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Descripton at end of newsletter Week of February 5, 2024
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Greetings Dornsife Faculty,
This week our report includes
- High honor for one College faculty;
- One external funding success obtained by a Dornsife PI;
- Current external funding opportuntiies, including 4 limited submissions;
- Announcements from Department of Contracts and Grants; and
- Announcement of upcoming Center for Excellence in Research workshop.
Best regards,
Renee J. Perez, Vice Dean, Administration & Finance
Cathleen Crayton, Project Specialist
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Accolade
Wayne Sandholtz, Political Science and International Relations, received the 2022-2023 Distinguished Scholar award from the Human Rights Section of the International Studies Association (ISA). The award recognizes an individual whose lifetime achievements in scholarship, teaching, and mentoring have made a significant impact on the field of human rights.
External Funding Succcess
Daniel Silver, Center for Economic and Social Research, Support on the Evidence Project 2023-2024, Arizona State University
External Funding Opportunities
***Limited Submission***
NIH / Multiple Institutes (including NINDS, NIGMS, NIMH)
Program: Jointly Sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences
NOFO #: PAR-22-265
Synopsis: Supports broad and fundamental research training in the neurosciences. In addition to a broad education in the neurosciences, a key component will be a curriculum that provides a strong foundation in experimental design, statistical methodology and quantitative reasoning. Only students may be appointed to this training grant during the first 2 years of their graduate research training. The primary objective is to prepare students to be well-trained scientists equipped to pursue careers in neuroscience.
Award details: Budgets are not limited but must reflect the needs of the project. Maximum project period is 5 years.
USC Announcement on website: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/par-22-265/
External annoucment on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-22-265.html
USC Internal due date: March 1, 2024.
External due date:. Next due dates are May 25, 2024 and May 25, 2025.
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***Limited Submission***
NSF - BIO, GEO, SBE, MPS
Program: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE)
Solicitation #: 20-554
Synopsis: Supports implementation of evidence-based systemic change strategies that promote equity for STEM2 faculty in academic workplaces and the academic profession, while at the same seeks to mitigate the systemic factors that create inequities in the academic profession and workplaces. ADVANCE proposals are expected to use intersectional approaches in the design of systemic change strategies in recognition that gender, race, and ethnicity do not exist in isolation from each other and other categories of social identity. The solicitation includes four funding tracks: Institutional Transformation (IT), Adaptation, Partnership, and Catalyst, in support of the NSF ADVANCE program goal to broaden the implementation of systemic strategies that promote equity for STEM faculty in academic workplaces and the academic profession. Please consult the solicitation for a full elucidation of these funding tracks.
Award details: Program funding is $29M. Adaptation (for 3-year projects) and Partnership awards (for up to 5-year projects) are up to $100K (with an additional $250K possible). Catalyst awards are $300K for 2 years and up to two Institutional Transformation awards for up to $3M for five years. All award amounts include both direct and indirect costs.
USC Internal Announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/nsf-20-554/
External Announcement on website: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/advance-organizational-change-gender-equity-stem/nsf20-554/solicitation#awd_info
USC Internal due date: March 1, 2024.
Preliminary Proposal due date for Institutional Transformation grants: April 25, 2024.
Letter of Intent for Adaptation and Partnership: August 5, 2024.
External due dates: Catalyst: August 2, 2024; Institutional Transformation: October 3, 2024; Adaptation and Partnership: November 6, 2024.
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***Limited Submission***
NSF / Across Multiple Directorates (including MPS, BIO, GEO)
Program: NSF Innovation Corps Hubs (I-Corps)
Solicitation #: 24-532
Synopsis: Supports consortia of institutions of higher education that collaborate to provide entrepreneurial training to members of the scientific community (students, postdocs, faculty, and other researchers). These collaborating institutions span geographic areas and participate in a Hub to achieve operational excellence and to facilitate interactions with stakeholders in their entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem. Each Hub has a Lead institution to oversee the operational management of the consortium and seven initial Partner institutions that contribute to the success of the Hub objectives, activities, and expected outcomes. A Lead institution may be a current or former I-Corps Node or Site (Track 1), or they may be entirely new to the I-Corps program (Track 2).
