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Descripton at end of newsletter Week of May 6, 2024
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Greetings Dornsife Faculty,
Congratulations to all newly minted Trojan graduates and their faculty & staff mentors!
This week's report includes
- Honors for one Dornsife faculty member;
- External funding success for six faculty members;
- Current and diverse funding opportunities for your perusal, including three limited submissions;
- Updated time and date for NSF PAPPG training per Department of Contracts and Grants;
- Reminder of Office Hours for Dornsife Research Administration.
Best regards,
Renee J. Perez, Vice Dean, Administration & Finance
Cathleen Crayton, Project Specialist (Administrative), Research Administration
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Accolade
Laura Melissa Guzman, Biological Sciences and Quantitative Computational Biology has been named a 2024 Fellow of the Ecological Society of America.
External Funding Successes
Yehuda Ben-Zion, Earth Sciences & Statewide California Earthquake Center, Collaborative SCEC-NASA Research Program, 2023-2027, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Scott Fraser, Biological Sciences and Translational Imaging Center, In vivo Imaging of the Human Retina at the Molecular Level, Doheny Eye Institute
Duke Han, Psychology, Finance, Cognition, and Default Network in Aging (FCDNA), National Institute on Aging
Peter Kuhn, Convergent Science Institute in Cancer, Center for Translational Research in Health Disparities Morehouse School of Medicine
Kris Pardo, Physics and Astronomy, Detecting Microhertz Gravitational Waves with the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Patrick Turley, Economics, Mendelian Imputation for Family-based GWAS and Association-by-proxy in Diverse Ancestries, University of California, Los Angeles
External Funding Opportunity
***Limited Submission***
(Time sensitive - 1 application per institution)
Agilent
Program: Agilent Research Catalyst (ARC) Awards
Synopsis: Supports fueling pioneering research in strategic areas of importance to Agilent, empowering scientific innovation, and celebrating impactful contributions in academia. The focus of this solicitation is demonstration of live cell analytical assays and workflows in Good Manufacturing Practices bioprocess development and biomanufacturing of cell therapeutics. Applicants must hold a tenure-track faculty position and be authorized to serve as a principal investigator for research contracts and principal advisor of doctoral candidates at the institution.
Award details: Up to $600K
USC Announcement on website: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/agilent-arc/
External announcement on website: https://www.agilent.com/univ_relation/arc/index.shtml
USC Internal due date: May 17, 2024
External due date: June 1, 2024.
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**Limited Submission***
(Time sensitive - 2 applications per institution)
Department of Energy (DoE) / Office of Science – High Energy Physics
Program: Quantum Information Science Enabled Discovery (Quantified 2.0) for High Energy
FOA: DE-FOA-000354
Synopsis: Supports open scientific research on Quantum Information Science (QIS) Enabled Discovery (QuantISED) to further the HEP mission to understand how the universe works at its most fundamental level. Successful applications will help define an exploratory program where innovative solutions for scientific discovery are developed and deployed to advance HEP science drivers and contribute to QIS research and technology for public benefit. Cross-cutting the traditional frontiers and thrusts of the HEP program, with a series of workshops and funding opportunities over the last several years, the QIS subprogram exploits the interdisciplinary nature of QIS and associated partnerships for exploratory, early-stage research aimed at high impact discoveries aligned with HEP science goals, but also driving developments in foundational QIS and related scientific and technology research areas. Focus areas of interest include (1) HEP-QIS Theory; (2) Quantum Sensing; and (3) Pathfinder Experiments. Requests can be made for Team awards to support broad ambitious research requiring multiple institutions and / or multiple disciplines via research teams; and Seed awards for exploratory investigations by researchers and institutions new to the field, or smaller-scale HEP QIS research efforts.
Award details: Seed awards: $70K per year to $350K per year for 2-3 years performance period. Team awards: ~$400K to ~$1.2M per year for 3-5 years performance period.
USC Internal Announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/de-foa-0003354/
Announcement on website: QUANTISED 2.0
USC Internal due date: May 20, 2024.
