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Descripton at end of newsletter Week of April 29, 2024
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Greetings Dornsife Faculty,
This week our report includes
- A 'Save the Date' announcement to honor and celebrate the life of Dornsife's Divisional Dean of Life Sciences, Jan Amend, who passed in February;
- External funding success obtained by 3 College faculty members;
- Diverse and external funding opportunities, including 2 limited submissions;
- Announcement of new NSF-compliant changes to biographical and pending / other support forms coming up May 10th, as well as a DCG-led zoom training on these new changes; and
- A reminder of Wednesday Dornsife Research Office hours to connect with research administration support staff.
Best regards,
Renee J. Perez, Vice Dean, Administration & Finance
Cathleen Crayton, Project Specialist
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***Save the Date***
On June 18, 2024, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences will celebrate the remarkable life and achievements of Dr. Jan Amend, Professor of Earth Sciences and Biological Sciences, and Dornsife Divisional Dean of Life Sciences. Details of the celebration will be forthcoming via email from Dornsife Events and we will also re-post details in the Weekly Report as they become available.
External Funding Succcess
David Hutchins, Marine and Environmental Biology, Collaborative Research: The impact of ocean warming on bioactive trace metal requirements and use efficiencies of marine nitrifying microorganisms, National Science Foundation
Seth John, Earth Sciences, Marine Biomass Regeneration, Open Society Foundation
Kathy Kolnick, Psychology, Supporting a Route to Reduced Gang Involvement: City of Los Angeles GRYD Program, California State University, Los Angeles,
External Funding Opportunities
***Limited Submission***
(2 USC submissions allowed)
NSF / Directorate for STEM Education - Division of Graduate Education & Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships
Program: Trainee Institutional Partnership Pilot (NRT-IPP)
Solicitation #: NSF 24-566
Synopsis: Supports research and education projects with high industry relevance and that may subsequently be integrated as a separate Track of the NRT program. Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation must represent an effective partnership among: (a) a non-R1 Institution of Higher Education (IHE) (lead institution), (b) a non-lead IHE (an R1 or non-R1) that has either an ongoing or completed NRT program in at least one of the 10 focus areas defined for this pilot (listed in the solicitation with 3 of those listed here)and (c) two to three industry partners in the same focus area(s). Three of the ten focus areas include
- Advanced energy and industrial efficiency technologies, such as batteries and advanced nuclear technologies, including but not limited to, for the purposes of electric generation.
- Advanced materials science, including composites 2D materials, other next-generation materials, and related manufacturing technologies.
- Artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomy, and related advances.
Award details: NRT-IPP awards (approximately 5 awards each year) are expected to be up to 5 years in duration with a total budget up to $4,5M
USC Internal Announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/nsf-24-566/
External announcement on website: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/national-science-foundation-research-traineeship-0/nsf24-566/solicitation
USC Internal due date: June 7, 2024.
Full Proposal due date: July 22, 2024.
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***Limited Submission***
(2 USC submissions allowed)
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, develop meaningful and substantive engagement in communities, center equity, advance artful lives, and lay the groundwork for long-term systems change.
Award details: Grants range from $25K to $150K, with a minimum nonfederal cost share / match equal to the grant amount.
USC Internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/nea-our-town/
External announcement on website: https://www.arts.gov/grants/our-town
USC Internal due date: June 7, 2024.
Letter of Intent due date: August 1, 2024.
External due date: August 15, 2024.
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Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation (JBSF)
Program: Grant for Writing on Sculpture
Synopsis: Supports writers for sculpture, regarding writing about sculpture, like sculpture itself, as a field with unlimited potential. Categories of writing include essays (books, magazines, and catalogue essays); and books (research or manuscripts nearing completion). Types of writing that are supported include art criticism, art history, memoir, psychoanalytical study, philosophical meditation, and literary study. . Eligible individuals are citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. or those who hold a 0-1 Visa. Applicant must have published an essay, book, or memoir since 2019. Must submit 3 samples of published writings as part of the application process. All writing samples must be in English.
Award details: $20K for one year.
Announcement on website: https://jonathanandbarbarasilverfoundation.org/2024-writers-grant-about/
Application due date: Online application is due May 31, 2024.
