These summaries are compiled from the Community of Science and IRIS funding opportunities databases and from agency announcements.

Find programs with funding in your area of interest by using the COS (http://fundingopps.cos.com/) or IRIS (http://www.library.uiuc.edu/iris/) databases to search or browse program announcements from federal and regional government sponsors, foundations, and other organizations.

For assistance with program announcements, help with searching for funding, and for individual funding searches for Berkeley faculty, please contact Shelley Sprandel (spore@berkeley.edu, 2-8122). SPO's web site (http://www.spo.berkeley.edu/funding.html) has additional resources on funding program information.

Vice Admiral Edwin B. Hooper Research Grants, Naval Historical Center. Deadline: 2/28/07. Synopsis: Two awards of up to $2,500 fund study of U.S. naval history, intended for publication. URL: http://www.history.navy.mil/prizes/prize2-1.htm

Electronics Technology. ONR. Deadline: 3/2/07 for white papers. Synopsis: The program encompasses RF research, design, modeling, fabrication, and testing of devices, integrated circuits, and multi-chip assemblies that span digital, analog, microwave and millimeter wave technologies. URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=12354

Photonic Analog Signal-Processing Engines with Reconfigurability (PhASER). DARPA. Deadline: 4/23/07. Synopsis: The intent is to enable scalable PIC-based analog signal processors that overcome the limits of conventional Silicon-based digital signal processing technology. URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=12351

Polymer Ice. DARPA. Deadline: 4/24/07. Synopsis: DARPA is seeking proposals to develop a polymer-based artificial ice material that achieves effective mobility control by the precise and reversible reduction of ground traction. URL: http://www.darpa.mil/BAA/#dso

Chemical Communications DARPA. Deadline: 5/1/07. Synopsis: DARPA is seeking proposals to develop self-powered chemical systems that can encode an input string of alphanumeric characters, convert the message to a modulated optical signal, and transmit it repetitively to a receiver. URL: http://www.darpa.mil/BAA/#dso

Communications and Networking Technology. ONR. Deadline: 6/29/07. Synopsis: ONR is seeking electrically small and light weight antenna technologies in the ELF/VLF (100 Hz-10 KHz) band for subsurface to surface/aerial communications. ONR is also receptive to highly innovative ideas in other general communications and networking areas. URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=12359

Microsystems Technology Office-Wide BAA. DARPA. Deadline: 1/14/09. Synopsis: Seeks revolutionary research ideas for topics not being addressed by ongoing MTO programs or other solicitations. This BAA is primarily, but not solely, intended for early stage research that will lead to larger, focused, MTO programs. URL: http://www.darpa.mil/BAA/#eto

Education Department

Teaching American History Grant Program. Deadline: 3/9/07. Synopsis: rant awards assist local educational agencies, in partnership with entities that have extensive content expertise, to develop, document, evaluate, and disseminate models of professional development. URL: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/programs.html

International Research and Studies Program. Deadline: 3/12/07. Synopsis: The priority is development and publication of instructional materials in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean,

Russian, and Indic, Iranian, and Turkic language families. A second priority is research, surveys, assessments, or studies that foster linkages between K_12 and postsecondary language training. URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=12352

Transition to Teaching Program. Deadline: 3/27/07. Synopsis: Encourages development and expansion of alternative routes to full state teacher certification, as well as recruitment and retention in high-need schools.URL: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies/programs.html

Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education. FIPSE. Deadline: 4/13/07. Synopsis: Supports cooperation in the coordination of curricula, the exchange of students, and the opening of educational opportunities among institutions in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. URL: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/announce/index.html

Energy Department

Environmental Remediation Science Program. Deadline: 2/20/07 for preapplications, 5/3/07 for applications. Synopsis: Supports innovative, fundamental research investigating the coupled physical, chemical, and biological processes affecting the transport of subsurface contaminants at DOE sites. URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=12269

Environmental Protection Agency

Partnership for Clean Indoor Air Scale-Up Pilot Projects. Deadline: 3/8/07. Synopsis: Solicits proposals to scale-up successful household energy and health projects to reduce exposure to indoor air pollution from household energy use in developing countries. URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=12358

Strategic Agricultural Initiative/Food Quality Protection Act Grant Program. Deadline: 3/19/07. Synopsis: Supports grants for education, extension and demonstration projects for FQPA transition and reduced risk practices for pest management in agriculture. Projects must occur within EPA Region 9, which includes California. URL: http://www.epa.gov/region9/funding/fqpa-strategic-ag-2007.html

Interdisciplinary Approach to Examining the Links Between Social Stressors, Biodiversity, and Human Health. Deadline: 4/19/07. Synopsis: EPA is is seeking applications proposing to use interdisciplinary approaches to study the relationship between anthropogenic stressors, changes in host and/or vector biodiversity, and infectious disease transmission. URL: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/

