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Issue:ORN-2018-15_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________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/.

GrantOpportunityAlerts:KeywordIndex:Page1SpecialAnnouncement:Page2RecentAwards:Page3StreamlyneQuestionoftheWeek:Page4 IntheNews(Relatedtoresearchfunding):Page4WebinarsandEvents:Page5 GrantOpportunities:Page8StreamlyneUpdate:Page36

GrantOpportunityAlerts

KeywordsandAreasIncludedintheGrantOpportunityAlertSectionBelowNSF: Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI); STEM + Computing K-12 Education (STEM+C);Accelerating Discovery: Educating the Future STEM Workforce (AD); Dear Colleague Letter:Advancing Long-term Reuse of Scientific Data; Computer and Information Science andEngineering(CISE)ResearchInitiationInitiative(CRII)NIH:BRAINInitiative:TargetedBRAINCircuitsProjects-TargetedBCP(R01);NIHDirector'sEarlyIndependence Award (DP5); International Bioethics Research Training Program (D43); BRAINInitiative:NewTechnologiesandNovelApproachesforLarge-ScaleRecordingandModulationinthe Nervous System (R01); NEI Translational Research Program (TRP) to Develop NovelTherapiesandDevicesfortheTreatmentofVisualSystemDisorders(R24)Department of Defense/US Army/DARPA/ONR: 3-DimensionalModeling and Simulation forLifetime Predictions; Computers and Humans Exploring Software Security (CHESS); SIGMA+Sensors;Noticeof Intent fortheFundingOpportunity forBilateralAcademicResearchInitiative(BARI) Pilot Program; Proof of Concept Commercialization Pilot Program Innovation Corps@DepartmentofDefense(I-Corps@DoD);2019DepartmentofDefenseMultidisciplinaryResearchProgram of the University Research Initiative (MURI); 2019DEFENSEUNIVERSITY RESEARCHINSTRUMENTATIONPROGRAM(DURIP);AirForceFiscalYear2019YoungInvestigatorResearchProgram(YIP)DepartmentofEducation:EducationInnovationandResearchProgram:Early-phaseGrantsDepartment of Energy: Solar Energy Technologies; Hydrogen and Fuel Cell R&D; IndustryPartnerships for Cybersecurity of Energy Delivery Systems (CEDS); CriticalWater Issues PrizeCompetitionRFI;SolidOxideFuelCellsCoreTechnologyResearchEPA(EnvironmentalProtectionAgency):FY2019PollutionPreventionGrantProgram

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NASA: Transformational Tools and Technologies (TTT); Astrophysics Data Analysis; DiscoveryDataAnalysis;AdvancedInformationSystemsTechnologyNational Endowment of Humanities: Research and Development; Digital HumanitiesAdvancementGrantsAmericanDiabetesAssociation:PathwayProgramCisco:ResearchandOpenInnovation

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SpecialAnnouncement

President’sForumandInaugurationofTheHenryJ.andErnaD.LeirResearchInstituteforBusiness,Technology,andSociety

April30,2018:10.00AMto2.00PM,BallroomA/BandMTSMTheHenryJ.andErnaD.LeirResearchInstituteforBusiness,Technology,andSociety,fundedby$1.5milliongrantfromTheLeirCharitableFoundationswillhaveanintegrateddualmissiontoconduct business and management research and direct targeted outreach, both throughpartnerships with the academic and business communities, regional economic leaders andgovernmentagencies.Itsprimaryresearchinitiativeswillcenteronpredictiveandproactivedataanalyticsfordisruptiveevents,businessvulnerabilitiesandriskmitigation;metricsforcorporateresiliency,sustainability,riskexposureandbusinessethics;andreal-timesupplyanddemandriskassessmentacrossthevaluechainusingsocialmediasources.Otherareastobeexploredaswellinclude advancedmachine learning and autonomous intelligencewith knowledgemanagementconstructs; enterprise tools to provide data visibility and security in heterogeneous legacysystems; and management-focused data insights and knowledge visualization with interactiveenterprise simulation. Of special interest is the advancement of novel Internet of Thingstechnologies.President’sForumandInaugurationofTheHenryJ.andErnaD.LeirResearchInstituteforBusiness,Technology,andSocietyAgendaBallroomA/B10.00AM-10.30AM: WelcomeRemarks

JoelBloom,President MargotGibis,PresidentoftheLeirCharitableFoundations VinceDeCaprio,ViceChair,BOT FadiDeek,ProvostandSeniorExecutiveVP AtamDhawan,SeniorViceProvostforResearch10.30AM-10.45AM: InstituteMissionandIntroductiontoPanelists

Reggie Caudill, Dean and Director, The Henry J. and Erna D. LeirResearchInstituteforBusiness,Technology,andSociety

10.45AM-11.45AM: President’s Forum: Panel on Cognitive Techniques and InnovativeManagement Strategies to Enhance Corporate Sustainability,Resiliency,andAgility

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ReggieCaudill,DeanandPanelModerator KumarBhaskaran,ProgramDirectorinIndustryResearch,IBM

Research JohnSchwall,ChiefOperatingOffice,IEXGroups,Inc. ShravanthiBudhi,MTSMStudent/AvanadeScholar/SalesforceWiz YiChen,AssociateProfessorandHenryJ.LeirChairofHealthcare

BillRapp,ProfessorandHenryJ.LeirChairofInternationalTradeandBusiness

11.45AM–12.30PM: LunchandNetworkingSessionMTSMBuilding12.45PM–1.00PM: InaugurationCeremonyattheHenryJ.andErnaD.Leir ResearchInstituteforBusiness,Technology,andSociety1.00PM–2.00PM: InstituteandLaboratoryTour CoffeeandDessertsThisPresident’sforumisafeaturedeventintheAlbertDormanHonorsCollegeColloquiumSeriesandismadepossibleinpartbythegeneroussupportoftheDeCaprioFamily.

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RecentResearchGrantandContractAwards

Congratulationstofacultyandstaffonreceivingresearchgrantandcontractawards!PI:WendaCai(PI)andPhilipGoode(Co-PI)Department:CenterforSolarTerrestrialResearch Grant/ContractProjectTitle:CollaborativeResearchinSolarPhysicsbetweenKASI,SNU,andBBSOFunding Agency: KASIDuration:06/01/18-05/31/19PI:WilliamMarshall(PI)Department:NJIT Grant/Contract Project Title: Advanced Manufacturing for Weapon Systems StandardizationandEffectiveness(AMWSSE)Funding Agency: US Army (Picatinny Arsenal) Duration: 04/18/18-03/27/19 PI:SamuelLieber(PI)Department:BiomedicalEngineeringandCoAD Grant/ContractProjectTitle:CaseStudyonApplicationsofStainlessSteelFunding Agency: Howmedica Osteonics Corp. Duration:04/03/18-12/31/18

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PI:YanYong(PI)(correction)Department:ChemistryandEnvironmentalSciences Grant/Contract Project Title: Hybrid Halide Perovskite Materials for Photocatalytic Carbon-CarbonBondFormationFunding Agency: NSF Duration:07/01/18-06/30/21

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StreamlyneQuestionoftheWeekQuestion: HowcanIupdatemyeRACommonsIDforallfutureNIHproposals?Answer: Go toMainMenu>Setting>Person Extended Attributes, click "Edit", enter it under

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IntheNews…

(NationalandFederalNewsRelatedtoResearchFundingandGrantOpportunities)

Universities'R&DPriorities:TheCoalitionforNationalSecurityResearchispreparingtoseekanincreaseforthearmedservices'UniversityResearchInitiatives,withtheaddedsumsgoingtotheMultidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program. Other funding prioritiesincludetheDefenseUniversityResearchInstrumentationProgram(DURIP),eachService’sYoungInvestigator Programs (YIP), Vannevar Bush Faculty (VBF) Fellowships, Minerva ResearchInitiative, and National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowships. ThecoalitionisalsoflagginganumberofprogramswithinBasicResearchInitiativesandtheNationalDefenseEducationProgram, including theManufacturingEngineeringEducationProgram.Moreinformation about the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 is posted onhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5515?r=64BIG IDEAS – Where Engineering Fits:All 10 of the National Science Foundation’sBigIdeasdependatleastinpartonengineeringifthey'retoberealized.TheEngineeringDirectorateis carving out a niche in a number of them, according to reports and discussion at thisweek’smeeting of its Advisory Committee. Lewis-Burke Associates,who attended, cited TheFutureofWorkattheHuman-TechnologyFrontier,whereENGispressingaheadwith“intelligentcognitive assistants”; Quantum Leap; Mid-scale Research Infrastructure; Navigating the NewArctic (subject of an extended discussion); and Harnessing Data for 21st Century Science andEngineering. Engineers were involved in INCLUDES before it became part of the Big 10.AddressingNSF2026,lookforacompetitionforideas,includingavideocompetition,fromwhichit’s hoped two to four great ideas will emerge. The committee also heard from liaisons tocommitteesoncyberinfrastructure,environmentalresearchandeducation,equalopportunitiesinscience and engineering, and the Small Business Innovative Research/Technology Transferprogram.AfullsolicitationforfutureEngineeringResearchCentersisexpectedbeforetheendofthiscalendaryear.

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NSF Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure:The National Science Foundation's Office ofAdvanced Cyberinfrastructure seeks "solutions (that) accelerate the dissemination and use offundamentalresearchresultsintheformofdatathatwilladvancethefrontiersofknowledgeandhelp sustain the Nation's prosperity." It encourages "proposals for conferences" and for Early-ConceptGrantsforExploratoryResearch(EAGER)forhigh-risk/high-rewardinnovativeconceptsandpilotprojectsthatyieldnewfundamentalresearchdiscoveriesfromexistingNSF-fundeddataor that ultimately result in deployment of ambitious, sustainable socio-technical infrastructureresourcesandcapabilitiesthatenhanceandacceleratenewdiscoveriesfromexistingNSF-fundeddata."The Deal Colleague Letter (DCL) is posted on the websitehttps://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18060/nsf18060.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_179 This DCLencouragesfundingrequestsalignedwithoneofthefollowingthreetracks:

1. CommunityTrack2. DataReuseTrack3. Socio-TechnicalInfrastructure

SEVEN NEXT BIG THINGS:To the five historical technology-powered waves that droveproductivity growth -- the steam engine; iron; steel and electricity; electromechanical andchemical technologies; and information and communication technology --will be added a sixthwave,saystheInformationTechnologyandInnovationFoundation.Seventechnologiesthatlooklikelytoformthiswaveareartificialintelligence;theInternetofThings;blockchain;autonomousdevices;robotics;newmaterials;andconvergence. "While these technologiesarealready in themarketplace,theyaregenerallybothtooexpensiveandnotpowerfulenoughtodriveeconomy-wide productivity." Full report is posted on the website http://www2.itif.org/2018-emerging-technology-future-labor.pdf

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WebinarandEventsEvent:TheNextAIRevolutionWillNotBeSupervisedSponsor:NSFWhen:April25,2018from11.00AMto12.00PMWebsite:https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=245180&org=NSFBrief Description: Deep learning is causing revolutions in computer perception and naturallanguageunderstanding.Butalmostallthesesuccesseslargelyrelyonsupervisedlearning,wherethemachineistrainedwitha largenumberofhuman-annotatedsamples.ForcontrolandgameAI,most systems usemodel-free reinforcement learning, which requires toomany trials to bepracticalintherealworld.Bycontrast,animalsandhumansseemtolearncomplextasksfromaverysmallamountofinteractionswiththerealworld.Onehypothesisisthatanimalsandhumanslearn vast amounts of knowledge about how the world works through mere observation andoccasional actions. Good predictive world models are an essential component of intelligentbehavior:withthem,onecanpredictoutcomesandplancoursesofactions.Onecouldarguethatprediction is the essence of intelligence. Goodpredictivemodelsmaybe the basis of intuition,intuitive physics, reasoning and "common sense", allowing us to fill in missing information:predicting the future from the past and present or the state of the world from noisypercepts.After abriefpresentationof the stateof theart indeep learning, Iwill discuss some

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promising approaches based on prediction that may allow machines to acquire some level ofcommonsenseandtolearncomplextaskswithfewinteractions.BIO: Yann LeCun is Director of AI Research at Facebook and Silver Professor at New YorkUniversity,affiliatedwiththeCourantInstitute,theCenterforNeuralScienceandtheCenterforData Science, forwhich he served as founding director until 2014.He received an EEDiplomafrom ESIEE (Paris) in 1983, a PhD in Computer Science fromUniversité Pierre etMarie Curie(Paris)in1987.AfterapostdocattheUniversityofToronto,hejoinedAT&TBellLaboratories.HebecameheadoftheImageProcessingResearchDepartmentatAT&TLabs-Researchin1996,andjoinedNYUin2003afterashorttenureattheNECResearchInstitute.Inlate2013,LeCunbecameDirector of AI Research at Facebook, while remaining on the NYU Faculty part-time. He wasvisitingprofessoratCollègedeFrance in2016.Hisresearch interests includemachine learningandartificial intelligence,withapplicationstocomputervision,natural languageunderstanding,robotics,andcomputationalneuroscience.Heisbestknownforhisworkindeeplearningandtheinventionoftheconvolutionalnetworkmethodwhichiswidelyusedforimage,videoandspeechrecognition.HeisamemberoftheUSNationalAcademyofEngineering,therecipientofthe2014IEEENeuralNetworkPioneerAward, the2015 IEEEPatternAnalysis andMachine IntelligenceDistinguished Researcher Award, the 2016 Lovie Award for Lifetime Achievement, and ahonorarydoctoratefromIPN,Mexico.Tojointhewebinar:pleaseregisterat:http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/180425/Event:IntheEyeoftheStorm:Biometrics,SecurityandPrivacySponsor:NSFWhen:April26,2018from12.00PMto1.00PMWebsite:https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=245183&org=NSFBrief Description: Biometrics is the science of recognizing individuals basedon their physicaland behavioral attributes such as fingerprints, face, iris, voice and gait. The past decade haswitnessed tremendousprogressin this field, including thedeploymentofbiometricsolutions indiverseapplicationssuchasbordersecurity,nationalIDcards,cybersecurity,accesscontrol,andsmartphones.Despitetheseadvancements,biometricsystemshavetocontendwithanumberofchallenges related to data quality, spoof attacks, and personal privacy. This talk will highlightsomeoftherecentprogressmadeinthefieldofbiometrics;presentourlab’sworkonbiometricssecurity, spoof detection and data privacy; and discuss some of the challenges that have to besolvedinordertopromotethewidespreaduseofthistechnology.Tojointhewebinar:pleaseregisterat:http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/180426/Event:2018CBETCAREERProposalWebinarSponsor:NSFWhen:April27,2018from12.00PMto4.00PMWebsite:https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=244709&org=NSFBriefDescription:TheNSFDivisionofChemical,Bioengineering,Environmental,andTransportSystems(CBET)willhostaCAREERProposalWebinar,Friday,April27,2018,12pm-4pmeasterntime, to share best practices regarding the development and submission of proposals to theCAREERprogram.Topicswillinclude:

• CAREERSolicitationOverview• CBETPrograms• CAREERPerspectivesFromAwardees

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The webinar will also feature a live question–answer sessionwith ENG program officers andCAREERawardees.ReadtheCAREERwebinaragenda.To attend the webinar, please register at the above URL. Event:2018CAREERProgramWebinarSponsor:NSFWhen:May15,2018from1.00PMto3.00PMWebsite:https://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=244740&org=NSFBriefDescription:TheNSFCAREERCoordinatingCommitteehostsawebinartoanswerparticipants'questionsaboutdevelopmentandsubmissionofproposalstotheNSFFacultyEarlyCareerDevelopmentProgram(CAREER).ThewebinarwillgiveparticipantstheopportunitytointeractwithmembersoftheNSF-wideCAREERCoordinatingCommitteeinaquestion-and-answerformat.Inpreparationforthewebinar,participantsarestronglyencouragedtoconsultmaterialavailableon-lineconcerningtheCAREERprogram.Inparticular,theCAREERprogramwebpagehasawealthofcurrentinformationabouttheprogram,including:

• theCAREERprogramsolicitationNSF17-537;• frequentlyaskedquestionsabouttheCAREERprogram;and• slidesfromaCAREERprogramoverview.

Additionally,thereisavideoofalivepresentationabouttheCAREERprogramaccessiblethroughthelibraryofvideosfromarecentNSFGrantsConference.HowtoSubmitQuestionsParticipantsmaysubmitquestionsaboutCAREERproposaldevelopmentandsubmissioninadvanceofthewebinarbysendinge-mailto:careerwebinarqs@nsf.govQuestionsreceivedbyMay11,2018willbeconsideredforinclusioninthewebinar.PleasenotethatquestionsregardingeligibilityfortheCAREERprograminanyindividualcasewillnotbeaddressedduringthewebinar.QuestionsabouttheCAREERprogramthatarenotcoveredduringthewebinarshouldbedirectedtotheappropriateNSFDivisionalcontactshownonthewebpagehttp://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/career/contacts.jspRegistration:Participantsshouldregisterinadvanceatthewebpagehttps://nsf.webex.com/nsf/onstage/g.php?MTID=e1dd0a274fcc95e58f42bc7d3490834b4.Event:MathFrontiersMonthlyWebinarSeriesSponsor:NationalAcademiesWhen:May8,2018from2.00PMWebsite:http://sites.nationalacademies.org/deps/bmsa/deps_183972Brief Description: Join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for awebinar series on exciting and upcoming mathematics research across an array of topics.Webinarswill takeplaceon thesecond Tuesday of eachmonth from 2-3 p.m. ET,with twospeakers and live Q&A. See below for the list of dates and themes for each webinar.Whenregistering,pleasemakesureyouselectall thewebinarsyouwould like toattend.Youwillonlyreceivereminderemailsandlogininstructionsforwebinarsyouhaveregisteredfor.Aseachwebinarapproaches,wewillpostmoreinformationaboutthespeakersonthewebinarseriespageatnas.edu/mathfrontiers.May8,2018:MathematicsofRedistrictingProfessorsJonathanMattinglyandKarenSaxewilldiscussthemathematicsofpoliticalredistricting—theprocessofredrawingcongressionalandstatelegislativeelectoraldistricts.

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June12,2018:NumberTheory:TheRiemannHypothesisProfessorsKenOnoandTerenceTaowillspeakontheimportanceandrecentadvancesontheRiemannHypothesis,oneofthemostfamousunsolvedproblemsinalgebraandnumbertheory.July10,2018:TopologyProfessorsJeffreyF.BrockandJohnMorganwilldiscussapplicationsoftopology—themathematicalstudyofhowobjectpropertiesareimpactedbydeformations—tofieldssuchasdataanalytics,tumoridentification,androbotics.August14,2018:AlgorithmsforThreatDetectionProfessorAndreaBertozziandotherswilldiscussapplicationsofmathematicstospatiotemporaldataanalyticsasawaytodiscoverandmitigatenationalsecuritythreats.September11,2018:MathematicalAnalysisProfessorDimitriShlyakhtenkoandotherswilldiscussmathematicalanalysis—thestudyoffunctionsandtheirlimits.Applicationareasincludecomputationalfluiddynamicsandastronomy.October9,2018:CombinatoricsInvitedspeakerswilldiscussthemathematicalstudyofdiscretestructuresandtheirpropertiesfocusingonsomeofthemoderntechniquesintheareaincludingtheprobabilisticmethod.Applicationareasincludeinformationtheory,statisticalphysics,molecularbiologyandcomputerscience.November13,2018:WhyMachineLearningWorksInvitedspeakerswilldiscussthemathematicsbehindmachinelearningandhowtheyenablepredictiveanalyses.December11,2018:MathematicsofEpidemicsProfessorsCalistusNgonghalaandFolashadeB.Agustowilldiscussmathematicalapproachestostudyingbiology,includingecologyandinfectiousdisease.To join the webinar: Pleaseregisterathttp://sites.nationalacademies.org/deps/bmsa/deps_183972

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GrantOpportunitiesNationalScienceFoundationGrantProgram:CentersforChemicalInnovation(CCI)Agency:NationalScienceFoundationNSF18-555RFPWebsite:https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18555/nsf18555.htmBriefDescription:TheCentersforChemicalInnovation(CCI)Programsupportsresearchcentersfocusedonmajor, long-termfundamentalchemical researchchallenges.CCIs thataddress thesechallengeswillproduce transformativeresearch, lead to innovation,andattractbroadscientificandpublicinterest.CCIsareagilestructuresthatcanrespondrapidlytoemergingopportunitiesthrough enhanced collaborations. CCIs integrate research, innovation, education, broadeningparticipation,andinformalsciencecommunication.TheFY2019PhaseICCIcompetitionisopentoprojectsinallfieldssupportedbytheDivisionofChemistry, and must have scientific focus and the potential for transformative impact inchemistry.NSFChemistryparticularlyencouragesfundamentalchemistryprojectsrelatedtooneormoreofNSF's10BigIdeas.TheCCIProgramisatwo-phaseprogram.Bothphasesaredescribedinthissolicitation.PhaseICCIsreceivesignificantresourcestodevelopthescience,managementandbroaderimpactsofa

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major research center before requesting Phase II funding. Satisfactory progress in Phase I isrequiredforPhaseIIapplications;PhaseIproposalsfundedinFY2019willseekPhaseIIfundinginFY2022.ThissolicitationalsocoverstherenewalapplicationofthePhaseIICCIinitiatedinFY2014:theCenterforSustainablePolymers,ledbytheUniversityofMinnesota.Awards:Standardgrants;AnticipatedFundingAmount:$9,400,000LetterofIntent:NotRequiredFullProposalSubmissionDeadline:July2,2018Contacts:KatharineJ.Covert,E9332,telephone:(703)292-4950,email:kcovert@nsf.gov

• LinHe,E9329,telephone:(703)292-4956,email:lhe@nsf.gov__________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:STEM+ComputingK-12Education(STEM+C)Agency:NationalScienceFoundationNSFPD18-005YRFPWebsite:https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505006&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fundBriefDescription:Aninnovativescience, technology,engineering,mathematicsandcomputing(STEM+C)workforceandwell-educatedcitizenryarecrucial totheNation'sprosperity,securityandcompetitiveness.PreparationforthefutureworkforcemustbeginintheearliestgradesfrompreK-12, where students need to learn not only the science andmathematics central to theseareas, but also how computational thinking is integral to STEM disciplines. Because of thepowerfulinnovationandapplicationofcomputinginSTEMdisciplinesthereisanurgentneedforreal-world, interdisciplinary, and computational preparation of students from the early gradesthrough high school (preK-12) that will provide a strong foundation for mid-level technicalcareersandforcontinuingeducationinhighereducation.ThisisparticularlyimportantinthekeyscienceareasdescribedintheNationalScienceFoundation’sBigIdeasforFutureNSFInvestment.TheSTEM+Cprogramsupportsresearchanddevelopmentproposalsrelatedtonewapproachestopre-K-12STEMteachingandlearningrelatedtoHarnessingtheDataRevolution,ConvergenceResearchandtheFutureofWorkattheHuman-TechnologyFrontier.

The STEM+C Program focuses on research and development of interdisciplinary andtransdisciplinaryapproachestotheintegrationofcomputingwithinSTEMteachingandlearningfor preK-12 students in both formal and informal settings. The STEM+C program supportsresearchonhowstudents learn to thinkcomputationally to solve interdisciplinaryproblems inscience and mathematics. The program supports research and development that builds onevidence-based teacherpreparationorprofessionaldevelopmentactivities thatenable teachersto provide excellent instruction on the integration of computation and STEM disciplines.Proposalsshoulddescribeprojectsthataregroundedinpriorevidenceandtheory,areinnovativeorpotentiallytransformative,andthatwillgenerateandbuildknowledgeabouttheintegrationofcomputingandoneormoreSTEMdisciplinesatthepreK-12level.

A proposal submitted to this program description should describe the integration ofcomputingwithoneormoreSTEMdisciplines.AproposalmayfocusonstudiesontheeffectsofintegratingcomputationalthinkingwithSTEMdisciplinesorthechallengesofimplementingthesepotentially disruptive educational interventions. Proposed projects may develop models,assessments, and technological tools to support teaching and learning in this area as well asconductresearchonthesemodels,assessments,andtools.

OutcomesofprojectsshouldenabletheNationtohaveafutureworkforcewithknowledgeof computational thinking integrated with STEM disciplines, and students prepared andinterestedincareersintheskilledtechnicalworkforceorfurthereducationandsciencecareers.

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Awards:StandardgrantsLetterofIntent:NotRequiredFullProposalSubmissionDeadline:July2,2018Contacts:ArleneM.deStrulle adestrul@nsf.gov (703)292-8620 ChiaShen cshen@nsf.gov (703)292-8447__________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:AcceleratingDiscovery:EducatingtheFutureSTEMWorkforce(AD)Agency:NationalScienceFoundationNSFPD18-1998RFPWebsite:https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505552&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fundBrief Description: A well-prepared, innovative science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) workforce is crucial to the Nation's prosperity and security. Futuregenerations of STEM professionals are a key sector of thisworkforce, especially in the criticalscientificareasdescribedintheBigIdeasforFutureNSFInvestments.Toaccelerateprogressintheseareas, thenextgenerationofSTEMprofessionalswillneedtomasternewknowledgeandskills, collaborate acrossdisciplines, and shape the futureof thehuman-technology interface intheworkplace.Asaresult,NSFrecognizestheneedtosupportdevelopmentofandresearchoneffective educational approaches that can position the future STEM workforce to make boldadvancesintheseBigIdeas.

Inresponsetothisneed,theNSF’sEducationandHumanResourcesDirectorateseekstoinvestinprojectsthatcaneducatetheSTEMworkforcetoadvancediscoveryinthesixresearchBigIdeas:HarnessingtheDataRevolution;TheFutureofWork;NavigatingtheNewArctic;Multi-messengerAstrophysics;TheQuantumLeap;andUnderstandingtheRulesofLife.Inadditiontodevelopingandimplementingnoveleducationaland/ortrainingprograms,theseprojectsshouldsimultaneously generate new knowledge about effective STEM education, by studying suchprogramsandexploringrelatedissues.

Specifically, NSF accepts proposals to support education research and developmentprojects focused on re- or up-skilling the existing workforce; developing the skilled technicalworkforce;and/orpreparingthoseattheundergraduate,graduate,orpostdoctoralfellow/earlycareerlevels.Weencourageprojectstopartnerwithindustry,public,andprivatesectorstodefinetheneedsoftomorrow’sworkforceanddevelopeducationalandlearningstrategiestomeetthoseneeds.Proposalsshouldaddressnear-,mid-,and long-termchallengesandopportunities facingthedevelopmentofSTEMprofessionalsoranticipatenewstructuresandfunctionsof theSTEMlearningandteachingenterprise.ProposersareencouragedtoincludeapproachesthathavethepotentialtoincreaseanddiversifyparticipationinSTEM.AllproposalsshouldcontributetooneormoreofthesixresearchBigIdeas.

EHR is particularly interested in supporting innovative education research anddevelopmentintwoBigIdeas:TheFutureofWorkattheHuman-TechnologyFrontier(FW-HTF)andHarnessingtheDataRevolutionfor21stCenturyScienceandEngineering(HDR).Projectsofinterest include: innovativeusesoftechnologyandbigdatatounderstandlearning;educationalapproachesthatpreparetomorrow’sinnovatorstousetechnologyandbigdatatounderstandthenatural world; effects of advances in intelligent agents on STEM teaching and learning; andevaluationofdisruptiveeducationalinterventionsonlong-termstudentoutcomes.

Outcomes of these projects can enable the Nation to: better prepare its scientific andtechnicalworkforce for the future; use technological innovations effectively for education; andadvance the frontiers of science. Proposals should describe projects that build on available

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evidenceandtheory,andthatwillgenerateevidenceandbuildknowledge,whilecontributingtotheeducationofthefutureSTEMprofessionals.Awards:StandardgrantsLetterofIntent:NotRequiredFullProposalSubmissionDeadline:July2,2018;Window:April2,2018-January16,2019Contacts:EllenCarpenter elcarpen@nsf.gov (703)292-5104 LauraB.Regassa lregassa@nsf.gov (703)292-2343 ClytriceL.Watson clwatson@nsf.gov (703)292-4775__________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:DearColleagueLetter:AdvancingLong-termReuseofScientificDataAgency:NationalScienceFoundationNSF18-060RFPWebsite:https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18060/nsf18060.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_179BriefDescription:NSFsupportsfundamentalresearchgrantsthatresultinpublications,primarydata, samples, physical collections and other supporting materials created or gathered in thecourseofworkperformedunderthesegrants.Specifically, this DCL encourages two types of funding requests: (1) proposals for Conferences(i.e.,communityworkshopsandotherevents)thataredesignedtobringtogetherstakeholderstoexplore opportunities to converge on innovative solutions to advancing public access; and (2)proposalsforEarly-ConceptGrantsforExploratoryResearch(EAGER)forhigh-risk/high-rewardinnovative concepts and pilot projects that yield new fundamental research discoveries fromexistingNSF-fundeddataorthatultimatelyresultindeploymentofambitious,sustainablesocio-technical infrastructure resourcesand capabilities that enhanceandacceleratenewdiscoveriesfrom existing NSF-funded data. Research ideas that do not advance public access as narrowlydefined in this DCL may be suitable for other solicitations such as Cyberinfrastructure forSustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) - Data and Software(seehttps://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf18531).SPECIFICGUIDANCETOPROPOSERSRESPONDINGPURSUANTTOTHISDCLThisDCLencouragesfundingrequestsalignedwithoneofthefollowingthreetracks:I. Communitytrack:ThistrackfundsproposalsforConferences(i.e.,communityworkshops

andotherevents)thatenablebetterdatastewardshipbytheNSFresearchcommunity,inparticular of data produced and used by the community in the conduct of research andeducation. Topics include community activities to organize stakeholders (e.g., disciplineexperts,datarepositorymanagers,anddataappraisalexperts)toexplore:

• Community-specific agreements that identify the data of importance to thecommunity;knowingwhattokeephelpsdeterminewhattothrowaway;

• Common data types (e.g., volumetric, image, etc.) across multiple disciplines toharnesstoolsandbestpracticesindatastewardshipanduse;

• Datarepositoryfindability,accessibility,interoperability,andreuse;• Theminimaldescriptiveinformationforfindabilityandaccessibilityofdata;and• Bestpracticesassociatedwithdatamanagementplans.

II. Datareusetrack.ThistrackencouragesreuseofdatacreatedasaproductofNSF-fundedresearch.Researchideasaresoughtintwoareasasdescribedbelow.

• EAGER proposals for high-risk/high-reward innovative studies that addressdevelopmentand testingof important scienceandengineering ideasand theoriesthrough use of existing data. Proposals that are responsive to this trackmay notinvolvecollectionofnewdataorfieldresearch;maynotinvolvedatacreatedbyanNSF Large Facility (see the list of NSF Large Facilities

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athttps://www.nsf.gov/bfa/lfo/docs/large-facilities-list.pdf); and may not comefrom an investigatorwho is listed as a principal investigator (PI) or co-PI on anawardthatcreatedthedatasetofuse.Rather,proposalsmust:

§ Involve,fordataproposedforuse,publicly-availabledatageneratedthroughNSFfunding;and

§ Agree tomake public the details about their experiences reusing the data,includingespeciallychallengesassociatedwiththatreuse.

• Proposals for Conferences (community workshops) that creatively employ datachallenges, meetups, hackathons, or related activities. These activities enableeducation and workforce development, along with novel use of existing datacreatedthroughNSFfunding.Themajorityofthedata(butnotall)mustbepubliclyavailableandtheresultofNSF-fundedactivities.

III. Socio-Technical Infrastructure.This track encourages EAGER proposals for high-risk/high-reward innovative conceptsandpilotprojects thataddressoneormore socialand/or technical barriers that limit the findability, accessibility, and interoperability ofresearchdataintheUSandinternationally.Suggestedtopicsinclude,butarenotlimitedto,explorationof:

• Utility of persistent identifiers early in the data lifecycle that facilitate discovery,filtering,indexing,androutingofthedataobjects;

• Coststorepositoriesoflegacydataobjectsmadefindable,accessible,interoperable,andreusable;

• Metricsforassessingfindabilityandaccessibilityofdata;• Community-drivenstudiesofdataappraisal;• Actionstoreduceadverseusefactorsthatfitthenormsofacommunity;and• Principlesforgenerationofdatathatareconsciouslydesignedforreuse.

Awards:StandardgrantsFull Proposal Submission Deadline: The deadline for submission of Conference and EAGERproposalsproposalsubmissiondateisMay23,2018.Guidanceonproposalpreparationisgivenin Chapter II.E of the NSF PAPPG: for EAGER proposals see part 2athttps://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappg18_1/pappg_2.jsp#IIE2and for Conferenceproposals see part 7 athttps://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappg18_1/pappg_2.jsp#IIE7.Proposalsmaybe submitted via FastlaneorGrants.gov.NSF anticipates that all awardswill bemadebySeptember2018.Contacts:PIsareurgedtodiscussthesuitabilityoftheirideaswithBethPlaleatbplale@nsf.govpriortosubmission.__________________________________________________________________________________Grant Program: Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) ResearchInitiationInitiative(CRII)Agency:NationalScienceFoundationNSF18-554RFPWebsite:https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18554/nsf18554.htmBrief Description: With the goal of encouraging research independence immediately uponobtainingone'sfirstacademicpositionafterreceiptofthePhD,theDirectorateforComputerandInformation Science and Engineering (CISE) will award grants to initiate the course of one'sindependentresearch.Understandingthecriticalroleofestablishingthat independenceearlyinone's career, it is expected that funds will be used to support untenured faculty or researchscientists(orequivalent) intheirfirstthreeyearsinaprimaryacademicpositionafterthePhD,but not more than a total of five years after completion of their PhD. One may not yet have

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receivedanyothergrantsorcontractsinthePrincipalInvestigator(PI)rolefromanydepartment,agency, or institution of the federal government, including from the CAREER program or anyotherprogram,post-PhD,regardlessofthesizeofthegrantorcontract,withcertainexceptionsnoted below. Serving as co-PI, Senior Personnel, Postdoctoral Fellow, or other Fellowdoes notcount against this eligibility rule. Grants, contracts, or gifts from private companies orfoundations;state,local,ortribalgovernments;oruniversitiesdonotcountagainstthiseligibilityrule.

It isexpectedthatthesefundswillallowthenewCISEResearchInitiationInitiativePItosupportoneormoregraduatestudents forup to twoyears.Facultyatundergraduateandtwo-year institutionsmayuse funds tosupportundergraduatestudents,andmayuse theadditionalRUI designation (which requires inclusion of a RUI Impact Statement) --seehttps://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5518for additional information. Inaddition,submissionsfromallinstitutionsmayusefundsforpostdoctoralscholars,travel,and/orresearchequipment.Awards:Standardgrants;AnticipatedFundingAmount:$10,000,000LetterofIntent:NotRequiredFullProposalSubmissionDeadline:August4,2018Contacts:AlmadenaY.Chtchelkanova,ProgramDirector,CCF,1115,telephone:(703)292-8910,email:achtchel@nsf.gov

• MimiMcClure,AssociateProgramDirector,CNS,1175,telephone:(703)292-8950,email:mmcclure@nsf.gov

• EphraimP.Glinert,ProgramDirector,IIS,1125,telephone:(703)292-8930,email:eglinert@nsf.gov________________________________________________________________________________________

NationalInstitutesofHealthGrant Program: BRAIN Initiative: Targeted BRAIN Circuits Projects- TargetedBCP (R01ClinicalTrialNotAllowed)Agency:NationalInstitutesofHealthRFA-NS-18-030RFPWebsite:https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-18-030.htmlBriefDescription:ThisFOAisoneofafamilyof"IntegratedApproaches"NIHBRAINFOAsthatrange from small or exploratory, targeted brain circuits projects with specific researchdeliverables (R21, R01) to large, team-research projects with exploratory aims (U01) or withextensiveandelaboratedgoalsanda5-10yearhorizonofdiscovery(U19).Ineachcase,theFOAsare guidedby BRAIN 2025 A Scientific Vision:"The Application of Integrated Technologies toStudy Fundamental Questions in Neuroscience: Numerous long-standing problems in brainsciencewillbenefitdramaticallyfromtheintegratedexperimentalapproachmadepossiblebytheBRAIN Initiative."Potentialapplicantsareencouraged tovisit theNIHBRAIN Initiativewebsiteforinformationandguidancehttps://www.braininitiative.nih.gov/funding/initiatives.htm.

All FOAs in this family of initiatives emphasize the use of cutting-edge methods ofactivationandrecordingtounderstandthebehaviorofcircuitsatcellularandsub-secondlevelsofspatialandtemporalresolution;thatis,atthelevelofthefunctionalunitsofcircuits.AllFOAswelcomebasicresearchusinghumanornon-humananimalsubjects.However,thereisaspecificFOA for neurobiology research involving research opportunities employing invasive neuralrecording (Research Opportunities Using Invasive Neural Recording and StimulatingTechnologiesintheHumanBrain).Thisfamilyofinitiativesalsoseeksadvancesintheoryand/oranalytics, and has a requirement of a data standards andmanagement plan, as well as a data

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dissemination plan to facilitate use of the results by the research community.TargetedBrainCircuitsProjects

The primary goal of this FOA is to solicit research projects using innovative,methodologically-integrated approaches to understandhow circuit activity gives rise tomentalexperience and behavior. The activity of neural circuits is the substrate of cognitive processessuchasperception,attention,reasoning,intention,decision-making,andemotion.Theseinternalactivitiesaretranslatedintopatternsofactivationthatsupportsimplemotorbehaviors,aswellasmore complex behaviors such as navigation and communication. Dysfunction of these largesystemsofneuronsdue todisease, injury,ordevelopmentalanomaly is thebasisofneuralandmentaldisorders.AmissionoftheNIHBRAINInitiativeistounderstandhowlargescaleneuralsystemscontributetocognitiveandneurologicalfunctioninbothhealthanddisease.

TargetedBrainCircuitProjectR01awardswillsupportanindividuallaboratoryorasmallmulti-PD/PI group. Supported projects will reflect the NIH BRAIN Initiative interests in theapplicationofcutting-edgemethodologiesintheserviceofunderstandingbraincircuitfunctionatcellular and sub-second levels of resolution in ethologically relevant behaviors. Applicationsshouldofferspecific,feasibleresearchgoalsasendpointswithina5-yearterm.

Theproposed studies should relate to at least oneof the sevenmajor topic areasof theBRAIN2025report:

1. Discovering diversity: Identify and provide experimental access to the different celltypestodeterminetheirrolesinthecontextofcircuitfunction.

2. Maps atmultiple scales: Generate structural and functional circuit diagrams that canspanresolutionfromsynapsestothewholebrain.

3.Thebrain inaction:Produceadynamicpictureof the functioningbrainbydevelopingandapplyingimprovedmethodsforlarge-scalemonitoringofneuralactivity.

4. Demonstrating causality: Link brain activity to behavior with precise interventionaltoolsthatchangeneuralcircuitdynamics.

5. Identifying fundamental principles: Produce conceptual foundations about circuitdynamicsandfunctionalconnectivityforunderstandingthebiologicalbasisofmentalprocessesthroughdevelopmentofnewtheoreticalanddataanalysistools.

6.Advancinghumanneuroscience:Develop innovative technologies to understandbraincircuitsandensemblesofcircuitsthatinformunderstandingofthehumanbrainandmechanismsfortreatingitsdisorders.

7. From BRAIN Initiative to the brain: Integrate new technological and conceptualapproaches produced in Goals #1-6 to discover how dynamic patterns of neural activity aretransformedintocognition,emotion,perception,andactioninhealthanddisease.Awards:Applicationbudgetsarenotlimitedbutneedtoreflecttheactualneedsoftheproposedproject.LetterofIntent:June3,2018Deadline: September July3,2018;November6,2018; July3,2019;November6,2019; July1,2020;November10,2020by5:00PMlocaltimeofapplicantorganization.Alltypesofnon-AIDSapplicationsallowedforthisfundingopportunityannouncementaredueonthesedates.Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections toerrorsfoundintheapplicationduringthesubmissionprocessbytheduedate.______________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:NIHDirector'sEarlyIndependenceAward(DP5-ClinicalTrialOptional)Agency:NationalInstitutesofHealthRFA-RM-18-010RFPWebsite:https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-18-010.html

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Brief Description: TheNIHDirector'sEarly IndependenceAwardprovidesanopportunity forexceptional junior scientists to accelerate their entry into an independent research career byforgoing the traditional post-doctoral training period. Thoughmost newly graduated doctoral-levelresearcherswouldbenefitfrompost-doctoraltraining,asmallnumberofoutstandingjuniorinvestigatorswouldbenefitfromskippingsuchtrainingandlaunchingessentiallydirectlyintoanindependentresearchcareer.Forthoseselectjuniorinvestigatorswhoalreadyhaveestablishedarecord of scientific innovation and research productivity andwho have demonstrated unusualscientificvisionandmaturity,typicalpost-doctoraltrainingwouldunnecessarilydelaytheirentryinto independent research. Also, importantly, the NIH Director’s Early Independence Awardprovidesanopportunityforinstitutionstoinvigoratetheirresearchprogramsbybringinginthefreshscientificperspectivesoftheawardeesthattheyhost.

To be eligible, the investigator, at the time of application,must have received themostrecentdoctoraldegreeorcompletedclinicaltrainingwithinthepreviousfifteenmonthsorexpecttodosowithinthefollowingtwelvemonths.TobeconsistentwiththeupdatedNIHdefinitionofEarlyStageInvestigators,eligibleclinicaltrainingincludesclinicalresidencyandclinicalfellowship.Forfulleligibilityrequirements,seeSectionIII.EligibilityInformation.Bytheendoftheawardperiod, theEarly IndependenceAward investigator isexpected tobecompetitive forcontinued funding of his/her research program through otherNIH funding activities and for apermanentresearch-orientedposition.

TheNIHrecognizesacompellingneedtopromotediversityinthebiomedical,behavioral,clinicalandsocialsciencesresearchworkforce.TheNIHexpects itsefforts towardsdiversifyingthe workforce to lead to the recruitment of themost talented researchers from all groups; toimprove the quality of the educational and training environment; to balance and broaden theperspectiveinsettingresearchpriorities;to improvetheabilitytorecruitsubjectsfromdiversebackgroundsintoclinicalresearchprotocols;andtoimprovetheNation'scapacitytoaddressandeliminate health disparities. Applicant institutions are always encouraged to consider talentedresearchers from diverse backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research, includingunderrepresentedracialandethnicgroups,personswithdisabilities,andwomenforparticipationinallNIH-fundedresearchopportunities.Awards:Awardswillbeforupto$250,000indirectcostsperyear,plusapplicableFacilitiesandAdministrative(F&A)costs.LetterofIntent:August27,2018Deadline: September27,2018,by5:00PMlocaltimeofapplicantorganization.Alltypesofnon-AIDSapplicationsallowedforthisfundingopportunityannouncementaredueonthisdate.Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections toerrorsfoundintheapplicationduringthesubmissionprocessbytheduedate.______________________________________________________________________________Grant Program: International Bioethics Research Training Program (D43 Clinical TrialOptional)Agency:NationalInstitutesofHealthPAR-18-716RFPWebsite:https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-716.htmlBriefDescription: heprimaryobjectiveofproposedInternationalBioethicsResearchTrainingprogramsshouldbetosupportindividualswithethicsexpertisefromaLMICresearchintensiveinstitution to develop the capabilities to conduct original empirical or conceptual research oncritical ethical issues in health research in their countries. The proposed doctoral and/or longtermpostdoctoraltrainingprogramshouldprovide:

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o A strong foundation in research design, methods, and analytic techniquesappropriatefortheproposedbioethicsresearcharea;

o The enhancement of the trainees’ ability to conceptualize, analyze and solvebioethicsresearchproblemswithincreasingindependence;

o Experienceconductingbioethicsresearchusingstate-of-the-artmethodsaswellaspresentingandpublishingtheirresearchfindings;

o Theopportunityto interactwithmembersof the internationalbioethicsacademiccommunityatappropriateconferencesandworkshops;and

o Theenhancementofthetrainees’understandingofthebioethicstheoryandethicalpracticerelatedtoglobalhealthresearch.

Asecondaryobjectiveofproposedprogramsshouldbe toprovide training in thecompetenciesnecessarytosustainscholarlycareersinleadershippositionsatinstitutionsintheLMICaswellasteachingbioethics,leadingethicalreviewofresearchandprovidingresearchethicsconsultation.Theoverallgoalofthisinitiativeistocontributetothedevelopmentofasustainablecriticalmassof bioethics leaders at the LMIC research intensive institution to meet the needs for researchethicscapacity inthiscountry.Applicantsshoulddescribethespecificneeds forresearchethicscapacity,scholarshipandleadershipintheLMICandhowtheresultsoftheproposeddoctoralandpostdoctoraltrainingwillmeettheseneedsattheendoftheproposedawardperiod.Applicantsareencouraged todevelopplans forpost-training interactionandactivitiesamong thedoctoralandpostdoctoraltraineesspecificallytocreateasustainablecriticalmassforbioethicsleadershipatLMICinstitutions.Awards:Applicantsmayrequestupto$230,000directcostsperyearLetterofIntent:30dayspriortotheapplicationduedateDeadline: May17,2018,by5:00PMlocal timeofapplicantorganization.Alltypesofnon-AIDSapplicationsallowedforthisfundingopportunityannouncementaredueonthesedates.Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections toerrorsfoundintheapplicationduringthesubmissionprocessbytheduedate.______________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:BRAINInitiative:NewTechnologiesandNovelApproachesforLarge-ScaleRecordingandModulationintheNervousSystem(R01ClinicalTrialNotAllowed)Agency:NationalInstitutesofHealthRFA-NS-18-020RFPWebsite:https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-18-020.htmlBriefDescription: ThisFOAisrelatedtotherecommendationsinsectionIIIoftheBRAIN2025Report,with thegoal to 'produceadynamicpictureof the functioningbrainbydevelopingandapplyingimprovedmethodsforlarge-scalemonitoringofneuralactivity'.Towardsthisend,thereport calls for accelerated development of new and improved electrodes for large-scalerecording,newandimprovedelectricalandchemicalopticalsensorsofneuralactivity,andnewandimprovedinstrumentsforopticalmonitoringofneuralactivity.Thesenewtechnologiesandapproaches will provide unprecedented opportunities for exploring how the nervous systemencodes, processes, utilizes, stores, and retrieves vast quantities of information. A betterunderstanding of this dynamic neural activity will enable researchers to seek new ways todiagnose,treat,andpreventbraindisorders.Moreover,thisFOAisintendedtosupportthecoreprinciplesoftechnologyvalidationanddisseminationhighlightedintheBRAIN2025Report.This FOA seeks applications to conduct proof-of-concept development and testing of newtechnologiesandnovelapproachesforlarge-scalerecordingandmanipulationofneuralactivity,toenabletransformativeunderstandingofdynamicsignalinginthenervoussystem.

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An additional BRAIN FOA (RFA-NS-18-019) solicits applications for iterative refinement andvalidation of existing and emerging technologies for large-scale recording andmanipulation ofneuralactivity.ApplicationsareexpectedtoaddressanyorallofthefollowingthreegeneralgoalsfortheFOA:1.DevelopNewLarge-ScaleNetworkRecordingCapabilitiesRecordingdynamicneuralactivityfromcompleteneuralnetworks,overlongperiods,inanyareaofthebrainisachallengingbutessentialgoal.Advancesintheexplorationanddevelopmentofnew technologies for neural cell recording, including methods based on electrodes,microelectronics/microchips,imaging,moleculargenetics,andnanoscienceareencouraged.Itisexpected that progress will initially be tractable in non-human animals (invertebrate orvertebrate),butextrapolationtohumancircuitsisanultimategoal.2.DevelopToolsforCircuitManipulationThe ability to activate and inhibit specific populations of neurons is key to understandingfunctional circuits,whichwill advance the scope of our knowledge from observation of neuralphenomena to amechanistic understanding of neural causation. A new generation of tools foroptogenetics,pharmacogenetics,biochemical,electromagneticand/oracousticmodulationneedstobedevelopedforuseinanimals,andeventuallyinhumans,toenabletheimmensepotentialofcircuitmanipulation.3.LinkNeuralActivitytoBehaviorThe goal of this FOA is to produce technologies with potential to elucidate nervous systemfunction, in health and disease, in the context of complex behaviors. Proposed technologiesshould be compatiblewith experiments in behaving animals and should be validated under invivo experimental conditions. In addition, novel approaches for enabling large-scale neuralrecording or manipulation during complex behaviors are encouraged along with thecomputationalandstatistical toolsnecessaryto linkneuralactivitytobehavior. Incombinationwithconcurrentmeasurementandmanipulationofneuronalactivity,applicationsmayproposemethods toenhance theability toquantifyand interpretanimalbehavior,athigh temporalandspatial resolution, reliably and objectively, over long periods of time and under a broad set ofconditions.Awards:Applicationbudgetsarenotlimitedbutneedtoreflecttheactualneedsoftheproposedproject.LetterofIntent:30dayspriortotheapplicationduedateDeadline: May 15, 2018, October 29, 2018,May 1, 2019, October 29, 2019,May 1, 2020, andOctober 29, 2020 , by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. Alltypes of non-AIDSapplicationsallowedforthisfundingopportunityannouncementaredueonthesedates.Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections toerrorsfoundintheapplicationduringthesubmissionprocessbytheduedate.______________________________________________________________________________Grant Program: NEI Translational Research Program (TRP) to Develop Novel TherapiesandDevicesfortheTreatmentofVisualSystemDisorders(R24ClinicalTrialOptional)Agency:NationalInstitutesofHealthPAR-18-707RFPWebsite:https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-707.htmlBrief Description: The objective of this FOA is to encourage collaborative research thatfacilitates the translationof focused laboratory andanimal studies intonovel resources for thetreatment of ocular diseases. Translational research may target new or previously identifiedgenes,molecules,and/orpathwaysthatareappropriatefortherapeuticintervention.Thebroadscopeofthisprogramintendedtocoverallvisualsystemdiseasesanddisordersthatarerelevant

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tothemissionoftheNEI.Theconceptistobringteamsofexpertstogethertocreateapipelinefortherapy and/or medical device development. The scope of the proposed research should bebeyond thecapabilitiesandresourcesofone research laboratory.Forexample,developmentofgene therapymayrequire research teamswithexpertise in thepathophysiologyof thedisease,clinicalexperienceinthemanifestationsandtreatmentscurrentlyavailable,cellbiologistsabletocontribute resources such as therapeutic genes and vectors capable of appropriate tissuetargeting and gene expression, andwith animalmodels appropriate for toxicology and efficacytesting.Rationaldrugdesignmayrequiredifferent scientificdisciplines to identifyandvalidateappropriatetherapeutictargets,devisesuitabledeliverysystems,andtesttheefficacyandsafetyofsuchagentsinanimalmodels.ExamplesThefollowingarepresentedasgeneralexamplesandarenotintendedtobeexclusivenortolimitcreativityandinnovation.

o Gene Therapy: Including vector design and therapeutic strategies where thereplacement of one mutated gene may be curative or in pathological conditionswheretemporaryexpressionofatransferredgenecouldresultabeneficialclinicaleffect.

o Cell-based therapies: transplantation of cells expressing various angiostatic orneurotrophic factorsmightrepresentanotherapproach.Autologousgraftsofsuchcellsaloneoraftertransfectiontoexpressadesirablegeneproduct.Expressionoftrophic factors might achieve generic rescue effects on selected cell populations,possiblycircumventingtheneedtotargetspecificgenedefects.

o Stem cell therapy: human adult bone-marrow-derived stem cells and InducedPluripotentStem(iPS)cellsaimedatrescuingorreplacingdegeneratingcells.

o Rationaldrugdesign:characterizationofpathwaysleadingtocelldegenerationanddeath in order to identify novel targets for therapeutic intervention in retinaldiseasesortheidentificationofneuroprotectionstrategiesthatmighthaltorslowthedegenerativeprocess.

o Smallmolecules:developmentofcompoundsthatshowpromisefortreatingvisualdisorders,butarenotyetsuitableforclinicaltestingforoculardiseases.

o Prosthesis and other devices: Medical Devices may include sensory substitution,diseasetreatment,andassistivetechnologies.Forexample,retinalprostheticsthattransformlighttoelectricalsignalsthatstimulatetheremainingretinalneuronstoproducevisualpercepts.Devicestodelivertherapeuticagentstoeyetissueaswellas assistive technologies that aid people with low-vision or blindness with theireverydayactivitiesoflife.

Awards:Applicantsmayrequestupto$1.5millionperyeardirectcostsLetterofIntent:NotRequiredDeadline: April 10, 2018; April 10, 2019; April 10, 2020), 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.______________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:BRAINInitiative:NewConceptsandEarly-StageResearchforLarge-ScaleRecordingandModulationintheNervousSystem(R21ClinicalTrialNotAllowed)Agency:NationalInstitutesofHealthRFA-EY-18-001

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RFPWebsite:https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EY-18-001.htmlBriefDescription:ThisFOAisrelatedtotherecommendationsinsectionsII.2,II.3,andII.4fromtheBRAIN2025Report.Thesethreerecommendationscall foraccelerateddevelopmentofnewlarge-scale recording technologies and tools for neural circuit manipulation. These newtechnologies and approaches will provide unprecedented opportunities for exploring how thenervoussystemencodes,processes,utilizes,stores,andretrievesvastquantitiesofinformation.Abetterunderstandingofthisdynamicneuralactivitywillenableresearcherstoseeknewwaystodiagnose,treat,andpreventbraindisorders.

Achieving these goals requires the ability to record simultaneously from thousands ortens-of-thousandsofneuronscontributingtothedynamicactivityinaneuralcircuit.Therelevantactivitymaybeinclustersofcellspackedcloselytogetherormaybeinwidelydistributedcircuits.Currentmicroelectrodeand imagingtechnologiesare limited inthenumberofcells fromwhichactivity can be isolated and sampled simultaneously, by the size or location of the area to besampled,bythedepthofpenetration,andbytheinvasivenessofthetechniquethatmightprohibittheir use in human experimentation. Non-invasive technologies suitable for use in humans arecurrentlylimitedinspatialresolutionandtemporaldynamics,aswellasintheirreflectionofon-goingelectricalactivity incircuitelements.ThisFOAseeksentirelynew ideas, conceptsand/orapproaches from physics and engineering, and biology, for how these limitations might beovercome to enable increased recording capabilities on the scale of one or more orders ofmagnitudebeyondthatofcurrenttechnology.

ThisFOAalsoseeksnovelideasfortechnologycapableofmanipulatingactivityincircuitsthat overcome the limitations of current invasive and non-invasive approaches. Dissecting thefunctionofneuralcircuitsrequirestheabilitytomanipulateneuralactivityinordertoinvestigateunderlying mechanisms and demonstrate causality. Current technologies such asmicrostimulationandoptogeneticapproachesare limited inspecificity, temporaldynamics,andbytheinvasivenessofthetechnique.

Applications are expected topropose thedevelopmentof ideas in the earliest stages forentirelynewapproachesforlarge-scaleneuralrecordingand/ormanipulationofneuralactivity.Such ideas could encompass unique and innovative combinations of existing technology thatcreate a synergistic result. An important goal is to stimulate new thinking and concepts foracceleratingdevelopmentofnovel technologies thatbreak currentbarriers toneural recordingand/ormanipulation.Inadditiontoexperimentalapproaches,thisFOAmaysupportearly-stagetestingusingcalculations,simulations,computationalmodels,orothermathematical techniquesfor demonstrating that the signal sources and/or measurement technologies are theoreticallycapable of meeting the demands of large-scale recording ormanipulation of circuit activity inhumans or animalmodels. The supportmight also be used for building and testing phantoms,prototypes, in-vitro or other bench-top models in order to validate underlying theoreticalassumptionsinpreparationforfutureFOAsaimedatproof-ofconcepttestinginanimalmodels.Awards: The combined direct cost budget for the two-year project period may not exceed$300,000.Nomorethan$200,000mayberequestedinanysingleyear.LetterofIntent:NotRequiredDeadline: May1,2018,October29,2018,May1,2019October29,2019,May1,2020October29,2020,by5:00PMlocaltimeofapplicantorganization.Alltypesofnon-AIDSapplicationsallowedforthisfundingopportunityannouncementaredueonthesedates.Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections toerrorsfoundintheapplicationduringthesubmissionprocessbytheduedate.

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DepartmentofDefense/USArmy/DARPA/ONRGrantProgram:3-DimensionalModelingandSimulationforLifetimePredictionsAgency:DepartmentofDefenseNSWC-CRANEWebsite:https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.htmlBrief Description:NSWCCrane is interested in funding researchondeveloping3-Dmodelsofcomponent lifetimepredictions incorporating finiteelementanalysis, fatigueanalysis, anddeeplearning methods. These models will encompass both the forces that change the materialspropertieswithinasystemandmaterialspropertiesthatchangewithchemicalaging;i.e.,agingofmaterials under no external load. Virtual reality visualization will be employed to allow fieldoperatorstoanalyzingtheresultsinanintuitivewaytoimplementmaintenanceschedulesand/orcorrectiveactions.Awards:EstimatedAward:$40,000.00OptionYear1:12monthsNTE$160,000.00TBDTotalEstimatedAward:$200,000.00ProposalDeadline:May16,2018ContactInformation:DallasParsleyCode021BLDG3373NavalSurfaceWarfareCenterCraneDivision300HWY361Crane,IN47522Email:dallas.parsley@navy.mil___________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:ComputersandHumansExploringSoftwareSecurity(CHESS)Agency:DepartmentofDefenseDARPAHR001118S0040Website:https://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/opportunitiesBriefDescription:DARPAissolicitinginnovativeresearchproposalstodeveloptechniquesandsystems thatwill substantially accelerate software vulnerability research (VR). The goal of theCHESS program is to develop computer-human systems to rapidly discover all classes ofvulnerability in complex software. These novel approaches for the rapid detection ofvulnerabilities will focus on identification of system information gaps that require humanassistance, generation of representations of these gaps appropriate for human collaborators,captureandintegrationofhumaninsightsintotheanalysisprocess,andthesynthesisofsoftwarepatches based on this collaborative analysis. Proposed research should investigate innovativeapproaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specificallyexcludedisresearchthatprimarilyresultsinevolutionaryimprovementstotheexistingstateofpractice.ThisBroadAgencyAnnouncement(BAA)isbeingissued,andanyresultantselectionwillbemade,usingproceduresunderFederalAcquisitionRegulation(FAR)6.102(d)(2)and35.016.Anynegotiationsand/orawardswilluseproceduresunderFAR15.4 (or32CFR§200.203 forcooperative agreements). Proposals received as a result of this BAA shall be evaluated inaccordancewithevaluationcriteriaspecifiedhereinthroughascientificreviewprocess.Awards:VariousProposalDeadline:AbstractDueDate:May3,2018,12:00noon(ET)ProposalDueDate:June15,2018,12:00noon(ET)ContactInformation:Mr.DustinFraze,ProgramManager,DARPA/I2OoBAAEmail:CHESS@darpa.mil___________________________________________________________________________________

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GrantProgram:SIGMA+SensorsAgency:DepartmentofDefenseDARPAHR001118S0035Website:https://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/opportunitiesBriefDescription:SIGMA+willadvance,integrate,andscaleemergingsensoranddataanalyticstechnologies todemonstrateandtransitionadetectionsystemthat fundamentallychangeshowwedetect,interdict,anddeterclandestineWMD.TheSIGMA+initiativewillleverageandbuildonsensorcapabilities toenable fully-networkedscalable,high-capabilitydetectors in thechemical,biological,andexplosive(CBE)threatspace,similartowhatwasaccomplished intheRNthreatspaceundertheSIGMAprogram.(AlthoughtheSIGMA+systemwilladdressRNthreats,newRNsensor capabilities arenot solicited in thisBAA.)Beyond incorporating these additional sensormodalities, SIGMA+will fuseCBRNE sensordatawithnewautomated intelligence analysis andother contextual data. Furthermore, advanced social science techniques will be leveraged foradversary modeling and integrated into SIGMA+ to maximize detection and interdictioneffectiveness. This holistic development and integration of physical sensing, automatedintelligence and contextual data analysis, and advanced adversary modeling will result in atransformativeandpracticalearlydetectionsystemforthefullspectrumofCBRNEWMDthreats.Proposers to this BAA should focus only on the CBE sensor network domain; other areasmentioned will be incorporated into the complete system through subsequent SIGMA+solicitations and integration efforts. For chemical and explosives threats, the existing SIGMAnetwork will be extended to include scalable chemical detection technologies that enableidentification of a broad range of species and precursors at the 10 parts-per-billion (ppb) (orbetter)leveltoidentifyillicitproductionofharmfulthreatsincomplexurbanenvironments.Thefocusondetectingthreatproductionwillhelpenableinterdictionpriortoanattack.Forbiologicalthreats, SIGMA+will developnovelmethods, either environmental or humansensing based, forimprovedreal-timedetectionofattacks.Thiseffortaimstoprovidedaysearlierattackdetectionandgeolocationofamuchwiderrangeofattacks,enablingmoreeffectivecountermeasuresandmitigation strategies. For radiological and nuclear threats, the incorporation of large-scaleautomated intelligence analytics into SIGMA+ will allow prioritization of detections nearstatistical limits to enable interdiction of heavily shielded threats, increasing effective systemsensitivitybyuptoanorderofmagnitude.Awards: The level of funding for individual awardsmade under this BAAwill depend on thequalityoftheproposalsreceivedandtheavailabilityoffunds.Awardswillbemadetoproposers1whoseproposalsaredeterminedtobethemostadvantageoustotheGovernment,allevaluationfactorsconsidered.ProposalDeadline:AbstractDueDate:April18,2018,4:00p.m.FAQSubmissionDeadline:May24,2018,4:00p.m.SeeSectionVIII.A.FullProposalDueDate:May31,2018,4:00p.m.ContactInformation:Dr.VincentTang,ProgramManager,DARPA/DSO–SIGMA+programleadDr.AnneFischer,ProgramManager,DARPA/DSO–chemical/explosivesensorsleadCol.MattHepburn,M.D.,ProgramManager,DARPA/BTO–biologicalsensorsleadBAAEmail:SigmaPlus@darpa.mil___________________________________________________________________________________Grant Program: Notice of Intent for the Funding Opportunity for Bilateral AcademicResearchInitiative(BARI)PilotProgramAgency:DepartmentofDefenseDeptoftheArmy--MaterielCommandW911NF-18-S-0007Website:https://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=8

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BriefDescription:Thisnoticeisprovidedtoallowpotentialapplicantssufficienttimetodevelopmeaningful collaborations and responsive applications. The BARI program supports basicresearchinscienceandengineeringstemmingfrominteractivecollaborativeeffortsbetweenU.S.institutions of higher education and U.K. institutions of higher education that is of potentialintereststoU.S.DepartmentofDefense(DoD)andU.KMinistryofDefense(MOD).Theprogramisfocusedon internationalcollaborativeresearcheffortswhere teams fromtheUnitedStatesandthe United Kingdom combine unique skillsets and approaches to provide rapid advances inscientificareasofmutual intereststotheU.S.DoDandUKMOD.Theareaof interest isartificialintelligence (AI) and collaborative decision making. The research goal is to progress beyondcollaborative human-machine sense making to develop approaches that might also enablecollaborativedecisionmaking.Theendgoalisforhumansandtechnologytobeeffectivepartsofthesameteam,withamachinebehavingasanequalteammemberthatcanreasonaswellasitshuman teammates. These teaming capabilities are an essential step toward amore general AIthatiscapableoftruehuman-machineteaming.Awards:TBAProposalDeadline:TBAContactInformation:WilliamCreechContractingOfficer9195494387william.a.creech3.civ@mail.mil___________________________________________________________________________________Grant Program: Proof of Concept Commercialization Pilot Program Innovation Corps @DepartmentofDefense(I-Corps@DoD)Agency:DepartmentofDefenseDeptoftheArmy--MaterielCommandW911NF-18-S-0004Website:https://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=8Brief Description: The Department of Defense (DoD) is soliciting applications fromcurrent/recent DoD awardees on basic research topics to receive mentoring and funding toaccelerate the transition and commercialization of the funded research. The I-Corps @ DoDprogram is designed to support the acceleration of basic research innovations from qualifyinginstitutionsbyprovidingPrincipalInvestigators(PIs)andstudentswithtrainingandmentorshipincustomerdiscoveryandthecommercializationprocess.Thegoalsofthisprogramaretospurthe transition of fundamental researchwith potential defense relevance to themarketplace, toencouragecollaborationbetweenacademiaandindustry,andtotrainstudents,faculty,andotherresearcherstounderstandinnovationandentrepreneurship.TherewillbethreeoutcomesoftheI-Corps@DoDprogram:1)acleargo/nogodecisionregardingviabilityofproductsandservices,2) should the decision be to move the effort forward, a transition plan to do so, and 3) anunderstandingofwhatkindofminimumviableproductdemonstrationwouldberequiredbykeypartnersandcustomersegments.

The I-Corps @ DoD program is a pilot program modeled after the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) I-Corps™program (Note:Trademarkhereafter asserted and referred to as I-Corps).ThekeycomponentoftheI-Corps@DoDprogramistheI-CorpsTeam.TheI-CorpsTeamis comprised of the Technical Lead, the Entrepreneurial Lead and the Mentor. TheEntrepreneurial Lead is typically apostdoctoral researcher, graduate student, orother student,possesses relevant technical knowledge and a deep commitment to investigate the commerciallandscapesurroundingtheinnovation.TheMentorbringsentrepreneurialexperienceandservesas the principal guide in determining the technology disposition – Technical Leads/PIs ideallylocatetheirownmentor,butcanalsocontacttheI-Corps@DoDProgramManagerforassistancewithlocatingamentor.

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Awards: The Innovation Corps at the Department of Defense (I-Corps@ DoD) program is anopportunity for Principal Investigators (PIs) to learn how to commercialize their discoveries /innovations.Successfulapplicantswillreceiveagrantofupto$70,000toattendaprogramthatprovides extensive training in product commercialization from industry experts and ‘serialentrepreneurs’ who have helped train over 1000 I-Corps™ Teams in how to bring theirinnovationstomarket.WhitePaperSubmission:8June2018ProposalDeadline:6July2018ContactInformation:KevinBasslerGrantsOfficerGrantsOfficerContactinformation___________________________________________________________________________________Grant Program: 2019Department of DefenseMultidisciplinary Research Program of theUniversityResearchInitiative(MURI)-ARMYSUBMISSIONAgency:DepartmentofDefenseONR,ARO,AirForceOfficeofScientificResearchONR#N00014-18-S-F006ARO#W911NF18S0003AFOSR#FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2018-0001Website:https://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=8BriefDescription:TheMURIprogramsupportsbasicresearchinscienceandengineeringatU.S.institutions of higher education (hereafter referred to as "universities") that is of potentialinterest toDoD.Theprogram is focusedonmultidisciplinary researcheffortswheremore thanonetraditionaldisciplineinteractstoproviderapidadvancesinscientificareasofinteresttotheDoD.AsdefinedintheDoDFinancialManagementRegulation:Basicresearchissystematicstudydirectedtowardgreaterknowledgeorunderstandingof thefundamentalaspectsofphenomenaandof observable factswithout specific applications towardsprocessesorproducts inmind. Itincludes all scientific study and experimentation directed toward increasing fundamentalknowledgeandunderstandinginthosefieldsofthephysical,engineering,environmental,andlifesciences related to long-termnational security needs. It is farsighted high payoff research thatprovidesthebasis for technologicalprogress(DoD7000.14-R,vol.2B,chap.5,para.050201.B).DoD’sbasicresearchprograminvestsbroadlyinmanyfieldstoensurethatithasearlycognizanceofnewscientificknowledge.WhitepapersandproposalsaddressingthefollowingtopicsshouldbesubmittedtotheOfficeofNavalResearch(ONR):Topic1:FundamentalLimitsonInformationLatencyTopic2:MolecularlyProgrammableGrapheneArchitecture(MPGA)Topic 3: Identifying invariances for improved modeling and prediction of oceanographicphenomenaAwards:VariousWhitePaperSubmission:Whitepapersmaybesubmittedviae-maildirectlytoaResearchTopicChief, via the United States Postal Service (USPS), or via a commercial carrier to the agencyspecifiedforthetopic.Forhardcopysubmissions,usetheaddressesprovidedinSectionII.D.2.a,entitled,“AddressforSubmissionofHardCopyWhitePapers.”Theduedateandtimeforreceiptofwhitepapersisnolaterthan29June2018(Friday)at11:59PMEasternTime.ProposalDeadline:ProposalsmustbesubmittedandreceivedelectronicallythroughGrants.govnotlaterthan16October2018(Tuesday)at11:59PMEasternTimetobeconsideredforselection.Thisisthefinalduedate.ContactInformation:KiaMcCormickProcurementAnalystPhone(919)549-4281

