Congratulations to those who received grants in March!
Thanks to all of their talents and hard work, as of March 31, 2023, 黑洞社区 researchers under Academic Affairs have submitted proposals budgeting a total of $60,132,142, received $30,605,532 in awards, and generated $2,723,801 in indirect cost recovery thus far for FY2023.
You will also find a spotlight on Sarah Haug in the Announcement section. Sarah is a Senior Contracts and Grants Specialist in Pre-Award.
We wish you much success in your research efforts over the next month.
Coleen Pugh, Vice Provost for Research
AWARDS
IMPROVING FLAME RETARDANCY OF FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITES VIA MODIFIED FIRE-RESISTANT RESINS AND METALLIC SURFACE FILM COATINGS 鈥� PHASE II
PI/Department: Ramazan Asmatulu, Mechanical Engineering
Co-PI/Department: Eylem Asmatulu, Mechanical Engineering
Sponsor: TAI USA, Inc.
Amount: $200,000
DIGITAL EQUITY IN KANSAS
PI/Department: Misty Bruckner, Public Policy & Management Center
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Commerce
Amount: $55,972
COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT (CSG) FY 2023
PI/Department: Debra Fraser, KMUW
Sponsor: Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Amount: $146,702
RII TRACK 1: MICROBIOMES OF AQUATIC, PLANT AND SOIL SYSTEMS (MAPS) MEDIATING SUSTAINABILITY: AN OBSERVATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL NETWORK ACROSS KANSAS
PI/Department: Gregory Houseman, Biological Sciences
Sponsor: Univ of Kansas Ctr 鈥� Research, Inc. / Natl Science Foundation
Amount: $61,754
MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER RISK ASSESSMENT IN PUMP ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS 鈥� PHASE II
PI/Department: Michael Jorgensen, Industrial & Manufacturing Eng
Sponsor: Great Plains Industries, Inc.
Amount: $10,000
MOCK TRIAL 鈥� INREBRO
PI/Department: Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership
Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $5,500
MOCK TRIAL 鈥� KOPVAMA
PI/Department: Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership
Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $5,500
K-INBRE CORE FACILITIES AWARD
PI/Department: Mark Schneegurt, Biological Sciences
Sponsor: Univ of KS Medical Ctr Research Inst, Inc. / Nat鈥檒 Institutes of Health
Amount: $6,065
LIVE WELL NORTON CHIP
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Norton Regional Health Foundation
Amount: $14,969
BJA FY22 COSSAP ALL HANDS ON DECK (DRUG ENDANGERED CHILDREN IN KANSAS)
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Department of Justice
Amount: $66,980
CORE SIPP COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN 鈥� AMENDMENT 1
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Centers for Disease Control
Amount: $18,000
LAWRENCE - DOUGLAS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TITLE X FOCUS GROUPS
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Lawrence - Douglas County Health Department
Amount: $6,500
RISE COWLEY - SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Cowley Farmers Market Association, Inc.
Amount: $3,778
STEVENS COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Liberal Area Coalition for Families - Tri Agency Intervention
Amount: $20,850
STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING AND PLANNING
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Rainbows United, Inc.
Amount: $8,661
SUMNER COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Sumner Mental Health Center
Amount: $2,300
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR OVERDOSE DATA TO ACTION (OD2A) SUB-RECIPIENTS
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Centers for Disease Control
Amount: $46,051
THE ARTS COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLANNING
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: The Arts Council
Amount: $9,855
THE GUIDANCE CENTER CCBHC EVALUATION
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: The Guidance Center / Substance Abuse - Mntl Health Services Adm
Amount: $254,000
WICHITA COALITION FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Kansas Department for Children & Families / Dept of Health and Human Services
Amount: $38,000
MONTHLY AWARDS FOR THE DIVISION OF INDUSTRY AND DEFENSE EQUAL $7,507,582, OF WHICH $7,502,582 BELONGS TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AVIATION RESEARCH (NIAR).
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 search 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: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 黑洞社区 may be the lead on only one proposal, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by April 27, 2023 at 12noon. The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is May 16, 2023. Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by June 20, 2023.Purpose: 鈥淭his program supports the creation of a prototype Open Knowledge Network 鈥� an interconnected network of knowledge graphs supporting a very broad range of application domains. Open access to shared information is essential for the development and evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-powered solutions needed to address the complex challenges facing the nation and the world.鈥�Amount: Up to $1,500,000
REMINDER: Funding Agency: Spencer Foundation
Title: Application Deadlines: Intent to Apply due April 27, 2023; Full applications due May 24, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived鈥his program is 鈥渇ield-initiated鈥� in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. Our goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Minimum $125,000-$500,000
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 黑洞社区 may only submit two Track 1 proposals, one Track 2 proposal and one Track 3 proposal, Notices of Intent to apply, as well as answers to the required limited submission questions (found here), must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by May 1, 2023 at 12noon. The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is June 15, 2023. Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by November 15, 2023.Purpose: 鈥淭he Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program serves to increase access to multi-user scientific and engineering instrumentation for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education and not-for-profit scientific / engineering research organizations. An MRI award supports the acquisition of a multi-user research instrument that is commercially available through direct purchase from a vendor, or for the personnel costs and equipment that are required for the development of an instrument with new capabilities, thereby advancing instrumentation capabilities and enhancing expertise for instrument design and fabrication at academic institutions. MRI instruments are, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs.鈥�Amount: Track 1: Greater than $100,000 and less than $1,400,000; Track 2: $1,400,000 - $4,000,000; Track 3: $100,000-$4,000,000
Funding Agency: Wenner-Gren Foundation
Title: Application Deadlines: May 1 and November 1, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭his grant program funds individual research projects undertaken by doctorates in anthropology or a closely related field. Our goal is to support vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of what it means to be human. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, topic, or subfield. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that integrate two or more subfields and pioneer new approaches and ideas.鈥�Amount: $25,000
REMINDER: Funding Agency: Russell Sage Foundation
Title: | | | | Application Deadlines: Letters of Intent due May 3, 2023; If invited, full application due August 2, 2023Purpose: See webpages for each topic above. Amount: Trustee Grants are generally capped at $200,000. Presidential Grants are capped at $50,000, but Principal Investigators (PIs) may request up to $75,000 when the proposed research project has special needs for gathering data (e.g., qualitative research) or gaining access to restricted-use data, or when the proposal budget includes salary support for multiple assistant professor PIs.
