Funding Program Announcements

These summaries are compiled from the Community of Science and IRIS funding opportunities databases and from agency announcements.

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Young Investigator Research. AFOSR. Deadline: 7/20/06. Synopsis: The awards foster creative basic research in science and engineering and enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators. URL: http://www.afosr.af.mil/pages/oppts/afrfund.htm

Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction. Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Deadline: 7/12/06. This BAA solicits proposals from degree-granting academic institutions. DTRA is acquiring basic research in these areas: Radiological and Nuclear Detection Material Science, Novel High Energy Materials and Processes, Particulate and Agent Dynamics in Multiphase Turbulent Reacting Flows, Network Response to Attack, Adversarial Social Network Theory, Biodosimetry Biomarkers for Mixed Radiation Exposure, Thermal Nanobiosensor Material Science and Novel Methods for WMD Explosives Detection. URL: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DTRA/DTRA01/HDTRA1%2D06%2DCWMDBR/listing.html

Control of Protein Conformation. DARPA. Deadline: 6/29/06. Synopsis: Supports development of technologies for modulation of single protein affinity, activity, and selectivity through real-time control. URL: http://www.darpa.mil/baa/baa06-19mod2.html

Mitigation and Prevention of Corrosion in Army Materiel. Deadline: 6/30/06. Synopsis: The Army is interested in proposals for advancing the state of art in corrosion abatement, prevention and mitigation. URL: http://procnet.pica.army.mil/dbi/DynCBD/Solicitation.cfm

Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Technology High Power Electronics. DARPA. Deadline: 7/19/06. Synopsis: Solicits innovative and revolutionary research proposals in the area of high-voltage, high-frequency switching power conversion. URL: http://www.darpa.mil/baa/baa06-30.html

Armor Challenge. DARPA. Deadline: 1/26/07. Synopsis: The purpose of the challenge is to identify revolutionary and promising new armor systems for military vehicles. URL: http://www.directedtechnologies.com/DARPA_ArmorChallenge.html

Education Department

National Data and Statistical Centers. Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects. Deadline: 6/27/06. Synopsis: Funds Centers in Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems and Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems. URL: http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2006 -2/042806c.html (TBI); http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2006-2/042806d.html (SCI)

Education Research Grants. IES. Deadline: 7/27/06. Synopsis: Research and postdoctoral research training programs that contribute to improved academic achievement for all students. URL: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/2007-305.pdf

Special Education Research Grants. IES. Deadline: 7/27/06. Synopsis: Funds research projects that will contribute to education for students with disabilities. URL: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/2007-324.pdf

Health and Human Services Department

Commercial Truck Driver Health and Safety. NIOSH. Deadline: 7/21/06. Synopsis: Funds research projects that address specified work-related safety and health issues affecting large truck operators (gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 lb) safety and health. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OH-07-001.html

Childhood Agricultural Safety And Health. Deadline: 8/16/06. Synopsis: Accepts applications testing interventions designed to reduce health and safety impacts that affecting children in agriculture. Interventions should be adaptable to a variety of agricultural settings and workplaces. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OH-07-002.html

Injury Control Research Centers. CDC. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Soliciting investigator-initiated research on fatal and nonfatal injuries and related disabilities, their causes, and prevention strategies. URL: http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/CE07-001.htm

Biomarker Development for Diabetic Complications. NIDDK, NHLBI, NEI. Deadline: 12/12/06. Synopsis: Funds exploratory and developmental research on biomarkers for the microvascular and macrovascular complications of diabetes. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-06-004.html

Rehabilitation Research Career Development Programs. NICHD, NINDS. Deadline: 9/22/06. Synopsis: Invites applications to coordinate mentoring and career development of rehabilitation researchers in one of the following domains: allied health professionals, clinicians involved in neurological rehabilitation, or engineers. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-06-010.html

Testing Tobacco Products Promoted to Reduce Harm. NCI, NIDA. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Supports multidisciplinary research on potential reduced-exposure tobacco products promoted by the tobacco industry, including both smoked and smokeless products, through the interplay of basic, biological, behavioral, surveillance, and epidemiology research. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-361.html

