Congratulations to those who received grants in December!  Please help the 黑洞社区 community stay informed by forwarding any notices of funding opportunities and/or training sessions to research@wichita.edu for inclusion in the next newsletter.  Good luck to all of you in your research efforts over the next month.  

Coleen Pugh, Vice Provost for Research

 

AWARDS

SMART FACTORY PO

PI/Department:  Brian Brown, NIAR

Sponsor:   Deloitte Services, LLP

Amount:  $150,000

 

VIZLING APP

PI/Department:  Darren DeFrain, English

Sponsor:  State of Kansas 鈥 URCA  

Amount:  $4,500

 

221830SH - KMUW VIA WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

PI/Department:  Jessica Hanzlicek-Treadwell, KMUW

Sponsor:  Humanities Kansas 

Amount:  $3,588

 

FLOATER ARM MACHINE TORSION TUBE WELDMENT & MOUNT

PI/Department:  Andrew Jonas, NIAR-Shop

Sponsor:  Spirit Aerosystems INC

Amount:  $2,050

 

APPENDIX I IN-SITU X-RAY AND THERMAL MONITORING OF THE LASER-POWDER BED FUSION PROCESS: DETERMINING FUSION SIGNATURES

PI/Department:  Leonard Miller, Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor:  Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn

Amount:  $90,000

 

TRIO STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROJECT

PI/Department:  Linda Rhone, ED - Student Support Services

Sponsor:  Department of Education - US

Amount:  $494,929

 

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN KTEC HOLDINGS, INC. AND WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (ULTRASONIC FIBER GUIDANCE)

PI/Department:  Richard Sack, Engineering Technology

Co-PI/Department: Ramazan Asmatulu, Mechanical Engineering | Nils Hakansson, Biomedical Engineering

Sponsor:  Kansas Department of Commerce

Amount:  $23,000

 

BACKPACK PARAMOTOR SYSTEM

PI/Department:  Bhisham Sharma, Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor:  D'Angelo Technologies, LLC / Air Force Research Laboratory

Amount:  $15,401

 

CUBE-SAT SPACE FLIGHT TEST OF A NEUTRINO DETECTOR

PI/Department:  Nick Solomey, Physics

Co-PI/Department: Atri Dutta, Aerospace Engineering | Hyuck Kwon, Electrical & Computer Engr | Holger Meyer, Mathematics & Statistics & Physics  

Sponsor:  Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn

Amount:  $1,099,959

 

2021-2022 MADE MEN COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Made Men, Inc.

Amount:  $18,750

 

CORE SIPP - COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Centers for Disease Control

Amount:  $20,000

 

KHFI EVALUATION

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  The Food Trust

Amount:  $21,000

 

KSFHP HEALTHY DIET PROJECT (AMENDMENT 1)

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Health Resources & Services Admin

Amount:  $91,422

 

KSFHP TRAININGS - MBTI AND MORE

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Health Resources & Services Admin

Amount:  $13,500

 

MEETING FACILITATION

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Unified Government of Wyandotte County

Amount:  $6,900

 

MISSION REFRESH & PLANNING CONVERSATION

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Hutchinson's Historic Fox Theatre

Amount:  $2,814

 

STATE ESSENTIALS FOR CHILDHOOD: IMPLEMENTATION OF STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES FOR CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Centers for Disease Control

Amount:  $92,000

 

SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE - ESSENCE TRAINING, VIDEO TUTORIALS AND USER MANUAL DEVELOPMENT

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Dept of Health and Human Services

Amount:  $47,205

 

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR OVERDOSE DATA TO ACTION (OD2A) SUBRECIPIENTS

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Centers for Disease Control

Amount:  $38,610

 

DEVELOP CHEMICAL CROSS-LINKERS TO SELECTIVELY LABEL MONMETHYLATED LYSINE FOR THE STUDY OF POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION-SPECIFIC LOCAL INTERACTOMES

PI/Department:  Haifan Wu, Chemistry

Sponsor:  State of Kansas 鈥 URCA

Amount:  $4,500

 

MENTORING ENGINEERING FACULTY TO PROFESSIONAL IMPACT (EFIC)

