萝莉社

Congratulations to those who received grants in December!  Thanks to all of their talents and hard work, as of December 31, 2022, 萝莉社 researchers under Academic Affairs have submitted proposals budgeting a total of $44,492,602, received $23,992,544 in awards, and generated $1,996,162 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鈥檚 newsletter provides an opportunity to get to know a little about Shane Coelho in his role as Research Grant Administrator for Post-Award in the Office of Research in Academic Affairs.

We wish you much success in your research efforts over the next month.

Coleen Pugh, Vice Provost for Research

AWARDS

FY 22 FEDERAL PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS GRANT

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

Sponsor:  Office of Justice Programs

Amount:  $168,065

MIDWEST INDUSTRIAL ASSESSMENT CENTER

PI/Department:  Deepak Gupta, Engineering Technology

Sponsor:  University of Missouri / Department of Energy

Amount:  $141,200

GRAZING INTENSITY ASSESSMENT

PI/Department:  Gregory Houseman, Biological Sciences

Sponsor:  Department of Agriculture

Amount:  $1,998,952

HAYSVILLE GEAR UP  (YEAR 5)

PI/Department:  Brett Lukert, ED - GEAR-UP

Sponsor:  Department of Education - US

Amount:  $600,000

APPENDIX C: RADIATION-INDUCED CARCINOGENESIS BIOMARKER IDENTIFICATION WITH HYDROGEL-BASED ORGAN-ON-A-CHIP SYSTEM

PI/Department:  Leonard Miller, Aerospace Engineering

Co-PI/Department: David Long, Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor:  Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn

Amount:  $99,715

APPENDIX E: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF NUCLEAR FUELS FOR DEEP SPACE MISSIONS

PI/Department:  Leonard Miller, Aerospace Engineering

Sponsor:  Natl Aeronautics & Space Admn

Amount:  $100,000

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

PI/Department:  Katie Mitchell-Koch, Chemistry

Sponsor:  University Of Minnesota / Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $53,009

NEAR DETECTOR MEASUREMENTS TO ENABLE NEUTRINO OSCILLATION MEASUREMENTS IN DUNE AND NOVA

PI/Department:  Mathew Muether, Physics

Sponsor:  Department of Energy

Amount:  $275,000

NSF CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR TRACK H: TOWARDS A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN FRAMEWORK FOR THE CREATION AND IMPACT ANALYSIS OF DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY MAPS WITH PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

PI/Department:  Vinod Namboodiri, School of Computing

Co-PI/Department: Nils Hakansson, Biomedical Engineering

Sponsor:  Natl Science Foundation

Amount:  $750,000

EXPERIENCES OF LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES AMONG MIDDLE EASTERN INTIMATE PARTNER SURVIVORS: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

PI/Department:  Burcu Ozturk, School of Social Work

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - URCA

Amount:  $4,500

MOCK TRIAL - STEVALB2

PI/Department:  Lisa Parcell, The Research Partnership

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

Sponsor:  Tsongas

Amount:  $5,500

MOBILITY OF HEAVY METALS IN SOILS IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

PI/Department:  Andrew Swindle, Geology

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - URCA

Amount:  $4,444

THE FACE OF MEN'S CHOIRS: TRADITIONS AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

PI/Department:  Thomas Wine, School of Music

Sponsor:  State of Kansas - URCA

Amount:  $4,500

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Dept of Health & Environment - Kansas

Amount:  $22,664

BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

Sponsor:  Susan B Allen Memorial Hosp

Amount:  $5,300

萝莉社 AMERICORPS KANSAS 2022 - 2023

PI/Department:  Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute

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

Amount:  $173,826

INDUSTRIAL ASSESSMENT CENTER (IAC) AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

PI/Department:  Mehmet Yildirim, Industrial & Manufacturing Eng

Co-PI/Department: Deepak Gupta, Engineering Technology

Sponsor:  Oklahoma State University / Department of Energy

Amount:  $80,000

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF SUNFLOWER GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION GRID

PI/Department:  Mehmet Yildirim, Industrial & Manufacturing Eng

Co-PI/Department: Ehsan Salari, Industrial & Manufacturing Eng

Sponsor:  Sunflower Electric Power Corporation

Amount:  $90,000

MONTHLY AWARDS FOR THE DIVISION OF INDUSTRY AND DEFENSE EQUAL $33,035,870 OF WHICH THE ENTIRE AMOUNT BELONGS TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AVIATION RESEARCH (NIAR).

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 萝莉社 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.

Funding Agency: Farmers Advocating for Organics (FAFO)Title: Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due January 25, 2023; If invited, full applications due February 8, 2023Purpose: 鈥淕rants are awarded to research, education and advocacy projects that advance FAFO鈥檚 mission: to protect and promote the organic industry and the livelihood of organic farmers.  Within this context, FAFO is currently prioritizing projects that focus on 1) Projects that benefit family farmers who produce organic dairy, eggs, meat, produce, and grain/forage; 2) Projects that focus on organic soil health and biology.鈥滱mount: $5,000-$50,000

Funding Agency: Baylor University Institute for Oral History Title: Application Deadline: January 27, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Baylor University Institute for Oral History invites individual scholars with training and experience in oral history research who are conducting oral history interviews to apply for support of up to $3,000 for one year (June through May). With this grant, the Institute seeks to partner with one scholar who is using oral history to address new questions and offer fresh perspectives on a subject area in which the research method has not yet been extensively applied. Interdisciplinary, cross-cultural research on local, national, or international subjects is welcome.鈥滱mount: $3,000

