Weekly Funding Opportunity Announcement – 3.15.2016
FINAL WEEKIRB Pop Quiz Week 6: March 14- March 20
The IRB is up for reaccreditation this year with site visitors coming to campus March 30, 31 and April 1st.
As a way of preparing our campus for the site visit a series of pop quizzes have been offered on a weekly basis for 6 weeks, with an incentive of a candy bar or an apple for those who get the pop quiz question/s correct.
I encourage you to participate and to inform your students about the weekly pop quiz.
Thank you for participating!
Please click the link below to access the Week 6 IRB Pop Quiz:
If you missed the previous Quizzes- no worries, you can take them now by clicking the links below.
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International Travel Grant Requests
The deadline for the first round of FY 2017 international travel applications is Friday, April 1. The first round of funding is for travel between July 1, 2016 and November, 2016. Please visit our website for more information and to apply,
Encourage Your Students to Participate
Once again, UM-Flint will host the annual Meeting of Minds Undergraduate Research Conference (MOM). This year’s event will take place on Friday, May 13, 2016.
Registration for MOM is now open. To register for the event, please visit: We ask that presenters submit BOTH a General registration form and a Presentation form. Guests only need to submit the general registration form.
Don’t forget to visit our website for funding announcements, news, and information about Office of Research services.
Below is the list of funding opportunities and program announcements for this week.
Please note: prior to preparing and submitting a proposal,
Applicants must contact the UM-Flint Office of Research
Conservation Innovation Grants
Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) (R25)
DoD Announces Next University Research Instrumentation Competition
NSF Unveils INCLUDES Initiative
Common Heritage
Higher Education Challenge Grant Program
Air and Radiation
Environmental Education Local Grants Programs
Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Grants
Conservation Innovation Grants
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service
ITEM:
Notice seeking applications to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies, while leveraging the Federal investment in environmental enhancement and protection in conjunction with agricultural production. CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches (such as market-based systems) into NRCS technical manuals and guides or to the private sector.
ACTION:
Applications are due May 10, 2016. Approximately up to $20 million is available to support multiple awards.
LINKS:
Solicitation,Grants.gov
Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) (R25)
AGENCY:
National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
ITEM:
Notice seeking applications forcreative educational activities on research experiences andcourses for skills developmentthat enhance the diversity of the biomedical, behavioral and clinical research workforce.
ACTION:
Only one application per institution is allowed. Contact the UM-Flint Office of Research by March 18, if you are interested.Applications are accepted onMay 25, 2016; May 25, 2017; and May 25, 2018. Multiple awards are anticipated
Limited Submission:
Only one application per institution is allowed.
LINKS:
Solicitation,Grants.gov
DoD Announces Next University Research Instrumentation Competition
by Wellons, Richard N.
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently announced details on the next round of its Defense University Research Instrumentation Awardsand shared a list ofawardees from its previous competition. The awards support the acquisition of research equipment or instrumentation in order to conduct research and educate scientists and engineers in areas important to national defense. For those interested in applying in thenext round, the application deadline isAugust 26, 2016. Approximately $47 million will beavailable for awards ranging from $50,000 to $1.5 million. To get a sense of the types of equipment purchases that have been funded by DoD, take a look at thislistof thelatest awardees, which includes researchers from GRC member institutions California State University Fullerton and San Jose State University.
NSF Unveils INCLUDES Initiative
by Thompson, Erika
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently released competition information for its new INCLUDES Initiative.INCLUDES, an acronym for Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science, is designed to enhance U.S. leadership in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) discoveries and innovations by supportingdiverse participationin these fields. The long-term goal of INCLUDES is to support, over the next 10 years, innovative models, networks, partnerships, and research that enable the U.S. STEM workforce to thrive by ensuring that women, African Americans, Hispanics, and people with disabilities are represented in percentages comparable to their representation in the U.S. population.
This first competition is for Design and Development Launch Pilots. The deadline for preliminary proposals isApril 15, 2016. Invited full proposals are due June 24, 2016. Approximately $12.5 million is available for up to 40 awards in FY 16. Successful proposals should include diverse teams of stakeholders (justifying the role of each partner) including academic institutions, professional organizations, business, industry, government, non-profit, community-based, science and industry-focused organizations.
Common Heritage
National Endowment for the Humanities
Deadline:
5/12/2016
Description:
Supports day-long events devoted to the digitzation of a wide range of community cultural heritage materials. Events must be accompanied by public programming that explores these materials as a window on a community’s history and culture. The public programming may occur before, on, and/or after the digitization event. Grants of up to $12,000 are available. Applications encouraged from small to medium sized institutions with no NEH experience. Partnerships encouraged. Email:(digitization questions) (public program questions). See
Higher Education Challenge Grant Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Deadline:
4/22/2016
Description:
Enables colleges and universities to provide the quality of education necessary to produce baccalaureate or higher degree level graduates capable of strengthening the nation’s food and agricultural and scientific and professional workforce. See details. Email:
Air and Radiation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Deadline:
4/26/2016
Description:
Supports projects and programs relating to air quality, transportation, climate change, indoor air and other related topics, including acid rain, air quality index, climate change, haze & visibility; indoor air quality; ozone depletion, radiation, smog, particles & other common pollutants, toxic air pollutants, and vehicles and engines. Current opportunities include: Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program, which supports projects that achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions, particularly from fleets operating at or servicing goods movement facilities located in areas designated as having poor air quality. See details.
Environmental Education Local Grants Programs
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Deadline:
4/8/2016
Description:
Supports projects that conduct locally-focused environmental education projects that design, demonstrate, and/or disseminate environmental education practices. Approximately 30 awards of up to $91,000 each, three from each of the ten EPA regional offices, are available to support projects lasting up to two years. Cost sharing is required. Exactly 25% of the total award amount must go to subgrantees. See details. Email:(contacts vary by region)
Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research Grants
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Deadline:
3/17/2016, 4/21/2016
Description:
Supports research grants in numerous environmental science and engineering disciplines through a competitive solicitation process. Current solicitations include "National Priorities: Impacts of Water Conservation on Water Quality in Premise Plumbing and Water Distribution Systems" (3/17/16) to investigate the effect of water flow on water quality, and "Integrating Human Health and Well-Being with Ecosystem Services" (4/21/16) for collaborative, community-based research that will foster better understanding of how ecosystems support human health and well-being. See details. Email: