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Notices from August 02, 2016 to August 04, 2016
This publication synopsizes funding opportunities, rules and regulations, comment requests, andmeetings information from Grants.gov, Federal Register, and Federal Business Opportunities forcolleges and universities that are eligible to be lead applicants or serve as partners.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTS / HUMANITIES / INTERNATIONALBLM WY Traditional Cultural Property InventoryProfessional Training in the U.S. for English Speaking Kazakhstani Journalists
EDUCATION / ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTFSIS FERN Cooperative Agreement - WebsiteNotice of Public Comment Period on the DRAFT “National Best Practices for Sexual Assault Kits:A Multidisciplinary Approach”Research and Evaluation Grants
HEALTHElucidation of Mechanisms of Radiation-Induced Endovascular Injury and Development ofTreatments / Mitigators for Radiation-Induced Endothelial Cell and Vascular Dysfunction (U01)Institutional Review Board Written Procedures: Guidance for Institutions and InstitutionalReview Boards; Draft Guidance; AvailabilityNational Cancer Institute; Notice of MeetingNational Cancer Institute; Notice of MeetingNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; Notice of MeetingsNational Hemophilia Program Coordinating CenterNational Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of MeetingsNational Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of MeetingNational Institute on Aging; Notice of MeetingPeer Reviewed Orthopaedic Applied Research AwardPeer Reviewed Orthopaedic Clinical Trial AwardRegional Hemophilia NetworkRequest for Comment on Report Entitled: Advancing the Care of Pregnant and ParentingWomen With Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants: A Foundation for Clinical GuidanceResearch on Autism Spectrum Disorders (R03); (R21)U.S.-Russia Bilateral Collaborative Research Partnerships on Cancer (R21)VA Clinical Science Research and Development Service (CSRD) Advancing PTSD researchIndustry Day
SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY / ENGINEERING / MATH2016 DHS Scienti⎰c Leadership Awards for Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) GrantingBachelor DegreesAERIAL GROUND MAPPING FOR CHARACTERIZING POTENTIAL LANDING ZONESAtlantic Highly Migratory Species; Meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory
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PanelBLM-NOC West-wide Wetland and Riparian Mapping AssessmentData fusion solutions for Unmanned Air SystemsFY2017 Oce of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program (YIP)Hierarchical Identify Verify Exploit (HIVE)International Telecommunication Advisory Committee; Solicitation of MembershipMarine Turtle Conservation FundNational Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and TechnologyNational Competitive Harmful Algal Bloom Programs: The Ecology and Oceanography ofHarmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB) and Prevention, Control and Mitigation of Harmful AlgalBlooms Program (PCMHAB)Ocean Exploration FY 2017 Funding OpportunityResearch, Engineering and Development (RE&D) and Development Test and Evaluation (DT&E)Phase IIRFI - Advanced Circuit TopologyROSES 2016: Discovery Data Analysis ProgramROSES 2016: Heliophysics Grand Challenges ResearchROSES 2016: Heliophysics U.S. Participating InvestigatorSpace-Based Environmental Monitoring Electro-Optic/Infrared Broad Agency AnnouncementVessel Emission Reduction Pilot/Demonstration Project
ARTS / HUMANITIES / INTERNATIONAL
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: BLM WY Traditional Cultural Property Inventory
FON: L16AS00265
AGENCY: Department of the Interior (Interior) , Bureau of Land Management
ITEM: Notice seeking applications to inventory Native American traditional cultural property (TCP) sites in theOld Woman Creek Hills (MT) and beyond. Such an inventory is needed to locate the full geographicextent of the Old Woman Creek Hills cultural landscape. The survey will provide Native Americantribes with a record of ceremonial and sacred sites and features on the cultural landscape, and enablethe BLM to develop appropriate protection measures and management of the cultural landscape.
ACTION: Applications due September 2, 2016. Approximately $100,000 is available for one award.
