Updated: 6-MAY-08
Following is a list of funding opportunities that might be relevant to computational and digital research projects.
| Next Due Date | Other Dates | Grant | Agency | Description |
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| 5/21/2008 | Broadening Participation in Computing (NSF 07-548) | NSF | The Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) program aims to significantly increase the number of U.S. citizens and permanent residents receiving post secondary degrees in the computing disciplines, with an emphasis on students from communities with longstanding underrepresentation in computing: women, persons with disabilities, and minorities. Included minorities are African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. The BPC program seeks to engage the computing community in developing and implementing innovative methods to improve recruitment and retention of these students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Because the lack of role models in the professoriate can be a barrier to participation, the BPC program also aims to develop effective strategies for encouraging individuals to pursue academic careers in computing and become these role models. | |
| 6/1/2008 | 6/1/08, 6/1/09 and 6/1/11 | Modeling and Simulation for Information Systems Research (BAA-06-03-IFKA) |
DOD/DAF | Air Force Research Laboratory Rome Research Site (AFRL RRS) is soliciting white papers for various scientific studies and experiments to increase AFRLs knowledge and understanding of the broad range of capabilities required in support of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) of warfighting techniques, equipment and capabilities. Solutions to basic research and engineering using innovative approaches, as well as applied research capabilities, will be sought. The scope of this effort primarily concerns the area of the Modeling and Simulation science, as applied to C4ISR, to investigate techniques and develop models and simulation scenarios that support experimentation in, but not limited to, improved real-time decision-making, dynamic situation assessment, dynamic prediction, predictive assessments, operationally focused/embedded simulation, theoretical foundations of decision science, and course of action analyses. AFRL RRS requires solutions sufficient to meet the needs of the Air Force and the national modeling community (Air Force Battle Labs, National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation (AFAMS), Defense
Modeling and Simulation Office (DMSO), Air Force Warfighting Integration (AF/XI), Joint
Forces Command (JFCOM), etc.). Some areas of interest are: model abstraction techniques, multiresolution M&S, modeling the cognitive process, synthetic environments, parallel and distributed simulation systems, interactive simulation technologies, real-time applications, augmented reality, component based simulation, optimization approaches, M&S in distributed mission training, information visualization/animation, control theoretic approaches, scenario generation, M&S for wargaming and exercise support, modeling aradigms/methodologies, behavior representation, model interoperability, among others, and involve feasibility studies, functional prototyping, proof-of-concept development/demonstration and specific C4ISR/military applications. emphasis is placed on the insertion of technology into ongoing and planned simulation infrastructures and activities. |
| 6/27/2008 | Letter of Intent Deadline Date: June 27, 2008 |
The Industry/ University Cooperative Research Centers (NSF 07-537) | NSF | The Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRCs) program develops long-term partnerships among industry, academe, and government. The centers are catalyzed by a small investment from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and are primarily supported by industry center members, with NSF taking a supporting role in their development and evolution. Each center is established to conduct research that is of interest to both the industry and the center. An I/UCRC contributes to the Nation's research infrastructure base and enhances the intellectual capacity of the engineering and science workforce through the integration of research and education. Estimated Number of Awards: 2 to 8 full center awards and 4-12 planning grant awards annually. Anticipated Funding Amount: $6,000,000 to $9,000,000 -- Funding is dependent on the availability of funds. |
| 7/7/2008 | Letter of Intent Deadline Date: July 7, 2008 Annual |
CISE Computing Research Infrastructure (CRI) | NSF | The Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Computing Research Infrastructure (CRI) program supports the acquisition, development, enhancement, and operation of research infrastructure that enables discovery, learning, and innovation in all computing fields supported by CISE. The CRI program will make three kinds of awards. *Infrastructure Acquisition/Development. These awards have budgets from $50,000 and up to $2,000,000. *Community Resource Development. These awards have budgets from $300,000 to $2,000,000. Community Resource Development projects create a resource for an entire CISE research community, such as a testbed for evaluating research results or a large data resource for use by a research community (e.g., annotated speech data). *Planning. These awards facilitate the preparation of a proposal for a medium or large Infrastructure Acquisition/Development or Community Resource Development grant. They have budgets up to $50,000 for one institution or up to $100,000 if more than one institution is involved. |
