Federal Science and Technology Grants

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations working to strengthen export controls and compliance measures against the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to acquire advanced technologies for military and economic purposes.

The Fiscal Year 2025 Air Force Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) intends to support individual early in career scientists and engineers who have received Ph.D. or equivalent degrees by 01 April 2017 or later showing exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. The program objective is to foster creative basic research in science and engineering; enhance early career development of outstanding young investigators; and increase opportunities for the young investigator to recognize the Air Force and Space Force mission and related challenges in science and engineering.Individual awards are made to U.S. institutions of higher education, industrial laboratories, for- profit, or non-profit research organizations where the principal investigator (PI) is employed on a full-time basis and holds a regular, non-contractor position. A YIP PI must be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident. Researchers working at a Federally Funded Research and Development Center, or a Department of Defense (DoD) Laboratory are not eligible for this competition.YIP awards are funded up to $150,000 per year for three years, for a total of $450,000. No single year may exceed $150,000. Please review the remainder of this announcement for additional information.Under this competition, an anticipated thirty-seven (37) traditionally funded YIPs and two YIPs funded in partnership with the Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS) in the Quantum Information Sciences research discipline may be awarded. There may be potential for an additional 37 YIPs funded from other AFOSR research funding. All actions are based on the availability of funds.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for research consortia focused on improving the diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases through collaborative, patient-centered clinical studies involving multiple institutions and patient advocacy groups.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for research projects that enhance understanding of climate variability in the eastern equatorial Pacific, targeting institutions, non-profits, and governments involved in climate science and modeling.

Background The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2000 authorized the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) as a framework for modifications and operational changes to the Central and Southern Florida Project needed to restore the south Florida ecosystem. Provisions within WRDA 2000 provided for specific authorization for an adaptive assessment and monitoring program. The CERP Monitoring and Assessment Plan (MAP) was developed as a framework for measuring and understanding system responses to CERP, determining how well CERP is meeting its goals and objectives, and identifying opportunities for improving the performance of CERP where needed. REstoration, COordination, VERification (RECOVER) is a multiagency, multidisciplinary group responsible for implementing the CERP MAP. Wading birds are a dominant guild of predators in the Everglades ecosystem and their breeding population responses are considered to be integrative and reflective of many aspects of wetland habitat and systemwide hydrologic conditions; thus wading birds have been identified as a key suite of indicator species of restoration success. Restoration has been centered on several trophic hypotheses regarding wading birds (e.g., appropriate hydrology will increase fish and macroinvertebrate populations, enhanced foraging opportunities will increase wading bird breeding, and the return of flow to coastal regions will restore wading bird nesting in those areas). Without the appropriate monitoring of wading bird colonies, these hypotheses cannot be assessed and CERP may not achieve its goals. To determine if restoration effects are system-wide or local, it is necessary to monitor all patches of wading bird breeding activity across the south Florida ecosystem. The Lake Okeechobee basin is just one patch of the landscape hosting breeding wading birds, but the information gathered is vital to determine the success of CERP. This project will draw upon prior research conducted in the Everglades and in Lake Okeechobee basin and will continue to study how CERP restoration influences breeding and reproductive success of wading bird populations. Program Description/Objective The purpose of this research is to continue a long-term dataset used to record and monitor changes in annual numbers and reproductive success of breeding wading bird populations in the Lake Okeechobee basin. The project objectives include: Objective 1: Provide an annual summary with monthly temporal resolution of the size, location, and species composition of nesting colonies of wading birds breeding in the Lake Okeechobee basin. Objective 2: Provide an annual summary of quantitative information on nest success and nest productivity of the wading bird community; and Objective 3: The standardization of methods and integration of results from all projects monitoring wading birds in the south Florida ecosystem. Additionally, there is potential work related to using blue-listed unmanned aerial vehicles to develop and assess alternative monitoring methods of wading bird breeding activity. The budget and scope should be developed as an Optional Task in addition to the work described above. There is also potential work related to the development of a predictive model of Lake Okeechobee wading bird breeding to be used as a RECOVER Performance Measure. The budget and scope should be developed as an Optional Task in addition to the work described above. Public Benefit This project will play a critical role in building the knowledge base for the population dynamics of wading birds near and in Lake Okeechobee as it relates to ecological conditions including restoration. Data to be collected includes nesting characteristics such as breeding timing, colony formation and size, nesting characteristics, nesting success, and species interactions. Wading birds are an ecological indicator of ecosystem health which is important to the public. Improvements in ecosystem health as result of ecological restoration and habitat management provide a direct benefit to the public by improving outdoor recreation opportunities and the economy of South Florida.

