Upcoming Funding Opportunities 6/19/2020

Emergency Awards: Research Projects in SARS-CoV-2 Serological Sciences (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is associated with the COVID-19 Supplement funded through the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (P.L. 116-139) which directs the National Cancer Institute of the NIH to develop, validate, improve, and implement serological testing and associated technologies. The purpose of the FOA is to establish Serological Sciences Research Projects with the goals of: identifying and advancing research opportunities to characterize the immune responses elicited by SARS-CoV-2 viral infection; understanding the mechanisms driving the serological, humoral and cellular immune responses; determining host, genetic, and environmental modifiers of the immune response; and determining the serological correlates of disease pathogenesis and protection against future infection; defining access, communication, and implementation barriers related to SARS-CoV-2 serological testing. These U01 Research Projects will be part of a Serological Sciences Network (SeroNet). Other components of the Network will include Serological Sciences Centers of Excellence (U54), the FNLCR Serology Laboratory, Serological Capacity Building Centers (CBC), and a Serological Sciences Network Coordinating Center (SSNCC), which will be managed through the Frederick National Lab for Cancer Research (FNLCR), a Federally Funded Research and Development Center. It may also include SBIR grants and other grants and contracts related to serology associated with SARS-CoV-2. All components are expected to collaborate across the entire Network, sharing data, results, and reagents. This FOA solicits U01 research project applications, whereas the companion FOA, RFA-CA-20-038, solicits multi-component U54 Centers applications. Successful applicants from both FOAs will become members of the Serological Sciences Network.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 22, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-20-039.html

Alabama NRCS Technical Services and Projects for Fiscal Year 2020
Proposals will be accepted for projects performed in Alabama. Conservation partners are invited to apply for NRCS assistance with projects focused on the following key conservation objectives: 1) Provide conservation planning technical assistance from Biologists to build technical capacity to implement all Farm Bill programs in Alabama. They will assist to local landowners and NRCS personnel in improving habitat for Gopher Tortoise, all T&E related species to longleaf pine ecosystem, Quail and specific knowledge in improving Quail habitat. They will use latest NRCS tools Conservation Desktop, CART and other technology available; 2) Technical investigations to identify cultural resources through reconnaissance field surveys, and/or phased field investigations, and/or the evaluation of cultural resources through the application of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility criteria for historic properties, found at 36 CFR Part 63. Provide management summaries and/or reports or letter reports detailing cultural resources investigations to the Alabama NRCS for review and acceptance by NRCS Archaeologists, Cultural Resources Specialists (CRS) or the NRCS Cultural Resources Coordinator (CRC); 3) Provide technical assistance for watershed assessment of a 12-digit HUC watershed that meets one of the following: A stream or water body with water quality data documenting impairment, a stream or water body upstream of an impaired reach, or a source water protection area. The selected watershed must have with agricultural impacts that could be addressed with NRCS conservation practices. See Statement of Work for Watershed Assessments and Source Water Assessment in the Related Documents tab of this announcement on Grants.gov; 4) Utilize Outreach efforts to increase participation in NRCS programs and services by socially disadvantaged, limited resource, women, veterans and beginning farmers and ranchers in Alabama through the following methods listed below: Conducting Conferences, Joint USDA Outreach meetings, Annie’s Project, Women in Ag Conference, Farmers Cooperatives Workshops utilizing planning, and promotional techniques; Host multi-county Conservation Events, Regional Summit, Conservation Demonstration Tours Rural Farmers Market in targeted counties utilizing news articles and other media outlets to promote the events; Establishment, maintenance and distribution of local produce from community gardens for targeted audiences {including veterans, women, seniors, youth while increasing awareness of the benefits within the younger population; Engage youth and community stakeholders in the implementation of a walking trail and wetland park within a defined geographic area; Establishment of urban gardens and walking trails to facilitate rehabilitation of our veteran’s population to promote healthier lifestyles while promoting urban gardening. Projects may be between one and five years in duration. Applicants should plan their projects based on a project start date of September 15, 2020. Applications for renewal or supplementation of existing projects are eligible to compete with applications for new Federal awards. An application for renewal means a proposal submitted to continue an existing agreement that meets the objectives and requirements of this NFO. An application for supplementation of an existing project means a proposal to add components to an existing agreement so that it would meet the objectives and requirements in this NFO.

Funding Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Deadline: July 6, 2020
Amount: $1,550,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-NRCS-AL-MULTI-20-NOFO0001021

Emergency Awards: SARS-CoV-2 Serological Sciences Centers of Excellence (U54 Clinical Trial Optional)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is associated with the COVID-19 Supplement funded through the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (P.L. 116-139) which directs the National Cancer Institute of the NIH to develop, validate, improve, and implement serological testing and associated technologies . The purpose of the FOA is to establish Serological Sciences Centers of Excellence with the goal of identifying and advancing research opportunities to characterize the immune responses elicited by SARS-CoV-2 viral infection; understanding the mechanisms driving the serological, humoral and cellular immune responses; determining host, genetic, and environmental modifiers of the immune response; determining the serological correlates of disease pathogenesis and protection against future infection; defining access, communication, and implementation barriers related to SARS-CoV-2 serological testing.  These U54 Centers will be part of a Serological Sciences Network (SeroNet). Other components of the Network will include Serological Sciences Research Projects (U01), the FNLCR Serology Laboratory, Serological Capacity Building Centers (CBC) and a Serological Sciences Network Coordinating Center (SSNCC) which will be managed through Frederick National Lab for Cancer Research (FNLCR), a Federally Funded Research and Development Center. It may also include SBIR grants and other grants and contracts related to serology associated with SARS-CoV-2. All components are expected to collaborate across the entire Network, sharing data, results, and reagents. This FOA solicits multi-component U54 Center applications, whereas the companion FOA, RFA-CA-20-039, solicits applications for discrete U01 research projects. Successful applicants from both FOAs will become members of the Serological Sciences Network.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 22, 220
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-20-038.html

Leaders for Change-Virtual Exchange Program
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo, U.S. Department of State, announces an open competition for individuals and organizations to submit applications to carry out a virtual exchange program between U.S. and Dominican Higher education institutions that involves students from both countries to strengthen bilateral ties and interest in higher education. Proposals should include one U.S. higher education institution and one Dominican higher education institution as partner implementers. Please carefully follow all instructions below: The U.S. Embassy, Santo Domingo seeks proposals from U.S. and/or Dominican-based higher education institutions that meet all eligibility requirements outlined below. Organizations should submit proposals via email to SantoDomingoGrants@state.gov by Tuesday, July 07, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.

Project Purpose: The goal of this virtual exchange program is to connect U.S. and the Dominican Republic higher education institutions to work with Dominican and U.S. students on project development and innovation in times of crisis. This program will provide a platform for dialogue and training for young leaders focused on workforce development, social entrepreneurship, leadership, decision-making and planning while aiming to promote a positive change driven mindset. The project should provide interactive modules on leadership, community issues, and digital citizenship. Participants will gain 21st century global competency skills. In addition, they will develop mutual understanding and learn how to communicate across cultures. Proposals must include U.S. content.

