Pursuing Research Funding at the Department of Defense, Department of Energy and the National Labs M

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Pursuing Research Funding at the Department of
Defense, Department of Energy and the National
LabsMarch 1, 2007Part of OPD Spring Seminar
SeriesLucy DeckardL-deckard_at_tamu.edu458-4290
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Office of Proposal Development

• Unit of Vice President for Research Office
• Supports faculty in the development and writing
  of research and educational proposals
• center-level initiatives,
• multidisciplinary research teams,
• research affinity groups,
• junior faculty research,
• diversity in the research enterprise.

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Office of Proposal Development Website

• OPD-WEB (http//opd.tamu.edu/)
• Funding opportunities
• Junior faculty support
• Proposal development resources
• Grant writing seminars and workshops
• Grant writing workbooks and toolkits
• PI perspectives on competitive proposals

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For more info

• Go to http//opd.tamu.edu, click Seminar
  Materials, then Seminars by Date and look for
  this seminar (first link)
• For an electronic version of this presentation
• For additional resource materials

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OPD Seminar/Panel Discussion Series

• Creativity and Research Feb 14th
• (with Office of Dean of Faculties)
• Competing for Funding at NSF  - Feb. 20th
• How to Mentor Graduate Students Feb. 21st
• (with Office of Dean of Faculties)
• Developing Informal Science Partnerships Feb.
  22nd
• Pursuing Funding at NIH Feb. 27th
• Pursuing Research Funding from DoD, DoE and the
  National Labs March 1st
• NSF CAREER program seminar March 27th
• (with TEES Office of Strategic Research
  Development)

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Mission-Oriented Agencies

• Have a specific, focused mission
• All research funding must clearly advance that
  mission
• Research often a small part of overall budget
• Often have intramural research
• Shifts in focus and priorities within the overall
  mission may change rapidly often short time
  horizons for research payoff
• Often sensitive to changes in political
  leadership

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Basic Applied Spectrum
Basic Research
Applied Research

• What are the agencys and programs
  expectations?
• Is the research you are proposing consistent
  with those expectations?
• Avoid Ivory Tower effect

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Department of Defense Research

• Defense Advance Research Agency (DARPA)
• www.darpa.mil
• Army Research Office (ARO)
• www.aro.army.mil
• Office of Naval Research (ONR)
• www.onr.navy.mil
• Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
• www.afosr.af.mil
• Congressionally Directed Medical Research
  Programs (CDMRP)
• http//cdmrp.army.mil/default.htm
• See DoD Director of Research site
  http//www.acq.osd.mil/ddre/research/opportunities
  .html

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DoD Research (Contd)

• Army Corps of Engineers
• http//www.usace.army.mil/inet/functions/rd/missio
  n.htm
• National Security Agency
• http//www.nsa.gov/about/index.cfm
• Ballistic Missile Defense Organization

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Disciplinary Areas Funded( of total research
funding)

• Physics (9)
• Chemistry (9)
• Mathematics (7)
• Electronics (13)
• Materials Science (8)
• Mechanics (13)
• Terrestrial Sciences (3)
• Ocean Sciences (13)
• Atmospheric Sciences and Space Sciences (9)
• Biological Sciences (9)
• Cognitive and Neural Science (4)

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Culture

• Highly mission-oriented
• Research designated
• 6.1 basic research
• 6.2 applied research
• 6.3 applications
• DARPA funds more basic, high-risk research but
  6.1 also funded at other agencies
• See web sites for technical areas of interest
• Highly directed by Program Officers
• Personal relationship very important!
• Connection to defense companies helpful

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Intramural vs. Extramural

• Intramural Research
• Conducted by scientists and engineers inside
  agency
• May constitute large portion of research funding
• May be open to collaborations with outside
  researchers
• Extramural Research
• Conducted by scientists and engineers outside
  agency
• Often close collaboration with intramural
  researchers and/or defense industry researchers
• May utilize DoD facilities

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Funding Opportunities

• Unsolicited
• Research priorities outlined in Long Range Broad
  Agency Announcement (BAA)
• Discuss idea with Program Officer
• If interested, will ask for white paper or
  preliminary proposal
• If PO likes white paper, s/he will request full
  proposal
• Solicited
• Targeted BAAs and Programs
• Get to know your technical point of contact!
• Discuss ideas with him/her
• Find out what they are interested in

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Programs for Universities

• Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative
  (MURI)
• http//www.acq.osd.mil/ddre/researchtest/muri/muri
  .htm
• Defense University Research Instrumentation
  Program (DURIP)
• http//www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/industrial/363/du
  rip.asp
• Young Investigator Program (YIP)
• http//www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/industrial/363/yi
  p.asp
• Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate
  Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) for selected
  states
• http//www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/industrial/363/de
  pscor.asp
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities
  Program
• http//www.acq.osd.mil/ddre/research/opportunities
  .html

