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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Research in Satellite Data Assimilation for Numerical Weather, Climate, and Environmental Forecast Systems. NOAA. Deadline: 10/2/06. Synopsis: The goal is to accelerate use of observations from earth-orbiting satellites in operational numerical prediction models to improve weather forecasts, improve seasonal to interannual climate forecasts, and increase physical accuracy of climate data sets. URL: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800 /edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-5225.htm

Small Grants Programs. NIST. Deadline: 9/30/06. Synopsis: Areas are: Manufacturing Engineering, Chemical Science and Technology, Physics Laboratory, Materials Science and Engineering, Fire Research, Building Research, and Information Technology. URL: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/05 -24424.htm

Defense Department

Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP). Army Research Office, Office of Naval Research, Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Deadline: 9/12/06. Synopsis: DURIP provides funds to institutions of higher educatio for the acquisition of research equipment to augment current or develop new research capabilities to support research in the technical areas of interest to the DoD. URL: http://www.afosr.af.mil/ResearchAreas/funding_otherOpp.htm

Electromagnetics Technology Research Interests. Air Force Materiel Command. Deadline: 9/30/06. Synopsis: Funds research in antenna technology, electromagnetic scattering from targets and terrain, optronics components and algorithms, and image exploitation of infrared cameras. URL: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/ESC/AFRL-SNHBAA-06-01/listing.html

Fundamental Research in Behavioral Science: Training, Leader Development and Soldier/Personnel Issues. U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences. Deadline: 9/30/06. Synopsis: proposals are sought in them areas of training, leader development and soldier/personnel issues. URL: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/DSS-W/DASW01/DASW01%2D04%2DR%2D0001/listing.html

Global Response and Synchronization. Air Force Materiel Command. Deadline: 10/15/06. Synopsis: Funds research in the area of information discovery and delivery, advanced, multi-constraint and distributed optimization techniques and evaluation models to support mobility operations. URL: http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFRLRRS/Reference%2DNumber%2DBAA%2D06%2D14%2DIFKA /SynopsisP.html

Information Theory for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks. DARPA. Deadline: 5/1/07. Synopsis: The program objective is to generate and exploit superior theoretical insights concerning the design, deployment, and operation of a new generation of wireless mobile networks. URL: http://www.darpa.mil/baa/

Nano-Composite Optical Ceramics. DARPA. Deadline: 8/20/06. Synopsis: DARPA seeks concept white papers for innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in material science and processes. URL: http://www.darpa.mil/baa/baa06-19mod4.html

Self-Regenerative Systems. DARPA. Deadline: 4/20/07. Synopsis: This program seeks to create a new generation of security and survivability technologies for computing and information systems. These "fourth-generation" technologies will bring attributes of human cognition to bear on the problem of reconstituting systems. URL: http://www.darpa.mil/ipto/solicitations/open/06-35_PIP.htm

TRUST for Integrated Circuits. DARPA. Deadline: 8/11/06. Synopsis: Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices or systems. URL: http://www.darpa.mil/baa/baa06-40.html

Education Department

Education Research Grants, National Center for Education Research (NCER). Deadline: 7/27/06, 11/16/06. Synopsis: Topics include Reading and Writing; Mathematics and Science Education; Teacher Quality; Education Leadership; Education Policy, Finance, and Systems; Postdoctoral Research Training; Interventions for Struggling Adolescent and Adult Readers; Cognition and Student Learning; High School Reform; Postsecondary Education. URL: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/programs.html

Special Education Research Grants, NCER. Deadline: 7/27/06, 11/16/06. Synopsis: Funds research to build the science base for interventions to improve education for children with disabilities. URL: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/programs.html

Energy Department

Plasma Physics Junior Faculty Development Program. Deadline: 10/2/06. Synopsis: Supports the development of the individual research programs of exceptionally talented researchers (tenure-track regular academic faculty investigators) early in their careers. URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=10145

Environmental Protection Agency

Fate and Effects of Hormones in Waste From Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOS). Deadline: 8/9/06. Synopsis: EPA is seeking applications proposing to characterize the occurrence, magnitude, and extent of the impact of natural and synthetic steroid hormones in liquid and solid animal waste from CAFOs on the environment and human health. URL: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/#2006star

Health and Human Services Department

Primate Islet/Kidney Transplantation Tolerance. NIAID, NIDDK. Deadline: 9/22/06. Synopsis: Funding to evaluate the preclinical safety and efficacy of developed immune tolerance induction regimens and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of the induction, maintenance, and/or loss of tolerance in non-human primate (NHP) models of islet, kidney, heart, and lung transplantation. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-06-018.html

Cooperative Influenza Product Development. NIAID. Deadline: 9/12/06. Synopsis: Cooperative agreement awards for discovery and development of therapeutics, diagnostics, and vaccines for influenza. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-06-022.html

Stem Cell Differentiation for Cell-Based Therapies. NHLBI, NIA. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Accepting grant applications from applicant organizations that propose to define the factors and mechanisms controlling the differentiation of embryonic or adult stem or progenitor cells, either in vitro or in vivo. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-407.html

