http://www.grants.gov/search/basic.do Grants Modified Opportunity List by Category http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=217395 <b>Modification 2</b> Housing Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=217395

Funding Opportunity Number:	FR-5700-N-11
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Housing
CFDA Number:	14.247
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	HUD
Closing Date:	Jul 15, 2013
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 14, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	SHOP Grant funds are awarded to national and regional non-profit organizations and consortia to facilitate and encourage innovative homeownership opportunities on a national, geographically diverse basis through the provision of self-help homeownership housing programs. SHOP Grantees must use a significant amount of SHOP Grant funds in at least two states. SHOP Grant funds must be used for land acquisition, infrastructure improvements, and for reasonable and necessary planning, administration and management costs (not to exceed 20 percent). The construction or rehabilitation costs of each SHOP unit must be funded with other leveraged public and private funds. The average SHOP Grant expenditure for the combined costs of land acquisition and infrastructure improvements must not exceed $15,000 per SHOP unit. Eligible low-income homebuyers must contribute a significant amount of sweat equity towards the development of the SHOP units. Volunteer labor is also required. Assisted units must be decent, safe, and sanitary non-luxury dwellings that comply with state and local codes, ordinances, and zoning requirements, and with the SHOP requirements (including requirements for energy-efficiency and water conservation). The SHOP units must be sold to homebuyers at prices below the prevailing market price. A homebuyer’s sweat equity contribution must not be mortgaged or otherwise restricted upon future sale of the SHOP unit. SHOP Grantees may award SHOP Grant funds to local non-profit affiliate organizations to carry out the Grantee’s SHOP program. These affiliate organizations must be located within the Grantee’s service area.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=229253 <b>Modification 5</b> Agriculture Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=229253

Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NRCS-SC-13-01
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
CFDA Number:	10.912
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	USDA-NRCS-SCSO
Closing Date:	May 21, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$75,000
Expected Number of Awards:	3
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Conservation Innovation Grants program (CIG) was authorized as part of the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) {16 U.S.C. 3839aa-8} under Section 2509 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-246). The Secretary of Agriculture delegated the authority for the administration of EQIP and CIG to the State Conservationist of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), who is Vice President of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC). EQIP is funded and administered by NRCS under the authorities of the CCC. The purpose of CIG is to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies, while leveraging the Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection in conjunction with agricultural production. CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches into NRCS policy, technical manuals, guides, and references, or to the private sector. CIG does not fund research projects and projects intended to test hypotheses do not qualify for a CIG award. CIG is used to apply or demonstrate previously proven technology. It is a vehicle to stimulate development and adoption of conservation approaches or technologies that have been studied sufficiently to indicate a high likelihood of success, and that are a candidate for eventual technology transfer to or institutionalization. CIG promotes sharing of skills, knowledge, technologies, and facilities among communities, governments, and other institutions to ensure that scientific and technological developments are accessible to a wider range of users. CIG funds projects targeting innovative on-the-ground conservation, including pilot projects and field demonstrations.South Carolina NRCS will accept applications under this notice for single or multi-year projects, not to exceed 3 years, submitted by eligible entities from South Carolina for the projects within South Carolina. Eligible entities include Federally recognized Indian tribes, State and local units of government, and non-governmental organizations and individuals. Applications are accepted from all SC conservation partners, county conservation districts, local government, non-government entities, and individuals. Applications will be screened for completeness and compliance with the provisions of this notice. Incomplete applications will be eliminated from competition, and notification of elimination will be mailed to the applicant. Complete applications received by applicable deadlines will be evaluated by a technical peer review panel based on the Application Evaluation Criteria identified in the application instructions in Section V(B). Applications, along with their associated technical peer review, will then be forwarded to the Review Board. The Review Board will make recommeandations for project approval to the NRCS State Conservationist, who will make the final determination. For the purposes of CIG, the proposed innovative project or activity must encompass the development, demonstration, evaluation, implementation, and monitoring of: 1. Conservation adoption approaches or incentive systems; or 2. Promising conservation technologies, practices, systems, procedures, or approaches, or 3. Environmental soundness with goals of environmental protection and natural resource enhancement.To be given priority consideration, the innovative project or activity must comply with all federal, state, and local regulations throughout the duration of the project and should: 1. Make use of a proven technology or a technology that that has been studied sufficiently to indicate a high probability for success. 2. Demonstrate and verify environmental (soil, water, air, plants, energy, and animal) effectiveness, utility, affordability, and usability of conservation technology in that field; 3. Adapt conservation technologies, management, practices, systems, procedures, approaches, and incentive systems to improve performance and encourage adoption; 4. Introduce conservation systems, approaches, and procedures from another geographic area or agricultural sector, or 5. Demonstrate transferability of knowledge. For FY 2013 SC NRCS will consider proposals that demonstrate the use of innovative technologies and/or approaches to address at least one topics listed below:Categories: 1. Nutrient Management2. Energy Conservation 3. Soil Health 4. Wildlife 5. Water Management 6. Farm Bill Program Outreach 7. Air Quality 8. Silvo-pasture.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=232453 <b>Modification 1</b> Employment, Labor and Training Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=232453

Funding Opportunity Number:	NOI-11-BANGLADESH
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:	Jun 07, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for funding applications. Subject to the availability of funds, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), will award one or more cooperative agreements for technical assistance project(s) to improve fire safety in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector by: 1) improving the Government of Bangladesh’s enforcement of fire safety laws and regulations in the RMG sector, and 2) improved representation and protection of workers in the RMG sector on fire safety issues. The Office of Procurement Services anticipates publishing the Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement Applications (SCA) on or about May 10, 2013 (this date is subject to change).Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/grants/main.htm#20121009 and http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/SGAguidelines.htm for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This NOI does not include an SCA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOL’s intent to publish an SCA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the SCA, as this is the method by which it will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies will be provided.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=231353 <b>Modification 1</b> Community Development Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=231353

Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-668-13-000002
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development
CFDA Number:	98.001
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	USAID
Closing Date:	Closing date of the solicitation will be indicated in the full RFA announcement once posted.
Award Ceiling:	$80,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 16, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The United States Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), anticipates issuing a request for applications (RFA), early-May 2013, inviting applications for a Cooperative Agreement to implement the Strengthening Democratic Local Governance Program in South Sudan to strengthen democratic local governance through improving local government’s ability to perform its core functions and supporting the development of strong and credible state and local systems. Specifically, the program will engender a bottom-up and inclusive public participatory approach in the decision-making, implementation and accountability of government service delivery and further strengthen linkages within national, state, and local (payam) governments and International/NGOs for better coordination, delivery of services and accountability to the people. Subject to the availability of funds, this competitively awarded five-year, Cooperative Agreement shall focus on implementing projects primarily in high conflict, disaster prone and low resource areas.USAID will advise applicants of project objectives and desired outcome; however, applicants must provide the methodology or approach for implementation of the project. Applicants will have the opportunity to propose a sound, cost effective approach for the Program. Additionally, Applicants are strongly encouraged to consider implementation through a consortium with other organizations including PIOs and local organizations; however, principal responsibility for implementation of the program should rest with the applicant who should act as prime and have final responsibility for implementation and performance monitoring of the program.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=233279 <b>Modification 3</b> Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification) Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=233279

Funding Opportunity Number:	APS-FFP-13-000001
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
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
Closing Date:	This APS remains open until amended to identify a closing date.
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Title II and Emergency Food Security Program (EFSP) awards to provide local and/or regional purchase of food and/or food vouchers and/or cash transfers.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234435 <b>Modification 1</b> Employment, Labor and Training Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234435

Funding Opportunity Number:	NOI-12-HONDURAS-EL-SALVADOR
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Employment, Labor and Training
CFDA Number:
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOL-OASAM
Closing Date:	Jun 07, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for funding applications. Subject to the availability of funds, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs will award one or more cooperative agreements for technical assistance project(s) to strengthen linkages between labor inspectorates and labor courts within two countries-El Salvador and Honduras. The project aims to integrate case management systems within each country, thus enabling information sharing on complaint intake, full investigations, case development, remediation plans, and transfer/follow through to the labor courts. The Office of Procurement Services anticipates publishing the soliciation for cooperative agreement applications (SCA) on or about May 31, 2013 (this date is subject to change). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/grants/main.htm#20121009 and http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/SGAguidelines.htm for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This NOI does not include an SCA or any attachments. It only consititutes a notice of USDOL's intent to publish an SCA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor http://www.grants.gov for the SCA, as this is the method by which it will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies will be provided.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234214 <b>Modification 2</b> Environment Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234214

Funding Opportunity Number:	EPA-REG9-WP-13
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
CFDA Number:	66.461
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	EPA
Closing Date:	Jun 11, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$350,000
Expected Number of Awards:	15
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Wetland Program Development Grants provide eligible applicants an opportunity to conduct and promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. All proposals submitted under this RFP must be for projects that build or refine state/tribal/local government wetland programs. Implementation of wetland protection programs is not an eligible project under this announcement. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is soliciting proposals from eligible applicants to build or refine state/tribal/local government wetland programs as described in Section I, FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION, of this announcement. States, tribes, local government agencies, interstate agencies, and inter-tribal consortia are eligible to apply under this announcement, as further described herein. Universities that are agencies of a state government are eligible, but must include documentation demonstrating that they are chartered as part of a state government in the proposal submission. Non-profit organizations are not eligible to compete under this RFP. The total amount of federal funding available under this announcement is approximately $1,627,500 depending on Agency funding levels, which may vary from year to year, and other applicable considerations. The EPA anticipates awarding approximately $488,250 to $1,220,625 in federal funds under Track One and approximately $406,875 to $1,139,250 in federal funds under Track Two. It is anticipated that approximately 6 to 15 awards will be made under this announcement. Awards will likely range from $50,000 to $350,000 in federal funds.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=191034 <b>Modification 2</b> Science and Technology and other Research and Development Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=191034

Funding Opportunity Number:	12-595
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	47.050
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	NSF
Closing Date:	Sep 16, 2013
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This solicitation calls for proposals to establish a Critical Zone Observatory National Office (CZO-NO) to facilitate activities of the network of Critical Zone Observatories (CZO). The CZO-NO will facilitate coordination of research and educational programs of the CZO network and provide a centralized entity, which will represent the CZO network with the scientific community and the public. The CZO-NO will have two main functions: to coordinate the network of CZOs and to disseminate information to a number of audiences. The CZO-NO is expected to work with the CZO community and to share CZO discoveries, data and research opportunities with the broad scientific community capable of using these data and information.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=192214 <b>Modification 3</b> Science and Technology and other Research and Development Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=192214

Funding Opportunity Number:	12-598
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	47.050
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:	NSF
Closing Date:	Jun 05, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$1,300,000
Expected Number of Awards:	80
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Geophysics Program supports basic research in the physics of the solid earth to explore its composition, structure, and processes from the Earth's surface to it's deepest interior. Laboratory, field, theoretical, and computational studies are supported. Topics include seismicity, seismic wave propagation, and the nature and occurrence of geophysical hazards; the Earth's magnetic, gravity, and electrical fields; the Earth's thermal structure; and geodynamics. Supported research also includes geophysical studies of active deformation, including geodesy, and theoretical and experimental studies of the properties and behavior of Earth materials.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=230597 <b>Modification 1</b> Health Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=230597

Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-OD-13-199
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:	93.095
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	HHS-NIH11
Closing Date:	Sep 27, 2013
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 16, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The purpose of this funding opportunity is for investigators and institutions impacted by Hurricane Sandy and with active NIH grants to request: 1) a 24-month extension of the current budget period, with 12-months of funding at the same funding level as the current year of the grant; and/or, 2a) one-time administrative supplements of up to $50,000 in direct costs (excluding consortium F&A costs) to replace lost and/or damaged research resources; and/or 2b) up to $100,000 to replace a single item of equipment so long as that request is accompanied by well-documented support for the need to replace that item of equipment. Applicable F&A costs should also be requested.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=232254 <b>Modification 2</b> Employment, Labor and Training Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=232254

Funding Opportunity Number:	NOI-10-AFGHANISTAN
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:	Jun 07, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for funding applications. Subject to the availability of funds, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), will award a cooperative agreement for a project to reduce the worst forms of child labor in the home-based production of carpets in Afghanistan by designing and piloting a sustainable social compliance system in collaboration with at least one partner company. The project funded as a result of this cooperative agreement will focus on addressing child labor in at least one district of Afghanistan in which there is evidence of a high prevalence of child labor in home-based carpet weaving workplaces. The Office of Procurement Services (OPS) anticipates publishing the Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) on or about May 31, 2013 (this date is subject to change). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/grants/main.htm and http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/SGAguidelines.htm for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This NOI does not include an SGA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOL's intent to publish an SGA at a later date. Interested applications are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the SGA, as this is the method by which it will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies will be provided.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=233333 <b>Modification 1</b> Health Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=233333

Funding Opportunity Number:	HRSA-13-238
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:	93.932
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	HHS-HRSA
Closing Date:	Jun 07, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	6
Creation Date:	May 16, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act (NHHCIA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 11705 and 11706), states that “it is the policy of the United States in fulfillment of its special responsibilities and legal obligations to the indigenous people of Hawaii to (1) raise the health status of Native Hawaiians to the highest possible health level; and (2) provide existing Native Hawaiian health care programs with all resources necessary to effectuate this policy” [[]see 42 U.S.C. 11702(a)].  The NHHCIA authorizes funding opportunities for the following activities: Service grant to Papa Ola Lokahi (POL) for the activities described in the NHHCIA, including the coordination of the health care programs and services provided to Native Hawaiians. Service grants to the five recognized community-based Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems (NHHCS) to provide a full range of services identified by the legislation and tailored to fit the needs of their respective island communities. This Congressional Special Initiative is a limited competition program announcement.  This FOA provides instructions to be used by existing grantees under the NHHCIA in preparing applications for funding for fiscal year (FY) 2013.  The project and budget period are August 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235040 <b>Modification 1</b> Education Environment Food and Nutrition Health Income Security and Social Services Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235040

Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-TW-13-002
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Education Environment Food and Nutrition Health Income Security and Social Services
CFDA Number:	93.113
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:	Nov 13, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$150,000
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 17, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages exploratory and developmental grant applications to lay the foundation for innovative and collaborative basic research on the role of epigenetics in social, behavioral, environmental and biological relationships, throughout the life-span and across generations. Research plans that are responsive to this FOA will use existing bio-psycho-social and environmental data from human cohorts or animal studies that have biospecimens available for epigenetic profiling. The one year exploratory/developmental awards are expected to generate preliminary data for comprehensive basic research applications to study interactions between epigenetics and social/behavioral/biological/environmental factors in both normal function and pathophysiology throughout life and across generations. The results may ultimately inform research to develop clinical decision/diagnostic tools and prevention/treatment strategies.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=233794 <b>Modification 1</b> Education Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=233794

Funding Opportunity Number:	SCAPPD-13-CA-090-SCA-05082013
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Education
CFDA Number:	19.501
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOS-PAK
Closing Date:	Jul 01, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$1,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 16, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad and the U.S. Consulate General in Lahore announces an open competition for a cooperative agreement to establish an Academic Partnership in Elementary Education between a U.S. educational institution and the Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to pursue institutional or departmental objectives in partnership with the Government College University Faisalabad. Objectives detailed as priorities for this partnership include: curriculum development, professional development for faculty by US counterparts, and faculty and student exchange. Faculty and student exchange programs of one semester are preferred. The Government College University Faisalabad has indicated the primary focus area should be bachelor level elementary education. In addition, the university has expressed a desire for assistance to establish a computer lab for teachers and students in the Department of Education, and to receive online access to international journals.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235143 <b>Modification 2</b> Education Environment Health Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235143

Funding Opportunity Number:	05192013-NF-S2S-V0-2
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Education Environment Health
CFDA Number:	00.000
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:	GDIT
Closing Date:	Multiple Receipt Dates - See Link to Full Announcement for details.
Award Ceiling:	$1,234
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 19, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	-TestTestTESTTESTTESTTEST -Successful applications will be funded by the participating ICs.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=226054 <b>Modification 2</b> Science and Technology and other Research and Development Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=226054

Funding Opportunity Number:	13-543
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	47.041 47.070 47.075 93.172 93.286 93.396 93.865 93.866
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	NSF
Closing Date:	Jun 03, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$2,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	25
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The goal of the Smart and Connected Health (SCH) Program is to accelerate the development and use of innovative approaches that would support the much needed transformation of healthcare from reactive and hospital-centered to preventive, proactive, evidence-based, person-centered and focused on well-being rather than disease. Approaches that partner technology-based solutions with biobehavioral health research are supported by multiple agencies of the federal government including the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The purpose of this program is to develop next generation health care solutions and encourage existing and new research communities to focus on breakthrough ideas in a variety of areas of value to health, such as sensor technology, networking, information and machine learning technology, decision support systems, modeling of behavioral and cognitive processes, as well as system and process modeling. Effective solutions must satisfy a multitude of constraints arising from clinical/medical needs, social interactions, cognitive limitations, barriers to behavioral change, heterogeneity of data, semantic mismatch and limitations of current cyberphysical systems. Such solutions demand multidisciplinary teams ready to address technical, behavioral and clinical issues ranging from fundamental science to clinical practice.Due in large part to advances in high throughput and connective computing, medicine is at the cusp of a sector-wide transformation that - if nurtured through rigorous scientific innovation - promises to accelerate discovery, improve patient outcomes, decrease costs, and address the complexity of such challenging health problems as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and neurological degeneration. These transformative changes are possible in areas ranging from the basic science of molecular genomics and proteomics to decision support for physicians, patients and caregivers through data mining to support behavior change through technology-enabled social and motivational support. In addition to these scientific discoveries, innovative approaches are required to address delivery of high quality, economically-efficient healthcare that is rapidly becoming one of the key economic, societal and scientific challenges in the United States. The need for a significant healthcare transformation has been recognized by numerous organizations including the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), National Research Council (NRC), Institute of Medicine (IOM), Computing Community Consortium (CCC), and the National Academy of Engineering. Additionally, a congressionally mandated review of Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) emphasized the critical role that networking and information technology will play in spurring innovation to solve the nation's most pressing challenges, beginning with health and healthcare. Several of these agencies explicitly encouraged the Department of Health and Human Services (e.g., NIH, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Office National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT)) to work explicitly with the National Science Foundation to realize the scientific potential of digitally supported health and healthcare. Recommendations also called for joint funding between these agencies to conduct cross-cutting research into the social, cognitive, and behavioral processes underlying efficient use of the new technologies, and the analytic demands implied by the new large scale databases.The purpose of this interagency program solicitation is the development of next generation health and healthcare research through high-risk, high-reward advances in the understanding of and applications in information science, technology, behavior, cognition, sensors, robotics, bioimaging, and engineering. Collaboration between academic, industry, non-profit and other organizations is strongly encouraged to establish better linkages between fundamental science, clinical practice and technology development, deployment and use. This solicitation is aligned with the visions (e.g., PCAST, NRC, IOM) calling for major changes in health and wellbeing as well as healthcare delivery and is aimed at the fundamental research to enable the change. Realizing the promise of disruptive transformation in health and healthcare will require well-coordinated, multi-disciplinary approaches that draw from the social, behavioral, and economic sciences, engineering, medicine, biology, and computer and information sciencesTwo classes of proposals will be considered in response to this solicitationExploratory Projects (EXP): One or more investigators spanning 1 to 3 years.Integrative Projects (INT): Multi-disciplinary teams spanning 1 to 4 years. As detailed in this solicitation, appropriate scientific areas of investigations may be related to any of the participating funding organizations. Questions concerning a particular project's focus, direction and relevance to a participating funding organization should be addressed to the appropriate person in the list of agency contacts found in section VIII of the solicitation.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=229493 <b>Modification 3</b> Employment, Labor and Training Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=229493

Funding Opportunity Number:	NOI-7-AYEDI
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:	Jun 07, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for funding applications. Subject to the availability of funds, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs, will award a cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project(s) to address exploitative child labor among youth by helping them develop marketable skills to secure decent work. The project will target vulnerable youth age 14 through 18, promoting education and vocational training and decent work opportunities for those of appropriate work age. The project will also seek to enhance livelihoods for youth and their households, support civic engagement by youth, and encourage youth to take on leadership roles within their communities. This project is intended to serve as a pilot youth empowerment and development initiative that could be replicated in other African countries. The Office of Procurement Services (OPS) anticipates publishing the Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) on or about 31 May 2013(this date is subject to change). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/grants/main.htm#20121009 and http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/SGAguidelines.htm for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This NOI does not include an SGA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOL's intent to publish an SGA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the SGA, as this is the method by which it will be made available to the public. No e-mail or paper copies will be provided.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=231973 <b>Modification 2</b> Science and Technology and other Research and Development Transportation Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=231973

Funding Opportunity Number:	DTPH56-13-SN-000002
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development Transportation
CFDA Number:	20.724
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:	DOT-PHMSA
Closing Date:	Jun 13, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$100,000
Expected Number of Awards:	5
Creation Date:	May 16, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), hereby requests applications from non-profit institutions of higher education to obtain funding for researching innovative solutions to pipeline corrosion and other known pipeline integrity challenges. The Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP) is intended to spur innovation by enabling academic research focused on high-risk and high pay-off solutions for the many pipeline safety challenges. The authority for PHMSA’s Pipeline Safety Research and Development Program comes from the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002 (P. L. 107-355, December 17, 2002). Further, the authority to enter into cooperative agreements under the CAAP initiative is codified at 49 U.S.C. §60117(k), Authority for Cooperative Agreements. All questions regarding this Request for Application (RFA) must be submitted via e-mail on or before May 21, 2013 (see Section 4.03 of RFA document). Complete applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov by 12:00 pm Eastern Time on June 13, 2013. **REFER TO THE ATTACHMENTS ENTITLED “RFA #DTPH56-13-SN-000002 – PHMSA’s Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP)” AND “Attachment A – CAAP Technical Application Template” UNDER THE “FULL ANNOUNCEMENT” TAB FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.**

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234013 <b>Modification 2</b> Health Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234013

Funding Opportunity Number:	HRSA-13-207
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:	93.110
Eligible Applicants	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 Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	HHS-HRSA
Closing Date:	Jun 10, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$300,000
Expected Number of Awards:	5
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits applications for the State Implementation Grants for Improving Services for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities. The purpose of the program is to improve access to comprehensive, coordinated health care and related services for children and youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other related developmental disabilities (DDs). Program funding will support improved state systems of care and the implementation of activities focused on improving early and continuous screening, coordination of family-centered services through a medical home, and increasing ASD/DD awareness. Program Aim: Children and youth with ASD and other related DDs will be identified by 24 months and have access to a family-centered medical home and comprehensive, coordinated care. Program Objectives: Increase the number of children and youth with ASD and other related DDs who are identified by 24 months of age, receive first evaluation by 36 months of age and are enrolled in intervention services by 48 months of age. Activities should focus on reducing barriers to screening, referral, and diagnosis. Increase access to culturally competent family-centered medical homes that coordinate care with pediatric subspecialties. Improve the organization and capacity of community-based service systems within states, so that they are easy to use by families. Increase public and provider awareness of the signs and symptoms of ASD and other related DDs. Increase the number of families satisfied with their role as partners with providers in shared-decision making. Increase family and youth involvement in ASD and related DD program planning, implementation, and evaluation activities. Program Requirements Applicants must: Develop a program advisory panel that will guide the improvement of the state’s system of care. The advisory panel should consist of ASD/DD stakeholders in the state, such as the State Title V Program for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN), primary care providers including the State Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, pediatric specialists, family leaders and parent organizations such as Family Voices and local autism support groups, State and community agencies, State legislatures, public and private payers, and schools. The applicant must demonstrate preliminary linkages and the capacity to develop effective partnerships with the ASD/DD stakeholders in their state; Describe the findings from a comprehensive needs assessment as noted in the project narrative/needs assessment section and review criteria of this FOA. Applicants that are unable to submit finalized needs assessment findings with the application may use the first 3 months of the grant to complete a comprehensive Statewide needs assessment that describes the State’s system of services for children and youth with ASD/DDs. The needs assessment should clearly describe the most medically underserved populations in the state related to ASD/DD services; Implement an existing statewide plan that: Reduces barriers to screening, referral, and diagnosis (applicants must aim to increase the proportion of young children with an ASD/DD who are screened by 24 months of age, receive first evaluation by 36 months of age, and are enrolled in intervention services by 48 months of age.) Increase access to culturally competent family-centered medical homes that coordinate care with pediatric subspecialties. Improve the organization and capacity of community-based service systems within states, so that they are easy to use by families. Increase public and provider awareness of the signs and symptoms of ASD and other related DDs. Increase the number of families satisfied with their role as partners with providers in shared-decision making. Increase family and youth involvement in ASD and related DD program planning, implementation, and evaluation activities; Implement comprehensive medical home activities that include health promotion as well as preventive and on-going routine care. Medical Homes (MH) serve as a central point of coordination for chronic conditions and for working with other community based providers and agencies to assure that the individual and family have access to the full range of services they need and are eligible for.  A medical home primary care practice routinely monitors development and screens to identify children with developmental delays and disabilities including ASD. If delays or disabilities are confirmed, they will make appropriate referrals so that treatment and intervention can begin early. Practitioners have ongoing and effective communications with the children, youth, and families under their care, and they learn to partner with the families to address needs. A proactive team approach is used to manage ASD as a chronic condition within the Medical Home. This requires coordination of the more complex services and systems such as health and education, as well as co-management with specialist and assistance with transitions in the medical system to adulthood [[]1] Conduct community outreach activities and provide information and education that increase public and provider awareness about ASD/DDs that includes CDC’s Learn the Signs, Act Early Campaign Materials when appropriate; Develop a central statewide repository that links families to information about ASD/DD services and resources; Develop a comprehensive evaluation plan using national, State, and community data that measures the achievement of the program purpose, aim, and objectives noted previously, tracks the status of the applicant’s individual project goals and objectives, and is aligned with the Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) Maternal, Infant, and Child Health (MICH) Objective 29: Increase the proportion of young children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental delays who are screened, evaluated, and enrolled in early intervention services in a timely manner. Develop a plan that will sustain key project activities beyond Federal funding.  Grantee Requirements: In addition to the above program requirements, successful applicants will also be required to participate in the following: 1)      Coordination with other MCHB Funded Grants:  Funded applicants will be expected to coordinate their activities with other MCHB grants including the LEND Training Programs, the Intervention Research Program, the State Public Health Coordinating Center, Family to Family Health Information Centers, and the State Implementation Grants for CSHCN.  It is also an expectation that successful applicants will coordinate with other MCHB funded programs listed in the Background section of this FOA. 2)      CAAI Grantee Meeting: Funded applicants will also be required to attend an annual grantee meeting which will include all grantees funded under MCHB CAAI.  The meeting will be will be held in the greater Washington, D.C. area.  Applicants should budget for two (2) staff to attend the annual meeting. 3)      Annual Autism State Program Meeting:  Funded applicants will be required to attend the annual State autism program meeting, which will include all State Autism Implementation Grantees. Applicants should budget for two (2) staff to attend the annual meeting. 4)      Conference Calls:  In order to assure coordination and collaboration among all the grants funded under the MCHB CAAI, there will be regularly scheduled conference calls.  Successful applicants will be expected to participate in these calls. 5)      Evaluation: Successful applicants will be required to work with MCHB’s evaluation contractor who will be collecting data for the MCHB State Autism Program Evaluation.  This will include both quantitative and qualitative data collection.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234615 <b>Modification 3</b> Environment Natural Resources Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234615

