July 10, 2026
Dear Deans, Chairs and Center/Institute Directors:
Please share these funding opportunities and related research news with your faculty.
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QED-C Report: Quantum Technology for Sharing and Securing Electronic Health Records
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As electronic health records become more central to healthcare delivery, they also become higher-value targets for cyber threats. A new QED-C report examines how quantum-relevant security technologies could help protect medical data, with a focus on near-term adoption of post-quantum cryptography and more selective use cases for quantum key distribution. The report finds that post-quantum cryptography is the immediate priority for healthcare organizations as federal standards and timelines create a clearer path toward migration. It also highlights that broader deployment will depend not only on technical readiness, but on healthcare market structure, interoperability, regulatory clarity, and incentives across the U.S. ecosystem.
Read the full report
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OMB Proposes Revisions to Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance
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On May 29, 2026, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), along with over 40 federal agencies, released a package of proposed draft revisions to the Uniform Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance located in Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (2 CFR).
The proposed changes, if implemented, will substantially impact all Stony Brook researchers, and have a planned implementation date of October 1, 2026. It would affect how funding agencies develop new opportunities (including requiring that they align with administration priorities), require that agencies have senior appointees review proposals (including for alignment with Gold Standard Science), create restrictions on foreign collaborations, enable agencies to terminate awards at their discretion, disallow or restrict previously allowable costs (including of publications, conferences, and society memberships), and require that awards not be used to promote practices that violate anti-discrimination laws, among many other proposed changes.
We encourage you to respond to the OMB individually with comments that describe how your work would be impacted by the proposed revisions. OMB is required to address all comments; therefore, being specific helps ensure that all impact is documented and considered. To assist you, we have created a sheet of helpful tips. Multiple organizations have also built tools to help. Note that individual responses should NOT be submitted on behalf of Stony Brook University. Individual responses can be submitted to OMB through the government’s regulations website by July 13, 2026. This deadline will not be extended.
OR&I conducted a survey to gather specific examples of how our research community expects these changes will impact them, and are currently evaluating responses to create an institutional summary. We remain interested in gathering additional specific concerns, which you can share directly with OR&I by sending to OPD_OVPR@stonybrook.edu.
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Call for Judges: Inaugural Postdoc LINK Research Symposium |
On Thursday, September 17, 2026, the Stony Brook University Graduate School, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, in collaboration with the Center for Inclusive Education (CIE), the Career Center, and other campus partners, will host the inaugural Postdoc LINK Research Symposium.
This university-wide event is designed to showcase the research, leadership, and innovation of postdoctoral scholars at Stony Brook University. The symposium will bring together postdocs, graduate students, undergraduate students, faculty, members of the campus community, and institutional partners for a day of interdisciplinary research exchange, networking, and collaboration.
The symposium committee is seeking volunteer judges to evaluate presentations in one of three symposium sessions:
LINK Lightning Talks (10am - 11:15am)
Poster Session (11:45am - 1:15pm)
Technology Talks (1pm - 2:30pm)
The symposium will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. If you are interested in serving as a judge, please complete the form linked below and indicate all of the sessions you are available to judge. While they encourage you to select every session for which you are available, each volunteer will be assigned to judge one session. Additional volunteers may be asked to serve as backup judges if needed.
Judge confirmations, calendar invitations, and additional event details will be shared in early August.
Please complete the form by Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
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Call for Applications: Building Strong Partnerships for Early Career Faculty |
The Office of Proposal Development is accepting applications for a 2-day Workshop, facilitated by Saath Partners, on Building Strong Partnerships for Early Career Faculty. The objective of this in-person workshop, to be held on September 24 and 25, 2026, is to strengthen the ability of early-career faculty to develop, manage, and grow effective partnerships. The workshop will provide participants with practical concepts, tools, and peer-learning opportunities. Through facilitated group discussions and applied exercises, faculty will have the opportunity to use these concepts and tools to further pursue their own partnership ideas.
Eligibility/Certification:
Required: Tenure-track assistant professor; Completed at least one academic year at the institution; Research-active ; Interested in developing collaborative research.
Preferred: In Years 2–5 of assistant professor role; Passed annual reviews in good standing; Planning collaborative work, interdisciplinary activities, or cross-sector initiatives within the next 2 years, which could include grant proposals, collaborative publications, curriculum development, teaching, conference/symposia.
Deadline: Space is limited. Applications must be submitted by Monday, July 27, 2026 at 9 am, via the application portal
For more information, visit the Building Strong Partnerships for Early Career Faculty website.
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Research Administration Immersion for Skill-building and Experience (RAISE): A career preparation program in research administration |
RAISE is a training program that provides a full-time, work-based immersion into multiple units under Stony Brook’s Office for Research and Innovation (OR&I). These units provide a wide range of research administration services to the Stony Brook University community, including the University Medical Center and the Health Sciences Center.
