This Week We Have Made New Information to the Newsletter Green

Announcements:

Good afternoon! We hope you all enjoyed the holiday weekend. Next week, our student Kate Hollenbeck will be sending out the newsletter as Jorden McCord is moving to a different position in Cellular and Molecular Biology and Genetics. We greatly appreciate the work she has done for the department!

As a general announcement for PIs submitting proposals, all PIs listed in a proposal must be able to electronically approve the proposal. The KC system does not allow for administrative substitutions at the PI level. At the department and college level there are multiple approvers, but not at the PI level. If a PI is not able to electronically approve, due to foreign travel or lack of system access, the proposal submission may be delayed. All approvals are electronically done in the KC system. KC electronic approvals requiretwo-factorauthentification but can be done on a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, cell phone, or another device. If you have any questions about the approval process or logging into KC, anyone in the DER office would be glad to help!

We would ask that you please continue to submit PPFs early for proposals due in July and August.This allows extra time for approvals to route via KC as well as to allow time for delays as faculty are still learning the new system too.

This week we have made new information to the newsletter green.

Have a great weekend!

Kelli Martin, DER Director

Office of International Research Collaboration (OIRC) Newsletter

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MSU News

July 17-20
Grant Consultant Tom Hollon
He is available to meet with investigators individually or in small groups to discuss funding opportunities, current grant projects, grant editing, or how to arrange for external peer review of proposals.
More about Tom...
To meet with Tom, email .
How to find funding for your research...
View the video below to learn more about ways to find external funding for your research. Presented by:
Jon Harrison, Librarian II and Director of the Foundation Center
Tim Wuchter, Director, Foundation Relations
Doug Gage, Assistant Vice President, Internal Grants and Institutionally Limited Programs
Did you miss any of the recent faculty research workshops?
View slide shows and videos online!

NIH

New features have been added to eRA Commons to allow designated institutional officials to submit requests for No Cost Extensions (NCEs), or to initiate the request for a change of Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI). Both features can be found under the "Prior Approval" tab.
We are preparing a training grant application but do not have all the historical data requested in the new data tables…. What should we do?
What are Institutional Training Table Data Used For?

NSF

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
Freedom of Information Act Report; FY 2015.
Dear Colleague Letter: Geoinformatics Program (GI) Proposal Submission Hiatus

Funding Opportunities:

Eastman Kodak

Eastman Kodak has issued a request for information to MSU.
A two page response to the RFI is due on 7/21/17 by 7:00 AM
Topics are:
Porous Particles
Printed Electronic Circuits
Contact Brice Nelson with questions

Toyota Motor and Engineering of North America

Toyota has issued a request for information to MSU.
A two page response to the RFI is due on 7/17/17 by 7:00 AM
Topics are :
Fuel cell catalysts, membranes, and systems
Human Machine Interfaces
Lightweight Materials and Structures
Materials Informatics
Mobility Systems and Services Modeling
Post-Li Ion Batteries
Power Electronics
Sensors and Imaging Technology
Smart / Morphing / Meta Materials
Thermal Management and Energy Harvesting
Contact Brice Nelson with questions

Toyota (TRINA) - Request for Information

TRINA is interested in learning more about the expertise in certain areas at MSU and are issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to enable research discussions in the below areas. Research Agreements could be considered with MSU faculty members whose expertise and research interest are aligned with TRINA’s and would be entered into only after an appropriate SOW, budget and agreement were agreed upon.

TRINA is the North American research arm of Toyota Motor Corporation. They are primarily located in the SE Michigan area and are interested in finding collaborations with MSU researchers.

TRINA is requesting information on MSU expertise in the following areas:

Fuel cell catalysts, membranes, and systems
Human Machine Interfaces
Lightweight Materials and Structures
Materials Informatics
Mobility Systems and Services Modeling
Post-Li Ion Batteries
Power Electronics
Sensors and Imaging Technology
Smart / Morphing / Meta Materials
Thermal Management and Energy Harvesting

MSU’s Business Connect office is now accepting short descriptions of expertise and potential areas of collaboration.

Application requirements:

Format – please see attached
Submission not to exceed two-pages
Images are welcome and encouraged
Reference citations are welcome and encouraged
Submit electronically to the attention of Brice Nelson, Business-CONNECT: Associate Director of Corporate Relations (; 517-884-2368)

Timeline

Deadline for one page RFI submission: July 17, 2017 by 7:00AM EST.
TRINA technical leads will select and schedule more detailed meetings with MSU faculty before August 15, 2017, with the goal of all meetings occurring before August 31, 2017.

Please direct any questions regarding this RFI or the application process to Brice Nelson, Associate Director Corporate Relations, Business-CONNECT.

