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Issue:ORN-2017-32

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________NJIT Research Newsletter includes recent awards, and announcements of research relatedseminars,webinars, national and federal researchnews related to research funding, andGrantOpportunity Alerts. The Newsletter is posted on the NJIT Research Websitehttp://www.njit.edu/research/.

SpecialAnnouncements:Page1GrantOpportunityAlerts:KeywordIndex:Page4RecentAwards:Page5 IntheNews(Relatedtoresearchfunding):Page6WebinarsandEvents:Page8 GrantOpportunities:Page9StreamlyneUpdate:Page28

SpecialAnnouncement

OfficeofResearchEvents:Fall2017

Event:IntellectualPropertyOpenHouseWhen:September18,2017;12.00PM–2.00PM;(Lightlunchat12.00PM)Where:BallroomB,CampusCenterBriefDescription:TheIPprocessingprotocolhasbeenrevisedandimplementedthroughaneworganizational structure. The institutional IP Committee has been updated with facultyrepresentationfromcollegesandareas.InformationabouttheIPCommittee,InventionDisclosureform, and IP processing protocol for acquisition of provisional and non-provisional patents ispostedontheOfficeofResearchwebsitehttp://www.njit.edu/research/department-intellectual-property-and-patents-0/. TheOpenHouseon Intellectual Property and Patents will provide anoverviewofthenewInventionDisclosureformandprocessesoftheIPCommitteeforreviewandsubmissionofprovisionalandnon-provisionalpatents.SanjivM.Chokshi,Esq.,AssistantGeneralCounselforPatentsandIntellectualProperty,SangeetaBafna,Manager, Patents&LicensingAdministration, and Judith Sheft,AssociateVicePresident,TechnologyDevelopmentwill provide information and address your questions aboutIPrelatedprocesses,marketingandtechnologytransfer.Agenda:12.00PM-12.30PM:LunchandIntroductions12.30PM-2.45PM:OrganizationalOverview:DepartmentofIntellectualPropertyand

Patents,IPCommitteeandIPProcesses:AtamDhawan

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12.45PM-1.00PM:FillingofInventionDisclosures:BestPracticesandAssessment:SangeetaBafna

1.00PM-1.15PM:PatentAcquisitionProcess:ProvisionalandNon-Provisional:SanjivChokshi1.15PM-1.30PM:MarketingandTechnologyTransfer:JudithSheftandSageetaBafrna1.30PM-2.00PM:OpenForum:Q&APlease join us to learnmore about the process of protecting your research aswell as securingintellectualpropertytowardscommercialization.Faculty,researchers,post-docsandstaffareinvitedtoattend.

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WorkshoponResearchCompliance,ResponsibleConductandEthics:RecentUpdatesWorkshoponStreamlyneTrainingSessiononProposalSubmission(ForNewFaculty)

When:September26,2017;11.00AM–2.00PMWhere:BallroomAandBBriefDescription:TheFall2017ResearchOpenHouseishostedbytheOfficeofResearchwithparticipationfromAccountsPayable,Purchasing,Treasury,andHumanResources.Wewillhave7informationstationswithstaffrepresentativespreparedtodiscussandanswerquestionsaboutprocessesandpoliciesrelatedtoresearchadministration.OurgoalistoprovideinformationaboutourpoliciesandproceduresandtoanswerquestionsfromfacultyandstafftohelptheminNJIT’sresearchenterprise.WehopetheconversationswillstrengthenourworkingrelationshipswiththeNJITresearchcommunity.11:00PM–12:00PM:ConcurrentWorkshops: BallroomA:ResearchCompliance,ResponsibleConduct,andEthics BallroomB:StreamlyneTrainingSessiononProposalSubmission12:00PM–12:30PM:Lunch12:30PM–2:00PM:FacultyandStaffConversationsatInformationStations:Youmayaskyour

questionstothespecificteammembersoneachInformationTableonthefollowingtopics:o ProposalSubmissionandStreamlyneo ResearchComplianceo Subcontracts,Consulting,andLegalAgreementso IntellectualPropertyandPatentso BusinessServices(Travel,Purchasing,andReimbursement)o GrantAccounting(BudgetTransfers,PersonnelFormsProcessing,

FederalUniformGuidance)o UndergraduateResearchandInnovationOpportunitiesandGrants

forUndergraduateStudentsPleasejoinustomeetthestaffintheOfficeofResearchandotheradministrativeofficestoknowmoreaboutresearchsupportrelatedprocesses,andhaveyourquestionsansweredbyspecificteammembers.

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2017RutgersBHI-RUN-NJITPilotGrantsPrograminNeuroscience

$40,000FacultyNeuroscienceSeedGrants

Wearepleasedtoannouncethe2017pilotgrantsprograminneuroscienceatRutgersUniversity.There are twomain objectives of these pilot awards program: (i) to fosternew collaborative,interdisciplinary research in the neurosciences not only across Rutgers but also NJIT, KesslerFoundationResearchCenter,EastOrangeVAMedicalCenter,and(ii)supportpilotexperimentsthatwillleadtosustainedfundingfromanexternalagency(e.g.,NIH).Therearetwocategoriesofpilot grants available; each award is limited to $40,000 direct costs and no indirect costs oroverhead are allowed. For both type of pilots, collaborative multidisciplinary efforts areencouraged. The deadline for these applications is5 PM, Friday, October 6th, 2017. The twocategoriesofawardsare:

(i) Translational neuroscience awards – these must address disease mechanisms,focusingondiagnosis,toolsortreatmentsthatinvolveanimalmodels,clinicalstudies,or basic neuroscience relevant to a future clinical application.Theclinical relevancemustbeclearlydescribedintheResearchPlan.Thesepilotsrequireat least2 facultyCo-PIswithappointmentsfromdifferentSchoolsacrossRutgers.Formationofteamsthat integratebasicandclinicalthemeswithavisionofafuturetranslational impactwillhavepreference.SixtranslationalpilotsareavailableandarefundedbytheBHI.FouroutofthesixBHI-fundedpilotawardswillonlybeforapplicationssubmittedbyfaculty co-PIs fromRU-NewBrunswickandRBHS.Theother two can include co-PIsfromRUNandNJIT.

(ii) Basic neuroscience awards – These can include a focus on more basic neuralmechanisms,orfocusontranslationalneuroscienceexperimentsinvolvingananimalmodelorclinicalstudies.TheseBasicawardsmustincludeatleast2Co-PIs,nomorethanoneofwhichcanbeafacultymemberatRUN(FourawardsfundedbytheRUNStrategicplanfund),oratNJIT(OneawardfundedbyNJIT).

Format: Allapplicationsshouldbe formattedasanR21NIHstyleapplication(1page SpecificAims and 6 pages for the Research Plan). Also include Literature Cited, Budget, BudgetJustification, NIH Biosketches for all Key Personnel/Co-PIs, Facilities and Resources andEquipment). Within the Research Plan under the Innovation section please describe explicitlyhow the pilot funding will promote new collaborations and/or new projects. The applicationshould be single-spaced, use font/size Arial 11 with 0.5 inch pagemargins. Funded applicantsfromlastyearseekingasecondyearof fundingmust include inadditiona1page Introductionthat gives a report of progressmade inYear 1, grants andpapers submitted aswell as a clearjustification for theneedofsecondyearof funding. Applicantswillneedtosubmit theRutgersEndorsementformatsubmissionandbecompliantwiththeUniversity’seFCOIrequirements.IRBand IACUC approvals will need to be submitted using the Just-In-Time (JIT) approach. Theseforms and approvals are not required at the time of initial grant application submission onOctober6th;however,awardeeswillhavetosubmittheseitemsbeforethefundsfromthegrantawardaredisbursed.WeanticipatethattheawardannouncementwillbemadeinJanuary2018.ItisrecommendedthattheapplicantsprepareandsubmittheIACUC/IRBapplicationsassociatedwiththepilotgrantprojectwellinadvance,totheappropriateinstitutionalcommittees,inordertogettheseapprovalsinatimely-fashion.

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Pleasenote-the pilot award funds cannot be used for PI and co-PI salaries. Pilot funds can bebudgeted for post-doc, student and research technician stipends and salaries. Purchase ofequipmentcostingmorethan$5000needstobewell-justifiedinthebudget.Fundsbudgetedforpurchaseofequipmentcostingmorethan$5000havetobeencumberedbyJune30th,2018.Allapplications must include the Cover page (Title, co-PI’s, institutions, etc.) accompanying thisannouncement.TheapplicationshouldbecombinedintoonePDFdocumentwiththeCoverpageinthefront.SubmittheSINGLEPDFfiletobhi@ca.rutgers.edu5PM,Friday,October6th,2017All grantswill undergo a dual stage reviewprocess, organized by theBrainHealth Institute incollaboration with RUN and NJIT. They will have an initial external review to judge scientificqualityandassignapriority scorebyexternal reviewers (similar toNIHstudysection review).They then will be reviewed by an internal committee (similar to an NIH Council Review) toallocate funds consistentwith the long-termstrategies fordevelopingneuroscience researchatRutgersandNJITand thesourceofpilot funds.Onemain factor indetermining fundingwillbeperceivedlikelihoodthatthepilotdatageneratedwillleadtoexternalfunding.Allpilotawardeeswillberequiredtosubmitafinalprogressreportwithin2monthsoftheendofthe award. This report will include publications and grant applications submitted, as well asresultsobtainedandsignificanceof thoseresults.OnePIalsowillberequired toorallypresentresultsofthestudiesattheAnnualBHIsymposium.AwardswillbeannouncedbyJanuary2018.Additionalpilotfundingmaybeavailablenextyear;successfulapplicantsfromthisroundcanapplyforasecondyearoffundingatthatpointbutwillcompetewithnewapplicationsaswell.Please contact Gary Aston-Jones or Eldo Kuzhikandathil (bhi@ca.rutgers.edu), Nabil Adam(adam@adam.rutgers.edu)orAtamPDhawan(atam.p.dhawan@njit.edu)withquestions.GaryAston-Jones,Ph.D.,Director,BrainHealth Institute,RutgersUniversity/RutgersBiomedicalandHealthSciencesNabil Adam, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Research & Collaborations and Founding Director forRutgersInstituteforDataScience,Learning,andApplications,RutgersUniversity-NewarkAtamPDhawan,Ph.D.,SeniorViceProvostforResearch,NewJerseyInstituteofTechnology

