IANR Conversations on Competitive Grants

Office of Research and Economic Development

Overview: Internal Funding and Research

Compliance

Steve GoddardAssociate Vice Chancellor for

ResearchSeptember 25, 2015

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Office of Research & Economic Development (ORED) Senior Leadership

• Prem S. Paul, Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic Development

• Ryan Anderson, Director of Industry Relations• Bill Charlton, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research & NSRI Research Director• Dan Duncan, Executive Director, Nebraska Innovation Campus• Steve Goddard, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research• Nathan Meier, Director of Research Strategy• Monica Norby, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research• Brad Roth, Executive Director, NUtech Ventures• Mike Zeleny, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic Development

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ORED is here to help you!• Internal funding opportunities, RCS, and IACP• Support for Proposal Development • Research Development Fellows Program• Education programs (NUramp, workshops and seminars)• Publicizing and celebrating your research success

research.unl.edunugrant.unl.edu

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Internal Funding Opportunities

• Research Council programs: October 9, 2015• Biomedical Research Seed Grants:

– Letters of Intent due November 2, 2015. – Full proposals and draft of R01 due December 1, 2015.

• Layman/Arts & Humanities: November 13, 2015• Pathway – Phase I Planning Grant: December 11,

2015• For more information and applications: http://

research.unl.edu/internal-funding-opportunities

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• Eligibility requirements for most of ORED’s internal awards: Applicants must be full-time (1.0 FTE) UNL faculty members on a continuous appointment (tenure-leading or tenured, with a rank of assistant professor or above), or a research (assistant/associate/full) professor or senior lecturer/professor of practice on the payroll of UNL. Faculty with part-time appointments, visiting and adjunct appointees and other lecturer ranks are not eligible to apply.

• UNL faculty can be awarded only one internal award as a PI in any academic year, and may not receive more than two internal grants as PI over any four-year period. Please read the complete RFA for each competition to make sure you meet the eligibility requirements.

Internal Funding Opportunities (cont’d)

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• Grants-in-Aid– 2nd Friday in October each year

• Faculty Seed Grants– 2nd Friday in October each year

• Interdisciplinary Grants– 2nd Friday in October each year

• Distinguished Lecturer– 2nd Friday in October each year AND the 2nd Friday in March

• Visiting Scholar– 2nd Friday in October each year AND the 2nd Friday in March

• Symposia– 2nd Friday in October each year AND the 2nd Friday in March

Research Council Awards

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For projects that promote a faculty member’s research, creative and scholarly activities that may or may not enhance the prospects for obtaining outside support.

– Preference will be given to non-tenured early-career faculty. – Awards up to $7,500 for individual applications and up to

$10,000 for joint applications.– Application deadline: 2nd Friday in October each year.

Research Council Grants-in-Aid

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Awards designed for projects that encourage and enhance research, creative and scholarly activities, and enhance the prospects of obtaining outside, competitive external funding.

– Preference will be given to non-tenured early-career faculty. – Awards up to $10,000.– Application deadline: 2nd Friday in October each year.

Research Council Faculty Seed Grants

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The goal is to enhance the competitiveness of applications from interdisciplinary teams for external funding.

– Awards up to $20,000.– However, in an effort to encourage ambitious proposals and

truly multi-disciplinary initiatives, the Research Council will accept requests for larger amounts of funding.

– Application deadline: 2nd Friday in October each year.

RC Interdisciplinary Grants

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Support for distinguished invited scholars who appeal to and interact with a large interdisciplinary segment of the university community.

– The speaker must be distinguished in his or her field. – The program must include at least one lecture that is open,

free-of-charge and advertised to the entire University community.

– Funds may be used for travel and local expenses for featured speakers and/or honorarium. 

– Awards up to $3,000.– 2nd Friday in October each year AND the 2nd Friday in March.

RC Distinguished Lecturer

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Visiting scholars who are recognized for excellence in their fields and whose research and scholarly activities are closely related to the research interests of the faculty and graduate students at UNL.

– Each visitor is to give at least one lecture that is open free-of-charge and advertised to the entire University community.

– Awards up to $800.– 2nd Friday in October each year AND the 2nd Friday in March.

Research Council Visiting Scholar

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Support for outstanding invited scholars who will give symposia or colloquia that should be of interest to a large interdisciplinary segment of the university community.

– The program must include at least one lecture that is open, free-of-charge and advertised to the entire University community.

– Applicants must be able to secure other funds to cover a portion of the budgeted expenses.

– Awards up to $3,000.– 2nd Friday in October each year AND the 2nd Friday in March.

