Congratulations to those who received grants in July! Thanks to all of their talents and hard work, as of July 31, 2022, WSU researchers under Academic Affairs have submitted proposals budgeting a total of $11,747,988, received $2,058,976 in awards, and generated $348,267 in indirect cost recovery for FY2023.
The final numbers for FY2022 for Academic Affairs’ researchers are: $128,293,038 budgeted in submitted proposals, $40,954,009 in awards received, and $3,526,868 generated in indirect cost recovery.
This month’s newsletter provides an opportunity to get to know a little about Jana Henderson in her role as the Associate Director of Pre-Award for the Office of Research in Academic Affairs.
We all wish you much success in your research efforts over the next month. – Coleen Pugh, Vice Provost for Research.
AWARDS
COST AND BENEFITS OF MICROGRID TO TRANSMISSION SYSTEM: A CASE STUDY BASED ON ELLIS, KS
PI/Department: Visvakumar Aravinthan, Electrical & Computer Engr
Sponsor: Sunflower Electric Power Corporation
Amount: $140,000
MLG AND NLG FSF TESTING
PI/Department: Brandon Baier, NIAR - Full Scale Struc Testing Lab
Sponsor: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems INC
Amount: $848,753
WERX MRO
PI/Department: Allison Bonitati, NIAR - Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Commerce
Amount: $7,000,000
DYNAMIC C-14 MIXING SYSTEM
PI/Department: Brian Brown, NIAR - CAD/CAM
Sponsor: Spirit Aerosystems INC
Amount: $140,000
SERVICES - ARMS/DASSAULT SUPPORT
PI/Department: Brian Brown, NIAR - CAD/CAM
Sponsor: Lockheed Martin Space Systems CO
Amount: $55,100
IIMC IIV REGION MEETING 2023
PI/Department: Misty Bruckner, Public Policy & Management Center
Sponsor: City Clerks and Municipal Financial Officers Association
Amount: $4,440
BIRD STRIKE TESTING
PI/Department: Nicholas Conquest, NIAR - Environmental Test Lab
Sponsor: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems INC
Amount: $180,588
PFCAS TESTING
PI/Department: Nicholas Conquest, NIAR - Environmental Test Lab
Sponsor: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp
Amount: $153,534
TESTING SERVICES
PI/Department: Jeffrey Gilchrist, NIAR - Composites & Structures
Sponsor: HFW Solutions Inc
Amount: $65,856
BIRD STRIKE ANALYSIS
PI/Department: Luis Gomez Valbuena, NIAR - Crash Dynamics
Sponsor: Archer Aviation Inc
Amount: $59,700
WAMU PROJECT: 1A: REMAKING AMERICA
PI/Department: Jessica Hanzlicek-Treadwell, KMUW
Sponsor: Corporation for Public Broadcasting via American University
Amount: $12,000
UPWARD BOUND WICHITA PREP
PI/Department: Rhonda Hicks, ED - Upward Bound / Wichita Prep
Sponsor: Department of Education - US
Amount: $484,171
ADVANCED SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH (MOD 4 #P00004)
PI/Department: Hyuck Kwon, Electrical & Computer Engr
Sponsor: Air Force Research Laboratory
Amount: $17,361
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SMART TELEHEALTH ECG AND HUMAN ACTIVITY MONITORING SYSTEM TO IMPROVE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH OF OLDER ADULTS
PI/Department: Yongkuk Lee, Biomedical Engineering
Co-PI/Department: Kyoung Lee, School of Social Work
Sponsor: Natl Institutes of Health
Amount: $426,847
HIGH ORDER NUMERICAL METHODS ON COMPLEX GEOMETRIES
PI/Department: Yuan Liu, Mathematics & Statistics & Physics
Sponsor: Simons Foundation
Amount: $7,953
KANSAS NASA EPSCOR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (RID) PROGRAM
PI/Department: Leonard Miller, Aerospace Engineering
Sponsor: Kansas Board of Regents
Amount: $216,325
ENGINEERING SERVICES
PI/Department: Matthew Opliger, NIAR - Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Galactic Co LLC
Amount: $211,368
THERMOPLASTIC MML4 IM7 REFAB REV A
PI/Department: Upul Palliyaguru, NIAR - ATLAS Lab
Sponsor: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
Amount: $142,251
A MULTISCALE MODELING AND X-RAY CT EXPLORATION OF BEARING FAILURE MECHANICS IN A COUNTERSUNK BOLTED COMPOSITE STRUCTURE
PI/Department: Waruna Seneviratne, NIAR - Composites & Structures
Co-PI/Department: Caleb Saathoff, NIAR - Composites & Structures
Sponsor: US Navy via Global Engineering & Materials, Inc.
