December 2018 Grants

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Grant Opportunities/General/Miscellaneous

Ben & Jerry’s Foundation Grassroots Organizing for Social Change Program
One-year grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to nonprofit, grassroots community-organizing groups in the United States working to advance social and environmental justice and create sustainable and just-food systems. Grants can be used to support both program and operational costs. The foundation will only consider proposals from grassroots, constituent-led organizations with annual budgets under $500,000 that are using direct action, grassroots, and community-organizing strategies to accomplish their goals. Pre-proposals may be submitted starting February 1, 2019, and must be received no later than April 15, 2019.
Deadline Date: 04-15-2019

Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship
The fellowship, which is based on academic excellence and need, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students of color. The Hearst Fellow serves as an intern with PSI in the Washington, D.C., office of the Aspen Institute. Through the fellowship, PSI seeks to introduce a diverse group of students to issues and challenges affecting philanthropy, social enterprise, nonprofit organizations, and other actors in the social sector. In his or her internship, the Hearst Fellow undertakes research, writing, and logistical and administrative support for PSI’s leadership initiatives, public programs, and convenings. Eligible candidates are highly motivated, current, non-graduating graduate or undergraduate students from an underrepresented community of color and with an excellent academic record; a demonstrated interest or experience in nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and the social sector; excellent research and writing skills; demonstrated financial need; and be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. Selected fellows must be able to work as an intern for twelve to fifteen weeks in Washington, D.C., during the academic semester in which the fellowship is awarded. Fall and spring interns will work part-time (fifteen to twenty hours a week), while summer interns will be full-time. All travel and housing costs must be covered by the student.
Deadline Date: 03-15-2019

U.S. Department of the Interior NAGPRA Repatriation Grants FY2019
Grant funds must be used for REPATRIATION under NAGPRA, which means the transfer of control of Native American human remains and cultural items to lineal descendants, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations. Repatriation includes disposition of culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains (CUI) according to 43 CFR 10.11. Repatriation projects defray costs associated with the packaging, transportation, contamination removal, reburial, and storage of NAGPRA related human remains and cultural items. Eligible applicants are: County, City or township governments; Private, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; State governments; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; and Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized). Award Ceiling: $15,000.
Deadline Date: 05-17-2019

U.S. Department of the Interior NAGPRA Consultation/Documentation Grants FY2019
Grant funds must be used for consultation and documentation projects under NAGPRA. Consultation projects support efforts related to compiling or revising a NAGPRA inventory and making or responding to requests for items in a NAGPRA summary. Documentation projects support determining the geographical origin, cultural affiliation, and other basic facts surrounding the acquisition of Native American cultural items. Consultation and documentation projects should lead to determining control, treatment, and disposition of NAGPRA cultural items. Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; State, County, City or township governments; and Private, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education. Award Ceiling: $90,000.
Deadline Date: 03-08-2019

U.S. Department of the Interior Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program (HRSP)
The goal is to support the rehabilitation of historic properties listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Applicants must make subgrants for physical preservation projects. Eligible subgrant recipients must be within the jurisdiction of the applicant. Project must be in communities defined as “rural” by the US Bureau of the Census. Applicants must be a nonprofit, a State Historic Preservation Office, a Tribal Historic Preservation Office, or a Certified Local Government (CLG). Award Floor: $100,000
Deadline Date: 03-01-2019

U.S. Department of Energy Improving Efficiency, Reliability, and Flexibility of Existing Coal-Fueled Power Plants
The purpose of this amendment is to correct an internal administrative change. There has been no change to the FOA text contained within this document. Funding opportunity announcement DE-FOA-0001989, Improving Efficiency, Reliability, and Flexibility of Existing Coal-Based Power Plants, will develop, in the near-term, advanced technologies that improve the overall performance, reliability, and flexibility of the nation’s existing coal-fired power plant fleet. Projects will support DOE’s Transformative Power Generation Program and the Crosscutting Research Program. Eligibility is unrestricted.  Award Ceiling: $4,000,000.
Deadline Date: 02-28-2019

