Congress has approved $95 million in funding for the Safe Schools/Healthy Students program's current projects and approximately 25 new awards of $1 million to $3 million each. New reviewer criteria will focus on applicants' demonstrated capacity for integration and coordination of services and local resource-sharing. These collaborative partnerships and leveraging are essential to the Safe Schools/Healthy Students program which is a joint initiative of the Department of Education and the Health and Human Services Department and the Justice Department.
Successful applicants, which must comprise a formal partnership of education, mental health and public safety authorities, must address the following six elements to create safe and drug-free schools, promote positive social skills, and nurture development:
The 2004 Safe Schools/Healthy Students competition will be formally announced
by mid-May.
For the Federal Register notice, click here: http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-6195.pdf
Many federal agencies provide guidance on writing effective proposals on their websites. For example, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) posts "Grant Writing Tip Sheets." http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/grant_tips.htm and an entire section of tutorials regarding the NIH grant process called "All About Grants."
For more information and to enter the tutorials, click on the following links:
" Grant Application Basics: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/grants/basics/index.htm
" How to Plan a Grant Application: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/grants/plan/index.htm
" How to Write a Grant Application: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/grants/write/index.htm
" How to Manage Your Grant Award: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/grants/manage/index.htm
" How to Write a Human Subjects Application: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/clinical/humansubjects/default.htm
" How to Write an Application Involving Research Animals http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/clinical/researchanimals/tutorial/index.htm
" Advice on Research Training and Career Awards http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/training/advice/index.htm
" Advice for Small Business Grants (SBIR, STTR) http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/sbir/advice/default.htm
SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA) -
DISSERTATION GRANTS - SUPPORT FOR ANALYSES IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE
SAMSHSA wishes to expand the number of researchers who conduct high-quality
substance abuse services research, the study of how various factors (social,
financial, organizational, and personal) affect the need for and access to substance
abuse treatment, the quality and cost of substance abuse treatment, and, ultimately,
health and well being. The research domains are individuals, families, organizations,
institutions, communities and populations. Funded projects may address topics
including the organization, financing and delivery of substance abuse prevention
and treatment services, and the need for such services, as well as methodological
advances in health services research methods applicable to the study of substance
abuse issues. ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are domestic public or
private, nonprofit entities. FUNDING: It is expected that up to $150,000
will be available to fund up to five awards in FY 2004. Awards are expected
to be $20,000 to $30,000 per year in total costs (direct and indirect). Applicants
may request a project period of up to 2 years. DUE: June 1, 2004
Web: http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/2004/nofa/pa04001.htm
AMERICAN HONDA - HONDA INITIATION GRANT
The annual Honda Initiation Grant was inaugurated in 1997 to reach out to the
vast talent that exists in academic-research communities. After critical review,
the winners are chosen from a large pool of applicants for a one-time funding
to take their conceptual ideas a step closer to reality. The award program provides
researchers with considerable freedom in their respective areas of study, as
well as opportunities to interact with Honda researchers, and the potential
for further collaboration. The HIG program is highly competitive. Last year,
less than 4 percent of the proposals were selected for funding, bringing the
current total to 52
projects. FUNDING: This year, at least five grants of $50,000 each will
be made available to the winning proposals from professors in the U.S. and Canada.
To enable more universities to participate, HIG will include full overhead coverage
in the grant. Furthermore, licensing terms for resultant inventions are simplified.
DUE: May 1, 2004, pre-proposals
WEB: http://www.hondacorp.com/america/index.html?subsection=grant
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) - PARTICULATE MATTER RESEARCH
CENTERS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve
Results (STAR) program, seeks applications for Particulate Matter Research Centers
to study priority issues related to airborne particulate matter, including susceptibility,
mechanisms of health effects, exposure-response relationships, and source linkages.
ELIGIBILITY: Institutions of higher education and not-for-profit institutions
located in the U.S., and Tribal, state and local governments, are eligible to
apply. FUNDING: It is anticipated that $40 million will be available
for up to 5 awards, each up to $1.6 million per year for up to 5 years.
DUE: August 31, 2004
WEB: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/2004/2004_pm_research.html
WILLIAM T. GRANT FOUNDATION - SCHOLARS PROGRAM
The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports, over a five-year period, promising
post-doctoral researchers from diverse disciplines. Studies from these researchers
deepen and broaden the knowledge base in areas that contribute to creating a
society that values young people and helps them live up to their potential.
The program, now in its 24th year, has funded more than 110 Scholars since its
inception. Priority research areas are youth development; improving programs,
policies, and institutions affecting young people; and adults' use of evidence
and their views of youth. The Foundation focuses on young people ages 8-25,
and is particularly interested in research that is interdisciplinary, examines
young people in social, institutional, community, and cultural contexts, and
addresses questions that advance both theory and practice. ELIGIBILITY: Investigators
at all non-profit institutions, both in the United States and abroad, are eligible.
