Funding Update, RSP's monthly publication, contains upcoming deadlines for potential funding sources. This publication includes deadline dates for December 1-15, 2006. For additional information, contact Jan Power (x2425) or rsp@wright.edu

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Program Number: 90115
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Plant Genome--Applied Plant Genomics Coordinated Agricultural Project (CAP) (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Ed Kaleikau
Tel: 202- 401-1931
Email: ekaleikau@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
This program requires a letter of intent by December 6, 2006 (5:00pm ET) prior to application submission. Applications submitted without an approved letter of intent will not be reviewed. Invited Electronic applications must be submitted by 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:
The applied plant genomics Coordinated Agricultural Project (CAP) element is seeking applications for a community of researchers, educators, and extension specialists to focus on large-scale application and translation of genome discoveries and technology for U.S. crop or forestry improvement. The goal of the CAP is to move science from the lab to the field to the marketplace and, in the process, to solve real world problems. To accomplish this goal, the program is seeking applications that respond to existing or emerging problems, opportunities, and issues through the development and application of science-based knowledge.

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Program Number: 84024
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Sponsor: Parks (William and Charlotte) Foundation for Animal Welfare
Title: Grants Program
Contact: Donna Pease, Grants Administrator
Tel:
Email: info@parksfoundation.org
Full Program: http://www.parksfoundation.org/criteria.html
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides funding to tax-exempt organizations to improve the status of animals worldwide by studies of the science and philosophy of animal welfare/rights and to reduce the suffering and harm inflicted on animals by human beings. Grants up to $10,000 will be made.

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Program Number: 81466
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Sponsor: American Association of Feline Practioners
Title: Research Awards
Contact:
Tel: 908-359-1184
Email: info@aafponline.org
Full Program: http://www.aafponline.org/resources/grants.htm
Deadlines: 12/15/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor will present a research award in 2007 to a person doing meaningful research in feline medicine and/or surgery. The $15,000 award will be given to the researcher whose application shows the most clinical merit.

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Program Number: 77466
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Plant Biology--Foundation for Agricultural and Forest Plant Production and Improvement--Growth and Development--New Investigator Award (NRICGP)
Contact: Liang-Shiou Lin
Tel: 202-401-5042
Email: llin@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
This program requires a letter of intent by December 6, 2006 (5:00pm ET) prior to application submission. Applications submitted without an approved letter of intent will not be reviewed. Electronic submissions for invited applications must be submitted by 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:
Support is provided to investigators who are beginning research careers, do not have an extensive research publications record, and have less than five years postgraduate, career-track experience in research focusing on the developmental processes of crop plants. The goal of this program element is to provide such knowledge over various phases of the plant life cycle to improve crop plants through modification of plant growth patterns or developmental processes. This will provide more profit and less risk for U.S. farmers in the ever more competitive global market.

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Program Number: 77465
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Plant Biology--Foundation for Agricultural and Forest Plant Production and Improvement--Growth and Development--Postdoctoral Fellowship (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Liang-Shiou Lin
Tel: 202-401-5042
Email: llin@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
This program requires a letter of intent by December 6, 2006 (5:00pm ET) prior to application submission. Applications submitted without an approved letter of intent will not be reviewed. Electronic submissions for invited applications must be submitted by 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:
Awards provide a total of $125,000 for two years of support to postdoctoral investigators, or graduate students who will soon receive their doctoral degree, in research focusing on the developmental processes of crop plants. The goal of this program element is to provide such knowledge over various phases of the plant life cycle to improve crop plants through modification of plant growth patterns or developmental processes. This will provide more profit and less risk for U.S. farmers in the ever more competitive global market.

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Program Number: 77464
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Plant Biology--Foundation for Agricultural and Forest Plant Production and Improvement--Growth and Development--Conference Grants (NRICGP)
Contact: Liang-Shiou Lin
Tel: 202-401-5042
Email: llin@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
This program requires a letter of intent by December 6, 2006 (5:00pm ET) prior to application submission. Applications submitted without an approved letter of intent will not be reviewed. Electronic submissions for invited applications must be submitted by 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:
Support is provided for scientific conferences focused on the developmental process of crop plants. The goal of this program element is to provide such knowledge over various phases of the plant life cycle to improve crop plants through modification of plant growth patterns or developmental processes. This will provide more profit and less risk for U.S. farmers in the ever more competitive global market.

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Program Number: 77463
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Plant Biology--Foundation for Agricultural and Forest Plant Production and Improvement--Growth and Development--Standard Research Grant (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Liang-Shiou Lin
Tel: 202-401-5042
Email: llin@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
This program requires a letter of intent by December 6, 2006 (5:00pm ET) prior to application submission. Applications submitted without an approved letter of intent will not be reviewed. Electronic submissions for invited applications must be submitted by 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:
The goal of this program element is to provide such knowledge over various phases of the plant life cycle to improve crop plants through modification of plant growth patterns or developmental processes. This will provide more profit and less risk for U.S. farmers in the ever more competitive global market. Eligible applicants are any State agricultural experiment station, college or university, other research institution or organization, Federal agency, national laboratory, private organization, corporation, or individual.

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Program Number: 76320
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Sponsor: Winn Feline Foundation
Title: Grants Program
Contact: Janet Wolf, Executive Director
Tel: 856-447-9787
Email: Winnfeline@aol.com
Website: http://winnfelinehealth.org/announce.html
Deadlines: 12/4/2006
SYNOPSIS:
Support is provided for research into medical problems affecting cats. The maximum grant amount is $15,000.

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Program Number: 75896
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Sponsor: SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Conservation Fund
Title: Grants Program
Contact:
Tel:
Email: mail@swbgfund.org
Website: http://www.swbg-conservationfund.org/_pdf/SWBG_Fund_Grant_Proposal_Form.pdf
Full Program: http://www.swbg-conservationfund.org/get_involved.html
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
Deadline Note:
Applications are accepted year-round, but the sponsor's Board of Directors meets once per year to review and award grants. To be considered for spring funding, applications must be received by December 1, 2006.
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor makes grants in support of wildlife conservation projects conducted by recognized charitable organizations and noted scientists throughout the world.

