January 2016
Grant News
In this issue:
Funding Opportunities
Office of Research &
Sponsored Programs
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Carol Dobrunz Endowment Fund (UWL Foundation)
Curricular Redesign Grants (UWL CATL)
International Program Development Fund (UWL IEE)
International Scholarship Grant (UWL Provost Office)
UWL Foundation Small Grants (UWL Foundation)
American and French University Partnerships (PUF)
Congressional Research Awards (Dirksen Congressional Center)
Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities (NEH)
Institutional Grants to Improve the Lives of Latin Americans (Tinker Foundation)
Library Resident Research Fellowships (APS)
Literature Fellowships: Poetry (NEA)
Millard Meiss Publication Grants (CAA)
National Creative Placemaking Fund (ArtPlace America)
Phillips Fund for Native American Research (APS)
Summer Seminars and Institutes (Participants) (NEH)
Arthur H. Cole Grants-in-Aid (Economic History Association)
Policy-Relevant Insurance Studies (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)
Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences (Klingenstein Fund, Inc.)
Mechanisms of Behavior Change in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders (NIH)
Summer Research Experience Programs (NIH)
NIOSH Small Research Program (CDC)
Work-Related Illnesses and Prevention Practices Grants (CDC)
Biological Anthropology Grants (NSF)
Clare Boothe Luce Program (Women in Science, Math, and Engineering) (Henry
Luce Foundation)
Expeditions in Computing Grants (NSF)
Genealogy of Life Grants (NSF)
Human Frontier Science Program (International Human Frontier Science Org.)
Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research (NSF)
Water Resources Research National Competitive Grants Program (USGS & NIWR)
Grants101_____________________________________________________________________
The New UWL Grant Submission Timeline: Developing a Competitive Proposal &
Minimizing Headaches
Latest News
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Recent Submissions & Awards
FY 2016 Second Quarter Recap: An Overview of UWL Awards
Office of Research &
Sponsored Programs
Melissa Nielsen
Director
Email: mnielsen@uwlax.edu
Brittney Greeno
Grant Writer
Email: bgreeno@uwlax.edu
Dr. Ray Block
Faculty Fellow
Email: rblock@uwlax.edu
Dr. James Peirce
Faculty Fellow
Email: jpeirce@uwlax.edu
Sydni Durrstein
Program Assistant
Email: sdurrstein@uwlax.edu
Chandra Hawkins
Undergraduate Research &
Internal Grants Coordinator
Email: chawkins@uwlax.edu
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Funding Opportunities________________________________________________
Carol Dobrunz Endowment Fund
Funding agency: UWL Foundation
Program summary: This fund supports conference costs for non-tenured faculty or instructional academic staff
(IAS) without an indefinite appointment. The recipient must meet the following criteria: 1) must be employed at
UWL with at least a 75 percent appointment; 2) must be either a non-tenured faculty member or a member of
instruction academic staff without an indefinite appointment; 3) must be attending a national conference with
her/his discipline; and 4) may not have previously received this award. The amount of each annual award is
determined by the committee based on the amount available from the fund, but will not exceed $1,000. To be
eligible, the conference in the application must occur between July 1 and June 30 of the upcoming year.
Deadline: March 25, 2016
Full description: https://www.uwlax.edu/Grants/UW-La-Crosse-Foundation/
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Curricular Redesign Grants
Funding agency: UWL Center for Advancing Teaching & Learning (CATL)
Program summary: UWL Curricular Redesign Grants support groups of instructors to develop or redesign and
implement curricula and teaching practices in academic programs. The grants fund projects that develop and
implement new courses or programs; redesign and implement existing courses or programs; develop, redesign,
and implement course materials; develop and implement new teaching practices among a group of instructors;
and establish discipline-based programs to support student achievement. Priority will be given to projects that go
above and beyond normal curriculum development, course updates, and minor revisions. Projects should include
design, assessment, and further improvement of curriculum and teaching practices.
Deadline: February 19, 2016
Full description: https://www.uwlax.edu/Grants/Curricular-Redesign-Grants/
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International Program Development Fund
Funding agency: UWL Office of International Education & Engagement (IEE)
Program summary: The International Program Development Fund supports the development of faculty and staffled programs (e.g., scoping visits) or faculty exchanges. The program will support travel and other scholarly
activities related to program planning and development. Only those applications submitted in advance of the
planned activity will be considered. A maximum of $3,350 will be awarded per proposal pending continued
availability of funding resources. All faculty and instructional/non-instructional academic staff and administrators
(non-academic) with at least a 50% appointment are eligible to apply.
