Office of Sponsored Programs OSP Weekly 06/19/2020
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Funding Opportunities
Paralyzed Veterans of America's 2020 Spinal Cord Injury and Disease Research
Applications due 7/1/2020
Up to $270,000

To support fellowships and innovative research with potential to improve the lives of those with spinal cord injury and disease (SCI/D).
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation's Innovative Research
Applications due 7/1/2020
Up to $200,000 per year for two years, with the opportunity for two additional years ($800,000 total)

To provide funding to early-career researchers who have an innovative new idea but lack sufficient preliminary data to obtain traditional funding.
William T. Grant Foundation's Scholars Program
Nominations due 7/5/2020
Up to $350,000 over five years

To support research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas. Focus areas include reducing inequality and improving the use of research evidence.
The Office of Sponsored Programs will be the submitting authorized official for these announcements. However, the  Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations is available to assist Principal Investigators with the preparation of any narrative portions of the proposal(s).  
Request for Proposals (RFP)
Use of Biosimilar Agents in Inflammatory Conditions
Applications due: 08/07/2020 Learn More
Projects considered for Pfizer support should prioritize a knowledge exchange around increasing understanding of biosimilar concepts and implementing practical approaches to educate patients and HCPs on the incorporation of and/or switching to biosimilars in practice. Additionally, programs improving the ability of healthcare professionals to discuss biosimilar options with their patients as part of shared-decision-making will be considered.
Request for Proposals (RFP)
Knowledge Gaps in Updated Pneumococcal Immunization Recommendations
Applications due: 07/22/2020 Learn More
Support for educational programs that address knowledge gaps for health care providers with the most recent pneumococcal immunization recommendations as described in the updated recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The goal of these programs is to ensure that vaccine providers have the knowledge and tools needed to identify patients at increased risk for pneumococcal disease and implement the updated recommendations – which now include both a routine recommendation and a shared clinical decision-making recommendation – into their day-to-day practice.
Request for Proposals (RFP)
Enduring SpA Education
Applications due: 07/13/2020 Learn More
Owing to limitations to face-to-face learning events as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we aim to support enduring online educational programs designed to enhance healthcare practitioner (HCP) knowledge and understanding of the etiology, diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with axial spondylarthritis and/or psoriatic arthritis in clinical practice.

We seek to support programs that will enable HCPs to access the latest data and information about the current understanding of axial spondylarthritis and psoriatic arthritis; including patient identification and management, as well as a review of unmet needs in treatment and assessment of response in these conditions.
OSP FAQ
Does my proposal need to be submitted through OSP? Any proposal that requires an authorized university signature and involves a project that commits university resources; proposes deliverables (technical report, financial report, etc.); requires a budget; involves a subrecipient; or involves human subjects, animal subjects, radiation, or biohazards needs submitted through OSP .

Who is my contact in OSP? OSP Representative by College/Department
Who is authorized to sign proposals, award agreements and invoices/financial statements? The authorization to sign proposals, awards, invoices, financial statements, and other official documents related to sponsored programs is vested in the vice president for research and the executive director of sponsored programs . Researchers should not sign any of these documents as the authorized university signatory.
Helpful Reminder
Proposal Routing Form Required for all submissions
Althea Sheets, Funding Opportunities Manager, althea.sheets@unlv.edu, 702-895-1880