Vice President for Research & Economic Development
Proposal Services & Faculty Support
September Funding Focus Newsletter #2
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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 research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) activities to be funded under this FOA will support the government-wide approach to the climate crisis by driving the innovation that can lead to the deployment of clean energy technologies, which are critical for climate protection. Specifically, this FOA will fund high-impact, applied research and development and prototype or pilot-scale technology validation and demonstration projects in order to expedite the adoption of transformational industrial technology necessary to increase energy efficiency across industry and in high GHG-emitting industrial subsectors, reducing both energy usage and GHG emissions. This includes cross-sector industrial decarbonization approaches via opportunities in energy efficiency; industrial electrification; low carbon fuels, feedstocks and energy sources; and industrial carbon capture and utilization.
Topic Areas:
- Decarbonizing Chemicals
- Decarbonizing Iron and Steel
- Decarbonizing Food and Beverage Products
- Decarbonizing Cement and Concrete
- Decarbonizing Paper and Forest Products
- Cross-sector Decarbonization Technologies
Please note: Due to the compressed time frame, the internal submission requirements mirror the sponsor's guidelines and therefore differ from the typical limited submission.
Institutional Limit: 1 proposal per topic area
Internal Deadline: September 29, 2022 4:45 pm
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The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific progress nationwide. NSF EPSCoR eligibility is based on a jurisdiction's recent five-year history of total funds awarded by NSF relative to the Foundation's total research budget for that same period. The current table of eligible jurisdictions is available on the NSF EPSCoR website (see RII eligibility).
Through this program, NSF establishes partnerships with government, higher education, and industry that are designed to affect sustainable improvements in a jurisdiction's research infrastructure, Research and Development (R&D) capacity, and hence, its R&D competitiveness.
RII Track-2 FEC builds interjurisdictional collaborative teams of EPSCoR investigators in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) focus areas consistent with the National Science Foundation 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. Projects are investigator-driven and must include researchers from at least two EPSCoR eligible jurisdictions with complementary expertise and resources necessary to address challenges, which neither party could address as well or rapidly independently. RII Track-2 FEC projects have a comprehensive and integrated vision to drive discovery and build sustainable STEM capacity that exemplifies individual, institutional, geographic, and disciplinary diversity. Additionally, the projects' STEM research and education activities seek to broaden participation through the strategic inclusion and integration of diverse individuals, institutions, and sectors. In addition, NSF EPSCoR recognizes that the development of early-career faculty from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields is critical to sustaining and advancing research capacity. The integration and inclusion of Minority-serving Institutions (MSIs), women's colleges, Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs), and two-year colleges is a critical component of this sustainable STEM capacity.
For FY 2023/2024, the topical focus area of RII Track-2 FEC is: "advancing climate change research and resilience capacity to expand opportunities for disproportionately affected communities."
Institutional Limit: 1 Proposal
Proposals Due: October 21, 2022 4:45 pm
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The goal of this solicitation is to foster close collaborations among NASA, industry and university faculty to solve specific current NASA research challenges. We are only allowed to submit one proposal per topic area as listed in the solicitation document linked in the headline above. Please note that the requirements for this submission differ from the standard limited submission.
Institutional Limit: 1 Proposal per topic area
Internal Deadline: October 24, 2022 4:45 pm
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Grants.gov is being migrated to the cloud. To ensure a smooth and successful transition, an extended period of downtime has been scheduled for Grants.gov. They have compiled a Q&A to address the primary questions and concerns of applicants regarding the migration.
The Grants.gov website will be offline from Friday, September 23, 2022 at 12:01 am ET and will not be back online until Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 11:59 pm ET.
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Webinar 2 – Determining Whether a Funding Opportunity is Right for You.
Monday, September 26, 2022, 2:00-3:15 p.m. ET
Webinar 3 – Writing a Competitive Application
Tuesday, November 1, 2022, 2:00-3:15 p.m. ET
Registration is required to attend. The webinars will be recorded and made available for on-demand viewing after the event. You may also register if you cannot attend but would like to be notified when the recordings are posted.
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More than $7 billion of funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law — the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is available through key grant opportunities to eligible university applicants and research centers to conduct projects across 20 programs including energy, transportation, and broadband. In this webinar, you'll hear from researchers working on transportation projects with government entities to solve problems in their communities.
Join Microsoft Education for an upcoming webinar to discuss how to secure this funding for your research in one of the broad infrastructure categories such as safety, sustainability, mobility, and cybersecurity. They will discuss:
- The infrastructure categories covered under this legislation
- How this new law affects your research
- How Microsoft can support your IIJA-related projects
Thursday, September 29, 2022
8:00 AM Pacific Time (11:00 AM ET)
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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 subscribes to several training modules via the CITI Program website that may be of interest to researchers and research administrators. Each module is self-paced and can be finished in one or multiple sessions. Click on the link above to read descriptions.
- Essentials of Grant Proposal Development
- Essentials of Research Administration
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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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The Natural Hazards Center (NHC)—with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Science Foundation (NSF)—is issuing a special call for proposals focused on studying public health preparedness, response, and resilience to disasters in the inhabited U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, tribal areas, and rural communities across the United States.
Research is urgently needed to develop evidence-based practices to improve community preparedness, resilience, and the public health response to disasters in these regions. While these areas are historically, geographically, socially, and culturally unique, they are at higher risk to adverse disaster impacts—including deaths and property loss—than many other regions of the United States. This special call is designed to address these gaps in knowledge.
Proposal Consultation Q & A with NHC program staff on Thursday, September 22, 2022 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm MT. Registration Link
Proposals Due: October 7, 2022 5:00 pm MT
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The purpose of this initiative is to support research that seeks to (1) understand the underlying mechanisms and (2) test interventions to address and mitigate the impact of health-related misinformation and disinformation on health disparities and the populations that experience health disparities.
Letters of Intent Due: October 13, 2022 5:00 pm
Full Proposals Due: November 13, 2022 5:00 pm
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The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.
To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on:
- Courses for Skills Development
- Mentoring Activities
NIGMS will support creative educational activities designed to equip a diverse cohort of participants with the technical, operational, and professional skills required for careers in the biomedical research workforce. Funded programs are expected to have robust evaluation, outreach, dissemination, and sustainability plans.
Proposals Due: October 14, 2022 5:00 pm
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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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