OPPORTUNITY FUNDING ALERT

Education – Computing

National Science Foundation - Broadening Participation in Computing
The Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) program (NSF 09-534) aims to significantly increase the number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents receiving post secondary degrees in the computing disciplines, with an emphasis on students from communities with longstanding under representation in computing. The BPC program seeks to engage the computing community to develop and implement innovative methods, frameworks, and strategies to improve recruitment and retention of these students through undergraduate and graduate degrees. Projects that target stages of the academic pipeline from middle school through the early faculty ranks are welcome. New with this solicitation is the emphasis on national impact: All BPC projects must have the potential for widespread impact. That is, they should either develop an effective practice that could be widely deployed or they should deploy existing effective practices so as to reach larger audiences. The BPC program will support three categories of awards: Alliances, Demonstration Projects, and Leveraging, Scaling, or Adapting Projects. Deadline: May 13, 2009. More at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13510&govDel=USNSF_39. Go to: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09534/nsf09534.html

Entrepreneurs

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation & National Postdoctoral Association
To recognize and encourage postdoc entrepreneurial excellence, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) have launched the Kauffman Foundation Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award.

The award recognizes and celebrates excellence in entrepreneurial performance by a postdoctoral researcher in the scientific community. The winner will receive a $10,000 honorarium. A second award, the Emerging Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award, will be given to a promising postdoctoral entrepreneur. This winner will receive a $2,500 honorarium. To apply for the awards, an individual must hold a doctorate degree and have been a postdoctoral scholar in the United States, as well as meet other criteria. Specific eligibility criteria for each award and application information will be released in June 2009, and the deadline for submission of applications is (tentatively) Oct. 1, 2009. Go to: http://www.kauffman.org/newsroom/

Florida Funding Opportunities

Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Inc.
The foundation funds Palm Beach and Miami-Dade Counties and the Tampa Bay region through several grant programs, with different guidelines and processes. Major Grants, Tau Grants, and Capacity Building Scholarships are provided to community organizations to help achieve the goal of increasing access to healthcare and improving the overall health status of underserved populations. Allegany’s focus for the Palm Beach County region is to promote culturally competent health care to reduce ethnic and racial disparities in economically poor and disinvested communities in Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie Counties. For 2008, the Major Grant Pre-Application deadline has passed. Tau Grant applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Activities that may be funded by Tau grants include, but are not limited to: faith-based healthcare serving diverse communities, cultural competency education, fitness and nutrition, health fairs, disease prevention and management education, language interpretation/translation services, one-time operating expense (e.g. IT upgrade/installation), or organizational and community capacity building efforts (e.g. board training, community assessment). To view the application and giving guidelines, go to http://www.afmfl.org. Allegany welcomes phone calls and e-mails. You may contact Eric Kelly, Regional Vice President, Palm Beach, at 561-491-0821. Deadlines for Tau applications are April 24, July 24, October 23, 2009

Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida
The foundation awards up to $1.5 million annually in grants during two proposal cycles, summer and winter. Requests are considered for proposals of all sizes, from $10,000 up to $100,000 each. Although multi-year commitments up to three years may be made, the total dollar request should not exceed $100,000. The Foundation will focus a significant portion of its resources on maximizing impact in the area of community-based health clinics and outreach services. The greatest percentage of the foundation's funding will be used to identify, nurture, and sustain such activities to benefit underserved and uninsured populations. Deadline: Sept. 11, 2009. Go to: http://www.bcbsfl.com/index.cfm?section=Visitors&fuseaction=BlueFoundation.home

Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties
The Community Foundation has various funding categories including a general grant making program that provides support in six major areas: arts and culture, community/economic development, education, environment, intergenerational strategies, health and human services and human and a small grants program, that supports organizational capacity-building efforts, such as board or staff development, or equipment or technology purchases or upgrades.

The Community Foundation has two competitive grant cycles and invites proposals for its competitive grant making program. All applicants must first submit a Letter of Inquiry Form (LOI) to apply. To help introduce and provide a summary and overview of the new guidelines, the Community Foundation is extending an invitation to all potential applicants to attend a Grantseekers Orientation. You will be able to view a recorded session of the orientation on their website and download the PowerPoint presentation associated with the event. There are numerous changes to the Foundation's Competitive Grantmaking Program and the Community Foundation encourages all potential applicants, including former grantees, to participate. Go to: http://www.cfpbmc.org/page27158.cfm

Palm Healthcare Foundation
The foundation is dedicated to promoting the good health of the residents of Palm Beach County. The foundation seeks to fulfill its mission by committing its resources to programs that remove barriers to healthcare access for the indigent and under-served, including neighborhood and community-based primary care, and programs that encourage individuals, particularly underrepresented populations, to enter nursing and other health professions.

