1. FAQ: Subcontract -or- Consultant ?
2. Deadlines approaching for Internal Research Awards
3. The FY2016 Federal Budget – impact on specific programs
4. Upcoming ORED Workshops
5. Sampling of external funding opportunities

Arts

1. Terra Foundation for American Art
   b. Graham Foundation – Grants in Architecture and Related Arts
   c. History of Art Grants Program – Kress (Samuel H.) Foundation
   d. Association of Performing Arts Presenters – Cultural Exchange Fund

Civic engagement

1. e. Dept of Justice – Training and Services to End Violence Against Women With Disabilities Grants Program
2. NEH – Landmarks of American History and Culture: Workshops for School Teachers
3. Kate B. Reynolds Health Care Division Grant Cycle.

Education

1. Spencer foundation small research grants
2. Dept of Education: Educational Opportunity Centers Program
3. National Academic Advising Association – Research Grants

Sciences

1. Institute of Museum & Library Services – National Leadership Grants for Libraries
2. NIH – Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Program (R15)
3. Limited Competition: Addressing Health Disparities in Maternal and Child Health through Community-Based Participatory Research (R03)
4. NIH Home and Family Based Approaches for the Prevention or Management of Overweight or Obesity in Early Childhood (R21 or R01)
5. NIMH – The Neural Mechanisms of Multi-Dimensional Emotional and Social Representation (R01 and R21)

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1. FAQ: Subcontract -or- Consultant ?

For grants with external collaborators, you may need to decide how to set up each collaboration: as a subcontract or a consultant agreement.  Not sure which is right for your situation?  Staff in OSP and C&G have worked together to assemble the following handy chart for quick reference (also attached as a printer-friendly word doc):

As a very general guideline, subcontracts are typically set up for collaborations involving greater effort levels and corresondingly larger dollar amounts (e.g. >$20,000 total, for the subcontract).  In contrast, consultants are typically paid to complete focused tasks that require smaller total support (e.g. $400 to $600 per day).  The exact amount of support for any external work will depend on the scope of the project and the rules of the sponsor; for example, the NSF caps consultant pay at no more than $634/day (https://www.nsf.gov/about/career_opps/salary_ad_rates.jsp).

Do you have a question that you’d like to see answered in the FAQ’s section of this OSP listserv?  Just email it to: aubrey.turner@uncg.edu

See more FAQ’s at: http://sponsoredprograms.uncg.edu/faqs/

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2. Deadlines approaching for Internal Research Awards

Faculty First Awards are offered by the Office of the Provost thanks to generous support of UNCG donors. Deadline February 29, 2016, at 5pm.  For more information see: http://research.uncg.edu/internal-grants-and-awards/

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3. The FY2016 Federal Budget – impact on specific programs

The recently approved federal budget (i.e. Omnibus Appropriations Bill) for fiscal year 2016 provides a broad overview of expected funding levels for various federal programs.  A summary of budget changes that affect federal grant programs is provided below.

Agriculture:

 

AFRI = $350M, a $25M increase (+7.7%) over FY2015

 

Commerce-Justice-Science:

 

NSF = $7.463B, a $119M increase (+1.6%) over FY2015

Note: “Funds for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences shall be up to the fiscal year 2015 level.”  This precludes mandatory cuts to SBE and to the Geosciences that were included in the House bill.

 

NASA

Science Mission Directorate = $5.589B, an increase of $344M (+6.6%) over FY2015

Aeronautics Research Directorate = $640M,  a cut of $11M (-1.7%) under FY2015

Space Technology = $686.5M, an increase of $90.5M (+15.2%) over FY2015

Space Grant Program = $40M, flat with FY2015.

 

NOAA

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research = $462M, an increase of $29M (+6.7%) over FY2015

Sea Grant + Marine Aquaculture Program = $73M, an increase of $5.7M (+8.5%) over FY2015

 

NIST

Manufacturing Extension Program = $130M, flat with FY2015

National Network for Manufacturing Initiative = $25M

 

Defense:

 

DoD Research Development Test and Evaluation

   Science & Technology (6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 research accounts) = $13.251B, an increase of $999M (+8.2%) over FY2015 (after DoD reprogrammed some FY2015 appropriated funds)

   Basic Research (6.1 accounts) = $2.309B, an increase of $31M (1.4%) over FY2015

DARPA = $2.891B, a decrease of $25M (-0.9%) below FY2015.