This grant provides funding to support the development of emerging climate scientists and innovators from diverse backgrounds at research institutions, focusing on professional growth and community engagement to address climate change challenges.

This grant provides funding for innovative cancer research projects that address the unique health needs of military personnel, veterans, and their families, focusing on specific cancer types and strategic goals related to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship.

This funding opportunity is designed for organizations affiliated with the Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU Program to develop a user-friendly tool for assessing the impact of contaminated sediments on aquatic life.

This funding opportunity supports a wide range of research in Earth and space sciences, inviting universities, non-profits, private companies, and international entities to advance scientific knowledge and technology development aligned with NASA's strategic goals.

This grant enables U.S. and UK researchers to collaborate on engineering and physical sciences projects by submitting a single proposal for joint funding and review, streamlining international research efforts.

PLEASE NOTE: this program has MANDATORY Notices of Intent, which are due via NSPIRES by April 15, 2024. See the full posting on NSPIRES for details. Proposers must retrieve the instructions document (zip file) associated with the application package for this opportunity as there is at least one required form that must be attached to the submitted proposal package. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) released its annual omnibus Research Announcement (NRA), Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2024 (OMB Approval Number 2700-0092, CFDA Number 43.001) on February 14, 2024. In this case "omnibus" means that this NRA has many individual program elements, each with its own due dates and topics. All together these cover the wide range of basic and applied supporting research and technology in space and Earth sciences supported by SMD. Awards will be made as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers, depending on the nature of the work proposed, the proposing organization, and/or program requirements. However, most extramural research awards deriving from ROSES will be grants, and many program elements of ROSES specifically exclude contracts, because contracts would not be appropriate for the nature of the work solicited. The typical period of performance for an award is three years, but some programs may allow up to five years and others specify shorter periods. In most cases, organizations of every type, Government and private, for profit and not-for-profit, domestic and foreign (with some caveats), may submit proposals without restriction on teaming arrangements. Tables listing the program elements and due dates (Tables 2 and 3), a table that provides a very top level summary of proposal contents (Table 1), and the full text of the ROSES-2024 "Summary of Solicitation", may all be found NSPIRES at http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2024. This synopsis is associated with one of the individual program elements within ROSES, but this is a generic summary that is posted for all ROSES elements. For specific information on this particular program element download and read the PDF of the text of this program element by going to Tables 2 or 3 of this NRA at http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2024table2 and http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2024table3, respectively, click the title of the program element of interest, a hypertext link will take you to a page for that particular program element. On that page, on the right side under "Announcement Documents" the link on the bottom will be to the PDF of the text of the call for proposals. For example, if one were interested in The Lunar Data Analysis Program (NNH24ZDA001N-LDAP) one would follow the link to the NSPIRES page for that program element and then to read the text of the call one would click on C.8 Lunar Data Analysis Program (.pdf) to download the text of the call. If one wanted to set it into the context of the goals, objectives and know the default rules for all elements within Appendix C, the planetary science division, one might download and read C.1 Planetary Science Research Program Overview (.pdf) from that same page. While the letters and numbers are different for each element within ROSES (A.12, B.7, etc.) the basic configuration is always the same, e.g., the letter indicates the Science Division (A is Earth Science, B is Heliophysics etc.) and whatever the letter, #1 is always the division overview. Frequently asked questions for ROSES are posted at http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/faqs. Questions concerning general ROSES-2024 policies and procedures may be directed to Max Bernstein, Lead for Research, Science Mission Directorate, at sara@nasa.gov, but technical questions concerning specific program elements should be directed to the point(s) of contact for that particular element, who may be found either at the end of the individual program element in the summary table of key information or on the web list of topics and points of contact at: http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/program-officers-list. Not all program elements are known at the time of the release of ROSES. To be informed of new program elements or amendments to this NRA, proposers may subscribe to: (1) The SMD mailing lists (by logging in at http://nspires.nasaprs.com and checking the appropriate boxes under "Account Management" and "Email Subscriptions"), (2) The ROSES-2024 blog feed for amendments, clarifications, and corrections to at https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/solicitations/roses-2024/, and (3) The ROSES-2024 due date Google calendars (one for each science division). Instructions are at https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/library-and-useful-links (link from the words due date calendar).

