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National Institutes of Health

The purpose of the Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) program is to fund federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes, tribal colleges or universities, Tribal health programs, or Tribal organizations (collectively termed, eligible Tribal Entities) to identify and develop a pool of scientists to conduct research on AI/AN health and health disparities. Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), NIGMS will provide support for a phased award to eligible AI/AN Tribal Entities to develop (UE5) and implement (T32) effective training and mentoring activities for research-oriented individuals earning a doctoral degree in a biomedical research field at a variety of institutions across the United States and territories. The overall purpose is to support the development of individuals who have the technical, operational, and professional skills required to conduct AI/AN health research in a culturally appropriate, ethically responsible and rigorous manner, to complete Ph.D.s in a biomedical field, and to transition into careers in the biomedical research workforce.

National Institutes of Health

The purpose of the Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) program is to fund federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes, tribal colleges or universities, Tribal health programs, or Tribal organizations (collectively termed, eligible Tribal Entities) to identify and develop a pool of scientists to conduct research on AI/AN health and health disparities. Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), NIGMS will provide support for a phased award to eligible AI/AN Tribal Entities to develop (UE5) and implement (T32) effective training and mentoring activities for research-oriented individuals earning a doctoral degree in a biomedical research field at a variety of institutions across the United States and territories. The overall purpose is to support the development of individuals who have the technical, operational, and professional skills required to conduct AI/AN health research in a culturally appropriate, ethically responsible and rigorous manner, to complete Ph.D.s in a biomedical field, and to transition into careers in the biomedical research workforce.

National Institutes of Health

The purpose of the Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) program is to fund federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes, tribal colleges or universities, Tribal health programs, or Tribal organizations (collectively termed, eligible Tribal Entities) to identify and develop a pool of scientists to conduct research on AI/AN health and health disparities. Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), NIGMS will provide support for a phased award to eligible AI/AN Tribal Entities to develop (UE5) and implement (T34) effective training and mentoring activities for research-oriented individuals earning a bachelor's degree in a biomedically-relevant field at a variety of institutions across the United States and territories. The overall purpose is to support the development of individuals who have the technical, operational, and professional skills required to conduct AI/AN health research in a culturally appropriate, ethically responsible and rigorous manner, to complete a bachelor's degree in a biomedical field, and ultimately to transition into careers in the biomedical research workforce.

National Institutes of Health

The purpose of the Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Research Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) program is to fund federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes, tribal colleges or universities, Tribal health programs, or Tribal organizations (collectively termed, eligible Tribal Entities) to identify and develop a pool of scientists to conduct research on AI/AN health and health disparities. Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), NIGMS will provide support for a phased award to eligible AI/AN Tribal Entities to develop (UE5) and implement (T34) effective training and mentoring activities for research-oriented individuals earning a bachelor's degree in a biomedically-relevant field at a variety of institutions across the United States and territories. The overall purpose is to support the development of individuals who have the technical, operational, and professional skills required to conduct AI/AN health research in a culturally appropriate, ethically responsible and rigorous manner, to complete a bachelor's degree in a biomedical field, and ultimately to transition into careers in the biomedical research workforce.

U.S. National Science Foundation

The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers. The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary or convergent research areas, through a comprehensive traineeship model that is innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs. Proposals are requested that address any interdisciplinary or convergent research theme of national priority, as described in section II.D below. The NRT program addresses workforce development, emphasizing broad participation, and institutional capacity building needs in graduate education. The program encourages proposals that involve strategic collaborations with the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government agencies, national laboratories, field stations, teaching and learning centers, informal science centers, and academic partners. NRT especially welcomes proposals that reflect collaborations between NRT proposals and existing NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP), NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM), and NSF STEM Ed Organizational Postdoctoral Fellowship program (STEM Ed OPRF) projects, provided the collaboration will strengthen both projects. Researchers at minority serving institutions and emerging research institutions are strongly encouraged to submit proposals. Collaborations between NRT proposals and existing NSF INCLUDES projects should strengthen both NRT and INCLUDES projects.