Grant Opportunities/Arts, Culture and Libraries

National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture: Workshops for School Teachers
The program supports a series of one-week workshops for K-12 educators across the nation that enhance and strengthen humanities teaching at the K-12 level. Projects employ a place-based approach, teaching historic sites through critical interpretation in order to explore central themes in American history and government, as well as in literature, art, music, and related humanities subjects. Each workshop must accommodate thirty-six participants (NEH Summer Scholars) and must be offered twice during the summer (for a total of seventy-two participants). Workshops may be hosted by institutions such as community colleges, universities, four-year colleges, learned societies, libraries or other repositories, centers for advanced study, cultural organizations, professional associations, and schools or school systems. Host institutions provide facilities and arrange for accommodations for participants, who receive a stipend. Award Ceiling: $170,000.
Deadline Date: 02-21-2019

U.S. Department of the Interior Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program (HRSP)
The goal is to support the rehabilitation of historic properties listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Applicants must make subgrants for physical preservation projects. Eligible subgrant recipients must be within the jurisdiction of the applicant. Project must be in communities defined as “rural” by the US Bureau of the Census. Applicants must be a nonprofit, a State Historic Preservation Office, a Tribal Historic Preservation Office, or a Certified Local Government (CLG). Award Floor: $100,000
Deadline Date: 03-01-2019

Grant Opportunities/Children and Youth

Grant Opportunities/Economic and Community Development/Business

U.S. Department of Agriculture FY19 Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II
Success rates for applicants have been 50-60% for Phase II. Projects dealing with agriculturally-related manufacturing and alternative and renewable energy technologies are encouraged across all 2018 SBIR topic areas. USDA SBIR’s flexible research areas ensure innovative projects consistent with USDA’s vision of a healthy and productive nation in harmony with the land, air, and water. USDA SBIR has awarded over 2000 research and development projects since 1983, allowing hundreds of small businesses to explore their technological potential and providing an incentive to profit from the commercialization of innovative ideas. Only previous USDA-NIFA SBIR Phase I awardees who have not previously applied for Phase II support are eligible to apply for Phase II support through this FY 2019 RFA.
Deadline Date: 03-14-2019

U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Technologies for Recovery of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources
This FOA solicits and competitively seeks cost-shared research proposals for the development of tools, methods, and/or technologies needed to address critical gaps in the general understanding of unconventional reservoirs and their response to stimulation and production in order to optimize UOG development and enable more efficient and cost-effective UOG resource recovery; and characterize emerging UOG plays and develop and/or apply technologies that can accelerate the development of emerging UOG plays. Eligibility is unrestricted. Award Ceiling: $32,000,000.
Deadline Date: 02-25-2019

U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Oil Recovery
The objectives are to solicit and competitively seek research applications to accelerate the development and application of technologies for enhancing the recovery of petroleum from both onshore conventional and unconventional reservoirs through the injection of chemical, miscible, or thermal fluids. It should be noted that applications for developing and testing technologies, methods and practices for enhancing oil recovery over and above current productions from unconventional reservoirs that do not involve the injection of enhanced oil recovery fluids (e.g. improving fracturing treatments, enhanced well completion design) are solicited in a separate Funding Opportunity Announcement, titled DE-FOA-0001990, Advanced Technologies for Recovery of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources. Two Areas of Interest for this FOA are Area of Interest 1: Enhanced Oil Recovery Technologies for Conventional Resources and Area of Interest 2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Technologies for Unconventional Resources. Eligibility is unrestricted. Award Ceiling: $8,000,000.
Deadline Date: 03-22-2019

Grant Opportunities/Education

U.S.-Japan Foundation Pre-College Education
USJF supports programs that take advantage of new technology to bring Japanese and American teachers and students together; build human networks among teachers on both sides of the Pacific with a mutual interest in teaching and learning about Japan, the U.S., and U.S.-Japan relations, particularly in the fields of social studies and Japanese-language instruction; and invest in programs in regions in both countries that have been underserved in terms of exposure to and resources for learning about the other country.  Proposed projects should seek to incorporate one or more of these elements in a way that is particularly suited to the need(s) in pre-college education they seek to address. LOIs must be received no later than July 15, 2019.
Deadline Date: 07-15-2019

Rotary Foundation Rotary Peace Centers Fellowships
Through academic training, practice, and global networking opportunities, the program develops leaders who serve as catalysts for conflict prevention and resolution. Rotary Peace Centers train fellows for careers in peace-building, many of them serving as leaders at international organizations or who have started their own peace-building organizations. Each year the foundation awards up to fifty fellowships for master’s degrees and fifty for certificate studies at universities around the world. Fellowships cover tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and all internship and field-study expenses. 1) Master’s Degree Programs: This track lasts fifteen to twenty-four months and requires a practical internship of two to three months during the academic break. 2) Professional Development Certificate Program: This track is for experienced professionals and lasts three months with two to three weeks of field study.
Deadline Date: 05-31-2019

Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship
The fellowship, which is based on academic excellence and need, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students of color. The Hearst Fellow serves as an intern with PSI in the Washington, D.C., office of the Aspen Institute. Through the fellowship, PSI seeks to introduce a diverse group of students to issues and challenges affecting philanthropy, social enterprise, nonprofit organizations, and other actors in the social sector. In his or her internship, the Hearst Fellow undertakes research, writing, and logistical and administrative support for PSI’s leadership initiatives, public programs, and convenings. Eligible candidates are highly motivated, current, non-graduating graduate or undergraduate students from an underrepresented community of color and with an excellent academic record; a demonstrated interest or experience in nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, and the social sector; excellent research and writing skills; demonstrated financial need; and be a citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. Selected fellows must be able to work as an intern for twelve to fifteen weeks in Washington, D.C., during the academic semester in which the fellowship is awarded. Fall and spring interns will work part-time (fifteen to twenty hours a week), while summer interns will be full-time. All travel and housing costs must be covered by the student.
Deadline Date: 03-15-2019

National Endowment for the Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture: Workshops for School Teachers
The program supports a series of one-week workshops for K-12 educators across the nation that enhance and strengthen humanities teaching at the K-12 level. Projects employ a place-based approach, teaching historic sites through critical interpretation in order to explore central themes in American history and government, as well as in literature, art, music, and related humanities subjects. Each workshop must accommodate thirty-six participants (NEH Summer Scholars) and must be offered twice during the summer (for a total of seventy-two participants). Workshops may be hosted by institutions such as community colleges, universities, four-year colleges, learned societies, libraries or other repositories, centers for advanced study, cultural organizations, professional associations, and schools or school systems. Host institutions provide facilities and arrange for accommodations for participants, who receive a stipend. Award Ceiling: $170,000.
Deadline Date: 02-21-2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Required)
The purpose is to stimulate basic and clinical research in educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees for a significant number of the Nation’s research scientists, but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. REAP grants create opportunities for scientists and health professional institutions otherwise unlikely to participate extensively in NIH research programs to contribute to the Nation’s biomedical and behavioral research effort. REAP grants are intended to support small-scale research projects proposed by faculty members of eligible, domestic institutions, to expose undergraduate and/or graduate  students at health professional schools or graduate schools to meritorious research projects, and to strengthen the research environment of the applicant institution. Eligible institutions must award NIH-relevant baccalaureate or advanced degrees in health professions and have received less than $6 million per year of NIH support (total costs) in 4 of the last 7 fiscal years. Award Ceiling: $300,000. Deadlines: February 25, June 25, and October 25 annually until January 7, 2022.
Deadline Date: 01-07-2022

Grant Opportunities/Health

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Request for Proposals for its Health and Climate Solutions Program
RWJF seeks to develop and amplify the evidence around a set of approaches that improve community health and well-being and advance health equity while also addressing climate change adaptation or mitigation. Eligible, local approaches can focus on one or more of a range of determinants of health, including but not limited to air quality, energy sources, transportation or mobility design, food and water systems, housing, and health systems. Brief proposals should specify the determinants of health that the given approach is addressing as well as the expected impact on health and well-being. To be eligible, the community or organization implementing the approach must serve as the primary applicant (project director) and be the prime recipient of funds. Individuals from collaborating organizations (e.g., research partner) can serve as project co-director. Eligible applicant organizations include public and private nonprofit organizations, federally or state-recognized Indian tribal governments, indigenous organizations, local government, and academic institutions. Up to eight grants of up to $350,000 each will be awarded over two years. The foundation will host informational webinars on January 7, 2019 (3:00 to 4:30 p.m. ET) and January 15, 2019 (8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET). Registration is required. Brief proposals must be received no later than February 8, 2019.
Deadline Date: 02-08-2019

National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation (NIHCM) Foundation Health Care Research Award
The annual $20,000 prize recognizes outstanding published work by a researcher who has advanced innovation in healthcare financing, delivery, and organization or the implementation of healthcare policy. To be eligible, the article(s) must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal during the 2018 calendar year (either in print or online) and must address some aspect of healthcare financing, delivery, organization or policy implementation. The 2019 prize will be presented to the winner at a dinner in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2019.
Deadline Date: 02-01-2019

