This section contains information on (1) currently active NIH and BECON research and training opportunities in biomedical engineering, (2) results of grant applications and funded projects for NIH/BECON program announcements that have closed, and (3) funding opportunities in biomedical engineering for other agencies. Additional information on the NIH funding opportunities can be obtained from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. Information on "NIH Research and Training Opportunities", "How to Write a Research Grant Application", "What Happens to a Grant Application After It Is Received for Peer Review", and "Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About NIH Grants" is also available on the Internet.

Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their proposed projects with an NIH Institute or Center (IC) representative prior to preparing an application. NIH representatives can provide guidance regarding 1) the suitability of the project towards supporting the mission of the IC, 2) the most appropriate funding mechanism for the proposed work, and 3) whether or not the IC would encourage submittal.

Information about Nanotechnology and Nanoscience programs is available at:
http://www.becon.nih.gov/nano.htm

A list of technical and financial contacts for Bioengineering related projects is given at:
http://www.becon.nih.gov/becon_contacts.htm

For information on specific focus areas of Bioengineering Research Partnership (BRP) applications by IC: http://www.becon.nih.gov/becon_brpareas.htm

These contacts can also be used to request permission to submit an application with a budget that exceeds $500,000 direct cost in any year. This permission must be obtained prior to submitting the application for review in accordance with NIH Policy NOT-OD-02-004 which was issued on October 16, 2001.

Sections in this document:

• Current BECON Biomedical Engineering Research Funding Opportunities:
• Current NIH Biomedical Engineering Research Funding Opportunities
• Current BECON Bioengineering Training Opportunities:
• Current NIH Bioengineering Training Opportunities:
• Information on Funded Grants and Projects for NIH/BECON Program Announcements:
• Current Bioengineering Funding Opportunities for Other Agencies:

Current BECON Biomedical Engineering Research Funding Opportunities:

• Exploratory/Developmental (R21) Bioengineering Research Grants - PA-03-058 - Released January 16, 2003 Receipt Dates: February 1, June 1, and October 1 through January 1, 2006

• Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine - PAR-03-045 - Released December 12, 2002 - Receipt Dates: February 18 and August 18

• Bioengineering Research Partnerships - PAR-04-023 - Released November 17, 2003 - Receipt dates: January 21, 2004, August 20, 2004, January 20, 2005, August 19, 2005, January 20, 2006, and August 22, 2006

• Bioengineering Nanotechnology Initiative (SBIR) PA-02-125 - issued July 3, 2002 - Receipt Dates: April 1, August 1 and December 1

• Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG) - PA-02-011 - Released October 11, 2001 - Receipt Dates: February 1, June 1 and October 1
  *** The BRG Program Announcement PA-02-011 has been extended through March 1, 2005. Please see NOT-EB-04-003 in the “NIH Guide” for details. ***

Current NIH Biomedical Engineering Research Funding Opportunities

• INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF CANCER - Application Receipt Date: June 17, 2004 and October 18, 2004

• APPLICATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR CANCER RESEARCH - Application Receipt Date: June 17, 2004 and October 18, 2004

• INNOVATIONS IN CANCER SAMPLE PREPARATION - Application Receipt Date: June 17, 2004 and October 18, 2004

• INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF CANCER (SBIR/STTR) - Application Receipt Date: June 17, 2004 and October 18, 2004

• APPLICATION OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR CANCER RESEARCH (SBIR/STTR) - Application Receipt Date: June 17, 2004 and October 18, 2004

• INNOVATIONS IN CANCER SAMPLE PREPARATION (SBIR/STTR) - Application Receipt Date: June 17, 2004 and October 18, 2004

• TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS - Application Receipt Date: June 18, 2004 and October 15, 2004

• TOOLS FOR COLLABORATIONS THAT INVOLVE DATA SHARING - Application Receipt Date: July 15, 2004

• SPEECH PROCESSOR OPTIMIZATION FOR COCHLEAR IMPLANTS - Application Receipt Date: July 22, 2004 and March 16, 2005

• IN VIVO CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR IMAGING CENTERS (ICMICS) - Application Receipt Date: July 22, 2004 and July 21, 2005

• SENATOR PAUL D. WELLSTONE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTERS - Application Receipt Date: August 26, 2004

• RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS FOR IMPROVING FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES - Application Receipt Date: October 13, 2004, October 13, 2005, October 13, 2006

• NEAR-TERM TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR GENOME SEQUENCING - Application Receipt Date: October 14, 2004

• REVOLUTIONARY GENOME SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGIES -- THE $1000 GENOME - Application Receipt Date: October 14, 2004

• MEDICAL REHABILITATION RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE - Application Receipt Date: November 16, 2004

• INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT ARE CANCER SPECIFIC (R21) - Application Receipt Date: November 17, 2004

• STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY OF MEMBRANE PROTEINS - Application Receipt Date: February 1, June 1, October 1, ending March 15, 2005

• INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENHANCING FUNCTION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES - Application Receipt Date: April 1, August 1, December 1, ending Jan. 25, 2005

• TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS: PHASED INNOVATION AWARD (R21/R33) - Application Receipt Date: June 1, and October 1 annually, ending March 1, 2005

• ROLE OF MUSCULOSKELETAL MICROVASCULATURE IN FITNESS AND DISEASE - Application Receipt Date: February 1, June 1, October 1, ending July 30, 2005

• STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY OF MEMBRANE PROTEINS SBIR/STTR ANNOUNCEMENT - Application Receipt Date: April 1, August 1, December 1, ending April 10, 2005

• INFORMATICS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT - Application Receipt Date: February 1, June 1, October 1, ending June 30, 2005

• CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF BIOINFORMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY SOFTWARE - Application Receipt Date: February 1, June 1, October 1, ending July 1, 2005

• SMALL BUSINESS BIODEFENSE PROGRAM - Application Receipt Date: April 1, August 1, December 1, ending August 2, 2005

• STUDIES INTO THE CAUSES AND MECHANISMS OF DYSTONIA - Application Receipt Date: February 1, June 1, October 1, ending Aug. 31, 2005

• CANCER RESEARCH SMALL GRANT PROGRAM - Application Receipt Date: July 20, 2004

• KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION ACROSS DISTRIBUTED HETEROGENEOUS DATA SOURCES (SBIR/STTR) - Application Receipt Date:

  August 1, 2004 and December 1, 2004

• NOVEL GENETIC METHODS TO MAP FUNCTIONAL NEURONAL CIRCUITS AND SYNAPTIC CHANGE - Application Receipt Date: February 14, 2005

• SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING (SBIR/STTR) - Application Receipt Date: April 1, August 1, December 1, ending Nov. 1, 2005

• ENDOSCOPIC CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PANCREATIC AND BILIARY DISEASES - Application Receipt Date: Feb.1, June 1, Oct. 1, ending Oct. 1, 2005

• RESEARCH ON MICROBIAL BIOFILMS - Application Receipt Date: Feb.1, June 1, Oct. 1, ending Dec. 2005

• CHEMICAL SCREENS FOR NEW INDUCERS OF FETAL HEMOGLOBIN (SBIR/STTR) - Application Receipt Date: April 1, August 1, and Dec. 1, ending Dec. 1, 2005

• EXPLORATORY/DEVELOPMENTAL (R21) BIOENGINEERING RESEARCH GRANTS (EBRG) - Application Receipt Date: February 1, June 1, October 1, ending January 1, 2006

• EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE STUDY OF REPRODUCTIVE NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY - Application Receipt Date: Feb.1, June 1, Oct. 1, ending March 15, 2006

• INNOVATIONS IN BIOMEDICAL COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Application Receipt Date: June 24, 2004; October 24, 2004; February 24, 2005; June 24, 2005; October 24, 2005; February 26, 2006

• DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF PET AND SPECT LIGANDS FOR BRAIN IMAGING STUDIES (PHASED INNOVATION AWARD) - Application Receipt Date: February 1, June 1, October 1, ending March 2006

• INNOVATIONS IN BIOMEDICAL COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: SBIR/STTR INITIATIVE - Application Receipt Date: June 24, 2004; October 24, 2004; February 24, 2005; February 24, 2005; October 24, 2005; February 26, 2006

• COMPETING CONTINUATION AWARDS OF SBIR/STTR PHASE II GRANTS FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL AGENTS AND BIOMARKERS FOR ALCOHOLISM AND ALCOHOL-RELATED DISEASES - Application Receipt Date: April 1, August 1, December 1, ending May 30, 2006

• BASIC RESEARCH IN THE BLADDER AND LOWER URINARY TRACT - Application Receipt Date: February 1, June 1, October 1 ending October 1, 2005

• INFORMATICS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT - Application Receipt Date: February 1, June 1, October 1 ending July 21, 2006

• NEUROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ENHANCEMENT - Application Receipt Date: February 1, June 1, October 1 ending October 2006

• CIRCULATING CELLS IN CANCER DETECTION - Application Receipt Date: February 1, June 1, October 1, ending February 1, 2006

• IN VIVO CANCER IMAGING EXPLORATORY/DEVELOPMENTAL GRANTS - Application Receipt Date: February 1, June 1, October 1, ending November 2, 2005

• SBIR/STTR TECHNOLOGIES FOR MONITORING AND PERFORMING RESUSCITATION - Application Receipt Date: April 1, August 1, December 1, ending February 1, 2007

• AN SBIR/STTR INITIATIVE FOR IMAGE-GUIDED CANCER INTERVENTIONS - Application Receipt Date: April 1, August 1, December 1, ending December 2, 2005

• TECHNOLOGY AND AGING: NIA SBIR/STTR PROGRAM INITIATIVE - Application Receipt Date: April 1, August 1, December 1, ending April 1, 2007

• PATHOGENESIS AND TREATMENT OF LYMPHEDEMA AND LYMPHATIC DISEASES - Application Receipt Date: February 1, June 1, October 1, ending December 31, 2006

• HIGH THROUGHPUT TOOLS FOR BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR: SBIR - Application Receipt Date: April 1, August 1, December 1, ending August 2, 2007

• NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR PROTEOMICS AND GLYCOMICS (SBIR/STTR) - Application Receipt Date: April 1, August 1, December 1, ending April 2, 2007

• NOVEL APPROACHES TO STUDY POLYMICROBIAL DISEASES - Application Receipt Date: February 1, June 1, October 1, ending July 2, 2007

• NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES FOR IN VIVO IMAGING (R21/R33) - Application Receipt Date: February 1, June 1, October 1, ending July 2, 2005

• NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES FOR IN VIVO IMAGING (SBIR/STTR) - Application Receipt Date: April 1, August 1, December 1, ending August 2, 2005