Letter of Intent due date: June 18 2024
Application due date: June 30, 2024.
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***Limited Submission***
(Time sensitive - 1 application per institution)
NIH / National Institute of Environmental Sciences
Program: Hazardous Material Worker Health and Safety Training (U45 — Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training Cooperative Agreements)
NOFO #: RFA-ES-24-001
Synopsis: Supports the development and delivery of model programs for the training and education of workers engaged in activities related to hazardous materials and waste generation, removal, containment, transportation, and emergency response. NOFO aims to use safety and health training to prevent and reduce work-related harm.
Award details: Up to $700K for firs year for new applicants. Award amounts for subsequent funding is not stated. The maximum project period is 5 years. Indirects are 8% of MTDC.
USC Inteernal Announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/rfa-es-24-001/
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-24-001.html
USC Internal due date: May 20, 2024.
Letter of Intent due date: June 8, 2024.
External due date: July 8, 2024.
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Harvard-Radcliffe Institute
Program: Academiic Year 25-26 Fellowship
Synopsis: Supports engaged scholarship. Applications from scholars and artists proposing innovative work that confronts pressing social and policy issues and seeks to engage audiences beyond academia are welcome. The Institute is particularly interested in proposals relevant to the Institute’s focus areas of (1) Climate change, especially proposals addressing critical questions of impact and equity and (2) Academic freedom and connecting across differences Reflecting Radcliffe’s unique history and institutional legacy, proposals that focus on women, gender, and society or draw on the Schlesinger Library collections are also welcomed. Scholars in the humanities must have received their doctorate (or appropriate terminal degree) in the area of their proposed project at least two years prior to their appointment as a fellow (December 2023 for the 2025-26 fellowship year). Appropriate terminal degrees include PhD, MD, and JD. Humanities scholars must have published a monograph and / or at least two articles refereed in journal or edited collections. Applicants in science, engineering and mathematics Have received their doctorate in the area of the proposed project at least two years prior to their appointment as a fellow (December 2023 for the 2025-26 fellowship year and have published at least five articles in refereed journals. Most science, engineering, and math fellows have published dozens of articles. 3 letters of recommendation are required for all applicants.
Award details: Fellows receive a stipend of $78,000 plus an additional $5K to cover project expenses. The fellowship runs from September 2025 to 2026.
Announcement on website: https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/radcliffe-fellowship/become-a-radcliffe-fellow
Application due date: September 12, 2024.
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Albert and Elaine Borchard Foundation
Program: Faculty Grants in France & Hosting International Colloquium in France
Synopsis: Faculty Grants: Supports research in France for a semester or a quarter during academic year 2025-2026 for research and writing. Hosting International Colloquium in France: Supports academicians to organize and direct 3-day international colloquia in their disciplines at the Chateau de la Bretesche in the summer of 2025. Colloquium ought to be small in size and comprise of similar numbers of Europeans and Americans.
Award details: Faculty Grants: $30K plus accommodations in the Chateau with furnishings and paid utilities. International Colloquium: $35K to be hosted at the Chateau de la Bretesche.
Announcement on website: Faculty Grants in France
Application due date: Applications are reviewed twice a year. Next due date is
October 1, 2024. Please note applications instructions in the announcement.
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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Program: Economics Research Grants
Synopsis: Supports basic research with applications that promote equity, protect consumers, strengthen institutions, incentivize innovation, test technologies, and improve the value of scientific research.
Award details: Awards range from $250K to $300K
Announcement on website: https://sloan.org/programs/research/economics-2
Application due date: Rolling
For more information, next steps and assistance with proposal development, contact Jennifer Lidar, Executive Director of Foundation Relations, University Advancement and lead fundraiser for this opportunity, at jlidar@usc.edu
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American Psychological Foundation
Program: Wayne F. Placek
Synopsis: Supports research to increase the general public’s understanding of homosexuality and sexual orientation, and to alleviate the stresses the LGBTQIA+ community experiences in this, and future civilizations. Of particular interest are
- heterosexuals’ attitudes and behaviors toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQIA+) people, including prejudice, discrimination, and violence
- family and workplace issues relevant to LGBTQIA+ couples
- special concerns of sectors of the LGBTQIA+ population that have historically been underrepresented in scientific research
- issues concerning Black LGBTQIA+ individuals and communities
Early career researchers and graduate students are encouraged to apply.
