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-	[[Funding Agency Opportunity Alert Sign Up]] - In addition to the known opportunities by the SI Research Office you may want to sign up to receive notification of current funding opportunities from agencies specific to your own research interests. This page is a tutorial for other means for notification.	+	Please visit our new website at researchoffice.si.umich.edu.
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-	==== Army Research Laboratory - Basic and Applied Research - Deadline: Open through FY11 ====	+	==== Economic and Community Development Research Initiative See Grants - Deadline February 28, 2011 ====
-	The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) solicits proposals for basic and scientific research in chemistry, electronics, environmental sciences, life sciences, materials science, mathematical and computer sciences, mechanical sciences, physics, computational and information sciences, sensors and electron devices, survivability/lethality analysis, and weapons and materials research.	+	The Institute for Research on Labor, Employment and the Economy (IRLEE) in collaboration with OVPR is launching an annual seed research fund for U-M instructional and research faculty.  The program will fund 4-6 proposals ranging from $10,000-15,000 each on topics related to economic and community development.  Possible topic areas include but are not limited to:
		+	*small and medium-sized business performance and management issues such as technology utilization, improvement processes and sources of capital;
		+	*new enterprise formation  and job creation - technology and talent issues"
		+	*consequences of economic dislocation, plant closings, retraining of workers, reuse of facilities;
		+	*regional economic development policies;
		+	*community development issues in both urban and rural regions - shrinking cities, structured food systems;
		+	*evaluation and assessment of intervention service delivery programs administered by universities;
-	In order to conserve valuable offeror and Government resources and to facilitate determining whether a proposed research idea meets the guidelines described herein, prospective offerors contemplating submission of a white paper or proposal are strongly encouraged to contact the appropriate technical point of contact (TPOC) before submission. The TPOCs’ names, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses are listed immediately after each research area of interest.	+	[http://irlee.umich.edu/EconomicAndCommunityDevelopmentRFP/RFP-IRLEE.pdf RFP]
-	Some areas of Interest for SI (see the [[Media:ARL_BAA_thru_06-30-11.pdf|BAA for details]], page numbers listed below):	+	==== NSF Disaster Resilience for Rural Communities (DRRC) - Deadline: March 4, 2011 ====
-	1.2 Information Science and Technology (pages 7-8)	+	In a joint announcement, the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and NSF call for proposals to advance basic research in engineering and the social, behavioral, and economic sciences on enhancing disaster resilience in rural communities.
-	:d. Information and data fusion/visualization	+
-	:e. Data mining/Social network analysis	+
-	1.7 Database Technology (page 11)	+
-	==== Air Force Office of Scientific Research FY08 BAA - Deadline: Open through FY08 ====	+	For more informatino please see [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11510/nsf11510.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click NSF Program Solicitation 11-510]
-	Some specific areas of interest to the school of information are found in section c of the BAA - Mathematics, Information and Life Sciences. See specifically section 2) Complex Networks, 4) Distributed Intelligence and Information Fusion, 6) Mathematical Modeling of Cognition and Decision, 9) Sensory Information Systems, and 10) Collective Behavior and Socio-Cultural Modeling.	+
-	For more information please go to [http://www.wpafb.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-080212-048.pdf AFOSR FY08 General BAA]	+	*Posted 12/6/2010
-	==== New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan - Deadline: Open ====	+	==== NSF Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships - Internal Competition Deadline: March 7, 2011 ====
-	New Economy Initiative grants support the efforts of nonprofit organizations, charities, and government agencies	+
-	to transform the economy of southeast Michigan and return prosperity to the region. Grants are available for a variety of activities, but proposed activities must be focused on helping to achieve the goal of the New Economy Initiative and its objectives focused on talent, innovation and culture change.	+
-	For more information please go to [http://www.neweconomyinitiative.org/media/NEI_Grant_Guidelines_final.pdf New Economy Initiative Program Description]	+	*Limit on number of proposals per organization: 3
		+	*Required Pre-Proposal Deadline: May 30, 2011
		+	*Full Proposal Deadline: February 3, 2012
-	==== Google Research Awards - Deadline: Open ====	+	If you are interested in claiming one of (3) three UM's Pre- Proposal slots as a "LEAD" ,
		+	please prepare a four to eight page summary that outlines:
		+	#The STC concept and why it should be viewed as a priority for the University of Michigan;
		+	#How it meets the STC Objectives; The outcomes you anticipate if your proposal is successful; Characteristics of the proposed Science and Technology Center; and the Leadership, Management, and Oversight of the proposed  STC
		+	#Any peer review comments received on this application from any submission
		+	#The estimated total cost of the project (Voluntary Committed Cost Sharing is Prohibited:)
		+	#A list of Co-PI's involved in the proposal
-	Awards through this program are typically either monetary awards (in the range from $5K-$150K)	+	The summary should be submitted by 5pm on March 7, 2011 to the following email address: fastlane-admin@umich.edu with a copy to Marvin Parnes (mgparnes@umich.edu) and Dave Plawchan(davedrda@umich.edu)
-	and/or potential access to anonymized data for research purposes. The awards are intended to	+
-	help promote and support academic research aimed at improving information access defined broadly. Areas that are of particular interest are included in the RFP.	+
-	Participants in the award program are expected to have a primary contact at Google through	+	We request that a copy of each summary submitted for review be given to the appropriate Research Dean by the Project Director / Principal Investigator.
-	which they can discuss research directions, provide updates on progress, engage in knowledge	+
-	transfer, etc. Google maintains an academic environment that we would like award recipients to	+
-	participate in by giving talks on their work and engaging in discussions with our research group.	+
-	By sharing new ideas and key insights, we hope that both Google and award recipients can	+	'''SYNOPSIS of PROGRAM:''' The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships program supports innovative, potentially transformative, complex research and education projects that require large-scale, long-term awards. STCs conduct world-class research through partnerships among academic institutions, national laboratories, industrial organizations, and/or other public/private entities, and via international collaborations, as appropriate. They provide a means to undertake significant investigations at the interfaces of disciplines and/or fresh approaches within disciplines. STCs may involve any areas of science and engineering that NSF supports. STC investments support the NSF vision of advancing discovery, innovation and education beyond the frontiers of current knowledge, and empowering future generations in science and engineering.
-	mutually benefit from the program. Generally, we will invite the writers of promising award	+
-	proposals to come to our Mountain View offices to discuss their research further with researchers here. After the research is completed, we will once again invite the award recipient to Google to discuss the results of their work. The purpose of this program is both to facilitate more interaction between Google and academia and also develop a strong relationship and partnership with universities.	+
-	For more information please see [[media:Google Research Awards Info.pdf|the RFP]]	+	For further information please see [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11522/nsf11522.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click NSF Solicitation 11-522]
-	==== NSF Discover Research K-12 (DR-K12) - Deadline: January 8, 2009 (Posted: 10/17/08) ====	+	==== Center for Southeast Asian Studies Faculty Grants Competition - Deadline: March 7, 2011 ====
-	The Discovery Research K-12 (DR-K12) program seeks to enable significant advances in preK-12 student and teacher learning of the STEM disciplines through the development, implementation, and study of resources, models, and technologies for use by students, teachers, and policymakers. Activities funded under this solicitation begin with a research question or hypothesis about effective preK-12 STEM learning and teaching; develop, adapt, or study innovative resources, models, or technologies; and demonstrate if, how, for whom, and why their implementation affects learning.	+	The Center for Southeast Asian Studies offers modest funding opportunities to faculty who work on Southeast Asia.
		+	These programs include:
		+	*research grants,
		+	*course development grants,
		+	*conference travel grants, and
		+	*research collaboration grants
		+	Award amounts range from $250 to $2,500. All awards must be fully spent by August 1, 2011.
-	DR-K12 invites projects that meet a variety of educational needs, from those that address immediate and pressing challenges facing preK-12 STEM education to those that anticipate opportunities for the future. DR-K12 encourages proposals that challenge existing assumptions about learning and teaching within or across STEM fields, envision needs of learners in 10-15 years, and consider new and innovative ways to reach students and teachers. All projects should be informed by current research and broaden the boundaries of schools and disciplines. DR-K12 accepts research and development, exploratory, and synthesis projects, as well as conferences and workshops related to the mission of the DR-K12 program.	+	Please email si-ori@umich.edu for further information.
-	For additional information please see [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2008/nsf08609/nsf08609.htm?govDel=USNSF_25 NSF Program Solicitation 08-609]	+	==== Yahoo! Key Scientific Challenges Program for PhD Students - Deadline: March 11, 2011 ====
		+	*Posted 1/6/2011
-	==== DOD MURI FY09 Solicitation - Deadline: January 9, 2009 (POSTED: 09/10/08)====	+	This is your chance to get an inside look at the big challenges Yahoo! research scientists are working on while driving your research forward. Learn more about the real-world problems facing our industry, then focus on and solve these fundamental challenges alongside the top minds in the field.
-	The Office of Naval Research has released the DOD MURI solicitation for 2009, ONR-BAA-08-019.The Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI) is a multi-agency DoD program that supports research teams whose efforts intersect more than one traditional science and engineering discipline. Multidisciplinary team effort can accelerate research progress in areas particularly suited to this approach. Multidisciplinary research also can help to hasten the transition of research findings to practical application. The program will make awards to interdisciplinary teams in 32 topic areas. Topics most likely to interest SI researchers are listed below:	+
-	AIR FORCE TOPICS	+	PhD students working in each of the core research areas are invited to review the challenges listed. Submit an application between January 24th - March 11th, 2011 to be considered for the Key Scientific Challenges Program.
-	*(17) Information Dynamics In Networks	+
-	*(21) Application Software and Data Protection for Untrusted Platforms	+
-	ARMY TOPICS	+	[http://www.labs.yahoo.com/ksc Key Scientific Challenges Program Homepage]
-	*(23) Network-based Hard/Soft Information Fusion	+
-	*(32) Cyber Situation Awareness	+
-	Proposals may be submitted only by univerisites. National labs, industry, and foreign institutions may collaborate, but they may not receive any MURI funds.	+	[http://www.labs.yahoo.com/ksc/FAQs Program FAQs]
-	White papers (4pp) are strongly encouraged and are due '''October 31'''. Full proposals are due '''January 9, 2009'''.	+	[http://www.labs.yahoo.com/ksc/how_to_apply How to Apply]
-	It is common for MURI proposals to involve multiple institutions. Considering that the full proposal deadline is so soon after New Year’s, it would be best to nail down your team and your budgets well before the holidays.	+	==== NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 (RII Track-2) - Deadline: March 14, 2011 ====
-	The solicitation is available at https://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/3t/corporate/muri.asp	+	*'''NOTE''' - One (1) proposal per organization
-	==== NSF Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) - UM Internal Abstract Deadline: January 12, 2009 (Posted 11/17/08) ====	+	The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is a program designed to fulfill the National Science Foundation's (NSF) mandate to promote scientific progress nationwide. The EPSCoR program is directed at those jurisdictions that have historically received lesser amounts of NSF Research and Development (R&D) funding. Twenty-seven states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands are currently eligible  to participate. Through this program, NSF establishes partnerships with government, higher education, and industry that are designed to effect lasting improvements in a state's or region's research infrastructure, R&D capacity and hence, its national R&D competitiveness.
-	The Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) program seeks to catalyze a higher level of international engagement in the U.S. science and engineering community by supporting innovative, international research and education collaborations. The program will enable U.S. scientists and engineers to establish collaborative relationships with international colleagues in order to advance new knowledge and discoveries at the frontiers of science and engineering and to promote the development of a diverse, globally-engaged U.S. scientific and engineering workforce. International partnerships are, and will be, increasingly indispensable in addressing many critical science and engineering problems. As science and engineering discoveries result more and more from international collaboration, U.S. researchers and educators must be able to operate effectively in teams comprised of partners from different nations and cultural backgrounds. The PIRE program will support bold, forward-looking research whose successful outcome results from all partners—U.S. and foreign—providing unique contributions to the research endeavor. It is also intended to facilitate greater student preparation for and participation in international research collaboration, and to contribute to the development of a diverse, globally-engaged U.S. science and engineering workforce. The program aims to support partnerships that will strengthen the capacity of institutions, multi-institutional consortia, and networks to engage in and benefit from international research and education collaborations.	+	Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 (RII Track-2) awards provide up to $2 million per year for up to 3 years to consortia of EPSCoR jurisdictions to support innovation-enabling cyberinfrastructure of regional, thematic, or technological importance. A successful RII Track-2 proposal must describe a clear, comprehensive, and integrated cyberinfrastructure vision to drive discovery, broaden participation in STEM research and education activities, and provide collective solutions to cyberinfrastructure challenges of regional and national importance. The proposal must also describe how robust, reliable environments, capabilities, and capacities will be provided to deliver long term value across science and engineering disciplines. These awards will enhance discovery, learning, and economic development through the use of cyberinfrastructure.
-	If you are interested in claiming one of the three Preliminary Proposal slots, please submit:	+	[http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11513/nsf11513.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click NSF Program Solicitation 11-513]
-	*A estimated cumulative budget:	+	==== NSF Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) - Deadline: March 21, 2011 ====
-	*No more than a Five (5) page summary covering the following:	+	*Posted 12/23/10
-	a) REVISED (12/10/08)--Explain how the proposed project will address the (3) Program Objectives , (Did Say- (6) Program Objectives ).	+
-	of  fostering a partnership for international research and education	+
-	b) Who are the primary partners and what their roles?	+
-	c) The expected outcomes of the project	+
-	3) Any peer review comments received on this application from any other	+	NOTE: The solicitation has been updated to: eliminate the Small category of proposals; adjust the proposal size and duration for Medium proposals; encourage development of prototypes and testbeds; invite proposals for research activities that augment and amplify the CPS Virtual Organization; clarify the requirement for integrating CPS disciplinary areas and exploring highly innovative systems concepts; encourage transformative CPS research; and update program contacts.
-	submission	+
-	We will need to receive your project summary	+	As in the previous solicitation, we no longer invite new proposals for the CPS Virtual Organization (CPS-VO). In addition, we again ask that all proposals explicitly identify the theme(s) they address in both the Project Summary and in the Project Description.