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Program Number: 71974
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Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/DHHS
Title: Public Health Conference Support Grant Program
Contact: Sharon Robertson, Grants Management Specialist
Tel: 770-488-2748
Email: SRobertson1@cdc.gov
Full Program: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/05031-A2.htm
Deadlines: 11/9/2006,12/11/2006,2/2/2007,3/5/2007
Deadline Note:
The sponsor requests, but does not require, submission of a letter of intent for this program.
For Cycle A, the letter of intent is due by November 9, 2006. The application deadline is December 11, 2006.
For Cycle B, the letter of intent is due by February 2, 2007. The application deadline is March 5, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides partial support for specific non-federal conferences in the areas of health promotion and disease prevention information and education programs, and applied research.
Measurable outcomes of the conferences supported under this program announcement should be in alignment with one or more of the following goals and/or performance measures:
National Center of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) -- Priority 1: Develop and implement comprehensive research-to-practice initiatives that promote early identification, referral, and intervention for prioritized health conditions; Priority 2: Identify major new factors leading to healthy birth outcomes; Priority 3: Conduct research on the natural history of secondary conditions throughout the lifespan to identify promising interventions; Priority 4: Develop and implement a comprehensive research-to-practice initiative designed to promote preconception care services; and Priority 5: Promote evidence-based strategies for optimal child development.
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) -- Goal 1: Increase early detection of breast and cervical cancer by building nationwide programs in breast and cervical cancer prevention, especially among high-risk, underserved women; Goal 2: Expand community-based breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services to low income, medically underserved women. For women diagnosed with cancer or pre-cancer, ensure access to treatment services; Goal 3: Reduce cigarette smoking among youth; Goal 4: Support prevention research to develop sustainable and transferable community-based behavioral interventions; Goal 5: Increase the capacity of state cardiovascular health programs to address prevention of cardiovascular disease at the community level; Goal 6: Reduce death and disability due to heart disease and stroke and eliminate disparities; Goal 7: Increase the capacity of state diabetes control programs to address the prevention of diabetes and its complications at the community level; Goal 8: Improve the quality of state-based cancer registries; Goal 9: Help states monitor the prevalence of major behavioral risks associated with premature morbidity and mortality in adults to improve the planning, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion and disease prevention programs; and Goal 10: Decrease levels of obesity, or reduce the rate of growth of obesity, in communities through nutrition and physical interventions.
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) -- Goal 1: Determine human health effects associated with environmental exposures; Goal 2: Prevent or reduce illnesses, injury, and death related to environmental risk factors; Goal 3: Build and enhance effective partnerships to improve environmental health capacity; and Goal 4: Promote effective and efficient NCEH management.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) -- Goal 1: Reduce the risk of youth violence; Goal 2: Reduce violence against women; Goal 3: Enhance the capacity of states to implement effective rape prevention and education programs; Goal 4: Reduce the number and severity of head injuries in CDC funded projects by increasing bicycle helmet use;
Goal 5: Improve the timelines and quality of data used to determine the medical and social impact of traumatic brain injury; Goal 6: Reduce the incidence of residential fire-related injuries and deaths by increasing functional smoke alarms on every habitable floor; Goal 7: Increase external input on the research priorities, policies, and procedures related to the extramural research supported by CDC; Goal 8: Provide online access to injury prevention data; and Goal 9: Improve the uniformity, quality, and accessibility of emergency department data for public health surveillance in several states; ultimately developing the capacity to improve data in all states through development of guidelines, recommendations, or technical assistance.
National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM) -- Goal 1. Ensure that CDC has the necessary data about its customers to develop health marketing and communication interventions products, and programs that address customers' health information needs; Goal 2. Ensure that CDC employs innovative and rigorous strategies for reaching its customers based on health marketing and communication research; Goal 3. Provide value-added health marketing and communication support to ensure that the best available health information is rapidly and reliably disseminated and adopted as effective practice and policy; Goal 4. Ensure efficient, integrated use of CDC functions that contribute to the creation, delivery, and communication of health information and products, with a focus on those that eliminate health disparities; Goal 5. Ensure that CDC's customers have effective, real-time access to needed health and safety information through appropriate health information dissemination channels; Goal 6. Produce science-based health messages that are accessible, understandable, and relevant to intended audiences by incorporating health literacy, cultural communication, and language factors; Goal 7. Facilitate two-way communication and engagement with CDC and its traditional and emerging partners, including national and international public heath system partners, public sector partners, and private sector partners; Goal 8. Enhance the capacity of CDC and its national and international partners to rapidly and accurately communicate critical information about infectious, occupational, environmental, and terrorist threats; monitor the health of communities; and assist in the detection of emerging public health problems; Goal 9. Promote and facilitate health marketing and communication efforts to measure progress toward agency goals and evaluate the impact of agency programs; and Goal 10. Ensure the development of public health marketing and communication professionals and researchers via CDC-supported training programs.
Office of the Chief of Public Health Practice (OCPHP) -- Public Health Law Program: Goal 1: Develop the legal preparedness of the public health system to address terrorism and other national public health priorities;
Goal 2: Improve the understanding and use of law as a public health tool; and Goal 3: Establish robust partnerships to join public health practitioners with partners in key law-related sectors, such as elected officials and the legal and law enforcement communities.
Office of Global Health (OGH) -- Goal 1: To strengthen global capacity to detect, investigate, and monitor disease and injury, as well as their causes, and to respond appropriately to problems as they are identified;
Goal 2: To work with countries to establish and maintain effective public health systems, including trained workforces, and collection and use of essential information for effective public health policies and programs; Goal 3: To collaborate with countries and other international partners in developing, implementing, and evaluating prevention and control strategies to address important public health problems; Goal 4: To assist countries and other global partners to conduct applied research that will provide new information needed to improve the effectiveness of global public health policies and programs; and Goal 5: To promote the free flow of accurate technical information on global health problems and to share lessons learned in their control and prevention.

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Program Number: 71204
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Sponsor: American Association of Anatomists
Title: Basmajian Award
Contact: April Parreco
Tel: 301-634-7910
Email: aparreco@anatomy.org
Full Program: http://www.anatomy.org/Awards-Grants/award_scientific_leadership.htm
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor makes an award to recognizes a member of its organization teaching human or veterinary gross anatomy.

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Program Number: 70223
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Sponsor: Dalhousie University
Title: Izaak Walton Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship
Contact:
Tel: 902-494-2485
Email: graduate.studies@dal.ca
Full Program: http://dalgrad.dal.ca/killam/kpdf/kpdfbrochure.doc
Deadlines: 12/15/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor awards a fellowship to attract recently graduated scholars (within the past two years) of superior research ability to Dalhousie University, and to provide the recipients with the opportunity to establish themselves as productive members of the academic community.

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Program Number: 59960
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Sponsor: Organic Farming Research Foundation
Title: Research Grants Program
Contact: Jane Sooby, Technical Program Coordinator
Tel: 831-426-6606
Email: jane@ofrf.org
Full Program: http://www.ofrf.org/research/application.html
Deadlines: 12/15/2006,7/16/2007
SYNOPSIS:
Support is provided for funds research on organic farming and food systems and the dissemination of these research results to the greater agricultural community.

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Program Number: 46665
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Epidemiological Approaches for Food Safety--New Investigator Awards (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Mary Torrence
Tel: 202-401-6357
Email: mtorrence@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/14/2006
SYNOPSIS:
Awards provide support for new investigators beginning epidemiological research that develops an understanding of the multiple factors involved in food safety and provides the science-based data for policy decisions.

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Program Number: 46664
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Epidemiological Approaches for Food Safety--Conference Grants (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Mary Torrence
Tel: 202-401-6357
Email: mtorrence@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/14/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides support for scientific meetings in epidemiological research that develops an understanding of the multiple factors involved in food safety and provides the science-based data for policy decisions.


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Program Number: 46661
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Epidemiological Approaches for Food Safety--Standard and Integrated Research Grants (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Mary Torrence
Tel: 202-401-6357
Email: mtorrence@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/14/2006
SYNOPSIS:
Awards provide three to four years of support for epidemiological research that develops an understanding of the multiple factors involved in food safety and provides the science-based data for policy decisions.

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Program Number: 44627
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Strengthening Awards--Standard Research Project Awards (NRICGP)
Contact:
Tel: 202-401-5048
Email: nricgp@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 11/29/2006,12/14/2006,1/17/2007,2/14/2007,6/5/2007
Deadline Note:
Proposals should be submitted to the appropriate research program by the designated deadline for that specific research program area.
SYNOPSIS:
Support is provided to faculty with appointments at small and mid-sized degree-granting institutions to conduct research pertaining to the sponsor's areas of interest.

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Program Number: 44610
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Managed Ecosystems--Postdoctoral Fellowships (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Diana Jerkins
Tel: 202-401-6996
Email: djerkins@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/14/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The goals of the Managed Ecosystems program are to protect and enhance the natural resource base and environment through the appropriate use and management of ecological systems; enhance economic opportunities by increasing productivity and ecosystem services; and improve the quality of life in rural America through improved environmental quality. Eligible applicants are individuals who have recently received or will soon receive their doctoral degree. The award is for $125,000, with a duration of two years.

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Program Number: 44609
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Managed Ecosystems--New Investigator Awards (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Diana Jerkins
Tel: 202-401-6996
Email: djerkins@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/14/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The goals of the Managed Ecosystems program are to protect and enhance the natural resource base and environment through the appropriate use and management of ecological systems; enhance economic opportunities by increasing productivity and ecosystem services; and improve the quality of life in rural America through improved environmental quality. Eligible applicants are investigators who are beginning their research careers and have less than five years postgraduate, career-track experience.

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Program Number: 44608
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Managed Ecosystems--Conference Grants (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Diana Jerkins
Tel: 202-401-6996
Email: djerkins@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/14/2006
SYNOPSIS:
Support is provided for conferences to understand managed ecosystems. The goals of the Managed Ecosystems program are to protect and enhance the natural resource base and environment through the appropriate use and management of ecological systems; enhance economic opportunities by increasing productivity and ecosystem services; and improve the quality of life in rural America through improved environmental quality. Eligible applicants are state agricultural experiment stations, colleges and universities, other research institutions and organizations, Federal agencies, national laboratories, private organizations, corporations and individuals.

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Program Number: 07387
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Plant Biology--Foundation for Agricultural and Forest Plant Production and Improvement--Biochemistry--New Investigator Awards (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Gail McLean
Tel: 202-401-6060
Email: gmclean@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
This program requires a letter of intent by December 6, 2006 (5:00pm ET) prior to application submission. Applications submitted without an approved letter of intent will not be reviewed. Electronic submissions for invited applications must be submitted by 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:

Support is provided to investigators who are beginning independent research careers in plant biochemistry. The goal of this program element is to provide basic knowledge about biochemical processes, pathways, and interactions in agriculturally and economically important plants and related organisms. Fundamental knowledge in biochemistry, combined with genomics and molecular biology, will lead to practical applications such as enhancing the nutritional value of plant-based foods, increasing the productivity and fitness of agricultural plants and trees, better utilizing trees and agricultural plants for bioenergy, and developing agricultural plants as bioreactors to produce important industrial and pharmaceutical compounds.