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GrantOpportunityAlerts

KeywordsandAreasIncludedintheGrantOpportunityAlertSectionBelowNSF:NSF/IntelPartnershiponFoundationalMicroarchitectureResearch(FoMR);SmallBusinessInnovationResearchProgramPhaseI(SBIR);SmallBusinessTechnologyTransferProgramPhaseI(STTR);ResearchCoordinationNetworks(RCN);InclusionAcrosstheNationofCommunitiesofLearnersofUnderrepresentedDiscoverersinEngineeringandScience(NSFINCLUDES)NIH:NIDDKPartnershipswithProfessional Societies toEnhanceScientificWorkforceDiversityand PromoteScientificLeadership (R25);UnderstandingandModifyingTemporalDynamicsofCoordinated Neural Activity (R21) and (R01); BRAIN Initiative: Tools to Facilitate High-ThroughputMicroconnectivityAnalysis(R01)

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Department of Defense/US Army/DARPA/ONR:DoDHearingRestorationResearchProgramFocusedResearchAward;DoDPsychologicalHealth/TraumaticBrainInjuryResearchProgram,ComplexTraumaticBrainInjuryRehabilitationResearchClinicalResearchAward;YoungFacultyAward;DoDOrthoticsandProstheticsOutcomesResearchAwardDepartment of Energy: Generation 3 Concentrating Solar Power Systems; RFI: Solar EnergyTechnologyAnalysis&DataNeeds; Advanced Power ElectronicsDesign for Solar Applications;High-Energy-DensityLaboratoryPlasmaScience;FossilFuelLarge-ScalePilotsNASA:UseoftheNASAPhysicalSciencesInformaticsSystemNational Endowment of Humanities: PhD Planning Grants; Summer Stipends; Research andDevelopmentGrantsBillandMelindaGatesFoundation:GrandChallengeProgramBrightFocusFoundation:ResearchGrantsandFellowshipsStreamlyneUpdate:NewHow-to-doVideos

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RecentResearchGrantandContractAwards

Congratulationstofacultyandstaffonreceivingresearchgrantandcontractawards!PI:WilliamHunter(PI)andTreenaArinzeh(Co-PI)Department:BiomedicalEngineeringGrant/ContractProjectTitle:ScienceandTechnologyCenterforMechano-BiologyFundingAgency:NSFDuration:03/01/17-02/28/18PI:AngeloPerna(PI)Department:Chemical,BiologicalandPharmaceuticalEngineering Grant/Contract Project Title: New Jersey Institute of Technology Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureateAchievementProgramFundingAgency:DepartmentofEducationDuration:10/01/17-09/30/18PI:DaleGary(PI)Department:CenterforSolarTerrestrialResearchGrant/ContractProjectTitle:TypeIIIRadioBurstsfromNanoflaresFundingAgency:NASADuration:09/07/17-09/06/18PI:AlexanderHaimovich(PI)Department:ElectricalandComputerEngineeringGrant/ContractProjectTitle:DistributedGMTIProjectPartIIFundingAgency:AirForceResearchLaboratoryDuration:09/05/17-09/04/18

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IntheNews…

(NationalandFederalNewsRelatedtoResearchFundingandGrantOpportunities)DomesticR&DPerformedinUSReached$356Billion in2015:Businessesspent$356billiononresearchanddevelopment(R&D)performedintheUnitedStatesin2015,a4.4percentincreaseoverthe$341billionspentin2014.OfthetotalR&Dexpendituresin2015,companiesspent$22billion(6percent)onbasicresearch,$56billion(16percent)onappliedresearch,and$278billion(78percent)ondevelopment.Thespendingsharesdidnotchange from2014.ThosedatapointscomefromtheBusinessR&DandInnovationSurvey(BRDIS),developedandcosponsoredbytheNationalScienceFoundation's(NSF)NationalCenterforScienceandEngineeringStatisticsandtheU.S.CensusBureau.Fundingfromcompanies'ownsourceswas$297billion in2015,a5percentincreasefromthe$283billionspentin2014.Fundingfromothersourceswas$59billionin2015and$58billionin2014.

In 2015, companies inmanufacturing industries performed 66 percent of domestic R&D.Most of the funding (83 percent) was from the companies' own funds. Companies innonmanufacturing industries performed 34 percent of total domestic R&D, 84 percent ofwhichwas paid from the companies' own funds. The U.S. federal government was the chief source ofexternal funding forR&Dacrossall industries, accounting for$27billionof the$59billion fromexternal sources.Most of this funding came from theDepartment of Defense ($18 billion). Nextamongexternalfunderswereforeigncompanies($16billion).FullreportispostedonNSFwebsitehttps://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2017/nsf17320/HousePassesFY2018Omnibus:The12-bill,$1.23trillionspendingpackageappropriates$621.5billion for defense and $511 billion for nondefense discretionary spending. Democrats haveinsistedonanevensplitbetweendefenseandnondefenseandhavethevotestoblockthebillintheSenate, according to CQ. The bill violates caps in the 2011 Budget Control Act, and thuswouldtriggeracross-the-boardspendingcutswithoutabipartisanbudgetdeal.Butifayear-endspendingcompromiseisreached,manyprovisionsintheHouseomnibusarelikelytobeincluded.CQsays14Republicans,mostofthemadamantdeficithawks,joined184Democratsinopposition.Detailsarepostedonthewebsitehttps://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3354DOE Invests $50M in High-Tech Resiliency R&D: The funding includes$33million for sevenprojectsfromtheGridModernizationLaboratoryConsortium.TheGMLClaunchedearly lastyearwith$220million in funding for88projectsaround the country.The consortiumwas createdaspartofDOE’sgridmodernizationinitiativetocoordinatetheworkofitsnationallaboratorieswithpublic and private-sector partners. DOE announced more than$20 million in awardsto 20separate research projects aimed specifically at security-critical pieces of energy infrastructure.The projects come with such colorful acronyms as MEEDS (Mitigation of External-exposure ofEnergyDeliverySystemEquipment)andSASS-E(Safe&SecureAutonomousScanningSolutionforEnergyDeliverySystems),andrangefrommanagingthecyberthreatsinherentintheutilityIT-OTconnection, to managing security on a grid rich with DERs.More information is posted on thewebsite https://energy.gov/under-secretary-science-and-energy/resilient-distribution-systems-lab-call-awards

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ResearchinMaterialScience:TheSubcommitteesonEnergyandResearchandTechnologyoftheHouseScience,Space,andTechnologyCommitteerecentlyheldajointhearingtoreviewfederallyfundedresearchinmaterialsscience.Researchersinthisfieldanalyzeexistingmaterials,studyingtheir chemical, physical, atomic, andmagneticmake up in order to develop newmaterialswithpreferred properties. New materials research has facilitated innovations in areas such asbiomedical engineering and at the Department of Defense. Investing in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and the infrastructure that is needed for thisadvanced research is imperative. One witness at the hearing, Dr. Fred Higgs, a professor ofMechanicalEngineeringfromRiceUniversityandexpertintribology,expressedthreemainissuesinhistestimony.Hestatedthatnewmaterialscanimprovethesafetyandenvironmentalimpactofenergy production technologies and thatmaterial advancements can provide the foundation fornew technologies in medicine, transportation, manufacturing and computing. Additionally hepromotedthemeritsofscienceprizecompetitions,university-federallab/agencypartnerships,anduniversity-companypartnerships,inspeedingthedevelopmentofadvancedmaterials.Thehearingtestimonyandarchivedvideoisavailable:https://science.house.gov/legislation/hearings/joint-subcommittee-energy-and-subcommittee-research-and-technology-hearingIBMCommits$240MillionForAILabInPartnershipWithMIT:MITandIBMwillenterintoadecade-longresearchpartnershipthatwillseethecreationofanartificialintelligenceresearchlabatMITwhereover100researchersfrombothsidesofthecollaborationwillwork“toadvancefourkeyfocusareaswithintheAIfield.”Oneofthosefocuseswillbe“deep-learningalgorithmsthatcanhelp neural networks move from single-use applications to more generalized performance” –servingtomakeAImoreflexibleinapplicationsandtransparentinprocesses.TheintersectionofAI and quantum computing will also be examined and “will aid both fields, with AI helping toidentify and characterize quantum devices and with quantum computers helping to optimizemachine learning methodologies.” Also to be researched are AI applications in healthcare,cybersecurity, and, according to an IBM press release, the “economic implications of AI andinvestigate how AI can improve prosperity.” The news release is posted on the websitehttps://www.engadget.com/2017/09/07/ibm-watson-ai-lab-mit/?sr_source=Twitter

NSF:ImportantNoticeNo.140:TraininginResponsibleConductofResearch–AReminderoftheNSFRequirementImportantNotice toPresidents ofUniversities andColleges andHeadsofOtherNationalScienceFoundationGranteeOrganizations

The National Science Foundation (NSF) requires that each institution submitting aproposal certify that it has a plan to provide appropriate training and oversight in the ethicalconductofresearchtoallundergraduates,graduatestudents,andpostdoctoralresearcherswhowillbesupportedbyNSFtoconductresearch.Theinstitutionsareresponsibleforverifyingthatthetraininghasbeenreceived.Thisisinaccordancewiththe2007AmericaCOMPETESAct.iTheNSFrecognizestheimportanceofresearchintegrityandtheresponsibleandethicalconductofresearch.Thescientificresearchenterpriseiscriticaltoournation,anditsprogressdependsonmaintaining integrity in the process of conducting research. A recent report by the NationalAcademies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, calledFostering Integrity in Research, notesthatthecorevaluesandguidingnormsunderpinningresearchintegrityarecrucialtoassurethatnew generations of researchers are able to meet the challenges of a dynamic researchenvironment.ii

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NSF's Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) requirement applies to the breadth ofresearchdisciplinestheFoundationfundsandthedifferenteducationallevelsofthestudentsandpost-doctoralresearcherstheagencysupports.Thetrainingshouldbeeffectiveandappropriatelytailored to the specific needs and circumstances at each university. Accordingly, it is theresponsibility of each institution to determine both the focus and the delivery method forappropriatetraining.

TheNSFOfficeoftheInspectorGeneral(OIG)hasstudiedasampleofacademicinstitutionsto findouthowtheyhave implementedtheRCRrequirement.iiiIencourageyoutoreadtheOIGreportaswellastheFosteringIntegrityinResearchreportcitedabove.Bothofthesereportsdrawattention to the importance ofmaximizing the effectiveness of RCR education. The OIG reportsuggeststhatuniversitiescouldbenefitfrombestpractices.IwouldliketodrawyourattentiontoChapters 9 and 10 in theFostering Integrity inResearchreport to learnmore about some bestpracticesandthemanyresourcesavailableforRCReducationalmaterialsandstrategies.

