Estimating the Prevalence and Probability of Homeless Youth
This NOFA seeks research proposals for estimating the incidence and prevalence of youth homelessness, per section 345 of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.

Funding Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Deadline: July 1, 2020
Amount: $2,000,000
For more information: https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/opportunities/instructions/PKG00261701-instructions.pdf

Cooperative Research in Housing Technologies
HUD is funding co-operative agreements for pre-competitive research in homebuilding technologies that provide the homebuilding industry with new, innovative construction products or practices that lead to more affordable, energy efficient, resilient (in this sense, durable, disaster resistant, adaptable for future requirements, and maintainable), and healthier housing. HUD is specifically interested in receiving applications that focus on aspects of residential construction related to factory-built housing and components and/or resilience.

Funding Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Deadline: June 29, 2020
Amount: $400,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #FR-6400-N-56

Celebrating Excellence in Journalism
The U.S. Embassy in Cameroon announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a program to identify and celebrate, such as through an award ceremony, examples of high-quality journalism in Cameroon. Please carefully follow all instructions below.

Program Objectives: Promote ethical, high-quality journalism in Cameroon by bringing positive attention to examples of excellence in the profession and recognizing best practices being observed; Encourage journalists practicing high-quality journalism to continue doing so; Raise awareness with the public and among journalists about what high-quality, ethical journalism looks like; Provide role models for other journalists, especially younger generations and journalism students, who demonstrate through their work that it is possible to practice high-quality journalism in the challenging Cameroonian context. This grant will fund an award ceremony or other program for journalists, bloggers, and media houses in Cameroon. The awards may cover different topics of reporting, including but not limited to: democracy, human rights, corruption/governance, health (non-Coronavirus topics), COVID-19, regional security, gender issues, press freedom, and environment (e.g. illegal mining, poaching, etc.). The grantee must establish clear criteria by which stories will be evaluated that represent accepted industry standards of excellence, quality journalism, and ethics while performing their duties. We seek to promote journalism for the purpose of informing and educating citizens to be effective and active members of society. The grantee must also establish a process for the selection/nomination of stories for consideration and the selection of a credible panel of judges (which may consist of Cameroonians and Americans) to choose which ones will be recognized. The following types of activities are not eligible for funding: Scholarships for study in the United States or to fund conference attendance or study tours to the United States; Activities that are inherently political in nature or that contain the appearance of partisanship; Construction activities; Programs that support specific religious activities; Fund-raising campaigns; Cash prizes for participants

Participants and Audiences: The work of any Cameroonian journalist (print, broadcast, or online), including professional bloggers, who are working in Cameroon is eligible for consideration within this grant. All types of journalism should be included in a representative fashion. Younger journalists and journalism students are the primary audience for the program objectives, although the work of journalists of all ages should be evaluated to find the examples that best represent journalism excellence in Cameroon.

Length of performance period: 4 to 8 months

Number of awards anticipated: 1 award

Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $15,000 to a maximum of $25,000

Total available funding: $25,000

Type of Funding: FY20 Smith Mundt Public Diplomacy Funds

This notice is subject to availability of funding.

Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement. Cooperative agreements are different from grants in that embassy staff are more actively involved in the grant implementation.

Program Performance Period: Proposed programs should be completed in 8 months or less.

Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to Cameroon
Deadline: June 15, 2020
Amount: $25,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #PAS-CMR-FY20-04

Mine Drainage Technology Initiative (MDTI) Cooperative Agreement Program
Mine Drainage Technology Initiative (MDTI) (formally known as the Acid Mine Drainage Initiative) provides a forum for collaboration and information exchange with the following goals: Develop an understanding of acidic and toxic mine drainage (MD) so as to better predict, avoid, monitor, and remediate mine drainage; Develop innovative solutions to acidic and toxic MD water-quality problems; Identify, evaluate, and develop “best science” practices to predict acidic and toxic MD prior to mining; and Identify successful remediation practices for existing sources of acidic and toxic MD and describe the best technology for its prevention. OSMRE is looking for MDTI studies that address the goals listed above that have the potential for improving the effectiveness of both the coal industry and the regulatory authority to conducts surface coal mining and reclamation activities and regulate coal mining activities, respectively, by gaining a better understanding of acidic and toxic mine drainage effects on the environment.

Funding Agency: Office of Surface Mining
Deadline: July 15, 2020
Amount: $200,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #S20AS00009

Access to Historical Records: Archival Projects
The NHPRC seeks projects that will significantly improve online public discovery and use of historical records collections. The Commission encourages projects centered on collections of America’s early legal records, such as the records of colonial, territorial, county, and early statehood and tribal proceedings that document the evolution of the nation’s legal history. Additionally, the Commission is especially interested in projects to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. We encourage applications that use collections to examine the ideals behind the founding of the United States and the continual interpretation and debate over those ideals over the past 250 years. We welcome projects that engage the public, expand civic education, and promote understanding of the nation’s history, democracy, and culture from the founding era to the present day.Projects may preserve and process historical records to: Convert existing description for online access; Create new online finding aids to collections; Digitize historical records collections and make them freely available online. All types of historical records are eligible, including documents, photographs, born-digital records, and analog audio and moving images. The successful application will demonstrate the value of the contents of the collections, will outline a project that addresses best practices for the work and that is appropriately staffed, will propose a budget that accomplishes the project in a cost-effective manner, and will outline activities that bring researchers to the collections included in the project as well as the rest of the repository’s holdings. For a comprehensive list of Commission limitations on funding, please see: “What we do and do not fund” (http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/apply/eligibility.html).

