GRA: Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ARRA Airport Checked Baggage Inspection System

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=47028

Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 25, 2009
Expected Number of Awards:	16
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$598,000,000
Award Ceiling:	$598,000,000
Award Floor:	$0
CFDA Number(s):	97.117 -- ARRA TSA Airport Checked Baggage Inspection System Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Eligible Applicants

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Eligibility is limited to state, local, or other public institution/organizations responsible for commercial airport operations as the certificate holder at airports within their jurisdiction.

Agency Name

Department of Homeland Security

Description

On November 19, 2001, the President and Congress enacted the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA), P.L. 107-71, 115 Stat. 597, which established TSA as a new Federal agency. ATSA provides authority to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to secure all modes of transportation including carrying out chapter 449 of Title 49 United States Code relating to civil aviation security. This responsibility includes day-to-day Federal security screening operations for passenger air transportation and intrastate air transportation, enforce security-related regulations and requirements; inspect, maintain and test security facilities, equipment, and systems and oversee the implementation and ensure the adequacy of security measures at airports and other transportation facilities. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 44903(h) the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration in consultation with the Airport Authority is required to deploy personnel and screen and inspect all passengers and their baggage. The requirement also provides for technical support and financial assistance to small and medium airports to defray the costs of enhancing security operations. On February 17, 2009, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) was enacted to assist those most impacted by the recession by creating and preserving jobs and promoting economic recovery. The funding was specified for multiple areas of national interest. The Transportation Security Administration received $1 billion specifically for the procurement and installation of checked baggage explosives detection systems and checkpoint explosives detection equipment to accelerate the installations at locations with completed design plans.

Grant: SBE Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45608

Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 15, 2009 recurring due dates vary by discipline. see program page
Current Closing Date for Applications:	recurring due dates vary by discipline. see program page for details.
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Expected Number of Awards:	300
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,500,000

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -The student must be enrolled at a U.S. academic institution, but need not be a U.S. citizen. Proposals from women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged. *PI Limit:The proposal must be submitted by the dissertation advisor(s) on behalf of the graduate student who is at the point of initiating or already conducting dissertation research.

Agency Name

National Science Foundation

Description

The National Science Foundation's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES), and Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) award grants to doctoral students to improve the quality of dissertation research. These grants provide funds for items not normally available through the student's university. Additionally, these grants allow doctoral students to undertake significant data-gathering projects and to conduct field research in settings away from their campus that would not otherwise be possible. Proposals are judged on the basis of their scientific merit, including the theoretical importance of the research question and the appropriateness of the proposed data and methodology to be used in addressing the question.In an effort to improve the quality of dissertation research, many programs in BCS, SES, and the Research on Science and Technology Surveys and Statistics Program within SRS accept doctoral dissertation improvement grant proposals. Items such as budget limitations, target dates and/or deadlines, page length restrictions, and review procedures vary widely across programs. Please consult the relevant program's webpage for specific information and contact the program director if necessary.The following Programs support dissertation research:Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)ArchaeologyCultural AnthropologyGeography & Regional ScienceLinguisticsPhysical AnthropologyDivision of Social and Economic Sciences (SES)Decision, Risk & Management ScienceEconomicsLaw & Social ScienceMethodology, Measurement, and StatisticsPolitical ScienceScience, Technology, and SocietySociologyDivision of Science Resources Statistics (SRS)Research on Science and Technology Surveys and Statistics ProgramFor a list of cognizant program officers for the programs listed above, please visit the SBE Doctoral Dissertation Contact List.

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NSF Publication 06-605

Grant: Emergency Food and Shelter

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45591

Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 30, 2009
Archive Date:	May 30, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Category Explanation:	Emergency Shelter funds
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$100,000,000

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

The National Board for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program

Agency Name

Department of Homeland Security - FEMA

Description

The Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program -American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (EFSP) is a Federal program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and has been entrusted through the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.) and Public Law 111-5 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 “to supplement and expand ongoing efforts to provide shelter, food and supportive services” for the nation’s hungry and homeless.

Link to Full Announcement

http://www.fema.gov

Grant: Academic Liaison with Industry

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45639

Current Closing Date for Applications:	Supplements- Investigators should discuss supplemental funding with their NSF program officer prior to submission. Full Proposals Check with the program officer in the specific field of the proposed research for acceptable submission periods.
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Expected Number of Awards:	80
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$10,000,000
Award Ceiling:	$100,000
Award Floor:	$6,000

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

*PI Limit:For fellowships/traineeships, only U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents are eligible to apply for support under this program.

Agency Name

National Science Foundation

Description

Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) promotes university-industry partnerships by making project funds or fellowships/traineeships available to support an eclectic mix of industry-university linkages. Special interest is focused on affording the opportunity for: Faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and students to conduct research and gain experience in an industrial setting; Industrial scientists and engineers to bring industry's perspective and integrative skills to academe; and Interdisciplinary university-industry teams to conduct research projects. This solicitation targets high-risk/high-gain research with a focus on fundamental research, new approaches to solving generic problems, development of innovative collaborative industry-university educational programs, and direct transfer of new knowledge between academe and industry. GOALI seeks to fund transformative research that lies beyond that which industry would normally fund.

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NSF Publication 09-516

Grant: Earthquake Engineering Simulation Research

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45646

Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 27, 2009
Full Proposal Deadline(s):	March 27, 2009 Fourth Friday in March, Annually Thereafter
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Expected Number of Awards:	14
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$7,000,000
Award Ceiling:	$1,200,000
Award Floor:	$100,000

Eligible Applicants

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)


Additional Information on Eligibility:

*Organization Limit: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Universities and Colleges - Universities and two- and four-year colleges (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Such organizations also are referred to as academic institutions.

Agency Name

National Science Foundation

Description

The Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) in the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) invites proposals for research that uses the George E. Brown, Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) to advance knowledge discovery and innovation for (1) earthquake and tsunami loss reduction of our nation's civil infrastructure, and (2) new experimental simulation techniques and instrumentation for NEES. NEES comprises a network of earthquake engineering experimental equipment sites available for experimentation on-site or in the field and through telepresence. NEES equipment sites include shake tables, geotechnical centrifuges, a tsunami wave basin, unique large-scale testing laboratory facilities, and mobile and permanently installed field equipment. The NEES networking cyberinfrastructure connects, via Internet2, the equipment sites as well as provides telepresence, a curated central data repository, simulation tools, and collaborative tools for facilitating on-line planning, execution, and post-processing of experiments. Projects proposed and supported under this solicitation must use one or more of the NEES equipment sites listed at http://www.nees.org and their related cyberinfrastructure.

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NSF Publication 09-524

Grants: International Planning Visits and Workshops

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=45656

Current Closing Date for Applications:	Contains annually recurring due dates: For Planning Visit proposals: Proposals may be submitted at any time; For Workshop Proposals: February 20, May 20 and September 20 annually
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category Funding Activity:	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Expected Number of Awards:	50
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,500,000

Eligible Applicants

Unrestricted

Description

This solicitation describes International Planning Visit/Workshop awards to support the early phases of developing and coordinating a research and education activity with a foreign partner(s).

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NSF Publication 04-35

Grant: TSA Boating Safety Grants for Non-Profits

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=43491

Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 10, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category Explanation:	2009 Boating Safety Federal Financial Assistance - Nonprofit Organizations
Expected Number of Awards:	100
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$6,000,000

Eligible Applicants

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Description

The purpose of the Boating Safety Grant Program is to provide financial assistance for selected "national boating safety activities of national nonprofit public service organizations." Section 13104(c) of Title 46, United States Code, provides that up to 5% of the funds made available each fiscal year for State Recreational Boating Safety Programs may be used to support nonprofit organization's boating safety projects with the amount of funding being determined by the needs of the Coast Guard, budget limitations and negotiations between the Coast Guard and potential grantees. The amount of funding available for grants this fiscal year is anticipated to be up to $6,000,000. The national nonprofit public service organization grant program has been successful. It has enabled numerous national boating safety activities to be carried out. The program has been instrumental in getting many more national organizations involved in boating safety.