Congratulations to those who received grants in November!  Thanks to all of their talents and hard work, as of November 30, 2022, WSU researchers under Academic Affairs have submitted proposals budgeting a total of $41,065,018, received $19,294,213 in awards, and generated $1,762,833 in indirect cost recovery thus far for FY2023.  However, the last number of IDC recovery will likely change after the new F&A rates have been finalized for an effective date of July 1, 2022, following negotiations with the federal government, as described below in an Announcement.

This month’s newsletter provides an opportunity to get to know a little about Linda Steinacher in her role as the IRB/IACUC Administrator for the Office of Research in Academic Affairs.

We wish you a restful and joyous Holiday season, and much success in your research efforts over the next month.

Coleen Pugh, Vice Provost for Research

 

AWARDS

 

RII TRACK-1: ADAPTIVE AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURES DRIVEN BY SOCIAL EQUITY (ARISE)

PI/Department:  Visvakumar Aravinthan, Electrical & Computer Engr

Co-PI/Department: Hongsheng He, School of Computing | Xiaoheng Wang, HWS of Urban & Public Affairs

Sponsor:  Univ of Kansas Ctr - Research INC / Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $299,077

 

ENHANCING DISASTER LITERACY OF KANSAS COMMUNITIES THROUGH INCORPORATION OF NASA-RELEVANT MATERIALS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM

PI/Department:  Rajiv Bagai, Aerospace Engineering

Co-PI/Department: Aaron Bowen, Library - Public Services | Zelalem Demissie, Geology | Atri Dutta, Aerospace Engineering | Maria Sclafani, Library - Public Services

Sponsor:  Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn

Amount:  $50,000

 

MYOPALLADIN’S ROLE IN CARDIAC MUSCLE FUNCTION AND DISEASE

PI/Department:  Moriah Beck, Chemistry

Sponsor:  Natl Institutes of Health

Amount:  $285,862

 

RECREATIONAL SPACE AND URBAN LAND USE CONFLICTS IN WICHITA, KANSAS

PI/Department:  Chase Billingham, Sociology

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - URCA

Amount:  $4,395

 

WITTGENSTEIN ON KNOWLEDGE, DISAGREEMENT, SKEPTICISM, AND RELATIVISM

PI/Department:  Patrick Bondy, Philosophy

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - URCA

Amount:  $4,500

 

RII TRACK-1: ARISE: ADAPTIVE AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURES DRIVEN BY SOCIAL EQUITY - A HOLISTIC FRAMEWORK FOR DECISION MAKING

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

Sponsor:  Univ of Kansas Ctr - Research INC / Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $31,290

 

AN EXAMINATION OF THE KANSAS WORKER PROFILING AND REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES SYSTEM 

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

Sponsor:  Kansas Department of Commerce

Amount:  $38,250

 

KCCEOA VIRTUAL EDUCATION SERIES

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

Sponsor:  Kansas County Clerks and Election Officials Association

Amount:  $1,876

 

KECHI GOVERNING BODY TRAINING WORKSHOP

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

Sponsor:  City of Kechi

Amount:  $1,200

 

KHLAAC BOARD DEVELOPMENT FACILITATION

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

Sponsor:  Office of The Governor

Amount:  $4,440

 

MEDICAID EXPANSION STUDY AARP KANSAS

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

Sponsor:  AARP

Amount:  $9,300

 

DEVELOPMENT OF AN AGENT BASED MODEL TO INFORM THE ELECTRONIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE

PI/Department:  Charles Clark, Psychology

Co-PI/Department: Visvakumar Aravinthan, Electrical & Computer Engr

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - MURPA

Amount:  $7,500

 

ASK EVERY STUDENT SEPTEMBER 2022

PI/Department:  Gabriel Fonseca, Student Affairs

Co-PI/Department: Loren Belew, Student Involvement

Sponsor:  NEO Philanthropy, Inc.

Amount:  $4,532

 

K-INBRE SUMMER SCHOLARS AWARD: GABRIELE, MATURINO, NGUYEN, SCHERMAN

PI/Department:  William Hendry, Biological Sciences

Sponsor:  Univ of KS Medical Ctr Research Inst Inc / Natl Institutes of Health

Amount:  $23,680

 

AT&T FOUNDATION GRANT TO SUPPORT THE UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

PI/Department:  Rhonda Hicks, ED - Upward Bound/Wichita Prep

Co-PI/Department: Deltha Colvin, ED - Upward Bound/Wichita Prep

Sponsor:  AT&T Foundation

Amount:  $22,000

 

ANALYSIS AND GEOMETRY ON MANIFOLDS

PI/Department:  Xiaolong Li, Mathematics & Statistics & Physics

Sponsor:  Simons Foundation

Amount:  $8,400

 

INTEGRATING INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL JUVENILE WELFARE IN DYNAMIC HABITATS ACROSS TIME AND SPACE

PI/Department:  Thomas Luhring, Biological Sciences

Sponsor:  Wild Animal Initiative, Inc.

