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Funding Source: NSF
Title: Integrative Paleoanthropology Grants (IPG)
Program: The Physical Anthropology and Archaeology Programs are pleased to invite investigators to apply for an "Integrative Paleoanthropology Grant." Contingent on availability of funds, in 2011 the Programs plan to make a single award FOR A MAXIMUM of $1,000,000 for a MULTI-YEAR PROJECT UP TO five years in duration. Also depending on availability of funds and applicant response, a longer-term annual competition is envisioned. The goal of the competition is to further innovative, integrative research to elucidate the principles, which underlie hominin biological and behavioral evolution over deep time. While the intellectual scope of the competition is thus constrained, the potential methodologies and disciplines are not. It is understood, for example, that fields such as cognitive science, genetics or mathematical modeling may be directly relevant to such an endeavor. The competition is intended to stimulate integrative research, which crosses normal disciplinary and intellectual boundaries in original ways and this aspect is a central criterion and requirement of the competition. Competition organizers recognize the difficulty in defining concepts such as "innovative integrative research" since much paleoanthropological research is currently interdisciplinary and integrative in nature.
Deadline: April 15, 2011
Link: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503614
Funding Source: NIH
Title: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (F31)
Program: The purpose of this individual predoctoral research training fellowship is to improve the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the training of predoctoral students from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented. Such candidates include individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Deadline: April 8, 2011
Link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-112.html
Funding Source: NIJTitle: Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
Program: With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for applied research and development projects that will: (1) increase knowledge or understanding necessary to guide forensic science policy and practice, or (2) result in the production of useful materials, devices, systems, or methods that have the potential for forensic application. The intent of the Applied Research and Development in Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes Program is to direct the findings of basic scientific research, research and development in broader scientific fields applicable to forensic science, and ongoing forensic science research toward the development of highly discriminating, accurate, reliable, cost-effective, and rapid methods for the identification, analysis, and interpretation of physical evidence for criminal justice purposes.
Deadline: April 5, 2011
Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=62393
Funding Source: NIJ
Title: Basic Scientific Research to Support Forensic Science for Criminal Justice Purposes
Program: With this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals for funding basic scientific research in the physical, life, and cognitive sciences that is designed to increase the knowledge underlying forensic science disciplines intended for use in the criminal justice system.
Deadline: April 12, 2011
Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=64153
Funding Source: EPA
Title: Fiscal Year 2011 Pollution Prevention Grant Program
Program: EPA is announcing the opportunity to submit proposals under the P2 grant program. Under the authority of the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) of 1990, EPA anticipates that approximately $4.1 million will be available to support P2 projects proposed by state agencies, state colleges or universities, federally recognized tribes, and intertribal consortia during FY 2011. The Regions will award P2 grants and/or cooperative agreements to support state and tribal technical assistance programs that address the reduction or elimination of pollution by businesses across all environmental media: air, water and land.
Deadline: March 28, 2011
Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=67293
Funding Source: USDA
Title: Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program (FANRP)
Program: ERS is accepting proposals for economic research that focuses on USDA's domestic food assistance and nutrition programs. All proposals should have important implications for these programs. The three priority research areas are (1) Food Assistance and the Macroeconomy, (2) Food Assistance and Food Choices, and (3) Using Behavioral Economics and Incentives to Promote Child Nutrition. These three research areas highlight priorities for proposed competitive grants or cooperative agreements. The suggested topics within each priority research area are intended to stimulate research proposals. Applicants may propose other policy-relevant topics with justification. ERS encourages proposals that take advantage of natural experiments or that use existing nationally representative cross-sectional or longitudinal data, or survey data enhanced with other extant data. Funds are to support research and evaluation activities. Proposals should not request funding for the development of new education or outreach materials, or to provide direct benefits to households or individuals.
Deadline: April 4, 2011
Link: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/AP/AP055/
