The end of January is coming up, which means the federal grants community is ramping up for the busy spring time (we’re only 2 months from the astronomical start of spring!). Before we get ahead of ourselves, you may need to finish up your grant applications for one of the five opportunities below.
Close Date: January 22, 2018
Agency: DOI – Fish and Wildlife Service
Opportunity: Marine Turtle Conservation Fund
Purpose: Provide financial support for projects that conserve nesting populations and habitat and address other threats to the survival of marine turtles in foreign countries. The goal of this program is to reduce threats to marine turtles in their natural habitat.
Close Date: January 23, 2018
Agency: National Science Foundation
Opportunity: Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems
Purpose: Support interdisciplinary research that examines human and natural system processes and the complex interactions among human and natural systems at diverse scales.
Close Date: January 24, 2018
Agency: USDA – Business and Cooperative Programs
Opportunity: Value Added Producer Grant
Purpose: Help agricultural producers enter into value-added activities related to the processing and/or marketing of new products. The goals of this program are to generate new products, create and expand marketing opportunities, and increase producer income.
Close Date: January 24, 2018
Agency: HHS – National Institutes of Health
Opportunity: Improving Smoking Cessation in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Populations via Scalable Interventions (R01)
Purpose: Provide support for highly innovative and promising intervention research designed to improve smoking cessation outcomes among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations.
Close Date: January 26, 2018
Agency: DHS – United States Coast Guard
Opportunity: National Recreational Boating Safety Program – National Non-Profit Organization Grant Program
Purpose: Reduce the number of accidents, injuries, and deaths on America’s waterways, and provide a safe enjoyable experience for the boating public. The program also encourages greater non-profit organization participation and uniformity in boating safety efforts.