Federal Funding and Rules Notification Summary

Week Ending December 30, 2011
 

  Dept/Agency Date Notice Title Type of Notice Deadline Funding  
  Commerce -
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)		 12/28 NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program 2012 NOFA Preproposal -
2/7/12,
4:00 pm ET;
Full Proposal -
4/17/12,
4:00 pm ET;
Applications -
5/9/12,
5:00 pm ET		 $50,000 - $500,000  
  Commerce -
United States Patent & Trademark Office		 12/27 National Medal of Technology and Innovation Nomination Evaluation Committee Nominations 1/26/12    
  Energy -
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)		 12/29 Stewardship Science Academic Alliances Program NOFA 212/12 Research -
$50,000 - $300,000
per yr.;
Coop. -
$1M - $3M
per yr.		  
  Environmental Protection Agency 12/28 Centers for Material Life Cycle Safety NOFA 4/25/12 $5M+  
  12/30 Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Notice -
Comments		 2/13/12    
  Federal Communications Commission 12/28 Connect America Fund; A National Broadband Plan for Our Future; Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for Local Exchange Carriers; High-Cost Universal Service Support; Final Rule Final Rule Effective -
12/29/11		    
  12/28 Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules Notice -
Availability & Comments		 Comments -
2/8/12;
Reply Comments -
2/22/12		    
  12/30 Implementing the Provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, as Enacted by the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 Final Rule Effective -
1/30/12		    
  12/30 Implementing the Provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, as Enacted by the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 Proposed Rule Comments -
2/13/12;
Reply Comments -
3/14/12		    
  Government Accountability Office 12/28 Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Nomination Letters Notice -
Nominations		 1/1 - 3/8/12    
  Health & Human Services -
Administration for Children & Families (ACF)		 12/28 Administration on Children, Youth and Families; Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority Notice      
  Health & Human Services -
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)		 12/27 Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliance (DELTA) III Program NOFA 1/17/12 $170,000 - $420,000,
per budget period		  
  Interior -
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)		 12/27 Notice of f Public Meeting: Resource Advisory Councils, Nevada Meeting 1/26/12,
8:00 am - 5:00 pm;
1/27/12,
7:30 am - 12:30 pm		    
  12/29 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding a Competitive Process for Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development Proposed Rule -
Advanced Notice		 2/27/12    
  Justice -
Office for Victims of Crimes (OVC)		 12/27 OVC FY 12 State Victim Assistance Academy (New) NOFA 2/14/12 $35,000  
  National Archives & Records Administration 12/29 Declassification of National Security Information Final Rule Effective -
1/30/12		    
  National Science Foundation 12/28 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program NOFA Letter of Intent -
2/27/12 (optional);
Application -
3/26/12,
5:00 pm lo9cal time,
both dates		 $150,000 - $3.25M  
  12/29 National Spectrum Sharing Research Experimentation, Validation, Verification, Demonstration and Trials: Technical Workshop II on Coordinating Federal Government/Private Sector Spectrum Innovation Testing Needs Meeting -
Webinar		 1/17/12,
12:00 - 5:00 pm PT;
1/18/12,
8:00 am - 5:00 pm PT		    
  Postal Reguatory Commission 12/27 Sunshine Act Meetings Meeting -
Audiocast		 1/4/12,
11:00 am		    
  Postal Service 12/27 Product Change--Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement Notice      
  12/27 Product Change--Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement Notice      
  Small Business Administration 12/28 Small Business Investment Companies--Early Stage SBICs; Public Webinars Meetings -
Webinars		 1/11, 13, 19/12    
  Transportation -
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)		 12/29 Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee; Public Teleconference Meeting -
Teleconference		 1/24/12,
1:30 pm ET		    
  Transportation -
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)		 12/30 Drivers of CMVs: Restricting the Use of Cellular Phones Final Rule -
Correction		 Effective -
1/3/12		    
  Transportation -
Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)		 12/27 Notice of Public Webinar on Implementation of Distribution Integrity Management Programs Meeting -
Webinar		 1/25/12,
11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET		    
  12/30 Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods: Model Regulations, International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and the International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air Final Rule Effective -
1/1/12		    
  US Department of Agriculture -
Farm Service Agency (FSA)		 12/1 Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation Final Rule Effective -
12/30/11		    
  US Department of Agriculture -
Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS)		 12/30 Food Ingredients and Sources of Radiation Listed or Approved for Use in the Production of Meat and Poultry Products; Technical Amendment Final Rule -
Technical Correction		 12/30/11    
  US Department of Agriculture -
Forest Service (FS)		 12/29 National Advisory Committee for Implementation of the National Forest System Land Management Planning Rule Notice -
Nominations		 2/13/12    
  US Department of Agriculture -
Office of the Secretary		 12/27 Increasing Access to Rural Community Investment Opportunities for Investors Notice Submit Contact Info. -
1/26/12		    
  US Department of Agriculture -
Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS)		 12/29 Direct and Insured Loanmaking Notice -
Correction		      
  Veterans Affairs 12/30 Grants for Transportation of Veterans in Highly Rural Areas Proposed Rule Comments -
2/28/12