Amount: $60,200
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
Amount: $381,523
P1.TPC.IMP: THERMOPLASTICS - INTEGRATED MASTER SCHEDULE AND PLAN DEVELOPMENT
PI/Department: Waruna Seneviratne, NIAR - Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn
Amount: $39,184
ENGINEERING SERVICES
PI/Department: Nicole Stahl, NIAR - Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Hexcel Reinforcements Corp
Amount: $566,660
ENGINEERING SERVICES
PI/Department: Nicole Stahl, NIAR - Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Hexcel Reinforcements Corp
Amount: $566,660
ENGINEERING SERVICES
PI/Department: Nicole Stahl, NIAR - Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Hexcel Reinforcements Corp
Amount: $595,713
ENGINEERING SERVICES
PI/Department: Nicole Stahl, NIAR - Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Hexcel Reinforcements Corp
Amount: $595,713
KANSAS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS CY2022
PI/Department: Marcia Stevens, Kansas Small Business Dev Center
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Commerce via Fort Hays State University
Amount: $171,290
KANSAS SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS CY2022
PI/Department: Marcia Stevens, Kansas Small Business Dev Center
Sponsor: Small Business Administration via Fort Hays State University
Amount: $144,098
AS4 TESTING
PI/Department: Vinsensius Tanoto, NIAR - Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Park Aerospace Corp
Amount: $63,256
AMTC-20-02-053: NEXT GENERATION MATERIALS FOR MISSILE APPLICATIONS
PI/Department: John Tomblin, NIAR - Composites & Structures
Co-PI/Department: Rachael Andrulonis, NIAR - Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Department of Defense via Advanced Technology International
Amount: $343,812
COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS FOR LEGACY AIRFRAMES AND SUBSYSTEMS
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Co-PI/Department: Melinda Laubach-Hock, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Department of Defense via National Center for Manufacturing Sciences - NCMS
Amount: $1,304,814
EMERGING MATERIALS FOR HIGH-SPEED MISSILE APPLICATIONS
PI/Department: John Tomblin, NIAR - Composites & Structures
Co-PI/Department: Rachael Andrulonis, NIAR - Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Department of Defense via Advanced Technology International
Amount: $2,653,725
FY23 NARP
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Commerce
Amount: $5,000,000
GO-AROUND PROCEDURES AND TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS (ADMIN)
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Amount: $20,000
KANSAS TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR - SUPERSONIC TEST CORRIDOR
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Co-PI/Department: David Jones, Media Resources Admin Services
Sponsor: Department of Transportation - Kansas
Amount: $800,000
KART PROJECT FY23
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Commerce
Amount: $5,000,000
EXPLORING NEW LOW-DIMENSIONAL FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS TARGETING THERMOELECTRIC AND OPTICAL APPLICATIONS
PI/Department: Jian Wang, Chemistry
Sponsor: Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn
Amount: $19,272
MEETING FACILITATION OF YOUTH FATALITY REVIEW BOARD
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Unified Government of Wyandotte County
Amount: $14,719
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.
Funding Agency: Corning Museum of Glass
Title: Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Residency Application
Application Deadline: August 31, 2022
Purpose: “The museum invites applications for its Black, Indigenous, and people of color residency program. Artists spend a month at The Studio exploring new directions in glassmaking or expanding on their current bodies of work while using the immense resources of the world’s leading glass museum. Transportation, as well as room and board, is provided for those selected to participate. Each resident is offered a generous supply budget and a shared studio space. Residents can access the Rakow Research Library, The Corning Museum of Glass collection, and expert Museum staff. A residency manager will serve as liaison to additional services in Corning and the Museum. During the residency, artists are expected to do their work. Each artist presents their work during a free public event in The Studio Lecture Room. Residencies occur in March, April, May, October, and November. One or two individuals are selected for each month.”
Amount: Transportation, room and board, supply budget and shared studio space provided.
Funding Agency: AARP Foundation
Title: Advancing Economic Opportunity Among Older Adults
Application Deadline: Required Pre-Application due September 7, 2022; If invited, Full Application due October 10, 2022
Purpose: “AARP Foundation will prioritize applications that serve populations disproportionately impacted by systemic barriers, racial and ethnic disparities, and other biases in programs and policies. Additionally, AARP Foundation will give priority to applications that serve older adults with low income in 22 U.S. states and territories: CA, FL, TX, NY, NC, MS, LA, PA, OH, GA, TN, AL, AR, KY, MI, SC, NM, WV, IL, AZ, DC, and Puerto Rico. Eligible applicants are invited to submit a pre-application that contains background about their organization, basic information about their project model and its implementation, and how their project’s proposed increase in dollars obtained through income and earnings or securing public benefits align with AARP Foundation’s mission and the objectives.”
Amount: $150,000 for Field Building; $250,000 for Direct Service
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: Pfizer
Title: Independent Education Grant RFP: Optimizing Telemedicine/Telehealth for the Rheumatology Community
Application Deadline: September 13, 2022
Purpose: The intent of this RFP is to support projects that focus on addressing knowledge and practice gaps related to the utilization and optimization of telemedicine/telehealth in the care of patients with rheumatological conditions.”
Amount: $200,000
Funding Agency: Department of Energy (DOE)
Title: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Advancing Equity Through Workforce Partnerships
Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due September 13, 2022; Concept Papers due September 20, 2022; Full Applications due December 6, 2022
Purpose: “…the Advancing Equity Through Workforce Partnerships funding opportunity will award $10 million for the development of collaborative workforce programs that will facilitate the rapid deployment of solar energy technologies while supporting an inclusive workforce with opportunities for union membership.”