NCATS - National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences

PROJECT SUMMARY The mission of the UC Davis Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) is to advance clinical and translational science (CTS) by coalescing the expertise within our premier, comprehensive university and core collaborators to improve human health. We have been the home for CTS researchers at UC Davis for nearly 20 years and have exceeded the essential characteristics of successful CTSA Hubs, both locally and nationally. For the proposed grant period, the UC Davis CTSC will integrate the broad knowledge and expertise of our public, land-grant, research-intensive academic institution and the geographic reach of our university to generate broad knowledge translation. Our CTSC will build transformative teams to uniquely tackle CTS barriers by coalescing the expansive expertise in six UC Davis schools and four colleges, our leading healthcare system at UC Davis Health, rural cooperative extension sites across the state, and community partners representing our broad catchment areas. The Specific Aims of our proposal are: Aim 1: Synergize our existing CTSC systems and infrastructure with new multi-sector leadership, empowered team and staff management, and team science- focused evaluation (A: Overview and B: Strategic Management); Aim 2: Proactively coordinate staff and trainee as well as core collaborators with our services, pilot awards, and data science approaches to support the day-to-day and future work of transformative CTS teams (C1: Workforce, C2: Engagement, D1: Resources, D2: CTS Pilots, D3: Data Science); Aim 3: Implement new projects and teams that address CTS gaps, in both community and clinical settings, and with a focus on dissemination of successful processes and findings back into our Center’s unified suite of assets and to the broader CTS field (E: CTS Research). To achieve these Aims, we strategically developed structures and activities to facilitate CTS within and across every Element of the application and have: 1) elevated all core collaborator audiences to the leadership board, including academic, healthcare system, rural cooperative extension partners, and community members representatives (B: Strategic Management); 2) rooted our training in transdisciplinary and team-centered knowledge creation and standardized our broad array of programs with foundational skill development (C1: Workforce); 3) re-focused our engagement activities on co-creation of scientific questions and long-term partnerships across the spectrum of research processes (C2: Engagement); 4) linked cross-cutting offerings and developed new communication strategies to ensure researchers gain access more efficiently and holistically across disciplines, while maintaining rigor, reproducibility, and high ethical standards (D1: Resources); 5) redesigned the CTSC pilot awards to support these alignments across research teams and collaborator audiences (D2: CTS Pilots); and 6) emphasized continuous iteration and improvement of core CTSC resources, innovation within implementation and data science methodologies, and upfront multi-sector collaborator engagement to speed up impact into real- world settings (D3: Data Science).

NINDS - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

We propose implementing a UC Davis Neuroscience Education and Undergraduate Research Opportunities (NEURO) program to enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical neuroscience research needs. For this, we propose to offer a program that will include activities that are well-evidenced to increase the pipeline of students graduating in science majors who are interested in and prepared for graduate or medical school admissions and/or neuroscience research careers. We will support recruitment for our proposed undergraduate junior and senior training program by incorporating activities that kindle interest and engagement in neuroscience research into our highly successful Biology Undergraduate Scholars Program (BUSP), which serves talented freshmen and sophomores on our campus. We envision BUSP serving as a pre-NEURO curriculum and a vital source of applicants for our NEURO program. We will invite guest speakers to BUSP seminars, who will inform students about the scope and significance of neuroscience research, and about the opportunities offered by the NEURO program. We intend to recruit six UC Davis upper-division students per year to participate in the NEURO program, which will offer a one-year research-intensive experience (10 weeks of full-time research in the summer, and the equivalent of 5 weeks of full-time research during the academic year), advising, professional development opportunities, opportunities to practice science communication, and outreach opportunities. These activities are aimed at cultivating interest in neuroscience, developing scientific and professional skills, and facilitating participants’ advancement to the next step of their education and/or careers. We expect that NEURO participants will a) learn the importance of conducting biomedical research responsibly, ethically, and with integrity; b) increase their scientific expertise with respect to understanding scientific reasoning, rigorous experimental design, data analysis, and interpretation; c) develop skills to communicate scientific research to a variety of audiences, including those at national conferences; d) develop a science identity and sense of belonging within the scientific community; e) develop a professional network that includes supportive mentors at a variety of career stages; f) maintain/enhance interest in pursuing a neuroscience-related career and obtain tools for successful transition to graduate or professional programs and g) graduate with a science degree at a percentage of 90% with a GPA≥3.0. Our ultimate goal is that at least 80% of NEURO participants will enter graduate or medical school programs or research careers focused on neuroscience/neuroscience diseases, ultimately increasing the pool of well-trained neuroscientists.

