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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.

Innovating Distributed Embedded Energy Prize (InDeep)

DoE / WPTO

https://www.herox.com/indeep

Posted Date: March 22, 2023

Phase I Due Date: August 25, 2023

Phase II Open Date: October 18, 2023(anticipated)

Phase II Due Date: April 2024(anticipated)

Phase III Open Date: June 2024 (anticipated)

Phase III Due Date: January 2025 (anticipated)

Upcoming Webinars and Recordings

April 12, 2023 – 11:00 am ET – This one hour webinar will cover details about the prize, information on the support to be provided for competitors, and strategies for developing a successful submission package. Register here.

April 26, 2023 – 11:00 am ET – This one hour webinar will cover wave energy.* Register here.

May 03, 2023 – 11:00 am ET – This one hour webinar will cover DEEC-Tec.* Register here.

May 10, 2023 -11:00 am ET – This one hour webinar will cover innovation methods.* Register here.

July 05, 2023 – 11:00 am ET – This one hour webinar will cover TPL Assessment.* Register here.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Water Power Technologies Office is launching the Innovating Distributed Embedded Energy Prize (InDEEP) to encourage innovation in distributed embedded energy converter technology (DEEC-Tec, pronounced “deck tech”) to generate new, precommercial materials for wave energy conversion. This prize will challenge innovators from within and beyond wave energy to design and develop novel materials for marine energy applications that will lay the foundation for generating electricity at the grid scale

This three-phase, two-year competition is offering a combined cash prize pool up to $2.3 million. Teams will also receive technical support, teaming support, and other forms of mentorship throughout the prize to enable their success.

Wave energy is the most abundant and geographically diverse marine energy resource in the United States. The total available wave energy resource in the United States is equivalent to approximately 34% of all U.S. power generation in 2019.

To help build energy resilience in coastal cities and support President Biden’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, InDEEP seeks innovations that blend materials and renewable energy research to help convert wave energy to usable electricity. This prize is the first step in exploring DEEC-Tec’s potential for ocean wave energy conversion.

 

 

Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-2 (Mid-scale RI-2)

NSF

Solicitation: 23-570

https://beta.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/mid-scale-research-infrastructure-2-mid-scale-ri-2

Posted Date: March 22, 2023

Letter of Intent (required): May 15, 2023 by 5:00 pm ET

Preliminary Proposal Due Date: June 20, 2023 by 5:00 pm ET

NSF-supported science and engineering research increasingly relies on cutting-edge infrastructure. With its Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program and Major Multi-user Research Facility projects (Major Facilities), NSF supports infrastructure projects at the lower and higher ends of infrastructure scales across science and engineering research disciplines. The Mid-scale Research Infrastructure Programs are intended to provide NSF with an agile, Foundation-wide process to fund experimental research capabilities in the mid-scale range between the MRI and Major Facilities  thresholds. In alignment with NSF’s goal to bring together diverse disciplinary perspectives to support convergent research, proposals submitted in response to this solicitation will be managed by a cross-disciplinary team of NSF Program Directors.

NSF defines Research Infrastructure (RI) as any combination of facilities, equipment, instrumentation, or computational hardware or software, and the necessary human capital in support of the same. Major facilities and mid-scale projects are subsets of research infrastructure. The NSF Mid-scale RI-2 Program supports the implementation of unique and compelling RI projects.  Mid-scale RI-2 projects may include any combination of equipment, instrumentation, cyberinfrastructure, broadly used large-scale data sets, and the commissioning and/or personnel needed to successfully complete the project.  Mid-scale RI-2 projects should fill a research community-defined scientific need, or address an identified national research priority, that enables current and next-generation U.S. researchers and a diverse STEM workforce to remain competitive in a global research environment.  Mid-scale RI-2 projects will directly enable advances in any of the research domains supported by NSF, including STEM education research, and translational research. Projects may also include upgrades to existing research infrastructure.  The total cost for Mid-scale RI-2 projects ranges from $20 million to below the threshold for a Major Facility Project, currently $100 million. Preliminary and full proposals to the Mid-scale RI-2 Program with total project costs outside this solicitation’s budgetary limits will be returned without review.

A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO)

NSF

Solicitation: 23-569

https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?WT.z_pims_id=505610&ods_key=nsf23569

Posted Date: March 22, 2023

Proposal Due Date(s): September 11, 2023

September 9, Annually Thereafter

February 09, 2024

February 09, Annually Thereafter

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are interested in proposals that will propel our understanding of the biomedical research enterprise by drawing from the scientific expertise of the science of science policy research community. NSF promotes the progress of science by maintaining the general health of research and education across all fields of science and engineering. The Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate within NSF supports basic research on people and society. The SBE sciences focus on human behavior and social organizations; how social, economic, political, cultural and environmental forces affect the lives of people from birth to old age; and how people in turn shape those forces. SBE’s Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact Program (SoS:DCI) supports research designed to advance the scientific basis of science and innovation policy. The NIH is the U.S. federal agency charged with supporting biomedical research in the U.S. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) within the NIH supports basic biomedical research that increases understanding of biological processes and lays the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

