External Funding Opportunities, Edited January 2008

Funding Opportunities

TITLE: High Throughput Tools for Brain and Behavior (STTR [R41/R42])

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institutes of Health (NIH); National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH); National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Notice seeking STTR grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) that propose to develop and commercialize technologies for high throughput data acquisition and analysis that could aid the research fields of basic behavioral science, neuroscience or neuroAIDS, relevant to the missions of the NIMH and NINDS. Applications are due by April 5, August 5, and December 5, annually.   Solicitation http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-002.html Grants.gov notice http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=15619&flag2006=true&mode=VIEW
CONTACT: NIMH: Margaret Grabb, 301/443-3563. Fax: 301/443-1731. E-mail: mgrabb@mail.nih.gov.  

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TITLE: Annual Notice Submission of Renewal and Supplemental Applications for Office of Science Grants and Cooperative Agreements

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE); Office of Science (SC)

Applications for support of work in the following program areas: Basic Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, and Planning and Analysis. Applications will be accepted through September 30, 2008. LINKS: http://www.science.doe.gov/grants/FAPN08-02.html  . CONTACT: Contacts vary.

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TITLE: Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for space situation awareness technology

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Defense (DOD); Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, SMC - Space and Missile Systems Center

The Space Superiority Systems Wing (SMC SYSW), Space Control Technologies Division (SYSW/ENT) Los Angeles AFB, is seeking applications for basic and applied research that will be used by SYSW to fulfill their requirements for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing knowledge or understanding rather than focusing on a specific system or hardware solution. White papers are due by March 14, 2008. LINKS:
http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFSC/SMCSMSC/Reference%2DNumber%2D07%2D54/Combine%20Synopsis% 5FSolicitation.html . CONTACT: Ann Birbeck, 310/535-2634. E-mail ann.birbeck@losangeles.af.mil  

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