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Description at the end of the Newsleter Wweek of May 8, 2023
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Greetings Dornsife Faculty,
Congratulations to all Dornsife graduating students and to our faculty who have generously taught and mentored them.
Our report this week includes
- External funding success by 3 Dornsife investigators;
- External funding opportunities, including 1 limited submission; and
- Announcement of the second Center for Excellence in Research workshop for the summer series.
Best regards,
Renee J. Perez, Vice Dean, Administration & Finance
Cathleen Crayton, Project Specialist
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External Funding Successes
Sarah Feakins, Earth Sciences, Acquisition of Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer
for Plant Biomarker Characterization and Isotopic Determinations, National Science Foundation
Peter Kuhn, Convergent Science Institute in Cancer, A Phase I Study to Evaluate Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) Tcells Targeting TAG72 in Patients with Epithelial Ovarian Cancer, Beckman Research Institute of the Center of Hope
Patrick Turley, Economics, Studying the Genetics of Aging, Behavioral, and Social
Phenotypes in Diverse Populations, National Institute on Aging
External Funding Opportunities
***Limited Submission***
(very close timeline)
Department of Energy (DoE) / Office of Science / Fusion Energy Science
Program: Inertial Fusion Energy Science & Technology – Accelerated Research
(IFE-STAR)
Funding Opportunity #: DE-FOA-0003044
Synopsis: Supports plant models and quantitative point-design parameters alongside the development of individual subsystem technologies to provide an IFE framework that leverages expertise and capabilities across national laboratories, academia, and industry to advance foundational IFE S&T using integrated and self-consistent solutions. Each IFE Hub shall include target physics; driver technologies; target manufacturing and engagement; and experimental validation. Solicitation includes detailed explanations of these elements to be addressed.
Award details: $45M program funds for current and future awards. Anticipate 2 or 3 awards that will range from $2M to $4M per year over a 4 year period of performance.
USC Internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/de-foa-0003044/
External announcement on website: IFE-STAR
USC Internal due date: May 16, 2023.
Pre-Application due date: May 30, 2023.
Application due date: July 11, 2023.
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American Council for Learned Societies (ACLS)
Program: Open Access Book Prize (for authors) & Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award (for publishers)
Synopsis: Supports the expansion of free and open access to scholarly books in the humanities. In its initial competition, the first-of-its-kind ACLS Open Access Book Prize,
among the largest for scholarly books, will be awarded to two authors of open access monographs published between 2017 and 2022. Publishers may submit up to 3 titles
in either (1) historical or (2) cultural studies and (3) multimodal monographs in any humanistic discipline that demonstrate effective and innovative use of the online environment.
Award details: Open Access Book Prize for authors: $20K; Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award for publishers: $30K.
Announcement on website:
https://www.acls.org/programs/open-access-book-prize/
Submissions open date: July 1, 2023. Complete eligibility requirements will be available
May 31, 2023.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Program: Health Equity Scholars for Action 2023
Synopsis: Supports research that identifies the systemic root causes of U.S. health inequities, which have strong links to structural racism and other forms of oppression, recognizing at the same time that scholarship from a diverse research community enhances and advances our understanding of these health inequities. Because the same root causes of inequities in health care exist in academia, this program seeks to enhance the support, resources, and community necessary for participants with historically underrepresented backgrounds (HURs) to thrive professionally and personally. In turn, researchers will be better able to contribute to and
expand health equity-related research and evidence that dismantle systemic and structural barriers to health and wellbeing. Eligible candidates for this award come from HUR backgrounds; are first-generation college graduates; whose native language is not English; people with disabilities; folks from the LGBTA+ communities and those from low-income communities. Also invited are individuals who do not necessarily fall in any of the categories described, but believe their individual biographies deserve consideration. Applicants must be no more than 5 years beyond their Ph.D., be a junior faculty member with a full-time appointment, and have not received any post-graduate fellowship or training grants. Please consult the solicitation for other criteria.
Award details: 15 awards for up to $260K for up to 2-year project period. A maximum $75K per year may be used for salary support, with the remaining for other research expenses.
Announcement on website: https://anr.rwjf.org/viewCfp.do?cfpId=1692&cfpOverviewId=
Application due date: May 31, 2023.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Program: Data Visualization of Structural Racism and Place
Synopsis: Supports the creation of data visualizations as tools to provide an understanding of structural racism’s impact on place, health, and wellbeing — to make structural racism which is often invisible, visible. RWJF will support eight interdisciplinary teams that each consist of researchers / data producers, data scientists, communications experts, designers, and national social change networks / alliances or national-level social change organizations.
Award details: Typical awards will range from $100,000 to $250,000 for 1 year; however, higher requests will be considered.
Announcement on website: https://anr.rwjf.org/viewCfp.do?cfpId=1663&cfpOverviewId=
Full Proposal due date: June 2, 2023. Award notifications will be sent in mid-July. Projects begin September 2023.
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One Mind
Program: Rising Star Award 2023
Synopsis: Supports early career investigators in neuroscience, psychiatry, and related disciplines to accelerate the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of psychiatric disorders. The end goal of this initiative is to identify or develop biomarkers and therapeutic interventions to better diagnose, treat, and prevent such disorders.
Award details: $300K over 3 years.
Announcement on website:
https://onemind.smapply.io/prog/one_mind_rising_star_awards_2023/
Application due date: June 1, 2023.
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National Endowment for the Arts
Program: Our Town
Synopsis: supports activities that integrate arts, culture, and design into local efforts that strengthen communities over the long term. Our Town projects engage a wide range of local stakeholders in efforts to advance local economic, physical, and/or social outcomes in communities. Competitive projects are responsive to unique local conditions, authentically engage communities, center equity, advance artful lives, and lay the groundwork for long-term systems change.
Award details: $25K to $150K. Non-Federal 1:1 matching funds required.
Announcement on website: https://www.arts.gov/grants/our-town
Submission to grants.gov due date: August 3, 2023.
Submission to applicant window: August 10-17, 2023.
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National Endowment for the Humanities
Program: Media Projects
Synopsis: Supports the development, production, and distribution of radio programs, podcasts, documentary films, and documentary film series that engage general audiences with humanities ideas in creative and appealing ways. Projects must be grounded in humanities scholarship and demonstrate an approach that is thoughtful, balanced, and analytical.
Award details: Media Projects offers two levels of funding: Development and Production. Awards for Development projects are $75K for 6-12 months; Awards for Implementation projects is $700K for 1-3 years. Another special category is open to organizations and that award is $1M.
Announcement on website: https://www.neh.gov/program/media-projects
Optional draft due date: July 5, 2023.
Application due date: August 9, 2023.
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National Endowment for the Humanities / Office of Challenge
Program: Climate Smart Organizations
Synopsis: Supports organizations (universities, libraries, museums, etc.) to anticipate operational, physical, and financial impacts of climate-related events on their institutions, while also reducing their own impact on the environment by offering federal matching funds for comprehensive organizational assessments that lead to strategic climate action and adaptation plans. Organizations can undertake activities such as energy audits, risk assessments, and meetings with consultants. The resulting climate smart plan helps establish goals and prioritize actions that reduce the organization’s impacts on the environment through mitigation and vulnerability from extreme events through adaptation. Strategic planning for climate change is an essential part of sustaining humanities organizations’ operations and activities—becoming climate smart.
Award details: $300K for up to 2 years. 1:1 non-federal 3rd party matching funds required.
Announcement on website:
https://www.neh.gov/program/climate-smart-humanities-organizations-0
Optional due date: August 9, 2023.
Application due date: September 14, 2023.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Program: Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Synopsis: Supports research that focuses on collecting data and supporting synthesis research in conjunction with the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral researcher cohort. The recipient will also focus on providing the environmental data science skills Postdoctoral researchers need to conduct their synthesis research. To advance the research agenda on the future of aquatic flows in a changing climate, the recipient will deliver a series of facilitated research workshops and synthesis working groups that will assist in carrying out a large-scale, integrative analysis needed for scientific synthesis.
Award details: Anticipated funding is $374K for 2 years ($202K is available for FY 2023). 17.5% for indirect costs.
Announcement on website: CESU Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral Cohort
Application due date: June 8, 2023.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture / National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Program: Laying Hen and Turkey Research Program
Synopsis: Supports research projects to improve the efficiency and sustainability of laying hen and turkey production through integrated collaborative research and technology transfer. The following are 5 priority areas
- disease prevention, including vaccine development and administration, diagnostics
and early detection, disease resistance, and reducing pathogen transmission.
- antimicrobial resistance, including alternatives to antimicrobials, such as probiotics or
prebiotics; antimicrobial technologies; and mitigation of multidrug resistance.
- nutrition, including alternative and sustainable feeds and ingredients.
- gut health, including improvements to gut health that promote animal health, and
impacts of pathogens, commensals, and the microbiome.
- alternative housing systems under extreme seasonal weather conditions, including use of precision technologies, enhanced monitoring to improve indoor air quality and biosecurity, and to control the spread of disease.
Award details: Maximum award is $465K over 3 years.
Announcement on website:
https://www.nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2023-05/FY23-LHT-RFA-508_0.pdf
Application due date: June 13, 2023.
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NASA / Space Technology Mission Directorate
Program: Early Stage Innovations Appendix
Appendix Number: 80HQTR23NOA01-23ESI-B2
Synopsis: Supports specific space technologies that are currently at low Technology Readiness Levels (TRL). Investment in innovative low-TRL research, increases knowledge and capabilities in response to new questions
and requireents. stimulates innovation, and allows more cretive solutions to problems constrained by schedule and
budget. Projects should address any of these 3 topics
- Advancing Radiation-Hardened Photon Counting Sensor Technologies
- Advancements in Predicting Plume-Surface Interaction Environments During Propulsive Landings
- Advancing the Performance of Refrigeration Systems Based on the Elastocaloric Effect
Award details: For new awards only: $650K total award over 3 a maximum years period of performance. No single year’s budget may exceed $250M.
Announcement on website: Early Stage Innovations Appendix
Notice of Intent due date: June 7, 2023.
Proposal due date: July 5, 2023. Award date: mid-January 2024.
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NASA / ROSES 2023
Program: Early Career Investigator Program in Earth Sciences
Synopsis: Supports outstanding scientific research and career development of scientists and engineers at the early stage of their professional careers. The program welcomes innovative research initiatives and seeks to cultivate diverse scientific leadership in Earth System Science. The Earth Sciences Division places particular emphasis on the investigators' ability to promote and increase the use of space-based remote sensing, the integration of space-based remote sensing data with other datasets (e.g., surface, air) and into models, and the delivery of
actionable Earth science ― making Earth science data more usable and impactful for the benefit of humanity. Proposals must demonstrate the relevance of the research activities to support four of the five ESD elements. The five elements of the ESD ― Flight, Research and Analysis (R&A), Applied Sciences, Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO), and Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) ― work together from mission concept to conclusion to both enhance existing Earth observations and find new ways to analyze our living planet. To be eligible a PI must be a recent Ph.D. recipient, defined as having graduated on or after January 1, 2017 and not yet tenured at the time of submission.
Award details: Anticipated award is $100K per year for up to the 3-year period of performance.
Announcement on website: ECI Program in Earth Sciences
Notice of Intent due date: July 21, 2023.
Proposal due date: August 11, 2023. A virtual workshop will be available on June 14, 2023, and June 22, 2023.
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Department of Energy (DoE) / Office of Science / DoE Isotope Program
Program: Research, Development, and Training in Isotope Production
FOA #: DE-FOA-0003063
Synopsis: Supports research and development (R&D) projects on high-priority topics described in the solicitation but related to increasing availability of radioactive and stable isotopes in short supply. The proposed R&D should generate data and / or technology complementary to and not duplicative of those that exist or are currently funded. Examples of high-priority topics include (partial)
- Research on particle beam sources and small, compact accelerators for production and distribution of isotopes;
- Novel or improved capabilities for inducing transmutation of atoms in targets to produce high-priority radioisotopes, including isotopes not yet produced domestically; and
- R&D of automation, advanced manufacturing, AI/ML, and / or robotics that would lead to the advancement of production and processing techniques, targetry, and / or enhancement of facilities to increase the efficiency and/or safety of radioisotope production and / or processing.
Award details: award sizes may range from $100,000 per year to $750,000 per year. Multi-Institutional budgets may not exceed $750K for a project period of 2 years.
