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Funding News and Grant Tips
FIC Releases Holiday Funding Alert Schedule
The Funding Information Center will distribute the December 25 Funding Alert on Friday, December 21 and we will not publish a Funding Alert on Tuesday, January 1 due to the holidays.
We will return to our normal distribution schedule the following week with the January 8, 2013 issue.
Happy Holidays from the Funding Information Center staff!
From the Funding Information Center, 12/7/12
New Editions Join FIC Collection
The following new editions have joined the Funding Information Center collection. However, they are reference books and not available for check-out. Patrons may use them in the Funding Information Center during regular business hours.
The Foundation Directory
34th ed. New York, NY : The Foundation Center, 2012.
Call Number: HV 97 F771d 2012 FIC
ID Number: 9802887
Subject(s): REFERENCE. Corporate funding. Foundation funding.
This book provides access to the funding interests of major foundations by subject area, geographic focus, types of support, and the types of organizations that receive grants.
The Foundation Directory Part 2
21st ed. New York, NY : The Foundation Center, 2012.
Call Number: HV 97 F771d 2012 FIC
ID Number: 9802888
Subject(s): REFERENCE Corporate funding Foundation funding
This 2nd part to the Foundation Directory also provides access to the funding interests of major foundations by subject area, geographic focus, types of support, and the types of organizations that receive grants.
The Foundation Directory Supplement
2012 ed. New York, NY : The Foundation Center, 2012.
Call Number: HV 97 F771d 2012 FIC
ID Number: 9802889
Subject(s): Corporate funding Foundation funding REFERENCE.
This Supplement provides complete, revised entries for foundations that have reported substantial changes in personnel, name, address, program interests, limitations, application procedures or other areas by the midpoint of the yearly "Foundation Directory" cycle.
From The Funding Information Center Bibliography, 11/30/12
Public Funding Opportunities
Community Based Dental Partnership Program: HRSA-13-170
SOURCE: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 1/28/13.
$ AVAILABLE: Approximately $3.8 million is expected to be available annually to fund 12 grantees.
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are those whose project periods expire June 30, 2013 and new applicants proposing to serve the same communities being served by these existing programs. Applicants are limited to dental schools and other dental education programs, that were described in 777(b)(4)(B) Public Health Service Act as such section was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Health Professions Partnerships Education Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-392) [“postdoctoral dental education program means a program sponsored by a school of dentistry, a hospital, or a public or private institution that offers postdoctoral training in the specialties of dentistry, advanced education in general dentistry, or a dental general practice residency”]. In addition, dental hygiene programs that are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation are also eligible.
PURPOSE: This announcement solicits applications for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part F Community Based Dental Partnership Program (CBDPP). The primary purpose of the CBDPP is to increase access to oral health care for patients with HIV (PLWHA) in areas that remain underserved, especially in communities without dental education programs, and to train dental and hygiene students and dental residents to deliver HIV/AIDS dental care in the community. Eligible applicants must work collaboratively with community-based dental providers (such as community-based organizations or agencies that currently provide or plan to provide oral health services) to address unmet oral health needs of vulnerable populations with HIV.
CFDA: 93.924
CONTACT: Brad Barney, (301) 443-6916, e-mail: BBarney@hrsa.gov. For more information see http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/index.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 12/5/12
Subject(s) dental health, HIV/AIDS research
Coordinating Center for an Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) (U01): RFA-RM-12-020
SOURCE: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Common Fund initiative
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 1/2/13. Application: 2/1/13.
$ AVAILABLE: The total amount of funds available for this award is approximately $1.5 million for FY2014 contingent upon receiving scientifically meritorious applications. One award is anticipated from the solicitation.
ELIGIBILITY: Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska native and native Hawaiian serving institutions, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), eligible agencies of the federal government, and faith-based or community-based organizations.
PURPOSE: To establish a Coordinating Center for a planned Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) of new Clinical Sites added to and building upon the NIH Intramural Research Program’s Undiagnosed Diseases Program (IRP-UDP).
CFDA: 93.310
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-12-020.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 12/5/12
Subject(s) medical research, technology
Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers (P30): RFA-ES-13-002
SOURCE: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 1/14/13. Application: 2/13/13.
$ AVAILABLE: NIEHS intends to commit $6 million for FY2014 to allow funding up to three to four awards. Future year amounts will depend on annual appropriations.
ELIGIBILITY: Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska native and native Hawaiian serving institutions, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), eligible agencies of the federal government, and faith-based or community-based organizations.