Award details: NSF I-Corps Hub recipients will be supported at a level of up to $3M per year for up to five years.
USC Announcement on website: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/nsf-24-532/
Announcement on website: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/nsf24532.pdf
USC Internal due date: March 1, 2024.
Proposal due date: April 25, 2024. NSF I-Corps Hub proposals must be submitted by a single Lead institution, with Partners listed as
sub awardees in the budget.
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***Limited Submission***
Pew Charitable Trusts
Program: 2025 Pew Biomedical Scholars
Synopsis: Supports tenure-track full-time Assistant Professors for creative and pioneering approaches to basic, translational, and applied biomedical research. Candidates whose work is based on biomedical principles but who bring in concepts and theories from more diverse fields are encouraged to apply. Candidates must not have been appointed as assistant professor before June 2020 and must run an independent lab.
Award details: $75K per year for 4 years. Salary support from Pew is limited to $12.5K per year, including benefits, or $50K over the 4 years. Grant allows 8% F&A costs (or $24K of entire award)
USC Internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/pew-2024/
External announcement on website: https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/pew-biomedical-scholars/program-details
USC Internal due date: March 8, 2024.
Letter of Intent due date: May 15, 2024.
External due date: September 25, 2024.
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Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Program: History of Art Grant
Synopsis: Supports scholarly projects that will enhance the appreciation and understanding of European works of art and architecture from antiquity to the early 19th century. Grants are awarded to projects that create and disseminate specialized knowledge, including archival projects, development, and dissemination of scholarly databases, documentation projects, museum exhibitions and publications, photographic campaigns, scholarly catalogs and publications, and technical and scientific studies. Awards also permit art historians to share their research knowledge through international meetings, conferences, symposia, etc.
Award details: Previous grants have ranged from $10K to $72K. Detailed budget required. No indirect costs are allowed.
Announcement on website: https://www.kressfoundation.org/Programs/Grants/History-of-Art
Letter of Intent due date: Grant applications are reviewed 3 times a year. The next LOI due date is March 1, 2024.
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Lloyd Library & Museum
Program: The Curtis Gates Lloyd Fellowship
Synopsis: Supports on-site research of the Lloyd Library in areas of botany, medicinal botany, ethnobotany, natural history, history of science, medicine or pharmacy, early travel, and exploration. Project deliverable(s) include paper; publication; exhibition; website or video; a public lecture or other presentation on the topic of research; acknowledgment of the Fellowship and the Lloyd Library in print publication or media resulting from this work; and a complimentary copy of publications that result from this work. The online application requires a CV and 2 letters of recommendation.
Award details: $3K monthly stipend for 1 to 3 months.
Announcement on website: https://lloydlibrary.org/2021-curtis-gates-lloyd-fellowship/
Application due date: November 1, 2024.
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National Academy of Medicine (with support from Johnson and Johnson Innovation, the Bia-Echo Foundation, and the Yun Family Foundation)
Program: 2024 US NAM Catalyst Award Competition
Synopsis: Supports innovative ideas that aim to extend the human healthspan (i.e., the number of years lived in good health), especially approaches that challenge existing paradigms or propose new methodologies or concepts. High-risk ideas that could potentially yield high rewards and, in turn, dramatically change the field of healthy longevity are encouraged. Ideas may focus on any stage of life, as long as they ultimately promote health, functioning, meaning, purpose and / or dignity as people age. Applications may originate from any field or combination of fields (e.g., biology, chemistry, medicine, engineering, behavioral and social sciences, technology, data science, and policy). PIs must reside in the U.S. Co-PIs are not required to reside in the U.S. Examples of areas of interest include:
- health (e.g., social connectedness, engagement, and well-being)
of aging and molecular pathways;
- technology (e.g., telehealth; artificial intelligence; robotics; medical, assistive, and information technology)
- policy (e.g., economic, health, and science)
- built environment and urban planning
- biology of aging and molecular pathways
Award details: Award includes $50K cash prize as well as exclusive access to additional funding opportunities, occasions to connect and collaborate with innovators from around the world, amplification of your award-winning idea, and resources to enhance your project and professional development.
