September 19, 2022

Congratulations to those who received grants in August! Thanks to all of their talents and hard work, as of August 31, 2022, 蹤獲扦 researchers under Academic Affairs have submitted proposals budgeting a total of $19,473,717, received $9,089,872 in awards, and generated $771,294 in indirect cost recovery thus far for FY2023. 

This months newsletter provides an opportunity to get to know a little about Shelly Magee in her role as the Office Coordinator 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

MRI: ACQUISITION OF A 500 MHZ NMR FOR EXPANDING RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN THE WICHITA REGION 

PI/Department:  James Bann, Chemistry

Co-PI/Department: Moriah Beck, Chemistry | William Groutas, Chemistry | Katie Mitchell-Koch, Chemistry | Haifan Wu, Chemistry

Sponsor:  Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $606,305

 

SEDGWICK COUNTY CONSULTATION AGREEMENT

PI/Department:  Andra Bannister, School of Criminal Justice

Sponsor:  Sedgwick County

Amount:  $50,926

 

THE AGING PITUITARY/GONADAL AXIS

PI/Department:  George Bousfield, Biological Sciences

Sponsor:  Natl Institutes of Health

Amount:  $344,492

 

BUILDING BACK OUR NATIONS WATER INDUSTRY WORKFORCE: INSTITUTE FOR FUTURE WATER LEADERS 

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

Sponsor:  Syracuse University / Environmental Protection Agency

Amount:  $90,000

 

CONTRACT 100021 O4 BOARD/OWNERS TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL AND FINANCIAL INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING/WORKSHOPS TO NEBRASKA'S COMMUNITY AND NON-TRANSIENT NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS (SYSTEM) SERVING POPULATIONS OF 10,000 OR LESS

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

Sponsor:  State of Nebraska

Amount:  $128,278

 

KANSAS WASTEWATER RETROSPECTIVE CASE STUDIES

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

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas

Amount:  $34,962

 

PROVIDING INTEGRATED TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, AND FINANCIAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS

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

Sponsor:  University of New Mexico / Environmental Protection Agency

Amount:  $282,422

 

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO WASTEWATER SYSTEMS FOR NUTRIENT REDUCTIONS

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

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas

Amount:  $415,000

 

KEEN PARTNER SUPPORT PACKAGE

PI/Department:  Gary Brooking, Engineering Technology

Sponsor:  Kern Family Foundation, Inc.

Amount:  $50,000

 

FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW

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

Sponsor:  City of Topeka

Amount:  $38,000

 

MARION KANSAS STRATEGIC PLANNING PROPOSAL

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

Sponsor:  City Of Marion

Amount:  $24,800

 

THE CITY OF DERBY COMMUNITY SURVEY

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

Sponsor:  City of Derby Kansas

Amount:  $19,880

 

RACE: RADAR AND COMMUNICATION INTEGRATED EMITTER SYSTEM TO GEOLOCATE SPACE-BASED EMI SOURCES (SBIR PHASE I)

PI/Department:  Yanwu Ding, Electrical & Computer Engr

Co-PI/Department: Hyuck Kwon, Electrical & Computer Engr

Sponsor:  Intelligent Fusion Technology, Inc. / Air Force Research Laboratory

Amount:  $40,000

 

VOICES FROM THE VAULTS: THE 2000S

PI/Department:  Jana Erwin, Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art

Co-PI/Department: Ksenya Gurshtein, Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art

Sponsor:  Humanities Kansas / Natl Endowment for the Humanities

Amount:  $10,000

 

SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS AGAINST 3C-LIKE PROTEASE OF SARS-COV-2 (AMENDMENT 1)

PI/Department:  William Groutas, Chemistry

Sponsor:  Kansas State University / Natl Institutes of Health

Amount:  $218,910

 

CRII: CNS: INTEGRATING SECURITY TASKS INTO MULTICORE REAL-TIME SYSTEMS 

PI/Department:  Monowar Hasan, School of Computing

Sponsor:  Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $175,000

 

K-INBRE CAMPUS COORDINATOR AWARD (CCA)

PI/Department:  William Hendry, Biological Sciences

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

Amount:  $14,800

 

K-INBRE STAR TRAINEE AWARD: HOWARD, LIU

PI/Department:  William Hendry, Biological Sciences

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

Amount:  $20,720

 

K-INBRE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OFFICE (URO)

PI/Department:  William Hendry, Biological Sciences

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

Amount:  $51,800

 

WEB-BASED TRAINING APPLICATIONS - FY 2023 RENEWAL

PI/Department:  Amy Jones, Training & Technology Team

Sponsor:  State of Missouri

Amount:  $18,750

 

MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDER RISK ASSESSMENT IN PUMP ASSEMBLY OPERATIONS

PI/Department:  Michael Jorgensen, Industrial & Manufacturing Eng

Sponsor:  Great Plains Industries, Inc.

Amount:  $7,500

 

COLLEGE CYBERBULLYING VICTIMIZATION AMONG RACIAL, SEXUAL, AND GENDER MINORITIES AND THEIR SUICIDAL ATTEMPTS AND SELF-HARM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

PI/Department:  Jeoung Min Lee, School of Social Work

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - URCA

Amount:  $4,454

 

KANSAS NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES IN NASA STEM FY 2020-2024 

PI/Department:  Leonard Miller, Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor:  Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn

Amount:  $800,000

 

"WATER-LIKE" IONIC LIQUIDS FOR ENZYMATIC CARBON-CARBON BOND FORMATION

PI/Department:  Katie Mitchell-Koch, Chemistry

Sponsor:  The Howard University / Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $84,120

 

ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF SUGAR-DERIVED BIOSURFACTANTS USING MULTIFUNCTIONAL IONIC LIQUIDS

PI/Department:  Katie Mitchell-Koch, Chemistry

Sponsor:  The Howard University / Natl Institutes of Health

Amount:  $20,183

 

MOCK TRIAL - GROVSPO

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

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

Sponsor:  Tsongas

Amount:  $5,500

 

MOCK TRIAL - MORVCIT

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

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

Sponsor:  Tsongas

Amount:  $4,000

 

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

PI/Department:  Jeremy Patterson, Interdisciplinary Innovation

Sponsor:  City of Wichita / U.S. Department of Treasury

Amount:  $1,013,414

 

