http://www.grants.gov/search/basic.do Grants New Opportunity List by Agency http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235333 <b>Modification 0</b> DOD-ONR-FAC Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235333

Funding Opportunity Number:	N40080-13-LTC-0002
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
CFDA Number:	12.300
Eligible Applicants	Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name:	DOD-ONR-FAC
Closing Date:	Jun 24, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$187,000
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	See application package.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-5700-N-23
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Housing
CFDA Number:	14.878
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	HUD
Closing Date:	Jul 22, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$500,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The purpose of the HOPE VI Main Street Program is to provide grants to small communities to assist in the renovation of an historic or traditional central business district or “Main Street” area by replacing unused commercial space in buildings with affordable housing units. The objectives of the program are to: Redevelop Main Street areas; Preserve historic or traditional architecture or design features in Main Street areas; Enhance economic development efforts in Main Street areas; and Provide affordable housing in Main Street areas.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	G13AS00046
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	15.808
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOI-USGS1
Closing Date:	May 30, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center (NPWRC) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research to support refinement of monitoring techniques for Interior Least Tern (Sterna antillarum) and Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) nests within the Missouri River Basin. Interior least terns and piping plovers are federally listed species nesting in the upper Missouri River system. Extensive annual monitoring of the reproduction and productivity of these two species is conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Such monitoring facilitates management of this dynamic river system which serves as an important breeding area for these listed species. Both species nest in open sand, gravel, or shell-covered substrates along rivers, coastal areas, and lake edges. Researchers conduct grid searches to locate nests and monitor them every 2-3 days to determine nest fate. Nest fates are classified using sign at the nest, but this method has not been rigorously evaluated to determine if misclassification occurs, and if so, how often for each species.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	P13AS00066
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
CFDA Number:	15.944
Eligible Applicants	State governments
Agency Name:	DOI-NPS
Closing Date:	This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project activities without competition.
Award Ceiling:	$150,000
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project activities without competition.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-HD-14-004
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Health Income Security and Social Services
CFDA Number:	93.286 93.865
Eligible Applicants	Small businesses
Agency Name:	HHS-NIH11
Closing Date:	Aug 21, 2013
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and participating Institutes invite grant applications for research on the development of safe, real-time, non-invasive (or minimally invasive), in vivo methods to assess the development and function of the human placenta.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-MI-0051
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development
CFDA Number:	93.071
Eligible Applicants	State governments
Agency Name:	HHS-ACL
Closing Date:	Jun 20, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$3,148,818
Expected Number of Awards:	56
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	With the passage of the Affordable Care Act in March 2010, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) was amended in Section 3306 to provide additional funding for 2010 through 2012. With the passage of ATRA, the MIPPA programs have again been reauthorized for a total of $25 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013. This legislation builds upon the 2008 MIPPA legislation which provided for beneficiary outreach and included funding to State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), Aging and Disability Resource Center programs (ADRCs), and for a resource center to help coordinate efforts to inform older Americans about available Federal and State benefits. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) are jointly administering the MIPPA funding through a single announcement and a coordinated implementation and monitoring process as a model for similar state and local collaboration for this funding. SHIPs, AAAs, and ADRCs have successfully filled an important role, providing valuable support at both the state and community levels for organizations involved in reaching people likely to be eligible for the Low Income Subsidy program (LIS), Medicare Savings Program (MSP), Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D) and in assisting beneficiaries in applying for benefits. CMS and ACL seek plans from states that will describe how the 2013 MIPPA funds will be used to enhance those efforts through statewide and local coalition building focused on intensified outreach activities to help beneficiaries understand and apply for their Medicare benefits. Consistent with 2009 and 2010 MIPPA funding, states should provide one coordinated State Plan in their application that covers the activities supported by the various funding sources available under MIPPA. CMS and ACL request that states describe specific project plans to expand, extend, or enhance the outreach efforts to beneficiaries on Medicare Part D and for those with limited incomes. States should describe how the SHIP, AAA and ADRC efforts will be coordinated to provide outreach to beneficiaries with limited incomes statewide, for general Medicare Part D outreach and assistance to beneficiaries in rural areas and for outreach activities aimed at Medicare prevention and wellness benefits as well as the improvements in the Part D program under the Affordable Care Act as mandated by Section 3306 of the Act. States are asked to review their 2010 MIPPA plans and update these plans to reflect successes achieved to date and direct their efforts to enhance and expand their MIPPA outreach activities.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-442-13-000002
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:	98.001
Eligible Applicants	Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name:	USAID-CAM
Closing Date:	This announcement is a pre notice, not a Request for Applications (RFA), therefore the application due date is not required.
Award Ceiling:	$14,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Future Solicitation for a Social Health Protection Project Application - USAID/Cambodia. The United States Agency for International Development to Cambodia (USAID/Cambodia) is notifying the public about the future solicitation of applications for its five year social health protection project (2014-2018). The project aims to support the Cambodian health system by reducing financial barriers to essential health services for the poor and to increase demand for quality services. Interested parties are encourage to follow up on further announcements via http://www.grants.gov/.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-HD-14-005
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Health Income Security and Social Services
CFDA Number:	93.286 93.865
Eligible Applicants	Small businesses
Agency Name:	HHS-NIH11
Closing Date:	Aug 21, 2013
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and participating components invite grant applications for research on the development of safe, real-time, non-invasive (or minimally invasive), in vivo methods to assess the development and function of the human placenta.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-052113-001
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Education
CFDA Number:	84.418
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	ED
Closing Date:	Aug 19, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$50,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	3
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: Promoting the Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (PROMISE) is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Under PROMISE, ED will fund States to develop and implement model demonstration projects (MDPs) that promote positive outcomes for children who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and their families. Specifically, PROMISE is intended to improve the provision and coordination of services and supports for child SSI recipients and their families to enable them to achieve improved outcomes. These outcomes include graduating from high school ready for college and a career, completing postsecondary education and job training, and obtaining competitive employment in an integrated setting and, as a result, achieving long-term reductions in the child recipients' reliance on SSI. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.418P. Applications for grants under the PROMISE competition, CFDA number 84.418P, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the PROMISE competition at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.418, not 84.418P).

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Funding Opportunity Number:	G13AS00045
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	15.811
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOI-USGS1
Closing Date:	Jun 07, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	4
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Gap Analysis Program (GAP) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering grant and/or cooperative agreement opportunities to States, local governments, or other recipients for projects performed in partnership with USGS GAP. The GAP has developed project partnerships across the country for nearly twenty years. The program operates under the broad authorities of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 USC 661), the Land and Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 (15 USC 5657a(2)) and the Organic Act of the U.S. Geological Survey (43 USC 36c). Project proposals must be consistent with the program¿s authorities, and with the specific program objectives and annual priorities itemized in this announcement and its addenda.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	HRSA-14-010
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:	93.255
Eligible Applicants	Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	HHS-HRSA
Closing Date:	Jul 12, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	54
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This announcement solicits applications for the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program.  Federal funding for graduate medical education (GME) is primarily provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).  Prior to the enactment of the CHGME Payment Program, children’s teaching hospitals received a disproportionately low amount of Federal funding when compared to teaching hospitals that serve adult patients.  The purpose of the CHGME Payment Program is to compensate for the disparity in the level of Federal funding for freestanding children teaching hospitals versus other types of teaching hospitals.  The CHGME Payment Program is administered by the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

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Funding Opportunity Number:	RG-05192013-TEST1
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:	00.000
Eligible Applicants	State governments County governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	IVV
Closing Date:	Multiple Receipt Dates - See Link to Full Announcement for details.
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 19, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This is a TEST