Health and Human Services Department

Specialized Cooperative Centers Program in Reproduction and Infertility Research. NICHD. Deadline: 6/22/07. Synopsis: The benefit of this activity will be to the infertile couples, their health-care providers, and the public. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-07-003.html

Psychopharmacology of Widely Available Psychoactive Natural Products. NIDA, NIMH, ODS. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Solicits research grant applications that characterize the chemistry, psychopharmacology, and/or toxicology of acute and chronic exposure to psychoactive natural products, as well as the transition in the use of these products to licit or illicit drugs of abuse. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-108.html

Cross-Disciplinary Translational Research at NIH. NIDA, NCI. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Fosters research that furthers the translation of existing knowledge into treatment and treatment practice, or research that, in and of itself, will readily translate to clinical research or practice. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-109.html

MDMA: Research Areas Needing More Emphasis. NIDA. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Funds research on MDMA. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-112.html

Epidemiology of Drug Abuse. NIDA. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Supports research on drug use epidemiology. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-118.html

Prescription Drug Abuse. NIDA. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Funds research aimed at reducing prescription drug abuse while supporting appropriate medical use of therapeutic agents with abuse liability. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-123.html

Cell Lineage and Developmental Studies in Hearing and Balance. NIDCD. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Solicits grant applications that propose to expand developmental research in the auditory and vestibular sensory systems. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-127.html

Evolution of Infectious Diseases. NIGMS. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Funds study of evolutionary principles that underlie the emergence, spread, and containment of infectious disease. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-130.html

NIDCD Translational Research Grants. NIDCD. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Solicits applications in translational research in the NIDCD mission areas of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-128.html

Immune Mechanisms of Viral Control. NIAID. Deadline: 3/29/07. Synopsis: Offers exploratory/developmental grants to address key questions related to viral immunity. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-07-008.html

Competitive Supplements to Study Sex/Gender Differences in Drug Abuse. NIDA. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Applicants must hold a NIDA RO1 award that will have at least one year remaining at the time of the issuance of the competitive supplement award. The duration of the award may not exceed the end date of the active parent grant. The proposed research must be clearly within the scope of the parent grant. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-DA-07-006.html

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships (F31) to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research. NIH. Deadline: 4/13, 8/13, 12/13. Synopsis: This initiative seeks 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. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-106.html

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows (F32). NIH. Deadline: 4/8, 8/8, 12/8. Synopsis: NIH awards individual postdoctoral research training fellowships. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-107.html

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Senior Fellows (F33). NIH. Deadline: 4/8, 8/8, 12/8. Synopsis: NIH awards these fellowships to experienced scientists who wish to make major changes in the direction of their research careers or who wish to broaden their scientific background by acquiring new research capabilities. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-172.html

Muscular Dystrophy: Pathogenesis and Therapies. NIH. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Supports projects studying pathogenesis and therapies for the muscular dystrophies. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-125.html

Ancillary Studies to the AD Neuroimaging Initiative. NIA. NIBIB. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Invites research grant applications for ancillary studies to the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-134.html

Mechanisms of Adverse Drug Effects in Children. NICHD. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Encourages projects that enhance the state-of-the-science on the molecular and cellular mechanisms. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-146.html

The Science And Ecology Of Early Development (SEED). NICHD. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Funds research focused on the mechanisms through which social, economic, cultural, and community-level factors, and their interactions, impact the early cognitive, neurobiological, socio-emotional, and physical development of children. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-149.html

Oral Health of Special Needs and Older Populations. NIDCR, NIA. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Solicits clinical research focused on the oral health of special needs populations and frail or functionally dependent elders. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-151.html

Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Women. NIH. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: The focus of this program announcement is on women age 21 and older, but investigators may also focus on the childhood antecedents of adult health disparities. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-154.html

Pathogenesis And Treatment Of Lymphedema And Lymphatic Diseases. NIH. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Funds approaches to identify the developmental, molecular, and cellular defects that cause lymphedema, and new treatments. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-165.html

Functional Genetics And Genomics Of Drug Addiction. NIDA. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Encourages research in two areas: functional validation to determine which candidate genes/variants have an authentic role in addictive processes; and detailed elucidation of the molecular pathways and processes . URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-166.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-167.html (R21), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-168.html (R03)

Epidemiological and Behavioral Research in Oral Health. NIDCR. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Funds research to improve oral health or increase the understanding of the determinants of oral health. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-169.html

Metagenomic Analyses of the Oral Microbiome. NIDCR. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Solicits projects that will analyze the genomes of both cultivatable and uncultivable bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, and parasites. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-170.html

Novel Approaches To Study Polymicrobial Diseases. NIH. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Supports research on mechanisms that impact on the virulence of infections involving two or more microorganisms or strains of microorganisms (with the exception of HIV). URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-171.html