Application is linked below

This NIH FOA invites applications proposing to study HIV infection, HIV-associated conditions, HIV treatment, and/or bio behavioral or social factors associated with HIV/AIDS in the context of aging and/or in older adults. Research approaches of interest include clinical translational, observational, and intervention studies in domestic and international settings. Similar opportunities may be found here (R21) for $200,000 and here (R03) for $50,000.

The Baxter IIR Grant Program encourages investigators to submit applications for funding that provide scientific or clinical research leading to improvements in clinical care, healthcare delivery and, subsequently, benefits patients worldwide.

This NIH FOA encourages collaborative research applications on drug abuse and addiction that take advantage of special opportunities that exist outside the United States. Special opportunities include access to unusual talent, resources, populations, or environmental conditions in other countries that will speed scientific discovery. Projects should have relevance to the mission of NIDA and where feasible should address NIDAs international scientific priority areas.

The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Consulate General in Mumbai (PAS Mumbai) seeks proposals for a project entitled “Green Hackathon.” Through this project, a grantee will implement a two-day green hackathon in Mumbai in which up to 40 entrepreneurs, developers, researchers, environmental practitioners, and students will be invited to be mentored by an expert and to work in teams on a proposed technological or other project that addresses an environmental issue. Two proposed projects will be awarded small seed grants for implementation of their winning proposals.

Anticipated technical areas for MSU involvement

Action research and technical assistance to support youth-focused interventions in the agri-food systems of Sub-Saharan Africa including:

Policy Support
Build institutional capacity in targeted countries
Research
Seeds
Inclusive and Sustainable Agriculture-led Economic Growth
Strengthened Resilience Among People and Systems

Conduct agricultural food systems research, education, and extension that increases productivity and innovation, as well as protects consumers
Support implementation of regional and multilateral agreements on technical barriers to trade, including sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures
Promote adoption of science-based biosafety laws and regulations
Promote the development of more productive and resilient crops, aquaculture and animals that meet the needs of small-scale producers and guidance on their adaption into prevailing agricultural contexts
Conduct research on—and promotion of—policies and production practices that contribute to a climate-smart approach and have potential for widespread adoption and impact, including practices that reduce food loss, reduce the impacts of pests and diseases, efficient use of inputs, and support low-emissions development
Support research on nutritional surveillance systems and nutrition sensitive agricultural approaches and impacts
Support research and education initiatives that increase consumption of nutrition and safe diets
Support efforts to increase youth empowerment and livelihoods through extending and innovating demand-driven agricultural education, extension and applied research to build practical technical skills that empower youth in local agricultural systems and build resilience
Support research and education initiatives that create more effective governance, policy, and institutions

Contract type: Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

Expected value: $750 million - $1 billion
Estimated Period of Performance: 5 years
Location: Worldwide. Individual task orders will have geographic specificity.
The pre-solicitation is available on FedBizOpps.gov at this link.

USAID will use this mechanism to support the three core programmatic objectives of the US Government’s Global Food Security Strategy:

Inclusive and sustainable agriculture-led economic growth
Strengthened resilience among people and systems
A well-nourished population, especially among women and children.

This project will be a demand-driven support mechanism that provides country-level sector and sub-sector analysis, program design, and implementation services. The project will support the development of climate-smart agri-food systems that are productive, profitable, inclusive, nutritious, and resistant to shocks. This project will be an umbrella Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract. The IDIQ solicitation is to become a preselected partner (“IDIQ holder”) that becomes eligible to bid on discrete opportunities (“task orders”) that are only open to IDIQ holders to bid on. Work under task orders will include development interventions, but may also have research components. By joining a successful consortium, MSU will gain access to bid on an estimated $750M - $1B in USAID agri-food funding over the next five years.

Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI)

The USDA's, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Institute of Bioenergy, Climate, and Environment (IBCE) and the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Golden Field Office, Bioenergy Technologies Office announce the interagency Program to support the development of a biomass-based industry in the United States, as originally established in Section 9001(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (FCEA) (Pub. L. 110-246), re-authorized the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) financial assistance program by amending section 9008 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA), as amended, (Pub. L. 107-171) (7 U.S.C. 8108). Collaboration between DOE and USDA on BRDI is directed under section 9008(e)(1) of FSRIA, as amended. Additionally, DOE provides funds guided by certain administrative provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Section 9008(e)(3) of FSRIA provides direction and guidance on the technical areas as described in BRDI. The technical areas are: (A) Feedstocks development, (B) Biofuels and bio based products development, and (C) Biofuels development analysis.

