Coastal Projects
FY 1998 grants are available from the Coastal Services Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Areas of interest are 1) landscape characterization and restoration, 2) coastal change analysis, 3) coastal remote sensing, 4) integration and development activities, 5) coastal management fellowships for on-the-job education and training, 6) technical training by the Coastal Training Institute, and 7) special projects on a broad range of topics related to coastal resources and their management.
Contact: Violet Legette, CSC, NOAA Coastal Service Center, 2234 S. Hobson Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405-2413, (803) 974-6222, e-mail: vlegette@csc.noaa.gov. To receive specific guidelines and information regarding the above programs, contact respectively 1) Pace Wilber, (803) 974-6235 or pwilber@csc.noaa.gov, 2) Dorsey Worthy, (803) 974-6234 or dworthy@csc.noaa.gov, 3) John Brock, (803) 974-6239 or jbrock@csc.noaa.gov, 4) Miki Schmidt, (803) 974-6237 or mschmidt@csc.noaa.gov, 5) Paul Scholz, (803) 974-6208 or pscholz@csc.noaa.gov, 6) Jennet Robinson Alterman, (803) 974-6210 or jralterman@csc.noaa.gov, or 7) Paul Scholz, above. CFDA No. 11.473
Pollution Prevention
Approximately $5 million will be available for grants and cooperative agreements under the EPA's FY 1998 Pollution Prevention Incentives for States (PPIS) Program. While applicant eligibility is limited to states and their instrumentalities (including state universities), other entities (private colleges and universities, local governments, private businesses, individuals, and nonprofit organizations) are encouraged to work cooperatively with eligible applicants.
Proposed activities may include provision of technical assistance to businesses seeking information about source reduction opportunities, and training in source reduction techniques.
Contact: Contact the appropriate regional office as follows: Region 1 (Boston), (617) 565-1155; Region 2 (New York), (212) 637-3584; Region 3 (Philadelphia), (215) 566-2761; Region 4 (Atlanta), (404) 562-9430; Region 5 (Chicago), (312) 353-4669; Region 6 (Dallas), (214) 665-2119; Region 7 (Kansas City), (913) 551-7517; Region 8 (Denver), (303) 312-6385; Region 9 (San Francisco), (415) 744-2192; Region 10 (Seattle), (206) 553-4072
Respiratory Pathogens
Research on particular respiratory pathogens is invited under a joint solicitation of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Upcoming proposal deadlines for this ongoing program include 1 February 1998 and 1 June 1998. Eligible applicants include hospitals, colleges and universities, laboratories, state and local government entities, and other public or private nonprofit or for-profit entities, whether domestic or foreign.
Areas of interest include 1) immunogenic mechanisms and virulence factors for Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Burkholderia cepacia, and Chlamydia pneumoniae; 2) factors in the progression to lower tract disease or other complications due to infections with non-influenza respiratory viruses; 3) events associated with the invasion and carriage of meningococci and pneumococci; 4) novel structural and secretory proteins of human bacterial respiratory pathogens and novel host defense molecules; and 5) new vaccine approaches for parainfluenza viruses, Chlamydia, Neisseria meningitidis, and other pathogens.
Contact: Christopher Taylor, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, MIAID, 6003 Executive Boulevard, Solar Building, Rockville, MD 20852, (301) 496-5305, fax: (301) 496-8030, e-mail: ct18m@nih.gov. Reference: PA-97-111
Malaria Research/Reference Reagent Repository
Funds to operate a malaria research and reference reagent repository are available from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. This repository will acquire malaria-related reagents, produce standardized reference reagents and protocols, and provide these reagents to investigators throughout the world. One 7-year award is anticipated; proposals are due 23 January 1998.
Contact: Judith Rubinstein, NIAID, Room 3C07, Contracts Management Branch, Solar Building, 6003 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7610, Bethesda, MD 20892-7610, (301) 496-2509, fax: (301) 480-5253, e-mail: jr205j@nih.gov, Internet: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/contract/ (select "RFPs" link). Reference: Sol. NIH-NIAID-DMID-98-17
Study of Malaria Transmission and Pathogenesis
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is seeking proposals to operate field sites in endemic areas for the study of malaria transmission and pathogenesis. Ongoing studies will provide information regarding epidemiology, parasite populations, vector biology, immunity, and other factors influencing clinical presentation. The studies will also provide the opportunity for developing and validating case definitions and field-appropriate diagnostics, which will be valuable for clinical trials.
Up to five awards are anticipated, each with performance periods of five years. The awards will include an option for expansion at individual sites to conduct safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy testing of candidate vaccines as they become available.
Contact: Carl Henn, NIAID, Room 3C07, Contracts Management Branch, Solar Building, 6003 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7610, Bethesda, MD 20892-7610, (301) 496-0993, fax: (301) 480-5253, e-mail: ch24v@nih.gov, Internet: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/contract/ (select "RFPs" link). Reference: Sol. NIH-NIAID-DMID-98-19
Agricultural Research and Training
Approximately $8.8 million is available under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 1890 Institution Teaching and Research Capacity Building Grants Program. Proposals from any of the 16 historically black 1890 Land-Grant Institutions should be submitted by 26 January 1998.
Proposals for research projects should focus on studies in food and agricultural science, centralized research support systems, technology delivery systems, or other creative projects that will enhance the nation's food and agricultural research system. Proposals for teaching projects should focus on curriculum design and materials development, faculty preparation and enhancement for teaching, instruction delivery systems, scientific instrumentation for teaching, student experiential learning, and/or student recruitment and retention.
Contact: Richard M. Hood, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, USDA, STOP 2251, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-2251, (202) 720-1973, e-mail: rhood@reeusda.gov
1998-99 Public Policy Fellowships for Scientists and Engineers
The American Association for the Advancement of Science invites applications for one-year public policy fellowships, which bring scientists and engineers to Washington, DC, to work in Congress, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. EPA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Defense, the FDA, and the RAND Critical Technologies Institute. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral-level degree at the time of application (January 1998) from any physical, biological, or social science, or any field of engineering. Persons with a master's degree in engineering and at least three years of post-degree professional experience may also apply. Federal employees are not eligible for the fellowships. The programs are designed to provide each fellow with a unique public policy learning experience and to bring technical backgrounds and external perspectives to decision making in the U.S. government. Stipends vary by program. All applications must be postmarked by 15 January 1998.
Contact: Chris McPhaul, AAAS Directorate for Science and Policy Programs, 1200 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 326-6700, fax: (202) 289-4950, e-mail: science_policy@aaas.org
Harvard University Nieman Fellowships for Environmental Journalists, 1998-1999
Two journalists (one U.S. and one international) specializing in environmental news will be chosen for Harvard University's Nieman Class of 1998-1999. They will pursue a course of concentrated study under the supervision of the Nieman program and the University Committee on Environment. Applicants for the environmental fellowships must meet all the normal requirements for appointment as Nieman Fellows but must specialize in environmental news. Funding for the fellowships is provided by the V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation.
Nieman Fellows pursue graduate and undergraduate studies in the university's schools and departments. In addition, the Fellows meet to discuss contemporary issues with distinguished figures from journalism, business, education, and other professions, as well as from the arts, public service, and universities. Fellowships are granted for the academic year (September-June) and include tuition and a stipend for living expenses.
There are no educational prerequisites for a Nieman Fellowship, nor do Fellows receive course credits or a degree for work done during the Nieman year. To qualify for consideration, applicants must be full-time staff or freelance environmental journalists working for the news or editorial department of newspapers, news services, radio, television, or magazines of broad public interest; must have at least three years of professional experience in the media; and must obtain their employer's consent for a leave of absence for the academic year. For U.S. journalists, applications should be submitted between 1 December 1997 and 31 January 1998. For international journalists, applications should be submitted between 1 January 1998 and 1 March 1998. Selections are announced in May.
Contact: Program Officer, Nieman Foundation, Harvard University, 1 Francis Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, (617) 495-2237, fax: (617) 495-8976, Internet: http://www.Nieman.harvard.edu/nieman.html
Air Pollution
Grants of $50,000-200,000 annually for up to three years are available under the U.S. EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program to support research on the chemistry and physics of air pollution. Proposals from colleges, universities, state and local government agencies, and nonprofit organizations are due 29 January 1998.
Contact: Deran Pashayan, EPA, National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance (8703R), 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-6913, e-mail: pashayan.deran@epamail.epa.gov
Occupational Safety
Approximately $4.4 million is available from the CDC for FY 1998 grants to support research and demonstration projects related to occupational safety and health. Eligible applicants include colleges and universities, hospitals, state and local government agencies, nonprofit research organizations, and small, minority, or woman-owned firms.
The CDC will support causal research to identify and investigate relationships between hazardous working conditions and associated occupational diseases and injuries; methods research to develop more sensitive means of evaluating hazards at work sites, as well as methods for measuring early markers of adverse health effects and injuries; control research to develop new protective equipment, engineering control technology, and work practices to reduce the risks of occupational hazards; and demonstrations to evaluate the technical feasibility or application of a new or improved occupational safety and health procedure, technique, or system. Awards may take the form of research project grants and demonstration project grants, which can extend up to five years; Special Emphasis Research Career Awards (SERCA), which can extend three years; or small grants, which can extend two years. Research and demonstration project applications should be submitted by 1 February 1998, 1 June 1998, or 1 October 1998. Applications for SERCA and small grants should be submitted by 1 March 1998, 1 July 1998, or 1 November 1998.
Priority research areas are 1) disease and injury, including allergic and irritant dermatitis, asthma and COPD, fertility and pregnancy abnormalities, hearing loss, infectious diseases, low back disorders, musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremities, and traumatic injuries; 2) work environment, including emerging technologies, indoor environment, mixed exposures, organization of work, and special populations at risk; and 3) research tools and approaches, including cancer research methods, control technology and personal protective equipment, exposure assessment methods, health services research, intervention effectiveness research, risk assessment methods, social and economic consequences of workplace illness and injury, and surveillance research methods.
Contact: Roy M. Fleming, Associate Director for Grants, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Building 1, Room 3053, MS-D30, Atlanta, GA 30333, (404) 639-3343, fax: (404) 639-4616, e-mail: rmf2@cdc.gov. Reference: Announcement No. 811; CFDA No. 93.262
Pancreas Studies
Research to explore pathways and factors related to the development and maintenance of beta cells in the pancreas is sought by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Up to 16 grants totaling $4 million are expected to be available. Project periods can extend up to five years. Letters of intent are requested by 19 February 1998 while formal applications are due 19 March 1998.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the location and identity of stem cells, approaches to identify and regenerate specific populations of cells within the pancreatic islets, the mechanism of glucose toxicity in beta cells, and the identity of genes involved in syndromes affecting the pancreas.
Contact: Joan Harmon, NIDDK, 45 Center Drive, Natcher Building, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 594-8808, fax: (301) 480-3503, e-mail: Joan_Harmon@nih.gov. Reference: RFA DK-98-003
Gene Therapy
Grants to support "core centers" that will conduct gene therapy research on cystic fibrosis and other genetic diesases are available under a joint program of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Letters of intent are requested by 12 January 1998 and full applications are due 10 February 1998.
These centers will provide shared resources to enhance the efficiency of research and to foster collaborations within and among institutions with strong existing bases of research related to gene therapy. While applicants should propose a central focus on gene therapy for cystic fibrosis, many common principles are involved in developing safe methods for achieving long-term expression of therapeutic genes for most genetic diseases. Thus, center resources may also be made available to scientists developing gene therapy approaches for genetic endocrine, metabolic, digestive, liver, kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases.
Contact: Catherine McKeon, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, NIDDK, 45 Center Drive, Room 5AN-18B, Bethesda, MD 20892-6600, (301) 594-8810, fax: (301) 480-3503, e-mail: McKeonC@ep.niddk.nih.gov. Reference: RFA DK-97-010
Public Health Conferences
Grants for partial support of conferences in specific areas of public health are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Eligible applicants include hospitals, colleges, universities, and state, local, or tribal governments.
Applications are being solicited by the CDC for conferences on chronic disease prevention; infectious disease prevention (other than AIDS); control of injury or disease associated with environmental, home, and workplace hazards; environmental health; occupational safety and health; control of risk factors such as poor nutrition, smoking, lack of exercise, high blood pressure, and physical stress; health education and promotion; laboratory practices; and efforts that would strengthen the public health system.
Applications are being solicited by the ATSDR for conferences on health effects of hazardous substances in the environment; disease and toxic substance exposure registries; hazardous substance removal and remediation; environmental disease surveillance; and investigation and research on hazardous substances in the environment.
Approximately $500,000 (25-30 awards) is available from the CDC and approximately $50,000 (6 awards) is available from the ATSDR; proposals must request less than 100% of project costs. Project periods will be 12 months.
One-page letters of intent are required by 6 April 1998 for full applications that are submitted by 8 June 1998.
Contact: Karen Reeves, Grants Management Specialist, Procurement and Grants Office, CDC, 255 East Paces Ferry Road NE, Mailstop E-09, Atlanta, GA 30305, (404) 842-6596, e-mail: ker1@cdc.gov; or call (404) 332-4561, Internet: http://www.cdc.gov/funding.htm. Reference: Announcement No. 803
Drug Resistance
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is soliciting proposals for research on three separate topics: 1) drug resistance--the molecular biology and epidemiology of antibiotic resistance mechanisms of acquisition, expression, maintenance, and dissemination of resistance genes; 2) Aspergillosis--research on clinically relevant aspects of A. fumigatus or A. flavus; and 3) ehrlichiosis--investigations on the diagnosis and pathogenesis of agents of human ehrlichiosis. Upcoming deadlines for proposals include 1 February 1998 and 1 June 1998.
Contact: Dennis M. Dixon, Chief, Bacteriology and Mycology Branch, Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, NIH/NIAID, Bethesda, MD 20892-7640, (301) 496-7728, fax: (301) 402-2508, e-mail: dd24a@nih.gov. Reference: PA-97-026
CSREES Grants Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service invites applications for its FY 1998 National Research Competitive Grants Program. The first category of available funding is represented by Agricultural Research Enhancement Awards, which include postdoctoral fellowships, new investigator awards, and institutional strengthening awards. The second funding category comprises conventional projects, such as standard research grants or conference awards. Anticipated FY 1998 funding includes natural resources and the environment ($16 million); nutrition, food quality, and health ($6.7 million); plant systems ($33.5 million); animal systems ($21.5 million); markets, trades, and policy ($3.6 million); and new products and processes ($6.3 million).
Postmark deadlines for applications vary with the research topic areas: 1) 15 January 1998 for ensuring food safety; animal reproductive efficiency; animal health and well-being; plant pathology; entomology and nematology; biologically based pest management; and improved utilization of wood and wood fiber; and 2) 15 February 1998 for animal growth, development, and nutrient utilization; animal genetic mechanisms and gene mapping; nitrogen fixation and metabolism; research career enhancement awards; equipment grants; seed grants; and agricultural systems. The Forest/Range/Crop/Aquatic Ecosystems Program will not be offered in FY 1998.
Contact: Proposal Services Unit, Grants Management Branch, Office of Extramural Programs, CSREES, USDA, STOP 2245, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20250-2245, (202) 401-5048, e-mail: psb@reeusda.gov (include mailing address, phone number, and materials being requested)
Research in Britain
Applications for Research Travel Grants should be submitted to the Burroughs Wellcome Fund by 1 March 1998. These awards help U.S. and Canadian faculty visit the United Kingdom or Ireland to exchange scientific information or acquire new research techniques in the basic biomedical sciences. Visits should be relatively short, usually from two weeks up to six months. Awards are not intended to support travel to meetings abroad or to encourage transatlantic travel when conditions exist for collaboration within the candidate's own country. Travel grants are also available to historians for work in the history of medicine or science.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada, must hold a doctorate in the biomedical sciences or in the history of medicine or science, and must be employed by a degree-granting institution, generally at the level of assistant professor or above. Applications must be accompanied by a written invitation from the host institution. Awards generally include travel and subsistence expenses, plus up to $1,000 for research support.
Contact: Research Travel Grants, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, 4709 Creekstone Drive, Suite 100, Durham, NC 27703, (919) 991-5100, fax: (919) 941-5884, e-mail: info@bwf.org, Internet: http://www.bwfund.org
Genome Mapping
Proposals for exploratory or feasibility studies to develop new or significantly improved technologies that will accelerate genome mapping, sequencing, or analysis are invited by the National Human Genome Research Institute. This program encourages high risk but potentially high payoff projects that are not yet developed fully enough to successfully compete for regular project grants. Upcoming deadlines for this program include 1 February 1998 and 1 June 1998.
Contact: Bettie Graham, Program Director, NHGRI, Building 38A, Room 614, Bethesda, MD 20892-6050, (301) 496-7531, fax: (301) 480-2770, e-mail: bettie_graham@nih.gov. Reference: PA-97-045
Genetics of Cancer
The National Cancer Institute has announced a program to stimulate the development of diverse but comprehensive research training programs in the genetic epidemiology of cancer. Upcoming application deadlines include 15 May 1998.
Proposed new programs should provide students, new investigators, and established researchers with new research skills and a breadth of expertise that encompasses the many disciplines now merging in the expanding field of cancer genetic epidemiology. A second goal should be the development of inter- and intra-institutional infrastructures necessary for providing training in the genetic epidemiology of cancer that would be accessible to interested investigators at different stages of career development.
The NCI is primarily interested in new applications, but proposals to expand existing training programs in cancer genetics or epidemiology are also welcome. Similarly, existing programs focused on the genetic epidemiology of other diseases are encouraged to propose expansion to cancer.
Contact: Vincent J. Cairoli, Division of Cancer Treatment, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Boulevard, Room 520, MSC 7390, Bethesda, MD 20892-7390, (301) 496-8580, fax: (301) 402-4472, e-mail: vc14z@nih.gov. Reference: PAR-97-071
Juvenile Diabetes
The first two pages of applications to receive postdoctoral fellowships in diabetes research should be submitted to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International by 15 February 1998. This program seeks to attract promising scientists just entering their professional careers into fields of research related to diabetes and its complications.
These fellowships will extend from July 1998 through June 1999 and are renewable for one additional year. Applicants must have a doctoral degree or equivalent, may have up to five years of relevant postdoctoral experience, and must not simultaneously be serving an internship or residency.
Each applicant must be sponsored by a scientist who is affiliated full-time with an accredited institution, and who agrees to supervise the fellow's training. The research activity may be related to the causes, treatment, prevention, or cure of diabetes. Awards generally provide approximately $17,000-29,000 plus a research allowance of $3,000. Full applications are due 1 March 1998.
Contact: JDFI, Attention: Ruth Marsch, Grants Administrator, 120 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005-4001, (212) 479-7529, fax: (212) 785-9595, e-mail: rmarsch@jdfcure.com or jfogarty@jdfcure.com
Last Update: December 11, 1997
