FY 2021 Survey of International Educational Exchange Activity in the United States
The Office of Global Educational Programs in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), announces an open competition for the FY 2021 Survey of International Educational Exchange Activity in the United States. U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to conduct a comprehensive statistical survey (census) of foreign nationals enrolled in U.S. higher education institutions, foreign scholars at U.S. institutions, and U.S. students studying abroad for academic credit; to collaborate with national agencies, country representatives, and academic mobility researchers from around the world to collect and report accurate, timely and comprehensive data on global student mobility. Please see full announcement for additional information.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Deadline: June 8, 2020
Amount: $500,000
For more information: https://eca.state.gov/organizational-funding/open-grant-solicitations
FY 2020 Alumni Thematic International Exchange Seminars (TIES)
The Office of Alumni Affairs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the administration of the FY 2020 Alumni Thematic International Exchange Seminars (TIES). U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to conduct approximately nine regional, sub-regional, or multiregional enrichment seminars for U.S. government-sponsored and U.S. government facilitated people-to-people exchange program alumni (“exchange alumni”). The cooperative agreement includes a small grants component to help participants take concrete actions as a result of their seminar experiences. ECA anticipates issuing a cooperative agreement of up to $2,250,000. Please see full announcement for additional information.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Deadline: June 8, 2020
Amount: $2,250,000
For more information: https://eca.state.gov/organizational-funding/open-grant-solicitations
FY 2021 Teachers of Critical Languages Program
The Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), U.S. Department of State, is announcing an open competition for a cooperative agreement to administer the Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) in Fiscal Year 2021. U.S. public and private non-profit organizations or consortia or other combinations of eligible organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) may submit a proposal to administer the FY 2021 Teachers of Critical Languages Program. ECA anticipates issuing one cooperative agreement for $1,375,000, pending the availability of FY 2021 funds. Although participating countries are noted below, applicant organizations must demonstrate flexibility and the willingness to work in locations that may not be identified at the present time. ECA reserves the right to add or remove languages, regions, or countries depending on Bureau priorities and the availability of funds.To facilitate effective communication with ECA’s Teacher Exchange Branch (ECA/A/S/X), the award recipient cooperating on this program should have an office and staff located in Washington, D.C. at the time of application.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Deadline: June 23, 2020
Amount: $1,375,000
For more information: https://eca.state.gov/organizational-funding/open-grant-solicitations
FY 2020 Community Engagement Exchange Program
The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs invites proposal submissions for the FY 2020 Community Engagement Exchange Program (CEE) in Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Eurasia, the Middle East and North Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Western Hemisphere. U.S. public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to conduct this international civic leadership program. The Community Engagement Exchange Program is a bold new global initiative to support approximately 120 passionate emerging community leaders, ages 20-27, from over 100 countries around the world working at the nexus of public, private, and non-profit sectors to address public concerns and improve the quality of community. CEE participants will undertake a two- to three-month U.S.-based civil society exchange program with working placements in public institutions, government offices, social incubators, businesses, or non-profit organizations, working with professional counterparts and seasoned civil society and community leaders on pre-defined substantive issues of mutual interest. The program will include a professional practicum, robust leadership training, service-learning, and opportunities to transform ideas into actionable community projects in participants’ countries. The program will also support overseas travel for approximately 40 American participants from U.S. host organizations and approximately 30 global leadership professionals, including alumni of U.S. government programs, to work with CEE participants on community engagement projects of mutual interest. The Community Engagement Exchange Program is intended to promote a global civil society eco-system and build a network of young emerging civil society and community leaders in the United States and around the world through international exchanges, civic leadership education, innovative community initiatives, and civil society projects that maximize the program’s reach and amplify impact.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Deadline: June 8, 2020
Amount: $5,000,000
For more information: https://eca.state.gov/organizational-funding/open-grant-solicitations
Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund – IHEs
CARES Act: Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
Funding Agency: Department of Education
Deadline: September 30, 2020
For more information: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/caresact.html
Research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages investigator(s)-initiated applications that propose to examine the etiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology and manifestations of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in diverse groups and across the lifespan. Applications that address gaps in the understanding of the environmental and biological risk factors, the determinants of heterogeneity among individuals with ME/CFS, and the common mechanisms influencing the multiple affected body systems in ME/CFS are encouraged. The NIH is particularly interested in funding interdisciplinary research that will enhance our knowledge of disease processes and provide evidence-based solutions to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life of all persons with ME/CFS. This interdisciplinary research may include the building of scientific teams to study and develop biomarkers and/or characterize the pathophysiological response of organ systems in individuals with ME/CFS. The R21 Grant mechanism is intended to support innovative, high impact research projects. Such projects would either 1) generate pilot data to assess the feasibility of a novel avenue of investigation; 2) involve high risk experiments that could lead to a breakthrough in ME/CFS; 3) demonstrate the feasibility of new technologies that could have a major impact on ME/CFS research. Proposals submitted under this mechanism should be limited to those with the potential for truly ground-breaking impact.