The award is designed for early career researchers. Thus, applicants should
be pre-tenure (if in a tenure track position) or in a similar early career status
if in a non-tenure track position. FUNDING: Every year four to six William
T. Grant Scholars are selected, and each receives $300,000 distributed over
a five-year period. Awards are made to the applicant's institution, providing
support of $60,000 per year. DUE: July 1, 2004, nominations
WEB: http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/info-url_nocat3042/info-url_nocat_list.htm?attrib_id=4398
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES - PRESERVATION ASSISTANCE GRANTS
Preservation Assistance Grants help small and mid-size institutions--libraries,
museums, and historical societies, archival repositories, town and county records
offices, and underserved departments and units within colleges and universities
and other larger institutions--improve their ability to preserve and care for
their humanities collections. These collections may include special collections
of books and journals, archives and manuscripts, prints and photographs, moving
images, sound recordings, architectural and cartographic records, decorative
and fine arts, textiles, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts, furniture,
and historical objects. ELIGIBILITY: Any U.S. nonprofit organization may apply
for a grant. State and local governmental agencies are also eligible. Grants
are not awarded to individuals. FUNDING: Successful applicants will be awarded
an outright grant of either $2000, $3500, or $5000. DUE: May 17, 2004
WEB: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION - APPROACHES TO COMBAT TERRORISM (ACT)
The National Science Foundation's Directorate for Mathematical and Physical
Sciences (MPS) and the Intelligence Community (IC) are coordinating efforts
to identify bold new concepts in basic research and workforce development in
the MPS disciplines with the potential to contribute to national security. This
solicitation is intended to inform researchers in disciplines supported by the
MPS Directorate--the Divisions of Astronomical Sciences, Chemistry, Materials
Research, Mathematical Sciences, and Physics--that NSF welcomes proposals for
Small Grants for Exploratory Research that promote the objectives of the ACT
program. FUNDING: It is estimated that $3.5 million will be available for 15-20
Small Grants for Exploratory Research (SGERs) at up to $200,000 each.
DUE: June 11, 2004
NSF-DOC: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf04561
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION - DEVELOPMENTAL & LEARNING SCIENCES:
A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM OF THE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INITIATIVE
This program supports studies that increase our understanding of cognitive,
linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to children's
and adolescents' development. Additional priorities are to support developmental
research that: incorporates multidisciplinary, multi-method, microgenetic, and
longitudinal
approaches; develops new methods and theories; examines transfer of knowledge
from one domain to another and from one situation to another; assesses peer
relations, family interactions, social identities, and motivation; examines
the impact of family, school, and community resources; assesses adolescents'
preparation for entry into the workforce; and investigates the role of demographic
characteristics and cultural influences on children's development. Research
supported by this program will add to our basicknowledge of how people learn
and the underlying developmental processes that support learning, with the objective
of leading to better educated children and adolescents who grow up to take productive
roles as workers and as citizens. FUNDING: It is anticipated that $5
million will be
available for 20-30 awards annually. DUE: July 15, 2004 & JAN 15
WEB: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/dls/start.htm
NSF-DOC: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf02008
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION - RESEARCH COORDINATION NETWORKS (RCN) IN
THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
The goal of this program is to encourage and foster interactions among scientists
to create new research directions or advance a field. Innovative ideas for implementing
novel networking strategies are especially encouraged. Groups of investigators
will be supported to communicate and coordinate their research, training and
educational activities across disciplinary, organizational, institutional, and
geographical boundaries. The proposed networking activities should have a theme
as a focus of its collaboration. The focus could be on a broad research question,
a specific group of organisms, or particular technologies or approaches. ELIGIBILITY:
Proposals are invited from U.S. academic institutions, U.S. non-profit research
organizations including museums, research laboratories, professional societies
and similar organizations in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational
or research activities, and consortia of such organizations with appropriate
research and educational facilities. FUNDING: It is anticipated that
$1.2 million will be available for 5-10 new awards in FY 2005. DUE: June
25, 2004
NSF-DOC: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf04567
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION - TEACHER PROFESSIONAL CONTINUUM
The Teacher Professional Continuum (TPC) program addresses critical issues and
needs regarding the recruitment, preparation, induction, retention, and life-long
development of K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
teachers. Its goals are to improve the quality and coherence of teacher learning
experiences across the continuum through research that informs teaching practice
and the development of innovative resources for the professional development
of K-12 STEM teachers. The program supports Research Studies, Resources for
Professional Development, and Conferences and Symposia. FUNDING: It is
anticipated that $28 million will be available for 25-35 awards in FY 2005.
DUE: May 25, 2004, preliminary proposals SEP 10, full proposals
NSF-DOC: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf04568
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION - LOCAL INITIATIVE FUNDING PARTNERS PROGRAM
The Local Initiative Funding Partners (LIFP) program is a partnership between
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and local grantmakers that supports
innovative, community-based projects to improve health and health care for underserved
and at-risk populations. FUNDING: Local Initiative Funding Partners provides
grants of $100,000 to $500,000 per project, which must be matched dollar for
dollar by local grantmakers such as community foundations, family foundations,
corporate grantmakers and others. The total award is paid out over a three-year
or four-year period. Grants are awarded through a competitive process that begins
when a project is nominated by a local funder according to the guidelines specified
in the Call for Proposals. In 2005, up to $7.5 million will be awarded under
the program. DUE: June 1, 2004, on-line form due July 14, 2004, Stage
I materials due November 10, 2004, invited Stage II proposals due
WEB: http//www.lifp.org
WENNER-GREN FOUNDATION FOR ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH - HISTORICAL ARCHIVES
The objective of this program is to encourage the preservation of unpublished
records and other materials of value for research on the history of anthropology.
Grants are offered for two purposes: (1) To assist individuals holding significant
records and personal papers with the expenses of preparing and transferring
them for archival deposit. Applicants must show evidence that arrangements have
been made with an appropriate archival repository. (2) To aid oral-history interviews
with senior anthropologists. A condition of awards is that copies of the audio
or video record of interviews be deposited in the Foundation's archives. Applicants
must present a proposal describing the significance of the subject for the history
of anthropology, the topics to be covered, and the interviewer's qualifications.
FUNDING: Grants of up to $15,000 are made. DUE: anytime
WEB: http://www.wennergren.org/progpha.html