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Descripton at end of newsletter Week of March 20, 2023
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Greetings Dornsife Faculty,
This week we are happy to report
- Long awaited report of funding successes for 6 Dornsife faculty;
- A generous harvest of current funding opportunities, including 3 limited submissions each of which has a very close timeline; and
- Information on an upcoming workshop on Proposing Large Scale Grants presented by James Murday, USC Office of Research Advancement in DC.
Best regards,
Renee J. Perez, Vice Dean, Administration & Finance
Cathleen Crayton, Project Specialist, Research Administration
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External Funding Successes
Jane Junn, International Relations, Cultural Heterogeneity, Colonialism, and Black Americans' Political Behavior and Attitudes, Princeton University
Doug LaRowe, Earth Sciences, Mineralogical Complexity, Elemental Abundance Distributions, and Energy Landscapes as Potential Biosignatures, Boston University
Jill L McNitt-Gray, Biological Sciences, Personalizing informational repositories and performance feedback for coaches and athletes, USA Track & Field
Toby Mintz, Psychology, The effects of language experience on statistical learning in infants and adults, National Science Foundation
Manuel Pastor, Program for Environmental and Regional Equity, Project Support to USC Equity Research Institute to Update Data, Analysis, and Maps for its Interactive Eligible-to-Naturalize Mapping Tool, Houston Endowment, Incorporated
Sam Silva, Earth Sciences, Machine Learning Super-Resolution for Atmospheric Chemistry in the NASA GEOS Model, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
External Funding Opportunities
***Limited Submission***
(time-sensitive)
Department of Energy (DoE) / Office of Science / Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) / Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
Program: Science Foundations for Energy Earthshots
Funding Opportunity #: DE-FOA-0003003
Synopsis: Supports basic science to seed innovations or to provide the scientific
understanding to support existing technology development pathways for the needed portfolio of Energy Earthshot solutions. The solicitation provides an explanation of previously announced energy Earthshots
Award details: Anticipate $1.5M to $6M per award per availability of funding.
USC Internal Announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/de-foa-0003003/
Announcement on website: Energy Earthshot
USC Internal due date: March 29, 2023.
Pre-Application due date: April 25, 2023.
Application due date: June 21, 2023.
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***Limited Submission***
(time sensitive)
Department of Energy (DoE) / Office Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Program: Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office (IEDO) — FY 2023
Funding Opportunity #: DE-FOA-0002297
Synopsis: Supports the development and adoption of sustainable technologies that increase efficiency and eliminate industrial GHG emissions; research and development and demonstration (RD&D); and technical assistance workforce development. Topics of interest for this funding opportunity are (1) Decarbonizing Industrial Heat; (2) Low-Carbon Fuels Utilization; (3a) Enabling Flexible Industrial Energy Use; (3b) Enhanced Thermal Conductivity Materials; (4) Decarbonizing Chemicals; (5) Decarbonizing Iron and Steel; (6) Decarbonizing Food and Beverage Products; (7) Decarbonizing Cement and Concrete. EERE will accept only new applications.
Award details: Program funding is $155.700M, and individual awards will range up to $750K and up to $10M. Estimate 37-62 awards will be made. The period of Performance is 24-36 months.
USC internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/de-foa-0002997/
External Announcement on website: Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office
USC Internal due date: March 29, 2023.
Submission due date for Concept Papers: April 17, 2023.
Full Application due date: June 23, 2023.
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***Limited Submission***
(time sensitive)
NIH / National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Program: Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases (R25 — Education Projects)
FOA #: RFA-DK-22-037
Synopsis: Supports eligible, domestic institutions to develop and implement Postbaccalaureate Research Education Programs in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases (DEM). These post-baccalaureate research programs will incorporate extensive research experiences and well-designed courses for skills development to prepare recent college graduates from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups, to transition into and complete rigorous, research-focused biomedical doctoral degree programs (e.g., Ph.D. or M.D. / Ph.D.). The long-term goal of post-baccalaureate participants admitted to the program should be pursuing a career focused on DEM-related research. Eligible applicants for the R25 must be research-intensive doctoral degree-granting institutions with a research base in DEM science of at least $3 million in direct costs of peer-reviewed research projects, and research opportunities for students admitted to the program must be in DEM science.
Award details: $375K per year for 4 years. The expectation is that 4 new post-baccalaureates will be recruited in years 1 and 3.
USC Internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/rfa-dk-22-037/
External announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-22-037.html
USC Internal due date: June 30, 2023.
External due date: October 25, 2023.
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Smithsonian / National Museum of Asian Art
Program: The Anne van Biema Fellowship
Synopsis: Supports research at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC. Research proposals are evaluated in terms of merit, originality, methodology, and potential for significant publication that will advance scholarly and public understanding of the Japanese visual arts. Interdisciplinary proposals with a primary focus on Japanese visual arts will be considered. Postdocs and senior researchers are eligible for this fellowship which was established to promote excellence and publication in Japanese visual arts. While Fellows are not required to reside in Washington DC for the entire fellowship period, Fellows are expected to devote themselves full-time to the proposed project, participate in the museum’s scholarly community and programs, and present a research-in-progress seminar during the period of the appointment.
Award details: For the 2023 cycle, applications for fellowships for 4 months will be accepted. Stipend is ~$5K per month, plus research and travel expenses.
Announcement on website: https://asia.si.edu/research/fellowships-internships/anne-van-biema/
Application due date: April 1, 2023. Fellowship begins between July 1, 2023, and December 1, 2023.
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Whiting Foundation
Program: Whiting Award for Creative Non-Fiction
Synopsis: Supports and recognizes up to 10 writers in the process of completing a book-length work of deeply researched and imaginatively composed nonfiction for a general readership. Works of history, cultural, political reportage, biography / memoir, science, philosophy, food, travel and personal essays are among some of the categories that Whiting will consider. Works should be targeted toward a general audience rather than an academic audience. Projects must be under contract with publishers from the U.S., Canada, or the U.K. by April 25, to be considered eligible. Please see the submission details, which include the submission of the original proposal that led to a contract with the publisher.
Award details: $40K
Announcement on website: https://www.whiting.org/writers/creative-nonfiction-grant/about
Submission due date: April 25, 2023.
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J.M. Kaplan Fund
Program: 2023 J.M.K. Innovation Prize
Synopsis: Supports and elevates innovators who are spearheading transformative early-stage projects in the fields of the environment, heritage conservation, and social justice. J.M.K. Fund has supported 40 wildly creative social and environmental initiatives, ranging from Catholic sisters engaged in land reparations to rural entrepreneurs converting mining runoff into pigments for high-quality paints. Leveraging a legacy of catalytic grant-making at the J.M. Kaplan Fund, the Prize seeks out visionary nonprofit and mission-driven for-profit organizations that work within, across, or in a manner related to one or more of the Fund’s three program areas:
- The Environment: Slowing the pace of climate change and mitigating climate impacts.
- Heritage Conservation: Conserving the places that communities care about most.
- Social Justice: Strengthening democracy and reforming the criminal justice and immigration systems.
Award details: $150K over three years. Up to 10 awards will be made.
Announcement on website: https://www.jmkfund.org/innovation-prize-2023/
Informational Webinar: March 28, 2023.
Application due date: April 28, 2023.
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American Academy of Poets
Program: Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
Synopsis: Recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous year. The prize honors the memory of Lenore Marshall, a poet, novelist, essayist and political activist.
Award details: $25K, plus a 10-day stay at Glen Hollow in Naples, New York, as well as distribution of the winning book to hundreds of American Academy of Poets members.
Announcement on website: https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/lenore-marshall-poetry-prize
Submission due date: May 15, 2023.
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MIT Solve (different from last week)
Program: Challenge: Health in Fragile Context
Synopsis: Supports technology-based solutions that address the question “How can we build resilience in health systems and maintain access to care destabilizing events?” Destabilizing events can be global: conflict, natural disasters or displacement that impact large numbers of the world’s populations. Or, destabilization can be considered as communities where governance is weak and unable to cope with systemic and institutional inequities, poverty, unemployment, violence etc. Solve seeks solutions that address the following (partial)
- Increased local capacity and resilience in health systems, including the health workforce, supply chains and primary care services;
- Improved accessibility and quality of healthcare to underserved groups in fragile contexts, globally;
- Enable continuity of care in services to those with chronic or complex disease, mental health, and well-being.
