Arts, Culture & Libraries
http://www.imls.gov/applicants/guidelines/cps_index.shtm
Conservation Project Support
The Conservation Project Support program awards grants to help museums identify conservation needs and priorities, and perform activities to ensure the safekeeping of their collections. Conservation Project Support grants help museums develop and implement a logical, institution-wide approach to caring for their living and material collections. Applicants should apply for the project that meets one of the institution’s highest conservation needs. All applications must demonstrate that the primary goal of the project is conservation care, and not collection management or maintenance. Grants are available for many types of conservation activities, including surveys (general, detailed condition, or environmental); training; treatment; and environmental improvements. Museums are encouraged to share the impact of conservation activities with their communities through outreach and programs. Eligible applicants: All types of museums, large and small, are eligible for funding. Eligible museums include aquariums, arboretums and botanical gardens, art museums, youth museums, general museums, historic houses and sites, history museums, nature centers, natural history and anthropology museums, planetariums, science and technology centers, specialized museums, and zoological parks. Federally operated and for-profit museums may not apply for IMLS funds. Award ceiling: $150,000. Application deadline: October 01, 2010.
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian/home.cfm
I Love My Librarian Award
The Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award encourages library users to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public, school, college, community college, or university librarians. The awards program is designed to call attention to the ways librarians are improving the lives of the people in their communities. The award is administered by the American Library Association with support from Carnegie Corporation of New York and the New York Times. Up to ten librarians will be honored. Each will receive $5,000 and be recognized at an awards ceremony hosted by The New York Times at The Times Center in December 2010. In addition, a plaque will be given to each award winner's library. Each nominee must be a librarian with a master's degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association (ALA) in library and information studies or a master's degree with a specialty in school library media from an educational unit accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. Nominees must be currently working in the United States in a public library, a library at an accredited two or four-year college or university, or at an accredited K-12 school. Nominators of public librarians must be public library users. Nominators of librarians in college, community college, or university libraries must be users of those libraries (e.g., students, faculty, or staff members). Nominators of school library media specialists must be library users (e.g., students, teachers, school administrators, or staff members, or parents or caregivers of children at schools where the school library media specialist works). Nominations for college, community college, and university librarians and for school library media specialists must be completed by September 20, 2010.
http://www.imls.gov/news/2010/072310.shtm
Institute of Museum and Library Services Seeks Proposals to Implement National Broadband Plan Recommendations
The National Broadband Plan released in March 2010 presented a vision of pervasive and affordable broadband that will provide every American an equal opportunity to engage in the educational, economic, and social life of the nation. Recommendation 9.3 of the plan calls on the Institute of Museum and Library Services to "develop guidelines for public access technology based on populations served and organization size. These guidelines would help libraries and community-based organizations assess their needs for public access workstations, portable devices, and bandwidth. IMLS should work with these organizations to develop guidelines and review them annually to reflect changing technology and practices." In response, IMLS has issued a Request for Proposals for a cooperator to develop a framework of the principles, elements, or characteristics of organizations and communities that foster digital inclusion. This framework is the first step in the development of final guidelines that will be used as the basis for benchmarks, evaluation tools, or performance measures. The ultimate purpose of this work is to provide resource allocators, policy makers, and community leaders with the tools they need to build the capacity of public libraries and community-based organizations to meet the public's information needs. IMLS encourages coordination among these stakeholders so they leverage existing infrastructure and make strategic investments to achieve digitally-inclusive communities. An eligible applicant must be a library, agency, institution of higher education, or museum with knowledge of or experience in fostering digital literacy and inclusion. This includes nonprofit organizations, units of state and local government, and museum and library service organizations. Applicants must be located in the United States or its territories. Proposals that represent collaborations or partnerships among eligible organizations are welcome. The anticipated award amount is $150,000. The award will be for a maximum of six months from date of award. The estimated award date is October 15, 2010 with a start date of November 1, 2010, contingent upon fiscal year 2011 funding. Application deadline: August 30, 2010.
http://www.kresge.org/index.php/program_updates/article/arts_and_culture_program_seeks_preliminary_applications_for_the_facili/
Kresge Foundation Arts and Culture Program Seeks Preliminary Applications for Facility Investments and Building Reserves Grants
The Kresge Foundation's Arts and Culture Program is inviting preliminary applications for its Facility Investments and Building Reserves grants. The opportunity is part of the program's Institutional Capitalization focus area, which is designed to strengthen the long-term financial health of arts and cultural organizations. Facility investments grants support both project costs and the creation of a building reserve. This new grant opportunity will prioritize renovation and repair projects. On occasion, the program will entertain applications for new construction associated with exemplary sustainability practices or those that embody key principles of urban and community planning to enhance local quality of life. Building reserves grants are designed to seed or enhance a fund to support the ongoing maintenance and replacement needs of an organization over time. Eligible applicants: Applicants must be organizations based in the United States and, if government-owned, must be operated by a separate 501(c)(3) organization. Start-up organizations and those organizations that are government-owned and operated are not eligible to apply. Award ceiling: Grant amounts will be dependent on the type of project and the size, scope, and business model of the organization. Some grants may be designed as matching or challenge grants. Additionally, full applications will be reviewed to see if other funding methods may be appropriate. In general, multi-year institutional capitalization grants will not exceed $1 million and/or a period of three years from the time of the grant award. Application deadline: The foundation calls for preliminary applications for facility investments and building reserves grants twice a year, in the spring and the fall. The fall application period closes on September 15, 2010.