-	by close of business on Jan 12, 2009 (MON- 5:00 P.M.)	+
-	The summary should be submitted by close of business on Jan 12, 2009 to the following email address: fastlane-admin@umich.edu with a copy to mgparnes@umich.edu Dave Plawchan; davedrda@umich.edu. We request that an electronic copy of each summary submitted for review be submitted to the appropriate Research Dean by the Project Director / Principal Investigator. The Office of the Vice -President for Research, in consultation with others, will decide which proposal should be developed for submission to NSF.	+
-	The finalists for this competition will be notified no later than January 23 ,2009	+	SYNOPSIS OF PROGRAM:
-	NSF Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required): February 26, 2009	+	The term "cyber-physical systems" refers to the tight conjoining of and coordination between computational and physical resources.  We envision that the cyber-physical systems of tomorrow will far exceed those of today in terms of adaptability, autonomy, efficiency, functionality, reliability, safety, and usability.  Research advances in cyber-physical systems promise to transform our world with systems that respond more quickly (e.g., autonomous collision avoidance), are more precise (e.g., robotic surgery and nano-tolerance manufacturing), work in dangerous or inaccessible environments (e.g., autonomous systems for search and rescue, firefighting, and exploration), provide large-scale, distributed coordination (e.g., automated traffic control), are highly efficient (e.g., zero-net energy buildings), augment human capabilities, and enhance societal wellbeing (e.g., assistive technologies and ubiquitous healthcare monitoring and delivery).
-	For more information please see [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09505/nsf09505.htm NSF Solicitation 09-505]	+	Congruent with the recommendations in the August 2007 report of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), Leadership Under Challenge: Information Technology R&D in a Competitive World, NSF's Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) and Engineering (ENG) are spear-heading the Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) program because of its scientific and technological importance as well as its potential impact on grand challenges in a number of sectors critical to U.S. security and competitiveness, including aerospace, automotive, chemical production, civil infrastructure, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, materials and transportation.  By abstracting from the particulars of specific applications in these domains, the CPS program aims to reveal cross-cutting fundamental scientific and engineering principles that underpin the integration of cyber and physical elements across all application sectors.  The CPS program will also support the development of methods and tools as well as hardware and software components, run-time substrates, systems based upon these principles to expedite and accelerate the realization of cyber-physical systems in a wide range of applications, and associated prototypes and testbeds.  Furthermore, the program aims to augment and amplify the recently-funded CPS Virtual Organization  http://www.cps-vo.org/ in order to create a research and education community committed to the study and application of cyber-physical system innovations, and to hold regular PI meetings.
-	==== Call for Proposals for Michigan Meetings - Deadline: January 16, 2008 (Posted 10/17/08)====	+	The CPS program is seeking proposals that address research challenges in three CPS themes:  Foundations; Methods and Tools; and Components, Run-time Substrates, and Systems.  Foundations research will develop new scientific and engineering principles, algorithms, models, and theories for the analysis and design of cyber-physical systems. Research on Methods and Tools will bridge the gaps between approaches to the cyber and physical elements of systems through innovations such as novel support for multiple views, new programming languages, and algorithms for reasoning about and formally verifying properties of complex integrations of cyber and physical resources.  The third CPS theme concerns new hardware and software Components, Run-time Substrates (infrastructure and platforms), and (engineered) Systems motivated by grand challenge applications.  In all CPS themes, concepts should be developed that contribute to new Cyber-Physical Systems science.  These concepts may include fault tolerance, availability, reliability, reconfigurability, and cybersecurity aspects of certifiably-dependable CPS.
-	The Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies is pleased to announce the launch of The Michigan Meetings, a series of annual interdisciplinary meetings of national and international scope on topics of broad interest and contemporary importance to both the public and the academic community. University of Michigan faculty are invited to submit proposals for the	+	Two types of research and education projects will be considered:
-	meetings. Rackham will provide both financial and logistical support. Up to two meetings per year each May will receive support, beginning in 2010.	+	*Medium Projects span one or more CPS themes and include two or more PIs and a research team of students and/or postdocs.  Funding for Medium Projects will be provided at levels ranging from $300,000/year to $500,000/year and durations of three to four years.
		+	*Large Projects are multi-investigator and multi-university projects involving teams of researchers and their students and/or postdocs representing multiple disciplines in computer science, engineering, and physical application domains, who together address a coherent set of research issues that either cut across multiple CPS themes or that explore in great depth a particular theme. Funding will be provided at levels up to $1,000,000/year for up to five years.
-	Meeting proposals will be selected on a competitive basis by faculty panels representing academic units from across the UM campus. Applications for up to two meetings for the first year (May, 2010) will be accepted until January 16, 2009. The selection criteria will be:	+	[http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11516/nsf11516.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click NSF Program Solicitation 11-516]
-	Breadth of interest Questions to be addressed should be of broad interest to multiple sectors of the academic community, while being sufficiently topical to attract public interest. At least one session of the meeting should be planned to be open to the public.	+	==== Call for Nominations 2011: National Medal of Science - Deadline: March 31, 2011 ====
-	Interdisciplinary collaboration The Michigan Meetings should bring together participants from different academic disciplines and, if possible, involve experts from the public and private sectors.	+	The National Science Foundation extended the call for nominations for the [http://www.nsf.gov/od/nms/medal.jsp 2011 National Medal of Science]. The new deadline is March 31, 2011. Please review the nomination information and submit your nominations through FastLane. We are especially interested in identifying women, members of minority groups, and persons with disabilities for consideration.
-	Participation by UM faculty, students, and postdoctoral scholars The Michigan Meetings should be of interest to significant segments of the UM and regional communities as well as participants from around the nation and the world. They should be a catalyst to begin, continue, or culminate ongoing discussions.  We especially welcome proposals that include a plan for engaging graduate students through a graduate seminar in preparation for The Michigan	+	==== Time Warner Cable Research Program - Deadline: April 1, 2011 (Posted 3/19/10) ====
-	Meetings or to follow up on issues arising from the meetings. Plans for recruiting participants (including students) from within and outside the university will be considered as a selection criterion in the evaluation of proposals.	+
-	To continue please visit the [http://www.rackham.umich.edu/news/article/michigan_meetings/ Call for Proposals]	+	Time Warner Cable has a call for proposals to their Program on Digital Communications. These are for small awards ($20 K) intended to support the production of a 25 to 35-page report over a period of six months. Teams of two or more researchers are encouraged. Graduate students may be part of a team submitting a proposal and are eligible to be funded from an award – but they can’t be the primary author of a proposal. Proposals must be focused on one of the seven topics identified by the program:
-	==== Defense Science Study Group (DSSG) Program - Internal Deadline: January 23, 2008 (Posted 12/12/08)====	+	#Advertising, two-sided markets, and the role of network operators (ISPs, MSOs)
		+	#Customer equipment and program navigation devices, guides, and menus
		+	#Video programming in a digital world
		+	#The future of cable networking and infrastructure
		+	#The future of local programming
		+	#Video convergence and internet video
		+	#Innovation in broadband networks, network design, and network management
-	Institute Deadling: February 1, 2009	+	You will need a three-page project description and a resume (maximum of three pages per author).
-	(NOMINATION MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY IN A SINGLE FILE, PDF FORMAT.)	+	More detail on these topics, as well as specific application instructions, can be found on the [http://twcresearchprogram.com/ Time Warner Cable Research Website]
-	The University of Michigan has been invited to nominate candidates to participate in the Defense Science Study Group (DSSG) Program. The DSSG is sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which introduces young professors primarily experienced in science, engineering, and mathematics to U.S. national security challenges, providing an opportunity to explore key issues in national security. The DSSG is trying to increase representation in alternative energy research, networking/communication systems, computer network security, human/social/cultural modeling, and encourages the nomination of qualified women and minorities.	+
-	The two-year program requires about 20 days per year devoted to DSSG activities, the majority of which are scheduled during the summer months. More information is available on the [http://dssg.ida.org DSSG Web site].	+	If you are interested in this program, please contact Becky O’Brien.
-	Eligible candidates (criteria not absolute and other cases will be considered):	+	==== NSF Computing Education for the 21st Century (CE21) - Deadline: April 27, 2011 (Posted 9/27/10) ====
-	*Faculty member, preferably tenured, early in career, in the sciences, engineering or mathematics;	+
-	*Outstanding academic accomplishments and likely future leader in field;	+
-	*Able to acquire a security clearance (must be a U.S. citizen);	+
-	*Personality well-suited to DSSG interactions and activities; and	+
-	*Good chance that interest in national security issues would continue after completing the program.	+
-	For consideration as an institutional nominee, submit the following electronically in a single file, PDF format by January 23, 2009:	+	The Computing Education for the 21st Century (CE21) program aims to build a computationally savvy 21st century workforce that positions the US to demonstrate a leadership role in the global economy. Innovations in computing and more broadly, information technology (IT), drive our economy, underlie many new advances in science and engineering, and contribute to our national security. Projected job growth in IT is very strong.
-	#Letter of interest	+
-	#Nominating letter from dean(s) or department chair(s)	+
-	#Current CV	+
-	Submit all internal applications electronically to: OVPRlimitedsubmissions@umich.edu	+	The CE21 program focuses special attention on activities targeted at the middle and high school levels (i.e., secondary education) and in early undergraduate education.
-	Please direct any questions to Associate Vice President for Research Steven Ceccio: ceccio@umich.edu or 763-1290.	+
-	==== NIH Utilizing Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality - Deadline: January 25, 2009 (Posted 10/27/08) ====	+	The goals of the CE21 program are to:
-	*Purpose - The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support health information technology (IT) demonstration projects that evaluate factors associated with successful implementation and utilization of health IT in order to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness and efficiency of health care in ambulatory settings and in the transitions between care settings.  The use of health IT has been demonstrated to improve health care in various large health care delivery systems.  Yet, there has been limited diffusion and evaluation of the implementation and utility of health IT in ambulatory care settings and in transitions between care settings.  This FOA supports real world demonstration projects that evaluate factors (facilitators and barriers) associated with successful health IT implementation and use and ultimately improve health care outcomes.  As appropriate, facilitators and barriers to health IT implementation may include adequacy of engagement and training of health care staff, patients, and family in the use of health IT; characteristics of the health care setting; organizational processes and practices; workflow; adequacy of health IT implementation plan; nature of technical support of health IT; integration of new health IT with pre-existing health IT, and other factors.  Applications responding to this FOA must seek to evaluate and demonstrate how to optimize functionality of existing health IT; implement health IT in new settings or with new providers and patient populations; or, demonstrate sustainability of health IT.	+	*Increase the number and diversity of K-14 students and teachers who develop and practice computational competencies in a variety of contexts; and
-	*Budget and Project Period - The total project period for an application submitted in response to this FOA must not exceed three years.  The total amount requested need not be the same in each year of a multi-year budget.  Total costs (direct costs and associated indirect costs) are limited to $1.2 million over three years and no more than $500,000 total costs in a given year.  An application with a budget that exceeds any of these limits will not be reviewed.	+	*Increase the number and diversity of early postsecondary students who are engaged and have the background in computing necessary to successfully pursue degrees in computing-related and computationally-intensive fields of study.
-	[http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-270.html NIH Program Announcement PAR-08-270]	+	*Type I proposals will contribute to the research base on the effective teaching and learning of computing, draw on partnerships of informed and committed stakeholders, and create and study the effectiveness of new instructional materials and interventions and/or strategies to develop K-14 teaching expertise. Type I proposals typically describe smaller scale efficacy studies.
		+	*Type II proposals will contribute to the research base on the effective teaching and learning of computing, draw on partnerships of informed and committed stakeholders, and create and study the effectiveness of new instructional materials and interventions and strategies to develop K-14 teaching expertise.  Type II proposals demonstrate implementations at scale, where the interventions to be taken to scale have already proven effective in smaller-scale efficacy studies (studies that may or may not have been funded by NSF).
-	==== 2009 Research Partnership Program - Deadline: February 2, 2009 (Posted 12/17/08) ====	+	For more information please see [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10619/nsf10619.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click NSF Solicitation 10-619]
-	We are pleased to announce the 2009 Research Partnership Program, which includes the following funding opportunities available to faculty and graduate students:	+	[http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11034/nsf11034.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click FAQs for NSF 10-619]
-	The Spring/Summer Research Grants Program will award a maximum of 40 grants to faculty members to enable them to hire doctoral students to assist with their research and scholarly projects, while providing both financial support and tasks of intellectual benefit to participating doctoral students.  In addition, there will be two Sokol Grants for Faculty and Graduate Student Research Projects in the Sciences awarded as a part of this program.  The same application is used for consideration for the Sokol Grants.  Guidelines and application forms are available at the [http://www.rackham.umich.edu/1724 Rackham website].	+	==== NIH Social Network Analysis and Health (R01) - Deadline: May 11, 2011 (posted 6/8/10) ====
-	The Distinguished Faculty and Graduate Student Seminars Program will provide a maximum of 5 awards to groups of faculty, students or graduate programs proposing innovative seminars and colloquia to foster collaboration and stimulate new research.  Guidelines and application forms are available at the [http://www.research.umich.edu/funding/um_sources/RPP_Seminars_Guide.html OVPR website].	+	*This FOA encourages research that aims to accomplish one or more specific goals: (1) generate new theories that would enhance the capabilities and value of Social Network Analysis (SNA); (2) address fundamental questions about social interactions and processes in social networks; (3) address fundamental questions about social networks in relation to health and health-related behaviors; (4) develop innovative methodologies and technologies to facilitate, improve, and expand the capabilities of SNA.