Amount:  $162,604

 

LONG-TERM CURATION OF RECLAMATION ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS

PI/Department:  Peer Moore-Jansen, Anthropology

Sponsor:  Bureau of Reclamation

Amount:  $71,855

 

POWER QUALITY LAB

PI/Department:  Chengzong Pang, Electrical & Computer Engr

Sponsor:  Power Systems Engineering Research Center

Amount:  $8,650

 

EASE (EARLY ACADEMIC SUPPORT ENGAGEMENT)

PI/Department:  Heidi Rodrick, Fac Dev & Student Success

Sponsor:  Greater Kansas City Community Foundation

Amount:  $71,250

 

RII TRACK-1:  ADAPTIVE AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURES DRIVEN BY SOCIAL EQUITY (ARISE)

PI/Department:  Sergio Salinas Monroy, School of Computing

Sponsor:  Univ of Kansas Ctr - Research INC / Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $156,798

 

IMPROVING HEALTHCARE LANGUAGE ACCESS FOR SPANISH-SPEAKERS IN KANSAS

PI/Department:  Rachel Showstack, Modern & Classical Lang & Lit

Co-PI/Department: Daniel Fonfria-Perera, Modern & Classical Lang & Lit | Natalie Garcia, Public Policy & Management Center | Stephanie Nicks, School of Nursing | Nigel Soria, Public Policy & Management Center | Nicole Woods, Public Health Sciences

Sponsor:  Dept of Health and Human Services

Amount:  $375,000

 

STRUCTURALLY SPECIFIC ISOTOPIC SHIFTS ACROSS ANALYTICAL SEPARATIONS (SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING REQUEST FOR EQUIPMENT)

PI/Department:  Alexandre Shvartsburg, Chemistry

Sponsor:  Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $46,170

 

AI INSTITUTE: A VISION FOR THE NEXT DECADE OF FOUNDATIONAL MACHINE LEARNING

PI/Department:  Kaushik Sinha, School of Computing

Sponsor:  The University of Texas at Austin / Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $140,188

 

AMERICORPS VISTA SUPPORT GRANT FY23-24 

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Corp for National & Community Service

Amount:  $105,000

 

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) INFRASTRUCTURE AND CHRONIC DISEASE INITIATIVES

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Dept of Health and Human Services

Amount:  $75,000

 

COVID-19 HEALTH DISPARITIES

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Dept of Health and Human Services

Amount:  $132,986

 

HEART HEALTH EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Dept of Health and Human Services

Amount:  $5,000

 

KANSAS CONNECTING COMMUNITIES (AMENDMENT 3)

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas / Dept of Health and Human Services

Amount:  $25,000

 

MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION TEAM (MHIT) 

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Kansas State Department of Education

Amount:  $95,652

 

A CELLULAR APPROACH UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISM OF DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION FOR THERAPY OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE

PI/Department:  Li Yao, Biological Sciences

Sponsor:  Regional Institute on Aging

Amount:  $15,000

 

MONTHLY AWARDS FOR THE DIVISION OF INDUSTRY AND DEFENSE EQUAL $20,861,722 OF WHICH $20,736,722 BELONG TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AVIATION RESEARCH (NIAR).

 

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 search 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: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Title: Strengthening the Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE)

Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may submit only one application, Notices of Intent must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by January 6, 2023 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  You will be informed if you have been chosen to proceed by January 26, 2023.  Applications to the funder will be due February 23, 2023.

Purpose: “The overarching goal of this solicitation is to democratize access to NSF’s advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) ecosystem and ensure fair and equitable access to resources, services, and expertise by strengthening how Cyberinfrastructure Professionals (CIP) function in this ecosystem. It aims to achieve this by (1) deepening the integration of CIPs into the research enterprise, and (2) fostering innovative and scalable education, training, and development of instructional materials, to address emerging needs and unresolved bottlenecks in CIP workforce development. Specifically, this solicitation seeks to nurture, grow and recognize the national CIP workforce that is essential for creating, utilizing and supporting advanced CI to enable and potentially transform fundamental science and engineering (S&E) research and education and contribute to the Nation's overall economic competitiveness and security.”

Amount: A SCIPE award is limited to five years in duration. The yearly budget for a project may support up to 4 full-time equivalent (FTEs) CI professionals. Projects may also budget for additional expenses involved in the project. This solicitation does not specify a limit. However, such expenses should be clearly justified, and it is expected that the support for the CIP professional trainees would be the major component of the budget.

 

 

Funding Agency: Kansas NSF EPSCoR – ARISE (Adaptive and Resilient Infrastructure Driven by Social Equity

Title: Research, Education and Innovation (REI) Awards

Application Deadline: Full Proposals due January 10, 2023

Purpose: “Kansas NSF EPSCoR is seeking proposals for REI Awards in resiliency, with special consideration in these areas: i) Bias in machine learning & automation; ii) Resiliency planning & risk mitigation in indigenous communities; and iii) Emergency management; disaster & resilience planning.” Review eligibility requirements carefully.

Amount: $50,000 in direct costs over fourteen months

 

 

Funding Agency: National Academies Gulf Research Program

Title: Early Career Research Fellowship: Human Health & Community Resilience Track

Application Deadline: January 11, 2023

Purpose: “For the 2023-2025 Application Cycle, the Human Health and Community Resilience track goal focuses on contributing to the understanding and mitigation of factors that may amplify the compounding effects of disasters on the health and resilience of historically disadvantaged, overburdened, or marginalized communities in the Gulf of Mexico region or Alaska.”

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

 

 

*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Title: NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM)

Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may submit only two applications, Notices of Intent must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by January 12, 2023 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  You will be informed if you have been chosen to proceed by February 2, 2023.  Applications to the funder will be due March 2, 2023 for Tracks 2 and 3 and due March 29, 2023 for Track 1.

