February 28, 2023 by 5PM

U-LINK Resilience One-Time Competing Renewal Call

The purpose of this call is to provide a one-time supplemental support to U-LINK Resilience teams for their previously funded projects. This competing renewal funding will be provided to those teams reviewed to have the highest potential for success based on the quality of the scholarship being pursued as well as the emergence of evidence for team success in generating outcomes and activities. Funding must result in the development and submission of a substantial collaborative external grant proposal.

Eligibility and Funding Priorities:

• Previously funded U-LINK Resilience teams
• Previously funded U-LINK Resilience projects (new projects are not eligible)
• Teams should consist of faculty representing at least two diverse disciplines
• Scope of project must align with previously funded U-LINK Resilience project

Award Amount and Funding Duration: We will fund up to 4 projects covering up to $100K in eligible expenses per project. The end date of the award is May 31, 2024. To maximize the number of projects supported by this initiative, we encourage applicants to request no more than the amount required to complete their proposed work. For specific budget guidelines, please see the Budget Guidelines document.

Eligible expenses include:

• Salary support for involved faculty, staff, postdocs, students, and other trainees
• Purchase of supplies and other direct research costs, such as travel*, creative materials, access to archives, data collection, participant or stakeholder incentives, software, web designers, and rent for performance space
• Utilization of University-based cores and other support services
• Development of educational materials
• External research/scholarship support services (with justification)

Please see RFA for additional information or visit https://ulink.miami.edu/apply/index.html

Proposals should be submitted via InfoReady: https://miami.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1893364

For questions related to this funding opportunity, please contact Eva Olivares at eolivares@miami.edu.

CLOSED

One-time Relief Funding Opportunity

Given the significant demand for the Relief Funding opportunity, all funds are now expended.

Therefore, we are unable to receive additional applications. Thank you for your interest!

February 15, 2023 by 5PM

Aging & Cancer Research with The Mark Foundation

Program Announcement: https://www.waxmancancer.org/our-research/rfa-markfoundation/

Purpose: The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF) and The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research are pleased to issue a joint Request for Applications (RFA) for collaborative projects to focus on Aging and Cancer. Projects must include collaborations between two laboratories with different but complementary expertise. Proposals must justify the partnership through synergistic scientific aims. Awards will provide $500,000 total over three years ($250,000 to each PI).

Examples of potential research topics to understand and prevent the rising incidence of cancer due to aging include, but are not limited to:

• Senolytics, anti-inflammatory agents, and specific targets to enhance healthy longevity and diminish cancer incidence

• Impact of the aged microenvironment on the immune system, tumor progression, therapy response, and recurrent disease

• Biomarkers to evaluate aging and cancer risk such as clonal hematopoiesis, epigenetics patterns, DNA repair, mutations, and telomeres

• Approaches to limit therapy-associated cancer in older individuals and to establish how aging affects the response to treatment for cancer

*See RFA for additional details.

Eligibility and Award Information: Teams consisting of two principal Investigators from two different institutions may apply for a three-year grant for up to $500,000 (for each PI: $100,000 distributed in Years 1 and 2 and $50,000 in Year 3), which may include indirect costs up to 10% direct costs).

LOIs should be submitted via InfoReady: https://miami.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1894843

February 10, 2023 by 5PM

Miami Foundation 2023 Community Grants Program

Program Announcement: https://miamifoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/CG2023_CommunityGrantsGuidelines_ENG.pdf

Purpose: The Miami Foundation Community Grants program addresses the most pressing needs in our community. This year, the Foundation seeks to provide mission-building operating support. Competitive applications will articulate a mission strongly aligned with the foundation’s priorities and clearly explain how general support will help to advance your overall vision and goals.

