Funding and Support – Research – College of Education

MSU Resources, Support, and Funding Sources

Contact the ORA team for assistance.

Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation
MSU Scholars and Faculty Insight Research Websites
Finding Foundation Funding – Search for funders using the Foundations Online Directory Service. Presented by Tim Wuchter, University Advancement/ Foundation Relations and Anita Ezzo, MSU Libraries. Recorded presentation demonstrates how to use the Foundations Online Directory Service.
Center for Interdisciplinarity
MSU Libraries Research Guides
MSU Research Facilitation & Dissemination
MSU Foundation Relations
MSU ISP Global Innovations in Development, Engagement, & Scholarship (formerly OIRC)
MSU Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research (ICER)
Science + Society @ State (S3)
International Studies & Programs Center for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (CERES)
MSU Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives Research & Grants
The Center for Research in Autism, Intellectual and Other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (C-RAIND)
Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI)
Center for Statistical Training and Consulting (CSTAT)
Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) Office for Survey Research (OSR)
MSU Business Connect
MSU Technologies

External Resources, Support, and Funding Sources

Selected External Grant Announcements

Frances Baldwin Mulnix Endowed Fund

Limited Submission Proposal
Deadline: June 6, 2022
The Frances Baldwin Mulnix Endowed Fund was established in 1995 as a discretionary fund. Annual income from the fund is used to assist programs or activities at the university that have limited funding and for which a modest amount of extra support would have a significant impact. The Fund is managed by the Office of the Vice President for University Advancement. Over the years, income from this fund has helped to support numerous programs and activities across campus.

In the past few years, the programs or activities to receive funding have been selected through an RFP process, described in the RFP document. For FY 2022, $13,027.00 in investment income is available for distribution from the Fund. Two grants of $6,513.50 (representing half of the amount of total funds available) will be awarded. Each college/unit may submit one proposal for $6,513.96 in funding. Funding will only be awarded for programs or activities. Requests for scholarship support, capital projects or personnel will not be considered. The program or activity for which funds are requested must:

Have limited funding.
Demonstrate that the amount of funding available through this RFP would have a significant impacton the program or activity.
Be important to the work of the college or unit.

If you are interested in this funding opportunity, please reach out to Emily Bouck (ecb@msu.edu) and Jeannie Patrick (patric38@msu.edu) and request an application form. An internal proposal is due to Emily and Jeannie via e-mail by June 6, 2022. The College of Education will select one application to move forward. Funding decisions will be made by Foundation Relations @ MSU. Applicants will be notified of funding decisions in late June.

U.S. Department of State U.S. Mission to Ethiopia U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa PAS Annual Program Statement

Deadline: June 1, 2022
The U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy small grants program. This Annual Program Statement outlines our funding priorities, strategic themes, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Please carefully follow all instructions below.
Purpose of Small Grants: PAS Addis invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the U.S. and Ethiopia through cultural, media and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies, values, and perspectives.
The APS is intended to inform individuals, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, and academic institutions about opportunities from the Public Affairs Section to support projects in at least one of the following thematic areas:

Efforts to support Ethiopia’s economic and political reforms, including support for civil society, democracy and governance, and/or entrepreneurship;
Strengthening independent and state media through media literacy with a focus on workshops for general audiences, like high school classes or clubs, university groups, etc., to learn about how to discern reliable sources of information, how to identify mis- and disinformation, etc.;
Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM);
Engaging emerging and under-represented populations, including youth, women and persons with disabilities through education, art, sports, culture and other programs;
Promoting tolerance and peace through dialogue;
Promoting economic growth, especially via entrepreneurship;
Promoting sustainable policies to protect the environment.

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) LAC Regional Higher Education Scholarships for Youth Workforce Development Addendum to the Higher Education for Leadership, Innovation, and Exchange (HELIX) New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) Annual Program Statement

Deadline: June 3, 2022

Award Size: Up to $20M. The purpose of this new LAC Regional Higher Education Scholarships for Youth Workforce Development Activity is to increase the access, retention, and completion of market-relevant quality higher education and training for youth from disadvantaged populations, and to improve their opportunities for employment. In doing so, the Activity will help mitigate growing divides in higher education exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ultimate goal of the Activity is to have a cadre of young professionals with the academic competencies, soft skills, behaviors, and attitudes that enable them to participate in society as productive workers and responsible citizens.
Geographic Focus:USAID has selected Guatemala, Honduras, and Paraguay as the initial target countries for this activity. During the process of co-creation and/or post-award, this list of countries is subject to revision, and/or other Latin America and Caribbean countries may be included based upon factors including funding availability, technical considerations and through mutual agreement between implementing partner(s) and USAID.
Programmatic Focus:USAID LAC/RSD/EDU anticipates that ultimately the Higher Education and Workforce Development Activity will contribute to USAID’s Mission and objectives through successful achievement of one or more of the following outcomes and focal areas as leverage points in higher education programming:

Increase Capability, Contributions, and Quality of Individuals
Enhance Sustainable and Self-Reliant Institutions of Higher Education
Strengthen Higher Education Systems to Ensure Long-lasting Impact
Advance the Higher Education Evidence Base for Learning

U.S. Department of State U.S. Mission to India Esports 4 Youth: Engaging Gamers through Esports Club

Deadline: June 3, 2022
This year-long youth-centric project seeks to establish a chain of well-managed Esports Clubs across the American Spaces in India to engage with Emerging Voices (EVs), primarily in the age group of 13-24 years, on key U.S. government priorities such as STEM education, gender equality, and English language learning, and to promote studying gaming related college majors in the United States, and help develop an esports culture in India.

The proposed chain of American Spaces Esports Clubs India will provide a common platform for gaming, creative learning in the areas of STEM, and building leadership skills. These clubs will offer Indian youth an opportunity to game for good and shoulder club responsibilities as content developers, creative directors, tournament organizers, shout casters, marketing directors, stream producers, game designers and many more, offering opportunities to practice their crafts, expand their creative skills and improve their communication and leadership abilities.
This immersive hands-on engagement would act as the precursor to help Indian youth identify their future aspirations and interests that would connect them with gamers in the United States and expose them to the esports culture of the U.S.

U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Office of Discretionary Grants & Support Services: Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) Program 84.423A

Deadline: June 3, 2022
The SEED program, authorized under section 2242 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) (20 U.S.C. 6672), provides funding to increase the number of highly effective educators by supporting the implementation of Evidence-Based[1] practices that prepare, develop, or enhance the skills of educators. These grants will allow eligible entities to develop, expand, and evaluate practices that can serve as models to be sustained and disseminated.

National Institutes of Health Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) – Emerging and Existing Issues of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Research Related to the Health and Well-Being of Women, Children and Individuals with Physical and/or Intellectual Disabilities

Deadline: June 5, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be the source of much mortality and morbidity creating and contributing to both physical and mental health issues. Recent data suggest that nearly one million individuals have died from COVID-19 in the United States. However, the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 virus as well as the associated measures to prevent and treat this infection extend well beyond the issue of mortality. Although much needed information regarding the epidemiology, transmission and potential acute treatments including the development of an effective vaccine have been gleaned in unprecedented time, important issues remain to be elucidated including, but not limited to the effect of the virus and its treatment on menstrual health, fertility and the offspring of infected and/or vaccinated parents, the impact of the Delta and Omicron variants and other emerging variants, the occurrence of viral co-infections and the many physical and mental health issues created by the pandemic itself.

As the pandemic continues to evolve, new viral variants have emerged, innovative treatments have been administered, widespread vaccination has been implemented and social practices have changed all creating new knowledge gaps and the need for additional data. Common examples include questions arising around vaccination responses including post-vaccination myocarditis, neurological sequelae, immune responses in vulnerable populations and the occurrence of viral co-infections. Less obvious questions have also been stirred including the impact of the virus and vaccine on vulnerable populations such as women with polycystic ovarian syndrome and endometriosis. Beyond the viral pathophysiology itself, questions remain to be addressed regarding the overall impact of the pandemic including challenges in maintaining the necessary clinical work force. Although much work has already been directed in assessing the impact of the pandemic on domestic violence, more work remains in the field. Additionally, the illness caused by SARS-CoV-2 may have a disproportionate impact on some populations including those with substance use disorders and/or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Because SARS-CoV-2 attacks the lungs, it may be an especially serious threat to those with histories of smoking tobacco or marijuana or of vaping. People who use opioids or methamphetamine may also be vulnerable due to those drugs’ effects on respiratory and pulmonary health and potential effects on immune mechanisms. Moreover, changes in unintentional injury rates during the pandemic warrant further investigation. For example, available data suggest that fatal motor vehicle collision rates are the highest in over a decade despite less overall automobile driving during the pandemic.

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide an avenue for researchers to pursue funding to conduct research addressing these and other emerging and existing COVID-related issues among pregnant and lactating people, infants, children and adolescents, and individuals with physical and/or intellectual disabilities. The goal of this NOSI is to not replace or compete with the various COVID-related funding opportunities currently available. Instead, the purpose is to complement them by offering a funding opportunity to address key issues in a most timely manner not currently covered by available COVID-related funding announcements among these populations. Research projects addressing issues that are the focus of currently available or future COVID funding opportunity announcements will be encouraged to submit to those announcements. Also, applicants responding to this NOSI are strongly encouraged to describe plans for the rapid sharing of data and results as well as innovative data analytics approaches. The sharing of COVID-related data and resources and effective communication of results are a high priority of the NIH.

Foundation for Child Development Young Scholars Program

Letter of Intent Deadline: June 9, 2022
The Young Scholars Program (YSP) supports scholarship for early-career researchers. The program funds implementation research that is policy- and practice-relevant and that examines the preparation, competency, compensation, well-being, and ongoing professional learning of the early care and education (ECE) workforce.

The Foundation regards diversity as an asset for building a strong and productive society and is committed to diversity and equity in scholarship and through our grantees. To increase the diversity of research perspectives, the Foundation encourages applications from:

Scholars who are from underrepresented groups that have historically experienced poverty, racism, prejudice, and discrimination. Such groups include, but are not limited to, researchers of color, first-generation college graduates, culturally and linguistically diverse scholars, and researchers from low-income communities
Scholars who represent a variety of disciplines and methodological approaches

U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Federal TRIO Programs (Training Program) 84.103A

Deadline: June 10, 2022
The Training Program provides grants to train the staff and leadership personnel employed in, participating in, or preparing for employment in, projects funded under the Federal TRIO Programs, to improve project operation.

TRIO program: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/trio/index.html

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Perception, Action & Cognition (PAC)

Conference Proposal Deadline: June 15, 2022
Research Proposal Deadline: August 1, 2022
The PAC program funds theoretically motivated research on a wide-range of topic areas related to typical human behavior with particular focus on perceptual, motor, and cognitive processes and their interactions. Central research topics for consideration by the program include (but are not limited to) vision, audition, haptics, attention, memory, written and spoken language, spatial cognition, motor control, categorization, reasoning, and concept formation. Of particular interest are emerging areas, such as the interaction of sleep or emotion with cognitive or perceptual processes, epigenetics of cognition, computational models of cognition, and cross-modal and multimodal processing. The program welcomes a wide range of perspectives, such as individual differences, symbolic and neural-inspired computation, ecological approaches, genetics and epigenetics, nonlinear dynamics and complex systems, and a variety of methodologies spanning the range of experimentation and modeling. The PAC program is open to co-review of proposals submitted to other programs both within the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate and across other directorates.

Note: Proposals may be returned without review if the major focus is 1) the organization of neural activity or brain networks; 2) understanding clinical populations; or 3) non-human animals without a clear and direct impact on our understanding of human perception, action, or cognition. Investigators are encouraged to send the program director a one-page summary of the proposed research before submitting a proposal, in order to determine its appropriateness for the PAC program.

American Educational Research Association (AERA) Research Grants

Deadline: June 15, 2022
With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Grants Program seeks proposals for Research Grants. The AERA Grants Program provides Research Grants to faculty at institutions of higher education, postdoctoral researchers, and other doctoral level scholars. The program supports highly competitive studies using rigorous quantitative methods to examine large-scale, education-related data. This research and training program is designed to advance knowledge and build research capacity in education and STEM education and learning. Since 1991, this AERA Program has been vital to both research and training at early career stages.

The Grants Program encourages the use of major data sets from multiple and diverse sources. It emphasizes the advanced statistical analysis of data sets from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and other federal agencies. The program also supports studies using large-scale international data systems (e.g., PISA, PIRLS, or TIMMS) that benefit from U.S. federal government support. In addition, statewide longitudinal administrative data systems (SLDS) enhanced through federal grants are also eligible for consideration. The inclusion of federal or state administrative information that further expands the analytic capacity of the research is permissible. The thrust of the analysis needs to be generalizable to a national, state, or population or a subgroup within the sample that the dataset represents.

U.S. Department of State U.S. Mission to Indonesia U.S. Mission to Indonesia Annual Program Statement

Deadline: June 16, 2022
The U.S. Embassy’s Public Affairs Section (PAS) in Jakarta invites proposals for projects that further and support the strategic partnership between Indonesia and the U.S. through educational, cultural, informational, and mediaprogramming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural or media-related element, or a connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.

Examples of small grants projects include but are not limited to:

Educational seminars, and expert speaker programs;
Professional and academic exchanges and projects;
Professional development workshops and training;
Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions; and
Cultural heritage conservation and preservation projects.

U.S. Department of State U.S. Mission to Senegal University Partnerships Initiative

Deadline: June 17, 2022
The Public Affairs Section of U.S. Embassy Dakar is seeking proposals to carry out a program focused on strengthening existing ties and fostering new collaborations between U.S. and African universities. Project activities must take place in Senegal or Guinea Bissau and the United States and be directed primarily at Senegalese and Bissau Guinean audiences/participants.

Proposals should address how relationships between institutions will be sustained after U.S. government funded efforts are concluded.

Focus areas:

Promote partnerships with U.S. higher education institutions
Establish Senegalese or Bissau Guinean student and faculty exchanges, including in-person and virtual exchange opportunities
Facilitate joint research, especially in agriculture, entrepreneurship, creative industries, food security, and STEM
Provide training and transfer skills in all aspects of university education through subject matter exchange programs
Explore public-private partnerships, with an emphasis on commercialization, technology transfer, and job creation.

Preference will be given to projects that incorporate some element of American content.

