November 2018 Grants

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Grant Opportunities/General/Miscellaneous

National Institutes of Health Promoting Research on Music and Health: Phased Innovation Award for Music Interventions (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose is to promote innovative research on music and health with an emphasis on developing music interventions aimed at understanding their mechanisms of action and clinical applications with little or no preliminary data. Collaborations among basic researchers, translational science researchers, music intervention experts, other clinical researchers, music health professionals, and technology development researchers are encouraged. The R61 phase will provide funding for up to two years to either investigate the biological mechanisms or behavioral processes underlying music interventions in relevant animal models, healthy human subjects, and/or clinical populations, or can be used to develop innovative technology or approaches to enhance music intervention research. The second R33 phase will provide up to three years of support for further mechanistic investigations, intervention development, or pilot clinical studies. The pilot clinical studies may focus on intervention optimization/refinement, feasibility, adherence, and/or identification of appropriate outcome measures to inform future clinical research. Transition from the R61 to the R33 phase of the award will depend on successful completion of pre-specified milestones established in the R61.

National Institutes of Health Promoting Research on Music and Health: Fundamentals and Applications (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)
The purpose is to promote research to both understand the mechanisms by which music is uniquely processed in the brain and optimize music medicine to enrich our lives and treat illness. This FOA encourages a broad variety of R01 research projects from basic to applied approaches, across the lifespan, and in both healthy and diseased individuals. It encourages partnerships and collaborations among basic researchers, technological development researchers, music intervention experts, and/or other clinical researchers. Eligible Applicants: private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; For profit organizations and small businesses; state, county, city or township governments; Native American tribal organizations and governments; special district governments; Independent school districts; and public housing authorities. Award Ceiling: $250,000
Deadline Date: 02-28-2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Building Capacity for HIV Elimination in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A Jurisdictions
The purpose is to provide technical assistance funding to strengthen efforts to end the HIV epidemic in RWHAP Part A jurisdictions through improvements along the HIV care continuum. Funding under this project is not intended to support long-term activities. The proposed activity(ies) should be of a short-term nature and should be completed by the end of the two-year period of performance for this funding opportunity. Proposals may be submitted for one or more activities under these categories: 1) Infrastructure Support, Data System; Organizational Capacity; 2) Information Dissemination and Marketing,  Website Development, Web/Mobile Application Development, Targeted Awareness Campaigns (including social media efforts); 3) Community Engagement, Community Planning, Focus Groups, Stakeholder Engagement, System Integration; 4) Enhancing Core Medical and Support Services.  Eligible applicants include current RWHAP Part A recipients that are classified as an EMA or TGA and continue to meet the eligibility criteria as defined in the statute.
Deadline Date: 01-28-2019

16th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet – Air Quality
The EPA seeks applications proposing to research, develop, design, and demonstrate solutions to real world challenges.  The P3 competition highlights the use of scientific principles in creating innovative technology-based projects that achieve the mutual goals of improved quality of life, economic prosperity, and protection of the planet – people, prosperity, and the planet. The EPA offers the P3 competition to respond to the needs of people in the U.S. (e.g. those in small, rural, tribal, and disadvantaged communities). Public and private institutions of higher education (limited to degree-granting institutions of higher education) located in the U.S. (includes eligible institutions of higher education located in U.S. territories and possessions) are eligible to apply to be the recipient of a grant to support teams of undergraduate and/or graduate students. Award Ceiling: $25,000
Deadline Date: 12-11-2018

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Housing Initiatives Program – Private Enforcement Initiative
This Initiative provides funding to private, non-profit fair housing enforcement organizations that meet statutory requirements to investigate violations and obtain enforcement of the rights granted under the Fair Housing Act or State or local laws that provide rights and remedies for discriminatory housing practices that are substantially equivalent to the rights and remedies provided in the Fair Housing Act. Eligible applicants must be Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) with at least two years of experience in complaint intake, complaint investigation, testing for fair housing violations and enforcement related experience and meritorious claims in the three years prior to filing this application, or Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs) with at least one year of experience in the enforcement-related activities listed above in the two years prior to the filing of the application, or the organization is ineligible. Award Ceiling: $300,000
Deadline Date: 12-19-2018

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Housing Initiative Program – Fair Housing Organization Initiative
This Initiative provides funding to establish new fair housing enforcement organizations and to support the continued existence of fair housing organizations in building their capacity to enforce the prohibitions on discrimination set forth in the Fair Housing Act.   Eligible applicants may be Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), and nonprofit groups organizing to build their capacity to provide fair housing enforcement. Award Ceiling: $250,000
Deadline Date: 12-19-2018

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Housing Initiative Program – Education and Outreach Initiative
This Initiative provides funding to organizations that inform the general public about their rights and obligations under the Fair Housing Act and to develop, implement, carry out, or coordinate education and outreach programs designed to inform members of the public concerning their rights and obligations under the provisions of the Fair Housing Act. Eligible applicants may be Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), public or private not-for-profit organizations or institutions, and other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices; agencies of State or local governments; and agencies that participate in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP).
Deadline Date: 12-19-2018