Award Information: A grant is for one or two years and for up to $150,000. The Commission expects to make up to 10 grants in this category for a total of up to $1,000,000. The Commission requires that grant recipients acknowledge NHPRC grant assistance in all publicity, publications, and other products that result from its support.

Eligibility: Eligible applicants: Nonprofit organizations or institutions; Colleges, universities, and other academic institutions; State or local government agencies; Federally-recognized or -acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes or groups. Projects must include at least one of the eligible activities described for this program. Applications must include all required elements (SF424, Narrative, NHPRC Budget form, and Supplemental Materials). Applications that do not meet either of these criteria will not be considered. In order to ensure eligibility, applicants should first review the rules and regulations governing NHPRC grants under the Administering an NHPRC Grant section.

Cost Sharing: The total costs of a project are shared between the NHPRC and the applicant organization. Cost sharing is required. The applicant’s financial contribution may include both direct and indirect expenses, in-kind contributions, non-Federal third-party contributions, and any income earned directly by the project. NHPRC grant recipients are not permitted to use grant funds for indirect costs (as indicated in 2 CFR 2600.101). Indirect costs must be listed under the applicant’s cost sharing contribution if they are included in the budget. The Commission provides no more than 75 per cent of total project costs in the Access to Historical Records: Archival Projects category. For example, a request of $75,000 in NHPRC grant funds means the applicant institution must provide at least $25,000 in cost share.

Other Requirements: Applicant organizations must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting an application, maintain SAM registration throughout the application and award process, and include a valid DUNS number in their application. Details on SAM registration and requesting a DUNS number can be found at the System for Award Management website at https://sam.gov. Please refer to the User Guides section and the Grants Registrations PDF.

Funding Agency: National Archives and Records Administration
Deadline: October 8, 2020
Amount: $150,000
For more information: https://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/archival.html

NEH/AHRC New Directions for Digital Scholarship in Cultural Institutions
The United States’ National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the United Kingdom’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), a component body of U.K. Research and Innovation (UKRI), are accepting applications for the NEH/AHRC New Directions for Digital Scholarship in Cultural Institutions program. Awards made through this program will fund teams of researchers and cultural institution professionals in the U.S. and U.K. working collaboratively to deliver transformational impact on digital methods and digital research in cultural institutions. Applications must be submitted by teams composed of at least one organization from the U.S. and one from the U.K., in which each country is represented by at least one cultural institution. An eligible U.S. organization must submit the application with a U.S.-specific budget under this announcement. The lead U.K. organization must submit the same application with a U.K.-specific budget to AHRC.  NEH will fund the participating U.S. organization(s), and AHRC will fund the participating U.K. organization(s).

Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: August 18, 2020
Amount: $150,000
For more information: https://www.neh.gov/grants

Outreach Funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 – WEST VIRGINIA
The Natural Resources Conservation Service -West Virginia, an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture, is announcing potential availability of funding for agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources to promote public awareness of Farm Bill activities throughout West Virginia. Proposals must be for projects based in West Virginia and focus on Farm Bill conservation. Research proposals or proposals that do not meet the needs will not be accepted, nor considered as part of this announcement. Proposals will be accepted from eligible entities, including individuals, city or township governments, county governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), 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, Public and State-controlled institutions of higher education, and State governments for competitive consideration of awards for projects between 1 and five years in duration. The funding available for this announcement shall not exceed a total of $200,000. This notice identifies the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions. Proposals will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete and/or noncompliant proposals will be eliminated from competition, and notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant. The West Virginia State Conservationist reserves the right not to fund any or all applications. Applicant may submit their proposals via Grants.gov or via e-mail to the following address: NRCS.WVMandS@usda.gov . All applications must be received by NRCS by 11:59 pm, EST, July 17, 2020. Please enter FY20 Outreach and Recipient organization name in the subject line of the email. Attachments should be sent separately with their respective file names. The application package must include all requirements of this notice. Proposals must be received between May 18, 2020, and 11:59 p m EST on July 17, 2020. Late submissions will not be reviewed or considered. The agency will rely on system generated date and time receipt documentation for submission made both via Grants.gov and email to determine whether applications meet the submission deadline. Grants.gov provides an automatic acknowledgement when applications are received. Applicant will receive an email receipt within 48 hours of submitting their emailed applications. An applicant who does not receive a receipt of confirmation within 2 business days of the submission deadline, but believes the proposal was submitted in within submission deadline, must contact the West Virginia State Office within 3 business days of the submission deadline. Failure to do so may result in the proposal not being considered. NRCS is not responsible for any technical malfunctions or website problems related to Grants.gov or emailed submissions. Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov or via email by 11:59 pm Eastern Time. For technical issues with Grants.gov, please contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding Grants.gov accounts.