 

Materials Characterization and Quantum Performance: Correlation and Causation (MQC) FY 23

DoD / Air Force

Solicitation: FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2023-0010

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=346992

Posted Date: March 20, 2023

White Paper Due Date: May 01, 2023 by 11:59 pm ET

Proposal Due Date: June 19, 2023 by 11:59 pm ET

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), in collaboration with the Laboratory for Physical Sciences (LPS), is soliciting proposals for the “Materials characterization and Quantum performance: Correlation and causation” (MQC) program. This program takes a “materials-first” approach to improving stability and reproducibility of state-of-the-art quantum bits (qubits). MQC focuses on solid-state qubits, for use in gate-based quantum computing, built from semiconductor- and superconductor material systems. Of particular interest are Si-based gate defined quantum dots or Josephson junction-based quantum circuits . More specifically, the goal of the research to-be-funded under this FOA is to identify correlations between qubit performance metrics and material properties, where the main focus is on identifying material properties which can be characterized in a high throughput and precise manner. In addition, an equally important goal is to identify the underlying physical mechanisms giving rise to these correlations. These mechanisms shall be supported by detailed material characterization measurements as well as material micro-structure and device modeling efforts.

Request for Information: NASA’s Terra, Aqua, and Aura Data Continuity Workshop

NASA

Solicitation: NNH23ZDA010L

https://sam.gov/opp/389b5343f307409fadfa1deb27aebe1d/view

Posted Date: March 04, 2023

RFI Response Date: April 04, 2023 by 11:59 pm ET

Terra, Aqua, and Aura Data Continuity Workshop: May 23-25, 2023

On or after the publication date of this SAM.gov notice, the full, final text for a Request for Information (RFI) entitled “NASA’s Terra, Aqua, and Aura Data Continuity Workshop” will be available for download from the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at https://nspires.nasaprs.com by searching on number NNH23ZDA010L or via the direct link provided. The Science Mission Directorate’s RFI does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will take action in this matter.

This notice is not a complete nor verbatim summary of the RFI. Open and carefully read the attached PDF file entitled “NNH23ZDA010LSummary.”  The attached PDF file is a copy of an email summary to be sent via NSPIRES to Science Mission Directorate List Serv subscribers.  After reading the full RFI, by email only address questions (or other comments) with a subject line to read “NASA’s T/A/A Data Continuity Workshop RFI Question/Clarification” to the listed primary point of contact.

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Rapid Explanation, Analysis and Sourcing Online (REASON)Program

DoD / DARPA

Solicitation: W911NF-23-S-0007

https://sam.gov/opp/4568893d0a6c48408b73cc2d28caad21/view

Posted Date: March 20, 2023

Proposal Due Date: May 08, 2023 by 5:00 pm ET

Questions Due Date: April 03, 2023 by 5:00 pm ET

The Rapid Explanation, Analysis, and Sourcing Online (REASON) Program aims to develop technology that will enable intelligence analysts to substantially increase the quality of argumentation in their analytic reports through more effective use of evidence and reasoning. In the context of an analytic report, evidence is information that supports or opposes a judgment, while reasoning is the stated justification for the judgment. Furthermore, strong reasoning is reasoning that logically substantiates the judgments while weak reasoning is reasoning that either fails to substantiate the judgments or contains logical flaws.  The technology developed by the REASON Program will automatically produce comments (feedback and recommendations) on a draft report, highlighting additional relevant evidence, and identify strengths and weaknesses in the draft’s reasoning. Analysts can use the comments to improve their reports.

Argumentation is central to the Intelligence Community (IC) Analytic Standards, which are listed in Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 203.  The standards are intended to guide IC analysis and analytic production. The Analytic Tradecraft Standards focus on several aspects of evidence and reasoning, including sourcing, explaining uncertainty, distinguishing between underlying information and assumptions, and logical argumentation. Because evidence and reasoning are crucial components of every analytic report, REASON will have broader application than previous research efforts aimed at helping the IC make accurate forecasts.

Climate Action Partnership for Education (CAPE) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

USAID

Solicitation: DDI-OAA-EDUC-2023

https://sam.gov/opp/a35fbc8c3863401880576d9df09d9ada/view

Posted Date: March 16, 2023

Questions Due Date: March 24, 2023 by 5:00 pm ET

Expression of Interest (EOI) Due Date: April 28, 2023 by 5:00 pm ET

This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeks opportunities to co-create, co-design, co-invest and collaborate in the research, development, piloting, testing and scaling of innovative and cost-effective solutions that will advance climate action in and through education with a focus on girls’ education. The Climate Action Partnership for Education (CAPE) BAA will facilitate USAID’s interest in bringing together diverse expertise from two sectors that, until recently, have been largely disparate: education and climate.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) invites organizations, companies, foundations, community-based enterprises and other public and private entities, academic and research institutions, partner country government agencies, and investors to propose novel or creative approaches that: 1) demonstrate how international education policy and programming can directly, intentionally, and effectively advance climate action; and 2) reduce the impact of climate-related barriers on girls’ education.

Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office NATIONAL LABORATORY CALL FOR PROPOSALS

DoE

Solicitation: DE‐LC‐0000019

https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaIdb19eb829-1258-42ec-871c-2439c1f51460

Posted Date: March 21, 2023

Proposal Due Date: May 19, 2023 by 5:00 pm ET

The Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) is issuing this lab call to solicit proposals to support the Technical Assistance and Workforce Development subprogram. Activities will support the subprogram’s focus on delivering technical assistance and developing partnerships with industry to increase the adoption of energy efficiency, decarbonization technologies, energy management programs, and water/waste reduction technologies and practices across the industrial sector. Topic areas will follow the recommendations of DOE’s Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap and enable expansion and integration of programmatic activities in the areas of energy efficiency, energy management systems, onsite renewables and storage, energy-water nexus, and workforce development. Topic areas include:

Topic 1: Onsite Energy Deployment Program Support – This topic seeks proposals for a technical analysis team that will provide subject matter expertise, research, and analysis covering a broad range of renewable and storage technologies in support of the overall Onsite Energy Program.

Topic 2: Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Accelerator – This topic seeks proposals to launch a CEA Accelerator to demonstrate the energy, water, and decarbonization benefits that can be achieved through efficient operation of CEA.

Topic 3: Multiple Benefits Resources – This topic seeks proposals to establish a protocol to help manufacturers understand how to uncover and quantify multiple or non-energy benefits during energy efficiency and decarbonization assessments in manufacturing plants.

Topic 4: Workforce Development Consortium – This topic seeks proposals to launch a workforce development consortium that will convene and financially support three-to-five key manufacturing workforce organizations running successful regional- or industry-specific programs that can be scaled to national and broad reach.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE FOA – DE-FOA-0003023: DOMESTIC NEAR NET SHAPE MANUFACTURING TO ENABLE A CLEAN AND COMPETITIVE ECONOMY

DoE

Solicitation: DE-FOA-0003022

https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/Default.aspx#FoaId94671f65-bd5d-48c1-bc0e-0801ed9006e9

Posted Date: March 20, 2023

The intent of this FOA topic is to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative manufacturing technologies to increase the competitiveness of the domestic Near Net Shape (NNS) manufacturing base and strengthen the clean energy manufacturing supply chains. The technical and economic viability of the proposed manufacturing technologies will be established by producing a full-scale component as part of the requirements. The component must be relevant to a clean energy manufacturing application and have a minimum weight of 10 tons (20,000 lbs.). Project teams are expected to represent multiple segments of the value/supply chain.

This Notice is issued so that interested parties are aware of the EERE’s intention to issue this FOA in the near term. All of the information contained in this Notice of Intent is subject tochange. EERE will not respond to questions concerning this Notice. Once the FOA has been released, EERE will provide an avenue for potential Applicants to submit questions.EERE plans to issue the FOA on or about mid-December via the EERE eXCHANGE websitehttps://eere-eXCHANGE.energy.gov/. If Applicants wish to receive official notifications andinformation from EERE regarding this FOA, they should register in EERE eXCHANGE. When the FOA is released, applications will be accepted only through EERE eXCHANGE.

FY23 Conversion Research and Development Funding Opportunity Announcement

DoE

Solicitation: DE-FOA-0002946

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=347030

Posted Date: March 21, 2023

Informational Webinar: March 30, 2023 at 1:00 pm ET

Concept Paper Due Date: April 21, 2023 by 5:00 pm ET

Proposal Due Date: June 16, 2023 by 5:00 pm ET

The 2023 Conversion Research and Development FOA supports a main theme core to the BETO Conversion Program’s R&D mission: developing technologies to enable the conversion of waste and renewable resources to fuels and products with substantial greenhouse gas emissions reductions compared to the petroleum incumbent. The FOA addresses two specific technology pathways intended to develop improved technologies for generating clean syngas for upgrading to fuels as well as pathways for renewable chemical production. Each Topic Area seeks to reduce economic and technical risk, enabling BETO to help pave the way for industry to commercialize technologies that may reduce greenhouse gas emissions from hard to decarbonize sectors, such as aviation.

Significant R&D is required to reach the ultimate goal of affordable, low-carbon transportation fuels and chemical products. The R&D activities to be funded under this FOA will support the government-wide approach to addressing the climate crisis by driving innovation and deployment of clean energy technologies. The Topic Areas in this FOA seek to address the following R&D needs:

· R&D on gasification technologies, with an emphasis on syngas contaminant removal approaches that enable effective upgrading of products derived from gasification of renewable resources to liquid transportation fuels.

· R&D on microbial conversion of renewable resources into chemical products, with an emphasis on processes with commercialization potential.

Topic Area 1: Overcoming Barriers to Syngas Conversion

Topic Area 2: Opportunities for Decarbonization of the Chemicals Industry Through Biocatalysts

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