http://pndapps.fdncenter.org/link/593/rfp
National Association of Latino Arts and Culture Fund for the Arts Offers Grants for Artists and Nonprofits
The NALAC Fund for the Arts is a field-advised grant program designed to help Latinos develop their creative talents and make lasting contributions to their communities and society as a whole. Launched in 2005 by the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture with major support from the Ford Foundation, the NFA provides financial resources to strengthen Latino small and mid-sized arts organizations and to support Latino artists in the creation of their work. A "Latino arts organization" is defined as an organization whose mission is focused on Latino art and culture, whose executive or artistic director is Latino, and/or whose board of directors is comprised of at least 51 percent Latinos. Applicant organizations must have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status or have a fiscal sponsor with a 501(c)(3) status, must have been in existence for at least one fiscal year, must have an operating budget that does not exceed $1 million, and must be a member of NALAC. Eligible organizations may apply for grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 each to be used toward general operating support, the creation and presentation of artistic works, organizational capacity-building initiatives, and professional development. Eligible applicants: A "Latino artist" is defined as a U.S.-based Latino artist working individually or as part of a Latino ensemble, arts collective, or community-based arts group in dance, interdisciplinary arts, literary arts, media arts, multidisciplinary arts, music, performance art, theater arts, or visual arts. Applicant artists must be at least 18 years of age, and must be a member of NALAC. Individual artist project grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 each may be used for creation, development, and presentation of work; professional or career development, equipment necessary for artistic production, or project research and travel. Award ceiling: In addition, a limited number of NFA Artist Fellowship Grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 each will be offered to support exemplary artists and the NFA Master Artist Grant will recognize one Latino master artist with a grant ranging from $10,000 to $20,000. Application deadline: September 24, 2010.
http://www.sullivanfoundation.org/
Sullivan Foundation Seeks Award Applications From Young Singers
The William Matheus Sullivan Musical Foundation seeks to identify talented young singers and help them develop professional careers through a program providing continuing financial support over a period of five years. Following annual auditions in New York, the foundation provides a number cash awards to gifted singers in the early stages of professional careers, to be used for any career-related purpose. Winners may also receive role preparation assistance for a period of five years to help defray expenses incurred in musical, dramatic, vocal, and language coaching for specific professional engagements. The foundation seeks exceptionally talented young singers who are taking first steps in professional careers. Applicants must be in the early stages of their careers, and have completed their academic training. They should have sung at least one engagement with a known opera company, symphony orchestra, or other organization utilizing full orchestral accompaniment, and must submit a copy of a contract or letter of intent for a future professional operatic engagement following the foundation's November auditions. Award ceiling: of $10,000. Application deadline: September 21, 2010.
Children and Youth
http://www.thechildrenstrust.org/yac.asp
Children’s Trust Youth Advisory Committee
The Children's Trust Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) is seeking new members for the year ahead. The YAC offers students in the 10th, 11th and 12th grades an excellent opportunity to develop leadership skills, earn community service hours and gain first-hand experience in understanding children's services and advocacy. As a YAC member, your voice will help guide The Children's Trust on issues that matter to you and other young people in the Miami-Dade community. You'll participate, too, in youth activities, fieldtrips, leadership development trainings, and youth program grant funding. Candidates must live or attend school in Miami-Dade County; be a high school student in grades 10-12, and have an interest in issues pertaining to children, youth and families. Members are expected to attend monthly meetings and other scheduled activities. Application deadline is September 03, 2010.
https://www.coca-colascholars.org/cokeWeb/index.jsp
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, a non-profit organization created to support the higher education of deserving high school seniors in the United States, announces it is accepting scholarship applications. Each year, the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation awards a total of $3 million in achievement-based four-year scholarships to 250 outstanding high school seniors from communities across the nation. The Foundation annually awards 200 Regional scholarships of $10,000 each and 50 National scholarships of $20,000 each. The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation evaluates applicants on the basis of demonstrated leadership in academics, school, community and civic activities, as well as personal character and the motivation to serve and succeed. Application deadline: October 31, 2010.
http://www.responsiblesports.com/community_grants/default.aspx
Liberty Mutual Responsible Sports Grants Available to Help Fund Youth and School Sports Programs
Responsible Sports, a philanthropic program of insurance company Liberty Mutual, is accepting applications from youth sports organizations in the United States to participate in its Responsible Sports Community Grant program. Teams and organizations compete in one of three categories for a Responsible Sports grant: large division (two hundred or more players), small division (under two hundred players), and educational groups (school athletic programs). To be eligible for the program, league administrators must first register their youth sports organization at the Responsible Sports Web site. Then, coaches, parents, administrators, and youth sports supporters can participate in the Responsible Sports Parenting and/or Responsible Coaching coursework. Participants who pass the ten-question Responsible Sport Parenting quiz or Responsible Coaching quiz can credit the successfully passed quiz to their favorite youth sports league. Eligible applicants: To be eligible, organizations must be registered nonprofit youth sport organizations recognized by the governing bodies of their sport(s). Organizations must serve the community at large and must be open to the general public. Award ceiling: Twenty organizations with the most credited certifications will each earn a $2,500 Responsible Sports Community Grant to help fund their team, league, or school program. Application deadline: November 30, 2010.
Economic and Community Development
http://www.dol.gov/odep
Add Us In
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL” or “Department”), Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) announces the availability of approximately $2.3 million to fund up to four cooperative agreements with consortia ranging from $500,000 to $625,000. The objectives of this new initiative, Add Us In, are: 1) to increase the ability of targeted businesses to employ adults and youth with disabilities; 2) to develop and evaluate replicable models, strategies and policies1 that would ensure that youth and adults from targeted populations with disabilities have access to a broader range of employment and mentoring opportunities; and 3) to form and strengthen connections between targeted businesses, diversity-serving organizations, youth-serving organizations and disability-serving organizations, building a national and local network of experts skilled in serving individuals with disabilities. These objectives will be accomplished through the competitive funding of consortia tasked to design, implement, and evaluate innovative systems models that support integrated employment opportunities for people with disabilities within targeted businesses. Eligible applicants: Under this announcement only consortia may apply for and receive a cooperative agreement. Each consortium must, at a minimum, have representation from each of the 22 following four organization types: (1) A an association of targeted businesses, association of targeted business owners or other similar entity; (2) A disability-serving organization; (3) A Local Workforce Investment Board (LWIB) or other organization with demonstrated experience in providing employment and training services and employment-related support services (e.g., One-Stop center but not limited to); and (4) youth-serving organization. Award ceiling: $625,000. Application deadline: September 01, 2010.
