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Research and Economic Development Newsletter: July 5, 2016
Michael Pazzani
Vice Chancellor for Research
and Economic Development
Back Issues of Newsletter: http://research.ucr.edu/vcr/newsletters.aspx
Grant Opportunity Search: http://pivot.cos.com
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$100M and Change from the MacArthur
Foundation
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California Initiative to
Advance Precision Medicine
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Limited Submission: NSF Partnerships
for International Research and Education
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Limited Submission: DOD HBCU/MI
Equipment/Instrumentation Grants
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Academic Research Funding
Strategies: Research Development & Grant Writing News
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Oak Titmouse: Norm was right
$100M and Change from the MacArthur Foundation
The John D.
and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced a new competition to award a $100
million grant to a
single proposal designed to help solve a critical problem affecting people,
places, or the planet. 100&Change is open to organizations “working
in any field of endeavor anywhere. Applicants must identify both the problem
they are trying to solve, as well as their proposed solution. Competitive
proposals will be meaningful, verifiable, durable, and feasible.”
The UC Office of the
president UC System wide want to coordinate project ideas to put together
strong proposals that involve multiple campuses. Please contact me (pazzani@UCR.edu) if you:
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Would
like to lead a project for $100M.
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Would
like to be part of a larger team if one emerges on a topic. In this case,
you might have a $10M idea that could fit into a larger project but not a $100M
one. To date, UC wide projects are being considered in
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Global
Climate Change
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Biomass,
including biofuels and green chemistry
The above
links include an introductory video at the MacArthur website as well as a menu
of detailed project requirements. Leaders of projects should register at
the 100&Change site by September 2; completed proposals are due by October
3, 2016.
Limited Submission: NSF Partnerships for
International Research and Education: July 14 $4M
Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) is
an NSF-wide program that supports international activities across all
NSF-supported disciplines. The primary goal of PIRE is to support high quality
projects in which advances in research and education could not occur without
international collaboration. PIRE seeks to catalyze a higher level of
international engagement in the U.S. science and engineering community.
International partnerships are essential to addressing critical
science and engineering problems. In the global context, U.S. researchers
and educators must be able to operate effectively in teams with partners from
different national environments and cultural backgrounds. PIRE promotes
excellence in science and engineering through international collaboration and
facilitates development of a diverse, globally-engaged, U.S. science and
engineering workforce.
This PIRE competition will be open to all areas of science and
engineering research which are supported by the NSF. Average award size is $4M.
http://research.ucr.edu/ord/SearchOr.aspx?k=2126965748&ae=A UCR Internal Limited Applications
due 5:00 pm July 14, 2016
NSF
Preliminary Proposal Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local
time): September 14, 2016
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16571/nsf16571.htm
Limited Submission: DOD HBCU/MI
Equipment/Instrumentation Grants
The Department of Defense has
released BAA W911NF-16-R-0024, Research and Education Program for
Historically Black Colleges
and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions Equipment/Instrumentation.
This program will make an estimated 25 awards of $100,000 to $600,000 each for
equipment. UCR is eligible and can submit three proposals.
The general aims of the
Research and Education Program for HBCU/MI are to (a) enhance research and
education programs and capabilities in scientific and engineering disciplines
critical to the national security functions of DoD; (b) enhance the capacity of
HBCU/MI to participate in DoD research programs and activities; and (c)
increase the number of graduates, including underrepresented minorities, in
fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This
program is executed under policy and guidance issued by the Assistant Secretary
of Defense for Research and Engineering (ASD(R&E)) and is administered by
ARO, ONR, and AFOSR.
Proposals are due August 31.
The solicitation is available at http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=285573.
While this and the DURIP are
both out at the same time, I suggest applying to the DURIP for equipment that
is used solely in research and this in equipment that is used in research and
education. Chance of acceptance at UCR and DOD are much higher if you are
already funded by DOD and you contact your program officer first.
UCR internal Deadline:
July 14. http://research.ucr.edu/ord/SearchOr.aspx?k=2126965751&ae=A
California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine
The Governor and Legislature
have come to an agreement on the FY 2016-17 California state budget. Although
the final budget still needs to be approved, the California Initiative to
Advance Precision Medicine (CIAPM) http://www.ciapm.org/ is
anticipated to receive an additional $10 million of funding. Building on previous efforts, CIAPM is
planning to release a second Request for Proposals (RFP). Some aspects of the
RFP will be written into statute and required by law (required criteria). However,
additional criteria can be included. Public input is being solicited to see if
there are additional criteria that should be incorporated into the RFP. The
public is also being asked to submit nominations for the selection committee
that will review the applications.
Please see the CIAPM website
for instructions on how to submit comments and nominations: [http://www.ciapm.org/public-comment-request-proposals-and-selection-committee-nominations]. Please share this information with your colleagues, as input
from diverse public, nonprofit, and private sector stakeholders is appreciated.
Responses will be accepted through July 3, 2016.
Release of the RFP is
anticipated soon after the public comment period. You may wish to familiarize
yourself with the draft deadlines below; however, please be aware that the
dates are subject to change.
DRAFT deadlines and other CIAPM
RFP 2016 information:
|
Request for
Proposals Announced |
July 5, 2016 |
|
Concept
Proposals Deadline |
August 8,
2016 |
|
CIAPM Convening - Proposal
Presentations |
August 26, 2016 |
|
Notification of Finalists |
September 7, 2016 |
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Full Proposal Deadline |
October 3,
2016 |
|
Awardees
Announced |
November 1, 2016 |
|
Projects
Commence |
December 2016 |
Please contact ciapm@ucsf.edu with any questions.
Academic Research Funding Strategies: Research
Development & Grant Writing News
The
June issue of the Academic Research Funding Strategies newsletter is now
available on the web at http://research.ucr.edu/OrApps/SP/Info/GrantWriting/GrantWritingNews.aspx. The index is below.
Note that this report is
for UCR internal use only. It may not be forwarded to colleagues at other
institutions or professional associations.
June 2016
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Topics of
Interest URLs
·
Interdisciplinarity
Makes Strange Bedfellows
·
National
Microbiome Funding 2016/2017
·
IES Basic Grants
Webinar Report
·
Where is NSF
Going & Why & Where Will the $’s Be?
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An Overview of
the Big Data Strategic Plan
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Research Grant
Writing Web Resources
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Educational Grant
Writing Web Resources
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Agency Research
News
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Agency Reports,
Workshops & Roadmaps
·
New Funding
Opportunities
·
About Academic
Research Funding Strategies
In a recent newsletter, I
included a photo of a Tufted Titmouse from New Jersey and compared it to the
oak titmouse found near riverside. I indicated that the Oak Titmouse,
formerly known as the “plain titmouse” … lacks the tuft and coloration of the
tufted titmouse.
Norm Ellstrand corrected
me. The Oak Titmouse really does have a tufted. Recently I ran across an
Oak Titmouse in Paso Robles and the tuft is clearly visible.
Oak
Titmouse: California
In general, California has a wide variety of
interesting and colorful birds. However, when it comes to the titmouse,
the California variety is indeed plain compared to those in other states.
Bridled
Titmouse: Arizona
Black-Crested
Titmouse Texas
Tufted
Titmouse: New Jersey
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enlarge)
Michael Pazzani
Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development
Professor, Computer Science & Engineering
University of California, Riverside
200 University Office Building
Assistant: Linda Bejenaru
Email: VCREDadmin@ucr.edu