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: Brain Research Foundation
Title: Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 黑洞社区 may nominate only one senior faculty member, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by May 4, 2023 at 12noon. The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is May 18, 2023. Letter of Intent to the funder (if selected) will be due by June 22, 2023.Purpose: 鈥淭he objective of the program is to support projects that may be too innovative and speculative for traditional funding sources but still have a high likelihood of producing important findings. It is expected that investigations supported by these grants will yield high impact findings and result in major grant applications and funding as well as significant publications in high impact journals.鈥�Amount: $150,000
Funding Agency: NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium (KSGC)
Title: Application Deadline: May 5, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium (KSGC) Teacher Workshop Program (TWP) supports the development and implementation of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) educator workshops. NASA is especially interested in helping teachers bring NASA-relevant material and content into middle-school classrooms.鈥�Amount: $15,000-$50,000; Note, cost match is required.
Funding Agency: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in partnership with Schmidt Futures
Title: Application Deadline: May 5, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications will encourage high-quality science communication and build a diverse community of science communicators, journalists, and research scientists that will help society meet the challenges and realize opportunities posed by complex issues such as climate change, future pandemics, human genome editing, artificial intelligence.鈥�Amount: $20,000-$40,000 Awards
Funding Agency: MIT Solve
Title: Application Deadline: May 9, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he MIT Solve community is looking for eight technology-enabled solutions that help learners take effective action on community and global issues by deepening civic knowledge and practicing collaborative problem solving.鈥�Amount: $10,000
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: William T. Grant Foundation
Title: Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 黑洞社区 may only submit one proposal per college, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by May 10, 2023 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is May 31, 2023. Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by July 5, 2023.Purpose: 鈥淭he William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers鈥� expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas. Researchers must select one focus area (Reducing Inequality or Improving the Use of Research Evidence).鈥�Amount: $350,000 over five years
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Title: Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 黑洞社区 may only submit one proposal, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by May 11, 2023 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is June 1, 2023. Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by July 6, 2023.Purpose: 鈥淕rants for Arts Projects is our largest grants program for organizations, providing comprehensive and expansive funding opportunities for communities. Through project-based funding, the program supports opportunities for public engagement with the arts and arts education, for the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and for the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector.鈥�Amount: $10,000-$100,000; Note, cost match is required.
Funding Agency: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Title: Application Deadlines: Pre-Proposal due May 11, 2023; If invited, Full Proposals due July 13, 2023.Purpose: 鈥淭he NFWF is soliciting proposals to advance pollinator conservation. The goal of the Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund is to protect, conserve, and increase habitat for the monarch butterfly and other native insect pollinators. The most competitive projects will demonstrate clear benefits to both the monarch butterfly and additional at-risk native insect pollinator species (i.e., federally listed, candidate, or proposed native insect pollinator species).鈥�Amount: $150,000-$300,000
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Application Deadlines: Concept Papers due May 11, 2023; Full Applications due August 31, 2023.Purpose: 鈥淭he Clean Energy Demonstration Program on Current and Former Mine Land (CEML) will demonstrate the technical and economic viability of deploying clean energy on current (operating) and former (abandoned or inactive) mine land. Up to five clean energy projects will be carried out in geographically diverse regions, at least two of which must be solar projects. These demonstration projects are expected to be replicable, providing knowledge and experience that catalyze the next generation of clean energy on mine land projects.鈥�Amount: $10,000,000-$150,000,000; Note, cost match is required.
REMINDER: Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Title: Application Deadline: May 12, 2023Purpose: 鈥淒URIP is designed to improve the capabilities of accredited U.S. institutions of higher education to conduct research and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research equipment or instrumentation.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $50,000-$3,000,000
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Application Deadlines: Mandatory Letter of Intent due May 15, 2023; Preliminary Proposal due June 20, 2023; If invited, full Proposal due December 18, 2023Purpose: 鈥淪upports the implementation of research infrastructure 鈥� including equipment, cyberinfrastructure, large-scale datasets and personnel 鈥� whose total project costs fall between $20 million and $100 million.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $20,000,000-$100,000,000
Funding Agency: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
Title: Application Deadline: May 15, 2023Purpose: 鈥淥VC seeks applications that demonstrate innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology to interact directly with crime victims or provide information, referrals, crisis assistance, and long-term help.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $750,000
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ): Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Title: Application Deadline: May 17, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Collaborative Reform Initiative (CRI) Program encompasses three components offering expert services to state, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies, ranging in scope and complexity at the voluntary request of agencies. This continuum of services is designed to build trust between law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve; improve operational efficiencies and effectiveness; enhance officer safety and wellness; and develop and disseminate evidence-based, promising, and innovative public safety practices.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $3,500,000 for Organizational Assessment; $2,250,000 for Critical Response
Funding Agency: NASA Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) 2023
Title: Application Deadlines: May 19, 2023 (Summer), September 8, 2023 (Fall/Winter), January 26, 2024 (Spring/Early Summer), March 29, 2024 (Late Summer/Fall)Purpose: 鈥淭he NASA Innovation Corps Pilot is intended to provide support for participation in the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Program to train faculty, students in higher education, post-docs, and other researchers in innovation and entrepreneurship skills. The pilot employs education through courses to guide teams in the process of developing a business model while supporting teams as they explore the commercial potential of their research.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $300,000 for Short Course New Awards
REMINDER: Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Title: Application Deadlines: Optional White Papers due May 19, 2023; Full applications due September 8, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he MURI program supports basic research in science and engineering at U.S. institutions of higher education that is of potential interest to DoD. The program is focused on multidisciplinary research efforts where more than one traditional discipline interacts to provide rapid advances in scientific areas of interest to the DoD.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Typically, between $1,250,000 and $1,500,000
Funding Agency: Health Services and Services Administration (HRSA)
Title: Application Deadline: May 24, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of the National HCOP Academies is to assist individuals from economically and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds to enter and graduate from a health professions program.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $650,000
*** LIMITED*** Funding Agency: W. M. Keck Foundation
Title: Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 黑洞社区 may only submit two proposals (one medical and one science & engineering), Limited Submission Concept Papers must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by May 31, 2023 at 12 noon, in case an internal competition is needed. 黑洞社区 may choose up to four medical and four science & engineering Concept Papers to submit to Keck for concept consultation. You will be informed if your Concept Paper has been chosen to be reviewed by Keck consultants by June 15, 2023, and you will have a chance to finalize your Concept Papers for Keck consultation review (if selected) by June 30, 2023. Please email proposals@wichita.edu for a list of requirements for the internal 黑洞社区 Limited Submission Concept PapersPurpose: The Keck Foundation supports fundamental research only. 鈥淭he Research Program seeks to benefit humanity by supporting projects in two specific areas: 1) medical research and 2) science and engineering, that are distinctive and novel in their approach, question the prevailing paradigm, or have the potential to break open new territory in their field. Past grants have been awarded to major universities, independent research institutions, and medical schools to support pioneering biological and physical science research and engineering, including the development of promising new technologies, instrumentation or methodologies.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $1,000,000-$2,000,000
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Application Deadline: May 31, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭his Dear Colleague Letter is intended to stimulate forward-thinking, convergent, ambitious civil infrastructure research on transformative ideas or approaches that will contribute equitable solutions to climate change mitigation and/or adaptation. CLIMA proposals should develop novel, creative, and fundamental approaches drawing from multiple scientific fields to create holistic pathways to infrastructure and community resilience, social equity, and improved long-term performance.鈥�&苍产蝉辫; Note, will be held May 4, 2023.Amount: Up to $300,000 over two years
Funding Agency: HALO (Kraft Heinz)
Title: Application Deadline: May 31, 2023Purpose: 鈥淚n 2018, Kraft Heinz announced our goal to make 100% of our packaging globally recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025. Unfortunately, sustainable packaging materials often lack the desired level of barrier required to meet the targeted shelf life for our food products. Conventional solutions for improving barrier can still have limited barrier performance with sustainable materials or be incompatible with the recycling or composting streams. We are seeking barrier materials and/or coatings for packaging that deliver against high oxygen or moisture barrier requirements for dry or aqueous food products with varying pH levels and oil content.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $25,000-$100,000
Funding Agency: American Psychological Foundation (APF)
Title: Application Deadline: June 1, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he APF/Society for General Psychology Mary Whiton Calkins grant encourages research that fits into the broad category of general psychology with a particular interest in research that combines multiple subfields within the discipline or addresses overarching themes. The strongest proposals will align with one or more of Society for General Psychology鈥檚 goals and will support faculty members who seek to promote coherence among psychology鈥檚 subfields.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $4,000
Funding Agency: Wenner-Gren Foundation
Title: Application Deadline: June 1, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭his grant program supports meetings and events that promote the development of inclusive communities of anthropologists and advance significant and innovative research.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Up to $20,000
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO)
Title: Application Deadline: June 1, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced the Small Innovative Projects in Solar (SIPS) 2023 funding opportunity. This funding opportunity will award $6.5 million for seedling R&D projects that focus on innovative and novel ideas in photovoltaics (PV) and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) and are riskier than research ideas based on established technologies.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $250,000-$400,000
REMINDER: Funding Agency: Fulbright Scholar Program
Title: Application Deadline: June 1, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (S-I-R) Program is a unique Fulbright Scholar Program initiative that is specifically driven by the goals of U.S. institutions of higher education to enhance internationalization efforts on their campuses. Through the S-I-R Program, institutions host a scholar from outside of the United States for a semester or full academic year to teach courses, assist in curriculum development, guest lecture, develop study abroad/exchange partnerships and engage with the campus and the local community.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Grant benefits for the Fulbright S-I-R include: round-trip international air travel, a monthly stipend, an allowance for up to two dependents, and initial settling-in and professional allowances.
Funding Agency: Herb Block Foundation
Title: Application Deadlines: Letter of Inquiry due June 1, 2023; Full application (if invited) due July 13, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Herb Block Foundation seeks to help ensure a responsible, responsive democratic government through citizen involvement. Proposals may focus on citizen education and greater voter participation in the electoral process. All projects must be nonpartisan and may not involve lobbying for specific legislation or candidates.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $10,000-$20,000
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title: Application Deadline: June 2, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to invite exploratory and innovative research applications focused on the neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19 (neuro-COVID) and Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (neuro-PASC) and on the effect of COVID-19 on pre-infection neurologic conditions.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;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 (DOE): Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)
Title: Application Deadlines: Concept Papers due June 5, 2023; Full applications due August 15, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭his Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will fund research in three (3) Topics Areas that develop technologies to address emerging challenges and enhance the benefits of variable renewable energy sources (VRE), inverter-based resources (IBR), and distributed energy resources (DER), in utility long-term planning activities and the daily operation of the grid. The new state-of-the-art planning and operations tools developed under this FOA will enable solar energy to be more optimally utilized over time and allow it to be utilized in place of traditional generation, providing Americans with more cheap and secure sources of clean energy.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $2,000,000-$4,000,000; Note, cost match is required.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title: Application Deadline: June 5, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭his Notice of Funding Opportunity encourages multidisciplinary projects to investigate the potential health risks of environmental exposures of concern to a community and to develop and implement an environmental public health action plan based on research findings. Projects supported under this program will employ community-engaged research methods to conduct research and to translate research findings into public health action.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Application budgets are limited to $500,000 direct costs.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title: Application Deadline: June 5, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to support innovative research to understand factors uniquely associated with the immigration experience that contribute to health disparities or health advantages among U.S. immigrant populations.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title: Application Deadline: June 5, 2023Purpose: 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�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Title: Application Deadline: June 5, 2023Purpose: 鈥淣IMH seeks applications for innovative research projects to test strategies to increase the reach, efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of digital mental health interventions which may impact mental health outcomes, including suicide behaviors and serious mental illness.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Funding Agency: NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium (KSGC)
Title: Application Deadline: June 6, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium (KSGC) is funding a program aimed at the development of new and innovative ideas to notably enhance our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Improving the way the consortium finds, engages, and supports Underrepresented Minorities (URM), women, and people with disabilities is the priority.鈥�Amount: $82,000 of NASA funding is available to support 1-3 affiliate projects; Note, cost match is required.
Funding Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Title: Application Deadline: June 6, 2023Purpose: 鈥淲ith this solicitation, NIJ seeks proposals to support the Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars Program, an ongoing NIJ program designed to increase the in-house research capabilities of law enforcement agencies by building data and research skills of individuals employed by and engaged with these agencies. The LEADS Scholars Program advances evidence-based policing by supporting the development of research-minded law enforcement professionals and their academic partners through travel, training, research support, and partnership opportunities.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Applicants are encouraged to submit budgets that match the research activities offered, up to the total dollar amount anticipated to be awarded under this solicitation ($1,000,000).