Amount: $250,000-$1,500,000
Funding Agency: Thrasher Research Fund
Title: Early Career Awards 2022 Fall Cycle
Application Deadline: Concept Papers due September 13, 2022; Full Applications, if invited, due November 4, 2022.
Purpose: “The purpose of this program is to encourage the development of researchers in child health by awarding small grants to new researchers, helping them gain a foothold in this important area. The goal is to fund applicants who will go on to be independent investigators. The Fund is open to a wide variety of research topics. We do not focus on a particular disease, but all our funded projects deal directly with children's health. In the Early Career Award Program, the Fund is particularly interested in applicants that show great potential to impact that field of children's health through medical research. Both an applicant's aptitude and inclination toward research are considered. The quality of the mentor and the mentoring relationship are also considered to be important predictors of success.”
Amount: $25,000
Funding Agency: Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Title: Resident Faculty Scholar Grant Program
Application Deadline: September 13, 2022
Purpose: “The Resident Faculty Scholar Grant Program will support a faculty member, or small groups of faculty members, at institutions in the United States or Canada, to utilize BWF Headquarters as a site for mini-sabbaticals/project incubation allowing the dedicated protected time to initiate or accelerate their work when aligned with BWF priorities and goals. The nature of the mini-sabbaticals/project incubation sessions will be quite flexible and would be envisioned to support work at the BWF Headquarters for two to 6 months. Funds would be available to support travel, lodging, meetings, and faculty salary. We anticipate two proposals to be awarded in the first year of applications. Office space, computer access, meeting facilities and other dry laboratory resources would be available on site. We encourage all stages of seniority of faculty to apply.”
Amount: Up to $125,000
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: American Psychological Foundation
Title: David H. and Beverly A. Barlow Grant
Application Deadline: September 15, 2022
Purpose: “The David H. and Beverly A. Barlow Grant supports innovative basic and clinical research on anxiety and anxiety-related disorders conducted by graduate students and early career researchers.”
Amount: $7,500
Funding Agency: American Psychological Foundation
Title: Bruce and Jane Walsh Grant in Memory of John Holland
Application Deadline: September 15, 2022
Purpose: “The Bruce and Jane Walsh Grant in Memory of John Holland supports scientific, scholarly, or applied research and/or educational activities investigating how personality, culture, and environment influence work behavior and health (mental and physical). Preference will be given to early career psychologists (10 years or less postdoctoral), and pilot projects that, if successful, would be strong candidates for support from major federal and foundation funding agencies, and "demonstration projects" that promise to generalize broadly to similar settings in other geographical areas and/or to other settings.”
Amount: $18,000
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education (IUSE: CUE)
Application Deadline: September 19, 2022
Purpose: “The Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education (IUSE: CUE) program aims to better prepare a wider, more diverse range of students to collaboratively use computation across a range of contexts and challenging problems. With this solicitation, the National Science Foundation focuses on re-envisioning how to teach computing effectively to a broad group of students, in a scalable manner, with an emphasis on broadening participation of groups who are underrepresented and underserved by traditional computing courses and careers. These groups may include women, persons with disabilities, Blacks and African Americans, Hispanics and Latinos, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders.”
Amount: $1,000,000-$2,000,000 depending on category
Funding Agency: National Ataxia Foundation
Title: Research Seed Money Grant
Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due September 29, 2022; Full Applications due October 19, 2022
Purpose: “NAF research grants are for new and innovative studies that are relevant to the cause, pathogenesis or treatment of the hereditary or sporadic ataxias. Research grants are offered primarily as “seed monies” to assist investigators in the early or pilot phase of their studies and as additional support for ongoing investigations on demonstration of need. It is hoped that these studies will be further developed to attract future funding from other sources. Grants are awarded for one year only.”
Amount: $50,000
Funding Agency: Ida B. Wells: Disrupting the Master Narrative Fund
Title: Creative Placemaking
Application Deadline: Launch Date is October 1, 2022; Deadline for Submission TBD
Purpose: “Black placemaking is a reclamation of space rooted in remembrance, reclamation, and renewal as a creative act of resistance. We seek to partner with cultural bearers fortifying our participation in the public commons.”
Amount: $25,000
Funding Agency: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Title: Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Outcomes Research 2022
Application Deadline: Letter of Intent due October 4, 2022
Purpose: “With this PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA), PCORI aims to fund studies that address high-priority methodological gaps in patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) and clinical comparative effectiveness research (CER). PCORI seeks to fund projects that address important methodological gaps and lead to improvements in the strength and quality of evidence generated by PCOR/CER studies. For the 2022 Methods PFA, PCORI has identified the following areas as programmatic priorities: 1) Methods to Improve the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in Clinical Research, 2) Methods to Improve Study Design, 3) Methods to Support Data Research Networks and 4) Methods Related to Ethical and Human Subjects Protections Issues in PCOR/CER.”
Amount: $750,000 in direct costs over three years
Funding Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Title: The Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers Program
Application Deadline: October 4, 2022
Purpose: “The Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Centers (EJ TCTAC) Program provides grant funding to eligible applicants to establish technical assistance centers across the nation providing technical assistance, training, and related support to communities with environmental justice concerns and their partners. The new technical assistance centers will provide training, assistance, and capacity building on writing grant proposals, navigating federal systems such as Grants.gov and SAM.gov, and effectively managing grant funding. These centers will also provide guidance on community engagement, meeting facilitation, and translation and interpretation services for limited English-speaking participants.” Please let the WSU Environmental Finance Center (Tonya Bronleewe, Director) know if you are interested in collaborating on a proposal.
Amount: $6,000,000 over three years
Funding Agency: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Title: Systems for Action: Systems and Services Research to Build a Culture of Health
Application Deadline: October 5, 2022
Purpose: “Systems for Action (S4A) is a signature research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that helps to build the evidence base for a Culture of Health by rigorously testing new ways of connecting the nation’s fragmented medical, social, and public health systems. New strategies and tools are needed to help medical, social, and public health systems work together to dismantle structural racism and improve health and well-being for all.”
Amount: $100,000 for Developmental Studies; $500,000 for Impact Studies
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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. This announcement reflects NIEHS’ and NIMHD's commitment to environmental health disparities and environmental justice research. This FOA also advances efforts to nurture and sustain trust and bi-directional communication between academic researchers and affected communities.”
Amount: $500,000 in direct costs
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Application Deadline: October 5, 2022
Purpose: “This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) seeks to support research that examines the impact of leveraging health information technology (health IT) to reduce disparities in access to and utilization of health care services, patient-clinician communication, and health outcomes for populations that experience health disparities in the U.S.”
Amount: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Funding Agency: National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
Title: Public Engagement with Historical Records
Application Deadline: October 6, 2022
Purpose: “The National Historical Publications and Records Commission seeks projects that encourage public engagement with historical records, including the development of new tools that enable people to engage online. The NHPRC is looking for collaborative projects that create models and technologies that other institutions can freely adopt. In general, collaborations between archivists, documentary editors, historians, educators, and/or community-based individuals are more likely to create a competitive proposal. Projects that focus on innovative methods to introduce primary source materials and how to use them in multiple locations also are more likely to create a competitive proposal.”
Amount: $50,000-$150,000
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Title: Fast-tracking Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet)
Application Deadline: October 10, 2022
Purpose: “This solicitation invites proposals for the creation of international networks of networks in research areas aligned with a grand challenge identified as a priority by the research community or NSF, such as the NSF Big Ideas or in an active program solicitation. AccelNet awards support the connections among research networks, rather than supporting fundamental research as the primary activity. Each network of networks is expected to engage in innovative collaborative activities that promote synergy of efforts across networks and provide professional development for U.S. students, postdoctoral scholars, and early-career researchers. Two proposal categories covered by this solicitation include: Design and Implementation.”
Amount: $250,000 for Design Track; $2,000,000 for Implementation Track
Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Title: Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP)
Application Deadline: October 12, 2022
Purpose: “The purpose of the program is to support community-based partnerships and collaborations aimed at promoting access to health care for under-resourced and underserved children, youth, and their families nationwide, through the implementation and evaluation of new or enhanced community-based projects and models of care. Recipients will implement community-based projects incorporating evidence-informed or evidence-based strategies or innovations to increase access to health care and preventive health services in rural and other underserved populations. Community-based partnerships and collaborations will support the establishment of these projects and advance innovations.”
Amount: $50,000; Note, cost match is required.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Application Deadline: October 12, 2022
Purpose: “The goal of the NIDCR Career Enhancement Award (K18) is to support mentored research experiences for established investigators who either wish to expand or augment their dental, oral, or craniofacial (DOC) research program, or to redirect their research by incorporating DOC research into their research program to advance fundamental knowledge about dental, oral, and craniofacial health and disease.”
Amount: NIH will contribute $25,000 per year toward the research development costs of the award recipient, which must be justified and consistent with the stage of development of the candidate and the proportion of time to be spent in research or career development activities. Allowable costs include tuition and fees for short-term courses, travel to scientific meetings or training, consultant fees, and research-related costs, primarily supplies and technical or computational services. Salary for research assistants, laboratory technicians, or equivalent research staff may be appropriate. Salary for mentors, secretarial and administrative assistants, etc. is not allowed.
Funding Agency: Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
Title: Quality of Life Grant
Application Deadline: October 13, 2022
Purpose: “Grants are awarded to organizations that address the needs of people living with paralysis caused by spinal cord and other injuries, diseases or birth conditions, including (but not limited to) stroke, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).”
Amount: $25,000-$100,000 depending on project type
Funding Agency: Kansas NASA EPSCoR
Title: FY2023 Request for Proposals to NASA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
Application Deadline: October 14, 2022 at 12noon
Purpose: The NASA FY2023 NOFO “solicits proposals that are expected to establish research activities that will make significant contributions to NASA’s strategic research and technology development priorities and contribute to the overall research infrastructure, science and technology capabilities of higher education, as well as the economic development of the jurisdiction receiving funding.”