Funding Opportunity Number:	F13AS00171
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Environment Natural Resources
CFDA Number:	15.608
Eligible Applicants	State 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 Private institutions of higher education
Agency Name:	DOI-FWS
Closing Date:	Jun 01, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$100,000
Expected Number of Awards:	6
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Region 6 US Fish and Wildlife Service Fish and Aquatic Conservation Program and its partners recognize that we share responsibilities for preventing and controlling the impacts of aquatic invasive species on fish and other aquatic resources, and success is contingent on partnerships that cut across jurisdictions. Region 6 covers the states of Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. Proposals will only be considered for extensions of previously funded grant projects and projects with the following priorities: within R6 states which address the management and/or control of quagga/zebra mussels, Asian carps, or New Zealand mudsnails; related to the 100th Meridian Initiative; related to the Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species; and/or which meet the goals of 'An Action Plan to Implement Legal and Regulatory Efforts to Minimize Expansion of Invasive Mussels Through Watercraft Movements in the Western United States' or the 2010 Quagga-Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters; and which are coordinated in part by Region 6 Fish and Aquatic Conservation. Proposals may include but are not limited to: assessment, planning and coordination; prevention and control programs; research to understand or determine Aquatic Invasive Species effects, risk or spread; research to develop control or eradication tools; and Outreach and Education efforts intended to produce a change in behavior that will curtail spread of invasive species. This includes a process to fund State Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Management Plans officially approved by the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force and authorized by the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990. Project ranking criteria include: ecological benefits for Federal trust species, minimizing or removing impacts of aquatic species posing highest risks to native species or ecosystems, current scientific knowledge and proven technology, and addressing objectives outlined in approved federal, state, regional, tribal or species aquatic nuisance species control and management plans. Projects will also be evaluated for their biological and statistical soundness, feasibility, geographic scope of applicability, and cost effectiveness. Benefits of collaborative interagency efforts and partnerships for aquatic resources will be: reduced impacts of invasive species and/or reduced invasive species populations, and improved partnerships and decreased duplication of efforts. Activities will be consistent with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fisheries Program Vision. Please click on the Full Announcement tab to review the FY13 Proposal Guidelines prior to application submission.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=233674 <b>Modification 2</b> Transportation Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=233674

Funding Opportunity Number:	FTA-2013-002-TPM-TRTR
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
CFDA Number:	20.509
Eligible Applicants	Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Agency Name:	DOT-FTA
Closing Date:	Jul 08, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$1,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	70
Creation Date:	May 14, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Section 5311(j) of MAP-21, Public Law 112-41 (July 6, 2012), authorizes the Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program (Tribal Transit Program (TTP)) for Fiscal Years (FY) 2013-2014. The program authorizes direct grants “under such terms and conditions as may be established by the Secretary” to Indian tribes for any purpose eligible under FTA’s Formula Grants for Rural Areas Program, 49 U.S.C. 5311. The modified Tribal Transit Program continues to be a set-aside from the Formula Grants for Rural Areas program but now consists of a $25 million formula program and a $5 million discretionary grant program subject to the availability of appropriations. Formula factors include vehicle revenue miles and the number of low-income individuals residing on tribal lands. Discretionary funds are available annually on a competitive basis. TTP funds are to be allocated for grants to Federally-recognized Indian tribes for any purpose eligible under the Section 5311 program. The funds set aside for Indian tribes in the TTP are not meant to replace or reduce funds that Indian tribes receive from States through FTA’s Section 5311 program. TTP funds are meant to complement any 5311 funds that applicants may be receiving. Tribal transit funds will be competitively allocated to support planning, capital, and operating assistance for tribal public transit services.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234893 <b>Modification 1</b> Transportation Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234893

Funding Opportunity Number:	DTFH61-13-RA-00006
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Transportation
CFDA Number:	20.205
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOT-FHWA
Closing Date:	Jul 17, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$1,800,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 16, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is accepting applications for a cooperative agreement to establish and operate a National Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Clearinghouse. This agreement will replace the existing national SRTS clearinghouse known as the National Center for SRTS (www.saferoutesinfo.org).

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=227273 <b>Modification 1</b> Health Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=227273

Funding Opportunity Number:	HRSA-13-162
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:	93.913
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	HHS-HRSA
Closing Date:	May 17, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	50
Creation Date:	May 16, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This announcement solicits applications for the State Offices of Rural Health (SORH) grant program.  Federally funded since 1991, the purpose of the State Offices of Rural Health (SORH) grant program is to assist States in strengthening rural health care delivery systems by maintaining a focal point for rural health within each State.  The program provides funding for an institutional framework that links small rural communities with State and Federal resources to help develop long term solutions to rural health problems.  This competing continuation guidance provides instruction for applying for a new three year project period. Authorizing legislation provides that each SORH conduct the following activities: (1)   Establish and maintain within the State a clearinghouse for collecting and disseminating information on— (A)  rural health care issues; (B)   research findings relating to rural health care; and (C)   innovative approaches to the delivery of health care in rural areas; (2)   Coordinate the activities carried out in the State that relate to rural health care, including providing coordination for the purpose of avoiding duplication in such activities; and (3)   Identify Federal, State, and nongovernmental programs regarding rural health, and provide technical assistance to public and nonprofit private entities regarding participation in such programs.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=228882 <b>Modification 1</b> Consumer Protection Food and Nutrition Health Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=228882

Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-FD-13-020
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Consumer Protection Food and Nutrition 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:	May 17, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$250,000
Expected Number of Awards:	2
Creation Date:	May 17, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Narrow therapeutic index (NTI) drugs are those drugs where small differences in dose or blood concentration may cause serious adverse events or therapeutic failure. In 2011, FDA proposed tighter quality and bioequivalence (BE) standards for NTI drugs. These new standards will further enhance the quality and therapeutic equivalence of generic NTI drugs. One challenge in implementing tighter quality and bioequivalence (BE) standards for NTI drugs is to identify drugs that can be classified as NTI drugs. It is believed that dose adjustment and therapeutic monitoring data in clinical practice can provide insight about the drug dose/concentration and response relationship which may help determine which drug falls into NTI category and may need tighter review criteria.The objective of this application is to collect drug dose adjustment and therapeutic monitoring data in patients to aid NTI classification. The outcome of this study can help FDA develop a NTI drug list and implement the NTI policy.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=231673 <b>Modification 1</b> Health Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=231673

Funding Opportunity Number:	PAR-13-208
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:	93.113 93.846 93.853 93.855 93.856 93.859 93.867
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 16, 2015
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 14, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages grant applications for Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Cooperative Research Projects (U01s). The mission of the CounterACT U01 program is to develop new and improved therapeutics for chemical threats. Chemical threats are toxic chemicals that could be used in a terrorist attack or accidentally released from industrial production, storage or shipping. They include traditional chemical warfare agents, toxic industrial chemicals, and pesticides. Applicants are encouraged to contact the Program Officials listed in this FOA to determine if their proposed threat agent(s) or countermeasure(s) is of high program priority for one of the participating Institutes. The scope of the research to be supported includes target and candidate identification and characterization, through candidate optimization and demonstration of in vivo efficacy, through Investigational New Drug (IND) submission when appropriate. Each project must include milestones that create discrete go or no-go decision points in a progressive translational study plan.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=231074 <b>Modification 5</b> Health Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=231074

Funding Opportunity Number:	APS-688-13-000001
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:
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-MAL
Closing Date:	Apr 30, 2014
Award Ceiling:	$10,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	5
Creation Date:	May 16, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This APS solicits applications that support the goal to improve nutritional status of women and children, with a special emphasis on building resilience through the prevention and treatment of undernutrition while targeting the first 1000 days of a child’s life (conception – 24 months of age) through three main categories of intervention.1: Increase access to and consumption of diverse and quality foods 2: Improve nutrition and hygiene-related behaviors 3: Increase utilization of high impact nutrition and WASH promotion and treatment services. The program will support the nutrition continuum of availability, access and utilization of diverse and high quality foods, associated care seeking and improved nutrition and hygiene practices, or fill gaps in this continuum in specific geographic locations (Food Security, Nutrition and WASH Clusters, and Resilience). Applicants shall propose intervention zones that are part of the target health districts below. USAID recognizes that there are many approaches one can take to achieve this objective; therefore, this APS is open to a range of projects.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235033 <b>Modification 1</b> Law, Justice and Legal Services Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235033

Funding Opportunity Number:	BJA-2013-3650
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Law, Justice and Legal Services
CFDA Number:	16.751
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 For profit organizations other than small businesses Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	USDOJ-OJP-BJA
Closing Date:	Jul 01, 2103
Award Ceiling:	$1,040,000
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 17, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	BJA, in partnership with DHS, seeks to enhance the capability and capacity of the National Network of Fusion Centers. State and major urban area fusion centers (fusion centers) serve as focal points within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners. This solicitation is supported by funds incoming from DHS, pursuant to 6 U.S.C. §§ 121 and 124h, and 31 U.S.C. §§ 1535 and 1536. Located in states and major urban areas throughout the country, fusion centers are uniquely situated to empower front-line law enforcement, public safety, fire service, emergency response, public health, critical infrastructure protection, and private sector security personnel to understand local implications of national intelligence, thus enabling local officials to better protect their communities. Fusion centers provide interdisciplinary expertise and situational awareness to inform decision-making at all levels of government. They conduct analysis and facilitate information sharing while assisting law enforcement and homeland security partners in preventing, protecting against, and responding to crime and terrorism. Fusion centers are owned and operated by state and local entities with support from federal partners in the form of deployed personnel, training, technical assistance, exercise support, security clearances, connectivity to federal systems, technology, and grant funding.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234733 <b>Modification 1</b> Environment Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234733

