UTRGV Limited Submission Submission Manager

Limited Submissions are competitive funding opportunities in which the sponsor only allows an exact and limited number of proposals from a given institution. Extra submissions can result in rejection of all submitted by that institution. All PI-eligible UTRGV faculty/staff interested in submitting an external funding proposal to the limited submission opportunity must submit their internal pre-proposal via Submittable.

2024 NSF - Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)

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Announcement of UTRGV Limited Submission Internal Competition
NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI)
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:
Opportunity Overview: 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.
The MRI Program especially seeks broad representation of PIs in its award portfolio, including women, underrepresented minorities and persons with disabilities. Since demographic diversity may be greater among early-career researchers the MRI program also encourages proposals with early-career PIs and proposals that benefit early-career researchers.
The number of MRI proposal submissions allowed per institution continues to be a maximum of three, but is now based on the dollar value of the amount requested from NSF; no more than two (2) submissions are permitted in Track 1 (NSF funds greater than or equal to $100,000 but less than $1.4 million); no more than one (1) submission is permitted in Track 2 (NSF funds greater than or equal to $1.4 million up to and including $4 million); and no more than one (1) submission is permitted for newly-defined Track 3 (NSF funds greater than or equal to $100,000 and less than $4 million that include purchase, installation, operation, and maintenance ). Proposal submissions within the two tracks may be either for acquisition or development of a research instrument. NSF strongly values MRI proposals that seek to develop next-generation research instruments that open new frontiers of research. As a result the MRI program seeks to support development proposals in numbers (i.e., up to 1/3 of awards) consistent with recent competitions, depending on the numbers and quality of the proposals.
Emphasis has been provided to indicate that the MRI Program seeks broad representation by PIs in its award portfolio, including women, underrepresented minorities and persons with disabilities. Since diversity may be greater among early-career researchers, the MRI program also encourages proposals with early-career PIs and proposals that benefit early-career researchers.

Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: 4 per institution (2 for Track 1, 1 for Track 2, and 1 for Track 3)

FOA is available online at: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23519/nsf23519.pdf

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: September 1, 2024 @ 11:59 p.m. 
Internal Competition Results Announced: September 16, 2024
Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: November 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Documents Needed for the Preproposals:
    · Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages;
    · Budget spreadsheet and budget justification of up to 2 pages;
    · NSF format 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 John Solis at john.solis@utrgv.edu.

Review Criteria: Internal review criteria shall mirror the NSF 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.

2024 Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSGs) for NCI-designated Cancer Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional

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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 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for P30 Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSGs) to support NCI-designated Cancer Centers. CCSGs support three types of Cancer Centers: 1) Comprehensive Cancer Centers, which demonstrate reasonable depth and breadth of research activities in each of three major areas: basic laboratory; clinical; and prevention, control and population-based research, and which have substantial transdisciplinary research that bridges these scientific areas; and 2) Clinical Cancer Centers, which are primarily focused on basic laboratory; clinical; and prevention, cancer control, and population-based research; or some combination of these areas, and 3) Basic Cancer Centers, which focus on basic laboratory research. The purpose of all types of NCI-designated Cancer Centers is to capitalize on all institutional cancer research capabilities, integrating meritorious research into a single transdisciplinary research enterprise across all institutional boundaries. Cancer Centers supported through this FOA are expected to serve as major sources of discovery of the nature of cancer and of development of more effective approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and therapy; to contribute significantly to the development of Shared Resources that support research; to collaborate and coordinate their research efforts with other NCI-funded programs and investigators; and to disseminate research findings for the benefit of the community
Opportunity Overview: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for P30 Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSGs) to support NCI-designated Cancer Centers. NCI-designated Cancer Centers serve as major sources of discovery into the nature of cancer and of the development of more effective approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and therapy. They contribute significantly to the development of Shared Resources that support cancer relevant research and they collaborate and coordinate their research efforts with other NCI-funded programs and investigators.

