TITLE:
OVC FY10 National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims

FON:
OVC-2010-2555

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ); Office of Justice Programs (OJP); Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications for funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims.

ACTION:
Applications are due by April 8, 2010. Private nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Kimberly Kelberg, 202/305-2903. E-mail: kimberly.kelberg@usdoj.gov.

____________________________________________

TITLE:
OJJDP FY 2010 Missing and Exploited Children Program Support

FON:
OJJDP-2010-2574

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ); Office of Justice Programs (OJP); Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications that support state and local law enforcement, child protection personnel, prosecutors, medical providers, and child advocacy center professionals in developing and strengthening their responses to child victimization cases.

ACTION:
Applications are due by May 25, 2010. Approximately up to $350,000 is available to support one award. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Amy Staubs, 202/307-5762. E-mail: amy.staubs@usdoj.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
OJJDP FY 2010 Missing and Exploited Children National Training and Technical Assistance Program

FON:
OJJDP-2010-2575

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ); Office of Justice Programs (OJP); Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to identify a training provider to develop and implement training on effective responses to child victimization cases for state and local law enforcement, child protection personnel, prosecutors, medical providers, and child advocacy center professionals.

ACTION:
Applications are due by May 20, 2010. Approximately up to $1.94 million is available to support one award. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Amy Staubs, 202/307-5762. E-mail: amy.staubs@usdoj.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
Training for Executive excellence: The Role of the Correctional CEO Curriculum Development

FON:
10A61

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ); National Institute of Corrections (NIC)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications for the development of a competency based, blended modality training curriculum that will provide correctional executives with the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to become more self-aware, ethical and value based, a strategic thinker, more organizationally influential, collaborative, team oriented, capable of setting effective organizational priorities, identifying a strategic vision and mission, and creating collaborative partnerships in the external environment.

ACTION:
Applications are due by March 25, 2010. One award will be made. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Robert M. Brown, 303/365-4400. E-mail at rbrown@bop.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program--Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Projects CFDA 84.133P-1

FON:
ED-GRANTS-031810-001

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Education (ED); Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)

ITEM:
Notice announcing the reopening of the competition for new awards under National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)-Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program- Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010.

ACTION:
Applications are due by April 1, 2010. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Federal Register, Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Marlene Spencer, 202/245-7532. E-mail: Marlene.Spencer@ed.gov.

TITLE:
Development of Animal Models and Related Biological Materials For Research (R21)

FON:
PA-10-138

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications that propose to develop, characterize or improve animal models for human disease or to improve diagnosis and control diseases of laboratory animals that may interfere with research.

ACTION:
Applications are due by February 16, June 16, and October 16 annually. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Michael Chang, 301/435-0744. Fax: 301/480-3819. E-mail: changmic@mail.nih.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
Graduate Psychology Education Program

FON:
HRSA-10-069

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications in meeting the costs to plan, develop, operate, or maintain graduate psychology doctoral, doctoral internship, and doctoral residency programs accredited by the APA.

ACTION:
Applications are due by April 19, 2010. Approximately $2.8 million is available to support 25 awards. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Catherine Rupinta, 301/443-1070. E-mail: CRupinta@hrsa.gov.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
Modeling of Infectious Disease Agent Systems (U01)

FON:
RFA-GM-11-002

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications that propose to provide the U.S. scientific and public health communities better resources, knowledge, and tools to improve their ability to identify and prevent the spread of diseases resulting from the emergence or intentional release of pathogens and their products.

ACTION:
Letters of intent are recommended and due by June 15, 2010. Applications are due by July 15, 2010. Approximately $3.5 million is available to support up to four awards. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
James Anderson, 301/594-0943. Fax: 301/480-2228. E-mail: andersj@mail.nih.gov.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
Providing Quality Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment Services in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

FON:
CDC-RFA-PS10-1076

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to continue the provision of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, & Support, and treatment services that have been indicated under PEPFAR, and to further promote transition of these programs to host country ownership for improved sustainability; to maintain HIV prevention, care and support, treatment and counseling and testing services for persons at increased risk of HIV infection in Nigeria and for non-indigenous partners to partner with one or more indigenous organization to support capacity development to incrementally assume greater autonomy for implementation of PEPFAR and global scale up goals, and strengthening the capacity of health care system in Nigeria.

