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DoD ONR
$510,000 over a 36-month period of performance. Deadline to Apply: 07/01/2022.

Applicants are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to contact the appropriate Program Officer who is the point of contact for a specific technical area to discuss their research ideas before submitting a proposal. Brief informal white papers may be submitted to facilitate these discussions but are not required.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in receiving proposals for its Young Investigator Program (YIP). ONR's Young Investigator Program seeks to identify and support academic scientists and engineers who are in their first or second full-time tenure-track or tenure-track-equivalent academic appointment, who have received their PhD or equivalent degree on or after 01 January 2015, and who show exceptional promise for doing creative research. The objectives of this program are to attract outstanding faculty members of U.S. Institutions of Higher Education (hereafter also called "universities") to the Department of the Navy's Science and Technology (S&T) research program, to support their research, and to encourage their teaching and research careers. Individuals who are holding U.S. non-profit equivalent positions are also encouraged to apply.

NIH NIDA
Pathogenic Mechanisms Influencing Blood Brain Barrier Function in HIV and Substance Use Disorders (R01 Clinical Trial Optional), RFA-DA-23-012 CFDA #93.279. NIDA intends to commit $2,000,000 in FY 2023 to fund 3 to 5 awards. Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. Deadline to Apply: 08/11/2022

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) supports research on the effects of HIV and addictive substances, acting independently or synergistically on blood brain barrier (BBB) structure and function and the involvement of these effects in HIV associated neuropathology.

NIH NIA
Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR), RFA-AG-23-031 CFDA #93.866. Limited to $100,000 in direct costs per year. Project period limited to 2 years. Deadline to Apply: 10/17/2022

The goal of the Grants for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research (GEMSSTAR) program is to provide support for early-career physician-scientists trained in medical or surgical specialties and early-career dentist-scientists to launch careers as future leaders in aging- or geriatric-focused research. In support of the program's goal, this GEMSSTAR Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) provides small grants to conduct transdisciplinary aging research that will yield pilot data and experience for subsequent aging research projects. The GEMSSTAR program also encourages candidates to seek out a supportive research environment to achieve the program's goal of fostering the development of early-career physician- and dentist-scientists in aging- or geriatric-focused research, particularly as it applies to their clinical specialty/discipline. In selecting GEMSSTAR awardees, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) will consider the extent to which a candidate's environment is supportive of aging- or geriatric-focused research.

Federal
View current federal funding opportunities (pdf) 05/06/2022 curated by our Van Scoyoc partnership.
Foundation
The Office of Sponsored Programs will be the submitting authorized official for these announcements. We strongly encourage Principal Investigators to utilize the UNLV Corporate & Foundation Relations assistance with the preparation of any narrative portions of the proposal(s). 
Society for Neuroscience invites nominations for Drug Addiction Research Award - A $30,000 prize is awarded annually for The Jacob P. Waletzky Award, given to a young scientist whose independent research has led to significant conceptual and empirical contributions to the understanding of drug addiction. Submissions close May 12, 2022
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation invites applications for Research Grants
Up to $150,000 per year for up to 2 years in support of research to understand the basic etiology and pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis. Applications due May 12, 2022
Academy of American Poets invites applications for Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize - A prize of $25,000 will be awarded for an original book of poetry written in English and published in the U.S. during 2021 in a standard edition (48 pages or more) by a living poet.
Applications due May 15, 2022
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, CZI invite applications for Science Diversity Leadership program - A total of $1.15 million over 5 years to support projects led by outstanding early- to mid-career faculty at U.S. universities and medical schools who advance research and act as mentors, sponsors, and role models for underrepresented groups in biomedical science. Applications close May 19, 2022
Althea Sheets, Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities Development Manager, Office of Sponsored Programs, althea.sheets@unlv.edu, 702-895-1880