Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program
This funding opportunity announcement is modified to remove the following language from Section I. Program Description, Description, Background “Another assessment tool is the SMARTool. *Please note that providing a link to a non-Federal website in this FOA does not constitute an endorsement by ACF or any of its employees of the sponsors of the site or the information or products presented on the site. ACF cannot attest to the accuracy of information provided by this link or any other linked sites on the website.” Also, this modification adds the subtitle “Evidence-Based or Evidence Informed Strategies” to Section I. Program Description, Description, Background. The Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families’ Family and Youth Services Bureau announces the availability of funds under the Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program. The purpose of the SRAE Program is to fund projects to implement sexual risk avoidance education that teach participants how to voluntarily refrain from non-marital sexual activity. The services are targeted to participants that reside in areas with high rates of teen births and/or are at greatest risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The goals of SRAE are to empower participants to make healthy decisions, and provide tools and resources to prevent pregnancy, STIs, and youth engagement in other risky behaviors.  Successful applicants are expected to submit program plans that agree to use medically accurate information referenced to peer-reviewed publications by educational, scientific, governmental, or health organizations; implement sexual risk avoidance curricula and/or strategies with an evidence-based approach integrate research findings with practical implementation that aligns with the needs and desired outcomes for the intended audience; and teach the benefits associated with self-regulation, success sequencing for poverty prevention, healthy relationships, goal setting, and resisting sexual coercion, dating violence, and other youth risk behaviors such as underage drinking or illicit drug use without normalizing teen sexual activity.

Funding Agency: Administration for Children & Families – ACYF/FYSB
Deadline: May 26, 2020
Amount: $450,000
For more information: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-ACYF-SR-1849

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS): Impact in Population Health
CDC announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2020 funds to implement CDC-RFA-DP20-2007, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS): Impact in Population Health. CDC established the BRFSS in 1984 with 15 states participating in monthly data collection. Since that time, the BRFSS has grown to be the only continuous, state-based health surveillance system that is conducted nationwide. The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to provide financial and technical assistance to recipients to conduct health-related behavioral surveillance through the BRFSS and increase the use of BRFSS data to inform public health actions to improve health. The period of performance for this NOFO is three years with a 12-month budget period and an anticipated award date of August 1, 2020.

Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control – NCCDPHP
Deadline: May 29, 2020
Amount: $450,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #CDC-RFA-DP20-2007

Comprehensive Suicide Prevention
CDC’s Injury Center announces the availability of fiscal year 2020 funds to implement CDC-RFA-CE20-2001, Comprehensive Suicide Prevention. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supports implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive public health approach to suicide prevention. Such an approach includes strong leadership as the convener of multi-sectoral partnerships; prioritizes data to identify vulnerable populations and to better characterize risk (e.g., relationship, job/financial, mental health problems) and protective factors (e.g. connectedness, hope, resilience) impacting suicide; leverages current prevention practices and fills gaps by selecting multiple and complementary strategies with the best available evidence using CDC’s Preventing Suicide: A Technical Package of Policy, Programs, and Practices; rigorously evaluates the overall approach and individual activities; feeds data back into the system for quality improvement and sustainability; and effectively communicates results. The purpose of this NOFO is to implement and evaluate this approach to suicide prevention, with attention to vulnerable populations (e.g., veterans, tribal populations, rural communities, LGBTQ, homeless, other) that account for a significant proportion of the suicide burden and have suicide rates greater than the general population in a jurisdiction(s) (e.g., state, city/county, tribe). Key outcomes include a 10% reduction in suicide morbidity and mortality in the jurisdiction(s).

Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control – NCIPC
Deadline: May 26, 2020
Amount: $1,000,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #CDC-RFA-CE20-2001

Think Twice: Caravan to Safeguard Against Disinformation
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy’s North India Office (NIO) has recently hosted post-funded speakers in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh to highlight the deleterious effect of the spread of false information and challenges in combatting it. Through these speakers, students learned about tools to check the veracity of information and strategies for effectively debunking fake news. NIO engagement has not, however, yet made significant penetration into more rural spaces, where WhatsApp use is far more widespread, and where much of the WhatsApp-fueled violence occurred. In response, the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy’s North India Office now seeks to develop multi-faceted disinformation education programs to reach young audiences in 3rd and 4th tier cities in North India. To advance the physical and informational safety of rural and marginalized North Indians, the Public Affairs Section of the North India Office is interested in leveraging its resources and expertise to help North Indians gain skills they need to make informed decisions about the information they receive. This funding opportunity seeks to create more conscientious consumers of information distributed on social media platforms to reduce threats and risks caused by misinformation and disinformation with a “Caravan to Safeguard Against Disinformation” in rural and at-risk communities in Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in North India over the next 12 months. The engagement method will be modeled on NIO’s previously successful “Anti-GBV Caravan,” which visited multiple cities in North India and engaged with target audiences in relatable media in vernacular language via talks, workshops, street plays, storytelling, handouts, etc.

Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to India
Deadline: May 26, 2020
Amount: $70,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #ND-NOFO-20-101

Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services – Research
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support research and documentation of innovative and promising practices that enhance the quality, effectiveness and proven outcomes of nutrition services programs within the aging services network. The Older Americans Act (OAA) provides funding to States and Tribal Organizations to support a broad array of services that enable older adults to remain in their homes and communities and assist family and informal caregivers to care for their loved ones for as long as possible. Research projects proposed under this grant program must have the potential for broad implementation throughout the aging services network and have demonstrated value, i.e., improvements in participant well-being, cost savings, etc. Research innovations must target services to underserved older adults with greatest social and economic need, and individuals at risk for institutional placement, to permit such individuals to remain in home and community-based settings as indicated in the OAA the need for more costly medical interventions.

Funding Agency: Administration for Community Living
Deadline: May 26, 2020
Amount: $300,000
For more information: https://www.acl.gov/grants/applying-grants

Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services – Demonstration
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support systematic testing and documentation of innovative and promising practices that enhance the quality, effectiveness, and other proven outcomes of nutrition services programs (NSP) within the aging services network. It is critical that ACL work with the aging services network (i.e., State Units on Aging, Area Agencies on Aging (AAA), and local partners) to modernize these services to ensure that the NSP is achieving its intended outcomes, and that every dollar is spent effectively to ensure the sustainability of these services. Projects proposed under this grant program must have the potential for broad implementation throughout the aging services network and have demonstrated value, i.e., improvements in participant well-being, cost savings, etc. Innovations must target services to underserved older adults with greatest social and economic need, and individuals at risk for institutional placement, to permit such individuals to remain in home and community-based settings as indicated in the OAA.

Funding Agency: Administration for Community Living
Deadline: May 26, 2020
Amount: $250,000
For more information: https://www.acl.gov/grants/applying-grants

Reducing the burden of parasitic infections in the United States through evidence-based prevention and control activities
The purpose of this NOFO is to reduce the overall burden of selected parasitic infections in the United States through public health practice and disease control activities. There are two components in the NOFO that address different parasitic infections, they are: Chagas disease and soil-transmitted helminths. This NOFO will continue the work of the Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria in CDC’s Center for Global Health to strengthen health care providers’ understanding, identification, treatment and prevention of parasitic infections in the U.S. One component of this NOFO will focus on using existing data to develop and disseminate strategies, educational tools, materials, and guidelines related to Chagas disease diagnosis and management in the United States to: improve healthcare provider knowledge and practices, increase testing and improve management of persons with or at risk of infection with the parasite that causes Chagas disease, increase awareness, availability and use of best practices, education training tools and materials. The other component of this NOFO will focus on the ongoing, public health practice and disease control activities receiving congressional funding to investigate and address infections with soil transmitted helminths in areas of Alabama and Mississippi where these infections have historically been endemic through testing, treatment and health education.  Successful strategies should have the potential to yield high impact public health outcomes, reach a high proportion of those at risk, and have the highest potential for significant impact on population health.

Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control – CGH
Deadline: May 26, 2020
Amount: $1,000,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #CDC-RFA-GH20-2083

Combatting Trafficking in North India
This funding opportunity seeks to build capacity and knowledge of law enforcement agencies/personnel, training centers, academies and cyber cells in either in Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh on approaches, strategies, skills to identify potential trafficking cases, properly investigate and report them. The funding opportunity seeks to accomplish this by: Develop and implement workshops/training for law enforcement agencies, training centers and academies, in Rajasthan or Uttar Pradesh, to identify signs of trafficking, investigate and reporting the case/s efficiently; Share best practices from the U.S. with law enforcement agencies by inviting an expert to talk on/train methods of identifying and combating the facilitation of trafficking in persons through tech-based platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media; Adopt (and translate) an existing handbook, developed by CRS and Indian NGO Prajwala, which is currently in use in the states of Odisha, Telangana, AP and Jharkhand, to be distributed to law enforcement agencies.

Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to India
Deadline: May 26, 2020
Amount: $50,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #ND-NOFO-20-102

NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH.  The over-arching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nations biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. Information on current SEPA projects can be found at: https://www.nigms.nih.gov/Research/crcb/sepa/Pages/default.aspx ? and http://nihsepa.org. Applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with the SEPA Scientific/Research Contact to be advised on the appropriateness of the intended project for SEPA program objectives and the priorities of the NIGMS.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 13, 2022
Amount: $250,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-153.html

Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Program
The TVTP Grant Program seeks to provide funding in three application tracks. The Local Prevention Framework, Replication, and Innovation Tracks will directly support the implementation of the September 2019 DHS Strategic Framework. The Strategic Framework, in turn, is derivative of the December 2017 National Security Strategy that included a Priority Action on enhancing local terrorism prevention capabilities and the October 2018 National Strategy for Counterterrorism that included countering terrorist recruitment and radicalization as one of six lines of efforts and called for the development of a nationwide prevention architecture. The objectives of the TVTP Grant Program align to objectives in Goal 3 of the Strategic Framework. The primary objectives of Goal 3 addressed by the TVTP Grant Program are: Strengthen societal resistance against the drivers of violent extremism and ensure broad awareness of the threat of terrorism and targeted violence; Counter terrorists and violent extremists’ influence online; Develop prevention frameworks with SLTT partners to enhance their ability to identify and respond to individuals at risk of mobilizing to violence; Develop and implement recidivism reduction programming to address individuals convicted of crimes related to terrorism and targeted violence. The TVTP Grant Program seeks to provide funding to applications that are evidence based and which protect privacy, civil rights and civil liberties. Please See Appendix D for research and resources that can be referenced to design project proposals. The FY20 TVTP Grant Program has the following priorities: Establishing and Enhancing Local Prevention Frameworks with an emphasis on Threat Assessment and Management Capabilities; Preventing Domestic Terrorism; Innovation.

Funding Agency: Department of Homeland Security – FEMA
Deadline: May 29, 2020
Amount: $1,500,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #DHS-20-TTP-132-00-01

Academic-Industrial Partnerships (AIP) to Translate and Validate In Vivo Imaging Systems (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to stimulate translation of scientific discoveries and engineering developments in imaging, data science and/or spectroscopic technologies into methods or tools that address contemporary problems in understanding the fundamental biology, potential risk of development, diagnosis, treatment, and/or disease status for cancer or other disease.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 7, 2022
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-155.html

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program–Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling CFDA Number 84.129B
Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific nformation 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 Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program, Rehabilitation Counseling (84.129B) is designed to support projects that provide academic training in areas of personnel shortages identified by the Secretary to increase the number of personnel trained in providing VR services to individuals with disabilities. Projects must be operated in a manner consistent with nondiscrimination requirements contained in the U.S. Constitution and the Federal civil rights laws. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.129B.

Funding Agency: Department of Education
Deadline: May 14, 2020
Amount: $200,000
For more information: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-30/pdf/2020-06535.pdf

OSERS-OSEP: Interdisciplinary Preparation in Special Education Early Intervention and Related Services for Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High-Intensity Needs, CFDA Number 84.325K: Focus Area A
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 purposes of this program are to (1) help address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in special education, early intervention, related services, and regular education to work with children, including infants, toddlers, and youth with disabilities; and (2) ensure that those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research, to be successful in serving those children. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.325K.

Funding Agency: Department of Education
Deadline: May 29, 2020
Amount: $250,000
For more information: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-30/pdf/2020-06522.pdf

OSERS-OSEP: Interdisciplinary Preparation in Special Education Early Intervention and Related Services for Personnel Serving Children with Disabilities who have High-Intensity Needs, CFDA Number 84.325K: Focus Area B
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 purposes of this program are to (1) help address State-identified needs for personnel preparation in special education, early intervention, related services, and regular education to work with children, including infants and toddlers, and youth with disabilities; and (2) ensure that those personnel have the necessary skills and knowledge, derived from practices that have been determined through scientifically based research, to be successful in serving those children. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 84.325K.

Funding Agency: Department of Education
Deadline: May 29, 2020
Amount: $250,000
For more information: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-03-30/pdf/2020-06522.pdf

Tuberculosis Research Units (U19 Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose of this FOA is to support the establishment of multidisciplinary Tuberculosis (TB) Research Units (TBRUs) that will operate as a collaborative network to improve understanding of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb)-host interactions through characterization of bacterial and host determinants that are relevant during stages of infection and disease, and analyses of bacterial and host heterogeneity on disease outcomes.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: September 28, 2020
Amount: $1,800,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-20-020.html

Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials of Complementary and Integrative Interventions Delivered Remotely or via mHealth (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications for investigator-initiated fully remotely delivered and conducted clinical trials to assess the efficacy or effectiveness of complementary and integrative health interventions in NCCIH designated areas of high research priority. Applications submitted under this FOA are expected to propose a remotely delivered and conducted clinical trial with no in-person contact between research staff and study participants and may utilize mHealth tools or technologies. To justify the proposed remotely delivered efficacy or effectiveness clinical trial, applications must have sufficient preliminary data that includes: demonstration of feasibility of remote recruitment and accrual of participants; demonstration of participant adherence to the intervention as well as retention of participants throughout the study; completion of final data collection from any related studies; demonstration of the safety of the intervention; and evidence that the intervention has promise of clinical benefit.  Applicants are encouraged to contact the appropriate NCCIH Scientific/Research contact for the area of science for which they are planning to develop an application prior to submitting to this FOA.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 7, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-154.html

