HEAL Initiative: Pharmacotherapies to Reverse Opioid Overdose Induced Respiratory Depression without Central Opioid Withdrawal (Target Validation and Candidate Therapeutic Development (R61/R33 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This FOA invites applications for pre-clinical research to stimulate the development of novel, mechanism-based pharmacotherapies to selectively reverse breathing suppression produced by opioids. Two critical phases of pre-clinical investigation are supported. Phase I: the identification and rigorous validation of candidate targets; Phase II: development of therapeutic candidates, such as small molecules, biologics, and natural products that modulate validated targets identified in Phase I, using relevant animal models or human cells/tissue. Specific Phase I and II milestones, which will be formalized pre-award and serve as a schedule of performance expectations to maximize the output from each phase of the study. Milestone performance will be a major factor in determining which applications will be selected to transition from Phase I to Phase II. Phase II extends up to addressing preclinical functional outcomes, toxicology, and pharmacokinetics needed to support an Investigational New Drug (IND) application. Multi-disciplinary, multiple PI teams combining expertise in respiratory neurobiology, opioid pharmacology and pre-clinical drug development are strongly encouraged. This FOA is intended for pharmacotherapeutic development. Projects proposing device and model development or validation, the elucidation of biological mechanisms, population-based epidemiology, or human subjects research would not be responsive. Reversal of the respiratory depression, without inducing generalized opioid withdrawal, or interfering with analgesic effects addresses the ultimate goal of developing better medical strategies for management of deleterious consequences of synthetic illicit, as well as prescription opioids.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: March 24, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-20-031.html
Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women, Fiscal Year 2020
This solicitation seeks applications for grant funding to conduct research and evaluation projects examining violence against women. Topics cover a broad range, including the crimes of homicide, intimate partner and dating violence, rape and sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking, along with the associated criminal justice system response, procedures, and policies. The ultimate goal of this solicitation is to reduce violence against women through development of evidence-based knowledge to inform formulation of effective strategies to best prevent and respond to such crime and violence.
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice
Deadline: April 13, 2020
Amount: $2,500,000
For more information: https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/nij-2020-17331
Development of Medications to Prevent and Treat Opioid Use Disorders and Overdose (UG3/UH3) (Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to support the discovery and development of medications to prevent and treat opioid use disorders (OUD) and overdose. The UG3/UH3 Phase Innovation Awards Cooperative Agreement involves 2 phases. The UG3 is to support a project with specific milestones to be accomplished by the end of the 2-year period. The UH3 is to provide funding for 3 years to a project that successfully completed the milestones set in the UG3. UG3 projects that have met their milestones will be administratively considered by NIDA and prioritized for transition to the UH3 phase. Investigators responding to this FOA must address both UG3 and UH3 phases. Application may include preclinical or clinical research studies that will have high impact and quickly yield the necessary results to advance closer to FDA approval medications that are safe and effective to prevent and treat OUDs and overdose. The compounds to be evaluated can be small molecules or biologics. They can be tested in pre-clinical models and/or for the clinical manifestations of OUDs such as withdrawal, craving, relapse, or overdose. Applications may focus on the development of new chemical entities, new formulations of marketed medications available for other indications, or combinations of medications that hold promise for the treatment of OUDs and overdose. Through this FOA, NIDA seeks to fast-track the discovery and development of medications to prevent and treat OUDs or opioid overdose and to advance them in the FDA’s drug development approval pipeline. This project is part of the NIH initiative to establish a public-private partnership to address the opioid crisis via more effective and safe ways to prevent and treat opioid use disorders and overdose. https://www.nih.gov/opioid-crisis
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 1, 2022
Amount: $3,000,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-092.html
FY2020 Research Opportunities in Accelerator Stewardship
The following program description is offered to provide more in-depth information on scientific and technical areas of interest to the High Energy Physics (HEP) Long-Term Accelerator R&D Stewardship (“Accelerator Stewardship”) program. Please note that this FOA is only for opportunities within the Accelerator R&D Stewardship mission: HEP routinely issues a separate FOA for research and development within its customarily-supported fields of study. This Accelerator Stewardship FOA is for R&D activities that may impact HEP-sponsored scientific inquiry, but which predominantly impact other non-HEP applications. The Accelerator Stewardship program’s mission is to support fundamental accelerator science and technology development of relevance to many fields beyond HEP and to disseminate accelerator knowledge and training to the broad community of accelerator users and providers. Further information about the Accelerator Stewardship program may be found at https://science.osti.gov/hep/research/accelerator-stewardship/. Many federal agencies have a vested interest in the success of accelerator R&D. Beyond SC, stakeholders include the DOE National Nuclear Security Administration, the DOE Environmental Management Program Office, the NIH National Cancer Institute, the NSF Division of Physics, the DOD Office of Naval Research, the DOD Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the DHS Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, the NASA Radiation Effects & Analysis Group, and the NIST Ionizing Radiation Physics Division, among others. A companion Program Announcement to DOE Laboratories (LAB 20-2262) will be posted on the SC Grants and Contracts website at https://www.science.osti.gov/grants.