Award details: $10K per team.
Announcement on website: https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/heath-in-fragile-contexts-challenge#challenge-subnav-offset
Solution submission due date: May 9, 2023.
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Wilson Center / Kennan Institute
Program: James H. Billington Fellowship
Synopsis: Supports scholars who have received their Ph.D. within the past 10 years for the James H. Billington Fellowship to conduct research on Russian history and culture. The Billington Fellowship was established in 2016 in tribute to the co-founder of the Kennan Institute, Director Emeritus of the Wilson Center, and Librarian Emeritus of Congress, James H. Billington. Dr. Billington has made enduring contributions to the field of Russian Studies, and to our nation’s ability to understand and maintain bridges of dialogue with the Russian people. The Billington Fellow will be based at the Wilson Center’s Kennan Institute in Washington, D.C. for a nine-month term (one academic year). Fellows will receive access to the Library of Congress, National Archives, and policy research centers in Washington, D.C., as well as the opportunity to meet with key experts and officials at the State Department, USAID, Department of Defense, and Congress. While conducting research, the Billington Fellow is required to be in residence at the Kennan Institute for the duration of the grant and will be expected to actively participate in discussions with the policy and academic communities. Preference will be given to proposed research in the fields of Russian history and culture. There is no citizenship restriction on this grant.
Award details: $5K per month research facilities, a research intern, and computer access. Awardees are expected to begin their appointments within six months of accepting the fellowship.
Announcement on website: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/opportunity/billington-fellowship
Application due date: May 15, 2023.
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Simons Foundation
Program: Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology
Synopsis: Supports candidates who intend to pursue a career in basic research on fundamental problems in marine microbial ecology, with an emphasis on understanding the role of microorganisms in shaping ocean processes, and vice versa. The foundation is interested in applicants with training in different disciplines, including modeling and theory development, as well as applicants already involved in ocean research. Eligible applicants have received their Ph.D. or equivalent degree within three years of the fellowship’s start date. Preference will be for applicants with no more than one year of postdoctoral experience. The research sponsor / mentor may be at a U.S. or Canadian institution.
Award details: $65K annual salary for 3 years. The salary is for full-time research; other activities, e.g., teaching, must have the approval of the Foundation. In addition to salary, an annual allowance of $25K is included and may be used at the Fellow’s discretion for research expenses, health insurance etc. Further, up to $5K of annual allowance may be shifted to the annual stipend, making the annual stipend $70K per year and the annual allowance $20K (pretty straightforward math!). No indirect costs allowed.
Announcement on website: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-marine-microbial-ecology/
Application due date to Simons portal: May 5, 2023.
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Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF)
Program: Alpha-synuclein Post-translational Modification Quantification
Synopsis: Supports projects that will establish robust methods and tools that can quantify the amount and regional distribution of post-translational modifications of alpha-synuclein in Parkinson’s disease-relevant brain regions. The objective is to quantitatively map post-translational modifications of alpha-synuclein in people across all stages of Parkinson’s Disease as well as those without Parkinson’s Disease.
Award details: Up to $1M over 18-24 months. The amount requested should be commensurate with the proposed work.
Announcement on website: https://www.michaeljfox.org/grant/alpha-synuclein-post-translational-modification-quantification-program
Pre-Proposal due date: April 18, 2023
MJFF Synuclein Solutions Bio-Hackathon Meeting Invite: Week of May 29, 2023.
Synuclein Solutions Bio-Hackathon: September 6-7, 2023.
Full Proposal due date: October 6, 2023.
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The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research
Program: Emerging Leader Award
Synopsis: Supports outstanding early career investigators for high-impact, high-risk innovative cancer research that is distinct from their current research portfolio. Eligible applicants must be 3 to 8 years from the start of their independent faculty research appointment as of December 31, 2023.
Award details: $250K per year for 3 years (total $750K). Awards are for a single investigator, though support may be used to carry out with collaborators. Indirect costs may not exceed 10% of the total costs. During year 3 select awardees will be invited to apply for 2 additional years of support.
Announcement on website: https://themarkfoundation.org/emerging-leader-award-2/
Letter of Intent due date: May 1, 2023.
Full application due date (invited): July 24, 2023.
