Congratulations to those who received grants in June! Thanks to all of their talents and hard work, as of June 30, 2022, WSU researchers under Academic Affairs have submitted proposals budgeting a total of $95,428,904, received $41,026,107 in awards, and generated $3,560,319 in indirect cost recovery for FY2022.As announced later in this newsletter, Brenda Achey has taken over the role of Associate Director of Post-Award for the Office of Research in Academic Affairs, while Judi McBroom concentrates on her role as a Senior Grant Administrator.  Judi provided great leadership and expertise during a time of significant transition, and now looks forward to focusing on the awards management of her specific researchers, and spending more time with her family.  In addition to thanking Judi for setting the Associate Director position on a positive path, I also thank Traci Shepherd and Md Gofur for working as a team with Judi to perform the leadership responsibilities for the Post-Award team on an interim basis, before this Associate Director position was finalized in December. The entire post-award team benefits from the expertise and direct oversight of Michelle Locke, Controller of WSU.Starting with today's introduction to Brenda, we will provide a new vignette each month to help you get to know all of those who serve you in the Office of Research, and their specific roles. Good luck to all of you in your research efforts over the next month. 

Coleen Pugh, Vice Provost for Research

 

AWARDS

MYOPALLADIN’S ROLE IN CARDIAC MUSCLE FUNCTION AND DISEASE

PI/Department:  Moriah Beck, Chemistry

Sponsor:  Natl Institutes of Health

Amount:  $22,099

 

BLACK STUDENT-ATHLETES, SURPRISE AND SENSEMAKING, AND NEGOTIATING EXPECTATIONS AT A PWI

PI/Department:  Bobby Berry, Applied Studies Dean's Office

Co-PI/Department: Sarah Mathews, Career Development | Mark Vermillion, Dept of Human Performance

Sponsor:  American Athletic Conference

Amount:  $14,985

 

MEN OF COLOR EDUCATORS OF TOMORROW

PI/Department:  Bobby Berry, Applied Studies Dean's Office

Co-PI/Department: Arthur Granada, School of Education | Edil Torres Rivera, Applied Studies Dean's Office

Sponsor:  Kansas State Department of Education / Corp for National & Community Srv

Amount:  $1,990

 

HARMFUL ALGAE BLOOM REDUCTION, YEAR 6 (AMENDMENT 6)

PI/Department:  Tonya Bronleewe, HWS of Urban & Public Affairs

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas

Amount:  $186,251

 

SECRET SHOPPER EVALUATION

PI/Department:  Misty Bruckner, Public Policy & Management Center

Sponsor:  Dynamic Workforce Solutions

Amount:  $7,000

 

WORKFORCE INNOVATION CONFERENCE 2022

PI/Department:  Misty Bruckner, Public Policy & Management Center

Sponsor:  Kansas Board of Regents / Department of Education - US

Amount:  $54,783

 

WORKFORCE INNOVATION CONFERENCE 2022

PI/Department:  Misty Bruckner, Public Policy & Management Center

Sponsor:  Kansas Department of Commerce / Department of Labor

Amount:  $54,783

 

WORKFORCE SERVICES SUPPORT PROPOSAL

PI/Department:  Misty Bruckner, Public Policy & Management Center

Sponsor:  Kansas Department of Commerce

Amount:  $41,093

 

PROJECT-BASED TEACHING APPROACH TO ASSIST STUDENT UTILIZING GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) TECHNOLOGIES TO SOLVE LOCAL PROBLEMS

PI/Department:  Zelalem Demissie, Geology

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - URCA

Amount:  $4,500

 

PLANEVIEW CC SURVEY 2022

PI/Department:  Crystal Dozier, Anthropology

Sponsor:  City of Wichita

Amount:  $754

 

MILITARY CREDENTIALING ADVANCEMENT INITIATIVE

PI/Department:  Linnea Glenmaye, Sociology

Sponsor:  Kansas Board of Regents

Amount:  $21,532

 

SEAT BELT WEBBING TESTS

PI/Department:  Luis Gomez Valbuena, NIAR - Crash Dynamics

Sponsor:  Safran Seats France

Amount:  $1,080

 

SEAT CUSHION TESTING

PI/Department:  Luis Gomez Valbuena, NIAR - Crash Dynamics

Sponsor:  Safran Seats France

Amount:  $4,300

 

SMALL MOLECULE PROTEASE INHIBITORS AGAINST MERS-COV (YEAR 5)

PI/Department:  William Groutas, Chemistry

Sponsor:  Kansas State University / Natl Institutes of Health

Amount:  $227,772

 

ENHANCING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY WITH FOUNDATION MODELS

PI/Department:  Richard Gruetzemacher, Finance Real Est & Decision Sci

Sponsor:  Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Amount:  $45,907

 

NSF INCLUDES ALLIANCE:  THE ALLIANCE OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

PI/Department:  Nils Hakansson, Biomedical Engineering

Co-PI/Department: Vinod Namboodiri, School of Computing

Sponsor:  Curators of Univ of MO on behalf of Univ of Missouri - KC / Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $35,000

 

ERI: ECCS: CONCEALING SIDE-CHANNELS IN REAL-TIME SCHEDULERS

PI/Department:  Monowar Hasan, School of Computing

Sponsor:  Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $200,000

 

SUMMITS AND SOCIALISM: MOUNTAINEERING IN THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, 1945-1990

PI/Department:  Jeffrey Hayton, History and Geography

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - URCA

Amount:  $4,500

 

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:  $71,655

 

QUOTE #Q11-2021-2

PI/Department:  Suresh Keshavanarayana, Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor:  Altec Inc

Amount:  $1,600

 

IMPROVING INDOOR AIR QUALITY AT SCHOOLS AND DAYCARES IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE DECISION SUPPORT TOOL

PI/Department:  Yang-Seon Kim, Mechanical Engineering

Co-PI/Department: Tonya Bronleewe, HWS of Urban & Public Affairs | Ruowen Shen, HWS of Urban & Public Affairs

Sponsor:  Environmental Protection Agency

Amount:  $200,000

 

LEAPS-MPS: ROBUST AND HIGH ORDER NUMERICAL SIMULATION FOR PHASE FIELD MODELING

PI/Department:  Yuan Liu, Mathematics & Statistics & Physics

Sponsor:  Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $250,000

 

BUILDING BRIDGES: A LITERACY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR REFUGEE FAMILIES IN WICHITA, KANSAS

PI/Department:  Karissa Marble-Flint, Communication Sciences & Disorders

Co-PI/Department: Andrew Bowman, Intensive English Language Center | Mythili Menon, English

Sponsor:  Dollar General Literacy Foundation

Amount:  $7,500

 

SUMMER LITERACY CAMP 2022

PI/Department:  Karissa Marble-Flint, Communication Sciences & Disorders

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - ARCS

Amount:  $4,000

 

THE KANSAS NASA EPSCOR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (RID) PROGRAM

PI/Department:  Leonard Miller, Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor:  Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn

Amount:  $200,000

 

ESSENTIAL COMPUTING AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DUNE EXPERIMENT (AMD 1)

PI/Department:  Mathew Muether, Physics

Sponsor:  Oregon State University / Department of Energy

Amount:  $77,000

 

BEHAVIOURAL ARCHITECTS - FOCUS GROUPS

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership

Sponsor:  The Behavioral Architects

Amount:  $3,000

 