Employment and Training Administration

NOTE: This is a Notice of Intent. There is no announcement related to this notice. We are not accepting applications. Subject to the availability of funds, USDOL s ETA intends to provide funding to an existing cooperative agreement with the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA), Center for Employment Security Education and Research (CESER) for continued support for the operations of the Interstate Connection Network (ICON) without full and open competition, to extend the implementation of the program and its funding capacity. Authority: DLMS 2, Chapter 830, Section 836 (G): Services are available from only one responsible source and no substitute will suffice; or the recipient has unique qualifications to perform the type of activity to be funded. It is necessary to fund a recipient that has an established relationship with the agency in order to maintain an existing facility or capability to furnish services or benefits of particular significance to the agency on a long-term basis.

New York Power Authority (NYPA)

As part of NYPA's funding of its workforce training incentives is the renewable energy field, NYPA is supporting United Way of Long Island?s Green Construction Energy Efficiency Technician Training Program. The Green Construction Energy Efficiency Technician Training Course will prepare participants to perform comprehensive, whole-home assessments to identify problems and prescribe prioritized solutions based on building science.

NIGMS - National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Project Summary/Abstract The UNT EMBRACE mission is to provide a basic biomedical predoctoral training program that enhances scientific skill sets, develops trainee career and professional skill sets, provides transdepartmental opportunities to participants, and increases faculty development as mentors. The University of North Texas (UNT) serves over 32,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students and is ranked by the Carnegie Classification as a Tier 1 institute dedicated to providing quality mentoring to our Ph.D. students. A central goal of the UNT EMBRACE training program is to increase the number of domestic trainees who complete a Ph.D. and enter a career within the biomedical research workforce. To align with this goal, the objectives of this training program are to: 1) provide high-quality scientific training for predoctoral students in biomedical sciences; 2) provide trainees with professional training and career exploration opportunities; and 3) enhance the Ph.D. mentoring experience for both trainees and mentors to ensure a safe and supportive training environment. To reach objective 1, faculty and career mentors provide scientific training that ensures our trainees reach program milestones and gain the skills required to successfully join the biomedical research workforce. To reach objective 2, EMBRACE trainees will participate in career workshops, learning experiences, and career exploration that prepares them for a successful transition into workforce. To reach objective 3, we have assembled 39 mentors representing a range of backgrounds and professional experiences across seven departments with a strong focus in basic biomedical research, all committed to excellence in mentoring EMBRACE trainees. Our trainees and their mentors participate in the “Mentoring-the-Mentors” training plan to enhance the mentoring experience. Trainees receive both vertical mentoring by faculty preceptors and near-peer mentoring by seasoned graduate students. Each year, the UNT EMBRACE training program will welcome a new cohort of six trainees starting their 2nd year of their Ph.D. studies. Each cohort will be funded for two years with a total of 30 trainees supported during the grant’s five years. All trainees are provided with EMBRACE financial support during the second and third years of their predoctoral training as they transition their focus from academic coursework and towards their individualized dissertation research. The students and mentors participate in a variety of program activities including mentoring discussions, career development activities, scientific development seminars, self-evaluation activities, and leadership workshops. The EMBRACE training program will be evaluated annually by an independent, internal evaluator and an Advisory Committee and program activities will be modified as recommended. This training program will strengthen our EMBRACE trainees’ scientific and career skills, preparing them to successfully enter the biomedical workforce and providing faculty the opportunity to further develop as mentors.