Kidney Or Urologic Diseases. NIDDK. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Accepts applications for pilot and feasibility clinical and translational research studies, including clinical trials, and epidemiological studies, related to kidney or urologic disease research that address important clinical and translational questions and are potentially of high impact. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06 -113.html

Computational Modeling for Biologists: Introductory Courses. NHLBI. Deadline: 6/21/06. Synopsis: Invites applications for development, implementation and subsequent evaluation of short courses to introduce computational modeling to biomedical researchers and clinician-scientists in heart, lung, blood, and sleep research. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL -07-002.html

Cell Lineage and Developmental Studies in Hearing and Balance. NIDCD. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Supports research on the formation of the inner ear as it pertains to hearing and balance, including that which uses model organism systems such as Zebrafish and Drosophila. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-365.html

Proteomics in Auditory Developmental and Disease Processes. NIDCD. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Funds proteomic analysis of the cells and molecules of the inner ear and its disorders, as well as the development of novel proteomic bioinformatics related to annotating genomic and protein sequence information for auditory function. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-366.html

Ethical Issues In Human Subjects Research. NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Research grants to investigate ethical issues in human subjects research. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-369.html (R01); http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-367.html (R03); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-368.html (R21)

Integrating Lung Genetics and Genomics in Human Populations. NHLBI. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: The purpose of this initiative is to stimulate innovative approaches to merge genetic and genomic techniques to find genes associated with human complex traits for lung disease. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-370.html

In vivo Cancer Imaging. NCI. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Supports exploratory/developmental, high risk and/or high impact research focused on in vivo cancer imaging for detection, diagnosis, and monitoring of response to therapy. Topics will cover the entire spectrum of in vivo cancer imaging research, from basic studies to clinical trials. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-371.html

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards. NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Awards individual postdoctoral research training fellowships to promising applicants with the potential to become productive, independent investigators in research fields relevant to the NIH mission. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-373.html

Mental Health in Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period. NIMH, NICHD, NIDA. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Invites grant applications on women's mental health in relation to pregnancy and the postpartum period in four areas: clinical course, epidemiology and risk factors; basic and clinical neuroscience; interventions; and services. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-376.html (R01); http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-377.html (R21)

Large Conference Support. AHRQ. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Supports conferences, including those addressing design and methodology, research development, and/or dissemination. Conferences must help further AHRQ's mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-378.html

High-Accuracy Protein Structure Modeling. NIGMS. Deadline: 10/23/06. Synopsis: Supports development of novel technologies that will significantly improve the accuracy of comparative modeling methods for protein structure prediction. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-07-003.html

Developmental Psychopharmacology. NIMH, NICHD, NIDA. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Supports studies to examine the neurobiological impact of psychotherapeutic medications upon the immature brain, with particular emphasis upon mapping the precise developmental profile of physiological response to psychotropic agents used in the treatment of mental disorders in children. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-379.html

Basic and Translational Research in Emotion. NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Funds basic and translational research on the processes and mechanisms involved in the experience, expression and regulation of emotion. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-380.html

Cancer Sciences Career Development Award. NCI. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Three to five years of support for salary and research costs for individuals with health professional or science doctoral degrees who are not fully established investigators and who want to pursue research careers in the cancer prevention, control, population, and/or behavioral sciences. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-381.html

Natural Processes in Heart, Lung, and Blood Diseases and Sleep Disorders. NHLBI. Deadline: 9/19/06. Synopsis: Solicits studies on natural molecular and cellular adaptations of mammalian species that survive and thrive in extreme environmental conditions (including food scarcity, limited oxygen, temperature extremes, etc.) which would rapidly evoke life-threatening cardiovascular or respiratory responses in other species, including humans. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-382.html

Small Grant Program for New Investigators. NIAMS. Deadline: 6/23/06. Synopsis: Funds new investigators for pilot research on arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases and injuries. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-383.html

Innovative Technologies for Molecular Analysis of Cancer. NCI. Deadline: 9/21/06. Synopsis: Supports research projects proposing the development of highly innovative cancer-relevant molecular biology technologies. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA -07-015.html (R21); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-07-016.html (R33)