Proposals will be accepted in the following categories:

• Access to Health and Wellness – improve health outcomes by connecting people to quality health resources and education, reducing health disparities, or tackling contributing social determinants of health
• Economic Stability – improve residents’ ability to meet local affordability challenges by helping them secure affordable stable housing, recover from financial crisis, and/or increase earning potential
• Inclusion of People with Diverse Abilities – expand opportunities for people with disabilities to promote inclusion and equity across all aspects of community life
• Inspiring Arts and Culture – apply the power of arts and culture to strengthen community, catalyzing work that champions the diversity of our community, expands access to arts and culture experiences for residents, or increases opportunities for artistic expression
• Sustainable Environment – develop a healthier more resilient community by promoting  education and action on the restoration of Biscayne Bay, preservation of the Everglades, protecting our communities from the effects of extreme heat, amplifying opportunities for water preservation, or expanding awareness and action on the climate crisis and its local effects.
• Thriving Youth and Families – expand opportunities for families (from early childhood to elder-aged) to excel through high-quality education, personal development, and work to ensure their safety and stability.

The Foundation welcomes proposals that involve direct services, advocacy, community organizing, partnerships, or other approaches as appropriate.

The foundation exclusively supports work:

• To advance equity for individuals and communities facing marginalization to tackle disparities around race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or other lines of difference.
• Guided by clear goals for the growth of individuals and communities including timely, impactful opportunities to advance and thrive.
• That builds solutions to create long-lasting change for individuals and communities, eliminating barriers in order to improve individuals’ current lives while also preparing them for the long-term.  
• Including collaboration with community, through authentic community relationships and resident feedback, with leadership that represents the communities served.
• That is sustainable, high-quality, and viable, and contributes to making the organization strong and healthy.

We recommend that all internal applicants: include active, collaborative partnerships with community-based organizations as part of your submission; advance a clear capacity and/or sustainability-building goal; and share specific examples of past success.

Budget: The maximum grant amount is $70,000 over two years.

To apply to this limited submission competition, please submit your application via InfoReady: https://miami.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1894884

Should you have questions related to the Miami Foundation 2023 Community Grants Program, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at foundationrelations@miami.edu

February 06, 2023 by 12PM (Noon)

FY2023 Administrative Supplements to Support the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) initiative

The NIH invites eligible NIH CFARs and NIMH ARCs to submit administrative supplements in support of the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the United States initiative. Eligible CFARs and ARCs must collaborate with partners in the 57 priority jurisdictions. Implementing partners can include community, local, county and state health departments, CBOs, and clinics funded by the CDC, HRSA, SAMHSA, or IHS. These implementation research projects should be developed by a team of CFAR/ARC investigators, community partners, implementing collaborators, and people with lived experience to support the local ending the HIV epidemic plans.

FY2023 EHE Implementation Science Supplement Opportunity

Internal Competition

Letters of Intent (LOI) will undergo an internal review process and then the appropriate number of applications will be selected for the full supplement application. Applicants whose proposals are not selected may meet with a member of the CFAR or CHARM executive committee to discuss their proposals and plan for future pilot grants or administrative supplements. Applications will be judged on feasibility and appropriateness of budget scientific merit as described in the attached announcement.

 Interested investigators must submit a Letter of Intent that includes:

1. Name, credentials, and affiliation(s) for PI(s)
2. Indicate preferred center for this application (CFAR or CHARM)
3. Names of Key Personnel (i.e., Co-I’s, Significant Contributors) and their affiliations
4. Identify which of the 4 priorities areas the proposal is in response to: (*select the preferred category, in order to maximize the success of the submitted applications, the reviewing committee may submit the final application under a different category)

1. 1. Projects
   1.a. Syndemic Approaches to HIV Prevention, Treatment or Care
   1.b. Leveraging Pharmacies to Advance HIV Testing, Prevention, and Care
   1.c. Strategies to Improve Linkage to HIV Care and Services Post-Incarceration
   1.d. Cluster Detection and Response Strategies
   2. Coordination, Consultation and Data Management Center (CCDMC)
   3. Regional Consultation Hubs (RCHs)

Letters of Intent will be reviewed by a committee comprised of the Miami CFAR and CHARM Administrative and Developmental Cores leadership, which may switch them from one center to the other to maximize the number we are allowed to send (3 applications per center, so 6 applications in total from CHARM and CFAR combined. Note that different rules apply to each center (Clinical Trial is allowed by NIMH but not NIAID). 

Please submit your Letter of Intent by 12 noon on Thursday, February 06, 2023.

