SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage The Office of Naval Research (ONR), on behalf of the USD(R&E) Basic Research Office, offers the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF) program. This grant supports innovative basic research within academia to advance scientific knowledge vital for national defense. It also aims to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers for the defense workforce. ONR is soliciting proposals from distinguished researchers to conduct groundbreaking basic research in areas [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage This department is offering this grant to support the development and delivery of a standardized training curriculum on proliferation financing. This initiative invites cooperative agreement proposals to create comprehensive educational materials. The grant aims to enhance global capabilities in identifying, preventing, and prosecuting activities related to weapons of mass destruction financing. Specifically, this grant is for the purpose of developing a robust, widely applicable training program. This program [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage This grant supports research into developing effective herbicide-based management strategies for endangered butterfly habitats. The project specifically investigates the effects of herbicide application on Fender’s blue butterfly and associated native and non-native vegetation at Baskett Slough NWR. Key objectives include quantifying herbicide impact on a common butterfly species under controlled conditions, assessing effects on the Fender’s blue butterfly and vegetation, and modeling how herbicide strategies affect butterfly population [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is offering this grant to support the advanced development and rigorous validation of emerging biospecimen science technologies. This grant is for exploratory research projects focused on enhancing the quality and handling of samples crucial for basic and clinical cancer research. Supported technologies include tools, devices, assays, and methods for the collection, processing, preservation, and storage of cancer-relevant biospecimens, aiming to protect sample integrity, [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage The National Park Service is offering this non-competitive grant to advance climate-smart natural resource management. This grant is for jointly developing climate-smart conservation criteria and guidance via an expert-based, multi-sectoral, and multi-agency workgroup. The project's objectives include documenting this guidance in a published guide and creating a curriculum. A core purpose is also to implement a training course, based on the guide, specifically for natural resource specialists and [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is offering the From Learning to Leading: Cultivating the Next Generation of Diverse Food and Agriculture Professionals Program (NEXTGEN). This grant aims to cultivate the next generation of diverse food, agriculture, natural resources, and human sciences (FANH) professionals, including the future USDA workforce. It empowers various higher education institutions, including 1890, 1994, Alaska Native-serving, Native Hawaiian-serving, Hispanic-serving (HSACUs), and [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage This grant, offered by the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center in Davie, Florida, is for conducting vital genetic analyses on biological samples from threatened and endangered sea turtles. The project aims to analyze a comprehensive dataset of skin and blood samples collected from sea turtle populations across the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, and Caribbean regions. While previous studies have provided preliminary insights into population abundance, reproductive parameters, [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) offers Creative Writing Fellowships, providing up to $50,000 grants for published creative writers in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction). This grant is designed to enable recipients to dedicate substantial time to writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Applications undergo an anonymous review process, with primary criteria focusing on the artistic excellence and merit of the submitted writing sample. Through this [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage The U.S. Embassy Seoul / Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the U.S. Department of State is offering this grant to organizations to implement a 15-day exchange program to the United States. This grant is for up to 10 Korean youth digital content creators, aiming to deepen their understanding of American values and cultural issues. Participants will explore themes like freedom, innovation, diversity, human rights, and [...]

SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage This USGS grant supports research into the imperiled monarch butterfly's relationship with habitat characteristics at various spatial scales. The project aims to address critical knowledge gaps concerning how factors like connectivity, patch size, edge effects, and surrounding land-cover influence monarch habitat selection, persistence, and offspring survival. This understanding is vital for prioritizing and strategically implementing conservation actions, especially given limited resources and restoration seed availability. The research will [...]