Application of Emerging Technologies for Cancer Research. NCI. Deadline: 9/21/06. Synopsis: Supports projects to evaluate the usefulness of emerging technologies in appropriate biological contexts in order to assess reproducibility and produce preliminary data toward a biological or clinical question. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-07-017.html (R21); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-07-019.html (R21/R33); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-07-018.html (R33)

Innovations in Cancer Sample Preparation. NCI. Deadline: 9/21/06. Synopsis: Funding for development and significant enhancement or adaptation of sample preparation methodologies and technologies, the development of assays to assess sample quality, and studies designed to elucidate the criteria by which to judge sample quality. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA -07-022.html (R21); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-07-024.html (R21/R33); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-07-023.html (R33)

Cancer Surveillance Using Health Claims-Based Data. NCI. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Awards for research entailing the use of health claims data for cancer surveillance, including assessment of patterns of care, quality and outcomes of care, and/or health disparities across the continuum of treatment. Projects may focus on the patient-specific level through the provider or broader health-system level. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-385.html (R01); http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-386.html (R21)

HIV Proteins and Their Cellular Binding Partners. NIAID. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Promotes collaborations between biochemists and structural biologists to define the interactions of HIV proteins with their host-cell partners towards determining the three dimensional structure of these complexes. The goal is to gain an in-depth understanding of HIV protein-containing complexes throughout the virus life cycle. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-388.html

Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders. NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Funds research designed to elucidate the diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, genetics, treatment, and optimal means of service delivery in relation to Autistic Disorder and autism spectrum disorders. Basic, clinical and applied studied are encouraged. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-390.html (R01); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-391.html (R03); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-392.html (R21)

Small Research Grant. NIOSH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Supports small research projects (e.g. pilot studies and secondary analyses) that is relevant, of high quality, and demonstrates impact in reducing occupational disease and injury. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-364.html

Social Neuroscience of Mental Health. NIMH. Deadline: 9/25/06. Synopsis: This program makes awards for basic and translational research into the neurobiological substrates of social behavior with the ultimate goal that findings derived from such investigations will provide greater insight into mechanisms of psychiatric disorders with known deficits in social behavior. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-389.html

Structural Analyses of Ligand-Binding Properties of Taste and Smell Receptors. NIDCD. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Funds exploratory collaborative research to characterize the structural properties of taste and smell receptors. Additional emphasis is placed on characterization of the interactions among odors, pheromones, and taste substances with their cognate receptors, and the identity of the critical ligand-receptor binding sites that determine sensitivity and selectivity. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-395.html

Novel Technologies For In Vivo Imaging. NCI. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Invites proposals for the development and delivery of novel image acquisition or enhancement technologies and methods for biomedical imaging and image-guided interventions and therapy, and which may incorporate limited pilot or clinical feasibility evaluations using either pre-clinical models or clinical studies. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-398.html (R21/R33); http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-399.html (R33)

Complementary Approaches to Cancer Care. NCI, NINR, NCCAM. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Supports exploratory/developmental basic and clinical complementary cancer research. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-400.html

Influence of Spirituality on Risk Behaviors in Children and Adolescents. NICHD, NIAAA, NINR. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Solicits research studies that examine whether and how religious and spiritual beliefs of all kinds influence early sexual behaviors and alcohol or other drug use that may facilitate the transmission of HIV in children and adolescents. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-401.html (R01); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-402.html (R03); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-403.html (R21)

Energy Balance and Cancer in Humans. NCI. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Funds research to define factors affecting energy balance and to define mechanisms influencing cancer risk, prognosis, and quality of life. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-404.html (R01); http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-405.html (R21)

Interior Department

Wildlife Without Borders. Fish and Wildlife Service. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: A set of species conservation funds for African elephants, Asian elephants, great apes, marine turtles, neotropical migratory birds, rhinoceroses, and tigers. Also has regional conservation funds for Mexico, Russia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. URL: http://www.fws.gov/international/dicprograms/wwbp.htm

