Current Grant Opportunities
Grant Seekers
This is a collection of grant opportunities and, if applicable, grant-related training opportunities that are currently available from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and other sources (January 27, 2012). Please note that they are divided by academic discipline and thus allow for easy navigation. The links listed below will change as new grant opportunities become available. In addition to checking the already existing external grant opportunities, do not hesitate to check this site on a regular basis.
ARTS AND CULTURE
Deadline Date – April 2, 2012
Grant Resource – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Category – Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services
Description – The Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services program promotes enhanced learning and innovation within museums and museum related organizations, such as cultural centers. The program provides opportunities for Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge by strengthened museum services in the following areas: - Programming: Services and activities that support the educational mission of museums and museum-related organizations - Professional development: Education or training that builds skills, knowledge, or other professional capacity for persons, either paid or volunteer, who provide or manage museum service activities - Enhancement of museum services: Support for activities that enable and improve museum services
Size of Grant - $50,000
Cost Sharing or Match – No
Web - http://www.imls.gov/applicants/detail.aspx?GrantId=17
Deadline Date – March 8, 2012
Grant Resource – National Endowment for the Arts
Category – Art Works
Description – Art Works supports the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence, public engagement with diverse and excellent art, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strengthening of communities through the arts.
Size of Grant - $100,000
Cost Sharing or Match –
Web- http://www.arts.gov/grants/recent/12grants/12AAE.php?CAT=ArtWorks&DIS=ArtistCommunities
Deadline Date – May 24, 2012
Grant Resource – National Endowment for the Arts
Category – Challenge America Fast-Track
Description –Challenge America Fast-Track supports projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations.
Size of Grant- $10,000.
Cost Sharing or Match – $1 to $1
Web - http://www.arts.gov/grants/recent/12grants/12cham.php?disc=ChallengeAmerica
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Deadline Date – February 7, 2012
Grant Resource – US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Category – Housing Counseling Training Program
Description – Funds are available to provide, under cooperative agreements with HUD, training activities designed to improve and standardize the quality of counseling provided by housing counselors employed by “participating agencies.” Participating agencies are all housing counseling and intermediary organizations participating in HUD’s Housing Counseling Program, including HUD-approved agencies, and affiliates and branches of HUD-approved intermediaries, HUD-approved multi-state organizations, and state housing finance agencies.
Size of Grant - $665,000
Cost Sharing or Match – No
Web - http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=137033
EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL CONSORTIA
Deadline Date – January 13, 2012
Grant Resource – US Department of Education
Category – Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Statewide, Longitudinal Data Systems Program
Description – The Statewide, Longitudinal Data Systems program awards grants to State educational agencies (SEAs) to design, develop, and implement statewide, longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate, and use individual student data. The Department's long-term goal in operating the program is to help all States create comprehensive P-20W (early learning through workforce) systems that foster the generation and use of accurate and timely data, support analysis and informed decision-making at all levels of the education system, increase the efficiency with which data may be analyzed to support the continuous improvement of education services and outcomes, facilitate research to improve student academic achievement and close achievement gaps, support education accountability systems, and simplify the processes used by SEAs to make education data transparent through Federal and public reporting.
Size of Grant - $5,000,000
Cost Sharing or Match – No
Web - Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Statewide, Longitudinal Data Systems Program CFDA Number 84.372A; Notice reopening the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems fiscal year (FY) 2012 competition
Deadline Date –February 1, 2012
Grant Resource – NEA Foundation and Nickelodeon
Category – Big Help Grants
Description – The NEA Foundation & Nickelodeon Big Help Grants are available in the form of Student Achievement grants to K-8 public school educators. The Big Help Grants program is dedicated to the development and implementation of ideas, techniques, and approaches for addressing four key concerns – environmental awareness, health and wellness, students’ right to a quality public education, and active community involvement. The grants target these four concerns as areas of great promise in helping develop a sense of global awareness in 21st century students that will encourage and enable them to make a difference in their world. Both the NEA
Foundation and Nickelodeon are strongly committed to supporting the development of these skills and attributes for America’s students.