Testing Tobacco Products Promoted to Reduce Harm. NCI. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Supports multidisciplinary research on potential reduced-exposure tobacco products, both smoked and smokeless, through the interplay of basic, biological, and behavioral research, surveillance, and epidemiology. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-174.html

Community-Based Participatory Research at NIMH. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Supports research partnerships between community-based, clinical/services settings and research institutions to reduce the burden of mental illness, behavioral disorders, and HIV/AIDS through research on mind, brain, and behavior. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-133.html

Reducing Mental Illness Stigma And Discrimination. NIMH, SAMHSA. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Provides funding for partnerships between consumer and/or advocate organizations, communities, or state and local agencies and social, behavioral, and/or communication scientists . URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-156.html

National Cooperative Drug Discovery Groups for the Treatment of Mental Disorders, Drug or Alcohol Addiction. NIMH, NIAAA, NIDA. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Funds multidisciplinary research groups or partnerships for the discovery of pharmacological agents to treat and to study mental illness, drug or alcohol addiction. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-159.html

Neuroimaging Informatics Software Enhancement for Improved Interoperability and Dissemination. NIH. Deadline: 2/22/07. Synopsis: Supports modification and enhancement of neuroimaging informatics tools and resources that are hosted or being considered for inclusion into the NIH NITRC. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EB-07-002.html

Integration of Food and Nutrition into Prevention, Care, and Treatment of HIV Infection and AIDS. NICHD, NIMH. Deadline: 3/29/07. Synopsis: Supports studies examine the impact of new programs/guidance intended to fully integrate food and nutrition including assessment of nutritional status and its impact on prevention, care and treatment. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-07-001.html

Characterization, Behavior and Plasticity of Pluripotent Stem Cells. NIH. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: NIH invited applications for studies on the characterization, behavior and plasticity of human and non-human stem cells, regulation of their replication, differentiation, integration and function in the nervous system, and the identification and characterization of normal and tumor stem cells. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-201.html

Restless Legs Syndrome and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder. NIH. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Funds research on RLS and periodic limb movement disorder. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-202.html

Decision Making in Cancer: Single-Event Decisions. NCI. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Supports studies on understanding of human decision-making processes so that individuals can make more informed and satisfying choices regarding their health. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-203.html

Decision Making in Health: Behavior Maintenance. NIH. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Funds research to on basic decision-making processes underlying initiation and long-term maintenance of healthy lifestyle behaviors that may reduce one's risk of cancer and other chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and addiction. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-204.html

Research on the Economics of Diet, Activity, and Energy Balance. NIH. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Solicits projects that enhance the state-of-the-science on the causes of obesity and to inform federal decision-making on effective public health interventions for reducing the rate of obesity in the U.S. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-205.html

The Effect of Racial and Ethnic Discrimination/Bias on Healthcare Delivery. NIH. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Applications must have extensive preliminary data and build on previous pilot work or existing research. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-206.html

Exfoliated Cells, Bioactive Food Components, and Cancer. NCI. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: The objective is to encourage interdisciplinary collaborations between scientists engaged in research using exfoliated cells and those conducting nutrition research related to cancer prevention. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-207.html

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Treatment. NIH. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Supports research on the etiology, diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of CFS.URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-265.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-263.html (R03), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-264.html (R21)

Genetics and Pathobiology of Vascular Cognitive Impairment. NINDS, NHLBI, NIA. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Funds research aimed at understanding the genetics and pathobiology of VCI. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-194.html

CNS Therapy Development for Lysosomal Storage Disorders. NIH, LSDRC. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Solicits solicit applications on LSDs focused on improving CNS treatment outcomes, enhancing the effectiveness of delivery and targeting of cells, enzymes, drugs and genes into the brain, and developing novel therapeutic modalities. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-195.html

Understanding and Preventing Brain Tumor Dispersal. NINDS, NCI. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Promotes studies that: identify the properties of brain tumor cells that cause them to migrate; determine how interaction of tumor cells with normal brain elements affects migration; and translate understanding of these parameters into interventions that target invading tumor cells. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-196.html

Neurovascular Mechanisms of Brain Function and Disease. NINDS, NCI. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Invites applications for studying the integration of neurobiological and cerebrovascular mechanisms. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-197.html

Non-Injection Drug Abuse and HIV/AIDS. NIDA. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Seeks research that elucidates the contribution of non-injection drug abuse to the acquisition and/or transmission and/or disease progression of HIV/AIDS. URL: http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-115.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-261.html (R03), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-07-262.html (R21)

Impact of Adolescent Drinking on the Developing Brain. NIAAA. Deadline: 3/28/07. Synopsis: NIAAA seeks research grant applications on the effects of child and adolescent alcohol use on the developing human brain. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-07-006.html