Research Council Symposia

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Enhance the competitiveness of faculty submitting grant proposals requesting R01 (research project grant) support for biomedical research funding from the National Institutes of Health.

– Awards up to $50,000. – Letters of Intent are due November 2, 2015. – Full proposal and draft of R01 application are due December 1,

2015.

Spring deadline: – Letters of Intent are due March 1, 2016. – Full proposal and draft of R01 application are due April 1,

2016.

Biomedical Seed Grant

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• Layman Seed Awards– Provides funding for new projects by non-tenured junior

faculty. – Awards up to $10,000. – Application deadline: 2nd Friday in November of each year.

• Layman New Direction– Provides funding for tenured faculty (associate/full

professors) who are re-entering research or branching into a new direction.

– Awards up to $10,000. – Application deadline: 2nd Friday in November of each year.

Layman Awards

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Faculty should present their long-term plan for creative activity/research, and specifically describe how the project will lead to external funding, including a targeted plan for external funding applications.

– Projects involving collaborations between Arts and Humanities faculty and faculty outside the Arts and Humanities are encouraged.

– Awards up to $10,000 with a minimum 25% match required from the PI’s department and/or college.

– Application deadline: 2nd Friday in November of each year.

Arts & Humanities Research Enhancement Program

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Foster or support interdisciplinary research teams at UNL and enhance their competitiveness for large-scale or center grants.

– Awards up to $10,000. – Four application deadlines per year:

• 2nd Friday in December; • 1st Friday in March; • 1st Friday in June and • 2nd Friday in September.

Pathway to Interdisciplinary Research Centers – Phase I: Planning Grant

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Designed to enhance the competitiveness of faculty revising and resubmitting grant proposals by providing developmental and/or financial support to help improve highly meritorious, but previously unfunded federal funding proposals that are eligible for resubmission.

– Faculty must contact Nathan Meier at 402-472-3902 or nlm@unl.edu to see if you qualify for this award before submitting an application.

– Two award levels: • For previous proposal requests that were less than $500,000,

awards up to $25,000 will be given. • For previous proposal requests that were $500,000 or more,

awards up to $50,000 will be given. – Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Revision Awards

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Office of Research Compliance Services• Manages the Human Research Protections Program• Strives to make our IRB efficient and client-friendly• Works to strengthen responsible conduct of research• Manages responsible conduct of research training• Help faculty understand, comply with export control

issues• Tracks and manages conflicts of interest in research• Assists with allegations of Research Misconduct

Sara Frizzell, Director402-472-4491 ▪ sfrizzell2@unl.edu http://research.unl.edu/orr

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Institutional Animal Care Program• Responsible for monitoring, maintaining health of

animals used in our teaching, service and research missions

• Provides veterinary services• Coordinates animal health care oversight for satellite

facilities across State• Ensures compliance with regulations pertaining to

animal welfare

Dr. Kelly Heath, Director and Attending Veterinarian402-440-6577 ▪ kheath3@unl.edu http://research.unl.edu/orr

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Environmental Health & Safety• Creates partnership with campus community and

provides services to assist employees in integrating safety and compliance into their workplace culture and behavior

• Services offered include:

Brenda Osthus, Director402-472-4927 ▪ ehs@unl.edu http://ehs.unl.edu

• Radiation safety• Occupational safety• Biosafety

• Environmental protection• Safety & compliance training• Outreach initiatives

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ORED Resources for FacultyNUgrant (https://nugrant.unl.edu)

- UNL’s electronic research administration system- Electronic routing/submission for grants, compliance

protocols, internal funding, conflict of interest- Real-time reporting on grant submissions, awards

NUramp (http://research.unl.edu/nuramp)– Comprehensive research administration training program

(fall semester courses start Sept. 24th!)– E-Learning Library (http://

research.unl.edu/nuramp/nuramp-e-learning-library)

Annual “Writing Winning Grants” seminar– Next seminar: Friday, March 18, 2016– Addresses practical and conceptual aspects important to the

proposal writing process

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ORED Resources

Funding Announcements– Weekly list of funding opportunities relevant to UNL

expertise– Searchable archive available at http://

research.unl.edu/proposaldevelopment/funding.php

Expert Review of Grant Proposals– Provides peer review of proposals prior to submission– To apply: http://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/exreview.php

Faculty Travel Awards– Provides 1/3 match with colleges and departments to pay for

visits to program officers at federal grant agencies– Info: http://research.unl.edu/facultyresources/facultyTravel.php

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Mark your calendar …• 2015 Research Fair

– Week of November 9:• Faculty Recognition Breakfast• Federal Program Officers• Networking Opportunities

• Grant writing seminar– March 18, 2016– Nebraska East Union

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