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Funding Opportunities

• Faculty and Student Exchanges and Summer
  Positions
• http//www.acq.osd.mil/ddre/research/opportunities
  .html
• http//www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/industrial/363/su
  mmfac.asp
• http//www.acq.osd.mil/ddre/research/opportunities
  .html
• Small Business Innovations Research (SBIR)
• Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

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Useful Websites

• Office of Naval Research (ONR)
• BAAs http//www.onr.navy.mil/02/baa/
• University and education related programs
  http//www.onr.navy.mil/education/
• Army Research Office (ARO)
• Research organizations http//www.arl.army.mil/ma
  in/main/default.cfm?Action231Page231
• Research portfolio http//www.arl.army.mil/main/m
  ain/default.cfm?Action18Page70
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Office (DARPA)
• Organization http//www.darpa.mil/body/off_progra
  ms.html http//www.darpa.mil/body/darpaoff.html
  
• Funding Opportunities http//www.darpa.mil/baa/
• Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
• Organization http//www.afosr.af.mil/AboutAFOSR/a
  bout_orgChart.htm
• Research Areas http//www.afosr.af.mil/research.h
  tm
• Research Funding http//www.afosr.af.mil/Research
  Areas/research_opportunities.htm
• General BAA http//www.grants.gov/search/download
  Att.do?attId7428

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Congressionally Directed Medical Research
Programs (CDMRP)

• Evolved as a mechanism for congress to
  appropriate funds for research on specific
  diseases
• Organized in programs for specific diseases
• Focus areas can change each year
• Review process modeled on NIH

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CDMRP Research Programshttp//cdmrp.army.mil/defa
ult.htm

• FY 2007 Appropriations
• Breast Cancer (127.5M)
• Prostate Cancer (80M)
• Ovarian Cancer (10M)
• Neurofibromatosis (10M)
• Autism (7.5M)
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (1M)
• Program Announcements to be released ASAP on
  website some out now
• New investigator Awards

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National Labs

• Under U.S. Department of Energy
• Listing of National Labs and Technology Centers
• http//www.energy.gov/organization/labs-techcenter
  s.htm
• Heavily intramural research but collaboration
  valued
• Lots of user facilities
• Host researchers and grad students

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Dept. of EnergyOffice of ScienceEnergy
Efficiency Renewable Energy

• Single largest federal supporter of basic
  research in the physical sciences
• FY07
• 3.8 B for Office of Science
• 1.46 for EERE
• http//www.energy.gov/sciencetech/index.htm

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DoE Office of ScienceProgram Officeshttp//www.e
r.doe.gov/Program_Offices/index.htm

• Advanced Scientific Computing Research
• Basic Energy Sciences
• Biological and Environmental Research
• Fusion Energy Sciences
• High Energy Physics
• Nuclear Physics
• Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists

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DoE Funding Opportunites

• Unsolicited applications to program areas
• See http//www.science.doe.gov/grants/progdesc.htm
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• Blanket FOA http//www.sc.doe.gov/grants/FAPN07-0
  1.html
• Call program officer first
• May submit pre-application
• Solicited responses to competitive solicitation
  notices (FOAs)
• Grants and Contracts website or Grants.gov
• http//www.science.doe.gov/grants/
• Grant Application Guide
• http//www.sc.doe.gov/production/grants/guide.html
  

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DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Office (EERE) Programs

• Biomass
• Building Technologies
• Federal Energy Management
• FreedomCAR Vehicle Technologies
• Geothermal Technologies
• Hydrogen, Fuel Cells Infrastructure
  Technologies
• Industrial Technologies
• Solar Energy Technologies
• Weatherization Intergovernmental
• Wind Hydropower Technologies

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SBIR and STTR programs

• DoD, DoE and other agencies fund these
• SBIR Small Business Innovation Research
• Small business must be PI
• Research institution can be partner but no more
  than 33 in Phase 1 and 50 in Phase 2
• STTR Small Business Technology Transfer
• PI can be from research institution and/or small
  business but award to small business
• Requires research institution partner(s) (at
  least 30 but no more than 60)

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Panel Members

• Marvin Adams, Professor of Nuclear Engineering
  and Assoc. VP for Research (National Labs)
• Terry Creasy, Assoc. Professor of Mechanical
  Engineering
  (Dept of Defense)
• Bob Webb, Professor of Physics, Associate Dean
  for Undergraduate Research
• (Dept of Energy)