ANNOUNCEMENTS
INTERNAL
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: RICHARD G. LUGAR CENTER FOR RENEWABLE
ENERGY: Proposals are sought to support faculty
research in the area of renewable energy. The goal is
to enhance multidisciplinary collaboration, stimulate
externally funded research activities, and bring increased
visibility to renewable energy research at IUPUI. The
submission deadline date is August 31, 2007. For more
information and application guidelines go to http://www.engr.iupui.edu/me/news/CallForProposalsLCRE.shtml
or contact Andrew Hsu at anhsu@iupui.edu.
UPDATES
eSUBMISSION
OF GRANT APPLICATIONS TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF
HEALTH (NIH): Investigators have two days following
electronic submission of grant applications to NIH via
grants.gov in order to view their application in NIH
eRA Commons and to make changes to address warnings
or to ensure that the assembled application correctly
reflects the submitted application package. After corrections
have been made, the corrected application must be resubmitted
to NIH through Sponsored Research Services in the IUPUI
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. This two
day period for addressing warnings or problems with
application assembly does not include weekends or holidays.
A delay of longer than two days in submitting corrections
will require that the application be accompanied by
a cover letter explaining the reason for the delay.
For more information go to http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-070.html
or contact Amy Harrity at aarvin@iupui.edu
or 317.278.5367.
DID
YOU KNOW?
NATIONAL
RESEARCH FACTS:
In
2005 Indiana ranked 14th among all the states in the
number of doctoral degrees granted in science and engineering
the number of science and engineering doctorates granted.
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf07322/tables/summary.xls
For
the period of 2000-2005, Indiana ranked 27th among all
the states in the number of Small Business Innovation
Research (SBIR) awards received. http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf07322/tables/in.xls
IDENTIFYING
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Several
on-line search tools are available to IUPUI investigators
who are interested in identifying funding opportunities
in their areas of interest. Several are listed below:
Community
of Science (COS): COS is a primary on-line
search tool for identifying funding opportunities. To
take advantage of this powerful tool, register at http://www.cos.com/login/join.shtml.
Once you have completed the short registration process,
you can personalize your search by selecting the option
entitled “launch your workbench”. You can
access federal, local, corporate, foundation, nonprofit
and other funding opportunities using key terms and
save the results of up to 20 searches and have them
delivered to you weekly via email.
National
Institutes of Health (NIH) “NIH Guide”:
To take advantage of this search tool, register at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/listserv.htm.
It allows you to receive discipline specific funding
opportunities that are delivered to you weekly via email.
National
Science Foundation (NSF) “MyNSF”:
To take advantage of this search tool register at http://www.nsf.gov/mynsf/.
It allows you to receive discipline specific funding
opportunities that are delivered to you weekly via email.
Federal
Business Opportunities “FedBizOpps”:
FedBizOpps is the single government point-of-entry for
Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000.
To take advantage of this search tool, visit http://vsearch1.fbo.gov/servlet/SearchServlet.
Opportunities found at this site include, but are not
limited to, presolicitations and special notices for research
and service contracts for specific projects and some national
centers and surveys that would not be found in Grants.gov
and may not be found in the Community of Science.
Limited
Submission Funding Opportunities : Occasionally
a funding agency places a limitation on the number of
proposals that can be submitted from a campus or university
system. For a description of the upcoming “limited
submission” funding opportunities, as well as
guidelines and application forms, go to:
http://www.srs.indiana.edu/LimSub/LimSub.asp. Questions
can be directed to Etta Ward in the IUPUI Office of
Research and Sponsored Programs emward@iupui.edu
or 317.278.8427.
FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES
Funding
opportunities in this section include selected current
grant announcements from federal agencies for new initiatives
and changes to existing programs. Announcements with
limited scope are not listed here but are, instead,
sent directly to IUPUI School Deans. For comprehensive
coverage of funding opportunities please use the on-line
search tools listed above.
NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Basic
and Translational Research Opportunities in the Social
Neuroscience of Mental Health: Focus is on
the neurobiological substrates of social behavior with
the ultimate goal that findings derived from such investigations
will provide greater insight into mechanisms of psychiatric
disorders with known deficits in social behavior. Application
deadline is September 25, 2007.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-06-389.html
High-End
Instrumentation Grant Program (S10): Focus
is on purchase of a single major item of equipment to
be used for biomedical research that costs at least
$750,000. The maximum award is $2,000,000. Instruments
in this category include, but are not limited to, structural
and functional imaging systems, macromolecular NMR spectrometers,
high-resolution mass spectrometers, cryoelectron microscopes
and supercomputers. Application deadline is September
17.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-383.html
Diabetes
and Obesity Related Health Disparities (R01):
Focus is on identifying or addressing factors or barriers
that result in disparate outcomes within a healthcare
system. Standard deadline dates apply.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-388.html
Methods
of Statistical Analysis of DNA Sequence Data for Studies
Relating Variation to Disease (R01): Focus
is on the development of novel methods of statistical
analysis of DNA sequence data in studies relating genetic
variation to disease. Application deadline is September
20.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-08-040.html
Psychopharmacology
of Widely Available Psychoactive Natural Products (R01,
R03): Focus is on characterizing the chemistry,
psychopharmacology, and/or toxicology of acute and chronic
exposure to psychoactive natural products, as well as
the transition in the use of these products to licit
or illicit drugs of abuse. Standard deadline dates apply.
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=14244
Research on Interventions that Promote Research
Careers (R01): Focus is on testing assumptions
regarding existing or potential interventions that are
intended to increase preparedness for careers in biomedical
and behavioral research, with a particular emphasis
on interventions specifically designed to increase the
number of underrepresented minority students entering
careers in biomedical and behavioral research. Standard
deadline dates apply.
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=14264
NATIONAL
SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Instrument
Development for Biological Research: Focus
is on development of novel instrumentation or software
for the operation of instruments or the primary analysis
of instrument data. Application deadline is September
12. http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=14407
Research
Experiences for Undergraduates: Focus is on
research participation by undergraduate students in
any of the areas of research funded by the National
Science Foundation. Application deadline is August 12
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=14439
DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE
The
Defense University Research Instrumentation Program:
Focus is on improving the capabilities of U.S. institutions
of higher education to conduct research and to educate
scientists and engineers in areas important to national
defense, by providing funds for the acquisition of research
equipment. Application deadline is August 21.
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=14271
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
Interpretation
of Biomarkers Using Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic
Modeling: Focus is on development and/or use of physiologically
based pharmacokinetic modeling for the interpretation
of biomarker data. Application deadline is September
18.
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=14486
