ANNOUNCEMENTS
INTERNAL
FUNDING MECHANISMS
FACULTY
SPEAK: IUPUI OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS
(R&SP) RESPONDS WITH NEW INTERNAL FUNDING
One of the impediments to grant/contract development
on the IUPUI campus has been lack of adequate time to
prepare proposals due to heavy teaching loads. To address
this problem, the IUPUI R&SP Office has developed
a NEW internal funding mechanism called RELEASE
TIME FOR RESEARCH (RTR). This mechanism will provide
up to $10,000 per investigator to be used to “buy
out” of up to 6 credit hours in a given semester,
3 credits hours in each of 2 consecutive semesters,
or summer salary, in order to provide faculty with time
to prepare grant/contract proposals. This annual internal
funding mechanism will carry an application deadline
of January 15, 2008, and a start date of May 1, 2008.
Application guidelines and forms will be posted on the
research website on the IUPUI home page, under the “internal
funding opportunities” link, by November 30, 2007.
RESEARCH
SUPPORT FUND GRANT (RSFG)
The IUPUI Research Support Funds Grant (RSFG) program
supports research projects and scholarly activities
that are sustainable through external funding. The application
deadline is October 15, 2007. For more information,
go to: http://research.iupui.edu/spon/funding-university.htm
or contact Etta Ward at emward@iupui.edu
or 317.278.8427.
CLARIAN
HEALTH GRANT
Clarian Health offers Values Fund Grants for medical
research, medical education, and for the integration
of religious and spiritual dimensions in health care.
Eligible applicants include Clarian employees and medical
staff. Application deadlines are October 12 and September
24, 2007 depending on grant type. For more information,
go to http://pulse.clarian.org/portal/intranet/home/content?defaultXml=/depts/grants/fundgrants.xml
or contact Amy Harrity, aarvin@iupui.edu
or 278-5367.
INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FUND (IDF) GRANT
The IUPUI International Development Fund (IDF) Grant
program is designed to stimulate international activities
that will lead to external funding. The application
deadline is October 15, 2007. For more information,
go to: http://research.iupui.edu/spon/funding-university.htm
or contact Etta Ward at emward@iupui.edu
or 317.278.8427.
IU
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ANNUAL GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP
The annual GRANT WRITING WORKSHOP, sponsored by the
Indiana University School of Medicine and the IUPUI
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, will be held
on November 16, 2007 on the IUPUI campus. This workshop
addresses both conceptual and practical aspects of grant
writing. Rather than offer what is typically presented
(little more than how to fill out forms and conform
to instructions) this grant writing workshop emphasizes
idea development, how to write for reviewers, and tips
and strategies for great grantsmanship. This workshop
is appropriate for all faculty members who are contemplating
a competitive application to federal or state agencies
or foundations. For more information, go to: http://cme.medicine.iu.edu/2/scripts/prodView.asp?id=28256.
RESEARCH
COORDINATOR EDUCATION PROGRAM
The Researcher Coordinator Education Program is mandatory
for all new coordinators in the IU School of Medicine.
The Program will be held on October 3 – 5, 2007.
While the program targets new study coordinators, experienced
coordinators and young investigators from all schools/units
on the IUPUI campus are invited to attend. For more
information, go to: http://nursing.iupui.edu/continuing/rcep.
NATIONAL
SCIENCE FOUNDATION WORKSHOP
The National Science Foundation (NSF), Butler University,
and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation will
host a one-day workshop to be held at Butler University
on October 5, 2007. Representatives from the 7 NSF directorates
and the Office of International Science and Engineering
will provide information on the NSF proposal and merit
review process, NSF programs that cut across disciplines,
and will be available, in breakout sessions, to discuss
potential research proposals. There is no registration
fee, but pre-registration is required by September 28,
2007. For more information, go to: http://www.nsf.gov/events/event_summ.jsp?cntn_id=109726.
LIFE
SCIENCES AND INFORMATICS SEMINAR
Michael Evans, President and CEO of AIT laboratories,
will be the keynote speaker at “The Age of Life
Sciences Informatics” seminar to be held on September
21, 2007. For more information, go to: www.kelley.iu.edu/lifesc
or call Roxie Glaze at 812-855-9210.
