Federal Limited Opportunities

Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program

NSF 23-519

The Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program (MRI Program Website) serves to increase access to multi-user scientific and engineering instrumentation for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education and not-for-profit scientific/engineering research organizations. An MRI award supports the acquisition of a multi-user research instrument that is commercially available through direct purchase from a vendor, or for the personnel costs and equipment that are required for the development of an instrument with new capabilities, thereby advancing instrumentation capabilities and enhancing expertise for instrument design and fabrication at academic institutions. MRI instruments are, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs.

MRI provides support to acquire critical research instrumentation without which advances in fundamental science and engineering research may not otherwise occur. MRI also provides support to obtain next-generation research instruments by developing instruments with new capabilities that open new opportunities to advance the frontiers in science and engineering research. Additionally, an MRI award is expected to enhance research training of students who will become the next generation of instrument users, designers and builders.

Limit Per Institution – Two submissions in Track 1 ( Track 1 is CLOSED), one submission in Track 2, and one submission in Track 3

• Track 1: funds requested from NSF greater than or equal to $100,000 and less than $1,400,000
• Track 2: funds requested from NSF greater than or equal to $1,400,000 up to and including $4,000,000
• Track 3: funds proposal requests that include the acquisition, development, installation, operation, and maintenance of equipment and instrumentation to reduce consumption of helium.

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu

Overview/abstract of proposal (one page maximum)
Total request amount
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Use "MRI" as the email subject line.

DEADLINES:

Dartmouth Internal Deadline: July 12, 2024

Sponsor Deadline for Full Application: November 15, 2024

Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships

NSF 24-594

The Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships — Concept

The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships-Discovery and Innovation to Address Vexing Scientific and Societal Challenges program supports exceptionally innovative, complex research and education projects that require large-scale, long-term awards. STCs focus on creating new scientific paradigms, establishing entirely new scientific disciplines, and developing transformative technologies that have the potential for broad scientific or societal impact. STCs conduct world-class research through partnerships among institutions of higher education, national laboratories, industrial organizations, other public and private entities, and via international collaborations, as appropriate.

The STC program supports potentially groundbreaking investigations at the interfaces of disciplines and/or highly innovative approaches within disciplines. When appropriate, teams are encouraged to embrace convergence to achieve deep integration across disciplines and sectors. STCs may involve any area of science and engineering that NSF supports. STCs exploit opportunities in science, engineering, and technology where the complexity of the research agenda requires the duration, scope, scale, flexibility, and facilities that center support can provide. They catalyze U.S. leadership in research in a world in which discovery, learning, and innovation enterprises are increasingly interconnected and increasingly global. Centers offer the science and engineering community a venue for developing effective mechanisms to integrate scientific and technological research and education activities; to explore better and more effective ways to educate students; to broaden participation of underrepresented groups in science, mathematics and engineering as well as under-resourced institutions; and to ensure the timely transfer of research and education advances made in service to society. STC lead and partner organizations work together as an integrated whole to achieve the shared research, education, broadening participation, and knowledge-transfer goals of the Center. The STC program seeks to ensure a diverse portfolio of talent, skills, abilities and experience at centers including diversity among types of institutions leading centers and diversity amongst center directors.

LIMIT: Dartmouth may submit a maximum of three preliminary proposals as the lead institution.

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu

Overview/abstract of proposal (one page maximum)
Total request amount
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Use "STC" as the email subject line.

Internal Deadline: August 30, 2024

Required Preliminary Proposal Deadline: November 20, 2024

Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: June 02, 2025

NEH Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence

The Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence program aims to support a more holistic understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) in the modern world through the creation of new humanities research centers on artificial intelligence at eligible institutions. Centers must focus their scholarly activities on exploring the ethical, legal, or societal implications of AI.  

A Center supports collaboration among scholars to explore a specific topic through research, as well as spreading knowledge about that research through educational or outreach activities. Centers may include scholars from diverse disciplines, but must be focused on asking humanities questions and should be led by humanists. Scholars may come from one or more institutions. NEH welcomes international collaboration, but scholars at U.S. institutions must contribute significantly to the project. This program is for establishing new Centers; existing Centers and Institutes are not eligible in this competition.

