The Office of Citizenship (OoC), within U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is charged with promoting instruction and training on the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. USCIS recognizes that naturalization is a culmination of the civic assimilation of LPRs who were resettled as refugees or granted asylum, however, some of these individuals may experience challenges with aspects of civic, linguistic, economic, cultural, and institutional assimilation when resettling in the United States, which may impact their progress toward full civic assimilation. The earlier refugees and asylees are able to engage in their community, the more likely they are to find satisfaction and success in their personal and professional lives; the more likely they are to make positive contributions to their communities and the Nation; and the more likely they are to become naturalized citizens. It is critical to provide former refugees and asylees with opportunities to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to fully assimilate into U.S. society. The goal of the Refugee and Asylee Assimilation Program(RAAP) is to provide extended assimilation services,which build on, but are not intended to replicate, those resettlement services funded by the Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration and the Department of Health and Human Services’Office of Refugee Resettlement, which prioritize early economic self-sufficiency. The primary focus of the RAAP is to provide individualized programming to lawful permanent residents (LPRs),who entered the United States under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) or were granted asylum, to attain the skills and knowledge required for successful citizenship and to foster a sense of belonging and attachment to the United States. This grant strives to promote long term civic assimilation of those LPRs who have identified naturalization as a goal yet may need additional information and instruction services to attain it. Funding Opportunity Number: CI-CET-18-003. Assistance Listing: 97.010. Funding Instrument: G. Category: CD. Award Amount: Up to $1M per award.

The Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to make 5-year grants to up to 42 entities designated as University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Servuce (UCEDD). These grantees carry out four core functions: (1) interdisciplinary pre-service preparation and continuing education of students and fellows; (2) community services, including training, technical assistance, and/or demonstration and model activities; (3) research; and (4) dissemination of information. UCEDDs are interdisciplinary education, research and public service units of universities, or public or not-for-profit entities associated with universities that implement the four core functions addressing, directly or indirectly, one or more of the areas of emphasis (i.e. education, health, and employment services available or offered to individuals in a community, and formal and informal community supports) that allows a person with developmental disabilities to exercise self-determination and be integrated in all facets of community living . The DD Act also requires that grantees advise federal, state, and community policymakers on developmental disability issues. Funds made available are used to pay for the Federal share of the cost of the administration and operation of programs designated as UCEDDs. Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2012-ACF-ADD-DD-0307. Assistance Listing: 93.632. Funding Instrument: G. Category: ISS. Award Amount: Up to $554K per award.

The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) invites applications to establish Centers of Excellence for Symptom Science: Building Research Teams for the Future (P20). This FOA supports applications to develop interdisciplinary biobehavioral nursing research capacity in Symptom Science Research. Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-NR-12-009. Assistance Listing: 93.361. Funding Instrument: G. Category: ED,HL. Award Amount: Up to $300K per award.

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) seeks unclassified proposals from educational institutions in the United States for a University Center of Excellence in Multi-Fidelity Modeling of Combustion Instabilities. Proposals must not contain any proprietary information. This center is a joint project between the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate, Rocket Propulsion Division (AFRL/RQR). The center will extend the research capabilities of the Air Force Research Laboratory, and provide opportunities for a new generation of United States scientists and engineers to address the basic research needs of the Air Force.We will consider proposals for up to six (6) years consisting of three (3) two-year segments. The first two (2) years are the base period, followed by two (2) two-year options to continue performance. We anticipate not more than $700,000 per year in funding may be made available to fund one (1) award from the proposals received. This means you should plan on not more than $4,200,000 funding for the entire six year duration if all options are exercised; however, the total amount of funding and resources made available to fund a successful proposal may vary based on the quality of proposals received, and funds availability.We will evaluate proposals using peer review panels and the criteria specified in announcement section E. Application Review Information. All the application forms you need are available electronically on Grants.gov. We will not provide paper copies of this announcement, or accept paper applications. All applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. Funding Opportunity Number: BAA-AFRL-AFOSR-2016-0005. Assistance Listing: 12.800. Funding Instrument: G. Category: ST. Award Amount: $700K – $4.2M per award.