Federal Limited Opportunities

Development and Renovation of Research Space for HIV/AIDS Research at Institutions Serving Underrepresented Populations or Located in Institutional Development Award (IDeA)-eligible States (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

• This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications from qualified research institutions to seek funds to develop or renovate research facilities that support HIV/AIDS research in areas of basic, translational, clinical, and social and behavioral science research. Targeted are institutions that serve underrepresented and underserved populations or that are in Institutional Development Award (IDeA)-eligible states. 

• Dartmouth can submit one application.
• PAR-21-238
• Federal Sponsor: NIH
• Internal Deadline: 10/15/2021
• Full Proposal Deadline: January 06, 2022

Silvio O. Conte Digestive Diseases Research Core Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)

• This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for Silvio O. Conte Digestive Diseases Research Core Centers (DDRCCs). The DDRCCs are part of an integrated program of digestive and liver diseases research support provided by the NIDDK.  The purpose of this Centers program is to bring together basic and clinical investigators as a means to enhance communication, collaboration, and effectiveness of ongoing research related to digestive and/or liver diseases within the NIDDK's mission.  DDRCCs are based on the core concept, whereby shared resources aimed at fostering productivity, synergy, and new research ideas among the funded investigators are supported in a cost-effective manner.  Each proposed DDRCC must be organized around a central theme that reflects the focus of the digestive or liver diseases research of the Center members. The central theme must be within the primary mission of the NIDDK, and not thematic areas for which other NIH Institutes or Centers are considered the primary source of NIH funding.
• Dartmouth can submit one application.
• Federal Sponsor: NIH
• Internal Deadline: 10/22/2021
• Full Proposal Deadline: February 17, 2022

Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)

The Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Program within the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) offers researchers from all disciplines of science and engineering funded by NSF the opportunity to perform translational research and technology development, catalyze partnerships and accelerate the transition of discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace for societal benefit.

• Federal Sponsor: NSF
• Internal Deadline: 11/5/2021
• Full Proposal Deadline: January 12, 2022

This solicitation offers two broad tracks for proposals in pursuit of the aforementioned goals.

1. The Technology Translation (PFI-TT) - no limit.

2. The Research Partnerships (PFI-RP)  - There is a limit of one (1) proposal for the PFI-RP track from Dartmouth College.

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Implementation

The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) is a multi-year initiative by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) aimed at reducing the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in high risk rural communities. This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under RCORP-Implementation. This funding opportunity, RCORP-Implementation, will advance RCORP’s overall goal by strengthening and expanding SUD/OUD prevention, treatment, and recovery services to enhance rural residents’ ability to access treatment and move towards recovery.

• Federal Sponsor: HRSA
• Internal Deadline: 11/5/2021
• Full Proposal Deadline: January 13, 2022
• Dartmouth can submit one application.

NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The purpose of the NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00) program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NCI-supported, independent investigators. This program is designed for postdoctoral fellows with research and/or clinical doctoral degrees who do not require an extended period of mentored research training beyond their doctoral degrees. The objective of this award is to facilitate a timely transition of these fellows from their mentored, postdoctoral research positions to independent tenure-track (or equivalent) faculty positions. The program will provide independent NCI research support during this transition to help awardees to launch competitive, independent research careers. Researchers in the scientific areas of data science and cancer control science are especially encouraged to apply.

• Federal Sponsor: NIH- NCI
• Internal Deadline: 11/22/2021
• Full Proposal Deadline: 02/28/2022
• RFA-CA-21-060
• Dartmouth may submit up to a combined total of three applications to any companion RFA or any combination of companion RFAs (RFA-CA-21-060, RFA-CA-21-061, and/or RFA-CA-21-062).

NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)

The purpose of the NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00) program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NCI-supported, independent investigators. This program is designed for postdoctoral fellows with research and/or clinical doctoral degrees who do not require an extended period of mentored research training beyond their doctoral degrees. The objective of this award is to facilitate a timely transition of these fellows from their mentored, postdoctoral research positions to independent tenure-track (or equivalent) faculty positions. The program will provide independent NCI research support during this transition to help awardees to launch competitive, independent research careers. Researchers in the scientific areas of data science and cancer control science are especially encouraged to apply.

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is designed specifically for candidates proposing to serve as the lead investigator of an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or a separate ancillary clinical trial, as part of their research and career development. Those not planning an independent clinical trial, or proposing to gain research experience in a clinical trial led by another investigator, must apply to companion FOA (RFA-CA-21-060).

