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Announcements

Upcoming free webinars and events from SBTDC:

2/26 11:30-1:00 – SBIR Workshop at NC State University

to register, contact Wade Fulghum at mwfulghu@ncsu.edu

2/27 9:00-11:00 – SBIR Workshop at NC Central University

to register, contact John Ujvari at sbir@sbtdc.org

The National SBIR Conference will take place in Washington, D.C., from May 14-16. Co-located with the 15th Annual TechConnect World and the National Innovation Summit, the National SBIR Conference will provide key information and contacts for small businesses and TTOs competing for SBIR/STTR contracts totaling over $2.5B Annually. Meet one-on-one with program managers and corporate acceleration partners focused on Accelerating Commercialization of American Innovation!

For more information and to register, please visit http://nationalinnovationsummit.com/program/National_SBIR_Conference.html

Grant Opportunities

Deadline: 3/12/2013
Agency: U.S. Department of Commerce
Program: Environmental Literacy Grants for Building Capacity of Informal and Formal Educators

Description: The goal of this NOAA Environmental Literacy Grants (ELG) Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) is to build the capacity of informal educators (including interpreters and docents) and/or formal educators (pre- or in-service) to use NOAA data and data access tools to help K-12 students and/or the public understand and respond to global change. Successful projects will enhance educators' ability to use the wealth of scientific data, data visualizations, data access technologies, information products, and other assets available through NOAA (plus additional sources, if desired) to engage K-12 students and/or other members of the public.

Award Amount: Up to $1,000,000
Website: www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=vQzSQ2xT6GphjtBsLQpNsmxb2RgyLMPvnlJrdDZHtJhnvGzJJbGg!-1413871233?oppId=217034&mode=VIEW
Eligibility: Collaborative teams of U.S. institutions, nonprofit aquariums

Deadline: 3/13/2013
Agency: National Science Foundation
Program: Plant Genome Research Program

Description: Proposals are welcomed that build on these resources to develop conceptually new and different ideas and strategies to address grand challenge questions in plants of economic importance on a genome-wide scale.  There is also a critical need for the development of novel and creative tools to facilitate new experimental approaches or new ways of analyzing genomic data.  Especially encouraged are proposals that provide strong and novel training opportunities integral to the research plan and particularly across disciplines that include, but are not limited to, plant physiology, quantitative genetics, biochemistry, bioinformatics and engineering.

Four kinds of activity will be supported in FY 2013: (1) Genomics-empowered plant research to tackle fundamental questions in plant sciences on a genome-wide scale; (2) Development of tools and resources for plant genome research including novel technologies and analysis tools to enable discovery; (3) Mid-Career Investigator Awards in Plant Genome Research (MCA-PGR) to increase participation of investigators trained primarily in fields other than plant genomics; and, (4) Novel Methods for Generating Physical Frameworks for Plant Genomes (GPF-PG) to develop new and cost effective strategies for the construction of the genomes of plants of economic importance.Proposals addressing these opportunities are welcomed at all scales, from single-investigator projects through multi-investigator, multi-institution projects, commensurate with the scope and scale of the work proposed. 

Award Amount: Varies
Website: www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5338&org=BIO
Eligibility:  U.S. Academic institutions; non-profit research organizations including museums, research labs and professional societies

Deadline: 3/20/2013
Agency: North Carolina Biotechnology Center
Program: Education Enhancement Grants

Description: Education Enhancement Grants (EEG) assist with the development of activities, programs, resources and personnel necessary to enhance biotechnology education and workforce training. North Carolina non-profit institutions, including K-12 schools, school systems, community colleges, colleges, universities and museums are eligible to apply.

Award Amount: $100,000
Website: www.ncbiotech.org/workforce-education/education-funding/education-enhancement-grant/?src=gn
Eligibility:  North Carolina non-profit institutions, including K-12 schools, school systems, community colleges, colleges, universities and museums are eligible to apply.

Deadline: Applications accepted year-round
Agency: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Program: Program Grants

Description: The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation makes grants on six broad subject matters, known within the Foundation as major program areas: Basic Research; STEM Higher Education; Public Understanding of Science; Economic Performance and Quality of Life; Select National Issues; and Civic Initiatives.

Award Amount: Varies; guidelines vary if amount requested is greater than $125,000
Website: http://www.sloan.org/
Eligibility:  Institutes of higher education; nonprofits

Deadline: 3/28/2013
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Program: Diabetes Impact Award-Closed Loop Technologies: Development and Integration of Novel Components for an Automated Artificial Pancreas System (DP3)

Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health, encourages Research Project Grant (DP3) applications from institutions/organizations proposing original research addressing the development of new technologies that may be integrated in a wearable, portable, automated, closed loop system for a physiological glucose control in individuals who suffer of Type 1 Diabetes. 

Award Amount: Varies
Website: www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=210634
​Eligibility:  State Agricultural Experiment Stations; colleges and universities; university research foundations; other research institutions and organizations; Federal agencies; national laboratories; private organizations or corporations; individuals who are U.S. citizens.