Funding Opportunities

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education; Office of Educational Research and Improvement
ITEM: Notice requesting applications for new awards for FY 2000 under the National Awards Program for Model Professional Development, which recognizes a variety of schools and school districts with model professional development activities in the pre-kindergarten through 12th grade levels that have led to increases in student achievement.
ACTION: Applications are due by January 18, 2000. See also, http://www.ed.gov/inits/TeachersWeb/ for electronic access to an application package or http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm or http://www.ed.gov/news.html for electonic access to this document.
CONTACT: Sharon Horn, 202/219-2203. Fax: 202/219-2198. E-mail: sharon_horn@ed.gov.

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Eduction; Office of Educational Research and Improvement
ITEM: Notice announcing eligibility and selection criteria to govern competitions under the National Award Program for Model Professional Development for FY 2000.
ACTION: These criteria are effective as of November 17, 1999. See also, http://www.ed.gov/inits/TeachersWeb/ for electronic access to an application package or http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm or http://www.ed.gov/news.html for electonic access to this document.
CONTACT: Sharon Horn, 202/219-2203. Fax: 202/219-2198. E-mail: sharon_horn@ed.gov.

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
ITEM: Notice releasing revised guidelines and proposal deadlines for National Brownfields Assessment Pilots, which test clean-up and redevelopment planning models, direct special efforts toward removing regulatory barriers without sacrificing protectiveness, and facilitate coordinated environmental clean-up and redevelopment efforts at the federal, state and local levels.
ACTION: Proposals may be submitted during the the period beginning on October 19, 1999, and ending on February 16, 2000. See also, http://www.epa.gov/brownfields for additional information and access to the guidelines.
CONTACT: Inside the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area, call 703/412-9810. Outside the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Area, call 800/424-9346.

TITLE: Pathological Gambling: Basic, Clinical and Services Research
DOC#: PA-98-106
INSTITUTE: National Institute of Mental Health; National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; National Institute on Drug Abuse
ITEM: Notice referring to PA-98-106, Pathological Gambling: Basic, Clinical and Services Research, which appeared in the NIH Guide on September 16, 1998, and encouraging potential applicants to apply under the program and consider topics that the National Gambling Impact Study Commission recommended to NIH in its final report of June 1999.
ACTION: Under this special notice, RO1 applications will be due by November 16, 1999, and November 16, 2000. See also, http://www.ngisc.gov to view and/or download an electronic copy of the National Gambling Impact Study Commission final report, or http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-98-106.html for access to the program announcement. Application kits are available from the Division of Extramural Outreach and Information Resources, 301/435-0714. E-mail: grantsinfo@nih.gov. See also, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html.
CONTACT: Jim Breiling, 301/443-3527. Fax: 301/443-4611. E-mail: jbreilin@mail.nih.gov. Darryl Bertolucci, 301/443-4898. Fax: 301/443-8614. E-mail: db46e@nih.gov. Meyer Glantz, 301/443-6543. Fax: 301/443-2636. E-mail: mglantz@ngmsmtp.nida.nih.gov.

TITLE: Bioengineering Research Partnerships
DOC#: PAS-00-006
INSTITUTE: National Cancer Institute; National Center for Research Resources; National Eye Institute; National Human Genome Research Institute; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institute on Aging; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; National Institute of Dental Research; National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; National Institute of General Medical Sciences; National Institute of Mental Health; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; National Institute of Nursing Research; National Library of Medicine
ITEM: Notice requesting applications for RO1 awards for basic bioengineering research addressing important biological and medical research problems, through multi-disciplinary research teams applying an integrative, systems approach, to develop knowledge and/or methods to prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and to understand behavior.
ACTION: Letters of intent are due by December 1, 1999, and June 30, 2000. Applications are due by January 7, 2000, and August 10, 2000. Application kits are available from the Division of Extramural Outreach and Information Resources, 301/435-0714. E-mail: grantsinfo@nih.gov. See also, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html.
CONTACT: See this notice for programmatic contacts.

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); NASA Advisory Council, Technology Subcommittee of the Earth Systems Science and Applications Advisory Committee
ITEM: Notice announcing an open meeting of the NASA Advisory Council, Technology Subcommittee of the Earth Systems Science and Applications Advisory Committee.
ACTION: The meeting will take place on November 17, 1999, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at NASA Headquarters, Room MIC3, 300 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20546. Topics for discussion will include review if the technology development/investment plan for FY 2000 and external partnering opportunities.
CONTACT: Granville Paules, 202/358-0706.