U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Innovation and Early Learning Programs: Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program – Mid-Phase Grants 84.411B

Deadline: June 21, 2022

The EIR program, established under section 4611 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended (ESEA), provides funding to create, develop, implement, replicate, or take to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based, field-initiated innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students; and to rigorously evaluate such innovations. The EIR program is designed to generate and validate solutions to persistent education challenges and to support the expansion of those solutions to serve substantially higher numbers of students.

The central design element of the EIR program is its multi-tier structure that links the amount of funding an applicant may receive to the quality of the evidence supporting the efficacy of the proposed project, with the expectation that projects that build this evidence will advance through EIR’s grant tiers: “Early-phase,” “Mid-phase,” and “Expansion.”

“Early-phase,” “Mid-phase,” and “Expansion” grants differ in terms of the level of prior evidence of effectiveness required for consideration for funding, the expectations regarding the kind of evidence and information funded projects should produce, the level of scale funded projects should reach, and, consequently, the amount of funding available to support each type of project.

Mid-phase grants are supported by moderate evidence (as defined in this notice). Mid-phase grants provide funding for the implementation and rigorous evaluation of a program that has been successfully implemented under an Early-phase grant or other effort meeting similar criteria, for the purpose of measuring the program’s impact and cost-effectiveness, if possible using existing administrative data.

U.S. Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs U.S. Mission Turkey Grants Program

Deadline: June 24, 2022
U.S. Mission Turkey announces its country-wide grants program. Funding is available to support projects that address one or more of the following key bilateral themes below. The audiences for these programs are Turkish nationals.

Support Shared Security- support and advance cooperation between the United States and Turkey in efforts to promote cooperation in NATO and other multilateral security organizations, cybersecurity, and the role of women in peace and security, counter terrorism, address transnational crime, and increase cooperation in the eastern Mediterranean.
Strengthen Economic Prosperity, Promote Innovation, Foster Entrepreneurship, and Improve the Digital Economy-entrepreneurship training; small-and-medium enterprise (SME) planning; teaching marketing and outreach techniques; fostering research and development/innovation; and advancing awareness of and adherence to labor rights and laws.
Reinforce Democratic Values-reinforce respect for international human rights norms within Turkey, counter gender-based violence, support LGBTQI rights, promote the rule of law and freedom of expression, and/or strengthen the capacity of Turkish media and civil society in order to advocate for human rights and freedoms.
Foster Turkish and U.S. Ties-develop English language teaching/learning that also promote diversity, inclusion, and/or the representation of specific marginalized communities; promote STEAM education, develop networks between U.S. and Turkish STEAM educators and organizations, and encourage study in the United States.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation Career Pathways Secondary Data Analysis Grants

Deadline: June 27, 2022
Career Pathways Secondary Data Analysis Grants will support secondary analysis of data collected to rigorously evaluate a collection of career pathways programs. Career pathways programs provide post-secondary education and training organized as a series of manageable steps leading to successively higher credentials and employment opportunities in growing occupations. Programs also provide financial, academic, and non-academic support to help primarily low-income, non-traditional students enroll and persist in education. OPRE oversees a robust research portfolio evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of career pathways programs including the Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE) project and the rigorous evaluation of two rounds of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG). Data from the PACE project and OPRE’s evaluation of the first round of HPOG (HPOG 1.0) are available for secondary analysis through the Child and Family Data Archive Visit disclaimer page. Additional data from the longer-term follow-up of PACE and HPOG 1.0, as well as from OPRE’s evaluation of the second round of HPOG (HPOG 2.0) will be made available for secondary analysis on a rolling basis beginning in late 2021. These grants will support rigorous, policy-relevant secondary analysis of these data sets to add to the body of knowledge and gain a deeper understanding of the implementation and effectiveness of career pathways programs. The goals of the Career Pathways Secondary Data Analysis Grants are to: examine research questions relevant to career pathways programs’ goals and objectives; augment OPRE’s multi-pronged evaluation of career pathways programs by focusing on particular questions relevant to career pathways; support research to inform and improve program design, implementation, and performance; and address issues of current relevance to decision makers at the local, state, and national levels in order to inform policy decisions and solutions, particularly those related to career pathways for TANF recipients and other low-income populations.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation Center to Support Research and Evaluation Capacity of Child Care and Development Fund Lead Agencies:

Deadline: June 28, 2022
This 5-year cooperative agreement will fund a Center to Support Research and Evaluation Capacity of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Lead Agencies The Center will support and facilitate cross-project learning among the OPRE grant recipients including (but not limited to) the Child Care Policy Research Partnership (CCPRP) grants. The Center will also support learning among CCDF Lead Agencies and the child care policy research field more broadly through synthesis, analysis, coordination and translation of the research conducted by grant recipients. The purpose of the CCPRP grant program is to support collaborations between CCDF Lead Agencies and researchers to investigate questions of immediate relevance to local and national child care policies and practices. Although the focus of the grants may differ across cohorts of child care policy research grantee recipients, broadly they are designed to increase our knowledge about child care subsidy policies and quality improvement initiatives that are intended to support employment and self-sufficiency outcomes for parents, increase low-income families’ access to high quality child care programs, and promote positive learning and school readiness outcomes for children and support for child care providers. The Center will be expected to: support cross-project communication through convenings (learning communities) on topics of common interest to build research and evaluation capacity and knowledge; facilitate collaboration across projects to develop common research questions, measures, and analyses; and synthesize and disseminate learning across the individual grant recipients to inform implementation of policies, initiatives, and practices related to the CCDF subsidy program at the local, state, and national levels. This Center will ideally bring together a team that has experience supporting Lead Agencies research and evaluation capacity building as well as expert level knowledge of the CCDF program and policies, the early care and education research literature including the effects of early care and education on children’s school readiness and parental employment, an understanding of the needs of low-income families, as well as the policies and practices that support equitable access to child care.

American Educational Research Association (AERA) – Fellowship Program on the Study of Deeper Learning

Deadline: June 30, 2022
The American Educational Research Association (AERA) invites proposals from early career education researchers and postdoctoral scholars to enhance the use of the Deeper Learning data set. The AERA Fellowship Program on the Study of Deeper Learning (AERA-SDL) supports postdoctoral and early career scholars in education research and thereby fosters excellence and rigor in the next generation of faculty members, research scientists, and scholars examining education topics and issues. The AERA-SDL permits undertaking research projects using the Deeper Learning data and the design and implementation of professional development and training around these data. The Deeper Learning data collected by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) include a wealth of information from schools, students, and teachers at a sample of Deeper Learning network high schools and non-network high schools. AIR scholars and scientists with expertise on the Deeper Learning data are collaborating with AERA in this Fellowship Program. The program is supported by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

The AERA-SDL Fellows Program will provide professional guidance and training for up to eight postdoctoral-level and early career scholars to undertake substantive research using the Deeper Learning data set. The aim is to contribute to knowledge and engender a culture of use for addressing significant questions about education and learning with these data.

The Deeper Learning data set includes student survey data examining opportunities to engage in deeper learning, intra- and inter-personal competencies, and students’ perceptions of their schools. The Deeper Learning student assessment data come from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), specifically the PISA-Based Test for School (PBTS) in English language arts, mathematics, and science. High school graduation and postsecondary enrollment information is also available for the students as part of this data set. Teacher survey data provide further information about each school’s academic culture and the relationships between faculty, administrators, and students. Qualitative data such as school case reports, scored teacher assignments, unscored student work samples, and interviews with principals provide rich details of the educational setting and school context. Topics addressed in the case reports and interviews include school culture and climate, school vision and goals, structures supporting deeper learning, instructional strategies, school leadership, teacher collaboration opportunities, and deeper learning network supports.

The combination of these unique and multiple data sets allows researchers to address questions connecting students’ high school experiences and achievement with high school graduation and postsecondary outcomes. Key staff members at AIR who are working with the Deeper Learning data are collaborating with AERA to facilitate data access and to develop training using these data sets.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs Phase I (SBIR/STTR Phase I)

Deadlines: June 30, 2022 and October 26, 2022
The NSF SBIR/STTR programs focus on transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial potential and/or societal benefit. Unlike fundamental or basic research activities that focus on scientific and engineering discovery itself, the NSF SBIR/STTR programs support the creation of opportunities to move fundamental science and engineering out of the lab and into the market or other use at scale, through startups and small businesses representing deep technology ventures.

The NSF SBIR/STTR programs fund research and development. The programs are designed to provide non-dilutive funding at the earliest stages of technology development.

U.S. Department of State U.S. Mission to Tanzania Public Diplomacy Small Grants

Deadline: June 30, 2022
The U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, announces an open competition for initiatives that promote educational and cultural engagement and foster mutual understanding between the United States and Tanzania. The Embassy seeks projects designed to further the development of Tanzania’s future leaders, build the capacity of Tanzanian institutions, and promote awareness and understanding of shared U.S. and Tanzanian values.

Successful proposals will include a component that relates to the United States. This could be a component that promotes participation in U.S. exchange programs and sharing of experiences during U.S. exchange programs, sharing of models and ideas learned during U.S. exchange programs, promotion of U.S. culture and values, or components that promote a better understanding of the United States.
Successful proposals will clearly describe the U.S. component of the program. Successful proposals will clearly define anticipated results of the program, when results will be expected, and how the U.S. Embassy can measure the anticipated results. Successful grantees will proactively show progress towards results through regular reporting to the U.S. Embassy. U.S. Embassy officials will visit the program to monitor progress.

U.S. Department of State U.S. Mission to Chile Annual Program Statement – Public Diplomacy Programs with Chile

Deadline: June 30, 2022
The U.S. Embassy Santiago Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for programs celebrating the bicentennial of the U.S.-Chile bilateral relationship. This NOFO also outlines the procedures for submitting proposals. Please carefully follow all instructions below.

Program Objectives:
The Embassy Public Affairs Section invites proposals for highly creative programs that highlight U.S.-Chile ties by celebrating 200 years of U.S.-Chile diplomatic relations in 2023. Programs should focus on shared values and bilateral cooperation, including the personal, professional, organizational, educational, cultural, and/or official connections between the two countries. Proposed programs should be particularly engaging for audiences ages 18-35, and they should strengthen popular support for United States-Chile relations.

Examples of past programs have included, but are not limited to:

Speaking tours/public talks by U.S. experts or roundtable discussions by U.S. experts with counterparts in Chile;
Activities that foster long-term student and academic collaboration between U.S. and Chilean universities, technical schools, and community colleges;
Joint U.S.-Chile virtual or in-person conferences or meetings that promote U.S.-Chile collaboration and share expertise and best practices among Chilean audiences and institutions;
Creative projects that use social media or virtual interaction to expand and amplify project impact.

U.S. Department of State U.S. Mission to Malawi U.S. Embassy Lilongwe Public Diplomacy Section Annual Program Statement

Deadline: June 30, 2022
PDS Lilongwe invites proposals for projects that strengthen ties between the United States and Malawi through programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies and perspectives in Malawi.

Examples of programs implemented through the PDS Small Grants Program include, but are not limited to:

Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs
Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions
Professional and academic exchanges and programs
Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs
Initiatives aimed at maintaining contacts with alumni of U.S. exchange programs.

Priority Program Areas:

Promote good governance and rule of law
Facilitate and encourage growth of youth entrepreneurship
Facilitate economic growth through increased private sector trade with U.S. private companies
Promote gender equality to increase participation in education and improved health decision-making by adolescent girls and young women
Promote stronger, more numerous university partnerships between U.S. and Malawian universities
Increase transparency of government activities through a more capable media
Support and improve conditions for vulnerable and marginalized citizens, such as the disabled, people living with albinism, and those subject to stigma or persecution
Preventing gender-based violence and trafficking in persons
Educate and inform the public on COVID-19 prevention and vaccination

POS Lilongwe will ONLY consider proposals that contain a significant American component or aspect. This could include, but is not limited to, an American expert as a speaker, using curriculum developed by a U.S. institution, or projecting an American film.

U.S. Department of State U.S. Embassy Kigali

Deadline: June 30, 2022
The Public Affairs Section of the Embassy of the United States of America to the Republic of Rwanda (PAS Kigali) is pleased to announce that we are accepting grants proposals for our FY22 Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding. Please carefully follow all instructions below.

Purpose of Small Grants: PAS Kigali invites local, Rwandan, non-profit, non-governmental organizations, and independent media to submit proposals for programs that support U.S. Embassy goals in Rwanda, including those promoting a better understanding of the United States, democracy and governance, entrepreneurship development, climate resilience, and youth leadership. Successful proposals will include a component that relates to the United States. This could be a component that promotes participation in U.S. exchange programs and sharing of experiences during U.S. exchange programs, sharing of models and ideas learned during U.S. exchange programs, promotion of U.S. culture and values, or components that promote a better understanding of the United States. Successful proposals will clearly describe the U.S. component of the program. Successful proposals will clearly define anticipated results of the program, when results will be expected, and how the U.S. Embassy can measure the anticipated results. Successful grantees will proactively show progress towards results through regular reporting to the U.S. Embassy. U.S. Embassy officials will visit the program to monitor progress, as well. This program generally does not favorably review proposals to hold conferences. Individuals, companies, and for-profit organizations are not eligible for PAS Kigali grants.

The Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program is most interested in projects related to:

Promoting inclusion of people with disabilities including through civic engagement, economic activity, sports, and other aspects of society. Also access and advocacy for inclusion of people with disabilities;
Youth and women’s leadership, entrepreneurship, and STEM programs;
Promoting economic development and private sector competitiveness;
Promoting civic education and youth participation in civics, democratic processes, volunteerism, and community service;
Programs that build the capacity of Rwandan media, climate resiliency;
Promoting any of the themes above through the arts.

William T. Grant Foundation – Scholars Program

Deadline: July 6, 2022
The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas.

Applicants should have a track record of conducting high-quality research and an interest in pursuing a significant shift in their trajectories as researchers. We recognize that early-career researchers are rarely given incentives or support to take measured risks in their work, so this award includes a mentoring component, as well as a supportive academic community.

Awards are based on applicants’ potential to become influential researchers, as well as their plans to expand their expertise in new and significant ways. The application should make a cohesive argument for how the applicant will expand his or her expertise. The research plan should evolve in conjunction with the development of new expertise, and the mentoring plan should describe how the proposed mentors will support applicants in acquiring that expertise. Proposed research plans must address questions that are relevant to policy and practice in the Foundation’s focus areas.

The Foundation’s mission is to support research to improve the lives of young people ages 5-25 in the United States. We pursue this mission by supporting research within two focus areas. Researchers interested in applying for a William T. Grant Scholars Award must select one focus area:

Reducing Inequality
In this focus area, we support studies that aim to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people, especially on the basis of race, ethnicity, economic standing, language minority status, or immigrant origins.

