UNCG Sponsored Programs

Facilitating Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity

1. FAQ: Budget Templates
2. Upcoming Workshops – 
    a. Grant Writing for Maximum Impact
    b. Human Subjects Research Training: What You Need to Know
    c. Connecting To and Documenting Community-Engaged Scholarship at UNCG
 
3. News: New Policy Eliminates Most Appendix Material for NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Applications Submitted for Due Dates On or After January 25, 2017
 
4. News: New NIH Requirements for Research Grant Applications – Rigor and Reproducibility
 
5. Internal funding opportunities
  a. New Faculty Research Awards
  b. Regular Faculty Research Awards
  c. Faculty First Awards
  d. International Research
  e. UNCG Libraries Digital Partners Grant
6. External Grants:  Proposal Editing Service by OSP
7. Sampling of external funding opportunities
  a. National Academic Advising Association – Research Grants
  b. Cannon Foundation – Grants Program

c. Compton Foundation

  d. The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
  e. NEH – Collaborative Research Grants
  f.  NEH – Dialogues on the Experience of War
  g. DoD – Functional Genomic and Computational Assessment of Threats
  h. Three new announcements from USDA
          -Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program
          -Organic Research and Extension Program
          -Community Food Projects grants
  i. Sony Research Award Program
  j. NSF: Dear Colleague Letter: Advanced Measurement Systems for Experimental Determination of Complex Biomaterial Properties
  k. NSF: Dear Colleague Letter: Opportunities for Research in Smart & Connected Communities
  l. ONR – Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program
  m. ONR – Young Investigator Program
  n. National Education Association Foundation (NEA) Foundation Learning and Leadership Grants
  o. DENSO North America Foundation  – Educational Grants
  p.DARPA Young Investigators Program
  q. The Eppley Foundation for Research – Grants Program
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1. FAQ:  Budget Template
When you develop a budget for your next proposal, consider starting with a budget template that has been tested and approved by OSP.  This can make life easier on everyone, by ensuring your calculations are correct when it comes to things such as fringe rates and indirect rates.  To get this template, see the attached excel file, or visit the Budget Development page of the OSP website: http://sponsoredprograms.uncg.edu/budget-development/
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2. Upcoming Workshops
a. Grant Writing for Maximum Impact
Tuesday Oct/11/2016 10:00AM-11:30AM. 2711 MHRA.
b. Human Subjects Research Training: What You Need to Know
Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 9am-11am, MHRA 2711.
c. Connecting To and Documenting Community-Engaged Scholarship at UNCG
Wednesday, Nov/30/2016, 12:00PM-1:00PM, 2603 MHRA.
 
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3. News: New Policy Eliminates Most Appendix Material for NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Applications Submitted for Due Dates On or After January 25, 2017
Most appendix materials will be eliminated from applications submitted to the NIH, AHRQ or NIOSH for due dates on or after January 25, 2017.  Application instructions will be updated by November 25, 2016 to reflect this change.
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4. News: New NIH Requirements for Research Grant Applications – Rigor and Reproducibility
NIH has begun a new initiative designed to improve the rigor of experimental design in research, and to increase the reproducibility of scientific experiments. Investigators will be required to explicitly discuss and address three areas in the Research Plan and add an attachment addressing “Authentication of Key Biological and/or Chemical Resources”.
See the attached handout for tips to address this new requirement from NIH.
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5. Internal funding opportunities
 
Most internal awards that are available across campus are summarized at: http://research.uncg.edu/internal-grants-and-awards/
 
a. NEW FACULTY RESEARCH AWARDS: Up to $5,000 individually or $10,000 for collaborative projects submitted by two or more UNCG faculty.   Apply

from September 1, 2016, through October 19, 2016, at 5pm.
b. REGULAR FACULTY RESEARCH AWARDS: Up to $5,000 individually or $10,000 for collaborative projects submitted by two or more UNCG faculty.  Apply from September 1, 2016, through October 19, 2016, at 5pm.
c. FACULTY FIRST AWARDS: Apply from January 1, 2016, through February 28, 2017, at 5pm.
d. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH: For international research, the International Program Center offers additional support to supplement New Faculty Research Awards and Regular Faculty Research Awards through the Kohler Fund. Please see http://www.uncg.edu/ipg/
e. UNCG LIBRARIES DIGITAL PARTNERS GRANT: P

rovides up to $22,500 worth of IT resources (a combination of IT staff time and infrastructure, but no cash awards), through a competitive annual application process.
Deadline January 9, 2017.
Please see:
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6. 

