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Photovoltaics Research and Development (PVRD) FOA 2024
Agency: Golden Field Office
Posted: 2024-05-01 | Closing date: 2024-09-16
Estimated total program funding: 20000000
Award ceiling: 4000000
Award floor: 1000000
Expected number of awards: 15
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

Please see the full FOA in EERE Exchange. The research and development (R&D) activities to be funded under this FOA will support the government-wide approach to the climate crisis by driving the innovation that can lead to the deployment of clean energy technologies, which are critical for climate protection. Specifically, this FOA will fund innovative solar photovoltaics (PV) R&D that reduces the cost of PV modules, reduces carbon and energy intensity of PV manufacturing processes, and optimizes PV technology for new, specialized markets. SETO’s PVRD program works to accelerate the deployment of solar energy technologies by funding innovative R&D in PV cell and module technologies, balance-of-system components, reliability tracing and tracking, metrology, and other key research questions in PV. To accelerate toward these deployment targets and augment SETO’s ongoing PV research portfolio,12 this FOA will fund R&D on innovative cell- and minimodule-level technologies focused on three major goals: •Enable cost reduction on an LCOE basis through development of durable, high-efficiency cell and module PV technology •Identify pathways to reduce the carbon intensity and energy intensity of industrial processes required to fabricate PV cells and modules •Increase technical viability of PV cells and modules tailored for emerging integrated PV sectors, such as building-integrated PV (BIPV) and vehicle-integrated PV. This FOA will fund innovative R&D projects that aim to advance the state of the art in various cell and module technologies to accomplish these goals of cost reduction, lower carbon intensity, and viability of dual-use markets. This FOA is separated into two topic areas: •Photovoltaic Advances in Cell Efficiency, Reliability, and Supply Chain (PACERS): Applications in four PV supply chain, cell, and module technology spaces are of particular interest: low-carbon synthesis of metallurgical-grade silicon (MGS, here defined as silicon that is 98% pure as defined by the 5/5/3 standard)13 production, crystalline silicon (c-Si) PV, III-V PV, and organic PV (OPV). However, proposals for any industrial process, cell, or minimodule-level research that enables the goals of this FOA will be considered, excluding areas specified as not of interest in Section I.C., such as perovskite technology, which is addressed in other funding programs, and CdTe technology, which is addressed in Topic Area 2. •Building Academic Capabilities in Cadmium Telluride: Applications describing advanced R&D projects requiring the procurement or upgrade of CdTe equipment are of interest. Proposals should detail work that will enhance fabrication, characterization, or analytical capabilities while also benefiting the larger CdTe PV research community.
OJJDP FY24 Juvenile Justice Evidence Translation Project
Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention 
Posted: 2024-05-01 | Closing date: 2024-06-18
Estimated total program funding: 1000000
Award ceiling: 1000000
Award floor: 0
Expected number of awards: 1
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to support the development and dissemination of translational tools and resources – current knowledge about what works packaged in accessible, comprehensible, actionable form for use by everyday youth serving (nonresearcher) practitioners, and lay persons to effect and sustain positive change – on key topics spanning the juvenile justice continuum in order to improve the juvenile justice system and prevent juvenile delinquency.
Combatting Economic Coercion and Corrupt Practices in the Pacific
Agency: Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations
Posted: 2024-05-01 | Closing date: 2024-06-27
Estimated total program funding: 443925
Award ceiling: 443925
Award floor: 443925
Expected number of awards: 1
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

The Department of State’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO) aims to support a program to empower Pacific Island Countries (PICs) to identify areas of possible economic coercion or corruption and create strategies to prevent foreign influence from negatively impacting their ability to make sovereign decisions and to build their resilience to such influence. This program will provide regional expertise, background topical research and advice on coordinating a regional or national tabletop exercise or exercises (TTX) for the PICs.