PURPOSE: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) invites applications from qualified institutions for support of Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHS CC). The Centers are designed to establish leadership and support for programs of excellence in environmental health sciences by providing scientific guidance, technology, and career development opportunities for promising investigators. A Core Center Grant is an institutional award to support centralized scientific resources and facilities shared by investigators with existing research projects. By providing structure and resources, this support is intended to enhance the ability of scientists working in the field of environmental health sciences to identify and capitalize on emerging opportunities that will translate into advances improving the understanding of the relationships among environmental exposures, human biology, and disease.
CFDA: 93.113
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-13-002.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 12/5/12
Subject(s) environmental health, health professions training
Evaluation of Multi-‘omic Data in Understanding the Human Microbiome’s Role in Health and Disease (U54): RFA-RM-12-021
SOURCE: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Common Fund initiative
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 1/8/13. Application: 2/8/13.
$ AVAILABLE: The NIH intends to fund one or two awards, committing a total of up to $5 million in FY 2013.
ELIGIBILITY: Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska native and native Hawaiian serving institutions, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), eligible agencies of the federal government, and faith-based or community-based organizations.
PURPOSE: This announcement invites applications for projects that will: generate microbiome taxonomic, metagenomic and functional data from clinical biospecimens obtained from a cohort(s) of carefully-phenotyped subjects with a specific disease or health state; and combine the microbiome and host data to produce a community resource. This program is a component of the NIH Common Fund Human Microbiome Project.
CFDA: 93.310
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-12-021.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 12/5/12
Subject(s) medical research
Exceptional Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration (EUREKA) for Neuroscience and Disorders of the Nervous System (R01): RFA-NS-13-007
SOURCE: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institute on Aging (NIA)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 3/21/13.
$ AVAILABLE: The following NIH components intend to commit the following amounts in FY 2013:
* NINDS, $1,500,000, four to six awards.
* NIMH, $1,500,000, four to six awards.
* NIDA, $1,000,000, two to four awards.
* NIA, $500,000, one to two awards.
ELIGIBILITY: Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska native and native Hawaiian serving institutions, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), eligible agencies of the federal government, and faith-based or community-based organizations.
PURPOSE: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits Research Project Grant (R01) applications addressing exceptionally novel hypotheses and/or remarkably difficult problems in neuroscience and disorders of the nervous system. This announcement is for support of new rather than ongoing projects, and is not intended for pilot research. The proposed research may have a high risk of failure, but it must promise results with especially high impact should it be successful. The research should be groundbreaking, innovative, original and/or unconventional, with the potential to solve important problems or open new areas for investigation.
CFDA: 93.853, 93.242, 93.279, 93.866
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-13-007.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 12/7/12
Subject(s) medical research
New Methods for Understanding the Functional Role of Human DNA Sequence Variants in Complex Phenotypes (R01): RFA-GM-14-006
SOURCE: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 1/21/13. Application: 2/21/13.
$ AVAILABLE: NIGMS intends to commit $3 million in FY 2014
ELIGIBILITY: Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska native and native Hawaiian serving institutions, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), eligible agencies of the federal government, and faith-based or community-based organizations.
PURPOSE: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institutes of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), solicits applications that propose experimental approaches to determining the functional relevance of human DNA sequence variants.
CFDA: 93.859
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-14-006.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 12/7/12
Subject(s) medical research
NIMHD Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers for Research on Men's Health (U54): RFA-MD-13-004
SOURCE: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 1/6/13. Application: 2/6/13.
$ AVAILABLE: NIMHD anticipates committing up to $3 million in FY 2013 to fund up to two awards, contingent on availability of funds and receipt of a sufficient number of meritorious applications..
ELIGIBILITY: Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska native and native Hawaiian serving institutions, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), eligible agencies of the federal government, and faith-based or community-based organizations.
PURPOSE: The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) seeks to establish specialized Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers (TCCs) for Health Disparities Research comprising regional coalitions of academic institutions, community organizations, service providers and systems, government agencies and other stakeholders focused on priority research areas in minority health and health disparities. This initiative is intended to support coordinated research, implementation and dissemination activities that transcend customary approaches and “silo” organizational structures to address critical questions at multiple levels in innovative ways. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to support the development of TCCs focused specifically on research on men's health.
CFDA: 93.307
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-13-004.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 12/7/12
Subject(s) medical research
Urologic Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (UCPPS) Research (R01): RFA-DK-12-025
SOURCE: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Letter of Intent: 1/27/13. Application: 2/27/13.
$ AVAILABLE: NIDDK and ORWH intend to commit $2,5 million to fund eight to 10 small one-year R01 awards in Fiscal Year 2013.
ELIGIBILITY: Public/state/private controlled institutions of higher education, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska native and native Hawaiian serving institutions, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) IRS status (other than institutions of higher education), for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), eligible agencies of the federal government, and faith-based or community-based organizations.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to seek innovative research proposals that improve our understanding of etiology, pathology, natural history, and risk factors for urologic chronic pelvic pain syndromes (UCPPS), traditionally referred to as Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Syndrome (IC/PBS) and Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS).
