Funding Opportunities

Science/Engineering

PAGE: 64 FR 4643 29-Jan-99
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy; Golden Field Office
ITEM: Notice announcing an intent to solicit applications for the Million Solar Roofs Program for State and Community Partnerships.
ACTION: Issuance of the solicitation is planned on January 22, 1999, with responses due by February 19, 1999. To obtain a copy of the solicitation, go to http://www.eren.doe.gov/golden/solicit.htm.
CONTACT: Ruth Adams, 303/275-4722. E-mail: ruth_adams@nrel.gov; or Robert Martin, 303/275-4763. E-mail: robert_martin@nrel.gov.

TITLE: Broad Agency Announcement for Innovative Technologies Addressing Various Environmental Problems
SOL: N47408-98-R-3940
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Defense; Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center
ITEM: Notice seeking proposals under a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for innovative technology to be used by various governmental programs to actively seek out innovative environmental technologies. Prospective contractors must register with DODs Central Contactor Registration (CRR) in order to participate in DOD programs.
ACTION: Proposals are due by June 30, 1999. Electronic information is available at http://www.nfesc.navy.mil/enviro/esc414/baa/index.html. Register with CCR by calling 888/352-9333, sending a fax message to 616/691-5305, or sending an e-mail message to dlsc-cso@dlsc.dla.mil.
CONTACT: Paulette Peterson, 805/982-5081. E-mail: gbaa@nfesc.navy.mil.
ADDRESS:

               Commanding Officer, NAVFACCO
               Building 41, Code  27 
               NAVFACENGCOMDET-SLC 
               4111 San Pedro Street 
               Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4410

PAGE: 64 FR 4771 29-Jan-99
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT); Federal Transit Administration
ITEM: Notice announcing the establishment of a new urban magnetic levitation transit technology development program (Urban Maglev Program).
ACTION: Proposals must be received by March 15, 1999. A public meeting will be held to discuss and comment on the Urban Maglev Program. The meeting will take place on February 3, 1999, at the Department of Transportation. View comments received by DOT at http://dms.dot.gov.
CONTACT: Tony Yen, 202/366-4047, or Timothy J. Johnson, 202/366-0212.

TITLE: Flexible Display Program
SOL: BAA 99-17
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Defense; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
ITEM: Notice soliciting research proposals in the area of innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices or systems.
ACTION: Proposals are due by March 26, 1999. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Insitutions (MIs) are encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals. Electronic information is available at http://www.darpa.mil.
CONTACT: Bruce Gnade, fax: 703/696-2206. E-mail: bgnade@darpa.mil.
ADDRESS:

               Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA),
               Contract Management Directorate (CMD), 3701 N.
               Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA 22203-1714  

TITLE: Sources Sought for Information Regarding Research and Development Activities for Through the Wall Imaging Systems
SOL: N/A
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Defense; Army Intelligence Center
ITEM: Notice seeking information from companies, educational institutions, or other federal agencies that currently (or plan to) provide research and development (R&D) services in support of the Technical Support Working Group.
ACTION: Interested organizations/companies/institutions are encouraged to respond to this notice by providing a short written summary of their equipment capabilities, and the expected ability to meet any or all of the requirements listed. Send a copy of the summary by mail, fax, or e-mail by February 28, 1999, to Stacy Wright, 520/538-7692 (fax). E-mail: wrights@huachuca-emh1.army.mil.
CONTACT: Sandy Broten, 520/533-8944. Fax: 520/538-0415.
ADDRESS:

               Dept. of the Army, Directorate of Contracting,
               Attn: ATZS-DKO-I, P.O. Box 12748, Fort Huachuca,
               AZ 85670-2748

Health/Mental Health

TITLE: Combination Therapies for Osteoporosis
SOL: NIH-NAIMS-BAA-99-01
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; National Institutes of Health
ITEM: Notice announcing the availability of a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to solicit proposals for research which will increase clinical application of knowledge gained from basic research on bone diseases.
ACTION: The solicitation will be available electronically on February 12, 1999, and may be accessed at http://www.nih.gov/niams/grants/rfp/rfplist.htm. Proposals will be due by April 13, 1999.
CONTACT: Eileen D. Webster-Cissel, 301/594-2543.
ADDRESS:

               National Institutes of Health, National Institute
               of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
               Diseases, Natcher Building, Room 5AS-13A, 45
               Center Drive, MSC 6500, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-6500

Education/Community Development

PAGE: 64 FR 4253 27-Jan-99
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education; Office of Postsecondary Education
ITEM: Notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 99 for grants or to enter into cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education opportunities by focusing on problem areas or improvement approaches in postsecondary education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Special Focus Competiton: Higher Education Collaboration Between the United States and the European Community.
ACTION: The deadline for transmittal of applications is March 11, 1999. Electronic information is available at http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm, or http://www.ed.gov/news.html.
CONTACT: FIPSE, 202/358-3041. Fax: 732/544-2872. E-mail: FIPSE@ED.GOV. Applications are also listed at http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/FIPSE.

PAGE: 64 FR 4177 27-Jan-99
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education; Office of Postsecondary Education
ITEM: Notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 99 under the Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access Program, which provides grants to develop innovative techniques or programs using new electronic technologies, to collect and distribute information on world regions and countries other than the United States.
ACTION: The deadline for transmittal of applications is March 17, 1999. Electronic information is available at http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm, or http://www.ed.gov/news.html.
CONTACT: Susanna Easton, 202/401-9780. E-mail: Susanna_Easton@ed.gov.

PAGE: 64 FR 4257 27-Jan-99
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Administration for Children and Families
ITEM: Notice announcing the availability of funds and request for competitive applications under the Office of Community Services' Assest for Independence Demonstration Program.
ACTION: Applications must be postmarked on April 27, 1999. This announcement is accessible at http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ocs.
CONTACT: Richard Saul, 202/401-9341, or Sheldon Shalit, 202/401-4807

PAGE: 64 FR 4400 28-Jan-99
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education
ITEM: Notice extending the application deadline date for Impact Aid FY 99 section 8002 grants and FY 2000 section 8003 grants.
ACTION: This notice extending the application deadline date to March 1, 1999, for Impact Aid FY 99 section 8002 grants and FY 2000 section 8003 grants is effective January 28, 1999. The deadline date for the transmittal of comments on those applications by state educational agencies is March 16, 1999. Electronic information is available at http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm, or http://www.ed.gov/news.html.
CONTACT: Impact Aid Program, 202/260-3858.