Amount: $750,000 over three years; Note, cost match is required.
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Application Deadline: October 16, 2022
Purpose: “The goal of this funding opportunity announcement is to support meritorious research projects that involve secondary data analyses of existing oral or craniofacial database resources, or that develop needed statistical methodology for analyzing existing dental, oral or craniofacial databases.”
Amount: $100,000 in direct costs per year, over two years
Funding Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) and Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Title: AHRQ/PCORI Learning Health System Small Grant Pilot Program (R03)
Application Deadline: October 16, 2022
Purpose: “The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in partnership with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), invites applications for funding to support innovative patient-centered outcomes research small pilot projects in Learning Health Systems (LHS) that evaluate the outcomes of embedded research and evaluate the processes by which embedded research can enhance impact, stakeholder engagement, and other health system-identified outcomes of interest.”
Amount: $100,000
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title: Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Application Deadline: October 16, 2022
Purpose: “The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support studies that will identify, develop, and/or test strategies for overcoming barriers to the adoption, adaptation, integration, scale-up, and sustainability of evidence-based interventions, practices, programs, tools, treatments, guidelines, and policies. Studies that promote equitable dissemination and implementation of evidence-based interventions among underrepresented communities are encouraged. Conversely, there is a benefit in understanding circumstances that create a need to stop or reduce (“de-implement”) the use of practices that are ineffective, unproven, low-value, or harmful. In addition, studies to advance dissemination and implementation research methods and measures are encouraged. Applications that focus on re-implementation of evidence-based health services (e.g. cancer screening) that may have dropped off amidst the ongoing COVID pandemic are encouraged.”
Amount: The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000. No more than $200,000 may be requested in a single year. The maximum project period is two years.
Funding Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)
Title: AHRQ Small Research Grant Program (R03)
Application Deadline: October 16, 2022
Purpose: “This FOA encourages Small Research Grant (R03) applications and expresses AHRQ priority areas of interest for ongoing small research projects. The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of health services research projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology.”
Amount: $100,000
Funding Agency: Sphinx
Title: Sphinx Venture Fund
Application Deadline: October 20, 2022
Purpose: “The Sphinx Organization is a social justice organization dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts. The Sphinx Venture Fund provides grants to individuals or organizations for initiatives designed to solve a challenge or an issue related to diversity, equality, and inclusion in the performing arts, with a strong emphasis on classical music. The focus is on new and innovative solutions that have the opportunity to have a transformative impact for the entire field, go beyond a single geographic area, and involve more than one partner.”
Amount: A small number of proposals will be selected each year with an average grant size of $50,000 to $100,000.
Funding Agency: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Title: Southern Plains Grassland Program 2023 Request for Proposals
Application Deadline: October 26, 2022 (informational webinar August 23, 2022)
Purpose: “The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is soliciting proposals to conserve and restore grasslands and wildlife species in the Southern Great Plains. The Southern Plains Grassland Program seeks to work closely with nonprofit and government partners and the ranching community to bring important financial and technical resources to improve grassland ecosystem health and resilience to climate change in the Southern Great Plains. These actions will boost the vitality of this often-overlooked ecosystem, providing benefits to wildlife and to rural, ranching-based communities. These actions increase the ability of grasslands to store carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and provide key benefits to address climate change.”
Amount: The Southern Plains Grassland Program will award approximately $1.5 million this cycle to 10-15 grants. Grants may be up to three years in length. Note, 1:1 match is required.
Funding Agency: Ida B. Wells: Disrupting the Master Narrative Fund
Title: Visual Arts Fund
Application Deadline: November 3, 2022
Purpose: “The Ida B. Wells Disrupting the Master Narrative Fund seeks projects that embody the Chromatic Black artistic aesthetic. We are eager to partner with creatives who help us make meaning of our world and deepen our collective literacy around liberatory justice.”
Amount: $2,000
Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Title: Geriatrics Academic Careers Awards (GACA)
Application Deadline: November 3, 2022
Purpose: “The purpose of the GACA program is to support the career development of junior faculty as academic geriatricians or academic geriatrics specialists. The goals of the program are for the GACA candidate to a) develop the necessary knowledge and skills to lead health care transformation in a variety of settings, including rural and/or medically underserved settings, b) be age-friendly, and c) provide training in clinical geriatrics, including the training of interprofessional teams of healthcare professionals to provide healthcare for older adults.”
Amount: $81,746 per year
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Application Deadline: November 9, 2022
Purpose: “This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) seeks to accelerate the clinical translation of novel biomaterials for dental, oral, and craniofacial (DOC) applications through development and implementation of advanced data-driven tools designed to overcome critical bottlenecks in research and development (R&D) cycles that lead to delays in regulatory evaluations and translation to human use. A primary focus of this initiative is the acceleration of R&D cycles and the regulatory evaluation of novel and/or repurposed biomaterial formulations with unique functional properties optimized for the restoration, repair, or replacement of DOC tissues. The framework of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) program will be leveraged by this initiative as an innovative and important roadmap to guide the development of data-driven tools that are qualified by the FDA for a specific Context of Use (CoU).”