MECHANICAL TESTING OF COMPOSITES COUPONS

PI/Department:  Kim-Leng Poon, NIAR - Composites & Structures

Co-PI/Department: Royal Lovingfoss, NIAR - Composites & Structures

Sponsor:  Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn

Amount:  $25,490

 

MECHANICAL TESTING OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES

PI/Department:  Kim-Leng Poon, NIAR - Composites & Structures

Co-PI/Department: Royal Lovingfoss, NIAR - Composites & Structures

Sponsor:  Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn

Amount:  $38,930

 

MECHANICAL TESTING OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES

PI/Department:  Kim-Leng Poon, NIAR - Composites & Structures

Co-PI/Department: Royal Lovingfoss, NIAR - Composites & Structures

Sponsor:  Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn

Amount:  $6,512

 

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

PI/Department: Coleen Pugh, Graduate School

Award Winner/Department: William Johnston, Aerospace Engineering

Faculty Mentor/Department: Bhisham Sharma, Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor: Natl Science Foundation

Amount: $46,000

 

ENABLING VIRTUALLY SCARFED AIRCRAFT NACELLES USING ACOUSTIC METASURFACES (GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM)

PI/Department: Coleen Pugh, Graduate School

Award Winner/Department: Brittany Wojciechowski, Aerospace Engineering

Faculty Mentor/Department: Bhisham Sharma, Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor: Natl Science Foundation

Amount: $46,000

 

TRIO TALENT SEARCH 

PI/Department:  Larry Ramos, Ed - Talent Search Program

Sponsor:  Department of Education - US

Amount:  $646,284

 

TRIO TALENT SEARCH - SOUTH

PI/Department:  Larry Ramos, Ed - Talent Search Program

Sponsor:  Department of Education - US

Amount:  $277,375

 

COMPUTER VISION BASED WEIGHT MONITORING FOR OLDER ADULTS USING FACIAL IMAGES FROM SMARTPHONES

PI/Department:  Ajita Rattani, School of Computing

Co-PI/Department: Laila Cure Vellojin, Industrial & Manufacturing Eng

Sponsor:  Regional Institute on Aging

Amount:  $19,999

 

EVALUATION OF CRYSTALLINITY AND EFFECTS OF MANUFACTURING DEFECTS ON PERFORMANCE OF THERMOPLASTIC STRUCTURES

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

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

Sponsor:  Office of Naval Research / Department of Defense

Amount:  $1,500,000

 

INTEGRATED THERMOPLASTIC WELDING SYSTEM WITH IN-PROCESS INSPECTIONS AND CLOSED-LOOP CONTROLS FOR MANUFACTURING EFFICIENCY AND REPAIR

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

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

Sponsor:  Office of Naval Research / Department of Defense

Amount:  $1,500,000

 

DEVELOPING OPEN-CELLED METAL FOAMS WITH FUNCTIONALLY-GRADIENT MICROSTRUCTURES (STTR PHASE II)

PI/Department:  Bhisham Sharma, Aerospace Engineering

Co-PI/Department: Suresh Keshavanarayana, Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor:  ERG Aerospace Corporation / Air Force Research Laboratory

Amount:  $374,152

 

TRIO DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES

PI/Department:  Vanessa Souriya-Mnirajd, Ed - Disability Services Student Sup

Sponsor:  Department of Education - US

Amount:  $294,725

 

SUSTAINING MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT - EL DORADO USD 490 2022-2023 

PI/Department:  Clay Stoldt, Kansas Mentor Induction Center

Sponsor:  USD 490 El Dorado 

Amount:  $6,350

 

UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR APPLIED HYPERSONICS

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

Co-PI/Department: Rachael Andrulonis, NIAR - Composites & Structures | Royal Lovingfoss, NIAR - Composites & Structures | Matthew Opliger, NIAR - Composites & Structures

Sponsor:  Texas A&M University / Department of Defense

Amount:  $75,000

 

DISASTER RELIEF GRANT AKA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION IN SCHOOL SUPPORT FOR YLINK CONFERENCE GRANT AGREEMENT

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Kansas Department for Aging & Disability Services / Substance Abuse - Mntl Health Srv Adm

Amount:  $8,203

 

GRANT ADMINISTRATION - AMENDMENT 2

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

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

Amount:  $504,167

 

HUTCHINSON HUMAN RELATIONS STRATEGIC PLANNING

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  City of Hutchinson

Amount:  $6,486

 

NACCHO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY IN-PERSON WORKSHOP

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Ntl Assoc County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) / Centers for Disease Control

Amount:  $9,561

 

Abilene Farmers Market Nonprofit Start-up

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Quality of Life Coalition Inc

Amount:  $7,529

 

PROGRAM EVALUATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Sedgwick County Division Of Finance / Health Resources & Services Admin

Amount:  $50,000

 

SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE - ESSENCE TRAINING, VIDEO TUTORIALS AND USER MANUAL DEVELOPMENT-AMENDMENT 1

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

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

Amount:  $2,704

 

EXAMINING THE FEASIBILITY OF A WEARABLE DEVICE FOR FETAL HEART RATE MONITORING THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

PI/Department:  Nicole Woods, Public Health Sciences

Co-PI/Department: Jolynn Dowling, School of Nursing | Jamie Harrington, School of Nursing | Yongkuk Lee, Biomedical Engineering

Sponsor:  Natl Institutes of Health

Amount:  $432,565

 

RALPH E. POWE JUNIOR FACULTY ENHANCEMENT AWARD

PI/Department:  Haifan Wu, Chemistry

Sponsor:  Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc.

Amount:  $5,000

 

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Focused Funding Opportunities

For access to account to search for funding opportunities, please sign up and affiliate with Wichita State University using your 蹤獲扦 email address. To request assistance with a customized searches 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: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Title:

Application Deadlines: September 25, 2022 and January 25, 2023

Purpose: Program leaders and faculty should be national leaders in the training area being proposed, should have a strong reputation as educators, and, where appropriate, should have current, vibrant research programs.  Proposed programs should have clear practical content, with an expectation that participants will leave the program with enhanced research capabilities related to the mission of NICHD.

Amount: $150,000 direct costs per year

 

Funding Agency: Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood

Title:

Application Deadline: Letter of Inquiry due September 30, 2022

Purpose: Program leaders and faculty should be national leaders in the training area being proposed, should have a strong reputation as educators, and, where appropriate, should have current, vibrant research programs.  Proposed programs should have clear practical content, with an expectation that participants will leave the program with enhanced research capabilities related to the mission of NICHD.

