--------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 28622 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/8/2012 Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency Title: Special Studies - S. Florida Geographic Initiative, Water Quality Protection Pgm for the FL Keys National Marine Sanctuary, & the Southeast FL Coral Reef Initiative/Land-Based Sources of Pollution Contact: Ms. Morgan Jackson Tel: 404-562-9393 Email: jackson.morgan@epa.gov Website:          http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=QnglPrQJCLfFzGZW674ffNyJDKL6dZFG7pWvYtphg0GNf11sTJGl!884034953?oppId=169200&mode=VIEW Full Program:          http://www.epa.gov/region4/water/southflorida/documents/finalhqschanges_reg4fy12_south_florida_rfpmay2at242.pdf SYNOPSIS: The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) was created with the signing of Public Law 101-605, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act of 1990. Included in the Sanctuary are 2,900 square nautical miles of nearshore waters extending from Biscayne Bay to the Dry Tortugas. The 1990 Act directed the Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Florida, in consultation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to develop a Water Quality Protection Program (WQPP) for the Sanctuary. The FKNMS is the first designated marine sanctuary required to have a WQPP. Beginning in 1991, the EPA and the State of Florida worked with NOAA and other federal, state, and local government agencies, university scientists, environmental groups, and the public to develop a WQPP for the Sanctuary. The “Final Water Quality Protection Program Document” was approved by the WQPP Steering Committee in September 1996 and contains the rationale and strategies to achieve the goals of the WQPP. The National Marine Sanctuaries Program Amendments Act of 1992 requires the EPA and the State of Florida to implement the WQPP in cooperation with NOAA. Special Studies assist in the identification and understanding of the processes that drive spatial and temporal changes occurring within the FKNMS ecosystem. Under this announcement, EPA seeks proposals addressing the Research Needs that have been identified as “High Priority” in the FKNMS Comprehensive Science Plan. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 28630 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/11/2012 Sponsor: Office of Public Health and Science/DHHS Title: HIV Prevention for Women Living in the U.S. Virgin Islands Contact: Mary L. Bowers Tel: 202-260-0020 Email: mary.bowers@hhs.gov Website:          http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=vVdwPr7B1QYGfx1Cczh6l2ygVRJTxDQj5FvDw4pc2qG62TBgGz2L!1020059110?oppId=169875&mode=VIEW Full Program:          https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=14379 SYNOPSIS: The Office on Women’s Health announces the anticipated availability of funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Cooperative Agreement under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 300u-2(a). This notice solicits applications for competing grant awards to serve women living in the U.S. Virgin Islands. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 09589 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/14/2012 Sponsor: Office of Postsecondary Education/Department of Education Title: Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program Contact: Amy Wilson Tel: 202-502-7689 Email: ddra@ed.gov Website:          http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-05-15/pdf/2012-11681.pdf Full Program:          http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=170796 SYNOPSIS: The Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship Program provides opportunities to doctoral candidates to engage in full-time dissertation research abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies. The program is designed to contribute to the development and improvement of the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 26893 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/15/2012 Sponsor: U.S. Agency for International Development Title: Mexican Partnership Program Contact: Maritza Sarmiento, Acquisition Specialist Tel: 503-2501-3325 Email: mexicoaps@usaid.gov Full Program:          http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=7PKDPndG6m7fLcGXVNh1NKK7gVYhLC2cWTy9r3X1gWSRGVQ8xR1n!-992301837?oppId=141597&mode=VIEW Deadline Note: If the concept paper is judged to have sufficient merit, USAID will invite organizations to submit a full application. USAID/Mexico will inform unsuccessful applicants in writing, explaining briefly why the concept paper was not selected for the submission of a full application. Unsuccessful applicants may resubmit revised concept papers for consideration. SYNOPSIS: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission in Mexico is seeking concept papers and, later, applications from Mexican for‐profit and non‐for‐profit organizations to implement activities to support the Mexican Partnership Program related to global climate change, economic competitiveness, youth, human rights and rule of law. Eligible organizations include, but are not limited to, non‐government organizations (NGOs), associations, cooperatives, universities, civil society organizations, foundations, and private companies. USAID plans to hold regular information sessions on the APS in different locations in Mexico during February and March 2012. The information sessions will be organized by the five technical areas of the APS. USAID plans to hold information sessions as follows: Global Climate Change (Mexico city, Chiapas, Oaxaca); Competitiveness (Mexico City); Youth (Monterrey, Tijuana, Ciudad, Juarez); and Human Rights and Criminal Justice (Mexico City). Additional information sessions may be added depending on interest. Please contact Tere Garduño (tgarduno@usaid.gov) to be included on the invitation list for these sessions, and note which of the five technical areas is of interest. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 28611 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/15/2012 Sponsor: U.S. Trade and Development Agency Title: RFP -- Romania - Aviation Surveillance Modernization Technical Assistance Project Contact: Anthony O'Tapi Tel: 703-875-4357 Email: aotapi@ustda.gov Full Program:          https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=6d897d6685b9ec9a4d8e9745f0e3797d&tab=core&_cview=0 SYNOPSIS: B -- ROMANIA - AVIATION SURVEILLANCE MODERNIZATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT SOL 2012-21014A POC Anthony O'Tapi, Phone: 703-875-4357 WEB: FBO.govPermalink https://www.fbo.gov/spg/TDA/TDA1/TDA1/2012-21014A/listing.html E-MAIL: aotapi@ustda.gov aotapi@ustda.gov NAICS: 541690 POC Anthony O'Tapi, USTDA 1000Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600 Arlington, VA 22209-3901 Tel: (703) 875-4357 Fax: (703) 875-4009 ***Please do not contact contracts office*** Proposal Submission Place: Mr. Bogdan Donciu Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration 10, Ion Ionescu de la Brad Blvd 013813, Bucharest Romania Tel: 40-21-208-3102 Fax: 40-21-230-2335 Email: bogdan.donciu@mt.ro The Grantee invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to perform Technical Assistance ("TA") on the Romania Aviation Surveillance Modernization ("Project"). The Project will enable the Romanian Air Traffic Services Administration (ROMATSA) (the "Grantee") to establish an airspace modeling and simulation capability that specifically assesses airspace system performance, analyzes and identifies airspace-related performance issues, and provides analytical capabilities to assess future changes or procedures to the airspace system prior to deployment. The TA will develop high-level operational and technical recommendations regarding automation, surveillance, data communications, traffic flow management, and performance based navigation. ROMATSA is Romania's only air trafficoperator and has oversight of air traffic management facilities throughout the country. The Romanian airspace plays a significant role in the European transportation network of the South-East Europe region, acting as a bridge between North, South, East and West Europe. While air traffic has been steadily increasing, forecasts predict further higher traffic demand driven by the economic growth in the region, by the emergence of new areas of cooperation and commitment within the European Union, as well as an increase in European tourism and business travelers. As part of the Single European Sky (SES) aviation program, Romania joined in 2004 with Bulgaria to create a Functional Airspace Block (FAB) called the Danube FAB, which will be established latest on 04th December 2012, when the implementation of the DANUBE FAB Project will start. This FAB is one of nine such entities that comprise the SES community. Each FAB will retain local autonomy as identified in the new European Single Sky Implementation strategy, but must nonetheless remain in line with the EUROCONTROL Air Traffic Management (ATM) Master Plan, which is the European equivalent of the Federal Aviation Administration's NextGen program. As such, the Danube FAB must ensure that its surveillance, data communications, traffic flow management, and performance-based navigation systems conform to SES requirements. Beyond the Danube FAB, ROMATSA's 2012 National Performance Plan identifies a number of measures, changes and goals to be achieved for the organization to increase efficiency and to expand its leading role in themarket. This plan strongly focuses on increasing the number of operations served by controllers and decreasing costs at 16 airports where ROMATSA provides services. Additional pressure to reach these goals is exerted by the airlines, as they have expressed a concern regarding operation cost. Accordingly, ROMATSA is inthe process of working with stakeholders to assess potential charge modifications in the near future. This TA will support the implementation of modern airspace technologies to meet SES requirements, its recent entrance in the Danube FAB, and its 2012 National Performance Plan. Portions of a background Definitional Mission Romania: Aviation Projects is provided for reference in Annex 2. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $513,170 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and portions of a background definitional mission/desk study report are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. To request the RFP in PDF format, please go to: https://www.ustda.gov/businessopps/rfpform.asp Requests for a mailed hardcopy version of the RFP may also be faxed to the IRC, USTDA at 703-875-4009. In the fax, please include your firm's name, contact person, address, and telephone number. Some firms have found that RFPmaterials sent by U.S. mail do not reach them in time for preparation of an adequate response. Firms that want USTDA to use an overnight delivery service should include the name of the delivery service and your firm's account number in therequest for the RFP. Firms that want to send a courier to USTDA to retrieve theRFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to USTDA before scheduling apick-up. Please note that no telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. Please check your internal fax verification receipt. Because of the large number of RFP requests, USTDA cannot respond to requests for fax verification. Requests for RFPs received before 4:00 PM will be mailed the same day. Requests received after 4:00 PM will be mailed the following day. Please check with your courier and/or mail room before calling USTDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid onthis USTDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under USTDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the USTDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirementsthroughout the duration of the USTDA-financed activity. All goods and services to be provided by the selected firm shall have their nationality, source and origin in the U.S. or host country. The U.S. firm may use subcontractors from the host country for up to 20 percent of the USTDA grant amount. Details of USTDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English directly to the Grantee by 4:00 PM, LOCAL TIME, on JUNE 15, 2012, at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal are included in the RFP. Price will not be a factor in contractor selection, and therefore, cost proposals should NOT be submitted. The Grantee reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. The Grantee also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The Grantee is not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals. CITE: https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=6d897d6685b9ec9a4d8e9745f0e3797d&tab=core&_cview=0 Posted 05/08/12 (W-SN02741681). (0129) --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 90985 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/16/2012 Sponsor: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS Title: Indo-U.S. Vaccine Action Program (VAP) Small Research Grant Program (R03) Contact: Edward McSweegan, Ph.D. Tel: 301-402-8370 Email: emcsweegan@niaid.nih.gov Full Program:          http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-10-115.html Deadline Note: The deadlines for receipt of standard applications under this announcement are: February 16, June 16, and October 16 annually. The deadlines for receipt of AIDS-related applications are: January 7, May 7, and September 7 annually. This program will expire on May 8, 2013. SYNOPSIS: The sponsor offers support for collaborative vaccine-related research projects that ultimately reduce the burden of infectious diseases of importance in India, the U.S., the South Asian region and globally. Applications are encouraged from organizations/institutions that propose to conduct vaccine-related research through well-established collaborations with Indian investigators on the following: dengue, influenza (including avian influenza), HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis. Basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological vaccine research may be proposed. This program will use the NIH Small Research Grant (R03) award mechanism. --------------------------------------------------------------- Program Number: 26665 --------------------------------------------------------------- ***Deadlines: 6/18/2012 Sponsor: U.S. Agency for International Development Title: Health Strategic Information (SI) Contact: USAID/Mozambique Tel: (258-1) 35 20 00 Email: apssi@usaid.gov Full Program:          http://www07.grants.gov/search/synopsis.do;jsessionid=sZBmPdZLvpDp2t3RmwzV92M8BFmm9hgzMv2L2QQNYFk53yYGxwsX!-1373114776 Deadline Note: Deadline for questions is February 1, 2012, 17:30 Maputo Time; Deadline for receipt of Concept Papers is March 1, 2012; Final Closing Date of Annual Program Statement (APS): June 18, 2012. SYNOPSIS: The United States Government as represented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking concept papers and eventual full applications from non-governmental organizations working in Mozambique (both registered local and international) in HIV-AIDS for a program titled: Strategic Information (SI). This APS solicits concept papers for appropriately designed monitoring and evaluation support programs to support the capacity of the Mozambican National Council for Combating AIDS (CNCS) to continue to build capacity of their existing central- and sub-national monitoring and evaluation data systems. These programs will continue to support the existing monitoring and evaluation systems that CNCS has in place, specifically the national HIV/AIDS database and the ongoing work of CNCS and affiliated international donor organizations to increase provincial level M&E capacity to use and manage data. Sub-national M&E capacity should be focused around effective data collection and reporting with both paper-based and electronic data systems and a better understanding of M&E and epidemiology concepts for enhanced program management. Special consideration will be given to concept papers proposing implementation of targeted, sustainable, evidencebased, effective capacity building activities, best practices recommendations and ways forward in terms of building provincial and community level M&E capacity.