PI/Department:  Yimesker Yihun, Mechanical Engineering

Co-PI/Department: Yang-Seon Kim, Mechanical Engineering | Rajeev Nair, Mechanical Engineering | Wei Wei, Mechanical Engineering | Tewodros Zewde, Electrical & Computer Engr

Sponsor:  Arizona State University

Amount:  $100,000

 

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Focused Funding Opportunities

For access to account to search for funding opportunities, please sign up and affiliate with Wichita State University using your 黑洞社区 email address. To request assistance with a customized searching please contact funding@wichita.edu.   If any of the following opportunities are of interest to you, please email proposals@wichita.edu as soon as possible so that a grant specialist may be assigned to assist. The Office of Research has updated its website with more information about the deadlines for receipt of proposals.  While mandatory forms must be finalized well in advance of the funder deadline, you may continue to focus on your proposal narrative until closer to the deadline.  Please visit Pre-Award Services to find out more.

 

***LIMITED*** Funding Agency: Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 黑洞社区 may only submit one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by January 24, 2022 at 5pm, in case an internal competition is needed.  You will be informed if you have been chosen to proceed by February 9, 2022.  Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by March 9, 2022.

Purpose: 鈥淎s a pillar of the Paralysis Resource Center, the Quality of Life Grants Program, pioneered by the late Dana Reeve, impacts and empowers people living with paralysis, their families and caregivers by providing grants to nonprofit organizations whose projects and initiatives foster inclusion, involvement and community engagement, while promoting health and wellness for those affected by paralysis in all 50 states and U.S. territories. Direct Effect (Tier 1) is open-focused and awards grants of up to $25,000 to support a wide range of projects and activities. Grants fund programs and projects that will clearly impact individuals living with paralysis and their families (see ).鈥   Note, a technical assistance webinar on this opportunity will be held February 2, 2022.  See the to register.  Also, an FAQ for this funding agency is available: .

Amount: Up to $25,000

 

Funding Agency: John Templeton Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: January 31, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淎 new grant award from the John Templeton Foundation invites applications to an Ideas Lab workshop, to be held June 19-24 (2022) in Prague CZ, in order to stimulate novel, collaborative research at the interface between nonequilibrium physics, artificial life, and biological chemistry. The grant will pay all travel and lodging costs for up to 30 successful applicants. The goal of the event is to help early career researchers* both within and beyond academia better position themselves for high-impact, transdisciplinary research at the highest levels of international excellence. To achieve this goal, the workshop will not only broaden each attendee鈥檚 knowledge base and professional network, but will also offer them the opportunity to apply for stakes in up to $5 million total funding for developing the ideas produced by the week鈥檚 activities.鈥 

Amount: Travel and Lodging Costs

 

Funding Agency: American Vineyard Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: January 31, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭he AVF is committed to employing the recommendations of its review committees to fund research priority projects that attempt to solve viticulture and enological problems, improve grape and wine quality, focus on sustainable strategies and provide pathways for dissemination of research results to the wine community.鈥 

Amount: See application website for examples of previously funded projects

 

Funding Agency: PCORI: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Title:

Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due February 1 for Implementation, February 8 for Research

Purpose: See website for list of opportunities on a variety of research and implementation topics.  Current research topics include 鈥淏rief Interventions for Adolescent Alcohol Use,鈥 鈥淐omparative Effectiveness of Interventions Targeting Mental Health in Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,鈥 and 鈥淧revention, Early Identification and Treatment of Delirium in Older Adults,鈥 for example.

Amount: Varies by opportunity

 

Funding Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Title:

Application Deadline: February 9, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications proposing cutting-edge transdisciplinary research (integrating diverse disciplines such as behavioral science, psychology, economics, public health, and sociology) to develop, apply, and test innovative and creative community-engaged approaches/methods to reduce household food waste through prevention (i.e., not redistribution) in the United States (U.S.) in real world settings. Prevention of household food waste means that the amount of food available for consumption in a household that is not ultimately eaten by the household is reduced.鈥 

Amount: $750,000

 

Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Title:

Application Deadline:  February 10, 2022 and July 7, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭he NEA is committed to supporting visual arts activity鈥攑ainting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, drawing, craft, and public art鈥攖hat demonstrates exceptional aesthetic investigation and meaningful community engagement. Specifically, the NEA is interested in supporting contemporary artists and the projects they undertake, such as exhibitions, residencies, publications, commissions, public art works, conservation, documentation, services to the field, and public programs. The NEA is committed to encouraging individual artistic development, experimentation, and dialogue between artists and the public.鈥 

Amount: Matching Grants of $10,000 - $100,000

 

Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Title:

Application Deadline: February 10, 2022 and July 7, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭he NEA is committed to supporting museum activity that demonstrates exceptional aesthetic investigation and meaningful community engagement. Specifically, the NEA assists museums through the support of exhibitions, care of collections, conservation, commissions, public art works, community engagement, education activities, and other museum work. Museum projects funded by the NEA demonstrate artistic excellence and artistic merit in and across a variety of mediums, movements, eras, and cultures.鈥 

Amount: Matching Grants of $10,000 - $100,000

 

Funding Agency: Kessler Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: Online Concept Applications due February 22, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淪ignature Employment Grants are awarded nationally to fund new pilot initiatives, demonstration projects, or social ventures that lead to a generation of new ideas to solve the high unemployment and underemployment of individuals with disabilities. Preference is given for interventions that address the intersection of race, class, gender, disability and poverty within the framework of helping individuals with disabilities obtain competitive, integrated employment in a cost-effective manner. Signature grants are not intended to fund project expansions or bring proven projects to new communities, unless there is a significant scale, scope or replicable component.鈥 

Amount: $100,000-$250,000 yearly, with required cost match of 15%

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title:

Application Deadline: February 22, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to build an integrated information technology (IT) data management system and user community to be utilized by state, local, territorial, and tribal (SLTTs) regulatory and public health partners for their human and animal food regulatory and public health programs. This cooperative agreement is intended to establish a robust IT infrastructure to assist SLTT regulatory and public health partners to better manage high quality regulatory programs and advance conformance with the regulatory standards.  The IT infrastructure will be designed with the capability to integrate with FDA data exchange systems, which supports information sharing between states as well as between FDA and state regulatory and public health partners.  The data management system and user community will support continuing efforts in achieving a national integrated food supply system (IFSS), promoting One Health, supporting domestic mutual reliance (DMR) initiatives and implementing the New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint.鈥 

Amount: Maximum of $6,000,000 per year over three years.

 

Funding Agency: Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI)

Title:

Application Deadline: February 24, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淗ABRI is issuing a call for research proposals from institutions and organizations across the globe to investigate the health outcomes of pet ownership and/or animal-assisted interventions (AAI) or therapy, both for the people and the animals involved. Proposals should have a strong theoretical framework and focus on innovative approaches to studying the health effects of companion animals on humans within the following broad categories: Child Health and Development, Healthy Aging and Mental & Physical Health and Wellness.  In an effort to help address larger societal challenges, proposals that have potential to impact current public health crises or issues at the forefront of public concern are welcomed. Topics include (but are not limited to) impacts on diverse and under-represented populations, social isolation and loneliness, suicide prevention, addiction, trauma and/or post-traumatic stress, obesity, and heart health.鈥 

Amount: While there is no budget cap, HABRI awards an average of 5-6 projects each year with project costs averaging approximately $45,000 per project and an average duration of about 20 months

 

Funding Agency: Hearing Health Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: February 25, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭hrough the Emerging Research Grants (ERG) program, Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) provides seed money to researchers with innovative approaches to hearing and balance science. HHF Emerging Research Grants are intended primarily for promising researchers who are in the early stages of their careers and focusing on hearing loss, hearing restoration and hearing and balance related conditions. Senior investigators are also eligible for grants in specific hearing and balance topics.  The primary purpose of this Award is to enable the Principal Investigator (鈥淧I鈥) to become established and/or produce quality research that will allow the PI to successfully compete for NIH grants or grants from other sources.鈥 

Amount: $50,000

 

Funding Agency: Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission

Title:

Application Deadline: Required Letter of Intent due before February 25, 2022; Full application, if invited, will be due March 1, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淩eimagined Spaces provides funding for communities to activate publicly accessible spaces for the purposes of artistic use and public programming. The program is designed to utilize artists, temporary creative interventions and arts organizations to increase community vibrancy and provide space for artistic expression and public engagement. Eligible projects may include artist studios, pop-up performance spaces, installations, activation of outdoor spaces and exhibition space. In addition, a new specific pathway has been added to the application for all mural related projects.鈥 

Amount: $10,000 with 1:1 match required

 

Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities

Title:  

Application Deadline: Optional draft due February 28, 2022; Full applications due April 20, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭hrough NEH-Mellon Fellowships for Digital Publication, the National Endowment for the Humanities and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation jointly support individual scholars pursuing interpretive research projects that require digital expression and digital publication. To be considered under this opportunity, an applicant鈥檚 plans for digital publication must be integral to the project鈥檚 research goals.  That is, the project must be conceived as digital because the research topics being addressed and methods applied demand presentation beyond traditional print publication.  Competitive submissions embody exceptional research, rigorous analysis, and clearly articulate a project鈥檚 value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both.鈥  Note, a webinar for this opportunity will be January 31, 2022.

Amount: $5,000 per month

 

Funding Agency: Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)

Title:

Application Deadline: March 1, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淥RAU鈥檚 Events Sponsorship Grant Program Cycle 2 applications are due March 1, 2022 for events occurring between May 1 and September 30, 2022. Each member university is limited to one award per fiscal year. Awards in the 2022 Cycle 2 competition are included in the limit.  Up to $4,000 may be requested to support an event that involves participants from more than one ORAU member institution, including students. Examples of such events include visits to an ORAU consortium member by a renowned speaker, conferences or workshops with a focused theme, or a technology transfer/business plan competition. Any ORAU member institution in good standing may submit an event grant application through their ORAU Councilor. Only applications endorsed by an institution鈥檚 ORAU Councilor will be considered.鈥

Amount: $4,000

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Title:

Application Deadline: Preliminary Proposal Required March 2, 2022; Full proposals, if invited, will be due May 31, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭he Addressing Systems Challenges through Engineering Teams (ASCENT) program is a strategic investment of ECCS that emphasizes new collaboration modalities among the various ECCS supported sub-disciplines. ASCENT encourages robust collaborations among the devices, circuits, algorithms, systems, and networks research communities to develop innovative projects. ASCENT seeks proposals that are bold and ground-breaking transcending the perspectives and approaches typical of disciplinary research efforts. ASCENT projects are expected to lead to disruptive technologies or nucleate entirely new research fields motivated by the most pressing societal challenges the global community faces.  In response to the national priority that calls for sustained scientific leadership and continued growth in semiconductor technology, this ASCENT solicitation will focus on two specific research themes: Future Semiconductor Technology (FST) and Sustainable Micro- and Nano-Electronics (SMN).鈥  Note, will be held on January 24, 2022.

Amount: $1,000,000-$1,500,000 per year

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title:

Application Deadline: March 10, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to develop new, exploratory methods, approaches, and/or tools to apply to existing data streams (e.g., electronic health records, syndromic surveillance, claims data, registry data, pharmacy dispensing, and mortality records) that could provide novel insights into the dynamics of opioid and prescription drugs misuse, addiction, recovery, relapse, and recovery to facilitate rapid understanding of the opioid epidemic for prevention and treatment or to develop methods for small area estimation that inform decisions of local (e.g., substate) jurisdictions. It will emphasize approaches that shorten the lags between data capture and data availability so the data is available real-time or near real-time to provide actionable insights, and methods and tools that improve efficiency and practical use of surveillance, clinical or other relevant data that may allow for faster or better localized responses or better allocation of resources to address the opioid epidemic.鈥

Amount: The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000.

 

Funding Agency: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Title:

Application Deadline: March 11, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭he Petroleum Research Fund is an endowed fund, managed by the American Chemical Society that supports fundamental research directly related to petroleum or fossil fuels at nonprofit institutions (generally colleges and universities) in the United States and other countries.  ACS Petroleum Research Fund (ACS PRF) grants are intended as seed money, to enable an investigator to initiate a new research direction in the areas of synthetic organic chemistry, geochemistry, inorganic chemistry, physical organic chemistry, surface science and catalysis, chemical physics and physical chemistry, polymer science, geology and geophysics, chemical and petroleum engineering, and materials science. The investigator should not have published or received financial support from another funding agency for the proposed research. Also, proposals that the ACS PRF Committee feels are a logical extension of an investigator鈥檚 previous research may be denied as 鈥榥ot a new direction.鈥欌

Amount: $55,000-$110,000 depending on funding opportunity

 

Funding Agency: Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program

Title:

Application Deadline: March 15, 2022 at noon is KNEP deadline; Full NASA proposal, if selected, will be due April 15, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭he Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program (KNEP) is seeking proposals for eventual submission to a NASA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), announcement number NNH22ZHA002C. Specifically, this solicitation is: 鈥榝or current or previously funded EPSCoR projects or other research projects that are mature enough to design a research experiment or develop research experimental hardware to the point that it can be flown in a suborbital environment.鈥欌

Amount: $250,000 over three years

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title:

Application Deadline: March 18, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭his initiative will support innovative, collaborative, and multi-disciplinary research designed to study the effective adaptation, integration, and implementation of recommended guidelines of care of persons with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) from populations that experience health disparities. Projects would be expected to involve more than one component and/or more than one level of influence within existing or newly proposed health care models. The goal of this initiative is attainment of optimal treatment and health outcomes goals to advance health care towards health equity.鈥 

Amount: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project

 

Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Title:

Application Deadline: March 28, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淩esearch Grants in the Arts support research studies that investigate the value and/or impact of the arts, either as individual components of the U.S. arts ecology or as they interact with each other and/or with other domains of American life.鈥 

Amount: $10,000-$100,000; 1:1 Cost Match Required

 

Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Title:

Application Deadline: March 28, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淓ach NEA Research Lab will design a transdisciplinary research agenda, conduct project activities to execute that agenda, and prepare and disseminate reports and other products or services that will contribute substantively to a wider understanding of one of three areas of special interest to the NEA: The Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, The Arts, Creativity, Cognition, and Learning, and The Arts, Health, and Social/Emotional Well-Being.鈥 

Amount: $100,000-$200,000; 1:1 Cost Match Required

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Title:

Application Deadline: March 29, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淓CR: BCSER supports activities that enable researchers to expand their areas of expertise and acquire the requisite knowledge and skills to conduct rigorous research in STEM education. Career development may be accomplished through investigator-initiated professional development and research projects or through institutes that enable researchers to integrate methodological strategies with theoretical and practical issues in STEM education.鈥 

Amount: Investigator Development awards are $350,000 over three years; Institute and Conference awards are also available under this solicitation.

 

Funding Agency: PCORI: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Title:

Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due April 4, 2022; Full Proposals (if invited) due July 11, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭he healthcare research process traditionally includes only scientists and other research-related professionals. PCORI believes that engagement of nontraditional stakeholders鈥攆rom topic selection through design and conduct of research to dissemination of results鈥攃an influence research to be more patient centered, useful, and trustworthy, and ultimately lead to greater use of research results by patients and the broader healthcare community.鈥 

Amount: Dissemination Initiative: $250,000; Capacity-Building: $250,000; Stakeholder Convening: $100,000

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title:

Application Deadline: First Estimated Application Due Date will be April 29, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭he goal of RE-JOIN will be to define the innervation of the different articular and peri-articular tissues that collectively form the joint (including bone, cartilage, synovium, joint capsule, ligament, tendon, fascia and muscle), by sensory neurons that mediate the sensation of pain. Knowledge about the types and distribution of neurites in joint tissues will facilitate the identification of key receptors and mediators that induce pain by activating specific sensory neurons. These mediators and their receptors will provide novel targets for reducing pain. Research teams will map the sensory innervation of knee and/or temporomandibular joint tissues in animal models and/or human tissues and have the option of including additional joints. Research Teams may also further adapt or develop technologies that would improve the ability to map neurons in joint tissues.鈥 

Amount: TBD

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title: | |

Application Deadline: June 1, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭he Shared Instrument Grant (SIG) Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of high-priced, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated instrumentation system. The minimum award is $50,000. There is no maximum price limit for the instrument; however, the maximum award is $600,000. Instruments supported include, but are not limited to: X-ray diffractometers, mass spectrometers, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, DNA and protein sequencers, biosensors, electron and light microscopes, flow cytometers, and biomedical imagers.鈥 

鈥淭he High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of high-end, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated systems. The minimum award is $600,001. There is no maximum price limit for the instrument; however, the maximum award is $2,000,000. Instruments supported include, but are not limited to, X-ray diffractometers, high throughput robotic screening systems, mass spectrometers, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, DNA and protein sequencers, biosensors, electron and light microscopes, flow cytometers, and biomedical imagers.鈥

鈥淭he Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single high-priced, specialized, commercially available instrument or an integrated instrumentation system.  The BIG Program is limited to institutions that have not received S10 instrumentation funding of $250,001 or greater in any of the preceding 3 Federal fiscal years (FY). The minimum award is $25,000. There is no maximum price limit for the instrument; however, the maximum award is $250,000. Instruments supported include, but are not limited to, basic cell sorters, confocal microscopes, ultramicrotomes, gel imagers, or computer systems.鈥

Amount: See Purpose sections above.

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title:

Application Deadline: June 5, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this initiative is to advance the science of minority health and health disparities by supporting research on family health and well-being and resilience. The NIMHD Research Framework recognizes family health, family well-being, and family resilience as critically important areas of research to decrease disparities and promote equity.鈥 

Amount: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. Maximum project period is five years.

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title:

Application Deadline: June 16, 2022

Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this engineering-oriented funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to encourage submissions of exploratory/developmental Bioengineering Research Grant (EBRG) applications to demonstrate feasibility and potential utility of new capabilities or improvements in quality, speed, efficacy, operability, costs, and/or accessibility of solutions to problems in basic biomedical, pre-clinical, or clinical research, clinical care delivery, or accessibility.  This FOA will support clinical trials that test functionality or validate performance in the chosen setting. Applications that propose phase III clinical trials in any area of cancer research are not sought by and will not be supported through this FOA.鈥  

Amount: The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000.

 

Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Energy

Title:

Application Deadline: Continuous/ongoing

Purpose: 鈥淭he FECM is seeking motivated students, postgraduates, and faculty to participate in projects at the forefront of the clean energy transition, helping to address the climate crisis through a 12-month full-time fellowship with FECM.  FECM plays an important role in providing solutions that address the climate crisis. We are working to minimize the climate and environmental impacts of fossil energy and to advance carbon management.鈥  Note, opportunity is available to U.S. Citizens.

Amount: Varies for Student/Postgraduate/Faculty 鈥 Faculty will receive a stipend starting at $100,000-$125,000

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: Varies by topic.

鈥 proposals accepted anytime

鈥 Nov 1-15, 2022

鈥 July 1 and December 20 annually

鈥 Oct 1-Nov 15, 2022

鈥 July 20 and Jan 20 annually

鈥 proposals accepted anytime

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鈥 Sept & Oct - varies based on discipline

鈥 Sept 1-30, 2022

鈥 Aug 15 and Jan 15 annually

鈥 Nov 16, 2022

鈥 Aug 18 and Jan 18 annually

鈥 proposals accepted anytime

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鈥 Aug 20-Sept 5, 2022

鈥 Jan 27 & Aug 25, 2022

鈥 proposals accepted anytime

鈥 Nov & Dec 鈥 varies by topic

鈥 Sept 30, 2022

鈥 Jan 15 and Aug 15 annually

鈥 Jan 15 and Jul 15 annually

鈥 Jan 15 and Aug 15 annually

鈥 Dec 1-15 annually

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: Varies by topic 鈥 click each topic to learn more about these special program opportunities.

鈥 accepted anytime

鈥 Varies by size of application (Small, Medium, Large)

) 鈥 accepted anytime

鈥 Feb 9, 2022

鈥 Oct 31, 2022 for CMI, CLP, ECS and MSN; Sept 30, 2022 for CAT, CSDM-A, CSDM-B, CTMC, SYN

鈥 accepted anytime

鈥 Nov 21 and 23, 2022

鈥 accepted anytime

鈥 Feb 22 annually

鈥 Varies by topic

鈥 Aug 16, 2022

鈥 Preliminary Proposals due Mar 9, 2022

鈥 May 10, 2022

鈥 Jul 13, 2022

鈥 Aug 30, 2022

鈥 Aug 24, 2022

鈥 Oct 12, 2022

鈥 Nov 10, 2022

 

EDUCATION / TRAINING

Introduction to the 黑洞社区 Office of Research Workshops

Topics include 黑洞社区 Office of Research resources and contact, 黑洞社区 policies and procedures related to research, finding funding, project budgeting and grant-writing tips.  Previously recorded workshops can also be found on the Office of Research website.

