Please note for all proposals that must be submitted via Grants.gov,
the Office of University Research Services must have the final
complete proposal, with all required attachments, no later
than 48 hours prior to the agency deadline. Because of the
higher possibility of technical difficulties with this new
submission engine, the OURS cannot guarantee that proposals
received later than 48 hours prior to the deadline will be
submitted on time. Please direct any questions to the Office
of University Research Services, 4-2236 or ours@towson.edu.
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Announcements from the Office of University Research Services
Reminder: IRB Meeting Schedule
The Towson University Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Participants (IRB) has set its meeting schedule for the spring semester 2009. Individuals planning to carry out research involving the use of human participants should plan to submit an IRB application no later than two weeks prior to the meeting at which they would like the application reviewed. The meeting schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, April 15 (submit applications by April 1)
Wednesday, May 13 (submit applications by April 29)
Although not all applications require full IRB review, submitting your application two weeks prior to a scheduled meeting will ensure that the application is reviewed and approved, or granted an exemption (as appropriate) in a timely manner.
Questions should be directed to the IRB at 4-2236.
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American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Funding Announcement
Recovery Act Limited Competition for NIH Grants: Research and Research Infrastructure “Grand Opportunities” (RC2)
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Deadline: April 27, 2009 (for optional but recommended letter of intent)
May 27, 2009 (for proposals)
This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), supported by funds provided to the NIH under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Recovery Act” or “ARRA”) solicits through this limited competition applications proposing to develop and implement critical research innovations to advance the research enterprise, stimulate future growth and investments, and advance public health and health care delivery. The purpose of the “GO” grants program is to support high impact ideas that lend themselves to short-term funding, and may lay the foundation for new fields of investigation. The “GO” grants program will support large-scale research projects that accelerate critical breakthroughs, early and applied research on cutting-edge technologies, and new approaches to improve the synergy and interactions among multi and interdisciplinary research teams. The initiative seeks novel approaches in areas that address specific knowledge gaps, scientific opportunities, new technologies, data generation, or research methods that would benefit from an influx of funds to quickly advance the area in significant ways. Applicants may propose to address either a specific research question or propose the creation of a unique infrastructure/resource designed to accelerate scientific progress in the future.
The scope of the ”GO” grants program includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Groundbreaking, innovative, high impact and cross-cutting research projects that can be readily deployed and that will improve and accelerate biomedical research.
- Basic, clinical and translational projects that could fundamentally enhance the research enterprise and that require the participation, interaction, coordination and integration of activities carried out in multiple research laboratories.
- Creation of large scale unique resources, accelerated application of high throughput, and other novel technologies.
- Deployment of critical infrastructure, resources, tools, and methodologies that substantially accelerate collaborative, multi and interdisciplinary basic, translational, and/or clinical research.
- Implementation of large scale research projects that are carried out using new and creative collaborative agreements and partnerships with industry and small businesses to accelerate the pre-clinical and clinical testing of new therapeutics.
- Creative approaches to overcome barriers to basic, translational, or clinical research using novel tools, technologies, and services.
Requirements. ”GO” projects are expected to demonstrate the following:
- The work cannot be reasonably expected to be carried out successfully without support provided by “GO” grants.
- Specific outcomes of the proposed project promote and advance the mission of the NIH to improve health.
- The project is ready to be deployed immediately upon funding.
- A rapid infusion of significant funding will accelerate current and future research in the area of study and there are appropriate measurable outcomes to evaluate the short and long-term effects of the project.
- The proposed project is something that no other entity is likely or able to do, and there is a public health benefit to having the results of the research in the public domain.
- The project or generated results and resources can be expected to become integrated with other NIH and privately funded research within a reasonable timeframe. Projects that would require funding beyond this timeframe should provide a detailed plan for maintaining the research efforts without any expectation of further financial assistance from the sponsoring IC or other NIH components. Applicants are expected to provide a list of outcomes and include plans to obtain long-term support for research endeavors carried out with ”GO” grant funding.
