01/19/2024 Edition 115
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United Way Community Impact Grant |
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United Way of Southern Nevada Community Impact Grant. Up to $250,000. Submitted through the UNLV Corporate and Foundation Relations. |
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LIMITED SUBMISSION - UNLV is limited to one (1) application. If you are interested, complete this short Proposal Ideas Interest Form by the Internal Deadline 01/24/2024 (COB). The selected project will be notified by no later than COB on 01/26/2024. If chosen to be the one to submit on behalf of UNLV, the Full Proposal Deadline is 02/09/2024 5pm PT.
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The United Way of Southern Nevada is currently accepting proposals for their Community Impact Grants. Several of you have projects that would be very competitive for this grant. As a university, we can submit just one application, so I am asking for your ideas to help determine what UNLV will apply with this year. The size of this grant makes it a great one to think about some of those projects you have that exist in collaboration with other units, and some of those projects that you haven't submitted for less substantial opportunities. Projects should improve people's lives in the areas of Student Success, Workforce Development, and Community Support. Please be aware that if chosen, grant funds must be exhausted by June 30, 2025
As you think about your submission, please be aware that United Way is looking for projects that respond to these three questions:
- Is this a problem in Southern Nevada?
- What's the impact of this problem?
- Can we realistically solve the problem?
Feel free to share this form with any members of the UNLV Community who have a project that meets the charge of the grant. One chosen applicant will be notified by the end of the day on January 26th.
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NSF Growing Convergence Research (GCR) |
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NSF Growing Convergence Research (GCR), NSF 24-527. CFDA #s 47.041, 47.049, 47.050, 47.070, 47.074, 47.075, 47.076, and 47.083. Up to $1,200,000. Proposal Deadline: 04/12/2024.
Convergence research is a means for solving vexing research problems, in particular, complex problems focusing on societal needs or deep scientific challenges. It entails integrating knowledge, methods, and expertise from different disciplines and developing novel paradigms that catalyze scientific discovery and innovation.
GCR identifies Convergence Research as having two primary characteristics:
- Research driven by a specific and compelling problem. Convergence research is generally inspired by the need to address a specific challenge or opportunity, whether it arises from deep scientific questions or pressing societal needs.
- Deep integration across disciplines. As experts from different disciplines pursue common research challenges, their knowledge, theories, methods, data, research communities and languages become increasingly intermingled or integrated. New frameworks, paradigms or even disciplines can form sustained interactions across multiple communities. Growing Convergence Research.
A distinct characteristic of convergence research, in contrast to other forms of multidisciplinary research, is that from the inception, the convergence paradigm intentionally brings together intellectually diverse researchers and stakeholders to frame the research questions, adopt common frameworks for addressing them, and create and implement innovative scientific approaches for their solution. This includes, when appropriate, developing new integrated theories, methods, research tools, and ways of communicating across disciplines and sectors. Research teams practicing convergence aim to develop sustainable collaborations that may not only create solutions to the specific problem studied, but also develop novel ways of investigating related research questions and open new research vistas.
This GCR solicitation targets multidisciplinary teams who are embracing convergence research as a means of developing highly innovative solutions to complex research problems. GCR proposals are expected to be bold and address scientific or technical challenges and bottlenecks which if resolved have the potential to transform scientific understanding and solve vexing problems. Successful GCR projects are anticipated to lead to paradigm shifting approaches within disciplines, establishment of new scientific communities, or development of transformative technologies that have the potential for broad scientific or societal impact.
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NV NASA Faculty Funding Opportunities |
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MS Teams 365 online Discussion (tips and Q&A) on NV NASA EPSCoR RID Seed Grant and NVSGC Research Infrastructure solicitations will be held on the following date: Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at 2:00 pm PT. Please note: The Tips and Q&A webinar will be recorded and made available on the NV NASA Programs website.
*Faculty may only apply to the NVSGC Research Infrastructure or NV NASA EPSCoR RID Seed Grant solicitation, but not both during the same solicitation year. For more details on eligibility, please read the full solicitations.
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MS Teams 365 online Discussion (tips and Q&A) on NVSGC Faculty STEM Education solicitations will be held on the following date: Monday, January 29, 2024 at 1:00 pm PT. Please note: The Tips and Q&A webinar will be recorded and made available on the NV NASA Programs website.
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Althea Sheets, Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activities Development Manager, Office of Sponsored Programs, [email protected], 702-895-1880
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