MSU MEMO: February 26, 2001

Funding Opportunities

Below are funding opportunities received from various sources such as the Grants Resource Center. Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA), 325-7404, will assist you in obtaining information and applications necessary for submission to governmental or private sources. For complete listings and other opportunities, see the Sponsored Programs World Wide Web page on the MSU server: http://www.msstate.edu/Dept/SPA/index.html.

AGENCY:	U.S. Department of Energy; Office of Biological and Environmental Research; Office of Science
ITEM:	Notice of interest in receiving applications to support the development of simulation models for decadal to multi-century climate prediction in conjunction with the Climate Change Prediction Program (CCPP), which is a part of the multi-agency U.S. Global Change Research Program. CCPP focuses on developing, testing and applying climate simulation and prediction models that stay at the leading edge of scientific knowledge and computational technology.
ACTION:	Strongly encouraged (but not required) pre-applications are due at any time up until the application deadline, but early submission is recommended to leave time for meaningful discussions of projects. Applications are due by March 15, 2001. About $5 million is available in FY 2001 to make awards. Average grant awards will be for about $200,000 per year, with individual grants ranging from $50,000 to $600,000 per year, per award. Cooperative agreement awards may be for up to $1 million per year. See http://www.sc.doe.gov/production/grants/preapp.html for electronic information on pre-application policies, go to http://www.sc.doe.gov/production/grants/Colab.html for information on forming collaboratives, and see http://www.sc.doe.gov/production/OBER/GC/model.html for electronic access to application information.
CONTACT:	David Bader, 301/903-5329. Fax: 301/903-8519. E-mail: dave.bader@science.doe.gov.

AGENCY:	U.S. Department of Commerce; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
ITEM:	Notice that NIST will hold a single FY 2001 Advanced Technology Program (ATP) competition. Under ATP, NIST encourages proposals from the many technical teams that have identified synergy between industry needs and ATP funding opportunities, accelerating the pursuit of critical elements of research that were identified in focused program plans. All FY 2001 proposals received will be distributed to technology-specific source evaluation boards in areas such as advanced materials, biotechnology, electronics, information technology
ACTION:	Proposals are due by September 30, 2001, and NIST will begin accepting proposals on January 10, 2001. See http://www.atp.nist.gov/ for electronic access to information. About $60.7 million is available in first-year funding for new awards. The average yearly funding for FY 2000 for a single company was $690,000, and for a joint venture it was $1,500,000.
CONTACT:	The ATP toll-free "hotline," at 800-ATP-FUND (800/287-3863), send a facisimle message to 301/926-9524, or 301/590-3053, or send an e-mail message to atp@nist.gov.

TITLE:	Collaborative Clinical Studies in Drug Abuse
DOC#:	PAR-01-039
INSTITUTE:	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
ITEM:	Notice inviting researchers to participate in an effort to increase collaboration of investigators at different sites in order to address clinical issues in drug abuse research that require sample sizes greater than a single site can reasonably attain.
ACTION:	Applications are to be submitted on the grant application form PHS 398 and will be accepted at the standard deadlines as indicated in the application kit. Kits are available by contacting the Division of Extramural Outreach and Information Resources, 301/435-0714, e-mail: GrantsInfo@nih.gov. The program announcement is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-01-039.html. Applicants planning to request $500,000 or more in direct costs for any year must contact program staff before submitting a proposal.
CONTACT:	Ann Anderson, 301/443-3318. E-mail: aanderson@nida.nih.gov.

AGENCY:	U.S. Department of Education; Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
ITEM:	Notice seeking applications for new awards for FY 2001 under the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, which was established to award grants to rural and inner-city public schools, or consortia of such schools, to enable them to plan, implement, or expand projects that benefit the educational, health, social services, cultural and recreational needs of the community. School-based community learning centers can provide expanded learning opportunities for children, youth and their families, as well as a safe, drug-free, supervised and cost-effective after-school, weekend or summer haven.
ACTION:	Applications are due by March 30, 2001. About $205 million is available under the program in FY 2001, out of which the department anticipates making up to 400 awards ranging between $35,000 and $2 million per award, depending on the number of centers included on each grant application. For a copy of the application package, contact the Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), toll-free, at 877/433-7827. Fax: 301/470-1244. E-mail: edpubs@inet.ed.gov. See also, http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html for electronic access to application materials. Go to http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm or to http://www.ed.gov/news.html for electronic access to this document.
CONTACT:	Amanda Clyburn, 202/260-3804, or Peter Eldridge, 202/260-2514. E-mail: 21stCCLC@ed.gov.

AGENCY:	U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC); National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
ITEM:	Notice announcing the availability of FY 01 funds for the following Small Grants Programs: Precision Measurement Grants; Physics Laboratory (PL), 2001 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF); Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL), 2001 SURF; Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL), 2001 SURF; Information Technology Laboratory (ITL), 2001 SURF; Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL), 2001 SURF; Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory (EEEL), 2001 SURF; Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) Grants Program; Fire Research Grants Program; Physics Laboratory (PL) Grants Program; Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory (CSTL) Grants Program; Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) Grants Program; and Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory (EEEL) Grants Program.
ACTION:	Deadlines, guidelines, and contact information vary by program. See this notice or http://www.nist.gov for specific information.