Funding Opportunities

Funding Announcements is compiled from the funding opportunities offered by federal funding agencies, private foundations, and a variety of additional entities. If you want to subscribe to the Funding Announcements weekly newsletter, contact Tisha Mullen (472-2894 or tgilreathmullen2@unl.edu).

Additional funding opportunities may be found at http://www.grants.gov. Grants.gov is the single access point for individuals to search competitive funding opportunities from more than 900 grant programs offered by the 26 federal grant-making agencies.


Below are the current funding opportunities.

Miscellaneous


Community Health Endowment of Lincoln
Improving Community Health in Lincoln
www.chelincoln.org/grant_program/current_priorities.html
Application Deadline: 06/21/2013

Stage I applications are now being accepted in the following funding priority areas: Increase Access to Patient-centered Medical and Dental Homes; Improve the Quality of Safety Net Services; Prepare for Change; and Support Healthy Living.

Department of Commerce
Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=131493

Multiple deadlines apply. See program announcement for details.

Department of Commerce
The Make it in America Challenge
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=227375
Application Deadline: 05/31/2013
Department of Commerce, Department of Energy, Department of Labor, Small Business Administration, NSF
Advanced Manufacturing Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=mJ4tP24YDt0ygzvnF6Fq04TJLVmnvN1yLQvwt3s6v00F54TWFLLp!-597428414?oppId=172695&mode=VIEW
Application Deadline: 07/09/2012
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Agriculture and Rural Development


Fish and Wildlife Service
Great Plains Landscape Conservation Cooperative - Fiscal Year 2013 Research Funding Opportunity: Prairie Rivers and Streams
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=222693
Application Deadline: 04/19/2013

Letter of intent is due March 10, 2013.

National Pork Board
Spring Call for Proposals
www.pork.org
Application Deadline: 05/21/2013
Nebraska Beef Council
Request for Proposals

The UNL proposal receipt deadline is June 11, 2013. To request application materials, please contact Tisha Mullen at tgilreathmullen2@unl.edu or 402.472.2894.

NSF
Dear Colleague Letter - Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD) Ideas Challenge
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13035/nsf13035.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=clickhttp://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2013/nsf13035/nsf13035.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Application Deadline: 04/30/2013
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Arts and Humanities


Grammy Foundation
Grants in Music Research and Preservation
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=388500026

The deadline for letters of inquiry is October 1, 2012.

Henry Luce Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies
Luce Foundation/ACLS Dissertation Fellowships in American Art
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=390600037
Application Deadline: 10/24/2012
National Archives and Records Administration
Innovation in Archives and Documentary Editing
http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/innovation.html
Application Deadline: 10/04/2012

The deadline to submit an optional draft is August 1, 2012.

National Archives and Records Administration
Publishing Historical Records
http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/publishing.html
Application Deadline: 10/04/2012
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Education and Outreach


Administration for Children and Families
Child Welfare Training: The National Center for Child Welfare Curriculum Development on Evidence Based Treatment Services
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=229873
Application Deadline: 06/10/2013
American Educational Research Association
American Educational Research Association Grants Program
http://www.aera.net/Default.aspx?TabID=10242
Application Deadline: 09/01/2013
American Society of Plant Biologists Education Foundation
Plant Biology Education and Outreach Initiatives
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=418200002
Application Deadline: 06/06/2013
Bureau of Land Management
Project Archaeology
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=173754
Application Deadline: 06/29/2012

Project Archaeology is an educational program dedicated to teaching scientific and historical inquiry, cultural understanding, and the public land stewardship ethic, specifically, the importance of protecting our nation’s rich cultural resources.

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Fellowships, Awards, and Internships


American Academy in Rome
The Rome Prize
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=386700007
Application Deadline: 11/15/2012

Fellows are chosen from the disciplines of architecture, design, historic preservation and conservation, landscape architecture, literature, musical composition, visual arts, ancient studies, medieval studies, Renaissance and Early Modern studies, and Modern Italian studies.

American Council of Learned Societies
Digital Innovation Fellowships
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=388500027
Application Deadline: 10/02/2012
American Council of Learned Societies, Social Science Research Council, and Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership
Abe Fellowship
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=387800034
Application Deadline: 09/01/2012
American Federation for Aging Research
Glenn/AFAR Breakthroughs in Gerontology Award
http://www.afar.org/research/funding/big
Application Deadline: 12/15/2012
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Foundations


Elsevier Foundation
New Scholars Program
http://www.elsevierfoundation.org/new-scholars/how-to-apply/
Application Deadline: 06/24/2012

The New Scholars Program supports projects to help early- to mid-career women scientists balance family responsibilities with demanding academic careers. New Scholars seeks to actively address the attrition rate of talented women scientists caused by work-life balance issues.

Foundational Questions Institute
Physics of Information
http://fqxi.org/grants/large/initial?utm_source=Funding+Supplement&utm_campaign=d41fde2bbb-FS_11_27_201211_27_2012&utm_medium=email

Pre-proposals are due January 16, 2013; if invited, full proposals are due April 30, 2013.

Health Impact Project (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Pew Charitable Trusts)
Health Impact Project Announces Call for Proposals to Bring Health Into Decisions in Non-Health Sectors
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=384700015
Application Deadline: 09/14/2012
Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies
Fellowships and Grants to Maintain the Vitality of China Studies in the U.S.
foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=394000018
Deadlines vary according to the type of award; refer to the full solicitation for details.
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International


Department of State
Pan-Africa Youth Leadership Program
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=229215
Application Deadline: 05/22/2013

An organization is limited to one application.

NIH - Multiple Institutes
Limited Competition: Fogarty International Research Collaboration - Basic Biomedical (FIRCA-BB) Research Award (R03)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-037.html

Application Deadline: January 10, 2011; January 10, 2012; January 10, 2013

NIH - Multiple Institutes
Limited Competition: Fogarty International Research Collaboration - Behavioral and Social Sciences (FIRCA-BSS) Research Award (R03)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-036.html

Application Deadline: January 10, 2011; January 10, 2012; January 10, 2013

U.S. Department of State
FY 2013 Critical Language Scholarships for Intensive Summer Institutes
http://exchanges.state.gov/grants/open2.html
Application Deadline: 05/25/2012
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Journalism and Media


Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation
Call for Social Documentary Photography
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=377100036
Application Deadline: 05/31/2012

Law, Justice, and Human Rights


Department of Justice
2013 Visiting Fellow: Criminal Justice Statistics Programs
http://bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/vfcjsp13_sol.pdf?utm_source=Funding+Supplement&utm_campaign=a520732266-FS_04_09_20134_10_2013&utm_medium=email
Application Deadline: 05/21/2013
Department of Justice
An Evidence-Based Approach to Understanding and Addressing Vicarious Trauma in Victim Assistance Professionals, Law Enforcement Officers, and Other First Responders
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=232235
Application Deadline: 06/13/2013
Department of Justice
Building and Enhancing Criminal Justice Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships FY 2013
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=225093
Application Deadline: 05/31/2013
Department of Justice
Community-Based Violence Prevention Field-Initiated Research and Evaluation Program
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=228273
Application Deadline: 05/28/2013
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Libraries and Museums


EmcArts, American Alliance of Museums' Center for the Future of Museums, and the MetLife Foundation
Innovation Lab for Museums
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=418200006
Application Deadline: 06/05/2013
National Archives and Records Administration
Digitizing Historical Records
http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/digitizing.html
Application Deadline: 06/11/2013
National Archives and Records Administration
Electronic Records Projects
http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/electronic.html
Application Deadline: 06/11/2013
National Endowment for the Humanities and American Library Association
Muslim Journeys Bookshelf Program
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=390500032
Application Deadline: 10/25/2012

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics


Administration for Children and Families
Research Connections
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=234234
Application Deadline: 06/24/2013
Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
Conference Grant Program (R13)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-017.html

Applications are due February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1 annually

Alex's Lemonade Stand
Epidemiology Awards in Childhood Cancer
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=390300014
Application Deadline: 12/17/2012
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Foundation
Clinical Investigation Grants
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=416400044
Application Deadline: 05/31/2013
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Transportation


Department of Transporation
FAA Center of Excellence for Environment and Energy
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=203933
Application Deadline: 10/04/2013

The FAA will discuss COE and technical requirements at a Public Meeting conducted on November 15 and 16 in the Washington, DC area. Contact Patricia.Watts@faa.gov for further information regarding the COE Program. To register for the Public Meeting or to receive additional information, contact jessica.shaw@faa.gov. Potential applicants are encouraged but not required to attend this meeting.

Department of Transportation
FY 2013 MCSAP High Priority Notice of Funding Availability
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=185493
Application Deadline: 09/18/2012
Department of Transportation
Pipeline Safety Research Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP)
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=231973
Application Deadline: 06/13/2013