Amount: See website for previously awarded grants.

 

Funding Agency: Whitehall Foundation

Title:

Application Deadlines: Letters of Intent due October 1, 2022, January 15, 2023, April 15, 2023

Purpose: The Whitehall Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation that is focused exclusively on assisting basic research in vertebrate (excluding clinical) and invertebrate neurobiology in the United States.  Investigations should specifically concern neural mechanisms involved in sensory, motor, and other complex functions of the whole organism as these relate to behavior. The overall goal should be to better understand behavioral output or brain mechanisms of behavior.

Amount: Research Grants typically $100,000 per year; Grants-in-Aid are up to $30,000 for one year period only. 

 

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

Title:

Application Deadlines: Letters of Intent due October 4, 2022; if invited, Full Application due January 10, 2023

Purpose: This PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA) is intended to promote the targeted implementation and systematic uptake of shared decision making (SDM) in healthcare settings, in line with PCORIs goal of supporting patients in making informed decisions about their care. For this PFA, PCORI defines an SDM strategy as an intervention or approach that draws on and presents evidence to inform patients of available treatment options and their risks and benefits, and either engages patients in a decision-making process with their clinician or promotes their ability to engage in such a process.

Amount: Up to $1,500,000 

 

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

Title:

Application Deadlines: Letters of Intent due October 4, 2022; if invited, Full Application due January 10, 2023

Purpose: The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is seeking to fund high-quality, comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects that focus on multimodal interventions to prevent fractures in people with osteoporosis and a history of a fracture.

Amount: Up to $10,000,000

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title:

Application Deadline: October 5, 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this NOSI is to solicit projects on preventive interventions that address cardiometabolic risk factors in populations that experience health disparities.

Amount: Varies based on funding opportunity.

 

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

Title:

Application Deadlines: October 5, 2022, February 5, 2023 and June 5, 2023

Purpose: NIMH seeks applications for innovative research projects to test strategies to increase the reach, efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of digital mental health interventions which may impact mental health outcomes, including suicide behaviors and serious mental illness. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is intended to support the development of digital health test beds that leverage well-established digital mental health platforms and infrastructure to rapidly refine and optimize existing evidence-based digital health interventions and to conduct clinical research testing digital mental health interventions that are statistically powered to provide a definitive answer regarding the intervention's effectiveness particularly in populations who experience health disparities and vulnerable populations.

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

 

Funding Agency: Herb Block Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due October 6, 2022; If invited, full proposals due December 15, 2022

Purpose: This program helps safeguard the basic freedoms guaranteed in our Bill of Rights, to help eliminate all forms of prejudice and discrimination, and to assist government agencies to be more accountable to the public. The Herb Block Foundation will also consider contemporary societal issues that may arise.  Grants are available nationwide. 

Amount: $5,000-$25,000

 

Funding Agency: 蹤獲扦Internal Grants for 蹤獲扦 Faculty 

Title: URCA and MURPA

Application Deadline: October 7, 2022 at 5pm

Purpose: The University Research / Creative Award (URCA) provides funding of up to $4,500 for 蹤獲扦 faculty to retool or reestablish productive research / creative projects or as seed money to develop pilot data where external funding is available.   The Multidisciplinary Research Project Award (MURPA) provides funding of up to $7,500 for 蹤獲扦 faculty projects that involve two or more investigators from different disciplines that focus different perspectives and capabilities on complex problems that intersect established areas of study.

Full time current tenured, tenure eligible and probationary faculty members of 蹤獲扦 are eligible.  Distinguished and endowed professors, as well as temporary and visiting faculty, are ineligible.  Proposers must meet all eligibility requirements and work with a Grant Specialist in the Office of Research prior to submission.  All applications require an endorsement from faculty members Chair and Dean. Incomplete or late applications will not be reviewed nor considered.

Amount: $4,500 (URCA) and $7,500 (MURPA)

 

Funding Agency: Ascendium 

Title:

Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due October 7, 2022; If invited, Full Applications due December 9, 2022

Purpose: Through this opportunity, Ascendium will invest in applied research that generates actionable knowledge, yields evidence-based insights and helps scale practitioner and policymaker approaches to removing systemic barriers uniquely faced by rural learners from low-income backgrounds, especially first-generation students, incarcerated adults, students of color and veterans.

Amount: $500,000

 

Funding Agency: Morris Animal Foundation

Title:

Application Deadlines: October 7, October 14, and October 21, 2022

Purpose: Current proposals sought include Equine Behavior and Welfare, Blue Buffalo Feline, Feline Cancer, Golden Retriever Lifetime Study Data & Samples, and Mitochondrial Function & Chronic Disease. 

Amount: Varies based on proposal topic/donor interests.

 

Funding Agency: March of Dimes

Title:

Application Deadline: October 11, 2022 

Purpose: March of Dimes is committed to advancing the health of all moms and babies and that involves seeking answers through a diverse research portfolio. As such, March of Dimes is actively seeking applications for research grant funding for translational and actionable projects that lead directly to interventions or preventions.  The proposed research should focus on one of these priority areas: 1) Late, spontaneous pre-term birth, 2) Racial inequities as they relate to morbidity and mortality outcomes for mothers and babies, 3) Cardiovascular health conditions developed during pregnancy or exacerbated during pregnancy, 4) Maternal stress, its impact on pregnancy outcomes, and how to mitigate the effects.

Amount: $200,000

 

Funding Agency: National Geographic Society

Title: Several opportunities related to

Application Deadline: October 12, 2022 

Purpose: Whether you are an aspiring Explorer or already a luminary in the field, each opportunity has unique criteria and benefits to ensure that our Explorers receive support and funding aligned to their specific needs and goals. Each year, a small number of grants are awarded to individuals who are just beginning their National Geographic journey, as well as those who are working on more advanced projects.

Amount: $20,000 (Level I and Freshwater proposals) - $100,000 (Level II)

 

Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Energy: Advanced Manufacturing Office

Title:

Application Deadline: Concept Papers due October 12, 2022; if invited, Full Applications due December 20, 2022

Purpose: The research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) activities to be funded under this FOA will support the government-wide approach to the climate crisis by driving the innovation that can lead to the deployment of clean energy technologies, which are critical for climate protection. Specifically, this FOA will fund high-impact, applied research and development and prototype or pilot-scale technology validation and demonstration projects in order to expedite the adoption of transformational industrial technology necessary to increase energy efficiency across industry and in high GHG-emitting industrial subsectors, reducing both energy usage and GHG emissions. This includes cross-sector industrial decarbonization approaches via opportunities in energy efficiency; industrial electrification; low carbon fuels, feedstocks and energy sources; and industrial carbon capture and utilization.

Amount: $750,000-$1,000,000

 

Funding Agency: Kansas NASA EPSCoR 

Title:

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 NASAs 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: American Cancer Society 

Title:

Application Deadline: October 15, 2022

Purpose: There is a need for research that evaluates the impact of the many changes now occurring in the healthcare system with a particular focus on cancer prevention, control, and treatment. Efforts focusing on improving access to care may also impact inequities that contribute to health disparities.  Public health policy initiatives such as the federal and state marketplaces that have expanded insurance coverage, as well as Medicaid expansion in some states, create natural experiments ripe for evaluation. Research to be funded by this RFA should focus on the changes in national, state, and/or local policy and the response to these changes by healthcare systems, insurers, payers, communities, practices, and patients.

Amount: Most awards are for up to 4 years with up to $165,000 a year for direct costs, plus 20% allowable indirect costs.

 

Funding Agency: Amazon Research Awards

Title:

Application Deadline: October 19, 2022

Purpose: Awards are structured as unrestricted gifts to the principal investigator's academic institution or organization and as such, Amazon retains no intellectual property rights to the resulting work. Recipients are encouraged to publish outcomes and commit related code to open-source repositories. Recipients are assigned an Amazon research contact who offers consultation and advice along with opportunities to participate in Amazon events and training sessions.  Currently Open Calls for Proposals include AWS AI, AWS Automated Reasoning, Prime Video and Sustainability.

Amount: $50,000-$80,000 in unrestricted funds, AWS Promotional Credits, and/or Training Resources (depending on topic)

 

Funding Agency: Bright Focus Foundation 

Title:

Application Deadline: October 25, 2022

Purpose: BrightFocus provides research funds for U.S. and international researchers pursuing pioneering research leading to greater understanding, prevention, and treatment of glaucoma.

Amount: $150,000 (Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards) - $200,000 (Standard Awards)

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title:

Application Deadlines: October 27, 2022 and June 27, 2023 

Purpose: The overarching goal of this Office of Research on Womens Health (ORWH) R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a diverse workforce to meet the nations biomedical, behavioral and clinical research.  To accomplish the stated overarching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on:  Courses for Skills Development: For example, advanced undergraduate courses in a specific discipline or research area, courses on clinical procedures or specialized research techniques, or community-based courses on topics of relevance to sex and/or gender and health. Specifically, this FOA aims to support courses that develop skills in multidimensional and intersectional health-related research and healthcare delivery. The format of the courses may involve a traditional in-person approach, online activities, a hybrid of both approaches, or other methods.

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

 

Funding Agency: Honda USA Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: October 31, 2022

Purpose: The Honda USA Foundation supports society in the areas of education, mobility, the environment, and traffic safety by strategically collaborating with like-minded organizations to drive sustainable change in marginalized communities throughout the nation where Honda operations are located. Eligible organizations seeking support between April 2023 and April 2024 are encouraged to apply. Priority will be given to programs that support marginalized communities and have the potential for the participation of Honda associates as volunteers.

Amount: $25,000-$100,000

 

Funding Agency: Templeton, Simons, Sloan & Moore Foundations

Title:

Application Deadline: Letter of Intent due October 31, 2022

Purpose: The John Templeton Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and the Simons Foundation invite applications to a one-time call aimed at advancing fundamental physics by funding small scale experiments that explore physics that has typically been explored at large-scale facilities (e.g., CERN, LIGO).  The program is intended to support high-risk and potentially high-return small-scale experimental projects aimed at new ambitious discoveries beyond the current frontier of fundamental physics.  Small scale refers to table-top size experiments or to ones that could fit in a typical university physics research lab.  Examples of such projects include, but are not limited to, tests of basic principles of quantum physics, tests of interaction laws and established symmetry principles, and searches for new particles.

Amount: The funding level and duration of each proposal should be appropriate to the proposed research goals. There is no recommended funding level for this program, but we expect typical annual project budgets to fall between $300,000 and $1,000,000.

 

*** LIMITED *** Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Title:

Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 蹤獲扦 may only submit one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by October 26, 2022 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  You will be informed if you have been chosen to proceed by November 16, 2022.  Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by December 14, 2022.

Purpose: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Infant, Child, and Adolescent Preventive Services (ICAPS) Program. The purpose of this program is to help care providers1 and care teams provide optimal health promotion and preventive services to infants, children, adolescents, young adults and their families. This Program accomplishes this purpose through two sets of program expectations and requirements:  1) Bright Futures Pediatric Implementation: Reviews evidence to support recommendations for updated evidence-based preventive services guidelines for infants, children, and adolescents, as well as advancement of innovations in health promotion and preventive services for these populations. Included in this activity is evidence review and recommendations to HRSA for evidence-informed preventive care and screening for infants, children, and adolescents for which, upon HRSAs approval, under 禮 2713 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 禮 300gg-13, certain insurance companies are required to provide insurance coverage without cost-sharing.  2) Advancing Systems/Technical Assistance (TA) for Healthy Tomorrows, Healthy Tomorrows Resource Center: Provides technical assistance to entities receiving HRSA grant funding under the Healthy Tomorrows program (HRSA-17-008, HRSA-19-055, and HRSA-21-031) to assist such entities in carrying out such grant awards. Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI): Provides training and educates providers caring for infants and children who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as state/territory Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs, on evidence-based practice to ensure that these infants, children and their families have timely access to early intervention and comprehensive care.

Amount: $1,566,000

 

*** LIMITED *** National Science Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 蹤獲扦 may only submit two preliminary proposals, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by October 28, 2022 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  You will be informed if you have been chosen to proceed by November 18, 2022.  Preliminary proposals to the funder (if selected) will be due by December 16, 2022.