Funding Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Deadline: July 17, 2020
Amount: $200,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-NRCS-WV-MULTI-20-NOFO0001016

Public Engagement with Historical Records
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks projects that encourage public engagement with historical records, including the development of new tools that enable people to engage online. The NHPRC is looking for projects that create models and technologies that other institutions can freely adopt. In general, collaborations between archivists, documentary editors, historians, educators, and/or community-based individuals are more likely to create a competitive proposal. Projects that focus on innovative methods to introduce primary source materials and how to use them in multiple locations also are more likely to create a competitive proposal. Projects might create and develop programs to engage people in the study and use of historical records for institutional, educational or personal reasons. For example, an applicant can: Enlist volunteer “citizen archivists” in projects to accelerate access to historical records, especially those online. This may include, but is not limited to, efforts to identify, tag, transcribe, annotate, or otherwise enhance digitized historical records; Develop educational programs for K-12 students, undergraduate classes, or community members that encourage them to engage with historical records already in repositories or that are collected as part of the project; Collect primary source material from people through public gatherings and sponsor discussions or websites about the results; Use historical records in workshops for artistic endeavors. This could include K-12 students, undergraduate classes, or community members. Examples include projects that encourage researching and writing life stories for performance; using record facsimiles in painting, sculpture, or audiovisual collages; or using text as lyrics for music or as music; Develop technologies that encourage the sharing of information about historical records. For a comprehensive list of the Commission’s limitations on funding, please see “What we do and do not fund” (http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/apply/eligibility.html). Applications that consist entirely of ineligible activities will not be considered.

Award Information: A grant normally is for one to three years. The Commission expects to make up to five grants of between $50,000 and $150,000. The total amount allocated for this program is up to $400,000. Grants begin no earlier than July 1, 2021. The Commission requires that grant recipients acknowledge NHPRC grant assistance in all publications and other products that result from its support.

Eligibility: Eligible applicants: Nonprofit organizations or institutions; Colleges, universities, and other academic institutions; State or local government agencies; Federally-recognized or -acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes or groups. Projects must include at least one of the eligible activities described for this program. Applications must include all required elements (SF424, Narrative, NHPRC Budget form, and Supplemental Materials). Applications that do not meet either of these criteria will not be considered. In order to ensure eligibility, applicants should first review the rules and regulations governing NHPRC grants under the Administering an NHPRC Grant section.

Cost Sharing: The total costs of a project are shared between the NHPRC and the applicant organization. Cost sharing is required. The applicant’s financial contribution may include both direct and indirect expenses, in-kind contributions, non-Federal third-party contributions, and any income earned directly by the project. NHPRC grant recipients are not permitted to use grant funds for indirect costs (as indicated in 2 CFR 2600.101). Indirect costs must be listed under the applicant’s cost sharing contribution if they are included in the budget. The Commission provides no more than 50 per cent of total project costs in the Public Engagement with Historical Records category.

Other Requirements: Applicant organizations must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submitting an application, maintain SAM registration throughout the application and award process, and include a valid DUNS number in their application. Details on SAM registration and requesting a DUNS number can be found at the System for Award Management website at www.sam.gov. Please refer to the User Guides section and the Grants Registrations PDF.

Funding Agency: National Archives and Records Administration
Deadline: October 8, 2020
Amount: $150,000
For more information: https://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/engagement.html

Elucidating the Role of Nutrition in Care and Development of Preterm Infants (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites grant applications that address priority gaps in understanding the role of nutrition in the care and development of preterm infants.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: November 30, 2020
Amount: $499,999
For more information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-21-006.html

Tibet Community Grants for Tibetan Scholarship Program Alumni
This funding opportunity seeks to establish the Tibet Community Grants Fund (TCGF) for TSP alumni as a pilot initiative which represents a new avenue for outreach to the TSP alumni community in India. TCGF will provide funding to TSP alumni through sub-awards for social impact projects at the micro- to small-scale level in support of Mission priorities and development goals of the Tibetan Community-in-Exile in India. Individual TSP alumni may apply for up to USD 2,000 to develop and implement projects; teams of two to six TSP alumni are eligible to apply for up to USD 8,000. TSP alumni will conceptualize, initiate, and implement all projects. Preferred fields include, but are not limited to, entrepreneurship, education, environment, health, media, youth empowerment, and women’s empowerment. In addition, hardships imposed on the Tibetan Community-in-Exile by the COVID-19 pandemic may offer opportunities for TSP alumni to propose community support projects under this program. While not limited in any manner to activities that address COVID-19 pandemic issues, this project encourages proposals that consider how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the Tibetan-Community-in-Exile and offers creative ideas on how a micro and small grants program can support those most negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. With a streamlined application process and quick turnaround on funding decisions, this initiative aims to inspire TSP alumni to develop and implement micro- and small-scale social impact projects, with the goal of increasing the number of such projects across the Tibetan Community-in-Exile in India. TCGF represents an opportunity for TSP alumni to strengthen their leadership skills, contribute to their communities, support Mission goals, and increase engagement with the Mission. This initiative will be a cooperative agreement between Mission India and the selected grantee. The grantee will also coordinate directly with the Tibetan Scholarship Program Alumni Association. The association serves as a platform for TSP alumni from the previous two and half decades to network and to provide guidance to new TSP candidates. Further information about the alumni association can be found at http://www.tspalumni.org/.

Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to India
Deadline: June 22, 2020
Amount: $50,000
For more information: https://in.usembassy.gov/

Minnesota Fiscal Year (FY) 20 Cooperative Agreement Notice of Funding Opportunity
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing potential availability of cooperative agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing state- and community-level conservation leadership. Applications will only be accepted for the following initiatives: Grazing and Livestock Assistance: Provide grazing and livestock specialist expertise to promote use of livestock as a management tool and assist customers in managing grazing systems to improve conservation; Provide grazing trainings, workshops, tours, and demonstration projects for NRCS customers and facilitate a Working Effectively with Livestock Producers Course for NRCS employees and partners; Outcomes Shown – Environmental and Economic impacts of grazing systems related to soil health, wildlife habitat and other resource concerns; Develop promotional and technical materials related to grazing management, livestock, and grasslands; (NEW) Remote Sensing for CRP Status Reviews, Compliance Status Reviews and Easement Monitoring; Using drones or other forms of remote sensing for status reviews and monitoring. Applications containing proposals outside of the scope of the above initiatives will not be considered. NRCS anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in FY 2020 will be $2,000,000. Minimum/Maximum individual award amounts are anticipated to be $100,000/$1,000,000. Proposals are requested from Federally recognized tribal governments, State and local governments, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education), and institutions of higher education for competitive consideration of cooperative agreement awards for projects between 2 and 3 years in duration. This notice identifies the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions for projects. Proposals will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete and/or noncompliant proposals will be eliminated from competition, and notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant.

Key Dates: Proposals must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on June 17, 2020 via Grants.gov. Funding decisions will be made by the Minnesota NRCS State Conservationist, based on recommendations from a selection committee and the availability of funding in the programs whose CFDA numbers are listed above. Other key dates are: Questions about NFO received by-June 1, 2020; Responses to Questions published by-June 8, 2020; Application Submission Due Date-June 17, 2020; Application Review and Selection-July 17, 2020; Anticipated Agreement Start Date-September 1, 2020. For technical issues with Grants.gov, please contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. Awarding agency staff cannot support applicants regarding Grants.gov accounts.

Funding Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Deadline: June 17, 2020
Amount: $1,000,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-NRCS-MN-MULTI-20-NOFO0001011

NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)
The NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program supports individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose highly innovative and potentially transformative research towards the ultimate goal of enhancing human health. For the program to support the best possible researchers and research, applications are sought which reflect the full diversity of the research workforce. Individuals from diverse backgrounds and from the full spectrum of eligible institutions in all geographic locations are strongly encouraged to apply to this Funding Opportunity Announcement. In addition, applications in all topics relevant to the broad mission of NIH are welcome, including, but not limited to, topics in the behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences and topics that may involve basic, translational, or clinical research. To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect substantially different scientific directions from those already being pursued in the investigators research program or elsewhere. The NIH Directors Pioneer Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program of the NIH Common Fund.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 11, 2020
For more information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-20-011.html

NIH Directors New Innovator Award Program (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional)
The NIH Directors New Innovator Award Program supports early stage investigators of exceptional creativity who propose highly innovative research projects with the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important problems relevant to the mission of NIH. For the program to support the best possible researchers and research, applications are sought which reflect the full diversity of the research workforce. Individuals from diverse backgrounds and from the full spectrum of eligible institutions in all geographic locations are strongly encouraged to apply to this Funding Opportunity Announcement. In addition, applications in all topics relevant to the broad mission of NIH are welcome, including, but not limited to, topics in the behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences and topics that may involve basic, translational, or clinical research. The NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program complements ongoing efforts by NIH and its Institutes and Centers to fund early stage investigators through R01 grants, which continue to be the major sources of NIH support for early stage investigators. The NIH Directors New Innovator Award Program is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program of the NIH Common Fund.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: August 21, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-20-012.html

Georgian Media Education Program – “Strengthening Journalism Education in Georgia”
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi is pleased to announce an open competition for a Media Education Program (MEP) – “Strengthening Journalism Education in Georgia.” U.S. non-profit/non-governmental organizations and accredited American higher education institutions may submit proposals to manage a year-long project to support the professional development of Georgian media educators from public and private higher education institutions through a robust professional study tour at U.S. schools of journalism, media and mass-communication, with complementary site visits to U.S.-based media organizations and journalism education associations. Additional means for achieving objectives of the program may include participation in annual conventions or conferences promoting excellence in journalism education. The applicant should work closely with PAS throughout the grant period to identify Georgian participants. The project will award $250,000 to defray the costs of a two-week intensive study tour for up to 18 participants. Applicants should include provisions for non-English speaking participants and secure international travel insurance for duration of the study tour.

Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to Georgia
Deadline: July 3, 2020
Amount: $250,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #DOS-GEO-20-CA-007-051920

FY 2021 International Visitor Leadership Program
The Office of International Visitors, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/PE/V), United States Department of State (DOS), announces an open competition for up to eight cooperative agreements to support the administrative costs of the FY 2021 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). Launched in 1940, the IVLP is a professional exchange program that seeks to build mutual understanding between the United States and other nations through carefully designed short-term visits to the U.S. for current and emerging leaders. These visits support U.S. foreign policy goals and reflect the participants’ professional interests. Please see full announcement for additional details.

Funding Agency: Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Deadline: July 17, 2020
Amount: $6,600,000
For more information: https://eca.state.gov/organizational-funding/open-grant-solicitations

NIDDK Centers for Diabetes Translation Research (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications that propose a Center for Diabetes Translation Research (CDTR) to advance research along the spectrum of diabetes T2-T4 translational research (i.e., bedside to clinical practice and community settings, dissemination and implementation). The purpose of this Centers program is to accelerate innovation of diabetes translation to maximize positive impacts of research on population health through activities and core services that offer specialized expertise, tools, education, and support. An emphasis on novel methods and research to address health equity and reduce diabetes-related health disparities is encouraged. Novel research cores designed to improve other aspects of person-centered, community, and population health are also encouraged with justification of how such findings or strategies may be adapted to meaningfully inform disparity-reduction approaches. A scientific base reflecting academic institutions and diverse organizational collaborators (e.g., healthcare systems, community organizations, health departments, human services) is expected to foster a Center framework necessary for improving population health. CDTRs are based on the core concept whereby shared resources aimed at fostering productivity, synergy, and novel research ideas among the funded investigators are supported in a cost-effective manner.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: October 20, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-20-002.html

