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In the September 19, 1997 Issue:

APPLICATIONS FOR INJURY CONTROL RESEARCH CENTERS SOUGHT


The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that grant applications are being accepted for Injury Control Research Centers (ICRCs) for FY 1998.

The purpose of the ICRCs Program is: 1) to support injury prevention and control research on priority issues; and, 2) to integrate collectively, in the context of a national program the disciplines of engineering, epidemiology, medicine, biostatistics, public health, law and criminal justice, and behavioral and social sciences in order to prevent and control injuries more effectively.

Approximately $1,500,000 is expected to be available in FY 1998 to fund at least two re-competing research centers or a combination of recompeting and new research center projects. Funding will be provided only for applicants in regions which do not have funded ICRCs or for applicants in regions which have funded centers which must recompete for funding.

Eligible applicants include all nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Applicants from non-academic institutions should provide evidence of a collaborative relationship with an academic institution.

Interested parties are encouraged to submit a letter of intent to apply by October 5, 1997. Completed applications are due to CDC on or before November 5, 1997.

More information on the ICRCs grant program can be found on the CDC homepage at www.cdc.gov/funding.htm. For business management technical assistance contact Lisa Tamaroff of CDC at 404/842-6796.


DOE SEEKING INNOVATIONS FOR MANAGING GREENHOUSE GASES


The Department of Energy's Federal Energy Technology Center has released a Program Research and Development Announcement, "Global Climate Change -- Novel Concepts for Management of Greenhouse Gases."

The objective of the announcement is the development of novel, less costly ways to recover, store and recycle greenhouse gases. DOE is seeking concepts that include chemical or biological conversion methods as well as physical storage. The greenhouse gases of interest include carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide associated with the production and use of fossil fuels.

There are three phases planned under this announcement. DOE anticipates that individual awards for Phase I will be approximately $50,000 and government funding for the second and third phases could total up to $1.5 million for each selected project. The total amount of funding available for grants is unknown.

The closing date for submission of proposals is November 18, 1997 and notification that an applicant intends to propose is suggested. The solicitation is available on the Internet at www.fetc.doe.gov. The solicitation is also available upon written request to the Federal Energy Technology Center, Acquisitions and Assistance Division, P.O. Box 880, Morgantown WV 26507-0880. For further information, contact Raymond Jarr, contract specialist, by fax at 304/285-4683 or e-mail raymond.jarr@fetc.doe.gov.


NATIONAL MEDAL OF TECHNOLOGY NOMINEES SOUGHT


The U.S. Department of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 1998 National Medal of Technology. The Medal of Technology recognizes technological innovators who have made lasting contributions to enhancing America's competitiveness and standard of living.

The Medal of Technology is awarded annually to individuals, teams, or companies for accomplishments in the innovation, development, commercialization, and management of technology, as evidenced by the establishment of new or significantly improved products, processes, or services.

Nominations must be submitted by

October 17. Eligibility requirements include:

The 1998 Nomination Application Packet, including an individual/team application form and a company/division application form as well as criteria, is available on the Internet at www.ta.doc.gov/Medal/default.htm


NIST, OSTP NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED


President Clinton intends to nominate Ray Kammer to become the next director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Duncan Moore as the Associate Director for Technology in the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Both appointments must be confirmed by the Senate.

Kammer has served as the deputy director of NIST from 1980 to 1991 and from 1993 to the present. From 1991 to 1993 he was the Department of Commerce's Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere. Most recently Kammer has been serving on an acting basis as chief financial officer, assistant secretary for administration and chief information officer for the Department of Commerce.

The post of NIST director has been vacant since Arati Prabhakar resigned in the spring to take a private sector position.

Moore is the Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Rochester. A physicist by training with a specialization in optics, he also has experience in technology policy including serving as a congressional science and engineering fellow to Sen. Jay Rockefeller. Moore also has served as chairman of the Hubble Telescope Independent Optical Review Panel, and is President and founder of the Gradient Lens Corporation.

The position of Associate Director for Technology at OSTP was held by Lionel Johns until his retirement last November. John's deputy, Henry Kelly, has held the position on an acting basis in the interim.

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