DOD DARPA HR001121S0035, Environmental Microbes as a BioEngineering Resource (EMBER)

• Pre-proposals due Aug. 16th.  Full proposals due Sept. 27th.

The EMBER program aims to develop novel, bio-based technologies to overcome key challenges facing domestic supply of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) critical to the U.S. DoD. The program will leverage the diversity, specificity, and customizability of environmental microbiology to enable new biomining methods for the separation, purification, and conversion of REEs into manufacturing-ready forms. Microbes (and/or biomolecules), including those from extreme or metal-rich environments, can be biologically engineered or adapted to bind, assimilate, and manipulate individual REEs.

NSF 19-582, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

• $76.37 million available to fund approx. 1750 – 1800 awards.

The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. This solicitation features two mechanisms for support of student research: (1) REU Sites are based on independent proposals to initiate and conduct projects that engage a number of students in research. REU Sites may be based in a single discipline or academic department or may offer interdisciplinary or multi-department research opportunities with a coherent intellectual theme.

Pardee Foundation, Proposals for Cancer Research

• No fixed budget limit, past grants range from ~$80,000-$187,000
• IDC limited to 5% direct costs

The foundation encourages proposals for one year to enable new cancer researchers to develop their capabilities or veteran cancer researchers to establish new approaches to cancer research. The foundation anticipates that this early-stage funding may lead to subsequent and expanded support from a government agency or other source. The relevance of the project to cancer detection, treatment, or cure should be clearly identified.

Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI), 2021 Genomics of ASD: Pathways to Genetic Therapies Program

• Awards expected to be between $200,000 - $400,000 for 2 – 3 year projects.

The mission of the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is to improve the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) through funding for innovative research of the highest quality and relevance.  To that end, SFARI welcomes applications to its 2021 Genomics of ASD: Pathways to Genetic Therapies program. Grants awarded through this call are intended to advance the understanding of the genetic basis of ASD and the molecular and cellular consequences of genetic risk, and to provide a foundation for the development of treatments for select genetically defined forms of the condition.

SFARI seeks proposals in three broad areas of ASD genomics:

USDA-AMS-TM-RFSP-G-21-0009, Regional Food System Partnerships • $15.3 million available to fund approx. 50 awards. • Awards expected to be between $100,000 - $1 million for 2 – 3 year projects. The Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) program supports

• $15.3 million available to fund approx. 50 awards.
• Awards expected to be between $100,000 - $1 million for 2 – 3 year projects.

The Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) program supports partnerships that connect public and private resources to plan and develop local or regional food systems. The program focuses on strengthening the viability and resilience of regional food economies through collaboration and coordination. In 2020, USDA awarded 23 partnerships in 15 states. These projects are funded for a two- or three-year period beginning September 30, 2020.  Proposals can be made to two different project types: Planning & Design and Implementation & Expansion

DE-FOA-0002472, Assisting Federal Facilities With Energy Conservation Technologies (Affect) 2021

• $13 million available to fund approx. 20 awards.
• Projects expected to be between $200,000 and $1 million.

FEMP’s Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) 2021 FAC will provide direct funding to Federal agencies for the development of energy and water efficiency projects and processes that address climate change mitigation and/or adaptation. The purpose of the AFFECT 2021 FAC funding is to initiate, supplement, improve or otherwise increase the viability and adoption of climate change mitigation and adaptation actions entailing energy efficiency, clean energy, and operational resilience at U.S. Federal government-owned facilities.

NIH RFA-RM-21-023, Integration, Dissemination, and Evaluation (BRIDGE) Center for the NIH Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) Program (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• $8 million available to fund a cooperative agreement for approx. 4 years
• LOI due Jul 20th.  Full proposal due Aug. 20th.

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is associated with the NIH Common Fund Bridge2AI Program which seeks to generate flagship data sets and best practices for the collection and preparation of AI/ML-ready data to address biomedical and behavioral research grand challenges. The purpose of this FOA is to support an integration, dissemination and evaluation center which will integrate activities across Bridge2AI Data Generation Projects to develop cross-cutting products and best-practices.

