Funding Opportunity Number: AID-492-C-13-00017
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Environment
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education | For profit organizations other than small businesses | Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name: USAID
Closing Date: 2015-03-05
Award Ceiling: $3,000,000

Description: The Pacific-American Climate Fund will finance
activities in the Pacific Islands region that aim to reduce long-term vulnerabilities associated with
climate change and achieve sustainable climate-resilient development.  Grants financed by the
project will support United States Government (USG) development objectives and will
complement other support provided by the USG to the Pacific Islands.
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Funding Opportunity Number: 14-546

Opportunity Category: Discretionary

Funding Instrument Type: Grant

Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Agency Name: NSF

Closing Date: 2014-06-17

Expected Number of Awards: 8

Description: Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM) funds research projects that identify factors that are effacacious in the formation of ethical STEM researchers in all the fields of science and engineering that NSF supports.  CCE STEM solicits proposals for research that explores the following: 'What constitutes ethical STEM research and practice? Which cultural and institutional contexts promote ethical STEM research and practice and why?' Factors one might consider include: honor codes, professional ethics codes and licensing requirements, an ethic of service and/or service learning, life-long learning requirements, curricula or memberships in organizations (e.  g.  Engineers without Borders) that stress social responsibility and humanitarian goals, institutions that serve under-represented groups, institutions where academic and research integrity are cultivated at multiple levels, institutions that cultivate ethics across the curriculum, or programs that promote group work, or do not grade.  Do certain labs have a 'culture of academic integrity'? What practices contribute to the establishment and maintenance of ethical cultures and how can these practices be transferred, extended to, and integrated into other research and learning settings?

Successful proposals will include a comparative dimension, either between or within institutional settings that differ along these or other factors.

CCE STEM research projects will use basic research to produce knowledge about what constitutes responsible or irresponsible, just or unjust scientific practices and sociotechnical systems, and how to best instill students with this knowledge.

Proposals for awards from minority-serving institutions (e.  g.  Tribal Colleges and Universities, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions), women's colleges, and institutions primarily serving persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged.

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