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 general list of requirements. However, it is recommended that you go to the specific competition as soon as possible and review the requirements to ensure that you are preparing what is requested since the required information for competitions may vary.

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.

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track 4: EPSCoR Research Fellows - @NASA Track Only

RII Track-4:@NASA focuses on faculty from institutions with high enrollments of students from underrepresented populations in STEM to collaborate with researchers at NASA research centers.  The RII Track-4 provides opportunities for the participation of one trainee, who must be an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree program, or a postdoctoral researcher from an EPSCoR jurisdiction. Staff members, such as technicians or lab assistants could be considered as trainees when properly justified.

Principal Investigators must either hold a non-tenured faculty appointment at an institution of higher education or an early-career, career-track appointment at an eligible non-degree-granting institution. Additional questions concerning PI Eligibility should be directed to the program director.

Please Note:

Institutional Limit: 4 Proposals

Pilot 4 of the Creative Work and Social Impact Scholarship Funding Program (CWSIS) and the Research Support Program (RSP) are now accepting applications.

Please contact Christine Cline (334-844-5929) for programmatic assistance; Laura Cauthen (334-844-7910) for InfoReady assistance.

Please note: This competition is open to anyone who submitted LOIs in November. LOIs were required for information and planning purposes only and therefore PIs will receive no comments or approvals on them. PI's who submitted LOIs should plan to submit their full proposals by the deadline.

For additional information, please contact Sandy Krietemeyer in the Provost’s Office.

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 2024-2025, 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.

The Huron ERA (Endeavor) Conflict of Interest disclosure module launched on January 16, 2024.To assist employees with the Endeavor COI disclosure process, the Office of Research Compliance is offering the following services:

**Virtual Sessions of the RM104V Conflict of Interest module. Enroll through ElevatED in AU Access under the Institutional Compliance catalogue.

**The CR501E Conflicts of Interest/Commitment module, a self-paced e-learning module in ElevatED under the Institutional Compliance catalogue.

**Virtual office hours for employees to ask questions or obtain assistance completing the disclosure profile.

In response to rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Hanover Research is offering this webinar as a primer on relevant funding trends for grant-seekers.

The webinar will cover recent funding priorities from major federal agencies and other funders as they relate to this field, while also highlighting notable programs through which grants are being awarded.

Register here; if unable to participate live, register to receive a copy of recordings and slides after the webinar.

Funding organizations, publishers, and research institutions are increasingly requiring or asking for ORCID iDs from researchers, so this workshop will help you make sure you are ahead of the game.

This workshop will cover:

• An overview of the benefits of ORCID for researchers

• How ORCID can help you save time throughout the research landscape

• Tips and tricks for keeping your ORCID record up-to-date

No prior experience with ORCID necessary. The session recording will be sent to all who register.

Registration Link: ORCID Workshop for Researchers

See the Agenda; Register and book hotel by January 28th.

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is hosting several virtual applicant town halls in January 2024 for applicants to learn more about the Research PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs).

Slots available March 6 - April 15, and after May 6

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

Innovate Alabama is accepting a fourth round of applications for the Innovate Alabama Supplemental Grant. This grant program awards funds to Alabama-based companies that have been granted Phase I or Phase II awards through the Federal Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) or Federal Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR).

AU cannot apply directly to this program; rather faculty working with industry sponsors and have received SBIR/STTR Phase I or Phase II awards on or after July 21, 2021, are eligible to apply for 50% of their award up to $100,000 for Phase I and $250,000 for Phase II.

Questions may be directed to grants@innovatealabama.org.

The NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award (TRAILBLAZER) program supports individual engineers and scientists who propose novel research projects with the potential to innovatively and creatively address major societal challenges, advance US leadership, and catalyze the convergence of engineering and science domains.

The TRAILBLAZER program emphasizes the qualities of the investigator that illustrate they can conceive of and support transformative research projects and make major contributions toward solving significant research problems. TRAILBLAZER will support engineers and scientists with excellent records of innovation and creativity with successful outcomes to pursue new research directions.

Research Grants in the Arts support research studies that investigate the value and/or impact of the arts, either as individual components of the U.S. arts ecosystem or as they interact with each other and/or with other domains of American life.

What are measurable impacts of the arts on the health and wellness for individuals; cognition and learning; and U.S. economic growth and innovation?

In what ways do the arts contribute to the healing and revitalization of communities?

What is the state of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the arts?

How is the U.S. arts ecosystem (e.g., arts organizations and venues, artists and arts workers, and participants and learners) adapting and responding to social, economic, and technological changes and challenges to the sector, including trends accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic?

Two classes of proposals will be considered in response to this solicitation: Research Proposals describing collaborative research projects, and Data Sharing Proposals to support sharing of data and other resources.