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title: Application Deadlines: June 7, 2023 and January 17, 2024Purpose: 鈥淭he ESTEEMED program is designed to foster the development of undergraduate freshmen and sophomores from diverse backgrounds to pursue further studies and careers in bioengineering or STEM fields relevant to NIBIB鈥檚 scientific mission. Applications are encouraged to propose integrated educational activities that include 3 elements: a summer bridge program for incoming freshmen, and in the freshman and sophomore years, academic year activities and summer research experiences. The ESTEEMED program is intended to expose students to bioengineering research early in their college careers while also providing students didactic, mentoring and career development opportunities. This will prepare students to join, in their junior and senior years, an honors program that promotes STEM and entrance into a Ph.D. program. The ultimate goal is for the participants to pursue a doctoral degree and a subsequent research career in bioengineering or NIBIB-relevant field.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: An applicant may request direct costs of up to $325,000 per year.
Funding Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Title: Application Deadlines: Registration for the Challenge is requested by June 10, 2023; Applications will be due by September 30, 2023Purpose: 鈥淔or this Challenge, solvers are being asked to develop a prototype sensor and demonstrate its ability to detect a response to toxicity due to the presence of one or more contaminants at concentrations relevant to human health effects. The prototype sensor should detect toxicity faster and cheaper than current methods.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $105,000
Funding Agency: U.S. Economic Development Administration
Title: Application Deadline: June 12, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he competition will provide funding for programs that help build a robust STEM workforce in emerging and transformative sectors such as aerospace, aeronautics, biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, and cybersecurity, among others. Projects should aim to identify opportunities in high-growth potential sectors, and to expand and empower the economic innovation workforce.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Maximum federal share is $500,000; Note, cost match is required.
Funding Agency: New York Women in Film and Television
Title: Application Deadline: June 15, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Women鈥檚 Film Preservation Fund, founded by New York Women in Film & Television, seeks proposals for the preservation or restoration of American films, from any era, in which women have held significant creative positions, including, but not limited to, writer, director, producer, editor and performer.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $10,000
Funding Agency: Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative
Title: Application Deadline: June 15, 2023Purpose: 鈥淕rants awarded through the Cross-Species Studies of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) RFA are intended to support multi-disciplinary teams of principal investigators with expertise in both human and animal research to perform coordinated cross-species studies to advance our understanding of ASD-relevant behaviors and their underlying neurobiological mechanisms, with the potential for developing novel biomarkers or interventions.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $400,000
Funding Agency: Bob Woodruff Foundation
Title: Application Deadline: June 15, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Bob Woodruff Foundation Grants Program funds programmatic efforts serving the military/veteran community. BWF focuses on programs that improve overall health and wellbeing of service members, veterans, their families, and caregivers.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Unknown
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Title: Application Deadline: June 16, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to enhance mechanistic and epidemiologic investigations addressing the roles of co-infection and cancer to shed light on presently unestablished pathways in carcinogenesis that may inform prevention and treatment strategies for infection-related cancers. Co-infection is defined as the occurrence of infections by two or more infectious (pathogenic or non-pathogenic) agents 鈥� either concurrently or sequentially 鈥� and includes both acute and chronic infections by viruses, bacteria, parasites, and/or other microorganisms.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Title: Application Deadline: June 16, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to encourage innovative pilot research that will inform and support the delivery of high-quality, continuously improving mental health services to benefit the greatest number of individuals with, or at risk for developing, a mental illness.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Direct costs are limited to $450,000 over the R34 project period.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Title: Application Deadline: June 16, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭his funding announcement solicits R21 grant applications that propose exploratory/developmental research projects that are consistent with the research framework detailed in the 2022-2026 National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Strategic Plan. This research will be rooted in nursing's holistic, contextualized approach to understanding people and their health, address the nation's most pressing and persistent health challenges with a solutions orientation, and employ innovative and rigorous study designs to inform practice and policy.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Direct costs are limited to $275,000 over a two-year project period.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Title: Application Deadlines: June 16 and October 16, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭his Notice of Funding Opportunity aims to support innovative research relevant to advancing the understanding of the effects of climate change across the cancer control continuum, from cancer etiology and cancer risks through survivorship, and ways to prevent or mitigate negative health effects. This includes, but is not limited to, studies to improve knowledge of the impact of climate change related environmental effects on cancer risks, control and behaviors.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000.
Funding Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Title: Application Deadline: June 16, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in partnership with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), invites applications for funding to support innovative patient-centered outcomes research small pilot projects in Learning Health Systems (LHS) that evaluate the outcomes of embedded research and evaluate the processes by which embedded research can enhance impact, stakeholder engagement, and other health system-identified outcomes of interest.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $100,000
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title: Application Deadline: June 20, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to invite R21 applications on chronic conditions understudied among women and/or that disproportionately affect populations of women who are understudied, underrepresented, and underreported in biomedical research鈥︹��Amount: Application budgets may not exceed $275,000 in direct costs over two years, with a maximum of $200,000 for any year.
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Application Deadline: June 26, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he U.S. National Science Foundation seeks to build research capacity and infrastructure to address complex and compounding national and global crises whose solutions require a human-centered approach. To help generate effective and long-lasting solutions that benefit the entire U.S. public, NSF is providing this funding opportunity to inform possible future Centers for Research and Innovation in Science, the Environment and Society (CRISES). The envisioned centers will catalyze new research and research-based innovations to address seemingly intractable problems that confront our society. They will develop evidence-based solutions that address fundamental quality-of-life issues, such as those involving the environment, extreme weather and sustainability; workforce and the economy; equity and access to opportunities; and well-being.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: NSF鈥檚 Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences will support planning, conference and EAGER proposals under this opportunity.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title: Application Deadline: June 27, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this ORWH R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation鈥檚 diverse biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Application budgets are limited to $150,000 in direct costs per year and need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Funding Agency: Sociological Initiatives Foundation
Title: Application Deadlines: Concept Papers due June 30, 2023; Full applications (if invited) due September 15, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Sociological Initiatives Foundation supports social change by linking research to social action. It funds research projects that investigate laws, policies, institutions, regulations, and normative practices that may limit equality in the South. It gives priority to projects that seek to address racism, xenophobia, classism, gender bias, exploitation, or the violation of human rights and freedoms. It also supports research that furthers language learning and behavior and its intersection with social and policy questions.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $15,000-$25,000
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title: Application Deadline: July 3, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-limited Institutions supports the purchase of state-of-the-art scientific instruments to enhance the research and educational missions of resource-limited institutions. Requested instruments may support biomedical research and education in basic, translational, biomedically-related behavioral or clinical fields.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Applications that request a single, commercially available instrument or an integrated instrumentation system are allowed. Since different instruments will range in cost, the amount of the award will vary. The minimum award is $25,000, and although there is no upper limit on the cost of the instrument, the maximum award is $250,000.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title: Application Deadlines: July 3, 2023 and November 2, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭his Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites applications that propose to develop novel research infrastructure that will advance the science of aging in specific areas requiring interdisciplinary partnerships or collaborations. This NOFO utilizes NIH鈥檚 R61/R33 Exploratory/Developmental Phased Award activity code. The R61 phase provides up to 2 years of support for initial developmental activities. The R33 phase provides up to 3 years of support for expanded activities. Through this award, investigators will endeavor to develop a sustainable research infrastructure to support projects that address key interdisciplinary aging research questions.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Annual direct costs (excluding consortium facilities and administration costs) must remain under $500,000 in both R61 and R33 phases.
Funding Agency: Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation
Title: Application Deadline: July 5, 2023Purpose: 鈥淔rom transplanting cells and regenerating damaged nerve fibers to designing adaptive canoe seats, the Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation supports innovative research and fellowships that improve the lives of those with spinal cord injury and disease (SCI/D).鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $150,000-$200,000
Funding Agency: Office of Naval Research
Title: Application Deadline: July 7, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Office of Naval Research (ONR) Young Investigator Program seeks to identify and support academic scientists and engineers who are in their first or second full-time tenure-track or tenure-track-equivalent academic appointment, who have received their doctorate or equivalent degree in the past seven years, and who show exceptional promise for doing creative research.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $750,000
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Title: Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 黑洞社区 may only submit two nominations, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by July 13, 2023 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is August 10, 2023. Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by September 20, 2023.Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this program is to stimulate new research and publication in the humanities. Summer Stipends support continuous, full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months. NEH funds may support recipients鈥� compensation, travel, and other costs related to the proposed scholarly research.鈥�Amount: $6,000
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title: Application Deadline: July 14, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities that complement other formal training programs in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of the NIGMS Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage pre-college students (pre-kindergarten to grade 12) from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).鈥�Amount: $250,000 annually
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 黑洞社区 may only submit one proposal, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by July 17, 2023 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is August 14, 2023. Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by September 18, 2023.Purpose: 鈥淭he Geospace Section of the NSF Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) offers funding for the creation of new tenure-track faculty positions within the disciplines that comprise the AGS Geospace programs to ensure their vitality at U.S. universities and colleges. The aim of the Faculty Development in geoSpace Science (FDSS) is to integrate topics in geospace science including solar and space physics and space weather research into natural sciences or engineering or related departments at U.S. institutions of higher education (IHE). FDSS also stimulates the development of undergraduate or graduate programs or curricula capable of training the next generation of leaders in geospace science.鈥�Amount: The FDSS award, including indirect costs, must be up to a maximum of $300,000 per year for five years for a total maximum award amount of $1,500,000.
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Application Deadline: July 13, 2023 by permission of NSF Program Officer only.Purpose: 鈥淐ore research projects (HNDS-R) will advance theory in a core SBE discipline by the application of data and network science methods. This includes the leveraging of large data sets with diverse spatio-temporal scales of measurement and linked qualitative and quantitative approaches, as well as multi-scale, multi-level network data and techniques of network analysis. Supported projects are expected to yield results that will enhance, expand and transform theory and methods, and that generate novel understandings of human behavior 鈥� particularly understandings that can lead to significant societal benefits or opportunities.鈥�Amount: A typical HNDS-R award is expected to be in the range of $350,000 to $400,000.
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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 July 24, 2023 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is August 7, 2023. Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by September 18, 2023, with an optional Letter of Intent due August 18, 2023.Purpose: 鈥淭he STRONG-RLI program will support research capacity needs assessments by eligible Resource-Limited Institutions. The program will also support the recipient institutions to use the results of the assessments to develop action plans for how to meet the identified needs. RLIs are defined as institutions with a mission to serve historically underrepresented populations in biomedical research that award degrees in the health professions (and in STEM fields and social and behavioral sciences) and have received an average of $0 to $25 million per year (total costs) of NIH Research Project Grant support for the past three fiscal years.鈥�Amount: Application budgets for direct costs should not exceed $250,000/year.
REMINDER: Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Application Deadline: July 26, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Minimum $400,000-$500,000 depending on NSF Directorate
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title: Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 黑洞社区 may submit only one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by July 25, 2023 at 12noon. The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is August 8, 2023. Registration to the funder (if selected) will be due by September 12, 2023 with full application due by September 26, 2023.Purpose: 鈥淭his prize competition will improve our understanding of effective strategies and practices to create cultures of inclusive excellence and enhance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the biomedical and behavioral research enterprise.鈥�Amount: $100,000
Funding Agency: Kansas NASA EPSCoR
Title: Application Deadline: August 18, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he research efforts must: 1) Contribute to and promote the development of research capability in NASA EPSCoR jurisdictions (i.e., Kansas) in areas of strategic importance to the NASA mission; 2) Improve the capabilities of the NASA EPSCoR jurisdictions to gain support from sources outside the NASA EPSCoR program; 3) Develop partnerships among NASA research assets, academic institutions, and industry; and 4) Contribute to the overall research infrastructure and economic development of NASA EPSCoR jurisdictions.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $750,000; Note, cost match is required.
