ANNOUNCEMENTS
NATIONAL
SCIENCE FOUNDATION WORKSHOP AT BUTLER UNIVERSITY:
On October 5, 2007, the National Science Foundation
(NSF), Butler University, and the Indiana Economic Development
Corporation will host a one-day workshop on the NSF
proposal and merit review process and NSF programs that
cut across disciplines. Representatives from the seven
NSF directorates and the Office of International Science
and Engineering will provide information on their programs
and will be available, in breakout sessions, to discuss
potential research proposals. There is no registration
fee for this workshop, but pre-registration is required
by Friday, September 28, 2007. For more information,
go to http://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=109726.
NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) REGIONAL SEMINAR:
On June 19-20, 2008, The University of Illinois at Chicago
(UIC) will host a two-day NIH Regional Seminar, which
is intended to provide information about the NIH funding
process from opportunity identification and application
preparation to post award administration. Presentations
are targeted toward research administrators, new and
experienced investigators, postdoctoral fellows and
trainees. Opportunities will be available for informal
interactions between seminar participants and NIH grants
management, program, policy, and review staff. For more
information, contact Monica Rausa Williams at 312.996.4995
or nihseminar@uic.edu.
On-line registration should be available after October
1, 2007 on the UIC
- NIH Regional Seminar web page.
NATIONAL
INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NEWSLETTERS: An electronic
newsletter entitled "From the Desk of Dr. Elias
Zerhouni", Director of the National Institutes
of Health (NIH) is available on line. The August issue
deals with NIH Peer Review. Please,
take this opportunity to give NIH your thoughts at the
link in the newsletter.http://www.nih.gov/about/director/newsletter/Summer2007.htm
A
new LISTSERV e-mails notices when a new issue of the
Peer Review Notes newsletter is available online, along
with press releases and other CSR news and information
useful to those who review NIH grant applications and
others interested in our efforts to ensure the quality
and timeliness of NIH peer reviews. To subscribe, send
an e-mail to listserv@list.nih.gov
with the following text in the message body: subscribe
CSR-PEERREVIEWNOTES [your full name]. Do not include
the brackets. The subject line should be blank.
OCTOBER
15: DEADLINE FOR INTERNAL RESEARCH SUPPORT FUND GRANT
(RSFG) APPLICATIONS
The
IUPUI Research Support Funds Grant (RSFG) program is
designed to enhance the research mission of IUPUI by
supporting research projects and scholarly activities
that are sustainable through external funding. The next
Research Support Fund Grant (RSFG) application deadline
is October 15, 2007. Grant guidelines and application
forms are available under “Research Support Funds
Grant” at http://research.iupui.edu/spon/funding-university.htm.
Questions can be directed to Etta Ward at emward@iupui.edu
or 317.278.8427.
OCTOBER
15: DEADLINE FOR INTERNAL INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTFUND
(IDF) GRANT APPLICATIONS
The
IUPUI International Development Fund (IDF) Grant program
is designed to stimulate international activities that
will lead to external funding. The next IDF grant application
deadline is October 15, 2007. Grant guidelines and application
forms are available under International Development Fund
(IDF) at http://research.iupui.edu/spon/funding-university.htm.
Questions can be directed to Etta Ward at emward@iupui.edu
or 317.278.8427.
UPDATES
MANDATORY
USE OF THE ELECTRONIC FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT SYSTEM
NIH eRA COMMONS: Beginning October 1, 2007,
NIH will require all Financial Status Reports (FSRs)
(domestic and foreign) to be submitted using the electronic
FSR system located in the eRA Commons. This includes
all initial FSRs being prepared for submission and any
revisions being submitted or re-submitted to NIH.
DID
YOU KNOW?
CAMPUS
FACTS:
Total
amount of grants and contracts awarded to the Indianapolis
campus for fiscal year 2006-2007 was more than two times
greater than the total amount of grants and contracts
awarded to the Bloomington campus.
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
Developmental
Mechanisms of Human Structural Birth Defects (P01):
Focus is on innovative, multidisciplinary, interactive,
and synergistic projects that integrate basic, translational,
and clinical approaches to understanding the developmental
biology and genetic basis of congenital human malformations.
Standard application dates apply. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-419.html
Developmental
Pharmacology (R01): Focus is on multidisciplinary,
investigator-initiated basic and translational research
in developmental pharmacology with particular emphasis
on the role of ontogeny on drug metabolizing enzymes,
transporters, receptors and signaling pathways activity
across developmental periods from fetal life to adolescence.
Application deadline is September 22, January 22 and
May 22. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-416.html
Exceptional,
Unconventional Research Enabling Knowledge Acceleration
(EUREKA) (R01): Focus is on exceptionally innovative
research on novel hypotheses or difficult problems.
Results are expected to have an extremely high impact
in biomedical or biobehavioral research. Application
deadline is October 24. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-GM-08-002.html
Genetic
Epidemiology of Substance Use Disorders (R01, R03, R21):
Focus is on expanding the application of genetic epidemiologic
methods to studies of substance and alcohol use disorders
(SUDs/AUD, drug and alcohol abuse and dependence). Standard
dates apply.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-413.html
Health
Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R01,
R21): Focus is on enhancing understanding of
the numerous factors influencing the health promoting
behaviors of minority males and developing and testing
health-promoting interventions designed to reduce health
disparities. Standard application dates apply. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-422.html
Health
Research with Diverse Populations (R01, R03, R15, R21):
Focus is on biological, behavioral, social, addictive,
and mental health research related to the health of
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and other
diverse populations. Standard dates apply.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-409.html
Juvenile
Protective Factors and Their Effects on Aging (R01):
Focus is on juvenile factors that can inhibit the onset
or progression of specific adverse aging changes. Application
deadline is November 19.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-08-003.html
Lymphatic
Biology in Health and Disease (R01): Focus
is on the biology of the lymphatic system and potential
new therapeutic implications. Application deadline is
September 28.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-420.html
Nutrition
and Alcohol-Related Health Outcomes (R01, R03, R21):
Focus is on examining associations between nutrition
and alcohol-related health outcomes in humans and animal
models. Standard application dates apply.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-403.html
NATIONAL
SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Biomedical
Engineering (BME): Focus is on fundamental,
transformative, and discovery research applied to biological
systems. Application deadline is September 15.
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=501023
NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT OF THE HUMANITIES
Digital
Humanities Start-Up Grants: Focus is on planning
or initial stages of digital initiatives in all areas
of the humanities. Application deadline is October 16.
http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=15038
DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE
Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI):
Several notices have been sent on these new initiatives.
More information can be found at http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/ptsdtbirp.htm.