Funding Opportunity Number:	EPA-REG1-13-14
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
CFDA Number:	66.461
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	EPA
Closing Date:	Jun 13, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$400,000
Expected Number of Awards:	12
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) provide eligible applicants an opportunity to conduct and promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. All proposals submitted under this RFP must be for projects that build or refine state/tribal/local government wetland programs. Implementation of wetland protection programs is not an eligible project under this announcement. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting proposals from eligible applicants to build or refine state/tribal/local government wetland programs as described in Section I, FUNDING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION, of this announcement. States, tribes, local government agencies, interstate agencies, and intertribal consortia are eligible to apply under this announcement, as further described herein. Universities that are agencies of a state government are eligible, but must include documentation demonstrating that they are chartered as part of a state government in the proposal submission. Non-profit organizations are not eligible to compete under this RFP. Under this announcement, as more fully explained in Section I, there will be two separate applicant tracks for eligible applicants. Eligible states and tribes are in Track One or Track Two, and eligible local governments, interstate agencies, intertribal consortia, and universities that are agencies of a state government are in Track Two. Applicants under each track will only compete for awards against other applicants in their track. See Section V for further information.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234314 <b>Modification 1</b> Science and Technology and other Research and Development Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234314

Funding Opportunity Number:	W81XWH-13-PCRP-SIDA
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 09, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	5
Creation Date:	May 14, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The PCRP Synergistic Idea Development Award mechanism was first offered in FY07. Since then, 389 research projects have been proposed and 41 (representing 92 individual awards) have been recommended for funding. The Synergistic Idea Development Award supports new ideas that represent innovative approaches to prostate cancer research involving two or three independent, faculty-level (or equivalent) Principal Investigators (PIs). These investigators should use complementary and synergistic perspectives to address a central problem or question in prostate cancer research. This award is designed to support both new and pre-existing partnerships. The overall goal of this award is to significantly accelerate advances in prostate cancer research to support the PCRP vision of conquering prostate cancer. Although groundbreaking research often involves a degree of risk, applications should be based on a sound scientific rationale that is established through logical reasoning and/or critical review and analysis of the literature. Due to this award’s emphasis on innovation, presentation of preliminary data relevant to prostate cancer and the proposed project is encouraged but not required. Research deemed innovative may represent a new paradigm, challenge current paradigms, look at existing problems from new perspectives, or exhibit other highly creative qualities. Research that is an incremental advance upon published data is not considered innovative. The PCRP seeks applications from the wide spectrum of basic, population-based, translational, and clinical research. In addition, applicants are expected to address at least one of the PCRP focus areas and are highly encouraged to address one of the PCRP overarching challenges. If the proposed project does not address any of the overarching challenges, the application should include a description to justify how the project will nevertheless address a critical need in the field of prostate cancer research and/or patient care. The Synergistic Idea Development Award requires that multiple investigators jointly design a single project, with comparable levels of intellectual input from each PI. However, each partner will be recognized as a PI, submit a separate application, and receive an individual award. The research project must be supported by the unique expertise, experience, and abilities of each PI, and it must clearly define the synergistic components that will facilitate and accelerate progress in a way that could not be accomplished through independent efforts. Multidisciplinary projects are encouraged, and multi-institutional projects are allowed. Each proposed study must include clearly stated plans for interactions among all PIs and institutions involved. The plans must include communication, coordination of research progress and results, and data transfer. Additionally, multi-institutional applications must provide an intellectual property plan to resolve potential intellectual and material property issues and to remove institutional barriers that might interfere with achieving high levels of cooperation to ensure the successful completion of this award.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234193 <b>Modification 2</b> Natural Resources Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234193

Funding Opportunity Number:	L13AS00086
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
CFDA Number:	15.231
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-BLM
Closing Date:	Jun 03, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$1,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	2
Creation Date:	May 16, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	BLM has funding available in California and Utah, but may have future funding in other States to work with a potential partner for the purposes of providing opportunities for upper-level college students and recent college graduates to gain hands-on experience in natural resource management, specifically in areas such as vegetation management, landscape ecology, aquatic and riparian ecosystems, conservation of sensitive plant and animal species, and the management of public lands. BLM is interested in working with a partner that will provide youth to assist professional BLM resource specialists and managers implement provisions of the AIM Strategy and other landscape monitoring and assessment protocols, which are designed to improve approaches for collecting information on the condition, status, trend, and distribution of natural resources on public lands. This would be achieved by establishing a mentoring program whereby recent college graduates work directly with conservation and land management projects to collect monitoring and assessment data while receiving professional development opportunities and experience with the agency. Youth participating in this program will have the opportunity to learn about BLM land-management challenges and responsibilities, applicable Federal laws and regulations, stewardship programs established to conserve biodiversity, and systematic approaches for collecting information to address natural resource issues at multiple scales.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=229495 <b>Modification 3</b> Employment, Labor and Training Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=229495

Funding Opportunity Number:	NOI-8-MOROCCO
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:	Jun 07, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for funding applications. Subject to the availability of funds, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), intends to award, through a competitive and merit-based process, one or more cooperative agreements to organizations to implement a project(s) in Morocco (North Africa) that aims to support the country's efforts to reduce child labor among Moroccan youth through the provision of education services and assistance to youth of legal working age to secure decent work in rural and peri-urban areas. The Office of Procurement Services (OPS) anticipates publishing the Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) on or about 31 May 2013(this date is subject to chage). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/grants/main.htm#20121009 and http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/SGAguidelines.htm for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This NOI does not include an SGA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOL's intent to publish an SGA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the SGA, as this is the method by which it will be made available to the public. No e-mail or paper copies will be provided.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=229074 <b>Modification 1</b> Consumer Protection Food and Nutrition Health Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=229074

Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-FD-13-019
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Consumer Protection Food and Nutrition 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:	May 24, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$500,000
Expected Number of Awards:	2
Creation Date:	May 17, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Despite the increasing number of complex parenteral dosage forms including polymeric micelles, liposomes, nanosuspensions and others, currently there is still a lack of compendial or biorelevant in vitro drug release assays for these complex dosage forms. The purpose of this study is to evaluate current in vitro release methods for complex parenteral dosage forms and analyze their capability of detecting formulation differences, predicting in-vivo performance, as well as their method robustness. This study is intended to advance the regulatory review process of complex parenteral drug products, which in turn will help provide the US public with access to high quality generic complex parenteral drug products.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=231100 <b>Modification 2</b> Science and Technology and other Research and Development Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=231100

Funding Opportunity Number:	FOA-RQKM-2013-0003
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	12.800
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-AFRL
Closing Date:	May 30, 2013
Award Ceiling:
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 14, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	SCOPE: The objectives of this program are to transfer the Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate Aerospace Components and Subsystems Technology Division (AFRL/RYD) developed 0.14µm Aluminum Gallium Nitride (AlGaN)/Gallium Nitride (GaN) on Silicon Carbide (SiC) manufacturing process to industry and establish a domestic open foundry with the capacity to meet the DOD needs. The domestic open foundry needs to be able to fabricate designs from all DOD sources at a competitive price. The ManTech emphasis will be on maturing the 0.14µm AlGaN/GaN on SiC manufacturing process to achieve a Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) of 6. This will include verifying the process transfer by comparing results with AFRL. In addition, the focus will be on increasing yield and reliability, while reducing the cost for RF power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, and high frequency switches.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=231354 <b>Modification 3</b> Community Development Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=231354

Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-668-13-000003
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development
CFDA Number:	98.001
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	USAID-SSD
Closing Date:	Closing date of the solicitation will be indicated in the full RFA announcement once posted.
Award Ceiling:	$60,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 16, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The United States Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), anticipates issuing a request for applications (RFA), early-May 2013, inviting applications for a Cooperative Agreement to implement the Strengthening Free and Independent Media in South Sudan Program. Subject to the availability of funds, this competitively awarded five-year, Cooperative Agreement will focus on strengthening the independence, professionalism, production capacities, self-sustainability and regulatory framework of the media sector in South Sudan. Media assistance will build on the transition to self-sustainability of five currently USAID-supported local partner radio stations. Due to its unique potentials for communicating with virtually the entire population, media can enable a much needed national conversation to vitally contribute to the building of this new nation. The media, be it print, broadcast, internet, or other form, represent an integral part of accountability systems that, in turn, are critical to the effective functioning of democratic governance.USAID will advise applicants of project objectives and desired outcome; however, applicants must provide the methodology or approach for implementation of the project. Applicants will have the opportunity to propose a sound, cost effective approach for the Program. Additionally, Applicants are strongly encouraged to consider implementation through a consortium with other organizations including but not limited to PIOs and local organizations; however, principal responsibility for implementation of the program should rest with the applicant who should act as prime and have final responsibility for implementation and performance monitoring of the program.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234433 <b>Modification 1</b> Science and Technology and other Research and Development Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=234433

