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Descripton at end of newsletter Week of February 26, 2024
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Greetings Dornsife Faculty,
This week our report includes
- Accolade for Dornsife faculty member;
- External funding success obtained by College faculty;
- Diverse external funding opportunities, including 1 limited submission;
- New Proposer's Day for The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health Sprint for Women’s Health;
- Upcoming Center for Excellence in Research announcement; and
- Office hours from Dornsife Research Office.
Best regards,
Renee J. Perez, Vice Dean, Administration & Finance
Cathleen Crayton, Project Specialist
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Accolade
Jacob Soll, Philosophy, History and Accounting, has been appointed Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Chinese University in Hong Kong for 2024-2025.
External Funding Succcess
Benjamin Graham, Political Science and International Relations, Evaluating Pretextual Stop Reform in the LAPD: Using Bodyworn Video to Assess Compliance, Veracity, Equity, and Impact, Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Mark Marino, Writing Program, Finding ELIZA: A Media Archaeology of the First Computer Chatbot, Borchard Foundation
Manuel Pastor, Equity Research Institute, Indigenous Migrants, Weingart Foundation
External Funding Opportunities
***Limited Submission***
(1 USC submission)
NSF / Across All Directorates
Program: Accelerating Research Translation (ART)
Solicitation #: NSF 23-558
Synopsis: Supports institutions of higher education (IHEs) that want to build the necessary infrastructure to boost the overall institutional capacity to accelerate the pace and scale of translation of fundamental research outcomes into practice by supporting the development of a range of activities essential for this activity. The ART program is not intended to support IHEs that already have high levels of translational research activity as part of their research and development enterprise (as noted by their number of invention disclosures, patents issued, start-ups, licenses / options, revenue from royalties, the overall volume of industry-funded research, broad adoption of research outputs by communities or constituents, etc.). Such institutions are encouraged to become part of the ART network as valuable collaborators, providing expertise in building the necessary infrastructure for translational research at other IHEs responding to this solicitation. The ART program is also not intended as a resource for conducting additional fundamental research.
Award details: $6M maximum total cost.
USC Internal Announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/nsf-23-558/
External announcement on website: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/accelerating-research-translation-art/nsf23-558/solicitation
USC Internal due date: May 17, 2024.
Full proposal due date: September 18, 2024; 3rd Wednesday in September, annually for subsequent years.
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Daniel K. Inouye Center for the Preservation of Democracy / Museum Democracy Center at the Japanese American National Museum
Program: Irene Yamamoto Arts Writers Fellowship
Synopsis: Supports emerging writers of color to write about works from their own cultural and political perspectives, enriching and broadening cultural criticism as a practice and profession. Eligible applicants must reside in or be a citizen of the United States; be at least 18 years of age; identify as a member of a community with ancestry in one of the original peoples of Africa, Asia, the Americas, Oceania, or Pacific Islands; have fewer than two years of publication experience, which may include a blog or self-publishing; and have demonstrated a commitment to writing about theater, dance, or performance art.
Award details: $5K of unrestricted funds for a fellowship period of 6 months. 2 fellowships will be awarded.
Announcement on website: https://www.janm.org/democracy/arts-writer-fellowship
Application due date: March 17, 2024. Fellowship starts June 2024.
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The American Library in Paris
Program: American Library Visiting Fellowship
Synopsis: Supports writers and researchers with an opportunity to pursue a creative project in Paris for a month or longer while participating actively in the life of the American Library. There are 2 one-month Fellowship periods a year in fall and spring, with dates to be specified later. Applicants should be researching or working on a project that contributes to cross-cultural discourse. Particular attention will be paid to an applicant’s ability to offer the Library’s community a variety of opportunities for exploring a topic. All topics and subject matters are eligible.
Award details: $5K stipend to be used for travel, accommodation, and expenses associated with the month in Paris.
Announcement on website: https://americanlibraryinparis.org/visiting-fellowship/
Application due date: April 1, 2024.