Funding Agency: Office of Science
Deadline: April 3, 2020
Amount: $3,000,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity # DE-FOA-0002262
Resource Networks for Protein Polymorphisms in Alzheimer’s Disease and its Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites U24 Cooperative Agreement applications aiming to establish several mis-folded protein polymorphisms resource networks in the area of Alzheimer’s disease and its related dementias (AD/ADRD). The central goal of these resource networks is to standardize and distribute seed, oligomers, and fibrils to other investigators in order to clarify and improve the reproducibility of experiments in AD/ADRD. For the past several years, many studies have developed assays and reagents to understand the biophysical properties of various tau and A structural variants such as oligomers, protofibrils, and fibrils. As a result, many imaging, chemical, and immunological tools have been developed to detect different types of A and tau polymorphs. Establishing standards, understanding the pathological roles of these protein polymorphs, and using newly developed analytic tools to address the direct correlation between patient-to-patient variations in A and tau polymorphs are the long-term goals of the resource networks supported by this FOA.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 17, 2020
Amount: $1,000,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-21-012.html
National Cancer Institute Program Project Applications (P01 Clinical Trial Optional)
With this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications for investigator-initiated Program Project (P01) applications. The proposed Program may address any of the broad areas of cancer research, including (but not limited to) cancer biology, cancer prevention, cancer diagnosis, cancer treatment, and cancer control. Basic, translational, clinical, and/or population-based studies in all of these research areas are appropriate. Each application submitted in response to this FOA must consist of at least three research projects and an Administrative Core. The projects must share a common central theme, focus, and/or overall objective.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 7, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-077.html
Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management Utah Recreation and Visitors Services
Public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) provide some of the most diverse outdoor recreation opportunities on Federal lands in the western United States. The BLMs Recreation and Visitor Services Program oversees a broad and complex set of recreation related programs, which provide a multitude of recreation opportunities and experiences. These recreation resources and visitor services support strong local economies and public land conservation. As BLM works to enhance recreational opportunities, we strive to remain a good neighbor and partner.