 

Energy & Water:

 

DoE Office of Science = $5.350B, an increase of $279M (+5.5%) over FY2015

DoE ARPA-E = $291M, an increase of $11M (+3.9%) over FY2015

 

Interior:

 

National Endowment for the Humanities = $148M, a $2M (+1.7%) increase over FY2015

 

USGS

Water Resources Research Institutes = $6.5M, flat with FY2015

Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units = $17.4M, flat with FY2015

 

EPA

Office of Science and Technology = $735M, flat with FY2015

 

Labor-HHS-Ed:

 

HHS:

 

   NIH = $32.084B, a $2B increase (+6.5%) over FY2015.  This includes $200M for the Precision Medicine Initiative; $936M (an increase of $350M) for Alzheimer’s disease research; $150M (an increase of $85M) for the BRAIN Initiative; and an increase of $100M for research to combat antimicrobial resistance.

The Omnibus keeps the NIH salary cap at Executive Level II (unlike the House proposal to decrease the cap to Executive Level III).

 

   Health Resources Services Administration, Titles VII and VIII Health Professions Program = $492M, an increase of $5M (+1%) over FY 2015

 

   Agency for Health Quality and Research = $334M, a cut of $29.7M (-8.1%) below FY 2015

 

Education:

   Pell Grants = $22.5B, flat with FY2015.  When combined with mandatory funding, the appropriation provides for the scheduled $140 increase in the maximum Pell award to $5,915 in the 2016-2017 school year.  No funds were taken from the Pell surplus.

 

   Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAAN) = $29.3B, flat with FY2015

 

   Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants = $733M, flat with FY2015

Federal Work Study = $990M, flat with FY2015

TRIO = $900M, an increase of $60M (+7.1%) over FY2015

GEARUP = $323M, an increase of $21M (+7%) over FY2015

International Education/Title VI = $72M ($65M for domestic, $7M for overseas), flat funding with FY2015

 

   First In the World = $0, a cut of $60M (-100%) from FY 2015

Institute of Education Sciences = $618M, an increase of $44M (+7.7%) over FY2015

 

The omnibus does not contain policy riders related to gainful employment regulations, definitions of  credit hour, state authorization, or teacher preparation program regulations, which were included in the earlier House and/or Senate bills.  The bill would require the Department of Education to use a common set of performance-based metrics in selecting student loan servicers.

 

SFOPs:

 

   University Partnerships = $35M, an increase of $17.5M (+50%) over FY2015.  The bill provides for “not less than $35M” for “new” partnerships between higher education institutions in the United States and developing countries.  Prior bills included a focus just on partnerships with African institutions.

 

   Innovation Labs = $50M  The bill would provide funding for all of the Innovation Labs, not just the subset that are former Collaborative Research Support Programs, now-called “Collaborative Innovation Labs”.  Prior appropriations bills only funded the “Collaborative Labs” ($32M in FY2015) which now are  just nine of the 25 Labs.

Related reading, in the news: 

Congress is Finally Investing in Health:  Congress has finally started to boost federal funding for biomedical research. The omnibus spending bill just signed by the president will provide a vital increase for the National Institutes of Health — its budget will go up 6.6 percent, or $2 billion from the current $30.1 billion. This is the largest single increase in more than a decade and signals a much-needed change of direction.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/investing-in-health/2015/12/25/3bfe6d52-a8ee-11e5-bff5-905b92f5f94b_story.html

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4. Upcoming ORED Workshops
   

HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH TRAINING

March 1, 9:00-11:00, 2711 MHRA

This training is conducted to meet the federal requirements for research with human subjects and to fulfill the requirement to submit an IRB application to the UNCG IRB. Participants will receive a certificate of completion following their attendance. Questions regarding these sessions can be directed to Melissa Beck (mdbeck@uncg.edu/336-256-0253). Register at workshops.uncg.edu under the Office of Research Workshops

Human Subject Research Training Flyer

RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH: TAKING THE HIGH ROAD TO BETTER DATA

April 8, 3:30-5:00, location tba

This series of in-person training, sponsored by the Office of Research Integrity, will be offered once a semester and will cover topics from the areas of responsible conduct of research on a rotational basis depending on the department that hosts them. This is offered to the campus departments as an alternative to traditional courses that offers a flexible way to receive training in RCR that should be easy to fit into your schedule. The seminar series provides the unique opportunity to interact with people who are involved in research at many different levels, from students to faculty to staff and administration. Details for this spring, 2016 session are still being finalized. Please refer to http://integrity.uncg.edu/rcr-training-resources/ for updates. Once a date has been finalized for the session, details can also be found at http://integrity.uncg.edu/ under “Workshops and Events” or contact Melissa Beck for more information (mdbeck@uncg.edu/336-256-0253).

Contracts and Grants have planned several workshops for the spring. Go to this page for details:

http://workshops.uncg.edu/workshops-by-category.jsp?cat_id=77003115

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5. Sampling of external funding opportunities

Arts

1. Terra Foundation for American Art

 

Various programs detailed at: http://www.terraamericanart.org/what-we-offer/grant-fellowship-opportunities/

Academic Program Grants – The Terra Foundation for American Art actively supports projects that encourage international scholarship on American art topics, as well as scholarly projects with focused theses that explore American art in an international context.

