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Regional Integrated Pest Management Competitive Grants Program Western Region. CSREES. Deadline: 12/11/06. Synopsis: Supports projects that develop individual pest control tactics, integrate individual tactics into an IPM system, and develop and implement extension education programs. URL: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/rfas/ipm_western.html

National Initiative Competitive Grants Program. Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES). Deadline: Varies by program area. Synopsis: The RFA includes 34 different program areas, and supports (1) high priority fundamental and mission-linked research of importance in the biological, environmental, physical, and social sciences relevant to agriculture, food, and the environment and (2) research, extension, and education grants addressing key issues of national and regional importance to agriculture, forestry, and related topics. URL: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/fundview.cfm?fonum=1606

Commerce Department

Ballast Water Technology Demonstration Program, Treatment Technology. NOAA. Deadline: 1/10/07. Synopsis: Supports projects to develop, test, and demonstrate technologies that treat ships' ballast water in order to reduce the threat of introduction of aquatic invasive species to U.S. waters through the discharge of ballast water. URL: http://www.seagrant.noaa.gov/research/nonindigenous/ballast/

Defense Department

Young Faculty Award. DARPA. Deadline: 12/5/06. Synopsis: DARPA) is soliciting for research and development in the areas of interest to the Microsystems Technology Office. The solicitation is limited to non-tenured Assistant Professors with tenure-track positions at U.S. institutions of higher learning and a Ph.D. degree obtained in the year 1996 or later. URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=10908&mode=VIEW

Young Investigator Program. ONR. Deadline: 1/12/07. Synopsis: Supports academic scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees within the last five years (on or after 01 November 2001 for this FY07 competition) and who show exceptional promise for doing creative research. URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=11246

Micro-Sensors for Imaging (MISI). DARPA. Deadline: 1/5/07. Synopsis: The objective is to develop technologies for extremely light weight micro-cameras sensitive in the visible to short wave and in longer wave infrared; and to demonstrate such camera systems in micro-vehicles and head mounted applications. URL: http://www.darpa.mil/baa/#eto

Quantum Sensors Program. DARPA. Deadline: 11/22/06 for first selections, 9/9/07 final deadline. Synopsis: The objective is to develop practical sensors operating outside of a controlled laboratory environment that exploit non-classical photon states to surpass classical sensor resolution. URL: http://www.darpa.mil/sto/solicitations/BAA06-47/index.html

Affordable Sensor Technology Development. Air Force Research Lab. Deadline: 9/6/08. Synopsis: Supports development of advanced, revolutionary and innovative radio frequency, microwave and millimeter wave sensor technologies addressing space based, airborne, Unmanned Air Vehicle and ground based applications. URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=11245

Proactive Intelligence (PAINT). Air Force Research Lab. Deadline 12/4/06 for FY07. Synopsis: AFRL, in conjunction with the Disruptive Technology Office, is soliciting white papers for innovative, creative, and high-risk research to advance the state-of-the-art in technologies and methods for proactive intelligence. URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=11263

Sensors as Robots. Air Force Research Lab. Deadline 11/29/06 for FY07. Synopsis: Solicits white papers for technology development in the following areas: net-centric sensing for Net-Centric Warfare/layered sensing/distributed sensing, proportional engagement and predictive resource allocation. URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=11264

Education Department

Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad. Deadline: 11/15/06. Synopsis: Supports research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. Of particular interest are projects that focus on one or more of the areas where the following languages are spoken: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, as well as the Indic, Iranian, and Turkic language families. URL: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/index.html

Business and International Education Program. Deadline: 11/21/06. Synopsis: Priority I: Applications from institutions of higher education that include the Middle East, East Asia, South Asia, Russia, and Africa. Priority II: Applications that focus on best practices of international business training programs, teaching, and curriculum development to increase American competitiveness. URL: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/announce/index.html

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research Research Fellowships Program. Deadline: 11/27/06. Synopsis: Fellows must conduct original research in an area authorized by section 204 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. URL: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/announce/index.html

Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training Projects. Deadline: 11/20/06. Synopsis: ARRT projects train rehabilitation researchers, including individuals with disabilities. URL: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/announce/index.html

Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language. Deadline: 11/17/06. Synopsis: Provides grants to strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in nternational studies and foreign languages. URL: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/announce/index.html

Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need. Deadline: 11/20/06. Synopsis: Projects must provide fellowships in one or more of these areas: Biology; General Chemistry; Computer and Information Sciences; General Engineering; General Mathematics; Nursing; and Physics. A priority is Engineering programs that promote the development of alternative energy sources. URL: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/announce/index.html

Energy Department

High Energy Physics Outstanding Junior Investigator Program. Deadline: 12/5/06. Synopsis: Supports the development of individual research programs by outstanding scientists early in their careers. URL: http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/FAPN06-25.html

Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy. USDA, DOE. Deadline: 1/30/07. Synopsis: Supports genomics-based research that will lead to the improved use of biomass and plant feedstocks for the production of fuels such as ethanol or renewable chemical feedstocks. URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=11165

Genomics Bioenergy Research Centers. Deadline: 2/1/07. Synopsis: DOE is soliciting applications for the establishment of up to two centers that develop novel biological solutions for the production of such fuels as cellulosic ethanol or hydrogen or for other groundbreaking bioenergy research with the potential to revolutionize biology-based energy production. URL: http://doegenomestolife.org/centers/index.shtml

Environmental Protection Agency

Activities that Advance Methane Recovery and Use as a Clean Energy Source. Deadline: 12/4/06. Synopsis: Solicits proposals that advance near-term, cost-effective methane recovery and use as a clean energy source. http://www.epa.gov/oar/grants/06-08.pdf

Uncertainty Analyses of Models in Integrated Environmental Assessments. Deadline: 12/13/06. Synopsis: EPA is seeking applications proposing interdisciplinary research in the formal treatment of uncertainty when models are used to conduct integrated environmental assessments. URL: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2006/2006_star_uncertainty.html