http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm
Notice of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) to Fund Cooperative Agreements under the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI)
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), in coordination with DOL’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), announces the availability of approximately $22 million for cooperative agreements to state Workforce Investment Act (WIA) administering entities. The Combined Appropriation Act of 2010, Division D of P.L. 111-117, included $12 million in funds to ETA and $12 million to ODEP to develop and implement a plan for improving effective and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in the workforce. This funding is being used to implement the Disability Employment Initiative (DEI), under which the Department intends to make 6 to 10 grant awards that are designed to: 1) improve educational, training, and employment opportunities and outcomes of youth and adults with disabilities who are unemployed, underemployed and/or receiving Social Security disability benefits; and 2) help these individuals with disabilities find a path into the middle class through exemplary and model service delivery by the public workforce system. DEI grants will be awarded for a three year period of performance. Grants will be issued as cooperative agreements with the expectation that there will be considerable engagement by ETA and ODEP with states and their local workforce investment areas throughout the life of the initiative. Extensive technical assistance will be available to grantees and an independent evaluation of the projects will be conducted utilizing quantitative and qualitative data from grantees. Eligible applicants: Eligible applicants must be the State Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Administering Agency. (Refer to SGA Part III, Eligibility Information and Other Grant Specifications; A. Eligible Applicants). Award ceiling: $6,000,000. Application deadline: The full announcement of the SGA will be available on Monday, August 09, 2010.
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf10590
Small Business Technology Transfer Program - FY 2011
The small business programs stimulate technological innovation in the private sector by strengthening the role of small business concerns in meeting Federal research and development needs, increasing the commercial application of federally supported research results, and fostering and encouraging participation by socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses. The Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) requires researchers at universities and other research institutions to play a significant intellectual role in the conduct of each STTR project. These university-based researchers, by joining forces with a small company, can spin-off their commercially promising ideas while they remain primarily employed at the research institution. In recent years, digital gaming has grown exponentially in its ability to entertain via digital worlds, knowledge dissemination, and in skill development. Eligible applicants: Only firms qualifying as a small business concern are eligible to participate in the STTR program. Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns and women-owned small business concerns are particularly encouraged to participate. For an STTR Phase I Proposal, a minimum of 40% of the research, as measured by the budget, must be performed by the small business concern and a minimum of 30% of the research, as measured by the budget, must be performed by the collaborating research institution. Proposals from joint ventures and partnerships are permitted, provided the entity created qualifies as a small business in accordance with this solicitation. Award ceiling: $150,000. Application deadline: November 17, 2010.
Education
http://www.fcd-us.org/programs/programs_show.htm?doc_id=447982
Foundation for Child Development Young Scholars Program
The Young Scholars Program seeks to stimulate both basic and policy-relevant research about the early education, health and well-being of immigrant children from birth to age 10, particularly those who are living in low-income families; and support the career development of young investigators - from the behavioral and social sciences or in an allied professional field - to attain tenure or who have received tenure in the last four years from a college or university in the United States. Eligible researchers will have earned their doctoral degrees within the last 15 years, and be full-time, faculty members of a college or university in the United States. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or its equivalent in one of the behavioral and social sciences or in an allied professional field (e.g., public policy, public health, education, social work, nursing, medicine). Three to four fellowships of up to $150,000 for use over one to three years (maximum) will be awarded competitively. Proposal deadline: November 04, 2010.
General/Miscellaneous
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-11-050.html
Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) (R01)
The Biobehavioral Research Awards for Innovative New Scientists (BRAINS) award is intended to support the research and research career development of outstanding scientists who are in the early, formative stages of their careers and who plan to make a long term career commitment to research in specific mission areas of the NIMH. This award seeks to assist these individuals in launching an innovative clinical, translational, basic or services research program that holds the potential to profoundly transform the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of mental disorders. Each year the BRAINS program will focus on a specific area of research and/or research career development need. For FY 2011, the BRAINS program will focus on the research priorities and gap areas identified in the NIMH Strategic Plan (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/strategic-planning-reports/index.shtml). Eligible applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $400,000. Application deadline: October 19, 2010.
http://www.cjh.org/p/36
Center for Jewish History Announces New Documentary Fellowship
The Center for Jewish History has announced the establishment of the Joseph S. Steinberg Fund for Emerging Jewish Documentary Filmmakers. The fund will support research in the archives housed at the Center for Jewish History, with the goal of ultimately presenting finished documentary works, or works in progress, to a public audience at the center. Eligible applicants: Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to apply for funding to further existing projects, or to start new projects, whose subject matter is in line with the collections housed at the Center for Jewish History. All applicants should be prepared to indicate which specific materials and collections they intend to include in their project. The goal of this fellowship is to provide small stipends to emerging documentary filmmakers working on topics related to modern Jewish history, and is not limited to film students. The fund will work to support projects that address significant subjects; offer fresh, challenging perspectives; engage audiences across cultural lines; and expand the understanding of Jewish experiences based on the collections of the center's five partners. Award ceiling: Fund recipient(s) will be eligible for awards of up to $3,000 and will be provided with complete access to resources at the Center for Jewish History. Application deadline: October 01, 2010.