Participants and Audiences: Students from the Dominican Republic and the United States who are creating positive impact through the use of technologies to help develop their communities, and within the age range of 15-21 years old.

Allowable Activities and Costs: Please note that there should be included in the proposal a meeting with U.S. Embassy staff prior to the start of the program. E-learning expenses should be included in the proposal for review by the grant review committee. Activities that are typically funded include, but are not limited to: Online platforms to carry out the program, Virtual trainer or speaker expenses, Reasonable equipment and materials, Activities that are not typically funded include, but are not limited to: Grants to individuals, Academic or scientific research, Paying to complete activities begun with other funds, Projects that are inherently political in nature or that contain the appearance of partisanship/support to individual or single party electoral campaigns, Sustained staff salaries, office space, and overhead/operational expenses, Large items of durable equipment or construction programs, Alcohol, excessive meals, refreshments, or entertainment, Charitable or development activities or the provision of direct social services to a population, Programs that support specific religious activities, Fundraising campaigns. Suggested activity guidelines: Host at least three synchronous sessions (e.i. Adobe Connect, YouTube, Facebook Live, Skype, Google Hangouts, and UberConference). Virtual exchange activities do not have to be live-streamed. Many teachers use email, text chats on social media, and even phone calls to supplement live streaming, or to bridge large differences in time zones) supported by a series of asynchronous connections (e.i. SnapChat, WhatsApp, Facebook, etc. You do not need to have high internet bandwidth to build a virtual exchange) in between the program; Dialogues should be between small groups, large group, to one-on-one if appropriate; Involve skilled facilitators at each point of connection to guide conversation and ensure deep engagement for all participants; Take time for participants to get to know each other personally, but go deeper than the “foods, flags, and festivals” level of exchange; Some of the virtual connections should be in small-group format, five or less, so that as many participants as possible get a chance to interact directly; Design your exchange so that participants create and execute a joint project together that each group will carry out separately. Participants should have incentives or milestones to achieve to interact with one another beyond their project as well. You will also want to have some sort of culminating event, whether it is a guest speaker, an awards ceremony, a performance, or something else. Integrate a variety of evaluation tools and methods to ensure participants reach program goals, learning, and participant outcomes and outputs. Please use the following logic model template to measure success of the program at the end: Inputs: What are the resources invested to start and maintain the program? Activities: What activities will you implement? Output: What are the immediate results of those activities? Short-term Outcomes: What are the intermediate results of the intervention? Long-term Outcomes: What are the long-term results due to the program intervention?

Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to the Dominican Republic
Deadline: July 7, 2020
Amount: $25,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity # S-DR860-20-NOFO-005

Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) – Continuing Training Grants (CTG)
Through its Continuing Training Grants (CTG) program, the Department of Homeland Security Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) plays an important role in the National Preparedness System. The CTG program supports building, sustaining, and delivering core capabilities through training to achieve the National Preparedness Goal (the Goal), which is “a secure and resilient Nation with the capabilities required across the whole community to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk”. Specifically, the CTG program provides funding for eligible applicants to support and target training solutions for state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) partners, which supports the objective of the National Preparedness System to facilitate an integrated, whole community, risk-informed, capabilities-based approach to preparedness.

Funding Agency: Department of Homeland Security – FEMA
Deadline: July 9, 2020
Amount: $8,000,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #DHS-20-NPD-005-00-01

ORWA Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination
The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program provides Federal funds to counties that traditionally have been supported by timber payments. These payments make up for the loss in timber payments caused by the decline in timber harvest on Federal lands that occurred in the 1990s. There are three separate titles under this legislation: Title I – Secure Payments for States and Counties containing Federal Land; Title II – Special Projects on Federal Land; Title III – County Funds. This grant offering is strictly for Title II funds of the Act, which are administered by the federal government and in this specific instance, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

Funding Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Deadline: September 30, 2020
Amount: $100,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #L20AS00029

Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
This FOA supports applications for Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers (OAICs), centers of excellence in geriatrics research and research education to increase scientific knowledge leading to better ways to maintain or restore independence in older persons. The OAIC awards are designed to develop or strengthen awardee institutions programs that focus and sustain progress on a key area in aging research related to the mission of the OAIC program.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: October 29, 2020
Amount: $950,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-21-024.html

Pilot Projects Increasing the Impact of the NIH Centers for Advancing Research on Botanicals and Other Natural Products (PI2 CARBON) (R03 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support collaborative pilot research projects focused on potential effects relevant to human health of chemically complex natural products and/or the causal, molecular mechanisms underlying such effects. A critical element of each proposed project must be collaboration with one or more of the NIH Centers for Advancing Research on Botanicals and Other Natural Products (CARBON). More specifically, letters of support describing collaboration with one or more of the U19 Botanical Dietary Supplements Research Centers awarded in 2020 must be included at the time of submission. Each proposed pilot project must, with agreement of its collaborating Center(s), leverage products used in those Centers to extend understanding of their biological effects, or of their causal, molecular mechanisms of action, or increase understanding of other chemically complex natural products through use of methods developed and used in the Centers. Research approaches may range from bench through in vitro and non-human animal models to, where feasible and appropriate, obtaining additional feasibility or outcome information from clinical trials being performed by the CARBON awardees, either through inclusion of additional measures or through secondary analysis of data or specimens.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: October 14, 2022
Amount: $50,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-228.html

Master Cooperative Agreement – NAGPRA
The goal of this Agreement is to allow NPS to develop specific task agreements with the Recipient to assist in carrying out the public purpose of the NPS National NAGPRA Program.

Funding Agency: National Park Service
Amount: $60,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #P20AS00081

Mississippi Conservation Delivery Technical Assistance for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020
The Mississippi State Office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is seeking support from natural resource conservation partners to work together to help enhance conservation delivery in Mississippi. The overall intent of this announcement is to solicit partnerships to help enhance the implementation of key conservation objectives and priorities outlined further in this document. Proposals will be accepted from eligible entities delivering conservation programs and services in Mississippi for competitive consideration of awards for projects between one (1) and five (5) years in duration. NRCS anticipates the amount of funding available for this announcement will be approximately $4,000,000 which will be awarded to multiple recipients. All applicant categories must be capable of providing support in the State of Mississippi. Proposals are requested from the following entities: City or township governments, County governments, Individuals, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), 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, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments. 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 Mississippi State Conservationist reserves the right not to fund any or all applications. NRCS will accept applications under this notice for single or multiyear applications submitted by eligible entities.

Key Dates: The deadline for application submission is July 8, 2020. The anticipated application selection date is July 15, 2020 and the anticipated agreement execution date is August 20, 2020. Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov 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 8, 2020
Amount: $1,000,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-NRCS-MS-MULTI-20-NOFO0001022

Announcement for proposals to provide Technical Assistance for Conservation Objectives in West Virginia
The West Virginia Natural Resources Conservation Service, an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture, is announcing potential availability of cooperative agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources to address natural resource issues throughout West Virginia. Proposals will be accepted for projects located entirely within the state of West Virginia. The overall intent of this announcement is to solicit partnerships to help enhance the implementation of key conservation objectives and priorities outlined further in this document, such as conservation planning and assistance. Proposals will be accepted for competitive consideration of awards for projects between two and five years in duration. Research proposals will not be accepted, nor considered as part of this announcement. The total funding available for this announcement shall not exceed $1,000,000. This is the total funding regardless of the number of approved proposals and number of years per proposal. Eligible entities include the following: City or township governments, County governments, Individuals, 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, State governments.

