CATEGORIES OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
- Supplements to Existing Projects
- Limited Submissions
- Arts & Humanities
- Biomedical
- Business
- Education
- Engineering/Technology
Summary
Information about the funding opportunities and federal agency notices listed below follows, including links to the full requests for proposals or agency publications.
COVID-19-related opportunities in RED.
International opportunities in Italics
Supplements
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS
Limited Submissions
National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health/CDC/DHHS
NIOSH Centers of Excellence for Total Worker Health® (U19)
National Science Foundation
National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes
U.S. Agency for International Development
Promoting Just, Engaged, Civic-minded and Transparent Governance in the Pacific (PROJECT Governance)
Arts & Humanities
National Council on Public History
National Institute of Food and Agriculture/Department of Agriculture
Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions (1890 COEs)
National Science Foundation
NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL)
Sloan (Alfred P.) Foundation
Economics - Economic Institutions, Behavior, and Performance Program
Biomedical
National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS
Linking the Provider Recommendation to Adolescent HPV Vaccine Uptake (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/NIH/DHHS
National Institutes of Health/DHHS
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Adminis Disaster Response State Grant Program
Administration for Community Living
Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Community Living and Participation
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
Underground Mine Evacuation Technologies and Human Factors Research
National Institutes of Health/ National Cancer Institute
Visualization Methods and Tools Development for Enhancing Cancer Moonshot Data (R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Business
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-wide
Department of Health & Human Services
Department of the Air Force
SBSA -- Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Commercial Solutions Opening
Department of the Army
SBSA -- Army SPARTN SBIR BAA 20.5
Economic Development Administration/Department of Commerce
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering/NIH/DHHS
NIBIB Exploratory Clinical Trials for Small Business (R44 Clinical Trial Required)
VentureWell
Education
Department of Education/ Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)
Institutional Resilience and Expanded Postsecondary Opportunity (IREPO)
Engineering/Technology
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-wide
Department of the Air Force
AMENDMENT -- Agile Cyber Technology 3 (ACT 3)
Department of the Navy
Navy ManTech - Composites Manufacturing Center (CMC)
Department of Energy/ Golden Field Office
FY 2021 Bioenergy Technologies Office Multi-Topic Request for Information (RFI)
Supplements
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS
Application Deadline: 26-Oct-2020
Summary: The Lewy Body Dementias (LBD) are frequently misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed during life, and despite the development of diagnostic criteria at multiple expert consensus conferences, the gold standard for diagnosis remains post-mortem brain analysis. Improvement in diagnostic accuracy during life, and the development of good quality diagnostic biomarkers, would be greatly facilitated if comprehensive, longitudinal clinical and biological data obtained on patients during life were regularly linked with detailed post-mortem brain examination. In response to recommendations from the Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (ADRD) Summits convened by the NINDS in 2013, 2016, and 2019, longitudinal clinical data and biospecimens are being collected from patients with LBD and shared with the research community through the Parkinson’s Disease Biomarker Program (PDBP). The PDBP is an NINDS-funded resource that collects standardized clinical data and biospecimens longitudinally on patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) and PD-related disorders (including LBD) with the goal of accelerating the pace of biomarkers research. The PDBP currently has data and biospecimens on about 1900 subjects, some of whom have gone to autopsy, though relatively little post-mortem data on these subjects is available in PDBP at this time.
Limited Submissions
National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS
Application Deadline: 18-Dec-2020
Summary: The purpose of the NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00) is to encourage and retain outstanding graduate students recognized by their institutions for their high potential and strong interest in pursuing careers as independent cancer researchers. The award will facilitate the transition of talented graduate students into successful cancer research postdoctoral appointments, and provide opportunities for career development activities relevant to their long-term career goals of becoming independent cancer researchers.
Limited Submission: This is a limited submission funding award opportunity. UAB may submit one (1) application. If you wish to prepare an application on behalf of UAB, please contact the Research Development Office (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) by September 28, 2020.