Letters of Intent should be submitted to CFAR@med.miami.edu or CHARM@miami.edu (depending on center of your preference). Final decision as to which Letters of Intent will be selected to move forward will be made the following week. Applications will be due to the NIH on March 23, 2023 with earlier internal deadlines for institutional approvals that will be conveyed to applicants.

For any questions, please contact:

• CFAR : Rosie Plog rbp59@med.miami.edu
• CHARM/ARC: Mohamed Keita mxk845@miami.edu or Rosana Smith-Alvarez 13rsmith@miami.edu

February 17, 2023

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mini-Grant

The Office of Faculty Affairs is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion and advancing a culture of belonging where members of the University of Miami community feel valued and have the opportunity to add value. We invite faculty to apply to the 2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Mini-Grant Award to further the mission of the University; to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service.

Mini-Grant Goals: The goals of this Award are to encourage and support sustainable initiatives that promote a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community at UM. This may include, but is not limited to work that:

• • Promotes antiracism
  • Supports initiatives and programs that aid in the retention of diverse faculty, staff, and students.
  • Improves efforts in the recruitment of diverse faculty, staff, and students.
  • Improves the University’s work and academic environments.
  • Promotes inclusive pedagogy, research, and scholarship.

Timeline: Grants will be awarded in the spring semester. The application deadline is February 17^th. Applicants will be notified of decisions by March 1^st.

Grant Amount: The DEI Mini-Grants serve as seed grants for professional development and act to move forward an initiative or program that enhances the University’s DEI goals. Individual proposals may request a maximum of $5,000.

Eligibility Criteria:

• • Must be University Faculty
  • The initiative or program must address and make an impact on the DEI development of the University (or part of the campus such as a School, College, or Department).
  • The initiative or program must show its ability to be sustainable and have an impact that will endure.
  • Each faculty member may submit only 1 grant application per cycle.
  • Interprofessional collaborations are highly encouraged.
  • Project must be completed by May 31^st.

Please refer to the RFA for additional application details. 

To be considered for this award, please submit your application via InfoReady: https://miami.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1893777 

Questions? For questions about this funding opportunity, please contact Nichole Crenshaw at n.crenshaw@miami.edu.

March 17, 2023

Southeast Collaborative Pilot Project Awards

The Southeast Collaborative (P50) (NIH Grant 1P50MD017347-01) was established in 2021 as a regional partnership to enable research to improve chronic disease disparities in African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos in the Southeastern US, led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Meharry Medical College (MMC), and the University of Miami (UM). The Center Investigator Development Core (IDC) will support career development of post-doctoral fellows, early-career faculty, and other early-stage investigators (ESI) in behavioral, clinical, and translational research focused on chronic diseases health disparities that disproportionately affect African Americans, Latinos and other populations experiencing health disparities. Central to this mission is the pilot project awards program, designed to allow ESI to generate preliminary data for extramural grant proposals focused on disease prevention, treatment, and management to characterize the root causes of health disparities and to address disparities in the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of chronic diseases. The IDC will assure that ESI are linked to outstanding local career development opportunities to increase their participation, advancement, and leadership capabilities.

REQUIREMENTS
In addition to proposing highly significant, innovative, and rigorous science, pilot projects must meet three key requirements that are described below:

1) Relevance to chronic disease
2) Relevance to health disparities
3) Inclusion of community engagement

AVAILABLE FUNDING: The Center IDC will award at least three pilot awards for up to $50,000 direct costs each for a 12-month period. Each site (VUMC, MMC, UM) will be awarded with one pilot project per year. The proposed project cannot duplicate aims of any currently or previously funded award. Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval of projects greater than minimal risk will be required prior to disbursement of funds to selected awardees.

ELIGIBILITY: Any post-doctoral fellow, early-career faculty, and other early- stage investigators (ESI) member at the Center member organization, including Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Meharry Medical College, and the University of Miami, having the skills and experience to carry out the proposed work may submit an application to conduct behavioral, clinical, and translational research focused on chronic disease health disparities.

APPLICATION REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS: It is expected that these pilot applications will be equivalent in scope to R03 and/or R21 grants submitted to the NIH. The proposals will be reviewed using current NIH review criteria. These include overall impact, significance, investigator, innovation, and approach.

