Our editorial team is keeping abreast of the current status of federally funded opportunities. Such opportunities advertised here, to our knowledge at time of publication, are active. However, please continue to check solicitation websites for updates to U.S. Government opportunities of interest.

What is a Limited Submission?

A limited submission solicitation places a cap on the number of proposals Auburn may submit to a sponsor. Auburn coordinates limited submissions with notifications via this newsletter and competitions created in the Auburn University Competition Space (InfoReady).

To apply to any limited submission posted in this newsletter, click on the link within the announcement. Please refer to the Limited Submission Procedures page for a general list of requirements.

Found a Limited Submission opportunity that interests you?

If so, please contact the PSFS office sooner than later so that an internal competition can be created for a timely, university-wide, fair and equitable selection process that allows for ample time for review, feedback and revisions.

DOE: The Circular Supply Chains Accelerator

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces funding for a multi-year effort to accelerate the deployment of technologies to improve product and material circularity in support of secure and sustainable supply chains. The envisioned accelerator will conduct system-level analyses and facilitate collaboration across industries to catalyze learning and increase the impact of Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) investments.

This NOFO seeks to establish a multi-year effort that will assemble a team to conduct analysis, connect broad groups of stakeholders within multiple application spaces, and socialize EERE-developed innovations across a variety of industries to advance those innovations. Throughout their analyses and stakeholder engagement activities, the selected team will work with circularity initiatives sponsored by EERE, DOE, and the broader U.S. government to identify potential shared challenges and opportunities to advance innovation.

 

Institutional Limit: 1 Concept Paper

Internal Deadline: March 6, 2025, 4:45pm

Funder Deadline for Concept Papers: March 31, 2025, 5:00pm ET

Student Creative Showcase + Performative Works Exhibition

February 24, 2025

6:00pm - 8:00pm (doors open at 5:30pm)

Gogue Performing Arts Center

SHOWCASE brings together creative scholarship from across the university and includes contributions from both faculty & students. Attendees will be treated to original works of art, design and innovation, interactive exhibits and performances - all by AU students & faculty.

Now Showing!

The entire community is invited to view the collection of faculty submissions at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. The exhibition will run through July.

The Showcase faculty exhibition at GPAC will run February 24-28 during their open lobby hours (10:00am - 4:00pm).

Team Science Spring Event on Stress Science

Registration is Open!

April 8, 2025

11:00am - 3:00pm

Auburn Alumni Center



This Team Science event will be a forum for faculty to develop interdisciplinary collaborations that advance stress research, enhance stress education, and strengthen stress management efforts on campus and in the community.

• Networking & Collaboration Opportunities
• Lunch Provided

By registering today, you will help shape the discussion and facilitate research collaborations!

Biggio Center: Daniel F. Breeden Endowed Grant Program

The purpose of the Daniel F. Breeden Endowed Grant Program is to encourage enhancement of teaching and learning through financial support of selected projects. Projects or travel should directly benefit the instructor, students, and the University’s overall teaching program.

Tenured/tenure-track faculty from any discipline, or faculty from the Lecturer or Clinician title series with appointments continuing through academic year 2025-2026, may apply for a Breeden Endowed Grant. Preference will be given to early career, pre-tenured faculty. Proposals for collaborative projects involving multiple faculty and departments are encouraged.

Application Deadline: March 24, 2025, 4:45pm

University Writing Center: Excellence in Writing Across

the Curriculum

The University Writing Committee’s (UWC) Award for Excellence in Writing Across the Curriculum honors academic programs (undergraduate majors) and their faculty who have demonstrated sustained and successful efforts to integrate evidence-based pedagogical practices across an undergraduate major. One award of $20,000 will be given to an academic program to use for faculty professional development. These funds are unrestricted, but the UWC encourages programs to use the money to support writing-focused guest speakers, conference attendance, or research projects. 

 Application Packet Due: April 13, 2025

Funding Opportunities

Center for the Study of Federalism: Research Grants

The CSF awards seeks original research and/or writing that advances thinking about federalism as a principle of American government, law, or politics. Areas of focus may include but are not limited to political philosophy and theory, political history and development, public policy, law (including constitutional law), political institutions, political behavior, and political culture.

Proposals Due: March 15, 2025, 5:00pm ET

Joint Genome Institute: Community Science Program (CSP) Large Scale Call



The Community Science Program Large Scale Call is focused on genomic science projects that address sustainable biofuel and bioproducts production, leveraging systems-based approaches to unravel functional capabilities of plants, microbes and microbial communities, global carbon and nutrient cycling, and biogeochemistry — questions of relevance to DOE’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) missions. 