UTC PROGRAM TIER 1 COMPETITION 2020
The U.S. Dept. of Transportation seeks applications for four new Tier 1 University Transportation Centers, intending (subject to the merits of applications received) to fund one UTC in each of the following specific topic areas: Highly Automated Transportation Systems Research; Communications Technology and E-Commerce Effects on Travel Demand; Implications of Accessible Automated Vehicles and Mobility Services for People with Disabilities; Strategic Implications of Changing Public Transportation Travel Trends. Under statutory restrictions, lead/grantee universities on the twenty current Tier 1 UTCs with grants initially awarded in 2016 are not eligible to receive one of the new Tier 1 grants; non-lead consortium-member universities on current Tier 1 UTCs are eligible. More information about this is contained in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Funding Agency: 69A355 Research and Technology
Deadline: May 29, 2020
Amount: $1,925,000
For more information: https://www.transportation.gov/content/university-transportation-centers

Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) National Resource Center
The mission of the Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program is to empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report health care fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education. The SMP program seeks to empower beneficiaries through increased awareness and understanding of health care programs to protect them from the economic and health-related consequences associated with Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse. ACL provides grant funding to support 54 SMP state-based projects, including grantees in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. With this funding opportunity, ACL is seeking applicants for a single cooperative agreement to operate the Senior Medicare Patrol National Resource Center (SMPNRC). The SMPNRC will provide training, technical assistance, and promotional activities to support the SMP program and its 54 projects nationwide. ACL anticipates awarding one (1) 5-year cooperative agreement at the federal funding level of $1,000,000 during the first year and $850,000 in each remaining year, pending availability of federal funds. An informational teleconference will be held on Tuesday, April 14 at 3:30 pm (ET). The call in number is: 202-774-2300; Passcode: 994 603 194

Funding Agency: Administration for Community Living
Deadline: June 1, 2020
Amount: $1,000,000
For more information: https://www.acl.gov/grants/applying-grants

BLM-CO Expanding Recreational Opportunities on Colorado’s Public Lands
The Colorado State Office of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) recreation program benefits from the vibrant network of volunteers and partners. In particular, our recreation program is bolstered by the strength of the BLM’s partnerships with national, regional, and local organizations that share our goals of providing sustainable recreation opportunities and economic benefits to communities.Program Strategic Goals:The Recreation and Visitor Services Program provides a wide variety of recreational opportunities that benefit the public and local communities to include the following projects or programs with interested partners: Increase and enhance access to public lands and waters; Increase and enhance hunting, fishing and recreational opportunities; Increase and enhance recreational shooting opportunities; Improve inventory, assessment and planning on public lands and waters; Improve management, administration, and monitoring of public lands and waters; Provide enriched visitor services, information, interpretation and education; Enhance community-supported partnerships in tourism and marketing; Protect visitor health and safety; Improve accessibility for persons with disabilities; Improve motorized and non-motorized trails including trail construction and maintenance, comprehensive travel and transportation inventory and assessment, planning management and monitoring.

Funding Agency: Bureau of Land Management
Deadline: June 1, 2020
Amount: $40,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #L20AS00089

Translational Bioinformatics Approaches to Advance Drug Repositioning and Combination Therapy Development for Alzheimer’s Disease (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) enables data-driven drug repositioning and combination therapy for Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD) by developing computational methods and data resources and/or integrating computational approaches with proof-of-concept efficacy studies in cell-based models, animal models, and/or humans.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 7, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-156.html

Small R01s for Clinical Trials Targeting Diseases within the Mission of NIDDK (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement encourages the submission of pilot and feasibility clinical trials conducted in humans that will lay the foundation for larger clinical trials related to the prevention and/or treatment of diseases and conditions within the mission of NIDDK. The program will support small, short-term clinical trials in humans to acquire preliminary data regarding the effects of the intervention, as well as feasibility data related to recruitment and retention, and study conduct. Applications for clinical trials submitted under this FOA should have clearly described aims and objectives, and have a high likelihood that the trial findings will lead to more definitive, hypothesis-driven trials to improve understanding, diagnosis, prevention or treatment of the diseases studied and have the potential to impact clinical practice and/or public health. Preliminary data regarding intervention efficacy are not required.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 7, 2023
Amount: $200,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-20-160.html