Issues in Tribal Environmental Research and Health Promotion. Novel Approaches for Assessing and Managing Cumulative Risks and Impacts of Global Climate Change. Deadline: 1/23/07. Synopsis: EPA is interested in supporting community-based participatory research to generate data that identify subsistence resources, sensitive subpopulations within tribal communities, complex chemical exposures, and links between environmental stressors and health outcomes. URL: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/

Uncertainty Analyses of Models in Integrated Environmental Assessments. Deadline: 12/13/06. Synopsis: Supports interdisciplinary research in the formal treatment of uncertainty when models are used to conduct integrated environmental assessments. URL: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2006/2006_star_uncertainty.html

OSWER Innovations Pilot Projects. Deadline: 11/20/06. Sunopsis: The Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response seeks innovative and collaborative approaches to environmental problem-solving. EPA is interested in short-term projects that produce results and are ready for "real world" practical application in a short period of time. URL: http://www.epa.gov/oswer/docs/grants/06-08.pdf

Technologies to Detect Live Viruses and Other Enteric Pathogens in Large Volumes of Water. Deadline: 12/5/06. Synopsis: Funds development of a new or improved method for detecting viruses (or other enteric pathogens) by genus from source and drinking water that is less expensive than the current methods. URL: http://www.epa.gov/nerl/opportunities/RFA-EPA-ORD-06-26210.pdf

Health and Human Services Department

Senior Scientist Research and Mentorship Award (K05). NIDA, NIAAA. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Provides protected time for outstanding senior scientists who have demonstrated a sustained high level of productivity conducting biomedical research relevant to the scientific mission of the appropriate institute to focus on their research and to provide mentoring of new investigators. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-555.html

NIDA Research Education Grants in Drug Abuse and Addiction. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: NIDA invites grant applications to support innovative educational programs that focus on preparing researchers in clinical research careers relevant to drug abuse and addiction. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-550.html

NIOSH Small Research Grant Program. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: The program goal is to support research that is relevant, of high quality, and demonstrates impact in reducing occupational disease and injury. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-551.html

NIOSH Exploratory and/or Developmental Grant Program. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: NIOSH invites applications for research related to occupational safety and health. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-552.html

NIDDK Education Program Grants. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: NIDDK is especially interested in attracting students and postdoctoral fellows from scientific disciplines underrepresented in disease-oriented biomedical research such as engineering, informatics, computer science, and computational sciences. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-554.html

Integrated Preclinical/Clinical Program for HIV Topical Microbicides. NIAID. Deadline: 3/26/07. Synopsis: Supports integrated and iterative multi-project, multi-disciplinary preclinical and exploratory clinical studies. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-07-001.html

Special Topic Course: Exploring Auditory and Vestibular Biology. NIDCD. Deadline: 11/22/06. Synopsis: Funds a new educational course dedicated to the auditory and vestibular biological sciences. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DC-07-006.html

Manufactured Nanomaterials: Physico-chemical Principles of Biocompatibility and Toxicity. NIH. Deadline: 1/12/07. Synopsis: Funds research on the physico-chemical interaction of manufactured nanoscale materials with mammalian systems. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-06-008.html

Environmental Sensors for Personal Exposure Assessment. NIEHS. Deadline: 12/22/06. Synopsis: Supports research focused on the development of field-deployable or wearable sensors for monitoring individual exposures to a broad range of airborne chemical and biological agents. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-06-011.html

Biological Response Indicators of Environmental Stress Centers. NIEHS. Deadline: 12/22/06. Synopsis: This program will focus on a product-driven approach for the development, confirmation, and application of innovative biomarkers and biosensors, especially those with potential for scale-up for use in large population studies. URL: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-06-012.html

Biological Response Indicators of Environmental Stress. NIEHS. Deadline: 12/22/06. Synopsis: By measuring the cellular, molecular and physiologic responses to environmental stressors in key physiologic and pathophysiologic pathways, the relationships between genetic and non-genetic factors that contribute to disease will be better defined. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-06-013.html

Near-Term Technology Development for Genome Sequencing. NHGRI. Deadline: 11/24/06. Synopsis: NHGRI solicits grant applications to develop novel technologies that will substantially reduce the cost of genomic DNA sequencing. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-06-015.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-06-016.html (R21), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-06-017.html (R21/R33),

Revolutionary Genome Sequencing Technologies_$1000 Genome. NHGRI. Deadline: 11/24/06. Synopsis: NHGRI) solicits grant applications to develop novel technologies that will enable extremely low-cost DNA sequencing. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-06 -020.html (R01), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-06-021.html (R21), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-06-022.html (R21/R33),

Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics. AHRQ. Deadline: 1/14/06. Synopsis: The CERTs program is a national initiative to increase awareness of the benefits and risks of new, existing, or combined uses of therapeutics (defined as drugs, biologics and medical devices) through education and research.URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-07-004.html

Coordinating Center for the AHRQ Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics. AHRQ. Deadline: 1/14/06. Synopsis: The CERTs program is a national initiative to increase awareness of the benefits and risks of new, existing, or combined uses of therapeutics (defined as drugs, biologics and medical devices) through education and research.URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-07-008.html

Secondary Analysis of Existing Alcohol Epidemiology Data. NIAAA. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Solicits applications for projects that propose to conduct secondary analysis of existing data sets.URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-558.html (R03), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-557.html (R21)

Paul B. Beeson Career Development Awards in Aging. NIA, ODS. Deadline: 12/20/06. Synopsis: Provides three to five years of mentored career development support to clinically-trained faculty members to enable them to gain skills and experience in aging research. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-07-001.html

NRSA for Interdisciplinary Individual Postdoctoral Fellows for Training in Neurodegeneration Research. NIH. Deadline: 12/8/06. Synopsis: Solicits grant applications from promising applicants with the potential to become productive, independent investigators in research on neurodegenerative disease. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-07-004.html