Funding Agency: Flossie E. West Memorial TrustTitle: FY 2023 Research Related to the Study and Cure of CancerApplication Deadline: February 1, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Flossie E. West Memorial Trust provides support for research relating to the study and cure of cancer. Two grants will be awarded for up to $36,280 each. Priority will be given to basic research projects that develop pilot data for proposals to be submitted to government agencies, foundations, or industries. However, all eligible research projects are encouraged to apply. Funds are restricted to 萝莉社 faculty project expenses.鈥� Email proposals@wichita.edu for a copy of the solicitation.Amount: Up to $36,280

Funding Agency: K-INBRE Title: and Application Deadline: February 1, 2023Purpose: 鈥淐ore 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.鈥滱mount: $10,000 for Core Facility Awards; $25,000 for Recruitment/Start-up Awards

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)Title: Application Deadline: Mandatory Letter of Intent due February 1, 2023; Full application due April 19, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Division (ECCS), through its ASCENT program, offers its engineering community the opportunity to address research issues and answer engineering challenges associated with complex systems and networks that are not achievable by a single principal investigator or by short-term projects and can only be achieved by interdisciplinary research teams. ECCS envisions a connected portfolio of transformative and integrative projects that create synergistic links by investigators across its three ECCS clusters: Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems (CCSS), Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices (EPMD), and Energy, Power, Control, and Networks (EPCN), yielding novel ways of addressing challenges of engineering systems and networks. ECCS seeks proposals that are bold and ground-breaking, transcend the perspectives and approaches typical of disciplinary research efforts, and lead to disruptive technologies and methods or enable significant improvement in quality of life.鈥滱mount: $1,000,000-$1,500,000

Funding Agency: National Trust for Historic PreservationTitle: Application Deadline: February 1, 2023Purpose: 鈥淕rants from National Trust Preservation Funds (NTPF) are intended to encourage preservation at the local level by supporting on-going preservation work and by providing seed money for preservation projects. These grants help stimulate public discussion, enable local groups to gain the technical expertise needed for preservation projects, introduce the public to preservation concepts and techniques, and encourage financial participation by the private sector.鈥滱mount: $2,500-$5,000; Note, cost match is required.

Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Title: Application Deadline: Concept Papers due February 3, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭his multitopic is a joint effort between EERE鈥檚 Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO), the Building Technologies Office (BTO), and DOE鈥檚 Office of Electricity (OE).  Specifically, the goals of this multi-topic FOA are to: 1) Validate and demonstrate next generation materials and manufacturing processes including domestic pilot demonstrations and related technologies to support the transition to U.S. manufacturing; 2) Enable environmentally and socially responsible domestic manufacturing with diversified domestic supply of feedstocks including from recycled goods; and 3) Mature nascent technologies, processes, and methods that improve the performance and market penetration of clean energy technologies and emerging building efficiency technologies. This FOA will support activities to advance efficiency improvements and enhance manufacturing competitiveness through technological innovation by focusing on three main topic areas: (1) Next Generation Materials and Manufacturing Processes; (2) Secure and Sustainable Materials; and (3) Energy Technology Manufacturing. The multi-topic FOA integrates several identified research opportunities across AMMTO into a single funding opportunity that is intended to fund high-impact RD&D.鈥滱mount: $200,000-$10,000,000 depending on topic.  Note, Cost Share is required.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Title: Application Deadlines: February 5, 2023; June 5, 2023; October 5, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭his Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages multidisciplinary projects to investigate the potential health risks of environmental exposures of concern to a community and to develop and implement an environmental public health action plan based on research findings. Projects supported under this program will employ community-engaged research methods to conduct research and to translate research findings into public health action. This announcement reflects NIEHS鈥� and NIMHD's commitment to environmental health disparities and environmental justice research. This FOA also advances efforts to nurture and sustain trust and bi-directional communication between academic researchers and affected communities. The Research to Action program is part of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) 鈥淧artnerships for Environmental Public Health鈥� (PEPH) network.鈥滱mount: Application budgets are limited to $500,000 in Direct Costs.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Title: Application Deadlines: February 5, 2023; June 5, 2023; October 5, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support innovative research to understand factors uniquely associated with the immigration experience that contribute to health disparities or health advantages among U.S. immigrant populations.鈥滱mount: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)Title: Application Deadlines: February 5, 2023; June 5, 2023; October 5, 2023Purpose: 鈥淣IMH 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.鈥滱mount: Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

Funding Agency: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Title: Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due February 7, 2023Purpose: 鈥淧CORI has opened the application period for several funding opportunities. Letters of Intent are currently being accepted for: Comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) projects on high-priority topics and Studies on how to improve the methods used to conduct patient-centered CER.  Research PFAs cover: Adolescent alcohol use, Broad pragmatic studies in all areas (NEW: proposed studies to align with at least one of PCORI鈥檚 National Priorities for Health), Delirium in older adults, Improving maternal outcomes by addressing health conditions and social determinants of health, Improving methods for conducting patient-centered CER, and the Science of engagement.鈥滱mount: Varies by topic

Funding Agency: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Title: Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due February 7, 2023Purpose: 鈥淧CORI has opened the application period for several funding opportunities. Letters of Intent are currently being accepted for: Projects to implement results into practice.  Implementation PFAs include Findings from鈥疨CORI鈥檚 research investments, Limited competition for phased or standard or projects, and Shared decision making in practice settings.鈥滱mount: Varies by topic

Funding Agency: National Endowment for the ArtsTitle: Application Deadlines: February 9, 2023 and July 6, 2023Purpose: 鈥淕rants for Arts Projects is NEA鈥檚 largest grants program for organizations, providing comprehensive and expansive funding opportunities for communities. Through project-based funding, the program supports opportunities for public engagement with the arts and arts education, for the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and for the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector.鈥滱mount: $10,000-$100,000; Note, cost match is required.

