Vice President for Research & Economic Development
Proposal Services & Faculty Support
July 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 U.S. Embassy invites proposals for programs that strengthen ties and build relationships between the U.S. and Mauritius or Seychelles through activities that highlight shared values, goals and cooperation. All programs must include a strong, central American element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. values, perspectives and policies.
Institutional Limit: 1 Proposal
Internal Deadline: July 15, 2022 4:45 pm
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The Bioproduct Pilot Program is a competitive grant program that will support research activities related to studying the benefits of using materials derived from covered agricultural commodities in the production of construction and consumer products. Anticipated activities include technoeconomic and life-cycle analyses relative to incumbent products; environmental and waste management implications; and product development and scale-up.
Institutional Limit: 1 Proposal
Internal Deadline: July 22, 2022 4:45 pm
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Biggio Center Hosting 2nd Annual SoTL Hackathon
July 22, 2022
The Biggio Center is hosting the 2nd Annual day-long, interactive workshop to introduce faculty to the “what, why and how” of SoTL with a special focus on identifying a research question, developing appropriate methods and discovering where and how to access and interpret data related to teaching and learning. Led in the first half by an interdisciplinary team of facilitators, participants will engage with a range of SoTL case studies and facilitated team-based challenges designed to introduce new and experienced faculty to the field of SoTL. In the second half of the workshop, faculty will use a SoTL project framework to “hack” a problem related to teaching or learning in their own classes. At the end, participants will be invited to join an ongoing community of practice that will help them refine, implement, and ultimately publish their SoTL project over the course of the next year.
The event will be held in the brand new ACLC Building and is open to faculty of all ranks, including PostDocs and GTAs. It is designed for a range of expertise levels from those brand new to SoTL to experienced SoTL researchers. Breakfast, lunch, and hackysacks will be provided. Contact biggio1@auburn.edu for more information.
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Since the 2015-2016 academic year, the LAUNCH Innovation Grants Program has provided 20 awards totaling over $750,000 to Auburn PIs to further develop their innovations to advance them towards commercialization. While many of these projects are ongoing, six of them have successfully advanced towards the market in the form of license deals or follow-on funding.
The Office of Innovation Advancement and Commercialization, or IAC, announced that the 2022-2023 LAUNCH Awards will again use the accelerated timeline introduced last year. This allows for earlier access to funds for award winners. Instead of running across both fall and spring semesters, awards will be determined before Thanksgiving.
For more details on LAUNCH and on this year's schedule, go to IAC's LAUNCH webpage. Please note that any LAUNCH applications must be related to an invention disclosure already on record and active with IAC.
Applications Due: August 8, 2022 4:45 pm
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Hanover Research Queue Proposal Review Availability
Slots available after September 16th
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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NSF: CAREER Grant Development Training Opportunity
Hanover Research has developed a new Grants Learning Center (GLC) on-demand grant development training portal that offers faculty enrollees the unique opportunity to receive targeted training in the form of self-paced, interactive modules with step-by-step guidance and templates for prospective applicants to develop compelling proposals. The first GLC course is dedicated to the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER). A proposal export feature offers faculty the opportunity to consolidate draft responses into a working draft for further offline development. Auburn faculty interested in signing up for this training should contact Christine Cline at clc0165@auburn.edu for registration information.
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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 Small Research Grants Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. The 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.
Proposals Due: August 9, 2022 12:00 pm
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The Humanities Connections program seeks to expand the role of the humanities in undergraduate education at two- and four-year institutions. Awards support innovative curricular approaches that foster partnerships among humanities faculty and their counterparts in the social and natural sciences and in pre-service or professional programs (such as business, engineering, health sciences, law, computer science, and other technology-driven fields), in order to encourage and develop new integrative learning opportunities for students.
Proposals Due: September 1, 2022 11:59 pm ET
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The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) is America’s flagship competitive grants program that provides funding for fundamental and applied research, education, and extension projects in the food and agricultural sciences. In 2021 and 2022, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) requests applications for the AFRI’s Education and Workforce Development program areas to support:
a. professional development opportunities for K-14 educational professionals;
b. non-formal education that cultivates food and agricultural interest in youth;
c. workforce training at community, junior, and technical colleges;
d. training of undergraduate students in research and extension,
e. fellowships for predoctoral candidates and postdoctoral scholars; and
f. agricultural literacy and workforce development evaluation
Professional Development for Agricultural Literacy Proposals Due: Sept. 1, 2022
Agricultural Workforce Training Proposals Due: September 15, 2022
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This solicitation is a funding opportunity for interdisciplinary teams of researchers to embark on rapidly advancing frontiers of fundamental engineering research. For this solicitation, we will consider proposals that aim to investigate emerging frontiers in one of the following two research areas:
- Engineered Living Systems (ELiS)
- Brain-Inspired Dynamics for Engineering Energy-Efficient Circuits and Artificial Intelligence (BRAID)
EFRI seeks proposals with potentially transformative ideas that represent an opportunity for a significant shift in fundamental engineering knowledge with a strong potential for long term impact on national needs or a grand challenge.
Mandatory LOI Deadline: September 12, 2022 5:00 pm
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The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to publicize a competition for Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Specialized Research Centers (MDSRCs). These Centers promote collaborative basic, translational, and clinical research and provide important resources that can be used by the national muscular dystrophy research communities. The Centers also provide outstanding environments for the training of new researchers capable of addressing high priority objectives in muscular dystrophy research. Center investigators are expected to participate in important community outreach efforts to increase awareness of their research activities in the patient and advocacy communities and to incorporate community perspectives into the conduct of patient-centered research.
Proposals Due: September 30, 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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