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=FzNhMcmRtymc5tHC33G74pW22qwCm2v2w55c19fL8hldvnpDqmTR!-999770444?oppId=56327&mode=VIEW
Educational Radio Programming: Talking Books Project, Afghanistan
The U.S. Embassy Kabul Public Affairs Section (PAS) requires a grantee to assist the Embassy’s Director of Communications in the implementation and organization of competitions between Afghan and other entities capable of and interested in producing interesting, entertaining and educational radio programming. The grantee would assist in the identification of types of programming, in the organization of competitions for proposals, and would then serve as the overseer of the production of the programs once the Director of Communications and Public Diplomacy at the US Embassy, Kabul, or those he appoints, have selected the winners. Eligible applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $500,000. Application deadline: August 23, 2010.
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13353
Infrastructure Management and Extreme Events
The IMEE program focuses on the impact of large-scale hazards on civil infrastructure and society and on related issues of preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery. The program supports research to integrate multiple issues from engineering, social, behavioral, political, and economic sciences. It supports fundamental research on the interdependence of civil infrastructure and society, development of sustainable infrastructures, and civil infrastructure vulnerability and risk reduction. Eligible applicants: Unrestricted. Award ceiling: N/A. Application deadline: October 01, 2010.
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/DFG_EDC.html
NEH/DFG Enriching Digital Collections
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in the United States and the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V., DFG) are working together to offer support for digitization projects in the humanities. These grants provide funding for up to three years of development in any of the following areas: new digitization projects and pilot projects; the addition of important materials to existing digitization projects; and the development of tools and infrastructure to enhance the use of digitized resources and support international digitization work. Collaboration between U.S. and German partners is a key requirement for this grant category. Each application must be sponsored by at least one eligible German individual (with an institutional affiliation) or institution, and at least one U.S. institution (see Eligibility requirements below), and there must be a project director from each country. The partners will collaborate to write a single application package. The U.S. partner will submit the package to NEH via Grants.gov, and the German partner will submit it to DFG via regular postal service. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $350,000. Application deadline: November 16, 2010.
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/DFG_BSW.html
NEH/DFG Symposia and Workshops Program
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in the United States and the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft e.V., DFG) in Germany are working together to offer support for digital humanities projects. These grants provide funding for up to two bilateral symposia or workshops in the area of digital humanities. Collaboration between U.S. and German partners is a key requirement for this grant category. The goal of this request for proposals is to promote stronger bilateral cooperation and increased competencies in the digital humanities communities in the two countries by initiating or intensifying contact between distinguished scholars, junior researchers, scientists, librarians, information professionals, and others working on humanities projects. Each application must be sponsored by one eligible institution (U.S.) and one individual (Germany), and there must be a project director from each country (see Eligibility requirements below). Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: $100,000. Application deadline: November 16, 2010.
http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/entrepreneur-awards
Postdoctoral Research Awards Will Recognize Entrepreneurship Excellence
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a private foundation that works to harness the power of entrepreneurship and innovation to grow economies and improve human welfare, and the National Postdoctoral Association have announced the call for nominations for the 2011 Kauffman Foundation Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur and Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur awards, which recognize exceptional postdocs who are working to commercialize research. The Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur recipient will receive a $10,000 honorarium. The Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award provides a $2,500 honorarium. The awards will be presented at the NPA's 9th Annual Meeting, slated for March 25-27, 2011, in Bethesda, Maryland. To qualify for the Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur award, in addition to other criteria, an individual must hold a doctorate degree, have completed postdoctoral training in the United States, and be the founder or co-founder of a U.S. company that is commercializing or has commercialized the nominee's intellectual property. A nominee for the Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur award must hold a postdoctoral position or have completed postdoctoral training and be seeking to commercialize intellectual property, among other criteria. Self-nomination is allowed and encouraged. Application deadline: The deadline for nominations is September 27, 2010, and the deadline for submission of online applications is October 04, 2010.
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13349
Sensors and Sensing Systems
The SSS program supports research on methods to acquire and use sensor data on civil, mechanical, and manufacturing systems. The program supports fundamental research on advanced actuators, sensors, wireless sensor networks, new materials and concepts for sensing applications, power generation and energy supply for sensors and sensing systems. Also of interest is research on the strategic incorporation of sensors into both natural and engineered systems to achieve effective data acquisition and on processing and transmission of sensor data. Eligible applicants: Unrestricted. Award ceiling: N/A. Application deadline: October 01, 2010.
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=4y1PMcQPDCnv22q91s4vqBVtThqJgjBd1bB2N3T12H2DQRvsGDX3!-999770444?oppId=56444&mode=VIEW
Senior Crisis Management Seminar
The Office of Antiterrorism Assistance (ATA) programs, authorized by Congress in 1983 under the Foreign Assistance Act, aims to build counterterrorism capacity, enhance bilateral relationships and increase respect for human rights. ATA program focus is on building the capacity of key countries abroad to combat terrorism; establishes security relationships between U.S. and foreign officials to strengthen cooperative antiterrorism efforts; and shares modern, humane, and effective antiterrorism techniques. The Senior Crisis Management (SCM) seminar is a foreign assistance initiative to partner with nations overseas in efforts to advance their antiterrorism capabilities and improve the skill levels of senior crisis managers in their host country. Eligible applicants: U.S. private and public/state controlled institutions of higher education. Minority institutions as defined in 20 USC 1067k (3) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) as determined by the Department of Education in 34 CFR 608.2 are encouraged to apply. Recipients must be accredited by a national or regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. State and Local Governments Non-Profit Organizations Direct funding for non-U.S. entities is not available under this announcement. Restricted to recipients physically located within a 50 mile radius of the US Department of State, 2201 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20520. Applicants found to be listed as excluded parties or designated under Executive Order 13224 shall not be considered for award. Award ceiling: $500,000. Application deadline: September 07, 2010.