CAROLINA RESEARCH – FOCUS GROUPS

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership

Sponsor:  Carolina Research Services, Inc

Amount:  $1,926

 

MOCK TRIAL - LYLVCIT

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership

Sponsor:  Tsongas

Amount:  $1,200

 

MOCK TRIAL - NOVVCIT

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership

Sponsor:  Tsongas

Amount:  $4,000

 

MOCK TRIAL - UNIVSAN

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership

Sponsor:  Tsongas

Amount:  $5,500

 

MONTHLY AIRPORT EVALUATIONS

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

Co-PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership

Sponsor:  Wichita Airport Authority 

Amount:  $3,060

 

ADULT LEARNER HIGH IMPACT PROGRAM PARTICIPATION

PI/Department:  Anna Porcaro, Political Science

Sponsor:  Council for Adult & Experiential Learning (CAEL)

Amount:  $2,500

 

ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TENSEGRITY ASSISTED INFLATABLE STRUCTURES (GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM)

PI/Department:  Coleen Pugh, Graduate School

Award Winner / Department: William Johnston, Aerospace Engineering

Faculty Mentor / Department: Bhisham Sharma, Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor:  Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $138,000

 

ARTIST BIOPEERS: PLEDGING ECOJUSTICE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPECTFUL STEWARDSHIP

PI/Department:  Lori Santos, School of Art & Design

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - URCA

Amount:  $4,500

 

H.A.R.V.I.E. HOLOGRAPHIC AUGMENTED REALITY VISUALIZATION INTERFACE FOR EXPLORATION - WSU SUITS 2022

PI/Department:  Maggie Schoonover, Innovation & Design

Sponsor:  Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn

Amount:  $2,000

 

IMPLEMENTATION OF IN-PROCESS INSPECTION FOR CONSOLIDATING HYBRID ORGANOSHEETS FOR OPTIMIZED THERMOPLASTIC LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGNS

PI/Department:  Waruna Seneviratne, NIAR - Composites & Structures

Co-PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res

Sponsor:  Office of Naval Research / Department of Defense

Amount:  $1,500,000

 

LIGHT-WEIGHTING FILAMENT WOUND STRUCTURES WITH HYBRID AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT PROCESS

PI/Department:  Waruna Seneviratne, NIAR - Composites & Structures

Co-PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res

Sponsor:  Office of Naval Research / Department of Defense

Amount:  $388,477

 

MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR NEAR-NET-SHAPE AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR ULTRA HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS

PI/Department:  Waruna Seneviratne, NIAR - Composites & Structures

Co-PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res

Sponsor:  Office of Naval Research / Department of Defense

Amount:  $1,500,000

 

EXPLORING THE SCHOOL AND DISTRICT PERSONNEL'S ATTITUDES TOWARDS STUDENTS’ VOICE AND PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATIONAL DECISION-MAKING

PI/Department:  Daria Shamrova, School of Social Work

Co-PI/Department: Victoria Sherif, Applied Studies Dean's Office

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - MURPA

Amount:  $7,500

 

SATC: CORE: SMALL: AUTOMATED DYNAMIC ANALYSIS FOR SMART DEVICE MALWARE HIDING MECHANISMS

PI/Department:  Zhiyong Shan, School of Computing

Sponsor:  Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $189,332

 

SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT - HOLCOMB USD 363 2021-2022

PI/Department:  Clay Stoldt, Kansas Mentor Induction Center

Sponsor:  USD 363 Holcomb School

Amount:  $4,400

 

SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT - WINFIELD USD 465

PI/Department:  Clay Stoldt, Kansas Mentor Induction Center

Sponsor:  USD 465

Amount:  $6,350

 

THE EMOTIONAL, MENTAL, AND PHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS OF TEACHING DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR WOMEN OF COLOR FACULTY

PI/Department:  Valerie Thompson, Educational Leadership

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - URCA

Amount:  $3,804

 

EMERGING MATERIALS FOR HIGH-SPEED MISSILE APPLICATIONS

PI/Department:  John Tomblin, NIAR - Composites & Structures

Co-PI/Department: Rachael Andrulonis, NIAR - Composites & Structures

Sponsor:  Advanced Technology International / Department of Defense

Amount:  $294,695

 

EMERGING METALLIC STRUCTURES (EMST) TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH ROADMAP 

PI/Department:  John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res

Co-PI/Department: Paul Jonas, NIAR - Composites & Structures

Sponsor:  Federal Aviation Administration 

Amount:  $575,000

 

FAA CERTIFICATION OF STATE OF KANSAS UAS AIRCRAFT AS PUBLIC AIRCRAFT

PI/Department:  John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res

Co-PI/Department: David Jones, NIAR - EDM Lab

Sponsor:  Department of Transportation - Kansas

Amount:  $80,000

 

SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING AND WSU

PI/Department:  John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res

Sponsor:  Texas A&M University / Department of Defense

Amount:  $25,000

 

BOARD DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Kansas Suicide Prevention Headquarters

Amount:  $19,958

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR RILEY AND POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Via Christi Health System

Amount:  $40,200

 

SDG LEARNING COLLABORATIVE AND EVALUATION SUPPORT

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Kansas Association of Community Foundations

Amount:  $38,000

 

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Kansas Department of Commerce / Natl Endowment for the Arts

Amount:  $82,580

 

INDUSTRIAL ASSESSMENT CENTER (IAC) AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

PI/Department:  Mehmet Yildirim, Industrial & Manufacturing Eng

Co-PI/Department: Deepak Gupta, Engineering Technology

Sponsor:  Oklahoma State University / Department of Energy

Amount:  $87,500

 

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.   If any of the following opportunities are of interest to you, please email proposals@wichita.edu as soon as possible so that a grant specialist may be assigned to assist. The Office of Research has updated its website with more information about the deadlines for receipt of proposals.  While mandatory forms must be finalized well in advance of the funder deadline, you may continue to focus on your proposal narrative until closer to the deadline.  Please visit Pre-Award Services to find out more.

 

*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Title: Strengthen the Evidence for Maternal and Child Health Programs

Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by July 22 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  You will be informed if you have been chosen to proceed by August 11, 2022.  Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by September 8, 2022.

Purpose: “The purpose of this program is to increase the effective design, implementation, and monitoring of evidence-based or -informed strategies by Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant programs in order to improve maternal and child health. Specific activities may include, but are not limited to: provision of targeted technical assistance (TA) and supports to all 59 states and jurisdictions1 focused on state-identified MCH priorities; evaluation and revision of evidence analysis reports, as appropriate, and identification of evidence-based or -informed strategies for all Title V National Performance Measures; maintenance and expansion of the MCH Digital Library which provides access to current and historical digital and downloadable resources for all Title V Block Grant and stakeholder communities; and development of brief, timely evidence reviews on high-priority MCH topics to inform policy and programmatic decision-making for local, state, and national MCH partners.”

Amount: $700,000

 

*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Title: Equitable Access in Child Nutrition Programs

Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by July 25 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  You will be informed if you have been chosen to proceed by August 15, 2022.  Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by September 12, 2022.