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Program Number: 07383
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Biology of Weedy and Invasive Species in Agroecosystems--New Investigator Awards (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Michael Bowers
Tel: 202-401-4510
Email: mbowers@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
Applicants must submit a letter of intent. The deadline for letters of intent is December 6, 2006. Invited proposals are due February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:

Support is provided to investigators who are beginning independent research careers, without an extensive publication record, and who have less than five years postdoctoral, career-track research experience. The goal of this program is to support: 1) research on general processes and principles that contribute to plant competitiveness or invasiveness, or 2) development of novel methods to alter plant species competitiveness, invasiveness, or abundance. It is expected that the knowledge gained from these studies will ultimately be applied to agricultural settings or closely related systems involving weedy or invasive plants.

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Program Number: 07380
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Microbial Biology--Biology of Plant-Microbe Associations--New Investigator Awards (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Ann Lichens-Park
Tel: 202-401-6460
Email: apark@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/14/2006
SYNOPSIS:

Support is provided to investigators who have completed postdoctoral training and are beginning independent research careers focused on the fundamental hypothesis-driven research on the interactions between plants and their associated microorganisms. The program encourages application of knowledge gained to systems of economic importance to U.S. agriculture or of importance to agricultural sustainability.


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Program Number: 07379
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Microbial Biology--Biology of Plant-Microbe Associations--Postdoctoral Fellowships (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Ann Lichens-Park
Tel: 202-401-6460
Email: apark@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/14/2006
SYNOPSIS:

Awards provide $125,000 for two years of support to postdoctoral investigators, or graduate students who will soon receive their doctoral degree, in fundamental hypothesis-driven research on the interactions between plants and their associated microorganisms. The program encourages application of knowledge gained to systems of economic importance to U.S. agriculture or of importance to agricultural sustainability.


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Program Number: 07374
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Food Safety--New Investigator Awards (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Chris Wozniak
Tel: 202-401-6020
Email: cwozniak@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/14/2006
SYNOPSIS:

One of the main objectives of this program is to fund research efforts which result in a demonstrable reduction in food-borne illness. This program supports hypothesis driven research - that seeks to increase our knowledge of microbial ecology with regard to the routes of contamination of food; this includes on-farm investigations, post-harvest incidence, processing and distribution of food. Aspects of microbial ecology that provide for avenues of intervention and mitigation of food-borne illnesses or toxicities also fit this program.

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Program Number: 07363
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Plant Biology--Foundation for Agricultural and Forest Plant Production and Improvement--Biochemistry--Postdoctoral Fellowships (NRICGP)
Contact: Gail McLean
Tel: 202-401-6060
Email: gmclean@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
This program requires a letter of intent by December 6, 2006 (5:00pm ET) prior to application submission. Applications submitted without an approved letter of intent will not be reviewed. Electronic submissions for invited applications must be submitted by 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:

Awards provide a total of $125,000 for two years of support to investigators, who have or will soon receive their doctoral degree, for research to provide basic knowledge about biochemical processes, pathways, and interactions in agriculturally and economically important plants and related organisms. Fundamental knowledge in biochemistry, combined with genomics and molecular biology, will lead to practical applications such as enhancing the nutritional value of plant-based foods, increasing the productivity and fitness of agricultural plants and trees, better utilizing trees and agricultural plants for bioenergy, and developing agricultural plants as bioreactors to produce important industrial and pharmaceutical compounds.

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Program Number: 07359
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Biology of Weedy and Invasive Species in Agroecosystems--Postdoctoral Fellowships (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Michael Bowers
Tel: 202-401-4510
Email: mbowers@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
Applicants must submit a letter of intent. The deadline for letters of intent is December 6, 2006. Invited proposals must be submitted by February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:

Awards provide $125,000 for two years of support to investigators who have, or who will soon receive, their doctoral degree. The goal of this program is to support: 1) research on general processes and principles that contribute to plant competitiveness or invasiveness, or 2) development of novel methods to alter plant species competitiveness, invasiveness, or abundance. It is expected that the knowledge gained from these studies will ultimately be applied to agricultural settings or closely related systems involving weedy or invasive plants.

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Program Number: 07263
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Soil Processes--New Investigator Awards (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Nancy Cavallaro
Tel: 202-401-4082
Email: ncavallaro@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
This program requires a letter of intent by December 6, 2006 (5:00pm ET) prior to application submission. Applications submitted without an approved letter of intent will not be reviewed. Electronic applications for invited proposals must be submitted by 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:

This program will support both basic and applied (mission-linked) interdisciplinary research on processes responsible for the changing quality of soils. Understanding the complex interactions among physical, chemical, mineralogical, and biological characteristics and processes in soils requires an interdisciplinary approach. Applicants must not have an extensive research publication record, and have less than five years postgraduate, career-track research experience.

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Program Number: 07260
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Soil Processes--Postdoctoral Fellowships (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Nancy Cavallaro
Tel: 202-401-4082
Email: ncavallaro@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
This program requires a letter of intent by December 6, 2006 (5:00pm ET) prior to application submission. Applications submitted without an approved letter of intent will not be reviewed. Electronic applications for invited proposals must be submitted by 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides a total of $125,000 for two years of support to postdoctoral investigators, or graduate students who will soon receive their doctoral degree, both basic and applied (mission-linked) interdisciplinary research on processes responsible for the changing quality of soils. Applicants must be United States citizens. The research can be performed at non-U.S. institutions.

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Program Number: 07254
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Food Safety--Postdoctoral Fellowships (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Chris Wozinak
Tel: 202-401-6020
Email: cwozniak@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/14/2006
SYNOPSIS:

Awards provide a total of $125,000 for two years of support to postdoctoral investigators. One of the main objectives of this program is to fund research efforts which result in a demonstrable reduction in food-borne illness. This program supports hypothesis driven research - that seeks to increase our knowledge of microbial ecology with regard to the routes of contamination of food; this includes on-farm investigations, post-harvest incidence, processing and distribution of food. Aspects of microbial ecology that provide for avenues of intervention and mitigation of food-borne illnesses or toxicities also fit this program. Eligible applicants are individuals who have, or who will soon receive their doctoral degree.

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Program Number: 07243
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Plant Biology--Foundation for Agricultural and Forest Plant Production and Improvement--Biochemistry--Conference Grants (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Gail McLean
Tel: 202-401-6060
Email: gmclean@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
This program requires a letter of intent by December 6, 2006 (5:00pm ET) prior to application submission. Applications submitted without an approved letter of intent will not be reviewed. Electronic submissions for invited applications must be submitted by 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:

Support is provided for scientific conferences. The goal of this program element is to provide basic knowledge about biochemical processes, pathways, and interactions in agriculturally and economically important plants and related organisms. Fundamental knowledge in biochemistry, combined with genomics and molecular biology, will lead to practical applications such as enhancing the nutritional value of plant-based foods, increasing the productivity and fitness of agricultural plants and trees, better utilizing trees and agricultural plants for bioenergy, and developing agricultural plants as bioreactors to produce important industrial and pharmaceutical compounds. Eligible applicants include any state agricultural experiment station, college, university, other research institution or organization, Federal agency, national laboratory, private organization, corporation, or individual.


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Program Number: 07238
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Soils Processes--Conference Grants (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Nancy Cavallaro
Tel: 202-401-4082
Email: ncavallaro@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
This program requires a letter of intent by December 6, 2006 (5:00pm ET) prior to application submission. Applications submitted without an approved letter of intent will not be reviewed. Electronic applications for invited proposals must be submitted by 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:

This program will support both basic and applied (mission-linked) interdisciplinary research on processes responsible for the changing quality of soils. Understanding the complex interactions among physical, chemical, mineralogical, and biological characteristics and processes in soils requires an interdisciplinary approach. Eligible applicants are agricultural experiment stations, colleges and universities, research institutions, Federal agencies, national laboratories, private organizations, corporations and individuals.

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Program Number: 07232
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Biology of Weedy and Invasive Species in Agroecosystems--Conference Grants (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Michael Bowers
Tel: 202-401-4510
Email: mbowers@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
Applicants must submit a letter of intent. The deadline for letters of intent is December 6, 2006. Invited proposals must be submitted by February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:

Support is provided for scientific conferences that focus on research on general processes and principles that contribute to plant competitiveness or invasiveness, or development of novel methods to alter plant species competitiveness, invasiveness, or abundance.