Deadlines: First Monday in February, April, and October of each year (February 1, 2016; April 4, 2016; and
October 3, 2016)
Full description: http://www.uwlax.edu/Grants/International-Program-Development-Fund/
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International Scholarship Grant
Funding agency: UWL Provost Office
Program summary: The International Scholarship Grant supports travel associated with the internationalization of
the university. One of the primary outcomes associated with the grants is the support of travel costs to present
research at international venues. Successful proposals may also support research and other scholarly projects that
are international in scope and have the potential to transform the applicant’s research. However, UWL employees
may submit proposals associated with conducting scholarly endeavors abroad and/or enhancing their professional
development in a manner that maximizes the interaction between faculty/staff and the host culture/community.
Proposals must be approved by the department and dean and demonstrate that the university will realize tangible
benefits.
Deadlines: First Monday in February, April, and October of each year (February 1, 2016; April 4, 2016; and
October 3, 2016)
Full description: http://www.uwlax.edu/Grants/International-Scholarship-Grant/
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UWL Foundation Small Grants
Funding agency: UWL Foundation
Program summary: Through the Small Grants program, the UWL Foundation provides one-year grants for
instruction, research, and public service. Any member of the university community may apply. Applications from
students and/or campus organizations must be endorsed by a UWL faculty or staff member. Funding priorities
include demonstrating innovation and excitement for furthering specific aspects of the UWL mission; supporting
an innovative idea or project that is seeking seed money for a start-up, pilot, and/or “proof of concept”; supporting
an institutional priority; encouraging future students’ interest in UWL; encouraging potential donors’ interest in
UWL; impacting a large number of students, staff, and community members; and representing a project that
would likely result in long-range support for UWL (e.g., building relationships that could result in creating future
donors and/or community collaborations).
Deadline: March 25, 2016 at 4:00 p.m.
Full description: https://www.uwlax.edu/Grants/UW-La-Crosse-Foundation-Small-Grants-Program/
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American and French University Partnerships
Funding agency: Partner University Fund (PUF)
Program summary: PUF promotes innovative humanities partnerships in research and higher education between
American and French institutions of higher learning and research. Proposals must be for humanities projects that
create sustainable new partnerships or deepen an existing one and must be jointly submitted by at least one
American and one French university. Awards are up to $100,000 per year for up to three years. PUF provides up to
60 percent of the project cost, while at least 40 percent must be provided by the applicant.
Deadline: March 13, 2016
Full description: http://face-foundation.org/partner-university-fund/index.html
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Congressional Research Awards
Funding agency: Dirksen Congressional Center
Program summary: The Dirksen Congressional Center provides up to $3,500 for several proposals of original
research on congressional leadership and the US Congress. The center expects to provide $50,000 in total awards
in 2016. Applicants may include political scientists, historians, biographers, scholars of public administration or
American studies, journalists, and others. Research teams of two or more individuals are eligible to apply.
Deadline: April 1, 2016
Full description: http://dirksencenter.org/print_grants_CRGs.htm#Resawards
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Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities
Funding agency: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Program summary: NEH offers grants of $50,000 to $250,000 to support national or regional (multi-state) training
programs for faculty and graduate students to broaden and extend their knowledge of digital humanities. Multidisciplinary teams are strongly encouraged, and programs should include computer scientists as well as humanities
scholars. Projects are allowed to include a mixture of collaborators from the public and private sector and
specialists from within and outside the US.
Deadline: March 15, 2016
Full description: http://www.neh.gov/grants/odh/institutes-advanced-topics-in-the-digital-humanities
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Institutional Grants to Improve the Lives of Latin Americans
Funding agency: Tinker Foundation, Inc.
Program summary: The foundation’s Institutional Grants program has as its goal the creation of effective policy
changes to improve the lives of Latin Americans. The grants support conferences, workshops, and research
projects that address Democratic Governance, Education, Sustainable Resource Management, US Policy toward
Latin America (funding limited), and Antarctica Science and Policy (funding limited). The foundation encourages
collaboration among organizations in the US, Latin America, Spain, and Portugal. Letters of intent are strongly
encouraged before the annual deadlines.