Purpose: “This Request for Applications (RFA) announces the availability of funds for a cooperative agreement. Funding will be provided to the selected Grantee for fiscal year (FY) 2023 through FY 2026 to a public or private academic or research institution. The USDA anticipates awarding up to $2,000,000 in funding. The majority of these funds shall be awarded by the Grantee as sub-grants through a competitive process to public or private academic, not-for-profit, or State or Local government organizations for the purpose of conducting research activities that support identification of barriers to equitable access in child nutrition (CN) programs as well as strategies to help overcome these barriers.”

Amount: $2,000,000

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title: Research Coordinating Center to Support Climate Change and Health Community of Practice (U24 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadline: Letter of Intent requested by July 25, 2022; Full Applications due August 25, 2022

Purpose: “The Research Coordinating Center (RCC) will support the development of an inclusive Community of Practice (COP) of climate change and health researchers and trainees that fosters collaboration, capacity building, innovation, and research. The RCC will oversee coordination of the initiative, including services such as data and project management.”

Amount: Application budgets are limited to $2,250,000 total costs per year.

 

Funding Agency: Preparedness & Treatment Equity Coalition (PTEC)

Title: Health Inequities Research Grant Program

Application Deadline: Brief Proposals due July 29, 2022

Purpose: “PTEC is committed to developing methods for the collection and use of data in support of efforts to decrease health inequity in the U.S. healthcare system. Novel approaches and inspired collaborations are necessary to identify ways to measure and reward more equitable health outcomes. PTEC is particularly focused on solutions for conditions that disproportionally affect racialized communities (Black, Latinx, Asian, and Native American). These conditions include cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders, vaccine equity, and cancer.  This call for proposals (CFP) will provide grant support for research studies that harness the power of data to identify metrics, outcome measures, or payment models that can be used to encourage practices that decrease inequity in the healthcare system. Research supported by this CFP is not intended to be merely descriptive, but to identify inequitable practices or outcomes and propose a data-driven solution.”

Amount: $50,000

 

Funding Agency: Google.org

Title: Impact Challenge on Climate Innovation

Application Deadline: July 29, 2022 (priority round)

Purpose: “At Google, we believe that when it comes to solving a problem as big and urgent as climate change, we get more done when we work together.  We want to support the work of nonprofits, experts, and organizations around the world that will accelerate advances in climate information and action. We are looking for solutions that help the global community illuminate previously opaque climate challenges and enable collective climate actions. Past Google.org supported initiatives help map emissions on a global scale, restore ecosystems, and enable small businesses to understand their carbon footprint.”

Amount: $5,000,000

 

Funding Agency: Fund for Workforce Equity

Title: 2022 Request for Proposals

Application Deadline: July 31, 2022

Purpose: “The Fund for Workforce Equity anticipates that approximately $1,000,000 will be awarded to support organizations in implementing initiatives that center workers and learners of color in designing or implementing workforce policies and programs.  The Fund will provide flexible resources and support to workforce development organizations seeking to pilot, adopt, and learn from new strategies as well as innovate on or extend existing strategies that:  Authentically respect, value, honor, and compensate workers, learners, and job candidates for the skills and perspectives that they bring to designing and implementing workforce programs and policies; and Invest in creating spaces for People of Color to exercise their power and agency in developing and implementing workforce programs and policies.”

Amount: $50,000-$70,000

 

Funding Agency: US Department of Agriculture: Farm Service Agency

Title: Conservation Reserve Program Decision Support Tools

Application Deadline: Statement of Interest due August 1, 2022; if selected to move forward, Full Application will be due August 25, 2022.

Purpose: “USDA’s Farm Production and Conservation Business Center (FPAC) is announcing the availability of cooperative agreement funding to assess why critical data about land that could be or that is enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is not readily available to inform program-related decisions made by producers and the Farm Service Agency, and how best to address these data needs going forward. There are four specific assessments sought. Projects will culminate in piloting the solution identified by the assessment.”

Amount: $1,000,000-$2,000,000

 

Funding Agency: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Title: Building Bridges to Better Health: A Primary Health Care Challenge

Application Deadline: August 2, 2022

Purpose: “This challenge will activate and accelerate the development and testing of low-cost, scalable technical assistance (TA) solutions. These solutions will yield resources that HRSA-supported health centers across the country can use or scale to improve health outcomes for their patients. A focus of the Challenge will be to address key drivers of poor health and social determinants of health (SDOH) that contribute to poor health outcomes. Solutions resulting from the Challenge will support health centers to enhance access to primary care and to improve care coordination with other local providers and social service organizations to address SDOH. This challenge aligns with HRSA’s Advancing Health Center Excellence Framework, which aims to help advance health center performance and innovation, and specifically connects to the key domain of Population Health and Social Determinants of Health.”

Amount: $10,000-$150,000

 

*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities

Title: Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants

Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by August 5 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  You will be informed if you have been chosen to proceed by August 26, 2022.  Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by October 5, 2022.

Purpose: “This notice solicits applications for Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants: Capital Projects. The program strengthens the institutional base of humanities organizations by helping them secure and sustain their core buildings, sites, collections, and/or humanities activities for the long term. The program supports capital projects through a combination of federal matching funds and related fundraising from non-federal third parties. Proposed projects must enhance the institution’s impact on the humanities over the long term and build on careful strategic planning.”

Amount: $150,000-$1,000,000 (Note, matching funds are required.)

 

Funding Agency: Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR)

Title: Acute Care Research Grant

Application Deadline: August 5, 2022

Purpose: “FPTR, like the physical therapy profession, is dedicated to the goal of improving the quality and delivery of patient care. The Foundation accomplishes this goal by providing support to emerging investigators to promote scientifically based and clinically relevant research related to the effectiveness of physical therapist practice.”

Amount: $40,000

 

Funding Agency: U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)

Title: Economic Recovery Corps and Equity Impact Investments Programs

Application Deadline: August 5, 2022

Purpose: “Subject to the availability of funds, awards made under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will fund: 1) a network operator to recruit, place, and support economic recovery fellows into distressed regions across the country to help increase economic resilience and competitiveness and 2) projects designed to strengthen the impact EDA has on equity by facilitating EDA’s future and current grantee community’s ability to reach and serve underserved populations and communities.”

Amount: $3,000,000-$30,000,000

 

Funding Agency: Meta Research

Title: Fairness in Two-Sided Markets Request for Proposals

Application Deadline: August 8, 2022

Purpose: “To foster further innovation in this area, and to deepen our collaboration with academia, Meta is pleased to invite faculty to respond to this call for research proposals pertaining to fairness in two-sided markets.”

Amount: $50,000

 

Funding Agency: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

Title: Science of Engagement Funding Announcement

Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due August 9, 2022

Purpose: “The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is seeking to fund studies that build an evidence base on engagement in research, including: Measures to capture structure/context, process, and outcomes of engagement in research, Techniques that lead to effective engagement in research, How these techniques should be modified and resourced for different contexts, settings, and communities to ensure equity in engagement and research, and How engagement supports successful research, thereby advancing PCORI’s National Priorities for Health.”