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health/CDC/DHHS
NIOSH Centers of Excellence for Total Worker Health® (U19)
Application Deadline: 03-Feb-2021
Summary: NIOSH/CDC invites applications for the NIOSH Centers of Excellence for Total Worker Health (TWH). The purpose of this FOA is to solicit meritorious applications for Centers of Excellence for TWH to develop and conduct a broad range of multidisciplinary research, intervention, outreach and education, and evaluation activities that advance the overall safety, health, and well-being of the diverse population of workers in our nation. Center structure should take advantage of diverse scientific resources and focus on local, regional, or national worker safety and health issues. Centers should emphasize creating and implementing evidence-based solutions to address evolving challenges and opportunities related to worker safety, mental and physical health, and well-being. Collaborations in partnership with academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and other groups focused on occupational safety and health are expected. Applicants must concisely describe the occupational health burden within their service area and directly link research and outreach activities to help alleviate the burden. Applicants should also clearly articulate the anticipated impacts of the proposed work, both during the project period and beyond.
Limited Submission: This is a limited submission funding award opportunity. UAB may submit one (1) application. If you wish to prepare an application on behalf of UAB, please contact the Research Development Office (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
National Science Foundation
National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes
Application Deadline: 04-Dec-2020
Summary: This program is a joint government effort between the National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (S&T), and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). New to the program this year are contributions from partners in U.S. industry who share in the government’s goal to advance national competitiveness through National AI Research Institutes. This year’s industry partners are Accenture, Amazon, Google, and Intel Corporation. This program solicitation invites proposals for full institutes that have a principal focus in one or more of the following themes: Theme 1: Human-AI Interaction and Collaboration; Theme 2: AI Institute for Advances in Optimization; Theme 3: AI and Advanced Cyberinfrastructure; Theme 4: Advances in AI and Computer and Network Systems; Theme 5: AI Institute in Dynamic Systems; Theme 6: AI-Augmented Learning; Theme 7: AI to Advance Biology; and Theme 8: AI-Driven Innovation in Agriculture and the Food System.
Limited Submission: This is a limited submission funding award opportunity. UAB may submit one (1) application. If you wish to prepare an application on behalf of UAB, please contact the Research Development Office (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
U.S. Agency for International Development
Promoting Just, Engaged, Civic-minded and Transparent Governance in the Pacific (PROJECT Governance)
Application Deadline: 12-Oct-2020
Summary: The Promoting Just, Engaged, Civic-minded and Transparent Governance in the Pacific (PROJECT Governance) activity is a flexible and adaptive implementing mechanism that will strengthen the practice of sound, just, and responsive governance in the region. PROJECT Governance directly contributes to Intermediate Result 3.1 Strengthened Democratic Institutions of Development Objective 3 Advanced Democratic Governance of the USAID Results Framework for the Pacific. This activity is also aligned with and contributes to the United States Government’s Indo-Pacific Vision. Good governance is a core pillar of the U.S. vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific, including a commitment to work with Indo-Pacific nations to promote sound, just, and responsive governance.
Limited Submission: This is a limited submission funding award opportunity. UAB may submit one (1) application. If you wish to prepare an application on behalf of UAB, please contact the Research Development Office (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Arts & Humanities
National Council on Public History
Application Deadline: 01-Nov-2020
Summary: The Robert Kelley award honors distinguished and outstanding achievements by individuals, institutions, non-profit or corporate entities for having made significant inroads in making history relevant to individual lives of ordinary people outside of academia.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture/Department of Agriculture
Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions (1890 COEs)
Application Deadline: 18-Nov-2020
Summary: The intent of the 1890 COE is to increase rural prosperity and economic sustainability of farming systems in underserved farming communities; address critical needs for international development with an emphasis on global food security and defense; enhance academic and career development activities for students pursuing careers in the food and agricultural sciences and related fields; and address critical needs in nutrition and health to improve the quality of life of underserved populations. The anticipated amount available for grants in FY 2020 is approximately $5,760,000.
National Science Foundation
NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL)
Application Deadline: 18-Nov-2020
Summary: This funding partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports projects to develop and advance knowledge concerning dynamic language infrastructure in the context of endangered human languages—languages that are both understudied and at risk of falling out of use. Made urgent by the imminent loss of roughly half of the approximately 7,000 currently used languages, this effort aims to exploit advances in human-language technology to build computational infrastructure for endangered language research. The program supports projects that contribute to data management and archiving, and to the development of the next generation of researchers. Funding can support fieldwork and other activities relevant to the digital recording, documentation and analysis, and archiving of endangered language data, including the preparation of lexicons, grammars, text samples, and databases. Funding will be available in the form of one- to three-year senior research grants and conference proposals.