New York Power Authority (NYPA)

As part of NYPA's funding of its workforce training incentives is the renewable energy field, NYPA is supporting Urban Green Council's program to deliver Green Progressional Training (GPRO) training to individuals in partnership with Solar One (Solar One provides a skills development curriculum in basic construction, electrical, solar panel installation, and maintenance of high efficiency heating and cooling systems. and the US Green Building Council-LI

Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Provides community development block grants, downtown development funds, and Vermont Training Program grants for workforce development.

National Park Service

The purpose of this project is to develop and deliver a series of video assets for use in training and public communications. Videos will cover a variety of facets of climate change response across the NPS. The videos will be distributed across a variety of Internet-based platforms, and will be used to support formal and informal workforce training opportunities, public outreach and programming, curriculum-based education efforts, and/or program support.

Virginia Employment Commission

Virginia Employment Commission administers workforce development grants funding job training, apprenticeships, incumbent worker training, and employer-based training programs in VA.

NIGMS - National Institute of General Medical Sciences

ABSTRACT WABANAKI TURTLE While Wabanaki people have conducted research activities since time immemorial to promote the health and welfare of their communities, Wabanaki citizens are underrepresented as health researchers, including at Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness (WPHW), the applicant organization for the Wabanaki Tribal Undergraduate to Graduate Training and Leadership Experiences (TURTLE) Program. WPHW serves the four federally recognized Tribes of Maine. According to WPHW’s director of research, there are fewer than five Wabanaki citizens with a postgraduate health-research training degree whose work addresses Wabanaki health disparities. The underrepresentation of Wabanaki citizens amongst health researchers is important to note because Wabanaki communities experience health disparities in comparison to the all-races Maine population. An increased representation of Wabanaki health researchers can address these disparities which include a self- reported diabetes prevalence of 17.0% in comparison to 9.6% for Maine residents. According to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, increasing the proportion of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) health researchers can address such health disparities, underscoring the importance of training future AI/AN health researchers. To address Wabanaki health disparities we plan to create Wabanaki TURTLE, an undergraduate research training program that seeks to develop a pool of scientists to conduct research on Wabanaki and other AI/AN health and health disparities. We will develop and implement an effective training program for undergraduate students that seeks to enhance their technical, operational, and professional skills required to conduct AI/AN health research in a culturally appropriate, ethically responsible and rigorous manner. The program will support the students to complete a bachelor's degree in a biomedical field, and ultimately to transition into careers in the biomedical research workforce. Our Specific Aims are to: 1) Build WPHW’s administrative capacity to implement and evaluate Wabanaki TURTLE. 2) Develop and implement the Wabanaki TURTLE Program’s curriculum, a 12-month research training program to enhance research skills of ten Indigenous undergraduate students annually, over a 5-year period. 3) Develop new and strengthen existing partnerships with academic institutions and organizations for purposes of student recruitment, identification of mentors, and providing trainees with research experiences, career development, cohort building, and networking opportunities.

Washington Employment Security Department

Washington Employment Security Department administers workforce development grants funding job training, apprenticeships, incumbent worker training, and employer-based training programs in WA.

Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

The Workforce Training Board funds workforce development programs that increase skills and employment opportunities for Washington workers, with a focus on high-demand industries and underserved populations.

New York Power Authority (NYPA)

As part of NYPA's funding of its workforce training incentives is the renewable energy field, NYPA is supporting Willdan?s Clean Energy Academy. The course is designed as a two-course progression?an introductory (30-hour) HVAC Systems 101- level course, followed by a more advanced (30-hour) Heat Pump Systems 201-level course.

New York Power Authority (NYPA)

The Western New York Power Proceeds program is made possible through net earnings resulting from the sale of unused economic development hydropower generated at NYPA's Niagara Power Project. The Western New York Power Proceeds Act, passed in December 2012, allows NYPA to deposit the net earnings from the market sale of unallocated Expansion and Replacement Economic Development Power into a fund, which can then be used to support economic development projects within a 30 mile radius of the NiagaraPoer Project. Eligible projects are considered under six funding tracks, including Workforce Development: Identifying high concentrations of underemployed and underrepresented populations in a Region and creating programs that will train those populations to match the needs of Industry in the Region.