Eligibility: Foreign Public Entities and Public International Organizations (PIOs)
Conflict prevention
DRL Global Support Program on Disability Inclusion Practices
Agency: Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor
Posted: 2024-05-02 | Closing date: 2024-06-27
Award ceiling: 400000
Award floor: 400000
Expected number of awards: 0
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for programs to bolster non-governmental organizations internal accessibility and inclusion policies and practices

Eligibility: DRL welcomes applications from U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernment organizations (NGO) and public international organizations; private, public, or state institutions of higher education; and for-profit organizations or businesses.  DRL's preference is to work with non-profit entities; however, there may be some occasions when a for-profit entity is best suited.
Democracy Fund/Human Rights Democracy Fund
Institute for Jail Administration
Agency: National Institute of Corrections
Posted: 2024-05-01 | Closing date: 2024-07-01
Estimated total program funding: 275000
Award ceiling: 275000
Award floor: 0
Expected number of awards: 1
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

There are over 3,100 local jails and 80 Indian country jails in the United States with a combined population on any given day of over 660,000 people. While these facilities vary drastically in size and age, the leaders of these facilities have more in common than not. Large or small, rural, or urban, the vast majority face the same challenges: staffing, succession planning, training, culture, resource shortages, data analysis, health care, substance abuse disorders, mental illness, facility design and operations, and early identification of trends and emerging issues within their populations, to name a few. And while there are commonalities among the many, the responsibility to the public for the life, health, and safety of the people in their custody and their employees while administering a constitutionally run jail is considerable and common to all.The Institute for Jail Administration (IJA) provides training to personnel in positions of leadership within local or tribal organizations responsible for operating a jail or that have a nexus to jail operations. The IJA assists them as leaders within their organizations and equips them to manage essential aspects of administering a jail and prepares them for positions of greater responsibility.

Eligibility: NIC invites applications from nonprofit organizations (including faith-based, community, and tribal organizations), for-profit organizations (including tribal for-profit organizations), and institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education). Recipients, including for-profit organizations, must agree to waive any profit or fee for services. Foreign governments, international organizations, and non-governmental international organizations/institutions are not eligible to apply. Proof of 501(c) (3) status as determined by the Internal Revenue Service or an authorizing tribal resolution is required.NIC welcomes applications that involve two or more entities; however, one eligible entity must be the applicant and the others must be proposed as subrecipients. The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for administering the funding and managing the entire program. Only one (1) application will be accepted from a submitting organization.
The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to develop and pilot a new curriculum for the Institute for Jail Administration (IJA), which provides training to personnel in positions of leadership within local or tribal organizations responsible for operating a jail or that have a nexus to jail operations.
Institute for Jail Administration (IJA), which provides training to personnel in positions of leadership within local or tribal organizations responsible for operating a jail or that have a nexus to jail operations.
Middle East Regional Cooperation (MERC)
Agency: Assistance Coordination
Posted: 2024-05-01 | Closing date: 2024-07-31
Award ceiling: 500000
Award floor: 0
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

The MERC Program is funded as assistance to promote scientific cooperation, technology-led development, and capacity building between partners in Israel and eligible countries/territories in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Subject to change based on U.S. federal law and country-specific restrictions on funding, those countries include: Algeria, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and the West Bank and Gaza (hereinafter “eligible MENA partners”). Emphasis is given to research and technology subjects of regional importance and relevance to the development in the MENA. Moreover, benefits should target developing, USAID-presence countries in the MENA and resource-limited populations.Strong, direct cooperation between Israel and the eligible MENA partners is required for proposals receiving funding under the MERC Program. Participation of partners from outside the MENA, including the United States, is not a key feature of the MERC Program, but they may be considered for modest roles in exceptional cases to meet an essential technical need that is not otherwise available among the partners. Applicants must be prepared to provide a well justified case for the involvement of partners from outside the MENA and accept that the MERC Program may not support their participation.The overall goal of the MERC Program is to enhance research and development cooperation between Israel and its regional neighbors – in support of achieving a comprehensive and lasting Middle East peace. As part of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the MERC Program is seeking to fund proposals in the following categories:Continuation grants: Funding to extend existing or recently ended MERC awards.Travel and workshop grants: Support for workshops, meetings, and researcher exchange.

Eligibility: All proposals must include at least one Israeli partner and one eligible MENA partner. Only proposals developed jointly by investigators from the partner institutions are accepted. Proposals involving three or more partners are also allowed and encouraged. The proposal may be submitted by any party in the collaboration. Please see NOFO document for additional details.
Following the Camp David accords, a Congressional initiative brought about the Middle East Regional Cooperation (MERC) Program to be implemented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The program began in FY 1979, was included in the Foreign Aid Bill for FY 1981 and continues to be the subject of a Congressional directive in the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Program Appropriations Act (SFOAA) to support cooperative projects of a scientific and technological nature between the United States, Israel, and Middle East countries. Since 1999, MERC has been managed and implemented through an Inter-Agency Agreement between USAID and the U.S. Department of State (DOS).
New Civil Society Activity in the Kyrgyz Republic
Agency: Kazakhstan USAID-Almaty
Posted: 2024-05-02 | Closing date: 2024-06-24
Award ceiling: 10000000
Award floor: 1
Expected number of awards: 1
Cost sharing or matching requirement: Yes