Deadlines: March 1, 2016; September 15, 2016 (annually recurring)
Full description: http://www.tinker.org/content/institutional-grants
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Library Resident Research Fellowships
Funding agency: American Philosophical Society (APS)
Program summary: APS supports residential fellowships for research in the library’s collections. Subject areas
include early American history and culture; American Indian Language; 18th and 19th century natural history;
anthropology, biochemistry, physiology, and biophysics; 20th century medical research; genetics and eugenics; and
modern physics. A stipend of $3,000 per month is awarded for a minimum of one month and a maximum of three
months.
Deadline: March 1, 2016
Full description: https://amphilsoc.org/grants/resident
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Literature Fellowships: Poetry
Funding agency: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Program summary: The NEA Literature Fellowships programs offers $25,000 grants to published creative writers of
exceptional talent in the areas of prose and poetry to advance the goal of encouraging and supporting artistic
creativity and preserving our diverse cultural heritage by expanding opportunities for artists to interpret, explore,
and create work. The program operates on a two-year cycle with fellowships in prose and poetry available in
alternating years. The 2016 deadline is for poetry applications.
Deadline: March 9, 2016
Full description: https://www.arts.gov/grants-individuals/creative-writing-fellowships
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Millard Meiss Publication Grants
Funding agency: College Art Association (CAA)
Program summary: CAA supports book-length scholarly manuscripts that have been accepted by a commercial or
university publisher but that cannot be published in the most desirable form without a subsidy. Works must focus
on art history, visual studies, or related subjects. Museum catalogues, excavation reports, articles, collections of
previously published essays, or multi-author volumes are ineligible. Awards are typically between $3,000 and
$7,000. Commercial, university, and museum presses are all eligible. Applicants must hold CAA membership.
Deadlines: March 15, 2016; September 15, 2016 (annually recurring)
Full description: http://www.collegeart.org/meiss/guidelines.html
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National Creative Placemaking Fund
Funding agency: ArtPlace America
Program summary: The National Creative Placemaking Fund invests in planning and development projects where
arts and culture play a central role. ArtPlace looks to fund projects that 1) focuses on a neighborhood or other
geographic community; 2) look to work on a community challenge related to agriculture/food, economic
development, education/youth, environment/energy, health, housing, immigration, public safety, transportation,
or workforce development; 3) has a way that artists, arts organizations, and/or arts activities can help address that
challenge; and 4) will have a way of knowing whether the project has made progress on the challenge.
Deadlines: Registration due February 16, 2016; full application due March 2, 2016
Full description: http://www.artplaceamerica.org/blog/national-creative-placemaking-fund-accepting-projectproposals
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Phillips Fund for Native American Research
Funding agency: American Philosophical Society (APS)
Program summary: The Phillips Fund of the American Philosophical Society provides grants for research in Native
American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of studies of Native Americans in the continental United States
and Canada. Grants are not made for projects in archaeology, ethnography, psycholinguistics, or for the
preparation of pedagogical materials. The committee distinguishes ethnohistory from contemporary ethnography
as the study of cultures and culture changes through time. Grants are intended for such costs as travel, tapes,
films, and consultants’ fees, but not for the purchase of books or permanent equipment or to pay income tax on
the award. The average grant amount is $2,500 but will not exceed $3,500.
Deadline: March 1, 2016
Full description: https://amphilsoc.org/grants/phillips
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Summer Seminars and Institutes (Participants)
Funding agency: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Program summary: NEH provides stipends to undergraduate faculty to study humanities topics at a variety of
Summer Seminars and Institutes. Stipends are based on the length of the seminar/institute to help cover travel
costs, books, and other research expenses and living expenses: $1,200 (one week) to $3,900 (5 weeks). Adjuncts,
community college faculty, and first-time participants encouraged to apply. Applicants apply directly to the host
campus and may apply to no more than two projects per year.
Deadline: March 1, 2016
Full description: http://www.neh.gov/divisions/education/summer-programs
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Arthur H. Cole Grants-in-Aid
Funding agency: Economic History Association
Program summary: The Arthur H. Cole Grants-in-Aid program supports research in economic history, regardless of
time period or geographic area. Awards typically are in amounts up to $5,000, although higher amounts may be
awarded in exceptional cases. Applicants must be members of the association and must hold a PhD. Preference is
given to recent PhD recipients.
Deadline: March 1, 2016
Full description: http://eh.net/eha/grants-and-fellowships/
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Policy-Relevant Insurance Studies
Funding agency: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Program summary: The foundation will support proposals that focus on empirical and policy-relevant analyses that
address the issue of affordability of health insurance, and they will prioritize proposals for research that will
directly inform the policy process. Areas of interest include take-up among the eligible uninsured; the future of the
small group market; marketplace sustainability; competition and consolidation; and health insurance trends.
Project funding will range from $50,000 to $150,000 to accommodate studies lasting six-12 months. Preference
will be given to rapid-turnaround projects that can be completed within six months. Projects lasting longer than six
months must provide strong justification for the grant period. Projects may be generated from disciplines including
health services research, economics, sociology, program evaluation, political science, public policy, public health,
public administration, law, business administration, or other related fields.
Deadline: February 19, 2016
Full description: http://www.rwjf.org/en/library/funding-opportunities/2016/policy-relevant-insurance-studies-pris-.html?rid=qiU6WiTdCkqeh4pAnCOdfpDW7rTq6KhI&et_cid=449547
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Fellowship Awards in the Neurosciences
Funding agency: Klingenstein (Esther A. & Joseph) Fund, Inc.
Program summary: The program supports a better understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Several
areas within the neurosciences are of particular interest: cellular and molecular neuroscience, neural systems, and
clinical research. Awards fund young investigators who are within four years of receiving their first tenure track
appointment in a university, doing basic research in neuroscience. Candidates must hold a PhD and/or MD and be
tenure-track.
Deadline: March 1, 2016
Full description: http://www.klingfund.org
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Mechanisms of Behavior Change in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders
Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program summary: The program supports small research grants (R03) and exploratory/developmental research
grants (R21) that investigate the underlying mechanisms that facilitate behavior change within current empiricallysupported behavioral treatments for alcohol use disorders. A further goal is to enhance translational research
efforts by identifying potential neurobiological or cognitive processes that may act as potential mechanisms of
therapeutic change or mediate the direct link between specific active ingredients and alcohol use treatment
outcomes.
Deadline: March 17, 2016
Full descriptions: R03: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-14-052.html
R21: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-14-053.html
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NIH Summer Research Experience Programs
Funding agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program summary: 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 program is to support educational activities that foster a better understanding of biomedical,
behavioral, and clinical research and its implications. This funding opportunity will support educational activities
with a primary focus on research experiences for undergraduate students and high school and college science
teachers. Support for science teachers at the K-12 and college level will be limited to those programs with a clear
plan for how teachers will utilize their summer experience in their teaching during the school year. Applications
that demonstrate the potential to impact students and teachers from diverse backgrounds are particularly
encouraged.
Deadlines: Letter of intent (LOI) due 30 days before due dates listed below
Full applications due March 23, 2016; March 23, 2017; March 23, 2018
Full description: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-15-184.html
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NIOSH Small Research Program
Funding agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Program summary: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), via the CDC, supports small
research grants (R03) to develop an understanding of the risks and conditions associated with occupational
diseases and injuries, to explore methods for reducing risks and for preventing or minimizing exposure to
hazardous conditions in the workplace, and to translate significant scientific findings into prevention practices and
products that will effectively reduce work-related illnesses and injuries. Awards provide up to $50,000/year for up
to two years.
Deadline: February 16, 2016
Full description: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-200.html
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Work-Related Illnesses and Prevention Practices Grants
Funding agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Program summary: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), via the CDC, supports
exploratory/developmental grants (R21) to develop an understanding of the risks and conditions associated with
occupational diseases and injuries, to explore methods for reducing risks and for preventing or minimizing
exposure to hazardous conditions in the workplace, and to translate significant scientific findings into prevention
practices and products that will effectively reduce work-related illnesses and injuries.
Deadline: February 16, 2016
Full description: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-12-252.html
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Biological Anthropology Grants
Funding agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program summary: The program supports basic research in areas related to human evolution and contemporary
human biological variation. Supported research areas include human genetic variation, human adaptation, human
osteology and bone biology, human and nonhuman primate paleontology, functional anatomy, and primate
socioecology.