Posted Date: Monday, June 5, 2017
Closing Date: Friday, September 22, 2017
Other Due Date: Concept Paper Due: Friday, July 7, 2017

Request for Applications: Apply for Grant

Posted Date: Monday, June 5, 2017
Closing Date: Friday, September 22, 2017
Concept Paper Due: Friday, July 7, 2017
Funding Opportunity Number:DE-FOA-0001637
Estimated Total Program Funding:$6,000,000

USDA Rural Development is offering funding for mobile health researchrelated to improving health in rural areas.

Application closes: July 17th, 2017

DOE

Department of Energy

National Energy Technology Laboratory

Development of Transformational Separation and Extraction Processes for Production of Rare Earth Element Materials from Domestic U.S.Coal and Coal By-Products Synopsis 1

Application closes:Jul 18th, 2017

DOE

Department of Energy

National Energy Technology Laboratory

University Turbine Systems Research

Synopsis 1

Application closes: July 20th, 2017

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters ROSES 2017: Heliophysics Technology and Instrument Development for Science Synopsis 2

Application closes:Jul 20, 2017

NIH: Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (PAR-17-058)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages applications for the Global Infectious Disease (GID) Research Training Program from U.S. and low- and middle-income country (LMIC) institutions. The application should propose a collaborative training program that will strengthen the capacity of an LMIC institution to conduct infectious disease research. FIC will support research-training programs that focus on major endemic or life-threatening emerging infectious diseases, neglected tropical diseases, infections that frequently occur as co-infections in HIV infected individuals or infections associated with non-communicable disease conditions of public health importance in LMICs.
Award Size: Up to $230,000
Deadline: July 27th, 2017 (LOI due 30 days prior)

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced the latest Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) grant recipients. 28 Projects in 11 countries received an initial grant of USD $100,000.

Grand Challenges Explorations is an initiative where initial grants are for USD $100,000 and successful projects are eligible to receive follow-on funding of up to USD $1 million. Proposals are solicited twice a year for an expanding set of global health and development topics. Applications are only two pages, and no preliminary data is required. Applicants can be at

any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies.

They will begin accepting applications for the next round of GCE in September 2017.

In addition, Grand Challenges Canada has an open grant opportunity at this time:

Grand Challenges Canada: Stars in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health seeks bold ideas for products, services and implementation models that could transform how persistent challenges in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health are addressed in low- and middle-income countries. Successful proposals will be awarded seed grants of up to

$100,000 CAD over a maximum of 12 to 18 months.

Application deadline: August 3, 2017, at 3:00 PM EDT.

Nehru Foundation for Development: Earth Care Awards for South Asia

The Earth Care Awards recognize efforts to promote resilience to climate change and reduction of greenhouse gases in the development of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The awards are co-sponsored by the Nehru Foundation for Development, the JSW Foundation, the TERRE Policy Centre, and The Times of India. The award categories are: community-based mitigation and adaptation in water resources, agriculture, forestry, and other land use; innovations for climate protection; mitigation of greenhouse gases in large enterprises; and leadership in urban climate action. The three winners in each category will each receive a citation and trophy. In the community and innovation categories, the awards also include a cash payment.
Deadline: August 4, 2017

DOC

Department of Commerce

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Professional Research Experience Program

Synopsis 1

Application closes:Aug 04, 2017

DHS

Department of Homeland Security

Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division DHS S&T Center of Excellence for Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense - Partner Synopsis 7

Application closes:Aug 04, 2017

DOE

Department of Energy

National Energy Technology Laboratory

Advanced Combustion Technologies

Synopsis 1

Application closes: August8th, 2017

DOE

Department of Energy

National Energy Technology Laboratory

Small Scale Modularization of Gasification Technology Components for Radically Engineered Modular Systems Synopsis 1

Application closes: August 8th, 2017

NSF: International Research Experiences for Students (12-551)

The International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program supports development of globally-engaged U.S. science and engineering students capable of performing in an international research environment at the forefront of science and engineering. The IRES program supports active research participation by students enrolled as undergraduates or graduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. IRES projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the IRES program.
Award Size: $250,000
Deadline: August 15, 2017

InternationalResearch Experiences for Students

National Science Foundation

Application closes:Aug 15, 2017

DOD

Department of Defense

DARPA - Defense Sciences Office

Lagrange

Synopsis 1

Application closes:Aug 30, 2017

PAMS

Department of Energy - Office of Science Office of Science Collaborative Research on International and Domestic Spherical Tokamaks Synopsis 1

Application due: Sept. 1st 2017

NSF

National Science Foundation

Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers Synopsis 1

Application closes: September 5th, 2017

USAID: Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut Research (PRIL) (RFA-OAA-17-000009)

The PRIL will consider value chain as a whole, directing research project to utilize outputs of concurrent or former research to investigate improvements of peanut production.
Award Size: Up to $35M
Deadline: September 6th, 2017