IbelievewecanalldomoretoachieveanddemonstratetheeffectivenessofRCRtrainingand improve strategies for fostering research integrity. This will continue to be a topic ofdiscussion at NSF, including the National Science Board, and among the scientific societies,universities, colleges, and other institutions involved in the research enterprise. Thank you foryourcontinuedcommitmentanddedicationtothisimportantendeavor.FranceA.Córdova,Director;Website:https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/issuances/in140.jsp?org=NSF

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WebinarandEvents

Event:DataScienceUndergraduateEducation:IncorporatingReal-WorldApplicationsSponsor:NationalAcademiesWhen:WebcastonSeptember19,2017from3:00PMto4.00PMWebsite:https://nasevents.webex.com/mw3200/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=nasevents&service=6&rnd=0.6897764795263417&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnasevents.webex.com%2Fec3200%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26%26%26EMK%3D4832534b0000000487859a6079b2def7fc59eca96f395230e4b9dd58a2267bbb88350b3f70baec95%26siteurl%3Dnasevents%26confViewID%3D71647041377304366%26encryptTicket%3DSDJTSwAAAATPQpflr3AEJSURl5Gaxb0-Y_hNV3CKTiwL4CjaMLTykw2%26BriefDescription:Duringthiswebinar,invitedspeakerswilldiscusshowpartnershipsbetweenindustryandeducationalprogramscouldbeencouraged,whetherafocusonrealproblemscouldattract amore diverse cadre of data science students, andhow to help students gain access toreal-worlddatasets.Eachtalkwillbe followedbyaQ&Asession forwebinarparticipants.Thiswebinar series is part of an input-gathering initiative for a National Academies study onEnvisioning theData ScienceDiscipline:TheUndergraduatePerspective. Learnmore about thestudy,readtheinterimreport,andshareyourthoughtswiththecommitteeonthestudywebpageathttp://nas.edu/EnvisioningDS.Register:PleaseregisterattheaboveURLEvent:NSFElectronicResearchAdministration(ERA)ForumWhen:WebcastonSeptember19,2017from1:00PMto2:30PMWebsite:https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=242973&org=NSF

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About theWebinar: TheNational Science FoundationElectronicAdministration (ERA) ForumWebinarwill be hosted by NSF on September 19, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. ET. To participate in thisForum, pleaseRegister Now. The purpose of the Forum is to gather individual opinions andperspectivesaroundNSFERAactivities.ThisopenForumwillalsobeusedtopresentproposedsolutions, collect feedback, understand how solutions may impact the community, and solicitvolunteers for testing. The topic of this Forum will beNSF’s initiative to streamline andmodernize registration functionality,includingnewrolerequest featuresanddashboardsformanaging accounts, aswell as how existing accountswill bemigrated to the new system.ThisForum will also provide updates on NSF’sProposal Submission Modernization(PSM)implementation.Register:Tojointhewebinar,registerathttps://nsf.webex.com/mw3100/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=nsf&service=6&rnd=0.20863987569181452&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnsf.webex.com%2Fec3100%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26%26%26EMK%3D4832534b00000004c693c9e5bf95c6378143889c83b449df1afb758d126a18d3a32ada6e408b4661%26siteurl%3Dnsf%26confViewID%3D64661111566288208%26encryptTicket%3DSDJTSwAAAASfqH52FIFG2Rp9KqoZOUiEjKZUZLbVxcAYaGffuCJoxQ2%26Event:DronesonCampus:PoliciestoAchieveInstitutionalComplianceandMinimizeRiskWhen:Tuesday,September26;2.00PM–3.30PMWebsite:https://www.paper-clip.com/Main/product-catalog/3492.aspxAbouttheWebinar:SinceDecember2015,over800,000droneownershaveregisteredwiththeFederal AviationAdministration and it expects that number to triple in size to 3.55million by2021.UnmannedAircraft Vehicle (UAV akaDrones) are being used by campuses in innovativewaystoenhanceresearch,improvelearning,andelevatecampusevents.Asaresultoftheexpansionofdroneusageandrapidadvancementofthistechnology,institutionsalong with federal and state governments have struggled to keep up and adapt laws andregulationsregardingtheiruse.JoinourexpertpresenteronSeptember26,2017,andinjust90minutes,youandyourstaffwilllearnaboutthecurrenttypesofUAVbeingusedonyourcampus,identifyfederal,stateandprivacy laws that impact use of drones on your campus and enhance the educationalmissionofyourinstitutionthroughtheuseofthistechnology.Panelists: Shawn Troxler currently serves as an Associate General Counsel at North CarolinaStateUniversitylocatedinRaleigh,NC.(Clickhereforfullbio)

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GrantOpportunitiesNationalScienceFoundationGrant Program: NSF/Intel Partnership on Foundational Microarchitecture Research(FoMR)Agency:NationalScienceFoundationNSF17-597RFPWebsite:https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17597/nsf17597.htmBrief Description:The confluenceof transistor scaling, increases in thenumberof architecturedesigns per process generation, the slowing of clock frequency growth, and recent success inresearchexploitingThreadLevelParallelism(TLP)andDataLevelParallelism(DLP)allpointtoan

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increasing opportunity for innovative microarchitecture techniques and methodologies indeliveringperformancegrowthinthefuture.

TheNSF/IntelPartnershiponFoundationalMicroarchitectureResearchwillsupporttransformative microarchitecture research targeting improvements ininstructions percycle (IPC). This solicitation seeks microarchitecture technique innovations beyond simplistic,incrementalscalingofexistingmicroarchitecturalstructures.Specifically,FoMRseekstoadvanceresearch that has the following characteristics: (1) high IPC techniques ranging frommicroarchitecturetocodegeneration;(2)“microarchitectureturbo”techniquesthatmarshalchipresources and systemmemory bandwidth to accelerate sequential or single-threadedprograms;and(3)techniquestosupportefficientcompilercodegeneration.Advancesintheseareaspromiseto provide significant performance improvements to continue the cadence promised byMoore’sLaw.Awards:Sixawards;AnticipatedFundingAmount:$3,000,000LetterofIntent:NotRequiredProposalSubmissionDueDate:January12,2018Contacts:TaoLi,ProgramDirector,CCF,telephone:(703)292-8238,email:taoli@nsf.gov

• YanSolihin,ProgramDirector,CNS,telephone:(703)292-7939,email:ysolihin@nsf.gov• MattHaycock,CenterExecutiveSponsor,VicePresident,IntelLabs,telephone:(503)712-

2872,email:matthew.haycock@intel.com________________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:SmallBusinessInnovationResearchProgramPhaseI(SBIR)Agency:NationalScienceFoundationNSF17-596RFPWebsite:https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17596/nsf17596.htmBrief Description: The SBIR program is Congressionally mandated and intended to supportscientificexcellenceandtechnologicalinnovationthroughtheinvestmentoffederalresearchfundstobuildastrongnationaleconomybystimulating technological innovation in theprivatesector;strengthening the role of small business in meeting federal research and development needs;increasing the commercial applicationof federally supported research results; and fostering andencouraging participation by socially and economically disadvantaged andwomen-owned smallbusinesses.TheSBIRprogramatNSFsolicitsproposalsfromthesmallbusinesssectorconsistentwithNSF'smissiontopromotetheprogressofscience;toadvancethenationalhealth,prosperity,andwelfare;andtosecurethenationaldefense.

The program is governed by Public Law 112-81 (SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of2011)and reauthorized by Public Law 114-328. SBIR/STTR policy is provided by the SmallBusinessAdministration(SBA)throughtheSBIRPolicyDirective.Amainpurposeofthelegislationis to stimulate technological innovation and increase private sector commercialization. TheNSFSBIR/STTR program is therefore in a unique position to meet both the goals of NSF and thepurposeoftheSBIR/STTRlegislationbytransformingscientificdiscoveryandinnovationintobothsocialandeconomicbenefit,andbyemphasizingprivatesectorcommercialization.Because theprogramhasnotopicalorprocurement focus, theNSFoffersverybroadsolicitationtopicsthatareintendedtopermitasmanyeligiblescience-andtechnology-basedsmallbusinessesas possible to compete for funding. The topics are detailed on thewebsite.In many cases, theprogramisalsoopentoproposals focusingontechnicalandmarketareasnotexplicitlynoted intheaforementionedtopics.Awards:Fixedaward;AnticipatedFundingAmount:$33,750,000LetterofIntent:NotRequired

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ProposalSubmissionDueDate:December4,2017Contacts: Henry Ahn, Biomedical (BM) Technologies and Educational Applications (EA),telephone:703-292-7069,email:hahn@nsf.gov

• Peter Atherton, Information Technologies (IT), telephone: (703) 292-8772,email:patherto@nsf.gov

• Anna Brady-Estevez, Chemical and Environmental Technologies, telephone: (703) 292-7077,email:abrady@nsf.gov

________________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:SmallBusinessTechnologyTransferProgramPhaseI(STTR)Agency:NationalScienceFoundationNSF17-595RFPWebsite:https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17594/nsf17594.htmBrief Description: The STTR program is Congressionally mandated and intended to supportscientificexcellenceandtechnologicalinnovationthroughtheinvestmentoffederalresearchfundstobuildastrongnationaleconomybystimulating technological innovation in theprivatesector;strengthening the role of small business in meeting federal research and development needs;increasing the commercial applicationof federally supported research results; and fostering andencouraging participation by socially and economically disadvantaged andwomen-owned smallbusinesses.TheSTTRprogramatNSFsolicitsproposalsfromthesmallbusinesssectorconsistentwithNSF'smissiontopromotetheprogressofscience;toadvancethenationalhealth,prosperity,andwelfare;andtosecurethenationaldefense.

