Funding Opportunities

Science/Engineering

TITLE: Radiometric Calibration and Therometrics Analysis
SOL: PRDA99-DE07
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Defense; Department of the Air Force; Air Force Materiel Command
ITEM: Notice seeking proposals for research and engineering development support to solve scientific and engineering problems on the Radiometric Calibration of sensor sources at the Air Force Advanced Electro-Optics System, to derive Temperature Measurements (Thermometrics) as applied to the Space Object Identification.
ACTION: Proposals are due by November 1, 1999, and should be prepared according to directions appearing at http://aftec.afrl.af.mil/policy-guides.htm in the AFRL BAA/PRDA Guide. The PRDA will also be posted at http://www.eps.gov on the Electronic Posting System.
CONTACT: Barbara Steinbock, 505/846-2246. Fax: 505/846-1546. E-mail: steinbob@plk.af.mil.
ADDRESS: Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL-Phillips Research Site, 2251 Maxwell Avenue, Kirtland AFB, NM 87177

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Office of Environmental Education
ITEM: Notice requesting proposals under the National Environmental Education Training Program, which is designed to build on existing efforts that deliver environmental education training and related support services to education professionals across the U.S.
ACTION: Applications are due by December 15, 1999. See also, http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/educate.html for electronic information, including the application package.
CONTACT: Kathleen MacKinnon, 202/260-4965. E-mail: mackinnon.kathleen@epa.gov.

TITLE: Composites Manufacturing Technology (MANTECH) Program
SOL: 99-029
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Defense; Department of the Navy; Office of Naval Research
ITEM: Notice requesting proposals for the award of a cooperative agreement for the management of Composites Manufacturing Technology for the Navy MANTECH Program.
ACTION: Proposals are due by December 14, 1999. See also, http://www.onr.navy.mil/02/baa/ for a copy of the full BAA. In addition, go to http://www.onr.navy.mil/02/baa/baa99029iday.htm for a list of completed and current project areas.
CONTACT: Helen Paul, via fax, at 703/696-0066. E-mail: paulh@onr.navy.mil.
ADDRESS: Office of Naval Research, 800 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22217-5660

Health

TITLE: New Strategies for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes
DOC#: DK-00-001
INSTITUTE: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
ITEM: Notice seeking investigator-initiated research grant applications for clinical studies of new approaches to therapy for type 1 diabetes.
ACTION: Letters of intent are due by March 14, 2000, and applications are due by April 14, 2000. Application forms are available from the Division of Extramural Research and Information Resources, 301/435-0714. E-mail: grantsinfo@nih.gov. See also, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm for electronic access to application forms.
CONTACT: See this notice for programmatic contacts.

TITLE: Research on the Origins and Pathways to Drug Abuse
DOC#: PAR-99-168
INSTITUTE: National Institute on Drug Abuse
ITEM: Notice seeking applications for research to explore the origins and pathways to drug abuse and addiction, especially through multi-disciplinary, integrative, and developmental approaches.
ACTION: Applications are due by February 1, June 1, and October 1, of each year. Application forms are available from the Division of Extramural Research and Information Resources, 301/435-0714. E-mail: grantsinfo@nih.gov. See also, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm for electronic access to application forms.
CONTACT: Meyer Glantz, 301/443-6543. E-mail: mg115g@nih.gov.

TITLE: NEI Small Research Grants for Data Analysis (R03)
DOC#: PAR-99-170
INSTITUTE: National Eye Institute
ITEM: Notice seeking applications for Small Research Grants for Data Analysis (R03), to provide limited support, up to $100,000 in direct costs for two years, for meritorious research projects that involve secondary data analysis using existing database resources.
ACTION: Applications are due by February 1, June 1, and October 1, of each year. Application forms are available from the Division of Extramural Research and Information Resources, 301/435-0714. E-mail: grantsinfo@nih.gov. See also, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm for electronic access to application forms.
CONTACT: Mary Frances Cotch, 301/496-5983. Fax: 301/402-0528. E-mail: mfcotch@nei.nih.gov.

TITLE: Drug Abuse Prevention Intervention Research
DOC#: PA-00-002
INSTITUTE: National Institute on Drug Abuse
ITEM: Notice requesting applications under a program whose purposes are to examine the efficacy and effectiveness of new and innovative theory-based prevention approaches, to determine the components of research-based intervention strategies and programs that account for the effectiveness of these approaches; to clarify factors related to the effective and efficient provision of prevention services; and to develop and test methodologies appropriate for studying these complex aspect of prevention science.
ACTION: Applications are due by February 1, June 1, and October 1, of each year. Application forms are available from the Division of Extramural Research and Information Resources, 301/435-0714. E-mail: grantsinfo@nih.gov. See also, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm for electronic access to application forms.
CONTACT: Elizabeth Robertson, 301/443-1514. Fax: 301/443-2636.