LINKS: Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286856)
CONTACT: Brandon Beckham, 307/775-6313. Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Professional Training in the U.S. for English Speaking Kazakhstani Journalists
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FON: DOS-KAZ-AST-ESF-16-001
AGENCY: Department of State (State) , U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan
ITEM: Notice seeking applications to implement the program entitled “Professional Training for EnglishSpeaking Kazakhstani Journalists” to broaden the scope of participant's professional skills, knowledge,and network to enhance the abilities of local Kazakhstan media to produce high quality daily reporting.
ACTION: Applications are due September 3, 2016. Approximately $90,000 is available for one award.
LINKS: Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286849)
CONTACT: Heather Bentrum, Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) and Karla Jamankulova,Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
EDUCATION / ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: FSIS FERN Cooperative Agreement - Website
FON: FSIS-FERN-080316
AGENCY: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) , Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)
ITEM: Notice seeking applications to award a cooperative agreement for providing and maintaining, in itscurrent active state, a secure communication and collaboration portal which will provide the FERN withcapability, capacity and readiness data for the network member laboratories.
ACTION: Applications are due August 11, 2016.
LINKS: Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286933)
CONTACT: Kevin Vought, 651/201-6085. Email: [email protected]
NOTICE: Notice of Public Comment Period on the DRAFT “National Best Practices for Sexual Assault Kits: AMultidisciplinary Approach”
AGENCY: (NIJ), Department of Justice (Justice)
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ITEM: Notice seeking comments on a draft document titled, “National Best Practices for Sexual Assault Kits: AMultidisciplinary Approach.” This document is intended to provide a multidisciplinary and diversegroup of practitioners with critical information that will assist in the collection, tracking, and processingof sexual assault kits. In addition, the document provides victim-centered and trauma-informedapproaches to assisting victims throughout the criminal justice process.
ACTION: Submit comments at www.regulations.gov by September 2, 2016.
LINKS: Federal Register (https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/08/03/2016-18334/notice-of-public-comment-period-on-the-draft-national-best-practices-for-sexual-assault-kits-a)
CONTACT: Heather Waltke, email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Research and Evaluation Grants
FON: FOA-CEO-16-01
AGENCY: Department of Labor (Labor) , Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
ITEM: Notice soliciting applications from university-based researchers on topics that are of priority interestto DOL. The grants are for a single researcher or group of researchers to analyze a topic that hasdirect implications for DOL programs, the labor force and the American worker.
ACTION: Applications are due October 3, 2016. Approximately 10 awards will be made for a period of up to twoyears. Grants will be no more than $250,000.
LINKS: Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286915)
CONTACT: Charese Moore, 202/693-3607. Email: [email protected]
HEALTH
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Elucidation of Mechanisms of Radiation-Induced Endovascular Injury and Development of Treatments/ Mitigators for Radiation-Induced Endothelial Cell and Vascular Dysfunction (U01)
FON: RFA-AI-16-053
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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ITEM: Notice seeking applications to address gaps in the understanding of the pathophysiology of radiationinjury in the vasculature, and how this damage contributes to overall mortality following radiationexposure. Funding will also advance the development of post-exposure treatment approachestargeting the vascular endothelium, with the ultimate goal of licensure of candidate medicalcountermeasures by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the radiation/nuclear public healthemergency indication.
ACTION: Letters of intent requested October 10, 2016. Applications due November 10, 2016.
LINKS: Solicitation (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-⎰les/RFA-AI-16-053.html), Grants.gov(http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286871)
CONTACT: Merriline Satyamitra, 240/669-5432. Email: [email protected]
NOTICE: Institutional Review Board Written Procedures: Guidance for Institutions and Institutional ReviewBoards; Draft Guidance; Availability
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health andHuman Services (HHS) , Oce for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
ITEM: Notice announcing the availability of (and inviting comments on) draft guidance entitled “InstitutionalReview Board (IRB) Written Procedures: Guidance for Institutions and IRBs.” The purpose of this draftguidance is to assist IRB administrators, IRB chairpersons, and other institutional ocials responsiblefor preparing and maintaining written procedures for IRBs. The draft guidance is intended for IRBs andinstitutions responsible for review and oversight of human subject research under the HHS or FDAregulations, or both.