Exploratory And/Or Developmental Grant. NIOSH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Funds exploratory/developmental research projects related to occupational safety and health. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-408.html

Models of Pain Relevant to the Trigeminal System. NIDCR. Deadline: 10/23/06. Synopsis: Funds research on chronic orofacial pain disorders that will provide insights into the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying these conditions and the biological mechanisms underlying analgesic treatments of these disorders. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DE-07-006.html

Diet, Epigenetic Events, and Cancer Prevention. NCI, NIAAA, NIDDK. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Promotes research to determine how dietary factors impact epigenetic processes involved in cancer prevention and development. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-412.html (R01); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-414.html (R03); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-413.html (R21)

Bioengineering. NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Funding for basic and applied multi-disciplinary research that addresses important biological, bioengineering or medical research problems. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-419.html (R01); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-418.html (R21)

Circulating Cells in Cancer Detection. NCI. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Supports development of novel technologies for capturing, enriching, and preserving exfoliated abnormal cells and macromolecules in body fluids or effusions and to develop methods for concentrating the enriched cells for biomarker studies. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-423.html

Probiotics for Pediatric Illnesses. NCCAM, ODS. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Supports pilot research on mechanism(s) of action, safety and efficacy of probiotics, as well as intervention studies for prevention and treatment of pediatric illnesses for which more convincing preliminary data are available. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-426.html (R01); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-316.html (R21)

Community Reintegration for People with Psychiatric Disabilities. NIMH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Funds multidisciplinary/translational research on individual, social, and service system conditions; organizational and service system conditions to enable service providers to facilitate reintegration; and effectiveness of rehabilitation strategies and programs. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-427.html

Neurodevelopment and Neuroendocrine Signaling in Adolescence: Relevance to Mental Health. NIMH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Solicits applications on mechanisms that impact emotional and cognitive development and emerging psychopathology during adolescence, utilizing animal models and human studies. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-428.html

Biomedical Computational Science and Technology. NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Funds research and developments in computational science and technology that will support rapid progress in areas of scientific opportunity in biomedical research. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-410.html (R01); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-411.html (R21)

Brain Disorders in the Developing World: Research across the Lifespan. NIH. Deadline: 8/23/06 for HIV/AIDS-related applications; 5/16/07. Synopsis: Supports collaborative research of investigators in developed and developing countries focusing on brain disorders throughout life relevant to developing nations. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-100.html (R01); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-420.html (R21)

Pharmacogenetics of Fluoride. NIDCR. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Supports research on the genetic basis underlying individual responses to ingested fluoride in tooth mineralized tissues and other physiological processes. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-214.html (R01); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-421.html (R21)

School-based Interventions to Prevent Obesity. NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Supports partnerships between academic institutions and school systems to develop and implement controlled, school-based intervention strategies to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-415.html (R01); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-416.html (R03); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-417.html (R21)

Shared Neurobiology of Fragile X Syndrome and Autism. NIH, various nonprofits. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Funds research on etiological and pathophysiological mechanisms common to both FXS and autism spectrum disorders. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05-108.html (R01); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-429.html (R03); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-430.html (R21)

Psychopathology in Intellectual Disabilities. NIMH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Invites applications for research designed to elucidate the epidemiology, etiology, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders, including emotional and behavioral problems, in persons of any age with intellectual disabilities (mental retardation). URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-431.html (R01); http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-154.html (Collaborative R01)

Phased Innovation Research in Cancer Prognosis and Prediction. NCI. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Funds research projects to evaluate the utility and pilot the application of new strategies for determining prognosis or predicting response to therapy. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-434.html (R21/R33); http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-435.html (R33)

Basic and Preclinical Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine. NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: This initiative encourages CAM and conventional researchers to carry out basic and/or preclinical research on CAM areas of special interest with an aim to understand the mechanisms of action of a CAM modality. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-440.html

Early Identification and Treatment of Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents. NIMH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Supports research studies focused on the early identification and treatment of mental disorders in children and adolescents. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-442.html

Interventions And Practice Research Infrastructure Program. NIMH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: NIMH seeks research partnerships between community-based, clinical/services settings and research institutions to conduct research that will inform mental health services research science, service delivery, program dissemination and implementation, and mental health policy. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-441.html

Research on the Reduction And Prevention of Suicidality. NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: This FOA supports research that will reduce the burden of suicidality (deaths, attempts, and ideation). URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-438.html

Risk Factors for Psychopathology Using Existing Data Sets. NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Grants support extensive and innovative use of existing data sets to study the development of psychopathology, including alcohol and drug abuse, in order to guide the development of preventive and treatment intervention strategies. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-439.html

Human Biospecimen Resources for Aging Research. NIA. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: The purpose is to disseminate information about available human biospecimen resources for age-related studies, and promote independent use of existing human biospecimen resources. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-443.html

International Research Collaboration _ Basic Biomedical (FIRCA-BB). NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: This program facilitates collaborative basic biomedical research between scientists supported by NIH and investigators in developing countries. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-436.html

International Research Collaboration _ Behavioral, Social Sciences (FIRCA-BSS). NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: This program facilitates collaborative behavioral and social science research between scientists supported by NIH and investigators in developing countries. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-437.html