Medical Countermeasures to Restore Gastrointestinal Function after Radiation Exposure: Project Bioshield. NIAID. Deadline: 3/13/07. Synopsis: Supports development of novel medical countermeasures to restore gastrointestinal function after radiation exposure. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-07-013.html

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Aimed at enhancing nanoscience and nanotechnology research focused on problems in biology and medicine. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-033.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-034.html (R21)

Alcohol, Puberty, and Adolescent Brain Development (R01). NIAAA. Deadline: 4/16/07. Synopsis: Solicits research to investigate he degree to which hormonal changes at puberty interact with neurodevelopmental processes to promote sex effects in alcohol use and misuse, and the effects of adolescent alcohol exposure on these interactive processes. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-07-007.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-07 -008.html (R21)

Epigenetic Mechanisms in the Neurobiology of Alcohol Tolerance and Dependence. NIAAA. Deadline: 4/25/07. Synopsis: Solicits research to determine how epigenetic mechanisms contribute to physiological and behavioral aspects of alcohol dependence; and examine in animal models whether risk genes for human alcoholism are modified through epigenetic events. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-07-011.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AA-07-012.html (R21)

Understanding and Treating Ataxia-Telangiectasia. NIH, Ataxia-Telangiectasia Children's Project, A-T Ease Foundation. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: grant applications aimed at understanding or treating Ataxia-Telangiectasia. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-272.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-274.html (R03), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-273.html (R21)

Metals in Medicine. NIGMS, NIEHS, ODS. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Encourages research that bridges the areas of inorganic chemistry and medicine. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-276.html

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine. NIH. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Aimed at enhancing nanoscience and nanotechnology research focused on problems in biology and medicine. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-270.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-271.html (R21)

CDC Mentored Public Health Research Scientist Development Award. Deadline: 3/30/07. Synopsis: Provides three years of support for an intensive, supervised career development experience related to health promotion, disease prevention, injury and disability prevention, and health protection from infectious, environmental and terrorist health threats. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CD-07 -003.html

AHRQ Health Services Research. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Funds projects to: support improvements in health outcomes; strengthen quality measurement and improvement; and identify strategies to improve access, foster appropriate use, and reduce unnecessary expenditures. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-296.html

NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: The PI award will provide up to 5 years of support consisting of two phases. The initial phase will provide 1-2 years of mentored support for postdocs. This phase will be followed by up to 3 years of tenure-track or equivalent research position. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-297.html

Community Participation in Research. NIH. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Supports research on health promotion, disease prevention, and health disparities that is jointly conducted by communities and researchers. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-283.html

Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness Studies of CAM Using Existing Practice-based Research Networks. NCCAM, NCI. Deadline: 4/10/07. Synopsis: Solicits health services research projects from researchers who are positioned to pursue clinical research investigating CAM and are closely linked to existing practice-based research networks. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-291.html

Preliminary Investigations Leading To Optimal Trials In Neurology. NINDS. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: The purpose is to obtain preliminary data and conduct studies to support the rationale for a subsequent definitive clinical trial of an intervention to treat or prevent neurological disease. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-294.html

Migraine: Neural Mechanisms and Risk Factors for Progression. NINDS. Deadline: 4/16/07. Synopsis: Solicits research to assess the susceptibility, risk factors, mechanisms, and preventive measures relevant to the progressive nature of migraine headaches. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-07-005.html

Epigenetic Approaches in Cancer Epidemiology. NCI. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Funds population-based epidemiology research on the roles of DNA methylation markers in cancer. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-298.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-299.html (R21)

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis _ Early Identification and Mechanisms of Disease. NHLBI. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Supports research about forms of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Lung Diseases, especially the early recognition of disease and a better understanding of immune mechanisms involved in the cause and pathogenesis.URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-300.html

Application of Metabolomics for Translational and Biological Research. NIH Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Promotes the application of metabolomic technologies for translational research in human health and disease to enable/improve disease detection, diagnosis, risk assessment, prognosis, and prediction of therapeutic responses. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-301.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-302.html (R21)

Novel Approaches to Enhance Animal Stem Cell Research. NIH. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Funds research to enhance animal stem cells as model biological systems. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-303.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-304.html (R21)

Neurobiology of Migraine. NIH. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Supports research on neurobiological mechanisms underlying the phases of migraine and the role of neuromodulators such as sex hormones, and genetic influences in migraine pathophysiology. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-305.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-306.html, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-309.html (R21)

Drug Abuse Aspects of HIV/AIDS. NIDA. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Encourages drug abuse research to address the changing dynamics of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the U.S. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-307.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-308.html (R03), (R21)

International Research Collaboration on Drug Addiction. NIDA. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Solicits proposals on drug abuse and addiction that take advantage of special opportunities that exist outside the U.S. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-275.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-311.html (R03), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-310.html (R21)

