This monthly newsletter has been created to assist FAS researchers across all domains who are looking for funding opportunities related to "Big Data". In response to the need for new conceptual and computational approaches for big data processing and storage, as well as the need for educational opportunities in this area for up and coming researchers, sponsors like NSF, DOD, DOE, NIH and private foundations are offering a growing number of funding opportunities for Big Data research and training programs.

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Funding Opportunities for BIG DATA  
 
Social Science
 (Computer-) Science and Engineering
 
 
Biomedical Science
 
 
Education and Training
 

* Indicates a funding announcement that was updated or added to the newsletter this month.
 
  SOCIAL SCIENCE  
DOCCensusData
US Department of Commerce (DOC)
Bureau of the Census (BOC) 
Administrative Data and Data Linkages Research Program
Sponsor Deadline: August 31, 2016
OSP Deadline: August 24, 2016
Award Information: BOC anticipates awarding multi year awards (up to 5 years) for multiple projects that may range from $100,000 to $1,000,000 per year. The total anticipated funding for all awards is up to $5 million annually. 

BOC is soliciting applications from eligible applicants to support research that improves measurement of the U.S. population and economy. Policy makers, city planners, teachers, and researchers use data gathered by BOC. Applications are sought to improve the production and availability of statistics that inform public policy. Applications that achieve some or all of the following goals are sought for improving data capture and linkages using administrative data, the identification and pursuit of data to improve evidence building, new statistical products describing the U.S. population; and the development of innovative privacy technology.

Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement. 
NSFINSPIRE
National Science Foundation (NSF) 
Dear Colleague Letter: Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education (INSPIRE)
Sponsor Deadline for Full Applications: Applications may be submitted in FY16 anytime after October 15, 2015
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Up to $1 million for up to 5 years

The Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education (INSPIRE) pilot continues to support bold interdisciplinary projects in all NSF-supported areas of science, engineering, and education research in FY16. INSPIRE has no targeted themes and serves as a funding mechanism for proposals that are required both to be interdisciplinary and to exhibit potentially transformative research (IDR and PTR, respectively). Complementing existing NSF efforts, INSPIRE was created to handle proposals whose:
  • Scientific advances lie outside the scope of a single program or discipline, such that substantial funding support from more than one program or discipline is necessary.
  • Lines of research promise transformational advances.
  • Prospective discoveries reside at the interfaces of disciplinary boundaries that may not be recognized through traditional review or co-review.
Prospective PIs must receive approval to submit a proposal from at least two NSF Program Officers, in intellectually distinct programs, whose expertise is most germane to the proposal topics. Consultations with POs prior to submission are required in order to aid in determining the appropriateness of the work for consideration under the INSPIRE mechanism. Only after approval is provided by at least two NSF POs in distinctly different research areas may a proposal be submitted.

Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement. 
NSFORFFinanceInformatiics
National Science Foundation (NSF) 
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) and
US Department of Treasury 
Office of Financial Research (OFR)
Dear Colleague Letter: OFR-NSF Partnership in Support of Research Collaborations in Finance Informatics
Sponsor Deadline: Rolling
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission


The Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Office of Financial Research (OFR) of the Department of Treasury share an interest in advancing basic and applied research centered on Computational and Information Processing Approaches to and Infrastructure in support of, Financial Research and Analysis and Management (CIFRAM). NSF and OFR have established a collaboration (hereafter referred to as CIFRAM) to identify and fund a small number of exploratory but potentially transformative CIFRAM research proposals. The collaboration enables OFR to support a broad range of financial research related to OFR's mission, including research on potential threats to financial stability. It also assists OFR with the goal of promoting and encouraging collaboration between the government, the private sector, and academic institutions interested in furthering financial research and analysis. The collaboration enables the NSF to nurture fundamental CISE research on a variety of topics including algorithms, informatics, knowledge representation, and data analytics needed to advance the current state of the art in financial research and analysis. Proposals that involve collaborations between Computer Scientists, Mathematicians, Statisticians, and experts in Financial Risk Analysis and Management are especially welcome.

Principal Investigators (PIs) interested in seeking research support through the program should submit 2-page white papers to [email protected] and [email protected] (please use these addresses; the one listed in the DCL is out of date)If OFR and NSF agree that the research idea falls within the scope of CIFRAM, the PI will be invited to submit an EAGER proposal. 

Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement. 
 (COMPUTER-) SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
DARPADispersedComp
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Information Innovation Office (I20)
Dispersed Computing
Sponsor Deadline: September 7, 2016
OSP Deadline: August 31, 2016
Award Information: The level of funding for individual awards made under this solicitation has not been predetermined and will depend on the quality of the proposals received and the availability of funds. Dispersed Computing is a 4 year program with 2 24-month phases. DARPA anticipates multiple awards for Technical Areas 1 and 2. Technical Area 3 awards (via option exercise), if any, will occur in Phase 2 of the program.
 
DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of algorithms and protocols for mission-aware computation and communication across broad-scale, physically dispersed computing infrastructure. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.

The program comprises the three following technical areas (TAs): TA1 - Algorithms for Dispersed Mission-Aware Computation; TA2 - Programmable Nodes and Protocol Stacks; and TA3 - Technology Integration.

Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
CS1
United States Department of Commerce (DOC)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Program for the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) 
Sponsor Deadline: Rolling (applications submitted after June 13, 2016 will be considered in FY17)
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: $10,000 - $500,000, with project periods of up to 5 years. In FY 2015, the ITL Grant Program funded 38 new awards totaling $6,980,364.
 
 
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
NOAAClimateProgram
United States Department of Commerce (DOC)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
FY 2017 Climate Program Office 
Sponsor Deadline for Letters of Intent (required): August 24, 2016 for all programs except MAPP and August 26, 2016 for MAPP competitions
Sponsor Deadline for Full Proposals: October 24, 2016 for all programs except MAPP and October 31, 2016 for MAPP competitions
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: It is anticipated that most awards will be at a funding level between $50,000 and $300,000 per year. Project duration varies by program. In FY 2017, a total of approximately $10 million in awards is anticipated to support 90 new projects.
 
