Federal Limited Opportunities

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: February 07, 2025

Full Proposal Due Date: May 25, 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

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Please join one of the following NSF Office Hours and contact program officers for any questions you may have. Sent on behalf of NSF EPSCoR

Office Hours Registration:

Wednesday, December 11 at 3pm ET
Tuesday, January 21 at 3pm ET
Thursday, February 13 at 3pm ET
Friday, March 7 at 3pm ET
Monday, March 24 at 3pm ET

Program Officer Contacts:

Hongmei Luo, NSF, telephone: (703) 292-8867, email: hluo@nsf.gov
Lisa Cliggett, NSF, telephone: (703) 292-2759, email: lcligget@nsf.gov
Chinonye Nnakwe Whitley, NSF, telephone: (703) 292-8458, email: cwhitley@nsf.gov
Pinhas Ben-Tzvi, NSF, telephone: (703) 292-8246, email: pbentzvi@nsf.gov
Andrea Johnson, NSF, telephone: (703) 292-5164, email: andjohns@nsf.gov

Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers Program (P30 Clinical Trials Optional) RFA-ES-25-002

NIH/NIEHS

The NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHSCC) Program uses a P30 grant mechanism to bring together investigators currently funded by NIH or other Federal or non-Federal sources to enhance the effectiveness of existing research and extend the focus of research for environmental health sciences. An EHSCC is expected to support innovation and be on the cutting edge of science. As such, research activities should cross a variety of disciplines to bring multiple perspectives and approaches to bear on significant environmental health research questions and health impacts. The interdisciplinary nature of an EHSCC should have a synergistic effect that results in greater depth, breadth, quality, innovation and productivity beyond what individual scientists would be likely to attain by working independently and as such lead to translational research opportunities. As intellectual hubs for environmental health research, the membership of EHSCC's is expected to include thought leaders from the field who are well-positioned to advance the goals of the 2025-2029 NIEHS Strategic Plan http://www.niehs.nih.gov/about/strategicplan/

The overall goals for the EHSCC Program are to enhance the capabilities of existing programs in environmental health sciences, assist with building programmatic and scientific capacity, lead in the development of novel research directions, recruit and prepare future leaders in the field, and pioneer efforts in community engagement. Ultimately the EHSCC should create a flexible structure that allows center members with different expertise to come together to answer complex and/or emerging questions, capitalize on the latest scientific trends, and accelerate the translation of research. NIEHS considers community engagement and multi-directional communication as essential activities to advance the goals and relevance of an EHSCC. Therefore, the structure of the Center should facilitate multi-directional interaction with communities (broadly defined) and EHSCC members through the required Community Engagement Core (CEC).  In addition, with the continued advancement of the NIEHS translational research (TR) framework for the environmental health sciences (https://www.niehs.nih.gov/translation), it is expected that an EHSCC facilitates translational research through the Translational Research Support Core by encompassing the resources within the EHSCC.he. Finally, EHSCC are expected to attract established and promising investigators into environmental health research and provide opportunities for career enhancement. In alignment with the 2025-2029 NIEHS Strategic Plan (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/about/strategicplan/.), this NOFO requires a Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives (PEDP) as part of the application.

To qualify for an EHSCC, the applicant institution must have a base of ongoing, independently supported, peer-reviewed research projects clearly dedicated to the study of environmental health sciences.  The research base must exist prior to the submission of an application and will be considered by program staff to determine eligibility.  See Section III.1 Eligible Applicants for more detailed description of EHS base support calculation. Prior to submission of an application, the proposed Center Director is encouraged to consult with Institute Scientific/Research Staff regarding the adequacy of the research base. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with the scientific contact as you plan to develop an application prior to submitting to this NOFO.

The NIEHS will hold an informational webinar/Q&A session January 16, 2025  by Zoom. Registration is required.  https://nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_lAA7DEdbQpWyZforB6lfnA#/registration

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 "NIEHS_Center" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: January 10, 2025

Full Proposal Due Date: March 18, 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

Research in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering 

The DOE SC program in Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) hereby announces its interest in receiving new or renewal single-investigator or small-group applications to carry out hypothesis-driven frontier-level research in basic plasma science and engineering. The FES Discovery Plasma Science: Plasma Science and Technology–General Plasma Science (GPS) program supports research at the frontiers of basic plasma science (including astrophysical, dusty, and low temperature plasma). GPS topical areas are broad and include but are not limited to: understanding the onset of magnetic reconnection and trigger mechanisms for explosive instabilities in nature (solar flares, geomagnetic storms) and in the laboratory; magnetic dynamo processes by which magnetic fields are generated in laboratory and astrophysical plasmas; mechanisms by which energy is transferred between fields, flows, and particles; how coherent structures are created through the self-fields of the plasma and its interactions with waves; coupling of dusty plasma in strong magnetic fields; and plasma chemistry and processes related to interaction of plasma with surfaces, materials, or biomaterials. Through the support of this research, the GPS program plays a key role in training the next generation of plasma scientists and engineers

Applicant institutions are limited to no more than two pre-applications (or lead applications), and PIs may only be named on no more than one pre-application (or lead application).

If a multi-institutional team is submitting collaborative applications, only the lead institution should submit a pre-application that should include all institutions, institutional Co-PIs, and all other personnel and relevant information.

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 "Plasma" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: February 05, 2025

Sponsor Required Pre- Application Due Date:  February 14, 2025

Full Proposal Due Date: April 04, 2025

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Pathways

Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration

The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program – Pathways aims to support rural youth with behavioral health care challenges while also bolstering the behavioral health care workforce in rural communities. The purpose of RCORP-Pathways is to create innovative new youth-focused, peer-driven behavioral health care support programs, while also offering career pathway opportunities in rural communities. Through these efforts, RCORP-Pathways will ultimately support improved health care in rural areas. Applicants will establish and work within a network of organizations to engage youth in developing and implementing behavioral health support programming. The first year of the program may be used for planning activities and to formalize a network, and the remaining two years must be dedicated to implementation.

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 "Opioid" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: February 14, 2025

Full Proposal Due Date: April 14, 2025

Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)

NSF

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) program provides sustained support of materials research and education of the highest quality while addressing fundamental problems in science and engineering. Each MRSEC addresses research of a scope and complexity requiring the scale, synergy, and multidisciplinarity provided by a campus-based research center. The MRSECs support materials research infrastructure in the United States, promote active collaboration between universities and other sectors, including industry and international organizations, and contribute to the development of a national network of university-based centers in materials research, education, and facilities. A MRSEC may be located at a single institution, or may involve multiple institutions in partnership, and is composed of two to three Interdisciplinary Research Groups (IRGs), each addressing a fundamental materials science topic aligned with the Division of Materials Research (DMR).

February 5, 2025 - Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) Solicitation Webinar

Only one MRSEC preliminary proposal may be submitted by any one organization as the lead institution in this competition.

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 "MRSEC" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: February 14, 2025

Preliminary Proposal Due Date  June 23, 2025

Full Proposal Due Date: November 24, 2025

NSF: Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP)

Materials Innovation Platforms (MIP) is a mid-scale infrastructure program in the Division of Materials Research (DMR) designed to accelerate advances in materials research. MIPs respond to the increasing complexity of materials research that requires close collaboration of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary teams and access to cutting edge tools. These tools in a user facility benefit both a user program and in-house research, which focus on addressing grand challenges of fundamental science and meet national needs. MIPs embrace the paradigm set forth by the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI), which strives to "discover, manufacture, and deploy advanced materials twice as fast, at a fraction of the cost," and conduct research through iterative "closed-loop" efforts among the areas of materials synthesis/processing, materials characterization, and theory/modeling/simulation. In addition, they are expected to engage the emerging field of data science in materials research. Each MIP is a scientific ecosystem, which includes in-house research scientists, external users and other scientists who, collectively, form a community of practitioners and share tools, codes, samples, data and know-how. The knowledge sharing is designed to strengthen collaborations among scientists and enable them to work in new ways, fostering new modalities of research and training, for the purpose of accelerating discovery and development of new materials and novel materials phenomena/properties, as well as fostering their eventual deployment.

The scientific focus of the MIP program is subject to change from competition to competition. Information about the existing MIPs, from two previous competitions in 2015 and 2019, can be found at https://mip.org/. The third MIP competition, in 2025, will accept proposals on alloys, amorphous, and composite materials. Given that the second MIP competition included an emphasis on biomaterials and polymer research, proposals mainly on these topics will not be considered in the third MIP competition.

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 "MIP" as the email subject line.

Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: March 07, 2025

Full Proposal Due Date: May 15, 2025