Award details: $15K
Announcement on website: https://apf.apa.org/funding/placek-grants/
Application due date: June 12, 2024.
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Simons Foundation
Program: Neuroscience Collaborations Courses and Conferences Awards
Synopsis: Supports courses or conferences in fundamental neuroscience. Courses and conferences that align with the scientific missions of Simons’ programs, the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCGB) , with a focus on the fields of systems and computational neuroscience, and / or the Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB), with a focus on healthy cognitive aging, will be prioritized. To be eligible for funding through the 2024 RFA for the Courses and Conferences Award, the first instance of the course or conference must occur between September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025. It is expected that the applicant has or will identify other sources of funding, since it is not expected that Simons awards will cover 100% of costs.
Award details: Funding levels per year: $5K, $10K, $25K. Additional funding of $50K must be pre-approved by the agency.
Announcement on website: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/neuroscience-collaborations-courses-conference-awards/
Letter of Intent due date: May 23, 2024.
Full proposal due date: July 25, 2024.
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Eppendorf and Science Magazine
Program: 2024 Eppendorf and Science Prize for Neurobiology
Synopsis: Supports and recognizes the work of promising young neurobiologists by providing support in the early stages of their careers. It is awarded annually for the most outstanding neurobiological research by a young scientist, as described in a 1,000-word essay based on research performed during the past three years. This international award acknowledges the increasingly active and important role of neurobiology in advancing our understanding of the functioning of the brain and the nervous system—a quest that seems destined for dramatic expansion in the coming decades.
Award details: $25K and publication of the winning essay in Science. The winning essay and 3 finalists’ essays will be published in Science Online.
Announcement on website: https://www.science.org/content/page/eppendorf-and-science-prize-neurobiology
Application submission due date: June 15, 2024.
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National Endowment for the Arts
Program: Grants for Arts
Synopsis: Supports opportunities for public engagement with the arts and arts education, for the integration of the arts with strategies promoting the health and well-being of people and communities, and for the improvement of overall capacity and capabilities within the arts sector. Grants for Arts support art projects in the following disciplines: Artist Communities, Arts Education, Dance, Design, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literary Arts, Local Arts Agencies, Media Arts, Museums, Music, Musical Theater, Opera, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works, Theater, and Visual Arts. Projects may be small, medium, or large, and may take place in any part of the nation’s 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. jurisdictions. A project may consist of one or more specific events or activities; it may be a new initiative or part of your organization’s regular season or activities.
Award details: Grants range from $10K to $100K. All grants require a nonfederal cost share or match of at least 1 to 1.
Announcement on website: https://www.arts.gov/grants/grants-for-arts-projects
Submission to grants.gov due date: July 11, 2024.
Submission to applicant portal: July 26-23, 2024.
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National Endowment for the Humanities
Program: Graduate Education in the Humanities – A National Convening
Funding Opportunity #: 20240806-CHC
Synopsis: Supports a project to assess the current state of
graduate education, explore and discuss current challenges, and disseminate innovative models and methods that meet those challenges. Those models and methods will help graduate programs in disciplines across the humanities expand training opportunities and prepare students for careers in a wide variety of fields and capacities, thereby opening new paths for graduates of humanities programs to help address the most complex problems of our time, such as climate change, racism, inequality, public health crises, the dangers and opportunities of technology, and other urgent issues.
Award amounts: $500K. Grant begins March 1, 2025, for up to 3 years.
Announcement on the website: Graduate Education in the Humanities
Due date for optional draft: June 26, 2024.
Application due date: August 6, 2024.
