GRAND CHALLENGES EXPLORATIONS

Grand Challenges Explorations is a new five-year US$100 million fast-track grants initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  It will support hundreds of early-stage research projects pursuing creative concepts for new global health solutions, including vaccines, drugs, diagnostics, and other technologies for health problems disproportionately affecting poor countries.

Projects will initially be funded at the level of US$100,000 each, with the opportunity for additional funding in the future for projects that show promise.

A key goal of the Explorations initiative is to promote greater diversity in global health research.  In particular, the hope is to involve scientists who don’t typically work in global health – this includes innovators in the developing world, from complementary disciplines, and in the private sector, as well as young investigators.

Fast-Track Grants:

To make it as easy as possible for scientists to apply, the Explorations initiative will use a new fast-track grant-making approach.  Applicants for Explorations grants will be asked to submit relatively short funding proposals, and will not necessarily be required to show preliminary data.

Getting Involved:

Sign up at the Grand Challenges in Global Health website – www.gcgh.org – to receive email updates with news and information on Explorations funding opportunities.  The first call for grant proposals will be posted to the website in early 2008, along with the list of topics being addressed and application instructions.

FEDERAL LAB OPPORTUNITY OFFICES

Department of Commerce

National Institute of Standards & Technology Funding Opportunities
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/grants.htm

SBA’s Federal Grants Navigator
http://www.sba.gov/services/financialassistance/grants/index.html

Army

Army Medical Research & Materiel Command Logistics & Acquisitions Management
https://mrmc-www.army.mil/lamindex.asp

Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases Business Office
http://www.usamriid.army.mil/businessopspage.htm

Army Research Laboratory: Doing Business with ARL
http://www.arl.army.mil/main/Main/default.cfm?Action=6

Army Single Face to Industry Acquisition Business Web Site
https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/
This Web site has been established by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, ASA(AL&T), as part of their Web-based strategy. This strategy includes: conducting electronic commerce on the Internet; allowing remote site processing; integration of workflow into the procurement process; and definition of retail logistics interface requirements. The challenges include interfacing with the Standard Procurement System (SPS) and JEDMICS; secure Web Bid Response; HomePage standardization; and technical data interfacing for bids/proposals

Developmental Test Command Business Opportunities
http://www.dtc.army.mil/business.html

RDECOM CERDEC Night Vision & Electronic
 Sensors Directorate Business Opportunities
http://www.nvl.army.mil/business/index.php

Research Institute for Behavioral and Social Sciences Opportunities
http://www.hqda.army.mil/ari/opps/index.shtml

Topographic Engineering Center Business Information
http://www.tec.army.mil/info.htm

Navy

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division: Doing Business with US
http://www.nawcad.navy.mil/business.cfm

Naval Medical Research Center Research Services Directorate
http://www.nmrc.navy.mil/RES_SVC/nmrc_res_srv_main.htm

Naval Research Laboratory Doing Business
http://www.nrl.navy.mil/content.php?P=DOINGBUSINESS

Naval Surface Warfare Center – Carderock Division Working with US
http://www.dt.navy.mil/working_with_us/working_with_us.html

Naval Surface Warfare Center – Dahlgren Division Business Opportunities
http://www.nswc.navy.mil

Naval Surface Warfare Center – Indian Head Division Working with US
http://www.ih.navy.mil/working_with_us/working_with_us.html

Office of Naval Research Acquisition Department
http://www.onr.navy.mil/about/contracts.asp

Other DOD

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: Doing Business with DARPA
http://www.darpa.mil/body/dobdar.html

Missile Defense Agency: Doing Business
http://www.mda.mil/mdalink/html/business.html

Engineering Solutions for Military and Aerospace
www.defensetechbriefs.com

Air Force Small Business
http://www.selltoairforce.org/
Promote effective outreach and acquisition strategies that provide small and disadvantaged businesses as well as minority institutions, with fair opportunities in Air Force acquisitions, procurements, and research.  Partner with small and large business, minority institutions, federal agencies, trade associations and acquisition and requirements personnel in providing affordable, effective, and sustainable war fighting capabilities.

Doing Business with DOD: DOD Office of Small Business Programs
www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/doing_business/index.htm

Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental Protection Agency Business Opportunities
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/doingbusiness.htm

Intelligence

Central Intelligence Agency Ventures
www.in-q-tel.com

Defense Information Systems Agency/Defense Information
Technology Contracting Organization
http://www.ditco.disa.mil/

National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Business Opportunities
http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/nga01/

National Security Agency Introduction to Business
http://www.nsa.gov/business/index.cfm

Energy

Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory
Solicitations & Business Opportunities
http://www.netl.doe.gov/business/index.html

Department of Energy Jefferson Laboratory Business Connections
http://www.jlab.org/business.html

Homeland Security

Department of Homeland Security Links for Business
http://www.dhs.gov/xbsnss/

HHS

Food & Drug Administration Grants Funding Opportunities
http://www.fda.gov/oc/ofacs/grants/

National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health Extramural Programs
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/oep/

National Institutes of Health Grants & Funding Opportunities
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/index.cfm

National Institutes of Health Office of Acquisition Management & Policy
http://oamp.od.nih.gov/

NASA

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Doing Business with Us
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/business/index.html

NASA Langley: Doing Business with Us
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/business/index.html

NASA Research Opportunities
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forresearchers/researchbizops/index.html

NSF

National Science Foundation Funding
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/

USDA

Agricultural Research Service Partnering
http://www.ars.usda.gov/Business/Business.htm

Forestry Service Acquisition Management
http://www.fs.fed.us/business/

USDA Research Grants & Agreements
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?navid=RESEARCH_GRANTS&parentnav=RESEARCH_SCIENCE&navtype=RT

VA

Department of Veteran’s Administration Funding Opportunities
http://www.rehab.research.va.gov/jimspage/funding.htm