Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health

Title: NIAID Research Opportunities for New and "At-Risk" Investigators to Promote Workforce Diversity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Application Deadline:  Multiple deadlines

The objective of this program is consistent with the provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act and the recommendations from the NIH ACD and seeks to support research from New Investigators and At-Risk Investigators from diverse backgrounds, including investigators from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, in order to enhance the diversity of R01-funded investigators. Investigators from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups (e.g., see NOT-OD-20-031, Notice of NIH’s Interest in Diversity), are encouraged to work with their institutions to apply for support under this program. Investigators from categories A and B are particularly encouraged to work with their institutions to apply. NIAID supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases, with the goal of developing new therapies, vaccines, diagnostic tests, and other technologies. Research areas include microbiology and infectious diseases, AIDS, and AIDS -related research, immunology, allergy, transplantation, and emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. For the purposes of this FOA, NIAID encourages research within the scope of all areas of NIAID's scientific areas of focus. Applicants are advised to contact the scientific contact for the NIAID Division most closely aligned with their research interest and planned proposal.     

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health

Title: BRAIN Initiative: Theories, Models and Methods for Analysis of Complex Data from the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Application Deadline:  December 15, 2022; September 12, 2023; September 14, 2024    

The broad goal of The BRAIN InitiativeSMis to understand the circuits and patterns of neural activity that give rise to mental experience and behavior. As stated in the BRAIN 2025 Report (II.5), "Theory, Modeling, and Statistics Will Be Essential to Understanding the Brain." As advances in neurotechnologies are producing large, complex datasets at an unprecedented rate, novel theoretical and analytical approaches are needed to realize the potential of these rich datasets. Understanding neural circuitry requires an understanding of the algorithms and mechanisms that govern information processing within and between interacting circuits in the brain as a whole. Informed by rich observations, formalized theoretical frameworks allow researchers to infer general principles of brain function and the algorithms underlying functioning neural circuitry. Theory coupled with mathematical modeling and simulations are needed to identify gaps in knowledge, to drive the systematic collection of the future data (e.g., collected data should address model parameters that are currently unknown), and to formulate testable hypotheses on neural circuit mechanisms and how they affect behavioral and cognitive processes. Statistical approaches are needed to conduct formal inference to support or refute a stated theory or hypothesis. Finally, new data analysis methods, including Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) methods, are needed to detect dynamical features and patterns in complex data, often spanning multiple modalities and scales, are needed to reveal underlying mechanisms of brain function.

Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health

Title: Schizophrenia and related disorders during mid- to late-life (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Application Deadline:  February 22, 2023

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to accelerate research to better understand the emergence, trajectory, and outcome of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders in mid- to late-life. For the purposes of this FOA, schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders include the nonaffective psychotic disorders (e.g. schizophrenia spectrum disorders, delusional and other nonorganic psychotic disorders) but also bipolar disorder with psychosis. Since on average, persons with schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders have a shorter lifespan, the mid- to late-life life period is defined as 35 years old and above. Research that identifies mechanisms underlying the risk, emergence, and outcome of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders during mid- to late-life is of special interest. Mechanisms include, but are not limited to, biological, behavioral, psychosocial, and environmental.    

Funding Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Title: AHRQ Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award (K01)

Application Deadline:  Standard dates apply

The primary purpose of the AHRQ Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Awards (K01) program is to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists is available in appropriate scientific disciplines to address the Nation's health services research needs. This AHRQ program provides support and “protected time” to individuals with a research doctoral degree for an intensive, supervised research career development experience in health services research.  The K01 award can be used both by individuals who propose to newly embark in health services research training and those who had a hiatus in their research careers because of illness or family circumstances.

Funding Agency: Air Force Research Laboratory

Title: New AFRL ML-RCP Project Opportunity Announcements

Application Deadline: November 1, 2022

AFRL is pleased to announce 26 new Project Opportunity Announcements (POAs) that have been released under the Air Force Research Laboratory Minority Leaders-Research Collaboration Program. This is the beginning of the ML-RCPs new POA cycle, which aims to release the majority of POAs once a year. Additional POAs may be added to the website prior to the November 1, 2022 white paper submission deadline. Finalists will be notified this fall and invited to submit full proposals in mid-January 2023, with anticipated award announcements in early Spring 2023. Please prepare any white papers submitted against these POAs using the white paper guidance and template. White papers may be submitted using our submission portal. If you have any questions please visit the FAQ or send us an email at mlrcp@afresearchlab.com. We will continuously provide new POAs, so please check mlrcp.afresearchlab.com regularly. We look forward to your ideas and encourage you to submit your white papers.