Studies on reducing inequality should aim to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in youth outcomes. We welcome descriptive studies that clarify mechanisms for reducing inequality or elucidate how or why a specific program, policy, or practice operates to reduce inequality. We also welcome intervention studies that examine attempts to reduce inequality. In addition, we seek studies that improve the measurement of inequality in ways that can enhance the work of researchers, practitioners, or policymakers. The common thread across all of this work, however, is a distinct and explicit focus on reducing inequality—one that goes beyond describing the causes or consequences of unequal outcomes and, instead, identifies leverage points for reducing inequality.

Improving the Use of Research Evidence
In this focus area, we support research to identify, build, and test strategies to ensure that research evidence is used in ways that benefit youth. We are particularly interested in research on improving the use of research evidence by state and local decision makers, mid-level managers, and intermediaries.

Studies on improving the use of research evidence should identify, build, and test strategies to ensure that research evidence is used in ways that benefit youth. We welcome ideas from social scientists across a range of disciplines, fields, and methodologies that can advance their own disciplines and fields and reveal insights about ways to improve the production and use of research evidence. Measures also are needed to capture changes in the nature and degree of research use. We welcome investigations about research use in various systems, including justice, child welfare, mental health, and education. Research teams have drawn on existing conceptual and empirical work from political science, communication science, knowledge mobilization, implementation science, organizational psychology and other areas related to the use of research for improvement, impact, and change in research, policy, and practice institutions. Critical perspectives that inform studies’ research questions, methods, and interpretation of findings are also welcome. Broadening the theoretical perspectives used to study ways to improving the usefulness, use, and impact of research evidence may create a new frontier of important research.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)

Deadline: July 13, 2022
The Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Program within the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) offers researchers from all disciplines of science and engineering funded by NSF the opportunity to perform translational research and technology development, catalyze partnerships and accelerate the transition of discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace for societal benefit.

PFI has five broad goals, as set forth by the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2017 (“the Act”, S.3084 — 114th Congress; Sec. 602. Translational Research Grants): (1) identifying and supporting NSF-sponsored research and technologies that have the potential for accelerated commercialization; (2) supporting prior or current NSF-sponsored investigators, institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizations that partner with an institution of higher education in undertaking proof-of-concept work, including the development of technology prototypes that are derived from NSF-sponsored research and have potential market value; (3) promoting sustainable partnerships between NSF-funded institutions, industry, and other organizations within academia and the private sector with the purpose of accelerating the transfer of technology; (4) developing multi-disciplinary innovation ecosystems which involve and are responsive to the specific needs of academia and industry; (5) providing professional development, mentoring, and advice in entrepreneurship, project management, and technology and business development to innovators.

In addition, PFI responds to the mandate set by Congress in Section 601(c)(3) of the Act (Follow-on Grants), to support prototype or proof-of-concept development work by participants, including I-Corps participants, with innovations that because of the early stage of development are not eligible to participate in a Small Business Innovation Research Program or a Small Business Technology Transfer Program.

Finally, PFI seeks to implement the mandate set by Congress in Section 102(c)(a) of the Act (Broader Impacts Review Criterion Update) by enhancing partnerships between academia and industry in the United States, and expanding the participation of women and individuals from underrepresented groups in innovation, technology translation, and entrepreneurship.

U.S. Department of State U.S. Mission to Costa Rica U.S. Embassy San Jose PD Annual Program Statement

Deadlines: July 14, 2022
PD San Jose invites proposals for programs that strengthen people-to-people ties between the U.S. and Costa Rica through cultural and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an U.S. cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.

Activities that may be funded include, but are not limited to: Public-facing programs that include U.S. subject matter experts conducting speaking tours/public talks, roundtable discussions, workshops, etc; Academic and professional lectures and seminars; Skills building and education programs that help young people learn technology-based job skills; Professional and academic exchanges and programs; Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions; Development of initiatives aimed at maintaining contacts with alumni of our exchange programs.

U.S. Department of State U.S. Mission to Liberia U.S. Embassy Monrovia PAS Annual Program Statement

Deadline: July 15, 2022
PAS Monrovia invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural ties between the U.S. and Liberia through cultural and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. society, culture, and policies.

Examples of PAS Small Grants Program programs include, but are not limited to:

Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs
Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions
Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs
Professional and academic exchanges and programs
Programs developed by alumni of a U.S. Government-sponsored educational or professional exchange program
Programs that expand PAS American Spaces activities
Roundtables, panels, and workshops
Media training

National Science Foundation (NSF) IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED)

Deadline: July 18, 2022
Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (hereinafter referred to as RED) is designed to build upon previous efforts in engineering education research. Specifically, previous and ongoing evaluations of the NSF Engineering Education and Centers Division program and its predecessors, as well as those related programs in the Directorate of Education and Human Resources, have shown that prior investments have significantly improved the first year of engineering students’ experiences, incorporating engineering material, active learning approaches, design instruction, and a broad introduction to professional skills and a sense of professional practice – giving students an idea of what it means to become an engineer. Similarly, the senior year has seen notable change through capstone design experiences, which ask students to synthesize the technical knowledge, skills, and abilities they have gained with professional capacities, using reflective judgment to make decisions and communicate these effectively. However, this ideal of the senior year has not yet been fully realized, because many of the competencies required in capstone design, or required of professional engineers, are only partially introduced in the first year and not carried forward with significant emphasis through the sophomore and junior years.

The Directorates for Engineering (ENG) and Education and Human Resources (EHR) are funding projects as part of the RED program, in alignment with the Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) framework and Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) initiative. These projects are designing revolutionary new approaches to engineering education, ranging from changing the canon of engineering to fundamentally altering the way courses are structured to creating new departmental structures and educational collaborations with industry. A common thread across these projects is a focus on organizational and cultural change within the departments, involving students, faculty, staff, and industry in rethinking what it means to provide an engineering program.

In order to continue to catalyze revolutionary approaches, while expanding the reach of those that have proved efficacious in particular contexts, the RED program supports three tracks: RED Innovation, RED Adaptation and Implementation (RED A&I) and RED Two-Year. RED Innovation projects will develop new, revolutionary approaches and change strategies that enable the transformation of undergraduate engineering education. RED Adaptation and Implementation projects will adapt and implement evidence-based organizational change strategies and actions to the local context, which helps propagate this transformation of undergraduate engineering education. RED Two-Year projects will develop radically new approaches among multiple two-year institutions to expand the path to engineering and engineering technology education. Projects in all tracks will include consideration of the cultural, organizational, structural, and pedagogical changes needed to transform the department to one in which students are engaged, develop their technical and professional skills, and establish identities as professional engineers or technologists. The focus of projects in all tracks should be on the department’s disciplinary courses and program. RED project initiatives are expected to be institutionalized at the end of the funding period.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources (IUSE:EHR)

Deadline: July 20, 2022
The fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) hold much promise as sectors of the economy where we can expect to see continuous vigorous growth in the coming decades. STEM job creation is expected to outpace non-STEM job creation significantly, according to the Commerce Department, reflecting the importance of STEM knowledge to the US economy.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) plays a leadership role in developing and implementing efforts to enhance and improve STEM education in the United States. Through the NSF Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) initiative, the agency continues to make a substantial commitment to the highest caliber undergraduate STEM education through a Foundation-wide framework of investments. The IUSE: EHR is a core NSF STEM education program that seeks to promote novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. The program is open to application from all institutions of higher education and associated organizations. NSF places high value on educating students to be leaders and innovators in emerging and rapidly changing STEM fields as well as educating a scientifically literate public. In pursuit of this goal, IUSE: EHR supports projects that seek to bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, that adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices into STEM teaching and learning, and that lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. In addition to innovative work at the frontier of STEM education, this program also encourages replication of research studies at different types of institutions and with different student bodies to produce deeper knowledge about the effectiveness and transferability of findings.

U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Innovation and Early Learning Programs: Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program – Expansion Grants 84.411A

Deadline: July 21, 2022
The EIR program, established under section 4611 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended (ESEA), provides funding to create, develop, implement, replicate, or take to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based, field-initiated innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students and to rigorously evaluate such innovations. The EIR program is designed to generate and validate solutions to persistent education challenges and to support the expansion of those solutions to serve substantially higher numbers of students.

Expansion grants are supported by strong evidence

(as defined in this notice) for at least one population and setting, and grantees are encouraged to implement at the national level (as defined in this notice). Expansion grants provide funding for the implementation and rigorous evaluation of a program that has been found to produce sizable, significant impacts under a Mid-phase grant or other effort meeting similar criteria, for the purposes of (a) determining whether such impacts can be successfully reproduced and sustained over time; and (b) identifying the conditions in which the program is most effective.

U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE): Innovation and Early Learning Programs: Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Program – Early-Phase Grants 84.411C

Deadline: July 21, 2022
The EIR program, established under section 4611 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended (ESEA), provides funding to create, develop, implement, replicate, or take to scale entrepreneurial, evidence-based (as defined in this notice), field-initiated innovations to improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students and to rigorously evaluate such innovations. The EIR program is designed to generate and validate solutions to persistent education challenges and to support the expansion of those solutions to serve substantially higher numbers of students.

The central design element of the EIR program is its multitier structure that links the amount of funding an applicant may receive to the quality of the evidence supporting the efficacy of the proposed project, with the expectation that projects that build this evidence will advance through EIR’s grant tiers: “Early-phase,” “Mid-phase,” and “Expansion.”

Early-phase grants must demonstrate a rationale (as defined in this notice). Early-phase grants provide funding for the development, implementation, and feasibility testing of a program, which prior research suggests has promise, for the purpose of determining whether the program can successfully improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students. Early-phase grants are not intended simply to implement established practices in additional locations or address needs that are unique to one particular context. The goal is to determine whether and in what ways relatively new practices can improve student achievement and attainment for high-need students.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)

Deadline: July 27, 2022
The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. NSF encourages submission of CAREER proposals from early-career faculty at all CAREER-eligible organizations and especially encourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities to apply.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions (ADVANCE)

Deadlines depend on which Track, see full solicitation for details at link.
Letter of Intent (required) deadline: August 1, 2022
Full Proposal deadlines in August, October, and November
The NSF ADVANCE program contributes to the National Science Foundation’s goal of a more diverse and capable science and engineering workforce.¹ In this solicitation, the NSF ADVANCE program seeks to build on prior NSF ADVANCE work and other research and literature concerning gender, racial, and ethnic equity. The NSF ADVANCE program goal is to broaden the implementation of evidence-based systemic change strategies that promote equity for STEM² faculty in academic workplaces and the academic profession. The NSF ADVANCE program provides grants to enhance the systemic factors that support equity and inclusion and to mitigate the systemic factors that create inequities in the academic profession and workplaces. Systemic (or organizational) inequities may exist in areas such as policy and practice as well as in organizational culture and climate. For example, practices in academic departments that result in the inequitable allocation of service or teaching assignments may impede research productivity, delay advancement, and create a culture of differential treatment and rewards. Similarly, policies and procedures that do not mitigate implicit bias in hiring, tenure, and promotion decisions could lead to women and racial and ethnic minorities being evaluated less favorably, perpetuating historical under-participation in STEM academic careers and contributing to an academic climate that is not inclusive. All NSF ADVANCE proposals are expected to use intersectional approaches in the design of systemic change strategies in recognition that gender, race and ethnicity do not exist in isolation from each other and from other categories of social identity. The solicitation includes four funding tracks: Institutional Transformation (IT), Adaptation, Partnership, and Catalyst, in support of the NSF ADVANCE program goal to broaden the implementation of systemic strategies that promote equity for STEM faculty in academic workplaces and the academic profession.

U.S. Department of State U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia U.S. Mission Saudi Arabia PAS Small Grants Program FY2022

Deadline: August 1, 2022
PAS invites proposals for projects, including virtual programs, that strengthen ties between Saudi Arabia and the United States, promote bilateral cooperation, and enhance mutual understanding. All programs must include an American cultural or educational element or the engagement of American experts, organizations, institutions, or communities in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies and perspectives.

Examples of PAS Small Grants Programs include, but are not limited to:

U.S. experts conducting speaking tours/public talks, roundtable discussions, workshops, etc.
Academic and professional lectures and seminars
Cultural and arts programs/workshops/performances and exhibitions
Development of initiatives aimed at maintaining contacts with alumni of our exchange programs
Environmental and Energy conservation
Entrepreneurship initiatives, especially with underserved communities such as youth and women
Youth and Women Sports Initiatives
Programs that elevate and support moderate voices and tolerance

U.S. Department of State U.S. Mission to Myanmar U.S. Embassy Rangoon PAS Annual Program Statement

Deadline: August 1, 2022
The U.S. Embassy Rangoon Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement (APS), outlining our funding priorities, our strategic themes of focus, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.

Purpose of Small Grants:PAS Rangoon invites proposals from individuals, civil society organizations, think tanks, cultural and arts organizations, and non-regime affiliated academic institutions for programs that strengthen the cultural ties between the U.S. and Myanmar through cultural programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.

Examples of the kinds of activities that can be funded under the PAS Small Grants Program programs include, but are not limited to:

Academic and professional development programs, which may include lectures, seminars, trainings, and workshops;
Bilateral collaborative projects featuring participation of both local and American scholars, artists, and/or other civil society groups;
Workshops, training, and competitions to strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Myanmar;
Training activities and programs that support science and technology education or STEAM skills; or
Projects that develop the knowledge, skills, values, and motivation of participants to improve the quality of life in their communities.

William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants on Reducing Inequality

Deadline: August 3, 2022

This program supports research to build, test, or increase understanding of programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5-25 in the United States. We prioritize studies that aim to reduce inequalities that exist along dimensions of race, ethnicity, economic standing, language minority status, or immigrant origins.

Our focus on reducing inequality grew out of our view that research can do more than help us understand the problem of inequality—it can generate effective responses. We believe that it is time to build stronger bodies of knowledge on how to reduce inequality in the United States and to move beyond the mounting research evidence about the scope, causes, and consequences of inequality.

William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence

Deadline: August 3, 2022

This program supports research on strategies to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit young people ages 5-25 in the United States. We want to know what it takes to produce useful research evidence, what it takes to get research used, and what happens when research is used. We welcome letters of inquiry for studies that pursue one of these broad aims.

Spencer Foundation Research Grants on Education: Small

Deadline: August 9, 2022
The Small Research Grants Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets up to $50,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. We accept applications three times per year.