| 8/1/2008 | 8/1/08 and 8/1/10 | Motion Imagery and Conventional Imagery Exploitation (MICIE) (BAA-05-08-IFKA) | DOD/DAF | Motion imagery and conventional imagery both provide visual data sources for intelligence gathering purposes through the use of various exploitation technologies and methodologies that demand high performance and dynamic operations to meet mission tasking and exploitation timelines. Data formats, sensor type and spectral characteristics are the determining factors that dictate the exploitation technologies that will be required to process the data and extract the information to obtain the mission objectives. The streaming video data format require different strategies for processing motion imagery over conventional two dimensional imaging sensors, but these sensors also differ with some being active or passive and spectral range of operation that require other processing and exploitation considerations. Although motion imagery and conventional imagery have differing requirements with respect to the implementation of the processing strategies, the types of processing strategies can be very similar. These imagery collection systems and the resultant data are exploited by teams of analysts, operational and warfighter personnel. Exploitation often includes object or target detection, material identification and producing a report. The goal of this research and development activity is to produce better tools and procedures to support exploitation operations in deriving more accurate and timely information from motion imagery and conventional imagery sources. |
| 8/11/2008 | 2009 INCITE Call for Proposals | DOE | DOE has released the 2009 INCITE Call for Proposals. The INCITE program will award significant allocations on some of the world's most powerful supercomputers to innovative, large-scale computational science projects to enable high-impact advances. | |
| 9/24/2008 | 9/24/2008 Annual |
Theoretical Physics (PD-04-1284) | NSF | Supports the development of qualitative and quantitative understanding of fundamental physical systems, ranging from the most elementary constituents of matter through nuclei and atoms to astrophysical objects and the cosmos. This includes formulating new approaches for theoretical, computational, and experimental research that explore the fundamental laws of physics and the behavior of physical systems; formulating quantitative hypotheses; exploring and analyzing the implications of such hypotheses analytically and computationally; and, in some cases, interpreting the results of experiments. Support is given for research and conferences in the following categories: elementary particle physics; nuclear physics; atomic, molecular, optical, and plasma physics; astrophysics and cosmology; gravitational physics, and a broad spectrum of topics in mathematical physics, described below. The effort also includes a considerable number of interdisciplinary grants. (The Elementary Particle Theory and Gravitational Theory programs support research that includes simulation models.) In addition, the program supports infrastructure activities such as short- and long-term visitor programs, workshops, and research centers involving the participation of external scientists from universities, national laboratories, and industry, as well as graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. |
| 9/30/2008 | Letter of Intent Deadline Date: September 30, 2008 Preliminary Proposal Deadline: November 4, 2008 |
Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) | NSF | The aim of this program is to advance innovative computational thinking and computational science. The goal for the program is to produce paradigm shifts in our understanding of a wide range of science and engineering phenomena and socio-technical innovations that create new wealth and enhance the national quality of life. The program hopes to attract researchers from many different disciplines to make use of cutting-edge computational concepts, methods, models, and algorithms to provide new angles for scientific and engineering research. |
| 10/15/2008 | 10/15/annually | Geospace Environment Modeling (04-576) | NSF | GEM is a broad-based, community-initiated research program on the physics of the Earth's magnetosphere and the coupling of the magnetosphere to the atmosphere and to the solar wind. The purpose of the GEM program is to support basic research into the dynamical and structural properties of geospace, leading to the construction of a global Geospace General Circulation Model (GGCM) with predictive capability. This GGCM model will be modularized and will complement parallel developments of magnetohydrodynamic models. The strategy for achieving GEM goals is to undertake a series of campaigns, in both theory and observational modes, each focusing on particular aspects of the geospace environment. |
| 10/22/2008 | Physics at the Information Frontier (PIF) (PD 05-7553) |
NSF | This program (PIF) is intended to provide support for physics proposals in three subareas: 1) computational physics, 2) information intensive physics, and 3) quantum information science and revolutionary computing. The computational physics subarea focuses on computational problems in physics requiring significant long-term code development, and/or medium to large collaboratories involving physicists or physicists interacting with applied mathematicians and computer scientists. Priority will be given to proposals which 1) advance computational capabilities crossing intellectual boundaries in physics, 2) result in dramatic new computational advances within a specific sub-area of physics or 3) provide generally useful software tools for the physics commu nity. | |
| 11/28/2008 | November 28, 2008 |
High Performance Computing System Acquisition: Towards a Petascale Computing Environment for Science and Engineering (NSF 05-625) | NSF | The purpose of this solicitation is to generate proposals from Resource Provider organizations who are committed to the acquisition and deployment of balanced High Performance Computing (HPC) systems that will contribute to the development of the HPC environment described in the Introduction. In future competitions, these systems will be upgraded or complemented by the acquisition of additional HPC systems that may be optimized for particular classes of science and engineering research problems. However, this competition emphasizes the provision of a well-balanced system that delivers high levels of performance for many different types of science and engineering applications.