The ”GO” grant RC2 award provides two years of support to applicant organizations that can demonstrate the need for a significant short-term stimulus investment on a well defined project that is ready for deployment and implementation and that meets the goals of the Recovery Act. Because the mission of the NIH institutes and centers (ICs) vary, applicants should review the scientific areas of interest described in the IC websites. Projects that span the mission of ICs are also eligible. For additional information regarding NIH IC examples of scientific interest, prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the relevant IC staff for IC-specific programmatic and budgetary information. (See http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_go.html.)
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-004.html
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Institutional, University-Wide, or Cross-Disciplinary Opportunities
Research Grant Programs
Agency: United States Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Services
Deadlines: April 27, 2009 and August 3, 2009 for (optional but encouraged) letters of intent
June 25, 2009 and October 1, 2009 for proposals
The United States Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) has announced funding availability through the National Center for Education Research (NCER) program. NCER addresses the educational needs of typical developing students. For the FY 2010 competition, the Institute will consider applications under the research programs listed below:
- Reading and Writing
- Mathematics and Science Education
- Cognition and Student Learning
- Teacher Quality – Reading and Writing
- Teacher Quality – Mathematics and Science Education
- Social and Behavioral Context for Academic Learning
- Education Leadership
- Education Policy, Finance, and Systems
- Early Childhood Programs and Policies
- Middle and High School Reform
- Interventions for Struggling Adolescents and Adult Readers and Writers
- Post-secondary Education
- Education Technology
- English Language Learners
The Institute has established five research goals for its research programs. Within each research program one or more of the goals may apply: (a) Goal One – explore the relations between education outcomes and malleable factors; (b) Goal Two – develop or improve innovative education interventions; (c) Goal Three - evaluate efficacy of education programs, practices, and policies; (d) Goal Four –scale-up evaluations; and (e) Goal Five – develop and/or evaluated system measurements and tools.
Applicants must submit their proposal to one of the specific topics listed above and may submit proposals to more than one competition or topic. Within a particular competition or topic, applicants may submit multiple proposals. However, applicants can submit a given proposal only once (i.e., applicants may not submit the same proposal or very similar proposals to multiple topics or to multiple goals in the same topic or to multiple competitions). Each program and each goal under this announcement has specific requirements. Interested applicants should refer to the original Request for Applications (RFA) to learn more about these requirements before applying. A letter indicating an applicant’s intent to submit an application is optional, but encouraged, for each application. The letter of intent form must be submitted electronically using the instructions provided at: https://ies.constellagroup.com.
Proposal development handouts from the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) presentation on February 27, 2009 via the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) live webcast are available. To receive a copy, please contact OURS (4-2236).
URL: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/
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Agency: United States Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Services
Deadlines: April 27, 2009 and August 3, 2009 for (optional but encouraged) letters of intent
June 25, 2009 and October 1, 2009 for proposals
The United States Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences (Institute) has announced funding availability through the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) program. NCSER addresses the educational needs of students with disabilities. For the FY 2010 competition, the Institute will consider applications that meet the research programs listed below:
- Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education
- Reading, Writing, and Language Development
- Mathematics and Science Education
- Social and Behavioral Outcomes to Support Learning
- Transition Outcomes for Special Education Secondary Students
- Cognition and Student Learning in Special Education
- Teacher Quality
- Related Services
- Special Education Policy, Finance, and Systems
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
The Institute has established five research goals for its research programs. Within each research program one or more of the goals may apply: (a) Goal One – explore the relations between education outcomes and malleable factors; (b) Goal Two – develop or improve innovative education interventions; (c) Goal Three - evaluate efficacy of education programs, practices, and policies; (d) Goal Four –scale-up evaluations; and (e) Goal Five – develop and/or evaluated system measurements and tools.