Deadlines: March 16, 2016; November 16, 2016 (target dates)
Full description: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5407
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Clare Boothe Luce Program (Women in Science, Math, and Engineering)
Funding agency: Henry Luce Foundation
Project summary: The Clare Boothe Luce (CBL) program supports women in hard sciences (chemistry, physics,
computer science, etc.), math, and engineering at three levels: 1) undergraduate scholarships and research
awards; 2) graduate fellowships; and 3) term support for tenure-track appointments at the assistant or associate
professorship level. All awards must be used in the US (not for travel or study abroad). Student recipients must be
US citizens, and faculty recipients must be citizens or permanent residents. The deadlines below refer to
completion of a required information form. Only universities, not individuals, may apply.
Deadlines: Information form (required) due March 7, 2016; invited full proposals due August 1, 2016
Full description: http://www.hluce.org/cblprogram.aspx
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Expeditions in Computing Grants
Funding agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program summary: CISE supports ambitious, fundamental research agendas that promise to define the future of
computing and information. Investigators are encouraged to come together within or across departments or
institutions to combine their creative talents in the identification of compelling, transformative research agendas
that promise disruptive innovations in computing and information. Preliminary proposals are required.
Deadlines: Preliminary proposal (required) due March 9, 2016; full proposal due December 14, 2016 (annually
recurring)
Full description: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503169
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Genealogy of Life Grants
Funding agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program summary: Genealogy of Life (GoLife) grants represent the successor program to the Assembling the Tree
of Life (AToL) program and has four main goals: 1) taxonomic completeness; 2) data completeness, 3) a dynamic
and open structure; and 4) training of next generation phylogenetic biologists.
Deadline: March 23, 2016 (annually recurring)
Full description: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5129&org=DEB%3E
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Human Frontier Science Program
Funding agency: International Human Frontier Science Program Organization
Program summary: The program supports interdisciplinary, international research on complex mechanisms of
living organisms. Research grants provide support for teams of scientists from different countries to combine their
expertise in approaches to questions that could not be answered by individual laboratories. Areas of interest are
brain functions and molecular approaches to biological functions.
Deadlines: Registration due by March 21, 2016; letter of intent (LOI) due March 31, 2016
Full description: http://www.hfsp.org/funding
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Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research
Funding agency: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program summary: The program encourages translation of technologically-promising research discoveries made by
prior and/or current NSF-funded investigators toward a path of commercialization. It supports a partnership
between an NSF-funded academic entity and a third-party investor to create an academic-based innovation
ecosystem for potential investors to participate in the development of new products, processes, and systems
having potentially high commercial impact. The program requires the commitment of third-party investment.
Deadlines: Letter of intent (LOI) due March 1, 2016; full proposal due April 1, 2016
LOI of Intent due September 8, 2016; full proposal due October 11, 2016
Full description: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504790
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Water Resources Research National Competitive Grants Program
Funding agency: US Geological Survey (USGS) and National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR)
Program summary: USGS in coordination with NIWR requests proposals for matching grants to support research
on the topic of improving and enhancing the nation’s water supply, including evaluation of innovative approaches
to water treatment, infrastructure design, retrofitting, maintenance, management, and replacement; exploration
and advancement of our understanding of changes in the quantity and quality of water resources in response to a
changing climate, population shifts, and land use changes; development of methods for better estimation of water
supply, both surface and groundwater, including estimation of the physical supply and of the economic supply of
water; development and evaluation of processes and governance mechanisms for integrated surface/ground
water management; and the evaluation and assessment of conservation practices. Proposals involving substantial
collaboration between the USGS and university scientists are encouraged. Proposals may be for projects of one to
three years in duration and may request up to $250,000 in federal funds. Successful applicants must match each
dollar of the federal grant with one dollar from nonfederal sources.
Deadline: February 25, 2016
Full description: https://niwr.net/index_html
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Grants 101
The New UWL Grant Submission Timeline:
Developing a Competitive Proposal & Minimizing Headaches
If you are looking for a grant application
development recipe that yields the fewest headaches,
look no further than the UWL grant submission timeline
and checklist. As one of several tools developed to
simplify the application process on campus, it provides
an overview of the optimum timing for grant
development. To better help faculty/staff prepare
awesome, competitive grants, in January 2016, ORSP
rolled out an updated timeline. ORSP will be dedicating
the 2016 spring semester to introducing the new
timeline to campus, which will officially go into effect
July 1, 2016. Look for upcoming workshop
announcements that will provide an overview of the
campus’s grant seeking and submission process for new
and experienced grant seekers.
