C-FARE Info

Congress Overrides Presidential Farm Bill Veto

On May 22, 2008 Congress voted by 316-108 in the House and 82-13 in the Senate to override the Presidential veto of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008. The bill has been enacted into law, with the exception of the bill’s trade title.

Sophie Prize Invites Nominations

Administered by the Oslo-based Sophie Foundation, the Sophie Prize is an international award presented annually in the field of environment and sustainable development. Application deadline is November 1, 2008.

Budweiser Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation Research Prize

Budweiser and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation are accepting applications for the 2008 Budweiser Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation Research Prize. The prize will recognize and support a single innovative project that advances new technologies or practices that contribute to making renewable energy a practical energy alternative. Application deadline is August 15, 2008.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars program goal is to improve health by training scholars to: investigate the connections among biological, genetic, behavioral, environmental, economic, and social determinants of health; and develop, evaluate, and disseminate knowledge and interventions that integrate and act on these determinants to improve health. Application deadline is October 3, 2008.

Funding for Policy Programs to Address Energy Problems

The Energy Foundation’s primary role is as a grantmaker, providing resources to the institutions that most effectively leverage change.

Funding to Examine Effects of Public Reporting and Pay-for-Performance

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks proposals for projects to examine the effects of public reporting and pay-for-performance on health care quality. Proposals should demonstrate the potential to produce high-quality, scientifically sound research. Application deadline is June 12, 2008.

NIST Construction Funds

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking grant proposals for the construction of science research buildings from institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations.

NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings Available

The National Institutes of Health has announced the availability of funding to support conferences and scientific meetings through its Research Conference Grant Program.

Renewable Resources Extension Act

The purpose of the grant program is to provide funds for projects that: (1) develop and implement eXtension Communities of Practice (CoP); (2) have national or regional relevancy; or (3) develop new and innovative projects that can be replicated at other institutions. Application deadline is July 28, 2008.

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award

The National Institutes of Health will award Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants to eligible institutions to develop or enhance research training opportunities for individuals interested in careers in biomedical and behavioral research.