U.S. Releases National Ed-Tech Action Plan

According to Education Week, "The U.S. Department of Education intends to pay for research to study online professional-collaboration communities for teachers and other educators, according to the action plan in the final version of the Obama administration’s National Education Technology Plan." To read the full story, click here.

NSF Major Research Instrumentation posted

The Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) serves to increase access to shared scientific and engineering instruments for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education, museums, science centers, and not-for-profit organizations. This program especially seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, by providing shared instrumentation that fosters the integration of research and education in research-intensive learning environments. For more information visit the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Funding Opportunities webpage.

NIH Exploratory/Developmental Grants posted

National Institutes of Health Exploratory/Developmental grant opportunity has been posted on the Health & Physical Education Funding Opportunity webpage and the Special Education Funding Opportunity webpage.

Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program

The Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Fellowship Program provides opportunities to faculty members of institutions of higher education (IHEs) to engage in research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. A research project that focuses on one or more of the following geographic areas: Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, South Asia, the Near East, Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (excluding the United States and its territories). Please note that applications that propose projects focused on the following countries are not eligible: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Vatican City.

Amount: $25,000 - $115,000

Date due: November 16, 2010

For more information, click here.

Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program

The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program supports overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for groups of teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects are short-term and include seminars, curriculum development, or group research or study.

For more information, visit the International Opportunities Funding webpage.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Multiple Grants

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research and education and to reaching out to people with mood disorders and those impacted by suicide.

AFSP research grants support studies that aim to increase understanding of the causes of suicide and factors related to suicide risk, or to test treatments and other interventions designed to prevent suicide. Investigators from all academic disciplines are eligible to apply, and both basic science and applied research projects will be considered, providing the study has an essential focus on suicide or suicide prevention.

For full grant descriptions visit Psychology Funding Opportunities webpage.

6th Annual Coastal Conference in partnership with Oregon Sea Grant

The 6th Annual Heceta Head Coastal Conference will be held in partnership with the Oregon Sea Grant on October 28 - 29 at the Florence Events Center.  The them for this year's conference is "Oregon's Ocean: Working Waterfronts". 

For more information, click here.

Statewide Latino Agenda Summit Comes to Salem this October

The Northwest Health Foundatuion is sponsoring a historic two day summit Sunday, October 17 and Monday, October 18 in Salem.

“One United Voice – Una Voz Unida” will be the theme for the event, which will take place at the Salem Conference Center.  The summit will convene Oregon’s Latino leadership to catalyze and coordinate statewide efforts that promote the community’s social and economic well-being, political capacity, and civic leadership. Early registration deadline is Oct. 1.

For more information, visit: www.olaaction.org

NOAA Pacific Northwest Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program

Proposals should address one of the three areas of interest: (1) Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences for Students; (2) Professional Development for Teachers related to Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences; (3) Exemplary Programs combining Teacher Professional Development with long-term classroom-integrated Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences for their Students. For more information visit the Natural Sciences Funding Opportunity webpage.

Federal Research & Development Focus Areas released

FY 2012 focus areas for research and development were identified by the federal government in a memo released on July 21, 2010 by the Office of Management & Budget (OMB). The identified areas will receive an increased emphasis by the federal government which may impact future federal grant opportunities. The six challenge areas to be strengthened are as follows:

• Promoting sustainable economic growth and job creation
• Defeating the most dangerous diseases and achieving better health outcomes for all while reducing health care costs
• Moving toward a clean energy future to reduce dependence on energy imports while curbing greenhouse gas emissions
• Understanding, adapting to, and mitigating the impacts of global climate change
• Managing the competing demands on land, fresh water, and the oceans for the production of food, fiber, biofuels, and ecosystem services based on sustainability and biodiversity
• Developing the technologies to protect our troops, citizens, and national interests.

