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Research drives excellence in the College of Engineering by serving as a magnet to attract and retain outstanding faculty and students. Funding opportunities relevant to the College of Engineering will be posted here. If you are interested in pursuing any of these opportunities please contact Lori Jarmon (ljjarmon@iastate.edu, 294-3316) for assistance or additional information. New opportunities are posted weekly. To have the new opportunities delivered directly to your inbox please subscribe using your ISU email address. One email per week.

NASA Releases University Leadership Initiative Solicitation

NASA

Date Posted: July 1, 2022

https://uli.arc.nasa.gov/partners

On-line Workshop Date: July 14, 2022  1:00 – 3:00 PM EST

Proposal A Deadline: August 30, 2022

University Leadership Initiative (ULI) provides the opportunity for university teams to exercise technical and organizational leadership in proposing unique technical challenges in aeronautics, defining multi-disciplinary solutions, establishing peer review mechanisms, and applying innovative teaming strategies to strengthen the research impact.

Research proposals are sought in seven ULI topic areas in Appendix D.4.

Topic 1: Safe, Efficient Growth in Global Operations (Strategic Thrust 1)

Topic 2: Innovation in Commercial Supersonic Aircraft (Strategic Thrust 2)

Topic 3: Ultra-Efficient Subsonic Transports (Strategic Thrust 3)

Topic 4: Safe, Quiet, and Affordable Vertical Lift Air Vehicles (Strategic Thrust 4)

Topic 5: In-Time System-Wide Safety Assurance (Strategic Thrust 5)

Topic 6: Assured Autonomy for Aviation Transformation (Strategic Thrust 6)

Topic 7: Zero Emission Aviation

Topic 8: Materials and Structures for Next-Generation Aerospace Systems

 

This NRA will utilize a two-step proposal submission and evaluation process. The initial step is a short mandatory Step-A proposal due August 30, 2022. Those offerors submitting the most highly rated Step-A proposals will be invited to submit a Step-B proposal. All proposals must be submitted electronically through NSPIRES at https://nspires.nasaprs.com.

 

An Applicant’s Workshop will be held on Thursday July 14, 2022; 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET (https://uli.arc.nasa.gov/applicants-workshops/workshop6).

NRL Long Range BAA for Basic and Applied Research

DoD, ONR

UPDATED

Solicitation: N00173-19-S-BA01

https://beta.sam.gov/opp/2d859ceafd8f7a0a6ab09fcf452041aa/view?keywords=N00173-19-S-BA01&sort=-relevance&index=&is_active=true&page=1

Posted on : September 06,  2019

Proposal Deadline: September 30, 2022 4:00 PM ET

The Naval Research Laboratory is interested in receiving innovative proposals that offer potential for advancement and improvement in the technical topic areas listed. This notice constitutes a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) as contemplated in FAR 6.302(d) that provides for the competitive selection of research proposals. The Government reserves the right to select for award all, some, or none of the proposals received. Awards under this BAA are expected to take the form of Contracts, Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Other Transactions may also be awarded if appropriate. NRL encourages Educational Institutions, Small Businesses (SBs), Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (SDBs) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) to submit proposals under this BAA.

 

In order to conserve valuable offeror and Government resources, prospective offerors shall first submit a White Paper (WP) to the email address identified in the individual Summary Topics contained in Appedix 1, to include a rough cost estimate. The selection of proposals for award will be based on a scientific review of proposals submitted in response to each BAA Summary Topic. The major purpose of the evaluation will be to determine the relative merit of the technical approach of each proposal. Business and contractual aspects, including proposed cost and cost realism, will also be considered as part of the evaluation. Selection of proposals for award will be based on the potential benefits to the Government weighed against the cost of the proposals, in view of the availability of funds.

The complete BAA including proposal preparation instructions, award considerations, and evaluation criteria is also available at https://www.nrl.navy.mil/doing-business/Current-NRL-BAA.

