Fiscal Year 2015 Vehicle Technologies Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement
Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0001201 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EnergyCFDA Number: 81.086Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOE-NETLClosing Date: Apr 10, 2015Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 28Creation Date: Jan 22, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is issuing, on behalf of the Vehicle ...
Source: Grants.gov - January 23, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Energy Source Type: funding

Development, Coordination, and Monitoring of Fish Habitat Projects in the Methow Subbasin
Funding Opportunity Number: R15AS00008 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.517Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOI-BORClosing Date: Feb 15, 2015Award Ceiling: $850,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jan 14, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: Reclamation seeks the assistance of qualified Project Sponsors to coordinate an...
Source: Grants.gov - January 15, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding

Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Pathways into Geoscience
Funding Opportunity Number: 15-526 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 47.05047.076Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: NSFClosing Date: Mar 16, 2015Award Ceiling: $500,000Expected Number of Awards: 30Creation Date: Dec 29, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: A well-prepared, innovative science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce is crucial to the ...
Source: Grants.gov - December 30, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

Critical Resilient Interdependent Infrastructure Systems and Processes
Funding Opportunity Number: 15-531 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 47.04147.07047.075Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: NSFClosing Date: Mar 20, 2015Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 20Creation Date: Dec 19, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: Critical infrastructures are the mainstay of our nation's economy, security and health. These infrastructures are i...
Source: Grants.gov - December 19, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

Schweisguth Prize
This prize is awarded to the author of the best scientific article by a trainee in the field of paedatric oncology. The prize is given in honour of Dr. O. Schweisguth, founding member and first President of SIOP. Judgement of the prize will be based on the written article describing work done by the trainee and will consider originality, completeness, scientific accuracy and contribution to science. Applicants must have been in training when the work described in the article was performed, and must still be in the training period or not more than one year thereafter at the time of submission. The prize consist...
Source: ScanGrants feed - December 17, 2014 Category: Research Authors: International Society of Paediatric Oncology Source Type: funding

NEA Art Works, FY 2016
Funding Opportunity Number: 2015NEA01AW1 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Arts (see "Cultural Affairs" in CFDA)CFDA Number: 45.024Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationAgency Name: NEAClosin...
Source: Grants.gov - December 12, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Arts (see Cultural Affairs in CFDA) Source Type: funding

Traveler Response Architecture using Novel Signaling for Network Efficiency in Transportation (TRANSNET)
Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0001199 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 81.135Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOE-01Closing Date: Dec 22, 2014Award Ceiling: $5,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 10Creation Date: Nov 10, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The Advanced Research Projects Ag...
Source: Grants.gov - November 11, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

Call for Nominations: 2015 Kavoussi Family Outstanding Teacher Award
Deadline: June 1, 2015 Nominations are being sought for the 2015 Kavoussi Family Outstanding Teacher Award. The Kavoussi Family Outstanding Teacher Award honors an ASRM member who is recognized as an outstanding educator in undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, professional or patient education in the area of basic and/or clinical reproductive biology and medicine. The Award is made possible through an educational endowment from K.M. Kavoussi, M.D., Shahryar Kavoussi, M.D., Parviz Kavoussi, M.D., Mahryar Kavoussi, J.D., and Austin Fertility & Reproductive Medicine/Westlake IVF. Nominations may be subm...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 10, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Society for Reproductive Medicine Source Type: funding

Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation
The objective of this solicitation is to select an award recipient to establish an Integrated Photonics Institute for Manufacturing Innovation (IP-IMI). The IP-IMI will accelerate research, development, and demonstration in the manufacture of integrated photonic components and circuits; to include Institute initiatives in workforce development and technology demonstration. This Institute is envisioned to bring together large and small businesses, academia, and federal and state agencies to accelerate innovation by investing in industrially relevant manufacturing technologies. The IP-IMI will serve as a technical center ...
Source: Grants.gov - November 7, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

Special notice for haitian organizations and businesses. local solutions conference: how to do business with usaid
Funding Opportunity Number: SOL-521-14-000027 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: OtherCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USAIDClosing Date: Nov 17, 2014Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Nov 04, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: SPECIAL NOTICE for HAITIAN ORGANIZATIONS and BUSINESSES LOCAL SOLUTIONS CON...
Source: Grants.gov - November 5, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding

Call for Nominations: International Association for Food Protection Awards Program
The International Association for Food Protection welcomes your nominations for our Association awards. You do not need to be an IAFP Member to nominate a deserving professional or colleague for one of the awards listed below. We also encourage applications for the IAFP Travel Award for State or Provincial Health or Agricultural Department Employees (North America only) and for the IAFP Travel Award for a Food Safety Professional in a Country with a Developing Economy to attend the IAFP Annual Meeting. And Student Members of the International Association for Food Protection are invited to submit their application for ...
Source: ScanGrants feed - November 3, 2014 Category: Research Authors: International Association for Food Protection Source Type: funding

International Association of Inflammation Societies New Investigator Awards
Submission Deadline: APRIL 6, 2015 The International Association of Inflammation Societies (IAIS) sponsors a competition for the encouragement of young scientists to perform exploratory and applied research in the general area of inflammation. Contestants must be candidates for advanced degrees: M.S., Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M., and first year post-doctoral fellows. Those who have won first place in a previous year are ineligible to compete again.  Through this award, the IAIS wishes to develop a commitment to high quality inflammation research in young scientists. General Instructions for Particip...
Source: ScanGrants feed - October 28, 2014 Category: Research Authors: International Association of Inflammation Societies Source Type: funding

Defining the Dual Role of Graduate Students and Postdocs Supported by Research Grants
Back in 2012 I blogged about what kinds of activities are allowable as part of the official duties of postdoctoral fellows supported by NIH research grants. At the time, NIH received a number of inquiries asking us if certain activities such as participating in seminars, attending meetings, or engaging in other activities designed to expand their scientific experience and knowledge or directly prepare postdocs for future employment could be charged to NIH grants. The confusion seemed to arise in part from the fact that postdocs on research grants are often considered  employees of their institution, and White House Office...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - October 10, 2014 Category: Research Authors: Sally Rockey Tags: Rock Talk Biomedical Workforce Grants policy Source Type: funding

Call for Nominations: Mary Ellen Avery Neonatal Research Award
Deadline: November 11, 2014 This award, established in 2013, honors the contributions of Dr. Mary Ellen Avery to neonatal health research, the American Pediatric Society and the Society for Pediatric Research. The award shall recognize the lifetime achievement of a pediatric investigator who has made important contributions to neonatal health through basic or translational research. The Award shall recognize the lifetime achievement of a pediatric investigator who has made important contributions to neonatal health through basic or translational research. Nomination Criteria To be eligible, nominees mu...
Source: ScanGrants feed - September 17, 2014 Category: Research Authors: American Pediatric Society/Society for Pediatric Research Source Type: funding

RESTORE Act Direct Component - Real Property Activities
Funding Opportunity Number: GR-RDC-15-003 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EnvironmentNatural ResourcesOther (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 21.015Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsAgency Name: USDOT-GCRClosing Date: Mar 31, 2015Award Ceiling: $56,094,801Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Sep 15, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: Under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived E...
Source: Grants.gov - September 16, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Environment Natural Resources Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding