Vice President for Research & Economic Development
Proposal Services & Faculty Support
October Funding Focus Newsletter #1
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What is a Limited Submission?
A limited submission solicitation (RFA, RFP, etc.) places a cap on the number of proposals that Auburn may submit to a sponsor. Auburn coordinates limited submissions by sending out a notification via this newsletter and creating competitions in the Auburn University Competition Space (also known as InfoReady).To apply to any limited submission posted in this newsletter, click on the link below and search for your competition listed on the page. Please refer to the Limited Submission Procedures page for a list of requirements.
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Limited Submission Announcements |
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The Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists recognize the country's most promising faculty-rank researchers in Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering, and Chemistry. One Blavatnik Laureate in each disciplinary category will receive $250,000 in unrestricted funds. Eligibility requirements include: Must be born in or after 1980; hold a doctorate degree (PhD, DPhil, MD, DDS, DVM, etc.); currently hold a faculty position at AU; Currently conduct research as a principal investigator in one of the disciplinary categories in Chemistry, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Life Sciences.
Please note that the requirements for this submission differ from the standard limited submission.
This opportunity was originally announced in the September Funding Focus Newsletter #1 edition.
Institutional Limit: 3 Nominees (one in each discipline)
Internal Deadline: October 22, 2021 4:45 pm
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This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites qualified academic or research institutions to apply for support to purchase and install advanced equipment to enhance and modernize research-supporting operations of biomedical research facilities. Targeted are core facilities, animal research facilities, and other research spaces that are used on a shared basis. The goal of this FOA is to strengthen research-auxiliary activities of biomedical research facilities and to enhance the efficacy of their operation. To ensure proper installation and functioning of the equipment, minor alteration and renovation (A&R) efforts can be included as a small component of the budget.
Institutional Limit: 1 Proposal
Internal Deadline: October 22, 2021 4:45 pm
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RBD Library now offers virtual one-on-one support for data services and workflows. Their staff experts in Python, R, ArcGIS, Excel, shell scripting, and other data visualization tools are available to meet with you. Whether you want to automate research processes, improve reproducibility, or just get your code to run, they can help! All questions are welcome, from the basics up through complex modeling.
Consultants are available in person in the Innovation & Research Commons on the first floor of RBD Library or through Zoom. Visit https://libguides.auburn.edu/dataspace for more information and to view hours that DataSpace staff are available for consultations.
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November 1-4, 2021
Registration is open now for this free event geared toward administrators, researchers, early-stage investigators, graduate students, and anyone new to working with the NIH grants process. Attendees will learn about NIH grant processes, policies, and programs; interact with NIH program, grants management, review and policy staff; gather resources to use and share with colleagues; engage & network with peers, and meet 1:1 with NIH experts.
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Hanover Research Queue Proposal Review Availability
Dates available after November 20, 2021
In order to provide resources for faculty and staff, Auburn University has partnered with Hanover Research for a number of grant development solutions including: Pre-proposal Support; Proposal Development; and Capacity Building. Their full-service grant development solutions are available to set goals, build strategies to achieve key grant-seeking objectives, and develop grant proposals that are well-planned, researched, and written. For information regarding Hanover’s core capabilities and project time lines, click here. If you are interested in a slot in the queue, please e-mail Tony Ventimiglia ( ventiaf@auburn.edu ).
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Hanover Research Funding Calendars
Hanover Research has put together several specialized funding calendars that include federal funders, foundations, descriptions of the programs and the associated deadlines.
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Auburn maintains an annual subscription to this monthly newsletter published by Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC. Access is available only for Auburn University faculty, staff and students with a valid user ID.
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Federal Agency Coronavirus Resource Hubs |
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Funding Opportunity Reminders |
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Updated Intramural Awards Programs
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (OVPRED) has announced the 2022 call for proposals for Pilot 2 of the Creative Work and Social Impact Scholarship Funding Program (CWSIS) and the Research Support Program (RSP).
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The CWSIS: Fosters innovation and discovery and builds faculty reputation and competitiveness. Examples of prestigious recognition for CWSIS include: the McArthur Genius Award, the Gates Foundation Award, appointment to the National Council on the Humanities or the National Council on the Arts, and an NSF Senior Advisor for Public Access. Disciplines associated with CWSIS include design and the arts, humanities, and applicable areas within business, education, social sciences, and health and well-being. Funding for awards up to $20,000 is provided by the OVPRED with a minimum 1:1 match.
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The RSP: Intended to be an annual cycle funding program to foster the development and growth of innovative and transformational research activities. The RSP builds on faculty expertise, stimulates interdisciplinary collaborations, and strengthens seed research activities. Funding for awards up to $25,000 is provided by the OVPRED with a minimum 1:1 match.
Proposals undergo thorough internal and external evaluations. Funding for awards is for a two-year period.
Workshops at which the pilot programs will be discussed are being planned for mid October (Dates TBA).
Please contact Dr. Robert Holm (rzh0021@auburn.edu; x4-5877) for assistance or information.
Proposals Due: January 10, 2022 4:45 pm
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From bench to bedside, the CCTS is on a mission to improve health and health equity in communities across the deep south. By working together, researchers can accelerate the translation of fundamental and clinical research into improvements for human health and healthcare delivery.
Through the CCTS Pilot Program, they seek to ameliorate health conditions that disproportionately affect this region as represented by the CCTS Partner Network and to develop the future translational research workforce by fostering collaboration, team science and innovative discovery. Research plans may lie at any point along the translational science spectrum -- from biological basis of health or disease to interventions aimed at improving health of the community.