Amount: $500,000-$1,500,000 in direct costs

 

Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)

Title: Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Industrial Decarbonization through Electrification of Process Heating

Application Deadline: Concept Papers due August 9, 2022; Full Applications due October 25, 2022

Purpose: “The activities to be funded under this FOA will support the government-wide approach to the climate crisis by driving the innovation that can lead to the deployment of clean energy technologies, which are critical for climate protection. Specifically, this FOA will advance decarbonization of the industrial sector by establishing a new Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute dedicated to reducing the overall emissions of domestic manufacturing through thermal process intensification, via electrification of process heating. The proposed Institute will pursue targeted research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) that will focus on developing and scaling electrified processes that can economically reduce emissions, improve flexibility, and enhance energy efficiency of industrial process heating. The Institute will leverage expertise from industry, academia, state and local governments, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), non-profits, national laboratories, and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs).”

Amount: $70,000,000

 

Funding Agency: Morris Animal Foundation

Title: Canine Grant Proposals

Application Deadline: August 12, 2022

Purpose: “The mission of Morris Animal Foundation is to bridge science and resources to advance the health of animals. We have a particular focus on the top issues facing primary-care veterinary practitioners. To achieve this aim, we fund hypothesis-driven, humane research projects with high scientific merit and the potential for significant impact. We are a non-profit organization that is funded by public support from individuals, corporations, clubs, and foundations, and by earnings from our endowed funds. Our donors are interested in funding research that results in impactful animal health achievements and benefits both scientific and nonscientific stakeholders including veterinarians, pet owners, communities, and the environment.  This call is for proposals related to periodontal disease, otitis externa, obesity, anal sac disease (excluding cancer). Sourcing of data from primary care practice is expected. No other topics accepted.”

Amount: $10,000 (Pilot Award), $75,000 (Established Investigator Award), $100,000 (First Award)

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title: NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadline: August 12, 2022

Purpose: “The purpose of the NIH Research Conference Grant (R13) is to support high quality conferences that are relevant to the public health and to the scientific mission of the participating Institutes and Centers (ICs).”

Amount: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The appropriate NIH Conference Grant Contact should be consulted for guidance regarding any IC-specific budget limitations.

 

Funding Agency: American Hearing Research Foundation (AHRF)

Title: Hearing & Balance Disorders of the Inner Ear and Related Topics Discovery Grants

Application Deadline: August 15, 2022

Purpose: “Priority is given to investigators early in their careers who need seed funds to generate results and data that can be used to support applications for larger grants (i.e., NIH grants) in the future.  The Discovery Grant now encompasses the Foundation’s special interests of Causes of Sudden Hearing Loss and Meniere’s Disease. As a result, funding opportunities for these special interest topics are the same as AHRF funding for other hearing and balance topics.”

Amount: $50,000

 

Funding Agency: Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research

Title: Seed Grant Program

Application Deadline: August 15, 2022

Purpose: “The Foundation Seed Grant program has been extremely successful in providing research support to basic and clinical scientists and investigators in the United States and overseas. The Seed Grant program funds research in the following areas: treatment / therapy, patient care, early diagnosis, detection, cancer biology, basic science, prevention/metabolism and research core facilities.”

Amount: $40,000

 

Funding Agency: U.S. Department of State

Title: U.S. Mission China Public Diplomacy Small Grants: EnglishWorks!

Application Deadline: August 15, 2022

Purpose: “The Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Mission to China, U.S. Department of State, announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications for awards through our Mission China Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program to carry out the English for Workforce Development in China (EnglishWorks!) Program to provide un/underemployed young adults with training in vocational English, soft-skills, IT skills, entrepreneurship training, and employability skills.”

Amount: $14,000-$35,000

 

Funding Agency: Sedgwick County

Title: Request for Proposal #22-0060: Compensation Study for Positions on County General Plan

Application Deadline: August 16, 2022

Purpose: “Sedgwick County, Kansas (hereinafter referred to as “county”) is seeking a firm or firms to provide a Consultant for Human Resources Compensation Study. The following objectives have been identified for this contract:  1. Acquire an Employee Compensation Market Analysis meeting the parameters, conditions and mandatory requirements presented in the document. 2. Establish contract pricing with the vendor that has the best proven “track-record” in performance, service and customer satisfaction.  3. Acquire an Employee Compensation Market Analysis with the most advantageous overall cost to the county.”

Amount: To be determined

 

Funding Agency: National Academies Gulf Research Program

Title: Early-Career Research Fellowships

Application Deadline: August 24, 2022

Purpose: “The Offshore Energy Safety track goal focuses on contributing to the understanding, management, and reduction of systemic risk in offshore energy activities. The Education Research track goal focuses on contributing to the advancement of K-12 educational equity related to science and environmental literacy in the Gulf of Mexico region or Alaska by considering the recent impact of disasters on educational opportunities for students in vulnerable communities.”

Amount: An award of $76,000 is paid to each fellow’s institution in the form of a two-year grant.

 

Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)

Title: Fiscal Year 2022 Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement

Application Deadline: Concept Papers due August 25, 2022; Full Applications due November 10, 2022

Purpose: “On July 21, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a $96 million funding opportunity to support decarbonizing the domestic transportation sector. The funding will focus on expanding electric vehicle (EV) charging accessibility, create cleaner non-road vehicles through electrification and the use of alternative fuels, and develop electric drive components and materials to maximize EV efficiency and affordability. Non-road vehicles, including agricultural and construction equipment, rail, marine and aviation, are a major source of pollution, emitting more carbon pollution than any other sector of the U.S. economy.”  Applications will be accepted under the Fiscal Year 2022 Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement.  More information about the Advancing Clean Vehicle Technologies to Reduce Carbon Emissions program can be found here

Amount: $300,000-$7,500,000 depending on topic area

 

Funding Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Title: OJJDP FY 2022 Supporting Vulnerable At-Risk Youth and Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care

Application Deadline: August 29, 2022

Purpose: “This solicitation supports the establishment of a pilot demonstration program to develop, implement, and build replicable treatment models for residential-based innovative care, treatment, and services. The primary population served by such pilot programs shall include adolescents and youth transitioning out of foster care who have experienced a history of foster care involvement, child poverty, child abuse or neglect, human trafficking, juvenile justice involvement, substance use or misuse, or gang involvement. Eligible applicants can provide services to youth and young adults up to and including age 25.  This solicitation consists of two categories: Project Sites and Training & Technical Assistance.”

Amount: $600,000-$825,000

 

Funding Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Title: National Priorities: Research on Disinfectants, Disinfection By-products (DBPs), and Opportunistic Pathogens in Drinking Water Distribution Systems

Application Deadline: August 31, 2022

Purpose: “Ensuring clean and safe drinking water is important for protecting human health and the environment. Opportunistic pathogen and disinfection by-product (DBP) contaminants in drinking water distribution systems remains a water quality issue that is prevalent across the Nation. More information is needed on the occurrence of DBPs and opportunistic pathogens, along with identifying environmental conditions and niches favorable to colonization, microbial growth, and propagation in drinking water distribution systems. This research will help inform water infrastructure management and risk-mitigation practices to ensure safe drinking water. This National Priorities Request for Applications (RFA) will solicit innovative research to address knowledge gaps on the occurrence of pathogens and DBPs in drinking water distribution systems across the United States.”

Amount: $2,123,000 – note: cost match is required.

 

Funding Agency: Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)

Title: Events Sponsorship Grants Program

Application Deadline: Applications are due beginning September 1, 2022 for events occurring before September 30, 2023. The event application window will remain open throughout the fiscal year depending on available funds.