Melanoma Research Alliance and American Cancer Society RFA: Metastasis in Melanoma and Other Cancers
This RFP seeks research proposals related to the understanding and management of metastasis in melanoma and other cancers. MRA and ACS have each committed $1 million for the awards. The combined amount will be used to fund two team awards with terms of up to three years at $1 million each. Proposals must include at least a 50 percent focus on melanoma research but need not be limited to this disease area. Applications may be submitted by a college, university, medical school, or other not-for-profit research organization in the United States, its territories, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Letters of Intent must be received no later than January 16, 2019.
Deadline Date: 01-16-2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part C Capacity Development Program
The purpose of this program is to strengthen organizational capacity to respond to the changing health care landscape and increase access to high quality HIV primary health care services for low income, uninsured, and underserved people living with HIV (PLWH).  Eligible applicants are public and nonprofit private entities, faith-based and community-based organizations, and Tribes and tribal organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible for this award.
Deadline Date: 03-22-2019

Grant Opportunities/Homeland Security/Emergency Preparedness

Grant Opportunities/Human Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part C Capacity Development Program
The purpose of this program is to strengthen organizational capacity to respond to the changing health care landscape and increase access to high quality HIV primary health care services for low income, uninsured, and underserved people living with HIV (PLWH).  Eligible applicants are public and nonprofit private entities, faith-based and community-based organizations, and Tribes and tribal organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign entities are not eligible for this award.
Deadline Date: 03-22-2019

Grant Opportunities/Justice/Crime Prevention

Florida Department of Children and Families Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Reinvestment Grant
The purpose is to provide funding to counties which they may use to plan, implement, or expand initiatives that increase public safety, avert increased spending on criminal and juvenile justice systems, and improve the accessibility and effectiveness of treatment services for adults and juveniles who have a mental illness, substance use disorder, or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, and who are in, or at risk of entering, the criminal or juvenile justice systems. Eligible applicants are: Florida county governments; Consortium of Florida county governments with a clearly designated lead county; Not-for-Profit Community Provider designated by the County Planning Council or Committee; Managing Entity (ME) designated by the County Planning Council or Committee; or Sheriff or Local Law Enforcement Agency designated by the County Planning Council or Committee.
Deadline Date: 02-05-2019

Grant Opportunities/Media/Communications

International Women’s Media Foundation Reporting Grants For Women’s Stories
This is a new funding initiative to support journalism produced by and about women. Grants awarded through the program will serve as a catalyst for reporting on untold stories surrounding issues worldwide that impact women and girls’ daily lives. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded through the program to women journalists to pursue international stories of importance through gender-sensitive coverage of under-reported topics. Funding may be used to cover a range of reporting-related costs, including travel (flights, ground transportation, drivers), logistics, visa fees, and payment for fixers/translators.
Deadline Date: 12-22-2018

International Center for Journalists Burns Fellowships
The annual program offers young journalists (age forty and under) the opportunity to share professional expertise with their colleagues across the Atlantic while working as foreign correspondents for their hometown news organizations. Fellows can apply for a nine- or five-to-six-week program. Each U.S. fellow receives a $4,000 stipend to cover living expenses during the nine-week fellowship in Germany. Participants also receive $1,200 for travel expenses or a travel voucher, and the program pays living expenses during the orientation in Washington, D.C. Fellows on the five-to-six week program will receive an amount proportional to the length of their fellowship. The program is open to U.S., Canadian, and German journalists between the ages of 21 and 40 who are employed by a newspaper, news magazine, broadcast station, or news agency, or who work freelance and/or online. Applicants must have demonstrated journalistic talent and a strong interest in North American-European affairs. Applicants should have two years of professional full-time journalism experience. German language proficiency is not required but is encouraged.
Deadline Date: 03-01-2019

Grant Opportunities/Natural Resources/Environment/Agriculture

Ben & Jerry’s Foundation Grassroots Organizing for Social Change Program
One-year grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded to nonprofit, grassroots community-organizing groups in the United States working to advance social and environmental justice and create sustainable and just-food systems. Grants can be used to support both program and operational costs. The foundation will only consider proposals from grassroots, constituent-led organizations with annual budgets under $500,000 that are using direct action, grassroots, and community-organizing strategies to accomplish their goals. Pre-proposals may be submitted starting February 1, 2019, and must be received no later than April 15, 2019.
Deadline Date: 04-15-2019