Through the new Civil Society Activity in the Kyrgyz Republic, USAID/Kyrgyz Republic will support Kyrgyz civil society to build stronger relationships with their constituencies, enhance their resilience in the face of democratic backsliding, strengthen trust-based relationships and networks among diverse civic actors, andgenerate support for promotion of democratic values through value-based messaging.
Media Sustainability Program
Agency: U.S. Mission to Georgia
Posted: 2024-05-13 | Closing date: 2024-06-26
Award ceiling: 55000
Award floor: 55000
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

The U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi is pleased to announce an open competition to apply for the Media Sustainability Program aimed at supporting the sustainability of media organizations that inform Georgian audiences through a grants program. The program seeks to support media outlets looking to develop business and media management skills. It also supports outlets looking to build data or technological skills as a means of enhancing media sustainability. Program Objectives: The objective of the program is to provide support to media organizations in enhancing their sustainability by offering grants to address the following priorities: · Develop or update business models to adapt to the rapidly changing media landscape. · Implement strategies to better understand key audiences and inform decision-making. · Improve digital presence. · Integrate new technologies to improve efficiency. · Explore opportunities for diverse revenue streams (one example could be offering production services to external clients). Collaborations with a U.S. expert or with a private sector entity are looked upon favorably. 

Eligibility: Media Organizations
Media organizations.
Creation of an English Language Teacher Association
Agency: U.S. Mission to Uzbekistan
Posted: 2024-05-02 | Closing date: 2024-06-17
Estimated total program funding: 700000
Award ceiling: 700000
Award floor: 100000
Expected number of awards: 1
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

The U.S. Embassy Tashkent Public Diplomacy Section (PD) of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition to create an English teaching association for past participants (“alumni”) of U.S. government-funded -English Speaking Nation (ESN) professional development programs and for other exceptional English language teachers throughout Uzbekistan. Grants must support the creation and registration of a new teaching association, as well as the initial activities of the new association including but not limited to member recruitment, and the creation of professional development activities to support English language learning and teaching. Initial activities could include but are not limited to programs and events organized by the association to support professional development for English language teaching and learning in the country; training new generations of English language teachers and students; teaching practical English for professionals; motivating students to excel at English learning; and establishing English programs that support economic growth. This funding opportunity seeks to improve the quality of English language teaching and learning in the country by supporting the creation and registration of a new association of English teachers comprised primarily of, but not limited to, English Speaking Nation participants. This organization will engage in creating opportunities for teachers to share best practices; training new generations of English language teachers and students; motivating students to excel at English learning; and establishing English programs that support economic growth and development and improve the quality of English across the country. 

Eligibility: • Must be an accredited school, institute, teacher training center, university, or non- profit organization legally permitted to operate in Uzbekistan.    • English, journalism, and international relations/cooperation departments may apply.
Public Diplomacy
RFI: Philippines/New Water Security Activity
Agency: Philippines USAID-Manila
Posted: 2024-05-02 | Closing date: 2024-05-31
Award ceiling: 0
Award floor: 0
Expected number of awards: 1
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

This is a Request for Information (RFI) to obtain information, opinions, and recommendations from all interested parties with respect to a proposed water security activity in the Philippines. This is not a Request for Proposals, a Request for Quotation, an Invitation for Bids, or a Solicitation, nor is it an indication USAID/Philippines and Mongolia will issue a solicitation to address the goals, objectives or challenges described herein.Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. government to form a binding contract or agreement. USAID will not pay respondents for information provided in response to this RFI. Responses to this RFI will not be returned, and respondents will not be notified of the result of the review. If a Solicitation is issued, it will be posted on SAM.gov or Grants.gov. Parties are responsible to regularly check those websites for updates or solicitations and must respond to such a solicitation separately from any response to this announcement. Respondents are solely responsible for bearing any expenses associated with preparation and submission of their response to this RFI.Responses to this RFI are strictly voluntary. Parties may respond in whole or in part to the questions herein. Responding or not responding to this RFI will neither advantage nor disadvantage any organization or lead to an organizational conflict of interest in any subsequent solicitation. USAID will not publicize responses nor acknowledge receipt of answers in response to this RFI. Responses will be held confidential within USAID.