Key Dates: Proposals must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard time on July 8, 2020. Applicants will be notified of their selection by August 1, 2020 and awards will be made on or about September 15, 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: July 8, 2020
Amount: $450,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-NRCS-MULTI-WV-20-NOFO0001017

Collaborative Centers in Children’s Environmental Health Research and Translation Centers (P2C Clinical Trial Optional)
To accelerate the movement of research findings to action, NIEHS invites grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to build a Collaborative Center program in Children’s Environmental Health Research and Translation (CEHRT Center). Centers are charged with developing effective strategies to translate key children’s environmental health (CEH) research findings to relevant stakeholders in the community, academia and practice.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: November 23, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-20-001.html

Administrative Supplement for Research on Dietary Supplements (Admin Supp-Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) announces the availability of administrative supplements to support research in which the supplemental funding would investigate the role of dietary supplements and/or their ingredients in health maintenance and disease prevention. Parent awards need not be focused on dietary supplements; this FOA may provide support to include dietary supplements within the scope of relevant research projects. Research interests of ODS are not limited to specific health conditions, organ systems or population groups. ODS supports all types of research, including pre-clinical, clinical, behavioral, and epidemiological. Additionally, ODS supports research and training programs that build future research capacity for studying the role of dietary supplements in health and disease prevention. Primary consideration for support will be given to applications that stimulate dietary supplement research where it is lacking or lagging, clarify gaps, opportunities and balance between benefits and risks where data are in conflict, target special population groups where additional science on dietary supplements is needed, and focus on the use of dietary supplements in improving or maintaining health and reducing the risk of chronic disease.  This FOA will not support new clinical trials.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: April 15, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-20-227.html

Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43 Clinical Trial Optional)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages joint applications for the Global Infectious Disease (GID) Research Training programs from U.S. and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions. The application should propose a collaborative training program that will strengthen the capacity of a LMIC institution to conduct infectious disease research. FIC will support research-training programs that focus on major endemic or life-threatening emerging infectious diseases, neglected tropical diseases, infections that frequently occur as co-infections in HIV infected individuals or infections associated with non-communicable disease conditions of public health importance in LMICs.  Training related to prevention, treatment or public health approaches to any technical area of basic, epidemiology, clinical, behavioral or social science health research may be supported.  Research Training programs should incorporate didactic, mentored research and career development skills components to prepare individuals for careers that will have significant impact on the priority health research needs of LMICs.  This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) allows support of [trainees] as the lead investigator of an independent clinical trial; or a separate ancillary clinical trial or proposing to gain research experience in a clinical trial led by another investigator, as part of their research and career development.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: August 3, 2022
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-229.html

Standing Announcement for Residential (Therapeutic) Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Division of Unaccompanied Children Operations (DUCO), within the Administration for Children and Families, provides temporary shelter care and other child care services to unaccompanied alien children (UAC) in ORR custody.  Residential care services begin once ORR accepts a UAC for placement and ends when the minor is released from ORR custody.  Residential care and other child care services are provided by state-licensed residential care programs in the least restrictive setting appropriate for the UAC’s age and special needs. ORR is publishing this Standing Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for therapeutic residential care providers including psychiatric treatment facilities and therapeutic shelter /group home services specializing in the care of children with conduct and behavioral issues.  Residential care providers operating therapeutic residential facilities are required to be licensed as a therapeutic treatment facility in the state in which they are located and are also required to be accredited by The Joint Commission, or an equivalent accrediting agency, if providing psychiatric treatment services. Therapeutic residential facilities are required to provide services in a highly structured clinical program and have the ability to provide services to UAC with various mental health needs. All entities funded under this FOA must also comply with the Flores settlement agreement, pertinent regulations, laws, and ORR policies, instructions, and procedures. ORR encourages applicants to review ORR’s policies at:  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/resource/children-entering-the-united-states-unaccompanied as these will be critical to the overall program design.

Funding Agency: Administration for Children and Families – ORR
Deadline: August 10, 2020
Amount: $6,000,000
For more information: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2021-ACF-ORR-ZU-1785

Standing Announcement for Residential (Secure) Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Division of Unaccompanied Children Operations (DUCO), within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), provides temporary shelter care and other child welfare-related services to unaccompanied alien children (UAC) in ORR custody.  Residential care services begin once ORR accepts a UAC for placement and ends when the UAC is released from ORR custody, turns 18 years of age, or the UAC’s immigration case results in a final disposition of removal from the United States.  Residential care and other child welfare-related services are provided by state licensed residential care programs in the least restrictive setting appropriate for the UAC’s age and needs. ORR is publishing this Standing Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to seek secure care providers. Care providers operating a secure facility(ies) are required to be licensed in the state in which it is located to provide secure care. The secure care provider manages a specialized population of UAC who have exhibited the following behaviors: violent or criminal behavior that endangers others; serious escape history/risk; extremely disruptive/dangerous behavior in a shelter; and/or disruptive/dangerous behavior in a staff secure setting. All entities, funded under this FOA, must also comply with Flores v. Reno, CV 85-4544RJK (C.D. Cal. 1996) (Flores settlement agreement), pertinent regulations, laws, and ORR policies, instructions, and procedures. ORR encourages applicants to review ORR’s policies, instructions, and procedures at:  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/resource/children-entering-the-united-states-unaccompanied as these will be critical to the overall program design.

Funding Agency: Administration for Children and Families – ORR
Deadline: August 10, 2020
Amount: $8,000,000
For more information: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2021-ACF-ORR-ZU-1784

Standing Announcement for Residential (Staff Secure) Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Division of Unaccompanied Children Operations (DUCO), within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), provides temporary shelter care and other child welfare-related services to Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) in ORR custody.  Residential care services begin once ORR accepts a UAC for placement and ends when the minor is released from ORR custody, turns 18 years of age, or the minor’s immigration case results in a final disposition of removal from the United States.  Residential care and other child welfare-related services are provided by state-licensed residential care programs in the least restrictive setting appropriate for the UAC’s age and special needs. ORR is publishing this Standing Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to seek staff secure care providers.  Residential care providers operating a staff secure facility must be licensed by an appropriate state agency to provide residential care that includes a heightened level of supervision for: UAC being stepped down from a secure program; UAC who have been disruptive to the normal functioning of a shelter program such that transfer is necessary to ensure the welfare of the minor and others; UAC who have non-violent criminal or delinquent history such as isolated or petty offenses, that do not warrant placement in a secure program; and/or UAC who pose an escape rick. All entities funded under this FOA must also comply with the Flores Settlement Agreement, pertinent regulations, laws, and ORR policies, instructions, and procedures. ORR encourages applicants to review ORR’s policies, instructions, and procedures at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/resource/children-entering-the-united-states-unaccompanied as these will be critical to the overall program design.