Purpose: “Each member university is limited to one award per fiscal year. Up to $4,000 may be requested to support an in person or virtual event that involves participants from more than one ORAU member institution, including students. Event applications should focus on focused workshops/conferences that highlight your university’s strategic STEM research and education growth areas, and where collaborations with other member universities would add value.  We are specifically interested in events that can bring more thought leadership in building a national strategy for STEM education and workforce development.  Member universities are encouraged to collaborate around this topic in anticipation of federal funding initiatives.  Any ORAU member institution in good standing may submit an event grant application through their ORAU Councilor. Only applications endorsed by an institution’s ORAU Councilor will be considered.”

Amount: $4,000

 

Funding Agency: Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission

Title: Poet Laureate of Kansas 2023-2026

Application Deadline: September 6, 2022

Purpose: “The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission is pleased to announce a Call for Applications for the 2023-2026 Poet Laureate of Kansas. The Poet Laureate of Kansas is an honorary position designed to promote the reading and writing of poetry throughout the state. The Poet Laureate will represent KCAIC to promote the arts as a public resource for all Kansans. The new Poet Laureate of Kansas will conduct public readings, workshops, lectures, and/or presentations that serve the many diverse communities of Kansas. Presentations will explore the laureate’s own work and the poetry of others.”

Amount: $12,000 yearly stipend

 

Funding Agency: American Nurses Foundation

Title: Nursing Research Grants: Collaborative Care Grants for Nurse-Pharmacist Research Teams

Application Deadline: September 7, 2022

Purpose: “Optimizing patient-centered, team-based care is essential to ensuring equitable, effective, and efficient health care. The American Nurses Foundation and the ASHP Foundation have joined in partnership to offer the second competitive grant to support innovative projects, co-led by nursing and pharmacy, to stimulate and demonstrate the impact of team-based care that enhances the safe and effective use of medications.”

Amount: $75,000

 

Funding Agency: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Title: Policies to Build and Sustain Economic Security and Wealth for Families and Communities of Color

Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due September 7, 2022; If invited, Full Proposals due February 1, 2023.

Purpose: “Any systematic approach to eliminating the racial wealth gap requires transformative policies focused on bolstering long-term family and community income streams and building and sustaining generational family and community wealth in Black, Indigenous, Latino, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other communities of color. The goal of this P4A call for proposals is to build the evidence base investigating how national, state, local, or private-sector policies and practices can reduce growing levels of racial inequality in wealth, and significantly improve the financial wellbeing and economic security of families and communities that have been systematically subject to disinvestment, and therefore are unable to enjoy a fair and just opportunity to be healthy.”

Amount: $30,000-$450,000

 

Funding Agency: NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium (KSGC)

Title: Request for Proposals: Teacher Workshop Program

Application Deadline: September 9, 2022

Purpose: “The NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium (KSGC) Teacher Workshop Program (TWP) supports the development and implementation of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) educator workshops. NASA is especially interested in helping teachers bring NASA relevant material and content into middle-school classrooms.”

Amount: $15,000-$50,000; Note, cost match is required.

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Title: Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program (IUCRC)

Application Deadline: Required Preliminary Proposals due September 14, 2022; Full Proposals due December 14, 2022

Purpose: “The IUCRC program catalyzes breakthrough pre-competitive research by enabling close and sustained engagement between industry innovators, world-class academic teams, and government agencies.  IUCRCs help industry partners and government agencies connect directly and efficiently with university researchers to achieve three primary objectives: 1) Conduct high-impact research to meet shared and critical industrial needs in companies of all sizes; 2) Enhance U.S. global leadership in driving innovative technology development, and 3) Identify, mentor and develop a diverse, highly skilled science and engineering workforce.”

Amount: Varies based on category.

 

Funding Agency: National Park Service: Department of the Interior

Title: FY2022 Historic Preservation Fund- History of Equal Rights- Preservation Grants

Application Deadline: September 14, 2022

Purpose: “The National Park Service’s (NPS) History of Equal Rights Grant Program (HER) will preserve sites related to the struggle of all Americans to achieve equal rights. HER grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), administered by the NPS, and will fund a broad range of preservation projects for historic sites including architectural services, historic structure reports, preservation plans, and physical preservation to structures. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not require non-Federal match.”

Amount: $15,000-$750,000

 

Funding Agency: Sociological Initiatives Foundation

Title: Grants

Application Deadline: Short concept proposals due September 16, 2022

Purpose: “The Sociological Initiatives Foundation supports social change by linking research to social action.  It funds research projects that investigate laws, policies, institutions, regulations, and normative practices that may limit equality in the United States and its territories.  It gives priority to projects that seek to address racism, xenophobia, classism, gender bias, exploitation, or the violation of human rights and freedoms.  It also supports research that furthers language learning and behavior and its intersection with social and policy questions.”

Amount: $10,000-$20,000

 

Funding Agency: Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Title: FY22 Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR) Research Collaboration (RC)

Application Deadline: Required White Paper due September 19, 2022; Full Proposal (if invited) due February 21, 2023. 

Purpose: “DEPSCoR's objectives are to: (1) increase the number of university researchers in eligible States/Territories capable of performing science and engineering (S&E) research responsive to the needs of the DoD; and (2) enhance the capabilities of institutions of higher education (IHE) in eligible States/Territories to develop, plan, and execute S&E research that is relevant to the mission of the DoD, and competitive under the peer-review systems used for awarding Federal research assistance; (3) increase the probability of long-term growth in the competitively awarded financial assistance that IHE in eligible States receive from the Federal Government for S&E research.  This funding opportunity aims to create basic research collaborations between a pair of researchers, namely 1) Applicant/Principal Investigator (PI), henceforth referred to as Applicant, a full-time faculty member who has never served as a PI on a prior DoD directly funded research Prime award and 2) Collaborator/co-Principal Investigator (co-PI), henceforth referred to as Collaborator, an investigator who will provide mentorship to the Applicant and has served as a PI on a DoD directly funded research Prime award actively between 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2022. This structure is aimed at introducing potential applicants to the DoD’s unique research challenges and its supportive research ecosystem.” 

Amount: $600,000 over three years

 

Funding Agency: Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)

Title: Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program

Application Deadline: September 28, 2022

Purpose: “HHMI is seeking creative and innovative early career faculty for our new Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program. We are looking for outstanding basic researchers, including physician-scientists, who have strong potential to become leaders in their fields and to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion through their mentorship and understanding of the experiences of trainees from races and ethnicities underrepresented in US science. Scholars will prioritize scientific excellence in their own research while creating an equitable and inclusive lab climate that values diversity and serves as a model within their own institutions and beyond. Eligible research areas include all basic biomedical science disciplines, as well as plant biology, evolutionary biology, biophysics, chemical biology, biomedical engineering, and computational biology.”

Amount: Freeman Hrabowski Scholars will be employed by HHMI and will maintain an academic appointment and lab at their research institutions, like HHMI Investigators. The appointment is a five-year term as an HHMI lab head, renewable for an additional five-year term following a successful progress evaluation. Scholars will receive generous and flexible support from HHMI, including full salary and benefits, a research budget of approximately $2 million over the first five years, and eligibility to participate in HHMI capital equipment purchasing programs.

 

Funding Agency: PCORI: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Title: Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Awards

Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due September 29, 2022; Full Proposals (if invited) due January 11, 2023

Purpose: “The healthcare research process traditionally includes only scientists and other research-related professionals. PCORI believes that engagement of nontraditional stakeholders—from topic selection through design and conduct of research to dissemination of results—can influence research to be more patient centered, useful, and trustworthy, and ultimately lead to greater use of research results by patients and the broader healthcare community.” 