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5356
Solid State and Materials Chemistry
This multidisciplinary program supports basic research in solid state and materials chemistry comprising the elucidation of the atomic and molecular basis for material development and properties in the solid state from the nanoscale to the bulk. General areas of interest include but are not limited to innovative approaches to design, synthesis, bulk crystal and/or film growth, and characterization of novel organic, inorganic, and hybrid materials, as well as liquid crystal materials and multi-component material systems exhibiting new phenomena and/or providing new scientific insights into structure/composition/property relationships in the solid state. Relevant topics include original material design principles, new approaches to assembly or crystalline material growth, characterization of new material phenomena or superior behavior, investigations of surface and interfacial effects on material system structures and properties, and unraveling the relationships between structure/composition (e.g. self- or program-assembled materials, crystalline material growth, and nanostructured material systems) and properties (e.g. charge, ionic, thermal or spin transport, exciton diffusion, chemical reactivity and selectivity, etc.). Development of new organic solid state materials, environmentally-safe and sustainable materials, and fundamental studies of novel material and material systems for efficient energy harvesting, conversion and storage are encouraged. The SSMC program works closely with other programs within the Division of Materials Research (DMR) and in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) and Engineering (ENG) directorates to accommodate the multidisciplinary nature of proposal submissions. Eligible applicants: Unrestricted. Award ceiling: N/A. Application deadline: October 31, 2010.
http://sparkplugfoundation.org/
Sparkplug Foundation
The Sparkplug Foundation primarily supports nonprofit organizations that are proposing start-up projects in the fields of music, education, and grassroots organizing. In the Music category, the Foundation supports emerging professional musicians or music-development programs. In Education and Teaching, the Foundation funds projects that deal with "the whole student" and with learning as a community activity. Through Grassroots Organizing, the Foundation encourages activist strategies for addressing institutional injustices and for building a reasoned, just society. In addition to these three categories, the Foundation is currently interested in supporting communities working on sustainable energy and Gulf Coast reconstruction democracy. The Foundation also provides limited support for projects in Israel that involve Palestinian communities. The Foundation does not accept unsolicited applications. A telephone conversation to determine eligibility must be scheduled in order to initiate the application process. Deadline: October 29, 2010.
Health
http://afar.org/grants.html
2010 Julie Martin Award in Aging Research
Sponsored by the Ellison Medical Foundation and administered by the American Federation for Aging Research, the Julie Martin Mid-Career Award in Aging Research provides support for outstanding mid-career scientists who propose novel directions of high importance to biological gerontology. Proposals in areas where NIH awards or other traditional funding sources are unlikely to be provided because the research is high risk are particularly encouraged if they have potential to lead to major new advances in the understanding of basic mechanisms of aging. Projects investigating age-related diseases are also supported, but only if approached from the point of view of how basic aging processes may lead to these outcomes. Projects that deal strictly with clinical problems such as the diagnosis and treatment of disease, health outcomes, or the social context of aging are not eligible. Eligible applicants: The applicant must be an associate professor who achieved tenured status after December 1, 2006. Non-tenured associate professors at institutions with tenure are not eligible. Applicants at institutions that do not offer tenure must demonstrate that their appointment is equivalent to that of an associate professor who received tenure status after December 1, 2006. The proposed research must be conducted at any type of not-for-profit setting in the United States. Award ceiling: Two four-year awards of $500,000 each will be made in 2010 at the level of $125,000 per year. Application deadline: December 15, 2010.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-11-002.html
Alcohol-Induced Metabolic and Hepatic Injury (AIMHI) (R01)
The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), is to stimulate innovative research that will determine the key cellular and molecular events responsible for the progression of alcohol-induced fatty liver to fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) alone or in combination with obesity, diabetes or Hepatitis C infection. We anticipate that the results of such research will identify the mechanisms responsible for the increased susceptibility to the progression of ALD to end-stage liver disease and help identify promising molecular targets for early detection of the most at-risk population. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses. Award ceiling: $500,000. Application deadline: December 10, 2010.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-10-008.html
Chimpanzee Biomedical Research Program Limited Competition (U42)
The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) is issuing this limited competition FOA requesting cooperative agreement applications (U42) from the current participating institutions in the NCRR-supported Chimpanzee Biomedical Research Program (CBRP) or institutions currently funded to support NCRR-owned and NCRR-supported/institution-owned chimpanzees. The existing CBRP was established in 1986. The recipient organizations have a responsibility to maintain NCRR colonies of chimpanzees that are, have been, or will be used in NIH-sponsored research. Eligible applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education. Award ceiling: N/A. Application deadline: December 06, 2010.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-11-003.html
Effects of the Social Environment on Health: Measurement, Methods and Mechanisms (R01)
This FOA, issued as part of the NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet), solicits Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to investigate structural, behavioral, sociocultural, environmental, cognitive, emotional, and/or biological mechanisms through which the social environment affects health outcomes. To address this objective, applicants should propose research studies that will: (1) deepen our understanding of which aspects of social environments affect health outcomes for women and men at different stages of the lifecourse and in different social, economic, geographic, racial and ethnic sub-populations; (2) lead to a clearer understanding of mechanisms through which social environments have such effects; or (3) improve measurement methods and/or contribute to advances in analytic methods used in the study of social environments and health. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses. Award ceiling: $5,000,000. Application deadline: January 06, 2011.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-250.html
Endocannabinoid Signaling in Alcohol Consumption, Intoxication and Alcohol Use Disorders (R21)
