Many technology and economic programs here in Southwest Missouri have depended on the availability of broadband access to support long-term economic growth and opportunity for the area. Earlier this year when the government’s stimulus funding was announced, one of the programs being addressed was funding for broadband access for underserved and unserved communities that lack [...]
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Various Sponsored Program News
NIH AREA Program Announcement Extended:
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has confirmed that it will extend the parent R15 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) program announcement (which expired in January) until January 8, 2010. A new R15 parent announcement will be published later this year.
Applicants should note three immediate changes: beginning with the October 25, [...]
Research and Grants News; 9/1/2009:
ARRA Federal Reporting:
As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, a new federal website, http://www.FederalReporting.gov, has been established to collect and submit data on a quarterly basis for grants, loans, and contracts made under Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. This website provides a mechanism for submitting these required data.
Through FederalReporting.gov, [...]
Broadband Workshop: Webcast
In the local newspaper, the Springfield Newsleader, (Aug. 12 & 13, 2009), information on the efforts of the Missouri government to go after stimulus funding to deliver broadband access to rural Missourians was highlighted. See
http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009908130370 and http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990812054
In other news, The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will hold a National Broadband Plan Education workshop on August 20, 2009 [...]
How to find funding opportunities? Follow the trail!
As I constantly search for grant funding opportunities for faculty at Missouri State University, I am sometimes overwhelmed with the various search engines within the federal agencies as well as foundation sources to find grants. Times of frustration can set in as you search for that one lead (however small) that will lead to a [...]
Write a Grant? Me??
If you’re asking yourself —“Why would I want to write a grant proposal?”—you’re missing the point. Grant funds are a practical way to extend limited budgets.