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International Center for Responsible Gambling (ICRG)
Program: 2024 Large Grant
Synopsis: Supports research of gambling disorder and responsible gambling. The ICRG seeks proposals of high scientific merit from investigators who show promise of disseminating their work at high-impact conferences and in peer-reviewed scientific journals. PI must have a Ph.D. or M.D.
Award details: Proposers may request up to $75K for direct costs (up to 15% for indirects) per year for 2 years. Total requests may not exceed $172.5K.
Announcement on website: ICRG 2024 Large Grant
Letter of Intent due date: April 1, 2024.
Application due date (invited): July 15, 2024.
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Berggruen Institute
Program: Berggruen Prize Essay Competition
Synopsis: Offers this competition as Berggruen seeks to stimulate new thinking and innovative concepts while embracing cross-cultural perspectives across fields, disciplines and geographies. The competition will accept submissions in English and Chinese that address the theme of “the planetary” which represents conditions and ways of being that exceed the human and anthropocentric categories, and offers an opportunity to recast both the players and the play.
Award details: Each language category carries with it a $25K prize.
Announcement on website: https://berggruen.org/essay-competition
Submission due date: June 30, 2024.
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American Psychological Foundation
Program: Visionary Grants
Synopsis: Supports early career psychologists (10 years or less postdoctoral) for research, education and intervention projects and programs that use psychology to solve social problems in the following areas
- applying psychology to at-risk, vulnerable populations (e.g., serious mental illness, returning military, those who are incarcerated or economically disadvantaged);
- preventing violence;
- understanding the connection between behavior and health (e.g. wellness, diabetes, obesity);
- understanding and eliminating stigma and prejudice (e.g., race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, and socioeconomic status);
- furthering racial equity.
APA has requested funds from their fund at the Tides Foundation to fund a 2024 Visionary Grant that is focused on furthering racial equity. Preference will be given to pilot projects that, if successful, would be strong candidates for support from major federal and foundation funding agencies, and “demonstration projects” that promise to generalize broadly to similar settings in other geographical areas and / or to other settings.
Award details: Up to $20K.
Announcement on website: https://apf.apa.org/funding/visionary-grants/
Application due date: April 3, 2024.
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Breakthrough Foundation
Program: 2025 Breakthrough Prizes
Synopsis: Honors top scientists, handing out three prizes in Life Sciences, one in Fundamental Physics and one in Mathematics. Breakthrough Prize will again partner with two prestigious institutions – the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) and ResearchGate – to directly engage with researchers and the science community. ALLEA brings together more than 50 academies from over 40 countries, with members leading scholarly enquiry across all fields of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. ResearchGate is the professional network for researchers.
Award details: Each prize comes with a $3 million award. In addition, 6 New Horizons Prizes, each for $100K, will be available to promising early-career researchers in the fields of Physics and Mathematics. Nominations will also be taken for the Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize, three annual $50K awards presented to early-career women mathematicians who have completed their PhDs within the previous two years.
Announcement on website: https://breakthroughprize.org/
Nominations due date: April 1, 2024.
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California Humanities
Program: Quick Grants
Synopsis: Supports community-focused public humanities learning experiences. Programming should draw on the humanities in content or approach and support interactive learning experiences featuring synchronous (live or virtual) program moderation or facilitation. Successful past programs have included walking tours, interpretive exhibitions, humanities-focused workshops and performances, scholar talks, and panel discussions.
Award details: Up to $5K for organizations with an annual budget of up to $500K. Length of award is 12 months from the award date.
Announcement on website: https://calhum.org/grant-deadlines-overview/humanities-for-all-quick-grants/
Application due date: Beginning May 1, 2024, applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) / Foreign Agricultural Service
Program: 2024 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship
Funding Opportunity #: USDA-FAS-10777-0700-10.-24-0002
Synopsis: Supports research by individuals from eligible countries who specialize or have experience in agricultural education, research, extension, or other related fields. Fellowships promote food security and economic growth in eligible countries by educating a new generation of agricultural scientists, increasing scientific knowledge and collaborative research to improve agricultural productivity, and extending that knowledge to users and intermediaries in the marketplace. USDA identifies Borlaug Fellows based on country-specific topics of importance to international agricultural trade. USDA then places Fellows with U.S. research institutions for 12-week intensive programs, where Fellows will study under the tutelage of a faculty Mentor at the matched U.S. research institution. This period will align with the 2024 Fall session of classes at the respective host university.