Cooperative Research into Therapeutics and Diagnostics for Category B Bacteria, Viruses, and Parasites. NIAID. Deadline: 11/27/06. Synopsis: NIAID invites research grant applications that will lead to the development of new therapeutics and diagnostics addressing NIAID Category B priority pathogens. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-06-029.html

NIAID Partnerships with Public-Private Partnerships. Deadline: 11/30/06. Synopsis: Supports collaborative relationships between the NIAID and established product development Public-Private Partnerships (PD PPPs) in order to accelerate preclinical R&D. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-06-033.html

Partnerships to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment of Selected Drug-Resistant Healthcare-Associated Infections. NIAID. Deadline: 11/27/06. Synopsis: Supports development of rapid diagnostics capable of identifying specific bacterial strains and drug resistant phenotypes. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-06-036.html

Efficacy of Interventions to Promote Research Careers. NIGMS. Deadline: 9/19/06. Synopsis: Supports research that will test assumptions regarding the effectiveness of interventions that are intended to increase interest, motivation and preparedness for careers in biomedical research, with a particular interest in interventions designed to increase the number of underrepresented minority students. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM -07-005.html

NHLBI Exploratory Program in Systems Biology. Deadline: 9/25/06. Synopsis: Supports collaborative research to combine computational modeling and simulation approaches with experimental validation of model predictions to advance understanding the normal physiology and perturbations associated with heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-07-005.html

The Development of Frontal Cortex and Limbic System and Their Roles in Drug Abuse or Mental Health. NIDA, NIMH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Supports study of the development of the frontal and prefrontal cortices, together with the subcortical areas of the limbic system, that play significant roles in mediating emotional and motivated behavior. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-444.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-445.html (R21)

Joint Degeneration: Mouse Models. NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Funds research employing genetically defined and genetically modified mouse models to explore the biological mechanisms underlying non-inflammatory joint degeneration, or osteoarthritis.URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-450.html

Behavioral and Social Research on Disasters and Health. NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: The purpose is to stimulate research in the behavioral and social sciences on the consequences of natural and man-made disasters for the health of children, the elderly, and vulnerable groups, with an ultimate goal of preventing or mitigating harmful consequences. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-454.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-453.html (R03), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-452.html ( R21)

Proteomics in Auditory Developmental and Disease Processes. NIDCD. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: The identification of genes and the regulation of their corresponding proteins are important to normal and abnormal developmental processes, genetic disorders and environmental noise trauma. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-456.html

AHRQ Small Research Grant Program. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of health services research projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-448.html

Quick-Trials for Novel Cancer Therapies: Exploratory Grants. NCI. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: This FOA supports pilot, Phase I, and Phase II cancer clinical trials as well as patient monitoring and laboratory studies linked to a cancer clinical trial. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-451.html

Translational Research for the Prevention and Control of Diabetes and Obesity. NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: NIH seeks to develop cost effective and sustainable interventions that can be adopted in real world settings. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-457.html

Mentoring Programs to Diversify the Mental Health HIV/AIDS Research Workforce through Innovative Educational Initiatives, NIMH, NIAAA. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: NIMH and NIAAA encourage the development of research mentoring programs for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career faculty to improve the capacity for high quality HIV research. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-06-447.html

Alliance of Glycobiologists for Detection of Cancer and Cancer Risk. NCI. Deadline: 8/23/06. Synopsis: This FOA solicits applications for research awards designed to support a number of Tumor Glycome Laboratories that will comprise the principal components of this new consortium. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA -07-020.html

Development of Advanced Genomic Characterization Technologies. NCI, NHGRI. Deadline: 8/24/06. Synopsis: NCI and NHGRI are soliciting applications for research projects to develop highly innovative and novel genomic analysis technologies to provide new insights and understanding into the role of genetic alterations in cancer. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-07 -021.html

Specialized Centers Of Interdisciplinary Research On Sex And Gender Factors Affecting Women's Health. NIH. Deadline: 9/14/06. Synopsis: Centers will provide opportunities for interdisciplinary approaches to advancing studies on how sex and gender factors affect women's health. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-06 -003.html

Comparative Biology Elucidation of Environmental Pathways and Susceptibility. NIH. Deadline: 9/18/06. Synopsis: The goal is to solicit applications that promote the understanding of biological processes (pathways and/or networks) that, when perturbed by environmental factors, stressors, or alcohol, alter the susceptibility to complex human diseases. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-06-004.html

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants. NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: This program supports predoctoral, postdoctoral and short term research training programs at domestic institutions of higher education. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-468.html

Postdoctoral Training in Research on Aging in Canada. NIH, CIHR. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: The central goals of this program are to offer postdoctoral training in research on aging at designated Canadian research institutions and to encourage collaboration between the United States and Canada. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-469.html

NCI Transition Career Development Award. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: This FOA facilitates the transition of investigators from the mentored stage of career development in academic cancer research to the independent stage. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-455.html

Small Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer Control. NCI. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: NCI invites behavioral research applications in cancer control from investigators refocusing their research interests. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-458.html