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Dr.EllenLivingstonMURIProgramManagerOfficeofNavalResearchEmail:ellen.s.livingston@navy.mil___________________________________________________________________________________Grant Program: 2019 DEFENSE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION PROGRAM(DURIP)Agency:DepartmentofDefenseOfficeofNavalResearchAFOSRAROAFOSR:FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2018-0002ARO:W911NF18S0002ONR:N00014-18-S-F007Website: https://www.onr.navy.mil/en/Contracts-Grants/Funding-Opportunities/Broad-Agency-AnnouncementsBrief Description: As the capacity of the DoN Science and Technology (S&T) workforce isinterconnectedwith thebasic researchenterpriseandSTEMeducationsystem,ONRrecognizestheneedtosupporteffortsthatcanjointlyimproveSTEMstudentoutcomesandaligneducationalefforts with Naval S&T current and future workforce needs. This announcement explicitlyencouragesprojects that improve the capacityof education systemsandcommunities to createimpactfulSTEMeducationalexperiencesforstudentsandworkers.Submissionsareencouragedto consider including active learning approaches and incorporating 21st century skilldevelopment. Projects must aim to increase student and worker engagement in STEM andenhance people with needed Naval STEM capabilities. ONR encourages applications to utilizecurrent STEM educational research for informing project design and advancing ourunderstandingofhowandwhypeoplechooseSTEMcareersandopportunitiesofnavalrelevance.While this announcement is relevant for any stage of the STEM educational system, fundingefforts will be targeted primarily toward projects addressing the below communities or anycombination of these communities: • Secondary education communities; • Post-Secondarycommunities; • Informal science communities; • Current naval STEM workforce communities.Projectscopemayrangeinsizeandcomplexity.Projectsthatarealreadyestablishedwithpriorfunding sources or have established stakeholders are especially encouraged to consider thefollowingscopeareas:•Developandimplementexploratorypilotprojectsthatseektocreateneweducationalexperienceswithineducationalandtrainingcommunities.•DeveloplargercohesiveSTEMeducationandtrainingactivitiesthatstrengthenthecapacityofregionalcommunitiesandstakeholderstoimproveSTEMeducationandtraining.•Establishmeetingsofstakeholdersthatmustseektoconnectrelevantpeopleandorganizationstoexplicitlydevelopbroaderprojectsforimpactingentirecommunities.Awards:VariousSubmissionofWhitePapers:Asmentionedprior,whitepapersareaMANDATORYcomponentofatwo-partsubmissionprocess.WhitepapersmustNOTbesubmittedthroughtheGrants.govapplicationprocess. Instead,whitepapers are to be submitted via email to the attentionofDr.MichaelSimpsonatonr_stem@navy.milaseitheraPDForMicrosoftWord2010compatiblefile.The subject line of the email shall read “N00014-18-S-F003WhitePaper Submission.”Theduedate and time for receipt of white papers begins on 2 April 2018 and ends on 31 July 2018(Tuesday)at5:00PMEasternTime.ProposalDeadline:Applicationsmayonlybesubmittedbyinvitationandreceivedelectronicallythroughhttps://www.grants.gov/nolaterthan28September2018(Friday)at11:59PMEasternTime.ContactInformation:Dr.MichaelSimpsonDirectorofEducationandWorkforceOfficeofNavalResearch875NorthRandolphStreetArlingtonVA22203-1995Email:onr_stem@navy.mil

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___________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:AirForceFiscalYear2019YoungInvestigatorResearchProgram(YIP)Agency:DepartmentofDefenseAirForceOfficeofScientificResearchFA9550-18-S-0002Website:https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.htmlBrief Description:TheFiscalYear2019AirForceYoung InvestigatorResearchProgram(YIP)intendssupportyoungincareerscientistsandengineerswhohavereceivedPh.D.orequivalentdegrees by 1April 2012 or later showing exceptional ability and promise for conducting basicresearch.Theprogramobjective is to foster creativebasic research in scienceandengineering;enhanceearlycareerdevelopmentofoutstandingyounginvestigators;andincreaseopportunitiesfortheyounginvestigatortorecognizetheAirForcemissionandrelatedchallengesinscienceandengineering. Individual awards are made to U.S. institutions of higher education, industriallaboratories, or non-profit research organizations where the principal investigator (PI) isemployedonafull-timebasisandholdsaregularposition.YIPPIsmustbeaU.S.citizen,national,orpermanent resident.Researchersworkingat aFederallyFundedResearchandDevelopmentCenterorDoDLaboratoryarenoteligibleforthiscompetition.MostYIPawardsarefundedupto$150,000 per year for three years, for a total of $450,000. Exceptional proposals will beconsidered individually for higher funding levels and/or longer duration. Please review theremainderofthisannouncementforadditionalinformation.Weanticipateapproximatelythirty-six(36)awardsunderthiscompetitioniffundsareavailable.Pleaseseetheeligibilityrequirementsinthesolicitation:Doctoratenoearlierthan01Apr2012Awards:MostYIPawardsarethree(3)yearsinduration,fundedupto$150,000peryearforatotalofapproximately$450,000.Proposalsshouldbesubmittedinadherencetotheseguidelines.ProposalDeadline:ProposalsmustbereceivedelectronicallythroughGrants.govbyFriday,01Jun2018at11:59PMEasterntimetobeconsidered.Technicalorgeneralpre-proposalinquiriesandquestionsmustbereceivedinwritingbyelectronicmailnotlaterthanFriday,27April2018tobeconsidered.ContactInformation:MS.ELLENM.ROBINSON,AFOSR/RTBProgramCoordinatorTelephone:(703)588-8527Email:afosryip@us.af.milGeneralInquires:MS.BRITTANYTURNER,AFOSR/PKCProcurementAnalystEmail:brittany.turner.5@us.af.mil

___________________________________________________________________________________DepartmentofEducationGrant Program: Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII): Education Innovation andResearchProgram:Early-phaseGrantsAgency:DepartmentofEducationCFDANumber84.411CED-GRANTS-041918-003Website: https://innovation.ed.gov/what-we-do/innovation/education-innovation-and-research-eir/Brief Description: The Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program, established undersection 4611 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended (ESEA), providesfundingtocreate,develop,implement,replicate,ortaketoscaleentrepreneurial,evidence-based,field-initiated innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for high-needstudents;andrigorouslyevaluatesuchinnovations.TheEIRprogramisdesignedtogenerateandvalidate solutions to persistent educational challenges and to support the expansion of thosesolutionstoservesubstantiallylargernumbersofstudents.ThecentraldesignelementoftheEIR

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programisitsmulti-tierstructurethatlinkstheamountoffundingthatanapplicantmayreceivetothequalityoftheevidencesupportingtheefficacyoftheproposedproject,withtheexpectationthatprojectsthatbuildthisevidencewilladvancethroughEIR'sgranttiers:``Early-phase,''``Mid-phase,''and``Expansion.''Applicantsproposinginnovativeprojectsthataresupportedbylimitedevidence can receive relatively small grants to support the development, implementation, andinitial evaluation of the practices; applicants proposing projects supported by evidence fromrigorousevaluations,suchasanexperimentalstudy(asdefinedinthisnotice),canreceivelargergrant awards to support expansion across the country. This structure provides incentives forapplicantsto:(1)Explorenewwaysofaddressingpersistentchallengesthatothereducatorscanbuildonand learn from; (2)buildevidenceofeffectivenessof theirpractices;and (3) replicateandscalesuccessfulpracticesinnewschools,districts,andStateswhileaddressingthebarrierstoscale, such as cost structures and implementation fidelity. All EIR projects are expected togenerate information regarding their effectiveness in order to inform EIR grantees' efforts tolearnaboutandimproveupontheirefforts,andtohelpsimilar,non-EIReffortsacrossthecountrybenefit from EIR grantees' knowledge. By requiring that all grantees conduct independentevaluations of their EIR projects, EIR ensures that its funded projects make a significantcontributionto improvingthequalityandquantityof informationavailabletopractitionersandpolicymakers about which practices improve student achievement and attainment, for whichtypesofstudents,andinwhatcontexts.TheDepartmentawardsthreetypesofgrantsunderthisprogram:``Early-phase''grants,``Mid-phase''grants,and``Expansion''grants.Thesegrantsdifferintermsofthelevelofpriorevidenceofeffectivenessrequiredforconsiderationforfunding,theexpectationsregardingthekindofevidenceandinformationfundedprojectsshouldproduce,thelevelofscalefundedprojectsshouldreach,and,consequently,theamountoffundingavailabletosupport each type of project. Early-phase grants provide funding to support the development,implementation,andfeasibilitytestingofaprogram,whichpriorresearchsuggestshaspromise,for the purpose of determining whether the program can successfully improve studentachievement and attainment for high-need students. Early-phase grants must demonstrate arationale (as defined in this notice). These Early-phase grants are not intended simply toimplementestablishedpractices inadditional locationsoraddressneedsthatareuniquetooneparticularcontext.Thegoalistodeterminewhetherandinwhatwaysrelativelynewerpracticescan improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students. This notice invitesapplications for Early-phase grants only. The notices inviting applications for Mid-phase andExpansiongrantsarepublishedelsewhereinthisissueoftheFederalRegister.Background:EIRisdesignedtoofferopportunitiesforStates,districts,schools,andeducatorstodevelopinnovationsandscaleeffectivepracticesthataddresstheirmostpressingchallenges.Early-phasegranteesareencouraged to make continuous improvements in project design and implementation beforeconducting a full-scale evaluation of effectiveness. Grantees should consider questions such as:Howeasywoulditbeforothersto implementthispractice,andhowcanits implementationbeimproved? How can I use data from early indicators to gauge impact, and what changes inimplementation and student achievement do these early indicators suggest? By focusing oncontinuousimprovementanditerativedevelopment,Early-phasegranteescanmakeadaptationsthatarenecessary to increase theirpractice'spotential tobeeffectiveandensure that theEIR-fundedevaluationassessestheimpactofathoroughlyconceivedpractice.Early-phaseapplicantsshoulddevelop, implement,and test the feasibilityof theirprojects.TheevaluationofanEarly-phaseprojectshouldbeanexperimentalorquasi-experimentaldesignstudy(asdefined in thisnotice) thatcandeterminewhether theprogramcansuccessfully improvestudentachievementandattainmentforhigh-needstudents.Early-phasegrantees'evaluationdesignsareencouragedto have the potential tomeet themoderate evidence (as defined in this notice) threshold. The

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Department intends to provide grantees and their independent evaluators with evaluationtechnical assistance. This evaluation technical assistance could include grantees and theirindependent evaluators providing to the Department or its contractor updated comprehensiveevaluation plans in a format as requested by the technical assistance provider and using suchtoolsastheDepartmentmayrequest.Granteeswillbeencouragedtoupdatethisevaluationplanatleastannuallytoreflectanychangestotheevaluation,withupdatesconsistentwiththescopeandobjectivesoftheapprovedapplication.Awards:Upto$4,000,000.Estimatedtotalfunding:$115,000,000ProposalDeadline:

• DeadlineforNoticeofIntenttoApply:May9,2018• DeadlineforTransmittalofApplications:June5,2018• DeadlineforIntergovernmentalReview:August6,2018

Contact Information: JuliusCottonEDGrants.govFINDSystemsAdmin.Phone202-245-6288EducationGrantInquiries@ed.gov;ProgramManager:KellyTerpak,U.S.DepartmentofEducation,400Maryland Avenue SW, Room 4W312,Washington, DC 20202-5900. Telephone: (202) 453-7122.Email:eir@ed.gov

___________________________________________________________________________________DepartmentofEnergyGrant Program: Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) Funding OpportunityAnnouncement(FOA)FY2018Agency:DepartmentofEnergy DE-FOA-0001840Website:https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId731692d0-c60d-42e0-a6ff-617ce4510d77Brief Description: The FOA will support early-stage research that spans the Solar EnergyTechnologies Office (SETO) portfolio, seeking to advance both solar photovoltaic (PV) andconcentrating solar thermal power (CSP) technologies and to facilitate the swift integration ofthose technologies into the nation’s electricity grid. It also is designed to support efforts thatprepare the workforce for the solar industry’s future needs. The FOA is organized into thefollowing high level Topic Areas: Topic 1: Advanced Solar Systems Integration Technologiesdescribes SETO research priorities in the seamless integration of high penetrations of solarenergyonto thenation’s electricity grid.Topic2:ConcentratingSolarThermalPowerResearchandDevelopmentdescribes SETO researchpriorities that support solar technologies that focussunlight to generate and store high-temperature heat for electricity generation and other enduses. Topic 3: Photovoltaic Research andDevelopment describes SETO research priorities thatsupport the further development of photovoltaic technologies that improve system reliability,annualenergyyield,demonstrateperformanceofnovelPVdevicesanddevelopnewPVmaterials.Topic 4: Improving and Expanding the Solar Industry throughWorkforce Initiatives describesSETOresearchprioritiesthatsupportsolarworkforcedevelopment.Webinars:Topic1:AdvancedSolarSystemsIntegrationTechnologiesWebinarApril23,20181-2pmESThttps://meetings.doe.gov/orion/joinmeeting.do?MTID=8ed931c4b7a7dfc06b4c54aa8db46055Topic2:ConcentratingSolarThermalPowerResearchandDevelopmentWebinarApril23,20182-3pmESThttps://meetings.doe.gov/orion/joinmeeting.do?MTID=7993ba670f1327aeda96b3584f541b1aTopic3:PhotovoltaicResearchandDevelopmentWebinar

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April24,20184-5pmESThttps://meetings.doe.gov/orion/joinmeeting.do?MTID=6aa33236e167ca68666a5b3f420283b8Topic4:ImprovingandExpandingtheSolarIndustrythroughWorkforceInitiativesWebinarApril24,20181-2pmESThttps://meetings.doe.gov/orion/joinmeeting.do?MTID=516a967629e43ac5ce6ef51e0a0d7015Awards:VariousSubmissionDeadline:

• LetterofIntentDeadline:5/4/20183:00PMET• ConceptPaperSubmissionDeadline:5/9/20183:00PMET• FullApplicationSubmissionDeadline:6/26/20183:00PMET

ContactInformation:ClayL.PfrangleSETO.FOA@ee.doe.gov_________________________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:FY18HydrogenandFuelCellR&DFundingOpportunityAnnouncementAgency:DepartmentofEnergy DE-FOA-0001874Website:https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId79690f66-6dc9-47e9-ac9f-86057538ae44Brief Description: This FOA supports research and development of key early-stage technicalchallengesforfuelcellsandforhydrogenfuelproduction,deliveryandstorage,andwillleveragetheprivatesector toaddress institutionalbarriers that impactprogress in the field.Thegoalofthis research activity is to provide affordable, clean, safe, and reliable energy from diversedomestic resources, providing thebenefits of increased energy security and reduced emissionsthroughearly-stageresearchanddevelopment.Theglobalfuelcellmarketincreaseditsgrowth40%in2016,withrevenuesofover$1.6billionin2016andover20,000fuelcellunitsformaterialhandlingequipmentpurchasedintheU.S.alonesince 2009. Light duty vehicles are an emerging application for fuel cells that has earnedsubstantial commercial and government interest worldwide due to the superior efficiencies,reductions in petroleum consumption, and reductions in criteria pollutants fuel cells makepossible.TheFOAtopicsinclude:Topic 1: Energy Materials Network (EMN) - ElectroCat – this topic will leverage theElectrocatalysisConsortium(ElectroCat)toacceleratethedevelopmentofcatalystsmadewithoutplatinum group metals for use in fuel cells for transportation. The EMN consortia have beenestablishedtomakeunique,world-classcapabilitiesatthenationallaboratoriesmoreaccessibleto industry, facilitating collaborations thatwill expedite thedevelopmentandmanufacturingofadvancedmaterialsforcommercialmarkets.Topic2:H2@Scale–thistopicaimstoimprovetheefficiencyandresiliencyoftheelectricalgridandofthetransportationsector,andtorealizegainsinthevariousindustriesusingorproducinghydrogen. Some of the key research areas in this topic include materials compatibility,electrolyzerintegration,andanalysis.Topic3:InnovativeConcepts–thistopicsupportsappliedearlystageresearchanddevelopmentof fuel cell technologies for transportation, stationary, and early market applications, with aprimary focus on reducing cost and improving durability. While themain focalpointsof theprogram’s R&D portfolioare polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells and platinum-basedcatalysts,theprogramalsosupportslonger-termtechnicalapproachesthatofferadvantagesoverPEMFCs.Awards;Upto$2,500,000;AvailableFunding:$39,000,000SubmissionDeadline:

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• ConceptPaperSubmissionDeadline:5/7/20185:00PMET• FullApplicationSubmissionDeadline:6/12/20185:00PMET

ContactInformation:LauraJ.GonzalezFCTOFOA@ee.doe.gov_________________________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:IndustryPartnershipsforCybersecurityofEnergyDeliverySystems(CEDS)Research,DevelopmentandDemonstrationAgency:DepartmentofEnergy DE-FOA-0001755Website:https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/default.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2ffedconnect%3fdoc%3dDE-FOA-0001755%26agency%3dDOE&doc=DE-FOA-0001755&agency=DOEBriefDescription:TheDepartmentofEnergy’s(DOE’s)NationalEnergyTechnologyLaboratory(NETL)onbehalfoftheOfficeofElectricityDeliveryandEnergyReliability(OE)CybersecurityforEnergy Delivery Systems (CEDS) Research and Development (R&D) program is seekingapplications under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (Announcement) to conductresearch,developmentanddemonstrations(RD&D)forinnovativeapproachestoadvancecyberresilientenergydeliverysystems.ThisRD&Dwillleadtonextgenerationtoolsandtechnologiesthat are not available today that will becomewidely adopted throughout the energy sector toreducetheriskthatacyberincidentcoulddisruptenergydelivery.

The objective of this Announcement is to enhance the reliability and resilience of thenation’s energy infrastructure through innovative RD&D cybersecurity solutions. The energyinfrastructure includes electricity generation, transmission and distribution as well as theproduction,refining,storageanddistributionofoilandgas.

ThisAnnouncementwillsupportmulti-yearresearch,developmentanddemonstrationoftools and technologies to enhance the cybersecurity of energy delivery systems. Proposedsolutionsshouldbeinteroperable,scalable,readilymanageableadvancedtoolsandtechnologiesandare compatiblewithcommonmethodsandbestpractices. It is expected thata strategy fortransitioning solutions into practice throughout the energy sector, for example throughcommercializationorbymakingthesolutionavailablethroughopensource,willbeincluded.Thetools or technologiesmust not impede critical energy delivery functions;must not introduce aburden for operating andmaintaining the system;must bemanageable by asset owners;mustrecognize energy reliability as a priority;must be demonstrated at a relevant end-user site tovalidateaclearpathtoindustryacceptance;andmustbered-teamtestedbyanindependentthirdpartyusingprojectfunds.Awards;Upto$4,000,000;AvailableFunding:$25,000,000SubmissionDeadline:June18,2018ContactInformation:Maureen.Davison@NETL.DOE.GOV_________________________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:CriticalWaterIssuesPrizeCompetitionRFIAgency:DepartmentofEnergy DE-FOA-0001899Website:https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/#FoaId45c72943-674f-484c-8592-1b95b0906387Brief Description: The U.S. Department of Energy seeks to understand the key technical andotherbarriers thatmayprevent long-termaccess to low-costwater supplies that couldbebestaddressed through challenges and prize competitions. For the purposes of this Request forInformation (RFI), challenges and prize competitions are tools and approaches the Federalgovernment andothers canuse to engage abroad rangeof stakeholders, including the generalpublic, in developing solutions to difficult problems. Challenges andprize competitions rely on

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competitive structures to drive innovation among participants and usually offer rewards(financial and/or other) to winners and/or finalists. DOE may use the information providedthroughthisRFItodevelopchallengesandprizecompetitionstoaddresskeywaterissues.ThisRFIisnotdesignedtosolicitinputonDOE’sbroaderR&Deffortsonaffordablewater.Submission Deadline: Responses to this RFI must be submitted electronically toWaterPrizeRFI@ee.doe.gov no later than 5:00pm (ET) on May 14, 2018. Responses must beprovidedasattachmentstoanemail.Itisrecommendedthatattachmentswithfilesizesexceeding25MBbecompressed(i.e.,zipped)toensuremessagedelivery.ResponsesmustbeprovidedasaMicrosoftWord(.docx)attachmenttotheemail,andnomorethan5pagesinlengthpercategoryofquestions,12pointfont,1inchmargins.Onlyelectronicresponseswillbeaccepted.ContactInformation:EERE-ExchangeSupport@hq.doe.govThisemailaddressisforEEREExchangeTechnicalSupport.

• waterprizerfi@ee.doe.govThisemailaddressisforsubmissionofRFIresponses._________________________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:SolidOxideFuelCellsCoreTechnologyResearchAgency:DepartmentofEnergy DE-FOA-0001853Website:https://www.netl.doe.gov/business/solicitations/details?title=4bff5699-c11b-4230-b25e-ba5c79c4ad89Brief Description: The goal of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to seekinnovative research and development projects to support fuel cells system manufacturers inaddressing issuesrelatedtocostandreliabilityof fuelcellssystems.Applicationsaresought intwoareasof interest (AOI) that includeAOI1–SolidOxideFuelCells (SOFC)CoreTechnologyResearch and AOI 2 – Core Technology Research andDevelopment (R&D) in Support of Near-TermSOFCPowerSystemsPrototypeTests.visitFedConnectformore.Awards;Upto$2,000,000;AvailableFunding:$9,500,000SubmissionDeadline:April30,2018ContactInformation:CharlesC.TomasiakCharles.Tomasiak@NETL.DOE.GOV_________________________________________________________________________________________________EPA(EnvironmentalProtectionAgency)GrantProgram:FY2019PollutionPreventionGrantProgramAgency:EPAEPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-001Website:https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2018-03/documents/2018rfpp2grant.pdfBriefDescription:EPAisannouncingagrantcompetitiontofundtwo-yearPollutionPreventionassistance agreements for projects expected to be performed in each EPA region that providetechnicalassistanceand/ortrainingtobusinesses/facilitiestohelpthemadoptsourcereductionapproaches (also known as “pollution prevention” or “P2”). P2means reducing or eliminatingpollutants fromenteringanywastestreamorotherwisereleased into theenvironmentprior torecycling, treatment, or disposal. In keepingwith the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, EPA isencouraging P2 because implementing these approaches can result in reductions in toxicpollutants,theuseofwater,energyandotherrawmaterials,whilealsoloweringbusinesscosts.Forthiscurrentroundofgrants,EPAisputtingadditionalemphasisondocumentingandsharingthe P2 best practices and innovations identified and developed through these grants so thatotherscanreplicatetheseapproachesandoutcomes.Therefore,ingeneral,grantrecipientsmustdocument and report on the P2 recommendations where they are provided to

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businesses/facilitiesaspartof thetechnicalassistance,andata laterdate,reportonP2actionsadopted by the businesses/facilities that received the technical assistance and training(alternative reporting provisions are available if technical assistance is broadly provided tobusinesses/facilities – see SectionVI.C.3.b.). If necessary, awardee budgets andworkplansmayallottimeand/orset-asidefundsfromthepotentialtwoyearsoffederalfundingprovidedforanoptionalthird-yeartocollectandreportontheP2approachesadopted.States,stateentitiesandfederally-recognizedtribesandintertribalconsortiaareeligibletoapply.

IfCongressappropriatesFiscalYear(FY)2018and2019fundsfortheP2ProgramatlevelscomparabletoFY2017fundinglevels,theEPAmayawardatotalofapproximately$9.38millionin federal P2 grant funding for these two-year assistance agreements (approximately $4.69million in FY 2018 funds and approximately $4.69 million in FY 2019 funds). P2 awards areexpected to be performed in each EPA region and will be funded in the form of grants orcooperative agreements. Please note that notwithstanding the potential amounts stated above,theseamountsareestimatesonlyandtheamountofgrantfundingawardedwillbedependentonCongressionalappropriations,fundingavailability,thequalityofproposalsreceived,satisfactoryperformanceandotherapplicableconsiderations.Awards:NY,NJ:Region2–Federalawardsmaybe in therangeof$40,000–$300,000, issuedoveratwo-yearfundingperiod(between$20,000-$150,000incrementallyfundedperyear).EstimatedTotalProgramFunding:$9,380,000NoticeofIntent:NotRequiredProposalDeadline:April26,2018Contact:EPARegion2NJ,NY,PR,VIAlexPeckU.S.EPARegion2290Broadway,25thFloor(PSPMMB)NewYork,NY10007-1866Phone:212-637-3758Emailaddress:peck.alex@epa.gov

_________________________________________________________________________________________________NASAGrantProgram:TransformationalToolsandTechnologies(TTT)Agency:NASANNH18ZEA001N-TTTWebsite:https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7B4770A320-3997-5B8F-4A4B-B0D67C98ADD9%7D&path=open&method=initBriefDescription:TheTransformationalToolsandTechnologies(TTT)Projectadvancesstate-of-the-art computational and experimental tools and technologies that are vital to aviationapplications in the six strategic thrusts. The project develops new computer-based tools,computationalfluiddynamicsmodels,andassociatedscientificknowledgethatwillprovidefirst-of-a-kind capabilities to analyze, understand, and predict aviation concept performance. TheserevolutionarytoolswillbeappliedtoaccelerateNASA’sresearchandthecommunity’sdesignandintroductionofadvancedconcepts.TheProjectalsoexplorestechnologiesthatarebroadlycriticalto advancing ARMD strategic outcomes. Such technologies include the understanding of newtypes of strong and lightweight materials, innovative controls techniques, and experimentalmethods. TTT also develops improved Multi-Disciplinary Design, Analysis, & Optimization(MDAO) and systems analysis tools to enable multi-disciplinary integration. All of thesetechnologies will support and enable concept development and benefits assessment acrossmultipleARMDprogramsanddisciplines.TheTTTProject isorganized into three sub-projects.TheRevolutionaryToolsandMethods(RTM)Sub-project is responsible for thedevelopmentofrevolutionary comprehensive physics-based aeronautics analysis and design capability. Itincludesworkincomputationalaerosciences,MDAOandsystemsanalysis,andtoolsformodeling

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both combustion and aircraft structures and materials. The Critical Aeronautics Technologies(CAT)Sub-projectisresponsibleforthedevelopmentofcriticalaeronauticstechnologiesthatcanenablerevolutionaryimprovementinaircraftsystemdesign. InnovativeideasdevelopedinCAToften lead to patentable results. Currently, technologies are under development in the areas ofaircraftstructuresandmaterials,innovativemeasurementtechniques,propulsioncontrols,flightcontrols, and combustion. The Autonomous Systems (AS) Sub-Project advances fundamentalresearch in autonomous systems.The tools and technologies of interest spanmanydisciplines.The Fluid Mechanics Discipline encompasses advanced turbulence modeling, boundary layertransition prediction and modeling, numerical methods, and flow control development andprediction for a wide range of airframe and propulsion system flow problems of interest.Canonicaldata isdevelopedandused tovalidate themodeling improvementsdeveloped in thisdiscipline.Developmentofmoreaccuratephysics-basedmethodssuchas largeeddysimulation(LES)isemphasized.Awards:Between$1.1Mand$1.4MwillbeinvestedannuallyintheseNRAsoverthenext3years.NoticeofIntent:April16,2018ProposalDeadline:May14,2018Contact:NRAManager:TraceyM.Frisbytracey.m.frisby@nasa.gov_________________________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:AstrophysicsDataAnalysisAgency:NASANNH18ZDA001N-ADAPWebsite:https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7B3E84A8DB-8B71-2451-EB02-2111D9EEA891%7D&path=open&method=initBrief Description: The Astrophysics Data Analysis Program (ADAP; program element D.2)supportsresearchwithaprimaryemphasisontheanalysisofarchivaldatafromcurrentandpastNASA space astrophysics missions. The magnitude and scope of the archival data from thosemissionsenablessciencethattranscendstraditionalwavelengthregimesandallowsresearchersto answerquestions thatwouldbedifficult, if not impossible, to address throughan individualobservingprogram.TheprogramnowalsosupportstheanalysisofpubliclyavailabledatafromtheNeutronstarInteriorCompositionExplorer(NICER)andsomeapprovedGuestObserver(GO)programsusingSpitzer,even if thoseobservationshaveyet tobeexecuted,or thedataarestillwithintheirproprietaryperiod.Awards:StandardGrants,AvailableFunds:$7,000,000NoticeofIntent:NotRequiredProposalDeadline:May17,2018Contact: Douglas M. Hudgins Astrophysics Division Science Mission Directorate NASAHeadquarters Washington, DC 20546-0001 Telephone: (202) 358-0988 Email:Douglas.M.Hudgins@nasa.gov_________________________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:DiscoveryDataAnalysisAgency:NASANNH18ZDA001N-DDAPWebsite:https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7BE17AD920-C9F2-600D-5913-6951AB56F31F%7D&path=open&method=init

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BriefDescription:TheobjectiveoftheDiscoveryDataAnalysisProgram(DDAP)istoenhancethescientificreturnofDiscoveryProgrammissionsandbroadenthescientificparticipationintheanalysisofdata,bothrecentandarchived,collectedbyDiscoverymissions.SpacecraftdatausedinDDAPinvestigationsmustbeavailableinthePlanetaryDataSystem(PDS;https://pds.nasa.gov/),orequivalentpubliclyaccessiblearchive(s),atleast30dayspriortotheStep-2submissiondeadlineforDDAPproposals.SpacecraftdatathathavenotbeenplacedinsucharchivesarenoteligibleforuseinDDAPinvestigations.Inallcases,itistheresponsibilityoftheDDAPinvestigatortoacquireanynecessarydata.Investigatorsareencouragedtocontactthearchiveforassistanceinidentifyingspecificsofavailabledatasets.Datasetstobeusedintheproposedworkmustbeclearlyandspecificallyidentifiedintheproposal.NASAputsnootherrestrictiononthestatusorconditionofthedata.However,regardlessofthearchive(s)used,ifthedatatobeanalyzedhaveknownissuesthatmightrepresentanobstacletoanalysis,theproposersmustdemonstrateclearlyandsatisfactorilyhowsuchpotentialdifficultieswillbeovercome.Inotherwords,itistheproposer’sresponsibilitytodemonstrateclearlythatthepublicdataareofsufficientquantityandqualitytoachievetheproject’ssciencegoals.Awards:StandardGrantsStep-1Proposal:August30,2018Step-2ProposalDeadline:November01,2018Contact: Thomas S. Statler Planetary Science Division Science Mission Directorate NASAHeadquartersWashington, DC 20546-0001 Email: thomas.s.statler@nasa.gov Telephone: 202-358-0272_________________________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:AdvancedInformationSystemsTechnologyAgency:NASANNH18ZDA001N-AISTWebsite:https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7BC0D379E0-B4A8-6B97-7B0C-7F5409CD2442%7D&path=open&method=initBriefDescription:Advancedinformationsystemsplayacriticalroleinthecollection,handling,andmanagementofthevastamountsofEarthsciencedata,bothinspaceandontheground.Advancedcomputationalsystemsandtechnologyconceptsthatenablethecapture,transmission,anddisseminationofterabytesofdataareessentialtoNASA’svisionofadistributedobservationalnetwork.ESTO’sAdvancedInformationSystemsTechnology(AIST)programemploysanend-to-endapproachtodevelopthesecriticaltechnologies—fromthespacesegment,wheretheinformationpipelinebegins,totheenduser,whereknowledgeisadvanced.TwomajorAISTthrustsareinprogress:(1)supporttoanewobservingstrategyinvolvingtheintegrationofobservationsfromorbital,airborneandinsituinstrumentsalongwithmodelsintoasensorwebtoadvancethestateoftheartunderstandingofphysicalprocessesandnaturalphenomena,and(2)AnalyticCentersfocusingonascientificinvestigation,wheredatafrommanysources,computationalresourcesandtoolsareharmonizedtoimprovetheabilityoftheinvestigatortodiscovernewknowledge.Awards:StandardGrantsNoticeofIntent:TBDProposalDeadline:TBDContact: Michael M. Little Earth Science Technology Office Telephone: (301) 286-7404 Email:Michael.M.Little@nasa.gov

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NationalEndowmentofHumanitiesGrantProgram:ResearchandDevelopmentAgency:NationalEndowmentofHumanitiesWebsite:https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/research-and-developmentBriefDescription:TheResearchandDevelopmentprogramsupportsprojectsthataddressmajorchallenges in preserving or providing access to humanities collections and resources. Thesechallengesincludetheneedtofindbetterwaystopreservematerialsofcriticalimportancetothenation’sculturalheritage—fromfragileartifactsandmanuscriptstoanalogrecordingsanddigitalassets subject to technological obsolescence—and to develop advanced modes of organizing,searching,discovering,andusingsuchmaterials.This program recognizes that finding solutions to complex problems often requires forminginterdisciplinaryprojectteams,bringingtogetherparticipantswithexpertiseinthehumanities;inpreservation;andininformation,computer,andnaturalscience.Allprojectsmustdemonstratehowadvancesinpreservationandaccesswouldbenefitthecultural heritage community in supporting humanities research, teaching, or publicprogramming.Awards:Upto$350,000ResearchandDevelopmentoffers two funding tiers inorder toaddressprojectsatall stagesofdevelopmentandimplementation.TierI:PlanningandBasicResearchTierIprovidesawardsupto$75,000foraperiodofperformanceofonetotwoyears.Thislevelsupportsthefollowingactivities:

• planningandpreliminaryworkforlarge-scaleresearchanddevelopmentprojects;and• stand-alonebasicresearchprojects,suchascasestudies,experiments,orthedevelopment

ofmethods,models,andtools.TierII:AdvancedImplementationTier IIprovidesawardsup to$350,000 foraperiodofperformanceofone to threeyears.Thislevelsupportsprojectsatamoreadvancedstageofimplementationforthefollowingactivities:

• thedevelopmentofstandards,practices,methodologies,orworkflowsforpreservingandcreatingaccesstohumanitiescollections;and

• applied research addressing preservation and access issues concerning humanitiescollections.

ProposalDeadline:June7,2018Contact: Contact the staff of NEH's Division of Preservation and Accessatpreservation@neh.govand 202-606-8570. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing cancontactNEHviaFederalRelay(TTYusers)at800-877-8399._______________________________________________________________________________________GrantProgram:DigitalHumanitiesAdvancementGrantsAgency:NationalEndowmentofHumanitiesWebsite:https://www.neh.gov/grants/odh/digital-humanities-advancement-grantsBrief Description: Digital Humanities Advancement Grants (DHAG) support digital projectsthroughout their lifecycles, from early start-up phases through implementation and long-termsustainability.Experimentation,reuse,andextensibilityarehallmarksofthisprogram,leadingtoinnovativeworkthatcanscaletoenhancescholarlyresearch,teaching,andpublicprogrammingin the humanities. This program is offered twice per year. Proposals are welcome for digitalinitiativesinanyareaofthehumanities.

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Through a special partnershipwithNEH, the Institute ofMuseum and Library Services (IMLS)anticipatesprovidingadditional fundingto thisprogramtoencourage innovativecollaborationsbetweenmuseumorlibraryprofessionalsandhumanitiesprofessionalstoadvancepreservationof, access to, use of, and engagementwith digital collections and services. IMLS andNEHmayjointlyfundsomeDHAGprojectsthatinvolvecollaborationswithmuseumsand/orlibraries.DigitalHumanitiesAdvancementGrantsmayinvolve

• creating or enhancing experimental, computationally-based methods, techniques, orinfrastructurethatcontributetothehumanities;

• pursuingscholarshipthatexaminesthehistory,criticism,andphilosophyofdigitalcultureand its impact on society, or explores the philosophical or practical implications andimpactofdigitalhumanitiesinspecificfieldsordisciplines;or

• revitalizing and/or recovering existing digital projects that promise to contributesubstantivelytoscholarship,teaching,orpublicknowledgeofthehumanities.

Awards:Upto$375,000ProposalDeadline:June5,2018Contact: Contact theOffice of Digital Humanities (ODH) via e-mail atodh@neh.gov. Applicantswishingtospeaktoastaffmemberbytelephoneshouldprovideinane-mailmessageatelephonenumberandapreferredtimetocall.ApplicantswhoaredeaforhardofhearingcancontactNEHviaFederalRelay(TTYusers)at800-877-8399.

_______________________________________________________________________________________AmericanDiabetesAssociationGrantProgram:PathwayProgramAgency:AmericanDiabetesAssociationWebsite:https://professional.diabetes.org/meetings/pathway-stop-diabetes%C2%AEBrief Description: The American Diabetes Association “Pathway”Program”invitesnominationsfroma“broadrangeofdisciplines,includingbiology,chemistry,engineering, mathematics and physics. The Association encourages nomination of individualsfromdiversebackgrounds,includingminoritiesthatareunderrepresentedinresearch.”Pathwayseekstobringnewinvestigatorsandnewperspectivestodiabetesresearch.Supportingscientists with different backgrounds and experience is critical to achieving that objective.Pathway accepts nominations for exceptional investigators with medical and scientificbackgroundswhoproposeinnovativebasic,clinical,translational,behavioral,epidemiologicalandhealth services research relevant to any type of diabetes, diabetes-related disease state orcomplication.Pathwaysolicitsnominationsforcandidatesinalldisciplinesasappliedtodiabetesincluding medicine, biology, chemistry, computing, physics, mathematics and engineering. Inaddition,nominationofscientists fromdiversebackgrounds, includingminoritygroupsthatareunderrepresentedinbiomedicalresearch,isstronglyencouraged.ThreeAwardCategories:–·Post-docs,·EarlyCareer·EstablishedInvestigators.LimitedNomination:NJITcansubmitonlyonenomination.Draft nominations should be sent to Eric Blitz (eric.blitz@njit.edu) and Atam Dhawan(dhawan@njit.edu)byJune1forinternalevaluation.ProposalDeadline:July2,2018at4:00p.m.CST.

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_______________________________________________________________________________________CiscoResearchandOpenInnovationGrantProgram:GrandChallengesExploration(GCE)Agency:Bill&MelindaGatesFoundationWebsite:https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/aboutBrief Description: Connected IoT devices provide many new opportunities and benefits formanufacturersandconsumers.TheubiquitousnatureofIoTconnectivityenablesnewusecasesin connected manufacturing, connected cars, connected spaces, smart cities and other marketverticals.However,thesecurityofIoThasnotkeptpacewiththefastinnovationanddeploymentof solutions creating significant safetyandeconomic risks.Thegrowingnumberof IoTdevices,systems,andservicesincreasestheattacksurfacemakingthesolutionsmorevulnerabletocyber-attacks. Recent Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against Internet service providersand commercial entities were carried out by a diverse network of botnets made up ofcompromised set-topdevices andother consumerproducts.Therefore, assuring the securityofeachcomponentwithinanIoTsolutioniscrucialinkeepingmaliciousactorsfromusingitinanunauthorizedmanner.

In addition, IoTdevices enablemassivedata collectionandanalysis.Theanalysisof thisdatawillallowpreviouslyunknownrelationshipsbetweenthingstobediscoveredwhichcausesabig concern for the privacy of individuals, businesses (including IP protection), groups, andgovernments.SincetheanalysisofdataisessentialforthevalueofIoT,strongconsiderationmustbegiventodataprivacyanddataprotectionthroughoutitslifecycle.Awards:TBDProposal Deadline:Pleaseuse the linkbelowtosubmitaproposal for researchresponding tothis RFP. After a preliminary review, we may ask you to revise and resubmit your proposal.SubmitaproposalforthisRFPContact:research@cisco.com

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Two user manuals on Streamlyne have been added on the Streamlyne websitehttp://www.njit.edu/research/streamlyne/Steamlyne_NewUserManual_CommonElements.docx:Thismanualprovidesa reference toallthecommonelementsofStreamlyneResearch.Thisusermanual isagooddocumenttorevieweachmodule’sfunctionality.Steamlyne_NewUserManual_PD&PDBudget.docx:Thisisausermanualonproposalandbudgetdevelopment inStreamlyne.The content herein explain the use and functionality of thismodule.ThisisthemostusefulStreamlynedocumentforPIsandusersnewtoStreamlyne.

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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.eduSeanAndrews,YWCCDirectorofResearch;(973)596-5352;sean.t.andrews@njit.eduIrisPantoja,NCE,CoADandMTSMProjectManager;973-596-4483;irp3@njit.edu__________________________________________________________________________________________