Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Funding Opportunity News I 7/19/2019

To view previously announced funding opportunities, visit the RDO website.


Limited Submission Announcements

These programs are those that limit the number of applications that the university can submit. If you are interested in applying to one of these programs, please click the "Notification of Interest" link and fill out the form. Only those who fill out the form by the deadline will be eligible to participate in internal reviews. For more information about the limited submission process and the limited submission calendar, go here.

*NOI Due Next Week* NSF: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
The Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program seeks to advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of STEM learning opportunities for the public in informal environments; provide multiple pathways for broadening access to and engagement in STEM learning experiences; advance innovative research on and assessment of STEM learning in informal environments; and engage the public of all ages in learning STEM in informal environments.
Internal Deadline - Notification of interest: 7/25/2019
Limit - 3 per institution
Sponsor deadline - Full Proposal Submission: 11/6/2019
The IPG is an initiative designed to promote collaboration among UNC institutions (particularly between larger and smaller institutions) and across disciplinary boundaries. The intention of this award program is to incentivize stronger collaborative relationships within the UNC system to increase the system’s competitiveness in attracting external funds. This is a one-time award to initiate a collaborative team effort, with the expectation that the team will use the funding period to position itself to obtain external funding in support of future activities related to the project.
*Date Change* Internal deadline - Pre-proposal submission through InfoReady Review: 8/16/2019
Limit - 2 per institution
Sponsor deadline - Pre-proposal submission: 8/30/2019
Upcoming Internal Funding Deadlines
METRIC Pilot Project Program - October 17, 2019

Non-limited Funding Opportunities


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s NC TraCS Institute partners with NC State’s Office of Research and Innovation and the Comparative Medicine Institute (CMI) to promote interdisciplinary inter-institutional collaborative research teams. This pilot program is designed to encourage and facilitate novel clinical and translational research that applies or accelerates discovery into testing in clinical or population settings. Cross-disciplinary translational research addressing the development of therapies, diagnostics or devices applicable to human disease and clinical research/trials are areas of interest for these awards. NC State led submissions should be routed through PINS. (Select “UNC/NC State Translational Research Grant.”)

Application Due Dates: 7/23/19, 11/19/19, 3/24/20


NCBiotech’s Flash Grant program aims to identify and energize the most creative ideas that exhibit early indications of commercial potential. Like a flash of inspiration, Flash Grants infuse funding at a critical early point when a small, targeted influx of funds can be crucial to shaping innovative research ideas into high potential life science technologies, particularly in emerging and converging life science sectors.

Application Due Dates: Cycle 1 - 8/28/19, Cycle 2 - 12/11/19, Cycle 3 - 4/22/20 


In awarding these grants, the Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) intends to provide national leadership in expanding knowledge and understanding of (1) developmental and school readiness outcomes for infants and toddlers with or at risk for a disability, (2) education outcomes for all learners from early childhood education through postsecondary and adult education, and (3) employment and wage outcomes when relevant (such as for those engaged in career and technical, postsecondary, or adult education). The Institute’s research grant programs are designed to provide interested individuals and the general public with reliable and valid information about education practices that support learning and improve academic achievement and access to education opportunities for all learners. These interested individuals include parents, educators, learners, researchers, and policymakers. In carrying out its grant programs, the Institute provides support for programs of research in areas of demonstrated national need.