Bioengineering Research Partnerships. NCI. Deadline: 9/20/06, 1/22/07. Synopsis: The primary objective is to encourage basic, applied, and translational bioengineering research that could make a significant contribution to improving human health. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-459.html

Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award. NIGMS. Deadline: 9/22/06. Synopsis: This program combines mentored postdoctoral research at a research-intensive institution with an opportunity for candidates to develop teaching skills through mentored assignments at a Minority Serving Institution. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-470.html

Role of Nuclear Receptors in Tissue and Organismal Aging. NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: The goal is to stimulate research into underlying biologic mechanisms involving nuclear receptors, their co-regulators and intracellular signaling systems in the process of aging and the connections of the aging process with pathophysiology in middle- and old-age. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-06-467.html

Cooperative Research Partnerships into Therapeutics and Diagnostics for Biodefense Toxins. NIAID. Deadline: 11/27/06. Synopsis: Supports translational research into developing therapeutics and diagnostics for certain biodefense toxins. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-06-035.html

Using Metabolomics to Investigate Biological Pathways and Networks. NIH. Deadline: 10/20/06. Synopsis: This initiative supports use of innovative metabolomics technologies to establish methods and model systems for advancing the understanding of biological pathways and networks; their temporal and spatial resolution; and their regulation in health and disease states. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-06-010.html

Design, Measurement, And Statistics In Community Mental Health Research. NIMH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: This FOA supports methodologists from diverse academic backgrounds, including mathematical and educational statistics, biostatistics, software engineering, behavioral and social science, and business. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-474.html

NIAMS Clinical Trial Outcomes Instrument Development Grant Program (U01). Deadline: 8/29/06. Synopsis: This FOA solicits applications for research to develop, apply and evaluate new clinical trial outcomes measures of safety, efficacy and effectiveness of therapies.URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AR-06-006.html

Research on Research Integrity. NIH. Deadline: 9/14/06. Synopsis: Grants support empirical research on research integrity. Proposals must have clear relevance to biomedical, behavioral health sciences, and health services research. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NR -07-001.html

NIGMS National Centers for Systems Biology. Deadline: 11/21/06. Synopsis: The goal is to promote institutional development of pioneering research, training, and outreach programs focused on systems level analysis of biological phenomena of biomedical importance. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-07-004.html

Targeting Calcium Regulatory Molecules for Arrhythmia Prevention. NHLBI. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: The goal is to exploit present knowledge of Ca2+ regulatory molecules and the role they play in arrhythmogenesis to develop novel therapeutic targets. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-477.html

Research on Rural Mental Health and Drug Abuse Disorders. NIMH, NIDA. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Supports research on mental health and/or drug abuse problems in rural and frontier communities. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-478.html

Justice Department

Funding for the Analysis of Existing Data. National Institute of Justice. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: NIJ requests proposals to replicate previous findings and conduct original research extending data from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. URL: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/funding/

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Mars Scout 2006 and Missions of Opportunity. Goddard Space Flight Center. Deadline: 8/1/06. Synopsis: NASA intends to select a Scout mission to launch by January 31, 2012. URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/solicitations.do?method=open&stack=push

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 Endowment for the Humanities

Consultation Grants. Deadline: 9/16/06. Synopsis: Grants help museums, libraries, and organizations develop humanities projects. URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/public-consult.html

Documenting Endangered Languages. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: Offered jointly with NSF. Funding supports fieldwork and activities relevant to recording, documenting, and archiving endangered languages, including preparation of lexicons, grammars, text samples, and databases. URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/del.html

Faculty Humanities Workshops. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: Grants support local and regional professional development programs for K-12 teachers and faculty at post secondary institutions. URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/facworkshops.html

Humanities Study at Independent Centers. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Supports advanced study and research fellowships at independent research centers. URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fpiri.html

Interpreting America's Historic Places: Consultation Grants, Planning Grants. Deadline: 9/12/06. Synopsis: Grants help organizations initiate new interpretive programs and enrich existing public programs at places of historic significance. URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html

Museums, Libraries, or Special Projects: Planning Grants. Deadline: 9/12/06. Synopsis: Grants support the refinement of the content and interpretive approach of projects prior to implementation.. URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/grants.html

Preservation and Access Grants for Stabilizing Humanities Collections. Deadline: 10/2/06. Synopsis: Grants help museums, libraries, archives, and historical organizations preserve their humanities collections through support for improved housing and storage, environmental conditions, security, lighting, and fire protection. URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/stabilization.html

National Science Foundation

Instrument Development for Biological Research (IDBR). 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://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=9187

Geography and Regional Science. Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences. Deadline: 8/15/06. Synopsis: Sponsors research on the geographic distributions and interactions of human, physical, and biotic systems on the Earth's surface.. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5410

Quantitative Environmental and Integrative Biology (QEIB). Deadline: 11/7/06, MPS/DMS; 1/9/07, DEB/BIO; 1/12/07, IOB/BIO and MCB/BIO. Synopsis: BIO and MPS continue to seek and to encourage submission of proposals that are at the interface of mathematics and environmental biology. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13587

Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis (OPUS). Deadline: 1/9/07. Synopsis: Three clusters within the Division of Environmental Biology (the Ecological Biology, Ecosystem Science, and the Population and Evolutionary Processes clusters) encourage the submission of proposals aimed at synthesizing a body of related research projects. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13403

Developing Global Scientists and Engineers. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: This deadline is for International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) activities for the subsequent summer. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12831

East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students (EAPSI). Deadline: 12/12/06. Synopsis: The primary goals are to introduce students to East Asia and Pacific science and engineering in the context of a research laboratory, and to initiate personal relationships that will better enable them to collaborate with foreign counterparts in the future. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5284

Information and Intelligent Systems: Advancing Human-Centered Computing, Information Integration and Informatics, and Robust Intelligence. Deadline: 10/19/06, 11/2/06, 12/6/06. Synopsis: This solicitation emphasizies two areas: Human-Robot (and/or Agents) Interaction; and Information Privacy and Security. IIS also intends to fund curriculum development activities. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13707

Living Stock Collections (LSC). Deadline: 9/6/06. Synopsis: Supports operation of and improvements in outstanding collections of living organisms used in basic biological research. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=9189

Advanced Learning Technologies (ALT). Deadline: 4/25/07. Synopsis: Through this program, CISE and EHR support research that (1) enables radical improvements in learning through innovative computer and information technologies, and (2) advances research in computer science, information technology, learning, and cognitive science through the unique challenges posed by learning environments and learning technology platforms. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12834

U.S. Science Support Program Associated with the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (USSSP-IODP). Deadline: 9/20/06. Synopsis: This solicitation seeks the services of a provider to facilitate and enhance the participation of the U.S. scientific community in all aspects of the IODP. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6682

Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities (EAR/IF). Deadline: 9/14/06, 3/15/07. Synopsis: EAR/IF will consider proposals for: acquisition or upgrade of research equipment; development of new instrumentation, analytical techniques, software or cyberinfrastructure; support of national or regional multi-user facilities; and support of research technicians. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6186

Documenting Endangered Languages (DEL). Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: This multi-year funding partnership between NSF and NEH supports projects to develop and advance knowledge concerning endangered human languages. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12816

Cooperative Studies Of The Earth's Deep Interior (CSEDI). Deadline: 9/25/06. 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. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=11702

Particle and Nuclear Astrophysics (PNA). Deadline: 9/27/06. Synopsis: Supports university research in particle and nuclear astrophysics, including experiments or research and design projects in underground facilities. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5633

Elementary Particle Physics (EPP). Deadline: 9/27/06. Synopsis: Supports research on the properties and interactions of elementary particles at the frontiers of energy and sensitivity. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5624

Theoretical Physics. Deadline: 9/27/06. Synopsis: Supports the development of qualitative and quantitative understanding of fundamental physical systems. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5626

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

Advanced Technological Education (ATE). Deadline: 10/12/06. Synopsis: The ATE program supports curriculum development; professional development of college faculty and secondary school teachers; career pathways to two-year colleges from secondary schools and from two-year colleges to four-year institutions; and other activities. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5464

Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research (FIBR). Deadline: 9/22/06 for required preliminary proposals; 2/16/07 for proposals. Synopsis: FIBR encourages investigators to identify major under-studied or unanswered questions in biology and to use innovative approaches to address them by integrating the scientific concepts and research tools from across disciplines. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6188

Law and Social Sciences. Deadline: 8/15/06. Synopsis: Supports social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules, institutions, processes, and behaviors. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5422

Sociology. Deadline: 8/15/06. Synopsis: Supports basic research on all forms of human social organization and processes of individual and institutional change. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5369

Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (FRG). Deadline: 8/18/06 for required letter of intent. Synopsis: The purpose of the FRG activity is 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

Biomedical Engineering, Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities, and Biophotonics Programs. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: The mission of the BME/RAPD is to provide opportunities to develop novel ideas into projects that integrate engineering and life science principles in solving biomedical problems to serve humanity. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6176

Information and Intelligent Systems: Advancing Human-Centered Computing, Information Integration and Informatics, and Robust Intelligence. Deadline:10/19/06 for Large Projects; 11/2/06 for Medium Projects; 12/6/06 for Small Projects. Synopsis: This program funds research and education in three core areas as well as two cross-cutting areas (human-robot (and/or agents) interaction, and information privacy and security). URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13707

Microbial Observatories and Microbial Interactions and Processes. Deadline: 10/9/06. Synopsis: The program themes are: discovery of large numbers of as yet undescribed microorganisms and microbial consortia; and characterization of novel biochemical, metabolic, physiological, genomic and other properties and processes of newly described or poorly understood microbes and microbial communities. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6166

Plant Genome Research Program. Deadline: 10/6/06. Synopsis: The goals are to support basic research and to accelerate the acquisition and utilization of new knowledge and innovative approaches to the elucidation of fundamental biological processes in plants. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5338

International Research Fellowship Program. Deadline: 10/3/06. Synopsis: Approximately 30-35 fellowships will be offered each year for research abroad. Applicants must: be U.S. citizens or permanent residents as of the application deadline and have been awarded a Ph.D. within two years of the application deadline or expect to receive the doctoral degree by the start of the project. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5179