External Grants:  Proposal Editing Service by OSP
Would you like another set of eyes to review your project narrative and receive substantive feedback?  The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is happy to announce a proofreading and editing service for PIs at UNCG.  This service will always include a basic check of grammar, as well as an assessment of the extent to which the proposal addresses all criteria specified in the funding announcement.  When possible, OSP will attempt to match your proposal to one of our proposal development specialists that has subject area expertise or familiarity with the sponsor.
The following documents can be reviewed and edited by the staff:
  1. Pre-proposal
  2. Proposal Sections – as one document or one part at a time
              a. Narrative
              b. Abstract
              c. Budget Justification
              d. Biosketch
              e. Current and Pending Support
              f. Research Plan
                            i. Specific Aims
                            ii. Research Strategy
  3. Other documents as requested
 
Complete editing by one or more staff members can be guaranteed if you submit your draft within a minimum of 15 working days (3 calendar weeks) before the deadline; if this timeline is not possible then we will do our best to assist with quick reviews.  We will aim for a turnaround time of 5 working days or less.
To get started, please send an email to the proposal development group at proposal development@uncg.edu so that your needs can be adequately assessed and a primary reader can be assigned to edit your document.
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7. Sampling of external funding opportunities
 
Like the funding opportunities below?  Want to find more like these?  You can use the same funding opportunities that we use In OSP to find these types of funding opportunities.
(recommend creating a SPIN profile to save searches and set alerts, as well as for access off campus.  Top right of page, click “sign in”, and then click “create a profile”.  Takes 12-24 hrs for account to activate)
(click “login”, then click “institutional login”, then click “quick search” or “advanced search”)
(click “subscriber pages”, then browse by topic or try the search options)
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a. National Academic Advising Association – Research Grants
01-Nov-2016
$500 to $5,000
Deadline Dates (ALL) 01-Nov-2016, 15-Mar-2017
Synopsis: 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.
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b. Cannon Foundation – Grants Program
05-Oct-2016
Deadline Dates (ALL) 05-Oct-2016, 05-Jan-2016, 05-Apr-2016, 05-Jul-2016
Synopsis: Healthcare, higher education, and human service are the primary fields of interest for support. Other more limited areas of interest are arts, culture, historic preservation, religion and the environment.
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c. Compton Foundation 
The Compton Foundation supports work in climate change, peace and national security, and reproductive rights and justice. Within those core areas, the work we support must be a match with our transformative leadership and courageous storytelling approaches. We value projects that explore the connections between issue areas, and will occasionally fund organizations that are strengthening these fields indirectly through movement building leadership or storytelling work.
We fund 501(c)3 nonprofits in the United States that are working domestically. Compton does not have a geographic focus within the United States, and we do not support organizations that work solely in one city or state. We may occasionally make exceptions for endeavors that will likely have important consequences beyond the region—for example, by providing a highly replicable tool, setting a significant policy precedent, or catalyzing broader movements.
Our grants portfolio is small, and we have a number of long-term grantee relationships. Therefore, there is limited room in our portfolio to fund new inquiries, no matter how worthy the work. Still, we encourage you to submit an inquiry if your work seems a good fit with our guidelines.
Please note that we will not fund service delivery programs, K-12 education, on-the-ground restoration projects, ocean or marine work, or land, water, or easement acquisition.
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d. The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation  
Humanities Program
The Foundation intends to further the humanities along a broad front, supporting projects which address the concerns of the historical studia humanitatis: a humanistic education rooted in the great traditions of the past; the formation of human beings according to cultural, moral, and aesthetic ideals derived from that past; and the ongoing debate over how these ideals may best be conceived and realized.
Programs in the following areas are eligible: history; archaeology; literature; languages, both classical and modern; philosophy; ethics; comparative religion; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; and those aspects of the social sciences which share the content and methods of humanistic disciplines. The Foundation welcomes projects that cross the boundaries between humanistic disciplines and explore the connection between the humanities and other areas of scholarship. Programs of institutions in Venice relating to the humanities are eligible in this category. (Individuals seeking research grants for work in Venice should see Venetian Programs.)
The Humanities Program is primarily directed to institutions of higher education and humanistic enterprises such as learned societies, museums, and major editorial projects. The program may also consider, on a selective basis, projects that increase the exposure of those outside these institutions to the humanistic experience or that strengthen preparation for the humanistic disciplines in secondary education.  The prime criterion remains that of Gladys and Jean Delmas: a commitment to excellence, whether proven or promised.
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e. NEH – Collaborative Research Grants
Receipt Deadline December 7, 2016 for Projects Beginning October 2017
Collaborative Research Grants support interpretive humanities research undertaken by two or more collaborating scholars, for full-time or part-time activities for periods of one to three years. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel and archival research; field work; and technical support and services. All grantees are expected to disseminate the results of their work to the appropriate scholarly and public audiences.
Eligible projects include research that significantly adds to knowledge and understanding of the humanities; conferences on topics of major importance in the humanities that will benefit scholarly research; and archaeological projects that emphasize interpretation, data reuse, and dissemination of results.
Information about Preliminary Draft Proposals
Prospective applicants may submit a draft of their proposal for staff review (submission of draft proposals is optional) no later than October 15.
 