Please refer to the RFA and flyer for additional information. 

eLOI- Letter of Intent: https://redcap.link/h62xktyx Deadline Friday, March 17, 2023

CONTACT INFORMATION: For any questions, inquiries, or additional information please contact: Program Managers Denise Holland (LHolland@mmc.edu), Dr. Alecia Fair (alecia.fair@vumc.org), and Maria Freeman mxf1084@med.miami.edu. 

Please contact the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations if you would like to pursue any of the following corporate or foundation funding opportunities. The team can provide assistance with writing, editing, institutional information, and application submission.

Deadline: Rolling

Glenn W. Bailey Foundation Grant Program

The Glenn W. Bailey Foundation aims to foster pathways to success in globally competitive STEM careers for students in the United States by supporting projects which encourage, enhance and advance STEM education in the United States; and promoting projects which provide career opportunities for individuals with STEM education backgrounds.

Specifically, the Foundation seeks to fund projects and programs that give students and educators more resources for developing and participating in STEM-based, hands-on learning.

Programs supporting students in preschool through high school, or collegiate or vocational studies is eligible.

A key focus area for the foundation is: innovative environmental projects/ideas that benefit Florida’s unique ecosystem.

This includes initiatives aimed at restoring the Everglades and Florida’s coral reefs, beach-plastic remediation, ocean and/or Everglades education programs for K-12 students, and wildlife habitat education and/or restoration.

• Grant Amount: $25,000 to $75,000 over one year

• Deadline: Rolling

If you are interested in submitting a proposal to the Glenn W. Bailey Foundation, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at foundationrelations@miami.edu.

May 3, 2023

W.T. Grant Foundation Research Grants on Reducing Inequality

The W.T. Grant Foundation supports research to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the United States.

The Foundation prioritizes studies that aim to reduce inequalities that exist along dimensions of race, ethnicity, economic standing, language minority status, or immigrant origins.

The Foundation welcomes descriptive studies that clarify mechanisms for reducing inequality or elucidate how or why a specific program, policy, or practice operates to reduce inequality; and also welcomes intervention studies that examine attempts to reduce inequality. Finally, studies that improve the measurement of inequality in ways that can enhance the work of researchers, practitioners, or policymakers are welcome.

• Grant Amount: $100,000 through $600,000 over 2-3 years (15% indirect costs)
• LOI Deadline: May 3, 2023

If you are interested in submitting a Letter of Inquiry for the W. T. Grant Foundation Research Grants on Reducing Inequality, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at foundationrelations@miami.edu.

May 3, 2023

W.T. Grant Foundation Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence

The W.T. Grant Foundation supports high-quality field-initiated studies on improving the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth ages 5-25 in the United States.

The Foundation seeks studies that identify, build, and test strategies to enhance the use of research evidence in ways that benefit youth. Particularly: research on improving the use of research evidence by state and local decision makers, mid-level managers, and intermediaries. Projects may focus on the strategies, relationships, and other supports needed for policy and practice organizations to use research more routinely and constructively; structures and incentives within the research community to encourage deep engagement with decision makers; activities that help findings inform policy ideas, shape practice responses, and improve systems; or other projects.

• Grant Amount: $100,000 through $1,000,000 over 2-4 years (15% indirect costs)
• Next LOI Deadline: May 3, 2023

If you are interested in submitting a Letter of Inquiry for the W. T. Grant Foundation Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at foundationrelations@miami.edu.

May 3, 2023

Russell Sage Foundation Research Grants

The Russell Sage Foundation is devoted to innovative research in the social sciences; specifically, the Foundation is dedicated to strengthening the methods, data, and theoretical core of the social sciences in order to better understand societal problems and develop informed responses.

 For the May 2023 deadline the Foundation will accept LOIs in all program areas:

• Behavioral Science and Decision Making in Context;
• Future of Work;
• Immigration and Immigrant Integration;
• Race, Ethnicity and Immigration; and
• Social, Political, and Economic Inequality.