The submission timeline is intended to support your
grant seeking efforts in the following ways:
1. Funding agency requirements
Veteran grant seekers have experienced that
application development extends well beyond writing a
compelling narrative and building a well-justified
budget. Requirements vary widely by funding agency
but typically include supplementary documentation and
compliance checks, and thus substantial effort and time.
For example, private foundations often require
documentation of non-profit status, copies of financial
audits, organizational budgets, and a board of directors
list. Federal agencies frequently require the completion
of certain training and/or disclosures before submission
(e.g., financial conflict of interest), current and pending
support forms, descriptions of institutional resources
and support, data management plans, and biographical
sketches.
2. Compliance review
The UWL grant transmittal form, which is required
for all extramural grants and contracts, lists who must
review (and sign off on) a grant before submission – the
department chair/unit director, college dean/division
director, and an authorized Office of Research &
Sponsored Programs (ORSP) representative. (There is
also a nearly identical form required for all UW System
grant programs.) Signatures on the form indicate the
individuals have reviewed and approved the proposal
and budget. In particular, the signatories will verify
items such as proposed release time, cost sharing and
other institutional commitments, the amount of time
allocated to the project, and plans to hire students or
other personnel. To allow sufficient time for review, the
timeline indicates the transmittal form, accompanied by
a narrative draft and final budget, be routed to one’s
dean/division director and ORSP at least ten business
days before the deadline. The timeline also advises
working with ORSP staff well before that so a nearly
final narrative and final budget is available, thereby
expediting the review process. All application
components must ultimately be reviewed by ORSP to
ensure that they follow internal, funding agency, and
state and/or federal guidelines. This protects not only
the university but also the principal investigators (PIs)
from potential liability issues. It is not uncommon for
materials to undergo two or more drafts before they are
finalized and ready for submission.
3. Quality check
Crafting a competitive application is an art as well
as a science. Your disciplinary expertise is central to the
proposed project, but if provided sufficient review time,
ORSP can help give your proposal a competitive edge.
We can provide feedback on how to frame your ideas to
match funding agency priorities and address common
reviewer concerns (e.g., project sustainability, broader
impacts). We can also flag editorial issues to ensure
clarity.
4. Technical glitches
Electronic mechanisms are the most common
submission methods, which often present technical
difficulties that may delay or prevent successful
submission. Grants.gov, the submission system used by
most federal agencies, is a prime example. After an
application is submitted, it undergoes a multi-step
verification process – first at grants.gov and then at the
funding agency, which must first retrieve it from the
system. The process can take several minutes or hours.
At each step, various errors may be flagged, requiring
the application to be revised and resubmitted, after
which the verification process begins again. The nature
of required changes is not always evident, which may
necessitate a call to the grants.gov help desk or funding
agency. Regardless of the number of errors and
resubmissions needed, all federal agencies require that
an application be successfully submitted – error-free –
before the submission deadline. This is one reason the
timeline states that submission should be done three
business days before the deadline. Federal agency
recommendations are typically even more cautious; the
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) advises
submitting at least 10 days before the deadline.
Ultimately, allowing sufficient time for submission
ensures all the hard work you have invested in an
application does not go to waste at the last minute.
In the wake of all that is involved in application
development, the good news is that support (technical
and moral) is available through ORSP. The new grant
submission timeline provides a great starting point.
Additionally, ORSP staff is always available to answer
your questions and help you develop (and submit) a
competitive proposal.
UWL Grant Submission Timeline
• Read the request for proposals (RFP)/grant guidelines
in detail
• Initial consultation with Office of Research &
6 weeks before
Sponsored Programs (ORSP)
deadline
4 weeks before
deadline
• Budget and budget justification review with ORSP
• Grant transmittal form, draft narrative, and final
budget and budget justification due to dean/division
head (following earlier department/unit approval)
10 business days • Draft narrative, final budget and budget justification,
before deadline and applicable supplementary documents due to ORSP
• Final version of all grant materials and other
compliance requirements due to ORSP and
college/division office
5 business days
before deadline
3 business days
before deadline
• Grant submission
SEE THE FULL, DETAILED GRANT SUBMISSION TIMELINE ON THE
ORSP WEBSITE:
HTTPS://WWW.UWLAX.EDU/UPLOADEDFILES/OFFICESSERVICES/GRANTS/ORSP%20CHECKLIST%20_REV%20102015.PDF
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Latest News
Recent Submissions
January 2016
Principal
Investigator(s)
Department(s)
Funding Agency
Project Title
Basudeb
Bhattacharyya,
Tim Herman (lead PI,
MSOE), Margaret
Franzen (MSOE),
Jennifer Grant (UWStout), Audrey Shor
(Saint Leo University)
Bethany Brent &
Antoiwana Williams
Chemistry &
Biochemistry
NSF 1 via MSOE 2
CREST III: Expanding the Community
SOE 3, OMSS 4
Grow Our Own Teacher Diversity (GOO-TD)
Program
Samantha Foley
Computer
Science
La Crosse
Community
Foundation
NSF
Anne Galbraith &
Sierra Colavito
Biology
WiSys Technology
Foundation
Mary Hamman &
Daniela Hochfellner
(NYU 5)
Economics
Mary Hamman &
Peter Berg (MSU 6)
Economics
Center for
Retirement
Research at Boston
College Steven H.
