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Special Funding Opportunities

Applications are open for the 2022 HPDP Planning Grants

DEADLINE: April 29, 2022 at 5:00 PM EST.

HPDP is accepting applications for one-year planning grants of up to $5,000 to help UNC faculty conduct pilot projects in health promotion/disease prevention research. UNC faculty who currently affiliate with the Center as Research Fellows as well as UNC faculty new to HPDP are encouraged to apply. HPDP is interested in funding pilot projects that will lead to new applications for extramural research funding and welcomes the opportunity to assist with and administer future grant applications resulting from the pilots.

Research Focus: HPDP conducts prevention research using a community engagement approach to address the major causes of disease, disability, injury, or death in populations experiencing health disparities. The Center seeks to bridge the gap between prevention research and practice by collaborating with community partners to translate and disseminate evidence-based interventions and strategies for health promotion and disease prevention in North Carolina and beyond.

Request for Applications (RFA): The RFA is found here
Purpose: The UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) is accepting applications for one-year planning grants to help UNC faculty conduct pilot projects in health promotion/disease prevention research.
Eligibility: UNC faculty with a minimum 0.75 FTE appointment are eligible to apply.
Award amount: HPDP expects to make 2 awards of up to $5,000 apiece.
Application deadline: April 29, 2022 at 5:00 PM EST.

Forums, Webinars and Meetings

NC ACRE - Funding priorities for FY22

Date: May 24, 2022 12:00-1:00 PM

Please join us for the May NC ACRE state-wide webinar, discussing research and projects from around North Carolina. This month will feature research presentations about collaborative projects in the broad theme of Funding priorities for FY22.

NC Microbiome Consortium Annual Symposium

The 2022 NCBC Microbiome Symposium will take place in person on Wednesday, May 25^th from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, located at 15 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC. We have an exciting day of presentations planned which include Dr. Ralph Baric as our keynote speaker in addition to poster sessions, networking time and lunch.

This will be a great opportunity for researchers to re connect with fellow academia and industry scientists!

We hope to see you all there,

The 2022 NCBC Microbiome Symposium Organizing Committee

Working with DoD Funding Agencies- A Program Officer's Perspective

Please join us on May 26 from 12-2pm for in-person presentations from Dr. Ken Caster, DOD Program Official for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) where he will present a talk titled:

"Working with DoD Funding Agencies - A Program Officer’s Perspective"

For more than two decades, Dr. Caster has been involved in basic science research at both the AFOSR and the Army Research Office (ARO) and he will share his insights about these agencies. This presentation will focus on funding processes used by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) but will also be relevant to other DoD funding agencies (Army Research Office, ARO; Office of Naval Research, ONR). The presentation will address topics related to the Broad Agency Announcement, BAA; white papers; proposal submission; funding timelines; program reviews; communications all from the mindset of the program officer.

This is an ideal opportunity for early career faculty and “DoD-interested” researchers to gain clear insights on creating competitive applications for these proposals.

CURRENT LIMITED SUBMISSION & AWARD OPPORTUNITIES

Current, up-to-date information on UNC's Limited Submissions & Award Opportunities can be found at the Limited Submissions and Awards Portal (LAMSeS)

Limited Competition Emergency Awards: Shared Personal Protective Equipment Resources for COVID-19 Related Vaccine and Treatment Clinical Trials and Clinical Studies (S10)

UNC Internal Deadline: FCFS
Full Proposal Deadline: Accepted on a rolling basis. Expires July 16, 2022.

NSF IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED)
UNC Internal Deadline: 05/18/22
External Deadline: 07/18/22

Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS) - Virtual Organization (RINGS-VO)
UNC Internal Deadline: 06/06/22
External Deadline:08/01/22

NIH Director's Early Independence Award
UNC Internal Deadline: 06/13/22
External Deadline: 08/02/22

Pathway to Stop Diabetes Award *Accelerator Award (ACE) Track*
UNC Internal Deadline: 06/21/22
External Deadline:08/01/22

Pathway to Stop Diabetes Award *Initiator Award (INI) Track*
UNC Internal Deadline: 06/21/22
External Deadline:08/01/22

William T Grant Scholars Program
UNC Internal Deadline: The limitation on the number of applications is per school and/or college within a larger institution. We are continuing to defer to those units on how they want to conduct their internal selection.
External Deadline: 07/6/22

Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)
UNC Internal Deadline: 05/23/2022
External Deadline: 07/13/2022

Bridges to the Baccalaureate Research Training Program (T34)
UNC Internal Deadline: 07/11/2022
External Deadline:09/26/2022

Calls we are tracking:

Limited Submission 45-day Policy

Any limited submission that is not located within LAMSeS and has less than 45-days before the first due date will be approved to submit on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please contact limited_submission@unc.edu to verify.