-	Please review the above-mentioned web sites carefully to note the differing purposes of the two types of awards in order to guide your faculty and students to apply to the most appropriate program for their planned activity. Please make these application materials available to all instructional and research faculty and librarians.	+	Applicants should strive to ensure that their proposed research responds to one or more of these four goals of the FOA. Detailed information on each of these goals and illustrative examples of specific types of research sought under each goal are provided below in subsection III, under Research Objectives.
		+
		+	[http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-145.html Social Network and Analysis Health FOA]
-	==== UM Internal Competition for NSF Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT) - UM Internal Competition Deadline: February 2, 2009 (Posted 12/18/08) ====	+	==== NIH Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R01 & R21) - Deadline: May 19, 2011====
-	:UM INTERNAL COMPETITION DUE DATE: February 2, 2009 ( 5:00 P.M.) MONDAY	+	'''Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R01)'''
-	:Preliminary Proposals due: March 13,2009	+
-	:Full Proposal due : September 14,2009	+
-	*Limit on Number of Preliminary and Full Proposals per Organization:	+	[http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-020.html RFP for R01]
-	**There is a limit of four (4) preliminary proposals that may be submitted by an institution either as a single institution or as a lead institution in a multi-institution preliminary proposal.	+
-	**There is a limit of four (4) full proposals that may be submitted (By Invitation Only based on the outcome of the preliminary proposal competition) by an institution either as a single institution or lead institution in a multi-institution full proposal.	+
-	:(A multi-institutional proposal is defined as one that has at least one co-PI at a different academic institution than that of the PI, a subaward to a different academic institution than that of the PI, or both.)	+
-	*Limit on Number of Proposals per PI: Any given individual may participate as PI or co-PI in only one proposal submission. That restriction applies to preliminary proposals as well as full proposals. A PI or co-PI on one proposal may serve as a faculty participant on other proposals.	+
-	*REVISION NOTICE--The following items are major revisions to the previous program solicitation:	+
-	**A Resource Center was competed in the previous year and is not being competed this year.	+
-	**The limit of the number of full proposals that may be submitted (By Invitation Only) is changed from three to four by an institution, either as a single institution or lead institution in a multi-institution full proposal.	+
-	'''Synopsis of IGERT Program:'''	+	This FOA encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications for research, development, and evaluation of systems that monitor health, inform clinical decisions, or deliver therapies in a real-time and minimally obtrusive way.  These are technologies that enable monitoring of personal motion, vital signs, and physiological measures in a manner that minimizes disruption to an individual’s daily routine and at all times protects their privacy, dignity and comfort. These systems are expected to integrate, process, analyze, communicate, and present data so that the individuals are engaged and empowered in their own healthcare with reduced burden to care providers. Effective application of home-based and mobile technologies has the potential to increase adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens, reduce incidence of avoidable post-acute complications, and improve self-care management of chronic conditions.
-	The Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program has been developed to meet the challenges of educating U.S. Ph.D. scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in research and education, with the interdisciplinary backgrounds, deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional, and personal skills to become, in their own careers, leaders and creative agents for change. The program is intended to catalyze a cultural change in graduate education, for students, faculty, and institutions, by establishing innovative new models for graduate education and training in a fertile environment for collaborative research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. It is also intended to facilitate diversity in student participation and preparation, and to contribute to a world-class, broadly inclusive, and globally engaged science and engineering workforce.	+
-	If you are interested in claiming one of UM's pre-proposal slots either as a SINGLE institution or as a LEAD institution in a multi-institution preliminary proposal , we would be pleased to receive a three to six page summary from you that outlines:	+	Some examples of appropriate topics for this FOA include but are not limited to:
-	#Why this pre-proposal should be viewed as a priority for the University of Michigan;	+	* Activity monitoring systems to detect personal care needs
-	#How it meets the IGERT program goals; The outcomes you anticipate if your proposal is successful;  how you plan to enhance diversity in this IGERT program	+	* Activity monitoring systems to detect acute medical events
-	#Any peer review comments received on this application from any submission	+	* Systems to ensure adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens
-	#The estimated total cost of the project(  Cost sharing is not required); and	+	* Real-time monitoring and management of chronic conditions
-	#A list of Co-PI's involved in the proposal	+	* Monitoring systems to detect progressive decline in physical and cognitive abilities
		+	* Therapeutic or management systems to address physical or cognitive decline
		+	* Fall detection or prevention systems
		+	* Systems to monitor and facilitate sleep health
		+	* Technologies aimed at helping the lay care-giver or professional provider
		+
		+	'''Design and Development of Novel Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R21)'''
		+
		+	[http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-021.html RFP for R21]
		+
		+	This FOA encourages Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (R21) applications for research and development of novel technologies that monitor health, inform clinical decisions, or deliver therapies in a real-time and minimally obtrusive way. These are technologies that enable monitoring of personal motion, vital signs, and physiological measures in a manner that minimizes disruption to an individual’s daily routine and at all times protects their privacy, dignity and comfort.  These systems are expected to integrate, process, analyze, communicate, and present data so that the individuals are engaged and empowered in their own healthcare with reduced burden to care providers.  Effective application of home-based and mobile technologies has the potential to increase adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens, reduce incidence of avoidable post-acute complications, and improve self-care management of chronic conditions.
		+
		+	Some examples of appropriate topics for this FOA include but are not limited to:
		+	* Activity monitoring devices or sensors to detect personal care needs
		+	* Activity monitoring devices or sensors to detect acute medical events
		+	* Devices to ensure adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens
		+	* Real-time monitoring and management of chronic conditions
		+	* Monitoring systems to detect progressive decline in physical and cognitive abilities
		+	* Therapeutic or management systems to address physical or cognitive decline
		+	* Fall detection or prevention systems
		+	* Devices to monitor and facilitate sleep health
		+	* Technologies aimed at helping the lay care-giver or professional provider
		+	* Research and development for improved human-computer interfaces for home-use technologies
		+
		+	'''Related to Both calls:'''
		+
		+	Health care and medicine rely on effective detection and characterization of a person's physical and mental states and of significant changes to those states.  Current methods to assess these indicators of well-being are performed at the convenience of the care provider and usually assume that observations during an office visit represent typical function.  Furthermore, these methods may involve contrived or burdensome tests or depend heavily on recall.  Thus, current methods may miss significant acute events or important signals of declining function or may poorly characterize detected events.
		+
		+	Technologies designed for home and mobile monitoring are intended to overcome these limitations.  They have the potential to capture rare, irregular, or transient events; symptoms that are difficult for a patient to report; and changes in condition that evolve slowly over time.  These improvements, in turn, could yield more accurate and earlier detection of changes that may interfere with healthy and independent living.
		+
		+	==== Partnerships for Innovation in Sustainable Energy Technologies - Deadline: June 1, 2011 ====
		+
		+	This program seeds new interdisciplinary research programs in sustainable energy science, techology, and policy with funding for ''Phoenix Energy Institute Research Fellow''. Successful proposals will combine innovative research plans with concret timelines for establishing independent funding.
		+
		+	For more information please email si-ori@umich.edu or visit [http://www.energy.umich.edu/info/um-funding.html energy.umich.edu]
		+
		+	==== Google Faculty Research Awards Program - Next Deadline: August 1, 2011 ====
		+
		+	The purpose of this program is to facilitate more interaction between Google and academia and also nurture stronger relations and partnerships with universities. The intent of the awards program is to support academic research aimed at improving information access (defined broadly). Google funds Research Awards unrestricted and retains no intellectual property from the research. We prefer if the results from the research are open sourced and widely published. Awards through this program are for one year in the range from $10K-$150K
		+
		+	[http://research.google.com/university/relations/research_awards.html Google Research Awards Program Page]
		+
		+	[http://research.google.com/university/relations/FAQ.html Google Research Awards FAQs]
		+	==== CIES 2012-2013 Fulbright Competitions - Deadline: August 1, 2011 ====
		+	*Posted 1/24/2011
		+
		+	*Description: The Council for International Exchange of Scholars, on behalf of the US State Department, administers the “Core Fulbright Scholar Program,” which annually makes available fellowships in roughly 140 countries to over 800 US scholars and professionals from a wide variety of academic and professional fields.  These prestigious grants are a major source of funding for lecturing or conducting research abroad.
		+	*Eligibility: Eligible applicants must be US citizens, normally must have relevant postdoctoral academic lecturing experience if they wish to lecture—or a doctorate (or other terminal degree, including a master’s in some fields) or equivalent professional qualifications if they want to do research abroad, and for some countries must possess sufficient language competence for the project they wish to undertake.
		+	*Benefits: Awardees generally receive roundtrip travel, a living allowance that varies with the country and number of dependents, and a small allowance for local travel abroad, books, and services. The duration of the grants usually range from 2 to 12 months.
		+	*Deadline: The competition for 2012-13 awards is open between February 1, 2011, and the application due date on August 1, 2011.
		+	*Submission: Interested applicants must apply online directly to CIES at www.cies.org, where complete application materials and information are also available.
		+	*Assistance: Although the U-M International Institute does not administer any aspect of this competition or these awards, we have been trained by CIES and are able to provideinformation, instructions, editorial assistance, review criteria tailored to each application, and professional advice on how best to structure an application for this particular competition: e-mail Beni at unlisted@umich.edu.
		+
		+	==== NSF Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) (Posted 3/13/09) ====
		+
		+	The RAPID funding mechanism is used for proposals having a severe urgency with regard to availability of, or access to data, facilities or specialized equipment, including quick-response research on natural or anthropogenic disasters and similar unanticipated events. PI(s) must contact the NSF program officer(s) whose expertise is most germane to the proposal topic before submitting a RAPID proposal. This will facilitate determining whether the proposed work is appropriate for RAPID funding.
		+
		+	*The Project Description is expected to be brief (two to five pages) and include clear statements as to why the proposed research is of an urgent nature and why a RAPID award would be the most appropriate mechanism for supporting the proposed work. Note this proposal preparation instruction deviates from the standard proposal preparation instructions contained in this Guide; RAPID proposals must otherwise be compliant with the GPG.
		+	*The box for “RAPID” must be checked on the Cover Sheet.
		+	*Only internal merit review is required for RAPID proposals. Under rare circumstances, program officers may elect to obtain external reviews to inform their decision. If external review is to be obtained, then the PI will be so informed in the interest of maintaining the transparency of the review and recommendation process. The two standard NSB-approved merit review criteria will apply.
		+	*Requests may be for up to $200K and of one year duration. The award size, however, will be consistent with the project scope and of a size comparable to grants in similar areas.
		+	*No-cost extensions, and requests for supplemental funding, will be processed in accordance with standard NSF policies and procedures.
		+	*Renewed funding of RAPID awards may be requested only through submission of a proposal that will be subject to full external merit review. Such proposals would be designated as “RAPID renewals.”
		+
		+	==== Army Research Laboratory - Basic and Applied Research - Deadline: Open through FY11 ====
		+	The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) solicits proposals for basic and scientific research in chemistry, electronics, environmental sciences, life sciences, materials science, mathematical and computer sciences, mechanical sciences, physics, computational and information sciences, sensors and electron devices, survivability/lethality analysis, and weapons and materials research.
		+
		+	In order to conserve valuable offeror and Government resources and to facilitate determining whether a proposed research idea meets the guidelines described herein, prospective offerors contemplating submission of a white paper or proposal are strongly encouraged to contact the appropriate technical point of contact (TPOC) before submission. The TPOCs’ names, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses are listed immediately after each research area of interest.
		+
		+	Some areas of Interest for SI (see the [[Media:ARL_BAA_thru_06-30-11.pdf|BAA for details]], page numbers listed below):
		+
		+	1.2 Information Science and Technology (pages 7-8)
		+	:d. Information and data fusion/visualization
		+	:e. Data mining/Social network analysis
		+	1.7 Database Technology (page 11)
		+
		+	==== New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan - Deadline: Open ====
		+	New Economy Initiative grants support the efforts of nonprofit organizations, charities, and government agencies
		+	to transform the economy of southeast Michigan and return prosperity to the region. Grants are available for a variety of activities, but proposed activities must be focused on helping to achieve the goal of the New Economy Initiative and its objectives focused on talent, innovation and culture change.
		+
		+	For more information please go to [http://www.neweconomyinitiative.org/media/NEI_Grant_Guidelines_final.pdf New Economy Initiative Program Description]
		+
		+	==== Google Research Awards - Deadline: Open ====
		+
		+	Awards through this program are typically either monetary awards (in the range from $5K-$150K)
		+	and/or potential access to anonymized data for research purposes. The awards are intended to
		+	help promote and support academic research aimed at improving information access defined broadly. Areas that are of particular interest are included in the RFP.
		+
		+	Participants in the award program are expected to have a primary contact at Google through
		+	which they can discuss research directions, provide updates on progress, engage in knowledge
		+	transfer, etc. Google maintains an academic environment that we would like award recipients to
		+	participate in by giving talks on their work and engaging in discussions with our research group.
		+
		+	By sharing new ideas and key insights, we hope that both Google and award recipients can
		+	mutually benefit from the program. Generally, we will invite the writers of promising award
		+	proposals to come to our Mountain View offices to discuss their research further with researchers here. After the research is completed, we will once again invite the award recipient to Google to discuss the results of their work. The purpose of this program is both to facilitate more interaction between Google and academia and also develop a strong relationship and partnership with universities.
		+
