Office of the Vice President for Research

Select Your Search Criteria

VT Web

Enter your search here

 

Limited Submissions: Browsing All Limited Submissions

	Title		External Id
	Agency	Next Deadline	Details
	U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the University Nuclear Leadership Program (formerly the Integrated University Program), Research and Development Grant, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.		31310022K0001
	Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)	All deadlines have passed	Show Details (+) Hide Details (-)
	Notice of Intent Deadline of Mar 1, 2022 Has Passed — [All slots are filled]
Title U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the University Nuclear Leadership Program (formerly the Integrated University Program), Research and Development Grant, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. Agencies Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Description The program provides funding to support research and development (R&D) for nuclear science, engineering, technology, and related disciplines to develop a workforce capable of supporting the design, construction, operation, and regulation of nuclear facilities and the safe handling of nuclear materials. University R&D activities provide an opportunity complement current, ongoing NRC-led research. A summary of NRC planned research activities can be found at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/research/activities.html. More specifically, the program shall be used to provide financial assistance for R&D projects relevant to the programmatic mission of the NRC referenced above, with an emphasis on providing financial assistance with respect to research, development, demonstration, and commercial application activities relevant to civilian advanced nuclear reactors, including but not limited to, relevant fuel cycle technologies, advanced construction, manufacturing, and fabrication methods. The NRC invites R&D projects that complement its current research portfolio and that help the NRC prepare for upcoming challenges. The NRC seeks projects that provide a variety of direct and indirect, near- and longer-term benefits. These benefits include: • Identification and closure of potentially important technical gaps ahead of regulatory needs, • Heightened awareness and knowledge of key advanced technology developments being pursued outside of NRC, and • Improved foundational knowledge on key topics of future regulatory interest. Areas of particular interest include: • Aging/degradation of nuclear plant systems, structures, and components; • Cyber security impacts of new/advanced technologies at nuclear facilities; • Application of wireless communications, drones, robotics, and autonomous control in operations and maintenance activities; • Digital engineering/analytics, advanced sensors, and digital instrumentation/controls at nuclear facilities; • Advanced materials and manufacturing for nuclear applications; • Advanced construction techniques for nuclear builds; • Application of digital twin and other digital engineering techniques in the design; construction, and operations of nuclear facilities;Advanced non-destructive examination techniques, including the application of artificial intelligence to nuclear applications; • Evaluation of technical gaps and major uncertainties in assessing risk for advanced reactors; • Human and organizational factors and human reliability analysis for advanced nuclear applications, including improved models for dependency, consideration of organizational factors, and dynamic methods; • Characterization of low frequency, high consequence natural or industrial hazards for advanced nuclear application; • Characterization, handling, fabrication, transportation, storage, or disposal of fresh and spent nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants (including the various advanced reactor designs that are currently under development); • Analyses, data, and evaluations that will support an understanding of the safety, technical gaps and major uncertainties for (1) small modular and advanced reactor designs with emphasis in the areas, natural circulation, heat transfer, boron dilution, neutronics,source term analysis, severe accident analysis and (2) fuel cycle technologies, with emphasis on experimental test and analytical model data to help validate the NRC’s scientific computer codes and ability to assess application of these technologies; • Analysis models and methods for fuel and cladding performance under steady state, transient, and accident conditions including fuel fragmentation, relocation, and dispersal; • Advanced technology approaches (e.g., data and text analytics and artificial intelligence) and applications (e.g., data mining, risk communication, autonomous control) in nuclear power-related applications. Some specific areas of focus could be (1) assessing or developing methods for explainable artificial intelligence, (2) gaining new insights from existing publicly available agency datasets (e.g., ADAMS, Licensee Event Reports), (3) incorporating equipment failure trends, (4) using AI for autonomous control in complex systems, (5) optimizing maintenance activities, (6) using machine learning to study physical processes in materials and fluid mechanics, including advanced non-destructive examination techniques, and (7) probabilistic risk assessment, and (8) risk-informed decision-making in licensing, inspection, and other regulatory activities; • Evaluation of the radiological releases and offsite consequences for fusion reactor accidents; and • Analytical approaches that combine probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) risk quantification methods with reactor systems sensitivity or uncertainty analysis methods to quantify the risk significance of safety analysis errors or uncertainties. An example application might be to quantify the risk significance of a given error in the safety analysis critical heat flux correlation in terms of the likelihood and extend of fuel rod failures per year. Although the NOFO identifies many of the NRC’s R&D priorities, the NRC will strive to award projects that cover multiple project areas specified above. Your application should emphasize the technical area(s) proposed under this project. More Information https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=31310022K0001 Submission Limits An applicant/institution may submit no more than two (2) applications in response to this announcement. Deadlines Internal Notice of Intent Mar 1, 2022 Notification of Internal Competition Mar 1, 2022 Internal Pre-proposal Mar 7, 2022 Results of Internal Competition Mar 14, 2022 Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal N/A Agency Proposal Apr 5, 2022
	CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS SCIENCES TO ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND LOW-CARBON MANUFACTURING		DE-FOA-0002676
	Department of Energy (DOE)	All deadlines have passed	Show Details (+) Hide Details (-)
	Notice of Intent Deadline of Feb 23, 2022 Has Passed — [All slots are filled]
Title CHEMICAL AND MATERIALS SCIENCES TO ADVANCE CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND LOW-CARBON MANUFACTURING Agencies Department of Energy (DOE) Description The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) announces its interest in receiving new applications from single principal investigators (PIs) and from small teams to advance basic and fundamental chemical and materials sciences that underpin clean energy technologies and lowcarbon manufacturing. The goal is creation of foundational knowledge to support the development of approaches that will minimize climate impacts of energy technologies and manufacturing. For this FOA, clean energy technologies include approaches to capture, produce, convert, store, and use energy that reduce or eliminate unwanted emissions such as greenhouse gases (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane, etc.). These technologies also include approaches such as direct air capture (DAC) and carbon storage/sequestration to decrease emissions that have been released into the environment from energy production and use. Low-carbon manufacturing refers to manufacturing processes that minimize carbon emissions and energy consumption. Investments from this FOA are anticipated to include awards that build foundational knowledge underpinning the Energy Earthshots Initiative. Awards under this FOA will support basic and fundamental research. Applied research, which seeks to exploit fundamental knowledge to solve specific technical challenges, is outside the scope of this FOA. More Information https://science.osti.gov/grants/FOAs/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2022/DE-FOA-0002676.pdf Submission Limits Applicant institutions are limited to a total of no more than 3 pre-applications or applications. • DOE/NNSA National Laboratories may submit up to 3 pre-applications or applications, which must be for multi-PI efforts. • Institutions other than DOE/NNSA National Laboratories may submit up to 2 preapplications or applications for multi-PI efforts and up to 3 pre-applications or applications for single-PI efforts, for a combined total of no more than 3 pre-applications or applications. NOTE: The total number of submissions from a single institution must not exceed 3. Deadlines Internal Notice of Intent Feb 23, 2022 Notification of Internal Competition Feb 24, 2022 Internal Pre-proposal Mar 4, 2022 Results of Internal Competition Mar 9, 2022 Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal Mar 16, 2022 Agency Proposal May 17, 2022
	Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25)		PAR-20-223
	National Institutes of Health (NIH)	All deadlines have passed	Show Details (+) Hide Details (-)
	Notice of Intent Deadline of Feb 18, 2022 Has Passed
Title Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25) Agencies National Institutes of Health (NIH) Description The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on: Courses for Skills Development Research Experiences for undergraduate freshmen and sophomores from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in bioengineering or STEM fields relevant to bioengineering, such as engineering or the physical/computational sciences, which play key roles in biomedical technologies and innovation. The ESTEEMED program is intended to expose students to bioengineering research early in their college careers and interest them in potentially pursuing advanced studies in bioengineering or a related field. It will prepare students to join, in their junior and senior years, an honors program, supported by federal or institutional funds, that promotes STEM and entrance into a Ph.D. program. The ultimate goal is for the participants to pursue a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree and a subsequent research career integrating engineering and the physical sciences with medicine and biology in academia or industry. More Information https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-223.html Submission Limits Only one application per institution is allowed as defined in See Section III. 3. Additional Information on Eligibility. Deadlines Internal Notice of Intent Feb 18, 2022 Notification of Internal Competition Feb 19, 2022 Internal Pre-proposal Mar 7, 2022 Results of Internal Competition Mar 21, 2022 Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal May 24, 2022 Agency Proposal Jun 24, 2022
	Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (ExpandQISE)		NSF 22-561
	National Science Foundation (NSF)	All deadlines have passed	Show Details (+) Hide Details (-)
	Notice of Intent Deadline of Feb 18, 2022 Has Passed
Title Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (ExpandQISE) Agencies National Science Foundation (NSF) Description The NSF Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (ExpandQISE) program aims to increase research capacity and broaden participation in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE) and related disciplines through the creation of a diversified investment portfolio in research and education that will lead to scientific and engineering breakthroughs, while securing a talent pipeline in a field where workforce needs of industry, government and academia continue to outgrow the available talent. This funding opportunity applies to Institutions of Higher Education that in the most recent five calendar years before publication of this solicitation received not more than $5,000,000 total in federal funding for QISE research as described in Focus areas 1, 2, and 3, in Section II "Program Description" of this solicitation. The ExpandQISE program helps build and maintain a close connection between new efforts and existing impactful work done at the existing QISE Centers or leading QISE research Institutions, while creating and nurturing necessary critical mass at Institutions not yet fully involved in QISE. In keeping with the NSF goal of increasing the participation of all members of society in the scientific enterprise, institutions at which more than 50% of enrolled students come from groups that are currently under-represented in the sciences, e.g. minority-serving institutions (MSIs), are especially encouraged to apply. More Information https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22561/nsf22561.pdf Submission Limits Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: Up to two (2) Track 2 proposals per lead institution are allowed. There are no limits on the number of Track 1 proposals. Limit on Number of Proposals per PI or co-PI: 1 There is a limit of one proposal per PI, independently of the track. Deadlines Internal Notice of Intent Feb 18, 2022 Notification of Internal Competition Feb 19, 2022 Internal Pre-proposal Mar 4, 2022 Results of Internal Competition Mar 14, 2022 Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal Apr 1, 2022 Agency Proposal May 6, 2022
	Roanoke Women's Foundation		N/A
	The Roanoke Women's Foundation (Roanoke Women's Foundation)	All deadlines have passed	Show Details (+) Hide Details (-)
	Notice of Intent Deadline of Feb 18, 2022 Has Passed
Title Roanoke Women's Foundation Agencies The Roanoke Women's Foundation (Roanoke Women's Foundation) Description Roanoke Women’s Foundation provides high-impact grants of at least $30,000 in Arts & Culture, Education, Environment, and Health & Human Services. Grant finalists are determined through a detailed process of proposal reviews, site visits, and ultimately chosen by a vote of the membership in September of each year. Applying for a grant starts with a Phase I Application. More Information https://roanokewomensfoundation.org/ Submission Limits if an organization is awarded a RWF grant, there is a five-year waiting period to become eligible to apply again. For example, an organization awarded a RWF grant in 2017 would be eligible to submit an application in 2022. Deadlines Internal Notice of Intent Feb 18, 2022 Notification of Internal Competition Feb 19, 2022 Internal Pre-proposal Mar 4, 2022 Results of Internal Competition Mar 14, 2022 Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal N/A Agency Proposal Mar 31, 2022
	Cultural Transformation in the Geoscience Community (CTGC)		NSF 22-562
	National Science Foundation (NSF)	All deadlines have passed	Show Details (+) Hide Details (-)
	Notice of Intent Deadline of Feb 18, 2022 Has Passed
Title Cultural Transformation in the Geoscience Community (CTGC) Agencies National Science Foundation (NSF) Description Our future sustainability and prosperity will require a transdisciplinary geoscience workforce that reflects the nation’s diversity and has the capacity to develop innovative solutions necessary to meet future environmental and societal challenges. The Geosciences Directorate (GEO) proposes a novel approach to simultaneously address two major challenges that require immediate action, (1) foster a just, equitable and inclusive geoscience research community that reflects the diversity of the United States and (2) develop a workforce with the skills required to understand how the Earth system can continue to sustain society. Cultural Transformation in the Geoscience Community (CTGC) responds to the desire