This is a Request for Information
PC-22-01: Kaiwi Channel, Hawai’i Traditional Cultural Landscapes
Agency: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Posted: 2024-05-02 | Closing date: 2024-07-30
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Estimated total program funding: 450000
Award ceiling: 450000
Award floor: 400000
Expected number of awards: 1
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

The State of Hawai`i has established aggressive renewable energy goals, including potential offshore wind development, to reduce fossil fuel dependence. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) oversees the development of offshore renewable energy on the nation’s outer continental shelf (OCS) and is mandated to preserve historic and cultural resources that may be impacted by its approved actions. BOEM is required under multiple statutes (as referenced in the below Background section) to take into consideration the impacts of OCS activities on cultural resources and Traditional Cultural Places.The purpose of this study is to provide critical information to BOEM in support of its offshore historic preservation responsibilities. The project will have three primary components: 1) compile data from archival and secondary sources of known, reported, and potential traditional cultural landscapes and cultural resources near the islands of O`ahu and Moloka`i, specifically focusing on the Ka`iwi Channel; 2) compile and summarize appropriate ethnographic information from Native Hawaiian communities regarding types of traditional use areas and traditional cultural places that could be impacted by offshore development; and 3) refine or develop guidance documents that identify Best Practices and protocols for engaging with Native Hawaiian communities, respecting traditional Indigenous Knowledge and including appropriate selected elements of traditional knowledge within the NHPA and NEPA review processes.This information will support recent Guidance for Federal Departments and Agencies on Indigenous Knowledge and other Federal efforts related to Indigenous Knowledge; is necessary under Section 106 of the NHPA, which requires that federal agencies must apply the National Register Criteria to places that may be affected by a federal undertaking; and will also be used to support reviews under NEPA and other federal laws.See related documents for questions and responses submitted after publishing.

Eligibility: State agencies, public universities, and non-profits in affected states may apply. More than one institution may collaborate in the preparation of an application for assistance. Scientists from other institutions may participate in collaboration with a principal investigator from a State agency or public university.
FY 2025 EducationUSA Advising Services
Agency: Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Posted: 2024-05-02 | Closing date: 2024-07-03
Award ceiling: 6600000
Award floor: 600000
Expected number of awards: 3
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

The Educational Information and Resources Branch (EducationUSA Branch or ECA/A/S/A) in the Office of Global Educational Programs of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces a NOFO for up to three cooperative agreements to administer FY 2025 EducationUSA Advising Services, pending the availability of FY 2025 funds. EducationUSA is the U.S. Department of State’s global network of over 430 educational advising centers in more than 175 countries and territories. EducationUSA advisers provide accurate, comprehensive, and current information about the full range of U.S. higher education opportunities, guiding prospective students to find the institution that best fits their needs. In addition, the EducationUSA network assists accredited HEIs to help institutional leaders meet their campus internationalization goals, including strategic guidance to U.S. institutions regarding relevant international higher education systems and partners to enhance their international networks and potential partnerships. The EducationUSA network, in collaboration with ECA, also provides information on the U.S. higher education system to foreign governments and institutions and encourages study abroad by Americans to expand their understanding of foreign cultures, communities, and countries.With the goal of increasing student mobility between the United States and other countries through EducationUSA advising, ECA expects this NOFO will result in up to three cooperative agreements. Applicants can submit proposals for one, two, or all three of the components below: Component A for EducationUSA Global Advising Services to support advising operations worldwide including, but not limited to, the development and maintenance of IT infrastructure, training resources and materials, global strategic communications and outreach, and the employment and management of approximately 12 Regional Educational Advising Coordinators (REACs). (Approximately $6,600,000.) Component B for EducationUSA Advising Services in Eurasia and Central Asia, to support advising in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine. (Approximately $1,500,000.) Component C for EducationUSA Advising Services in the Middle East and North Africa, to support advising in Egypt, Gaza, Lebanon, Tunisia, West Bank, and Yemen. (Approximately $650,000.) Please see the full announcement for additional information. 

Eligibility: Please see full announcement.
Please see full announcement.
DRL Protecting Workers in Southeast Asia Against Cyber Scam Operations
Agency: Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor
Posted: 2024-05-02 | Closing date: 2024-06-18
Award ceiling: 800000
Award floor: 800000
Expected number of awards: 1
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in eliminating labor abuses and conditions of forced labor connected to cyber scam operations in Southeast Asia.

Eligibility: DRL welcomes applications from U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and public international organizations; private, public, or state institutions of higher education; and for-profit organizations or businesses.  DRL’s preference is to work with non-profit entities; however, there may be some occasions when a for-profit entity is best suited.
FY23 Human Rights Democracy Fund
Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Agency: Geological Survey
Posted: 2024-05-02 | Closing date: 2024-06-03
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Award ceiling: 150000
Award floor: 0
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in assessing invasive hitchhikers on imported aquatic plants: exploring the role of plant structural complexity in facilitating introductions. Once an aquatic invasive species (AIS) becomes established, it is rarely possible to eradicate. The best way to avoid the negative impacts that invasive species can cause to a watershed's ecological function, economic value, or citizens' health is to prevent their initial entry. To date, the unintended transport of exotic species alongside imported aquatic plants, algae, and their packaging represents an underappreciated invasion pathway. The high structural complexity of many common aquarium and ornamental aquatic macrophytes reduces encounter rates with fauna which may reside within interstitial spaces and thus go undetected. This potentially problematic pathway was highlighted in the recent Marimo moss ball (Aegagropila linnaei) contamination incident carrying live hitchhiker zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and a multitude of other exotic taxa in the spring of 2021. Given that introductions of exotic aquatic species contribute to millions of dollars of damage and management costs for the U.S., the identification of potential aquatic plants, algae, and packaging with a high potential of serving as a vector for unintended hitchhikers will aid in managing this group of organisms in trade. Evaluate currently imported aquatic plants and algae for hitchhiking taxa and determine factors (e.g., plant/algae species and their structural complexity, packaging, country of origin, vendor, etc.) influencing the unintended importation of non-native species. Because the live aquarium/ornamental trade is a significant global market, this work will be landscape in nature and not specific to a geographic region and, as such, will serve to provide information that is useful on a nation-wide scale. To accomplish this by conducting a lab-based, empirical investigation of plants, algae, and their packaging for hitchhiking organisms. The products of this effort include a list of hitchhikers on the common aquatic plants and algae, along with an assessment of plants, regions, packaging materials, shipping, handling, and other factors that will most likely serve as a source of hitchhikers. This project will provide vital information that will assist in the prevention of invasive species introduction on a nation-wide, landscape scale.

Eligibility: This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.  CESU’s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (CIFIA) Program: Future Growth Grants (Section 40304)
Agency: National Energy Technology Laboratory
Posted: 2024-05-02 | Closing date: 2024-09-30
Estimated total program funding: 500000000
Award ceiling: 500000000
Award floor: 1
Expected number of awards: 5
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation (CIFIA) Program: Future Growth Grants The purpose of Amendment 00001 is to revise the Submission Deadline, DOE Selection Notification and Award Negotiation dates and clarify the language and tasks associated with the Letter of Interest. Please see the Funding Opportunity Announcement document for the full text of the Amendment.

Eligibility: See Section III.A.i of the Funding Opportunity Announcement for a full description of the restricted eligibility.
DRL Applied Research and Evaluation Innovation Fund:  MEL360 Accompaniment in Democratizing DRG Evaluation
Agency: Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor
Posted: 2024-05-02 | Closing date: 2024-07-01
Award ceiling: 1350000
Award floor: 1000000
Expected number of awards: 1
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for an applied learning project. The project’s overarching goal is for monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) approaches for democracy, human rights, and governance (DRG) programming that incorporate feedback and expertise from the communities and individuals impacted by DRG programming. DRL’s goal is to build a portfolio of evidence to further identify democracy, human rights, and labor rights program strategies that are effective. The DRL Evaluation Innovation Fund is an initiative that integrating evidence into program design, implementation, and evaluation in foreign assistance.