Amount: Application budgets in the R61 phase are limited to $200,000 in direct costs per year. Application budgets in the R33 phase should not exceed $750,000 in direct costs per year.
Funding Agency: Russell Sage Foundation
Title: Race, Ethnicity and Immigration
Application Deadline: Letters of Inquiry due November 9, 2022
Purpose: “The Russell Sage Foundation’s program on Race, Ethnicity & Immigration supports innovative investigator-initiated research on the social, economic, and political effects of the changing racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. population, including the transformation of communities and ideas about what it means to be American. We are especially interested in research that examines the roles of race, ethnicity, nativity, gender and legal status in outcomes for immigrants, U.S.-born racial and ethnic minorities, and native-born whites. RSF encourages multi-disciplinary perspectives and methods that both strengthen the data, theory, and methods of social science research and foster a better understanding of how to foster the ideals of a pluralist society. Proposals may focus on any one or more of the issues—race, and/or ethnicity, and/or immigration.”
Amount: Trustee Grants are generally capped at $200,000
Funding Agency: American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Title: Research 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 project type
Funding Agency: National Endowment for Financial Education
Title: Research Funding
Application Deadline: Letters of Inquiry due November 15, 2022
Purpose: “We provide funding for rigorous, innovative and actionable research that seeks to improve the public's financial well-being and has the potential to make a profound contribution to the field of financial education. We currently offer research grants and will soon expand our support to include directed research opportunities.”
Amount: Not disclosed
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Application Deadline: November 18, 2022
Purpose: “Through this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), the National Institute of Mental Health in partnership with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the Office of Research on Women's Health aims to support implementation science research to strengthen the evidence for effective interventions and implementation strategies that target Social and Structural Determinants of Health (SSDoH) and ultimately improve HIV outcomes and reduce inequities.”
Amount: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Funding Agency: American Lung Association
Application Deadline: December 15, 2022
Purpose: “The Allergic Respiratory Diseases Award is a long-standing joint effort between the American Lung Association and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology to encourage and support early-stage investigators with a primary faculty appointment in an allergy/immunology division or section, to conduct research into advancing the understanding of allergic respiratory disease. The Innovation Award will support promising independent investigators who are leveraging their existing body of work to conduct basic science, behavioral, clinical, or translational research for lung health. The Catalyst Award champions the next generation of scientists who are ascending toward independence by supporting mentored-investigators who are conducting basic science, behavioral, clinical or translational research into lung health. The Public Policy Research award is designed to help stimulate and inform important public policy debates around healthy air and lung disease. This award supports research on and evaluation of existing public policy and programs, as well as projects that inject innovative ideas into public policies impacting lung health. This is a mentored award meant to provide seed monies to junior investigators for researching the mechanisms and biology of interstitial lung disease.”
Amount: $50,000 or $75,000 depending on opportunity
Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Title: Literature Fellowships: Translation Projects
Application Deadline: January 12, 2023
Purpose: “Through fellowships to published translators, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) supports projects for the translation of specific works of prose, poetry, or drama from other languages into English. The work to be translated should be of interest for its literary excellence and merit. We encourage translations of writers and of work that are not well represented in English, as well as work that has not previously been translated into English.”
Amount: $25,000
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
WSU Office of Research Workshops
Topics include an Introduction to the WSU Office of Research with resources and contacts, WSU policies and procedures related to research, finding funding utilizing Pivot, project budgeting and general grant-writing tips. Previously recorded workshops can also be found on the Office of Research website.
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL): INSPIRE 2022: August 23, 2022
“Please join us for the sixth AFRL Inspire and this year’s event will be particularly special as we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force. The theme for AFRL Inspire 2022 is “Accelerate, Innovate, Thrive” and our two hosts, AFRL historians Dr. Darren A. Raspa and Jeffrey Duford, will show that in order to succeed in the future, we must study and learn from the past.”
Learn More about AFRL Inspire 2022
NIHCM Foundation Webinar: Children Under Stress: Preventing ACEs and Supporting Childhood Well-Being: August 23, 2022
“Speakers will discuss 1) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s investments in implementing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) prevention strategies and opportunities for cross-sector involvement, 2) evidence-based actions that can create safe, equitable, and engaging learning environments, including trauma-sensitive schools, 3) establishing community programs and partnerships to build social and emotional learning and skills.”
Reister for NIHCM Foundation Webinar
Hanover Research Grants Workshops: August 25, 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 August 25, 2022 is titled “Building Strong Grant Collaborations.”
Register for Hanover Workshop on August 25, 2022
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) SBIR and STTR Grants: August 25, 2022: 10am – 11am
“Discover SBIR and STTR grant opportunities available through the Dept. of Agriculture. This webinar is designed to introduce you to the opportunities with the USDA SBIR program and provide the opportunity for you to meet one-on-one with program manager Melinda Coffman after the webinar.”