Clinical Coordinating Center for NCCIH Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials of Natural Products (Collaborative UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages cooperative agreement applications for investigator-initiated, multi-site, clinical trials (Phase III and beyond) to study the effects of natural products in NCCIH designated areas of high research priority.  Applicants should describe plans for a Clinical Coordinating Center to develop and implement the proposed multi-site clinical trial. The objective of the Clinical Coordinating Center is to provide the design scientific rationale and a comprehensive scientific and operational plan for the clinical trial.  The Clinical Coordinating Center is expected to be responsible for project management, participant recruitment and retention strategies, performance milestones, scientific conduct, and dissemination of results. Clinical Coordinating Center applications submitted under this FOA will utilize a two-phase, milestone-driven, cooperative agreement (UG3/UH3) funding mechanism.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 7, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-215.html

Natural Product Multi-Site Clinical Trial Data Coordinating Center (Collaborative U24 Clinical Trial Required)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), utilizing the U24 grant funding mechanism, encourages applications for a collaborating Data Coordinating Center (DCC) application that accompanies an investigator-initiated multi-site clinical trial (Phase Ill and beyond) application submitted under TEMP-8095 The DCC application must be specific to the collaborating Clinical Coordinating Center (CCC) application. The objective of the DCC application is to propose a comprehensive plan that provides overall project coordination, and administrative, data management, and biostatistical support for the proposed clinical trial. Both a DCC application and a corresponding CCC application need to be submitted simultaneously for consideration by NCCIH. Trials for which this FOA applies must be relevant to the research mission of the NCCIH and considered a high priority by the Center. For additional information about the mission, strategic vision, and research priorities of the NCCIH, applicants are encouraged to consult the NCCIH website: (http://www.nccih.nih.gov). Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the appropriate the Scientific/Research contact for the area of science for which they are planning to develop an application prior to submitting to this FOA.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 7, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-219.html

NCCIH Natural Product Mid Phase Clinical Trial Cooperative Agreement (U01 Clinical Trial Required)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites cooperative agreement applications for investigator-initiated mid-phase clinical trials of natural products.  All applications submitted under this FOA must be supported by sufficient preliminary data of bioavailability and documentation that the natural product produces a replicable and measurable impact on a biological signature (i.e., measure of the mechanism of action). Only in cases when it is not possible/practical to measure a biological signature in the patient population of interest or when there is a fundamental understanding of the products mechanism of action will this preliminary data requirement be waived.  Applications submitted to this FOA should propose a mid-phase clinical trial to do the following: determine the optimal dose or formulation of a given natural product for use in a future multi-site clinical trial; or determine which patient phenotypes will be responders versus non-responders to the natural product to inform inclusion/exclusion criteria of a future efficacy study. Clinical trials submitted under this FOA are expected to be hypothesis based, milestone-driven, and directly related to the research priorities and mission of NCCIH. This FOA will not support single-site or multi-site efficacy or effectiveness trials, nor will it support trials to test natural products for the treatment or prevention of cancer.  Applicants are encouraged to contact the appropriate NCCIH Scientific/Research contact for the area of science for which they are planning to develop an application prior to submitting to this FOA.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 7, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-216.html

NCCIH Natural Product Early Phase Clinical Trial Phased Innovation Award (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications for investigator-initiated, early phase, clinical trials of natural products (i.e., botanicals, dietary supplements, and probiotics), which have a strong scientific premise to justify further clinical testing. Under this FOA, trials must be designed so that results, whether positive or negative, will provide information of high scientific utility and will support decisions about further development or testing of the natural product. This FOA will provide up to two years (R61 phase) of support for milestone-driven testing of bioavailability, pharmacokinetics, and assessment of the natural products effect (i.e., measure of mechanism of action) when used by humans on a biological signature(s). If milestones in the R61 phase are achieved, up to 3 years of additional support (R33 phase) may be awarded to replicate the impact of the natural product on the biological signature(s) when used by humans and assess whether there is an association between the degree of the impact on the biological signature and functional or clinical outcomes in a patient population. Applications can design R33 studies to determine how to optimize the impact of the natural product on the biological signature by (1) optimizing the delivery of the natural product by dose or formulation; (2) combining the natural product with another treatment approach that is known to impact the same biological signature; or (3) studying the impact of the natural product in a target population that is more responsive. Clinical trials submitted under this FOA are expected to be hypothesis based, milestone-driven, and directly related to the research priorities and mission of NCCIH. This R61/R33 funding mechanism is intended to accelerate the translation of emerging basic science findings about natural products into early-stage clinical testing to determine whether continued clinical research is warranted.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 7, 2023
Amount: $350,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-218.html