Eligibility: DRL welcomes applications from U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations/nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and public international organizations; private, public, or state institutions of higher education; and for-profit organizations or businesses.  DRL’s preference is to work with non-profit entities; however, there may be some occasions when a for-profit entity is best suited.
Democracy Fund (DF)
OJJDP FY24 Supporting Effective Interventions for Youth With Problematic or Illegal Sexual Behavior Program
Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention 
Posted: 2024-05-02 | Closing date: 2024-06-18
Estimated total program funding: 1575000
Award ceiling: 525000
Award floor: 0
Expected number of awards: 3
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

With this solicitation, OJJDP seeks to provide funding to communities to develop intervention and supervision services for youth with problematic or illegal sexual behavior, and to provide treatment services for their victims and families/caregivers. Under this initiative, successful applicants are expected to have an established multidisciplinary team that (1) supports a comprehensive holistic approach to treating youth with problematic or illegal sexual behavior and (2) provides support services to victims and families/caregivers.
Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program (Si2/R00 Clinical Trial Optional)
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Posted: 2024-05-02 | Closing date: 2024-08-30
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

This FOA encourages applications for the Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program for the purpose of supporting the research activities during the early stage careers of independent clinical researchers. The program offers the opportunity for a unique bridge between the NIH intramural and extramural research communities and contains two phases. In the first phase, Lasker Scholars will receive appointments for up to 5-7 years as tenure-track investigators within the NIH Intramural Research Program with independent research budgets. In the second phase, successful scholars will receive up to 3 years of NIH support for their research at an extramural research facility; or, the Scholar can be considered to remain as an investigator within the intramural program.

Eligibility: Other Eligible Applicants include the following:  Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.  Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.  Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Veterinary Vaccine Delivery (VVDIL)
Agency: Agency for International Development
Posted: 2024-05-02 | Closing date: 2024-06-14
Award ceiling: 35000000
Award floor: 0
Expected number of awards: 1
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for aLeader with Associates Cooperative Agreement from qualified entities to implement the Feed theFuture Innovation Lab for Veterinary Vaccine Delivery. Eligibility for this award is restricted to U.S.colleges and universities as defined under Section 296(d) of Title XII of the FAA. See Section C.I ofthis NOFO for eligibility requirements.Please reference the notice of funding opportunity for all information. Please email jbaize@usaid.gov.
PILCEE
Agency: Agency for International Development
Posted: 2024-05-03 | Closing date: 2024-06-04
Award ceiling: 74900000
Award floor: 0
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications from all eligible organizations to implement the project, Promoting Impact and Learning with Promoting Impact and Learning with Cost-Effectiveness Evidence (PILCEE). USAID seeks qualified organizations to proactively and intentionally advance inclusive development to ensure the participation and inclusion of all people in programming, including those who have been historically marginalized. Please refer to the Program Description for the goals and expected results. Eligibility for this award is open to all eligible organizations. The authority for this RFA is found in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. USAID intends to award a single Leader with Associate Award (LWA) to the applicant(s) who best meets the objectives of this worldwide activity. A LWA is a cooperative agreement that covers a specified worldwide activity. Funding for this opportunity will be based on the merit review criteria described in this NOFO subject to a risk assessment. Eligible parties interested in submitting an application are encouraged to read this NOFO thoroughly to understand the type of program sought, application submission requirements and selection process. USAID’s independent Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) supports the Agency in bringing strong economic theory, evidence, and tools to bear to improve the Agency’s programmatic effectiveness and broader global engagement. Two of the Office’s strategic objectives are promoting the use of existing cost-effectiveness evidence in Agency decision-making and the generation of new cost-effectiveness evidence to fill important evidence gaps. Please see the Full OCE Promoting Impact and Learning with Cost-Effectiveness Evidence (PILCEE) Activity RFA under the "Related Documents" tab.

See Program Description
Catalyzing Job Creation for Women in Cybersecurity
Agency: Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
Posted: 2024-05-02 | Closing date: 2024-06-21
Award ceiling: 1000000
Award floor: 500000
Expected number of awards: 2
Cost sharing or matching requirement: Yes

The Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Office of Assistance Coordination (NEA/AC) seeks to elevate a key untapped labor market to address increasing threats in cyberspace: Women. Women’s inclusion in cybersecurity addresses two challenges in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: 1) greater capacity for the private sector to combat cyber threats, and 2) increased job opportunities for women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) who face logistical and societal constraints to employment. Enhancing the MENA region’s private sector cybersecurity capacity supports the U.S. government’s goal to foster inclusive economic growth and increase women’s participation in STEM-related fields.