This program is “field-initiated” in that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, method, or location. Our goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST)

Deadline: August 12, 2022
The economic prosperity and national security of the United States is reliant upon the nation’s capacity to remain globally competitive in the technological and computational fields. The nation’s competitiveness, however, is contingent upon its capacity to educate the next generation. Learning and teaching must be reimagined to better represent the diverse composition and perspective of our nation’s people and be expanded to encompass all pathways for students to receive a high-quality STEM education. A highly proficient and diverse technological and computational STEM workforce is needed to advance new discoveries in science, engineering, and technology in the service of the nation. The ITEST program is one way NSF is responding to the challenge and opportunity to provide all students with equitable access to a STEM education related to the technical and scientific workforce.

ITEST is an applied research and development program with goals to advance the equitable and inclusive integration of technology in the learning and teaching of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) from pre-kindergarten through high school. The program’s objective is to support all students’ acquisition of the foundational preparation in STEM disciplines. Preparation for the current and future workforce is increasingly dependent upon the application and use of technology and computing.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education (IUSE:CUE)

Deadline: August 18, 2022
The Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education (IUSE: CUE) program aims to better prepare a wider, more diverse range of students to collaboratively use computation across a range of contexts and challenging problems. With this solicitation, the National Science Foundation focuses on re-envisioning how to teach computing effectively to a broad group of students, in a scalable manner, with an emphasis on broadening participation of groups who are underrepresented and underserved by traditional computing courses and careers.These groups may include women, persons with disabilities, Blacks and African Americans, Hispanics and Latinos, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders.

John Templeton Foundation

Letter of Intent deadline: August 19, 2022
Through 2023, Templeton hopes to accelerate progress in select areas that hold great promise for advancing the frontiers of knowledge and understanding.

Templeton will support exploration of the nature of religious belief and practice; they will invest in basic scientific research that could shape how we think about human existence; they will encourage theological and philosophical reflection on the fruits of scientific discovery; and they will ask whether certain virtues such as gratitude, curiosity, and humility contribute to human flourishing. Some of these areas are continuations of major investments previously made by the Foundation, while others represent new directions in their funding.

Across these priorities, the activities they support will take three distinct but complementary forms: first, research that aims to produce novel discoveries; second, public engagement that promotes dissemination of these insights; and third, programs that investigate intellectual humility and encourage its practice by fostering curiosity, open-mindedness, and civil dialogue.

Altogether, the investment in these 12 priorities will account for 80 percent of their grantmaking through 2023 in the Science & the Big Questions funding area, totaling approximately $325 million. At the same time, they will continue to accept innovative proposals that do not fit into these priorities through their Open Funding Track. These 12 strategic priorities are as follows:

DYNAMICS OF RELIGIOUS CHANGE – https://www.templeton.org/project/dynamics-of-religious-change
INTELLECTUAL HUMILITY – https://www.templeton.org/project/intellectual-humility
MATHEMATICS & PHYSICAL SCIENCES – https://www.templeton.org/project/math-physical-sciences
RELIGIOUS COGNITION – https://www.templeton.org/project/religious-cognition
CULTURAL EVOLUTION – https://www.templeton.org/project/cultural-evolution
HEALTH, RELIGION, & SPIRITUALITY – https://www.templeton.org/project/health-religion-spirituality
SCIENCE OF PURPOSE – https://www.templeton.org/project/science-of-purpose
SCIENCE OF VIRTUES – https://www.templeton.org/project/science-of-character-virtue
SCIENCE-ENGAGED THEOLOGY – https://www.templeton.org/project/science-engaged-theology
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT – https://www.templeton.org/funding-areas/science-big-questions/public-engagement
PROGRAMS IN LATIN AMERICA – https://www.templeton.org/project/programs-in-latin-america
ISLAM, SCIENCE, & SOCIETY – https://www.templeton.org/project/islam-science-society

Other:

Not Institutionally limited.
Templeton grants range from $100K-$4M
Grant duration is often up to three years. In rare instances the Foundation may support a project for up to five years. The Foundation will not fund any project for more than five years
Grants up to $4M/3 years.15% IDC included.

Contact Adam Kingston, Associate Director of Foundation Relations, with questions: 517-884-1045, kingsto9@msu.edu

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)

Deadline: August 24, 2022
The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. This solicitation features two mechanisms for support of student research: (1) REU Sites are based on independent proposals to initiate and conduct projects that engage a number of students in research. REU Sites may be based in a single discipline or academic department or may offer interdisciplinary or multi-department research opportunities with a coherent intellectual theme. Proposals with an international dimension are welcome. (2) REU Supplements may be included as a component of proposals for new or renewal NSF grants or cooperative agreements or may be requested for ongoing NSF-funded research projects.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships

Deadline: August 29, 2022
The Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships program supports exceptionally innovative, complex research and education projects that require large-scale, long-term awards. STCs focus on creating new scientific paradigms, establishing entirely new scientific disciplines and developing transformative technologies which have the potential for broad scientific or societal impact. STCs conduct world-class research through partnerships among institutions of higher education, national laboratories, industrial organizations, other public or private entities, and via international collaborations, as appropriate. They provide a means to undertake potentially groundbreaking investigations at the interfaces of disciplines and/or highly innovative approaches within disciplines. STCs may involve any area of science and engineering that NSF supports. STC investments support the NSF vision of creating and exploiting new concepts in science and engineering and providing global leadership in research and education.

Centers provide a rich environment for encouraging future scientists, engineers, and educators to take risks in pursuing discoveries and new knowledge. STCs foster excellence in education by integrating education and research, and by creating bonds between learning and inquiry so that discovery and creativity fully support the learning process.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

Deadline: August 30, 2022
The National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce) invites innovative proposals that address the critical need for recruiting, preparing, and retaining highly effective elementary and secondary mathematics and science teachers and teacher leaders in high-need school districts. To achieve this goal, Noyce supports talented science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate majors and professionals to become effective K-12 STEM teachers. It also supports experienced, exemplary K-12 STEM teachers to become teacher leaders in high-need school districts. In addition, Noyce supports research on the effectiveness and retention of K-12 STEM teachers in high-need school districts. Noyce offers four program tracks: Track 1: The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarships and Stipends (S&S) Track, Track 2: The NSF Teaching Fellowships (TF) Track, Track 3: The NSF Master Teaching Fellowships (MTF) Track, and Track 4: The Noyce Research Track. In addition, Capacity Building proposals are accepted from proposers intending to develop a proposal in any of the program’s tracks.

U.S. Department of State U.S. Embassy Panama Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program

Deadline: August 30, 2022
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Embassy in Panama is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity describing the purpose of this program, the parameters of the projects it seeks to support, and the requirements and procedures for submitting proposals. Please carefully follow all instructions below.

Purpose:The Public Affairs Section invites proposals for programs that further U.S. foreign policy and public diplomacy interests in Panama in one of the five categories below. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.
The Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program is most interested in projects related to:

Promote more open and sustainable economic growth in Panama through activities that encourage or strengthen local entrepreneurship
Encourage the development of a strong civil society that upholds the values of transparency, accountability, and good governance
Countering disinformation
Cybersecurity
Improve the quality of or access to English and STEAM education for young people in marginalized communities
Promote sustainable development through responsible management of Panama’s environmental resources
Facilitate U.S. representation at major festivals and other widely attended arts or cultural events

U.S. Department of State / U.S. Mission to Bolivia / U.S. Embassy La Paz – PAS Annual Program Statement

Deadline: August 31, 2022
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of U.S. Embassy La Paz, under the auspices of the U.S. Department of State, is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding.

PAS La Paz invites proposals for programs that strengthen cultural, educational, professional and scientific ties between the U.S. and Bolivia through cultural and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policy and perspectives.

The Public Affairs Section is particularly interested in projects that increase academic and cultural exchanges between the United States and Bolivia, expand English language proficiency, foster entrepreneurship and innovation, encourage greater cooperation in science and technology, promote social inclusion and advance excellence in journalism. We are looking for proposals with outstanding cultural, educational, and exchange merit that involve geographically, demographically, and socio-economically diverse audiences in Bolivia.

National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Foundation Research Grants

Pre-proposal Deadline: September 1, 2022
The goals of the NATA Research and Education Foundation include advancing the knowledge base of the athletic training profession and encouraging research among athletic trainers who can contribute to the athletic training knowledge base. By identifying research priorities, the NATA Research and Education Foundation hopes to promote research topics that achieve these goals and provide evidence for the effectiveness of services provided by Certified Athletic Trainers.

The NATA Foundation Research Committee is charged with reviewing grant proposals for funding and recommending to the Board of Directors candidates for Research Awards. Part of the NATA Foundation Research Committee is the Free Communications Committee. The mission of the Free Communications Program is to advance the discovery, dissemination, and application of scientific knowledge in athletic training domains through written and oral forum.

Professional Research Grant Program
Student Grants Program

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Research Traineeship Program

Deadline: September 6, 2022
The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers. The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary or convergent research areas, through a comprehensive traineeship model that is innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs. Proposals are requested that address any interdisciplinary or convergent research theme of national priority, as noted above.

The NRT program addresses workforce development, emphasizing broad participation, and institutional capacity building needs in graduate education. The program encourages proposals that involve strategic collaborations with the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government agencies, national laboratories, field stations, teaching and learning centers, informal science centers, and academic partners. NRT especially welcomes proposals that include partnership with NSF Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) and leverage INCLUDES project efforts to develop STEM talent from all sectors and groups in our society (https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/big_ideas/includes.jsp). Collaborations between NRT proposals and existing NSF INCLUDES projects should strengthen both NRT and INCLUDES projects.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Science of Science: Discovery, Communication, and Impact (SoS:DCI)

Deadline: September 9, 2022
The Science of Science: Discovery, Communication, and Impact (SoS:DCI) program is designed to increase the public value of scientific activity. The program pursues this goal by supporting basic research in three fundamental areas:

How to increase the rate of socially beneficial discovery,
How to improve science communication outcomes, and
How to expand the societal benefits of scientific activity.

The SoS:DCI program, which builds upon the former Science of Science & Innovation Policy (SciSIP) program, funds research that builds theoretical and empirical understandings of these three areas. With this goal in mind, proposals should:

Develop data, models, indicators, and associated analytical tools that constitute and enable transformative advances rather than incremental change.
Identify ethical challenges and mitigate potential risks to people and institutions.
Provide credible metrics and rigorous assessments of their proposed project’s impact.
Include robust data management plans with the goal to increase the usability, validity, and reliability of scientific materials.

Of particular interest are proposals with the potential to strengthen America’s global leadership in science and increase national competitiveness across a broad range of domains. These include proposals that analyze strategies for strengthening and diversifying the scientific workforce, as well as ways to cultivate high-impact discovery across sectors. The program strongly encourages convergent research and collaboration.

William T. Grant Foundation Institutional Challenge Grant

Deadline: September 14, 2022
The Institutional Challenge Grant encourages university-based research institutes, schools, and centers to build sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes.

To do so, research institutions will need to shift their policies and practices to value collaborative research. They will also need to build the capacity of researchers to produce relevant work and the capacity of agency and nonprofit partners to use research.

Applications are welcome from partnerships in youth-serving areas such as education, justice, child welfare, mental health, immigration, and workforce development. We especially encourage proposals from teams with African American, Latinx, Native American, and Asian American members in leadership roles. The partnership leadership team includes the principal investigator from the research institution and the lead from the public agency or nonprofit organization.

The award supports research institutions to build sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes.

Research institutions will need to address four important goals:

From the FAQs: Can a research institution submit more than one application?
Yes. Please note, however, that there will be only one award per cycle, so an institution that submits two applications is competing against itself. But the decision to submit is up to the applicants.

U.S. Department of State U.S. Mission to Singapore U.S. Embassy Singapore – Annual Program Statement

Deadline: September 30, 2022
U.S. Embassy Singapore is pleased to announce funding opportunities through its Public Affairs Section (PAS). Each year, the U.S. Embassy awards a limited number of grants to support activities and exchanges linking the United States and Singapore with the aim of strengthening the bilateral relationship and people-to-people connections.

To support organizations or individuals that engage Singaporeans in activities that strengthen ties between the United States and Singapore or the region. All programs must include an American cultural element, or connection with American experts, organizations, or institutions in fields that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies, perspectives, or values.

U.S. Embassy Singapore welcomes proposals that utilize digital platforms or other technological innovations that reduce in-person programs, or support in-person programs that abide by Singapore’s current rules regarding events and gatherings. While applicants are invited to submit proposals with in-person components, we encourage applicants to consider digital delivery components in support of engaging broader audiences when appropriate.

U.S. Embassy Singapore small grants fund programs that:

Support entrepreneurship, innovation, and increased economic opportunities;
Address transnational threats including disinformation and other cybercrime;
Advance awareness of safety and security, health, and environmental cooperation between the U.S. and Singapore and its importance to the region;
Support open, inclusive, and diverse societies;
Promote the U.S. higher education system; or
Create understanding about U.S. policies, culture, and shared values.

U.S. Department of State U.S. Mission to the United Kingdom U.S. Embassy to the United Kingdom Annual Program Statement

Deadline: September 30, 2022
The U.S. Embassy to the United Kingdom’s Public Affairs Section (PAS) is pleased to announce its Public Diplomacy grants program. This Annual Program Statement outlines its funding priorities, the strategic themes of focus, and the procedures for submitting requests for funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, which runs from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022.

Purpose of the Public Diplomacy Grants Program:
PAS manages the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in the United Kingdom’s grants program. PAS invites proposals from individuals, non-governmental/not-for-profit/civil society organizations, think tanks, government institutions, and academic institutions for projects that strengthen the bilateral ties between the United States and the United Kingdom. All programs must promote at least one U.S. Embassy priority program area (listed below) and include a U.S. element or connection. Programs can include U.S. experts, organizations, or institutions in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies and perspectives. Special consideration will be given to proposals that highlight the diversity of the United States and programs whose experts represent diverse backgrounds.
Examples of grants program projects include, but are not limited to:

Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs;
Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions;
Professional and academic exchanges and projects;
Professional development workshops and training.