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f. NEH – Dialogues on the Experience of War
A new grant program supports training for leaders of humanities-based veterans discussion groups.
Deadline November 2, 2016
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g. DoD – Functional Genomic and Computational Assessment of Threats (Fun GCAT) (IARPA-BAA-16-08
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
The Functional Genomic and Computational Assessment of Threats (Fun GCAT) program intends to develop new approaches and tools for the screening of nucleic acid sequences, and for the functional annotation and characterization of genes of concern, with the goal of preventing the accidental or intentional creation of a biological threat. Advances in biotechnology and synthetic biology over the past decade have the potential to address important societal challenges in food, energy, and medicine. Despite the promising advances these technologies might enable, the potential for their deliberate or accidental misuse exists, warranting the development of approaches to help prevent the creation of biothreats. Currently, biological threats are organized based on genetic relatedness, resulting in static, threat-based lists that fail to emphasize biological functions, or assess the risks of unknown sequences. In order to better address biosecurity concerns, the Fun GCAT program intends to develop next-generation computational and bioinformatics tools to improve DNA sequence screening, to augment biodefense capabilities through the characterization of threats based on function, and to advance our understanding of the relative risks posed by unknown nucleic acid sequences. These tools will enhance the ability to computationally and functionally analyze nucleic acid sequences, ascribe threat potential to known and unknown genes through comparisons to the functions of known threats, and facilitate the ability to screen and identify sequences of concern, including genes responsible for the pathogenesis and virulence of viral threats, bacterial threats, and toxins.
Collaborative efforts and teaming among potential performers is highly encouraged. It is anticipated that teams will be multidisciplinary, including expertise in fields such as virology, microbiology, immunology, proteomics, transcriptomics, functional genomics, bioinformatics, computational modelling of structure, and statistical analysis. It is anticipated that the efforts will be coordinated by a Principal Investigator, and that the primary organization will employ a project manager to coordinate the effort.
The Fun GCAT Program is envisioned to begin in April 2017 and end by October 2020.
Dates: Initial Round November 08, 2016   Closes February 13, 2017
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h. Three new announcements from USDA

$26 million in Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program grants for more than 100 projects that will support rural economies, increase market opportunities for farmers, and help close supply chain gaps in communities across the country. These competitive grants are divided equally between the Farmers Market Promotion Program(FMPP) and the Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) and are administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, which works to improve market opportunities for U.S. growers and producers.  For more info, please click here.

$21.4 million for Organic Research and Extension Program grants for 26 projects to help organic farmers and ranchers improve business operations and bring more organic food to the table of consumers. The grants are funded through the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) and the Organic Transitions Program (ORG),two programs administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).  For more info, please clickhere and here.

$8.6 Million in Community Food Projects grants to 33 projects that help make healthy, nutritious foods available to people from low-income neighborhoods. The grants, offered through NIFA’s Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFP), support projects that foster self-sustaining solutions to food security in at-risk communities. Recent analysis shows the U.S. is making tremendous headway in battling hunger and food insecurity across America, decreasing food insecurity through healthy diets and nutrition education.  For more information, please click here.