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants
The purpose is to encourage research to develop and validate new screening methods for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that can be used in infancy (0-12 months of age). This FOA uses the R01 grant mechanism, while RFA-MH-19-121 uses the R21 grant mechanism. Pilot or exploratory projects with minimal preliminary data, or those proposing early-stage feasibility testing, may be most appropriate for the R21 mechanism. Applicants with strong preliminary data proposing validation, refinement or final stages of testing of existing tools or methods may wish to use this FOA (R01 mechanism).  Eligible Applicants: private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; For profit organizations and small businesses; state, county, city or township governments; Native American tribal organizations and governments; special district governments; Independent school districts; and public housing authorities.  Award Ceiling: $500,000
Deadline Date: 12-04-2018

National Endowment for the Humanities Media Projects
The Media Projects program supports documentary film, television, radio, and podcast projects that engage public audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. All projects must be grounded in humanities scholarship in disciplines such as history, art history, film studies, literature, religious studies, philosophy, or anthropology. Media projects that promote a deeper understanding of American history and culture and advance civic education are encouraged. NEH encourages projects that engage public audiences through multiple formats. Proposed projects might include supplementary components to a film, television, radio, or podcast project: for example, book/film discussion programs, supplementary educational websites, or museum exhibitions. Eligible applicants include: State, County, City or township governments; Special district governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; and Private, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education. Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Deadline Date: 01-09-2019

American Liver Foundation 2019 Research and Fellowship Awards
The program offers grants in two categories. 1) Liver Scholar Award: Three-year grants of up to $225,000 will be awarded in support of basic science research projects. The goal is to provide young scientists with support at an early stage of their careers and help bridge the gap between completion of their research training and attainment of status as an independent research scientist.  2) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award: One-year grants of up to $12,500 will be awarded to support MD, PhD, and MD/PhD postdoctoral fellows in their first or second year of appointment as a postdoctoral research fellow or trainee and who seek professional development, additional training, and experience in liver research.
Deadline Date: 12-14-2018

Teagle Foundation Education for American Civic Life Grants
The initiative supports faculty-led efforts to prepare graduates to become informed and engaged participants in the civic life of their local, national, and global communities. Ambitious projects that address gaps in the civic knowledge of undergraduates and prepares them for the intellectual demands of democratic participation are sought. Successful proposals will seek to promote learning about the formation of the American republic, the crafting of its Constitution, the history of contention over the meanings of the Constitution, the development of representative political structures, and the principles of democracy. Grants of up to $400,000 over three years will be awarded to projects participating in the initiative, with the size of the grant determined by the number of institutions involved and the scope of the project. Planning grants in the range of $25,000 over six to twelve months will also be considered. The foundation welcomes the participation of a diverse array of institutions, including community colleges, liberal arts colleges, comprehensive, and research universities. Concept papers are accepted on a rolling basis.
Deadline Date: Open

Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative 2019 SPARK Clinical Site Network
SPARK (Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge) is a SFARI initiative to recruit, engage, and retain a community of fifty thousand individuals with autism, and their family members, in the United States. cSFARI seeks to add additional clinical sites to its existing SPARK network to recruit SPARK participants. Selected sites will receive funding on an annual basis for up to three years, subject to periodic performance review. Support for a clinical site will include: principal investigator salary up to 10 percent effort for a PI or PI(s); site coordinator(s) salary up to two full-time coordinators. Selected sites will be awarded annual grants of up to $200,000, including 20 percent indirect costs.  To be eligible, all applicants and key collaborators must hold a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or the equivalent at a college, university, medical school, or other research institute. Applications may be submitted by domestic nonprofit organizations; public and private institutions such as colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories, and units of state and local government; and eligible agencies of t
Deadline Date: 11-30-2018

Nathan Cummings Foundation 2019 Fellowship Application
Program provides three individuals with up to $150,000 each over eighteen months to pursue a visionary social justice, economic justice, and/ or climate change objective. The foundation is interested in projects that demonstrate exceptional vision and a willingness to disrupt entrenched systems and take risks. All proposed projects must relate to at least one of the major challenges the foundation is dedicated to addressing: inequality and climate change. Fellowship applications should align with at least one of the foundation’s four focus areas within these two major issues: Inclusive Clean Economy; Racial and Economic Justice; Corporate and Political Accountability; and Voice, Creativity and Culture. The NCF Fellowship welcomes a diverse pool of applicants representing a variety of fields. Applicants should hold a deep understanding of their subject area, possess a clear analysis of their field, and be able to demonstrate a proven history of professional accomplishment and risk-taking.
Deadline Date: 12-14-2018

Grant Opportunities/Children and Youth

National Institutes of Health Promoting Research on Music and Health: Phased Innovation Award for Music Interventions (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose is to promote innovative research on music and health with an emphasis on developing music interventions aimed at understanding their mechanisms of action and clinical applications with little or no preliminary data. Collaborations among basic researchers, translational science researchers, music intervention experts, other clinical researchers, music health professionals, and technology development researchers are encouraged. The R61 phase will provide funding for up to two years to either investigate the biological mechanisms or behavioral processes underlying music interventions in relevant animal models, healthy human subjects, and/or clinical populations, or can be used to develop inn

