Family Literacy grants

The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy is pleased to announce our 2012 National Grant competition. The Foundation's grant-making program seeks to develop or expand projects designed to support the development of literacy skills for adult primary care givers and their children. A total of approximately $650,000 will be awarded; no grant request should exceed $65,000.
In order to be considered eligible for a grant, an organization must meet the following criteria:
-The organization must have current nonprofit or public status and have been in existence for two or more years as of the date of the application
-The organization must have maintained fiscal accountability
-The organization must operate an instructional literacy program that has been in existence for at least 2 years, and includes one or more of the following components: literacy for adults; parent education; pre-literacy or literacy instruction for children pre-k to grade 3; intergenerational literacy activities.
Here are General Instructions and Application Guidelines, with Checklist. Your completed application package, one original and one copy, should be mailed directly to the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy at the address listed below. The application package must be received by the close of business, September 9, 2011. No exceptions will be made. Please note that no supporting documentation or letters of endorsement will be accepted under separate cover or at a later date. Due to the length of the application, material transmitted via FAX will not be sent or accepted.
Should you have additional questions, please call (202) 955-6183 between the hours of 1:00-5:00 pm EDT.

Science Collaboration Program

CFDA Number	11.462
Agency	U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Applicant Eligibility	Eligibility is limited to non-Federal public and private, non-profit colleges and universities which offer advanced degrees in NOAA-related sciences, consortia of non-profit academic institutions of higher learning, and non-profit research institutions. Applications will only be accepted from single institutions. Multi-institution proposals will not be accepted.
Total Funding Available	$60,000,000
Maximum Grant Size	$60,000,000
Number of Awards	1
Contact Name	Sam Contorno
Contact Phone	301-713-0640 x 163
Contact Email	samuel.contorno@noaa.gov
Program URL	http://www.grants.gov/sea...vT2nyJKv2Y1LtkNpb7!919371409
Home Page	http://www.noaa.gov
Date Posted	6/21/2011
Summary	The NOAA Science Collaboration Program represents an effort to support the development of undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers and scientists with expertise in NOAA-related sciences. This will be accomplished through collaborations between these scientists and professionals in areas of mutual interest across the full spectrum of NOAA sciences. It is expected that some of the scientists will collaborate onsite at NOAA facilities and laboratories. NOAA will also support associated workshops that will serve to further enhance collaborative relationships. Through this funding opportunity, NOAA is also interested in supporting research that evaluates the impact of NOAA-related science to society and seeks to find ways to determine how environmental and related sciences can be communicated and utilized more effectively to protect life and property, assist decision makers, and enhance economic development.

Women in STEM grants

[from Philanthropy News Digest]

The Elsevier Foundation is seeking new grant proposals for its New Scholars program, which provides funding for projects to help support women scholars during the early stages of their careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

The program is designed to actively address the attrition rate of talented women scientists caused by the difficulty of balancing a demanding academic career with family responsibilities.

The foundation provides grants to STEM institutions and organizations that are working towards a more equitable academia by: encouraging networking and collaborations among institutions and/or across STEM disciplines in ways that support faculty and staff with family responsibilities; developing and implementing strategies to promote knowledge, awareness, and application of programs to retain, recruit, and develop women in science; and/or enabling scientists to attend conferences, meetings, workshops, and symposia that are critical to the development of a career in science by helping them with childcare and other family responsibilities when attending scientific gatherings.

Grants will range between $5,000 and $50,000 per year for up to three years.

Proposals will be accepted online beginning July 1, 2011.

Visit the Elsevier Foundation Web site for complete program guidelines and application procedures.

Contact:
Link to Complete RFP

Doctoral student grants

300 awards available

The National Science Foundation's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS), Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES), National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES), and the SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (SMA) award grants to doctoral students to improve the quality of dissertation research. These grants provide funds for items not normally available through the student's university. Additionally, these grants allow doctoral students to undertake significant data-gathering projects and to conduct field research in settings away from their campus that would not otherwise be possible. Proposals are judged on the basis of their scientific merit, including the theoretical importance of the research question and the appropriateness of the proposed data and methodology to be used in addressing the question. In an effort to improve the quality of dissertation research, many programs in both BCS and SES, the Research on Science and Technology Surveys and Statistics program within NCSES, and the Science of Science and Innovation Policy program in SMA accept doctoral dissertation improvement grant proposals. Requirements vary across programs, so proposers are advised to consult the relevant program's webpage for specific information and contact the program director if necessary.The following Programs support dissertation research:Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)Archaeology Cultural Anthropology Documenting Endangered Languages Geography and Spatial Sciences Linguistics Physical Anthropology Division of Social and Economic Sciences (SES)Decision, Risk and Management Sciences Economics Law and Social Science Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics Political Science Science, Technology, and Society Sociology National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES)Research on Science and Technology Surveys and Statistics Program SBE Office of Multidisciplinary Activities Science of Science and Innovation Policy For a list of cognizant program officers for the programs listed above, please visit the SBE Doctoral Dissertation Contact List.

Link to Full Announcement

NSF Publication 11-547

Early Education Partnerships to Expand Protective Factors for Children with Child Welfare Involvement

Early Head Start Agencies and Head Start Agencies are eligible applicants. Faith-based and community organizations that meet eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorship organizations are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

The purpose of this FOA is to support school-based initiatives to implement multi-disciplinary interventions building on protective factors for children who are at risk of child abuse and neglect or are currently in the child welfare system. Applications will represent viable partnerships that include commitments from child welfare and early childhood (e.g., Head Start, Early Head Start, State Pre-K) and may involve health and mental health organizations. These 17-month infrastructure building grants will improve collaboration between early childhood and child welfare programs with the goal of maximizing the number of children involved in the child welfare system who are enrolled in early childhood programs.

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/HHS-2011-ACF-ACYF-CO-0185