Extramural Funding

Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (RM1 Clinical Trials Optional) 

HHS/National Institutes of Health 

Letter of Interest Deadline:  60 days prior to application deadline 
Application Deadline:  May 20, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  PAR-19-204 
Link:  PAR-19-204 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  Unspecified 
Maximum Annual Direct Costs Per Award:  $1,750,000; plus total of $500,000 for specialized equipment  
Estimated Contract Duration:  10 years 
Estimated Number of Awards:  To be determined 

Summary 

The Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) program establishes academic Centers for advanced genome research. Each CEGS award supports a multi-investigator, interdisciplinary team to develop transformative genomic approaches to address a biomedical problem. A CEGS project will address a critical issue in genomic science or genomic medicine, proposing a highly innovative solution that would be a major advance. The research will entail substantial risk, balanced by outstanding scientific and management plans and very high potential payoff.

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Department of Defense Advanced Computing Initiative (ACI) Fiscal Year 2019  

Department of Defense/Dept of the Army—Materiel Command 

Concept Paper Deadline:  March 25, 2019 
Application Deadline:  March 31, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  W911NF-19-S-0007 
Application Link:  W911NF-19-S-0007 

Estimated Annual Maximum Total Value:  $5,000,000 
Range of Annual Values Per Award Type:  Short Term Awards: $5,000 - $50,000; Full Single investigator small team awards: $30,000 - $500,000; Full Large team awards: $500,000 - $2,000,000 
Estimated Contract Duration:  3 years 
Estimated Number of Awards:  Multiple 

Summary 

The ACI is a computing systems research program that focuses on areas of strategic importance to U.S. national security policy. It seeks to increase the Department's intellectual capital in computing systems and improve its ability to address future challenges and build bridges between the Department and the computing research community. The end of CMOS transistor scaling, and the emergence of non-von Neumann architectures, portends an explosion of potentially valuable computing ideas across a wide range of applications, technologies, and system concepts. The ACI competition should target research related to one or more of the four thrust areas: a. Novel Methods of Computing, b. Hardware and Software Systems Components, c. Exploration of System Concepts, and d. Algorithms and Architectures. 

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Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR): Exploring New Aquaculture Opportunities 

Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

Letter of Interest Deadline:  March 26, 2019 
Application Deadline:  April 24, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  NOAA-OAR-SG-2019-2005960 
Application Link:  NOAA-OAR-SG-2019-2005960 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  $1,500,000 
Maximum Total Value Per Award:  $100,000 
Estimated Contract Duration:  1 – 2 years 
Estimated Number of Awards:  16 

Summary 

Sea Grant anticipates support for Sea Grant-led aquaculture projects to catalyze work in a range of topics or geographies. This competition will fund diverse, and at times, high-risk, developmental projects that will envision, explore and advance aquaculture opportunities where a minimal foundation currently exists. Projects may focus on diverse topics and/or geographies that are innovative, under-explored or would otherwise benefit from a focused developmental effort. 

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OVW FY 2019 Training and Technical Assistance Initiative  

Department of Justice/Office on Violence Against Women 

Letter of Interest Deadline:  March 26, 2019 
Application Deadline:  April 11, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  OVW-2019-16169 
Link:  OVW-2019-16169 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  $30,000,000 
Range of Total Values Per Award:  $150,000 - $1,500,000 
Estimated Contract Duration:  Unspecified 
Estimated Number of Awards:  58 

Summary 

OVW’s TA Initiative is designed to strengthen and build the capacity of civil and criminal justice system professionals and victim service providers across the nation to respond effectively to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking and foster partnerships among organizations that have not traditionally worked together to address these crimes. 