Funding Agency: National Kidney FoundationTitle: Application Deadline: February 13, 2023Purpose: 鈥淣KF established the Young Investigator Research Grant program to support clinical research studies addressing important issues for patients with kidney disease. Projects must be patient-oriented.鈥� Amount: $35,000

Funding Agency: Kansas Suffragist Memorial CommitteeTitle: Application Deadline: February 15, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Kansas Suffragist Memorial Committee is seeking professional artists or artist teams to develop innovative, original art to be incorporated as part of the new display at the Kansas State Capitol building. A dedicated website is under construction and will be up soon.at: kssuffragist.org.   Interested artists should submit the following via email by February 15, 2023: A letter of interest, a brief professional resume/CV and an annotated image list.鈥�  Please email proposals@wichita.edu for more details. Amount: Small stipend to cover partial costs for the artist鈥檚 proposal

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)Title: Application Deadline: There is a mandatory technical feasibility review that must be requested by the proposer from the Agile Biofoundry using the instructions at . The request for feasibility review must be submitted no later than February 15, 2023.  If invited, full applications will be due April 18, 2023.Purpose: 鈥淭he National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Energy鈥檚 Bioenergy Technologies Office (DOE BETO) recognize the critical roles that synthetic and engineering biology play in advancing the U.S. Bioeconomy. To translate advances in synthetic and engineering biology into products and processes that will impact the  U.S. bioeconomy, there is a need to accelerate innovation and adopt new biomanufacturing approaches.  The integrated Design-Build-Test-Learn (DBTL) capabilities of the DOE BETO funded Agile BioFoundry (ABF) offer a unique resource to the academic community to develop and implement innovative biodesign and biomanufacturing technologies and practices.鈥滱mount: Project scope and budget to be determined at feasibility review.

Funding Agency: Henry Luce FoundationTitle: Application Deadline: Concept Note due February 15, 2023; If invited, full applications due June 15, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Henry Luce Foundation鈥檚 Religion and Theology Program鈥痵eeks new ideas for projects that will deepen public understanding of 鈥� and promote more productive public discussions about 鈥� democracy, race and religion in America.鈥滱mount: $200,000-$400,000

Funding Agency: Dollar General Literacy FoundationTitle: or Application Deadline: February 16, 2023Purpose: 鈥淲e award adult literacy funding to organizations that provide direct services to adults in need of literacy assistance in one of the following areas: 1) Adult Basic Education, 2) GED or high school equivalency preparation, and 3) English Language Acquisition.  Nonprofit organizations who support the whole family in literacy and are seeking funding are encouraged to apply if they provide the following 1) Adult Education Instruction, 2) Children鈥檚 Education or 3) Parent and Child Together Time (PACT).鈥滱mount: $10,000

Funding Agency: Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI)Title: Application Deadline: February 16, 2023Purpose: 鈥淗ABRI is issuing a call for research proposals from institutions and organizations across the globe to investigate the health outcomes of pet ownership and/or animal-assisted interventions (AAI) or therapy, both for the people and the animals involved. Proposals should have a strong theoretical framework and focus on innovative approaches to studying the health effects of companion animals on humans within the following broad categories: 1) Child Health and Development, 2) Healthy Aging and 3) Mental & Physical Health and Wellness.鈥滱mount: While there is no budget cap, HABRI awards an average of five-six projects each year with project costs averaging approximately $45,000 per project and an average duration of about 20 months.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Nursing ResearchTitle: Application Deadlines: February 16, 2023; June 16, 2023; October 16, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭his 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.鈥滱mount: Direct costs are limited to $275,000 over a two-year project period.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)Title: Application Deadlines: February 16, 2023; June 16, 2023; October 16, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭his Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) supports pilot work for subsequent studies testing the effectiveness of strategies to deliver evidence-based mental health services, treatment interventions, and/or preventive interventions (EBPs) in low-resourced mental health specialty and non-specialty settings within the United States. The FOA targets settings where EBPs are not currently delivered or delivered with fidelity, such that there are disparities in mental health and related functional outcomes (e.g., employment, educational attainment, stable housing, integration in the community, treatment of comorbid substance use disorders) for the population(s) served. Implementation strategies should identify and use innovative approaches to remediate barriers to provision, receipt, and/or benefit from EBPs and generate new information about factors integral to achieving equity in mental health outcomes for underserved populations. Research generating new information about factors causing/reducing disparities is strongly encouraged, including due consideration for the needs of individuals across the life span.鈥滱mount: Direct costs are limited to $225,000 per year and $450,000 over the 3-year project period.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)Title: Application Deadlines: February 16, 2023; June 16, 2023; October 16, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage innovative pilot research that will inform and support the delivery of high-quality, continuously improving mental health services to benefit the greatest number of individuals with, or at risk for developing, a mental illness. This announcement invites applications for non-clinical trial pilot projects that address NIMH strategic priorities to strengthen the public health impact of NIMH-supported research as described in Goal 4 of the NIMH Strategic Plan.鈥滱mount: Direct costs are limited to $225,000 per year and $450,000 over the 3-year project period.