Applicants must submit their proposal to one of the specific topics listed above and may submit proposals to more than one competition or topic. Within a particular competition or topic, applicants may submit multiple proposals. However, applicants can submit a given proposal only once (i.e., applicants may not submit the same proposal or very similar proposals to multiple topics or to multiple goals in the same topic or to multiple competitions). Each program and each goal under this announcement has specific requirements. Interested applicants should refer to the original Request for Applications (RFA) to learn more about these requirements before applying. A letter indicating an applicant’s intent to submit an application is optional, but encouraged, for each application. The letter of intent form must be submitted electronically using the instructions provided at: https://ies.constellagroup.com.
Proposal development handouts from the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) presentation on February 27, 2009 via the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) live webcast are available. To receive a copy, please contact OURS (4-2236).
URL: http://ies.ed.gov/funding/
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Agency: US Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Deadline: April 23, 2009
The Business and International Education Program provides grants to enhance international business education programs and to expand the capacity of the business community to engage in international economic activities. This competition includes one competitive preference priority and three invitational priorities as follows:
- Competitive Preference Priority - Establish internships overseas to enable foreign language students to develop their foreign language skills and their knowledge of foreign cultures and societies. The sponsor awards an additional five points to an application that meets this priority.
- Invitational Priority I - Applications that focus on any of the seventy-eight (78) languages selected from the U.S. Department of Education’s list of Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs).
- Invitational Priority II: Applications that focus on one or more of the following: developing, improving and disseminating best practices of international business training programs, teaching, and curriculum development to increase American competitiveness.
- Invitational Priority III: Applications that focus on increasing the numbers of underrepresented minorities in foreign languages and area and international studies.
Applications that meet these invitational priorities will not receive a competitive or absolute preference over other applications. Recommendations regarding national need for expertise in foreign languages and world regions from the head officials of a wide range of Federal agencies may be found at: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/consultation.pdf.
Institutions of higher education that have entered into agreements with business enterprises, trade organizations, or associations that are engaged in international economic activity—or a combination or consortium of these enterprises, organizations, or associations—for the purposes of pursuing the activities authorized under this program are eligible to apply.
For FY 2009, the sponsor proposes to allocate $2,223,961for new awards. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action. The estimated range of awards will be $50,000 - $95,000 and applications that propos a budget exceeding $95,000 for a single budget period of 12 months will be rejected. A total project period of 24 months is allowed. A cost matching of 50% of the total cost of the project in each fiscal year is required. It is estimated that 25 awards will be made under this solicitation.
URL: http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsbie/applicant.html
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Agency: US Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Deadline: April 23, 2009
The International Research and Studies (IRS) Program provides grants to conduct research and studies to improve and strengthen instruction in modern foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields. Two competitive preference priorities are included in this solicitation. The agency awards an additional five points to an application that meets one or more of these priorities. These priorities are:
- Competitive Preference Priority 1-The development of specialized instructional or assessment materials focused on any of the following seventy-eight (78) languages selected from the U.S. Department of Education’s list of Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs).
- Competitive Preference Priority 2 - Research, surveys, assessments, orstudies focused on any of the following seventy-eight (78) languages selected from the U.S. Department of Education’s list of Less Commonly Taught Languages (LCTLs):
Recommendations regarding national need for expertise in foreign languages and world regions from the head officials of a wide range of Federal agencies may be found at: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/consultation.pdf.
For FY 2009, the sponsor proposes to allocate $2,550.000 for new awards. The actual level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action. The estimated range of awards will be $50,000 - $95,000 - $200,000 per year.
URL: http://www.ed.gov/programs/iegpsirs/applicant.html
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Agency: Towson’s Honors College
Deadline: April 1, 2009
The Honors College is offering the opportunity for faculty and staff to apply for an Honors College mini grant. Awards consist of a stipend (with the possibility of additional funds for course materials), are limited, and given on a competitive basis. Grants will be accepted for either the development of an honors seminar or support of faculty scholarship with honors students.
Any questions about this opportunity can be directed to honors@towson.edu or 410-704-4677.
URL: http://www.towson.edu/honors/faculty/documents/HC_minigrant_guidelines_application_000.pdf
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