These grant proposals respond to advertisements called program solicitations, requests for proposals (RFP), or requests for applications (RFA), which are sent out by funding sources and posted on their web sites.
Unsolicited Grants
These grants respond to the mission or objectives of the funding source, not to a specific program or advertisement.
If you are applying to the U.S. Government, you can find information about solicited and unsolicited grants at grants.gov, Grant Advisor Plus, InfoEd, or the web sites of federal agencies.
Foundation and corporate opportunities can be located through the Community of Science (www.cos.com) or similar grant search engines, including Grant Advisor and InfoEd.
GRANT TRENDS
Increasingly, the federal government has been interested in supporting collaborative research among industry, universities, and research laboratories. When private and public researchers collaborate, the chances are better that research will turn into applications or products. Right now, the most competitive grants seem to be ones that create a network of cross-disciplinary researchers in the public and private sectors.
- Excerpted from the
Reed Science Group Academic Sourcebook, June 2006
GRANT RESOURCES
If your grant requires information dissemination through a conference, institute, symposium, workshop, etc., contact the UMSL Division of Continuing Education & Outreach. The Division offers complete planning, marketing and support services for programs, on and off campus. Call Dr. Gina Ganahl, Associate Dean, at (314) 516-5925, or e-mail ganahlg@umsl.edu.
UMSL GRANT SUBMISSION POLICY
PeopleSoft Signature Routing Sheet (PSRS)
Must be delivered to the Office of Research BEFORE the grant will be submitted. Applies to any grant being submitted to any agency. Must include ALL signatures (all PIs Co-PIs, Dept. Chairs, Deans of each person, dept, and/or school who has time/resources committed through direct costs or cost sharing/match).
Budgets
SUBMIT YOUR BUDGET TO GINNY SCHODROSKI TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION DEADLINE. Large or complex budgets should be finalized at least one week before submission so that the PSRS can be prepared and routed for ALL required signatures. Proposal review time must be allowed before asking someone to commit their unit.
Note
If you are going to be away from the University at the time of submission, you must arrange before leaving to sign the PSRS signature page.
We polled readers last month about whether and how you use this "Funding Opportunities" page. We did not receive enough feedback to make changes now, but will continue to analyze usage of this page. If you have any suggestions on how we can best help connect you to funding opportunities, please email Tamara Wilgers.
RECEIVE CUSTOM EMAIL ALERTS FOR FEDERAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES. CONTACT BRENDA STUTTE(516-5897).
Adopting and Demonstrating the Adaptation of Prevention Techniques for Persons at Highest Risk of Acquiring or Transmitting Human Immunodeficiency Virus (ADAPT 2) (UR6) MORE INFO
Costs Medical Practices Incur Ordering, Storing, and Delivering Vaccines to Adult Patients: Does Reimbursement Cover Costs? Grant MORE INFO
Economic Studies of Vaccines and Immunization Policies, Programs, and Practices Grant MORE INFO
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research Centers: Special Interest Project Competitive Supplements MORE INFO
Public Health Research Dissertation Grant MORE INFO (Dissertation Funding)
Using Provider Reminder/Recall to Enhance Up–to–Date Coverage of 18-Month Olds Grant MORE INFO
Joint Domestic Nuclear Detection Office/National Science Foundation: Academic Research Initiative Grant MORE INFO
In FY 2007, the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will invest, in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), in leading edge, frontier research at academic institutions. This transformational research effort will be focused on detection systems, individual sensors or other research that is potentially relevant to the detection of nuclear weapons, special nuclear material, radiation dispersal devices and related threats. Research that would benefit from incorporation of social and behavioral science components is appropriate for consideration. The joint DNDO/NSF effort, in coordination with the efforts of other agencies, seeks to advance fundamental knowledge in new technologies for the detection of nuclear threats and to develop intellectual capacity in fields relevant to long-term advances in nuclear detection capability. This research, and the research community that will be built under the ARI, is seen as critical to our nation's ability to deploy effective nuclear detection measures to counter the serious threat of a nuclear terrorist attack. Research proposals on detection of biological, chemical, and conventional weapons are specifically excluded from the scope of this solicitation.
Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required): March 28, 2007
Full Proposal Deadline(s): May 02, 2007
Annually thereafter through 2011, first Wednesday in April
The Office of Research Administration supports and advocates research and technology transfer by faculty, graduate students and staff. The ORA provides services in conjunction with external and internal sources of funding for research, along with services related to commercializing discoveries through technology transfer. The goal of this newsletter is to inform the campus community of grants received, to highlight the accomplishments of our faculty, graduate students and staff, and to share with you a calendar of important events and deadlines. Please direct any comments or questions regarding the newsletter to Tamara Wilgers (wilgerst@umsl.edu).