According to the memo, "Addressing these challenges will require strengthening our efforts in six cross-cutting areas:

• Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and advanced learning technologies at every level, from early childhood to lifelong learning, and for all segments of society;
• The vitality and productivity of our research universities and national and private laboratories, and sustained support for fundamental research;
• The capacity and robustness of infrastructures for information and communication, transportation, and energy;
• High-impact collaborations with researchers, the private sector, universities and other institutions of higher learning, civil society, and international partners to achieve U.S. foreign policy, global health, energy, climate change, and global development objectives;
• Capabilities in space, which are germane not only to looking and exploring outward but also to Earth observation, geopositioning, communication, and more; and
• An economic and policy environment that promotes and rewards research, entrepreneurship, and innovation."

For more information, click here.

NASA Undergraduate Opportunity

NASA is offering undergraduate students an opportunity to test an experiment in weightless science as part of the agency's Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program. Proposals are due by Oct. 27. For more information, visit the Student Services Funding Opportunity webpage.

NEH Collaborative Research Grants

NEH's Collaborative Research Grants support original research undertaken by a team of two or more scholars, for full-time or part-time activities for periods of at least one year up to a maximum of three years. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel; field work; applications of information technology; and technical support and services. For more information visit the Humanities Funding Opportunity webpage.

Climate Literacy Funding Opportunity

The goal of the Climate Literacy funding opportunity is to support K-12 education projects that advance inquiry-based Earth System Science learning and stewardship directly tied to the school curriculum, with a particular interest in increasing climate literacy. One group that has been identified as underserved is elementary level teachers and students. For more information view the Teacher Education Funding Opportunity webpage.

Open Meadows Foundation Grants to Benefit Women & Girls

Open Meadows offers grants of up to $2,000 for projects that are designed and implemented by women and girls; reflect the diversity of the community served by the project in both its leadership and organization; promote building community power; promote gender, racial, social, economic, and/or environmental justice; and have limited financial access or have encountered obstacles in their search for funding. For more information visit the Student Services Funding Opportunity webpage.

Office of Naval Research STEM initiative for K-12 & Higher Education

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) mission is to: foster an interest in, knowledge of, and study in science, technology, engineering and mathematics nationwide to ensure an educated and well-prepared workforce, which meets the naval and national competitive needs. Grant information focusing on K-12 and higher education may be found on the Natural Sciences & Mathematics Funding Opportunity webpage and the Teacher Education Funding Opportunity webpage.

NIH Short-term Research Grant

Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research issued through the National Institute of Health is due on October 1, 2010. For more information visit the Health & PE Funding Opportunity webpage.

Sociological Initiatives Foundation Research grants

The Sociological Initiatives Foundation, which was established to support research that furthers social change, including language learning and behavior and its intersection with social and policy questions, is accepting concept applications for its annual grant program. Grant awards are $10,000 - $20,000. For more information, visit the Social Sciences Funding Opportunity webpage.

Institute for New Economic Thinking inaugural grants

The Institute for New Economic Thinking inaugural grants of $50,000 - $250,000 will support innovative ideas in economics. For more information, visit the Business & Economics Funding Opportunity webpage.

Personnel Development Preservice Programs

The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) announces the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities: Special Education Preservice Program Improvement Grants. For more information, visit the Special Education Funding Opportunities webpage. Grant is due July 14, 2010.

Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education

The U.S. Department of Education announces the release of the Fund for the Improvement of Post-secondary Education (FIPSE). The Comprehensive Program supports innovative grants and cooperative agreements to improve postsecondary education. It supports reforms, innovations, and significant improvements of postsecondary education that respond to problems of national significance and serve as national models.

Invitational Priorities:

1. Centers of excellence for teacher preparation as described in section 242 of the HEA.

2. University sustainability initiatives as described in section 881 of HEA.

3. Rural development initiatives for rural-serving colleges and universities as described in section 861 of HEA.

4. Initiatives to assist highly qualified minorities and women to acquire doctoral degrees in fields where they are underrepresented as described in section 807 of HEA.

