Grant Opportunities 04-04-2011

April 04, 2011

By , Government Grants Coordinator 831-459-1644

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Funding Source:            NIH
Title:                                Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R01)
Program:                         This Funding Opportunity Announcement solicits Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to conduct research to reduce health disparities among minority and underserved children. Specifically, this initiative focuses on ethnic and racial minority children and underserved populations of children such as: children from low literacy, rural and low-income populations, geographically isolated children, hearing and visually impaired children, physically or mentally disabled children, children of migrant workers, children from immigrant and refugee families, and language minority children. Specific targeted areas of research include biobehavioral studies that incorporate multiple factors that influence child health disparities such as biological (e.g., genetics, cellular, organ systems), lifestyle factors, environmental (physical and family environments), social (e.g., peers), economic, institutional, and cultural and family influences; studies that target the specific health promotion needs of children with a known illness and/or disability; and studies that test and evaluate the comparative effectiveness of health promotion interventions conducted in traditional and nontraditional settings.
Deadline:                        June 5, 2011
Link:                                
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-104.html

Funding Source:            NIH
Title:                                Research on Ethical Issues in Biomedical, Social and Behavioral Research (R01)
Program:                         The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to support investigator-initiated Research Project Grant (R01) applications that propose to study high priority bioethical challenges and issues associated with the types of biomedical, social, and behavioral research supported by the participating NIH Institutes/Centers. The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research joins this FOA as part of its efforts to promote research on the behavioral and social aspects of health and illness. However, only participating ICs will provide direct grant support under this FOA.
Deadline:                        May 7, 2011
Link:                                
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-180.html

Funding Source:            NSF
Title:                                Cyberlearning: Transforming Education
Program:                         Through the
Cyberlearning: Transforming Educationprogram, NSF seeks to integrate advances in technology with advances in what is known about how people learn to

  • better understand how people learn with technology and how technology can be used productively to help people learn, through individual use and/or through collaborations mediated by technology;

  • better use technology for collecting, analyzing, sharing, and managing data to shed light on learning, promoting learning, and designing learning environments; and

  • design new technologies for these purposes, and advance understanding of how to use those technologies and integrate them into learning environments so that their potential is fulfilled.

Of particular interest are technological advances that allow more personalized learning experiences, draw in and promote learning among those in populations not currently served well by current educational practices, allow access to learning resources anytime and anywhere, and provide new ways of assessing capabilities. It is expected that Cyberlearning research will shed light on how technology can enable new forms of educational practice and that broad implementation of its findings will result in a more actively-engaged and productive citizenry and workforce.

Deadline:                        Letter of Intent:            May 14, 2011
Full proposal:                 July 14, 2011
Link:                                
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503581&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund

Funding Source:            NSF
Title:                                Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (TUES)
Program:                         The TUES program seeks to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all undergraduate students. This solicitation especially encourages projects that have the potential to transform undergraduate STEM education, for example, by bringing about widespread adoption of classroom practices that embody understanding of how students learn most effectively. Thus transferability and dissemination are critical aspects for projects developing instructional materials and methods and should be considered throughout the project's lifetime.  More advanced projects should involve efforts to facilitate adaptation at other sites.

The program supports efforts to create, adapt, and disseminate new learning materials and teaching strategies to reflect advances both in STEM disciplines and in what is known about teaching and learning.  It funds projects that develop faculty expertise, implement educational innovations, assess learning and evaluate innovations, prepare K-12 teachers, or conduct research on STEM teaching and learning. It also supports projects that further the work of the program itself, for example, synthesis and dissemination of findings across the program. The program supports projects representing different stages of development, ranging from small, exploratory investigations to large, comprehensive projects.
Deadline:            May 26, 2011
Link: 
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5741&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund

Funding Source:            Department of Education
Title:                        Transition to Teaching Grant Program
Program:            The Transition to Teaching program encourages  (1) the development and expansion of alternative routes to full State  teacher certification, as well as (2) the recruitment and retention of  highly qualified mid-career professionals, recent college graduates,  and highly qualified paraprofessionals as teachers in high-need schools  operated by high-need local educational agencies (LEAs), including  charter schools that operate as high-need LEAs.
Deadline:                        Notice of Intent to apply:            April 29, 2011
Full proposal:                 May 31, 2011
Link:                                
http://www2.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/announcements/2011-1/033011c.html

Funding Source:            Administration for Children and Families
Title:                                Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants
Program:                         The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation of the Administration for Children and Families plans to provide funds for Graduate Student Research Grants to support dissertation research by advanced graduate students who are working in partnership with Head Start programs and with faculty mentors. Competitive applicants will 1) demonstrate a collaborative partnership with their program partners and2) pursue research questions that directly inform local, state or federal policy relevant to multiple early care and education contexts. Applicants should consider pursuing data collection across contexts, including child care, pre-k, home-visiting programs, Head Starts and/or others. Funding for this announcement is based on availability.
Deadline:                        June 1, 2011
Link:                                
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2011-ACF-OPRE-YR-0150