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-20-168.html
Smoking Machine Adaptor Design Project for ENDS, Cigars, and Heated Tobacco Products (UC2) Clinical Trials Not Allowed
FDA’s CTP is seeking to develop a smoking machine adaptor for use with electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS), cigars, and heated tobacco products that will require significant collaboration and research efforts with outside organizations. The selected organization(s) will develop a single universal adaptor, or standardized family of adaptors, for the attachment of ENDS, cigars, and heated tobacco products to existing smoking machines originally designed for use with cigarettes and make available to tobacco stakeholders, contract and government laboratories, and academic institutions.
Funding Agency: Food and Drug Administration
Deadline: July 10, 2020
Amount: $2,000,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #RFA-FD-21-003
Research on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages investigator(s)-initiated applications that propose to examine the etiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology and manifestations of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in diverse groups and across the lifespan. Applications that address gaps in the understanding of the environmental and biological risk factors, the determinants of heterogeneity among individuals with ME/CFS, and the common mechanisms influencing the multiple affected body systems in ME/CFS are encouraged. The NIH is particularly interested in funding interdisciplinary research that will enhance our knowledge of disease processes and provide evidence-based solutions to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and quality of life of all persons with ME/CFS. This interdisciplinary research may include the building of scientific teams to study and develop biomarkers and/or characterize the pathophysiological response of organ systems in individuals with ME/CFS. Applicants are encouraged to propose novel and innovative research that will break new ground or extend previous discoveries toward new directions.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: March 5, 2023
For more information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-165.html
Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health
The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to announce the availability of supplemental funding for the organizations that were previously awarded funding under Funding Strategy 1 of CDC-RFA-OT18-1802: “Strengthening Public Health Systems and Services through National Partnerships to Improve and Protect the Nation’s Health.” Recipients are eligible to submit applications for FY20 CIO Project Plans according to the Target Population Category and Target Population Description for which they received initial funding in FY18. This supplemental funding opportunity enables the recipients to strengthen the nation’s public health infrastructure, ensure a competent, current, and connected public health system, and improve the delivery of essential services through capacity-building assistance (CBA).
Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control – OSTLTS
Deadline: May 14, 2020
Amount: $250,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #CDC-RFA-OT18-18020301SUPP20
Strengthening Institutional Capacity to Conduct Global Cancer Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (D43 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to establish an institutional program for mentored training in global cancer research. This program will support research training led by US-based cancer research-intensive institutions working in collaboration with institutions in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). These training programs will be built upon the US institutions pre-existing training infrastructure and research collaborations with LMICs and will leverage these resources to expand the global cancer research workforce both in the US and in LMICs. The overarching goal of this grant program is to build capacity to conduct innovative and collaborative global research projects that will contribute to the advancement of basic, clinical, translational, and population-based cancer research.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 24, 2021
Amount: $250,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-20-031.html
National Centers for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NCBIB) (P41 Clinical Trials Optional)
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages grant applications for Biomedical Technology Resource Centers (BTRCs). BTRCs are national resource centers for conducting research and development on new technologies that are driven by the needs of basic, translational, and/or clinical researchers. BTRCs also make their technologies available to other investigators, train members of the research community in the use of the technologies, and disseminate the technologies broadly.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 7, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-169.html
USDA Forest Service – Great Lakes RFA 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service will support projects in the Great Lakes basin that implement the following strategic, priority actions: mitigate or control invasive forest insect and disease impacts; plant trees and other vegetation as an integral component of green infrastructure; restore and connect coastal wetland systems through healthy tree cover; and restore resilient riparian forests. The minimum and maximum Federal funding requests vary depending on program area, with an overall range of $50,000 to $300,000. A 20% non-Federal cost share of the total program cost is required.
Funding Agency: Forest Service
Deadline: June 26, 2020
Amount: $300,000
For more information: https://www.fs.usda.gov/naspf/working-with-us/grants/great-lakes-restoration-initiative
2020 Cochran Fellowship Program
The Cochran Fellowship Program is requesting the design and delivery of training activities for Cochran Fellowship Program Fellows. Since 1984, the U.S. Congress has made funds available to the Cochran Fellowship Program for training agriculturalists from middle-income countries, emerging markets, and emerging democracies. Training opportunities are for senior and mid-level specialists and administrators working in agricultural trade and policy, agribusiness development, management, animal, plant, and food sciences, extension services, agricultural marketing, and many other areas. Individuals selected for Cochran trainings come from both the public and private sectors. All training occurs in the United States. Training programs are designed and organized in conjunction with U.S. universities, USDA and other government agencies, agribusinesses, and consultants. The Cochran Fellowship Program is part of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service. Since its start in 1984, the Cochran Fellowship Program has provided U.S.-based training for over 18,900 international participants from 126 countries worldwide. Training objectives must support the agricultural extension goals of the Cochran Fellowship Program to assist eligible countries to develop agricultural systems necessary to meet the food and fiber needs of their domestic populations and/or strengthen and enhance trade linkages between eligible countries and agricultural interests in the United States by providing fellowships to individuals from eligible countries who specialize in agriculture for study in the United States. In general, USDA will identify Fellows based on country-specific topics of importance to the international agricultural trading system and place them with U.S. institutions for 1-2 week intensive programs. These programs are expected to contribute to the strategic goals and objectives of the institutions through a hands-on experience in a “real-world” international trade scenario, providing an opportunity for application of research, extension, or teaching agendas. Host institutions will be able to share the knowledge gained through the program in their classroom and extension work with their faculty, students, extension officers, and constituents; and they will be able to continue to maintain professional contacts with the Fellows after their departure from the United States.
Funding Agency: Cochran Fellowship Prog-Intl Trng 10.962
Deadline: September 30, 2020
Amount: $150,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-FAS-10962-0700-10-20-0002
Georgia NRCS Technical Services and Projects for Fiscal Year 2020
The Georgia NRCS, an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is seeking support from and opportunities to partner with like minded natural resource conservation partners. The overall intent of this solicitation is to solicit partnerships to help enhance the implementation of key technical services and projects for Fiscal Year 2020 outlined in Section A. Proposals will be accepted for projects performed in Georgia. NRCS anticipates that the amount available for support of this program in FY 2020 will be approximately $2,500,000. Agreements awarded in pursuant to this NFO may be 1-4 years in duration.
Funding Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Deadline: May 15, 2020
Amount: $600,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-NRCS-GA-MULTI-20-GEN0010692
Post-Acute Interventions for the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa (R34 Clinical Trial Required)
NIMH seeks applications for pilot projects to evaluate the preliminary effectiveness of interventions targeting sustained and enhanced treatment response following acute treatment for anorexia nervosa (AN). An emphasis is placed on trials that go beyond seeking incremental gains in intervention effects, and instead take a theory-driven, empirical approach to developing and testing interventions that will have a significant impact on weight restoration and psychological symptoms associated with AN. Consistent with an effectiveness framework, studies should take a deployment-focused approach to intervention development and testing, acknowledging that many patients will receive post-acute treatment from community providers unaffiliated with specialty eating disorder centers.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 15, 2021
Amount: $225,000
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-20-500.html
Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation in Children and Adults (CTOT-CA) (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose of this FOA is to solicit applications to participate in a clinical studies program to improve the long-term outcome of adult and pediatric transplant recipients (thoracic organ, abdominal organ, vascular composite tissue, and cellular replacement). The Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation in Children and Adults (CTOT-CA) program will support cooperative, multi-institutional consortia for the conduct of interventional trials (Phase 1, 2, or 3) or observational clinical studies in organ, vascularized composite tissue, or cellular replacement allotransplantation. Each applicant institution must represent a consortium of 2 or more clinical sites. Each clinical study must include associated mechanistic studies that focus on immune-mediated processes that are relevant to the proposed clinical study. The goals of this research will be to further our understanding of and ultimately reduce immune- and infection-mediated morbidity and mortality of allotransplantation.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: October 9, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-20-029.html
New Informatics Tools and Methods to Enhance U.S. Cancer Surveillance Research (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to advance surveillance science by supporting the development of new and innovative tools and methods for more efficient, detailed, timely, and accurate data collection by cancer registries. Specifically, the FOA seeks applications for projects to develop, adapt, apply, scale-up, and validate tools and methods to improve the collection and integration cancer registry data and to expand the data items collected. Applications must be built on partnership with U.S. population-based central cancer registries (a partnership must involve at least two different registries). Tools and methods proposed for development are expected to enhance the registry core infrastructure and, in so doing, expand the usefulness of registry-collected data to support high-quality cancer research.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: June 6, 2023
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-170.html
Wilson-Fish TANF Coordination Program
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announces the availability of funding for the Wilson-Fish (WF) Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Coordination (WF TC) program. This new initiative funds the development and implementation of innovative approaches throughout a state to facilitate access by refugee families with children under the age of 18 (or “TANF-eligible refugees”) to relevant, customized, and culturally and linguistically appropriate integrated services and/or resources that harness refugees’ specific strengths and address the challenges they face post-resettlement. Examples of such services and resources include, but are not limited to, employment training, English language instruction, enhanced case management, other social services, the use of community liaisons and navigators, and the development of information in languages commonly spoken within resettled refugee communities. Projects proposed under the WF TC program will identify TANF and ORR-funded programming currently serving TANF-eligible refugees to develop and provide in-person and remote services and/or resources that will enhance or complement that programming and address unmet needs of refugees. The WF TC program requires grantees’ coordination with the subdivision of the state agency tasked with the operation of the state’s TANF program (or “state TANF office”) and the office of the State Refugee Coordinator (or the individual responsible for the statewide or regional coordination of the refugee resettlement program, as applicable), as well as the development or fostering of partnerships with other stakeholders.
