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There are several provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 that will have a significant impact on sponsored program activity. Specifically, the Act provides for significant increases in federal research funds for the NIH ($10.4 billion) and the NSF ($3.1 billion), all available for two years. DOE, NASA and NIST will also receive significant increases.
The Office of Research Administration will inform you of funding opportunities and will be prepared to respond to what we hope will be increased proposal activity.
The following notice was sent by the National Science Foundation (NSF). There are many possibilities here, including K-16 partnerships, undergraduate math/science, science master’s programs, and other research.
The following provides links to announced ARRA funding opportunities. Please contact ORA if we can provide any further assistance.
ARRA Funding Opportunities:
Recovery Act Notice: NIH ARRA Funding Considerations for Applications with Meritorious Scores that Fall Beyond the Pay-lineARRA Administrative Supplements and Competitive Revisions: Clarifications on Programmatic Limitations and use of Modular Budgets
Recovery Act of 2009: NIH Award Terms and Additional Information for Recipients Receiving Recovery Act Grant Funding
Bureau of Justice Assistance offers grants to improve the capacity of state and local criminal justice systems through The Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program.
Department of Education Will Fund Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Program to improve the quality of new teachers working in high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) and high-need schools by creating successful and high-quality model Pre-Baccalaureate Teacher Preparation programs and/or Teaching Residency programs for those qualified to begin teaching.
Department of Education Teacher Incentive Fund Program - Recovery Act (ARRA) will fund projects that develop and implement performance-based teacher and principal compensation systems, based primarily on increases in student achievement, in high-need schools. $200 million is available for 15 awards.Department of Energy Releases Recovery Act Opportunities:
Applications of Nuclear Science and Technology
R&D on Alternative Isotope Production Techniques Recovery Act-Transportation Electrification grants will establish development, demonstration, evaluation, and education projects to accelerate the market introduction and penetration of advanced electric drive vehicles.
State Energy Program Formula Grants will be made to states to help increase energy efficiency, reduce reliance on imported energy, and reduce the impacts of energy production on the environment.
Weatherization Assistance Program Formula Grants will be provided to states to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by low-income persons, reduce their total residential expenditures, and improve their health and safety.
Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Neighborhood Stabilization Stimulus Program will hold a competition for grants to address home foreclosure and abandonment. Approximately $1.98 billion is available.
Department of Justice Provides Support to Combat Criminal Narcotics Activity Stemming from the Southern Border of the U.S. Competitive Grant Program under the following categories: combating criminal narcotics activity; enhancing southern border jails and community corrections; facilitating justice information sharing, collaboration, and problem solving; and training and technical assistance.
Economic Development Administration Recovery Act Funding will restore, replace and expand economic activity in regions that have experienced sudden and severe economic dislocation and job loss due to corporate restructuring; and prioritize projects that will diversify the economic base and lead to a stronger, more globally competitive and resilient regional economy. $150 million is available. Cost-sharing is required for this program.
Environmental Protection Agency Announces the ARRA Funding for SmartWay Clean Diesel Finance Program, which must be used to achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions and diesel emissions exposure, particularly from fleets operating in areas designated as poor air quality areas. $30 million is available to support six awards.
Environmental Protection Agency Recovery Act Funding for National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program funds projects that can begin expeditiously and that reduce diesel emissions and maximize job creation and preservation through a variety of diesel emission reduction strategies. $156 million is available.
EPA Recovery Act Funding for Clean Diesel Emerging Technologies Program provides $20 million in new funding to support the development of Emerging Technologies for diesel emissions reduction.
National Endowment for the Arts Releases The Arts and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 ("Recovery Act") to expedite distribution of critical Recovery Act funds for the national, regional, state, and local levels for projects that focus on the preservation of jobs in the arts. Requests of $25,000 or $50,000 can be made.
NCRR Addition of Recovery Funds to the Shared Instrumentation Grant Program
NCRR Releases Three Recovery Act Limited Competition Funding Opportunity Announcements for grants to construct, renovate, or repair existing non-Federal research facilities, and for shared instrumentation and other capital research equipment:
Recovery Act Limited Competition: Core Facility Renovation, Repair, and Improvement
Recovery Act Limited Competition: Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program
Recovery Act Limited Competition: High-End Instrumentation Grant Program
NIH Announces Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research, designating at least $200 million for research on topic areas which address specific scientific and health research challenges in biomedical and behavioral research that would benefit from significant two-year jumpstart funds. NIH Institutes and Centers have selected specific topics within each of the 15 challenge areas.
NIH Announces Three ARRA Administrative Supplement/Competitive Revision Notices
Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements
Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators
Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications
NIST Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering Research Grants Program: Providing the Technology Infrastructure to Address National Priorities will award approximately 20-60 grants and cooperative agreements in support of measurement science and engineering research. $35 million is available.
NOAA Issues Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Coastal and Marine Habitat Restoration Project Grants, which provide funding and technical expertise to restore coastal and marine habitats.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Offers Research Grants for Internet Crimes Against Children to further the understanding of the scope and prevalence of technology and internet-facilitated crimes against children and to enhance the administration of justice through improved investigation of crime.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Recovery Act ICAC Task Force Training and Technical Assistance Grants will maintain and expand state and regional Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task forces to address technology-facilitated child exploitation.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Recovery Act Local Youth Mentoring Initiative will support local organizations that develop, implement, or expand local mentoring programs leading to measurable, positive outcomes for at-risk youth.
Office on Violence Against Women Recovery Act Transitional Housing Assistance Grants support programs that provide assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are in need of transitional housing, short-term housing assistance, and related support services.
This is a remarkable opportunity for the University to increase its research enterprise, and ORA is committed to providing critical support.