Membrane Associated Signaling Defects in Immune Cells with Aging. NIA. Deadline: 12/14/06. Synopsis: Supports investigations that will define the molecular basis for the impairment of the formation and function of immune synapses in immune cells from aged individuals. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-07-006.html

Improved Measures of Diet and Physical Activity for the Genes and Environment Initiative. NCI, NHLBI. Deadline: 1/11/07. Synopsis: The goal is to develop technologies or biomarkers to measure diet and physical activity that are reliable and valid, have low respondent burden, and are economically feasible for use in studies. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-07-032.html

Field-Deployable Tools for Quantifying Exposures to Psychosocial Stress and to Addictive Substances for Studies of Health and Disease. NIDA. Deadline: 12/22/06. Synopsis: Supports development, improvement and/or adaptation of measurement technologies for field-deployable tools that can detect and quantify personal exposure to psychosocial stress and/or addictive substances with maximum precision and reliability. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-07-005.html

NIDDK Mentored Clinical Scientist Award to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research. Deadline: 12/20/06. Synopsis: Three year career development award made to clinician scientists from diverse backgrounds. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-06-015.html

Point-of-Care Technologies Research Network. NIBIB. Deadline: 1/17/07. Synopsis: This announcement is for the support of a network of individual centers, that will work to build expertise in the development of integrated systems that address unmet clinical needs. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EB-06-002.html

Therapeutics Delivery for Neurodegenerative Diseases. NIH. Deadline: 12/8/06. Synopsis: Supports Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grants to develop biomarkers of neurodegenerative disease. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EY-07-001.html

Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) III. AHRQ. Deadline: 12/18/06. Synopsis: This solicitation continues the work of CAHPS, which AHRQ began in 1995. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-07-001.html

Biomarkers for Neurodegeneration. NIH. Deadline: 12/8/06. Synopsis: Supports Exploratory/Developmental grants to develop biomarkers of neurodegenerative disease. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS -07-004.html

Technology Development for Biomedical Applications. NCRR. Deadline: 1/26/07. Synopsis: Invites applications for (1) the development of new and improved instruments or devices, (2) the development of new methodologies using existing instruments, or (3) the development of software related to instrumentation. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-06-004.html

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (F31). NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Participating NIH Institutes provide individual predoctoral research training fellowship awards to promising doctoral candidates. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-002.html

Structural Interventions, Alcohol Use, and Risk of HIV/AIDS. NIAAA. Deadline: Synopsis: Solicits applications to investigate the effectiveness of structural interventions that reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS transmission by changing the environment of alcohol use. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-006.html (R03), http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-005.html (R21)

Alcohol Education Project Grants. NIAAA. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Funds health education activities in: 1) K-12 science education and undergraduate/graduate education; 2) health professions education; and 3) public health education. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-001.html

The Bernard Osher Foundation/NCCAM CAM Practitioner Research Career Development Award. Deadline: Various. Synopsis: Provides research training support for CAM Practitioners with clinical doctorates, who have had limited opportunities for research training, but a strong desire to pursue a career in CAM research. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-003.html

Community-Based Participatory Research at NIMH. Deadline: Ongoing. 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-07-004.html

Developing Integrated Economic Models of Health and Retirement. NIA. Deadline: 12/14/06. Synopsis: Invites applications to develop a comprehensive model of retirement that integrates health and disability, wealth, and family structure. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-07-007.html

Mechanisms of Drug Abuse Interactions with HIV Neuropathogenesis. NIDA. Deadline: 3/21/07. Synopsis: Solicits research to examine the mechanisms of interaction between licit or illicit substance abuse, or medications to treat substance abuse, and events related to the etiology and pathogenesis of HIV-associated neurologic complications. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA -07-003.html

Cooperative Multicenter Diabetes Research Network for Hypoglycemia Prevention. NIH. Deadline: 11/22/06. Synopsis: Iinvites applications from investigators willing to participate in a cooperative research network designed to reduce the incidence of hypoglycemia in children and young adults. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-06-020.html

2007 NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program. Deadline: 1/16/07. Synopsis: Supports individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering approaches to major contemporary challenges in biomedical and behavioral research. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-07-005.html

Biobehavioral Methods to Improve Outcomes Research. NIH. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Solicits applications to foster biobehavioral research and develop innovative research designs, methods of measurement, and data analysis techniques. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-008.html

Symptom Clusters in Cancer and Immune Disorders. NINR, NCI. Deadline: Ongoing. Synopsis: Solicits applications that propose to identify and assess biobehavioral characteristics of symptom clusters; or design and test interventions that lead to clear outcomes. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-009.html

Development of Immunotherapeutic Products for the Treatment of Methamphetamine Addiction. NIDA. Deadline: 1/11/07. Synopsis: Supports research in the design, synthesis, and pre-clinical evaluation of vaccines developed from methamphetamine-protein conjugates. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-07-004.html

Design, Synthesis, and Preclinical Testing of Potential Treatment Agents for Drug Addiction. NIDA. Deadline: 1/26/07. Synopsis: Solicits research applications that propose design, synthesis, and preclinical testing of potential treatment agents for drug addiction and/or relapse prevention. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-07-006.html

Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research via Methodological and Technological Innovation in the Behavioral and Social Sciences. NIH. Deadline: 2/23/07. Synopsis: Solicits applications to develop new/innovative measures, methods, and technologies that support the interdisciplinary integration of human social and/or behavioral science with other disciplines across varying levels of analysis.URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-07-004.html

International Research Scientist Development Award. NIH. Deadline: 1/16/07. Synopsis: Supports U.S. postdoctoral biomedical, epidemiological, clinical, social and behavioral scientists in the formative stages of their careers to conduct research in developing countries. URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-014.html

Institute of Museum and Library Services

21st Century Librarian Program. Deadline: 12/15/06. Synopsis: Supports projects to develop faculty and library leaders, to recruit and educate the next generation of librarians, to conduct research, to attract high school and college students to consider careers in libraries, to build institutional capacity in graduate schools, and to assist in the professional development. URL: http://www.imls.gov/applicants/grants/21centuryLibrarian.shtm