NCCIH Natural Product Early Phase Clinical Trial Award (R33 Clinical Trial Required)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications for investigator-initiated, early phase, clinical trials of natural products (i.e., botanicals, dietary supplements, and probiotics), which have a strong scientific premise to justify further clinical testing. Under this FOA, trials must be designed so that results, whether positive or negative, will provide information of high scientific utility and will support decisions about further development or testing of the natural product. This FOA will provide up to 3 years support for studies to replicate the impact of the natural product on the biological signature(s) when used by humans and assess whether there is an association between the degree of the impact on the biological signature and functional or clinical outcomes in a patient population. Applications are encouraged to design studies to determine how to optimize the impact of the natural product on the biological signature by optimizing the delivery of the natural product by examining different doses or formulations.  In addition, applications can be designed to combine the natural product with another treatment approach that is known to impact the same biological signature; or  study the impact of the natural product in a target population that is more responsive. Clinical trials submitted under this FOA are expected to be hypothesis based, milestone-driven, and directly related to the research priorities and mission of NCCIH. This R33 funding mechanism is intended to accelerate the translation of emerging basic science findings about natural products into early stage clinical testing to determine whether continued clinical research is warranted.  This FOA will not support efficacy or effectiveness trials, nor will it support trials to test natural products for the treatment or prevention of cancer.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 7, 2023
Amount: $1,050,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-217.html

FY20 Advanced Manufacturing Office Multi-Topic FOA
AMO supports innovative, advanced-manufacturing applied research and development (R&D) projects that focus on specific, high-impact manufacturing technology and process challenges. AMO invests in foundational, energy-related, advanced-manufacturing processes (where energy costs are a determinant of competitive manufacturing) and broadly applicable platform technologies (the enabling base upon which other systems and applications can be developed). The competitively selected projects from this FOA will focus on developing next-generation manufacturing material, information, and process technologies that improve energy efficiency in energy-intensive and energy-dependent processes, and facilitate the transition of emerging, cost-competitive energy technologies to domestic production. AMO’s vision and mission, as well as the strategic goals, targets, and metrics for key technology focus areas, are described in the Draft AMO Multi-Year Program Plan (MYPP) available at: https://www.energy.gov/eere/amo/downloads/advanced-manufacturing-office-amo-multi-year-program-plan-fiscal-years-2017. AMO’s strategic goals supported by this FOA are to: Improve the productivity and energy efficiency of U.S. manufacturing; Reduce lifecycle energy and resource impacts of manufactured goods; Leverage diverse domestic energy resources in U.S. manufacturing, while strengthening environmental stewardship; Transition DOE supported innovative technologies and practices into U.S. manufacturing capabilities; Strengthen and advance the U.S. manufacturing workforce. This FOA integrates identified research opportunities across AMO into a single funding opportunity. AMO intends to fund high-impact, early- to mid-stage applied research through this FOA. Topics are organized in 3 main topic areas, as described below, with subtopics in each area.

Topic 1: Efficiency Improvements in Advanced Manufacturing Processes
Subtopic 1.1: Innovative Iron and Steelmaking Processes
Subtopic 1.2: Enhanced Efficiency of Drying Processes
Subtopic 1.3: Machine Learning to Increase Efficiencies in the Manufacturing of Large-Scale, High-Rate Aerostructures
Subtopic 1.4: Integrated Additive Manufacturing Processes for Advanced Wind Blade Production
Subtopic 1.5: Reducing Cost of Production of Ceramic Matrix Composites Used in High Temperature Applications

Topic 2: Efficiency Improvements in Chemical Manufacturing
Subtopic 2.1: Advanced Chemical Manufacturing R&D
Subtopic 2.2: Dynamic Catalyst Science with Data Analytics

Topic 3: Connected, Flexible, and Efficient Manufacturing Facilities, Products, and Energy Systems
Subtopic 3.1: Integrating Carbon Capture and Utilization into Industrial Processes
Subtopic 3.2: Flexible CHP Demonstration in a District Energy System Integrated with a Renewably-Fueled Municipal Generating Station

For questions and answers pertaining to this FOA, please reference the DE-FOA-0002252 AMO 2020 FAQ Log at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. EERE Exchange is designed to enforce the deadlines specified in this FOA. The “Apply” and “Submit” buttons will automatically disable at the defined submission deadlines. Should applicants experience problems with EERE Exchange, the following information may be helpful. Applicants that experience issues with submission PRIOR to the FOA deadline: In the event that an applicant experiences technical difficulties with a submission, the applicant should contact the EERE Exchange helpdesk for assistance (EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov . The EERE Exchange helpdesk and/or the EERE Exchange system administrators will assist applicants in resolving issues. Applicants that experience issues with submissions that result in late submissions: In the event that an applicant experiences technical difficulties so severe that they are unable to submit their application by the deadline, the applicant should contact the EERE Exchange helpdesk for assistance (EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.gov). The EERE Exchange helpdesk and/or the EERE Exchange system administrators will assist the applicant in resolving all issues (including finalizing submission on behalf of and with the applicant’s concurrence). Please note, network traffic is at its heaviest during the final hours and minutes prior to submittal deadline. Applicants who experience this during the final hours or minutes and are unsuccessful in uploading documents will not be able to use this process.