Eligibility: U.S. or foreign non-profit organizations, Private technology companies, Private institutions of higher education, Public or state institutions of higher education, Public international organizations, Small businesses with function and regional experience in the areas of cybersecurity in the MENA region.
Family Planning and Adolescent Reproductive Health Activity
Agency: Philippines USAID-Manila
Posted: 2024-05-03 | Closing date: 2024-06-14
Estimated total program funding: 30000000
Award ceiling: 30000000
Award floor: 30000000
Expected number of awards: 1
Cost sharing or matching requirement: Yes

The five-year USAID National Family Planning and Adolescent Reproductive Health (FP/ARH) Activity (2024-2029) aims to improve family planning and adolescent reproductive health in the Philippines. It is a key component of the USAID Universal Health Care Project (UHCP) with the goal of improving health outcomes of underserved Filipinos. The FP/ARH Activity will help advance the Philippine government’s efforts under the Universal Health Care law to improve the delivery of quality preventive, promotive care at the primary health care level. The Activity will contribute to achieving the Philippine government’s health goals as follows: Increase the demand satisfied with modern FP methods among all women of reproductive age from 42 percent in 2022 to 75 percent by 2030; Reduce the adolescent birth rate from 25 per 1,000 girls (age 15-19) in 2022 to 12 per 1,000 girls by 2030; and Reduce the maternal mortality ratio from 144 per 100,000 live births in 2020 to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030
Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences
Agency: National Science Foundation
Posted: 2024-05-03 | Closing date: 2024-08-13
Estimated total program funding: 12000000
Award ceiling: 600000
Award floor: 400000
Expected number of awards: 10
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

The long-range goal of the Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (RTG) program is to strengthen the nation's scientific competitiveness by increasing the number of well-prepared U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents who pursue careers in the mathematical sciences, be they in academia, government, or industry. The RTG program supports efforts to improve graduate student research training and professional development through structured groups pursuing collaborative research. In addition to graduate student trainees working with faculty members, RTG supported research teams may, but are not required to, include undergraduate or postdoctoral trainees. The RTG program invites submissions in all fields within mathematical sciences; especially encouraged in 2024-2025 are those that align and integrate research in mathematics and statistics with emerging areas such asArtificial Intelligence, Biotechnology,Quantum Computing, and Cybersecurity.

Eligibility: *Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:   - Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members.   <ul>  <li>For proposals submitted by a single U.S.-based IHE, with or without subawards, it is required that the proposing IHE grant a doctoral degree in the mathematical sciences.</li>  <li>For collaborative projects involving separately submitted collaborative proposals, the lead institution must grant a doctoral degree in mathematical sciences. Non-lead proposals may come from U.S.-based IHEs that do not grant a doctoral degree in mathematical sciences.</li>  </ul>  *Who May Serve as PI:  No restrictions on Principal Investigators.    At least two and no more than eleven additional senior/key personnel are required for project activities and management.    For Collaborative projects, the lead institution must grant a doctoral degree in mathematical sciences.    Participating trainees (undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral associates) supported with NSF funds in RTG must be citizens, nationals, or permanent residents of the United States or its territories and possessions.
Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 National Science Portal (NSP)
Agency: Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Posted: 2024-05-03 | Closing date: 2024-07-26
Estimated total program funding: 12000000
Award ceiling: 4500000
Award floor: 750000
Expected number of awards: 3
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

The Basic Research National Science Portals (NSPs) seek to accelerate DoD critical scientific areas and flood the United States with diverse STEM talent by capitalizing on the demonstrated excellence of Historically Black Colleges and Universities/ Minority Serving Institutions/ Tribal Colleges (HBCU/MSI/TCs) and building their research capacity in critical research areas. The topic areas that we seek to support with this FOA are independent from those described in our open Broad Agency Announcement (Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research) and do not fall completely within any one research program. We seek to support multidisciplinary research efforts, creating synergies to speed DoD-relevant research and development. This FOA for the NSP is intended to (1) attract faculty and students to conduct cutting-edge basic research in the technical areas listed in Section 1, (2) build capacity needed to support this research and (3) attract students to pursue studies leading to STEM careers, including in government, the defense industry, and academia.

Eligibility: See Announcement
24.PMWRA.IraqIMandCapacityBuilding.NOFO
Agency: Bureau of Political-Military Affairs - WRA
Posted: 2024-05-03 | Closing date: 2024-06-02
Award ceiling: 1000000
Award floor: 0
Expected number of awards: 1
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement (PM/WRA) is pleased to invite eligible organizations to submit applications for a grant to support the Iraqi government’s national mine action authority’s information management and capacity building needs during fiscal year 2024. Specific goals, objectives, and technical requirements for application packages are detailed below. PM/WRA anticipates awarding up to $1,000,000 under this funding opportunity.