Cooperative Agreement to Support FDA Land and Water Initiative (U01) Clinical Trial Not Allowed
The grantee will work to promote coherent approaches to sustainable land and water management. Through projects, studies and information-sharing, the grantee will help increase scientific understanding of the biophysical and socioeconomic relationships between land and water resources at the landscape scale, and will provide international policy guidance aimed at achieving greater management coherence among sectors and across the full global community. The grantee will help to coordinate and review the latest research on best practices for environmental monitoring and its relationship to agricultural practices and food safety. Furthermore, the grantee will help disseminate the appropriate materials and knowledge gained to a world-wide audience. The grantee will aim to enhance the agricultural productivity and advance the sustainable use of land and water systems and promote equitable access to these natural resources in a context of complex agricultural transitions. Additionally, the grantee will rely on a strong heritage and expertise in the fields of land and water development and management. The grantee will work internationally in several dimensions of sustainable development: Governance and management of food production systems; The provision of essential ecosystem services; food security; human health;; Biodiversity conservation. This portfolio of work relates to FDA’s mission in better understanding the geographical genomic diversity of foodborne pathogens in the environment (e.g. water) and how that information can shape policies related to the use of water within food production systems. Ultimately, an increase in sampling and sequencing foodborne isolates in the environment can help improve food safety initiatives through preventive controls and reducing contamination events. FDA’s intent with this grant is to increase the sampling, sequencing, and sharing of foodborne pathogen data in the environment, thus providing the international community with a valuable resource that can ultimately help improve global public health.

Funding Agency: Food and Drug Administration
Deadline: June 1, 2020
Amount: $250,000
For more information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-FD-20-034.html

Novel Mechanism Research on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS) in Alzheimer’s Dementia (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage applications for studies that will enhance knowledge of mechanisms associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in persons with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (ADRD). The findings are expected to advanceadavnce mechanistic understanding of both biobehavioral and neurobiologfical pathways leading to NPS. Findings may also provide insight into novel therapeutic targets that can be advanced into interventions to treat and prevent the development of NPS in AD and/or ADRD.

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-20-159.html

Novel Mechanism Research on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS) in Alzheimer’s Dementia (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage applications for studies that will enhance knowledge of mechanisms associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in persons with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (ADRD). The findings are expected to advance mechanistic understanding of both biobehavioral and neurobiological pathways leading to NPS. Findings may also provide insight into novel therapeutic targets that can be advanced into interventions to treat and prevent the development of NPS in AD and/or ADRD

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 7, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-157.html

Innovation for HIV Vaccine Discovery (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support high risk, high impact, early discovery research on vaccine approaches to prevent acquisition of or ongoing infection by HIV.  In keeping with the high risk, high impact nature of this research, this FOA supports a Go/No-Go approach to funding high risk research, which is significantly different from most R01 projects.  Continued funding for the full award duration is dependent upon achieving negotiated Go/No-Go criteria by the end of Year 2.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 28, 2022
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-158.html

BJA FY 20 Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Program
The purpose of this solicitation is to select a set of coordinated training and technical assistance providers to deliver a wide range of TTA services to local, state, and tribal jurisdictions, service providers receiving funding under the Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Program,  and others as identified by OJP. TTA providers funded under this solicitation are expected to work in collaboration with other OJP funded TTA  programs that offer a range of services to support both crime victims and victim service providers.

Funding Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Deadline: May 18, 2020
Amount: $2,500,000
For more information: https://bja.ojp.gov/HTTTA20

Cooperative Agreement to Support an Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Acute Dental Pain (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeks applications to develop, disseminate, implement, and evaluate, an evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the treatment of acute dental pain (surgical and non-surgical). Applicants must propose a comprehensive evidence-based plan that advances appropriate prescribing of opioid analgesics for patients with acute dental pain.

Funding Agency: Food and Drug Administration
Deadline: June 1, 2020
Amount: $1,500,000
For more information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-FD-20-029.html

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC): Employment of People Who are Blind or Have Low Vision
The purpose of the RRTCs, which are funded through the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, is to achieve the goals of, and improve the effectiveness of, services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act through well-designed research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination activities in important topical areas as specified by NIDILRR. These activities are designed to benefit people with disabilities, family members, rehabilitation service providers, policymakers and other research stakeholders. The purpose of this particular RRTC is to conduct research, training, technical assistance, and related activities to generate new knowledge about the efficacy of programs and interventions designed to improve employment outcomes for individuals who are blind or have low vision.