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Migrant and Seasonal Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants
ACF announces the availability of approximately $6.1 million to be competitively awarded for the purpose of expanding access to high-quality, comprehensive services to low-income, migrant and seasonal infants and toddlers and their families through Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships or through the expansion of Early Head Start services. ACF solicits applications from public entities, including states, or private non-profit organizations, including community-based or faith-based organizations, or for-profit agencies that meet eligibility for applying as stated in section 645A of the Head Start Act.  Eligible applicants are any public or private non-profit agencies, including community-based and faith-based organizations, or for-profit agencies pursuant to Section 645A(d) of the Head Start Act. Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Deadline Date: 11-30-2018

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Early Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
ACF announces the availability of approximately $140 million to be competitively awarded for the purpose of expanding access to high-quality, comprehensive services to low-income infants and toddlers and their families through Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships, or through the expansion of Early Head Start services. ACF will solicit applications from public entities, including states, or private non-profit organizations, including community-based or faith-based organizations, or for-profit agencies that meet eligibility for applying as stated in section 645A of the Head Start Act. Eligibility is limited to public or private non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations or for-profit organizations that can provide Early Head Start services to children and families. Entities operating Head Start programs are eligible to operate Early Head Start programs. Award Ceiling: $8,000,000
Deadline Date: 02-04-2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants
The purpose is to encourage research to develop and validate new screening methods for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that can be used in infancy (0-12 months of age). This FOA uses the R01 grant mechanism, while RFA-MH-19-121 uses the R21 grant mechanism. Pilot or exploratory projects with minimal preliminary data, or those proposing early-stage feasibility testing, may be most appropriate for the R21 mechanism. Applicants with strong preliminary data proposing validation, refinement or final stages of testing of existing tools or methods may wish to use this FOA (R01 mechanism).  Eligible Applicants: private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; For profit organizations and small businesses; state, county, city or township governments; Native American tribal organizations and governments; special district governments; Independent school districts; and public housing authorities.  Award Ceiling: $500,000
Deadline Date: 12-04-2018

Pablove Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research
Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to support innovative investigations of childhood cancers as a way to help advance the work of the researchers to qualify for larger grants, federal funding, and/or a clinical trial. The program supports projects related to the broad areas of mechanisms of disease, genetics, pre-clinical models, biomarkers and surrogate markers, prognostic factors, diagnosis, innovative clinical therapeutic trials, minimal residual disease detection, treatment, supportive care and prevention, and amelioration of long-term effects of therapy. Priority will be given to investigations of less common forms of childhood cancers. Projects that focus on opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome also will be considered. Senior postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty who hold MDs or PhDs are eligible to apply. In addition, established scientists who are redirecting their research are also eligible. Letters of Intent are required.
Deadline Date: 10-30-2018

Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative 2019 SPARK Clinical Site Network
SPARK (Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge) is a SFARI initiative to recruit, engage, and retain a community of fifty thousand individuals with autism, and their family members, in the United States. cSFARI seeks to add additional clinical sites to its existing SPARK network to recruit SPARK participants. Selected sites will receive funding on an annual basis for up to three years, subject to periodic performance review. Support for a clinical site will include: principal investigator salary up to 10 percent effort for a PI or PI(s); site coordinator(s) salary up to two full-time coordinators. Selected sites will be awarded annual grants of up to $200,000, including 20 percent indirect costs.  To be eligible, all applicants and key collaborators must hold a PhD, MD, or equivalent degree and have a faculty position or the equivalent at a college, university, medical school, or other research institute. Applications may be submitted by domestic nonprofit organizations; public and private institutions such as colleges, universities, hospitals, laboratories, and units of state and local government; and eligible agencies of t
Deadline Date: 11-30-2018

Grant Opportunities/Economic and Community Development/Business

Nathan Cummings Foundation 2019 Fellowship Application
Program provides three individuals with up to $150,000 each over eighteen months to pursue a visionary social justice, economic justice, and/ or climate change objective. The foundation is interested in projects that demonstrate exceptional vision and a willingness to disrupt entrenched systems and take risks. All proposed projects must relate to at least one of the major challenges the foundation is dedicated to addressing: inequality and climate change. Fellowship applications should align with at least one of the foundation’s four focus areas within these two major issues: Inclusive Clean Economy; Racial and Economic Justice; Corporate and Political Accountability; and Voice, Creativity and Culture. The NCF Fellowship welcomes a diverse pool of applicants representing a variety of fields. Applicants should hold a deep understanding of their subject area, possess a clear analysis of their field, and be able to demonstrate a proven history of professional accomplishment and risk-taking.
Deadline Date: 12-14-2018