		+	NOTE: This is actually awarded as a gift and not a grant.  Therefore there is no indirect cost recovery and there are tax implications for SI.  '''Applications for gifts need to be approved by the dean prior to submission'''. (Contact the research office at si-ori@umich.edu if you are interested in submitting a proposal for a gift)
		+
		+	For more information please see [[media:Google Research Awards Info.pdf|the RFP]]
		+
		+	== NIH Parent Announcements (For Unsolicited or Investigator-Initiated Applications)==
		+
		+	For more information about the parent announcements follow this [http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/parent_announcements.htm link].
		+
		+	For details on the deadlines, please follow this [http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#elec link].
		+
		+	== Past Funding Announcements (new RFP expected next year) ==
		+	==== NSF CISE Large Core & Cross Cutting Programs - Deadline: November 23, 2010 (Posted 6/16/10)====
		+
		+	''Internal Deadlines:''
		+	*Draft Budget due November 9th
		+	*Admin Shell material and Final Budget due November 16th
		+	*Final Material due November 22nd '''by 8am'''
		+
		+	''Large Specific Information:''
		+	*Total budget between $1,200,001-3,000,000
		+	*typically 2 or more investigators or oehter Senior Personnel and a team of GSRAs/PostDocs
		+	*A Collaboration Plan is Required for all Large proposals.
		+	*Duration up to 5 years
		+
		+	===== Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) Program =====
		+
		+	[http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13707&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund Link to IIS Program RFP]
		+
		+	CISE’s Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in three core programs:
		+	*The Human-Centered Computing program
		+	*The Information Integration and Informatics program
		+	*The Robust Intelligence program.
		+
		+	The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of the IIS RFP (see link above).
		+
		+	IIS is also responsible for managing the review process for proposals in computer graphics and visualization; these proposals may be submitted to any of the three core programs described above.
		+
		+	Program Officers:
		+	*HCC – William Bainbridge & Ephraim Glinert
		+	*III – Lawrence Brandt & Maria Zemankova
		+	*RI – Douglas Fisher & Kenneth Whang
		+
		+	Awards Anticipated:
		+	*200 across the various sizes and programs
		+
		+	===== Computer and Network Systems (CNS) Program =====
		+
		+	[http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12765&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund Link to CNS Program RFP]
		+
		+	The Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS) supports research and education activities that invent new computing and networking technologies and that explore new ways to make use of existing technologies. The Division seeks to develop a better understanding of the fundamental properties of computer and network systems and to create better abstractions and tools for designing, building, analyzing, and measuring future systems.
		+
		+	CNS supports two core programs:
		+	*Computer Systems Research (CSR)
		+	*Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS)
-	In addition, Assistant Dean John Godfrey, is willing to consider requests for assistance with tuition and gradcare cost sharing for Rackham doctoral students. Faculty should, of course, consult Rackham before submitting IGERT proposals envisioning major curriculum modifications, or new degree or Rackham Certificate programs.  Faculty teams planning IGERT submissions are asked to contact Dr.John Godfrey, Rackham Assistant Dean, as soon as they decide to submit a pre proposal so  that he can coordinate	+	The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of the CNS RFP (see link above).
-	Rackham assistance and the cost sharing request. He can be reached at jgodfrey@umich.edu. or 764-8221.	+
-	You may also visit the [http://www.rackham.umich.edu/rns.php?faqid=1885 Rackham Web-page] on research training grants for more information about assistance with tuition and health insurance shortfalls?	+	Program Officers:
-	The summary should be submitted to the following email address: fastlane-admin@umich.edu with a copy to Marvin Parnes( mgparnes@umich.edu ); Dave Plawchan (davedrda@umich.edu)	+	*CSR – Krishna Kant
		+	*NeTS – Alhussein Abouzeid
-	We request that a copy of each summary submitted for review be given to the appropriate Research Dean by the Project Director / Principal Investigator. Dr.Stephen Forrest, Vice -President for Research, and Dr. Janet Weiss, Dean of the Graduate School,  in consultation with others, will decide which four pre-proposals  will be developed and submitted to NSF.	+	Awards Anticipated:
-	The finalists for this competition will be notified of their selection no later than Friday, February 13th , 2009	+	*80 to 120 across the various sizes and programs
-	For additional information please see [http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf09519 NSF 09-519]	+	===== Computing and Communicatiosn Foundations (CCF) Program =====
-	==== NIH Small Research Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Information Technology - Deadline: February 16, 2009 (Posted 10/27/08)====	+	[http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503220&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund Link to CCF Program RFP]
-	* The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support a wide variety of research designs in order to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness, and efficiency of health care through the implementation and use of health IT.  These designs include: small pilot and feasibility or self-contained health IT research projects; secondary data analysis of health IT research; and economic (prospective or retrospective) analyses of health IT implementation and use. Through economic analyses estimates of health IT implementation and use costs and benefits will be generated.	+	The Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) supports research and education projects that explore the foundations of computing and communication devices and their usage. The Division seeks advances in computing and communication theory, algorithms for computer and computational sciences, and architecture and design of computers and software. CCF-supported projects also investigate revolutionary computing models and technologies based on emerging scientific ideas and integrate research and education activities to prepare future generations of computer science and engineering workers.
-	* This FOA is focused on three research areas of interest:	+
-	**Health IT to improve the quality and safety of medication management via the integration and utilization of medication management systems and technologies	+
-	**Health IT to support patient-centered care, the coordination of care across transitions in care settings, and the use of electronic exchange of health information to improve quality of care	+
-	**Health IT to improve health care decision making through the use of integrated data and knowledge management.	+
-	*Budget and Project Period - Total costs (direct costs and associated indirect costs) are limited to $100,000 over a maximum project period of two years.  An application with a budget that exceeds any of these limits will be not be reviewed.	+
-	[http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-268.html NIH Program Announcement PAR-08-268]	+	CCF supports three core programs
		+	*Algorithmic Foundations (AF)
		+	*Communications and Information Foundations (CIF)
		+	*Software and Hardware Foundations (SHF)
-	==== NIH Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Health Information Technology - Deadline: February 16, 2008 (Posted 10/27/08) ====	+	The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of the CCF RFP (see link above).
-	*Purpose - The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support short-term preparatory, pilot or feasibility studies that will inform larger scale real world health IT implementation and use or the conduct of more comprehensive health IT implementation research.	+	Program Officers:
-	*Research Areas - This FOA is focused on three research areas of interest	+	*AF – Dmitry Maslov
-	**Health IT to improve the quality and safety of medication management via the integration and utilization of medication management systems and technologies	+	*CIF – John Cozzens
-	**Health IT to support patient-centered care, the coordination of care across transitions in care settings, and the use of electronic exchange of health information to improve quality of care; and,	+	*SHF – Sol Greenspan
-	**Health IT to improve health care decision making through the use of integrated data and knowledge management.	+
-	*Budget and Project Period - Total costs (direct costs and associated indirect costs) are limited to $300,000 for a project period that may be up to two years.  A maximum of $200,000 in total costs may be budgeted in a given year.  An application with a budget that exceeds any of these limits will not be reviewed.	+
-	[http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-269.html NIH Program Announcement PAR-08-269]	+	Awards Anticipated:
		+	*120 to 160 across the various sizes and programs
-	==== HP Labs Innovation Research Program (IRP) - Deadline: March 2, 2009 (Posted 12/17/08)====	+	===== Cross-Cutting Program =====
-	The call for proposals will be announced on or around January 19, 2009.	+	[http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10575/nsf10575.htm Link to Cross-Cutting Program RFP]
-	Details about the 2009 HP Labs Innovation Research Program will be posted as available at [http://www.hpl.hp.com/open_innovation/irp/ the IRP Website].	+	This solicitation seeks proposals in cross-cutting areas that are scientifically timely, and that benefit from the intellectual contributions of researchers with expertise in a number of computing fields and/or sub-fields.
-	==== YAHOO! Key Scientific Challenges Program (for PhD Students)- Deadline: March 6, 2009 (Posted 12/18/08) ====	+	The cross-cutting programs for are:
-	In January 2009, Yahoo! will be launching the Key Scientific Challenges Program, a unique chance for PhD students to receive $5,000 in seed funding, unique access to Yahoo! research scientists and select datasets, and an exclusive invite to the Key Scientific Challenges Graduate Student Summit.	+	*Smart Health and Wellbeing (SHB)
		+	*Network Science and Engineering (NetSE)
		+	**NOTE: The NetSE program will accept proposals ONLY in the Medium and Large project classes.
		+	*Trustworthy Computing (TC)
-	What are the big problems Yahoo! is working on? What are the major challenges facing our industry today? What will the next generation of the Internet look like and how will we get there? These are questions we're asked about every day here at Yahoo!-and the answers are going to create some big opportunities for PhD students doing research in areas of Search Technology, Machine Learning, Data Management, Information Extraction, Economics, Statistics, Multimedia, Computational Advertising, Social Sciences and other related fields.	+	The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of the Cross-cutting RFP (see link above). CISE expects that over time, these cross-cutting programs will evolve or be absorbed into the core programs, and that new cross-cutting programs will be introduced.
-	More details to come soon.  In the meantime, [http://www.research.yahoo.com/ksc take a peak at some of the challenges].	+	Program Officers:
		+	*SHB - Jie Yang
		+	*NetSE – Darleen Fisher
		+	*TC – Carl Landwehr
-	==== Dept of the Air Force: Modeling and Simulation for Information Systems - Deadline: June 1, 2009 (Posted 12/16/08) ====	+	Awards Anticipated:
		+	*95 to 120 – up to 40 in SHB, 25 in NetSE, and 60 in TC
-	Air Force Research Laboratory Rome Research Site (AFRL RRS) is soliciting white papers for various scientific studies and experiments to increase AFRLs knowledge and understanding of the broad range of capabilities required in support of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) of warfighting techniques, equipment and capabilities. Solutions to basic research and engineering using innovative approaches, as well as applied research capabilities, will be sought. The scope of this effort primarily concerns the area of the Modeling and Simulation science, as applied to C4ISR, to investigate techniques and develop models and simulation scenarios that support experimentation in, but not limited to, improved real-time decision-making, dynamic situation assessment, dynamic prediction, predictive assessments, operationally focused/embedded simulation, theoretical foundations of decision science, and course of action analyses. AFRL RRS requires solutions sufficient to meet the needs of the Air Force and the national modeling community. Areas of interest include '''information visualization/animation'''. Emphasis is placed on the insertion of technology into ongoing and planned simulation infrastructures and activities.
-	Offerors are required to submit 3 copies of a 3 to 5 page white paper summarizing their proposed approach/solution. NO FORMAL PROPOSALS ST THIS TIME.	+	==== Packard Fellowships ====
-	For more information please see [http://fedbizopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=20061030a9 Solicitation Reference Number BAA-06-03-IFKA]	+	Internal Nomination Deadline: February 12, 2010
-	==== NSF Science and Visualization Challenge - Deadline: Coming Soon (Posted 10/17/08) ====	+	Packard Deadline: April
-	Some of science’s most powerful statements are not made in words. From the diagrams of DaVinci to Rosalind Franklin’s x-rays, visualization of research has a long and literally illustrious history. To illustrate is to enlighten.	+
-	How many people would have heard of fractal geometry or the double helix or solar flares if they had been described solely in words? In a world where science literacy is dismayingly rare, illustrations provide the most immediate and influential connection between scientists and other citizens, and the best hope for nurturing popular interest. Indeed, they are now a necessity for public understanding of research developments.	+	Notes for Next Year:
		+	*Letter Writeres
		+	**Bios will be required for Letter Writers
		+	**Nomination Committee will be looking for letter writers with a mix of the following credentials
		+	***Prior Packard Fellowship receipient
		+	***MacArthur Fellow
		+	***Elected to NAS, NAE, or IOE
		+	***Nobel Loreate/Fields Medal/or Touring Award
		+	*SI Letter of Nomination
		+	**Say upfront what area our nominee is eligible for (most likely Computer Science)
		+	**Frame the letter writers - explain their background & qualifications (see above)
		+	**2-3 pages in length seems most appropriate
		+	*Statement
		+	**define some big picture problem
		+	**outline a innovative and unusually creative way to solve this problem
		+	**should be something no likely to be funded from another source (a little out there/high risk)
		+	**should not be clinical or national security related
		+	**Cannot be a piece of some larger research you have going on
		+	*Benchmarks
		+	**Previous Computer Science winners - Klienburgh and Von Ahn
		+	==== NSF REESE - Deadline: November 15, 2010 (Posted 7/16/2010)====
-	The National Science Foundation (NSF) and Science created the International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge to celebrate that grand tradition—and to encourage its continued growth. The spirit of the competition is for communicating science, engineering and technology for education and journalistic purposes.	+	The Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) program seeks to advance research at the frontiers of STEM learning, education, and evaluation, and to provide the foundational knowledge necessary to improve STEM teaching and learning at all educational levels and in all settings.
-	Judges appointed by the National Science Foundation and the journal Science will select winners in each of five categories: photographs, illustrations, informational graphics, interactive media and non-interactive media. The winners will be published in a special section of the journal Science and Science Online and on the NSF Web site. One of the winning entries will be on the front cover of Science. In addition, each finalist will receive a free, one-year print and on-line subscription to the journal Science and a certificate of appreciation.	+	This solicitation calls for four types of proposals:
		+	*Pathways
		+	*Synthesis
		+	*Empirical Research
		+	*Large Empirical Research.
-	We urge you and your colleagues to contribute to the next competition.	+	The goals of the REESE program are:
		+	*to catalyze discovery and innovation at the frontiers of STEM learning, education, and evaluation;
		+	*to stimulate the field to produce high quality and robust research results through the progress of theory, method, and human resources; and
		+	*to coordinate and transform advances in education, learning research, and evaluation.
-	Coming soon...date changes to future Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge competitions!	+	REESE pursues its mission by developing an interdisciplinary research portfolio focusing on core scientific questions about STEM learning in current and emerging learning contexts, both formal and informal, from childhood through adulthood, and from before school through to graduate school and beyond into the workforce. REESE places particular importance upon the involvement of young investigators in the projects, at doctoral, postdoctoral, and early career stages, as well as the involvement of STEM disciplinary experts. In addition, research questions related to educational research methodology and evaluation are central to the REESE activity.
-	More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/scivis/index.jsp?govDel=USNSF_51	+	Link to [http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10586/nsf10586.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click RFP]

