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, [...]

In todays news, Missouri State University was one of 26 awardees under the Department of Education’s Emergency Management for Higher Education program. The $469,515 grant will allow the university to create a comprehensive emergency management plan to prepare the community not just for societal emergencies, but for Springfield’s extreme weather as well.
Also. the Office of [...]