Justice Department

Geospatial Technology. Deadline: 11/13/06 for concept papers. Synopsis: Seeks proposals for research, development, testing, and evaluation initiatives that address the geospatial technology needs of criminal justice agencies and other agencies that collaborate with them. URL: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000766.pdf

Forensic Analysis of Fire and Arson Evidence. Deadline: 11/13/06 for concept papers. Synopsis: Aimed at improving the ability of forensic analysts and investigators to locate and identify probative evidence from fire scenes and to enhance the ability of crime labs to analyze fire evidence. URL: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000762.pdf

Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery Technology. Deadline: 11/16/06. Synopsis: NIJ is seeking applications to research, develop, and demonstrate emerging digital evidence recovery technology solutions for public safety agencies. URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=11231

Transnational Crime. Deadline: 1/23/07. Synopsis: NIJ seeks research proposals to develop and analyze information and empirical data having clear implications for criminal justice policy and practice. URL: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000770.pdf

Crime and Justice Research. Deadline: 1/23/07. Synopsis: NIJ solicits proposals to inform its search for the knowledge and tools to guide policy and practice. URL: http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl000765.pdf

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Applied Information Systems Research. ROSES. Deadline: 1/30/07. Synopsis: Seeks to exploit advances in information science and technology to enhance science productivity from NASA's space flight missions. URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/

International Polar Year Education and Public Outreach. ROSES. Deadline: 1/8/07. Synopsis: Primary objective is to share knowledge about polar science and its global connections during IPY and by communicating NASA's contributions to recent advances in Arctic and Antarctic research and climate science. URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/

Virtual Observatories for Heliosphysics Data. ROSES. Deadline: 1/30/07. Synopsis: URL: Solicits proposals to develop, demonstrate, and enhance prototypes of software applications generally known as virtual observatories. http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/

Astrobiology Science and Technology for Exploring Planets. Deadline: 11/30/06. Synopsis: Solicits proposals for investigations to explore the Earth's extreme environments in order to develop a sound technical and scientific basis to search for life on other planets. URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/

Suzaku Guest Observer - Cycle 2. Deadline: 12/1/06. Synopsis: The primary goal of the Suzaku mission is to investigate the nature and physics of astrophysical objects as revealed through detailed observations of their high-energy emission.. URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/

Astrobiology Science and Technology Instrument Development. Deadline: 12/19/06. Synopsis: Requests proposals to develop instrumentation capabilities that will help meet astrobiology science requirements on future space flight missions, as well as unique astrobiology science objectives on Earth. URL: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/

National Endowment for the Humanities

Implementation Grants for Special Projects. Deadline: 1/23/07. Synopsis: Support a variety of public humanities program formats, including public discussion forums, hands-on learning experiences, discussion series based on reading or film-viewing, multi-faceted conferences, or symposia. URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/implement-special.html

National Science Foundation

Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE). Deadline: 1/29/07. Synopsis: This solicitation calls for two types of proposals—synthesis and empirical. For either type of proposal, areas of interest include behavioral, cognitive, social, and technological aspects of learning and education; learning in formal and informal settings; diffusion, implementation, and the role of context in educational and learning innovations; and theoretical, methodological, and statistical issues of importance in advancing research and evaluation. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13667

Innovation and Organizational Change (IOC). Deadline: 2/2/07. Synopsis: Supports scientific research directed at advancing understanding of innovation and organizational phenomena. Levels of analysis may include individuals, groups and/or institutional arrangements. Research may involve industrial, educational, service, government, not-for-profits, voluntary organizations or interorganizational arrangements. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5378

Environmental Genomics (En-Gen). Deadline: 1/29/07. Synopsis :This program is intended to enhance the development of fundamental knowledge and strengthen the capacity to apply these methods in research on organisms in their natural environments. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13680

2010 Project. Deadline: 1/29/07. Synopsis: The Directorate for Biological Sciences announces its intention to continue support of research to determine the functions of all genes in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana by the year 2010. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5337

Strategic Technologies for Cyberinfrastructure (STCI). Deadline: 2/8/07. Synopsis: Supports development and/or demonstration of innovative cyberinfrastructure services for science and engineering research and education that fill gaps left by more targeted funding opportunities, and also supports cyberinfrastructure education, outreach and training proposals. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500066

Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL). Deadline: 1/9/07. Synopsis: This solicitation invites proposals to conduct design and development activities for a DUSEL for a specific site. An award will be made for design and development activities leading toward a detailed cost/schedule/scope/management baseline plan. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=500072

Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET). Deadline: 3/1/07, 9/15/07. Synopsis: The annual CBET submission windows for all unsolicited proposals are February 1 through March 1 and August 15 through September 15. Program areas are Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Healthcare; Chemical, Biochemical, and Biotechnology Systems; Environmental Engineering and Sustainability; Transport and Thermal Fluids Phenomena. URL: http://nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?org=CBET

Cyber Trust. Deadline: 1/8/07. Synopsis: CT will support projects on cybersecurity; trustworthiness at all levels of system design, implementation and use; social, economic, organizational and legal factors influencing the adoption of new cybersecurity approaches and technologies; and that build national education and workforce capacity. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13451

Research on Gender in Science and Engineering. Deadline: 1/8/07 for required preliminary proposals for research or extension services; 4/2/07 for proposals. Synopsis: Supports research, dissemination of research, and extension services in education that will lead to a larger and more diverse domestic science and engineering workforce. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5475

Scientific Computing Research Environments for the Mathematical Sciences (SCREMS). Deadline: 1/25/07. Synopsis: Identical proposals may not be submitted to both the SCREMS and MRI solicitations. If possible, equipment proposals from mathematics and/or statistics groups should be submitted as MRI proposals (see http://www.spo.berkeley.edu/Fund/limited.html#NSFmri). URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5616