Amount: Dissemination Initiative: $250,000; Capacity-Building: $250,000; Stakeholder Convening: $100,000

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title: Addressing the Etiology of Health Disparities and Health Advantages Among Immigrant Populations (R01 Clinical trial not allowed)

Application Deadline: October 5, 2022; February 5, 2023

Purpose: “The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support innovative research to understand factors uniquely associated with the immigration experience that contribute to health disparities or health advantages among U.S. immigrant populations.” 

Amount: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title: Research to Action: Assessing and Addressing Community Exposures to Environmental Contaminants (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Application Deadline: October 5, 2022; February 5, 2023

Purpose: “This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages multidisciplinary projects to investigate the potential health risks of environmental exposures of concern to a community and to develop and implement an environmental public health action plan based on research findings. Projects supported under this program will employ community-engaged research methods to conduct research and to translate research findings into public health action.” 

Amount: Application budgets are limited to $500,000 in Direct Costs.

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title: Impact of the Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis on Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadline: October 5, 2022; February 5, 2023

Purpose: “This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for basic and translational research on the impact of the microbiome on Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD). While there is growing evidence that the microbiome is an important factor that contributes to overall health and a variety of diseases and disorders, the role of the alimentary canal and other sources of endogenous microbiota in specific AD/ADRDs has not been adequately addressed. This FOA will support mechanistic research focused on a more rigorous in-depth examination of the potential interactions between the microbiome and genetic and non-genetic molecular targets that influence AD/ADRD. It is expected that these studies will address the clinical relevance of the microbiome on disease initiation, progression, or modification, and will lead ultimately to better therapeutic interventions.” 

Amount: Application budgets are limited to $500,000 in direct costs per year and need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

 

Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Title: Community Geothermal Heating and Cooling Design and Deployment

Application Deadline: October 11, 2022

Purpose: “This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will award $300,000–$13 million for projects that help communities design and deploy geothermal district heating and cooling systems, create related workforce training, and identify and address environmental justice concerns. The FOA will help expand community-scale geothermal by supporting new systems and developing case studies to be replicated throughout the country.  The FOA will support the formation of U.S.-based community coalitions that will develop, design, and install community geothermal heating and cooling systems that supply at least 25% of the heating and cooling load in communities. Eligible applications must demonstrate that switching to geothermal district heating and cooling system would result in greenhouse gas emission reductions for the community where the system is installed.” 

Amount: DOE’s Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) anticipates making approximately 1–10 awards under the initial phase of this FOA, with individual awards varying between $300,000 and $750,000. In the second phase, following a downselect, GTO anticipates making 1–4 awards, with individual awards between $2.5 million and $10 million.

 

Funding Agency: Center for Craft

Title: Craft Research Fund Project Grant 2023

Application Deadline: October 21, 2022

Purpose: The Project Grant is one of three categories that make up the Craft Research Fund, a visionary program dedicated to supporting scholarly craft research in the United States. This grant is intended to support scholarly research and is not for the creation of artwork. This grant is not for the dissemination of already completed research.”

Amount: $15,000

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Title: Transformative Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Based Strategies to Identify Determinants of Exceptional Health and Life Span (R21/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadline: October 21, 2022

Purpose: “This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications seeking to develop novel, transformative artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) strategies and computer automation to integrate, extract, and interpret multi-omic (i.e., genome, epigenome, transcriptome, proteome, metabolome, microbiome, phenome) data sets from human exceptional longevity (EL) cohorts and multiple non-human species that display a wide variation in life span, and to decipher the relationships between DNA, RNA, proteins, metabolites, and other cell variables, as well as links to disease risks and exceptionally healthy aging.”

Amount: Application budgets are not to exceed $150,000 in direct costs per year in the R21 phase and $350,000 in direct costs per year in the R33 phase.  NIA intends to commit $750,000 in fiscal year 2023 to fund four awards.

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title: Galvanizing Health Equity Through Novel and Diverse Educational Resources (GENDER) Research Education R25 (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadline: October 27, 2022; June 27, 2023

Purpose: “The over-arching goal of this ORWH R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a diverse workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research.  To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on:  1) Courses for Skills Development: For example, advanced undergraduate courses in a specific discipline or research area, courses on clinical procedures or specialized research techniques, or community-based courses on topics of relevance to sex and/or gender and health. Specifically, this FOA aims to support courses that develop skills in multidimensional and intersectional health-related research and healthcare delivery. The format of the courses may involve a traditional in-person approach, online activities, a hybrid of both approaches, or other methods and 2) Curriculum or Methods Development: For example, undergraduate STEMM curricula focused on sex and gender in medicine, advanced curricula to improve biomedical, social and behavioral or clinical science education, or development of novel methods or instructional approaches such as graphic medicine. Proposed curricula or methods should have high potential to improve biomedical, social and behavioral, or clinical research education. Specifically, this FOA aims to support innovative curricula or methods at the undergraduate level or higher that integrate knowledge of sex and gender influences into health-related training or enhance understanding of sex and gender influences on health.”

Amount: Application budgets are limited to $150,000 in direct costs and need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

 

Funding Agency: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Title: Innovation Grants

Application Deadline: November 15, 2022

Purpose: “Our research grants support studies that will increase our understanding of suicide or test treatments and other interventions that save lives.”

Amount: $50,000-$450,000 depending on category

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Title: Complex Integrated Multi-Component Projects in Aging Research (U19 Clinical Trial Optional)

Application Deadline: January 25, 2023; May 25, 2023

Purpose: “This FOA allows for applications that propose large-scale, complex research projects with multiple highly integrated components focused on a common research question relevant to aging. Such projects will likely involve an integrated multidisciplinary team of investigators within a single institution or a consortium of institutions.”

Amount: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Title: Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS)

Application Deadline: January 26, 2023

Purpose: “The Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS) call has an emphasis to help launch the careers of pre-tenure faculty in Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) fields at institutions that do not traditionally receive significant amounts of NSF-MPS funding, such as some minority-serving institutions (MSIs), predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUIs), and Carnegie Research 2 (R2) universities. LEAPS-MPS has the additional goal of achieving excellence through diversity and aims to broaden participation to include members from groups historically excluded and currently underrepresented in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences, including Blacks and African Americans, Hispanics, Latinos, Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Native Pacific Islanders.”

Amount: $250,000

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title: HEAL Initiative: Research to Foster an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment System Patients Can Count On (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Application Deadline: February 2, 2023

Purpose: “Specifically, NIDA seeks applications for multi-project RM1 Opioid Use Disorder Quality Measurement and Management Research Centers (OUD-QM2RCs). OUD-QM2RCs will involve researchers and a partner with a deployed or in-development quality measurement strategy for opioid use disorder treatment that rigorous, scientific research could substantially advance. The ultimate goal is the creation of feasible, efficient quality measurement systems that provide meaningful information to help patients, families, and payors fairly compare and select providers and to help clinicians and providers improve patient outcomes. OUD-QM2RCs should 1. identify key aspects of the partner’s strategy that require additional research, 2. conduct the research, and 3. test or prepare to test the resulting system to determine if implementing it improves patient outcomes. Activities should also support the acceptability of the quality measurement and management system to patients, clinicians, and providers; the feasibility, scalability, and sustainability of the system; and equity in clinician/provider selection and treatment delivery.”