The BLM manages recreation resources and visitor services to offer the greatest benefits possible to individuals and communities and to better enable communities to achieve their own desired social, economic, and environmental outcomes. BLM public lands once described as the lands nobody wanted are now recognized as Americas Great Outdoors, a Backyard to Backcountry treasure. They are uniquely accessible. More than 120 urban centers and thousands of rural towns are located within 25 miles of BLM lands.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Deadline: April 30, 2020
Amount: $100,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #L20AS00011
Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHSCC) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites grant applications for Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHS CC). As intellectual hubs for environmental health research, the EHS CC is expected to be the thought leaders for the field and advance the goals of the NIEHS Strategic Plan (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/about/strategicplan/).The Core Centers provide critical research infrastructure, shared facilities, services and/or resources, to groups of investigators conducting environmental health sciences research.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: April 14, 2022
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-20-006.html
FY 2020 Creative Arts Exchange
Creative Arts Exchange (CAE) initiatives are arts-based, international people-to-people exchanges that support and further U.S. Department of State foreign policy objectives. Applicants may submit only one proposal under this competition. If multiple proposals are received from the same applicant, all submissions will be declared ineligible and receive no further consideration in the review process. In FY 2020, CAE will focus on the following themes: Theme One: Film (American Film Showcase), Theme Two: Music (American Music Abroad), Theme Three: Music (OneBeat)Please read the full announcement for additional details.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Deadline: April 24, 2020
Amount: $2,000,000
For more information: https://eca.state.gov/organizational-funding/open-grant-solicitations
FY 2019 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grants Programs Directorate is responsible for the implementation and administrations of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. The purpose of the AFG Program is to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire and fire-related hazards. The program guidance document provides potential applicants with the details of the requirements, processing, and evaluation of an application for financial assistance for eligible activities.
Funding Agency: Department of Homeland Security – FEMA
Deadline: March 13, 2020
Amount: $9,000,000
For more information: https://www.fema.gov/welcome-assistance-firefighters-grant-program
Research into Immigration and Crime, Fiscal Year 2020
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for research projects that increase understanding of the relationship between immigration, both legal and illegal, and crime, from the perspectives of both perpetration and victimization. NIJ anticipates up to $2 million will be available to fund multiple grant awards.
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice
Deadline: April 1, 2020
Amount: $2,000,000
For more information: https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/nij-2020-17310
IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) (P20 Clinical Trial Optional)
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) invites applications for Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) awards from investigators at biomedical research institutions that award doctoral degrees in the health sciences or sciences related to health or at independent biomedical research institutes with ongoing biomedical research programs funded by the NIH or other Federal agencies within the IDeA- eligible states. The purpose of the INBRE program is to augment and strengthen the biomedical research capacity of IDeA-eligible states. The INBRE program represents a collaborative effort to sponsor research between research intensive institutions and primarily undergraduate institutions, community colleges, and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), as appropriate.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 20, 2022
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-102.html
Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 – Clinical Trial Optional)
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is designed to support highly integrated research teams of three to six PD/PIs to address ambitious and challenging research questions that are important for the mission of NIGMS and are beyond the scope of one or two investigators. Collaborative program teams are expected to accomplish goals that require considerable synergy and managed team interactions. Project goals should not be achievable with a collection of individual efforts or projects. Teams are encouraged to consider far-reaching objectives that will produce major advances in their fields. Applications that are mainly focused on the creation, expansion, and/or maintenance of community resources, creation of new technologies or infrastructure development are not appropriate for this FOA. This FOA is being reissued to allow submission of applications that include NIH defined clinical trials. NIGMS will not accept clinical trials that are designed to test safety and efficacy of interventions (Phase I, Phase II, Phase III) for the purpose of future clinical treatment and/or regulatory approval in response to this FOA.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: January 27, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-103.html
Research and Evaluation on Technology-Facilitated Abuse for Criminal Justice Purposes, Fiscal Year 2020
With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for research and evaluation projects that will improve knowledge and practice related to identifying, preventing, investigating, prosecuting, and reducing technology-facilitated abuse, including sextortion, nonconsensual pornography (revenge porn), doxing, swatting, cyberstalking, and cyber-hate. NIJ will support scientifically rigorous projects designed to produce highly practical findings that will inform program, policy, practice and other efforts to address such crimes. NIJ is particularly interested in research and evaluation projects addressing the following topics: Risk and protective factors associated with an individual falling victim to technology-facilitated abuse, as well as how individuals or organizations become involved in these types of crimes; Studies of the costs and consequences of technology-facilitated abuse (financial and otherwise), as well as how Internet-enabled harassment may be related to other crime(s); Studies of the effectiveness of approaches in identifying, preventing, investigating, and prosecuting technology-facilitated abuse (This may include consideration of legislation and/or training); Studies of the frequency and impacts of technology-facilitated abuse, in particular their effect on women and ethnic, religious, and racial minorities.