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Program Number: 07228
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Microbial Biology--Biology of Plant-Microbe Associations--Conference Grants (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Ann Lichens-Park
Tel: 202-401-6460
Email: apark@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/14/2006
SYNOPSIS:

Support is provided for scientific conferences focused on unlocking the information in microbial genomes that is essential to understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying agriculturally relevant processes in microbes and managing microorganisms for the benefit of U.S. agriculture. These processes include pathogenicity, disease suppression by biological control agents, and mechanisms of microbial communication. This program supports fundamental hypothesis-driven research on the interactions between plants and their associated microorganisms. The program encourages application of knowledge gained to systems of economic importance to U.S. agriculture or of importance to agricultural sustainability.


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Program Number: 07222
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Food Safety--Conference Grants (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Chris Wozniak
Tel: 202-401-6020
Email: cwozniak@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/14/2006
SYNOPSIS:

Support is provided for scientific conferences focused on research efforts which result in a demonstrable reduction in food-borne illness. This program supports hypothesis driven research - that seeks to increase our knowledge of microbial ecology with regard to the routes of contamination of food; this includes on-farm investigations, post-harvest incidence, processing and distribution of food. Aspects of microbial ecology that provide for avenues of intervention and mitigation of food-borne illnesses or toxicities also fit this program. Eligible applicants are any state agricultural experiment station, college, university, other research institution or organization, federal agency, national laboratory, private organization, corporation or individual.

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Program Number: 07215
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Strengthening Awards--Seed Grants (NRICGP)
Contact:
Tel: 202-401-5048
Email: nricgp@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 11/29/2006,12/14/2006,1/17/2007,2/14/2007,6/5/2007
Deadline Note:
The applicable deadline is that of the research program to which the proposal is being submitted.
SYNOPSIS:

Awards provide up to $100,000 over two years for investigators at small and mid-sized U.S. institutions to collect preliminary data in preparation for applying for a standard research grant from the sponsor. Proposed research must be in one of the current areas of sponsor interest.

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Program Number: 07214
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Strengthening Awards--Equipment Grants (NRICGP)
Contact:
Tel: 202-401-5048
Email: nricgp@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 11/29/2006,12/14/2006,1/17/2007,2/14/2007,6/5/2007
Deadline Note:
The applicable deadline is that of the research program to which the proposal is being submitted.
SYNOPSIS:

Equipment purchase grants are provided to small and mid-sized U.S. institutions for the purpose of strengthening the research capacity of these institutions. Awards will provide one major piece of equipment within the cost range of $10,000 to $250,000; the amount requested shall not exceed fifty percent of this cost or $50,000, whichever is less. Equipment Grants will be available to PDs at academic institutions not among the top universities and colleges for receiving Federal funds for science and engineering research.

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Program Number: 07213
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Strengthening Awards--Research Career Enhancement Awards (Sabbatical Awards) (NRICGP)
Contact:
Tel: 202-401-5048
Email: nricgp@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 11/29/2006,12/14/2006,1/17/2007,2/14/2007,6/5/2007
Deadline Note:
The applicable deadline is that of the research program to which the proposal is being submitted.
SYNOPSIS:

Funding is provided to faculty members at small and mid-sized U.S. institutions for sabbatical leave, with one year's salary plus supplies, as an opportunity to enhance their research capabilities. Proposed research must be in one of the current areas of sponsor interest. Collaborative arrangements are encouraged.

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Program Number: 07181
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Soil Processes--Standard Research Grants (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Nancy Cavallaro
Tel: 202-401-4082
Email: ncavallaro@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.fedgrants.gov/Applicants/USDA/CSREES/OEP/USDA-GRANTS-101705-001/Grant.html
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/06_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
This program requires a letter of intent by December 6, 2006 (5:00pm ET) prior to application submission. Applications submitted without an approved letter of intent will not be reviewed. Electronic applications for invited proposals must be submitted by 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:

This program will support both basic and applied (mission-linked) interdisciplinary research on processes responsible for the changing quality of soils. Understanding the complex interactions among physical, chemical, mineralogical, and biological characteristics and processes in soils requires an interdisciplinary approach. Eligible applicants are agricultural experiment stations, colleges and universities, research institutions, Federal agencies, national laboratories, private organizations, corporations, and individuals. Awards will not exceed $400,000 for two to four years of support.

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Program Number: 04328
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Microbial Biology--Biology of Plant-Microbe Associations--Standard Research Grants (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Ann Lichens-Park
Tel: 202-401-6460
Email: apark@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/14/2006
SYNOPSIS:

This program will support fundamental hypothesis-driven research on the interactions between plants and their associated microorganisms. The program encourages application of knowledge gained to systems of economic importance to U.S. agriculture or of importance to agricultural sustainability.

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Program Number: 04324
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Biology of Weedy and Invasive Species in Agroecosystems--Standard and Integrated Research Grants (NRICGP)
Contact: Michael Bowers
Tel: 202-401-4510
Email: mbowers@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
Applicants must submit a letter of intent. The deadline for letters of intent is December 6, 2006. The deadline for invited proposals is February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:

The goal of this program is to support: 1) research on general processes and principles that contribute to plant competitiveness or invasiveness, or 2) development of novel methods to alter plant species competitiveness, invasiveness, or abundance. It is expected that the knowledge gained from these studies will ultimately be applied to agricultural settings or closely related systems involving weedy or invasive plants. This program also invites proposals for projects that integrate research, extension, and/or education to address novel and environmentally sound forms of controlling weedy or invasive plants.

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Program Number: 04307
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Plant Biology--Foundation for Agricultural and Forest Plant Production and Improvement--Biochemistry--Standard Research Grants (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Gail McLean
Tel: 202-401-6060
Email: gmclean@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/6/2006
Deadline Note:
This program requires a letter of intent by December 6, 2006 (5:00pm ET) prior to application submission. Applications submitted without an approved letter of intent will not be reviewed. Electronic submissions for invited applications must be submitted by 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, February 14, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:

Awards provide two to four years of support for research to provide basic knowledge about biochemical processes, pathways, and interactions in agriculturally and economically important plants and related organisms. Fundamental knowledge in biochemistry, combined with genomics and molecular biology, will lead to practical applications such as enhancing the nutritional value of plant-based foods, increasing the productivity and fitness of agricultural plants and trees, better utilizing trees and agricultural plants for bioenergy, and developing agricultural plants as bioreactors to produce important industrial and pharmaceutical compounds.

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Program Number: 03908
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Sponsor: Huntington Library
Title: Huntington Fellowships
Contact:
Tel: 626-405-2194
Email: cpowell@huntington.org
Full Program: http://www.huntington.org/ResearchDiv/Fellowships.html
Deadlines: 12/15/2006
SYNOPSIS:

The sponsor provides in-residence fellowships for the following categories: British and American history, literature, art history, and the history of science and medicine.

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Program Number: 03118
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Sponsor: Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture
Title: Food Safety--Standard Research Grants (NRICGP)
Contact: Dr. Chris Wozniak
Tel: 202-401-6020
Email: cwozniak@csrees.usda.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10950&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/pdfs/07_nri.doc
Deadlines: 12/14/2006
SYNOPSIS:

One of the main objectives of this program is to fund research efforts which result in a demonstrable reduction in food-borne illness. This program supports hypothesis driven research - that seeks to increase our knowledge of microbial ecology with regard to the routes of contamination of food; this includes on-farm investigations, post-harvest incidence, processing and distribution of food. Aspects of microbial ecology that provide for avenues of intervention and mitigation of food-borne illnesses or toxicities also fit this program. Eligible applicants are any state agricultural experiment station, college, university, other research institution or organization, Federal agency, national laboratory, private organization, corporation or individual. Awards are not likely to exceed a total budget of $400,000.

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Program Number: 90251
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Sponsor: American Association of People with Disabilities
Title: Microsoft--AAPD Federal IT Internship Program
Contact:
Tel:
Email: aapdmsintern@aol.com
Full Program: http://www.aapd-dc.org/internships/internship07/MS-AAPDinternInfo07.htm
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides funding for a summer internship program designed specifically for college and university students with disabilities interested in careers in information technology.

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Program Number: 90116
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Sponsor: Natl. Org. for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chem. Eng.
Title: Dolphus E. Milligan Graduate Fellowship
Contact: Dr. Marlon L. Walker
Tel:
Email: marlon.walker@nist.gov
Full Program: http://www.nobcche.org/_cms/tools/act_Download.cfm?FileID=96&/07_NOBCCHE%20Registration%20Package.pdf
Deadlines: 12/15/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides a Graduate Fellowship Award, focused on increasing the number of African-Americans in the chemical sciences, to U. S. citizens who will have completed their undergraduate degrees in
chemistry, chemical engineering or a related discipline by August, 2007.