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Request for Proposals for its Health and Climate Solutions Program
RWJF seeks to develop and amplify the evidence around a set of approaches that improve community health and well-being and advance health equity while also addressing climate change adaptation or mitigation. Eligible, local approaches can focus on one or more of a range of determinants of health, including but not limited to air quality, energy sources, transportation or mobility design, food and water systems, housing, and health systems. Brief proposals should specify the determinants of health that the given approach is addressing as well as the expected impact on health and well-being. To be eligible, the community or organization implementing the approach must serve as the primary applicant (project director) and be the prime recipient of funds. Individuals from collaborating organizations (e.g., research partner) can serve as project co-director. Eligible applicant organizations include public and private nonprofit organizations, federally or state-recognized Indian tribal governments, indigenous organizations, local government, and academic institutions. Up to eight grants of up to $350,000 each will be awarded over two years. The foundation will host informational webinars on January 7, 2019 (3:00 to 4:30 p.m. ET) and January 15, 2019 (8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET). Registration is required. Brief proposals must be received no later than February 8, 2019.
Deadline Date: 02-08-2019

U.S. Department of Agriculture FY19 Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II
Success rates for applicants have been 50-60% for Phase II. Projects dealing with agriculturally-related manufacturing and alternative and renewable energy technologies are encouraged across all 2018 SBIR topic areas. USDA SBIR’s flexible research areas ensure innovative projects consistent with USDA’s vision of a healthy and productive nation in harmony with the land, air, and water. USDA SBIR has awarded over 2000 research and development projects since 1983, allowing hundreds of small businesses to explore their technological potential and providing an incentive to profit from the commercialization of innovative ideas. Only previous USDA-NIFA SBIR Phase I awardees who have not previously applied for Phase II support are eligible to apply for Phase II support through this FY 2019 RFA.
Deadline Date: 03-14-2019

U.S. Department of the Interior National Fish Passage Program
The voluntary program provides direct technical assistance and financial assistance in the form of cooperative agreements to partners. The program works in partnership to provide fish (and other aquatic organisms) passage and restore aquatic connectivity for the benefit of federal trust resources. Activities which restore fish passage supports the modernization of country’s infrastructure such as road culverts, bridges and water diversions. Fish friendly infrastructure provides a means for fish to be self-resilient and maintain or increase population’s providing for quality of fishing for many species. The NFPP is delivered through more than 65 Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation (FAC) Field Offices across all States and territories. FAC staff coordinates with project partners, stakeholders and other Service programs to identify and collaboratively implement projects within Regional priority areas. Applicants seeking funding under this program should review the program strategic plan and also contact the regional NFPP Coordinator that corresponds to the location of the project for additional regional priorities prior to submitting an application for funding. Award Ceiling: $2,000,000.
Deadline Date: 02-28-2019

Grant Opportunities/Parks and Recreation

Grant Opportunities/Technology and Other Science/Research

Wildlife Acoustics Scientific Product  Grant
Wildlife Acoustics will award grant support of up to $5,000 to bioacoustics research efforts focused on chiropteran, avian, terrestrial, amphibious, and marine wildlife, and everything in between. Projects must make significant use of bioacoustics for data collection and/or analysis and advance scientific knowledge and contribute to long-term conservation. In addition, the grant award must have a significant impact on the success of the project. To be eligible, applicants must be a biologist, researcher, conservationist, or student who works for a tax-exempt nonprofit organization, educational institutions, or government agency. Non-U.S. organizations are eligible to apply.
Deadline Date: 02-15-2019

National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation (NIHCM) Foundation Health Care Research Award
The annual $20,000 prize recognizes outstanding published work by a researcher who has advanced innovation in healthcare financing, delivery, and organization or the implementation of healthcare policy. To be eligible, the article(s) must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal during the 2018 calendar year (either in print or online) and must address some aspect of healthcare financing, delivery, organization or policy implementation. The 2019 prize will be presented to the winner at a dinner in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2019.
Deadline Date: 02-01-2019

Melanoma Research Alliance and American Cancer Society RFA: Metastasis in Melanoma and Other Cancers
This RFP seeks research proposals related to the understanding and management of metastasis in melanoma and other cancers. MRA and ACS have each committed $1 million for the awards. The combined amount will be used to fund two team awards with terms of up to three years at $1 million each. Proposals must include at least a 50 percent focus on melanoma research but need not be limited to this disease area. Applications may be submitted by a college, university, medical school, or other not-for-profit research organization in the United States, its territories, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Letters of Intent must be received no later than January 16, 2019.
Deadline Date: 01-16-2019