Purpose: “The main goal of the S-STEM program is to enable low-income students with academic ability, talent or potential to pursue successful careers in promising STEM fields. Ultimately, the S-STEM program seeks to increase the number of academically promising low-income students who graduate with a S-STEM eligible degree and contribute to the American innovation economy with their STEM knowledge. Recognizing that financial aid alone cannot increase retention and graduation in STEM, the program provides awards to institutions of higher education (IHEs) not only to fund scholarships, but also to adapt, implement, and study evidence-based curricular and co-curricular activities that have been shown to be effective supporting recruitment, retention, transfer (if appropriate), student success, academic/career pathways, and graduation in STEM.”

Amount: $1M for Track 1; $2.5M for Track 2; $5M for Track 3

 

 

Funding Agency: Spencer Foundation

Title: Large Research Grants on Education

Application Deadline: Mandatory Letter of Intent due January 12, 2023; If invited, Full Proposals are due February 22, 2023.

Purpose: “This program is “field-initiated,” meaning that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, or method. Our goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education. We seek to support scholarship that develops new foundational knowledge that may have a lasting impact on educational discourse.”

Amount: $125,000-$500,000

 

 

Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

Title: Climate Smart Humanities Organizations

Application Deadline: January 17, 2023

Purpose: “Climate Smart Humanities Organizations…offers federal matching funds for comprehensive organizational assessments that lead to strategic climate action and adaptation plans. Through the Climate Smart program, your humanities organization can undertake activities such as energy audits, risk assessments, and meetings with consultants. The resulting climate smart plan helps you establish goals and prioritize actions that reduce your organization’s impacts on the environment through mitigation and vulnerability from extreme events through adaptation.”

Amount: $300,000; Note, 1:1 cost match required.

 

 

Funding Agency: American Institute for Cancer Research

Title: Investigator-Initiated Research Grant

Application Deadline: Mandatory Letter of Intent due January 20, 2023; If invited, Full Proposals due May 19, 2023

Purpose: “The mission of the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) Network is to eradicate preventable cancers attributable to diet, nutrition, body composition and physical inactivity and improve outcomes in cancer survivors. Our Investigator-Initiated Research Grant Program is a vital element in how we fulfill that mission.”

Amount: $150,000-$225,000

 

 

Funding Agency: Department of Energy: Wind Energy Technology Office

Title: Key Deployment Challenges for Offshore, Land-Based, and Distributed Wind

Application Deadline: Concept Papers due January 20, 2023; If invited, Full Proposals due March 10, 2023

Purpose: “This opportunity, funded through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will support research to improve offshore wind transmission technologies, reduce barriers for distributed wind deployment by communities, better understand the impacts of offshore wind development on affected communities and reduce impacts to wildlife.”

Amount: Varies based on topic.

 

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Title: NIAID Resource-Related Research Projects (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

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

Purpose: “This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), invites applications for investigator-initiated Resource-Related Research Projects (R24). The proposed resource must provide a significant benefit to currently funded high priority projects in need of further coordination and support in the areas specified. Under rare circumstances, this mechanism may be used to support development of a new resource to the broader scientific community of the NIAID. It is anticipated that the request for resource support through the R24 activity code will occur on an infrequent basis and only in circumstances where other mechanisms of support from the NIAID are not appropriate.”

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

 

 

Funding Agency: American Athletic Conference

Title: 2023-2024 Research Grants

Application Deadline: January 27, 2023

Purpose: “The American Athletic Conference (The American) Academic Consortium is pleased to announce the 2023-24 American Athletic Conference Research Grant Program. The program's goals are: (1) to stimulate research on college athletics designed to promote student-athlete welfare; and (2) to assist The American’s member institutions and intercollegiate athletics programs in evidence-based practice for student-athletes.” Email proposals@wichita.edu for a copy of the solicitation.

Amount: $15,000

 

 

Funding Agency: Department of Energy

Title: Decarbonization of Water Resource Recovery Facilities (D-WRRF)

Application Deadline: Concept Papers due January 27, 2023; If invited, Full Proposals due April 3, 2023

Purpose: “The purpose of this FOA is to stimulate RD&D to decarbonize the entire life cycle of Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs), formerly known as Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs). It targets both individual unit processes at earlier stages of technological development, and entire treatment trains at higher levels of technological readiness. It seeks to address both direct and indirect emissions from WRRFs, with the complementary goal of reducing costs, particularly in energy usage and sludge management, to improve the probabilities of real-world adoption.”

Amount: $2,000,000-$4,000,000; Note, cost share required

 

 

Funding Agency: Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)

Title: FY 2023 National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) Training and Technical Assistance Program

Application Deadline: January 31, 2023

Purpose: “The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), seeks applications for funding to continue the delivery of training and technical assistance to support activities under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP), the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP), and portions of the recently enacted Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (P.L. 117–159) in fiscal year (FY) 2023.”

Amount: $1,500,000

 

 

Funding Agency: International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG)

Title: Request for Applications on Gambling Among Emerging Adults

Application Deadline: January 31, 2023

Purpose: “The International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) invites investigators to apply for a three-year Center of Excellence Grant to study gambling and gambling problems among emerging adults in the U.S.  The ICRG is open to a variety of topics in proposals responding to this request for applications (RFA).”

Amount: $350,000 in direct costs plus 15% indirect costs

 

 

Funding Agency: K-INBRE

Title: Core Facility Support and Recruitment/Start-up Package Awards

Application Deadline: February 1, 2023

Purpose: “Core Facility Support is for the purpose of providing funds to institutional core facilities that support the research focus of the K-INBRE, Cell and Developmental Biology.  Recruitment/Start-up packages are for the purpose of assisting in the process of bringing in new faculty to K-INBRE Undergraduate Partner Institutions (UPI) and helping in the establishment of their research laboratories.”

Amount: $10,000 for Core Facility Awards; $25,000 for Recruitment/Start-up Awards

 

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)

Title: Science Policy Scholar Travel Awards

Application Deadline: February 1, 2023

Purpose: “ORWH is offering two Science Policy Scholar Travel Awards to support the development of junior investigators who are focused on women’s health or sex and gender differences and are also interested in research policy. The travel awards will provide up to $3,000 each to defray the costs of attending the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) Annual Meeting on May 7–11, 2023, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.”

Amount: $3,000

 

 

Funding Agency: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM)

Title: Air Force Science & Technology Fellowship Program

Application Deadlines: February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1, 2023

Purpose: “The Air Force Science & Technology Fellowship Program offers nationally competitive fellowship awards to postdoctoral and senior scientists to perform collaborative research at U.S. Air Force research facilities across the country.”

Amount: $76,542 base stipend

 

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Title: Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS) – Infrastructure

Application Deadline: February 2, 2023

Purpose: “Infrastructure proposals will address the development of data resources and relevant analytic techniques that support fundamental Social, Behavioral and Economic (SBE) research. Successful proposals will, within the financial resources provided by the award, construct user-friendly large-scale next-generation data resources and relevant analytic techniques and produce a finished product that will enable new types of data-intensive research.”

Amount: $1,200,000

 

 

Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Title: Maternal and Child Health Nutrition Training Program

Application Deadline: February 2, 2023

Purpose: “The purpose of this program is to promote the healthy nutrition of mothers, children, and families by establishing and enhancing nutrition centers of excellence to train future and current MCH nutrition professionals. MCH Nutrition Training Programs provide interdisciplinary graduate-level training in MCH nutrition and collaborate with the Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant Program and other MCH programs to provide continuing education (CE) and technical assistance (TA) to local, state, and national organizations serving MCH populations.”

Amount: $225,000

 

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): Office of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund)

Title: Pilot Projects Enhancing Utility and Usage of Common Fund Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadline: February 3, 2023

Purpose: “Several valuable and widely available data sets have been generated by multiple Common Fund programs. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to announce the availability of funding to demonstrate and enhance the utility of selected Common Fund (https://commonfund.nih.gov/) data sets, including generating hypotheses and catalyzing discoveries. Award recipients are asked to provide feedback on the utility of the Common Fund data resources.”

Amount: $200,000

 

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title: Measures and Methods to Advance Research on Minority Health and Health Disparities-Related Constructs (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadline: February 5, 2023

Purpose: “The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support research that will advance the measurement and methodology of complex constructs relevant to minority health and health disparities.”

Amount: Application budgets are limited to $500,000 direct costs annually, not including consortium F&A costs.

 

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title: Health Care Models for Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions from Populations that Experience Health Disparities: Advancing Health Care towards Health Equity (R01 – Clinical Trials Optional)

Application Deadline: February 5, 2023 and June 5, 2023

Purpose: “This initiative will support innovative, collaborative, and multi-disciplinary research designed to study the effective adaptation, integration, and implementation of recommended guidelines of care of persons with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) from populations that experience health disparities. Projects would be expected to involve more than one component and/or more than one level of influence within existing or newly proposed health care models. The goal of this initiative is attainment of optimal treatment and health outcomes goals to advance health care towards health equity.”

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

 

 

Funding Agency: Department of Energy (DOE): Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Title: Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT)

Application Deadline: Concept Papers due February 7, 2023

Purpose: “The Building Technologies Office (BTO) aims to decarbonize the building stock by making suitable technologies that exist today more accessible to all communities and addressing gaps where building decarbonization will require new innovations. While most of the building stock can be decarbonized by 2050 using current technologies, new technologies are required to decarbonize significant building segments, as well as to ensure that decarbonization can also reduce customer energy burdens.”

Amount: $600,000-$2,500,000 depending on topic; note, cost share is required. 

 

 

Funding Agency: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

Title: Young Faculty Award

Application Deadline: February 7, 2023

Purpose: “The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award (YFA) program aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior research positions in academia and equivalent positions at non-profit research institutions, particularly those without prior DARPA funding, to expose them to Department of Defense (DoD) needs and DARPA’s mission to create and prevent technological surprise. The YFA program will provide high-impact funding to elite researchers early in their careers to develop innovative new research that enables transformative DoD capabilities. Ultimately, the YFA program is developing the next generations of researchers focused on national security issues.”

Amount: Each award will include a 24-month base period (a maximum of $500,000) and a 12-month option period (a maximum of $500,000). 

 

 

Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Title: Maternal and Child Health Field-Initiated Innovative Research Studies (MCH FIRST)

Application Deadline: February 7, 2023

Purpose: “This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the FY 2023 Maternal and Child Health Field-Initiated Innovative Research Studies (MCH FIRST) Program. The purpose of the MCH FIRST Program is to advance the health and well-being of MCH populations by supporting innovative, applied, and translational intervention research studies on critical issues affecting MCH populations.”

