Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Wichita State University Inside Research newsletter. This newsletter will be sent every month to faculty and staff as a simple list recognizing WSU researchers for their grants awarded in the previous month. It will also provide a list of upcoming funding opportunities, and a list of training events. At this point, we are including some solicitations that would require collaboration with colleagues at other institutions. We welcome any forwarded solicitations that you may receive (research@wichita.edu). Please join me in congratulating the researchers listed below who received grants in April.
Coleen Pugh, AVP for Research
APRIL AWARDS
TRANSMISSION PLANNING UNDER HIGH RENEWABLE PENETRATION (YEAR 2)
PI/Department: Visvakumar Aravinthan, Electrical & Computer Engr
Sponsor: Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
Amount: $120,000
ZOE BELOFF: EMOTIONS GO TO WORK
PI/Department: Leslie Brothers, Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Commerce / Natl Endowment for the Arts
Amount: $5,000
KDOC AND KBOR FALL PLANNING CONFERENCE
PI/Department: Misty Bruckner, Public Policy and Management Center
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Commerce / Department of Education-US
Amount: $12,840
KDOC AND KBOR FALL PLANNING CONFERENCE
PI/Department: Misty Bruckner, Public Policy and Management Center
Sponsor: Kansas Board of Regents / Department of Education-US
Amount: $12,840
ANCHOR INSTITUTION & INTEGRATED DATA PROPOSAL
PI/Department: Misty Bruckner, Public Policy and Management Center
Sponsor: Opportunity Wichita Inc
Amount: $23,750
OPPORTUNITY WICHITA LITERACY FACILITATION PLAN DEVELOPMENT
PI/Department: Misty Bruckner, Public Policy and Management Center
Sponsor: Opportunity Wichita Inc / Kansas Health Foundation
Amount: $15,000
COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT (CSG) FY 2020
PI/Department: Debra Fraser, KMUW
Sponsor: Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Amount: $121,769
COMMUNITY SERVICE GRANT (CSG) FY 2020
PI/Department: Debra Fraser, KMUW
Sponsor: Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Amount: $52,186
FY 2020 STABILIZATION FUNDS (CARES) - FOR KMUW
PI/Department: Debra Fraser, KMUW
Sponsor: Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Amount: $75,000
K-INBRE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OFFICE (URO)
PI/Department: William Hendry, Biological Sciences
Sponsor: Univ of KS Medical Ctr Research Inst Inc / Natl Institutes of Health
Amount: $14,354
ONLINE TRIAL STUDY
PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $11,000
ONLINE TRIAL STUDY MAY 15
PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Tsongas
Amount: $6,500
FUTURE W/V-BAND SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS SECOND OBLIGATION
PI/Department: Hyuck Kwon, Electrical & Computer Engr
Sponsor: Air Force Research Laboratory
Amount: $40,000
TEACHER EDUCATION COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM
PI/Department: Shirley Lefever, School of Education
Sponsor: Kansas Board of Regents
Amount: $74,592
WEB-BASED PROBLEM-SOLVING SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
PI/Department: Rhonda Lewis, Psychology
Sponsor: Univ of KS Medical Ctr Research Inst Inc / Natl Institutes of Health
Amount: $7,385
CORRELATION BETWEEN EFFECTS OF DEFECTS ON STATIC AND DYNAMIC STRENGTH BEHAVIOR OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
PI/Department: Gerardo Olivares, NIAR-Crash Dynamics
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Amount: $299,972
B6 WING
PI/Department: Caleb Saathoff, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: US Navy
Amount: $9,536
3D SCANS OF AUTONOMOUS ATV
PI/Department: Caleb Saathoff, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Air Force Research Laboratory
Amount: $ 455
C3 BLADE MATERIAL TESTING - MOD 3
PI/Department: Waruna Seneviratne, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: US Air Force
Amount: $6,624
EWD ASSET CAPTURE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL RRC
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute / US Army Contracting Command
Amount: $250,000
SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL FINANCE
PI/Department: Melissa Walker, Hws of Urban & Public Affairs
Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Environmental Protection Agency
Amount: $13,500
THREE YEAR MAINTENANCE & ONLINE ACCESS TO "VACANT LOT COST SAVINGS THROUGH NATURE BASED"
PI/Department: Melissa Walker, Hws of Urban & Public Affairs
Sponsor: Mid-America Regional Council
Amount: $18,450
VISTA WITH NONPROFIT CHAMBER OF SERVICE
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Nonprofit Chamber of Service
Amount: $4,500
VISTA WITH CHILDREN FIRST
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Children First CEO Kansas Inc
Amount: $4,000
CHRONIC DISEASE ALLIANCE OF KANSAS SUPPORT, KANSAS COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER COALITION SUPPORT AND KANSAS COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER SYMPOSIUM CONTINUATION
