Department of Economics

Funding Opportunities

AFRI Food Security RFA - FY 2012

[Posted Oct 24, 2011]

Funding Opportunities

FY 2012 Request for Applications - http://www.nifa.usda.gov/fo/foodsecurityafri.cfm

USDA Secondary Education, Two-Year Postsecondary Education, and Agriculture in the K-12 Classroom Challenge Grants Program

[Posted Oct 18, 2011]

Funding Opportunities

More information at: http://nifa.usda.gov/fo/secondaryeducationchallenge.cfm

2012 Sandell grant program - retirement research

[Posted Oct 13, 2011]

Funding Opportunities

The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College announces the 2012 Steven H. Sandell Grant Program for research in retirement income and disability insurance policy, funded by the Social Security Administration.

Announcing 2012 Dissertation Fellowship

[Posted Oct 13, 2011]

Funding Opportunities

the 2012 Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Dissertation Fellowship in support of advanced doctoral candidates in a variety of fields, including education and the social sciences. At the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, we assist high-achieving low-income students, from middle school to graduate school, in reaching their full potential through education.

Iowa Energy Center RFP - K-12 Energy Education Assessment Project

[Posted Oct 13, 2011]

Funding Opportunities

Proposals due November 18, 2011, 5 PM.

More information available at: http://www.energy.iastate.edu/Funding/gp-k12.htm

RFP for NSF Sustainable Energy Pathways

[Posted Oct 07, 2011]

Funding Opportunities

Sustainable Energy Pathways is part of the NSF-wide initiative on Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES). The Sustainable Energy Pathways solicitation calls for innovative, interdisciplinary basic research in science, engineering, and education by teams of researchers for developing systems approaches to sustainable energy pathways based on a comprehensive understanding of the scientific, technical, environmental, economic, and societal issues.

AFRI Request for Applications Released

[Posted Oct 07, 2011]

Funding Opportunities

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is pleased to announce the release of the FY 2012 Request for Applications (RFA) for Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI): Food Security challenge area. This AFRI challenge area focuses on food availability and food accessibility. Adequate food availability implies that the population has a reliable source of food. Food security is achieved when food availability and food accessibility goals are met successfully.