TheprogramisgovernedbyPublicLaw112-81(SBIR/STTRReauthorizationActof2011)and reauthorized byPublic Law 114-328. STTR policy is provided by the Small BusinessAdministration (SBA) through theSTTR Policy Directive. Amain purpose of the legislation is tostimulate technological innovation and increase private sector commercialization. The NSFSBIR/STTR program is therefore in a unique position to meet both the goals of NSF and thepurposeoftheSBIR/STTRlegislationbytransformingscientificdiscoveryandinnovationintobothsocialandeconomicbenefit,andbyemphasizingprivatesectorcommercialization.Because theprogramhasnotopicalorprocurement focus, theNSFoffersverybroadsolicitationtopicsthatareintendedtopermitasmanyeligiblescience-andtechnology-basedsmallbusinessesas possible to compete for funding. The topics are detailed on thewebsite. In many cases, theprogramisalsoopentoproposals focusingontechnicalandmarketareasnotexplicitlynoted intheaforementionedtopics.Awards:Fixedawards;AnticipatedFundingAmount:$9,000,000LetterofIntent:NotRequiredProposalSubmissionDueDate:December04,2017Contacts: Henry Ahn, Biomedical (BM) Technologies and Educational Applications (EA),telephone:(703)292-7069,email:hahn@nsf.gov

• Peter Atherton, Information Technologies (IT), telephone: (703) 292-8772,email:patherto@nsf.gov

• Anna Brady-Estevez, Chemical and Environmental Technologies, telephone: (703) 292-7077,email:abrady@nsf.gov

________________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:ResearchCoordinationNetworks(RCN)Agency:NationalScienceFoundationNSF17-594RFPWebsite:https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17594/nsf17594.htm

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BriefDescription:ThegoaloftheRCNprogramistoadvanceafieldorcreatenewdirectionsinresearchoreducationbysupportinggroupsofinvestigatorstocommunicateandcoordinatetheirresearch, training and educational activities across disciplinary, organizational, geographic andinternationalboundaries.TheRCNprogramprovidesopportunities to fosternewcollaborations,including international partnerships, and address interdisciplinary topics. Innovative ideas forimplementing novel networking strategies, collaborative technologies, training, broadeningparticipation, and development of community standards for data and meta-data are especiallyencouraged. RCN awards are not meant to support existing networks; nor are they meant tosupport the activities of established collaborations RCN awards also do not support primaryresearch. Rather, the RCN program supports the means by which investigators can shareinformationandideas,coordinateongoingorplannedresearchactivities,fostersynthesisandnewcollaborations, develop community standards, and in otherways advance science and educationthroughcommunicationandsharingofideas.AdditionalinformationabouttheRCNprogramandits impactsmaybe found inPorteretal.2012ResearchCoordinationNetworks:Evidenceof therelationship between funded interdisciplinary networking and scholarly impact. BioScience, 62:282-288.ProposednetworkingactivitiesdirectedtotheRCNprogramshouldfocusonathemetogivecoherencetothecollaboration,suchasabroadresearchquestionorparticulartechnologiesorapproaches.

Participating programs in the Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO), Computer andInformationScienceandEngineering(CISE),Geosciences(GEO),EducationandHumanResources(EHR), Engineering (ENG) and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) will accept RCNproposals. PIs are encouraged (for CISE required) to discuss suitability of an RCN topic with aprogramofficerthatmanagestheappropriateprogram.

Several other NSF solicitations accept RCN proposals, or support research networkingactivities if appropriate to the solicitation. Please see sectionIX. Other Informationof thissolicitation for a listing of these programs. PIs are strongly advised to contact the appropriateProgramDirectorbeforesubmittinganRCNproposal.Awards:StandardGrantorContinuingGrant;AnticipatedFundingAmount:$12,500,000LetterofIntent:NotRequiredProposalSubmissionDueDate:Submissiondeadlinesvarybyprogram.RCNproposalsshouldbesubmittedtoaparticularprogramaccordingtotheprogram'ssubmissiondates;PIsshouldconsultprogramwebsitesandcontactcognizantprogramofficersforguidance.Contacts:PeterH.McCartney,telephone:(703)292-8470,email:pmccartn@nsf.gov________________________________________________________________________________________Grant Program: Inclusion Across the Nation of Communities of Learners ofUnderrepresentedDiscoverersinEngineeringandScience(NSFINCLUDES)Agency:NationalScienceFoundationNSF17-591RFPWebsite:https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17591/nsf17591.htmBriefDescription: Inclusionacross theNationofCommunitiesofLearnersofUnderrepresentedDiscoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) is a comprehensive national initiativedesignedtoenhanceU.S. leadership inscience, technology,engineeringandmathematics(STEM)discoveriesandinnovationsfocusedonNSF'scommitmenttodiversity,inclusion,andbroadeningparticipation in these fields. The initiative is developing a National Network composed of NSFINCLUDES Design and Development Launch Pilots, NSF INCLUDES Alliances, NSF-fundedbroadening participation projects, other relevant NSF-funded projects, scholars engaged inbroadeningparticipationresearch,andotherorganizationsthatsupportthedevelopmentoftalentfromallsectorsofsocietytobuildtheSTEMworkforce.

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To facilitate the Network's operation, the program is soliciting proposals for aNSF INCLUDESCoordinationHubthatwilldriveandsupport theworkof theNSFINCLUDESNationalNetworkoverthelife-cycleoftheinitiativeby:(a)promotingtheNSFINCLUDESguidingvisionandstrategy;(b) developing a collaborative infrastructure to support the activities of the various entitiespartnering in the NSF INCLUDES National Network; (c) fostering progress among Networkpartners toward shared models, measurement practices, and evaluation criteria; (d)communicating the discoveries of and generating enthusiasm for the NSF INCLUDES NationalNetwork; and (e) advancing the expansionand scaleof theNSF INCLUDESNationalNetworkbyconnectingexpertisefrommultiplesectorsandotherprivateandpublicfunders.ThethreecriticalfunctionsoftheNSFINCLUDESCoordinationHubaresummarizedbelow:

1. Communication and Networking: From the beginning the NSF INCLUDES CoordinationHub should direct efforts toward building the Network infrastructure by facilitatingcontinuous communication and information updates, designing community activities, andfosteringcollaborationacrossallelementsoftheNetwork.

2. Network Assistance and Reinforcement: As NSF INCLUDES Alliances and otherorganizations join theNSF INCLUDESNationalNetwork, theNSF INCLUDESCoordinationHub should focus attention on assistance and reinforcement activities including technicalassistance, conducting research, and facilitating shared measurement and data analysisacrosstheNetwork.

3. VisibilityandExpansion:TheNSFINCLUDESCoordinationHubshouldprovideresourcesforefforts to focusonexpansionandsustainabilitywithin theNationalNetwork, increaseNSF INCLUDES visibility and communicate impact, while also serving as a repository forfundingopportunities, researchandknowledgegeneratedby theNSF INCLUDESNationalNetworkandstakeholders.

Awards:CooperativeAgreement;AnticipatedFundingAmount:$10,500,000LetterofIntent:NotRequiredLimit on Number of Proposals per Organization: An organization may serve as the leadinstitution on only one NSF INCLUDES Coordination Hub proposal, although itmay serve as acollaboratingpartneronotherproposals.Internal Pre-Proposal Review and Selection: Please send an email with a copy of the pre-proposalwithprojectsummary,collaborators, intellectualmeritandbroader impactsectionstotheOfficeofResearchatdhawan@njit.edubyOctober1,2017forinternalreviewandselection.ProposalSubmissionDueDate:November27,2017Contacts: General inquiries may be addressed to:, telephone: (703) 292-7303,email:nsfincludes@nsf.gov

________________________________________________________________________________________________NationalInstitutesofHealthGrant Program: NIDDK Partnerships with Professional Societies to Enhance ScientificWorkforceDiversityandPromoteScientificLeadership(R25)Agency:NationalInstitutesofHealthRFA-DK-17-015RFPWebsite:https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-17-015.htmlBriefDescription: TheNIHResearchEducationProgram(R25)supportsresearcheducationalactivities that complement other formal training programs in the mission areas of the NIHInstitutes andCenters.Theover-archinggoalsof theNIHR25programare to: (1) complementand/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral andclinical research needs; (2) enhance the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral and clinical

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research workforce; (3) help recruit individuals with specific specialty or disciplinarybackgroundstoresearchcareersinbiomedical,behavioralandclinicalsciences;and(4)fosterabetterunderstandingofbiomedical,behavioralandclinicalresearchanditsimplications.The over-arching goal of this NIDDK R25 program is to support educational activitiesthat enhance the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral and clinical research workforce. Inparticular,thisR25programfocusesontherolethatprofessionalsocietiescanplayinenhancingthe research workforce. Ultimately, it is hoped that by fostering the diversity of the overallresearchworkforce,thediversityofprofessionalsocieties,includingatthelevelofthecommitteeandorganizationalleadership,willbeenhancedaswell.Toaccomplishthestatedover-archinggoal, thisFOAwillsupportcreativeeducationalactivitieswithaprimaryfocuson:

• CoursesforSkillsDevelopment:Forexample,leadershipcoursesforearlyandmid-careerdiverse faculty. Other courses may also include for example grant writing or labmanagementwhichmaycontributetocareersuccess.

• Mentoring Activities:For example, dedicated efforts at providing not only technicalexpertise, but advice, insight, and professional career skills to diverse fellows andpostdoctorates and/or early andmid-career faculty. Thementoring activities should beperformedonanindividuallevelandmayalsoincludenetworkactivities.Activitiesshouldaddressmentor,mentee,andmentor-menteeactivitiesandprovideleadershiptraining.

Awards:Althoughthesizeofawardmayvarywiththescopeoftheresearcheducationprogramapplication,thetotaldirectcostsarelimitedto$135,000annually.LetterofIntent:November5,2017Deadline: December5,2017),by5:00PMlocaltimeofapplicantorganization.Alltypesofnon-AIDSapplicationsallowedforthisfundingopportunityannouncementaredueonthisdate.Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections toerrorsfoundintheapplicationduringthesubmissionprocessbytheduedate._____________________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:UnderstandingandModifyingTemporalDynamicsofCoordinatedNeuralActivity(R21)and(R01)Agency:NationalInstitutesofHealthPAR-17-463,R21Exploratory/DevelopmentalGrantPAR-17-466,R01ResearchProjectGrantRFPWebsite:https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-17-463.htmlBrief Description: Cognition appears to emerge at the level of populations of neurons, withinformation represented and organized as action potentials and network events that aretemporallycoordinatedacrossbrainareas.Forexample,therehavebeennotableadvancesinourbasic understanding of the role of local field potential (LFP) oscillations and large-scalecoordination of neural networks in learning and memory. In rodents, particular patterns oftemporaldynamicshavebeenshowntoproportionallyimproveorworsenworkingmemory,andparticularLFPoscillatorybandspredict episodic/relational learning.Thetaphaseprecession isanotherwell-knownprecisetemporalcodethatmightberequiredforoptimalcognition,andtheprecisereactivationofneuralactivityduringhippocampalsharpwaveripplesisalsoatemporallycoordinated representation that might be necessary for memory consolidation or decisionmaking.

Fromadiseasestandpoint,electrophysiologicalaberrationsexistinmanybraindisorders,andrecentfindingssuggestthatmodulatingelectrophysiologicalpatternscouldpotentiallyhavetherapeutic benefit.In schizophrenia, findings have suggested that systems-level

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electrophysiological endophenotypes are modifiable and that such modifications have thepotential to improvecognition. Inautism,themodestamountsofelectrophysiologicaldatathatexistinpatientsandmodelorganismssuggestthatthisdisorderalsohasdisruptionsintemporalcoordination of neural signals, and that electrophysiological patterns at the level of neuralpopulations might represent an intermediate, modifiable phenotype. Furthermore, rationally-developedpharmacologicalinterventionsarebeingtestedforautismspectrumdisorders,whoseeffect on temporal dynamics of electrophysiological patterns might be instructive to examine,especially if the treatments are directed at the cognitive impairments that lead to significantfunctionaldeficitsforsomepatients.

Thesebasicandtranslationalfindingsshouldbeexpandedtobetterunderstandthebrainalgorithms that implement learning, memory consolidation, attention, reasoning, affectregulation, and social interactions. The patterns of neural coordination can also be brought tobearonareasoftranslationsuchaspre-clinicaltargetvalidationstudiesinanimalsor,inhumans,astreatmenteffectivenessbiomarkersorasstratificationvariables.Workinnon-humanprimatesis also highly encouraged, as itwould provide a bridge between rodent and humanworkwithregardtoneuroanatomyandcognitivecapabilities.

Theunderlyingpremiseofthis fundingopportunity isthatcognitive,affective,andsocialdysfunction may result in part from compromised systems-level electrophysiological patterns;thatthesepatternsarenecessaryfornormalbrainfunction;andtherefore,treatmentswhosegoalis to improvethesedomainsof functionmightbemoreeffective if they improvetheunderlyingaberrantelectrophysiologicalpatterns.Awards:Thecombinedbudget fordirect costs for the twoyearprojectperiodmaynotexceed$275,000.Nomorethan$200,000mayberequestedinanysingleyear.LetterofIntent:NotRequiredDeadline: November 8. 2017,Standard datesapply , by 5:00 PM local time of applicantorganization. Alltypes of non-AIDS applicationsallowed for this funding opportunityannouncementaredueonthesedates.Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections toerrorsfoundintheapplicationduringthesubmissionprocessbytheduedate._____________________________________________________________________________________________Grant Program: BRAIN Initiative: Tools to Facilitate High-Throughput MicroconnectivityAnalysis(R01)Agency:NationalInstitutesofHealthRFA-MH-18-505RFPWebsite:https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-18-505.htmlBrief Description: This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is designed to supportdevelopment and validation of novel tools to facilitate the detailed analysis of brainmicroconnectivity.The primary goal is to provide techniques and resources for understandinganddelineatingthestructureofcomplexcircuitsatthelevelofsynapticconnections,aloneorincombinationwithmethodsforidentifyingimportantcellularandcircuitfeatures,forexample,forclassifying or characterizing cellular or synaptic phenotypes. Understanding and delineatingcomplex circuitswill provide insight into important cellular interactions that underlie brainfunction and ultimately complex behaviors. Defining cellular and circuit-level function isdependent on detailed knowledge about the components and structure of the circuit. Suchknowledge, in turn, is fundamental tounderstandinghowthese featuresunderliecognitionandbehavior, which should aid in the development of targeted cell-type and circuit-specifictherapeuticstotreatbraindisorders.Thisinitiativeisfocusedondevelopingandoptimizingtoolsandresourcestocharacterizethecellsandconnectionswithinneuronalcircuits.

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Recent advances in electron microscopy (EM) and alternative techniques for nanoscaleimaging have enabled major gains in the rate and quality of morphological and connectivityanalysisofneuronsandtheirembeddedcircuits.SomeofthesegainshavecomefromongoingEMefforts outside of NIH, including the HHMI Janelia Farm FlyEM project, the IARPA MICrONSproject, and major efforts from the Max Planck Institute in Germany. In addition, newertechniques such as expansion microscopy and array tomography, and emerging methods forbarcode-based tagging of synaptic connections, have advanced to the point they may beconsideredforthepurposesofmappingbrainconnectivitywithsynapseresolution.

Despitetheseongoingprojectsandtheprogresstheyhavemade,addressingthedramaticscaleofmappingcircuitsatthelevelofthetrillionsofsynapsesinthebrain,andthescopeoftheanalyticchallengesforinterpretingtheirconnectivity,requiresconcertedtechnicaldevelopmenttowardstruehigh-throughputmicroconnectomics.Thegoalofthisproposedeffortistoproducethe necessary tools, including novel or refined techniques and new datasets, to bringmicroconnectivity analysis into routine use for interrogating healthy and diseased brains, inmodel organisms and humans.More broadly, the intention is to putwithin reach the ultimatechallengeofunderstandingthecircuitlevelsubstratesofbrainactivity.

Developmentofnovel tools thatwilldelineateanatomicalconnectionsbetweencellsandexpandourknowledgeof circuit architectureand function isanareawellpoised foradditionalinvestment.Severaleffortsarecurrentlyunderwaytostudylarge-scale, long-rangeconnections,suchas theNIHHumanConnectomeProject,aswellas largescale rodentconnectional studies.ThisFOAsolicitsapplicationstodevelopnext-generation,innovativetechnologiesfortheanalysisofthemicroconnectome.TraditionalEMstudieshaveprovidedourbestunderstandingtodateofsynaptic connections but breakthroughs in additional imaging modalities hold promise foralternativeapproachesthatcanbeimplementedtodeliverhighqualityconnectionalinformationathighthroughput.

Tools/technologies relevant for this initiative are expected to be transformative, eitherthrough the development of novel tools that may be high-risk or through major advances incurrentapproachesthatbreakthroughtechnicalbarriersandwillsignificantly improvecurrentcapabilities.WhileanemphasisoftheBRAINinitiativeisthedevelopmentofnoveltoolstostudythe brain, herewe highlight the need for innovative approaches to bridge experimental scales.Studiesthatareabletoexploremolecularandcellularmechanismsofneuralactivitypermittingimproved precision and sensitivity in the analysis of micro-and macro-circuits are stronglyencouraged.Plansforvalidatingtheutilityofthetool/technologywillbeanessentialfeatureofasuccessfulapplication.Awards:Applicationbudgetsarenotlimitedbutneedtoreflecttheactualneedsoftheproposedproject.LetterofIntent:30dayspriortotheapplicationduedateDeadline: December 7, 2017 and November 13, 2018, by 5:00 PM local time of applicantorganization. Alltypes of non-AIDS applicationsallowed for this funding opportunityannouncementaredueonthesedates.NolateapplicationswillbeacceptedfortheFundingOpportunityAnnouncement.Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections toerrorsfoundintheapplicationduringthesubmissionprocessbytheduedate.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________DepartmentofDefense/USArmy/DARPA/ONRGrantProgram:DoDHearingRestorationResearchProgramFocusedResearchAward

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DoDHearingRestorationResearchProgramTranslationalResearchAwardAgency:DepartmentofDefenseDept.oftheArmy--USAMRAAW81XWH-17-HRRP-FRA;W81XWH-17-HRRP-TRAWebsite:https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=297413Brief Description: The FY17HRRP FRA is intended to support functional hearing restorationresearch that develops and validates assessment techniques and treatment methods usingpatient-centric outcomes to identify potential predictive indicators for successful treatment ofindividualslivingwithfunctionalauditorysystemdeficits.Theresearchinthisareashouldresultin refined diagnostic tools and improved evaluation of the effectiveness of therapeuticapproaches. Applications involving multidisciplinary collaborations among academia, industry,the military Services, the VA, and other Federal Government agencies are highly encouraged.Underthisawardmechanism,researchmaysupportcorrelativeorobservationalstudiesthatareassociatedwithanongoingorcompletedclinicaltrial.

The FY17 HRRP TRA mechanism is being offered in this first year of the program tosupport preclinical translational research that will accelerate the movement of promisinginitiatives relevant to hearing restoration into clinical applications. The ultimate goal oftranslationalresearchistomoveanobservationforwardintoclinicalapplicationandacceleratetheclinicalintroductionofhealthcareproducts,technologies,orpracticeguidelines.Observationsthatdrivearesearchideamaybederivedfromalaboratorydiscovery,population-basedstudies,or a clinician’s first-hand knowledge of patients and anecdotal data. However, PrincipalInvestigators(PIs)shouldnotviewtranslationalresearchasaone-waycontinuumfrombenchtobedside. The research plan should involve a reciprocal flow of ideas and information betweenbasicandclinicalscience.Awards:Fundingavailable:$6,400,000ProposalDeadline:November15,2017ContactInformation:CDMRPHelpDesk:301-682-5507Email:help@eBRAP.org_______________________________________________________________________________________Grant Program: DoD Psychological Health/ Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program,ComplexTraumaticBrainInjuryRehabilitationResearchClinicalResearchAwardAgency:DepartmentofDefenseDept.oftheArmy--USAMRAAW81XWH-17-CTRR-CRAWebsite:http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pa/FY17-PHTBI-CTRR-CTA.pdfBriefDescription:ThePH/TBIRPandJPC-8/CRMRPseekinnovativerehabilitationresearchthathasthepotentialtomakeasignificantimpactonimprovingthehealthandwell-beingofmilitaryServicemembers,Veterans,andother individualswithTBI.Theprogramschallenge theclinicalandscientificcommunitiestodesigninnovativeresearchthatwillfosternewdirectionsfor,andaddress neglected issues in, the field of TBI rehabilitation research. Applications frominvestigators within the military Services, and applications involving multidisciplinarycollaborationsamongacademia,industry,themilitaryServices,theU.S.DepartmentofVeteransAffairs(VA),andotherFederalGovernmentagenciesarehighlyencouraged.

The FY17/18 PH/TBIRP CTRR–CTA seeks research focused on potential interventionsrelevant to the mission of the JPC-8/CRMRP. To meet the intent of the award mechanism,applicationsmustberesponsivetooneorbothofthefollowingtwoFY17/18PH/TBIRPCTRR–CTAFocusAreas:1. Cognitive Rehabilitation: Cognitive rehabilitation-focused clinical trials should generate newknowledgetoconfirmwhethernovelorstandard-of-carerehabilitationinterventionsareeffectiveinremediatingcognitiveimpairments(e.g.,memory,processingspeed,executivefunctioning)and

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functional limitations after TBI. Applications specifically addressing barriers to participation inServicememberswithTBIarestronglyencouraged.2.VestibularRehabilitationandMechanismsofRecovery:Vestibularrehabilitationfocusedclinicaltrials should generate new knowledge to remediate symptoms (e.g., dizziness, vertigo, motionintolerance),impairments(e.g.,gaze,posturalanddynamicinstability),functionallimitations,andbarriers to participation (e.g., readiness to return to duty) associated with post-traumaticdizzinessand/orvestibularpathologyinpatientswithTBI.Applicationsshouldincludeaplantocollectdataacrossabroadrangeoffunctionaloutcomesincludingstandard-of-careDoDoutcomemeasures.Applicationsareencouragedtoincludeoneormoreaimsthatobjectivelycharacterizeneurologic mechanisms of recovery associated with novel and/or standard-of-care vestibularrehabilitationinterventions;includedataobtainedinasampleofactivedutymilitarypersonnel,and advanceunderstandingof rehabilitationprescription (to include frequency, intensity, time,andtypeoftherapeuticexercise).Awards: The anticipated total costs budgeted for the entire period of performance for anFY17/18 PH/TBIRP CTRR–CTAwill not exceed $2.5Million (M) for awards responding to theVestibular Rehabilitation and Mechanisms of Recovery Focus Area or $4.0M for awardsrespondingtotheCognitiveRehabilitationFocusArea.ProposalDeadline:Pre-ApplicationSubmissionDeadline:5:00p.m.Easterntime(ET),October11,2017•InvitationtoSubmitanApplication:November10,2017•ApplicationSubmissionDeadline:11:59p.m.ET,December27,2017ContactInformation:CDMRPHelpDesk:301-682-5507Email:help@eBRAP.org_______________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:YoungFacultyAward(YFA)Agency:DepartmentofDefenseDARPADARPA-RA-17-01Website:https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2017-09-07Brief Description: TheYFAprogram aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior facultypositions in academia as well as equivalent positions at non-profit research institutions andexpose themtonational securitychallengesandneeds.The2018solicitationwillprovidehigh-impact funding to elite researchers early in their careers to develop innovative researchdirections that enable transformativeDepartment ofDefense (DoD) capabilities. The long-termgoal of YFA is to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers who will focus asignificantportionoftheirfuturecareersonDoDandnationalsecurityissues.Eligibility:Participation in theYFAprogram is limited toany current tenure-trackAssistantorAssociateProfessors and to tenuredAssistant orAssociateProfessorswithin three (3) years oftheirtenureappointmentataU.S.institutionofhighereducationorequivalentataU.S.non-profitscience andtechnology research institutions. Proposals are not being sought fromforeignorganizations.PreviousYFArecipientsarenoteligibletoapplytothisoranyfutureYFAprogram.FocusAreas:The26YFAtopicareasfor2018arelistedbelow.FordetaileddescriptionsofteachtopicseePara.I.E.,“TopicAreas(TAs)”onP.6oftheYFAResearchAnnouncement(DARPA-RA-17-01)availablehere:https://go.usa.gov/xRFCZ

1. DesigningUngameablyComplexGames2. TopologicalPhotonics3. ArtificialIntelligenceforMaterialsDiscovery4. TransformativeRadiationSensing5. EngineeredInteractionswiththeEnergyoftheVacuum

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6. NovelMethodsforNonsurgicalBrainInterfaces7. Self-formingChronicCentralNervousSystem(CNS)NeuralInterfaces8. TheMinimal Plant: Engineering Plants for Easy Biosynthetic Pathway Designwith High

Modularity9. AntifoulingSolutionsforLarge,NonplanarOpticalSurfaces10. ReplicatingCell-CellInformationTransfer11. ProgrammableDNARepairforImprovedGenomeEditingOutcomes12. EfficientIntegratedNanophotonics13. AdversarialArtificialIntelligence(AI)14. DevelopingIntelligentSensorsforFentanylandRelatedToxins15. HighQualityAtomicTrapsandWaveguides16. WidebandEfficiencyinMillimeterWavePowerAmplifiers17. MaterialsandActuatorInnovationforSmallScaleMobilityandManipulation18. ReducingSoftwareAttackSurfacethroughCompiler-RewriterCooperation19. ComputationalModelsoftheSpreadofFalseorMisleadingInformation20. BigDataSummarization21. DecentralizedControlofNetworkedUnmannedAutonomousSystems22. REsiliencethroughCOmposableLogistics(RECOiL)23. WideAreaSensingUsingtheInternetofThings24. TacticalTerrainAnalysis25. ThermostructuralSensitivitytoUncertainties26. SwarmIntentUnderstanding

Awards: The Research Announcement (RA) solicitation seeks grant proposals for researchactivityconsistingofa24-monthbaseperiod.Each12-monthintervalofthebaseperiodshouldnotexceed$250,000.Proposalsshouldalso includea12-monthoptionperiodwithamaximumfundinglevelof$500,000.The12-monthoptionperiod,referredtoasthe“Director’sFellowship,”will be reserved for a limited number of awardees who demonstrate exceptional YFA projectperformanceoverthe24-monthbaseperiod.AtargetstartdateofJuly2018maybeassumedforplanningpurposes.ProposalDeadline:ExecutivesummariesaredueOct.2,2017,at4p.m.EasternTime,andfullproposalsaredueDec.4,2017,at4p.m.EasternTime..Contact Information: For all submission details, including eligibility, please refer to the RAhere:https://go.usa.gov/xRFCZ_______________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:DoDOrthoticsandProstheticsOutcomesResearchAwardAgency:DepartmentofDefenseDept.oftheArmy--USAMRAAW81XWH-17-OPORP-OPORAWebsite: https://www.scholarshipandgrants.com/business-grants/dod-orthotics-and-prosthetics-outcomes-research-award/Brief Description: The FY17 OPORP Orthotics and Prosthetics Outcomes Research Award(OPORA) challenges the scientific community to addresswhich orthotic and prosthetic devicesgenerate the best patient outcomes. Outcomes focused research is used to support evidence-based practice which guides providers in the optimization of care to Service members andVeteranswithlimblossand/orlimbimpairment.Itisexpectedthatanyresearchfindingswillalsoprovidebenefittothegeneralpopulation.Applicationsinvolvingmultidisciplinarycollaborationsamong academia, industry, themilitary Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), andotherFederalGovernmentagenciesarehighlyencouraged.TheFY17OPORPOPORAisintended

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to support research that evaluates the comparative effectiveness of orthotic and prostheticdevicesusingpatient-centricoutcomes forServicemembersandVeteranswhohaveundergonelimbamputation.TheFY17OPORPOPORAisfocusedonoutcomes-basedbestpracticesthroughanalysis of themerits of prosthetic and orthotic device options currently available, not on thedevelopmentof new, or the improvementof existing, technology.The intent of the award is togenerate clinically useful evidence thatwill enhance and optimize patient outcomes. The FY17OPORPOPORAoffersfundingfortwoFundingLevels.ThefollowingaregeneralizeddescriptionsofthescopeofresearchappropriateforeachFundingLevel:FundingLevel1/NewInvestigator:Thislevelisfornewinvestigatorsonly,andmaysupportpilotresearchwithoutpreliminarydataor research that is already supported by preliminary data and has the potential to makesignificant advancements toward clinical translation. Specific eligibility details are provided inSection II.C,Eligibility Information.FundingLevel2:Research that is supportedbypreliminarydataandhasthepotentialtomakesignificantadvancementstowardclinicaltranslation.Awards:StandardGrants;AvailableFunding:$10,000,000ProposalDeadline:January18,2018ContactInformation:CDMRPHelpDesk:301-682-5507Email:help@eBRAP.org

___________________________________________________________________________________DepartmentofEnergyGrantProgram:Generation3ConcentratingSolarPowerSystemsAgency:DepartmentofEnergy DE-FOA-0001697Website: https://www.energy.gov/eere/sunshot/funding-opportunity-announcement-generation-3-concentrating-solar-power-systems-gen3cspBrief Description: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Efficiency and RenewableEnergy(EERE)SolarEnergyTechnologyOffice(SETO)isseekingapplicationsunderthisFundingOpportunity Announcement (FOA) to fund applied research and development to enable thereductionofthelevelizedcostofelectricity(LCOE)generatedbyconcentratingsolarpower(CSP)to 6 ¢/kWh-electric or less,without subsidies. This FOA intends to develop integrated thermalsystemsolutionstoovercomethetemperaturelimitationsofcurrentCSPsystems,whileloweringcapital costs by enabling the use of advanced turbines and achieving a higher overall systemefficiency in converting solar thermal energy into electricity. Applications to this FOA areexpectedtoadvanceindividualhightemperaturecomponentswhichhavebeendevelopedatlabscale, and test themasan integrated systemat amulti-MWthermal scale that canaccept solarthermal energy, store it, and efficiently deliver it to a working fluid at high temperature,representativeofahighefficiencypowercycle.SubmissionDeadline:InformationalWebinar: September19,2017,1:00-2:00p.m.ETSubmission Deadline for MandatoryConceptPapers: October27,20175:00pmET

Submission Deadline for FullApplications: January19,20185:00pmET

ContactInformation:EERE-ExchangeSupport@Hq.Doe.Gov_______________________________________________________________________________________

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GrantProgram:RFI:SolarEnergyTechnologyAnalysis&DataNeedsAgency:DepartmentofEnergy DE-FOA-0001818Website:https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/#FoaId2f31dbc5-6e1c-469a-a85b-dd174b90e0c2BriefDescription:TheSolarEnergyTechnologiesOffice(SETO),intheOfficeofEnergyEfficiencyandRenewable Energy (EERE) of theU.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is requesting input onintegrateddataandanalysisneedsacrossthesolarvaluechaintoinformneartomid-termplansfor the development of information based network planning, real time optimization, andbankability tools in thecontextof theSunShot2030goals. SETOaims tobetterunderstand theinformation-related problems and questions that exist for key stakeholders, includingmanufacturers, project developers, financiers, engineering procurement and constructionbusinesses, state and local jurisdictions, researchers, analysts, and others supporting thetechnologicaladvancementandwidescaleadoptionofsolartechnology.RFI:ResponsestothisRFImustbesubmittedelectronicallytosolaranalysis@ee.doe.govnolaterthan5:00pm(ET)onOctober6,2017.Responsesmustbeprovidedasattachmentstoanemail.Itisrecommendedthatattachmentswithfilesizesexceeding25MBbecompressed(i.e.,zipped)toensure message delivery. Messages that are over 25MB, even after compression, will not bedelivered.ResponsesmustbeprovidedasaMicrosoftWord(.docx)attachmenttotheemail,andnomorethan10pagesinlength,12pointfont,1inchmargins.Onlyelectronicresponseswillbeaccepted.Deadline:October06,2017ContactInformation:EERE-ExchangeSupport@Hq.Doe.Gov_______________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:AdvancedPowerElectronicsDesignforSolarApplicationsAgency:DepartmentofEnergy DE-FOA-0001740Website: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId53bdf98a-0c8e-4bc1-9a5c-81810df79f69BriefDescription:ThisFundingOpportunityAnnouncement(FOA)will fundresearchthatcanenablesignificantreductionsinthelifetimecostsofpowerelectronics(PE)forsolarphotovoltaic(PV)energythatalignwithmeetingtheSunShot2030goals,andlikewiseenableversatilecontrolfunctionalities to support grid integration of solar PV for enhanced grid services. Powerelectronicstechnologyisfundamentalforrenewableenergysystems,andespeciallyforsolarPVasthecriticallinkbetweensolarPVarraysandtheelectricgrid.In comparison to the state of the art, the SunShot Initiative seeks to fund early-stage solar PEresearchprojectstoenablethefollowingobjectives:1)Lowerthelifetimecostofresidential,commercial,andutility-scalesolarPVinverter/convertersolutions;2) Develop innovative modular, multi-purpose solar PV power electronics designs that offerenhancedservicesforimprovedlifetimevalueandlowergridintegrationcosts.TheeXCHANGEsystemiscurrentlydesignedtoenforceharddeadlinesforConceptPaperandFullApplication submissions. The APPLY and SUBMIT buttons automatically disable at the definedsubmissiondeadlines.Theintentionofthisdesignistoconsistentlyenforceastandarddeadlineforallapplicants.

