WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The National Science Foundation announced that it expects to award grants for the Engineering Research Initiation Program. The agency description of the grant states: "The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) seeks to build engineering research capacity across the nation by investing in new academic investigators who have yet to receive research funding from Federal Agencies. The Engineering Research Initiation (ERI) program aims to suppor more ST

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a grant for projects to deepen understanding of visions on free and open Indo-Pacific Region. The agency description of the grant states: "Based on funding availability, this project will provide a group of scholars focused on the study of the Indo-Pacific region with a deeper understanding of the U.S. and Indian visions for and perspectives on a free and open Indo-Pacific, and promote collaborative research more ST

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced that it expects to award up to two grants for the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in Rhode Island. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $160,000. The categories of funding activity are a) agriculture, b) environment and c) natural resources. Eligible Applicants: Small businesses; Native American tribal governments (F more ST

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- The National Science Foundation announced that it expects to award a grant for Polar research fellowships. The agency description of the grant states: "The Office of Polar Programs (OPP) offers postdoctoral research fellowships (PRF) to provide opportunities for early career scientists, including social scientists, to accomplish one or more of the following goals: expand their work across traditional disciplinary lines, develop new partnerships connecting the polar regio more ST

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of State announced that it expects to award a grant for programs that support transformative technologies, inclusive democracy and higher education in India. The agency description of the grant states: "This funding opportunity seeks to invite project proposals on four areas: Transformative Technologies, Inclusive India, Indo Pacific Cooperation, and Higher Education. While proposals may address multiple project and objectives, each proposal should fo more ST

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health announced that it expects to award a grant for research to understand and address the impact of structural racism and discrimination on minority health. The agency description of the grant states: "This initiative will support (1) observational research to understand the role of structural racism and discrimination (SRD) in causing and sustaining health disparities, and (2) intervention resea more ST