Grant Opportunities/Education

National Institutes of Health Promoting Research on Music and Health: Phased Innovation Award for Music Interventions (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose is to promote innovative research on music and health with an emphasis on developing music interventions aimed at understanding their mechanisms of action and clinical applications with little or no preliminary data. Collaborations among basic researchers, translational science researchers, music intervention experts, other clinical researchers, music health professionals, and technology development researchers are encouraged. The R61 phase will provide funding for up to two years to either investigate the biological mechanisms or behavioral processes underlying music interventions in relevant animal models, healthy human subjects, and/or clinical populations, or can be used to develop innovative technology or approaches to enhance music intervention research. The second R33 phase will provide up to three years of support for further mechanistic investigations, intervention development, or pilot clinical studies. The pilot clinical studies may focus on intervention optimization/refinement, feasibility, adherence, and/or identification of appropriate outcome measures to inform future clinical research. Transition from the R61 to the R33 phase of the award will depend on successful completion of pre-specified milestones established in the R61.

National Institutes of Health Promoting Research on Music and Health: Fundamentals and Applications (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)
The purpose is to promote research to both understand the mechanisms by which music is uniquely processed in the brain and optimize music medicine to enrich our lives and treat illness. This FOA encourages a broad variety of R01 research projects from basic to applied approaches, across the lifespan, and in both healthy and diseased individuals. It encourages partnerships and collaborations among basic researchers, technological development researchers, music intervention experts, and/or other clinical researchers. Eligible Applicants: private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; For profit organizations and small businesses; state, county, city or township governments; Native American tribal organizations and governments; special district governments; Independent school districts; and public housing authorities. Award Ceiling: $250,000
Deadline Date: 02-28-2019

National Institutes of Health Promoting Research on Music and Health: Fundamentals and Applications (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)
The purpose is to promote research to both understand the mechanisms by which music is uniquely processed in the brain and optimize music medicine to enrich our lives and treat illness. This FOA encourages a broad variety of R01 research projects from basic to applied approaches, across the lifespan, and in both healthy and diseased individuals. It encourages partnerships and collaborations among basic researchers, technological development researchers, music intervention experts, and/or other clinical researchers. Eligible Applicants: private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; For profit organizations and small businesses; state, county, city or township governments; Native American tribal organizations and governments; special district governments; Independent school districts; and public housing authorities. Award Ceiling: $250,000
Deadline Date: 02-28-2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Migrant and Seasonal Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants
ACF announces the availability of approximately $6.1 million to be competitively awarded for the purpose of expanding access to high-quality, comprehensive services to low-income, migrant and seasonal infants and toddlers and their families through Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships or through the expansion of Early Head Start services. ACF solicits applications from public entities, including states, or private non-profit organizations, including community-based or faith-based organizations, or for-profit agencies that meet eligibility for applying as stated in section 645A of the Head Start Act.  Eligible applicants are any public or private non-profit agencies, including community-based and faith-based organizations, or for-profit agencies pursuant to Section 645A(d) of the Head Start Act. Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Deadline Date: 11-30-2018

International Reading Association International Professional Development Award
The $4,000 grant is awarded annually to assist an ILA member in the investigation of reading-related problems and to encourage international professional development activities that are carried out in countries outside of North America.  This grant represents a specific means for working toward three recently articulated goals of ILA: advocacy, professional development, and emerging global issues.  Any ILA member is eligible to submit a proposal; however, the Constance M. McCullough bequest to ILA is designated for use in international professional development activities undertaken in countries outside North America.
Deadline Date: 03-15-2019

Robin Parker Memorial Assistive Technology Fund
This program was developed in memory of Dr. Robin Parker to provide assistive technology support to UM-NSU CARD constituents and the providers who serve them. Awards are made in the form of new or refurbished equipment, and/or software or apps designed to support communication, literacy, emotional regulation, and independence. Support can be awarded to individuals, agencies, or professionals. For additional information call 954-262-7719 or email s.garcia14@miami.edu. One request per award cycle may be submitted.
Deadline Date: 12-15-2018

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Early Screening for Autism Spectrum Disorder (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
ACF announces the availability of approximately $140 million to be competitively awarded for the purpose of expanding access to high-quality, comprehensive services to low-income infants and toddlers and their families through Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships, or through the expansion of Early Head Start services. ACF will solicit applications from public entities, including states, or private non-profit organizations, including community-based or faith-based organizations, or for-profit agencies that meet eligibility for applying as stated in section 645A of the Head Start Act. Eligibility is limited to public or private non-profit organizations, including faith-based organizations or for-profit organizations that can provide Early Head Start services to children and families. Entities operating Head Start programs are eligible to operate Early Head Start programs. Award Ceiling: $8,000,000
Deadline Date: 02-04-2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants
The purpose is to encourage research to develop and validate new screening methods for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that can be used in infancy (0-12 months of age). This FOA uses the R01 grant mechanism, while RFA-MH-19-121 uses the R21 grant mechanism. Pilot or exploratory projects with minimal preliminary data, or those proposing early-stage feasibility testing, may be most appropriate for the R21 mechanism. Applicants with strong preliminary data proposing validation, refinement or final stages of testing of existing tools or methods may wish to use this FOA (R01 mechanism).  Eligible Applicants: private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; For profit organizations and small businesses; state, county, city or township governments; Native American tribal organizations and governments; special district governments; Independent school districts; and public housing authorities.  Award Ceiling: $500,000
Deadline Date: 12-04-2018