Register for USDA SBIR & STTR Grants Webinar and/or Request a Meeting
Virtual NIH Grants Pre-Conference Events: August 25, 2022, September 15, 2022, October 14, 2022, November 9, 2022, December 6-7, 2022 and January 12, 2023 and Virtual NIH Grants Conference: February 1-2, 2023
“It’s time to begin creating your 2022-2023 NIH Grants Conference experience! It begins with a series of monthly PreCon Events in August which build up to the 2-day conference in February 2023. Who Should Attend? Research Administrators, Researchers, Grant Writers, PostDocs, Trainees, and others in the research community. Are you new to working with the NIH Grants Process? If so, these events are perfect for you! More experienced with the NIH? We’re providing valuable resources, contacts, and special events for you too!”
Register for NIH Grants Conference and Pre-Conference Events
NSF Mathematical Sciences Summer Research Symposium Virtual Event: August 25-26, 2022
“This unique two-day virtual event will showcase the research and learning experiences of MSGI doctoral student interns spending their summer at Department of Energy (DOE) and other federal national laboratories across the country. Presentations will highlight the diverse areas of applied mathematical sciences. Scheduled topics will include research-focused traditional style presentations. In addition to featuring MSGI interns, this event will spotlight national laboratories engaging in advanced mathematical sciences research.”
Register for NSF Mathematical Sciences Graduate Internship (MSGI) Program Symposium
Dr. Stephanie Vivod – Chemistry Colloquium: September 7, 2022; NASA Funding Workshop and Individual Consultations: September 8-9, 2022
Dr. Stephanie Vivod (NASA John H. Glenn Research Center; Research Chemical Engineer, Research Aerospace Technology, Aerospace Polymeric Materials) will be presenting to the faculty and students of the WSU Chemistry department on September 7, 2022 at 3:30pm. Her talk is titled “Polymer Aerogels for Lunar Applications and Beyond.” Email Haifan.Wu@wichita.edu for more information about the Chemistry Colloquium.
On September 8, 2022 at 2pm, Dr. Vivod will present on successfully applying for NASA funding and an overview of NASA funding opportunities. The workshop will be held via zoom. Dr. Vivod will also be available for one-on-one meetings after the virtual session to answer questions and provide guidance on applying to NASA for funding.
Email proposals@wichita.edu to attend the NASA funding overview workshop on September 8, 2022 or sign up via myTraining. Please also email proposals@wichita.edu if you would like to sign up for a session to meet individually with Dr. Vivod on September 8 or September 9.
WSU Information Security: Privacy & Security Training: September 13, 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.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Emergency Response Research Webinar Series: September 14, 2022, October 12, 2022, November 9, 2022, and December 14, 2022
EPA's Office of Research and Development hosts this webinar series to share current research activities and results. This webinar series covers the latest information on research supporting EPA's response to chemical, biological, and radiological incidents, as well as natural disasters. This forum allows EPA to communicate directly with partners and stakeholders to foster collaboration and dissemination of information. September 14, 2022 webinar topic is “Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods (ESAM) Update.” Previous session recordings are available.
EPA Emergency Response Research Webinar Series Webpage
Sound Health Network: Writing a Strong Research Plan: September 14, 2022
On Sept. 14, the Sound Health Network will host “Writing a Strong Research Plan,” a virtual workshop on grant-writing for “music and health” funding opportunities that are cosponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the National Endowment for the Arts. More information is forthcoming.
Register for Sound Health Network Workshop
Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) 2022 OHRP Exploratory Workshop: Beyond Altruism – Exploring Payment for Research Participation: September 15, 2022
As society moves away from a paternalistic view of protecting research participants, many are revisiting the ethics and utility of payment for research participation. The goal of this workshop is to explore the role of paying people for their participation, the impact of payment, as well as the challenges and considerations for how payments should be made. Session 1 will focus on ethical and theoretical considerations. Session 2 will explore the practical challenges and implementations.
2022 OHRP Exploratory Workshop webpage
American Association for the Advancement of Science: Science & Technology Policy Fellowships Live Chat: STPF Application & Interview: Advice and Walkthrough: September 15, 2022
Applying to the AAAS S&T Policy Fellowships (STPF) this year? Whether you’re about to start an application, or hit submit, join us on September 15 at 3 p.m. ET for an insider’s look at the application and interview process. Hear from a panel of STPF fellows who will offer insights into the STPF application, like how to approach your essays, letters of reference, and CV. Plus, fellows will discuss what might happen after you hit submit: semi-finalist interviews, a policy memo, and finalist interview week (for executive branch applicants). Don’t miss this conversation as you craft your 2022 application.
AAAS STPF 2022 Live Chat Series
NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy Webinar Part 2: 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
NIH Grant Writing Webinar Series for Institutions Building Research and Research Training Capacity: September 26 and November 1, 2022
Join NIH for a webinar series designed for faculty and sponsored programs/ research development personnel at institutions building research and research training capacity. During the webinars, NIH will share suggestions for navigating the process of seeking NIH funding. You will also learn considerations for determining research idea and grant writing readiness, selecting opportunities to apply for, effectively writing your grant application and seeking appropriate feedback. The webinar on September 26, 2022 is “Determining Whether a Funding Opportunity is Right for You” and the webinar on November 1, 2022 is “Writing a Competitive Application.” Registration is required to attend. The webinars will be recorded and made available for on-demand viewing after the event. You may also register if you cannot attend but would like to be notified when the recordings are posted.
