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Congratulations to those who received grants in July! Please help the WSU community stay informed by forwarding any notices of funding opportunities and/or training sessions to research@wichita.edu. Good luck to all of you in your research efforts over the next month.
Coleen Pugh, AVP for Research
AWARDS
NAPS GRANT AGREEMENT
PI/Department: Visvakumar Aravinthan, Electrical & Computer Engr
Sponsor: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Amount: $15,000
CITY OF BEL AIRE COMPENSATION STUDY
PI/Department: Misty Bruckner, Public Policy and Management Center
Sponsor: City of Bel Aire
Amount: $8,860
SHE MOVED THE PRAIRIE: A DANCE FILM FOCUSED ON EARLY 20TH CENTURY EMBODIED WORK PATTERNS OF KANSAS FEMALE FARMERS
PI/Department: Cheyla Clawson, School of Performing Arts
Sponsor: Internal - University Research/Creative Projects (URCA)
Amount: $3,884
REGIONAL JOURNALISM COLLABORATION KANSAS 2020-2021
PI/Department: Debra Fraser, K M U W
Sponsor: Curators of Univ of MO on behalf of Univ of Missouri-KC / Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Amount: $49,305
K-INBRE CAMPUS COORDINATOR AWARD (CCA)
PI/Department: William Hendry, Biological Sciences
Sponsor: Univ of KS Medical Ctr Research Inst Inc / Natl Institutes of Health
Amount: $14,800
K-INBRE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OFFICE (URO)
PI/Department: William Hendry, Biological Sciences
Sponsor: Univ of KS Medical Ctr Research Inst Inc / Natl Institutes of Health
Amount: $51,800
MONNAT VIDEO
PI/Department: Jeffrey Jarman, The Research Partnership
Sponsor: Monnat & Spurrier, Chartered
Amount: $2,000
WEB-BASED TRAINING APPLICATIONS - FY 2021 RENEWAL
PI/Department: Amy Jones, Ennovar/T3
Sponsor: State of Missouri
Amount: $18,750
SMART WIRELESS, FLEXIBLE HYBRID ELECTRONICS FOR FALL RISK MONITORING
PI/Department: Yongkuk Lee, Biomedical Engineering
Sponsor: Regional Institute on Aging
Amount: $25,000
DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION SUMMER READING PROGRAM GRANT
PI/Department: Karissa Marble-Flint, Health Professions Dean's Office
Sponsor: Dollar General Literacy Foundation
Amount: $3,000
COLLISION SAFETY ANALYSIS
PI/Department: Gerardo Olivares, NIAR-Crash Dynamics
Sponsor: MITRE Corporation / Federal Aviation Administration
Amount: $435,240
CORRELATION BETWEEN EFFECTS OF DEFECTS ON STATIC AND DYNAMIC STRENGTH BEHAVIOR OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
PI/Department: Gerardo Olivares, NIAR-Crash Dynamics
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Amount: $150,000
PERFORMANCE OF FATIGUE TESTS OF DOGBONE COUPONS FABRICATED BY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
PI/Department: Waruna Seneviratne, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Global Engineering & Materials, Inc. / US Navy
Amount: $8,000
IMPROVEMENTS OF FLIGHT INSPECTION ANTENNA MODELING AND SIMULATION ADMINISTRATION
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Amount: $10,000
WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT YEAR 5
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Amount: $155,837
UAS COMBAT FLIGHT INSPECTION PROJECT PLAN ADMINISTRATION
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Amount: $3,000
UAS CLUSTER INITIATIVE / SBIR ROAD TOUR SPONSORSHIP
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Strategic Initiatives Aerospace
Sponsor: Development Capital Networks, LLC / Small Business Administration
Amount: $1,000
INSPECTION AND TEARDOWN OF AGED IN-SERVICE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Amount: $500,000
INSPECTION AND FRACTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS TO DEVELOP A DIGITAL TWIN FOR A B1 AIRCRAFT
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: National Center for Manufacturing Sciences / Department of Defense
Amount: $18,335,268
INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION PROGRAM
PI/Department: John Tomblin, FirePoint Innovations-Aerospace
Sponsor: US Army Research Office
Amount: $250,000
ADVANCING AM POST-PROCESSING TECHNIQUES
PI/Department: John Tomblin, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Auburn University / National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining
Amount: $42,947