ACTION: Electronic or written comments on the draft guidance due October 3, 2016 to ensure that the Agencyconsiders comments on the draft prior to beginning work on the ⎰nal version.
LINKS: Federal Register (https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-18191)
CONTACT: Janet Donnelly, 301/796-4187 or Irene Stith-Coleman, 240/453-6900
MEETING: National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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ITEM: Notice announcing a meeting to be held as a teleconference call of the National Cancer InstituteCouncil of Research Advocates to provide an update on the Vice President's Cancer MoonshotInitiative, progress made thus far and next steps.
ACTION: The meeting will be held August 22, 2016, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm ET. The meeting can be accessedby dialing 877/972-9420, and using access code: 1039054.
LINKS: Federal Register (https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-18162)
CONTACT: Amy Williams, 301/594-3194. Email: [email protected]
MEETING: National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
ITEM: Notice announcing a meeting of the National Cancer Institute Council of Research Advocates todiscuss the Cancer Moonshot Initiative: Blue Ribbon Panel Recommendations; Implementation Plansand Strategies; and Advocate Engagement in Advancing the Initiative.
ACTION: The meeting will be held September 26, 2016, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm ET at National Institutes ofHealth, 35 Convent Drive, Building 35, Conference Rooms 620/630, Bethesda, MD.
LINKS: Federal Register (https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-18163)
CONTACT: Amy Williams, 301/594-3194. Email: [email protected]
MEETING: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; Notice of Meetings
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , National Centerfor Advancing Translational Sciences
ITEM: Notice announcing a meeting of various committees of the National Center for AdvancingTranslational Sciences to receive reports from the Institute Director and other sta.
ACTION: The open portion of the meeting will be held September 15, 2016, from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm ET atNational Institutes of Health, Building 31, Conference Room 6, 31 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD.
LINKS: Federal Register (https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-18291)
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CONTACT: Anna Ramsey-Ewing, 301/435-0809. Email: [email protected]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: National Hemophilia Program Coordinating Center
FON: HRSA-17-087
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)
ITEM: Notice soliciting applications for the National Hemophilia Program Coordinating Center (NHPCC). Thepurpose of the NHPCC funding opportunity is to support a center that will coordinate a collaborativenational infrastructure of regional hemophilia networks to promote and improve comprehensive,quality care of individuals with hemophilia and related bleeding or clotting disorders such asthrombophilia.
ACTION: Applications are due October 4, 2016. Approximately $800,000 is available for one award.
LINKS: Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286919)
CONTACT: Kathryn McLaughlin, 301/443-6829. Email: [email protected]
MEETING: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice of Meetings
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
ITEM: Notice announcing a meeting of the National Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases AdvisoryCouncil to receive the Director's Report and other scienti⎰c presentations; and to review scienti⎰c andplanning activities.
ACTION: The open portion of the meeting will be held September 7, 2016, from 8:30 am to noon ET at NationalInstitutes of Health, Building 31, C Wing 6th Floor, Conference Center, Room 10, 31 Center Drive,Bethesda, MD. Various subcommittees of the Council will meet in open and closed session in theafternoon.
LINKS: Federal Register (https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-18292)
CONTACT: Brent Stan⎰eld, 301/594-8843. Email: stan⎰[email protected]
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MEETING: National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
ITEM: Notice announcing a meeting of the National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council to discussprogram policies and issues; receive the Director’s report; and conduct other Council business.