LOIs relevant to any of these topics that address the effects of social movements (such as drives for unionization and mass social protests), and the effects of racial/ethnic/gender bias and discrimination on a range of outcomes related to social and living conditions in the United States, are welcomed.

• Grant Amount: Up to $200,000 over 2 years (15% indirect costs)
• LOI Deadline: May 3, 2023

If you are interested in submitting a Letter of Inquiry for the Russell Sage Foundation Research Grants, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at foundationrelations@miami.edu.

March 16, 2023

Additional Ventures Catalyst to Independence Award in Biomedical Research

The Catalyst to Independence Award is a transition award that supports the next generation of researchers to solve the biggest questions in single ventricle heart disease and related fields. Focus areas are: genetics, basic cardiovascular development, tissue engineering, computational modeling, and others.

The award provides research and career development support to investigators during the later stages of a mentored postdoctoral research position (up to 3 years of support) through the transition to an independent tenure track research position (up to 3 additional years).

Total funding is $1.2 million over six years.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must have earned a PhD, MD, or doctoral equivalent more than 1 year prior to the application due date and must have held their current role for at least 1 year.
• Applicants must have current postdoctoral fellow or instructor status (or equivalent) and be in non-independent, mentored positions.
• Applicants cannot concurrently hold a transition award from another organization and must commit to a minimum 9 calendar months (75% of the year) dedicated effort to the proposed work.
• Applicants must be legally qualified to work in the US (including citizens, non-citizen permanent residents, or temporary residents of the US). Immigration-related matters and visa applications are the responsibility of the fellow and sponsoring institution.

Letter of Intent deadline is March 16, 2023.

The Foundation staff has offered to speak with any interested potential applicants for the Catalyst to Independence Award.

If you are interested, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at foundationrelations@miami.edu.

March 15, 2023

RWJF Health Policy Research Scholars

Health Policy Research Scholars is a leadership development program for full-time doctoral students who want to apply their research to advance health and equity.

Eligible applicants are entering their second year of study and are from populations underrepresented in specific doctoral disciplines and/or historically marginalized backgrounds. Examples of eligible individuals include, but are not limited to, first-generation college graduates, individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, individuals from communities of color, and individuals with disabilities.

HPRS includes scholars from disciplines including economics, political science, psychology, architecture, transportation, sociology, social welfare, and environmental health. 

Scholars receive a stipend of up to $30,000 per year for up to four years (or until they complete their doctoral programs).

They also: participate in policy and leadership development experiences; receive training in health equity and policy leadership; and apply for a dissertation grant of up to $10,000.

Scholars remain at their home institutions during the course of the program.

Up to 40 scholars will be selected for Fall 2023.

The application deadline is March 15, 2023.

If you are interested, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at foundationrelations@miami.edu.

March 21, 2023

HHMI Investigator Program

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is planning to appoint approximately 25 new Investigators.

This program aims to support individuals who are conducting research that radically changes understanding of how biology works, from molecular, biochemical and cellular processes to genetics, development and disease mechanisms, in a wide range of organisms.

The competition is open to researchers in basic and biomedical sciences, plant biology, evolutionary biology, biophysics, chemical biology, biomedical engineering, and computational biology.

Investigators maintain their appointments and labs at UM, but become HHMI employees.

They are appointed to a seven-year, renewable term that includes salary and research support of approximately $8 million.

Eligible applicants must:

• Have a PhD and/or MD
• Plan to dedicate at least 75% of their time to research
• Hold a position that represents substantial commitment by their institution, such as a tenure-track faculty position
• Have a track record of peer-reviewed funding
• Meet the required length of post-training, professional experience prior to applying

There is no limit on the number of applications per institution.

Application deadline is March 21, 2023

If you are interested, please contact the Office of Foundation Relations at foundationrelations@miami.edu.

Feb 1st , 2023 by 11:59PM (EST)

Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research 2023 Request for Proposals (RFP)

The Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research is comprised of public and private university member institutions within Florida. The Consortium provides awards to support clinical and translational research related to MMJ to investigators within member institutions. The Consortium is charged by Florida statute to conduct and support “research that contributes to the body of scientific knowledge on the effects of the medical use of marijuana and informs both policy and medical practice related to the treatment of debilitating medical conditions with marijuana”. The statute requires “the board to award funds to members of the consortium; requiring the board to collaborate with and authorizing the board to award funds to teaching nursing homes for certain research”.

