Office of Sponsored Programs OSP Weekly 05/26/2020
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DEPSCoR FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
Air Force Office of Scientific Research Funding Opportunity Announcement

FY20 Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR)
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-AFRL-AFOSR-2020-0004
CFDA: 12.431 -- Basic Scientific Research
*Note this is not a limited submission

The Department of Defense (DoD) just announced the fiscal year 2020 (FY20) Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research ( DEPSCoR) .

This funding opportunity aims to create basic research collaborations between a pair of researchers, namely 1) Applicant/Principal Investigator (PI), henceforth referred to as Applicant, a full-time faculty member who has never served as a PI on a prior DoD-funded award and 2) Collaborator/co-Principal Investigator (co-PI), henceforth referred to as Collaborator, an investigator who will provide mentorship to the Applicant and has served as a PI on a DoD-funded research award actively between 1 October 2013 and 30 September 2020. This structure is aimed at introducing potential applicants to the DoD’s unique research challenges and its supportive research ecosystem.

The Basic Research Office anticipates approximately $7.2 million in total funding will be made available for this program to fund approximately twelve (12) awards up to $600,000 (total cost) each . Each award will be funded up to $200,000 (total cost) per year for three (3) years.  
Key Dates
Registration:  Acqutrack by September 14, 2020
White paper due:   September 21, 2020
Proposals due:  February 15, 2021 (by invitation only)
STUDENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
CGI U launched the COVID-19 Student Action Fund on April 18, 2020 at the  C GI U At Home  virtual event hosted by President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton. This fund will support select students at universities around the world who are committed to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Working within the  CGI U Commitment to Action model , this fund will provide at least $100,000 in total funding to students, with each grant awarded ranging from $2,000-$5,000 .
 
All applications must be submitted by 11:59PM ET on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 . Students can apply at  cgiu.org/covid19fund .
PFIZER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Request for Proposals (RFP)

Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) Nurse Navigator Competitive Grant Program
Application Due: 08/27/20 Link to Full RFP

Projects that will be considered for funding will focus on supporting the development of nurse navigator programs, including training, in order to improve the quality of care for ATTR-CM patients. 
Request for Proposals (RFP)

Vaccine Preventable Diseases - COVID-19
Application Due: 06/17/20 Link to Full RFP


The intent is to support research to increase knowledge of COVID-19 epidemiology, infection, pathophysiology, and potential prevention measures. We are particularly interested in supporting research in the following areas:
  • Understand impact of COVID on communities, spectrum of disease in communities, and level of herd immunity
  • Postmortem Analysis of deceased persons with known or suspected COVID-19

Request for Proposals (RFP)


Phase I/II Clinical Trials of Axitinib in the Treatment of Melanoma, Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Colorectal Cancer
Application Due: 08/12/20 Link to Full RFP

The overall aim is to develop innovative studies to help determine the role of axitinib in the treatment of melanoma, HCC and CRC. It is hoped proposals submitted in response to this RFP will be useful in guiding further development of axitinib in combination with other therapies. Studies with correlative endpoints will be accepted but cannot be the primary endpoint.
Althea Sheets, Funding Opportunities Manager, althea.sheets@unlv.edu, 702-895-1880