LIMIT: Dartmouth may submit ONE application

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu

Overview/abstract of proposal (one page maximum)
Total request amount
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Use "HRCAI" as the email subject line.

Click HERE to view the Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence Pre-Application Webinar

Internal Deadline: September 20, 2024

NEH optional prospectus due October 02, 2024

Sponsor Proposal Deadline: December 11, 2024

Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

NIH

PAR-23-114

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 educational activities with a primary focus on:

Courses for Skills Development
Research Experiences

The ESTEEMED program is designed to foster the development of undergraduate freshmen and sophomores from diverse backgrounds to pursue further studies and careers in bioengineering or STEM fields relevant to NIBIB’s scientific mission. Applications are encouraged to propose integrated educational activities that include 3 elements: a summer bridge program for incoming freshmen, and in the freshman and sophomore years, academic year activities and summer research experiences. The ESTEEMED program is intended to expose students to bioengineering research early in their college careers while also providing students didactic, mentoring and career development opportunities. This will prepare students to join, in their junior and senior years, an honors program that promotes STEM and entrance into a Ph.D. program. The ultimate goal is for the participants to pursue a doctoral degree and a subsequent research career in bioengineering or NIBIB-relevant field.

LIMIT: Only ONE applicaton per instution is allowed. 

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu

Overview/abstract of proposal (one page maximum)
Total request amount
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Use "ESTEEMED" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: October 11, 2024

Optional Letter of Intent Due Date: December 17, 2024
Application Due Date: Jan. 17, 2025

National Digital Newspaper Program

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

This notice solicits applications for the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

NDNP is a partnership between NEH and the Library of Congress (LOC) to create a national digital resource of historically significant newspapers published between 1690 and 1963 from all 56 states and U.S. jurisdictions. LOC will permanently maintain this freely accessible, searchable online database (Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers). An accompanying national newspaper directory of bibliographic and holdings information on the website directs users to newspaper titles available in all types of formats. During its partnership with NEH, LOC will digitize and contribute a significant number of newspaper pages drawn from its own collections to Chronicling America.

LIMIT: Only ONE application per institution is allowed. 

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu

Overview/abstract of proposal (one page maximum)
Total request amount
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Use "NEH_Newspaper" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: October 25, 2024

Optional Draft: December 02, 2024
Application Due Date: Jan. 10, 2025

NSF 24-608: Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE)

Vulnerabilities in an open-source product and/or its continuous development, integration and deployment infrastructure can potentially be exploited to attack any user (human, organization, and/or another product/entity) of the product. To respond to the growing threats to the safety, security, and privacy of open-source ecosystems (OSEs), NSF is launching the Safety, Security, and Privacy for Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE) program. This program solicits proposals from OSEs, including those not originally funded by NSF's Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) program, to address significant safety, security, and/or privacy vulnerabilities, both technical (e.g., vulnerabilities in code and side-channels) and socio-technical (e.g., supply chain, insider threats, and social engineering).

Although most open-source products are software-based, it is important to note that Safe-OSE applies to any type of OSE, including those based on scientific methodologies, models, and processes; manufacturing processes and process specifications; materials formulations; programming languages and formats; hardware instruction sets; system designs or specifications; and data platforms. The goal of the Safe-OSE program is to catalyze meaningful improvements in the safety, security, and privacy of the targeted OSE that the OSE does not currently have the resources to undertake. Funds from this program should be directed toward efforts to enhance the safety, security, and privacy characteristics of the open-source product and its supply chain as well as to bolster the ecosystem's capabilities for managing current and future risks, attacks, breaches, and responses.

LIMIT: Only TWO applications per institution is allowed. 