Software Development for Cyberinfrastructure (SDCI). Deadline: 1/22/07. Synopsis: This program supports software development across three major sectors: system software and tools for High Performance Computing environments; software promoting NSF's strategic vision for digital data; and software in the form of middleware capabilities and services to support distributed resource sharing and virtual organizations. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5174

Computer Systems Research (CSR). Deadline: 1/1/707. Synopsis: The CSR program has two parts: core areas to support traditional research and education topics; and thematic areas. In FY 2007, the thematic areas are: Cross-Systems Integration, Virtualization for Configuration Management, and Cyber Physical Systems. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13385

Science of Design (SoD). Deadline: 2/5/07. Synopsis: Solicits proposals for projects that will bring creative, scientific advances to the design of software artifacts and systems. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12766

George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation Research (NEESR). Deadline: 1/30/07. Synopsis: Invites proposals for research on: earthquake and tsunami loss reduction of our nation's civil infrastructure, and new experimental simulation techniques and instrumentation for NEES. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=6192

Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS). Deadline: 1/22/07. Synopsis: Solicits proposals from the networking research and education community, encouraging investigators to make bold assumptions about the future of networking. The scope of the program covers all properties of information networks. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12765

Developmental and Learning Sciences (DLS). Deadline: 1/19/07. Synopsis: Supports studies that increase our understanding of cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to children's and adolescents' development and learning.URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=8671

Chemical Bonding Centers (CBC), Phase I. Deadline: 2/2/07 for required preliminary proposals. Synopsis: Supports the formation of centers that can address major, long-term basic chemical research problems. Appropriate research problems are high-risk but potentially high-impact because they will attract broad scientific and public interest. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=9186

NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering. Deadline: 12/13/06. Synopsis: Funds research in the fundamental physics of plasmas. URL: http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5602

U.S. Institute of Peace

Solicited Grant Initiative. Deadline: Open. Synopsis: USIP has significantly changed its grant programs. The new Solicited Grant Initiative is focused on six countries: Colombia, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Sudan. Priority will be given to initiatives focusing on Iranian relations with the West and with its neighbors in the region, and on Iran's role in regional and international affairs. URL: http://www.usip.org/grants/index.html

University of California

Salinity/Drainage Program, UC Center for Water Resources. Deadline: 12/15/06. Synopsis: Funds projects on salinity, drainage, selenium and other toxic element problems in the San Joaquin Valley. URL: http://lib.berkeley.edu/WRCA/WRC/sdp.html

Research Program. UC Center for Water Resources. Deadline: 12/15/06. Synopsis: Supports fundamental and applied research that promotes understanding, development, protection, and effective management of water resources. Also funds water conservation and improving irrigation efficiency. URL: http://lib.berkeley.edu/WRCA/WRC/pdfs/WRCSDJointCall2007.pdf

UC Cancer Research Coordinating Committee. Grants. Deadline: 12/15/06. Synopsis: CRCC awards grants to new faculty to initiate cancer research projects, to established investigators in areas of research other than cancer to initiate cancer research projects, and to established investigators to initiate studies in new areas. Assistant professors are especially encouraged to apply. URL: http://crcc.ucdavis.edu

California Breast Cancer Research Program. Dissertation, Postdoctoral Fellowship & IDEA (innovative, developmental, exploratory awards). Deadline: 1/10/07. Synopsis: Funding is available only to California-based applicants for projects carried out primarily within the state of California. URL: http://www.cbcrp.org/apply/

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 breast cancer researchers, non-breast cancer investigators, and community members. URL: http://www.cbcrp.org/apply/

Collaborative HIV Prevention Research in Minority Communities. UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies. Deadline: 1/8/07. Synopsis: Assists investigators already conducting HIV-prevention research with ethnic minority communities to improve their programs of research and obtain additional funding. URL: http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/CAPS/about/fellows/minorityindex.php

Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program. Deadline: 1/18/07. Synopsis: TRDRP funds research in all relevant scientific disciplines designed to improve tobacco control (i.e., public policies and programs for the prevention and cessation of tobacco use and nicotine addiction, and for reduction of exposure to secondhand smoke), and the diagnosis and treatment of tobacco-related disease (i.e., cancer, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, pulmonary disease, and reproductive and other adverse health effects). Many mechanisms available at all levels. URL: http://www.trdrp.org/Call.asp

Linguistic Minority Research Institute. UC LMRI. Deadline: 2/1/07. Synopsis: Individual Grants, Collaborative Grants, Dissertation Grants, and Teacher Grants are available for UC researchers for activities dealing with the challenges that language minority youth face, as well as the resources they represent for the state. URL: http://lmri.ucsb.edu/research/lmri-grants/call.php

UC Humanities Research Institute. Deadline: 12/1/06 to 1/15/07. Synopsis: Supports residential research groups comprised of faculty, postdocs, and grad students. Also available is the Kevin Starr Postdoctoral Fellowship in California Studies. URL: http://www.uchri.org/main.php

S.V. Ciriacy-Wantrup Postdoctoral Fellowships in Natural Resource Economics and Political Economy. UCB. Deadline: 12/11/06. Synopsis: Applications are open, but not limited, to scholars working in the areas of agricultural and natural resource economics, economics and economic development, business, energy studies, environmental engineering, environmental sciences, forestry, geography, law, natural resource management, public health, and public policy. URL: http://research.chance.berkeley.edu/ciriacy/

Fellowship in Ethnic Studies. UCLA Institute of American Cultures. Deadline: 1/12/07. Synopsis: Offers fellowships to postdoctoral/visiting scholars to support research on African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Chicanas/os.. URL: http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/iacweb/pstweber.htm

Mental Health Economics Training Program. UCB Public Health. Deadline: 1/15/07. Synopsis: offers stipend-supported fellowship positions, for the 2007-2008 fellowship year. At the time the fellowship commences, individuals must have received a PhD in Economics or a closely related doctoral degree. URL: http://www.petris.org/NIMH.htm

