05/24/2024 Edition 128
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Gen-4 Engineering Research Centers |
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NSF Gen-4 Engineering Research Centers, NSF 24-576. Up to $50,600,000 for a 10 year period of performance. CFDA #47.041. Estimated Number of Awards is 1 to 4. NSF expects to make the ERC awards in the summer of 2026. Letter of Intent Due (required): 9/3/24; Preliminary Proposal Due (required): 9/30/24; and Full Proposal Due (By Invitation Only): 5/9/25.
Founded in 1984, the Engineering Research Centers (ERC) program brings technology-based industry and universities together in an effort to strengthen the competitive position of American industry in the global marketplace. These partnerships are expected to establish cross-disciplinary centers focused on advancing fundamental engineering knowledge and engineered systems technology while exposing students to the integrative aspects of engineered systems and industrial practice. The goal of the ERC program has traditionally been to integrate engineering research and education with technological innovation to transform and improve national prosperity, health, and security. Building upon this tradition, NSF is interested in supporting ERCs to develop and advance engineered systems, which if successful, will have a high Societal Impact. The ERC program supports convergent research (CR) that will lead to strong societal impact. Each ERC has interacting foundational components that go beyond the research project, including engineering workforce development (EWD) at all participant stages, where all participants gain mutual benefit, and value creation within an innovation ecosystem (IE) that will outlast the lifetime of the ERC. These foundational elements are integrated throughout ERC activities and in alignment with the Center's vision and targeted societal impact. The overall impact of the ERC program is expected within the Engineering Community, the Scientific Enterprise, and Society.
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Comprehensive Centers Program #84.283B |
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The Comprehensive Centers Program supports the establishment of Comprehensive Centers to provide capacity-building services to State educational agencies (SEAs), regional educational agencies (REAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and schools that improve educational opportunities and outcomes, close achievement gaps, and improve the quality of instruction for all students, and particularly for groups of students with the greatest need, including students from low-income families and students attending schools implementing comprehensive support and improvement or targeted or additional targeted support and improvement activities under section 1111(d) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA).
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NINDS Research Education Opportunities |
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The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation’s biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.
To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this NOFO will support educational activities with a primary focus on:
- Courses for Skills Development
- Research Experiences
The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to encourage applications for the initiation or continuation of nationally available neuroscience research education programs that will significantly advance the mission of NINDS. The primary focus of programs submitted under this NOFO should be on intensive hands-on experience that will provide research experience, an in-depth understanding of techniques, analytic approaches and theory, and expertise that is only possible from a nationally organized program. Within the context of gaining expertise primarily through hands-on experience, programs must also include immersive coursework and expert discussion when appropriate. Programs appropriate for this NOFO must include a nationwide recruitment process to encourage applications from prospective participants and an established application and selection process.
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Althea Sheets, Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities Development Manager, Office of Sponsored Programs, althea.sheets@unlv.edu, 702-895-1880
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