Teagle Foundation Education for American Civic Life Grants
The initiative supports faculty-led efforts to prepare graduates to become informed and engaged participants in the civic life of their local, national, and global communities. Ambitious projects that address gaps in the civic knowledge of undergraduates and prepares them for the intellectual demands of democratic participation are sought. Successful proposals will seek to promote learning about the formation of the American republic, the crafting of its Constitution, the history of contention over the meanings of the Constitution, the development of representative political structures, and the principles of democracy. Grants of up to $400,000 over three years will be awarded to projects participating in the initiative, with the size of the grant determined by the number of institutions involved and the scope of the project. Planning grants in the range of $25,000 over six to twelve months will also be considered. The foundation welcomes the participation of a diverse array of institutions, including community colleges, liberal arts colleges, comprehensive, and research universities. Concept papers are accepted on a rolling basis.
Deadline Date: Open

Grant Opportunities/Health

National Institutes of Health Promoting Research on Music and Health: Fundamentals and Applications (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)
The purpose is to promote research to both understand the mechanisms by which music is uniquely processed in the brain and optimize music medicine to enrich our lives and treat illness. This FOA encourages a broad variety of R01 research projects from basic to applied approaches, across the lifespan, and in both healthy and diseased individuals. It encourages partnerships and collaborations among basic researchers, technological development researchers, music intervention experts, and/or other clinical researchers. Eligible Applicants: private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; For profit organizations and small businesses; state, county, city or township governments; Native American tribal organizations and governments; special district governments; Independent school districts; and public housing authorities. Award Ceiling: $250,000
Deadline Date: 02-28-2019

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Building Capacity for HIV Elimination in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A Jurisdictions
The purpose is to provide technical assistance funding to strengthen efforts to end the HIV epidemic in RWHAP Part A jurisdictions through improvements along the HIV care continuum. Funding under this project is not intended to support long-term activities. The proposed activity(ies) should be of a short-term nature and should be completed by the end of the two-year period of performance for this funding opportunity. Proposals may be submitted for one or more activities under these categories: 1) Infrastructure Support, Data System; Organizational Capacity; 2) Information Dissemination and Marketing,  Website Development, Web/Mobile Application Development, Targeted Awareness Campaigns (including social media efforts); 3) Community Engagement, Community Planning, Focus Groups, Stakeholder Engagement, System Integration; 4) Enhancing Core Medical and Support Services.  Eligible applicants include current RWHAP Part A recipients that are classified as an EMA or TGA and continue to meet the eligibility criteria as defined in the statute.
Deadline Date: 01-28-2019

16th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet – Air Quality
The EPA seeks applications proposing to research, develop, design, and demonstrate solutions to real world challenges.  The P3 competition highlights the use of scientific principles in creating innovative technology-based projects that achieve the mutual goals of improved quality of life, economic prosperity, and protection of the planet – people, prosperity, and the planet. The EPA offers the P3 competition to respond to the needs of people in the U.S. (e.g. those in small, rural, tribal, and disadvantaged communities). Public and private institutions of higher education (limited to degree-granting institutions of higher education) located in the U.S. (includes eligible institutions of higher education located in U.S. territories and possessions) are eligible to apply to be the recipient of a grant to support teams of undergraduate and/or graduate students. Award Ceiling: $25,000
Deadline Date: 12-11-2018

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants
The purpose is to encourage research to develop and validate new screening methods for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that can be used in infancy (0-12 months of age). This FOA uses the R01 grant mechanism, while RFA-MH-19-121 uses the R21 grant mechanism. Pilot or exploratory projects with minimal preliminary data, or those proposing early-stage feasibility testing, may be most appropriate for the R21 mechanism. Applicants with strong preliminary data proposing validation, refinement or final stages of testing of existing tools or methods may wish to use this FOA (R01 mechanism).  Eligible Applicants: private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; For profit organizations and small businesses; state, county, city or township governments; Native American tribal organizations and governments; special district governments; Independent school districts; and public housing authorities.  Award Ceiling: $500,000
Deadline Date: 12-04-2018

American Liver Foundation 2019 Research and Fellowship Awards
The program offers grants in two categories. 1) Liver Scholar Award: Three-year grants of up to $225,000 will be awarded in support of basic science research projects. The goal is to provide young scientists with support at an early stage of their careers and help bridge the gap between completion of their research training and attainment of status as an independent research scientist.  2) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Award: One-year grants of up to $12,500 will be awarded to support MD, PhD, and MD/PhD postdoctoral fellows in their first or second year of appointment as a postdoctoral research fellow or trainee and who seek professional development, additional training, and experience in liver research.
Deadline Date: 12-14-2018