Funding Agency: Administration for Children and Families – ORR
Deadline: August 10, 2020
Amount: $12,000,000
For more information: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2021-ACF-ORR-ZU-1786

Improving Smoking Cessation Interventions among People Living with HIV (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to provide support for research designed to optimize smoking cessation treatment among people living with HIV (PLWH) in the United States (U.S.). Responsive applications must propose research that will be conducted with PLWH and will inform efforts to reduce the incidence of tobacco-related disease and death among PLWH. Research may address the behavioral and sociocultural factors and conditions that are associated with cigarette smoking among PLWH and may also address smoking-related health disparities among PLWH, considering the heterogeneity across the various subgroups of PLWH. This FOA aims to support research to systematically test existing evidence-based smoking cessation interventions (e.g., combination of behavioral and pharmacological) and/or to develop and test adaptations of evidence-based smoking cessation interventions among PLWH. The principal focus of this initiative is on cigarette smoking cessation; however, studies that address dual/poly tobacco product use as part of a cigarette smoking cessation intervention are acceptable. Proposed projects must include prospective, comparative evaluation(s) of the intervention(s) in terms of the rates of cigarette smoking cessation, including sustained abstinence, among current cigarette smokers.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 4, 2020
Amount: $200,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-20-036.html

Improving Smoking Cessation Interventions among People Living with HIV (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to provide support for research designed to optimize smoking cessation treatment among people living with HIV (PLWH) in the United States (U.S.). Responsive applications must propose research that will be conducted with PLWH and will inform efforts to reduce the incidence of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality among PLWH. Research may address the behavioral and sociocultural factors and conditions that are associated with cigarette smoking among PLWH and may also address smoking-related health disparities among PLWH, considering the heterogeneity across the various subgroups of PLWH. This FOA aims to support research to systematically test existing evidence-based smoking cessation interventions (e.g., combination of behavioral and pharmacological) and/or to develop and test adaptations of evidence-based smoking cessation interventions among PLWH. The principal focus of this initiative is on cigarette smoking cessation; however, studies that address dual/poly tobacco product use as part of a cigarette smoking cessation intervention are acceptable. Proposed projects must include prospective, comparative evaluation(s) of the intervention(s) in terms of the rates of cigarette smoking cessation, including sustained abstinence, among current cigarette smokers.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 4, 2020
Amount: $500,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-20-035.html

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (RCORP-NAS)
The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) is a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) multi-year initiative aimed at reducing the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in high-risk, rural communities. This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under RCORP-Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (RCORP-NAS). The purpose of the RCORP- NAS project is to advance RCORP’s overall goal and reduce the incidence and impact of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) in rural communities by improving systems of care, family supports, and social determinants of health. In 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a five-point Strategy to Combat Opioid Abuse, Misuse, and Overdose, to outline concrete steps that local communities can take to address the opioid epidemic. In alignment with the HHS Five-Point Strategy, and as part of the RCORP initiative, RCORP- NAS award recipients will implement a set of SUD/OUD Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Strategies as outlined in Section IV.2. These strategies are grounded in evidence-based or promising practice models. Applicants are encouraged to select the strategies that best address the needs identified in their respective service areas and target populations. The Target Population for this grant is pregnant women, mothers, and women of childbearing age who have a history of, or who are at risk for, SUD/OUD and their children, families, and caregivers who reside in HRSA-designated rural areas, as defined by the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer. Given the complex and multifaceted nature of SUD/OUD and NAS, as well as the need to secure community buy-in and social services support, HRSA requires that RCORP-NAS applicants operate within a broad, multi-sectoral consortium, as outlined in Section III.1. Consortia should be able to operationalize their proposed work plans immediately upon receipt of award. The primary focus of this grant is to reduce incidence of NAS and OUD by improving local conditions and creating systems change. However, recognizing that many individuals with OUD have co-occurring substance use disorders, consortia may also choose to address additional substances of concern in the target population. . Please note that no competitive advantage, funding priority, or preference is associated with proposing activities that address other SUD-related needs, including those related to methamphetamine or alcohol.

Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
Deadline: July 20, 2020
Amount: $500,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #HRSA-20-106

Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) High Throughput Sequencing and Genotyping Resource Access (X01)
The Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) high-throughput genotyping, sequencing and supporting statistical genetics services are designed to aid the identification of genes or genetic modifications that contribute to human health and disease or to enhance existing collections of well-phenotyped specimens by the addition of genotype or next-generation sequence data. The laboratory specializes in genomic services that cannot be efficiently carried out in individual investigator laboratories. CIDR provides the most up-to-date platforms, services and statistical genetic support. This is an NIH-wide initiative that is managed by NHGRI. Information about current services offered can be accessed via: http://www.cidr.jhmi.edu.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 8, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-230.html

Defense Manufacturing Communities Support Program
The Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program, authorized under Section 846 of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, is designed to undertake long-term investments in critical skills, facilities, research and development, and small business support in order to strengthen the national security innovation and manufacturing base in designated defense manufacturing communities. The program also seeks to ensure complementarity of those communities so designated with existing defense manufacturing institutes. DoD Manufacturing Institutes are manufacturing ecosystems established since 2014, with common manufacturing and design challenges revolving around specific technologies. So far, the DoD has established eight (8) Manufacturing Institutes. (For complete roster of existing defense manufacturing institutes see link at: https://www.manufacturingusa.com/institutes.) The Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program is designed to recognize communities that demonstrate best practices in attracting and expanding defense manufacturing by bringing together key local stakeholders and using long-term planning that integrates targeted public and private investments across a community’s entire defense industrial ecosystem. Interactions within and between these elements can create assets upon which many firms can draw and that are fundamental in promoting the defense sector’s development but which are otherwise not adequately addressed by the private sector. Thus, well-designed public investment is crucial to building a self-sustaining ecosystem that attracts private investment from new and existing manufacturers and leads to a broad-based increase in manufacturing resilience and regional prosperity across the sector, the region and the nation.

Funding Agency: Office of Economic Adjustment
Deadline: July 12, 2020
Amount: $5,000,000
For more information: https://oea.gov/Defense-Manufacturing-Community-Support-Program

Public Diplomacy Grants in Kuwait
The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait announces an open competition for organizations or individuals to submit a statement of interest (SOI) to carry out a program (or programs) to the Public Affairs section at the U.S. Embassy Kuwait. Please carefully follow all instructions below. The submission of the SOI is the first step in a two-step process. Applicants must first submit a concise (1-2 pages) statement of interest designed to clearly communicate the program idea and its objectives. This is not a full proposal. The purpose of the SOI process is to allow applicants to submit program ideas for evaluation prior to requiring the development of a full proposal application. Upon a merit review of eligible SOIs, selected applicants will be invited to expand on their program idea(s) by submitting a full proposal application. Full proposals will go through a second merit review before final funding decision are made.