This FOA issued by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), encourages Research Project Grants (R21) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to study the roles and underlying mechanisms of endocannabinoid signaling in alcohol preference, consumption, intoxication and alcohol use disorders, and to explore endocannabinoid signaling system as potential targets for alcohol pharmacotherapy. With increasing knowledge of the function of eCBs in the developing and adult brain and recent behavioral and pharmacological evidence linking alcohol and eCB signaling system, there is now great potential to explore the role of eCB signaling system in alcohol-related behaviors and alcohol use disorders. Studies supported with this FOA will help to gain knowledge about the role and underlying mechanisms of eCB signaling in alcohol preference and consumption; the interactions of acute and chronic alcohol exposure with eCBs at synapses; the effects of such interactions on short- and long-term synaptic plasticity; the role of eCB signaling in the development and maturation of the central nervous system; and the eCB signaling system in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses. Award ceiling: $200,000. Application deadline: September 07, 2013.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-11-007.html
Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Subspecialists Transition to Aging Research (R03)
This program provides two years of support for small research projects to allow early career physicians trained in medical and surgical subspecialties to establish a research track record in geriatric aspects of their subspecialty. The award will provide an opportunity to gain skills and experience in aging research and help the investigators establish an independent program of research in this field. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses. Award ceiling: $1,500,000. Application deadline: November 03, 2010.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-11-006.html
Mechanisms Mediating Changes in Central Regulation of Bone Mass (R01)
This FOA issued by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), solicits Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/ organizations that propose to investigate neural, neuroendocrine and/or related integrative physiological mechanisms that mediate age dependent changes in bone metabolism and health. The discovery that leptin, secreted by adipocytes, regulates bone mass through a central relay involving serotonergic neurons has generated considerable interest and raised many additional questions about the identity of neural mediator(s) linking the brain to skeletal physiology as well as the potential involvement of other factors whether they be neural/hypothalamic factors (Serotonin, TSH and FSH, ephrins, dynorphins, endocannabiniods/receptors) or other factors such as ACTH, as well as distant tissues/organs such as adipose tissue) in regulating bone mass as well as distant tissues/organs. In addition, recent reports indicate that direct innervations are important in mechanical load sensing and bone remodeling. Furthermore, in view of the well documented age-related changes in neuroendocrine activity, this emerging field of research will significantly reshape our understanding of mechanisms modulating age-related changes in bone mass (increase or decrease in bone mass and/or the etiology of osteoporosis). We are interested in studies to identify and characterize age-related changes in these factors that serve to integrate activity influencing bone mass as well as integrative cross talk mechanisms (neural, endocrine, immune or novel) that coordinate these signaling pathways. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses. Award ceiling: $250,000. Application deadline: October 14, 2010.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-245.html
NICHD Program Project Grant (P01)
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) issued by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH) encourages innovative, multidisciplinary, interactive, and synergistic program project grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to conduct research on reproductive, developmental, behavioral, social, and rehabilitative processes that determine the health or functioning of newborns, infants, children, adults, families, and populations. The purpose of the P01 mechanism is to encourage investigation of complex problems relevant to NlCHD's mission and to facilitate economy of effort, space, and equipment. Under appropriate circumstances, the collaborative research effort of a program project can accelerate the acquisition of knowledge more effectively than a simple aggregate of research projects without thematic integration. Eligible applicants: State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses. Award ceiling: N/A. Application deadline: September 07, 2013.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-244.html
NIDA Program Project Grant Applications (P01)
This FOA issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), is to provide support for applications from institutions/organizations that propose broadly based investigative efforts with a well defined central focus or object to address critical issues in drug abuse and addiction involving neuroscience, behavior, prevention, treatment, epidemiology, etiology, health services, HIV/AIDS or other drug abuse-related research areas. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses. Award ceiling: N/A. Application deadline: September 07, 2013.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-10-010.html
NIH Common Fund Transformative Research Projects Program (R01)
Through the NIH Common Fund, the National Institutes of Health invite transformative Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations proposing groundbreaking, exceptionally innovative, high risk, original and/or unconventional research with the potential to create new scientific paradigms or challenge existing ones. Projects must clearly demonstrate potential to produce a major impact in a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses. Award ceiling: $1,000,000. Application deadline: October 27, 2010.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-243.html
Structural Interventions, Alcohol Use, and Risk of HIV/AIDS (R21)
This FOA issued by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, encourages research grant applications from institutions/ organizations that propose to investigate the effectiveness of structural interventions that reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS transmission by changing the environment of alcohol use. Although a variety of structural and environmental interventions have been employed successfully to reduce other drinking-related problems, there has been relatively little research that extends such efforts into the realm of HIV/AIDS risk reduction. Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses. Award ceiling: $275,000. Application deadline: May 07, 2013.
Housing/Homeless
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=cJ1GMSvBGNhLD0lMcxCplw1cJRQ1yvyfQQd02kV6KTwN99Qkyr4y!138418072?oppId=56161&mode=VIEW
Housing Counseling Program
This program supports the delivery of a wide variety of housing counseling services to homebuyers, homeowners, low- to moderate-income renters, and the homeless. The primary objectives of the program are to improve financial literacy, expand homeownership opportunities, improve access to affordable housing and preserve homeownership. Counselors provide guidance and advice to help families and individuals improve their housing conditions and meet the responsibilities of tenancy and homeownership. Counselors also help borrowers avoid inflated appraisals, unreasonably high interest rates, unaffordable repayment terms, and other conditions that can result in a loss of equity, increased debt, default, and eventually foreclosure. Additionally, counselors may provide counseling services to homeowners to prevent or resolve mortgage delinquency, default, and foreclosure, with the primary objective to preserve homeownership. Counselors provide guidance and advice to help families and individuals meet the responsibilities of homeownership and modify or refinance their loans to avoid unreasonably high interest rates, unaffordable repayment terms, and other conditions that can result in a loss of equity, increased debt, default, and eventually foreclosure. Eligible applicants: HUD-approved Local Housing Counseling Agencies (LHCAs); HUD-approved national and regional intermediaries (Intermediaries); State Housing Finance Agencies (SHFAs); and HUD-approved Multi-State Organizations (MSOs). Total program funding: $79,000,000. Application deadline: August 27, 2010.
