year
  • 25 fellowships per year anticipated

NASA Office of STEM Engagement (OSE) is seeking student-authored and independently conceived graduate research proposals responding to a NASA Research Opportunity listed in the solicitation. This fellowship activity is designed to support OSE objectives and provide academic institutions the ability to enhance graduate-level learning and development. The program details and requirements are outlined in the solicitation document. 

LOI: USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006772 FAS Program: 7. Crosscutting programs; 7a. Agricultural Innovation through Gene Editing

Deadline:

7b. Agricultural Microbiomes A1402

  • Up to $750,000 for up to four years
  • Research Projects only
  • Standard, Conference

Applications must address one of the following:

January 2020

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 2020 Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program

Deadline:
  • Total program funding $1.5 Million, 40-50 awards expected
  • Up to $30,000 for up to 12 months; if asking for more funding proposed projects should be longer than a year

The program seeks to help communities develop the capacity to sustain local natural resources for future generations, with a focus on improving water quality, watersheds, and the species and habitats they support.

DKMS John Hansen Research Grant

Deadline:
  • 4 scholarships up to ~ $270,000 for up to three years
  • Applicants must have a PhD awarded in the past 8 years

The research should be in the field of stem cell therapy and have the goal of sustainably and effectively supporting and advancing the fight against blood cancer. Various aspects may be covered, including but not restricted to transplant immunology, stem cell donation, cell manufacturing, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

Fish and Wildlife Service, F20AS00031 Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Deadline:
  • Total project no more than $186,000 over 5 years

This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Network. The CESU network provides research, technical assistance, and education to federal land management, environmental, and research agencies and their partners. The partners serve the biological, physical, social, cultural, and engineering disciplines needed to address natural and cultural resource management issues at multiple scales and in an ecosystem context.

Glenn Foundation & AFAR Applications for Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research

Deadline:
  • $60,000 for one year; ten awards expected
  • Eligible applicants must be a postdoctoral fellow (MD and/or PhD degree or equivalent) at the start date of the award (July 1, 2020),
  • Proposed research must be conducted at a qualified not-for-profit setting in the United States
  • Full proposals by invite only

Through the fellowship program, researchers will be awarded grants to encourage and further the careers of postdoctoral fellows. The awards are intended to provide significant research and training support to permit postdoctoral fellows to become established in the field of aging.

NIH DA-20-025, Step Up for Substance Use Disorders (SUD): A Drug Target Initiative for Scientists Engaged in Fundamental Research (U18 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline:

The overall goal of The Step Up for SUD initiative is to advance fundamental discoveries into medicines to treat substance use disorders (SUD) for the benefit of society. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to enhance and accelerate research on drug targets for SUD aiming to expand the range of targets and mechanisms in development for SUD therapies. The initiative will provide both funding and the in-kind access to biomedical product development experts.  It will be administered as unique, short-term and nimble funding opportunity to support the confirmatory research in robust drug target validation/invalidation to allow for early decision to either proceed to a next step or stop the projects. At this point, only research projects on potential drug/biologic therapeutics, not diagnostics or devices, will be supported.

BARD US-Israel Binational AgricultureResearch and Development Fund Senior Research Fellowship Program

Deadline:
  • $3,000/ month for 2-12 months, plus $2,000 for travel

The objective of the senior Research Fellowship is to promote cooperative agricultural research between established scientists from the United States and hosts from Israel. Such fellowships should provide BARD and its scientists with input into advanced research areas and enhance scientific cooperation.

NIH PAR-19-367 Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Deadline:
  • Up to $750,000 in direct costs per year for 5 years
  • PI must devote at least 51% effort to project

The goal of MIRA is to increase the efficiency and efficacy of NIGMS funding. It is anticipated that this program will:

Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, Applications for Drug Development Program

Deadline:
  • Projects of up to $600,000 for 1 year with chance of follow-up funding

Through the program, grants will be awarded in support of efforts aimed at developing therapeutics for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. This RFP is focused on building preclinical evidence in animal models and on advancing lead molecules to the clinical candidate selection stage. Specifically, the RFP supports preclinical pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, target engagement, preliminary rodent tolerability, and in vivo efficacy or proof-of-concept studies. The proposed studies should have a high probability of reaching IND-enabling studies within two years.

