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November 2011 Grants Bulletin
November 30, 2011
Limited Submissions
- NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards (DP5) – RFA-RM-11-007 - December 12
- NIH/NIDDK – Career Development Programs in Diabetes Research for Behavioral Scientists (K12) – RFA-DK-11-028 - January 4, 2012
- U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) – Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Competitive Grants Program (OAO-00005) - December 1
- U.S. Dept. of State – Youth Leadership Program with Algeria - December 5
- CDC - Data Coordinating Center for Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Research and Epidemiologic Studies (U10) RFA DD-12-001 - December 7
- NSF Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) NSF 12-511 - December 14
- USDA - Woody Biomass Utilization Grant Program - January 10
To view these and other limited submission competitions, visit the Proposal Development Office site.
NIH Shared Instrumentation Grant Program - February 15
The NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) has announced the Shared Instrumentation Grant program for major research equipment costing between $100,000 and $600,000. NCRR intends to commit approximately $43 million in FY2013 to fund approximately 110 new awards. The NIH deadline is March 21, 2012.
Complete Program Announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-017.html.
The guidelines require a letter of institutional commitment, including a description of the infrastructure to support the instrumentation as well as the financial resources specifically dedicated to the equipment. NCRR does not limit the number of applications, but if two or more proposals request similar equipment, the Office of the Vice President for Research must address these requests in the letter of institutional commitment (e.g., as indicated in the guidelines, “state that this is not an unintended duplication but part of a campus wide institutional plan”).
Researchers interested in submitting a proposal to the Shared Instrumentation Grant program are asked to submit the following information electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Wednesday, February 15, 2012:
- Name and department of PI
- Instrument requested and approximate cost
- Proposed user group (a minimum of 3 NIH-funded investigators are required)
- If the instrument is intended to be part of an existing service core (recharge center), identify which one; if a new recharge center is being proposed, provide proposed name and location
- If instrument is not intended to be part of a recharge center, delineate the departmental/center/institute and college plans for instrument support in terms of personnel and service costs
Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.) To identify potential NIH-funded investigators, researchers may contact the Proposal Development Office (PDO@uky.edu) or search SPIFi, the database of UK funded projects (http://www.research.uky.edu/ospa/info/spifi.html).
The NIH Operates Under a Continuing Resolution
Notice Number: NOT-OD-12-017Key Dates
Release Date: November 21, 2011Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Purpose
The Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) including the NIH operates under a Continuing Resolution (CR)
that was signed by President Obama on November 19, 2011. The CR
continues government operations through December 16, 2011 at the FY
2011 level minus 1.5 percent.
Until FY 2012 appropriations are enacted, NIH will issue non-competing
research grant awards at a level below that indicated on the most
recent Notice of Award (generally up to 90% of the previously committed
level). This is consistent with our practice during the CRs of FY 2006
- 2011. Upward adjustments to awarded levels will be considered after
our FY 2012 appropriations are enacted but NIH expects institutions to
monitor their expenditures carefully during this period.
Inquiries
Questions regarding adjustments applied to
individual grant awards may be directed to the Grants Management
Specialist identified on the Notice of Award.
November 16, 2011
Limited Submissions
- U.S. Dept. of State - Democracy, Human Rights in the East Asia and Pacific Region - November 21
- U.S. Dept. of State – Youth Leadership Program: TechGirls - November 22
- U. S. Dept. of State – Study of the U.S. Institutes for Women Student Leaders on Women’s Leadership - November 23
- Office on Women’s Health - Prevention of Violence and Trauma of Women and Girls Request for Proposals (RFP) - November 28
- Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar Award in Aging - December 5
- NSF- Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML) (NSF 12-505) - January 17
To view these and other limited submission competitions, visit the Proposal Development Office site.
November 9, 2011
Limited Submissions
- USDA - Children, Youth and Families at Risk Sustainable Community Projects – NO INTERNAL COMPETITION in 2011
- Limited Submission – NSF- Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN)
A Competition to Reconfigure the NCN (NSF 12-504) - November 21
To view these and other limited submission competitions, visit the Proposal Development Office site.
November 2, 2011
Limited Submissions
- U.S. Department of Energy - Nuclear Energy University Programs - Reactor Upgrades - December 14
- U.S. Department of Energy - Nuclear Energy University Programs General Scientific Infrastructure Support - r December 14
To view these and other limited submission competitions, visit the Proposal Development Office site.
Reminder - Support Grants Deadlines
John P. Wyatt, M.D. Traveling Fellowship - Awarded biennially. Deadline is November 15, 2011.
University Research Professors - December 1, 2011
Summer Faculty Research Fellowships - December 12, 2011
Register for teleconference - International Collaborations: Negotiations and Compliance
The Office of Sponsored Projects Administration is sponsoring a teleconference presented by the National Council of University Research Administrators entitled “International Collaborations: Negotiations and Compliance”. The presentation will be shown on Thursday December 15, 2011 in room 102 Mining and Minerals Building from 8:30 am to noon. Please email Sean Scott at sescot0@email.uky.edu if you would like to register. You must register if you want to receive the presentation materials.
Presentation description:
Over the last few years, international collaborations have been on the rise, and many universities that have previously never dealt with foreign partners either as a source of funding or as a collaborator find that their faculty’s field of research places them in the forefront of international collaborations. Negotiations with foreign partners can be complex and involve not only being in compliance with US laws but with the laws of the foreign country. Whether you are involved in a complex program with international sites, working with a foreign subrecipient, or simply sending an investigator off to an international meeting, new and changing regulations, security concerns and economic issues need to be addressed. This session is intended to help the university research community understand processes and policies that will support international collaborations and the impact of critical compliance responsibilities including providing essential export control and related information.
Program Level: Overview
Target Audience: Departmental Administrators, Pre-Award, Post-Award and Research Compliance Administrators
Learning Objectives
Participants will develop a better understanding of, and a resource toolkit for addressing, the following aspects of contract negotiation:
- Obtain a fundamental understanding of negotiating with foreign entities;
- Obtain a basic understanding of the impact of export control laws on research;
- Understand how your negotiations and federal laws concerning international research affect your faculty’s research.