ACTION: The open portion of the meeting will be held September 16, 2016, from 8:30 am to noon ET at NationalInstitutes of Health, Natcher Building, Conference Rooms E1 & E2, 45 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD. Theopen portion will also be videocast and can be accessed from the NIH Videocasting and PodcastingWeb site at: http://videocast.nih.gov/
LINKS: Federal Register (https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-18159)
CONTACT: Ann Hagan, 301/594-4499. Email: [email protected]
MEETING: National Institute on Aging; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
ITEM: Notice announcing a meeting of the National Advisory Council on Aging to receive a report from theDirector; hear reports from the Task Force on Minority Aging Research and the Working Group onPrograms; and address other Council business.
ACTION: The open portion of the meeting will be held September 28, 2016, from 8:00 am to 12:45 pm ET atNational Institutes of Health, Building 31, C Wing 6th Floor Conference Room 10, 9000 Rockville Pike,Bethesda, MD.
LINKS: Federal Register (https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-18166)
CONTACT: Robin Barr, 301/496-9322. Email: [email protected]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Applied Research Award
FON: W81XWH-16-PRORP-ARA
AGENCY: Army (Army), Department of Defense (Defense)
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ITEM: Notice seeking applications to address signi⎰cant gaps in care for the leading burden of injury and lossof ⎰tness for military duty by conducting innovative, high-impact, clinically relevant research toadvance optimal treatment and rehabilitation from neuromusculoskeletal injuries (excluding spinalcord injuries) sustained during combat or combat-related activities.
ACTION: Required pre-applications due September 7, 2016. Approximately $2.5 million is available for ⎰veawards.
LINKS: Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286883)
CONTACT: CDMRP Help Desk, 301/682-5507. Email: [email protected]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Peer Reviewed Orthopaedic Clinical Trial Award
FON: W81XWH-16-PRORP-CTA
AGENCY: Army (Army), Department of Defense (Defense)
ITEM: Notice seeking applications to address the most signi⎰cant gaps in care for the leading burden ofinjury and loss of ⎰tness for military duty by funding innovative, high-impact, clinically relevantresearch to advance optimal treatment and rehabilitation from neuromusculoskeletal injuries(excluding spinal cord injuries) sustained during combat or combat-related activities. It is expectedthat any research ⎰ndings would also provide bene⎰t to the general population.
ACTION: Required pre-applications due September 7, 2016. Approximately $9 million is available for threeawards.
LINKS: Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286857)
CONTACT: CDMRP Help Desk, 301/682-5507. Email: [email protected]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Regional Hemophilia Network
FON: HRSA-17-074
AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)
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ITEM: Notice seeking applications to establish integrated and collaborative regional networks to promoteand improve the comprehensive care of individuals with hemophilia and related bleeding disorders orclotting disorders such as thrombophilia. Program goals are to improve access to coordinated andcomprehensive systems of care for patients with hemophilia and related blood or clotting disorders,strengthen hemophilia treatment centers’ (HTC) integrated care teams, and improve the health andwell-being for children, youth and adults with hemophilia and related bleeding and clotting disorders.
ACTION: Applications are due October 4, 2016 . Approximately $4 million is available to support up to eightawards.
LINKS: Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286979)
CONTACT: Mary C. Worrell, 301/443-5181. Email: [email protected]
NOTICE: Request for Comment on Report Entitled: Advancing the Care of Pregnant and Parenting Women WithOpioid Use Disorder and Their Infants: A Foundation for Clinical Guidance
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Department of Health andHuman Services (HHS)
ITEM: Notice seeking comments on a report intended to provide the foundation for the development ofclinical guidance to be used by providers for women who are pregnant or parenting and for themanagement of their infants.
ACTION: Submit comments at www.regulations.gov or to the contact within 30 days of the announcement date.
LINKS: Federal Register (https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/08/03/2016-18324/request-for-comment-on-report-entitled-advancing-the-care-of-pregnant-and-parenting-women-with)
CONTACT: Melinda Campopiano, Email: [email protected](mailto:[email protected])
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders (R03); (R21)
FON: PA-16-387; PA-16-386
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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ITEM: Notice seeking applications to support research designed to elucidate the etiology, epidemiology,diagnosis, treatment, and optimal means of service delivery in relation to Autism Spectrum Disorders.
ACTION: Applications are due October 16, 2016.
LINKS: Solicitation (R03) (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-⎰les/PA-16-387.html), Grants.gov (R03)(http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=287037)
CONTACT: Lisa Gilotty, 301/443-3825. Email: [email protected]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: U.S.-Russia Bilateral Collaborative Research Partnerships on Cancer (R21)
FON: RFA-CA-16-015
AGENCY: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
ITEM: Notice seeking applications to stimulate collaborative basic, translational, and clinical researchbetween United States (U.S.)-based researchers and Russian researchers in the areas of cancerbiology, prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment as well as the physical and chemicalsciences and engineering in cancer biology, nanotechnology, and radiation epidemiology.
ACTION: Applications are due November 4, 2016. Approximately $1.85 million is available to support up to 10awards.
LINKS: Solicitation (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-⎰les/RFA-CA-16-015.html), Grants.gov(http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286978)
CONTACT: Paul C. Pearlman, 240/276-5354. Email: [email protected]
MEETING: VA Clinical Science Research and Development Service (CSRD) Advancing PTSD research Industry Day
FON: VA24016N0043
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Aairs (VA) , Clinical Science Research and Development Service (CSRD)
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ITEM: Notice announcing an Industry Day and one-on-one meetings to discuss the advancement ofevidence-based pharmacologic treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Veterans.Potential attendees must submit a white paper proposal addressing how they would partner with VACSRD in one or more of three areas of interest: 1) early phase research on drugs targeting PTSDsymptoms; 2) research on "repurposing" established pharmaceutical compounds to treat symptoms ofPTSD; and 3) other clinical research that advances the evidence-base and implementation ofmedication for PTSD.
ACTION: The industry day will be held September 22, 2016 in Washington, DC.
LINKS: FBO notice (https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=21851e92efc94b0f8ba473183a92dec2&tab=core&_cview=0)
CONTACT: Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) with a CC to [email protected](mailto:[email protected])
SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY / ENGINEERING / MATH
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: 2016 DHS Scienti⎰c Leadership Awards for Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) Granting BachelorDegrees
FON: DHS-16-ST-062-001
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (Homeland Security) , Science & Technology Directorate
ITEM: Notice soliciting applications from Minority Serving Intuitions (MSIs) to establish programs thatare relevant to S&T’s mission within their institutions or MSI networks.
ACTION: Applications are due October 5, 2016. Approximately $3.6 million is available for up to six awards.
LINKS: Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286814)
CONTACT: Stephanie Dawkins, 202/447-0495. Email: [email protected]
NOTICE: AERIAL GROUND MAPPING FOR CHARACTERIZING POTENTIAL LANDING ZONES
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FON: RFI-AFRL-RQKPD-2016-0004
AGENCY: Department of Defense (Defense) , Aerospace Systems Directorate
ITEM: Notice seeking information regarding new approaches to aid in identifying and characterizing potentiallanding zones using aerial ground mapping techniques. Of particular interest is the use of aerialelectromagnetic techniques.
ACTION: Responses due September 2, 2016.
LINKS: FBO (https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=faa34a4d85efd81736dc3e15d17f08&tab=core&_cview=0)
CONTACT: Jennifer Arnett, 937/713-9975. Email: [email protected]
MEETING: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Meeting of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Advisory Panel
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (Commerce)
ITEM: Notice announcing a meeting and webinar/conference call of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species(HMS) Advisory Panel to consider options for the conservation and management of Atlantic HMS.
ACTION: The meeting will be held September 7, 2016, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm ET and September 8, 2016, from9:00 am to 6:00 pm ET at the Sheraton Silver Spring Hotel, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD. Themeeting presentations will also be available via WebEx webinar/conference call. Conference call dial-ininformation and webinar URLs are in the announcement.
LINKS: Federal Register (https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-18248)
CONTACT: Peter Cooper or Margo Schulze-Haugen, 301/427-8503
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: BLM-NOC West-wide Wetland and Riparian Mapping Assessment
FON: L16AS00135
AGENCY: Department of the Interior (Interior) , Bureau of Land Management
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ITEM: Notice seeking applications to ascertain the achievement of land health in wetlands/riparian areasthrough an inventory of these areas in the West. This will allow for new opportunities to understandthe extent and status of wetland/riparian resources across Western landscapes.
ACTION: Applications due September 2, 2016. Approximately $300,000 is available for three awards.
LINKS: Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286865)
CONTACT: Tina Hamalak, 303/236-4676. Email: [email protected]
NOTICE: Data fusion solutions for Unmanned Air Systems
FON: N00019-16-P7-ZD052
AGENCY: Navy (Navy), Department of Defense (Defense) , Naval Air Systems Command
ITEM: Notice seeking information from interested and capable sources on data fusion solutions forUnmanned Air Systems (UAS), including the air vehicle and control station required to provide missionsituational awareness for the Air Vehicle Operator (AVO) and which include have SIGINT, AIS, EO/IR,and Link-16 capabilities on-board the air vehicle. Of particular interest is the data fusion capabilitieswhich may be operated on the air vehicle to reduce the bandwidth need and for its own ability toperform cueing of the EO/IR.
ACTION: Responses due September 2, 2016.
LINKS: FBO (https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=c9296e5f6ba8000dd8d3699a52635bd0&tab=core&_cview=0)
CONTACT: Chris Lyons, 301/342-3516. Email: [email protected]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: FY2017 Oce of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program (YIP)
FON: N00014-16-S-FO15
AGENCY: Navy (Navy), Department of Defense (Defense)
ITEM: Notice seeking proposals to identify and support academic scientists and engineers who are in their⎰rst or second full-time tenure-track or tenure-track-equivalent academic appointment, have begun
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their ⎰rst appointment on or after 04 November 2011, and who show exceptional promise for doingcreative research. The objectives of this program are to attract outstanding faculty members ofInstitutions of Higher Education (hereafter also called "universities") to the Department of the Navy'sresearch program, to support their research, and to encourage their teaching and research careers.
ACTION: Questions will be accepted untilOctober 7, 2017. Proposals are due November 4, 2016.
LINKS: Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286980)
CONTACT: Reginald G. Williams, Email: [email protected]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Hierarchical Identify Verify Exploit (HIVE)
FON: DARPA-BAA-16-52
AGENCY: DARPA (DARPA), Department of Defense (Defense)
ITEM: Notice seeking applications for innovative proposals for the development of a generic graph processorspecializing in processing sparse graph primitives. The program includes the development of chipprototypes and software tools to support programming of the new hardware. Proposals shouldinvestigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems.Speci⎰cally excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existingstate of practice.
ACTION: Applications due October 19, 2016.
LINKS: FBO (https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=e3d5ebb6da9795cd0697cb24293f9302&tab=core&_cview=0)
CONTACT: Trung Tran, Email: [email protected]
NOTICE: International Telecommunication Advisory Committee; Solicitation of Membership
AGENCY: Department of State (State)
ITEM: Notice seeking applications for membership in the International Telecommunication AdvisoryCommittee from experts in the study of telecommunications or in telecommunications design ormanufacture.
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ACTION: Applications are due August 26, 2016.
LINKS: Federal Register (https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/08/03/2016-18378/international-telecommunication-advisory-committee-solicitation-of-membership)
CONTACT: Franz Zichy, 202/647-5778. Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Marine Turtle Conservation Fund
FON: F16AS00378
AGENCY: Department of the Interior (Interior) , Fish and Wildlife Service
ITEM: Notice seeking applications for the conservation of marine turtles (Chelonia mydas, Caretta caretta,Dermochelys coriacea, Eretmochelys imbricata, Lepidochelys olivacea, Lepidochelys kempii)throughout their range outside of the United States and its territories. The goal of this program is toreduce threats to marine turtles in their natural habitat. Proposals should identify speci⎰cconservation actions that have a high likelihood of creating lasting bene⎰ts.
ACTION: Applications due October 3, 2016 (Cycle 1) and April 3, 2017 (Cycle 2). Approximately $1.5 million isavailable for 40 awards.
LINKS: Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286874), Solicitation(https://www.fws.gov/international/wildlife-without-borders/marine-turtle-conservation-fund.html)
CONTACT: Earl Possardt, 703/358-2277. Email: [email protected]
MEETING: National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
ITEM: Notice announcing a meeting of National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology todiscuss draft recommendations regarding actions that EPA should take in response to technologicaland sociological developments in the area of citizen science.
ACTION: The meeting will be held August 22, 2016, from noon to 5:00 pm ET via teleconference and in-personat EPA Headquarters, William Jeerson Clinton Federal Building East, Room 1132, 1201 ConstitutionAvenue NW, Washington, DC. Those wishing to participate via teleconference should advise
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the contact by August 15, 2016.
LINKS: Federal Register (https://federalregister.gov/a/2016-18342)
CONTACT: Eugene Green, 202/564-2432. Email: [email protected]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: National Competitive Harmful Algal Bloom Programs: The Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful AlgalBlooms (ECOHAB) and Prevention, Control and Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms Program (PCMHAB)
FON: NOAA-NOS-NCCOS-2017-2004943
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (Commerce)
ITEM: Notice seeking applications to quantify the understanding of factors controlling harmful algal blooms(HAB) and their toxins in relation to the surrounding environment with the intent of developing newinformation and tools, predictive models and forecasts, and prevention strategies to aid managers incoastal environments.
ACTION: Required letters of intent due September 2, 2016. Applications due November 2, 2016. Approximately$1 million is available for multiple awards.
LINKS: Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286886)
CONTACT: Quay Dortch, 240/533-0198. Email: [email protected]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Ocean Exploration FY 2017 Funding Opportunity
FON: NOAA-OAR-OER-2017-2004970
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (Commerce) ,Oce of Ocean Exploration & Research (OER)
ITEM: Notice seeking applications to investigate and document poorly known and unknown ocean areasthrough interdisciplinary exploration, and to advance and disseminate knowledge of the ocean’sphysical, geological, chemical, biological, and archaeological environments.
ACTION: Required pre-proposals due September 16, 2016. Full proposals due December 23, 2016.Approximately $3 million is available for 10 awards.
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LINKS: Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286859)
CONTACT: NOAA Oce of Ocean Exploration and Research, 301/734-1014. Email: [email protected]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Research, Engineering and Development (RE&D) and Development Test and Evaluation (DT&E) Phase II
FON: RDTEII2016
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security (Homeland Security) , Science and Technology Directorate
ITEM: Notice seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including small businessentities, regarding their capabilities to establish a Technical Support Services contract for Research,Engineering and Development (RE&D) and Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E).
ACTION: Responses due August 15, 2016.
LINKS: FBO (https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=498d9111165d57c7145c135cf21d84ae&tab=core&_cview=1)
CONTACT: Phyllis A. Reaves, 609/813-2894 . Email: [email protected]
NOTICE: RFI - Advanced Circuit Topology
FON: DE-FOA-0001609
AGENCY: Department of Energy (Energy)
ITEM: Notice seeking input from the power electronics, electrical engineering, and circuit designcommunities regarding the development of next-generation advanced circuit topologies for use inpower electronics systems that facilitate higher eciency, more reliable, reduced size and weight, andlower cost devices and/or system architectures. Consistent with the agency’s mission, ARPA-E isseeking clearly disruptive, novel technologies, early in the R&D cycle, and not integration strategies forexisting technologies.
ACTION: Responses are due August 29, 2016.
LINKS: Solicitation (https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/#FoaId6a667933-0fc5-49ef-9f23-80ce0d96edb0), Grants.gov(http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286982)
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CONTACT: Email: [email protected]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: ROSES 2016: Discovery Data Analysis Program
FON: NNH16ZDA001N-DDAP
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) , Science Mission Directorate (SMD)
ITEM: Notice seeking applications to enhance the scienti⎰c return of Discovery Program missions bybroadening the scienti⎰c participation in the analysis of data, both recent and archived, collected byDiscovery missions.
ACTION: Required Step 1 applications due September 9, 2016. Step 2 applications due November 17, 2016.Approximately $1.5 million is available to support 10 to 13 awards.
LINKS: Solicitation (https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId=E2458B76-679E-DD13-4075-005651FF0CEE&path=open), Grants.gov(http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286882)
CONTACT: Michael New, 202/358-1766. Email: [email protected]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: ROSES 2016: Heliophysics Grand Challenges Research
FON: NNH16ZDA001N-GCR
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) , Science Mission Directorate (SMD)
ITEM: Notice seeking applications to investigate complex problems that fall within the general realm ofHeliophysics and whose full resolution has remained elusive.
ACTION: Required Step 1 applications are due September 23, 2016. Step 2 applications are due November 4,2016. Approximately $4 million is available to support eight to 10 awards.
LINKS: Solicitation (https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId=274049AC-9E2D-DD29-4FFC-81D51EAC03DD&path=init), Grants.gov(http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286873)
CONTACT: Mona Kessel, 202/358-0064. Email: [email protected]
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: ROSES 2016: Heliophysics U.S. Participating Investigator
FON: NNH16ZDA001N-HUSPI
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) , Science Mission Directorate
ITEM: Notice seeking applications for Heliophysics Explorer Mission of Opportunity (MO) investigations inwhich investigators participate as a Co-Investigator (Co-I) for an instrument, experiment, or technologydemonstration that is being built and own by a sponsor agency other than NASA.
ACTION: Required Step 1 applications due August 16, 2016. Step 2 applications due November 14, 2016.Approximately $500,000 is available to support one to two awards.
LINKS: Solicitation (https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?method=init&solId=6D39DC0E-2BB4-2631-E2EF-8D2EA5CE51D0&path=open), Grants.gov(http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286878)
CONTACT: Dan Moses, 202/358-0558. Email: [email protected]
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Space-Based Environmental Monitoring Electro-Optic/Infrared Broad Agency Announcement
FON: 16-106
AGENCY: Department of Defense (Defense)
ITEM: Notice seeking white paper proposals to address military needs in weather forecasting usinginnovative concepts, methods, or approaches for further developing space-based environmentalmonitoring (SBEM) eletro-optic/infrared capability. Proposals are sought to address two SBEMWeather Gaps: 1) Cloud Characterization and 2) Theater Weather Imagery.
ACTION: White paper proposals are due August 15, 2016. Selected applicants will be invited to submit fullproposals. Approximately ⎰ve contracts of up to $500,000 each are available to support projectslasting up to six months.
LINKS: FBO notice (https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=aab7faba0a422bea4b4ce213eab1d0&tab=core&_cview=0)
CONTACT: Armando Rodriguez, 310/653-4758. Email: [email protected](mailto:[email protected])
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Vessel Emission Reduction Pilot/Demonstration Project
FON: DTMA91R1600041
AGENCY: , Maritime Administration
ITEM: Notice seeking proposals for projects that demonstrate criteria air pollutant or greenhouse gasemissions reductions, and/or energy savings from marine vessels through either vessel repowering orthe use of energy conservation technologies or measures.
ACTION: Applications are due September 23, 2016. Approximately $650,000 is available for one award.
LINKS: Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?oppId=286922)
CONTACT: Judy Bowers, 202/366-1913. Email: [email protected]
This information was compiled and edited by Ken McDonald with assistance from the GRC Sta.