NIH PAR-19-380 Initiative to Maximize Research Education in Genomics: Diversity Action Plan (R25)

Deadline:
  • Up to 300,000 direct costs per year for up to 5 years
  • Indirect costs are limited to 8% institutional MTDC

The over-arching goal of this NHGRI R25 program is to support educational activities that enhance the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral, social, computational and clinical research workforce in genomics. The DAP Program seeks to expose students at the undergraduate, post-baccalaureate and graduate levels who are from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups, to the foundational sciences relevant to genomics to enable them to pursue careers that span all areas of interest to NHGRI - genome sciences, genomic medicine and genomics and society.

To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a focus on:

Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) Proposals for Research Grants

Deadline:
  • Up to $9 Million over 3 years per team
  • Applications must be submitted by multidisciplinary, multi-institutional research teams consisting of three to five investigators
  • Full proposals by invitation only

Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) has issued a request for applications from multidisciplinary research teams interested in forming and participating in the ASAP Collaborative Research Network. Through the network, ASAP seeks to fund research projects that address key knowledge gaps in the basic mechanisms that contribute to Parkinson’s development and progression.

NSF PD 19-127Y The Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence Program (SL)

Deadline:

The Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence Program (SL) supports potentially transformative research that develops basic theoretical insights and fundamental knowledge about principles, processes and mechanisms of learning, and about augmented intelligence - how human cognitive function can be augmented through interactions with others, contextual variations, and technological advances.

Whitehall Foundation Research Grants

Deadline:
  • Full due June 1, 2020
  • LOI due Apr. 15, 2020 with Full due Sept. 1, 2020
  • $30,000-$75,000 per year for up to three years over a five year period
  • PIs must be Assistant Professor (or higher) and must be independent investigators – with own lab space; minimum 20% time commitment required
  • Only one LOI per year per investigator

The Whitehall Foundation, through its program of grants and grants-in-aid, assists scholarly research in the life sciences. It is the foundation's policy to assist those dynamic areas of basic biological research that are not heavily supported by Federal Agencies or other foundations with specialized missions.

NSF PD 98-1320 Economics

Deadline:

The Economics program supports research designed to improve the understanding of the processes and institutions of the U.S. economy and of the world system of which it is a part. This program also strengthens both empirical and theoretical economic analysis as well as the methods for rigorous research on economic behavior. It supports research in almost every area of economics, including econometrics, economic history, environmental economics, finance, industrial organization, international economics, labor economics, macroeconomics, mathematical economics, and public finance.

NSF 20-513 Understanding the Rules of Life: Microbiome Theory and Mechanisms (URoL:MTM)

Deadline:
  • Investigator can only serve as PI or CoPI or Senior Personnel in one proposal per annual cycle
  • Anticipated total funding: $12 -$15 Million; 6-12 awards
  • Track 1 projects - up to $500,000 total costs for up to 3 years
  • Track 2 projects -  up to $3 million total costs for up to 5 years

The URoL:MTM program defines the microbiome as a community of microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, protists, and viruses that inhabit a particular habitat. The habitat can be a living host or a particular environment, broadly defined to include the biological, chemical, physical, and/or social state, settings, or conditions.

Rockefeller Foundation Food System Vision Prize

Deadline:
  • Total program funding ~ $2 Million; up to 10 awards expected
  • Prizes up to $200,000 each
  • Participants who publish their submission by the Dec 5 deadline will have the opportunity to attend an invitation-only webinar with members of sponsor Rockefeller Foundation’s Food team

Participants in the competition may submit their Visions at any point during the Open Submission Phase and are encouraged to publish an initial post of their submission by the Early Submission Deadline of December 5, 2019. No preference will be given to participants who submit early; however, participants who do so may benefit from the opportunity to connect with other participants, seek feedback on their submission, and engage with the Open IDEO community team.

USDA-NIFA-ICGP-006730 Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI)

Deadline:
  • Total program funding ~ $ 20 Million; 16% funding success rate
  • Integrated Project Proposals
    • Must include research and at least one additional element of the other two functions of the agricultural knowledge system (education and extension). Three types:
      •  Multi-Regional Proposalsup to $2 Million for 2-4 years

These are large coordinated projects addressing critical issues that cut across multiple regions. An advisory panel is required for multiregional proposals.

Regional Proposals up to $1 Million for 2-4 years

These are multidisciplinary projects addressing issues that may be limited to a single region.

