Proposal Submissions for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA / "Stimulus Package")
Updated September 28, 2009. Please check back frequently for updates.
As of Sept 25, 2009, CU-Boulder has received 99 ARRA awards, totalling $63,874,255.
Dear Colleagues: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) has been approved by Congress, and the federal funding agencies are beginning to release their program specifications and calls for proposals. The University of Colorado at Boulder wishes to encourage and support proposal submissions for these funds.
Institutional Limits: Please note that many of the programs have institutional limits on the number of proposals CU-Boulder may submit. For these cases, we ask that you submit your proposed project in 100-150 words using the "Proposed Project Submission Form" links below, so that we can select the proposals that are the most likely to succeed and that will best further our campus priorities.
Deadlines: The internal and external deadlines for the majority of these grants are very tight, so we urge you to submit your proposals as quickly as possible.
For additional information:
- About applying for grants with institutional limits, contact Russell Moore, Interim Vice Chancellor for Research at Russell.Moore@colorado.edu.
- About applying for grants directly, contact the Office of Contracts and Grants.
- ARRA opportunities and OCG - Please read
- To those involved in human research activities - Please read
- DOD - See agency website for details
- DOE - Information updated July 8, 2009.
- NASA- See agency website for details
- NIH - Information updated July 20, 2009.
- NIST - Information updated July 20, 2009.
- NOAA - See agency website for details
- NSF - Information updated June 3, 2009.
- Other - Information updated March 13, 2009.
Department of Defense (DOD)
See agency website for details - http://www.defenselink.mil/recovery/
Department of Energy (DOE)
For a listing of all DOE Recovery Act funding opportunities, go to http://www.energy.gov/recovery/funding.htm.
DOE Early Career Research Program
DOE is providing research funding opportunities (up to $750,000 over 5 yr) for promising young scientists in selected fields. The Principal Investigator must be an untenured Assistant Professor on the tenure track at a U.S. academic institution as of the deadline for the application. No more than ten (10) years can have passed between the year the Principal Investigator's Ph.D. was awarded and the year of the deadline for the application (for the present competition, those who received doctorates no earlier than 1999 are eligible).
Qualified subject areas include: Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR); Biological and Environmental Research (BER); Basic Energy Sciences (BES), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); High Energy Physics (HEP); Nuclear Physics (NP).
For program details, see http://innovation.colorado.edu/arra/documents/doe/FOA_Notice_09-26_Early_Career[1][3].pdf.
Competition Closed -- Recovery Act-Transportation Electrification (DE-FOA-0000028)
Grant Deadline: May 13, 2009
DOE (EERE) is seeking applications for grants to establish development, demonstration, evaluation, and education projects to accelerate the market introduction and penetration of advanced electric drive vehicles.
For details, please see http://www1.eere.energy.gov/financing/solicitations_detail.html?sol_id=226.
NASA
See agency website for details - http://www.nasa.gov/recovery/
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH ARRA Implementation Plan on Scientific Research
http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/reports/plans/scientific_research.pdf
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT PROGRAMS
NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-056.html
NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-058.html
NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-060.html
Fogarty International Center American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Supplements
http://www.fic.nih.gov/recovery/supplements/index.htm
NOTE: There are numerous opportunities listed at this site.
CHALLENGE GRANTS
The Challenge Grant RFA has just been published. See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-003.html
The OER Challenge Grant Web site is live at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/challenge_award/
Competition Closed -- Grand Opportunity ('GO') Grants: Recovery Act Limited Competition for NIH Grants: Research and Research Infrastructure "Grand Opportunities" (RC2) (RFA-OD-09-004)
The participating NIH ICs have designated at least $200 million in FYs 2009 - 2010 to fund 200 or more grants. Only applications with budgets greater than $500,000 per year for a project period of two years will be considered. The Letter of Intent Deadline is April 27, 2009. The application deadline is May 27, 2009. This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), supported by funds provided to the NIH under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("Recovery Act" or "ARRA") solicits through this limited competition applications from domestic (United States) institutions/organizations proposing to develop and implement critical research innovations to advance the research enterprise, stimulate future growth and investments, and advance public health and health care delivery. The purpose of the "GO" grants program is to support high impact ideas that lend themselves to short-term funding, and may lay the foundation for new fields of investigation. The "GO" grants program will support large-scale research projects that accelerate critical breakthroughs, early and applied research on cutting-edge technologies, and new approaches to improve the synergy and interactions among multi and interdisciplinary research teams. For more details, please see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-004.html#PartII.
NCRR ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Competition Closed -- High End Instrumentation Grant Program - Letters of Intent are due April 6, 2009 and applications are due May 6, 2009. This program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single major item of equipment to be used for biomedical research that costs at least $600,000. Grant details at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-118.html.
There are no limits to the number of applications an institution may submit provided the applications are for different types of equipment.
NCRR intends to devote equipment funds provided under the Recovery Act to the Shared Instrument Grant Program and to the High End Instrument Program (PAR-09-118; link above). These Recovery Act funds are in addition to the expected $60M of program funding for fiscal years 2009 and 2010.<br>
For shared instruments in the range of $100,000 to $500,000, eligible organizations should apply under PAR-09-028. http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-028.html
For instruments in the high end range of $600,000 to $8M, eligible organizations should apply under PAR-09-118. Note that the upper limit for funds requested in the high end instrument program has been significantly raised.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-118.html
2. Competition Closed -- Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program - Limited Competition. Applications due on May 6, 2009 for projects between $2M and $5M, June 17, 2009 for projects between $10M and $15M and on July 17, 2009 for projects between $5M and $10M. This program is soliciting applications from institutions that propose to expand, remodel, or alter biomedical or behavioral research facilities. Grant details available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-008.html
CU-BOULDER IS LIMITED TO THREE APPLICATIONS.
Submit your proposed project in 100-150 words ASAP to http://innovation.colorado.edu/arra/proposal_entry.php?program_id=2.
3. Competition Closed -- Core Facility Renovation, Repair and Improvement - Limited Competition. Applications due September 17, 2009. Opening date is August 17, 2009. This program is soliciting applications from institutions that propose to renovate, repair or improve core facilities. Grant details available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-007.html
CU-BOULDER IS LIMITED TO TWO APPLICATIONS.
Submit your proposed project in 100-150 words ASAP to http://innovation.colorado.edu/arra/proposal_entry.php?program_id=3.
4. Addition of Recovery Funds to the Shared Instrumentation Grant Program.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-RR-09-008.html
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering Fellowship Program
The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, announces the availability of up to $20 million to award from one to five cooperative agreements for a fellowship program(s) to bring scientists and engineers at all stages of their careers to participate in research training or collaboration at NIST programs in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Boulder, Colorado and Charleston, SC. The recipient(s) will work jointly with NIST to identify candidates for fellowships.
Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering Research Grants Program
The 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 (e.g. energy, environment and climate change, information technology/cybersecurity, biosciences/healthcare, manufacturing, and physical infrastructure).
1. Competition Closed -- Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering Research Fellowship Program
This is a program designed to:
- provide opportunities for scientists and engineers in training to perform research in broad areas of measurement science at NIST through research fellowships called Research Training Fellowships. Research Training Fellowships will be offered to qualified undergraduate students and graduate students at U.S. universities and colleges, and to postdoctoral researchers, in fields of science and engineering that contribute to NIST’s measurement science programs.
- provide opportunities for practicing scientists and engineers in the public and private sectors to perform research in broad areas of measurement science at NIST through research fellowships called Senior Research Fellowships. Senior Research Fellowships will be offered to qualified scientists and engineers working at U.S. private firms, U.S. non-profit organizations, U.S. universities and colleges, and other organizations in fields of science and engineering that contribute to NIST’s measurement science programs.
http://www.nist.gov/recovery/measurement_fellow_frn.html. All applications must be received no later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time on Monday, July 27, 2009. Late applications will not be reviewed or considered.
2. Competition Closed -- Recovery Act Measurement Science and Engineering Research Grants Program
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is establishing a financial assistance program to award research grants and cooperative agreements to support measurement science and engineering research proposals in the following six focus areas: energy; environment and climate change; information technology/cybersecurity; biosciences/healthcare; manufacturing; and physical infrastructure, as part of NIST’s activities implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA or Recovery Act). For program details see http://www.nist.gov/recovery/measurement_program.html and the accompanying federal register announcement at http://www.nist.gov/recovery/measurement_frn.html. The full proposal deadline is 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time on Monday, July 13, 2009. Late proposals will not be reviewed or considered.
3. Competition Closed -- Recovery Act National Institute of Standards and Technology Construction Grant Program (Limited Competition, 1 (one) from CU Boulder)
Approximately $120 M has been allocated for new projects through a competitive construction grant program for research science buildings. Specific program details can be found at http://www.nist.gov/recovery/construction_frn.html. There is an institutional limit of 1 application per campus. Consequently, we may have to hold an internal competition. Interested individuals or groups should submit your proposed project in 100-150 words by no later than 5 PM June 09, 2009 at http://innovation.colorado.edu/arra/proposal_entry.php?program_id=8. Since there is a letter of intent deadline of 3 PM (EDT) on June 25, 2009, we will conduct an expedited review of submitted projects so that a single campus nominee can be identified. The full application deadline is 3 P.M. EDT, August 10, 2009.
NOAA
See agency website for details - http://www.noaa.gov/recovery/
National Science Foundation (NSF)
http://nsf.gov/recovery - At this site, please see 'Important Notice 131, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009' for a recently released (March 18, 2009) 'pre-announcement' on how ARRA funds will be distributed through the NSF.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act) Frequently Asked Questions, please see http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09038/nsf09038.jsp?govDel=USNSF_25.
Competition Closed -- Instrumentation for Materials Research - Major Instrumentation Projects (IMR-MIP) - Limited Opportunity. Internal Application Deadline: 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2009.
Full proposal deadline is June 29, 2009.
This program provides support for the design and construction of major instruments costing more than $4 million but less than $20 million. The program also supports the development of detailed conceptual and engineering design for new tools for materials preparation or characterization at major user facilities.
Grant details available at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09547/nsf09547.htm?govDel=USNSF_25.
CU-BOULDER IS LIMITED TO ONE APPLICATION.
Submit your proposed project in 100-150 words by 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2009 to http://innovation.colorado.edu/arra/proposal_entry.php?program_id=7.
Competition Closed -- ARRA Major Research Instrumentation - Recovery and Reinvestment Program - http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf09561
Internal Application Deadline Extended: 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Letter of Intent and full proposal deadlines are July 01 and August 24, 2009, respectively.
A special NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program-Recovery and Reinvestment, or the MRI-R2 program, provides funding for the acquisition and development of instruments too costly for support through other NSF programs. Similar to the parent MRI program, the MRI-R2 is designed to increase access to scientific and engineering equipment for research and research training in our Nation's organizations of higher education, research museums and nonprofit research organizations. This program seeks to improve the quality and expand the scope of research and research training in science and engineering, and to foster the integration of research and education by providing instrumentation for research-intensive learning environments. The MRI-R2 program encourages the development and acquisition of research instrumentation for shared inter- and/or intra-organizational use and in concert with private sector partners. The NSF MRI-R2 Program, has a deadline for this year's competition of August 10, 2009 (for details of the competition, see http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf09561)
An institution may submit no more than three proposals (with at least one for instrument development), which requires that we hold an internal competition to select our candidates. Interested applicants should submit the following to Linda.Morris@colorado.edu by 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, 2009: a 3-page summary of the proposal, a letter of support from the chair or dean, and a rough budget. An ad hoc committee will select the nominees by mid-June, leaving time to complete and submit full proposals by the August 10, 2009, deadline.
Competition Closed -- ARRA- NSF Academic Research Infrastructure Program - Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R2) Internal Application Deadline Extended: 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Full applications due August 24, 2009.
The purpose of the ARI-R2 program is to enhance the Nation's existing research facilities where sponsored and/or unsponsored research activities and research training take place to enable next-generation research infrastructure that integrates shared resources across user communities. Objectives of the ARI-R2 program include: updating existing research facilities; improving access to and increasing the use of next generation research facilities; and enhance research cyberinfrastructure.
The NSF ARI-R2 program has a LETTER OF INTENT DEADLINE July 01, 2009 and a FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE of August 24, 2009 (for details of the program see http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09562/nsf09562.htm?govDel=USNSF_25)
An institution may submit ONE proposal. For this reason, we are holding an internal selection process to identify the project that will move forward from CU Boulder. Interested applicants should submit their proposed project in 100-150 words by email to innovation@colorado.edu by no later than 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Please include ARI-R2 in the subject head. A selection will be made by mid-June, leaving time to submit a letter of intent and prepare and submit full proposals by the August 24, 2009, deadline.
Other
http://www.grants.gov - listings of 'Recovery Act Opportunities' from other federal agencies