Justice Department

Forensic Evidence in the Criminal Justice Process. NIJ. Deadline: 6/20/06. Synopsis: Supports social science research that evaluates the use of forensic evidence in the criminal justice system through the collection, analysis, and subsequent investigative and adjudicative processes. URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=9279&mode=VIEW

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

FUSE Guest Investigator. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: Solicits proposals for the acquisition and analysis of new scientific data from the Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer, designed to investigate the nature and physics of interstellar and intergalactic gas, stars, galaxies, and planets through the use of high-resolution spectroscopy of far ultraviolet radiation. URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/

Atmospheric Composition Modeling and Analysis. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: Proposals are solicited for the creation, enhancement, and analysis of satellite remote sensing data sets that enable our research in the area of tropospheric aerosols and trace gases and their impacts on climate and air quality. URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/

Recompetition of the GRACE Science Team. Deadline: 9/25/06. Synopsis: Seeks multidisciplinary proposals that will advance the development of new methods, algorithms, and models for the exploitation of gravity-field observations to be made by the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment mission and future space-based gravity-field missions for the broad spectrum of Earth system science challenges. URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/

Living with a Star Targeted Research and Technology .Deadline: 10/27/06. Synopsis: Solicits proposals leading to a physics-based understanding of the integral system linking the Sun to the Solar System both directly and via the heliosphere, planetary magnetospheres, and ionospheres. The objectives can be achieved by data analysis, theory, and modeling, and the development of tools and methods. URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/

National Science Foundation

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics. SBE. Deadline: 8/16/06. Synopsis: Supports interdisciplinary and theoretically grounded research and development of innovative methods and models for the social and behavioral sciences. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5421

Solar, Heliospheric, and Interplanetary Environment. GEO. Deadline: 8/16/06. Synopsis: Proposals are solicited for research directly related to solar disturbances that propagate to the Earth. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5749

Research Experiences for Undergraduates. Deadline: 8/17/06. Synopsis: Supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the NSF. REU Sites are based on independent proposals to initiate and conduct projects that engage a number of students in research. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5517

Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences. MPS. Deadline: 8/18/06 for letter of intent. Synopsis: Funding to allow groups of researchers to respond to recognized scientific needs of pressing importance, to take advantage of current scientific opportunities, or to prepare the ground for anticipated significant scientific developments in the mathematical sciences. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5671

Economics. SBE. Deadline: 8/18/06. Synopsis: Supports research in almost any area designed to improve the understanding of the processes and institutions of the U.S. economy and of the world system of which it is a part. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5437

Special Meetings in the Mathematical Sciences. MPS. Deadline: 8/24/06. Synopsis: Funds special meetings, which comprise longer-term or larger-scale activities that more widely engage and connect the mathematical sciences community. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=11701

Instrument Development for Biological Research. BIO. Deadline: 8/25/06. Synopsis: Supports the development of novel or of substantially improved instrumentation likely to have a significant impact on the study of biological systems at any level. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=9187

Cooperative Studies Of The Earth's Deep Interior. GEO. Deadline: 8/25/06. Synopsis: Funding will support basic research on the character and dynamics of the Earth's mantle and core, their influence on the evolution of the Earth as a whole, and on processes operating within the deep interior that affect or are expressed on the Earth's surface. Projects may be field, laboratory, and/or computational studies with observational, theoretical, or experimental approaches. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=11702

International Research Fellowship. OD, OISE. Deadline: 9/12/06. Synopsis: These awards, available in any field of science and engineering research and education supported by NSF, are meant to introduce scientists and engineers in the early stages of their careers to research opportunities abroad. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5179

Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences. GEO. Deadline: 9/14/06. Synopsis: Supports programs to increase participation in the geosciences by African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans (American Indians and Alaskan Natives), Native Pacific Islanders (Polynesians or Micronesians), and persons with disabilities. A secondary goal of the program is to increase the perceived relevance of the geosciences among broad and diverse segments of the population. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12726