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Contents 1 Economic and Community Development Research Initiative See Grants - Deadline February 28, 2011 2 NSF Disaster Resilience for Rural Communities (DRRC) - Deadline: March 4, 2011 3 NSF Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships - Internal Competition Deadline: March 7, 2011 4 Center for Southeast Asian Studies Faculty Grants Competition - Deadline: March 7, 2011 5 Yahoo! Key Scientific Challenges Program for PhD Students - Deadline: March 11, 2011 6 NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 (RII Track-2) - Deadline: March 14, 2011 7 NSF Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) - Deadline: March 21, 2011 8 Call for Nominations 2011: National Medal of Science - Deadline: March 31, 2011 9 Time Warner Cable Research Program - Deadline: April 1, 2011 (Posted 3/19/10) 10 NSF Computing Education for the 21st Century (CE21) - Deadline: April 27, 2011 (Posted 9/27/10) 11 NIH Social Network Analysis and Health (R01) - Deadline: May 11, 2011 (posted 6/8/10) 12 NIH Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R01 & R21) - Deadline: May 19, 2011 13 Partnerships for Innovation in Sustainable Energy Technologies - Deadline: June 1, 2011 14 Google Faculty Research Awards Program - Next Deadline: August 1, 2011 15 CIES 2012-2013 Fulbright Competitions - Deadline: August 1, 2011 16 NSF Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) (Posted 3/13/09) 17 Army Research Laboratory - Basic and Applied Research - Deadline: Open through FY11 18 New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan - Deadline: Open 19 Google Research Awards - Deadline: Open 20 NIH Parent Announcements (For Unsolicited or Investigator-Initiated Applications) 21 Past Funding Announcements (new RFP expected next year) 21.1 NSF CISE Large Core & Cross Cutting Programs - Deadline: November 23, 2010 (Posted 6/16/10) 21.1.1 Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) Program 21.1.2 Computer and Network Systems (CNS) Program 21.1.3 Computing and Communicatiosn Foundations (CCF) Program 21.1.4 Cross-Cutting Program 21.2 Packard Fellowships 21.3 NSF REESE - Deadline: November 15, 2010 (Posted 7/16/2010)