Award details: Up to $75K per Fellow for a project period beginning August 15, 2024 and concluding July 31, 2026.
Announcement on website: BFP Fiscal Year 2024
Application due date: April 8, 2024.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture / National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Program: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Sustainable Agricultural Systems RFA
NOFO #: USDA-NIFA-AFRI-010653
Synopsis: Supports projects that focus on systems approaches that significantly improve the supply of climate-smart, sustainable, safe, healthy, and accessible food and other agricultural products while fostering economic revitalization in America. These creative approaches must address current needs of resilient and robust food systems and anticipate future social, economic, health, and environmental impacts. The specific goals addressed in this RFA include: (1) Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry (CSAF); (2) Strengthening the Bioeconomy; and (3) Nutrition Security. For this 2024 RFA, a mentoring plan is required in all applications that include undergraduate students and graduate students of postdoctoral scholars.
Award details: Average award will range from $50K to $100K.
Announcement on website: AFRI-SAS-RFA
Application due date: June 6, 2024.
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Department of Energy (DoE) / Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) / Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO)
Program: Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Advanced Biofuels
FOA #: DE-FOA-0003178
Synopsis: Supports (1) the development of technologies that convert domestic lignocellulosic biomass and renewable organic waste resources into affordable low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts that significantly reduce carbon emissions on a life-cycle basis as compared to equivalent petroleum-based products (Pre-Pilot Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefinery Technologies); and (2) supports projects that focus on applied RD&D to improve the performance and reduce the cost of biofuel production technologies and scale-up production systems in partnership with industry (Biointermediate Processing Toolbox).
Award details: Up to $9,400M anticipated for this funding opportunity. Project periods will range from 24-36 months.
Announcement on website: BETO IRA Advanced Biofuel
Concept Paper due date: March 22, 2024.
Full Application due date: May 24, 2024.
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Department of Energy (DoE)
Program: 2025 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award
Synopsis: Supports and recognizes mid-career scientists and engineers in recognition of exceptional scientific, technical, and engineering achievements related to the broad missions of DoE and its programs. The Lawrence Award, established in 1959 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Atomic Energy Commission encourages excellence in energy science and technology and to inspire people to dedicate their lives and talents to scientific and technological effort, through the examples of Ernest O. Lawrence (the Award’s namesake) and the Lawrence Award laureates. Nominations are solicited in each of the following nine categories, representing the broad research missions of DoE and its programs: Atomic, Molecular, and Chemical Sciences; Biological and Environmental Sciences; Computer, Information and Knowledge Sciences; Condensed Matter and Materials Sciences; Energy Science and Innovation; Fusion and Plasma Sciences; High Energy Physics; National Security and Nonproliferation; and Nuclear Physics.
Award details: Lawrence Award Laureates receive a citation signed by the Secretary of Energy, a gold-plated medal bearing the likeness of Ernest O. Lawrence, and a $20K honorarium.
Announcement on website: https://science.osti.gov/lawrence/Nomination-and-Selection-Guidelines
Nominations due date: May 9, 2024. Nomination packages prepared solely by the nominee are discouraged.
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Department of Defense (DoD) / Department of the Navy Science and Technology
Program: 2025 Department of Defense Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)
NOFO #’s: Office of Naval Research: N0001424SF002; Army Research Office: W911NF24S0006; Air Force Office of Scientific Research: FOAAFRLAFOSR20240003
Synopsis: Supports basic research in science and engineering at U.S. institutions of higher education that is of potential interest to the DoD. The program is focused on multidisciplinary research efforts where more than one traditional discipline interacts to provide rapid advances in scientific areas of interest to the DoD. Proposals from a team of university investigators are expected when the necessary expertise in addressing the multiple facets of the topics may reside in different universities. By supporting multidisciplinary teams, the program is complementary to other DoD basic research programs that support university research through single-investigator awards. Please consult the solicitation for each agency’s areas of research interest.
