MEMORANDUM:

TO:                  Grants Officers, NJ Colleges & Universities

FROM:            Tom Hagaman, NJ Commission on Higher Education

DATE:             Friday, November 03, 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

10/27/2006 

Fiscal Year 2007 Test and Evaluation (T&E) Research Program  

Air Force Office of Scientific Research

AFOSR-BAA-2007-5 

10/27/2006 

Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy(R21)  

National Institutes of Health

PAR-07-018 

10/27/2006 

Research in Disabilities Education (RDE)  

National Science Foundation

07-511 

10/27/2006 

Resource Centers and Coordinating Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-AG-07-005 

10/27/2006 

Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R03)  

National Institutes of Health

PAR-07-019 

10/27/2006 

Biochemical Engineering  

National Science Foundation

PD-07-1402 

10/27/2006 

Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) Regional Grants  

Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-OPP-06-002 

10/27/2006 

Ecology of Infectious Diseases (EID)  

National Science Foundation

07-513 

10/27/2006 

Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service (SFS)  

National Science Foundation

07-512 

10/27/2006 

Environmental Technology  

National Science Foundation

PD-07-1179 

10/27/2006 

Biotechnology (BTEC)  

National Science Foundation

PD-07-1491 

10/27/2006 

Environmental Engineering  

National Science Foundation

PD-07-1440 

10/27/2006 

Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI)  

National Science Foundation

PD-07-1504 

10/27/2006 

Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grants (R18)  

National Institutes of Health

PA-07-017 

10/30/2006 

Department of Defense (DOD) Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Research Program (GWVIRP)  

Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA

W81XWH-06-GWVIRP 

10/30/2006 

Higher Education Challenge Grants Program  

CSREES

USDA-CSREES-CGP-000241 

10/30/2006 

NIJ FY07 Research on Policing and Public Safety Interventions  

National Institute of Justice

2007-NIJ-1419 

10/30/2006 

Tribal Research Grants Program  

CSREES

USDA-CSREES-TCRGP-000246 

10/31/2006 

Environmental Sustainability  

National Science Foundation

PD-07-7643 

10/31/2006 

Energy for Sustainability  

National Science Foundation

PD-07-7644 

10/31/2006 

Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)  

National Science Foundation

07-514 

10/31/2006 

Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Act Collaborative Program - Science Genetics  

Bureau of Reclamation-Upper Colorado Region

07SF402579 

10/31/2006 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program (84.133A-4)  

U.S. Department of Education

ED-GRANTS-103106-001 

10/31/2006 

Fundamental Research Supplements Program for I/UCRCs  

National Science Foundation

PD-07-7609 

10/31/2006 

Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program  

Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs

ECA-PE-C-PY-07-10 

10/31/2006 

Children, Youth, and Families at Risk - Sustainable Community Projects  

CSREES

USDA-CSREES-SLBCD-000242 

10/31/2006 

Innovative Approaches to Remediation of Recalcitrant Hazardous Substances in Sediments (R01)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-ES-06-006 

10/31/2006 

Children, Youth, and Families at Risk - Sustainable Community Projects  

CSREES

USDA-CSREES-SLBCD-000242 

10/31/2006 

Grants for Traumatic Injury Biomechanics Research  

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC-RFA-CE07-006 

10/31/2006 

Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Act Collaborative Program - Habitat Restoration  

Bureau of Reclamation-Upper Colorado Region

07SF402578 

11/01/2006 

NIJ FY07 Research and Evaluation on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals, Older Women, and Residents of Residential Care Facilities  

National Institute of Justice

2007-NIJ-1418 

11/01/2006 

Publication Subventions  

National Archives and Records Administration

SUBVENTION-07M 

11/01/2006 

Discovery Corps Fellowships  

National Science Foundation

07-516 

11/01/2006 

Cooperative Activities in Chemistry between U.S. and German Investigators  

National Science Foundation

07-517 

11/01/2006 

NIJ FY07 Community Corrections: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Electronic Monitoring for Moderate to High-Risk Offenders Under Supervision  

National Institute of Justice

2007-NIJ-1423 

11/01/2006 

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grants Program  

CSREES

USDA-CSREES-ICGP-000261 

11/01/2006 

Development, Application, and Evaluation of Prediction Models for Cancer Risk and Prognosis (R21)  

National Institutes of Health

PA-07-022 

11/01/2006 

ROSES2006: History of Scientific Exploration of Earth and Space  

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NNH06ZDA001N-HSEES 

11/01/2006 

Mechanisms of Behavior Change in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders (R21)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-AA-07-005 

11/02/2006 

Venous Thrombosis and Thromboembolism in the Elderly (R21)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-AG-07-003 

11/02/2006 

Support of NIGMS Program Project Grants (P01)  

National Institutes of Health

PA-07-030 

11/03/2006 

Minority Organ and Tissue Donation (R01)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-DK-06-016 

NOTE:

The scope of searches has been expanded to include “Unrestricted”, “Individuals”, and “Others” as well as Private and Public Institutions of higher education.  For broader or more focused searches, visit http://www.grants.gov/search/advanced.do.