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Department of Defense (DoD) / Defense Health Program
Program: Prostate Cancer Research Program - Data Science Award (Early Investigator Award)
Funding Opportunity #: HT942524PCRPDSA
Synopsis: Supports research that addresses specific gaps in prostate cancer research and clinical care. Proposals are required to address one or more of the FY2024 Overarching Challenges:
- Improve quality of life to enhance outcomes and overall health and wellness for those impacted by prostate cancer
- Develop new treatments or improve upon existing therapies to improve outcomes for patients with lethal prostate cancer
- Advance health equity and reduce disparities in prostate cancer
- Define the biology of prostate cancer progression to lethal prostate cancer to reduce death
Seeks proposals that build upon the logic, concepts, and methods of one or more of the following research areas as they pertain to prostate cancer (partial): Computational biology; Bioinformatics; AI and machine learning; Epidemiology; Analysis of —omics data. The FY24 PCRP Data Science Award offers funding for applications that propose to partner an experienced PI. The Early Investigator Research Award supports prostate cancer-focused research opportunities for individuals in the early stages of their careers. All application components for the Early Investigator Research Award are to be written by the Early Investigator PI, with appropriate direction from the Mentor(s).
Award details: Maximum awards are $10M for direct costs over a 3-year project period.
Announcement on website: Prostate Cancer Research Data Science Award
Letter of Intent due date: August 9, 2024.
Application due date: August 30, 2024.
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Department of Defense (DoD) / Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Program: Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science & Technology
Funding Opportunity #: N0001424SB001
Synopsis: Support basic research, applied research, advanced technology development, and, under certain conditions, may include activities involving advanced component development and prototypes. ONR, Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG), and the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL) are interested in receiving proposals for Long-Range S&T Projects that offer potential for advancement and improvement of Navy and Marine Corps operations and ONR, ONRG, and MCWL. Interested investigators should be aware of these agencies' broad role in competitive funding of meritorious research across a spectrum of science and engineering disciplines. Investigators will find more specific calls by visiting the ONR website found in this solicitation. Submitted proposals must reference this BAA.
Award details: The funded amount and period of performance of each proposal selected for award may vary depending on the technology area and the technical approach to be pursued by the offeror selected.
Announcement on website: ONR BAA
White Paper and Proposal due date: September 30, 2024, or until a successor to this Long Range BAA has been issued, whichever comes first.
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Department of Energy (DoE) / Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Program: 2024 Photovoltaics Research and Development (PVRD)
Funding Opportunity Announcement #: DE- FOA-0003337
Synopsis: Supports innovative solar PV R&D that reduces the cost of PV modules, reduces carbon and energy intensity of PV manufacturing processes, and optimizes PV technology for new, specialized markets. This FOA has two topic areas, broadly summarized here:
(TA1) PACERS – to develop innovative PV cell and minimodule prototypes to enable rapidly expanded deployment and identify pathways for reduction in PV module cost, decarbonization of PV manufacturing and supply chains, and expansion of PV into new and emerging applications.
(TA2) Building Academic Capabilities in Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) This topic area solicits proposals from the academic community for new equipment and new research capabilities that will enable future improvements of CdTe technology and the training of a skilled R&D workforce.
Award details: Anticipate ~$20M of federal funding available for 8-15 awards ranging between $1M and $4M for a period of performance from 2 to 3 years.
Announcement on website: 2024 PVRD
Letter of Intent due date: June 12, 2024.
Concept Papers due date: July 1, 2024.
Full applications due date: (invite through encourage/discourage notification) September 16, 2024.
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NSF / Directorates of Biological Sciences, Mathematical and Physical Sciences an Engineering
Program: NSF-NIH Pathfinder Supplements on Quantum Sensors for Biomedical Science via Dear Colleague Letter (DCL)
Solicitation #: 24-086
Synopsis: Supports and promotes the advancement of quantum sensors for biomedical research in clinical settings. DCL announces an opportunity for researchers currently supported by NSF to request supplemental funding to extend their research on quantum sensing in a direction that may be of joint interest to NSF and NIH. Following consultation with a cognizant NSF program officer, supplemental funding may be requested to support postdoctoral fellows or graduate research associates to perform research that integrates developers of new quantum technologies with potential end-users for the anticipated sensors and devices. Priority will be given to supplemental funding requests that identify meaningful research collaborations that connect current NSF-funded teams with researchers in biomedical or clinical research settings. At least one full year on the current NSF award to be supplemented must remain at the time of submission.