Sloan (Alfred P.) Foundation
Economics - Economic Institutions, Behavior, and Performance Program
Application Deadline: Continuous Submission
Summary: The Economic Institutions, Behavior, & Performance program seeks to support rigorous and objective research projects on U.S. economic structure, behavior, and performance whose findings inform and strengthen decision-making by regulators, policymakers, and the public.
Biomedical
National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS
Linking the Provider Recommendation to Adolescent HPV Vaccine Uptake (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Application Deadline: 05-Oct-2020
Summary: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages research on how the healthcare delivery system enhances or inhibits the effectiveness of a provider's recommendation of the adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Characteristics of the provider, parent/patient, and clinical setting, can all affect whether a provider makes a recommendation, and whether that recommendation results in uptake of the HPV vaccine. This research requires expertise in cancer prevention, adult and childhood behavior, immunization promotion, and healthcare delivery.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
Application Deadline: 04-Oct-2020 [Optional][LOI/Pre-App]
Summary: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with high morbidity, including increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), cardiovascular disease, and mortality. Severity, duration, and frequency of episodes of AKI as well as age, pre-existing CKD, and other comorbidities are associated with greater risks of CKD progression and death.
There is limited evidence to inform recommendations for processes of care or therapeutic interventions targeting progression of kidney disease and the associated morbidity and mortality in adult AKI survivors. This is a missed opportunity to prevent chronic disease and premature death.
The Caring for OutPatiEnts after Acute Kidney Injury (COPE-AKI) Consortium composed of 3 to 4 Clinical Centers (CCs) and a Scientific and Data Research Center (SDRC) will develop and test interventions that aim to reduce morbidity compared with usual care in adult Stage 2 and 3 AKI survivors. This FOA pertains to the SDRC.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
Application Deadline: 04-Oct-2020 [Optional][LOI/Pre-App]
Summary: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with high morbidity, including increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), cardiovascular disease, and mortality. Severity, duration, and frequency of episodes of AKI as well as age, pre-existing CKD, and other comorbidities are associated with greater risks of CKD progression and death.
There is limited evidence to inform recommendations for processes of care or therapeutic interventions targeting progression of kidney disease and the associated morbidity and mortality in adult AKI survivors. This is a missed opportunity to prevent chronic disease and premature death.
The Caring for OutPatiEnts after Acute Kidney Injury (COPE-AKI) Consortium composed of 3 to 4 Clinical Centers (CCs) and a Scientific and Data Research Center (SDRC) will develop and test interventions that aim to reduce morbidity compared with usual care in adult Stage 2 and 3 AKI survivors. This FOA pertains to the CCs.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/NIH/DHHS
Application Deadline: 11-Jan-2021 [Optional][LOI/Pre-App]
Summary: The purpose of the RESTORE program is to advance understanding of the role of inflammation resolution pathways at the cellular and molecular level and how exposure to environmental pollutants interferes with these pathways resulting in exposure-induced chronic systemic inflammation and ultimately chronic disease conditions. The initial phase of this program is focused on understanding how chronic exposure to air pollution interferes with resolution of inflammation in pulmonary, cardiovascular, and metabolic systems and diseases.
National Institutes of Health/DHHS
Application Deadline: 02-Oct-2020 [Optional][LOI/Pre-App]
Summary: The goal of the Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Centers Without Walls (CWOW) is to improve our understanding of the mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in FTD through multi-disciplinary, team-based science to address a specific challenge or challenges in the field that could not be achieved through individual research projects.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Adminis Disaster Response State Grant Program
Application Deadline: Sep 02, 2020
Summary: The purpose of this program is to provide mental and substance use disorder treatment, crisis counseling, and other related supports for adults and/or school-aged children impacted by Hurricanes Florence and Michael, Typhoon Mangkhut, Super Typhoon Yutu, and wildfires and earthquakes occurring in calendar year 2018 and tornadoes and floods occurring in calendar year 2019 in those areas for which a major disaster or emergency was declared under section 401or 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191) (referred to under this heading as ‘‘covered disaster or emergency’’), including activities authorized under section 319(a) of the Public Health Service Act.
