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Department of Education FY11 Budget Request

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Yesterday, the President’s Budget Request (PBR) for FY11 was released. The PBR contained the items of note listed below for higher education within the Department of Education budget.

AGENCY/PROGRAM

FY10 FINAL

FY11 PBR

% CHANGE
Department of Education- Discretionary**

46.2

50.7

9.74
Pell Grant Maximum

5,500

5,710

3.82
TRIO- Talent Search*

142

142

0.00
TRIO- Upward Bound*

257.8

257.8

0.00
TRIO- Veterans Upward Bound*

13.9

13.9

0.00
TRIO- Upward Bound Math and Science*

35.2

35.2

0.00
TRIO- Educational Opportunity Centers*

46.8

46.8

0.00
TRIO- Student Support Services*

301

301

0.00
TRIO- McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement*

47.6

47.6

0.00
GEAR UP*

323.2

323.2

0.00
Javits Fellowships*

9.7

9.7

0.00
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need*

31

31

0.00
Child Care Access Means Parents in School*

16

16

0.00
International Education and Foreign Language Studies- Domestic*

108.4

108.4

0.00
International Education and Foreign Language Studies- Oversees*

15.6

15.6

0.00

*In millions of dollars, **In billions of dollars

Department of Education FY11 Budget Materials

Department of Energy FY11 Budget Requests Increases for Science

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Today, President Obama released his FY11 budget request. Despite an overall spending freeze, the President’s Budget Request (PBR) contained noteworthy increases for science within the Department of Energy. Items of note for the higher education community include:

  • An increase of 4.4% ($217.7 million) to $5.1 billion for the Office of Science, including an increase of 72% ($14.9 million) for Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists, and an increase of 12% ($198.5 million) for Basic Energy Sciences;
  • The first significant annual request for the Advance Research Projects Agency -Energy (ARPA-E) of $300 million, which would likely result in 8 targeted solicitations and one open solicitation;
  • $140 million for Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs), which would allow for new awards;
  • $107 million for Energy Innovation Hubs allowing for the continuation of three existing Hubs and one new Hub focusing on batteries and energy storage.

Department of Energy FY11 Budget Materials

Detailed Information on EFRCs

This Week on Capitol Hill — February 1-5

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The major focus on Capitol Hill is  President Obama’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2011, which he is scheduled to release today.  Committees in both the House and the Senate have scheduled hearings on the budget this week.

Tuesday:  Senate Armed Services; Senate Budget; and Senate Finance

Wednesday:  House Armed Services; House Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee; House Education and Labor; and House Ways and Means

Thursday:  Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee; House Armed Services; and House Veterans’ Affairs.

In addition, the Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday on administration health care proposals.  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will testify.

On the House Floor for consideration this week will be HR 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009 (Wednesday), and H J Res 45, a joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

Source:  CQ Schedules

NSF/FDA Announce Scholar in Residence Program

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Agency: National Science Foundation, Food and Drug Administration

Grant: NSF/FDA SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE AT FDA

Full Proposal Deadline: April 27, 2010; March 15, 2011; March 15, 2012; Annually Thereafter

Synopsis of Program:

The National Science Foundation (NSF), through the Directorate for Engineering’s Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), through its Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) have established the NSF/FDA Scholar-in-Residence Program at FDA. This program comprises an interagency partnership for the investigation of scientific and engineering issues concerning emerging trends in medical device technology. This partnership is designed to enable investigators in science, engineering, and mathematics to develop research collaborations within the intramural research environment at the FDA. This solicitation features four flexible mechanisms for support of research at the FDA: 1) Faculty at FDA; 2) Graduate Student Fellowships; 3) Postdoctoral Fellowships; and, 4) Undergraduate Student Research Experiences. Undergraduate student participants supported with NSF funds must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States.

Full Solicitation

NSF Releases Cyberinfrastructure Grant Opportunity

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Agency: National Science Foundation

Grant: Cyberinfrastructure Training, Education, Advancement, and Mentoring for Our 21st Century Workforce (CI-TEAM)

Full Proposal Deadline: April 27, 2010

Synopsis of Program:

New information, communication, and computational technologies have had profound impacts on the practice of science and engineering.  Linked to create a comprehensive cyberinfrastructure, the systems, tools, and services emerging from these new technologies are enabling individuals, groups, and organizations to advance research and education in ways that revolutionize who can participate, what they can do, and how they do it. Sustaining this revolution across all areas of science and engineering requires the formation of a workforce with the knowledge and skills needed to design and deploy as well as adopt and apply these cyber-based systems, tools and services over the long-term. The opportunity for such preparation should be available at all stages of formal and informal education, training and professional development, and must be extended to all interested individuals and communities.

The CI-TEAM program supports projects that position the national science and engineering community to engage in integrated research and education activities promoting, leveraging and utilizing cyberinfrastructure systems, tools and services.

CI-TEAM awards will:

* Prepare current and future generations of scientists, engineers, and educators to design and develop as well as adopt and deploy, cyber-based tools and environments for research and learning, both formal and informal.

* Expand and enhance participation in cyberinfrastructure science and engineering activities of diverse groups of people and organizations, with particular emphasis on the inclusion of traditionally underrepresented individuals, institutions especially Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and communities as both creators and users of cyberinfrastructure. Continue reading “NSF Releases Cyberinfrastructure Grant Opportunity”