ACTION:
Applications are due by May 17, 2010. Approximately $310 million is available to support one to five awards. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
TIMS, 770/488-2700. E-mail: pgotim@cdc.gov.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
HIV/AIDS Program Implementation Support Through Local Universities in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Under The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

FON:
CDC-RFA-PS10-10114

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to build and strengthen an indigenous, sustainable response to the HIV epidemic in Ethiopia through the support of innovative, culturally appropriate, high-quality HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support, and treatment programs at the national, regional, health network, and facility levels.

ACTION:
Applications are due by May 17, 2010. Approximately $1 million is available to support one award. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
TIMS, 770/488-2700. E-mail: pgotim@cdc.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
Data Management Coordinating Center for the National Muscular Dystrophy Registry

FON:
CDC-RFA-DD10-1011

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to establish the Data Management Coordinating Center (DMCC) that will provide the infrastructure and support necessary for data management, data mining, and data sharing across different diseases, data types, and platforms related to the muscular dystrophies.

ACTION:
Applications are due by May 14, 2010. Approximately $3.2 million is available to support one award. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
TIMS, 770/488-2700. E-mail: pgotim@cdc.gov.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC) National Center for Expansion of HIV Care in Minority Communities: Building Capacity in Community Health Centers

FON:
HRSA-10-121

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to improve, develop and enhance the organizational capacity of non-Ryan White funded community health centers to provide primary medical care and treatment to racial/ethnic minorities living with or affected by HIV/AIDS.

ACTION:
Applications are due by May 12, 2010. Approximately $3 million is available to support one award. Private and State controlled institutions of higher education are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Lauresa Washington, 301/443-0251. E-mail: lwashington2@hrsa.gov.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
Improving the Translation of the Evidence-Based Recommendation of Client Reminder/Recall for Childhood Immunization (U01)

FON:
RFA-IP-10-004

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to accelerate the translation of the evidence-based recommendation for using client reminder/recall to increase childhood immunization coverage among private providers.


ACTION:
Applications are due by April 26, 2010. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Andrew Hopkins, 404/498-2207. Fax: 404/498-2626. E-mail: AHopkins@cdc.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
Implementation of Prevention, Care, and Treatment Programs for Individuals with HIV/AIDS in the Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

FON:
CDC-RFA-PS10-1087

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to expand HIV services in the Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. HIV services should strengthen capacity and expand activities in the areas of: (1) HIV prevention; (2) HIV care, support, and treatment; and (3) capacity and infrastructure development.

ACTION:
Applications are due by May 17, 2010. Approximately $12 million is available to support four awards. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
TIMS, 770/488-2700. E-mail: pgotim@cdc.gov.

____________________________________________

TITLE:
Technical Assistance to Strengthen Blood Safety of the Ministry of Health in the Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

FON:
CDC-RFA-PS10-10104

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to provide technical assistance to the Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to ensure safe and adequate blood supply as well as to develop and implement a national safe blood system.

ACTION:
Applications are due by May 17, 2010. Approximately $15 million is available to support one award. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
TIMS, 770/488-2700. E-mail: pgotim@cdc.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
Strengthening Pre-Service and In-Service Training in the Context of Health System Strengthening in Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan Under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

FON:
CDC-RFA-PS10-1088

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to strengthen, expand, and develop pre-service and in-service training programs in the Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

ACTION:
Applications are due by May 17, 2010. Approximately $10 million is available to support four awards. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
TIMS, 770/488-2700. E-mail: pgotim@cdc.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
Secondary Analyses of Social and Behavioral Datasets in Aging (R03)

FON:
PA-10-139

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute on Aging (NIA)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to conduct secondary analysis of social and behavioral data in aging.

ACTION:
Applications are due by February 16, June 16, and October 16 annually. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
NIA: Partha Bhattacharyya, 301/496-3131. Fax: 301/402-0051. E-mail: bhattacharyyap@mail.nih.gov.
ODS: Rebecca Costello, 301/435-2920. Fax: 301/480-1845. E-mail: CostellB@od.nih.gov.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
Alcohol Use Disorders: Treatment, Services Research, and Recovery

FON:
PA-10-100 (R01)
PA-10-101 (R03)
PA-10-102 (R21)

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications that propose to support research on behavioral and pharmacological treatment for alcohol use disorders; organizational, financial, and management factors that facilitate or inhibit the delivery of services for alcohol use disorders; and phenomenon of recovery from alcohol use disorders.