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High impact, Interdisciplinary Science in NIDDK Research Areas (RC2 Clinical Trial Optional) 

HHS/National Institutes of Health 

Letter of Interest Deadline:  6 weeks prior to application deadline 
Application Deadline:  May 30, 2019 // October 31, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  PAR-19-202 
Link:  PAR-19-202 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  Unspecified 
Maximum Total Value Per Award:  Unspecified 
Estimated Contract Duration:  5 years 
Estimated Number of Awards:  Unspecified 

Summary 

The purpose is to support high impact ideas that may lay the foundation for new fields of investigation within the mission of NIDDK. The interdisciplinary approach encouraged is envisioned to generate a research resource and/or foster discovery-based or hypothesis-generating science that can have a significant impact on the broader scientific community. Novel approaches are sought in areas that address specific knowledge gaps, scientific opportunities, new technologies, data generation, or research methods that will advance the area in significant ways designed to accelerate scientific progress in the understanding, treatment and prevention of diseases within the mission of NIDDK. 

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Summer Research Education Experience Program (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 

HHS/National Institutes of Health 

Letter of Interest Deadline:  30 days prior to application deadline 
Application Deadline:  April 30, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  PAR-19-197 
Link:  PAR-19-197 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  Unspecified 
Maximum Annual Direct Costs Per Award:  $100,000 
Estimated Contract Duration:  5 years 
Estimated Number of Awards:  Unspecified 

Summary 

This program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The over-arching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications. To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on research experiences for high school or undergraduate students or science teachers during the summer academic break. 

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Interventions Testing Program Data Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 

HHS/National Institutes of Health 

Letter of Interest Deadline:  April 1, 2019 
Application Deadline:  May 1, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  RFA-AG-19-031 
Link:  RFA-AG-19-031 

 Estimated Maximum Total Value:  $160,000 
Maximum Direct Costs Per Award:  $80,000 
Estimated Contract Duration:  5 years 
Estimated Number of Awards:  1 

Summary 

The Interventions Testing Program tests, under standardized conditions, potential intervention strategies which may decelerate the rate of aging in mammals. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) invites applications specific to establishing a Data Coordinating Center (DCC) that will support storage and analysis of primary and secondary data obtained by the ITP. A public-access website and data repository will be maintained by this DCC to provide access to standard operating procedures and experimental outcomes. 

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Limited Competition: Renewal of the Aging Interventions Testing Program (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 

HHS/National Institutes of Health 

Letter of Interest Deadline:  April 1, 2019 
Application Deadline:  May 1, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  RFA-AG-19-030 
Link:  RFA-AG-19-030 

Estimated Maximum Total FY 2019 Funding:  $4,000,000 
Maximum Direct Costs Per Award:  $3,000,000 
Estimated Contract Duration:  5 years 
Estimated Number of Awards:  3 

Summary 

The program tests, under standardized conditions, potential intervention strategies which may decelerate the rate of aging in mammals. The rate of aging is to be measured by lifespan extension and/or improvements in health at later ages due to the intervention. Lifespan is used as the primary outcome for an intervention, with limited studies on end-of-life pathologies and selected tests of health across the lifespan. The goals are: 1) Continue to test compounds for effects on lifespan; 2) Increase histology and pathophysiology analyses at time of death; 3) Increase focused studies of health span on selected compounds. 

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Understanding the Mechanisms of Neuropsychiatric Side Effects and Neurological Toxicities of HIV Medicines (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 

HHS/National Institutes of Health 

Letter of Interest Deadline:  April 2, 2019 
Application Deadline: May 2, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  RFA-MH-20-115 
Link:  RFA-MH-20-115 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  $2,000,000 
Maximum Direct Costs Per Award:  $275,000 
Estimated Contract Duration:  2 years 
Estimated Number of Awards:  3 - 4 

Summary 

The solicitation invites innovative research grant applications focused on identifying potential mechanisms and risk factors underlying HIV treatment associated neuropsychiatric symptoms and neurological toxicities experienced by some people living with HIV infection. Exploratory and high-risk research projects that may lead to identification of targets for therapeutic interventions or personalized medicine are appropriate for this FOA. Basic and preclinical research in domestic and international settings are of interest.  

