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Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure

KLJ Editing Team — Mon, 25 Jan 2016 22:44:12 +0000

The National Science Foundation, Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure program, is seeking proposals to develop and deploy security solutions that benefit the scientific community by ensuring the integrity and reliability of the end-to-end scientific workflow. The solicitation seeks unique ways to protect scientific instruments, resources, cyberinfrastructure and data that extend beyond building better perimeters and point solutions. Scope encompasses instruments, processing software, analysis tools, computing and storage resources as well as information repositories and data archives.

Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity)

Match: None

Award Floor: $500,000

Award Ceiling: $1 million

Deadline: April 19, 2016

Contact: Anita Nikolich, 703 292 4551, anikolic@nsf.gov

For further information or assistance in applying for funding opportunities, contact KLJ at 701 355 8400.

STEM+Computing Partnership Grants

KLJ Editing Team — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:59:03 +0000

The National Science Foundation, STEM+Computing Partnerships program seeks to significantly enhance learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computing by K-12 students and teachers through research on, and development of, courses, curriculum, course materials, pedagogies, instructional strategies, models or environments that innovatively integrate computing into one or more other STEM disciplines, or integrate STEM contents into the teaching and learning of computing. Projects in the STEM+C program should address emerging challenges in the learning and teaching of STEM and computing. Applications should follow one of two proposed tracks: 1) Integration of Computing in STEM education or 2) Computing education and capacity building.

Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted

Match: None

Award Floor: $250,000

Award Ceiling: $2.5 million

Deadline: March 28, 2016

Contact: Arlene de Strulle, 703 292 8620, adestrul@nsf.gov

For further information or assistance in applying for funding opportunities, contact KLJ at 701 355 8400.

Indian Country Underground Storage Tank Compliance & Training Assistance

KLJ Editing Team — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:58:18 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency announces the availability of funds and solicits proposals to promote the prevention of releases from federally-regulated underground storage tanks (USTs) in Indian country and the compliance of UST facilities in Indian country with federal regulations. Funding may be used for activities that support UST compliance through education of owners and operators, training opportunities for Tribal Governmental personal and Tribal UST compliance program development and collaboration.

Eligible Applicants: States, territories and federally recognized Tribal and Intertribal Consortia

Match: None

Award Ceiling: $200,000

Deadline: February 11, 2016

Contact: Lela Hagan, 703 603 7145, hagan.lela@epa.gov

For further information or assistance in applying for funding opportunities, contact KLJ at 701 355 8400.

Water Conservation Program Funding – Dakotas and Montana Area Offices

KLJ Editing Team — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:53:49 +0000

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is requesting proposals to fund activities in support of its Water Conservation Field Services Program. The mission of Reclamation is to manage, develop and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner. Projects assist water districts in the development and implementation of effective water conservation plans, complement and support State and other local conservation program efforts and generally foster improved water management on a regional, statewide and watershed basis.

Eligible Applicants: Any State, Indian Tribe, irrigation district, water district or other organization with water or power delivery authority within the geographic area covered by the Bureau of Reclamation, Dakotas Area or Montana Area offices.

Match: 50 percent of the total activity costs. Cost sharing may be cash or in-kind contributions.

Award Ceiling: $300,000

Deadline: March 2, 2016

Contact: Lindsey Nafts, 406 247 7684, lnafts@usbr.gov

For further information or assistance in applying for funding opportunities, contact KLJ at 701 355 8400.

Interdependent Infrastructure Systems and Processes Grant

KLJ Editing Team — Tue, 22 Dec 2015 15:01:23 +0000

The National Science Foundation is accepting proposals for projects that (1) foster an interdisciplinary research community of engineers, computer and computational scientists and social and behavioral scientists, that creates new approaches and engineering solutions for the design and operation of infrastructures as processes and services; (2) enhance the understanding and design of interdependent critical infrastructure systems (ICIs) and processes that provide essential goods and services despite disruptions and failures from any cause, natural, technological, or malicious; (3) create the knowledge for innovation in ICIs so that they safely, securely, and effectively expand the range of goods and services they enable; and (4) improve the effectiveness and efficiency with which they deliver existing goods and services.

This solicitation seeks to fund projects likely to produce new knowledge that can contribute to making ICI services more effective, efficient, dependable, adaptable, resilient, safe, and secure, taking into account the human systems in which they are embedded. Successful proposals are expected to study multiple infrastructures focusing on them as interdependent systems that deliver services, enabling a new interdisciplinary paradigm in infrastructure research. To meet the interdisciplinary criterion, proposals must broadly integrate across engineering, computer, information and computational science, and the social, behavioral and economic sciences.

Eligible Applicants: Accredited Universities and Colleges

Match: None

Award Ceiling: $500,000 for 2-year projects and $2.5 million for 3-4 year projects

Deadline: March 9, 2016

Contact: Elise Miller-Hooks, 703 292 2162, elisemh@nsf.gov or Bruce Hamilton, 703 292 7066, bhamilto@nsf.gov

For further information or assistance in applying for funding opportunities, contact KLJ at 701 355 8400.

South Dakota Prairie Riparian Restoration Grant

KLJ Editing Team — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 21:56:11 +0000

The Bureau of Land Management is requesting applications to enter into a cooperative agreement to support improved conditions of, and restore where possible, riparian areas on public lands in a prairie landscape. In some places, changes to grazing management alone is not sufficient to affect a positive change in riparian areas that have been degraded by past, upstream or downstream management practices.