5. Modeling and simulation programs as described in section 891 of HEA.

6. Higher education consortia to design and offer interdisciplinary programs that focus on poverty and human capability as described in section 74(a)(11) of HEA.

7. Innovative postsecondary models to improve college matriculation and graduation rates, including activities to facilitate transfer of credits between institutions of higher education, alignment of curricula on a state or multi-state level between high schools and colleges and between two-year and four-year postsecondary programs, dual enrollment and articulation agreements and partnerships between high schools and community colleges, and partnerships between K-12 organizations and colleges for college pathway programs.

8. Activities to develop or enhance educational partnerships and cross-cultural cooperation between postsecondary educational institutions in the United States and similar institutions in Haiti.

Amount: $750,000

Date due: July 29, 2010

For more information, click here.

AAC&U Call for Proposals

Engaged STEM Learning: From Promising to Pervasive Practices
March 24-26, 2011
Miami, Florida
Call for Proposals Deadline: August 31, 2010

Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL), in partnership with AAC&U, announces the 2011 Network for Academic Renewal conference, Engaged STEM Learning: From Promising to Pervasive Practices. This interactive, hands-on conference will help campuses adapt, scale up, and sustain effective practices in STEM teaching and learning.

The conference is designed for participants who wish to develop faculty and institutional leadership in STEM reform, broaden student participation and success in STEM fields, better assess engaged STEM learning in both the majors and general education.

Learn more about this conference and the call for proposals online.

New grants on Library & Museum webpage

Two National Historical Projects grants posted on the Library & Museum Funding Opportunity webpage. Both focus on archival materials.

Field-initiated Research & Evaluation (OJJDP)

The Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Field Initiated Research and Evaluation (FIRE) Program funds research and evaluation that address how the juvenile justice system responds to juvenile delinquency. For more information, visit the Criminal Justice Funding Opportunity webpage.

BIC 4 GOOD Sustainable grants

BIC 4 GOOD Grants are available for young people (up to 25 years old) who have created a sustainable community action program, project or organization. For more info, visit Student Services Funding Opportunity webpage.

PGE Foundation Grants

The PGE Foundation is committed to improving the quality of life in Oregon by awarding grants in the areas of education, healthy families, and arts and culture. The remaining 2010 deadlines for letters of inquiry are July 13 and November 16. Visit the Creative Arts or Teacher Education or Student Services Funding Opportunity webpages.

Healthy Living Grants offered by AMA Foundation

Healthy Living Grants of $5,000 are being offered by the American Medical Association Foundation. Proposals are due July 15, 2010. For more information, visit the Health & PE Funding Opportunity webpage.

Salmon Recovery Grants

The National Fish & Wildlife Foundation is accepting applications through the Community Salmon Fund in support of salmon recovery in Washington State. For more information, visit the Natural Sciences & Mathematics Funding Opportunity webpage.

The Condition of Education 2010 (NCES)

The National Center for Education Statistics today released The Condition of Education 2010, a Congressionally mandated report to the nation on education in America today. It covers all aspects of education, with 49 indicators that include findings on enrollment trends, demographics, and outcomes.

The report projects that public school enrollment will rise from 49 million in 2008 to 52 million by 2019, with the largest increase expected in the South. Over the past decade, more students attended both charter schools and high-poverty schools (those in which more than 75 percent of the students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch). One in six U.S. students attends a high-poverty school; and the number of charter school students has tripled since 1999.

This year’s report features a special section that looks closer at these high-poverty schools in America, examining the types and locations of schools, the characteristics of the students and their teachers and principals; and student achievement. It finds a wide and persistent gap in educational achievement.

