MEMORANDUM:

TO:                  Grants Officers, NJ Colleges & Universities

FROM:            Tom Hagaman, NJ Commission on Higher Education

DATE:             Friday, August 11, 2006

SUBJECT:     FEDERAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

The table below lists federal agency grant funding opportunities open to public and/or private higher education institutions which have been announced in the last week.  To get more information about a particular opportunity, click on the “Opportunity Title”.

Open Date

Opportunity Title

Agency

Funding Number

08/04/2006 

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Education and Career Development Program (R25)  

National Institutes of Health

PAR-06-511

08/04/2006 

Developmental Research on Elder Mistreatment (R21)  

RFA-AG-06-009

08/07/2006 

Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08)  

PA-06-512

08/07/2006 

Development and Application of PET and SPECT Imaging Ligands as Biomarkers for Drug Discovery and for Pathophysiological Studies of CNS Disorders (R33)  

PA-06-462

08/07/2006 

Development and Application of PET and SPECT Imaging Ligands as Biomarkers for Drug Discovery and for Pathophysiological Studies of CNS Disorders (R33)  

PA-06-462

08/07/2006 

Development and Application of PET and SPECT Imaging Ligands as Biomarkers for Drug Discovery and for Pathophysiological Studies of CNS Disorders (R21)  

PA-06-461

08/07/2006 

Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities Steppingstones of Technology Innovation for Children with Disabilities (84.327A).  

U.S. Department of Education

ED-GRANTS-080406-001

08/07/2006 

Prudent Disposal of Unwanted Medications  

Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-AO-OCHP-06-01

08/07/2006 

Development and Application of PET and SPECT Imaging Ligands as Biomarkers for Drug Discovery and for Pathophysiological Studies of CNS Disorders (Phased Innovation Award [R21/R33])  

National Institutes of Health

PA-06-463

08/07/2006 

Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08)  

PA-06-512

08/09/2006 

Science Education Drug Abuse Partnership Award (R25)  

PAR-06-518

08/09/2006 

Graduate Research Fellowship Program  

National Science Foundation

06-592

08/09/2006 

Discovery Research K-12  

06-593

08/09/2006 

Museum Grants for African American History and Culture  

Institute of Museum and Library Services

AAHC-FY06

08/10/2006 

Networks and Pathways Collaborative Research Projects (R01)  

National Institutes of Health

PA-06-522

08/10/2006 

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21)  

PAR-06-521

08/10/2006 

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03)  

PAR-06-520

08/10/2006 

Phased Innovation Awards in AIDS Vaccine Research (R21/R33)  

PA-06-519

08/10/2006 

Phased Innovation Awards in AIDS Vaccine Research (R21/R33)  

PA-06-519

08/10/2006 

Networks and Pathways Collaborative Research Projects (R01)  

PA-06-522

08/10/2006 

AmeriCorps National Education Award Program  

Corporation for National and Community Service

CNCS-GRANTS-081006-002

08/10/2006 

FY-2007 HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE IN SUDAN  

US Agency for International Development

OFDA-06-006-APS

08/11/2006 

AmeriCorps National Education Award Program  

Corporation for National and Community Service

CNCS-GRANTS-081006-002

08/11/2006 

AmeriCorps National Professional Corps  

CNCS-GRANTS-081106-002

08/11/2006 

Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Program (84.325K)  

U.S. Department of Education

ED-GRANTS-081106-002

08/11/2006 

AmeriCorps National Planning Grants  

Corporation for National and Community Service

CNCS-GRANTS-081106-001

08/11/2006 

Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities Program (84.325D)  

U.S. Department of Education

ED-GRANTS-081106-001

08/11/2006 

AmeriCorps National Direct Grants  

Corporation for National and Community Service

CNCS-GRANTS-081006-001

NOTE:

Only those opportunities characterized as “grants”, in which the eligibility field specifically includes “Public and State controlled institutions of higher education” and/or “Private institutions of higher education” are included in this report.  For broader or more focused searches, visit http://www.grants.gov/search/advanced.do.