ACTION:
R01: Applications are due by February 5, June 5, and October 5 annually. R03 and R21: Applications are due by February 16, June 16, and October 16 annually. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
PA-10-100:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

PA-10-101:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

PA-10-102:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
R01: Page Chiapella, 301/443-4715. Fax: 301/443-8774. E-mail: pchiapel@wilco.niaaa.nih.gov.
R03 and R21: Angela Martinelli, 301/451-8507. Fax: 301/443-8774. E-mail: martinellia@mail.nih.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
Exploratory Cancer Prevention Studies Involving Molecular Targets for Bioactive Food Components (R21)

FON:
PA-10-088

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Cancer Institute (NCI)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to promote cancer prevention research to identify and characterize molecular targets for bioactive food components.

ACTION:
Applications are due by February 16, June 16, and October 16 annually. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Young Kim, 301/496-0126. Fax: 301/480-3925. E-mail: yk47s@nih.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
Ancillary Studies in Clinical Trials (R01)

FON:
RFA-HL-10-024

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to conduct time-sensitive ancillary studies related to heart, lung, and blood diseases and sleep disorders in conjunction with ongoing clinical trials and other large clinical studies supported by NIH or non-NIH entities.

ACTION:
Letters of intent are recommended and due by April 28, 2010, August 30, 2010, and December 28, 2010. Applications are due by May 28, 2010, September 30, 2010, and January 28, 2011. Approximately $4.8 million is available to support 8 to 12 awards. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Varies by division. See solicitation for details.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
Technical Assistance to Behavior Change Communication (BCC) on Comprehensive Peer Education Program and the National AIDS Resource Center (NARC) Programs under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

FON:
CDC-RFA-PS10-10116

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to support a comprehensive Peer Education Program linked with services targeting uniformed services and Addis Ababa University (AAU) students and support the 15 established and 10 potential new AIDS Resource Centers (ARCs) throughout the country.

ACTION:
Applications are due by May 17, 2010. Approximately $15 million is available to support one award. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
TIMS, 770/488-2700. E-mail: pgotim@cdc.gov.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
The Role of Cellular Organelles in Alcohol-Induced Tissue Injury

FON:
PA-10-085 (R01)
PA-10-086 (R21)

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications that propose to study biological processes involving the cellular organelles in alcohol-induced tissue injury.

ACTION:
R01: Applications are due by February 5, June 5, and October 5 annually. R21: Applications are due by February 16, June 16, and October 16 annually. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
PA-10-085:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

PA-10-086:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Max Guo, 301/443-0639. Fax: 301/594-0673. E-mail: Max.Guo@nih.gov.
_______________________________________________

TITLE:
Stress Pathways in Alcohol Induced Organ Injury and Protection

FON:
PA-10-093 (R01)
PA-10-094 (R21)

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications that propose studying the role of cellular stress responses, the cytoplasmic classical stress response or heat shock response (HSR) and the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, in alcohol-induced tissue injury and tissue protection.

ACTION:
R01: Applications are due by February 5, June 5, and October 5 annually. R21: Applications are due by February 16, June 16, and October 16 annually. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
PA-10-093:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

PA-10-094:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Andras Orosz, 301/443-2193. Fax: 301/594-0673. E-mail: orosza@mail.nih.gov.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
Transforming Biomedicine at the Interface of the Life and Physical Sciences (R01)

FON:
PAR-10-141

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB); National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS); National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to stimulate quantitative and physical scientists to work with biomedical scientists to transform technological innovation and basic knowledge in the quantitative sciences into new or improved devices or systems for health care.

ACTION:
Letters of intent are recommended and due by April 18, 2010, April 18, 2011, and April 18, 2012. Applications are due by May 18, 2010, May 18, 2011, and May 18, 2012. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Varies by institute. See solicitation for details.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25)

FON:
PAR-10-140

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB); Eunice K. Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications that propose to establish new or to enhance existing team-based design courses in undergraduate Biomedical Engineering departments or programs.

ACTION:
Letters of intent are recommended and due by April 19, 2010, April 18, 2011, and April 18, 2012. Applications are due by May 18, 2010, May 18, 2011, and May 18, 2012. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LIMITED SUBMISSION:
Institutions may submit only one application per receipt date.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
NIBIB: Zeynep Erim, 301/435-6686. Fax: 301/480-1614. E-mail: erimz@mail.nih.gov.
NICHD: Ralph Nitkin, 301/402-4206. E-mail: RN21E@nih.gov.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
Ancillary Studies in Immunomodulation Clinical Trials (R01)

FON:
RFA-AI-10-014

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID); National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS); National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS); National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications for mechanistic studies in clinical trials of: (1) immunomodulatory interventions for immune system mediated diseases, including, but not limited to: asthma and allergic diseases; graft rejection in solid organ, cell, and tissue transplantation; graft versus host disease in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; and chronic inflammatory, autoimmune, and immunodeficiency diseases; and (2) preventative and therapeutic, vaccines for non-HIV/AIDS infectious diseases, including NIAID Category A, B, and C agents of bioterrorism and emerging/re-emerging infectious diseases.