Request for Information (RFI) Energy Policy Act of 2005 Section 243 and 247 Hydroelectric Incentive Programs

DOE

Solicitation : DE-FOA-0002762

https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId83745958-ab89-469a-aaf4-61655bded35b

Posted Date: June 30, 2022

RFI Deadline: September 6, 2022 at 11:59 PM EST

On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, from 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm ET, DOE will hold an informal webinar to discuss general feedback from interested parties regarding the content of this RFI. To register for this informational webinar, please sign up at: https://bit.ly/RFI_HydroIncentiveProgram. Additional webinar information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants will be published on https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/hydropower-incentives-funding-bipartisan-infrastructure-law.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO) is requesting information and feedback from stakeholders on issues related to the development of hydroelectric incentive programs authorized under sections 243 and 247 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58) (EPAct 2005), as amended by sections 40332 and 40333 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. See 42 U.S.C. 15882 and 15883.

Notice of Intent to Issue Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0002804

DOE

Notice of Intent: DE-FOA-0002803

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=341613

Posted Date: June 30, 2022

Proposed Deadline: October 31, 2022

EERE plans to issue the FOA in or about August 2022 via the EERE Exchange website
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/

The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the Advanced Manufacturing Office, a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization FOA”.

The RD&D activities anticipated to be funded under this FOA would support the governmentwide approach to the climate crisis by driving the innovation that can lead to industrial decarbonization. Specifically, this anticipated FOA would fund high-impact, applied research and development and prototype or pilot-scale demonstration projects in order to expedite the adoption of transformational industrial technology necessary to reduce energy usage and GHG emissions from high GHG-emitting industrial subsectors. This includes cross-sector industrial decarbonization approaches, via opportunities in energy efficiency; industrial electrification; low carbon fuels, feedstocks and energy sources; and industrial carbon capture and utilization. This anticipated FOA and its associated projects are separate from any forthcoming efforts to be funded under provisions of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, including activities related to Industrial Emissions Demonstration Projects.

FY2023 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program

Department of Defense

Primary Investigator Awards under this FOA will only be made to U.S.-based Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) of higher education with degree granting programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Solicitation: N00014-22-S-F008

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html

Posted Date: June 30, 2022

White Paper Deadline: September 2, 2022

Proposal Deadline: December 14, 2022 at 11:59 PM EST

The Department of Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) Program aims to increase the quantity and quality of minority professionals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in the defense community. Research conducted at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) for the DoN HBCU/MI Program:

  • Enhances the research and educational capabilities of HBCU/MIs in scientific and engineering disciplines critical to the defense mission of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps,
  • Encourages cross-institutional, collaborative efforts that explore innovative solutions to naval science and technology (S&T) challenges, and
  • Increases the engagement of students, including underrepresented minorities, in STEM fields important to the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.

This FOA is executed under policy and guidance of the DoN HBCU/MI Program and is administered by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). Competitive white papers and full invited proposals submitted to this FOA must clearly and succinctly describe efforts that advance basic naval-relevant S&T, engage faculty and students in STEM discovery, and expand the research capacity of participant institutions.

The technical content of any proposed effort must contribute to the S&T mission and vision of the DoN and must align with the Naval Research Development Framework.

Transformative Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Based Strategies to Identify Determinants of Exceptional Health and Life Span (R21/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

HHS-NIH

Solicitation: RFA-AG-23-033

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=341351

Posted Date: June 22, 2022

Letter of Intent Deadline: September 21, 2022

Proposal Deadline: October 21, 2022 – 5:00 PM CT

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications seeking to develop novel, transformative artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) strategies and computer automation to integrate, extract, and interpret multi-omic (i.e., genome, epigenome, transcriptome, proteome, metabolome, microbiome, phenome) data sets from human exceptional longevity (EL) cohorts and multiple non-human species that display a wide variation in life span, and to decipher the relationships between DNA, RNA, proteins, metabolites, and other cell variables, as well as links to disease risks and exceptionally healthy aging. The investigative team(s) for this FOA is/are expected to be multi-disciplinary, encompassing expertise in AI/ML and a variety of disciplines, including, but not limited to, aging biology, comparative biology, and bio/chemo informatics. This FOA utilizes the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Phased Innovation Award (R21/R33) activity code. During the R21 phase, investigative teams will design and develop intelligent and innovative algorithms and novel AI/ML based computational strategies. During the R33 phase, teams will apply the developed AI/ML tools to complex, heterogenous multi-omic data sets from exceptional healthy aging human cohorts and non-human species to discover novel protective molecular factors that influence EL, and to develop translational strategies on omic-based therapeutic target(s) to prevent or delay age-related diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD), and enhance human health span.

Automated, motorized, optical microscope

DOE

Solicitation: 330305

https://sam.gov/opp/9c53839d9a704fbab813762a86cc7723/view

Posted Date: June 29, 2022

Proposal Deadline: July 15, 2022 – 4:30 PM PT

We wish to procure an automated, motorized, optical microscope for wafer-scale surveying of thin film patterns. Not every user of this motorized microscope will be an expert microscopist. A system that can be precalibrated and then can enable every user to get very high quality stitched images with a “one-click” interface would most efficiently use researchers’ time.

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA) INNOVATION, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (IS&T) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA)

DoD

Solicitation: HQ0860-21-S-0001

https://sam.gov/opp/634565ee813e442686ef60cc28d44260/view

Posted Date: June 29, 2022

Proposal Deadline: Any time during March 30 2021 through April 2, 2023

The research areas are sought for cutting–edge innovative research that could enable new, improved, and disruptive missile defense technologies; improved speed and/or lowered cost of producing critical defense components; and yield increased operational capabilities. The specific research areas of interest described in this document should be viewed as suggestive, rather than limiting. MDA/DV is interested in receiving white papers in the research areas listed below:

  • Radar and Radio Frequency (RF) Sensor and Communication Systems
  • Electro–Optical/Infrared Sensor and Communication Systems
  • Directed Energy Systems includes
  • Computer Science, Signal and Data Processing
  • Algorithms, Probability and Decision Theory
  • Materials and Processing
  • Phenomenology
  • Interceptor and Space Systems
  • Modeling and Simulation (M&S)
  • Artificial Intelligence Related to Machine Learning and Big Data
  • Cyberspace Operations, Cybersecurity, and Cyber Resiliency of the Future of Large Scale, Distributed Weapons Systems
  • International MDS Cooperation

 

 

NSF-NIST Interaction in Basic and Applied Scientific Research

NSF

Solicitation: PD-22-1642

https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/nsf-nist-interaction-basic-and-applied-scientific-research

Posted Date: June 21, 2022 -DCL: 22-098

Proposal Deadline: Anytime

The supplemental funding request may only include travel and per diem costs associated with collaborative work at NIST. Support may be requested for any NSF-supported project participants (PIs, co-PIs, post-doctoral scholar, undergraduate and graduate students, and other personnel) associated with the joint NSF-NIST activity, but NSF funds will not be provided for NIST employees.

HSI Program Network Resource Centers and Hubs (HSI-Net)

NSF

Solicitation: 22-602

https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22602/nsf22602.pdf?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click

Posted Date: June 22, 2022

Proposal Deadlines: December 15, 2022

The goals of the HSI Program are to enhance the quality of undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and to increase the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of students pursuing associate’s or baccalaureate degrees in STEM at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs). Intended outcomes of the HSI Program include broadening participation of students who are historically underrepresented in STEM, and expanding students’ pathways to continued STEM education and integration into the STEM workforce. Through this solicitation under the HSI Program, the NSF will invest in the development of infrastructure to support the HSI Program’s goals.
Specifically, the NSF seeks to establish the HSI Program Network Resource Centers and Hub (HSI-Net) consisting of centers and hubs. This will support:

  • Up to two centers: an HSI Program Center for Community Coordination (HSI-CCC), and an HSI Center for Evaluation, Research, and Synthesis (HSI-CERS) — both awarded as cooperative agreements that are national in scope, represent the breadth of activities important to HSIs, and amplify the range of activities in the HSI Program.
  • Up to five HSI Program Resource Hubs (HSI-Hubs) — awarded to serve as resources for innovative initiatives organized around key1 issues that are designed to effectively serve the HSI community and its stakeholders

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