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu

Overview/abstract of proposal (one page maximum)
Total request amount
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Use "Safe-OSE" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: November 01, 2024

Required Preliminary application due: January 14, 2025

Full Proposal Due Date: April 22,2025

NSF 24-599: Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI)

NSF

Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes are large-scale interdisciplinary research projects motivated by major challenges at the frontiers of quantum information science and technology (QIST). Institutes are expected to catalyze breakthroughs on important problems underpinning QIST, for example in the focus areas of quantum computation, quantum communication, quantum simulation and/or quantum sensing. Successful institutes will coordinate a variety of approaches to specific scientific, technological, and educational goals in these fields, including multiple institutions and building upon multiple disciplines, as motivated by the science and engineering challenges. In so doing, Institutes will nurture a culture of discovery, provide education, training, and workforce development opportunities in the context of cutting-edge research, and demonstrate value-added from synergistic coordination within the institute and with the broader community. Partnerships, infrastructure, industry engagement, outreach, international collaboration, and new applications for QIST should be fostered by Institutes in support of their research, education, and coordination goals.

LIMIT: 2 proposals are allowed

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu

Overview/abstract of proposal (one page maximum)
Total request amount
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Use "QLCI" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: November 01, 2024

Required Letter of Intent Deadline: February 07, 2025

Required Preliminary application due: March 07, 2025

Full Proposal Due Date: September 17, 2025

Biomedical Research Facilities (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

NIH

This Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO) invites eligible institutions of higher education and research organizations to seek funding to modernize and improve existing shared-use research facilities (e.g., core laboratories, animal research or breeding facilities, or other collaborative research spaces), or to construct new biomedical research space that will be furnished with essential construction infrastructure and eligible integrated equipment (subject to the requirements described below under Funding Restrictions), or other necessary casework. The objective of this NOFO is to support the development of modern facilities that will enable and enhance the conduct of high impact, cutting-edge biomedical research with national or regional significance. Thus, any facility supported by this NOFO must serve a broad research community at local (within the applicant’s own institution), regional (beyond the applicant’s own institution), or national level.

 LIMIT: 1 proposal is allowed from Dartmouth 

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu

Overview/abstract of proposal (one page maximum)
Total request amount
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Use "C06" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: November 08, 2024

Full Proposal Due Date: January 27, 2025

Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) (T32)

NIH/NIGMS

The goal of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) is to develop a diverse pool of well-trained clinician-scientist leaders available to address the nation’s biomedical research needs. Specifically, this funding announcement provides support to eligible, domestic organizations to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed approaches to dual-degree training and mentoring that will keep pace with the rapid evolution of the biomedical research enterprise and lead to the completion of both a clinical degree (for example, M.D., D.O., D.V.M., D.D.S., Pharm.D., etc.) and a research doctorate degree (Ph.D.).  

With the dual qualifications of a rigorous scientist and clinician, graduates will be equipped with the skills to develop research programs that accelerate the translation of research advances to the understanding, detection, treatment, and prevention of human disease, and to lead the advancement of biomedical research.  Areas of particular importance to NIGMS are optimizing training efficiency, fostering the persistence of alumni in research careers, and enhancing the diversity of the clinician-scientist workforce.  NIGMS expects that the proposed research training program will incorporate didactic, research, mentoring and career development elements to prepare trainees for careers that will have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the nation.

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) does not allow appointed Trainees to lead an independent clinical trial, but does allow them to obtain research experience in a clinical trial led by a mentor or co-mentor.

LIMIT: 1 proposal is allowed from Dartmouth 

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu

Overview/abstract of proposal (one page maximum)
Total request amount
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Use "MSTP" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: December 06, 2024

Full Proposal Due Date: January 25, 2025

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Internal Deadline: February 07, 2025

Full Proposal Due Date: May 25, 2025

Team-Based Design in Biomedical Engineering Education (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

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 complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.

To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on:

• Courses for Skills Development
  
  

This FOA seeks to support programs that include innovative approaches to enhance biomedical engineering (BME) design education to ensure a future workforce that can meet the nation’s needs in biomedical research and healthcare technologies.

Applications are encouraged from institutions that propose to establish new or to enhance existing team-based design courses or programs in undergraduate biomedical engineering departments or other degree-granting programs with biomedical engineering tracks/minors. This FOA targets the education of undergraduate biomedical engineering/bioengineering students in a team-based environment. Health equity and universal design topics must be integrated throughout the educational activities. While current best practices such as multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary education, introduction to the regulatory pathway and other issues related to the commercialization of medical devices, and clinical immersion remain encouraged components of a strong BME program, this FOA also challenges institutions to propose other novel, innovative and/or ground-breaking activities that can form the basis of the next generation of biomedical engineering design education.