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Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research Needs in Aquaculture - 2019  

Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) 

Letter of Interest Deadline:  April 2, 2019 
Application Deadline:  May 1, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  NOAA-OAR-SG-2019-2005953 
Link:  NOAA-OAR-SG-2019-2005953 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  $3,000,000 
Maximum Total Value Per Award:  $250,000 
Estimated Contract Duration:  2 years 
Estimated Number of Awards:  13 

Summary 

The National Sea Grant Office will fund research to address critical gaps in social, behavioral, and economic knowledge as it relates to U.S. aquaculture and the communities impacted and served by it. The initiative is informed by the National Strategic Plan for Federal Aquaculture Research; the Sea Grant 10-Year NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Vision; and previous research from federal, state, and university scientists. 

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Next Generation Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (NGM) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) 

HHS/National Institutes of Health 

Letter of Interest Deadline:  30 days prior to application deadline 
Application Deadline:  May 6, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  PAR-19-209 
Link:  PAR-19-209 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  Unspecified 
Maximum Total Value Per Award:  Unspecified 
Estimated Contract Duration:  5 years 
Estimated Number of Awards:  Unspecified 

Summary 

The purpose is to support the development of new and innovative on-demand, event -driven and long-acting systemic and non-systemic multipurpose prevention technologies (MPT). It supports development of MPTs that prevent HIV infection and pregnancy; sexually transmitted infections (STI) and pregnancy, and (HIV/STI) and non-HIV STI MPTs in cis and trans males and females of all ages. Applications for MPT development may involve pharmacokinetic (PK), pharmacodynamic (PD), safety and, drug-drug interactions (DDI) studies using drug development and formulation science supported by animal model testing. Also supported are biobehavioral and behavioral/social studies to identify MPT user-desired rheological and biophysical factors and other behavioral/social factors that could promote increased MPT adoption and use. 

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Research on the Health of Women of Understudied, Underrepresented and Underreported (U3) Populations an ORWH FY19 Administrative Supplement (Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) 

HHS/National Institutes of Health 

Application Deadline:  April 8, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  PA-19-205 
Link:  PA-19-205 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  $3,000,000 
Maximum Direct Costs Per Award:  $140,000 
Contract Duration:  1 year 
Estimated Number of Awards:  15 

Summary 

The program makes available administrative supplements to support interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research focused on the effect of sex/gender influences at the intersection of several social determinants, including: race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, education, health literacy and other social determinants in human health and illness. The goals focus on advancing rigorous research that is relevant to the health of women and developing methods and leveraging data sources to consider sex and gender influences that enhance research for the health of women. 

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H2@Scale Funding Opportunity Announcement 

Department of Energy/EERE 

Concept Paper Deadline:  April 8, 2019 
Application Deadline:  May 29, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  DE-FOA-0002022 
Link:  DE-FOA-0002022 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  $31,000,000 
Range of Total Values Per Award:  $250,000 - $10,000,000 
Estimated Contract Duration:  36 months 
Estimated Number of Awards:  20 - 30 

Summary 

The focus of this H2@Scale solicitation is to enable affordable and reliable large-scale hydrogen generation, transport, storage, and utilization in the U.S. across multiple sectors. By producing hydrogen when power generation exceeds load, electrolyzers can reduce curtailment of renewables and contribute to grid stability. Applications include transportation, stationary power, process or building heat, and industrial sectors such as steel manufacturing, ammonia production and petroleum refining. Key challenges to the H2@Scale concept include affordability, reliability, and performance of emerging hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. 

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Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30) 

HHS/National Institutes of Health 

Application Deadline:  April 8, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  PA-19-191 
Application Link:  PA-19-191 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  Unspecified 
Maximum Total Value Per Award:  Unspecified 
Estimated Contract Duration:  6 years 
Estimated Number of Awards:  Unspecified 

Summary 

The purpose is to support students at institutions with NIH-funded institutional predoctoral dual-degree training programs. The purpose of the Kirschstein-NRSA, dual-doctoral degree, predoctoral fellowship (F30) is to enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising predoctoral students, who are matriculated in a combined MD/PhD or other dual-doctoral degree training program, and who intend careers as physician/clinician-scientists. Applicants must propose an integrated research and clinical training plan and a dissertation research project in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. 

