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J. Thanga (Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering) 

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Only one application per organization will be considered.

Required Cost Share
Applicants must contribute matching funds equal to at least 20% of the Forest Service requested funds. For example, if the requested Federal amount is $100,000, the applicant match must be at least $20,000 or more. Applications that do not include this match will be deemed ineligible.

Executive Summary
The Forest Service’s International Programs and Trade (IPT) Invasive Species program protects U.S. forests, grasslands, and agricultural lands by supporting projects that improve prevention and management of invasive species impacting U.S. lands. The goal of the program is to improve management of invasive pests and to prevent or minimize new infestations in the U.S. Addressing invasive species requires international cooperation, and most projects the program supports include international collaborators, such as from the native range of invasive species currently impacting the U.S., from countries also trying to manage the same invasive pests we have in the U.S., and/or countries with whom we can share information on emerging pests and prevention strategies. 

Invasive pests introduced through trade cost the United States $26 billion annually, threatening ecosystem health, biodiversity, and economic stability. Maintaining healthy, resilient forests across the U.S. is essential for the Forest Service to deliver on the President’s Executive Order (EO) 14225 “Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production” and on USDA Secretary’s Memo (SM) 1078-006 “Increasing Timber Production and Designating an Emergency Situation on National Forest System Lands”. This work also supports the Forest Service’s efforts to deliver on EO 14223 “Addressing the Threat to National Security from Imports of Timber” by limiting the spread of invasive species that might impact expanding timber harvests. It is also crucial to carrying out the President’s and USDA Secretary’s National Farm Security Action Plan, specifically to minimize biosecurity threats, safeguard plant health, and improve the resilience of America’s agriculture. USDA Secretary Brook Rollins is also prioritizing invasive species research, naming “Protecting the Integrity of American Agriculture from Invasive Species” as one of the agency’s top research priorities for 2026. 

Through this NOFO, IPT’s Invasive Species program aims to support projects that advance tangible improvements in invasive species prevention by utilizing existing research knowledge on invasive species risks and pathways to produce actionable outcomes that protect American agriculture from invasive species. For example, past and current research has built important pre-invasion knowledge of problematic pests, such as through horizon scanning and monitoring ex-patria sentinel trees. We invite proposals that build upon and directly link this type of invasive species scientific knowledge to make improvements in regulatory frameworks, policies, and actions that will decrease new arrivals and establishment of invasive pests. Projects should bridge the gap between current research knowledge and concrete actions that will improve how the U.S. prevents the introduction and establishment of new invasive species.

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Priority Outcome Areas
Priority program outcomes are (1) Water for Energy Reliability and Reservoir Resilience and (2) Energy-Water Efficiency and Industrial Success

1. Water for Energy Reliability and Reservoir Resilience
   C. Chen (Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences)
2. Energy-Water Efficiency and Industrial Success
   A. Achilli (Chemical and Environmental Engineering)

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Offeror may submit multiple white papers in response to this BAA but may only submit one white paper under each priority outcome area.

Description
The primary objective of the National Science Foundation’s Energy Water Security Initiative (EWSI) is to secure American energy and national infrastructure resilience by producing measurable reductions in vulnerabilities where water scarcity threatens energy production, baseload stability, and industrial water extraction. This effort aims to accelerate deployment of technical solutions, with a priority focus on the systemic crisis within the Colorado River Basin. 

The NSF Energy Water Security Initiative seeks to develop the critical framework needed for research and development and accelerated, high-impact deployment. This initiative implements a two-phase program. Phase 1 awardees receive resources to develop consortia comprising multi-sector partnerships that can deliver on the goals of this initiative. Consortia should include regional partners and provide the collaborative infrastructure needed to accelerate development and deployment of technical capabilities. Phase 2 awardees will receive significant resources to expand the scale of projects leading to rapid completion and deployment of secure, public-domain technologies. The NAICS code for this BAA is 813920 (Professional Organization), which is a consortium focused on promoting professional research interests

 

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An individual applicant may not submit more than one application in response to this NOFO, and may not be offered more than one award.

Summary
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) announces this notice of funding opportunity to support the Technical Agricultural Assistance Program by issuing a new award. 

This opportunity is available to State cooperative institutions, - colleges and universities in the United States, as defined at 7 U.S.C. § 3103 and public and private nonprofit institutions/organizations and is intended to help achieve the objectives of “Enhancing Biotechnology Market Opportunities for U.S. Exporters and American Farmers” in key markets to include Africa, Asia, Western Hemisphere/Latin America/Americas as well as other relevant economic bodies and organizations such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the African Union and European Union. Specifically, this new award aims to support activities that promote the America First policy agenda to help expand market access for U.S. agricultural products and to address current and potential trade barriers to U.S. products derived from agricultural biotechnologies.

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Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.

Executive Summary 
Priority regions and thematic areas will be identified through consultation with DRL and may include: 
Illustrative Priority Regions: Global, with regional emphasis on priority areas such as: NEA (Yemen, Syria); WHA (Cuba, Haiti); EAP (DPRK, Burma); and Pacific Islands. 

Illustrative Priority Themes: atrocities, gross human rights violations, human rights abuses, transnational repression (TNR), restriction on civic space, technology-enabled repression, and other emerging DRL priorities.

This global program will support the documentation of human rights violations and abuses and transform this information into credible, actionable, policy-relevant data that can support U.S. and allied sanctions, visa restrictions, law enforcement, DRL’s annual Human Rights Reports, diplomatic engagement, and other accountability measures. By improving the volume, quality, accessibility, and analytical use of locally generated information that meets the evidentiary standards used by the United States and U.S. allies for human rights-based sanctions, visa restrictions, and other accountability tools, the program addresses critical gaps that limit the operational use of documentation efforts and enables burden‑sharing.

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Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization.  If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.

Executive Summary 
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES), Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs (OPA) announces an open competition for a U.S. institution, company, or organization (see eligibility information in B.1) interested in submitting an application to conduct ocean mapping, seabed exploration, habitat and resource characterization, and data management and analysis in Pacific Island Countries (PICs).  The funded activities will be done in cooperation and coordination with relevant PIC governments and stakeholders.  This funding opportunity is one component of a broader U.S. Government (USG) initiative, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of the Interior (DOI), aimed at advancing seabed mapping and exploration in the Pacific.  Together, these efforts will provide environmental baseline data, locate and characterize habitats and resources in PIC’s seabed within national jurisdiction, analyze impacts for ocean resource management, and build foreign national regulatory frameworks with high environmental and transparency standards favorable to competitive private sector investment.   

This opportunity advances President Trump’s Executive Orders on critical minerals, including EO 14285 on Unleashing America’s Offshore Critical Minerals and Resources, which directs U.S. government agencies to move expeditiously to support investment in deep sea science, mapping, and technology, strengthen partnerships with allies and industry, and ensure U.S. companies are well-positioned to support allies and partners interested in developing seabed minerals responsibly in areas within their national jurisdictions.

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Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding under this funding opportunity.

Executive Summary
The U.S. Department of State invites eligible organizations to submit proposals for innovative, high-visibility public education and civic-engagement programs in the United Kingdom that deepen public understanding of the shared Anglo-American common law tradition, and/or to commemorate the 70th anniversary in 2027 of the American Bar Association’s unveiling of the Magna Carta Memorial in Runnymede, UK that honors the foundation of the rule of law. Priority will be given to ambitious initiatives that connect foundational principles, such as freedom of speech, due process, trial by jury, limited government, rule of law, property rights, taxation by consent, and ordered liberty to contemporary civic life. 

Successful projects will combine scholarly depth with broad public accessibility through:

• Major symposia or symposium series, 
• Traveling or “pop-up” educational exhibitions, 
• Speaker exchanges, and 
• Viral digital outreach. 

The goal is to foster a sustained national conversation in the United Kingdom that reinforces the enduring transatlantic partnership and the shared civilizational values that underpin it.

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An organization may submit only one application as lead applicant and may apply for only one region. An organization may participate as a partner or subrecipient on applications for other regions, provided such participation does not create conflicts of interest or compromise the organization’s ability to fulfill its primary commitment.

Summary
Child welfare agencies continue to face challenges in recruiting and matching adoptive families for children awaiting permanency, due in part to outdated processes, limited data integration, and inconsistent access to effective tools. Most jurisdictions rely on static photo listing services, fragmented data systems, and manual caseworker knowledge to identify potential matches. While existing national recruitment resources provide important visibility for waiting children, there is a growing need for modern, technology-enabled approaches and tools that actively support caseworkers in timely, data-informed, and high-quality matching decisions. 

ACF will fund regional innovation hubs to design, implement, and evaluate human- centered technology-enabled solutions that improve adoptive family recruitment and matching. These solutions may include data-informed recruitment tools, AI-assisted matching, and predictive analytics to accelerate permanency for children in foster care. 

ACF expects to fund three regional innovation hubs—you must apply to the appropriate region: 

• Eastern Region. 
• Central Region. 
• Western Region. 

Innovation hubs will partner with pilot jurisdictions in their region to develop, deploy, and evaluate these tools; strengthen agency capacity; and support implementation through intensive technical assistance, training, and continuous quality improvement. Hubs will also disseminate tools, best practices, and lessons learned to jurisdictions across their region and collaborate nationally to promote shared learning.

For the purposes of this NOFO, pilot jurisdictions must be public child welfare agencies that administer Title IV-E foster care and adoption assistance programs at the state, territorial, tribal, or local level. 

If awarded, recipients will focus on the following activities: 

• Applied research, development, and testing of technology-enabled recruitment and matching solutions. 
• Training, coaching, and technical assistance to support implementation. 
• Advancement of interoperability and data standards. 
• Implementation of privacy, security, and safeguards. 
• Dissemination and knowledge sharing to support the broader field. 

To support effective implementation of all program activities, each innovation hub must establish and implement a robust performance measurement and continuous quality improvement (CQI) framework to assess progress, inform decision-making, and drive continuous improvement. 

Through these activities, the program aims to accelerate permanency, improve the quality and stability of adoptive placements, and strengthen the child welfare system’s ability to use data and technology to support children and families.

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D. Alharthi (College of Information Science) 

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Only one applicant from a university or non-profit research institute will be considered in each application cycle. Institutions are expected to conduct an internal review and selection process, as the Foundation will not consider multiple letters of intent from a single institution. For purposes of this policy, the Foundation considers the parent university to be the relevant institution. Accordingly, a university with a law school, medical school, several teaching hospitals, and a faculty of arts and sciences may only submit one letter of intent in total. If a university system, such as a state-wide university system, comprises several universities, each university within the system may nominate one applicant.

Program Overview
The Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics is a career development award to enable early-career faculty members to carry out innovative bioethics research. The program is designed to support projects that address a significant bioethics problem and extend beyond current work in bioethics, while fostering a community of Scholars and Alums committed to advancing the field.

Each year, the Foundation selects approximately three Greenwall Faculty Scholars to receive 50 percent salary support for three years to pursue a defined research project and further develop their research program.

Scholars and Alums attend twice-yearly meetings, where they present their works in progress, receive feedback and mentoring from the Faculty Scholars Program Committee and other Scholars and Alums, and have an opportunity to cultivate collaborative relationships across institutions and disciplines. Third-year Scholars are expected to help plan these meetings. Program Alums remain actively engaged, providing mentorship to newer Scholars and creating a sustained network for professional development, collaboration, and scholarly exchange. In addition, all first-year Scholars participate in a philosophical bioethics seminar series, and other professional development opportunities may be offered through the Program.

The Program Committee oversees the Faculty Scholars Program, selects Scholars and recommends them for funding, and plays an active role in mentorship and professional development activities.

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Under this NOFO, you may submit only one application under your organization’s UEI.

Summary 
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supports strengthening country systems to detect, notify, and respond to outbreaks by applying time-bound, evidence-based frameworks, such as the 7-1-7 target, which aims to detect outbreaks within 7 days, notify within 1 day, and respond within 7 days. This target was selected to promote rapid containment and minimize health and economic impacts. 

Activities under this award will be conducted outside the United States and its territories. Building on previous outbreak experience and other international health emergencies, this NOFO advances American interests by reinforcing systems that protect both the United States and recipient nations. 

Activities focus on improving early detection of biological threats, timely notification across sectors and borders, and effective response to contain outbreaks before they spread, consistent with the Detect, Notify, Respond (D- N-R) framework. Efforts include strengthening surveillance, expanding laboratory readiness, enhancing information flows, and improving response operations to reduce economic effects and improve health. These activities emphasize burden sharing, accountability, and efficiency to ensure benefits to Americans at home and abroad, while helping recipient nations achieve long-term self-reliance and stability.

Please see NOFO for required delivery locations. 

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Under this NOFO, you may submit only one application under your organization’s UEI.

Summary 
This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) will enhance capacity to contain outbreaks through partnerships with Ministries of Health (MOHs), external stakeholders, and other governmental institutions. This NOFO prioritizes durable Global Health Security (GHS) programs to keep Americans safer, stronger, and more prosperous by improving public health globally. It applies lessons learned from recent significant public health events, including outbreaks of viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF), highly pathogenic strains of influenza, and the COVID-19 pandemic. 

As global leaders in strengthening GHS systems, the U.S. government (USG) will use updated frameworks to advance disease detection, notification, and response strategies. This NOFO’s main outcomes are:

• Use time-bound evidence based frameworks, such as the 7-1-7 framework, to detect and respond to outbreaks more quickly for diseases that threaten global health security and the health of Americans at home and abroad. 
• Support regional and country public health institutions to independently lead preparedness efforts and create resilient, durable, and locally owned health systems. 
• Enhance data systems, lab capacity, and local field epidemiology workforce to effectively combat disease threats of international significance.