MEMORANDUM:

TO:                  Grants Officers, NJ Colleges & Universities

FROM:            Tom Hagaman, NJ Commission on Higher Education

DATE:             Friday, January 05, 2007

SUBJECT:     FEDERAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

The table below lists federal agency grant funding opportunities open to public and/or private higher education institutions which have been announced in the last week.  To get more information about a particular opportunity, click on the “Opportunity Title”.

Open Date

Opportunity Title

Agency

Funding Number

12/29/2006 

Impact of Adolescent Drinking on the Developing Brain (R21)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-AA-07-006 

12/29/2006 

Medical Countermeasures to Restore Gastrointestinal Function after Radiation Exposure: Project Bioshield (RC1)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-AI-07-013 

12/30/2006 

Mid-Atlantic Research Set-Aside  

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NMFS-NEFSC-2007-2000887 

12/30/2006 

FY 2007 Regional Integrated Ocean Observing System  

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOS-CSC-2007-2000875 

01/03/2007 

Head Start University Partnership Research Grants: English Language Learners (ELLs) in Head Start and Early Head Start Programs  

Administration for Children and Families

HHS-2007-ACF-OPRE-YF-0070 

01/04/2007 

Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences  

National Science Foundation

07-539 

01/04/2007 

Strategic Agricultural Initiative Supplemental Grant Program to Foster Transition: FY 2007 Request for Proposals  

Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-R3WCM-07-03 

01/04/2007 

Understanding and Treating Ataxia-Telangiectasia (R01)  

National Institutes of Health

PA-07-272 

01/04/2007 

Understanding and Treating Ataxia-Telangiectasia (R21)  

National Institutes of Health

PA-07-273 

01/04/2007 

Understanding and Treating Ataxia-Telangiectasia (R03)  

National Institutes of Health

PA-07-274 

01/04/2007 

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine (R01)  

National Institutes of Health

PAR-07-270 

01/04/2007 

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine (R21)  

National Institutes of Health

PAR-07-271 

01/04/2007 

Alcohol, Puberty, and Adolescent Brain Development (R21)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-AA-07-008 

01/04/2007 

Innovative Technologies for Molecular Analysis of Cancer (R21)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-CA-07-033 

01/04/2007 

Innovative Technologies for Molecular Analysis of Cancer (R33)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-CA-07-034 

01/04/2007 

Application of Emerging Technologies for Cancer Research (R21)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-CA-07-035 

01/04/2007 

Application of Emerging Technologies for Cancer Research (R33)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-CA-07-036 

01/04/2007 

Innovations In Cancer Sample Preparation (R21)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-CA-07-037 

01/04/2007 

Innovations In Cancer Sample Preparation (R33)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-CA-07-038 

01/04/2007 

Innovative Technologies for Molecular Analysis of Cancer (SBIR [R43/R44])  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-CA-07-039 

01/04/2007 

Innovations In Cancer Sample Preparation (SBIR [R43/R44])  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-CA-07-043 

01/04/2007 

1890 Institution Teaching and Research Capacity Building Grants Program  

USDA

USDA-CSREES-CBGP-000364 

01/04/2007 

National Integrated Water Quality Program  

CSREES

USDA-CSREES-ICGP-000365 

01/05/2007 

Alcohol, Puberty, and Adolescent Brain Development (R01)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-AA-07-007 

01/05/2007 

Epigenetic Mechanisms in the Neurobiology of Alcohol Tolerance and Dependence (R01)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-AA-07-011 

01/05/2007 

Epigenetic Mechanisms in The Neurobiology of Alcohol Tolerance And Dependence (R21)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-AA-07-012 

01/05/2007 

Animal Models of Endophenotypes and Intermediate Phenotypes for Alcohol Related Behaviors (RO1)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-AA-07-013 

01/05/2007 

Animal Models of Endophenotypes and Intermediate Phenotypes for Alcohol Related Behaviors (R21)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-AA-07-014 

01/04/2007 

Alcohol, Puberty, and Adolescent Brain Development (R21)  

National Institutes of Health

RFA-AA-07-008 

NOTE:

The scope of searches has been expanded to include “Unrestricted”, “Individuals”, and “Others” as well as Private and Public Institutions of higher education.  For broader or more focused searches, visit http://www.grants.gov/search/advanced.do.