Links for new NIH grant requirement information

Change in Appearance and Format for Announcements in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (NOT-OD-04-062) National Institutes of Health

New Address for Centralized Receipt of Progress Reports Due on/after October 1, 2004
(NOT-OD-04-063) National Institutes of Health

Enhanced Public Access to NIH Research Information (NOT-OD-04-064) National Institutes of Health

Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Infrastructure support

The NSF CISE (Computer and Information Science and Engineering) Research Infrastructure program provides support to aid in the establishment, enhancement and operation of major experimental facilities planned to support all of the research areas in the CISE Directorate. It may also assist activities for integration of research and education. The Research Infrastructure program recognizes the emergence of research groups requiring strengthening of experimental facilities in a variety of environments - those solely within a single academic department, those drawing from several departments in a single institution, and those spanning several different institutions.

Because MU may submit only one proposal to this program in any one year, letters of intent must be submitted to the Office of Research, 203 Jesse Hall, no later than 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 8, 2004.

Limit letters of intent to three pages and include a summary of the proposed project, a description of the synergy expected to come from combining the research projects and investigators, outline of the anticipated budget, and the anticipated source(s) of the required matching funds.

Amount: $800,000 up to $2 million over a five-year period. Cost sharing at a level of one-third of the amount requested from the NSF is required.

Campus Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 8, 2004

NSF Deadline: October 18, 2004

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Funding opportunity for NSF biocomplexity in the environment priority area

Biocomplexity in the Environment (BE): Integrated Research and Education in Environmental Systems - SPONSOR: National Science Foundation (NSF)

This competition continues the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) support of the Biocomplexity in the Environment priority area and promotes comprehensive, integrated investigations of environmental systems using advanced scientific and engineering methods. The concept of biocomplexity stresses the richness of biological systems and their capacity for adaptation and self-organizing behavior. By placing biocomplexity studies in an environmental context, this competition emphasizes research with the following characteristics: a high degree of interdisciplinary; a focus on complex environmental systems that includes nonhuman biota or humans; and a focus on systems with high potential for exhibiting nonlinear behavior.

In FY 2004 and FY 2005, five topical areas will be emphasized:

• Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH)
• Coupled Biogeochemical Cycles (CBC)
• Genome-enabled Environmental Science and Engineering (GEN-EN)
• Instrumentation Development for Environmental Activities (IDEA)
• Materials Use: Science, Engineering, and Society (MUSES)

Deadlines (see Web site for details):

• November 17, 2004
• December 17, 2004
• February 08, 2005

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Missouri Water Research Center
call for pre-proposals

The Missouri Water Research Center, University of Missouri-Columbia, invites pre-proposals for funding by the Office of the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. The Center operates the USGS (United States Geological Survey) Water Research Institute program for the state of Missouri.

The federal research dollars administered through the Center are available to all universities in Missouri.

The funding period is from March 1, 2005 through Feb. 28, 2006.

Deadline: Nov. 1, 2004.

You can access the Call for Pre-Proposals through the WRRC Web site (once in the Web site, click on Water Resources and then click on the Proposal Guidelines tab), or contact Karen Turner at turnerk@missouri.edu.

This initiative is focused on research and education at the frontiers of nanoscale science and engineering, where exploratory research is a priority. The goal of this program is to support fundamental research and catalyze synergistic science and engineering research and education in emerging areas of nanoscale science and technology, including biosystems at the nanoscale; nanoscale structures, novel phenomena, and quantum control; nanoscale devices and system architecture; nanoscale processes in the environment; multi-scale, multi-phenomena theory, modeling and simulation at the nanoscale; manufacturing processes at the nanoscale; and studies on the societal and educational implications of scientific and technological advances on the nanoscale.

• The National Science Foundation Nanoscale Exploratory Research (NER)
This solicitation emphasizes exploratory, high-risk/high-reward nanoscale science and engineering research and education that would have a high potential for innovation if the research were successful.

MU is limited to three proposals. Submit letters of intent to the Office of Research, 203 Jesse Hall, by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, 2004. Letters of intent should be limited to two pages and should summarize the research plan and its significance.

Amount: $160,000 for one year. NER awards cannot be renewed.
MU Deadline: Oct. 1, 2004
Agency Deadline: Nov. 18, 2004 (full proposal)
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• The National Science Foundation (NSF) Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT)
This solicitation will provide support for the NIRT and encourages team approaches to address research and education themes where a synergistic blend of expertise is needed to make significant contributions. The activity will support small collaborative groups of three or more investigators at the faculty level or equivalent.

MU is limited to four proposals. Submit letters of intent to the Office of Research, 203 Jesse Hall, by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, 2004. Letters of intent should be limited to two pages and should 1) identify collaborating investigators and partnerships, and 2) summarize the research and education themes to be pursued.

Amount: $250,000-$500,000 per year for 4 years.
MU Deadline: 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 1, 2004
Agency Deadline: Nov. 12, 2004
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• The National Science Foundation (NSF) Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers (NSECs)
The NSEC program component will address opportunities that are too complex and multi-faceted for individuals or small groups of researchers to tackle on their own. They will bring together researchers with diverse expertise — in partnership with other private and public sector organizations — to address complex, interdisciplinary challenges. They will integrate research with education both internally and through a variety of partnership activities. Each NSEC, whether based at a single institution or distributed across a number of institutions, must have an overarching research and education theme, well-integrated programs, and a coherent and effective management plan. The NSECs as a whole will span the range from exploratory research -- focused on discovery -- to technology innovation, and will involve a broad spectrum of disciplines such as engineering, mathematics and computer science, the physical, biological, environmental, social and behavioral sciences, and fields in the humanities. The scope of individual NSECs and the disciplines involved in them will vary.

MU may be the lead institution on only one pre-proposal. Submit letters of intent to the Office of Research, 203 Jesse Hall, by 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, 2004. Letters of intent should be limited to three pages and should include 1) the participating investigators, 2) an overview of the proposed center's vision and purpose, 3) a brief summary of the anticipated research activities of the center, and 4) a broad-strokes estimate of the anticipated budget and the expected source(s) of the required cost match.

Amount: $2.6-4.0 million per year for five years. Cost sharing of 10 percent of the total amount requested from NSF is required.
Campus Deadline: 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1, 2004
Agency Deadline: Preliminary Proposal - Nov. 10, 2004
Full Proposal: March 1, 2005 (by invitation only)
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Title: University Research in Biomass Technologies: Basic and Applied Understanding of Biomass Conversion and Processing for Fuels, Chemicals/Materials and Heat & Power

Number: DE-PS36-04GO94025

There are several challenging requirements, two of which are: 1) the application's participants must consist of a consortium that includes at least four U.S. institutions of higher education and at least one participating industry member (U.S. based) and 2) required cost share or match must be 20 percent of the total allowable costs of the project and must come from non-Federal sources. DOE anticipates making two to three awards in the $1.5 to $2 million range.

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