[edit] Economic and Community Development Research Initiative See Grants - Deadline February 28, 2011

The Institute for Research on Labor, Employment and the Economy (IRLEE) in collaboration with OVPR is launching an annual seed research fund for U-M instructional and research faculty. The program will fund 4-6 proposals ranging from $10,000-15,000 each on topics related to economic and community development. Possible topic areas include but are not limited to:

• small and medium-sized business performance and management issues such as technology utilization, improvement processes and sources of capital;
• new enterprise formation and job creation - technology and talent issues"
• consequences of economic dislocation, plant closings, retraining of workers, reuse of facilities;
• regional economic development policies;
• community development issues in both urban and rural regions - shrinking cities, structured food systems;
• evaluation and assessment of intervention service delivery programs administered by universities;

RFP

[edit] NSF Disaster Resilience for Rural Communities (DRRC) - Deadline: March 4, 2011

In a joint announcement, the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and NSF call for proposals to advance basic research in engineering and the social, behavioral, and economic sciences on enhancing disaster resilience in rural communities.

For more informatino please see NSF Program Solicitation 11-510

• Posted 12/6/2010

[edit] NSF Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships - Internal Competition Deadline: March 7, 2011

• Limit on number of proposals per organization: 3
• Required Pre-Proposal Deadline: May 30, 2011
• Full Proposal Deadline: February 3, 2012

If you are interested in claiming one of (3) three UM's Pre- Proposal slots as a "LEAD" , please prepare a four to eight page summary that outlines:

1. The STC concept and why it should be viewed as a priority for the University of Michigan;
2. How it meets the STC Objectives; The outcomes you anticipate if your proposal is successful; Characteristics of the proposed Science and Technology Center; and the Leadership, Management, and Oversight of the proposed STC
3. Any peer review comments received on this application from any submission
4. The estimated total cost of the project (Voluntary Committed Cost Sharing is Prohibited:)
5. A list of Co-PI's involved in the proposal

The summary should be submitted by 5pm on March 7, 2011 to the following email address: fastlane-admin@umich.edu with a copy to Marvin Parnes (mgparnes@umich.edu) and Dave Plawchan(davedrda@umich.edu)

We request that a copy of each summary submitted for review be given to the appropriate Research Dean by the Project Director / Principal Investigator.

SYNOPSIS of PROGRAM: The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships program supports innovative, potentially transformative, complex research and education projects that require large-scale, long-term awards. STCs conduct world-class research through partnerships among academic institutions, national laboratories, industrial organizations, and/or other public/private entities, and via international collaborations, as appropriate. They provide a means to undertake significant investigations at the interfaces of disciplines and/or fresh approaches within disciplines. STCs may involve any areas of science and engineering that NSF supports. STC investments support the NSF vision of advancing discovery, innovation and education beyond the frontiers of current knowledge, and empowering future generations in science and engineering.

For further information please see NSF Solicitation 11-522

[edit] Center for Southeast Asian Studies Faculty Grants Competition - Deadline: March 7, 2011

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies offers modest funding opportunities to faculty who work on Southeast Asia. These programs include:

• research grants,
• course development grants,
• conference travel grants, and
• research collaboration grants

Award amounts range from $250 to $2,500. All awards must be fully spent by August 1, 2011.

Please email si-ori@umich.edu for further information.

[edit] Yahoo! Key Scientific Challenges Program for PhD Students - Deadline: March 11, 2011

• Posted 1/6/2011

This is your chance to get an inside look at the big challenges Yahoo! research scientists are working on while driving your research forward. Learn more about the real-world problems facing our industry, then focus on and solve these fundamental challenges alongside the top minds in the field.

PhD students working in each of the core research areas are invited to review the challenges listed. Submit an application between January 24th - March 11th, 2011 to be considered for the Key Scientific Challenges Program.

Key Scientific Challenges Program Homepage

Program FAQs

How to Apply

[edit] NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 (RII Track-2) - Deadline: March 14, 2011

• NOTE - One (1) proposal per organization

The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is a program designed to fulfill the National Science Foundation's (NSF) mandate to promote scientific progress nationwide. The EPSCoR program is directed at those jurisdictions that have historically received lesser amounts of NSF Research and Development (R&D) funding. Twenty-seven states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands are currently eligible to participate. Through this program, NSF establishes partnerships with government, higher education, and industry that are designed to effect lasting improvements in a state's or region's research infrastructure, R&D capacity and hence, its national R&D competitiveness.

Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 (RII Track-2) awards provide up to $2 million per year for up to 3 years to consortia of EPSCoR jurisdictions to support innovation-enabling cyberinfrastructure of regional, thematic, or technological importance. A successful RII Track-2 proposal must describe a clear, comprehensive, and integrated cyberinfrastructure vision to drive discovery, broaden participation in STEM research and education activities, and provide collective solutions to cyberinfrastructure challenges of regional and national importance. The proposal must also describe how robust, reliable environments, capabilities, and capacities will be provided to deliver long term value across science and engineering disciplines. These awards will enhance discovery, learning, and economic development through the use of cyberinfrastructure.

NSF Program Solicitation 11-513

[edit] NSF Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) - Deadline: March 21, 2011

• Posted 12/23/10

NOTE: The solicitation has been updated to: eliminate the Small category of proposals; adjust the proposal size and duration for Medium proposals; encourage development of prototypes and testbeds; invite proposals for research activities that augment and amplify the CPS Virtual Organization; clarify the requirement for integrating CPS disciplinary areas and exploring highly innovative systems concepts; encourage transformative CPS research; and update program contacts.

As in the previous solicitation, we no longer invite new proposals for the CPS Virtual Organization (CPS-VO). In addition, we again ask that all proposals explicitly identify the theme(s) they address in both the Project Summary and in the Project Description.

SYNOPSIS OF PROGRAM:

The term "cyber-physical systems" refers to the tight conjoining of and coordination between computational and physical resources. We envision that the cyber-physical systems of tomorrow will far exceed those of today in terms of adaptability, autonomy, efficiency, functionality, reliability, safety, and usability. Research advances in cyber-physical systems promise to transform our world with systems that respond more quickly (e.g., autonomous collision avoidance), are more precise (e.g., robotic surgery and nano-tolerance manufacturing), work in dangerous or inaccessible environments (e.g., autonomous systems for search and rescue, firefighting, and exploration), provide large-scale, distributed coordination (e.g., automated traffic control), are highly efficient (e.g., zero-net energy buildings), augment human capabilities, and enhance societal wellbeing (e.g., assistive technologies and ubiquitous healthcare monitoring and delivery).

