Grants for Unrestricted - Science and Technology

This grant provides funding to organizations focused on environmental stewardship and land management to support military training land sustainability at Fort McCoy in Wisconsin.

The Human Networks and Data Science program (HNDS) supports research that enhances understanding of human behavior by leveraging data and network science research across a broad range of topics. HNDS research will identify ways in which dynamic, distributed, or heterogeneous data can provide novel answers to fundamental questions about individual or group behavior. HNDS is especially interested in proposals that provide data-rich insights about human networks to support improved health, prosperity, and security. HNDS has two tracks: (1) Human Networks and Data Science Infrastructure (HNDS-I). Infrastructure proposals will address the development of data resources and relevant analytic techniques that support fundamental Social, Behavioral and Economic (SBE) research. Successful infrastructure proposals will construct, within the financial resources provided by the award, databases or relevant analytic techniques and produce a finished product that will enable previously impossible data-intensive research in the social sciences. The databases or techniques should have significant impacts, either across multiple fields or within broad disciplinary areas, by making possible new types of data-intensive research in the SBE sciences. (2) Human Networks and Data Science Core Research (HNDS-R). Core research proposals will advance theory in a core SBE discipline by the application of data and network science methods. This includes the leveraging of large data sets with diverse spatio-temporal scales of measurement and linked qualitative and quantitative approaches, as well as multi-scale, multi-level network data and techniques of network analysis. Supported projects are expected to yield results that will enhance, expand, and transform theory and methods, and that generate novel understandings of human behavior particularly understandings that can lead to significant societal benefits or opportunities. HNDS-R encourages core research proposals that make innovative use of NSF-supported data networks, databases, centers and other forms of scientific infrastructure including those developed by HNDS-I (formerly RIDIR) projects.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations affiliated with the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit to develop a risk assessment model for managing invasive dreissenid mussels in Washington State's watersheds.

This funding opportunity is designed for research institutions affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit to improve a remote sensing tool for water quality monitoring by developing software, adding new data parameters, and creating a data processing pipeline.

The purpose of Amendment 000002 is to revise the Funding Opportunity Announcement to revise Section I.B. Area of Interest 1 - General Requirements Item 11. - Definition of Project Progress Cells (PPCs) and Project Completion Cells (PCCs).

This funding opportunity is designed for research institutions and partners within the Colorado Plateau CESU network to develop software and data visualization tools that enhance long-term water quality monitoring at Lake Powell.

This funding opportunity seeks innovative research proposals from a variety of organizations, including universities and small businesses, to develop advanced biotechnological solutions that enhance U.S. national security and address global challenges.

The Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana recognizes individuals, groups, businesses, projects, and institutions that have made significant contributions to the arts in Southwestern Indiana. Donor Name: Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana (ARTSWIN) State: Indiana County: Vanderburgh County (IN) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline:  05/10/2024 Size of the Grant: Not Available Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Categories Mayor’s Art Award – This highly prestigious honor is given to an individual whose contributions to the arts have had an exceptional impact on the community. Consideration is given to evidence of long-standing support of, and life-long interest in, the arts. The nominee must be a current resident of Vanderburgh County whose arts activities have had significant impact on the City of Evansville. Visual Arts Award – This award recognizes an exceptional candidate from the visual arts discipline. (Film and literary arts are included in this category.) Performing Arts Award – This award recognizes an exceptional candidate from the performing arts discipline. Young Artist Award – This award recognizes a rising high school junior or senior in the 2024-2025 school year who displays exceptional aptitude in an artistic discipline. Arts Educator Award – This award recognizes an educator who directly influences and engages students of any age through the visual, literary, or performing arts. Arts Project Award –  This award recognizes a project that utilized the arts to advance community, economic development, or quality of life goals or initiatives in the 2023 calendar year. Eligibility Criteria Any individual, group, business, project, or institution may be nominated for these awards. The Mayor’s Arts Award is presented by the Mayor of Evansville and is restricted to a resident(s) of Vanderburgh County. A past recipient is not eligible to win in the same category again.  For more information, visit ARTSWIN.