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Dept of Health & Environment-Kansas / Centers for Disease Control
Amount: $90,000
COALITION PRIORITY PLANNING PROPOSAL
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Wildcat Extension District 14
Amount: $12,580
LOSS OF CHILDREN'S ACUTE CRISIS BEDS IN WESTERN KANSAS
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: United Methodist Health Ministry Fund
Amount: $27,000
STRATEGIC PLANNING
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Sedgwick County
Amount: $6,845
COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Friends of Kiowa District Hospital and Manor Foundation, Inc
Amount: $7,865
SUPPORT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ONECARE KANSAS
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Topeka Community Foundation
Amount: $74,924
SAFE STREETS WICHITA - EVALUATION OF DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES, YEAR 2
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Partners For Wichita Inc / Substance Abuse-Mntl Health Srv Adm
Amount: $4,200
ASSET OPTIMIZATION IN TRANSMISSION PLANNING
PI/Department: Mehmet Yildirim, Industrial & Manufacturing Eng
Sponsor: Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
Amount: $80,000
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Focused Funding Opportunities
For access to WSU’s Pivot account to search for funding opportunities, please sign up and affiliate with Wichita State University using your WSU email address. To request assistance with a customized searching please contact funding@wichita.edu.
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Title: CNRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) – for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2020 - Kansas
Application Deadline: June 26, 2020
Purpose: “To stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production.”
Amount: $20,000-$75,000 for one to three years
Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Title: Digital Projects for the Public
Application Deadline: June 10, 2020
Purpose: “Projects that interpret and analyze humanities content in primarily digital platforms and formats, such as websites, mobile applications and tours, interactive touch screens and kiosks, games, and virtual environments.”
Amount: $30,000 (Discovery), $100,000 (Prototyping), $400,000 (Production)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Geosciences
Title: Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Application Deadline: Proposals Accepted Anytime
Purpose: “The Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) awards Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (PRF) to highly qualified investigators within 3 years of obtaining their PhD to carry out an independent research program. The research plan of each Fellowship must address scientific questions within the scope of AGS disciplines. The program supports researchers with Fellowships that can be taken to the institution or national facility of their choice.”
Amount: $94,000 (year one) and $96,000 (year two)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Chemistry
Title: Disciplinary Research Programs (CHE-DRP)
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020
Purpose: “CHE supports a large and vibrant research community engaged in fundamental discovery, invention, and innovation in the chemical sciences. The projects supported by CHE explore the frontiers of chemical science, develop the foundations for future technologies and industries that meet changing societal needs, and prepare the next generation of chemical researchers.”
Amount: $150,000 (approximately) per year for three years
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI)
Application Deadline: Phase I Preliminary Proposals: August 11, 2020 // Full Proposals: by invitation only
Purpose: “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.”
Amount: $1,800,000 for three years (Phase I)
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
***LIMITED***
Application Deadline: Internal Due Date: August 14, 2020 – Noon // LOI: October 5, 2020 // Full Proposal: January 26, 2021
Purpose: “With this solicitation, NSF is continuing to offer opportunities to propose an NSF INCLUDES Alliance that has the potential to substantially broaden the participation of individuals from underrepresented and underserved groups in STEM, especially in STEM fields that lack diversity. Alliances use lessons learned, promising practices, evidence-based mechanisms, the science of broadening participation, and the research and evaluations from past and present efforts related to broadening participation in STEM. Alliances bring together programs, people, organizations, technologies, and institutions to achieve results at scale, provide new research, and leverage NSF’s broadening participation investments. Each Alliance is committed to collectively achieving common goals through a well-defined set of common objectives.”
Amount: $1,000,000-$2,000,000 per year for five years
Please note that this is a Limited Submission. You must email proposals@wichita.edu by the Internal Due Date if you are interested in submitting for this opportunity.
Award Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Application Deadline: May 29, 2020
Purpose: “The objectives of this DCL are to (1) solicit ideas in use-inspired research for NSF Convergence Accelerator tracks for FY 2021 that build upon prior foundational research in the IotF, NSF’s Big Ideas or other areas of research related to areas of national importance; and (2) solicit conference proposals to develop and refine those ideas to develop the technical content that will be used in a future solicitation. The topics must emphasize convergence research, which requires deep interdisciplinary collaborations.”
Amount: N/A
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
***LIMITED***
Title: Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)
Application Deadline: Internal Due Date: July 14, 2020 at Noon // Full Proposal: January 19, 2021
Purpose: “The Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program serves to increase access to multi-user scientific and engineering instrumentation for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education and not-for-profit scientific/engineering research organizations. An MRI award supports the acquisition or development of a multi-user research instrument that is, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs. MRI provides support to acquire critical research instrumentation without which advances in fundamental science and engineering research may not otherwise occur. MRI also provides support to develop next-generation research instruments that open new opportunities to advance the frontiers in science and engineering research. Additionally, an MRI award is expected to enhance research training of students who will become the next generation of instrument users, designers and builders.”
Amount: Track 1: Greater than $100,000 and less than $1,000,000; Track 2: $1,000,000-$4,000,000.
Please note that this is a Limited Submission. WSU may only submit two Track 1 proposals and only one Track 2 proposal. You must email proposals@wichita.edu by the Internal Due Date if you are interested in submitting for this opportunity.
Funding Agency: National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM)
Title: Investigator-Initiated Research Grants
Application Deadline: LOI: June 29, 2020 by 4:00 PM // Full Proposal (if invited) will be due in September.
Purpose: “To support innovative health services research that will advance the existing knowledge base in the areas of health care financing, delivery, management and/or policy. Studies must have strong potential to yield insights that can be used to have a positive impact on the U.S. health care system by improving efficiency, quality, access to care, preparedness or equity. Studies involving direct patient care or clinical, bench science research are not relevant for this solicitation.”
Amount: TBD; previous award amounts have been around $50,000 each.
Funding Agency: National Institutes for Health (NIH)
***LIMITED***
Title: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers 2021 (P50 Clinical Trial Optional)
Application Deadline: Internal Due Date: June 26, 2020 Noon // LOI: July 14, 2020 // Full Proposal: August 14, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to seek applications for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Centers (IDDRCs). This FOA invites applications for research center grants designed to advance the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and amelioration of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Amount: $800,000 per year - five years
Please note that this is a Limited Submission. You must email proposals@wichita.edu by the Internal Due Date if you are interested in submitting for this opportunity.
Funding Agency: National Institutes for Health (NIH)
***LIMITED***
Title: NIAMS Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Centers (P30 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Application Deadline: Internal Due Date: August 18, 2020 Noon // LOI: September 6, 2020 // Full Proposal: October 6, 2020
Purpose: The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) requests applications for the NIAMS Resource-based Centers Program (P30) for rheumatic diseases research areas within its mission.
Amount: $500,000 per year - five years
Please note that this is a Limited Submission. You must email proposals@wichita.edu by the Internal Due Date if you are interested in submitting for this opportunity.
Funding Agency: Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs - Dept of the Army
Title: PRMRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award for Emerging Viral Diseases and Respiratory Health
Application Deadline: Pre-Proposal: May 28, 2020 // Full Proposal: June 12, 2020
Purpose: The Investigator-Initiated Research Award is designed to support research with the potential to yield highly impactful data that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements. The application must clearly demonstrate the project's potential short-term and long-term outcome(s)/product(s) (knowledge and/or materiel) and how they will impact a critical problem or question in the field of research and/or patient care in one or more Focus Areas published in this funding opportunity for the FY20 PRMRP Topic Area(s) of Emerging Viral Diseases and/or Respiratory Health.
Amount: $1.6 million
Funding Agency: Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs - Dept of the Army
Title: PRMRP Technology/Therapeutic Development Award for Emerging Viral Diseases and Respiratory Health
Application Deadline: Pre-Proposal: May 28, 2020 // Full Proposal: June 12, 2020
Purpose: The PRMRP Technology/Therapeutic Development Award is a product-driven award mechanism intended to provide support for the translation of promising preclinical findings into products for clinical applications in one or more Focus Areas published in this funding opportunity for the FY20 PRMRP Topic Areas of Emerging Viral Diseases and/or Respiratory Health.
