Announcement of UTRGV Limited Submission Internal Competition  
    All PI-eligible UTRGV faculty/staff interested in submitting a proposal to the Limited Submission opportunity must submit the internal pre-proposal via Submittable platform (using single PDF document) by the deadline. Please see OSP Handbook, page 8, for PI eligibility details. Internal pre-proposals must comply with all instructions and address the NSF review criteria referenced in this announcement.
Funding Opportunity Purpose: This solicitation invites organizations with pre-existing instrument facilities to apply to be a PCL Node, as part of a distributed PCL Test Bed. The solicitation also requires awardees to run Recruitment and On-Boarding Workshops to attract new users, including those from under-resourced institutions, who will conduct science on the PCL Node and Test Bed to result in accomplishments in basic and translational research, education, and workforce development.

A PCL Node may incorporate some or all of the instruments at an existing facility, including time-sharing of instruments with the PCL Node. In limited circumstances, and with adequate justification in the context of specified science drivers, a PCL Node may propose modest requests for acquiring a new instrument and/or enhancement of existing instruments or other lab capabilities that would become part of the PCL Node.

 Opportunity Overview: This NSF solicitation calls for the establishment of a Programmable Cloud Laboratories (PCL) Test Bed consisting of a network of Programmable Cloud Laboratory Nodes (PCL Nodes) with the key objectives of accelerating automated science and engineering and democratizing access to state-of-the-art instruments, including AI-based methods across multiple domains of science and engineering. The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology, created and tasked by Congress to examine the critical intersection of emerging biotechnology and national security,recommended that NSF establish a network of "cloud labs," to enable access to cutting edge tools and accelerate data generation to support biotechnology R&D. This PCL Test Bed funding opportunity aligns with this recommendation.

Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: An institution may submit only a single proposal in response to this solicitation, as the lead institution.

FOA is available online at: NSF 25-541: Test Bed: Toward a Network of Programmable Cloud Laboratories (PCL Test Bed) | NSF - National Science Foundation

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: August 25, 2025 @ 11:59 p.m. 
Internal Competition Results Announced: September 10, 2025
Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Documents Needed for the Preproposals: 

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

• Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    
• Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       
•  List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

Change in application form: Since the limited submission process does not involve OSP assistance with budget development, we are now using a budget template in the Submittable form. This template is designed to capture a general overview of the budget. Additionally, we have included a budget justification section directly in the form, eliminating the need for applicants to upload separate budget documents with their pre-proposal materials.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Bernadette Perez at bernadette.perez01@utrgv.edu.

Review Criteria: Internal review criteria shall mirror the criteria in the FOA.
Internal Review Process: The Research Division in consultation with a review committee, will decide which pre-proposals will continue to the full proposal submission stage. Anonymized reviewer feedback will be provided in a timely fashion to all PIs whose pre-proposals were considered by the review committee, following the announcement of the finalist selection.

Announcement of UTRGV Limited Submission Internal Competition  
               All PI-eligible UTRGV faculty/staff interested in submitting a proposal to the Limited Submission opportunity must submit the internal pre-proposal via Submittable platform (using single PDF document) by the deadline. Please see OSP Handbook, page 8, for PI eligibility details. Internal pre-proposals must comply with all instructions and address the NSF review criteria referenced in this announcement. Successful applicants should be working in a research environment capable of supporting  potentially high-impact cancer studies.
Funding Opportunity Purpose: CFSAs seek to facilitate the development or improvement of core facilities that will provide  valuable services to support and enhance scientifically meritorious cancer research projects. A  user group of Texas-based investigators must be identified, each of whom have funded cancer  research projects that will make use of the requested facility. This requirement is not intended to  exclude early career-stage investigators who have not yet secured peer-reviewed grant support. Successful applicants should be working in a research environment capable of supporting  potentially high-impact cancer studies.
Opportunity Overview: CPRIT will foster cancer research in Texas by providing financial support for a wide variety of projects relevant to cancer research. This RFA solicits applications from institutions to establish or enhance core facilities (laboratory, clinical, population-based, or computer-based) that will directly support cancer research programs to advance knowledge of the causes, prevention, and/or treatment of cancer or improve quality of life for patients with, and survivors of, cancer. CPRIT expects outcomes of supported activities to directly and indirectly benefit subsequent cancer research efforts, cancer public health policy, or the continuum of cancer care—from prevention to survivorship. To fulfill this vision, applications may address any topic or issue related to cancer biology, causation, prevention, detection or screening, treatment, cure, quality  of life, or survivorship. This award provides cancer researchers access to appropriate research infrastructure, instrumentation, and technical expertise necessary to achieve their research objectives. Funds may be requested to enhance or expand the capabilities of an existing facility that will  directly support and impact cancer research programs at the institution and in the region. CPRIT  will look with special favor on applications that propose a facility that will serve cancer  researchers at multiple Texas research institutions, in particular, TREC-eligible  institutions (see IFA for list of institutions).
Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: CPRIT only allows 1 opportunity to submit an active award renewal application in response to this RFA.

FOA is available online at: RFA R-26.2 CFSA

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: September 10, 2025 @ 11:59 p.m. 
Internal Competition Results Announced: October 1, 2025
Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Documents Needed for the Preproposals:
               · Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages;
               · Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs;
               · List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*All documentation must be uploaded in a single PDF file. If assistance is needed to create the PDF, please contact Bernadette Perez at bernadette.perez01@utrgv.edu. 