See the list of upcoming workshops and sign up to attend

 


 

DOJ: Bureau of Justice Assistance: The Funding Process: First Steps to Applying, How to Prepare Now, and Other Considerations: January 26, 2022

This is the second of two webinars that will prepare applicants for Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) funding opportunities. Prior to the release of a solicitation, there are a number of steps that applicants can take. In this webinar, attendees will learn what registrations are necessary to apply, how to navigate Grants.gov and JustGrants, and what resources are available for applicants, such as the Office of Justice Programs鈥 Funding Resource Center. A Q&A session will follow at the end of the presentation.

 


 

Sound Health Network: Music During Incarceration: January 26, 2022

Join us for our next webinar on Music during Incarceration. Our panel will include Alison Etter, MM, MT-BC, a music therapist working at Kerrville State Hospital, serving individuals on a forensic commitment, such as those who were found not guilty by reason of insanity. She will be joined by ethnomusicologist Benjamin Harbert, PhD, who directed the film Follow Me Down: Portraits of Louisiana Prison Musicians and who is an Associate Professor at Georgetown University, along with Conseula Gaines, an organizer, educator and motivational speaker who aims to change the criminal justice system in the US, after spending 22 years incarcerated for a crime of passion. The Sound Health Network is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with the University of California, San Francisco, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Ren茅e Fleming.

 


 

Creating Structured R&D Data for Artificial Intelligence: January 27, 2022

The most challenging barrier for R&D teams to make use of machine learning and artificial intelligence is not using the best technique, but having access to clean, structured data. Current data systems often fall short, with inputs and outputs not connected, ambiguity in naming, and under-specification of results. As a result, machine learning wins are isolated to teams working on specialized projects. Watch this webinar to learn the framework for a modern, structured, data management system. When a traditional ELN or LIMS is used, teams often still work in spreadsheets, making it impossible for the entire company to benefit from their learnings. A modern system will move scientists out of spreadsheets and create a set of data that the entire company can benefit from.

 


 

Leonard Wood Institute and Army鈥檚 Developmental Command Analysis Center (DAC) Virtual Webinars on Converging Research Opportunities: January 27, 2022 and February 4, 2022 (2pm Central)

The Leonard Wood Institute (LWI) in support of the Army鈥檚 Development Command Analysis Center (DAC) is inviting you to a virtual webinar where we along with our Army partners will discuss converging research opportunities.   Each webinar will last approximately one hour or less and will be hosted using the webinar using the Zoom platform.  Topics to be discussed include the submission process, discussion of Cooperative Agreements and collaboration, discussion on Army modernization priorities and maneuver support, and limited question and answers.   Both webinars will be covering the same topic areas on both dates so you need only attend one webinar. 

Email Funding for a link to each webinar and additional information

 


 

Hanover Research Grants Workshops: January 27, February 24, March 24, April 28, May 26, June 30, 2022

Hanover Research is offering a series of webinars on a variety of topics 鈥渄esigned to help grant-seekers to develop their skills and plan for upcoming competitions.鈥 The webinar on January 27, 2022 is titled 鈥淜eys to a Competitive NSF S-STEM鈥 and the webinar on February 24, 2022 is titled 鈥淭ools of the Trade: National Institutes of Health.鈥 

 


 

Office of Research Workshop: NASA Funding: Dr. Solomey & Dr. Vivod:  February 2, 2022, at 10am Central

The 黑洞社区 Office of Research is pleased to announce that Dr. Nick Solomey (黑洞社区 Professor, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics) and Dr. Stephanie Vivod (NASA John H. Glenn Research Center; Research Chemical Engineer, Research Aerospace Technology, Aerospace Polymeric Materials) will be presenting about applying for successful NASA funding and funding opportunities at NASA.  The workshop will be held via zoom. 