Developing Global Scientists and Engineers. Office of the Director. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: Provides support for international research and education experiences for U.S. researchers. This deadline is for summer programs of International Research Experiences for Students at the undergraduate and graduate level. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf04036

Division of Chemical and Transport Systems. MPS. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: This deadline is for Chemical Reaction Processes; Thermal Systems; Interfacial, Transport, and Separation Processes; and Fluid and Particle Processes. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?org=CTS

International Research and Education: Workshops. Deadline: 9/20/06. Synopsis: Funds workshops during the early phases of developing and coordinating a research and education activity with a foreign partner(s). URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12815

Division of Physics. MPS. Deadline: 9/27/06. Synopsis: This deadline is for the following programs in physics: Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics; Education and Interdisciplinary Research; Elementary Particle Physics; Gravitational Physics; Nuclear Physics; Particle and Nuclear Astrophysics; Physics at the Information Frontier; and Theoretical Physics. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?org=PHY

Faculty Early Career Development Program. NSF. Deadline: 7/18/06 for BIO, CISE, and EHR; 7/19/06 for ENG; 7/20/06 for GEO, MPS, SBE, and OPP. Synopsis: Prestigious awards in support of the early career-development activities of junior faculty who most effectively integrate research and education within the context of the mission of their

University of California

Differential Biomarkers of Infection for Host-Based Diagnosis. Pacific Southwest Regional Center of Excellence. Deadline: 6/1/06 for letter of intent; 7/15/06 for proposal. Synopsis: Supports projects to identify candidates for host gene expression biomarkers and/or host protein biomarkers in blood, sputum/saliva, and/or urine. URL: http://www.pswrce.uci.edu/2006researchRFP.pdf

Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science. Fellowships. Deadline: 9/14/06. Synopsis: Awarded to young postdoctoral investigators for their academic achievement and the promise of their scientific research, these fellowships provide them with the opportunity to pursue their research on the Berkeley campus. URL: http://millerinstitute.berkeley.edu/page.php?nav=11

Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science. Professorships. Deadline: 9/21/06. Synopsis: The purpose of the Professorship is to release members of the faculty from teaching and administrative duties and allow them to pursue research. URL: http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~4mibrs/page.php?nav=15

UC MEXUS-CONACYT Small Grants. Deadline: 6/5/06. Synopsis: Grants of $1,500 for travel, short-term research, initial planning, or one-time needs related to projects in the areas of: Mexico-Related Studies—All Disciplines; Latino Studies; United States-Mexican Relations; Critical U.S.-Mexico Issues; Latino and Mexican Topics in the Arts; or Collaborative Research Projects with Investigators at Mexican Institutions. URL: http://ucmexus.ucr.edu/index.php?content=research/06smallgrant.html

California-Mexico Health Initiative. Migration and Health Research. Deadline: 6/20/06. Synopsis: Seed funds for developing projects that will contribute to the knowledge base of migration and health-related issues facing Mexican-origin workers and their families in the United States and Mexico. Additionally, this program promotes collaborative research between U.S. and Mexican researchers and institutions. URL: http://www.ucop.edu/cprc/cmhi.html

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis. UCSB. Deadline: 7/24/06. Synopsis: Funds working groups, sabbatical visits, and postdoctoral associates for research on data access and use, science in policy and management decisions, sociological issues in ecology, new ecological ideas and theories using existing data, and analysis of ecological information. URL: http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/fmt/doc?/nceas-web/opportunity/rfp.html

Nonprofit Agencies

Scottish Association for Marine Science. Deadline: 6/30/06. Synopsis: Supports research in any marine science subject - especially if of relevance to Scotland. The bursary might support travel, research assistance, completion of a project, or capital equipment purchase. URL: http://www.sams.ac.uk/activities/Bursaries/bursaries.htm

American Heart Association. National Scientist Development Grant. Deadline: 7/18/06. Synopsis: Supports highly promising beginning scientists in all basic disciplines that bear on cardiovascular and stroke problems. URL: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3004142

