The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and Economic Development, along with other university leadership, is closely monitoring communications from the various federal agencies concerning federal funding priorities, awarded contracts and grants, and pending funding from federal agencies or sponsors. Guidance for Auburn faculty and staff will be provided as received. For current information please consult the following resources:

• This Resource Page through the Council on Government Relations (COGR) is dedicated to the 2025 Administration Transition. This page is continually updated as new information is released.

• For questions regarding preparation and submission of proposals or management of contract or grant awards, please contact the Auburn University Office of Sponsored Programs.

Team Science Spring Event on Stress Science 

Registration is Open!

April 8, 2025

11:00am - 3:00pm

Faculty, register now for the next event in the Team Science Series discussing the topic of Stress Science.

This Team Science event will be a forum for faculty to develop interdisciplinary collaborations that advance stress research, enhance stress education, and strengthen stress management efforts on campus and in the community.

Auburn University Rural Partnership Institute (AURPI)

The Auburn University Rural Partnership Institute (AURPI) is soliciting proposals from faculty who are collaborating with industry and/or community organizations to develop and implement solutions that enhance the efficiency, sustainability, and economic viability of Alabama’s poultry and forestry industries with the ultimate goal of improving the lives of rural Alabamians. This request for proposal is intended for faculty to collaborate with industry or community organizations in support of the goals of AURPI’s project.

Topics could include but are not limited to:

• Develop technology solutions and market intelligence that will help producers and processors of poultry and forest products improve their competiveness and sustainability.
• Promote technologies that will advance the poultry and forest products industries.
• Predict and protect against cyber-physical vulnerabilities in poultry and forest products sectors
• Find opportunities to better manage water and wastewater; better manage and upcycle the waste streams emanating from poultry and forest product processing facilities for beneficial use.
• Other topics of investigation into challenges facing rural Alabama, including exploratory social and health science research.

Proposals Due: March 17, 2025, 4:45pm CT

University Writing Center: Excellence in Writing Across the Curriculum

The University Writing Committee’s (UWC) Award for Excellence in Writing Across the Curriculum honors academic programs (undergraduate majors) and their faculty who have demonstrated sustained and successful efforts to integrate evidence-based pedagogical practices across an undergraduate major. One award of $20,000 will be given to an academic program to use for faculty professional development. These funds are unrestricted, but the UWC encourages programs to use the money to support writing-focused guest speakers, conference attendance, or research projects.  

Application Packet Due: April 13, 2025

Funding Opportunities

Alzheimer's Association Research Grants

The AARG grant program aims to fund early-career investigators who are less than 15 years past their doctoral degree or post-residency (M.D. or D.O.) with funding that will allow them to develop preliminary or pilot data, to test procedures and to develop hypotheses. The intent is to support early-career development that will lay the groundwork for future research grant applications to federal or other funding entities.

LOIs Due: February 27, 2025, 5:00pm ET

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

The Foundation actively supports the advancement of the visual arts through an extensive artist-centered grantmaking program. The aim is to encourage and facilitate the production of original work that expands and enhances the contemporary art field. These grants serve the needs of artists by funding the arts organizations and cultural institutions that support them. The grants provided cover the full spectrum of artistic activity, from grassroots happenings at alternative spaces to contemporary exhibitions at major museums, and every phase of the creative process, from conception and production, to presentation and documentation.

Applications Due: March 1, 2025, 5:00pm ET

Organization for Autism Research (OAR) Applied Research Grants

OAR seeks to fund studies that expand the body of knowledge related to autism intervention and treatment; produce practical and clearly objective results; have the potential to positively affect public policy, and provide outcomes that offer to enhance quality of life for persons with autism and their families. While applicants are always free to submit on any relevant area of research or intervention, this year, OAR has placed special emphasis on research addressing the following areas:

• Community-Based Assessment and Intervention 
• Community-Engaged Research
• Community Living and Supports
• Gender, Reproductive, and Sexual Health
• Improving Access to and Effectiveness of Existing Systems and Services
• Intersectionality, Equity and Diversity
• Mid-life and Older Adults
• Physical Health and Mental Health

LOIs Due: March 17, 2025, 11:59 pm ET

Russel Sage Foundation: Causal Research on the Criminal Justice System

The Russell Sage Foundation (RSF), in collaboration with the Criminal Justice program at Arnold Ventures (AV) announces its first annual grants competition for early-career scholars. The goal is to cultivate a pipeline of researchers conducting causal research on the criminal justice system. Criminal justice policies and practices include the work of police, courts, jails, prisons, probation and parole, and immigration detention.