EMERGING MATERIALS FOR HIGH-SPEED MISSILE APPLICATION MOD 5
PI/Department: John Tomblin, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Advanced Technology International / Department of Defense
Amount: $11,000,000
EMERGING MATERIALS FOR HIGH-SPEED MISSILE APPLICATIONS MOD 6
PI/Department: John Tomblin, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Advanced Technology International / Department of Defense
Amount: $101,045
RESIN INFUSED FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS GUIDANCE FOR AIRCRAFT DESIGN AND CERTIFICATION
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Amount: $600,000
EMERGING METALLIC STRUCTURES TECHNOLOGY (EMST) - TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH ROADMAP
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Amount: $160,026
CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIALS GUIDANCE FOR AIRCRAFT DESIGN AND CERTIFICATION
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Amount: $500,000
COMPOSITES MATERIALS HANDBOOK - 17 (CMH-17)
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Amount: $125,000
DEVELOPMENT AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT OF COMPOSITE CERTIFICATION GUIDANCE
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Amount: $180,000
ADMINISTRATION OF THE CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR COMPOSITES AND ADVANCED MATERIALS (CECAM)
PI/Department: John Tomblin, Nat'l Institute for Aviation Res
Sponsor: Federal Aviation Administration
Amount: $75,000
COMPOSITES MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTER (CMTC): PEKK ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING (A2849)
PI/Department: John Tomblin, NIAR-Composites & Structures
Sponsor: Advanced Technology International / Department of Defense
Amount: $80,000
KANSAS STATE OPIOID RESPONSE SUB-GRANT
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: DCCCA Inc. / Substance Abuse-Mntl Health Srv Adm
Amount: $348,820
CEI KDHE COVID19 AGREEMENT
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Dept of Health & Environment-Kansas
Amount: $72,600
AMERICORPS MEMBERS WITH RAINBOWS
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Rainbows United INC
Amount: $4,000
AMERICORPS MEMBERS WITH CHILDREN FIRST
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Children First CEO Kansas Inc
Amount: $6,000
AMERICORPS MEMBERS WITH LEGACY
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Legacy Ministries, Inc.
Amount: $6,000
RILEY COUNTY NEEDS ASSESSMENT INTERACTIVE REPORT
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Flint Hills Wellness Coalition
Amount: $4,000
SUMMER VISTA ASSOCIATE WITH RAINBOWS
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Rainbows United INC
Amount: $1,300
VISTA WITH ALTERNATIVE GIFTS
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: Alternative Gifts, International
Amount: $6,000
VISTA WITH GOODLIFE OLATHE
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: GoodLife Innovation, Inc.
Amount: $4,000
VISTA WITH STEPMC
PI/Department: Scott Wituk, Community Engagement Institute
Sponsor: McPherson County Community Foundation
Amount: $6,000
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Focused Funding Opportunities
For access to WSU’s Pivot account to search for funding opportunities, please sign up and affiliate with Wichita State University using your WSU email address. To request assistance with a customized searching please contact funding@wichita.edu. If any of the following opportunities are of interest to you, please email proposals@wichita.edu as soon as possible so that a grant specialist may be assigned to assist.
Funding Agency: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Title: Public Educational Media
Application Deadline: Letters of Intent due August 28, 2020
Purpose: “Film and television grants are typically provided to non-profit production companies or public media stations for programs that have a firm commitment to national distribution. While projects funded by the Foundations concern a variety of subjects, supported programs typically focus on science or history, or have American youth as a primary audience. Note that while the Foundations support work in all of these areas, open submission requests are considered ONLY for film and television productions.”