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i. Sony Research Award Program
This Research Award Program provides funding for cutting-edge academic research and helps build a collaborative relationship between faculty and Sony researchers.
Due date October 15, 2016.
The award is up to USD $150K per year for each accepted proposal.
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j. NSF: Dear Colleague Letter: Advanced Measurement Systems for Experimental Determination of Complex Biomaterial Properties
Through this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), the Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI), Directorate for Engineering (ENG), announces its intention to support research on advanced measurement systems for experimental determination of complex biomaterial properties through its Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (BMMB) and Mechanics of Materials and Structures (MoMS) core programs.
Rapid advances in photonic, acoustic, imaging, electronic and manipulative technologies have recently created an unprecedented potential to study biomaterials at multiple scales and high resolution. Combined with computation methods, it is now possible to identify the material property distributions of perturbed living organisms. These technological advances have the potential to revolutionize our understanding of the mechanics of biological materials from the molecular scale to in vivo measurement.
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k. NSF: Dear Colleague Letter: Opportunities for Research in Smart & Connected Communities
For FY 2017, NSF envisions a portfolio of funding opportunities and activities that include (but are not limited to):
  • Developing integrative social and technological research foundations for S&CC through strong, multidisciplinary efforts that may span institutions, stakeholder groups, and application areas
  • Coupling research with community engagement to inform research directions and enable greater community impact
  • Supporting research through NSF’s core and cross-cutting programs to enable and address solutions to current and future challenges
  • Piloting and evaluating novel solutions to local community challenges — with attention to privacy, security, and quality of life of individuals within communities
  • Efforts to understand population characteristics and factors that inhibit or advance participation in technology
  • Capacity-building activities to develop collaborations and partnerships through short-term planning activities and longer-term research direction-setting within the research and stakeholder communities, and to engage students and learners of all ages in addressing challenges relevant to S&CC
  • Supporting and building international partnerships that leverage research strength and capacity in other parts of the world; and Workshops that bring together diverse stakeholders including academics, community members, Federal agency partners, and others to identify strategic gaps, synergistic opportunities, and avenues for effective transition of research to practice.
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l. ONR – Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program
Submission Dates
Online application will be open from August 22 through November 30, 2016.
Program Description
This 10-week internship program is designed to provide opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to participate in research under the guidance of an appropriate research mentor at a participating Navy laboratory.
Eligibility Requirement
U.S. citizen (Permanent resident alien status considered at some labs)
Sophomore, junior, senior or graduate students
Enrolled at a participating university (a list may be found at http://nreip.asee.org)
All majors relevant to the research interests of the laboratories (lab descriptions may be found at http://nreip.asee.org)
Stipend
Stipends will be paid monthly, May through August. The amounts specified represent the total stipend allowance for the 10-week period as follows: $5,400 for sophomores; $8,100 for juniors and seniors. Graduate students will receive $10,800.
Selection
NREIP interns will be selected based upon academic achievement, personal statements, recommendation, and career and research interests.
ONR Program Manager: Dr. Michelle Skoorka
Point of contact: Dr. Sophoria Westmoreland
For more information please visit http://nreip.asee.org
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m. ONR – Young Investigator Program
Submission Date
Full Proposals: 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), on 04 November 2016 (Friday)
Program Description
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in receiving proposals for its Young Investigator Program (YIP). YIP seeks to identify and support academic scientists and engineers who are in their first or second full-time tenure-track or tenure-track-equivalent academic appointment and for FY17, have begun their first appointment on or after November 4, 2011, and who show exceptional promise for doing creative research. The program’s objectives are to attract outstanding faculty members of Institutions of Higher Education (hereafter also called “universities”) to the Department of Navy’s (DoN’s) research program, to support their research, and to encourage their teaching and research careers.
Proposals addressing research areas described in the ONR science and technology (S&T) department section of ONR’s website, which are of interest to ONR program officers and division directors will be considered. Contact information for each division (a subgroup of an S&T department) is also listed within that section. Potential applicants may contact the appropriate division director or the program officer who is the point-of-contact for a specific technical area, to discuss their research ideas. Brief informal pre-proposals may be submitted to facilitate these discussions. Such discussions can clarify the content and breadth of the priority research areas and enhance the match between a subsequent proposal and DoN research needs.
Proposals may request up to $170,000 per year for three years.
ONR Program Manager
Reginald G. Williams, Ph.D.
Point of contact: Paula Barden
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n. National Education Association Foundation (NEA) Foundation Learning and Leadership Grants
Amount: 2,000.00 – 5,000.00 USD
The vision of the NEA Foundation is a great public education for every student. Learning and Leadership grants support public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education for one of the following two purposes: grants to individuals fund participation in high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer institutes or action research; grants to groups fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson study, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff new to an assignment. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study. Notification for applications received by February 1 will be made by April 15; applications received by June 1 will be made by September 15; and applications received by October 15 will be made by January 15.
Requirements:
Practicing public school teachers, public school education support professionals, and faculty and staff of public higher education institutions may apply. Preference will be given to members of the National Education Association.
Restrictions:
School, district, college, or university administrators are not eligible. Grant funds may not be used to: pursue degrees; pay indirect costs, grant administration fees, or salaries; or support travel costs or conference fees for more than one person.
Deadlines
February 1, June 1, October 15
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o. DENSO North America Foundation  – Educational Grants
The DENSO North America Foundation is dedicated to helping students advance their education in engineering, technology and other related programs. Founded in 2001, the Foundation provides grants to colleges and universities throughout North America, helping our communities prosper through the development of a skilled and knowledgeable workforce. Proposals for these education grants are considered by invitation only.
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p. DARPA Young Faculty Award (YFA) program Proposers Day (October 3, 2016) (DARPA-SN-16-72)
NOTE: DARPA’s Young Faculty Award (YFA) program is undergoing some changes this year, with expanded eligibility and earlier deadlines for both the BAA release and proposal submissions.  These changes will be discussed at the upcoming Proposers Day webinar for the YFA program; details are in the attached Special Notice.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is sponsoring a Proposers Day event to provide information on the objectives of an anticipated Research Announcement (RA) for the Young Faculty Award (YFA) program. The intent of this webcast is to introduce the research community to the YFA program vision and goals and explain updated mechanics and eligibility of the program.
The Proposers Day will be held on October 3, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST. The event will be held via webcast only. Advance registration is required for viewing the webcast. Registration closes: September 28, 2016 at 12:00 PM or when capacity is reached, whichever comes first.
The DARPA Young Faculty Award (YFA) program aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior faculty positions in academia and equivalent positions at non-profit research institutions and expose them to Department of Defense (DoD) and National Security challenges and needs. In particular, YFA will provide high-impact funding to elite researchers early in their careers to develop innovative new research directions in the context of enabling transformative DoD capabilities. The long-term goal of the program is to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers in the research community who will focus a significant portion of their future careers on DoD and National Security issues.  Award amounts are up to $500K over 2 years.
Participants must register through the Proposers Day website: http://www.sa-meetings.com/YFAProposersDay.
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q. The Eppley Foundation for Research – Grants Program
The Foundation funds projects in biological and physical sciences. Particular areas of interest include innovative medical investigations, endangered species and ecosystems in the U.S. and abroad, and climate change.
The Foundation does not support work in the social sciences, education or computer science, and only rarely funds research into diseases that have considerable financial support available, such as AIDS, diabetes, cancer and heart disease.
The Foundation does not fund work that can qualify for funding from conventional sources such as the National Science Foundation or the National Institutes of Health, or similar agencies at the state level.
It is important to the Foundation that the work proposed be novel in its insights and unlikely to be underway elsewhere. The Foundation is prepared to take risks.
1. FAQ: Budget Templates
2. 