Congruent with the recommendations in the August 2007 report of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), Leadership Under Challenge: Information Technology R&D in a Competitive World, NSF's Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) and Engineering (ENG) are spear-heading the Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) program because of its scientific and technological importance as well as its potential impact on grand challenges in a number of sectors critical to U.S. security and competitiveness, including aerospace, automotive, chemical production, civil infrastructure, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, materials and transportation. By abstracting from the particulars of specific applications in these domains, the CPS program aims to reveal cross-cutting fundamental scientific and engineering principles that underpin the integration of cyber and physical elements across all application sectors. The CPS program will also support the development of methods and tools as well as hardware and software components, run-time substrates, systems based upon these principles to expedite and accelerate the realization of cyber-physical systems in a wide range of applications, and associated prototypes and testbeds. Furthermore, the program aims to augment and amplify the recently-funded CPS Virtual Organization http://www.cps-vo.org/ in order to create a research and education community committed to the study and application of cyber-physical system innovations, and to hold regular PI meetings.

The CPS program is seeking proposals that address research challenges in three CPS themes: Foundations; Methods and Tools; and Components, Run-time Substrates, and Systems. Foundations research will develop new scientific and engineering principles, algorithms, models, and theories for the analysis and design of cyber-physical systems. Research on Methods and Tools will bridge the gaps between approaches to the cyber and physical elements of systems through innovations such as novel support for multiple views, new programming languages, and algorithms for reasoning about and formally verifying properties of complex integrations of cyber and physical resources. The third CPS theme concerns new hardware and software Components, Run-time Substrates (infrastructure and platforms), and (engineered) Systems motivated by grand challenge applications. In all CPS themes, concepts should be developed that contribute to new Cyber-Physical Systems science. These concepts may include fault tolerance, availability, reliability, reconfigurability, and cybersecurity aspects of certifiably-dependable CPS.

Two types of research and education projects will be considered:

• Medium Projects span one or more CPS themes and include two or more PIs and a research team of students and/or postdocs. Funding for Medium Projects will be provided at levels ranging from $300,000/year to $500,000/year and durations of three to four years.
• Large Projects are multi-investigator and multi-university projects involving teams of researchers and their students and/or postdocs representing multiple disciplines in computer science, engineering, and physical application domains, who together address a coherent set of research issues that either cut across multiple CPS themes or that explore in great depth a particular theme. Funding will be provided at levels up to $1,000,000/year for up to five years.

NSF Program Solicitation 11-516

[edit] Call for Nominations 2011: National Medal of Science - Deadline: March 31, 2011

The National Science Foundation extended the call for nominations for the 2011 National Medal of Science. The new deadline is March 31, 2011. Please review the nomination information and submit your nominations through FastLane. We are especially interested in identifying women, members of minority groups, and persons with disabilities for consideration.

[edit] Time Warner Cable Research Program - Deadline: April 1, 2011 (Posted 3/19/10)

Time Warner Cable has a call for proposals to their Program on Digital Communications. These are for small awards ($20 K) intended to support the production of a 25 to 35-page report over a period of six months. Teams of two or more researchers are encouraged. Graduate students may be part of a team submitting a proposal and are eligible to be funded from an award – but they can’t be the primary author of a proposal. Proposals must be focused on one of the seven topics identified by the program:

1. Advertising, two-sided markets, and the role of network operators (ISPs, MSOs)
2. Customer equipment and program navigation devices, guides, and menus
3. Video programming in a digital world
4. The future of cable networking and infrastructure
5. The future of local programming
6. Video convergence and internet video
7. Innovation in broadband networks, network design, and network management

You will need a three-page project description and a resume (maximum of three pages per author).

More detail on these topics, as well as specific application instructions, can be found on the Time Warner Cable Research Website

If you are interested in this program, please contact Becky O’Brien.

[edit] NSF Computing Education for the 21st Century (CE21) - Deadline: April 27, 2011 (Posted 9/27/10)

The Computing Education for the 21st Century (CE21) program aims to build a computationally savvy 21st century workforce that positions the US to demonstrate a leadership role in the global economy. Innovations in computing and more broadly, information technology (IT), drive our economy, underlie many new advances in science and engineering, and contribute to our national security. Projected job growth in IT is very strong.

The CE21 program focuses special attention on activities targeted at the middle and high school levels (i.e., secondary education) and in early undergraduate education.

The goals of the CE21 program are to:

• Increase the number and diversity of K-14 students and teachers who develop and practice computational competencies in a variety of contexts; and
• Increase the number and diversity of early postsecondary students who are engaged and have the background in computing necessary to successfully pursue degrees in computing-related and computationally-intensive fields of study.

• Type I proposals will contribute to the research base on the effective teaching and learning of computing, draw on partnerships of informed and committed stakeholders, and create and study the effectiveness of new instructional materials and interventions and/or strategies to develop K-14 teaching expertise. Type I proposals typically describe smaller scale efficacy studies.
• Type II proposals will contribute to the research base on the effective teaching and learning of computing, draw on partnerships of informed and committed stakeholders, and create and study the effectiveness of new instructional materials and interventions and strategies to develop K-14 teaching expertise. Type II proposals demonstrate implementations at scale, where the interventions to be taken to scale have already proven effective in smaller-scale efficacy studies (studies that may or may not have been funded by NSF).

For more information please see NSF Solicitation 10-619

FAQs for NSF 10-619

[edit] NIH Social Network Analysis and Health (R01) - Deadline: May 11, 2011 (posted 6/8/10)

• This FOA encourages research that aims to accomplish one or more specific goals: (1) generate new theories that would enhance the capabilities and value of Social Network Analysis (SNA); (2) address fundamental questions about social interactions and processes in social networks; (3) address fundamental questions about social networks in relation to health and health-related behaviors; (4) develop innovative methodologies and technologies to facilitate, improve, and expand the capabilities of SNA.

Applicants should strive to ensure that their proposed research responds to one or more of these four goals of the FOA. Detailed information on each of these goals and illustrative examples of specific types of research sought under each goal are provided below in subsection III, under Research Objectives.

Social Network and Analysis Health FOA

[edit] NIH Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R01 & R21) - Deadline: May 19, 2011

Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R01)

RFP for R01

This FOA encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications for research, development, and evaluation of systems that monitor health, inform clinical decisions, or deliver therapies in a real-time and minimally obtrusive way. These are technologies that enable monitoring of personal motion, vital signs, and physiological measures in a manner that minimizes disruption to an individual’s daily routine and at all times protects their privacy, dignity and comfort. These systems are expected to integrate, process, analyze, communicate, and present data so that the individuals are engaged and empowered in their own healthcare with reduced burden to care providers. Effective application of home-based and mobile technologies has the potential to increase adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens, reduce incidence of avoidable post-acute complications, and improve self-care management of chronic conditions.

Some examples of appropriate topics for this FOA include but are not limited to:

• Activity monitoring systems to detect personal care needs
• Activity monitoring systems to detect acute medical events
• Systems to ensure adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens
• Real-time monitoring and management of chronic conditions
• Monitoring systems to detect progressive decline in physical and cognitive abilities
• Therapeutic or management systems to address physical or cognitive decline
• Fall detection or prevention systems
• Systems to monitor and facilitate sleep health
• Technologies aimed at helping the lay care-giver or professional provider

Design and Development of Novel Technologies for Healthy Independent Living (R21)

RFP for R21

This FOA encourages Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (R21) applications for research and development of novel technologies that monitor health, inform clinical decisions, or deliver therapies in a real-time and minimally obtrusive way. These are technologies that enable monitoring of personal motion, vital signs, and physiological measures in a manner that minimizes disruption to an individual’s daily routine and at all times protects their privacy, dignity and comfort. These systems are expected to integrate, process, analyze, communicate, and present data so that the individuals are engaged and empowered in their own healthcare with reduced burden to care providers. Effective application of home-based and mobile technologies has the potential to increase adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens, reduce incidence of avoidable post-acute complications, and improve self-care management of chronic conditions.

Some examples of appropriate topics for this FOA include but are not limited to:

• Activity monitoring devices or sensors to detect personal care needs
• Activity monitoring devices or sensors to detect acute medical events
• Devices to ensure adherence to rehabilitation and medical regimens
• Real-time monitoring and management of chronic conditions
• Monitoring systems to detect progressive decline in physical and cognitive abilities
• Therapeutic or management systems to address physical or cognitive decline
• Fall detection or prevention systems
• Devices to monitor and facilitate sleep health
• Technologies aimed at helping the lay care-giver or professional provider
• Research and development for improved human-computer interfaces for home-use technologies

Related to Both calls:

Health care and medicine rely on effective detection and characterization of a person's physical and mental states and of significant changes to those states. Current methods to assess these indicators of well-being are performed at the convenience of the care provider and usually assume that observations during an office visit represent typical function. Furthermore, these methods may involve contrived or burdensome tests or depend heavily on recall. Thus, current methods may miss significant acute events or important signals of declining function or may poorly characterize detected events.

Technologies designed for home and mobile monitoring are intended to overcome these limitations. They have the potential to capture rare, irregular, or transient events; symptoms that are difficult for a patient to report; and changes in condition that evolve slowly over time. These improvements, in turn, could yield more accurate and earlier detection of changes that may interfere with healthy and independent living.

[edit] Partnerships for Innovation in Sustainable Energy Technologies - Deadline: June 1, 2011

This program seeds new interdisciplinary research programs in sustainable energy science, techology, and policy with funding for Phoenix Energy Institute Research Fellow. Successful proposals will combine innovative research plans with concret timelines for establishing independent funding.

For more information please email si-ori@umich.edu or visit energy.umich.edu

[edit] Google Faculty Research Awards Program - Next Deadline: August 1, 2011

The purpose of this program is to facilitate more interaction between Google and academia and also nurture stronger relations and partnerships with universities. The intent of the awards program is to support academic research aimed at improving information access (defined broadly). Google funds Research Awards unrestricted and retains no intellectual property from the research. We prefer if the results from the research are open sourced and widely published. Awards through this program are for one year in the range from $10K-$150K

Google Research Awards Program Page

Google Research Awards FAQs

[edit] CIES 2012-2013 Fulbright Competitions - Deadline: August 1, 2011

• Posted 1/24/2011

• Description: The Council for International Exchange of Scholars, on behalf of the US State Department, administers the “Core Fulbright Scholar Program,” which annually makes available fellowships in roughly 140 countries to over 800 US scholars and professionals from a wide variety of academic and professional fields. These prestigious grants are a major source of funding for lecturing or conducting research abroad.
• Eligibility: Eligible applicants must be US citizens, normally must have relevant postdoctoral academic lecturing experience if they wish to lecture—or a doctorate (or other terminal degree, including a master’s in some fields) or equivalent professional qualifications if they want to do research abroad, and for some countries must possess sufficient language competence for the project they wish to undertake.
• Benefits: Awardees generally receive roundtrip travel, a living allowance that varies with the country and number of dependents, and a small allowance for local travel abroad, books, and services. The duration of the grants usually range from 2 to 12 months.
• Deadline: The competition for 2012-13 awards is open between February 1, 2011, and the application due date on August 1, 2011.
• Submission: Interested applicants must apply online directly to CIES at www.cies.org, where complete application materials and information are also available.
• Assistance: Although the U-M International Institute does not administer any aspect of this competition or these awards, we have been trained by CIES and are able to provideinformation, instructions, editorial assistance, review criteria tailored to each application, and professional advice on how best to structure an application for this particular competition: e-mail Beni at unlisted@umich.edu.