We encourage applications for virtual and in-person speaker programs, seminars, or exchanges. All proposed programs must include a public-facing element, targeting audiences across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Discovery Research PreK-12 (DRK-12)

Deadline: October 5, 2022
The Discovery Research PreK-12 program (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. Projects in the DRK-12 program build on fundamental research in STEM education and prior research and development efforts that provide theoretical and empirical justification for proposed projects. Projects should result in research-informed and field-tested outcomes and products that inform teaching and learning. Teachers and students who participate in DRK-12 studies are expected to enhance their understanding and use of STEM content, practices and skills.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – EHR Core Research (ECR:Core)

Deadline: October 6, 2022
The EHR Core Research (ECR) program offers this ECR:Core solicitation and invites proposals for fundamental research (curiosity-driven basic research and use-inspired basic research) that contributes to the general, explanatory knowledge that underlies STEM education in one or more of the three broadly conceived Research Areas: Research on STEM Learning and Learning Environments, Research on Broadening Participation in STEM fields, and Research on STEM Workforce Development. Within this framework, the ECR program supports a wide range of fundamental STEM education research activities, aimed at learners of all groups and ages in formal and informal settings.

Fundamental research generates knowledge and understanding with the potential for broad relevance. The potential implications of ECR fundamental research for improving STEM education practice may be indirect and long-term rather than direct and immediate. Moreover, whether they include basic or use-inspired basic research, all successful ECR:Core proposals focus on the advancement or refinement of foundational knowledge for STEM education.

The amount of funding and duration requested in proposals submitted to the ECR:Core solicitation should align with the maturity of the proposed work and the size and scope of the empirical effort. The solicitation has three levels of funding with a range of budget sizes, and proposals may request a duration of 3 to 5 years for any level: (1) Level I proposals may request up to $500,000; (2) Level II proposals may request up to $1,500,000; (3) Level III proposals may request up to $2,500,000. All proposals should justify the level of funding and duration in the project description.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet)

Deadline: October 10, 2022
The goals of the Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet) program are to accelerate the process of scientific discovery and prepare the next generation of U.S. researchers for multiteam international collaborations. The AccelNet program supports strategic linkages among U.S. research networks and complementary networks abroad that will leverage research and educational resources to tackle grand research challenges that require significant coordinated international efforts. The program seeks to foster high-impact science and engineering by providing opportunities to cooperatively identify and coordinate efforts to address knowledge gaps and research needs.

This solicitation invites proposals for the creation of international networks of networks in research areas aligned with a grand challenge identified as a priority by the research community or NSF, such as the NSF Big Ideas or in an active program solicitation. AccelNet awards support the connections among research networks, rather than supporting fundamental research as the primary activity. Each network of networks is expected to engage in innovative collaborative activities that promote synergy of efforts across networks and provide professional development for U.S. students, postdoctoral scholars, and early-career researchers. Two proposal categories covered by this solicitation include: Design and Implementation.

It is strongly recommended that prospective PIs contact the AccelNet Program Officer(s) to ascertain that the focus and budget of their proposed activities are appropriate for this solicitation.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Racial Equity in STEM Education (EHR Racial Equity)

Deadline: October 11, 2022

Persistent racial injustices and inequalities in the United States have led to renewed concern and interest in addressing systemic racism. The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) seeks to support bold, ground-breaking, and potentially transformative projects addressing systemic racism in STEM. Proposals should advance racial equity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and workforce development through research (both fundamental and applied) and practice. Core to this funding opportunity is that proposals are led by, or developed and led in authentic partnership with, individuals and communities most impacted by the inequities caused by systemic racism. The voices, knowledge, and experiences of those who have been impacted by enduring racial inequities should be at the center of these proposals, including in, for example: project leadership and research positions, conceptualization of the proposal, decision-making processes, and the interpretation and dissemination of evidence and research results. The proposed work should provide positive outcomes for the individuals and communities engaged and should recognize peoples’ humanity, experiences, and resilience. Proposals need to consider systemic barriers to opportunities and benefits, and how these barriers impact access to, retention in, and success in STEM education, research, and workforce development. Competitive proposals will be clear with respect to how the work advances racial equity and addresses systemic racism, as these constructs may have different meanings in different settings.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Research on Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning

Deadline: October 17, 2022

The purpose of the Research on Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning (RETTL) program is to fund exploratory and synergistic research in emerging technologies (to include, but not limited to, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and immersive or augmenting technologies) for teaching and learning in the future. The program accepts proposals that focus on learning, teaching, or a combination of both. The scope of the program is broad, with special interest in diverse learner/educator populations, contexts, and content, including teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and in foundational areas that enable STEM (e.g., self-regulation, literacy, communication, collaboration, creativity, and socio-emotional skills). Research in this program should be informed by the convergence (synthesis) of multiple disciplines: e.g., learning sciences; discipline-based education research; computer and information science and engineering; design; and cognitive, behavioral, and social sciences. Within this broad scope, the program also encourages projects that investigate teaching and learning related to futuristic and highly technological work environments.

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) – Collaborative Research

Deadline: November 30, 2022

Debate, exchange of ideas, and working together—all are basic activities that advance humanities knowledge and foster rich scholarship that could not be accomplished by a single researcher working alone. The Collaborative Research program aims to advance humanistic knowledge by supporting sustained collaboration between two or more scholars. Collaborators may be drawn from one or more institutions. International collaboration is encouraged, but the project director must be based at a U.S. institution, and project teams must include an equitable balance of scholars based at U.S. institutions and scholars based at non-U.S. institutions. The program encourages projects that propose diverse approaches to topics, incorporate multiple points of view, and explore new avenues of inquiry in the humanities.

The program allows projects that propose research in a single field of study, as well as interdisciplinary work. Projects that include partnerships with researchers from the natural and social sciences are encouraged but must employ a humanistic research agenda. Collaboration among different types of institutions is welcome.

Proposed projects must aim to result in tangible and sustainable outcomes, such as co-authored or multi-authored books; born-digital publications; themed issues of peer-reviewed journals; a series of peer-reviewed articles; or open-access scholarly digital resources. All project outcomes must incorporate collaboration and interpretation to address significant humanities research questions.

The program includes four project categories: Planning International Collaboration, Conference, Manuscript Preparation, and Scholarly Digital Projects. The categories support different project types or stages and have different performance periods and award ceilings. Applicants must specify only one project category for support.

U.S. Department of State U.S. Mission to Azerbaijan U.S. Embassy Baku PAS Annual Program Statement

Deadline: December 23, 2022
The U.S. Embassy Baku Public Affairs Section (PAS) is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Annual Program Statement. U.S. Embassy Baku’s Annual Program Statement solicits proposals for projects that further the U.S. Mission’s public diplomacy goals of expanding and strengthening people-to-people ties between Azerbaijan and the United States, engaging with local media, and building and strengthening local partners through the specific objectives listed.
Public diplomacy programming includes cultural programming, educational exchanges, workshops and training for entrepreneurs, innovation in and improvement of education systems, promoting science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and gender equality programs connected to environmental issues, and journalist skills-building and professionalism.

?Purpose of Programs:All programs must include a connection with American culture, expert(s), organization(s), or institution(s) in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies and perspectives. Programs with in-person elements should include virtual-program contingency plans (and corresponding budget).
Examples of PAS program activities include, but are not limited to:

Academic and professional lectures, seminars, and speaker programs on the topics of entrepreneurship, STEM, education policy, gender equality and reforms, among others.
Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions.
Professional and academic exchanges and programs.
Trainings and workshops for professionals.
Programs to engage young people, women, or vulnerable populations.

Participants and Audiences: The intended audience for potential projects includes entrepreneurs, educators, journalists, young people, women, IDP and other vulnerable communities, people with disabilities, and the public.

U.S. Department of State U.S. Mission to Mauritius – U.S. Embassy Port Louis, Public Affairs Sections (PAS) Annual Program Statement

Deadline: February 10, 2023
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the Embassy of the United States of America to Mauritius and Seychelles is pleased to announce a funding opportunity through the Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program.

Purpose:The U.S. Embassy invites proposals for programs that strengthen ties and build relationships between the U.S. and Mauritius orSeychelles through activities that highlight shared values, goals and cooperation. All programs must include a strong American element, or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. values, perspectives and policies.

Examples of PAS Small Grants Program programs include, but are not limited to:

Academic and professional lectures, seminars, workshops, and speaker programs;
Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions;
Activities that encourage women’s empowerment and gender equality, respect for underserved and underrepresented individuals, empower marginalized and disadvantaged communities, and encourage social inclusion, access to resources, and fundamental human rights for all.
Programs developed by an alumnus/a of a U.S.-government sponsored educational
Youth entrepreneurship, empowerment, and/or leadership programs;
Programs that build media capacity and freedom of the press.

The Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program is most interested in projects related to:

A free and open Indo-Pacific, encourage good governance and transparency, strengthen civil society or democratic institutions.
Youth and women’s leadership, entrepreneurship, and STEM programs.
Sustained economic growth, trade, and investment (this may include programs on entrepreneurship, capacity-building, business incubators, and opportunities to convene investors with businesses.)
Promoting civic education and youth participation in civics, democratic processes, volunteerism, and community service.
Build media capacity, counter disinformation, or support investigative journalism.
Respect for underserved and underrepresented individuals, empower marginalized and disadvantaged communities, encourage social inclusion, access to resources, and fundamental human rights for all.
Joint academic research in partnership with U.S. universities or organizations to accelerate responses and adaptation to climate change.
English language promotion that uses innovative techniques, tools, and U.S. materials for classroom teaching and learning
Promoting the themes above through sports or arts.

National Science Foundation (NSF) – Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC)

Deadline: April 1, 2024
Communities in the United States (US) and around the world are entering a new era of transformation in which residents and their surrounding environments are increasingly connected through rapidly-changing intelligent technologies. This transformation offers great promise for improved wellbeing and prosperity but poses significant challenges at the complex intersection of technology and society. The goal of the NSF Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) program solicitation is to accelerate the creation of the scientific and engineering foundations that will enable smart and connected communities to bring about new levels of economic opportunity and growth, safety and security, health and wellness, accessibility and inclusivity, and overall quality of life.

For the purposes of this solicitation, communities are defined as having geographically-delineated boundaries — such as towns, cities, counties, neighborhoods, community districts, rural areas, and tribal regions — consisting of various populations, with the structure and ability to engage in meaningful ways with proposed research activities. A “smart and connected community” is, in turn, defined as a community that synergistically integrates intelligent technologies with the natural and built environments, including infrastructure, to improve the social, economic, and environmental well-being of those who live, work, learn, or travel within it.

The S&CC program encourages researchers to work with community stakeholders to identify and define challenges they are facing, enabling those challenges to motivate use-inspired research questions. For this solicitation, community stakeholders may include some or all of the following: residents, neighborhood or community groups, nonprofit or philanthropic organizations, businesses, as well as municipal organizations such as libraries, museums, educational institutions, public works departments, and health and social services agencies. The S&CC program supports integrative research that addresses fundamental technological and social science dimensions of smart and connected communities and pilots solutions together with communities. Importantly, this program is interested in projects that consider the sustainability of the research outcomes beyond the life of the project, including the scalability and transferability of the proposed solutions.

Michigan Health Endowment Fund

The Health Fund makes grants to nonprofit organizations and agencies doing innovative, evidence-based work to improve the health and wellness of Michigan residents.You should definitely go on their website and become familiar with them. The MHEF would be most interested in how the work and ideas of Hand in Hand contribute to behaviors and actions that improve community health.

Their areas of focus are below:

Behavioral Health: supports innovative and patient-centered integration models, projects that increase capacity of an existing workforce, and other evidence-based behavioral health programs

Healthy Aging: Supports projects that improve access to care, allow Michigan residents to age in place, and help communities build a culture of emotional support for older adults.

Nutrition & Healthy Lifestyles: Supports programs that bring nutrition and physical activity into schools, create fresh food pipelines, and make healthy lifestyles more accessible to seniors, children, and their families.

Community Health Impact: Assists health-focused, community-based organizations in becoming stronger, more effective institutions within their community by meeting basic organizational needs, allowing them to spend more time an energy focused on their mission and collaborative efforts.

Special Projects & Emerging Ideas: Working with key institutions, such as the Department of Health and Human Services, we identify projects with the potential to have significant statewide impact on the health of Michigan residents. Select organizations with the capacity to initiate large-scale, complex projects are invited to apply for a grant through this program.

In addition, workforce development is one of the MHEF’s cross cutting goals that they look for in some of the programs areas in which they fund.

Community Foundation for Greater Flint

Rolling Grant Cycles
The Community Foundation of Greater Flint (CFGF) serves as an integrating force throughout Genesee County, helping its residents create a viable and vibrant community in which all people can thrive. Grants are provided for the priorities below:

Health: to address current health issues including maternal, infant and children’s health, mental health, and end of life care.
Youth: to support charitable projects that benefit youth in Genesee County.
Beautification and historic preservation: to provide support to organizations designed to make the City of Flint a more physically and culturally attractive place to live.
Women and girls: to encourage the advancement and full participation of women and girls in society by promoting the removal of barriers to their economic, educational, physical, emotional, social, artistic and personal growth.
Geographic focus area of Clio, Davison, Fenton, Flushing and Grand Blanc: to support charitable programs that benefit residents in these areas.

How to apply: The first step in the competitive grant application process is a pre-application conversation with a program officer. This interchange of information serves as an opportunity for you to inform the Community Foundation about your organization’s needs, outline your project and ask clarifying questions.

Following your conversation with a program officer, you will submit a grant application through our online portal. We have streamlined the grant application process to reduce paperwork and increase transparency. Through the online portal, nonprofits can complete the grant application, submit supporting materials, check the status of applications, communicate directly with the Community Foundation and submit required grant reports.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity

Rolling deadline
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has issued a call for proposals for its Evidence for Action: Innovative Research to Advance Racial Equity program.

Evidence for Action (E4A) funds research that expands the evidence needed to build a Culture of Health, with an explicit emphasis on advancing racial equity. According to RWJF, achieving racial equity is not possible without a focus on the foundational and structural drivers of health, often referred to as the social determinants of health (e.g., housing, education, built environment, economic opportunity, law enforcement, and others). Therefore, the fund partners with researchers, practitioners, community leaders, advocates, and policy makers to develop evidence about what works to dismantle or remedy unjust systems and practices and produce more equitable outcomes for people and communities of color.

Evidence for Action prioritizes research to evaluate specific interventions (e.g., policies, programs, practices) that have the potential to counteract the harms of structural and systemic racism and improve health, well-being, and equity outcomes. The foundation is concerned both with the direct impacts of structural racism on the health and well-being of people and communities of color (e.g., Black, Latina/o/x, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islanders, and other races and ethnicities) — as well as the ways in which racism intersects with other forms of marginalization, such as having low income, being an immigrant, having a disability, or identifying as LGBTQ+ or a gender minority.