The NOAA Climate Program Office (CPO) has issued a funding opportunity under its FY2025 Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Cycle, and Climate (AC4) Program. This program seeks to fund research that advances understanding of the Earth System, focusing specifically on the urban atmosphere and the impacts of climate and air quality mitigation strategies. Proposals are encouraged to address processes influencing atmospheric trace gases and aerosols and to support carbon and pollution management by contributing to improved models and data. The AC4 Program will accept proposals for research projects with budgets averaging $250,000 per year over a period of 2-3 years, with total anticipated awards ranging from 8 to 10. Proposals may be funded as grants; however, cooperative agreements may be issued if NOAA anticipates substantial involvement in project implementation, such as collaboration between NOAA scientists and recipients. Federal agencies are ineligible to receive these funds, but eligible applicants include institutions of higher education, nonprofits, commercial organizations, international entities, and state, local, and tribal governments. This opportunity does not have a cost-sharing requirement. Key submission deadlines are as follows: Letters of Intent (LOIs) are strongly encouraged and should be submitted via email by September 18, 2024, though submission of an LOI is not required to proceed with a full application. The deadline for full applications is December 9, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET. Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov, and applicants are urged to complete all necessary registrations well in advance. Required documents include project narratives, data management plans, diversity statements, budget tables and narratives, current and pending support, and vitae for all principal investigators (PIs). NOAA emphasizes diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in its funded activities and requires a DEIA statement to highlight how the project will advance participation of underrepresented groups in STEM fields. NOAA will review applications based on criteria including technical merit, qualifications, project costs, and the significance of expected contributions to NOAA’s climate research goals. Reviews will occur in two stages: an initial technical review by subject matter experts, followed by a program relevance assessment. Selection factors include geographical balance, research priority alignment, and participation of targeted groups. Award notifications are expected in spring 2025, contingent on federal appropriations, with project start dates around September 1, 2025. For questions, applicants may reach out to the CPO or consult specific competition managers listed in the NOFO. Further details on submission requirements, NOAA policies, and guidance on Grants.gov are provided in the official announcement and on the CPO website.

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications to support the operations of the Committee on Law and Justice of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and its work to develop knowledge to inform public policy interventions that: support the fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans, restore trust in the Justice System, and support the reduction of crime and recidivism.

This funding opportunity supports innovative research aimed at improving the quality of life for melanoma survivors and their families through evidence-based practices and psychosocial interventions.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to state, local, Tribal, and territorial governments for researching, mapping, and assessing landslide hazards to improve public safety and community resilience.

This funding opportunity supports small businesses and innovators in developing advanced ruggedized sensor systems to improve vehicle safety and visibility, particularly in challenging driving conditions for both military and civilian applications.

The U.S. Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to assist in developing datasets for predictive relationships between florescence of dissolved organic matter (FDOM) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in freshwater types of SE Alaska. Surface water from large rivers is currently being collected and characterized, but from a limited variety of water types. Assistance in developing continuous monitoring surrogates and documenting the relationship between surrogates and measured water quality parameters, such as FDOM and dissolved carbon and organic matter, is sought. These studies will augment and inform current USGS efforts at characterizing dissolved carbon in glacially dominated large rivers and help evaluate USGS standard methods to new water types. It will also foster a collective understanding of the DOC concentrations and characteristics of SE Alaska streams and inform their sensitivity to pollutants.