CFDA: 93.847
CONTACT: Please see URL for multiple contacts. For more information see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-12-025.html
From NIH Web site, accessed 12/6/12
Subject(s) medical research, women's health
Private Funding Opportunities
Clinical Scholars Program
SOURCE: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 2/28/13.
$ AVAILABLE: The program will select up to twenty individuals in 2013 for appointments beginning July 1, 2014. The first-year scholar stipend is $67,000, with an increase the second year. In some cases, United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) stipends may be higher. Additional financial support is provided for research projects and professional travel.
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible, physicians must be committed to a career in academic medicine, public health, health policy, or another career congruent with the program's purposes and priorities of developing physician leaders and skilled researchers; be highly regarded by those responsible for their clinical training; complete the clinical requirements of their residency training by the date of entry into the program (except for surgeons); and be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both M.D.s and D.O.s are eligible to apply. Applications are encouraged from candidates with diverse backgrounds and clinical disciplines.
PURPOSE: Through its Clinical Scholars program, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is collaborating with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to foster the development of physicians who can lead the transformation of Americans' health and healthcare system. These future leaders will conduct innovative research and work with communities, organizations, practitioners, and policy makers to address issues essential to the health and well-being of all Americans.
The goal of the program is to integrate scholars' clinical expertise with training in program development and research methods to help them find solutions for the challenges posed by the U.S. healthcare system and the health of U.S. communities. The program offers master's degree graduate-level study and research in a university-based, post-residency training program. The program generally involves two years of study, with generous protected time for research.
CONTACT: Kristin Siebenaler, (919) 843-1351, e-mail: rwjcsp_admin@med.unc.edu. For more information see http://pweb1.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=21414
From The Foundation Center's Philanthropy News Digest Web site, accessed 12/7/12
Subject(s) medical research, health professions training
Events
Writing the Case Statement Clinic
SPONSOR: Center for Nonprofit Management
WHEN: January 16, 9 am to 4:30 pm.
WHERE: Center for Nonprofit Management, 2902 Floyd St., (Dallas, TX).
DESCRIPTION: In this workshop style class, Learn how to prepare and use the case statement -- one of the most powerful tools in nonprofit management and fundraising.
Many organizations have difficulty communicating their goals and client needs to prospective donors. The development of a case statement lays the foundation for personal solicitations, direct mail campaigns, written proposals, speeches, brochures and even communications with the media.
It is recommended that at least two people from each organization participate.
COST: $100 members / $150 non-members.
CONTACT: Shana Risinger, (214) 580-1739, e-mail: risinger@cnmdallas.org.
From Center for Nonprofit Management Web site, accessed 12/6/12
Developing a Marketing Plan
SPONSOR: Center for Nonprofit Management
WHEN: January 17, 9 am to noon.
WHERE: Center for Nonprofit Management, 2902 Floyd St., (Dallas, TX).
DESCRIPTION: In the busy world of nonprofits, marketing doesn't always get the priority it needs to keep your organization top of mind with donors and influencers. In this three-hour workshop, you will create a customized marketing plan for your organization, including marketing and PR strategies, social media, and fundraising components. This interactive workshop will allow you to focus creating a plan with input from the instructor and classmates. Bring with you any marketing tools you are currently using for discussion.
COST: $65 members / $115 non-members.
CONTACT: Shana Risinger, (214) 580-1739, e-mail: risinger@cnmdallas.org.
From Center for Nonprofit Management Web site, accessed 12/6/12
Fundraising for Startups
SPONSOR: Center for Nonprofit Management
WHEN: January 29, 9 am to noon.
WHERE: Center for Nonprofit Management, 2902 Floyd St., (Dallas, TX).
DESCRIPTION: Do you work with an emerging nonprofit or an organization that has “dabbled” in fundraising? Do you want to ensure you are prepared for SUCCESSFUL fundraising and are on the right track? Then Fundraising for Startups is the perfect class for you.
* During this 3-hour session, an experienced fundraiser and trainer will present ways that organizations can bring in their first dollars now and begin to fundraise for their future. You'll learn the concepts on how to:
* Understand the various types of funding sources and the advantages and challenges of each;
* Self-assess the readiness of your organization to fundraise and identify your strengths and opportunities for fundraising;
* Commonalities of fundraising and relationship building and why it is key to success;
* Identify donor prospects;
* Communicate your mission and work persuasively; and
* Create a plan which is realistic.
COST: $65 members / $115 non-members.
CONTACT: Shana Risinger, (214) 580-1739, e-mail: risinger@cnmdallas.org.
From Center for Nonprofit Management Web site, accessed 12/6/12
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