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In the January 30, 1998 Issue:

ONR ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR DUAL USE S&T PROJECTS

The Industrial Programs Department of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has announced that it will fund approximately $20 million in Dual Use Science and Technology projects. This program is being conducted in cooperation with the Department of Defense's Dual Use Applications Program (DUAP).

ONR is seeking projects that will create and develop new products or processes which have the potential for both Navy and commercial applications. If successfully developed, the technology will have both Navy relevance and sufficient potential commercial applications to support a viable production base.

The proposer must be a for-profit company or have at least one for-profit firm on its team. The proposer also must bear at least 50% of the cost of the proposed effort.

Any interested company or institution is encouraged, but not required, to submit a white paper synopsis of the planned dual use S&T proposal including a rough cost estimate. The white paper should be submitted by February 5 so that it may be reviewed and the appropriate feedback provided.

ONR is considering proposals for twelve topic areas:

Proposals are Due to ONR by March 17, 1998. At the time of publication, ONR's website did not have the announcement listed. A copy of the notice can be found at Commerce Business Daily at http://web.fie.com/htdoc/fed/ onr/any/any/proc/any/01229808.htm. For a contact person for a particular technology area, contact SSTI at 614/421-SSTI(7784).

FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ALUMINUM RESEARCH PROJECTS

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Idaho Operations Office, is accepting applications for cost-shared research and development projects for technologies that will enhance economic competitiveness and reduce energy consumption and environmental impacts for the aluminum industry.

The projects are to address research priorities identified by the aluminum industry for the sector areas of Primary Aluminum Production, Semi-Fabricated Products, and Finished Products.

DOE anticipates making five to six awards, each for a duration of four years or less. Approximately $4 million is available to totally fund the first year of research efforts ($2 million in FY98 funds and $2 million in FY99 funds).

A minimum 30 percent non-federal cost share is required for this program. For-profit and not-for-profit organizations, state and local governments, Indian tribes and institutions of higher learning are eligible to apply. DOE encourages collaborations between industry, national laboratory, and university participants.

Applications for the Aluminum Partnership are due on March 19. Additional information is available on the Internet at the following address: www.inel.gov/doeid/solicit.html

BIOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT RESEARCH GRANTS AVAILABLE

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the availability of funding to support biotechnology risk assessment research. According to USDA, the purpose of the grants is to assist federal regulatory agencies in making science-based decisions about the safety of introducing genetically modified organisms into the environment.

USDA projects that $1.5 million will be available to fund risk assessment research which it defines as "the science-based evaluation and interpretation of factual information in which a given hazard, if any, is identified, and the consequences associated with the hazard are explored." This program is not designed to fund risk management research or research aimed primarily at reducing risks of biotechnology-derived agents.

The areas of research to be supported in FY 1998 include:

The program may also provide partial funding to organize a conference that brings together scientists and regulators to review science-based evidence that the introduction of a pest resistant gene into a plant crop increases the fitness of related weeds.

Funding proposals must be postmarked by March 24. Additional information on this program is available by contacting Dr. Edward Kaleikau at 202/401-1901, Dr. Daniel Jones at 202/401-6854, or Dr. Robert Faust at 301/504-6918. Copies of the solicitation are available by calling USDA's Proposal Services Unit at 202/401-5048.

NMFS ACCEPTING S.E.FISHERIES PROPOSALS


The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced the availability of approximately $1.10 million in FY 1998 funding under its Marine Fisheries Initiative (MARFIN). The program targets research and development projects related to fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico and off the south Atlantic states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

Research areas of special interest to the Fisheries Service include bycatch, reef fish, coastal migratory pelagic fisheries, and groundfish and estuarine fishes.

Proposals are due into the NMFS Southeast Regional Office in St. Petersburg, Florida by March 9. For additional information on the program, contact the NMFS Competitive Programs Manager, Ellie Francisco Roche, at 813/ 570-5324.

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