Upcoming Workshops – 
    a. Grant Writing for Maximum Impact
    b. Human Subjects Research Training: What You Need to Know
    c. Connecting To and Documenting Community-Engaged Scholarship at UNCG
 
3. News: New Policy Eliminates Most Appendix Material for NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Applications Submitted for Due Dates On or After January 25, 2017
 
4. News: New NIH Requirements for Research Grant Applications – Rigor and Reproducibility
 
5. Internal funding opportunities
  a. New Faculty Research Awards
  b. Regular Faculty Research Awards
  c. Faculty First Awards
  d. International Research
  e. UNCG Libraries Digital Partners Grant
6. External Grants:  Proposal Editing Service by OSP
7. Sampling of external funding opportunities
  a. National Academic Advising Association – Research Grants
  b. Cannon Foundation – Grants Program

c. Compton Foundation

  d. The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
  e. NEH – Collaborative Research Grants
  f.  NEH – Dialogues on the Experience of War
  g. DoD – Functional Genomic and Computational Assessment of Threats
  h. Three new announcements from USDA
          -Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program
          -Organic Research and Extension Program
          -Community Food Projects grants
  i. Sony Research Award Program
  j. NSF: Dear Colleague Letter: Advanced Measurement Systems for Experimental Determination of Complex Biomaterial Properties
  k. NSF: Dear Colleague Letter: Opportunities for Research in Smart & Connected Communities
  l. ONR – Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program
  m. ONR – Young Investigator Program
  n. National Education Association Foundation (NEA) Foundation Learning and Leadership Grants
  o. DENSO North America Foundation  – Educational Grants
  p.DARPA Young Investigators Program
  q. The Eppley Foundation for Research – Grants Program
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1. FAQ:  Budget Template
When you develop a budget for your next proposal, consider starting with a budget template that has been tested and approved by OSP.  This can make life easier on everyone, by ensuring your calculations are correct when it comes to things such as fringe rates and indirect rates.  To get this template, see the attached excel file, or visit the Budget Development page of the OSP website: http://sponsoredprograms.uncg.edu/budget-development/
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2. Upcoming Workshops
a. Grant Writing for Maximum Impact
Tuesday Oct/11/2016 10:00AM-11:30AM. 2711 MHRA.
b. Human Subjects Research Training: What You Need to Know
Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 9am-11am, MHRA 2711.
c. Connecting To and Documenting Community-Engaged Scholarship at UNCG
Wednesday, Nov/30/2016, 12:00PM-1:00PM, 2603 MHRA.
 
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3. News: New Policy Eliminates Most Appendix Material for NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Applications Submitted for Due Dates On or After January 25, 2017
Most appendix materials will be eliminated from applications submitted to the NIH, AHRQ or NIOSH for due dates on or after January 25, 2017.  Application instructions will be updated by November 25, 2016 to reflect this change.
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4. News: New NIH Requirements for Research Grant Applications – Rigor and Reproducibility
NIH has begun a new initiative designed to improve the rigor of experimental design in research, and to increase the reproducibility of scientific experiments. Investigators will be required to explicitly discuss and address three areas in the Research Plan and add an attachment addressing “Authentication of Key Biological and/or Chemical Resources”.
See the attached handout for tips to address this new requirement from NIH.
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5. Internal funding opportunities
 
Most internal awards that are available across campus are summarized at: http://research.uncg.edu/internal-grants-and-awards/
 
a. NEW FACULTY RESEARCH AWARDS: Up to $5,000 individually or $10,000 for collaborative projects submitted by two or more UNCG faculty.   Apply

from September 1, 2016, through October 19, 2016, at 5pm.
b. REGULAR FACULTY RESEARCH AWARDS: Up to $5,000 individually or $10,000 for collaborative projects submitted by two or more UNCG faculty.  Apply from September 1, 2016, through October 19, 2016, at 5pm.
c. FACULTY FIRST AWARDS: Apply from January 1, 2016, through February 28, 2017, at 5pm.
d. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH: For international research, the International Program Center offers additional support to supplement New Faculty Research Awards and Regular Faculty Research Awards through the Kohler Fund. Please see http://www.uncg.edu/ipg/
e. UNCG LIBRARIES DIGITAL PARTNERS GRANT: P

rovides up to $22,500 worth of IT resources (a combination of IT staff time and infrastructure, but no cash awards), through a competitive annual application process.
Deadline January 9, 2017.
Please see:
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6. 