Amount: $5 million
Funding Agency: Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Title: Beckman Young Investigator Program
Application Deadline: LOI: August 3, 2020; If invited, full proposal will be due January 11, 2021.
Purpose: “The Beckman Young Investigator (BYI) Program provides research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers in the chemical and life sciences, particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science.”
Amount: $600,000 over four years ($150,000 per year, contingent on demonstrated progress after first year)
Award Agency: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
Title: BioArt Scientific Image & Video Competition
Application Deadline: August 30, 2020
Purpose: Each day, scientific investigators produce thousands of images and videos as a part of their research; however, only a few are ever seen outside of the laboratory. Through the BioArt competition, FASEB aims to share the beauty and breadth of biological research with the public by celebrating the art of science.
Amount: Unknown if monetary award
Funding Agency: The Sumners’ Foundation
Title: Grants to USA Nonprofits for Civic Education and Activities
Application Deadline: August 1, 2020
Purpose: “Grants to USA nonprofit organizations in multiple states for civic educational programs and activities. Funding is intended to support teacher training as well as activities that educate and engage the public in the political process and government. Foundation grants are generally restricted to programming in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, although programs in Louisiana, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri occasionally are made to qualified organizations.”
Amount: Unknown
Contact the WSU Foundation for more information by emailing Julia.Nkanata@wichita.edu
Funding Agency: Russell Sage Foundation
Title: Research Grants: Future of Work
Application Deadline: Letter of Inquiry August 5, 2020 // Full if invited November 19, 2020
Purpose: “Grants to USA researchers for studies related to the impact of changing economies for less-skilled workers. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to apply. Due to the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic, research should address social, political, economic, or psychological disruptions of the health crisis that affect social and living conditions. Funding is intended to support investigator-initiated research that will broaden understanding of the role of changes in employer practices, the nature of the labor market and public policies on the employment, earnings, and the quality of jobs of workers. The Russell Sage Foundation is especially interested in proposals that address important questions about the interplay of market and non-market forces in shaping the wellbeing of workers, today and in the future.”
Amount: $175,000 for two-year Trustee Grants // $35,000 for Presidential Awards // $50,000 for Data Gathering Related Projects
EDUCATION/TRAINING
Jumpstart Summer Grantsmanship Webinar Series (sponsored by NSF HSI STEM HUB)
Weekly on Tuesdays, May 12 through July 28, 2020
2:00 – 3:00 PM Central
The webinar topics include: Insights from Recent HSI Awardees, Framing Student Success, Developing Research Questions, Key Personnel & Letters of Commitment, Biosketches & Evaluation, Developing Budget and Budget Narrative, Institutional Capacity and Open Sessions for Discussion.
Register in advance for individual sessions or the entire webinar series
National Science Foundation Earth Sciences Virtual “Navigating the NSF System”
May 21, 2020
2:00 – 3:30 PM Central
The Acting Head of the Disciplinary Programs Section and Program Director for Petrology and Geochemistry, Dr. Jennifer Wade, will conduct the session. In the past, this session has been presented at AGU in workshop format. The session will consist of a presentation by Dr. Wade as well as a Q&A portion. This session is aimed at scientists thinking about applying for NSF funding for the first time. Dr. Wade will discuss the NSF merit review process and criteria. EAR is committed to assuring current and future PIs that NSF embraces direct interaction with program staff – we are accessible and supportive and want them to succeed.
Register in advance to attend this webinar
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Webinars
Ongoing
Free CITI webinars are available on important topics related to COVID-19. The Office of Research encourages you to stay up to date with any required CITI trainings to prevent proposal submission or award delays. Commonly assigned CITI trainings include the Responsible Conduct of Research course titled “Externally Funded Researchers”.
Access to the webinars and other resources is available here.
National Institutes of Health VideoCast Opportunities
Ongoing
Stay up to date with the National Institutes of Health through their VideoCast webpage. Webcasts are available on many topics such as a previously recorded webcast on “Sharing, Discovering and Citing COVID-19 Data and Code” and upcoming webcasts such as “Pregnancy and Maternal Conditions That Increase Risk of Morbidity and Mortality Workshop.”