Purpose: The Quantum Sensing Challenges for Transformational Advances in Quantum Systems (QuSeC-TAQS) program supports interdisciplinary teams of three (3) or more investigators to explore highly innovative, original, and potentially transformative research on quantum sensing. The QuSeC-TAQS program supports coordinated efforts to develop and apply quantum sensor systems, with demonstrations resulting in proof of principle or field-testing of concepts and platforms that can benefit society. The QuSeC-TAQS program aligns with recommendations articulated in the strategy report, Bringing Quantum Sensors to Fruition, that was produced by the National Science and Technology Council Subcommittee on Quantum Information Science, under the auspices of the National Quantum Initiative.

Amount: $2,500,000

 

Funding Agency: Wenner-Gren Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: November 1, 2022

Purpose: The program contributes to the Foundation's overall mission to support basic research in anthropology and to ensure that the discipline continues to be a source of vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of humanity's cultural and biological origins, development, and variation. The Foundation supports research that demonstrates a clear link to anthropological theory and debates, and promises to make a solid contribution to advancing these ideas. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, or subfield. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that employ a comparative perspective, can generate innovative approaches or ideas, and/or integrate two or more subfields.

Amount: $20,000

 

Funding Agency: Smithsonian Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation

Title:

Application Deadline: November 1, 2022 

Purpose: The Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation is accepting applications for the Arthur Molella Distinguished Fellowship at the Smithsonian Institutions National Museum of American History (NMAH). We seek to appoint an experienced author or senior scholar (at the associate/full/emeritus professor level or equivalent) from the history of technology, science and technology studies, business history, museum studies, STEAM education, or an allied field.

Amount: $35,000 stipend and residency.  Funds may be used flexibly to support teaching buyouts, travel for several short-term visits, living expenses for longer residences up to six months, and related research expenses. Dates are flexible. 

 

*** LIMITED *** National Science Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 蹤獲扦 may only submit one application, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by November 1, 2022 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  You will be informed if you have been chosen to proceed by November 22, 2022.  Letters of Intent to the funder (if selected) will be due by December 20, 2022.

Purpose: RII Track-2 FEC builds interjurisdictional collaborative teams of EPSCoR investigators in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) focus areas consistent with the National Science Foundation 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. Projects are investigator-driven and must include researchers from at least two EPSCoR eligible jurisdictions with complementary expertise and resources necessary to address challenges, which neither party could address as well or rapidly independently.  RII Track-2 FEC projects have a comprehensive and integrated vision to drive discovery and build sustainable STEM capacity that exemplifies individual, institutional, geographic, and disciplinary diversity. Additionally, the projects STEM research and education activities seek to broaden participation through the strategic inclusion and integration of diverse individuals, institutions, and sectors. In addition, NSF EPSCoR recognizes that the development of early-career faculty from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields is critical to sustaining and advancing research capacity.

Amount: Estimated program budget, number of awards and average award size/duration are subject to the quality of proposals and availability of funds.

 

Funding Agency: Kansas NASA EPSCoR 

Title:

Application Deadline: November 7, 2022 at 12noon

Purpose: The Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program (KNEP) is seeking proposals for a unique NASA grant opportunity entitled Rapid Response Research (R3). The R3s purpose is to provide a streamlined method to address research issues important to the mission directorates.

Amount: $100,000

 

Funding Agency: Kansas Corn Commission

Title: Sponsored Research / Education Opportunity email proposals@wichita.edu for a copy of the RFP

Application Deadline: November 7, 2022 

Purpose: Kansas Corn Commissioners have established three priority areas for FY2024: 1) Value-Added Projects. 2) Market Education & Transportation, and 3) Production & Environmental Programs.

Amount: Not Specified

 

Funding Agency: Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

Title:

Application Deadline: November 7, 2022 

Purpose: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) solicits applications for a National Early Care and Education Workforce Center (the Center). The purpose of the cooperative agreement is to fund a research and technical assistance center that will work to increase recruitment and retainment of a diverse, qualified, and effective workforce across all Early Care and Education (ECE) settings and programs through the provision of technical assistance (TA) at state and local levels and a program of rigorous research that builds the knowledge base and informs TA efforts. The Center will specifically focus on establishing and enhancing career advancement systems and strategies for ECE professionals to pursue credentials and degrees and identifying and encouraging sustainable strategies to increase compensation, provide an adequate compensation, and improve workplace policies (wages, benefits, wellness) in alignment with career advancement.

Amount: $6,000,000 

 

Funding Agency: NASA: Research Opportunities in Space & Earth Sciences 2022 (ROSES-2022)

Title:

Application Deadline: Notices of Intent due November 10, 2022; Full Proposals due December 8, 2022

Purpose: This program element solicits proposals for (1) the development of science discipline specific curriculum (ScienceCore) to advance open science adoption, and institutional capacity building through (2) summer schools and (3) virtual cohorts. The training materials, as well as the design of the learning activities, must be targeted to audiences from undergraduate students to established scientists and managers from all science disciplines supported by NASAs Science Mission Directorate (SMD).

Amount: The ScienceCore Curriculum topic will have a total budget of $1.3 million per

year, with awards having a maximum duration of two years. It is estimated that 6-

12 projects will be selected.  The Summer Schools topic will have a total budget of $1.2 million per year, with awards being a maximum of three years. It is estimated that 3-4 projects will be selected. The Virtual Cohorts topic will have a total budget of $400,000 per year, with awards being a maximum of three years. It is estimated that 2-3 projects will be

selected.

 

Funding Agency: Wenner-Gren Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: November 11, 2022 

Purpose: This grant program funds individual research projects undertaken by doctorates in anthropology or a closely related field. Our goal is to support vibrant and significant work that furthers our understanding of what it means to be human. There is no preference for any methodology, research location, topic, or subfield. The Foundation particularly welcomes proposals that integrate two or more subfields and pioneer new approaches and ideas.

Amount: $25,000

 

Funding Agency: National Academies Gulf Research Program

Title:

Application Deadline: November 11, 2022

Purpose: This funding opportunity seeks to advance the understanding of climate hazard (e.g. extreme heat, sea level rise, flooding and extreme weather events) effects on communities that are overburdened by environmental hazards (e.g., heat-related stress, air and water contaminants).

Amount: $1,000,000-$1,500,000

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title:

Application Deadline: November 13, 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this initiative is to support research that seeks to (1) understand the underlying mechanisms and (2) test interventions to address and mitigate the impact of health-related misinformation and disinformation on health disparities and the populations that experience health disparities.