Funding Opportunity Number:	W81XWH-13-PCRP-BDA
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 09, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	2
Creation Date:	May 14, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	Many putative prostate cancer biomarkers have been discovered in recent decades. The vast majority of these biomarkers have not been validated or qualified for clinical use, or such studies have been conducted on only a very limited basis, e.g., within a single institution. Thus, the number of markers that have been translated to clinical practice is very small, despite the known limitations of the current standard of care using the biomarker prostate specific antigen (PSA). The PCRP Biomarker Development Award was introduced in FY12 to fund near-term validation or qualification studies that will advance known prostate cancer biomarkers into the clinical setting. Specifically, this award will support high-impact research aimed at multi-institutional validation and/or qualification of prostate cancer biomarkers for crucial decision-making in prostate cancer management, including detection of aggressive disease, prognosis and progression, and prediction and assessment of response to therapy. It is anticipated that studies supported through this award will produce clinically useful biomarkers that will provide improved specificity for detection of clinically relevant prostate cancer, as well as distinguish between aggressive and indolent disease, which will in turn reduce the burdens of prostate cancer overtreatment and improve the clinical management of this disease. Proposed projects should demonstrate a high potential for commercialization and clinical use of the projects’ outcomes. As such, the inclusion of clinical trials is allowed. It is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator (PI) to clearly articulate the potential near-term impact of the study on current clinical practice for prostate cancer management. Due to the expectation for near-term impact, studies toward discovery of new biomarkers, studies using tissues or other samples to further investigate biomarker expression patterns prior to large-scale validation or qualification, or studies in model systems to improve or refine biomarkers are not consistent with the intent of this award mechanism and will not be supported. A biological marker, or biomarker, is defined as a characteristic that is objectively measured and evaluated as an indicator of normal biologic processes, pathogenic processes, or biological responses to a therapeutic intervention.1 For the purpose of this award, biomarker validation refers to the process of ensuring that a biomarker or technology (e.g., imaging) will be accurately and reliably measured through the performance characteristics of a biomarker assay, which involves determining the range of conditions under which the biomarker will give reproducible and accurate data.2 Alternatively, biomarker qualification is defined as the evidentiary fit-for-purpose process of correlating a biomarker with biological processes and/or clinical endpoints.3 The PCRP recognizes that, to move beyond current practice, a combination of biomarkers including those measured in biofluids (e.g., blood, urine), tissue-based biomarkers that provide optimal patient-centered treatment, and new imaging techniques, are needed. The emphasis for the Biomarker Development Award mechanism is on biomarkers that can be assessed through noninvasive or minimally invasive methods. Examples of biomarkers may include, but are not limited to: • circulating tumor cells • signatures of genetic or epigenetic changes • specifically expressed genes, proteins, or metabolites, and • molecular, physiological, and/or immunological imaging entities In addition, the significant heterogeneity of prostate tumors should be well considered in any proposed biomarker project. The molecular, cellular, histopathologic, and clinical heterogeneity of prostate tumors presents challenges to the efficacy of many biomarkers. Therefore, PIs are strongly encouraged to address the complexities of intratumoral heterogeneity and how their validation or qualification efforts, and ultimately the biomarker’s clinical application, may be impacted. All projects proposed for the Biomarker Development Award must address one of the PCRP overarching challenges and the PCRP focus area of Biomarker Development. Partnering PI Option: Due to the multi-institutional nature of the Biomarker Development Award mechanism, the Partnering PI Option is available to accommodate up to three PIs, each of whom will receive a separate award. One partner is identified as the Initiating PI and additional PIs are identified as Partnering PIs. The Initiating and Partnering PIs have different application submission requirements; however, each PI should contribute to the preparation of each of the application components. The PIs may have expertise in similar or disparate scientific disciplines. It is the responsibility of the collaborating investigators to describe how their efforts will combine and synergize to maximize the project’s outcomes. Key aspects of this award include: (1) Candidate Biomarker(s) and Evaluation: Applications for this award must include clear descriptions of the candidate biomarker(s) for validation or qualification studies. Projects studying multiple biomarkers are highly encouraged. Applications must also include relevant preliminary data from previously completed testing that demonstrate the suitability of the biomarker(s) for further testing toward clinical application. Sufficient detail must be provided to demonstrate how the biomarkers will be validated or qualified, including the approaches that will be applied to establish feasibility, reliability, and reproducibility, and the criteria that will provide the evidence for evaluating the biomarkers. These criteria may include, but are not limited to: • Improved performance relative to current, clinically accepted biomarkers • Availability of a robust analytical assay to reliably and reproducibly assess the validity of the biomarker’s association with prostate cancer or clinical outcomes • Biological association of the biomarker(s) with prostate cancer (e.g., disease stage/grade, distinguish aggressive/indolent) • Strength of association of changes in biomarker levels with pathological/clinical outcomes • Sufficient sensitivity and specificity to guarantee the biomarker(s) does not detect benign physiological processes of the prostate gland and other organs In addition, applications must include, where appropriate, consideration of the Tumor Marker Utility Grading System (TMUGS)4 and, as applicable, be consistent with current U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance for biomarker validation or qualification. Useful information can be found at the following: • FDA Biomarker Qualification Process: ○ http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/DrugDevelopmentToolsQualificationProgram/ucm284621.htm ○ http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DevelopmentApprovalProcess/DrugDevelopmentToolsQualificationProgram/ucm284076.htm ○ http://www.c-path.org/pdf/FDADraftDDTools.pdf In addition, it is highly recommended that PIs demonstrate appropriate consideration of the literature on optimal design of marker studies.5 (2) Multi-institutional Approach: Applications to the PCRP Biomarker Development Award are required to be multi-institutional in their approaches to large-scale biomarker validation or qualification. Importantly, inclusion of independent patient cohorts is an expectation for supported studies. (3) Leveraging of Resources: The PCRP expects that PIs applying for the Biomarker Development Award will leverage existing prostate cancer resources to address high-impact research ideas. For example, many putative prostate cancer biomarkers have never been validated or qualified nor are they readily available for study beyond the laboratories where they were first discovered. Because these biomarkers are not leveraged for study beyond the original source, other groups expend additional time and resources duplicating efforts. Therefore, this award strongly encourages evidence of leveraging biomarker development efforts. Additionally, this award seeks to leverage other resources, supported by the PCRP or other agencies, such as prostate cancer biorepositories (e.g., Prostate Cancer Biorepository Network [PCBN] [http://www.prostatebiorepository.org/], North Carolina – Louisiana Prostate Cancer Project [PCaP] [http://ncla-pcap.org/index.php]), epidemiological resources, databases of clinical data and/or metadata, transcriptome or proteome datasets, or other existing resources. PIs should consider collaborations with personnel affiliated with established prostate cancer resources. It is the responsibility of the PI(s) to explain how the proposed research leverages existing resources. Applications should also include evidence to support sufficient accessibility and availability of all materials and resources needed to conduct the study so that the project can commence immediately after an award is made. (4) Implementation Plan: The project(s) must be supported by a detailed plan that identifies critical milestones, outlines the knowledge, expertise, and technical innovations that the investigative team will utilize to achieve the milestones, and explains how the outcomes of the project(s) will be translated to patients in the near term. It is strongly encouraged that PIs begin discussions with the FDA early to determine FDA-driven milestones, which should be incorporated into the implementation plan. The application must include information demonstrating accessibility and availability of human subjects, substances, data, and/or materials necessary for the study so that the project(s) can commence immediately after an award is made. A robust statistical plan and statistical expertise should be included where appropriate in proposed investigation(s). (5) Research Team: Projects proposed under this award mechanism are required to be multi-institutional. Applications should include a clear description of a consistent and coordinated research effort, with a robust communications plan, by all investigators involved in the project. The overall effort should be led by one or more experienced PIs with records of successfully leading large, focused projects, and who will combine the resources and expertise of all investigators into a synergistic collaboration to achieve the goal of moving prostate cancer biomarkers to clinical practice. The inclusion of scientific advisors, external to the conduct of the research, is encouraged. The PCRP Science Officer assigned to any resulting award must be invited to participate in periodic research team meetings. The plan for such meetings should be noted in the application. Oral Presentation: An oral presentation to the PCRP Integration Panel (IP) is a requirement for application review as described below: • Programmatic Review, Stage 2: A PI or Initiating PI whose application is selected for final consideration in Stage 2 of the Programmatic Review will be required to give an oral presentation that will be held in the National Capital Area in March 2014.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=173973 <b>Modification 2</b> Environment Natural Resources Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=173973

Funding Opportunity Number:	F12AS00184
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Environment Natural Resources
CFDA Number:	15.669 15.670
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 04, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$1,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	250
Creation Date:	May 16, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The USFWS uses a science-based, adaptive framework for setting and achieving cross-program conservation objectives that strategically address the problems fish and wildlife will face in the future. This framework, called Strategic Habitat Conservation, is based on the principles of adaptive management and uses population and habitat data, ecological models, and focused monitoring and assessment efforts to develop and implement strategies that result in measurable fish and wildlife population outcomes. In addition, by leveraging resources and strategically targeting science to inform conservation decisions and actions, Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCC) are being established to create a network of partners working in unison to ensure the sustainability of America¿s land, water, wildlife and cultural resources.Financial assistance will be awarded for science projects and LCC-prioritized biological planning, conservation design and adaptive management projects to include: research; inventory design and implementation; monitoring; goal and priority setting associated with efficient and effective conservation; development of implementation strategies; and projects supporting all other FWS organizational efforts, including planning, establishment maintenance, and general business operationsA determination of award instrument (grant or cooperative agreement) will be based on the level of Federal involvement . A cooperative agreement award should only be used when substantial Federal involvement is expected. Per 505 DM 2, Section 2.9 substantial involvement is expected when FWS: ¿ Participates and collaborates jointly with the recipient partner, volunteer, scientist, technician or other personnel, in carrying out the scope of work, training recipient personnel, or detailing Federal personnel to work on the project effort;¿ Reviews and approves one stage of work before the next stage can begin;¿ Reviews and approves proposed modifications or sub-grants, prior to award;¿ Helps select project staff or trainees;¿ Directs or redirects the work because of interrelationships with other projects;¿ Has power to immediately halt an activity if detailed performance specifications are not met;¿ Limits recipient discretion with respect to scope of work, organization structure, staffing, mode of operations and other management processes, coupled with close monitoring or operational involvement during performance under the award.¿ If indirect costs are included in budget proposal, a copy of the organization¿s current approved indirect cost rate agreement or pending proposal

