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NASA MUREP Earth System Science Research (MUREP ESSR), NNH24ZHA003C-ESSR. Up to $1,200,000. NASA expects to select up to 4-6 proposals for MUREP ESSR awards. Funding shall be up to $1,200,000 per three-year award, or up to $400,000 per year. Proposal Deadline: 10/30/24.

NASA’s Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Engagement (OSTEM) Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) and the Earth Science Division (ESD) solicit proposals from 4-year Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to establish MUREP Earth Systems Science Research (ESSR) Institutes to enhance the research, academic and technological capabilities of MSIs through multiyear cooperative agreements. MUREP and the Earth Science Division (ESD) seek partnerships with MSIs to build research and education Institutes to study the ecosystem impacts, environmental hazards, and fragility of the MSI’s region. Eligible MSIs include: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Predominately Black Institutions (PBIs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNHs), American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTIs) and other MSIs, as required by MSI-focused Executive Orders.

The NASA MUREP ESSR has the following goals and objectives. Proposals shall address all goals and objectives.

Goals: (1) Advance knowledge of Earth as a system to meet the challenges of environmental change and to improve life on Earth. (2) Create unique opportunities for a diverse set of students/faculty to contribute to NASA’s work in exploration and discovery. (3) Build a diverse, future STEM workforce by engaging students in authentic learning experiences with NASA’s people, content, and facilities. (4) Design opportunities to meet Agency workforce requirements and serve the nation's aerospace and Earth science systems, with a focus on advancing human knowledge and understanding the Earth's climate.

Objectives: (1) Build research and education Institutes to study the ecosystem impacts, environmental hazards, and fragility of the MSI’s region. Development of the ESSR Institute involves collaboration with stakeholder groups. See section 13.2.1 Partnerships and Collaborations. (2) Bridge the gap between observations and decision makers who could benefit from this research and accelerate and advance the impact of NASA’s Earth science for the benefit of all humankind. (3) Observe and understand our planet and manage resources to respond to threats from natural and human-induced environmental changes.

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NIH Research Software Engineering (RSE) Award (R50 Clinical Trials Not Allowed), RFA-OD-24-020, RFA-OD-24-011. CFDA #s 93.113, 93.121, 93.172, 93.213, 93.233, 93.242, 93.273, 93.279, 93.286, 93.307, 93.310, 93.396, 93.398, 93.837, 93.838, 93.839, 93.840, 93.846, 93.847, 93.853, 93.865, 93.866, 93.867, and 93.879. Up to $300,000. The NIH ODSS intends to commit up to $6 million in FY25 to fund 18-20 awards. The combined budget for direct costs for up to a three-year project period may not exceed $300,000. No more than $200,000 direct costs may be requested in any single year. A project duration of up to three years may be requested. Application: 12/04/24 or 06/04/25.

The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to provide salary support for exceptional Research Software Engineers (RSEs) that contribute their skills to the development and dissemination of biomedical, behavioral or health related software, tools, and algorithms as well as to the training of prospective users of these tools.

The Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award is designed to provide salary support for RSEs involved in research and positioned to make outstanding contributions to NIH-funded biomedical, clinical, behavioral or health related research software, tools, and algorithms, but who are not in a traditional independent investigator career path. This NOFO will use the NIH Research Specialist Award (R50) mechanism to provide up to 3 years of funding to encourage the development of stable research career opportunities for exceptional RSEs who want to contribute to scientific research. It is intended to provide incentives to participate in a research career path, with some level of autonomy so that the individuals are not solely dependent on grants held by others for their career continuity. Supporting RSEs in this manner is integral to NIH’s strategic goal of creating a sustainable ecosystem of high-quality research software tools that can enhance research across projects and domains. 

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NSF Division of Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects (PHY), NSF 23-615. CFDA #47.049. Proposal Deadline: 11/18/24.

The Division of Physics (PHY) supports physics research and the preparation of future scientists in the nation's colleges and universities across a broad range of physics disciplines that span scales of space and time from the largest to the smallest and the oldest to the youngest. The Division is comprised of disciplinary programs covering experimental and theoretical research in the following major subfields of physics: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics; Elementary Particle Physics; Gravitational Physics; Integrative Activities in Physics; Nuclear Physics; Particle Astrophysics; Physics at the Information Frontier; Physics of Living Systems; Plasma Physics; and Quantum Information Science. Principal Investigators (PIs) are encouraged to consider including specific efforts to increase diversity of the physics community and broaden participation of under-represented groups in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).

The Division of Physics strongly encourages single proposal submission for possible co-review rather than submission of multiple related proposals to several programs.

PIs considering submitting more than one proposal to this solicitation, or who already have an active PHY award, are encouraged to first consult with the relevant program officer(s) before preparing a new proposal. This does not apply to awards from or submissions to the MRI, REU, and/or center programs, or in cases of renewal proposals.

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