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Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-DK-13-008
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Food and Nutrition Health
CFDA Number:	93.847
Eligible Applicants	State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	HHS-NIH11
Closing Date:	Jul 25, 2013
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Division of Kidney, Urologic and Hematologic Diseases (DKUHD) wishes to fund approximately two or three Special Studies Centers (SSCs) that will work with United States Renal Data System (USRDS) to carry out biomedical or economic studies in late stage Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) or dialysis patients. Each SSC will design, pilot, and conduct at least one special study during the grant period and also analyze existing datasets. The USRDS Coordinating Center will assume the overall project coordination and registry data construction functions. This initiative will be undertaken through the joint efforts of the NIH/NIDDK Division of Kidney, Urologic and Hematologic Diseases, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and in close collaboration with the United States nephrology and renal transplant communities and the major specialty organizations.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	F13AS00178
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
CFDA Number:	15.608
Eligible Applicants	Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name:	DOI-FWS
Closing Date:	Jun 05, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$90,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This program is to correct the water supply that provides water flow to the Key Pittman refugium population of Pahranagat roundtail chub.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	2013-NIST-NSTIC-03
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	11.609
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOC-NIST
Closing Date:	Electronic applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, June 20, 2013. Applications received after this deadline will not be reviewed or considered.
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	NIST invites applications from eligible applicants to evaluate the benefits and impacts of identity solutions for accessing government services that embrace and advance the NSTIC vision: that individuals and organizations utilize secure, efficient, easy-to-use, and interoperable identity credentials to access online services in a manner that promotes confidence, privacy, choice, and innovation. These identity solutions will be awarded through the Federal Funding Opportunity 2013-NIST-NSTIC-02, NSTIC Pilots: Trusted Online Credentials for Accessing Government Services Cooperative Agreement Program. The funding for these pilots and their evaluation is provided by the OMB Partnership for Program Integrity Innovation. Specifically, the Federal government seeks to support evaluation of these pilots for their benefits to the government entities involved and to the users of those government services and to enable adoption of online credentials more broadly for government services. By advancing the knowledge gained by the pilot projects and disseminating broadly to policymakers, state agencies, and the public, the evaluation will assist in moving forward the NSTIC goal of providing the public with more secure online transactions. This cooperative agreement program seeks to support non-Federal efforts to examine identity solution methods and increase public knowledge about the potential effectiveness of various approaches to identity solutions in government services.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	P13AC00426
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Education Environment
CFDA Number:	15.945
Eligible Applicants	Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Agency Name:	DOI-NPS
Closing Date:	May 29, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$148,980
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The proposed project is a systematic, non-invasive metal detector survey of a 45-acre parcel at FOUN situated immediately southwest and southeast of the 1861-1863 FOUN Second Fort, the area where the 1st Colorado allegedly camped for 84 days in 1862. The survey will aim to identify, plot, and map the surviving physical remnants of the 1st Colorado encampment. Surviving physical remnants of the camp likely include such archeological features as tent depressions, cooking hearths, and latrines. The metal detector survey of the 1862 1st Colorado encampment will provide scholars crucial information about daily life and behavior among volunteer infantry regiments during the Civil War. Regular army officers (Union and Confederate) frequently criticized volunteer infantry regiments, complaining about their unprofessionalism and lack of military discipline. By examining the physical layout of the FOUN’s 1862 1st Colorado encampment, scholars will be able to gauge the degree to which one particular volunteer regiment actually conformed to (or strayed from) established military regulations dictating camp design.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	R13SF32001A
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Other
Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
CFDA Number:	15.530
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOI-BOR-LC
Closing Date:	May 29, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$100,000
Expected Number of Awards:	5
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Water Conservation Field Services Program Overview Reclamation established the Water Conservation Field Services Program (WCFSP) in 1996 with the purpose of fulfilling its water conservation-related obligation as outlined in Section 210 of the Reclamation Reform Act (RRA) of 1982 directing the Secretary to encourage and implement water conservation measures on Federal Reclamation projects. Directives and Standards (WTR 01-02) were developed for the program which outlined Reclamation's procedures for administering the WCFSP pursuant to the RRA and other existing authorities, including the provision of technical and financial assistance to non-Federal entities and the administration of water conservation plans. The primary purposes or four major components of the WCFSP are to: A. Assist in developing effective water management and conservation plans; B. Encourage and promote implementation of water efficiency measures; C. Demonstrate conservation technologies; and D. Promote and support water education and training. Please refer to Section III for additional information on these major components. Because of the strong support provided by the State of Arizona through the Arizona Department of Water Resources and the implementation of Arizona’s Groundwater Management Code of 1980, no funding will be made available for water management and/or water conservation plans under Phoenix Area Office funding opportunities. Reclamation recognizes that the need to conserve water is critical in the arid Southwest. No single entity, acting independently, can meet the challenge of improving the efficiency of water use in this area without a combination of new technology and innovative management. Consequently, a key to meeting this challenge will be the continuation of the partnerships formed between Reclamation and all water users, other Federal and State agencies, educational and research institutions, and other interested parties. Objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement The objective of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite irrigation and water districts, states, local governments, water providers, universities, and other entities that have an association with a Reclamation project to leverage their money and resources, by cost sharing with Reclamation, on projects/activities that make more efficient use of existing water supplies through water conservation and efficiency in the Phoenix Area Office boundaries. Projects/Activities funded will be selected through a competitive process.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-DE-14-003
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:	93.121
Eligible Applicants	State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	HHS-NIH11
Closing Date:	Sep 18, 2013
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks to stimulate innovative research that will increase our understanding of the role that uncultivable bacterial species play in the microbial ecology of the human oral microbiota during states of health and disease. The effective integration of current technologies and the development of new tools and innovative methods are especially encouraged.Due to the wide spectrum of possible experimental approaches and the multidisciplinary tools that will be required to study this unique microbial population, this FOA is designed specifically to encourage team science that will leverage innovation, broad expertise and multiple technological platforms to answer hypothesis-driven questions regarding these bacteria.Consistent with this approach, the use of a multiple Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs) model is encouraged that will recruit complementary and collaborative research teams to conduct these studies.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	BJS-2013-3660
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Information and Statistics
CFDA Number:	16.734
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	USDOJ-OJP-BJS
Closing Date:	Jul 08, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) seeks to establish a cooperative agreement with a collection agent to field the 2014 Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories (CPFFCL14). The key activities covered under this award include updating the national census roster of publicly funded crime labs, developing the data collection instrument (i.e., questionnaire), collecting and verifying the data submitted by labs, and delivering to BJS a final data file. BJS will provide the recipient of funds with a draft of the questionnaire and a preliminary census roster of approximately 460 labs at the beginning of the project. During the first quarter of 2015, the recipient of funds will begin collecting data on the workload and operations of federal, state, county, and municipal crime labs in 2014, including budgets, staffing levels, types of analyses performed, backlogs for forensic services, and accreditations. BJS anticipates making one award for a 24-month period under this solicitation, with an award date on or after October 1, 2013. BJS is authorized to issue this solicitation under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, Section 302.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235215 <b>Modification 0</b> DOI-NPS Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235215

Funding Opportunity Number:	NPS-13-NERO-0030
Opportunity Category:	Mandatory
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
CFDA Number:	15.939
Eligible Applicants	Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Agency Name:	DOI-NPS
Closing Date:	May 26, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$35,628
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This is not a solicitation. This is a notice that the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Inc., has already been identified as an award recipient for work related to activity categories such as environment, natural resources, and education. In addition, The NFNHAI agrees to: 1. Provide staff for project management and implementation of the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Management Plan. Projects that are presently underway include, but are not limited to, are the NFNHA website, Junior Ranger development, map development, and quality standards development. 2. Develop a comprehensive network of partners within the heritage area and in adjacent counties to support and implement the management plan. 3. Dedicate NFNAI staff to implement the projects outlined in Attachment A – Work Plan and Budget as well as additional efforts that serve to help implement the diverse programs, activities and projects necessary for achieving national heritage area purposes as described in the objectives of the agreement. 4. Comply with all applicable State and Federal laws, including, but not limited to, National Environmental Policy Act and the National Historic Preservation Act.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235218 <b>Modification 0</b> HHS-ACF-FYSB Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235218

Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2013-ACF-ACYF-CY-0575
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Income Security and Social Services
CFDA Number:	93.623
Eligible Applicants	State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education
Agency Name:	HHS-ACF-FYSB
Closing Date:	Jul 22, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$200,000
Expected Number of Awards:	116
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF), Administration on Children, Youth and Families' (ACYF), Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) will award funding for the Basic Center Program(BCP). The purpose of the BCP is to provide an alternative for runaway and homeless youth who might otherwise end up with law enforcement or in the child welfare, mental health, or juvenile justice systems. The BCP works to establish or strengthen community-based programs that meet the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth and their families. The programs provide youth up to age 18 with emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling and referrals for health care. Most basic centers can provide 21 days of shelter for up to 20 youth at a time. There are exceptions for jurisdictions that have different standards for licensing. Basic centers seek to reunite young people with their families, whenever possible, or to locate appropriate alternative placements.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235176 <b>Modification 0</b> ED Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235176

Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-052013-002
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Education
CFDA Number:	84.133
Eligible Applicants	State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	ED
Closing Date:	Jul 19, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$875,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program is to plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities, including international activities, to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities, and to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act). Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (RRTCs) The purpose of the RRTCs, which are funded through the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, is to achieve the goals of the Rehabilitation Act through advanced research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination activities in general problem areas, as specified by NIDRR. These activities are designed to benefit rehabilitation service providers, individuals with disabilities, and the family members or other authorized representatives of individuals with disabilities. Additional information on the RRTC program can be found at: www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#RRTC. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.133B-9. Applications for grants under the Community Living and Participation for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities RRTC program, CFDA number 84.133B-9, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the Community Living and Participation for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities RRTC program at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.133, not 84.133B).

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235243 <b>Modification 0</b> DOI-NPS Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235243

Funding Opportunity Number:	P13AS00065
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Education
CFDA Number:	15.915
Eligible Applicants	Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Agency Name:	DOI-NPS
Closing Date:	Notification of Intent to Award. No applications will be accepted.
Award Ceiling:	$18,584
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	To create additional training opportunities for qualified students. Interns will assist Federal government professionals involved in historic preservation and allied field.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235175 <b>Modification 0</b> ED Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235175

Funding Opportunity Number:	ED-GRANTS-052013-001
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Education
CFDA Number:	84.133
Eligible Applicants	State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	ED
Closing Date:	Jul 19, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$875,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Note: Each funding opportunity description is a synopsis of information in the Federal Register application notice. For specific information about eligibility, please see the official application notice. The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html. Please review the official application notice for pre-application and application requirements, application submission information, performance measures, priorities and program contact information. Purpose of Program: The purpose of the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program is to plan and conduct research, demonstration projects, training, and related activities, including international activities, to develop methods, procedures, and rehabilitation technologies that maximize the full inclusion and integration of individuals with disabilities into society, employment, independent living, family support, and economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially individuals with the most severe disabilities, and to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation Act). Rehabilitation Research Training Centers (RRTCs) The purpose of the RRTCs, which are funded through the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program, is to achieve the goals of, and improve the effectiveness of, services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act through advanced research, training, technical assistance, and dissemination activities in general problem areas, as specified by NIDRR. These activities are designed to benefit rehabilitation service providers, individuals with disabilities, and the family members or other authorized representatives of individuals with disabilities. Additional information on the RRTC program can be found at: www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/res-program.html#RRTC. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.133B-7. Applications for grants under the RRTC for Disability Statistics and Demographics competition, CFDA Number 84.133B-7, must be submitted electronically using the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant application to us. You may access the electronic grant application for the RRTC Disability Statistics and Demographics competition at www.Grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application package for this competition by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.133, not 84.133B).