Postdoctoral and Midcareer Training in Health Services Research. UCB Public Health and UCSF. Deadline: 1/15/07. Synopsis: Offers stipend-supported fellowship positions, for the July 2007-2008 fellowship year. URL: http://www.petris.org/AHRQ2.htm

Visiting Research Fellowships. UCSD Center for Comparative Immigration Studies. Deadline: 1/16/07. Synopsis: Awards support advanced research and writing on any aspect of international migration and refugee flows, in any of the social sciences, history, law, and comparative literature. URL: http://www.ccis-ucsd.org/Programs/fellowships.htm

Visiting Fellowship/Researcher-in-Residence Program. UCSD Center for US-Mexican Studies. Deadline: 1/19/07. Synopsis: Each year the program brings together scholars from the social sciences, history, and related fields. URL: http://www.usmex.ucsd.edu/

Tobacco Control Policy Fellowships. UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education. Deadline: 1/31/07. Synopsis: One- and two-year fellowship positions are available in the Center. URL: http://tobacco.ucsf.edu/

Fellowships. UCLA Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies. William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. Deadline: 2/1/07. Synopsis: Several fellowships for research at the center are available. URL: http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/c1718cs/Postd.htm

Nonprofit Agencies

Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. Book Project Grants. Deadline: 12/1/06. Synopsis: Grants of up to $50,000 support the writing phase of a book manuscript on any policy-relevant topic of interest to both Japan and the U.S. that focuses on global economic relations, global security, sustainable development, civil society, or health care and aging. URL: http://www.cgp.org/index.php?option=article&articleid=338

IR-4 Biopesticide Research Program. Rutgers University. Deadline: 11/14/06. Synopsis: This program funds efficacy research. IR-4 is especially interested in proposals containing biopesticides as resistance management tools, rotated with conventional products. Project proposals will be accepted in Early, Advanced and Demonstration stage categories. http://ir4.rutgers.edu/biopesticides.html

United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF). Senior Research Fellowship. Deadline: 1/15/07. Synopsis: Promotes joint agricultural research or other scientific activities between established Fellows from the United States and their Israeli counterparts.. URL: http://www.bsf.org.il/

Cycle 16 Hubble Space Telescope Observations and funding for Archival Research and Theoretical Research. Deadline: 1/26/07. Synopsis: HST will be offering two new types of GO program in Cycle 16: Coordinated HST-Spitzer Programs and Survey Programs. In addition, the guidelines governing Snapshot proposals have been revised. URL: http://www.stsci.edu/hst/proposing/docs/cycle16announce

ALS Association. Scientific Research Grant Program. Deadline: 1/2/07. Synopsis: Supports research of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis relevance in areas of stem cell research, disease mechanism, therapeutic approaches, model systems and genetics. URL: http://www.alsa.org/research/default.cfm

Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation. Grants for Alcohol Research. Deadline: 2/1/07. Synopsis: Supports scientific studies on the use and prevention of misuse of alcoholic beverages.URL: http://www.abmrf.org/grants.htm

Alzheimer's Association. Research Grants Program. Deadline: 12/1/06. Synopsis: Funds the following categories of research grants: New Investigator, Investigator-Initiated, Hatfield Award for Clinical Research, Zenith Fellows Award, Everyday Technologies for Alzheimer Care. URL: http://www.alz.org/Research/RGP/overview.asp

National Blood Foundation. Scientific Research Grants Deadline: 12/15/06. Synopsis: Funds research projects related to transfusion medicine, to include aspects of immunology, hematology, tissue and transplantation medicine, cellular therapies, emerging infectious disease, immunohematology, donor health and recruitment and retention, and implementation of technological advances. URL: http://www.aabb.org/Content/Programs_and_Services/National_Blood_Foundation/

American Council of Learned Societies. Southeast European Studies Programs. Deadline: 1/17/07. Synopsis: The program supports Institutional Grants for Advanced-Mastery Language Training, Research on Heritage Speakers of Southeast European Languages, and Institutional Training Grants. URL: http://www.acls.org/seguide.htm

American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Research. Deadline: 1/15/07. Synopsis: Supports Career Development Award Program, Clinical Research Awards Program, Henry Becton Innovation Award, Innovation Awards, Junior Faculty Awards, Research Awards Program. URL: http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-research/research-home.jsp

American Federation for Aging Research. AFAR Grants and Awards. Deadline: 12/15/06. Synopsis: AFAR offers Research Grants, New Investigator Awards in Alzheimer's Disease, New Investigator Awards on Gender Differences in Aging, Mid-Career Award in Aging Research, Breakthroughs in Gerontology Awards, and Senior Postdoctoral Fellows. URL: http://www.afar.org/grants.html

American Heart Association. Western States Affiliate Grants. Deadline: 1/4/07. Synopsis: Supports basic disciplines as well as epidemiological, behavioral, community and clinical investigations that bear on cardiovascular and stroke problems. URL: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=2493

American Institute for Cancer Research. Deadline: 12/15/06. Synopsis: AICR offers Investigator-Initiated Research Grants, Matching Grants, and Postdoctoral Awards. URL: http://www.aicr.org/

American Psychiatric Foundation Call for Proposals. Deadline: 12/22/06. Synopsis: Supports public education, information and outreach initiatives that promote the early recognition and treatment of mental illness. URL: http://www.psychfoundation.org/call_for_proposals.cfm

American Psychological Foundation. Wayne F. Placek Small Research Grants Program. Deadline: 1/31/07. Synopsis: Supports small-scale scientific research on lesbian, gay, and bisexual issues. URL: http://www.apa.org/apf/placek.html

American Research Center in Egypt. Fellowship Program. Deadline: 1/5/07. Synopsis: Supports archaeological and scholarly work in Egypt. URL: http://www.arce.org/fellowships/funded_fellowships.html

Arthritis National Research Foundation. Grants. Deadline: 1/16/07. Synopsis: Funds research on the prevention, treatment and cure of arthritis and related rheumatic diseases. URL: http://www.curearthritis.org/