External Grants:  Proposal Editing Service by OSP
Would you like another set of eyes to review your project narrative and receive substantive feedback?  The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is happy to announce a proofreading and editing service for PIs at UNCG.  This service will always include a basic check of grammar, as well as an assessment of the extent to which the proposal addresses all criteria specified in the funding announcement.  When possible, OSP will attempt to match your proposal to one of our proposal development specialists that has subject area expertise or familiarity with the sponsor.
The following documents can be reviewed and edited by the staff:
  1. Pre-proposal
  2. Proposal Sections – as one document or one part at a time
              a. Narrative
              b. Abstract
              c. Budget Justification
              d. Biosketch
              e. Current and Pending Support
              f. Research Plan
                            i. Specific Aims
                            ii. Research Strategy
  3. Other documents as requested
 
Complete editing by one or more staff members can be guaranteed if you submit your draft within a minimum of 15 working days (3 calendar weeks) before the deadline; if this timeline is not possible then we will do our best to assist with quick reviews.  We will aim for a turnaround time of 5 working days or less.
To get started, please send an email to the proposal development group at proposal development@uncg.edu so that your needs can be adequately assessed and a primary reader can be assigned to edit your document.
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7. Sampling of external funding opportunities
 
Like the funding opportunities below?  Want to find more like these?  You can use the same funding opportunities that we use In OSP to find these types of funding opportunities.
(recommend creating a SPIN profile to save searches and set alerts, as well as for access off campus.  Top right of page, click “sign in”, and then click “create a profile”.  Takes 12-24 hrs for account to activate)
(click “login”, then click “institutional login”, then click “quick search” or “advanced search”)
(click “subscriber pages”, then browse by topic or try the search options)
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a. National Academic Advising Association – Research Grants
01-Nov-2016
$500 to $5,000
Deadline Dates (ALL) 01-Nov-2016, 15-Mar-2017
Synopsis: 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.
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b. Cannon Foundation – Grants Program
05-Oct-2016
Deadline Dates (ALL) 05-Oct-2016, 05-Jan-2016, 05-Apr-2016, 05-Jul-2016
Synopsis: Healthcare, higher education, and human service are the primary fields of interest for support. Other more limited areas of interest are arts, culture, historic preservation, religion and the environment.
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c. Compton Foundation 
The Compton Foundation supports work in climate change, peace and national security, and reproductive rights and justice. Within those core areas, the work we support must be a match with our transformative leadership and courageous storytelling approaches. We value projects that explore the connections between issue areas, and will occasionally fund organizations that are strengthening these fields indirectly through movement building leadership or storytelling work.
We fund 501(c)3 nonprofits in the United States that are working domestically. Compton does not have a geographic focus within the United States, and we do not support organizations that work solely in one city or state. We may occasionally make exceptions for endeavors that will likely have important consequences beyond the region—for example, by providing a highly replicable tool, setting a significant policy precedent, or catalyzing broader movements.
Our grants portfolio is small, and we have a number of long-term grantee relationships. Therefore, there is limited room in our portfolio to fund new inquiries, no matter how worthy the work. Still, we encourage you to submit an inquiry if your work seems a good fit with our guidelines.
Please note that we will not fund service delivery programs, K-12 education, on-the-ground restoration projects, ocean or marine work, or land, water, or easement acquisition.
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d. The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation  
Humanities Program
The Foundation intends to further the humanities along a broad front, supporting projects which address the concerns of the historical studia humanitatis: a humanistic education rooted in the great traditions of the past; the formation of human beings according to cultural, moral, and aesthetic ideals derived from that past; and the ongoing debate over how these ideals may best be conceived and realized.
Programs in the following areas are eligible: history; archaeology; literature; languages, both classical and modern; philosophy; ethics; comparative religion; the history, criticism, and theory of the arts; and those aspects of the social sciences which share the content and methods of humanistic disciplines. The Foundation welcomes projects that cross the boundaries between humanistic disciplines and explore the connection between the humanities and other areas of scholarship. Programs of institutions in Venice relating to the humanities are eligible in this category. (Individuals seeking research grants for work in Venice should see Venetian Programs.)
The Humanities Program is primarily directed to institutions of higher education and humanistic enterprises such as learned societies, museums, and major editorial projects. The program may also consider, on a selective basis, projects that increase the exposure of those outside these institutions to the humanistic experience or that strengthen preparation for the humanistic disciplines in secondary education.  The prime criterion remains that of Gladys and Jean Delmas: a commitment to excellence, whether proven or promised.
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e. NEH – Collaborative Research Grants
Receipt Deadline December 7, 2016 for Projects Beginning October 2017
Collaborative Research Grants support interpretive humanities research undertaken by two or more collaborating scholars, for full-time or part-time activities for periods of one to three years. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel and archival research; field work; and technical support and services. All grantees are expected to disseminate the results of their work to the appropriate scholarly and public audiences.
Eligible projects include research that significantly adds to knowledge and understanding of the humanities; conferences on topics of major importance in the humanities that will benefit scholarly research; and archaeological projects that emphasize interpretation, data reuse, and dissemination of results.
Information about Preliminary Draft Proposals
Prospective applicants may submit a draft of their proposal for staff review (submission of draft proposals is optional) no later than October 15.
 