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Title: Racial Equity in STEM Education

Application Deadline:  January 17, 2023; October 10, 2023; October 08, 2024; October 14, 2025    

Collectively, proposals funded by this solicitation will: 1) substantively contribute to institutionalizing effective research-based practices, policies, and outcomes in STEM environments for those who experience inequities caused by systemic racism and the broader community; 2) advance scholarship and promote racial equity in STEM in ways that expand the array of epistemologies, perspectives, ideas, theoretical and methodological approaches that NSF funds); and 3) further diversify project leadership (PIs and co-PIs) and institutions funded by NSF. Efforts to address systemic racism in STEM education are complementary to NSF's efforts in Broadening Participation in STEM. The portfolio of projects funded by this program should be diverse in theoretical approaches, epistemologies, and methodologies, yet all proposals should 1) conceptualize systemic racism in the context of the project, 2) be led by or in authentic partnership with communities impacted by systemic racism, and 3) articulate a rigorous plan to generate knowledge and/or evidence-based practice via fundamental or applied research.

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Title: Dear Colleague Letter: Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) Call for High Priority GEO-Themed IUCRCS (Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers)

Application Deadline:  Planning Grant proposals require the submission of a preliminary proposal. Target dates for Planning Grant preliminary proposals are the second Wednesdays in September and March Full proposal target dates are the second Wednesdays of December and June.

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) encourages submission of proposals for Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRCs) on geo-related themes in the following priority areas: (i) Critical minerals and rare earth element prospecting, recovery, and green mining; (ii) the impact of changing climate and changing environments on human health; (iii) greenhouse gas capture and sequestration; (iv) non-carbon based, continuous, energy sources and their development (e.g., geothermal, tidal/wave energy, etc.); and (v) water resources and conservation.

Funding Agency: National Science Foundation

Title: Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation

Application Deadline:  December 16, 2022; December 01, 2023; December 1, Annually Thereafter

The Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) program seeks to enable funding opportunities that are flexible and responsive to the evolving and emerging needs in cyberinfrastructure (CI). The program continues to emphasize integrated CI services, quantitative metrics with targets for delivery and usage of these services, and community creation.

Funding Agency: Department of Energy

Title: Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs

Application Deadline:  Concept papers are due by 11/7/2022. Full applications are due by 4/7/2023

Projects that demonstrate the production, processing, delivery, storage, and end-use of, clean hydrogen through regional clean hydrogen hubs, which are networks of clean hydrogen producers, potential clean hydrogen consumers, and connective infrastructure located in close proximity.

Funding Agency: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Title: Space Power Conversion Electronics (SPCE)

Application Deadline:  December 06, 2022

The DARPA Microsystems Technology Office is soliciting research proposals for the development of compact point-of-load (POL) voltage converters that are radiation-tolerant and efficient.    

Funding Agency: Department of Transportation

Title: FY22 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) for Transit Buses Demonstration and Automated Transit Bus Maintenance and Yard Operations Demonstration

Application Deadline:  November 21, 2022

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for a total up to $6.5 million for demonstration projects: $5 million for ADAS for Transit Buses and $1.5 million for an initial phase of Automated Transit Bus Maintenance and Yard Operations.  Additional funding may be provided to implement a second phase of the Automated Transit Bus Maintenance and Yard Operations Demonstration.    

Funding Agency: Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy

Title: Cooling Operations Optimized for Leaps in Energy, Reliability and Carbon Hyperefficiency for Information Processing Systems (COOLERCHIPS)

Application Deadline:  Concept Paper: October 26, 2022    

Projects funded under the Cooling Operations Optimized for Leaps in Energy, Reliability and Carbon Hyperefficiency for Information Processing Systems (COOLERCHIPS) program will develop novel high performance, high reliability cooling systems for compute electronics. These cooling systems will enable a new class of power-dense computational systems, data centers, and modular EDGE systems that will be cooled using 5% or less of the IT load at any location in the United States at any time of the year.

Funding Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities

Title: Dangers and Opportunities of Technology: Perspectives from the Humanities

Application Deadline:  February 2, 2023    

The Dangers and Opportunities of Technology: Perspectives from the Humanities (DOT) program supports humanistic research that examines the relationship between technology and society. NEH is particularly interested in projects that examine current social and cultural issues that are significantly shaped by technology.

Funding Agency: Department of Education (ED)
Title: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Project to Support America’s Families and Educators (Project SAFE) Grant Program Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.184N
Application Deadline: Rolling

The Project SAFE grant program provides grants to eligible LEAs to improve student safety and well-being by advancing strategies consistent with CDC guidance to reduce transmission of COVID-19 in schools. (must partner with an LEA).