Amount: “Film and television grants typically range from $100,000 to $300,000 although the Foundations will consider larger requests. Grants can support projects that span multi-years.”
Funding Agency: Amgen Scientific Grants
Title: Competitive Grant Program in Migraine Research
Application Deadline: August 31, 2020
Purpose: “Amgen is delighted to announce the launch of the Competitive Grant Program in Migraine Research, which will provide an opportunity for early career investigators in the United States to compete for individual grants of US$50,000–150,000 for novel research proposals that seek to advance the medical knowledge of migraine. The program is limited to proposals from early career investigators (interns, residents, headache medicine fellows, and healthcare professionals within 5 years of completion of training) based in the United States and requires a letter of recommendation from their department or laboratory head.”
Amount: $50,000-$150,000
Funding Agency: Massage Therapy Foundation
Title: Research Grants
Application Deadline: Letter of Intent due September 1, 2020 at 4pm CST.
Purpose: “Massage Therapy Foundation Research Support Grants and Research Awards are awarded to individuals or teams conducting studies that promise to advance our understanding of specific therapeutic applications of massage, public perceptions of and attitudes toward massage therapy, and the role of massage therapy in health care delivery. MTF research grants support high quality, independent research that contributes to the basic science of massage therapy application, including applied research investigating massage therapy as a health/mental health treatment and/or prevention modality. The research grant is available to investigators who have experience in the relevant field of research, and are presently associated with a university, independent research organization, or other institution qualified to act as Sponsoring Organization.”
Amount: $30,000-$300,000
Funding Agency: WITH Foundation (WITH) and the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry
Application Deadline: September 3, 2020
Purpose: “This is an invitation for collaborative proposals that focus on projects that address the challenges Primary Care Providers experience in serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities during pandemic and/or emergency situations. Proposals should use one of the following approaches: 1) Educational materials: Develop additional educational resources related to pandemic and/or emergency response for Primary Care Providers who serve adults with I/DD; 2) Implementation: Supports implementation of service delivery models, i.e. projects that support community-based PCPs in providing care to adults with I/DD during pandemic and/or emergency situations; 3) Research: Supports regional or national research related to Primary Care Providers who serve adults with I/DD role during pandemic and emergency situations; A secondary goal of this RFP is to foster new partnerships or significantly enhance existing partnerships between disability organizations, self-advocates, community organizations, and healthcare providers.”
Amount: $50,000 over one year
Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Title: Public Humanities Projects
Application Deadline: September 8, 2020
Purpose: “The Public Humanities Projects program supports projects that bring the ideas and insights of the humanities to life for general audiences through in-person programming. Projects must engage humanities scholarship to analyze significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature, ethics, and art history. Public Humanities Projects supports projects in three program categories (Exhibitions, Historic Places, and Humanities Discussions), and at two funding levels (Planning and Implementation). Regardless of proposed activity, NEH encourages applicants to explore humanities ideas through multiple formats. Proposed projects may include complementary components: for example, a museum exhibition might be accompanied by a website or mobile app.”
Amount: $75,000 (Planning), $400,000 (Implementation)
Funding Agency: Sony
Title: Sony Research Award Program
Application Deadline: September 15, 2020
Purpose: “As part of one of the world's most innovative and recognizable brands, we are committed to support university research and innovation in the U.S., Canada, and select European countries, while also fostering partnerships with university faculty and researchers. The Sony Research Award Program provides funding for cutting-edge academic research and helps build a collaborative relationship between faculty and Sony researchers.”
Amount: $100,000 - $150,000 per year
Funding Agency: Learning Disabilities Foundation of America
Title: Grants
Application Deadline: September 15, 2020
Purpose: “Applications must be for projects which conform to the mission of the Learning Disabilities Foundation of America by responding to an unmet need in the field of learning disabilities. Funds are granted for charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes or for the identification, ongoing evaluation, education of and services for children and adults with learning disabilities. Examples of project areas that fall within this philosophy: 1) Innovative research into the causes, the prevention and/or the alleviation of learning disabilities; 2) Distinctive public awareness programs to advance public understanding of the needs of persons with learning disabilities; 3) Innovative programs to advance the achievement of persons with learning disabilities, increase the support skills of their families, support academic and professional advisors, and enhance the understanding of learning disabilities by their colleagues and employer.”