Amount: Application budgets are limited to $1.5 million in direct costs per year. Application budgets need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Title: NSF Individual and Small Team Proposals

Application Deadline: Varies by topic.

Advanced Manufacturing – proposals accepted anytime

Applied Mathematics – Nov 1-15, 2022

Archaeology and Archaeometry – July 1 and Dec 20 annually

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Oct 1-Nov 15, 2022

Biological Anthropology – July 20 and Jan 20 annually

Biomechanics and Mechanobiology – proposals accepted anytime

Biophotonics – proposals accepted anytime

Biosensing – proposals accepted anytime

Cellular and Biochemical Engineering – proposals accepted anytime

Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs – Sept & Oct - varies based on discipline

Computational & Data-Enabled Science and Engineering – Sept 1-30, 2022

Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards – Aug 15 and Jan 15 annually

Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases – Nov 16, 2022

Economics – Aug 18 and Jan 18 annually

Energy, Power, Control, and Networks – proposals accepted anytime

Engineering of Biomedical Systems – proposals accepted anytime

Environmental Biology – proposals accepted anytime

Environmental Engineering – proposals accepted anytime

Environmental Sustainability – proposals accepted anytime

Geophysics – proposals accepted anytime

Linguistics – Jan 15 and Jul 15 annually

Mathematical Biology – proposals accepted anytime

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics – Aug 25, 2022

Molecular and Cellular Biosciences – proposals accepted anytime

Physics – Nov & Dec – varies by topic

Science of Learning & Augmented Intelligence – Jan 18, 2023

Secure & Trustworthy Cyberspace – proposals accepted anytime

Security and Preparedness – Jan 15 and Aug 15 annually

Smart & Connected Communities – proposals accepted anytime

Social Psychology – Jan 15 and Jul 15 annually

Sociology – Jan 15 and Aug 15 annually

Statistics – Dec 1-15 annually

 

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Title: NSF Special Programs

Application Deadline: Varies by topic – click each topic to learn more about these special program opportunities.

Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE) – accepted anytime

Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Core Programs – Varies by size of application (Small, Medium, Large)

Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS) – accepted anytime

Computer Science for All (CS for All) – Feb 8, 2023

Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs (CHE-DRP) – Oct 31, 2022 for CMI, CLP, ECS and MSN; Sept 30, 2022 for CAT, CSDM-A, CSDM-B, CTMC, SYN

Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Program – accepted anytime

Division of Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects – Nov 21 and 23, 2022

Earth Sciences:  Instrumentation and Facilities Program – accepted anytime

Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2) – Jan 21, 2023

Expeditions in Computing – Varies by topic

Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS) – Jan 17, 2023

Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program (IUCRC) – Preliminary Proposals due Sep 14, 2022

Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program – Feb 7, 2023

Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) – Jan 11, 2023

Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program – Aug 30, 2022

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) – Sep 6, 2022

Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science – Oct 12, 2022

Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science – Nov 10, 2022

 

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Introduction to the WSU Office of Research Workshops

Topics include WSU Office of Research resources and contact, WSU policies and procedures related to research, finding funding, project budgeting and grant-writing tips.  Previously recorded workshops can also be found on the Office of Research website.

Office of Research Workshops


 

William T. Grant Foundation: Apply for Early-Career Reviewer Program by July 27, 2022

The early-career reviewer program recruits early-career researchers to serve as peer-reviewers of grant proposals submitted to the William T. Grant Foundation for studies on improving the use of research evidence. Apart from reading and evaluating grant proposals in their area of expertise, early-career reviewers receive personalized feedback from Foundation program officers and have access to additional reviews of assigned proposals prepared by senior peer-reviewers. Altogether, this professional development program aims to build early-career researchers’ understanding of the proposal evaluation and peer-review process for research grants in order to strengthen their own proposal writing skills and ultimately advance their careers.

Apply to Early-Career Reviewer Program


 

Just Add Arts Symposium: Strengthening Literacy and Social Emotional Learning Through Arts Integration: July 27-29, 2022

Arts integration engages diverse learners through music, dance, poetry, visual art and drama to understand and express their learning of curriculum concepts through the arts. Now arts integration isn’t just for the art teacher.  These strategies can be incorporated by all educators from early childhood to 12th grade as well as school support staff. In addition to the hands-on workshops for 1st-12th grade educators, there will be sessions specifically for kindergarten and preschool educators, sponsored by The Wolf Trap Institute of Early Learning Through the Arts.

Register for Just Add Arts Symposium


 

National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator Expo: July 27-28, 2022

Hosted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator, this exciting virtual exhibition event is your chance to check out novel solutions across six convergence research topics addressing national-scale societal challenges. During the event you will have the opportunity to connect with NSF-funded Convergence Accelerator research teams including viewing live presentations and solution demos. You may also network with other researchers, innovators, and business and technical practitioners from academia, industry, government, nonprofit, and other communities of practice.

Register for the NSF Convergence Accelerator Expo 2022


 

Hanover Research Grants Workshops: July 28, 2022

Hanover Research is offering a series of webinars on a variety of topics “designed to help grant-seekers to develop their skills and plan for upcoming competitions.” The webinar on July 28, 2022 is titled “Grantseeker’s Guide to the FY 2023 Budget Request.” 

Register for Hanover Workshop on July 28, 2022


 

WSU Information Security: Privacy & Security Training: August 9, 2022; 4:00-5:00pm in RSC Room 203 (Lancelot)

Gina Riggs and Mark Rodee offer WSU Privacy and Security Training monthly on the second Tuesday of every month.  Learn how to prevent, detect and respond to information security and privacy concerns.

Email informationsecurity@wichita.edu with questions. 


 

ORAU Virtual Stakeholder Engagement Workshop: Building a Research Agenda – How Does the Water Flow?  August 11, 2022

ORAU’s Research and University Partnerships Office, in partnership with Florida State University (FSU), is hosting a virtual stakeholder engagement workshop on Water Quality and Public Health. We invite interested faculty, researchers, and students at your institution to attend this event focused on discussing research gaps and frameworks to advance water quality science.  The President’s Executive Order lays out a responsibility to “improve public health and the environment; to ensure access to clean air and water; and to limit exposure to dangerous chemicals and pesticides.” The Administration is establishing an Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Health and Human Services, which will focus on climate change impacts to the environment and associated impacts to health based on where people spend most of their time.

Register for ORAU Virtual Stakeholder Engagement Workshop


 

NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy Two-Part Webinar Series: August 11 and September 22, 2022

Make sure you’re prepared for the new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) policy, coming January 25, 2023!   NIH invites you to join experts from the NIH Office of Science Policy and the NIH Office of Extramural Research for an informative and interactive webinar series focused on what the DMS policy means for applicants, awardees and institutions.

Register for NIH Data Management and Sharing Webinars


 

NSF Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Project Execution Plan Workshop:  August 19, 2022

This workshop will prepare social and behavioral science, education, and computer science researchers for the submission of an NSF Mid-scale Research Infrastructure proposal. The workshop focuses specifically on development of the Project Execution Plan (PEP), which guides the project management for such a project. Workshop participants will gain an understanding of what a PEP is, what PEP requirements are for NSF Midscale proposals and how to develop an effective PEP for their project.