Please note that this program requests optional Notices of Intent, which are due via NSPIRES by July 19, 2024. See the full posting on NSPIRES for details. Proposers must retrieve the instructions document (zip file) associated with the application package for this opportunity as there is at least one required form that must be attached to the submitted proposal package. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) released its annual omnibus Research Announcement (NRA), Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2024 (OMB Approval Number 2700-0092, CFDA Number 43.001) on February 14, 2024. In this case "omnibus" means that this NRA has many individual program elements, each with its own due dates and topics. All together these cover the wide range of basic and applied supporting research and technology in space and Earth sciences supported by SMD. Awards will be made as grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and inter- or intra-agency transfers, depending on the nature of the work proposed, the proposing organization, and/or program requirements. However, most extramural research awards deriving from ROSES will be grants, and many program elements of ROSES specifically exclude contracts, because contracts would not be appropriate for the nature of the work solicited. The typical period of performance for an award is three years, but some programs may allow up to five years and others specify shorter periods. In most cases, organizations of every type, Government and private, for profit and not-for-profit, domestic and foreign (with some caveats), may submit proposals without restriction on teaming arrangements. Tables listing the program elements and due dates (Tables 2 and 3), a table that provides a very top level summary of proposal contents (Table 1), and the full text of the ROSES-2024 "Summary of Solicitation", may all be found NSPIRES at http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2024. This synopsis is associated with one of the individual program elements within ROSES, but this is a generic summary that is posted for all ROSES elements. For specific information on this particular program element download and read the PDF of the text of this program element by going to Tables 2 or 3 of this NRA at http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2024table2 and http://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2024table3, respectively, click the title of the program element of interest, a hypertext link will take you to a page for that particular program element. On that page, on the right side under "Announcement Documents" the link on the bottom will be to the PDF of the text of the call for proposals. For example, if one were interested in The Lunar Data Analysis Program (NNH24ZDA001N-LDAP) one would follow the link to the NSPIRES page for that program element and then to read the text of the call one would click on C.8 Lunar Data Analysis Program (.pdf) to download the text of the call. If one wanted to set it into the context of the goals, objectives and know the default rules for all elements within Appendix C, the planetary science division, one might download and read C.1 Planetary Science Research Program Overview (.pdf) from that same page. While the letters and numbers are different for each element within ROSES (A.12, B.7, etc.) the basic configuration is always the same, e.g., the letter indicates the Science Division (A is Earth Science, B is Heliophysics etc.) and whatever the letter, #1 is always the division overview. Frequently asked questions for ROSES are posted at http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/faqs. Questions concerning general ROSES-2024 policies and procedures may be directed to Max Bernstein, Lead for Research, Science Mission Directorate, at sara@nasa.gov, but technical questions concerning specific program elements should be directed to the point(s) of contact for that particular element, who may be found either at the end of the individual program element in the summary table of key information or on the web list of topics and points of contact at: http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/program-officers-list. Not all program elements are known at the time of the release of ROSES. To be informed of new program elements or amendments to this NRA, proposers may subscribe to: (1) The SMD mailing lists (by logging in at http://nspires.nasaprs.com and checking the appropriate boxes under "Account Management" and "Email Subscriptions"), (2) The ROSES-2024 blog feed for amendments, clarifications, and corrections to at https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/solicitations/roses-2024/, and (3) The ROSES-2024 due date Google calendars (one for each science division). Instructions are at https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/library-and-useful-links (link from the words due date calendar).

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations working to strengthen global efforts against sanctions evasion by China and Russia, focusing on enhancing compliance systems and technical training for public and private sectors.

This funding opportunity supports the development of research resources and community engagement initiatives to improve outcomes for individuals affected by rare cancers, requiring active involvement from patient advocates throughout the project.