Eligibility: Foreign Public Entities (FPEs)/Public International Organizations (PIOs)
Conventional Weapons Destruction (CWD)
Building Capacity of Nigerian Judicial Sector to Prosecute Terrorism and Atrocity Cases
Agency: Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement
Posted: 2024-05-03 | Closing date: 2024-06-28
Estimated total program funding: 1000000
Award ceiling: 1000000
Award floor: 750000
Expected number of awards: 1
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

Nigeria is ranked 8th most impacted country by terrorism globally according to the 2023 Global Terrorism index. Groups like ISIS West Africa (ISIS-WA) and Boko Haram have committed horrendous atrocities like massacres and mass killings, use of sexual violence and enslavement, suicide bombings, abductions, and forced conscription. These atrocities, especially in Nigeria’s northern region, have caused widespread fear among citizens, worsened a humanitarian crisis, and increased gross violations of human rights. To hold the perpetrators of these atrocities accountable, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Justice has assigned the prosecution of terrorism and atrocities cases to the ministry’s Complex Case Group. Furthermore, the Federal High Court of Nigeria, which has jurisdiction over terrorism cases, has assigned a number of judges to adjudicate these cases. Nigeria’s Legal Aid Council (LACON) also provides defense to the persons charged with committing atrocities. In addition to these, the National Human Rights Commission is tasked with the responsibility of promoting and protecting human rights and the investigation of human rights violations. Thousands of terrorism cases in Nigeria remain backlogged. The backlog results from prosecutors’ and judges’ limited knowledge of prosecuting atrocities cases. Existing cases languish because of institutional administrative problems, including Nigerian judges transcribing court proceedings by hand, resulting in delays and errors. Lawyers at the Legal Aid Council also have limited specialized training which contributes to delays in the process and lack of proper defense for suspects. Detainees are kept in government detention facilities located at significant distances from the government officials responsible for the prosecution, defense and judgements, creating significant logistical challenges. Poor case management, disorganized court administration, and a lack of coordination between the Complex Case Group, Federal High Court, and the Joint Investigative Center (the unit responsible for investigating terrorism cases comprised of military, police and state security service investigators) further impede progress on atrocity cases. 

Eligibility: The following organizations are eligible to apply:  • U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations (NGOs);  • U.S.-based educational institutions subject to section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. tax code or section 26 US 115 of the US 115 of the U.S. tax code;  • Foreign-based non-profits/non-governmental organizations (NGOs);    Applicants must also meet the following requirements to be eligible to apply to this NOFO:  • Demonstrated experience on multiple projects working with foreign government institutions in handling and prosecuting terrorism, atrocity, and war crimes cases.  .
Stabilization Planning in Yemen
Agency: Bureau of Conflict Stabilization Operations
Posted: 2024-05-03 | Closing date: 2024-07-02
Estimated total program funding: 384735
Award ceiling: 384735
Award floor: 384735
Expected number of awards: 1
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

CSO announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for programs that support increasing the capacity of a cohort of civil servants within the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) to identify priorities for the development of inclusive stabilization plans.

Eligibility: U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations with or without 501(c) (3) status of the U.S. tax code; foreign-based non-profit organizations/non-government organizations (NGO); Public International Organizations; Foreign Public Organizations; U.S.-based private, public, or state institutions of higher education; foreign-based institutions of higher education, and U.S. and foreign-based for-profit organizations or businesses.
Stabilization planning
Strengthening Civil Society and Governance in South Asia Fund
Agency: Bureau of Counterterrorism 
Posted: 2024-05-03 | Closing date: 2024-07-01
Estimated total program funding: 2595000
Award ceiling: 2595000
Award floor: 2595000
Expected number of awards: 1
Cost sharing or matching requirement: No

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA), announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for Fund Manager for the Strengthening Civil Society and Governance in South Asia Fund (the Fund), established in 2019 to support civil society in strengthening governance transparency and accountability in South Asia. The Fund has provided sub-grants and capacity building support to a cohort of 93 civil society organizations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka focused broadly on the following priority areas: 1. Increasing public sector accountability and transparency, especially in infrastructure procurement and public sector spending; 2. Strengthening democratic institutions and practices, including countering disinformation; 3. Supporting emerging areas of concern, such as environmental governance; 4. Promoting civic participation in such efforts.

Enhancing Governance and Civil Society Capacity