ACTION:
Letters of intent are recommended and due by April 9, 2010. Applications are due by June 9, 2010. Approximately $2 million is available to support five to six awards. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Varies by institute. See solicitation for details.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
Exceptional, Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration (EUREKA) In the Epilepsies (R01)

FON:
RFA-NS-11-003

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications proposing exceptionally innovative research on novel hypotheses or difficult problems, solutions to which would have an extremely high impact on biomedical or biobehavioral research in the epilepsies.

ACTION:
Letters of intent are recommended and due by July 13, 2010. Applications are due by August 13, 2010. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Brandy Fureman, 301/496-1917. Fax: 301/402-1501. E-mail: furemanb@ninds.nih.gov.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities

FON:
PAR-10-136 (R01)
PAR-10-137 (R21)

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); Multiple Institutes

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to encourage behavioral and social science research on the causes and solutions to health and disabilities disparities in the U. S. population.

ACTION:
Letters of intent are recommended and due by August 14, 2010, December 11, 2010, April 11, 2011, August 14, 2011, December 11, 2011, April 11, 2012, August 14, 2012, December 14, 2012, and April 11, 2013. Applications are due by September 14, 2010, January 11, 2011, May 11, 2011, September 14, 2011, January 11, 2012, May 11, 2012, September 14, 2012, January 14, 2013, and May 11, 2013. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
PAR-10-136:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

PAR-10-137:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Varies by institute. See solicitation for details.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
Centers of Excellence for Research on CAM (CERC) for Pain (P01)

FON:
RFA-AT-10-002

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to support and enhance research on the application and use of promising complementary/alternative/integrative medicine (CAM/IM) modalities or approaches in the setting of chronic pain.

ACTION:
Letters of intent are recommended and due by July 13, 2010. Applications are due by August 13, 2010. Approximately $3.75 million is available to support up to three awards. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Barbara Sorkin, 301/594-8018. E-mail: sorkinb@mail.nih.gov.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
Methods for Prevention Packages Program (MP3 II) (R01)

FON:
RFA-AI-10-005

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Health (NIAID); National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications for multidisciplinary research programs that; (1) devise optimal HIV prevention packages (combination interventions) for specific populations, (2) perform pilot studies to demonstrate that the proposed prevention package is acceptable to the target population and the study design is appropriate and feasible, and (3) design clinical protocols to rigorously examine the safety and efficacy of these "packages" in the target population.

ACTION:
Letters of intent are recommended and due by June 15, 2010. Applications are due by July 15, 2010. Approximately $3.5 million is available. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
NIAID: Vanessa Elharrar, 301/827-0845. Fax: 301/496-8530. E-mail: elharrarva@niaid.nih.gov.
NIMH: Andrew Forsyth, 301/443-8403. Fax: 301/443-9719. E-mail: aforsyth@mail.nih.gov.
NIAAA: Kendall Bryant, 301/402-9389. Fax: 301/443-8614. E-mail: kbryant@mail.nih.gov.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
New Biomedical Frontiers at the Interface of the Life and Physical Sciences (R01)

FON:
PAR-10-142

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB); National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS); National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications that propose discovery research that may create entirely new areas of biomedical investigation through bridging the physical and life/behavioral sciences.

ACTION:
Letters of intent are recommended and due by April 18, 2010, April 18, 2011, and April 18, 2012. Applications are due by May 18, 2010, May 18, 2011, and May 18, 2012. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Varies by institute. See solicitation for details.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
Capacity Building Initiative for Substance Abuse (SA) and HIV Prevention Services for At-Risk Racial/Ethnic Minority Young Adults

FON:
SP-10-004

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to provide substance abuse and HIV prevention services to at-risk minority populations in communities disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS.