Limited Submission Renewal Policy

Priority is granted to teams seeking to renew a proposal for a limited submission. Please contact limited_submission@unc.edu to confirm renewal.

Supporting UNC Faculty through Honors and Recognition

National Medal of Science

The National Medal of Science (NMS) is the highest recognition the nation can bestow on scientists and engineers. It was established by the 86th Congress in 1959 as a Presidential Award to be given to individuals "deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences." In 1980, Congress expanded this recognition to include the social and behavioral sciences. The National Science Foundation is seeking nominations for the NMS from February 7 through May 20, 2022.

National Academy of Engineering

The call for nominations and reference support occurs between February and May; nomination packets are released only to members.

2023 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science

The Vilcek Foundation is a nonprofit foundation dedicated to raising awareness of immigrant contributions to the arts and sciences in the United States. Immigrant biomedical researchers are encouraged to apply. Applicants should have been born outside of the United States and be 38 years of age or younger, but limited exceptions to the age requirement will be granted to those who have taken time off for caregiving, medical, military, or parental leave. Three winners will each receive a $50,000 unrestricted cash prize and be honored at an awards ceremony in New York City in April 2023. Applications are open until June 10, 2022, at 5pm ET.

Visit our webpage for additional nomination deadlines! Supporting UNC Faculty: Honorific Societies and Federal Advisory Committees

Early Notice - NIH Concept Clearances

NIH Concept Clearances
NIH Institute Councils meet three times a year - around Feb/May/Sep. The public-access portion of these council meetings includes the presentation of funding concepts for discussion and approval. Thus, concept clearances are often the earliest notice of NIH interest in a new topic format.

Council of Councils | 5/19-5/20 | Agenda not yet available

NLM | 5/10 | Agenda not yet available

NIMHD | 5/24 | Agenda not yet available

NIDCD | 5/19 | No concept clearances on the agenda

NIAAA | 5/10 | Concepts on the agenda include:
- mHealth Interventions for Understanding and Preventing Alcohol-Related Domestic Violence

NIA | 5/11 | No concept clearances on the agenda

NINR | 5/24 | Concept clearance discussion is an agenda item but no concepts are listed

NINDS | 5/19 | Agenda not yet available

NIMH | 6/7 | Agenda not yet available

NIEHS | 6/7 | Agenda not yet available

NIDDK | 5/11-12 | Concept clearance discussion is an agenda item but no concepts are listed

NIDCR | 5/18 | Concepts on the agenda include:
- Oral Complications arising from Oral Buprenorphine Use

NICHD | 6/14-15 | Agenda not yet available

NIBIB | 5/17 | No concept clearances on the agenda

NIAID | 6/8 | Agenda not yet available

NHGRI | 5/16 | Concept clearances on the agenda include:
- Diversity Genome Research Centers (RFA)
- Analysis, Visualization and Informatics Lab-Space (AnVIL) (RFA Renewal)

NHLBI | 6/14 | Agenda not yet available

NEI | 6/17 | Concept clearances on the agenda include:

NEI Center Core Grant for Vision Research (P30) renewal

NCCIH | 5/13 | Concept clearances on the agenda include:
- Validation Studies of Analytical Methods for Dietary Supplement Constituents
- Research Networks To Promote Innovative Mechanistic and Translational Studies of Sickle Cell Disease Pain
- Building Cross-Cutting Research Network(s) To Promote Multidisciplinary Mechanistic Studies of Music and Health

NCATS | 5/20 | Concept clearances on the agenda include:
- Translational Centers for Microphysiological Systems (TraCe MPS) Concept
- HEAL LitCoin Foundational Knowledge Graph Concept
- HEAL LitCoin Pilot Program to Enable Pain and Addiction Research Discoveries Concept
- SBIR Contract Topic: Device or Process for the Cleaning of Cell Tissue Culture Flasks Concept
- SBIR Contract Topic: Botulinum Toxin Potency Assay Using Tissue Chips (BoT PATCh) Concept
- Contract Topic: ACTIV-1 Long-term Biorepository and Related Services Concept