Mental Health Consequences Of Violence And Trauma. NIMH. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: Invites research on the etiology of psychopathology related to violence and trauma, as well as studies to develop and test treatments, services, and prevention strategies. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-312.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-313.html (R03), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-314.html (R21), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-315.html (R34)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Opportunities in Science Mission Directorate Education and Public Outreach. ROSES 2006. Deadline: 2/7/07 for notice of intent. Synopsis: Solicits proposals for basic and applied research and technology across a broad range of Earth and space science program elements. URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/

Aerospace Education Project. Langley Reserach Center. Deadline: 3/26/07. Synopsis: The overall goal of the proposed cooperative agreement is to promote educator professional development that enhances the K-12 education community by stimulating thoses involved with educator professional development . URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=12221

National Endowment for the Humanities

Advancing Knowledge: The IMLS/NEH Digital Partnership. Deadline: 3/27/07. Synopsis: Supports innovative, collaborative humanities projects using the latest digital technologies for the benefit of the American public, humanities scholarship, and the nation's cultural institutions. URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/Digital_Partnership.html

Fellowships and Faculty Research Awards. Deadline: 5/1/07. Synopsis: Awards support individuals pursuing advanced research in the humanities that contributes to scholarly knowledge or to the general public's understanding of the humanities. URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships.html

Fellowship Program for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan. NEH, Japan-US Friendship Commission. Deadline: 5/1/07. Synopsis: Supports research on the modern Japanese political economy, international relations and society, and on US-Japan relations. URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships-japan.html

National Science Foundation

Advanced Technological Education (ATE). Deadline: 4/26/07 for preliminary proposals; 10/11/07 for proposals. Synopsis: With an emphasis on two-year colleges, the program focuses on the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. The program involves partnerships between academic institutions and employers to promote improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians at the undergraduate and secondary school levels. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5464

Microbial Genome Sequencing Program. Deadline: 3/8/07. Synopsis: NSF and the USDA CSREES invite research proposals (i) to support high-throughput sequencing of the genomes of microorganisms and (ii) to develop and implement strategies, tools and technologies to make currently available genome sequences more valuable to the user community.URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5688

Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities (EAR/IF). Deadline: 3/15/07. Synopsis: EAR/IF will consider proposals for: acquisition or upgrade of research equipment; development of new instrumentation, analytical techniques, software or cyberinfrastructure; support of national or regional multi-user facilities; and support of research technicians. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6186

Western Arctic Shelf-Basin Interactions (SBI). Deadline: 3/9/07. Synopsis: This solicitation is for proposals to conduct research aimed at understanding how the Arctic Ocean margins (from the shore to the basin) function within the arctic system as a whole.URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501012

Bering Ecosystem Study (BEST). Deadline: 3/15/07. Synopsis: Seeks proposals focused on the ecosystem of the eastern continental shelf of the Bering Sea. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501060

Mathematical Sciences: Innovations at the Interface with Computer Sciences (MSPA-MCS). Deadline: 3/12/07. Synopsis: Supports collaborative research in fundamental mathematics and statistics, and computer science with a focus primarily on mathematical and statistical challenges posed by large data sets, managing and modeling uncertainty, and modeling complex nonlinear systems. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=9673

Assembling the Tree of Life (ATOL). Deadline: 3/16/07. Synopsis: Supports multidisciplinary research by teams that will resolve phylogenetic relationships for large groups of organisms on the Tree of Life. Teams of investigators also will be supported for projects in data acquisition, analysis, algorithm development and dissemination in computational phylogenetics and phyloinformatics. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5129

International Polar Year, 2007. Deadline: 3/16/07. Synopsis: This special solicitation for IPY proposals will support specific research and education activities in these areas: Understanding Environmental Change in Polar Regions, Human and Biotic Systems in Polar Regions, and Education and Outreach. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501036

National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Digital Library (NSDL). Deadline: 3/14/07 for letters of intent, 4/11/07 for proposals. Synopsis: Building on work supported under the Digital Libraries Initiative, this program aims to establish a national digital library that will constitute an online network of learning environments and resources for STEM education. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5487

Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences (UBM). Deadline: 4/4/07. Synopsis: The core of the activity is long-term research experiences for interdisciplinary balanced teams of at least two undergraduates. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12207

Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI). Deadline: 5/8/07. Synopsis: Supports efforts to create new learning materials and teaching strategies, develop faculty expertise, implement educational innovations, assess learning and evaluate innovations, and conduct research on STEM teaching and learning. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5741

University of California

UC MEXUS Small Grants. Deadline: 2/5/07, 6/4/07, 11/1/07. Synopsis: Provides funds for travel, short-term research, initial planning, or other special one-time needs. URL: http://www.ucmexus.ucr.edu/index.php?content=research /07smallgrant.html

