Funding Opportunities

Science/Engineering

Program: Biomedical Research and Countermeasures Program
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Next Deadline: Nov 30, 1999
Supports studies on physiological and behavioral responses responsible for space flight-related biomedical changes and countermeasures for extended human existence in microgravity. Areas of interest include: space physiology and countermeasures, environmental health, space radiation health, behavior and performance, and advanced technology development. Proposals are due any time before December 1, 1999.
See the 9/8/99 Commerce Business Daily, or NRA-99-HEDS-03 accessible at http://peer1.idi.usra.edu/. E-mail: dtomko@mail.hq.nasa.gov.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact: David Tomko, Biomedical Research and Countermeasures Goddard Space Flight Center Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H Greenbelt, MD 20771 202/358-2211

Program: Gravitational Biology and Ecology Program
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Next Deadline: Dec 01, 1999
Supports research on gravity's role in biological processes. Focus areas include cellular and molecular biology, comparative and plant biology, developmental biology, evolutionary biology and gravitational ecology. See http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/olmsa/, or http://peer1.idi.usra.edu/peer_review/nra/nra.html. E-mail: dliskowsky@mail.hq.nasa.gov.
CFDA Number: N/A
Contact:

David Liskowsky, Gravitational Biology Program
Goddard Space Flight Center Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
202/358-1963

Program: Division of Earth Sciences
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Dec 01, 1999
Supports most areas of the solid-earth sciences, with emphasis on the earth's structure, properties, processes, and evolution. Programs in the division are: Geology and Paleontology, Tectonics, Geophysics, Petrology and Geochemistry, Instrumentation and Facilities, Continental Hydrologic Processes, Hydrologic Sciences, Geologic Record of Global Change, and Fundamental Earthquake Studies. See http://www.geo.nsf.gov/ear/eardate.htm.
CFDA Number: 47.050
Contact:

Herman Zimmerman, Division Director
Division of Earth Sciences
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703/306-1550

Program: Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities Program
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Dec 01, 1999
Supports the purchase of departmental research instruments by junior faculty to establish academic careers; purchase or upgrade of multi-user instruments; and major instrument development and construction in the chemical sciences. NSF provides up to $80,000 and up to one-half of the project cost in excess of $80,000. December 1 deadline is for facilities pre-proposals (full proposals due by 6/1 of each year); January 10 deadline is for multi-user and instrumentation development and July 5 deadline is for research instrumentation. See http://www.nsf.gov/mps/chem/prgminfo/programs.htm.
CFDA Number: 47.049
Contact:

Joseph Reed, Program Director, Chemical Instrumentation
Division of Chemistry/MPS
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703/306-1849

Program: Computational Mathematics Program
Agency: National Science Foundation
Next Deadline: Dec 04, 1999
Supports research, especially by interdisciplinary teams of mathematical, computer, and general scientists, to develop critical computational techniques from algorithm development through implementation. Proposals for computation used as a tool within the math sciences are also encouraged. See http://www.nsf.gov/mps/dms/comput.htm.
CFDA Number: 47.049
Contact:

John Strikwerda, Program Director,
Computational Mathematics
Mathematical Sciences Div/MPS
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
703/306-1870

AGENCY: U.S. Department of the Interior; U.S. Geological Survey
ITEM: Notice requesting pre-proposal applications for projects under the FY 2000 State Partnership Program.
ACTION: Pre-proposals must be submitted by October 6, 1999, and full proposals will be due by November 30, 1999. See also, http://biology.usgs.gov/nbs/nbsp2_2.htm, and http://biology.usgs.gov/coop/list.html.
CONTACT: Gary Brewer, 304/724-4507. Fax: 304/724- 4505. E-mail: gary_brewer@usgs.gov.

Health

INSTITUTE: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
ITEM: Notice requesting applications to provide general support for already established research resources that serve the alcohol research community.
ACTION: Applications are due by February 1, June 1, and October 1, of each year. Application forms are available from the Division of Extramural Outreach and Information Resources, 301/435-0714. E-mail: grantsinfo@nih.gov.
CONTACT: Kenneth Warren, 301/443-4375. Fax: 301/443-6077. E-mail: Kwarren@willco.niaaa.nih.gov.

Program: Hazardous Materials Worker Health and Safety Training Program
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Next Deadline: Nov 19, 1999
Supports cooperative agreements to develop model programs that train and educate workers in hazardous materials and waste generation. Major objective is to prevent work related harm by assisting in the training of workers in how best to protect themselves and their communities from exposure to hazardous materials encountered during hazardous waste operations, hazardous materials transportation, environmental restoration of contaminated facilities or chemical emergency response. See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES- 99-009.html or details.
CFDA Number: 93.142
Contact:

Joseph Hughes, Director, Worker Education and Training Program
Natl. Inst. of Envir. Health Sciences
111 Alexander Drive, MD WC-04
Research Triangle Pa, NC 27709-2233
919/541-0217