Pablove Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research
Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to support innovative investigations of childhood cancers as a way to help advance the work of the researchers to qualify for larger grants, federal funding, and/or a clinical trial. The program supports projects related to the broad areas of mechanisms of disease, genetics, pre-clinical models, biomarkers and surrogate markers, prognostic factors, diagnosis, innovative clinical therapeutic trials, minimal residual disease detection, treatment, supportive care and prevention, and amelioration of long-term effects of therapy. Priority will be given to investigations of less common forms of childhood cancers. Projects that focus on opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome also will be considered. Senior postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty who hold MDs or PhDs are eligible to apply. In addition, established scientists who are redirecting their research are also eligible. Letters of Intent are required.
Deadline Date: 10-30-2018

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Career Development Grant
The goal is to provide young surgeons with the support necessary for the initiation and development of an academic career in colorectal surgery. The CDA focuses on career development and mentorship of the individual rather than on the research proposal solely. The award is designed for academic investigators who demonstrate significant creativity in research relevant to the pathophysiology or management of diseases of the small bowel, colon, rectum, or anus.  To be eligible, applicants must be an ASCRS member within five years of his/her first full-time faculty appointment in a U.S. or a Canadian government, public, or private nonprofit medical institution. Applicants must not currently have or have previously received a career development award from another external funding source. Grants of up to $75,000 per year for two years will be awarded through the program.
Deadline Date: 03-01-2019

Grant Opportunities/Homeland Security/Emergency Preparedness

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Limited Competition: Restoring Research Resources Lost or Damaged Due to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (R24 Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to provide support to help restore research resources, including animal colonies and related materials and equipment that were lost or damaged due to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. Benefits of this award are restricted to the FEMA declared major disaster states, which are: Texas, Florida, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Georgia and South Carolina. Eligible applicants are Public and State controlled institutions of higher education within eligible states.
Deadline Date: 12-14-2018

Grant Opportunities/Human Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Migrant and Seasonal Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants
ACF announces the availability of approximately $6.1 million to be competitively awarded for the purpose of expanding access to high-quality, comprehensive services to low-income, migrant and seasonal infants and toddlers and their families through Early Head Start-Child Care (EHS-CC) Partnerships or through the expansion of Early Head Start services. ACF solicits applications from public entities, including states, or private non-profit organizations, including community-based or faith-based organizations, or for-profit agencies that meet eligibility for applying as stated in section 645A of the Head Start Act.  Eligible applicants are any public or private non-profit agencies, including community-based and faith-based organizations, or for-profit agencies pursuant to Section 645A(d) of the Head Start Act. Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Deadline Date: 11-30-2018

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Building Capacity for HIV Elimination in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part A Jurisdictions
The purpose is to provide technical assistance funding to strengthen efforts to end the HIV epidemic in RWHAP Part A jurisdictions through improvements along the HIV care continuum. Funding under this project is not intended to support long-term activities. The proposed activity(ies) should be of a short-term nature and should be completed by the end of the two-year period of performance for this funding opportunity. Proposals may be submitted for one or more activities under these categories: 1) Infrastructure Support, Data System; Organizational Capacity; 2) Information Dissemination and Marketing,  Website Development, Web/Mobile Application Development, Targeted Awareness Campaigns (including social media efforts); 3) Community Engagement, Community Planning, Focus Groups, Stakeholder Engagement, System Integration; 4) Enhancing Core Medical and Support Services.  Eligible applicants include current RWHAP Part A recipients that are classified as an EMA or TGA and continue to meet the eligibility criteria as defined in the statute.
Deadline Date: 01-28-2019

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Housing Initiatives Program – Private Enforcement Initiative
This Initiative provides funding to private, non-profit fair housing enforcement organizations that meet statutory requirements to investigate violations and obtain enforcement of the rights granted under the Fair Housing Act or State or local laws that provide rights and remedies for discriminatory housing practices that are substantially equivalent to the rights and remedies provided in the Fair Housing Act. Eligible applicants must be Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) with at least two years of experience in complaint intake, complaint investigation, testing for fair housing violations and enforcement related experience and meritorious claims in the three years prior to filing this application, or Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs) with at least one year of experience in the enforcement-related activities listed above in the two years prior to the filing of the application, or the organization is ineligible. Award Ceiling: $300,000
Deadline Date: 12-19-2018

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Housing Initiative Program – Fair Housing Organization Initiative
This Initiative provides funding to establish new fair housing enforcement organizations and to support the continued existence of fair housing organizations in building their capacity to enforce the prohibitions on discrimination set forth in the Fair Housing Act.   Eligible applicants may be Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), and nonprofit groups organizing to build their capacity to provide fair housing enforcement. Award Ceiling: $250,000
Deadline Date: 12-19-2018

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Housing Initiative Program – Education and Outreach Initiative
This Initiative provides funding to organizations that inform the general public about their rights and obligations under the Fair Housing Act and to develop, implement, carry out, or coordinate education and outreach programs designed to inform members of the public concerning their rights and obligations under the provisions of the Fair Housing Act. Eligible applicants may be Qualified Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (QFHOs) and Fair Housing Enforcement Organizations (FHOs), public or private not-for-profit organizations or institutions, and other public or private entities that are formulating or carrying out programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices; agencies of State or local governments; and agencies that participate in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP).
Deadline Date: 12-19-2018