DE-FOA-0002525, Wells of Opportunity (WOO): Amplify II & ReAmplify

• $14.5 million available to fund approx. 13 awards.
• Awards expected to be between $450,000 and $2.5 million

Through the FY21 Wells of Opportunity (referred to as WOO going forward) FOA, DOE's Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) is soliciting geothermal and hydrocarbon well owners or operators with existing wells that are willing to partner with DOE to advance and test EGS technologies in-situ.  These wells could be idle or currently used for injection, production, and/or monitoring.  Due to the criticality of the technology prototyping and methodology testing phase of research and development in the innovation pipeline, this FOA focuses on active field testing, where the Federal government takes on the associated cost and risks.

EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-001, Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program Grants

• $1 million available to fund approx. 10 awards.

The purpose of the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program Grant Initiative is to encourage smart, sensible and sustainable pest control in agriculture. The initiative, which is an extension of the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP), will enable grantees to implement sustainable pest management practices that align with the Agency’s strategic goal of providing a cleaner and healthier environment for all Americans and contribute to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

NEW! USDA-AFRI-FAS AFRI Commodity Board Co-Funding Topics

• Budgets for Standard Grants, Strengthening Standard Grants, and New Investigator Grants must not exceed the amount listed for the specific topic total per project for the specified project period and are not renewable.
• Project types: Research only
• Grant types: Standard, FASE (Strengthening Standard and New Investigator Only)

NIFA and various commodity boards are seeking to co-fund research projects relevant to the respective commodity board.

NEW! USDA-AFRI-FAS Extension, Education & USDA Climate Hubs Partnership

Up to $1,500,000total per project periods of three to five years

•     Project types: Extension or Integrated Projects only

•     Grant types: Standard, FASE

This program area priority will support projects that provide effective, translatable, and scalable approaches to address climate change through regional partnerships including the USDA Climate Hubs and extension (e.g., the Cooperative Extension Service).

The regional partnerships should work towards one or more of the following long-term socio-economic impacts:

•     Net-zero emissions agriculture

•     Working lands adapted to climate change

Health and Environmental Science Institute (HESI), 2021 Innovation Prize

• Cash prizes will be up to $80,000.

The HESI Innovation Prize recognizes exceptional scientists who share HESI’s commitment to synthesizing ideas, resources, and collaborators across scientific disciplines and sectors — and who have demonstrated particular creativity and impact in doing so. Awardees will have applied this approach to catalyze progress against the specified thematic focus in relation to one or more of the following areas that are central to HESI’s core operations: safe and effective medicines; food safety and security; chemical and consumer product safety; and/or environmental quality and sustainability. The prize recognizes impact achieved via research, training/education, and/or programmatic approaches.

NIH PAR-20-296, Modules for Enhancing Biomedical Research Workforce Training (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• Awards up to $250,000 in direct costs for 3-year projects.

The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH.  The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.

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

DE-FOA-0002515, Carbon Capture Research and Development For Natural Gas and Industrial Point Sources and Front End Engineering Design Studies for Carbon Capture Systems at Industrial Facilities and Natural Gas Plants

• $39 million available to fund approx.

NIH RFA-NS-21-013, BRAIN Initiative: Targeted BRAIN Circuits Projects- TargetedBCP (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• LOIs due June 7, 2021.  Full proposals due July 7, 2021
• $15 million available to fund approx. 20 awards.
• No maximum budget set.  Budgets should reflect needs of the program.
• Project periods can be up to 5 years.

This FOA solicits applications for research projects that seek to understand how circuit activity gives rise to mental experience and behavior using innovative, methodologically-integrated approaches. The goal is to support adventurous projects that can realize a potentially transformative outcome within 5 years.

NIH RFA-DK-21-005, Immune Cell Engineering For Targeted Therapy And Disease Monitoring in Type 1 Diabetes (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• Approx. $3 million available to 3 - 5 awards in FY22.
• Budgets limited to $600,000 in direct costs per year for 5-year projects.