Amount: Not Specified.
Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Title: Archaeological and Ethnographic Field Research
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020
Purpose: This is a new funding opportunity at NEH. “The Archaeological and Ethnographic Field Research program makes awards to institutions and organizations conducting empirical field research to answer significant questions in the humanities. Archaeology and ethnography are important methodologies utilized by many disciplines across the humanities and social sciences that provide observational and experiential data on human history and culture. Archaeological methods may include field survey and field-based remote sensing, documentation or visualization, and/or excavations in support of answering research questions in all aspects of the human past, including but not limited to ancient studies, anthropology, art history, classical studies, regional studies, epigraphy, and other related disciplines. Ethnographic methods may include participant observation, surveys and interviews, and documentation or recording in pursuit of research questions in anthropology, ethnolinguistics, oral history, ethnomusicology, performance studies, folklore studies, and related disciplines.”
Amount: $150,000 over three years
Funding Agency: Cigna
Title: Healthier Kids For Our Future --- Food Insecurity Grant Application
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020
Purpose: “We are looking for programs that attempt to address”… “gaps in delivering food and nutritional education to children.”
Amount: Unknown – up to $25 million total funding available over five years
Funding Agency: Cigna
Title: Healthier Kids For Our Future --- Mental Health Grant Application
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020
Purpose: “Our goal is to supplement existing mental health programming and help close gaps both within and outside the school environment to address loneliness, anxiety, depression, and suicide prevention. We will fund programs that foster collaboration between stakeholders including school administrators and teachers, clinicians, and local and national nonprofits to address mental health and emotional well-being challenges for children. Partners are encouraged to leverage one or more of the following evidence-based programs: Trauma Informed Practices (TIPS), Social Emotional Learning (SEL), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS).”
Amount: Unknown – up to $25 million total funding available over five years
Funding Agency: NASA in Kansas
Title: Teacher Workshop Program Proposals
Application Deadline: October 1, 2020
Purpose: “The NASA Kansas Space Grant Consortium (KSGC) Teaching Workshop Program supports the development and implementation of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) educator workshops. NASA is especially interested in to helping teachers bring NASA relevant material and content into middle-school classrooms. KSGC affiliate proposals are completely awarded by peer review. These awards of $15,000 each are anticipated. Affiliates must identify a $1 commitment for every NASA dollar requested (use of federal matching funds is not allowed). For a copy of the Teacher Workshop RFP, or if you have any questions, feel free to contact the NASA in Kansas office at nasainkansas@wichita.edu. Consult NASA’s Education website for additional helpful information. The NASA in Kansas office, located on the Wichita State University campus, is one home of the Kansas Space Grant Consortium (KSGC) and Kansas NASA EPSCoR Program (KNEP).”
Amount: $15,000 with dollar to dollar match required.
Funding Agency: United States Conference of Mayors and Wells Fargo
Title: CommunityWINS
Application Deadline: October 9, 2020
Purpose: “The CommunityWINSTM grant program, a collaboration between USCM and Wells Fargo, is aimed at addressing the housing affordability crisis including transitional housing, rentals, and homeownership projects and programs.”
Amount: Varies based on population size.
Funding Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Title: Health Information Technology (IT) to Improve Health Care Quality and Outcomes (R21)
Application Deadline: Standard Due Dates, next deadline October 16, 2020
Purpose: “This FOA issued by AHRQ invites grant applications for funding to conduct exploratory and developmental research grants (R21) for projects in the early and conceptual stages of development that will contribute to the evidence base of how health information technology (IT) improves health care quality and outcomes.”