Exhibition Grants – The Terra Foundation for American Art supports exhibitions that increase understanding and appreciation of historical American art (circa 1500-1980).

 

1.   Graham Foundation – Grants in Architecture and Related Arts

Architecture and related spatial practices engage a wide range of cultural, social, political, technological, environmental, and aesthetic issues. We are interested in projects that investigate the contemporary condition, expand historical perspectives, or explore the future of architecture and the designed environment.

We support innovative, thought-provoking investigations in architecture; architectural history, theory, and criticism; design; engineering; landscape architecture; urban planning; urban studies; visual arts; and related fields of inquiry. Our interest also extends to work being done in the fine arts, humanities, and sciences that expands the boundaries of thinking about architecture and space. In an effort to bridge communities and different fields of knowledge, we support a wide range of practitioners (such as architects, scholars, critics, writers, artists, curators, and educators) and organizations (such as non-profit galleries, colleges and universities, publishers, and museums).

Open discourse is essential to advance study and understanding, therefore our grantmaking focuses on the public dissemination of ideas. With our support, the work of individuals and organizations reaches new audiences, from specialized to general, and creates opportunities for critical dialogue between various publics.

Deadline – February 25, 2016

URL – http://www.grahamfoundation.org/grant_programs/

c.   History of Art Grants Program – Kress (Samuel H.) Foundation

The History of Art grant program supports scholarly projects that will enhance the appreciation and understanding of European art and architecture. Grants are awarded to projects that create and disseminate specialized knowledge, including archival projects, development and dissemination of scholarly databases, documentation projects, museum exhibitions and publications, photographic campaigns, scholarly catalogues and publications, and technical and scientific studies.

Deadlines: April 1, and October 1,

January 15

URL: http://www.kressfoundation.org/grants/history_of_art/

 

1.   Association of Performing Arts Presenters – Cultural Exchange Fund

The Cultural Exchange Fund (CEF) is a travel subsidy program to assist U.S. based APAP-member presenting professionals and their organizations and companies in building partnerships and collaborations with international touring artists, companies and their collaborators, and to experience the work of artists from around the world in its cultural context.

Deadlines: April 29, 2016 and  October 28, 2016

URL: http://www.apap365.org/KNOWLEDGE/GrantPrograms/Pages/cef.aspx

Civic engagement

1. Dept of Justice – Training and Services to End Violence Against Women With Disabilities Grants Program
   

The goal of the Disability Grant Program is to create sustainable change within and between organizations that result in accessible, safe and effective services for individuals with disabilities and Deaf individuals who are victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking and accountability for perpetrators of such crimes. Disability Grant Program funds will be used to establish and strengthen multidisciplinary collaborative relationships; increase organizational capacity to provide accessible, safe, and effective services to individuals with disabilities and Deaf individuals who are victims of violence and abuse; and identify needs within the grantee’s organization and/or service area, and develop a plan to address those identified needs that builds a strong foundation for future work.

Due date for full proposals: Mar 10, 2016

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a letter of registration to OVW.Disabilities@usdoj.gov by February 18, 2016.

Website: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=281165 Program URL: http://www.justice.gov/ovw/file/815406/download 

 

f. NEH – Landmarks of American History and Culture: Workshops for School Teachers

The Landmarks of American History and Culture program supports a series of one-week workshops for K-12 educators. NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops use historic sites to address central themes and issues in American history, government, literature, art, music, and related subjects in the humanities.

Each workshop is offered twice during the summer. Workshops accommodate thirty-six school teachers (NEH Summer Scholars) at each one-week session. At least one workshop week must serve a national audience and provide housing for participants. The other workshop week may also serve a national audience; alternatively, it may limit its audience to participants who are able to commute and do not require housing.

The goals of the workshops are to increase knowledge and appreciation of subjects, ideas, and places significant to American history and culture through humanities reading and site study; build communities of inquiry and provide models of civility and of excellent scholarship and teaching; provide teachers with expertise in the use and interpretation of historical sites and of material and archival resources; and foster interaction between K-12 educators and scholarly experts.

Deadline – February 25, 2015

URL: http://www.neh.gov/grants/education/landmarks-american-history-and-culture-workshops-school-teachers

 

1. Kate B. Reynolds Health Care Division Grant Cycle.  

We are pleased to announce our grants process for the February 9, 2016, grants application deadline.

The Trust will accept applications in all four of the Health Care Division’s Issue Areas:

Access to Primary Care

Community Centered Prevention

Diabetes

Mental Health and Substance Abuse.