This award mechanism will consider fully developed research studies that generate novel evidence, as well as studies intended to facilitate the collection and/or analysis of preliminary data that will support future extramural funding applications. For pilot grants, there needs to be a clearly delineated plan for securing future funding. The Consortium discourages applications that repeat previous research projects with unclear justification for innovation.

Eligibility All applicant principal investigators (PIs) must be faculty members of Consortium member institutions, which currently include:

• Florida A&M University
• Florida Atlantic University
• Florida Gulf Coast University
• Florida Memorial University
• Florida International University
• Florida State University
• University of Central Florida
• University of Florida
• University of Miami

There is no restriction on the affiliation of the Co-investigators. All applicants who propose human subject/animal research must comply with their institutional IRB, IACUC, or other regulatory approvals as appropriate. Applicants may submit only one proposal for this RFP as the PI and there are no restrictions regarding the number of proposals where the investigator is listed as a co-investigator. An applicant awarded in 3 consecutive cycles must skip one cycle of the grants program. All proposal submissions will be treated as new submissions regardless of previous participation in the consortium grants program.

Required Online LOI Submission Deadline: 11:59 PM (EST), Feb 1^st , 2023

Invited Full Proposal Submission Deadline 11:59 PM (EST), April 3^rd , 2023

Please refer to the RFP for additional information: mmjoutcomes.org/programs/research/2023rfp/. Submit your online Letter of Intent (LOI) by 11:59 PM (EST) on February 1st, 2023.

For questions, please contact mmj.outcomes@cop.ufl.edu.

February 20, 2023 by 5PM

Team Science Leadership Scholars Program (LSP) in Women’s Health, Autoimmune and Immune-Mediated Diseases

Please see the below announcement for a funding opportunity from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH).

In a September 2022 Director’s Letter, NIAMS and the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) announced a pilot program to support and train research scholars by helping them acquire and hone team science leadership and mentoring skills. The Team Science Leadership Scholars Program (LSP) in Women’s Health, Autoimmune and Immune-Mediated Diseases is now accepting applications. The LSP is funded by ORWH and embedded within the Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Autoimmune and Immune-Mediated Diseases (AMP® AIM) program. This joint initiative aligns NIAMS’ goal of supporting team science and collaboration with ORWH’s vision of preparing leaders in women’s health research. 

Please refer to the funding opportunity announcement from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation for further information and instructions on how to apply.

Deadline: February 20, 2023, 5:00 PM ET  

Supplement Available

NIGMS Diversity Supplements to Support Master's Degree Students

NIGMS is accepting diversity supplement applications to support master's degree students who are planning to apply to Ph.D. or M.D/Ph.D. programs. This opportunity is part of the Diversity Supplements Program, which facilitates the recruitment and training of promising scientists from diverse backgrounds (including invidividuals from groups underrepresented in the biomedical research workforce).  The broader goal of the program is to enhance the diversity of the biomedical research enterprise.  

As noted in the diversity supplements funding announcement (PAR-21-071), eligible candidates must be United States citizens or permanent residents. The proposed research experience must be within the scope of the PD’s/PI’s active NIGMS research grant, and the focus of the application should be on advancing the candidate’s research career.

PIs with eligible candidates are strongly encouraged to discuss potential diversity supplement requests with the program officer of their grant before applying. We also encourage all potential applicants to contact us to discuss the proposed training and career development plan and supplement application process before preparing an application. Read more>>

March 23, 2023 by 11:59PM (Pre-applications due: January 5, 2023 by 5PM)

Department of Energy Early Career Research Program for FY 2023

Program Announcement: Department of Energy Announces Early Career Research Program for FY 2023 