NCI | 5/11 | No concept clearances on the agenda

NIDA | 5/10 | Concepts on the agenda include:
Division of Therapeutics and Medical Consequences (DTMC)
- Behavioral and Integrative Treatment Development Program
- HEAL: Therapeutics Development for Opioid Use Disorder in Patients with Comorbid Commonly Occurring Mental Disorders
- HEAL: Rapidly Assessing the Public Health Impact of Emerging Opioid Threats
Division of Neuroscience and Behavior (DNB)
- HRP: Novel Tools and Pipelines for High-Resolution Spatial Characterization of HIV Infection, Persistence and Pathology in CNS Tissues in Context of Substance Use
- HRP: Mechanisms and Targets at the Intersection of HIV and Addictive Drugs
- HEAL: Translating Research to Practice to End the Overdose Crisis
Division of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention Research (DESPR)
- HRP: Ending the HIV Epidemic: Focus on Justice Populations with SUD
- HEAL: Workforce Interventions to Improve Addiction Care Quality and Patient Outcomes
- HRP: Ending the HIV Epidemic: Focus on Justice Populations with SUD
- HEAL: Multilevel Interventions to Reduce Harm and Improve Quality of Life for Patients on Long Term Opioid Therapy
- HEAL: Research to Develop Evidence Based Opioid Misuse Prevention Interventions in Community Health Centers
- HEAL: Career Development Awards in Addiction Implementation Science
- HEAL: Research to Foster an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment System Patients Can Count On
- HEAL: Opioid Use Disorder Care Pathways for Individuals with Histories of Exposure to Violence
- Opioid Misuse Prevention Effectiveness Research among Youth and Families involved in the Child Welfare Systemor
Office of Translational Initiatives and Program Innovations (OTIPI)
- CODE (Cause of Death Elucidated) in Drug Overdose: Rapid and Portable Cause of Death Detection Technologies to Improve Drug Overdose-Related Mortality Counts

Early Notice - NSF Dear Colleague Letters

NSF Dear Colleague Letters
Dear Colleague Letters (DCLs) are released as needed by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to inform the NSF research community of relevant requests for information, upcoming opportunities, and policy changes.

April 11, 2022- May 6, 2022, NSF released the following DCL:

4/19 | Supplemental Funding Requests for Grade 6-12 Data Science Education | nsf22071
4/20 | Geoscience Research Experiences for Post-Baccalaureate Students (GEO-REPS) Supplemental Funding Opportunity | nsf22072
4/21 | Mid-scale Research Infrastructure — Engineering Conferences | nsf22075
4/22 | Quantum Manufacturing | nsf22074
4/22 | Partnership for Prototyping of CMOS+X Systems | nsf22076
4/26 | Sentinel Systems that Detect, Recognize, Actuate, and Mitigate Emergent Biological Threats (DREAM Sentinels) | nsf22077
4/28 | Post-Baccalaureate Research Experiences for LSAMP Students (PRELS) Supplemental Funding Opportunity | nsf22079
4/29 | Update on Science Support and Infrastructure in Antarctica | nsf22078
5/2 | National Science Foundation and the Social Science Research Council Partnership to Advance Scientific Knowledge about the Impact of Public Health Guidance | nsf22080
5/3 | NRI Sunset Announcement | nsf22081
5/3 | NSF Regional Innovation Engines (NSF Engines) Program | nsf22082

CDMRP FY2022 Pre-announcements released

The Department of Defense - Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) releases periodic funding opportunities of interest to the UNC research community. In general, CDMRP programs require a Pre-Application after which, successful applicants are invited to submit a full application.