Announcement on website: https://science.osti.gov/Isotope-Research-Development-and-Production/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2023/DE-FOA-0003063.pdf
Application due date: July 5, 2023.
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Department of Defense (DoD) / Defense Health Program
/ Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Program: 2023 Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Development Award
Funding Opportunity Number: HT9425-23-BCRP-TBCCDA-2
Synopsis: Supports research that will address the urgency of ending breast cancer. Specifically, the BCRP seeks to accelerate high-impact research with clinical relevance, encourage innovation and stimulate creativity, and facilitate productive collaborations. Projects must address at least one of the topics listed in the solicitation. Below is a partial list of areas of interest
- Determine why / how breast cancer cells lie dormant for years and then re-emerge; determine how to prevent lethal recurrence;
- Identify what drives breast cancer growth; determine how to stop it
- Distinguish deadly from non-deadly breast cancers
Award details: $100K for the 1-year period of performance.
Announcement on website:
2023 Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Development Award
Pre-Application due date: July 25, 2023.
Application due date: August 8, 2023.
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Department of Defense (DoD) / Defense Health Program
/ Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Program: Prostate Cancer Research Program – Health Disparity Research Award
Funding Opportunity Number: HT9425-23-PCRP-HDRA
Synopsis: supports promising research ideas that have high potential to make a significant impact in eliminating disparities in prostate cancer incidence, morbidity, mortality, and survivorship. This award encourages research ideas from investigators in the early stages of their careers. The New Investigator category is designed to allow applicant organizations to name PIs who are early in their faculty appointments or in the process of developing independent research careers. Applications submitted to the New Investigator category will be assessed using different review criteria for personnel and are required to include a collaborator (or collaborators) who has (have) experience in prostate cancer health disparity research, as demonstrated by a record of funding and publications. All applications are encouraged to address at least 1 of these focus areas
- Biological contributors such as genetic and genomic differences, that can be associated with disparate outcomes in patient populations.
- Environmental factors that may cause endogenous changes, such as environmental exposures, dietary factors, lifestyle factors, and other external factors that may contribute to prostate cancer disparities in specific populations.
- Social and cultural effects that may influence decision-making of patients, their family, or caregiver as it relates to the screening and treatment of prostate cancer, such as the role of social/support networks, community influence, cultural or religious practices, and psychological health.
- Access to health care, which may stem from geographic location, socioeconomic status, or other factors.
Award details: Total direct costs over 3 years period of performance is $900K.
Announcement on website: Prostate Cancer - Health Disparity Research
Pre-Application due date: August 3, 2023.
Application due date: August 24, 2023.
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NSF / Across All Directorates
Program: BioFoundries to Enable Access to Infrastructure and Resources for Advancing Modern Biology and Biotechnology (BioFoundries) (NOTE: This is a limited submission and we will re-post when that info is available)
Solicitation #: 23-585
Synopsis: Supports the research community by establishing BioFoundries facilities to serve both as user facilities and as innovation hubs for cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research with the important role of democratizing access to the tools of modern biology and biotechnology for the purposes of advancing scientific discoveries and translating those discoveries to address pressing societal challenges. A BioFoundry is an integrated facility that combines biological, chemical biology, and engineering biology systems and tools with automation, high throughput measurement, integrated data acquisition and analysis, and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to enable feedback loops that facilitate progressive end-to-end cycles of design, build, test, and learn. In addition to providing broad access, a BioFoundry develops innovative (bio)technologies, invents new processes and workflows, integrates advanced computation, and creates reproducible results and shareable knowledge-bases to accelerate the design-build-test-learn pipeline from basic research to translation. By applying the same streamlining and automation principles that continue to revolutionize manufacturing, BioFoundries can operate with speed and at scales not possible in individual laboratories or typical university core facilities.
Award details: Awards totaling $15M to $24M over a 6-year period are anticipated. BioFoundries funding will be provided yearly. Pending the availability of funds, it is anticipated that $37M will be available for the Program in Fiscal Year 2024
Announcement on website: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23585/nsf23585.pdf
Letter of Intent due date: August 1, 2023.
Full Proposal due date: October 2, 2023.