Applicants that experience issues with submissions PRIOR to the FOA Deadline: In theeventthatanApplicantexperiencestechnicaldifficultieswithasubmission,theApplicantshouldcontact the eXCHANGE helpdesk for assistance (exchangehelp@hq.doe.gov). The eXCHANGEhelpdesk and/or the EERE eXCHANGE System Administrators will assist the Applicant inresolving all issues. Applicants that experience issues with submissions that result in a late

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submission: In the event that an Applicant experiences technical difficultieswith a submissionthat results in a late submission, the Applicant should contact the eXCHANGE helpdesk forassistance (exchangehelp@hq.doe.gov). The eXCHANGE helpdesk and/or EERE eXCHANGESystem Administrators will assist the Applicant in resolving all issues (including finalizing thesubmission on behalf of and with the Applicant's concurrence). DOE will only accept lateapplicationswhentheApplicanthasa)encounteredtechnicaldifficultiesbeyondtheircontrol;b)has contacted the helpdesk for assistance; and c) has submitted the application througheXCHANGEwithin24hoursoftheFOA'sposteddeadline.AnInformationalWebinarwillbeheldonThursday,September21st.Toregisterforthewebinar,please follow this link:https://doe.webex.com/doe/j.php?MTID=mee0e52f24b9aca5193609c1f50b05714Award:Upto$500,000;AvailableFunding:$24,000,000.LetterofIntent:ConceptPaperSubmissionDeadline:10/12/20175:00PMETProposalDeadline:FullApplicationSubmissionDeadline:12/15/20175:00PMETContactInformation:EERE-ExchangeSupport@Hq.Doe.Gov_______________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:High-Energy-DensityLaboratoryPlasmaScienceAgency:DepartmentofEnergy DE-FOA-0001801Website:https://science.energy.gov/~/media/grants/pdf/foas/2017/SC_FOA_0001801.pdfBriefDescription:TheFusionEnergySciences(FES)programoftheOfficeofScience(SC)andtheDefenseProgram (DP) of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), both of the U.S.DepartmentofEnergy(DOE), jointlyannouncetheirinterestsinreceivinggrantapplicationsfornew awards and grant renewals for research in the SC-NNSA Joint Program in High-EnergyDensity(HED) laboratoryplasmas.All individualsorgroupsplanningtosubmitapplicationsfornew or renewal funding in Fiscal Year 2018 should submit in response to this FundingOpportunityAnnouncement(FOA).Thespecificareasofinterestare:

1.HEDHydrodynamics2.Radiation-DominatedDynamicsandMaterialProperties3.MagnetizedHEDPlasmaPhysics4.NonlinearOpticsofPlasmasandLaser-PlasmaInteractions5.RelativisticHEDPlasmasandIntenseBeamPhysics6.WarmDenseMatter7.High-Z,MultiplyIonizedHEDAtomicPhysics8.DiagnosticsforHEDLaboratoryPlasmas.

Award:Upto$500,000;AvailableFunding:$24,000,000.LetterofIntent:Required;Deadline:October1,2017ProposalDeadline:November15,2017ContactInformation:Dr.KramerU.Akli,OfficeofScience301-903-2943;Kramer.Akli@science.doe.gov_______________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:FossilFuelLarge-ScalePilotsAgency:DepartmentofEnergy DE-FOA-0001788Website:https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/PublicSearch/Public_Opportunities.aspx

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Brief Description: This FOA seeks applications for projects to design, construct, and operatelarge-scale pilots of transformational coal technologies aimed at enabling step changeimprovements in coalpowered systemperformance, efficiency, and costof electricity.TheFOAwillbecarriedoutinthreephases,withadown-selectbetweenphases.PhaseI,Feasibility,willbeaimed at supporting recipients’ efforts to secure team commitments, including host sites andrecipient cost share forPhase II, update thepreliminary cost estimateand schedule fordesign,construction, and operation, and complete an environmental information volume. Projectsselected for Phase II, Design, will complete a Front End Engineering Design study, secureconstruction-operationcost share funding, andcomplete theNationalEnvironmentalPolicyActprocess.Finally,atleasttwoprojectswillbeselectedforPhaseIII,Construction-Operation,whichwill support construction and operation of the large-scale pilot facilities. Any recipientsproceeding to Phase IIIwill be required to utilize domestic coal and/or domestic coal-derivedfuelsintheoperationperiod.ApplicantstoPhaseIwhoplantoprimarilyuseotherfuelsourcesduring operations will be judged non-responsive.While only detailed Phase I applications arebeingsolicitedatthistime,informationrelatingtopreliminaryplanstocarryoutPhasesIIandIIIwillberequiredtoassessthepotentialviabilityoftheoverallproject.Award: EERE expects tomake approximately $2,500,000 of Federal funding available for newawardsunderthisFOA,subjecttotheavailabilityofappropriatedfunds.EEREanticipatesmakingapproximately1-2awardsunderthisFOA.EEREmayissueone,multiple,ornoawards.Individualawardsmayvarybetween$1,250,000and$2,500,000.ProposalDeadline:October19,2017ContactInformation:RaelynnHonkusRaelynn.Honkus@netl.doe.gov

_________________________________________________________________________________________________NASAGrantProgram:UseoftheNASAPhysicalSciencesInformaticsSystem-AppendixDAgency:NASANNH17ZTT001N-17PSI-DWebsite:https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=a3086df0e6b38ec720476107b522fd90Brief Description: This National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ResearchAnnouncement(NRA)solicitsground-basedresearchproposalsfromestablishedresearchersandgraduate students to generate new scientific insights by utilizing experimental data residing inNASA's Physical Sciences Informatics (PSI) system (http://psi.nasa.gov), an online database ofcompleted physical science reduced-gravity flight experiments conducted on the InternationalSpaceStation(ISS),SpaceShuttle flights,andFree-flyers,or fromrelatedground-basedstudies.The solicitation (NNH17ZTT001N-17PSI-D), entitled "Use of the NASA Physical SciencesInformatics System - Appendix D," will be available on or about September 15, 2017. Uponrelease, thesolicitationwillbe foundviathefollowingsteps:1.OpentheNSPIREShomepageathttp://nspires.nasaprs.com/2.Select"Solicitations"3.Select"OpenSolicitations"4.Select"UseoftheNASAPhysicalSciencesInformaticsSystemNNH17ZTT001N"5.SelectListofOpenProgramElements6.Select"UseoftheNASAPhysicalSciencesInformaticsSystem-AppendixD"7.Select"AppendixDNNH17ZTT001N-17PSI-D"underAnnouncementDocuments.NASAplanstohostaproposers' conference via WebEx shortly after the release of the Appendix to provide moreinformationandtoanswerquestionsabouttheNRAandthePSIsystem.NASA'sPhysicalSciencesResearch Program conducts fundamental and applied physical sciences research, with the

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objectiveofenablingexplorationandpioneeringscientificdiscovery.NASA'sexperiments inthevariousdisciplinesofphysicalsciencerevealhowphysicalsystemsrespondtothenearabsenceofgravity.Theyalsorevealhowotherphenomenawhichhaveasmallinfluenceonphysicalsystemsinearth'sgravity,candominatesystembehaviorinspace.ThePSIsystem(http://psi.nasa.gov)isan online, publicly accessible database of completed physical science reduced-gravity flightexperimentsconductedontheISS,SpaceShuttleflights,orFreeFlyersandrelatedground-basedstudies. It is a tool designed for researchers to data mine information from reduced-gravityphysicalsciencesexperimentsanduse it to furtherscience inaccordancewiththeopenscienceapproach,whilealsomeetingtherequirementsofthenation'sOpenDataPolicy.ThisNRAsolicitsground-based researchproposals thatpresenta compelling caseonhow theexperimentaldatafromthePSIsystemwillbeusedtopromotetheadvancementoffurtherresearch.Proposersmustshow a clear path from the scientific data obtained from the PSI system to the proposedinvestigation.Inaddition,theprojectmustaddressanimportantproblemintheproposedareaofresearch and advance scientific knowledge or technology. This NRA will remain open for fiveyears.Therewillbeannualcallforproposalsthroughaseriesofappendiceswhichareplannedtobe released yearly. In general, theNRA solicits research in the following six research areas: 1)Biophysics,2)CombustionScience,3)ComplexFluids,4)FluidPhysics,5)FundamentalPhysics,and6)MaterialsScience.ThisannouncementincludesAppendixD,whichwillsolicitproposalsinseveralresearchareasidentifiedabove.SeethefullAppendixDforthelistoftheresearchareassolicitedandeligiblePSIinvestigations.ProposalsforAppendixDaredueonoraboutDecember15, 2017. This solicitation is applicable to researchers in all categories of U.S. and non-U.S.organizations,includingeducationalinstitutions,industry,nonprofitorganizations,NASACentersand other U.S. Government agencies. This NRA is soliciting proposals from two types ofinvestigators: 1) established researchers, including postdoctoral scholars; 2) graduate students(with academic advisors) from accredited U.S. postsecondary institutions and programs.Proposals from graduate students must be submitted by their advisor. Principal Investigators(PIs)maycollaboratewithinvestigatorsfromuniversities,FederalGovernmentlaboratories,theprivatesector,stateandlocalgovernmentlaboratories,andothercountries.Proposalsincludinginternationalparticipationareeligible,providedNASApoliciesregardingtheconductofresearchwithnon-U.S.organizationsaremet.Proposalsmustbesubmittedbyanauthorizedofficialoftheproposing organization. Proposals must be submitted electronically. Proposersmay use eitherNSPIRES (http://nspires.nasaprs.com/ ) or Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov ) for proposalsubmission.EveryorganizationthatintendstosubmitaproposalinresponsetothisNRAmustberegistered with NSPIRES, and such registration must identify the authorized organizationrepresentative(s) who will submit the electronic proposal. Instructions on how to register inNSPIRESareprovided in theNRA.Eachelectronicproposal systemplaces requirementson theregistration of principal investigators and other participants (e.g., co-investigators). Potentialproposersandproposingorganizationsareurgedtoaccessthesystem(s)well inadvanceoftheproposal due date(s) to familiarize themselves with its structure and enter the requestedinformation.QuestionswithregardtorespondingtothisNRAmaybeaddressedtothecontactsreferencedinthefullsolicitationdocument.ThisisabroadagencyannouncementasspecifiedinFAR6.102(d)(2).Awards:TBAResponseDeadline:December15,2017Contact: Dr. Francis Chiaramonte, Program Scientist for Physical Sciencesfrancis.p.chiaramonte@nasa.govPhone:202-358-0693