• Federal Sponsor: NIH- NCI
• Internal Deadline: 11/22/2021
• Full Proposal Deadline: 02/28/2022
• RFA-CA-21-061
• Dartmouth may submit up to a combined total of three applications to any companion RFA or any combination of companion RFAs (RFA-CA-21-060, RFA-CA-21-061, and/or RFA-CA-21-062).
   

NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)

The purpose of the NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00) program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NCI-supported, independent investigators. This program is designed for postdoctoral fellows with research and/or clinical doctoral degrees who do not require an extended period of mentored research training beyond their doctoral degrees. The objective of this award is to facilitate a timely transition of these fellows from their mentored, postdoctoral research positions to independent tenure-track (or equivalent) faculty positions. The program will provide independent NCI research support during this transition to help awardees to launch competitive, independent research careers. Researchers in the scientific areas of data science and cancer control science are especially encouraged to apply.

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is designed specifically for candidates proposing to serve as the lead investigator of an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or a separate ancillary clinical trial, as part of their research and career development. Those not planning an independent clinical trial, or proposing to gain research experience in a clinical trial led by another investigator, must apply to companion FOA (RFA-CA-21-060 ).    

This Funding Opportunity Announcement is for basic science experimental studies involving humans, referred to in NOT-OD-18-212 as “prospective basic science studies involving human participants.”  These studies fall within the NIH definition of a clinical trial and also meet the definition of basic research.  Types of studies that should be submitted under this FOA include studies that prospectively assign human participants to conditions (i.e., experimentally manipulate independent variables) and that assess biomedical or behavioral outcomes in humans for the purpose of understanding the fundamental aspects of phenomena without specific application towards processes or products in mind. Applicants not planning an independent clinical trial or basic experimental study with humans, or proposing to gain research experience in a clinical trial or basic experimental study with humans led by another investigator, must apply to the 'Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed' companion FOA (RFA-CA-21-060 ).

• Federal Sponsor: NIH- NCI
• Internal Deadline: 11/22/2021
• Full Proposal Deadline: 02/28/2022
• RFA-CA-21-062
• Dartmouth may submit up to a combined total of three applications to any companion RFA or any combination of companion RFAs (RFA-CA-21-060, RFA-CA-21-061, and/or RFA-CA-21-062).

Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships: Discovery and Innovation to Address Vexing Scientific and Societal Challenges

The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships 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 which 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 or private entities, and via international collaborations, as appropriate. They provide a means to undertake potentially groundbreaking investigations at the interfaces of disciplines and/or highly innovative approaches within disciplines. STCs may involve any area of science and engineering that NSF supports. STC investments support the NSF vision of creating and exploiting new concepts in science and engineering and providing global leadership in research and education.

• Federal Sponsor: NSF
• Internal Deadline: 11/30/2021
• REQUIRED Preliminary Proposal Deadline: 02/01/2022
• Invited Full Proposal Due:  08/29/2022
• Dartmouth can submit 3 Preliminary Proposals 

National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes Accelerating

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has advanced tremendously and today promises personalized healthcare; enhanced national security; improved transportation; and more effective education, to name just a few benefits. Increased computing power, the availability of large datasets and streaming data, and algorithmic advances in machine learning (ML) have made it possible for AI research and development to create new sectors of the economy and revitalize industries. Continued advancement, enabled by sustained federal investment and channeled toward issues of national importance, holds the potential for further economic impact and quality-of-life improvements.

This program solicitation expands upon the nationwide network established by the first 18 AI Research Institutes to pursue transformational advances in a range of economic sectors, and science and engineering fields. In this round, the program invites proposals for institutes that have a principal focus in one of the following themes, detailed in the Program Description:

Theme 1: Intelligent Agents for Next-Generation Cybersecurity
Theme 2: Neural and Cognitive Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
Theme 3: AI for Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry
Theme 4: AI for Decision making
Theme 5: Trustworthy AI
Theme 6: AI-Augmented Learning to Expand Education Opportunities and Improve Outcomes

• Dartmouth can submit  two preliminary proposals
• Federal Sponsor: NSF
• Internal Deadline: 12/08/2021
• Required Preliminary Proposal Deadline:  January 14, 2022

Community Facility Support: Synchrotron-based analytical capabilities advancing Earth and Environmental Sciences research and training

The NSF Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) hereby solicits proposals to develop, manage, operate, and support user access to U.S. synchrotron-based analytical capabilities necessary to advance Earth and environmental sciences research and training. EAR seeks proposals that prioritize support for the U.S. Earth and environmental science community supported by EAR core or special programs (see https://www.nsf.gov/funding/programs.jsp?org=EAR for a current list of funding programs in EAR).

• Dartmouth can submit one application.
• Federal Sponsor: NSF
• Internal Deadline: 12/14/2021
• Full Proposal Deadline: March 04, 2022