DOE Solicitations – September 2011

FY 2012 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program – The Office of Science of the Department of Energy hereby announces its continuing interest in receiving grant applications for support of work in the following program areas: Advanced Scientific Computing Research (a) Applied Mathematics (b) Computer Science (c) Computational Partnerships (d) Research and Evaluation Prototypes (e) Network Environment Research);  Basic Energy Sciences  (a) Materials Chemistry (b) Biomolecular Materials Read more

NIH Solicitations – September 2011

Pilot and Feasibility Clinical Research Grants in Kidney or Urologic Diseases (R21)– This FOA issued by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, is to support Exploratory/Developmental Research Grants (R21) that propose small scale or pilot and feasibility clinical and translational research studies, including epidemiological studies or clinical trials related to kidney or urologic disease research. Read more

Army Solicitations – September 2011

Army Rapid Innovation Fund BAA — This BAA is primarily for the transition of technologies developed by small businesses, including those resulting from the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and DoD reimbursed Independent Research and Development (IR&D). IR&D does not include R&D performed under a grant or contract from the Government. Read more

NASA Solicitations – September 2011

Research Opportunities in Space Biology –  This NRA solicits hypothesis-driven research proposals for both ground-based experiments and flight experiments in Space Biology (SB). All proposals must describe hypothesis-driven experiments that will answer basic questions about how cells, plants and animals respond to changes in gravity. First, this NRA solicits proposals for ground-based SB research using cells, tissues, or whole animals that will enhance our understanding of the effects of gravity on the mammalian musculoskeletal system. Read more

DOT Solicitations – September 2011

SBIR-FY-2012  — The purpose of this solicitation is to invite small businesses with their valuable resources and creative capabilities to submit innovative research proposals that address high priority requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation. Response Date: Dec 12, 2011 Read more

ITECS News – September 29, 2011

As mentioned last week, the USDA AFRI was released recently and is a great opportunity for companies that are conducting fundamental and applied research in agriculture. In this week’s newsletter, I’ve included a brief synopsis of the opportunities that are available in the AFRI Sustainable Bioenergy program. The opportunities have a letter of intent deadline of October 25^th and full application deadline of December 15^th. Read more

USDA Solicitations – September 2011

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Food Security — The Food Security Challenge Area RFA focuses on the societal challenge to keep American agriculture competitive while ending world hunger. In the Food Security Challenge Area RFA, specific program areas are designed to achieve the long-term outcome of increasing food availability and decreasing the number of food insecure individuals. Read more

NOAA Solicitations – September 2011

NOAA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I 2012 – The U. S. Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) plans to seek proposals from small business firms for participation in Phase I of the Fiscal Year 2012 NOAA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. The following are the NOAA, Research and Development (R&D) topics available for Phase I: Climate Adaption and Mitigation, Weather-Ready Nation, Healthy Oceans, Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies. Response Date: Jan 18, 2012 Read more

NSF Solicitations – September 2011

Sustainable Energy Pathways — The Sustainable Energy Pathways solicitation calls for innovative, interdisciplinary basic research in science, engineering, and education by teams of researchers for developing systems approaches to sustainable energy pathways based on a comprehensive understanding of the scientific, technical, environmental, economic, and societal issues. Read more

Navy Solicitations – September 2011

BAA: Saving lives with Emergency Medical Perfluorocarbons in the Field, a.k.a. SEMPer Fi – Objective: To develop medical technologies that address risks associated with operations in extreme environments (underwater, at altitude, on land). Medical devices will need to obtain FDA approval (510k), and biologics and pharmaceuticals will need to obtain Investigational New Drug (IND) approval and complete Phase I clinical trials, if not already approved. If already approved, biologics and pharmaceuticals must be approved for the new indication. Read more

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