The foundation does not pre-determine funding level. Grants can range from a few hundred to more than $100,000. An application form is required. The initial approach is an online application form. Deadlines are ongoing. Go to: http://www.palmhealthcare.org/

Quantum Foundation
The Foundation is interested in projects that fall within the following focus areas: health, education, and community betterment. The Foundation utilizes a staged process for submitting funding requests. The first stage in the process is the submission of a brief project concept paper on the Foundation’s website. The concept paper is a short, informal description of the project. Each project concept paper is reviewed to determine whether it meets the Foundation’s funding guidelines and fits within its funding focus. Based on this review, Foundation staff may move the funding request to the next stage of the process, and ask for submission of a full project proposal. There is no limit on the amount of requested funding, although the average award is $250,000. As a new feature to Quantum's website, all applications must be submitted online. Log on to the Quantum Foundation website, http://www.quantumfoundation.org/ to find out additional information for general grant making guidelines. Deadlines are ongoing.

The Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation
The Foundation awards various grants including support for early childhood and other education, and health services. Annual grants range from $1,000 to $50,000. Headquartered in North Palm Beach, FL, the Foundation supports building/renovation, capital campaigns, continuing support, equipment, matching/challenge support, program development, scholarship funds and seed money. Funding is limited to Palm Beach and southern Martin counties, FL. An application form is required. The initial approach is a letter stating the grant request. The board meets monthly from November to May of each year. The annual application deadline is September 1st. Go to: http://www.losttreefoundation.org.

Jim Moran Foundation
Located in Deerfield Beach, supports organizations involved with domestic violence and child abuse prevention, youth, education, human services, elder care and community development. In 2007, it funded more than $600,000 to 18 programs in Palm Beach County. The Foundation will consider requests for operating dollars that do not exceed 50 percent of the grant request and will not consider requests for capital campaigns, capacity building, research or event sponsorships. Submit an online Letter of Inquiry. Average awards range from $5,000 to $150,000. Deadlines are open. Go to: http://www.jimmoranfoundation.org/GrantApplication.aspx

Target Corporate Contributions Program
Through its Family Violence Prevention program, local Target stores support programs to prevent family violence, including parenting education and family counseling programs, support groups and abuse shelters. Types of support include: donated products, emergency funds, employee volunteer services and in-kind gifts. Average award ranges from $1,500 to $5,000. Complete an online application form. Deadline is through May 31. Go to: http://target.com/target_group/community_giving/index.jhtml

O.P. & W.E. Edwards Foundation
The Foundation supports programs for disadvantaged children and families. Projects include economic development and affordable housing, juvenile justice and after school programs. In 2007, the foundation funded $6 million in grants, with awards ranging from $20,000 to $140,000. The foundation will fund program evaluation, emergency funds, general operating support, capacity building, and program development. Must apply online. Deadlines are June 1, Sept. 1 and Dec. 1. Go to: www.fdncenter.org/grantmaker/Edwards

Human - Ecosystem Interactions

National Science Foundation & USDA Forest Service - Urban Long-Term Research Area Exploratory Awards (ULTRA-Ex)
This solicitation (NSF 09-551) from the NSF and the USDA Forest Service invites proposals to enable interdisciplinary teams of scientists and practitioners to conduct research on the dynamic interactions between people and natural ecosystems in urban settings in ways that will advance both fundamental and applied knowledge. Because of the highly integrated character of the coupled human and natural ecosystems that will be studied, these teams will require the involvement of researchers from the social and behavioral, ecological, and technical sciences. Up to 16 awards of up to two years duration and up to $300,000 per award are expected to be made. Deadline: Jul. 7, 2009. Go to: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09551/nsf09551.htm?govDel=USNSF_25

Science Engineering Research

National Institute of Standards and Technology "Providing Technology Infrastructure to Address National Priorities"
Under the NIST Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering Research Grants Program, the agency is seeking proposals under Funding Opportunity number 2009-NIST-ARRA-MESE-RESEARCH-01 (CFDA No. 11.609). The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, announces the availability of up to $35 million to award approximately 20-60 grants and cooperative agreements in support of measurement science and engineering research. Proposals will be considered that address measurement science and engineering research needs in areas of national importance, such as, energy, environment and climate change, information technology/cyber security, biosciences/healthcare, manufacturing, and physical infrastructure. Deadline: Jul. 15, 2009. Go to: http://www.grants.gov/