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f. NEH – Dialogues on the Experience of War
A new grant program supports training for leaders of humanities-based veterans discussion groups.
Deadline November 2, 2016
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g. DoD – Functional Genomic and Computational Assessment of Threats (Fun GCAT) (IARPA-BAA-16-08
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
The Functional Genomic and Computational Assessment of Threats (Fun GCAT) program intends to develop new approaches and tools for the screening of nucleic acid sequences, and for the functional annotation and characterization of genes of concern, with the goal of preventing the accidental or intentional creation of a biological threat. Advances in biotechnology and synthetic biology over the past decade have the potential to address important societal challenges in food, energy, and medicine. Despite the promising advances these technologies might enable, the potential for their deliberate or accidental misuse exists, warranting the development of approaches to help prevent the creation of biothreats. Currently, biological threats are organized based on genetic relatedness, resulting in static, threat-based lists that fail to emphasize biological functions, or assess the risks of unknown sequences. In order to better address biosecurity concerns, the Fun GCAT program intends to develop next-generation computational and bioinformatics tools to improve DNA sequence screening, to augment biodefense capabilities through the characterization of threats based on function, and to advance our understanding of the relative risks posed by unknown nucleic acid sequences. These tools will enhance the ability to computationally and functionally analyze nucleic acid sequences, ascribe threat potential to known and unknown genes through comparisons to the functions of known threats, and facilitate the ability to screen and identify sequences of concern, including genes responsible for the pathogenesis and virulence of viral threats, bacterial threats, and toxins.
Collaborative efforts and teaming among potential performers is highly encouraged. It is anticipated that teams will be multidisciplinary, including expertise in fields such as virology, microbiology, immunology, proteomics, transcriptomics, functional genomics, bioinformatics, computational modelling of structure, and statistical analysis. It is anticipated that the efforts will be coordinated by a Principal Investigator, and that the primary organization will employ a project manager to coordinate the effort.
The Fun GCAT Program is envisioned to begin in April 2017 and end by October 2020.
Dates: Initial Round November 08, 2016   Closes February 13, 2017
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h. Three new announcements from USDA

$26 million in Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program grants for more than 100 projects that will support rural economies, increase market opportunities for farmers, and help close supply chain gaps in communities across the country. These competitive grants are divided equally between the Farmers Market Promotion Program(FMPP) and the Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) and are administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, which works to improve market opportunities for U.S. growers and producers.  For more info, please click here.

$21.4 million for Organic Research and Extension Program grants for 26 projects to help organic farmers and ranchers improve business operations and bring more organic food to the table of consumers. The grants are funded through the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) and the Organic Transitions Program (ORG),two programs administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).  For more info, please clickhere and here.

$8.6 Million in Community Food Projects grants to 33 projects that help make healthy, nutritious foods available to people from low-income neighborhoods. The grants, offered through NIFA’s Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFP), support projects that foster self-sustaining solutions to food security in at-risk communities. Recent analysis shows the U.S. is making tremendous headway in battling hunger and food insecurity across America, decreasing food insecurity through healthy diets and nutrition education.  For more information, please click here.