ACTION:
Applications are due by May 15, 2010. Approximately $8 million is available to support up to 27 awards. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Claudia Richards, 240/276-0469. E-mail: 2010CBI@samhsa.hhs.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
Logistics And Technical Support For CDC Health Workforce And Systems Capacity Development In Multiple Countries

FON:
CDC-RFA-GH11-1102

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications: to enhance the regional, national, and sub-national regional disease surveillance, epidemiologic investigation and response capabilities and help achieve sustainability of programs; to provide support, logistical and technical; to national FE(L)TPs to help strengthen their epidemiology workforce, and their public health surveillance and response capabilities; and to work with national, regional and global partners, including CDC, to develop and implement applied epidemiology programs and public health capacity in the countries.

ACTION:
Applications are due by May 31, 2010. Approximately $500,000 is available to support one award. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
TIMS, 770/488-2700. E-mail: pgotim@cdc.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
National Aging Information & Referral Support Center

FON:
HHS-2010-AOA-IR-1014

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to continue operation of the support/call center which provides technical assistance and training to the aging network to assist these entities and enhance the quality and professionalism and their information and assistance systems.

ACTION:
Letters of intent are requested and due by April 20, 2010. Applications are due by May 17, 2010. Approximately $300,000 is available to support one award. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Sherri Clark, 202/357-3506. E-mail: sherri.clark@aoa.hhs.gov.

____________________________________________


Meeting:
HIT Policy Committee's Workgroup Meetings

FON:
N/A

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

ITEM:
Notice announcing a meeting of the HIT Policy Committee's Workgroup. The purpose of the meeting is to provide recommendations to the National Coordinator on a policy framework for the development and adoption of a nationwide health information technology infrastructure that permits the electronic exchange and use of health information as is consistent with the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and that includes recommendations on the areas in which standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria are needed.

ACTION:
HIT Policy Committee Workgroup will hold the following public meetings during April 2010: April 6th Strategic Plan Workgroup, 12 to 3 p.m./ET, a public listening session, details will be posted on ONC Web site; April 8th Meaningful Use Workgroup, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m./ET; April 14th NHIN Workgroup, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m./ET; April 16th Strategic Plan Workgroup, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m./ET; April 20th Meaningful Use Workgroup hearing on Patient Engagement, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m./ET; April 26th Privacy & Security Policy Workgroup, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; and April 30th Certification/Adoption Workgroup, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m./ET. All workgroup meetings will be available via webcast; for instructions on how to listen via telephone or Web visit Health IT.

LINKS:
Federal Register

CONTACT:
Judy Sparrow, 202/205-4528. Fax: 202/690-6079. E-mail: judy.sparrow@hhs.gov.

____________________________________________


Meeting:
HIT Standards Committee's Workgroup Meetings

FON:
N/A

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

ITEM:
Notice announcing a meeting of the HIT Standards Committee's Workgroup. The purpose of the meeting is to provide recommendations to the National Coordinator on standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria for the electronic exchange and use of health information for purposes of adoption, consistent with the implementation of the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, and in accordance with policies developed by the HIT Policy Committee.

ACTION:
HIT Standard Committee Workgroup will hold the following public meetings during April 2010: April 1st Privacy & Security Workgroup, webcast only, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m./ET; April 23rd Clinical Quality Workgroup, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m./ET; April 23rd Privacy & Security Workgroup, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m./ET; and April 30th Implementation Workgroup, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m./ET. All workgroup meetings will be available via webcast; for instructions on how to listen via telephone or Web visit Health IT.

LINKS:
Federal Register

CONTACT:
Judy Sparrow, 202/205-4528. Fax: 202/690-6079. E-mail: judy.sparrow@hhs.gov.



 

TITLE:
Research Opportunities in Materials Science

FON:
NNH10ZTT001N

AGENCY:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

ITEM:
Notice seeking proposals to conduct ground-based research in materials science.

ACTION:
Step-1 proposals are due by April 30, 2010. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply. This solicitation (NRA NNH10ZTT001N), entitled, "Research Opportunities in Materials Science," will be available on or about March 31, 2010.

LINKS:
Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Kenneth Albright, E-mail: kenneth.e.albright@nasa.gov.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
Computing in the Cloud

FON:
10-550

AGENCY:
National Science Foundation (NSF); Multiple Directorates

ITEM:
Notice seeking proposals to provide the science and engineering communities with the opportunity to leverage highly-scalable cloud computing platforms to conduct research and education activities in cloud computing and data-intensive computing, and their applications.

ACTION:
Letters of intent are required and due by April 30, 2010. Proposals are due by June 15, 2010. Approximately $5 million is available to support 10 to 15 awards. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Chitaranjan Das, 703/292-8910. E-mail: CiCQueries@nsf.gov.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
Advancing Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) in Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis of Complex Systems

FON:
DE-FOA-0000315

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Energy (DoE); Office of Science (SC); Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications for research addressing the mathematical and computational challenges of uncertainty quantification in the modeling and simulation of complex natural and engineered systems.

ACTION:
Applications are due by April 26, 2010. Approximately up to $3 million is available to support multiple awards. Eligibility is unrestricted.

LINKS:
Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Karen Pao, 301/903-5384. E-mail: karen.pao@science.doe.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
Center of Excellence for Commerical Space Transportation

FON:
10-C-CST-P

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT)

ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to create a cost sharing partnership of academia, industry, and government that will focus on research areas of primary interest to the FAA and the U.S. commercial space transportation industry as a whole.

ACTION:
Applications are due by April 23, 2010. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Patricia Watts, 609/485-5043. E-mail: patricia.watts@faa.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
ROSES 2010: Terrestrial Hydrology

FON:
NNH10ZDA001N-THP

AGENCY:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

ITEM:
Notice seeking proposals to use remote sensing to develop a predictive understanding of the role of water in land-atmosphere interactions and to further the scientific basis of water resources management.

ACTION:
Notices of intent are due by April 21, 2010. Proposals are due by June 15, 2010. Approximately $2.5 million is available to support 15 awards. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Jared Entin, 202/358-0275. E-mail: Jared.K.Entin@nasa.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation

FON:
10-551

AGENCY:
National Science Foundation (NSF); Multiple Directorates

ITEM:
Notice seeking proposals for transforming innovations in research and education into sustained software resources that are an integral part of the cyberinfrastructure.

ACTION:
Letters of intent are required and due by May 10, 2010. Proposals are due by June 14, 2010. Approximately $11.4 million is available to support 22 awards. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Manish Parashar, 703/292-4766. E-mail: SI2Queries@nsf.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
ROSES 2010: Astrophysics Theory

FON:
NNH10ZDA001N-ATP

AGENCY:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

ITEM:
Notice seeking proposals that support efforts to develop the basic theory for NASA's space astrophysics programs.

ACTION:
Notices of intent are due by April 9, 2010. Proposals are due by June 4, 2010. Approximately $4 million is available to support 35 awards. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Thierry Lanz, 202/358-3989. E-mail: HQ-ATP@mail.nasa.gov

____________________________________________


TITLE:
ROSES 2010: Laboratory Analysis of Returned Samples

FON:
NNH10ZDA001N-LARS

AGENCY:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

ITEM:
Notice seeking proposals to maximize the scientific return from the samples provided by missions such as Genesis and Stardust (see further below) through development of laboratory instrumentation and advanced analytical techniques required for the complete analyses of the samples they return.

ACTION:
Notices of intent are due by April 16, 2010. Proposals are due by June 11, 2010. Approximately $5 million is available to support 20 to 30 awards. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
David Lindstrom, 202/358-0311. E-mail: HQ-LARS@mail.nasa.gov.
____________________________________________


TITLE:
Exploratory Research in Nuclear Technology

FON:
BAA10-DNDO-02

AGENCY:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

ITEM:
Notice seeking proposals that may lead to a dramatic improvement in national capabilities in nuclear/radiological detection, verification, and forensics.

ACTION:
White papers are due by April 20, 2010. Proposals are due by June 28, 2010. Eligibility is unrestricted.

LINKS:
Fedbizopps

CONTACT:
William Fuller, E-mail: William.C.Fuller@dhs.gov.

____________________________________________


TITLE:
FY 2010 Request for Proposal for the Pollution Prevention Information Network (PPIN) Grants Program

FON:
EPA-HQ-OPPT-10-05

AGENCY:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

ITEM:
Notice seeking proposals that describe: 1) how the work will meet EPA grant requirements; 2) how the activities will address one or more of the P2 program strategic goals; 3) how collaboration and coordination will meet the needs of a specific audience; and 4) how activities, outputs and outcomes will be measured.

ACTION:
Notices of intent to apply are due by April 19, 2010. Proposals are due by May 3, 2010. Approximately $800,000 is available. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

LINKS:
Solicitation, Grants.gov notice

CONTACT:
Beth Anderson, 202/564-8833. Fax: 202/564-8901. E-mail: Anderson.Beth@epa.gov.