Proposals must include causal research designs that can reliably isolate the treatment effects of a policy, practice, or intervention. Examples include difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, instrumental variables, and randomized controlled trials. Mixed methods projects will be considered if a causal research design is central to the proposal.

Applications Due: April 3, 2025, 2:00pm ET

Important Updates

Hanover Research Webinars

Major Changes for NIH Grantseekers

Thursday, January 30, 2025

11:00am CT

In early 2025, NIH will be implementing multiple changes to the review process.This session will cover the key considerations for faculty planning to submit to NIH after January 2025, including the simplified review process for most research project grants, changes to the fellowship application, and more.

Register Here.

• Upcoming Webinars in 2025
• Recently posted to the archives: Communicating the Impacts of Your Research

CCTS TIERS Session: Fuel Your Future with Funding Opportunities

Friday, January 31, 2025

10:00am - 11:00am CT

via ZOOM

Are you an early-career scientist or researcher looking to diversify your funding portfolio and advance your work in underfunded areas of biomedical research? Join this exclusive TIERS+ session featuring Louis Muglia, MD, PhD, President and CEO of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF). This session will provide an overview of BWF’s competitive grants and fellowships, highlighting opportunities designed to fuel groundbreaking research and support the next generation of leaders in science.

Register Here.

AU Libraries Love Data Week

February 10 -14

Auburn University Libraries will be hosting several activities for Love Data Week 2025, including a presentation on federal data sharing mandates and one on data privacy-preserving research methods. 

Learn more and register for events.

2025 Annual CCTS Bioethics Forum

AI in Action: Navigating Ethics and Opportunities in Healthcare

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa

This year’s forum explores the real-world applications of AI in medicine, balancing innovation with ethical considerations like data privacy, accountability, and equity. Don’t miss this vital discussion on shaping a safer, more equitable future for healthcare.

Southeast Regional Clinical and Translational Science Conference

March 5 - 7, 2025

Callaway Resort & Gardens

Join researchers from across the region to present the best new health-related preclinical, clinical, implementation, and population-based research and build collaborative relationships.

Register Here.

Hanover Research Queue Proposal Review Availability

Slots available January 24, 2025 - April 18, 2025 and after May 23, 2025

In order to provide resources for faculty and staff, Auburn University has partnered with Hanover Research for a number of grant development solutions including Pre-proposal Support; Proposal Development; and Capacity Building. Their full-service grant development solutions are available to set goals, build strategies to achieve key grant-seeking objectives, and develop grant proposals that are well-planned, researched, and written. 

For information regarding Hanover’s core capabilities and project timelines, click here. If you are interested in a slot in the queue, please e-mail Tony Ventimiglia.

**Faculty interested in the NSF CAREER program are encouraged to connect with Hanover as early as possible to ensure resources are reserved appropriately.

Research Development and Grantwriting Newsletter

This online publication is a great source for current STEM and Humanities funding opportunities, tips and resources. Published by Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC, access is available only for Auburn University faculty, staff and students with a valid user ID.

In January's Issue:

• Topics of Interest URLs

• January 2025 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News

• NSF’s Proposal Plagiarism Perp Walk

• AFRI Foundational & Applied Science Program 2025

• The NSF Mid-Career Advancement Program

• NSF 2025 Research Infrastructure Guide

• Know the Type of Project You’re Proposing

• Research Grant Writing Web Resources

• Agency News, Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps

• New Funding Opportunities