Amount: $300,000

 

 

Funding Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Title: Assessing the Effectiveness of Programs, Policies, or Practices that Affect Social Determinants of Health to Promote Health Equity and Reduce Health Disparities in Chronic Diseases

Application Deadline: February 9, 2023

Purpose: “The purpose of this NOFO is to support rapid, applied research with rigorous study design (i.e., natural experiments, quasi-experimental design studies, simulation modeling, and economic evaluations) to evaluate the impact of ongoing programs, policies, and environmental improvement strategies on SDOH and how these changes in SDOH improve chronic disease outcomes and related health disparities.”

Amount: $1,000,000

 

 

Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Title: Maternal and Child Health Secondary Data Analysis Research (MCH SDAR)

Application Deadline: February 13, 2023

Purpose: “The SDAR program helps researchers use existing data sets to identify new issues, study new research questions, test hypotheses, and determine pathways for intervention. Existing and new public health challenges affecting MCH populations, including children with special health care needs (MCH SDAR) and children and adolescents with ASD/DD (Autism SDAR), require timely, evidence-based responses from programs, policy, and practice.”

Amount: $120,000

 

 

Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Title: Autism Secondary Data Analysis Research (Autism SDAR)

Application Deadline: February 13, 2023

Purpose: “The purpose of the SDAR program is to support research that analyzes existing national data sets and/or administrative records to answer questions that can improve the health and well-being of MCH populations, including children and teenagers with autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities (ASD/DD). The SDAR program helps researchers use existing data sets to identify new issues, study new research questions, test hypotheses, and determine pathways for intervention.”

Amount: $120,000

 

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Title: Internet Measurement Research: Methodologies, Tools, and Infrastructure (IMR)

Application Deadline: February 15, 2023 for Track 1; March 8, 2023 for Track 2

Purpose: “With this solicitation, the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), in partnership with the Directorate of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), is launching a new, focused program to support methodologies, tools, and research infrastructure for Internet measurement spanning access (both wireless and fixed broadband) and core Internet.”

Amount: $600,000

 

 

Funding Agency: Pfizer’s Competitive Grants Program

Title: 2023 Global Migraine ASPIRE

Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due February 15, 2023; If invited, Full Proposals due May 2023

Purpose: “The intent of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to support: 1) Research on the therapeutic application of an oral CGRP antagonist, rimegepant, in migraine, headache, and other diseases where CGRP antagonism may be of clinical benefit; 2) The development of tools for clinicians and patients to improve the care of migraine patients; or 3) Research regarding health disparities associated with migraine.”

Amount: $500,000

 

 

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 Deadlines: February 16, June 16, and October 16, 2023

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): National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Title: Co-Infection and Cancer (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadlines: February 16, June 16, and October 16, 2023

Purpose: “The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to enhance mechanistic and epidemiologic investigations addressing the roles of co-infection and cancer to shed light on presently unestablished pathways in carcinogenesis that may inform prevention and treatment strategies for infection-related cancers. Co-infection is defined as the occurrence of infections by two or more infectious (pathogenic or non-pathogenic) agents – either concurrently or sequentially – and includes both acute and chronic infections by viruses, bacteria, parasites, and/or other microorganisms. Preference will be given to investigations of co-infections with known oncogenic agents (excluding human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]) and of co-infections that engender novel opportunities for prevention and treatment.”

Amount: The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000.

 

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Title: Social Drivers of Mental Illnesses in Low- & Middle-Income Countries: Mechanisms and Pathways of Interventions for Youth (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Application Deadline: February 17, 2023

Purpose: “The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit research that will help to identify and explain the mechanisms by which (i) interventions targeting social drivers of mental illnesses affect the mental health and functioning and (ii) interventions preventing, detecting and treating mental illnesses affect the functioning (expressed as social outcomes) of children and/or adolescents (ages 5-24 years) living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Studies should use innovative approaches to capture as much real-world complexity as possible in identifying and elucidating mechanisms that capture the bidirectional nature between social drivers and outcomes and mental health in children and/or adolescents.”

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

 

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Title: Pilot Practice-based Research for Primary Care Suicide Prevention (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)

Application Deadline: February 21, 2023

Purpose: “This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages primary care practice-based research focused on rigorous evaluations of factors that impact or account for the effectiveness of existing suicide prevention practices and/or pilot clinical trials aimed at optimizing and pilot testing patient-, provider-, or systems-level suicide prevention strategies. Applications of interest include those that refine and test scalable strategies for use in primary care across different intercepts in the chain-of-care, including strategies for identifying individuals at risk, assessing and stratifying risk, providing brief interventions, promoting initial and ongoing engagement in indicated services, continued outcome monitoring and follow-up, and tracking patient outcomes. For purposes of this FOA, primary care is defined as pediatric practice, family practice, obstetrics/gynecology, internal medicine, and geriatric practice. Primary care practices range in size, resources and patient health needs; proposed strategies should meet the practice needs to be feasible, scalable, sustainable, and practice-ready.”

Amount: $450,000 in direct costs

 

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title: New Investigators to Promote Workforce Diversity in Genomics, Bioinformatics, or Bioengineering and Biomedical Imaging Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Application Deadline: February 22, 2023

Purpose: “This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits R01 grant applications that propose independent research projects that are within the scientific mission areas of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), and All of Us Research Program (All of Us). This program is intended to support Early Stage Investigators and New Investigators   from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the health-related sciences.”

Amount: Application budgets are allowed up to $500K direct costs per year.