[edit] NSF Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) (Posted 3/13/09)

The RAPID funding mechanism is used for proposals having a severe urgency with regard to availability of, or access to data, facilities or specialized equipment, including quick-response research on natural or anthropogenic disasters and similar unanticipated events. PI(s) must contact the NSF program officer(s) whose expertise is most germane to the proposal topic before submitting a RAPID proposal. This will facilitate determining whether the proposed work is appropriate for RAPID funding.

• The Project Description is expected to be brief (two to five pages) and include clear statements as to why the proposed research is of an urgent nature and why a RAPID award would be the most appropriate mechanism for supporting the proposed work. Note this proposal preparation instruction deviates from the standard proposal preparation instructions contained in this Guide; RAPID proposals must otherwise be compliant with the GPG.
• The box for “RAPID” must be checked on the Cover Sheet.
• Only internal merit review is required for RAPID proposals. Under rare circumstances, program officers may elect to obtain external reviews to inform their decision. If external review is to be obtained, then the PI will be so informed in the interest of maintaining the transparency of the review and recommendation process. The two standard NSB-approved merit review criteria will apply.
• Requests may be for up to $200K and of one year duration. The award size, however, will be consistent with the project scope and of a size comparable to grants in similar areas.
• No-cost extensions, and requests for supplemental funding, will be processed in accordance with standard NSF policies and procedures.
• Renewed funding of RAPID awards may be requested only through submission of a proposal that will be subject to full external merit review. Such proposals would be designated as “RAPID renewals.”

[edit] Army Research Laboratory - Basic and Applied Research - Deadline: Open through FY11

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) solicits proposals for basic and scientific research in chemistry, electronics, environmental sciences, life sciences, materials science, mathematical and computer sciences, mechanical sciences, physics, computational and information sciences, sensors and electron devices, survivability/lethality analysis, and weapons and materials research.

In order to conserve valuable offeror and Government resources and to facilitate determining whether a proposed research idea meets the guidelines described herein, prospective offerors contemplating submission of a white paper or proposal are strongly encouraged to contact the appropriate technical point of contact (TPOC) before submission. The TPOCs’ names, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses are listed immediately after each research area of interest.

Some areas of Interest for SI (see the BAA for details, page numbers listed below):

1.2 Information Science and Technology (pages 7-8)

d. Information and data fusion/visualization

e. Data mining/Social network analysis

1.7 Database Technology (page 11)

[edit] New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan - Deadline: Open

New Economy Initiative grants support the efforts of nonprofit organizations, charities, and government agencies to transform the economy of southeast Michigan and return prosperity to the region. Grants are available for a variety of activities, but proposed activities must be focused on helping to achieve the goal of the New Economy Initiative and its objectives focused on talent, innovation and culture change.

For more information please go to New Economy Initiative Program Description

[edit] Google Research Awards - Deadline: Open

Awards through this program are typically either monetary awards (in the range from $5K-$150K) and/or potential access to anonymized data for research purposes. The awards are intended to help promote and support academic research aimed at improving information access defined broadly. Areas that are of particular interest are included in the RFP.

Participants in the award program are expected to have a primary contact at Google through which they can discuss research directions, provide updates on progress, engage in knowledge transfer, etc. Google maintains an academic environment that we would like award recipients to participate in by giving talks on their work and engaging in discussions with our research group.

By sharing new ideas and key insights, we hope that both Google and award recipients can mutually benefit from the program. Generally, we will invite the writers of promising award proposals to come to our Mountain View offices to discuss their research further with researchers here. After the research is completed, we will once again invite the award recipient to Google to discuss the results of their work. The purpose of this program is both to facilitate more interaction between Google and academia and also develop a strong relationship and partnership with universities.

NOTE: This is actually awarded as a gift and not a grant. Therefore there is no indirect cost recovery and there are tax implications for SI. Applications for gifts need to be approved by the dean prior to submission. (Contact the research office at si-ori@umich.edu if you are interested in submitting a proposal for a gift)

For more information please see the RFP

[edit] NIH Parent Announcements (For Unsolicited or Investigator-Initiated Applications)

For more information about the parent announcements follow this link.

For details on the deadlines, please follow this link.

[edit] Past Funding Announcements (new RFP expected next year)

[edit] NSF CISE Large Core & Cross Cutting Programs - Deadline: November 23, 2010 (Posted 6/16/10)

Internal Deadlines:

• Draft Budget due November 9th
• Admin Shell material and Final Budget due November 16th
• Final Material due November 22nd by 8am

Large Specific Information:

• Total budget between $1,200,001-3,000,000
• typically 2 or more investigators or oehter Senior Personnel and a team of GSRAs/PostDocs
• A Collaboration Plan is Required for all Large proposals.
• Duration up to 5 years

[edit] Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) Program

Link to IIS Program RFP

CISE’s Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in three core programs:

• The Human-Centered Computing program
• The Information Integration and Informatics program
• The Robust Intelligence program.

The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of the IIS RFP (see link above).

IIS is also responsible for managing the review process for proposals in computer graphics and visualization; these proposals may be submitted to any of the three core programs described above.

Program Officers:

• HCC – William Bainbridge & Ephraim Glinert
• III – Lawrence Brandt & Maria Zemankova
• RI – Douglas Fisher & Kenneth Whang

Awards Anticipated:

• 200 across the various sizes and programs

[edit] Computer and Network Systems (CNS) Program

Link to CNS Program RFP

The Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS) supports research and education activities that invent new computing and networking technologies and that explore new ways to make use of existing technologies. The Division seeks to develop a better understanding of the fundamental properties of computer and network systems and to create better abstractions and tools for designing, building, analyzing, and measuring future systems.

CNS supports two core programs:

• Computer Systems Research (CSR)
• Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS)

The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of the CNS RFP (see link above).

Program Officers:

• CSR – Krishna Kant
• NeTS – Alhussein Abouzeid

Awards Anticipated:

• 80 to 120 across the various sizes and programs

[edit] Computing and Communicatiosn Foundations (CCF) Program

Link to CCF Program RFP

The Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) supports research and education projects that explore the foundations of computing and communication devices and their usage. The Division seeks advances in computing and communication theory, algorithms for computer and computational sciences, and architecture and design of computers and software. CCF-supported projects also investigate revolutionary computing models and technologies based on emerging scientific ideas and integrate research and education activities to prepare future generations of computer science and engineering workers.

CCF supports three core programs

• Algorithmic Foundations (AF)
• Communications and Information Foundations (CIF)
• Software and Hardware Foundations (SHF)

The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of the CCF RFP (see link above).

Program Officers:

• AF – Dmitry Maslov
• CIF – John Cozzens
• SHF – Sol Greenspan

Awards Anticipated:

• 120 to 160 across the various sizes and programs

[edit] Cross-Cutting Program

Link to Cross-Cutting Program RFP

This solicitation seeks proposals in cross-cutting areas that are scientifically timely, and that benefit from the intellectual contributions of researchers with expertise in a number of computing fields and/or sub-fields.

The cross-cutting programs for are:

• Smart Health and Wellbeing (SHB)
• Network Science and Engineering (NetSE)
  • NOTE: The NetSE program will accept proposals ONLY in the Medium and Large project classes.
• Trustworthy Computing (TC)

The full descriptions of these programs can be found in the II. Program Description section of the Cross-cutting RFP (see link above). CISE expects that over time, these cross-cutting programs will evolve or be absorbed into the core programs, and that new cross-cutting programs will be introduced.

Program Officers:

• SHB - Jie Yang
• NetSE – Darleen Fisher
• TC – Carl Landwehr

Awards Anticipated:

• 95 to 120 – up to 40 in SHB, 25 in NetSE, and 60 in TC

[edit] Packard Fellowships

Internal Nomination Deadline: February 12, 2010

Packard Deadline: April

Notes for Next Year:

• Letter Writeres
  • Bios will be required for Letter Writers
  • Nomination Committee will be looking for letter writers with a mix of the following credentials
    • Prior Packard Fellowship receipient
    • MacArthur Fellow
    • Elected to NAS, NAE, or IOE
    • Nobel Loreate/Fields Medal/or Touring Award
• SI Letter of Nomination
  • Say upfront what area our nominee is eligible for (most likely Computer Science)
  • Frame the letter writers - explain their background & qualifications (see above)
  • 2-3 pages in length seems most appropriate
• Statement
  • define some big picture problem
  • outline a innovative and unusually creative way to solve this problem
  • should be something no likely to be funded from another source (a little out there/high risk)
  • should not be clinical or national security related
  • Cannot be a piece of some larger research you have going on
• Benchmarks
  • Previous Computer Science winners - Klienburgh and Von Ahn

[edit] NSF REESE - Deadline: November 15, 2010 (Posted 7/16/2010)

The Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) program seeks to advance research at the frontiers of STEM learning, education, and evaluation, and to provide the foundational knowledge necessary to improve STEM teaching and learning at all educational levels and in all settings.

This solicitation calls for four types of proposals:

• Pathways
• Synthesis
• Empirical Research
• Large Empirical Research.

The goals of the REESE program are:

• to catalyze discovery and innovation at the frontiers of STEM learning, education, and evaluation;
• to stimulate the field to produce high quality and robust research results through the progress of theory, method, and human resources; and
• to coordinate and transform advances in education, learning research, and evaluation.

REESE pursues its mission by developing an interdisciplinary research portfolio focusing on core scientific questions about STEM learning in current and emerging learning contexts, both formal and informal, from childhood through adulthood, and from before school through to graduate school and beyond into the workforce. REESE places particular importance upon the involvement of young investigators in the projects, at doctoral, postdoctoral, and early career stages, as well as the involvement of STEM disciplinary experts. In addition, research questions related to educational research methodology and evaluation are central to the REESE activity.

Link to RFP