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CFP: http://www.ala.org/template.cfm?template=/CFApps/awards_info/award_detail_info.cfm&FilePublishTitle=Awards,%20Grants%20and%20Scholarships&uid=BAD7E77589E57CA4 Deadline: December 2012   Administered by RUSA and sponsored by Emerald Publishing, this grant is awarded to individuals seeking support to conduct research in business librarianship. Two $5000 awards are presented during each of the first two years after the establishment of the award, with the total amount awarded at $10,000 each year […]

CFP: http://www.ala.org/alcts/ianda/transcol Deadline: May 15, 2012 The ALCTS Transforming Collections Microgrant Program is designed to support and encourage innovative practices, emerging technologies, and innovation in collections. The microgrants are intended to support small projects or research initiatives in support of transforming collections. Two microgrants up to $1,500 will be funded annually. Criteria Microgrant proposals should […]

CFP: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11587/nsf11587.htm Letter of Intent: May 14, 2012 Through the Cyberlearning: Transforming Education program, NSF seeks to integrate advances in technology with advances in what is known about how people learn to better understand how people learn with technology and how technology can be used productively to help people learn, through individual use and/or through […]

CFP: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12538/nsf12538.htm Awards: 25-60 from $5,000,000 total funding Deadline: May 22, 2012 As part of NSF’s Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21) activity, the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE), the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR), and the Office of Cyberinfrastructure seek to enable research communities to develop […]

CFP: http://www.in.gov/library/3729.htm Deadline: February 12, 2012 Awards: Max $15,000 of $150,000 total funding for digitization (theme: The Indiana Bicentennial); Max. $10,000 of $150,000 total funding for technology (10% cost share required) The Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) was signed into law September 30, 1996 as part of the Museum and Library Services Act. As […]

CFP: http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/ors/orsawards/baberresearchgrant/babercarroll.cfm Deadline: December 12, 2011 Award: $3,000 The American Library Association (ALA) gives an annual grant for those conducting research that will lead to the improvement of services to users.  The Carroll Preston Baber Research Grant is given to one or more librarians or library educators who will conduct innovative research that could lead […]

CFP: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=129933 Deadline: December 5, 2011 Awards: 20 (max. $800,000) from $10,000,000 This program will assist community-based organizations, higher education institutions and eligible tribal entities in providing outreach and technical assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. The overall goal of the OASDFR Program is to assist socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in a linguistically […]

CFP: http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/digitalhumanitiesimplementation.html Deadline: January 24, 2012 Awards: 3-5 awards of $100,000 to $325,000 for 1-3 years This program is designed to fund the implementation of innovative digital-humanities projects that have successfully completed a start-up phase and demonstrated their value to the field. Such projects might enhance our understanding of central problems in the humanities, raise […]

CFP: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504705&org=OCI&sel_org=OCI&from=fund Deadline: January 31, 2012 Awards: 1-2 awards, $400,000 to $1,000,000 each. The American National Election Studies (ANES), General Social Survey (GSS) and Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) are long-term survey projects that form key research infrastructure for the social and behavioral sciences. The value of these three projects depends in part on […]

CFP: http://imls.gov/applicants/grants/nationalLeadership.shtm Deadline: February 1, 2012 Grant Amount: Projects: $50,000–$1,000,000; Planning: $50,000 Grant Period: Up to three years for project, one year for planning grants Cost share: 1:1 for requests over $250,000, except research projects. Cost sharing of at least one-third is encouraged for requests under $250,000 and for research projects. Categories: Advancing Digital Resources, […]