Funding News

NIDRR Field Initiated Projects

2012-01-06T11:52:00.000-08:00

Agency: NIDRR
Deadline: March 5, 2012

Summary:

The purpose of the Field Initiated (FI) Projects program is to develop methods,

procedures, and rehabilitation technology that maximize the full inclusion and

integration into society, employment, independent living, family support, and

economic and social self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, especially

individuals with the most severe disabilities. Another purpose of the FI Projects

program is to improve the effectiveness of services authorized under the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.


NIDRR makes two types of awards under the FI Projects program: Research 
Grants (CFDA 84.133G-1) and Development Grants (CFDA 84.133G-2).


In carrying out a research activity under an FI Project Research Grant, a 
grantee must identify one or more hypotheses or research questions and, 
based on the hypotheses or research questions identified, perform an intensive, 
systematic study directed toward producing (1) newscientific knowledge, or 
(2) better understanding of the subject, problem studied, or body of knowledge.


In carrying out a development activity under an FI Project Development Grant, 
a grantee must use knowledge and understanding gained from research to create 
materials, devices, systems, or methods, including designing and developing 
prototypes and processes, that are beneficial to the target population. 
``Target population'' means the group of individuals, organizations, or other entities 
expected to be affected by the project. There may be more thanone target population 
because a project may affect those who receive services, provide services, or 
administer services.

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NSF Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience

2011-09-22T18:08:00.000-07:00

Agency: NSF
Deadline: November 2, 2011

Summary:

Computational neuroscience provides a theoretical foundation and a rich set of technical approaches for understanding complex neurobiological systems, building on the theory, methods, and findings of computer science, neuroscience, and numerous other disciplines.

Through the CRCNS program, participating organizations of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF) support collaborative activities that will advance the understanding of nervous system structure and function, mechanisms underlying nervous system disorders, and computational strategies used by the nervous system.

Three classes of proposals will be considered in response to this solicitation:

Research Proposals describing collaborative research projects,
US-German Research Proposals describing international collaborative research projects to be funded in parallel by US and German agencies, and
Data Sharing Proposals to enable sharing of data and other resources.

As detailed in the 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.

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NIH Director's New Innovator Award

2011-09-22T18:02:00.000-07:00

Agency: NIH

Deadline: October 15, 2011

Summary:
The NIH Director's New Innovator Award addresses two important goals: stimulating highly innovative research and supporting promising new investigators. Many new investigators have exceptionally innovative research ideas, but not the preliminary data required to fare well in the traditional NIH peer review system. As part of NIH's commitment to increasing opportunities for new scientists, it has created the NIH Director's New Innovator Award to support exceptionally creative new investigators who propose highly innovative projects that have the potential for unusually high impact. This award complements ongoing efforts by NIH and its institutes and centers to fund new investigators through R01 grants and other mechanisms.

The NIH Director's New Innovator Award program is different from traditional NIH grants in several ways. It is designed specifically to support unusually creative new investigators with highly innovative research ideas at an early stage of their career when they may lack the preliminary data required for an R01 grant. The emphasis is on innovation and creativity; preliminary data are not required, but may be included. No detailed, annual budget is requested in the application. The procedure for evaluating applicants' qualifications is distinct from the traditional NIH peer review “study section” process and will emphasize the individual’s creativity, the innovativeness of the research approaches, and the potential of the project, if successful, to have a significant impact on an important biomedical or behavioral research problem.

Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator):
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.

For the purpose of this FOA, multiple PDs/PIs are not allowed. Applicants must meet the definition of an Early Stage Investigator (ESI). An ESI is a new investigator (defined as a PD/PI who has not competed successfully for a significant NIH independent research award) who is within 10 years of completing his/her terminal research degree or is within 10 years of completing medical residency (or the equivalent). A complete list of NIH grants that do not disqualify a PD/PI as a new investigator can be found at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/. Frequently Asked Questions about the NIH Early Stage Investigator (ESI) Policy can be found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/.

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NIH Director's Pioneer Award

2011-09-22T17:58:00.000-07:00

Agency: NIH

Deadline: October 7, 2011

Summary:

The NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program is a unique aspect of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, a high-risk research initiative of Research Teams of the Future. Pioneer Awards are designed to support individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering – and possibly transforming approaches – to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research. The term “pioneering” is used to describe highly innovative approaches that have the potential to produce an unusually high impact on a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research, and the term “award” is used to mean a grant for conducting research, rather than a reward for past achievements. To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect ideas substantially different from those already being pursued in the investigator’s laboratory or elsewhere. Biomedical and behavioral research is defined broadly in this announcement as encompassing scientific investigations in the biological, behavioral, clinical, social, physical, chemical, computational, engineering, and mathematical sciences.

Awardees are required to commit the major portion (at least 51%) of their research effort to activities supported by the Pioneer Award. Investigators at all career levels are eligible, and those at early to middle stages of their careers and women and members of groups underrepresented in biomedical or behavioral research are especially encouraged to apply.

Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator):

Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.

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Cognitive Neuroscience Program

2011-08-05T22:50:00.000-07:00

Agency: NSF
Deadline: 08/27/11

Summary:
The Cognitive Neuroscience Program seeks highly innovative and interdisciplinary proposals aimed at advancing a rigorous understanding of how the human brain supports thought, perception, affect, action, social processes, and other aspects of cognition and behavior, including how such processes develop and change in the brain and through time. Click on the program website below to go to the NSF program.

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