Enabling Quantum Leap:

Convergent Accelerated Discovery Foundries for Quantum Materials Science, Engineering and Information  (Q-AMASE-i) CCrosscutting Programs

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505504&org=NSF&from=fund

One (1) per organization as lead institution. Potential PIs are advised to contact their Sponsored Projects Office regarding processes used to select proposals for submission. In case of multiple submissions from the same institution, only the first submission will be considered, and all subsequent submissions will be returned without review.

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation  18-578

Important Information for Proposers

ATTENTION: Proposers using the Collaborators and Other Affiliations template for more than 10 senior project personnel will encounter proposal print preview issues. Please see the Collaborators and Other Affiliations Information website for updated guidance.

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 18-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 29, 2018. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 18-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.

DUE DATES

Letter of Intent Deadline Date

September 17, 2018

 Due Date

Full Proposal Deadline Date

 November 5, 2018

   Due Date

SYNOPSIS

The Division of Materials Research (DMR), the Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS), the Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS), and the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) seek to rapidly accelerate quantum materials design, synthesis, characterization, and translation of fundamental materials engineering and information research for quantum devices, systems, and networks. The new program of Enabling Quantum Leap: Convergent Accelerated Discovery Foundries for Quantum Materials Science, Engineering, and Information (Q-AMASE-i) aims to support these goals by establishing Foundries with mid-scale infrastructure for rapid prototyping and development of quantum materials and devices. The new materials, devices, tools and methods developed by Q-AMASE-i will be shared with the science and engineering communities through a Foundry-operated network.  Technology transfer of Foundry activities will be enabled by close cooperation with industrial partners.

Six-year awards totaling $20,000,000 to $25,000,000 for the award period are anticipated. Q-AMASE-i Foundries will be awarded as cooperative agreements with an initial commitment of six years, with the possibility of one six-year renewal, subsequent to a rigorous and favorable review by NSF. The annual performance review includes NSF’s evaluation of the annual report after the first year, an annual site visit after the second and fourth year of Foundry activities, and a reverse or program management site visit after the third and fifth year. Funding after the second year will depend on the quality of progress and performance documented during the site visits

What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)

Map of Recent Awards Made Through This Program

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=505473&org=NSF&from=fund

IGE Q&A Sessions Announced

To respond to solicitation-specific questions for this program, we have scheduled several open-forum Q&A sessions with IGE program directors.  Dates and instructions for joining the sessions can be accessed here.

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation  17-585

Important Information for Proposers

ATTENTION: Proposers using the Collaborators and Other Affiliations template for more than 10 senior project personnel will encounter proposal print preview issues. Please see the Collaborators and Other Affiliations Information website for updated guidance.

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 18-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 29, 2018. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 18-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.

DUE DATES

Full Proposal Deadline Date

September 27, 2018

SYNOPSIS

The Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new, and potentially transformative approaches to STEM graduate education training. The program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers.

IGE focuses on projects aimed at piloting, testing, and validating innovative and potentially transformative approaches to graduate education.  IGE projects are intended to generate the knowledge required for their customization, implementation, and broader adoption. The program supports testing of novel models or activities with high potential to enrich and extend the knowledge base on effective graduate education approaches.

The program addresses both workforce development, emphasizing broad participation, and institutional capacity building needs in graduate education. Strategic collaborations with the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government agencies, national laboratories, field stations, teaching and learning centers, informal science centers, and academic partners are encouraged.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY

This program provides educational opportunities for  Graduate Students. The program focuses on educational developments for this group such as curricula development, training or retention.

Advancing Informal STEM Learning  (AISL)

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504793&org=NSF&from=fund

AISL Solicitation and Webinars

The new AISL Program Solicitation (NSF #17-573) has been posted.

AISL Reviewers Needed

If you are interested in reviewing AISL proposals for the 2018 submission, please submit a brief CV and a 2-4 sentence description of your experience related to learning in informal environments, including (as applicable) disciplinary, methods, theory, and age group experience, to DRLAISL@nsf.gov.

AISL Webinars

In an effort to communicate program updates to the field, NSF Program Officers led a series of live webinars focused on topics specific to the AISL Program, new AISL program solicitation (NSF #17-573) and writing strong proposals. Parties interested in submitting a proposal to the AISL program are strongly encouraged to review the webinar materials linked below.

AISL Solicitation and Project Types – Deep Dive

Pre-recorded – download the presentation slides at informalscience.org

AISL Program Solicitation Overview

Presented August 24, 2017 – View slides and archived video at informalscience.org

How to Use informalscience.org to Make Your Case

Presented September 14, 2017 – View the archived video at informalscience.org

How to Write a Competitive AISL Proposal

Presented September 19, 2017 – View slides and archived video at informalscience.org

AISL & Broadening Participation

Presented September 22, 2017 – View slides and archived video at informalscience.org

The webinars were hosted by the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE).

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation  17-573

Important Information for Proposers

ATTENTION: Proposers using the Collaborators and Other Affiliations template for more than 10 senior project personnel will encounter proposal print preview issues. Please see the Collaborators and Other Affiliations Information website for updated guidance.