This funding is focused on studies about upstream causes of health inequities, such as the systems, structures, laws, policies, norms, and practices that determine the distribution of resources and opportunities, which in turn influence individuals’ options and behaviors. Research should center on the needs and experiences of communities exhibiting the greatest health burdens and be motivated by real-world priorities and should inform a specific course of action and/or establish beneficial practices, not stop at characterizing or documenting the extent of a problem.

E4A seeks grantees who are deeply committed to conducting rigorous and equitable research and ensuring that their findings are actionable in the real world. In addition to research funding, RWJF also supports grantees with stakeholder engagement, dissemination of findings, and other activities that can enhance their projects’ potential to “move the needle” on health and racial equity.

Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories. Submissions from teams that include both U.S. and international members are eligible, but the lead applicant must be based in the United States. Preference will be given to applicant organizations that are either institutes of higher education, public entities, or nonprofits that are tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations or Type III supporting organizations. Other types of nonprofit and for-profit organizations are also eligible to apply. RWJF may require additional documentation. A webinar will be held October 13, 2021, from 1:00-2:15 p.m. ET. Registration is required. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and applicants will generally receive notice within six to nine weeks of applying as to whether they are invited to submit a full proposal. Full proposals will be due two months from the date of notification.

National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), housed in the Administration for Community Living (ACL), US Department of Health and Human Services (HSS), is currently releasing grant funding opportunities on grants.gov. NIDILRR funds applied research and development from many disciplines across all stages of research including exploration and discovery, intervention development, intervention efficacy, and scale-up evaluations.

NIDILRR funds applied research and development designed to improve the abilities of individuals with disabilities to perform activities of their choice in the community, and to expand society’s capacity to provide full opportunities and accommodations for its citizens with disabilities. NIDILRR plays a unique role in that its target population includes all disability types and all age groups.

NIDILRR funds research and development in three outcome domains: 1) health and function, 2) community living and participation, and 3) employment.

Overdeck Family Foundation

The Foundation’s investment areas encompass the whole child from birth through high school, both inside and outside the classroom. We focus on 1) early childhood, 2) educators, 3) schools, 4) out-of-school STEM opportunities, and 5) the use of data, including education data, to improve policy and practice.

The Overdeck Family Foundation’s focus areas include:

Early Impact: Support families, caregivers, and communities in accessing and using evidence-based parenting practices proven to make a difference in the early lives of children.
Exceptional Educators: Empower teachers by providing them access to evidence-based preparation, high-quality instructional resources, and ongoing professional learning and leadership opportunities.
Innovative Schools: Partner with schools to create student-centered, evidence-based learning environments that are responsive to learner and community needs.
Inspired Minds: Improve access to out-of-school STEM opportunities, allowing children to unlock their curiosity and explore mind-expanding challenges.
Data for Action: Increase the connectivity and usability of data in order to accelerate insights that improve practice and policy for children and families.

Overdeck does not have an open call and our best chance would be to reach out to present a program or concept to the Foundation. Their grants range anywhere from $100K up to $5M. If you are interested, please contact Eric Sturdy, Jr. in CED’s Development Office.

Lumina Foundation

Rolling Deadline
The Lumina Foundation accepts LOI’s for projects that further its goal of two-thirds of US residents ages 24 to 64 having a college degree, certificates, or industry-recognized certifications or other credentials by 2025. They are interested in proposed concepts/projects that address one of more of their areas of focus described in the LOI section below. Lumina’s focus is not just on the quantity of degrees and certifications, but on their quality as well, and insuring they are aligned with the needs of the economy and society. The Lumina Foundation is not interested in supporting programs involving students at a single university. Rather, this is a potential opportunity for faculty and others who are now working within statewide networks of colleges/universities and other organizations offering the promise of widespread impact. As such, this is an opportunity for those working on these issues in the context of a statewide group or consortium. (The program or initiative could be housed at MSU, and MSU can be the fiscal agent. The key is that the focus of the work is statewide.) Submission is on a rolling basis. Grants fall within the $150,000 to $700,000 level, depending on the project scope. An overview, containing more information and links, is below. Interested faculty should contact Larry Wallach, wallach@msu.edu, if they either plan to apply or have questions.

Lumina is committed to the goal of two-thirds of US residents ages 24 to 64 having a college degree, certificates, or industry-recognized certifications or other credentials by 2025, and to support efforts to help Americans that are currently yet not on track. Rather than supporting programs at a single university, the foundation supports statewide networks of colleges/universities and other consortia of organizations where interventions etc. can have widespread impact.
Geographic Focus: National
Request for LOI’s: The Lumina Foundation is interested in potential initiatives that fall within one or more the following areas:

Quality Learning
- https://www.luminafoundation.org/aof/quality-assurance/
- Ensuring that the learning represented by degrees and other credentials is aligned to the needs of today’s economy and society.
Clear Pathways to Credentials
- https://www.luminafoundation.org/aof/clear-pathways-to-credentials/
- When pathways to credentials are clearly defined and understood by all, everyone gets a fair shot at success.
Competency Based Learning
- https://www.luminafoundation.org/aof/competency-based-learning/
- The credit hour focuses on time in the classroom and interaction with instructors. That’s one way to track progress. But using clear, measurable learning outcomes and demonstrations of learning can be a better way to organize, deliver, and support learning for many students.
Federal Policy
- https://www.luminafoundation.org/aof/the-role-of-federal-policy/
- We envision a system that is easy to navigate, delivers fair results, and meets the nation’s need for talent through a broad range of degrees, certificates, and other quality learning credentials. Congress and executive branch agencies should encourage education providers to affordably meet the needs of today’s student.
State Policy
- https://www.luminafoundation.org/aof/role-state-policy/
- State policymakers are working to eliminate unequal educational results across racial, ethnic, and income groups. Lumina provides nonpartisan research, data, peer advice, and funding for technical assistance to produce fair educational results in every state.
Funding Student Outcomes
- https://www.luminafoundation.org/aof/funding-student-outcomes/
- Outcomes-based funding recognizes that many students require additional academic, financial, and social supports to succeed. Financial incentives are needed to ensure public colleges and universities implement student success initiatives.
Human Work and Learning
- https://www.luminafoundation.org/aof/work-and-learning/
- We envision a system in which learning doesn’t end when work begins. In fact, we see these two activities continuing throughout life, building on each other.
Racial Equity
- https://www.luminafoundation.org/aof/racial-equity/
- But opportunity isn’t equal: It depends on who you are and where you come from. In light of the country’s enduring legacy of racism and structural barriers to achievement, we must all do more to make opportunity real for Black, Hispanic, and Native American people.
Research & Evaluation
- https://www.luminafoundation.org/aof/strategic-impact/
- To create a new learning system that meets the needs of today’s student, the talent economy, and society, we rely on data, evidence, and experience.
Talent Development
- https://www.luminafoundation.org/aof/talent-development/
- We believe collaboration is the most effective way to resolve complex challenges confronting localities, whether urban, suburban, or rural.

Grants: Recent grants are within the $150,000 to $700,000 range, depending on scope and impact.
See Grants Database for examples of recent awards by the Lumina Foundation up to 2020.
https://www.luminafoundation.org/resources/grants/grant-database/

LOI submission: https://www.luminafoundation.org/resources/grants/letter-of-inquiry/
Lumina Foundation welcomes LOIs year-round from eligible organizations seeking funds for work that fits within Lumina’s mission and guidelines. Generally, we review unsolicited inquiries through the end of September. Inquiries submitted after September may be held for consideration the following year. (Might be best to submit by May or June.)

Contacts: Larry Wallach at:wallach@msu.edu and: https://www.luminafoundation.org/contact-us/

Dunn Family Foundation

The Dunn Family Foundation specifically focuses their funding in the following three areas:

1. The development and implementation of educational testing materials for children and adults
2. The development and implementation of educational support materials for use by teachers in the education of society’s children and adults
3. The innovative use of education to build a better society

The Foundation website states that they fund organizations with offices in Kentucky, Nevada, Tennessee and Texas, however University Foundations has been in contact with Dunn (August 2020) and they have expressed interest in MSU.

To have an Application considered, the Foundation requires a proposal of no more than three (3) pages plus a cover sheet. The proposal narrative should include the following:

The Organization’s background information, including mission and history as well as the organization’s impact on educational processes.
The purpose, goals and activities for the requested project including budget details. If the total budget is greater than the request being made to the Dunn Family Foundation, explain the plan to complete the budget.
A set of measurable objectives and timeline for the entire project.

Please include with your proposal the following items:

A current budget for the requesting organization.
List of current board of directors, officers and other supporters.
Most recent audited financial report.
The organizations 501(c)(3) IRS ruling letter.

Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) Grants

Applications accepted year round.
The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) supports innovative and effective ways of helping people help themselves and others around them to achieve healthy, satisfying, and enriched lives. The foundation supports organizations working in four main areas: education, children’s advocacy, medical research and initiatives, and the arts. CLF helps individuals gain access to schools, from preschool through college, by issuing grants and taking an active role in exploring new approaches to education.
Ways to improve teaching results include providing computer-based and technological education, promoting leadership skills, and offering programs about the arts. In addition, opportunities for ongoing education, such as research projects and conferences, promote continuing education as a goal for people of all ages. Within the CLF education initiatives, it supports programs that:

Aid students with learning disabilities.
Target at-risk populations and integrate all learners.
Provide equal access.
Offer quality programming using innovative methods.
Apply data-driven approaches.
Educate the whole child.

The CLF Education Program includes support for organizations throughout the country, but is limited to supporting 501(c)(3) institutions. Applications must be submitted online.

Amgen U.S. Healthcare Donations

As part of Amgen’s mission to serve patients, Amgen makes donations to qualified members of the U.S. healthcare community (including universities) for the following purposes:

The support of science, technology, medicine, healthcare or education; or
Education of the public on disease states, medical conditions, science or technology; or
In furtherance of other genuine philanthropic and charitable purposes that are consistent with Amgen’s scientific and disease-state interests.

There are no restrictions on the number of requests that can be submitted. However, duplicate requests will be rejected.
Types of donations that are supported by Amgen include, but are not limited to:

Endowed Professorships
Fellowships
Patient Education
Awards/Scholarships
Non-Accredited Medical or Scientific Meetings/Conferences

If you choose to proceed, an application must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the start date. Here is the process:

Completion of an online application; and
Attachment of the following required documents (in .pdf format) to the Application:

Letter of Request Containing the Following:
- Detailed program description
- Program Title
- Statement indicating how Amgen’s funds will be used
- Program start and end dates
- Amount requested from Amgen
- Check Payable to Name
- Complete Address, City, State, Zip, Payee Tax ID#
Full Program Budget
Meeting Agenda (if applicable)
Current IRS W9 form (must be signed and dated within the last 12 months)

Additionally please note that Amgen does match staff gifts and supported their donations to 501c3 organizations last year in the following areas (education, health & human services, civic, arts & culture, and the environment). Total support was over $4M.

Knight Foundation – Detroit Programs

Rolling Deadline
As one of the eight cities in which the Knight once owned newspapers, the City of Detroit is a designated Knight Foundation Community, in which the Foundation has both a special focus and significant investment. In Detroit, Knight Foundation focuses on promoting quality local information and fostering democratic engagement to provide residents with pathways to shape their rapidly changing city. To that end, the Knight Foundation supports projects to enhance civic engagement by improving the quality of and access to local information, including use of media and digital technology and programs that use art to build community. Grants can range anywhere from $75,000 to $1,000,000, depending their impact and the degree to which they are both collaborative and innovative. In the event you or other faculty have interest in discussing a Knight Foundation request that falls within their priorities, please connect with me at: wallach@msu.edu.

In Detroit, Knight Foundation focuses on promoting quality local information and fostering democratic engagement to provide residents with pathways to shape their rapidly changing city. Our goal is to empower residents to become more informed about the changes the city is undergoing and more engaged in being part of that change.

The Detroit program centers on:

Creating opportunities for all Detroiters to become involved in the life of their community, so that they might explore, debate and act on local issues.
Helping Detroiters forge deeper attachments to their city and each other in neighborhoods and civic spaces.
Improving the quality of and access to local information, including the use of media and digital technology to build more knowledgeable communities and encourage civic participation.
Support for artists and arts organizations that create, present and provide access to artistic excellence and inspire engagement: https://knightfoundation.org/programs/arts/

NOTE: Knight places very high priority on the degree to which proposed projects are both collaborative and innovative.
GRANT AMOUNT: Approx. $75,000 to $1,000,000, depending on the size and impact of a program in the context of Knight’s Detroit priorities above.
PROJECT CONTACT: As a first step, contact Lawrence Wallach: wallach@msu.edu.

Charles Koch Foundation – K12 Education Research

Proposals will be accepted and evaluated on a rolling basis.
A better understanding of the barriers to achieving a quality education for every student and the catalysts for positive, inclusive change will help identify opportunities to improve education outcomes.

Research on educational delivery systems, transformative schooling options, and the conditions impacting student performance contribute to the growing body of knowledge necessary to understand how we can remove barriers to help each student to unleash her potential.

The Charles Koch Foundation invites scholars and policy experts to submit proposals on issues related to K12 education. We are especially interested in research that:

Explores new approaches to next-generation accountability, including consideration of multiple measures for assessing performance.
Analyzes pathways that increase education options to best meet the individual needs of diverse students.
Examines teacher training and incentive structures that support effective practice and gives teachers access to diverse employment opportunities and the flexibility to best meet students’ needs.
Studies K-12 innovations happening outside of traditional schooling from education start-ups and other education delivery trends to homeschooling and micro-schools that offer new opportunities for individualized education.
Examines student-based funding, school finance reform, and spending transparency.
Assesses long-term debt obligations in the current K-12 system and other financial barriers to student success.
Evaluates the economic, environmental, and social impact that open educational opportunities have on their communities.

CKF has an open, rolling application process, which means they welcome proposals for research and educational programs throughout the year. Applicants are asked to submit a brief (1-3 page) abstract that explains how their project will advance inquiry on a pressing challenge; a CV or résumé; and a brief itemized budget. Proposals related to the Foundation’s vision and focus areas are selected for further review. CKF focuses in the following areas:

Criminal Justice
Economic Opportunity
Education
Foreign Policy
Free Speech & Peace
Health Care
Immigration
Principled Entrepreneurship
Science of Liberty
Technology & Innovation

The Charles Koch Foundation partners with social entrepreneurs to remove the barriers that prevent people from reaching their potential. CKF does this by supporting research, exploring the key issues of society, and funding innovations in postsecondary education. CKF believes that this moves our society toward mutual benefit, where people succeed by helping others improve their lives.

Lockheed Martin

Applications accepted year round. Lockheed Martin is committed to a program of philanthropy that supports the Corporation’s strategic business goals, primarily in the focus areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and military and veteran causes.

Lockheed Martin’s philanthropic activities are administered by the communications representatives at the Corporation’s operating units around the country and at corporate headquarters.
In general, philanthropic contributions to national initiatives and organizations are made from corporate headquarters and contributions to local programs are made by Lockheed Martin sites close to the program.

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are the major focuses of Lockheed Martin’s education outreach activity. To continue America’s technological advantage and strengthen the workforce pipeline, Lockheed Martin provides funding to STEM education outreach activities for students across the entire kindergarten through grade 16 spectrum. The company supports programs, events, and campaigns that focus on student achievement, teacher development, and gender and ethnic diversity.

Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations, public elementary and secondary schools, and qualified institutes of higher education located or operating in a community in which Lockheed Martin has employees or business interests. Applications are accepted year-round, with evaluations performed quarterly. Application must be submitted online.

Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

The Mott Foundation funds grants in the United States and, on a limited geographic basis, internationally. While we’re open to new ideas and projects, funding for unsolicited requests is very limited. If you’re interested in submitting an idea to us for funding, the first step is to complete a letter of inquiry (LOI) form. Your LOI will help our program staff determine the relevance of your proposed project to our programs and provide you with advice on whether to submit a full proposal.

Prior to submitting an LOI, we ask you to learn more about our programs, funding interests, funding limitations and guidelines for organizations located outside the United States.

If, after reviewing all of the information, you determine that your organization and project fit within our guidelines and interests, please click on the link at the bottom of this page to access the LOI form.

Programs

Take an in-depth look at what we fund through each of our grantmaking programs by exploring the links below:

What we do not fund

No grants or loans to individuals.
No grants (except in the Flint area) for capital development, research, project replication or endowment unless these activities grow out of work already being funded by Mott.
No grants (except in the Flint area) for local projects unless they are part of a Mott-planned national demonstration or network of grants.
No grants for projects that duplicate, or significantly overlap, the work of federal, state or local governmental agencies.
Film and video projects, books, scholarships and fellowships rarely are funded.

Geographic limitations

In addition to funding organizations in the United States, Mott’s Civil Society program provides grants internationally to support national, regional and global-level organizations working to protect the space for civic engagement, enhance community philanthropy development and increase access to justice in communities around the world. Our Education program funds projects solely in the United States. Our Environment program primarily funds organizations in the Great Lakes region, but also makes grants to selected organizations in other countries to help ensure that international investment and trade support sustainable development and reduce environmental degradation. Our Flint Area program funds a broad range of projects in the city of Flint and Genesee County, Michigan. Each of our four programs has clearly stated guidelines, which we encourage you to review before submitting an LOI.

The Wallace Foundation

Based in New York City, The Wallace Foundation is a philanthropy working nationally to answer important questions that, if solved, could help strengthen practices and policies within a field.

Mission:
Our mission is to foster equity and improvements in learning and enrichment for young people, and in the arts for everyone.

Funding Guidelines:
The mission of The Wallace Foundation is to foster equity and improvements in learning and enrichment for young people, and in the arts for everyone.?? As stewards of limited resources, we seek to maximize the benefits derived from our grant dollars, so that they have an impact beyond the services we can fund directly. Our approach is to look for opportunities to develop important new insights and evidence in our areas of interest; fund real world tests of innovative concepts; and then disseminate what we have learned nationally to policymakers and those who work on the ground providing services.

Virtually all of the grants we award are made through a competitive process. In most cases, we identify and evaluate prospective grantees through the issuance of requests for proposals or other careful screening processes. While we believe this approach strengthens the effectiveness of our investments, it also means that unsolicited proposals are rarely funded.

Contact CED Development if you are interested in this funder.

Annenberg Foundation

The Annenberg Foundation is a family foundation that provides funding and support to nonprofit organizations in the United States and globally. The Foundation and its Board of Directors are also directly involved in the community with innovative projects that further its mission to advance the public well-being through improved communication. The Foundation encourages the development of effective ways to share ideas and knowledge. The Foundation is committed to core values of responsiveness, accessibility, fairness and involvement.

The Foundation believes in funding organizations that have a deep level of community involvement, are led by effective leaders and tackle challenging and timely problems. Specific organizational attributes valued by the Foundation are: visionary leadership, impact, sustainability, innovation, organizational strength, network of partnerships plus the population being served.

Letters of Interest may be submitted at any time.
Arnold Ventures’ Evidence-Based Policy initiative is a major source of funding for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of social programs, and we are always seeking new proposals for high-quality RCTs. We encourage readers to check out our RCT Opportunity Request for Proposals (RFP), and to consider participating. The process is streamlined and there is no submission deadline.

Through this and other RFPs, the Evidence-Based Policy initiative has funded approximately 70 RCTs to evaluate social programs over the past four years, with the number of RCT grants increasing every year (see study summaries). We seek proposals for RCTs across the full spectrum of U.S. social policy, including areas such as early childhood, K-12 and postsecondary education, employment and training, foster care, and crime and substance abuse prevention.

A key goal of our RCT funding is to build the body of social programs backed by strong, replicated evidence of sizable effects on important life outcomes. Our criteria therefore prioritize funding for RCTs of programs whose prior evidence suggests potential for such sizable, important effects, although we will also fund RCTs based on other compelling reasons (e.g., the program to be evaluated is widely implemented with significant taxpayer investment, and its effectiveness is currently unknown).

The RCT Opportunity RFP, along with related funding announcements and resources, can be found on the Evidence-Based Policy page of Arnold Ventures’ website. We hope this information is useful and would encourage you to share this email with others who may be interested.

Kavli Civic Science Fellowship

New Fellowship Program launching over the course of this year – the Civic Science Fellowship – you can learn more about this here from the lead founding partner, the Rita Allen Foundation. The Kavli Foundation is supporting a Fellow who will work scientific societies. Led by The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and Research!America, the Fellow will work across multiple scientific societies to connect, and advance the societies’ collective support so that scientists are empowered to undertake civic science activities. I know the societies leading this would appreciate broad distribution of this opportunity, thanks in advance for sharing the below (or the link here).

Are you passionate about civic science, including science outreach, communication, and public engagement? We, a collaboration of scientific societies, are looking for someone to lead an initiative that will increase the support and incentives for scientists who incorporate civic science into their work. The Kavli Civic Science Fellow is an ideal position for someone who has experience in civic science and is looking for an opportunity to think more broadly about advancing the field. This fellowship presents a remarkable opportunity to work with leaders across multiple scientific societies, while ultimately, influencing the culture of science and its relevance to society.

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and Research!America are partnering to support the work of a Kavli Civic Science Fellow who will work across multiple scientific societies to connect, and advance the societies’ collective support so that scientists are empowered to undertake civic science activities. As part of their work, the Kavli Civic Science Fellow will follow a collective impact model that will rely on strategizing, data collection, and analysis and team building. The goal of the fellowship is to lay the groundwork for a more cohesive whole among societies, as they work towards influencing long-term culture change within the scientific enterprise to increase value and support for meaningful civic science engagement. This position is an 18-month fellowship.

The Kavli Civic Science Fellow will have the opportunity to shape the activities of the fellowship, with leaders from multiple scientific societies, to meet this larger goal. By working with a wide range of scientific societies, the Kavli Civic Science Fellow along with the scientific societies will set a common agenda, which establishes an agreed understanding of the problem and a shared vision of change. They will then work to establish common progress measures and mutually reinforcing activities.

Some of the activities that may be undertaken by the Kavli Civic Science Fellow in collaboration with representatives from the scientific societies may include:

Conduct a landscape assessment of scientific societies’ visions, goals, capabilities, programs and opportunities related to civic science.
Recommend ways in which scientific societies can leverage their strengths and authorities to encourage academic and funding institutions to provide deeper support for civic science- including altering their incentive structures.
Highlight existing resources and speed the development of new resources that support scientific societies’ planning, implementation, and evaluation of civic science, including resources that societies make available to their members.
Increase collaboration among scientific societies to accomplish work at the grassroots level and to find efficiencies in the existing system and leverage these efficiencies to better support societies of varying sizes and scales that want to encourage their members to do effective civic science engagement.

The candidate will also be part of the inaugural class of Civic Science Fellows. The Fellowship will embed emerging leaders from diverse backgrounds in organizations working at the many interfaces of science and society. Additional fellows will be hired by other organizations later this year. The benefits of being a Civic Science Fellow include access to a network of Fellows at other institutions, professional development in subject matter as well as leadership skills, and mentoring.
Requirements:

Master’s degree or higher in science, science communication or related field.
Experience in an aspect of civic science: science outreach, public engagement, science communication.
Experience in program or project management.
Understanding of the culture of science and scientific societies or similar organizations is desirable.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently.
Comfortable working with CEOs and with mid-level staff who run programs.
Possess initiative, be entrepreneurial, and think strategically and long-term.

ASCB will be the fiscal and administrative home institution for the Fellow, who will spend time in several other societies located in the DC area in a series of 2 month rotations. This is an 18-month position. The salary for this fellowship is $80K per year plus benefits.

Simons Foundation – Targeted Grants in MPS

Rolling Deadline for LOIs
The Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) division invites applications for its Targeted Grants in MPS program.
The program is intended to support high-risk theoretical mathematics, physics and computer science projects of exceptional promise and scientific importance on a case-by-case basis.

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation – Research Projects, Non-Research Projects, and Book Proposals

Accepts letters of inquiry year round
About Sloan
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation makes grants primarily to support original research and education related to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and economics. The Foundation believes that these fields—and the scholars and practitioners who work in them—are chief drivers of the nation’s health and prosperity. The Foundation also believes that a reasoned, systematic understanding of the forces of nature and society, when applied inventively and wisely, can lead to a better world for all.

The Teagle Foundation – Education for American Civic Life

Applications accepted on a rolling basis
The charge of the Teagle Foundation is “to support and strengthen liberal arts education, which we see as fundamental to meaningful work, effective citizenship, and a fulfilling life.” Among the strengths of liberal arts education is the marriage of content and context to cultivate in students the knowledge and skills they need to achieve this vision.
In consideration of “effective citizenship,” the Foundation is especially concerned with undergraduates’ knowledge about American democratic institutions and the general decline in civility in discourse within and beyond our campus communities. Colleges and universities often assume their incoming students received prior preparation on topics such as the formation of the American republic or the crafting of the Constitution. In doing so, they miss opportunities to help undergraduates develop more a sophisticated understanding of the history and fragility of democracy. We encourage institutions to build on these themes across their curriculum and to invite deeper academic inquiry on critical issues that vex our local, national, and global communities.
Through “Education for American Civic Life,” the Foundation seeks to elevate the civic objectives of liberal arts education through faculty-led efforts within the curriculum grounded in the issues that define and challenge American democracy. The Foundation welcomes participation from a diverse array of institutions—community colleges, liberal arts colleges, comprehensive and research universities—that aim to strengthen civic education across the undergraduate curriculum and across disciplines. While grappling with matters of civic knowledge, it is the Foundation’s intention for projects to also mitigate uncivil speech and behavior. Successful proposals are expected move beyond mere additions to the course catalog and reflect an approach to integrative learning that serves the student body and can be sustained beyond the life of the grant.

Smith Richardson Foundation Domestic Public Policy

The Domestic Public Policy Program supports projects that will help the public and policy makers understand and address critical challenges facing the United States. To that end, the Foundation supports research on and evaluation of existing public policies and programs, as well as projects that inject new ideas into public debates.
The Foundation believes that policy makers face a series of challenges that need to be met if the United States is going to continue to prosper and provide opportunity to all of its citizens. Even as public finances begin to recover in the wake of the financial crisis and recession, officials are confronting difficult choices that will have to be made in order to restore long-term fiscal balances while maintaining essential public services. These choices will include decisions regarding how best to raise revenues while also creating an environment conducive to economic growth. Policy makers are also looking for strategies that can deliver key public services, such as education and criminal justice, in an effective and efficient manner. There is also a need to develop strategies to improve the long-term growth rate of the U.S. economy and strengthen economic opportunity. Doing so will require a combination of more effective strategies to develop human capital and establishing an economic climate hospitable to entrepreneurship and growth.
To meet these broad objectives, the Foundation has developed a number of grant making portfolios. A group of grants is focused on the challenges of identifying mechanisms that can inform thinking on fiscal practices at the national, state, and municipal levels. In terms of human capital development, the Foundation has been supporting work to identify how schools can become more productive by, for example, increasing the quality of the teacher workforce or adopting more effective curricula. Because success in the contemporary economy requires individuals to acquire education and training beyond high school, the Foundation is building a portfolio of projects on post-secondary education. Finally, the Foundation is supporting work on the criminal justice system that will examine whether costs can be lowered while still protecting public safety.

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. believed effective change should make an impact from the start, yet carry long into the future. To do both, he earmarked a portion of his estate and the eventual sale of his beloved Buffalo Bills to fund his namesake foundation. The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation began operations in 2015 to continue his legacy—one of generosity and innovation, healthy risk taking and collaboration, and an unshakeable community focus.

The Foundation’s geographic focus is Southeast Michigan & Western NY State. The Foundation defines SE Michigan as: Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Monroe, Washtenaw, St. Clair and Livingston Counties. The Foundation’s policies state that “Programs located outside of these regions are generally not encouraged.” What this means, as a practical matter, is that any successful MSU requests will need to be based on activity and relationships within the counties listed.

Wilson Foundation Program areas:

Children and Youth: For kids, we’re looking for opportunities beyond K-12 education to provide more pathways to success. Here, we focus on strengthening young minds and bodies with early childhood initiatives, sports and youth development programs, and after school programs.
Young Adults and Working Class Families: Often weighed down by heavy demands and limited resources, working class families and young adults can often miss out on career opportunities. We will invest in skills training and education that can lead to pathways to good paying jobs and increased independence.
Caregiving: The role of caregiver can be demanding and overwhelming. Here, we support and honor those who care for others – whether paid or voluntarily – through efforts that provide needed skills, resources, education and respite. Early opportunities will focus primarily on those caring for older adults and seniors.
Health Communities: A thriving community starts with the well-being of its people. Here, we will seek opportunities to support: community design and access to space, and programs that support healthy living; improving non-profit productivity and innovation; and economic development levers that spur regional growth, innovation and equity.

