FYI. Cross-posted from WTES. Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 14:39:02 -0700 From: "Fiona S. Crofton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: WTES: opps To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] Opps have been piling up -- just didn't have chance to review them. Haven't had the time to look at them all in detail but I've included some that look like good ones. Hope everyone is enjoying summertime! F Topic: Bonneville Environmental Foundation Watershed Project Grants Primary Sponsor: Bonneville Environmental Foundation watershed biological assessment URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7041 renewable energy URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7042 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: AT&T Industrial Ecology Faculty Fellowships Program Primary Sponsor: AT&T Foundation (NY) Deadline: September 17, 2001. Environmental concerns today are the subject of national, regional, and individual attention. There is a general realization in the public sector and in American industry that neither remediation, while important for correcting past problems, nor regulation, while necessary to protect the public, are enough. Attention is focusing on the cost effectiveness of proposed measures and on sustainable development. Environmentally preferable services, the substitution of information for other inputs into the economy (e.g., energy and materials), design... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7118 ____________________________________________________________ ** Topic: Noyes Foundation's Toxic and Sustainable Agriculture Program Primary Sponsor: The Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation Please Note: As of February 1, 2001, the guidelines for the Noyes Foundation's Toxic and Sustainable Agriculture Programs have been revised to reflect a deepening concern about the growing power and global reach of corporations and their impact on the environment, communities and society in general. The guidelines for the Reproductive Rights, New York Metropolitan Environment and Sustainable Communities Programs have not been changed. Requests for funding in these program areas that address corporate power and globalization issues should be made under the existing guidelines... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7055 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN); Primary Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001 funds for a cooperative agreement program for Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN). This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus areas of Nutrition and Overweight, Physical... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7123 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN); Primary Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 2001 funds for a cooperative agreement program for Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN). This program addresses the ``Healthy People 2010'' focus areas of Nutrition and Overweight, Physical... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7123 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: Parenting Education Program, Fort Dix, NJ Primary Sponsor: Department of Defense Contractor to provide a community based revention/education parenting program at Fort Dix, NJ during the period 1 Oct 01 30 Sep 02 with three option year periods. This procurement is a small business set aside. The bid opening date is approximate only. Interested bidders must send a written request for the package to Becky Fowler, fax 609- 562-6933. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Requests for packages should include the following information: Company name, mailing address, Point of Contact, phone number and fax number, email address... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7065 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: Alliances For Graduate Education And The Professoriate (AGEP) Primary Sponsor: National Science Foundation The U.S. continues to suffer from a long-standing underrepresentation of minorities among science, mathematics and engineering doctorates. This untapped talent has serious consequences for the nation's ability to compete in a world economy driven by technological advances, as well as for a large segment of the nation's citizens who suffer loss of opportunity. This underrepresentation is evident in all ... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7295 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: Technical/Programmatic Support Services for the Safe Drinking Water Act (Amendment) Primary Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency This announcement is for planning purposes only, to determine potential sources in preparation for a future procurement. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Water (OW), Office of Ground Water Drinking Water (OGWDW) has a requirement for a technical support services contract to assist the Agency in implementing the provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments, including developing regulations and programs to protect the public health from contaminated drinking water and groundwater. The successful contractor... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7067 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: Research & Development -- Program to Build Local Capacity to Conduct Assessments of the Impacts of Climate Change Primary Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Global Change Research Program is issuing this Request for Applications (RFA) for Cooperative Agreements to Provide Assistance to State/Tribal/Other Local Environmental Protection Agencies to Conduct Location- Specific Assessments of the Impacts of Climate Change and Variability on Aquatic Ecosystems and Water Quality. (For the purposes of this solicitation, "local" describes any entity that operates at a smaller... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7062 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: Ecosystem Analysis of Little Muskingum Watershed, Ohio Primary Sponsor: Department of Agriculture The Wayne National Forest anticipates contracting for an ecosystem analysis of the Little Muskingum Watershed located on the Athens District. The watershed covers approximately 210,000 acres in Washington and Monroe Counties, Ohio. In general, this project will include an ecosystem analysis of the Little Muskingum watershed that will characterize the human, aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial features, conditions, processes, and interactions within the watershed... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7098 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/Vera Institute of Justice Postdoctoral Fellowship on Race, Crime, and Justice Primary Sponsor: Vera Institute of Justice Issues of race permeate the discussion of crime and the operation of the criminal justice system. Yet scholarship on these issues remains underdeveloped. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/Vera Institute of Justice Postdoctoral Fellowship on Race, Crime, and Justice encourages new scholars of varied backgrounds to work and publish in this important field at the intersection of sociology, law, government, and other disciplines. Through this fellowship, the Vera Institute hopes to diversify the voices in the field and thus develop a more balanced perspective on the complex questions of race, crime,... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7120 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: I/Q Solicitation for Preparation of Marine Related Environmental Studies Primary Sponsor: Department of Defense Work includes preparation of environmental studies and documentation. The geographical area to be covered by this contract will encompass the Southern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command geographical area of responsibility and adjacent waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. The contractor may also... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7139 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: Ecosystem Analysis of the Upper Shaver's Fork Watershed, West Virginia Primary Sponsor: Department of Agriculture The Monongahela National Forest anticipates contracting for an ecosystem analysis of the Upper Shaver's Fork Watershed located on the Greenbrier District of the Monongahela National Forest. The watershed covers approximately 54,258 acres in Randolph and Pocahontas Counties, West Virginia. In general, this project will include an ecosystem analysis of the Upper Shaver's Fork Watershed that will characterize the human, aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial features, conditions, processes, and interactions within the watershed. ... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7136 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: The Great Lakes Protection Fund Primary Sponsor: The Great Lakes Protection Fund The Great Lakes Protection Fund welcomes preproposals for projects that enhance the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem. Applicants should propose projects that will return the greatest ecosystem benefits. Current Fund interests include Preventing Biological Pollution, Restoring Natural Flow Regimes and Using Market Mechanisms for Environmental Improvement. Additional projects are sought to add to, and expand Fund supported work in these areas. The Fund also welcomes projects that are designed to identify and explore other "master variables" that if acted upon, will result in ... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7048 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: National Forest Foundation Matching Awards Program Primary Sponsor: National Forest Foundation The National Forest Foundation (NFF) is a not-for-profit organization established by Congress to support the U.S. Forest Service in its management of America's forests and grasslands. The NFF's areas of emphasis -- Collaborative Stewardship, Watershed Health & Restoration, Wildlife Habitat Improvement, and Recreational Opportunities Enhancement -- are linked by an interest in projects that enhance natural community viability while considering benefits to people. The NFF Matching Awards Program encourages community involvement in the stewardship of national forest lands through the formation... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7052 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: High School/High Tech Realignment Grants Primary Sponsor: Department of Labor The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office on Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) announces the availability of $300,000 to award twenty competitive grants in the amount of $15,000 each. The purpose of this Solicitation for Grant Application (SGA) is to invite proposals from eligible candidates. Grants will be awarded for a one- year perio... The HS/HT program is designed to provide young people with disabilities an opportunity to explore educational opportunities leading to technology-related careers. It serves either in-school or out-of-school youth with disabilities in a one-year long program of corporate site visits, mentoring, job shadowing, guest speakers, after school activities and paid summer internships. In addition, the HS/HT program responds to all four of WIA's youth programming themes: employment preparation; educational achievement; support; and leadership. URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7178 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: Environmental Assessments for Washington, Oregon, and Idaho River Basins Primary Sponsor: Department of Interior As part of a December 2000 Endangered Species Act (ESA) Biological Opinion related to operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System, the Bureau of Reclamation is responsible for complying with reasonable and prudent alternatives (RPAs), outlined by the National Marine Fisheries Service. These RPAs identify actions that, combined with other ongoing measures, are likely to ensure a high likelihood of survival for (and avoid jeopardy to) species listed under the ESA. In... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7188 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: R&D to Increase Engine Efficiency, Reduce Emissions, and Improvements in Systems Efficiency for Off-Highway Vehicles Primary Sponsor: Department of Energy The Department of Energy (DOE), Albuquerque Operations Office (AL) announces that it intends to conduct a competitive program solicitation and award financial assistance agreements for the program entitled "Research and Development to Increase Engine Efficiency, Reduce Emissions, and Improvement in Systems Efficiency for Off- Highway Vehicles, including Construction, Agriculture, and Mining Equipment." Through this solicitation, DOE seeks to support applications in the... URL: http://content.sciencewise.com/content/index.cfm?objectid=7180 ____________________________________________________________ Topic: Technical Support Services for Water Quality Standards Program Primary Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (US EPA) Office of Water (OW), Office of Science and Technology (OST), Standards and Applied Science Division (SASD), is seeking a contractor to provide support in performing various programmatic, analytical, and related tasks in support of the national water quality standards program. The national water quality standards program directs and oversees the national program for adoption and revision of water quality standards (WQS)... 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