Administration for Community Living
Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Community Living and Participation
Application Deadline: Jun 01, 2021
Summary: The purpose of the Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Projects program is to provide advanced research training and experience to individuals with doctorates, or similar advanced degrees, who have clinical or other relevant experience. ARRT projects train rehabilitation researchers, including researchers with disabilities, with particular attention to research areas that support the implementation and objectives of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act), and improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Act.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
Underground Mine Evacuation Technologies and Human Factors Research
Application Deadline: Feb 01, 2021
Summary: The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to provide grant opportunities to universities with graduate programs in mining and explosives engineering to 1) support research related to mine emergencies, and 2) build on the work of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to address mandates in the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-236). Research priorities include: developing new wireless communication devices and methodologies; developing training, systems, and tools to facilitate miner self-escape; and continuing to improve the design of refuge alternatives.
National Institutes of Health/ National Cancer Institute
Application Deadline: Oct 30, 2020
Summary: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to stimulate the development of new cancer data visualization tools that have the potential to make data aligned with the Cancer Moonshot more explorable and interpretable by the broader cancer research community. This FOA will support the development of new, full-featured data visualization tools for investigator-specified, Moonshot-aligned use cases that enable a broader community of users to explore and gain insights from data emerging from or aligned with one or more of the Cancer Moonshot areas.
Business
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-wide
Application Deadline: 29-Sep-2020
Summary: This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeks revolutionary research ideas for topics not being addressed by ongoing I2O programs or other published solicitations. Potential proposers are highly encouraged to review the current I2O programs (undefined) and solicitations (undefined) to avoid proposing efforts that duplicate existing activities or that are responsive to other published I2O solicitations.
Department of Health & Human Services
Application Deadline: 10-Sep-2020
Summary: Pre-Solicitation Notice
The purpose of this requirement is to provide for clinical trials sponsor and regulatory management support services to the NCI, the CCR and CCR investigators. Services shall include compliance with U.S. and international regulations, regulatory support to ensure Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation adherence, safety monitoring, oversight and reporting, clinical site assessment and interim monitoring, site essential regulatory documentation, trial master file support, sponsor quality management support, medical writing, administrative support, and computerized activity tracking, monitoring and reporting systems. The contract will also support management of multi-center trials in which the CCR is the Sponsor, in non-CCR sites recruitment and management.
The scope of this requirement consists of the following areas:
Area 1: Project Management
Area 2: Design Input Documents and Standard Operating Procedures for the SROS Service Areas
Area 3: Development and Maintenance of a Quality Management System and Electronic Quality Management System (eQMS)
Area 4: Clinical Site Monitoring
Area 5: Safety Monitoring
Area 6: Regulatory Support
Area 7: Support of Clinical Studies
Area 8: Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Area 9: Specialized Expertise
Department of the Air Force
SBSA -- Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Commercial Solutions Opening
Application Deadline: 22-Oct-2020
Summary: The DoD STTR Program objectives include stimulating technological innovation, strengthening small businesses’ role in meeting DoD R&D needs, fostering and encouraging minority and disadvantaged persons’ participation in technological innovation, and increasing commercial application of DoD-supported R/R&D results.
AF invites small business firms and research institutions to jointly submit proposals under this STTR CSO. Firms with the capability to conduct research or research and development (R/R&D) and quickly commercialize the proposed results are encouraged to participate.
Department of the Army
SBSA -- Army SPARTN SBIR BAA 20.5
Application Deadline: 08-Oct-2020
Summary: The objectives of the Army SBIR Program include stimulating technological innovation, strengthening the role of small business in meeting Army research and development needs, fostering and encouraging participation by minority and disadvantaged persons in technological innovation, and increasing the commercial application of Army-supported research or research and development results.
The goal of the SPARTN SBIR BAA is to improve commercialization rates of SBIR-funded technology and to attract the most innovative small businesses through a rapid award process and increased contract award amounts. The SPARTN BAA aims to better incentivize commercial participation under a streamlined process that accelerates tech transitions and creates greater commercialization opportunities for recurring revenue in the topic areas identified in this BAA.
