Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program (I/UCRC)

This program develops long-term partnerships among industry, academe, and government. The centers are catalyzed by a small investment from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and are primarily supported by industry center members, with NSF taking a supporting role in the development and evolution of the center. Each center is established to conduct research that is of interest to both the industry members and the center faculty. An I/UCRC not only contributes to the Nation’s research infrastructure base and enhances the intellectual capacity of the engineering and science workforce through the integration of research and education, but also encourages and fosters international cooperation and collaborative projects. Read more

Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering Research Grants Program

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is establishing a financial assistance program to award research grants and cooperative agreements to support measurement science and engineering research proposals in the following six focus areas: energy, environment and climate change, information technology/cybersecurity, biosciences/healthcare, manufacturing, and physical infrastructure as part of NIST’s activities implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA or Recovery Act). Read more

Recovery Act Announcement: President Obama Announces Over $467 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Geothermal and Solar Energy Projects

(EERE News, May 27, 2009) President Obama today announced over $467 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to expand and accelerate the development, deployment, and use of geothermal and solar energy throughout the United States. The funding announced today represents a substantial down payment that will help the solar and geothermal industries overcome technical barriers, demonstrate new technologies, and provide support for clean energy jobs for years to come. Today’s announcement supports the Obama Administration’s strategy to increase American economic competiveness, while supporting jobs and moving toward a clean energy economy. Read more

DOE Recovery Act Solicitations

Recovery Act: Geothermal TechnologiesProgram– The DOE’s Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP) intends to continue its partnership with the geothermal community on geothermal systems research, exploration, demonstration, and development throughout the United States. Funding will be distributed among three topic areas.

Topic Area 1: Validation of Innovative Exploration Technologies — GTP’s goal is to reduce the high level of risk during early stages of geothermal project development by funding the validation of innovative exploration activities to locate undiscovered geothermal systems and increase the reliability of site characterization to prioritize target sites for energy production. Read more

Clean and Renewable Energy Program

USAID/Brazil is seeking applications from Brazilian organizations to implement a three-year program for Clean and Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Brazil. Eligible Organizations: (1) Brazilian organizations such as non-profit organizations (or for-profit companies willing to forego profits), including private voluntary organizations, faith-based organizations, universities, research organizations, professional associations, and relevant special interest associations; (2) Organization must have at least 4 years of experience implementing related projects. Read more

NSF–International Research Network Connections (IRNC)

NSF expects to make a set of awards to: provide network connections linking U.S. research networks with peer networks in other parts of the world; leverage existing international network connectivity; improve the quality of end-to-end networking on international paths; explore experimental networking; stimulate the deployment and operational understanding of emerging technologies such as IPv6 in an international context. Links funded by this program are intended to support science and engineering research and education applications, and preference will be given to solutions which provide the best economy of scale and demonstrate the ability to support the largest communities of interest with the broadest services. Read more

DARPA Solicitations

Tactical Aircraft to Increase Long Wave Infrared Nighttime Detection (TAILWIND)— DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals for software development and conceptual hardware design of a system that uses long wave infrared and color cameras mounted on a small UAV to enable day/night real time detection and tracking of vehicles and dismounted soldiers. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Read more

Recovery Act NIST Construction Grant Program

NIST is soliciting grant proposals for construction of research science buildings. NIST anticipates funding 8-12 projects with Federal shares in the $10 million – $15 million range with a project period of performance of up to five (5) years, although there is an expectation that most of the projects will be completed prior to 5 years. U.S. institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations are eligible to apply for awards under this Program. The goals and objectives of the program are to provide competitively awarded grant funds for research science buildings through the construction of new buildings or expansion of existing buildings. Read more

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