The FY22 Defense Appropriations Bill has not been signed into law. Although FY22 funds have not been appropriated for these specific research programs, CDMRP pre-announcement to allow investigators time to plan and develop ideas for submission to the anticipated FY22 funding opportunities. For details, please see https://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/press

Autism Research Program Research Program (press release with more details)
* Career Development Award
* Clinical Trial Award
* Idea Development Award

Lung Cancer Research Program (press release with more details)
* Concept Award
* Career Development Award
* Idea Development Award
* Investigator-Initiated Translational Research Award
* Clinical Translational Research Partnership Award

Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s Research Program (press release with more details)
* Investigator-Initiated Research Award
* Translational Research Award
* Advancing Diagnostics Research Award

Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) (press release with more details)
* Investigator - Initiated Research Award
* Ovarian Cancer Academy Award - Early-Career Investigator
* Pilot Award
* Teal Expansion Award
* Proteogenomics Research Award
* Omics Cancer Academy - Clinical Trial Award
* Clinical Trial Award

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program (TSCRP) (press release with more details)
* Exploration – Hypothesis Development Award
* Idea Development Award
* Clinical Translational Research Award

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program (ALSRP) (press release with more details)
* Pilot Clinical Trial Award
* Therapeutic Development Award
* Clinical Biomarker Development Award
* Therapeutic Idea Award

Peer Reviewed Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) (press release with more details)
* **NEW for FY22** Virtual Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Research Center (P-TERC)
* Idea Development Award
* Research Partnership Award

Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) (press release with more details)
* Breakthrough Award Levels 1-4
* Era of Hope Scholar Award
* Innovator Award
* Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Award

Solicitations for Federal Advisory Committee Nominations

UNC’s Offices of Federal Affairs and Research Development identify federal advisory committee openings and support faculty by submitting nomination materials on their behalf. Please email Roxana Boyd, Assistant Director of Federal Affairs (roxanaboyd@unc.edu) if you are interested in being nominated for any of the opportunities listed below or would like to recommend a colleague for nomination.

Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BSC, NIOSH)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking nominations for membership on the BSC, NIOSH. The BSC NIOSH consists of 15 experts in fields associated with occupational safety and health, such as occupational medicine, occupational nursing, industrial hygiene, occupational safety, engineering, toxicology, chemistry, safety and health education, ergonomics, epidemiology, biostatistics, psychology, wellness, research translation, and evaluation. Members may be invited to serve for up to four-year terms.

DATES: Nominations must be received no later than April 15, 2022.

Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Call for Nominations for Nuclear Cardiologist
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting nominations for the position of Nuclear Cardiologist on the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI). Nominees should currently be practicing as a Nuclear Cardiologist. The ACMUI Nuclear Cardiologist provides advice to NRC staff on issues associated with the medical use of byproduct material as it relates to nuclear cardiology. This individual is appointed based on their professional and personal experience with and/or knowledge about nuclear medicine and nuclear cardiology, involvement and/or leadership with cardiology organizations, and other information obtained in letters or during the selection process. Committee members currently serve a four-year term and may be considered for reappointment to an additional term.

DATES: Nominations are due on or before May 2, 2022.

Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis
The CDC is seeking nominations for membership on the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis (ACET). The ACET consists of 10 experts including the Chair in fields associated with public health, epidemiology, immunology, infectious disease, pulmonary disease, pediatrics, tuberculosis, microbiology, and preventive health care delivery. ACET provides advice and recommendations regarding the elimination of tuberculosis (TB) to the Secretary, HHS; the Assistant Secretary for Health, HHS; and the CDC Director. Members may be invited to serve for up to four-year terms.

DATES: Nominations must be received no later than May 31, 2022.

American Academy of Arts & Sciences elects 3 from Carolina

From left: Ralph Baric, Jenny Ting and Virginia Gray.

Two current faculty members and one faculty emerita were elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences on April 28.

They are:

Ralph Baric, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor in the Gillings School of Global Public Health’s epidemiology department; professor in the School of Medicine’s microbiology and immunology department; and member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Virginia Gray, professor emerita in the College of Arts & Sciences’ political science department.
Jenny P. Ting, William Rand Kenan Professor of Genetics in the School of Medicine’s microbiology and immunology department and a program leader in the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

https://thewell.unc.edu/2022/04/29/american-academy-of-arts-sciences-elects-3-from-carolina/

National Academy of Sciences elects Ting

The School of Medicine’s Jenny Ting, recently elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, receives recognition for her original research from another prestigious group.

Jenny Ting, the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Genetics, was among the 120 members elected to the National Academy of Sciences. (UNC School of Medicine)

National Academy of Sciences elects Ting - The Well : The Well (unc.edu)