Economic Development Administration/Department of Commerce
Application Deadline: 14-Oct-2020
Summary: EDA is seeking applications from eligible applicants to create and implement innovative science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) apprenticeship models that complement their respective region’s innovation economy. The STEM Talent Challenge seeks to develop or expand regional workforce capacity to support high-growth, high-wage entrepreneurial ventures, industries of the future (which usually includes industries that leverage emerging technologies), and other innovation-driven businesses that have a high likelihood of accelerating economic competitiveness and job creation in their respective regions and in the United States.
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering/NIH/DHHS
NIBIB Exploratory Clinical Trials for Small Business (R44 Clinical Trial Required)
Application Deadline: 05-Sep-2020
Summary: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) invites applications for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) from small business concerns (SBCs) for investigator-initiated exploratory clinical trials to the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). This Funding Opportunity Announcement requires that at least 1 clinical trial be proposed. The proposed project must be related to the programmatic interests of the NIBIB. For this Funding Opportunity Announcement, the NIBIB will only support SBIR applications proposing early-stage clinical trials through Phase I, first-in-human, safety, feasibility or other small clinical trials that inform early-stage technology development. The NIBIB will not support applications proposing Phase II, III, IV or pivotal clinical trials or trials in which the primary outcome is efficacy, effectiveness or a post-market concern. This FOA will utilize the SBIR (R44) grant mechanism for Phase II, and Fast-Track applications.
VentureWell
Application Deadline: 07-Oct-2020
Summary: The E-Team program supports multidisciplinary student-led teams who are aiming to bring their innovation out of the lab and into the market. Every year, the sponsor awards over $700,000 in non-dilutive E-Team grants to these early-stage student science and tech startups who are on the path to launching innovations with a social, health, or environmental impact.
Education
Department of Education/ Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)
Institutional Resilience and Expanded Postsecondary Opportunity (IREPO)
Application Deadline: Oct 20, 2020
Summary: The purpose of the IREPO Grants, offered under section 18004(a)(3) of the CARES Act and the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), is to provide financial support to institutions of higher education (IHEs) with the greatest unmet needs related to coronavirus to enable them to resume operations, serve the needs of students, reduce disease transmission, and develop more resilient instructional delivery models, such as distance learning, to continue educating students who cannot or choose not to attend classroom-based instruction due to coronavirus.
Engineering/Technology
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-wide
Application Deadline: 29-Sep-2020
Summary: This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeks revolutionary research ideas for topics not being addressed by ongoing I2O programs or other published solicitations. Potential proposers are highly encouraged to review the current I2O programs (undefined) and solicitations (undefined) to avoid proposing efforts that duplicate existing activities or that are responsive to other published I2O solicitations.
Department of the Air Force
AMENDMENT -- Agile Cyber Technology 3 (ACT 3)
Application Deadline: Continuous Submission
Summary: The Air Force Research Laboratory, Information Directorate, Rome NY (AFRL/RI) has a requirement to perform multiple activities necessary to achieve AFRL's vision of cyber superiority. Emphasis will be placed on: a) development of technology capability solutions that address specific user requirements; b) delivery of prototype technologies for evaluation and feedback in the context of the user's operational environment; and c) provision of a mechanism for user acquisition of limited product quantities required for operational introduction of technologies.
Department of the Navy
Navy ManTech - Composites Manufacturing Center (CMC)
Application Deadline: 09-Nov-2020
Summary: This is a pre solicitation notice IAW FAR Part 5. The soliciation is expected to be released to Beta SAM on/around Friday, 11 Sep 2020. Award is expected to be made in Jun/Jul 2021 if not sooner.
The Center Contractor shall, in accordance with the provisions of this Contract, provide the resources, intellectual leadership, and management expertise necessary and appropriate for managing and operating the Center to accomplish its primary mission. The primary mission of the Center is to develop advanced manufacturing technologies and deploy them in the U.S. center specific industrial base with the goal of facilitating industry improvements and ultimately reducing the cost and time required to transition center related technology into Navy and DoD system applications as defined in the ONR ManTech Investment Strategy.
Department of Energy/ Golden Field Office
FY 2021 Bioenergy Technologies Office Multi-Topic Request for Information (RFI)
Application Deadline: Sep 21, 2020
Summary: The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit feedback from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on issues related to overcoming the technical barriers and challenges in the design of clean, efficient residential scale wood heaters and in bioprocessing separations development.