Human Services
http://www.dav.org/cst/grant_application.html
Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust
Organized in 1986, the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust is a not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to one, single purpose; building better lives for the nation’s disabled veterans and their families. Their mission of service is accomplished by: making sure sick and disabled veterans have transportation to VA medical facilities for treatment; providing food and shelter and medical aid to homeless and needy veterans; meeting the special needs of veterans faced with such specific disabilities as paralysis, amputation and brain injuries; supporting physical and psychological rehabilitation projects aimed at some of America’s most profoundly disabled veterans; and bringing hope to the forgotten and suffering families of disabled veterans. Eligible applicants include: not-for-profit organizations. Award ceiling: various. Application deadline: October 20, 2010.
mailto:guzmanc@unitedwaymiami.org
Haiti Recovery Fund Grant Application Available
Through the generous support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, United Way Worldwide, Operation Helping Hands and the Dade Community Foundation’s LGBT Community Response to the Crisis in Haiti Fund, United Way of Miami-Dade is pleased to announce the availability of funding for grants to 501©3 organizations providing direct assistance to Haitians and Haitian-Americans in Miami-Dade County who were affected by the January 12, 2010 earthquake. To receive an application, please contact Casiana Guzman (305-646-7088; guzmanc@unitedwaymiami.org) at United Way. Completed applications must be submitted to United Way by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 11, 2010.
Information Technology/Telecommunications
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-10-004.html
Advanced Technologies for Detection of Perturbation-Induced Cellular Signatures (U01)
This FOA encourages grant applications that propose to develop or substantially adapt technologies and methodologies designed to significantly improve the functionality, quality, scope, and/or throughput of perturbation-induced cellular signature data generation. The technologies generated through this FOA are anticipated to accelerate the rate of data generation and the range of signatures that can be identified and characterized by large scale high-throughput perturbation-induced signature collection efforts like The Library of Integrated Network-Based Cellular Signatures (LINCS). Eligible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses. Award ceiling: $500,000. Application deadline: February 22, 2011.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-10-005.html
Computational Tool Development and Integrative Data Analysis for LINCS (U01)
This FOA encourages grant applications that would develop innovative computational tools and approaches for the integrative analysis of multiple types of data generated within the Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures (LINCS) program. Elgible applicants: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses. Award ceiling: $250,000. Application deadline: February 22, 2011.
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13574
Dynamical Systems
This program supports innovative research on the theories of dynamical systems, including new analytical and computational tools, as well as the novel application of dynamical systems to engineered systems. The program is especially interested in transformative research in the area of complex systems, uncertain or stochastic nonlinear dynamical systems, model order reduction of nonlinear or infinite dimensional dynamical systems, discrete nonlinear dynamical systems, and modeling, simulation, analysis and design of multi-scale multi-physics dynamical systems. Eligible applicants: Unrestricted. Award ceiling: N/A. Application deadline: October 01, 2010.
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13341
Operations Research
The OR program supports fundamental research leading to the creation of innovative mathematical models, analysis, and algorithms for optimal or near optimal decision-making, applicable to the design and operation of manufacturing, service, and other complex systems. In addition to the traditional areas of Operations Research which includes discrete and continuous optimization as well as stochastic modeling and analysis, new research thrusts include simulation optimization and self-optimizing systems that can observe, learn, and adapt to changing environments. Eligible applicants: Unrestricted. Award ceiling: N/A. Application deadline: October 01, 2010.
Justice/Crime Prevention
http://www.gruberprizes.org/Nominations/Justice.php
Gruber Foundation Justice Prize
The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation's Justice Prize honors individuals who have advanced the cause of justice as delivered through the legal system. The award is intended to both acknowledge individual efforts and encourage further advancements toward bringing about a fundamentally just world. The prize (a gold medal and an unrestricted $500,000 cash award) is an international award presented annually. Recipients are selected by a distinguished panel of international legal experts from nominations that are received from around the world. Nominees may be individuals or organizations whose contributions have advanced the cause of justice as delivered through the legal system. Nominations may be submitted by individuals, organizations, or institutions that are active in or have an appreciation for the theory and practice of justice. Self-nominations are not accepted. All nominations materials must be submitted in English. Application deadline: December 15, 2010.
http://community.nicic.gov/blogs/nic/archive/2010/07/30/cooperative-agreement-strategies-for-women-executives-in-corrections.aspx
Strategies for Women Executives in Corrections
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into an 18-month cooperative agreement to update its 36-hour Executive Leadership for Women in Corrections program, newly titled Strategic Development of the Executive Woman. The award recipient will update the current training and ensure it supports the learning process, leadership styles, and required competencies for executive women in corrections. The award includes responsibility for the updated Instructional Theory into Practice (ITIP) formatted curriculum, the contracting and training of NIC-approved faculty, and the administration of participant expenses, including the dispersal of program acceptance letters, coordination of registration, lodging, meals, and transportation. The recipient will also be responsible for conducting, in collaboration with the NIC Research and Evaluation Division, an evaluation of the initial program delivery using the NIC training evaluation protocol. This should represent a minimal cost to the award recipient. The project will also address strategies for additional learning and networking upon training completion. The training is anticipated to begin no later than August 2011. Eligible applicants: An eligible applicant is any private agency, educational institution, organization, individual or team with expertise in the areas described. Award ceiling: $100,000. Application deadline: August 20, 2010.