Announcement on website: https://nam.edu/initiatives/grand-challenge-healthy-longevity/u-s-nam-catalyst-award-competition-round-2-2021/
Application due date: March 11, 2024 through NAM application portal.
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Tel Aviv University / The Center for Chemistry of Living Systems
Program: 2024 Call for Nominations - Raymond and Beverly Sackler International Prize in Biophysics
Synopsis: Supports and acknowledges exceptional achievements and contributions to research in the field of biophysics. This competition is international, with no age limits. The prize will be awarded to the recipient(s), in person, at Tel Aviv University in a scientific symposium, which is tentatively planned to be held in August 2024.
Award details: $100K.
Announcement and application: https://english.tau.ac.il/sackler_biophysics
Nominations due date: March 15, 2024.
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National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Program: NIJ FY24 Research on School-Based Hate Crimes
Opportunity ID #: O-NIJ-2024-171948
Synopsis: Supports research of hate crimes in the K-12 education system to understand the scope, characteristics, and outcomes of these incidents. Proposed research designs may include bias-motivated incidents that do not constitute criminal offenses, such as bias-motivated harassment, identity-based bullying, and incidents of hate words or symbols written in schools. Additionally, school-based hate crimes may include incidents that occurred outside of the school setting (e.g., online incidents); however, applicants must demonstrate the relevance of the incidents to a school setting (e.g., campus climate). As in most of these NIJ solicitations, NIJ seeks to also support early-career investigators, preferably non-tenured assistant professors or equivalent full-time staff scientists. Please consult the solicitation for additional details.
Award details: Up to $1.2M for a maximum 5-year performance period.
Announcement on website: https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/O-NIJ-2024-171948.pdf
Application Grants.gov due date: March 22, 2024.
Application JustGrants due date: April 05, 2024
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U.S. Department of Justice / National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Program: NIJ FY24 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women (VAWGs)
Grants.gov Opportunity Number: O-NIJ-2024-171963
Synopsis: Supports high-quality evaluations focused on assessing programs, practices, models, or interventions aimed at (1) enhancing engagement with the justice system for women and girls who have been victimized and (2) improving accountability within the criminal justice system from individuals who engage in or perpetrate VAWGs. These evaluations may involve victim assistance, law enforcement, prosecutorial, and judicial responses to address a range of acts and crimes. Proposed evaluations of trauma-informed or culturally specific programs will receive priority consideration. Applicants should familiarize themselves with prior NIJ-funded research and include knowledge of relevant research, not limited to NIJ-funded research, in their literature review.
Award details: Maximum dollar amount for each award to be determined by the requirements of the research proposed in applications selected for Page 14 O-NIJ-2024-171963 award. Applicants are encouraged to propose budgets that match the research activities proposed, up to the full dollar amount anticipated to be awarded under this solicitation.
Announcement on website: https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/O-NIJ-2024-171963.pdf
Application Grants.gov Deadline: April 17, 2024.
Application JustGrants Deadline: 8:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 01, 2024.
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) - Biological Technologies Office (BTO)
Program: Seedling Week
Funding Opportunity #: HR001124S0020
Synopsis: Supports seedling efforts by streamlining the acquisition process and making “on the spot” awards the same day as Oral Presentations to DARPA. Before the Oral Presentations, proposers will be required to submit a Proposal Submission and Presentation (PSP) package one week in advance. This rapid award model will allow DARPA to explore and fund promising new ideas that could inform new “programs” and technology spaces in a historically short time frame. BTO is interested in submissions related to the following topic areas:
Biosecurity and Biosafety; Human Performance; Materials, Sensors, Processing; Biomedical and Biodefense
Award details: $500K
Announcement on website: DARPA Seedling Week
Abstract due date: February 14, 2024.
Invitations for Proposal Submission and Presentation (PSP): by February 23, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Proposal Submission and Presentation Due Date: March 18, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Seedling Week (live Virtual Oral Presentations): week of March 25, 2024.