Amount: $300,000 over two years
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Title: Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI)
Application Deadline: October 28, 2020
Purpose: “The Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) umbrella program seeks to enable funding opportunities that are flexible and responsive to the evolving and emerging needs in cyberinfrastructure (CI). This program continues the CSSI program by removing the distinction between software and data elements/framework implementations, and instead emphasizing integrated CI services, quantitative metrics with targets for delivery and usage of these services, and community creation. The CSSI umbrella program anticipates two classes of awards: 1) Elements: These awards target small groups that will create and deploy robust services for which there is a demonstrated need, and that will advance one or more significant areas of science and engineering. 2) Framework Implementations: These awards target larger, interdisciplinary teams organized around the development and application of services aimed at solving common research problems faced by NSF researchers in one or more areas of science and engineering, and resulting in a sustainable community framework providing CI services to a diverse community or communities.”
Amount: Up to $11,000,000 is expected to be available for Elements awards, and up to $22,000,000 is expected to be available for Framework Implementations awards, subject to the availability of funds. Up to 25 Elements awards, and up to 10 Framework Implementations awards are anticipated, subject to the availability of funds and quality of proposals received.
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Title: Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program
Application Deadline: November 4, 2020
Purpose: “The Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new, and potentially transformative approaches to STEM graduate education training. The program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers. IGE focuses on projects aimed at piloting, testing, and validating innovative and potentially transformative approaches to graduate education. IGE projects are intended to generate the knowledge required for their customization, implementation, and broader adoption. The program supports testing of novel models or activities with high potential to enrich and extend the knowledge base on effective graduate education approaches. The program addresses both workforce development, emphasizing broad participation, and institutional capacity building needs in graduate education. Strategic collaborations with the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government agencies, national laboratories, field stations, teaching and learning centers, informal science centers, and academic partners are encouraged. As a special emphasis under this solicitation, IGE seeks proposals that will result in a single cooperative agreement for the development and implementation of an IGE Innovation Acceleration Hub. The Hub will facilitate IGE awardee communications about research activities and outcomes and provide a platform for external stakeholder engagement. Only Hub proposals submitted to the November 2020 deadline will be considered for funding.”
Amount: $300,000 - $500,000 for IGE projects; $1,000,000 over five years for the IGE Innovation Acceleration Hub.
Funding Agency: Biogen Grants Management & Strategic Giving
Title: General Grants
Application Deadline: Ongoing, quarterly basis
Purpose: “Biogen considers requests across a variety of disease areas including: Alzheimer’s Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Ophthalmology, Parkinson’s Disease and Spinal Muscular Atrophy.”
In addition to general grants, Biogen also provides grants in the areas of Medical Education, Patient Education and Professional and Scientific Development.
Amount: Unknown
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Title: Summer Stipends
Application Deadline: September 23, 2020 (for start date of May 1, 2021); Please note, WSU is limited to two nominations of Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty. If you wish to receive a nomination please notify proposals@wichita.edu of your intent to apply by Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 12 Noon so that an internal competition may be held if necessary. Others who are non-tenured or non-tenure-track may apply on their own without limitation if they meet the other eligibility criteria.
Purpose: “Summer Stipends support continuous full-time work on a humanities project for a period of two consecutive months. NEH funds may support recipients’ compensation, travel, and other costs related to the proposed scholarly research.”
Amount: $6,000 for two months
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: Housing and Urban Development
Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one proposal, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by Monday, August 17th at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. Full Application (if selected) to be due September 21, 2021.
Purpose: Community Compass Eligible Activities include: Needs Assessments, Direct Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Engagements, Development and Maintenance of Tools and Products, Self-Directed and Group Learning, Knowledge Management, Data Analysis, Reporting and Performance Management and more.
Amount: $20 Million, three-year project period
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: Greenwall Foundation
Title: Faculty Scholars Program Request for Proposals 2020-2021
Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one letter of intent, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by Friday, August 21st at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. Letters of Intent will be due September 21, 2020 with Full Applications (if invited) to be due January 11, 2021.