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Application Deadline: September 11, 2023Purpose: 鈥淪upports the development of theories, models, analytical tools, data and metrics that can inform the science of science, science policy, public outcomes and the advancement of the scientific enterprise, with a focus on the biomedical sciences.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $100,000-$250,000 per year
Funding Agency: William T. Grant Foundation
Title: Application Deadline: September 13, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Institutional Challenge Grant supports university-based research institutes, schools, and centers in building sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: $650,000
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: Retirement Research Foundation (RRF) Foundation for Aging
Title: Application Deadlines: ***Limited*** Because 黑洞社区 may only submit one Letter of Inquiry per department, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by September 13, 2023 at 12noon. The goal date for informing you if you have been chosen to proceed is September 27, 2023. Letters of Inquiry (if selected) are due November 1, 2023 with Full Applications due February 5, 2024.Purpose: 鈥淕rants will be awarded in support of advancements in the field of aging through various pathways, including advocacy, direct service, research, professional education and training, and organizational capacity building.鈥�Amount: $100,000-$250,000
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Application Deadlines: September 20, 2023Purpose: The NSF Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering seeks to award grants intended to support research independence among early-career academicians who specifically lack access to adequate organizational or other resources, and to broaden the set of institutions capable of performing computing research. It is expected that funds obtained through this program will be used to support untenured faculty or research scientists (or equivalent) in their first three years in a primary academic position after the PhD, but not more than six years after completion of their PhD.鈥�Amount: $175,000
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title: Application Deadline: November 7, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to solicit P20 planning grant applications for Climate Change and Health Research Centers (CCHRCs). This program will support the development of a transdisciplinary research environment to sustain a program of fundamental and applied research to examine the impacts of climate change on health and to develop action-oriented solutions to protect the health of individuals, communities, and nations from the hazards posed by climate change. This opportunity will allow development of new research teams collaborating with communities and other partners to develop projects that generate data that will build or expand research capacity across a range of thematic scientific areas in support of the four core elements of the NIH鈥檚 Initiative in climate heath research: health effects research, health equity, intervention research, and training and capacity building.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Application budgets are limited to $850,000 direct costs per year and need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Funding Agency: Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Title: Application Deadline: Abstracts accepted now through March 24, 2024Purpose: 鈥淎RPA-H鈥檚 mission is to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone by supporting the development of high-impact solutions to society's most challenging health problems. Awardees will develop groundbreaking new ways to tackle health-related challenges through high-potential, high-impact biomedical and health research. With a scope spanning the molecular to the societal, ARPA-H seeks proposals that aim to rapidly achieve better health outcomes across patient populations, communities, diseases, and health conditions, including in support of the Cancer Moonshot. Proposals are expected to use innovative approaches to enable revolutionary advances in science, technology, or systems. The four initial focus areas are:(1) Health Science Futures; (2) Scalable Solutions; (3) Proactive Health; and (4) Resilient Systems.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: TBD (contracting opportunity)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Application Deadline: Proposals accepted anytime; however, funding has been allocated to GRANTED in FY23, and NSF strongly encourages proposals to be submitted as soon as possible. Purpose: 鈥淕RANTED focuses on addressing systemic barriers within the nation鈥檚 research enterprise by improving research support and service capacity at emerging research institutions. The program description encourages bold ideas that can lead to national transformation of the research enterprise. While our previous Dear Colleague letter focused on convenings, we realize there are many ideas relevant to GRANTED and this program description is open for those ideas to be submitted. Conference, workshop and convening ideas are also welcome in response to this program description.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: The project budget and duration should be determined by the scope of the proposed activities.
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Application Deadline: Proposals accepted anytime Purpose: 鈥淭he Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research Program (Innovation) supports research to design novel or greatly improved research tools and methods that advance contemporary biology in any research area supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences at NSF. The Innovation Program focuses on research infrastructure that is broadly applicable to researchers in three programmatic areas: Bioinformatics, Instrumentation, and Research Methods.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;Amount: Estimated program budget, number of awards and average award size and duration are subject to the availability of funds, the quality of submissions, and the anticipated benefits to biology. Both standard and continuing grants will be awarded.
REMINDER - Funding Agency: ORAU
Title: Application Deadline: OngoingPurpose: 鈥淥RAU Events Sponsorship Grant Program has now been restructured and is now called the ORAU Innovation Partnerships Grant Program. The goal of this grant program change is to drive new opportunities for university consortium members and ORAU experts to formulate meaningful collaborations. The program will focus on research and education topics that align well with ORAU鈥檚 expertise and current research priorities (Climate & Environment, Health Equity, and Future of the STEM Workforce.)鈥� Amount: $4,000
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
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EDUCATION/TRAINING
黑洞社区 Office of Research Workshops
Topics include an Introduction to the 黑洞社区 Office of Research with resources and contacts, 黑洞社区 policies and procedures related to research, finding funding utilizing Pivot, project budgeting and general grant-writing tips. Previously recorded workshops can also be found on the Office of Research website.Office of Research Workshops
黑洞社区 Office of Research Workshops on National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates () Proposals: January through August (or until the submission deadline).
A common first step in establishing an NSF research center is to demonstrate success
with an REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) Site in the field of interest.
REU Sites are also helpful in recruiting graduate students. NSF REU proposals are
typically due in August or September. Vice Provost Coleen Pugh and any interested
teams will coordinate and work on their proposals for submission in 2023 to separate
divisions according to the following approximate schedule:
January: planning meeting, and discussion of budgets and target studentsFebruary: complete section on 黑洞社区 institutional support of undergraduate researchMarch: complete section on departmental/unit/topical area of undergraduate research
experiences/historyApril: complete list of undergraduate researchers who have been mentored by Site faculty,
and PI history of mentoring undergraduate researchersMay: complete section with proposed undergraduate research projects by Site facultyJune: complete section on training activities, including research/field-specific activities,
professional development activities, industry/research field tripsJuly: complete section on coordinated social activities and housing for all 黑洞社区 REU
SitesAugust: complete any remaining sections and polish proposals.Email funding@wichita.edu to register for this NSF REU Workshop series.
Hanover Research Grants Workshops: April 27, 2023
Hanover Research offers a series of webinars on a variety of topics 鈥渄esigned to help grant-seekers develop their skills and plan for upcoming competitions.鈥� The webinar on April 27, 2023 is titled 鈥淣on-Federal Research Funding鈥�.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal Preparation Webinar 鈥� Dear Colleague Letter Catalyzing Institutional Change to Support Greater Equity, Inclusion and Access in STEM Academic Careers and Advance Degree Attainment: April 27, 2023
鈥淭he NSF AGEP and ADVANCE programs seek to encourage several types of submissions in support of goals articulated in the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (Public Law. 117-167). Section 10329, Support for Increasing Diversity Among Stem Faculty at Institutions of Higher Education, authorizes NSF to make awards to institutions of higher education for the development and assessment of innovative reform efforts designed to increase the recruitment, retention, and advancement of individuals from underrepresented minority groups in academic STEM careers. This webinar will discuss the opportunities available to submit proposals to NSF AGEP and ADVANCE鈥�.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Webinar: The Mental Health Workforce Crisis: April 27, 2023
During this webinar, our panel of experts will discuss the various factors contributing to the workforce shortage and the impact it is having on mental health care access and quality. We will also explore potential strategies for addressing the shortage. This webinar will also explore disparities in mental health care for underserved populations鈥�.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) STEM Hub: 2022-2023 Grant Training Webinar Series May 5, 2023
The NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 webinar series focuses on celebrating and learning from successful NSF HSI awardees. We host panels of successful PIs on specific topics that will engage our audience and support grant writing efforts for those planning a proposal submission. This webinar series focuses on a broad array of topics that promote student success, wellness and diversity and inclusion. Dr. Martha Desmond and Dr. Delia Valles are the hosts for this series. The HSI STEM Hub recommends participation in these webinars to learn from successful awardees, particularly if you are currently writing a proposal or are interested in writing a proposal to secure a grant. The May 5, 2023 topic is 鈥淥nline Adaptation to Promote Student Success.鈥�
National Science Foundation Engineering CAREER Proposal Workshop: May 8-12, 2023
鈥淭his virtual workshop will provide early career faculty with knowledge and strategies to enable the formulation of more competitive CAREER proposals for submission to the NSF Directorate for Engineering (ENG) in 2023. Don鈥檛 miss this opportunity to engage with NSF Program Directors and CAREER awardees!鈥�
黑洞社区 Information Security: Privacy & Security Training: May 9, 2023; 4:00-5:00pm in RSC Room 203 (Lancelot)
Gina Riggs and Mark Rodee offer 黑洞社区 Privacy and Security Training monthly on the second Tuesday of every month. Learn how to prevent, detect and respond to information security and privacy concerns.Email informationsecurity@wichita.edu with questions.
National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research: Webinar Series: May 9, 2023, July 11, 2023 and September 12, 2023
The National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research is pleased to invite you to the first in a series of three webinars highlighting recent insights into gun violence prevention. Leading researchers supported by the collaborative will discuss these findings and their policy implications. The first webinar topic on May 9, 2023 is titled 鈥淔irearm Access, Homicide and Suicide Among People Who Live with Gun Owners.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Generalized Read-Across (GenRA) Training: May 23, 2023
鈥淕enRA is a publicly available, automated approach to make reproducible read-across predictions of toxicity. In this training, EPA's Dr. Grace Patlewicz will provide an overview of GenRA followed by an interactive breakout session.鈥�
黑洞社区 Office of Research Award Panel Workshop: Successful Applications to the NIH R15 Research Enhancement Program: May 31, 2023 at 1pm
黑洞社区 has recently received several National Institutes of Health (NIH) R15 Research Enhancement Awards. Please attend this workshop session which will include a panel discussion with successful researchers at 黑洞社区 who have received this funding: Dr. Moriah Beck, Dr. Nikki Keene-Woods and Dr. Yongkuk Lee. Email funding@wichita.edu to RSVP for NIH R15 Workshop
National Science Foundation Virtual Grants Conference: June 5-8, 2023
鈥淭he NSF Grants Conference is designed to give new faculty, researchers, and administrators key insights into a wide range of current issues at NSF. NSF staff will provide up-to-date information about policies and procedures, specific funding opportunities and answer attendee questions.鈥�
OU Supercomputing Center for Education & Research: Virtual Residency Introductory Workshop: June 26-30, 2023
鈥淒oes your institution have lots of researchers and educators who want to use advanced computing, but need some help learning how? You or someone at your institution can learn to be more effective at helping researchers and educators use research computing! This is a great way to get better at a career in helping researchers use research computing. It's also a great way to meet a community of fellow research computing facilitators.鈥�
REMINDER: National Science Foundation 2023 Research Infrastructure Workshop: June 27-30, 2023
鈥淧rogram content for this year鈥檚 workshop will include topics on: Facility Management including Facility Condition Assessment, Project Management (with some PDU offerings), Operations Management, Facility and Workplace Safety, Award Management, Cyberinfrastructure, Cyber Security, and Education and Public Outreach. Notably, this year鈥檚 workshop will feature a track specific to Mid-Scale Research institutions.鈥�
National Institutes of Health (NIH): Office of Research on Women鈥檚 Health (ORWH) Virtual Workshop: Diverse Voices: Intersectional Approaches to Substance Use and Misuse: July 27, 2023
鈥淭he July 2023 session of Diverse Voices: Intersectionality and the Health of Women, titled 鈥淚ntersectional Approaches to Substance Use and Misuse,鈥� will feature presentations from Drs. Meyer and Meyers-Pantele. Dr. Meyer will discuss integrated solutions to address HIV and substance use disorders (SUDs) among women involved in carceral systems, and Dr. Meyers-Pantele will explore experiences of intersectional stigma among racially and ethnically diverse women who use drugs.鈥�
Kansas Economic Outlook Conference: October 5, 2023
鈥淭he 黑洞社区 Center for Economic Development and Business Research invites you to the 2023 Kansas Economic Outlook Conference. The purpose of the conference is to provide insight into current local and state economies, addressing topics of interest to the community, region, and state. A combination of state and local experts will be on hand to provide perspectives on issues affecting business, health care, industry, education, and government.鈥�
NCURA YouTube Tuesday: Faculty Effort Allocation 鈥� Dividing the Pie
The National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) has a six-minute video about faculty effort allocation involving sponsored research and grants.
REMINDER - Hanover Grants Learning Center Available
黑洞社区 Faculty and Staff may now access course content through the Hanover Research Grants Learning Center by registering and using a referral code. Courses are designed for on-demand grantsmanship training. Email proposals@wichita.edu to request the referral code to register for access to the Hanover Research Grants Learning Center.
Learn to Use BeoShock for your Advanced Research Computing Needs
黑洞社区 continues to host Beoshock, a High-performance Computing Cluster (HPC). This HPC is available and free to faculty members, researchers and students engaged in course work or research activities. BeoShock runs the CentOS Linux operating system and features approximately 720 processor cores, two high memory compute nodes with 1.5 terabytes of memory, and four graphics processing unit (GPU) accelerators. BeoShock also has a variety of software tools that may be helpful in your research endeavors, such as Matlab, Mathematica, R, Python and many more. Learn more about BeoShock High-Performance Computing and access the BeoShock High Performance Computing User Guides
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Office of Research EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT 鈥� Sarah Haug
Sarah is a life-long Kansan, growing up in Valley Center, Kansas and attending Wichita State University. She majored in Business Administration with emphases in Entrepreneurship, Management and Marketing. Sarah joined the Office of Research in 2009 and has gone along for the ride ever since! During her tenure with the university, she has worn many hats. While currently holding a Senior Grant and Contract Specialist position within the office, she previously served as the IRB Administrator as well as a part-time Funding Opportunity Specialist. Sarah has found joy in being part of the ever-growing research initiatives on campus and is proud to serve the 黑洞社区 community. She resides in Colwich and is married to her high-school sweetheart, Derek. They have two school-aged boys, Isley & Finley. She values spending as much time as possible with her children, and, in Sarah鈥檚 (mostly imaginary) free time, she enjoys gardening, road trips and long summer weekends at the lake with her extended family. Read more about the Office of Research staff鈥�
New Federal Health Agency: The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA鈥揌)
鈥淎RPA-H will make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies and broadly applicable platforms, capabilities, resources, and solutions with the potential to advance areas of medicine and health that cannot readily be accomplished through traditional research or commercial activity.鈥�&苍产蝉辫; See the funding section of this newsletter for information about the Broad Agency Announcement issued recently by ARPA-H.