 

 

Funding Agency: Office of Naval Research

Title: Naval Energy Storage System Safety and Assessment N00014-23-S-C003

Application Deadline: February 24, 2023 (optional white paper requested by December 19, 2022)

Purpose: “The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is examining the shipboard integration and safety associated with large scale energy storage, consisting of batteries or flywheels in megawatt (MW) and up to MW-hour (MWh) scales, with interfaces up to 1000V. These systems will be embedded into the platform and operated across the host platform's lifecycle. High profile energy storage system casualties in both terrestrial and commercial maritime applications provide some insights into the potential types of failures, the magnitudes and scenarios that may be encountered. However, none of these applications are as deeply embedded with as aggressive concepts of operation (high rate discharge and charge, challenging thermal conditions) and high power application (high power-to-energy ratio). This special notice pursues to generate a better understanding of failures, risk assessment and mitigation approaches through the synergistic use of modeling, prototyping and experimentation associated with large scale lithium-ion batteries and flywheel energy storage systems.”

Amount: Approximately $375,000

 

 

Funding Agency: Hearing Health Foundation

Title: Emerging Research Grant

Application Deadline: February 28, 2023

Purpose: “Through the Emerging Research Grants (ERG) program, Hearing Health Foundation (HHF) provides seed money to researchers working on the entire spectrum of hearing research and balance research, including many underfunded areas of otology.”

Amount: $50,000

 

 

Funding Agency: National Academies Gulf Research Program

Title: Science Policy Fellowships

Application Deadline: March 1, 2023

Purpose: “To better prepare scientists, engineers, and health professionals to work at the nexus of oil system safety, environmental protection, and human health in the Gulf region, the Gulf Research Program will administer Science Policy Fellowships. These Science Policy Fellowships will contribute to a suite of leadership development and capacity building activities by facilitating the academic, intellectual, and professional development of individuals who have demonstrated superior scholarship and an interest in public policy.”

Amount: Along with other benefits, Fellows who have completed an MA, MS, or MPH/MSPH degree or who are currently enrolled in a doctoral program will receive an annual stipend of $58,000; Fellows who have completed a PhD, ScD, EngD, MD, DrPH, or DVM will receive an annual stipend of $63,000.

 

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Title: Innovative Molecular and Cellular Analysis Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R61 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadlines: March 1, 2023 and September 1, 2023

Purpose: “This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits grant applications proposing exploratory research projects focused on the early-stage development of highly innovative technologies offering novel molecular or cellular analysis capabilities for basic, clinical, or epidemiological cancer research. The emphasis of this FOA is on supporting the development of novel capabilities involving a high degree of technical innovation for targeting, probing, or assessing molecular and cellular features of cancer biology. Well-suited applications must offer the potential to accelerate and/or enhance research in the areas of cancer biology, early detection and screening, clinical diagnosis, treatment, control, epidemiology, and/or address issues associated with cancer health disparities.”

Amount: Application budgets are limited to $150,000 per year (direct costs).

 

 

Funding Agency: International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG)

Title: Request for Applications on the Impact of Gambling Advertising

Application Deadline: March 1, 2023

Purpose: “The International Center for Responsible Gaming (ICRG) invites investigators to apply for a two-year Large Grant to study the impact of gambling advertising, including television, digital and push notifications. The goal of this initiative is to determine the aspects of advertising that might promote risky or problematic gambling attitudes and behaviors and provide metrics for the development of advertising guidelines for gambling operators and regulators.”

Amount: $172,500

 

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Title: Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT)

Application Deadline: March 2, 2023

Purpose: “Through this new initiative, the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) and the newly established Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) seek to support experiential learning opportunities for individuals from diverse professional and educational backgrounds that will increase access to, and interest in, career pathways in emerging technology fields (e.g., advanced manufacturing, advanced wireless, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum information science, semiconductors, and microelectronics).”

Amount: $1,000,000

 

 

Funding Agency: American Made Challenge (U.S. Department of Energy)

Title: Equitable and Affordable Solutions to Electrification (EAS-E) Home Electrification Prize

Application Deadline: March 8, 2023

Purpose: “The goal of the EAS-E Prize is to support a suite of design solutions, tools, and/or technology innovations that make electrification more affordable and accessible in existing U.S. homes. Through this prize, the U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office aims to create more opportunities and successes for electrification of the U.S. housing stock with a focus on equitable solutions for all homeowners—not only through affordability, but also by enabling solutions specific to dwellings more common in low-income and under-resourced communities. In some homes, load reduction strategies (e.g., building envelope upgrades) can also improve the reliability, affordability, and performance of electrification upgrades.” Note, a webinar on this opportunity will take place on January 12, 2023.

Amount: Up to five Phase 1 winners will receive a $5,000 cash prize each and will be eligible to compete in Phase 2. Additionally, Phase 1 winners will each receive a $75,000 voucher to work with DOE national laboratories and/or “Connectors” from the American-Made Network that qualify as Voucher Service Providers.

 

 

Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

Title: Creative Writing Fellowships

Application Deadline: March 8, 2023

Purpose: “The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Literature Fellowships program offers $25,000 grants in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) and poetry to published creative writers that enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement.”

Amount: $25,000 Fellowship

 

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Title: Design for Environmental Sustainability in Computing (DESC)

Application Deadline: March 17, 2023 for Track I and Track II; Note, Track III (Workshop) proposals accepted anytime

Purpose: “The goal of the Design for Environmental Sustainability in Computing (DESC) program is to address the substantial environmental impacts that computing has through its entire lifecycle from design and manufacturing, through deployment into operation, and finally into reuse, recycling, and disposal.”

Amount: Track I: $600,000; Track II: $2,000,000; Track III: $100,000

 

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health

Title: Research on Community Level Interventions for Firearm and Related Violence, Injury and Mortality Prevention (CLIF-VP) (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)

Application Deadline: March 17, 2023

Purpose: “Violence affects people of all ages and its impact is far-reaching. It is a leading cause of death and nonfatal injuries in the United States and constitutes a major public health crisis, especially among young people, and in particular among racial/ethnic minority, sexual and gender minority (SGM) and disability populations. NIH is committed to supporting research that identifies innovative prevention approaches to reduce firearm and related violence, injury and mortality. Within the legislative mandates and limitations of NIH funding (NOT-OD-21-058, NOT-OD-21-056), this initiative will support a network of research projects to develop and test interventions at the community or community organization level that aim to prevent firearm and related violence, injury and mortality.”

Amount: Application budgets are limited to $500,000 per year in direct cost for UG3 (phase 1), and $1,000,000 per year in direct costs for UH3 (phase 2).

 

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health

Title: Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies and Approaches in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadline: April 17, 2023

Purpose: “The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH.  The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.  To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on Courses for Skill Development. For example, advanced courses in a specific discipline or research area, clinical procedures for research, or specialized research techniques.”

Amount: Application budgets are limited to $200,000 direct costs per year and need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

 

 

*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Title: Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)

Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit two Track 1 proposals, one Track 2 proposal and one Track 3 proposal, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by May 1, 2023 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  You will be informed if you have been chosen to proceed by June 15, 2023.  Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by November 15, 2023.

Purpose: “The Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program serves to increase access to multi-user scientific and engineering instrumentation for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education and not-for-profit scientific/engineering research organizations. An MRI award supports the acquisition of a multi-user research instrument that is commercially available through direct purchase from a vendor, or for the personnel costs and equipment that are required for the development of an instrument with new capabilities, thereby advancing instrumentation capabilities and enhancing expertise for instrument design and fabrication at academic institutions. MRI instruments are, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs.”

Amount: Track 1: Greater than $100,000 and less than $1,400,000; Track 2: $1,400,000 - $4,000,000; Track 3: $100,000-$4,000,000

 

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Title: Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS) – Core Research

Application Deadline: July 13, 2023

Purpose: “Core research proposals will advance theory in a core SBE discipline by the application of data and network science methods.  This includes the leveraging of large data sets with diverse spatio-temporal scales of measurement and linked qualitative and quantitative approaches, as well as multi-scale, multi-level network data and techniques of network analysis.  Supported projects are expected to yield results that will enhance, expand, and transform theory and methods, and that generate novel understandings of human behavior – particularly understandings that can improve the outcomes of significant societal opportunities and challenges.”

Amount: $1,200,000

 

 

Funding Agency: U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

Title: Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Basic and Applied Scientific Research

Application Deadline: Ongoing through September 30, 2023

Purpose: “NRL requests white papers for long-range Science and Technology (S&T) projects that may offer advancement and improvement potential for Navy and Marine Corps operations. This announcement emphasizes NRL’s broad role in the competitive funding of meritorious research across a spectrum of science and engineering disciplines.”

Amount: The funded amount and period of performance for any proposal selected for award may vary depending on the research area and the technical approach to be pursued by the offeror selected.

 

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, 2023

Archaeology and Archaeometry – Jul 3 and Dec 1, 2023

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Oct 1-Nov 15, 2023

Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF) – proposals accepted anytime

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 – Sep & Oct - varies based on discipline

Computational & Data-Enabled Science and Engineering – Sep & Oct – varies based on discipline

Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards –Jan 16 and Aug 15, 2023

Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) Core Research (EHR:Core) – Oct 5, 2023

Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs (DMR-TMRP) – proposals accepted anytime

Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases – Nov 15, 2023

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

Geomorphology and Land-use Dynamics – proposals accepted anytime

Geophysics – proposals accepted anytime

Linguistics – Jan 16 and Jul 17, 2023

Mathematical Biology – proposals accepted anytime

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics – Jan 26, 2023

Molecular and Cellular Biosciences – proposals accepted anytime

Physics – Nov & Dec – varies by topic

Science of Learning & Augmented Intelligence – Feb 8, 2023

Secure & Trustworthy Cyberspace – proposals accepted anytime

Security and Preparedness – Jan 16 and Aug 15, 2023

Smart & Connected Communities – proposals accepted anytime

Social Psychology – Jan 17 and Jul 17, 2023

Sociology – proposals accepted anytime

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) – Track 3 & 4 Letter of Intent due Sep 20, 2023; Track 1 & 2 proposals 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, 2023 for CMI, ECS and MSN; Sep 30, 2023 for CAT, CSDM-A, SYN

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

Division of Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects – Varies by topic

Earth Sciences:  Instrumentation and Facilities Program – Accepted anytime

Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2) – Jan 23, 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 Mar 8, 2023 or Sep 13, 2023

Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program – Feb 7, 2023

Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) – Jan 11, 2023

Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program – Aug 29, 2023

Research and Mentoring for Post-baccalaureates in Biological Sciences (RaMP) –Feb 16, 2023

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) – TBD for 2023

Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science – Oct 11, 2023

Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Biological Sciences (BIORETS) – Jul 31, 2023

 

 

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Office of Research EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT – Linda Steinacher

Linda is a graduate of Friends University and began her career working for American Family Insurance as a Casualty Claim Adjuster for ten years. She then stayed home with her three children for the next ten years. Linda returned to the labor force by working at a roofing company and her church.