Purpose: “The Greenwall Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics is a career development award to enable junior faculty members to carry out innovative bioethics research. It supports research that goes beyond current work in bioethics to help resolve pressing ethical issues in clinical, biomedical, and public health decision-making, policy, and practice, and creates a community that enhances future bioethics research by Scholars and Alumni/ae.”
Amount: “The award supports 50 percent of a Scholar’s salary plus benefits for three years, up to the NIH salary cap, with 10 percent institutional costs for the salary and benefits. This funding is intended to ensure that at least 50 percent of the Scholar’s time is devoted to bioethics research. In addition, the Foundation provides $5,000 each year for limited project support and travel (no indirect costs are provided for these items).”
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: Constellation Energy Group
Title: E2 Energy to Educate Grants
Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one proposal, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by Friday, August 21st at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. Full Application (if selected) to be due October 1, 2020.
Purpose: “Through the E2 Energy to EducateSM grant program, Constellation offers students in grades 6-12 and college opportunities to experience problem-solving today’s and tomorrow’s energy challenges. Grant funds support projects designed to enhance students’ understanding of science and technology, and inspire them to think differently about energy.”
Amount: $50,000
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Title: Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC)
Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit one proposal, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by Friday, August 21st at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. Full Application (if selected) to be due October 9, 2020.
Purpose: “This program seeks to enhance and expand the national resource of digital data documenting existing vouchered biological and paleontological collections and to advance scientific knowledge by improving access to digitized information (including images) residing in vouchered scientific collections across the United States. The information associated with various collections of organisms, such as geographic, paleogeographic and stratigraphic distribution, environmental habitat data, phenology, information about associated organisms, collector field notes, and tissues and molecular data extracted from the specimens, is a rich resource providing the baseline from which to further biodiversity research and provide critical information about existing gaps in our knowledge of life on earth. The national resource is structured at three levels: a central coordinating organization, a series of thematic networks based on an important research theme, and the physical collections. The national resource builds upon a sizable existing national investment in curation of the physical objects in scientific collections and contributes vitally to scientific research and technology interests in the United States. It will become an invaluable tool in understanding contemporary biological issues and challenges.”
Amount: Anticipated $10,000,000 to be spread across up to 12 awards
*** LIMITED *** Funding Agency: Simons Foundation
Title: Simons Investigators in Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics and Computer Science
Application Deadline: ***Limited*** Because WSU may only submit two nominations in Math and two nominations in Physics, Notices of Intent to apply must be sent to proposals@wichita.edu by Wednesday, September 9th at 12noon, in case an internal competition is needed. Full Applications (if selected) to be due October 28, 2020.
Purpose: “The intent of the Simons Investigators in Mathematics, Physics, Astrophysics and Computer Science programs is to support outstanding theoretical scientists in their most productive years, when they are establishing creative new research directions, providing leadership to the field and effectively mentoring junior scientists. Starting in 2020, up to two Simons Investigator in Physics awards will be granted to well-established researchers who develop and apply advance theoretical physics ideas and methods in the life sciences.”
Amount: $132,000 per year for initial period of up to five years.
Funding Agency: Kansas NSF EPSCoR
Title: Internal Funding Opportunities
Application Deadline: White papers will be due September 1, 2020; Full proposals (by invite only) will be due November 16, 2020.
Purpose: In summer 2021, Kansas NSF EPSCoR will submit a Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track-1 proposal to the National Science Foundation. Details will be announced by this Friday, July 17, 2020 regarding the general theme for internal proposals that will make up key components of this multi-million dollar/multi-year (up to $20 million over five years) multi-institutional request to NSF. Friday’s announcement will include details on Q&A Zoom Sessions that will be held at noon on July 24 and August 13. White papers on major initiatives to improve research infrastructure will be due to the KS NSF EPSCoR office September 1, 2020, with full proposals, by invitation only, due November 16, 2020.