LIMIT: 1 proposal is allowed from Dartmouth 

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu

Overview/abstract of proposal (one page maximum)
Total request amount
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Use "TeamR25" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: December 06, 2024

Full Proposal Due Date: January 29, 2025

Epilepsy Incidence Among Children in the United States

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

The purpose of this NOFO is to:

1) Estimate overall epilepsy incidence among U.S. children 0 – 17 years of age.

2) Examine potential disparities in incidence rates of epilepsy stratified by demographic, geographic, social determinants of health, or other characteristics.

3 )Identify factors that contribute to the risk of developing epilepsy and examine the association between risk factors and incidence.

LIMIT: 1 proposal is allowed from Dartmouth 

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu

Overview/abstract of proposal (one page maximum)
Total request amount
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Use "Epliepsy" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: December 06, 2024

Full Proposal Due Date: January 23, 2025

NSF 24-528: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows

NSF

EPSCoR RII: EPSCoR Research Fellows directly aligns with the NSF EPSCoR strategic goal of establishing sustainable Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) professional development pathways that advance workforce development and effects engagement in STEM at national and global levels. EPSCoR RII: EPSCoR Research Fellows provides awards to build research capacity in institutions and transform the career trajectories of investigators and further develop their individual research potential through collaborations with investigators from the nation's premier private, governmental, or academic research institutions and/or centers. The fellowship provides opportunities to establish strong collaborations through extended or periodic collaborative visits to a selected host site. Through collaborative research activities with the host site, Fellows will be able to learn new techniques, develop new collaborations, advance existing partnerships, benefit from access to unique equipment and facilities, and/or shift their research toward potentially transformative new directions. The experiences gained through the fellowships are intended to have lasting impacts that will enhance the Fellows' research trajectories well beyond the award period. The benefits to the Fellows are also expected to improve the research capacity of their institutions and jurisdictions more broadly.

Dartmouth is limited to four applications for RII Track-4 to NSF (Dartmouth is not eligible to submit to RII Track-4: NASA)

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu

Overview/abstract of proposal (one page maximum)
Total request amount
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Use "EPSCoR" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: December 13, 2024

Sponsor Application Deadline: April 08, 2025

Jointly Sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The overall goal of the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) program is to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists is available in appropriate scientific disciplines to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. In order to accomplish this goal, NRSA training programs are designed to train individuals to conduct research and to prepare for research careers. More information about NRSA programs may be found at the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) website.
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) does not allow appointed Trainees to lead an independent clinical trial, but does allow them to obtain research experience in a clinical trial led by a mentor or co-mentor. NIH strongly supports training towards a career in clinically relevant research and so gaining experience in clinical trials under the guidance of a mentor or co-mentor is encouraged.
 
The NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience (http://neuroscienceblueprint.nih.gov) is a collaborative and coordinated effort across 14 Institutes, Centers and Offices (ICOs), that supports research, research education, and research training with the goal of accelerating the pace of discovery in neuroscience research. .

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is a program within the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research in conjunction with the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD).

LIMIT: 1 proposal is allowed from Dartmouth 

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu

Overview/abstract of proposal (one page maximum)
Total request amount
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Use "Neuroscience T32" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: January 10, 2025

Full Proposal Due Date: May 25, 2025

Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is designed to support highly integrated research teams of three to six Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs) to address ambitious and challenging research questions that are within the mission of NIGMS. Project goals should not be achievable with a collection of individual efforts or projects. Collaborative program teams are expected to accomplish goals that require considerable synergy and managed team interactions. Teams are encouraged to consider far-reaching objectives that will produce major advances in their fields.

This FOA is not intended for applications that are mainly focused on the creation, expansion, and/or maintenance of community resources, creation of new technologies, or infrastructure development.

LIMIT: 2 proposals are allowed from Dartmouth 

To apply for this opportunity, email the following to limitedfunding@dartmouth.edu

Overview/abstract of proposal (one page maximum)
Total request amount
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Use "RM1" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: January 10, 2025

Full Proposal Due Date: May 28, 2025