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is focused on providing the essential and highest quality environmental information vital to our Nation's safety, prosperity and resilience. Toward this goal, the agency conducts and supports weather and climate research, oceanic and atmospheric observations, modeling, information management, assessments, interdisciplinary decision-support research, outreach, education, and partnership development.

CPO supports competitive research through three major program areas: Climate Observations and Monitoring (COM); Earth System Research and Modeling (ESRM); and Climate and Societal Interactions (CSI). Through this Announcement, CPO's activities are seeking applications for seven individual competitions in FY 2017:

1. COM - Ocean climate information and products 
2. COM - Global change climate indicators and data products for assessment
3. AC4 - Synthesis Research: Urban Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector 
4. CVP - Observing and Understanding Processes Affecting the Propagation of Intraseasonal Oscillations in the Maritime Continent Region 
5. MAPP - Advancing drought understanding, monitoring and prediction 
6. MAPP - Research to explore seasonal prediction of coastal high water levels and changing living marine resources 
7. COCA - Supporting Resilient Coastal Communities in a Changing Climate
 
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
 
Fusion
United States Department of Defense (DOD)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
Broad Agency Announcement: Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research - Information and Networks (RTA2) - and Conference & Workshop Support
Sponsor Deadline: Rolling (current BAAs are active until superseded)
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission 
Award Information: Research proposals budgeting between $200,000 and $400,000 per year are encouraged. Most awards are 3 years in duration, and may not exceed 5 years. Conference and workshop grants up to $50,000 are also available. AFOSR commits the bulk of its funding by the fall of each year.

The Information and Networks Team within the Engineering and Information Science Branch is organized to support many U.S. Air Force priority areas including autonomy, space situational awareness, and cyber security. The research programs within this team lead the discovery and development of foundational issues in mathematical, information and network oriented sciences. They are organized along three themes: Information, Decision Making, and Networks.

The information theme addresses the critical challenges faced by the U.S. Air Force which lie at the intersection of the ability to collect, mathematically analyze, and disseminate large quantities of information in a time critical fashion with assurances of operation and security. Closely aligned with the mathematical analysis of information is the need for autonomous decision making. Research in this theme focuses on the discovery of mathematical laws, foundational scientific principles, and new, reliable and robust algorithms, which underlie intelligent, mixed human-machine decision-making to achieve accurate real-time projection of expertise and knowledge into and out of the battle space. Information analysis and decision making rarely occur in the context of a single source. The networks theme addresses critical issues involving how the organization and interaction among large collections of information providers and consumers contributes to an understanding of the dynamics of complex information systems.

In addition to research grants, AFOSR also provides partial support for conferences and workshops in areas of science that bring experts together to discuss recent research or educational findings, or to expose other researchers or advanced graduate students to new research and educational techniques in its areas of research interest. Proposals must be submitted at least 6 months prior to the conference or workshop start date to be considered.
 
Additional information about AFOSR's research programs is available in the full  sponsor announcement. Click here for guidance on how to apply for a conference or workshop grant.
AROcs
United States Department of Defense (DOD)
Army Research Office (ARO)
Broad Agency Announcement for Basic and Applied Scientific Research for Fiscal Years 2012 through 2017 - Computing Science & Mathematical Science
Sponsor Deadline: Rolling (current BAA is active until March 31, 2017 or until superseded)
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission 

DODDTRAWMD
United States Department of Defense (DOD)
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
Fundamental Research to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Sponsor Deadline: Rolling (current BAA is active until September 2024 or until superseded)
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Grants may range from small dollar value (e.g., $25K) up to $1M in total costs annually. Efforts may be proposed for up to 5 years 

DTRA safeguards America and its allies from weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and provides capabilities to reduce, eliminate, and counter the threat and effects from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosives.

One of this BAA's Thrust Areas is Network Sciences: The fundamental science of network sciences includes advancing knowledge of complex disparate but interdependent networks critical to military operations where WMD-related robustness, resiliency, recovery of, and informational and operational utility is required. It includes response, resilience, and recovery of interdependent, multi-layered physical networks after exposure from electromagnetic pulse and other nuclear weapons effects, rapid discovery and analyzing low-observable WMD-related information from large, disparate WMD-related data sets from multiple types of networks, and to develop theories and representations for low observable WMD-related radical ideation from social networks. 

The evaluation of all submissions will be conducted in two phases. Phase I is for receipt and evaluation of pre-application white papers in direct response to a published topic or by invitation based on the assessment of the idea by the Technical POC. Phase II is for receipt and evaluation of invited proposal applications. Invitation to the Phase II, invited proposal submission, will be based on the evaluation results of the Phase I pre-application white paper. 
 
CS5
United States Department of Defense (DOD)
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
Broad Agency Announcement - Geospatial Research Laboratory - Big Spatial Data
Sponsor Deadline: Rolling (current BAA is active until January 31, 2017 or until superseded)
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission 
 
 
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
DODNGAGeoInt
United States Department of Defense (DOD) 
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA)
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Academic Research Program
Sponsor Deadline for White Papers (strongly encouraged): Rolling through August 31, 2017 
Sponsor Deadline for Full Proposals: Rolling through September 30, 2017 
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: NGA University Research Initiatives (NURI) awards are expected to have a 24-month base period with a value of up to $300,000, with up to three one-year options valued at up to $150,000 per option year. NGA New Investigator Program (NIP) award grants are expected to have a 24-month base period valued up to $200,000, with up to one-year option valued at $100,000.

NGA welcomes all innovative ideas for path-breaking research that may advance the GEOINT mission. The NGA mission is to provide timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of national security objectives. GEOINT is the exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth. The NGA Academic Research Program (NARP) is focused on innovative, far-reaching basic and applied research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics having the potential to advance the GEOINT mission. The objective of the NARP is to support innovative, highpayoff research that provides the basis for revolutionary progress in areas of science and technology affecting the needs and mission of NGA. This research also supports the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG), which is the combination of technology, systems and organizations that gather, produce, distribute and consume geospatial data and information. This research is aimed at advancing GEOINT capabilities by improving analytical methods, enhancing and expanding systems capabilities, and leveraging resources for common NSG goals. NGA welcomes innovative research ideas in a number of areas, one of which is massive data.

NGA offers several award mechanisms, including NGA University Research Initiatives (NURI) awards and NGA New Investigator Program (NIP) Grants. 

Additional information is available in the full 
sponsor announcement.
NRLBAA
United States Department of Defense (DOD) 
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
NRL Broad Agency Announcement
Sponsor Deadline: Rolling (current BAA is active until superseded)
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is the Navy's corporate laboratory. NRL conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines. The basic research program is driven by perceptions about future requirements of the Navy. NRL is organized into three research directorates and one center: Systems Directorate; Materials Science and Component Technology Directorate; Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate; and Naval Center for Space Technology.

NRL invites proposals which range from theoretical studies to proof-of-concept to include fabrication and delivery of a prototype. NRL is interested in receiving proposals for the research efforts described under this BAA, including the following which relate to Big Data: 
  • Information Management and Decision Architectures
  • Federated, Distributed Computing/Network Infrastructure 
  • Basic and Applied Research in High Temperature Plasmas
  • Airborne, Shipboard, and Overhead Data Acquisition and Analysis
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
ONR
United States Department of Defense (DOD)
Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Broad Agency Announcement for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology - Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance 
Sponsor Deadline: Rolling (current BAA is active until September 30, 2016 or until superseded)
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission 

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in receiving proposals for Long-Range Science and Technology (S&T) Projects which offer potential for advancement and improvement of Navy and Marine Corps operations. ONR's Division of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance invests in areas of science and their applications such as data science, mathematical and computational science, computer and information sciences, quantum information sciences, cyber security, electronics, command and control and combat systems, communications, cyber operations, electronic warfare, sensing and surveillance, and precision timing and navigation. One of this Division's specific thrusts and focused research areas is: Mathematics, Computers and Information Sciences, which sponsors basic and applied research, and advanced technology development efforts in mathematics, computer and information sciences that address Navy and Department of Defense needs in computation, information processing, information operation, information assurance and cybersecurity, decision tools, and command and control with specific focus on enabling rapid, accurate decision making. Specific scientific and technical areas include: a) Applied and computational analysis; b) Command and control; c) Computational methods for decisionmaking; d) Cyber security and complex software systems; e) Machine learning, reasoning, and intelligence; f) Mathematical data science; g) Mathematical optimization and operations research; h) Quantum information sciences.
 
DOEASCR
United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science
FY 2016 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program - Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) 
Sponsor Deadline: Rolling (current solicitation is active until September 30, 2016 or until superseded)
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission 

The Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program's mission is to advance applied mathematics and computer science; deliver, in partnership with disciplinary science, the most advanced computational scientific applications; advance computing and networking capabilities; and develop, in partnership with the research community, including U.S. industry, future generations of computing hardware and tools for science. The strategy to accomplish this has two thrusts: developing and maintaining world-class computing and network facilities for science; and advancing research in applied mathematics, computer science and advanced networking.

The priority areas for ASCR include the following:
  1. Develop mathematical models, methods and algorithms to accurately describe and predict the behavior of complex systems involving processes that span vastly different time and/or length scales.
  2. Advance key areas of computer science that enable the design and development of extreme scale computing systems and their effective use in the path to scientific discoveries; and transform extreme scale data from experiments and simulations into scientific insight.
  3. Advance key areas of computational science and discovery that support the missions of the Office of Science through mutually beneficial partnerships.
  4. Develop and deliver forefront computational, networking and collaboration tools and facilities that enable scientists worldwide to work together to extend the frontiers of science.
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
DOEEarlyCareer
United States Department of Energy (DOE)
Office of Science
Early Career Research Program 
Sponsor Deadline for Pre-Applications (required): September 8, 2016
Sponsor Deadline for Full Proposals: November 14, 2016
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: $750,000 over 5 years. DOE anticipates making 32 awards under this FOA.

Google
Google 
Google Faculty Research Awards 
Sponsor Deadline: September 30, 2016
Award Information: Faculty members can apply for up to 150,000 USD in eligible expenses, but most awards are funded at the amount needed to support one graduate student for one year. Most awards are in the 40,000-70,000 USD range.
 
IARPAWideBAA
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) 
IARPA-Wide Research BAA 
Sponsor Deadline: Rolling (current solicitation is active until May 2, 2017 or until superseded)
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission 
Award Information: Budgets should be commensurate with the scope of the project. Periods of performance generally will not exceed 12 months.

IARPA invests in high-risk, high-payoff research that has the potential to provide our nation with an overwhelming intelligence advantage. IARPA is soliciting proposals for research on topics that are not addressed by emerging or ongoing IARPA programs or other published IARPA solicitations. This BAA primarily, but not solely, seeks proposals for early stage research (which IARPA refers to as "seedlings").

IARPA's areas of interest include: Analysis - Analysis focuses on maximizing insights from the massive, disparate, unreliable and dynamic data that are - or could be - available to analysts, in a timely manner. IARPA is pursuing new sources of information from existing and novel data, and developing innovative techniques that can be utilized in the processes of analysis. Analysis research efforts are diverse across technical disciplines but have the following common features: (a) they create technologies that can earn the trust of the analyst user by providing the reasoning for results; and (b) they address data uncertainty and provenance explicitly. Within the Analysis area, IARPA is particularly interested in: Rigorous mathematical or probabilistic research on state-of-the-art, or novel techniques for improving the understanding of machine learning that leads to significant progress in generalization and repeatability of learning algorithms in applications involving big data mining or high volume data streams.
NSFABI
National Science Foundation (NSF) 
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
Advances in Biological Informatics (ABI)
Sponsor Deadline: September 9, 2016
OSP Deadline: September 2, 2016
Award Information: Approximately $12-15 million is available for 20-30 new awards depending on prior commitments and availability of funds
 
The Advances in Biological Informatics (ABI) program seeks to encourage new approaches to the analysis and dissemination of biological knowledge for the benefit of both the scientific community and the broader public. The ABI program is especially interested in the development of informatics tools and resources that have the potential to advance- or transform- research in biology supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences at the National Science Foundation.  

The ABI program accepts three major types of proposals: Innovation awards that seek to pioneer new approaches to the application of informatics to biological problems, Development awards that seek to provide robust cyberinfrastructure that will enable transformative biological research, and Sustaining awards that seek to support ongoing operations and maintenance of existing cyberinfrastructure that is critical for continued advancement of priority biological research.      

Additional information is available in the full 
sponsor announcement.
NSFCDSEMSS
National Science Foundation (NSF) 
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (CDS&E-MSS)
Sponsor Submission Window: November 25-December 9, 2016
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Award size will be commensurate with the scope of the project
 
The CDS&E-MSS program accepts proposals that confront and embrace the host of mathematical and statistical challenges presented to the scientific and engineering communities by the ever-expanding role of computational modeling and simulation on the one hand, and the explosion in production of digital and observational data on the other. The goal of the program is to promote the creation and development of the next generation of mathematical and statistical theories and tools that will be essential for addressing such issues. To this end, the program will support fundamental research in mathematics and statistics whose primary emphasis will be on meeting the aforementioned computational and data-related challenges. 

The research supported by the CDS&E-MSS program will aim to advance mathematics or statistics in a significant way and will address computational or big-data challenges.  Proposals of interest to the program will include a Principal Investigator or co-Principal Investigator who is a researcher in the mathematical or statistical sciences in an area supported by the Division of Mathematical Sciences. The program encourages submission of proposals that include
multidisciplinary collaborations or the training of mathematicians and statisticians in CDS&E.

Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
NSFCompPhysics
National Science Foundation (NSF) 
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
Computational Physics
Sponsor Deadline: December 1, 2016
OSP Deadline: November 23, 2016
Award Information: Award size will be commensurate with the scope of the project
 
Computational Physics (CP) supports research for computational and data-enabled science. The program emphasizes novel methods for high-performance computing, such as algorithm development and efficient use of novel architectures, that require significant code development. Priority will be given to proposals that, in addition to compelling scientific goals, have a computational advance or new enabling capability. 

Computational Physics is the program through which the Physics Division participates in the Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E) program. The computational physics program is focused on investigations relevant to disciplines supported by the Physics Division, while encouraging broader impacts on other disciplines. Disciplines within the purview of the Physics Division include: atomic, molecular, optical, plasma, elementary particle, nuclear, gravitational and biological physics, particle astrophysics, and accelerator science. Proposals with intellectual focus in areas supported by other NSF Divisions should be submitted to those divisions directly. Proposals that cross Divisional lines are welcome, but the Physics Division encourages PIs to request a co-review by naming other Divisional programs on the cover sheet. This facilitates the co-review and participation of other programs in the review process.

Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
NSFCNS
National Science Foundation (NSF) 
Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE)
Computer and Network Systems (CNS): Core Programs
Sponsor Proposal Windows: October 12-19, 2016 for Large and Medium projects; November 2-16, 2016 for Small projects
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Small Projects may request up to $500,000 total budget with durations up to 3 years; Medium Projects may request $500,001 to $1,200,000 total budget with durations up to 4 years; and Large Projects may request $1,200,001 to $3,000,000 total budget with durations up to 5 years
 
CISE's Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in two core programs:
  • Computer Systems Research (CSR) program; and
  • Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS) program.
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
NSFCCF
National Science Foundation (NSF) 
Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE)
Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF): Core Programs
Sponsor Proposal Windows: October 12-19, 2016 for Large and Medium projects; November 2-16, 2016 for Small projects
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Small Projects may request up to $500,000 total budget with durations up to 3 years; Medium Projects may request $500,001 to $1,200,000 total budget with durations up to 4 years; and Large Projects may request $1,200,001 to $3,000,000 total budget with durations up to 5 years
 
CISE's Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in three core programs:
  • The Algorithmic Foundations (AF) program;
  • The Communications and Information Foundations (CIF) program; and
  • The Software and Hardware Foundations (SHF) program
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
NSFIIS
National Science Foundation (NSF) 
Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE)
Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS): Core Programs
Sponsor Proposal Windows: October 12-19, 2016 for Large and Medium projects; November 2-16, 2016 for Small projects
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Small Projects may request up to $500,000 total budget with durations up to 3 years; Medium Projects may request $500,001 to $1,200,000 total budget with durations up to 4 years; and Large Projects may request $1,200,001 to $3,000,000 total budget with durations up to 5 years
 
CISE's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in three core programs:
  • The Cyber-Human Systems (CHS) program;
  • The Information Integration and Informatics (III) program; and
  • The Robust Intelligence (RI) program.
Proposals in the area of computer graphics and visualization may be submitted to any of the three core programs.

Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
NSFPRAC
National Science Foundation (NSF) 
Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE)
Petascale Computing Resource Allocations (PRAC)
Sponsor Deadline: November 9, 2016
OSP Deadline: November 2, 2016
Award Information: Up to $40,000 for each award, with 12-15 awards expected. The maximum award duration is 2 years.
 
In 2013, a new NSF-funded petascale computing system, Blue Waters, was deployed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The goal of this project and system 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 to submit requests for allocations of resources on the Blue Waters system. Proposers must show compelling science or engineering challenges that require petascale computing resources. Proposers must also be prepared to demonstrate that they have science or engineering research problems that require and can effectively exploit the petascale computing capabilities offered by Blue Waters. In particular, proposals are encouraged that broaden the areas of scientific research that are actively being conducted using Blue Waters - see https://bluewaters.ncsa.illinois.edu/science-teams for details.

Successful proposals will receive allocations to access Blue Waters to support the research that they have planned, along with limited travel funds to support technical coordination with the Blue Waters project team and with other research teams with allocations on Blue Waters. Note that this program does not provide funds for the research itself or for the development of models or analysis tools.

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.
 
 Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
NSFSaTC
National Science Foundation (NSF) 
Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC)
Sponsor Proposal Windows: October 12-19, 2016 for Large and Medium projects; November 2-16, 2016 for Small projects; December 1-15, 2016 for Cybersecurity Education projects
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Small Projects may request up to $500,000 total budget with durations up to 3 years; Medium Projects may request $500,001 to $1,200,000 total budget with durations up to 4 years; and Large Projects may request $1,200,001 to $3,000,000 total budget with durations up to 5 years. Education projects may request up to $300,000 total budget for up to 2 years.
 
The SaTC program welcomes proposals that address cybersecurity and privacy, and draw on expertise in one or more of these areas: computing, communication and information sciences; engineering; economics; education; mathematics; statistics; and social and behavioral sciences. Proposals that advance the field of cybersecurity and privacy within a single discipline or interdisciplinary efforts that span multiple disciplines are both encouraged.

Proposals must be submitted pursuant to one of the following designations:
  • CORE: The main focus of the SaTC research program, spanning the interests of NSF's Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Engineering (ENG), Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE). Interdisciplinary proposals are welcomed to CORE.
  • EDU: The Education (EDU) designation will be used to label proposals focusing entirely on cybersecurity education.
  • STARSS: The Secure, Trustworthy, Assured and Resilient Semiconductors and Systems (STARSS) designation will be used to label proposals that are submitted to the joint program focused on hardware security with the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC). The STARSS designation may only be used for Small proposals. This designation has additional administrative obligations.
  • TTP: The Transition to Practice (TTP) designation will be used to label proposals that are focused exclusively on transitioning existing research results to practice. The TTP designation may only be used for Small and Medium proposals. 
Additional information is available in the full  sponsor announcement.
CS9
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Digital Information Technology - Data and Computational Research
Sponsor Deadline: Rolling, requires Letter of Inquiry
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Two types of applications, <$125,000 and >$125,000

From the natural sciences to the social sciences to the humanities to the arts, the availability of more data and cheaper computing is transforming research. As costs for sensors, sequencing, and other forms of data collection decline, researchers can generate data at greater and greater scale, relying on parallel increases in computational power to make sense of it all and allowing the investigation of phenomena too large or complex for conventional observation. Grants in the Data and Computational Research sub-program aim to help researchers develop tools, establish norms, and build the institutional and social infrastructure needed to take full advantage of important developments in data-driven, computation-intensive research. Emphasis is placed on projects that encourage access to and sharing of scholarly data, that promote the development of standards and taxonomies necessary for the interoperability of datasets, that enable the replication of computational research, and that investigate models of how researchers might deal with the increasingly central role played by data management and curation.

Grant requests can be made at any time. A brief letter of inquiry is the first step for an applicant.

Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement. 
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
USAMRMC
Department of Defense (DOD) 
United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)
FY16 Broad Agency Announcement for Extramural Medical Research
Sponsor Deadline for Preliminary Proposals (required): Rolling through September 30, 2016 
Sponsor Deadline for Full Proposals (by invitation only): Rolling through September 30, 2016
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: No budget limits; award duration is up to 5 years

The USAMRMC mission is to provide solutions to medical problems of importance to the American Service member at home and abroad, as well as to the general public at large. Projects must be for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state of the art or increasing knowledge or understanding rather than focusing on a specific system or hardware solution. Research and development funded through this BAA are intended and expected to benefit and inform both military and civilian medical practice and knowledge. 

Under USAMRMC's Health Informatics and Health Information Technology Portfolio, one of its priority areas is Big Data/Analytics as they relate to Military Healthcare Services. USAMRMC is interested in the development and application of methods for analysis, interpretation, prediction, and modeling of health system and patient-generated data. The objective is to use mathematical and/or intelligent learning/machine learning tools to extract practical information, usable/actionable clinical knowledge, and/or predict disease or adverse events from health system and patient-generated data.
 
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement. 
NIHBD2KR25
BD2K Open Educational Resources for Skills Development in Biomedical Big Data Science (R25)
Sponsor Deadline for Letters of Intent (requested): July 2, 2017
Sponsor Deadline for Full Proposals: August 2, 2017
OSP Deadline: July 26, 2017
Award Information: Application budgets may not exceed $200,000 in direct costs annually and need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum project period is 3 years.

The over-arching goal of this Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.
 
To accomplish that goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on Courses for Skills Development for biomedical researchers who need the requisite knowledge and skills to extract knowledge from biomedical Big Data. To extend the reach of the course, each educational activity is required to develop open educational resources (OERs) that adhere to FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) principles. Ideally, OERs should be useful to individuals at all career levels, from predoctoral students to established investigators. 
 
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement. 
NIHNCIR21
Development of Innovative Informatics Methods and Algorithms for Cancer Research and Management (R21)
Sponsor Deadline for Letters of Intent (requested): 30 days prior to deadline 
Sponsor Deadlines for Full Proposals: November 21, 2016; June 14, 2017
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Up to $275,000 in direct costs over a 2 year period

The purpose of this FOA is to invite exploratory/developmental research grant (R21) applications for the development of innovative methods and algorithms in biomedical computing, informatics, and data science addressing priority needs across the cancer research continuum, including cancer biology, cancer treatment and diagnosis, cancer prevention, cancer control and epidemiology, and/or cancer health disparities.  As a component of the NCI's Informatics Technology for Cancer Research (ITCR) Initiative, this FOA encourages applications focused on the development of novel computational, mathematical, and statistical algorithms and methods that can considerably improve acquisition, management, analysis, and dissemination of relevant data and/or knowledge. 
 
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement. 
NIHHIVBigData
Harnessing Big Data to Halt HIV (R01)
Sponsor Deadlines: September 7, 2016; January 7, 2017
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum project period is 5 years. 

The purpose of this FOA is to promote research that transforms understanding of HIV transmission, the HIV care continuum, and HIV comorbidities using Big Data Science (BDS). These approaches should include projects to assemble big data sources, conduct robust and reproducible analyses, and create meaningful visualization of big data.
 
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement. 
NIHInfectiousDisease
Modeling of Infectious Disease Agent Study Research Projects (R01)
Sponsor Deadlines: October 5, 2016; February 5, 2017
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum project period is 5 years.

The purpose of this FOA is to support innovative research that will develop and apply computational tools and methods for modeling interactions between infectious agents and their hosts, disease spread, prediction systems and response strategies. The models should be useful to researchers, policymakers, or public health workers who want to better understand and respond to infectious diseases. This research opportunity encourages applications from institutions/organizations that propose to provide the scientific and public health communities better resources, knowledge, and tools to improve their ability to prepare for, identify, detect, control, and prevent the spread of infectious diseases caused by naturally occurring or intentionally released pathogens, including those relevant to biodefense.

Areas of focus include conceptual development of models, particularly analytical and statistical tools for interpreting and using large data sets or model results.
 
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
NIHNCICancerResandMgmt
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Cancer Institute (NCI) 
Informatics Resources/Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24)
Sponsor Deadlines: November 21, 2016; June 14, 2017
OSP Deadlines: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Application budgets for Advanced Development may not exceed $600,000 Direct Costs (excluding consortium F&A costs) per year for up to 5 years. Budgets for Sustained Support applications are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project; duration may be up to 5 years.
 
The purpose of PAR-15-331, Advanced Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24), is to invite Cooperative Agreement (U24) applications for advanced development and enhancement of emerging informatics technologies to improve the acquisition, management, analysis, and dissemination of data and knowledge across the cancer research continuum, including cancer biology, cancer treatment and diagnosis, cancer prevention, cancer control and epidemiology, and/or cancer health disparities. As a component of the NCI's Informatics Technology for Cancer Research (ITCR) Initiative, this FOA focuses on emerging informatics technology, defined as one that has passed the initial prototyping and pilot development stage, has demonstrated potential to have a significant and broader impact, has compelling reasons for further improvement and enhancement, and has not been widely adopted in the cancer research field. The central mission of ITCR is to promote research-driven informatics technology across the development lifecycle to address priority needs in cancer research. In order to be successful, proposed development plans must have a clear rationale on why the proposed technology is needed and how it will benefit the cancer research field. In addition, mechanisms to solicit feedback from users and collaborators throughout the development process should be included. 

PAR-15-333, Sustained Support for Informatics Resources for Cancer Research and Management (U24), invites applications for the continued development and sustainment of high-value informatics research resources to serve current and emerging needs across the cancer research continuum. As a component of ITCR Program, this FOA focuses on supporting activities necessary for improved user experience and availability of existing, widely-adopted informatics tools and resources. This is in contrast to early-stage and advanced development efforts to generate these tools and resources that are supported by companion ITCR FOAs. In addition, mechanisms for assessing and maximizing the value of the resource to researchers and supporting collaboration and/or deep engagement between the resource and the targeted research community should be described.

Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement (PAR-15-331) and  sponsor announcement (PAR-15-333).
NCIUG3UH3
New Informatics Tools and Methods to Enhance U.S. Cancer Surveillance Research (UG3/UH3)
Sponsor Deadlines for Letters of Intent (requested): 30 days prior to submission
Sponsor Deadlines for Full Proposals: October 14, 2016; April 14, 2017
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Up to $300,000 in direct costs per year for up to 2 years for the UG3 phase and up to $500,000 in direct costs per year for up to 3 years for the UH3 phase 

The goal of this FOA is to advance surveillance science by supporting the development of new and innovative tools and methods for more efficient, detailed, timely, and accurate data collection by cancer registries. Specifically, the FOA seeks applications for projects to develop, adapt, apply, scale-up, and validate tools and methods to improve the collection and integration of cancer registry data and to expand the data items collected. Applications must be built on partnership with U.S. population-based central cancer registries (a partnership must involve at least two different registries). Tools and methods proposed for development are expected to enhance the registry core infrastructure and, in so doing, expand the usefulness of registry-collected data to support high-quality cancer research.

The scientific scope of this FOA includes but is not limited to 
  • Development, validation, evaluation of scalable tools/methods to facilitate automatic/unsupervised extraction of specific data from various types of unstructured medical records as for example,  pathology reports, diagnostic imaging, laboratory, discharge and clinical visits;
  • Supplementation of cancer registries with new or more detailed data items, from existing data sources or from linkages with novel data sources, e.g. electronic medical records (EMR)
UG3 Investigators applying to this FOA must apply for both the UG3 and UH3 phases together. The initial UG3 exploratory phase will be a feasibility study to demonstrate technical functionality and potential of the proposed tools/methods in a U.S. population-based central cancer registry by meeting specific performance milestones. UG3 projects that have met their milestones will be administratively considered by NCI and prioritized for transition to the UH3 validation phase. UH3 awards will support scalability, portability and implementation of the tools/methods in additional U.S. population-based central cancer registries (at least 1 more cancer registry).
 