U.S. Department of Agriculture FY19 Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II
Success rates for applicants have been 50-60% for Phase II. Projects dealing with agriculturally-related manufacturing and alternative and renewable energy technologies are encouraged across all 2018 SBIR topic areas. USDA SBIR’s flexible research areas ensure innovative projects consistent with USDA’s vision of a healthy and productive nation in harmony with the land, air, and water. USDA SBIR has awarded over 2000 research and development projects since 1983, allowing hundreds of small businesses to explore their technological potential and providing an incentive to profit from the commercialization of innovative ideas. Only previous USDA-NIFA SBIR Phase I awardees who have not previously applied for Phase II support are eligible to apply for Phase II support through this FY 2019 RFA.
Deadline Date: 03-14-2019

U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Technologies for Recovery of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources
This FOA solicits and competitively seeks cost-shared research proposals for the development of tools, methods, and/or technologies needed to address critical gaps in the general understanding of unconventional reservoirs and their response to stimulation and production in order to optimize UOG development and enable more efficient and cost-effective UOG resource recovery; and characterize emerging UOG plays and develop and/or apply technologies that can accelerate the development of emerging UOG plays. Eligibility is unrestricted. Award Ceiling: $32,000,000.
Deadline Date: 02-25-2019

U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Technologies for Enhanced Oil Recovery
The objectives are to solicit and competitively seek research applications to accelerate the development and application of technologies for enhancing the recovery of petroleum from both onshore conventional and unconventional reservoirs through the injection of chemical, miscible, or thermal fluids. It should be noted that applications for developing and testing technologies, methods and practices for enhancing oil recovery over and above current productions from unconventional reservoirs that do not involve the injection of enhanced oil recovery fluids (e.g. improving fracturing treatments, enhanced well completion design) are solicited in a separate Funding Opportunity Announcement, titled DE-FOA-0001990, Advanced Technologies for Recovery of Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources. Two Areas of Interest for this FOA are Area of Interest 1: Enhanced Oil Recovery Technologies for Conventional Resources and Area of Interest 2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Technologies for Unconventional Resources. Eligibility is unrestricted. Award Ceiling: $8,000,000.
Deadline Date: 03-22-2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Required)
The purpose is to stimulate basic and clinical research in educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees for a significant number of the Nation’s research scientists, but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. REAP grants create opportunities for scientists and health professional institutions otherwise unlikely to participate extensively in NIH research programs to contribute to the Nation’s biomedical and behavioral research effort. REAP grants are intended to support small-scale research projects proposed by faculty members of eligible, domestic institutions, to expose undergraduate and/or graduate  students at health professional schools or graduate schools to meritorious research projects, and to strengthen the research environment of the applicant institution. Eligible institutions must award NIH-relevant baccalaureate or advanced degrees in health professions and have received less than $6 million per year of NIH support (total costs) in 4 of the last 7 fiscal years. Award Ceiling: $300,000. Deadlines: February 25, June 25, and October 25 annually until January 7, 2022.
Deadline Date: 01-07-2022

U.S. Department of Energy Improving Efficiency, Reliability, and Flexibility of Existing Coal-Fueled Power Plants
The purpose of this amendment is to correct an internal administrative change. There has been no change to the FOA text contained within this document. Funding opportunity announcement DE-FOA-0001989, Improving Efficiency, Reliability, and Flexibility of Existing Coal-Based Power Plants, will develop, in the near-term, advanced technologies that improve the overall performance, reliability, and flexibility of the nation’s existing coal-fired power plant fleet. Projects will support DOE’s Transformative Power Generation Program and the Crosscutting Research Program. Eligibility is unrestricted.  Award Ceiling: $4,000,000.
Deadline Date: 02-28-2019

Grant Opportunities/Transportation

Grant Opportunities/Veterans

Grant Opportunities/Women

International Women’s Media Foundation Reporting Grants For Women’s Stories
This is a new funding initiative to support journalism produced by and about women. Grants awarded through the program will serve as a catalyst for reporting on untold stories surrounding issues worldwide that impact women and girls’ daily lives. Grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded through the program to women journalists to pursue international stories of importance through gender-sensitive coverage of under-reported topics. Funding may be used to cover a range of reporting-related costs, including travel (flights, ground transportation, drivers), logistics, visa fees, and payment for fixers/translators.
Deadline Date: 12-22-2018

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