The objectives of the NCI Cancer Centers Program are to foster highly interactive cancer research through support of the following:

Formal, interactive scientific Research Programs comprised of investigators with common scientific interests and goals, yielding competitively funded research grants and contracts and productive collaborations;
Centralized Shared Resources that provide access to technologies, services, and scientific consultation that enhance scientific interaction and productivity;
Strategic planning and evaluation that further the research agenda of the Center;
Developmental Funding that allows the Center to pursue newly identified priorities, strengthen weaker scientific areas, and explore new collaborations;
Activities that engage the populations within the catchment area in the conducted research and other Center activities;
Efforts to coordinate and enhance existing cancer research education, training, and career development activities;
Centralized Cancer Center Administration for resources and services, fiscal management and other supportive activities,
Efforts to diversify Center membership and leadership, and
Centralized scientific oversight of cancer clinical trials.

NCI support to Cancer Centers is intended to foster excellence in research across a broad spectrum of scientific and medical concerns relevant to cancer. To facilitate discovery and its translation into direct benefit to patients and the general public, the NCI awards CCSGs to institutions that have a critical mass of cancer-relevant scientific research. The CCSG focus on research derives from the belief that a culture of discovery, scientific excellence, transdisciplinary research, and collaboration yields tangible benefits extending far beyond the generation of new knowledge.

Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: Only one application per institution is allowed normally identified by having a unique DUNS number or NIH IPF number.

FOA is available online at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-21-321.html

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: August 9, 2024 @ 11:59 PM
Internal Competition Results Announced: August 16, 2024
Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: September 25, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Documents Needed for the Preproposals:
Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Proposal Title
PI/PD Name and Contact Information
To which track or discipline do you plan to submit? (if applicable)
Please provide a brief description (no longer than 250 words) describing your proposed project, any planned collaborators, and why this project should be selected for this limited submission opportunity over others.
What is your budget request and what costs are included? (no longer than 250 words)
If cost share or match is required, how do you plan to meet that match and what costs will be included? Please include whose time and effort will be included and if cash match is provided, who will be covering that cost. (no longer than 250 words)
If this is a resubmission, please identify what changes or revisions have been made based upon feedback received from the original submission.
Is there any information that would be beneficial in advance of the internal review? Examples - resubmission with identified ratings, discussions with program managers, etc.

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

Review Criteria: Internal review criteria shall mirror the NIH 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.

2024 Institutional Network Award for Promoting Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training (U2C - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

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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: The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity is to invite Institutional Network Awards (U2C-TL1) to cultivate a highly integrated cohort of trainees and early career investigators and to develop career development resources to accelerate kidney, urologic, and hematologic research. To maximize integration and promote a true trainee community, Institutions are invited to submit a single, unified U2C-TL1 application to engage, recruit, prepare, and sustain the next generation of scientists able to contribute to advancing research in kidney, urology, and hematology. Applications representing multiple institutions within a single metropolitan area are strongly encouraged (see Section III.3). Successful awardees are expected to relinquish all active T32s supported by the NIDDK, Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases (KUH) at the time of the U2C-TL1 award.
Opportunity Overview: The Division of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases (KUH) of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) aims to reshape and refocus its Institutional Training Award (T32) program. Compared to the traditional NIDDK/KUH NRSA T32 programs, the program supported by this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will have fewer, larger Institutional Network Awards (U2C-TL1). These U2C-TL1 awards will be designed to cultivate a highly integrated cohort of people and resources to propel KUH training and research. The U2C cooperative component will coordinate and provide administrative support for the Institutional Network Award activities, while the TL1 training component will allow the institution to recruit and fund at least 5 highly competitive pre- and/or post-doctoral trainees across K-, U-, and H-mission focused research. With coordinated support from an Administrative Core, each U2C-TL1 Award is expected to:

Enhance Career Preparation (U2C Professional Development Core). Promote interdisciplinary approaches to prepare trainees for the next step in their scientific careers by exposing them to diverse and innovative technologies and critical research resources. Develop tailored and structured educational experiences, including specific training in professional development, leadership, entrepreneurship, and mentorship.
Increase Networking and Outreach (U2C Networking Core). Coordinate a vibrant and dynamic cohort of K, U, and H trainees, including those supported directly by the TL1 component of this award and those institutional trainees already supported by other NIH training mechanisms, such as Fellowships (Fs), Career Development Awards (Ks), Short-term Training Grants (T35s), and Education Program Grants (R25s). Support a robust mentoring environment, including active peer-to-peer and alumni networks.
Recruit and Train Interdisciplinary Researchers (TL1 Training Core). Fund highly talented trainees from demographically and scientifically diverse backgrounds via the TL1 component of this award.

Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: Only one application per institution (normally identified by having a unique DUNS number or NIH IPF number) is allowed

FOA is available online at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-248.html

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: August 16, 2024 @ 11:59 PM
Internal Competition Results Announced: August 30, 2024
Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: September 27, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Documents Needed for the Preproposals:
       · Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages;
       · Budget spreadsheet and budget justification of up to 2 pages;
       · NIH format 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.

2024 NIH Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

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

Courses for Skills Development
Research Experiences
Mentoring Activities

Opportunity Overview: The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research educational activities that complement other formal training programs in the mission areas of the NIH Institutes and Centers.

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.

This NIH Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25) is a flexible and specialized program designed to foster the development of neuroscience researchers from diverse backgrounds, including individuals from underrepresented groups, across the specified career stages. This Neuroscience Diversity R25 initiative will focus on factors that have been shown to affect retention of underrepresented postbaccalaureate, graduate students, postdoctoral trainees, and junior faculty in neuroscience research, such as mentoring, scientific networks, professional development, and attention to the structural and institutional environment regarding inclusion (http://acd.od.nih.gov/dbr.html; Structure and Belonging: Pathways to Success for Underrepresented Minority and Women Ph.D. Students in STEM Fields; The Science of Effective Mentorship in STEMM). Undergraduate students are not considered eligible for career stage support for this funding opportunity announcement, please view current NIH programs for undergraduate students.
The participating ICs are committed to the development of a diverse biomedical research workforce. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeks to promote diversity in training and research programs and to encourage the participation of individuals from underrepresented groups identified by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Diversity and STEM: Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities. Evidence from several reports demonstrates that an intervention designed to facilitate successful transitions along this pathway would benefit the research community (Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America's Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine 2011; and Advancing the Nation’s Health Needs: NIH Research Training Programs). Specifically, for neuroscience early career researchers, there is a decrease in the proportion of trainees from underrepresented backgrounds from the predoctoral (12%) to tenure-stream neuroscience faculty level (5%); 2011 Survey Report of Neuroscience Departments and Programs. Active interventions are necessary to prevent the loss of talent at each level of educational advancement (PCAST, 2012).
The NIH expects applicant institutions to propose programs that will lead to an improvement in the professional development, mentoring and technical expertise of individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups that are nationally underrepresented in neuroscience research. The activities may focus on individuals at a particular eligible research career stage or at a range of eligible career stages. Programs that target transitions and/or more than one career stage for neuroscience career advancement and progression are encouraged. This initiative will support the development of collaborative research education partnerships that will increase participants awareness and interest in the neurosciences, develop participants scientific knowledge and research skills that will allow them to progress and transition to more advanced neuroscience-related research education and training activities. Proposed program interventions to enhance workforce diversity in response to this NOFO should also focus on asset models and leadership opportunities, rather than solely deficit models and remediation (recommendations from 2022 NINDS Transforming Mentorship Workshop, 2019 NINDS Pathways for Institutional Change Regarding Diversity and Inclusion, 2017 NINDS Activating a Neural Network;?and NAMHC Workgroup on Research Training Report).
To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this NOFO will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on three types of activities (all three must be included):