Mathematical Biology. Deadline: 1/13/07. Synopsis: Supports research in areas of mathematics with relevance to the biological sciences, except statistics and probability. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5690

Power, Controls and Adaptive Networks. Deadline: 10/7/06. Synopsis: Supports creative research and education underlying the analysis and design of intelligent engineering networks for control, communications, computation and energy. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13380

Electronics, Photonics and Device Technologies. Deadline: 10/7/06. Synopsis: Funds research leading to the development of high performance micro and nanoscale devices and components, and to advanced methods for design, modeling and simulation of devices and components that define new and improved capabilities and applications. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13379

Integrative, Hybrid and Complex Systems. Deadline: 10/7/06. Synopsis: Supports research in areas that integrate device concepts and systems principles in the design, development and implementation of new nano/micro/macro hybrid and complex systems with engineering solutions for domain specific applications. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13381

Office of Special Programs, Division of Materials Research. Deadline: 11/3/06. Synopsis: Supports crosscutting activities in DMR and in conjunction with NSF-wide programs, including enhanced international collaborations in materials research and education. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12803

State Department

Fulbright Teacher Exchange Progra. Deadline: 10/16/06. Synopsis: This opportunity involves a year or semester direct exchange with a counterpart in another country teaching the same subject(s) at the same level. URL: http://www.fulbrightexchanges.org/

University of California

UC MEXUS Small Grants. Deadline: 10/2/06. Synopsis: Grants fund travel, short-term research, initial planning, or one-time needs related to projects conducted by UC researchers or research teams regarding Mexico-related studies, Latino studies, U.S.-Mexican relations, critical U.S.-Mexico issues, and Latino and Mexican topics in the arts. URL: http://www.ucmexus.ucr.edu/index.php?content=research/05smallgrant.html

Linguistic Minority Research Institute. Individual Research Grant. UC LMRI. Deadline: 10/1/06. Synopsis: The program encourages UC researchers to undertake comprehensive and collaborative research that increases understanding of challenges that language minority youth face, as well as the resources they represent for the state. URL: http://lmri.ucsb.edu/research/lmri-grants/call.php

Community Research Collaboration Award. California Breast Cancer Research Program. Deadline: 11/2/06 for concept papers. Synopsis: Pilot and full grant awards are available. Grants require active participation of both the community organization and research scientists in the development and implementation of the research project. URL: http://www.cbcrp.org/apply/crcCall/

Universitywide AIDS Research Program. Collaborative Research Teams to Develop, Pilot and Evaluate an HIV/STI Prevention Intervention Addressing the Needs of a High-Risk Subpopulation of Mexican Migrants. Deadline: 8/31/06. Synopsis: This RFA is being issued to select an investigative team to collaboratively create, implement and evaluate a pilot intervention addressing the needs of a subpopulation of the Mexican migrant population in either San Diego or Fresno County. URL: http://uarp.ucop.edu/

University of California-University of Utrecht Program to Promote Collaborative Research. Deadline: 11/1/06. This program supports partnerships across the humanities and social sciences (including linguistics). Each partnership will pair at least one faculty member from UC and UU respectively. URL: http://www.uchri.org/

California Sea Grant College Program. UCSD. Deadline: 8/17/06 for preliminary proposals. The National Sea Grant College Program is now soliciting proposals for the following national competitive research programs. Aquatic Invasive Species Research and Outreach Program, Oyster Disease Research Program, and Gulf of Mexico Oyster Industry Program. URL: http://www.csgc.ucsd.edu/PROPOSAL/SPEC_COMPET/SpecCompetIndx.html

Ballast Water Technology. California Sea Grant College Program. UCSD. Deadline: 9/14/06 for preliminary proposals. The National Sea Grant College Program is soliciting proposals for the Ballast Water Technology Demonstration Program. URL: http://www.csgc.ucsd.edu/PROPOSAL/SPEC_COMPET/SpecCompetIndx.html

CALFED Science Fellows Program. Calfornia Sea Grant College Program. Deadline: 8/31/06. Synopsis: The aim is to bring together doctoral graduate students and postdoctoral researchers with CALFED scientists and senior research mentors in collaborative data analysis and research projects relevant to ecosystem management and water supply reliability questions. URL: http://www.csgc.ucsd.edu/EDUCATION/CALFED/CBDA_RFA2006.html

Pilot Project for Multidisciplinary Research Partnerships. UC Discovery Grant. Deadline: 10/23/06. Synopsis: Grants fund highly innovative industry-university research partnerships in three areas: energy and environment; health and wellness; and rapid application of nanotechnologies. URL: http://ucdiscoverygrant.org/

Short Term, Interbasin and Interpollutant Credit Trading. CIEE, PIER. Deadline: 8/1/06. Synopsis: The goal of this study is to identify potential benefits of both inter-basin (inter-air shed) trading and short-term (hours to seasons) and interpollutant emission credit trading with power plants in California, and identify regulatory processes for integration into California's existing credit trading system. URL: http://ciee.ucop.edu/rfp_pierea06.html