This initiative will support the engineering of immune cells to target the human pancreatic compartment to report on previously inaccessible information about diabetes initiation and progression, and/or to deliver environment-specific therapeutic responses to restore islet health and prevent the progression to T1D.

NIH RFA-RM-21-020, Cutting Edge Informatics Tools for Illuminating the Druggable Genome (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• LOIs due June 15, 2021.  Full proposals due July 15, 2021.
• $1.4 million available each year in FY22 and FY23.
• Application budgets can be up to $300,000 per year in direct costs with projects up to 2-years.

The overarching goal of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for the Common Fund program "Illuminating the Druggable Genome" (IDG); https://commonfund.nih.gov/idg/ is to solicit applications to build a set of Cutting Edge Informatics Tools (CEITs) that will augment the capability of the IDG consortium's Knowledge Management Center (KMC) as well as the broader IDG Consortium.

NIH PA-21-235, NIMH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• Number of awards and award sizes will be based on the amount of meritorious applications received. 
• Project periods can be up to 2 years.

The NIMH Exploratory/Developmental Grant program supports exploratory and high-risk research projects that fall within the NIMH mission by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these projects. These studies may involve considerable risk but may lead to a breakthrough or to the development of novel techniques, agents, methods, measures, models, or strategies, or to the generation of pilot or feasibility data. The preliminary work from these studies could lead to a major impact on biomedical, behavioral, or clinical mental health research, or on the delivery of mental health care.

NIH RFA-NS-21-020, Research Program Award (R35 Clinical Trial Optional)

• $20 million available to fund approx. 30 awards.
• Awards expected to be no more than $750,000 in direct costs per year for 4-year projects.
• LOIs due June 13th.  Full proposal due July 13th. 

The purpose of the NINDS Research Program Award (RPA) is to provide longer-term support, and increased freedom and flexibility, to Program Directors (PDs)/Principal Investigators (PIs), to allow them to redirect their time away from the administrative burden of writing and managing multiple grant applications and towards engaging in the lab.

USDA-AMS-TM-FMPP-G-21-0002, Farmers Market Promotion Program

• $38.45 million available to fund up to 100 awards. 
• Awards expected to be between $50,000 - $750,000
• Match is required at 10% - 25%.

FMPP funds projects that develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer markets to help increase access to and availability of locally and regionally produced agricultural products. The program focuses on:

• Supporting and promoting domestic direct producer-to-consumer (including direct producer-to- retail, direct producer-to-restaurant and direct producer-to-institutional marketing) marketing such as farmer’s markets, roadside stands, agritourism activities, community-supported agriculture (CSA) programs, or online sales;

Iowa Space Grant Consortium, 2021-2022 Undergraduate STEM Merit Scholarship Program

• ISGC will award 6 scholarships of $3,400 each.

The Iowa Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) will award six (6) merit scholarships for undergraduate students pursuing a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines that support NASA’s mission. (Preservice STEM education majors also qualify.)

Iowa Space Grant Consortium, 2021-2022 Undergraduate STEM Research Scholarship Program

• ISGC will award 18 scholarships of $5,000 each.

Eighteen (18) scholarships of $5,000 will be awarded to support outstanding undergraduate students pursuing a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines that support NASA’s mission (Preservice STEM education majors also qualify). Awards of $2,500 per semester with proof of enrollment, in addition to continuation of research involvement, and minimum GPA met with transcript verification from Fall 2021, are required for the Spring 2022 allotment.

USDA-NRCS-NHQ-CIG-21-NOFO0001094, USDA-NRCS Conservation Innovation Grants On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2021

• Approx. $25 million available to fund up to 25 awards in FY21.
• Awards expected to be between $250,000 and $5 million for 3 – 5 year projects.

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA is announcing the availability of Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials (On-Farm Trials) to stimulate the adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation approaches in partnership with agricultural producers. For 2021, applications are accepted from eligible entities for projects addressing at least one of the following priorities: Irrigation Management Technologies; Climate Smart Agricultural Solutions; Management Technologies and Strategies; and Soil Health Demonstration Trial.

NSF 21-569, Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net)

• $30 million available to fund approx. 10 awards.
• Awards expected to be up to $3 million over 5 years.