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235334 <b>Modification 0</b> HUD Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235334

Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-5600-N-42
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Housing
CFDA Number:	14.535
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	HUD
Closing Date:	Jul 08, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$400,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	To support research projects that will produce policy-relevant new knowledge about the implementation and results of HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), which allows proven financing tools to be applied to at-risk public and other HUD-assisted rental housing.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	P13AS00064
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Education Environment Natural Resources
CFDA Number:	15.954
Eligible Applicants	Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Agency Name:	DOI-NPS
Closing Date:	May 31, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$75,600
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Partnership to provide research and educational grants and internships in Natural and Cutlrual Resource Sciences. NPS, Southern California Research Leaning Center SCRLC, and Santa Monica Mountains Fund SMMF, will jointly implement a research and education grants and internship program for three national park units, Cabrillo National Monument, Santa Monica National Recreation Area, and Channel Islands National park.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235053 <b>Modification 0</b> DOI-NPS Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235053

Funding Opportunity Number:	P13AS00061
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Education Natural Resources
CFDA Number:	15.954
Eligible Applicants	Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Agency Name:	DOI-NPS
Closing Date:	Jun 03, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 17, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service¿s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition. ABSTRACT Funding Announcement P13AS00061 Project Title 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act Planning & Implementation Efforts Recipient Alliance for Wilderness Education and Stewardship (AWES) Principle Investigator / Program Manager Lee Lambert, Executive Director Total Anticipated Award Amount No funding is attached to this cooperative agreement. All funding will be a part of each task agreement under this cooperative agreement Cost Share 0.00 New Award or Continuation? New Anticipated Length of Agreement From the date of award for five years (2013 to 2018) Anticipated Period of Performance From the date of award for five years (2013 to 2018) Award Instrument Cooperative Agreement Statutory Authority 16 U.S.C. 1g and Title 41 USC Section 253(c) CFDA # and Title 15.954 National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education Single Source Justification Criteria Cited Unique Qualifications ¿ The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, property ownership, voluntary support capacity, cost-sharing ability if applicable, technical expertise, or other such unique qualifications NPS Point of Contact June Zastrow 303-987-6718, june_zastrow@nps.gov OVERVIEW The Alliance for Wilderness Education and Stewardship (AWES) is a 501 c (3) organization dedicated to informing, uniting, and supporting the extensive community groups and individuals actively engaged in stewardship of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). AWES goals are to: 1) engage, inspire, and mentor the next generation of wilderness stewards by supporting the expansion of educational, experiential, and professional training and developmental opportunities; 2) provide career development and networking opportunities; 3) collaborate and partner to increase the knowledge and capacity of agencies and organizations to support the NWPS; 4) develop and deliver state-of-the-art science and best management practices; 5) provide reliable and credible information regarding wilderness stewardship issues and opportunities; and, 6) advance public awareness and support of wilderness stewardship. In August 2012, the NPS, Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Forest Service signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with AWES to formalize a collective commitment to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act by collaborating on and facilitating public education and awareness initiatives. The MOU describes the collaborative relationship among the federal land management agencies, AWES, other non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions, collectively operating as the 50th Anniversary National Wilderness Planning Team (Wilderness50). AWES holds a distinct role among Wilderness50 partner organizations as the official fiscal sponsor for 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act planning events, activities, programs, and products that will be utilized to raise public awareness of the benefits and values of wilderness and its purpose for the use and enjoyment of the American people. RECIPIENT INVOLVEMENT The objectives of this Agreement are to cooperatively: 1) Work with AWES and Wilderness50, and other partners to facilitate programs, activities, products, and events associated with the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act; 2) Work in partnership with AWES, Wilderness 50, and other partners to improve wilderness stewardship awareness, and increase the public awareness of wilderness; 3) Work with AWES to build capacity, broaden institutional knowledge, and advance education and training for continued high-quality stewardship of wilderness lands; and 4) Work collaboratively with AWES to address current wilderness stewardship issues. AWES agrees to: ¿ Identify a contact to serve as a liaison between the AWES and the Wilderness Stewardship Division of the NPS and provide regular communication. ¿ Participate in face-to-face or virtual meetings or conference calls convened by the NPS regarding matters that arise out of this Cooperative Agreement and related activities. ¿ Maintain familiarity with the internal structure and operation of the NPS and use that knowledge to facilitate cooperative relationships between the NPS and AWES membership. ¿ On request, make available to the NPS information about the AWES¿s goals and share education and promotional materials with the NPS. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVOLVEMENT Substantial involvement on the part the National Park Service is anticipated for the successful completion of the objectives to be funded by this award. In particular, the National Park Service will be responsible for the following: NPS agrees to: ¿ Identify a contact to serve as a liaison between the Wilderness Stewardship Division of the NPS and AWES and maintain regular communications. ¿ Invite AWES to participate in face-to-face or virtual meetings or conferences if matters arise out of this Cooperative Agreement and related activities. ¿ Share structural and operational information about the NPS that contributes to better understanding and cooperative relationships between the NPS and AWES. ¿ Participate and provide guidance in the review of programs, events, and activities associated with the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act that are led by or involve the AWES. The projects or activities under this Agreement will be individually authorized by separate task agreements, with each project or activity having a separate work plan and budget developed cooperatively between the NPS and the Society for Wilderness Stewardship. SINGLE-SOURCE JUSTIFICATION DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SINGLE SOURCE POLICY REQUIREMENTS Department of the Interior Policy (505 DM 2) requires a written justification which explains why competition is not practicable for each single-source award. The justification must address one or more of the following criteria as well as discussion of the program legislative history, unique capabilities of the proposed recipient, and cost-sharing contribution offered by the proposed recipient, as applicable. In order for an assistance award to be made without competition, the award must satisfy one or more of the following criteria: (1) Unsolicited Proposal ¿ The proposed award is the result of an unsolicited assistance application which represents a unique or innovative idea, method, or approach which is not the subject of a current or planned contract or assistance award, but which is deemed advantageous to the program objectives; (2) Continuation ¿ The activity to be funded is necessary to the satisfactory completion of, or is a continuation of an activity presently being funded, and for which competition would have a significant adverse effect on the continuity or completion of the activity; (3) Legislative intent ¿ The language in the applicable authorizing legislation or legislative history clearly indicates Congress¿ intent to restrict the award to a particular recipient of purpose; (4) Unique Qualifications ¿ The applicant is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based upon a variety of demonstrable factors such as location, property ownership, voluntary support capacity, cost-sharing ability if applicable, technical expertise, or other such unique qualifications; (5) Emergencies ¿ Program/award where there is insufficient time available (due to a compelling and unusual urgency, or substantial danger to health or safety) for adequate competitive procedures to be followed. The National Park Service did not solicit full and open competition for this award based the following criteria: (4) UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS Single Source Justification Description: The Alliance for Wilderness Education and Stewardship (AWES) is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to informing, uniting, and supporting the extensive community actively engaged in the stewardship of America's National Wilderness Preservation System through capacity building, networking, and facilitating national awareness-building activities. AWES serves as the lead non-governmental organization for the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act as identified by an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the AWES, NPS, and other federal agencies on August 23, 2012. AWES achieves their mission through the pursuit of special projects and activities designed to meet goals like: 1) Build capacity of agencies, organizations, and volunteers to support the NWPS through collaboration and partnerships; 2) Engage the next generation of wilderness stewards by supporting the expansion of educational, experiential, and developmental opportunities. Market research showed that other organizations have less-inclusive missions and more limited focus on existing professionals, youth, or political advocacy. AWES strives to integrate these dimensions. The MOU with AWES formalized a collective commitment to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act by collaborating on and facilitating public education and awareness initiatives. The MOU describes the collaborative relationship among the federal land management agencies, AWES, other non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions, collectively operating as the 50th Anniversary National Wilderness Planning Team (Wilderness50). AWES holds a distinct role among Wilderness50 partner organizations as the official fiscal sponsor for 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act planning events, activities, programs, and products that will be utilized to raise public awareness of the benefits and values of wilderness and its purpose for the use and enjoyment of the American people. STATUTORY AUTHORITY 16 USC 1 g: The National Park Service may in fiscal year 1997 and thereafter enter into cooperative agreements that involve the transfer of National Park Service appropriated funds to State, local and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations for the public purpose of carrying out National Park Service programs pursuant to section 6305 of title This is to support projects complementary to National Park Service program efforts in resource conservation and protection, historical preservation and environmental sustainability. These projects may include but are not limited to research, education, outdoor recreation and community outreach and safety. The objectives include promoting the use of culturally diverse resources and environmental advocacy in collaboration and cooperation with state, tribal, and local governments, nonprofit organizations and educational institutions.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	NNH13ZUA003N
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	43.009
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	NASA-HQ
Closing Date:	Jul 02, 2013
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters is releasing a NASA Research Announcement (NRA) for initial studies of visionary aerospace concepts. NNH13ZUA003N, entitled NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts: Phase II Studies, will be available as of May 28, 2013 by opening the NASA Research Opportunities homepage at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ and then linking through the menu listings “Solicitations” to “Open Solicitations.” This solicitation represents continuation of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program, which issued its first solicitation on March 1, 2011. More information is available at: http://www.nasa.gov/niac . This NRA will solicit multiple studies, each of which will investigate an architecture, mission, or system concept with the potential to enable a great leap in space or aeronautics. NIAC is part of the Space Technology Mission Directorate. Aerospace architecture, mission, or system concepts proposed for NIAC Phase II studies must be exciting, unexplored, far-term, and credible. Proposals for narrow technology or subsystem development, or incremental or near-term advancement, are explicitly out of scope for this program. Finally, while NIAC encourages daring vision and accepts the accompanying risk, proposals must be technically credible and plausibly implementable. This solicitation is open to any principal investigator or organization that has completed a NIAC Phase I study, but has not yet completed a Phase II study. Applicants from the prior NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts that have completed a Phase I study, but have not completed a Phase II study, are also eligible unless the reason for not completing a Phase II study was discontinuation at the midterm review. Affiliation with any educational institution, commercial or not-for-profit organization, research laboratory, government agency, or NASA Center (including the Jet Propulsion Laboratory) is permitted. Individuals may submit, as long as they meet the registration requirements for NSPIRES. Every organization that intends to submit a proposal in response to this NRA must be registered with NSPIRES, and such registration must identify the authorized organizational representative(s) who will submit the electronic proposal. Each electronic proposal system places requirements on the registration of principal investigators and other participants (e.g. co-investigators). Potential proposers and proposing organizations are urged to access the electronic proposal system(s) well in advance of the proposal due date(s) to familiarize themselves with its structure and enter the requested information. Specific proposal submission deadline dates, evaluation criteria, and submission information will be identified in the NRA. Proposals will be due on or before July 2, 2013. The number of awards will be subject to the availability of appropriated funds. Comments and questions may be addressed by e-mail to NIAC Program representatives at hq-niac@mail.nasa.gov. Responses to inquiries will be answered by e-mail and also included in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document located on the NSPIRES page associated with the solicitation; anonymity of persons/institutions who submit questions will be preserved.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	G13AS00048
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	15.808
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOI-USGS1
Closing Date:	May 30, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Western Ecological Research Center of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a funding opportunity to one partner of the Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU) Program. The project is titled ¿factors influencing reintroduction success of the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog.¿

