MEPI Local Grants Annual Program Statement
Funding Opportunity Number: NEAAC-MEPILG-16-001 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantOtherCategory of Funding Activity: Community DevelopmentEducationEmployment, Labor and TrainingLaw, Justice and Legal ServicesRegional DevelopmentCFDA Number: 19.500Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOS-NEA-ACClosing Date: Oct 17, 2016Award Ceiling: $150,000Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Nov 16, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The Office of Assist...
Source: Grants.gov - November 17, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Community Development Education Employment, Labor and Training Law, Justice and Legal Services Regional Development Source Type: funding

Global Biosecurity Engagement Activities
Funding Opportunity Number: ISN-ISNCTR-16-002 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementGrantCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 19.033Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationNonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationFor pro...
Source: Grants.gov - November 11, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding

Independent Media in Syria
Funding Opportunity Number: NEAAC-ACSYRIA-15-006 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 19.601Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOS-NEA-ACClosing Date: Dec 11, 2015Award Ceiling: $24,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Oct 28, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: Since 2012, the Department of State...
Source: Grants.gov - October 28, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding

USAID/Jordan Water Conservation Activity
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-278-16-000002 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 98.001Eligible 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: USAID-JORClosing Date: Dec 18, 2015Award Ceiling: $30,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Oct 19, 2015Funding Opportunity...
Source: Grants.gov - October 19, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding

Dr. Michael Lauer Selected as Deputy Director for Extramural Research, NIH
Dr. Michael Lauer On September 28, NIH Director Francis Collins announced the selection of Dr. Michael Lauer as the NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research, and director of the NIH Office of Extramural Research. The following is Dr. Collins’s statement announcing Dr. Lauer’s selection: Dear Colleagues, I am extremely pleased to announce the selection of Michael S. Lauer, M.D., as the new Deputy Director for Extramural Research.  I have worked closely over the years with Mike on a number of issues related to the NIH and the broader biomedical research community and we are delighted to have him join the NI...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - September 28, 2015 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Top Stories Source Type: funding

USAID/Jordan Water Conservation activity (WCA)
Funding Opportunity Number: RFI-278-2015 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: 98.001Eligible 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: USAID-JORClosing Date: Sep 29, 2015Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Sep 22, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: USAID...
Source: Grants.gov - September 23, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding

Jordan Partnerships Program
Funding Opportunity Number: APS-278-15-000002 Opportunity Category: OtherFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 98.001Eligible 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: USAID-JORClosing Date: Sep 20, 2016Award Ceiling: $20,000,000Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Sep 21, 2015Funding Opportunity Descript...
Source: Grants.gov - September 22, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding

Supporting Participatory Governance in the Western Sahara
Funding Opportunity Number: NEAAC-ACMEPI-15-013 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 19.500Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOS-NEA-ACClosing Date: Oct 14, 2015Award Ceiling: $1,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Aug 26, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Of...
Source: Grants.gov - August 28, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding

Governance and Civil Society in Syria
Funding Opportunity Number: NEAAC-ACSYRIA-15-005 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)Regional DevelopmentCFDA Number: 19.601Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOS-NEA-ACClosing Date: Oct 14, 2015Award Ceiling: $42,000,000Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Aug 27, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The Office of As...
Source: Grants.gov - August 28, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Regional Development Source Type: funding

Envision Gaza 2020
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-294-15-000003 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Disaster Prevention and ReliefCFDA Number: 98.001Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USAID-WESClosing Date: Opportunity closing date will be announced when the RFA full application is published, expected on/about Aug 31, 2015.Award Ceiling: $50,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Aug 24, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: In r...
Source: Grants.gov - August 24, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Disaster Prevention and Relief Source Type: funding

Gaza 2020: Health Matters
Funding Opportunity Number: NFO-294-15-000001 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 98.001Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationSmall businessesOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USAID-WESClosing Date: Aug 21, 2015Award C...
Source: Grants.gov - August 5, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding

Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience
Funding Opportunity Number: 15-595 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 47.04147.04947.07047.07447.07547.07993.17393.21393.24293.27393.27993.28693.85393.86593.867Eligible 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: NSFClosing Date: Oct 29, 2015Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 25Creation Date: Aug 01, 2015Funding Opportunity Des...
Source: Grants.gov - August 1, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

Middle East Water Security Initiative (MWSI)
Funding Opportunity Number: BAA-MWSI-ME-2015 Opportunity Category: OtherFunding Instrument Type: OtherCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 98.001Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USAIDClosing Date: Sep 18, 2015Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Jul 16, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeks opportunities to co-create, co-design, co-invest, and collaborate in the resear...
Source: Grants.gov - July 17, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

Gaza 20/20: Health Matters
Funding Opportunity Number: NFO-294-15-000001 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 98.001Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationSmall businessesOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USAID-WESClosing Date: Aug 21, 2015Award C...
Source: Grants.gov - July 9, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding

Using quail as indicators of chihuahuan desert grassland ecosystem health
This study will be conducted on ranchlands within south-central New Mexico and the Trans-Pecos region of Texas on which we already have pre-existing quail research being conducted. We will compared quail abundance (estimated using pointing dogs and flush surveys) and diet (determined from crop samples) across species, treatments (grazed vs ungrazed), and seasons (fall, winter, spring, summer) using multivariate analyses of variance. We will then use resource selection function models as a predictive tool for future habitat needs and/or to predict population changes resulting from increasing or decreasing commercial lives...
Source: Grants.gov - July 8, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding