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Agriculture Department

Epidemiological Approaches for Food Safety. Deadline: April 05, 1999. Synopsis: Proposals should be multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary. Proposals are to describe how research outcomes will be transferred for implementation. The program will support research in the following areas: a) identification of sources and reservoirs of pathogenic organisms and their toxins; b) determination of the levels of microbial contamination in products; c) identification of farm-based production practices that contribute to increased prevalence of  pathogens; and d) identification of potential sites of contamination. URL: http://www.reeusda.gov/crgam/nri/programs/suppl/epidem.htm

Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants. Deadline: March 24, 1999. Synopsis: The purpose of the program is to assist federal regulatory agencies in making decisions about the safety of introducing into the environment genetically modified organisms.  Topics are: Introduction into the environment of genetically engineered organisms. Large-scale deployment of genetically engineered organisms. Statistical methodology and quantitative measures of risks associated with field testing of genetically modified organisms. The program will also support a conference to review whether a introducing a pest resistance gene increases the fitness of weeds. URL: http://www.reeusda.gov/crgam/biotechrisk/biotech.htm

Commerce Department

Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) Program - R&D Projects to Strengthen and Develop the U.S. Fishing Industry. Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Deadline: May 01, 1999. Synopsis: The program assists eligible applicants in carrying out research and development projects that address aspects of U.S. fisheries. Applicants should insure that their proposals address one of the following priorities as they pertain to marine or Great Lakes species: minimize interactions between fisheries and protected or non-targeted species; rebuild overfished fisheries or maintain healthy fish stocks; obtain maximum social and economic benefits from harvestable marine resources; promote aquaculture development in the marine environment; and conserve and enhance essential fish habitat. URL: http://www.nmfs.gov/sfweb/skhome.html

Defense Department

Prostate Cancer Research Program—New Investigator Awards; Idea Development Awards; Prostate Cancer Center Initiation Awards. Sponsor: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. Deadline: March 10, 1999 for proposals; letters of intent are requested as soon as possible. Synopsis: The USAMRMC is soliciting applications on prostate cancer research. The overall goal of this funding effort is to promote research directed toward conquering prostate cancer. The PCRP is offering to expand scientific inquiry in three research areas: cancer biology, prevention, and therapy. URL: http://cdmrp.army.mil/prostate/docs.html

University Research Initiative. Sponsor: National Imagery and Mapping Agency. Deadline: April 28, 1999. Synopsis: This initiative enhances universities’ capabilities to perform research and related education in science and engineering areas critical to national defense. The NURI supports teams whose efforts intersect more than one discipline. The DOD is funding research in these areas: Gravity Data Measurement, Process and Model Development; Integrated Information Model for Imagery and Geospatial Information; Neuroscience-Inspired Target Recognition; and Future Geodesy.

Innovative Information Technologies. Sponsor: Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Deadline: March 31, 1999 for preproposals; May 29, 1999 for proposals. Synopsis: Innovative research and applications are needed in the following areas: data archival and retrieval; automated conversion of physical information products; analysis and search methods supporting knowledge preservation and presentation; and cost effective, automated creation of metadata for data archival. URL: http://www.dna.mil/dswaproc/cont_act/baa98tc.htm

Medical Free Electron Laser Program. Sponsor: Office of Naval proposals aimed at exploiting unique features of free electron lasers for medical and related materials science research. Proposals for research are invited that lead to medical applications of FEL technology. The period of performance may be up to three years. 

Advanced Lithography. Sponsor: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Deadline: March 22, 1999. Synopsis: DARPA is soliciting proposals to understand and overcome specific technological obstacles to the realization of lithography for 100 nm critical dimensions and smaller and the supporting technologies relevant to more than one lithography technology option. DARPA will support component prototyping. Teaming and partnerships are encouraged and cost sharing by universities and non-profits is encouraged.

Flexible Display Program. Sponsor: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Deadline: March 26, 1999. Synopsis: DARPA seeks proposals in the area of flexible, emissive or transmissive displays. Awards will be for 18 months with 18-month options.

Reconfigurable Aperture. Sponsor: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Deadline: March 19, 1999. Synopsis: DARPA seeks proposals in: core technology development; integrated groundplane technologies; design, modeling and simulation; and demonstrations. URL: http://www.darpa.mil/baa/baa99-19.htm

Software for Distributed Robotics. Sponsor: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Deadline: April 07, 1999. Synopsis: The DR program is pursuing revolutionary technologies driven by severe form factor constraints. The research challenge is to develop solutions that achieve the desired functional capabilities while overcoming the limitations of both the on-board processors and the data communications network. Each proposal must describe how the software solution will realize the following: the reprogrammable, coordinated control of a networked group of extremely small, mobile robots; and convincing laboratory demonstration of the software solution on a collection of surrogate, mobile robot platforms. URL: http://www.darpa.mil/ito/Solicitations.html

Broad Agency Announcement for Conduct of Special Staff Research. Sponsor: Army Research Office. Deadline: May 06, 1999. Synopsis: The ARO solicits proposals from universities in support of the conduct of special research by members of the scientific staff of the ARO. The program funds research in the biosciences, chemistry, electronics, engineering, mathematics, computer sciences, environmental sciences, materials sciences, and physics.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Research Program. Sponsor: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. Deadline: Continuous. Preproposals are strongly encouraged. Synopsis: Areas of research include: Preventive vaccine candidates. Identification and evaluation of field-test sites for prevention interventions. Identification, isolation, and characterization of HIV strains from diverse geographic locations. Risk assessments and methods of evaluating behavior modification. Clinical evaluation of interventions. Improved methodologies for early diagnosis, assessment of disease progression, and evaluation of intervention strategies. Improved assays for rapid diagnosis under field conditions. Development of assays to rapidly assess HIV genetic diversity. URL: http://www-usamraa.army.mil

Broad Agency Announcement. Sponsor: Army Research Office. Deadline: September 30, 2001. Synopsis: ARO has issued a new BAA for fiscal years 1999, 2000, and 2001. Areas of interest include biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, environmental science, and materials science. The program funds research, conferences, short-term innovative research, and young investigators. URL: http://www.aro.amy.mil

Education Department

Learning Anytime Anywhere Partnerships. Sponsor: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE). Deadline: April 02, 1999. Synopsis: This program provides grants or contracts or cooperative agreements to enhance the delivery, quality, and accountability of postsecondary education and career-oriented lifelong learning through technology and related innovations. URL: http://ocfo.ed.gov/gophroot/4fedreg/1grantann/012699a.txt

Higher Education Collaboration Between the U.S. and the European Community. Sponsor: FIPSE. Deadline: March 17, 1999. Synopsis: For FY 1999, the competition invites proposals to form educational consortia of institutions in the U.S. and the European Union to encourage cooperation in the coordination of curricula, the exchange of students, and the opening of educational opportunities between the United States and the European Union. URL: http://fr.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=19990127a81

Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access Program. Sponsor: FIPSE. Deadline: March 17, 1999. Synopsis: The program provides grants to develop innovative techniques or programs using new electronic technologies, to collect and distribute information on world regions and countries other than the U.S. The projects assisted are those that address U.S. teaching and research needs in international education and foreign languages. URL: http://fr.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=19990127a73

Bilingual Education Field-Initiated Research Program. Deadline: April 29, 1999. Synopsis: Research under this program may provide for longitudinal studies of students or teachers in bilingual education, and monitoring the education of those students from entry in bilingual education through secondary school competition. The Secretary of Education is particularly interested in applications that propose to focus on research that leads to answering significant questions on the assessment of language acquisition and academic achievement for limited English proficient students.

Directed Research Projects. Deadline: March 08, 1999. Synopsis: The following areas will be funded: The Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Large-Scale Assessment Programs; Instructional Interventions and Results for Children with Disabilities; Early and Prescriptive Assessment of Children with Learning or Emotional Disabilities; Improving the Delivery of Early Intervention, Special Education, or Related Services to Children with Disabilities from High Poverty Backgrounds. URL: http://ocfo.ed.gov/gophroot/4fedreg/1grantann/010499a.txt

International Disability Research Information Exchange. Deadline: April 30, 1999. Synopsis: These projects support short-term research relating to the development of methods, procedures, and devices to assist in the provision of rehabilitation services, particularly to persons with severe disabilities. This particular priority is focused on international disability research information exchanges.

Energy Department

Complex and Collective Phenomena. Deadline: April 21, 1999. Synopsis: This program will support work on the frontiers of basic research in disciplines including materials sciences, chemical sciences, engineering sciences, geosciences and energy biosciences. Work is intended to be revolutionary and may involve multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary efforts. Research is expected to strengthen the basis for understanding complex and collective phenomena currently viewed from a single domain such as the atomic level or continuum mechanics. URL: http://www.er.doe.gov/production/grants/grants.html

Environmental Meteorology Program - Vertical Transport and Mixing. Deadline: March 30, 1999. Synopsis: The program consists of four categories: (1) analysis of existing data sets, (2) field experiments, (3) improvement and applications of numerical and conceptual modeling approaches, and (4) development and application of tracer technology. Collaboration among funded investigators will be strongly encouraged in the EMP-VTMX Program. URL: http://www.er.doe.gov/production/grants/fr99__03.html

Fundamental Research in Carbon Management. Deadline: April 01, 1999. Synopsis: Research areas of interest include: geosciences research related to understanding the geophysics and geochemistry of potential reservoirs appropriate for subsurface sequestration of carbon dioxide; energy biosciences research related to chemical and cellular mechanisms of carbon fixation in plants; chemical sciences research related to enhancing our molecular level understanding of CO2 production and utilization chemistry relevant to managing our carbon resources; and materials science research related to materials needed for higher efficiency power systems. URL: http://www.er.doe.gov/production/grants/grants.html 

Natural and Accelerated Bioremediation Research Program. Deadline: April 15, 1999. Synopsis: Grant applications are being solicited for these research elements: (1) assessment; (2) biotransformation and biodegradation; (3) community dynamics and microbial ecology; (4) system engineering, integration, prediction, and optimization; and (5) bioremediation and its social implications and concerns. URL: http://www.er.doe.gov/production/grants/fr98_14.html

Research Related to Subsurface Contamination/Vadose Zone Issues. Deadline: April 19, 1999. Synopsis: Relevant scientific disciplines include: geological sciences, plant sciences, chemical sciences, engineering sciences, materials science), and bioremediation. Applicants are strongly encouraged to collaborate with researchers in other institutions. Applicants are also encouraged to provide training opportunities. URL: http://www.er.doe.gov/production/grants/fr99_06.html

Use of Model Organisms to Understand the Human Genome. Deadline: May 07, 1999. Synopsis: Research is encouraged in areas including: interspecies comparisons of the organization of functionally related genes and their regulatory elements; production and characterization of informative mutations or gene transfers in model systems to elucidate gene function; developmental and regulatory pathways; experimental systems to characterize or analyze human gene function that match the speed of new gene discovery on a genomic scale. URL: www.er.doe.gov/production/grants/grants.html

Integrated Assessment of Global Climate Change Research Program. Deadline: May 21, 1999. Synopsis: The program supports research to understand and mitigate the rise in greenhouse gases. The program will primarily concentrate support on: technology innovation and diffusion, emissions trading, supply curves for non-CO2 greenhouse gases, supply curves for land use, and representation of carbon management technologies. URL: http://www.er.doe.gov/production/grants/fr98_15.html 

Health and Human Services Department

Shared Instrumentation Grant. Sponsor: National Center for Research Resources. Deadline: March 19, 1999. Synopsis: The National Center for Research Resources is continuing its competitive Shared Instrumentation Grant Program initiated in Fiscal Year 1982. The objective of the program is to make available to institutions expensive research instruments that can only be justified on a shared-use basis and for which meritorious research projects are described. The SIG program provides a cost effective mechanism for groups of NIH-supported investigators to obtain equipment not generally available through other NIH mechanisms. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-99-031.html

Pilot Research Grant Program. Sponsor: National Institute on Aging. Deadline: March 17, 1999; July 17, 1999; November 17, 1999. Synopsis: NIA is seeking small grant applications for pilot research in specific areas to: (1) stimulate and facilitate the entry of promising new investigators into aging research, and (2) encourage established investigators to enter new targeted, high priority areas in this research field. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-99-049.html

Small Grant Program. Sponsor: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Deadline: April 20, 1999; August 24, 1999. Synopsis: The research must be focused on one or more of the areas within the biomedical and behavioral scientific mission of the NIDCD: hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, or language. The program is designed to support scientists who are in the early stages of establishing an independent research career.. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-99-018.html

Measures of Quality of Care for Vulnerable Populations. Sponsor: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Deadline: March 15, 1999. Synopsis: The RFAs are: Quality Measurement for Vulnerable Populations; Translating Research into Practice; and Assessment of Quality Improvement Strategies in Health Care. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-99-001.html

Bioengineering Research Partnerships. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: March 26, 1999. Synopsis: Bioengineering Research Partnerships awards support basic bioengineering research addressing important biological or medical research problems. A BRP is a multidisciplinary research team applying an integrative, systems approach to developing knowledge and/or methods to prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and understand health and behavior, and must include bioengineering expertise in combination with basic and/or clinical investigators. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-99-009.html

Mouse Brain Atlas for Functional Genomics. Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health. Deadline: April 19, 1999 for letter of intent; May 19, 1999. Synopsis: The Brain Molecular Anatomy Project supports research on the genomics of the nervous system, with initial efforts focusing on the discovery of new genes and the study of gene expression patterns in mouse and human brains. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-99-060.html

Functional Genomics of the Developing Endocrine Pancreas. Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Deadline: March 10, 1999. Synopsis: NIDDKD invites research projects to establish a pilot functional genomics resource in diabetes. This grant award mechanism would support production and sequencing of expression cDNA libraries based on multiple stages of pancreatic development. In addition, this resource would provide bioinformatics links to existing NIH-supported genomics databases and make pancreatic cDNA libraries available as microarrays . URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-99-007.html

Technologies for Gene Expression Anaylsis in the Nervous System. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: March 18, 1999. Synopsis: This RFA solicits applications for research grants to develop new technologies or refine established technologies for gene discovery and gene expression analysis in the nervous system. The development of methods suited to the anatomical and molecular complexities of the nervous system is critical for quantifying gene expression in this system, and for understanding how changes in gene expression may correlate with different developmental, pathological, or functional states.. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-99-003.html

Evolution of Infectious Diseases. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: March 17, 1999. Synopsis: The goal is to encourage development of a predictive science of infectious diseases by applying the perspectives, theories, and methods of population and evolutionary biology to important issues of disease emergence, prevention and treatment. This RFA seeks collaborations between scientists with expertise in population and evolutionary biology and molecular phylogeneticsand with infectious disease experts. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-99-005.html

Neurological Complications of Diabetes. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: March 16, 1999 for letter of intent; April 27, 1999. Synopsis: The NIH invites investigator-initiated research grant applications to study the mechanisms by which diabetes results in neuropathies and other neurological complications and to apply this information to the development of interventions. The etiology of diabetic neuropathy is complex, involving metabolic and vascular effects. Recent evidence suggests that deficiencies in neurotrophic factors may also play a role. Diabetic autonomic neuropathy is a particularly understudied area. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-99-005.html

Network for Large-Scale Sequencing of the Mouse Genome. Sponsor: National Human Genome Research Institute. Deadline: March 1, 1999 for letter of intent; April 29, 1999. Synopsis: The goals of the network are to generate the necessary mapping resources and begin production of a working draft of the DNA sequence of the mouse genome. Applications for both pilot sequencing projects in new groups and the expansion of the capacity of existing sequencing centers are encouraged. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-99-001.html

Economic Evaluation in HIV and Mental Disorders Prevention. Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health. Deadline: May 01, 1999. Synopsis: The purpose is to encourage investigator-initiated research on cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, and cost-utility analyses of both primary and secondary preventive interventions that are universal, selective, or indicative. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-99-001.html

Pilot Studies for New Therapies for Type One Dabetes and Its Complications. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: March 30, 1999. Synopsis: This RFA supports pilot and feasibility studies proposing innovative strategies for prevention or treatment of type 1 diabetes or its complications. Applications may also propose to explore novel hypotheses about pathogenesis that identify new targets for intervention and generate new therapeutic strategies. Particularly relevant to this solicitation are proposals for development of surrogate markers. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-99-013.html

Behavioral Therapy Development and Behavioral Science. Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse. Deadline: March 29, 1999 for letter of intent; April 29, 1999. Synopsis: The purpose is to encourage research on behavioral interventions for the treatment of drug addiction. The translation of ideas from basic behavioral and cognitive science into novel behavioral interventions for drug addicts is the ultimate goal of this program. Research projects will be considered that integrate basic behavioral and/or cognitive science with behavioral therapy development research, with the aim of developing new or refining existing behavioral therapies for individuals in drug abuse treatment.. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-99-009.html

Toward a Molecular Classification of Tumors. Sponsor: National Cancer Institute. Deadline: April 26, 1999 or November 16, 1999 for proposal; March 23, 1999 or October 5, 1999 for letter of intent. Synopsis: This programs support research projects on identification of patterns of molecular alterations in tumors that will become the foundation of molecular-based tumor classification schemes. Multi-disciplinary groups will be funded that will be expected to develop new molecular classification schemes for a selected set of tumors based on patterns of molecular alterations rather than on the classical histopathological criteria currently in use. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-98-027.html

Integrative Approaches to the Study of Motility of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: March 24, 1999. Synopsis: The program supports basic and applied investigations into motility disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. The intent is to: (1) encourage interaction between basic scientists and clinical investigators; (2) encourage collaborative interactions among gastroenterologists, urologists, gynecologists, and neuroscientists; and (3) attract new and established investigators to the field. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-99-004.html

Research on Care at the End of Life. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: April 30, 1999 for letter of intent; May 21, 1999. Synopsis: Areas of special interest include: neurobiology of pain; management of symptoms associated with specific diseases; effects of cancer diagnosis and treatments, especially breast cancer; prevention of risk factors, particularly in young children; interactions among genetic factors, environment, and life style; issues related to life-stage transitions; ameliorating effects of chronic illnesses; and the health of minorities and other at-risk populations. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NR-99-004.html

Centers for Mind/Body Interactions and Health. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: April 23, 1999. Synopsis: The NIH invites applications for Specialized Center Grants grants in order to encourage behavioral, psychological, social, and biomedical research on the interrelationships among cognition, emotion, biological processes, and physical health and to foster interdisciplinary research on the interactions among the mind and body in health and disease. Applications are encouraged on topics ranging from basic research to those involving clinical applications. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-99-005.html

Advanced Development of Genomic Technologies. Sponsor: National Human Genome Research Institute. Deadline: April 26, 1999. Synopsis: This program will address technologies for which proof-of-principle already has been demonstrated, but for which additional support is needed for development into robust, efficient tools for use in publicly supported, high-throughput genomics laboratories. This program will support advanced development for methods, hardware, and software. The initial emphasis will be on DNA sequencing technologies. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-99-047.html

Innovative Research Approaches to Basic Bladder Biology and the Painful Bladder Syndrome. Sponsor: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Deadline: April 12, 1999. Synopsis: This solicitation invites applications for basic research studies on the molecular and cellular biology of the bladder urothelium, mechanisms of pain perception in the bladder, and the relationship between neuromuscular innervation and bladder function. The overall goal is to enhance the understanding of the molecular, genetic, and cellular pathophysiology of the normal urinary bladder and the bladder in painful bladder syndromes and to develop new clinical approaches to these disorders. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-99-014.html

Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers. Sponsor: National Institute on Aging. Deadline: May 19, 1999. Synopsis: ADRCs provide a mechanism for integrating, coordinating, fostering and developing the interdisciplinary cooperation of established investigators conducting programs of research on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementing disorders of older people. The central focus may be clinical research, basic research, or a combination. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-99-003.html

Innovative Approaches to Prevention of Obesity. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: April 27, 1999; March 26, 1999 for leter of intent. Synopsis: The NIH invites applications for pilot studies to explore interventions for prevention of obesity in high risk individuals or populations. Applications incorporating unique cultural or social features specific for women or for special populations are encouraged. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-99-010.html

Phenotyping the Mouse Nervous System and Behavior. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: April 28, 1999. Synopsis: Projects supported under this RFA will develop and apply high-throughput phenotyping protocols to evaluate standard inbred strains of mice, and deposit the data so generated into databases of quantitative behavioral, physiological, pharmacological, and neuroanatomical profiles across different strains. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-99-006.html

Alzheimer’s Disease Core Centers. Sponsor: National Institute on Aging. Deadline: May 14, 1999. Synopsis: The NIA invites applications from qualified institutions for support of Alzheimer’s Disease Core Centers. These are designed to serve as shared research resources to facilitate research in Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders and distinguish them from normal aging.. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-99-002.html

Comorbid Mental Disorders and HIV / STD Prevention. Sponsor: National Institute of Mental Health. Deadline: April 7, 1999 for letter of intent; May 07, 1999. Synopsis: The purpose is to design interventions that address the multiple factors associated with high-risk behavior to prevent the spread of HIV/STDs. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-99-008.html

Molecular Epidemiology of Prostate Carcinogenesis. Sponsor: National Cancer Institute. Deadline: March 18, 1999 for letter of intent; April 26, 1999. Synopsis: The purpose is to stimulate development and application of biological markers of prostate cancer risk and tumor aggressiveness in developing strategies for prostate cancer prevention and control. Of special interest are studies of markers to elucidate multiethnic differences in susceptibility. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-99-055.html

Translating Research Into Practice. Sponsor: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Deadline: April 22, 1999. Synopsis: AHCPR invites applications to conduct research related to implementing evidence-based tools and information in diverse health care settings among practitioners caring for diverse populations. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-99-003.html

Health Care Access, Quality, and Insurance for Low-Income Children. Sponsor: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Deadline: April 22, 1999. Synopsis: AHCPR and the Packard Foundation invite applications for cooperative agreements to conduct research that will generate information useful to purchasers and designers of health insurance and health care delivery systems for low-income children. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-99-005.html

Assessment of Quality Improvement Strategies in Health Care. Sponsor: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Deadline: April 22, 1999. Synopsis: The projects undertaken will analyze the relative utility and costs of various approaches to health care quality improvement. The long-term goal of this effort is to strengthen the evidence base underlying the choice of strategies to employ when attempting to improve the quality of clinical care. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-99-002.html

Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics. Sponsor: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Deadline: April 22, 1999. Synopsis: CERTs is a three-year program that will support demonstration centersto evaluate, develop options and methods, and conduct and perform pilot studies to increase awareness of the benefits, risks, and effectiveness of new uses, existing uses, or combined uses of therapeutics. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-99-004.html

Research on Care at the End of Life. Sponsor: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Deadline: May 21, 1999. Synopsis: Research applications may include basic, clinical, or health care studies focused on the clinical management of physical and psychological symptoms, patient-provider and patient-family communication, ethics, and clinical decision-making, caregiver support, or the context of care delivery for those facing life-limiting illnesses. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NR-99-004.html

Childhood Agricultural Safety and Health Research. Sponsor: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Deadline: April 16, 1999. Synopsis: Projects are sought to conduct research on risk factors for agricultural injuries associated with child development, social and economic consequences associated with youth workers, and the design and/or evaluation of strategies to prevent childhood agricultural injuries. URL: ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Funding_opportunities/grants/817fy98.htm 

Creating Healthy Work Organizations. Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Deadline: May 15, 1999. Synopsis: This cooperative agreement program funds projects to design, implement, and evaluate organizational change interventions to create healthy work organizations. The application is to conduct field studies which identify characteristics of healthy work organizations.

Preventing Fetal Alchohol Syndrome. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: March 23, 1999. Synopsis: The purpose of this Request for Applications is to stimulate research that develops and/or tests interventions that have the potential for preventing fetal alcohol syndrome. Investigators may design, develop, modify, or adapt the interventions they plan to test; or take advantage of opportunities to test or evaluate interventions that occur “naturally” in society as a whole or selected segments of it.. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-99-002.html

Research on Tissue Engineering. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: March 16, 1999. Synopsis: The purpose of this program is to stimulate and foster a wide range of basic and translational studies to:  develop optimal materials/designs for matrices/scaffolds; better understand how matrices/scaffolds interact with cells and their surrounding tissues; (3) develop better animal models; and validate and standardize the criteria for a successful repair/replacement of tissues and organs. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-99-024.html

HIV-1 Infection of the Central Nervous System. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: April 05, 1999, May 01, 1999. Synopsis: The objective of this cooperative effort is to foster investigations that will provide the foundation for the rapid development of therapeutic interventions to prevent and treat the effects of HIV-1 on the central nervous system. Applications ranging from basic research to clinical diagnosis and treatment studies are being solicited. Multidisciplinary research teams and collaborative alliances are encouraged. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-97-017.html

Understanding and Improving Antiretroviral Regimen Adherence. Sponsor: National Institutes of Health. Deadline: April 05, 1999. Synopsis: This program announcement is to stimulate investigator-initiated research to increase understanding of the issues influencing adherence and nonadherence, as well as to identify methods to improve and assure adherence and compliance to drug therapy regimens. URL: http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-97-070.html

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Microgravity Research. Deadline: March 16, 1999. Synopsis: NASA is interested in receiving proposals for basic experimental and theoretical research using microgravity to advance scientific knowledge and technology in materials science. In addition, proposals are sought to provide a fundamental understanding of physical and chemical processes in extraterrestrial environments, such as local resource utilization, and radiation transport code improvement and testing. URL: http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/Synopses/NRA-98-HEDS-05/synopsis.html

Life in Extreme Environments. Deadline: March 05, 1999. Synopsis: The three components of the fiscal year 1999 competition include the following: LExEn Interdisciplinary Research Program; Methods and Capabilities for LExEn Research; LExEn Sites for Long-term Interdisciplinary Studies. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf9943/nsf9943.htm

Research Opportunities in Space Science. Deadline: Varies. Proposal due dates are staggered from April 19 through December 8, 1999. Synopsis: NASA solicits proposals for supporting research, analysis, and technology across a broad range of different space science program elements relevant to Astronomical Search for Origins, Solar System Exploration, Structure and Evolution of the Universe, and The Sun-Earth Connection. URL: http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/Synopses/NRA-99-OSS-01/synopsis.html

Compton Gamma Ray Observatory Guest Investigator Program, Cycle IX. Deadline: May 06, 1999. Synopsis: This NRA solicits proposals for the mission which will begin in December 1999, and last 18 months. Observing time is available to guest investigators during this phase and opportunities exist for analysis of data obtained during previous mission cycles and for correlative research or for services related to Compton GRO research. URL: http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/Synopses/NRA-99-OSS-02/synopsis.html

Research in Space Life Sciences: Advanced Human Support Technology. Deadline: April 15, 1999. Synopsis: The program includes the following elements: Advanced Life Support, Advanced Environmental Monitoring and Control, and Space Human Factors Engineering. Proposals requested by this announcement may be for ground-based research investigations, and limited types of space- flight experiments designed for the Shuttle middeck or for the earliest phase of utilization of the International Space Station. URL: http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/HQ/Synopses/NRA-99-HEDS-01/synopsis.html

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowships for University Teachers. Deadline: May 01, 1999. Synopsis: Projects may contribute to scholarly knowledge, to the advancement of teaching, or to the general public’s understanding of the humanities. Such work might eventually produce scholarly articles, a monograph, a book-length treatment of a broad topic, an archaeological site report, a translation, an edition, or other scholarly tool in either traditional or electronic formats. Tenure must cover an uninterrupted period of from 6 to 12 whole months. URL: http://www.neh.fed.us/html/guidelin/fellowsh.html

Fellowships for Creative Writers- Poetry. Deadline: March 16, 1999. Synopsis: The Literature Fellowships for FY 1999 will be offered in the field of poetry. The Fellowships are available to published poets of exceptional talent. Fellowships enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. URL: http://arts.endow.gov/Guide/Lit99/Poetry.html

Translation Projects in Poetry. Deadline: March 16, 1999. Synopsis: Grants are available to published translators of literature for projects that involve the specific translation of poetry and verse drama from other languages into English. The NEA encourages translations of writers and of work which are insufficiently represented in English translation. The work to be translated should be of interest for its literary excellence and value. Priority will be given to projects that involve work that has not been translated into English. URL: http://arts.endow.gov/Guide/Lit99/Translation.html

National Science Foundation

Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring. Sponsor: Directorate for Education and Human Resources. Deadline: April 30, 1999 for nominations. Synopsis: The program seeks to identify outstanding mentoring efforts/programs designed to enhance the participation of groups underrepresented in science, mathematics and engineering. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf9874/nsf9874.htm

Advanced Computational Research Program. Sponsor: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering. Deadline: July 01, 1999 for Software Tools; November 01, 1999 for Parallel Algorithms. Synopsis: Current areas include programming environments and tools, visualization and data handling, and scalable numerical algorithms. ACR also supports work on multidisciplinary analysis and design, heterogeneous computing, web-based meta-computing, computational steering and remote collaboration on high performance computing applications.URL: http://www.nsf.gov:80/nsf/nsfpubs/nsf9727.htm

Implementation and Dissemination Projects. Sponsor: Directorate for Education and Human Resources. Deadline: May 01, 1999 for preliminary proposals. Synopsis: The program seeks to establish implementation sites that will provide information and technical assistance to decision-makers responsible for selecting materials and ensuring their implementation in those districts that have decided to implement NSF-supported exemplary materials. Projects should be national or multi-state in scope and must provide multiple curriculum offerings. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf984/start.htm

Assessment Projects. Sponsor: Directorate for Education and Human Resources. Deadline: May 01, 1999 for preliminary proposals. Synopsis: NSF’s IMD program encourages the development and implementation of various levels of new directions in the assessment of student learning in mathematics and science. Assessment projects should be national or multi-state in scope. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf984/start.htm

Environmental Statistics. Sponsor: EPA/NSF Partnership for Environmental Research. Deadline: March 10, 1999. Synopsis: In FY 1999, the Environmental Statistics competition invites proposals in the following areas: (1) Statistical models and methods for environmental social science research; (2) Environmental statistics research to improve risk assessment; and (3) Physical environmentalstatistics research. Proposals are particularly welcome that further the development of statistical methods for environmental social science research, including research in the area of risk assessment. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf9940

Engineering Sciences for Modeling and Simulation-Based Life-Cycle Engineering. Sponsor: Directorate for Engineering. Deadline: April 12, 1999 for abstracts. Synopsis: Sandia and NSF are seeking proposals in: Thermal Transport; Solid Mechanics; Engineering Design; and Computational Intelligence and Engineering Systems. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf9956/nsf9956.htm

Biocomplexity: Phase I. Sponsor: National Science Foundation. Deadline: March 15, 1999 for preproposals. FastLane required. Synopsis: NSF announces a special competition to support integrated research on the functional interrelationships between microorganisms and the biological, chemical, geological, physical, and/or social systems that jointly comprise complex systems. Projects that explicitly focus on the role that microorganisms play in structuring or controlling complex systems are solicited. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf9960/nsf9960.txt

Macromolecular Structure Database. Sponsor: Directorate for Biological Sciences. Deadline: May 27, 1999. Synopsis: The Biological Database Activities Program announces a special recompetition for an award to establish, maintain and distribute a Macromolecular Structure Database. The MSD will serve as an archive for the three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates and related information, including structure factors, for those biological macromolecules and macromolecular assemblies whose structures have been determined to atomic resolution. The successful awardee of this special re-competition will be required to incorporate the structural information of the existing Protein Data Bank into the MSD. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf9866/nsf9866.htm

Optimized Portable Algorithm and Application Libraries Initiative. Sponsor: Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Deadline: May 22, 1999 for letters of intent. FastLane required. Synopsis: The initiative is an opportunity for researchers in the mathematical sciences to join with other scientists and engineers in the development of innovative mathematical techniques applicable to simulation of complex physical processes. An essential component is development of mathematical formulations for automatic compilation of scalable, high-performance software libraries of key numerical kernels. Applications of interest are those having an impact on modeling and simulation of advanced manufacturing processes and systems. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf9864/nsf9864.htm

Arabidopsis thaliama Information Resource Project. Sponsor: Directorate for Biological Sciences. Deadline: March 22, 1999. FastLane required. Synopsis: The Biological Database Activities Program announces a special competition for an on-line resource to extend, maintain and distribute a user focused, on-line resource for biological information on Arabidopsis thaliana. The successful awardee of this competition will be required to incorporate and build on the existing Arabidopsis thaliana Database. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf9950/nsf9950.htm

Teacher Enhancement Program. Sponsor: Directorate for Education and Human Resources. Deadline: April 01, 1999 for required preliminary proposals. Synopsis: The TE program encourages the following major categories of proposals: local systemic change for education, grades K-12; educational leadership projects; teacher and student development through research experiences; replication and scale-up; professional development materials; and professional support forthe teaching workforce. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf984/start.htm

Urban Systemic Program in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education. Sponsor: Directorate for Education and Human Resources. Deadline: March 31, 1999. Synopsis: The program fosters partnerships between urban school districts and colleges and universities. The goals include: to improve implementation of a standards-based, inquiry-centered science, mathematics, and technology education for all students K-12; to increase the competency and diversity of the science and mathematics instructional workforce; to employ research as a tool in improving teaching and learning. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf9952/nsf9952.htm

Instructional Materials Development Program. Sponsor: Directorate for Education and Human Resources. Deadline: May 01, 1999 for required preliminary proposals. Synopsis: The program supports the development of instructional materials and assessment tools to improve science, mathematics, and technology education for students (pre-K through grade 12). Projects should focus on the development of student materials and include related supplementary instructional guides for teachers, educational leaders, and parents to promote the adoption and implementation of the instructional materials. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf984/start.htm

Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions. Sponsor: Directorate for Geosciences. Deadline: May 01, 1999. Synopsis: Three broad categories embrace the scientific goals of the CEDAR program: (1) dynamics and energetics of the upper atmosphere, with particular emphasis on the hard to observe region between 80 and 150 km; (2) coupling between the mesosphere, ionosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, and magnetosphere; and (3) horizontal coupling between adjacent geographic regions. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/geo/egch/solar.htm#cedar

Construction/Geotechnology/Structures. Sponsor: Directorate for Engineering. Deadline: April 01, 1999. Synopsis: This program emphasizes new discoveries in the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of facilities that are safe, long-lasting, efficient, environmentally acceptable, and economical. Support is given for research that will increase geotechnical knowledge of geostructures; constitutive modeling and verification in geomechanics; remediation and containment of geoenvironmental contamination; transferability of laboratory results to field scale; nondestructive and in situ evaluation; and other areas. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/publicat/nsf994/pages/eng/eng_cms1.htm

Comparative Planetary Research: Origin and Evolution of Terrestrial - Planet Atmospheres. Sponsor: Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Deadline: May 13, 1999. Synopsis: NSF, in coordination with NASA, accept proposals for research on some comparative aspects of the atmospheres of the planets and satellites in the Solar System. In the 1998 competition NSF will support proposals that address broadly related issues concerning the atmospheres of the terrestrial planets and satellites in the Solar System. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf9871

Wireless Information Technology and Networks. Sponsor: National Science Foundation. Deadline: April 30, 1999. FastLane required. Synopsis: Significant advances in research to provide a foundation for designing high information-capacity wireless communication systems for full mobility will require synergistic, multidisciplinary research efforts encompassing a breadth of communications functions. Such research would be expected to lead to breakthroughs enabling future wireless networks to be flexible, scalable to large numbers of users, able to provide location information of mobile users on a global scale, eavesdropper proof, coordinated with wireline and other networks, dynamically adaptable with demand, and able to provide guaranteed service while accommodating mixed traffic representing varied applications. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf9968/nsf9968.htm

Life in Extreme Environments. Sponsor: Directorate for Biological Sciences. Deadline: March 05, 1999. Synopsis: The components of this competition include: LExEn Interdisciplinary Research, Methods and Capabilities for LExEn Research, and LExEn Sites for Long-term Interdisciplinary Studies. NSF 99-43. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf9943/nsf9943.htm

Child Learning and Development. Sponsor: Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. Deadline: March 15, 1999. Synopsis: This program supports research on cognitive, social, and biological processes related to children and adolescents' learning in formal and informal settings, focusing on mechanisms of development that explain when and how children and adolescents are prepared to acquire new skills and knowledge. Awards will be made for workshops, conferences, and research proposals. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf9942/nsf9942.htm

Control/Mechanics/Materials. Sponsor: Directorate for Engineering. Deadline: April 01, 1999. Synopsis: This program links the expertise of dynamics and control, mechanics, materials, tribology, and surface engineering. Research is on understanding the mechanical properties of materials and wear of all classes of materials. The aim is to account for the role of the underlying microstructure and to determine the nano- to mesoscale effects.URL: http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/publicat/nsf994/pages/eng/eng_cms3.htm

Transitions from Childhood to the Workforce. Sponsor: Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. Deadline: March 29, 1999. Synopsis: NSF is offering supplements that will help stimulate and facilitate cross-disciplinary interactions among researchers who share the common goal of understanding children’s learning and transitions to the workforce. The major vehicle for doing this will be planning meetings. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1999/nsf9946/nsf9946.htm

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training Program. Deadline: April 15, 1999 for required preproposals. FastLane required. Synopsis: The program goal  is to enable the development of innovative, research-based, graduate education and training activities. Projects must be based upon a multidisciplinary research theme and organized around a diverse group of investigators. The emphasis is on the training of graduate students; however, the program will support efforts that include undergraduate or postdoctoral training. NSF anticipates making about 20 awards of up to $500,000 per year for up to five years; up to an additional $200,000 will be available for research instrumentation and special purpose research materials during the first year. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1998/nsf9896/nsf9896.htm

Interagency Education Research Initiative (IERI). Sponsor: NSF, National Institutes of Health; Department of Education. Deadline: April 1, 1999 for letter of intent; May 14, 1999 for proposals. FastLane required. Synopsis: The focus is on research to make substantial improvements in: school readiness for learning reading and mathematics; K-3 learning in reading, mathematics, and science; and education of pre K-12 teachers in content knowledge and science underlying cognitive development and learning. Approximately $30 million is available to fund 50 awards. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf9984

Transportation Department

Transportation Environmental Research Program (TERP). Sponsor: Federal Highway Administration. Deadline: Various. Synopsis:  FHWA welcomes submissions at any time in the following areas: Aesthetic Highway Design, Air Quality Policy, Community Impact, Environmental Impact Assessment in Transportation, Environmental Justice, Housing Issues, Environmental Laws, Environmental Planning and Management, Global Climate Change, Hazardous Materials, Historic Bridges, Public Involvement, Social and Economic Impact, Stormwater Constituents, Transportation Noise, Transportation Planning, Water Quality, and Wetlands. URL: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/terp/prog.htm

University of California

Market Transformation Research: Market Connections For New Commercial Building Technologies. California Institute for Energy Efficiency. Deadline: March 12, 1999. Synopsis: This program emphasizes development of market theory and models, with some preliminary work in market transformation, all with clear connection to possible market transformation initiatives for energy-efficient practices and technologies. Multi-investigator proposals are expected and multi-institution proposals will be considered up to a maximum of four institutions. It is intended that multiple disciplines of the sociological, economic and other relevant behavioral sciences be applied to a research effort. Up to $325,000 may be available for this phase of the project. URL: http://eetd.lbl.gov/CIEE

Sea Grant Project Grants. Sponsor: California Sea Grant College System. Deadline: March 01, 1999 for preproposals; May 28, 1999 for proposals. Synopsis: Preliminary proposals are requested for research projects typically in one of thse areas: Coastal Ocean Resources, Aquaculture, Fisheries, New Marine Products, Ocean Engineering, and Marine Affairs. The emphasis is on innovative research on ocean and coastal resources and processes. URL: http://www-csgc.ucsd.edu/admin/Proposal/SGPrelimAnnou.html

Evaluation Research on HIV Prevention Interventions. Sponsor: Universitywide AIDs Research Program. Deadline: March 17, 1999. Synopsis: This is a new initiative that requires partnerships of research institutions and community-based agencies that will together develop imethodological approaches to outcome evaluations of HIV prevention interventions in California. The partnerships can propose to evaluate established programs, evaluate modifications of established programs, or evaluate innovative interventions. Two PIs are required: a researcher affiliated with a nonprofit California academic or research institution and a key staff member of a California-based AIDS service organization. UARP expects to make one to five competitive three-year awards of approximately $150,000 per year. URL: http://www.ucop.edu/srphome/uarp/

Multicampus Research Groups in the Humanities. Sponsor: UC Office of the President. Deadline: June 30, 1999. Synopsis: MRGs are small, informal interdisciplinary research programs. Proposals must include significant faculty involvement from at least four campuses. Campus matching support is a criteria for award. A supporting letter from the campus Executive Vice Chancellor is required with proposal submission. Up to $35,000 per year will support three new MRGs for five years. URL: http://www.ucop.edu/research/mrghrfp.pdf

Small Grants. Sponsor: UC Institute for Mexico and the United States. Deadline: June 4, 1999; October 1, 1999. Synopsis: Grants of up to $1,000 are available for projects conducted by UC researchers or teams in: Mexico-Related Studies; Chicana/Chicano Studies; U.S.-Mexican Relations; Chicano and Mexican Topics in the Arts; and Collaborative Research Projects. Funds are available for travel for research or planning; conference travel to present results of projects; publications resulting from UC MEXUS-funded projects/conferences; visiting scholars from Mexican institutions; lecturers and performances; public service programs; and other special needs. URL: http://www.ucr.edu/ucmexus/mexushom.htm

University Collaborative Research Program. Sponsor: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Deadline: April 2, 1999. Synopsis: This program fosters collaboration between researchers from the UC campuses and LLNL researchers by making available some of the Laboratory’s unique facilities and expertise. The program provides support to scientists for research, primarily in the area of astrophysics and geosciences, including high-pressure research relevant to the Earth and planetary interior. Typical awards range from $5,000-$30,000.

Collaborative Computing Research. Sponsor: Institute for Scientific Computing Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Deadline: May 7, 1999. Synopsis: This program fosters collaboration between researchers from campuses of the University of California and LLNL. Research areas are: adaptive mesh refinement, computational biology, global systems modeling, large-scale data mining and pattern recognition, parallel mesh generation, laser plasma simulation, performance modeling and analysis, quantum computing, scalable numerical algorithm, scientific data management, scientific visualization, sensitivity analysis. Typical grants range from $25,000-$35,000. URL: http://www.llnl.gov/CASC/icsr/

Microelectronics Innovation and Computer Research Opportunities (MICRO). Synopsis: UC Office of the President. Deadline: March 22, 1999. Synopsis: MICRO's purpose is to aid California industry to continue innovation and progess in microelectronics and computer science. MICRO seeks to strengthen research programs that develop new concepts potentially applicable to products several years in the future. An important objective of the program is to provide research opportunities for graduate students. Industrial matching support must exceed 50% of the total project cost. URL: http://www.ucop.edu/research/micro

Portuguese Research and Teaching Grants. Sponsor: Center for Western European Studies, UC Berkeley. Deadline: March 19, 1999. Synopsis: Berkeley Academic Senate members are eligible to apply for grants to futher studies involving Portugal or the U.S. Portuguese-American community. Research grants will not normally exceed $5,000; teaching grants will normally not exceed $3,000. Applications are submitted to the Center for Western European Studies, not through SPO. Contacts for more information: 3-0980, psp@uclink or zvanovec@uclink.

For-Profit Agencies

ARA Program. Sponsor: Parke-Davis and Pfizer. Deadline: April 1, 1999. Synopsis: This program supports outstanding investigators planning careers in academic research. The program supports research into basic mechanisms of disease that may broadly involve: lipid metabolism and/or vascular biology; HMG-CoA reductase pathways or novel effects of statins. Awards are $50,000 per year for up to two years. The ARA will award up to 20 grants in 1999.

Nonprofit Agencies

Space Flight Related Technologies Grants. Sponsor: California Space and Technology Alliance. Deadline: March 26, 1999. Synopsis: Grants fund technology development to enhance or promote space flight development in California. Areas of interest include space infrastructure, payloads, on-orbit activities, experiments for in-space activation, space flight logistics. A total of $500,000 is available for one or more awards in this solicitation. URL: http://ww.csta.net/grants.html

Grants-in-Aid. Sponsor: Whitehall Foundation. Deadline: April 15, 1999. Synopsis: The Whitehall Foundation is a non-profit corporation which is focused exclusively on assisting basic research neurobiology. Investigations should specifically concern neural mechanisms involved in sensory, motor, and other complex functions of the whole organism as these relate to behavior. The overall goal should be to understand behavioral output or brain mechanisms of behavior. URL: http://www.whitehall.org/grant.htm

Regular Grants. Sponsor: Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. Deadline: May 01, 1999. Synopsis: The foundation supports research in all branches of anthropology, including cultural and social anthropology, enthnology, biological and physical anthropology, archaeology, and anthropological linguistics, and in closely related disciplines concerned with human origins, development, and variation. Especially sought are projects employing comparative perspectives or integrating two or more subfields of anthropology. URL: http://www.wennergren.org/Smallg.htm

Chretien International Research Grants. Sponsor: American Astronomical Society. Deadline: April 01, 1999. Synopsis: The American Astronomical Society administers grants to further international collaborative projects in observational astronomy. Emphasis is on long-term visits and the development of close working relationships with astronomers in other countries. URL: http://www.aas.org/grants/chretien.html

Annual Grants. Sponsor: CFIDS Association of America. Deadline: April 01, 1999. Synopsis: The program supports pilot research studies to collect sufficient data to compete for other funding and to sustain critical chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome research efforts which cannot obtain funding elsewhere. CFIDS research projects usually focus on these areas: possible causes of and diagnostic markers; underlying pathophysiology; the prevalence of CFIDS; efficacious treatments; and epidemiology, natural histrory and pathophysiology in adolescents and children. Annual grants are aimed at broad, multi-objective research studies.

Research Grants. Sponsor: Lupus Foundation of America. Deadline: April 01, 1999. Synopsis: The program funds research related to the causes, treatments, prevention, and cure of lupus, and to directly sponsor seed research monies to test new approaches and develop experimental prototypes. URL: http://www.lupus.org/lupus

Research Grants. Sponsor: Bedding Plants Foundation. Deadline: April 01, 1999. Synopsis: Research priorities include increasing the marketability of plants, as well as shelf life and garden performance; economical means for recycling greenhouse waster; water quality; energy efficient greenhouse designs; evaluation and development of biocontrol methods; shortening seed to flower time; genetic engineering for disease and insect resistance; common pest problems; and common disease problems. URL: http://bpfi.org/application.htm

Sages Program - SPSSI Action Grants for Experienced Scholars. Sponsor: Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). Deadline: May 01, 1999. Synopsis: This program supports intervention projects, non-partisan advocacy projects, and projects implementing public policy. Proposals are invited for research projects applying social science principles to social issues in cooperation with a community, city, state or federal organization or other not-for-profit group. URL: http://www.umich.edu/~sociss/SAGES.html

Prostate Cancer Grants - Behavioral, Psychological, Quality of Life; Health Policy and Outcomes Research; Novel Ideas in Prostate Cancer Cell Biology. Sponsor: American Cancer Society. Deadline: April 01, 1999. Synopsis: ACS is funding targeted research on prostate cancer in a number of areas. URL: http://www.cancer.org/research/grants/rpg_deff.html

Research Innovation Awards. Sponsor: Research Corporation. Deadline: May 01, 1999. Synopsis: The awards are granted for proposals that transcend the ordinary and offer promise for significant discoveries. Examples include: new scientific research of potential importance to a field of science or human endeavor or novel approaches to long-standing problem; research that may create a new tool of potential importance to scientific investigation; and applying expertise and insight from one area to advance another discipline. URL: http://www.rescorp.org/innovate.html

Basic Clinical and Translational Research Grant; Imaging Technology; Population Specific Outreach Projects. Sponsor: Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Susan G. Deadline: April 01, 1999. Synopsis: The Basic Clinical and Translational Research Grant is offered with the intent to interest and foster investigations into the cause, treatment, prevention and cure of breast cancers. The Imaging Technology is a new program enabled by matching funds from the Drown Foundation to research and develop methods for early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. Population Specific Outreach Projects are for innovative projects focusing on the epidemiology of breast cancer within specific populations at risk for the disease. URL: http://www.komen.org/grants/html/available.htm

Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research. Sponsor: Johnson Foundation, Robert Wood. Deadline: April 09, 1999. Synopsis: The program requests proposals to interpret, develop or substantially advance ideas or knowledge that can improve health or health care policy in the United States. Research should support development of creative solutions to critical health issues or make an enduring intellectual contribution. URL: http://www.ahsr.org/rwjf/call99.htm

Younger Researcher Awards. Sponsor: Society for Research into Higher Education. Deadline: April 24, 1999. Synopsis: The scheme is intended to encourage young researchers. Proposals should relate to research work concerned with an aspect of higher education practice and/or policy. Awards are tenable at any suitable institution in any country, for 12 months, and are not renewable. URL: http://www.srhe.ac.uk/srhe/yngres.htm

Hyland R Johns Grant Program. Sponsor: International Society of Arboriculture. Deadline: April 01, 1999. Synopsis: Grants are awarded to aid, stimulate, and encourage scientific studies of trees. Projects should focus on the biology, management and care of trees, and their relation to environmental, social and economic benefits. URL: http://spectre.ag.uiuc.edu/~isa/ISAResearchTrust/grantprogs.html

The Fund. Sponsor: U.S.-Mexico Fund for Culture. Deadline: March 31, 1999. Synopsis: The fund’s aim is to enrich the cultural relationship between Mexico and the United States by encouraging a dialogue between their artistic and cultural communities. Development of projects of binational relevance in the following disciplines are supported: Dance; Theater; Music; Visual Arts; Literature; Media Arts; Cultural Studies; and Libraries. Proposals submitted by individual artists seeking support for research, training, and creation or dissemination of their own work will be considered. URL: http://www.fideicomisomexusa.org.mx/convocatoria2.html

Research Program. Sponsor: Center for Indoor Air Research. Deadline: May 01, 1999. Synopsis: CIAR sponsors scientific and technical research on the sources, exposure or dose assessment, health effects, perception of indoor air quality, and engineering control strategies for indoor air quality. CIAR is interested in all relevant chemistry, physics, control strategies for, health effects caused or aggravated by, and psychosocial factors influencing the perception of indoor air quality.

Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation Grants. Sponsor: Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Deadline: Continuous. Synopsis: The fFoundation provides funding in two major, unrelated areas: funding for medical research to advance the cure and treatment of AIDS and HIV infection; and support for photography as an art form through assisting museums, universities, and other institutions and by publishing quality books and materials.The average grant amount is $42,000.