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NSF / Directorates of Engineering and Mathematical and Physical Sciences – Division of Chemistry & Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
Program: Lead Agency Activity in Measurements of Interfacial Systems at Scale with In-situ and Operando analysis
Solicitation #: 23-583
Synopsis: Supports collaborative international research for novel characterization of processes occurring at interfaces under system-realistic conditions that are relevant to solving contemporary issues such as, climate solutions and sustainable chemical processes. Example topics include, but aren't limited to, (1) understanding dynamic reaction and physical / chemical processes at atomic and molecular scales for heterogeneous catalysis, interfacial electrode processes, nanoparticle-fluid or substrate interactions, atomic and molecular separations, biological surface-environment interactions, wetting; (2) discovering new reaction pathways for interfacial chemical synthesis and functionalization; (3) understanding atomic and molecular mechanisms of sorption and transport processes in membranes and on nanomaterials; (4) understanding surface-templated synthesis or assembly of discrete structures, nucleation in crystallization processes; and (5) developing new methodologies for interfacial chemical characterization, particle production and aerosol behavior in processes. The goal of this Lead Agency Opportunity is to reduce current barriers to working internationally by allowing US and German researchers to
submit a single collaborative proposal that will undergo a single review process while funding organizations maintain budgetary control over their awards.
Award details: Program funding is $2M to $5M. Each participating division establishes the overall funding for the program independently. Estimated program budget, number of awards, and average award size/duration are subject to the availability of funds.
Announcement on website: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23583/nsf23583.pdf
Expression of Interest due date: June 28, 2023. Must be submitted to NSFDFG@nsf.gov prior to proposal submission.
Proposal due date: October 31, 2023.
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NIH / Office of the NIH Director and several Institutes
Program: Investigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndrome (INCLUDE) (F99/K00 — Pre-doc to Postdoc Transition Award)
FOA #: RFA-OD-23-016
Synopsis: Supports exceptional graduate students from a broad variety of research fields to pursue postdoctoral training focused on Down syndrome related research. Graduate students from disciplines including, but not limited to, genetics, biochemistry, data science, imaging, engineering, and neurobiology are invited to apply to this opportunity. Applicants are expected to propose an individualized research training plan for the next 1-2 years of dissertation research training and a plan for 3-4 years of mentored postdoctoral research and career development activities that will prepare them for independent research careers in a DS-related field. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the INCLUDE Program Staff prior to initiating plans for application submission.
Award details: Stipends are provided as a subsistence allowance to help defray living expenses during the research training experience. The allowable stipend level for F99 predoctoral fellows is $2,262 per month, plus $1,500 to defray the travel costs to attend a mandatory Down Syndrome-related scientific workshop or INCLUDE related conference. For K00 phase, INCLUDE will contribute toward the salary of the career award recipient up to the NRSA postdoctoral stipend level based on the number of full years of relevant postdoctoral experience, plus $1,500 to defray the travel costs to attend the mandatory Down Syndrome-related scientific workshop.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-23-016.html
Application due date: July 1, 2023.
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Announcement of Interest for Dornsife Investigators
USC Office of Research and Innovation
Center for Excellence in Research
Upcoming Workshop
Introduction and Strategies for ARPA-H
The U.S. Department of Human and Health Services has created a new entity, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). In this workshop we will learn the current status of the ARPA-H organization, present strategies to craft a winning proposal for the Broad Agency Announcement and be informed about other ARPA-H programs. A Q&A will follow the presentation with faculty member who have been successful in competitions with other ARPAs.
Date: May 25, 2023 Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Virtual
Registration: https://rii.usc.edu/cer/
Presenter: Jim Murday, Director Of Physical Sciences, Research Strategy and Development
Panel:
Adam Russell, Director of AI Division, Information Sciences Institute; Former Acting Deputy Director of ARPA-H
Yolanda Gil, Research Professor of Computer Science and of Spatial Sciences; Director for Major Strategic AI and Data Science Initiatives; Director of Knowledge Technologies; Principal Scientist, USC Viterbi Information Sciences Institute
Sergey Nuzhdin, Professor of Biological Sciences, Dornsife Molecular & Computational Biology, USC Dornsife
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Cover Image: Normporn: Queer Viewers and the TV That Soothes US (Postmillenial Pop) (NYU Press, Forthcoming November 2023) Karen Tongson, English
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