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)Title: Application Deadlines: February 17, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he objective of the Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) program is to advance scientific discovery and innovation by enhancing the security and privacy of cyberinfrastructure. CICI supports efforts to develop, deploy and integrate cybersecurity that will benefit the broader scientific community by securing science data, computation, collaborations workflows, and infrastructure. CICI recognizes the unique nature of modern,  complex, data-driven, distributed, rapid, and collaborative science and the breadth of infrastructure and requirements across scientific disciplines, practitioners, researchers, and projects.鈥滱mount: $600,000-$1,200,000

*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)Title: Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 萝莉社 may only submit four proposals in response to this opportunity, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by February 21, 2023 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  You will be informed if you have been chosen to proceed by March 14, 2023.  Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by April 11, 2023.Purpose: 鈥淓PSCoR RII Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows directly aligns with NSF EPSCoR strategic goal of establishing sustainable Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) professional development pathways that advance workforce development in STEM and effects engagement in STEM at national and global levels. EPSCoR RII Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows provides awards to build research capacity in institutions and transform the career trajectories of investigators and further develop their individual research potential through collaborations with investigators from the nation鈥檚 premier private, governmental, or academic research centers. The fellowship provides opportunities to establish strong collaborations through extended or periodic collaborative visits to a selected host site.  Through collaborative research activities with the host site, Fellows will be able to learn new techniques, develop new collaborations, advance existing partnerships, benefit from access to unique equipment and facilities, and/or shift their research toward potentially transformative new directions. The experiences gained through the fellowships are intended to have lasting impacts that will enhance the Fellows鈥� research trajectories well beyond the award period. The benefits to the Fellows are also expected to improve the research capacity of their institutions and jurisdictions more broadly.鈥滱mount: Costs may not exceed $300,000

Funding Agency: State of Kansas: Kansas Department of Aging & Disability Services (KDADS)Title: Application Deadline: February 23, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he State of Kansas is issuing grant opportunities for training providers to apply for funding for the training and professional development of Direct Service Workers (DSWs). These competency-based trainings will ensure that DSWs have the knowledge, skills and abilities to provide person-centered, quality support that at minimum meets the following requirements...鈥滱mount: To Be Determined (Bid Event)

Funding Agency: Rita and Alex Hillman FoundationTitle: Application Deadline: Letter of Intent due February 28, 2023; If invited, full applications due June 27, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Hillman Emergent Innovation (HEI) program provides grants to accelerate the development of bold, nursing-driven interventions that will improve the health and healthcare of marginalized populations. 鈥嬧�婽hese populations include Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), the economically disadvantaged, LGBTQ+ people, people experiencing homelessness, rural populations, immigrant and refugee populations and other groups that encounter barriers to receiving quality care.鈥滱mount: $50,000

*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)Title: Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 萝莉社 may only submit one Research Partnership Track proposal, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by February 28, 2023 at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed.  You will be informed if you have been chosen to proceed by March 21, 2023.  Applications to the funder (if selected) will be due by May 2, 2023.Purpose: 鈥淭he Research Partnerships (PFI-RP) track seeks to achieve the same goals as the PFI-TT track by supporting instead complex, multi-faceted technology development projects that are typically beyond the scope of a single researcher or institution and require a multi-organizational, interdisciplinary, synergistic collaboration. A PFI-RP project requires the creation of partnerships between academic researchers and third-party organizations such as industry, non-academic research organizations, federal laboratories, public or non-profit technology transfer organizations or other universities. Such partnerships are needed to conduct use-inspired research on a stand-alone larger project toward commercialization and societal impact. In the absence of such synergistic partnership, the project鈥檚 likelihood for success would be minimal.  The intended outcomes of both PFI-TT and PFI-RP tracks are: a) the commercialization of new intellectual property derived from NSF-funded research outputs; b) the creation of new or broader collaborations with industry (including increased corporate sponsored research); c) the licensing of NSF-funded research outputs to third party corporations or to start-up companies funded by a PFI team; and d) the training of future innovation and entrepreneurship leaders.鈥�  See below for the PFI-TT track opportunity due May 2, 2023.Amount: Up to $1,000,000

Funding Agency: Lesbian Health Fund (LHF), a program of GMLA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ EqualityTitle: Application Deadline: February 28, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he LHF Grant Committee welcomes all proposals that identify or address health disparities among LGBTQ+ women and girls (e.g., sexual and/or gender minority women or girls, gender diverse people assigned female at birth).鈥滱mount: $5,000-$10,000

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)Title: Application Deadline: March 1, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he All of Us Research Program within the Office of the Director (OD) encourages investigators to apply for grant awards that will advance research in high-priority mission areas of the Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs) through two companion FOAs.  This FOA is to use standard methods and approaches to analyze currently available data within the All of Us Research Program鈥檚 Researcher Workbench.鈥滱mount: The combined budget for the two-year project period may not exceed $200,000 in direct costs.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)Title: Application Deadline: March 1, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he All of Us Research Program within the Office of the Director (OD) encourages investigators to apply for grant awards that will advance research in high-priority mission areas of the Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs) through two companion FOAs.  This FOA is to develop new methods, models, and tools and use them to analyze data in the Researcher Workbench. The new tools will be made broadly available to the scientific community.鈥滱mount: The combined budget for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000 in direct costs.