UC MEXUS-CONACYT Faculty Fellowships. Deadline: 3/5/07. Synopsis: Supports for short-term academic exchange between Mexican and UC researchers who are interested in initiating or continuing academic collaborations with their counterparts at UC campuses or Mexican universities. URL: http://www.ucmexus.ucr.edu/index.php?content=research /index.html

UC MEXUS-CONACYT Sabbatical Fellowships. Deadline: 3/5/07. Synopsis: Up to ten sabbatical fellowships are offered, with a preferred even division between Mexican and UC fellows. URL: http://www.ucmexus.ucr.edu/index.php?content=research/index.html

Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. Faculty Research Grant Competition. Deadline: 2/12/07. Synopsis: IGCC seeks projects that provide innovative approaches to international cooperation and conflict resolution. URL: http://igcc.ucsd.edu/cprograms/fac_grant_menu.php.

UC Institute for Research in the Arts. 2006 Open Classroom Challenge or What Would You Do With $5000? Deadline: 3/1/07. Synopsis: UCIRA is interested in supporting projects that engage creatively with real world issues in the classroom that expand and transform the teaching/learning environment. URL: http://www.ucira.ucsb.edu/grants.html

Universitywide AIDS Research Program. Deadline: 4/3/07, 2/6/07 for letters of intent for Community Collaborative Awards. Synopsis: Supports research on HIV/AIDS that is attentive to the needs of California, and research towards prevention and a cure. Offers Innovative, Developmental, Exploratory Awards; Training Awards; and Community Collaborative Awards. URL: http://uarp.ucop.edu/

UC MEXUS-CONACYT Collaborative Grants. Deadline: 3/5/07. Synopsis: Provides seed funding to teams of UC and Mexican researchers with beginning projects in basic and applied collaborative research, instructional development, and public service and education projects that apply re-search to public issues. URL: http://www.ucmexus.ucr.edu/index.php?content=research/index.html

Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation. Public Policy and Biological Threats: Training the Next Generation. Deadline: 3/15/07. Synopsis: The multidisciplinary training program fosters a learning environment for junior faculty, Ph.D. and professional-school students in the UC system, and private industry professionals to analyze policy responses to the threat of bioterrorism. The program includes an annual two-week "biological threats boot camp." URL: http://igcc.ucsd.edu/cprograms/PPBT/PPBT.php

Microelectronics Innovation and Computer Research Opportunities (MICRO). Deadline: 3/23/07. Synopsis: Supports innovative research in microelectronics technology, its applications in computer and information sciences, and its necessary antecedents in other physical science disciplines. URL: http://www.ucop.edu/research/micro/

UC MEXUS Grants for Research, Collaboration Development, Binational Conferences, Faculty and Student Research Exchanges, Creative Activity, Instructional Development, and Public Education Projects. Deadline: 3/26/07. Synopsis: The competition is intended to provide seed funds for new or developing projects; requests to support the continuation of an ongoing project will have a lower priority.. URL: http://www.ucmexus.ucr.edu/index.php?content=research /07grant.html

Universitywide AIDS Research Program, Deadline: 4/3/07. Synopsis: 2007 award mechanisms are IDEAs (Innovative, Developmental, Exploratory Awards), Research Training Awards, and Community Collaboarive Research Awards. URL: http://uarp.ucop.edu/

UCSF Prostate Cancer Center. Developmental Research Grants. Deadline: 4/4/07. Synopsis: Provides seed funding to both new and established investigators to propose pilot projects that will launch new translational research initiatives in prostate cancer. URL: http://urology.ucsf.edu/clinicalRes/CRuroOnc_prostate.html#pcdrg

UC Berkeley Office of Educational Development. Instructional Improvement Grants. Deadline: 5/18/07. Synopsis: Grants provide funds of up to $3,500 for innovative projects that will directly and significantly affect teaching and learning, such as developing materials for new and existing courses and developing new modes of instruction. URL: http://teaching.berkeley.edu/grants.html

UC Berkeley Office of Educational Development. Instructional Minigrants. Deadline: 5/18/07. Synopsis: Instructional minigrants provide rapid access to funds of up to $1000 for small-scale projects to improve existing courses, develop new courses, evaluate instruction, and assess curricular needs. URL: http://teaching.berkeley.edu/grants.html

California Breast Cancer Research Program. Joining Forces Conference Awards. Deadline: 7/1/07. Synopsis: Grants support a conference, symposium, retreat, or other structured meeting to link researchers and community members. URL: http://www.cbcrp.org/apply/

UC Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: SFREC is soliciting proposals for new and continuing research and demonstration projects for the upcoming program year, May 1st - April 30th. URL: http://groups.ucanr.org/sierrafoothill/Research/Project_Proposals.htm

Nonprofit Agencies

American Academy of Pediatrics. Research Grant Program and Young Investigator Award. Deadline: 5/4/07. Synopsis: Supports research in the area of neonatal resuscitation. URL: http://www.aap.org/nrp/science/science_grant.html