Funding Agency: Administration for Community Living
Deadline: June 1, 2020
Amount: $875,000
For more information: https://www.acl.gov/grants/applying-grants

BRAIN Initiative: Exploratory Team-Research BRAIN Circuit Programs – eTeamBCP (U01 Clinical Trials Optional)
Set to be a reissue of: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-18-029.html

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 15, 2021
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-20-029.html

Child Health Research Career Development Award (CHRCDA) Program (K12 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) invites applications for institutional research career development (K12) programs from applicant organizations that propose to support a program of mentored institutional career development programs for junior faculty investigators who have recently completed postgraduate clinical training in a subspecialty area of Pediatrics and are committed to launching an independent research career. The program provides supervised biomedical research training to assist the transition of junior faculty investigators into productive and independent physician-scientists.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: July 30, 2020
Amount: $425,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-21-017.html

Cultural Explosion at ACND
The successful applicant will be responsible for developing, staffing, and executing regular cultural programs at ACND, including but not limited to concerts, plays, dance, and other forms of performances, entertainment, and interactive activities that help participants, most between the ages of 18 and 40, to understand better America and/or American values and U.S. public diplomacy goals, drawing to the greatest degree possible from talent located in India.  Performers or facilitators themselves may be American or Indian.  The grantee should develop activities and events with advance approval of Public Affairs Section (PAS) staff, based on general parameters provided by PAS New Delhi. When conceptualizing and proposing the schedule for such programs/activities, the grantee will research and provide names and bios of performers and examples of their work if/as available on social media, websites, or other media.  PAS New Delhi will approve the selection of performers from a list of candidates provided by the grantee. The grantee will coordinate with PAS New Delhi and the relevant performers/facilitators to confirm the content of the event and coordinate with PAS to arrange media coverage as appropriate. The grantee will handle all programmatic and logistical aspects from the initial concept to final evaluation, including but not limited to: creating promotional content, designing flexible and dynamic programs that encourage visitors to become part of the American Center “family” and return and participate regularly in ACND activities, inviting and greeting audience members, emceeing events and coordinating opening etc. remarks and participation by ACND staff, arranging snacks/catering for guests (if appropriate), and helping ensure the visiting public is fully aware of security requirements (e.g. no laptops) and other aspects related to entry into ACND. The grantee should organize in consultation with PAS staff any pre- or follow-on activities, such as web chats, short videos with the performers, post-trip press events, and other similar amplification events. When appropriate, PAS New Delhi will amplify activities through embassy social media platforms. The grantee will conduct a post-event evaluation after each event to improve on future programs. (Please refer to the full announcement available under ‘related documents’ tab)

Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to India
Deadline: May 26, 2020
Amount: $200,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #ND-NOFO-20-105

Scientific Exchanges Initiative
The Scientific Exchanges Initiative advances USDA’s agricultural research goals to promote collaborative programs among agricultural professionals of eligible countries, the United States, the international agricultural research system, and United States entities conducting research in the agricultural sciences 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 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.

Funding Agency: Foreign Agricultural Service
Deadline: May 29, 2020
Amount: $700,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-FAS-10777-0700-10–20-0006

BJA FY 20 Innovative Prosecution Solutions for Combatting Violent Crime Training and Technical Assistance
The purpose of this solicitation is to select one provider to deliver, nationwide, a wide range of training and technical assistance (TTA) services to agencies participating in the Innovative Prosecution Solutions (IPS) site-based grant program. The IPS site-based program is dedicated to state and local prosecutor office modernization and caseload reduction and it is also focused on new solutions to public safety concerns, including the use of technology, intelligence, and data analytics to improve the operations of prosecutors’ offices in an effort to more efficiently and effectively aid communities in achieving a reduction in crime.

Funding Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Deadline: May 18, 2020
Amount: $1,000,000
For more information: https://bja.ojp.gov/IPSTTA20

Think Tank Engagement on Indo-Pacific Issues
Regional and global supply chains offer potentially boundless economic opportunity for India to serve as a global trade base, especially through expanded ties with economies in East Asia and elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific region, including ASEAN countries, Australia, Korea, and Japan. Foreign investors, however, frequently decide to locate production nodes elsewhere in the region, noting the lack of regional integration and resulting costs of using India as a global export base. Successful economic integration into the broader Indo-Pacific is crucial for developing India’s manufacturing sector, stimulating economic growth, and creating jobs for the one million Indians joining the work force every month. What are the options available to Indian entrepreneurs, businesses, and policy makers to attract such investment? What are the main impediments? Specifically, how have investment conditions changed in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and has regional integration changed business calculations in light of travel and shipping restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic? These are among the many questions requiring deeper discussion, debate, and published analysis. Through this initiative the successful applicant will bring together Indian and regional thought leaders in New Delhi and across the Indo-Pacific region to discuss, analyze and formulate policy recommendations to improve India’s integration in regional and global supply chains. Rather than merely provide a platform for presentations and academic discussions, these events should be maximally interactive. In this regard, proposals taking a creative approach to intellectual discussion and debate and that integrate modern conference formats are strongly encouraged[1]. Applicants should develop at least 10 audio/visual or other products designed to spark discussion for each topic at these events – for example, extremely brief video recorded interviews with Indian/foreign business leaders offering their views on event topics. At least one of the interviewees should be an American citizen representing a U.S. company. (Please refer to the full announcement available under ‘related documents’ tab)

Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to India
Deadline: May 26, 2020
Amount: $200,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #ND-NOFO-20-104

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RRTC) on Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Outcomes Research and Measurement
The purpose of the RRTCs, which are funded through the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, is to achieve the goals of, and improve the effectiveness of, services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act through well-designed research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination activities in important topical areas as specified by NIDILRR. The RRTC grant made under this priority will conduct research and related activities that will lead to improved quality of home and community based services (HCBS) for people with disabilities. The RRTC grant will work closely with the Administration for Community Living and NIDILRR to continue the development of HCBS quality measures that emphasize the importance of community living outcomes among HCBS beneficiaries.  The RRTC will also conduct research to generate new knowledge that can be used to improve the quality and efficacy of HCBS.

Funding Agency: Administration for Community Living
Deadline: June 1, 2020
Amount: $875,000
For more information: https://www.acl.gov/grants/applying-grants

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35) to eligible, domestic institutions to develop and/or enhance research training opportunities for predoctoral students interested in careers in biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research. Many NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) use this NRSA program exclusively to support intensive, short-term research training experiences for health professional students (medical students, veterinary students, and/or students in other health-professional programs) during the summer. This program is also intended to encourage training of graduate students in the physical or quantitative sciences to pursue research careers by short-term exposure to, and involvement in, the health-related sciences. The training should be of sufficient depth to enable the trainees, upon completion of the program, to have a thorough exposure to the principles underlying the conduct of biomedical research.    This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) does not allow appointed Trainees to lead an independent clinical trial, but does allow them to obtain research experience in a clinical trial led by a mentor or co-mentor.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 7, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-20-162.html

Catalyzing Innovation in Pediatric Pharmacology Clinical Trial Design and Resource Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to provide investigators with access to a consultative resource for planning activities and concept development for single or multi-site investigator initiated clinical trials that address gaps in pediatric drug development and that align with priorities identified in the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) Program. The FOA will support the development of clinical trials concepts of future well-designed clinical trials that require non-traditional designs in pediatric therapeutics with the opportunity to expand novelty and/or innovation. Investigators will have access to the expertise in pediatric drug development trial designs by utilizing the consultative services provided by the Pediatric Trials Network (PTN) and the BPCA Data Coordinating Center.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: March 17, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-161.html

National Child Welfare Capacity Building Center for Courts
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to create, through cooperative agreement, a National Child Welfare Capacity Building Center for Courts (Center).  The Center will serve as the focal point for national child welfare expertise, evidence-informed training and technical assistance services, and workforce development support for State Court Improvement Programs (CIP), Tribal Court Improvement Programs (TCIP), courts, child welfare attorneys, and the Children’s Bureau’s State and Tribal Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Implementation Partnership Grantees.  These services and supports are designed to build the capacity of state and tribal courts, CIPs, TCIPs and child welfare judges and attorneys to meet federal requirements, to participate in federal monitoring and related state and tribal child welfare program improvement planning activities, to implement national child welfare policies and programs, to improve practice and service delivery, and to achieve prevention, safety, permanency, and well-being outcomes for children, youth, and families. The project period will be a 48-month project period with four 12-month budget periods.

Funding Agency: Administration for Children and Families – ACYF/CB
Deadline: June 1, 2020
Amount: $3,000,000
For more information: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-ACYF-CZ-1840

Iowa Partners for Conservation (IPC) Fiscal Year (FY)
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing the potential availability of funding for agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing state-and-community-level conservation leadership. Proposals must be for projects based in Iowa and focus on conservation issues as noted in Section A (2) of this notice. Collaborative projects that provide on-the-ground support for Iowa NRCS Field Offices are highly encouraged. Research proposals will not be accepted, nor considered. NRCS anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in FY 2020 will be up to $2,500,000.00. Proposals are requested from City or township governments, county governments, Federally recognized Native American tribal governments, state governments, , nonprofits having a 501 (c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education), or institutions of higher education for competitive consideration of awards for projects between 1 and 5 years in duration. Organizations may use this opportunity to request additional funding for existing Iowa IPC agreements. Awarded organizations may be required to attend administrative training and may be required to present project updates in the form of a formal presentation to the Iowa NRCS Leadership. This notice identifies the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions for projects. Proposals will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete and/or noncompliant proposals will be eliminated from competition, and notification of elimination will be sent to the applicant. More information can be found in the Full Announcement located in the Related Documents tab of this opportunity, and also at the following website: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/ia/people/partners/request+for+proposals+%28rfp%29/. Key Dates: Proposals must be submitted by 10:59 p.m. Central Daylight Time on June 01, 2020. Applicants must submit proposals via Grants.gov at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/home.html. and via e-mail to the following address: to Judy Martinson at Judy.Martinson@usda.gov with a cc to Carolyn Christian at Carolyn.Christian@usda.gov.