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Japan Foundation New York
Program: Japan-U.S. Global Partnership Small Grant
Synopsis: Supports U.S.-based institutions and organizations to create and develop networks between Japan and the U.S. on the grassroots level, and to support Japan-U.S. collaborative efforts to help resolve issues of common concern. Projects that fit in one of the following two categories are eligible for consideration.
Category A: Creation or development of network(s) between Japan and U.S. organizations on a grassroots level (Examples include, but are not limited to
- Develop a partnership between two organizations in Japan and the U.S. to deepen mutual understanding at the local level and build capacity for Japan-U.S. exchange
Category B: Japan-U.S. collaborative project that contributes to resolving an issue of common global concern and supports individuals who organize and participate in these projects. Examples include but are not limited to
- Host a symposium, conference, or workshop to support dialogue and networking on a specific issue of common global concern;
- Create and develop a new project with sister city organizations around a shared issue (e.g., revitalization of local communities, aging population, environmental issue, peace study, etc.)
- Policy-oriented projects that explore contemporary issues common to Japan and the U.S. that involve cooperation among academics practitioners, civil servants, and civil society organizations.
Award details: $10K
Announcement on website: https://ny.jpf.go.jp/grants/grants-for-global-partnerships/japan-u-s-global-partnerships-small-grant/
Application due date: Rolling (A concept paper must be submitted at least 3 months prior to the start date of the project)
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Sony Corporation of America
Program: Grants
Synopsis: Supports projects in art, culture, technology, and the environment, with a particular emphasis on education in each of those areas. While support in other areas may also be considered, Sony seeks to apply its financial, technological, and human resources to the encouragement of the creative, artistic, technical, and scientific skills required of tomorrow's workforce.
Award details: Sony only considers requests for 1-year of support.
Announcement on website: https://www.sony.com/en_us/SCA/social-responsibility/giving-guidelines.html
Application due date: Rolling throughout the year.
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The Kettering Family Foundation
Program: Grants in multiple fields
Synopsis: Supports a variety of projects from humanities to environmental issues to public and social benefit projects to health and medical. Funded projects typically are tied to the interest of one of the trustees of the foundation. The Foundation strongly recommends contacting the Foundation office before beginning the application process. Please check out the solicitation for the interesting details.
Award details: The Foundation has awarded well over $18M in funding over the last three years.
Announcement on website: https://www.cfketteringfamilies.com/philanthropy/kff
Request Summary due date: July 31, 2024.
Full proposal (invited): September 15, 2024.
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The Dirksen Congressional Center
Program: Congressional Research Grants
Synopsis: Supports research on congressional leadership and the U.S. Congress. The Center, named for the late Senate Minority Leader Everett M. Dirksen, is a private, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and educational organization devoted to the study of Congress. The competition is open to political scientists, historians, biographers, scholars of public administration or American studies, independent researchers, and journalists are among those eligible. The Center encourages graduate students who have successfully defended their dissertation prospectus to apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens who reside in the United States.
Award details: Stipends will be awarded to individuals (not organizations) on a competitive basis. Grants will normally extend for one year. In some circumstances, the Center will make more than one grant to a single individual in consecutive years, but not more than three grants to the same person in five years. For projects exceeding $10K, the Center will require strict accountability. No indirect costs are allowed.
Announcement on website: https://www.dirksencenter.org/grants-scholarships-and-publications/congressional-research-grants/grant-recipients-1978-present
Proposal due date: Applications are accepted anytime.
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RAND
Program: Technology and Security Policy Fellowship
Synopsis: Supports generations of policy analysts and implementors at the intersection of technology and security issues. Candidates for the fellowship are welcome from all experience levels, from undergraduate students to mid-career professionals. Fellowship duration will typically start at one year with the possibility of up to two additional years. Fellowships can be full- or part-time. Fellows must be based in the U.S. and U.K., working remotely or at one of RAND's U.S. offices or the U.K. office in Cambridge. Candidates must have the ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance in the U.S. or U.K.
Award details: $40K to $200K depending on experience. Fellows also receive a monthly payment that may be used for medical and dental expenses.
Announcement on website: https://www.rand.org/jobs/technology-security-policy-fellows.html
Application due date: Online applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with decisions made on a quarterly basis.