Report findings include:

• In 2007-2008, about 20 percent of all elementary students and 9 percent of secondary school students attended high-poverty schools, compared with 15 percent and 5 percent respectively in 1999-2000.
• The reading achievement gap between low- and high-poverty 8th-grade students was 34 points in 2009 and the mathematics achievement gap was 38 points.
• In 2007-08, about 28 percent of high school graduates from high-poverty schools attended 4-year institutions after graduation, compared with 52 percent of high school graduates from low-poverty schools, based on reports from school administrators.
• Between 1971 and 2009, the percentage of White, Black and Hispanic 25- to 29-year-olds who had a bachelor’s degree increased. But, during this period, the gap in bachelor’s degree attainment between Blacks and Whites increased from 12 to 18 percentage points and the gap between Hispanics and Whites increased from 14 to 25 percentage points.

To view the report in its entirety, visit: http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/

Reprinted from NCES.

NEH Summer Stipends

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipends program is accepting proposals through September 30, 2010. For more information, visit the Humanities Funding Opportunity webpage.

Enterprise Solutions to Poverty

Enterprise Solutions to Poverty grants, sponsored by the SEVEN Fund, have been posted to the Business & Economics Funding Opportunity page and the Social Sciences Funding Opportunity webpage.

Active Living Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Active Living Research: Building Evidence to Prevent Childhood Obesity grants have been announced by the RWJ Foundation. For more information see the Health & PE Funding Opportunity webpage.

Native Plants Conservation

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is soliciting proposals for the Native Plant Conservation Initiative grants cycle. Pre-proposals are due on July 1, 2010. For more information refer to the Natural Sciences Funding Opportunity webpage.

Science Education Partnership Award posted

Science Education Partnership Grant posted on Funding Opportunity pages for Teacher Education and Natural Sciences. Grant supports the partnership of PreK-12 teachers, scientists, and clinical researchers.

New Canada grants posted

Grants focusing on Canada have been posted on the Funding Opportunity webpages for Social Sciences, the Humanities, and the Teacher Education.

New Criminal Justice Grants posted

Two new criminal justice grants released: (1) Community Policing Development; and (2) Evaluation of Girls' Delinquency Program. Information about both grants can be found on the Criminal Justice Funding Opportunity webpage.

Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism Initiative Grants

Grant initiatives focusing on alcohol abuse and alcoholism have been posted on the Psychology, Social Sciences, and Health & PE Funding Opportunity webpages.

NSF Instrumentation & Facilities Grants

The Instrumentation and Facilities Program in the Division of Earth Sciences (EAR/IF)supports meritorious requests for infrastructure that promotes research and education in areas supported by the division. EAR/IF will consider proposals for acquisition or upgrade of research equipment that will advance laboratory and field investigations, and student research training opportunities in the earth sciences

Kaiser Permanente Community Fund Grants

Kaiser Permanente is offering two community grants -- capacity building and implementation. For more information visit the Health & PE Funding Opportunity webpage.

Meet the Composer Competition

Administered by Meet the Composer, the MetLife Creative Connections program provides support for American composers to participate in public activities related to specific performances of their original music. By supporting the composer's interaction with audiences, performers, arts organizations, and local communities, the program aims to increase public awareness and enhance the creative artist's role in society. Go to Creative Arts Funding Opportunity webpage.

NEH Bridging Cultures Initiatives

As part of its recently announced Bridging Cultures initiative, the National Endowment for the Humanities is inviting proposals to plan and implement a program consisting of a forum and workshop on one of two humanities themes — "Civility and Democracy" or "The Muslim World and the Humanities." For more information, see Humanities Funding Opportunities webpage.

Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships posted

The Fox Foundation Resident Actor Fellowships program seeks to further an actor's artistic and professional development, to deepen and enrich his/her relationship with a not-for-profit theater, to ensure his/her continued professional commitment to live theater, and to encourage actors to work outside their comfort zone. For more details visit the Creative Arts Funding Opportunity webpage.

MCH Interventions for ASD Research Grants

The Maternal and Child Health Research Program will award grants to conduct research on evidence-based practices for interventions to improve the health and well-being of children and adolescents with ASD and other developmental disabilities. More info on Special Education Funding Opportunity webpage.