Size of Grant - $5,000
Cost Sharing or Match –No
Web - http://www.neafoundation.org/pages/educators/grant-programs/nea-foundation-green-grants/
Deadline Date –02/17/2012
Grant Resource – Muzak Heart & Soul
Category – Music Matters Grant
Description –The Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation’s mission is to support music education. Through music education, a child can better achieve his/her full potential and stimulate personal and educational growth. Music Matters Grants for 2012 will focus on financial need in school and non-profit music programs throughout the United States. Grants will be awarded in April of 2012, with funds distributed by the end of 2012. Grant amounts for this cycle are up to $6,000 each and are made on an annual one-time basis.
Size of Grant - $6000
Cost Sharing or Match – No
Web - http://heart.muzak.com/what/grants.aspx
HEALTH FIELDS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION, OPTOMETRY
Deadline Date – December 5, 2014
Grant Resource – US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Category – Minor Use Minor Species Development of Drugs; Research Project Grant (R01)
Description – This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), and solicits Research Project (R01) grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to develop, or support the development of, new animal drugs intended for minor use in major species or intended for use in minor species. Only new animal drug products that have been designated in accordance with the provisions of section 573 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ccc-2) and 21 CFR Part 516 are eligible for grants. FDA is authorized to provide grants for designated new animal drugs to assist in defraying the costs of qualified safety and effectiveness testing. This FOA relates to grants to assist in defraying the costs of qualified safety and effectiveness testing when a grant will either result in, or substantially contribute to, approval or conditional approval of a designated MUMS drug for a designated intended use. Applicants must include an explanation of how the proposed study will help gain product approval or conditional approval in the applications Background and Significance section. All funded studies are subject to the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331 et seq.), regulations issued under it, and applicable Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) statutes and regulations.
Size of Grant - $750,000
Cost Sharing or Match – No
Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-FD-12-003.html
Deadline Date – April 18, 2012
Grant Resource – US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Category – Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation in Children (U01)
Description – The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) invites new and renewal applications from institutions to participate in a clinical trials (phase I, II, and III) research program with embedded mechanistic investigations to improve long-term graft acceptance and patient/graft survival in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients who have undergone thoracic and/or abdominal organ transplantation (subjects must be less than 21 years of age at the time of enrollment). In light of progress in early transplant outcomes (e.g., graft and patient survival) and lack of progress in late outcomes; studies addressing late transplant outcomes in the pediatric allograft recipient are a priority of this FOA. The Clinical Trials in Organ Transplantation in Children (CTOT-C) program will support cooperative, multi-institutional research programs conducting multi-center clinical trials (Phase I, II, or III) and/or observational clinical studies with associated mechanistic studies, to promote understanding and reduce immune-mediated morbidity and mortality in vulnerable pediatric transplant recipients.
Size of Grant - $4.3 million
Cost Sharing or Match – No
Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-12-005.html
Deadline Date –March 20, 2012
Grant Resource – US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Category – Pediatric Phase 1/Pilot Consortium (Limited Competition UM1)
Description – The purpose of this Funding opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to continue the NCI’s program for Pediatric Phase 1/Pilot Consortium. The function of the Consortium is to conduct Phase 1 and pilot studies in children with cancer so that new agents can be introduced into the pediatric oncology setting in a timely manner. The Consortium's ability to quickly conduct “first in children” studies is critical to NCI’s overall clinical research program for children with cancer. To accomplish the objectives of the FOA, a strong multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary research team is needed that can rapidly and efficiently design and conduct Phase 1 and pilot clinical trials and that is experienced in doing so within the ethical constraints applicable to research involving children.
