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Top Ten Funding Opportunities

Top Ten Funding Opportunities

Week Ending 04/17/2009

Title Amount Description Sponsor Deadline
National Leadership Grants Approximately 45 awards of $50,000 to $1,000,000 are available Notice seeking applications that support projects that have the potential to elevate museum and library practice. Successful proposals will have national impact and generate results (new tools, research, models, services, practices, or alliances) that can be widely adapted or replicated to extend the benefit of federal investment. Applications may be submitted in the following categories: Advancing Digital Resources, Research, Demonstration, and Library and Museum Collaboration Grants. Collaborative Planning Grants are also available in any of the four categories to enable project teams from more than one institution to work together to plan a project for a National Leadership Grant. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

Tthe deadline for application submission is February 1, 2010.

Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

Environmental Education Grants -- Solicitation Notice for 2010 Approximately $3 million is available for up to 95 awards
 Notice seeking proposals to support environmental education projects that promote environmental stewardship and help develop knowledgeable and responsible students, teachers, and citizens. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Proposals are due by December 15, 2009.   Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

Interpreting America's Historic Places Planning Grants See program announcement
 Notice seeking applications that support further development of public humanities projects that exploit the evocative power of historic places to explore stories, ideas, and beliefs that deepen our understanding of our lives and our world. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH); Division of Public Programs

 

Applications are due by January 13, 2010

Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

Innovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum and Infrastructure Proposals are due by January 20, 2010 for Area 1 projects and March 31, 2010 for Area 2 and Area 3 projects. Notice seeking proposals which supports research which addresses three aspects of engineering education: (1) how students best learn the ideas, principles, and practices to become creative and innovative engineers, and how this learning is measured (2) how to more effectively translate successes in engineering education research into widespread practice with consideration of curriculum, student learning, innovation models, and cyber-learning technology, and (3) implementation of programs for students supported by the GI Bill. National Science Foundation (NSF); Directorate for Engineering (ENG) Proposals are due by January 20, 2010 for Area 1 projects and March 31, 2010 for Area 2 and Area 3 projects.
Informal Science Education (ISE) Approximately $150,000 to $400,000 is available to support 35 to 40 awards. Colleges and universities are eligible to apply.
 Notice seeking proposals for projects to advance understanding of informal STEM learning, that develop and implement innovative strategies and resources for informal STEM education, and that build the national professional capacity for research, development, and practice in the field. There are five categories of ISE program grants: Research; Pathways; Full-Scale Development; Broad Implementation; and Communicating Research to Public Audiences (CRPA).

National Science Foundation (NSF); Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR); Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL)

Proposals are due by January 20, 2010 for Area 1 projects and March 31, 2010 for Area 2 and Area 3 projects.
Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program

Total Program funding is $5,200,000.

Award ceiling is $500,000

Projects supported by the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program will: (1) address a State, regional, national, or international educational need; (2) involve a creative or non-traditional approach toward addressing that need that can serve as a model to others; (3) encourage and facilitate better working relationships in the university science and education community, as well as between universities and the private sector, to enhance program quality and supplement available resources; and (4) result in benefits that will likely transcend the project duration and USDA support. National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Submisison is February 5, 2010.

CFDA Number(s):  10.217  --  Higher Education Challenge Grants

Department of Labor Recovery Act Competitive Grant Opportunities Estimated total funding is $750,000,000. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides $750 million for a program of competitive grants for worker training and placement in high growth and emerging industry sectors. Of that amount, $500 million is targeted for research, labor exchange, and job training projects that prepare workers for careers in energy efficiency and renewable energy as defined in the Green Jobs Act: energy efficient building, construction, and retrofitting; renewable electric power; energy efficient and advanced drive train vehicles; biofuels; deconstruction and materials use; energy efficiency assessment for residential, commercial, or industrial sector, and manufacturing of sustainable products using sustainable processes. Department of Labor

No application as yet.

Specific funding opportunities related to this notice will be forthcoming and will be posted on www.grants.gov under a unique funding opportunity number and Recovery Act description. More information will be available at a later date.

Office of Postsecondary Education: Student Support Services (SSS) Program CFDA 84.042A
 Expected Number of Awards:  871
Estimated Total Program Funding: $268,905,822
Award Ceiling:     $308,732
Award Floor:     $220,000 		The purpose of the SSS Program is to increase the number of disadvantaged low-income college students, first generation college students, and college students with disabilities in the United States who successfully complete a program of study at the postsecondary level. Applications for grants under this program must be submitted electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-Application) accessible through the Department's e-Grants site. The telephone number for the e-App Helpdesk is 1-800-336-8930. Office of Postsecondary Education: Student Support Services (SSS) Program CFDA 84.042A
 Applications Available: October 22, 2009. On October 22, 2009, we published a notice in the Federal Register (74 FR 54554) inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2010 for the Student Support Services (SSS) Program. The Deadline for Transmittal of Applications date, as published on pages 54554 and 54555, has been extended to December 14, 2009. The Deadline for Intergovernmental Review date, as published on pages 54554 and 54556, has been extended to February 10, 2010.
Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, environmental and transport systems (record # 00658) See program announcement The sponsor supports research and education in the rapidly evolving fields of bioengineering and environmental engineering and in areas that involve the transformation and/or transport of matter and energy by chemical, thermal, or mechanical means. National Science Foundation (NSF) The two submission windows are: February 1 through March 1 each year, and August 15 through September 15 each year.
Course Curriculum & laboratory Improvement (CCLI)
 See program announcment
 Supports effort to create, adapt, and disseminate new learning materials and teaching strategies, develop faculty expertise, implement educational innovations, access learning and evaluate innovatyiopns and conduct research on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teaching and learning
 National Science Foundation (NSF); CFDA #: 47.076
  05/21/2009 (Phase 1); Phase 2 and 3 proposals due 1/13/10.