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235037 <b>Modification 1</b> Law, Justice and Legal Services Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=235037

Funding Opportunity Number:	BJA-2013-3653
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Law, Justice and Legal Services
CFDA Number:	16.822
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	USDOJ-OJP-BJA
Closing Date:	Jun 27, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$2,302,389
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 17, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This FY 2013 competitive announcement focuses on the creation and management of the National Center for Campus Public Safety (National Center) to support the field, foster collaboration, facilitate information sharing, and support policy development, model practices, operations, and research that will enhance the safety of the nation’s institutions of higher education. The National Center will be a resource for campus police chiefs, directors of public safety, emergency managers, and key campus safety stakeholders. The National Center will be a catalyst that brings together all forms of campus public safety, professional associations, advocacy organizations, community leaders, and others to improve and expand services to those who are charged with providing a safe environment on the campuses of the nation's colleges and universities. The National Center will work closely with DOJ to: 1. Identify and prioritize the needs of the field and to reach out to key stakeholders and identify their role in The Center. 2. Serve as the “one-stop shop” for campus public safety. 3. Connect existing federal and non-federal resources with the needs of constituents. 4. Connect major campus public safety entities with one another, and with federal agencies to facilitate collaboration and coordination around issues of campus public safety. 5. Highlight and promote best and innovative practices specific to campus public safety efforts and develop comprehensive responses that meet the complexity of needs on campus by integrating key issues in public safety. 6. Deliver essential training and technical assistance specific to campus public safety.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=230013 <b>Modification 2</b> Health Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=230013

Funding Opportunity Number:	CDC-RFA-PS13-1313
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:	93.270
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	HHS-CDC
Closing Date:	Jun 28, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$350,000
Expected Number of Awards:	5
Creation Date:	May 16, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The purpose of this announcement is to support networking, capacity building, and professional development and training programs that will ultimately result in increased identification of people with chronic HBV and/or HCV infection. This announcement has two separate parts, Part A: Networking and Capacity Building; and Part B: Professional Education and Training.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=233616 <b>Modification 1</b> Education Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=233616

Funding Opportunity Number:	SCAPPD-13-CA-075-SCA-05082013
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Education
CFDA Number:	19.501
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOS-PAK
Closing Date:	Jun 28, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$400,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 16, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad announces an open competition for a cooperative agreement to support a Leadership Institute for Secondary School Teachers (LISST) from Pakistan. Nonprofit organizations and accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) are eligible to submit proposals. The leadership institute will empower 20 secondary school teachers and administrators to use new paradigms and teaching methods to support learning in the classroom. Proposals should describe how the implementing partner hopes to achieve the objectives stated below. The timeframe for achieving the objectives must be clearly outlined in the proposal funding request. The project implementation period should be 12 months.

]]> 2013-05-20T03:15:28Z http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=228573 <b>Modification 1</b> Education Mon, 20 May 2013 03:15:28 GMT http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=228573