Register for NIH Grant Writing Webinars
University of Oklahoma Supercomputing Symposium 2022: September 27 – 28, 2022
The University of Oklahoma 21st annual conference will be live and in person at the University of Oklahoma Norman campus. The symposium will be Wednesday, September 28 from 8:00am-5:00pm (registration and breakfast 7:30am); The reception/poster session will be Tuesday September 27 from 5:30-7:00pm.The keynote speaker will be Bronson Messer, Director of Science, Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Register for Free Oklahoma Supercomputing Symposium 2022
2022 Kansas Arts Council Symposium: September 28 – 29, 2022
The Symposium was created to bring together emerging and established arts councils and organizations from around the state of Kansas to facilitate professional development, partnership, and celebration of the arts in our communities. The Arts Council of Johnson County and the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission are hosting the 2022 Symposium.
2022 Kansas Arts Council Symposium Website
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
Department of Energy Better Buildings Recordings
Watch on demand recordings of presentations from the Department of Energy 2022 Better Buildings Summit. Also available to watch is “Implementing Renewable Energy in Industrial Facilities” presentation from August 2, 2022.
Access 2022 Better Buildings Summit Presentations
Learn to Use BeoShock for your Advanced Research Computing Needs
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. BeoShock also has a variety of software tools that may be helpful in your research endeavors, such as Matlab, Mathematica, R, Python and many more.
Learn more about BeoShock High-Performance Computing and access the BeoShock High Performance Computing User Guides
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Important Announcements – August 2022
Office of Research EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT – Jana Henderson
Jana E. Henderson joined the Office of Research in 2014 and was promoted to serve as the Associate Director for the Pre-Award team in 2021. The Pre-Award team supports researchers and public service centers under Academic Affairs by assisting with proposal submissions and contract negotiations, while also providing administrative support for the Faculty Support Committee, Institutional Review Board and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.
Jana obtained her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from WSU in 2007 and started working for WSU in 2008. She started in the Office for Workforce, Professional and Community Education before transitioning to the Office of Research. She enjoys working with her team to support faculty and staff in growing WSU’s research and service portfolio. Outside of work, Jana enjoys going to church and volunteering at various events, such as WSU’s commencement ceremonies. She also has a very close-knit family with whom she enjoys spending her time, many of whom are also part of Shocker Nation! Read more about the Office of Research staff…
XSEDE transitioning to ACCESS by September 1, 2022
The new NSF-funded program for advancing computational and data-intensive research is called the Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services & Support (ACCESS).
Read more about XSEDE’s transition into ACCESS
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Notice New NIH "FORMS-H" Grant Application Forms and Instructions Coming for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2022
“This notice informs the applicant and recipient communities of changes to grant application forms and application guide instructions for due dates on or after January 25, 2023. The following application forms include substantive form changes (i.e., new/deleted/modified fields). All other forms include only an OMB expiration date change. 1) PHS 398 Research Plan Form, 2) PHS 398 Career Development Award Supplemental Form, 3) PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan, 4) PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form.” Please note, PHS 398 Research Plan Form will include an attachment field for the implementation of NIH DMS Policy (see notice below).
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Notice with Implementation Details for the NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy
“The purpose of this notice is to inform the extramural research community of implementation details for the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS Policy) affecting grant and cooperative agreement applications submitted for receipt dates on or after January 25, 2023. The DMS Policy applies to all NIH research, funded or conducted in whole or in part by NIH, that results in the generation of scientific data. The DMS Policy does not apply to research and other activities that do not generate scientific data.” A preview of the optional DMS plan format page is available.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research on Addressing Violence to Improve Health Outcomes
“The purpose of this Notice is to highlight interest in addressing the role of violence in health outcomes and integrating violence-related screening and interventions into health care settings. This Notice is to encourage intervention research focused on addressing exposure to violence - including but not limited to child maltreatment, intimate partner violence/teen dating violence, elder mistreatment, peer violence/bullying, and community violence – to improve individual-level health processes and outcomes.”
NICHB Notice of Upcoming Prize Competition Announcement for the RADx® Tech for Maternal Health Challenge
“As part of the Implementing a Maternal health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) initiative, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), intends to publish an announcement to invite entries for a prize competition: The Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Technology (RADx® Tech) for Maternal Health Challenge. The RADx Tech for Maternal Health Challenge aims to accelerate the development of home-based and point-of-care maternal health diagnostic devices, wearables, or other remote sensing technologies to enable extension of care and ultimately reduce severe maternal morbidity and maternal mortality (SMM/MM) for individuals residing in maternity care deserts. This Notice is being provided to inform potential Innovators of the upcoming opportunity to compete in the RADx Tech for Maternal Health Challenge. Publication of the Challenge announcement and launch of the submission portal are planned for September 1, 2022. The estimated submission deadline is November 1, 2022.”
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