Media
http://www.dmlcompetition.net/
Digital Media and Learning Competition
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation have announced a second annual open-call competition that will provide $2 million in awards to innovators shaping the field of digital media and learning. The Digital Media and Learning Competition has been expanded to pilot international submissions and introduce a new category focusing on young innovators aged 18-25. Awards will be given in two categories: Innovation in Participatory Learning Awards and Young Innovator Awards. Innovation in Participatory Learning Awards will support projects that demonstrate new modes of participatory learning, in which people take part in virtual communities, share ideas, comment on one another's projects, and advance goals together. Successful projects will promote participatory learning in a variety of environments: through the creation of new digital tools, modification of existing ones, or use of digital media in some other novel way. Submissions will be accepted from applicants in Canada, People's Republic of China, India, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Winners will receive between $30,000 and $250,000 each. Young Innovator Awards are designed to encourage young people aged 18-25 to think boldly about "what comes next" in participatory learning and to contribute to making it happen. Winners will receive funding to do an internship with a sponsor organization to help bring their most visionary ideas from the "garage" stage to implementation. For this competition cycle, submissions will only be accepted from applicants in the United States. Winners will receive between $5,000 and $30,000 each. Application deadline: August 31, 2010.
Natural Resources/Agriculture
http://www07.grants.gov/search/CLICK%20ON%20FULL%20OPPORTUNITY%20BUTTON%20LOCATED%20AT%20THE%20TOP%20OF%20THIS%20PAGE
Manufacturers of Certain Worsted Wool Fabrics Grants
The purpose of this notice is to inform potential applicants that the Department of Commerce is providing financial assistance in calendar year 2010 for U.S. manufacturers of certain worsted wool fabrics. Section 4002(c)(6)(A) of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-429, 118 Stat. 2603) (the "Act") authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to provide grants to persons (including firms, corporations, or other legal entities) who were, during calendar years 1999, 2000, and 2001, manufacturers of two categories of worsted wool fabrics. The first category are manufacturers of worsted wool fabrics, containing 85 percent or more by weight of wool, with average fiber diameters greater than 18.5 micron (Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) heading 9902.51.11); the total amount of available funds is $2,666,000, to be allocated among such manufacturers on the basis of the percentage of each manufacturers' production of worsted wool fabric included in HTS 9902.51.11. Eligible applicants: The worsted wool fabrics grant program is open to persons (including firms, corporations, or other legal entities) who were, during calendar years 1999, 2000 and 2001, manufacturers of worsted wool fabrics in the United States of the kind described in HTS 9902.51.11 or 9902.51.15. Only manufacturers who weave worsted wool fabric in the United States as of the date of application shall be eligible for grant funds. Any manufacturer who becomes a successor-of-interest to a manufacturer of the worsted wool fabrics described in HTS 9902.51.11 or HTS 9902.51.15 during 1999, 2000 or 2001 because of a reorganization or otherwise, shall be eligible to apply for such grants. Total program funding: $2,666,000. Application deadline: August 20, 2010.
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13523
Nano and Bio Mechanics
The NBM program supports fundamental research in biomechanics and nanomechanics. Research on biomechanics focuses on the mechanical properties and behavior of biological materials and structures, including cells, tissue, muscles, bones, and prosthetic implants. Research on nanomechanics focuses on the unique properties of nano-scale particles and microstructural features and their effects on the macroscopic mechanics and properties of materials, surfaces, and structures that contain them. Eligible applicants: Unrestricted. Award ceiling: N/A. Application deadline: October 01, 2010.
Park and Recreation
http://www.ussoccerfoundation.org/site/c.ipIQKXOvFoG/b.5482625/k.CF87/Annual_Program__Field_Grants.htm
U.S. Soccer Foundation Announces Guidelines for 2011 Grant Cycle
Since 1995, the U.S. Soccer Foundation has awarded grants to more than six hundred organizations in all fifty states. The grants support projects throughout the U.S. that focus on keeping children in vulnerable communities active, healthy, and safe from the dangers of the streets. For the 2011 grants cycle, the foundation's focus will be on projects and programs that develop players, coaches, and referees in economically disadvantaged urban areas encompassing populations of 50,000 or more. The foundation is especially interested in organizations that incorporate a youth development element such as anti-violence, anti-drugs, healthy lifestyles, etc. into their soccer programs. The foundation's annual grants cycle includes the following grant types. Program Grants will be awarded for player and team equipment from Kwik Goal and Eurosport (shoes, shin guards, uniforms, traveling goals, balls, cones, etc.); travel costs for games and practice (excludes expenses for professional games); facility rental costs; registration costs; training fees for coaches; and training fees for referees. This grant type does not include any project that contains a construction element. For the 2011 grant cycle, there is a $100,000 maximum request amount for Program Grants. Field Grants will be awarded for irrigation products from Hunter Irrigation, sports lighting from Musco Sports Lighting, field maintenance equipment from the Toro Company, and modular surfaces from Sport Court. This grant type does not include upgrading an existing field with a synthetic grass surface; these fall within the parameters of the Footprint Fields (Synthetic Field) Grant type. For the 2011 grant cycle, there is a $100,000 maximum request amount for Field Grants. Footprint Fields (Synthetic Field) Grants will be awarded for the installation of a synthetic field surface from FieldTurf. This grant type includes both new field construction and the upgrading of existing fields with a synthetic field surface. For the 2011 grants cycle, there is a maximum $200,000 request amount for Synthetic Field Grants. Eligible applicants: To be eligible for consideration for a grant of any type, applicants must apply on behalf of a program or project operating in the U.S., and be a not-for-profit organization, school, municipality, college or university, public school, or sovereign tribal nation that meets the established focus for the 2011 grant cycle. To be eligible for consideration for a Field or Footprint Fields (Synthetic Field) Grant, applicants must own or have a minimum ten year lease/land use agreement on the land where the field building project will take place, and have written authorization from the community where the field-building project will take place to add lights to the field(s) (if applying for lights as part of the project). The grant application will open October 1, 2010. The foundation is holding Q & A Calls in August to answer questions and prepare applications for the upcoming grant cycle. Information is available at the foundation Web site. Application deadline: October 29, 2010.