Through this solicitation, NSF seeks to foster a network of S-STEM stakeholders and further develop the infrastructure needed to generate and disseminate new knowledge, successful practices and effective design principles arising from NSF S-STEM projects nationwide. The ultimate vision of the legislation governing the S-STEM parent program1 (and of the current S-STEM-Net solicitation) is that all Americans, regardless of economic status, should be able to contribute to the American innovation economy if they so desire.

USDA-NRCS-NHQ-SOILS-21-NOFO0001107, 2021 Soil Science Collaborative Research Proposals

• $1 million available to fund approx. 4 cooperative agreements. 
• Awards expected to be between $50,000 and $250,000 for 2 – 3 year projects.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing the potential availability of funding for agreements for the purposes of:

• Promoting research collaboration between the NRCS Soil and Plant Science Division (SPSD) and university cooperators on significant national issues;
• Providing technology transfer and training for NRCS staff;
• Assisting in training of students in soil science and related fields.

USDA-FAS-10620-0762-10-21-0001, Scientific Exchanges Program

• $1.3 million available to fund approx. 11 awards.
• Awards expected to be up to $700,000.

The Scientific Exchanges Program (SEP) advances USDA’s agricultural research goals to promote collaborative programs among agricultural professionals of eligible countries, the United States, the international agricultural research system, and United States entities conducting research in the agricultural sciences. SEP accomplishes this by providing fellowships to individuals from eligible countries who specialize or have experience in agricultural education, research, extension, or other related fields.

ED-GRANTS-042921-001, Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (Partnership Grants)

• Approx. $35.6 million available to 28 awards.
• Awards expected to be no more than $5 million for project periods of 6 – 7 years.

The GEAR UP program is a discretionary grant program that encourages eligible entities to provide support, and maintain a commitment, to eligible low-income students, including students with disabilities, to assist the students in obtaining a secondary school diploma (or its recognized equivalent) and to prepare for and succeed in postsecondary education. Under the GEAR UP program, the Department awards grants to two types of entities: (1) States and (2) partnerships consisting of at least one institution of higher education (IHE) and at least one local educational agency (LEA).

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Early Career Award for Public Engagement With Science

• Annual prize of $5,000.

The world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science seeks to "advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all people."  To that end, the association welcomes applications for the AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science. Established in 2010, the award recognizes early-career scientists and engineers who demonstrate excellence in their contribution to public engagement with science activities.

NASA NNH20ZDA001N-FINESST, ROSES 2020: Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology

• $600 million available to fund approx. 1,250 awards.
• A variety of award sizes will be awarded for projects ranging from 1 year to 5 years.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) released its annual omnibus Research Announcement (NRA), Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) – 2020 (OMB Approval Number 2700-0092, CFDA Number 43.001) on February 14, 2020. In this case "omnibus" means that this NRA has many individual program elements, each with its own due dates and topics. All together these cover the wide range of basic and applied supporting research and technology in space and Earth sciences supported by SMD.

HHS-2021-ACL-AOA-PPNU-0090, National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging

•       Program looking to award one cooperative agreement for $900,000 - $1 million.

ACL/AoA will hold a competition for a cooperative agreement to operate a National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging (NRCNA). The successful awardee will provide for training, technical assistance and support to the States' Units on Aging, Area agencies on Aging and Nutrition Program providers in every State, Territory and the District of Columbia.

ACL/AoA's objectives for the new cooperative agreement cycle include but are not limited to the following:

NSF 21-564, Future Manufacturing

Two award tracks:

• Future Manufacturing Research Grants (FMRG) - up to $3,000,000 for up to four years
• Future Manufacturing Seed Grants (FMSG) -up to $500,000 for up to two years.

This solicitation seeks proposals to perform fundamental research to enable new manufacturing capabilities in one or more of these thrust areas. Interdisciplinary teams commensurate with the scope of the proposed research, education plan, and budget are required. Proposals must include demonstrated expertise among the team members to carry out the proposed research, education, and workforce development activities. The use of a convergence approach is expected.