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Funding Opportunity Number:	USAID-TRN-13-034-OFR-RFA
Opportunity Category:	Earmark
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
CFDA Number:	98.003
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	USAID
Closing Date:	Jun 18, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$150,000
Expected Number of Awards:	50
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	USAID Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program for FY2013 and FY2014. Competitive grant opportunity for reimbursement of ocean freight expenses associated with the delivery of donated humanitarian commodities.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2013-ACL-AOA-MI-0056
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Education
CFDA Number:	93.071
Eligible Applicants	Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Agency Name:	HHS-ACL
Closing Date:	Jun 20, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$4,745,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	With the passage of the Affordable Care Act in March 2010, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) was amended in Section 3306 to provide additional funding for 2010 through 2012. With the passage of ATRA, the MIPPA programs have again been reauthorized for a total of $25 million[1] in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013. This legislation builds upon the 2008 MIPPA legislation which provided for beneficiary outreach and included funding to State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), Aging and Disability Resource Center programs (ADRCs), and for a resource center to help coordinate efforts to inform older Americans about available Federal and State benefits. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) are jointly administering the MIPPA funding through a single announcement and a coordinated implementation and monitoring process as a model for similar state and local collaboration for this funding. The national MIPPA resource center will coordinate efforts to inform older Americans and beneficiaries with disabilities about the benefits available under federal and state programs, with an emphasis on providing information on the Low Income Subsidy and Medicare Savings Program benefits. This resource center, as it has in the past, will serve as a technical assistance resource center for the MIPPA grantees.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235273 <b>Modification 0</b> USAID-BAN Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235273

Funding Opportunity Number:	RFI-388-13-000099
Opportunity Category:	Other
Funding Instrument Type:	Other
Category of Funding Activity:	Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
CFDA Number:	98.001
Eligible Applicants	Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name:	USAID-BAN
Closing Date:	Jun 11, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	0
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	USAID/Bangladesh Request for Information from qualified Bangladeshi firms/organizations with experience and capacity to provide services and support to strengthen and sustain capacity a) organizational development including governance, and/or b) for grants and financial management systems of recipient organizations or institutions; or c) conduct market research.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235314 <b>Modification 0</b> USAID-CAM Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235314

Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-442-13-000003
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:	98.001
Eligible Applicants	Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name:	USAID-CAM
Closing Date:	This announcement is a pre notice, not a Request for Applications (RFA), therefore the application due date is not required.
Award Ceiling:	$5,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Future Solicitation for a Health Information Policy and Advocacy Project Application - USAID/Cambodia. The United States Agency for International Development to Cambodia (USAID/Cambodia) is notifying the public about the future solicitation of applications for its five year health information, policy and advocacy project (2014-2018). The project aims to support the Cambodian health system by improving the Ministry of Health's health management information system and increasing the use of health information to develop policy and guide resource allocation by national government, sub-national government, civil society, and community members. Interested parties are encourage to follow up on further announcements via http://www.grants.gov/.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235340 <b>Modification 0</b> EPA Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235340

Funding Opportunity Number:	EPA-R9-WTR3-13-001
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
CFDA Number:	66.126
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	EPA
Closing Date:	Jul 09, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$2,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	5
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 (EPA) is soliciting initial proposals under this announcement from eligible entities to protect and restore the water quality of the San Francisco Bay and its watersheds. The initial proposals will be short submissions describing a project’s scope and environmental results and will be evaluated to determine whether a full proposal will be requested of the applicant. This announcement seeks proposals to achieve significant water quality results, such as the restoration of impaired waters and the enhancement of aquatic habitat. The total amount anticipated to be awarded under this announcement is approximately $5,000,000 of fiscal year 2013 funds. Awards will range from approximately $800,000 to $2,000,000 of federal funds with project periods of up to four years. Applicants must provide a minimum non-federal match of 50% of the total cost of the project. A broad range of entities, as described in Section III, are eligible to submit proposals under this announcement for projects that protect and restore the San Francisco Bay and its watersheds within the nine Bay Area counties (Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Francisco.)

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235256 <b>Modification 0</b> DOD-AMRAA Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235256

Funding Opportunity Number:	W81XWH-13-PRCRP-CDA
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	12.420
Eligible Applicants	Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name:	DOD-AMRAA
Closing Date:	Oct 22, 2013
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:	10
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The PRCRP Career Development Award mechanism was first offered in FY12. Since then, 105 Career Development Award applications have been received, and 20 have been recommended for funding. The Career Development Award supports independent, early-career investigators to conduct innovative research with the mentorship of an experienced cancer researcher (i.e., the Designated Collaborator) as an opportunity to obtain the funding, guidance, and experience necessary for productive, independent careers at the forefront of cancer research. This award supports innovative and impactful research projects with an emphasis on discovery. Under this award mechanism, the early-career investigator is considered the Principal Investigator (PI), and theapplication should focus on the PI’s research and career development. It should be clear that theproposed research is intellectually designed by the PI and not a product of the established, experienced cancer researcher. Preliminary data are not required. However, logical reasoning and a sound scientific rationale for the proposed research must be demonstrated.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235178 <b>Modification 0</b> DOI-FWS Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235178

Funding Opportunity Number:	FWS-R5-ES-13-003
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
CFDA Number:	15.658
Eligible Applicants	Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Agency Name:	DOI-FWS
Closing Date:	May 25, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$34,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	THERE IS NO "FULL ANNOUNCEMENT" ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NOTICE, AS this is a Notice of Intent to award a Cooperative Agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Sudbury Valley Trustees, Inc. for the purpose of implementing a restoration project selected through the Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump Superfund Site. This single source award is being made in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (4), which allows for award without competition to an applicant who is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based on a number of criteria, in this case including location, cost-sharing ability, property ownership, and technical expertise. The scope of work for the award was selected under the Restoration Plan and entails restoring grassland habitat on fields owned by the Sudbury Valley Trustees and the Town of Wayland, Massachusetts. . Substantial involvement on the part of the USFWS is anticipated for the successful completion of the objectives to be funded. The Service will work closely with SVT to promote and implement the restoration project. The Federal Project Officer, in combination with biologists from Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, are expected to provide guidance and technical assistance in the design and development of the project, and providing oversight and coordination with other restoration projects in the watershed. The Federal Project Officer will also assist with obtaining state and federal permits, as needed. Finally, the Service is required to expend funds from the natural resource damage settlement for the Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump Superfund Site for restoration purposes (Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump Superfund Site). Project success requires substantial involvement by the Service to ensure that restoration objectives are met.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	CDC-RFA-CE13-1307
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:	93.136
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	HHS-CDC
Closing Date:	Jun 25, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$500,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The purpose of this FOA is to: 1) strengthen violence and injury prevention public health infrastructure through the enhancement of state/local health department and partner staff competencies in program planning, policy, evaluation and developing and sustaining collaborative partnerships and 2) increase the adoption and implementation of public health violence and injury prevention policy and program strategies based on the best available evidence. This cooperative agreement will support the activities of all state and territorial health department violence and injury prevention programs and the broader violence and injury prevention program at CDC.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-306-13-00000X
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
CFDA Number:	98.001
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	USAID-AFG
Closing Date:	This a Draft RFA being posted to solicite comments from interested parties.
Award Ceiling:	$70,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	10
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The purpose of PACE is to support Afghan civil society and media engagement that enables Afghan citizens to inflence policy, monitor government accountability,and serve as an advocate for political reform. Please refer to the attached draft RFA for the full program description.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235339 <b>Modification 0</b> DOI-BLM Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235339

Funding Opportunity Number:	L13AS00090
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
CFDA Number:	15.231
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOI-BLM
Closing Date:	Jun 19, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$167,800
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	An estimated 99 percent of wet and upland prairies have been lost in the Willamette Valley from pre-settlement times. Consequently, many of the plant and animal species associated with these habitats have become threatened or endangered. Some of these rare habitats are protected and currently managed by the BLM. The BLM West Eugene Wetlands support populations of several US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) listed species, including the endangered Fender¿s blue butterfly, Bradshaw¿s lomatium, and Willamette daisy; and threatened Kincaid¿s lupine and Nelson¿s checkermallow. In 2005 the BLM developed a long term (10 year) land management implementation schedule for its parcels within the West Eugene Wetlands project area. This 10 year Environmental Assessment Schedule (EA) outlines targets for habitat conditions and provides guidance on the priority of work for maintenance, enhancement, and restoration projects. The objective of this program is to implement a variety of projects, including but not limited to, work involving BLM Special Status Species projects, native seed and plant projects, habitat restoration projects, invasive plant projects, and education and outreach projects.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235034 <b>Modification 0</b> DOC Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235034

Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-NWS-NWSPO-2014-2003736
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Education Environment Information and Statistics Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	11.468
Eligible Applicants	Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Individuals For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name:	DOC
Closing Date:	Jul 15, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$200,000
Expected Number of Awards:	15
Creation Date:	May 17, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program (HFIP) provides the basis for NOAA and other agencies to coordinate hurricane research needed to significantly improve guidance for hurricane track, intensity and related coastal impact forecasts. It also engages and aligns the inter-agency and larger scientific community efforts towards addressing the challenges posed to improve hurricane forecasts. The goals of the HFIP are to improve the accuracy and reliability of hurricane forecasts, thereby increasing confidence in NOAA’s hurricane forecasts. The specific goals of the HFIP are to reduce the average errors of hurricane track and intensity forecasts by 20% within five years and 50% in ten years with a forecast period out to 7 days. The benefits of HFIP will significantly improve NOAA’s forecasts services through improved hurricane forecast science and technology. Forecasts of high accuracy and greater reliability (i.e., user confidence) are expected to improve public response, and save lives and property. The goal of this notice is to promote and enhance NOAA’s collaboration with Principal Investigators (PIs) at academic institutions and private industry, and offer support of their expertise and experience to contribute towards the advancement of hurricane science and modeling to improve operational hurricane forecasts. Improvements in tropical cyclone forecasting over the past two decades are largely attributed by both national and international communities to a wide range of advancements in NWP. These improvements have mainly been achieved by advancements in observational platforms, data assimilation techniques, and higher resolution global and regional hurricane prediction systems with improved model physics. The forecast improvements also have resulted from development of ensemble based guidance. These achievements have been made largely through investments in both science and technology that have directly benefited forecasts over the large scale tropics, the hurricane environment, and more recently, on the hurricane vortex scale. The range of activities that HFIP seeks to support is identified within the following themes: * Increased usefulness of observations of large and vortex scale circulations in both global and high-resolution (e.g., regional) hurricane modeling systems. * Advancement of data assimilation techniques for both large and vortex-scale circulations. * Advancement of model development activities for both global- and high-resolution regional hurricane modeling systems. * Enhanced development of high resolution ensemble based hurricane prediction systems to increase utility of numerical hurricane guidance for forecast applications. * Characterizing the intrinsic predictability of tropical cyclone genesis, track, intensity, and rapid intensification. Successful projects are expected to provide promising near term improvements to operational hurricane forecasts. This would be accomplished through transition of applicable and transferrable research modeling applications into operational hurricane systems within two-three years after completion of the funding period. Projects to be funded will involve both research and operational high-resolution regional hurricane models such as the HWRF. Community support for the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) s Advanced Hurricane Research WRF (AHW) and the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) operational Hurricane WRF (HWRF) can be obtained through NCAR Mesoscale and Microscale Meteorology division (NCAR/MMM), and the Development Testbed Center (DTC) by visiting http://www.dtcenter.org/HurrWRF/users. Proposals that involve HWRF model development should include a plan for testing and evaluating the new capabilities. A hierarchy of testing should be proposed, ranging from do-no-harm to existing model capabilities, to case studies, to multi-season tests required for transition to operations. The latter comprehensive tests can be conducted by the DTC in collaboration with the PI.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	G13AS00049
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	15.808
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOI-USGS1
Closing Date:	May 30, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	U.S. Geological Survey¿s (USGS) Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center is offering a funding opportunity for research on incorporating ecosystem services assessment and valuation into Federal decision making.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	CDC-RFA-DD13-1302
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:	93.184
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	HHS-CDC
Closing Date:	Jul 09, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$800,000
Expected Number of Awards:	2
Creation Date:	May 17, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The purpose of the National Public Health Practice and Resource Centers (NPHPRC) on Health for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Tourette syndrome (TS) is to fund centers that have the capacity to develop and provide health promotion programs and health communication and education resources for both professionals and the public regarding ADHD or TS. Program strategies should include 1) Planning and Leadership, 2) Information, Consultation and Referral, 3) Health Communication Programs and Materials Development, and 4) Education and Training. The NPHPRC’s mission is to provide information, education and consultation about assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and health and well-being for children with ADHD or TS. Other target audiences in the NPHPRC’s health promotion mission are health care professionals, education professionals, caregivers, and the public. Health promotion for children with ADHD or TS requires condition-specific information in addition to information and activities that address common aspects of living with ADHD or TS.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	R13SS40022
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
CFDA Number:	15.509
Eligible Applicants	Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name:	DOI-BOR-UC
Closing Date:	Jun 03, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$2,233,810
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Reclamation will work with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) to expend Basin States Program Salinity Funds for cost effective measures and associated works to reduce salinity from saline springs, leaking wells, irrigation sources, industrial sources, erosion of public and private land, or other sources; studies, planning, and administration of salinity control activities.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	R13AS13005
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
CFDA Number:	15.517
Eligible Applicants	Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Agency Name:	DOI-BOR-PN
Closing Date:	Jun 03, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$84,640
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the Bureau of Reclamation’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition. To implement habitat projects indentified in the Lower Gales Creek restoration plan, further identify and prioritize projects throughout the Gales Creek sub-basin, and conduct landowner outreach and long-term monitoring activities.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235073 <b>Modification 0</b> DOT-FRA Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235073

Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-LRI-12-001
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
CFDA Number:	20.320
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOT-FRA
Closing Date:	May 31, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$400,000
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 17, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Project includes repair of 6,600 linear feet of rail spur at the Crossroads of America Industrial Park in Greene County, Alabama to support an increase in train traffic within the park. Repairs consist of replacement of every other cross tie in tangent sections and replacement of every cross tie in curved, severely deteriorated sections, installation of anchors, and installation of a bow handled switch, grading and installation of new ballast and spraying for vegetation.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235249 <b>Modification 0</b> DOI-NPS Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235249

Funding Opportunity Number:	P13AC00425
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Education Environment Natural Resources
CFDA Number:	15.944
Eligible Applicants	Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Agency Name:	DOI-NPS
Closing Date:	May 29, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$160,351
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	OVERVIEW: The St. Croix and Upper Mississippi Rivers are heavily used recreational areas because of their exceptional water quality and biological diversity and productivity. The rivers support nearly 40 mussel species and over 100 fish species including several that are threatened or endangered. The St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and Mississippi National River and Recreational Area are likely on the verge of being colonized by bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis and silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (hereafter Asian carp). Asian carp have established populations in the Upper Mississippi River near Keokuk, Iowa. In 1996, 2011 and 2012, individual bighead carp were caught in the St. Croix River. In 2011, environmental DNA sampling indicated that silver carp were present in SACN and MISS (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Press Release). Zooplankton are key primary consumers in aquatic systems, limiting algal blooms and in turn supplying food for higher invertebrates and fish. Both species of Hypophthalmichthys can decimate zooplankton populations, and in both natural and experimental systems this impact has been shown to increase algal blooms and harm other planktivorous fish and fish fry. STATEMENT OF JOINT OBJECTIVES/PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN: Test the null hypothesis that food web structure does not differ between the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers or between habitat types within rivers. Establish robust baseline data on pre-invasion food web structure to quantitatively evaluate future control and remediation efforts. Compare results with literature on Hypophthalmichthys spp. food preferences to identify habitats with food web structure most favorable to the growth and reproduction of invasive. Compare the St. Croix and Mississippi River Parks and identify rivers and/or habitat types with food web structure most dependent on pathways likely to be disrupted invasive carp. Results will be combined with known habitat preferences of the different carp species to direct removal and eradication policies and develop predictions about most likely impacts of carp on threatened and endangered species. Determine if gizzard shad are more dependent on planktonic (via zooplankton) or detrital carbon sources and if that varies in the presence of Asian carp (the latter portion of this objective depends on sampling in the Illinois River where Asian carp are abundant). Zooplankton were sampled in Lake St. Croix and above the dam at St. Croix Falls (WI) in 2010 and 2011. Results from analysis of the 2010 samples are complete and intriguing. This project is complete with one caveat: zooplankton richness and abundance was an order of magnitude higher than expected based on similar systems. Sample preparation and counting took nearly three times as long as expected, so only samples from 2010 were counted. Samples from 2011 were taken but will be counted in fall, 2013 pending further support. While crustacean plankton preserve well, the smaller plankton like rotifers do not. If the samples are not analyzed by the end of 2013 they will no longer be useful given the importance of rotifers and protists in river systems. RECIPIENT INVOLVEMENT: The College will provide the qualified researcher to conduct the project to meet the objectives and established management plan. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVOLVEMENT: Participate and collaborate jointly with the Recipient in carrying out the scope of work. To provide a NPS technical representative to assist with specifics of the project as needed. Review and approve one stage of work before the next stage can begin. Review and approve proposed modifications or sub-grants, prior to award. Direct or redirect the work because of interrelationships with other projects. Immediately halt an activity if detailed performance specifications are not met. Oversee Recipient discretion with respect to scope of work, organizational structure, staffing, mode of operations and other management processes, combined with close monitoring or operational involvement during performance under this Task Agreement.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	FWS-R5-ES-13-002
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
CFDA Number:	15.658
Eligible Applicants	Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Agency Name:	DOI-FWS
Closing Date:	May 25, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$209,880
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	THERE IS NO "FULL ANNOUNCEMENT" ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT, AS this is a Notice of Intent to award a Cooperative Agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc., for the purpose of implementing restoration projects selected through the Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump Superfund Site. This single source award is being made in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (4), which allows for award without competition to an applicant who is uniquely qualified to perform the activity based on a number of criteria, in this case including location, cost-sharing ability, unique role as fiscal agent for cooperative organization with more than 22 members, and technical expertise. The scope of work for the award was selected under the Restoration Plan and includes: 1) Purple Loosestrife mapping and monitoring (Sudbury River, Massachusetts) 2) Water Chestnut mapping, removal and monitoring (Sudbury, Concord and Assabet Rivers, Massachusetts) 3) Sudbury RiverSchools Program development and implementation in five Sudbury River communities, including in-class and field-based activities. Substantial involvement on the part of the USFWS is anticipated for the successful completion of the objectives to be funded. The Service will work closely with the Massachusetts Audubon Society to promote and implement the restoration project. The Federal Project Officer, in combination with biologists from Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, are expected to provide guidance and technical assistance in the design and development of the project, reviewing, analyzing and interpreting data, and providing oversight and coordination with other restoration projects in the watershed. The Federal Project Officer will also assist with obtaining state and federal permits, as needed. Finally, the Service is required to expend funds from the natural resource damage settlement for the Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump Superfund Site for restoration purposes (Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump Superfund Site). Project success requires substantial involvement by the Service to ensure that restoration objectives are met.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	OSBDC-2013-05
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Business and Commerce
CFDA Number:	59.037
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	SBA
Closing Date:	Jun 27, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$100,000
Expected Number of Awards:	10
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to issue Program Announcement No. OSBDC-2013-05 to invite application from existing SBDC recipient organization currently funded under the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program as authorized by Section 21(n) of the Small Business Act, (15 USC Section 648); Public Law 110-186, Section 107. Applicants will develop portable assistance programs to support the start up and sustainability of small business concerns in communities that are economically challenged as a result of a business or government facility downsizing or closing, resulting in the loss of jobs or small business instability.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235245 <b>Modification 0</b> DOC Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235245

Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-NOS-NGS-2013-2003505
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Environment Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	11.400
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOC
Closing Date:	Jun 21, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$2,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	2
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The purpose of this notice is to solicit proposals for cooperative agreements and/or grants between NOAA and partnering entities in the United States, implementing NOAA's National Height Modernization Program (NHMP) to support Regional Geospatial Modeling. Proposals submitted in response to this announcement should contribute to the beneficial public outcomes associated with the five priority issues which consist of enhancing infrastructure of geodetic control, coastal remote sensing data, terrestrial gravity measurements, and other physical datasets; developing models, tools, and guidelines to access that control and manipulate and analyze geodetic data; supporting education, capacity building, and technology transfer; coordinating through partnerships with local users (state and local governments, universities, and the public sector) and other partners in the region; sharing environmental data and information, collected and/or created under NOAA grants/cooperative agreements, making it visible, accessible, and independently understandable to general users, free of charge or at minimal cost, in a timely manner, except where limited by law, regulation, policy, or by security requirements. This competition is focused on the geography of the Gulf Coast states in response to NOAA's Height Modernization Plan and subsequent congressional appropriations. The program priorities for this opportunity support NOAA's mission support goal of: Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies. Priorities addressing this mission goal also frequently are found to support NOAA's other mission goals: Climate Adaptation and Mitigation; Weather-Ready Nation; Healthy Oceans. In addition, these priorities support NOAA's Enterprise goals for Science and Technology, and Engagement.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235343 <b>Modification 0</b> DOT-FRA Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235343

Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-RRD-13-006
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
CFDA Number:	20.313
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOT-FRA
Closing Date:	Jun 11, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$100,000
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Provide a grant to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) for the purposes of soliciting contractor support for the conduct of a Preliminary Hazard Analysis, an Operating and Support Hazard Analysis, a Safety Traceability Matrix and a Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) of a proposed American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Safety Standard for Electronically-Controlled Pneumatic Brake Equipment for use in passenger train applications according to established, recognized industry standards and methods.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235216 <b>Modification 0</b> DOI-BOR-PN Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235216

Funding Opportunity Number:	R13AS11008
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Environment Natural Resources
CFDA Number:	15.517
Eligible Applicants	Special district governments
Agency Name:	DOI-BOR-PN
Closing Date:	Jun 06, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$2,679,375
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the Bureau of Reclamation’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition. It is Reclamation’s intent to award financial assistance to the Lewistoin Orchards Irrigation District (LOID) to complete design and construction activities for a pilot project to further investigate the practicality of the well field alternative as an alternative water supply. The objective of the new groundwater well is to exchange a portion of the Lewiston Orchards Project’s current surface water source for groundwater from the new well, to partially resolve impacts to endangered steelhead and their habitat caused by surface withdrawals of irrigation water. This project will carry out the public purpose of funding projects that will lead to habitat improvements within the Lapwai Basin, which will benefit endangered steelhead in Sweetwater, Webb, and Lapwai Creeks.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	NPS-13-NERO-0031
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
CFDA Number:	15.945
Eligible Applicants	Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Agency Name:	DOI-NPS
Closing Date:	May 25, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$30,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	In addition to the draft reports and final submission, the Cooperator will: • Conduct field seasons in summer 2013 between 15 May and 15 July. • Conduct daytime road transect surveys by car three times per week in late May and early June during daylight and nighttime surveys twice per week. • Survey approximately every 3 – 4 hours. • Identify and count all other migratory bird, small mammal, and reptile carcasses encountered on the roadway to facilitate recordkeeping of such mortalities for GUIS. • Place adult and juvenile quail carcasses (received frozen from raptor food suppliers) on the road at random locations during each survey, to increase our sample size for estimating carcass scavenging rates. • Conduct band resighting surveys, three times/week, in all potential Snowy Plover habitat to search for Snowy Plovers banded in previous years at GUIS and other sites in the Panhandle. • Capture any unmarked adult SNPL on nests and uniquely mark them with 2 colored plastic bands.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	W81XWH-13-PRCRP-IA
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	12.420
Eligible Applicants	Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name:	DOD-AMRAA
Closing Date:	Oct 22, 2013
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:	10
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The PRCRP Idea Award with Special Focus mechanism is intended to support innovative, untested, high-risk/potentially high-reward concepts, theories, paradigms, and/or methods in cancer research that are directly relevant to service members, their families, and other military beneficiaries. The proposed research project should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale and study design. The Idea Award with Special Focus is not intended to support a logical progression of an already established research project. The proposed research project should be novel and innovative. Innovative research may introduce a new paradigm, challenge existing paradigms, look at existing problems from new perspectives, or exhibit other uniquely creative qualities. Research that is an incremental advance upon published data is not considered innovative and will not be considered for funding under this award mechanism. Inclusion of preliminary data is discouraged. The outcome of research supported by this award should be the generation of robust preliminary data that can be used as a foundation for future research projects to understand the mechanisms of initiation, or progression of cancer. This award is not intended to support ongoing research in the applicant’s laboratory; therefore, inclusion of preliminary data other than serendipitous findings or in very small numbers is not consistent with the exploratory nature of this award.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235342 <b>Modification 0</b> HHS-FDA Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235342

Funding Opportunity Number:	PAR-13-232
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Business and Commerce Consumer Protection Health
CFDA Number:	93.103
Eligible Applicants	State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	HHS-FDA
Closing Date:	Apr 30, 2017
Award Ceiling:	$1,100,000
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	1) To support implementation of the National Medical Device Postmarket Surveillance System through sustainable multi-stakeholder partnership 2) To develop new epidemiologic methodologies or to apply existing methodologies in new ways to provide a comprehensive understanding of medical device performance and clinical outcomes associated with device use in real-world use settings; 3) To develop new systems of data collection and/or analysis to permit prospective active medical device postmarket risk identification , periodic systematic updates of comprehensive evidence syntheses, visual analytics, and other efforts to broadly apply complex methodology to diverse data sources that facilitates postmarket surveillance; 4) To develop methodological approaches and/or systems that facilitate the use of postmarket information for regulatory decision making throughout the entire device lifecycle ; and 5) To support the development of and access to high quality data sources that can be used in comprehensive postmarket evaluation of medical device performance and associated outcomes.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235294 <b>Modification 0</b> USAID-INA Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235294

Funding Opportunity Number:	APS-386-13-000006
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	USAID-INA
Closing Date:	May 21, 2014
Award Ceiling:	$74,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	6
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The United States Agency for International Development Mission India (USAID/India) seeks applications from local organizations registered in India that are eligible to receive funding directly from USAID for “Health Systems Strengthening, Quality Improvement, And RMNCH+A Scale-Up” Projects. This APS provides prospective applicants an opportunity to submit applications to USAID/India for a range of programs and services in the following program areas: 1) Human Resources for Health; 2) Health Care Financing; 3) Engaging the Private Sector in Reproductive, Maternal, New-born, Child, and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) Care; 4) Quality Data for Decision Making; 5) Scaling Up Interventions in Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child, and Adolescent Health; 6) Increased quality of RMNCH+A and tuberculosis services. This APS generally targets India’s vulnerable, marginalized, and underserved populations spread across rural areas, urban slums, and tribal pockets – including those currently outside the realm of effective service provision for reasons related to economics, gender, and social inclusion (notably females across the life cycle)

