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Director for Research and Programs in the Human Sciences at Metanexus.

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Department of Homeland
Security's (DHS) Science + Technology Directorate (S+T) to provide Enterprise
Portfolio Management consulting, advisory and software configuration services. The portfolio
management capability will enable S+T to prioritize , select and manage R+D
investments that best support the DHS mission based upon a balanced view of
key metrics, including risk, life-cycle costs, strategic alignment and program
health.
"Now seems an ideal time to understand and assess the public effects of
spiritual and religious action because there seems to be a growing openness in
the social sciences towards non-material factors ," says Kimon Sargeant, Ph.D.

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ICOR will provide a variety of strategic management consulting services
and a configuration of Prosight Portfolios(TM) software to support S+T's
Research, Development , Test and Evaluation (RDT+E) process. "This opportunity expands our support of DHS and the homeland
security mission, and establishes our leadership in strategic portfolio
management and related services in the Federal sector."
For further information on the Spiritual Capital Research Program ,
including submission guidelines for the new granting opportunities, or to
request a program brochure , visit http://www.
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About DHS Science + Technology
DHS leads the unified national effort to secure America by preventing and
deterring terrorist attacks and protecting against and responding to threats
and hazards to the nation.

CONTACT: Keary Crawford of ICOR Partners, LLC, +1-703-684-1840,
kcrawford@icorpartners. A membership
organization, Metanexus hosts an online magazine and discussion forum with
over 140,000 monthly page views and 7000 regular subscribers in 57 different
countries.

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ICOR Partners LLC Awarded $9.8M Contract by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for Enterprise Portfolio Management Services

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Metanexus leads and
facilitates over 300 projects in 36 countries.

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Letters of Intent for projects in the Spiritual Capital Research Program
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The mission of the John Templeton Foundation is to pursue new insights at
the boundary between theology and science through a rigorous, open-minded and
empirically focused methodology, drawing together talented representatives
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Grants of $150,000
per project are made possible by generous funding from the John Templeton
Foundation .5 million in research funds.

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ICOR Partners, LLC is headquartered in Alexandria,
Virginia.

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net or 215-789-2200. Metanexus sponsors dialogue groups, lectures,
workshops, research, courses, grants , and publications.
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The total estimated value of the contract and options is $9.

About ICOR Partners, LLC
ICOR Partners, LLC, a boutique provider of strategic government management
consulting services, helps its clients solve their most critical strategic,
organizational , operational and technical challenges. Deadline for Letters of Intent: April 15, 2005

PHILADELPHIA, A call for proposals for research
in the developing new interdisciplinary field of Spiritual Capital has been
issued by the Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science.

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ICOR 's collaborative,
execution-focused approach empowers government agencies to achieve and sustain
organizational success by linking their investments and execution activities
to their strategic objectives.com

Call for Proposals for $150 000 Research Projects on `Spiritual Capital' Issued by Metanexus Institute

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The Science and Technology Directorate (S+T), the
primary research and development arm of DHS, conducts, stimulates and promotes
research, development, testing, evaluation and timely transition of homeland
security capabilities to federal, state and local operational end -users. For more information, visit http://www. Full grant applications will then be
invited for a total of $1. Metanexus is
a leader in a growing network of individuals and groups exploring the dynamic
interface between cosmos, nature, and culture in communities and on campuses
throughout the world.

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or contact project manager Christopher Stawski at
SpiritualCapital@metanexus .metanexus.templeton.

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ICOR's tailored industry best-practices and
innovative methodologies provide clients with "top-down" and "bottom-up"
solutions that provide both long-term strategic benefits and immediate
operational improvements.
Scholars and researchers from fields such as anthropology , economics,
history, political science, psychology, religious studies and sociology are
encouraged to apply.
Note: These $150,000 grants are in addition to the three founding grants
of $500 ,000 each that were recently awarded to initiate the Spiritual Capital
Research Program.

The Metanexus Institute advances scientific research, education and
outreach on the constructive engagement of science and religion.

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Projects include the Local
Societies Initiative, the Templeton Research Lectures, and topical
interdisciplinary research projects such as the Spiritual Transformation
Scientific Research Program, Spiritual Capital Research Program, Foundational
Questions in Physics and Cosmology, as well as studies in religion and health,
religion and human flourishing, and other endeavors.

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WASHINGTON, ICOR Partners, LLC, a boutique
provider of strategic government management consulting services, announced
today that it has been awarded a contract by the U.
"This initiative represents the Science + Technology Directorate's
continued commitment to combine world-class science, engineering and research
with leading management practices," stated Wayne Simmons , Managing Partner of
ICOR Partners. S+T
conducts its mission in various areas, or portfolios , organized into three
main categories: (1) Countermeasures; (2) Support to Department Components;
and (3) Cross-Cutting.
The Spiritual Capital Research Program seeks to integrate the concept of
spiritual capital into the social sciences, with particular attention to
building connections to economics, and to develop a network of scholars for a
new field of study.

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