Review Criteria: Internal review criteria shall mirror the criteria in the FOA.
Internal Review Process: The Research Division in consultation with a review committee, will decide which pre-proposals will continue to the full proposal submission stage. Anonymized reviewer feedback will be provided in a timely fashion to all PIs whose pre-proposals were considered by the review committee, following the announcement of the finalist selection.

Announcement of UTRGV Limited Submission Internal Competition  
                   All PI-eligible UTRGV faculty/staff interested in submitting a proposal to the Limited Submission opportunity must submit the internal pre-proposal via Submittable platform (using single PDF document) by the deadline. Please see OSP Handbook, page 8, for PI eligibility details. Internal pre-proposals must comply with all instructions and address the NSF review criteria referenced in this announcement.
Funding Opportunity Purpose: CPRIT HIHRA seek to provide short-term funding to explore the feasibility of high-risk projects that, if successful, would contribute major new insights into the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of cancers. Because the HIHRA is designed to support new ideas, preliminary data are not required. Using this mechanism, CPRIT intends to support innovative, developmental projects that focus on exceptionally promising topics that are not yet sufficiently mature to compete successfully for more conventional funding. The HIHRA is expected to provide the  foundation for individual or multiple investigator peer-reviewed awards upon completion.  Applicants must explain why more conventional sources of support are not available for the  proposed research and how short-term funding will lead to strong applications for additional  support.
Opportunity Overview: Areas of interest include laboratory research, translational studies, and population-based and/or  clinical investigations. In that, cancers arise from a large number of derangements of basic  molecular and cellular functions, which, in turn, cause many alterations in basic biological processes, almost any aspect of biology may be relevant to cancer research, more or less directly. The degree of relevance to cancer research will be an important criterion for evaluation of projects for funding by CPRIT (section 9.3.1). For example, are alterations in the process in  question primarily responsible for oncogenesis or secondary manifestations of malignant transformation? Will understanding the process or interfering with it offer selective and useful insight into prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer? Successful applicants for funding from CPRIT will have addressed these questions satisfactorily.
Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: CPRIT is imposing a limit of 5  applications from an academic research institution and 1 each from public or private  companies on the number of HIHR Research Award applications that may be submitted by  an institution during this review cycle.

FOA is available online at: RFA-R 26.2 HIHR

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: September 10, 2025 @ 11:59 p.m. 
Internal Competition Results Announced: October 1, 2024
Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Documents Needed for the Preproposals:
                   · Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages;
                   · Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs;
                   · List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*All documentation must be uploaded in a single PDF file. If assistance is needed to create the PDF, please contact Bernadette Perez at bernadette.perez01@utrgv.edu. 

Review Criteria: Internal review criteria shall mirror the criteria in the FOA.
Internal Review Process: The Research Division in consultation with a review committee, will decide which pre-proposals will continue to the full proposal submission stage. Anonymized reviewer feedback will be provided in a timely fashion to all PIs whose pre-proposals were considered by the review committee, following the announcement of the finalist selection.

Announcement of UTRGV Limited Submission Internal Competition  
  All PI-eligible UTRGV faculty/staff interested in submitting a proposal to the Limited Submission opportunity must submit the internal pre-proposal via Submittable platform (using single PDF document) by the deadline. Please see OSP Handbook, page 8, for PI eligibility details. Internal pre-proposals must comply with all instructions and address the NSF review criteria referenced in this announcement.
Funding Opportunity Purpose: This MIRA mechanism is intended to support highly integrated programs of collaborative and  cross-disciplinary research involving multiple Texas investigators focusing specifically on cancer in  children and the adolescent and young adult (AYA) population. Applications responding to this RFA  must emphasize improving cancer care delivery and survivorship services through research in the childhood and AYA cancer population.
Opportunity Overview: CPRIT’s Advisory Committee on Childhood Cancer convened multiple times throughout 2024,  including an in-person workshop under the auspices of the “Researchers RoundUp” biennial  meeting in late 2024 to identify the highest priorities of the pediatric cancer research community  in Texas, as well as compelling opportunities to impact patients and their families. This RFA  addresses these priorities and solicits applications for integrated programs of collaborative and  cross-disciplinary research among multiple investigators that will contribute meaningfully to  advancing cancer care delivery and survivorship services through research in the childhood and  AYA cancer population.
Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: An institution may submit only 1 new application under this RFA during this funding  cycle.

FOA is available online at: RFA R-26.2-MIRA: Multi-Investigator Research Awards

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: September 10, 2025 @ 11:59 p.m. 
Internal Competition Results Announced: October 1, 2024
Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Documents Needed for the Preproposals:
                     · Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages;
                     · Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs;
                     · List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*All documentation must be uploaded in a single PDF file. If assistance is needed to create the PDF, please contact Bernadette Perez at bernadette.perez01@utrgv.edu. 

Review Criteria: Internal review criteria shall mirror the criteria in the FOA.
Internal Review Process: The Research Division in consultation with a review committee, will decide which pre-proposals will continue to the full proposal submission stage. Anonymized reviewer feedback will be provided in a timely fashion to all PIs whose pre-proposals were considered by the review committee, following the announcement of the finalist selection.