Funding Agency: Administration for Children and Families – ORR
Deadline: June 26, 2020
Amount: $800,000
For more information: https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/HHS-2020-ACF-ORR-RW-1564
Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program (Si2/R00 Clinical Trial Optional)
This FOA encourages applications for the Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program for the purpose of supporting the research activities during the early stage careers of independent clinical researchers. The program offers the opportunity for a unique bridge between the NIH intramural and extramural research communities and contains two phases. In the first phase, Lasker scholars will receive appointments for up to 5-7 years as tenure-track investigators within the NIH Intramural Research Program with independent research budgets. In the second phase, successful scholars will receive up to 3 years of NIH support for their research at an extramural research facility; or, the scholar can be considered to remain as an investigator within the intramural program.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: August 28, 2020
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-167.html
USDA-FNS-SNAP-PTIG-FY2020
Section 11(t) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (Public Law 116-94), as amended, Grants for Simplified Application and Eligibility Determination Systems and Improved Access to Benefits, authorizes the Food and Nutrition Service Agency (FNS) to annually award up to $5 million* in grants to State agencies; public health, or educational entities; or private nonprofit entities, such as community-based or faith-based organizations, food banks, or other emergency feeding organizations. Grants authorized by Section 11(t), known as Process and Technology Improvement Grants, allow applicants to “develop and implement supplemental nutrition assistance program simplified application and eligibility determination systems.” Process and Technology Improvement Grants support efforts by State agencies and their community-based and faith-based partners to develop and implement projects that focus on improving the quality and efficiency of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) operations and processes. Process and Technology Improvement Grants are contingent on the availability of funding.
Funding Agency: Food and Nutrition Service
Deadline: June 15, 2020
Amount: $2,000,000
For more information: Go to grants.gov and search opportunity #USDA-FNS-SNAP-PTIG-FY2020
Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants
Authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa, the DLT Program provides financial assistance to enable and improve distance learning and telemedicine services in rural areas. DLT grant funds support the use of telecommunications-enabled information, audio and video equipment, and related advanced technologies by students, teachers, medical professionals, and rural residents. These grants are intended to increase rural access to education, training, and health care resources that are otherwise unavailable or limited in scope. The regulation for the DLT Program can be found at 7 CFR part 1734. All applicants should carefully review and prepare their applications according to instructions in the FY 2020 DLT Grant Program Application Guide (Application Guide) and program resources. This Application Guide can be found in this entry on grants.gov as well as at https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/distance-learning-telemedicine-grants. Expenses incurred in developing applications will be at the applicant’s own risk. This is the second application window for the DLT program in FY2020. Approximately $71.7 million was made available for funding under Window 1, which included $47 million in funds appropriated for FY2020 as well as funds totaling $24.7 million which were not awarded during FY2019 and have been carried forward to the current year. Window 1 closed April 10, 2020. The Agency will be processing applications and making Window 1 awards in the coming months. Funds not awarded under Window 1 will be made available under Window 2, along with $25 million received from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). The agency also reserves the right to increase funding utilizing the application queue under this opportunity should additional appropriations become available for the same purposes.
Funding Agency: Utilities Programs
Deadline: July 13, 2020
Amount: $1,000,000
For more information: https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/distance-learning-telemedicine-grants
BJA FY 20 Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner System Program
With this solicitation, BJA seeks proposals to strengthen the medical examiner/coroner (ME/C) system in the United States. Through this program, BJA will support grants in two focus areas by: (1) Supporting forensic pathology fellowships and (2) Providing resources necessary for medical examiner and coroner offices to achieve accreditation.
Funding Agency: Bureau of Justice Assistance
Deadline: June 15, 2020
Amount: $125,000
For more information: https://bja.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/bja-2020-18435
Implementation Research to Improve Case Finding, Cascade Screening, and Treatment for Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)
This milestone-driven Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for single-site clinical trials that: (1) address barriers that impede population-level implementation of case finding and cascade screening (i.e., blood relatives of FH index cases are systematically contacted based on their risk according to the pattern of inheritance); (2) explore implementation science methodologies to assess the uptake, cost-effectiveness, feasibility, and scalability of family-based cascade screening programs for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH); (3) develop or improve machine learning algorithms and data mining techniques to find high-risk individuals using electronic health records (EHRs); and (4) optimize treatment strategies and health outcomes.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: May 7, 2021
For more information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-22-006.html