Federal Agency Updates

Agency and funding updates for the Department of Education, the Department of Energy, NIH, NASA and NSF are provided at the links below, in addition to ongoing updates on COVID-19 related funding news.

Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv)

Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) is an electronic system that helps researchers assemble the professional information needed for participation in federally funded research. SciENcv gathers and compiles information on expertise, employment, education and professional accomplishments. Researchers can use SciENcv to create and maintain biosketches that are submitted with grant applications and annual reports. SciENcv allows researchers to describe and highlight their scientific contributions in their own words.

A SciENcv biosketch is required to submit proposals to federal agencies.

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Department of Education

• Forecast of Funding Opportunities under the Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs
• Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)

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Department of Energy

• Department of Energy Grant Information
• Office of Science Funding Opportunities

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National Institutes of Health

• Updated NIH Policy on Allowable Costs for Animals
• NIH Policy on Enhancing Security Measures for Human Biospecimens
• Rational Design of Vaccines Against Hepatitis C Virus (U19 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• Dynamic and Adaptable Infrastructure for Drug Development and Outreach to Aid the Research Community in Advancing Medication Repurposing and Repositioning Efforts for Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) (U54 – Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
• Required Security and Operational Standards for NIH Controlled-Access Data Repositories

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA Images of the Day

• Airplane Aerobatics
• NASA’s New Astronaut Candidates
• IC Stars
• A Beacon to Space
• Milky Way Views

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National Science Foundation

NSF News

• NSF and UKRI launch $10M quantum chemistry collaborative research effort
• NSF selects 15 finalists to advance to the next round of its second Regional Innovation Engines competition
• NSF invests $6.2 million in EPSCoR Research Fellows
• NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory speeds into the design phase
• NSF announces funding to establish the National AI Research Resource Operations Center

Program Announcements

• Research on Innovative Technologies for Enhanced Learning (RITEL)
• Foundations for Operating the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource: the NAIRR Operations Center (NAIRR-OC)
• NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12)
• Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS)
• Computer and Information Science and Engineering : Future Computing Research (Future CoRe)

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