PROJECTS RELATED TO THIS TITLE:  

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31), Link:  PA-19-195 

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32), Link:  PA-19-188 

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30), Link:  PA-19-192 

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31), Link:  PA-19-196 

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Limited Competition: NEI - DOD Vision Research Collaborative (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 

HHS/National Institutes of Health 

Application Deadline:  April 15, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  PAR-19-203 
Link:  PAR-19-203 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  Unspecified 
Maximum Total Value Per Award:  Unspecified 
Estimated Contract Duration:  Unspecified 
Estimated Number of Awards:  Unspecified 

Summary 

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to establish a joint initiative between the National Eye Institute (NEI) and the Vision Research Program (Vision Research Program) of the Department of Defense (DOD). Through this FOA, the NEI will support meritorious VRP proposals that were unable to be funded by the DOD. 

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Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence 

Department of Justice/National Institute of Justice 

Application Deadline:  April 24, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  NIJ-2019-15288 
Link:  NIJ-2019-15288 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  $2,000,000 
Maximum Total Value Per Award:  Unspecified 
Estimated Contract Duration:  5 years 
Estimated Number of Awards:  One or more 

Summary 

The purpose is to fund research and program evaluation projects that inform efforts to prevent and reduce intentional, interpersonal firearm violence and public mass shootings in the U.S. NIJ will support scientifically rigorous research and evaluation projects designed to strengthen the knowledge base and produce findings with the high practical utility to improve public safety. NIJ is particularly interested in applications in four areas: (1) Evaluate prevention or intervention programs and/or policies aiming to reduce firearm violence; (2) Examine the defensive use of firearms and its impact on firearm violence; (3) Examine the impact of plea-bargaining firearm charges on firearm violence, and (4) Improve the understanding of mass shooters and mass shooting incidents to inform prevention efforts at a local level. 

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Alcohol and Other Substance Use Research Education Programs for Health Professionals (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 

HHS/National Institutes of Health 

Letter of Interest Deadline:  30 days prior to application deadline 
Application Deadline:  May 25, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  PAR-19-207 
Link:  PAR-19-207 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  Unspecified 
Maximum Total Value Per Award:  Unspecified 
Estimated Contract Duration:  4 years 
Estimated Number of Awards:  Unspecified 

Summary 

This FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on Outreach. Specifically, this FOA will support projects designed to engage practicing health care professionals in education about current and emerging knowledge derived from scientific research on the neurobiology, epidemiology, prevention, and/or treatment of alcohol and other substance use disorders and related health conditions. 

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Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance 

Department of the Interior/Fish and Wildlife Service 

Application Deadline:  April 27, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  F19AS00118 
Link:  F19AS00118 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  $960,000 
Maximum Total Value Per Award:  $600,000 
Maximum Contract Duration:  3 years 
Estimated Number of Awards:  10  

Summary 

Quagga and Zebra Mussels are aquatic invasive species that are rapidly expanding their range in the Western United States. Popular recreational reservoirs on or connected to the lower Colorado River are a major source of invasive mussels, which are easily transported via trailered watercraft to areas that have not yet been invaded. This RFP will fund proposals in four principal areas towards the fulfillment of the top priorities in the Quagga/Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters. 

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Growing Convergence Research (GCR) 

Deadline: May 8, 2019 

In 2016, the National Science Foundation (NSF) unveiled a set of "Big Ideas", 10 bold, long-term research and process ideas that identify areas for future investment at the frontiers of science and engineering. The Big Ideas represent unique opportunities to position our Nation at the cutting edge of global science and engineering leadership by bringing together diverse disciplinary perspectives to support convergence research. As such, when responding to this solicitation, even though proposals must be submitted to the Office of Integrative Activities, once received, the proposals will be managed by a cross-disciplinary team of NSF Program Directors. 