of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds to make a difference in their world and supports the creative power of truly diverse groups to make major strides in Earth System Science in service of humanity. CTGC aims at engaging institutions that support Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), persons with disabilities, LGBTQIA+, and other individuals from marginalized/ minoritized groups, to help promote career advancement, and advance Earth system science. CTGC builds on tenets of NSF programs like GOLD (Geoscience Opportunities for Leadership in Diversity), ADVANCE and NSF INCLUDES that lead to environments that foster inclusion and belonging. The program will support projects that are based on geoscience education scholarship, mentorship, allyship, equity, anti-racist and anti-harassment practices, and increasing accessibility. CTGC projects will establish sustainable and long-term STEM learning and research ecosystems that connect individuals’ academic training with informal and work-based training opportunities through strong collaborative relationships and career-pathway mapping among schools, informal learning environments, local communities, private sector partners, and university and research partners. The program will support planning grants and implementation projects. Planning grants are intended to build capacity in the geoscience community to undertake the activities necessary to establish place-based and community-driven Earth system research projects. Implementation projects will build cohorts of individuals at specific career stages that will design inclusive research programs, conduct community engagement to identify research needs, or participate in community-driven research projects. CTGC projects will promote innovative approaches to Earth system sciences and will foster authentic and equitable collaborations between scientists and community members with the goal of addressing issues that contribute to the sustainability of the community. More Information https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22562/nsf22562.htm Submission Limits Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization: An organization may serve as sole submitting organization or as lead organization on only one submission per competition, regardless of track, but may serve as the non-lead organization of a collaborative project more than once per competition. Additional eligibility requirements are described later in the solicitation. Potential PIs are advised to contact their institutional office of research regarding processes used to select proposals for submission. Limit on Number of Proposals per PI or co-PI: A Principal Investigator may serve in the role of PI or Co-PI on only one proposal per competition if they are at the sole-submitting organization or the lead organization of a collaborative project but may serve as the Co-PI for a non-lead organization of a collaborative project more than once per competition. Deadlines Internal Notice of Intent Feb 18, 2022 Notification of Internal Competition Feb 19, 2022 Internal Pre-proposal Feb 25, 2022 Results of Internal Competition Mar 4, 2022 Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal Mar 14, 2022 Agency Proposal May 2, 2022
	Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS)		WAMS
	United States Department of Agriculture	All deadlines have passed	Show Details (+) Hide Details (-)
	Notice of Intent Deadline of Feb 11, 2022 Has Passed
Title Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields Program (WAMS) Agencies United States Department of Agriculture Description NIFA requests applications for the Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields (WAMS) program for Fiscal Year 2022. The anticipated amount available for grants in both years is approximately $384,000. This RFA is being released prior to the passage of an appropriations act for FY2022. Enactment of additional continuing resolutions or an appropriations act may affect the availability or level of funding for this program. This notice identifies the objectives for WAMS projects, deadlines, funding information, eligibility criteria for projects and applicants, and application forms and associated instructions. NIFA requests applications for WAMS to support research and extension activities that increase the number of women and underrepresented minorities from rural areas who will pursue and complete a postsecondary degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) disciplines. More Information https://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/rfa/FY22-WAMS-RFA-508.pdf Submission Limits Each eligible, individual institution, independent branch campus, and branch institution of a State system may submit one application as an individual institution (see Part II, C.1., Regular Grant). Institutions that received a grant under this program in a prior year are still eligible to submit and receive a grant this year. For FY 2018, NIFA will make only one award per eligible institution for a maximum of $100,000. Cost Sharing: In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 5925(a)(2) if a grant provides a particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, the grant recipient is required to match the USDA funds awarded on a dollar-for-dollar basis from non-Federal sources with cash and/or in-kind contributions (see Part IV. R&R Budget. 3. for details). NIFA may waive the matching funds requirement for a grant if NIFA determines that: (1) the results of the project, while of particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, a Deadlines Internal Notice of Intent Feb 11, 2022 Notification of Internal Competition Feb 12, 2022 Internal Pre-proposal Feb 25, 2022 Results of Internal Competition Mar 7, 2022 Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal N/A Agency Proposal Mar 31, 2022
	Basic Science Research Grants		N/A
	Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation	All deadlines have passed	Show Details (+) Hide Details (-)
	Notice of Intent Deadline of Feb 7, 2022 Has Passed — [All slots are filled]
Title Basic Science Research Grants Agencies Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Description Basic Science Research Grants (up to $250,000 per year, for up to 3 years) These grants fund basic science, translational and/or clinical state of the art pediatric cancer research initiatives. These grants fund work that is the basis for childhood cancer research, helping to move science in the direction of improved treatments and eventually finding a cure. They are designed to move hypothesis-driven research into the clinic providing support for important preclinical projects that are necessary to move a study from the pre-clinical arena into a clinical trial. Applicants must be a PhD (with a least two years as a junior faculty or assistant professor) and/or MD. More Information https://pcrf-kids.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Letter-of-Intent-Guidelines_REV02.pdf Submission Limits An institution may only submit one LOI per award type Deadlines Internal Notice of Intent Feb 7, 2022 Notification of Internal Competition Feb 8, 2022 Internal Pre-proposal Feb 14, 2022 Results of Internal Competition Feb 21, 2022 Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal N/A Agency Proposal Mar 1, 2022
	Translational Research Grants		N/A
	Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation	All deadlines have passed	Show Details (+) Hide Details (-)
	Notice of Intent Deadline of Feb 7, 2022 Has Passed
Title Translational Research Grants Agencies Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Description Translational Research Grants (up to $100,00 per year, for up to 2 years) These grants fund new research protocols and therapies that hold promise for improved outcomes and accelerates cures from the laboratory bench to the bedside of children and teens with highrisk cancers. This Grant is given to single or multi-institutional programs that involve open, cancer clinical trials or consortia, and implement new approaches to therapy. Applicants must be a PhD and/or MD. More Information https://pcrf-kids.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Letter-of-Intent-Guidelines_REV02.pdf Submission Limits An institution may only submit one LOI per award type Deadlines Internal Notice of Intent Feb 7, 2022 Notification of Internal Competition Feb 8, 2022 Internal Pre-proposal Feb 14, 2022 Results of Internal Competition Feb 21, 2022 Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal Mar 1, 2022 Agency Proposal Mar 1, 2022
	Emerging Investigator Fellowship Grants		N/A
	Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation	All deadlines have passed	Show Details (+) Hide Details (-)
	Notice of Intent Deadline of Feb 7, 2022 Has Passed — [All slots are filled]
Title Emerging Investigator Fellowship Grants Agencies Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Description Emerging Investigator Fellowship Grants (up to $50,000 for one year) These grants are designed to support Post-Doctoral Fellowships and Clinical Investigator training for emerging pediatric cancer researchers to pursue exciting research ideas. Applicants must have completed two years of their fellowship or not more than two years as a junior faculty instructor or assistant professor at the start of the award period. These grants encourage and cultivate the best and brightest researchers of the future. More Information https://pcrf-kids.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Letter-of-Intent-Guidelines_REV02.pdf Submission Limits An institution may only submit one LOI. Deadlines Internal Notice of Intent Feb 7, 2022 Notification of Internal Competition Feb 8, 2022 Internal Pre-proposal Feb 14, 2022 Results of Internal Competition Feb 18, 2022 Agency Notice of Intent/Pre-proposal N/A Agency Proposal Mar 1, 2022

Submitting a notice of intent

Anyone wishing to submit a proposal for one of these programs should click on the appropriate link in the list above. To expedite the process of planning an internal competition, please submit your notice of intent as soon as you know you have an interest in the funding program. You are only required to include the name of the Principal Investigator, any co-PI's, and the subject or title of the proposed project. The deadline for the internal notice of intent is indicated above.

 

Upcoming Deadlines

• Dec 5, 2024 - Innovations in Graduate Education Program - 24-529
• Dec 13, 2024 - Medical and Science Program
• Dec 16, 2024 - LASSO Prize
• Dec 18, 2024 - Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net) - NSF 23-536
• Feb 6, 2025 - Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) (T34) - 24-586

 

 

For technical issues with this site contact our Webmaster.

 

Version: ltdsubs-2.18-prod-php8.1-1.5-2024-04-24-20240820041402 (f3e11b3)