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice
Deadline: April 8, 2020
Amount: $2,000,000
For more information: https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/nij-2020-17309
Childhood Asthma in Urban Settings -Clinical Research Centers (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications for the NIAID Childhood Asthma in Urban Settings Clinical Research Network Clinical Research Centers (CAUSE-CRCs). The CAUSE-CRCs wlill conduct both network-wide and site-specific clinical studies and trials with the ultimate goal of developing effective asthma treatment or prevention approaches applicable to children residing in low-income urban settings. For network-wide clinical research projects and other network functions, the CAUSE-CRCs will work closely with the CAUSE Leadership Center (CAUSE-LC).
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 19, 2020
Amount: $300,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-19-073.html
Childhood Asthma in Urban Settings Clinical Research Network- Leadership Center (UM1 Clinical Trial Required)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications for the NIAID Childhood Asthma in Urban Settings Clinical Research Network Leadership Center (CAUSE-LC). The CAUSE-LC will provide the overall scientific strategy and organizational structure to the CAUSE Clinical Research Network and will interact closely with the CAUSE Clinical Research Centers (CAUSE -CRCs) to support the conduct of multi-site clinical studies and trials with the ultmate goal of developing effective interventions or asthma prevention approaches applicable to children residing in low-income urban settings.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 19, 2020
Amount: $7,000,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-19-074.html
OR/WA Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Master Funding Opportunity
The OR/WA BLM has opportunities to work with partner organizations to accomplish goals of the BLM Aquatic Habitat Management that include, but are not limited to, such things as: 1.Development and/or implementation of watershed management plans; 2.Increased local capacity to protect and enhance aquatic habitat, water quality, promote water conservation, and sustain the present health of the watershed; 3.Improvements in the resiliency of ecosystems, communities, and economies in the watershed; 4.Improvements in the hydraulic and geomorphic conditions of streams; 5.Removal of invasive plants and animals to enhance fish habitat, water quality and the physical characteristics of the stream; 6.Inventory, modernize and/or develop infrastructure such as culverts and diversion structures in order to improve fish and other aquatic organism passage; 7.Provide a forum for enhanced communication among diverse stakeholder groups along the watershed; 8.Conserve and enhance aquatic and riparian habitats for native and desired non-native species; 9.Provide resources for recreational and subsistence fishing opportunities including increasing public access and infrastructure, such as fishing piers, for public enjoyment and outreach, education and job mentoring activities for youth, families, and veterans; 10.Protect and stabilize both lotic and lentic aquatic and riparian habitats; 11.Implement projects to reduce erosion, salinity and sediments; 12.Collect and analyze water resources data needed to maintain, protect and restore water resources effectively; 13.Inventory, assess, monitor, and improve aquatic, riparian, and wetland habitat quality and quantity; 14.Address the immediate threats from aquatic invasive species, including quagga and zebra mussels; 15.Influencing water temperature or improving the timing or volume of available flows at particular locations to improve aquatic conditions; 16.Monitor surface and groundwater quality; 17.Manage geospatial and biometric data; 18.Conduct baseline inventories and assessments critical to many public land uses and ongoing monitoring programs; 19.Engage citizen-scientists and students in monitoring and directed research of various BLM dependent aquatic and riparian species and their habitats; 20.Develop and assist with Bureau aquatic invasive programs including: mapping, control, prevention, education, data analysis, ecological modeling and risk assessments, biosecurity, eDNA surveillance, etc
Funding Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Deadline: July 15, 2020
Amount: $500,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity # L20AS00037
Research and Evaluation in Safety, Health, and Wellness in Criminal Justice System, Fiscal Year 2020
This solicitation seeks applications for funding to conduct innovative, multidisciplinary research projects to develop knowledge and tools to promote the safety, health, and wellness of the criminal and juvenile justice workforce and individuals under criminal justice supervision, as well as those in contact with, or affected by, the criminal justice system.