Program Objectives: 1. Prepare students in Kuwait to attend U.S. universities, whether through English or college readiness training, college advising, or other means; 2. Strengthen the ability of marginalized communities, youth, and women to participate fully in the political process and the economy; 3. Improve intellectual property rights awareness and enforcement; 4. Promote people-to-people ties between the United States and Kuwait through educational, cultural, or civic activities that engage youth and young professionals in Kuwait; 5. Foster innovative approaches to solving social, economic, or political issues; 6. Promote community resiliency during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to Kuwait
Deadline: July 31, 2021
Amount: $25,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #KUWAIT-PAS-2020-01

Emergency Awards: RADx-UP Coordination and Data Collection Center (CDCC) (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)
NIH is issuing this FOA in response to the declared public health emergency issued by the Secretary, HHS, for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). This emergency cooperative agreement funding opportunity announcement (FOA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides an expedited funding mechanism as part of the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) initiative, a consortium of community-engaged research projects to understand factors that have led to disproportionate burden of the pandemic on the underserved and/or vulnerable populations so that interventions can be implemented to decrease these disparities. This FOA seeks to fund a single Coordination and Data Collection Center (CDCC) as an integral part of the consortium. The funding for this supplement is provided from the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, 2020.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: August 7, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-20-013.html

Conservation Technical Assistance in Vermont for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Funding Opportunity Announcement Summary: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) seeks eligible applicants to provide assistance with continued delivery of conservation assistance in support of covered program contracts entered into under the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) as authorized under the 2014 Farm Bill. RCPP promoted coordination of NRCS conservation activities with partners that offer value-added contributions to expand the collective ability to address on-farm, watershed, and regional natural resource concerns. Through RCPP, NRCS and partners implemented projects that demonstrated innovative solutions to conservation challenges and provided measurable improvements and outcomes tied to the resource concerns addressed through the covered programs. RCPP used covered programs to accomplish purposes and functions similar to those of the following conservation programs: The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP); The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP); The Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP); Watershed Authorities (i.e. PL-566). NRCS Vermont is looking for eligible applicants to assist with the following activities to support continued implementation of the RCPP covered programs through managing completion of existing contracts. Activities include: 1) Conducting on-site visits with RCPP participants to provide technical assistance (T/A) in order to achieve practice implementation according to the contract/agreement timelines and in accordance with NRCS practice standards. Upon completion of conservation practices, final practice certification will be completed to document that practices meet (or do not meet) NRCS standards. 2) Providing administrative support to complete required documents and contract management including but not limited to: contract modifications, annual reminders of scheduled practice implementation, and notices of non-compliance. Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to the following entity types: City or township governments; County 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; Special district governments; State governments.

Key Dates: Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on July 12, 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: July 12, 2020
Amount: $235,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-NRCS-VT-RCPP-20-NOFO0001023

Conservation Technical Assistance in Vermont for Grazing Program
NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to private landowners and land managers who voluntarily agree to apply conservation practices on their land for the conservation and improvement of natural resources, including grazing and harvest management for all lands where grazing and/or browsing are managed. NRCS Vermont seeks eligible applicants to provide assistance with continued delivery of conservation planning, implementation, oversight and checkout activities associated with prescribed grazing and forage harvest management practices. Assistance will be provided to current and potential NRCS program participants for the planning, designing and implementation of grazing and forage harvest management systems and practices that contribute to agricultural viability, pasture and livestock health, water quality improvements, soil and plant health, wildlife habitat improvement and other natural resource enhancements. Specific activities include the following: Conducting on-site prescribed grazing inventory and analysis; Prescribed Grazing Plan Development for new NRCS customers; Prescribed Grazing Plan Review and Revision for existing NRCS customers; EQIP Grazing/Forage practice layout, implementation and checkout; National Resource Inventory (NRI) forage assessment; Scheduling and implementing Pasture Walks and Workshops; Developing NRCS Technical notes and updating Conservation Practice Standards. All activities conducted on behalf of NRCS will meet NRCS program policy and conservation practice standards and specifications. Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to the following entity types: City or township governments, County governments, Individuals, 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, Special district governments, State governments.

Key Dates: Applicants must submit their applications via Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on July 12, 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: July 12, 2020
Amount: $110,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-NRCS-VT-MULTI-20-NOFO0001025

Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trials for Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Diseases in the Inpatient Setting (U01 – Clinical Trials Required)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support hybrid effectiveness-implementation trials for heart, lung, blood, and sleep (HLBS) diseases in the inpatient setting. NHLBI is seeking applications that propose a trial testing an implementation strategy (or strategies) that was developed utilizing an implementation research framework and that aims to increase implementation of an evidence-based practice(s). This FOA intends to support applications that propose a multidisciplinary research team that includes expertise in inpatient clinical research, implementation research, and biostatistics. Any applicant proposing a trial that meets the requirements of this FOA is eligible to apply, regardless of participation in Planning Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trials for Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Diseases in the Inpatient Setting (U34) (RFA-HL-18-018).

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: December 9, 2020
Amount: $400,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-21-001.html

Martin Delaney Collaboratory for Pediatric HIV Cure Research (UM1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is soliciting applications to support research on HIV cure in pediatric populations. This FOA will support coordinated basic, clinical, and applied research focused on developing strategies to achieve an HIV cure, defined as either sustained viral remission or eradication of HIV infection. The cure of HIV infection in people living with HIV (PLWH) is one of the highest priorities of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH). The goal of the Martin Delaney Collaboratory program is to accelerate progress towards developing strategies to achieve either eradication of HIV infection from the body or a sustained viral remission, as defined by sustained viral suppression following cessation of antiretroviral therapy.  Funded projects under this FOA will be expected to expand the knowledge base on HIV latency and persistence in pediatric populations, design and evaluate innovative cure strategies, develop and evaluate assays and other modalities to accurately characterize HIV reservoirs and translate findings to the clinical settings. This funding opportunity will target perinatally infected children and adolescents up to 24 years of age with a primary focus on early treated children.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: December 7, 2020
Amount: $3,500,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-20-036.html

Martin Delaney Collaboratories for HIV Cure Research (UM1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to address the problem of HIV persistence in people living with HIV treated with suppressive antiretroviral drug regimens. This FOA will support coordinated basic, clinical, and applied research focused on developing strategies to achieve an HIV cure, defined as either sustained viral remission or eradication of HIV infection. While some aspect of clinical research is required, unlike the previous iteration of this RFA, clinical trials will no longer be supported. The application must include at least one private sector entity to facilitate rapid translation of basic discovery research into therapeutic development and testing. Collaboratory research should be milestone-based and should be focused on specific innovative approaches to characterize and quantify persistent HIV-1 reservoirs and/or understand and predict post-treatment control of viral rebound, identify and test therapeutic strategies to control viral rebound after discontinuation of antiretroviral therapy, and identify and test strategies to eradicate or permanently inactivate rebound-competent HIV.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: December 7, 2020
Amount: $3,500,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-20-035.html

Social and Economic Impacts of the CDBG and HOME Programs
The Research and Evaluation, Demonstrations, and Data Analysis and Utilization program (referred to as “HUDRD”) is managed by HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R). Through this NOFA, HUD is announcing the availability of up to $500,000 in FY 2020 funding for research on the various eligible activities supported by the Community Development Block Grant program.