Sandell Grant
Program via NYU
Sloan Foundation
via MSU
Xinhui Li
Microbiology
WiSys Technology
Foundation
Robert McGaff
Chemistry &
Biochemistry
WiSys Technology
Foundation
Kate Noelke
Student Life
Aric Opdahl
Chemistry &
Biochemistry
American College
Health Foundation FirstRisk Advisors
Initiatives
WiSys Technology
Foundation
IUSE: EHR OnRamp: A Parallel and
Distributed Computing Learning
Environment
Examination of Anti-Fungal and Anti-Cancer
Properties of the Stilbenoid Compound, SK03-92, for Future Licensing Efforts
A Comparative Study of Financial Transfers
within Families During the Great Recession
Changes in Pensionable Ages and their
Effects on Establishments
Development of a Molecular Biology Assay
to Simultaneously Quantify Total Viable
Bacteria and Viable Coliform Bacteria in
Foods
Design and Construction of a Prototype
Flow Reactor for Oxidations of Alcohols and
Olefins
UW-La Crosse: The Bandana Project
Thermostable Attachment of Capture
Probes to SPR Sensors, for Use in
Temperature Gradient SPR Measurements
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National Science Foundation
Milwaukee School of Engineering
3
School of Education
4
Office of Multicultural Student Services
5
New York University
6
Michigan State University
1
2
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Recent Submissions (continued)
January 2016
Principal
Investigator(s)
Kate Parker,
Bryan Kopp, &
Heidi Jones
Yevgeniya Turov,
Curtis Czerwinski,
Robert McGaff,
Joseph West (WSU 8),
Jennifer Zemke (WSU)
Department(s)
English
Funding Agency
NEA 7
Project Title
The La Crosse Community Big Read
Chemistry &
Biochemistry
NSF
MRI: Acquisition of an X-Ray Diffractometer
for Enhanced Undergraduate Research and
Education
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Recent Awards
January 2016
Principal
Investigator(s)
Wendy Holtz-Leith
and Jean Dowiasch
Department(s)
MVAC 9
Funding Agency
CADC Investments
Award
$2,490
Wendy Holtz-Leith
MVAC
Gundersen Health System
$2,557
Wendy Holtz-Leith
MVAC
Short, Elliot, & Hendrickson
$4,834
Susan Kelly
Mathematics
Gundersen Health System
$1,000
Kathy Stevenson
MVAC
City of Onalaska
Kathy Stevenson
MVAC
Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co.
Vicki Twinde-Javner
MVAC
Dairyland Power Cooperative
$5,263
Vicki Twinde-Javner
MVAC
Mead & Hunt
$3,953
Vicki Twinde-Javner
MVAC
Mead & Hunt
$10,751
Sue White
Recreation
Sports
Outdoor Foundation
$1,000
Antoiwana Williams
OMSS 10
Department of Public Instruction
$6,893
Monica Yang
OMSS
Department of Public Instruction
$5,565
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National Endowment for the Arts
Winona State University
9
Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center
10
Office of Multicultural Student Services
7
8
$1,91
$99,907
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FY 2016 Second Quarter Recap: An Overview of UWL Awards
UWL Awards Received by College/Division,
FY2016, 2nd Quarter
College of Science and
Health, $345,169
Student Affairs,
$58,472
School of Education,
$22,494
Administration &
Finance, $13,072
College of Business
Administration,
$20,000
College of Liberal
Studies, $233,087
UWL Awards Received by Source,
FY2016, 2nd Quarter
Federal, $364,735
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Non-federal, $327,559