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Funding Opportunity Number:	OJJDP-2013-3625
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Law, Justice and Legal Services
CFDA Number:	16.540
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	USDOJ-OJP-OJJDP
Closing Date:	Jul 01, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$100,000
Expected Number of Awards:	4
Creation Date:	May 17, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Pursuant to Section 223(a) (22) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, states and territories must “address juvenile delinquency prevention efforts and system improvement efforts designed to reduce, without establishing or requiring numerical standards or quotas, the disproportionate number of juvenile members of minority groups who come into contact with the juvenile justice system” (i.e. disproportionate minority contact [DMC]). DMC exists if the rate of contact with the juvenile justice system of a specific minority group is significantly different than the rate of contact for non-Hispanic whites or other minority groups. The goal of OJJDP’s DMC efforts is to ensure equal and fair treatment for every youth involved in the juvenile justice system, regardless of membership in a minority or majority population group. This program is authorized by the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2013, Pub. L. No. 113-6.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	MBDA-OBD-2013-2003764
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Business and Commerce
CFDA Number:	11.805
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOC
Closing Date:	Jun 22, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$500,000
Expected Number of Awards:	6
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) announces the anticipated availability of funding for the MBDA Business Center program, and solicits competitive applications for operators of MBDA Business Centers in six locations. The services provided will be implemented to generate increased financing and contract opportunities and related awards to minority business enterprises (MBEs). In addition, the services provided will assist MBEs to create and retain jobs. MBDA intends to award six (6) individual cooperative agreements pursuant to this FFO. The total award period for each of the MBDA Business Center projects is expected to be three (3) years. Specific locations and funding amounts for the MBDA Business Center projects are detailed in the table below and in Appendix A of the full text of the announcement. Funding for this program has not yet been appropriated. MBDA anticipates a total of $2,100,000 in FY 2013 funds will be available to fund the financial assistance awards for the MBDA Business Center projects identified in this FFO. The Agency also anticipates that $2,100,000 will be available in FY 2014 through FY 2015 to support continuation funding for this project. Note: The MBDA Business Center program is not a grant program to start or to expand an individual business. Applications must be submitted to operate an MBDA Business Center and to provide business consulting services to eligible minority-owned firms as set forth in this FFO. Applications that do not meet these requirements will not be considered by MBDA for funding.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	BJS-2013-3661
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Information and Statistics
CFDA Number:	16.734
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	USDOJ-OJP-BJS
Closing Date:	Jul 08, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Bureau of Justice Statistic’s (BJS) Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) collects, standardizes, and publishes statistics about the federal response to crime and the operation of the federal criminal justice system. BJS seeks an agent to implement the Federal Justice Statistics Analytic Resource Center (FJSARC) project. This project is designed to provide scientific and technical support to BJS for methodological research, statistical analysis, and reporting of findings using data from the FJSP. The FJSP produces annual, cross-sectional data files (Standard Analysis Files, or SAFs), which represent the federal criminal case processing stages from arrest and prosecution through pretrial release, adjudication, sentencing, appeals, and corrections. This collection is also used as the basis to link data files and permit analysis of offender cohorts as they progress through the federal criminal case process. The proposed project will identify and retain the support of substantive and methodological experts as affiliates to assist in project tasks. The two priority areas are 1) demonstrating how the federal data, especially the linked data, can be used to address pressing substantive questions; and 2) assessing the primary shortcomings of the FJSP data for federal criminal justice statistical reporting purposes, and proposing and implementing methodological solutions to address these issues. The successful applicant will provide a well-organized staffing plan that will be responsive to BJS’s changing priorities by adapting quickly to substantive shifts in tasks. The FJSARC will advise and educate BJS staff in methodologies to improve the rigor of measuring the federal response to crime, including identifying and quantifying the impact of gaps in the federal data and forwarding ways to address issues such as selection bias and imputation of missing data. The successful applicant will also employ advanced techniques to analyze longitudinal and cross-sectional data to improve an understanding of the federal criminal case process. BJS is authorized to issue this solicitation under 42 U.S.C. § 3732(c). The successful applicant will receive all relevant SAFs and Dyad Link File data and documentation files developed by the FJSP for project tasks.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	RFI-442-13-00001
Opportunity Category:	Other
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
CFDA Number:	98.001
Eligible Applicants	Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name:	USAID-CAM
Closing Date:	Jun 01, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	0
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	USAID requests comments or information from interested parties on potential strategic objectives for USAID’s work with Cambodia’s civil society sector. (This is not a Request for Applications. Please do not submit proposals or statements of qualifications in response to this request.) This strategy could include assistance across a range of areas in which civil society is active in Cambodia, in all situations - urban and rural; at local, provincial and national levels; nascent and advanced civil society organizations. It could include technical and/or financial support. Comments or information are sought about the following broad objective areas: • Objective 1 – Strengthen organizational capacities to promote constructive civic engagement in the national policy debate and community development • Objective 2 – Strengthen constituencies for reform through alliance, network or coalition-based advocacy • Objective 3 – Promote an enabling environment for freedom of expression, association and respect for human rights • Objective 4 – Improve the quality, public understanding and utilization of civic education • Objective 5 – Expand programming by and strengthen capacity of independent media to deliver diverse information to the public • Objective 6 – Reconcile conflicts among communities and rehabilitate citizens to enable greater participation in public affairs In the above areas, USAID is interested, in particular, in helping vulnerable populations. USAID is also interested in supporting qualitative and quantitative research to support any of the objectives above. USAID/Cambodia is seeking comments on these strategic objectives. Please consider the following in preparing your response: • Please ensure comments are concise and specific to objectives. While there are no established limits on the length of submissions accepted, USAID values concise, issue-specific responses • Please ensure submitted comments make specific reference to objective number • Please give special consideration to the following questions: a. Based upon your experience, are there any lessons learned you wish to share relative to working to achieve the six listed objectives? b. What specific inputs (activities) would be necessary for achieving each objective? c. What, if any, data or studies are relevant to these objectives? d. What alternative objectives, or re-worded objectives, if any, could reasonably be expected to more effectively and efficiently accomplish the aim of that objective? Please submit electronic written information via email to RFIcambodia@usaid.gov by June 1, 2013, at 17:00 p.m. Phnom Penh local time. Please indicate if the organization/entity responding would like to be named as a reviewer or remain anonymous in its submissions. Should you elect to label elements of your response “confidential,” those labeled elements will not be shared outside the U.S. Government. This announcement is a Request for Information (RFI), not a Request for Applications (RFA) and is not to be construed as a commitment by USAID to issue a solicitation or ultimately to award a grant or cooperative agreement on the basis of this RFI or otherwise compensate an organization or individual for any information submitted as a result of this request. It should be noted that responding to this RFI will not give any advantage to an organization or individual if a subsequent solicitation is publicized. USAID will not provide answers to any questions submitted in response to this request. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in www.grants.gov. It is the potential applicant's responsibility to monitor the site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. It should be noted that responding to this RFI will not give any advantage to any organization in any subsequent procurement. USAID will not provide answers to any question submitted in response to this request. Responses will be held confidential. Proprietary information should not be sent. Thank you for your assistance and interest in USAID/Cambodia programs.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	G13AS00050
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	15.808
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOI-USGS1
Closing Date:	May 30, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a funding opportunity for research investigating the challenges involved with international data discovery and sharing specific to invasive species and of existing automated visualizations which operate in a spatial context. This research should generally contribute to the improvement of ecological modeling tools and their user interfaces.

]]> 2013-05-23T03:15:27Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235262 <b>Modification 0</b> DOE-GFO Thu, 23 May 2013 03:15:27 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235262