Award details: Supplement budget requests must reflect the actual needs of the proposed project and should not exceed 20% of the total funding for the original award. At least 1 full year must be
Announcement on website: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2024/nsf24086/nsf24086.pdf?WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Concept Outline due date: Prior to submitting a request for supplemental funding, proposers must submit a concept outline which is due June 3, 2024.
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NSF / Multiple Directorates (include GEO, SBE, BIO, TIP)
Program: Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies (Hydrogen INTERN) Supplemental Funding Opportunity via Dear Colleague Letter (DCL)
Solicitation #: 24-087
Synopsis: Supports, in partnership with the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), internship and training opportunities to meet these strategic objectives of NSF and EERE with a focus on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. NSF will consider supplemental requests from PIs with graduate students on active NSF grants 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 research internship activities and training opportunities that will complement their academic research training.
- To allow graduate students to pursue new activities aimed at acquiring professional development experience 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). DCL recommends consultation with the cognizant NSF Program Director points of contact included in the DCL.
Award details: $55K per student per six-month period. NSF plans to fund up to approximately 10 or more supplements in each fiscal year starting with FY 2024, depending on the availability of funds.
Announcement on website: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2024/nsf24087/nsf24087.pdf?WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Target dates: June 15, 2024, for FY 24 and April 15 for future years.
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NSF / Directorate for Mathematical Sciences – Division of Mathematical Sciences
Program: Research Training Groups (RTG) in the Mathematical Sciences
Solicitation #: 24-570
Synopsis: Supports efforts to improve graduate student research training and professional development through structured groups pursuing collaborative research. In addition to graduate student trainees working with faculty members, RTG-supported research teams may, but are not required to, include undergraduate or postdoctoral trainees. The long-range goal of the RTG in the Mathematical Sciences program is to strengthen the nation's scientific competitiveness by increasing the number of well-prepared U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents who pursue careers in the mathematical sciences, be they in academia, government, or industry. RTG program invites proposals in all fields within mathematical sciences; especially encouraged in 2024-2025 are those that align and integrate research in mathematics and statistics with emerging areas such as Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Quantum Computing, and Cybersecurity.
Award details: $400K to $600K
Announcement on website: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/nsf24570.pdf
Application due date: August 13, 2024. Second Tuesday in August thereafter.
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NSF / Multiple Directorates (including MPS, CISE, SBE)
Program: Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
Solicitation #: NSF 24-569
Synopsis: Supports research collaborations consisting of mathematicians, statisticians, computer scientists, engineers, and social and behavioral scientists focused on the mathematical and theoretical foundations of AI. Research activities should focus on the most challenging mathematical and theoretical questions aimed at understanding the capabilities, limitations, and emerging properties of AI methods as well as the development of novel, and mathematically grounded, design and analysis principles for the current and next generation of AI approaches. The overall goal is to establish innovative and principled design and analysis approaches for AI technology using creative yet theoretically grounded mathematical and statistical frameworks, yielding explainable and interpretable models that can enable sustainable, socially responsible, and trustworthy AI.
Award details: Awards will range from $500K to $1.5M over 36 months.
Announcement on website: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/nsf24569.pdf
Proposal due date: Annual due dates through 2026. The next due date is October 10, 2024.
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Announcements of Interest for Dornsife Investigators
USC OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Department of Contracts and Grants
In light of USC Commencement, the NSF PAPPG training session announced in the Weekly Report last week has been moved to NEXT
Friday, May 17th, 1:00 PM -2:00 PM. Training will be via Zoom
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USC Dornsife Research Administrtion
Office Hours on Wednesdays for help with Research Administration
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: Planning for the Wrong Pandemic: Covid-19 and the Limits of Expert Knowledge
(Polity Press, forthcoming September 3, 2024) Andrew Lakoff, Sociology and Anthropology
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