• The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is accepting proposals for the 2023 DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program to support the research of outstanding scientists early in their careers. The program will support over 80 early career researchers for five years at U.S. academic institutions, DOE national laboratories, and Office of Science user facilities
• To be eligible for the program, a researcher must be an untenured, tenure-track assistant or associate professor at a U.S. academic institution or a full-time employee at a DOE national laboratory or Office of Science user facility
• To address special circumstances and challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of Science is extending the eligibility window for this competition from 10 to 12 years for all applicants
• Awards to an institution of higher education will be approximately $875,000 over five years and awards to a DOE national laboratory average around $2,500,000 over five years
• The funding level for institutions of higher education has been raised to encourage these institutions to increase graduate student stipends
• Pre-applications are mandatory and are due on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at 5:00 PM ET
• Applications will be due on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 11:59 PM ET
• Only those applicants that receive notification from DOE encouraging a formal proposal may submit full proposals

A webinar on this opportunity will be held on November 30^th at 3pm ET. Please register here: https://science-doe.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_psL8kt8aTtShmz_ujC1KFg

Link to FOA: https://science.osti.gov/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2023/SC_FOA_0002821.pdf

NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices for the Week

• Funding Notices for the Week. Investigators interested in submitting a proposal to a limited submission grant, award, or fellowship program (one that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an institution), should immediately contact Eva Olivares in the Office of the Vice Provost for Research + Scholarship. 
• Updated Requirements for NIH Notification of Removal or Disciplinary Action Involving Program Directors/Princial Investigators or other Senior/Key Personnel. Section 239 now requires that, “[t]he Director of the National Institutes of Health shall hereafter require institutions that receive funds through a grant or cooperative agreement during fiscal year 2022 and in future years to notify the Director when individuals identified as a principal investigator or as key personnel in an NIH notice of award are removed from their position or are otherwise disciplined due to concerns about harassment, bullying, retaliation, or hostile working conditions.” Therefore, effective 60 days from the publication of this Notice, NIH recipient institutions are required to notify NIH when individuals identified as PD/PI or other Senior/Key personnel in an NIH notice of award are removed from their position or are otherwise disciplined by the recipient institution due to concerns about harassment, bullying, retaliation or hostile working conditions. Notification must be provided by the Authorized Organization Representative within 30 days of the removal or disciplinary action and must be submitted to NIH through a dedicated web form.
• NIH NIAID Technology Transfer Fellowship Program. Fellows will be mentored by professionals that work side-by-side with with world-renowned NIAID and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) scientists and will be part of the team that helps transfer innovations from the lab to commercial products (including vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics) that benefit global public health.
• NIH Grants Policy Statement (Rev. Dec 2021) This update is applicable to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2021. This update supersedes, in its entirety, the NIHGPS dated April 2021. Previous versions of the NIHGPS remain applicable as standard terms and conditions of award for all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods that began prior to October 1, 2021. This update incorporates new and modified requirements, clarifies certain policies, and implements changes in statutes, regulations, and policies that have been implemented through appropriate legal and/or policy processes since the previous version of the NIHGPS dated April 2021.
• Childcare Funding Available for Pre/Post Docs Full-time appointed predoctoral and postdoctoral NIH-NRSA supported trainees are eligible to  receive $2,500 per budget period for childcare costs provided by a  licensed childcare provider. For households where both parents are eligible full-time predoctoral or postdoctoral NRSA trainees, each parent is eligible to receive $2,500.
• Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements This Notice provides information regarding the salary limitation for NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards and extramural research and development contract awards. Since 1990, Congress has legislatively mandated a limitation on direct salary for individuals under NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards (referred to here as a grant). The mandate appears in the annual appropriation act that provides authority for NIH to incur obligations for a given Fiscal Year (FY). At this time, NIH has not received an FY 2022 appropriation and is operating under a Continuing Resolution, the "Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022" (Public Law 117-70), that applies the terms and conditions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.
• Notice for the NIGMS Grant Writing Webinar Series for Institutions Building Research and Research Training Capacity The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) will host an informational webinar series for faculty and sponsored programs/research development personnel from institutions building research and research training capacity. During the webinars, suggestions will be shared for navigating the process of seeking NIH funding. Attendees will learn considerations for determining research idea and grant writing readiness, selecting opportunities to apply for, effectively writing a grant application, and seeking appropriate feedback. Registration is required to attend.