National Science Foundation (NSF) Issues Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Regarding the Latest Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)
鈥淭he Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) is comprised of documents relating to the Foundation's proposal and award process for the assistance programs of NSF. The PAPPG, in conjunction with the applicable standard award conditions incorporated by reference in the award, serve as the Foundation鈥檚 implementation of 2 CFR 搂200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.鈥�
National Science Foundation Issues Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Regarding Plans for Safe & Inclusive (SAI) Working Environments
鈥淪everal NSF solicitations issued by the Directorates for Biological Sciences and Geosciences (BIO/GEO) are included in a pilot that will require submission of an SAI Plan for consideration as part of the merit review process in lieu of the organizational plan specified in the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), Chapter II.E.9. The SAI Plan is a project-specific 2-page Supplementary Document that will be considered under the Broader Impacts review criterion for any proposal with off-campus or off-site research submitted to a solicitation participating in the BIO/GEO pilot.鈥�
National Science Foundation Issues 鈥淔or Comment鈥� Draft of the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 24-1)
鈥淣SF published a notice today in the Federal Register announcing the availability of the 鈥淔or comment鈥� draft of the Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 24-1). The Foundation is accepting comments from the external community until close of business June 12, 2023.鈥�
National Science Foundation Dear Colleague Letter: Catalyzing Institutional Change to Support Greater Equity, Inclusion, and Access in STEM Academic Careers and Advanced Degree Attainment
鈥淲ith this Dear Colleague Letter, the NSF AGEP and ADVANCE programs seek to encourage several types of submissions in support of goals articulated in the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (Public Law. 117-167). Section 10329, Support for Increasing Diversity Among Stem Faculty at Institutions of Higher Education, authorizes NSF to make awards to institutions of higher education for the development and assessment of innovative reform efforts designed to increase the recruitment, retention, and advancement of individuals from underrepresented minority groups in academic STEM careers.鈥�
John Templeton Foundation Launches New Podcast
鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to introduce the Templeton Ideas Podcast 鈥� a show about the most awe-inspiring ideas in our world and the people who investigate them. In Season One, we probe the boundaries of the universe with astrophysicist Jennifer Wiseman, learn how to actively cultivate awe with psychologist Dacher Keltner, and discover the surprising psychological benefits of religious rituals with psychologist David DeSteno. Our series of eight conversations will take listeners on a journey through wide-ranging topics, including the philosophy of mind, psychology, medicine, and more.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Development of Innovative Informatics and Data Science Technologies, Tools, and Methods for Vision Research
鈥淭he purpose of this Notice of Special Interest is to inform potential applicants that the National Eye Institute is interested in supporting research to develop innovative informatics and data science methods, algorithms, and tools to improve data acquisition, analysis, visualization, annotation, integration, and interpretation. The emphasis will be on innovation and its potential impact on vision research, including discovery biology, population studies, as well as clinical and translational research.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research to Address Vaccine Uptake and Implementation among Populations Experiencing Health Disparities
鈥淭his Notice of Special Interest highlights the need for research on strategies and interventions to increase vaccine uptake and implementation among populations experiencing health disparities in the United States and its territories. Research is needed to understand and address misinformation, uncertainty, distrust, and hesitancy regarding uptake of vaccines (e.g., SARS-CoV-2, pneumococcal, influenza, hepatitis B, human papilloma virus (HPV), varicella, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis [Tdap]) among individuals in the U.S. and its territories, especially in populations at increased risk for morbidity and mortality due to long-standing systemic health and social inequities, as well as chronic medical conditions.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Promoting Language and Communication in Minimally Verbal/Non-Speaking Individuals with Autism
鈥淭he purpose of this Notice of Special Interest is to encourage applications for research to promote language and communication in autistic individuals who are minimally verbal/non-speaking. Further research is needed to evaluate and tailor existing interventions, develop novel interventions, develop and apply new research designs and methods to intervention efforts, and identify meaningful outcome measures.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
REMINDER: National Science Foundation Seeks Volunteer Reviewers of GRANTED Initiative Applications
鈥� is a new initiative and there are several opportunities and ways to participate in the review process. NSF proposal reviews are usually conducted by ad hoc reviewers, a panel of experts, or a combination of both.鈥�
REMINDER: 黑洞社区 Indirect Cost Recovery Rate Agreement Signed
Negotiations with the federal government on 黑洞社区鈥檚 new F&A (Facilities and Administration) rates, effective 1 July 2022, are now complete and the new agreement was signed on March 1, 2023. Please note the following significant changes to the Academic Affairs rates: On Campus Organized Research rate decreasing from the current 48% to a new rate of 40%, the On Campus Other Sponsored Activities rate decreasing from the current 30% to a new rate of 19%, the Off Campus Organized Research rate remaining the same at 26%, and the Off Campus Other Sponsored Activities rate decreasing from the current 26% to a new rate of 17%. The new rates will impact your proposal and award budgets, as well as the distribution and availability of F&A funds used to support research activities on campus. Read the new F&A Rate Agreement here.
REMINDER - National Science Foundation Makes Changes to Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)
NSF has made several changes to its Major Research Instrumentation Program. Applications for FY24 will now be due between October 15 and November 15, 2023. Thus, 黑洞社区 is updating its internal competition dates for next year, and Notices of Intent to apply, as well as answers to the required limited submission questions (found here), for the FY24 MRI program will be due to proposals@wichita.edu by May 1, 2023 at 12noon. Cost sharing is waived for the next five years, and the maximum allowed under Track 1 has increased to $1,400,000. Finally, the new Track 3 is specifically for proposal requests that 鈥渋nclude the acquisition, development, installation, operation and maintenance of equipment and instrumentation to reduce consumption of helium.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;
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