American Astronomical Society. Chretien International Research Grant. Deadline: 4/1/07. Synopsis: Funds international collaborative projects in observational astronomy. URL: http://www.aas.org/grants/chretien.html

American Cancer Society. Grants. Deadline: 4/1/07. Synopsis: Grant programs with this deadline include: Institutional Research Grants, Mentored Research Scholar Grant, Research Professorships, Research Proposals Directed at Poor and Underserved Populations, and Research Scholar Grants. URL: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/RES/RES_5_1.asp

American Museum of Natural History. Collection Study Grants. Deadline: 5/1/07. Synopsis: Grants of $500 to $1,500 support study any of the scientific collections at the American Museum. URL: http://research.amnh.org/grants/grantsprog.html

American Philosophical Society. Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research. Deadline: 3/15/07. Synopsis: Encourages exploratory field studies for the collection of specimens and data and to provide the imaginative stimulus that accompanies direct observation. URL: http://www.amphilsoc.org/grants/lewisandclark.htm

American Psychological Foundation. Wayne F. Placek Large Research Grants Program. Deadline: 3/9/07. Synopsis: The Placek Award is intended to encourage scientific research to increase the general public's understanding of homosexuality and to alleviate the stress that gay men and lesbians experience. URL: http://www.apa.org/apf/hooker.html

American Society for Microbiology. International Fellowship Program. Deadline: 4/15/07. Synopsis: Encourages research and training collaborations in the microbiological sciences internationally. URL: http://www.asm.org/International/index.asp?bid=2778

American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Basic Science Research Grants. Deadline: 5/1/07. Synopsis: Funding will enable young investigators to initiate projects that will lead to additional funding from other sources. URL: http://www.assh.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Basic_Science_Research

American-Italian Cancer Foundation. Postdoctoral Fellowships. Deadline: 3/1/07. Synopsis: The mission of the program is to further advancement of cancer research by sponsoring the research and training of young scientists in Italy and in the U.S. URL: http://www.aicfonline.org/Fellowships.htm

Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation. Fellowships and Grants. Deadline: 3/15/07. Synopsis: Supports innovative projects that advance the study and expand the recognition of women in architecture and related professions. URL: http://www.bwaf.org/grants.html

Boston College, Center for Retirement Research. Steven H. Sandell Grant Program. Deadline: 3/31/07. Synopsis: The program is funded by the U.S. Social Security Administration to provide opportunities for junior scholars from a wide variety of academic disciplines and senior scholars working in a new area to pursue cutting-edge projects on retirement income issues. URL: http://www.bc.edu/centers/crr/sandellguidelines.shtml

Cooley's Anemia Foundation. Research Fellowship Program. Deadline: 3/5/07. Synopsis: Offers Rellowships to clinical and basic science investigators interested in research related to Cooley's anemia. URL: http://www.cooleysanemia.org/

Ellison Medical Foundation. Senior Scholar Award in Aging. Deadline: 3/8/07. Synopsis: Supports established investigators in order to allow the development of new, creative research programs by investigators who may not currently be conducting aging research or who may wish to develop new research programs in aging. URL: http://www.ellisonfoundation.org/adsp.jsp?key=11aging_senior_about&show=100

Gloeckner (Fred C.) Foundation. Grants. Deadline: 4/1/07. Synopsis: Awards grants for research and educational projects in floriculture and related fields. URL: http://www.gloecknerfoundation.org/fundingp.htm

Human Frontier Science Program Organization. Research Grants. Deadline: 3/22/07 for registration, 4/3/07 for letter of intent. Synopsis: Support basic research in the life sciences with emphasis placed on novel, innovative and interdisciplinary approaches that involve scientific exchanges across national and disciplinary boundaries. URL: http://www.hfsp.org/

Humboldt (Alexander Von) Foundation. Transatlantic Cooperation (TransCooP) Program. Deadline: 4/30/07. Synopsis: Supports transatlantic research cooperation among German, American and/or Canadian scholars in the humanities, social sciences, economics, and law. URL: http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/index.htm

Ittleson Foundation. Grants. Deadline: 4/1/07. Synopsis: Provides seed money for the start-up of innovative programs that will improve the social welfare of U.S. citizens. URL: http://www.ittlesonfoundation.org/

J.M. Kaplan Fund. Furthermore Publication Grants. Deadline: 3/15/07. Synopsis: The program is concerned with nonfiction book publishing about the city; natural and historic resources; art, architecture, and design; cultural history; and civil liberties and other public issues of the day. Grants apply to writing, research, editing, design, indexing, photography, illustration, and printing and binding. URL: http://www.furthermore.org/

Johnson (Robert Wood) Foundation. Investigator Awards in Health Policy Research. Deadline: 3/28/07. Synopsis: Supports researchers whose crosscutting and innovative ideas promise to contribute meaningfully to improving health and health care policy. URL: http://www.investigatorawards.org/default.asp