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Program Number: 89959
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Sponsor: American Dental Education Association
Title: ADEA/Zimmer Dental Implant Education Teaching Award
Contact: Monique Morgan
Tel: 202-289-7201
Email: morganm@adea.org
Full Program: http://www.adea.org/AwardFiles/Zimmer.pdf
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
Deadline Note:
This award is presented every two years.
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides an award to recognize an institution and dental educator team that has demonstrated a commitment to excellence and innovation in the field of implant dentistry education. One award of $25,000 will be made.

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Program Number: 89943
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Sponsor: SOMAS--Support of Mentors and Their Students in the Neurosciences
Title: SOMAS Summer Fellowship Program
Contact: Julio J. Ramirez, Ph.D.
Tel:
Email: juramirez@davidson.edu
Website: http://www.somasprogram.org
Full Program: http://www.somasprogram.org/program_6.asp
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
Deadline Note:
Applications are accepted between September 1 and December 1.
SYNOPSIS:
The SOMAS Program is pleased to announce the 2007 SOMAS summer fellowship program designed to support junior faculty (untenured/pre-tenure assistant professors, typically within 5 years of having completed Ph.D. and postdoctoral training) in the neurosciences seeking to launch research programs with undergraduate student collaborators. Faculty from predominantly undergraduate institutions will be eligible for awards of up to $10,000 to cover a supply budget, summer student housing, faculty and student stipends, and travel expenses to the joint Annual Meetings of the Society for Neuroscience and Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience.

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Program Number: 89596
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Sponsor: Directorate for Education and Human Resources/NSF
Title: Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12)
Contact: Michael R. Haney, Lead Program Director
Tel: 703-292-5102
Email: mhaney@nsf.gov
Full Program: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06593/nsf06593.htm
Deadlines: 11/1/2006,11/15/2006,12/1/2006,3/9/2007,3/28/2007,5/8/2007
Deadline Note:
Letters of Intent are due November 1, 2006 for all Exploratory Projects. Preliminary Proposals are due November 15, 2006 for Full Scale Projects and December 1, 2006 Conferences related to Components A, B, and C. Full proposals are due: March 9, 2007--Component A: Applied Research (Exploratory and Full-Scale); March 20, 2006--Component B: Development of Resources and Tools (Exploratory and Full-Scale); March 28, 2007 Component C: Capacity Building (Exploratory and Full-Scale); and May 8, 2007--Conferences Related to A, B, and C.
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides funding for research, development, and evaluation activities through knowledge generation and application to improve K-12 learning and teaching. The program addresses this mission by funding activities in three major areas: Applied Research supporting three categories of projects: Evaluative Studies of NSF-Funded Resources and Tools, Studies of Student Learning Progressions, and Studies of Teachers and Teaching; Development of Resources and Tools supporting two categories of projects: Assessment of Students' and Teachers' Learning and Instruction of K-12 Students and Teachers; Capacity Building supporting two categories of projects: STEM Systems Research and STEM Education Research Scholars. In addition to these three areas, conferences related to the mission of the program are also supported.

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Program Number: 88609
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Sponsor: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce
Title: Administration of NOAA's Graduate Sciences Program
Contact: Chantell Haskins
Tel: 301-713-9437 x-125
Email: Chantell.Haskins@noaa.gov
Website: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10041&mode=VIEW
Full Program: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-5225.htm
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
Deadline Note:
Institutions are encouraged to submit Letters of Intent to NOAA/EPP within 30 days of this announcement to aid in planning the review processes. Applications must be received by NOAA Office of Education, Educational Partnership Program (EPP) no later than 5 p.m. (eastern standard time), on December 1, 2006.
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor announces the availability of Federal assistance to a not-for-profit organization for the administration of its EPP Graduate Sciences Program. The goal of the Graduate Sciences Program is to provide college graduates who have received at least a Bachelor's degree in mathematics, science, economics, law, and engineering, entry-level employment and hands-on research and work experience at NOAA. The program's objective is to increase the number of students who undertake course work and graduate with degrees in the targeted areas integral to NOAA's mission.

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Program Number: 87855
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Sponsor: Dollar General Corporation
Title: Grants Program
Contact:
Tel:
Full Program: http://www.dollargeneral.com/community/Guidelines.pdf
Deadlines: 6/5/2006,9/5/2006,12/5/2006,3/5/2007
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides funding for programs focusing on youth literacy. Grants are typically $2,500 or less.

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Program Number: 85342
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Sponsor: International Reading Association
Title: IRA John Chorlton Manning Public School Service Award
Contact:
Tel: 302-731-1600
Email: exec@reading.org
Website: http://www.reading.org/downloads/awards/manning.pdf
Full Program: http://www.reading.org/association/awards/teachers_manning.html
Deadlines: 12/15/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides a $10,000 award to encourage and support the improvement of public education by honoring a professor of reading education who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to public education.

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Program Number: 84189
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Sponsor: Lokoff (Terri Lynne) Child Care Foundation
Title: National Child Care Teacher Awards
Contact:
Tel: 610-992-1140
Email: tllccf@childcareabc.org
Full Program: http://www.childcareabc.org/documents/2007application.pdf
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
This program rewards outstanding child care teachers for their commitment and dedication and emphasizes the importance of quality child care; stressing the need for funding and improvement throughout the system. Child care teachers from all 50 states and the District of Columbia are invited to apply for this award. Fifty teachers will be selected for their commitment and dedication to the children they serve.

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Program Number: 83303
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Sponsor: International Technology Education Association
Title: Maley/FTE Scholarship
Contact:
Tel: 703-860-2100
Email: itea@iteaconnect.org
Full Program: http://www.iteaconnect.org/I3c.html
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor offers a scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to support teachers in their preparation to increase the positive outcomes of technology education.

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Program Number: 82496
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Sponsor: Directorate for Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering/NSF
Title: Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC)
Contact: Janice Cuny, Program Director
Tel: 703-292-8950
Email: jcuny@nsf.gov
Full Program: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06540/nsf06540.htm
Deadlines: 4/12/2006,5/17/2006,8/9/2006,12/13/2006
Deadline Note:
The Supplements Program has three deadline dates for mandatory letters of intent: April 12, 2006; August 6, 2006; and December 13, 2006. Alliance and Demonstration Projects have a deadline date of May 17, 2006.
SYNOPSIS:
The program aims to significantly increase the number of students who are U.S. citizens and permanent residents receiving post secondary degrees in the computing disciplines. Initially, its emphasis will be on students from communities with longstanding underrepresentation in computing: women, persons with disabilities, and minorities. Included minorities are African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. The program seeks to engage the computing community in developing and implementing innovative methods to improve recruitment and retention of these students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. An estimated $14 million is available to fund ten to twenty projects.

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Program Number: 81507
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Sponsor: American Dental Education Association
Title: ADEA/Colgate Polmolive Allied Dental Educators Fellowship
Contact: Monique Morgan
Tel: 202-289-7201
Email: MorganM@ADEA.org
Full Program: http://www.adea.org/AwardFiles/ColgatePalmolive.pdf
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsors offers support for fellowships to promote the leadership development of faculty members in allied dental health.

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Program Number: 81506
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Sponsor: American Dental Education Association
Title: ADEA/Council of Students/Vital Source Technologies, Inc. Junior Faculty Award
Contact: Dr. Jean Sinkford
Tel: 202-289-7201
Email: sinkfordj@adea.org
Full Program: http://www.adea.org/AwardFiles/JuniorFaculty.pdf
Deadlines: 12/15/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsors provide an award to recognize outstanding junior faculty members who demonstrate excellence in teaching, research and service, and a commitment to dental education.

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Program Number: 81300
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Sponsor: American Association of People with Disabilities
Title: Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation-AAPD Congressional Internship Program
Contact:
Tel:
Email: aapdcongintern@aol.com
Full Program: http://www.aapd-dc.org/internships/internship07/MEAFinternInfo07.htm
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsors offer a congressional internship program for undergraduate students with disabilities. The internships provide an opportunity for students with disabilities to work on Capitol Hill for eight (8) weeks and acquire valuable work experience that will enrich their academic studies. As congressional interns, participants gain insight into congressional office operations, public policy development, and constituents' roles in the legislative and political processes.

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Program Number: 80155
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Sponsor: Corporation for National and Community Service
Title: AmeriCorps National Professional Corps Grants
Contact: Amy Borgstrom
Tel: 202-606-6930
Email: aborgstrom@cns.gov
Website: http://www.cns.gov/pdf/06_0618_nofo_ac.pdf
Full Program: http://www.cns.gov/for_organizations/funding/nofa_detail.asp?tbl_nofa_id=37
Deadlines: 12/15/2006,2/15/2007
Deadline Note:
The sponsor requests, but does not require, the submission of optional letters of intent by December 15, 2006. The deadline for application submission is February 15, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor announces the availability of approximately $1,300,000 in AmeriCorps funds to award National Professional Corps program grants to eligible organizations. The sponsor supports grants that are awarded to organizations that operate AmeriCorps projects in more than one state. Grantees receive funding to support program costs, and use their own or other resources to support living allowances and other member costs of the AmeriCorps members.

