The Office of Management and Budget has rescinded a previous memorandum that had frozen a broad range of federal financial assistance, allowing agencies like NIH, NSF, and USDA to resume grant funding. However, all federal agencies continue to review their funding portfolio to ensure compliance with the Executive Orders. DoD informed K-State that one of their programs started their reviews yesterday. 

Funding for international programs, such as those under USAID, remain on pause due to an executive order. Researchers can expect resumed funding from the other agencies but expect continued delays for those programs that are subject to the restrictions on international funding. K-State continues to request reimbursement for expenses incurred but has not received full payments for some paused or terminated programs. 

The receipt of new awards has decreased, and many funding opportunities have been removed or postponed. The latest OMB notice and Temporary Restraining Order have had little impact on reversing previous funding pauses. K-State recently received two NSF, one NIH and one DoD grant. A proposed 15% cap on indirect costs for NIH grants remains on hold due to lawsuits. 

Please continue to notify the Office of Sponsored Programs at research@k-state.edu if you have any specific concerns or receive any direct correspondence from your federal agency grant officials. 

For the latest updates on what we know about impacts related to the federal administration transition, please continue to check the the 2025 Federal Transition website.



The Office of the Vice President for Research announces several opportunities to enhance the use and operations of core facilities in alignment with the Next-Gen K-State strategic plan. Core facility directors may request support to upgrade the physical infrastructure and large equipment related to their operations. Additionally, faculty members can apply for grants to facilitate their use of core facilities and offset vivarium costs. This funding comes from the Strategic Investment Fund and is supplemented by the recovery of OVPR funds, offset by the BRI Debt Relief support received from the state.

1. Funding for renovations and large equipment purchases: Annual call for core facilities to request funding for renovations and large equipment purchases. This will require a 1:1 match and requests can range up to $200K for total project costs of up to 400K. Total funds available: $500K. Deadline for requests is April 1, 2025.
2. Mini grants to fund pilot projects: Ongoing call for researchers to request mini grants to fund pilot projects requiring core facility use up to $5,000 in total costs. If start-up funds are available, there is a 1:1 match requirement. Total funds available: $125K. Funding requests accepted on a rolling basis.
3. Mini grants for vivarium costs: Ongoing call for researchers to request mini grants to help pay vivarium costs that exceed that budgeted in existing grant funding. Limit of $50K per investigator; total funds available: $75K. If start-up funds are available, there is a 1:1 match requirement. Funding requests accepted on a rolling basis.

Please visit the OVPR website to learn more and submit a proposal.

The Kansas State University, Office of Research Development announces a new funding opportunity for faculty researchers working in the fields of design, arts, social sciences, and humanities. The Design, Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DASH) award is an annual opportunity for one-time, one-year $10,000 awards to support research, scholarly work, or creative activities.

Applications follow the same eligibility guidelines as and must include all items requested in the call for University Small Research Grants, but unlike that lower-funded internal program, your DASH budget can include up to one summer month of faculty salary. DASH proposals are due by 5 p.m. on March 3, 2025. Proposals must be submitted as a single PDF file to ord@ksu.edu.

Proposals will be peer-reviewed and awardees notified by early May. Award periods will begin on July 1, 2025.

Starting in Spring 2025, the Office of the Vice President for Research is excited to host a monthly networking poster session for K-State researchers. Faculty can enjoy light refreshments and wine while discussing ongoing research and projects.

Please note that the February session has been postponed. The first session will take place from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, 2025, on the 5th floor of Hale Library.

The first session will focus on Community Health and Well-Being, one of the core areas of the Opportunity Agenda in K-State’s Next Gen. Plan. This focus area encompasses understanding physical, social and cultural features of a community; researching social dynamics and cohesion within a community; identifying and addressing factors that drive health disparities (including social determinants of health and health care policies); and identifying and enhancing the structures, policies and practices that impact accessibility to education.

Please register if you would like to attend the March event or present your research poster during one of the Spring 2025 sessions.

At this time, NIJ has cancelled all previously posted Notices of Funding Opportunity and associated webinars. Please check back to NIJ.OJP.gov and Grants.gov to keep up to date on future NOFO and webinar postings.

The National Science Foundation has postponed all previously scheduled webinars and office hours. Please see the NSF Events page for updates on when sessions may resume.

What are your plans for the summer? What about spending the summer with NIH shaping biomedical research and building your policy skills? If science policy is your calling, the OSP Summer Internship Program might be right for you. 

Watch this informational video to hear more about the program from the OSP Director by checking out and learn how to apply. All application materials must be received no later than February 28, 2025.

Questions may be sent to SciencePolicy@od.nih.gov. If you are not yet a subscriber to this listserv, please sign up here. 

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) is an independent nonprofit established by Congress to support innovative science addressing today’s food and agriculture challenges and complement the research mission of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. FFAR was created in the 2014 Farm Bill as a mechanism to spur innovation in food and agriculture research by forming unique public-private partnerships.

FFAR invites experts across the agricultural sciences to review grant proposals within topic areas according to their expertise. We are currently recruiting peer reviewers for the 2025 New Innovator Award, which provides early career scientists the investment needed to propel them into successful research careers.

The success of the peer review process depends on the willingness of qualified reviewers like you to share your time and expertise. You will be asked to review up to five (5) proposals in April - May 2025. In appreciation for completing the reviews, an honorarium will be provided to eligible, non-government employees.

To participate and receive more information, please complete the following 2-minute survey by February 28, 2025 to confirm that we can count on you to make this review process successful. We hope you consider this opportunity to work with FFAR as we strive to support innovative agricultural research.

Click here to complete the survey.

For more information regarding the New Innovator Award program, please contact Dr. LaKisha Odom at lodom@foundationfar.org. For any questions related to the peer review process, please contact Samar Ahmed at sahmed@foundationfar.org.

U.S. conditionally approves vaccine to protect poultry from avian flu

The decision brings U.S. poultry farmers a step closer to immunizing their flocks. Science

Peptides to clean up microplastics

Researchers have identified peptides that can help remove microplastics from the environment by combining biophysical modeling, molecular dynamics, quantum computing, and reinforcement learning. EurekAlert!

‘Eloquent’ mice point to protein that may have shaped human speech

Mice modified to have “human” version of a protein made more complex squeaks. Science

‘Unconventional’ nickel superconductor excites physicists

Compounds called nickelates can conduct electricity without resistance well above absolute zero and at ambient pressure. nature

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