Science, Magic And Medicine Exhibition

Libraries Invited to Apply to Host "Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine" Exhibit
Public, academic (university, college, and community college), and medical libraries are invited to apply to host a new exhibit, "Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine." The exhibit is sponsored by the American Library Association Public Programs Office in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine

cooperation with the National Library of Medicine. Using materials from the NLM History of Medicine collections, the exhibition explores Harry Potter's world, its roots in Renaissance science, and the ethical questions that affected not only the wizards in J.K. Rowling's books but also the historical thinkers featured in the series. Exhibition panels feature the works of 15th- and 16th-century alchemists, naturalists, and occultists, and explore the intersection between the

Harry Potter novels and Renaissance thinkers, lore, and practices. Following the application process, twelve libraries will be selected to host the exhibition for a four-week display period between September 2009 and November 2010. Deadline: May 1, 2009. http://www.ala.org/

Travel Grants

International Research & Exchanges Board - Travel Grants for Foreign Scholars
"Partnerships in Collaborative Research (PCR) Travel Grants" is pilot program designed to support collaborative projects involving US scholars and their international colleagues. The program provides American scholars with the necessary funds to bring a foreign scholar to the United States for an academic purpose. Funding from PCR will cover round-trip international airfare, administrative costs for acquiring a B-visa, and Conference fees for the foreign scholar to co-present on a panel (if applicable). Eligible countries of research focus are: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Deadline: for 2009 is June, 1, 2009. Go to: http://www.irex.org/programs/us_scholars/programs/uss_pcr.

Theatre Communications Group / International Theatre Institute
The Theatre Communications Group/International Theatre Institute (TCG/ITI) Travel Grants have been designed to foster cultural exchange and artistic partnerships between theatre professionals in the United States and their counterparts in Russia, Eastern Europe or Central Europe (see below for geographic scope). These $3,500 grants will support trips in either direction by theatre artists, administrators and educators, enabling these professionals to share ideas, gain exposure to each other's cultural traditions and contemporary theatre techniques and/or work together.

These programs support cultural exchange between United States theatre professionals and their counterparts in Russia, Central Europe or Eastern Europe, including Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Ukraine. The independent Baltic States and those of Central Asia that were formerly part of the Soviet Union are not currently within the geographic scope of the program. This grant program was developed by TCG in collaboration with the International Theatre Institute and is funded by the Trust for Mutual Understanding. Deadline: Sept. 21, 2009. Go to: http://www.tcg.org/grants/iti/iti_index.cfm

Water Research

Water Environment Research Foundation
The Paul L. Busch Award is presented each year by The WERF Endowment for Innovation in Applied Water Quality Research. Through this award, the Endowment recognizes outstanding individuals or teams whose ongoing efforts contribute significantly to water quality research and its practical application in the water environment. The annual grant of $100,000 seeks to support and promote work that will bring new benefits to the water quality community (utilities, industries, environmental firms) and the water-using public they serve. Deadline: Jun. 1, 2009. Go to: http://www.werf.org/

Of Interest

National Academies & Google Digitize Collections
On April 10, 2009 The National Academies announced the completion of the first phase of a partnership with Google to digitize the library's collection of reports from 1863 to 1997, making them available – free, searchable, and in full text – through Google Book Search. The Academies plan to have their entire collection of nearly 11,000 reports digitized by 2011. The Academies hope that wider availability of its reports will be of use to scientists in developing countries as well as researchers and historians. Here is a link to the news release. http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=04102009

The National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council make up the National Academies. They are private, nonprofit institutions that provide science, technology, and health policy advice under a congressional charter. The Research Council is the principal operating agency of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.

The Foundation Center - Proposal Writing Course - "Outcome Thinking and Management: Shifting Focus from Activities to Results"
This is a course for grant seekers and nonprofit executive directors. Donors ask nonprofits to prove the effect of their programs on the communities they serve. In this course, the grant writer will learn how to apply an outcomes approach to the project, produce better proposals, and report on project impact. Developed in partnership with The Rensselaerville Institute. Course Code: OTM914. Registration Fee: $195.00 per person. The Workshop will be held at the Junior League of Boca Raton, 261 NW 13th Street, Boca Raton, FL on June 23, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Go to: http://foundationcenter.org/marketplace/

The Scientist – Life Sciences Video Competition
In partner ship with SciVee, The Scientist is hosting Video Awards 2009. If you have a short video targeted to life scientists, submit it to the contest by May 15. They will be judged on scientific content, concept/originality, entertainment value, and production quality. There are two categories: 1. Individual - created with funding from an individual or single research grant, or simply off the skin of one's back; 2. Institution - created with funding from a corporation or research institution. All videos must be seven minutes or less. All videos must be targeted to life scientists. All videos must be non-commercial. Deadline: May 15, 2009. To learn more, go to: http://www.the-scientist.com/news/display/55600/. Go to SciVee to upload your video at: http://www.scivee.tv/uploadvideo

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Prior Opportunity Alerts

April 2009