Growing Convergence Research (GCR) at the National Science Foundation was identified as one of 10 Big Ideas. Convergence research is a means for solving vexing research problems, in particular, complex problems focusing on societal needs. It entails integrating knowledge, methods, and expertise from different disciplines and forming novel frameworks to catalyze scientific discovery and innovation. 

GCR identifies Convergence Research as having two primary characteristics: 

• Research driven by a specific and compelling problem. Convergence Research is generally inspired by the need to address a specific challenge or opportunity, whether it arises from deep scientific questions or pressing societal needs. 
• Deep integration across disciplines. As experts from different disciplines pursue common research challenges, their knowledge, theories, methods, data, research communities and languages become increasingly intermingled or integrated. New frameworks, paradigms or even disciplines can form sustained interactions across multiple communities. 

A distinct characteristic of convergence research, in contrast to other forms of multidisciplinary research, is that from the inception, the convergence paradigm intentionally brings together intellectually diverse researchers and stakeholders to frame the research questions, develop effective ways of communicating across disciplines and sectors, adopt common frameworks for their solution, and, when appropriate, develop a new scientific vocabulary. Research teams practicing convergence aim at developing sustainable relationships that may not only create solutions to the problem that engendered the collaboration, but also develop novel ways of framing related research questions and open new research vistas. 

This GCR solicitation targets multi-disciplinary team research that crosses directorate or division boundaries and is currently not supported by NSF programs, initiatives and research-focused Big Ideas. Proposers must make a convincing case that the research to be conducted is within NSF’s purview and cannot be supported by existing NSF programs and multidisciplinary initiatives. Proposals involving convergence in areas covered by existing programs and solicitations will be returned without review. 

The proposers should outline a five-year research plan delineated in two phases, Phase I: years 1-2, and Phase II: years 3-5.  Successful proposals will be funded initially for two years and then each team’s progress will be evaluated based on a report and presentation that the team will make to a panel of reviewers at NSF.  Teams that show significant progress during the first two years will receive funding for an additional three years. Interested researchers may request up to $1,200,000 total for the first two years and $2,400,000 for the last three years. 

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DoD Ovarian Cancer Clinical Development Award 

Department of Defense/Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA 

Pre-application Submission Deadline:  April 30, 2019 
Application Deadline:  July 31, 2019
Funding Opportunity Number:  W81XWH-19-OCRP-CDA 
Link:    W81XWH-19-OCRP-CDA 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  $4,480,000 
Maximum Direct Costs Per Award:  Clinical Development Award: $600,000; Clinical Development Award with nested Early-Career Investigator: $800,000 
Estimated Contract Duration:  5 years 
Estimated Number of Awards:  4 

Summary 

This award is intended to provide support for the translation of promising preclinical findings into products for clinical applications, including prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, or quality of life. The goal is to accelerate the clinical introduction of medical products and technologies that target ovarian cancer biology. 

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DOD Military Burn - Idea Development Award 

Department of Defense/Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA 

Pre-application Submission Deadline:  April 30, 2019 
Application Deadline:  July 31, 2019 
Funding Opportunity Number:  W81XWH-19-MBRP-IDA 
Link:  W81XWH-19-MBRP-IDA 

Estimated Maximum Total Value:  $4,480,000 
Maximum Direct Costs Per Award:  $600,000 
Estimated Contract Duration:  5 years 
Estimated Number of Awards:  4 

Summary 

This award is being offered for the first time in FY19. The intent is to support highly impactful and military relevant research in the field of burn wound care. Potential future conflicts may cause a rise in the number of burn injuries sustained by Service members and the general public should those conflicts occur in rural areas, austere combat zones, and in mass casualty events, whereby medical resources are limited and/or access to medical care is delayed for hours, days, or weeks. 

 

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