UPDATES
UPDATE
ON NATIONAL INSTITUTES IF HEALTH GRANT APPLICATION eSUBMISSIONS
The submission of an NIH electronic application through
Grants.gov generates several emails to both the principal
investigator (PI) and the research office (Sponsored
Research Services (SRS). The first email from Grants.gov
will confirm that the application has been received
at Grants.gov. The second Grants.gov email will indicate
if the application passed the Grants.gov validations.
The third and final email will be from the NIH eRA Commons
indicating whether the application is, or is not, accepted
without warnings or errors. The SRS grant specialist
will review the final email that is received and will
inform both the PI and the departmental contact what
action, if any, is necessary. If corrections are needed,
the grant specialist will work closely with the PI and
departmental contact to make those corrections. For
a listing of errors and warnings, go to: http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/files/SF424RR_Validations.pdf.
Questions about this process can be directed to Amy
Harrity at aarvin@iupui.edu
or 317.278.5367.
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:
The number of grant and contract proposals
submitted by IUPUI investigators rose by 3.3% in 2006-2007.
Grant and contract awards to IUPUI investigators
totaled $254.5 million in 2006-2007. Grant and contract
awards to IUB investigators totaled 117 million in 2006-2007.
75.8% of the total awards granted to
investigators on all of the IU campuses combined, were
granted to investigators on the IUPUI campus ($37.7
million) in July of 2007.
Grant and contract proposal submissions on the IUPUI
campus were up 68% in July of 2007 compared with July
of 2006.
Grant
and contract awards to IUPUI investigators were up 32.9%
in July of 2007 compared with July of 2006.
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.
CURRENT
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
Alcohol-Related
Public Policies: Focus is on effects of alcohol-related
public policies on health-related behaviors and outcomes.
Standard application dates apply.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-427.html
Research
on Interventions for Child Abuse and Neglect: Focus
is on conducting efficacy and effectiveness trials of
child abuse and neglect interventions. Standard application
dates apply.
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-07-437.html
NIH
Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings:
Focus is on supporting conferences/scientific meetings
that are relevant to NIH’s scientific mission
and to the public health. Advance permission to submit
an application must be requested early in the process
and no later than six weeks before the application submission
date. Standard application deadlines apply.
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-041.html
Epidemiologic
Investigation of Genetic Variants Causally Associated
with Complex Diseases: The aim is widespread sharing
of population-based descriptive and association data
to accelerate the understanding of genes related to
complex diseases. Application deadline is November 19.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-07-014.html
Genes,
Environment, and Health Initiative: Designed to
support for investigative groups to conduct genome-wide
association (GWA) genotyping and/or replication studies,
using data and specimens from human subjects on whom
information is available for conditions/traits of public
health importance and relevant environmental exposures.
Application deadline is October 18.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-07-012.html
DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE
Department
of the Army: Focus is on medical, chemical, biological,
radiological and nuclear countermeasure research and
development. Pre-proposal accepted anytime.
http://www.jpeocbd.osd.mil/documents/CBMS_BAA_07-01_Areas-of-interest.pdf
Air
Force Office of Scientific Research: Focus areas
include artificial intelligence, biological response
profiling and assessment, cognition and decision; computational
mathematics; distributed intelligence; dynamics and
control, information fusion and artificial intelligence;
optimization and discrete mathematics; sensory systems;
software and systems. Proposals may be submitted at
any time.
http://www.afosr.af.mil/ResearchAreas/research_math.htm
DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
(NIDRR) Projects and Centers: Focus is on providing
research training and experience to individuals with
doctorates or similar advanced degrees who have clinical
or other relevant experience. Application deadline is
October 26. http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-16899.pdf
Fulbright-Hays
Faculty Research Abroad Program: Focus is on research
abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies.
Application deadline is October 30. http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/E7-17362.pdf
NATIONAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
National
Security Administration (NSA): Focus is on pure
mathematics relating to the underlying theory, development,
analysis, implementation, and application of mathematical
algorithms. Application deadline is October 15.
http://www.nsa.gov/msp/msp00002.cfm
OTHER
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
American
Council of Learned Societies Fellowship Program:
Applications are invited in all disciplines of the humanities
and humanities-related social sciences. The goal of
the project should be a major piece of scholarly work
by the applicant that will take the form of a monograph
or other equally substantial form of scholarship. Application
deadline is October 3.
http://www.acls.org/felguide.htm