LOIs Due: April 10, 2025

HRSA: Rural Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Planning & Development

The Rural Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Planning and Development supports organizations in the development or expansion of sustainable PACE programs to improve delivery of comprehensive medical and social services tailored to the needs of elderly individuals in rural areas. The program goals are to:

• Provide start-up funding for organizations to develop a new PACE site serving the aging rural population.
• Provide funding for organizations to expand existing PACE programs into rural areas through service area expansion.
• Implement sustainable PACE programs that will effectively serve critical health care needs for rural aging populations.

Applications Due: April 17, 2025, 5:00pm CT

DOD: Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) – Air Force, Army, Navy

This announcement seeks proposals from universities to purchase equipment and instrumentation to enhance research in areas of interest and priority to the DoD and to educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense.  The goal of the awards is to facilitate the growth of the U.S. base of STEM professionals as well as enable U.S. institutions of higher education to address the Department’s unique problem sets. It is imperative that proposals address the impact of the equipment and instrumentation on the institution’s ability to educate students through research in disciplines important to DoD missions to include all scientific study and experimentation directed toward increasing fundamental knowledge and understanding in those fields of the physical, engineering, environmental, and life sciences related to long-term national security needs.

Preproposal Inquiries Due: April 11, 2025, 11:59pm ET

Proposals Due: April 25 2025, 5:00pm ET

Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA): Alabama Research and Development Enhancement Fund (ARDEF) Programs

This program seeks to encourage new and continuing efforts to conduct research and development activities within Alabama to improve employment opportunities and products and services available to the citizens of Alabama. Successful applicants will describe in detail research and development activities to be performed and potential impacts in terms of job creation and economic development.

*Required matching funds shall be cash, grants, or contracts specifically provided for the proposed research project. Ineligible sources of match include state funds and in-kind cost share.

Applications Due: July 29, 2025, 11:59pm CT

ARDEF Grant Application Workshop

February 28, 2025

10:00am CT

Register Here

Important Updates

NEW: Hanover Resources for Non-Federal Opportunities

• Grants Calendar for Non-Federal Research 
• On-demand webinar: Non-federal research funding
• Sign up to receive Hanover grant alerts and calendars for new and emerging funding opportunities

Hanover Research Webinars

Keys to a Competitive NSF Career Proposal

Thursday, February 27, 2025

11:00am CT

In this webinar, experts will identify the core elements of a strong NSF CAREER proposal, diving into when to apply, how to frame intellectual merit and broader impacts, and common missteps faculty make that decreases chances of funding.

Register Here.

• Upcoming Webinars in 2025
• Recently posted to the archives: Major Changes for NIH Grantseekers

AU 2025 Research Symposium

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Melton Student Center

Undergraduate students, graduate students and post-doctoral researchers in a multitude of disciplines will present their research and scholarly discoveries through oral and poster presentations.

16th Annual Boshell Research Day

April 4, 2025

Auburn-Opelika Marriott Resort at Grand National

This event will bring together experts from around the United States to present current topics related to diabetes and the role of obesity in its development.

Deadline for abstract submission is March 21, 2025.

Register Here.

Hanover Research Queue Proposal Review Availability

Slots available March 21 - April 18 and after May 23

Auburn University has partnered with Hanover Research for a number of grant development solutions including Pre-proposal Support; Proposal Development; and Capacity Building. Hanover's 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 timelines, click here. If you are interested in a slot in the queue, please e-mail Tony Ventimiglia.

Hanover GLC Modules for NIH, NSF-CAREER & Grant Development

The Hanover Research Grants Learning Center (GLC) on-demand grant development training portal offers faculty enrollees the unique opportunity to receive targeted training through self-paced, interactive modules with step-by-step guidance and templates for prospective applicants to develop compelling proposals. In addition to NIH and NSF-CAREER modules, AU faculty now have access to a variety of new modules on grant seeking, development and revisions.

Auburn faculty interested in signing up for this training should contact Christine Cline for registration information.

Research Development and Grantwriting Newsletter

This online publication is a great source for current STEM and Humanities funding opportunities, tips and resources. Published by Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC, access is available only for Auburn University faculty, staff and students with a valid user ID.

In February's edition:

• Topics of Interest URLs
• Arts and Humanities Funding in an Uncertain Climate
• NIH Has Simplified the Review for Project Grants
• AI Research: Revenge of the English Majors or a Sputnik Moment?
• Research Development in Chaotic Times
• Research Directions and Priorities at DOE
• How Readers Read Your Proposal
• Organizing the Proposal Narrative
• Research Grant Writing Web Resources
• Agency News, Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
• New Funding Opportunities
• February 2025 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News