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
NIHNIAIDImmPort
Informatics Methodology and Secondary Analyses for Immunology Data in ImmPort (UH2)
Sponsor Deadline for Letter of Intent (requested): 30 days prior to submission deadline
Sponsor Deadline for Full Proposal: October 4, 2016; October 4, 2017
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Direct costs are limited to $275,000 over a 2 year period. No more than $200,000 may be requested in any single year. The maximum project period is 2 years.

With rapid technological advances and application of high-throughput assays, NIAID-supported research programs are not only changing the landscape of immunological studies, but also generating datasets in such large volume and complexity that specialized infrastructure is required to support data sharing as well as integrative, secondary and reproducibility analyses. Recognizing this growing need, the NIAID Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation (DAIT) has funded the development of a public data sharing repository, the Immunology Database and Analysis Portal (ImmPort), which serves as a unique resource for public data sharing of immunological studies. 

The goals of this FOA are to support the development of new or improved informatics tools and methods for the reuse of shared data in ImmPort; and to support secondary analyses of existing immunology datasets to address basic and clinical immunology questions. 

Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
NIHNIDAR01
The Application of Big Data Analytics to Drug Abuse Research (R01)
Sponsor Deadline for Letter of Intent (requested): 30 days prior to submission deadline
Sponsor Deadlines for Full Proposals: October 5, 2016; February 5, 2017
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum project period is 5 years. 

The purpose of this FOA is to encourage the application of Big Data analytics to reveal deeper or novel insights into the biological and behavioral processes associated with substance abuse and addiction. NIDA recognizes that to accelerate progress toward understanding how the human brain and behavior is altered by chronic drug use and addiction, it is vital to develop more powerful analytical methods and visualization tools that can help capture the richness of data being generated from genetic, epigenetic, molecular, proteomic, metabolomic, brain-imaging, micro-electrode, behavioral, clinical, social, services, environmental studies as well as data generated from electronic health records. Applications for this FOA should develop and/or utilize computational approaches for analyzing large, complex datasets acquired from drug addiction research. The rapid increase of technologies to acquire unprecedented amounts of neurobiological and behavioral data, and an expanding capacity to store those data, results in great opportunity to bring to bear the power of the computational methods of Big Data analytics on drug abuse and addiction.
 
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
NIHNIDCRR03
Small Research Grants for Data Analysis and Statistical Methodology Applied to Genome-wide Data (R03)
Sponsor Deadlines: October 16, 2016; February 16, 2017
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: The combined budget for direct costs for the 2 year project period may not exceed $200,000

The purpose of this FOA is to provide support for meritorious research projects that involve statistical analysis of existing genome-wide data (e.g. genome-wide SNP genotyping; DNA sequencing; transcriptomic, metagenomic, epigenomic, or gene expression data) relevant to human dental, oral, or craniofacial conditions or traits. Development of statistical methodology appropriate for analyzing genome-wide data, relevant to human dental, oral, or craniofacial conditions or traits, may also be proposed.
 
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
NIHNLMK01
NLM Career Development Award in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (K01)
Sponsor Deadlines: October 12, 2016; February 12, 2017
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Award budgets are composed of salary (up to $100,000 plus fringe benefits) and other program-related expenses ($50,000  per year)The total project period may not exceed 3 years.

The purpose of the NLM Career Development Award (K01) in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science is to provide support and "protected time" (a minimum of 75% of full-time professional effort for up to three years) for an intensive career development experience in biomedical informatics and data science leading to research independence. NLM invites K01 applications from junior investigators, who have either a health professional or research doctorate and who are in the first three years of their initial faculty positions. Candidates who received their training at one of NLM's university-based biomedical informatics training programs are encouraged to apply.   
 
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
NIHKidsFirstR03
Small Research Grants for Analyses of Data for the Gabriella Miller Kids First Data Resource (R03)
Sponsor Deadlines: October 16, 2016; February 16, 2017
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: The combined budget for direct costs for the 2 year project period may not exceed $200,000

The NIH Common Fund has established the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (Kids First) to develop a pediatric research data resource populated by genome sequence and phenotype data that will be of high value for the communities of investigators who study the genetics of childhood cancers and/or structural birth defects.  The overall goal of the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Data Resource is to help researchers understand the underlying mechanisms of these conditions, leading to more refined diagnostic capabilities and ultimately more targeted therapies, as well as to develop an integrated pediatric research data resource by obtaining and aggregating genome sequence and phenotype data for as many relevant structural birth defects and pediatric cancer cohorts as possible and to advance research in this area through the broad sharing of these data with the research community.  This FOA is intended to promote meritorious small research projects focused on the development and analyses of childhood cancer and/or structural birth defects datasets that are part of the Kids First Data Resource or could be included in the Kids First Data Resource. Development of statistical methodology appropriate for analyzing genome-wide data relevant to childhood cancer and/or structural birth defects may also be proposed.    
 
Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
NIHBiomedicalComputing
National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
Technologies in Biomedical Computing, Informatics, and Big Data Science (R01)
Sponsor Deadlines: October 5, 2016; February 5, 2017
OSP Deadlines: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Early Stage Awards will not exceed $300k direct costs per year for up to 3 years. Extended Development, Hardening and Dissemination Awards are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. Project periods are limited to 5 years.
 
The NIH is interested in promoting a broad base of research and development of technologies in biomedical computing, informatics, and Big Data Science that will support rapid progress in areas of scientific opportunity in biomedical research.  It is expected that this research and development is conducted in the context of important biomedical and behavioral research problems.  As such, applications are intended to develop enabling technologies that could apply to the interests of most NIH Institutes and Centers and range from basic biomedicine and including research to all relevant organ systems and diseases. Major themes of research include collaborative environments; data integration; analysis and modeling methodologies; and novel computer science and statistical approaches.  New opportunities are also emerging as large and complex data sets are becoming increasingly available to the research community.  

