IUSB GrantsLetter February 2000 For more information on the Office of Research and how it can help you please contact Erika Zynda at 237-4181 or ezynda@iusb.edu.

Deadline	Program Name/Description	URL for further information
3/7/00	Corporation for National Service: Learn and Serve America - supports service-learning activities through competitive grants.	http://learnandserve.org/resources/
3/7/00	US Department of Education: Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) - Implementation and catalyst grants to nurture innovative teacher preparation program improvements.	http://www.ed.gov/teachtech/
3/15/00	Whitaker Foundation: Biomedical Engineering Leadership-Development Award This program emphasizes education, rather than solving specific research problems. Each IU campus can submit 2 applications	http://www.whitaker.org/grants
3/16/00	US Department of Commerce: Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) - promotes the development, widespread availability, and use of advanced telecommunications and information technologies to serve the public interest.	http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome /tiiap/general/general.html
3/17/00	21st Century Research & Technology Fund - Increase the capacity of Indiana institutions of higher education, Indiana businesses, and Indiana nonprofit corporations and organizations to compete successfully for federal or private research and development funding - Stimulate the transfer of research and technology into marketable products - Assist with diversifying Indiana ís economy by focusing investment in biomedical research and biotechnology, information technology, and other high technology industry clusters requiring high skill, high wage employees - Encourage an environment of innovation and cooperation among universities and businesses to promote research activity.	http://www.21stcentury-research.org/ proposal_guide.htm
3/27/00	NEA - Grants to Organizations Creativity (formerly Creation & Presentation): Creation and presentation of artistic work. Organizational Capacity (formerly Planning & Stabilization): Developing strong and valued arts organizations.	http://arts.endow.gov/guide/Orgs01 /OrgIndex.html
3/31/00	NEH - Regional Humanities Center Planning Grants - to establish a Regional Humanities Center in the Central Region of US.	http://www.neh.gov
3/31/00	Indiana Campus Compact - Scholarship of Engagement Support for faculty to integrate community engagement and service learning into at least one aspect of their professional development.	mbellner@iupui.edu
4/1/00	National Endowment for the Arts - ArtsREACH Community Cultural Planning	http://arts.endow.gov
4/1/00	National Security Education Program - To equip Americans with an understanding of less commonly taught languages and cultures and enable the nation to remain integrally involved in global issues related to U.S. National Security; To build a critical base of future leaders both in government service and in higher education, who have cultivated international relationships and worked and studied alongside experts of other countries; To develop a cadre of professionals with more than the traditional knowledge of language and culture who can use this ability to help the U.S. make sound decisions on and deal effectively with global issues related to U.S. National Security; and To enhance institutional capacity and increase the number of faculty who can educate U.S. citizens toward achieving these goals.	http://www.ndu.edu/nsep
4/19/00	NSF Rural Systematic Initiatives (RSI) in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education This program supports activities that promote systemic reform of science and mathematics education in schools and districts in rural, economically disadvantaged areas	http://www.nsf.gov
4/25/00	NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) To stimulate innovative educational activities at the undergraduate level in CISE disciplines.	http://www.nsf.gov
6/2/00	NSF - Combines Research-Curriculum Development Multidisciplinary projects that integrate new, state-of-the-art research advances in emerging technology areas into upper-level undergraduate courses.	http://www.nsf.gov
6/13/2000	Lindbergh Foundation: Seeking to further the balance between nature and technology.	http://www.lindberghfoundation.org
6/30/2000	PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment - to stimulate research and facilitate discussion of new approaches to improving the effectiveness of government at the federal, state, local, and international level.	http://endowment.pwcglobal.com
8/14/00	NEA - Grants to Organizations Access- Access to the arts for all. Education - Lifelong education in the arts. Heritage/Preservation - Preservation of our cultural heritage.	http://arts.endow.gov/guide/Orgs01 /OrgIndex.html