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i. Sony Research Award Program
This Research Award Program provides funding for cutting-edge academic research and helps build a collaborative relationship between faculty and Sony researchers.
Due date October 15, 2016.
The award is up to USD $150K per year for each accepted proposal.
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j. NSF: Dear Colleague Letter: Advanced Measurement Systems for Experimental Determination of Complex Biomaterial Properties
Through this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), the Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI), Directorate for Engineering (ENG), announces its intention to support research on advanced measurement systems for experimental determination of complex biomaterial properties through its Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (BMMB) and Mechanics of Materials and Structures (MoMS) core programs.
Rapid advances in photonic, acoustic, imaging, electronic and manipulative technologies have recently created an unprecedented potential to study biomaterials at multiple scales and high resolution. Combined with computation methods, it is now possible to identify the material property distributions of perturbed living organisms. These technological advances have the potential to revolutionize our understanding of the mechanics of biological materials from the molecular scale to in vivo measurement.
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k. NSF: Dear Colleague Letter: Opportunities for Research in Smart & Connected Communities
For FY 2017, NSF envisions a portfolio of funding opportunities and activities that include (but are not limited to):
  • Developing integrative social and technological research foundations for S&CC through strong, multidisciplinary efforts that may span institutions, stakeholder groups, and application areas
  • Coupling research with community engagement to inform research directions and enable greater community impact
  • Supporting research through NSF’s core and cross-cutting programs to enable and address solutions to current and future challenges
  • Piloting and evaluating novel solutions to local community challenges — with attention to privacy, security, and quality of life of individuals within communities
  • Efforts to understand population characteristics and factors that inhibit or advance participation in technology
  • Capacity-building activities to develop collaborations and partnerships through short-term planning activities and longer-term research direction-setting within the research and stakeholder communities, and to engage students and learners of all ages in addressing challenges relevant to S&CC
  • Supporting and building international partnerships that leverage research strength and capacity in other parts of the world; and Workshops that bring together diverse stakeholders including academics, community members, Federal agency partners, and others to identify strategic gaps, synergistic opportunities, and avenues for effective transition of research to practice.
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l. ONR – Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program
Submission Dates
Online application will be open from August 22 through November 30, 2016.
Program Description
This 10-week internship program is designed to provide opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to participate in research under the guidance of an appropriate research mentor at a participating Navy laboratory.
Eligibility Requirement
U.S. citizen (Permanent resident alien status considered at some labs)
Sophomore, junior, senior or graduate students
Enrolled at a participating university (a list may be found at http://nreip.asee.org)
All majors relevant to the research interests of the laboratories (lab descriptions may be found at http://nreip.asee.org)
Stipend
Stipends will be paid monthly, May through August. The amounts specified represent the total stipend allowance for the 10-week period as follows: $5,400 for sophomores; $8,100 for juniors and seniors. Graduate students will receive $10,800.
Selection
NREIP interns will be selected based upon academic achievement, personal statements, recommendation, and career and research interests.
ONR Program Manager: Dr. Michelle Skoorka
Point of contact: Dr. Sophoria Westmoreland
For more information please visit http://nreip.asee.org
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m. ONR – Young Investigator Program
Submission Date
Full Proposals: 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), on 04 November 2016 (Friday)
Program Description
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in receiving proposals for its Young Investigator Program (YIP). YIP seeks to identify and support academic scientists and engineers who are in their first or second full-time tenure-track or tenure-track-equivalent academic appointment and for FY17, have begun their first appointment on or after November 4, 2011, and who show exceptional promise for doing creative research. The program’s objectives are to attract outstanding faculty members of Institutions of Higher Education (hereafter also called “universities”) to the Department of Navy’s (DoN’s) research program, to support their research, and to encourage their teaching and research careers.
Proposals addressing research areas described in the ONR science and technology (S&T) department section of ONR’s website, which are of interest to ONR program officers and division directors will be considered. Contact information for each division (a subgroup of an S&T department) is also listed within that section. Potential applicants may contact the appropriate division director or the program officer who is the point-of-contact for a specific technical area, to discuss their research ideas. Brief informal pre-proposals may be submitted to facilitate these discussions. Such discussions can clarify the content and breadth of the priority research areas and enhance the match between a subsequent proposal and DoN research needs.
Proposals may request up to $170,000 per year for three years.
ONR Program Manager
Reginald G. Williams, Ph.D.
Point of contact: Paula Barden
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n. National Education Association Foundation (NEA) Foundation Learning and Leadership Grants
Amount: 2,000.00 – 5,000.00 USD
The vision of the NEA Foundation is a great public education for every student. Learning and Leadership grants support public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education for one of the following two purposes: grants to individuals fund participation in high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer institutes or action research; grants to groups fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson study, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff new to an assignment. The grant amount is $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups engaged in collegial study. Notification for applications received by February 1 will be made by April 15; applications received by June 1 will be made by September 15; and applications received by October 15 will be made by January 15.
Requirements:
Practicing public school teachers, public school education support professionals, and faculty and staff of public higher education institutions may apply. Preference will be given to members of the National Education Association.
Restrictions:
School, district, college, or university administrators are not eligible. Grant funds may not be used to: pursue degrees; pay indirect costs, grant administration fees, or salaries; or support travel costs or conference fees for more than one person.
Deadlines
February 1, June 1, October 15
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o. DENSO North America Foundation  – Educational Grants
The DENSO North America Foundation is dedicated to helping students advance their education in engineering, technology and other related programs. Founded in 2001, the Foundation provides grants to colleges and universities throughout North America, helping our communities prosper through the development of a skilled and knowledgeable workforce. Proposals for these education grants are considered by invitation only.
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p. DARPA Young Faculty Award (YFA) program Proposers Day (October 3, 2016) (DARPA-SN-16-72)
NOTE: DARPA’s Young Faculty Award (YFA) program is undergoing some changes this year, with expanded eligibility and earlier deadlines for both the BAA release and proposal submissions.  These changes will be discussed at the upcoming Proposers Day webinar for the YFA program; details are in the attached Special Notice.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is sponsoring a Proposers Day event to provide information on the objectives of an anticipated Research Announcement (RA) for the Young Faculty Award (YFA) program. The intent of this webcast is to introduce the research community to the YFA program vision and goals and explain updated mechanics and eligibility of the program.
The Proposers Day will be held on October 3, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST. The event will be held via webcast only. Advance registration is required for viewing the webcast. Registration closes: September 28, 2016 at 12:00 PM or when capacity is reached, whichever comes first.
The DARPA Young Faculty Award (YFA) program aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior faculty positions in academia and equivalent positions at non-profit research institutions and expose them to Department of Defense (DoD) and National Security challenges and needs. In particular, YFA will provide high-impact funding to elite researchers early in their careers to develop innovative new research directions in the context of enabling transformative DoD capabilities. The long-term goal of the program is to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers in the research community who will focus a significant portion of their future careers on DoD and National Security issues.  Award amounts are up to $500K over 2 years.
Participants must register through the Proposers Day website: http://www.sa-meetings.com/YFAProposersDay.
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q. The Eppley Foundation for Research – Grants Program
The Foundation funds projects in biological and physical sciences. Particular areas of interest include innovative medical investigations, endangered species and ecosystems in the U.S. and abroad, and climate change.
The Foundation does not support work in the social sciences, education or computer science, and only rarely funds research into diseases that have considerable financial support available, such as AIDS, diabetes, cancer and heart disease.
The Foundation does not fund work that can qualify for funding from conventional sources such as the National Science Foundation or the National Institutes of Health, or similar agencies at the state level.
It is important to the Foundation that the work proposed be novel in its insights and unlikely to be underway elsewhere. The Foundation is prepared to take risks.