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External Funding Opportunities & Pivot

Current Funding Opportunities

 

National Institutes of Health (NIH):

  • NINDS Sustainable Transformation of Institutional Research Rigor (RC2) (NIH) - This program aims to support the establishment of programs to enhance research rigor and transparency practices within academic and research institutions to promote a culture of high-quality neuroscience research. Attention to principles of rigorous study design and transparent reporting are essential to enable the neuroscientific community, as well as the biomedical community at large, to design and perform valid experiments and to assess the value of scientific findings. October 17, 2023.
  • Maximizing Investigators Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (R35) (NIH) - The Maximizing Investigators' Research Award provides support for a program of research in an early stage investigator's laboratory that falls within the mission of NIGMS. For the purpose of this NOFO, a program of research is a collection of projects in the investigator's lab that are relevant to the mission of NIGMS. October 3, 2023.

National Science Foundation (NSF):

  • Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12) - Seeks to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and computer science (STEM) by preK-12 students and teachers, through research and development of STEM education innovations and approaches. November 8, 2023
  • Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs (CHE-DRP) - Applies to nine CHE Disciplinary Chemistry Research Programs: Chemical Catalysis (CAT); Chemical Measurement and Imaging (CMI); Chemical Structure, Dynamics and Mechanisms-A (CSDM-A); Chemical Structure Dynamics and Mechanisms-B (CSDM-B); Chemical Synthesis (SYN); Chemical Theory, Models and Computational Methods (CTMC); Chemistry of Life Processes (CLP); Environmental Chemical Sciences (ECS); and Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry (MSN). October 2, 2023 & October 31, 2023 (Varies by Track)

Department of Commerce (DOC):

  • NOAA Broad Agency Announcement (DOC) - Supports research, education, and outreach, innovative projects, or sponsorships that are not addressed through NOAA’s competitive discretionary programs. Priorities include: (1) Climate Adaptation and Mitigation; (2) Weather-Ready Nation; (3) Healthy Oceans; and (4) Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies. Rolling through September 30, 2023

Department of Navy (DON):

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA):

  • USDA NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) - The nation’s leading competitive grants program for agricultural sciences. Supports research, education and extension activities in six Farm Bill priority areas: Plant Health and Production and Plant Products; Animal Health and Production and Animal Products; Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health; Bioenergy, Natural resources, and Environment; Agriculture Systems and Technology; and Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities. August 3 - December 7, 2023 (Varies by track)

Introducing ProQuest Pivot

ORSP is pleased to announce that faculty, staff and graduate students now have access to the ProQuest Pivot database to find funding opportunities and potential collaborators. Pivot is updated daily and includes comprehensive funding opportunities across a wide range of disciplines from federal, non-federal, foundation and other private sponsors.

If you already have a Kean ProQuest account you can use that login to access pivot.

Pivot login

Quick Start Guide

This PDF Quick Start Guide outlines how to create your account and describes some of Pivot’s most important functions.

Pivot YouTube Video Tutorials

Links to playlists containing instructions on various Pivot functions:

Getting Started with Pivot – Creating your Pivot Account, Claiming your Pivot Profile, Updating your Pivot Profile

Pivot Funding – Quick Search, Advanced Search, Search by Sponsor, Navigating Search Results, saving or Tracking Opportunities, Setting Alerts, Creating Groups to Use When Sharing Funding Opps