Funding Agency: The Teagle Foundation Title: Application Deadlines: Concept Papers due March 1, 2023, August 1, 2023, and December 1, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭hrough 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.鈥滱mount: $100,000-$300,000

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF) and Other Federal AgenciesTitle: Application Deadline: March 3, 2023Purpose: 鈥淣SF invites social, economic, and behavioral scientists to submit proposals to the Analytics for Equity Initiative. The Initiative seeks to leverage existing publicly available federal data, existing restricted-use data from federal statistical agencies, and other relevant existing publicly available data and scientific advances in researching equity-related topics for greater public benefit. It is designed to produce rigorous empirical research that federal agencies and other organizations can use to increase the impact of equity-focused evidence-based strategies.鈥滱mount: $75,000

Funding Agency: Kansas NASA EPSCoR ProgramTitle: Application Deadline: March 6, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program (KNEP) is seeking proposals for eventual submission to a NASA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), announcement number NNH23ZHA010C. Specifically, a selected NASA EPSCoR International Space Station (ISS) flight project shall 鈥榩erform scientific and/or technical research in areas that support NASA鈥檚 strategic research and technology development priorities. Proposals shall emphasize how a flight in microgravity will influence/improve the results/quality of any ground-based research鈥�.鈥滱mount: $100,000

Funding Agency: Simons FoundationTitle: Application Deadlines: Letters of Intent due March 8, 2023; If invited, full applications due September 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Simons Foundation seeks to create strong collaborations and foster the cross-pollination of ideas between investigators, as these interactions often lead to unexpected breakthroughs. Towards this end, in 2012 the foundation launched a new collaborative funding model, the Simons Collaborations, which funds groups of investigators 鈥� often from different disciplines 鈥� to work together on a timely and important problem.  We now seek vision statements to identify new, emerging breakthrough areas of neuroscience that are poised for high-impact funding by the Simons Foundation. We are interested in bold and cutting edge, idea-generating research that focuses on basic principles of brain function that may be overlooked or too risky for other funding organizations.  We will prioritize cross-disciplinary collaborations that integrate many levels of analysis, methodologies, ways of thinking, and scientific communities. We endeavor to encourage conversations within and across fields while bringing together diverse groups of researchers to investigate important questions about the basic principles of brain function.鈥滱mount: $5,000,000-$12,000,000 per year

Funding Agency: National Science FoundationTitle: Application Deadlines: Mandatory Preliminary Proposals due March 8, 2023; If invited, full applications due June 14, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he IUCRC program provides a structure for academic researchers to conduct fundamental, pre-competitive research of shared interest to industry and government organizations. These organizations pay membership fees to a consortium so that they can collectively envision and fund research, with at least 90% of Member funds allocated to the direct costs of these shared research projects.  IUCRCs are formed around research areas of strategic interest to U.S. industry. Industry is defined very broadly to include companies (large and small), startups and non-profit organizations. Principal Investigators form a Center around emerging research topics of current research interest, in a pre-competitive space but with clear pathways to applied research and commercial development. Industry partners join at inception, as an existing Center grows or they inspire the creation of a new Center by recruiting university partners to leverage NSF support. Government agencies participate in IUCRCs as Members or by partnering directly with NSF at the strategic level.鈥滱mount: $20,000-$150,000 per year depending on project type

Funding Agency: Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC)Title: Application Deadline: March 13, 2023Purpose: 鈥淚nnovative Partnerships supports innovative programming between arts organizations and non-arts organizations to impact a variety of community and/or economic development goals. Arts organizations are encouraged to partner with other community entities (hospitals, prisons, etc.) to develop arts-centered programs that address community needs such as public health, transportation, tourism, unemployment, aging, corrections, etc.   Re-imagined Spaces provides funding for communities to activate publicly accessible spaces for the purposes of artistic use and public programming. The program is designed to utilize artists, temporary creative interventions, and arts organizations to increase community vibrancy and provide space for artistic expression and public engagement.  The Mural and Public Arts Projects program provides funding for communities to activate publicly accessible spaces for the purposes of artistic use and public programming. The program is designed to utilize artists, creative interventions, and arts organizations to increase community vibrancy and provide space for artistic expression and public engagement.鈥滱mount: Innovative Partnerships $20,000; Re-Imagined Spaces $10,000; Mural & Public Arts $10,000 鈥� NOTE, all grants programs require cost match.

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)Title: Application Deadline: March 15, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭hrough this Dear Colleague Letter, NSF invites requests to fund conferences, symposia, and workshops (hereafter referred to as conferences) centered around one or more of the three primary themes of GRANTED: enhancing practices and processes within the research enterprise, strengthening the research enterprise workforce, and partnering with national and regional professional societies to translate effective practices into diverse institutional and organizational contexts. The proposed conferences should bring together a diverse array of stakeholders with the goal to convene, build, and energize communities to help shape future GRANTED funding opportunities and be better prepared to submit ambitious proposals in response to those calls. Proposals that focus on enhancing research support infrastructure at minority-serving institutions and/or emerging research institutions are strongly encouraged.鈥滱mount: $100,000

Funding Agency: Project Management Institute Title: Application Deadline: March 15, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he PMI Young Researcher Award recognizes and celebrates an emerging leader in the academic field of project, program, and/or portfolio management with potential achievements to make a significant impact on the field and practice.  Criteria include: 1) Nominee鈥檚 research contributes to the theory of project, program, and/or portfolio management. 2) This can be demonstrated through published works, particularly those subjected to peer-review; examples include journal articles, conference papers, books or book chapters, peer-reviewed keynote presentations, and invited contributions. 3) The nominee鈥檚 research is motivated by real problems, and contributes to the practice of project, program, and/or portfolio management. 4) A preference will be given to those candidates who demonstrate the successful application of research outcomes in practice, or contribution to knowledge through extraction of learning from practice.鈥滱mount: n/a

Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Title: Application Deadline: March 27, 2023Purpose: 鈥淩esearch Grants in the Arts support research studies that investigate the value and/or impact of the arts, either as individual components of the U.S. arts ecology or as they interact with each other and/or with other domains of American life.鈥滱mount: $20,000-$100,000; Note, cost match is required.

Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Title: Application Deadline: March 27, 2023Purpose: 鈥淩esearch Grants in the Arts support research studies that investigate the value and/or impact of the arts, either as individual components of the U.S. arts ecology or as they interact with each other and/or with other domains of American life.鈥滱mount: $100,000-$150,000; Note, cost match is required.

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)Title: Application Deadline: March 30, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he specific objectives of the Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier program are to (1) facilitate inter-disciplinary or convergent research that employs the joint perspectives, methods, and knowledge of behavioral science, computer science, economics, engineering, learning sciences, research on adult learning and workforce training, and the social sciences; (2) develop deeper understandings of how human needs can be met and values respected in regard to how new technologies, conditions, and work experiences are changing; (3) support deeper understanding of the societal infrastructure that accompanies and leads to new work technologies and new approaches to work and jobs, and that prepares people for the future world of work; (4) encourage the development of a research community dedicated to designing intelligent technologies and work organization and modes inspired by their positive impact on individual workers, the work at hand, the way workers learn and adapt to technological change, creative and inclusive workplaces (including remote locations, homes, classrooms, or virtual spaces), and benefits for social, economic, educational, and environmental systems at different scales; (5) promote deeper basic understanding of the interdependent human-technology partnership to advance societal needs by advancing design of intelligent technologies that operate in harmony with human workers, including consideration of how adults learn the new skills needed to interact with these technologies in the workplace, and by enabling broad and diverse workforce participation, including improving accessibility for those challenged by physical, learning or cognitive impairment and other visible and invisible disabilities; and (6) understand, anticipate, and explore ways of mitigating potential risks including inequity arising from future work at the human-technology frontier.鈥滱mount: Up $1,000,000 for Medium projects; $1,000,000-$2,000,000 for Large projects

Funding Agency: Whitehall FoundationTitle: Application Deadlines: Letters of Intent due April 15, 2023 or October 1, 2023; If invited, full applications due September 1, 2023 or February 15, 2024, respectively).Purpose: 鈥淭he 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.鈥滱mount: Research Grants typically $100,000 per year; Grants-in-Aid are up to $30,000 for one year period only. 

Funding Agency: Learning Disabilities Foundation of AmericaTitle: Application Deadline: April 15, 2023Purpose: 鈥淎pplications must be for projects that conform to the mission of the Learning Disabilities Foundation of America by responding to an unmet need in the field of learning disabilities. Funds are granted for charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes or for the identification, ongoing evaluation, education of and services for children and adults with learning disabilities.鈥滱mount: Not specified

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)Title: Application Deadline: May 10, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support resource projects to enable Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) communities to openly develop, extend, adapt, or refine data and metadata standards as well as associated tools to implement standards. The initiative is intended to catalyze community-driven standards development and related implementation in environmental health. Projects can support activities at any point in the data standards lifecycle and should build on existing resources, infrastructure, and partnerships whenever possible. The standards, software, best practices, or other tools developed should be broadly disseminated for adoption by the relevant biomedical communities.鈥滱mount: Application budgets are limited to $400,000 direct cost per year and should reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)Title: Application Deadlines: May 2, 2023 and September 5, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he Technology Translation (PFI-TT) track offers the opportunity to translate prior NSF-funded research results in any field of science or engineering into technological innovations with promising commercial potential and societal impact. PFI-TT supports commercial potential demonstration projects for academic research outputs in any NSF-funded science and engineering discipline. This demonstration is achieved through proof-of-concept, prototyping, technology development and/or scale-up work. Concurrently, students and postdoctoral researchers who participate in PFI-TT projects receive education and leadership training in innovation and entrepreneurship. Successful PFI-TT projects generate technology-driven commercialization outcomes that address societal needs.鈥滱mount: Up to $550,000

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Cancer Institute (NCI)Title: Application Deadline: June 13, 2023 and November 17, 2023Purpose: 鈥淭he purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite exploratory/developmental research grant applications (R21) for innovative informatics methods and algorithms to improve the acquisition, analysis, visualization, or interpretation of data across the cancer research continuum including cancer biology, cancer treatment and diagnosis, early cancer detection, risk assessment and prevention, cancer control and epidemiology, and/or cancer health disparities.鈥滱mount: The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000.

*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)Title: Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because 萝莉社 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: 鈥淭he 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.鈥滱mount: 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

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EDUCATION/TRAINING

萝莉社 Office of Research Workshops

Topics include an Introduction to the 萝莉社 Office of Research with resources and contacts, 萝莉社 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

萝莉社 Office of Research Workshops on National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates () Proposals: January through August (or until the submission deadline).

A common first step in establishing an NSF research center is to demonstrate success with an REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) Site in the field of interest.  REU Sites are also helpful in recruiting graduate students. NSF REU proposals are typically due in August or September.  Vice Provost Coleen Pugh and any interested teams will coordinate and work on their proposals for submission in 2023 to separate divisions according to the following approximate schedule:January: planning meeting, and discussion of budgets and target studentsFebruary: complete section on 萝莉社 institutional support of undergraduate researchMarch: complete section on departmental/unit/topical area of undergraduate research experiences/historyApril: complete list of undergraduate researchers who have been mentored by Site faculty, and PI history of mentoring undergraduate researchersMay: complete section with proposed undergraduate research projects by Site facultyJune: complete section on training activities, including research/field-specific activities, professional development activities, industry/research field tripsJuly: complete section on coordinated social activities and housing for all 萝莉社 REU SitesAugust: complete any remaining sections and polish proposals.Email funding@wichita.edu to register for this NSF REU Workshop series. 

NSF Webinar on New Funding Opportunity: NSF DOE/ABF Collaboration: January 25, 2023

鈥淭he Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office (DOE BETO) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences in the Biological Sciences Directorate and Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems in the Engineering Directorate announce a collaborative funding opportunity, Accelerating Innovations in Biomanufacturing Approaches through Collaboration Between NSF and the DOE BETO funded Agile BioFoundry (NSF-DOE/ABF Collaboration).  To help advance the U.S. bioeconomy, this funding opportunity will provide support for synthetic and engineering biology research projects that have the potential to leverage the unique capabilities at the Agile BioFoundry to further the development of the fundamental research towards eventual translation. The topical areas of interest should align with the broad interests of both NSF and DOE BETO.

Word Wizardry for Winning Proposals Webinar: January 25, 2023

鈥淵ou won鈥檛 believe your eyes! This information-packed session will cover 15+ Microsoft Word Tips to help you craft professional, polished proposals. We will cover troubleshooting common issues in Word, finding inspiration by utilizing Word鈥檚 expanding array of visual elements, and diving into some lesser-known time-saving features. We will also touch on accessibility features in Word鈥� and you might be surprised how some of these new accessibility features will open up a host of possibilities for all Word users.鈥�Register for Word Wizardry for Winning Proposals Webinar

Hanover Research Grants Workshops: January 26, 2022

Hanover Research offers a series of webinars on a variety of topics 鈥渄esigned to help grant-seekers develop their skills and plan for upcoming competitions.鈥� The webinar on January 26, 2023 is titled 鈥淔inding Your NIH Research (R-Series) Grant鈥�.鈥� 

NSF Lecture: Future of Large-Scale Computing & Cyberinfrastructure in Advancing the National Innovation Ecosystem: January 31, 2023

鈥淲e are delighted to invite you to an informal 鈥渇ireside chat鈥� between Sethuraman Panchanathan, the NSF Director; Jack Dongarra, winner of the ACM Turing Award, the highest honor awarded in computer science; and Dan Reed, Chair of the National Science Board. The chat focuses on the future of large-scale computing and cyberinfrastructure as a critical enabler of discoveries and innovation, and central to the Nation鈥檚 leadership in science and technology in the 21st century.鈥�

PCORI 2023 & Beyond: Patient-Centered Research Funding and Engagement Opportunities: January 31, 2023

鈥淛oin Executive Director Nakela L. Cook, MD, MPH, and other PCORI leaders for an information-rich webinar on Tuesday, January 31, to learn about our bold vision for 2023, funding opportunities, and how you can get involved with PCORI.  During this live, 30-minute webinar, you will hear about initiatives and opportunities for patient-centered outcomes research, dissemination and implementation research, and engagement projects. You鈥檒l also learn about ways to share your expertise and make your voice heard through public input on reports and projects, advisory panels, the Ambassador program, and our merit review program.鈥�

REMINDER - Virtual NIH Grants Conference: February 1-2, 2023

It鈥檚 time to begin creating your NIH Grants Conference experience!  鈥淲ho Should Attend?  Research Administrators, Researchers, Grant Writers, PostDocs, Trainees, and others in the research community.  Are you new to working with the NIH Grants Process? If so, these events are perfect for you!  More experienced with the NIH? We鈥檙e providing valuable resources, contacts, and special events for you too!鈥�

Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) STEM Hub: 2022-2023 Grant Training Webinar Series: February 3, March 3, and April 7, 2023

The NSF HSI STEM Resource Hub Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 webinar series focuses on celebrating and learning from successful NSF HSI awardees.  We host panels of successful PIs on specific topics that will engage our audience and support grant writing efforts for those planning a proposal submission. This webinar series focuses on a broad array of topics that promote student success, wellness and diversity and inclusion. Dr. Martha Desmond and Dr. Delia Valles are the hosts for this series. The HSI STEM Hub recommends participation in these webinars to learn from successful awardees, particularly if you are currently writing a proposal or are interested in writing a proposal to secure a grant.  The February 3, 2023 topic is 鈥淪tudent Engagement and Professional Development Through Research and Internship Opportunities.鈥�

Environmental Protection Agency ECOTOX Knowledgebase Encore Training: February 7, 2023

鈥淭he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 Ecotoxicology Knowledgebase () is a comprehensive, publicly available tool providing environmental toxicity data on aquatic life, terrestrial plants and wildlife.鈥�  Specifically targeted for decision-makers, this virtual training will provide: 1) An overview of the database content and function, 2) Application-oriented use case demonstrations, and 3) Opportunities for participatory learning and engagement.鈥漅egister for and

萝莉社 Information Security: Privacy & Security Training: February 14, 2023; 4:00-5:00pm in RSC Room 203 (Lancelot)

Gina Riggs and Mark Rodee offer 萝莉社 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. 