For the purposes of this solicitation, an acquisition may include: computing hardware, local on-line storage, archival storage, network connection and system software. Estimated Number of Awards: 1, to be made in October of the year following the
proposal deadline, subject to availability of funds. |
| 12/4/2008 | Computational Mathematics (PD 06-888) | NSF | Supports mathematical research in areas of science where computing plays a central and essential role, emphasizing algorithms, numerical methods, and symbolic methods. The prominence of computation in the research is a hallmark of the program. Proposals ranging from single-investigator projects that develop and analyze innovative computational methods to interdisciplinary team projects that not only create new mathematical and computational techniques but use them to model, study, and solve important application problems are encouraged. | |
| 1/22/2009 | Scientific Computing Research Environments for the Mathematical Sciences (SCREMS) (NSF 07-502) | NSF | The Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) of the National Science Foundation plans a limited number of awards for the support of computing environments for research in the mathematical sciences. Scientific Computing Research Environments for the Mathematical Sciences (SCREMS) proposals are for computing environments dedicated to research in the mathematical sciences. Proposals may request support for the purchase of computing equipment and limited support for professional systems administrators or programmer personnel for research computing needs. These grants are intended to support research projects of high quality that require access to advanced computing resources. Requests for routine upgrades of standard desk-environment workstations or laptop computers are not appropriate for this program. Awards are made to provide support for specific research projects rather than to provide general computing capacity. Expected Number of Awards: 8 Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000 |
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| 1/24/2009 | Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology (R01) (PAR-07-344) |
NIH | The NIH is interested in promoting research and developments in computational science and technology that will support rapid progress in areas of scientific opportunity in biomedical research. As defined here, biomedical computing or biomedical information science and technology includes database design, graphical interfaces, querying approaches, data retrieval, data visualization and manipulation, data integration through the development of integrated analytical tools, and tools for electronic collaboration, as well as computational and mathematical research including the development of structural, functional, integrative, and analytical models and simulations. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the availability, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. |
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| 3/17/2009 | Petascale Computing Resource Allocations (PRAC) (NSF 08-529) | NSF | In 2011, a new NSF-funded petascale computing system, Blue Waters, will go online at the University of Illinois. The goal of this facility is to open up new possibilities in science and engineering by providing computational capability that makes it possible for investigators to tackle much larger and more complex research challenges across a wide spectrum of domains. The purpose of this solicitation is to invite research groups that have a compelling science or engineering challenge that will require petascale computing resources to submit requests for allocations of resources on the Blue Waters system. Proposers must be prepared to demonstrate that they have a science or engineering research problem that requires and can effectively exploit the petascale computing capabilities offered by Blue Waters. Proposals from or including junior researchers are encouraged as one of the goals of this solicitation is to build a community capable of using petascale computing. | |
| 3/27/2009 | Elusive Surface Target Engagement Technology (BAA 07-15) | DARPA | The Information Exploitation Office (IXO) of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) solicits proposals for advanced research, development, and evaluation of information technologies and systems provide revolutionary improvements to our nation’s military capabilities to prosecute elusive surface targets. The goal of this procurement is to obtain novel ideas for sensing, signal processing, target characterization, data fusion, target tracking, predictive awareness, battle management, collaborative planning, and visualization that can contribute to future conflict mitigation, warfighting and peacekeeping effectiveness. Ideas can address 1) ways to employ emerging scientific or technical ideas to achieve significant increases in component performance; 2) novel combinations of existing technologies into systems that create new warfighting capabilities; or 3) combinations of both. Technologies of interest include: Techniques to provide actionable combat information to the soldier in dispersed and urban regions, including both situational awareness and expected courses of action, from individual soldiers to theater-level command centers. (A.2.7.) |
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| 4/25/2009 | 4/25/2009 | Advanced Learning Technologies (ALT) (NSF 06-535) | NSF | Through the Advanced Learning Technologies (ALT) program, the CISE and EHR Directorates of NSF support research that (1) enables radical improvements in learning through innovative computer and information technologies, and (2) advances research in computer science, information technology, learning, and cognitive science through the unique challenges posed by learning environments and learning technology platforms. Award Ceiling: $200,000 Award Floor: $100,000 |
| 6/25/2009 | Exploratory Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology (R21) (PAR-06-411) | NIH | This particular FOA is intended to support exploratory biomedical informatics and computational biology research—applications should be innovative, with high risk/high impact in new areas that are lacking preliminary data or development. Programs may target one or multiple areas of biomedical computing that will enable progress in biomedical research. Examples of data types that could be considered include but are not limited to genomic sequences, biomedical images, qualitative descriptors for health and social science, remote sensing and geospatial images, and pathway data. | |
| Ongoing. Contact the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Ongoing. Contact the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation | Research in Information Technology Program | Mellon | The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation program in Research in Information Technology (RIT) is dedicated to supporting the thoughtful application of information technology to a wide range of scholarly purposes. The Foundation is interested in promoting the study of uses of digital technologies that can be applied to research and online and distance learning and teaching. The Foundation also supports investigations of new technical approaches to the archiving of textual and multimedia materials that require improved search and storage techniques and improvements in user-interfaces. The impact of information technology (and especially digitization) on scholarship, scholarly communication, and libraries is indisputable. |
| Ongoing. Depends on project. Contact NSF. | Ongoing. Depends on project. Contact NSF. | Digital Government Research Program | NSF | "The Digital Government Society (DGS) is a multi-disciplinary organization of scholars committed to digital government (i.e. the use of IT to support public policies and government operations). It appears to be a group comprised of social scientists and computer engineers. There are currently stakeholders at UCLA. |
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