Amount: $500,000 in direct costs over five years

 

Funding Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services

Title:

Application Deadline: November 15, 2022

Purpose: National Leadership Grants for Museums support projects that address critical needs of the museum field and that have the potential to advance practice in the profession to strengthen museum services for the American public.

Amount: $5,000-$750,000; Cost Share is Required.

 

Funding Agency: The Retirement Research Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: Letter of Intent required by November 15, 2022; If invited, Full Proposals due February 5, 2023

Purpose: RRF Foundation for Aging focuses on improving the quality of life for older people. In an effort to strengthen the Foundations impact, RRF has established Priority Areas. These Priority Areas are specific topics in aging that will be given higher priority within the Foundations grantmaking program.  Priority Areas include: 1) Caregiving, 2) Economic Security in Later Life, 3) Housing, 4) Social and Intergenerational Connectedness, 5) Organizational Capacity Building, and 6) Other Promising Projects.

Amount: $100,000 - $250,000

 

Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)

Title:

Application Deadline: November 15, 2022

Purpose: This announcement is purposely broad in scope and will cover a wide range of topics to encourage the submission of the most innovative and unconventional ideas in energy technology. The objective of this solicitation is to support high-risk R&D leading to the development of potentially disruptive new technologies across the full spectrum of energy applications. Topics under this FOA will explore new areas of technology development that, if successful, could establish new program areas for ARPA-E, or complement the current portfolio of ARPA-E programs: Targeted Topics: Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions.

Amount: $10,000,000 over 5-8 awards

 

Funding Agency: The Gerber Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: Concept Papers due November 15, 2022

Purpose: The mission of The Gerber Foundation, to enhance the quality of life of infants and young children in nutrition, care, and development, has remained the guiding beacon for Foundation giving throughout its history. Accordingly, priority is given to projects whose primary beneficiaries are young children from birth to three years of age.

Amount: $30,000 for Novice Researchers; up to $350,000 all others

 

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

Title:

Application Deadline: November 15, 2022 

Purpose: This FOA invites applications to the Research and Entrepreneurial Development Immersion (REDI) Award program. The program promotes the development of entrepreneurial education programs that are designed to broaden the skillset of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, as well as early-career master's, Ph.D., and Dr.P.H. scientists, in fields relevant to the mission of NIA, including aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) research. The goal of the program is to prepare trainees for a wide-range of career paths, including those that are outside the traditional research environment.

Amount: Application budgets should not exceed $250,000 in direct costs per year and need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

 

Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Title:

Application Deadline: November 16, 2022 

Purpose: This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding for the National Maternal and Child Health Data Resource Center (DRC). The purpose of the DRC is to support Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Services Block Grant programs, hereafter referred to as Title V programs, and other MCH partners in accessing and effectively utilizing national and state-level National Survey of Childrens Health (NSCH) data to inform policy and practice. Additionally, the purpose of the DRC is to support broad access to and utilization of the NSCH data through an easy-to-use web platform that provides a user-defined query system for point-and-click access to state and national estimates, curated data files for analyses, maps, and methodological documents designed for a wide audience. These resources are complemented by technical assistance (TA) as requested by Title V programs 1 and other MCH partners.

Amount: $900,000

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Title:

Application Deadlines: November 21, 2022, February 16, 2023 and June 16, 2023

Purpose: This funding announcement solicits R21 grant applications that propose exploratory/developmental research projects that are consistent with the research framework detailed in the 2022-2026 National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Strategic Plan. This research will be rooted in nursing's holistic, contextualized approach to understanding people and their health, address the nation's most pressing and persistent health challenges with a solutions orientation, and employ innovative and rigorous study designs to inform practice and policy.

Amount: Direct costs are limited to $275,000 over a two-year project period, with no more than $200,000 in direct costs allowed in any single year.

 

Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities

Title:

Application Deadline: November 30, 2022

Purpose: The Public Scholars program offers grants to individual authors for research, writing, travel, and other activities leading to the creation and publication of well-researched nonfiction books in the humanities written for the broad public. Writers with or without an academic affiliation may apply, and no advanced degree is required.

Amount: $5,000 per month

 

Funding Agency: Brady Education Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: December 1, 2022 for Stage One Proposals

Purpose: The Foundation is currently accepting proposals focused on evaluating programs that have the potential of helping to close the opportunity and resulting achievement gaps associated with race and family income.

Amount: The website does not specify a limit

 

Funding Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Title:

Application Deadline: December 1, 2022

Purpose: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will award National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants (T32) to eligible domestic institutions to enhance predoctoral and postdoctoral research training and ensure that a diverse and highly trained workforce is available and committed to the generation, translation and dissemination of new scientific evidence and analytical tools that will be used to improve health care delivery in the United States. AHRQ expects that the proposed research training programs will incorporate didactic, research and career development elements to prepare individuals for careers that will have a significant impact on the health care needs of the Nation.  Note a technical assistance webinar will be held on this opportunity on October 5, 2022.

Amount:  Application budget requests are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed program and need to follow the maximum trainee slot allowances stated here. New T32 Training Programs that are pre-doctoral only or post-doctoral only may request up to 4 trainee slots. New T32 Training Programs that propose a combined program (including both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral) may request up to a total of 6 trainee slots.

 

Funding Agency: The Teagle Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: Concept Papers due December 1, 2022, March 1, 2023, and August 1, 2023 

Purpose: Through Education for American Civic Life, the Foundation seeks to elevate the civic objectives of liberal arts education by partnering with institutions offering bold and coherent initiatives that endow students with the content, skills, and sensibility to participate in a political system designed for self-governance. While progress has been made at many institutions of higher education to promote civic action and various forms of community service as part of the undergraduate experience, the Foundation is especially concerned with grounding such action and service in comprehensive civic knowledge through teaching, reading, debate, and discussion centered in the curriculum.