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NSF / Across several Directorates, including GEO, BIO and SBE
Program: Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC)
Solicitation #: NSF 24-534
Synopsis: Supports foundational research and emerging technologies through civic-engaged research. By addressing priorities at the local scale that are relevant across the US, CIVIC is laying the foundation for a broader and more fluid exchange of research and technology capabilities and civic priorities through joint partnerships involving civic partners and the research community. CIVIC is uniquely designed to enable a transition to the practice of innovations in communities, as follows: (1) CIVIC flips the community-university dynamic, by empowering communities and researchers to jointly identify civic priorities ripe for innovation and to address these priorities as equal partners; (2) CIVIC focuses on research-centered solutions that are ready for piloting in and with communities on a short timescale, where real-world outcomes can be evaluated within 12 months; (3) CIVIC requires a coalition of communities and civic partners and a multi-disciplinary set of researchers to co-create and execute pilot projects; and (4) CIVIC organizes and fosters nationwide "communities of practice" around high-need problem areas that allow for meaningful knowledge sharing and cross-site collaboration during both the pre-development and piloting stages. The two tracks (priority areas) for CIVIC are
- Track A. Climate and Environmental Instability - Building Resilient Communities through CoDesign, Adaption, and Mitigation; and
- Track B. Bridging the gap between essential resources and services & community needs.
Award details: Both Tracks involve a 2-stage process: Stage 1 — Planning Grants are budgeted up to $75K for 6 months. Upon completion of Stage 1, proposers are then eligible to submit proposals for Stage 2 Full Awards are budgets up to $1M up to 12 months.
Announcement on website: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/nsf24534.pdf
Proposal due date for Stage 1 proposals: May 1, 2024.
Proposal due date for Stage 2 proposals: February 10, 2025.
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NSF / Across All Directorates (except Engineering)
Program: Sustainable Regional Systems Research Networks (SRS RNs)
Solicitation #: NSF 24-533
Synopsis: Supports fundamental convergent research, education, and outreach that addresses, chemistry, biology, geosciences, mathematics, statistics, environmental, data, computational, education, and social, behavioral, and economic sciences of sustainable regional systems in partnerships that may embrace universities, colleges, federal, state, and local governments, tribal communities, non-governmental and international bodies, non-profit organizations, industry, practitioners, and other community groups. If the proposal is comprised of a team of academic organizations, then at least one must be a university or college that serves populations of students historically underrepresented in STEM. To qualify as a core partner organization, there must be financial support for a minimum of three faculty members participating in the SRS RN along with financial support for a minimum of three students. SRS proposals must clearly define the regional system(s) of study, the various components that make up the regional system(s) to be studied, the major topics that will frame the networks, and the goals of the project that will lead to a more sustainable regional system or systems. Significant anticipated outcomes should also be included in the proposal.
Award details: Up to $15M for 5 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/352033
Proposal due date: May 15, 2024.
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NSF
Program: Research Collaboration Opportunity in Europe for NSF Recipients via Dear Colleague Letter (DCL)
Solicitation #: NSF 24-053
Synopsis: Supports U.S.-based scientists and engineers with active NSF awards, particularly those early in their careers, to pursue research collaboration with European colleagues supported through EUfunded ERC grants. Specifically, invites current NSF recipients to submit supplemental funding requests for research visits to any identified, appropriate ERC-funded European research group. ERCEA has provided a list of ERC-funded principal investigators (PIs) and research teams 1 interested in hosting NSF-funded researchers. Supplemental funding may be used to support travel for the PI, co-PI, postdocs, other Senior Personnel, and graduate students funded on the award. NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellows with active Fellowships also are encouraged to pursue international research opportunities and may be eligible to submit to this opportunity. Fellows must contact their cognizant Program Director before submitting a request.
Announcement on website: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2024/nsf24053/nsf24053.pdf?WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Supplemental request due date: At least 3 months before the visit, but no later than May 17, 2024.
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NSF
Program: National Medal of Science Call for Nominations
Synopsis: Nominate a peer or colleague deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding cumulative contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, engineering, or behavioral or social sciences, in service to the Nation. These broad areas include such disciples as astronomy, chemistry, computer and information science and engineering, geoscience, materials research, and research on STEM education. Nominees must be a U.S. citizen or national, or a permanent resident who is applying for U.S. citizenship.
