Our editorial team is keeping abreast of the current status of federally funded opportunities. Such opportunities advertised here, to our knowledge at time of publication, are active. However, please continue to check solicitation websites for updates to U.S. Government opportunities of interest.

What is a Limited Submission?

A limited submission solicitation places a cap on the number of proposals Auburn may submit to a sponsor. Auburn coordinates limited submissions with notifications via this newsletter and competitions created in the Auburn University Competition Space (InfoReady). To apply to any limited submission posted in this newsletter, click on the link within the announcement. Please refer to the Limited Submission Procedures page for a general list of requirements.

Found a Limited Submission opportunity that interests you?

If so, please contact the PSFS office sooner than later so that an internal competition can be created for a timely, university-wide, fair and equitable selection process that allows for ample time for review, feedback and revisions.

Burroughs Wellcome Fund: Climate and Health Excellence (CHEX) Centers

This grant will support new discovery toward defining the health impacts of climate change, developing potential interventions, translating discovery science into practical application, and outward-facing work that can help public understanding of Climate + Health or strengthen connections between research and communities whose health has been harmed by climate change.

In general, this award will support institutions or consortia that are already moving toward establishing themselves as centers of excellence for understanding climate change’s impact on human health and for leadership in climate education OR public communication around climate and health.

Institutional Limit: One (1) Proposal

Internal Deadline: June 4, 2025, 4:45pm

Funder LOI Deadline: August 7, 2025, 3:00pm ET

Biggio Center AUX: Immersive Learning Experiences Grant

The Biggio Center and the Office of Information Technology invite faculty (or faculty teams) to submit proposals that advance multi-course or multidisciplinary learning and teaching, create innovative learning experiences with augmented or virtual reality, equitably increase access to immersive technologies to a broad audience, or create repeatable processes for content creation and deployment. All projects will engage in research to increase understanding of the effectiveness of extended reality in education.

RFP

Proposals Due: May 27, 2025, 4:45pm

Funding Opportunities

Smith Richardson Foundation: Policy Analysis Research

The Foundation invites applications for its annual Strategy and Policy Fellows grant competition, which will provide at least three research grants of $60,000 to support junior or adjunct faculty, research associates, and post-docs who are engaged in policy-relevant research and writing in the areas of American foreign policy, international relations, international security, military policy, and diplomatic and military history, and to enable the recipients to write a book. Only single-author book projects will be considered. 

If interested in this opportunity, please contact Evan Havard with Corporate/Foundation Relations in University Advancement.

 Proposals Due: June 9, 2025, 5:00pm ET

Foundation for Food & Agricultural Research (FFAR): Crop-Animal Systems Research

FFAR seeks to fund projects of innovative research exploring the interconnections of crop and animal systems with the potential for transformative impact on BOTH systems. Research areas of interest include, but are not limited to the following:

• Resource-efficient animal feed

• Improved animal nutrition

• Bioaccumulation of environmental contaminants (e.g., per-and polyfluoroalkyl

substances, etc.) in crop and animal systems

• Efficient cycling of nutrients between crops and livestock

• Optimal rotations of crops with grazing periods to maintain soil health, control

pests and maximize forage availability for livestock

• Incorporation of circular agriculture principles

• Other relevant topics that advance crop and animal systems

*All grants funded through this opportunity require matching contributions from an entity other than the U.S. federal government.

Pre-Applications Due: June 11, 2025, 5:00pm ET

IBM Center for the Business of Government Stipends



The aim of the IBM Center for The Business of Government is to tap into the minds in academe and the nonprofit sector who can use rigorous public management research and analytic techniques to help public sector executives and managers improve the effectiveness of government. IBM is looking for very practical findings and actionable recommendations - not just theory or concepts - in order to assist executives and managers to more effectively respond to mission and management challenges.

Reports Due: July 1, 2025, 12:00 midnight ET

USDA: Regional Food System Partnerships



This program supports partnerships that connect public and private resources to plan and develop local or regional food systems. The RFSP focuses on building and strengthening local or regional food economy viability and resilience. Applicants will work with their partners to catalyze the development of local or regional food systems, and will coordinate efforts within the partnership to set priorities, connect resources and services, and measure progress towards common goals. 

*The program requires cash-only cost share contributions in an amount equal to 25 percent of the total Federal portion of the grant.

Proposals Due June 27, 2025, 11:59pm ET

National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF): Southeast Aquatics

The Southeast Aquatics Fund supports voluntary watershed-based restoration and management projects to improve the health of aquatic systems and secure populations of native freshwater aquatic species within targeted river basins and watersheds in the southeastern United States. Funds from this program will support projects that improve water quality, water quantity, instream condition, and riparian condition. In only some geographies, funding is also available to support aquatic connectivity, species recovery, monitoring, and planning. 

**Projects should have a minimum of 33% non-federal match funding, but larger match ratios are encouraged.

Proposals Due: July 8, 11:59pm ET

National Geographic Society: Enduring Impacts - Archaeology of Sustainability

This funding opportunity seeks projects focused on the archaeology of sustainable communities and landscapes in changing climates. Proposals for both research and conservation projects will be considered. Projects should aim to not only produce excellent scholarship and peer-reviewed outputs but also be significantly impactful to present-day stakeholders. Competitive projects will have positive, measurable, and sustainable benefits that may include strengthening community land tenure or resource rights, empowering connections with traditional foodways and other heritage, and/or helping to support transmission of ecological knowledge and practices.

Applications Due: July 1, 2025, 11:59pm ET

DOD DARPA: Exponentiating Mathematics (expMath)

The expMath program is soliciting innovative proposals in the technical area of artificial intelligence (AI) to dramatically increase the rate of progress in mathematics by orders of magnitude. The program will also aim to develop new evaluation methods to assess the progress of AI systems towards professional mathematics. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.

Proposals Due: July 8, 2025

Important Updates

Hanover Research Webinars

Strategies for Successful Interdisciplinary Collaborations

Thursday, May 29, 2025

11:00am CT

Effective interdisciplinary collaboration is increasingly essential for securing funding for large-scale projects. In this webinar, Hanover will explore the art of working with experts beyond your field — from identifying and reaching out to potential collaborators to navigating each phase of developing a competitive grant proposal.

Register Here.

• Upcoming Webinars in 2025
• Recently posted to the archives: Creative Grant Seeking in a Challenging Landscape

Savvy Researcher Boot Camp

Saturday, May 31, 2025

9:00am - 3:45pm CT

via Zoom

The Savvy Researcher Boot Camp is a full-day event offering workshops led by faculty and staff from Auburn University Libraries, University Writing, and Academic Coaching. Topics include locating scholarly sources, writing literature reviews, and managing citations and data. Attendees may pick and choose the workshops that interest them.

Dr. Carey Andrzejewski (College of Education) will present the featured lunch program, Ethically Navigating Publication: Authorship and Peer Review. Dr. Andrzejewski will also be teaching a workshop: Protection of Human Research Participants: History, Regulations, and Practice 

Peruse and Register for Workshops Here.

CAREER Proposal Submission Logistics Webinar 

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

1:00pm - 2:30pm CT

Representatives from the NSF Division of Enterprise Services will conduct a technical webinar focused on system-related information to assist with CAREER proposal submissions. The webinar will provide -

• An overview of the system-related requirements outlined in the supplementary proposal submission timeline guidance.
• A demonstration of how to prepare a CAREER proposal using Research.gov.
• A question-and-answer session.

Attendees are encouraged to submit questions prior to the webinar.

Register

Polymers for Advanced Technologies Symposium: Health, Energy, and Electronics

June 30, 2025

Bryant Conference Center The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

The UA Department of Translational Science and Medicine at the College of Community Health Sciences is hosting a one-day free symposium on polymers for advanced technologies, with a special focus on health, energy, and electronics. This event will feature prominent experts from these fields who will share their cutting-edge knowledge and insights.

Capacity is limited to 200 participants. Email ejdavis6@ua.edu to claim your spot.

University of South Florida 2025 Summer Grant Writing Workshops

The USF Summer Grant Writing Workshop is an 8-week certificate program designed to help early career faculty and doctoral students craft funding proposals and win support from government agencies, philanthropic foundations and other sources. It is designed to guide grant seekers through the basics of the application process to develop competitive proposals. Participants will be provided access to the Research Resources that include grant templates and sample proposals, as well as the updated Training Activity Guide (TAG). 

This workshop has a fee.

More Registration Information Here

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Hanover Research Queue Proposal Review Availability

Slots available after July 16 - August 1 and after August 18

Auburn University has partnered with Hanover Research for a number of grant development solutions including Pre-proposal Support; Proposal Development; and Capacity Building. Hanover's 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.

Council on Government Relations (COGR) Resource Page

This resource page offers continually updated information concerning the 2025 Administration Transition in regards to federal funding.

Hanover GLC Modules for NIH, NSF-CAREER & Grant Development

The Hanover Research Grants Learning Center (GLC) on-demand grant development training portal offers faculty enrollees the unique opportunity to receive targeted training through self-paced, interactive modules with step-by-step guidance and templates for prospective applicants to develop compelling proposals. In addition to NIH and NSF-CAREER modules, AU faculty now have access to a variety of new modules on grant seeking, development and revisions.

Auburn faculty interested in signing up for this training should contact Christine Cline for registration information.

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 the May Issue:

• Topics of Interest URLs

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

• Statement of NSF priorities, Updated May 7

• Defining the new funding landscape at NSF

• The Power of Early Specifics

• Funding in the News

• Advice for Applicants to Social Science Research Council (or, Really, Any)

Competitions

• Addressing Agency-Relevant Significance at USDA/NIFA

• Research Grant Writing Web Resources

• Agency News, Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps

• New Funding Opportunities

Free CITI Training Modules

Auburn subscribes to several training modules via the CITI Program website that may be of interest to researchers and research administrators. Each module is self-paced and can be finished in one or multiple sessions. Click on the link above to read descriptions.



• Essentials of Grant Proposal Development
• Essentials of Research Administration

New Pivot Funding Database AI Enhancements

Pivot has introduced new AI-powered enhancements to improve free-text searching and relevancy. Check out these new features that will aid in your funding search.

AI Generated Alternate Titles − Provides additional contextual information for opportunities with more generic or nondescriptive titles like "Research Grant".

Display and Search of AI Generated Short Summaries− Leverages AI to provide descriptive summaries of funding opportunities and improves free text searches by matching terms in the AI summary field in addition to the traditional opportunity metadata.

AI Powered Semantic Search: Natural Language, Contextual Search Option− Allows for contextual, natural language free text searching that generates more funding opportunity matches conceptually relevant to users’ queries. This function is found under the Advanced Search option.

To get the most out of your Pivot account, contact the PSFS office to create or refresh your PIVOT account for targeted funding opportunities.

The federal funding landscape is changing daily, necessitating extra due diligence on the part of funding seekers. When perusing a solicitation, 1) make sure you are viewing the latest version, 2) read all notes in the headers and margins, and 3) follow provided links to ensure a solicitation is still active and accepting applications.