Amount: $100,000-$300,000

 

Funding Agency: Paralyzed Veterans of America Education Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: December 2, 2022 

Purpose: From coordinating workshops for health professionals to producing educational materials to sponsoring fellowships in spinal cord medicine, the Paralyzed Veterans of America Education Foundation helps develop tools that share spinal cord injury and disease (SCI/D) knowledge and improve the lives of those with SCI/D. The Education Foundation has six topic categories for funding consideration: Consumer, Caregiver, and Community Education; Professional Development and Education; Research Utilization and Dissemination; Assistive Technology; Consumer Guides; and Conferences and Symposia.  These projects should be designed to improve the quality of life for individuals with SCI/D, educate consumers about the consequences of and complications associated with SCI/D, improve the knowledge and skills of SCI/D health care professionals and to prevent the occurrence and complications of new SCI/D.

Amount: The maximum PVA Education Foundation project grant is $50,000. The maximum

conference or symposium grant is $15,000. The minimum PVA Education Foundation project, conference or symposium grant is $10,000.

 

*** LIMITED *** The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 蹤獲扦 may only submit one nomination, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by December 7, 2022 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  You will be informed if you have been chosen to proceed by December 14, 2022.  Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by February 1, 2023.

Purpose: The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program supports the research and teaching careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences. Based on institutional nominations, the program provides discretionary funding to faculty at an early stage in their careers. Criteria for selection include an independent body of scholarship attained in the early years of their appointment, and a demonstrated commitment to education, signaling the promise of continuing outstanding contributions to both research and teaching.

Amount: Research Grant of $100,000

 

Funding Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)

Title:

Application Deadline: December 12, 2022 

Purpose: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announces its interest in supporting conferences through the AHRQ Single-Year and Multiple-Year Conference grant programs (R13).  AHRQ seeks to support conferences that help further its mission to produce evidence to make health care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable and affordable, and to work with HHS and other partners to make sure the evidence is understood and used.

Amount: Direct costs for a project awarded under this NOFO will not exceed $50,000 annually.

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Title:

Application Deadline: December 15, 2022

Purpose: The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is continuing its support for dental practice-based research by soliciting research to be conducted in the dental school predoctoral/postdoctoral clinic setting. The purpose of the Practice-Based Research Integrating Multidisciplinary Experiences in Dental Schools (PRIMED) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to provide clinical faculty and predoctoral/postdoctoral students/residents with skills development opportunities and patient-oriented clinical research experiences through intra/inter-institutional collaborations and peer and student mentoring partnerships. Additionally, this FOA will support developmental and/or small-scale practice-based research studies that involve prospective enrollment of study participants, and in which clinical faculty and predoctoral/postdoctoral dental students/residents collect data from their consenting patients, conducted in the predoctoral/postdoctoral dental school clinic and/or affiliated extramural clinic setting.

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

 

Funding Agency: Elsa U. Pardee Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: December 15, 2022

Purpose: The Elsa U. Pardee Foundation funds research to investigators in United States non-profit institutions proposing research directed toward identifying new treatments or cures for cancer. The Foundation funds projects for a one-year period that will allow establishment of capabilities of new cancer researchers, or new cancer approaches by established cancer researchers. It is anticipated that this early-stage funding by the Foundation may lead to subsequent and expanded support using government agency funding. Project relevance to cancer detection, treatment, or cure should be clearly identified.

Amount: By design, there are no set limits on the grant amount that can be requested.

 

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Title:

Application Deadlines: March 29, 2023

Purpose: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites grant applications to develop physiomimetic platforms and organoid culture systems for studies of the female reproductive tract and gametogenesis (both male and female) that can be used to uncover factors responsible for gynecological conditions and infertility. The R21 grant mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory/developmental research by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of project development. High risk/high reward projects that lack preliminary data may be most appropriate for this FOA.

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

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Title:

Application Deadline: Varies by topic.

proposals accepted anytime

Nov 1-15, 2022

July 1 and Dec 20 annually

Oct 1-Nov 15, 2022

July 20 and Jan 20 annually

proposals accepted anytime

proposals accepted anytime

proposals accepted anytime

proposals accepted anytime

Sept & Oct - varies based on discipline

Sept 1-30, 2022

Aug 15 and Jan 15 annually

Nov 16, 2022

Aug 18 and Jan 18 annually

proposals accepted anytime

proposals accepted anytime

proposals accepted anytime

proposals accepted anytime

proposals accepted anytime

proposals accepted anytime

proposals accepted anytime

Jan 15 and Jul 15 annually

proposals accepted anytime

Jan 26, 2023

proposals accepted anytime

Nov & Dec varies by topic

Jan 18, 2023

proposals accepted anytime

Jan 15 and Aug 15 annually

proposals accepted anytime

Jan 15 and Jul 15 annually

Jan 15 and Aug 15 annually

Dec 1-15 annually

 

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Title:

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

accepted anytime

Varies by size of application (Small, Medium, Large)

) accepted anytime

Feb 8, 2023

Oct 31, 2022 for CMI, CLP, ECS and MSN; Sept 30, 2022 for CAT, CSDM-A, CSDM-B, CTMC, SYN

accepted anytime

Nov 21 and 23, 2022

accepted anytime

Jan 21, 2023

Varies by topic

Jan 17, 2023

Preliminary Proposals due Sep 14, 2022

Feb 7, 2023

Jan 11, 2023

Aug 29, 2023

TBD for 2023

Oct 12, 2022

Nov 10, 2022

 

EDUCATION / TRAINING

蹤獲扦 Office of Research Workshops

Topics include an Introduction to the 蹤獲扦 Office of Research with resources and contacts, 蹤獲扦 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.

Office of Research Workshops


Hanover Research Grants Workshops: September 22, 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 September 22, 2022 is titled Preparing to Lead Center-Level Proposals. 


Reminder - NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy Webinar Part 2: September 22, 2022

Make sure youre 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.


Reminder - 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.


National Science Foundation Webinar: Concept Outlines at NSF: September 27, 2022

As part of the draft Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (23-1), NSF is introducing the Concept Outline as a new submission type. The primary purpose of the concept outline is to ensure that the concept being proposed by the prospective Principal Investigator (PI) is appropriate for the proposal type or funding opportunity, and to help reduce the administrative burden associated with the submission of a full proposal.  Attendees also will learn about Program Suitability and Proposal Concept (ProSPCT) tool which will be used for submitting and tracking Concept Outlines.


National Science Foundation Webinar: Introduction to NSFs Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships: September 27, 2022

The webinar, hosted by Dr. Erwin Gianchandani, Assistant Director for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, introduces TIPs vision, programs, and funding opportunities. TIP advances use-inspired and translational research in all fields of science and engineering, promoting breakthrough technologies that give rise to new industries, create high-wage jobs in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and empower all Americans, regardless of background or location, to drive tomorrows solutions.