Amount: $20 million over five years
Funding Agency: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Defense Sciences Office (DSO)
Title: Broad Agency Announcement
Application Deadline: Proposals may be submitted on a rolling basis until June 11, 2021
Purpose: “The mission of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is to identify and create the next generation of scientific discovery by pursuing high-risk, high-payoff research initiatives across a broad spectrum of science and engineering disciplines and transforming these initiatives into disruptive technologies for U.S. national security. In support of this mission, the DSO Office-wide BAA invites proposers to submit innovative basic or applied research concepts or studies and analysis proposals that address one or more of the following technical thrust areas: (1) Frontiers in Math, Computation and Design, (2) Limits of Sensing and Sensors, (3) Complex Social Systems, and (4) Anticipating Surprise.”
Amount: Multiple awards are anticipated; however, the level of funding for individual awards made under this solicitation has not been predetermined
and will depend on the scope and quality of the proposals received, as well as the availability of funds.
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Title: NSF Individual and Small Team Proposals
Application Deadline: Varies by topic.
Advanced Manufacturing – proposals accepted anytime
Applied Mathematics – Nov 1-16, 2020
Archaeology and Archaeometry – July 1 and December 20 annually
Astronomy and Astrophysics – Oct 1-Nov 16, 2020
Biological Anthropology – July 20 and Jan 20 annually
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology – proposals accepted anytime
Biophotonics – proposals accepted anytime
Biosensing – proposals accepted anytime
Cellular and Biochemical Engineering – proposals accepted anytime
Chemistry – Sept 1-30, 2020 or Oct 1-Nov 2, 2020
Computational & Data-Enabled Science and Engineering - Varies
Cultural Anthropology – Aug 15 and Jan 15 annually
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases – Nov 18, 2020
Economics – Aug 18 and Jan 18 annually
Energy, Power, Control, and Networks – proposals accepted anytime
Engineering of Biomedical Systems – proposals accepted anytime
Environmental Biology – proposals accepted anytime
Environmental Engineering – proposals accepted anytime
Environmental Sustainability – proposals accepted anytime
Geophysics – proposals accepted anytime
Mathematical Biology – Aug 20-Sept 8, 2020
Division of Materials Research – Oct 1-Nov 2, 2020
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics – Aug 27, 2020 and Jan 28
Molecular and Cellular Biosciences – proposals accepted anytime
Physics – Varies by topic
Secure & Trustworthy Cyberspace – proposals accepted anytime
Security and Preparedness – Aug 15 and Jan 15 annually
Smart and Connected Health – Dec 11 annually
Social Psychology – July 15 and Jan 15 annually
Sociology – Aug 15 and Jan 15 annually
Statistics – Dec 1-15 annually
Funding Agency: National Science Foundation
Title: NSF Special Programs
Application Deadline: Varies by topic – click each topic to learn more about these special program opportunities.
Broadening Participation in Engineering (BPE) –accepted anytime
Computer Science for All (CSforAll: Research and RPPs) – Feb 10, 2021
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Core Programs – Varies by size of application (Small, Medium, Large)
Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS) –accepted anytime
Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities Program –accepted anytime
Ethical and Responsible Research (ER2) – Feb 22 annually
Expeditions in Computing – Varies by topic
Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program –Dec 15 annually
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program – Aug 25, 2020
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) – Aug 26, 2020
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science – Sept 30, 2020
Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers Program (IUCRC) – Preliminary Proposals due Sept 16, 2020 and Mar 10, 2021
Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) – Aug 5, 2020 and Jan 13, 2021
A Science of Science Policy Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SCISIPBIO) – Feb 9, 2021
Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (RTG) – Jun 1, 2021
EDUCATION/TRAINING
National Science Foundation I-Corps Webinars
The National Science Foundation (NSF) cordially invites you to join the next I-Corps Teams Webinar on Thursday, August 20, 2020, at 11:00am CST to learn more about the Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) Teams program.