This funding opportunity is designed to support a wide range of research and technology projects related to space and Earth sciences, encouraging proposals from various organizations, including government, private, and non-profit entities.

This funding opportunity is designed for research institutions and organizations affiliated with the Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit to study floodplain forest canopy loss and regeneration in the Upper Mississippi River System, utilizing innovative survey methods.

This program provides funding to research teams, patient advocacy groups, and healthcare organizations to develop innovative AI and machine learning solutions that improve the diagnosis of rare diseases, ultimately reducing diagnostic delays and enhancing patient care.

This funding opportunity is designed for research institutions and organizations affiliated with the Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit to develop advanced soil moisture mapping techniques using drone technology.

This funding opportunity is designed for organizations affiliated with the Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit to develop a long-term monitoring program for floodplain vegetation in the Upper Mississippi River System.

The ADAPT Program, initiated by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), aims to transform cancer care through innovative research focused on developing adaptive strategies for treating the evolution of cancer. This program seeks to create a dynamic cancer treatment platform capable of detecting tumor changes, updating treatment plans accordingly, and evaluating these plans through a novel clinical trial design. The goal is to match each patient’s evolving cancer with the most effective therapy, thereby revolutionizing cancer care by integrating new science and medical approaches to improve survival rates for patients with metastatic cancer.

The Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro) Program seeks to fund proposals that can advance our understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying human cognition and behavior. Funded proposals typically advance theories in cognitive neuroscience by relating precise and rich quantifications of physiology, cognition and behavior with each other (Intellectual Merit). Funded proposals also typically strengthen the field through, for example, outreach, mentoring the next generation of diverse cognitive neuroscientists and/or increasing awareness and utilization of the research the field produces (Broader Impacts). Intellectual MeritIn general, successful proposals provide a theoretical motivation for a series of experiments and analyses that test the differential predictions of that theory; they go beyond quantifying physiology associated with cognition and behavior. Research topics considered for funding include but are not limited to: action, perception, imagery, recognition, categorization, learning and memory, working memory, attention, language, problem solving, decision-making and social reasoning. Commensurate with the inherently multidisciplinary nature of the field and the limitations of any single technique, a wide variety of physiological methods are considered, including but not limited to: neuroimaging (e.g., fMRI, EEG, MEG), non-invasive stimulation (e.g. TMS, tES), lesion analysis, intracranial recording, optogenetics, genetics, optical imaging, computational modeling and pharmacological interventions in both human and non-human primates and other animal models. The program is particularly interested in proposals that achieve or enable convergence across multiple techniques. Critically, proposals will be returned without review if they are focused on: (1) either behavior or physiology and lack a specific link between them, (2) understanding clinical populations or 3) non-human animals without a clear benefit to our understanding of humans. Broader ImpactsIn general, successful proposals seek to make impacts beyond traditional academic routes, such as having the PIs publish research or teach undergraduate courses. Strong broader impacts can be quite varied but will typically involve specific efforts strengthening the field and/or increasing its visibility by leveraging the characteristics of the institution, department and/or researcher. Consider the following non-exhaustive examples: STEM education and outreach, particularly in underserved communities. Directly involving undergraduates and high-school students in research. Making tools and applications available, discoverable, and easily useable by, the general public. Science journalism or communication. These efforts often relate to the proposed research, but suitable broader impacts with less direct connections to the specific research may also be proposed. PIs are encouraged to include these efforts in their proposal budgets if warranted. Refer to the Dear Colleague Letter: A Broader Impacts Framework for Proposals Submitted to NSF's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate for more information. Post-Doc Mentoring PlansStrong mentoring plans generally go beyond inclusion in standard lab activities and incorporate specific ideas for forwarding the careers of young scientists and trainees that leverage the setting and content of the proposed research. General DirectionsPrior to the development of a full proposal, investigators are strongly encouraged to submit a one-page summary of the proposed research to a program director to evaluate its appropriateness for the CogNeuro Program. Please contact the program director early enough to allow for revisions and incorporation of what may be extensive feedback. The summary should include an overview of your research and statements of intellectual merit and broader impacts, the two NSF review criteria. See the Merit Review Fact Sheet for more important facts about the NSF merit review process. Please read the NSF Proposal Award Policies Procedures Guide (PAPPG) carefully, as it will be strictly followed . Currently, the average standard/CAREER award size is about $225K/175K per year for 3 to 5 years. Awards in excess of 1M are exceptionally rare and almost always multidisciplinary. Please be judicious in your requests, understanding the realities of the limited funding available for all proposals. See the listing of active Cognitive Neuroscience awards for additional award information. Declined proposals are ineligible for resubmission until a minimum of one year has passed since the due date of their initial submission, unless specifically allowed by the Program Director in the feedback received during the decline process. This moratorium allows investigators the time required to digest the results of the merit review and revise their proposal accordingly. A proposal that has not been substantially revised will be returned without review as per the PAPPG. PIs are strongly encouraged to submit the Single Copy Document titled List of Suggested Reviewers with their full proposal. Sharing of data and other materials is an expectation for funded research. Please consult the NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Effective Practices for Data for more details. Interested in talking with a Program Director? Send a one-page description of the proposed research to [email protected] submit a concept outline using the Program Suitability and Proposal Concept Tool (ProSPCT).