Asian Cultural Council. Grant Program. Deadline: 2/1/07. Synopsis: Supports cultural exchanges between Asia and the United States in the performing and visual arts. URL: http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/applications.html

Association for Institutional Research. AIR Grant Program. Deadline: 1/16/07. Synopsis: AIR is dedicated to the professional growth of all who participate in higher education decision making through management research, policy analysis and planning. URL: http://www.airweb.org/?page=40

Association of American Geographers. Research Grants. Deadline: 12/31/06. Synopsis: Awards small grants to support research and field work. URL: http://www.aag.org/Grantsawards/index.cfm

CEC ArtsLink. ArtsLink Projects. Deadline: 1/16/07. Synopsis: Supports U.S. artists, curators, presenters and arts organizations to work with their counterparts in 27 countries in Central Europe, Russia, and Eurasia. URL: http://www.cecartslink.org/

Center for Cultural Judaism. Posen Foundation Grants for the Study of Secular Judaism. Deadline: 12/4/06. Synopsis: Supports teaching of college courses in Jewish secularism and secular Jewish culture. URL: http://www.culturaljudaism.org/

Chamber Music America. Residency Partnership Program. Deadline: 12/8/06. Synopsis: Provides funds to enable ensembles to create and implement residency projects in rural, urban and suburban areas and to offer communities greater access to chamber music through concerts, festivals, and other programs that engage audiences beyond the concert hall. URL: http://www.chamber-music.org/programs/residency.html

Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange. American Region. Subsidies for Publication. Deadline: 2/15/07. Synopsis: Academic publishers may apply for subsidies for the publication of scholarly works. URL: http://www.cckf.org/e-americaSP.htm

Consulate General of Sweden. Bicentennial Swedish-American Exchange Fund. Deadline: 2/2/07. Synopsis: Offers travel grants to Americans and permanent residents. Applicants should have well-developed projects within the fields of public policy, economics, science, healthcare, education, media or culture. URL: http://www.swedenabroad.com/pages/general____18552.asp

Council for International Exchange of Scholars. Fulbright Scholar Program. Scholar Rescue Fund Fellowships Deadline: 1/1/07, 4/1/07, 9/1/07. Synopsis: Provides fellowships for scholars whose lives and work are threatened in their home countries. URL: http://www.iie.org/programs/srf/

Council of American Overseas Research Centers. CAORC Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program. Deadline: 1/12/07. Synopsis: Funds scholars in fields in the humanities, social sciences, or allied natural sciences and who wish to conduct research of regional or trans-regional significance. URL: http://www.caorc.org/fellowships/multi/

Dirksen Congressional Leadership Research Center. Congressional Research Awards Program. Deadline: 2/1/07. Synopsis: Grants fund research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. URL: http://www.dirksencenter.org/print_grants_CRAs.htm

Emergency Medicine Foundation. Deadline: 12/22/06. Synopsis: This deadline is for the Riggs Family/EMF Health Policy Research Grant, and Career Development Grant programs. URL: http://my.acep.org/

Emergency Medicine Foundation. Deadline: 1/5/07. Synopsis: This deadline is for the Capnography Career Development Grant, EMF/ENAF Directed Team Grant ED Overcrowding Research Award, and EMF/FERNE Directed Neurological Emergencies Grant programs. URL: http://my.acep.org/

FRAXA Research Foundation. Medical Research Grants and Postdoctoral Fellowships. Deadline: 2/1/07. Synopsis: Funds research aimed at finding a specific treatment for fragile X syndrome. URL: http://www.fraxa.org/

Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition. American Gastroenterological Association. Pilot Research Awards. Deadline: 1/14/07. Synopsis: The objective is to provide non-salary funds for new investigators, and to support pilot projects that represent new research directions for established investigators. URL: http://www.fdhn.org/

Geyer (Charlotte) Foundation. Grants. Deadline: 2/1/07. Synopsis: Provides interim funding to researchers whose proposals have been reviewed by the National Cancer Institute and were ranked within ten percentage points of the NCI payline, to give investigators the opportunity of advancing and improving projects to the point where they are able to successfully compete for an RO1 or other award. URL: http://www.charlottegeyer.org/

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Scholarly Fellowships. Deadline: 12/1/06. Synopsis: Fellowships fund research in major archives in New York City. URL: http://www.gilderlehrman.org/historians/fellowships.html

Greenwall Foundation. Interdisciplinary Program in Bioethics. Deadline: 2/1/07. Synopsis: Provides funding for physicians, lawyers, philosophers, economists, theologians and other professionals to address micro and macro issues in bioethics, providing guidance for those engaged in decision making at the bedside as well as those responsible for shaping institutional and public policy. URL: http://www.greenwall.org/

Herb Society of America. Research Grant Program. Deadline: 1/31/07. Synopsis: Offers grants for research on the horticultural, scientific, and/or social applications or use of herbs throughout history. URL: http://www.herbsociety.org/research.htm

Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy. Grants and Special Awards. Deadline:1/31/07. Synopsis: Funds work in major areas of the social sciences, including anthropology, area studies, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, and urban studies, as well as newer areas such as evaluation research. URL: http://www.horowitz-foundation.org/grant.htm

International Education Research Foundation. Sepmeyer Research Grant Program. Deadline: 2/1/07. Synopsis: Funds research on world educational systems that supports applied comparative education, specifically, the evaluation of foreign educational credentials. URL: http://www.ierf.org/grants.asp

Jackson (Henry M.) Foundation. Grants. Deadline: 12/1/06. Synopsis: The foundation primarily makes grants in international affairs and human rights. URL: http://www.hmjackson.org/

Japan Foundation. Center for Global Partnership. Deadline: 12/1/06. Synopsis: Goals are to promote collaboration between Japan and the U.S. and enhance dialogue and interchange between Japanese and U.S. citizens. CGP operates grant programs in three areas _ intellectual exchange, grassroots exchange, and education _ as well as self-initiated projects and fellowships. URL: http://www.cgp.org/