Funding Opportunity Number:	SCAPPD-13-CA-048-SCA-03292013
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Education
CFDA Number:	19.501
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOS-SA
Closing Date:	Jun 15, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$1,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad and U.S Consulate General in Lahore announces an open competition for a cooperative agreement to establish a University Partnership between a four-year college or university in the U.S. and the National College of Arts in Textile Design. Accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to pursue institutional or departmental objectives in partnership with the National College of Arts. Objectives detailed as priorities for this partnership include: collaborative research, curriculum development, faculty exchange, long distance teaching via internet/DVC and sharing of manuals and literature. The means of achieving these objectives is purposefully left broad to encourage the submission of innovative proposals tailored to the international education and research goals of both institutions. Applicants should consult the National College of Arts when developing their proposal. The timeframe for achieving the objectives must be clearly outlined in the proposal funding request. The project implementation period should be 36 months.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	APS-294-13-000001
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement 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	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	USAID-WES
Closing Date:	The closing date of the APS will be announced once the full solicitation is issued.
Award Ceiling:	$1,200,000
Expected Number of Awards:	17
Creation Date:	May 17, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	USAID seeks to effectively prevent, mitigate and manage the causes and consequences of violent conflict, instability and extremism. The Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA), Office of Conflict Management and Mitigation (CMM) leads USAID’s efforts to identify and analyze sources of conflict, supports early responses to address the causes and consequences of instability and violent conflict, and seeks to integrate conflict mitigation and management into USAID’s analysis, strategies and programs. This APS is managed in accordance with a Congressional appropriation to provide a central source of funding for reconciliation programs. To meet Congressional intent, this APS will support “people-to-people" conflict mitigation and reconciliation programs and activities which bring together individuals of different ethnic, religious or political backgrounds from areas of civil conflict, national conflict and war. Programs that provide opportunities for adversaries to address issues, reconcile differences, promote greater understanding and mutual trust and work on common goals with regard to potential, ongoing, or recent conflict will receive consideration for funding under this APS. The objective of the FY 2013 USAID/West Bank and Gaza CMM Annual Program Statement (APS) is to make significant strides toward the overall goal of conflict mitigation, peace and reconciliation in the Middle East while contributing to USAID’s developmental objectives.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	NF-05192013-EMAIL
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:	00.000
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 Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	GDIT
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:	EPA-OAR-OTAQ-13-02
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Environment
CFDA Number:	66.039
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	EPA
Closing Date:	Jun 25, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$1,200,000
Expected Number of Awards:	24
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	EPA’s National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program is soliciting proposals nationwide for projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of tons of pollution produced by diesel engines and diesel emissions exposure, particularly from fleets operating in areas designated by the Administrator as poor air quality areas.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	05192013-KV-S2S-V2
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant Other
Category of Funding Activity:	Education Environment Health
CFDA Number:	00.000 10.001
Eligible Applicants	Small businesses
Agency Name:	GDIT
Closing Date:	Sep 16, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$1
Expected Number of Awards:	123
Creation Date:	May 19, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	-TestTestTESTTESTTESTTEST -Successful applications will be funded by the participating ICs.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	13-520
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
CFDA Number:	47.041 47.049 47.050 47.074 47.075 47.076 47.078 47.079 47.080
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	NSF
Closing Date:	Jun 14, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$750,000
Expected Number of Awards:	25
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The goal of the RCN program is to advance a field or create new directions in research or education by supporting groups of investigators to communicate and coordinate their research, training and educational activities across disciplinary, organizational, geographic and international boundaries. RCN provides opportunities to foster new collaborations, including international partnerships, and address interdisciplinary topics. Innovative ideas for implementing novel networking strategies, collaborative technologies, and development of community standards for data and meta-data are especially encouraged. RCN awards are not meant to support existing networks; nor are they meant to support the activities of established collaborations. RCN awards do not support primary research. RCN supports the means by which investigators can share information and ideas, coordinate ongoing or planned research activities, foster synthesis and new collaborations, develop community standards, and in other ways advance science and education through communication and sharing of ideas.Proposed networking activities directed to the RCN program should focus on a theme to give coherence to the collaboration, such as a broad research question or particular technologies or approaches. Participating core programs in the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO), Geosciences (GEO), Engineering (ENG) and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE), and Offices of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI) and Polar Programs (OPP) will accept General (non-targeted) RCN proposals. Submission deadlines for the General RCN proposals vary by program; consult program websites. These directorates and offices are joined by the Directorates for Education and Human Resources (EHR) and Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS), and the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) in participating in the targeted Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability (RCN-SEES) track described below. Only BIO and EHR participate in the Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE) track described below. Additional targeted tracks within the RCN programs are intended to foster linkages across directorates.RCN-SEES: The Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability track focuses on interdisciplinary topics that will advance sustainability science, engineering and education as an integrative approach to the challenges of adapting to environmental, social and cultural changes associated with growth and development of human populations, and attaining a sustainable energy future. RCN-UBE: The Undergraduate Biology Education track focuses on any topic likely to lead to improved participation, learning, or assessment in undergraduate biology curricula. Several other NSF solicitations accept RCN proposals, or support research networking activities if appropriate to the solicitation. Please see section IX. Other Information of this solicitation for a listing.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	NOI6-CAPBLDG
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Other
Category of Funding Activity:	Employment, Labor and Training
CFDA Number:
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOL-OASAM
Closing Date:	Jun 07, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This Notice of Intent (NOI) is not a request for funding applications. Subject to the availability of funds, the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL), Bureau of International Labor Affairs, will award a cooperative agreement for a multi-country technical assistance project(s) to increase national and local capacity to address child labor, including the worst forms of child labor, and carry out labor inspectorate assessments to better inform monitoring and enforcement of worker rights. The Office of Procurement Services anticipates publishing the Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) on or about 31 May 2013 (this date is subject to change). Please refer to: http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/grants/main.htm#20121009 and http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/SGAguidelines.htm for general guidelines and examples of previous cooperative agreement applications. This NOI does not include a SGA or any attachments. It only constitutes a notice of USDOL’s intent to publish a SGA at a later date. Interested applicants are encouraged to monitor www.grants.gov for the SGA, as this is the method by which it will be made available to the public. No email or paper copies will be provided.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	SCAPPD-13-CA-051-SCA-04172013
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Education
CFDA Number:	19.501
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOS-SA
Closing Date:	Jun 21, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$1,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 16, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad and the U.S. Consulate General in Karachi announce an open competition for a cooperative agreement to establish an Academic Partnership in Communication Design between a U.S. educational institution and the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture (IVS) in Karachi, Pakistan. Accredited U.S. four-year colleges and universities meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to pursue institutional or departmental objectives in partnership with the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture. Objectives detailed as priorities for this partnership include: collaborative research in Design Projects, curriculum development, professional development for faculty by U.S. counterparts, and semester-long faculty and student exchange. The Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture has also expressed interest in collaborating to organize a seminar or conference on any aspect of design, with papers from partner schools, designers, and various schools to further design education in Pakistan. IVS also seeks assistance in developing a seminar on the publishing of critical essays, papers and books on design theory for the benefit of students and teachers.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-668-13-000004
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Community Development
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-SSD
Closing Date:	Closing date will be indicated in the full RFA announcement.
Award Ceiling:	$80,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Creation Date:	May 16, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The United States Government, represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), expects to issue a request for applications (RFA) in May 2013 for a program that builds on strengthening Political Competition and Consensus Building in the Republic of South Sudan (RSS). Subject to the availability of funds, this competitively awarded five-year, Cooperative Agreement will focus on improving the capacities of key institutions that anchor democratic transformation in South Sudan. Specifically, the program will provide support to strengthen the ability of the National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC) to establish an operational capacity to manage and administer credible constitutional review, as well as the National Elections Commission (NEC), Electoral Management body (EMB) and State election institutions to administer credible, transparent and fair elections while improving the long term capacity of the EMB to administering elections in South Sudan. Furthermore, the program will strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations for citizen engagement, advocacy and empowerment, to ensure citizen participation in key political processes. The program will also support legislative strengthening of both the State and the National Legislative Assemblies to improve their effectiveness in governance, accountability and constituency representations. Assistance will be provided for political parties to participate in elections and other political processes in South Sudan. USAID will advise applicants of project objectives and desired outcome; however, applicants must provide the methodology or approach for implementation of the project. Applicants will have the opportunity to propose a sound, cost effective approach for the Program. Additionally, Applicants are strongly encouraged to consider implementation through a consortium with other organizations including but not limited to Public International Organizations and local organizations; however, principal responsibility for implementation of the program should rest with the applicant who should act as the prime and have final responsibility for implementation and performance monitoring of the program.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	MP-STT-13-001
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
CFDA Number:	93.296
Eligible Applicants	Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	HHS-OPHS
Closing Date:	May 28, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$150,000
Expected Number of Awards:	45
Creation Date:	May 15, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	This announcement is made by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or Department), Office of Minority Health (OMH) located within the Office of the Secretary, and working in a One-Department approach collaboratively with participating HHS agencies and programs (entities). As part of a continuing HHS effort to improve the health and well being of racial and ethnic minorities, the Department announces availability of the State Partnership Grant Program to Improve Minority Health. OMH is authorized to conduct this program under 42 U.S.C. §300u-6, Section 1707 of the Public Health Service Act. The mission of the OMH is to improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities. OMH serves as the focal point in HHS for leadership, policy development and coordination, service demonstrations, information exchange, coalition and partne rship building, and related efforts to address the health needs of racial and ethnic minorities. OMH activities support Healthy People 2020, a comprehensive set of disease prevention and health promotion objectives for the Nation to achieve over the second decade of the 21st century (www.healthypeople.gov). An overarching goal of Healthy People is to achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups. As part of a continuing HHS effort to improve the health and well being of racial and ethnic minorities, the Department announces availability of FY 2013 funding for the State Partnership Grant Program to Improve Minority Health, (hereafter referred to as the State Partnership Program). The State Partnership Program seeks to address significant health disparities impacting minorities through the utilization of partnerships between the Office of Minority Health and state and territorial health departments. In April 2011, HHS released the HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities (hereinafter, ?HHS Disparities Action Plan?). The HHS Disparities Action Plan emphasizes approaches that are evidence-based and will achieve a large-scale impact. The vision of the HHS Disparities Action Plan is: ?A nation free of disparities in health and health care.? It proposes a set of Secretarial priorities, programmatic strategies, and high-impact actions to achieve the Secretary?s strategic goals for the Department. The HHS Disparities Action Plan is framed by the Department?s Strategic goals: I. Transform health care; II. Strengthen the nation?s health and human services infrastructure and workforce; III. Advance the health, safety, and well-being of the American people; IV. Advance scientific knowledge and innovation; and, V. Increase the efficiency, transparency, and accountability of HHS programs. As part of a continuing HHS effort to improve the health and well-being of racial and ethnic minorities, and in support of HHS strategic goals, OMH announces the anticipated availability of funds for the State Partnership Program. This funding announcement is also made in support of the National Partnership for Action (NPA) to End Health Disparities initiative. The mission of the NPA is to work with individuals and organizations across the country to create a Nation free of health disparities with quality health outcomes for all by achieving the following five objectives: increasing awareness of health disparities; strengthening leadership at all levels for addressing health disparities; improving health and healthcare outcomes for racial, ethnic, and underserved populations; improving cultural and linguistic competency and diversity of the health-related workforce; and better coordinating and utilizing research and evaluation outcomes. The NPA has a strong focus on bringing together partners from across different levels and sectors to address the social determinants of health and to affect policies, practices, and other changes that will ultimately end health disparities. The challenge to improve minority health and eliminate health disparities relies on the commitment of state and territorial health departments to continuously improve health status and find innovative ways to tackle simple and complicated problems with limited resources. It is noted that several states and territories recognized the need for a focal point within the their health department to address minority health issues prior to the initial funding of State Partnership Program grants in 2005 by the Office of Minority Health. Funding by the Office of Minority Health provided a means for states and territories to continue their efforts to ascertain the effectiveness of interventions, including systems change, to address the priority health areas affecting racial and ethnic minorities led by the 44 state and territorial offices of minority health funded in 2010, and a means to dedicate personnel and other resources to address health disparities issues. The complexity of he alth disparities among racial and ethnic minorities actions to communicate health issues and health emergencies to at-risk communities and vulnerable populations, and engaging in workforce diversity challenges, require the coordination of multiple layers of partnerships to achieve improvements and systems changes. State offices of minority health (SOMHs), through the State Partnership Program, are dedicated to the use of partnerships to effectively and efficiently utilize limited resources and create systems change through the inclusion of all stakeholders. Indications are that the nation will be more racially and ethnically diverse, and the population is aging, according to the U.S. Census Bureau projections.2 In anticipation of such demographic shifts, the SOMHs have been positioning themselves to be a link with racial and ethnic minority communities, develop partnerships in communities, and be the liaison to state health department. By bringing together state health agencies, human services and the community to work collaboratively on advancing health disparities, health equity, increasing access to health care, linguistic and cultural competency, the SOMHs will demonstrate the value of leveraging partnerships to achieve a shared goal of reducing health disparities. The SOMHs are in a unique position to advance health equity, improve health care quality, implement strategies to eliminate health disparities, advance outreach and educational activities, and leverage resources with other state agencies as well as, health care organizations, clinics, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, national organizations, academic institutions, small businesses, and philanthropic organizations. The State Partnership Program intends to demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of strategic partnerships in improving the health status of minority populations and eliminating health disparities by addressing data needs regarding health disparities; developing partnerships and systems to improve access to health care; and implementing targeted health issue interventions that promote science-based health promotion and disease prevention research, or advance strategic plans and policies, or support state-level health practices. This program also seeks to demonstrate that strategic partnerships are invaluable to the implementation of strategies and interventions that focus on workforce diversity policies to expand recruitment of racial and ethnic minorities who enroll in health professions training during the period of the grant.

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Funding Opportunity Number:	ECA-PE-V-14-05-OY-B
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:	19.402
Eligible Applicants	Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name:	DOS-ECA
Closing Date:	Jun 07, 2013
Award Ceiling:	$5,245,000
Expected Number of Awards:	6
Creation Date:	May 16, 2013
Funding Opportunity Description:	The Office of International Visitors, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/PE/V), United States Department of State (DOS), announces an open competition for up to six assistance awards to administer the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The IVLP is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program. Launched in 1940, the IVLP is a professional exchange program that seeks to build mutual understanding between the U.S. and other nations through carefully designed short-term visits to the U.S. for current and emerging foreign leaders. These visits reflect the International Visitors’ professional interests and support the foreign policy goals of the United States.Organizations must submit a proposal that falls between the floor of $500,000 and the ceiling of $5,245,000. The amount of funding available is approximate and will be determined pending the availability of FY 2014 funds. The assistance awards, all together, will support programming for approximately 4,800 International Visitors (IVs). Public and private non-profit organizations meeting the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals. Organizations eligible for renewal awards in FY 2014, may either submit a proposal to renew their grant under solicitation number ECA/PE/V-14-01 or may submit a proposal for the FY 2014 IVLP RFGP under the solicitation number ECA/PE/V-14-05-OY-B. Applicants may submit only one proposal under this competition. If proposals are received from the same applicant for both the renewal solicitation and in response to the RFGP, ALL submissions will be declared technically ineligible and will receive no further consideration in the review process. It is the Bureau’s intent to award not more than six cooperative agreements (one base year plus two option years) for an estimated total amount of thirty-six months.

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