Brookwood-Sago Grant
The U. S. Department of Labor (DOL), Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), is making $1,000,000 available in grant funds for education and training programs to help identify, avoid, and prevent unsafe working conditions in and around mines.
The focus of these grants for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 will be on training and training materials for mine emergency preparedness and mine emergency prevention for all underground mines.
Applicants for the grants may be States and nonprofit (private or public) entities.
The number of grants awarded will be determined by MSHA's evaluation of grant applications, not to exceed 20 grants.
The amount of each individual grant will be at least $50,00 0. 00 and the maximum individual award will be $250,00 0. MSHA will not be awarding renewal (two-year) grants in FY 2014 under this solicitation for grant applications (SGA).
This notice contains all of the information needed to apply for grant funding.
The focus of these grants for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 will be on training and training materials for mine emergency preparedness and mine emergency prevention for all underground mines.
Applicants for the grants may be States and nonprofit (private or public) entities.
The number of grants awarded will be determined by MSHA's evaluation of grant applications, not to exceed 20 grants.
The amount of each individual grant will be at least $50,00 0. 00 and the maximum individual award will be $250,00 0. MSHA will not be awarding renewal (two-year) grants in FY 2014 under this solicitation for grant applications (SGA).
This notice contains all of the information needed to apply for grant funding.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Wilson Center Fellowships Web Page
Additional Information of Eligibility:
# Citizens or permanent residents from any country (foreign nationals must be able to hold a valid passport and obtain a J1 Visa) # Men and women with outstanding capabilities and experience from a wide variety of -backgrounds (including government, the corporate world, professions, and academia) # Academic candidates holding a Ph.D.
(Ph.D.
must be received by the application deadline of October 1) # Academic candidates demonstrating scholarly achievement by publications beyond their doctoral dissertations # Practitioners or policymakers with an equivalent level of professional achievement # English proficiency as the Center is designed to encourage the exchange of ideas among its fellows # Applicants working on a degree (even if the degree is to be awarded prior to the proposed fellowship year) # Proposals of a partisan or advocacy nature # Primary research in the natural sciences # Projects that create musical composition or dance # Projects in the visual arts # Projects that are the rewriting of doctoral dissertations # The editing of texts, papers, or documents # The preparation of textbooks, anthologies, translations, and memoirs Notes on Eligibility You do not need an institutional affiliation to apply.
For most academic candidates, a book or monograph is required.
Scholars and practitioners who previously held research awards or fellowships at the Wilson Center are not precluded from applying for a fellowship.
However, the nature and recency of the prior award may be among the factors considered during the selection process, and by the Fellowships Committee of the Board of Trustees.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Agency Email:
oates.janice@dol.gov
Date Posted:
2014-05-07
Application Due Date:
2014-06-30
Archive Date:
2014-07-30
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