Oregon Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Opportunity

The Oregon Sea Grant is seeking proposals for the aquaculture research competition which is designed to support the development of environmentally and economically sustainable ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes aquaculture by funding research, outreach and management. For more information refer to Natural Sciences & Mathematics Funding Opportunities webpage.

Service Learning Partnership Grant (Teachers & Schools)

With the support of State Farm, Habitat for Humanity International is offering a Service-Learning Partnership Grant program to provide funds for teachers and schools interested in developing and implementing service-learning projects in partnership with their local Habitat affiliate. Refer to Teacher Education Funding Opportunity webpage.

IES Analysis of Longitudinal Data grant posted

To promote the use of State and district longitudinal data sets for identifying factors associated with better education outcomes, the Institute of Education Sciences has created the Analysis of Longitudinal Data to Support State and Local Education Reform research topic (Analysis of Longitudinal Data). More information on Teacher Education Funding Opportunity webpage.

Humanities Collections and Reference Resources posted

The Humanities Collections and Reference Resources program supports projects that provide an essential foundation for scholarship, education, and public programming in the humanities. Thousands of libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the country maintain important collections of books and manuscripts, photographs, sound recordings and moving images, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, art and material culture, and digital objects. Refer to Library & Museums Funding Opportunity webpage for more information.

Oregon Sea Grant opportunity

Oregon Sea Grant would like to alert you to an upcoming RFP that will be released by the National Sea Grant Program for aquaculture research. We anticipate the release of the RFP in the coming week with a relatively short turn-around time for submission of full proposals.

We will send out another email once the announcement of federal funding opportunity is published in the Federal Register and post the information on our website at http://www.seagrant.oregonstate.edu

Autism Speaks Family Services Grants

Autism Speaks is accepting grant applications for its Family Services Community Grants program for projects that promote services that enhance the lives of those affected by autism spectrum disorders. View summary at Special Education Funding Opportunity webpage.

Climate Change & Citizen Science posted

Climate Change & Citizen Science grants are available from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. For more information visit the Natural Sciences & Mathematics Funding Opportunity webpage.

Recidivism in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth

The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is seeking proposals to conduct a research program that investigates the developmental patterns and correlates of recidivism using the data collected by the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97). View summary on Criminal Justice Funding Opportunity webpage.

Math & Science Partnerships (MSP) posted

National Science Foundation's Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program is a major research and development effort that supports innovative partnerships to improve K-12 student achievement in mathematics and science. View summary on Teacher Education Funding Opportunities webpage or Natural Sciences & Mathematics Funding Opportunity webpage.

Migrant Education Family Literacy grant posted on Teacher Education webpage

The Migrant Education Even Start (MEES) Family Literacy program is intended to help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy of migratory agricultural or fishing families by improving the educational opportunities of these families through the integration of early childhood education, adult literacy or adult basic education, and parenting education into a unified family literacy program. View summary on Teacher Education Funding Opportunity webpage.

Institute of Education Sciences April webinars

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) will be offering the following free webinars in April. Participants will need a computer, internet browser, and telephone.

• Basic Overview Session: During this webinar, IES staff will provide a general overview of IES, NCSER and NCER research topics, the IES goal structure, and the peer review process.

  The Basic Overview Session webinar is scheduled for:
  Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 1:00–2:30 pm, Washington, DC Time.
  Click Here to Register.

• Overview of IES Education Research Training Grants: During this webinar, IES staff will provide an overview of the Education Research Training Grant Program at NCSER and NCER. Topics will include requirements for the training programs and the grant review criteria.

  The Overview of IES Education Research Training Grants webinar is scheduled for:
  Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 1:00–2:30 pm, Washington, DC Time.
  Click Here to Register.

• Grant Writing Workshop: During this workshop, IES staff will provide more in-depth information about preparing applications in response to current requests for applications and the IES goal structure.

  The Grant Writing Workshop webinar is scheduled for:
  Friday, April 16, 2010, 1:00–3:30 pm, Washington, DC Time.
  Click Here to Register.