NSF 19-613 Formal Methods in the Field (FMitF)

Deadline:
  • Track I Research Proposals $ up to $750,000 total for up to four years
    • 12 awards expected
  • Track II Transition to Practice (TPP) Proposals: Up to $100,000 total for up to 18 months
    • 10 awards expected
  • Investigator may be a PI/CoPI or Senior Personnel in only one each Track I and Track II proposals

Track I: Each proposal must have at least one Principal Investigator (PI) or co-PI with expertise in formal methods and at least one with expertise in one or more of these fields: computer networks, cyber-human systems, distributed/operating systems, embedded systems, and machine learning.

NSF 20-503 National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes: Accelerating Research, Transforming Society, and Growing the American Workforce

Deadline:
  • Institute track proposals due Jan. 28, 2020
  • Planning track proposals due Jan. 30, 2020
  • Individual may only be listed as PI/CoPI or Senior Personnel on only TWO project teams and only ONE project team submitting to the Institute track
  • Planning track proposals - encouraged in any areas of foundational and use-inspired research appropriate to NSF and its partner organizations
    • Up to $500,000 for up to two years
    • Submissions encouraged in any areas of foundational and use-inspired research appropriate to this solicitation, NSF, and partner organizations.

NSF 20-506 Macrosystems Biology and NEON-Enabled Science (MSB-NES): Research on Biological Systems at Regional to Continental Scales

Deadline:
  • Macrosystems Research Awards (MRA)
    • Avarage award of $1 million for up to 5 years; 4-7 awards expected
  • Macrosystems Small Awards (MSA)
    • Up to $300,000 for up to 3 years; 12-18 awards expected

The Macrosystems Biology and NEON-Enabled Science (MSB-NES): Research on Biological Systems at Regional to Continental Scales program will support quantitative, interdisciplinary, systems-oriented research on biosphere processes and their complex interactions with climate, land use, and changes in species distribution at regional to continental scales as well as training activities to broaden participation of researchers in Macrosystems Biology and NEON-Enabled Science.

December 2019

NSF 19-058 Dear Colleague Letter: UKRI/BBSRC- NSF/BIO Lead Agency Opportunity in Bioinformatics, Microbiome, Quantum Biology and Synthetic Biology/Synthetic Cell

Deadline:
  • Stage 1: Intention to Submit
    • Submit a 2 page PDF Intention to Submit to proposed Lead Agency
    • Lead Agency responds with decision in 10 days
  •  Stage 2: Full proposals (by invitation only)
    • Proposers who are invited to submit a research proposal will do so in accordance with the proposal preparation requirements of the lead agency, e.g. for NSF, the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide

The lead agency opportunity allows US and UK researchers to submit a single proposal describing a project involving US and UK researchers that will undergo a single review process by the lead agency, on behalf of both NSF/BIO and UKRI/BBSRC.

NSF 20-512 Understanding the Rules of Life: Epigenetics

Deadline:
  • Investigator can only serve as PI or CoPI or Senior Personnel in one proposal per annual cycle
  • Anticipated total funding: $12 -$15 Million; 5-10 awards
  • Track 1 projects - up to $500,000 total costs for up to 3 years
  • Track 2 projects -  up to $3 million total costs for up to 5 years

The goals of the program are to foster crosscutting, interdisciplinary research on the epigenetic regulation of organismal phenotypes that integrates perspectives and research approaches from more than one of these directorates.

Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Dissertation Research Grants

Deadline:
  • $7,500 for grants supporting graduate student dissertation research projects that address a contemporary issue in the social sciences
  • Students must have defended their dissertation or had their topic approved

The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy was established in 1997 by Irving Louis Horowitz and Mary E. Curtis to support and promote research and understanding in the major fields of the social sciences. To advance this mission, the foundation is inviting applications for research grants. The foundation supports projects with a social policy application on either a global or local level. The website provides complete program guidelines, application instructions, and a list of past grantees.

Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and AFAR Grants for Junior Faculty

Deadline:
  • UP to $100,000 for a one to two year award to junior faculty
  • PI must be independent investigator with no more than 10 years beyond start of PostDoc research training as of July 1 2020
  • PI must not have received any major extramural funding (NIH R01,  NSF – K or R21 funding ok)
  • Will be invited to full

The major goal of this program is to assist in the development of the careers of junior investigators committed to pursuing careers in the field of aging research. GMRF and AFAR support research projects concerned with understanding the basic mechanisms of aging rather than disease-specific research. Projects investigating age-related diseases are supported if approached from the point of view of how basic aging processes may lead to these outcomes.