Email proposals@wichita.edu to receive a link to this NASA workshop

 


 

Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFRL) What鈥檚 the Next Big Question?: AI: Leaders in A.I. Discuss the Science of the Future: February 2, 2022

Join us on Wed., Feb 2nd, at 2PM ET, for the next installment of our ongoing series of two hour sessions with leaders in AI, including Rauf Izmaliov, Peraton Labs, Vladimir Vapnik, Columbia, Katerina Fragkiadaki, Carnegie Mellon, Carla Gomez, Cornell, Bart Selmen, Cornell, Benji Maruyama, AFRL and Doug Riecken, AFRL/AFOSR, as they discuss the science of the future, the pursuit of ideas, and unanswered questions. 

 


 

PCORI 2022 and Beyond: Opportunities for Funding and Involvement in Patient-Centered Research: February 2, 2022

During this live webinar, PCORI Executive Director Nakela L. Cook, MD, MPH, and other PCORI leaders will share PCORI's bold vision for 2022; initiatives and opportunities for funding and involvement in our work, including research, implementation, and Engagement Award funding opportunities; and ways to get involved with PCORI through advisory panels, the Ambassador program, and merit review program. 

 


 

Office of Research Workshop: Using Pivot to Search for Funding:  February 3, 2022, at 4pm Central

Fran Cook of the 黑洞社区 Office of Research will demonstrate tips and tricks for using Pivot to search for funding opportunities.  The workshop will be held via zoom.  Please sign up for a Pivot account in advance so that you may practice searching Pivot during the workshop.

Email proposals@wichita.edu to receive a link to the Pivot workshop or to request instructions for creating a Pivot account at 黑洞社区

 


 

HSI Hispanic Serving Institutions STEM Hub: Fall & Winter 2021-2022 Grant Writer Webinar Series: February 4, 2022

The NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub hosts grantsmanship webinars to support grant writing efforts for those planning on writing their first grant or engaged in writing a grant for submission. The Fall 2021 Grant Writer Webinar Series features speakers and panelists from the National Science Foundation for sharing important information for writing a competitive NSF grant. Dr. Martha Desmond and Dr. Delia Valles are the hosts for this series. The HSI STEM Hub recommends participation in these webinars if you are currently writing a proposal or are interested in grant writing.  Several topics will be presented through the semester; the topic on February 4, 2022 is on the National Science Foundation鈥檚 Alliance for Graduate Education and Professoriate at Hispanic Service Institutions. 

 


 

HSI (Hispanic Serving Institutions) STEM HUB Workshop on Applying for NSF CAREER Awards (for Junior Faculty): February 11, 2022

This workshop will introduce you to the CAREER program and critical differences between CAREER and other NSF proposal mechanisms. There will be plenty of time for questions. Enrollment is free and is limited to 20 participants per workshop, but you must apply to attend.  Preference is given to pre-tenure HSI faculty and staff.

 


 

National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology (DEB): Virtual Office Hours: February 14, 2022

NSF鈥檚 Division of Environmental Biology鈥檚 Virtual Office Hours are on the second Monday of every month from 1pm-2pm鈥疎T.  Upcoming topics are listed at the webpage below.  The session on February 14, 2022 will be on the topic of How to Write a Great Review

 


 

ORAU 2022 Annual Meeting of the Council of Sponsoring Institutions: March 7-8, 2022

Registration is now open for the 2022 Annual Meeting of the ORAU Council of Sponsoring Institutions. The theme for this year鈥檚 meeting is Public Health Security and Innovation: Lessons Learned from COVID-19. Your participation will provide an opportunity for you and your colleagues to discuss key technology, economic, and policy challenges and opportunities.   The 2022 Annual Meeting will be held virtually over two days. Sessions will begin on Monday, March 7, and conclude on Tuesday, March 8. Advance registration is required before February 28, 2022. There is no registration fee to attend, and no limit on the number of university representatives wishing to attend.

 


 

XSEDE Courses

Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) is a virtual collaboration funded by the National Science Foundation that facilitates free, customized access to advanced digital resources, consulting, training, and mentorship. XSEDE helps the nation's most creative minds discover breakthroughs and solutions for some of the world's greatest scientific challenges. Upcoming events include 鈥淧arallel Computing Concepts鈥 on January 20, 2022. 

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