DOD N00014-21-S-F002, FY22 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

• Pre-proposal inquiries and questions must be submitted not later than Friday, April 23, 2021
• Awards range: $50,000 - $1.5 Million (unless excepted)

The Department of Defense (DoD) announces the Fiscal Year 2022 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP). DURIP is designed to improve the capabilities of accredited United States (U.S.) institutions of higher education to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment or instrumentation.

NSF 21-568, NSF Boosting Research Ideas for Transformative and Equitable Advances in Engineering (BRITE)

• $10 million available to fund approx. 30 awards
• Awards expected to be $100,000 to $200,000 per year.  Project duration is dependent on project track selected for application.
• The solicitation includes four funding tracks: Synergy, Pivot, Relaunch, and Fellow

The goal of this solicitation is to enable and create opportunities to advance scientific discoveries and new research using a variety of approaches that harness the national talent ecosystem of experienced faculty.

USDA-NIFA-FASLP-007992, Food and Agriculture Service Learning Program (FASLP)

• Up to $225,000 total per project for periods of up to two years
• 8 awards expected

Food and Agriculture Service Learning Projects are intended for eligible applicants to scale up or further develop existing farm to school initiatives and other food and agriculture experiential learning initiatives within a distinct area of communities and schools in a State or region. Applicants should also add to existing activities or include new activities such as training and technical assistance, evaluation activities, curriculum development, or incorporate farm to school strategies in trainings and professional opportunities along with working closely with agricultural producers in the local and regional areas.

NSF 21-559, National Robotics Initiative 3.0: Innovations in Integration of Robotics (NRI-3.0) (NRI-3.0)

• Multi agency involvement: NSF, USDA, NASA, NIH, NIOSH
• An investigator may participate as PI, co-PI, or Senior Personnel in no more than two proposals submitted in response to this solicitation each year.
• Budget limits depend on agency

The program supports research that promotes integration of robots to the benefit of humans, including human safety and human independence. Collaboration between academic, industry, non-profit, and other organizations is encouraged to establish better linkages between fundamental science and engineering and technology development, deployment, and use.

Environmental Research & Education Foundation, Proposals for Sustainable Waste Management Practices

•        Must be invited to submit full proposal.
•        Awards expected to be between $15,000 and $500,000 for 2-year projects.

​​​​​​​The Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) provides funding and directs scientific research and educational initiatives related to waste management practices for the benefit of industry participants and the communities they serve.

Russell Sage Foundation, Social Science Research

•   LOIs due May 4th.  Must be invited to submit full proposal.    
•  Awards expected to be no more than $175,000 for 2-year projects.

The foundation focuses exclusively on supporting social science research in its core program areas as a means of examining social issues and improving policies.  To that end, grants are available for research assistance, data acquisition, data analysis, and investigator time for conducting research and writing up results. RSF will accept letters of inquiry (LOIs) under these core programs and special initiatives: Behavioral Economics; Decision Making and Human Behavior in Context; Future of Work; and Social, Political and Economic Inequality.

NSF 21-572, NSF Convergence Accelerator Phases I and II for the 2021 Cohort

• LOIs due May 5th.  Full Phase I proposals due June 14th.
• Phase I awardees invited to submit Phase II applications May 25, 2022
• Phase I awards can be up to $750,000 for 12-month projects. Phase II awards up to $5 million for 2-year projects.

The NSF Convergence Accelerator program addresses national-scale societal challenges through use-inspired convergence research. Using a convergence approach and innovation processes like human-centered design, user discovery, and team science and integration of multidisciplinary research, the Convergence Accelerator program seeks to transition basic research and discovery into practice—to solve high-impact societal challenges aligned with specific research themes (tracks).

Ray C. Anderson Foundation, Call for Proposals for 2022 Grant

•        Committee looking to award one project for a total of $100,000.

The NextGen Committee of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that seeks to promote a sustainable society by supporting and funding educational and project-based initiatives that advance knowledge and innovation in sustainability, has issued a call for proposals for a $100,000 grant to fund the work of a new or existing program aimed at bringing about reductions in global warming, whether through direct carbon avoidance, climate communication, climate education, industry engagement, or in some other way.