Funding Agency: Golden Field Office
Deadline: August 26, 2020
Amount: $10,000,000
For more information: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/

NIH Directors Emergency Early Independence Awards (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)
The NIH Director’s Early Independence Award supports exceptional investigators who wish to pursue independent research essentially after completion of their terminal doctoral/research degree or end of post-graduate clinical training, thereby forgoing the traditional post-doctoral training period and accelerating their entry into an independent research career. For the program to support the best possible researchers and research, applications are sought which reflect the full diversity of the research workforce. Individuals from diverse backgrounds and from the full spectrum of eligible institutions in all geographic locations are strongly encouraged to apply to this Funding Opportunity Announcement. In addition, applications in all topics relevant to the broad mission of NIH are welcome, including, but not limited to, topics in the behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences and topics that may involve basic, translational, or clinical research. The NIH Director’s Early Independence Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program of the NIH Common Fund.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 4, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-20-021.html

NIH Directors Transformative Research Awards (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
The NIH Directors Transformative Research Award Program supports individual scientists or groups of scientists proposing groundbreaking, exceptionally innovative, original, and/or unconventional research with the potential to create new scientific paradigms, establish entirely new and improved clinical approaches, or develop transformative technologies. For the program to support the best possible researchers and research, applications are sought which reflect the full diversity of the research workforce. Individuals from diverse backgrounds and from the full spectrum of eligible institutions in all geographic locations are strongly encouraged to apply to this Funding Opportunity Announcement. In addition, applications in all topics relevant to the broad mission of NIH are welcome, including, but not limited to, topics in the behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences and topics that may involve basic, translational, or clinical research. No preliminary data are required. Projects must clearly demonstrate, based on the strength of the logic, a compelling potential to produce a major impact in a broad area of relevance to the NIH. The NIH Directors Transformative Research Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program of the NIH Common Fund.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 30, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-20-013.html

NIH Directors Early Independence Awards (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)
The NIH Director’s Early Independence Award supports exceptional investigators who wish to pursue independent research essentially after completion of their terminal doctoral/research degree or end of post-graduate clinical training, thereby forgoing the traditional post-doctoral training period and accelerating their entry into an independent research career. For the program to support the best possible researchers and research, applications are sought which reflect the full diversity of the research workforce. Individuals from diverse backgrounds and from the full spectrum of eligible institutions in all geographic locations are strongly encouraged to apply to this Funding Opportunity Announcement. In addition, applications in all topics relevant to the broad mission of NIH are welcome, including, but not limited to, topics in the behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences and topics that may involve basic, translational, or clinical research. The NIH Director’s Early Independence Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program of the NIH Common Fund.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 4, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-20-014.html

NIH Directors Emergency Transformative Research Awards (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
This FOA solicits applications responsive only to the COVID-19 public health emergency through support of the CARES Act. All other Transformative Research Award applications must be submitted in response to RFA-RM-20-013. The NIH Directors Transformative Research Award Program supports individual scientists or groups of scientists proposing groundbreaking, exceptionally innovative, original, and/or unconventional research with the potential to create new scientific paradigms, establish entirely new and improved clinical approaches, or develop transformative technologies. For the program to support the best possible researchers and research, applications are sought which reflect the full diversity of the nations research workforce. Individuals from diverse backgrounds and from the full spectrum of eligible institutions in all geographic locations are strongly encouraged to apply to this Funding Opportunity Announcement. No preliminary data are required. Projects must clearly demonstrate, based on the strength of the logic, a compelling potential to produce a major impact on SARS-CoV-2 prevention, preparation, or response. The NIH Directors Transformative Research Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) Program of the NIH Common Fund. Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Common Fund will dedicate funds provided by the CARES Act to support a total of 5-10 Transformative Research Awards (through this FOA) or Early Independence Awards (through RFA-RM-20-021) that bring new, innovative perspectives and approaches to the prevention of, preparation for, or response to coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, domestically or internationally. Any relevant area of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 research is welcome, including behavioral/social science research, research on health disparities, novel therapeutics, and other related topics. As with all High-Risk, High-Reward Research program applications, innovation may be technological or conceptual.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 30, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-20-020.html

Office of Naval Research Department of Navy Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Education and Workforce Program
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) seeks a broad range of applications for augmenting existing or developing innovative solutions that directly maintain, or cultivate a diverse, world-class STEM workforce in order to maintain the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ technological superiority. The goal of any proposed effort must provide solutions that will establish and maintain pathways of diverse U.S. citizens who are interested in uniformed or civilian Department of Navy STEM workforce opportunities. This funding announcement explicitly encourages projects that improve the capacity of education systems and communities to create impactful STEM educational experiences for students and workers and submissions are encouraged to consider including active learning approaches and incorporating 21st century skill development. Projects must aim to increase student and worker engagement in STEM and enhance people with needed Naval STEM capabilities. ONR encourages applications to utilize current STEM educational research for informing project design and advancing our understanding of how and why people choose STEM careers and opportunities of Naval relevance.

Funding Agency: US Department of Defense
Deadline: June 12, 2020

Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program
The purposes of the Teacher Quality Partnership program are to: improve student achievement; improve the quality of prospective and new teachers by improving the preparation of prospective teachers and enhancing professional development activities for new teachers; hold teacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education (IHEs) accountable for preparing teachers who meet applicable State certification and licensure requirements; and recruit highly qualified individuals, including minorities and individuals from other occupations, into the teaching force.

Funding Agency: US Department of Education
Deadline: July 2, 2020
For more information: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-05-18/pdf/2020-10509.pdf

Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Higher Education
The purpose of this program is to support model demonstration programs that promote the successful transition of students with intellectual disabilities into higher education and to enable institutions of higher education (IHEs), or consortia of IHEs, to create or expand high-quality, inclusive model comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities.

Funding Agency: US Department of Education
Deadline: July 10, 2020
For more information: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/tpsid/applicant.html

Institute of Education Sciences issues notice inviting applications for Education Research and Special Education Research
In awarding these grants, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) intends to provide national leadership in expanding knowledge and understanding of developmental and school readiness outcomes for infants and toddlers with or at risk for a disability; education outcomes for all learners from early childhood education through postsecondary and adult education, and employment and wage outcomes when relevant such as for those engaged in career and technical, postsecondary, or adult education. The IES research grant programs are designed to provide reliable and valid information about education practices that support learning and improve academic achievement and access to education opportunities for all learners.