View the NSF I-Corp Website or Register for the August webinar directly
ORCID ID – Persistent Digital Identifiers for Researchers
ORCID is an international, interdisciplinary, open, non-proprietary, and not-for-profit organization created by the research community for the benefit of all stakeholders, providing a persistent digital identifier (an ORCID iD) that distinguishes researchers with record that supports automatic links among all professional activities. A researcher’s ORCID iD and connections are stored in the ORCID Registry, in an account owned and managed by individual researchers.
View Training Videos about ORCID and setting up an ORCID iD
PCORI Research Fundamentals
PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) recently announced a new, free, on-demand comprehensive training that offers different ways to learn about the health research process and be involved in patient-centered outcomes research.
View PCORI Research Fundamentals
Free PCORI Virtual Annual Meeting: Accelerating Impact on Care and Patient-Centered Outcomes (September 16-17, 2020)
Per the website, the following will be covered: “At this year’s meeting, we will explore the remarkable potential of data and technology in comparative clinical effectiveness research, critical to supporting the rapid, iterative cycle of innovation to implementation PCORI is pursuing. We will also examine context-specific dissemination efforts in various settings to improve outcomes for diverse health conditions and populations and mitigate health disparities. The meeting is also an opportunity to hear from you, as we discuss bold and innovative opportunities for this next phase for PCORI and work to refresh PCORI’s national priorities and research agenda. Your participation in this process is vital to shaping our future areas of focus, just as it was in shaping our first 10 years…We will also highlight the latest developments in our COVID-19 research portfolio, which continues to grow as we fund research to help provide answers to difficult questions faced by patients, providers, health systems, and the broader healthcare community. Several timely topics of critical importance for health and healthcare will be featured in plenary and breakout sessions, including the following: Health and healthcare disparities and inequities, Maternal health, Child and adolescent health, Disabilities, Telehealth”
Register for the free PCORI Virtual Annual Meeting
National Institutes of Health (NIH): HEAL Initiative Workshop on Myofascial Pain (September 16-17, 2020)
The NIH HEAL Initiative is sponsoring this workshop to pursue research and technology opportunities addressing Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). This workshop will bring together clinical research experts in diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal painful conditions, imaging and biomechanics experts, and computational modelers to advance cutting-edge research related to the development or improvement of imaging technologies that would allow diagnosis and dynamic quantification of the pathophysiology as well as identification of biomarkers manifested in MPS. It will also present in-depth analyses of the state of science of myofascial pain, current usage of technologies (e.g., methodologies) and their limitations and challenges, potential current technologies to be adapted for myofascial pain biomarker imaging/recording, and potential emerging technologies and methodologies to be developed.
Register for the NIH Videocast of the Workshop
CITI Course: COVID-19: Back to Campus (Fall 2020)
This CITI course regarding COVID-19 and preparing to return to campus is free with your WSU CITI account now through October 1, 2020. Create an account and affiliate with WSU at the CITI website.
NASA SBIR-STTR Innovation & Opportunity Conference
Save the Date: NASA’s 2020 Innovation & Opportunity Conference will be held virtually from October 20-22. This event will provide you with resources, engagement opportunities, and actionable next steps towards transitioning your technology – whether you are just starting your SBIR/STTR journey or ready for a Phase III.
View NASA Small Business (SBIR-STTR) Website
OJJDP Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Webinars
Locate upcoming webinars, conferences, and other juvenile justice-related events, including, but not limited to, those sponsored by OJJDP. Examples of upcoming webinars include: Secondary Trauma and Traumatic Stress (August 26) and Digital Evidence in Missing/Abducted Children Cases (September 9).
View OJJDP Event Website to Register for Upcoming Webinars
NIH’s All About Grants Podcast – Invention Reporting and Patent Protections for Grantees
“In this next installment of the NIH’s All About Grants podcast series, we get into the nuts and bolts of what NIH grantees should know about intellectual property, invention reporting, and patent protections. Scott Cooper, J.D., an Assistant Extramural Inventions Policy Officer with the NIH Office of Extramural Research, joins us virtually to discuss these topics (including invention disclosures) in more detail.”