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 18-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 29, 2018. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 18-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.

DUE DATES

Full Proposal Deadline Date

November 7, 2018

SYNOPSIS

The Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program seeks to advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning opportunities for the public in informal environments; provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences; advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments; and engage the public of all ages in learning STEM in informal environments.

The AISL program supports six types of projects: (1) Pilots and Feasibility Studies, (2) Research in Service to Practice, (3) Innovations in Development, (4) Broad Implementation, (5) Literature Reviews, Syntheses, or Meta-Analyses, and (6) Conferences.

Directorate for Engineering

Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation  17-575

Important Information for Proposers

ATTENTION: Proposers using the Collaborators and Other Affiliations template for more than 10 senior project personnel will encounter proposal print preview issues. Please see the Collaborators and Other Affiliations Information website for updated guidance.

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 18-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 29, 2018. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 18-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.

DUE DATES

Full Proposal Deadline Date

September 19, 2018

Third Wednesday in September, Annually Thereafter

SYNOPSIS

NSF’s Directorate for Engineering (ENG) and the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) have joined to support the Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science program. This program supports active long-term collaborative partnerships between K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, Computer and Information Science, and Mathematics (STEM) in-service and pre-service teachers, full-time community college faculty, and university faculty and students to enhance the scientific disciplinary knowledge and capacity of the STEM teachers and/or community college faculty through participation in authentic summer research experiences with engineering and computer science faculty researchers. The research projects and experiences all revolve around a focused research area related to engineering and/or computer science that will provide a common cohort experience to the participating educators. The K-12 STEM teachers and/or full-time community college faculty also translate their research experiences and new scientific knowledge into their classroom activities and curricula. The university team will include faculty, graduate and undergraduate students as well as industrial advisors. Involvement of graduate students in support of academic-year classroom activities is particularly encouraged.  Partnerships with inner city, rural or other high needs schools are especially encouraged, as is participation by underrepresented minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities.

As part of the long-term partnership arrangements, university undergraduate/graduate students will partner with pre-college/community college faculty in their classrooms during the academic year to support the integration of the RET curricular materials into classroom activities.

This announcement features two mechanisms for support of in-service and pre-service K-12 STEM teachers and full-time community college faculty: (1) RET supplements to ongoing ENG and CISE awards and (2) new RET Site awards. RET supplements may be included outside this solicitation in proposals for new or renewed ENG and CISE grants or as supplements to ongoing ENG- and CISE-funded projects. RET in Engineering and Computer Science Sites, through this solicitation, are based on independent proposals from engineering and/or computer and/or information science departments, schools or colleges to initiate and conduct research participation projects for K-12 STEM teachers and/or full-time community college faculty.

What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)

Map of Recent Awards Made Through This Program

Defense Health Program
Department of Defense Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program

Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18)

The FY18 Defense Appropriation provides $125 million (M) to the Department of Defense Psychological Health/Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program (PH/TBIRP) to support critical PH- and TBI-related research and development efforts to benefit Service members, Veterans, and other beneficiaries of the military health system.  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 (DHP) Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) appropriation.  The managing agent for the anticipated Program Announcement/Funding Opportunity is the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC).  The CDMRP provides PH/TBIRP execution management support for DHP core research program areas, including the Joint Program Committee 6/ Combat Casualty Care Research Program (JPC-6/CCCRP).  JPC-6/CCCRP provides strategic oversight for the PH/TBI funds associated with this funding Program Announcement.  The Defense Health Agency is working in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other Federal agencies on research efforts to improve the lives of Service members and Veterans affected by traumatic brain injury, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other mental health conditions.

The FY18 PH/TBIRP Program Announcement and General Application Instructions for the following award mechanism is posted on the Grants.gov website.

http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/phtbi

FY18 PHTBIRP Joint DoD and VA Long-term Impact of Military-relevant Brain Injury Consortium (LIMBIC) – Preproposal due October 8

• Independent investigators at all academic levels (or equivalent)
• Supports a consortium conducting a single large longitudinal study and supporting sub-studies to analyze a large TBI cohort to include Service member and Veterans.
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate the ability to enroll relevant cohorts, including military and Veteran populations, and follow them over time.
• Applicants must address the Required Research Elements outlined in the Program Announcement.
• Applications should describe a single large longitudinal cohort study and a minimum of four related sub-studies.
• All projects shall be limited to clinical and epidemiological research.
• Clinical trials are not supported.
• Coordinating Center and study sites must apply through a single application.
• Preproposal is required; application submission is by invitation only.
• Maximum allowable costs (direct and indirect) are $25M via the DoD.
• Up to an additional $5M per year for 5 years will be provided by the VA to VA sites, depending on availability of funds.
• Maximum period of performance is 5 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 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 USAMRMC extramural funding opportunities can be obtained on the Grants.gov website by performing a basic search using CFDA Number 12.420.

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 PH/TBIRP or other CDMRP-administered programs, please visit the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil).

Point of Contact:

CDMRP Help Desk
301-682-5507
help@eBrap.org