Award details: Maximum awards can be up to $1.5M per year for up to 5-year performance period.
Announcement on website: https://www.nre.navy.mil/assets/2024-02/N0001424SF002.pdf
White Paper due date (not required but strongly recommended): May 17, 2024
Proposals or Invited Proposals due date: September 6, 2024. Grant starts May 2025.
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NSF / Multiple Directorates including MPS and SBE
Program: Next Era of Wireless and Spectrum (NewSpectrum)
Solicitation #: 24-549
Synopsis: Supports fundamental research to investigate new spectrum access and management approaches and underlying technology enablers for Spectrum Era 4. The broader impact of this program is to develop the intellectual capital enabling the U.S. to smoothly and quickly transition to effective new ways of using and managing the radio and optical spectrum when Spectrum Era 3 reaches its end, thereby sustaining and advancing the social, economic, scientific, and U.S. national leadership benefits derived from the electromagnetic spectrum. Broadly, the NewSpectrum program invites proposals in 3 related areas related to Spectrum Era 4:
- Science and Spectrum Engineering: Research to increase the overall utility and efficiency of the electromagnetic spectrum while assuring spectrum access for the common good;
- Spectrum Capabilities: Research to improve performance, resilience, and reliability of individual systems under spectrum constraints; and
- Wireless Technologies: Research to create hardware components, devices, and hardware design and analysis techniques that impact spectrum challenges.
Award details: NewSpectrum Track 1 Awards are expected to be up to 3 years in duration with a total budget up to $800K. NewSpectrum Track 2 Awards are expected to be up to 3 years in duration with a total budget up to $400K.
Announcement on website: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/nsf24549.pdf
Full Proposal due date: May 28, 2024.
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NSF & NIH
Program: Science of Science Approach to Analyzing
and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO) via Dear Colleague Letter (DCL)
Solicitation #: NSF 24-061 NSF 24-061 SoS:BIO
Synopsis: Supports projects that will advance understanding of the biomedical research enterprise by drawing from the expertise of the Science of Science research community. Research can draw from a variety of social science disciplines and use a breadth of methodologies and theories to address important Science of Science research questions relevant to biomedical research – from discovery to impact. The SoS:BIO program will also consider proposals designed to create and provide access to datasets on important Science of Science topics that will enable research questions to be answered. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, research studies that promote our understanding of the following areas:
- Policy considerations to promote impactful and innovative research (For example, the impacts of various funding approaches).
- Mechanisms that foster effective biomedical scientific collaboration and team science.
- The barriers to, and effective methods for promoting broad participation in the biomedical research enterprise, such as the inclusion of the full spectrum of diverse talent including individuals from underrepresented groups in the workforce; enhancing the research capacity of regions, such as in NIH’s IDEA states and NSF’s EPSCoR jurisdictions; and the effects of academic institutional policies (such as salary support, promotion, and tenure policies) on scientific practice and progress.
Announcement on website: SoS-BIO
Proposal due date: September 9, 2024 and February 10, 2024. Proposals should be submitted to NSF 23-569.
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NSF / Across Several Directorates & NIH / Across Most Institutes and Offices
Program: Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial
Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH)
Solicitation #: NSF 23-614
Synopsis: Supports the development of transformative high-risk, high-reward advances in computer and information science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, behavioral and / or cognitive research to address pressing questions in the biomedical and public health communities. Transformations hinge on scientific and engineering innovations by interdisciplinary teams that develop novel methods to intuitively and intelligently collect, sense, connect, analyze and interpret data from individuals, devices and systems to enable discovery and optimize health. Solutions to these complex biomedical or public health problems demand the formation of interdisciplinary teams that are ready to address these issues, while advancing fundamental science and engineering.
Award details: Estimated program budget, number of awards and average award size/duration are subject to the availability of funds. An estimated 10 to 16 projects will be funded, subject to availability of funds. NSF anticipates investing up to $15M-20M for this program
Announcement on website: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/solicitations/pubs/2023/nsf23614/nsf23614.pdf?VersionId=0naBNkzIs0BTDy6EQShb_VaS9JQJ0df_
Full Proposal due dates: October 3, 2024; October 3, 2025.