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice
Deadline: April 29, 2020
Amount: $4,000,000
For more information: https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/nij-2020-17296
2020 Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program
The health and vitality of our urban & community forests are critical to all our Nation’s Forests. Communities often act as gateways for invasive pests and disease, and well managed community forests, especially when a part of shared stewardship across the landscape, can slow or even halt the spread before they infect neighboring private, state or National forests. Our forests are also under threat from natural disasters including wildland fires, hurricanes, tornados, flooding and landslides. Well managed forests are better prepared to withstand these threats, protecting lives, infrastructure, homes, habitats, water quality, economies, and social health and well-being. To better equip our communities in preventing and responding to these threats, the U&CF program requests innovative proposals that strengthen urban and community forest resiliency and align with the goals in the National Ten Year Urban and Community Forestry Action Plan (2016-2026). Collaborative solutions may include but are not limited to: research; prevention; planning; policy; preparedness; implementation; best management practices; recovery; and reforestation that promotes the resilience of our Nation’s urban & community forests.
Urban and Community Forestry Program Requirements: Innovative Forest Resiliency proposals shall have national or multi-state application and impact. A proposal’s content must meet the Urban and Community Forestry program authorities as designated by Congress in the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act, (Section 9 PDF, pp. 19-24) State & Private Cooperative Forestry Handbook of Programs and one or more of the goals in the National Ten Year Urban and Community Forestry Action Plan (2016-2026)
Available Funding: The U.S. Forest Service anticipates that the statutory authority (Sub Title 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act) for the Fiscal Year 2020 Urban and Community Forestry (U&CF) Program may provide, approximately $900,000 in grant funds to be awarded through the 2020 National Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program. Funds are to support national urban and community forestry projects on nonfederal public land that have a national or multi-state impact and application. All awards are based on the availability of funding, which may be subject to change.
Eligible Applicants: Any U.S. Non-Federal and Tribal Organization, operating within the United States or its territories, may apply for the Challenge Cost-Share grant. While collaboration with Federal agencies is encouraged, a Federal agency may not receive funding or be used as match to the Federal funds being requested. Individuals and private land are not eligible. Proposals are required to address national, multi-state, or multi-tribal-land urban and community forestry issues. The Forest Service will address any conflicts of interest.
Not Eligible: If an entity has a local/state tree-planting projects, capital improvements to property of any ownership, and/or projects that have only a local/single state impact and applicability are not eligible. Applicants with local proposals should contact their State Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator for assistance in identifying funding alternatives at the local level. The list of State Coordinators may be found at the following website at the bottom of the page: State Urban Foresters’ Contact List
Matching Requirements: All grant funds must be matched at least equally (dollar for dollar) with non-Federal source funds. This match may include in-kind donations, volunteer assistance, and private and public (non-federal) monetary contributions. All matching funds must be directly related to the proposed project. The source of matching funds must be identified, and grantees must comply with all applicable Federal regulations.
Applicant ID Numbers: All applicants are to include and ensure their DUNS and SAM’s numbers are current and won’t be expiring within the next 6-9 months.
Inquiries: All questions regarding the program should be directed to Nancy Stremple, National Urban and Community Forestry Specialist, at nancy.stremple@usda.gov from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Eastern)
2020 National Urban and Community Forestry Innovation Grant Category: Creating and Enhancing Resilient Urban and Community Forests: The USDA Forest Service seeks innovative (new, cutting-edge or builds upon existing studies) grant proposals for program development, study, and collaboration that will address urban and community forest resilience and aligns with one or more applicable goals in the National Ten Year Urban and Community Forestry Action Plan (2016-2026). By clicking on the title link it will download the document for more detailed information about each category listed below. The applicant is to list the Goal(s) their proposal is addressing: 1. Integrate Urban and Community Forestry into All Scales of Planning (Page 26): 2. Promote the Role of Urban and Community Forestry in Human Health and Wellness (Page 33): 3. Cultivate Diversity, Equity and Leadership within the Urban Forestry Community (Page 42): 4. Strengthen Urban and Community Forest Health and Biodiversity for Long-Term Resilience (Page 50): 5. Improve Urban and Community Forest Management, Maintenance and Stewardship (Page 58): 6. Diversify, Leverage and Increase Funding for Urban and Community Forestry (Page 66): 7. Increase Public Awareness and Environmental Education to Promote Stewardship (Page 74): Research Goal D (Page 16): Research is needed to better understand and monitor current threats, to diminish tree loss, maintain urban forest health, and to sustain ecosystem services. Studies are needed to help anticipate emergent threats or negative conditions to enable proactive management response, as well as, social or policy studies that can help to reveal the institutional best practices that can be put in place for threat response and community engagement for forest sustainability and resiliency.
