Defense Health Program Department of Defense Autism Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20)

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The FY20 Defense Appropriation provides $15 million (M) to the Department of Defense Autism Research Program (ARP) to provide support for research of exceptional scientific merit and innovation with high impact that focuses on autism spectrum disorders (ASD).  As directed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the Defense Health Agency J9, Research and Development Directorate, manages the Defense Health Program’s Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) appropriation.  The managing agent for the anticipated Program Announcements/Funding Opportunities is the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC).

Subject to the FY20 Congressional appropriation for ARP funding, FY20 ARP Program Announcements and General Application Instructions for the following award mechanisms will be posted on the Grants.gov website.  Pre-application and application deadlines will be available when the Program Announcements are released. 

Additional information is available at the CDMRP website.

Award mechanisms include:

  • Clinical Trial Award
    • Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent), or Nested Early-Career Investigator Option: Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent) may collaborate on a single application with a young investigator (at the level of postdoctoral fellow up to early-career independent faculty) who meets the following criteria at the application submission deadline date
    • Maximum funding of $2,000,000 for direct costs for a maximum program period of 4 years
  • Clinical Transitional Research Award
    • Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent)
    • Maximum funding of $600,000 for direct costs and a maximum period of performance of 3 years
  • Idea Development Award
    • Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent)
    • Possible multiple PI option
    • Maximum funding of $550,000 for direct costs and a maximum project period of 3 years

A pre-application is required and must be submitted through the electronic Biomedical Research Application Portal (eBRAP) at https://eBRAP.org prior to the pre-application deadline.  All applications must conform to the final Program Announcements and General Application Instructions that will be available for electronic downloading from the Grants.gov website.  The application package containing the required forms for each award mechanism will also be found on Grants.gov.  A listing of all CDMRP and other USAMRDC extramural funding opportunities can be obtained on the Grants.gov website by performing a basic search using CFDA Number 12.420. 

Submission deadlines are not available until the Program Announcements are released.  For email notification when Program Announcements are released, subscribe to program-specific news and updates under “Email Subscriptions” on the eBRAP homepage at https://eBRAP.org.  For more information about the ARP or other CDMRP-administered programs, please visit the CDMRP website (https://cdmrp.army.mil).

National Defense Education Program (NDEP) for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education, Outreach, and Workforce Initiative Programs, Fiscal Year 2020

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Proposal Deadline: February 24, 2020

Funding Opportunity Description:

The Department of Defense (DoD) seeks innovative applications for the National Defense Education Program (NDEP) Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) education, outreach, and workforce initiative programs. DoD intends to award multiple grants, subject to the availability of funds. Each individual award will be up to a maximum of $3,000,000, for a period of up to three (3) years. Applications for larger amounts may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Proposers are encouraged to consider the following scope areas:

  • Develop and implement programs meaningful integration of math across science and technology subject areas
  • Develop and implement exploratory pilot programs that seek to create new educational experiences for students in STEM
  • Develop and implement programs that support DoD science and technology priority areas (https://www.cto.mil/modernization-priorities/)
  • Develop larger cohesive STEM education and outreach activities that strengthen the capacity of regional/local communities and stakeholders to leverage partnerships
  • Implement a manufacturing education program at pre-college that prepares participants for realistic job previews
  • Develop activities that exposes participants to the necessary technical and problem solving skills for competency in cyber
  • Encourage partnerships or consortia approach to implement STEM education and outreach programs with a holistic approach to understanding real-world applications
  • Develop interdisciplinary activities which creates understanding of innovation entrepreneurship in the development of new technologies and technology transfer

Additional information including the Funding Opportunity Announcement can be found at grants.gov.

2020 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award Opportunity

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Proposal Deadline: February 6, 2020

The program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences in departments that grant a doctoral degree. Based on institutional nominations, the program provides discretionary funding to faculty at an early stage in their careers. Nominees are normally expected to have been appointed no earlier than mid-year 2014. Criteria for selection include an independent body of scholarship attained early in their independent careers and a demonstrated commitment to education, signaling the promise of continuing outstanding contributions to both research and teaching.  

Additional details can be found at The Foundation website.

National Endowment for the Arts FY 2021 Funding Guidelines Posted

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Guidelines and application materials for four National Endowment for the Arts funding categories–Grants for Arts Projects, Challenge America, Creative Writing Fellowships, and Literature Fellowships for Translation Projects–are available on the Arts Endowment’s website. Grant applications previously submitted to the Art Works category will now be submitted to the Grants for Arts Projects category. The National Endowment for the Arts supports projects in any part of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. Click here for an online presentation that gives an overview of the National Endowment for the Arts’ funding opportunities.

The FY 2021 Grants for Arts Projects and Challenge America programs support projects taking place beginning in 2021. Click the links in each section below for guidelines and application materials.

Grants for Arts Projects-Application Deadlines: February 13 & July 9, 2020

These grants support artistically excellent projects that celebrate our creativity and cultural heritage, invite mutual respect for differing beliefs and values, and enrich humanity. Cost share/matching grants generally range from $10,000 to $100,000. A minimum cost share/match equal to the grant amount is required.

A Grants for Arts Projects Guidelines Online Presentation for potential applicants will be available in January 2020.

Challenge America-Application Deadline: April 9, 2020

These grants support projects that extend the reach of the arts to underserved populations-those whose opportunities to experience the arts are limited by geography, ethnicity, economics, or disability. Grants are available for professional arts programming and for projects that emphasize the potential of the arts in community development. Grants are for a fixed amount of $10,000 and require a minimum $10,000 cost share/match.

A Challenge America Guidelines Online Presentation for potential applicants will be available in January 2020. In addition, there will be a separate presentation available for previous Challenge America applicants interested in applying for Grants for Arts Projects. NOTE: An organization may not apply to both the Grants for Arts Projects AND the Challenge America categories.

Creative Writing Fellowships: Poetry-Application Deadline: March 11, 2020

These $25,000 grants to published creative writers enable the recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Fellowships alternate each year between poetry and prose and FY 2021 fellowships are to support poetry.

Literature Fellowships for Translation Projects-Application Deadline: January 15, 2020

Translation Projects enable recipients to translate works from other languages into English. Non-matching grants are for $12,500 or $25,000.

Questions about any of these guidelines or your application? Please use the list on the NEA’s website to determine your appropriate staff contact. Please note that guidelines for the Research award opportunities will be available in January and the Our Town guidelines will be available in May 2020.

Dreyfus Program for Machine Learning in the Chemical Sciences and Engineering

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Proposal Deadline: April 2, 2020

The goal of this program is to further the understanding and applications of machine learning throughout the chemical sciences, thereby providing new opportunities.

“In view of the increasing attention to and expectations for the profound impacts that artificial intelligence and data science will have on physical science and engineering, the Dreyfus Foundation plans to make strategic investments in machine learning for the chemical sciences and engineering, both to advance the field in these areas, and to help position the chemical sciences field to best avail itself of the broad agency opportunities for research support that are emerging. We are enthusiastic about the potential for machine learning to produce useful fundamental and practical insights in chemical research.” -Richard N. Zare and Matthew V. Tirrell, Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Scientific Affairs Committee of the Board of Directors.

Below are some examples of areas this program may support:

  • molecular synthesis, including mechanisms, techniques, and applications
  • theory, computation, physical properties of molecules or materials
  • rates and mechanisms of new chemical processes
  • new or improved materials and materials applications
  • postdoctoral support for collaborations that combine chemical science research with machine learning expertise
  • collaborative sabbaticals, extended visits and meetings
  • education, e.g., new courses, seminar series, MOOCs,…
  • public libraries of chemistry and chemical engineering data for use in machine learning

Note that proposals are not restricted to the areas described above.

Additional details are available at the Foundation website.