University of Oklahoma Supercomputing Symposium 2022: September 28, 2022

The University of Oklahoma 21st annual conference will be held via Zoom.  The symposium will be Wednesday, September 28 from 8:00am-5:00pm.  The keynote speaker will be Bronson Messer, Director of Science, Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, whose keynote is titled, Frontier: Breaking the Exascale Barrier with the Fastest Supercomputer Ever.


EPA Green Challenge Awards Webinar: September 28, 2022

Come learn about the and the nomination process. This year the program will recognize winners in six categories, including: Greener Synthetic Pathways; Greener Reaction Conditions; The Design of Greener Chemicals; Specific Environmental Benefit: Climate Change; Small Business; and Academic. 


AHRQ Pre-Application Technical Assistance Webinar for RFA-HS-22-010 AHRQ National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (T32): October 5, 2022

This Notice is to inform potential applicants that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), will convene a technical assistance webinar to provide potential applicants with background information and respond to questions about the preparation of an application in response to this funding opportunity.


Oklahoma State University High Performance Computing Center (HPCC) Workshops: October 5, 2022, October 26, 2022 and November 29, 2022

Oklahoma State University HPCC upcoming workshops include such topics as Intermediate Linux for Scientists and Researchers, Beginning and Intermediate Bioinformatics, and Introduction to Machine Learning for Research.

These Workshops and More Posted at 蹤獲扦s High Performance Computing Webpage


蹤獲扦 Information Security: Privacy & Security Training: October 11, 2022; 4:00-5:00pm in RSC Room 203 (Lancelot)

Gina Riggs and Mark Rodee offer 蹤獲扦 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: 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.  October 12, 2022 webinar topic is Clean or Replace? PFAS Decontamination Framework for Firefighting Equipment and Hangars.  Previous session recordings are available. 


Virtual NIH Grants Pre-Conference Events: October 14, 2022, November 9, 2022, December 6-7, 2022 and January 12, 2023 and Virtual NIH Grants Conference: February 1-2, 2023

Its time to begin creating your 2022-2023 NIH Grants Conference experience! Sign up for a series of monthly PreCon Events 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? Were providing valuable resources, contacts, and special events for you too!


Virtual NeurIPS 2022 Workshop: The Symbiosis of Deep Learning and Differential Equations (DLDE) II: December 14, 2022

This workshop will aim to bring together researchers with backgrounds in computational science and deep learning to encourage intellectual exchanges, cultivate relationships and accelerate research in this area. The scope of the workshop spans topics at the intersection of DL and DEs, including theory of DL and DEs, neural differential equations, solving DEs with neural networks, and more.


Learn to Use BeoShock for your Advanced Research Computing Needs

蹤獲扦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

Office of Research EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT SHELLY MAGEE

Hello fellow Shockers! I joined the Office of Research as the Office Coordinator in January 2022. My job is so diverse, and never boring! I manage the inboxes, so if you send emails to our Proposals, Research, or Research Contracts emails you will often see my name at the bottom of responses. I also help provide backup administrative support for the Faculty Support Committee, Institutional Review Board and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Updating our various pages on the website is another area that I am working. Our office is always busy, and I am always learning!

I enjoy meeting and helping others and make every effort to get people connected to the appropriate individuals who can assist. I started at 蹤獲扦 in Math, Stats & Physics in June 2021. I am so grateful for my time in the Math office, which gave me the opportunity to learn a lot of the systems as well as acclimate to the 蹤獲扦 campus, and to meet some fantastic people. Outside of work I enjoy traveling, spending time with my family, and putting together puzzles with my husband. Im proud to be part of Shocker Nation!  Read more about the Office of Research staff

 

Two Sedgwick County Requests for Information (RFI): Electric Wait Line Management System and Maintenance Support due October 10, 2022 and Legacy Document Scanning Systems due November 1, 2022

Electric Wait Line Management System Due to inaccurate and unacceptable wait time forecasts, the Treasurer is requesting information regarding what other virtual wait line systems are available that have experience with daily, high customer volume in the auto license field.  

Legacy Document Scanning System The Sedgwick County Register of Deeds (RoD) is responsible for recording all real estate transactions in Sedgwick County. The mission is to provide timely, secure, accurate, archival accessible services to those that have entrusted us with these duties. The RoD is responsible for storing, maintaining, and preserving all land records and other official documents with the highest level of integrity and professional conduct. Currently, indexed information for records dating back to January 1, 1969 are available for public viewing in the countys online document search. In an effort to make all documents available for online viewing, the RoD is looking for a service to scan and digitize records back to the 1800s.  In the future, the Register of Deeds will be collectively evaluating the technology needs within all areas of the department for its records management system (RMS). The RoD will be looking for potential opportunities to increase efficiency and collectively share data with other land records departments. It is anticipated that the scanned and digitized images will be incorporate into the RMS in order to allow for online viewing and/or ordering of images.

 

Department of Energy (DOE) Request for Information (RFI) about Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling due October 14, 2022

DOE is requesting feedback on how federal investments can accelerate the collection, transportation, processing, and recycling of batteries and scrap materials, enable second-life applications of lithium-ion batteries previously used to power electric vehicles, and support high-quality jobs for American workers.  

 

NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research on the Impact of Policy Changes and Emerging and Evolving Public Health Crises on NICHD Populations of Interest

The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is issuing this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) to announce that research on the effects of emerging and evolving public health crises; and/or policy changes on the health, development, and well-being of populations of interest to the NICHD is of high program priority. The NICHD populations of interest are neonates, infants, children, adolescents, and young adults, pregnant and post-partum and nursing people, individuals of reproductive age, and individuals with intellectual, developmental, or physical disabilities, as well as the families of these individuals.  

 

Reminder - 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).   

 

Reminder - 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 is available. 

 

 

Reminder - National Science Foundation discontinuing Fastlane submissions as of January 2023

Beginning in January 2023, all new proposals must be prepared and submitted in Research.gov or Grants.gov. FastLane will no longer be a preparation and submission option. The National Science Foundation strongly urges proposers to prepare and submit all eligible proposals in Research.gov now, to support a smooth transition from FastLane proposal preparation and submission to Research.gov in January 2023.

 

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