Register for NSF Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Workshop


 

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Artificial Intelligence Institute (NAII) Brain Summit 2022: September 7-9, 2022

In this inaugural three-day event, the National Artificial Intelligence Institute plans to showcase how AI impacts three areas of critical importance to Veterans' health: mental health, brain injury & rehabilitation, and brain cancer. Our goal is to bring together bright minds to give idea-focused talks on a wide range of artificial intelligence (AI) and mental health subjects, facilitating thought-provoking conversations and fostering learning, innovation, and collaboration. Panels will focus on the VA Radiology AI Workgroup, the State of TBI Management, and AI in Suicide Prevention at VA. The event will be open to representatives from VA and across government, research and health care institutions, non-profit organizations, and private industry interested in sharing the latest findings and best practices related to brain health.

Register for VA NAII BRAIN Summit 2022


 

NIH Diverse Voices Virtual Talk: Violence & Women: September 29, 2022

NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)’s new quarterly lecture series, titled “Diverse Voices: Intersectionality and the Health of Women,” will amplify research that incorporates an intersectional framework and addresses the breadth of topics relevant to the health of women. The September 29, 2022, session of “Diverse Voices" will focus on violence and women, featuring presentations from Natacha De Genna, Ph.D., of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Sahnah Lim, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.I.A., of the New York University Grossman School of Medicine.

Register for NIH Diverse Voices Virtual Talk


 

Center for Economic Development and Business Research 43rd Annual Kansas Economic Outlook Conference: October 6, 2022

The purpose of the conference is to provide insight into current local, state, and national economies, addressing topics of interest to the community. A combination of nationally known speakers and local experts will be on hand to provide perspectives on issues affecting business, industry, education and government.

Register for 43rd Kansas Economic Outlook Conference


 

Learn to Use BeoShock

Wichita State University continues to host Beoshock, a High-performance Computing Cluster (HPC). This HPC is available and free to faculty members, researchers and students engaged in course work or research activities. BeoShock runs the CentOS Linux operating system and features approximately 720 processor cores, two high memory compute nodes with 1.5 terabytes of memory, and four graphics processing unit (GPU) accelerators.

Learn more about BeoShock High-Performance Computing

 

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

Office of Research Announces New Post-Award Associate Director: Brenda Achey

We are excited to announce that Brenda Achey has been promoted to serve as the Associate Director of the Post-Award team beginning July 2022. In this new role, Brenda will provide leadership to the team of Research Grant Administrators who support the University's academic researchers and public service centers by managing the University's sponsored research accounting activities. The Post-Award team is responsible for grants accounting activities, including grants setup and maintenance, budget establishment and monitoring, accounts payable and payroll processing, sponsor billing, reporting, and closeout.

Brenda is a Shocker through and through. She obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration/Accounting degree in 1996 and has a 38-year tenure at Wichita State University. She is excited to be immersed in her new position in the Office of Research, where she can support faculty and staff with grant administration. On a personal note, Brenda loves attending WSU Men’s basketball games!   Read more about this employee spotlight…


 

National Science Foundation (NSF) Calls for Researchers Supported by NSF to Collaborate with National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST)

“Principal Investigators (PIs) with current active NSF awards are eligible to submit NSF supplemental funding requests for travel expenses and per diem associated with work on-site at NIST to collaborate on research with NIST staff and access specialized research instrumentation.”

Read NSF Dear Colleague Letter NSF 22-098


 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Stimulating Research to Understand and Address Hunger, Food and Nutrition Insecurity

“The purpose of this NOSI is to encourage research on the efficacy of interventions that address nutrition security and the mechanisms of food insecurity on a variety of health outcomes.  It also calls for the development of new measures for nutrition security and assessment of food insecurity that are broadly applicable. It was developed by the Office of Nutrition Research (ONR) Implementation Working Group on Nutrition and Health Disparities in collaboration with NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) and Offices in support of the goals and objectives of the Strategic Plan for NIH Nutrition Research.”

Read NIH NOT OD-22-135


 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Preventive Interventions to Address Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Populations that Experience Health Disparities

“The purpose of this NOSI is to solicit projects on preventive interventions that address cardiometabolic risk factors in populations that experience health disparities. This NOSI focuses specifically on preventive interventions addressing cardiometabolic risk factors across the lifespan in populations that experience health disparities. Efforts to improve these risk factors should be based on research that identifies and addresses relevant determinants of health at individual, interpersonal, organizational, community, and societal levels. As part of proposed prevention interventions, investigators should work in collaboration with appropriate community, service system, and/or healthcare partners to develop and evaluate interventions that are relevant, acceptable, and sustainable in community and service settings.  Proposed projects must include an intervention that addresses at least one cardiometabolic risk factor, alone or in combination with other types of risk factors (e.g., smoking, occupational risks), in one or more populations that experience health disparities.”

Read NIH NOT-OD-22-154


 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Increasing Uptake of Evidence-Based Screening in Diverse Populations Across the Lifespan

“The Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) and participating National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICs) are issuing this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) to encourage applications proposing to test multilevel strategies and interventions to improve the uptake of evidence-based screening services across the lifespan and in populations including, but not limited to, those experiencing health disparities and those that are underserved. Studies addressing efficacy, effectiveness, dissemination and implementation research, as well as studies seeking to understand and address barriers to screening are encouraged.”

Read NIH NOT-OD-22-178


 

WSU International Travel Notice

The summer is here, along with loosening international travel restrictions at both the federal and state levels.  This has brought a significant upswing in international travel requests.

As a reminder, there are mandatory campus-wide (including all of Industry & Defense Programs) policies regarding practices for international travel. These policies apply to WSU personnel such as students and full- and part-time employees at all levels, as well as independent contractors, and apply if you are:

  • Traveling on WSU-related business, research, or funds,
  • Traveling with any WSU-owned asset such as laptop or equipment,
  • Traveling with plans to connect back to WSU-owned or operated networks, servers, files, or folders,
  • Traveling with plans to login or use WSU-owned e-mail while abroad, or
  • Traveling which is sponsored in any way by foreign governments, institutions, or entities.

If your international travel falls under one of these above categories, it is required that you submit a travel authorization request through Chrome River and submit a Travel Authorization form to exportcontrols@wichita.edu  at least 30 days prior to your planned departure. Last-minute requests cannot be guaranteed for approval. For IDP personnel, please note that you must first receive an approval from the Export Controls & Compliance office prior to your acquiring a loaner laptop from NIAR IT.

Please see the links below for further information and resources, and reach out to the Travel Office at wsutraveloffice@wichita.edu, or James Elliott, Export Control & Compliance Officer, at exportcontrols@wichita.edu with any questions.

 

What this means for you:

  • Protect yourself from criminal and civil liability by declaring all international travel with the Export Control & Compliance Office 30 days before your trip.
  • Export Control regulations impact software, email, information, and remote access differently than what most people expect. These processes help ensure we are doing everything the right way and catching relevant instances that may only apply on a case-by-case basis.
  • Failure to properly declare travel could mean barring all access while traveling.

Need Help with Export Control?

Please be on the lookout for news from the WSU Export Control & Compliance Office and reach out to James Elliott, ECO, at exportcontrols@wichita.edu with any questions. 


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