Stony Brook University has created an 12-to-18-month traineeship program to proactively recruit, develop, and train a cohort of entry-level research administrators, beginning in Fall 2026. The trainees will be immersed in multiple offices under OR&I, such as the Office of Proposal Development, the Office of Sponsored Programs, the Office of Grants Management, the Office of Research Compliance, and Intellectual Property Partners.
Watch our recorded information session, register for virtual office hours, and learn more about the traineeship program
Submit your application online through our job portal by August 1, 2026, at 11:59 PM
Please contact RAISE@stonybrook.edu with any questions.
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NIH Request for Information: Proposal to Cap the Number of Simultaneous Research Project Grants per Principal Investigator to Support More Researchers and Maximize Scientific Productivity and Innovation |
The NIH has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on a proposal to cap the number of simultaneous research project grants per PI. This sponsor is seeking input on the outline for this proposed policy, and is specifically interested in input regarding: the pros and/or cons of the policy; the optimal number of RPGs for the cap (2, 3 or 4); the strengths and weaknesses of the proposed implementation strategies; and the possible unintended consequences or policy loopholes.
Deadline for submitting an individual response to NIH: Anyone who is interested in responding directly to NIH as an individual may do so by submitting comments electronically to the NIH RFI webpage by August 3, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET.
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Reports and Articles of Interest |
McAllister & Quinn Weekly Opportunity & Strategic Intelligence Overview |
Every week, McAllister & Quinn's Research Universities Practice sends out a weekly opportunity overview. These comprehensive lists encompass research and development opportunities relevant to R1 and R2 institutions across the Federal government. Visit OPD's Grant Proposal Resource Repository for the latest overview and an archive of previous overviews and other resources.
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Active Limited Competitions and Canvasses |
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Recent Federal Executive Orders and other federal actions affecting federally funded research have resulted in changes to some federal funding opportunities. Consequently, we may need to update our posted limited competitions to remain aligned with these ongoing adjustments. We encourage you to check our website regularly for the latest updates, in addition to canvass and internal competition details and instructions.
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Program: Integration of Nutrition Training into Health Care Education Challenge
Sponsor: NIH
Type: Canvass
InfoReady Portal: Integration of Nutrition Training into Health Care Education Challenge Portal
Internal Deadline: July 10, 2026 at 11:59 pm
External Deadline: September 15, 2026
Institutional Limit: Only one entry per institution is permitted, either as an individual entry or as a partnership entry with other institution(s).
Award Amount and Length: Up to $75K per award. In addition, prize-winning curricula will be publicly amplified and disseminated by NIH for use by accredited medical schools and other health professional training programs.
Program: Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics
Sponsor: Greenwall Foundation
Type: Canvass
InfoReady Portal: Faculty Scholars Program in Bioethics Portal
Internal Deadline: July 24, 2026 at 11:59 pm
External Deadline: LOI (required) due September 9, 2026; Invited full applications due January 4, 2027
Institutional Limit: 1
Award Amount and Length: 50% salary plus benefits (up to the NIH salary cap), with 10% institutional costs for 3 years, plus $5K annually for for project-related expenses and travel.
Program: NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)
Sponsor: NIH
Type: Internal Competition NIH Director’s Early Independence Award Call for Pre-applications
InfoReady Portal: NIH Director’s Early Independence Award Portal
Internal Deadline: July 27, 2026 at 9 am
External Deadline: September 10, 2026
Institutional Limit: 2
Award Amount and Length: Up to $350K per year for up to 5 years in direct costs, plus any allowed indirect costs.
Program: Seed Instrumentation Support (SIS) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Sponsor: NIH
Type: Internal Competition SIS Call for Pre-applications
InfoReady Portal: SIS Portal
Internal Deadline: July 27, 2026 at 9 am
External Deadline: September 25, 2026
Institutional Limit: 1
Award Amount and Length: No limit on total cost of the instrument, but max award is $400K (no indirect costs). Awards are made for 1 year only.
Program: Development of Collaborative Research Facilities or Research-Resource Facilities (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Sponsor: NIH
Type: Internal Competition Development of Collaborative Research Facilities or Research-Resource Facilities Call for Pre-applications
InfoReady Portal: Development of Collaborative Research Facilities or Research-Resource Facilities Portal
Internal Deadline: August 3, 2026 at 9 am
External Deadline: January 25, 2027
Institutional Limit: 1
Award Amount and Length: BRF facilities: $2M to $8M(direct cost); HRF facilities: $2M to $4M. No more than 5 years. There is no max for the total cost of a construction project
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Noteworthy Funding Opportunities |
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NIH Director's Transformative Research Award for Individual and Group Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Sponsor: NIH
Keyword(s): Biomedical Technology, Transformative Research Ideas
Description: The NIH Director's Transformative Research Award supports individual scientists or groups of scientists proposing bold, groundbreaking, exceptionally innovative, original, and/or unconventional research with the potential to create new scientific paradigms, establish entirely new and improved clinical approaches, or develop transformative technologies.
Institutional Limit: No limit
PI Eligibility: No restrictions
Award: Awards are not limit. The maximum project period is five years.
Cost Share: Not required
Deadline(s): September 3, 2026
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