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Program Number: 76134
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Sponsor: American Physical Therapy Association
Title: Minority Faculty Development Scholarship Award
Contact:
Tel: 800-999-2782x3143
Email: min-intl@apta.org
Full Program: http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Contact_Us&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=27485
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor makes awards to minority faculty pursuing a post-professional doctoral degree. The award consists of a monetary amount to be determined, plaque, and certificate.

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Program Number: 76132
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Sponsor: American Physical Therapy Association
Title: Minority Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence--Physical Therapist Students
Contact:
Tel: 800-999-2782x3143
Email: min-intl@apta.org
Full Program: http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Contact_Information&CONTENTID=22696&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides support to minority physical therapist students. The award will consist of a monetary amount to be determined, certificate, and participation in a Mentor Program.

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Program Number: 75995
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Sponsor: American Association of University Women Educational Foundation
Title: University Scholar-in-Residence Award
Contact:
Tel: 202-728-7602
Email: foundation@aauw.org
Full Program: http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/university_scholar.cfm
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
Deadline Note:
Letters of intent are due December 1, 2006. If invited, full proposals are due Fenruary 1, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides an award to support a female scholar to conduct a research project on issues related to gender equity in education and/or economic security for women and girls.

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Program Number: 75896
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Sponsor: SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Conservation Fund
Title: Grants Program
Contact:
Tel:
Email: mail@swbgfund.org
Website: http://www.swbg-conservationfund.org/_pdf/SWBG_Fund_Grant_Proposal_Form.pdf
Full Program: http://www.swbg-conservationfund.org/get_involved.html
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
Deadline Note:
Applications are accepted year-round, but the sponsor's Board of Directors meets once per year to review and award grants. To be considered for spring funding, applications must be received by December 1, 2006.
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor makes grants in support of wildlife conservation projects conducted by recognized charitable organizations and noted scientists throughout the world.

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Program Number: 74896
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Sponsor: Office of Polar Programs/NSF
Title: Arctic Research Opportunities--Arctic Research and Education
Contact: Renee Crain, Arctic Research and Education Assistant Program Director
Tel: 703-292-4482
Email: rcrain@nsf.gov
Full Program: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2006/nsf06603/nsf06603.htm
Deadlines: 12/8/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides support for activities that bridge research and education in concert with funded research grants and agreements through supplement requests or as separate proposal requests to support new ventures.

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Program Number: 73765
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Sponsor: University of Notre Dame
Title: Erskine A. Peters Dissertation Year Fellowship
Contact:
Tel: 574-631-5628
Email: astudies@nd.edu
Full Program: http://www.nd.edu/~astudies/erskine-peters.htm
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The fellowship has two overall goals: (a) to enable two outstanding African-American doctoral candidates (at the ABD level) to devote their full energies to the completion of the dissertation; and (b) to provide an opportunity for African-American scholars at the beginning of their academic careers to experience life at a major Catholic research university.

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Program Number: 73055
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Sponsor: American College of Surgeons
Title: Nizar N. Oweida, MD, FACS, Scholarship
Contact:
Tel: 312-202-5281
Full Program: http://www.facs.org/memberservices/oweida.html
Deadlines: 12/15/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The scholarship provides an award of $5,000 to subsidize the participation of a young rural-based Fellow or Associate Fellow in attendance at the annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

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Program Number: 72902
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Sponsor: Natl. Org. for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chem. Eng.
Title: Lendon N. Pridgen, GlaxoSmithKline - NOBCChE Fellowship
Contact: Dr. Marlon L. Walker
Tel:
Email: marlon.walker@nist.gov
Full Program: http://www.nobcche.org/_cms/tools/act_Download.cfm?FileID=96&/07_NOBCCHE%20Registration%20Package.pdf
Deadlines: 12/15/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor offers a fellowship in Synthetic Organic Chemistry. The fellowship is targeted at African-American candidates currently in
their third or fourth year of graduate study and majoring in synthetic organic chemistry.

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Program Number: 72901
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Sponsor: Natl. Org. for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chem. Eng.
Title: Dow Chemical Company Graduate Fellowship Award
Contact: Dr. Marlon L. Walker
Tel:
Email: marlon.walker@nist.gov
Full Program: http://www.nobcche.org/_cms/tools/act_Download.cfm?FileID=96&/07_NOBCCHE%20Registration%20Package.pdf
Deadlines: 12/15/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor annually recognizes outstanding minority graduate students by awarding deserving candidates who have made significant contributions to science and/or engineering research. Eligible applicants are current graduate students in a Ph.D. granting program in chemistry, chemical engineering, or life sciences.

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Program Number: 72899
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Sponsor: Natl. Org. for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chem. Eng.
Title: Procter and Gamble Graduate Fellowship Award
Contact: Dr. Marlon L. Walker
Tel:
Email: marlon.walker@nist.gov
Full Program: http://www.nobcche.org/_cms/tools/act_Download.cfm?FileID=96&/07_NOBCCHE%20Registration%20Package.pdf
Deadlines: 12/15/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor annually recognizes outstanding minority graduate students by awarding deserving candidates who have made significant contributions to science and/or engineering research. Eligible applicants are current graduate students in a Ph.D. granting program in chemistry, chemical engineering, or life sciences.

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Program Number: 72898
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Sponsor: Natl. Org. for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists & Chem. Eng.
Title: Eastman Kodak Dr. Theophilus Sorrell Award
Contact: Dr. Marlon L. Walker
Tel:
Email: marlon.walker@nist.gov
Full Program: http://www.nobcche.org/_cms/tools/act_Download.cfm?FileID=96&/07_NOBCCHE%20Registration%20Package.pdf
Deadlines: 12/15/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor annually recognizes outstanding minority graduate students by awarding deserving candidates who have made significant contributions to science and/or engineering research at the graduate level. Eligible applicants are current graduate students in a Ph.D. granting program in chemistry, chemical engineering, or life sciences.

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Program Number: 72363
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Sponsor: American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies
Title: Fellowship Program
Contact: John Rogers
Tel:
Email: rogersjohnd@aol.com
Full Program: http://www.aisls.org/fellowship-directions.html
Deadlines: 12/4/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponor provides fellowships to support two to nine months of research in Sri Lanka by US citizens who already hold a PhD or the equivalent at the time they begin their fellowship tenure. Both scholars with little or no experience in Sri Lanka as well as specialists are encouraged to apply.

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Program Number: 72285
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Sponsor: West African Research Association
Title: Graduate Student Summer Internship Competition
Contact: Jennifer Yanco
Tel: 617-353-8902
Email: wara@bu.edu
Full Program: http://www.africa.ufl.edu/WARA/fund_intern.htm
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides two graduate student internships in West Africa, to encourage the next generation of Africanist scholars by supporting relevant experience in the region.

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Program Number: 71974
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Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/DHHS
Title: Public Health Conference Support Grant Program
Contact: Sharon Robertson, Grants Management Specialist
Tel: 770-488-2748
Email: SRobertson1@cdc.gov
Full Program: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/05031-A2.htm
Deadlines: 11/9/2006,12/11/2006,2/2/2007,3/5/2007
Deadline Note:
The sponsor requests, but does not require, submission of a letter of intent for this program.
For Cycle A, the letter of intent is due by November 9, 2006. The application deadline is December 11, 2006.
For Cycle B, the letter of intent is due by February 2, 2007. The application deadline is March 5, 2007.
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides partial support for specific non-federal conferences in the areas of health promotion and disease prevention information and education programs, and applied research.
Measurable outcomes of the conferences supported under this program announcement should be in alignment with one or more of the following goals and/or performance measures:
National Center of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) -- Priority 1: Develop and implement comprehensive research-to-practice initiatives that promote early identification, referral, and intervention for prioritized health conditions; Priority 2: Identify major new factors leading to healthy birth outcomes; Priority 3: Conduct research on the natural history of secondary conditions throughout the lifespan to identify promising interventions; Priority 4: Develop and implement a comprehensive research-to-practice initiative designed to promote preconception care services; and Priority 5: Promote evidence-based strategies for optimal child development.
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) -- Goal 1: Increase early detection of breast and cervical cancer by building nationwide programs in breast and cervical cancer prevention, especially among high-risk, underserved women; Goal 2: Expand community-based breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services to low income, medically underserved women. For women diagnosed with cancer or pre-cancer, ensure access to treatment services; Goal 3: Reduce cigarette smoking among youth; Goal 4: Support prevention research to develop sustainable and transferable community-based behavioral interventions; Goal 5: Increase the capacity of state cardiovascular health programs to address prevention of cardiovascular disease at the community level; Goal 6: Reduce death and disability due to heart disease and stroke and eliminate disparities; Goal 7: Increase the capacity of state diabetes control programs to address the prevention of diabetes and its complications at the community level; Goal 8: Improve the quality of state-based cancer registries; Goal 9: Help states monitor the prevalence of major behavioral risks associated with premature morbidity and mortality in adults to improve the planning, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion and disease prevention programs; and Goal 10: Decrease levels of obesity, or reduce the rate of growth of obesity, in communities through nutrition and physical interventions.
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) -- Goal 1: Determine human health effects associated with environmental exposures; Goal 2: Prevent or reduce illnesses, injury, and death related to environmental risk factors; Goal 3: Build and enhance effective partnerships to improve environmental health capacity; and Goal 4: Promote effective and efficient NCEH management.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) -- Goal 1: Reduce the risk of youth violence; Goal 2: Reduce violence against women; Goal 3: Enhance the capacity of states to implement effective rape prevention and education programs; Goal 4: Reduce the number and severity of head injuries in CDC funded projects by increasing bicycle helmet use;
Goal 5: Improve the timelines and quality of data used to determine the medical and social impact of traumatic brain injury; Goal 6: Reduce the incidence of residential fire-related injuries and deaths by increasing functional smoke alarms on every habitable floor; Goal 7: Increase external input on the research priorities, policies, and procedures related to the extramural research supported by CDC; Goal 8: Provide online access to injury prevention data; and Goal 9: Improve the uniformity, quality, and accessibility of emergency department data for public health surveillance in several states; ultimately developing the capacity to improve data in all states through development of guidelines, recommendations, or technical assistance.
National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM) -- Goal 1. Ensure that CDC has the necessary data about its customers to develop health marketing and communication interventions products, and programs that address customers' health information needs; Goal 2. Ensure that CDC employs innovative and rigorous strategies for reaching its customers based on health marketing and communication research; Goal 3. Provide value-added health marketing and communication support to ensure that the best available health information is rapidly and reliably disseminated and adopted as effective practice and policy; Goal 4. Ensure efficient, integrated use of CDC functions that contribute to the creation, delivery, and communication of health information and products, with a focus on those that eliminate health disparities; Goal 5. Ensure that CDC's customers have effective, real-time access to needed health and safety information through appropriate health information dissemination channels; Goal 6. Produce science-based health messages that are accessible, understandable, and relevant to intended audiences by incorporating health literacy, cultural communication, and language factors; Goal 7. Facilitate two-way communication and engagement with CDC and its traditional and emerging partners, including national and international public heath system partners, public sector partners, and private sector partners; Goal 8. Enhance the capacity of CDC and its national and international partners to rapidly and accurately communicate critical information about infectious, occupational, environmental, and terrorist threats; monitor the health of communities; and assist in the detection of emerging public health problems; Goal 9. Promote and facilitate health marketing and communication efforts to measure progress toward agency goals and evaluate the impact of agency programs; and Goal 10. Ensure the development of public health marketing and communication professionals and researchers via CDC-supported training programs.
Office of the Chief of Public Health Practice (OCPHP) -- Public Health Law Program: Goal 1: Develop the legal preparedness of the public health system to address terrorism and other national public health priorities;
Goal 2: Improve the understanding and use of law as a public health tool; and Goal 3: Establish robust partnerships to join public health practitioners with partners in key law-related sectors, such as elected officials and the legal and law enforcement communities.
Office of Global Health (OGH) -- Goal 1: To strengthen global capacity to detect, investigate, and monitor disease and injury, as well as their causes, and to respond appropriately to problems as they are identified;
Goal 2: To work with countries to establish and maintain effective public health systems, including trained workforces, and collection and use of essential information for effective public health policies and programs; Goal 3: To collaborate with countries and other international partners in developing, implementing, and evaluating prevention and control strategies to address important public health problems; Goal 4: To assist countries and other global partners to conduct applied research that will provide new information needed to improve the effectiveness of global public health policies and programs; and Goal 5: To promote the free flow of accurate technical information on global health problems and to share lessons learned in their control and prevention.

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Program Number: 71946
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Sponsor: Covenant Foundation
Title: Covenant Awards for Exceptional Jewish Educators
Contact:
Tel: 212-245-3500
Email: info@covenantfn.org
Full Program: http://www.covenantfn.org/pdfs/awards_2007guidelines.pdf
Deadlines: 12/14/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides an award for exceptional Jewish educators. Educators working in any setting are eligible to receive a Covenant Award, including those working in day schools, camps, informal programs, Hillel programs, family and adult programs, and other kinds of educational endeavors.

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Program Number: 71817
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Sponsor: First Data Western Union Foundation
Title: Grants Program
Contact:
Tel: 303-967-6606
Full Program: http://www.firstdatawesternunion.org/grants/
Deadlines: 6/1/2006,12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor supports educational and basic human service programs that improve and enhance the lives of individuals, families and communities most in need. The range of giving is between $1,000 and $25,000.

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Program Number: 71210
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Sponsor: American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
Title: Outstanding Student Researcher Award
Contact: Philip Bloch, Development Assistant
Tel: 847-692-7050, x1174
Email: mcollins@aana.com
Full Program: http://www.aana.com/uploadedFiles/Professional_Development/AANA_Foundation/Applications/osra.doc
Deadlines: 6/15/2006,12/15/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor makes an award to a senior nurse anesthesia student in a nurse anesthesia program.

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Program Number: 70876
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Sponsor: Japan Foundation, Sydney
Title: Training Program for Teachers of the Japanese Language (for Japanese Abroad)
Contact:
Tel: 212-489-0299
Email: info@jfny.org
Full Program: http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/program/guidelines_e.pdf
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
A one-month program is provided for Japanese nationals who have been staying overseas for an extended period of time as teachers.

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Program Number: 70872
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Sponsor: Japan Foundation, Sydney
Title: Japanese-Language Program for Researchers and Postgraduate Students
Contact:
Tel: 212-489-0299
Email: info@jfny.org
Full Program: http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/program/guidelines_e.pdf
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
An intensive training course in Japanese is provided to scholars or researchers and postgraduate students majoring in the fields of the social science or the humanities. Two-month, four-month, and eight-month courses are available.

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Program Number: 70817
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Sponsor: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Title: Vaid Fellowships
Contact: Policy Institute Fellowship Program, Attn. Research Director
Tel: 202-393-5177
Email: thetaskforce@thetaskforce.org
Full Program: http://www.thetaskforce.org/aboutus/vaid.cfm
Deadlines: 12/1/2006,4/13/2007
Deadline Note:
Applications are due December 1, 2006 for the Winter 2007 program and April 13, 2007 for the Summer 2007 Program.
SYNOPSIS:
This program supports and recognizes the leadership of people of color and other emerging leaders in Social Science, Public Policy and Legal Research.

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Program Number: 70288
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Sponsor: Washington University
Title: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Contact: Steven Zwicker
Tel: 314-935-5190
Email: szwicker@artsci.wustl.edu
Full Program: http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~szwicker/Mellon_Postdoctoral_Program.html
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor awards a fellowship designed to encourage interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching across the humanities and social sciences. The program brings to Washington University new and recent Ph.D.s who wish to strengthen their own advanced training and to participate in the university's ongoing interdisciplinary programs and seminars.

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Program Number: 70223
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Sponsor: Dalhousie University
Title: Izaak Walton Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship
Contact:
Tel: 902-494-2485
Email: graduate.studies@dal.ca
Full Program: http://dalgrad.dal.ca/killam/kpdf/kpdfbrochure.doc
Deadlines: 12/15/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor awards a fellowship to attract recently graduated scholars (within the past two years) of superior research ability to Dalhousie University, and to provide the recipients with the opportunity to establish themselves as productive members of the academic community.

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Program Number: 70143
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Sponsor: National Italian American Foundation
Title: Italian Language Study Grants
Contact:
Tel: 202-387-0600
Email: grants@niaf.org
Full Program: http://www.niaf.org/grants/2006_grant_information.pdf
Deadlines: 6/2/2006,12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides a matching grant program open to organizations, individuals, schools, and community groups that wish to launch or expand the teaching of Italian in their local public or private elementary, intermediate, or high schools.

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Program Number: 70118
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Sponsor: Medical Library Association
Title: Scholarship for Minority Students
Contact:
Tel: 312-419-9094, x28
Email: mlapd2@mlahq.org
Website: http://www.mlanet.org/pdf/grants/min_app_20050712.pdf
Full Program: http://www.mlanet.org/awards/grants/minstud.html
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
A scholarship for up to $5,000 will be granted to a minority student who is entering an ALA-accredited library school or has yet to finish at least one half of the program's requirements in the year following the granting of the scholarship. The period of disbursement will not exceed one year. African American, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, or Pacific Islander American individuals who wish to study health sciences librarianship are eligible.

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Program Number: 68485
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Sponsor: Reuter Foundation
Title: Grants Program
Contact: Bob Reuter
Tel: 216-961-1141
Email: mail@ReuterFdn.org
Full Program: http://www.reuterfdn.org/apply.htm
Deadlines: 5/15/2006,6/15/2006,7/15/2006,8/15/2006,9/15/2006,10/15/2006,11/15/2006,12/15/2006,1/15/2007,2/15/2007,3/15/2007,4/15/2007
Deadline Note:
The sponsor suggests submitting a letter of inquiry prior to a full proposal. If the sponsor is interested, the applicant may submit a full proposal. Requests are evaluated every month. Requests received by the 15th of the month, will be evaluated by the 30th of the following month.
SYNOPSIS:
The majority of the sponsor's grants are made for social services to help the needy, homeless and disadvantaged in the Cleveland, Ohio and Collin County, Texas areas.

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Program Number: 68173
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Sponsor: American Psychological Foundation
Title: Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching in Psychology Award
Contact:
Tel: 202-336-5843
Email: foundation@apa.org
Full Program: http://www.apa.org/apf/brewer.html
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides an award in the amount of $2,000 to a psychologist whose career is marked by a significant contribution to the teaching of psychology.

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Program Number: 66068
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Sponsor: Kenyon College
Title: Marilyn Yarbrough Dissertation/Teaching Fellowship
Contact:
Tel: 740-427-5000
Email: dissertationfellow.search@kenyon.edu
Full Program: http://www.kenyon.edu/x27112.xml
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
Deadline Note:
The search committee will begin consideration of dossiers on December 1, 2006.
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides support for minority scholars in the final stages of their doctoral work who need only to finish the dissertation to complete requirements for the Ph.D., in a effort to encourage these Fellows to consider a liberal arts college as a place to begin their careers as teachers and scholars. The one-year fellowship is at Kenyon College in Ohio. Fellows are expected to complete their dissertations during the year. A $32,500 stipend is provided.

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Program Number: 64881
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Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Title: Fellowship Awards - Operating Fellowship: Industry Partnered
Contact: Maureen Stoddart
Tel: 613-941-3543
Email: mstoddart@cihr-irsc.gc.ca
Full Program: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/22428.html
Deadlines: 7/1/2006,9/1/2006,12/15/2006,2/15/2007,5/15/2007
Deadline Note:
Registration deadlines are: December 15 (for a February 15 application); February 15 (for an April 15 application); May 15 (for a July 15 application); July 1 (for a September 1 application); and September 1 (for a November 1 application).
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor supports outstanding candidates who have been identified by a Canadian institution as having strong potential to become an independent investigator. Operating Fellowships may be awarded for up to three years.

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Program Number: 64650
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Sponsor: Society for American Archaeology
Title: Arthur C. Parker Scholarship & National Science Foundation Scholarships
Contact:
Tel: 202-789-8200
Email: info@saa.org
Website: http://www.saa.org/aboutSAA/awards/ACParker/ACPform.pdf
Full Program: https://ecommerce.saa.org/saa/staticcontent/staticpages/adminDir/awardDisplay.cfm?award=A-ACPNSFS
Deadlines: 12/15/2006
SYNOPSIS:
Three scholarships of $3,000 each will support training in archaeological methods, including fieldwork, analytical techniques, and curation. Eligible applicants are high school seniors, college undergraduates, graduate students, and personnel of tribal or other native cultural preservation programs. Native Americans and Pacific Islanders from the U.S., including U.S. Trust Territories, and indigenous peoples from Canada are eligible.

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Program Number: 63950
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Sponsor: National Institute of Nursing Research/NIH/DHHS
Title: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (F31) in Nursing Research
Contact: Karen Huss, Program Director
Tel: 301-594-5970
Email: HussK@mail.nih.gov
Full Program: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-091.html
Deadlines: 8/5/2006,12/5/2006,4/5/2007,8/5/2007,12/5/2007
Deadline Note:
This program will expire on April 4, 2008.
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides Individual Predoctoral Fellowships (F31) to the nursing applicants enrolled in doctoral programs in order to meet the demands for adequately trained behavioral, biological and biobehavioral scientists. This PA will use the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) individual predoctoral fellowship (F31) award mechanism.

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Program Number: 63851
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Sponsor: American Geriatrics Society
Title: Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Scholars Awards
Contact: Rachel Edberg
Tel: 212-308-1414
Email: redberg@americangeriatrics.org
Full Program: http://www.americangeriatrics.org/hartford/jahnigen.shtml
Deadlines: 12/5/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor offers up to eleven, two-year awards of $75,000 to support salary and fringe benefits and/or the costs of doing research in order to addresses the urgent need to create a structure for developing leaders in geriatrics in academic surgery and related medical specialties.

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Program Number: 63738
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Sponsor: Abington Foundation
Title: Abington Foundation Grants Program
Contact: c/o Janet Narten, Consultant
Tel: 216-621-2901
Email: abington@fmscleveland.com
Full Program: http://www.fmscleveland.com/abington/subpages_fr.cfm?body=appproc.cfm
Deadlines: 12/1/2006,5/1/2007,9/1/2007
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides grants to tax exempt organizations primarily in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Primary program areas are education, health care, economic independence and cultural activities.

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Program Number: 63495
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Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS
Title: Minority Institutions' Drug Abuse Research Development Program (MIDARP)
Contact: Lula Beatty, Ph.D.
Tel: 301-443-0441
Email: lb75x@nih.gov
Full Program: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-069.html
Deadlines: 4/12/2006,7/17/2006,8/2/2006,8/16/2006,9/1/2006,12/1/2006,1/2/2007,3/12/2007,4/12/2007,7/16/2007,8/1/2007,8/16/2007,9/3/2007,12/3/2007,1/2/2008,3/12/2008,4/12/2008,8/1/2008,9/1/2008
Deadline Note:
The deadline for receipt of optional letters of intent for all applications excepte AIDS-related are: March 13, 2006 (past) and July 17, 2006; March 12 and July 16, 2007; and March 12, 2008. AIDS Letter of Intent receipt dates are: August 2, 2006; December 1, 2006; August 1, 2007; December 3, 2007; August 1, 2008.
Corresponding deadlines for receipt of full applications for all applications excepte AIDS-related are: April 12 and August 16, 2006; April 12 and August 16, 2007; April 12, 2008. AIDS receipt dates are: September 1, 2006; January 2, 2007; September 3, 2007; January 2, 2008; September 1, 2008.
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor provides support to increase research capacity of minority institutions to conduct research in drug abuse and addiction. Grants will be provided to foster research career development of racial/ethnic minority faculty, students and staff who are underrepresented in drug abuse research, and to enhance research infrastructure at minority institutions. Institutions applying for this award must demonstrate eligibility through (a) minority designation or (b) minority status and research capacity development need. This PAR will use the NIH R24 award mechanism.

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Program Number: 63393
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Sponsor: Hershey Foundation
Title: Grants Program
Contact: Ms. Debra Hershey Guren
Tel:
Full Program: http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/hershey/guide.html
Deadlines: 12/1/2006,6/1/2007
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor offers support to help schools, museums, cultural institutions, and other non-profit organizations develop and implement innovative programs that make the future brighter for children by improving quality of life, building self esteem, enhancing learning, increasing exposure to other cultures and ideas, and encouraging the development of independent thinking and problem-solving skills.

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Program Number: 63053
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Sponsor: Japan Foundation, Sydney
Title: Graduate Program on Japanese Language and Culture
Contact:
Tel: 212-489-0299
Email: info@jfny.org
Full Program: http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/program/guidelines_e.pdf
Deadlines: 12/1/2006
SYNOPSIS:
The sponsor is providing funding for teachers of the Japanese language abroad and/or those who have experience in teaching the Japanese language abroad, who are expected to be leaders of the academic world of Japanese-language education in their own countries, with an opportunity to get a Master's degree in Japanese-language education. There are approximately fifteen awards available.

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Program Number: 62817
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Sponsor: American Library Association
Title: Instruction Section I