Funding Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Deadline: August 17, 2020
Amount: $300,000
For more information: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps/fy20_social_econ_impact_cbdg_home

Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists’ Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
The goal of the GEMSSTAR program is to provide support for early-career physician-scientists trained in medical or surgical specialties or early-career dentist-scientists to launch careers as future leaders in aging- or geriatric-focused research. To achieve this goal, the GEMSSTAR Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) provides small grants to conduct transdisciplinary aging research that will yield pilot data and experience for subsequent aging research projects.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: November 13, 2020
Amount: $100,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-21-023.html

NIA Multi-site COVID-19 Related Clinical Trial Implementation Grant on Aging-Related Topics in at-risk Older Adult Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for implementation of investigator-initiated multi-site clinical trials (all phases or stages) of interventions focused on specific aging-related issues to reducing transmission, risk, morbidity, mortality, severity, or complications of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: February 1, 2021
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-234.html

Behavioral Tasks Targeting Brain Systems Relevant to Anhedonia (R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages research to develop task-based behavioral measures that are shown to engage brain systems relevant to anhedonia using neuroimaging or other brain measures with similar spatial resolution. The goal is to identify behavioral tasks that can be used as quantitative tools in future studies of the functional constructs associated with anhedonia and in treatment development. This Funding Opportunity Announcement is for basic science experimental studies involving human participants that fall within the NIH definition of a clinical trial and also meet the definition of basic research. Types of studies that should submit under this FOA include studies that prospectively assign human participants to conditions (i.e., experimentally manipulate independent variables) and that assess biomedical or behavioral outcomes in humans for the purpose of understanding the fundamental aspects of brain function in healthy individuals or those with disorders. These mechanistic studies are expected to be responsive to the BESH FOAs https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-MH-19-006.html since they are not intended to inform on the improvement of the health status of the individual or a group of individuals either by better understanding the mechanism of action of an intervention or a measurable improvement in health.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 7, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-235.html

Early Stage Investigator HIV/AIDS Research Using Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Models (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The purpose of this funding announcement is to support preclinical HIV/AIDS research using NHP models performed by Early Stage Investigators who are within 10 years of their terminal degree or residency training but who have at least two years of postdoctoral experience. The goal of this support is to help advance HIV/AIDS researchers using NHP models in preclinical research by providing a degree of independence for these Early Stage Investigators to develop new research directions and to position these researchers to be competitive for new research project (e.g., R01) funding. Research must be in the field of HIV/AIDS translational studies, using NHPs as preclinical models. This funding initiative encompasses all objectives of the fiscal year (FY) 2019/2020 NIH strategic plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research (https://www.oar.nih.gov/hiv-policy-and-research/strategic-plan), including research directed towards prevention and cure of HIV infection; next-generation therapies; understanding the roles of comorbidities, coinfections and complications; and cross-cutting activities such as building capacity.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 7, 2022
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-212.html

Interventions to Prevent Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Use Among Adolescents (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to support (1) research to test the efficacy or effectiveness of interventions to prevent initiation and/or escalation of ENDS (electronic nicotine delivery system) use among adolescents;  and  (2)research on the impact of tobacco control policies, including ENDS-specific policies, on adolescent ENDS use behavior.  Of priority is research that is theoretically based and identifies specific risk and protective factors to target through prevention intervention, or research on policies that can impact adolescent ENDS use.  Particularly, for prevention intervention research (e.g., school, community, and clinic-based) collaboration with stakeholders and likely program adopters is required to ensure feasibility for implementation, scalability, dissemination and sustainability.  For this funding announcement, individuals as young as 12 and as old as 18 encompass the core target age range.  Justification for the specific age or age range of the target population is required, including studies that propose targeting youth outside the core age range.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: October 19, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-21-009.html

HIV/AIDS Scholars Using Nonhuman Primate (NHP) Models Program (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The purpose of this NIH Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) is to provide salary and research support to investigators who are within ten years of completing their terminal professional degree or residency training. Research and mentorship must be in the field of HIV/AIDS translational studies, using nonhuman primates (NHPs) as preclinical models. These awards will provide 3 years of support for intensive research career development under the guidance of an experienced mentorship team, with expertise in both the pre-clinical application of NHP HIV/AIDS models and in translation of the results from such studies to clinical application in humans. The expectation is that through this sustained period of research career development and training, awardees will launch independent research careers and become competitive for new research project grant (e.g., R01) funding. This funding initiative addresses all objectives of the fiscal year (FY) 2019/2020 NIH strategic plan for HIV and HIV-Related Research (https://www.oar.nih.gov/hiv-policy-and-research/strategic-plan), including research directed towards prevention and cure of HIV infection; next-generation therapies; understanding the roles of comorbidities, coinfections and complications; and cross-cutting activities such as research training and building capacity. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is designed specifically for applicants proposing research that does not involve leading an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or an ancillary study to a clinical trial. Applicants to this FOA are permitted to propose research experience in a clinical trial led by a mentor or co-mentor.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 7, 2022
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-231.html

Enabling Technologies to Accelerate Development of Oral Biodevices (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications that propose transformative engineering solutions to technical challenges associated with new development, substantial optimization of existing technologies and clinical translation of intraoral biodevices. Proposed technologies are expected to advance development of oral biodevices for clinical use, including but not limited to: precision medicine-based detection, diagnosis and treatment of oral and overall health conditions, and measurement of patient functional status and clinical outcome assessment. Areas of interest in this FOA include engineering approaches that allow integration of electronic, physical, and biological systems into functional biodevices that are safe and effective for detection, diagnosis and treatment of oral and systemic disease. Products of this research will be functional biodevices and integrated approaches thoroughly characterized to demonstrate preclinical safety and effective performance in support of specific intended clinical applications. To streamline the development of oral biodevices that advance precision medicine-based approaches in clinical practice, this FOA encourages interdisciplinary collaborations across engineering, multifunctional sensors, pharmacology, chemistry, medicine, and dentistry, as well as between academia and industry.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 7, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-233.html

Enabling Technologies to Accelerate Development of Oral Biodevices (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites exploratory/developmental applications that propose transformative engineering solutions to technical challenges associated with meaningful development, substantial optimization of existing technologies and clinical translation of intraoral biodevices. Proposed technologies are expected to advance development of oral biodevices to clinical use, including but not limited to: precision medicine-based detection, diagnosis and treatment of oral and overall health conditions, and measurement of patient functional status and clinical outcome assessment. Areas of interest in this FOA include engineering approaches that allow integration of electronic, physical, and biological systems essential to the development of functional biodevices that are safe and effective for detection, diagnosis and treatment of oral and systemic disease. Products of this research will be proof-of-concept prototype biodevices, dedicated biosensors and associated core technologies that enable development of safe and effective intraoral biodevices intended for specific clinical applications. To streamline the development of oral biodevices that advance precision medicine-based approaches in clinical practice, this FOA encourages interdisciplinary collaborations across engineering, multifunctional sensors, pharmacology, chemistry, medicine, and dentistry, as well as between academia and industry.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 7, 2023
Amount: $200,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-232.html

OSERS-OSEP: Technical Assistance on State Data Collection: National Technical Assistance Center to Improve State Capacity to Collect, Report, Analyze, and Use Accurate IDEA Part B and Part C Fiscal Data (Fiscal Data Center) CFDA Number 84.373F
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. For the addresses for obtaining and submitting an application, please refer to our Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs, published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2019 (84 FR 3768),or at www.govinfo.gov/​content/​pkg/​FR-2019-02-13/​pdf/​2019-02206.pdf.

Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Technical Assistance on State Data Collection program is to improve the capacity of States to meet IDEA data collection and reporting requirements. Funding for the program is authorized under section 611(c)(1) of IDEA, which gives the Secretary the authority to reserve not more than 1/2 of 1 percent of the amounts appropriated under Part B for each fiscal year to provide TA activities authorized under section 616(i) of IDEA, where needed, to improve the capacity of States to meet the data collection requirements under Parts B and C of IDEA. The maximum amount the Secretary may reserve under this set-aside for any fiscal year is $25,000,000, cumulatively adjusted by the rate of inflation. Section 616(i) of IDEA requires the Secretary to review the data collection and analysis capacity of States to ensure that data and information determined necessary for the implementation of section 616 of IDEA are collected, analyzed, and accurately reported to the Secretary. It also requires the Secretary to provide TA (from funds reserved under section 611(c)(1)), where needed, to improve the capacity of States to meet the data collection requirements under Parts B and C of IDEA, which include the data collection and reporting requirements in sections 616 and 618 of IDEA. Additionally, the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019; and the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 give the Secretary the authority to use funds reserved under section 611(c) to “administer and carry out other services and activities to improve data collection, coordination, quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA.” Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, Div. B, Title III of Public Law 115–245, 132 Stat. 3100 (2018); Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Div. A, Title III of Public Law 116-94, 133 Stat. 2590 (2019). Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.373F.

Funding Agency: Department of Education
Deadline: July 31, 2020
Amount: $3,975,000
For more information: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-06-16/pdf/2020-11504.pdf

2020 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship
BACKGROUND: Since 2004, the U.S. Congress has made funds available to the Borlaug Fellowship Program to advance USDA’s agricultural research goals of promoting collaborative programs among agricultural professionals of eligible countries, agricultural professionals of the United States, the international agricultural research system, and United States entities conducting research by providing Fellowships to individuals from eligible countries who specialize or have experience in agricultural education, research, extension, or other related fields. Fellowships promote food security and economic growth in eligible countries by educating a new generation of agricultural scientists, increasing scientific knowledge and collaborative research to improve agricultural productivity, and extending that knowledge to users and intermediaries in the marketplace. The collaborative nature of the training and research programs not only benefits the Fellow, his or her home institution, and partner country; the U.S. host institution, its professors, researchers, and students; and the global agricultural sector by improving agricultural productivity, systems, and processes in partnering nations through the transfer of new science and agricultural technologies.

Objectives: USDA identifies Borlaug Participants based on country-specific topics of importance to international agricultural trade. USDA then places Participants with U.S. research institutions for 10-12-week intensive programs. These programs are expected to contribute to the strategic goals and objectives of the Participant and the institutions through a hands-on experience in a “real-world” agricultural research scenario, providing opportunity for application of research agendas where they can have a direct impact on food security and economic growth in an emerging economy. It is hoped that host institutions will share the knowledge gained through the program in their classroom and extension work with their faculty, students, extension officers, and constituents; and that they will continue to maintain professional contacts with the Participants after their departure from the United States.

SCOPE OF WORK: The selected institution will design and implement a training program to meet the Participant’s proposed research goals and objectives to the closest extent possible. The selected institution will also include leadership and communication training to help the fellow better communicate research conducted under their fellowship to policy makers in their respective countries to help implement science based agricultural policies. The Participant’s proposed research and training objectives, and full descriptions are in the appendix which can be quickly accessed vis the link in the table: Fellow specific objectives: Algeria – Animal Disease Eradication (page 19), Algeria – Leishmaniasis Risk Assessment (page 20), Algeria – Indigenous Plant use as Bio-Insecticide (page 23), Egypt – Food Contact Material Assessment (page 25), Egypt – Food Additives and Regulations (page 27), Jordan – Genetically Engineered Regulations (pag 28), South Africa – Foodborne Illnesses Regulations (page 30), Tunisia – Conservation of Tunisian Olives (page 32), Bangladesh–Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Bioinformatics (page 34), Bangladesh – Newcastle Disease Vaccine (page 36), Cambodia–Vapor Heat Treatment of Fruit Fly (page 38), Costa Rica–Banana Fusarium Wilt (page 40), Guatemala–Medfly Gene Editing (page 42), Honduras–Aflatoxins and Mycotoxins in Food Grains (page 44), Mongolia–Animal Health (page 46), Philippines–Biotechnology/Animal Health (page 48), Sri Lanka– Rice Biotechnology (page 49), Sri Lanka–Rice Biotechnology (page 51), Sri Lanka–Biotechnology/Plant Health (page 53), Sri Lanka–Blister Blight Disease in Tea (page 55), Vietnam–Tilapia Aquaculture (page 57), Vietnam–Soybean Biotechnology (page 59), Vietnam–African Swine Fever Vaccine Development (page 61), Georgia – Genotypes and Population Structures of Salmonella (page 63), Kazakhstan– Genes Associated with Grain Quality (page 65), Turkey– Weaken Wheat Phenylalanine Ammonia-lyase (PAL) Gene Promotor (page 67), Turkey – Stem Rust Resistance Genes (page 70), Turkey–ApomixisinGene Level (page72).

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The applicant is expected to host participants at a research facility on their campus in the United States. The Participant is expected to spend two to threedaysat the USDA in Washington DC atthe commencement and at the end of their fellowship programto brief and debriefwithkey USDA officers.The mentor or PI will be expected to make all necessary travelarrangements as well asaccompany theParticipant during both trips. The mentor is expected to make a reciprocal visit of up to two weeks to the participant’shome institution, which may be in a developing country.