There is no deadline, applications are accepted on a rolling basis. The foundation has indicated that all MSU inquiries and applications should route to Lawrence Wallach, Associate Director of MSU Corporate & Foundation Relations.

Astellas USA Foundation

Grant applications are accepted year-round. Development Office should be contacted prior to applying to this foundation.
Astellas USA Foundation awards grants in the areas of science, literacy, and education. Priority is given to projects addressing health and well-being; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education; and disaster relief. The foundation awards grants that inspire students to pursue careers in science-based industries. Grants for STEM education programs and after-school enrichment programs provide mentoring and hands-on learning to students to cultivate their critical thinking, collaboration with others, and problem-solving skills.

OMRON Foundation, Inc.

Grant applications are accepted year-round. Development Office should be contacted prior to applying to this foundation.
The OMRON Foundation, Inc. coordinates the charitable efforts of all OMRON offices in the United States and is funded by OMRON’s subsidiaries in North America, who contribute a portion of their sales. Among the foundation’s funding priorities are programs to support education from elementary to college, with a focus on engineering, science, mathematics, and technology. The foundation also supports programs for the disabled; to provide basic needs (food, clothing, and shelter), disaster relief, and health; and to promote Japanese American cross-cultural enrichment.
Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status. The foundation gives preference to local organizations in communities with OMRON operations and organizations where OMRON employees volunteer. The foundation also prefers to fund specific programs over general operating expenses. Grant awards are limited to one year.
The foundation does not support local athletic or sports programs and travel funds for tours, expeditions, or trips, among other restrictions. The full list of exclusions is provided on the website.
The grant request process requires all qualified organizations to submit an application that is a preliminary document, similar to a Letter of Inquiry. The application is available to access online. The completed application and proof of tax-exempt status must be submitted as attachments to the foundation email address. Based on the application, an organization may be invited to submit a full proposal.

Grand Rapids Community Foundation Fund for Public Good

The Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Fund for Community Good supports programs for, the benefit of Grand Rapids residents, in the following areas: a. Education, b. Health, c. Arts & Cultural Engagement and d. Environment. This RFP is for MSU Faculty and program staff that are currently involved in Grand Rapids community programs in collaboration with local stakeholders OR have the specific interest and intent for such engagement. The Application process starts with online submission of a pre-application. Pre-proposal submission is on a rolling basis. Grants can range from $10K to over $400K, depending on scope and impact of project. An overview and links are below. Please contact Lawrence Wallach, wallach@msu.edu, if you are interested in applying.

Geographic Focus: Kent County, MI
With its Fund for Community Good (unrestricted) and field of interest fund assets, the Foundation invests in partners who share its commitment to becoming actively anti-racist.The Foundation provides financial support across a broad spectrum including education, the environment, health, arts and social engagement, neighborhoods and economic prosperity. In all instances, the Foundation assesses how its work and with whom it partners, in order to advance equity and justice.The Foundation provides funding for programs in several basic areas:

Education: https://www.grfoundation.org/apply-for-funding/what-we-fund/education
We strive for equitable educational attainment when race, ethnicity, and first generation status are not predictive of post-secondary enrollment, persistence, and degree or credential attainment.

Health: https://www.grfoundation.org/apply-for-funding/what-we-fund/health
We invest in culturally effective solutions that lead to equitable health outcomes and well-being.

Arts + Culture Engagement: https://www.grfoundation.org/apply-for-funding/what-we-fund/engagement
We invest in opportunities that seek to sustain arts and cultural opportunities to advance equity and are led by or primarily reach communities of color. We also invest in leaders and networks that inspire, grow and connect movements aimed at advancing equity.

Environment: https://www.grfoundation.org/apply-for-funding/what-we-fund/environment
We invest in efforts led by those most affected by environmental injustice and that ensure equitable environmental benefit.

Application Process: https://www.grfoundation.org/apply-for-funding/grant-application

Step 1: Faculty and staff with interest in applying should contact me at: wallach@msu.edu so that we can review and discuss your potential concept.
Step 2: Projects that fit one of GRCF’s priorities can submit a pre-application online. Those submitting will receive feedback within 30 days.
Step 3: Projects selected for submission of a full grant proposal and a site visit and then go before the Board of Trustees with the review committee’s recommendation.
Step 4: Grantees will be notified of Board’s decision.

*Allow a minimum of 90 days from submission of a pre-proposal to final Board decision.

Grants can range from $10K to over $400K, depending on scope and impact of a project/program.

Project Contact:
Eugene Sueing, Program Director
esueing@grfoundation.org
616.454.1751 x122

Keri Jaynes, Grants Manager
kjaynes@grfoundation.org
616.454.1751 x111

Selected Internal Grant Announcements

MSU – Dr. Delia Koo Endowment Awards

Deadline: July 15, 2022

The Asian Studies Center is entrusted with the management of the Dr. Delia Koo Endowment. Center-affiliated faculty are eligible to submit applications for teaching, research, or outreach. Applications will be accepted on a quarterly basis. The deadlines are January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15. Conference funding is also available for faculty. These applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.

The goals of the Koo Endowment are:

To facilitate the incorporation of international and global studies, especially of Asia, in the areas of teaching, research, or outreach at Michigan State University.
To develop the capability of Michigan State University faculty members to conduct activities related to goal one.
To enhance the standing of the colleges, departments, and the Asian Studies Center and affiliated units at Michigan State University in the area of Asian Studies.

Conference travel funding will be capped at $1,000 per award. Several awards will be made every fiscal year (July to June). Submissions for conference funding will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Faculty teaching/research/outreach funding will be capped at $5,000 per award. Proposals will be reviewed and awarded on a quarterly basis. The deadlines are January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15.

If you have received Koo Teaching/Research/Outreach funding in the past, you must submit a document detailing the outcomes of your project along with your application.

Michigan State University International Studies & Programs Asian Studies Center Dr. Delia Koo Endowment Awards

Conference funding submissions accepted on a rolling basis.
The Asian Studies Center is entrusted with the management of the Dr. Delia Koo Endowment. Center-affiliated faculty are eligible to submit applications for teaching, research, or outreach. Applications will be accepted on a quarterly basis. The deadlines are January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15. Conference funding is also available for faculty. These applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.

The goals of the Koo Endowment are:

To facilitate the incorporation of international and global studies, especially of Asia, in the areas of teaching, research, or outreach at Michigan State University.
To develop the capability of Michigan State University faculty members to conduct activities related to goal one.
To enhance the standing of the colleges, departments, and the Asian Studies Center and affiliated units at Michigan State University in the area of Asian Studies.

Conference travel funding will be capped at $1,000 per award. Several awards will be made every fiscal year (July to June). Submissions for conference funding will be accepted on a rolling basis.

If you have received Koo Teaching/Research/Outreach funding in the past, you must submit a document detailing the outcomes of your project along with your application.

Seed Grant Program administered by the Center for Research in Autism, Intellectual, and Other Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (CRAIND)

C-RAIND’s seed grant program is funded through the generous support of the Office of the Provost and the Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation.

This competitive grant program is designed to support projects in key areas of research, scholarship, and creative activities, including – but not limited to – C-RAIND’s five broad research themes:

Lifespan Developmental Issues
Measurement, Assessment and Diagnostic Issues
Intervention and Implementation Science
Etiology and Prevention Science
Family, Cultural and Societal Issues

MSU Technologies – The Targeted Support Grant for Technology Development (TSGTD)

TSGTD awards are intended to accelerate the commercial development of inventions, technologies and copyright materials within the entire MSU intellectual property estate. Support is targeted to address narrow, specific technology “gaps”, to better establish proof of concept, and to enable key, go-no go decisions concerning the potential for commercial application. As such, these awards may enhance or create business opportunities including licensing, marketing, new company creation or other business development efforts within the MSU Innovation Center (http://innovation.msu.edu).

Proposals are submitted by MSU Technology Tech Managers in collaboration with faculty inventors. Eligibility for TSGTD funding requires:

evidence of secure IP (submitted or issued technology patents)
completion of formal technology screening or full commercial assessment evidencing commercial potential, if not specific market options. This process is initiated routinely upon submission of an invention disclosure.

TSGTD applications are accepted and immediately reviewed at any time throughout the year. Nominations are jointly prepared by inventors and MSUT Tech Managers and submitted to a Research Review Committee convened by the SVPRI to facilitate confidential peer review by selected internal (MSU) or external expert panels. This approach allows immediate evaluations and funding decisions on a continuous basis. This offers the advantage of avoiding extended time delays inherent in other internal or external grant programs. The TSGTD review process ensures confidentiality to both applicants and expert referees and protects against disclosure of IP.

Award categories range from flexible, short term projects conducted within MSUT (Category A – $5,000 -$10,000), to more complex short or long term research projects involving MSU inventors (Category B/C – $10,000 – $100,000), as well as projects involving co-investments ($ or in-kind) by commercial partners (Category D – $75-150,000). Projects within Category D have high priority based on the commitment of commercial customers willing to share risks of development.

Seed Grants in Education

The College of Education’s Office of Research Administration has funds to support either projects that are likely to lead to larger funded projects or small research projects. The goal of the “seed” grants is to enable CED faculty to develop research grant proposals and to increase their likelihood of successfully competing for external research funds. However, research projects that stand alone will also be supported.

College of Education Seed Grant Program
Call for Proposals – Deadline: TBD

The College of Education’s Office of Research Administration (ORA) has funds to support projects that are likely to lead to larger funded projects. The goal of the “seed” grants is to enable CED faculty to develop research grant proposals and to increase their likelihood of successfully competing for research funds.

Tenure-stream faculty members, or faculty with fixed term, multi-year appointments, are eligible, although it must be over 3 years since a previous Seed Grant was awarded or 2 years since the end of your last Seed grant. Funds may be used for such things as: travel to collect data, data collection, data transcription, data analysis, subject pay, or hourly grad student support. Do not include overhead (indirect) costs on the budget.

Funds may not be used for faculty salary (academic year nor summer), conference travel or other travel to present the results of research.

Awards vary in amount, depending on the researcher’s plans and needs as well as the Review Committee’s assessment of the proposals. Some awards might be as modest as $1,000; others may reach an upper limit of about $7,500. Funds awarded must be spent by the end of the award period. This award cycle is for fiscal period ending 6/30/2023. Awards will be contingent on availability of funds.

Applications are due by TBA. They should be uploaded as a single pdf attachment into the Microsoft Office Form. Awards will be announced shortly thereafter. Applications (maximum of ten double-spaced pages) should describe the following:

A statement of the research problem you plan to address and why it is significant to theory, to practice, or to both;
A description of, and rationale for, the study you plan to conduct to address that problem;
The research activities you seek funding for, the specific outcomes, benefits, or products that will come from the work that the Seed Grant will fund, and how the activities you pursue with the Seed Grant funding will contribute to the quality of the proposal you eventually plan to write;
A description of the external grant award you expect to seek as a result of this assistance (e.g., a proposal to NSF, a subcontract on a proposal to NIH, etc.) and the due date for this application, if there is one;

The Application should not exceed ten double-spaced pages (font size 12 or larger, with 1” margins), excluding references. A two-page vita, budget, and brief budget narrative of approximately one paragraph are also requested. (The vita, budget page, and references are not counted as part of the ten page application.) No appendices are allowed. Applications will be reviewed by peers from within the College. Reviewers will consider the merits of your proposed research, the likelihood that the seed grant will lead to external funding, and the extent to which you have already received assistance from the college (the intent is to ensure wide access to this award). If new faculty are applying and have start-up funds available, please indicate why this award is needed in addition to the start-up funds.

Active Seed Grant Awards

Alyssa Dunn: $1,300
Post-Election Pedagogy

Rebecca Jacobsen: $5,800
The house is nice, but would you want to send your kids to that neighborhood school?: Real Estate Agents and School Based Racial Steering

Emily Bouck: $2,653
Teaching Mathematics in an Online Environment to Students with Disabilities or At Risk

Courtenay Morsi: $2,350
COE Pandemic Seed Grant

Charis Wahman: $8,000
How are the Children? Young Children’s Social and Emotional Adjustment & Family Function During the COVID-19 pandemic

Kristy Cooper Stein $5,260
Assessment and Theoretical Validation for the ENGAGE Professional Learning Program

Joanne Marciano: $5,560
Professional Development Pilot for the ENGAGE Professional Learning Program

Tasminda Dhaliwal: $6,698
Student Discipline During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Investigation of Student Outcomes and Educator Actions and Perceptions

Kristin Rispoli: $7,500
Assessing Needs, Service Utilization, New Opportunities, and Disparities in Michigan Families of Children with Disabilities

Research Enhancement Grants in Education

Internal College of Education (CED) Research Enhancement Grants are designed to provide research-oriented faculty or academic specialists with research appointments with a small pool of money (e.g., up to $3,000) to engage in work that would enhance their research activities or scholarship.

Possible, but not exhaustive, uses for enhancement grants include: meeting with a grant program officer, visiting a colleague’s lab or research site, learning a new research or methodological technique, establishing collaborations, attending a workshop, meeting with
colleagues to plan a grant or research project, purchase of equipment or materials, payment of participants to engage in a research project.

Amount: $3,000 maximum/microgrant (no minimum request)
*Given we are piloting the program, we will welcome feedback to evaluate the amount. Our intention and goal is to support a wide range of faculty for whom a modest amount of funding would support a research project or external grant proposal.

Criteria for Funding:
• Clear connection to individual’s research
• The project is not already receiving internal or external funding
• Money must be spent by May 31, 2022 (no extensions)

Proposal Guidelines: 1-page
• Name of applicant, department, position, and contact information
• Purpose of request and rationale
• Expected outcome
• Budget (with details and justification) [note, there are no indirect costs]

Eligibility:
Tenure-stream faculty and any fixed-term faculty or academic specialist with any research appointment load are eligible to apply. Each individual is eligible to receive one College of Education Research Enhancement Grant within one academic year.

Application Deadline:
Next deadline TBA. Please submit all your one-page applications to the ORA via a Microsoft Office form (you will be asked to upload your document as one single pdf).

Next Steps:
A review committee will meet shortly after the deadline to review all applications, with the announcement of awardees to follow soon after. There may be more than one administration, depending on the amount of money allocated in the Fall cycle but later Fall or early Spring administrations are not guaranteed.

Outcomes:
Awardees are expected to prepare a 1-page report of their activities and the resultant impact on their research or scholarship by Tuesday, August 30, 2022.