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

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

AALAS Foundation. Biomedical Research, Safety Testing, and Education Grants. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: The AALAS Foundation provides funding for initiatives to promote the awareness of research animal care and animal contributions to biomedical research, safety testing, and education. . URL: http://foundation.aalas.org/

Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation. Grants for Alcohol Research. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Awards of up to approximately $50,000 per year support for scientific studies on the use and prevention of misuse of alcoholic beverages. URL: http://www.abmrf.org/grants.htm

Alliance for Lupus Research. Target Identification in Lupus. Deadline: 9/5/06. Synopsis: Funds research focused on therapeutic targets that will lead to new therapies for the treatment of lupus. URL: http://www.lupusresearch.org/

American Academy of Pediatrics. Grant Program and Young Investigator Award. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Funds support research that furthers knowledge in the area of neonatal resuscitation. URL: http://www.aap.org/nrp/science/science_grant.html

American Cancer Society. Deadline: 10/15/06. Grants programs with this deadline include: Mentored Research Scholar Grant in Applied and Clinical Research; Research Proposals Directed at Poor and Underserved Populations; Research Scholar Grants in Basic, Preclinical, Clinical and Epidemiology Research; Research Scholar Grants in Cancer Control: Health Services and Health Policy Research, and Psychosocial and Behavioral Research URL: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/res/res_0.asp

American Epilepsy Society. Research and Training Workshops. Deadline: 10/13/06. Synopsis: Funding supports targeted workshops intended for broad-based, national clinical or scientific audiences and on specific collaborative consensus or review topics in neuroscience that are novel and creative. URL: http://www.aesnet.org/visitors/research/sponsoredgrants/research_train.cfm

American Epilepsy Society. Research Initiative Awards. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: The objective is to encourage established investigators to think "outside the box" and involve other established investigators. URL: http://www.aesnet.org/Visitors/Research/sponsoredgrants /research_init.cfm

American Health Assistance Foundation. Alzheimers Disease Research. Deadline: 10/13/2006. Synopsis: AHAF awards grants for basic research on the causes of or treatments for age-related and degenerative diseases. URL: http://www.ahaf.org/alzdis/research/grants.htm

American Health Assistance Foundation. National Glaucoma Research Grants. Deadline: 10/10/2006. Synopsis: AHAF awards grants for basic research on the causes of or treatments for age-related and degenerative diseases. URL: http://www.ahaf.org/glaucoma/research/grants.htm

American Lung Association. Nationwide Research Program. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: The ALA's mission is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. URL: http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=934453

American Skin Association. Grants. Deadline: 10/2/06. Synopsis: ASA provides support for research, education, prevention, and cure of skin disorders. URL: http://www.americanskin.org/

Arthritis Foundation. Grants. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: The foundation supports research to find the cure for and prevention of arthritis and to improve the quality of life for those affected by arthritis. URL: http://www.arthritis.org/research/ProposalCentral.asp

Association for Asian Studies. Northeast Asia Council. Deadline: 10/1/06. Synopsis: Support is provided for a variety of grant programs in Japanese and Korean studies. URL: http://www.aasianst.org/grants/grants.htm

Canadian Embassy. Canadian Studies Research Grant Program. Deadline: 9/30/06. Synopsis: The grant funds writing an article-length manuscript of publishable quality and reporting findings in a scholarly publication and at scholarly conferences. URL: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/can-am/washington/studies/canadianstudies-en.asp

Canadian Embassy. Canadian Studies Faculty Enrichment Program (Course Development). Deadline: 10/31/06. Synopsis: The program provides faculty an opportunity to develop or update a course(s) with substantial Canadian content that will be offered as part of their regular teaching load. URL: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/can-am/washington/studies/grantguide-en.asp

Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation. Research Award. Deadline: 10/6/06. Synopsis: The purpose of the award is to promote understanding of the basic mechanism and improve current therapies related to cardiomyopathy in children. URL: http://www.childrenscardiomyopathy.org/site/grants.php

Council for European Studies. Travel Grants. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: The program supports the travel of European scholars in the United States. URL: http://www.europanet.org/awards/grants.html

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Research and Training Programs. Deadline: 9/6/06. Synopsis: Studies may be carried out at the subcellular, cellular, animal or patient levels. URL: http://www.cff.org/research/

Dumbarton Oaks. Project Grants. Deadline: 10/1/06. Synopsis: A limited number of grants assist with scholarly projects in Byzantine studies, pre-Columbian studies, and garden and landscape studies. URL: http://www.doaks.org/project_grants.html

Fitch (James Marston) Charitable Foundation. Mid-Career Grants. Deadline: 9/25/06. Synopsis: The foundation will award research grants to mid-career professionals who have an academic background, professional experience, and an established identity in one or more of the following fields: historic preservation, architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, environmental planning, architectural history, the decorative arts. URL: http://www.fitchfoundation.org/

Foundation for Chiropractic Education and Research. Basic Science Research Grants. Deadline: 10/1/06. Synopsis: The program funds research on the principles upon which chiropractic is founded, including biomechanical studies of the spine and related soft tissue structures, small animal studies of the relationship between the spine and body functions, and objective laboratory evaluation of the effects of manipulation on various physiological processes. URL: http://www.fcer.org/html/Research/Grants/guidelines.htm