This project may include construction of temporary or permanent enclosures, planting of native vegetation, and modification, or repair of old or defunct pits and reservoirs. This would complement current grazing practices and increases of pipelines for stock tanks that provide a reliable source of water for livestock while decreasing livestock presence and impact on other water developments and riparian areas. The project would improve habitat for wildlife, including BLM special status species, through stabilization, improvement, and restoration of habitat.

Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted

Match: None

Award Floor: $1

Award Ceiling: $15,000

Deadline: February 5, 2016

Contact: Walter Ullrey, 605 892 7000, wullrey@blm.gov

For further information or assistance in applying for funding opportunities, contact KLJ at 701 355 8400.

Beyond Traffic: The Smart City Challenge Transportation Grant

KLJ Editing Team — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 21:55:30 +0000

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) announces the Smart City funding grant for applicants with programs that demonstrate and evaluate a holistic, integrated approach to improving surface transportation performance within a city and integrating this approach with other smart city domains such as public safety, public services and energy. The USDOT intends for this challenge to address how emerging transportation data, technologies, and applications can be integrated with existing systems in a city to address transportation challenges. USDOT will make an award of up to $40 million for one mid-sized city that can demonstrate how advanced data and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies and applications can be used to reduce congestion, keep travelers safe, protect the environment, respond to climate change, connect underserved communities, and support economic vitality.

Eligible Applicants: State, county, local and Tribal governments, transit agencies and authorities, public toll authorities, metropolitan planning organizations or multijurisdictional groups applying through a single lead applicant

Match: None

Award Floor: $100,000

Award Ceiling: $40 million

Deadline: February 4, 2016

Contact: Sarah Tarpgaard, 202 366 3750, sarah.tarpgaard@dot.gov

For further information or assistance in applying for funding opportunities, contact KLJ at 701 355 8400.

Montana Reclamation and Development Program Planning Grants

KLJ Editing Team — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:14:03 +0000

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation announces the availability of funding for planning activities for natural resource projects that provide natural resource benefits in the categories of mineral development impacts or crucial state need. Mineral development impact projects must:

Reclaim land, water or other resources adversely affected by mineral development, or
Mitigate damage to public resources caused by mineral development, or
Research, demonstrate, or provide technical assistance to promote the wise use of Montana minerals, or
Investigate and remediate sites where hazardous wastes or regulated substances threaten public health or environment, or
Research to assess existing or potential environmental damage resulting from mineral development

Projects addressing crucial state need must prevent or eliminate severe and unacceptable damage to natural resources or capture extraordinary public benefit that would otherwise be lost. Public benefit from implementation of this type of project must directly relate to natural resources.

Project activities may include 1) problem analysis, 2) feasibility or design studies, 3) environmental monitoring, 4) remedial action plans, 5) technology demonstration, 6) research, 7) construction, or 8) other related actions that lead to a full-scale project.

Eligible Applicants: Federally recognized Tribes, cities, counties, conservation districts, and other local government entities

Match: Matching funds are required, but a specific amount is not prescribed and match funds may be in-kind contributions

Award Ceiling: $50,000

Deadline: January 8, 2016

Contact: Alicia Stickney, 406 444 0547, astickney@mt.gov or Stephanie Hester, 404 444 6691, shester@mt.gov

For further information or assistance in applying for funding opportunities, contact KLJ at 701 355 8400.

Tribal Clean Water Nonpoint Source Management Grants

KLJ Editing Team — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:12:43 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency is soliciting proposals to develop and/or implement watershed-based plans and on-the-ground projects that will result in significant steps towards solving Nonpoint Source (NPS) impairments on a watershed-wide basis. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit proposals that develop and/or implement watershed-based plans designed to protect unimpaired waters and/or restore NPS-impaired waters.

Eligible Applicants: Federally recognized Tribes and intertribal consortium

Match: 40 percent

Award Ceiling: $100,000

Deadline: January 15, 2016

Contact: Howard Kahan, 416 972 3143, kahan.howard@epa.gov or, for Region 8 (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming) Peter Monahan, 303 312 6946, Monahan.peter@epa.gov

For further information or assistance in applying for funding opportunities, contact KLJ at 701 355 8400.

Montana Quality Schools Grant Program

KLJ Editing Team — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:34:41 +0000

The Montana Department of Commerce has released the application guidelines and administration manual for the 2019 Biennium Quality Schools Grant Program. Grants are available for projects that involve construction of a new school facility, major repairs or deferred maintenance to an existing school, major improvements or enhancements to an existing school or information technology infrastructure, including installations, upgrades or improvements to an existing school. Projects involving repairs to existing facilities are given preference over projects involving construction of new facilities and are further prioritized as follows:

Projects that solve urgent and serious public health or safety problems or that enable public school districts to meet state or federal health or safety standards
Projects that address deferred maintenance by repairing or replacing existing building components that are inoperable or difficult to service or lack minimum integrity
Projects that enhance a public school district’s ability to offer specific services related to the requirements of accreditation standards
Projects that provide long-term, cost-effective benefits through energy efficient design
Projects that incorporate long-term, cost-effective benefits to school facilities, including the technology needs of school facilities
Projects that enhance educational opportunities for students

Eligible Applicants: Montana Public School Districts serving K-12 students, including elementary school districts, high school districts and K-12 school districts. Each public school district may apply for only one grant per funding cycle.

Match: A minimum of 10% of the estimated construction cost must be assured as contingency. Additional match/non Quality Schools Grant funds are recommended.

Award Ceiling: None – funds are approved by the legislature and prioritized.

Deadline: March 1, 2016

Contact: Ethan Stapp, 406 841 2785, estapp@mt.gov or Stephanie Crider, 406 841 2867, scrider@mt.gov

For further information or assistance in applying for funding opportunities, contact KLJ at 701 355 8400.