Information on how to apply may be found on the following websites: Grant Application Website: (https://grants.urbanandcommunityforests.org) will have application information, how to download the application form, and submit the completed grant proposal package. Grants.gov Synopsis (Search: Opportunity: USDA-FS-UCF-01-2020, or CFDA, 10.675, Agency Forest Service). This will include the link to the grant application website where the grant proposal application can be down-loaded, and grant package uploaded. https://grants.urbanandcommunityforests.org USDA Forest Service UCF Website. This will include the link to the grant application website where the grant application can be down-loaded, and grant proposal package uploaded https://grants.urbanandcommunityforests.org All grant proposal application instructions, downloadable application forms, and grant package submissions are located on: https://grants.urbanandcommunityforests.org unless one does not have the capacity to use or have the availability of a computer. They may contact Nancy Stremple, National Urban Forestry Specialist nancy.stremple@usda.gov , 202 205-7829 for application information to be mailed to them.
Application Deadlines: Proposals must be submitted to https://grants.urbanandcommunityforests.org or courier hard copies received by 11:59 PM Eastern, March 30, 2020. The USDA. Forest Service typically awards the successful projects as Federal Financial Assistance Grants no later than September 30, 2020. Successful applicants will receive formal notice of their grant award from the Forest Service grants and agreements official. Consequently, grantees may not begin their projects prior to official grant award notification. Hardcopy applicants will be required to utilize a courier service (i.e. FedEx, UPS, etc.) to send their application to the Forest Service’s National Urban and Community Forestry Specialist, Nancy Stremple. Hardcopy applications should be submitted on white 8.5” x 11” paper. Please do not enclose proposals in folders or binders (staple in the top, left hand corner of each copy) and do not include unsolicited material as it will be removed and destroyed. To apply by hardcopy, please use a courier service to send one hard copy and a copy on a disk to:
Nancy Stremple,
National Urban and Community Specialist
USDA Forest Service
201 14th. St. SW, Sidney Yates Bldg. 3NW-03B
Washington, D.C. 20024
nancy.stremple@usda.gov
*Note: To ensure delivery, include both the mail stop (3NW-03B) number and the street address when addressing your package for shipment.
Funding Agency: Forest Service
Deadline: March 30, 2020
Amount: $300,000
For more information: https://grants.urbanandcommunityforests.org/
Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence, Fiscal Year 2020
This solicitation seeks applications for funding of research and program evaluation projects that inform efforts to prevent and reduce intentional, interpersonal firearm violence in the United States. NIJ anticipates up to $2 million will be available to fund multiple grant awards. The goal of this solicitation is to develop evidence-based knowledge that can be applied to more effectively prevent and deter firearms violence. This solicitation supports DOJ Strategic Objective 3.1: Combat violent crime, promote safe communities, and uphold the rights of victims of crime.