Award details: National Medal of Science, gold medal sculpted by the medalic artist, Donald DeLue, who also made sculptures for Omaha Beach on the Normandy coast of France, as well as the Boy Scout Memorial Tribute in Washington DC.
Announcement on website: https://new.nsf.gov/od/honorary-awards/national-medal-of-science?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery#frequently-asked-questions-a4d
Nominations due date: May 5, 2024.
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NIH / Multiple Institutes, (including NINDS, NIDA, NIMH)
Program: NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience (D-SPAN) Award (F99 / K00 Pre-doc to Postdoc Transition Award)
NOFO #: RFA-NS-24-030 (
Synopsis: Supports a defined pathway across career stages for skilled graduate students from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in biomedical and behavioral sciences. This two-phase award will facilitate the completion of the doctoral dissertation and transition of talented graduate students to strong neuroscience research postdoctoral positions and will provide career development opportunities relevant to their long-term career goal of becoming independent neuroscience researchers. The proposal needs to align with the neuroscience mission of the NIH Blueprint and/or BRAIN Initiative research areas. The NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative will not support projects, regardless of the merit review results, if they do not fulfill current programmatic priorities.
Award details: For the F99 phase, stipends are provided as a subsistence allowance to help defray living expenses during the research training experience. The stipend level for F99 predoctoral fellows is the same as for the F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) fellows; For the K00 phase, The NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative will contribute up to $60K in the first year toward the salary of the career award recipient. This will be increased to $63.3K for the second year, to $66.6K for the third year, and to $69.9K for the fourth year.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-24-030.html
Application due date: New, Revised, Supplemental, and Resubmission applications received through 2026. The next application due date: is April 15, 2024.
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NIH / National Institute on Aging
Program: Multi-Scale Models Bridging Levels of Analysis in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD)
NOFO #: RFA-AG-25-016
Synopsis: Supports projects that will establish multi-scale computational models recapitulating dynamic changes associated with aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD). This broad scope encompasses a variety of computational approaches—such as mathematical and computational modeling, image analysis, artificial intelligence, and machine learning—to better understand aging processes and AD / ADRD across molecules, cells, and networks, and cognition and behavior. The proposed framework must include:
(a) Bridge at least two levels of analysis on the spatial scale (e.g., molecules, cells, tissues, organisms, and behavior), or
(b) Bridge at least two levels of analysis on the temporal scale (spanning from milliseconds to generations).
Examples of appropriate topics may include:
- Age-related changes in synaptic activity across scales, which can also include how these changes are related to motor, sensory, and cognitive domains;
- Image-based analysis of aging function, biology and disease for the purposes of constructing multi-scale models of aging; and
- Dynamic patterns of interventions to promote healthy aging (e.g., intermittent fasting).
Award details: Up to $500K per year for direct costs for a maximum project period of 5 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-25-016.html
Letter of Intent due date: May 13, 2024.
Application due date: June 13, 2024.
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Announcement of Interest for Dornsife Investigators
Office of Research and Innovation
Department of Contracts and Grants
Announcement (NIH): Over the next few months, several eRA Commons modules and screens will be moving to an improved visual appearance being adopted by other eRA modules. The new look is part of a required technology upgrade to enhance the security and stability of eRA Commons. See full announcement here
Announcement (NIH): The National Institutes of Health(NIH) recently released a notice regarding the salary limitation for NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards and extramural research and development contract awards. See full announcement here
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Center for Excellence in Research
Upcoming Workshop
Securing Corporate Funding for Research
In 2016, businesses provided $4.2 billion in academic research funding, largely directed toward life sciences and engineering. Llewellyn Cox will discuss the commercialization process and how University Advancement can help you find a partner, negotiate a license, and market your product.
Date: February 14, 2024. Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Virtual
Registration: CER Workshop
Presenter: Llewellyn Cox, Executive Director of Corporate Relations, University Advancement
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Book Cover: Colored Television: A Novel (Riverhead Books, Forthcoming July 30, 2024) Danzy Senna, English
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