Application Due Dates: All but 84.305C due 8/29/19, 84.305C due 9/26/19 

NIH: Tobacco-related Research
The Tobacco Regulatory Research Program is funded by the Food and Drug Administration, but grant awards are managed by the National Institutes of Health. FDA and NIH have recently announced two new programs to use existing resources (biospecimens and databases) for advancing understanding of tobacco’s impact on health:
  • RFA-OD-19-021 (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-19-021.html) – Maximizing the Scientific Value of Existing Biospecimen Collections (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) – Proposals are encouraged to use existing publicly available biospecimens such as the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, the Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), or the NHLBI Biospecimen and Data Repository Information Coordinating Center (BioLINCC) to conduct exploratory research. Projects are limited to 2 years, and $275,000 direct costs. 
Application due dates: 10/8/19, 8/7/20, and 3/8/21.
  • RFA-OD-19-022 (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-19-022.html) – Secondary Analyses of Existing Datasets of Tobacco Use and Health (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) – Proposals should incorporate innovative analysis of existing (publicly available) nationally representative U.S. cross-sectional and longitudinal data, to investigate novel scientific ideas and/or to generate new models, systems, tools, methods, or technologies that have the potential for significant impact on biomedical or biobehavioral research in areas relevant to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Center for Tobacco Products (CTP). Projects are limited to 2 years, and $275,000 direct costs. 
Application due dates: 10/8/19, 7/20/20, and 3/8/21.

NIH: Addiction Research
NIH has started issuing “Notices of Special Interests” to highlight areas where there are no set-aside funds but institutes have a strong interest in seeing applications come in through the unsolicited parent announcement. This week, NIDA has posted three NOSI:
For all of these NOSI announcements, standard due dates apply (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/how-to-apply-application-guide/due-dates-and-submission-policies/due-dates.htm) and applications can be submitted the Parent Announcements (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/parent_announcements.htm).

The focus of this FOA is on the identification and initial biological, analytical and clinical evaluation of biomarkers and biomarker signatures for neurological and neuromuscular disorders/diseases. Although research supported by this FOA can include animal studies, it must also include preliminary human evaluation using carefully standardized human samples or datasets. The goal of this initiative is to deliver candidate biomarkers or biomarker signatures that are ready for definitive analytical and clinical validation studies. This funding opportunity uses a R61/R33 Phased Innovation Award mechanism. 
  • The R61 phase (1-3 years) will support biomarker and biomarker signature discovery and proof of concept studies including activities such as sample collection, biomarker identification, biomarker detection method development, assessment of the accuracy and reliability of the detection method and correlational studies to define the association between the biomarker with disease prognosis, disease pathology, target engagement of a therapeutic, response to an intervention, potential to respond or susceptibility/risk to develop a disease or disorder. 
  • The R33 phase (1-2 years) can include more extensive proof of concept and performance of the detection method and must include at least initial research using human samples or measures from human subjects. 
  • Transition from the R61 to the R33 phase is contingent upon the successful completion of proposed milestones. The milestones should be clearly defined, quantifiable, and scientifically justified to allow the investigator and program staff to assess progress in the R61 phase. There are no budget limits.
Application Due Dates: 9/4/19, 2/14/20, 7/20/20, 2/17/21, 7/19/21, and 2/14/22.

The Science, Technology, and Society (STS) program supports research that uses historical, philosophical, and social scientific methods to investigate the intellectual, material, and social facets of the scientific, technological, engineering and mathematical (STEM) disciplines. It encompasses a broad spectrum of STS topics including interdisciplinary studies of ethics, equity, governance, and policy issues that are closely related to STEM disciplines, including medical science.
Deadlines: Full proposal - August 3, 2019

The Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI) Program supports research centers focused on major, long-term fundamental chemical research challenges. CCIs that address these challenges will produce transformative research, lead to innovation, and attract broad 
scientific and public interest. CCIs are agile structures that can respond rapidly to emerging opportunities through enhanced collaborations. CCIs integrate research, innovation, education, broadening participation, and informal science communication.
Deadlines: Phase I Preliminary proposal - August 13, 2019; Phase I Full proposal - February 19, 2020  NIH: Computational Methods for Integrating Tissue and Single Cell Genomic Data from the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to support the development or application of advanced computational and statistical tools to integrate brain tissue and single-cell genomic data in order to advance our understanding of the cell type-specific gene regulatory networks and biological pathways involved in the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of major mental disorders. Although there is no budgetary limit specified for the program, the maximum project period is 4 years.
Deadlines: Application due date - 9/3/2019
 The International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program supports international research and research-related activities for U.S. science and engineering students. The IRES program contributes to development of a diverse, globally-engaged workforce with world-class skills. IRES focuses on active research participation by undergraduate or graduate students in high quality international research, education and professional development experiences in NSF-funded research areas.
All PIs, co-PIs and Senior Personnel on IRES proposals must be from U.S. based institutions.
  1. IRES - Track I: IRES Sites (IS) projects engage a group of undergraduate and/or graduate students in active high-quality collaborative research at an international site with mentorship from researchers at a host lab. IRES Sites must be organized around a coherent intellectual theme that may involve a single discipline or multiple disciplines funded by NSF.
  2. IRES - Track II: Advanced Studies Institutes (ASI) are intensive short courses with related activities that engage advanced graduate students in active learning and research at the frontiers of knowledge. ASIs typically range in length from ten to twenty-one days and must be held outside the United States. ASIs must have a compelling rationale for their international location and should involve distinguished active researchers in the target field from the U.S. and abroad. ASIs should enable students to develop skills and broaden professional networks, leveraging international participation and complementary resources (expertise, facilities, data, field site, etc.) for mutual benefit.
  3. IRES - Track III: New Concepts in International Graduate Experience (IGE) The IGE IRES track invites teams of PIs to propose, implement, evaluate and disseminate innovative large-scale programs (models) for providing high-quality international research and research-related professional development experiences to U.S. graduate students. The PIs should explain how their innovative program (model) could potentially be adaptable beyond the immediate disciplinary fields involved in their proposal. The proposals should be designed from the viewpoint of graduate-level STEM research/training, and globally engaged STEM workforce development. The proposals should be grounded in relevant literature on graduate STEM research/training, education, and graduate level international experiences.
Deadlines: Full proposal - September 10, 2019

NIH: Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health
NIH’s program in Dissemination and Implementation Research is supported by 14 Institutes and 3 Offices within the Office of the Director. The purpose of the program is to support innovative approaches to identifying, understanding, and developing strategies for overcoming barriers to the adoption, adaptation, integration, scale-up and sustainability of evidence-based interventions, tools, policies, and guidelines. Conversely, there is a benefit in understanding circumstances that create a need to stop or reduce (“de-implement”) the use of interventions that are ineffective, unproven, low-value, or harmful. In addition, studies to advance dissemination and implementation research methods and measures are encouraged. There are three coordinated funding opportunity announcements:
Deadlines: NIH Standard dates apply, through 5/8/2022

The National Institute of Aging is looking for applications that propose Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and/or Deep Learning approaches to identify gene mutations/variants that cause or contribute to the risk of or protection against the development of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. This program is a cooperative agreement because NIA anticipates significant involvement in mediating access to already sequenced and phenotyped cohort data found in the National Institute on Aging Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease Data Storage Site (NIAGADS). Projects are limited to 5 years, with no budget limits.
Deadlines February 5th, June 5th, and October 5th (through 9/8/2022).

The NIDCR, NIEHS, and NICHD solicit applications that use animal models, in vitro systems, or ex vivo approaches to conduct mechanistic investigation of the interplay of genes/gene networks and environmental factors in dental, oral, craniofacial (DOC), and other diseases and conditions. This program is intended to foster research towards a better understanding of the biological mechanisms of gene-environment interplay in human diseases and conditions.
Deadlines February 5th, June 5th, and October 5th (through 9/8/2022).
FDA Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The Food and Drug Administration provides federal financial assistance in support of high-quality conferences and scientific meetings (including seminars, symposia, and workshops) to research and investigate a topic clearly aligned with the FDA mission. The allowable budgets are based on the component of FDA you are applying to.
  • Office of the Commissioner: up to $50,000
  • Center for Tobacco Products: up to $50,000
  • Center for Veterinary Medicine: up to $25,000
  • Office of Regulatory Affairs: up to $50,000
  • National Center for Toxicological Research: up to $30,000
  • Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research: up to $250,000
  • Center for Devices and Radiological Health: Unlimited
  • Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition: Unlimited
  • Center for Drug Evaluation and Research: Unlimited

Deadlines: Application due date - April & October 2019 - 2022
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