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) / Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR): Chief Scientist Distinguished Lecture Series Featuring Dr. Yann LeCun: February 15, 2023

鈥淭he Talk is Titled: A Path Towards Autonomous Machine Intelligence.  In this talk, we will discuss cognitive architecture for autonomous learning agents capable of planning and reasoning. The centerpiece of the architecture is a hierarchical world model, trained with self-supervised learning, with which the system can predict the consequences of its actions and plan sequences of actions to fulfill an objective. The world model uses a new type of deep learning architecture called H-JEPA (Hierarchical Joint Embedding Predictive Architecture) which can perform predictions at multiple time scales and multiple levels of abstraction.鈥�

Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU): Research and University Partnerships: 2023 ORAU Annual Council Meeting: March 6-7, 2023

ORAU鈥檚 2023 Annual Meeting of the Council of Sponsoring Institutions will be held March 6-7, 2023 and is focused on 鈥淐limate Security and Environmental Justice: Pathways to Achieving the 2050 Carbon Net-Zero Goal.鈥� Experts and leaders from academia, federal agencies, and national organizations will share their views on technology innovation and transformation; science-based models for an environmentally equitable society; and future workforce development needs.   The Annual Meeting is free to attend, and is open to faculty, students, and administration at ORAU member universities. Registration is required, but there is no limit on the number of attendees from each university.   

Hanover Grants Learning Center Available

萝莉社 Faculty and Staff may now access course content through the Hanover Research Grants Learning Center by registering and using a referral code.  Courses are designed for on-demand grantsmanship training.     Email proposals@wichita.edu to request the referral code to register for access to the Hanover Research Grants Learning Center. 

Learn to Use BeoShock for your Advanced Research Computing Needs

萝莉社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 鈥� Shane Coelho

A lifelong Wichitan, I am a graduate of 萝莉社 (BBA & MPA) and Washburn University (MBA). After a 13-year tenure in local and state government, I joined 萝莉社 in 2013, starting at the School of Nursing as Manager of Business and Fiscal Affairs. In July 2022, I joined the Office of Research as Research Grant Administrator in the Post Award Team. Working at 萝莉社 is an opportunity to meet, work and share laughter with hundreds of individuals across campus and that why I truly love working here. In my personal time, I enjoy spending time with my family, if we are not driving our four boys all over Wichita going to any sporting events from basketball to baseball, on a rare occasion I go to dinner with my wife. I also enjoy reading John Grisham novels, attending Music Theatre Wichita shows, gardening as well as volunteering at WAAL Rescue as a foster parent to doggies that need a temporary home.  Read more about the Office of Research staff鈥�

Analytics for Equity Initiative, Led by National Science Foundation

The Analytics for Equity Initiative builds on the Evidence-Based Policymaking Act and E.O.13985 by piloting a new way to support social, economic, and behavioral sciences research that leverages federal data assets (ensuring privacy is protected and data are secure) and scientific advances in researching equity-related topics for greater public benefit.  The goal of this effort is to fund researchers to produce rigorous empirical evidence and research in equity-related topics aligned to agency Learning Agendas that federal agencies and other organizations can use to increase the impact of equity-focused evidence-based strategies.  See funding opportunities section of this newsletter for details on applying to the opportunity due March 3, 2023.

PCORI Virtual Office Hours: Partnering Research and Community Organizations for Novel Health Equity Research: Addressing Health Systems Factors and Social Determinants of Maternal Health Targeted PCORI Funding Announcement (Partner PFA)

In addition to emailing PCORI at pfa@pcori.org with questions about the potential applicants can also request an opportunity to speak with PCORI staff for more complex questions during a virtual office hour. Not every question will require attending virtual office hours, as some may be answered by email. Letters of Intent for PCORI鈥檚 Partner PFA are due February 7, 2023.

Additional CITI Program Course Available to 萝莉社 Researchers: 鈥淐ommunity-Engaged and Community-Based Participatory Research鈥�

An additional CITI Course has been added to the 萝莉社CITI Course Catalog, entitled 鈥淐ommunity-Engaged and Community-Based Participatory Research.鈥�  The course is listed under Human Subjects Research (Question 3) when you select 鈥淎dd a Course鈥� upon logging into CITI.

National Institutes of Health Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research

The purpose of this Notice is to highlight interest in research to improve understanding of the determinants of firearm injury, the identification of those at risk of firearm injury (including self- and other-directed, victims and perpetrators, accidental injury), the development, piloting, and testing of innovative interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality, and the examination of approaches to improve the implementation of existing, evidence-based interventions to prevent firearm injury and mortality.

Amazon Seeks Visiting Academics

Amazon has long had a productive partnership with the academic community. The Amazon Visiting Academics (AVA) program is aimed at pre-tenure to newly-tenured academics who seek to apply research methods to tackle complex technical challenges while continuing their university work. Amazon鈥檚 scale allows Visiting Academics the opportunity to dive deep and innovate.

REMINDER - Changes to 萝莉社 Indirect Cost Recovery Rates

Negotiations with the federal government on 萝莉社鈥檚 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. 

REMINDER - 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, 萝莉社 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 鈥渋nclude the acquisition, development, installation, operation and maintenance of equipment and instrumentation to reduce consumption of helium.鈥� 

REMINDER - 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 , listen to NIH experts discuss , or read about finding the right fit for your research within .  Don鈥檛 forget to sign up for the Virtual NIH Grants Conference coming up February 1-2, 2023.

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