USDA-AMS-TM-FSMIP-G-21-0004, Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP)

•        $10 million available to fund approx. 40 awards.
•        Awards expected to be between $50,000 and $250,000.

To explore new market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products, and encourage research and innovation aimed at improving the efficiency and performance of the U.S. agricultural marketing system. FSMIP funds a wide range of applied research projects that address barriers, challenges, and opportunities in marketing, transportation, and distribution of U.S. food and agricultural products domestically and internationally.

NOAA-OAR-CPO-2021-2006841, A Cooperative Agreement for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation

•         $50 million available for one award.  Award expected to be at least $30 million but no more than $50 million over 5 years.

The NOAA Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program (CAMP) supports research, programs, projects and other activities related to NOAA’s mission, primarily through collaborations among scientists and professionals in areas of mutual interest across the full spectrum of NOAA climate sciences.

NIH PAR-21-186, Enhancing NIDCD's Extramural Workforce Diversity through Research Experiences (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• Awards budgets expected to be no more than $250,000 in direct costs per year for 5-year projects, but budget and duration should reflect the actual needs for the project.

The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH.  The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research

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

NEW! USDA-AFRI-FAS Conventional Plant Breeding for Cultivar Development

• Project types: Research projects only
• Grant types: Standard, Conference and FASE only

• Up to $500,000 for three to five years

  This program will support public breeding efforts that provide farmers with greater access to locally and regionally adapted cultivars…. Applications for research must address later stages of cultivar development focused on testing and evaluation of developed materials in established regional trials with the primary goal of releasing publicly finished cultivars.

  Considerations:

USDA-NIFA-RHSE-007857, Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program (RHSE)

• $4 million available to fund approx.

USDA-NIFA-RHSE-007857, Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program (RHSE)

• $4 million available to fund approx.

Whitehall Foundation, Grant Programs

• Full proposal due Sept 1st.

Research Grants:

CDC-RFA-EH21-2101, Building Resilience Against Climate Effects: Implementing and Evaluating Adaptation Strategies that Protect and Promote Human Health

• Estimated posting date of Feb 5, 2021.
• $20 million available to fund approx. 15 awards.
• Awards expected to be between $300,000-$500,000

Climate change intensifies existing climate-sensitive health threats and creates new challenges by exposing more people in more places to hazardous weather and climate conditions (National Climate Assessment). Increasing temperatures, frequency and intensity of heat waves, heavy precipitation and flooding affects health in a number of ways.

NSF 21-550 NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM)

1 proposal per college.

Mar 1 – deadline to notify colletti@iastate.edu.

• Track 1 (Institutional Capacity Building): Up to $750,000 total for up to  six years
• Track 2 (Implementation - Single Institution): Up to $1.5 million total for up to six years
• Track 3 (Inter-Institutional Consortia): Up to $5 million total for 5 years
• Funding $80-$115 million, 60-80 awards

The main goal of the S-STEM program is to enable low-income, talented domestic students to pursue successful careers in promising STEM fields. The program seeks to

NIH PAR-21-149, NINDS Institutional Research Training Program (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• Awards intended to be 1 to 2-years in duration.
• Supports training of dissertation-stage predoctoral students (3^rd or 4^th year grad students), postdoctoral students, and fellowship-stage clinicians

The purpose of this FOA is to provide support for institutional research training programs in areas relevant to the NINDS mission. These institutional research training programs should produce well-trained neuroscientists who leave the program with the research skills and scientific knowledge to make a significant contribution to neuroscience research.

NIH RFA-LM-21-001, NLM Institutional Grants for Research Training in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (T15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

•          LOIs due Apr. 14th.  Full proposal due May 14th.
• ·       $12 million available to fund approx. 16 awards.
• ·       Application budgets not limited, but must be consistent with a 5-year project.

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites training grant applications for support of predoctoral and postdoctoral training for research careers in biomedical informatics and data science. Applications may be for the creation of entirely new programs or for the renewal of existing NLM training programs.