GRAMMY Foundation. Grant Program. Deadline: 10/1/06. Synopsis: Grants support efforts that advance 1) research related to the impact of music study on early childhood development, the human development and the medical and occupational well-being of music professionals and 2) archiving and preservation of existing music and recorded sound heritage of the Americas. URL: http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Foundation/Grants/

Hereditary Disease Foundation Research Grants. Deadline: 10/15/06. Synopsis: Supports research on identifying and understanding the basic defect in Huntington's disease. URL: http://www.hdfoundation.org/home.php

Human Growth Foundation. Small Grants Program. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: HGF will only consider topics relevant to human growth and development, including but not limited to areas of biology, psychosocial, and nutrition, with special consideration given for the chondrodystrophies. URL: http://www.hgfound.org/smallgrants.html

Humboldt Foundation. Transatlantic Cooperation (TransCooP) Program in the Humanities, Social Sciences, Law & Economics. Deadline: 10/31/06. Synopsis: Foundation supports research cooperation among German, American and/or Canadian scholars. URL: http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/

Kazanjian (Calvin K.) Economics Foundation. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: The foundation funds programs on Promoting Economic Literacy and on learning and teaching economics. URL: http://www.kazanjian.org/Applying.htm

LAM Foundation. LAM Research Awards. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: Funds research on the lung disease Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. URL: http://lam.uc.edu/html/fellowshipwithform.html

Laird Norton Endowment Foundation. Grants. Deadline: 9/8/06. Synopsis: Funds programs in conservation and forestry education. URL: http://www.lairdnorton.org/lnefapplypg.htm

NARSAD, The Mental Health Research Association. Distinguished Investigator Award. Deadline: 9/19/06. Synopis: Research must be relevant to schizophrenia, major affective disorders or other serious mental illnesses. URL: http://www.narsad.org/research/apply/distinguished/

NEC Foundation of America. Grants. Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: Funds programs with national reach and impact on development, application and use of technology by and for people with disabilities. URL: http://www.necfoundation.org/toapply/toapply.htm

National Hemophilia Foundation. Laboratory Grant. Deadline: 10/1/06. Synopsis: NHF funds projects that would yield scientific information contributing to a cure for bleeding disorders such as hemophilia and von Willebrand disease. URL: http://www.hemophilia.org/research/labgrant.htm

National Humanities Center. Fellowships in the Humanities. Deadline: 10/15/06. Synopsis: The National Humanities Center offers 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in all fields of the humanities. URL: http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/fellowships/appltoc.htm

National Research Council, Transportation Research Board. Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis Program (IDEA). Deadline: 9/1/06. Synopsis: IDEA programs fund research into promising but unproven innovations in four transportation areas: Highways, High-Speed Rail, Safety, and Transit. URL: http://www4.trb.org/trb/dive.nsf/web/idea_programs

National Youth Sports Corporation. Deadline: 10/1/06. Synopsis: NYSC announces the availability of grants to institutions for participation in the National Youth Sports Program. URL: http://www.nyscorp.org/

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Security Through Science Program. Deadline: 10/1/06. Synopsis: Collaborative grants are offered for topics in priority research areas of: Defense Against Terrorism, Countering Other Threats to Security, and/or in Partner-Country Priorities. URL: http://www.nato.int/science/

Open Society Institute. Soros Justice Media Fellowships. Deadline: 9/13/06. Synopsis: Fellowships support mid-career and veteran print and radio journalists, filmmakers and individuals with unique voices proposing to write books or complete other writing projects. URL: http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice/focus_areas /justice_fellows

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Foundation. Deadline: 10/1/06. Synopsis: Grant areas are Health Outcomes and Pharmaceutics. Predoctoral Fellowships, Post Doctoral Fellowships, Sabbatical Fellowships, and Research Starter Grants are offered. URL: http://www.phrmafoundation.org/

Research Corporation. Research Opportunity Awards. Deadline: 10/1/06. Synopsis: Organization supports basic research in the physical sciences (mainly astronomy, chemistry, and physics). Awards are for scientists of seeking to explore new areas of experimental research. URL: http://www.rescorp.org/grants.php

Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Basic and Clinical Research Grant. Deadline: 10/1/06. Synopsis: Supports basic and clinical research in progressive supranuclear palsy. Studies designed primarily to investigate related conditions such as Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease are eligible if they include patients with PSP. URL: http://www.psp.org/research_center/research_grant_app.asp

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. Grants-in-Aid Program. Deadline: 10/1/06. Synopsis: Supports scientific research in social problem areas. URL: http://www.spssi.org/GIAflyer.html

Tinker Foundation. Institutional Grants. Deadline: Synopsis: 10/1/06. Projects should deal with environmental policy, governance or economic policy, and be geographically focused on Latin America, Iberia or Antarctica. URL: http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/tinker/institut.html

United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation. Research Grant Program. Deadline: 9/15/06. Synopsis: The foundation promotes research for the cure and treatment and provides support to sufferers of mitochondrial disorders. URL: http://www.umdf.org/

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