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Limited Competition: Restoring Research Resources Lost or Damaged Due to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (R24 Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to provide support to help restore research resources, including animal colonies and related materials and equipment that were lost or damaged due to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. Benefits of this award are restricted to the FEMA declared major disaster states, which are: Texas, Florida, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Georgia and South Carolina. Eligible applicants are Public and State controlled institutions of higher education within eligible states.
Deadline Date: 12-14-2018

National Endowment for the Humanities Media Projects
The Media Projects program supports documentary film, television, radio, and podcast projects that engage public audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. All projects must be grounded in humanities scholarship in disciplines such as history, art history, film studies, literature, religious studies, philosophy, or anthropology. Media projects that promote a deeper understanding of American history and culture and advance civic education are encouraged. NEH encourages projects that engage public audiences through multiple formats. Proposed projects might include supplementary components to a film, television, radio, or podcast project: for example, book/film discussion programs, supplementary educational websites, or museum exhibitions. Eligible applicants include: State, County, City or township governments; Special district governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; and Private, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education. Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Deadline Date: 01-09-2019

Grant Opportunities/Justice/Crime Prevention

Grant Opportunities/Media/Communications

16th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet – Air Quality
The EPA seeks applications proposing to research, develop, design, and demonstrate solutions to real world challenges.  The P3 competition highlights the use of scientific principles in creating innovative technology-based projects that achieve the mutual goals of improved quality of life, economic prosperity, and protection of the planet – people, prosperity, and the planet. The EPA offers the P3 competition to respond to the needs of people in the U.S. (e.g. those in small, rural, tribal, and disadvantaged communities). Public and private institutions of higher education (limited to degree-granting institutions of higher education) located in the U.S. (includes eligible institutions of higher education located in U.S. territories and possessions) are eligible to apply to be the recipient of a grant to support teams of undergraduate and/or graduate students. Award Ceiling: $25,000
Deadline Date: 12-11-2018

National Endowment for the Humanities Media Projects
The Media Projects program supports documentary film, television, radio, and podcast projects that engage public audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. All projects must be grounded in humanities scholarship in disciplines such as history, art history, film studies, literature, religious studies, philosophy, or anthropology. Media projects that promote a deeper understanding of American history and culture and advance civic education are encouraged. NEH encourages projects that engage public audiences through multiple formats. Proposed projects might include supplementary components to a film, television, radio, or podcast project: for example, book/film discussion programs, supplementary educational websites, or museum exhibitions. Eligible applicants include: State, County, City or township governments; Special district governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; and Private, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education. Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Deadline Date: 01-09-2019

Grant Opportunities/Natural Resources/Environment/Agriculture

Nathan Cummings Foundation 2019 Fellowship Application
Program provides three individuals with up to $150,000 each over eighteen months to pursue a visionary social justice, economic justice, and/ or climate change objective. The foundation is interested in projects that demonstrate exceptional vision and a willingness to disrupt entrenched systems and take risks. All proposed projects must relate to at least one of the major challenges the foundation is dedicated to addressing: inequality and climate change. Fellowship applications should align with at least one of the foundation’s four focus areas within these two major issues: Inclusive Clean Economy; Racial and Economic Justice; Corporate and Political Accountability; and Voice, Creativity and Culture. The NCF Fellowship welcomes a diverse pool of applicants representing a variety of fields. Applicants should hold a deep understanding of their subject area, possess a clear analysis of their field, and be able to demonstrate a proven history of professional accomplishment and risk-taking.
Deadline Date: 12-14-2018

Noble Research Institute Summer Agriculture Internship
Program offers opportunities in its core areas of expertise: animal science and livestock management (emphasis on forage-based ruminant systems), agricultural economics, agronomy, horticulture, range management, soils and crops, and wildlife and fisheries. Scholars work alongside agricultural researchers and consultants who assist farmers, ranchers, and other land owners operating in the cattle belt of the Southern Great Plains to attain financial, production, and quality-of-life goals. The objective is to provide participants a competitive advantage in the development of a career in a leading agricultural field of study, thus enabling them to positively impact the agriculture industry of tomorrow. The program  typically begins in mid-May and ends in mid-August. Scholars work forty hours a week and will earn approximately $4,800 during the two-and-a half month program. The institute provides accommodations for all out-of-area scholars. To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in a college or university in the U.S., with such program resulting in the award of a baccalaureate, master’s, or associate’s degree; have completed their sophomore year (at least sixty credit hours) with a declared major in an agriculture-related field (research experience not required); and be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
Deadline Date: 02-06-2019

Grant Opportunities/Technology and Other Science/Research

National Institutes of Health Promoting Research on Music and Health: Fundamentals and Applications (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)
The purpose is to promote research to both understand the mechanisms by which music is uniquely processed in the brain and optimize music medicine to enrich our lives and treat illness. This FOA encourages a broad variety of R01 research projects from basic to applied approaches, across the lifespan, and in both healthy and diseased individuals. It encourages partnerships and collaborations among basic researchers, technological development researchers, music intervention experts, and/or other clinical researchers. Eligible Applicants: private, public and state controlled institutions of higher education; nonprofits with and without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; For profit organizations and small businesses; state, county, city or township governments; Native American tribal organizations and governments; special district governments; Independent school districts; and public housing authorities. Award Ceiling: $250,000
Deadline Date: 02-28-2019