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Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) - North America Social Policy Research Initiative (SPRI)
Program: Social Policy Research Initiative RFP
Synopsis: Supports randomized evaluations across a broad range of sectors including but not limited to consumer finance, children and families, crime, education, employment, energy and environment, household finance, housing and homelessness, labor, employment, and training, etc. except proposals related to health. Of particular interest are research questions involving racial equity. Will review Full Proposals, pilot studies, travel and proposal development grants and add—on funding to augment previously funded projects. J-PAL affiliates, J-PAL post-doctoral fellows, and researchers invited by J-PAL North America to participate in the initiative (invited researchers) are eligible to apply for funding of any type. Researchers can self-nominate to become an invited researcher.
Award details: Full research proposals are typically $150K to $250K, with a maximum of $400K. The maximum award period is 3 years. Pilot programs are $50K for a maximum of 3 years.
Announcement on website: https://www.povertyactionlab.org/initiative/social-policy-research-initiative-request-proposals
Application due date for current cycle: June 11, 2024 (Awards are announced the week of August 12, 2024). The next cycle due date is January 7, 2025 (Awards announced week of March 24, 2025).
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American Psychological Foundation
Program: Division 1 Society for General Psychology Mary Whiton Calkins Grant
Synopsis: Supports research that fits into the broad category of general psychology with a particular research interest that combines multiple subfields within the discipline or addresses overarching themes. The grant supports faculty members who seek to promote coherence among psychology’s subfields, and who identify undergraduate education as their primary focus.
Award details: $4K
Announcement on website: https://apf.apa.org/funding/div1-calkins/
Application due date: June 12, 2024.
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The International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF)
Program: 2024 Rett Syndrome Innovation Award
Synopsis: Supports advancing understanding of the underlying pathology of this rare neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations in methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) and identifying novel therapeutic approaches to treat and cure Rett syndrome. IRSF funds research at every stage — from basic science that can change the way MeCP2 is thought about to clinical research that directly impacts potential treatments. The program aims to (1) provide seed money for innovative research that leads to the identification of therapeutic targets or approaches to treat Rett syndrome, (2) assist investigators in establishing careers in the field of Rett syndrome research, and (3) lead to follow-on funding from other agencies.
Award details: Up to $150K per year for 2 years.
Announcement on website: https://www.rettsyndrome.org/research/for-researchers/research-grants/
Letter of Intent due date: May 15, 2024.
Full proposal due date (invited): July 7, 2024.
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Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation (ACCRF)
Program: Grants
Synopsis: Supports research projects that will advance understanding of adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare cancer originating in the salivary glands and sometimes mammary, lacrimal, sweat, and other secretory glands. It is an unusual cancer in that it tends to grow along nerves and to recur years after initial diagnosis and treatment. While investigator-initiated will be considered, ACCRF specifically seeks research in the following areas (partial):
- MYB: mechanisms of action and therapeutic inhibition;
- NOTCH: mechanisms of action and therapeutic inhibition
- Cell surface markers and related therapies
- Cell lines and cultures.
Award details: Typical grants are $100K to $300K, over 1 to 3 years.
Announcement on website: https://accrf.org/
Application due dates: Grants are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed 2-3 times a year.
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Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) – Health Sciences Futures Office
Program: Engineering of Immune Cells Inside the Body (EMBODY)
Innovative Solutions Opening (ISO) #: ARPA-H-SOL-24-03
Synopsis: Supports the development of technologies that advance immune cell engineering in vivo to treat devastating and life-threatening diseases in an equitable, accessible, and cost-effective way. These key aims may be accomplished using technological advances in viral vectors, nanoparticles, gene editing, and genetic engineering, as well as novel manufacturing techniques and advanced in vitro and in vivo models of the human immune system. This funding opportunity focuses on 2 Technical Areas (TA) of which both TAs must be addressed in proposals:
- TA1: Development of cell-specific targeting approaches for immune cells. Development of genetic cargo that contains elements needed for therapeutic effects and genetic control elements, i.e., for control over gene expression, gene regulation, and gene editing. Combining the cell-specific and genetic cargo approaches to develop pharmaceutical candidates
- TA2: Development of strategies and / or technologies to significantly reduce costs of goods of TA1 agents, and ensure product scalability and high quality. Development of new or enhancement of existing advanced physical in vitro and / or in vivo models and systems that can be used for screening, validating, and quality control of TA1 agents.
Throughout the implementation of the proposal, there will be go / no-go checkpoints.
Award details: Multiple awards are anticipated. Other Transactions (OT) is the potential award instrument.
Announcement on website: EMBODY
Solution Summary due date: May 2, 2024.
Proposal due date: June 11, 2024.
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) / Biological Technological Office
Program: Somnus
Funding Opportunity #: DARPARA2402
Synopsis: Supports research projects that focus on the identification of molecules and mechanisms of host interactions with the gut microbiome that are associated with the restorative effect of sleep on cognitive performance. To achieve this goal, funded studies will utilize an animal model of acute sleep deprivation and recovery, perform cognitive assessments that empirically assess the impact of sleep deprivation on performance, and collect biospecimens to generate a dataset that enables identification of pathways between the gut and the brain that correlate with changes in sleep pressure and cognitive function.
Award details: $2M (Other Transaction or a cooperative agreement) to cover the cost of the proposed full time equivalent and required materials, equipment, and Other Direct Costs
Announcement on website: Somnus
Questions submission due date: June 5, 2024.
Proposal due date: June 17, 2024.
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Department of Defense (DoD) / Defense Health Program
Program: Pancreatic Cancer Research Program - Idea Development Award
Funding Opportunity #: HT942524PCARPIDA
Synopsis: Supports rigorous, innovative, high-risk, high-impact research that leads to earlier pancreatic cancer diagnosis, new therapeutic tools, and improved outcomes. The 2024 focus areas are (partial; see solicitation for a complete list of focus areas)
- Identification and characterization of pancreatic cancer risk including genetic and environmental risk factors, such as diet, obesity, and microbiome.
- Understanding the relationship between metabolic disruptions in pancreatic cancer and their systemic effects, including diabetes and cachexia.
- Barriers to the implementation of health care, including ways to overcome socioeconomic, geographic, or ethnic and racial disparities.
- Understanding tumor development and progression, from precursors to metastasis.
Research must be based on preliminary data. Although the proposed research must have direct relevance to pancreatic cancer, the required preliminary data may be from outside the pancreatic cancer research field. Research should also be based on a sound scientific rationale that is established through logical reasoning and critical review and analysis of the literature.The FY24 Idea Development Award mechanism offers a higher level of funding for applications that propose to partner an experienced PI (i.e., Initiating PI, who will serve as the mentor) with an Early-Career Investigator (i.e., Partnering PI) wishing to pursue a career in pancreatic cancer research. The Initiating PI on the Idea Development Award must be at or above the Assistant Professor and must mentor and collaborate with the Early-Career Investigator (Partnering PI) to promote their career development in pancreatic cancer research.
Award details: Maximum award is $500K for direct costs; The anticipated direct costs budgeted for the entire period of performance for an FY24 PCARP Idea Development Award – Partnering PI Option for Early Career Investigator should not exceed $650K. The maximum period of performance is 3 years.
Announcement on website: Pancreatic Cancer Idea Award 2024
Pre-Application due date: June 28, 2024.
Full application due date (invited): October 3, 2024.
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United States – Israel Binational Science Foundation (BCF)
Program: Call for Collaborative Research Proposals in Behavioral and
Cognitive Sciences as part of the NSF-BSF Program
Synopsis: Supports research in the following areas: Cognitive Neuroscience; Developmental Sciences; Perception, Action & Cognition; Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence; Social Psychology; and Linguistics. As part of the NSF-BSF joint program, the U.S.-Israel BSF administers the NSF-BSF program on behalf of the Israel Council for Higher Education (CHE). NSF-BSF proposals are evaluated together with standard NSF proposals in a review process managed by the regular NSF core programs in the participating disciplines. The U.S. PI must have a clear understanding of the NSF-BSF framework before embarking on proposal preparation. Applicants must be written collaboratively between U.S. and Israeli teams but must be submitted only by the U.S. applicant. The proposal must clearly explain why the contribution of the Israeli PI is critical to the success of the proposed study. The relevant NSF program, using their criteria and adhering to a Lead Agency Model that underpins other Israeli bi-national and multinational research collaborations, will evaluate proposals. BSF watches over compliance by Israeli applicants but does not evaluate the scientific merit of the applications.
Award details: Maximum grant request is [$250K over 4 years].
Announcement on website: BSF-NSF Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
Proposal due dates: Please consult the solicitation for the due dates timetable.