Funding Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Science
Deadline: June 1, 2020
Amount: $1,500,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-NRCS-IA-IPC-20-GEN0010749

Blended English Teacher Certification Program with State Governments
This funding opportunity seeks to partner with American University or Teachers’ Association in the U.S. to offer a blended teacher certification program focusing on foundation and methodology of teaching English as a Second Language for 50 secondary school educators who have mentoring or teacher training duties. Training program should be planned in mid-May to June end or mid-November-December 20th, when schools are closed for vacations and teacher trainers are available. This project seeks to work with State Government/s in India on upgrading English language skills of trainers and mentors to raise the standard of English instruction for middle and secondary school students. In India, school education falls directly under the purview of State Governments. This initiative will help strengthen leadership skills of English trainers working directly with State Governments and build ties with State Governments working on improving English language education. After building a partnership with Delhi Government through the successful implementation of TCCP, RELO would like to expand this initiative using the model for blended certification program. This model has proven to be sustainable and helped make a positive impact on 1,100 Delhi Government schools that cater to educational needs of over 900,000 students. (Please refer to the full announcement available under ‘related documents’ tab)

Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to India
Deadline: May 26, 2020
Amount: $80,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #ND-NOFO-20-107

Access 2020: Training for Access Administrators from India and Afghanistan
The Regional English Language Office (RELO) is part of the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy and is based at the American Center in New Delhi. RELO provides academic expertise, advisory and consultative assistance for English language teaching and learning throughout the country. RELO also has materials and resources to help teachers and learners. RELO also engages in virtual programming through the E-teacher Scholarship Program, which consists of various 8-10 week, graduate-level online courses for select, small-group (25 maximum) English language educators led by reputable U.S. universities, companies, and individuals. RELO promotes American English live 60-minute biweekly webinars focusing on teaching tips and ideas, and free massive open online courses (MOOCs) that our Washington office creates. English is one of the two official languages of India, and is widely seen as a prerequisite to economic success. And yet, only 10% of the population speaks English fluently. The English Access Microscholarship Program (Access), one of flagship initiatives of the Office of English Language Programs, has been in India since 2005. As one of the largest Access program sites in the world, India partners with over 20 local providers (8-10 each year) to implement the program for nearly 1,000 students in multiple locations across India. The program lifecycle is guided by specific regulations pertaining to program content, reporting procedures, and financial oversight. The Access program procedures and guidelines have undergone a major shift this year to accommodate more robust practices, stringent reporting and demonstration of impact. The new proposal process is complex to ascertain the suitability of the applicant partner organization and understand the rationale behind their proposed budget. Most applicant organizations, old as well as new partners, aren’t familiar with these formats and require training to navigate through these new procedures, better understand expectations from our office, and network with their peers to create a strong community of practice. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State funded a regional training in India for 60 Access administrators from India, Afghanistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in 2016. It was felt that the program implementers needed to be trained not to just introduce new ideas and formats but to reinforce expectations from the global office. This funding opportunity seeks to bring together 45 Indian and Afghan Access administrators from ongoing programs along with representatives from potential partner organizations for a three and a half-day (3½-day) training program in India. This training will help the participants to get familiarized with new procedures, learn intricacies of the new application process, understand the strict financial regulations, and enhance their capacities to deliver the program as per required expectations. The prime objective of this PAS Delhi funded program is not just to strengthen the Access program implementation, but to emphasize the need to build in better evaluation procedures and alumni engagement strategies to gauge the program impact. (Please refer to the full announcement available under ‘related documents’ tab)

Funding Agency: U.S. Mission to India
Deadline: May 26, 2020
Amount: $50,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #ND-NOFO-20-106

Conservation Agreements for Implementing Key Conservation Objectives in Delaware
The NRCS – Delaware State Office, an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing the potential availability of funding for agreements for the purpose of leveraging NRCS resources, addressing local natural resource issues, encouraging collaboration and developing state-and-community-level conservation leadership. Proposals must be for projects based in Delaware and focus on conservation issues as noted in Section D below. Collaborative projects that provide on-the-ground support for Delaware NRCS Field Offices are highly encouraged. Research proposals will not be accepted, nor considered. NRCS anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in FY 2020 will be up to $350,000. Proposals are requested from eligible entities for competitive consideration of awards for projects between one and three years in duration. This notice identifies the objectives, eligibility criteria, and application instructions for projects. Proposals will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. The Delaware 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.

Funding Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Deadline: May 29, 2020
Amount: $350,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-NRCS-DE-MULTI-20-GEN0010703