Klingenstein Fund. Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences. Deadline: 12/8/06. Synopsis: Supports young investigators engaged in research that may lead to a better understanding of epilepsy. URL: http://www.klingfund.org/

Kress (Samuel H.) Foundation Advanced. Curatorial Fellowships. Deadline: 1/15/07. Synopsis: Offers one- year internships for curatorial training in European art at an American museum. URL: http://www.kressfoundation.org/advafell.html

Leakey (L.S.B.) Foundation. General Research Grants. Deadline: 12/15/06. Synopsis: Funds research into human origins. Priority for funding is given to the exploratory phase of promising new projects. URL: http://www.leakeyfoundation.org/grants.html

Muscular Dystrophy Association. MDA Research Grants Programs. Deadline: 12/15/06. Synopsis: MDA supports research aimed at developing treatments for the muscular dystrophies and related diseases of the neuromuscular system. URL: http://www.mdausa.org/research/guidelines.html

National Association of Broadcasters. Grants for Research in Broadcasting. Deadline: 1/31/07. Synopsis: Funds research on economic, business, social, and policy issues important to station managers and other decision-makers in the U.S. commercial broadcast industry. URL: http://www.nab.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Research3

NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education. Learning & Leadership Grants and Innovation Grants. Deadline: 2/1/07. Synopsis: Grants provide opportunities for teachers, education support professionals, and higher education faculty and staff to engage in high-quality professional development and lead their colleagues in professional growth. URL: http://www.nea.org/grants/neafndtn.html

National Italian American Foundation. Grant Program. Deadline: 12/1/06. Synopsis: Funds: Culture and Heritage Grant Awards, and Italian Language Study Grants. URL: http://www.niaf.org/grants/index.asp

National Patient Safety Foundation. Research Grants Program . Deadline: 12/8/06. Synopsis: The objective is to promote studies leading to the prevention of human errors, system errors, patient injuries and the consequences of such adverse events in the health care setting. URL: http://www.npsf.org/html/research/

North American Native Fishes Association. Research Grant Program. Deadline: 1/20/07. Synopsis: Small awards support research to aid the conservation of North America's native fishes, particularly those that are threatened or endangered. URL: http://www.nanfa.org/research.shtml

Paralyzed Veterans of America. Spinal Cord Injury Education and Training Foundation. Deadline: 2/1/07. Synopsis: Grant categories are: Assistive Technology; Patient, Consumer, and Community Education; Professional Development and Education; and Research Utilization and Dissemination. URL: http://www.pva.org/site/PageServer?pagename=research_main

Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Grants and Fellowships. Deadline: 1/15/07. Synopsis: Supports scholarship in the field of British art and architectural history and projects to disseminate knowledge through publications, exhibitions and education. URL: http://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/support.html

Prostate Cancer Foundation. Competitive Research Awards. Deadline: 12/1/06. Synopsis: Supports innovative, early-stage prostate cancer research projects in select areas. URL: http://www.prostatecancerfoundation.org/

Rainforest Alliance. Kleinhans Fellowships. Deadline: 12/31/06. Synopsis: Supports research to better understand and improve the impacts of non-timber forest product harvest and marketing on rural livelihoods and tropical forest ecosystems. Restricted to Latin America. URL: http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/

Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation. Research Grants. Deadline: 2/1/07. Synopsis: Proposals that address the clinical practice, educational or administrative dimensions of rehabilitation nursing are requested. URL: http://www.rehabnurse.org/awards/index.html

Research Fund of the American Otological Society. Research Grants. Deadline: 1/31/07. Synopsis: Funds the study of otosclerosis, Meniere's disease, and related ear disorders. URL: http://www.americanotologicalsociety.org/funding.html

Sandler Program for Asthma Research. Deadline: 2/8/07. Synopsis: SPAR's mission is to develop important new pathways of investigation in basic research on asthma. SPAR is also interested in supporting new approaches to lung imaging. URL: http://www.sandlerresearch.org/

Savoy Foundation. Research Grants. Deadline: 1/15/07. Synopsis: Supports research that responds to the needs of people with epilepsy and which facilitates their integration in the workplace. URL: http://www.savoy-foundation.ca/eng/prog-rech/contenu.htm

Social Science Research Council. Summer Language Institutes for the Languages of the New States of Eurasia. Deadline: 12/4/06. Synopsis: Accepting applications for language programs to be held in summer 2008. URL: http://www.ssrc.org/programs/eurasia/Institutional_Awards /SULI_Grants.page

Society of Nuclear Medicine. Pilot Research Grants. Deadline: 2/1/07. Synopsis: Grants support basic or clinical scientists in the early stages of their career. URL: http://www.snmerf.org/

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program. Western Region Ag Professional and Producer Grants. Deadline: 12/6/06. Synopsis: The producer plays critical roles as both a participant and advisor to the ag professional in the conduct of these projects. URL: http://wsare.usu.edu/grants/

Tourette Syndrome Association. Research and Training Grants. Deadline: 12/14/06. Synopsis: The association mission is to identify the cause of, find the cure for and control the effects of this disorder. URL: http://tsa-usa.org/research/intent.html

U.S. Pharmaceuticals Group of Pfizer. OAB-LUTS Competitive Grants. Deadline: 12/4/06. Synopsis: Focus is on improving the understanding of overactive bladder and lower urinary tract symptoms. URL: http://www.promisingminds.com/GrantsIndex.aspx

United States-Japan Foundation. Deadline: 12/15/06, 1/15/07. Synopsis: Supports programs in three principal areas: communication and public opinion, precollege education, and public policy. URL: http://www.us-jf.org/pgms.htm

National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. Grants. Deadline: 12/1/06. Synopsis: Awards grants in two categories: course and program grants and Advanced E-Team grants. URL: http://www.nciia.org/grants.html

Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory. Deadline: 5/1/07 for X-ray/VUV; 12/1/06, 4/1/07, 7/1/07 for macromolecular crystallography. Synopsis: Deadlines are for new proposals for research at SSRL. URL: http://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/users/user_admin/guide.html