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NSF / Directorate for Mathematics and Physical Sciences – Division of Chemistry & Directorate for Technology, Innovation Partnerships — Innovation and Technology Ecosystems (and partners Proctor & Gamble, Dow, PepsiCo, IBM, and BASF)
Program: Molecular Foundations for Sustainability: Sustainable Polymers Enabled by Emerging Data Analytics (MFS-SPEED)
Solicitation #: NSF 24-567
Synopsis: Supports fundamental research enabling the accelerated discovery and ultimate manufacturing of sustainable polymers using state-of-the-art data science, and to enhance the development of a cross-disciplinary workforce skilled in this area. In particular, through this solicitation the research community is encouraged to address the discovery and elaboration of new sustainable polymers or sustainable pathways to existing polymers by the creation and use of a data-centric environment where research projects are focused on new approaches to predicting structure and properties of polymers and advanced soft materials with insights enabled by data analytics including Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning. This includes more efficient, scalable preparation of monomers and polymers using existing or new synthetic routes.
Award details: Awards are pproximately $2M each for 3 years duration. NSF anticipates making 5 awards.
Announcement on website: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/nsf24567.pdf
Letter of Intent due date: December 5, 2024.
Full proposal due date: January 16, 2025.
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NSF / Across Most Directorates (including, BIO, GEO, MPS, SBE and TIP)
Program: Graduate Research Internships at National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NSFNIBIB/BETA INTERN) Supplemental Funding Opportunity via Dear Colleague Letter (DCL)
Solicitation #: NSF-24-083
Synopsis: Supports PIs with awards that include graduate students, including institutional Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) awards, with up to six months of supplemental funding for a graduate student already supported on an active NSF award with the following goals:
- To provide graduate students with the opportunity to augment their research assistantships or NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) fellowships with non-academic research internship activities and training opportunities that will complement their academic research training.
- To allow graduate students to engage in professional development experiences that will enhance their preparation for multiple career pathways after graduation.
- To encourage the participation of the full spectrum of diverse talent in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Award details: Maximum request is $55K per student for one six month period. NSF plans to fund about 5-10 supplements per fiscal year, depending on the availability of funds.
Announcement: Graduate Student Supplemental Funding
Request due date: PIs may submit request anytime.
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NIH / National, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHSBI)
Program: NHLBI Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA) (R35 — Outstanding Investigator Award)
NOFO #: RFA-HL-26-002
Synopsis: Supports experienced PIs with long-term support and increased flexibility to those PIs who are currently on at least two NHLBI R01-equivalent awards or an NHLBI R35 award in the 6th or 7th year of funding and whose outstanding record of research demonstrates their ability to make major contributions to heart, lung, blood, and sleep (HLBS) research. The OIA is intended to support an investigator's research program, rather than a research project, by providing the primary and most likely sole source of NHLBI funding on individual grant awards. The OIA will provide freedom to conduct research that breaks new ground or extends previous discoveries in new directions. It will also allow PIs to take greater risks and pursue research that requires a longer time frame as well as reduce time spent on writing grants and managing multiple awards — allowing more time devoted to research and enable PIs more time to mentor students and junior faculty, etc. Research supported by the OIA must be within the scope of the NHLBI mission.
Award details: Applicant budgets may request up to $700K for direct costs per year for up to 7 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-26-002.html
Application due dates: Annual due dates through 2027. The next due date is February 19, 2025.
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Announcement of Interest for Dornsife Investigators
Department of Contracts and Grants
NSF has announced that the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)-approved Common Forms for the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support which are compliant with the new NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 24-1), are now available. These revised formats will be required for proposals submitted or due on or after May 20, 2024. For more info see DCG's NewsFlash!
DCG will be offering live training on the to the PAPGG on Friday, May 10th, 3:00 – 4:00 @ https://usc.zoom.us/j/3436532845.
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Dornsife Research Office
Dornsife Research Office is offering weekly online office hours on Wednesday afternoon from 3pm-4pm via Zoom. Feel free to drop in with a question and connect with Dornsife research staff.
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Book Cover: Simone (Reading age 5-9 years) (Minerva, forthcoming May 7, 2024) Viet Thanh Nguyen (with illustrator, Minnie Phan), English, American Studies and Ethnicity, & Comparative Literature
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