Mentoring Activities: Within the context of a mentoring network, activities may include, but are not limited to, dedicated efforts at providing not only technical expertise, but advice, insight, and professional career skills that advance the broad career goals of graduate students, postdoctorates and/or early-career faculty from diverse backgrounds; facilitating scholarly writing and grantsmanship; promoting successful transitions from one career stage to another; providing leadership development; helping to identify potential collaborators; and helping to establish interdisciplinary collaborations in order to foster a career trajectory towards independent neuroscience research. Additionally, the NIH realizes that quality mentorship is critical to the recruitment and retention of scientists from diverse backgrounds, including individuals from underrepresented groups . Therefore, this NOFO welcomes programs aimed at improving the caliber of mentorship and focusing on strategies and recommendations that utilize the science of effective mentoring. For example, workshops to educate mentors on establishing and sustaining effective research mentoring relationships (e.g. summer course or a workshop accompanying a neuroscience-related scientific meeting in which case-based scenarios may be used to educate mentors on various relevant ethical, professional and cultural issues facing students today, for example, effective communication and mentoring compacts, or addressing cultural awareness, among others). Also, the program intends to support innovative mentoring network programs within neuroscience-focused scientific and/or professional societies and organizations. Mentors from all demographic backgrounds should be encouraged to participate in the proposed program.
Research Experiences: Provide hands-on authentic research experiences that reflect intellectual contribution to the project and for postbaccalaureate and graduate students to provide research experiences and related training not available through formal NIH training mechanisms; for postdoctorates and junior faculty to extend their skills, experiences, and knowledge base. The research experience should enhance competitiveness and innovative research exposure for the R25 participants. In addition to hands-on research experiences, programs are expected to include complementary activities that support the participants' scientific development, such as scientific writing and presentation skills, and training in rigor and reproducibility. The nature of research experiences should be tailored to the needs and career levels of participants. It is expected that mentoring will be provided in conjunction with planned research experiences and participants will design individualized development plans (IDPs) that are compatible with their needs and experience. Additionally, programs that provide educational/research experiences that enhance the participation and productivity of investigators from diverse backgrounds, including from underrepresented groups, in carrying out research on mission-relevant health disparities will be considered.
Courses for Skills Development: For example, advanced courses in a neuroscience research area relevant to participating IC missions, or specialized research techniques to enhance the research skills of postbaccalaureate, graduate students, postdoctorates, and junior faculty from diverse backgrounds. Additionally, career development seminars and workshops such as grant writing, manuscript preparation, enhancing laboratory management for early stage faculty, building a successful career and other core competencies--like experimental rigor and quantitative skills, as recommended in Developing a 21st Century Neuroscience Workforce--are highly encouraged. Activities should fill a gap in existing resources and provide a course that is significant and impactful for the neuroscience research community.

Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: Only one application per institution is allowed normally identified by having a unique DUNS number or NIH IPF number.

FOA is available online at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-178.html

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: August 9, 2024 @ 11:59 p.m. 
Internal Competition Results Announced: August 16, 2024
Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: September 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Documents Needed for the Preproposals:
Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Proposal Title
PI/PD Name and Contact Information
To which track or discipline do you plan to submit? (if applicable)
Please provide a brief description (no longer than 250 words) describing your proposed project, any planned collaborators, and why this project should be selected for this limited submission opportunity over others.
What is your budget request and what costs are included? (no longer than 250 words)
If cost share or match is required, how do you plan to meet that match and what costs will be included? Please include whose time and effort will be included and if cash match is provided, who will be covering that cost. (no longer than 250 words)
If this is a resubmission, please identify what changes or revisions have been made based upon feedback received from the original submission.
Is there any information that would be beneficial in advance of the internal review? Examples - resubmission with identified ratings, discussions with program managers, etc.

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

2024 Graduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (G-RISE) (T32)

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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.
Opportunity Overview: 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. More information about NRSA programs can be found at the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award website. The NRSA program has been the primary means of supporting predoctoral and postdoctoral research training programs since enactment of the NRSA legislation in 1974.

Each NIGMS funded NRSA program is expected to provide a rigorous, well-designed research training program that includes mentored research experiences, courses, seminars, and additional training opportunities to equip trainees with the following skills required for careers in the biomedical research workforce:

Technical (for example, appropriate methods, technologies, and quantitative/computational approaches).
Operational (for example, independent knowledge acquisition, rigorous experimental design, interpretation of data, and conducting research in the safest manner possible).
Professional (for example, management, leadership, communication, and teamwork).

Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: NIGMS will accept only one application per eligible organization.

FOA is available online at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-032.html

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: November 15, 2024 @ 11:59 PM
Internal Competition Results Announced: November 29, 2024
Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: January 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Documents Needed for the Preproposals:
        · Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages;
        · Budget spreadsheet and budget justification of up to 2 pages;
        · NIH format 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.