• Grant Writing Workshop on Education Policy: During this workshop, IES staff will provide a general overview of its six research programs and two upcoming research and development centers that provide funding for research on education policy: Education Policy, Finance, and Systems; Special Education Policy, Finance, and Systems; Organization and Management of Schools and Districts; Early Learning Programs and Policies; Postsecondary Education; Evaluation of State and Local Education Programs and Policies; the National Research and Development Center on State and Local Policy; and the National Research and Development Center on Postsecondary Education. The overview includes information on program requirements, the IES goal structure, and peer review process.

  The Grant Writing Workshop on Education Policy is scheduled for:
  Monday, April 19, 2010, 1:00–2:30 pm, Washington, DC Time.
  Click Here to Register.

• Grant Writing Workshop for Efficacy and Replication Projects: During this workshop, IES staff will provide in-depth information on preparing Efficacy and Replication applications. Topics will include methodological requirements for the Efficacy and Replication goal and developing research and data analysis plans.

  The Grant Writing Workshop for Efficacy and Replication Projects is scheduled for:
  Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 1:00–2:30 pm, Washington, DC Time.
  Click Here to Register.

• Grant Writing Workshop for Development and Innovation Projects: During this workshop, IES staff will provide in-depth information on preparing a Development and Innovation application. Topics included methodological requirements for the Development and Innovation goal and developing a research plan.

  The Grant Writing workshop for Development and Innovation Projects is scheduled for:
  Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 1:00–2:30 pm, Washington, DC Time.
  Click Here to Register.

• Overview of the Evaluation of State and Local Education Programs and Policies Program: Overview of the Evaluation of State and Local Education Programs and Policies Program: During this webinar, IES staff will provide a general overview of the Evaluation of State and Local Education Programs and Policies grant program including requirements for applicants proposing to evaluate interventions implemented within Race to the Top projects. Appropriate quasi-experimental and experimental evaluation designs, with a focus on state-level and district-level design issues, will be discussed.

  The State and Local Evaluation Overview is scheduled for:
  Thursday, April 22, 2010, 1:00–2:30 pm, Washington, DC Time.
  Click Here to Register.

• Adult Education Grant Writing Workshop: During this workshop, IES staff will provide a general overview of the new Adult Education research topic, as well as a discussion of the requirements for the National Research and Development Center on Cognition and Adult Literacy. The overview will include information on program requirements, the IES goal structure, and the peer review process.

  The Adult Education Grant Writing Workshop is scheduled for:
  Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 1:00–2:30 pm, Washington, DC Time.
  Click Here to Register.

Autism Spectrum Disorders Research posted

NIH seeks grant proposals for all types of research focusing on Autism Spectrum Disorders. For more information visit the Special Education Funding Opportunity webpage. Due dates are in June and October.

Research & Evaluation on Sexual Violence, Stalking and Teen Dating Violence

The National Institute on Justice (NIJ) is seeking applications for funding related to research and evaluation on violence against women—specifically projects on sexual violence, stalking, and teen dating violence. Proposals due June 1, 2010. Visit Criminal Justice Funding Opportunity webpage for more info.

Endangered Language Fund grant posted

The Endangered Language Fund provides grants for language maintenance and linguistic field work. The language involved must be in danger of disappearing within a generation or two. Visit the Humanities Funding Opportunity webpage for further details.

Hidden Collections Grants (pre-proposals) posted

The request for pre-proposals by the Council on Library and Information Resources has been posted on the Library Funding Opportunity webpage.

Adult Degree Completion (Lumina Foundation)

Lumina Foundation is interested in supporting large-scale efforts to increase degree completion for adults who have earned some college credits. They are also interested in efforts that demonstrate achievement of intermediate outcomes that may lead to increased degree attainment; e.g. reduced time to degree, accelerated programs in higher education institutions, more adult applicants for financial aid, and policy supports for increased attainment among adults.

Lumina defines large-scale efforts as those that are national; statewide; state system level (multiple institutions within a state system of postsecondary education – two-year and/or four-year institutions); and/or multi-institution consortia, groups, networks, and partnerships. Large-scale also refers to the scope of programs and services. Applicants must define both the scope and scale of the proposed effort in their pre-proposal.

They’re looking especially for efforts that employ multiple, cross-cutting strategies that target the returning adult. These strategies could include the improvement of practices, programs and services; will-building (e.g., communications, convenings and forums); state and institutional policy reforms; research and evaluation (e.g., strengthening data systems to follow results of efforts); planning (e.g., state action plans); and special approaches to working with employers.

Amount: $100,000 - $200,000 (per year for up to 4 years)

Date due: May 14, 2010

For more information, visit the Lumina Foundation.

Social Science Research in Forensic Science posted

The National Institute for Justice is seeking applications for the Social Science Research in Forensic Science grant competition. Due date is May 3, 2010. For more information, visit the Criminal Justice Funding Opportunity webpage.

Jazz NEXT grants available

The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation is accepting applications for the second round of its Jazz.NEXT grant program. Visit the Creative Arts Funding Opportunities webpage for more information.

Social Network Analysis and Health grant posted

Social Network Analysis and Health funding opportunity has been posted on the Social Sciences Funding Opportunity webpage. This NIH grant seeks to examine the impact of social networks on health.

Building Research Infrastructure and Capacity Grant for Undergraduate Institutions posted

The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) encourages grant applications from non-research intensive institutions that propose to build, strengthen and/or enhance the research infrastructure and research training capacity of their institution. Each NCMHD Building Research Infrastructure and Capacity (BRIC) grant application must have a plan to establish a research capacity-building infrastructure program at the undergraduate institution.

For more info refer to Health & PE Funding Opportunities webpage.

Acres for America

Acres for America, a partnership between Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, annually provides funding for projects that conserve large landscape-level areas that are important habitat for fish, wildlife, and plants through acquisition of interest in real property.

The goal of the Acres for America program is to offset the footprint of Wal-Mart's domestic facilities on at least an acre-by-acre basis through acquisitions of interest in real property. Endorsement of a proposed acquisition by appropriate federal, state, and local government agencies and by nonprofit organizations that the land is of high conservation value is a primary program consideration. Preference will be given to acquisitions that are part of published conservation plans, State Wildlife Action Plans, or Endangered Species Act Recovery Plans.

Amount: Varies

Date due: April 1, 2010 (Pre-proposal)

For more information, click here.

Eastern Oregon Noxious Weed Projects

Eastern Oregon Noxious Weed project focuses on weed control efforts on these lands by implementing coordinated detection and treatment projects including biological control, surveying and inventorying, and preventing and/or limiting the spread and impact of noxious weeds which compete with, and displace, desirable native domestic plant species. Posted on Natural Sciences & Mathematics Funding Opportunity webpage.

Online Resource Center grant announced

Ethics in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Online Resource Center competition proposes to fund one award to support a multidisciplinary team of researchers who will create an online resource center that develops, compiles, and maintains resources related to ethics in science, mathematics, and engineering. For more info view Computer Sciences Funding Opportunities webpage.

NIH Small Research Grants posted

NIH Small Research Grants focusing on childhood obesity posted on Health & PE Funding Opportunities Page.

Council for Undergraduate Research Conference Proposals being accepted

Proposals are now being accepted for Creativity, Inquiry, and Discovery: Undergraduate Research In and Across the Disciplines, a Network for Academic Renewal meeting to be held November 11-13, 2010, in Durham, North Carolina. This conference will showcase promising models of undergraduate research, and will also focus on aligning undergraduate research with broader student learning goals; integrating research preparation and practice into departmental curricula, courses, and capstone requirements; assessing students’ undergraduate research to see if they have achieved essential learning outcomes; and more. See the call for proposals online—proposals are due April 8.