This grant provides funding for collaborative research teams to advance the understanding and treatment of eye injuries and visual dysfunction caused by military-related exposures.

This funding opportunity supports clinical trials that aim to improve the treatment and management of health conditions relevant to military personnel, targeting researchers and organizations involved in medical research.

The NFRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award supports highly rigorous, high-impact research projects that have the potential to make an important contribution to NF research and/or patient care. Research projects may focus on any phase of research, excluding clinical trials. The rationale for a research idea may be derived from laboratory discovery, population-based studies, a clinicians firsthand knowledge of patients, or anecdotal data. Applications must include preliminary and/or published data that are relevant to NF and the proposed research project.

The FY24 LCRP Translational Research Award mechanism supports advanced translational research that will foster transformation of promising ideas in lung cancer into clinical applications. Translational research may be defined as an integration of basic science and clinical observations. Observations that drive a research idea may originate from a laboratory discovery, population-based studies, or a clinicians firsthand knowledge of patient care. The ultimate goal of translational research is to move a concept or observation forward into clinical application. However, Principal Investigators (PIs) should not view translational research as a one-way continuum from bench to bedside but can include a reciprocal flow of ideas and information between basic science and clinical science (bench to bedside and/or bedside to bench). Research applications only in the area of mesothelioma will not be accepted. This mechanism is intended to fund a broad range of translational studies with two different funding levels. The following are general examples, although not all-inclusive, of the type of research projects that would be appropriate to propose under the current program announcement:Funding Level 1: Advanced preclinical studies aimed at translating results from animal studies to applications with human samples/cohorts (The Translational Research Award is not intended to support initial mechanistic studies of a new target.) Late-stage preclinical work leading to/preparing for a clinical trial, e.g., Investigational New Drug (IND) application submission Correlative studies that are associated with an open/ongoing or completed clinical trial, e.g., projects that utilize biospecimens from clinical trials to improve clinical management of lung cancer and/or define new areas of research Projects that develop endpoints for clinical trialsFunding Level 2 Pilot clinical trials where limited clinical testing (e.g., small sample size) of a novel intervention is necessary to inform the next step in the continuum of translational researchPreliminary lung cancer relevant data to support the feasibility of the research hypotheses and research approaches are required.

This funding opportunity is designed for research institutions within the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit network to study and improve the immune health of endangered bumble bee species, focusing on strategies to combat the pathogen threatening their populations.