Funding Agency: US Department of Education
Deadline: August 20, 2020
For more information: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/04/2020-09446/applications-for-new-awards-education-research-and-special-education-research-grant-programs

Agency for Health Care Research and Quality Novel, High-Impact Studies Evaluating Health System and Healthcare Professional Responsiveness to COVID-19
This funding opportunity will support critical research focused on evaluating topics such as: effects on quality, safety, and value of health system response to COVID-19; the role of primary care practices and professionals during the COVID-19 epidemic; how the response to COVID-19 affected socially vulnerable populations and people with multiple chronic conditions; and implementation of digital healthcare, including innovations and challenges encountered in the rapid expansion of telehealth response to COVID-19.

Funding Agency: US Department of Health and Human Services
Deadline: June 15, 2020
For more information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-20-003.html

Emergency Awards: Rapid Investigation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and Coronavirus Disease 2019
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide an expedited funding mechanism for research on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and/or Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Funding Agency: US Department of Health and Human Services
For more information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-177.html

Advancing Research to Develop Improved Measures and Methods for Understanding Multimorbidity
This funding opportunity invites applications that seek to improve the availability, quality, and utility of data and measures that capture multimorbidity or multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) and the methods for analyzing multimorbidity data. Research supported by this initiative should be designed to discover, develop, and/or evaluate MCC measures/tools that reflect the longitudinality and life course diversity of multimorbidity.

Funding Agency: US Department of Health and Human Services
For more information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-179.html

CARES Act Grants for Museums and Libraries
The goal of this program is to support the role of museums and libraries in responding to the coronavirus pandemic in ways that meet the immediate and future COVID-19 needs of the communities and audiences they serve. This grant program invites project proposals that focus on preserving jobs, training staff, addressing the digital divide, planning for reopening, and providing technical support and capacity building for digital inclusion and engagement while prioritizing services for high-need communities.

Funding Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Deadline: June 12, 2020
For more information: https://www.imls.gov/grants/available/imls-cares-act-grants-museums-and-libraries

Our Town
Our Town grants support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities by advancing local economic, physical, and/or social outcomes. Successful Our Town projects ultimately lay the groundwork for systemic changes that sustain the integration of arts, culture, and design into local strategies for strengthening communities. These projects require a partnership between a local government entity and nonprofit organization, one of which must be a cultural organization and should engage in partnership with other sectors.

Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Arts
Deadline: August 6, 2020
For more information: https://www.arts.gov/grants-organizations/our-town/grant-program-description

Summer Stipends
The Summer Stipends program aims to stimulate new research in the humanities and its publication. Summer Stipends support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months. Funds may support recipients’ compensation, travel, and other costs related to the proposed scholarly research.

Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline: September 23, 2020
For more information: https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/summer-stipends

National Science Board releases Vision 2030 Report
The National Science Board, which oversees the National Science Foundation and advises on science policy, has released a new report that lays out what it believes the U.S. must do to achieve a vision for the future and remain the world innovation leader in 2030. Among the goals, the report says the U.S. needs to ensure continued investment in emerging areas like artificial intelligence and in basic research to help identify the next scientific revolution. Investment in science infrastructure, ranging from software to regional research networks to one-of-a-kind international facilities, will also be key to the U.S.’s continued competitiveness.

Funding Agency: National Science Board
For more information: https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/publications/2020/nsb202015.pdf

Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science
Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) is a comprehensive national initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in STEM discoveries and innovations focused on diversity, inclusion, and broadening participation in these fields. The vision of INCLUDES is to catalyze the STEM enterprise to work collaboratively for inclusive change, resulting in a STEM workforce that reflects the population of the Nation. More specifically, NSF INCLUDES seeks to improve collaborative efforts aimed at enhancing the preparation, increasing the participation, and ensuring the contributions of individuals fromgroups that have been historically underrepresented and underserved in the STEM enterprise such as African Americans, Alaska Natives, Hispanics, Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, Native Pacific Islanders, persons with disabilities, persons from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and women and girls.

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Deadline: October 5, 2020
For more information: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505289

Discovery Research PreK-12
The Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) program seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching STEM by preK-12 students and teachers, through research and development of STEM education innovations and approaches. Projects in the DRK-12 program build on fundamental research in STEM education and prior research and development efforts that provide theoretical and empirical justification for proposed projects. Projects should result in research-informed and field-tested outcomes and products that inform teaching and learning. Teachers and students who participate in DRK-12 studies are expected to enhance their understanding and use of STEM content, practices and skills.

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Deadline: October 7, 2020
For more information: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500047

Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program
The Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) program catalyzes breakthrough pre-competitive research by enabling close and sustained engagement between industry innovators, academic teams, and government agencies. IUCRCs help industry partners and government agencies connect directly and efficiently with university researchers to achieve three primary objectives: conduct high-impact research to meet shared and critical industrial needs in companies of all  sizes; enhance U.S. global leadership in driving innovative technology development, and identify, mentor and develop a diverse, highly skilled science and engineering workforce. The IUCRC program provides a structure for academic researchers to conduct fundamental, pre-competitive research of shared interest to industry and government organizations.

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
For more information: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505789&org=NSF