Project start date: January 1, 2024.
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National Endowment of the Humanities
Program: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources
Synopsis: Supports projects that provide an essential underpinning for scholarship, education, and public engagement in the humanities. It strengthens efforts to extend the reach of humanities collections and make their intellectual content widely accessible. Awards also support the creation of reference resources that facilitate the use of cultural materials, from works that provide basic information quickly to tools that synthesize and codify knowledge of a subject for in-depth investigation. Projects may address the holdings or activities of a single institution or may involve partnerships between organizations. Collaboration between humanities experts and information professionals is essential to broaden the scope of, and audiences for, proposed collections or reference resources.
Award details: Implementation projects: $350K for 3 years. Foundations projects: $50K (including an additional $10K to support inter-institutional planning and pilot activities).
Announcement on website: https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/humanities-collections-and-reference-resources
Application due date: July 18, 2023. Projects may start anytime between June 1, 2024 to September 1, 2024.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services
Program: 2023 Aquatic Invasive Grass Research
Funding #: F23AS00307
Synopsis: Supports projects that address information gaps to prevent submerged aquatic invasive grasses from becoming established or further spread in Alaska. The program encourages collaborative proposals that address knowledge gaps associated with the following general categories of priority research needs:
- Vector and pathway assessment.
- Prevention and surveillance prioritization and tool development.
- Impacts of these aquatic invasive grasses and various management techniques on native fish and wildlife and their habitats.
- Develop innovative control techniques for remote and road accessible waterbodies.
Award details: $25K to $250K
Announcement on website: Aquatic Invasive Grass Research
Application due date: May 1, 2023.
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Department of Defense (DoD) / Corps of Engineers / Engineer Research and Development Center
Program: Proposed Cooperative Agreement for Evaluating Restored Wetland Biogeochemical Cycling Following Thin-layer Sediment Introduction
Funding Opportunity #: W81EWF-23-SOI-0003
Synopsis: Supports research projects focusing on quantifying changes in wetland biogeochemical cycles in areas enhanced using dredged materials or other sources of sediment that contain a larger fraction of mineral contents than most coastal wetland soils. The project will focus on systems within the southeast United States and the Gulf Coast (e.g., FL, AL), but may also include sample analysis of soil biogeochemical parameters within coastal wetlands to accomplish the project objectives. Successful applicants should have expert knowledge of: 1) biogeochemical cycling dynamics
within wetland systems; 2) field data collection capabilities; 3) capacity to perform a number of standard and novel soil physicochemical and microbially mediated analytical procedures linked with ecosystem functions; and 4) experience developing novel approaches to wetland soil characterization, especially with regards to wetland soil biogeochemistry, nutrient cycling, and carbon quality.
Award details: Total award is $210K for three years: $60K for year 1; $75K per year for years 2 and 3.
Announcement on website: Restored Wetland Biogeochemical Cycling
Statement of Interest (Phase l) due date: April 15, 2023.
Full proposal due date (Phase ll): (invited): May 15, 2023.
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NSF / Office of Integrative Activities
Program: Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure-2 (Mid-Scale R12)
Solicitation #: 23-570
Synopsis: Supports infrastructure projects at the lower and higher ends of infrastructure scales across science and engineering research disciplines. NSF defines Research Infrastructure (RI) as any combination of facilities, equipment, instrumentation, or computational hardware or software, and the necessary human capital in support of the same. Major facilities and mid-scale projects are subsets of research infrastructure. Mid-scale RI-2 projects may include any combination of equipment, instrumentation, cyber infrastructure, broadly used large-scale data sets, and the commissioning and/or personnel needed to successfully complete the project. Mid-scale RI-2 projects should fill a research community-defined scientific need, or address an identified national research priority, that enables current and next-generation U.S. researchers and a diverse STEM workforce to remain competitive in a global research environment.
Award details: Individual awards from $20 million up to but not including $100 million are anticipated for advanced design and implementation, pending the availability of funds. The duration of the award may be up to 5 years.
Announcement on website: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23570/nsf23570.pdf?WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Letter of Intent due date: May 15, 2023.
Preliminary proposal due date: June 20, 2023.
Full proposal due date (invited): December 18, 2023.
