Agency: Towson
University Faculty Development
and Research Committee
Deadline(s): February
1, 2012
The Faculty Development and
Research Committee (FDRC) is pleased
to announce its call for applications
for Summer Research Fellowships and Summer Teaching
Innovation Fellowships for 2012. Under the February
1, 2012 deadline, the Committee will accept applications
for the following two funding categories:
- Summer Research Fellowships
of $4,000 for projects leading
to a scholarly product such as
a proposal to an external funding
source, or a publication, presentation,
invention, composition, performance,
or exhibition.
- Summer Teaching Innovation
Fellowships of $4,000 for projects
leading to new classroom initiatives
that are grounded in current research
on teaching and learning. Faculty
members with ideas for teaching
innovations and projects to enhance
student learning are encouraged
to apply.
All funds awarded under this application
round will be paid as salary through
payroll and will be taxed.
Any eligible faculty member interested
in applying is strongly encouraged
to speak with a committee
member from his or her college
prior to preparing a proposal; committee
members are invaluable sources of
advice and direction. Application
forms and guidelines are available
through the link provided below.
An original and one copy of the
completed application form and accompanying
documentation as described in the
application materials should be
submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the deadline
date to the Office of University
Research Services (OURS), Suite
208, Enrollment Services Building.
All applications must have signatory
approval from both the department
chairperson and college dean at
the time of submission. OURS
requests that an electronic copy
of the application also be submitted
via email to ours@towson.edu .
Electronic submission of the application
is optional and will not replace
the paper submission requirements
described above.
URL: http://www2.towson.edu/research/facultygrants.asp
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Institutional, University-Wide, or Cross-Disciplinary Opportunities
Agency: National
Institute for Justice
Deadline(s):
April 25 , 2012
NIJ seeks proposals to conduct research
on policing to improve criminal investigative processes
and promote police integrity in law enforcement
agencies at the State and local levels. Effective
criminal investigative practices and improved police
integrity are of critical importance to ensuring
trust and confidence in the police in communities
throughout the United States.
NIJ is interested in proposals addressing
the following topics:
Police Investigations: NIJ
is interested in changes in investigative
processes that have resulted in different
models of investigations and whether
police agencies have changed detectives’ investigative
practices toward crime control and
prevention.
Police Integrity: NIJ
is interested in supporting evaluations
that examine the impact of internal
and/or external mechanisms that promote
police integrity.
NIJ funding for an individual research
project rarely exceeds $500,000 annually,
though total funding for projects requiring
multiple years to complete has exceeded
$1 million in some cases.
Applicants should be aware that the
total period for an award ordinarily
will not exceed 3 years.
What will not be funded:
- Provision of training or direct
service.
- Proposals primarily to purchase
equipment, materials, or supplies.
(The budget may include these items
if they are necessary to conduct applied
research, development, demonstration,
evaluation, or analysis.)
- Work that will be funded under
another specific solicitation.
- Proposals that do not contain
a research component or do not respond
to the specific goals of this solicitation.
URL: http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=140813
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Building the Science of Public Reporting (R21)
Agency: Department
of Health and Human Services
Deadline(s):
March 28, 2012
Disparities in the
quality of health care received
by the poor, certain minorities, and other priority
populations continue with little sign of improvement.
One method of bringing such differences to light
is public reporting, which informs consumers and
allows comparison of provider performance. At this
time, hundreds of public reports with thousands of
different measures are being produced throughout
the United States. Despite all this activity at federal,
state, and community levels, the evidence base on
the content, design, and dissemination of public
reports contains many unresolved issues on how to
most efficiently meet consumer needs.
Two recognized pathways to improvement
are: 1) Consumer selection of high-value
providers, and 2) provider efforts
to improve care. The focus of this
opportunity is on consumer use of
reports. Possible studies that may
be applicable under this opportunity
include those looking at the impact
of consumer use of reports on provider
behavior, as well as studies involving
reports on providers produced by
an insurance entity for use by enrollees.
All research proposals should take
a consumer-focused approach.
This initiative seeks to fill three
major gaps in the public reporting
evidence base in order to:
- Improve the design and presentation
of public reports to meet the needs
of consumers, including subgroups
such as AHRQ’s priority populations
and Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries;
- Increase consumer use and the
dissemination of public reports,
including subgroups such as AHRQ’s
priority populations and Medicare
and Medicaid beneficiaries; and
- Improve the underlying data
and methodology of public reports
to make them more credible, meaningful,
and useful.
This opportunity will use the AHRQ
Exploratory / Developmental grant
(R21) award mechanism. The individual
researcher sponsored by the applicant
organization will be solely responsible
for planning, directing, and executing
his or her proposed project.
Applications may be 1 to 3 years
in duration, with no more than $350,000
total costs (direct and indirect
costs) requested from the government
in any give year, and a budget supported
by AHRQ not to exceed $1,000,000
total costs over the entire project
period. Any applications with project
periods and/or budgets exceeding
these limits will not be reviewed.
Awards issued under this opportunity
are contingent upon the availability
of funds and the submission of a
sufficient number of meritorious
applications. The total amount awarded
and the number of awards will also
depend on the number, quality, duration,
and costs of the applications received.
Facilities and administration (F&A)
costs requested by applicants are
included in the total cost limitation.
Funding beyond the first year will
be contingent upon a review by AHRQ
staff of the annual progress report.
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HS-12-004.html