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NIH / Multiple Institutes
Program: Long-Term Effects of Disasters on Healthcare Systems in Populations with Health Disparities
NOFO #: PAR-24-109
Synopsis: Supports collaborative research focused on understanding the long-term effects of natural and/or human-made disasters on healthcare systems serving populations that experience health disparities living in the U.S. and its territories. This initiative focuses on (i) understanding the direct long-term effects of disasters on healthcare systems, and specifically on the access, delivery, coordination, safety and quality of healthcare services, physical and organizational infrastructure, health care workforce and changes in healthcare needs and disparities of the communities they serve, and (ii) identifying, testing and/or evaluating interventions based on strategies or best practices that healthcare systems or communities have implemented that promote appropriate system function and delivery of services during and after the disaster, maintenance of optimal continuity of care, and resilience of healthcare systems and populations for future events.
Award details: Generally, maximum award is $500K for direct costs per year for 5 years. Budgets exceeding $500K must be discussed with the program official at NIH.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-109.html
Application due dates: Multiple due dates through 2027. Next due date for new applications is June 5, 2024. Next due date for renewal, resubmissions, AIDS, and revised applications are July 5, 2024.
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NIH / National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Program: Transformative Research on the Basic Mechanisms of Polysubstance use in Addiction (R01)
NOFO #: RFA-DA-25-043
Synopsis: Support projects proposing mechanistic studies that will transform our understanding of polysubstance use in addiction. These hypothesis-based, exploratory projects may investigate mechanisms of polysubstance use at the behavioral, cognitive, cellular, circuit, genetic, epigenetic, pharmacological and/or computational levels. Examples of areas of interest include (partial)
- Identification and / or characterization of molecules, genes, cells (including non-neuronal cells), neural pathways, circuits, receptors, ion channels, intrinsic excitability, pharmacological and signaling mechanisms mediating the effects of polysubstance use;
- Do environmental factors interact with brain circuits to influence the development and trajectory of SUDs involving polysubstance use?
- Are there neurobehavioral risk phenotypes for progression to polysubstance use? - What are the neurocognitive and neurobehavioral changes that occur through experience with different patterns of polysubstance use?
Award details: Application budgets will be limited to $350K for direct costs per year.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DA-25-043.html
Letter of Intent due date: June 17, 2024.
Application due date for all applications (except AIDS applications): July 17, 2024.
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Announcement of Interest for Dornsife Investigators
Office of Research and Innovation
Research Strategy & Development (RSD)
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Sprint for Women’s Health intends to fundamentally change the trajectory of women’s health care research and radically accelerate the next generation of discoveries. ARPA-H will seek funding proposals with revolutionary, evidence-based ideas from a diverse mix of scientific visionaries to improve the lives of millions of women. Awardees will develop unconventional approaches and innovative new avenues to push high-impact biomedical research forward.
To learn more and register for an upcoming virtual Proposers’ Day visit sprint.investorcatalysthub.org
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Center for Excellence in Research
Upcoming Workshop
Funding From Foundations For STEM
There are thousands of charitable foundations around the world looking to fund research — the challenge is finding the right one for you. Learn how you can build a meaningful relationship with a foundation, as well as the process and resources available at USC to help you along the way.
Date: March 6, 2024 Time: 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Register for Zoom: https://usc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrce-grT8pHNV23GJrsqXbXkJ8do9Q5dz7#/registration
Presenter: Hossein Pourmand, Assistant Vice President for Research Initiatives, University Advancement
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Dornsife Research Administration Office
Office Hours on Wednesdays for Help with Research Administration
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Image description:: "The circuit organization of the spinal cord”. From Swanson, L.W., Hahn, J.D., & Sporns, O. (2024) Network architecture of intrinsic connectivity in a mammalian spinal cord (the central nervous system’s caudal sector) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 121:e2320953121.
Courtesy Larry W. Swanson, Biological Sciences (Neurobiology) & Psychology
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