U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service For research related to agricultural and nonagricultural cooperatives serving rural communities to encourage research on critical issues vital to the development and sustainability of cooperatives as a means of improving the quality of life in these communities. To promote multidisciplinary education and training programs for graduate students at the Masters or Ph.D. levels in the area of renewable bioproducts. To increase understanding of the southeastern Bering Sea pelagic ecosystem. New information will be used to develop and test annual indices of pre-recruit pollock abundance to support management of pollock stocks and help determine food availability to other species. To support scholarships for low-income students enabling them to pursue associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level degrees in computer science, computer technology, engineering, engineering technology, or mathematics.
Academic institutions apply for awards and are responsible for selecting recipients.
Awardees are selected on the basis of creative, integrative, and effective research and education career development plans. NSF 98-151 To provide partial support of dissertations in selected areas of the biological sciences to improve the overall quality of the research and allow doctoral candidates to conduct research in specialized facilities or field settings away from the home campus. Army Medical Research and Material Command Neurotoxin Exposure Treatment Research Program Studies on the pathophysiology and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases,including Parkinson's disease, and including environmental and stress exposure factors encountered in military operations which may be neurotoxic or lead to neurodegenerative conditions. Office of Naval Research RF Solid State Devices To develop solid state low noise and power devices for use in communications, fire control, surveillance, EW, and multifunctional RF systems. Mellon Foundation, Andrew W. Liberal Arts Colleges Program Provides grants to institutions of higher education in cultural affairs and the performing arts, in population, in conservation and environment, and in public affairs.