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International. High-Priority Short-Term Project Award. Deadline: 3/1/07. Synopsis: Provides one year of funding of $55,000 for research grant applications that address a high priority research area for JDRF and scored within 10% of the funding payline for a review cycle of a research funding agency up to a year prior to the request to JDRF. URL: http://www.jdf.org/

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. Research Program. Deadline: Synopsis: 4/30/07. Supports research on basic biological processes governing development, genetics, clinical studies, studies of reproductive health, environmental toxicology, and social and behavioral studies. URL: http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/691_14434.asp

March of Dimes. Prematurity Research Initiative. Deadline: 4/15/07 for letter of intent. Synopsis: Funds projects related to causes of prematurity. Research proposals of new paradigms based on strong conceptual frameworks are invited. URL: http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/691_11117.asp

March of Dimes. Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award. Deadline: 3/15/07. Synopsis: Supports young faculty just embarking on their independent research careers. URL: http://www.marchofdimes.com/professionals/691_14437.asp

McDonnell (James S) Foundation. 21st Century Research Awards. Deadline: 3/12/07. Synopsis: Grants are available in these areas: Brain Cancer Research, Studying Complex Systems. URL: http://www.jsmf.org/apply/research/index.htm

Meet the Composer. Global Connections. Deadline: 5/1/07. Synopsis: Funds composers to travel to another country in two areas: to engage in activities surrounding the performance of their music, and for research and development of a new project or work. URL: http://www.meetthecomposer.org/programs/globalconnections.htm

NEC Foundation of America. Grants. Deadline: 3/1/07. Synopsis: Supports the development, application and use of technology by and for people with disabilities. Eligible proposals must demonstrate national reach and impact. URL: http://www.necfoundation.org/

National Research Council Transportation Research Board. Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis Program (IDEA). Deadline: 3/1/07. Synopsis: Provides start-up funding for promising, but unproven, innovations in surface transportation systems. URL: http://www.trb.org/studies/programs/idea.asp

Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study. NIAS Fellowships. Deadline: 3/1/07. Synopsis: Scholars who have already made a significant contribution to their field are given the opportunity to devote themselves exclusively to their own academic projects for a ten-month period in residence. URL: http://www.nias.knaw.nl/

North American Spine Society. Research Grants. Deadline: 5/4/07. Synopsis: Supports multidisciplinary spine-related research. URL: http://www.noram.no/index.php?lang=1

Norway-America Association. Norwegian Marshall Fund. Deadline: 3/23/07. Synopsis: Supports Americans invited to come to Norway to conduct research in areas of mutual importance to Norway and the U.S. URL: http://www.noram.no/index.php?lang=1

Prevent Blindness America. Investigator Award. Deadline: 3/1/07. Synopsis: Supports research investigating public health issues related to the burden of illness of eye-related health and safety topics. URL: http://www.preventblindness.org/research/

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Chandra X-ray Observatory Cycle 9. Deadline: 3/15/07. Synopsis: Solicits research proposals for conduct of space science observations and subsequent analysis of the resultant scientific data. URL: http://cxc.harvard.edu/proposer/CfP/

Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy . Research Grants Program. Deadline: 4/1/07. Synopsis: Provides support for basic and clinical research in progressive supranuclear palsy. URL: http://www.psp.org/

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. Grants-in-Aid Program. Deadline: 5/1/07. Synopsis: Small grants fund research on social issues. URL: http://www.spssi.org/awards.html

Stanley Medical Research Institute. Research Grants for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder. Deadline: 3/1/07. Synopsis: primary areas of interest include: animal and human research directly relevant to the development of better treatment; neuropathology; and neurovirology/neuroimmunology. URL: http://www.stanleyresearch.org/

United Soybean Board. Grants. Deadline: 3/15/07. Synopsis: Researchers are invited to apply for incentive grants of $10,000 each for grant proposals on soy and human health for eventual submission to the NIH. URL: http://www.talksoy.com/shrp/

Wildlife Conservation Society. Research Fellowship Program. Deadline: 3/1/07. Synopsis: Applications will be accepted for field research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (including Mexico). URL: http://www.wcs.org/international/rfp?preview=&psid=&ph=class%3DAWC-14877272

U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation. Cooperative Grants Program. Deadline: 2/1/07. Synopsis: CGP provides up to two years of support to joint research teams of U.S. and Eurasian scientists and engineers. Proposals may be submitted for consideration in any area of civilian research and development in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Starting in 2007, the CGP competition will only be accepting proposals from researchers in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. URL: http://www.crdf.org/funding/

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. Post-Ph.D. Grants. Deadline: 5/1/07. Synopsis: The foundation particularly invites projects employing comparative perspectives or integrating two or more subfields of anthropology. URL: http://www.wennergren.org/