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NSF / Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Program: Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards (Arch-SR)
Solicitation #: NSF-23-566
Synopsis: Supports anthropologically relevant archaeological research to increase understanding of past behaviors — the value of the proposed research can be justified within an anthropological context. It is the responsibility of the investigator to explain convincingly why the focus of their research is significant and has the potential to contribute to anthropological knowledge. The program sets no priorities by either geographic region or time period. It also has no priorities in regard to theoretical orientation or questions. While the program, in order to encourage innovative research, neither limits nor defines specific categories of research, most proposals either request funds for field research or the analysis of archaeological material through multiple approaches. The program encourages PIs to consider the full scope of ethical implications that their proposed research has on individuals, communities, environments and the scientific enterprise and to discuss these in the proposal's project description. The program also encourages a wide range of broader impact activities as part of research grants, including research outcomes with inherent benefit to society, efforts to broaden participation in STEM research, and training and outreach activities.
Award details: $5M to $6M program funding is available for 20-30 awards. CAREER, EAGER and REU funding available.
Announcement on website: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23566/nsf23566.pdf
Proposal target dates: Next target date is July 3, 2023 (July 1 annually thereafter) and December 1, 2023 (December 1 annually thereafter).
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NIH / Across All Institutes and Centers
Program: Research With Activities Related to Diversity (ReWARD) (R01)
FOA #: PAR-23-122
Synopsis: Supports health-related research of scientists who are making a significant contribution to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and who have no current NIH research project grant funding. The ReWARD program provides funding for both the scientific research and the DEIA activities of investigators. The grant will support scientific research in areas related to the programmatic interests of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) and ongoing DEIA activities focused on enhancing diversity in the biomedical research enterprise within the United States and territories.
Award details: Application budgets are not limited, but must reflect the needs of the project for a project period of up to 5 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-122.html
Application due date: June 5, 2023 for all new, resubmissions, renewals and revised (as applicable) applications.
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NIH / National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Program: Research and Development of Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibodies for Pandemic Preparedness (ReVAMPP) Centers for Flaviviridae and Togaviridae (U19 — Research Program – Cooperative Agreements)
FOA #: RFA-AI-23-019
Synopsis: Supports the establishment of comprehensive, cooperative basic and translational research Centers to carry out in-depth research on prototype members of select virus families that have the potential to emerge as pandemic pathogens. The goal of these Centers will be to develop vaccine and monoclonal antibody strategies for prototype pathogen(s) that can be applied to closely related family members based on shared functional and structural properties. The program supports Centers proposing research on virus families from Flaviviridae and Togaviridae to be part of the ReVAMPP Network.
Award details: Maximum budget is $10M per year for a maximum project period of 5 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-23-019.html
Letter of Intent de date: 30 days prior to submission of application.
Application due date: June 8, 2023.
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Announcements of Interest for Dornsife Investigators
Office of Research and Innovation
Center for Excellence in Research
Upcoming Workshop
Developing Proposals for Large-Scale Grants
Large-scale federal funding grants provide a unique opportunity to pursue challenging scientific questions that require collaboration across disciplines. As a result, these proposals take a significant amount of time to plan, develop, and write. In this workshop, you will be empowered to take charge with some strategies to craft a winning proposal for these kinds of opportunities, followed by a discussion with USC faculty who have been successful in such competitions.
Date: March 30, 2023 Time: 3:00 – 5:00 PM
Virtual Location Register: https://rii.usc.edu/cer/
Presenter: James Murday, Director Of Physical Sciences, Research Strategy and Development
Guest Speakers:
- Tom Buchanan, University Professor of Medicine, Bernard J. Hanley Chair in Medicine, Vice Dean for Research, Director of the CTSI, Co-Director of Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute, Endocrine Division Chief in the Department of Medicine
- Yehuda Ben-Zion, Professor of Earth Sciences, Director of Southern California Earthquake Center
- Ewa Deelman, Research Professor of Computer Science, Research Director of Scientific Computation Technologies, Principal Scientist at USC Information Sciences Institute
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Book Cover: Dynamic Acting Through Active Analysis: Konstantin Stanislavsky, Maria Knebel, and their Legacy (Methuen Drama (January 12, 2023) Sharon Carnicke, Slavic Languages and Literatures
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