Pre-Applications Due: October 25, 2021 5:00 pm
Full Applications Due (by invitation only): December 21, 2021 5:00 pm
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This year the foundation is offering two types of awards programs:
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Standard Awards will provide significant funding for researchers who have already generated some amount of preliminary data, but are often required to demonstrate additional, significant progress before they can apply to governmental or industrial funding agencies.
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Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards are intended for young researchers in their final stages of mentored training. These awards fund projects in an established laboratory that will serve as the basis for the applicant's own independent research career.
Proposals Due: November 1, 2021 5:00 pm ET
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The Daniel F. Breeden Endowed Grant Program supports teaching and learning projects that directly benefit the instructor, students, and Auburn University’s overall teaching program. Approximately $30,000 is available each academic year for awards. The Breeden Program is managed by the Biggio Center. The grant review and selection panel is drawn from the University Senate Teaching Effectiveness Committee.
Eligibility:
- Tenured/tenure-track faculty from any discipline, or faculty from the Lecturer or Clinician title series with appointments continuing through academic year 2021-2022.
- Contingent faculty (part-time, adjunct etc.) may apply as part of a collaborative effort with a faculty member from the group listed above (tenured/tenure- track, full time lecturer, full time clinician).
- Preference will be given to early career, pre-tenured faculty.
- Faculty who have been awarded a Breeden Endowed Grant within the last two years are eligible to apply, however their applications will receive lower priority than those from faculty who have not.
- Proposals for collaborative projects involving multiple faculty and departments are encouraged.
Proposals Due: November 5, 2021
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The multi-agency Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases program supports research on the ecological, evolutionary, organismal, and social drivers that influence the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases. The central theme of submitted projects must be the quantitative or computational understanding of pathogen transmission dynamics. The intent is discovery of principles of infectious disease (re)emergence and transmission and testing mathematical or computational models that elucidate infectious disease systems. Projects should be broad, interdisciplinary efforts that go beyond the scope of typical studies. They should focus on the determinants and interactions of (re)emergence and transmission among any host species, including but not limited to humans, non-human animals, and/or plants.
Proposals Due: November 24, 2021 5:00 pm
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New Funding Opportunities |
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award (YFA) program aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior research positions in academia and equivalent positions at non-profit research institutions, particularly those without prior DARPA funding, to expose them to Department of Defense (DoD) needs and DARPA’s mission to create and prevent technological surprise. The YFA program will provide high-impact funding to elite researchers early in their careers to develop innovative new research that enables transformative DoD capabilities. Ultimately, the YFA program is developing the next generations of researchers focused on national security issues. DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals in the areas of interest to DARPA’s six technical offices: Biological Technologies Office (BTO), Defense Sciences Office (DSO), Information Innovation Office (I2O), Microsystems Technology Office (MTO), Strategic Technology Office (STO), and Tactical Technology Office (TTO)
Executive Summaries Due: November 4, 2021 4:00 pm
Full Proposals Due: January 25, 2022 4:00 pm
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The purpose of this interagency program solicitation is to support the development of transformative high-risk, high-reward advances in computer and information science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, behavioral and/or cognitive research to address pressing questions in the biomedical and public health communities. Transformations hinge on scientific and engineering innovations by interdisciplinary teams that develop novel methods to intuitively and intelligently collect, sense, connect, analyze and interpret data from individuals, devices and systems to enable discovery and optimize health. Solutions to these complex biomedical or public health problems demand the formation of interdisciplinary teams that are ready to address these issues, while advancing fundamental science and engineering.
*Please note: an investigator may participate as PI, Co-Pi, PD, Senior Personnel or Consultant in no more than two proposals submitted in response to this solicitation.
Proposals Due: November 10, 2021 5:00 pm
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The National Park Service’s (NPS) African American Civil Rights Grant Program (AACR) will document, interpret, and preserve the sites and stories of the full history of the African American struggle to gain equal rights. The program funds history and preservation projects using the NPS report, Civil Rights in America, A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites, as a guide in determining the appropriateness of proposed projects and properties. AACR Preservation Grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), administered by the NPS, and will fund a broad range of preservation projects for historic sites including: architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation to structures. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not require non-Federal match.
Proposals Due: December 1, 2021 11:59 ET
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The American Council of Learned Societies is pleased to invite applications for ACLS Sustaining Public Engagement Grants, a responsive funding program made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) initiative. These grants are designed to repair the damage done to publicly engaged humanities projects and programs by the social and economic disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic. The proposal must explain how grant funding will repair the negative impact of the pandemic, for example through the retention of displaced or furloughed faculty and staff; remuneration for community collaborators, staff, students, and faculty to engage with the work of the project; and the rebuilding of closed or reduced projects and programming.
Proposals Due: December 7, 2021 9:00 pm ET
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Don't see a grant that fits your research area? Contact Proposal Services and Faculty Support to set up an appointment for a one-on-one or small group Pivot training session. |
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Reserve the Corner today for collaborative meetings, proposal development or to learn more about AU research resources.
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The flights on the AU shuttle connect faculty to other researchers or agencies to further their research goals.
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Auburn University PI Handbook, agency guides and more to help you write a successful proposal.
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Subscription-based service that Auburn University provides faculty to find funding opportunities pertinent to their research.
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