There are two FOAs for R01 awards available in this area. The first, Early Stage Development of Technologies in Biomedical Computing, Informatics, and Big Data Science (PA-14-155), aims to address biomedical research areas in biomedical computing, informatics, and Big Data science through the early stage development of new software, tools and related resources, as well as the fundamental research (e.g., methodologies and approaches) leading up to that development.

The second, Extended Development, Hardening and Dissemination of Technologies in Biomedical Computing, Informatics and Big Data Science (PA-14-156) is to support the extended development, maintenance, testing, evaluation, hardening and dissemination of existing biomedical software. The proposed work should apply best practices and proven methods for software design, construction, and implementation to extend the applicability of existing technologies in biomedical computing, informatics and big data science to a broader biomedical research community.

Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement (PA-14-155) and sponsor announcement (PA-14-156).
DMSNIGMS
National Science Foundation (NSF) 
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) and 
National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences (DMS/NIGMS) 
Sponsor Deadline: September 14, 2016
OSP Deadline: September 7, 2016
Award Information: Award sizes are expected to range from $100,000 to $400,000 (total costs) per year with durations of 3-5 years. Approximately $5,000,000 will be made available per year for new applications ($2,000,000 from NSF, $3,000,000 from NIGMS). 15 to 20 Awards from this competition may be made by either NSF or NIH at the option of the agencies, not the grantee.
 
The extraordinary growth of data-rich biology has created revolutionary opportunities for mathematically-driven advances in biological research. The Division of Mathematical Sciences in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences at the National Institutes of Health plan to support research in mathematics and statistics on questions in the biological and biomedical sciences. Both agencies recognize the need and urgency for promoting research at the interface between the mathematical sciences and the life sciences. This program is designed to encourage new collaborations, as well as to support existing ones.

Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
NSFNIHQuBBD
National Science Foundation (NSF) 
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) and 
National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
Joint NSF/NIH Initiative on Quantitative Approaches to Biomedical Big Data (QuBBD) 
Sponsor Deadline: September 28, 2016; September 12, 2017
OSP Deadline: 5 business days prior to submission
Award Information: Award sizes are expected to range from $200,000 to $300,000 (total costs) per year with durations of up to 3 years. Approximately $5,000,000 will be made available per year for new applications ($2,000,000 from NSF, $3,000,000 from NIH). 10 to 20 Awards from this competition may be made by either NSF or NIH at the option of the agencies, not the grantee.
 
Researchers now have the ability to collect, store, and analyze vast amounts of health- and disease-related data from biological, biomedical, behavioral, social, environmental, and clinical studies. The explosion in the availability of biomedical big data from disparate sources, and the complex data structures including images, networks, and graphs, pose significant challenges in terms of visualization, modeling, and analysis. NSF and the NIH recognize that fundamental questions in basic, clinical, and translational research could benefit greatly from multidisciplinary approaches that involve experts in quantitative disciplines such as mathematics, statistics, and computer science. The Quantitative Approaches to Biomedical Big Data Program is designed to support research that addresses important application areas at the intersection of the biomedical and data sciences by encouraging inter- and multi-disciplinary collaborations that focus on innovative and transformative approaches to address these challenges.

Additional information is available in the full  sponsor announcement.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
AERAResearchGrants
American Educational Research Association (AERA) 
Research Grants
Sponsor Deadline: August 25, 2016
OSP Deadline: August 18, 2016
Award Information: Awards for Research Grants are up to $20,000 for 1 year projects, or up to $35,000 for 2 year projects
 
This program seeks to stimulate research on U.S. education issues using data from the large-scale, national and international data sets supported by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NSF, and other federal agencies, and to increase the number of education researchers using these data sets. Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals that:
  • develop or benefit from new quantitative measures or methodological approaches for addressing education issues
  • include interdisciplinary teams with subject matter expertise, especially when studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning
  • analyze TIMSS, PISA, or other international data resources
  • include the integration and analysis of more than one data set
Research projects related to at least one of the strands above and to science and/or mathematics education are especially encouraged. Other topics of interest include policies and practices related to student achievement in STEM, contextual factors in education, educational participation and persistence (kindergarten through graduate school), early childhood education, and postsecondary education.

Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
NSFNCESResearchTraining
National Science Foundation (NSF) 
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCES)
Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Statistics and Surveys - R&D, U.S. S&T Competitiveness, STEM Education, S&T Workforce
Sponsor Deadline: January 17, 2017
OSP Deadline: January 10, 2017
Award Information: The anticipated funding amount is $750,000. Based on the quality of proposals and the availability of funds, NSF expects to make 7-12 awards.
 
The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) is one of the thirteen principal federal statistical agencies within the United States. It is responsible for the collection, acquisition, analysis, reporting and dissemination of objective, statistical data related to the science and engineering enterprise in the United States and other nations that is relevant and useful to practitioners, researchers, policymakers and the public. NCSES uses this information to prepare a number of statistical data reports as well as analytical reports including the National Science Board's biennial report, Science and Engineering (S&E) Indicators, and Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering. The Center would like to enhance its efforts to support analytic and methodological research in support of its surveys, and to engage in the education and training of researchers in the use of large-scale nationally representative datasets.  

NCSES welcomes efforts by the research community to use NCSES data for research on the science and technology enterprise, to develop improved survey methodologies for NCSES surveys, to create and improve indicators of S&T activities and resources, and strengthen methodologies to analyze and disseminate S&T statistical data. To that end, NCSES invites proposals for individual or multi-investigator research projects, doctoral dissertation improvement awards, workshops, experimental research, survey research and data collection and dissemination projects under its program for Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Statistics and Surveys.

Additional information is available in the full sponsor announcement.
Contact Us:
Questions about this announcement or proposal submission may be directed to Jennifer Corby
([email protected], 617-495-1590) or Susan Gomes ([email protected] 617-496-9448).

 

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