For details, see the announcement on the KBR website, and note that some programs are limited by county tier. http://www.kbr.org/content/health-care-division-grantseekers

To engage in an initial conversation about proposals from UNCG for the February cycle, contact Dr. Terri Shelton at shelton@uncg.edu

 

Education

1. Spencer foundation small research grants

The Small Research Grants program aims to support smaller scale or pilot research projects that have budgets of $50,000 or less. Proposals are encouraged from scholars across a variety of disciplines in an effort to fund field-initiated education research.

URL: http://www.spencer.org/small-research-grants

Deadlines: May 2, 2016, August 1, 2016, November 1, 2016, and February 1, 2017.

 

1. Dept of Education: Educational Opportunity Centers Program

The purposes of the EOC Program are to: provide information regarding financial and academic assistance available for qualified adults who want to enter or continue to pursue a program of postsecondary education; provide assistance to those individuals in applying for admission to institutions at which a program of postsecondary education is offered, including preparing necessary applications for use by admissions and financial aid officers; and assist in improving the financial and economic literacy of program participants.

Deadline: April 4, 2016

URL: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/02/02/2016-01832/applications-for-new-awards-educational-opportunity-centers-program?utm_campaign=subscription+mailing+list&utm_medium=email&utm_source=federalregister.gov

 

1.   National Academic Advising Association – Research Grants

NACADA research support is intended to facilitate research related to academic advising. Quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methodologies are welcome, as is research from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Program assessment is not funded. Successful proposals will clearly describe the development, implementation, analysis, and reporting of rigorous inquiry that investigates academic advising’s impact, context, or theoretical basis.

Due: 15-Mar-2016

URL: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/Research-Related/ResearchGrant.aspx

 

Sciences

1. Institute of Museum & Library Services – National Leadership Grants for Libraries
   

Supports projects that address challenges faced by the library and/or archive fields and that have the potential to advance practice in those fields. Successful proposals will generate results such as new tools, research findings, models, services, practices, or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend the benefits of federal investment. Awards ranging from $10,000-$2,000,000 are available.

Due date: 01-Jun-2016

1. NIH – Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Program (R15)

AREA grants support small-scale research projects at educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees for a significant number of the Nation’s research scientists, but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. The goals of the program are to (1) support meritorious research, (2) expose students to research, and (3) strengthen the research environment of the institution.

Deadline: February 25, 2016

URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area_grant_objectives.htm

1. Limited Competition: Addressing Health Disparities in Maternal and Child Health through Community-Based Participatory Research (R03) 

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-15-072.html

Letter of Intent Due Date(s): 30 days before application due date

Next Application Due Date: November 21, 2016

Only one application per institution is allowed

UNCG Internal deadline to declare interest to apply: By March 1, 2016 at 5PM, send an email to arturne2@uncg.edu with the name of the PI and the title of this funding opportunity in the email subject line.

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages Small Research Project Grant (R03) applications to support community-based participatory research (CBPR) projects planned and developed by recipients of the Phase I Academic-Community Partnerships Conference Series awards under PAR-09-092 and PAR-12-102. Only one CBPR project will be supported per Phase 1 grant award.

The areas of research emphasis include: preterm birth; infant mortality; sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); maternal mortality; reproductive health; uterine fibroid tumors; childhood, adolescent, and/or adult obesity; violence prevention; perinatal HBV and HIV/AIDS prevention; HIV/AIDS prevention; asthma; intellectual and developmental disabilities; pediatric injury prevention; and medical rehabilitation. Support will be provided for formative research; pilot or feasibility studies; development, adaptation and/or testing of methodologies; and development and/or testing of technology for the purpose of reducing maternal and child health disparities through the use of CBPR.

1. NIH Home and Family Based Approaches for the Prevention or Management of Overweight or Obesity in Early Childhood (R21 or R01)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites exploratory pilot/feasibility study and small clinical trial (R21) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to test novel home or family based interventions for the prevention or management of overweight in infancy and early childhood. Tested interventions can use behavioral (including dietary and physical activity), environmental, or other relevant approaches.

Deadline: May 7, 2016

Full Details (R21): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-154.html

Full Details (R01): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-13-153.html

1. NIMH – The Neural Mechanisms of Multi-Dimensional Emotional and Social Representation (R01 and R21)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages grant applications that incorporate a multi-dimensional perspective into studies of the neural mechanisms underlying emotional and/or social representations. The ability to integrate a broad array of emotional and social cues is impaired in many mental disorders, yet the neural mechanisms underlying these processes are not well understood. This FOA encourages investigators to take on the challenge of investigating how diverse multi-dimensional emotional and/or social cues are represented across integrated and temporally dynamic brain circuits. This FOA solicits applications that incorporate innovative approaches designed to move affective and social neuroscience beyond single region-based, modular, and/or static models of brain function and behavior.

R01 (RFA-MH-17-300) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-17-300.html

R21 (RFA-MH-17-305) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-17-305.html

Application Receipt Date(s): June 03, 2016