American Health Assistance Foundation. Macular Degeneration Research. Deadline: 7/10/06 for letter of intent. Synopsis: Invites researchers to submit letters of intent to apply for research grants into the cause(s) of and treatment(s) for macular degeneration. A maximum of $50,000 per year for up to two years of funding is available. Any area of research is eligible for grant support. URL: http://www.ahaf.org/macular/research/mdgreq.htm

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression. Young Investigator Awards. Deadline: 7/25/06. Synopsis: Research must be relevant to schizophrenia, major affective disorders, or other serious mental illnesses. One and two year awards are up to $30,000 per year. URL: http://www.narsad.org/research/apply/young/

Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation. Deadline: 8/1/06. Synopsis: Funds worthy clinical and laboratory research projects that are in need of initial start-up funding. URL: http://fundingopps2.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=3691

Civilian Research and Development Foundation. Cooperative Grants. Deadline: 8/2/06. Synopsis: This program provides up to two years of support to joint research teams of U.S. and Eurasian scientists and engineers. This deadline is for Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Chemical Sciences; or Geological Sciences. URL: http://www.crdf.org/funding/funding_show.htm?doc_id=324810

Parapsychology Foundation. Eileen Coly Grant. Deadline: 8/15/06. Synopsis: A $5,000 award for experimental research, field investigations, questionnaire or survey research, bibliographic or historical research, discourse or other textual research, and/or for clinical or medical case studies or clinical trials related to parapsychology. URL: http://www.parapsychology.org/dynamic/040100.html

Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation. Deadline: 8/15/06. Synopsis: Promotes research to find a cure for PKD and improve the care and treatment of those it affects. URL: http://www.pkdcure.org/site/PageServer?pagename=fundingcr

United States Poultry and Egg Association. Deadline: 8/31/06. Synopsis: Solicits research proposals that would develop new and increased utilization of poultry rendering byproducts. URL: http://www.poultryegg.org/PPFC/ppfcreq.html

National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Collaborative Research Center Awards. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Supports centers to stimulate collaboration and interaction in MS research, strengthen ties between basic and clinical research, and stimulate recruitment of researchers from other fields into MS research. URL: http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Research-centers.asp

Samuel Rubin Foundation. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Funds grants of $5,000-$10,000 for projects contributing to the pursuit of peace and justice and the search for an equitable reallocation of the world's resources. URL: http://www.samuelrubinfoundation.org/guidelines.html

Research Corporation. Cottrell Scholars Awards. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Awards support young facultin astronomy, chemistry, and physics. Applicants must be in the third calendar year of their first tenure track position. URL: http://www.rescorp.org/grants.php#CSA

Glaucoma Foundation. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Offers grants for research on glaucoma. Two areas of particular focus for grant-in-aid funding are Optic Nerve Rescue and Restoration and Molecular Genetics. URL: http://www.glaucomafoundation.org/research.php?r=5

International Association for the Study of Pain. John J. Bonica Trainee Fellowship. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: A mentored one-year fellowship up to $35,000 will be awarded to early-career scientists for training in clinical and basic science research in the field of pain. URL: http://www.iasp-pain.org/bonicaf.html

American Psychiatric Foundation. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Three year grants to fund public education, information and outreach initiatives that promote the early recognition and treatment of mental illness. URL: http://www.psychfoundation.org/call_for_proposals.cfm

Mizutani Foundation for Glycoscience. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Invites grant applications for basic studies in the field of glycoscience. URL: http://www.mizutanifdn.or.jp/e_invite.html

Cure Autism Now. Treatment-Related Awards. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Awards of $60,000 per year for one, two, or three years for all projects on any aspect of transitional research. URL: http://www.cureautismnow.org/site/c.bhLOK2PILuF/b.1192487/k.5B66 /TreatmentRelated_Study_Awards.htm

Social Science Research Council. Abe Fellowship. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Applicants are invited to submit proposals for research in the social sciences or the humanities relevant to these themes: global issues, problems common to industrial and industrializing societies, and issues that pertain to US-Japan relations. URL: http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/abe/

American Educational Research Association. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Invites education policy- and practice-related research proposals using NCES, NSF, and other national data bases. URL: http://www.aera.net/grantsprogram/res_training/res_grants/RGFly.html

Epilepsy Foundation. Research Grant. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Seed grants are awarded to early investigators to support biological or behavioral research on epilepsy. URL: http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/research/grants.cfm

Spinal Cord Research Foundation. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Provides funding for spinal cord research. URL: http://www.pva.org/res/scrf/funding.htm

Arthritis Foundation. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Several awards for physicians and scientists in research fields related to arthritis. URL: http://www.arthritis.org/research/ProposalCentral.asp

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation. Starter Grants. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Grants support new investigators in two areas: Informatics and Pharmacology/Toxicology. URL: http://www.phrmafoundation.net/

American Lung Association. Nationwide Awards and Grants. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Fosters basic, clinical and behavioral research designed to find cures and to prevent and relieve the suffering associated with lung disease. Many award mechanisms are available for researchers at all levels. URL: http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=934453

Floriculture Industry Research and Scholarship Trust. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Funds research to improve the production and marketability of plants. Research projects that receive funding are selected by growers for their potential to improve both greenhouse operating efficiency and the bottom line. URL: http://www.firstinfloriculture.org/research_grants.htm

Marijuana Policy Project. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Seeks proposals for up to $60,000 for objective, publishable, scientifically rigorous research on marijuana and marijuana policy. URL: http://www.mpp.org/grants/research/

Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Supports scientific studies on the use and prevention of misuse of alcoholic beverages. URL: http://www.abmrf.org/grants.htm

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Deadline: 9/6/06. Synopsis: Supports research relevant to CF. Award mechanisms for this deadline include Pilot and Feasibility Awards; Research Grants; and Leroy Matthews Physician/Scientist Award. URL: http://www.cff.org/research/cystic_fibrosis_foundation_grants/research_grants/

Baxter Healthcare. Renal Discoveries. Deadline: 9/8/06. Synopsis: The objective of the EGP is to stimulate and support research in the fields of dialytic therapies, chronic kidney disease, and co-morbidities associated with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) with the goal of improving the quality of life and reducing mortality of patients with kidney disease. URL: http://www.baxter.com/services/renal_services/renal_discoveries/index.html

NAMM Foundation. Sounds of Learning: The Impact of Music Education. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: The goal of this major research initiative is to expand the understanding of music's role in a quality education. URL: http://www.music-research.org/Grants/rfp.html

NAMM Foundation. Research Grant. Deadline: 9/8/06 for preproposal. Synopsis: Funds research in the fields of music, music education, neuroscience, psychology, education and/or health to explore the benefits of hands-on music making. URL: http://www.music-research.org/Grants/guidelines.html

Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation. Research and Education. Deadline: 9/14/06. Synopsis: Supports research by young investigators and established investigators new to the field of cancer prevention. URL: http://www.preventcancer.org/research/guidelines.cfm

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Sloan Research Fellowships. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: Awarded to enhance the careers of the best young faculty members in chemistry, computational and evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, and physics. URL: http://www.sloan.org/programs/fellowship_brochure.shtml

Fats and Proteins Research Foundation. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: Solicits projects with objectives to increase the utilization of animal co-products. URL: http://www.fprf.org/projects/proposals.htm

Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, Yale University. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: Several grants and fellowships to support scholarship in the field of British art and architectural history and to disseminate knowledge through publications, exhibitions and education, including travel and conferences. URL: http://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/support.html

National Fund for Scientific Research (Belgium). Inbev-Baillet Latour Health Prize. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: The Prize is awarded to an active biomedical scientist to recognize scientific merits and to encourage him or her in the pursuit of creative research. This year's theme is neurosciences. URL: http://www1.fnrs.be/3-financement/doc/Regulations2007.doc

Online Computer Library Center. Library and Information Science Research Grant. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: Sponsors independent research that helps librarians integrate new technologies into areas of traditional competence and contributes to a better understanding of the library environment. URL: http://www.alise.org/awards/oclcalise.html

Scleroderma Foundation. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: Funds pilot research projects in areas of research related to scleroderma that will culminate in more substantial funding. URL: http://www.scleroderma.org/research/researchhome.shtm