Size of Grant - $3.47 million
Cost Sharing or Match –No
Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-12-502.html#_Section_II._Award_1
Deadline Date – February 17, 2012
Grant Resource – Department of Health and Human Services, US Food and Drug Administration
Category – Minor Species Development of Drugs; Research Project Grant (R01)
Description – This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), and solicits Research Project (R01) grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to develop, or support the development of, new animal drugs intended for minor use in major species or intended for use in minor species. Only new animal drug products that have been designated in accordance with the provisions of section 573 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360ccc-2) and 21 CFR Part 516 are eligible for grants. FDA is authorized to provide grants for designated new animal drugs to assist in defraying the costs of qualified safety and effectiveness testing. This FOA relates to grants to assist in defraying the costs of qualified safety and effectiveness testing when a grant will either result in, or substantially contribute to, approval or conditional approval of a designated MUMS drug for a designated intended use. Applicants must include an explanation of how the proposed study will help gain product approval or conditional approval in the application’s “Background and Significance” section. All funded studies are subject to the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331 et seq.), regulations issued under it, and applicable Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) statutes and regulations.
Size of Grant - $125,000
Cost Sharing or Match – No
Web – http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-FD-12-003.html#_Section_II._Award_1
Deadline Date – June 27, 2012
Grant Resource – National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Category – Specialized Cooperative Centers Program in Reproduction and Infertility Research (U54)
Description – The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to announce the re-competition of the Specialized Cooperative Centers Program in Reproduction and Infertility Research (SCCPIR). The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) provides funding for a limited number of research centers in the reproductive sciences. These centers provide an arena for multidisciplinary interactions between basic and clinical scientists interested in establishing high quality translational research programs in the area of reproductive health and infertility. The centers also serve as a national resource for the training and career development of new scientists electing to pursue careers conducting translational research in high priority areas of reproduction and infertility. Finally, center investigators are expected to participate in important community outreach and education efforts to increase awareness and convey the importance and implications of their research activities to the general public.
Size of Grant – $1.4 million
Cost Sharing or Match – No
Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-13-005.html#_Section_II._Award_1
Deadline Date – June 27, 2012
Grant Resource – Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Category – Specialized Cooperative Centers Program in Reproduction and Infertility Research (U54)
Description – The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to announce the re-competition of the Specialized Cooperative Centers Program in Reproduction and Infertility Research (SCCPIR). The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) provides funding for a limited number of research centers in the reproductive sciences. These centers provide an arena for multidisciplinary interactions between basic and clinical scientists interested in establishing high quality translational research programs in the area of reproductive health and infertility. The centers also serve as a national resource for the training and career development of new scientists electing to pursue careers conducting translational research in high priority areas of reproduction and infertility. Finally, center investigators are expected to participate in important community outreach and education efforts to increase awareness and convey the importance and implications of their research activities to the general public.
Size of Grant - $3.5 million
Cost Sharing or Match – no
Web - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-13-005.html#_Part_1._Overview
NANOSCIENCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY
Deadline Date – April 23, 2012
Grant Resource – National Science Foundation
Category – Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education (NUE) in Engineering
Description – This solicitation aims at introducing nanoscale science, engineering, and technology through a variety of interdisciplinary approaches into undergraduate engineering education. The focus of the FY 2012 competition is on nanoscale engineering education with relevance to devices and systems and/or on the societal, ethical, economic and/or environmental issues relevant to nanotechnology.
Size of Grant - $200,000
Cost Sharing or Match – No
Web - http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12534/nsf12534.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
SCIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY
Deadline Date – August 12, 2012
Grant Resource –National Science Foundation
Category – NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM)
Description – This program makes grants to institutions of higher education to support scholarships for academically talented students demonstrating financial need, enabling them to enter the STEM workforce or STEM graduate school following completion of an associate, baccalaureate, or graduate-level degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics disciplines. Grantee institutions are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, reporting demographic information about student scholars, and managing the S-STEM project at the institution. The program does not make scholarship awards directly to students; students should contact their institutional Office of Financial Aid for this and other scholarship opportunities.
Size of Grant - $70,000,000
Cost Sharing or Match – No
Web - http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12529/nsf12529.pdf
