Wednesday, March 29, 2006

[Grants] Awards for Cities' Lead-Safe Strategies Cities United for Science Progress (CUSP), a partnership between The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and DuPont, invites your city to “Think Big” and apply for the 2006 "Lead-Safe for Kids Sake" grant program. The "Lead-Safe…for Kids Sake" grant recognizes cities with the most outstanding lead-safe strategies implemented through programs, public policy, education, or joint efforts with local stakeholders. For the most outstanding lead-safe strategy, one city will receive the $175,000 Award of Excellence, and two cities $100,000 Awards of Distinction for lead-safe best practices. Of special interest are innovative and replicable lead-safe strategies and practices that will leverage the winning resources. Applicant cities must be members of The United States Conference of Mayors. The application deadline is April 21, 2006. 2:33:41 PM Google It!    [Grants] Building Technologies State Energy Outreach and Deployment State Energy Program (SEP) Special Projects Applications due May 24, 2006 . The Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory, is seeking cost-shared applications on behalf of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energys Building Technologies Program (BTP) in accordance with 10 CFR part 420. DOE is looking for BTP projects that more fully integrate deployment and technical assistance activities through the following program areas: Building America, Building Energy Codes, Energy Star and Rebuild America. This funding opportunity announcement is responsive to the BTPs near-term goal of improving energy efficiency in new and existing residential and commercial buildings by 20 percent to 40 percent above the 2004 IECC or ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004. The focus of this announcement is to fund projects that provide creative initiatives that increase energy savings in the residential and commercial building sectors. States are encouraged to enter into teaming arrangements with other State Energy Offices (SEOs), industry, small businesses, educational institutions, non-profit organizations and DOE national laboratories to develop projects that address innovative ways to integrate Building America, Building Energy Codes, Energy Star and Rebuild America. 2:12:54 PM Google It!    [Grants] Basic Research for Solar Energy Utilization The Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in keeping with its mission to assist in strengthening the Nation's scientific research enterprise through the support of fundamental science and the experimental tools to perform basic research, announces its interest in receiving applications for basic research in the area of solar energy utilization. This Notice solicits innovative basic research applications to establish the scientific basis that underpins the efficient capture, conversion, and utilization of solar energy in a cost-effective manner. We seek to support outstanding fundamental research programs that will lead to key discoveries and conceptual breakthroughs to make sunlight as the practicable solution to meet our compelling need for clean, abundant sources of energy. 2:09:47 PM Google It!    [Grants] Region 5 Wetland Program Development Grants Applications due Apr 21, 2006. Wetland Program Development Grants (WPDGs) provide eligible applicants an opportunity to conduct projects that promote the coordination and acceleration of research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of water pollution. While WPDGs can continue to be used by recipients to build and refine any element of a comprehensive wetland program, proposals that address one or more of the national and regional priorities may increase their chances of being selected for award. States, Tribes, local government agencies, and intertribal consortia are eligible to apply under this announcement. Non-profit organizations are not eligible to compete under this RFP. EPA Headquarters administers the national non-profit competition apart from the Regional local/state/tribe competitions and will issue a separate competitive announcement in the future. In order to be eligible for funds through this competition, Tribes must be federally recognized, although "Treatment as a State" status is not a requirement. Intertribal consortia that meet the requirements of 40 CFR Part 35.504 is eligible for direct funding. Intertribal consortia projects must be broad in scope and encompass more than one State, Tribe, or local government. Universities that are agencies of State government are eligible to receive funds through this competition. Universities that are not chartered as a part of State government are not eligible for direct funding from EPA Regions. Universities must include documentation showing that they are chartered as a part of State government in their proposal. Projects must occur within the states of EPA Region 5 specifically Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. In the case of inter-jurisdictional watershed projects, they must be primarily implemented in EPA Region 5. This document describes the grant selection and award process for eligible applicants interested in applying for WPDGs under the competitive process. Implementation of wetland protection programs is not an eligible activity under this announcement. 2:07:02 PM Google It!    [Grants] Environmental Remediation Science Program Applications due Jun 15, 2006 . The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), hereby announces interest in receiving applications for research grants in the Environmental Remediation Sciences Program (ERSP). The goal of the ERSP is to support innovative, fundamental research investigating coupled chemical, biological and physical processes affecting the transport of DOE-relevant contaminants within the subsurface at DOE sites leading to new or improved subsurface remediation techniques and a sound foundation for remedial action decisions important to long- term site stewardship. This solicitation addresses several science elements previously addressed under the Natural and Accelerated Bioremediation Research (NABIR) program and the Environmental Management Science Program (EMSP) and reflects the merger of these two programs into the ERSP. Applications should address hypothesis-driven research to define biologically-mediated and/or hydrogeochemical processes influencing the form and mobility of DOE contaminants and provide the basis for development of new remediation concepts or strategies for long term stewardship. Applications should address the applicability of the proposed research to DOE relevant contaminant transport processes occurring in the field. The environment of interest is the terrestrial subsurface below the zone of root influence including both the vadose zone (unsaturated) and the saturated zone (groundwater and sediments). Phytoremediation is not addressed in this Notice. Specific Science Elements of interest to this Notice include: 1) Subsurface Biogeochemistry; 2) Subsurface Microbial Ecology and Community Dynamics; 3) Innovative Field-scale Remediation and Long-Term Stewardship Research; 4) Novel Measurement and Monitoring Concepts, and; 5) Exploratory Research. 2:01:39 PM Google It!    [Grants] NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education Applications due May 05, 2006 This program provides funding to graduate students in NSF- supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines to acquire additional skills that will broadly prepare them for professional and scientific careers in the 21st century. Through interactions with teachers in K-12 schools, graduate students can improve communication and teaching skills while enriching STEM instruction in K-12 schools. Through this experience graduate students can gain a deeper understanding of their own scientific research. In addition, the GK-12 program provides institutions of higher education with an opportunity to make a permanent change in their graduate programs by incorporating GK-12 like activities in the training of their STEM graduate students. Expected outcomes include improved communication, teaching and team building skills for the fellows; professional development opportunities for K-12 teachers; enriched learning for K-12 students; and strengthened partnerships between institutions of higher education and local school districts. 1:58:03 PM Google It!

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