Empire State Development

The Workforce Development Capital Grant Program supports the capital needs of workforce training providers that seek to enhance or expand their offerings. The Program is open to training programs offering industry-recognized credentials and certificates in high-demand-fields by helping trainers make capital investments crucial to industry-driven workforce training.

Employment and Training Administration

Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Round 7: A Grant Initiative for the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border Regions

Employment and Training Administration

The Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative Round 7 is a partnership between the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and three regional commissions–the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC). WORC 7 will address the critical workforce needs of employers in high-growth and emerging industries across the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions (WORC regions). Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to worc7_foa-eta-26-23@dol.gov. We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.

Employment and Training Administration

The Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative Round 7 is a partnership between the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and three regional commissions the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), the Delta Regional Authority (DRA), and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC). WORC 7 will address the critical workforce needs of employers in high-growth and emerging industries across the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions (WORC regions). Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) may be emailed to worc7_foa-eta-26-23@dol.gov. We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular FOA.

U.S. National Science Foundation

The long-range goal of the DMS Workforce Program is to increase the number of well-prepared U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents who successfully pursue careers in the mathematical sciences and in other NSF-supported disciplines.Among intermediate goals to this end are improvements in recruitment, retention, education, and placement of trainees in the mathematical sciences. The program's primary interest is in activities centered on education through research involvement for trainees at the undergraduate through postdoctoral educational levels. Activities that broaden participation in the mathematical sciences are of significant interest to the Division of Mathematical Sciences.The program is particularly interested in activities that improve:recruitment and retention: increasing the number and diversity of U.S. students who successfully pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in mathematics and statistics;educational breadth: broadening graduate education and undergraduate education content in the mathematical sciences to prepare students for a wider range of career opportunities; andprofessional development: enhancing the professional skills of mathematical sciences postdoctoral associates, graduate students, and undergraduate students to better prepare them for both academic and nonacademic employment.The program welcomes unsolicited proposals for activities that address the program goals in innovative and creative ways. Proposals must clearly identify:the goals to be achieved;the specific new activities to be conducted, the way in which these address the goals, and the way in which the activities significantly differ from or enhance common practice;measurable proposed outcomes for the project;specific methods for evaluation of the success of the activity and for assessment of progress toward the goals to be achieved, anda budget commensurate with the proposed activity.The program particularly seeks unsolicited proposals for activities that are:novel and potentially transformative, in that they promise extraordinary outcomes;portable, in the sense that they potentially can be duplicated at other institutions;sustainable, meaning that the activity can be continued in the absence of external funding;likely to have large impact in terms of the numbers of trainees affected; andexemplary, in that they can serve as national models for education through research involvement.Proposers are advised to contact one of the cognizant program directors prior to submitting a proposal. The program has an annual submission window for unsolicited proposals of May 15 through June 15. (Unsolicited proposals received at other times will be returned without review.)The Workforce Program also administers several more structured training activities, proposals for which are submitted in response to specific solicitations:Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (RTG)Mentoring through Critical Transition Points in the Mathematical Sciences (MCTP)Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sites (REU)Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences (UBM)Please note that the deadline dates for submission of proposals in response to these specific solicitations differ from the submission-window dates for unsolicited proposals.In addition to the Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts merit review criteria, NSF staff will give careful consideration to the following in making funding decisions:Integration of Research and EducationOne of the principal strategies in support of NSF's goals is to foster integration of research and education through the programs, projects, and activities it supports at academic and research institutions. These institutions provide abundant opportunities where individuals may concurrently assume responsibilities as researchers, educators, and students and where all can engage in joint efforts that infuse education with the excitement of discovery and enrich research through the diversity of learning perspectives.Integrating Diversity into NSF Programs, Projects, and ActivitiesBroadening opportunities and enabling the participation of all citizens -- women and men, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities -- is essential to the health and vitality of science and engineering. NSF is committed to this principle of diversity and deems it central to the programs, projects, and activities it considers and supports.