Funding Agency: Norman E. Borlaug Intl Ag Science and Tech 10.777
Deadline: August 7, 2020
Amount: $60,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #   USDA-FAS-10777-0700-10-20-0008

Future Scholars for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce Development Programs
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is seeking innovative applications for Future Scholars under Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce Development Programs. AFRL intends to award multiple grants and cooperative agreements, subject to the availability of funds. This is a five year open Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) accepting proposals from the date of publication for award of grants and cooperative agreements, subject to the availability of funds. Once the FOA has reached the five year period and/or funds are no longer available, the announcement will be modified to reflect the announcement as closed. This FOA will be reviewed on an annual basis to ensure awards are pertinent to the Government’s needs and ceiling values. Initial submission deadline for proposals is 21 July 2020, 2:00 PM EST. Proposals submitted during the initial submission deadline will be prioritized for evaluations. After, proposals may be submitted any time from the FOA issue date, until the final submission deadline for proposals and will be evaluated as they are received. Prior to submitting a proposal, Recipients are required to submit a Letter of Intent to the Points of Contact (POCs) listed in Section VII – Federal Awarding Agency Contact(s). This FOA supports STEM Workforce Development programs or projects that align with the Federal STEM Strategy and the DoD STEM Mission. This announcement encourages programs or projects that improve the capacity of education systems and communities to create impactful STEM educational experiences for students and teachers, and prepare the 21st century STEM workforce. AFRL’s Workforce Development programs or projects include, but are not limited to: Internships (High School through Doctoral); Fellowship Apprentice/Residency Programs; College or University project-based learning programs; Formal or informal workforce development programs or projects that align with the Federal STEM Strategy and DOD STEM Mission. Before submitting an application, Recipients are highly encouraged to read the Federal STEM Education Strategy at https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/STEM-Education- Strategic-Plan-2018.pdf and the DoD STEM’s Mission at https://dodstem.us/. AFRL anticipates a total of $50,000,000.00 of Federal funding for multiple awards under this FOA. Proposed efforts may range in size, complexity and periods of performance. The Government reserves the right to fund, in whole or in part, any, all, or none of the applications submitted in response to the FOA. Using the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 2192, AFRL will select proposed efforts that meet the anticipated FOA’s Funding Opportunity Description and clearly address the goals and objectives as stated in the FOA. Deadline for questions regarding the Initial Submission Deadline for proposals is 03 July 2020. Questions submitted during the Initial Submission Deadline, will be prioritized for responses. Questions concerning this DRAFT FOA may be emailed to: Sara Telano, Contracting Specialist, sara.telano@us.af.mil; Lauren Davis, Contracting Specialist, lauren.davis.10@us.af.mil; Email Subject: FOA-20-AFRL/RVKE-0001 Questions. Please note, Questions and Answers related to the Notice of Intent DRAFT FOA have been posted and are available for review in Grants.gov. Recipients are advised to complete the following steps, which are required for application submission: Obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number (including the plus 4 extension, if applicable) at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. Register in Grants.gov to receive automatic updates when Amendments to a FOA are posted. Please note that applications will ONLY be accepted through Grants.gov. http://www.grants.gov/. Register with the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/. To be eligible for an award, the Recipient must (1) be registered in the SAM before submitting its application; (2) provide a valid unique entity identifier in its application; and (3) continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which it has an active Federal award or an application or plan under consideration by a Federal awarding agency. Recipients who are not registered with SAM.gov and/or Grants.gov should allow sufficient time to complete these requirements. It is suggested that the process be started as soon as possible. Questions relating to the registration process, system requirements, how an application form works, or the submital process must be directed to Grants.gov at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov. Questions relating to the SAM registration process must be directed to Federal Service Desk Contact Information at 1-866-606-8220 or at www.fsd.gov. AFRL representatives cannot answer Grants.gov or SAM registration questions. Recipients wishing to receive additional information on this FOA, including future amendments, should register in Grant.gov as soon as possible. Recipients will only receive an email when an amendment is posted on Grants.gov, if the Recipient is register for email notifications for the FOA in Grants.gov. The Government recommends email registration as soon as possible after the release of the FOA to ensure notice of any amendments or other FOA information.

Funding Agency: AFRL Kirtland AFB
Deadline: June 17, 2025
Amount: $25,000,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #FOA20AFRLRVKE0001

Regional Medical Libraries for the Network of the National Library of Medicine (UG4)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites cooperative agreement (UG4) applications for Regional Medical Libraries (RMLs) as the central component of the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM). The NNLM consists of 7 regional medical libraries and thousands of member organizations located throughout the US. The mission of the NNLM is to provide U.S. researchers, health professionals, public health workforce, educators, and the public with equal access to biomedical and health information resources and data. The RMLs carry out regional and national programs in support of the mission. This includes training, funding, and engagement opportunities for member libraries and other organizations to carry out regional and national programs. Regionally, RMLs assess and interpret the needs of current and potential audiences to expand the reach and impact of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). As a group, the RMLs ensure continuity for essential programs of the NNLM, and cooperatively design, implement, and evaluate innovative approaches to serving the biomedical and health information needs of researchers, health professionals, public health workforce, educators, and the public in communities across the U.S., including persons who experience health disparities and populations underrepresented in biomedical research.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 11, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-LM-20-001.html

Community Interventions to Address the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Health Disparity and Vulnerable Populations (R01- Clinical Trial Optional)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications to implement and evaluate community interventions testing 1) the impacts of mitigation strategies to prevent COVID-19 transmission in NIH-designated health disparity populations and other vulnerable groups; and 2) already implemented, new, or adapted interventions to address the adverse psychosocial, behavioral, and socioeconomic consequences of the pandemic on the health of these groups.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: December 1, 2020
Amount: $500,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-237.html

Ukraine: Crowdsourcing the Story of Ukrainian Democracy: Participatory History through Digital Storytelling
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv announces a call for grant proposals to produce innovative content at the intersection of public history and digital media, highlighting Ukrainians’ personal stories of the country’s recent history. Funded project(s) will incorporate an element of public participation in the process of content production, potentially including workshops, masterclasses, or other training for members of the public interested in preserving their own stories or those of others. Final deliverables should include a professional-quality digital media product (i.e. a podcast, series of online videos, series of TV or radio spots, or the equivalent) drawing on collected interviews and showcasing everyday Ukrainians’ experiences of a particular historical moment in the development of Ukrainian democracy. This project is a partnership with the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC), which will provide a distribution channel for the final product in Ukraine, provided it meets production and editorial standards agreed upon in advance. (The U.S. Embassy will not exercise editorial control over the final product.) Applicants are encouraged to propose other, complementary distribution channels as well, but all must be widely accessible to the public and available free of charge.

Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to Ukraine
Deadline: July 17, 2020
Amount: $150,000
For more information: https://ua.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/151/nofo_c_dem2020a.pdf

Lilly Fellows Program: Grants Available for Engaging Current Issues
As we prepare for this fall, we face unprecedented challenges from Covid-19 as well as unprecedented opportunities for engaging our campus communities on matters of race and anti-racism, justice, and equality. The Lilly Network exists to provide discursive space for engaging such matters in light of Christian thought and practice. We will provide such space online in October at our virtual National Conference events, and in addition we also want to help you provide this kind of space on your campus or among campuses in your region. Our Small Grants for $3,000, designed for your campus, and our Regional Collaboration grants for $12,500, designed for bringing people from different campuses together, can provide such space, and we encourage you to apply for these. The deadline is September 15, 2020. For those who apply for these grants to engage issues related to Covid-19 or racial injustice and equality, we can make those funds available in late October of the current academic year 2020/2021. For more information, visit our website here, or contact Jenna Van Sickle, the LFP Associate Director. In addition, we want to announce that the Lilly Network will be holding virtual workshops on applying for Lilly Network Grants on June 29, 2020 at 2pm (Central Time) and August 12, 2020 at noon (Central Time). We will be sending more information on these workshops soon.