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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Also known as the “Federal Stimulus Package” and “H.R. 1.”)

Status Report #7 July 2, 2009

For additional information, contact Karen Markin at kmarkin@uri.edu or ext. 4-5971.

New funding opportunities from the Recovery Act:

Energy

Geologic Sequestration Training & Research
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=gjs6KKLL3fhLdkJXL bP2LwzVh2Gmvvbg43N1Jj2y2qhvChp4kcQF!1656926990?oppId=48212&mode=VIEW

Advanced Energy-Efficient Building Technologies
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=gjs6KKLL3fhLdkJXL bP2LwzVh2Gmvvbg43N1Jj2y2qhvChp4kcQF!1656926990?oppId=48220&mode=VIEW

Special Notice: Expansion of Infrastructures for Ethanol Blends and Development of Algal Biofuels and Advanced Fungible Biofuels through Consortiums
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/financial_opps_news.html?sol_id=253

 

Labor

Energy Training Partnership Grants
Although universities are not eligible to apply, applicants are strongly encouraged to collaborate with them.

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=gjs6KKLL3fhLdkJXL bP2LwzVh2Gmvvbg43N1Jj2y2qhvChp4kcQF!1656926990?oppId=48072&mode=VIEW

 

 

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality

No specific calls for proposals have been issued yet for comparative effectiveness research, but information is emerging about the areas of inquiry likely to be funded. See the following two reports:

AHRQ Recovery Act Program Plan
http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/program-plan&program_id=7610

Report of the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research (pdf document)
Provides information on the topic areas recommended for funding with ARRA money.

http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs/cer/cerannualrpt.pdf

 

National Institutes of Health

NIH has a useful new tool that can be used to view and search for ARRA-funded grants, including summer supplements:
http://report.nih.gov/recovery/index.aspx

 

Office of Management & Budget

Grant administration information.

A new report provides details on how grant recipients are to report their job creation estimates. Go to the following site:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda_default/

and click on  “M-09-21, Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.”

 

Reference

Agency recovery plans (new)
http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/agency-recovery-plans

Agency recovery sites
http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/agencies

ARRA Links

ARRA Awards Announcements from the Vice President of Research and Economic Development

Memo from the Vice President of Research and Economic Development/Periodic Updates on the ARRA

Find Recovery Act (ARRA) Opportunities on Grants.gov

  1. Click on "Find Recovery Act Opportunities"
  2. Then on "Sort by Open Date"

 

ARRA STrategic Working Group Survey

Advice on Pursuing NIH ARRA Funding

NIH Challenge Grant Checklist

ARRA Information 3-27-09 Presentation

ARRA Proposals @ URI Instructions

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