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NationalEndowmentofHumanitiesGrantProgram:NextGenerationHumanitiesPhDPlanningGrantsAgency:NationalEndowmentofHumanitiesWebsite: https://www.neh.gov/grants/education/next-generation-humanities-phd-planning-grantsBrief Description: Next Generation Humanities PhD Planning Grants support universities inpreparing to institute wide-ranging changes in humanities doctoral programs. Humanitiesknowledgeandmethodscanmakeanevenmoresubstantialimpactonsocietyifstudentsareableto translatewhat they learn in doctoral programs into amultitude of careers.NextGenerationPhDPlanningGrantsaredesignedtobringtogethervarious importantconstituenciestodiscussand strategize, and then to produce plans that will transform scholarly preparation in thehumanitiesatthedoctorallevel.Studentswillbepreparedtoundertakevariouskindsofcareers,andhumanitiesPhDprogramswillincreasetheirrelevanceforthetwenty-firstcentury.GranteeinstitutionsmustprovidefundsraisedfromnonfederalthirdpartiesequaltothegrantfundsreleasedbyNEH.Awards:NEHwilloffersuccessfulapplicantsa1:1matchinggrantofupto$25,000foraslongastwelvemonths.Thusthetotalgrantwillcometoamaximumof$50,000:upto$25,000raisedbythegranteeinstitutionfromnonfederalthirdparties,andupto$25,000providedbyNEH..ProposalDeadline:November 1, 2017: Create or verify your institution’s Entity record at the System for AwardManagementbythisdateNovember15,2017:Registeryour institution(orverify itsregistration)withGrants.govbythisdateNovember29,2017:SubmitapplicationthroughGrants.govbythisdateContact: Contact the staff of NEH’s Division of Education Programs at 202-606-8500ornextgen@neh.gov. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing can contact NEH via FederalRelay(TTYusers)at800-877-8399._________________________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:SummerAwardsAgency:NationalEndowmentofHumanitiesWebsite:https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/summer-stipendsBriefDescription:SummerStipendssupport individualspursuingadvancedresearchthat isofvaluetohumanitiesscholars,generalaudiences,orboth.Eligibleprojectsusuallyresultinarticles,monographs,books,digitalmaterialsandpublications,archaeologicalsitereports,translations,oreditions. Projects must not result solely in the collection of data; instead they must alsoincorporateanalysisandinterpretation.

SummerStipendssupportcontinuousfull-timeworkonahumanitiesprojectforaperiodoftwoconsecutivemonths.SummerStipendssupportprojectsatanystageofdevelopment.Awards:$6,000stipend.ProposalDeadline:September27,2017forProjectsBeginningMay2018Contact:ContactNEH’sDivisionofResearchProgramsat202-606-8200orstipends@neh.gov

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BillandMelindaGatesFoundationGrantProgram:GrandChallengeProgramAgency:Bill&MelindaGatesFoundationWebsite:https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/BriefDescription:TheBill&MelindaGatesFoundationisinvitingproposalsforthelatestroundof Grand Challenges Explorations.Grand Challenges Explorationsfosters early-stage discoveryresearchtoexpandthepipelineof ideas forsolvingourgreatestglobalhealthanddevelopmentchallenges. Launched in 2008 with an initial $100 million commitment from the foundation,GrandChallengesExplorationsgrantshavealreadybeenawardedtomorethan1300researchersinmorethan65countries.

• Novel Approaches for Improving Timeliness of Routine Immunization Birthdose andHealthcareWorkerSkillinLow-ResourceSettings;

• HealthyMindsforAdolescentMothers:AchievingHealthyOutcomesfortheFamily;• InnovationsforIntegratedDiagnosticsSystems

Awards:GrandChallengesExplorationsisaninitiativewhereinitialgrantsareforUSD$100,000andsuccessfulprojectsareeligibletoreceivefollow-onfundingofuptoUSD$1million.Proposalsare solicited twice a year for an expanding set of global health and development topics.Applications areonly twopages, andnopreliminarydata is required.Applicants canbe at anyexperiencelevel;inanydiscipline;andfromanyorganization,includingcollegesanduniversities,government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profitcompanies.ProposalDeadline:Wednesday,November8,11:30amPacificTimeContact:Formoreinformation,pleasealsocontactEricBlitz,AssociateDirectorforDevelopmentCorporateandFoundationRelations,eric.blitz@njit.edu

____________________________________________________________________________________BrightFocusFoundationGrantProgram:ResearchGrantsandFellowshipsAgency:BrightFocusFoundationWebsite:https://www.brightfocus.org/grants/types-grantsBriefDescription:Alzheimer'sDiseaseResearchProgram:TheADRprogramofferstwotypesofawards:

StandardAwardsThe standard award provides significant funding for researchers who have alreadygenerated some amount of preliminary data, but are often required to demonstrateadditional,significantprogressbeforetheycanapplytogovernmentalorindustrialfundingagencies.

• AwardAmount:$300,000• Duration:3years

PostdoctoralFellowshipAwardsPostdoctoral fellowshipawardsare intended foryoung researchers in their final stagesofmentoredtraining.Theseawardsfundprojects inanestablishedlaboratorythatwillserveasthebasisfortheapplicant'sownindependentresearchcareer.

• AwardAmount:$150,000• Duration:2years

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MacularDegenerationResearchProgramStandardAwardsThe standard award provides significant funding for researchers who have alreadygenerated some amount of preliminary data, but are often required to demonstrateadditional,significantprogressbeforetheycanapplytogovernmentalorindustrialfundingagencies.

• Maximumawardvalue:$160,000• Maximumduration:2years

NationalGlaucomaResearchProgramStandardAwardsThe standard award provides significant funding for researchers who have alreadygenerated some amount of preliminary data, but are often required to demonstrateadditional,significantprogressbeforetheycanapplytogovernmentalorindustrialfundingagencies.

• AwardAmount:$150,000• MaximumDuration:2years

ProposalDeadline:ApplicationdeadlinesforBrightFocusresearchgrantsvarybyprogram.Youcansignuptoreceivenotificationsofnewrequestforproposal(RFP)announcementsandapplicationdeadlines.Deadline:Alzheimer'sDiseaseResearchGrantsDuedate:October18,2017Duetothelargevolumeofproposalsreceived,wenolongeracceptproposalsthataremailedoremailedtothefoundation.Youmustapplyonline.Deadline:MacularDegenerationResearchGrants

• LetterofIntentFY18:DueJuly11,2017• FullapplicationsFY18(byinvitationonly):DueNovember1,2017

Note:Alldeadlinesare11:59p.m.EST(Washington,D.C.)onthedayofthedeadline.Contact:Formoreinformation,pleasealsocontactEricBlitz,AssociateDirectorforDevelopmentCorporateandFoundationRelations,eric.blitz@njit.eduIfyouareconsideringaresearchopportunity that fallsoutsideof themechanisms listedbelow,BrightFocusinvitesyoutoscheduleatimetodiscussyourideaswiththeScientificAffairsstaff

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StreamlyneUpdate

It has been very exciting to introduce Streamlyne as the new tool for Grant Management.Streamlyne is simplifying the pre-award proposal submission processes promoting sharedinformationtechnology(IT),andimprovingthetimelinessofgrantcloseout.

FY17wasaclear testimonyofwhat theNJITcommunitycanachieveworkingasa team. InFY17,515proposalsweresubmittedtoexternalfundingagencies.SincethepilotphaserolledoutinOctober2017,315proposalsweresubmittedthroughStreamlyne.AlthoughthereweresomeissuesatthebeginningwiththeSystemtoSystem(S2S)submissions,todayweareabletosubmit99%S2Swithnoerrorsduetosystem.Currentlywehavecustomizedthesysteminthefollowingareas:

• Abletodownloadthepackagewithallforms–therearestillsomeexceptionstothisasthefederalgovernmentcontinuestochangesomeofthestandardforms.

• Validationerrorpriortosubmission–thisallowstoreviewthepackageforerrors

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• WorkFlowapprovaltransparenttoallusers• BudgetformscustomizedtoNSFand/orS2S• Sub-awardbudgetseasilydownload–thiswillallowbettermanagementoftheaward

New “How to Do” videos have been posted on the research websitehttp://www5.njit.edu/research/streamlyne/. These videos show step-by-step process on thefollowingtasks:♦HowtoBeginProposalSubmissioninStreamlyne♦HowtoInputProposalBudget♦HowtoProcessApprovals♦HowtoUploadProposalAttachments♦HowtoSearchforaProposalthatisinRoute♦DifferenceBetween"PrimeSponsorCode"and"SponsorCode"♦HowtoSelectanRRBudget,RRSub-awardorModularBudget♦HowtoAddaStudent/Summary♦ParticipantSupportCategories♦SuppliesSpecificCategoryMaterials♦HowtoCreateaModularBudgetAlso,thefollowinglinksmaybehelpful:♦StreamlyneBenefitsforProposalSubmissionandGrantManagement♦Grants.govPresentationonOnlineProposalSubmissionSystems♦StreamlyneNewsletterV2017.1♦StreamlyneFAQsFaculty and staff having any questions on proposal submission, may contact their collegerepresentatives, and also followupwith JustinSamolewicz, Associate Director (Pre Award)973-596-3145;justin.m.samolewicz@njit.edu; and Eric Hetherington, Director, SponsoredResearch Programs Administration 973-596-3631;eric.d.hetherington@njit.edu. The collegerepresentativestohelpPIsonproposalsubmissionsare

JohnMcCarthy,NCEDirectorofResearch(973)596-3247;john.p.mccarthy@njit.eduCristoLeon,CSLADirectorofResearch(973)596-6426;cristo.e.yanezleon@njit.eduNancyHenderson,CCSProjectManager973-596-5687;nancy.henderson@njit.eduIrisPantoja,CoADandSOMProjectManager973-596-4483;irp3@njit.edu__________________________________________________________________________________________