Funding Opportunity Number:	DE-FOA-0000929
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Other
Category of Funding Activity:	Energy
CFDA Number:	81.087
Eligible Applicants	Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name:	DOE-GFO
Closing Date:	Jun 30, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Department of Energy (DOE) seeks input from the public related to the manufacturing and supply chain for both land-based and offshore wind turbines. Improvements in manufacturing processes could significantly improve the viability of next generation turbines and reduce the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for these technologies as well as increase U.S. competitiveness in clean energy technologies. DOE seeks to improve these areas and is requesting information to identify the most promising investment opportunities based on industry needs. The information collected by this RFI will be used for market baseline information and internal DOE planning. Interested parties to this RFI might include, but are not limited to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), developers, state development agencies, and suppliers in the Wind markets. The sole purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to gain public input regarding manufacturing challenges and opportunities for land-based and offshore wind technologies. The full Request for Information RFI is posted on the EERE Exchange website at https://eere-exchange.energy.gov. Information on where to submit questions regarding the content of the RFI and where to submit questions regarding the EERE Exchange system can also be found on the EERE Exchange website.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	W81XWH-13-LCRP-IDA
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	12.420
Eligible Applicants	Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name:	DOD-AMRAA
Closing Date:	Oct 16, 2013
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:	4
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The LCRP Idea Development Award mechanism was first offered in FY12. Since then, 44 Idea Development Award applications have been received, and 4 have been recommended for funding. The Idea Development Award promotes new ideas that are still in the early stages of development and have the potential to yield impactful data and new avenues of investigation. This award supports conceptually innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate progress toward eradicating deaths from lung cancer. Applications should include a well-formulated, testable hypothesis based on strong scientific rationale. Submissions from and partnerships with investigators at Military Medical Treatment Facilities, Military labs, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers and research laboratories are encouraged. Preliminary data to support the feasibility of the research hypotheses and research approaches are required; however, these data do not necessarily need to be in lung cancer.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	W81XWH-13-LCRP-CEA
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	12.420
Eligible Applicants	Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name:	DOD-AMRAA
Closing Date:	Oct 16, 2013
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The LCRP Clinical Exploration Award mechanism is being offered for the first time in FY13. The intent of the LCRP Clinical Exploration Award (CEA) is to support early-phase, proof-of-principle clinical trials and correlative studies to investigate hypothesis-based, innovative interventions and/or avenues of research that have the potential to resolve current clinical barriers and result in a profound impact on the clinical management of lung cancer. While therapeutic approaches proposed for testing through the CEA must represent novel, hypothesisbased, “outside-the-box” approaches for treating lung cancer, they may include therapies already in clinical use, or undergoing clinical testing, for other diseases, provided that the proposed use for lung cancer would lead to a major advancement for treating the disease. It is anticipated that outcomes from studies funded by this award will provide scientific rationale for subsequent development of larger, efficacy-based clinical trials of interventions that will transform lung cancer clinical care. Submissions from and partnerships with investigators at Military Medical Treatment Facilities, Military labs, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers and research laboratories are encouraged. Clinical Trials: The CEA will support clinical trials encompassing Phase 0, Phase I, or pilot Phase II for drug or drug combinations, Class II or III devices, or other types of trials that conduct early clinical testing of innovative approaches for lung cancer.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	PAR-13-231
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Food and Nutrition Health Income Security and Social Services
CFDA Number:	93.172 93.837 93.847 93.865
Eligible Applicants	State governments County governments City or township governments Special district governments Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	HHS-NIH11
Closing Date:	Sep 07, 2016
Award Ceiling:	$499,999
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 22, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage applications to phenotype embryonic lethal knockout (KO) mouse strains being generated through the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC) of which the NIH Knockout Mouse Phenotyping Program (KOMP2) is a member. It is estimated that KO mouse phenotyping efforts will generate 20,000 mouse strains over the next decade of which about 30% will be embryonic or perinatal lethal. A large portion of homozygous lethal mutations are expected to have viable heterozygous phenotypes. The scientific community has the unique opportunity to leverage these mouse strains while they are being created and bred as part of the IMPC adult mouse phenotyping effort.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	F13AS00177
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Education Environment Natural Resources
CFDA Number:	15.658
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOI-FWS
Closing Date:	NA
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	A school ship dock and world-class fishing pier will be constructed at the Refuge Gateway in Trenton, Michigan. As the future site of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge's (Detroit River IWR) Visitors Center, the Refuge Gateway will welcome thousands of projected annual visitors to the Refuge. This project is led by Wayne County, the International Wildlife Refuge Alliance (IWRA), and US Fish and Wildlife Service along with numerous other partners. The boat dock and fishing pier will extend 775' into the Detroit River to provide a free, universally accessible, shore-based fishing experience. The project includes a boardwalk, fishing pier, floating dock, seating areas, shade structures, and interpretive signage. Areas accessible from the boardwalk include shallow waters rich with panfish for youth and family fishing, and deepwater access for experienced fishermen. The shore-based entrance to the boat dock and fishing pier will allow the public to fish in water depths currently only available to those with a personal watercraft. This facility will also give the Michigan Sea Grant's Great Lakes school ship a docking location on the river, allowing for educational programming to use river and Refuge as a living laboratory for metropolitan area school children.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	W81XWH-13-LCRP-CDA
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	12.420
Eligible Applicants	Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Agency Name:	DOD-AMRAA
Closing Date:	Oct 16, 2013
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:	2
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The LCRP Career Development Award mechanism is being offered for the first time in FY13. The Career Development Award supports early-career, independent investigators to conduct innovative research under the mentorship of an experienced lung cancer researcher as an opportunity to obtain the funding, mentoring, and experience necessary for productive, independent careers at the forefront of lung cancer research. This award is intended to support novel and innovative research projects with an emphasis on discovery. Submissions from and DoD FY13 Lung Cancer Career Development Award 4 partnerships with investigators at Military Medical Treatment Facilities, Military labs, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Centers and research laboratories are encouraged. Preliminary data is not required. However, logical reasoning and a sound scientific rationale for the proposed research must be demonstrated.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	SCA-13-06
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Employment, Labor and Training
CFDA Number:	00.000
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOL-OASAM
Closing Date:	Jul 19, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$9,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	In FY 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL) Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) will award up to $9 million for one or more cooperative agreements to fund a technical assistance project(s) to support Colombia’s efforts to reduce child labor, including by promoting safe work in the mining sector, with a focus on artisanal, non-formal mining, as a strategy for mitigating the risk of injuries for adult workers that can negatively impact household livelihoods and contribute to child labor. Applicants are required to propose geographic areas of interventions and project beneficiaries in their application. Eligible Applicants include commercial, international, educational, or non-profit organization(s), including faith-based, community-based, or public international organization(s), capable of successfully reducing child labor in mining and promoting occupational safety and health standards within the framework of mine formalization.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	OSBDC-2014-04
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Business and Commerce
CFDA Number:	59.037
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	SBA
Closing Date:	Jun 20, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$300,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to issue Program Announcement No. OSBDC-2014-04 to invite applications from existing SBDC recipient organization currently funded under the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program as authorized by Section 21(n) of the Small Business Act, (15 USC Section 648); Public Law 110-186, Section 107. The SBDC National Information Clearinghouse (“Clearinghouse”) serves as a centralized information resource within the SBDC network as well as a library and distribution center for information, media, marketing materials and technology for access by any SBDC service center. The Clearinghouse provides business related informational support for the SBDCs and facilitates ever greater exchange of information between SBDCs employing its collection and accessing its business data. The SBDC program is the SBA’s largest matching grant-funded service delivery network providing high quality business and economic development assistance to small businesses and nascent entrepreneurs in order to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity and management improvement. The SBDCs, in partnership with SBA’s Office of Small Business Development Centers (OSBDC) and SBA District Offices, develop programs and provide business management and other services that enhance the economic development goals and objectives of SBA and their other respective state and local funding partners. The SBDC program is a broad-based system of assistance for the small business community that links the resources of Federal, state, and local governments with those of the educational community and the private sector. Although SBA is responsible for the general management and oversight of the SBDC program, a partnership exists between SBA and the recipient organization to effectuate the delivery of assistance to the small business community.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	RDBCP-RBOG-2013
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Business and Commerce Community Development Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
CFDA Number:	10.773
Eligible Applicants	State governments County governments City or township governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses
Agency Name:	USDA-rbcs
Closing Date:	Jun 24, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$100,000
Expected Number of Awards:	40
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The RBOG program promotes sustainable economic development in rural communities with exceptional needs through provision of training and technical assistance for business development, entrepreneurs, and economic development officials and to assist with economic development planning. Rural Development is participating in the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP), which is a new Administration-wide initiative that will accelerate the resurgence of manufacturing and help cultivate an environment for businesses to create well-paying manufacturing jobs in regions across the country. The IMCP is designed to reward communities that demonstrate best practices in attracting and expanding manufacturing by using long-term planning that integrates targeted investments in workforce training, infrastructure, research, and other key assets. The IMCP is being initiated in FY 2013 as EDA, USDA, SBA and EPA each provide funding for regional implementation strategy grants. The agencies will allocate funding through existing programs to advance this critical national priority. Strategies developed by these grants, as well as existing strategies and those otherwise under development, will enhance regions’ efforts to compete for future proposed large scale IMCP grants (10 to 100 times the size of the implementation strategy grants). These grants will be given to communities with the best strategies for attracting private investment. IMCP partner agencies will coordinate funding across agencies in order to leverage complementary activities while also preventing duplication of efforts. Specific information on how applicants can participate in IMCP can be found at Section V.10 of this Notice.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	S-BH20013-ESF
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development Employment, Labor and Training Law, Justice and Legal Services Regional Development
CFDA Number:
Eligible Applicants	Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Individuals
Agency Name:	DOS-BLZ
Closing Date:	Jul 14, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$200,000
Expected Number of Awards:	50
Creation Date:	May 17, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Embassy of the United States of America in Belmopan invites organizations to submit proposals to advance the Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI) goal of strengthening citizen security. The proposal will confront the root causes of violence and crime in a creative and effective way and seek to create positive cultural and social conditions, which are the foundations of a peaceful and orderly society. Root causes in Belize include, but are not limited to, the lack of economic development, the lack of skills and/or tradecraft, the lack of conflict resolution skills, and/or the lack of opportunity for youth. Marginalized youth are empowered when given a voice and opportunities. Equipping marginalized youth and their communities with economic opportunities and/or business training can help them reach their true potential as entrepreneurs and improve citizen security. The Embassy plans to award a total of $500,000 USD for a project period of one to two years. Applicants may apply for amounts of $50,000 USD up to $200,000 USD. The U.S. Embassy may award up to ten grants which do not exceed the total of $500,000 USD. Eligible applicants are non-governmental organizations (NGOs), non-profit organizations (NPOs), International Government Organizations (IGO), Educational Institutions, and individuals. Grants will be awarded directly to the organization. NGOs and NPOs must provide documentation of legal status with the grant proposal. The Embassy reserves the right not to award any funds based on the quality of the proposals received. All applications must be submitted on or before Sunday, July 14, 2013 by 11:59 p.m. local time in Belize to belmopangrants@state.gov. Applications submitted after 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 14, 2013 will be ineligible for consideration. Appendices, attachments, exhibit, etc. for applications already submitted will not be accepted after the deadline. Begin the application process early, as this will allow time to address any technical difficulties that may arise in advance of the deadline. For additional information on application content and requirements of this solicitation, please visit the U.S. Embassy website at http://belize.usembassy.gov. For questions, contact Barry Cuthbertson or Faustino Shal, CARSI Program Specialists, U.S. Embassy Belmopan, at: Email: belmopangrants@state.gov .

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Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-FD-13-034
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Business and Commerce Consumer Protection Education Employment, Labor and Training Environment Food and Nutrition Health Information and Statistics Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	93.103
Eligible Applicants	Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education
Agency Name:	HHS-FDA
Closing Date:	Jul 08, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$1,400,000
Expected Number of Awards:	2
Creation Date:	May 17, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	FDA is announcing this FOA to provide support for one or more Collaborating Centers of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI). Regulatory Science is defined as the science of developing new tools, standards, and approaches to assess the safety, efficacy, quality, and performance of FDA-regulated products. The CERSI’s will be established to foster an innovative and thematically coherent approach to advance the field of Regulatory Science (e.g., Regulatory Science encompasses laboratory, population, behavioral and manufacturing sciences, as well as other scientific programmatic areas, including those outlined in FDA's Strategic Plan for Regulatory Science, accessible at http://www.fda.gov/ScienceResearch/SpecialTopics/RegulatoryScience/ucm267719.htm) and the Critical Path Initiative toward more effective and efficient product development and evaluation. CERSI efforts will focus on promoting innovation in support of the development and evaluation of safe and effective products through training, applied collaborative science, professional development and scientific exchanges. The CERSI's should be internationally recognized for the outstanding expertise in the respective field(s). CERSI's candidates may apply either as single institutions or as consortia of more than one institution and are encouraged to include plans and business models which describe how the entity would continue its role and function as FDA-partnering scientific expert center beyond the funding provide with this CERSI mechanism.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	G13AS00047
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	15.808
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOI-USGS1
Closing Date:	May 30, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 20, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for the study of ecosystem and wildlife health, and natural resource impacts due to the Tsunami Scenario, which affects the west coast of California. The Tsunami Scenario, generated from a hypothetical but realistic M~9.0 earthquake in the Eastern Aleutian Islands, is being developed for emergency planning. As with each prior MHDP scenario, the USGS is partnering with a variety of agencies to explore the most important implications of a distant tsunami disaster and opportunities to better prepare them and reduce their vulnerability.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NIFA-SRGP-004288
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	10.200
Eligible Applicants	Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	USDA-NIFA
Closing Date:	Jun 25, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$1,238,000
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 21, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The purpose of this grant program is to support potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) research programs that focus on varietal development and testing and potato varieties for commercial production. As used herein, varietal development and testing is research using classical breeding and/or biotechnological approaches to develop improved potato varieties. Aspects of evaluation, screening and testing must support variety development.

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