National Institutes of Health Promoting Research on Music and Health: Phased Innovation Award for Music Interventions (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
The purpose is to promote innovative research on music and health with an emphasis on developing music interventions aimed at understanding their mechanisms of action and clinical applications with little or no preliminary data. Collaborations among basic researchers, translational science researchers, music intervention experts, other clinical researchers, music health professionals, and technology development researchers are encouraged. The R61 phase will provide funding for up to two years to either investigate the biological mechanisms or behavioral processes underlying music interventions in relevant animal models, healthy human subjects, and/or clinical populations, or can be used to develop innovative technology or approaches to enhance music intervention research. The second R33 phase will provide up to three years of support for further mechanistic investigations, intervention development, or pilot clinical studies. The pilot clinical studies may focus on intervention optimization/refinement, feasibility, adherence, and/or identification of appropriate outcome measures to inform future clinical research. Transition from the R61 to the R33 phase of the award will depend on successful completion of pre-specified milestones established in the R61.

PhRMA Foundation Health Outcomes Program
The program provides one-year grants of up to $100,000 will be awarded to assist individuals beginning an independent research career in health outcomes at the faculty level. Schools of medicine, pharmacy, public health, nursing, and dentistry are eligible to apply. The program is not intended for individuals in postdoctoral training. However, those enrolled in postdoctoral training programs scheduled to conclude by July 1, 2019, and who will hold an academic appointment by that time may apply. Those holding the academic rank of instructor or assistant professor and investigators at the doctoral level with equivalent positions are eligible to apply – provided the proposed research is neither directly nor indirectly subsidized to any significant degree by an extramural support mechanism. All applicants must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
Deadline Date: 12-11-2018

American Federation for Aging Research Irene Diamond Fund/AFAR Postdoctoral Transition Awards in Aging
The program provides up to seven two-year fellowships of $120,000, providing portable and flexible transitional funding for senior postdoctoral fellows as they develop and negotiate for junior faculty appointments and independent research programs. A supplemental award of up to $30,000 may be available if the candidate successfully transitions to an independent junior faculty position within two years of completing his/her Fellowship. To be eligible, applicants must be a postdoctoral fellow (MD and/or PhD or equivalent) who is within three to six years of starting postdoctoral training at the start date of the award (July 1, 2019.) Applicants who have received postdoctoral training more than six years ago (before July 1, 2013) must provide a justification for the additional training period. In addition, the proposed research must be conducted at a qualified not-for-profit setting in the United States. LOIs mare required.
Deadline Date: 01-21-2019

Robin Parker Memorial Assistive Technology Fund
This program was developed in memory of Dr. Robin Parker to provide assistive technology support to UM-NSU CARD constituents and the providers who serve them. Awards are made in the form of new or refurbished equipment, and/or software or apps designed to support communication, literacy, emotional regulation, and independence. Support can be awarded to individuals, agencies, or professionals. For additional information call 954-262-7719 or email s.garcia14@miami.edu. One request per award cycle may be submitted.
Deadline Date: 12-15-2018

16th Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet – Air Quality
The EPA seeks applications proposing to research, develop, design, and demonstrate solutions to real world challenges.  The P3 competition highlights the use of scientific principles in creating innovative technology-based projects that achieve the mutual goals of improved quality of life, economic prosperity, and protection of the planet – people, prosperity, and the planet. The EPA offers the P3 competition to respond to the needs of people in the U.S. (e.g. those in small, rural, tribal, and disadvantaged communities). Public and private institutions of higher education (limited to degree-granting institutions of higher education) located in the U.S. (includes eligible institutions of higher education located in U.S. territories and possessions) are eligible to apply to be the recipient of a grant to support teams of undergraduate and/or graduate students. Award Ceiling: $25,000
Deadline Date: 12-11-2018

Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund Cancer Research Fellowships
The fund has taken a broad approach to the study of cell growth and development, emphasizing the study of the basic biology and chemistry of the underlying processes. It has increasingly focused its resources on the funding of three-year postdoctoral fellowships, supporting fellows selected from among the best young scientists at what is often a critical stage in their careers. To be eligible, postdoctoral applicants should have no more than one year of postdoctoral research experience at the time of the application deadline. In addition, his/her doctoral degree must not have been conferred more than eighteen months prior to the deadline date and the medical degree should not have been conferred more than three years before deadline date. Doctoral candidates that do not have their degree at time of application deadline are eligible to apply.  If awarded, the applicant’s PhD degree must be conferred prior to the start of the fellowship.  Twenty-five and thirty new cancer research fellowships are supported each year. The current fellowship stipend levels are $52,000 for year one; $52,500 for year two; and $53,000 for year three.
Deadline Date: 02-01-2019

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