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice
Deadline: March 30, 2020
Amount: $2,000,000
For more information: https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/nij-2020-17327
National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This FOA invites applications for a National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center (NACC) whose purpose is to serve NIA and the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Alzheimer’s disease- related dementias (AD/ADRD) field as 1) a national data resource, collecting data from the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (ADRCs), affiliated data, and sample repositories; 2) a facilitator of current and future AD/ADRD research; and 3) the central hub for organizing and enabling communication within and outside the ADRC program, including annual meetings and steering committees.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 17, 2020
Amount: $5,200,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-21-014.html
Secondary Analyses of Data on Early Care and Education
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) plans to solicit applications for Secondary Analyses of Data on Early Care and Education grants. Analyzing existing data sets may provide researchers an efficient and cost-effective method for answering critical research questions. This funding opportunity aims to support researchers conducting secondary analyses of data to address key questions of relevance to the goals and outcomes of programs administered by ACF, in particular the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) and Head Start/Early Head Start (HS/EHS). Researchers may conduct secondary analyses of survey, program evaluation, or administrative data. Data sets from primary research and evaluation may also be candidates for secondary analyses. A data set may be used by itself or may be linked to another data set or database to best address the research questions proposed.
For further information about OPRE, see http://acf.hhs.gov/opre. For information about the Office of Child Care (OCC) and the CCDF, see http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/occ/about/what-we-do. For information about the Office of Head Start (OHS) and HS/EHS, see https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohs/about/what-we-do.
Funding Agency: Administration for Children and Families – OPRE
Deadline: March 30, 2020
Amount: $105,000
For more information: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-OPRE-YE-1819
U.S. Embassy Nouakchott, PAS SMALL GRANTS Request for Statements of Interest
Program Description: The U.S. Embassy Nouakchott Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State announces a Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) from organizations interested in applying for funding for program proposals that strengthen cultural ties between the U.S. and Mauritania through cultural and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. PAS invites organizations interested in potential funding to submit Statement of Interest (SOI) applications outlining program concepts that reflect this goal. Please carefully follow all instructions below. The submission of a SOI is the first step in a two-part process. Applicants must first submit a SOI, which is a concise, 2-3-page concept note designed to clearly communicate a program idea and its objectives before the development of a full proposal application. The purpose of the SOI process is to allow applicants the opportunity to submit program ideas for PAS to evaluate prior to requiring the development of full proposal applications. Upon review of eligible SOIs, PAS will invite selected applicants to expand their ideas into full proposal applications.
Purpose: PAS Nouakchott invites SOIs for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the U.S. and Mauritania through cultural programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives. Examples of PAS-funded programs include, but are not limited to: Academic and professional lectures, seminars and speaker programs; Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances and exhibitions; Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs; Professional and academic programs;
Priority Program Areas: Proposals should be related to one or more of the following U.S. Embassy priority program areas: Strengthened Security for Americans and Mauritanians. Example projects under this program area could focus on: Crime and safety awareness; Countering Violent Extremism. Increased Opportunity and Reduced Poverty. Example projects under this program area could focus on: Entrepreneurship; Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM); Environmental protection. Promoting an Inclusive Society. Example projects under this program area could focus on: Promoting social inclusion; Reducing discrimination in all its forms; Advocacy for inclusive national identity; Cross-Cultural dialogue and understanding; Human rights; Cultural and ethnic diversity.
Participants and Audiences: The intended target audiences should be culturally and ethnically diverse communities, in particular youth and women within those communities. Please read the complete instructions and eligibility requirements under “Public Affairs Grants” linked below.
Funding Agency: US Mission to Mauritania
Deadline: March 13, 2020
Amount: $15,000
For more information: https://mr.usembassy.gov/annual-program-statement-fy-2020/
Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime, Fiscal Year 2020
NIJ’s Drugs and Crime Research Program supports rigorous applied research on evidence-based tools, protocols, and policies for state, tribal, and local law enforcement and other criminal justice agencies that address drug trafficking, drug markets, and drug-related violence. The focus of this research solicitation is narcotics-related criminal investigation, prosecution, intelligence, and community surveillance relevant to law enforcement and medicolegal death investigation activities. The proposed FY2020 solicitation’s drug priorities are methamphetamine and other stimulants, including diverted pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs and their analogues.
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice
Deadline: April 20, 2020
Amount: $1,000,000
For more information: https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/nij-2020-17275