Linda joined the WSU Office of Research in 2015 as the IRB/IACUC Assistant working part-time. She moved to full-time in 2018 when she became the IRB/IACUC Administrator. Not many people are familiar with the IRB and IACUC (including Linda prior to coming to WSU). For those of you not familiar, IRB is an acronym that stands for “Institutional Review Board” and it assists researchers with the study of human subjects. IACUC is an acronym for “Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee” and it assists researchers with their study of vertebrate animals. Outside of work, Linda enjoys spending time with her family, serving her local church community and traveling.  Read more about the Office of Research staff…

 

Changes to WSU Indirect Cost Recovery Rates

Negotiations with the federal government on WSU’s new F&A (Facilities and Administration) rates, effective 1 July 2022, are almost complete. We anticipate the following significant changes to the Academic Affairs rates: On Campus Organized Research rate decreasing from the current 48% to a new rate of 40%, the On Campus Other Sponsored Activities rate decreasing from the current 30% to a new rate of 19% and the Off Campus Other Sponsored Activities rate decreasing from the current 26% to a new rate of 17%. We will announce the final rates as soon as they are negotiated.  The new rates will impact your proposal and award budgets, as well as the distribution and availability of F&A funds used to support research activities on campus. 

 

 

National Science Foundation Makes Changes to Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)

NSF has made several changes to its Major Research Instrumentation Program.  Applications for FY24 will now be due between October 15 and November 15, 2023.  Thus, WSU is updating its internal competition dates for next year, and Notices of Intent to apply for the FY24 MRI program will be due to proposals@wichita.edu by May 1, 2023 at 12noon.  Cost sharing is waived for the next five years, and the maximum allowed under Track 1 has increased to $1,400,000.  Finally, the new Track 3 is specifically for proposal requests that “include the acquisition, development, installation, operation and maintenance of equipment and instrumentation to reduce consumption of helium.” 

NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program Page

 

 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Request for Information (RFI): Innovative approaches to prevent mental health problems and promote mental wellness in populations that experience health disparities

As part of the NIH ADVANCE: Advancing Prevention Research for Health Equity initiative, this RFI seeks input from a variety of interested parties, including but not limited to healthcare providers/organizations, complementary and integrative health clinical institutions, mental health clinics, mental health advocacy organizations, schools/educational institutions, community- and faith-based organizations, state or local governmental organizations, and researchers, on practical and innovative interventions or programs that contribute to the primary or secondary prevention of mental health problems and promotion of mental health wellness in populations that experience health disparities. Input from community-based service providers and other community-based organizations about promising or successful approaches in their communities is particularly encouraged. Of additional particular interest are interventions that move beyond the provision of mental health treatment to encompass strategies that address social determinants of health that operate as risk or protective factors for psychological distress and the development of mental health problems. Also of interest are strategies to implement, sustain, and disseminate such interventions. Responses due by March 1, 2023.

Read the NIH Request for Information Notice NOT-OD-23-030

 

 

Department of Energy Issues Notice of Intent for Onsite Energy Technical Assistance Partnership Funding

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced its intent to issue a funding opportunity announcement that will establish a regional network of Technical Assistance Partnerships (TAPs) to help industrial facilities and other large energy users increase the adoption of onsite energy technologies. Clean onsite energy technologies provide a practical alternative to generating electricity and heat from fossil fuels and produce flexible, reliable, and affordable energy that reduces emissions across the industrial sector. 

Read the DOE Notice of Intent

 

 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Research Resources

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Extramural Research Resources offers a variety of research-related resources.  For example, you can watch an interactive video about Research Misconduct Case Studies, listen to NIH experts discuss International Collaborations, or read about finding the right fit for your research within Funding Opportunity Announcements.  Don’t forget to sign up for the Virtual NIH Grants Conference coming up February 1-2, 2023.

Register for Free NIH Virtual Grants Conference

 

 

Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Stakeholder Request for Information

The PRCRP is soliciting input regarding the Quality of Life (QoL) and psychosocial aspects of cancer care (diagnosis/treatment/transition to survivorship and beyond) to better understand the most critical questions that need to be addressed. The PRCRP seeks responses from scientists, clinicians, cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers in the topic areas funded by PRCRP (see below). Information received will be considered in the development of strategic planning initiatives.  Responses are due January 31, 2023.

Read the PRCRP Request for Information

 

 

REMINDER - Link Your ORCID ID with Your CITI Account

CITI has made it possible for researchers to connect their ORCID IDs to their CITI Program profiles. An ORCID ID is a permanent numeric identifier that individuals own and control, which provides a way to distinguish themselves uniquely from other researchers and scholars. ORCID IDs are often used in systems and platforms from grant applications to manuscript submissions, and are increasingly required by funders, publishers, data repositories, and other research workflows.

Read the CITI Support Article about Linking ORCID IDs to CITI Program Profiles

 

 

REMINDER - National Institutes of Health (NIH) Forms-H

NIH posted an article in their external newsletter about Forms-H, which is required for application submissions due on or after January 25, 2023.

FORMS-H: Instructions, Forms, and a Handy Checklist

 

 

REMINDER - National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) 2023

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 23-1) has been issued.  The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted or due on or after January 30, 2023.

NSF PAPPG 23-1

 

 

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